Good morning, and welcome to Whitewater. Today begins the first day of winter, shortly before noon. The forecast calls for a high of twenty-eight, with cloudy skies. Whitewater, a small town equidistant between Madison and Milwaukee, is in the news for its extraordinary college football team, national division three champions for the second time in…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-18-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater today is for patchy fog, with a high of thirty-three. There’s a slight chance of snow tonight, of little or no accumulation. In each of the schools in our district this morning, at 8:30 AM, there will be ‘coffee with the principal’ sessions. Visitors can stop in for discussion…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-16-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, It’s a forecast of mostly sunny skies but cold weather, with a high of fifteen degrees for Whitewater today. This afternoon, our school district will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 PM. Here’s the text of the invitation to the meeting, available online: December 10, 2009 Dear Members of the Whitewater…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-15-09
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-14-09
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-11-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater is for a sunny day with a high of 14 degrees. It’s Christmas Corner at Lakeview School today, and there’s a school-wide music program at Washington School. In Wisconsin History for December 11th, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, signs of our free society: 1833 – First Newspaper in…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-10-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, The forecast for Whitewater is for a breezy day with a high of about 6 degrees. The lowest recorded December temperature in state history was 52 degrees below zero at Couderay, Wisconsin in 1983. It’s Market Day pickup at Lincoln School today, and there’s a Middle School band concert at the High School…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-9-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, It’s a snowy day in our small town, and across all of Wisconsin. in the last thirty years, Wisconsin averages about 11.9 inches of snow in December. The greatest daily total for snow in Wisconsin was 26 inches in 1904 at Neillsville, Clark County. School’s cancelled today, as countless other places. Wisconsin will…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-8-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
The forecast is for heavy snow, with a high of 33 degrees. Predicted accumulation during the day is for about two inches, with considerably more tonight. There’s a scheduled Police and Fire Commission meeting tonight, at 7 PM, and I have no idea how inclement weather may affect the meeting. The agenda is available online.…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-7-09
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-4-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
The forecast is for a chance of flurries, with a high of 27 degrees. I don’t know of any public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. There’s a holiday concert scheduled at Lakeview School, at 10 AM and 1:30 PM. It’s Eagle and Spirit Day at Washington School. At the Middle School, there’s…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-3-09 (Reader Mail Edition)
by JOHN ADAMS •
I awoke to a light dusting of snow on the lawn this morning; it’s the second time, by my count, that there has been any snow this season. Today’s won’t last long; Whitewater will have to wait for appreciable accumulation. At my home, the House of Dissenting Opinion, my Internet connection is down, so it’s…
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-2-09
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Daily Bread for Whitewater, Wisconsin: 12-1-09
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning, There’s a forecast for Whitewater for sunny skies, with a high of forty-nine. The new month begins warmer and brighter than November. School is back in session, for a full day. Over at Lakeview School — an elementary school without a mascot of its own — there’s a PTA meeting at 6:30 PM.…
