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Primary election
Inside
Anderson wins
Assembly race
Fire station
breaks ground
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Community
Relentless campaigning
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Tom Alesia
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As the name suggests, members

of Bike Fitchburg meet up to do
just that bike.
The group is planning a special
ride in September called Pick Me
Up At The Border. The 90-mile
nighttime bike ride from Capitol
Square to the Illinois border and
back will benefit the Friends of
Badger State Trail for trail maintenance and Bike Fitchburgs initiatives.
But most rides are loosely
organized online a few days in
advance. Cyclists of all abilities
looking for buddies to accompany them can post and search for
upcoming events on the groups
In the seconds after his closest competitor called to concede

Tuesday night, Fitchburgs Jimmy
Anderson spun a motorized wheelchair toward his wife, Ashley, who
embraced him as tightly as tinfoil.
She whispered in his ear, You did
it, you did it, you did it
For a rare time,
Anderson was
speechless.
During that
moment, Ashley
said later, he was
feeling overwhelming emotion.
Anderson, who Anderson
turns 30 later this
month, won the three-candidate
Democratic primary for the State
Assemblys 47th District. There
is no Republican challenger in the
Nov. 8 election.
Anderson almost certainly will
join one of the countrys most
embattled state legislatures. A quadriplegic, he will be a compelling politician.
Five years ago, a drunken driver
raced through a stop sign and sent
Andersons family car rolling end
over end along the road. The crash
killed his parents and brother and
left Anderson paralyzed from the
chest down.
Still, in December 2012, Anderson completed his final year of law
school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison then formed an organization to fight drunken driving.
Last April, he announced he would
run in a primary against incumbent
Rep. Robb Kahl (D-Monona), who
ripped the staunchly progressive
Andersons decision with such vitriol he will get nothing done, Kahl
said that the incumbent seemed
oddly shaken. Then Kahl announced
he wouldnt run.
That brought two Fitchburg
alders, Julia Arata-Fratta and Tony
Hartmann, into the race in a district
that includes Fitchburg, Monona,
McFarland and parts of Madison.
On Tuesday, Anderson emerged
with 3,503 votes, almost 500 ahead
of Arata-Fratta and well ahead of
Hartmann.
After winning, Anderson spoke to
about 40 supporters, who awaited
results at the Great Dane Pub-Fitchburg Tuesday. He told the story of
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Photo by Samantha Christian
The bike roundabout is a popular meeting spot for members of Bike Fitchburg, which advocates for bicycle safety and improved infrastructure. The group helped the City of Fitchburg earn a silver rating as a bicycle-friendly
community, and they co-sponsored the Wisconsin Bike Week commuter station, shown here in June.
Going for Gold
Group raising bar for bicycle-friendliness, safety in city

Samantha Christian
Inside
As summer heats up for bicyclists, so do the sounds as they

speed along their course.
A select few are greeted by the
whoosh of cheers and waving
flags, but most hear the tune of
singing birds, scolding squirrels
and dinging bells from fellow
riders along bike paths. Whether
they are Rio Olympians or Fitchburg commuters, cyclists around
the globe are equally vulnerable on the roadways they ride for
training or recreation.
Too often, measured breaths
and whirring wheels are interrupted by vehicles whizzing or
honking by. Or worse, such as the
hit-and-run death of a cyclist in
Oregon earlier this month.
A volunteer group called Bike
Fitchburg wants to make sure all
cyclists stay safe by influencing
local policy, promoting bicyclist
education and brainstorming ideas
for improved infrastructure.
The creation of this independent, local advocacy group is
one of many reasons why the
League of American Bicyclists
upgraded the City of Fitchburgs
bicycle-friendly status from the
bronze level in 2012 to silver
in 2015. (Also helping the citys
score were the Dawley Bike Hub
Bike Fitchburgs
supported initiatives
City updates
bike/ped plan
Making McKee
Road safer
Where to
meet, ride
Pages 20-21
and bike roundabout additions.)
In its second year, the revamped
group has switched gears and
changed its name from Fitchburg
Bicycle Advocates to Bike Fitchburg. It is also in the process of
becoming a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to making positive
changes in Fitchburg through sustainable, healthy outdoor recreation and transportation, according to its website, which launched
in July.
Now Bike Fitchburg wants the
city to go for the gold.
As they set their sights on a
higher standard through the Bicycle Friendly America program,
the city and advocacy group will

be focusing on the 5 Es, which
stand for engineering, education,
encouragement, enforcement and
evaluation/planning. The city is
also in the process of updating
its bicycle and pedestrian plan to
address some of these points.
Bike Fitchburg president Matthew Jones said one of the groups
main goals in the next year is to
promote access for bicyclists and
pedestrians in the community.
But to get more people on
bicycles, its got to be perceived
as much safer, he said.
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CIP compromise: More for

roads, no police station
SCOTT GIRARD
After a two-week delay,

three separate alternate
proposals and dozens of
amendments, the Common
Council approved a $56.9
million long-term planning
document Aug. 9 with no
police station project.
Despite some grumblings
about process and concerns
about ignoring the departments need for additional
space, alders unanimously agreed on a modified
version of District 2 Ald.
Pa t r i c k S t e r n s c a p i t a l
improvement plan proposal.
It includes a $4 million
Fish Hatchery road reconstruction, an increased road
resurfacing budget and dog
park funding in 2017. It
also keeps the city under
the debt limit its policy
prescribes, something that
was a key point with several
alders.
T h e C I P, w h i c h o u t lines spending and funding
sources for a five-year period but does not lock in any
of it, serves as an outline for
staff to create the following
years budget. A 2017 budget proposal is expected in
early September.
The plan was originally
scheduled for council discussion and approval at its
July 25 meeting, along with
a discussion of amendment
proposals.
But a majority of alders
were unhappy with Mayor Steve Arnolds original
proposal, and Stern led the
charge to vote down his
proposal without discussing any alder amendments
at that July 25 meeting.
Instead, Stern, Arnold and a
pair of other alders submitted new starting points
with less borrowing.
It was uncharted territory, as Arnold put it to
begin the Aug. 9 discussion,

but the council eventually
came to an agreement after
hours of discussion and
amendments. District 4 Ald.
Tony Hartmann was absent
for the vote.
The main concern for
Stern and the others who
had voted down Arnolds
plan was that it would have
violated city policy by
exceeding a debt service tax
levy maximum of $2.25 per
$1,000 on capital projects.
Arnold disagreed that it
was problem, at least at this
point. The plan he offered
for the Aug. 9 meeting fell
below that limit, and he
told the Star the $2.25 limit should be seen as a balancing test rather than a
bright line during the CIP
process.
Stern and other alders,
including Dan Carpenter (D-3) and Carol Poole
(D-1), explained they felt
the policy existed to keep
the city from planning
to borrow too much and
encourage the city to wait
until it can afford projects
to take them on.
When we have more
growth, more people living
in our city, paying taxes ...
then we can seriously talk
about maybe raising that
$2.25 assessment, Carpenter said.
The main reason the
original proposal conflicted with the debt limit was
the inclusion of either a
new police station facility
or a city hall renovation to
provide more room for the
department. The estimated
price tag for that facility,
which Arnold proposed for
2020 and 2021, was nearly
$25 million including planning expenses.
Both Arnold and Stern
removed that project in
their Aug. 9 proposals,
though Arnold stressed that
he was not happy about it.

Alds. Jake Johnson and
Hartmann also offered a
joint proposal, but they
included a city hall renovation project.
Its the only plan that
provides for a city hall
expansion, Johnson said.
We all know it needs to
happen. (We are) being
accountable for the future
of our city and not just
sweeping things under the
rug so we can say we kept
a number under the right
amount.
But because that plan had
not been vetted by the citys
financial adviser, it had an
unknown debt service levy
and was quickly dismissed
at the meeting by the other
alders.
Alders eventually chose
Sterns document as a starting point and discussed several amendment proposals
at the three-and-a-half-hour
meeting. Sterns proposal started with a $1.50 per
$1,000 of debt service levy
for 2017. Finance director Misty Dodge said in an
email Wednesday that while
an exact number of the
maximum debt service levy
for the final plan was not
available, its safe to say
the approved plan would be
within the policy.
On several occasions, city
attorney Mark Sewell had
to ask alders and Arnold to
follow Roberts Rules of
Order, as many times they
began having conversations
between two members or
directly questioned one
another, which Sewell cautioned against.
You dont have a backand-forth, he told Carpenter and Johnson.
Fire station construction begins

First of two
buildings expected
to open in May 2017
KATE NEWTON
Construction crews officially broke ground on the

citys new westside fire station late last month, a milestone Mayor Steve Arnold
called the first in a series
of steps (to) dramatically
improve fire and paramedic
response times.
City officials, Fitchburg
fire department employees
and representatives from
SEH and Tri-North Builders, the projects architect
and construction manager,
gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony July 19 at the
future site of the $6.7 million
station. The estimated completion date for the project is
mid- to late May 2017.
Located at 2931 Marketplace Drive near McKee
Road, the 24,000-squarefoot facility is the first of
two fire and EMS stations
planned to address Fitchburgs growth and absorption of the Town of Madison in 2022.
It will house full-time
staff as well as interns with
overnight accommodations. The building will also
include several green
features, including a geothermal heating system and
solar hot water.
Tr e v o r F r a n k , t h e
On the web
Council approves purchase of site
for east fire station:
architect from SEH who
designed the station, said the
building showed the citys
commitment to sustainability and that its function would exceed LEED
gold-certified buildings hes
worked on. City staff have
said the building is expected
to last at least 50 years.
Fire chief Joe Pulvermacher said despite the bells and
whistles like the stations
green features and modernized paging system, the
department always prioritized the buildings functionality as it gave input
throughout the planning and
design stages.
Arnold said construction
of the future eastside station
will complete the strategy
to meet national response
standards, a benchmark
thats become increasingly
challenging to meet given

the locations of its current
stations on King James Way
(which the new station will
replace) and Lacy Road.
Ald. Carol Poole (Dist. 1)
has led the citys Fire Station
Oversight Committee since
it was established in 2011.
Despite regularly expressing concerns over the years
at rising costs for the station
and its impact on taxpayers
an estimate last fall put costs
at $5.4 million Poole said
she and fellow committee
members were really excited to reach this point.
Dennis Limmex, a senior
project manager for TriNorth, said the goal is to have
the building enclosed by late
fall so that crews can continue work over the winter, then
complete finishes and exterior work like landscaping in
the spring. Miron Construction, a Neenah-based company, is serving as the general
contractor on the project.
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CIP amendments
absent to keep the $ 50,000 funding in

2017 plan in the CIP, though it will have to
While the debate began about an amend- be revisited in the budget process this fall.
ment to change the funding source, the
funding for a dog park came close to being
Read more about the dog park discussion
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Opinion
Fitchburg Star
Letter to the editor
Legislative Opinion
Swim lessons vital for kids safety

Summer is not over yet!
Two children die from unintentional drowning each day
in the United States. Many
Wisconsin children and their
families spend the beautiful
summers near pools or lakes.
Swim lessons are an easy
way for a child to get more
comfortable with water and
for a parent to be more confident in their childs swimming ability. Swim lessons
also teach children about
water safety while having fun

in the water.
As the summer comes to a
close, I encourage all families to consider signing up for
a session of swim lessons at
their local pool or community center. Swim lessons can
be a fun way to cool off in
the heat and also learn lifesaving skills.
Carleigh Olson,
City of Fitchburg
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Not yielding is bad advice

