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From left, Scott Seid, Sue Mach and Janine O’Rourke dig into the ground to plant a dogwood tree at the site of the Sunnyside Park off-leash area April 28. The park will open once the grass is established enough to handle traffic.
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There’s a question Fitchburg Dog Park Advocates (FDPA) founder Jake Johnson gets asked almost every day over email, Facebook and in-person. “When will the dog park be open?” For that, he answers, it all depends on grass. “Wherever we did the grading, it’s dirt right now,” Johnson said. “Once we get the May rains, it’s going to be mud. We do not want a muddy park, we want established grass to hold to it. Dogs are going to run on it anyway, so we want good, established grass. “So that’s going to be our time keeper right now.” Fitchburg’s first dog park, located at the corner of Irish Lane and Fish Hatchery Road, is on the brink of becoming a reality after years of dreaming. There’s still work to be done on the 5.3-acre site – the grass has to grow in, remaining trees need to be planted and signage with donor recognition still needs to go up, Johnson said. The cost of what will be called Sunnyside Park has neared $100,000, with half coming from the city through collecting park dedication fees from developers who build in the city and half coming from the FDPA. The city has paid for the basic structural elements of the PRSRT STANDARD ECRWSS US POSTAGE
park – providing the land and parking lot, funding the fencing used to surround the two areas and grading the site. The FDPA has paid for everything else, including tree plantings done with assistance from the Fitchburg-Verona Rotary, picnic tables and bike racks. The ongoing maintenance will be split, with FDPA taking donations and, city agreeing to spend about 69 staff hours for maintenance, plus $1,000 in dog bags and $500 in general repairs annually. There have been donations, too – for example, a local Eagle Scout proposed building the kiosk that features the names of the donors and benches have been donated by owners in memory of their dogs who have passed away. “It’s a little way to remember (the dog),” Johnson said. The park will be sustainable, too, in more ways than one. In addition to running on its own solar-generated electricity and handpumped water, it will be funded by projected increased dog license fees. Johnson said the park’s concepts aren’t new – while planning it, he talked with parks departments who had existing dog parks to figure out what worked and what didn’t. “We didn’t reinvent the wheel,” he said. “There’s hundred of dog parks in Wisconsin. There’s thousands of dog parks in the United States. So we
took the best ideas.”
Filling a need Johnson, a former member of the City of Fitchburg Parks Commission, knew there was a demand for a dog park when he became an alder in 2015. The city had passed a leash law two months earlier, and a “small, but dedicated” group of citizens pushed hard for the idea, he said then. “When I was running for office years ago, this was the No. 1 thing people wanted,” he told the Star this month. After he took office and gathered support for the idea, he and the newly created FDPA narrowed down options for where to place the dog park. They drew up maps to see where surrounding dog parks in Madison and Verona were – and consequently, where the dog parks weren’t. “There’s a big empty spot, and it’s called Fitchburg,” he said. With the help of the city, 12 parcels on public land were considered. The Irish Lane location won out partly because it was in the middle of the city, Johnson said, but also because of the amount of work needed on the location, ease of traffic flow and population density. There was controversy – with questions about flooding and concerns
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While Fitchburg residents near Verona Road are plenty used to orange traffic cones by now, other parts of the city will see construction picking up soon with the spring weather. That includes five roads being resurfaced, a new 45,000-square-foot building in the Commerce Park on the city’s southwest side and 393 apartment units in 11 new buildings. T h e r e ’s a l s o a n o t h e r project on Lacy Road, this time further to the east, as the city replaces the water main between Hwy. 14 and County Hwy. MM. That will begin later this month, interim public works director Bill Balke told the Star in an email. The rest of the work will be spread through the summer and into fall, and more could be on the way, depending on submissions for the next Plan Commission meeting due later this month, economic development director Mike Zimmerman told the Star, though he said he could not talk about them in detail because they had not been submitted yet. Whether those projects come to fruition, it should be a busy summer around the city.
