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Inside Spring election

Gonzalez
Dog park approved
Page 3

defeats
Home and Garden
special section
Pages 12-16

Schools
Whats next after
Arnold
successful VASD Four new alders, but
referendums incumbents all win
Page 9 SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group

Community Two years after his own

promotion from alder
and ousting of the mayor,
incumbent Mayor Steve
Arnold was defeated by
challenger Jason Gonzalez
in the April 4 election.
Gonzalez, who has served
Photo by Kate Newton two terms as an alder in
King James neighborhood resident Dr. Jasmine Zapata, center, speaks to kids about the importance of treating their peers District 3,
with respect and kindness during an after-school program held at Fitchburg Fire Station No. 2 on weekday afternoons. won by near-
Zapata visits the program each week with volunteers from her community choir to lead the kids in music and empower- ly 1,000
ment-themed activities. votes, 3,142

Lessons in resilience
Event honors late
Fitchburg resident
Page 10
After-school program offers safe place, for King James youth
Sports
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
In her years working as a mental
health specialist and advocate for
area youth, Wanda Smith has learned
that nearly every experience can
become a teachable moment.
The King James neighborhood
resident is trying to pass on that
same mentality to some of the citys
youngest residents through an after-
school program and homework club
Edgewood girls win she and other volun-
teers are running out
first state bball title of Fitchburg Fire Sta-
tion No. 2 on King
Page 17 James Way. Her goal
is to reach many more
Business in the coming months.
Since the program
began in October, a
group spanning from Smith
about a dozen to 30
kids has come to the station from
3:30-7p.m. weekdays to get help on
schoolwork, play games and engage
in a variety of activities led by the
volunteers and visiting speakers.
While the club is open to all kids,
most participants are minority chil-
Pet store partners dren living on King James Way and
with local nonprofits
King James Court who range in age
from elementary to high school.
Page 27 Smith said the mission of the pro-
gramming began as a way to give
to 2,221.
He will
have four
new faces to
work with on Gonzalez
the council in
Anne Scott,
Daniel Bahr,
Aaron Rich-
Because theyre definitely going
ardson and
Inside to gain something every time they
come, Smith told the Star. Tom Clauder,
Smith had been considering start- all of whom
Group looking for a ing a program like the homework were run-
ning in races
permanent home club before last year, and last sum-
w i t h o u t a n Arnold
mer she started getting more feed-
back from neighbors on the idea incumbent.
Page 25 Arnolds final meeting as
while holding a series of popular
block parties at the site of what will mayor was Tuesday, April
area youth who lack easy access to soon be a new city park on King 11.
community spaces like city parks and James Way. Gonzalez told the Star
the Fitchburg Community Center a She said many people she spoke two days after the election
that he was feeling good
safe place (with) positive activi- to were drawn to the idea of a com-
and he saw the 900-vote
ties to get involved in and some emo- munity-driven effort aimed at giv-
tional support. ing kids living in one of Fitchburgs win as more of a man-
Since its early days, volunteers more impoverished neighborhoods date than Arnold had two
have expanded the curriculum to more opportunities. years ago in a narrow victo-
include arts and crafts, creative writ- I wanted to make sure the people ry over then-Mayor Shawn
Pfaff.
ing, spoken word, poetry, yoga and
dance all with a life skills-fo-
who were partnering with us really
had a passion for change and equi- It was quite clear, he
cused angle to expose the kids to as ty for everybody, she added. A lot said of the result. I just
think that Steves been
many new skills as possible. of people are making decisions for
Step into the room on an average communities they dont live in. But around 12 years, maybe
afternoon and you might find that if they live there and they work with they wanted some change.
days attendees hopping excitedly the grassroots leaders there, they can He also credited Arnold
from one activity to another: reading really be the ones to help build the for how he handled com-
over each others shoulders during neighborhood up. mittee appointments for cit-
homework time, engaging animated- izens and alders.
ly in that days discussion and even Empowerment program I hope to continue
practicing cartwheels and dance Labeling the program a home- Steves commitment to
moves, all with seemingly boundless work club seemed fitting, since diversity and inclusion in
energy. thats the first thing on the agenda that regard, Gonzalez said.
Whatever activity we use, we each day when the kids arrive at the Arnold, though,
called the result a great
always research, OK, what kind of
educational gift are they gaining? Turn to Youth program/Page 25 Turn to Election/Page 24

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Nigel Hayes visits

Boys and Girls Club
for bike giveaway
Wisconsin Badgers bas-
ketball player Nigel Hayes
made an appearance at the
Boys and Girls Club of Dane
County during a bike give-
away on March 29. Free
Bikes 4 Kidz-Madison pre-
sented 400 refurbished bikes
to local children in need.
The event was a culmina-
tion of months of volunteer
efforts that kicked off with
a community-wide bicycle
drop-off day in January at
SSM Dean Health facilities,
which also supplied each
Photo courtesy Boys and Girls Club child with a free, fitted hel-
Wisconsin Badgers basketball player Nigel Hayes, center, stopped by the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County on March 29 met. Volunteers spent the
for the Free Bikes 4 Kidz event. last two months cleaning and
prepping each bike, while
professional bicycle mechan-
ics, including FB4K-Madi-
son executive director Andy
Quandt, restored them.
Tyler Ubinger, of Palm-
er Johnson Power Systems,
announced at the event his
ride with the Tour Divide,
a 3,000-mile ride that starts
June 9 and follows the geo-
graphical continental divide,
to raise $40,000 for the Boys
and Girls Club. Ubinger is
also the honorary chairman
of the 2017 Bike for Boys
and Girls Club, which will be
held July 15 at McKee Farms
Park.

Wang joins UNG staff

Helu Wang has joined the assistant for the New York will continue their focuses
staff of Unified Newspaper Times and an intern at the on Oregon and Stoughton,
Group. Global Times. She is cur- respectively.
A native of rently working on projects Wang can be reached at
China, Wang for the Wisconsin Center helu.wang@wcinet.com,
moved to for Investigative Journalism, Christian at samantha.
Madison in highlighting Medicaid fraud christian@wcinet.com,
2015 to pur- and the shortage of firefight- L eve n h a g e n a t a m b e r.
sue a gradu- ers across the state. levenhagen@wcinet.com
ate degree in Wa n g j o i n s U N G t o and assistant editor Scott
journalism replace community reporter Girard at scott.girard@
at UW-Mad- Wang Kate Newton, who covered wcinet.com.
ison, which Verona and Fitchburg com- Community news for
she is expected to complete munity news. Wang will any of UNGs coverage
in mid-May. continue those beats. areas can be sent to UNG
She previously was an The other community at communityreporter@
editor-in-chief at a Shang- reporters, Samantha Chris- wcinet.com.
hai magazine, a research tian and Amber Levenhagen, Scott Girard

Photos by Samantha Christian

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Taylor Ortman,
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styles Verona
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hair.

Fitchburg
chamber
holds spring
business
expo
More than 60 businesses
were showcased during the
Fitchburg Chambers spring
business expo at the Fitch-
burg Community Center on
April 6.

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City of Fitchburg

Dog park approved for Irish Lane-Fish Hatchery location

SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
After more than a year
of discussion, the Com-
mon Council on March 28
approved a dog park for the
northeast corner of Irish
Lane and South Fish Hatch-
ery Road.
The park could open as
soon as this summer. The
final site was selected from
an initial list of 10 possible
locations.
City staff will spend about
69 hours annually to main-
tain the park, and the city
will also cover about $1,000
in dog bags and $500 in
general repairs, according
to estimates provided to the
council by parks director
Scott Endl.
Those costs and oth-
ers were the main point
of contention at the coun-
cils meeting, where alders
debated whether to include a
staff version of an agreement
between the city and Fitch-
burg Dog Park Advocates, a
group that has been involved
in the planning since the
beginning.
FDPA had initially brought
forward a memorandum of
understanding to outline
what work and infrastructure
it would provide, but staff
recommended some chang-
es and included its version
with the packet. The council
approved a new agreement,
with FDPAs input, at its
April 11 meeting, with Ald.
Jake Johnson (Dist. 4) saying
staff and FDPA were on the
same page with that agree-
ment.
At the March 28 meeting,
though, Johnson, the found-
er of FDPA, had said the
staff version was much less
specific and preferred what
This is the updated dog park site plan for the northeast corner of Irish Lane and South Fish Hatchery Road.
FDPA had offered.
I just dont want to pass
something that goes against
the entire good-faith agree-
ment weve been working on
so far, he said.
FDPA had not looked at
the staff version of the agree-
ment, but Ald. Patrick Stern
(D-2) proposed including it
with the approval of the dog
park as a baseline, and he
and five others voted to make
that happen.
Theres plenty of oppor-
tunity for them to nego-
tiate and come up with a
memorandum of understand-
ing, Stern said.
M a y o r S t eve A r n o l d
echoed that sentiment.
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Ald. Carol Poole (D-1)
also questioned the entire
process, which has includ-
ed different parts of the plan
coming to the council in
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wouldve liked to have seen
a more orchestrated process
that came through with all
the parts and pieces in place.
But she and every other
alder voted for the park.
This is obviously very
popular, she explained.
Arnold was once again cut
off while trying to give some
thoughts on the park and
the approval process before
the vote, as Stern called
the question, which led the
council to take an immediate
vote. It was a similar scene to
two recent meetings, during
which his comments on the
proposed bicycle and pedes-
trian plan and a sidewalk res-
olution were cut off by Car-
penter or Ald. Jason Gonza-
lez (D-3), Arnolds opponent
in the mayoral election.
Let the record show
that the mayor is not being
allowed to speak, Arnold
said.
Let the record show that
the mayor is the chair of the
commission does not get to
speak, and were done hear-
ing youre lecture, Gonzalez
responded.
The city and FDPA can
now begin working out a
detailed agreement while
awaiting bids on the site
engineering.
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Letters to the editor
Disappointed but hopeful
Tuesdays election was There is so much more
a great disappointment. I to do to improve the equity,
have learned a lot in twelve resiliency and sustainability
years, particularly about the of our city for those who
lengths that people will go will live here in the future.
to buy political influence I hope the new council and
and the fragility of local mayor will be mindful of
democracy. Nancy and I the welfare of everyone in
will do fine. We are in good the city, not just the politi-
health and have many inter- cally well-connected.
ests to pursue. It has been an honor serv-
Unfortunately, the losers in ing the city of Fitchburg. I
this election were planning, wish the residents and the
honesty, and the future of business community the
Fitchburg. The winners were best of good fortune!
money in politics, negative
campaigning, sprawl, and Steve Arnold
the higher costs that go with Mayor (through
unchecked development. April 17)
Thank you for your help
I want to thank all the worked with Tom Clauder,
people in District 4 that putting flyers out in Dis-
voted for me. trict 4 to the people, while
I would also like to thank on my travel through the
all the people that let me area.
put my election yard signs
on their properties for this Richard Hammersley
election in Fitchburg. I City of Fitchburg
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Opinion
Healthy Living
We should redefine what
the word healthy means
When I started my journey to
become a registered dietitian, I had
no idea I was getting into a field that
would change and evolve as much
as it does.
Sure, my bio-
chemistry and
human metab-
olism notes are
probably still rel-
evant, but it seems
like every other
recommendation
and guideline
has been turned
Hoerr
upside-down.
Lets take, for
example, the low-fat craze of the
1990s. You might remember the
popular 100-calorie packs of refined
grains advertising their low-fat con-
tents.
It doesnt take long to begin list-
ing many of the foods that started
popping up on the shelves (and
possibly in your home) that boasted
being low-fat, reduced-fat or
even fat-free. You name it, it was
probably out there: Fat-free salad
dressings, cheese, frozen yogurt,
candy.
But does that make these foods
healthy? According to the Food and
Drug Administrations (FDAs) defi-
nition of the food claim healthy, it
does. Or at least it did.
Twenty years ago, fat had become
a villain, and consumers wanted
nothing to do with it. While the
dietary guidelines emphasized sat-
urated fat as the main culprit, most
consumers assumed if one fat was
bad, all fats were bad and should be
avoided. Fat was replaced with car-
bohydrates.
Community Voices
Local citizen scientists providing
valuable information through apps
Eating breakfast a couple week-
ends ago in Tomah, I noticed a large
woodpecker pecking away at the
bird seed on the feeder in the front
yard.
Discussion around the table
ensued on what type of woodpecker
it was. Was it a downy woodpecker
or a pileated woodpecker?
After bets were placed, I pulled
out my smartphone and opened my
Merlin bird identification app. A
quick picture snap later, my hunch
was confirmed: It was a pileated
woodpecker.
My phone screen was full of a
plethora of fun facts about the bird
species. I proceeded to log this bird
sighting in both the eBird and iNat-
uralist apps, along with information
about the location.
While citizen science may be
more amusing (and competitive)
than scientific, you can begin to
see the potential data these types of
applications can provide to the sci-
entific community.
Citizen science is not a new term,
but the way in which it is conduct-
ed has changed dramatically over
the last several years. Advances in
and availability of technology have
facilitated the shift from pen and
paper data collection to smartphone
and tablet collection.
Citizen scientists can collect
information that otherwise might
not be collected due to time, geo-
graphic, or resource constraints.
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So instead of focusing on whole among other criteria, meets either
grains, fruits and vegetables which of these standards: 1) It is not low
are all good carb options the pub- in total fat but has a fat profile made
lic deemed refined grains as good up of mostly monounsaturated and
replacements, too. polyunsaturated fats; or 2) contains
Pretzels were good, but nuts were at least 10 percent of the daily value
considered bad. Today this almost of potassium or vitamin D.
sounds absurd, but 20 year ago it In the meantime, the FDA is
was a different story. In order to asking for public input until April
use the claim healthy on the front 26 on what healthy should mean
of a package, the food had to meet and how consumers understand the
the FDAs criteria of being low in healthy food label claim before
fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and they make a definite change to the
sodium with at least 10 percent of claim. For some, this may mean
the daily value of one or more of looking past the nutrients. Perhaps
vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, iron, it means looking at what the food
protein or fiber. doesnt contain instead, such as arti-
Until September of last year, ficial ingredients or sugar.
that was still the definition of the Whatever is decided, it may take
healthy food claim. The foods we years until a new definition of the
now would consider healthy, like healthy claim is released.
nuts and avocados, couldnt be mar- In the meantime, its important
keted as such due to their high fat not to judge a food on its label
content (albeit healthy fat). Yet, alone. What may be healthy for
other foods were still able to use the one person might not be for another
claim that hardly seemed appropri- person, depending on individual
ate with the evolving evidence and dietary needs.
new dietary guidelines in place.
With the possible change of the
Rather than focusing on the mar-
keting claims or captions on the
Nutrition Facts Label happening in front of the package, look at the
a little over a year and a pushback ingredient list and Nutrition Facts
from the popular Kind bars, which Label to make an informed decision
used the phrase healthy and tasty for yourself on whether that item
for one of their nut-based granola can fit into a balanced, healthy diet
bars, the FDA is now declaring its thats right for you and your family.
time to redefine what healthy
means. Kara Hoerr, MS, RDN, CD, is the
Rather than focusing on the registered dietitian at the Fitchburg
amount of fat, a new guidance has Hy-Vee. For more nutrition infor-
been released until a permanent mation or questions, email khoerr@
change in the definition can be made hy-vee.com or call 273-5125.
that focuses on the type of fat in This information is not intended
the product. as medical advice. Please consult a
Manufacturers may now use medical professional for individual
healthy on labels if the item, advice.
to fungus. And eBird launched in
2002 by the Cornell Lab of Orni-
thology and the National Audubon
Society has more than 9.5 million
bird observations recorded around
the world.
Another valuable citizen monitor-
Collecting data on birds or plants ing opportunity is stream monitor-
also gets people outside and explor- ing through the Rock River Coali-
ing the many parks and natural areas tion (RRC).
the city has to offer. The coalition provides equipment
The data that is collected by these and trains volunteers to monitor the
apps is used by various Department health of eight stream sites in Fitch-
of Natural Resources profession- burg once a month from April to
als as well as Fitchburg city staff October. They monitor water-quality
to inform policy development and parameters such as clarity, tem-
management and protection of pub- perature and dissolved oxygen.
lic lands, as well as guide future Volunteers input data directly into
development. Once a baseline of a statewide database that is used by
information is established in the local, state and federal water-quality
city, my hope is that we can improve professionals to monitor trends in
upon our current management of water quality, particularly levels of
parks and natural areas, especially phosphorus pollution.
when it comes to taking care of our If citizen science seems like
prairies and woodlots, which are something you would like to get
prime habitats for our birds. involved with or learn more about,
The aforementioned iNaturalist stop by McGaw Park on April 22 at
and eBird are two of the biggest cit- 8 a.m. for a guided bird walk with
izen science applications available. David Drake of UW-Extension or
Both are easy to use and can be a April 29 for a guided tree walk with
fun way to explore the Fitchburg DNR Forester Cory Secher. During
park system or your own backyard. these events, the city will demon-
The apps are available for both strate various citizen science apps
Apple and Android operating sys- and how you can use them in the
tems and are free to download. field.
More than 3.5 million observa-
tions have been recorded in iNatu- Dakota Dorn is the parks and
ralist worldwide, and the app allows forestry assistant for the City of
you to track everything from birds Fitchburg.
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April 14, 2017 Fitchburg Star 5
Jazz Fest set City celebrates Earth Month
for April 28-30
Community-wide events will collect unwanted prescription 5425 Quarry Hill Dr., from noon to
medications between 8-11a.m. at 3p.m. Saturday, April 22.
April 22, 29 the police entrance of City Hall. The Volunteers are asked to bring a shov-
MedDrop box is open to residents el and consider making a donation. For
The City of Fitchburg is organizing from 7:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. Monday every $5 donation people make toward
EVAN HALPOP Festival in 2014, and tak- several events in recognition of Earth through Friday. purchasing trees for the park, they
Star correspondent en part in jazz festivals all Month, including opportunities for For information, visit fitchburgwi. will get a raffle ticket for a chance to
over the world, according birding, recycling and tree planting. gov. win gift cards from local businesses.
Three of the four bands to a news release. Participants can also enjoy food from
at Fitchburgs annual Jazz The Bria Skonberg Quin- Spring cleanup Arbor, bird day three local Lets Eat Out Madison food
Fest will be performing tet has its first show at Gather up old papers, electronics The city will celebrate Arbor Day trucks.
at the festival for the first 10p.m. April 28, then per- and medications for the City of Fitch- and International Migratory Bird Day For information, visit facebook.com/
time. forms three more times. burgs spring cleanup events on Earth at the McGaw Park Shelter, 5236 Lacy QuarryHill.
Performances begin Skonberg is an educator, Day, Saturday, April 22. Road, from 8a.m. to noon Saturday,
April 28 at 6:30p.m. and co-director and founder Surplus IT, 901 Watson Ave., will April 22. Tree walk
continue through April 30 of the New York Hot Jazz collect old electronics for recycling David Drake of UW-Extension will Department of Natural Resources
at the Wyndham Garden Camp, co-founder of the from 7-11a.m. For updated cost lead a bird walk at 8a.m., followed forester Cory Secher will lead a tree
Hotel. New York Hot Jazz Fes- information, visit fitchburgwi.gov/ by tree planting at 10a.m. Then at walk from 10a.m. to noon Saturday,
Linda Marty Schmitz, tival, and won the Juno solidwaste. 10:30a.m., Dianne Moller of Hoos April 29, at McGaw Park, 5236 Lacy
president of the Madison Aw a r d f o r Vo c a l J a z z The city and Pellitteri Waste Sys- Woods Raptor Center will hold a live Road. He will explain current vegeta-
Jazz Society, noted that Album of the Year on Feb. tems will host a paper shredding event raptor program. tion cover at the park, invasive species
three of the performers hail 7. from 8-11a.m. at the City Hall park- For information, call 270-4289. and the mechanics of oak regeneration.
from outside the United B e s t k n ow n f o r h e r ing lot, 5520 Lacy Road. The event For information, email anna.healy@
States. knowledge of classic jazz, provides free shredding and recycling Tree planting fitchburgwi.gov or call 270-4289.
One could call this year she creates a style all her to destroy no more than five bankers The Quarry Hill Neighborhood
an international festival in own, rooted in New Orle- boxes of confidential paper documents. Association will be recruiting volun- Samantha Christian and Helu
a way, she said. ans grooves, the release The Fitchburg Police Department teers to plant trees at Quarry Hill Park, Wang
Each of the groups per- stated.
forms at least four times. She will be coming into
Clarinetist Allan Vache,
drummer Danny Coots, and
pianist Stephanie Trick of
the Vache/Coots/Trick Trio
town before the festival to
present workshops for high
schools, colleges, and oth-
er music students in the
Hobby to business
open the festival Friday.
Trick and her husband
Madison area.
Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Fitchburg jewelry artist featured at Chicago Art show
Paolo Alderighi, who are Band is returning for its
based out of Italy, will be ninth appearance at the fes- HELU WANG son, who sailed solo from
performing on their own tival. Unified Newspaper Group Alaska, down the California
in a separate performance. The artists who are per- coast, crossed to the Mar-
The pair played for the f o r m i n g m a y h ave t h e Hammering a silver wire quesas, then went further
Prince of Wales and the opportunity to call up into a circle, Julie Snyder south to Bora Bora and Tahi-
Duchess of Cornwall at the another artist scheduled to squinted to make sure the ti.
Edinburgh Jazz and Blues perform for a jam session, wire was as thin as the other The story behind the
as well. wire of a green- and copper pearls makes my designs
-colored earring. even more special, to me at
Hours later, Snyder, a least, Snyder says.
Schedule Fitchburg silversmith, would She plans to refine her
head to Chicago Navy Pier style and expand her shows
Friday, April 28 Session I (6:30-11p.m.) to present her 100 pieces of to larger regional events, as
jewelry at Chicagos Art and well as continue with local
6:30p.m. Vache/Coots/Trick Trio Design show. shows such as Paoli Art
Im really not sure what in the Millwork and Ago-
7:40p.m. Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Band to expect from the show
Photo by Helu Wang
ra in Fitchburg. The prices
Snyder hammers a ear wire at her home studio.
8:50p.m. Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi since this is my first big city of jewelry she presented at
show, Snyder said. I hope the Chicago Art and Design
10p.m. Bria Skonberg Quintet instructors, Snyder began to
my work is received well. Im constantly devel- show range from $32 to
The show, which was specialize in mokume gane, oping designs in my head $11,000.
Saturday, April 29 Session II (11a.m.- an ancient Japanese tech-
April 8 and 9, featured orig- and through trial and error. People dont always
4p.m.) nique which was originally
inal artwork created by 100 When something works well know what (efforts) are
used to decorate samurai
artists, including glass, jew- I try to do a series of similar involved. They might try to
11a.m. Bria Skonberg Quintet swords. Although it involves
elry, furniture, ceramics, pieces, Snyder said. bargain, Snyder said while
12:15p.m. Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi a lengthy and tedious pro-
sculpture and photography. She added that most of leveling a pair of earrings on
cess of fusing multiple lay-
Snyder displayed her silver her design ideas pop up in a chopstick, But my pieces
1:30p.m. Vache/Coots/Trick Trio ers of silver and copper to
and gold jewelry with semi- daily life, with items as sim- are very unique, even the ear
precious gemstones. create a billet, drilling holes ple as a twig or an acorn in wires are hand-made. Its a
2:45p.m. Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Band partially through the entire
After retiring from a phys- her backyard ending up as a piece of art.
top layer and forging out
ical therapist job three years series theme.
Saturday, April 29 Session III (6-11p.m.) onto sheet metal, Snyder
ago, she started her jewelry Her Black Tahitian pearls Contact Helu Wang at
6p.m. Vache/Coots/Trick Trio was always glad to work for
business. She has taken met- pieces are sourced from her helu.wang@wcinet.com.
months on a single piece of
alsmith classes in Milwau-
7:15p.m. Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi mokume gane jewelry.
kee and Madison for years
8:30p.m. Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Band
a ring.
The efforts did not always
to fulfill an idea she came up
pay off. The metal has to be
with 15 years ago making
fused properly to get desired
HUGE
9:45p.m. Bria Skonberg Quintet
Now my hobby became details and patterns. Other- CHURCH
Sunday, April 30 Jazz Worship Celebra- wise, she ends up with a pile
my business, Snyder said. GARAGE SALE
tion Fest Venue The 20-year Fitchburgof useless melted metal.
Snyder also specializes
resident said the quiet com-
5705 Lacy Road,
9a.m. Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Band in fabricating hammered
munity here made it possi- FITCHBURG
silver jewelry. She likes the
ble for her to concentrate on
Sunday, April 30 Session IV (11:30a.m.- clean lines and classic style
design. She uses her art to Friday, April 28 and
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12:40p.m. Bria Skonberg Quintet ies from piece to piece. She
they can take tours at her
can make up to 10 pieces
studio, purchase jewelry and
1:50p.m. Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi taste wine and cheese. a day, but for some pieces,
the whole process includ-
3p.m. Bob Schulzs Frisco Jazz Band Different techniques ing cleaning, fusing, drill-