O
n Monday, June 27,
Judy Hoffman wrote
in the Wisconsin
State Journal, Please dont
stop in the absence of the
flashing lights. She was
writing to motorists that use
McKee Road at the Badger State Trail crossing in
Fitchburg.
Unfortunately, her advice
conflicts with state law.
Safe operation of trail (and
path)
crossings is a
responsibility
shared
between
road
and trail
users.
Arnold
Trail
users
both those who bike and
those who walk must
clearly communicate their
intentions to cross, as by
pointing, putting a foot or
front wheel into the gutter
or, at this crossing, activating
the warning lights.
If you are not ready to
cross, wait back from the

roadway so motorists know
you are not ready to cross.
When crossing, do not dart
into roadway traffic.
People driving on the
roadway are required by law
to yield for people crossing
in crosswalks, whether the
people crossing are walking,
with or without bikes, or
slowly riding bikes. People
biking who rightly stop at
the stop signs on the path
will be going slowly enough
to preserve their legal rightof-way.
The crosswalk itself is the
regulatory device, not the
warning lights. Road users
must yield for those crossing, whether or not the lights
are activated. This is where
Hoffman gets it wrong.
I have discussed this with
knowledgeable representatives of the Wisconsin
Department of Transportation and the Fitchburg Police
and Public Works Departments, and they concur that
trail users should activate the
lights to request road users
to yield. At less busy times,
when there are ample gaps

in the road traffic, it may not
be necessary to activate the
lights to get a safe gap to
cross the road, but activating
the lights every time reinforces good habits for both
trail and road users.
Trail users should always
stop at the stop signs facing
them. Then, when road users
are present, the recommendation is that trail users signal their intentions to cross
and that they not move out
into the nearest motor vehicle lane until the driver of
the first vehicle has stopped
or has clearly slowed and
made eye contact with the
trail user.
Repeat the same process
for the second lane, ensuring that the closest motorist
stops or makes eye contact
and slows to allow time for
safe crossing. At night, when
you cant see the driver, wait
for motorists to completely
stop. Repeat these precautions (stop, signal intentions,
wait for traffic in each lane
to stop) after the median.
People who drive this
roadway see a warning sign

approaching the crossing
and overhead and roadside
signs and warning lights at
the crossing itself. As drivers approach, they should
look for trail users and tap
the brakes to caution those
behind if they see potential
cross traffic.
Do not speed up to beat
the trail users to the crossing. It is your responsibility
to control your vehicle and
not hit people who walk
or bike or people driving
ahead of you who yield to
trail users.
As mayor of Fitchburg, I
field many complaints from
both trail and road users
of this crossing. Please
drive and cross cautiously,
upholding your part of the
shared responsibility to
maintain a safe crossing!
Take the extra time for
safety at trail crossings, and
dont take the chance of
ruining someones day, or
their life.
Steve Arnold is the mayor

of Fitchburg.
Resource Conservation Commission
Voluntary simplicity is
well worth the effort
fter my wife and I raised

our family and then watched
as our children moved out,
we began to ask ourselves what we
really wanted in a home.
Wed been taking care of a large
house and a big yard for 25 years.
It was something wed built up over
the years while raising our family.
But we saw no reason to waste the
extra money and energy usage on a
large home as our children moved
away. When we finally acted on it,
we found some unexpected benefits
of what is called voluntary simplicity.
By going with a smaller living
space, and having less to take care
of, it has led to an increase in our
quality of life.
And although I continue to clear
out unnecessary stuff that is in storage, we couldnt be happier with
that decision.
Its something previous generations might never have considered.
Having a large home used to be
considered a status symbol (and for
some people, it still is).
Years ago, many of my parents
friends who got closer to retirement, tended to purchase or build
larger houses than what theyd had
for most of the rest of their lives. If
they werent actually purchasing or
building a larger house, they spoke
about wanting to eventually do it.
But while there are many reasons
for going bigger, it always struck
me as counterintuitive to do so later
in life. Even if a family can finally
afford it, after the kids leave home
doesnt seem like the best time to
money, my wife and I have liked

how much less time it takes to do the
yard work, maintenance, painting
and cleaning. For example, cleaning
the gutters at the big house required
about two to three hours of setup/
cleaning whereas on the smaller
get a bigger home.
house it takes less than 30 minutes.
And as I got older, I thought more
And since our yard is about half
and more that having a bigger home the size of our previous yard, it
is not necessarily better.
requires about half the time to mainAnd Im not alone. The idea of
tain.
wanting more/bigger/larger stuff,
There have been numerous other
living spaces and yards seems to be
time savings that have thankfulwaning. Smaller houses and apartly resulted from our decision to
downsize something I didnt think
ments are becoming more popular,
much about before we sold our large
though its not clear whether its a
home.
sign of a growing shift in how we
I didnt think much about the time
live or just another cyclical trend.
When we decided to downsize and savings, because when I had the
moved into a home thats about half larger house and yard, I didnt have
a choice I just took care of them.
the square footage, we expected to
That extra free time by itself
have reduced costs and decreased
doesnt necessarily improve quality
carbon footprint. Reducing the
amount of energy used at home was of life. But having more spare time
doesnt usually just happen on its
an important factor in our decision
own.
because about 40 percent of the
So, if you wonder what it would
total energy use in the United States
comes from residential and commer- be like to live in a smaller house,
I strongly recommend it. With so
cial energy use.
many benefits, you might also want
What has been a surprise was
to consider downsizing as part of
how much of an impact downsizing
reducing costs and improving your
has had on our quality of life and
quality of life.
our spare time. Its been so good
If you do downsize, you could be
that, our original primary reasons to
downsize are almost an afterthought. pleasantly surprised about how little
The cost reductions are many. The you actually need. It does take some
effort to make it happen, but I found
initial house cost, lower property
it is well worth the trouble.
taxes and reduced energy bills are
about half that of the larger house
Sam Cooke is a member of Fitchthat we sold. There are also significant reductions in maintenance costs. burgs Resource Conservation Commission.
But even more than we like saving
August 12, 2016
Catching the craze
Fitchburg Star
On the web
To learn more about Pokemon Go, including the goals of the game, view
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Fitchburg residents
get hooked on
Pokemon Go
KATE MORTON
Star correspondent
Before the release of

Pokemon Go, the possibility of catching a bulbasaur in
the wild was just a dream for
Pokemon devotees.
In the past month, seeing people walking around
focused on their phones has
been increasingly common
across the country, and Fitchburg is no exception.
I like that it gets people
active, Pokemon Go player
and Fitchburg resident Jackson Puent said while biking
Aug. 8 in McKee Farms Park,
a local Pokemon hotspot.
The dynamic of the park
has changed, with many people looking at their phones
rather than swinging or playing frisbee.
The smartphone game,
which debuted in the United
States on July 6, uses GPS
technology to allow users
to travel to capture virtual
Pokemon in real time.
They are swept up in the
gotta catch em all craze,
first made popular in the
1990s by the Pokemon anime
series, video games and trading cards.
Wild Pokemon can be
anywhere in your car, in
your house, at work but are
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Opie Quilty, 6, Joey Vanden Heuvel, 13, and Ben Vanden Heuvel, 15, play Pokemon Go at
McKee Farms Park on Aug. 8.
social and active. However,
some people are concerned
about the increase of trespassing, distracted driving
and even incidences of perpetrators using the game to
attract victims.
The Fitchburg Police
Department has yet to receive
any complaints directly related to the game.
We see a lot of people on
their phones, said Lt. Todd
Stetzer. Fortunately, we
havent had any problems.
Stetzer advises players to
obey trespassing laws and,
as with any mobile device,
(be) attentive to your surroundings so youre not
walking out in front of traffic.
While Puent and his friend,
Jack Crowley, typically stick
to catching Pokemon at
parks in their neighborhood,

there are many other areas in
the city to do so, including
the library and local businesses some of which are
Pokestops.
Pokestops are areas where
players can gather special
items, such as Pokeballs.
Gyms, on the other hand, are
areas that allow users to battle one another for control
over the gym.
We see them everywhere
on their bikes, their skateboards, walking around.
Sometimes we see people
who are hardcore and they
go out every day, said Carly Sauer of Ecco Salon,
which is located near several Pokestops all around the
Agora.
With other Pokestops
nearby, the Fitchburg Public
Library is another hotspot for

hunting.
Library assistant Lizzy
Lan said more people especially adults are coming up
to her desk and asking where
the cow is.
We have a library cow,
a book cow, on our second
floor and I think theres a
Pokemon there, she said. I
think theyre just here with
their kids and theyre like,
Oh, we can play Pokemon
here, too!
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Calendar of events
Friday, August 12
4-5 p.m., Tween Chefs

workshop (ages 9-12;
registration required),
729-1762
6 p.m. (movie at 8:15
p.m.), Pack N The Park,
McKee Farms Park, 2930
Chapel Valley Rd., 2704285
Sunday, August 14
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.,
Fitchburg Flea Market,
McGaw Park, 5236 Lacy
Rd., 338-4223
Monday, August 15
6 p.m., Concerts at
McKee featuring Grupo
Candela, McKee Farms
Park, 2930 Chapel Valley
Rd., facebook.com/concertsatmckee/
7-8 p.m. Shutterfly
workshop (registration
required), library, 7291763
Tuesday, August 16
10 a.m. to 3 p.m.,
Senior center annual golf
cart ride ($10; registration required), meet at
Hwy. PB Military Ridge
bike trail trailhead, 2704290
10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Verona Area School District
registration and bookmobile visit, The Boys and
Girls Club, 4619 Jenewein Rd., verona.k12.
wi.us
2 p.m., Learning Annex:
Dane County Buy Local
Initiative, senior center,
270-4290
7 p.m., Plan Commission meeting, City Hall
council chambers
Fitchburg
2980 Cahill Main
268-4444
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Saturday, August 20
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Wednesday, August 17 8th annual Agora Art
Fair, Agora Pavilion,
10-11 a.m., Toddler Art
(ages 1-3; messy clothes 5500 E. Cheryl Pkwy.,
agoraartfair.com
recommended), library,
729-1760
1-5 p.m. REACH-A 10-11 a.m., Wednesday Child Kickin It For Kids
charity kickball tournaMorning Book Discusment and first responder
sion: The Husbands
visit, McGaw Park, 5236
Secret by Liane MoriarLacy Rd., reachachild.
ty, library, 729-1760
org/events
1 p.m., You Can Uke
1-8 p.m., King James
Way Block Party: Bridgrequired; $10 includes
ing the Gap Between
use of ukulele), senior
Cultures, 2921 King
center, 270-4290
James Way, created 5:30 p.m., Library
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Board meeting, library
2 p.m., Kids Movie:
7-7:45 p.m., Mother
Zootopia, library, 729Daughter Book Club
(ages 9-12), library, 729- 1760
1760
Monday, August 22
7-8
p.m., 3D Printer
Thursday, August 18
Basics workshop (regis 10-11 a.m., Shakin It
tration required), library,
with Ms. Abby (ages 5
and under), library, 729- 729-1763
1760
Tuesday, August 23
3-6 p.m., Summer
2 p.m., Active Womens
Fest, Fitchburg Center
Group meeting (social
Farmers Market, Agora
hour from 1-2 p.m.),
Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl
senior center, fitchburg
Pkwy., 277-2592
seniorcenter.com
6-6:30 p.m., Guys
7:30 p.m., Common
Council meeting, City
Hall council chambers
2 Off Family Size Pizza
Read reading group

(ages 9-12), library, 7291760
6-7 p.m., CD Scratch
Art (ages 13-17), library,
729-1760
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Friday, August 26
729-1760
11-11:45 a.m., Book

Boogie (ages 2-5), library,
729-1760
Saturday, August 27
10:30-11:30 a.m., Muffins

with Mom storytime (ages
2-5), library, 729-1760
Sunday, August 28
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fitchburg Flea Market, McGaw

Park, 5236 Lacy Rd., 3384223
Monday, August 29
10:30 a.m., Facebook

Explained workshop (registration required), senior
center, 270-4290
7-8 p.m., Best Apps
class, library, 729-1763
Tuesday, August 30
12:30 p.m., Why We

Love the Packers program
with author Jim Rice,
senior center, 270-4290
Wednesday, August 31
10-11 a.m., Understanding Senior Housing

Options seminar (registration requested), senior
center, 274-7900
1 p.m., You Can Uke
required; $10 includes use
of ukulele), senior center,
270-4290
6-7 p.m., Teen Trivia Night (ages 13-17),
library, 729-1760
Thursday, September 1
11 a.m. to noon, Crafternoon book group, library,
729-1760
11 a.m. to noon, Cookbook Club, library, 7291760
1 p.m., Bouncing Babies
storytime, library, 729-1760
3-6 p.m, Fitchburg Farmers Market open, Agora
Pkwy.
1:30 p.m., Mystery

