Good morning,
The forecast for Whitewater is for a breezy day with a high of about 6 degrees. The lowest recorded December temperature in state history was 52 degrees below zero at Couderay, Wisconsin in 1983.
It’s Market Day pickup at Lincoln School today, and there’s a Middle School band concert at the High School scheduled for tonight at 7 PM.
For those from out of the city, Whitewater has a public school district with three elementary schools (Lakeview, Lincoln, and Washington), one middle school (Whitewater Middle), and one high school (Whitewater High). The district extends beyond the city limits, to smaller towns nearby. There are no private schools in the area the district serves, and perhaps only the smallest number of home-schooled children.
In Wisconsin History for December 10th, according to the Wisconsin Historical Society, there are two very different anniversaries for December 10th:
1935 – Scarlet Fever in Janesville
On this date an outbreak of scarlet fever quarantined 25 Janesville residents. [Source: Janesville Gazette, December 10, 1935, p.5]
1967 – Otis Redding Dies
On this date a twin-engine Beechcraft carrying Otis Redding crashed into Lake Monona in Madison, killing Redding and four members of his touring band, the Bar-Kays. Otis Redding was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989. [Source: OtisRedding.com]
Janesville is about 20 miles from Whitewater, and Madison — the state capital — about 45.