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Coming up
Energy task force
The Energy Task Force Team, a
group of Fitchburg residents orga-
nized by the senior center, can
make home visits around the city
to perform energy-saving mea-
sures.
Volunteers can make simple but
effective changes in your home:
changing furnace filters, removing
no throw-away light bulbs, batter-
ies, checking outside water faucets
and more. The team will also be
able to identify possible resources
for further improvement through
Focus on Energy, Project Home
and others. The visits are free, but
donations are welcomed.
For information or to make an
appointment, call 270-4292.
Medication disposal
As part of the Dane County
Transitions of Care Coalition, the
senior center is partnering with
several organizations to provide
community members with blue
disposal bags that include disposal
instructions, as well as MedDrop
locations in the area. The bags are
available for all community mem-
bers, not just older adults.
The Fitchburg Police Depart-
ment also has a MedDrop box that
is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Monday through Friday.
For information or to request a
bag, call 270-4290.
Blood/glucose checks
Get free blood and glucose
checks from Fitch-Rona EMS
medics every Wednesday from
10:30 a.m. to noon at the senior
center.
The checks will be provided as
part of the Community Paramedic
Outreach Program. For informa-
tion, call 270-4290.
Explosion support
The coordinators of a support
fund for families and individu-
als affected by the August home
explosion in the Tower Hill neigh-
borhood are still seeking contact
from those still displaced from their
homes.
Impacted residents interested in
applying for relief funds can access
an application by contacting Ald.
Dorothy Krause at dorothyk@
charter.net.
Easter program
Celebrate the incredible, edible
egg during an EGG-Stravagan-
za program from 4-5 p.m. Friday,
April 14, at the library.
The program is geared toward
ages 2-5 and their caregivers, and
will include crafts, an egg coloring
station, egg hunting and more. Reg-
istration is required.
For information or to register,
call 729-1762.
Olympian visit
Kicks Unlimited, 6111 Cotton-
wood Dr., will host a free event
with Olympic medalist Matt
Antoine from 5-6:30 p.m. Friday,
April 14.
Antoine will share stories from
his experiences as an American
skeleton racer who has competed
since 2003. He will talk from 5-6
p.m., and will be available for pic-
tures from 6-6:30 p.m.
For information, call 288-8466.
Easter run, egg hunt
Register to participate in the
2017 Cottontail Classic and Easter
Egg Hunt, planned for 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, April 15, at McGaw Park,
5236 Lacy Rd.
The event includes a timed 5K
and 10K run/walk, as well as a free
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pancake breakfast for participants
starting at 10:20 a.m. and an Easter
egg hunt for kids starting at 1 p.m.
A portion of every Cottontail
Classic run/walk registration will
be donated directly to the Fitchburg
Lions Club and the Wisconsin non-
profit Team Marissa. For informa-
tion or to register, cottontailclassi-
crun.com.
Yahara art gallery
Yahara Bay Distillery, 6250 Nes-
bitt Road, will welcome Ally Krez-
inski as its featured April artist with
a free gallery opening reception
from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, April
15.
Krezinski is from Madison and
specializes in the development and
creation of art designs, recently
landscapes in oils and functional art
through upcycling. Event attendees
can meet Krezinski and enjoy light
snacks and samples at the tasting
bar and craft cocktails at a cash bar.
For information, call 275-1050.
Travel resources
Learn about the best apps and
websites for traveling, including
cheap airfare, planning and sharing
adventures, during an Electronic
Travel Resources program from
7-8 p.m. Monday, April 17, at the
library.
Registration is required. For
information or to register, call 729-
1763.
Tech program
Stoner Prairie Elementary
School students will visit the
senior center at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
April 18, to share technology-re-
lated projects for the Learning
Annex program.
The program will showcase the
designers, along with their proj-
ects, which focus on using 3D
printing, coding, video games and
more to improve access to technol-
ogy. Past projects have included a
3D printed Rubik's cube and a 3D
printed tic-tac-toe game.
For information, call 270-4290.
Stem cell symposium
Attend the Wisconsin Stem
Cell Symposium, coordinated by
the Stem Cell and Regenerative
Medicine Center, from 8:30 a.m.
to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 19,
at Promegas BioPharmaceutical
Technology Center, 5445 E. Cher-
yl Pkwy.
The symposium brings together
leading researchers investigating
human biology and disease with
engineered human cells, organoids
and tissues. The registration fee is
$100; a discounted fee of $50 is
available to students and post-doc-
toral researchers.
For information or to register,
visit www.btci.org.
Earth Day Party
Kids ages 2-5 and their caregiv-
ers can celebrate Earth Day and
learn how to practice planet-saving
strategies from 10-11 a.m. Thurs-
day, April 20, at the library.
The program will start with
stories and songs and move into
energy conservation, recycling and
repurposing activities. For infor-
mation, call 729-1760.
Bike maintenance
Freewheel Bikes mechanics will
be at the library from 10:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 22, for
a Bike Maintenance 101 work-
shop.
Interested participants should
bring their bicycles to learn how to
get them ready for spring. To reg-
ister, call 729-1763.
ConnectFitchburg.com
Rotary fundraiser what devices are needed. Registra- days of each month.
tion is required. For information, call 270-4290.
The Fitchburg/Verona Rotary For information or to register,
Club will host its first annual $10K call 729-1763. Great Decisions
raffle fundraiser and bowling tour- A new discussion group, Great
nament at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 23, Taste testing Decisions at the Library, is start-
at Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Rd. Stop by the library for a taste ing in May. The first topic will
Those interested in supporting testing program and some free be about trade policy from 6-7:30
the club can purchase a $100 tick- food from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, p.m. Wednesday, May 10, at the
et, assemble a four-person team at May 2, at the library. library.
$25 per bowler, and/or donate cash Participants can find out if they The group will cover four top-
or an item to be raffled off during can tell the difference between ics after reading summaries from
the event. Proceeds will help fund different varieties of pizza, Pepsi the 2017 Great Decisions Brief-
the clubs numerous projects at a versus Coke and other foods. This ing Book (available at the second
local and global level. program is geared toward ages floor reference desk). Each par-
F o r i n f o r m a t i o n o r t o 13-17. ticipant will have the opportunity
purchase tickets, contact Tom For information, call 729-1760. to submit an opinion ballot (the
Marshall at 715-213-3046 or results of which are distributed
pdgthomasmarshall@gmail.com. Toddler art program to the White House, members of
Kids ages 1-3 can explore and Congress, the departments of State
TV/internet program play with art materials from 10-11 and Defense, etc.).
Visit the senior center for a pro- a.m. Wednesday, May 3, at the Future topics are South China
gram on over-the-air and internet library. Sea on May 24, Afghanistan and
TV options at 10:30 a.m. Wednes- The program will include art Pakistan on June 7, and nuclear
day, April 26. activities to help with mastery of security on June 14.
David Hill will highlight how to fine-motor skills and help kids For information, contact Kate
retrieve over-the-air high defini- learn about cause and effect as Hull at 729-1763.
tion channels for free, and how to they make changes in materials.
incorporate devices like Roku and Smocks or "messy clothes" are Diabetes workshop
Apple TV. Registration is required recommended. The Healthy Living with Dia-
by calling 270-4290. For information, call 729-1760. betes Workshop will be held at
the senior center from 5:30-8 p.m.
1000 Books party Book club party Wednesdays from May 10 through
Celebrate with the library as Celebrate a year of good reads June 14.
its 1000 Books Before Kinder- and mighty girls during a par- The workshop, designed to help
garten" program marks two years ty for the Read Like a Girl Book adults living with Type 2 diabe-
during a birthday party from 10-11 Club from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, tes or prediabetes learn skills and
a.m. Thursday, April 27. May 3, at the library. increase their confidence in man-
The program is recommended Attendees will discuss the latest aging their diabetes, is led by two
for ages 2-5 and will include birth- book, share a snack and say fare- people with diabetes. People who
day stories and a visit from local well to book club friends for the have taken this workshop show
author Pat Zietlow Miller, the cre- summer. This program is recom- better health, health behavior and
ator of the award-winning picture mended for ages 5-8. sense of confidence in managing
book "Sophie's Squash." Gradu- For information, call 729-1760. their diabetes; improvements in
ates from the past year of the pro- blood sugar levels; a decrease in
gram will also be recognized. Farmers market health distress, hypo- and hyper-
For information, call 729-1760. The Fitchburg Farmers Market glycemia; and fewer doctor and
returns May 4 and runs weekly emergency room visits and hospi-
Born Survivors
from 3-6 p.m. Thursdays through talizations.
Fitchburg resident Dr. Mark October in the Agora Pavilion, The cost is $10, and a healthy
Olsky will discuss the book, Born 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy. snack will be provided. To register,
Survivors, by Wendy Holden, The market features fresh pro- call Sarah Folkers at 270-4294.
from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April duce including sweet corn, heir-
27, at the BCT Auditorium, 5445 loom tomatoes and organic selec- Language storytime
E. Cheryl Pkwy. tions; European pastries; artisanal Parents and caregivers can
Olsky was one of three babies cheese and curds; fresh flowers learn help enhance their childs
born within week of each other and perennials; honey; kettle corn, language skills through reading
in 1945 and liberated (with their jams and salsas, goats milk soap; during a language development
mothers) from the Mauthausen and select meats. Special events, storytime from 9:30-10:30 a.m.
Concentration Camp in Austria. like a master gardener booth on Thursday, May 11, at the library.
The program will tell of their the second and fourth Thursday of The storytime will incorporate
extraordinary stories of Holocaust each month, are also offered. songs and motor activities with
survival. The program is funded by For information, contact Ste- books; language and motor devel-
the Fitchburg Senior Center, Fitch- ven Leverentz at 277-2606 or visit opmental milestones will be pro-
burg Public Library and Beyond fitchburgmarket.wordpress.com. vided. The program will be led by
the Page. Books are available for a licensed speech-language pathol-
checkout from the senior center PuppyUp Walk ogist and occupational therapist
and library. The annual PuppyUp Walk will from Communication Innovations
For information, call 729-1760. be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun- Pediatric Therapy Services.
day, May 7, at McKee Farms Park. For information, visit
Retiree Rebels The event raises money for the therapymadison.com.
Ditch the rocking chair and study of comparative oncology to
come to the senior center for a pro- help find a cure for cancer in canine Kids Building WI
gram with the Retiree Rebels from and human companions. The third annual Kids Building
1-2:30 p.m. Monday, May 1. The cost to register is $25 or free Wisconsin event will be held from
The program is geared toward for youth under 14. Registration 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 13,
seniors who have had the retire- and packet pick up is at 10 a.m., at McKee Farms Park. The free
ment talk: not the one about mon- opening ceremony at 11:30 a.m., event aims to inspire and encour-
ey, but about what to do with life the walk at 11:45 a.m. and closing age kids interest in construction.
after retirement. Carol Larson and ceremony at 12:45 p.m. There will be big construction
Mary Helen Conroy, cofounders of F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i t equipment, food, prizes and over
RetireeRebels.com, will talk about puppyupwalk.org/madison. a dozen interactive exhibits run
that first, possibly rocky, year of by local trades, including building
retirement, and the next steps. Par- Parkinsons group a brick wall, boom lift rides and
ticipants can join the discussion The senior center is bringing cement hand prints. The first 2,000
and share their experiences, ques- back its Parkinsons support group kids get a free safety vest.
tions and advice. at with a kick-off meeting at 2 p.m. For information, visit
For information, call 270-4290 Wednesday, May 10. kidsbuildingwi.org.
or visit retireerebels.com. The first meeting will introduce Strong Women
Kayla Daniels, a UW-Madison
TV alternatives Celebrate strong women and lis-
graduate student in social work, as
Those looking for an alterna- the group facilitator. Through her ten to their stories during a story-
tive to traditional cable and satel- internship at the Veterans Hospital time in advance of Mothers Day
lite TV can attend a Cutting the (where she provides brief thera- from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday,
Cable Cord program at the library py for veterans struggling with May 13, at the library.
from 7-8 p.m. Monday, May 1. depression and anxiety), she has Participants can honor a strong
The program will explore developed an interest in working woman in their life by making a
streaming services like Netflix, with individuals who have Parkin- gift-worthy card and craft. This
Hulu, Amazon Prime and more, sons. The meetings will continue program is geared toward ages 5-8.
as well as how to get content and on the second and fourth Wednes- For information, call 729-1760.
ConnectFitchburg.com
By the numbers More than just a meal at the senior center
6,028 SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
Congregate Meals in 2016
The Fitchburg Senior Cen-
7,477 ter is providing more meals to
more seniors than ever before.
Home-Delivered Meals in 2016 But its staff wants people to
know that the Senior Nutrition
13,505 Program provides more than
just a meal.
Meals served in 2016 Thats the slogan the center
is using this year to promote
the program. The home-de-
68 livered meals provide regular
interaction that many clients
Program volunteers in 2016
need.
The program is seeing
increased use in the communi-
ty, serving nearly 1,200 more
meals last year than in 2015,
due to the increase in food
insecurity in our senior pop-
ulation, nutrition site man-
ager Mandi Miller told the
Star in an email. The program
is assisted by 68 volunteers,
including everything from
kitchen assistants who pack
up meals to the drivers who
deliver meals to three differ-
ent routes, five days per week.
April 14, 2017
While providing nourishing
food is important, so is the
personal contact that comes
along with it. Miller said for
many homebound seniors,
that drive might be the only
person they see that day.
Our meal drivers serve as
a daily check in for our more
frail clients, and when they
notice something has changed
with a client, they report
back and let me know, she
said. Its truly beautiful to
see how everyone cares for
and supports each other, how
Fitchburg Star 7
concerned they are if one of
the gang doesnt come for
lunch on a particular day.
Miller noted the nutri-
tion program continues to be
green by using re-usable
home delivered meal contain-
ers. For information on the
program, or to volunteer, call
the senior center at 270-4260.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott De
Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@
wcinet.com.