Book Club: Cell by
Robin Cook, senior center, 270-4290
3-6 p.m, Fitchburg
Farmers Market open,
Agora Pavilion, 5511 E.
Cheryl Pkwy.
5 p.m., Fitchburg Technology Campus Back to
School Block Party, 2690
Research Park Drive,
Saturday, September 3
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Wednesday, Sept. 7
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime

(ages 0-2), library, 7291760
6-7 p.m., Fine Art Paper
Collage workshop (ages
5-12), library, 729-1760
Wednesday, Sept. 14
10-11 a.m., Build It! (ages

2-5), library, 729-1760
Thursday, Sept. 15
10:30-11 a.m., Toddler

Dance Party (ages 1-3),
library, 729-1760
6-7 p.m., Read Like a
Girl book club kick-off
(ages 5-8), library, 7291760
1 p.m., Bouncing Babies

storytime, library, 729-1760
3-6 p.m., Fall Fest, Fitchburg Center Farmers Market, Agora Pavilion, 5511 E.
Cheryl Pkwy., 277-2592
6-6:45 p.m., Guys Read
Thursday, September 8 book club (ages 9-12),
1:30 p.m., REACH Book library, 729-1760
Club: The Lowland by
6:30-7:30 p.m., Fall ConHhumpa Lahiri, senior
cert Series: Old Gray Cats,
center, 270-4290
library, 729-1760
3-6 p.m, Fitchburg FarmFriday, September 16
ers Market open, Agora
11-11:45 a.m., Book
Boogie (ages 2-5), library,
Pkwy.
729-1760
4-6 p.m., Job search
assistance with Diversified 4-5 p.m., Minute to Win
Personnel Services, library, It (ages 9-12), library, 7291760
729-1760
6-7 p.m., Teen Library
Sunday, September 18
Council (ages 13-17),
Walk for Wishes, Fitchlibrary, 729-1760
burg: 5K walk, music,
Friday, September 9 prizes, photos, food, walkforwishes.com
11-11:30 a.m., Silly Sto 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fitchburg
rytime (ages 2-5), library,
Flea Market, McGaw Park,
729-1760
3:30-5 p.m., 3D Printing 5236 Lacy Rd., 338-4223
1-4 p.m., Folk Music
for Tweens workshop
Under the Apple Trees:
(ages 9-12; registration
required), library, 729-1762 High Ridge, Eplegaarden,
2227 Fitchburg Rd., epleSaturday, September 10 gaarden.com
1-2 p.m., Folk Music
Monday, September 19
Under the Apple Trees:
9:30 a.m., Preschool StoThe Blue Accordion, Eplerytime (ages 2-5), library,
gaarden, 2227 Fitchburg
729-1760
Rd., eplegaarden.com
7-8 p.m., Google Maps
Sunday, September 11 class (registration is
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fitchrequired), library, 729-1763
burg Flea Market, McGaw
Park, 5236 Lacy Rd., 338- Tuesday, September 20
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime
4223
(ages 0-2), library, 729 1-4 p.m., Folk Music
1760
Under the Apple Trees,
5-6:20 p.m., R.E.A.D. to
Eplegaarden, 2227 Fitcha Dog (grades K-5; regburg Rd., eplegaarden.
istration required), library,
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729-1762
9:30 a.m., Preschool
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library, 729-1760
7-8 p.m., Intro to Excel
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Coming up
Pack N The Park

The annual Pack N The
Park event will begin at 6
p.m. Friday, Aug. 12, at
McKee Farms Park, 2930
Chapel Valley Rd.
Games start at 6 p.m.
and the movie will begin
at 8:15 p.m. at this free,
all-ages event. Food will
also be available.
For information, contact
the Fitchburg Recreation
Department at 270-4285.
Concerts at McKee
Concerts at McKee will
hold its final concert of the
summer Monday, Aug. 15,
at McKee Farms Park, 2930
Chapel Valley Rd.
Bring a picnic and a bottle of wine, or have dinner and drinks at one of
the many available food
and brew carts. Food and
drink carts open at 6 p.m.,
along with Madison Music
Foundry youth bands. The
headliner, Grupo Candela,
begins at 7 p.m.
For information, visit
fitchburgchamber.com/
about-fitchburg/concertsat-mckee/ or facebook.
com/concertsatmckee/.
Shutterfly workshop
Learn how to create an
account, upload photos,
and start a photo project
with Shutterfly during a
workshop from 7-8 p.m.
Monday, Aug. 15, at the
library.
Registration is required.
For information, call
729-1763.
Golf cart ride

The senior center will
offer its annual golf cart
ride from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 16, along
Military Ridge bike trail
from Verona to Mt. Horeb.
Riders are asked to meet
at the Hwy. PB trailhead
(call for directions or use
Google Maps). The ride
will take approximately
one-and-a-half hours each
way; the group will have
lunch at the Grumpy Troll
before heading back to
Verona. The cost is $10 per
person, and payment is due
upon signup. A rain date is
scheduled for Aug. 23.
For information or to register, call 270-4290.
Bookmobile visit
Verona Area School District librarians will bring
the summer bookmobile
to VASD school registration from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 16, at The
Boys and Girls Club, 4619
Jenewein Rd..
A l l VA S D s t u d e n t s
grades K-12 are welcome to pick up reading
materials for the summer.
Books will be available in
English, Spanish and Chinese.
verona.k12.wi.us.
Buy local
Attend the August
Summer Fest
Celebrate the season at
Summer Fest at the Fitchburg Center Farmers Market, located in the Agora
Pavilion at 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy., from 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 18.
Activities include a community pig roast ($12 per
plate or to-go box) and
live entertainment by Mud
Music. This event is sponsored by Tri-North Builders.
For information,
call 277-2592 or visit
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Kids movie
Visit the library to watch
Zootopia from 2-3:50
p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, at
the library.
In a city inhabited by
anthropomorphic animals
who have abandoned traditional predator/prey roles
in favor of civilized coexistence, uptight rabbit police
o ffi c e r J u d y H o p p s i s
forced to work with charismatic fox con artist Nick
Wilde to crack a major
case involving the mysterious disappearance of some
carnivorous citizens.
The film is rated PG, and
its run time is 108 minutes.
Free popcorn will be provided.
729-1760.
3D printing
Discover the basics of
3D printing during a workshop from 7-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22, at the library.
Participants will use Tinkercad to create their own
designs. Registration is
required for this class.
For information or to
register, call 729-1763.
10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug.

29, at the senior center.
David Hill and guest
Lisa Sandford, who runs
the City of Fitchburg Facebook page, will discuss
Facebooks newer features
such as news feeds and
targeted links that form to
your interests. Registration
is required.
register, call 270-4290 to
register.
Apps class
Learn about the best apps
for your tablet or smartphone during a class from
7-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 29,
at the library.
The class will cover a
variety of apps that are useful in day-to-day activities.
Registration is required.
Packers program
Author Jim Rice will
visit the senior center for
a Why We Love the Packers program at 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 30.
Rice will share more
than 300 photos of Green
Bay Packers memorabilia that traces the history
of the team from 1919 to
present. He has written
four books on football history.
270-4290.
Housing options
Independent Living, Inc.
will present a free seminar
about senior housing from
10-11 a.m. Wednesday,
Aug. 31, at the senior center.
Mandy Ayers, chief operating officer at Independent Living, will describe
options for senior living
and explain the differences
from independent to assisted living to full nursing
home care. Registration is
requested.
register, contact Sue Berg
Aging Mastery
The Fitchburg and Oregon senior centers will

offer the second series of
the 10-week Aging Mastery program from 5:307:30 p.m. Wednesdays,
Sept. 7 through Nov. 9 at
the Oregon Senior Center,
219 Park St.
The program encourages
developing behaviors that
promote improved health,
financial security and general well-being through
increased knowledge
regarding sleep, exercise,
nutrition and hydration,
relationships, fall prevention and more. A light dinner will be provided each
week.
Spots are limited and
registration is required by
Sept. 1. The program costs
$25; all payments should
be mailed to or dropped off
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Computer classes
The library will hold
three computer classes
during the month of September from 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 12, 19 and 26.
Attendees will learn the
basics of Microsoft Excel
and entering and editing
data, as well as formatting
spreadsheets, using functions and writing formulas
Visit the Fitchburg Center Farmers Market, located in the Agora Pavilion
at 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy.,
for Fall Fest from 3-6 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 15.
There will be Culvers
frozen custard sundaes
from EAGLE School, free
carriage rides and live polka music from the Greg
Anderson Band. This event
is sponsored by Agora
Retailers.
For information,
call 277-2592 or visit
fitchburgmarket.
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Concert series
The library will host two
free fall concerts, beginning with a performance
by the Old Gray Cats from
6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Sept. 15.
The Old Gray Cats are
a local string band with
musicians on fiddle, guitar,
banjo, stand-up bass and
vocals.
729-1760.
Apple Fest
Join the library to celebrate all things apple
during Apple Fest from
10-10:45 a.m. Thursday,
Sept. 22.
There will be stories,
songs and apple snacks;
this event aims to build literacy and is geared toward
ages 2-5. Registration is
required.
Art in the Mill Park
www.rookiesfood.com
10 minutes north on Hwy 78
Join the library to learn

the basics of 3D printing
during a workshop from
3:30-5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9.
Participants will use Tinkercad to create their own
designs; this event is recommended for kids ages
9-12, and registration is
required.
Fall Fest
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during Intro to Excel

on Sept. 12. The Sept. 19
class will focus on Google
Maps and explore street
view, offline mode, creating routes and more. The
iPad Basics class on Sept.
26 will explore common
questions from iPad users.
Registration is required for
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Visit our NEW Bargain Box across

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Facebook workshop
Explore Facebooks new
look during a workshop at
at 274-7900 or sberg@ at the senior center.

independentlivinginc.org.
register, call 835-5801
Cookbook club
or email akoelsch@vil.
Make your favorite dish oregon.wi.us.
using fresh produce and
bring it to the cookbook Girls book club
club meeting from 11 a.m.
The library is inviting
to noon Thursday, Sept. 1, girls ages 5-8 to join the
at the library.
Read Like a Girl book
Participants should also club and attend a kickbring the recipe the cook- off event from 6-7 p.m.
book came from. Everyone Wednesday, Sept. 7.
will sample each others
There will be get-todishes; beverages and uten- know-you activities and
sils will be provided.
snacks. Stop by the youth
For information, call services desk to pick up a
729-1760.
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Back-to-school event Afternoon
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Nine Spring Golf Course
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2201 Traceway Drive.
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An additional session
For information, call will follow on Oct. 6.
271-5877.
729-1760.
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Saturday
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Sunday Worship
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Aug. 21 - Rev. Jerry Hancock preaching,
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Sept. 11 - Musician, composer Rev. Bryan Sirchio

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Kids ages 9-12 can learn

new cooking and garnishing techniques during a
Tween Chefs workshop
from 4-5 p.m. Friday, Aug.
12, at the library.
Participants will be able
to sample their creations.
Registration begins July 12.
For information or to register, call 729-1762.
Learning Annex event and

learn more about the Dane
County Buy Local Initiative at 2 p.m. Tuesday,
Aug. 16, at the senior center.
Executive director Colin Murray will discuss the
p r o g r a m s m i s s i o n a n d
goals and encourages people to Think Local First!
through their support of
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King James Way block parties aim to unify neighborhood

