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Study up on
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city budget plans
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Schools
Find out whats
in the Oregon
referendum
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Sports
Network reaches across diverse

groups to share ideas, resources
Samantha Christian
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VAHS girls golf

makes state
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Community
Fitchburgs West
turns love of
animals into a job
Page 27
Business
Fitchburg is a
very complex and
diverse community
with a lot of great
attributes, but one
of the things we
needed to do is
connect people.
Shawn Pfaff
Scott Girard
Page 30
Photos by Samantha Christian
Its a really
interesting
religious mix in this
community.
Phil Haslanger
Turn to Faith/Page 24
The first goodbye

Hartwig becomes first
career firefighter to
retire from Fitchburg
This laser tag is

not for kids
Fitchburg is a growing city with more

ethnic, economic and religious diversity
than most of Wisconsin.
Rather than allowing these perceived
differences to divide the community, an
unlikely pairing of faith leaders and city
officials created a dialogue that has taken
on a life of its own.
From initiating the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials Pantry and coordinating
volunteer efforts at the senior center and
area schools to acting as a support system
during times of crisis, groups that were
once simply discussing issues faced by the
community are now creating relationships,
branching off and finding solutions.
The (Fitchburg Faith Network and City
Leaders) as a whole has not taken action
or positions. It is more of a networking place, said Pastor Phil Haslanger of
Memorial United Church of Christ.
This network began shortly after Mayor
Shawn Pfaff was elected in 2011 hoping to
improve Fitchburgs sense of community
and Haslanger studied findings from the
2010 U.S. Census Bureau.
The data showed that of the 25,000
people in Fitchburg, 17.2 percent were

Hispanic or Latino, 10.4 percent black or
African American and 4.9 percent Asian.
Those numbers are nearly double what the
averages were for the state of Wisconsin,
at 5.9, 6.3 and 2.3 percent, respectively.
Haslanger saw the citys increasing
diversity and geography as a way for area
churches to reach out and cross some of
the perceived racial, economic and ethnic
boundaries. Meanwhile, Pfaff was seeking
ways to keep various parts of Fitchburg
particularly the developing northern Fish
Hatchery Road corridor and urban core
connected as it became more diverse.
We are a microcosm of Dane County,
said Pfaff. Fitchburg is a very complex
and diverse community with a lot of great
attributes, but one of the things we needed
to do is connect people.
The city has taken steps to help create an
inclusive atmosphere among its residents,
who are split among three school districts.
It built the Fitchburg Public Library in
2011 and collaborated with the Fitchburg
Optimists for a splash pad in 2013.
But having grown up in a small town in
western Wisconsin where the church and
Mike Hartwig hates to be

late.
So on his final day as
a firefighter in the Fitchburg Fire Department Sept.
26, when he and his truck
were a few minutes behind
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I was telling my driver,
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there, he told the Star.
Worse, it was because he
hadnt brought the necessary clothing that they were
running late. The truck had
to stop by his house, just
about five minutes from
Station 2, on the way so he
could grab the outfit.
I didnt bring in my Class
B uniform because I thought,
Ah, were just going to take
it easy, he said. So I had

to run home I had to quick
get it out of the back room,
and its kind of a mess of
old clothes as Im sorting
through this stuff.
He was still buttoning
up the shirt as the truck
pulled into the Station 1
parking lot off Lacy Road,
when he looked up and
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Photo by Scott Girard
Mike Hartwig had to wipe away tears after sharing hugs, hand-
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The Fitchburg Star
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Park
Ongoing-Plans
Samantha Christian
The start of fall may seem

like a strange time to think
about gardening, but the
topic has been weighing on
the minds of some Fitchburg
residents in recent weeks.
The Park Commission
is considering a proposal
to allow Fitchburg Fields,
a nonprofit organization
that grows produce for area
food pantries, to relocate
to a portion of a parcel of
land attached to Greenfield
Park for its operations come
springtime.
The group had previously been cultivating a
one-fifth-acre garden space
at the corner of Lacy Road
and Fahey Glen through an
agreement with a private
landowner since 2009.
Amanda Hall, executive
director of Fitchburg Fields,
approached the Park Commission with the groups
proposal to farm .25 acres
of Greenfield Park as a community garden, and then, in
consultation with the parks
department and city planning office, offer neighborhood plot portions of the rest
of the .9-acre parcel to individuals/families.
Although community gardens are permissible on city
park property, this is the first
time one would possibly be
established in a park in the
City of Fitchburg, and the
idea is causing some waves
in the neighborhood.
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The Park Commission

reviewed the proposal at its
Sept. 18 meeting and requested that a neighborhood meeting be held to present the proposal to interested parties and
gather feedback.
A letter dated Sept. 19
notified residents living
within 300 feet of Greenfield
Park that a neighborhood
meeting would be scheduled
for Oct. 1 at the park shelter
and that commission action
on the proposal would be
scheduled for Oct. 2.
Approximately 20 people
attended the neighborhood
meeting, which began with
presentations by Wade
Thompson, resource/project
planner with the Planning
and Zoning Department,
and Hall. Also present were
Scott Endl, director of the
Parks, Recreation and Forestry Department, and Jake
Johnson, a member of the
Park Commission.
Thompson dispersed
information about community gardens and small-scale
agriculture, including their
roles, benefits and how they
are becoming a standard use
on public and park lands.
Hall talked about the
need for Fitchburg Fields
to find a place to relocate
soon in order to qualify
for grants and prepare for
the upcoming growing season. She stressed that area
food pantries depend on the
tons of produce the group
donates each year.
Neighborhood
feedback
There was initial pushback
from a few skeptical residents
who wanted to know why
Greenfield Park was specifically chosen rather than
another location in the city.
Thompson said Greenfield Park seemed to be best
suited because of its current
use, accessibility to parking and water and perceived
neighborhood interest.
Some neighbors noted that
most properties in the area
already had large enough
yards to accommodate a personal garden, eliminating the
need for neighborhood plots.
However, a couple of
people spoke up in support of the idea, saying
they wouldnt mind having
another spot to garden.
Others brought up the
concern that a garden might
bring an increase of traffic
to the quiet street, posing
a safety threat. Questions
of who would pay for the
water usage from the fire
hydrant and whether or not
the water pressure would be
adequate were also raised.
Some people also worried
the gardens could be vandalized or neglected over time
and become an eyesore.
Although the community
members who were familiar
with Fitchburg Fields conceded that the organizations
garden had been well-kept,
they did not know what
would happen when the
group managed neighborhood plots for the first time.
Overall, neighborhood residents felt as though they were
not being represented, that the
process was moving too fast
and that the city had a history
of neglecting the park.
Potential solutions
Thompson addressed the
issues from the neighborhood meeting with potential
solutions at the Park Commission meeting on Oct. 2.
After a few more neighbors
voiced their opinions, it was
decided that more discussions need to occur before
plans are finalized.
The proposal, which had
originally linked the Fitchburg Fields community garden along with neighborhood
plots, is now only focusing on
Fitchburg Fields. The approval is contingent on a Memorandum Of Understanding
(MOU) that will be crafted
collaboratively between
Fitchburg Fields, Greenfield
Park neighbors and city staff.
The MOU will identify the
gardens purpose and intent,
city ordinance language, city
and Fitchburg Fields duties
and obligations, neighborhood involvement, a garden
plan/map and other terms
and conditions.
The MOU will be discussed and recommended
for approval by the Park
Commission at its Dec. 4
meeting.
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October 10, 2014
Opinion
The Fitchburg Star
Sewer expansions Letters to the editor

Fitchburg: Signs of
back at CARPC
life well worth the wait
Scott Girard
A pair of expansions to the

citys developable area were
once again scheduled for
discussion at a regional planning committee Thursday.
The Capital Area Regional
Planning Commission meeting, which took place after
the Stars deadline, was set to
include a discussion and vote
on expanding the citys urban
service area (USA) to include
the recently planned North
Stoner Prairie and Northeast
neighborhoods.
CARPC, which advises
the state on extensions of
sewer service, had scheduled public hearings for
the two neighborhoods last
month, but discussion lasted
so long on Sept. 11 that it
was forced to add it to the
October agenda as well.
The USA is where a
municipality can provide
sewer service, which is necessary for most urban development, and CARPC advises the state Department of
Natural Resources on extensions to that service.
CARPC had been essentially the final word on those
determinations until a 2010
decision on a lawsuit from
the Village of Mazomanie
clarified that it is only advisory to the DNR. Its decisions have sometimes been
highly political, unlike its
predecessor, the Dane County Regional Planning Commission.
A recommendation from
CARPC requires eight of
its 13 members to vote in
favor. Of those 13, four are
appointed by the City of
Madison, and three each are
from the county, the Dane
County Cities and Villages
Association and the Dane
County Towns Association.
The North Stoner Prairie
Neighborhood is west of
Stoner Prairie Elementary
School and extends to but
does not include the Quarry
Vista development on the
corner of Fitchrona and
Lacy roads. It was scheduled
for a staff presentation and a
CARPC resolution at Thursdays meeting.
The Northeast Neighborhood covers an area
around the new U.S. Hwy.
14 interchanges and has
been opposed by the West
Waubesa Preservation
Coalition. It was scheduled
for a staff and applicant presentation, a public hearing
and a CARPC resolution.
For information on CARPC and to see meeting minutes, visit capitalarearpc.org.
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I dreamed last night I

had something important
to say about the world's
destructive environment.
The birds chirping outside
my bedroom window woke
me up to no surprise. I fell
asleep again yesterday and
dreamed humanity desperately needed me to write a
wonderful story while living in Fitchburg, because I
needed to hear what I had to
say about other people living
in the community.
In the morning while kids
were heading off to school,
birds and squirrels broke
the surface of my dream
with their twitter, playing
with each other like pebbles
tossed in a pond. I wondered
how is it that small birds
and giant black hawks and
miniature size squirrels get
along with each other, they
came pretty close togetherlike good friends.
Maybe it's true, "birds of
a feather flock together," but
there were all kinds of squirrels, too, jumping from old
tattered trees to get closer
to their bird predators...the
black hawks that roamed the
sky in the city of Fitchburg...
just right off Verona Road
near the construction sites.
These giant birds with
big bills were flying near
the trees where the squirrels
and small birds hung out in
the back yard playing with
each other...as I saw them
up closely and realistically
sharing their lives happily,
even with a house cat near
by.
Wide awake now, I could

think of nothing to say, but
it seems very important that
I have something to say
about these exciting animallike creatures. There must
be more to the dream of just
being a struggling writer,
rather than watching birds,
squirrels, black hawks and
a house cat cluttering my
mind.
This exclusive story isn't
just about Fitchburg anymore, it's about the birds
and the bees and a few black
hawks, roaming the sky
where my girlfriend Vera
and I live on Rosenberry
Road. I can still hear the
birds chirping outside the
window and see the squirrels jumping from limb to
limb, and the black hawks
we know what they say,
"arrkk arrkk," as the big bird
came down to walk...to meet
and greet his friendly companions.
How exciting and unexpected to see such a miraculous thing happening the
next day...while living here
in Fitchburg...discovering
my dream and to recognize
the signs of life in the area
that were well worth the
wait...writing and sharing
this article with state and
local newspaper readers.
What a visionary sight
for sore eyes...turning this
dream into a reality!
It's also miraculous!
Michael A. Walker is a
City of Fitchburg resident.
Oakhill Correctional Institution:

The prison in our backyard
Many people dont realize that Fitchburg is home
to its own state prison.
Its not mentioned in any
Chamber of Commerce
brochures that Ive seen,
and its rarely mentioned in
the news.
But the Oakhill Correctional Institution sits quietly on the edge of a soybean
field just north of Highway
M.
Its been a minimumsecurity adult prison since
1976. Before that, it was
the Oregon School for girls
an award-winning reform
school beginning in 1941.
Warden Daniel Westfield
of Oakhill will talk about
the prisons history and
developmentNov. 2at the
fall meeting of the Fitchburg Historical Society,
beginning at 1:30 p.m. in
the large second-floor conference room at the Fitchburg Public Library, 5530
Lacy Road, just east of Fish
Hatchery Road.
Oakhills history began
fairly recently, with the
1975-77 state budget bill,
introduced in early 1975.
State government was facing a budget crisis at the
time what else is new?
and the governor proposed
closing two institutions: the
Wisconsin Child Center at
Sparta, and the school for
girls (which housed boys,
too) in Fitchburg.
The state also was facing an exploding prison
population. Housing prison
inmates in a community
back then was about as
popular as building an Ebola hospital today. Desperate
officials even sent some

male inmates to the womens prison in Taycheedah.
So Oakhill became a
minimum-security prison.
It was never intended to be
escape proof, and it wasnt.
In November 1977, five
inmates escaped en masse.
The girlfriend of one drove
the getaway car. Staff
didnt notice their absence
for a while, prompting the
threatened firing of two
guards and a reprimand
of their supervisor. The
inmates were all caught
and sent to higher security
institutions.
Millions were spent on
security improvements
over the years, but stuff
like that happens if only
occasionally in a minimum security environment.
So, when no inmates had
escaped from Oakhill for
over a year, prison officials
in 1983 decided to order $3
boxed chicken dinners for
them. Proving that no good
deed goes unpunished,
at least some prison staff
members were miffed.
While Im home eating
my macaroni and cheeseon
Sunday, the inmates will
be eating chicken, a guard
groused to a reporter.
But dont you be a
chicken; come hear Warden Daniel Westfieldat the
library.
Rich Eggleston is a
Fitchburg Historical Society volunteer who worked
for the Associated Press
from 1970 to 1996.
City should reconsider voracious appetite for bigger development
lected officials in
any community are
responsible to the
entire community. Local
democracy is critical to the
well being and prosperity
of everyone in the community, and local decisions
have generational impact.
For these reasons, the decisions made by the current
city administration and
Capital
Area
Regional
Planning
Commission
(CARPC)
concern
everyone in
Arnold
Fitchburg
but you
wouldnt know it by the
administrations actions.
You also may not know
that I, along with many of
your neighbors, oppose the
actions of the mayor, as
many of these deals were
made behind closed doors.
As you read this, CARPC
likely has voted on whether
to recommend approval
of Fitchburgs request to
extend water and sewer
services to two expansive
rural areas. Newer buildings where there was
once farmland can be an
improvement if new development is a net gain for
the community and if any
problems are well managed. Unfortunately for
Fitchburg, the best interests

of the community have not
been considered.
The dramatic expansion of our urban service
area has been championed
by the mayor, largely on
behalf of a small number
of development interests
who will benefit financially from expansion. The
primary beneficiaries are
major landowners in areas
proposed for development:
Fitchburg Lands LLC, SubZero Wolf, and Payne &
Dolan. The leaders of these
companies have had many
private meetings with the
mayor and city staff. We
are told by them that this
land is needed now, but
is this best for the community? Taxpayers and
residents deserve to know
that trade-offs have been
considered in depth and
that the outcomes will be
positive for the entire community.
New development comes
at a cost: every mile of
street, sidewalk, or water
pipe turned over to the
city by a developer comes
with a public obligation to
maintain that infrastructure
in perpetuity, maintenance
like the just-completed $4
million resurfacing of two
miles of McKee Road. City
officials need to plan wisely so that the tax revenue
from new development
exceeds the expense of
infrastructure maintenance
and other city services or

the community is stuck
making up the difference.
Having too much land
available for development
can be bad. Developers
can be pressured to erect
relatively inexpensive
improvements, like singlestory buildings with surface
parking, or even temporary
development-like ministorage, to cover their holding costs. Or they can farm
vacant lots, lowering tax
revenue to near zero, while
the city continues services
like snow removal. Do we
want new development in
Fitchburg to be less valuable per acre and per mile
of infrastructure? That
would be unfair to current
city property tax payers.
We already have many
opportunities for responsible development. There
are over 150 single-family
lots already permitted or
planned in the Oregon
School District and over
150 more under development in the Verona Area
School District. They are
on land thats already in the
urban service area. There
are also hundreds of units
of multi-family housing
under construction in the
city, spread over all three
of our school districts. The
responsible path forward
is to wait a year or two to
see how these new units are
assimilated.
I support a small urban
service area extension

south of Sub-Zero when
it is ready to expand its
manufacturing operations
but not all the way to Lacy
Road, across a floodprone, closed basin. I ask
that urban services for the
Northeast Neighborhood
be delayed until the new
northeast fire/EMS station
is operational, until effects
on the aquifer can be analyzed with the new Dane
County ground water model
and with current and projected rainfall regimes, and
until more of the land in the
current urban service area
is developed.
I will continue to forward
responsible development
policies that make sense
for everyone in Fitchburg,
not just those with large
land holdings and the right
political connections. I will
also forward development
that makes effective use of
our public infrastructure
and generates enough tax
revenue to pay its fair share
for municipal services.
Development decisions
should be made in accord
with community values of
fairness and sustainability in open meetings with
representatives of all stakeholders present.
Steve Arnold one of the
District 4 alders for the
City of Fitchburg.
October 10, 2014
State/national government
Incumbent Scott Walker faces a challenge from Mary Burke for the states
top office. Other statewide races include:
Attorney General: Susan V. Happ (D) versus Brad Schimel (R)
Secretary of State: incumbent Doug La Follette (D) will face Julian Bradley
(R)
State treasurer: David L. Sartori (D) versus Matt Adamczyk (R)
State Assembly Representative Robb Kahl (D) will face a challenge from
Libertarian Phillip N. Anderson.
Democrat Mark Pocan faces challenger Peter Theron, a Republican, for the
Congressional District 2 seat.
Jon Erpenbach is running unopposed for the Dist. 27 Wisconsin Senate seat.
Sondy Pope is running unopposed for the Dist. 80 state Assembly seat.
Statewide referendum: Should the state constitution be amended to require
the creation of a state transportation fund where revenues generated by the
transportation system will only be used for transportation purposes.
Dane County
Dane County sheriff David Mahoney and Clerk of Court Carlo Esqueda are
running unopposed for their seats.
Non-binding referendums: Should the state raise the minimum wage to
$10.10 per hour? Should the governor and state legislature should accept
federal funds for BadgerCare health insurance?
Oregon School District

Fitchburg voters who live in the Oregon School District will weigh in on
spending referendums, as well. (See page 14 for more information)
New clerk faces challenge of Voter ID

Just a few weeks after her
appointment as Fitchburg
city clerk this summer, Patti
Anderson met the hectic
intersection of raw partisan
politics, conflicting court
decisions and a scrambling
Wisconsin election bureaucracy.
Anderson had spent the
previous seven years as
deputy city clerk, the face
of Fitchburg elections, and
has overseen massive voter
turnouts in Fitchburg without
a snag. But this years fall
elections present a new challenge: Voter ID.
On Sept. 12, less than two
months before the general
election, a federal appellate
panels effectively made
Wisconsins photo voter ID
mandate, Act 23, the law of
the land. While some constitutional scholars were
shocked at the decision,
Attorney General J.B. Van
Hollen lauded the certainty it would provide voters
nearly three years after fellow Republican Gov. Scott
Walker signed the bill.
One complication of this
late decision has been that
some 11,700 absentee ballots
were already cast in the state,
returned to clerks statewide
after being sent out with no
photo voter ID instructions.
While Fitchburg has been
largely spared from major
problems with absentee ballots, it could still face some
confusion from voters, 18
percent of whom remained
unaware late last month of
the Voter ID requirements,
according to a Marquette
Law School poll.
As federal litigation is
deliberated through Chicago
and Washington D.C., clerks
like Anderson have to carry
out their duties the best they
can.
I am determined to conduct another successful election. We will do everything
in our power to be sure that
the residents of Fitchburg
are able to vote on Nov. 4,
Absentee
voting
The City of Fitchburg
will have extended hours
for in-person absentee
voting this month:
Oct. 20-24: 8 a.m. to
5 p.m.
Oct. 27-28: 8 a.m. to
6 p.m.
Oct. 29-30: 8 a.m. to
7 p.m.
Oct. 31: 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Anderson wrote.
The Wisconsin Governmental Accountability Board
(GAB) has been mobilizing
for a statewide media campaign to educate citizens
about the voter ID law. The
GAB is charged with guiding
Wisconsins 1,852 municipal
clerks who administer elections.
While some critics have
charged that the GABs
instructions have been
unclear, Anderson offered no
complaints in an email interview with the Fitchburg Star.
I am completely satisfied
with the communications
from GAB, she wrote.
Staying the course