Calendar of events
Friday, April 14
11-11:45 a.m., Book Boogie (ages 1-5),
library, 729-1760
4-5 p.m., EGG-Stravaganza program
(ages 2-5; registration required), library,
729-1762
5-6:30 p.m., Program with Olympic
medalist Matt Antoine, Kicks Unlimited,
6111 Cottonwood Dr., 288-8466
Saturday, April 15
8:30 a.m., 2017 Cottontail Classic
5K/10K and Easter Egg Hunt (registra-
tion required), McGaw Park, 5236 Lacy
Rd., cottontailclassicrun.com
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org
Noon to 5 p.m., The Gallery opening
reception for Art Designs by Ally Krez-
inski, Yahara Bay Distillery,6250 Nesbitt
Road #200, yaharabay.com
Sunday, April 16
Library closed
Monday, April 17
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime
(ages 2-5), library, 729-1760
7-8 p.m., Electronic Travel Resources
program, library, 729-1763
Tuesday, April 18
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime (ages 0-2),
library, 729-1760
2 p.m., Learning Annex: Tech projects
with Stoner Prairie Elementary School,
senior center, 270-4290
5 p.m., READ to a Dog (sign up),
library, 729-1760
5:30 p.m., Common Council organiza-
tional meeting, City Hall council cham-
bers, fitchburgwi.gov
Wednesday, April 19
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Wisconsin Stem
Cell Symposium: Engineering Cells
and Tissues for Discovery and Therapy
(registration required), www.btci.org
10 a.m., Toddler Art (ages 1-3), library,
729-1760
10 a.m., Book Discussion: Born Sur-
vivors by Wendy Holden, library, 729-
1760
5:30 p.m., Library board meeting,
library conference room, fitchburgwi.gov Sea, senior center, 270-4290
Thursday, April 20
10-11 a.m., Earth Day Party (ages
2-5), library, 729-1760
1 p.m., Bouncing Babies storytime,
library, 729-1760
6:30 p.m., Spring Home Maintenance, invasive species walk with DNR forester
library, 729-1760
Day Celebration and Tree Planting, 5425 729-1760
Quarry Hill Dr., bit.ly/QuarryHill
Sunday, April 23
1 p.m., Fitchburg/Verona Rotary Club
first annual $10K raffle fundraiser and
bowling tournament, Ten Pin Alley, 6285
Nesbitt Rd., 715-213-3046
Monday, April 24
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime
(ages 2-5), library, 729-1760
7-8 p.m., Buying and Selling Online
class (registration required), library, 729- 7:45-9 a.m., Chambers Business
1763
Tuesday, April 25
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime (ages 0-2),
library, 729-1760
2 p.m., Active Womens Group
(social hour 1-2 p.m.), senior center,
fitchburgseniorcenter.com
6-7 p.m., Extreme Tween Sewing
(ages 9-12), library, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., Common Council meeting,
City Hall council chambers, fitchburgwi. 6-7 p.m., Read Like a Girl Book Club
gov
Wednesday, April 26
10:30 a.m., Over-the-air and internet
TV program (registration required),
senior center, 270-4290
11:30 a.m., U.W. Nutrition: Eat Smart,
Spend Less, senior center, 270-4290
Thursday, April 27
10-11 a.m., 1000 Books Before Kin-
dergarten birthday party (ages 2-5),
library, 729-1760
10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Red Cross
Blood Drive, Tri-North Builders, 2625
Research Park Dr., 1-800-733-2767
11 a.m., Cookbook Club: Sweet/Savory
Pies and Tarts, library, 729-1760
1:30 p.m., I Love a Mystery Book Club:
A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles
Finch, senior center, 270-4290
6 p.m., Guys Read (ages 9-12), library,
729-1760
6 p.m., Born Survivors: An Evening
with Dr. Mark Olsky, BTC Auditorium,
5545 Cheryl Pkwy., 729-1760
Friday, April 28
12:40 p.m., Movie: Manchester By the
6:30-11 p.m., 29th annual Capital City
Jazz Fest, Wyndham Garden Hotel,
2969 Cahill Main, madisonjazz.com
Saturday, April 29
10 a.m. to noon, McGaw Park tree and
Cory Secher, McGaw Park shelter, 5236
Monday, May 1
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime
(ages 2-5), library, 729-1760
1-2:30 p.m., Retiree Rebels: Ditch the
Rocking Chair (retirement steps), senior
center, 270-4290
7-8 p.m., Cutting the Cable Cord
program (registration required), library,
729-1763
Tuesday, May 2
Before Nine: Speed Networking, Can-
dlewood Suites, 5241 Caddis Bend,
288-8284
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime (ages 0-2),
library, 729-1760
6-7 p.m., Taste Testers (ages 13-17),
library, 729-1760
Wednesday, May 3
10-11 a.m., Toddler Art (ages 1-3),
library, 729-1760
Party (ages 5-8), library, 729-1760
Thursday, May 4
11:30 a.m., Crafternoon: The All-Girl
Filling Stations Last Reunion, library,
729-1760
1 p.m., Bouncing Babies (ages 0-1),
library, 729-1760
3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Farmers Market
(repeats Thursdays through October),
Agora Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy.,
fitchburgmarket.wordpress.com
Saturday, May 6
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org
Sunday, May 7
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., PuppyUp Walk,
McKee Farms Park, puppyupwalk.org/
madison
Monday, May 8
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime
(ages 2-5), library, 729-1760
7-8 p.m., Microsoft Publisher Basics
class (registration required), library, 729-
1763
Tuesday, May 9
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime, library, 729- 6-7 p.m., Community Helpers: Meal
1760
Verona Area Perform
miin
ing Arttss Seri
erries
7:30 p.m., Common Council meeting,
City Hall council chambers, fitchburgwi.
gov
Wednesday, May 10
10:30-11 a.m., Toddler Dance Party
(ages 1-3), library, 729-1760
2 p.m., Parkinsons support group
meeting, senior center, 270-4290
5:30-8 p.m., Healthy Living with Diabe-
tes Workshop begins ($10, Wednesdays
through June 14), senior center, 270-
4294
6-7:30 p.m., Great Decisions: Trade
Policy, library, 729-1763
Thursday, May 11
9:30-10:30 a.m., Language develop-
ment storytime, library, 729-1760
1:30 p.m., REACH Book Club: The
Children's Blizzard by David Laskin,
senior center, 270-4290
3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Farmers Market
(repeats Thursdays through October),
Agora Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy.,
fitchburgmarket.wordpress.com
Friday, May 12
11 a.m. to noon, Space Crafts (ages
2-5, sign up), library, 729-1760
Saturday, May 13
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kids Building Wiscon-
sin, McKee Farms Park, kidsbuildingwi.
org
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day
(repeats second Saturdays), BPNN,
279-7596
10:30-11:30 a.m., Strong Women Sto-
rytime (ages 5-8), library, 729-1760
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org
1-3 p.m., Legos at the Library (ages
5-12), library, 729-1760
Monday, May 15
10:30-11:30 a.m., Drive-In Movie (ages
2-5), library, 729-1760
Tuesday, May 16
4-6 p.m., Touch-a-Truck, Fire Station
#2, 5415 King James Way, 729-1760
5-6:20 p.m., READ to a Dog (grades
K-5; registration required), library, 729-
1762
Train (ages 13-17), library, 729-1760
pres
ese
sent
nts