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JACKSON DANBECK AND
KATE NEWTON
While dozens of residents and visitors may have

viewed last months inaugural King James Way block
party as just another summer
day spent outdoors, organizers of the event hope the
party will spawn a greater
effort to create a common
bond between neighborhood residents.
Event organizer Wanda
McCann-Smith created the
party to serve the neighborhoods kids, who often
struggle to live a productive
life amid drugs, gangs and
violence, she said.
She hopes the block parties will be a part of an effort
to eventually build a neighborhood center to connect
the community and increase
accessibility to after-school,
recreation and educational
programs.
We need help! I live
in this community. Help
these kids, McCann-Smith
said. Our ultimate job is
to impact them with values,
with the education and with
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When: 1-8p.m. Saturdays, Aug. 20 and Sept.
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Where: 2921 King James
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Info: created4passion@
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all the resources they need
so they can grow and be productive.
McCann-Smith knows
thats something that will
take time, though, so to
start, she wants the King
James Way Park where the
block party was hosted to
eventually be equipped with
swings, playsets and other
fun things for the kids to do.
Two more parties are
planned for Aug. 20
and Sept. 24 at the park.
McCann-Smith hopes the
gatherings will generate
long-term benefits in the
community while drawing
increased attention from city
leaders.
settings dont have access

to nature and farms, so we
provide that experience,
Barre said. When the kids
are out in nature, it opens
up a whole new world for
them.
Inspiring messages
Photos by Kate Newton
Tammi Brown, of Madison, takes the lead while dancing with a group of other attendees.
the city bought the land

and destroyed the building.
In its place, the city planted grass for a park.
Fitchburg parks director Scott Endl expressed
early support for McCannSmiths vision. He said the
city intends to purchase
a nearby plot of land to
Park with purpose
expand the park.
Im trying to bring in
King James Way Park
used to be a duplex, until a team of people to help
this community. Because,
to be honest, this community needs an upgrade,
McCann-Smith said.
The parks and rec department is a sponsor for the
parties, and it encourages
community members to
express needs they want
the city should address.
People stopped by a booth
Come in for a
at the first block party to
share their thoughts, and
free consultation
Endl said based on those
and learning assessment.
findings the city could
create a plan going forward that would eventually
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during the party to blow some bubbles.
a voter registration stand
and a community outreach
table with childrens health
advocacy group Project
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A number of speakers addressed the crowd

throughout the afternoon
on July 16, including minister Larry Walden.
Walden recounted his
upbringing in a poor neighborhood and, eventually, his time in prison that
changed his perspective
on life. Instead of repeating his mistakes, he said
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were expressing the belief
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Fitchburg Star
State and local artists highlight Agora Art Fair

TOM ALESIA
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More than 100 Wisconsin artists, including four from Fitchburg, will be showcased in the
eighth annual Agora Art Fair on
Saturday, Aug. 20.
The event features Madison-area and regional artists representing a wide variety of mediums,
including painting, ceramics,
jewelry, photography, glass, metals, woodwork, mixed media and
sculpture.
Attending artists include Steven Kozar, Cassius Callendar,
Herb Johnson, Lisa Hepburn
and Paula Sparks. The Fitchburg-based artists are painter
Thomas Kuchenbecker, photographer Victor Marsh, jewelry
designer Kerri Shannon and glass
artist Carol Widra.
The art fair also includes
a number of other activities,
among them live music on two
stages; a Capital Brewery Beer
and Wine Garden; a Hands-On
Art Experience for adults; a
Childrens Art Yard; local food
and beverage choices; and retailer specials.
The live music lineup includes
The Madison Flute Club, The
Greg Anderson Band and West
Side Andy featuring Reverend
Raven and the Chain Smokin
Altar Boys, Tairis and Milkhouse
Radio.
The art fair also expanded its
food offerings with a selection
ranging from brats to dumplings
to salads to jambalaya to sliders,
What: Eighth annual Agora Art

Fair
When: 10a.m. to 5p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20
Where: Agora outdoor pavilion,
5500 E. Cheryl Parkway, Fitchburg (two miles south of the
Beltline off Fish Hatchery Road)
Info: agoraartfair.com
Music lineup:
Madison Flute Choir, 9:45a.m.
Tairis, 10:30a.m.-1:30p.m.
Greg Anderson Band,
10:30a.m.-1:30p.m.
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Photo submitted
Fitchburg photographer Victor Marsh, who took this picture at the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in Hayward,
will be one over 100 artists at the Agora Art Fair on Saturday, Aug. 20.
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The Capital Brewery Beer

Garden will be operated by the
Fitchburg Chamber Business and
Visitors Bureau. Selections will
be flowing next to the Capital
Stage with live music all day, and
table seating will also be available.
The Childrens Art Yard will
serve as a fundraiser for Woods
Hollow Childrens Center, and
feature a variety of art projects
for kids. This area will be hosted
under the shade of the Agora

Pavilion.
The Hands-On Art Experience,
presented by Artful Escapes and
Dane Arts Mural Arts, will have
demonstrations and opportunities
for adults to put brush to canvas
and participate in a community
art project that will later be displayed at a civic location within
the city.
This event is free to attend
and open to the public. The
Charity kickball tournament

includes first responders, vehicles
patrol and Med Flight will
also make appearances.
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interaction between first
responders and the public.
More than a dozen teams
representing area businesses will compete in the
double elimination tournament, set for 1-5p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, in McGaw
Park, 5236 Lacy Road.
There will be a kids versus
first responders kickball
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reading area and games
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First responders and K9
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August 12, 2016
Verona schools
Fitchburg Star
Preliminary referendum cost: $190M

Would cover new
high school, athletic
fields, renovations
SCOTT GIRARD
If money grew on trees,

the Verona Area School
District would likely have
no qualms about the potential price tag for a high
school and renovation referendum.
As it is, school board
members want to find out
how the community will
react to a preliminary estimate of $188 million to
$198 million, which would
cause a rise in property tax
rates around the district.
Theres plenty of time for
the board to adjust the plan
to create a smaller cost,
too, but as it is, the proposal would allow the district
to increase its capacity at
all levels with one project.
The cost, offered Aug.
1 by district referendum
consultants, would cover
a new 2,200-student high
school campus on the West
End, including athletic
fields and an auditorium,
and renovations to the
current Verona Area High
School and Badger Ridge
Middle School buildings.
T h o s e t wo bu i l d i n g s
would be repurposed
under the proposed plan,
with BRMS serving as a
higher capacity elementary school, while the middle school students would
move to VAHS. The current high school building
would also house New
Century School, which
could expand from K-5 to
K-8, and Core Knowledge
Charter School.
New Century and Sugar
Creek Elementary School
would no longer be used
by the district, given their
o l d a g e a n d ex t e n s ive
renovation needs.
But before the plan
gets too far, the district is
simultaneously working
with another consultant
to put together a survey
for the fall to gauge the
communitys feelings on a
price tag and priorities in
what theyd want included
at a new high school site.
The increases in capacity at each level are one
reason they are leaning
toward the high school
first, rather than an elementary school on another property purchased last
year, the Herfel site on the
southern side.
A school on that site
could be slated for the
mid 2020s, depending on
what the board would want
as a capacity in the Badger Ridge building. With
modern educational
spaces, that building could
have a capacity of around
800, larger than any of the
districts current elementaries.
The schools enrollment
would be far from that
number initially, but it
would leave space for projected continuing growth
at the elementary level.
Board members indicated
they were OK with that
capacity, depending on
how the school would be
broken up.
The number alone
doesnt hold meaning,
said board member Meredith Stier Christensen.
I want to see how those
communities look. How do
we make the communities
within a large school?
Theres plenty more for
board members to consider, as well, as they move
toward an April referendum, which would require
an approved resolution
in January with the ballot
language.
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Project
Cost range estimate
New High School
$162.4 million to $170.9 million
VAHS/BRMS renovations $14.9 million to $15.6 million
Capital maintenance
$10.2 million to $10.73 million
K-Wing/
$380K to $400K
Sugar Creek maintenance
VAHS/BRMS sitework
$920K to $970K
Total
$188 million to $198 million
Note: All estimates courtesy of Findorff construction
desires of the educational

environment with the price
tag.
At public presentations
earlier this year to get initial feedback on potential
options, the district said a
$120 million referendum
would allow the property
tax to remain nearly level going forward. A $200
million referendum would
h ave t h e ave r a g e m i l l
rate rise about $1.78 per
$1,000 of property value,
assuming a conservative
4 percent interest rate,
district business manager
consultant Chris Murphy
said.
Were way over what
we were hoping to be at,
said board member Tom
Duerst.
Refining the plan

With that difference in
mind, board members will
consider whether to offer
multiple referendum questions covering different
levels of spending for different possibilities at the
high school site or put it
all together.
Representatives from
Eppstein Uhen Architects
and Findorff construc tion, both consulting with
the district on the project,
said its a common decision-making process for
districts at this stage.
This is the first step
in providing a conceptual budget, said Findorff
senior project manager
Matt Breunig. Things
change.
Breunig added that the
group will align the
budget constraints and the
goals of the district and
come up with a feasible
plan.
The initial estimate
includes funds to build
another performing arts

center, new athletic fields
and a pool at the new
building. The money
would additionally fund
renovations at BRMS and
VAHS to make them more
suitable for the age of students that would move in,
and create more collaborative spaces for classes in
those buildings.
The board could cut the
cost by cutting or separating some of those items
out.
Survey coming
Board members wont
likely make a decision on
that part until after a September survey is sent out
to the community to both
inform and gather feedback.
Bill Foster of School
Perceptions, which is
designing the survey, told
board members it would
likely be eight pages long,
mostly with information
to tell the story of what
were considering.
Our job is really not to
so much design or build
the building, he said of
his company. Our job
is to say, What is it your
community really wants?
If the referendum reflects
what the community
wants, itll be successful.
The interactive newsletter, as Foster described
it, will have an option to
fill out online or on paper.
Foster expects an 18 to 20
percent return rate on the
survey that will likely go
to every VASD household
around the third week of
September.
Once we know how
much well be able to get
and what peoples priorities are, it goes back to
this group and they try to
reverse-engineer a plan,
Foster said, referencing
the EUA and Findorff consultants.
He encouraged the board
members to not solidify
their positions until they
get that information.
Let the survey kind of
inform you, he said. We
dont know.
Future referendums
The plan outlined by
the consultants Monday
included two potential
future referendums well
beyond 2017.
If the high school plan
goes through and gets voter approval, it would solve
the elementary school
space crunch for a few
years until about 2026,
according to projections.
The plan covers that with
a new elementary school
referendum in 2024.
The discussion of
changing the Badger
Ridge capacity if it adjusted to an elementary school
would affect when that
new school would be needed. The lower the capacity,
the sooner another school
would be needed, the consultants said.
Later on, the high school
would need an addition
around 2030 to accommodate its own growing
capacity. The plan calls for
a referendum for that project in 2028.
Approval of the 2017
referendum would not tie
the district to either future
plan, and would allow the
board to wait and see what
conditions are at those
times, though the cost of
construction would also
rise with inflation.
W h a t ev e r t h e b o a r d
decides to do for April
2017, if they approve a
referendum for the ballot,
theyll have to make sure
their bases are covered, the
consultants stressed.
Yo u d o n t h a v e t o
spend (all of the funds),
said EUA public outreach
specialist Jill Huskisson.
But you cant go over
(that amount). You have to
prepare appropriately or
else youre left holding it.
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Board wants vote on

transgender policy
School board members
indicated at their July 18
meeting that they want to
vote on a policy regarding
transgender students.
The proposed policy was
first discussed by a committee in fall 2015, and a
draft was before the board
in June.
Superintendent Dean
Gorrell was unsure if board
members wanted to proceed
with a vote, as controversy
remains on the legal side of
the issue.
Board members indicated
they wanted the policy to
come back to them for more
discussion and a vote.
The policy would govern
bathroom and locker room
use, names and transition
plans, among other items.
Behavior team
stresses consistency
around district
A district-wide behavior
team told the school board
in July that consistency
among the districts sites
will be key to behavior
improvements.
The Behavioral Emotional Support Team, or BEST,
is helping put professional
development in place for
teachers on new practices like the Nurtured Heart
App roach a nd Po sitive
Behavioral Interventions
and Supports.
Committee considers
site council changes
The districts Curriculum,
Instruction and Assessment
committee took an initial
look at proposed changes to
site council duties and powers in July.
District funding sports

complex study
The Verona Area School
District is funding a study
on a potential sports complex in Verona, possibly to
go along with the new high
school site proposed at the
West End.
A consultant will evaluate
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August 12, 2016
Fitchburg Star
11
Oregon School District
Chaja takes
over at
Cherokee
Sarah Chaja has taken
over as principal at Cherokee Middle School for
the 2016-17 school year.
Chaja most recent ly served as principal at
Madisons Gompers Elementary School.
I understand that each
and every student comes
to Cherokee with
different
learning
styles and
different
life experiences
that may
Chaja
impact
the way in
which students learn, Chaja wrote
in her welcome statement
on the schools website.
She received recognition for her role in the
Madison Metropolitan
School Districts 201314 annual report for
the schools progress in
math and reading scores,
according to a story from
2014 in the Cap Times.
In her welcome message, she stressed the
importance of consistency from parents with the
schools messages about
behavior and a caring
culture.
We need your help
by consistently talking
to your child(ren) about
positive expectations
and making great positive choices, she wrote.
This sends a strong message to all students that
parents and the school
are united in our efforts
of providing a positive
school climate.
Chaja takes over for
Kevin Brown, who began
at the school in 2014.
Scott Girard
Board wants fall referendum

