Good morning,
Whitewater’s weather forecast calls for a partly sunny day, with a high of twenty-eight degrees.
There are two public, municipal meetings scheduled for today. At 5 PM, the Landmarks Committee will meet, in municipal building. Here’s the agenda for the meeting:
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Agenda and Possible Rearrangement
IV. Approval of Minutes of January 6, 2010 Meetings
V. Set date of next meeting (Wednesday, March 3, 2010, at 5:00 PM)
Old Business
VI. Report from Friends of the Mounds Meeting (Helmick)
1. Article in The Wisconsin Archeologist by Stekel, Johns, Scherz
2. Possible future activities, events, tours
VII. Action on Landmark Commission Bylaws (McDonell, Singer)
VIII. Update on Train Depot Renovation (Lashley)
X. Update of possible moving or demolition of James and Ella Rockefeller House at 837 South Janesville Road (Scott)
XI. Report from Indian Mound Task Force Meeting (Scott)
XII. Report on implementing the New Provisions of Chapter 17. (Scott)
1. Discuss establishing criteria for designation
2. List of possible items
XIII. Update National Certified Local Government Reports (Scott)
XIV. Discuss possible events and projects for Historic Preservation Month
1. Library Display Case
2. Local Landmarks Tour
New Business
XV. Discuss possible projects and events for 2010
1. Local Landmark Designations
2. Historic Districts
XVI. Future Agenda Items
1. Congregational Church Clock Tower
2. Whitewater Historical Survey Recommendations
3. Leaflets and Educational Materials
XVII. Adjournment
Later, at 7 PM, there will be a meeting of the Cable TV Committee. The meeting agenda is available online.
The Wisconsin Historical Society recalls that this day, in 1959, was
1959 – The Day the Music Died
Bad winter weather and a bus breakdown prompted rock-and-roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and the Big Bopper to rent a plane to continue on their “Winter Dance Party” tour. Icy roads and treacherous weather had nearly undermined their performances in Green Bay and Appleton that weekend, so after a show at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa, on February 2, 1959, they boarded a four-seat airplane. The three performers and pilot Roger Peterson perished when the plane crashed about 1:00 AM on Monday, February 3rd (“The Day the Music Died,” according to singer Don McLean in his song “American Pie”) . [Source: Mark Steuer; Wikipedia]