Good morning, Whitewater There’s a Community Forum at 5 p.m. on the Federal Recovery Act at the Cravath Lakefront Center, and a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. In American history on this date, in 1974, Hank Aaron broke Ruth’s longstanding home run record. Aaron hit his Aaron 715th career home…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s election day — all the rest is commentary.

Good morning, Whitewater Two happy, yet hard-won, events from our past, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, first took place on this day, in the ninteenth century — 1866 – African-Americans Vote in Wisconsin On this date African-Americans voted for the first time in Wisconsin, after Ezekiel Gillespie successfully sued for the right to vote, an…

Good morning, Whitewater The Wisconsin Historical Society notes an anniversary of political progress, marking a date in 1963, in nearby Rock County — Rock County’s First Female Assembly Member On this date Carolyn Blanchard of Edgerton won an election to fill the state Assembly seat left open by the death of her husband, David. In…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s a busy day today in Whitewater, with a greater number of public meetings than yesterday. I’ll set out the schedule, as I’ve learned it. All meetings on the agenda, with one exception, take place at the Municipal Building, 312 W. Whitewater Street. Beginning at 9 a.m., in the City Manager’s Conference…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a reception tonight, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for one of the two school district administrator finalists, Dr. Suzanne Zentner. The reception’s at the Whitewater Country Club, “located on Hwy 89 just South of the intersection of the Hwy 89 and Hwy 12 Bypass on the south edge of the…

Good morning, Whitewater The Community Development Authority meets today at 4:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. School’s back in session, at the university, and in our school district. Over the the right, on my calendar of meetings, I have listed the receptions for school district administrator candidates, one each, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this…

Good morning, Whitewater There’s a fine website, called Local Government Watch, committed to a focus on town government, not merely in Wisconsin, but across America: While most government watchdogs are watching Washington or the statehouse, who’s watching the courthouse and city hall? This site is intended to give you an example of just what sort…

Good morning, Whitewater The calendar is particularly blank, for our small town. Here’s a screenshot, as confirmation — That’s a joke, of course — there are thousands of calendars in Whitewater, on walls, in phones, in notebooks, and desks, just filled with reminders for meetings, calls, occasions great or small, for work or play. Thousands.…

Forget about public meetings (none, I think) or school (it’s break!) — the Wisconsin Historical Society has the one fact worth noting, today: On this date [in 1874] magician Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, though he later claimed to have been born on April 6, 1874, in Appleton, Wisconsin. At the age of 13…

Good morning, Whitewater It’s spring, and that means spring break, and that means no school this week. Enjoy. While the students of Whitewater are on break, the work — such as it is — of the Community Development Authority continues. There’s a CDA Board of Directors meeting at 4:30 p.m. today. The agenda is available…

Good morning, Whitewater One more day of school, and then hundreds upon hundreds are on spring break. This cannot be, by any guess, the most productive academic day of the year, with so many looking to vacation. There are no public meetings, either — you can safely enter this vacation with one less worry on…

Good morning, Whitewater In our schools today, the 8th grade band will tour the elementary schools today, and tonight at 7 p.m. it’s the Awards and Recognition program at the high school. Tonight, at 7 p.m., the League of Women Voters will hold a panel discussion on housing issues at the Municipal Building. In American…

Good morning, Whitewater From 4 to 5 p.m. today, there’s a public meeting of the Tree Commission in Whitewater. Why just 4 to 5, though? Hard to believe that one can contain that work into the cramped space of one mere hour. There must be thousands of trees in Whitewater — that’s not a lot…