Formal approval
could come Aug. 22
SCOTT GIRARD
All signs point to a November referendum for an Oregon

School District teacher compensation plan.
Each board member other than Dan Krause, who was
absent expressed support
for the November timeline
Monday night during a discussion of the proposed referendum, which would create
a new system to recruit and
retain district staff.
Ive always hoped that
we could go in November,
said Jeff Ramin. Unless I
hear (consultant) Joe Donovan and/or administrators say
thats the worst idea ever, Im
hoping for November.
The November election,
with the presidential race on
the ballot, will likely have a
much higher turnout than the
alternative, in April 2017.
Two years ago, the board
was having a similar discussion about the timing, and
ultimately decided not to put
the compensation referendum
on the ballot. That November
2014 election included a $55
million referendum for capital projects on schools, which
was approved by 63 percent
of the voters.
In that two years, the
In brief
Board members expressed support for Option 3
referendum proposal, which would be $1.5 million recurring
They also supported the idea of going to referendum
in November to maximize turnout
Formal vote is expected at the Aug. 22 meeting,
along with vote on using $1.5 million from districts fund
balance to cover $3 million initial cost
district took more feedback
and altered the plan. As
recently as July, board members offered slight changes to
the proposal that a committee
of teachers and administrators
had created earlier this year.
The likely proposal will
now ask voters to approve
$1.5 million in recurring
money added to the districts
budget to fund the plan.
Under the proposal supported
by board members, the district would also use $1.5 million from the fund balance to
fund the other half of the $3
million total cost. The board
would have to approve that
use of fund balance at its next
meeting.
That plan was favored
heavily in recent focus groups
held for teachers to give feedback on the altered plans,
according to a document prepared by Donovan ahead of
board members during the

discussion would include four
tiers of teachers and salary
levels based on their experience in the district. Teachers in years one through five
would be in the green level;
six to 10 the orange; 11 or
more blue; and those designated as lead educators
would be in the purple level.
Within each tier, teachers
would make a different base
amount based on their level of
education, with a masters or
National Board Certification
increasing the pay by $4,000.
One remaining point of
discussion will be the length
of the proposed probationary
period for new teachers. Its
written into the compensation plan as five years, but the
employee handbook also
discussed at Monday nights
meeting states it is two
years. Some board members
expressed their preference for
the two-year period.
Board member Gwen Maitzen said she had been very,
very nervous earlier this
year about the chances of
getting the referendum on the
November ballot.
Im very pleased were at
a point where we can actually
go forward with this, Maitzen said.
and follow him on Twitter @
sgirard9.
COMING SOON...FALL 2016
Board approves
position paper draft
After several years of
research and work, the Oregon school board approved
a preliminary final draft in
July of a new school board
position paper, The Path
Forward.
The visioning committee worked on an executive summary later in the
week. The next step will be
to get some feedback from
stakeholders and do some
Mondays meeting.
Across all four focus
groups, no participants indicated their support for option
#1, Donovan wrote of the
original option the committee
recommended. While there
was limited support for option
#2, option #3 was by far the
most popular option. Several
described option #3 as being
the most fair for beginning
educators.
The three options differ in
how quickly teachers would
receive raises.
Options 1 and 2, while
offering a yearly $1,000
raise to teachers early in their
career, would actually pay
them less over five years than
the Option 3, which offers no
raises but a higher starting
salary.
According to documents
from the July 11 board meeting packet, Options 2 and 3
have a higher initial cost, at

$2.9 and $3 million, respectively, compared to the $1.7
million Option 1, but about
half of the annual cost.
OSD human resources
director Jina Jonen, who was
part of the committee that
came up with the original recommendation, said they recommended option 1 because
they did not expect to have
district funds other than the
referendum money.
Option 2 and 3 is much
closer to where we wanted
to be as a committee, Jonen
said. We just werent working under the assumption
that we had district funds to
invest.
Donovan also reported that
those in the focus groups said
something needed to be done
on teacher compensation, and
that the split between referendum and district funding
would show the community
was in the effort together.
A recurring referendum
would allow the district to
exceed its annual revenue cap
each year indefinitely, unless
a time period were specified
in the referendum question.
The board would have to
approve language to go on
the November ballot by Aug.
29, so if there are any lingering doubts Aug. 22, it could
schedule a special meeting
between those dates to give
final approval.
The plan supported by
internal editing, said board

president Steve Zach.
The position paper is a
way the board communicates its goals and methods
to the public. Seven have
been published in the past
25 years. The new paper outlines how the district views
its educational responsibilities going forward.
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Kaegi takes third to help

U.S. win Down Under
Sports tourney
It was a learning experience for

soon-to-be Verona Area High School
junior Garhett Kaegi during his trip
to Australia from June 26 to July 1
for the Down Under Sports Tournament.
Kaegi who qualified for the
WIAA Division 1 state tournament
as a sophomore ended up taking
third overall in the two-day tournament with a 155 (78-77) to help the
United States defeat Australia for
the first time in 28 years, but it took
a practice round at Emerald Lakes
Golf Course to learn the conditions
in the area, before the actual tournament at the par-72 Palmer Colonial
Golf Course.
Since it is drier in the region, the
greens were faster than what may be
expected in the United States, especially in Wisconsin, and the grass
was different than any courses in
the Midwest. So besides adjusting
to putting speeds, Kaegi also had
to adjust to shots from the rough
around the fairway.
Instead of hitting down or sweeping through the ball, Kaegi instead
had to trap the ball or risk shanking
his shot.
I adjusted really well to the green
speeds that they had down there and
also learned how the course needed
to be played really quick, he said.
Kaegi also had to adjust to newer
pin placements on the second day of
the tournament.
And those tweaks are things Kaegi said he is bringing back with him
for his mental game. The reward of
being able to finish high in tough
conditions with good competition
was great, he said, but sharpening
his game will allow him to lower his
scores when the high school season
Besides going to Australia, Garhett Kaegi also was able to visit

Hawaii with the team from July
2-July 5.
There, he played the third-hardest course in the world, Koolau in
Kaneohe, Hawaii.
Despite the course reputation,
Kaegi said he was able to play
well there.
I can see why people would
put it there because the layout
of the course was difficult but in
hindsight the greens werent hard
at all and I think the greens is what
makes a course hard, he said.
Photos submitted
Verona Area High School incoming junior Garhett Kaegi visited the Gold Coast in Australia from June 26 to July
1 to compete in the Down Under Sports golf tournament with Central Conference. Besides playing in a two-day
tournament at the Palmer Colonial Golf Course, Kaegi also was able to travel around to see the sights.
2015. The invitation was due to his
scores during summer and high
school golf, which qualified him for
the team.
He jumped at the opportunity
and arrived in Australia on June 26,
where he played a practice round
with the team so the players could
get their swings back and learn the
A trip to the Gold Coast
courses.
After the tournament, the players
Kaegi received an invitation to
golf with the Central Conference were able to check out some sights
team in Australia back in October with temperatures hovering around
begins.
It gives me a lot of confidence
because coming back from there,
it helped me figure out how to play
other courses. It shows that I can
play at that level and can bring something back to the team for next year,
he said.
65-70 degrees.
He snorkeled by the Great Barrier
Reef, which he said was really colorful and full of life, and he also saw
the cities of the Gold Coast, including Surfers Paradise in Queensland.
I made great friends down there
and really bonded with a group of
people I felt like I have known
them my whole life, Kaegi said. I
made great connections and had a
great experience.
Garhett Kaegi (left) stands with

his coach Mike Epperson in
Australia last month during the
Down Under Sports golf tournament. Kaegi took third overall to
win the bronze medal with a 155
(77-78) and helped the U.S. win
the Down Under trophy for the
first time in 28 years.
Paralympic Games
Verona connection headed to Rio de Janeiro for Paralympic Games

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sept. 7-18 in Rio de Janeiro will
showcase at least one athlete with a
Verona connection.
Reilly Boyt, the daughter of Verona Area High School graduate Maureen Berkner Boyt and husband
Todd Boyt and the granddaughter of
Jim and Sharon Berkner, will represent the U.S. Paralympic swimming
team in three events.
Boyt was unavailable for comment by the Fitchburg Star deadline.
One of the top 10 S6 class
Paralympian swimmers in the world
in the 100-meter breaststroke and
200 individual medley Boyt, who
was born with a form of dwarfism,
never let the size of her stature (4
feet 2 inches) come between her and
her Olympic dream. She also never
let it affect her message to inspire
others, winning the 100 backstroke
(1:38.67) and then finishing second in the 100 breaststroke (1:49.4)
and the 200 IM (3:24.15) late last
month in Charlotte to reach her first
Paralympic Games.
Photo by U.S. Paralympics
Triton sophomore Reilly Boyt swam to four medals, two of them gold, at
the 2015 Parapan Am Games.
Though the realization of making
her first Games is quite an accomplishment, it was not unexpected, as
Boyt was an alternate on the London
U.S. Paralympic Swim Team.
Boyts family also has an Olympic connection as her uncle, Mark
Berkner, was a four-year letterwinner in rowing at the University of
Wisconsin from 1983-86, and an
alternate on the U.S. rowing team
that competed in the 1992 Barcelona
Olympic Games.
Beginning in 1948 as a small gathering of British World War II veterans in 1948, the Paralympics has
grown to become one of the largest
international sporting events of the
early 21st century.
The Paralympics are now a major
international multi-sport event,
involving athletes with a range
of physical disabilities, including
impaired muscle power, impaired
passive range of movement, limb

deficiency, leg length difference,
short stature, vision impairment and
intellectual impairment.
Given the wide variety of disabilities that Paralympic athletes have,
there are several categories in which
the athletes compete, including the
S6 category in which Boyt competes. S6, SB5 and SM6 are disability swimming classifications used
for categorizing swimmers based on
their level of disability. These classes
include swimmers with short stature,
amputations of both arms or moderate coordination problems on one
side of their body.
Allowable disabilities are broken
down into 10 impairment types;
including impaired muscle power,
impaired range of movement, limb
deficiency, leg length difference,
short stature, vision impairment and
intellectual impairment. These categories are further broken down into
classifications, which vary from
sport to sport.
There are Winter and Summer
Paralympic Games, which since
the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul,
South Korea, are held almost
immediately following the respective Olympic Games. All Paralympic

Games are governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Boyt has been competing in
Paralympic swimming events since
the age of nine. And has been quite
successful in national and international competitions.
A native of Fort Collins, Colo.
(Poudre HS), Boyt starred for Team
USA at the 2015 Parapan American Games in Toronto, Canada,
totaling four medals. She swam
to a pair of gold medals Aug. 11,
in the 100-meter breaststroke and
200-meter individual medley. The
victory in the 100 breast helped the
20-year-old defend her title from her
first Parapan Am appearance from
2011 in Mexico. Boyts victories in
Toronto came in a Parapan Am S6
classification record time of 1:45.69
and 3:23.00, respectively.
She added a silver as the anchor
leg of the mixed 200 freestyle relay
and a bronze in the 100 backstroke,
while placing fifth in the 400 free.
Boyt is a sophomore swimmer
at the University of California San
Diego.
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August 12, 2016
Fitchburg Star
West football
New coach hopes to turn things around at West

