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Impressions of the 2007 Home-Coming
Did you attend the 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming Festival? Tell us what you think! Just click "easy edit" above, and add your thoughts at the top of the list below!
General impressions:
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Some thoughts: Home-Coming 2007
Here it is...Monday,July 23,2007....The Home Coming of 2007 has passed by much faster than I thought it would. Thank you so much to all the people that put the Home Coming together...what an amazing job you all did. I will write a bit tonight...but I guess I plan on stopping by here to add some more thoughts off and on. First of all...I am so excited to have been a part of all the fun!
Our grandchildren that came along with us on one of the days, although quite young (Lilin 7 years old and Amelia 5 years old) loved it too...I must say...there really was something for everyone.
Amelia (l) and Yilin with Soo Line conductor G. Ostrand during the festivities
I grew up in Whitewater... always liked the town...but even more so now. I really don't know where to start. The tour of Oak Grove was so interesting...The carriage rides with the beautiful horses pulling it were was so much fun..yes,we went a few times..the log cabin rededication was nice...and I actually got to go inside! Meeting Mr. Kraege was a delight...and I was happy he signed my book..It was fun looking at all the pictures etc. at the University. The girls,amd my husband and I loved seeing the Soo Line steam engine...there were so many things going on all around town and at Starin Park...you couldn't do or get to everything....it was perfect..Whitewater is such a beautiful town...come on everyone....take a walk thru town...look at all the work being done on Center Street...the cute birdhouses hanging on the light poles,the fountain by the old library..look at Whitewater really close and take in all the sights...sit by Cravath lake ..look around and you'll have to smile.....
Congratulations Whitewater!
As a community, we can be very proud of this five day production of many activities that brought out the very best in our community.
We saw the involvement of a cross section of our community all working together to make this an event of the century.
In 1907 our city had suffered the loss of many jobs. Whitewater’s Homecoming 2007 enjoys a much stronger local economy as demonstrated by the tremendous amount of building improvements currently under way at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as well as the downtown revitalization of several buildings and the possibilities for a number of new development districts that are being proposed that postures our community for a very bright future.
With this tremendous momentum in place, Whitewater is well positioned to take advantage of even greater possibilities for the future! (...)
The result: Homecoming 2007 was a great success!
James K. Caldwell
First Citizens State Bank
What a great event!
What did I enjoy the most? Seeing lots of people participating from the parade to the sack races, from the 1st Brigade Band to the Cravath Cup, From the Historical Tours to the Battle of Bands, from the Train arriving to the show at Crossman Gallery ... There was something for everyone. (...) I am excited about what Whitewater has accomplished and what is yet to be accomplished.
It was FUN!! Thanks to everyone.
I wish I had been there!
I started out for Whitewater on July 1, planning to attend the College High School reunion picnic at the park (I was a member of the class of 1950) and perhaps a few other events. I never got there. I was stopped by a truck that overturned on the expressway and spilled pig parts and grease all over the road. By the time I got off, the picnic was over, and I returned home. Today, I saw the wonderful parade photos on whitewaterbanner.com, and was filled with nostalgia! I had written about Whitewater's much earlier parades on my own blog, "Never too Late!" at http://www.seniorwriter.blogspot.com. I haven't many, if any, connections in Whitewater any more, but I haven't forgotten. I wrote a review of Fred Kraege's book on Amazon.com. Perhaps I'll make it to a future parade.
My favorites
It was a wonderful celebration and congratulations and thanks to those who helped put it all together. My favorite events of the week were listening to the amazing and very entertaining 1st Brigade Band on a lovely afternoon and watching the steam locomotive as it puffed, smoked, and blew its whistle while coming down the tracks into town. Both of these reconnected me with our days gone past and gave me a glimpse back in time. I was almost like we could have been back at the original Home Coming. I also loved the red white and blue flags and buntings around town.
General impressions:
(add your thoughts here)
Some thoughts: Home-Coming 2007
Here it is...Monday,July 23,2007....The Home Coming of 2007 has passed by much faster than I thought it would. Thank you so much to all the people that put the Home Coming together...what an amazing job you all did. I will write a bit tonight...but I guess I plan on stopping by here to add some more thoughts off and on. First of all...I am so excited to have been a part of all the fun!
Our grandchildren that came along with us on one of the days, although quite young (Lilin 7 years old and Amelia 5 years old) loved it too...I must say...there really was something for everyone.
Amelia (l) and Yilin with Soo Line conductor G. Ostrand during the festivities
I grew up in Whitewater... always liked the town...but even more so now. I really don't know where to start. The tour of Oak Grove was so interesting...The carriage rides with the beautiful horses pulling it were was so much fun..yes,we went a few times..the log cabin rededication was nice...and I actually got to go inside! Meeting Mr. Kraege was a delight...and I was happy he signed my book..It was fun looking at all the pictures etc. at the University. The girls,amd my husband and I loved seeing the Soo Line steam engine...there were so many things going on all around town and at Starin Park...you couldn't do or get to everything....it was perfect..Whitewater is such a beautiful town...come on everyone....take a walk thru town...look at all the work being done on Center Street...the cute birdhouses hanging on the light poles,the fountain by the old library..look at Whitewater really close and take in all the sights...sit by Cravath lake ..look around and you'll have to smile.....
Congratulations Whitewater!