Road work Last summer, two of the largest roads in the city were under major construction on Verona and Lacy roads. Next year, there could be a major project coming on Fish Hatchery Road. For 2018, as work continues on Verona Road, the rest of the areas affected will likely have a smaller effect on commuters through the city. The planned resurfacing projects are for Pembroke Street from Osmundsen Road to Raritan Road; Tami Trail from Barbar Drive to Cheryl Drive; Whalen Road
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Mark Your Calendars Attempted car robbery causes $5,000 in damage Suspects still at large KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
A car robbery at the Kwik Trip on McKee Road caused over $5,000 in damage on Monday, April 30. Police were dispatched to the gas station around 10:30 p.m. for a report of two teenagers attempting to steal a car, according to
a Fitchburg Police Department news release. The owner of the car had left the it running and unlocked as owner went inside the store, which allowed the two suspects to get in and attempt to drive off. The suspects were described in the release as black, between 12-15 and wearing dark clothing at the time of the attempted car robbery. The suspects didn’t
get far in the car – they crashed into the side of the Kwik Trip building before fleeing the area on foot, the release said. Police have not yet located the suspects. Police encourage anyone with information about the suspects to call the department at 270-4300. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com.
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Tw o d r i v e r s w e r e hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries as a result of a May 7 crash at the intersection at McKee and Verona Roads
after one of the drivers ran a red light. Fitchburg police, fire and EMS responded to the crash at 11:52 p.m. Monday night. A c c o r d i n g t o a n ew s release, an investigation into the crash determined one of the drivers traveling northbound on Verona Road ran a red light and struck the other vehicle, which had been traveling westbound on McKee Road. The driver who ran the red light was found to be
intoxicated at the time of the crash, according to the release, and was cited for operating a motor vehicle causing injury, violating a red traffic signal, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. Both drivers were the only occupants in their vehicles at the time. The investigation into the crash is still ongoing. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com.
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Crews were preparing for the expected traffic pattern switch planned for later this month, which will allow work to begin on expanding Verona Road to three lanes heading south.
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A major traffic shift as part of the Verona Road reconstruction project is expected later this month. According to the most recent weekly construction update provided by project leaders with the state Department of Transportation, crews are planning to work over the
weekend May 18-20 to implement the shift. Once completed, northbound traffic will travel on the newly completed interchange ramps across Hwy. PD and up to Williamsburg Way, while southbound traffic will move the current northbound lanes. If weather prevents the switch that weekend, it could move to June 1-3 (avoiding the Memorial Day holiday), according to the update. While traffic is switched, crews will
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A development that would have added more than 500 residential units and some commercial spaces on the former landfill site off of County Hwy. MM is unlikely to move forward after alders declined to offer more taxpayer funding to the developer. The Common Council discussed the @Edge development April 24 and again May 8 in closed session. On May 8, alders voted down their own version of a developer’s agreement with Torque, which had proposed the development. Torque, represented by well-known Madison development patriarch Randy Alexander, was asking for more in tax-increment financing than that agreement would have called for. “Mr. Alexander, if you’d like to move forward with this process, you’d need to start over,” city administrator Patrick Marsh told the developer after the vote. The Council had previously approved a new zoning for the property and a parkland dedication that included wetlands. Some alders had strong criticism for the developer earlier in the meeting for coming back with a request for more TIF – up to $13.2 million from an initial maximum of $10.5 million approved in December. Ald. Dan Carpenter (Dist. 3), said that while he understood the developer’s costs had changed, “we had a deal.” “I just don’t think this is a good way to do business, I don’t think this is a good example for the city,” he said. “This is the exact kind of
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thing that really goes against what we should be doing.” Alexander told the council that since initial discussions last year with the city on a developer’s agreement, costs have increased for items such as privatizing streets and utilities within the development and additional expenditures for County Hwy. MM. He requested $13.2 million in TIF, which he said was a “good-faith compromise” because he believed the development would pass the required “but for” test at more than $14 million. He assured the council the increment would repay the TIF and said the project could be a “national model for sustainability.” “It is not my project. It is not Alexander’s or Torque, this is your community, it’s your project,” Alexander said. “All we’re here to do is provide services to make this something that you see as a legacy. “We’re willing to take the risk to make this happen.” Alexander had called midApril a “critical” start date at the April 24 meeting, but said if the council had increased its offer, the development could still get going in time. “That all was driven by the need to reach the market for sales … by next spring,” Alexander said. “If we miss these days, we miss a full year and costs are very, very unpredictable.” The proposal initially faced opposition at a Plan Commission meeting in December and three weeks later at a January council meeting, with some residents concerned about potential soil contamination and giving public money to the project. Later that month, the council also approved accepting wetlands as part of the development’s parkland dedication for the first time in the city.
