The Whitewater-Area League of Women Voters’ November 2011 Newsletter is out, featuring both articles and a calendar of upcoming LWV events.
This latest edition is available as a link on my blogroll, and is embedded below, with coding through Google.
Upcoming events:
Whitewater League Website to Launch January 2012
Thanks to a commitment made by board member Stacey Lunsford, the League will have a web presence starting in January of 2012. With Stacey’s pledge to serve as the League’s Webmaster, the board recently voted to purchase a software package called League Easy Web. This is a system developed by the League of Women Voters of California for use by all Leagues to develop their own web sites using simple forms. Hundreds of leagues across the country use this template and many in Wisconsin too. We were prepared to purchase the program several years ago but without a League member dedicated to its upkeep we could not go forward. The program’s cost includes a one-time $100 start-up fee and $200 annual user fee. Added to this is a yearly cost of $6.99 for our domain name, which will be lwvwhitewater.org. Our first year total expenditure is $306.99. We will maintain the website for one year and then evaluate its effectiveness with the help of a Google analytics program that tracks user interface. Thank you Stacey!
Date: November 17th (Thursday)
Event: Whitewater-Area LWV Public Program “Budget Repair Bill Update: Impact on Local Schools”
Where: 7 PM Municipal Building, Council Chambers
Eric Runez, Superintendent of the Whitewater Unified School District, will bring us an update on the effects of the State Budget on our school district. He will also bring Jo Bernhardt, Principal of the Lincoln Inquiry Charter School to give us information on how the Charter School is progressing.
Date: December 11th (Sunday)
Event: League Holiday Dinner
Where: Whitewater Country Club
The League board is proud to announce that Marilyn Kienbaum will receive the 2nd Annual Making Democracy Work award. Marilyn has served many terms on the Whitewater Common Council, works faithfully in support of the Whitewater Food Pantry and regularly contributes articles in the Whitewater Register celebrating new and old Whitewater businesses. Her quiet leadership and dedication to those less fortunate have made a significant difference in the lives of countless Whitewater citizens. We will honor Marilyn and present her with the award at the December 11th League Holiday Dinner. Please join us as we pay tribute to one of Whitewater’s unsung heroes.
The newsletter embedded above includes a dinner reservation form with choice of entrée.
Date: January 7th (Saturday)
Event: LWV Board Meeting
Where: 10 AM Whitewater Public Library
Date: January 19th (Thursday)
Event: Budget Repair Bill Update: Impact on City Operations” Speaker: Kevin Brunner, Whitewater City Manager
Where: 7 PM City Hall Council Chambers