EVAN HALPOP
The Madison West football team is in high spirits

after a disappointing 2015
season where the Regents
only win came against a
winless Beloit Memorial
squad.
The Regents will have a
new look this season with
Brad Murphy an offensive coordinator with the
Regents in 2014 as well
as new uniforms.
Leading what West hopes
will be a much improved
2016 will be a core group of
returning Big Eight all-conference players.
Gone from last season
are first team all-conference
offensive lineman Max
Gober, first-team defensive
end Jamin Brown and second team all-conference
quarterback Daelon Savage.
The Regents return key
players from last season
though, including second
team all-conference linebacker Terrell Carey. With
group up front, honorable

mention offensive lineman
Rhys Enderles should help
West in the trenches.
Our attitude will be better towards the game, free
safety/wide receiver Ryan
Wendland said.
We have been working
on getting in sync with our
QBs. We are going to go
out firing.
The Regents return a little
more talent from last season
on the defensive side of the
ball in second team inside
linebacker Sydney Thomas and honorable mention
inside linebacker Cameron
Groman and defensive back
Joseph Thigpen.
We are going to need
help at linebacker and stopPhoto by Evan Halpop ping the run game, strong
Returning letterwinners for the Madison West football team (front, from left) are: Joe Thigpen, Sam Mohoney, Niko Gutiersafety/wide receiver Jaden
rez, Sydney Thomas, Jaden Stephens, Elijah Thompson and Ryan Wendland; (back) Keishawn Shanklin, Jaiden Clark, Casey Stephens said. We have
Bradt, Sam Jesche, Xavier Miller, Tony Walschmidt, Terrell Carey, Josh Mercier, Casey Walker, Jack Bye, Gus Zeis and David been working on pursuit
Maravilla.
angles.
Offensively, we need to
know our assignments and
the graduation of Savage the offense this season.
coming together and we are be the best, maybe make All focus on scoring better.
the Regents will turn to
I feel great, Shank- going to have a great sea- City and All State.
A r e l a t ive l y y o u n g e r
Keishawn Shanklin to run lin said. I feel our team is son. I just want our team to
Little League
Youth coaches Schmidt, Hewuse honored with U.S. Cellular Community Coaches Award at Miller Park
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Bret Hewuse of MiddleJohn Schmidt of Verona ton baseball/softball comLittle League received the mission was also honored.
H ew u s e a n d S c h m i d t
Community Coaches Award
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
were selected for their

excellence in teaching local
youth the game of baseball
and for being a positive role
model. They were two of
six Wisconsin little league
coaches selected to receive

the Community Coaches
Award.
The coaches were
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Miller Park before the
Brewers game where they
were presented with an
award. These awards are
part of U.S. Cellulars On

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softball leagues from which
these coaches were selected
The On Deck Program partners with leagues in Appleton, Germantown, Kenosha,
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Edgewood football
Crusaders expect more balance on offense

EVAN HALPOP
The Edgewood football

team is back on the field,
looking to bounce back following a season that saw them
win three straight to make the
playoffs where they lost to La
Crosse Logan in the Level 1
game of the WIAA playoffs
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We had a younger line
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and defensive lineman Jack
McNally said.
The Crusaders, who 3-3
in the Badger South Conference last year and 3-7 overall,
welcome a new quarterback
under center after losing Jack
Dunn to graduation. Dunn
was a first team all-conference
selection last year, throwing
for more than 700 yards and
three touchdowns, while also
rushing for a team-best 1,8961
yards and 25 touchdowns.
Other honorable mentions

that were lost to graduation
were edge player Joe Albrecht
and linebacker Nick Shellander, tackle Thomas Thelen and
second team all-conference
linebacker Cody Link.
The Crusaders running
game was the emphasis for
the team last season with
Dunn at the helm, racking
up 2,742 yards on 448 yards.
They scored 27 touchdowns.
With the departure of Dunn,
Edgewood will be looking to
run a more balanced offense
this season.
We have more of a passing
quarterback this year, WR/
DB Chris Darcy said. We
have a lot of returning guys
from last year.
Expectations are definitely
make the playoffs and a run at
a state championship, lineman Zach Zimdars said. The
Crusaders season begins with
a home game against Baraboo
on Aug. 19 at 7p.m.
Photo by Evan Halpop
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Oregon swim club
Tigersharks swim at state and US Zone meets

Tigersharks compete
at state and zone
meets, Dobrinsky
earns bronze medal
Jenna Dobrinsky, 14, of
the Oregon Community
Swim Club Tigersharks
competed at the 13&Over
Wisconsin State Championships held Aug. 4
through nday, Aug. 7 at
the RecPlex in Pleasant
Prairie.
Dobrinsky qualified to
race in the 50/100/200 and
800 meter freestyle, as
well as the 400 meter Individual Medley. Dobrinsky
was joined by top 13-14
year old Tigersharks in
relays including Mattea
Thomason, 13, Zoe Rule,
13, and Caroline Rusch,
13.
On the first day of the
meet, Dobrinsky swam in
the grueling 800 freestyle,
only the third time in her
career swimming in this
event.
Seeded sixth out of 21
swimmers with a time of
10:02.29, Dobrinsky was
in lane seven swimming
n ex t t o R a c h e l S t u m p f
from Green Bay Swim
Club who beat Dobrinsky
by more than five seconds
two weeks earlier in a
state qualifying meet.
When the swimmers
flew off the blocks at the
start of the race, Dobrinsky stayed on the hip of
Stumpf for the first 700
yards, a strategy coach Jim
Lohmeier discussed with
Dobrinsky before the race.
prior to junior nationals.

This regional MegaZone
meet included swimmers
from Arkansas, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Lake Erie,
Michigan, Midwestern,
Minnesota, Missouri Valley, North Dakota, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Ozark, South
Dakota and Wisconsin.
Stluka competed in the
10&Under 50 and 100
meter freestyle where he
finished 41st and 79th,
respectively. He also swam
in one of team Wisconsins
200 meter freestyle relay
teams that finished 14th.
Stevenson competed
in the 11-12 year old 50
meter freestyle where he
finished 95th. He as well
swam on a team Wisconsin
200 meter freestyle relay
team that finished 11th.
Block competed in the
50 meter freestyle and finished 210th.
Submitted photo
From left: Oregon swimmers David Stevenson, Spencer Stluka and Izzy Block on deck at the US MegaZone National swim
meet at the University of Indiana Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Both swimmers were on
a personal best pace that
would eventually crush
their qualifying times.
Coming into the wall
after 700 yards behind
Stumpf, Dobrinsky accelerated out of her flip turn
and within 10 meters
pulled a half body length
ahead of Stumpf.
Dobrinsky turned on her
kick in the last 100 meters
pulling away from Stumpf
and came home in 1:10.71,
dropping -11.40 seconds
to finish the 800 meters
in 9:50.89 and take the

bronze medal.
D o b r i n s k y s 9 : 5 0 . 8 9
time earned her a USA
Swimming AAA National
time standing.
With tired legs, Dobrinsky raced and just finished
short of making the finals
in her other events during
the state meet including
29th in the 100 freestyle,
24th in the 200 freestyle,
28th in the 400 individual
medley, and 23rd in the 50
freestyle.
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-5.36 seconds and moving
up three places off their
seed time to finish 23rd.
The ladies combined
their efforts to take 24th
in the 400 meter freestyle
relay.
David Stevenson, 12, and

Izzy Block, 11 qualified
for and joined team Wisconsin at the US MegaZone National swim meet
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The Oregon 9U and 10U

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The Oregon 10U team
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Oregons 10U team did
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Stoughton (9-2) and Sauk
Prairie (2-0) over the weekend.
In the 9U bracket, the
Verona Sharks defeated
Edgerton 9-5 in the championship.
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Fitchburg Star
17
Bike for BGC exceeds fundraising goal by $10K

Fitchburg
pharmacist goes
the extra mile
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
The 14th annual Bike

for Boys and Girls Club to
benefit Dane County children exceeded its $475,000
fundraising goal by nearly
$10,000. The 8-, 25- and
50-mile rides started and finished at McKee Farms Park
on July 16.
Among about 1,000 riders and 60 teams, one of the
top 10 contributors was from
Fitchburg and he rode the
50-mile route twice that day.
Thad Schumacher, owner of Hometown Pharmacy in Fitchburg, organized
the team Hometown Pill
Peddlers, which raised
$7,775. Fitchburg Hometown Pharmacy also provided sunscreen, bug spray and
ibuprofen tablets for participants at a booth at the park

during the ride.
As an avid cyclist and one
known for delivering prescriptions all across the Madison area by bike, Schumacher promised his patrons he
would ride his
43-pound fat
bike (called
the Delivery
Truck) around
the 50-mile
course if they
raised $1,000
for the cause.
Schumacher
To his surprise the goal
was met quickly, so he upped
the ante and promised to do
two laps on the course (a
total of 100 miles) that day if
they raised $2,000. He ended
up raising $3,155.27 as part
of his teams total.
On the day of the ride, he
left just before 3a.m. to complete the first 50-mile circuit,
fueled up with breakfast and
coffee and then started the
ride over with hundreds of

other cyclists and his team.
Maybe next year I will
have to promise 150 miles,
Schumacher said. Whatever it takes to get people to
donate.
Hometown
Pill Peddlers
Schumacher described
the Hometown Pill Peddlers
team as a ragtag group of
pharmacy employees and
customers more comfortable
with prescription drugs than
Paoli hills.
Forming the team gave
Schumacher the opportunity to share his knowledge of
biking with some of the members who wanted to ride longer distances but hadnt ventured off of trails and onto the
road. So he put together three
training rides of about 25
Kilpatrick, Joseph Thompson, Beverly Crosson, Vince

Perkins, Gary Unertl, Nate
Snyder, Matt Mabie, Alysha
Klassy and Scott Klassy.
Schumacher said the teams
most valuable player was
76-year-old Perkins, of Fitchburg, who had a stroke five
months ago. He started shopping for a three-wheel cycle
in his hospital bed and was
back on two wheels in June.
He led the majority of
Photo submitted our team on a hybrid of the
Cyclists depart McKee Farms Park for the Bike for Boys and
50- and 25-mile loops (they
Girls Club Ride on July 16.
completed 30), Schumacher
said. Roger is an inspiration
miles each the week leading road riding and hill climbing to me and to all cyclists, his
up to the Bike for BGC ride.
ability, he wrote in an email love for cycling and appreI am happy to report to the Star.
ciation for the social side of
that we had four to eight
Other team members riding is very apparent.
cyclist(s) on each of these live in Fitchburg, Madison,
preview rides, and now the Cottage Grove and New Contact Samantha Christian
less experienced riders are Glarus, including Roger
at communityreporter@
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Fitchburg Star
Election: Quadriplegic candidate visited over 5,000 homes
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Jimmy Anderson: 3,503 (45 percent)

Julia Arata-Fratta: 3,016 (38 percent)
Tony Hartmann: 1,330 (17 percent)
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and meeting a McFarland
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helped me go to that next
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When Tuesdays voting
began, Anderson had stopped
at 5,200 residences. A campaign worker would knock
on the door and ask if Anderson could talk to them about
the election.
After Tuesday nights
win, Anderson spoke warmly about his wife Ashley, a
Verona veterinarian, who
allowed him a respite from
campaign talk and listened to
her work stories at night.
Thanks for helping me
get across the finish line, he
told her Tuesday night before
expanding that sentiment to
include his campaign staff.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan
(D-Madison) had endorsed
Anderson, and was at the
Great Dane Tuesday night,
where he talked to the Star
after Andersons victory.
Pocan marveled at Andersons stamina and intellect.
Hes very bright. Hes
an articulate person, Pocan
said. He has unique life
experience. Hes going to
look differently, and thats
going to help people think
closely about some issues
that they hadnt before.
Moments after learning he won, Jimmy Anderson is greeted by his wife Ashley.
Arata-Fratta, who would
have become the first Latina
woman to join the Assembly
from south-central Wisconsin, spent much of Tuesday
night at a Fitchburg Common Council meeting. After
her call to Anderson, she
returned to the council meeting at 10p.m.
I am proud of the positive, grassroots campaign
that I ran, Arata-Fratta wrote
in a statement.
On Tuesday night, Andersons wife Ashley described
how Jimmy pushed his candidacy since April.
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every day. I mean Monday
through Sunday unless there
was terrible weather. He

