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Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-7-10

Good evening, We had the rain, and thunderstorms, that were forecast previously for our area. There was a tornado report in the Village of Cambria, about fifty miles north of Whitewater. A tornado that touched down in June near Old World Wisconsin, of Eagle, Wisconsin caused considerable damage, as a story at the GazetteXtra.com describes.…

Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-6-10

Good evening, The forecast is for scattered showers tonight, as it has been for rain these past few nights. And yet, these last several forecasts have been like mirages, suggesting rain that never comes to pass as one draws near. With or without rain, there must be a temperature, and tonight it’s likely to be…

Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-5-10

Good evening, There’s a good chance of overnight thunderstorms for Whitewater, and a low temperature no better than seventy-one degrees. Hardly good weather for sleeping, but then I’m not asleep. I was in Lake Geneva and Elkhorn, Wisconsin today, and if there’s a more depressing town in Walworth County than Elkhorn, if I’ve yet to…

Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-4-10

Good evening, Whitewater’s Independence Day parade was among the biggest of recent memory, with local groups and out-of-city participants from as far as fifty miles away. I published some scenes from the parade, in an earlier post. Just a bit ago, I watched the fireworks from across Cravath Lake, looking toward downtown Whitewater. Thousands of…

Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-2-10

Good evening, Whitewater’s weather tonight should be clear and comfortable. People sometimes say that summer nights in the 50s or 60s are comfortable. That’s true (and tonight is forecast for 60 degrees), but even occasional colder nights are agreeable. Hard not to find these days other than agreeable. It’s the beginning of America’s largest summer…

Eleven Fifty-Nine for 7-1-10

Good evening, It’s a clear night, with the overnight temperature expected to be fifty-six degrees. Perfect, just perfect. There’s a story over at Walworth County Today about a planned reunion of former Playboy bunnies and staff at the Grand Geneva, formerly a Playboy Club, years ago. I wasn’t at the hotel when it was part…