By Kim McDarison While the Whitewater Fourth of July celebration has a long history, reaching back to a time when events were held in the city’s Starin Park, the extended-weekend-long festivity moved to its downtown location, in Cravath Lakefront Park, in 2000, Jean Mills, a Whitewater resident and then-Fourth of...
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May programming at Irvin L. Young Memorial Library slated
Several programs, including “Zero-Proof Mixology,” “Wisconsin Remembers: A Face for Every Name,” and “Sing, Dance, Thrive,” will be offered this month at the Irvin L. Young Memorial Library, 431 W. Center St., Whitewater. ‘Zero-Proof Mixology’ According to information released by the library, the “Zero-Proof Mixology” program is designed to teach participants how...
Lake restoration project continues with cattail abatement plans, city officials say
By Kim McDarison Cattail abatement will soon be slated as a next step in the city of Whitewater’s Cravath and Trippe lakes restoration project. According to Whitewater City Manager John Weidl and Whitewater Parks and Recreation Director Eric Boettcher, the city plans to apply to the Wisconsin Department of Natural...
League-assembled panel discusses needs of Whitewater’s Nicaraguan community
By Kim McDarison Supporting and affirming Whitewater’s growing Nicaraguan community was the focus of a community-based forum and panel-led discussion organized by the Whitewater Area League of Women Voters. The forum, which was attended by some 40 members of the public, was held Thursday, April 20, at the Cravath Lakefront...
Generac Welcome and Eduction Center dedication to be held Friday
The Whitewater Parks and Recreation Department and the Whitewater Urban Forestry Commission have announced that they will jointly be participating in an Arbor Day celebration, which will include a dedication of the Generac Welcome and Education Center. The pavilion was recently erected as part of an arboretum project in the city's Starin Park. The dedication...