Good morning, Whitewater Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Thursday, July 9, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:25 AM 08:34 PM Civil Twilight 04:50 AM 09:09 PM Tomorrow 05:25 AM 08:34 PM Tomorrow will be: roughly the same as today Amount of sunlight: 15h 9m Amount of daylight: 16h 19m Moon phase: Waning gibbous

Good morning, Whitewater Whitewater’s Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. The agenda is available online. In Wisconsin history on this date, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports on military action near Whitewater, during the Black Hawk War: 1832 – Black Hawk War Encampment in Palmyra On this date during the Black Hawk War, General Atkinson…

Good morning, Whitewater There are three significant public meetings in Whitewater today — the Census Counts committee meets at 3 p.m., and the Park & Recreation Board meets at 4:30 p.m. Earlier, at noon, the Library Board will hold a special meeting to select a fundraising firm to assess feasibility for a planned capital campaign.…

Good morning, Whitewater Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Thursday, July 2, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:20 AM 08:37 PM Civil Twilight 04:45 AM 09:12 PM Tomorrow 05:21 AM 08:36 PM Tomorrow will be: 2 minutes shorter Amount of sunlight: 15h 17m Amount of daylight: 16h 27m Moon phase: Waxing gibbous

Good morning, Whitewater For the City of Whitewater today, there’s a 10 a.m. scheduled meeting of the Whitewater-University Tech Park Board. Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Wednesday, July 1, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:20 AM 08:37 PM Civil Twilight 04:45 AM 09:12 PM Tomorrow 05:20 AM 08:37 PM Tomorrow will be: roughly the same…

Good morning, Whitewater For the City of Whitewater today, there are no scheduled municipal public meetings. Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Tuesday, June 30, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:19 AM 08:37 PM Civil Twilight 04:44 AM 09:12 PM Tomorrow 05:20 AM 08:37 PM Tomorrow will be: 1 minute shorter Amount of sunlight: 15h 18m…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater today, the Community Development Authority meets today, at 4:30 p.m. Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Monday, June 29, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:19 AM 08:37 PM Civil Twilight 04:44 AM 09:12 PM Tomorrow 05:19 AM 08:37 PM Tomorrow will be: roughly the same as today Amount…

Good morning, Whitewater Whitewater’s 2009 Relay for Life begins today, with their website listing events, and offering a link for donations. Wired‘s This Day in Tech column reports that today is the day, centuries ago, that the Chinese reportedly invented the toothbrush, in a story entitled, “June 26, 1498: A Brush With History” — The…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s the anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn today. Wired‘s This Day in Tech column asks, “Was Custer Outgunned at Little Bighorn?” — Tactical blunders and faulty intelligence work contributed heavily to one of the worst defeats ever sustained by the U.S. Army during its protracted campaign to subjugate…

Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:17 AM 08:37 PM Civil Twilight 04:41 AM 09:12 PM Tomorrow 05:17 AM 08:37 PM Tomorrow will be: roughly the same as today Amount of sunlight: 15h 20m Amount of daylight: 16h 31m Moon phase: Waxing crescent

Good morning, Whitewater There are no City of Whitewater public meetings scheduled for today. From the Wisconsin Historical Society, an entry I missed from yesterday — 1943 – McCarthy Breaks Leg in Drunken Accident On this date future senator Joseph McCarthy broke his leg during a drunken Marine Corps initiation ceremony, despite a press release…

Good morning, Whitewater  Here’s today’s almanac — Almanac Friday, June 19, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:16 AM 08:36 PM Civil Twilight 04:40 AM 09:11 PM Tomorrow 05:16 AM 08:36 PM Tomorrow will be: roughly same as today Amount of sunlight: 15h 20m Amount of daylight: 16h 31m Moon phase: Waning crescent

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater today, there are no public meetings scheduled. On this day in history, in 1812, the War of 1812 began: The day after the Senate followed the House of Representatives in voting to declare war against Great Britain, President James Madison signs the declaration into law–and the War…

Good morning, Whitewater In the City of Whitewater today, there are no public meetings scheduled. It is a fine anniversary in American and French history — on this date in 1885, the Statue of Liberty arrived in America: The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship from the people of France to the people of…