Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. In our school district, there’s Summer School walk-in registration today, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Lincoln School, proud home of the leopards. The summer school registration deadline is June 5th, with band lesson registration by May 29th. The registration…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s an Arbor Day tree planting ceremony in the city today at 11 a.m. As public events go, it’s benign. Almanac Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:53 AM 07:51 PM Civil Twilight 05:23 AM 08:22 PM Tomorrow 05:52 AM 07:53 PM Tomorrow will be: 3 minutes longer Amount of…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Community Development Authority Board of Directors meeting today, beginning at 4:30 p.m., at the Municipal Building. The agenda is available online. Almanac Monday, April 27, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 05:55 AM 07:50 PM Civil Twilight 05:24 AM 08:21 PM Tomorrow 06:53 AM 07:51 PM Tomorrow will be: 3 minutes…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. This is, however, a notable anniversary for our small city. The Wisconsin Historical Society notes that on this date in 1977, the Pratt Institute moved to from Whitewater to Waukesha: On this date the Morris Pratt Institute, dedicated to the study of…

There are no public meetings scheduled in Whitewater today. Almanac Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Sunrise Sunset Official Time 06:02 AM 07:45 PM Civil Twilight 05:32 AM 08:15 PM Tomorrow 06:01 AM 07:46 PM Tomorrow will be: 2 minutes longer Amount of sunlight: 13h 43m Amount of daylight: 14h 43m Moon phase: Waning Crescent

Good morning, Whitewater Common Council meets tonight, with an agenda available online. Three quick remarks — (1) The meeting will not include discussion of a chronic nuisance ordinance, an item postponed until a later date. (2) The agenda does include consideration of Council member appointments to boards and commissions. Most interesting one to watch —…

Good morning, Whitewater The Planning Commission meets tonight at 6 p.m. The agenda for tonight’s meeting is available online. It’s Caps for a Cure at the high school today: “Wear pink and support a cure for breast cancer. Also, don’t forget to buy a cap for $1 from any Student Council member. All proceeds go…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a State Budget Listening Session at the Municipal Building today from 1-3 p.m. How ’bout something worth listening to? Reason has just what any politician needs…It’s a video about federal spending (where deficits are possible), but it explains levels of new (national) spending well… See, also, the Stop Spending Our Future…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. One should not be surprised; yesterday’s Tree Commission meeting was scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. After two solid hours considering, pondering, assessing that state of trees in Whitewater, any municipality would have to take a break. It’s a proud…

Good morning, Whitewater You know it’s tax day, but you may not have known that the CDA Housing Committee in Whitewater meets today at 7:30 a.m., and the Tree Commission at 4 p.m. Note the the CDA Housing Committee: Why are you meeting now, a week after our election? I’d heard that the issue of…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. In Wisconsin history on this date, from 1953, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that the Milwaukee Braves made their debut: On this date the Milwaukee Braves made their official debut in Milwaukee, at the newly constructed County Stadium. They defeated…

Good morning, Whitewater There are three public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. The Whitewater-University Tech Park Board meets at 1:30 p.m. (Hyer Hall, Rm. 422), the CDA Business Park Marketing Committee meets at 4:30 p.m. (City Manager’s Conference Rm.), and at 6:30 p.m. the Library Board meets (at the library, of course).…

Good morning, Whitewater City offices in Whitewater are closed today — your path to the holiday is unobstructed. Over at the Janesville Gazette, there’s a great story about how the Janesville City Manager is eliminating several vacant positions, and consolidating others. In a story entitled, “City manager proposes job consolidation,” reporter Beth Wheelock reveals that…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s Open Book for property assessments today, in Whitewater. While you’re considering all that, you might want to consider that Wisconsin’s one of ten states in a unique position, according to the Wall Street Journal: “More States Look to Raise Taxes.”