Act 23 has been tied up
in court battles since it was
signed into law in 2011 and
has only been enforced for
one election, the February
2012 primaries.
Its future remains unclear,
with the Sept. 12 circuit court
decision merely lifting an
injunction that had prevented
it from being enforced until
Frank v. Walker is settled
by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Justice Elena
Kagan was expected to rule
as early as this week on an
emergency request to vacate,
or nullify, the stay in the
circuit court ruling.
That only adds to the confusion for some of the hundreds of thousands it has
been estimated would still
need to get IDs before the

election if they wish to vote.
And as noted by Patrick
Marley of the Milwaukee
Journal-Sentinel, Clerks
now have to follow up with
three sets of voters those
who have requested absentee ballots but havent been
mailed one; those who have
been sent absentee ballots
but havent returned them;
and those who have already
turned in their absentee ballots.
But Anderson said Fitchburg has few absentee voters
who cast votes after the rules
were changed.
We are very fortunate
that we had a small number
of absentee ballot requests
on file from voters who were
required to provide photo
ID when the law went into
effect, Anderson wrote, noting that Fitchburg employed
multiple communication
methods to reach these voters. As of (early October),
all but eight voters have provided their photo id. We will
continue to contact these voters.
Anderson estimated her
work is now 80 percent dedicated to voters, though when
asked if the Sept. 12 Court
order changed her job at all,
she declined to highlight any
problems.
My job has not changed
from the moment I took my
position in August, Anderson wrote. The expectations
of conducting fair and impartial elections will always be a
priority to me.
Fitchburgs elections are
administered by a diverse
group of people, and Anderson is quick to praise her colleagues.
Having well-trained,
reliable election chiefs and
inspectors is essential to
managing the 1,000s of voters who come to partake
in the election process at
our four polling locations,
Anderson wrote. Without
them and our great staff here
at city hall, administering
elections would be an impossible task.
Budget: Increased value

means steady mill rate
Mark Ignatowski
After four consecutive

years of declining tax values,
the citys tax base is back to
pre-recession level.
The recent increase during the past two years allows
for some flexibility with
the 2015 budget, and City
of Fitchburg mayor Shawn
Pfaff is proposing some
wage increases for staff with
an emphasis on improving
public safety. Pfaff aims to
increase wages for paidon-call firefighters and add
another sergeant to the police
department.
If the mayors proposal
passes as presented, it would
represent an increase in the
citys mill rate of 0.23 percent
quite small compared to last
years 3.7 percent hike.
City taxes are only part of a
property owners overall tax
bill, but the proposed county
tax rate would stay steady
at about $3.12 per $1,000 in
assessed value. School taxes
which typically represent
about half of the tax bill
would vary by school district.
The proposed budget is
not finalized. Residents and
alders will have opportunities
to weigh in on priorities during the next month.
A public hearing on the
budget will be held at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at city
hall.
Alders will be able to submit amendments the following day and a Committee of
the Whole discussion will be
held Oct. 29.
The Common Council will
likely approve the budget at
its Nov. 11 meeting.
The citys 379-page proposed budget is available for
review online at fitchburgwi.
gov.
Increase in value
In a letter introducing
his proposed budget, Pfaff
said state revenue limits and
the gap between when new
construction becomes taxable value led city staff to
come up with a budget that
increases pay for city works,
adds a police sergeant and
maintains existing levels of
service for public works and
safety departments.
Pfaff had instructed
department heads to submit
proposals that funded new
positions by making cuts
elsewhere or by increasing
fees.
The citys estimated
assessed value is roughly
$2.624 billion, roughly 4.8
percent more than last year.
We are now fully recovered from these losses during the great recession and
have exceeded our previous highest value in 2008
by over $41 million, Pfaff
wrote.
In addition, the citys net
new construction this year
totaled slightly more than
$75 million, compared to
$60 million last year, Pfaff
wrote. That amounts to 3
percent this year, compared
with about 2.5 percent last
year.
Given the increase in valuation experienced over the
last few years, the city could
Proposed budget

2014
2015 +/Mill rate*
7.839
7.857 0.23%
Net new construction
2.5%
3% 0.5%
Total levy (TID-in) $19,715,244 $20,407,498 3.5%
Assessed value
$2,515M $2,598M** 3.3%
*per $1,000 in assessed property value
**Estimated
If you go
What: Public hearing on
proposed budget
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: City Hall, 5520
Lacy Road
Info: fitchburgwi.gov
raise the levy by almost
$3 million more. But Pfaff
wants to ensure the city
qualifies for state revenue
restraint payments.
If the city were to pass a
budget in excess of the levy
limit, the amount of shared
revenue received next year
will be reduced by the same
amount, Pfaff wrote.
Personnel
As with most municipal
budgets, the bulk of expenses
for the city 75 percent
comes from personnel costs.
The city is implementing
a new compensation plan for
employees who were able to
collectively bargain prior to
Wisconsins Act 10 legislation. Pfaff has proposed a 1
percent wage increase for all
non-public safety employees
prior to placing them in the
plan and includes funding
for a 1.5 percent increase that
could be awarded based on
job performance.
Public safety employees
will receive a 2.5 percent pay
increase in accordance with
their collective bargaining
agreements, Pfaff said.
Under his plan, the police
department would get an
additional sergeant in order
to provide 24/7 supervisory
coverage. Paid-on-call firefighters would also see a pay
increase something that
hasnt happened in the past
15 years.
Funding for a new fulltime fire chief was requested
by the department but is not
in Pfaffs plan. The citys
Police and Fire Commission
is in the midst of developing a plan to organize the
department and hire new
Budget
initiatives
1 percent wage
increase for non-union
employees; funds
for 1.5 percent
performance-based
wage increase
Add a full-time
sergeant for police
department
2.5 percent pay
increase for public
safety employees,
as per bargaining
agreement
Paid-on-call
firefighter pay increase
leadership.
The citys general fund is
expected to increase by 2.8
percent next year, due in part
to a 7.6 percent increase in
health insurance premiums
and a decrease in the rate for
contributions to the Wisconsin Retirement System.
Capital projects
Pfaff plans to keep all
the citys proposed Capital Improvement Plan items
funded in next years budget.
Roughly $3.9 million worth
of projects is included.
A $487,000 fund transfer for future fire station
land and buildings would be
delayed until 2016 to plan
for this transfer more comprehensively, Pfaff said.
Major projects include:
$790,000 for street resurfacing
$309,000 for streets
equipment replacement
$300,000 for reconstruction of Lacy Road from the
community center to Syene
Road
$200,000 for HuegelJamestown Park improvements
117,952 for a new FitchRona ambulance
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The Nov. 4 election will feature a prominent race for governor, as well
as a school board referendum for some voters in Fitchburg. Not all races
will appear on your ballot. Find specific ballots for your voting area at:
wi-fitchburg.civicplus.com/162/Voting-Election-Information
Star correspondent
City of Fitchburg
Whats on the ballot
Michael Leon
The Fitchburg Star
October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
Coming Up
Kite festival
Bring your kites, friends
and picnic lunches to see kite
fliers from all over 50 countries fly their kites to express
hope for peace and environmental harmony Sunday,
Oct. 12, at McKee Farms,
5700 Chapel Valley Rd.
Activities from 11 a.m.
and 4 p.m. include kites
flown by regional kitefliers,
sky surprises and bird gliders that drop from the sky
and kite making for kids
from 1-2 p.m.
For information, contact
Paul Fiebel at 271-8265 or
bethewind@yahoo.com or
Ray at 663-5822 or prof.
numbers@charter.net.
future prairie plantings.

Wear long pants, a longsleeve shirt and sturdy shoes,
and bring plenty of water.
Bring gloves and pruning
shears if possible, and be
prepared for mosquitoes.
Meet at 9 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 16 at Dawley Park on
Seminole Highway in Fitchburg and drive to nearby
prairies to collect the seeds.
Get a flu shot
A free shred day event

is 7:30-10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Oak Banks
parking lot, 5951 McKee
Road. For information, email
jeffp@pellitteri.com or felipe.avila@fitchburgwi.gov.
Home Health United is

conducting seasonal public
flu clinics in the area.
Flu shots cost $31 and are
covered by Medicare Part
B and Medicaid, but insurance cards must be presented. A no shot nasal spray
is available for healthy
people ages 2-49, for $33.
A high dose vaccine is $50.
A clinic will be held from
9-11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 17,
at the Fitchburg Senior
Center, 5510 Lacy Road.
For information visit
homehealthunited.org.
Collecting seeds
Electronics Recycling
Experience the beauty

of prairie plants up close
and learn about them while
wading through the prairies
and helping Dane County
naturalists collect seeds for
An electronic recycling
event will be held from
8:30-11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at
Surplus-ITs warehouse,
901 Watson Ave.
For information, email
Shred Day
lee@surplus-IT.com or
There will be appearfelipe.avila@fitchburgwi.gov. ances from Bucky Badger,
Maynard the Mallard, and
Ghoulish Gallop
Crash Helmet. For informaThe 20th annual Ghoulish tion, call 441-6000 or visit
Gallop is Saturday, Oct. 18 Oak Bank on Facebook.
at McKee Farms Park, 2930
Technology classes
Chapel Valley Road.
The 5K and 10K runs,
Technology classes
the Irv Stein memorial 5K will be held at 6:30 p.m.
walk will be accompanied Wednesday, Oct. 22, and
by costume contests, food, at 11 a.m. Nov. 5 and Nov.
music and other activities. 19 at the Fitchburg Public
Participants will receive an Library, 5520 Lacy Road,
official Ghoulish Gallop in the technology center.
T-shirt while supplies last.
Learn how to use Google
Advance entry is $30 by Drive, the basics of using
Oct. 16, and race day regis- the keyboard and mouse,
tration costs $35, beginning and how to create a Linkeat 7 a.m. The race begins at dIn account and start net8:30 a.m. All proceeds ben- working and communicatefit the Realtors Association ing within LinkedIn during
of South Central Wisconsin the different classes.
Housing Foundation.
For information or to sign
For information visit up stop by the reference
ghoulishgallop.com.
desk or call 729-1760.
The tech tutor will be
Pumpkin giveaway
available for one-on-one
Oak Bank, 5951 McKee sessions by appointment.
Rd., will hold its annual great
pumpkin give away 9 a.m. Halloween Hunt
to noon Saturday, Oct. 18.
The library will host the
When you make a cash dona- seventh annual Great Haltion to Madison4KIDS, you loween Hunt from 6-9:30
will get a pumpkin.
p.m. Oct. 25.
Activities include horse
Activities include a scavand carriage rides, an inflat- enger hunt and balloon
able bouncer, refreshments twisters from 6-8 p.m., and
and kids activities.
a haunted house, crafts,
games and a magician from that houses participating in

6:30-7:30 p.m. There will the trick-or-treating turn on
also be a movie shown from their porch lights.
8-9:30 p.m.
3-6 p.m., Farmers Market, Agora Pavilion
729-1760
Triathlon challenge
The inaugural Indoor Mini
Sprint Triathlon will be held
at Pinnacle Health and Fitness on Sunday, Oct. 26. The
event will feature a 10-minute swim, 20 minutes of biking and finish with a 10-minute run. The cost is $20,
which includes a custom
10/20/10 T-shirt. For information, stop by the senior
center or call 270-4292.
Photo bookmarks
Green films
The Natural Step Monona

will feature Green Thursdays films at the library the
first Thursday of the month.
The free events include film
screenings, presentations
from experts and conversations to learn and share ways
to live more sustainably.
The next film on Nov. 6 is
If a Tree Falls, an Academy Award-nominated film
about the radicalization of
an environmental activist.
The film follows his work
with the Earth Liberation
Front to being arrested by
the FBI and incarcerated as
a domestic terrorist.
Teens grades 6-12 are invited to the library on Wednesday, Oct. 29, from 6-7 p.m.
They will use a library laptop
to log into their Instagram or
Facebook accounts and use Senior center pig roast
their photos to create photoThe Fitchburg Senior
booth-style bookmarks.
Center Friends is holding
its 10th annual pig roast
Trick-or-Treating
fundraiser from 4-6:30 p.m.
Trick-or-Treating this Nov. 13 at the senior center.
year will be from 4-8 p.m. There will be pork sandon Friday, Oct. 31. Police wiches, cole slaw, chips,
officers wearing glow-in- brownies and root beer.
The cost is $7 for adults
the-dark necklaces will
be patrolling the area and and $3 for children 10 and
handing out necklaces to younger. Takeout food is
pedestrians during this also available. For more
time. It is recommended information call 270-4290.
Calendar of events
Friday, Oct. 10
11 a.m., Fall Crafts (ages 3-6), library, 729-1760

12:40 p.m., Movie Day: The Fault in Our Stars,
senior center
Friday, Oct. 17
9-11 a.m., Flu shot clinic, senior center, 241-7279

12-5 p.m., Friends of the Fitchburg Library Used
Book Sale, library
7:30 p.m., True Music: The Dick Prall Band, Aryk
Crowder and LightHouse, ($6, $8 at door), True Coffee
Sunday, Oct. 12
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Fitchburg Kite Festival, McKee

Farms Park
Monday, Oct. 13
Saturday, Oct. 18
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime (ages 2-5),

library, 729-1760
1 p.m., Cards with Katie ($10), senior center, 2704290
Tuesday, Oct. 14
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime (ages 0-2), library, 729-1760

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Hispanic Heritage Luncheon
(RSVP by Oct. 10), community center, 273-1000,
diane@mwfb.net
1-4 p.m., Oil Pastels 8-week class starts ($145),
senior center, marmccormickart@gmail.com
6 p.m., Star Wars Reads Day (for teens), library,
729-1760
7:30 p.m., Annual city budget hearing, City Hall
Wednesday, Oct. 15
10 a.m., Book Discussion (Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi

Ali), library, 729-1760
7 p.m., Mother Daughter Book Club (grades 3-5),
library, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., True Music: King Washington (tickets $8
advance, 10 at door), True Coffee Roasters
Thursday, Oct. 16
9 a.m., Seed collection, Dawley Park
8:30 a.m., Ghoulish Gallop and Irv Stein Memorial

Walk, McKee Farms Park, ghoulishgallop.com
8:30-11:30 a.m., Electronics Recycling Event,
Surplus-ITs warehouse, 901 Watson Ave., 270-4277
9 a.m. to noon., Great Pumpkin Give-Away, Oak
Banks parking lot, 441-6000
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friends of the Fitchburg Library
Used Book Sale, library
Tuesday, Oct. 21
2 p.m., Learning Annex: Three Gaits, senior center

5:30 p.m., READ to a Dog (ages 5-11, sign-up
required), library, 729-1760
Wednesday, Oct. 22
11:30 a.m.-4 p.m., AARP Driver Safety Class (registration required), senior center, 270-4290.
6 p.m., Teen Library Council, library, 729-1760
6:30 p.m., Google Drive, library, 729-1760
Thursday, Oct. 23
1 p.m., Navigating Through Senior Housing, senior
center
1:30 p.m., I Love a Mystery Book Club: The
Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey, senior center
7:30 p.m., True Music: Derek Fawcett (tickets $6
advance, $8 at door), True Coffee Roasters
Friday, Oct. 24
10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, Tri

North Builders, 2625 Research Park Dr.
7:30 p.m., True Music: The Millennium, Jordan Benker
and Joey Bonner ($6, $8 at door), True Coffee Roasters
Admission: $2.00
Fire
Truck Rides
from
11am-1pm
For additional information:

Peggy Berman at ofdcraftfair@yahoo.com
Fundraiser Oregon FF/EMT Association with proceeds
being used to enhance the Oregon Fire/EMS District
Monday, Nov. 3
9:30 and 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime (ages 2-5),

library, 729-1760
Tuesday, Nov. 4
7:45-9 a.m., Business Before 9: Reducing

the Regulatory Burden ($25 for nonmembers),
Candlewood Suites, 5421 Caddis Bend, 288-8284
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime (ages 0-2), library, 729-1760
7 p.m., Resume and Interview Coaching, library,
729-1760
Wednesday, Nov. 5
10:30 a.m., Kids Dance Party (ages 1-5), library,

729-1760
11 a.m., Keyboard and Mouse Skills, library, 729-1760
7 p.m., Responsible Dog Ownership 101, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., True Music: Maxwell Hughes (tickets $6
Thursday, Nov. 6
Monday, Oct. 27
4-6:30 p.m., Friends of the senior center Pig Roast

Fundraiser ($7, $3 for 10 and under), senior center
Tuesday, Oct. 28
7:30 p.m., True Music: Benjamin Cartel Band (tickets

$6 advance, $8 at door), True Coffee Roasters
Wednesday, Oct. 29
7:30 p.m., True Music: Kiernan McMullan (tickets $6

9 a.m., WCA Celtic Cross Cyclocross Race, McGaw

Park, madcityvelo.com/cyclocross
10:30 a.m.-noon, iPad beginner free tech class (registration required), senior center, 270-4290
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Sunday, Nov. 2
1:30 p.m., FHS Fall Speaker Warden Daniel

Westfield, library, 729-1783
Sunday, Oct. 26
Saturday, Oct. 25
Oregon Middle School
Friday, Oct. 31
12:40 p.m., Silent Movie Sunnyside with live musical accompaniment, senior center
4-8 p.m., Trick-or-Treat, Fitchburg
7:30 p.m., True Music Halloween Bash: Dan Tedesco
and Borrow or Rob ($6, $8 at door), True Coffee
Roasters
5-7 p.m., Business After 5, The UPS Store, 2935 S.