Classic Nashville
Saturday, April 22 Lacy Road, fitchburgwi.gov
7-11 a.m., Electronics recycling day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., 6-11 p.m., 29th
annual Capital City Jazz Fest, Wyndham
Surplus IT, 901 Watson Ave., fitchburg-
wi.gov Garden Hotel, 2969 Cahill Main, madi- Roadshow
8-11 a.m., Free Paper Shred Day, City sonjazz.com
Hall, fitchburgwi.gov
8-11 a.m., Medicine Drop event of
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org with Jason Petty
unwanted prescription medicines, Fitch- 2-3 p.m., Tween Open Art Afternoon
burg Police Department entrance of City (ages 9-12), library, 729-1760
&
Hall, fitchburgwi.gov Sunday, April 30
8 a.m. to noon, Arbor Day and Interna- 9 a.m., 11:30-4 p.m., 29th annual Cap- Katie Deal
tional Migratory Bird Day with live raptor ital City Jazz Fest, Wyndham Garden
program, McGaw Park, fitchburgwi.gov Hotel, 2969 Cahill Main, madisonjazz. Classic hits honoring the most
10 a.m. to noon, Fitchburg Water- com beloved country greats
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ways Cleanup: Seminole Forest, 5948 Noon to 5 p.m., Benefit for Fitchburg
Schumann Dr., 270-4274 3-year-old Ivan Burger in need of heart
Sat., April 22 7:30 pm
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10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Bike Mainte- transplant, Waypoint Public House, 320
nance Workshop (sign up), library, fitch- W. Broadway, Monona, bit.ly/2p6oaNK VAHS Performing Arts Center
burgwi.gov, 729-1763 1:30 p.m., Fitchburg Historical Society
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen annual meeting, Beyond The Trenches:
300 Richard St., Verona
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org Stories of Wisconsin Men and Women
Tickets available at www.vapas.org, State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, Capitol Bank-Verona or call (608) 848-2787
Noon to 3 p.m., Quarry Hill Park Earth in WWl with Russell Horton, library,
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Madison Metropolitan School District
Leopold hosts community day
Leopold Elementa-
ry School will host a free
Family, Youth and Com-
munity Day May 6.
The event is run through
the Madison Metropolitan
School Districts Parent
Academy, and will include
a variety of workshops on
topics including college
opportunities, summer
Oregon School District
Mock artillery drill at RCI
Lyle Laufenberg, center, gets RCI fifth-graders Jada Opa-
rie-Addoh, left, and Esmond Baumgart, right, into their
third and fourth positions, respectively, for the Civil War
artillery drill demonstration March 22.
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CORNBREAD & GRAVY We substitute
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smother it in house-made sausage gravy &
serve it with two eggs, any style. $6.99
VEGGIE EGG BAKE Seasonal vegetables
baked with eggs & cheese, served with
corn bread & fresh fruit. $8.99
BENEDICTS
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activities, resources for
immigrant families, finan-
cial literacy and helping
children succeed in school.
A free hot lunch will be
served, and childcare and
interpretation will be pro-
vided by the district.
The event begins at 10
am. and goes until 3 p.m.
Photo by Samantha Christian
brunch menu
10am - 2pm
HOUSE FAVORITES
GOATS BURRITO Delicious on its own
or add our amazing smokehouse meats.
Scrambled eggs, onions, peppers,
jalapeos & Cheddar-jack cheese wrapped
in a flour tortilla. Served with pico de
gallo, sour cream, fried potatoes & fresh
fruit. $8.99
Smoked Chicken or Pork $2.99
Prime Brisket $3.99
Topped with Brisket Chili $3.99
FRIED CHICKEN & WAFFLE Lightly
breaded fried chicken served on a waffle
with our house-made sweet honey
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$11.99
LOADED WAFFLE Belgian waffle topped
with prime brisket, scrambled eggs,
onions, peppers & melted cheese. $10.99
SMOKEHOUSE SKILLET Fried potatoes
covered in smoked pulled pork, scrambled
eggs, onions, peppers, cheese & pico de
gallo, served with choice of toast. $10.99
Madison/Oregon schools
Oregon School District
New district task force to examine growth
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
No ones talking about building
another school just yet, but Oregon
School District officials are staying
ready for an anticipated increase of stu-
dents in the near future.
The district recently created a Growth
Task Force to examine the challenges
and opportunities expected residential
growth will bring in the next 10-15
years.
District superintendent Brian Busler
told the Observer last week that with
residential development around the dis-
trict coming, the district needs to make
sure it is prepared for any possibilities.
Once the housing market heats up,
its going to change our demographic,
he said.
That includes several developments
on the villages west side that are either
under development or getting ready to
go through approvals. But the larger
issue is a massive development in Fitch-
burg, on land within the district.
In January, board members heard a
presentation from real estate agent Phil
Sveum and Fitchburg city administra-
tor Patrick Marsh about the planned
Terravessa plat. The property will be
Whats online
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jack cheese & garlic aioli on a soft pretzel
bun. Served with house-made kettle
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broken into four phases for the next population estimates, long-term facili-
10-12 years, with the first phase slat- ty capacity and potential areas for new
ed for construction this month. When schools.
completed, the neighborhood will have To assist, the district has hired urban
around 2,000 homes, including a vari- and regional planner Mark Roffers,
ety of single- and multi-family homes, someone Busler said comes highly rec-
apartments and condos. ommended from his work with other
That is significant in anyones dis- area school districts.
trict, Busler said of the plans. Hes going to provide some com-
While Sveum said it was still a very prehensive technical service that will
general idea at this point, developers help the task force work on this, Busler
have also earmarked 10.25 acres for a said.
possible school, northeast of the Lacy Since the school board approved its
Road/County MM intersection. formation in January, the task force has
The good news is the new residential met twice and is in the process of tour-
areas will come slowly, with 10 or 15 ing district buildings. Busler said while
years before they are at full capacity, its hard to project growth, the district
Busler said. will make data-driven decisions on
We feel this will be steady, even- the subject.
keeled growth over the next decade- Busler also cautioned that the cre-
plus, Busler said. The residential ation of the task force doesnt mean
development interest in the district sig- the district is building a new school or
nals the fact we are on a growth track. is looking to change its grade configu-
ration.
Looking to the future This is a real study phase to make
The 10-person task force, which sure that if we get to a point, we have
includes district administrators, teach- cast the net wide in terms of gathering
ers, school board members, and Fitch- information, he said. We have some
burg, Oregon and Brooklyn residents, momentum as a school district that
will meet throughout the year. Its mis- attracts parents, and developers only
sion is to provide recommendations in develop areas where they think they can
January 2018 on student enrollment market homes.
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Referendum offered ultimate community input
Next steps begin to take
shape after referendum
approvals
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona Area School District vot-
ers approved the largest building
referendum in state of Wisconsin
history April 4 and it wasnt
even close.
With 5,078 in support to 1,907
against on the $162 million ques-
tion to build a new high school
(and 60 and 65 percent approval
on questions 2 and 3, respective-
ly), district officials were excited
Tuesday night. Even school board
president Dennis Beres, who told
the Press before the election he
was cautiously optimistic about
the result, thought the margin was
impressive.
I did not expect those kind of
numbers to come in, Beres said
Friday. It is a clear signal that we
were on the right track.
That track will continue into
the next three years as administra-
tors and the board must now shift
their focus to a long list of items
to consider on the way to building
a new high school drawing new
boundaries, building an entry road
to the site, creating a design team,
determining debt structure, sorting
out transportation and more, said
superintendent Dean Gorrell.
It just goes on and on and on
and on, Gorrell said.
But he said that the work would
be worth it, especially as he thinks
of the long-term impact the new
high school will have.
Its both really daunting and
exhilarating at the same time, he
said. This will (last for) genera-
tions. A lot of short-term work and
not all of its going to be fun, for
a very, very long-term project that
Im not going to be around to see
the end of. Thats a cool thought
Verona schools
right there.
More will be invested toward
that payoff than officials time,
of course, as district residents
will be paying higher taxes into
the foreseeable future to fund the
construction and operations an
increase next year of 79 cents per
$1,000 of property value for the
next three years and then an addi-
tional 58 cents per $1,000 of value
beginning in 2020.
But the real cost of the project
is around $3 per $1,000, accord-
ing to the districts estimates or
$600 on a $200,000 home. With-
out the referendum, the tax rate
would have dropped by more than
$2 next year with the closure of
the Epic tax increment financing
district. Gorrell said VASD offi-
cials wanted to be clear about the
potential drop throughout the pro-
cess, and they had emphasized
that information at public outreach
meetings last month.
That was difficult to explain,
he said. People really appreciated
April 14, 2017 Fitchburg Star 9
the whole transparency aspect. that helps a lot.
The new school, along with Beres also said the next budget
the pool and competition athletic would include ways for the board
facilities approved in question 2, is to have the flexibility to respond
slated to open in 2020 on property to hot spots of increased enroll-
bordered by West Verona Avenue ment over the next few years.
and Hwy. 18-151. That same fall, Gorrell said he expected the
Badger Ridge Middle School stu- design team for the new school
dents will move into the current would be limited to people who
high school space, Sugar Creek would use the buildings stu-
Elementary School will move into dents, teachers, etc. but that there
the BRMS building and the charter would be opportunities for the
schools are expected to move into community to review plans and
the K-Wing. offer comments.
In the meantime, though, Outreach like that, which the
schools will still have to contend district and its consultants empha-
with some of the issues that drove sized over the past few years, was
the district to the referendum in one of the reasons Beres had gone
the first place, including over- into Tuesday with his cautious
crowding at places like Glacier optimism, but hes glad to have the
Edge Elementary School. Gorrell question settled.
said the districts staff would be up Its the ultimate community
for it, especially given the prover- input, he said.
bial light at the end of the tunnel.
Theres that resiliency in that, Contact Scott Girard at
We can do this, period, he said. ungreporter@wcinet.com and
And then when you add on, We follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
can do this, and its not forever,

Board sends letter on state budget proposal

SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School
board indicated mixed feel-
ings on Gov. Scott Walkers
proposed biennial budget
for K-12 education in a let-
ter approved Monday.
The letter, drafted by
VASD administrators and
presented to the board for
a vote Monday night, offers
both support and opposi-
tion to portions of Walkers
proposal. It will be sent to
members of the states Joint
Finance Committee, along
with local state senators and
representatives.
Measures the board
expressed strong support
for were the per pupil aid
increase which would add
$200 in 2017-18 and $204
The letter
Support
Per-pupil aid opposition to a requirement
increase
Mental health initia-
tives
Increases in sparsity
and high-cost transpor-
tation aid
Opposition
To receive new per
pupil aid, staff must pay
at least 12 percent of
health care costs
Requirement that unanimously Monday night
new per pupil aid be dis-
excellent benefits, the let-
ter said. We urge you to
remove this provision from
the budget bill completely.
The letter also expresses
that the new per pupil aid be
distributed to each school
based on enrollment, rather
than going into the districts
general fund.
Such a provision would
likely lead to billing
each site for those services
which are currently central-
ized such as transportation,
food service, custodial/
maintenance and adminis-
tration, the letter said.
While board members
asked for a few small edits,
they approved the letter
and praised the way it was
drafted.
Photo by Jeremy Jones

in 2018-19 school men-

tal health initiatives and
tributed to each school
based on enrollment
Its good that its one
page, said Renee Zook.
GE science fair
increases in sparsity aid and We want to make our opin- Diego Curbelo (7) demonstrates his project regarding how electricity flows through a cir-
high-cost transportation. ion known, but they hear cuit Thursday at the Glacier Edge science fair March 9.
While it only lists two from a lot of people so I like
items the district has associated with health care that the bullet points lay out
strong opposition to,
those bullet points are much
benefits. VASD staff pays
11 percent of its costs,
exactly how we feel.
The Joint Finance Com- NOW OPEN!
more detailed, explaining though that rises to 13 per- mittee is holding hearings
how the proposals could cent if they do not take part with department heads and
hurt VASD. in an optional biometric state residents on the gov-
The first comments are screener. ernors budget proposal and
on a portion of Walkers Our board has worked will eventually release its
proposal that would actual- very closely and collabora- own version of the budget.
ly undo the increase in per tively with our unions over
pupil aid for VASD, as it the last several years to Contact Scott Girard at
requires district employees create innovative ways to ungreporter@wcinet.com
to pay at least 12 percent significantly bend the med- and follow him on Twitter
of all costs and payments ical inflation curve to our @sgirard9.
benefit while maintaining
a legacy of caring
independent assisted
Whats online memory care
Read these Verona Area School District stories at ConnectFitchburg.com: Spacious Apartments with a Variety of Floor Plans
Summer school sign-up begins April 19 Free Transportation 7 Days a Week
Sign-up for Verona Area School District summer school offerings is open April 19-28, Home-Cooked Meals
including two opportunities to use district computers to sign up, one April 19 and the
other April 27. Housekeeping
Board considers superintendents goals On-Site Salon
The school board and superitendent Dean Gorrell are working on his goals for 2017, Underground Parking
but delayed an official vote at their last meeting until after the referendum. The board
will likely consider the list again at its April 17 meeting. Movie Theatre
Multicultural girls mixers 471 Prairie Way Blvd.
Verona Area High School has been hosting mixers for girls of all cultural back-
grounds this year as an opportunity for them to get to know one another and create a safe
Verona, WI
space that crosses racial lines. noelmanorliving.com
Civil rights review gives good marks
While the district received some recommendations for improvement, the overall result
Call Katie for more information today!
of a recent civil rights audit by the state were good.
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Late Fitchburg womans family holds fundraiser

Celebration benefits
If You Go
returned to Wisconsin.
Today they hold onto the
memory of their daughter
Birthday to
VAHS scholarship,
Make-A-Wish
What: Katies Birthday
Benefit
with an old soul who did
quirky things, as Susan put
it.
Believe
SCOTT GIRARD When: 6-10p.m. Friday, She had an incredible When thinking about
Unified Newspaper Group April 28 heart, and she was probably their late daughter, Katie
Where: Brink Lounge, the most forgiving person, Udelhofen-Clark, John
On April 28, Katie Udel- 701 E. Washington Ave., she said. and Susan Udelhofen
hofen-Clarks family and Madison She just wanted to have can point to one word
friends will gather to cele- fun with life, John, her that exemplifies her life:
Cost: $25 father, added. Believe.
brate her birthday.
But Udelhofen-Clark Info: katiesbirthdaybene- The parents and friends You believe the best
wont be there. fit.com Photo submitted who organized the event in people, her mother
The Fitchburg native died Katie Udelhofen-Clark, who grew up in Fitchburg, is pictured hope that people from the explained. Its believ-
last July after a year of bat- here with her daughter, Grace Elizabeth. community, whether they ing in people and being
tling leukemia. She would be werent part of. knew Udelhofen-Clark or kind.
turning 33. The event, from 6-10p.m. to Cherokee Country Club, child who is suffering from not, will come to celebrate The importance of the
Those who knew her want at the Brink Lounge in Mad- photography sessions, auto- a life-threatening disease, her birthday with them. So word in the family was
to make the first birthday ison, will include activities graphed Wisconsin Badgers according to a description far, though, Susan said shes emphasized when she
since her passing some- Udelhofen-Clark would balls and gift cards to Mad- on the events website. been blown away by the gen- began her fight with leu-
thing to celebrate, so theyre have loved, her mother said, ison and Verona restaurants. As a social worker, Udel- erosity others have shown in kemia, John said.
throwing Katies Birthday especially music. The live All proceeds will go hofen-Clark worked close- donations for the silent auc- Whatever youre fac-
Benefit to raise money for performances will include a back into a community that ly with children facing tion and reaching out about ing, you just believe that
a Verona Area High School VAHS singing group Udel- was a major part of Udel- hardships, especially while how they family is doing. you can get through it,
scholarship and the Make-A- hofen-Clark had been part of hofen-Clarks childhood. helping families deal with People are so kind, he said.
Wish foundation. The Accidentals and We cant think of a bet- mental illness and addiction, Susan said. Katie would be Udelhofen-Clark had
Its going to be a wor- one of her childhood friends, ter way to honor her and most recently in Baltimore. humbled. Believe tattooed on
thy cause and help us get singer Meg Aspinwall. deepen her legacy than to Her parents moved there her foot, and John had it
through that first birthday, At $25 a ticket, the pub- establish a scholarship in her after her July 2015 diagno- Contact Scott Girard at tattooed as well (on his
her mother, Susan Udel- lic event also features a memory and to contribute sis to help her handle the ungreporter@wcinet.com forearm within a picture
hofen, said. Were all part silent auction with items to a local organization that side effects of her cancer and follow him on Twitter of his daughters favorite
of a club that we wish we such as a full membership will bring joy to the life of a treatments, but have since @sgirard9. flower, a sunflower).

Teen to headline Madison chamber event

Carr to join speakers

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FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS SCOTT GIRARD

Unified Newspaper Group

YOUVE ALWAYS WANTED

Exploration Academy
freshman AJ Carr keeps
plenty busy balancing school
and his nonprofit organiza-
tion Building Bosses.