As a community, we can be very proud of this five day production of many activities that brought out the very best in our community.
We saw the involvement of a cross section of our community all working together to make this an event of the century.
In 1907 our city had suffered the loss of many jobs. Whitewater’s Homecoming 2007 enjoys a much stronger local economy as demonstrated by the tremendous amount of building improvements currently under way at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as well as the downtown revitalization of several buildings and the possibilities for a number of new development districts that are being proposed that postures our community for a very bright future.
With this tremendous momentum in place, Whitewater is well positioned to take advantage of even greater possibilities for the future! (...)
The result: Homecoming 2007 was a great success!
James K. Caldwell
First Citizens State Bank
What a great event!
What did I enjoy the most? Seeing lots of people participating from the parade to the sack races, from the 1st Brigade Band to the Cravath Cup, From the Historical Tours to the Battle of Bands, from the Train arriving to the show at Crossman Gallery ... There was something for everyone. (...) I am excited about what Whitewater has accomplished and what is yet to be accomplished.
It was FUN!! Thanks to everyone.
I wish I had been there!
I started out for Whitewater on July 1, planning to attend the College High School reunion picnic at the park (I was a member of the class of 1950) and perhaps a few other events. I never got there. I was stopped by a truck that overturned on the expressway and spilled pig parts and grease all over the road. By the time I got off, the picnic was over, and I returned home. Today, I saw the wonderful parade photos on whitewaterbanner.com, and was filled with nostalgia! I had written about Whitewater's much earlier parades on my own blog, "Never too Late!" at http://www.seniorwriter.blogspot.com. I haven't many, if any, connections in Whitewater any more, but I haven't forgotten. I wrote a review of Fred Kraege's book on Amazon.com. Perhaps I'll make it to a future parade.
My favorites
It was a wonderful celebration and congratulations and thanks to those who helped put it all together. My favorite events of the week were listening to the amazing and very entertaining 1st Brigade Band on a lovely afternoon and watching the steam locomotive as it puffed, smoked, and blew its whistle while coming down the tracks into town. Both of these reconnected me with our days gone past and gave me a glimpse back in time. I was almost like we could have been back at the original Home Coming. I also loved the red white and blue flags and buntings around town.
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I started out for Whitewater on July 1, planning to attend the College High School reunion picnic at the park (I was a member of the class of 1950) and perhaps a few other events. I never got there. I was stopped by a truck that overturned on the expressway and spilled pig parts and grease all over the road. By the time I got off, the picnic was over, and I returned home. Today, I saw the wonderful parade photos on whitewaterbanner.com, and was filled with nostalgia! I had written about Whitewater's much earlier parades on my own blog, "Never too Late!" at http://www.seniorwriter.blogspot.com. I haven't many, if any, connections in Whitewater any more, but I haven't forgotten. I wrote a review of Fred Kraege's book on Amazon.com. Perhaps I'll make it to a future parade.
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What a great celebration for Whitewater’s Homecoming 2007.
As a community, we can be very proud of this five day production of many activities that brought out the very best in our community. We saw the involvement of a cross section of our community all working together to make this an event of the century. In 1907 our city had suffered the loss of many jobs. Whitewater’s Homecoming 2007 enjoys a much stronger local economy as demonstrated by the tremendous amount of building improvements currently under way at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as well as the downtown revitalization of several buildings and the possibilities for a number of new development districts that are being proposed that postures our community for a very bright future. With this tremendous momentum in place, Whitewater is well positioned to take advantage of even greater possibilities for the future! Recognition for the organizing and coordination of Homecoming 2007 goes to our volunteer Co-chairman, Kristine Zaballos, for the high degree of energy and dedication she brought to making this event a reality and the precision in which all activities were carried out. The result: Homecoming 2007 was a great success! James K. Caldwell First Citizens State Bank |
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| PINKBUG | Some thoughts....Home Coming 2007 | 0 | Jul 23 2007, 10:23 PM EDT by PINKBUG | ||
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Here it is...Monday,July 23,2007....The Home Coming of 2007 has passed by much faster than I thought it would. Thank you so much to all the people that put the Home Coming together...what an amazing job you all did. I will write a bit tonight...but I guess I plan on stopping by here to add some more thoughts off and on. First of all...I am so excited to have been a part of all the fun! Our grandchildren that came along with us on one of the days, although quite young (Lilin 7 years old and Amelia 5 years old) loved it too...I must say...there really was something for everyone. I plan to put some pictures here on the site ( if I can figure out how). I grew up in Whitewater...always liked the town...but even more so now. I really don't know where to start. The tour of Oak Grove was so interesting...The carriage rides with the beautiful horses pulling it were was so much fun..yes,we went a few times..the log cabin rededication was nice...and I actually got to go inside! Meeting Mr. Kraege was a delight...and I was happy he signed my book..It was fun looking at all the pictures etc. at the University. The girls,amd my husband and I loved seeing the Soo Line steam engine...there were so many things going on all around town and at Starin Park...you couldn't do or get to everything....it was perfect..Whitewater is such a beautiful town...come on everyone....take a walk thru town...look at all the work being done on Center Street...the cute birdhouses hanging on the light poles,the fountain by the old library..look at Whitewater really close and take in all the sights...sit by Cravath lake ..look around and you'll have to smile.....
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