Fish Hatchery Road, 288-8284
6 p.m., Magazine Mayhem (for teens), library, 7291760
6:30 p.m., Green Thursday Film (If a Tree Falls),
library, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., True Music: King Washington (tickets $6
7:30-10:30 a.m., Shred Day Event, Oak Banks parking lot, 5951 McKee Road, 270-4277
6 p.m., Great Halloween Hunt, library, 729-1764
7:30 p.m., True Music: Alex Oglesbys Birthday
Show ($6, $8 at door), True Coffee Roasters
Saturday, October 18
9:00 am-3:00pm
Thursday, Oct. 30
10:30 a.m. to noon, iPad advanced free tech class

(registration required), senior center, 270-4290
6 p.m., Bucky Book Swap, senior center
7 p.m., Get Ready for the GED, library, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., True Music: MaryLeigh Roohan ($6, $8 at
door), True Coffee Roasters
7 p.m., Resume and Interview Coaching, library,

729-1760
10 a.m., Toddler Art (ages 1-3), library, 729-1760
6 p.m., Photobooth Bookmarks (for teens), library,
Thursday, Nov. 13
Friday, Nov. 14
Saturday, Nov. 15
October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
Cyclo-cross racing
comes to Fitchburg
The Celtic Cross is a familiar sign to those who know

Fitchburgs heritage, but the
words will have a different
meaning later this month as a
cycling race makes its debut
at McGaw Park.
The inaugural Celtic Cross
race will be held from about
9 a.m until 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at McGaw
Park. The event is part of a
14-race series sanctioned by
the Wisconsin Cycling Association and is one of only a
few races in the series held in
Dane County.
Riders of varying ability
levels will be able to race the
1.78-mile cyclocross course
through the park. Cyclocross
is a mixture of road racing
and mountain biking. The
course winds up and down
hills, around sharp corners
and over a variety of obstacles that sometimes require
riders to dismount and carry
their bikes.
What: Celtic Cross

bicycle race
When: 9 a.m. - 4:15
p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26
Where: McGaw Park,
5265 Lacy Road
Cost: $10-$30 to race,
free to watch
Info: madcityvelo.com/
cyclocross
Race organizer Erik Jenson is excited to bring a race
to Fitchburg.
McGaw is really a terrific venue to watch cyclocross, Jenson said. Weve
designed the course carefully to provide a great race
experience, but also to provide superb vantage points to
watch it unfold from the central section of the park.
Riders will pass through
the main area three times per
lap.
People have plenty of
chances to shout things to
their favorite riders, Jenson
added.
In addition to the
WCA-sanctioned cyclocross
race, organizers from the
Mad City Velo Club will
host the Wisconsin UniCross Championship race
at 4:30 p.m. This event will
feature unicycle riders racing
the cyclocross course.
Entry fees range from
$10 to $30, depending on
the riders classification.
All riders must have a USA
Cycling permit. One-day
USA Cycling licenses are
available on-site for those
who dont have one. Cash
prizes will be awarded to the
top racers in the higher level
classes. Riders in the more
amateur-level classes will be
awarded merchandise prizes
for placing in the top three.
Organizers expect 150-300
racers to participate, along
Photo by Jim Ferolie
with close to 100 spectators.
Registration, restrooms, Fitchburg will host its own cyclocross event this month. Cyclocross is an event that is usually dirty and
the childrens playground, muddy and sometimes requires riders to dismount. Above, the national championships held two years
the food vendor and the DJs ago at nearby Badger Prairie County Park
are all in close proximity,
Jenson said.
Live bagpipe music will be
played from 10:30 a.m. - noon
and DJs will provide music
for the afternoon. SoHo Food
2014-2015 Season
Truck will be selling dumplings at the event.
Verona Area Performing Arts Series

Isthmus Brass, Saturday, November 22, 2014.
The finest professional brass players in the
Midwest.
Fitchburg Senior Center

No Falls class
No Falls, a balance and
exercise class, will be kicking off in the fall. If you
have had balance problems,
have fallen or are fearful
of falling and do not have
medical conditions that
would limit participating
in group exercise, then this
might be the class for you.
This class is led by an
instructor with statistics
proving it prevents falls.
The class will be held from
1-2 p.m. Mondays starting
Oct. 20. The fee is $35. For
information, call 270-4295.
Driver Safety Class
distance behind other cars,

safe ways to change lanes
and make turns at busy
intersections, and how to
eliminate distractions while
driving. The cost is $14
($12 for AARP members).
Participation may earn
you an insurance discount,
so check with your insurance carrier. To register call
270-4290.
Charlie Chaplin will be

featured at the Fitchburg
Senior Center at 12:40 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 31.
The music will be provided by pianist Jeanne
Felix and cellist Laurie
Riss. Felix is the director of
music ministry at Christ the
King Parish in McFarland.
Riss has been a private cello teacher for 25 years and
a member of both the MadiAcupuncture offerings son Symphony Orchestra
The senior center will and Ladies Must Swing, an
offer acupuncture services all-female swing band.
by Matthew Wagner, CA.
Wagner specializes in pain
management and mobility,
stress and digestive health.
One hour sessions are
Friday afternoons starting
Oct. 24. The cost is $45 per
session. For information,
call 270-4290.
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The Fitchburg Senior

Center will hold an AARP
Driver Safety Class from
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The four-hour course Silent movie music
will help participants learn
Live musical accompato manage dangerous blind niment to the 1919 silent
spots, proper following film Sunnyside starring
Sons of the Pioneers, Saturday, February 7, 2015.

The music of the American West celebrating
the West.
Cooneys Irish Cabaret, Saturday, April 25, 2015.
One of the greatest singing sensations
in Irish Music.
Tickets available at State Bank of Cross Plains in Verona,

Capitol Bank in Verona, by calling 848-2787 or at VAPAS.org.
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Mark Ignatowski
If you go
GREAT PUMPKIN GIVE AWAY

SATURDAY OCT. 18 9a.m. - Noon
Call 441-6000 or visit

Oak Bank on Facebook at
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madison4kids.org
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Inaugural event to be
held at McGaw Park
October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
The Night Riders
Early-morning bike group provides motivation

Scott Girard
They call themselves the

Night Riders, but that
name depends on if you
consider 4:15 a.m. night or
early-morning.
Either way, for a group
of Fitchburg residents and
bike enthusiasts, Tuesdays
and Thursdays start with an
hour-and-15-minute bike
ride through the city and
into Madison before the
sun begins to rise.
The group began years
ago as Tim Metcalfe and a
few others got together for
the rides. Though Metcalfe
has since left, the group has
continued with a few core
members and the additions
of others.
One of those additions is
Vanika Mock, who learned
about the group through a
Facebook post, similar to a
few others.
(I thought), Oh that
sounds like so much fun,
Mock recalled, but I didnt
have a bike.
Someone offered to let
her borrow their extra bike
in the summer of 2013, and
while riding up a big hill on
her first ride with the group
was traumatic, she kept
coming back.
I was hooked, she said.
I started riding all the time
with them. Just the amount
of expertise with these guys
here is just phenomenal.
Photo by Scott Girard
The Night Riders bike group meets twice a week in front of

Fitchburg Cycles in the early hours to get in their exercise.
The group, which also

includes Ald. Steve Arnold
and Fitchburg Pharmacy
owner Thad Schumacher,
welcomes all comers,
Schumacher said.
Arnold added that if
theres a newbie who isnt
quite up yet we wait for
them.
All six of the riders who
made it out on a chilly July
morning said it was a great
way to get in exercise without disturbing their daytime
responsibilities, whether
family or work.
I need a time to work
out and not interfere with
my family and my retail,
Schumacher said. This
gives me an opportunity to
do that without taking away
from my family because
theyre all asleep right

now.
Mock said between the
knowledge of some of her
fellow riders to fix bikes
and the motivational factor
from having group encouragement, the early hours
are a no-brainer.
You want someone to
push you, she said. You
dont want to just be a slug
in the morning. I come
back so refreshed and energized.
The group meets in front
of Fitchburg Cycles at 2970
Cahill Main Tuesdays and
Thursdays. For more information, contact Schumacher at tschumacher@hometownpharmacywi.com or
Arnold at steve.arnold@
fitchburgwi.gov.
Photos by Mark Ignatowski
Fall fun at the

Farmers Market
You can find fresh produce just about every week
at the Fitchburg Farmers Market, but a horse
drawn wagon ride only comes around once in a
while. The Sept. 18 market featured rides around
Fitchburg Center, above, and live music from Off
the Porch, left. The Fitchburg Farmers Market
takes place from 3-6 p.m. every Thursday from
May through October. Visit fitchburgcenter.com
for details about upcoming events.
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Taking a taste
The second annual Taste of Fitchburg
was held at McKee Farms Park on
Saturday, Sept. 13. The event benefited
4-C, a local non-profit early childhood
organization. Menu items from various
local eateries were featured, as well
as live music, crafts and martial arts
demonstrations.
Walking for
wishes
The Madison Walk for Wishes event
was held at McKee Farms Park on
Sunday, Sept. 14. More than 500
people signed up to run, walk or
wheel for Make-A-Wish Wisconsin,
which helps grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical
conditions.
Above from left, Kathryn and Justin

Ware, of Fitchburg, enjoy food from
Lilianas and Noodles & Company.
Right, Tina and Justin Springer, of
Stoughton, find some shade at the
event with their dog, Bella. They enjoyed
the pulled pork and pretzel bites from
Grays Tied House.
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Lancaster, carries his 5-year-old son
Lucas on his shoulders during the
event. The family came out to support Wish kids like Ella Hembrook.
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Hembrook, of Stoughton, get their
picture taken while going down the
inflatable slide before the event.
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The Fitchburg Star
Oregon-Fitchburg rail line gets reactivated

After 17 years
dormant, it will
serve Oregons
Lycon concrete plant
Bill Livick
Photos by Kathryn Chew
Above, Jeff Plale, Wisconsins commissioner of railroads, speaks about the rebirth of the railroad
industry and the impact this will have on the community. Below, a crowd of over 50 people, made up
of construction workers, media, concerned local citizens and government heads, listens to speeches
about the train before the ribbon is ceremonially cut in celebration of the new railroad opening.
Roach told the Star that

Lycon was nearing their
busy season, and toward the
end of their season, they were
desperate to get rail service.
Im not sure how much
aggregate they get per car
load, he added, but I know
theyve reserved 20 cars for
their shipments three times a
week.
Roach noted that will take a
lot of trucks off the road.
In August, the Common
Council approved the sale of
the line to the Wisconsin River Rail Transit Commission,
an entity that the state legislature established in 1980 with
Value to Fitchburg
the purpose of protecting and

preserving freight rail corridor
in southern Wisconsin. The
temporary license agreement,
Culvert repair will close Capital City Trail
Serve Your
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Pedestrians and bicyclists

will have to take a detour on
the Capital City Trail near
Longford Terrace for the
next few weeks.
A portion of the Capital City Trail is temporarily
closed so that workers can
replace a waterway culvert
east of Longford Terrace in
the City of Fitchburg.
The project is anticipated
to take approximately two
weeks to complete, however,
with the uncertainty of weather conditions it may take longer, Dane County stormwater engineer John Reimer said
in a news release.
The trail will be closed
from the intersection of Fish
Hatchery and McKee roads to
the west end of the Longford
Terrace underpass tunnel.
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Trail users should expect

to encounter construction
activity around the Longford Terrace underpass
location and are encouraged to walk their bikes
when using the west ramp
to access the trail.
Westbound bicyclists are
asked to use the side path
on the north side of McKee
Road, and then travel northwest on road via Yarmouth
Greenway and Longford
Terrace to the west ramp at
the Longford Terrace underpass tunnel.
Eastbound bicyclists
would exit the trail at the
Longford Terrace underpass tunnel west ramp,
travel south on Longford
Terrace, east on Yarmouth
Greenway to the side path
on the north side of McKee

Road and continue on to the
Fish Hatchery Road overpass bridge.
The culverts being
replaced frequently back
up and have caused several
closures of the trail due to
flooding and washouts,
Dane County Parks director Darren Marsh said. The
new, larger culverts should
eliminate any future flooding issues on the trail.
A map of the closed trail
segment and proposed temporary on road route will
be posted at various locations along the trail and is
also available on the Dane
County Parks website at
countyofdane.com/lwrd/
parks/.
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Roach said theres more to

Fitchburgs decision to sell
the line and approve the temporary licensing agreement
than simply good neighborliness.
For one thing, once the
sale is complete, the city will
receive a payment of about
$30,000. And it will no longer have to pay the insurance
costs associated with owning
the rail line.
The city has other interests
along with the sale of the rail in the line, as well. It hopes to
line, was also approved by the one day bring back passenger
Village of Oregon.
service, and someday FitchThe city and the village burg could have a business
that wants rail.

A community having a
rail line is a real trump card
for economic development,
said former mayor and current state railroad commission
employee Tom Clauder.
Many years ago, he said,
the Chicago Northwestern ran
on the line and had passenger
rail that would go from Chicago to Madison in 2.5 hours.
Roach said city planners
are trying to develop in a
manner thats dense enough
to support transit in the
future on the east side of
Fitchburg.
The whole idea of having
the city and the village step
in and purchase this line was
that had we not done that, it
probably would have gone to
a Rails-to-Trails bike path,
he explained. We wanted to
preserve that economic corridor for not only freight rail
but also in the future were
hoping that there might be
some passenger rail.
Roach said very longrange planning was behind
the municipalities decision
to buy the rail line, but there
may be some other uses in the
near term, as well.
We may be able to get the
Santa Train yet this year; you
know, some little excursion
kind of things could occur,
he said. Wisconsin & Southern is interested in talking to
us about doing special things
like that.
Lucht said trains will run at
a maximum speed of 25 mph
and be required to slow to 10
mph at road crossings.
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Freight trains will begin

operating this month on the
rail line that runs through
Fitchburg. It will be the first
time since 1997 that a freight
hauler has used the line.
The Common Council on
Sept. 23 approved a temporary licensing agreement
with Wisconsin & Southern
Railroad so the company can
begin using the rail line this
fall.
The line is being activated
so that Lycon Inc., which
last year built a Ready Mix
Concrete plant in Oregons
Alpine Business Park, can get
deliveries of aggregate via rail
as opposed to large over-theroad trucks.
They need two or three
trains running to give them
enough material to operate for the rest of the year,
explained Ken Lucht, director
of government relations for
Wisconsin & Southern Railroad.
He said for the foreseeable
future, trains will run only
from April to October, when
Lycon is producing concrete
in the business park. And
theyll run only as far south as
Netherwood Road in Oregon.
City administrator Tony
jointly purchased the line

in 1999 from Union Pacific
Railroad after the company
notified stakeholders of its
intention to abandon the
line. The municipalities have
owned about a 10-mile stretch
of rail corridor from McCoy
Road to Butts Corner Road, a
mile north of Evansville.
The city and village had to
approve the temporary license
agreement to allow the trains
to run because the sale of the
line must be authorized by a
federal agency, the Surface
Transportation Board, before
the sale can be finalized. That
wasnt going to happen in
time for the line to be used
this fall.
Lucht told city officials that
the Surface Transportation
Board will likely not approve
the sale until November. That
would be too late to meet a
production facilitys need for
aggregate this year.
Dane County
24-hour plowing planned

in executives budget
Mark Ignatowski
Public works projects,

safety improvements and
human services continue to
top the list of county budget priorities for this coming
year.
Dane County executive Joe
Parisi released his 2015 executive budget last Wednesday,
with an emphasis on communication systems, road
projects, personnel costs and
county lands and lakes.
Locally, Parisi announced
that sections of Fish Hatchery Road and McKee Road
would receive 24-hour per
day plowing when necessary. The capital budget
also includes $50,000 of the
$300,000 for Hwy. PD repair
cost that the county is splitting with the city. The rest is
slated to be paid in 2017.
His proposed budget will
be reviewed by county committees and eventually the
full County Board. The budget is usually adopted by
Thanksgiving, with discussions slated for this month.
Taxpayer impact
The proposed operating
budget includes a $6 million levy increase to bring
the total to around $530 million for 2015. Parisi said this
increase falls within the stateimposed limits with a 4.07
percent increase.
The county is working
with a $509 million operating
budget this year. Parisi said it
would cost the county about
$3.5 million to maintain the
same level of service as this
year.
In preparing the budget,
Parisi instructed department
heads to only propose new
spending if the funding came
from new revenue, through
new partnerships or by reallocating existing dollars to
reduce the need for taxpayer
dollars, Parisi said in a news
release.
Parisi said the countys
portion of a homeowners
property tax bill accounts
for about 15 percent of the
total. The projected tax
rate $3.118 will rise by
about 1 cent per $100,000
in assessed value compared
with last year, but an increase
in assessed values means
taxpayers will pay slightly
more. Actual tax rates vary
by municipality due to different assessment calculations
and special levies for libraries or public health initiatives.
The county executive has
proposed a smaller capital
budget for 2015 $39 million compared to last years
$44.7 million.
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Former church technician sentenced
October 10, 2014
County tax
rates
The average mill rate per
$1,000 in assessed property value
Year Rate
2015* $3.12
2014 $3.11
2013 $3.01
2012 $2.87
2011 $2.73
2010 $2.55
2009 $2.37
2008 $2.38
2007 $2.44
2006 $2.55
* County executive proposed
Overall county tax rates.
Actual rates will vary by
community because of
different assessment methods and the appropriation
of special levies (i.e. library
and public health).
DaneCom
Countywide changes
include a $4 million capital
investment in DaneCom, a
communication system project several years in the making that aims to allow different agencies to work together
on one radio system.
More than a half-million
dollars will also be used to
cover operating costs of the
new system, which is expected to fix some holes in coverage.
Parisis plan calls for no
new local government contributions, a move that was
praised by the Dane County
Cities and Villages Association. The DCCVA and county
were at odds several years
ago, when local governments
were asked to chip in a share
of the operation and maintenance fees.
The money will be used to
help pay for four additional
transmission towers built by
Harris Communications and
will provide stronger coverage
for radios.
It will also be far and away
better than any coverage proposed as part of the original
$30 million design that was
widely supported by public
safety associations across the
county, Parisi said in a letter
to county board supervisors.
In addition to the DaneCom improvements, Parisi is
asking to add five new staff
members to the countys 911
call center and $630,000 for a
911 training and back-up dispatch center.
reconstruction projects, Parisis budget calls for improvements to snow plowing and
the county vehicle fleet.
Parisi is asking for 46 miles
of county roads to be plowed
24-hours a day when needed
and for $140,000 to purchase
software that will help crews
maximize their plowing route
efficiency.
Hes also asking for seven
new compressed natural gas
snowplows to be added by
next winter. The plows will
run on gas created from the
county landfill.
Human services
As in years past, human services accounts for the more
than half of the county budget.
The proposed budget also
includes $1.5 million in funding to continue Joining Forces
for Families offices and the
continued cooperation with
the United Way and its early
childhood learning zones.
Mental Health Crisis Stabilization teams will continue to
be funded, along with $35.4
million of other programs
aimed at helping people with
mental illness.
Nearly $80 million will go
toward programs that assist
people with developmental
disabilities.
Work continues on finding solutions for a daytime
homeless shelter in Madison,
Parisi said. About $750,000
is allocated to help homeless
families move into affordable
housing.
Lands and lakes

Parisi also introduced a
combination of budget initiatives that will help preserve
natural resources while finding ways to help people enjoy
them.
Programs that help reduce
the amount of phosphorus that
goes into area lakes aim to
improve the health of the lake
ecosystems. The county looks
to work with farmers and
urban contributors to cut back
on the amount of phosphorus
and pollutants.
A new PARC and Ride
$750,000 Grant Program
will be open to all communities and will provide grants to
improve bicycle interconnectivity and infrastructure.
Finch gets 4 years in

prison for child porn
Scott De Laruelle
A former audio technician at Peoples United

Methodist Church in Oregon was sentenced Friday
to four years in prison for
downloading hundreds
of thousands
of images
of child pornography
and taking
suggestive
p h o t o s o f Finch
children during church
events.
Brandon A. Finch, 23, of
Fitchburg, was arrested Feb.
10 and charged with four
felony counts of possession
of child pornography following an investigation by
the Department of Homeland Security and Wisconsin
Department of Justice. He
was immediately fired when
church officials learned of
his arrest.
Finch will seek help for
depression, autism spectrum disorder, obsessive
behavior and social maladjustment, said his attorney
Adam Welch, according to
a story in Saturdays Wisconsin State Journal. By
court order, Finch will have
an additional 10 years of
extended supervision upon
his release.
Dane County Circuit
Court Judge Stephen Elke
said the fact that Finch took
photos of the private areas
The Fitchburg Star
of clothed children at the

church contributed to his
sentence, which was a year
longer than the three years
Welch asked for the states
minimum penalty for possession of child pornography,
according to the Wisconsin
State Journal story. Assistant District Attorney Corey
Stephan had recommended a
six-year sentence.
According to online court
records, as part of the sentencing, upon his release,
Finch will be prohibited
from possessing or using
a camera, computer or
other devices that access
the Internet or store data
electronically. He is also
prohibited from having any
contact direct or indirect with any children
under the age of 18 without prior written approval
of an agent of the courts.
He is also not allowed near
Peoples United Methodist
Church.
According to the criminal
complaint, a special agent
from the Wisconsin Department of Justice visited Finch
at his home on the morning of
Feb. 10, where Finch admitted to having downloaded
child pornography onto the
hard drive of his personal
computer. During a search
of that computer, six images
of children who attend the
church were discovered.
Peoples United Methodist Church pastor Jason
Mahnke told the Observer
that Finch took photographs
of six clothed girls during church events, using
his personal camera and
downloading the photos to

his home computer without sharing them with the
church.
What he did at the
church was technically not
illegal but was creepy,
Mahnke said. It was
against our sanctuary policy. Hes not ever going to
be allowed back.
Mahnke said Finch
passed a background check
and was hired by the church
in January 2010 to run the
sound booth during worship services and photograph church events for the
churchs website. While he
was known as a socially
awkward person who had
special needs in high
school, Mahnke said there
was nothing to suggest anything abnormal.
It came completely out of
nowhere, he said. Brandon
was a part of the church for
I dont know how far back,
and they were trying to find
him ways to grow as a person.
At the behest of Homeland
Security officials, Oregon
School District superintendent Dr. Brian Busler
emailed a letter to district
parents on Feb. 11 to inform
them of the situation, as one
of the districts 4K programs
Little Angels Christian
Preschool has been held
at the church for the past
four years. Busler said while
Homeland Security officials
told him they didnt think
there was anything to worry
about from a 4K standpoint,
they insisted he write the letter. Nothing else concerning
Finch came up as a result of
the letter.
showed two black pistols

and demanded the victim
give them all of his personal belongings. The suspects fled in their vehicle
after the victim complied
by handing over his wallet, cash and cell phone,
according to the release.
The release describes the
suspect vehicle as possibly
a Lincoln make with large,
shiny wheels.
One suspect is described
as between 5 feet, 5 inches
and 5 feet, 7 inches tall,
with a heavy build, short
hair and between 25 and
30 years old. The other is
5 feet, 10 inches to 6 feet
tall with a slender build

and 25-30 years old. The
second suspect was wearing a yellow t-shirt and
baggy jeans, according to
the release.
Fitchburg Police Lt.
Chad Brecklin said detectives were working with
the City of Madison and
other neighboring municipalities to see if the incident is connected to any in
their jurisdictions.
Were keeping our
eyes open on that one and
exploring all options,
Brecklin told the Star
Wednesday.
Scott Girard
February arrest
Crime in brief
No arrests in armed
robbery
Police are still looking
for a pair of suspects in a
Saturday, Oct. 4 armed
robbery.
Police were called to
the 4900 block of Chalet
Gardens Road around 11
p.m. Saturday following a
report of an armed robbery.
An investigation
revealed a victim was
approached by two black
male suspects after the suspects exited a black SUV,
according to a news release
from the Fitchburg Police
Department. The suspects
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The Fitchburg Star
Seeing the importance of literacy

