Good Morning, Whitewater
I’ll lead off this morning with the birthday, in 1838, of conservationist John Muir. Muir was born in Scotland, but came to Wisconsin in 1849. Muir’s work on behalf of conservation and environmental concerns included the founding of the Sierra Club. About two years ago, I read his nature writings, collected in a Library of America volume. Muir’s Story of My Boyhood and Youth recounts, among other experiences, his time in Wisconsin.
There’s an excellent trail named in Muir’s honor in the southern unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest. It says much about Muir’s greatness that it’s only one of the several trails and parks across America named in his honor.
There’s a Park Board meeting schedule for today at 5 p.m., but otherwise no public meetings scheduled in the city.
In our school district, there is a meeting at the high school of the Whitewater Parent Advisory group scheduled for five o’clock.
Last week, I mentioned that District Administrator Steinhaus submitted an application as a candidate, based on published accounts, for at least four positions in other communities. I don’t recall seeing any other Whitewater publication mention all four applications together, but I may have missed it. The number is significant because it suggests a desire to leave the community. If a candidate applies to one place, the application may mean no more than a special bond to another group; four applications suggests more strongly a desire to leave one’s present position. (I know that sometimes a candidate for superintendent submits applications to more than one district in an area.)
Here’s an update: the St. Cloud, Minnesota picked Steven Jordahl to be its next superintendent; the Prior Lake-Savage District selected Sue Ann Gruver; White Bear Lake selected Mike Lovett.
To my knowledge, the Holmen, Wisconsin District position remains open.
The National Weather Service predicts a high of 77 degrees for today; the year-in-advance Farmers’ Almanac predicts “blustery showers” for the Great Lakes.