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schedule, as hes been select-
ed to be one of three headlin-
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Chamber of Commerces
annual IceBreaker event
April 28.
The theme for this
RIGHT NOW, GET SUMMITS HOME EQUITY LINE OF CREDIT WITH: third year of the event is
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Low closing costs2 event began in 2015 as a
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No annual fees or prepayment penalties networking opportunity for
local business owners. AJ Carr, a freshman at Exploration Academy in the Verona
Option to lock in a low fixed rate3 This years speakers are Area School District, recently started an organization called
Building Bosses to help young people like himself find men-
Tax-deductible interest4 Greater Madison prodigies,
tors to help guide them through the financial side of growing
and they will address how
up. At the end of April he will speak at a Greater Madison
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Edgewood girls basketball MW baseball

Regents return
eight from last
seasons sectional
semifinal squad
EVAN HALPOP
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The Madison West High School

baseball team about lost half of its
team to graduation, but with eight
returning letterwinners, the Regents
will still have plenty of talent to com-
pete this season.
Seniors Austin Cotharn, Tommy
Hill, Jens Shager, Nate Millmann,
juniors Charlie Met, Eli Sorensen
and Colin Pulkrabek and sophomore
Drake Baldwin are veterans who will
be asked to build team chemistry
from some of the younger call-ups
from the junior varsity squad.
Pulkrabek, Sorenson (honorable
mention All-Big Eight Conference)
and Hill return to help the outfield,
while Millmann is the lone infield
returner. Baldwin is back behind the
plate, and Cotharn (honorable men-
tion outfielder), Shager and Met are
utility players who can play any-
where.
Photo submitted
They will be asked to help the
The Madison Edgewood girls basketball team won its first WIAA state championship on March 11 with a 51-30 win over Martin Luther in the Divi- younger players fill positions vacated
sion 3 title game. The Crusaders made their first state appearance in 2016 and made it back to Green Bay this season, finishing 25-3. by the graduations of Keenan Wolt-

Making history at state

made history March 11.
Edgewood wins first The Crusaders were crowned
state title WIAA Division 3 champions
for the first time with a 51-30
w i n ove r M a r t i n L u t h e r a t
ANTHONY IOZZO UW-Green Bay.
Co-Badger South Champion
Assistant sports editor
Edgewood (25-3) made its sec-
The Madison Edgewood High ond straight state appearance
School girls basketball team after earning the schools first
trip in 2016.
The Crusaders scored 16
points off of turnovers and
dominated the second half after
leading 19-11 at halftime.
Edgewood trailed just once
and never had its lead go under
eight points in the second half,
ending on a 21-8 run.
Senior Estella Moschkau
finished with 20 points and sev-
en rebounds and added a block
and a steal. Senior Katie Merig-
gioli collected 15 points and
eight rebounds and also earned
two blocks and a steal.
Caitlin Link followed with 10
points and seven rebounds, and
Turn to State champs/Page 18
mann (first-team designated hitter),
Daelon Savage (second-team third
baseman) and Cam Porter (honorable
mention outfielder).
Senior Gabe Hill and sophomore
Aidan Burgess are two newcomers
who will anchor the pitching staff
along with Pulkrabek.
Other players on the roster who
are new to varsity are seniors Sam
Mohoney (outfield) and Donavan
Parker (outfield), juniors Owen
Christenson (utility), David Grunder
(infield), Quinn Burgess (outfield)
Turn to West baseball/Page 18

OHS girls soccer VAHS softball

Panthers open Cats open Big 8 season with three wins

season 2-0-1
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Despite going 0-4 for the

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Oregon High School girls
soccer team opened the season
without a loss this past week
defeating Sauk Prairie and DC
Everest and tying Muskego.
Oregon 3, Sauk Prairie 0
The Panthers won a Badger
Conference crossover against
Sauk Prairie April 6 3-0.
Holly Kaboord, Emma Roemer
and Maddy Swartzmiller each had
a goal, and Ella Hughes and Alex-
is Kane added assists.
Abby Breitbach finished with
two saves.
Oregon 2, DC Everest 0
Oregons biggest win of the
week was a 2-0 victory over DC
Everest April 7 in a tournament at
the Woodside Sports Complex in
Wisconsin Dells.
The Panthers, ranked third in
Division 2, held DC Everest,
which is ranked eighth in Division
Turn to Soccer/Page 20
first time in Florida over spring
break, Verona softball coach
Todd Anderson said the Wildcats
learned plenty about themselves.
We havent gone winless in
Florida before, but it was an
opportunity for us to see some
different looks, he said. I think
it also changed our work ethic.
Nothing is going to be given to
us. I think it was a wakeup call
to us.
As coaches, we have to coach
and let the kids play. It sounds
simple, but sometimes we can all
get kind of set in the way we do
things.
Verona 8, Mad. Memorial 2
The host Wildcats jumped out Photo by Jeremy Jones
to an early four-run lead thanks Verona second baseman Amie Rudnicki comes up with a backhanded catch April 7 in the top of the second
to a bases-clearing double by inning. The host Wildcats won the Big Eight Conference game 8-2 over Madison Memorial.
flex player Emily Bloomfield on
April 7 and rolled 8-2 over Madi-
son Memorial. Bloomfield added a fourth Verona senior pitcher Quin which affords us a big luxury,
I knew it was a pitch I could RBI on a sacrifice fly in the sixth Nelson went the distance, strik- Todd Anderson said. It was
drive, and I just went for it, she inning. Amie Rudnicki had three ing out three in seven innings colder on Thursday, so we threw
said. I just want to be a good hits and drove in the games first while allowing one earned run hard. Tonight was warmer, so we
teammate, a good hitter and do run in the home half of the first. during her turn in the circle. spun the ball with Quin.
my job. Veronas Ari Vogel also had two Meghan (Anderson) and Quin
hits. are different kinds of pitchers, Turn to Softball/Page 19
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West baseball: Regents look to newcomers to contribute right away
Continued from page 17
and Donovan OFlahrity (infield) and sopho-
more Otto Treichel (infield).
Big Eight schedule
Date Opponent Time/Result
April 6 Mad. Memorial L, 13-3
April 7 at Beloit W, 10-7
April 11 Middleton W, 8-0
April 13 Verona 5p.m.
April 15 at La Follette 11a.m.
April 18 at East 5p.m.
April 20 at Sun Prairie 5p.m.
April 25 Craig 5p.m.
April 27 Parker 5p.m.
May 2 Beloit Memorial 5p.m.
May 4 at Mad. Memorial 5p.m.
May 6 at Middleton 11a.m.
May 9 at Verona 5p.m.
May 11 La Follette 5p.m.
May 16 East 5p.m.
May 18 Sun Prairie 5p.m.
May 23 at Craig 5p.m.
May 25 at Parker 5p.m. The returning letterwinners for the Madison West High School baseball team (from left) are: Austin Catharn, Nate Millmann, Colin Pulkrabek,
Big Eight race to go through Craig, Sun Prairie in 2017
The Big Eight Conference is loaded with talent
this season, and some of the top stars are on Janes-
ville Craig and Sun Prairie.
Verona and Middleton are also teams in the mix
for a top four finish, along with Madison West.
Last season, three Big Eight schools made the
eight-team WIAA Division 1 state field. Defend-
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Verona 2-0 in the sectional final and lost in the state
quarterfinals. Sun Prairie and Middleton also lost
in the state quarterfinals.
Craig returns four Division I recruits senior
shortstop Jack Blomgren (first-team all-confer-
ence, Michigan), senior pitcher Evan Spry (first-
team all-conference, Creighton), junior catcher
Jacob Campbell (second-team all-conference,
Illinois) and sophomore middle infielder Dan
Blomgren (Michigan).
Craig also returns first-team all-conference
junior second baseman Noah Berghammer and
honorable mention utility senior Austin Kraus.
Sun Prairie returns one Division I recruit senior
outfielder Ben Hauser (second-team all-confer-
ence, Air Force). The Cardinals also return senior
shortstop and MATC recruit Walker Jenkins (first-
team all-conference) but graduated third baseman
State champs: Edgewood finishes season 25-3 overall
Moschkau named to D3 All-Star game
Senior Estella Moschkau was named to
the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Asso-
ciation Division 3 All-Star game this year.
Moschkau will be playing for the D3
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Tommy Hill, Eli Sorensen and Jens Shager. Not pictured: Charlie Met and Drake Baldwin.
Marquis Reuter (first-team all-conference, MATC).
Sun Prairie also returns junior honorable men-
tion pitcher Luke DePrey.
Verona graduated starting pitcher Keaton
Knueppel (second-team all-state, now at Gonza-
ga University) and catcher Ben Rortvedt (second
round draft choice of the Minnesota Twins). Junior
Stephen Lund (first-team all-conference, Gonza-
ga recruit) is also expected to miss the year after
elbow surgery.
The Wildcats get back strong pitching with
seniors Brad Laufenberg and Jeff Bishop and soph-
omore southpaw pitcher Reagan Klawiter, who
will look to anchor the rotation. Laufenberg and
Bishop were honorable mentions in the Big Eight.
Middleton returns one Division I recruit junior
catcher Alan Roden (second-team all-conference,
Creighton) but also graduated college pitchers
Adam Nutting (honorable mention, The College of
St. Scholastica), Alec Morrison (first-team all-con-
ference, UW-La Crosse) and Justin Gurtner (North
Park University) and outfielder Drew Finley-Haag
(first-team all-conference, UW-Stevens Point).
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Moschkau needs to raise
a minimum of $500 as part
of the WBCA fundrais-
ing efforts for the Midwest
Athletes Against Childhood
Cancer (MACC) Fund to
help fight childhood cancer Moschkau
and blood related diseases.
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West opens regular season 3-1
With several players gone from and two walks in four innings, strik-
last season, the Regents (3-1) still ing out four.
managed to win their season-open- Pulkrabek pitched the final three
er against Stoughton and also picked innings and allowed two earned runs
up wins against Beloit Memorial and on seven hits and two walks, striking
Middleton. out four.
The lone loss came to Madison Cotharn (2-for-3) and Tommy Hill
Memorial, 13-3. (2-for-5, double) led the offense. Tre-
When our pitchers throw strikes, ichel added a double.
our defense plays well, and our hitters
hit balls nine out of 10 times when West 8, Middleton 0
you do that, you are going to win ball
The Regents blanked Middleton
games, Coach Ben Greiber said. 8-0 on April 11 at Mansfield Stadium.
Aidan Burgess pitched 6 1/3
West 11, Stoughton 4 innings for the win and allowed one
The Regents hosted Stoughton on hit, striking out five and walking five.
April 1 at Mansfield Stadium and Tommy Hill had two doubles and
earned an 11-4 win. an RBI.
Keeping the game scoreless until Austin Cotharn had a sacrifice fly
the bottom of the third inning, the to score for an RBI in the sixth, and
Regents came roaring in with six runs, Drake hit a two-out double in the
starting with a hit from sophomore bottom of the sixth that scored two
catcher Drake Baldwin hitting a RBI runs.
to bring Cotharn home.
Gabe Hill earned the win. He - Evan Halpop
allowed two earned runs on two hits
Continued from page 17 on March 10 in the state three blocks and two
Hannah Frazier tallied six
points and six rebounds.
semifinals.
The Crusaders trailed
7-1 early but came back
steals, and Brita Hovde
added 14 points.
Bri Foti scored 12
to take a 12-10 lead with 8 points and picked up six
State semifinals minutes, 51 seconds to go rebounds, and Meriggioli
in the first half and never scored 12 points and had
E d g ew o o d b e g a n i t s trailed again six rebounds.
state title run with a 68-38 Moschkau finished with It was Edgewoods first
w i n ove r W r i g h t s t ow n 13 points, 10 rebounds, state win in school history.
Moschkau, Meriggioli make
first-team All-State in Division 3
Senior and Stanford recruit Estella Crusaders win a championship.
Moschkau was named co-Miss Basket-
ball as well as being the lone unanimous
Also making the first-team in Divi-
sion 3 were Brooke Geier (Kewaunee),
selection to the first-team All-State in Makenna Haase (Freedom), Brooklyn
Division 3. Liegel (Richland Center), Elizabeth Lutz
Moschkau, who helped lead the Cru-
saders (25-3) to their first state title,
(Marshall), Tori Martell (Somerset), Lexi
Smith (Northland Pines) and Myriama
averaged 18.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 3.4 Smith-Traore (Whitewater) and junior
assists, 1.3 steals and 2.6 blocks per Madelyn Neff (Hayward).
game Honorable mentions were seniors
Moschkau finished her career with Breahna Butler (Milwaukee School of
1,606 points. Languages), Emily Hafemann (Martin
Senior Katie Meriggioli was also Luther), Danielle Nennig (Wrightstown),
named to the first-team All-State in Divi- Chelsea Olson (Westby), Rebekah
sion 3. The NCAA Division II Bent- Schumacher (Whitewater) and Chandler
ley (Mass.) University recruit averaged Zwiefelhofer (Bloomer) and juniors Syd-
15.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists ney Flier (Waupun) and Jazmine Young
and 2.1 steals per game to also help the (Dominican).
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Baseball Boys basketball

Klawiter shuts down Spartans Buss steps down as

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
There was no need for extra
innings on April 11.
After winning 16- and 8-inning
games last week, the Verona baseball
team took care of Madison Memorial
3-0 at Stampfl Field.
Reagan Klawiter pitched six strong
innings, and the offense did just
enough to push Verona to 4-0 overall
(3-0 Big Eight).
The pitching is really, really
good, coach Brad DOrazio said.
I am happy with that. We limit
the number of walks and play good
defense, so obviously that has been
key.
Tyler McClure tripled with one out
in the third to jump start the offense,
and he later scored on an RBI field-
ers choice off the bat of Connor
McGowan (2-for-3).
McGowan later reached second
on a groundout, and John Coshun
brought him home with a single to
right field.
Verona made it 3-0 in the fourth
with an RBI groundout by Noah
Anderson to score Jared Grassman,
who reached on an error.
I thought we are putting some
good swings on the ball and putting
it in play and seeing what happens,
DOrazio said. They have been
Reagan Klawiter hurls a strike in the first inning Tuesday in a Big Eight Con-
ference game against Madison Memorial at Stampfl Field. Klawiter pitched six
innings in a 3-0 win for the Wildcats, striking out eight.
Klawiter did the rest on the mound,
finishing with eight strikeouts and
allowing just three hits. He hit two
batters and walked another to put
himself in a few jams.
Klawiter stranded the based loaded
in the second and left two on in the
coach after 21 seasons
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Alan Buss is leaving the
Verona Area High School
boys basketball
program after
21 seasons and
three state tour-
nament appear-
ances.
Buss
announced his
decision April Buss
3 after a season
pulling double
duty as head boys basket-
ball coach and associate
principal of the school. He
told the Press he plans to
help as needed with finding
a successor and making the
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
transition, as well as with
some involvement in the
youth program.
Buss was hired into the
administrative position
always says to battle through every last summer and found the
pitch and battle through situations workload was too much
and to just try and make the best when also trying to coach
pitch when needed, Klawiter said.
We like where we are at right now,
but we can do a little better with
everything. Boys golf
the program.
That, coupled with his
son Nate graduating after
hed coached Nate on the
varsity team for the past
three seasons, made the
time right, he said.
Having the opportu-
nity to coach my son was
a special thing, and I feel
fortunate that I had an
opportunity to do that, he
said.
Buss, who was head
coach for 16 of his 21 sea-
sons with the Wildcats,
compiled a 213-162 record
while at Verona. He was
a coach for over 30 years
and has an overall record of
238-182, including time as
a head coach at Beloit Cath-
olic High School, where
he helped the team make
the Wisconsin Independent
Schools Athletic Associ-
ation state tournament in
1989.
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Wildcats finish runner-up

mentally tough in a lot of these close third and the fifth. Madison Memorials best chance
ones. It wasnt my best, but coach Turn to Baseball/Page 21

Boys track and field

Cats win W/TFA indoor state championship
Verona scores 27 points at
UW-Whitewater
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
With each passing week, the Vero-
na boys track and field team looks
more capable of doing something
special this season. Coming off the
first Madison West Relay champi-
onship in school history April 8, the
Wildcats claimed their first Wiscon-
sin Track Federation state indoor title
Saturday at UW-Whitewater.
We are off to a very strong start.
Even the legendary 1999 boys track
and field team that won Veronas
first ever WIAA D1 title was not
able to win these two meets, coach
Joff Pedretti wrote in an email to the
Press. Both Kimberly and Fond du
Lac are two teams I predict will fin-
ish in the top five at the state cham-
pionships, so finishing ahead of them
really helps in building confidence.
Pedretti acknowledged that Kim-
berly is a stronger team outdoors
than indoors, due to the points they
can pick up in the discus and 300
hurdles, so even though Verona beat
that team twice, the team isnt taking
it for granted.
We need to keep working hard
in order to come out on top against
them at state, Pedretti said.
Senior Jack Herkert earned MVP
honors of the meet, single-handedly
outscoring all but six of the 36
schools that competed in the meet.
The Stanford recruit earned 27
points with a high jump victory and
top-six finishes in hurdles, long jump
and triple jump.
Jack is an incredible athlete. Ive
been involved with the program as
an athlete or coach for 24 years now,
and I can easily say he is one of the
best Wildcat track and field athletes
of all-time, Pedretti said. What is
impressive about him is how he is
able to compete at such a high level
in so many different events. His con-
sistency comes from years to hard
work, focus and coach-ability.
Herkert, the Division 1 state
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at Viking Invitational
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area High
School boys golf team trav-
eled to Stoughton Country
Club April 10 to open the
season in the Viking Invita-
tional and took runner-up to
Monona Grove 317-329.
Garhett Kaegi tied for
fourth with a 78, and Austin
Gaby tied for eighth with an
80.
Will Zunker and Cale
Rufenacht finished the scor-
ing with an 85 and an 86,
respectively.
Jake Bates score of 92
was thrown out.
Monona Groves Mason
S p o n e m ( 7 4 ) a n d J a ke
Schroeckenthaler (75) fin-
ished first and second indi-
vidually. Janesville Parkers
Matt Zimmerman was third
with a 77.
Milton finished third as a
team with a 334, led by AJ
Grays 78.
Madison triple dual
The Wildcats traveled
to Yahara Golf Course on
April 11 for a triple dual
against Madison East and
Madison West and picked
up wins against both teams
with a 319.
Zunker led Verona with a
77, and Kaegi picked up a
78.
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Softball: Bats go cold in loss to rival Middleton