Citizen’s Academy deadline May 31 Hands-on weekly classes show how officers operate SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Fitchburg residents interested in getting a better understanding of what it’s like to be a Fitchburg police officer will have a chance later this year. The Fitchburg Police Department is holding its eighth annual Citizen’s Academy class this Sept. 6 through
N ov. 8 , m e e t i n g w e e k l y f r o m 6-9:30 p.m. Thursdays. The deadline to sign up for the class is May 31. The 10-week program is “designed to inform those we serve about the role we play in the community,” according to the department’s website. While the experience “provides a great deal of insight,” the department emphasizes it is “not a police training course.” Activities include a department tour, K9 demonstration, traffic stops, crime scene investigation, firearms and defensive and arrest tactics. The
course will also include a ride-along with a patrol officer. Participants must either be a City of Fitchburg resident or own a business within the city. They also must be 18 years or older and cannot have a criminal history. Applications can be found on the department’s website, or obtained by emailing Lt. Ryan Michels at ryan. michels@fitchburgwi.gov. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Restrictions on plastic are needed Last month, a six-ton, 33-foot-long sperm whale carcass washed up on the shore of Spain with 64 pounds of plastic found in its intestines, including bags, nets, ropes and food containers. Our waste is killing our wildlife. By banning unnecessary items like plastic foam cups and takeout containers, we can greatly reduce plastic waste. Luckily, momentum for banning dangerous plastics is building. Over 200 cities and municipalities have banned polystyrene
containers. McDonald’s and Dunkin Donuts have also agreed to phase out foam cups and containers. Unfortunately, Governor Walker has banned local bans on harmful materials like foam. That’s why we must to end the use of polystyrene in Wisconsin, to help us protect our lakes and rivers here and oceans everywhere, and the wildlife that inhabit them. Claire Taigman City of Fitchburg
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Changing perspectives on opioid crisis bringing more resources
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t’s hard to miss news on opioid abuse and addiction. One in every three Americans consumes opioid drugs, and 1.9 million of these opioid users now find themselves addicted to potentially dangerous pain-relieving medications. Approximately 115 people die every day from opioid drugs. Medicare recipients spent over $4 billion on opioid drugs in 2016, equivalent to nearly $3,000 per Medicare recipient. And most of us know someone affected. It’s becoming clear that people need an expanded conversation around what it takes to successfully treat pain Konopacki and get off opioids. In West Virginia, one of the states hit hardest by the crisis, it’s now law that when patients seek medical treatment for any pain-related disorder, they must receive a recommendation to try a “treatment alternative,” such as physical therapy, acupuncture or chiropractic, before starting an opioid. Statewide, insurance companies are required to cover at least 20 visits for certain types of these treatments. I think this is a great start and a way to raise awareness of other methods to address pain. Chiropractors do not prescribe medications. Our profession never has, and I hope this legislation doesn’t change. We are taught to help the body function better by relieving stress in the spine and nerve system, which often helps pain. Even though I don’t prescribe anything, I work with people who are
either trying to avoid taking opioids or are in the process of weaning off them, and I’ve had many conversations with them about it. Most of us have a face to put with this crisis. I’m thinking of a patient I’m working with who is trying to get off prescription painkillers. He’s been in chronic pain since 1998 and started on opioids in 2001, when they were seen as a miracle drug and the dangers of getting addicted weren’t known. I asked him what he thought were the three biggest factors helping his process go well. He said the support of treatment here in the office and from others in his life, setting realistic expectations (knowing the six months he gave himself to do this might be terrible, but it would be terrible from the pain anyways) and believing it was the right time and possible. He has talked with his doctors about withdrawal, has support, is going off slowly, staying active and doing things that help his body function better. To better understand safe use of opioids, I give an analogy of a fireman and a carpenter. When your house is on fire, you better get the fire department there as soon as possible. Equate this to a short-term medical emergency – that is the time to get immediate help from the best our medical system can offer, even if this may involve the short-term use of pain medication. But once the fire is out and the immediate, life-threatening danger has passed, keeping the fire department there would mean they’d continue hosing down the already water-logged structure and your building would start to rot. Once the fire is out, it’s now time to call a carpenter, who brings a
