Good morning,
It’s a forecast for mostly cloudy skies with a high of twenty degrees.
In the City of Whitewater this afternoon, there will be a Landmarks Commission meeting at 5 PM, in the City Manager’s Conference Room. Here’s the agenda for the meeting, typically held the first Wednesday of each month:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Agenda and Possible Rearrangement
IV. Approval of Minutes of December 2, 2009 Meetings
V. Set date of next meeting (Wednesday, February 3, 2010, at 5:00 PM)
Old Business
VI. Update on Train Depot Renovation (Lashley)
VII. Update of possible moving or demolition of James and Ella Rockefeller House at 837 South Janesville Road (Scott)
VIII. Update on possible landmark status of Congregational Church Clock Tower (Scott)
IX. Report from Indian Mound Task Force Meeting – (Christ, Scott)
X. Update on Whitewater Effigy Mound Archeological Park
1. Friends of the Mounds Report (Dade)
2. Solstice Walk Observations (Scott)XI. Action on Landmark Commission Bylaws (Singer & Daniels)
XII. Report on implementing the New Provisions of Chapter 17. (Scott)
1. Discuss establishing criteria for designation
2. List of possible items – Stone Pillars in Starin Park, Free Library Sign, White Building LanternsXIII. Certified Local Government Report – (Scott)
New Business
XIV. Discuss possible events and projects for 2010
1. Whitewater Historical Survey Recommendations
2. Historic Preservation Month Activities Events
3. Leaflets and Educational Materials
4. ToursXV. Future Agenda Items
XVI. Adjournment
At Lincoln School today, home of the Leopards, the leadership team meets from 3-5 in the LMC. (LMC: that’s the library, I think. I went to school when people still called a library a library, and there was a card catalog inside.)
On this date in 1921, in nearby Janesville, the some of the women of the city conducted a witch-hunt campaign for civic improvement against ‘salacious’ entertainment. The Wisconsin Historical Society has the details:
1921 – Janesville Women Abhor Salacious Entertainment
On this date the Janesville Federation of Women decided to “censor” movies and vaudeville in the city. Members of this organization praised and promoted what they considered “better offerings.” They were zealously critical towards those of a “salacious” nature. No follow-up ever determined whether the women were successful in their quest or if the increased publicity for “salacious” shows backfired. [Source: Janesville Gazette]