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him. I could not be prouder.
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crawl of election results
trickle in.
He had a remarkable
calm over the last few days,
Ashley said of Jimmy after
the win. I had been asking
him every few hours, How
are you doing? How are you
feeling? And he said last
night, Win or lose, I know I
did my best.
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College: Graduate of University of Wisconsin-Madison law school
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August 12, 2016
Whimsical to the core

Wayward Apple Gifts provides eclectic selections
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Construction started July
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Co-owners Ahmed Gipril
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Its a perfect location,
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Wisconsin-Madison graduate, worked in Pet Supplies Plus corporate office

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There are 350 Pets Supplies locations in 29 states,
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Koukas, and Wayward kind
of shows the quirkiness I
enjoy.
Opened July 2, Fitchburgs
Wayward Apple presents an
inventory of handmade products from Madison-area craft
artists. Its an eclectic mix
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metal tanks turned into colorful art of pigs; wood trains;
and bowl coozies, designed
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It was tossing out ideas,
OK, I like this about that
place, she said. I kept my
eyes open at craft fairs for
what other people make and
what Id like to sell and who
to approach to be part of the
store.
Ko u k a s , 4 4 , a n d h e r
co-workers searched hard to
find the most enticing products.
Some (craft artists) we
knew beforehand. Some people we approached at craft
fairs. Some people we found
on (online site) Etsy or Facebook, she said. People have
come in and asked, I make
this and can I put it in your
store? Its quite a variety.
A Madison resident, Koukas originally looked at
opening on Madisons west
side. But she didnt find anything she liked until seeing
her current space in a strip
mall at South Fish Hatchery
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Fitchburg Star
Meet me at the roundabout
City of Fitchburg
On the Web
Bike Fitchburg meets

up for group rides
Post or search for group bike rides:
facebook.com/groups/
FitchburgBA
Samantha Christian
Beneath a bridge and lush

canopy on the northwest
side of Fitchburg, the yellow lines of the areas first
bicycle roundabout are visible through pockets of sunshine and shade. For hundreds of recreational riders
and commuters, this is their
version of Grand Central
Station.
Choosing their own
departure time and destination, many people
including members of the
revamped Bike Fitchburg
advocacy group meet at
that spot before embarking on a trip since it provides access to a network of
trails: Capital City, Military
Ridge and Badger State,
Southwest and Cannonball.
A ny o n e c a n j o i n t h e
group, and theres no ticket to ride aside from purchasing a state trail pass if
needed.
The roundabout opened
in 2014, and its also where
Bike Fitchburg and the City
of Fitchburg sponsor a commuter station during Wisconsin Bike Week. On June
7, volunteers counted 352
bicyclists passing through
the area in two hours
some stopping for a snack
and conversation before
taking a group ride to the
Capitol.
Screenshot from fitchburgbikepedplan.org
Map your ride

The City of Fitchburg is updating its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan to maintain and
improve options for biking and walking in the city.
City resource/project planner Wade Thompson said about 350 people participated in a
survey about the plan. An interactive map online also drew about 200 comments noting
which routes are unpleasant or dangerous biking/walking segments, as well as ideas for
improvement.
An open house in July also brought feedback from the public. Some Bike Fitchburg
members stressed the importance of having more bike-accessible streets and roadways
made safer with segregated bike lanes and better access to the trail system with bike
accommodations throughout the city.
A draft of the bike/ped plan will be presented to the public for review and comment
Thursday, Sept. 22.
To learn about the update and view the interactive map, visit fitchburgbikepedplan.org.
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Learn more about Bike Fitchburg:
bikefitchburg.org
Download the Fitchburg bike map
and rules of the road:
biketheburg.org
Bicyclists can choose their

own adventure when they
approach the bike roundabout on the northwest side
of Fitchburg. Its a spot many
Bike Fitchburg members
meet at before group rides.
Sporting a highlighter
yellow T-shirt and matching
helmet, Joseph Thompson
waited by the shaded kiosk
at the bike roundabout on a
Saturday morning in June
for his riding companions
some of whom hed never
met.
He has been training

since April for a 100-mile
bike ride, the Door County
Century, in September.
The only way to get in
shape is have a goal, he
said.
Thompson had posted on
Bike Fitchburgs Facebook
page the day before asking
if anyone would like to join
a moderately paced ride
through the Sugar River
watershed on the Military
Ridge State Trail.
One by one, five people,
including some from the
Arbor Hills, Swan Creek
and Wildwood neighborhoods, put on their brakes
at the roundabout to ask
who was riding to Riley.
Among them was Beverly
Crosson, who enjoys networking and being able to
ride long distances with the
group.
I like to zoom, she said.
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Christian at community
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Bike: Volunteer group advocates for cyclist safety, education and improved infrastructure
Facebook page.
Decisions like location
and average speed are
made in a friendly, democratic fashion.
Often along for rides
is Jones, who co-founded Bike Fitchburg with his
fiancee and group vice president Jennifer Ullman.
On a June ride on the Military Ridge State Trail, his
tires kicked up cottonwood
fluff and dodged chipmunks
that darted across the path.
And while some of his riding companions tried to
identify birds that flitted
overhead, the son of a pilot
was more focused on picking out the sounds of planes
flying thousands of feet
higher.
Ive been riding since I
was 6 or 7, and I immediately fell in love with it,
Jones said. It gives you
that sense of freedom that
nothing else really does.
Whether riders prefer a
slower pace to take in all
the sights and sounds or
want to go faster for more
v i g o r o u s exe r c i s e , t h e
group strives to provide
something for everyone.
Many neighbors, coworkers and strangers have
already made connections
on the trails year-round,
from off-roading through
t h e s n ow w i t h fa t - t i r e
bikes at the Quarry Ridge
Recreation Area to waking up before dawn with
the Night Riders for
4:30a.m. rides to Madison. Some Saturdays they
even stop to eat with the
trolls when passing by the
Grumpy Troll Brew Pub
along the Military Ridge
State Trail in Mount Horeb.
While each ride is a
workout, some carry more
weight.
Bike Fitchburg member
Thad Schumacher recently
organized a tribute ride for
Shelton Berel, 33, who was
killed by a hit-and-run driver on Aug. 5. A small group
biked to the intersection of
the accident (Hillcrest Lane
and Lincoln Road in rural
Oregon) two days later for
a moment of silence to pay
respect to our fellow lost
soul.
Sharing the road

Berel, who had been
training for an upcoming
triathlon, was the second
Dane County resident to die
in the last month after being
hit while riding a bike. The
first was 62-year-old Madison resident Cynthia Arsnow, who was commuting
to work in Cross Plains
along Highway 14 when
a pickup truck struck and
killed her July 15.
Bike Fitchburg acknowledges that sharing the road
means shared responsibility, as well.
A s peo ple wh o r ide
bikes, we know about being
hit or verbally abused. Just
as people who drive cars,
we know about seeing people who ride bikes do some
crazy and illegal things
while riding, Schumacher
later wrote on the groups
Facebook page.
It is my hope that this
organization can bridge the
gap with awareness, education and additional infrastructure to create a safer
environment on the road.
Making McKee safer
Join the
group
Group proposes segregated lanes pilot
Those interested in
promoting and improving all types of bicycling
and safe cycling initiatives in Fitchburg and are
encouraged to join Bike
Fitchburg.
Meetings are held at
6:30p.m. on the fourth
Monday of each month
at Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road.
If You Go
What: Pick Me Up At The
Border 90-mile bike ride
When: 11:58p.m. Friday,
Sept. 16
Where: Meets at Capitol
Square in Madison, follows Badger State Trail to
Illinois state line and back
Cost: Suggested donation
$15 plus state trail pass
($5/day or $25/year)
Info: bikefitchburg.org,
tschumacher@home
townpharmacywi.com
Although Fitchburg has a
lot of paved trails, crossing
or biking on roadways can
be dangerous.
Jones said a University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
professor of transportation
conducted a study last year
to locate some of the hot
spots in the state for fatal
bicycle versus car accidents, and Fitchburg ranked
in the top 20.
I am ultra aware of what
it feels like to be buzzed by
a car doing 50 (miles per
hour) in a 35, Jones said.
Bike Fitchburg wants to
help prevent fatal crashes,
injuries and close calls by
encouraging drivers to give
bicyclists space, slow down
and refrain from getting
distracted behind the wheel.
The group also wants to
educate cyclists to be visible with lights and bright,
reflective clothing, use mirrors and learn to look over
their shoulder and use hand
signals to communicate
with motorists while turning.
That can save your life,
Jones said.
Safety initiatives
Bike Fitchburg also supports federal, state and local
initiatives to make roads
safer, as well as a vulnerable-user law in Wisconsin.
The proposed legislation
would create a new class
of penalties for those convicted of killing or injuring
a cyclist, pedestrian, farmer
driving a farm vehicle, law
Matthew Jones is the president and co-founder of Bike Fitchburg, shown along his route on the Badger State Trail.
enforcement official writing
a ticket or aiding a motorist or other vulnerable road
users, according to the
Wisconsin Bike Feds website.
After the Oregon hit-andrun, Bike Fed executive
director and former Madison mayor Dave Cieslewicz authored a blog post,
Response to fatality: Cars
Do NOT Own the Road,
in which he reminds the
public that bicycles are
vehicles under the law with
every bit as much right to
every inch of that roadway
as somebody driving a vehicle with an internal combustion engine.
Both organizations plead
with motorists to slow
down and give cyclists at
least three feet of separation
or more (as is state law) if
passing is necessary.
Many communities are
also experimenting with
slow rolls, which are
s l ow - p a c e d c o m m u n i t y
rides to get people familiar
with their bikes and cities,
and thats something Bike
Fitchburg wants to look
into.
Even with bike lanes on
McKee Road, many cyclists
avoid that high-traffic area

because of safety concerns.
Bike Fitchburg is proposing a pilot project through
the city or county to further separate bicycles from
motorized traffic, such as
setting up plastic bollards.
The group is also exploring the idea of getting a
repeating video message on
FACTv that goes over bike
techniques and safety tips
in multiple languages.
Jones added that it would
be great to see bicycling
incorporated into the curriculum of all three school districts in the city. The group
could hold a weekend event
or come to a gym class to
teach the basics of safe
cycling and cooperation
with traffic, he said.
He would also like to see
more families biking with
their kids to school in their
neighborhoods rather than
dropping them off in a car.
I am very much for
access to bicycling and
access to the entire community, Jones said.
Contact Samantha
Christian at community
reporter@wcinet.com.
Budgets may be tight, but even a gradual schedule of

improvements in the City of Fitchburg to make incremental changes can help cyclists stay safe on the roads,
Bike Fitchburg president Matthew Jones contends.
Some options could include adding flashing lights at
intersections and more radar speed signs like the one on
Lacy Road to remind motorists to slow down, he said.
One of the biggest problem areas in Fitchburg is McKee Road, said Jones. He has taken that route to work in
Verona before, since it is shorter and faster, but he said he
prioritizes the longevity of his life.
Theres three grocery stores along McKee, one of the
citys biggest parks and even crossing the road to get
a coffee at Starbucks, some people would rather drive a
car, he said.
Even though the bike lanes are technically wide
enough, Jones said there is not enough separation from
motorized traffic. He suggests the county and city could
set up plastic bollards or construction pylons as a pilot
project for a half-mile between hotbeds of activity, like
the coffee shop to movie theater.
Dane County takes care of filling in potholes on McKee Road while the City of Fitchburg brings the street
sweeper through to clean the lanes from vehicle debris
and motor oil that collects there. Over the next couple of
years, the city will gradually take over the responsibilities of its repair, maintenance and reconstruction from the
county.
He would like to find a way whether its a tunnel,
overpass or segregated lanes to bypass the spiderweb
of garbagey roadways that only serve one mode of transportation.
Bike Fitchburg is planning a comprehensive bicyclist
and pedestrian count on McKee Road before winter, with
the hope that those numbers will help to determine what
level of infrastructure is truly best to serve the population, Jones said.
Samantha Christian
Supported initiatives
Federal level
More funding for transportation alternatives from
Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act
State level
The reinstatement of Complete Streets, which
mandates municipalities to consider biking and walking infrastructure or considerations when building new
roads and streets
Advocating for a vulnerable-user law, which would
create a new class of penalties for those convicted of
killing or injuring a cyclist
Local level
The amendment in the City of Fitchburgs CIP,
which would go toward making rural roads safer and
constructing four-foot paved shoulders
Pushing for a segregated lane along McKee Road
over the next couple of years as the City of Fitchburg
gradually takes over the responsibilities of its repair,
maintenance and reconstruction from Dane County
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UPCOMING LISTENING SESSIONS