hammer and nails, can check the structure and wiring and work to rebuild and strengthen weak areas of the building. So once the crisis is averted, seek out lifestyle changes and therapies that lead to a functional increase. There are different ways to measure functional improvements – movement assessments, lab tests, nerve system scanning, functional brain/body coordination testing and even self-reporting on your own internal state, on how much ease and well-being you experience on a regular basis. Ideally, this would help you experience sustainable change and progress with what is triggering your pain message and move you away from needing crisis help. And it makes sense to put the effort in before you need it – before there is such a decline in your physiology that it takes a herculean effort to pull yourself up out of the problem. This past April 28 was National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. This annual event raises awareness around potential abuse of medications while providing safe and convenient locations where people can dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs. And it has been successful. Last year, 912,305 pounds of prescription drugs were collected, which is more than the weight of three Boeing 757 airplanes. MDs, other healthcare practitioners, patients and their families are all trying to navigate new expectations and rules around the current opioid crisis. Keeping the conversation open, providing safe resources for drug returns and exploring alternative ways to manage pain are all helpful places to focus. Dr. Laura Konopacki is the owner of Body Wave Chiropractic in Fitchburg.
Putting solar on our house has finally made sense
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ou might have noticed more and more solar going up in Fitchburg and surrounding areas. If you, too, are considering solar for your house, my experience might help answer questions you have. I started looking at solar for our home in 2011, but it took six years before I was ready to move forward. When I began researching it, I had a solar assessment conducted on our home and learned our house has favorable conditions for solar. We have a south-facing roof, which maximizes the amount of solar energy that can be captured on a northern hemisphere house, and we have limited shading by trees or other structures. But as much as I wanted to be a steward of the environment in 2011, the economics just weren’t there. The payback was nearly 13 years, which just wasn’t feasible for us, and the capital investment was more than we wanted to spend at the time. Instead, we focused on improving our home’s energy efficiency, which really should be everyone’s first step. In October 2016, I learned some encouraging financial news while attending the Fitchburg Resource Conservation Commission’s Solar Forum. The cost of solar panels had dropped despite continued panel technology improvements, but the bigger sell for me was seeing the cost of solar installation also had decreased rather significantly. There was a Focus on Energy rebate of up to $2,000 for houses with favorable conditions – south-facing roof and limited shading. There also was a 30 percent federal tax credit, which yields approximately $4,500 in savings on the total solar installation cost. The federal tax credit has been maintained through at least 2019. Before installing solar, I thought it
would be beneficial to evaluate our roof condition. I had lived in the house for 10 years with a couple of significant hailstorms. A third-party roofer noted some roof damage from hail, and our insurance company confirmed it. So I started the process of getting our roof re-shingled. Since I’d already had a solar assessment, the next step was to collect quotes from local solar installers. Fortunately, there are several good local solar installers in the area based on our experience and experiences others have shared with me. The pricing came in at about half of the amount quoted in 2011. I chose a local installer and then coordinated the roof replacement and solar installation for late fall 2017. The roof replacement and solar installation each took just a few days. After about two weeks, I received formal commissioning by Madison Gas and Electric. That meant our system was officially added to the electric grid. It takes about 30 minutes to complete. Our solar has been running smoothly since it was installed in November. I have not had any problems. I track the electricity produced almost daily on the SolarEdge app. Among other things, the app shows current power and different graphs of system production by day, week, month or year. Many people ask if I’m connected to the grid. I am. The solar array was designed to
provide approximately 85 percent of our electric power. Because we don’t store any power on-site, we need to be connected, so if there is an outage in our area, I’m also down. On-site storage is a practice currently not generally followed for solar installations in Wisconsin. Others have asked about the number of days of snow shading I experienced over our first winter. Snow shading is the period of time the system isn’t producing electricity due to snow accumulation on the panels. Last winter, our snow shading was quite limited. In February, I had snow cover from Feb. 3-13. I had a few other partial days of snow cover. Several times, the snow just slid off the panels the day after the snow event. For me, that loss isn’t worth the risk of being injured by getting on the roof to remove snow from the panels. As it worked out, a sunny March made up for the projected loss from snow shading in February. Now six months after our installation, we are happy that we made this investment in our house. To date, our 6.3 kW power system has produced the equivalent of planting over 135 trees. In other words, it has eliminated discharging over 2,500 kilograms of carbon dioxide into the air we breathe, which would be the case using MG&E’s primarily coal-generated electricity. Our system payback is in the eightto-nine-year range. Even if we don’t end up staying in the house through the payback period, the low utility bills would definitely be a selling point for the home. Chris Jimieson is chair of Fitchburg’s Resource Conservation Commission and a geological engineer at SCS Engineers in Madison.