Fitchburg Lions to hold fall fundraiser for Reach Out and Read
Samantha Christian
If you go
With its history rooted

in Helen Kellers charge of
becoming knights of the
blind in the crusade against
darkness, the Lions Club
is often associated with
eye banks, guide dogs and
handing out miniature
white canes.
But in order to carry out
its mission to empower volunteers to serve their communities and meet humanitarian needs, the group is
much more inclusive in
terms of the programs it
supports. The Fitchburg
chapter is no exception.
Lions is the best-kept
secret around, because
nobody knows about us
and yet we do a lot of good
work ... in the community
and statewide and globally, said Alice Jenson, past
president.
We like to give to local
causes, and here in Fitchburg it is Joining Forces for
Families, the Good Neighbors Personal Essentials
Pantry and now Reach Out
and Read, she said.
The Fitchburg Lions Club
What: Fitchburg Lions

fundraiser for Reach Out
and Read
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Sundays Oct. 19 and 26
Where: Eplegaarden,
2227 Fitchburg Road
For sale: Caramel apple
sundaes, hot dogs and
popcorn
Info: reachoutandread.
org, eplegaarden.com
is committed to those three
organizations, but it also
provides free eye exams
and glasses for kids in need
from Fitchburg.
Sometimes that can
wipe out our whole budget, said Jenson.
She explained that the
club aims to spend all of
its money by the end of the
year, and the following year
it starts over with donations
and fundraising.
Fall fundraiser
To offset those costs,
the club tries to find ways
to fundraise visibly in the
Become a
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What: Fitchburg Lions
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Meetings: Second
Monday at 7 p.m. at the
Fitchburg Public Library
Info: lionsclubs.org or
call 273-2991
community, but they often
have to contend with the
weather.
What better place to hold
a fundraiser in fall than an
apple orchard, thought Jenson.
The Lions Club lucked
out with beautiful weather
over Labor Day weekend
when it held an ice cream
social at Eplegaarden, with
all donations going toward
eyeglasses and exams.
Then, the last two Sundays
in September, the club was
there raising money for the
personal essentials pantry.
Because of the success
of these fundraising events,
the club will try it again
later this month this time
for the nonprofit Reach Out
Karin Mahony, Wisconsin project manager for Reach Out and Read, and Alice Jenson, with the
Fitchburg Lions and Friends of the Fitchburg Public Library, talk about the importance of exposure
to reading at a young age. The Fitchburg Lions will hold a fundraiser for Reach Out and Read at
Eplegaarden on Oct. 19 and 26.
and Read, an evidencedbased early literacy promotion program that is implemented in medical clinics.
The fundraiser will be
held at Eplegaarden on Oct.
19 and 26, with donations
and a portion of the proceeds from food sales going
to support local efforts of
Reach Out and Read.
As a retired reading
teacher and Friends of the
Fitchburg Public Library
board president, Jenson was
excited when Lions International and Reach Out
and Read National Center
formed a collaborative relationship a few years ago.
Rather than just picking
literacy as its priority project for the year, the Lions
decided to choose literacy
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forming relationships at
the state-level. Dr. Dipesh
Navsaria, a pediatrician and
medical director for Reach
Out and Read Wisconsin,
began speaking at state conventions, and Reach Out and
Read Wisconsin also enlisted a Lions member for its
advisory council.
Part of my role is to raise
funds for programs in Wisconsin. I raise money for the
coalition so we can disperse
books, but I also wanted to
help local Lions Clubs learn
about opportunities in their
community that would fit
with the Lions mission,
said Karin Mahony, project
manager with Reach Out
and Read Wisconsin.
Providers are trained on
the milestones of early literacy, how to provide literacy
guides and advice to parents, how to talk to parents
about how important it is for

them to read early to their
children, explained Mahony.
Our intent is actually not
to get kids to read early, but
for them to develop a love
of books and a love of learning and also to help increase
engagement of parents with
their kids, said Mahony.
Children are also prescribed a free, developmentally- and culturally-appropriate book at each wellchild visit from 6 months
to 5 years of age. Books are
available to clinics in more
than 20 languages.
Within the exam room,
they can use the book as a
developmental surveillance
tool, said Mahony. Dipesh
says if theres no health concern for a child hed rather
go into an exam room without a stethoscope than without a book.
The Friends of the Fitchburg Public Library also
tries to provide similar ageappropriate books through
the Little Free Library program.
We have them both in
Spanish and in English in
an effort to try to take books
out to the community, said
Jenson.
Although Reach Out and
Read was founded in Boston
in 1989, when the organization started in Wisconsin in
2010 there were about 55
clinics. Since then the program has grown organically
and almost doubled with
105 clinics in the state, said
Mahony.
I think were growing
faster than most everyone
else because of my medical director, Dipesh. He will
talk to anyone, anywhere
and hes also quite a soughtafter speaker nationally,
Kelly Haslam and her daughter

Hannah, 7, enjoy ice cream
cones and a look at Model A
Fords at Eplegaarden over Labor
Day weekend.
said Mahony. Hes also

a childrens librarian. He
interrupted medical school
to get a masters [degree]
in library science, so were
really well-connected with
the library system in the
state.
Last year, Fitchburgs
Hatchery Hill Clinic (Group
Health Cooperative of South
Central Wisconsin) distributed 1,295 free books to
children through its Reach
Out and Read program.
The Fitchburg Lions
hopes to increase the number of books provided
through the clinic from the
upcoming fundraiser.
We appreciate Eplegaarden Apple Orchard
owners Vern and Betty [Forest] for giving the Fitchburg Lions the opportunity
to raise funds for people in
need in our area, said Jenson.
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Madison schools
Madison West
October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
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Aldo Leopold
West High group seeks to teach empathy

Multico made up of
seniors, travels to
MMSD schools
Maddie Schumacher
Star Correspondent
Empathy, Holly Walker, the West High School

theater department director,
said.
Thats the goal of Multico, a multiracial, multilingual, and multicultural
touring company made
up of a diverse group of
Madison West High School
seniors.
Our overall vision is to
teach and show empathy,
and cover difficult topics
so little kids know that they
are not alone, Walker,
who leads the group, said.
Multico has spread this
message of empathy, tolerance and acceptance to
Madison Metropolitan
School District elementary,
middle and high school students for the past 18 years.
Under the guidance of
Walker, the students write
and direct sketches based
upon their own childhood
and adolescent experiences, especially those in the
context of school.
The group is committed
to talking about relevant
issues for Madison youth,
Walker said, even sometimes-controversial topics
like bullying, racism, sexuality, gender and conflict.
Through Multico, young
children are given role
models from their own
and other racial and ethnic groups, allowing them
Photo submitted
Madison Wests MultiCo group consists of seniors who create skits

to bring up challening issues with other students in the Madison
Metropolitan School District.
2014-15 Multico members pictured are Anisa Yudawanti, A.J.
Brown, Adam Jiumaleh, Anahi Gallegos Valles, Anthony Cifre, Chris
Johnson, Cole Consigny, Cole Paskus, Cora Imes, Daniela Alvarado,
Derian Salinas, Devon Phaneuf, Edgar Garcia, Elisheva Pront, Holly
Walker, Jackson Middleton, Jamar Walker, James Pretto, Jazmin
Diaz Anguiano, Jemima Liposak, Kala Baker, Katrina Hetico, Kevin
Jiang, Leo Daniel, Maddie Schumacher, Mamadou Jawo, Naiya
Morris, Natasya Asyraf, Rosie Heneghan, Simon RosenblumLarson, and Synovia Alexis.
to connect with the performances and draw from

shared experiences. The
high-energy sketches are
specifically geared toward
each age group and address
a range of issues; from
sharing to cooties for elementary school youth, and
cyberbullying to stereotypes for middle-schoolers.
Junior Kate Plasterer
plans on applying to be in
Multico at the end of the
school year after she experienced the group growing
up in the district.
[Multico] made me feel
like I was never alone,
because there were people
onstage who showed that
they had felt exactly like

me, Plasterer said.
Starting in November,
the company will begin
touring to schools within
the Madison Metropolitan School District. Upon
arrival at the school, Walker said, We set up, warm
up, and the show starts the
second the kids enter the
door. Its all about them.
After the roughly
30-minute performance,
the seniors engage in talkback sessions in individual
classrooms so that kids
can fully and more broadly understand the skits, as
well as meet Multico members. The opportunity also
allows teachers to open

up discussion for the kids,
something that can continue throughout the entire
school year. Walker calls
it a ripple effect of positive growth.
Many members themselves were inspired by
the performances they saw
as kids. Current Multico
member Cora Imes, who
identifies herself as white,
is among them.
I adored the high
school giants when I was
a kid and I aspired to be
just like them, Imes said.
Middle and high school
were both rough times for
me and Multico was my
chance to grow.
Natasya Asyraf, who
identifies as Indian, Chinese and Malay, said she
remembered seeing the
seniors in the group as soon
as she got to West.
I remember freshman
year seeing the seniors [in
Multico] and they looked
so happy and comfortable
and I wanted to be in that
environment, Asyraf said.
Since its creation in 1997
by former theater director
Rebecca Jallings, the company has been cultivated
to be beneficial for both
the young kids and for the
seniors. Multicos skits
are built on its members
past experiences, which
they share with each other
throughout the year.
We share parts of ourselves that we may have
never told anyone, Imes
said. Its a healing process. Our skits are truthful
and theyre real.
Back-to-School Night
Leopold Elementary School held its back-to-school night for parents
and students on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Parents had a chance to talk with
their childrens teachers, and everyone got a chance to share a treat
of ice cream after touring classrooms.
Above, fifth-grader Kellen Sowinski, left, and his mother Susan
Sowinski, right, listen to REACH science teacher Dan Beaman
explain a test bed for Project Lead The Way, which helps students
understand automation, engineering and how to manipulate different parts.
Below, Jenny Draeger looks at school work with her daughter
Amina Anderson.
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When: 1:20 p.m., Friday,
Oct. 10
Where: West High
West parade,
game Oct. 10
Madison West students
and staff will have a chance
to show off their Regent
pride Friday, Oct. 10, at the
schools homecoming parade.
The entire week has consisted of theme days, including Comfy Pajamas Day,
Color Wars Day between the
classes and Maize and Blue
Spirit Day Friday.
The years homecoming
theme is Outer Space.
Fridays parade will begin
at 1:20 p.m. at the high
school.
2014 Homecoming Court
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Ajith Brown, Cole Consigny, Olin Hacker, Kevin
Jiang, Jackson Middleton,
William Olson, Devon
Phaneuf, Ayden Prehara,
Jordan Willauer, Chelsea
Clark Edmiston, Eleanor
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Oregon schools
Homecoming 2014
Renderings courtesy of Bray Architects
A preliminary, conceptual design for the proposed upgrades and construction at Oregon High School
shows changes to the gymnasium, a new two-story classroom addition and Science, Technology,
Engineering, Art and Math upgrades around the building.
Learning, security, efficiency

Photos by Scott De Laruelle
School district referendums address priorities
Panther pride
Scott De Laruelle
School spirits were high and the late-summer

weather was Panther-perfect for Fridays Oregon
High School homecoming parade.
Hundreds of students dressed in a variety of combinations of black and orange lined the streets as
the parade moved from the high school through
the streets of downtown Oregon.
Some of the parade participants included the
homecoming court, including the king and
queen, the Oregon High School band, students
from Prairie View Elementary, several sports
teams and student groups, an antique fire truck
and cars and even Dane County Sheriff Dave
Mahoney.
Though the two Oregon

School District referenda
on the Nov. 4 ballot total
nearly $55 million in various project costs, they are
intended to be far more than
just a wish list.
District superintendent
Brian Busler said the need
for the projects included
in the referenda has been
established over the past
seven years. The projects
are based on significant
public input and focus on
the priorities of the Oregon
Facility Master Plan.
The school board had to
pick and choose from that
list, and it left out around
$15 million worth of projects that didnt make the
cut.
School board members
ended up with priority items
designed to improve safety,
student learning and energy
efficiency, such as more
secure building entrances,
increased space for STEAM
(science, technology, engineering, art and math) and
music classrooms, physical
education programming and
the addition of solar panels
and geothermal systems.
Busler said the referendum plan utilizes the
concept of generational
investing to address current needs and improve
overcrowded and outdated
spaces. While the school is
not outgrowing its buildings due to major enrollment increases, some facilities are showing their age.
One major change would
be to replace the current
Field House, built in 1977
with two full-length basketball courts, with a new
structure with a four-station
gymnasium, upgraded fitness and weight rooms and
The OHS football team capped off the memorable

day with a 48-3 thrashing of Badger Conference
rival Monroe that evening.
Online
Open houses
Wednesday, Oct. 15
4-7 p.m.: Peoples United
Methodist Church, 103
Alpine Parkway (presentations 5 and 6 p.m.)
Sunday, Oct. 19
4-7 p.m.: Peoples
United Methodist Church,
103 Alpine Parkway (presentations 5 and 6 p.m.)
Monday, Oct. 20
6-9 p.m.: Oregon High
School, 456 N. Perry Pkwy.
renovations and additions
to locker rooms and storage
areas.
Its common for school
districts to reinvest in their
school facilities to extend
the useful life of their
schools and provide the
students and community
with a modern facility that
enhances our learning environments, Busler said.
Learning
improvements
About 70 percent of the
referenda costs will include
improvements to what the
district terms learning environments, Busler said. This
includes updating or building
new classroom space to support modern teaching and
learning, including technology upgrades connected to
the districts personalized
learning initiatives.
Specifically, the middle
school and high school
would get additional classroom space for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) coursework that supports the
advancement of an integrated
curriculum for 21st-century
learning.
Other projects include
additions to music
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Elementary and Oregon
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Elementary, Oregon Middle
School and Oregon High
School. There will also be
new collaborative learning
spaces at the middle school
and high school that will
facilitate small, medium
and large group instruction
for our students, he said,
including a greenhouse at
the middle school.
Safety and security

Safety and security
improvements account for
20 percent of the cost. The
main projects are to create secure entrances like
the ones at Rome Corners
Intermediate and Netherwood Knoll Elementary at
Brooklyn and Prairie View
elementary, Oregon Middle
School. When completed,
all district schools will be
designed to route visitors
through the main office
before they can proceed
inside the school.
There are also plans for
redesigned student drop-off
and pick-up areas to change
traffic flow at Prairie View
and Netherwood Knoll
elementary schools and
the high school. Improvements to the fire alarm and
emergency power systems
are slated for Brooklyn
Elementary, Oregon Middle
School.
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See more drawings of proposed

projects and stories about the
upcoming referendums leading up
to the Nov. 4 election, including
what happened at a recent Brooklyn
Elementary School open house
and more about the reasons behind
the potential building upgrades
throughout the month.
Capital maintenance
improvements account for
about 10 percent of the referenda, including basic
projects such as roof repair,
renovation to heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units and improving site
drainage around the schools.
These plans also include
using energy efficient systems at all five schools,
including solar panels and
geothermal systems, intended to lower energy costs and
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Verona schools
Board OKs 129 acres of land purchases

