Good morning, Whitewater
There are no public meetings scheduled in the City of Whitewater today. We’ll manage.
The National Weather Service predicts a chance of showers with a high of 73. The Farmers’ Almanac‘s long-range forecast, from a year ago, for today predicts “Stormy weather spread [sic] east into the Great Lakes.”
The PTO book fair at the Middle School, concludes today, it’s also picture re-take day at the Middle School, and Parents’ Night at the football game against McFarland tonight at 7 p.m.
2008 Taste of Whitewater begins today at the Cravath Lakefront.
Events take place, rain or shine, under big, dry tents. The Taste of Whitewater website offers a schedule of events for Friday (5 p.m.-11 p.m.) and Saturday (11 a.m. – 11 p.m.)
Special attractions include
Sussy’s Bounce House
A Friday @ 8 p.m. showing of the Blues Brothers movie
A Flyball K-9 relay race Saturday at 11:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m.
Fred Scheer’s Lumberjack Show at 1, 4, and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday
On Saturday from 11:30 AM until 4 PM you’ll have a chance to view over a hundred varieties of freshly-picked truly unusual chile peppers like Ring of Fire, Dancing Spirit, Aji Amarillo, Habanero Peach, and the blistering Cheyenne Orange, which registers a whopping 855,000 heat units on the Scofield scale.
Yikes!
Not only will you be able to see them, you’ll be able to taste them, pick your favorites and bring them home, and even make your own ristra so you can enjoy your chiles over the coming months as they dry in your kitchen or on your deck. There will be suggested donations for these activities, and all proceeds will benefit the Rotary Botanical Gardens.
This is your chance to see and taste these seldom-grown varieties of all kinds of peppers; once they are gone they are gone. Next year the Rotary Gardens will be growing many varieties of basil to complement their yearly heirloom tomato display and tasting. So don’t miss out!
In the case of an encounter with an unexpectedly hot chile, don’t worry: we’ll have cream cheese and crackers on hand to calm your palate, and refreshing beer will only be a few steps away!
Here’s a second promotional video for the Taste of Whitewater events —
In Wisconsin history on this date, in 1892, three University of Wisconsin-Madison schools opened: the Schools of Economics, Political Science and History.