Continued from page 17
Haley Pittman threw the
first four innings for Mad-
ison Memorial, allowing
seven runs on 12 hits.
Anna Arnoldussen tossed
the final two innings and
allowed one run in the loss.
Verona 16,
Mad. West 0 (5 inn.)
Sophomore Meghan
Anderson threw a no-hitter
and Savanna Rainey sup-
plied the offense, driving in
four runs in a 16-0 victory
April 6 over Madison West.
Anderson struck out 11
over five innings and Rain-
ey, a UW-Madison recruit,
had three of the Wildcats
12 hits. Rudnicki (2-for-3)
drove in three RBIs, and
Vogel plated two more.
Verona committed three
errors. Madison West had
six.
Middleton 6, Verona 4 U W r e c r u i t S ava n n a inning. sixth inning, but Middleton lossVeron fell to 3-5 over-
Rainey cut the Wildcats The Wildcats (3-5 over- scored a sixth inning insur- all and 3-1 in the Big Eight
The Middleton Cardinals deficit to 4-3 with a three- all, 3-1 conference) add- ance run. with the loss.
have given the Wildcats fits run home run in the fifth ed a run in the fifth and Anderson took the
the past two years, forcing a
split the last two seasons.
On April 11, the Wildcats
were as much to blame for
their 6-4 loss at Firefight-
ers Park in Middleton, as
the host Cardinals.
Verona stranded 10 base-
runners and committed two
early errors in a 6-4 loss.
I think we understood
that we would have to face
some adversity this season,
Todd Anderson said. Other
teams will do their jobs and
score some runs, but if we
make the routine plays, it
changes everything else in
the game.
M i d d l e t o n s H a n n a
Fisher reached base on a
one-out error by shortstop
Molly McChesney in the
second. Brianna Buss then
singled to center with two
outs. Fisher and Buss both
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High school
Oregon AD going pro as ref
Carr among four making NFL
debut in 2017 season
Oregon athletic director Mike Carr
will be one of four officials making their
National Football League debuts during
the 2017 season, according to a story
posted on the NFL offi-
cial-focused website foot-
ballzebras.com last week.
Carr, who has been a
Big Ten official for the
past several years, told
the Star in an email the
NFL will send out a news
release later this spring Mike Carr
and that he would be
unable to comment until
then.
Carr was part of the crew that worked
t h e Tex a s B ow l D e c . 2 8 b e t w e e n
Boys golf
Panthers finish ninth in opener
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Oregon High School boys golf team
finished ninth April 10 in the Viking Invita-
tional at Stoughton Country Club.
The Panthers finished one stroke behind
rival Stoughton with a 363.
Jacob Janecek led Oregon with an
88, and Klus followed with a 90. Henry
Roskos and Alex Verhagen finished the
scoring with a 92 and a 93, respectively.
Ryan Candells score of 95 was thrown
out.
Monona Grove won the meet with a 317,
and Verona took second with a 329. Milton
rounded out the top three with a 334.
Mason Sponem (74) and Jake Schroeck-
enthaler (75) of the Silver Eagles finished
first and second, and Janesville Parkers
Matt Zimmerman was third with a 77.
Veronas Garhett Kaegi, Monroes Dev-
on Boeck and Miltons AJ Gray tied for
fourth with a 78. MGs Anthony Koch was
seventh with a 79.
DeForests Matt Unger, Veronas Austin
Gaby and Miltons Ryan Nelson rounded
out the top 10 with 80s.
Monona Grove 155. Oregon 169
The Panthers traveled to The Oaks Golf
Course April 11 to take on Monona Grove
in a Badger South Conference dual and
dropped the match 155-169.
Roskos led Oregon with a 41, and Can-
dell and Klus each shot 42.
Verhagen finished the scoring with a 44.
Janeceks score of 48 was thrown out.
Schroeckenthaler led the Silver Eagles
with a 35, and Sponem followed with a 38.
Griff Haase and Koch finished the scor-
ing with a pair of 41s.
The Panthers JV squad did earn a win
Tuesday, 177-215.
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Girls track and field
Jackson leads Panthers to
Texas A&M and Kansas State possibly
his final game as a collegiate referee.
A native of Columbus, Wis., Carr fol-
fourth at state indoor meet
lowed up a state football championship JEREMY JONES
and a state runner-up basketball finish
at Columbus High School by going into
Sports editor
W/TFA winners
high school officiating and eventually Oregon scored 23 points to finish 55 dash: Makayla Jackson, Milwaukee
becoming a college referee. fourth out of 23 teams April 8 at the pres- King, 7.05
A graduate of the University of Wiscon- tigious Wisconsin Track Federation state
sin-Madison, Carr was a head linesman in indoor meet at UW-Whitewater. 400 dash: Kiersten Walker, Milwaukee
the Big Ten through 2015 and then spent Junior Alexis Jackson had a hand in King, 57.78
last year as a center judge. 22 of the Panthers points, winning the 800 run: Riley Hansen, Kenosha Tremper,
Carr was one of 20 officials who got the 55-meter hurdles while also helping the 2:19.04
chance to audition for the NFL through team collect a pair of third-place finishes. 1,600 run: Maddie Thompson, Sun Prai-
the Advanced Development Program in Jackson, who sat in first place through- rie, 5;12.88
2015 and spent two years in the program, out the day in the 55-meter hurdles, add-
working mainly as a head linesman. Can- ed .03 seconds between the prelims and 55 hurdles: Alexis Jackson, Oregon, 8.32
didates in the program are successful semifinals but responded by dropping .15 4x200 relay: Milwaukee King, 1:43.37
referees in college or the Arena Football in the finals to win the event in 8.32. She 4x400 relay: Hamilton, 4:03.28
League. scored 10 points in the process.
Carr has been the OHS athletic director Jacksons time was .09 seconds faster High jump: Emily Scott, Kimberly, 5-6
for the last four years. than Nicolet sophomore Destiny Huvens Pole vault: Olivia Fabry, De Pere, 12-7
time. Long jump: Makayla Jackson, Milwaukee
The Panthers picked up six more points King, 18-8
as Jackson continued to score points
wherever her coaches put her, adding a Triple jump: Kiara Lee, Madison La Fol-
lette, 36-6 1/4
third-place finish in the long jump with
a school-record leap of 18 feet. Neenah Shot put: Josie Schaefer, Baraboo, 45-10
junior Audrey Makope finished 3/4 ahead
of Jackson for second place. Milwaukee
King added another title, though, with in 1:46.95.
Makayla Jackson stretching the tape to Milwaukee King led by 400 dash cham-
18-8. pion Kiersten Walker, Rosie Cramer
and the meets top two sprinters (Brown
Jackson and sophomore Scarlet
Egwuonwu joined to help Oregon rack up and Makayla Jackson) won the event in
1:43.37. Hamilton (1:46.46) took second
points as part of the 4x200, where they
were joined by senior Danica Keisling just ahead of Oregon.
and sophomore Lexi Karls to finish third
Turn to OHS girls track/Page 21
Softball
Oregon gets win over Monroe on April 11
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Oregon traveled to Mon-
r o e s Tw i n i n g Pa r k o n
April 11 and won its first
Badger South Conference
game 5-2.
The victory was the Pan-
thers first over the Cheese-
makers since 2010.
To go down to Mon-
roe, a program thats been
success for a long time
that was huge for, us
Photo by Anthony Iozzo said coach Sydnee Wyss,
Jacob Janecek chips onto the fourth-hole herself a Monroe almnus.
green Monday in the Viking Invitational at I think it was the biggest
Stoughton Country Club. Janecek finished win for our program in a
first on the team with an 88. Oregon was long time. Its early in the
ninth as a team with a 363. season and weve still got
some things to work out,
but this should definitely
both finished with 43s, and Ryan Michek give us some more confi-
followed with a 45. dence.
Nick Brien finished the JV scoring with Oregon trailed 2-0 going
a 46. into the top of the sixth
The golfers played the front nine at The inning but quickly turned
Oaks. the table with three runs.
Meghan Detra (2-for-3)
led the inning off with bunt
single and moved up to sec-
ond when Krysten George
was hit by a pitch. Marissa Photo by Jeremy Jones to
Kleckler was hit by a pitch Hannah Christiansen fires a fourth-inning pitch Monday eve-
one out later to load the ning against Edgerton. Oregon hung with the Crimson Tide
bases before Jayme Zander for much of the game but lost 6-3.
smacked a two-run double.
Pitcher Hannah Chris-
tiansen helped her cause, end the sixth. infield single to plate the
hitting a ground ball to the The Panthers added a pair games final run.
right side to plate a third of insurance runs in the top Christiansen went the dis-
run. of the seventh as Brooke tance, allowing two earned
Oregon never trailed from McCallum doubled and
Detra tripled a run across
runs on seven hits. She
walked two and struck out
there, getting out of a jam
with a 1-3-2 double play to home plate. George had a four.
Soccer: Oregon ties Muskego
Continued from page 17 two goals to continue her 0-0 tie with Muskego Satur-
strong start to the season. day in the Wisconsin Dells
Randey Lewis added an tournament.
1, to three shots on goal. assist. Muskego is ranked sixth
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shots. Oregon 0, Muskego 0 Breitbach finished with
Kaboord finished with Oregon also finished in a eight saves.
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Garhett Kaegi tees off on the fifth hole Monday at the Vikings Invitational at Stoughton
Country Club. Kaegi finished tied for fourth with a 78, and the Wildcats took second as a
team with a 329.
Golf: Cats take down Madison West, East
Continued from page 19
Bates and Gaby finished the scoring
with a pair of 82s.
It is nice to see Austin having some
nice rounds early, coach Jon Rebholz
said.
Madison West finished with a 350, led
OHS girls track: Oregon takes fourth at
Badger Challenge in Portage
Continued from page 20
Egwuonwu cut .14 sec-
onds between the prelims
and semifinals Saturday but
was unable to shave any
more time in the finals, fin-
ishing eighth for the teams
final point in 7.51.
Milwaukee King, which
wo n t h e m e e t w i t h 5 5
points, finished 1-2 in
the event behind a pair of
underclassmen. Sophomore
Makayla won the race in
7.05 with freshman Ama-
ri Brown reaching the line
second in 7.28.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Kenosha Tremper tied
Sun Prairie for second
place with 28 points, while
Oregon and Neenah tied for
fourth.
Badger Challenge
by Owen Cranley with an 81 and Glen The Panthers won two
Kuenzi with an 85. relays and secured the 400
With two consistent rounds in the dash titles April 11 to finish
books, Rebholz said it is good to see the fourth at the Badger Chal-
lower scores, especially with a few 70s lenge in Portage with 76
anchoring the team score. points.
That is good for moving forward to see
the guys are bringing everything down a
Buss: Search for new head coach begins
little bit, Rebholz said.
April 14, 2017
Baraboo won the meet
with 162.33 points, while
Waunakee (117.83) and
Stoughton (93.5) rounded
out the top three teams.
Karls, Keisling, Igl and
Egwuonwu combined forc-
es to help Oregon win the
4x200 relay. The quartet
posted a meet-best 1:49.79.
Freshman Olivia Mard-
sen, junior Abigail Fisch-
er, Keisling and Scarlet
Egwuonwu won the 4x100
in 52.48 nearly two sec-
onds faster than second
place DeForest.
Jackson added the 400 in
1:00.18 the 10th fastest
time in OHS history and
freshman Olivia Keast fin-
ished seventh in 1:09.76.
Junior Breanna Bas-
tian finished runner-up to
Stoughton sophomore Anna
Wozniak (5:30.08) with a
time of 5:32.71.
Freshman Isabella
Egwuonwu finished third in
the 100 hurdles (17.74) and
sixth in the 200 (29.48).
Fellow freshman Jenna
Fitchburg Star 21
Sharkus was seventh in the
100 dash (13.82).
Oregons all-freshmen
4x800 relay of Sara Chris-
tenson, Ana Verhagen, Zoe
Frank and Tori Phillips fin-
ished third in 10:47.54.
Christenson (2:40.23)
and Verhagen (2:41.16)
added a fifth and sixth place
finish in the 800, respec-
tively
Junior Abigail Fischer
was sixth in the long jump
(14-4 1/2). Baraboo senior
Kaylee Mueller won the
event with a leap of 16-7
1/2.
Junior Ellen McCorkle
finished fifth in the shot put
with a throw of 32-9 1/2.
Junior Alyssa Milski added
an eighth-place finish with
a throw of 32-1. Baraboo
claimed the top three spots
led by senior Josie Schaefer
(41-6 1/2).
McCorkle finished sixth
in the discus with a 91-11.
Schaefer added the discus
title with a distance of
154-11.

Baseball: Slonim gets game-winner in eighth Continued from page 19 man, Buss said. When I
read and hear that from for-
member earn the coaching
job.
mer players, I think that is I am a firm believer that
inning against Beloit During his time with
Verona, Buss coached the
the most special thing.
Buss expects to remain
if you can try to find some-
one who is on staff and in the
Continued from page 19 end the inning unscathed. R J Wo p p e r t s i n g l e d team to its first state tourna- involved with the program. school, I think that is really
Sam Smith earned the home McGowan in the ment to cap the 2005-2006 He has a 9-year old son who important, he said. I have
loss for Memorial. He third for the other run, but season and also coached the plays basketball in the youth always been in the building
to score came in the third allowed two earned runs Beloit tied the game in the Wildcats to state in 2006-07 program and said he will where I have coached. I just
on a blast by Will Gus- on five hits in six innings, fourth with an RBI single and 2009-10. continue to help him and the think that really helps you
tafson over center field- striking out three. by Matt Elliot. Verona won eight region- youth program when he can. establish those relationships
er Jacob Slonims head. Elliot reached third with al championships and won Buss said that as an and helps to keep the players
Slonim got the ball into Verona 2, Beloit Me- two outs in the top of the a Badger South Conference administrator he would do accountable and gives them
the cutoff man McGowan morial 1 seventh, but Jeff Bishop title once before moving to whatever the school asked a chance to go during the
who then got the ball to the induced a flyout to end the the Big Eight in 2008. of him to not only find a school day when they need a
catcher Grassman. After winning an epic inning. But the most memorable successor but to get the new chance to talk.
Grassman had to come 16-inning game at Janes- Gaelen Combs pitched a moments for Buss during coach acclimated into the Buss said he didnt know
up the third base line and ville Parker two days ear- perfect eighth to earn the his time are the relationships position. if that would be necessary
reach, but he was able to lier, the Wildcats contin- win. Bishop allowed an he was able to cultivate Athletic director Mark for the next coach, however.
apply the tag on Ryan Frie- ued its extra-inning magic earned run on seven hits in with players and coaches Kryka posted the position The next thing would
denreich who was attempt- with a 2-1 win over Beloit seven innings, striking out throughout the years. last week and said he hopes be to find someone that can
ing to score from second. Memorial on April 6 at five. I heard from a lot of my to have it filled by the end of continue to move the pro-
Brad Laufenberg earned Stampfl Field. Drew Freitag took former players who reached May. gram in a positive direction
the save. He walked the Jacob Slonim singled the loss. He allowed an out and said, Thank you for Buss does already have and maybe take that next
bases loaded with two home Tucker Teskey in the unearned run on one hit everything you have done some input on the sub- step and doing some things
outs in the seventh, but he bottom of the eighth for the and two walks in 1/3 of an for me not only as a player ject, stating he is a believ- I didnt accomplish while I
induced a ground ball to game-winner. inning. but to help me be a better er of having a current staff was here, he said.