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Tommy Hannigan, Madison, looks to the audience for encouragement as he attempts to finish his bowl of pasta during the 2016 pasta-eating contest.
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Festa Italia returns to McKee Farms Park early next month. The annual Italian-themed weekend celebration, sponsored by the Italian Workmen’s Club, costs $3 per day (children under 12 are free) and features events including children’s entertainment, music performances, a bocce ball tournament and a pasta-eating contest. The festival begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday with a pasta dinner starting soon after from 5-8 p.m. Two groups, Immigre and Kinfolk, will perform during that evening – Immigre from 6-7:30 p.m. and Kinfolk 8-10:30 p.m. Saturday, the event runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., including children’s activities like a toss game, face painting, a magic show and balloon sculptures from noon to 5 p.m. The whole family can also continue to get its pasta fill, with the pasta dinner running from
What: Festa Italia Where: McKee Farms Park When: Friday, June 1-Sunday, June 3 Tickets: $3 admission Info: iwcmadison.com 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. The rest of the day will include a bocce tournament beginning at 11:30 a.m., cooking demonstrations from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and 2-2:45 p.m., the always-popular pasta eating contest at 12:45 p.m. and a Flags of Italy parade and presentation at 2:15 p.m. The second day will be full of entertainment, as well, with the Italian Folk Dancers of Madison performing from 1:302:15 p.m., Jim Giacolone on the accordion from 3-4 p.m. and Sicilian Serenaders from 3:30-5 p.m. Evening performers will be
Natty Nation from 5:307:30 p.m. and the Eddie Butts Band from 8:3010:45 p.m. Sunday’s activities begin with a Mass at 10 a.m. and the festival opening at 11 a.m. The pasta dinner begins at 11:30 a.m. and runs until 5:30 p.m. for the third and final day. The bocce tournament will continue at 11:30 a.m. with doubles matches, and there will be another cooking demonstration at 11:30 a.m. as well. The Italian Folk Dancers of Madison will return after their Saturday performance from 12:45-1:30 p.m. Joe Scalissa as Dean Martin will be on stage from 2:304 p.m., and The Jimmy’s will close the entertainment from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The raffle drawing, which includes prizes of up to $1,500 in cash, will be at 5:30 p.m. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Though the first two listening sessions with new Fitchburg Police Department chief Chad Brecklin were “lightly attended,” he said they provided “good conversation.” Brecklin, Brecklin who took over in January after Thomas Blatter’s retirement, planned the listening sessions to offer the community a chance to provide feedback on police services as he considers the department’s future. “Overall, it seems to me those attending have been generally satisfied with the police services provided to the community,” he told the Star in an email. The final of the three sessions is planned for 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23, at the Fitchburg Public Library. The first session, which was pushed back
What: Listening session with FPD chief Chad Brecklin When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 23 Where: Fitchburg Public Library, 5530 Lacy Road Info: fitchburgwi.gov a week because of snow on the original date, was on King James Way, and the second was at Leopold Elementary School earlier this month. Brecklin said those in attendance had a range of topics they asked questions about. “There have been questions related to crime, such as thefts, car thefts, and violent crime in the c i t y, q u e s t i o n s a b o u t property maintenance,
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questions about call for service trends in larger apartment complexes and what the police department is doing in that regard, as well as questions related to implicit bias, racial disparities in Dane County, and recruitment of a diverse workforce,” he said. FACTv taped both sessions and they can be viewed through its website, factv.fitchburgwi.gov. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Church holds ride against hunger ALEXANDER CRAMER
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The third annual Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger will start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, which is also where the rides will finish. There are three routes t h r o u g h D a n e C o u n t y, including an 12-mile ride that would be good for families, a 30 mile route and a 100 km (62 mile) metric century route for the serious cyclist. The 100 km ride leaves at 7 a.m., the 30 mile ride at 8 a.m. and the 12-mile family ride leaves at 9 a.m. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. While you can register the day of the ride, there is a $10 discount if you register before June 4. Registration is $30 for adults and $10 for kids 16 and under.
