Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has a Common Council meeting scheduled for today. The meeting will begin in closed session, to consider the city manager’s contact, and then begin open session about one hour later. On this day in world history, according to Wired.com Louis Daguerre in 1839 “reveals the secrets of making…

Good morning, Whitewater Public Meetings The City of Whitewater has two public meetings scheduled today. First, the Community Development Authority Business Park Marketing Committee meets at 4 p.m. in the municipal building. The agenda for the CDA meeting includes the following items: 1. Call to order and roll call 2. Approval of the Agenda 3.…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has scheduled no public meetings for today. On this day in history, in 1877, Thomas Edison proposed the word “hello” as the greeting in a phone call. The word was around before that, but it was not common, and Edison’s advocacy surely made a difference. The National Weather…

Good morning, Whitewater The City of Whitewater has scheduled no public meetings for today. It’s been a private sector, private life week. On this day in Wisconsin history, in 1935, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, “the Social Security Act was signed into law by President Franklin Roosevelt. The act, originally proposed to Congress under…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service, predicts a high in the upper 70s and a nearly even chance of thunderstorms. The Farmers’ Almanac continues a multi-day series by predicting that conditions will be “squally over the Great Lakes.” Whitewater has scheduled no public meetings for today. On this day in Wisconsin history, in 1936,…

Good morning, Whitewater Whitewater has no municipal public meetings scheduled today. The National Weather Service, predicts a high of 78 degrees and a slight chance of thunderstorms. The Farmers’ Almanac starts a new four-day series by predicting that the weather will be “squally over the Great Lakes.” On this day in American history, in 1981,…

Good morning, Whitewater Our small municipality has no public meetings scheduled — we head into the weekend without government guidance. The National Weather Service, predicts a high of 80 degrees and sunny. The Farmers’ Almanac, has a new series of predictions for the next few days: “Fair skies.” Let’s say it’s a match, but the…

Good morning, Whitewater Our small municipality has no public meetings scheduled. The National Weather Service, predicts a high of 80 degrees and patchy fog. The Farmers’ Almanac, predicts “becoming wet Great Lakes, followed by clearing.” It’s the final day of the Farmers’ Almanac’s multi-day series. They’ll start a new one, probably just as inaccurate, tomorrow.…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. In our history today, there are two crime-related events. The first is from 1911, involving the tragic kidnapping and murder of a small child. Here is the Wisconsin Historical Society account: n this date 7-year-old Annie Lemberger was kidnapped from her bedroom.…

Good morning, Whitewater In our history today, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, on this day in 1825, a council was held to resolve differences between Native Americans and settlers: “On this date a great council of Native Americans and white settlers was held at Prairie du Chien. For days prior to the event, canoe-loads of…

Good morning, Whitewater In our history today, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, on this day in 1862, a public riot in Wisconsin during the Civil War: “On this date the War Department issued General Order No. 99, requesting by draft 300,000 troops to reinforce the Union armies in the Civil War. This action reinforced public…

Good morning, Whitewater The month begins with no public meetings scheduled in the city today — no partnerships needed, it’s private life all the way around. In our history today, from the Wisconsin Historical Society, on this day in 1996, Shirley Abrahamson “became the first woman to be named Supreme Court Chief Justice in Wisconsin.”…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. In Wisconsin history today, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, on this day in 1967, Lake Geneva “city government passed an ordinance banning go-go girls, dancers in bikinis, and swimsuit-clad waitresses from working in establishments that served alcohol.” There must have been…

Good morning, Whitewater In Wisconsin history today, on this day in 1857, Thorstein Veblen, author of The Theory of The Leisure Class (1899), was born. Here is a reference with links on Veblen’s work. I typically post on the weather, with reports from the National Weather Service and the Farmers’ Almanac. They’re examples to me…