Boys track: Verona beats Madison Memorial handily in Big Eight dual
Continued from page 19
champion in high jump,
was never threatened in that
event last week, clearing 6
feet, 6 inches three inches
above second-place Bran-
den Endlich of Green Bay
Preble. Teammate JT Haw-
kins made it over 6 feet for
fifth place, as the two com-
bined for 14 points.
Herkert (7.8) and Jared
Biddle (8.55) racked up 10
more points for Verona in
the high hurdles. Fourth and
fifth after the prelims, both
seniors turned it on in the
semifinals and finals to fin-
ish second and seventh.
Herkert also moved up
the all-time list in the long
jump with a 21-11, besting
his previous season-best by
three inches. The effort was
good for third place and six
points. He also competed in
his first triple jump this sea-
son, posting a 42-7 1/4 for
sixth place and three points.
Obi Ifediora and his
brother Chudi accounted for
18 points in the 55-meter
dash with their 1-2 fin-
ish. Obi broke the school
record, and his brother Chu-
di moved up from fifth place
in the prelims to second in
the semis and finals to help
the Wildcats go 1-2 in 6.47
and 6.5, respectively. The
brothers now sit 1-2 on the
schools all-time list.
Verona loaded up the
4x400 relay with the Ifed-
iora brothers, sophomore
Mason Jordan and junior
Peter Barger and finished
second with the first sub
3:30 indoor time in school
history. The quartets time
of 3:28.4 was bested only by
Fond du Lacs 3:27.15.
Shot putter Hunter Bourne
moved up the all-time list
with a lifetime best 49-6
1/2. The effort was the 11th
best throw in school history.
It landed him out of point
scoring rank in Whitewater,
finishing 11th. Kimberly
junior won the competition
by more than four feet, with
a heave of 63- 1/4.
Veronas next test will be
going against another pow-
erhouse Brookfield East at
the Sun Prairie Invite at the
end of the month.
The goal of this years
seniors has been to win the
state meet since their soph-
omore year, Pedretti said.
On the bus ride home from
state that year, we were
already comparing what
they could do in comparison
to that 1999 team.
Based on how we have
started, we are ahead of
pace. However, the competi-
tion is tougher than what we
had 18 years ago. Many of
the events that we are hop-
ing to score our points in are
more competitive now. We
need to continue to break
school records and raise
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triple jump with a leap of Brad Tuomi added the 3,200
Verona 112, Madison 39-7. crown in 10:48.
Memorial 28 On the track, the Wildcats Michael Egle won the 110
won every event but the 200, hurdles in 17.7 and Paul
The Wildcats traveled to pole vault and 4x200 relay. Kalifatidi added the 300s in
Mansfield Stadium on April Verona claimed titles at 44 flat.
11, where they competed every race 400 meters or Hunter Bourne claimed
in a Big Eight Conference longer. the shot put with a throw of
dual against a short-handed Chudi Ifediora won the 47-3 3/4 and Dylan Bourne
Spartans squad and won 400 in 53.3, beating Herk- added the discus in 135-7.
112-28. ert. Max Boldt cleared 5-4 to
Madison Memorial was We had to try and create win the high jump.
on spring break and without some competition in some Verona won the 4x100
one of its top competitors. sports, Pedretti said. in 45.9 and the 4x400 in
Hawkins accounted for Corey Petersen won the 3:34.7.
two of the Verona victories,
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Staff asks for guidance on bike/ped plan

Council has hourlong
discussion questioning
process, clarifying intent
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Though the Bicycle and Pedes-
trian Plan update earned the
Common Councils approval last
month, it apparently is not yet
complete.
That was what city staff told the
council March 14, as they sought
clarification on a few items with-
in the plan, including one related
to the sidewalks language that
was added the night the plan
was passed. As it has anytime
its come up over the past sever-
al years, the sidewalks discussion
became a touchy subject.
Even though a compromise was
reached, it could not be passed
immediately, meaning the approv-
al of the new language had to
wait a couple of weeks until the
council approved it March 28.
That original language about
sidewalks came from a resolution
approved unanimously in Janu-
ary that outlined a prohibition on
installing them in existing neigh-
borhoods without them, except
when 75 percent of affected
property owners agree and other
various criteria are met. Despite
the tone of the discussion, it
replaced language that would
have prevented any sidewalk
installations in those neighbor-
hoods under any circumstances.
The resolution language at
issue March 14 was a clause of
the ordinance that staff said left
room for interpretation. A staff
memo said it was not clear wheth-
er the sidewalk prohibition also
applied to apartments, condomini-
ums or commercial areas or only
single-family homes, which have
been discussed most often since it
first came to a head in 2010.
S t a ff b e l i eve s t h e wo r d-
ing would restrict sidewalks in
multi-family areas, and is open
to varied interpretation regard-
ing commercial areas, the memo
read. Such language provides
difficulty in advising residents.
Ald. Carol Poole (Dist. 1), who
wrote the original resolution, said
the map attached to the resolution
was clear enough and that would
serve as a better directive than
the sentence staff had questions
about. She said the sentence could
be removed.
If we missed something on the
map and something comes for-
ward, then I guess those people
will have to come forward at that
time, Poole said.
However, the council ultimate-
ly decided to put another resolu-
tion on a future agenda to clarify
the language, which clerk Patti
Anderson told them would be the
cleanest way to make a change.
The council also agreed with
staff to include an exception to the
prohibition on shared-use paths
for the upcoming Lacy Road proj-
ect. That is slated for this spring
and includes a shared-use path on
one side of the road. As approved
before, the plan would have
required a separate homeowner
approval process, even though the
project has already gone out to
bid.
Disputing the process
Some alders were unhappy to
have the policy in front of them
again at all.
We continue to overcompli-
cate the sidewalk issue again and
again, said Ald. Patrick Stern
(D-2). I am so sick of talking
about sidewalks.
Yet alders continued to argue
over the process March 14, with
nearly an hour spent discussing
the item in total.
What (engineer Ahnaray Biz-
jak) brought us tonight was an
unintended consequence of what
we passed, said Ald. Dorothy
Krause (D-1).
Bizjak acknowledged that she
was ready to move on, as well.
Im sick and tired of talking
about it, too, to be perfectly
honest with you, Bizjak said. I
just want to make sure I under-
stand.
Alds. Julia Arata-Fratta (D-2)
and Jason Gonzalez (D-3) both
advised against making any
changes to what had already been
approved. Ald. Dan Carpenter
agreed that the resolutions pret-
ty clear, noting that it passed
unanimously.
Mayor Steve Arnold disagreed.
He repeatedly told the alders
city staff was simply asking
what you want. Though it was
clear (alders) wanted it passed,
he said, it wasnt clear what the
intent was.
Staff is trying to get it right,
and I think that the council should
do its best to try and cooperate
with that effort so your intent is in
the plan and any subsequent reso-
lutions that may apply, he added
later in response to Gonzalez.
Contact Scott Girard at
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40 volunteers clear trash from waterways Council approves

Creek, where 25 people
Next cleanup event
is April 22
EVAN HALPOP
collected 29 bags of trash
and five bags of recycla-
bles, which was phenom-
enal said sustainability
Anton Drive plan
specialist Erika Kluet- SCOTT GIRARD The plan which outlines
Star correspondent
meier, who organized the Unified Newspaper Group zoning for the area was
cleanup. Among the items passed unanimously. The
Elvice McAlpine hunt-
were a bunch of discarded The Anton Drive Neigh- Anton Drive neighborhood
ed around the pond across
tires. borhood has a new plan is bounded by U.S. Hwy.
the street from her house,
We find so many plastic after the Common Council 18-151 to the east, the Fitch-
her knee-high rubber boots
items in the spring, which approved it March 28. burg city limits to the west,
squishing in the mud as she
can harm wildlife, she The council was consider- Jamestown and Western
picked up trash from the
added. ing a neighborhood plan that Hills neighborhoods to the
Dunns Marsh area.
Six volunteers cleaned at was developed through more north and McKee Road to
She and her husband,
Dunns Marsh, and the rest than a year of committee the south.
Tom, had heard about the
were at The Highlands of meetings and included some Ald. Jake Johnson (D-4)
citys volunteer cleanup
Seminole and Quarry Hill. public input, though it had asked the council to approve
days at various waterways
Other neighborhoods could decided to table the matter a requirement that develop-
for years but had never
be added in the future if at its March 14 meeting fol- ers provide park land rather
been able to attend until
volunteers are available. lowing some concerns from than pay a fee in lieu of land,
this year.
Another cleanup event Ald. Carol Poole (Dist. 1). which is one of the options
We missed the event the
is scheduled for 10a.m. to But she told the council available through city ordi-
last few years because we
noon Saturday, April 22, she was more comfortable nances. The lack of park
were out of town, Elvice
at Seminole Forest. Vol- with the plan after some land in that area of town is a
said.
unteers are asked to bring conversations with area resi- big problem, he said.
They were among 40 vol-
boots and gloves and meet dents in those two weeks. But Johnson eventually
unteers who hauled away
at Seminole Pool, 5948 I did have some concerns withdrew that proposal after
dozens of bags of trash and
Schumann Dr. The city will about the density, Poole discussion revealed it would
recyclables from water-
provide supplies and pick said. I have been consistent likely not be possible to
ways all around Fitchburg
up trash and recyclables about those concerns from do so. Community planner
on April 1.
after the event. the very beginning. Susan Badtke explained the
The city recruited the
For information, call She emphasized that the plan included language that
volunteers as part of an
270-4274 or email erika. plan needed to have flexi- recognized the park deficien-
annual cleanup day, which Photo by Evan Halpop
kluetmeier@fitchburgwi. bility built in, in case devel- cy and made it more of a
started in 2003 in Dunns David Martin, left, and Elvice McAlpine, right, work on clean- opment did not come for joint effort between the city
Marsh but recently expand- gov. ing up a part of Dunns Marsh on April 1. The annual cleanup
awhile and what would fit and a developer to determine
ed to comprise four areas. has been held every year since 2003, and has expanded to what was appropriate.
T h e l a rg e s t s h a r e o f Helu Wang also other areas in Fitchburg, including Swan Creek, The High- well there changed.
volunteers went to Swan contributed to this story. lands of Seminole, and Quarry Hill.

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Election: Gonzalez expects dynamics to change in the mayors office and on the council
Continued from page 1 Fitchburg at heart and that I especially in the northwest
was acting on that in a way part of the city. Alder races
disappointment and wor- that can be justified by the I think youre going to Dist. 1, Seat 1 Votes
ried about the citys future. future results, he told the see some good things right
I feel that I had the best Star. out of the chute, he said. Dorothy Krause (I) 414
interest of everyone in Those future results will Rich Tate 349
now be dictated by Gonza- New priorities
lez and a council that will Dist. 1, Seat 2
Among Gonzalezs top
PAR Concrete, Inc. likely be friendlier to him priorities is one that he Anne Scott 401
than the previous one was hopes will help quell the Wanda McCann-Smith 372
Driveways with Arnold. He said his repeated disagreements
Floors top priorities include devel- that turn personal during Dist. 3, Seat 5
Patios opment in the Uptown and meetings, which have been Aaron Richardson 484
Sidewalks North Fish Hatchery areas, a regular feature in recent Jay Allen 377
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Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell) once and working toward the election cycle so alder-
835-5129 (office) a sense of community, manic seats alternate years,
with half coming up for
election each year much
HELP NEEDED like nearby Verona does.
We can have some insti-
At left, Adam Hanson, a resident of Fitchburg for 10 years, Dan Carpenter (I) 596
signs in to vote at the Fitchburg Community Center on April
4. He said he believes it his civic duty to vote, and he has Zyronia Mims 261
voted in every election. Dist. 4, Seat 7
Mayoral results
Tom Clauder 993

IN POSTAL STATION tutional stability in that

regard, he said.
Candidate Dist. 1 Dist. 2 Dist. 3 Dist. 4 Total
Jason Gonzalez 478 984 535 1,146 3,143
William Horns
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respectively.
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interests. But that didnt
who beat another familiar The District 2 candi-
happen. I really regret face trying to return to the dates incumbent Julia
what I see happening in the
future.
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Horns, who had previous-
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I think that the results
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Youth program: Activities at defacto community center focus on empowerment, challenges
Continued from page 1 already have plans for how Smith, who serves on the