WITH MAYOR STEVE ARNOLD
Each listening session runs 6:30-8 pm and is open to the public. The sessions follow an open
house format, so attendees may drop in at any time. Come as you are and share your hopes
and concerns for your neighborhood and the city as a whole. Your voice is important.
Tuesday, September 6th Huegel-Jamestown Park shelter, 5810 Williamsburg Way
Tuesday, October 4th Tower Hill Park shelter, 5610 Cheryl Drive
Tuesday, November 1st Oasis Caf, 2690 Research Park Drive
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
Dance Classes for Kids
We offer a
variety of dance
classes for kids
ages 2-12 years
old. We offer
Saturday classes
and Tuesday classes. Both days have an end
of the year Dance Recital which will be held
at the Oregon High School Performing Arts
Center.
Classes Offered - Creative Movement (2-3
yrs), Pre-Ballet 1 (3-5 yrs), Pre-Ballet 2 (4-6
yrs), Ballet (6-8 yrs), Jazz 1 (4-7 yrs), Jazz 2
(7-11 yrs), and Hip Hop (5-10 yrs)
Day/Time Saturday Mornings and Tuesday
Evenings, September-November
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Fee - $65
Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids
This class will focus

on exercises that foster
a healthy mind, body and
spirit and will build upon
some basic yoga poses
and sequences. All yogis
should bring a yoga mat
and water to each class.
Classes - Intro 4-7 yrs
olds, Intro 8-12 yrs old, Intermediate 8-15
yrs old
Days/Times Saturday Mornings,
September 10-November 12
Fee - $48 for Intro Classes and $56 for
Intermediate Class
Tunes for Tots (Music & Movement)
Come and have FUN! Tunes for Tots is

a 45 minute class designed for parents and
their children. Activities are planned for a
variety of ages and interests. Children will get a
chance to learn new songs while using musical
instruments, finger plays and body movement.
Children will also enjoy fun games and story
time every week. Children will learn small
muscle control, body awareness, body vocabulary, cause and effect, patience, etc.
Days/Times Wednesdays, 5:30-6:15pm
Ages 1-5 yrs old
Fee - $35
Brewers vs Cubs Bus Trip @ Wrigley

Field
The rivalry continues! Join us as we head

to Wrigley Field to watch the Brewers battle
the Cubs. Tickets are limited, so act fast! The
cost includes: transportation on a coach bus
and an Upper Deck Infield Reserved ticket
(section 528). Food and drink are on your
own. Youre welcome to bring your own
beverages for the bus ride. We will arrive at
Wrigley around 10:30am, and with game time
at 1:20pm, you will have plenty of time to
explore Wrigleyville! Dont strike out on this
opportunity to watch the Brewers battle the
Cubs at historic Wrigley Field.
Days/Times Friday, September 16th,
7:30am-8:00pm
Location Meeting @ Fitchburg
Community Center for bus pick up
Ages - All ages welcome
Fee - $65
FITCHBURG SENIOR CENTER FRIENDS FUNDRAISER

Fitchburg Senior Center Friends (FSCF)
Directors and Senior Center volunteers will
be serving free ice cream at Eplegaardens
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social on Labor
Day weekend (September 3rd, 4th, & 5th).
Also, on September 11th, FSCF will be
serving at the Eplegaarden Snack Stand for
Grandparents Day. Your donations will go to
support Fitchburg Senior Centers program
scholarships fund.
Bring the family for a picnic snack before or

after picking your apples.
Fitchburg's 2016 Solid Waste Collection Calendar

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Color coding Legend:
HOLIDAY TREE COLLECTION

January 4 - 8
Actual collection dates may
depend on weather
January 19 - 22
YELLOW = Recycling Week

PURPLE #'s = Holiday Tree Collection
BRUSH COLLECTION
April 11 - 15
Aug. 22 - 26
April 25 - 29
Sept. 12 - 16
May 9 - 13
Sept. 26 - 30
May 23 - 27
Oct. 10 - 14
June 6 - 10
Oct. 24 - 28
June 20 - 24
Nov. 14 - 18
Actual collection dates
July 11 - 15
may depend on weather
Aug. 1 - 5
BLUE #'S = Yardwaste & Brush Collection
YARDWASTE & BRUSH COLLECTION

April 11 - 15
May 9 - 13
Actual collection dates
Oct. 24 - 28
may depend on weather
Nov. 14 - 18
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LACY HEIGHTS WET POND CONVERSION

TO BIORETENTION FACILITY
The Lacy Heights watershed includes 33
acres that drained to an existing dry pond
with no stormwater quality treatment. This
watershed eventually drains into the Nine
Springs Creek which is listed as an impaired
water for sediment and phosphorus. In June
2016, the dry pond (Permisson Dr./Jasmine
Dr.) was converted into a small wet pond
and a larger bioretention area with native
vegetation. The City received a $34,145 grant
from Dane County through the Countys

Urban Water Quality Grant Program. The
conversion allows for increased water quality treatment and infiltration. The wet pond
will help capture litter, sediment and other
phosphorus debris such as leaves and prevent
these from entering area lakes and rivers. The
native vegetation may take two to three years
to fully establish.
RED #'S = Brush Collection Only

YELLOW with RED #'s = Recycling & Brush Collection
YELLOW with BLUE #'S = Recycling & Yardwaste & Brush Collection
Note: Refuse collection is weekly, recycling every other week
EXAMPLE
2 3 4 5 6 Refuse & Holiday Trees

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Refuse Only
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Refuse & Recycling
21 22 23 H *25 *26 *27 Refuse & Brush Only (w/ Wed. Holiday)
28 29 30 31 1 2 3 Refuse, Recycling & Brush
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Refuse, Yardwaste & Brush
Holidays that affect pick up schedule (marked w/ "H")
Jan 1, May 30, July 4, September 5, November 24
*During Holiday weeks, collection is delayed 1 day after the Holiday
Place carts along driveway opening (not in street) by 6:30am on your collection day.
Place Yardwaste, Brush, and Holiday Trees at the curb by 6:30am Monday on collection weeks.
Place Yardwaste in reusable containers or bags or compostable bags. Do not tie the bags.
Visit www.fitchburgwi.gov/solidwaste for more details.
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Fitchburg Star
Editor to pastor
Haslangers career veers from papers to preaching at Memorial United Church of Christ
TOM ALESIA
Fitchburgs Phil Haslanger

spent 35 years in journalism, almost all of it with the
Capital Times. By 2003, he
began as part-time pastor
at Madison-area
churches while
working
full-time
in various
management roles
at the newspaper.
For the last nine years,
Haslanger, 67, has been
full-time pastor at Memorial United Church of Christ,
5705 Lacy Road. Hes a
social advocate, a stellar
writer and a compassionate
pastor. His retirement is set
for next June.
Haslanger provides a
unique look at Fitchburg
from a journalist and religious leaders perspective
while sitting in his church
office.
Fitchburg Star: You
earned a masters in journalism in 1973, but had
already started at the Capital Times in January 1973?
Phil Haslanger: One of
the first stories I covered
was Paul Soglins first successful mayoral campaign.
FS: What ever happened
to him?
PH: (laughs) I dont
know. He got elected then
seemed to fade away.
FS: As a young man, you
began studying to become a
priest?
PH: From my sophomore year in high school
(in Marinette) through my
sophomore year in college,
I was in a Catholic seminary. I came down to UW
as a junior in 1969 and got
a degree in sociology.
FS: What made you shift
from wanting to be a priest?
PH: It was the late 60s. I
was really interested in civil
rights and anti-war from a
faith perspective. In Madison, I got involved with the
Q&
Photo by Tom Alesia
Phil Haslanger stands at the altar, with its outdoor view, at Memorial United Church of Christ.
Catholic center on campus
and marching for welfare
reform and having peace
vigils in the sanctuary. I
hadnt given up on the idea
of the priesthood, but the
idea of not being married
the rest of my life did not
seem terribly appealing.
FS: Over more than three
decades you rose the ranks
of the Cap Times. City editor, 14 years as editorial
page editor, managing editor, associate editor how
did you switch careers?
PH: Heres where the
faith shift occurs. My wife
and I stayed Catholic most
of our adult lives. In the late
90s, we both felt, This
isnt working for us much
anymore. And we started
looking for something that
provided more spiritual
nourishment.
We w e n t t o o t h e r
churches and one was Lake

Edge United Church of
Christ. I didnt want to
get very involved when I
joined. You can see how
good that worked out.
FS: You began taking
theology classes?
PH: Yes. I found out in
the UCC you could serve
churches while keeping your day job and be a
licensed pastor.
FS: Did you know you
were making this change
from journalism to religion?
PH: The more I did it
the more I wanted to get
on the ordination track. I
loved journalism. In church
language, I felt called to
do this. Personally, it was
rewarding. There was a
wholeness coming to my
life. I could still do writing.
I straddled the worlds of
skepticism, which happens
in journalism, and belief,

which happens in the
church world. Both of those
are really important.
FS: Tell me about your
faith journey.
PH: Ive never been willing to let it end. Its a journey. One of the things Im
happiest with is Im learning how to be anchored as
a follower of Jesus and able
to engage really great conversations from other faith
traditions or no faith traditions. I dont like the idea
of getting isolated. Maybe
it comes from being a journalist. Youre dealing with
all kinds of people all the
time. I love being involved
in interfaith work here. Im
excited how the various
churches in Fitchburg work
together. Weve found ways
to find common ground.
FS: Did you find
preaching come easily to

you?
PH: Somewhat. Im a
writer. That was my identity. Some people are wonderful about getting up and
preaching without notes.
Im envious of them. I did
public speaking at the newspaper. I can get up in front
of a crowd and talk about
journalism pretty freely. I
didnt want to do that with
a sermon. I wanted a little
more structure and be more
thoughtful. Theres a different rhythm between written
and spoken.
FS: Secular news about
religion seems skewed to
the evangelical right on a
national level.
PH: Its so easy to go to
the spokesperson. We need to
remember there is more than
one interpretation of Christianity. There is more than one
interpretation of Islam. There

is more than one interpretation of Judaism.
Evangelical organization
voices drive the dialogue
because those groups will
go to court about contraception, abortion or bathrooms
or pick your social issue of
the day.
FS: How can we understand the identity of Fitchburg?
PH: Other communities
trace their core back quite
a ways. Because Fitchburg
being a township and then a
city and having agricultural
land and urban its an odd
mix. Theres a government
center and the tech campuses. Then you have Target,
which is in Fitchburg. Then
you have farm land. You
have Deer Park Buddhist
Center and the Hindu Association (AHA Shiva Vishnu
Temple) is in Fitchburg. Its
an incredibly diverse demographic. Theres a wonderful mix.
Its a city of 25,000 or
26,000 people. Its not
small. From the outside,
its thought of as a suburb,
a tech-y area, relatively
wealthy, although there are
parts of Fitchburg that are
not. Its a mix in ways that
other communities are not.
FS: What direction
should Fitchburg take?
PH: If theres a common
theme Ive been focused on,
its working to make sure
Fitchburg doesnt become
a divided community. And
geographically it has that
sense about it. How do we
bring the pieces together in
various ways, not necessarily politically, but functionally? For a half dozen years,
the churches have played
a role in filling those gaps.
The (Good Neighbors)
Personal Essentials pantry
developed from that. Fitchburg needs to keep building
on those relationships. The
hard work is getting across
our boundaries that are
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