Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. I am reminded of a local newspaper headline, from over a year ago: “What Would We Ever Do Without Them?” We’ll carry on — somehow, some way. The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog with a high of 66. The…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts a rainy day with a high of 61. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts squalls migrating into the Great Lakes, then fair. There are two scheduled public meetings in Whitewater today. There will be a Community Development Authority Business Park Marketing Committee meeting this afternoon at 4:30 p.m. Later,…

Good morning, Whitewater The week ends without a municipal public meeting — it’s a private life day and weekend. We’ll manage. In the annals of American ingenuity on this date, in 1885, Sylvanus F. Bowser delivered the first gasoline pump. The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog with a high of 70. The Farmers’ Almanac…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no municipal public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. Our latest Common Council meeting is now safely two days’ time behind us. The National Weather Service predicts heavy rain with a high of 69. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts that today’s conditions will be “pleasant”. That’s only true if you like rain…

Good morning, Whitewater There will be a public meeting of the Whitewater Landmarks Commission tonight at 5:30 p.m. We are a rural community, and at 7 p.m. tonight, at our high school, there will be an FFA meeting The National Weather Service predicts a likely chance of showers with a high of 73. The Farmers’…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts a sunny day with a high of 92. The Farmers’ Almanac forecasts that our weather will be wet then fair. They may both be wrong; both cannot be right. There will be a meeting of the Whitewater Common Council tonight at 6:30 p.m. The agenda for that…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts a sunny day with a high of 80. The Farmers’ Almanac continues a multi-day prediction with a forecast for pleasant and fair weather in the Great Lakes region. A match. There are no public meetings scheduled for Whitewater on the last day of the week — the…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts a day of thunderstorms and a high of 79. The Farmers’ Almanac begins a new multi-day prediction with a forecast for pleasant and fair weather in the Great Lakes region. They won’t both be right. There are no public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. On this date…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. Today in Wisconsin history, in 1878, a Kenosha editor, Christopher Latham Sholes, patented the typewriter. The Wisconsin Historical Society reports on the details: The idea for this invention began at Kleinsteuber’s Machine Shop in Milwaukee in the late 1860s. A mechanical engineer by…

Good morning, Whitewater Like yesterday, there are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. A 6:00 p.m., there will be a joint meeting of the Common Council, Planning Commission, and the Park and Recreation Board to hear a presentation by Downtown Whitewater, Inc. on Whitewater Street Plaza concept and thereafter discussion and direction to City…

Good morning, Whitewater There are two public meetings scheduled for Whitewater today. The Community Development Authority Board of Directors will meet at 4:30 p.m. today. Later, at 7 p.m., there will be a meeting of the WUSD School Board. Yesterday in Wisconsin history, in 1970, was a tragic date in Wisconsin history, as the Wisconsin…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled for the City of Whitewater today. On this day in our state’s history, in 1920, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that “native Milwaukean, Arlie Schardt, won the bronze medal in the 3,000-meter run at the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium.” The National Weather Service, predicts a…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has no public meetings scheduled for today. Today in Wisconsin history, in 1851, the Wisconsin Historical Society reports that On this date John McCaffrey was executed, the last execution to be carried out under Wisconsin law. McCaffrey received the death penalty for murdering his wife, Bridget McCaffrey. McCaffrey…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has one public meeting scheduled for today. There will be a meeting of the Police and Fire Commission at 7 p.m. in the municipal building, in the City Manager’s Conference Room. The agenda for the meeting includes the following items: I. Call to Order, Roll Call  II. Approval of minutes of May 14, 2008 minutes.  III. Citizen Comments  IV. Old Business ? None …