station after school. But Smith

said its more appropriate to
describe it as an empower-
ment program meant to act
as an investment in the life
of (each) child who comes
through the fire stations
doors.
Im just looking to fill
those kids space with so
much positive energy
thats my ultimate goal, she
explained. I want to teach
them to go to college, get an
education and do the best you
can do even in the midst of
adversity, just do your best.
Encouraging strong self-es-
teem and urging the kids to
treat their peers with respect
and kindness is another theme
the club volunteers try to
thread through most of the
activities. The kids learn new
vocabulary words and spell-
ings nearly every day, and
they arent allowed to use put-
downs and negative phrases
like stupid, dumb and I at Fitchburg Fire Station No. 2. Muab-el and other volunteers
cant.
China Miller, a King James
Way resident and former vol-
unteer for the program, said
when a child acts out, the
approach is always to try to
get to the root of the behavior
and to talk through issues in a
way that makes the child feel
worthy and regarded almost
as an adult, rather than to iso-
late them in something like a
timeout.
The model we like to use
is push through your fears, tap
into your greatness and wear
it well, Miller said. Keep
your head high and know that
How to help
To donate materials
including art and school
supplies, board games
and snacks to the
after-school program,
email Wanda Smith at
wandamccannsmith@
yahoo.com.
budget is supported by
Smiths mental health ser-
vices nonprofit Peace Net-
work, Inc., but its also com-
ing from donations by com-
munity members and volun-
teers.
Those who work with the
program say that support
is a result of the relation-
Photo by Kate Newton
ships Smith has established
At right, Caliph Muab-el, the executive director of the Mad-
ison-based organization Breaking Barriers Mentoring, high throughout the county over
the years to further cultivate
fives Marquis Diggins after he successfully reads a page from
his book during homework time at the after-school program both the volunteer base and
sources of funding.
from Breaking Barriers visit the program regularly to help the I have to give Wanda a lot
of credit, because she did a
kids with their schoolwork and lead them in other activities,
lot to get this acknowledged,
including creative writing and leadership discussions.
Miller said. And now that
a circle to help her sing the boundaries kids in the pro- its gotten acknowledged, its
gram regularly face so they starting to get that attention
lyrics of a rap shed written,
it needs so we can get those
called Beyond Beautiful. As can avoid outcomes like
incarceration, drugs and street resources in place.
they went around each child
violence. Because of the heightening
paired with a peer or volun-
Theyre awesome kids, popularity of the program,
teer the voices were hesitant
the spatial constraints at the
at first but eventually grew to and to see their personal
almost shouting. potential highlighted and fire station have limited how
The group then slowly for them to reach the heights many volunteers and what
in some of the things they types of programming it can
built to a steady clap to keep
support. But Muab-el said
the beat: Im courageous, doubted themselves in in the
Im resilient... Im confident, beginning, its just so reward- it also clearly demonstrates
ing, he said. You can see the how egregious the need
Im creative... I am talent-
level of engagement, theyre for a community center in
ed, intelligent, unique and
innovative... I am worth it, I really into what theyre doing, the neighborhood is which
to keep the kids engaged over
the summer months.
citys Community Econom-
ic Development Authority
Shes arranged a partner- committee and was narrowly
ship with Fitchburg resident defeated in her run for a Dis-
JoAnne Brown, who works trict 1 alder seat this month
as the multicultural student (as McCann-Smith), said
coordinator at James Madi- during her campaign out-
son Memorial High School reach she was surprised to
in Madison, and Zapata to discover how many residents
brainstorm summer camp expressed interest in the pro-
activities like flag football, gram and seemed encouraged
a STEM-focused program to help (her) fight for a com-
with scientists from Promega, munity center.
and other projects aimed at To her, that indicates
teenagers. Those could also theyre only scratching the
include college prep and job surface, and if the program
search help, as well as more itself is able to move into a
events geared toward Fitch- bigger space, she envisions
burg residents of all ages, like someday expanding pro-
parenting skills classes and gramming enough to need a
job apprenticeship opportuni- full-time staff, one that has
ties. the sort of diversity that rep-
The block parties are also resents the neighborhood.
set to return this summer, The massive support
likely in Huegel-Jamestown weve gotten: Im just thank-
Park, and Smith said they ful and overjoyed, she said.
plan to hold activities in the Its just going to make me
new park on King James Way work twice as hard to get the
when it opens this summer. things that we need.
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Recurring activities over
the programs tenure include
boys and girls collabora-
tive groups, in which the
kids gather and discuss differ-
ent topics, and weekly visits
from Dr. Jasmine Zapata, a
King James neighborhood
resident who runs a commu-
nity choir with a mission of
hope, strength and the power
to overcome.
During one March session,
Zapata gathered the kids in
deserve it... I am treasured,
I am loved... I deserve every
blessing that is coming from
above!
Bridging the gap
Staff of the Madison-based
organization Breaking Bar-
riers Mentoring also visit to
lead regular programming at
the station.
Executive director Caliph
Muab-el said the aim of his
visits, and, arguably, the
program as a whole, is to
bridge the gap over societal
and theyre looking for more
challenges.
While the kids have come
to expect visits from Break-
ing Barriers and Zapata, the
list of potential options that
could be added to the pro-
gramming lineup has grown
the past several months. Peo-
ple from around the area have
offered their services and sup-
port to the program, including
Boys and Girls Club of Dane
County president and CEO
Michael Johnson.
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The more support we get,
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When the Fitchburg Fire Department
begins moving out of Fire Station No. 2
in the next couple of months, the home-
work club and after-school program
thats been there since last fall could
lose its home.
The department will be moving to
a new 24,000-square-foot facility on
Marketplace Drive, and the citys plans
for the building after its vacated have
yet to be determined. Program organiz-
er Wanda Smith would like to see the
building turned into a fully-functioning
community center for what she said is
a drastically underserved section of the
city, and said she and program volun-
teers have said they would protest any
attempt to move them unless a viable
alternative is provided.
Were going to continue to stay there
because these kids deserve a com-
munity center, said Smith, who this
month lost her bid to become an alder
for District 1. And theres no reason
that they dont have one; its because
they havent been represented on the
local government level.
Ald. Dorothy Krause, who has rep-
could be.
Those conversations, however, are
still in the preliminary stages, and so
is the future of the fire station. City
administrator Patrick Marsh said its not
even certain whether the city keeps the
land or the building.
I think at this point everythings
on the table, and once they (the fire
department) vacate that fire station and
the (Common) Council decides what
the future of that land or building is,
whether we sell it, or keep it or swap it
or whatever, are all options the council
will have to make a decision on, he
explained.
Smith said regardless of where the
program ends up, several city officials,
especially fire chief Joe Pulvermacher,
have been very accommodating in help-
ing facilitate it. And while Pulvermach-
er said theres been some bumps along
the way in converting an area designed
for training purposes into a communi-
ty center-type space, including how to
ensure the departments capacity for
effective emergency services take prior-
ity, its provided an opportunity to serve
the community in an entirely new way.
Weve provided (Smiths nonprofit)
the Peace Network and Wandas group
Pulvermacher said hes looking for-
ward to what he hopes will be a timely
conversation by the council and other
city staff on the future use of the build-
ing, after seeing firsthand the void the
program has helped fill for the kids who
attend it regularly.
I absolutely see the need in that area
now, how can you provide something
to the population that most needs it and
make sure its not only there this month,
but well into the future? he added.
That is something that intrigues me
because it speaks to a number of dif-
ferent things we try to provide in local
government. Its more than just saying,
We need to provide this service its
a matter of saying, OK, weve started
this program: how can we keep it going
and how can we keep it sustainable?
Jason Gonzalez, who will be sworn
in as Fitchburgs new mayor next week
after defeating current mayor Steve
Arnold in the April 4 election, said hell
be meeting with Smith later this month
to get a better idea of whats going on
in (the program) and what can be done
to assist them.
Gonzalez said an early goal of his
tenure as mayor is continuing to work
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SPRING ELECTRONICS RECYCLING EVENT
APRIL 22ND FROM 7 11AM
Fitchburgs spring electronics recycling
event will be held on Saturday, April 22nd
from 7-11am at Surplus-ITs warehouse, 901
Watson Avenue. The following items can be
recycling at no charge: computers, LCD mon-
itors (flat panel liquid crystal display), printers,
stereo equipment, lead acid and other recycla-
ble batteries, and Styrofoam packing peanuts.
There is a charge for recycling the following items:
VCR & cassette tapes & alkaline batteries
CD, DVD and floppy disks
microwaves, other kitchen electronics
all CRT (cathode ray tube) monitors
refrigerators, dehumidifiers, air condi-
tioners
televisions (>27 TVs or console TVs
may cost more for disposal)
RECREATION DEPARTMENT
For more information and to register visit www. fitchburgwi.gov/recreation, call the
Rec. Dept. at 608-270-4285 or visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fitchrec
2017 Summer Recreation Programs are Open for Registration!
Go to www.fitchburgwi.gov/recreation and click on View Activities to see our
list of programs for this upcoming summer! We have themed Half Day Camps,
Archery, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball Camps and more!
Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids
These classes will focus on exercises that
foster a healthy mind, body and spirit. Expect
a fun and creative atmosphere with music
and movement combined with breathing and
relaxation.
Day/Time Saturdays, April 8 - May 13,
Intro (4-7 yrs) 9-9:30 am, Intro (8-12
yrs) 9:30-10 am, Intermediate (8-15 yrs)
10-10:45 am
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Ages Intro 4-7 years, Intro 8-12 years,
Intermediate 8-15 years
Fee - $48 for Intro Classes and $56 for
Intermediate
Tunes for Tots (Music & Movement)
This class is designed for children 1-5 years
old and their parents. The classes are designed
to enhance childrens social skills, language
skills, and fine motor skills through a play-
ful environment. Classes will include several
developmental activities, music and movement,
musical instruments, props, finger plays, games
and story time.
Day/Time Thursdays, April 20 May 18,
4:30-5:15 pm
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Ages - 1-5 years old
Fee - $50
Wisconsin Martial Arts
Each student will receive a well-rounded
martial arts and fitness education. We teach
the standard striking and blocking movements,
traditional forms, and weaponry. We also
offer more unique aspects, such as practical
self-defense and joint manipulation applica-
tions, tumbling and acrobatics, fitness tracking
and goal-setting, two different kinds of ground
fighting, armored weapon fighting, two differ-
ent kinds of stand-up fighting that incorporate
elements of boxing and take-downs/throws,
and more.
Classes - 4-6 years old, 7-15 years old and
16 and up
Days/Times Mon. & Wed., May 3 - May
31, 6-6:30 pm (4-6 yr. olds) 6:30-7:30 pm
(older classes)
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Fee - $35 (4-6 yr. olds) $45 (7 and up)
City Hall - Main Line
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Please contact Lee Shinefield (Surplus-IT)
at 209-8000, lee@surplus-IT.com or Holly
Powell at 270-4263 or holly.powell@fitch-
burgwi.gov, with any questions about the
electronics recycling.
Another option for small electronic recycling
and batteries is the City Hall lobby recycling bin
at 5520 Lacy Road. This is accessible 24/7 and
accepts rechargeable and alkaline batteries, cell
phones, empty inkjet printer cartridges, eye
glasses and hearing aids for recycling.
Information about other options for solid
waste reduction, refuse, or recycling may be
found in Fitchburgs 2017 Recycling Guide on
Fitchburgs web page at: www.fitchburgwi.
gov/solidwaste or hard copies available at
City Hall.
Mothers Day Painting Class
Two Owls Painting
This class is
a fun Mothers
Day activity
for mother or
grandmother
and child.
Each pair
(mother and
child) will be
painting a dar-
ling pair of owls on a branch! The pair will be
sharing a 16 x 20 canvas working together to
create a beautiful painting that they will both
cherish. Throughout the painting we will be
talking about primary, secondary and compli-
mentary colors. We will also talk about bold,
colorful graphics. These painting turn out to be
beautiful bright master pieces, fun to hang as
we head into spring and summer!! This will be
a fun Mothers Day activity for both you and
your child to enjoy!
Day/Time Saturday, May 6th, 1-3 pm
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Ages 5 and up
Fee - $38 per couple
Basketball Shooting Camp
Want to make more
shots? We can help! This
camp is designed to teach
players the fundamental
skills involved with shoot-
ing and scoring the basket-
ball. In addition to proper
skills and technique, play-
ers will also have a chance to learn skill-build-
ing drills and games they can use on their own
to reinforce good habits after camp. This camp
is a fun way to get better together with friends
while gearing up for some warm summer
weather.
Classes 4th - 6th Grade, 7th - 12th
Grade
Days/Times Tuesdays, April 25-May 9, 7
pm (4th-6th), 8pm (7th-12th) All programs
are 50 minutes long
Location Savanna Oaks Gym
Fee - $30
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270-4213 Finance 270-4251 Planning/Zoning 270-4258
270-4235 Fire Department 278-2980 Police 270-4300
270-4240 FitchRona 275-7148 Public Works 270-4260
270-4210 Human Resources 270-4211 Recreation/Community Center 270-4285
270-4246 Library 729-1760 Senior Center 270-4290
Municipal Court 270-4224 Utilities 270-4270
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EARTH MONTH EVENTS
April 22nd Earth Day
8:00 a.m.-Noon, Arbor Day and International Migratory Bird
Day with live raptor program, McGaw Park
8-11 a.m., Free Paper Shred Day, City Hall
7-11 a.m., Electronics Recycling Collection, Surplus IT -
901 Watson Ave.
8-11 a.m., MedDrop Collection of unwanted prescription
medicines, Police Department entrance of City Hall
10-Noon, Waterway cleanup Meet at Seminole Pool, 5948 Schumann Dr.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Bike Maintenance Workshop, Fitchburg Library
April 29th
10 a.m., Invasive species and tree walk, McGaw Park Shelter
PAPER SHREDDING, UNWANTED MEDS COLLECTIONS
SET FOR APRIL 22ND
Gather up old papers and destroy no more than five
meds, and join us on Earth Day bankers boxes of confidential
for the City of Fitchburgs spring paper documents.
cleanup events at City Hall from 2. The Fitchburg Police
8:00-11:00 a.m.: Department will also collect
1. The city and Pellitteri Waste unwanted prescription medica-
Systems will host a paper shred- tions (MedDrop). Enter the Police
ding. Please note our new
location: City Hall parking
Departments west entrance of City
Hall, 5520 Lacy Rd. The MedDrop
lot, 5520 Lacy Rd. This event box is always open to residents
provides free shredding and recycling to from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday.
HEALTHY LIVING WITH DIABETES WORKSHOP
Did you know that one in managing their diabetes;
out of every 12 Americans improvements in blood sugar
is affected by diabetes? In levels; a decrease in health
Wisconsin, there are 475,000 distress, hypoglycemia and
adults with diabetes, and 1.45 hyperglycemia; fewer doctor
million adults with pre-diabe- and emergency room visits;
tes. HLWD is a researched and fewer hospitalizations.
and proven workshop designed to help adults Workshop dates are May 10 June 14,
with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes learn Wednesday evenings from 5:30-8:00 p.m. at
skills and increase their confidence in manag- the Fitchburg Senior Center. The cost is $10
ing their diabetes. The workshop is also ben- and a healthy snack will be provided. The
eficial for adults living with someone who has workshop will be led by two individuals who
either diabetes or pre-diabetes. People who are living with diabetes. For more information
have taken this workshop show better health or to register, please contact Sarah Folkers
and health behavior; increased confidence at 270-4294.
GRILLING SAFETY & TIPS
Warmer weather is just around the corner. a balcony, the fuel source must be stored in
For a lot of people that means firing up the a separate area.
grill. For Fitchburg residents who live in an Another important note is that many con-
apartment, or other multi-family property, dominiums and apartment complexes have
a few specific rules apply when it comes to regulations on the use of grills that are
the storage and use of grills and other sim- stricter than State code requirements. We
ilar cooking devices. Per State of Wisconsin recommend that residents always check with
code, any type of grill may only be used at property management to clarify the rules for
the ground level and at least 10ft away from their specific property.
any structure. In other words, residents are Following are some general grilling safety
not allowed to use any type of grill on their tips from the US Fire Protection Association:
balcony or underneath a building overhang or Only use grills outside, and keep them
awning. Additionally, while State code allows away from siding and deck rails
for a grill to be stored (while not in use) on Open your gas grill before lighting it
Maintain a 3-foot safe zone around grills
and campfires
Keep an eye on your lit grill, fire pit or
patio torches
Clean your grill after each use to prevent
grease fires
Once theyre cool, place used coals in a
metal can with a lid
Most of all, the Fitchburg Fire Department
wants everyone to have a safe, fun and
enjoyable summer and grilling season. If you
have any questions about grilling safety, or
any other fire safety topic, please feel free to
contact us at 608-278-2980.
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Store offers opportunity to be a bigger part of the community
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Soon after he moved to
Michigan a few years ago,
Victor Baeten knew he
wanted to transition from
the corporate side of Pet
Supplies Plus into owning
a franchised store. He felt
it would offer the flexibility
to make a difference in the
community he served.
After a planned move
back to his home state,
the Green Bay native said
Fitchburg has been a perfect
fit, both personally and for
the store.
My kids go to school
here, I live and work here,
and now we want to be a
bigger part of the communi-
ty, he said. I love it.
And since opening, his
store has continued to
grow in both the services
and supplies it can offer its
neighbors.
Its fun to go to work,
I opened the store with
my father-in-law (Ahmed
Gipril), and I want to keep
it a family-owned store
that focuses on commu-
nity needs, Baeten said.
The goal is to stay smaller,
because were not a ware-
house, were a neighbor-
hood pet store thats part of
the community.
Pet Supplies Plus opened
its first store in Michigan in
1988 and has since expand-
ed to over 385 franchised
and corporate stores in 29
states across the country,
according to their web-
site. Most stores offer pet
grooming services, as well
as supplies for pet dental
and ear care, flea treat-
ments, nail clipping and
other general care supplies
like food and toys.
All of these are offered at
the Fitchburg store, at 2928
Hardrock Road, ranging
from economically friend-
ly to high-end specialty
brands. From critter care to
cat and dog supplies, Cum-
mings says the store contin-
ues to rotate its stock based
on community feedback
and by keeping in touch
with what other stores in
the area supply.
The store is also able
to special order supplies
for individual customers,
and the ability to be flexi-
ble with what supplies are
offered is one of the many
reasons Baeten said he
enjoys owning a franchised
store.
Wi t h i n t h e l a s t f ew
weeks, the store also intro-
duced a pet grooming ser-
vice in addition to the self-
serve pet wash for dogs.
With a picture of a puppy
that dedicates her love for
dogs on her name badge,
store team leader Amanda
Cummings said that seeing
those dogs is one of the best
parts of the day.
We all know within sec-
onds when a dog comes in
because everyone gets very
excited, Cummings said
with a laugh.
Preparations for opening
the Fitchburg store began
long before the December
grand opening.
Its so amazing to see
how weve progressed from
the beginning, and seeing
Store team lead Amanda Cummings cuddles with Mouse, a 3-year-old cat currently available
for adoption through Angels Wish at Pet Supplies Plus.
Specialty dog treats are some of the supplies offered at the new Pet Supplies Plus store in
Fitchburg.
all of the new and repeat
neighbors noticing that we
take those extra steps to
make sure we have what
they need, Cummings told
the Star.
Local touch
One of the ways the store
focuses on the community is
through its partnerships with
local charities and animal res-
cue groups.
Baeten said his store only
hosts rescue animals that
come from area organiza-
tions, something he said is
unlike some big box retail-
ers and other pet stores. Not
even all Pet Supplies Plus
stores offer adoptable pets,
but Fitchburgs offers reptiles,
fish, cats and smaller critters
like guinea pigs, mice and
sometimes hedgehogs.
Angels Wish Pet Adoption
and Resource Center, Fisher
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