Good morning, Whitewater It’s not just any day in Whitewater — there’s a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight. The agenda for the meeting is available online. In Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that Walter J. Kohler, politician and plumbing king, was born on this day in 1875: On this date Walter…

Good morning, Whitewater One often hears that March arrives like a lion, and leaves like a lamb. We’ll see. In our schools today, the Book Fair at Washington School — proud home of the Golden Eagles — continues today. At the High School today, at 6:30 p.m., there is a scheduled Music Parents meeting. It’s…

Good morning, Whitewater No municipal public meetings today, but the book fair at Washington School continues. The best, probably, one could hope in these troubled times. On this date in 1904, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, Wisconsin’s second state capitol burned down (we’re now on our fourth, and one hopes we’ll never need a…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no scheduled public meetings for the City of Whitewater, today. In our schools, over at Washington School, there will be a book fair today. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that February 26th marks the anniversary of the day in 1912 when “local women met at the library and formed the…

Good morning, Whitewater There is a Lakes Management meeting at 3 p.m., and a Waste Treatment meeting a 4 p.m. Those two meetings should never be scheduled back-to-back. On this day in history, in 1919, Wired reports on a first — but not last — step along the path of government regulation and taxation, “Oregon…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Chapter 2 Review committee meeting today, in Whitewater, from 2 to 3 p.m. Interesting, but not as interesting as an entire fictional program in which No. 2 didn’t stay the same for long: So, is Whitewater like an episode of 1967’s The Prisoner, as someone once suggested to me? I’m…

Good morning, Whitewater You’re in luck — two municipal meetings today. At 4:30 p.m., the CDA Board of Directors meets. There are minimal requirements for a community development authority, and organizational structure is among them. A board directs the activity of the CDA; whether — in these or other times the CDA truly directs much…

Good Morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. At Washington School today, there is a scheduled Souper Bowl event from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (“Come enjoy 4 different kinds of soup. Benefits will go towards the Whitewater Food Pantry”) and a 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sock…

Good morning, Whitewater There is a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. tonight. The agenda for the meeting is available online. The session tonight includes a State of the City presentation. Later, the meeting will go into closed session regarding the extension of the South Whitewater multi-use trail. On this day in 1868, from the…

Good morning, Whitewater The Tree Commission meets from 4-5 tonight, and there’s a Police and Fire Commission meeting at 7 p.m. Here’s the amended agenda for the Tree Commission: (AMENDED) Agenda 1. Call To Order 2. Roll call 3. 2009 Spring Planting Planting location Review Tree variety’s ordered 4. Discussion of McDonald’s removed Trees 5.…

Good morning, Whitewater There are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today, and one election. There’s a meeting of the Whitewater-University Tech Park Committee at 12:30 p.m. today, at the University. Later, there will be a South Campus Neighborhood Association meeting, at 7 p.m., at the Municipal Building. It’s also election day in Whitewater, because…

Good morning, Whitewater The Municipal Building is closed today, for Presidents’ Day. It’s closed for some, but not all, federal holidays. The building was open, and ready for business — such as that is — through the evening of January 19th. Some federal holidays are a day of rest for municipal employees public servants, and…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater today. It’s activity night, though, at the Middle School. If there must be activity in town, the Middle School’s as good a place as any. And in commemoration of this day…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s Lincoln’s birthday today. The History Channel has more on the anniversary of Lincoln’s birth: On this day in 1809, Abraham Lincoln is born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Lincoln, one of America’s most admired presidents, grew up a member of a poor family in Kentucky and Indiana. He attended school for only one…