Good morning,
The forecast for Whitewater today calls for a mostly clear day, with a high of fifty-eight.
In the City of Whitewater today, there will be a Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The agenda for that meeting is available online.
On this day in Wisconsin history, the Wisconsin Historical Society, recalls
1967 – Sculptor Jean Pond Miner
On this date Jean Pond Miner Coburn died at the age of 101. A well-known sculptress during her time, Jean Pond Miner’s statue “Forward” was placed at the north corner of Capitol Park in Madison in 1895. At the time of the World’s Columbian Exposition, the Janesville Ladies Afternoon Club recommended Miner as a Wisconsin sculptress who might be featured at the Exposition’s Wisconsin building. $8,000 was raised by Wisconsin women for this exhibit featuring local talent. The statue is now in the first floor lobby of the Wisconsin Historical Society headquarters in Madison. [Source: Famous Wisconsin Women, Vol. 6, SHSW Women’s Auxiliary, 1976, pg. 4]