Scott Girard
The Verona Area School

District has been growing
quickly for years, and officials dont expect that to stop
anytime soon.
In late 2013, the Board of
Education began discussing
potential land purchases, and
Sept. 22 it turned that conversation into action with a
pair of land purchases and an
extension of the previously
approved West End acquisition contingent on voter
approval.
The purchase of the three
parcels, which will likely be
on the April ballot as referendums, would total just under
130 acres for just under $8.5
million, though exact acreage
and price will be determined
by upcoming surveys as part
of the purchase agreements.
On top of an additional
five acres in the previously
approved West End purchase (45 total), the board
also approved 66 acres in
the adjacent Erbach property
and at least 18 acres from the
Herfel property in the Town
of Verona.
Gorrell said there is also a
fourth piece of land the board
is looking at, though its
unclear if that purchase will
be ready for an April referendum. An initial school board
discussion last December

suggested an interest in the
North Neighborhood the City
of Verona is planning on the
southwest corner of County
Highways M and PD.
Were still contemplating north of Verona but
we havent finalized that, he
said.
Both the Herfel and
Erbach agreements include
option fees, money the district will pay the landowners
regardless of what happens
in an April referendum. If the
referendums pass, though,
the money would be folded
into the purchase price.
The purchases do not necessarily mean a new school
building is imminent, superintendent Dean Gorrell told
the Verona Press. However,
elementary schools around
the district are nearing or
surpassing their capacities,
especially at Glacier Edge,
which would be the school
most affected if another
elementary were built on the
Herfel property south of the
Cathedral Point residential
development.
While Gorrell acknowledged that is a natural place
to start, he said the makeup
of a school on that land
would not have to be the traditional K-5.
Do we think that well
need to build new elementary schools sometime in the
future? Yes, we do, Gorrell
said. Do we need to stay
with the constant thinking
about, for example, the current grade configuration? Or
is there something we can do

in the shorter term, meaning
five to 10 years, that would
stave off the building of an
elementary school and/or
middle school?
Right now, were K-5.
What if we went K-3? What
if we went K-4? What if we
had a kindergarten center?
Gorrell brought up his
experience in seeing another district he worked at, in
Urbandale, Iowa, go to a
kindergarten center model,
where all of the kindergartners go to one building
and the elementary schools
become grades 1-5.
While Gorrell pointed
out that such a setup creates space in the elementary
schools and pools kindergarten resources in a central
place, he also acknowledged
that it creates transportation questions and transition
issues for young students
who have to get used to two
new settings in two years.
You put your thumb
on one (issue) and another
comes up, he said of the
considerations involved.
But thats not the only
alternative option, and the
Future Schools Committee,
which the district created
late last year to handle some
of the questions surrounding
school expansion, will likely
look at all of those options,
Gorrell said. And having
nearly 130 acres to work
with would help.
The legacy model is you
typically need elementary
schools before you need
Online
Erbach
See maps showing the properties
middle schools before you
need a high school, he said.
Thats typically the way it
goes. The way this is laying
out this would fall in line
with that.
But what if you did something different?
West End
In May, the board
approved a $3.4 million
deal for 40 acres of land in
the West End development.
But the acreage of the
land the board was purchasing has gone up by
4.75 acres, land previously
zoned for retail, commercial or multi-family use.
That brings the price to the
maximum $3.75 million
spelled out in the agreement.
The agreement still has
conditions that must be met
prior to the April referendum, including some that
involve the City of Verona
and others involving road
and access improvements.
Those contingencies were
part of the reason the district was unable to go to
referendum in November as
originally hoped.
The lack of a second
piece of land by the August
deadline for that action was
also a factor.
One of the contingencies

on the new West End agreement was the districts ability
to enter an agreement with
the neighboring Erbach property for a separate purchase.
The new deal does that,
with a 66-acre purchase for
around $3.3 million, though
the exact acreage and price is
to be determined.
With the two pieces of land
totaling over 100 acres near
the West Verona Avenue
and U.S. Hwy. 18-151 interchange, the district would
have plenty of options, Gorrell said.
That could be a campus,
he said. That could be a
high school, middle school
and elementary school.
Theres a lot of space. You
can put a lot of stuff on 100
acres.
Herfel
The final 18-acre property
is likely the most near-term
investment for the district, as
it sits next to the Cathedral
Point residential development. Cathedral Point and
neighboring Scenic Ridge
and Hometown Grove have
almost all of the roughly 300
undeveloped single-family
lots in the city.
Students in that area currently attend Glacier Edge
Elementary School, which
grew by 49 students from last
year based on a preliminary
Sept. 22 count by the district.
Thats 28 more students than
the district had predicted.
My own personal experience, this is a very kid-rich

neighborhood, with little
kids, Gorrell said.
But the Herfel land is not
currently in an urban service
area (USA), which allows
development by connecting
to sewer service. That would
have to come after the referendum, Gorrell said.
The land would cost
approximately $1.44 million,
if it were exactly 18 acres.
Long-term thinking
The purchases, Gorrell
said, are a longer-term
investment especially
given their major size as
schools around the district
at all levels near capacity.
When you have an opportunity, you want to jump at
that opportunity, he said.
I think if we were to wait
another year thered probably be something else going
on at Erbach and Vanta.
He pointed out that
theres a limited amount of
land in Verona, and if the
district doesnt get some
of it soon, it could end up
as more residential growth.
That, of course, would
compound the space issues.
That logic helps make
such a big purchase worth
the risk, Gorrell said.
One-hundred years from
now you could look back
and say, That was the
dumbest thing you could
ever do, he said. But you
make the best decision at
the time with the information that you have.
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OHS boys soccer
Panthers earn
No. 1 seed
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High School girls golf team edged Middleton 331-332 Wednesday, Oct. 1, for the WIAA Division 1 Madison West regional title at Odana Hills Golf Course.
The Wildcats (from left) are: Emily Opsal, Hanna Rebholz, Jessica Reinecke, Bailey Smith and Melissa Biesmann. The Wildcats also won the sectional title on Oct. 7 with a
320 at Pleasant View Golf Course.
Staying the course

Cats win regional, sectional
titles en route to state berth
Anthony Iozzo
It was all about the team once again

for the Verona Area High school girls
golf team Oct. 7 as the Wildcats won
their third straight trophy in the WIAA
Division 1 Middleton sectional at Pleasant View Golf Course.
The Wildcats had an overall medalist
in senior Jessica Reinecke, who returns
to state as the two-time defending
champion, and junior Hanna Rebholz,
who finished tied for second place.
I knew we could do it because we
beat Middleton all season, Rebholz
Junior Hanna Rebholz tees off on the 15th hole Tuesday, Oct. 7, in the said. I just had a positive mindset the
WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional at Pleasant View Golf Course.
whole day.
Rebholz shot a 77 as the Wildcats advanced to state for the second
Reinecke (74) and Rebholz (77) were
straight season.
not alone, however. Juniors Bailey
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What: WIAA Division 1 state tournament
When: 8 a.m. Oct. 13-14
Where: University Ridge Golf Course
Smith (81) and Melissa Biesmann (88)
both scored low enough for the Wildcats to finish first with a 320 14
strokes ahead of Middleton, Madison
Memorial and Stoughton.
Our whole goal this season was getting back to state and back to where we
were last season, Reinecke said. Having my team there is going to be great.
This years state berth has a little
different feel than last season, though.
With the experience from the 2013
WIAA Division 1 state runner-up finish,
Turn to VAHS golf/Page 22
The defending WIAA

Division 2 state champion Oregon High School
boys soccer team begins
its quest for a third straight
sectional title as the No. 1
seed.
The Panthers (12-1-2
overall, 6-0 Badger South),
which are ranked third
in the Wisconsin High
School Soccer Coaches
poll for D2, tied Madison
Memorial 0-0 and knocked
off McFarland 4-0 before
the seeding meeting on
Oct. 5. Memorial is ranked
fourth in D1.
Head coach Kevin May
said that the experience
Oregon has from last season and its approach to
play at a level worthy of a
No. 1 seed will only help
in this years playoffs.
It helps quite a bit,
he said. These group of
seniors and some of the
juniors, for that matter,
know what it takes to get
there and know what it is
to be there. They are doing
a great job with our preparation so that we dont take
things lightly.
When we first went
to state, we were kind of
shell shocked, but now it
is an expectation, May
added.
Oregon is joined in the
Waunakee regional (in
order of seeding from No.
2 to No. 8) by Sauk Prairie, Baraboo, PoynettePortage, DeForest, Waunakee, Monona Grove and
Reedsburg.
The Panthers open
regionals at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, against
Reedsburg at home.
Oregon 4, Milton 0
Oregon traveled to Milton
Sept. 12 and crushed the Red
Hawks 4-0 to remain undefeated in conference.
We knew it was going to
be a tough conference game,
and we usually see the best
opponent in conference
play, May said in a phone
Turn to OHS soccer/Page 21
West football
Regents need a win to make playoffs

The Madison West High School
football team is one win shy of a
playoff berth after knocking off
Madison Memorial 34-23 and
Beloit Memorial 57-13.
A 27-13 loss to Sun Prairie and
a 28-7 loss to Middleton were the
only setbacks last month.
West hosts Janesville Craig,
which is tied for first place with
Middleton (6-1), at 7 p.m. Friday
and travels to Monterey Stadium
at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, to play
Janesville Parker. The Regents
only have to win one game.
at Mansfield Stadium Sept. 19 and

snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sophomore quarterback Xavier
Miller was 10-for-17 for 228 yards,
three touchdowns and one interception. Sophomore running back
Terrence McNeal Jr. had 64 yards
on 18 attempts, and Terrell Carey
caught six passes for 167 yards and
three touchdowns.
West 57, Beloit Memorial 13
The Regents traveled to Beloit

Memorial on Sept. 25 and moved
one game away from clinching a
playoff berth.
West 34, Madison Memorial 23
Miller was 9-for-15 for 185
West played Madison Memorial yards and two touchdowns. Carey
caught three passes for 94 yards

and a touchdown, and senior wide
receiver Isaac Dennis caught four
passes for 77 yards and a touchdown.
McNeal Jr. rushed 15 times for
229 yards and three touchdowns.
Middleton 28, West 7

Wests two-game winning streak
ended against Middleton on Oct. 2.
Miller was 5-for-14 for 69 yards
and a touchdown, while Dennis
caught three passes for 55 yards
and a touchdown.
Photo by Evan Halpop
Junior running back Greg Wright
carried the ball eight times for 20 Sophomore running back Terrence McNeal Jr. (2) avoids being tackled by
yards.
Memorial sophomore defensive back Wil Jessup (19) Friday, Sept. 19.
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Volleyball
Girls tennis
Junior Kylie Schmaltz attempts a kill in the third set Tuesday, Sept.
30, in a Big Eight match against Madison La Follette.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Head coach Mark Happel talks to the Verona Area High School No. 1 doubles team of Greta Schmitz (left) and Steph Keryluk between
sets at the Big Eight Conference tournament. Schmitz and Keryluk finished second at conference and went on to advance through to
the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee sectional last week.
1 dubs makes it through subsectionals

JEremy Jones
Sports editor
The Verona Area High School

girls tennis team played its way to a
fourth-place finish Sept. 29-30 inside
the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in the Big
Eight Conference tournament.
As was the case all season long, the
Wildcats doubles lineup did the majority of the scoring Tuesday and Wednesday, playing to runner-up finishes in the
No. 1 and 2 flights.
Senior Steph Keryluk and junior Greta Schmitz matched their second seed,
finishing second against top-seeded
Middleton 6-2, 6-4 in the championship
match.
Keryluk and Schmitz cruised through
a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Madison Memorial in the first round before surviving
a 6-0, 3-6, 6-0 gem against Madison
West.
Senior Genna Sticha and junior
Carissa Witthuhm matched their seed
at No. 2 doubles as well, falling 6-1,
6-3 to the Cardinals in the championship match. The duo had dropped just
eight games prior to the championship
match, cruising 6-1, 6-1 over Sun Prairie and 6-2, 6-4 against Madison West.
Seniors Erica Norman and Gabby
Johnson were the surprise of the tournament for Verona, upsetting thirdseeded Madison La Follette in the
opening round 6-3, 6-2. Second-seeded
Madison West knocked off Verona 6-1,
6-3 in the semifinals before Norman
and Johnson fell 7-5, 6-3 to Madison
Memorial in the third-place match.

The Wildcats doubles finishes helped
the team match its regular season finish,
placing fourth overall with 25 points.
Middleton won five of seven flights,
sweeping all three doubles titles, while
adding individual titles at No. 2 and 4
singles en route to 50 points. Madison
West finished a distant second with 32.
Madison Memorial rounded out the top
three with 29 points, including the No.
3 singles title.
Sun Prairie secured the No. 1 singles
title by two-time state qualifier Dao
Sysouvanhs 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory over
Middletons Kaisey Skibba.
Verona senior Jaclyn Kermicle overcame a first-round loss to play her way
to a consolation championship win over
Madison La Follettes Yan Chen 7-6
(4), 7-6 (2).
Junior Elizabeth Thompson followed
suit, doing the same at No. 4 singles
with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Janesville
Craigs Kristin Whitcomb.
Junior Lauren Supanich battled
through injuries, losing 7-5, 6-2 against
Madison East sophomore Livia Ameson.
Subsectionals
Keryluk and Schmitz earned the top
seed entering the Madison Memorial
subsectional at No. 1 doubles.
On Oct. 6, the Wildcats third-seeded doubles team took care of Madison Memorials Lucy Ji and Jessica
Liu 6-0, 6-2. The dominating victory
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They were the only one of seven
flights to advance. A win in the first
round Thursday would advance Keryluk and Schmitz back to state.
Keryluk played at state as a No. 1
doubles player, while Schmitz earned
a special qualifier after playing No. 1
singles all season.
Also seeded third at subsectionals
Monday, Sticha and Witthuhn defeated
Sauk Prairie 6-1, 6-3 before falling 6-4,
6-2 against second-seeded Baylie Gold
and Laura Coons of Middleton 6-4, 6-2
at No. 2 doubles.
Verona wouldnt score another point
for the rest of the tournament, finishing
fifth.
Norman and Johnson, seeded fifth,
opened the tournament with a 6-3, 6-0
loss against Madison Memorial at No.
3 doubles.
Sixth-seeded Supanich fell 6-1,
6-2 against Waunakees Meg Mathison at No. 1 singles, while Thompson
dropped her No. 3 singles match 6-0,
6-3 to Memorial.
Kermicle, seeded seventh, lost 6-0,
6-0 against Waunakees Laura Kamm.
Also seeded seventh, Kayla Johnson
fell 6-1, 6-1 against Waunakee.
The Warriors, who earned top seeds
at No. 3 singles and No. 2 and 3 doubles, lead Middleton 24-22 entering
sectionals. Waunakee advanced all seven flights, while the Cardinals moved
on everyone but their No. 3 singles
player.
Cats knock off Sun Prairie,

win Big 8 regular season title
Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High

School volleyball team
crossed off one of its major
goals Oct. 7 in a 3-0 (25-5,
25-21, 26-24) win over Madison Memorial.
The win clinched the regular season Big Eight Conference title, and it also keeps
the Wildcats (22-3 overall,
9-0 conference) in the conversation for a No. 1 seed in the
WIAA Division 1 playoffs.
Head coach Kelly Annen
said the girls set large and
small goals for this season,
and they will continue to prepare the same. But the communication and confidence
has grown since the season
began 10 weeks ago.
And that is only going to
lead to more success as goals
come closer to being reached.
It is a team that has great
mental focus, Annen said.
Having the ability to have
that mental toughness and
mental focus, I think is going
to continue to shine through
with this group.
The seeding meeting is
Wednesday, Oct. 15, so the
Big Eight Conference tournament wont factor into the
seeding. But the Wildcats
will have a big test at 8:30
a.m. Saturday in the Hartland Arrowhead tournament,
which has several state-ranked
Division 1 schools.
The conference tournament

is at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18,
at Verona.
Verona 3, Sun Prairie 0

It was a battle for first place
in the Big Eight Conference
Thursday at Sun Prairie, and
the Wildcats blind sided the
pre-season favorite Cardinals
3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-13).
Annen said Verona was
able to dominate the match by
sticking with its game plan,
holding the serve and forcing
Sun Prairie to win on the outside.
The Cardinals middle attack
is their biggest strength, and
the Wildcats neutralized it by
limiting their servicing errors
to nine and also added nine
team aces.
Our servers had a huge
impact to be able to maintain
the control, Annen said.
When the Cardinals tried to
adjust, Annen said that the ball
control and aggressive attack
coupled with the communication and energy on the court
allowed Verona to dictate the
match and end any large runs
Sun Prairie did manage.
Senior libero Samantha
Kolpek finished with three
aces, while senior outside hitter Hannah Miller and senior
defensive specialist Morgan
Schmitz each added two.
Junior outside hitters Kylie
Schmaltz and Karly Pabich
also had an ace each.
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Oregon High School
The Fitchburg Star
Football
Playoff drought comes to an end

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Oregons offensive line continued

to dominate Sept. 26, opening up
holes for a Panthers ground attack
that rang up 337 yards and three
touchdowns against Badger South
rival Fort Atkinson.
Senior running back B.J. Buckner
and junior Matt Yates accounted for
295 yards and a pair of touchdowns
in the 38-21 victory over the host
Blackhawks.
Our offensive line is doing a
great job working together, Oregon
head coach Dan Kissling said. We
are starting one senior and two sophomores and I think they are coming
together great.
While the Panthers have their
deepest stable of running backs
in recent years, Kissling said its
the O-lines ability to adapt during
games that has been the teams key
to success.
Running our offense, we really see a lot of teams change their
defense from week-to-week to stop
us, our kids do a great job adjusting
during the game, Kissling said.
Though the Panthers are playing about eight along the O-line,
Kissling highlighted the play of center Zach Novotny and Jake Odegard
as leaders in the trenches.
Zach is our center, he is the one
making the right calls, our kids
all gelled and are playing well,
Kissling said.
Despite accounting for more than
1,300 yards on the ground (more
than 880 in the last three games) and
22 touchdowns, Kissling acknowledged the Panthers passing game
Photos by Jeremy Jones
Above, Junior quarterback Trent Ricker fires deep against the Stoughton defense
during the third quarter of Oregons 13-12 loss to Stoughton on Oct. 3; (at right)
Oregon junior running back Matt Yates celebrates his first half touchdown with
teammate Luke Mueller (44) against Stoughton.
needs to improve if the team hopes

to have the balance needed to make a
run in the playoffs.
We really have not needed to
pass the ball and we will when we
start playing these last three games
and on into the playoffs.
Despite limited opportunities,
Kissling said junior quarterback
Trent Ricker has played very well so
far this season.
Ricker, who has connected on sixfor-21 passes for 391 yards seven
touchdowns against one interception
this season, hit Charlie Soule and
Alex Duff on scoring strikes of 6 and
25 yards Friday.
Trent is making great reads and
throwing the ball where it needs to
be, our guys are getting open, but
we have too many dropped balls in
games, Kissling said. We need
to be moreconsistentand balanced
and I think the next three games

will be huge for us with the passing
game.
Fridays win made Oregon (5-1
overall, 3-1 conference) playoff eligible for the first time since 2003.
It is a big boost for our program,
Kissling said. We have stressed all
year long about our goals and our
kids have bought in. We are just taking it one game at a time and it will
fall into place.Our stretch of Stoughton, Milton and DeForest is going
to test our kids and hopefully get us
ready for the playoff run.
Stoughton 13, Oregon 12

Stoughton senior running back
Alex Zacharias rang up 176 yards,
including 14 straight carries on the
go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter
to help the Vikings knock off the
host Panthers 13-12.

There was no secret, Kissling
said. We knew what they were
going to do. They basically told us
what they were going to do and we
just couldnt stop it. Give credit to
their line.
Despite Zacaharias fumbling
away the ball the last two games,
Stoughton head coach Jason Thiry
remained confident in the Vikings
bell cow.
Hes our leader, Thiry said.
Theres no doubt about that.
And in the Vikings biggest rivalry
game of the year there was no doubt
what was coming.
Zacharias slammed the ball over
the left side of the line 14 times,
eventually crossing the goal line on a
1-yard plunge that gave Stoughton a
one-point lead.
While Oregons offense did some
things to give the Vikings fits early
on, Stoughton made the necessary
adjustments in the second half and
two drives later Devin McCune
picked off Ricker to help Stoughton
became playoff-eligible for the first
time since 1998.
Ricker rang up 107 yards passing,
including a 4-yard touchdown strike
to Duff to give Oregon the lead early
in the second quarter.
The Panthers then watched Zacharias bull over their defense to take
a 7-6 lead before halftime. Oregon
came out firing out all cylinders
in the third quarter as Matt Yates
capped a nine-play, 62-yard touchdown drive with an 8-yard touchdown run.
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Girls golf
Johnson, McCorkle earn all-conference honors

Anthony Iozzo
Junior Jenny Johnson and sophomore Taylor McCorkle remained

consistent for the Oregon High
School girls golf team Sept. 23
in the Badger South Conference
meet at Evansville Golf Club.
The two girls both finished in
the top 10 and also earned allBadger South honors for overall
play in dual meets and the tournament. McCorkle, who was tied
for fourth overall, was named No.
6 all-conference, while Johnson,
who was tied for sixth with an 83,
was named No. 7.
Those scores also helped the
Panthers finish fourth overall as a
team with 5 1/2 points. The score
comprises 1 point for each dual
win Oregon was 2-3 and 1 1/2
points for each team beaten at the
conference meet.
For the most part, we have
struggled for a little bit, and I
think we are coming out of it,
head coach Bill Scheer said. I
am hoping that we starting to peak
now at the end of our season. The
season gets very long, and I think
that in the middle of our season,
the girls were a little burnt out and
a little bit sick of golf. But I am
now seeing a little bit of resurgence.
There was improvement with
ball striking, Scheer said. And
McCorkle said she was very happy with her iron shots.
In the past, I wasnt really hitting my irons too well, and today
I was hitting them pretty well,
McCorkle said. I was hitting
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
At left, sophomore Taylor McCorkle tees off on the 12th hole Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the Badger South Conference meet at
Evansville Golf Club. McCorkle finished tied for fourth with an 80 and also earned No. 6 all-conference honors; (at right)
junior Jenny Johnson putts on the 15th hole at the Badger South Conference meet. Johnson finished tied for sixth overall
with an 83 and also earned No. 7 all-conference.
them straight, and if hit it left or

right, I was still pin high. So I was
pretty happy about that. So I am
just going to go out and work on
my putting and get to regionals
and be better.
Senior Ashley Brechlin, who
shot a 95, was also happy with her
play in her final high school conference meet.
I played a practice round Saturday, so I knew the way the course
was set up and what I should hit
on each hole, she said.
Junior Olivia Davis finished the
scoring for Oregon with a 114.
Madison Edgewood won the
conference with 12 1/2 points.
The Crusaders were 5-0 and took

first in the tournament with a 340.
Milton (4-1) was second with a
341, and Stoughton (3-2) was
third with a 363.
The Panthers tied Monona
Grove (372) in the tournament,
but the Silver Eagles were 1-4 in
dual meets. Fort Atkinson (0-5)
was last with a 471.
Edgewoods Tess Hackworthy
was No. 1 all-conference, while
Monona Groves Mikayla Hauck
was No. 2. Edgewoods Caroline
Lake was No. 3, and Miltons
CheyAnn Knudsen was No. 4.
Stoughtons Ashli Stolen was No.
5.
Oregon regional
The Panthers finished third as
the host of regionals Wednesday,
Oct. 1, at Foxboro Golf Club.
McCorkle and Johnson led
Oregon (367). McCorkle finished
third overall with an 80, while
Johnson was sixth overall with an
84.
Brechlin shot a 43 on the back
nine to finish with a 95, and junior
Olivia Davis finished the scoring
with a 108.
Middleton sectional
Johnson looked poised to make
state Oct. 7 in the WIAA Division