Calendar of events Friday, May 11
• 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Assessor Open Book, City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road, 270-4235 • 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Ready, Set, Retirement, library, 243-2881 • 11 a.m., STEAM Power (ages 2-5), library, 7291760
Saturday, May 12
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Kids Building Wisconsin, McKee Farms Park, 2930 Chapel Valley Road, kidsbuildingwi.org • 2 p.m., Teen movie: Pitch Perfect 3, library, 729-1760
Monday, May 14
• 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Assessor Open Book, City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road, 270-4235 • 3:30 p.m., Snap circuits program (ages 5-12, registration required), library, 729-1760
Tuesday, May 15
• 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Assessor Open Book, City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road, 270-4235 • 6 p.m., Grow your own food (ages 13-17, registration required), library, 729-1760 • 6 p.m., The craft connection, library, 729-1760
What: Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger Where: Starts and finishes at All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road When: 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9 Cost: $30 for adults, $10 under 16 ($5 trail pass required) Info: steepleride.com A $5 Wisconsin state trail pass is required for riders over 15 on the Military Ridge State Trail. Stops will include All Saints Lutheran Church in Fitchburg, St. John’s Lutheran Church in Oregon, the park and ride trailhead in Verona, Christ Lutheran Church in Stoughton and
Wednesday, May 16
• 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Assessor Open Book, City hall, 5520 Lacy Road, 270-4235 • 9:30 a.m., Play-Doh palooza (ages 2-5), library, 729-1760 • 10-11 a.m., Book discussion “Rosemary: the Hidden Kennedy Daughter” by Kate Clifford Larson, library, 729-1763 • 7 p.m., Privacy and security basics, library, 729-1760
the Cooksville Lutheran Church for those who opt for the metric century ride. The routes will be marked and maps are available via the event’s website, steepleride.com, and will be handed out the day of the ride. Water and snacks will be available every seven to 15 miles and there will be root beer floats at the finish line. The event is sponsored by the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin and proceeds will benefit the Evangelical Church in America’s World Hunger program to feed the hungry around the country and around the world, according to its website. For those who want to support the cause but don’t want to ride, there is an option to sponsor a rider on the event’s website. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
• 4:30 p.m., Urban chickens (ages 5-12, registration required), library, 729-1760
Saturday, May 19
• Noon to 11:50 p.m., Fitchburg Days, McKee Farms Park, 2930 Chapel Valley Road, fitchburgdays.com • 8:30 a.m., Race for the Cure, (6 a.m. registration opens), Agora at Fitchburg Center, 5500 E. Cheryl Pkwy., info-komen. org
Thursday, May 17
• 10:30 a.m., Toddler dance party, library, 7291760 • 1-1:45 p.m., Bouncing babies, library, 729-1760 • 3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Farmers Market, Agora Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy., fitchburgmarket. wordpress.com or 2772606 • 5-7 p.m., Dane County Chamber Mega-Mixer, Wisconsin Brewing Company
Friday, May 18
• 11-11:45 a.m., Book boogie (ages 1-5), library, 729-1760 • Noon to 10 p.m., Fitchburg Days, McKee Farms Park, 2930 Chapel Valley Road, fitchburgdays.com
Sunday, May 20
• Noon to 7 p.m., Fitchburg Days, McKee Farms Park, 2930 Chapel Valley Road, fitchburgdays.com
Monday, May 21
• 7 p.m., Great decisions in the library, library, 7291760
Tuesday, May 22
• 5-6:20, READ to a dog, library, (grades K-5), 7291760 • 7:30 p.m., Common council, City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road, 270-4200
Rotary Club to host annual $10K fundraiser Proceeds to benefit Badger Prairie Needs Network KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
The Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club will hold its second annual $10K raffle and bowling tournament from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, May 20. The event, held at Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road, will result in one person leaving with $10,000 raffle prize. An additional $1,160 in cash and prizes will also be a part of the raffle. Tickets for the event are $100, and are limited to 250 participants. Eric Gormanson,
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Monday, May 28
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Wednesday, May 30
