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…

Good morning, Whitewater There will be a Common Council meeting today, beginning at 6:00, but reconvening into open session thereafter. The principal topic of the principal topic of the open session is a discussion of next year’s budget. In Wisconsin history today, on this day in 1906, evangelist Billy Sunday preached to over 3500 in…

Good morning, Whitewater There will be a Community Development Authority Board of Directors Meeting today, at 4:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Here is the agenda as published for the meeting — 1. Call to order and roll call 2. Approval of the Agenda 3. Hold a public hearing at 4:30 P.M. POST-PONED UNTIL AUGUST…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. The National Weather Service predicts a chance of showers and 86 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that “the heat stays on!” and that temperatures climb “into the 90s.” The Farmers’ Almanac predicts events not just a year ahead, but in multi-day clusters,…

Good morning, Whitewater There are no public meetings scheduled in the city today. The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog and 81 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts that “the heat stays on!” and that temperatures climb “into the 90s.” It’s just another reason to reject long range planning of complicated events. Tomorrow, Friday, June 25th,…

Good morning, Whitewater The National Weather Service predicts patchy fog and 80 degrees. The Farmers’ Almanac predicts hot weather, followed by thunderstorms. In American history today, Wired reports that in 1956 “a Bell X-2 rocket plane sets the record for fastest speed by an aircraft, reaching Mach 2.87, or more than 1,900 mph, 60,000 feet…