1 Middleton sectional at Pleasant
View Golf Course.
Johnson shot a career-low 36 on
the front nine and was in position
to make a run at one of the three
individual spots, but she couldnt
sustain that level for the back nine,
finishing with an 80.
When you shoot that good a
score and arent used to shooting
that good a score, it is really hard
to hold it together, head coach Bill
Scheer said. She made some crucial putts down the stretch, but she
fell one short.
Scheer said that although Johnson was disappointed, she has a
strong upside for next season.
She was incredibly consistent
this year, Scheer said. Her ball
striking just seemed to be getting
better and better, and her short
game was catching up to her ball
striking.
She is very close to taking that
next step, and if she practices a lot
next summer, I think she is definitely going to be one of the top
seniors in the area.
Sophomore Taylor McCorkle
was also a state hopeful, but she fell
a little short with an 84.
I think she wanted it so bad
today, she put a little extra pressure on herself, Scheer said. She
is going to bounce back from this,
and she is going to have a good
career ahead of her.
Brechlin finished her high school
career with a 94. Brechlin had a
strong finish to the season, shaving
several strokes from her average in
the playoffs. Davis rounded out the
scoring at sectionals with a 105.
OHS soccer: Oregon only allows two conference goals in undefeated season
really well.
room.
Oregon 3,
Memorial was more
McGuine had the assist
Fort Atkinson 0
athletic, but we made up
interview. We knew they on Morhoffs first goal.
Dombrowski finished
The Oregon High School for it with some of our
were going to play physical
boys soccer team clinched organization both offenand are well-coached, so I am with three saves.
at least share of the Badger sively and defensively.
pretty happy with the way the
Dombrowski finished
South Conference title Sept.
boys came out. We stuck to Oregon 3, Stoughton 1
From the first goal of the
30 with a 3-0 win at Fort with seven saves.
our game plan and did what
game, it was evident the
Atkinson.
we needed to do.
The Panthers scored twice Oregon 4, McFarland 0
Four different players Oregon was going to be
Steidemann, McGuine,
in the first half to run away
scored goals, with six play- tough to contain.
Hughes picked up two
Breitbach and Stone all
with the win.
ers recording a point. Seniors
Senior Zach Rampetst- scored Oct. 4 in a 4-0 win
Mitch Morhoff and Andrew goals and an assist, and his
reiter scored unassisted in against McFarland.
Nelson, junior Zach Hanson second score, early in the
Hughes and junior Jared
the 12th minute and Hanand sophomore Kierik Seeli- second half on a header
son added a goal in the 18th Hann both added assists,
ger all scored goals, while goal, was made possible by
minute off a corner kick by while Reisdorf had one
juniors Zach Stone and Dylan a perfect corner by Steidemann to junior AJ Breitsave.
Hughes.
Ziomek added assists.
Hughes added another
Oregon was also 4-for-7 bach. That opened up a 2-0
assist on a free kick in the Oregon 2, Edgewood 1
with shots on goal, as Milton lead.
Later Hughes received
80th minute as junior Zach
goalie Graham Schroeder finThe Panthers concluded
Stone scored the goal.
ished with three saves. Ore- a corner pass from Steidethe regular season and won
Dombrowski finished with the Badger South outright
gon senior goalie Dan Dom- mann and found Morhoff
charging into the penalty Senior Colin Hughes winds up to knock in his first goal Tuesday,
one save. Fort Atkinsons Oct. 7 in a 2-1 win over
browski collected one save.
Caleb Basu picked up 13.
The scary part is that box. Morhoff finished the Sept. 23, in a Badger South Conference match against Stoughton.
Madison Edgewood.
we should have had two or play with a header past Hughes scored two goals and added an assist in a 3-1 win.
Steidemann scored the
Oregon 0, Madison
first goal with an assist to
three more goals, May said. Stoughton sophomore goal- shot past a diving Zeichert
Oregon 4, Monroe 0
When we do have the oppor- ie Zeth Zeichert.
Hughes. Ziomek scored
Memorial 0
into the right-corner of the
It was very important net.
tunities, we have to learn to
the second goal with an
Steidemann scored a goal
The
Panthers
traveled
to
to score quick and early so
capitalize.
and
added
an
assist
Sept.
25
When we come out, we
Mansfield Stadium on Oct. assist to Breitbach.
we could dictate the game want to dictate the game and in a 4-0 win at Monroe.
Edgewood cut the lead
2 to take on the Spartans
Oregon 2,
and play our way, Hughes make sure we maintain that
to one with four minutes to
Stone, Hanson and Nelson and remained scoreless.
said.
Madison East 0
for 90 minutes, head coach also scored goals. Hughes
Memorial is a very tal- play, but Oregon held the
Hughes scored the first Kevin May said. I thought and Ziomek both picked up
ented and very organized Crusaders to two shots on
T h e P a n t h e r s h o s t e d goal of the game, as well.
assists.
we
did
a
good
job
of
owning
soccer team, May said. goal for the whole game.
Madison East Sept. 15 and S t e i d e m a n n p a s s e d t o
Dombrowski picked up
Junior
goalie
Matt
Reisit right from the start.
We pushed some guys
won 2-0.
Morhoff, who quickly found
one
save, while Edgewood
dorf
and
Dombrowski
each
Dombrowski
had
two
really hard by playing
Senior Chris McGuine Hughes 25 yards out from
goalie
Jack LHeureux had
added
a
save.
more minutes then they
and Morhoff scored goals, the goal. Hughes ripped the saves for Oregon.
three
saves.
normally do, and they did
while Ziomek picked up an
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Volleyball: Cats 9-0 in Big 8

Besides serving well, the
Wildcats also did well with
serves received, only committing two receiving errors. And
66 team digs neutralized the
Sun Prairie serve.
Kolpek led with 19 digs,
while Schmitz added 11.
Junior setter Victoria Brisack,
Schamltz and Pabich all added nine digs.
Schmaltz led with 11 kills,
and Brisack picked up 22
assists. Junior middle blocker
Julie Touchett and Schmaltz
each had 1 1/2 blocks.
Verona 3, Bel. Memorial 0

The Wildcats traveled to
Beloit Memorial on Sept. 18
and continued their undefeated streak in the Big Eight with
a 3-0 (25-12, 25-20, 25-9)
win.
Schmaltz, Miller and Pabich all had five kills, while
Coyne and Touchett each added four. Brisack finished with
seven aces and 28 assists, and
Schmaltz added four aces.
Kolpek led with eight digs.
Verona 3, East 0
Verona hosted Madison
East on Sept. 23 and won 3-0
(25-14, 25-9, 25-10).
Coyne and Schmaltz each
had five kills, while Brisack
led with seven aces and 19
assists.
Kolpek picked up eight
digs, and Mueller finished
with a block.
Verona 3, La Follette 0
The Wildcats remained
undefeated in the Big Eight
Conference with a 3-0 (25-10,
25-16, 25-15 win over Madison La Follette on Sept. 30.
Since the beginning of the
season, us being seniors and
being here all summer we
could see the potential in our
team, Schmitz said. We
knew once we got Middleton
that Sun Prairie was our next
victim. We knew what we
have to look forward to.
We have been keeping
tabs on them and knowing
what we are up against, especially with there middles. We

have been practicing a lot to
be ready for that.
Verona trailed 11-8 in the
third game. But Annen called
timeout to calm the girls down
a little.
The Wildcats answered
with a kill by Coyne and two
aces by Schmitz to tie the set,
and then the Wildcat finished
the deal with a 10-1 run to end
the match.
For most of the night, the
Wildcats remained aggressive on the serve and on the
attack. In the first game, they
had eight team aces, including
four for Schmaltz.
We always practice by
getting more serves than the
other team, getting a bigger
run then they do, Schmitz
said. We practice pressure
serving so that when teh game
is close or when we need to
come back like we had to do
in third game we are really
focused on every serve and
not missing one.
And when Verona wasnt
winning by the serve, Brisack was setting up a kill for
Schmaltz, Coyne and Pabich.
Our attack has been really important through every
game, making sure we spread
our sets so no one is expecting
anything, Coyne said.
Schamltz finished with 11
kills for Verona, while Brisack had 27 assists. Schmitz
added up six aces.
Kolpek led with 16 digs,
and Touchett finished with 1
1/2 blocks.
Verona 3, Mad. Memorial 0

The Wildcats swept Madison Memorial Oct. 7 and still
havent lost a set in the Big
Eight.
Schmaltz finished with
11 kills, while senior Jessica
Coyne added eight.
Schmitz added four aces,
and Brisack picked up 29
assists.
Schmaltz and Brisack each
had one block, and Kolpek led
with 12 digs.
Schmaltz added seven digs,
and Brisack picked up six.
Boys soccer
Seniors Nicolas Graese and Conlin Bass (2) celebrate a goal in the first half Thursday, Sept. 18, in a Big Eight Conference game against
Madison East at Reddan Soccer Park. Graese scored the goal, while Bass had the assist.
Wildcats earn No. 4 seed in tough D1 sectional

Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High School

boys soccer team is going to be at
home for regionals after earning the
fourth seed in the WIAA Division 1
sectional.
The sectional is crazy tough.
If you look at the No. 1 through
6 teams, anyone of those teams
can get through, head coach Jake
Andreska said.
The Wildcats (14-5-1 overall, 6-3
Big Eight) jumped up to No. 4 in
the Wisconsin High School Soccer
Coaches poll, as well, after knocking off Beaver Dam 4-1 and Racine
Horlick 8-0. But their 12-game winning streak ended Oct. 7 in a 2-1
loss to Madison Memorial, ranked
third in the state.
Regionals begin at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 14. The Wildcats host Noe Temozihui, Kye Hanson and
the No. 13 seed at Reddan Soccer Avery Fossum and sophomore
Park.
Renzo Albertoni and Melzer each
scored one goal.
Verona 4, Beaver Dam 1
Temozihui and Bass each added
Verona traveled to Beaver Dam two assists, and Bailey also picked
up an assist.
Oct. 2 and won 4-1.
Senior goalie Alex Hofstetter had
Junior Robert Wagman scored
two goals, while seniors Malcolm one save.
Kinsey and Conlin Bass added one
goal each. Seniors Casey Thompson Madison Memorial 2, Verona 1
and Sawyer Quade and sophomore
Verona traveled to Mansfield
Connor Melzer all picked up one Stadium Oct. 7 to take on Madison
assist.
Memorial in a Big Eight Conference
Senior goalie Nolan Fink had two game and fell 2-1.
saves.
It is a tough loss tonight, but it
is better for that to happen now and
Verona 8, Racine Horlick 0
learn from our mistakes so that we
T h e W i l d c a t s h o s t e d R a c i n e can go into the tournament and corHorlick Oct. 4 and cruised to an 8-0 rect those mistakes, Andreska said.
Bailey scored the lone Wildcat
win.
Senior Nicolas Graese scored two goal, while Hofstetter finished with
goals, while seniors Evan Bailey, seven saves.
VAHS golf: Verona wins Big Eight Conference for first time in school history
Verona looks to make this
year even more special.
We know what we are
expecting now at state, so
that will help us once we
get there, Rebholz said.
We will be ready for it.
Veronas sectional title
was overshadowed a bit by
a three-team playoff for the
other state berth.
Middleton was able to
hold off Stoughton and
Madison Memorial to claim
the other spot at state in two
playoff holes.
But that type of competition is nothing new to Rebholz and the Wildcats.
There are a lot of good
teams this year, she said.
I didnt think it would be

this close with so many
teams shooting in the 330s,
so it is crazy.
Madison Memorials
Tatum Jones and Robyn
Blanchard both qualified
as individuals. Stoughtons
Ashli Stolen also made it
to state, winning a playoff
against teammate Kailey
Taebel.
State is at 8 a.m. Monday
and Tuesday at University
Ridge Golf Course.
We are just going to
prepare like we would for
any other tournament,
Reinecke said. We know
we can do well if we just
focus.
Verona and Middleton
will be joined at state by
Girls 14 and under (7th and 8th grade)

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Notre Dame, Kaukauna,
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Hartland Arrowhead.
The Wildcats enter the
state tournament ranked
No. 1 in the Division 1
Wisconsin High School
Golf Coaches poll.
Big Eight Conference

Verona girls golf head
coach Bailey Hildebrandt doled out the advice
Reinecke needed to hear
after a tough start Wednesday, Sept. 24, in the Big
Eight Conference meet at
Evansville Golf Club.
Reinecke was struggling,
but Hildebrandt told her the
rest of the team was playing well and that she needs
to play for the team and not
for an individual title.
Reinecke took that advice
and shot a 35 on the back
nine to finish second overall with a 77, and the rest of
the Wildcats (322) followed
with three other top 10
finishers and the first Big
Eight title in school history.
This is definitely something we have always wanted, especially as a team,
Reinecke said. I definitely

never imagined that this
would be possible, but it is
really great.
Reinecke didnt have a
terrible day, but she didnt
have her best day either.
But it wasnt a problem as
junior Bailey Smith took
third overall with a 79.
Junior Melissa Biesmann
shot a career low with an 80
(6th overall) besting her
previous low round of 83
and junior Hanna Rebholz
brought in an 8th-overall
86.
Junior Emily Opsal had
her score of 88 thrown out,
but she nearly made the top
10 as well, being edged out
in a scorecard playoff to
Sun Prairies Olivia Genter
(9th) Middleton Alexis
Thomas (10th).
The Wildcats also were
finally able to knock off
Middleton (331), making
the win even sweeter. Verona took third in 2012 and
second in 2013 at the Big
Eight meet.
After we played them
and tied them in our conference match, it is nice
that we were finally able
to break that tie and finally
win one, Smith said.
Janesville Parker took

third with a 364, and Madison Memorial took fourth
with a 374. Sun Prairie
(382), Janesville Craig
(416) and Madison West
(427) rounded out the meet.
Middletons Loren Skibba shot a 75 to finish first
overall. Madison Memorials Claire Franken was
fourth, and Middletons
Rachel Thornton took sixth.
Both had 80s. Janesville
Parkers Kailey McDade
was seventh with an 83.
Madison West regional

The Wildcats edged Middleton 331-332 Wednesday, Oct. 1, in the WIAA
Division 1 Madison West
regional at Odana Hills
Golf Course.
Every stroke mattered as
the courses greens played
tough for all the teams, but
the Wildcats and the Cardinals were tied going to
the last hole. That is when
Reinecke (73) stepped up
and parred the 18th. Skibba
(75) bogeyed the hole.
It is tough out there,
especially when the pressure is on and you are playing against good teams and
you know you have to do
your best if you want to

come out on top, Hildebrandt said. These girls put
a lot of pressure on themselves. They have high
goals and expectations for
themselves.
A lot of it is about grit
and pushing through and
making each shot the best
that you can.
Smith also did her part,
edging Middletons No. 2
golfer, sophomore Alexis
Thomas, 81-83. Smiths
score was good for third
overall, tied with Madison Memorials Robyn
Blanchard.
Biesmann followed up
her career-low round at
conference with an 88,
which tied Middletons No.
4 golfer, sophomore Morgan Narowetz.
The course played pretty hard today, Biesmann
said. There were a lot of
missed shots on both sides.
I am sure everyone can
count at least one stroke, so
we just tried our best and
came out on top.
Rebholz finished the
scoring for Verona with
an 89. Middletons other
scorer was senior Rachel
Thornton with an 86.
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The Fitchburg Star
23
Girls swimming
finish at Middleton
Cats a win away from a playoff berth Cats swim to runner-upVerVoort
had season-best by over a
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
One more win is all it will

take for the Verona Area High
School football team to make
the playoffs after a 24-19 win
over Madison La Follette Oct.
2.
The Wildcats (4-3) won
their fourth straight game by
holding off a Lancers (5-2)
rally in the fourth. Now, Verona will need to win at Sun
Prairie at 7 p.m. Friday or at
Madison Memorial at 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 17 to become
postseason eligible at least
.500 in conference.
The Wildcats held a 24-6
lead against La Follette in
week 7 after a 37-yard field
goal by junior Robbie Freitag,
but the Lancers had a 6-yard
touchdown run by senior running back Cahleel Copus in
the third and a 1-yard run by
senior quarterback Jordan
Carlson (9-for-20, 83 yards) in
the fourth to cut into the lead.
However, a failed 2-point
conversion on the Copus
touchdown meant that the
Lancers would need another
touchdown in the final seven
minutes, but Veronas defense
was able to hold off La Follette in the end.
Senior quarterback Noah
Roberts (14-for-26, 160 yards)
and senior tight end Jake
Toman helped the Wildcats
jump out to a 14-0 lead with
an 11-yard touchdown in
the first quarter and a 3-yard
touchdown in the second
quarter.
After a 39-yard touchdown
run by Copus (25 carries for
140 yards) cut Veronas lead
to 14-6, senior running back
Cameron Tindall rushed 75
yards for a touchdown. Tindall finished with 144 yards
on 15 carries. Senior split end
Christian Baltes caught six
passes for 84 yards.
On defense, senior defensive lineman Corey Miller
led Verona with 13 tackles,
including two sacks, while
senior linebacker Sam Favour
picked up 11. Senior defensive back Grant Smith and
junior defensive lineman
Trayvonn Johnson each had
10 tackles.
Senior linebacker Dakin
Coons had nine tackles,
including two sacks.
Verona 36, East 33

Roberts and Baltes have
been connecting on passes
since seventh grade, and the
36-33 win on Sept. 26 against
Madison East was no different.
Baltes caught seven passes
for 214 yards and a touchdown, while Roberts finished
13-for-20 for 253 yards and a
touchdown.
But one of the bigger plays
for the duo was on a 2ndand-16 on the Verona 42-yard
line with the Wildcats (3-3)
down 26-25 late in the third
quarter. Roberts found Baltes
for a 22-yard gain, erasing the
potential for a 3rd-and-long.
We ran fades (in seventhgrade) too, so it is natural
now, Baltes said. I know
where the ball is going to be.
Senior running back Eric
Schmid finished the drive
with a 16-yard touchdown
early in the fourth, followed
by a 2-point conversion run to
make it 33-26.
The Verona defense also
made some big stops against
a Madison East (0-6) team
Senior running back Eric Schmid runs through Madison East defensive back Lanier Walls Friday, Sept. 26, in the homecoming game.
that scored 30 or more points

in every game except a loss to
Middleton. After the Schmid
score, the defense forced a
3-and-out, holding senior
quarterback Zach Zilm (30for-44, 348 yards, three touchdowns) to two incompletions.
Junior Robbie Freitag hit a
20-yard field goal on the next
drive to make it 36-26 with
under seven minutes left.
East did score another
touchdown on a 9-yard pass
from Zilm to senior wide
receiver Chester Jordan. But
Verona recovered the onside
kick and the offense was able
to get a first down late to seal
the game.
With all of these things,
there was doubt in our minds
because the momentum hasnt
been on our side in those situations, head coach Dave Richardson said. But we made
a play and made a first down
and took care of business.
The defense was also able
to disrupt the East offense
enough in the first half. Senior
defensive back Larry Brown
made an interception in the
first quarter, and Roberts
found Baltes on a 22-yard
touchdown pass after the turnover.
In the second quarter, the
defense forced a couple of
punts and kept East out of the
end zone before halftime.