• 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Blood drive, Fire station 2, 2931 Marketplace Dr., redcrossblood.org
Thursday, May 31
• 3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Farmers Market, Agora Pavilion, 5511 E. Cheryl Pkwy., fitchburgmarket. wordpress.com or 2772606 • 6:30 p.m., Caregivers create, library, 729-1760
Friday, June 1
• 4:30-10:30 p.m., Festa Italia, ($3), McKee Farms Park, 2930 Chapel Valley Road, iwcmadison.com
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• 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Festa Italia, ($3), McKee Farms Wednesday, May 23 Park, 2930 Chapel Valley • 6-6:35 p.m., UnBookclub Road, iwcmadison.com (ages 9-12), library, 729Sunday, June 3 1760 • 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Festa Italia, ($3, Mass at Thursday, May 24 10 a.m.), McKee Farms • 3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Park, 2930 Chapel Valley
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Monday, June 4
• 7 p.m., Great decisions in the library, library, 7291763
Tuesday, June 5
• 7 p.m., CPR class, library, 729-1763
Wednesday, June 6
• 6 p.m., Family pajama storytime (ages 2-5), library, 729-1763 • 7 p.m., Gmail basics, library, 729-1763
Thursday, June 7
• 10:30 a.m., Toddler dance party (ages 1-3), library, 729-1763 • 11:30 a.m., A good yarn book club, library, 7291763
Saturday, June 9
• 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Steeple to Steeple bike ride, ($10$30), All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, twhughes17@ gmail.com
Monday, June 11
• 10 a.m., Havens petting farm, library, 729-1763 • 2:30 p.m., Sound production (ages 7-12), library, 729-1762
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• 3:30 p.m., Promega summer art show opening, BioPharmaceutical Technology Center, 5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy., fitchburgchamber.com • 6 p.m., Pendulum painting (ages 13-17), library, 729-1760
Wednesday, June 13
• 4 p.m., Library lab: Bubble science (ages 5-12), library, 729-1760 • 6 p.m., Pendulum painting (ages 9-12), library, 729-1760
Thursday, June 14
• 10 a.m., STEAM power (ages 2-5), library, 7291760 • 1 p.m., Bouncing babies storytime, library, 7291760 • 1:30 p.m., REACH book club, senior center, 2704290
Friday, June 15
• 11 a.m., Musical instrument crafts (ages 2-5), library, 729-1760 • Noon, Friends of Fitchburg library used book sale, library, 729-1760
Saturday, June 16
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Listening session
Residents in District 2 can come to a listening session with their Common Council District 2 Ald. Dan Bahr at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, at the library. Topics that will likely come up include public safety issues and CIP and budgeting processes. Craft connection Citizens are invited to bring up issues, Adults can make crafts from 6-7 p.m. concerns or policy they would like to see Tuesday, May 15, at the library. the city adopt. Prior crafting experience is not necessary. For information, contact dan.bahr@ For information, call 729-1760. fitchburgwi.gov.
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Children ages 13-17 can learn how to grow their own food from an experienced gardener from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the library. After the presentation, children will receive materials necessary to start planting their own gardens. Registration is required. For information, call 729-1762.
Adults can learn how to make a variety of different DIY summertime crafts to be used for children’s play from 6:30-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 31, at the library. Crafts that will be demonstrated include bubbles, sidewalk chalk and Play-Doh. For information, call 729-1763.
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Learn hands-only CPR and how to use Children ages 2-5 can play with Play- an AED from the Fitch-Rona paramedDoh from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, ics from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 5 at the May 16, at the library. library. For information, call 729-1760. Registration is required. For information, call 729-1763.
Privacy basics
Learn how to keep your information safe and secure online with a privacy basics presentation from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the library. The presentation will focus on passwords, internet browser information and knowing how to identify spam and phishing. To register, 729-1763.
Pajama storytime Children ages 2-5 are invited to the library before bedtime from 6-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 6. The storytime will feature stories, songs and crafts. Children are encouraged to wear their pajamas to the storytime. For information, call 729-1762.