I saw the ball and put my
hands up, and was like, Oh
yeah, thats mine. I have to
get it. I have to get it, said
Brown of his interception. I
was shocked that I caught it,
and when I did, I just ran as
fast as I could.
Carson Parks scored on
a 5-yard touchdown run to
make it 19-13 at the end of
the first quarter, and Tindall
scored on a 19-yard run early
in the third to make it 25-13.
That is when East came
back with 13 straight points.
Zilm first found senior wide
receiver Jivonte Davis (five
catches for 73 yards) on a
51-yard touchdown pass, but
the 2-point conversion attempt
failed.
Later in the third, senior
running back Jamari Manuel
(112 yards on 28 attempts)
scored on a 9-yard touchdown
run to put East up by a point.
That score followed a Roberts
fumble on the Verona 22-yard
line.
East struck first in the game
with a 5-yard pass from Zilm
to Chester, but the point-after
attempt was blocked. Schmid
(26 carries for 220 yards) put
Verona up 7-6 a few minutes
later with a 5-yard touchdown
run.
The Verona/Mount Horeb girls swimming team won five of 11 relay titles
Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Middleton Invitational at Middleton High School.
Despite another solid performance,
the hosts Cardinals held off the Wildcats by four points, 390-386. Madison
Memorial (358) rounded out the top
three.
Beata Nelson helped Shelby Rozeboom, Maizie Seidl, Kristi Larsen,
Claire Wilson, Natalee Drapp, Rose
Parker and Sophie Henshue make up a
two second deficit to help win the 8x50
pineapple relay in the most exciting race
of the day in 3 minutes, 21.19 seconds.
Juniors Julia VerVoort and Nelson
were joined by Seidl and Drapp to help
secure the 400 medley (4x100) relay in
4:10.79.
Wilson, Henshue, Seidl and Nelson
added the 500 free relay (50, 100, 150,
200) title in 4:43.5.
Rozeboom, Julia VerVoort, Drapp
and Nelson chipped in by claiming the
300 backstroke (50, 100, 50, 100) relay
in 2:53.62.
Veronas 100 free relay team of Rozeboom, Parker, Larsen and Seidl secured
yet another title in 49.22.
second anchoring the 300 breaststroke

to a runner-up finish in 3:30.74 with
Prescott, Larsen and Wilson.
Sophomores Sarah Schultz and Parker
joined Prescott and Seymour to finish
third in the 100 medley relay (57.88).
VerVoort, Larsen, Sammy Seymour and
Rozeboom finished third overall in the
200-medley relay (1:54.18).
Senior Ada Avlund, Henshue, Drapp
and Lindsey Steinl placed fourth in the
800 free relay (8:27.15).
Wilson, junior Kirsten Queoff, Olivia
Prescott and Seymour added a fourthplace finish in the 300 butterfly (50,
100, 50, 100) with a time of 3:04.38.
Avlund dropped three seconds anchoring the 800 free relay and five seconds
anchoring the JV breaststroke relay.
Kirsten Queoff and Claire Otto
dropped over two seconds apiece on the
JV 800 free relay.
Arrowhead remained the top-ranked
program in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association Division
1 state poll.
Cedarburg leaped Waukesha South/
Mukwonago for second place, while
Middleton and Verona/Mount Horeb
rounded out the top five spots.
Verona beat Middleton earlier this
season.
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October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
Faith: Leaders address community needs

the powers of this gathering

where we can kind of get to
s m a l l - t o w n b u s i n e s s e s know each other across our
worked together to improve normal lines, Haslanger said.
peoples quality of life, he
felt the city ought to enlist Support system
the Fitchburg faith commuHaslanger said the group
nity as partners in this effort.
has also strengthened the
He started by holding infor- bond among church leadmal meetings with different ers, as reflected in the suppastors and nonprofits during port around the staff at Christ
the first eight months of his Memorial Lutheran Church
mayoral tenure. As the conver- following the Aug. 22 double
sations evolved, so did Pfaffs murder of Ashlee Steele and
friendship with Haslanger, and her sister, Kacee Tollefsbol.
Pfaff suggested combining
The most recent Fitchtheir separate goals.
burg Faith Network meetHe really believed that ing was held a month later at
this was something that the Church on Raritan Road,
Fitchburg was ready for, where Steele had been a memsaid Pfaff. Im glad some- ber and preschool teacher.
one like Pastor Phil is leading
Although the location for
(the faith network) up now, the meeting had been set long
because he is a man that peo- before the tragedy, it served
ple respect and know that his as a poignant reminder of
hearts in the right spot.
how important a collaborative community can be during
Making the rounds
times of need.
The joint session of pastors
Pastor Jeff Meyer began the
and city staff that they formed meeting with prayer to bless
has been growing organically the dialogue, and he thanked
ever since.
the group for its continued
Haslanger is the point per- support.
son for the faith leaders and is
Its a refreshing time to see
in charge of lining up present- so many interested people in
ers. Pfaff, on the other hand, making this community a betrounds up the city staff and is ter place, he said.
the master of ceremonies durPolice chief Thomas Blating the meetings.
ter said the incident affected
The Fitchburg Faith Net- many neighborhoods and the
work and City Leaders meet- community as a whole, in
ings have been held about addition to the church and law
four times per year at various enforcement community.
churches throughout FitchWere very thankful for
burg since its first meeting at the response of the communithe library in January 2013.
ty (and) the leadership of the
Present at the meetings mayor and the faith commuare area faith leaders and nity coming together and procity officials, including the viding the assistance that you
mayor, city administrator, did, he said. That was very
alders, police and fire chiefs helpful for us (and) for the
and library, senior center and healing process of the neighparks directors. The group has borhood.
also been adding representaPfaff said in an interview
tives from nonprofit organi- with the Star that he was sadzations and the private sector dened, shocked and greatly
who have a direct impact on moved by the tragedy.
the people of Fitchburg, even
But I was (also) so honif they are located in Madison. ored to be able to see how the
This variety allows peo- Fitchburg faith group really
ple to bring a different set stepped up and provided that
of skills, ideas and financial sense of community during
resources to the table, Pfaff that really trying time, he
explained.
said.
A few organizations are
featured at each meeting so Broadening horizons
the group can learn about their
The Faith Network is
missions, upcoming work and happy to keep expanding its
ways to get involved.
group, Haslanger said.
Past presentations have
The cast of characters has
included Centro Hispano, changed based on the topic
UNIDOS Against Domestic (and) who is available (the)
Violence, Habitat for Human- day (of the meeting), he
ity, Joining Forces for Fami- said, but overall the group
lies, Catholic Multicultural continues to grow. Weve
Center and Fountain of Life.
been able to weave in the
There is also an informal folks from Zion City Internaquestion-and-answer session tional, a predominantly Afriafter each presentations. At can American church and
the end of the meetings, city weve gotten a little wider
staff and faith leaders give range of communities (that)
updates about their depart- weve connected with.
ments or congregations and
Bethany Klein, developeveryone is welcome to ment director at Habitat for
socialize and build relation- Humanity of Dane County,
ships.
first attended the meeting in
The most recent meeting, January as a guest speaker to
held Sept. 30, centered around spread awareness about Habthe topic of youth, with brief itats plan to build affordable
presentations by Briarpatch housing in Fitchburg. She
Youth Services, Inc., Domes- said there may be times when
tic Abuse Intervention Ser- Habitat and the group can
vices and Muslim Youth of share services and resourcMadison.
es for the betterment of the
While many people who community.
attend are part of Christian
Klein was excited to see
congregations, the Fitchburg several area nonprofits sitting
area is also home to two tem- side by side with Fitchburgs
ples of Eastern religions (Deer faith leaders at the meeting in
Park Buddhist Center and the September.
American Hindu Association)
This shows the Fitchburg
and many Jewish and Islamic Faith Networks dedication
families. The groups goal is to working alongside those
to reach them, as well.
organizations that provide
Its a really interesting crucial services to our neighreligious mix in this commu- bors in need, Klein wrote in
nity as well, which is one of
an email to the Star. It gives

nonprofits the opportunity to
discuss challenges and needs
with Fitchburg leaders, especially to mobilize people of
faith to take action to solve
critical needs such as affordable housing.
Pfaff said thats the whole
point.
Even if youre not a person of faith, we want people
to feel like they have a place
to go that just isnt driven by
government or city services, Pfaff told the Star. Its
a way for people to work
together and to (make) better
opportunities in our city.
At the end of that meeting, Pfaff told the nearly 25
people who attended that he
was blown away by the
knowledge and passion of the
people involved.
This group can be a model
for around the state, he said.
The next Fitchburg Faith
Network and City Leaders
meeting, the groups seventh,
will be held Jan. 20.
Possible topics for discussion include early childhood
programs and prison reform
and re-entry, with tentative
presentations by representatives from United Way of
Dane County and Karine
Sloan, the new principal at
Leopold Elementary School.
Fitchburg Faith Network Sept. 30 meeting highlights
Tyler Schueffner
Briarpatch
Youth
Services
Where: 2720 Rimrock
Road, Madison
Info: 245-2550
HelpLine: 251-1126
Web: youthsos.org,
facebook.com/YSOSW
Into the future

Because the group has been
growing organically, its anyones guess as to how it will
continue to evolve.
Pfaff would like the
groups next goal to be working with the private sector on
projects in the northern Fish
Hatchery Road corridor.
I really want to use these
resources and this vessel that
weve created to really do
that right the next two years,
he said. (We want to) do it
in a way that reinvigorates
the neighborhood but also
works with the population
that lives there to improve the
quality of life for everyone.
He also said that if the
essential city services, especially the police and fire
department, can continue to
develop relationships with
faith leaders, like pastors
who talk to their parishioners
every week, they can ensure
quality of life issues are really improved. He envisions
the group tackling issues of
disparity, income, inequality
and quality of life.
This is what faith is: to
be a foot-soldier to improve
peoples lives, and this group
is doing that, said Pfaff.
The skys the limit for this
group.
Haslanger said the future
of the group depends on how
interested people continue
to be as leaders change in
churches and City Hall.
While Pfaff recognizes that
mayors change, along with
their priorities and values, he
is confident the relationships
will continue even when he is
no longer in office.
Im hopeful that the faithbased community among
themselves will continue to
communicate, and thats one
of the things Im really proud
of is that theyre talking
together, said Pfaff.
Thats whats important,
Haslanger said the relationships the group is building
now.
Groups sort of have a life
as theyre needed, he said.
Right now its a really neat
moment.
Jamie Quam
Domestic
Abuse
Intervention
Services
Where: 2102 Fordem
Ave., Madison
Info: 251-1237
HelpLine: 251-4445
Web:
abuseintervention.org
Nasra Wehelie
Muslim
Youth of
Madison
Info: 274-9984
Web: Facebook
page - Muslim Youth of
Madison
Tyler Schueffner, street

outreach and TLP coordinator, presented information about Briarpatch
Youth Services, Inc.,
which recently changed its
name from Youth Services
of Southern Wisconsin.
Briarpatch provides
delinquency and casemanagement services for
12- to 18-year-old youth,
and sometimes up to age
21 depending on the situation.
It also has a Runaway &
Homeless Youth Program
in Dane County, which
has been in existence since
1971.
Access to affordable housing is a huge
challenge, especially for
young people who age out
of foster care, he said,
which happens when they
turn 18.
Project HUGS is a support group that works with
families, especially around
challenging children, teenagers with substance abuse
and parental abuse issues.

Schueffner oversees
the organizations newest
initiative, the Transitional
Living Program. It is the
first of its kind in Dane
County in that it serves a
very specific population
of 18- to 21-year-olds who
have or are at imminent
risk of homelessness. The
program also teaches lifeand job-related skills.
You name it, we try to
meet the needs of everyone that comes into our
service for our programs,
he said.
In fact, Briarpatch is
currently working on a
major fundraising campaign to establish the first
runaway homeless youth
shelter in Dane County
rather than just using host
homes.
As all of these (area)
communities continue
to grow, the capacity for
affordable housing is not
meeting the demands that
we have.
Jamie Quam is the

development coordinator for DAIS (Domestic
Abuse Intervention Services), which operates the
only emergency domestic abuse shelter in Dane
County. It was founded in
1977 and recently opened
a new shelter on the east
side of Madison in August.
Quam spoke about
teen dating violence and
how many people dont
believe teens can be in a
real relationship.
But the problem is,
one-third of all teens
before the age of 20 experience emotional, physical,
sexual or financial abuse,
she said. Compare this
with one in four women
and one in seven men who
experience domestic violence in their lifetime.
The topic was very
relevant at the meeting
considering October is
Domestic Abuse Awareness Month.
She also talked about
the mens club, which is a
group of young men who
meet at a school or community center and work
through how to develop
a healthy masculinity.
They learn how to provide intervention rather
than be bystanders when
they hear or see someone
say or do something inappropriate. They are also
taught to be leaders in the
community as well as the
organization.
Phil Haslanger also
talked about the group he
is coordinating called the
Faith Issues Task Force.
The group, which is supported by 35 Christian,
Jewish and Muslim faith
leaders in the Madison
area, tries to make the
community a safer place
by paying attention to
how faith plays a role in
decisions about issues
such as domestic abuse.
A new website, faith
againstdomesticviolence.
org, has information for
people in faith communities, such as religious and
theological resources, or
for individuals who may
be coming in, such as
safety planning resources.
The task force was
created under the Dane
County Commission on
Sensitive Crimes.
Nasra Wehelie, founder

of Muslim Youth of Madison, spoke at the meeting
about the ways Muslim
youth have to compromise
their American identity or
Islamic identity post-9/11.
The purpose of Muslim Youth is to bring them
together so they can have
a space where they can be
able to combine the two
without compromising the
other, she said.
The group meets the
first and third Saturdays of
the month at area libraries,
such as the Fitchburg Public Library.
The group focuses on
four areas: educational
achievement, increasing
identity, charity and spirituality. It collaborates with
some nonprofit organizations like Second Harvest
and Habitat for Humanity
to learn about the value of
giving and fundraising.
I teach the youth that
you dont have to be just
praying in the mosque, but

you can be able to make
a difference in the community you live in, Nasra
said.
Her objective is to bring
in community leaders to
meet the youth, such as
local mayors and superintendents, to get to know
them and understand
where they are coming
from and how they can be
able to contribute.
The other goal is for
the group to have a space
for an office and facilities
where people feel comfortable talking about their
challenges and problems.
The group also participates in the Muslim Interscholastic Tournament,
where youth around the
country compete in different areas like art, poetry,
Islamic studies and American history. Each year
there is a new theme, such
as family, generosity and
patience.
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Re-elect Robb Kahl, State Representative

47th Assembly District
Dear Neighbors,
On a clear day, you can see virtually the entire 47th Assembly District in the
distance from the top of the Capitol Dome. When I am in my Capitol office,
I never lose sight of the message voters gave me when I first ran in
November of 2012: stop the personal fighting in the Capitol and work
together to get things done. Following the advice of voters, I was successful
in passing over six bills into law, including legislation that will create family
supporting jobs in our region of the state.
Ive also remained grounded by serving as a citizen legislator who owns a
business and works outside of the Capitol. This enables me to see every day
how the decisions I make on legislative matters impact the ability of people
to hold jobs, buy homes, and meet payrolls.
It continues to be an honor to serve you in the Assembly. I want to
thank you for your support and ask for your vote on November 4th.
Sincerely,
Robb Kahl
State Representative, 47th Assembly District
GOOD GOVERNMENT
In the past two years, Robb has been a staunch advocate for local control
and has worked in partnership with Fitchburg officialswhether seeking out
information on how proposed legislation might impact Fitchburg or working
to make sure the DOT takes all the steps it can to meet the needs of residents
and business owners impacted by the Verona Road project. Please join me in
supporting Robb on November 4th. Shawn Pfaff, Mayor of Fitchburg
I am one of the authors of legislation to enact nonpartisan redistricting reform.
I believe people ought to choose who represents them and that office holders
should not be able to gerrymander districts to choose who they will represent.
I have also authored legislation to enact campaign finance reforms to reduce the
influence of outside, special interest groups on elections.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
The number-one thing I hear from constituents is their concern about the slow
economic recovery. In this last session I successfully passed legislation that better
enables the UW to conduct research, which will foster and support positive
economic development and job growth in our area. There are still many actions we
can take to spur economic growth, such as passing the Next Generation Jobs Act
that would increase investment in biotechnology and bioscience fields.
PUBLIC EDUCATION
Over the last few years, public education in Wisconsin has suffered a number of
setbacks. In my first term, I fought against legislation that defunded and degraded
public schools. I opposed voucher school expansion at the expense of our public
schools, and supported educational standards for all schools across Wisconsin.
Our children deserve access to high-quality and affordable education, and I will
continue to stand up for public education.
WOMENS RIGHTS
Robb has been an exceptional advocate for women, authoring legislation to
restore the Equal Pay Act and consistently supporting our rights to medical
privacy. He also opposed legislation that empowered the government to force
women to undergo invasive ultrasounds that are not medically necessary.
Please join me in voting for Representative Robb Kahl.
Jenni Dye, Dane County Board Supervisor, District 33
During the last session, I strongly opposed legislation that mandated invasive
ultrasounds for pregnant women. Women are capable of making their own health
care decisions and I will continue to support their right to do so. I also authored
legislation to restore Wisconsins Equal Pay Act so that when my daughters grow up
they will have the same opportunities as their brother.
Please vote on November 4th

Also, if you are able, take the time to talk with friends and family members from throughout our state
about the issues that you care most about. If you can get even one more person who has never voted before
out to vote, you can make a tremendous difference on the issues you care about most.
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October 10, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
Retire: Hartwig recalls stories, including saving a familys ferret in 2005, on his last day
experienced in his 27 years
as a firefighter here, the last
11 as a full-time employee.
I pull up and I saw some
people and I thought, Oh,
they must be starting to gather, he said. Then I saw the
lineup.
The lineup included nearly
two-dozen of his colleagues
from the fire department and
Fitchrona EMS (though a
few had to leave on a fire call
just minutes after his arrival).
They were waiting to celebrate his retirement and share
stories about his time with
the department.
After he finished buttoning
up his shirt, he stepped down
from the truck to greet acting
fire chief Chad Grossen and
look at his lined-up coworkers with disbelief.
I never expected theyd
do this for me, he said following a brief ceremony.

Its like a dream.
They were celebrating
someone who was becoming the citys first career
firefighter to hang up the
uniform. The city hired its
first two career firefighters
in 1995, and Hartwig joined
them in 2003 after beginning
his volunteer work here in
1987.
A little fame
Spending 27 years in a fire
department is bound to bring
about a goofy story or two
for anyone.
But it likely does not usually involve ferrets like
Hartwigs.
In 2005, he became the
subject of a Wisconsin State
Journal article highlighting
the heroics of a firefighter
who saved one of a familys
pet ferrets.
Ill tell ya, the family was

thrilled, Hartwig recalled.
Honest to God, they thought
wed saved one of their family members.
He said he thought all of
the ferrets were dead when
he first arrived, and had
actually written them off.
But Grossen, at the time a
captain in the department,
had grown up on a farm and
told Hartwig that one of them
was still breathing.
Hartwig said he was blowing air on the animal and rubbing it, and it started to stir.
I said, Thats what Im
going to go down for, Im a
ferret saver, he said with a
laugh.
While its not necessarily a
traditional firefighter experience, Hartwig said he was
glad to have brought some
joy to the family.
Thats what its all
about, he said. Out of some
Gymnastics skills that improve

independence and coordination.
dination.
Or in their words,
Becoming a firefighter
He didnt become a firefighter to save ferrets, but
instead had always been captivated by the trucks driving
by as a child.
I remember when I was
very, very young, 3, 4, 5, he
said, fire trucks would go
by the house and I would get
out and watch them.
Its just an exciting thing
to look at. Its lit up, noisy,
going down the road.
But he didnt get there
immediately. Instead, he
began as an auto mechanic
Photo by Scott Girard and volunteered at the Maple
Bluff Fire Department.
Hartwig laughs as chief Chad
After two years there, he
Grossen brings up the time he
began volunteering with
famously saved a familys pet
Fitchburg while he continued
ferret during a fire.
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But when the career opportheir prized ferrets that they tunity came with the departloved.
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I got into it and just got
hooked, he said of firefighting. Once you put the gear
on, you put some training
behind you, you get some
fire experience and training, I
guess youre just cut out for
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Lots of stories
Firefighters can be an
interesting breed, Hartwig
said, and hes seen plenty
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one.
Firefighters are kind of
different, he said. They
want to go in and risk their
lives to put a fire out? (To)
a lot of people, it doesnt
make sense.
Do we like some of the
nasty stuff that we see? No.
But, its kind of like, Well,
if we dont do it who else is
going to do it?
But just as much as fighting fires, Hartwig said hell
remember the times in
the firehouse, talking and
debating whatever came up
in conversation.
You can speak your
mind, and whats nice about
here is if youre out of line
theyll straighten you out,
he said. Its not this political tiptoe.
Mike, you are so wrong
on that, just sit there and
shut up, he added, mimicking what his colleagues
have said to him over the
years. I love that.
Hartwig, or Brother
Mike as he was known
around the station, and his
wife will move to Florida
Oct. 11 to get away from
the winter weather and be
near their daughter
He said hell miss the
work, but said the ceremony in his honor was a great
way to end his time at the
department.
I didnt think they were
going to do this, he said.
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This is my day, Ill tell
you that much.
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A life of least harm

VAHS grad is
youngest ever
executive director of
the Alliance
Karina Galvan
Star Correspondent
When Hannah West was

in elementary school, her
older brother donated a
years worth of his allowance to the humane society.
Since she had always
wanted to be like him, the
act served as a source of
inspiration that led her to
take part in a similar cause
years later with the Alliance
for Animals and the Environment.
West, a 2008 Verona
Area High School graduate and Fitchburg resident,
became the youngest ever
executive director of the
organization at the age of
24. She began her role on
Sept. 2, but she has been a
volunteer with the organization since 2010.
The Alliance, a 30-yearold animal and environmental advocacy organization,
helps educate the public
that all animals, human and
nonhuman alike, should not
be treated as property. The
Alliance believes that with
the right knowledge, people
make the right choices.
Theres a lot of misinformation out there, West
said. I just like to provide information for other
people to do the least harm
necessary in their lives.
West feels so strongly
about the welfare of animals that she started Vegan
Fest when she was a volunteer at the Alliance. She
really knows how to get the
ball rolling.
I have a lot to learn,
and its really challenging, West said. (But I)
cant think of a better use
of my time than doing this.
... I love my job. What Im
doing matters.
West seems enthusiastic
about everything she does.
She says she gives as much
energy as she can to her job
while keeping in mind that
its easy to burn out.
The older people (in
the group) told me that my
strength in being young is
that I have so much enthusiasm to bring and so much
energy, she said with a
smile.
Starting young
West had an affinity for
animals at a young age.
Then, in middle school,
she studied modern-day
slavery and began making
some connections with vegetarianism, coming to the
conclusion that animals and
people seem to be oppressed
by the same sort of dynamics.
The cows cant speak
and the chickens cant speak
and the pigs cant speak and
fight for themselves, she
said. I couldnt live any
other way than to start living
a life of least harm.
West has been a vegan
since ninth grade. In high
school, she had three friends
who were vegan, and as a
group, they would debate
with their science teacher
about veganism.
Our teacher would be
Photo by Karina Galvan
Hannah West, 24, of Fitchburg, is the new executive director for the
Alliance for Animals and the Environment.
like, But bacon, and wed

be like, Facts, facts, facts,
she said.
As a volunteer for the
Alliance, West started the
Mad City Vegan Fest. After
seeing a similar festival in
Portland, she felt as though
Madison should also have
one.
When first organizing
the Vegan Fest, West said,
it was a lot of email(ing)
people and calling people.
Then, after getting help
from different people, I figured out what I was doing
The more the volunteers
got involved, the less I did.
She founded the Mad
City Vegan Fest in 2011.
The festival, which is held
in June, now attracts over
2,000 attendees and multiple
sponsors, exhibitors and raffle donors.
Educating others
Wests brother continued to influence her beyond
charity and activism. He
joined choir in school, and
West took up a love of
music, too, earning a music
education degree from the
University of WisconsinMadison this spring.
A lot of things in my life
I can trace back to wanting
to be like my brother, West
said.
But because of her passion for animals, which she
calls the gentlest creatures
and least destructive to the
world, she decided to seize
the opportunity with the
Alliance to advocate on their
behalf.
Because the Alliance is
an educational organization,
it allows West to leverage
her education degree for the
benefit of the organization.

I do a lot of talking with
people and managing people, and thats kind of what
teaching is, she said. You
have to sort of have a hand
in controlling the energy in
the room, in what direction
its going.
West finds many similarities between teaching music
and working for the Alliance.
With music, you can
teach racial diversity and
youth empowerment if you
teach (about) hip hop, she
said, because young people of color were the ones
who started hip hop, which
is now this worldwide phenomenon. Thats so empowering for kids to learn.
West was surprised to find
the Alliance job available
this summer while she was
applying for teaching jobs.
She had planned on teaching
for a while and then eventually working full time at the
Alliance.
Its not that it was never
on my radar, she said. Its
just, I kind of thought it
would happen some time in
the future.
Staying motivated
Working with a nonprofit
organization requires a lot
of energy. West said many
executive directors burn
out, primarily because they
see little change despite big
efforts.
But in her time with the
organization, West has
already seen quite a bit of
success.
While working as a volunteer coordinator for the Alliance from 2011 to 2012, she
started a Madison chapter of
Only Sergenians
the national Vegan Drinks

meet up as well as Simply
Vegan, a bi-weekly e-newsletter with vegan recipes and
tips thats sent to over 2,000
people.
Shes even seen the Mad
City Chili Cook Off and
Raffle transform from the
small three-member competition held in a tiny room in
the Goodman Community
Center to its current competition among eight local
restaurants at the East Side
Club.
The 11th annual event is
Oct. 25.
West said that the Alliance thankfully has a lot of
volunteers who are dedicated, know a lot skills and
keep coming back. One of
those volunteers inspires
her by having a full time job
yet getting more done than
many of the other dedicated
volunteers combined.
It all reminds West that no
matter how much she does,
some of the volunteers are
doing even more.
They have jobs and other
things to do, and I work 30
hours a week, she said.
As she gets settled into
her new job, her primary
goal is to help the organization develop and grow into a
true Wisconsin-wide organization by expanding its
activities to other cities.
She wants to help connect
people with other human
rights organizations and
make the Alliance as welcoming as possible.
The Fitchburg Star
27
City hires public

works director
Horton comes from
McHenry County, Ill.
Scott Girard
The City
of Fitchburg filled a
three-month
vacancy at
the end of
September
with a new
public works Horton
director.
The city
announced Sept. 11 it had
hired Cory Horton as the
new department director.
Horton replaced longtime
director Paul Woodard, who
left the city in June for a
similar position in the City of
Janesville.
Horton most recently
worked in McHenry County,
just south of the Wisconsin-Illinois border, but the
UW-Madison graduate said

he always wanted to get
back to the (Madison) area.
He officially began Sept.
29 and told the Star Oct. 2
he had hit the ground running.
Staff here has a tremendous amount of projects
going on, Horton said. I sat
down at my desk and started
doing invoices instantly.
Horton has worked in
public works for more than
15 years and specialized in
working with transportation,
water supply, stormwater
and utility issues while in
McHenry County.
The camping and hiking
enthusiast said he got into
public works to serve the
people, and looks forward
to helping Fitchburg continue heading in the right
direction.
Everyone who gets into
public works has the desire
to make life better for other
people, he said.
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City news
The Fitchburg Star
City has options for what to do with falling leaves

Autumn is here and
with it the fall leaf and
lawn cleanup.
Before hauling yard
waste out for collection, consider the natural
value of fallen leaves.
Fallen leaves and other
yard waste are a valuable resource since they
are high in phosphorus,
an important nutrient for
plant growth and a harmful pollutant for our lakes
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mowing small amounts

of leaves and yard waste
along with grass, which
reduces the need for raking and provides a good
source of nutrients for
the lawn. Shredding the
leaves with a mulching
mower greatly reduces
the volume of leaves and
speeds up their decomposition.
Raked leaves also make
excellent mulch. They can
be used to protect roses
and other plants over the
winter. Adding leaves to
a vegetable or flower garden in the fall is a great
source of nutrients and
a soil conditioner. Any
leaves that do not break
down over the winter can
be tilled into the soil in
the spring.
Fall leaves can also
be recycled at home by
c o m p o s t i n g . C o m p o s ting is a simple process
Collection guidelines
If you are setting your leaves and other yard waste out
for curb side collection this fall, there are three guidelines
to be aware of.
1. Keep the leaves contained in a bag or container
on the terrace of your yard, not in the street: Fitchburg
prohibits raking leaves into the street because it can clog
storm sewers, contribute to water pollution in local lakes
and streams and necessitate more frequent street cleaning.
2. Know the collection dates of the curb side collection so that your leaves are on the curb for as short
a time as possible: This years fall leaf and yard waste
collection will take place the weeks of Oct. 28 and Nov.
11. Pellitteri will begin collection on Monday of each week
and may continue through Saturday.
3. Know your yard waste collection container
options: Place leaves and yard waste at the curb in reusable containers or in bags no larger than 50 gallons or 50
pounds each. The non-reusable black plastic bags are to
be left untied with a container for Pellitteri staff to place
them in. Loose leaves will not be collected.
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growth. It improves soil
structure, helps hold
in moisture and saves
money by reducing the
amount of water and commercial fertilizers needed
for lawns and gardens.
Leaves are rich in carbon

and useful for balancing
nitrogen-rich materials
like fresh grass clippings
and food waste when
composting.
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Electronic sign
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Mark Ignatowski
City of Fitchburg Common Council members

affirmed a decision to not
allow an electronic billboard on McKee Road.
The council held the
hearing after Adams Outdoor Advertising appealed
a decision by the citys
zoning administrator denying the installation of a
300-square-foot, 30-foothigh electronic sign near
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zoning office had denied
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because the sign did not
meet city standards.
The bulk of the Sept.
9 council meeting was
dedicated to lawyers from
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the case.
Adams attorneys argued
that a variance had been
approved for the company
in 2008 that allowed for
the sign and that the sign
would not change its message more frequently than
once every two minutes.
The sign is located near
the newly-constructed bike
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obstructs the view of the
sign.
City staff argued that the
alternating sign is distracting and does not comply
with city zoning standards.
City planner Tom Hovel
said the variance granted
in 2008 only applied to the
existing sign, not the newly
proposed sign.
Alders were able to direct
questions to both parties
and tried to determine if
the proposed sign would
be considered alternating
and therefore not allowed
under current city zoning.
Alders made a unanimous
decision to deny the appeal.
Ald. Patrick Stern (Dist.
2) said the city would likely
take up the issue of digital
signage in the future.
Frankly, its going to
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against it for as long as we
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the long term its an issue
that we should die on a hill
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Ald. Richard Bloomquist
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Madison, WI 53711
City news
October 10, 2014
Recycling: Help by doing your part

Frequently asked questions
Can plastic bags be recycled curbside?
YES! Pellitteri Waste Systems is now accepting
plastic bags for recycling. Simply place clean,
plastic bags inside a see-through plastic bag and
tie it shut. A full bag should be no larger than a
basketball. Place the full bag in your recycling cart.
You can distinguish plastic from cellophane by
pushing your thumb into the material in question.
If it stretches or your thumb pokes a hole through
it, its plastic recycle it. If, instead, it tears
in almost a straight line, its cellophane and not
recyclable.
Are plastic bottle caps/lids recyclable? If so,
how should I recycle them?
Yes; plastic bottle caps and lids can be recycled.
Pellitteri recommends emptying the plastic bottle
completely and screwing the plastic bottle caps/lids
on the bottle.
Are jar lids recyclable?
Yes; metal lids (e.g. pickle jars, salsa jars) are
recyclable. Place them in your (blue) recycling
cart. Plastic lids (mayonnaise jars, peanut butter
lids) should be left on the plastic container for easiest recycling.
Should aluminum cans and plastic bottles be
flattened before being put in the recycling cart?
No! Flattening interferes with the mechanical
sorting process that Pellitteris Recycling Facility
uses.
Find answers to more questions online:
fitchburgwi.gov/solidwaste. Hard copies of the 2014
Recycling Guide are stocked at Fitchburg City Hall 2nd
and 3rd floor lobbies and the Fitchburg Library.
them for special e-cycling
events, or take working items
to a resale store. (Check with
them first to see what they
accept.)
If youre already recycling
everything possible, there
is still more you can do.
Remember, reducing and
reusing are even better than
recycling. Careful attention
to what you buy, how its

packaged, and how youll
deal with it at the end of its
useful life can reduce the
volume in both your green
refuse and blue recycling
carts. Consider repairing
rather than replacing broken
items.
Fitchburg is proud to help
shorten the cradle-to-cradle
Find local coverage of city news,

schools and the community online:
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County. Fitchburgs recyclables travel only about 10
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our Public Works department
is working hard to develop
a local compost facility for
organic waste, which must
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thriving materials recycling
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That leadership continues
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management systems. But
those systems depend on us
to properly prepare materials
for pickup. A 2012 study
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increase the percentage of
solid waste recycled by at
least 25 percent.
The citys contractor, Pellitteri Waste Systems, opened
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The Fitchburg Star
Business
Mission: Possible
Ultra-realistic tactical laser tag comes to Fitchburg

Kathryn Chew
iCOMBAT
tactical laser
tag
Fitchburg Star Correspondent
The lights are low and

AC/DCs Hells Bells is
blasting through a 27,000
watt sound system.
Automated noises of airplanes, radio chatter and
explosions add to the atmosphere as two teams clad in
camo and black vests and
armed with compact rifles
engage in a battle.
With a bright muzzle
flash, red dot scope, slight
recoil and a limit of 250
rounds per magazine, it
may come as a surprise that
these rifles dont shoot bullets. Instead, they shoot
lasers.
This is iCOMBAT
Fitchburgs new $500,000
tactical laser tag facility.
Opened Aug. 30, the
16,000 square-foot operation is not your typical laser
tag environment.
Complete with cinder block guard towers,
a deuce and a half army
truck, camouflaged cannon, and a snipers nest, it
allows citizen-soldiers to
engage in tactical missions
on a field modelled after
Camp Leatherneck a U.S.
military base in Helmand,
Afghanistan.
The idea is to combine
the realism of paintball with
the accuracy and safeness
of traditional laser tag.
2919 Marketplace Dr.

855-454-4426
madison.icombat.com
Thursday: 3:30 - 8 p.m.
Friday: 3:30-11 p.m.
Saturday: 12 - 10:30 p.m.
Sunday: 12 - 9 p.m.
Photo by Kathryn Chew
An iCOMBAT player shoots across the field, while protecting himself behind large cargo boxes marked as, property of U.S. Army.
We wanted to reinvent
laser tag and break through
the modern era and take
advantage of the latest
action movies, explained
iCOMBATs marketing
manager Andy Rasico.
While laser tag may be
its main attraction, iCOMBAT also offers a variety
of special events, defense
courses, police training,

ROTC programs and a
Wisconsin Department of
Justice certified concealed
weapons course for CCW
permits, added Rasico.
Fitchburgs iCOMBAT
is the second premier location owned and operated
by Whitewater manufacturer Universal Electronics,
Inc (UEI), opening about a

year after their first premier
iCOMBAT location opened
in Waukesha.
We chose Fitchburg
because its a new and up
and coming community, but
its still close to Madison,
explained Rasico. It had
the space and flexibility we
needed and we look forward
to staying in Fitchburg for a

long time to come.
Tactical missions
Each 90-minute session,
costing $30, consists of orientation, gear-up, briefings
and 60 minutes of Hollywood-action gameplay that
is broken up into 5-minute
missions. With different
objectives, rules, number

of lives and respawns, each
mission tests the teams tactical thought processes, ability
to work together and aim.
In the Hells Bells mission, for instance, teams
compete to hit a specified target, a bell, the most
times. The catch is that the
only place the target can
be hit from is in the open
underneath a spotlight a
place extremely vulnerable
to ones opponent.
After his first iCOMBAT experience, long-time
paintballer and Call of Duty
player Jacob Fahey, 24,
explained that, the effort
they make to create a realistic setting and the game
modes they choose set
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Park Bank named three
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Chad Armstrong, Andrew
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received a Lifetime Service Award from Community Bankers of Wisconsin on
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The awards honored 25
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years to their banks, customers and communities,
according to a news release.
Gorsuchs career spans
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The Fitchburg Star
iCombat: Halloween-themed Freak Shows this month

iCOMBAT apart from all
other laser tag places I have
been to.
With two story buildings,
barrels that smoke upon
being hit and boxes marked
as property of U.S. Army,
the field challenges teams
and individuals to decide
who will be sniping, camping or attacking.
Each mission is played
twice with teams switching
sides so as to eliminate any
field advantages.
The target demographic
is players 18-34 and due to
its realistic nature, those 13
and under are not allowed
in open play games and
those 18 and under need
parental permission to play.
Freak Show
High-tech gameplay
iCOMBATs high-tech,
realistic-looking gear, costing $2,000 per set of vest,
headband and gun, not only
looks realistic, but prevents
cheating and allows players
to stack up stats, explained
iCOMBAT manager Ryan
Ford.
iCOMBATs owner,
UEI, has been manufacturing electronics for over 30
years, creating the iCOMBAT equipment system in
2011, so the entertainment
world could use the realistic
equipment, previously only
available to police and military agencies, said iCOMBATs website.
The lasers use a combination of infrared and ZigBee
The camouflage team

wears these
vests and
headbands
during the
sessions, to
differentiate
them from
the black
team. Paired
with a laser
tag gun, each
set costs
about $2,000.
after each session and

online.
It felt like playing real
life Call of Duty with all the
same benefits from being
able to immediately revive
after being shot to comparing
your scores after each round
and trash talking with your
friends, Fahey said. It
turns the laziness of a simple
video game that has you sitting on the couch and transforms that same idea into a
legitimate and fun workout.
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Photos by Kathryn Chew
Geared up in a camo vest with a realistic-looking sniper gun, iCOMBAT manager Ryan Ford stands on the field in front of a real deuce
and a half truck.
radio technology to relay

data to a computer, which
keeps track of players
stats such as, kill to death
ratio, headshot count and
win percentage, every time
they play at any iCOMBAT
location.
You sign up for a membership card and then when

you swipe in and it remembers you, explained Ford.
The stats add up over time
and you can compile years
worth of stats.
These stats can be viewed
iCOMBAT also offers a

variety of special events.
This month, it will be
offering a special Halloween-themed Freak Show
on Friday and Saturday
evenings.
For $37 players will have
the opportunity to face classic horror characters such
as Jason, Hannibal, Leatherface, Psycho Nurse and
Michael Myers.
With a corps of unrelenting freaks disrupting
the intense laser tag action
on our fog-filled battlefield,
we can guarantee this Halloween experience will be
somewhere between heartpounding scary and laugh
out loud fun, said iCOMBAT president Rick Jensen
in a recent press release.
And next month, the
Waukesha location will
hold a laser tag tournament
with a $1,000 grand prize.
Reservations are encouraged for both events.
For more info, visit
barracks.icombat.com/.
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