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Learn how to create and use a Gmail account from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at the library. Participants in the class will learn how to set up a Gmail account, send and receive emails on their new address and organize their email messages in their inbox. Registration is required. For information, call 729-1763.
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Children ages 2-5 can “boogie” from Petting farm 11-11:45 a.m. Friday, May 18, at the library. Come see a variety of farm animals from The program will feature music and 10 a.m. to noon Monday, June 11, at the dancing along with reading and crafts. library. For information, call 729-1762. The Havens Petting Farm will be able to see and touch bunnies, chicks, lambs, Urban chickens goats, a calf, a potbelly pig, a mini donChildren ages 5-12 can learn about and key, a duck, a goose and chickens. For information, call 729-1760. touch urban chickens from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, May 18, at the library. While waiting to interact with the Sound production chickens, children can read chicken books Children ages 7-12 can learn sound or do chicken-themed crafts. editing and effects from everyday sounds Registration is required. from FACTv employees from 2:30-4 p.m. To register, call 729-1762. on Monday, June 11 at the library. Registration for the class is required. Great decisions For information, call 729-1762. Media and foreign policy will be the topic of the next Great Decisions at the Pendulum painting library discussion group, held from 7-8:30 Children ages 13-17 can learn to paint p.m. Monday, May 21. with pendulums from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Participants will be able to submit an June 12, at the library. opinion ballot that will be sent to the White Momentum and gravity will help particiHouse, congressional representatives and pants create one-of-a-kind pieces of artwork. other applicable federal agencies. For information, 729-1760.
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Friday, May 18 Carnival, midway: Noon10 p.m. Children’s tent: 4-8 p.m. Food vendors: 5-10 p.m. Music: 6-9 p.m. TBD; 9:30 p.m. Pat McCurdy, $6, cover begins at 5:30 p.m.
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and Pat McCurdy taking the stage at 9:30 p.m. until midnight. The carnival/midway, children’s tent and food vendors will return on Saturday, along with a Hurling Club of Madison demonstration from noon to 1 p.m. The children’s tent will run from noon to 4 p.m. That evening will feature a $7 cover charge for the entertainment stage beginning at 7 p.m., with Pilot performing from
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8-11:50 p.m. The children’s tent will again be open from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, and the carnival and midway will wrap up the weekend, running from noon to 7 p.m. Allen said the group is still looking for volunteers for the event, and anyone interested can sign up at the website, fitchburgdays. com. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter
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Fitchburg Days is back this month, with the annual festival at McKee Farms Park set for May 18-20. And this year, it did not draw as much controversy as it has in recent years when it received Common Council approval for its permits April 24. “I hope that people don’t let personalities get in the way of a community volunteer activity, putting on a festival,” said Ald. Dan Carpenter (Dist. 3). “I understand folks have known each other for 10, 20, 30 years … but let’s not let personality conflicts get in the way of city business.” An exception was made for the festival on its security deposit, which by city ordinances would normally be $5,000. The Public Safety and Human Services committee, through a discussion with festival organizer Jay Allen, determined that would be a hardship on the nonprofit organizing the event and decided $500 would be enough. Before the license for alcohol would be issued, Allen was required to submit the $500, confirm additional security had been acquired and show proof of insurance, typical contingencies for a large festival. Festivities will begin at noon Friday, May 18, as the carnival and midway run by Rainbow Valley Rides begins, running until 11 p.m. that night. The first day will also feature the children’s tent from 4 to 8 p.m., food available from 5-10 p.m. and a pair of performances on the main stage. A $6 cover charge for the entertainment stages begins at 5:30 p.m., with a still-to-be-determined band performing from 6-9 p.m.
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Children ages 5-12 will be able to learn about how electronics work by creating a snap circuit project from 3:30-5 p.m. Monday, May 14, at the library. Children ages 5-8 will require a guardian to be present. Registration is required. For information, call 729-1762.
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Known as “Celestial Bucky,” one of Christy Grace’s creations is located on Observatory Drive in Madison, overlooking Lake Mendota and across from the UW-Madison observatory.
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Badgers featured in Bucky on Parade, a new art event The Bucky on Parade statue at McKee Farms Park is one of involving 64 artists and 85 85 around Dane County. This one, named “Bike the ‘Burg Fitchburg artist Christy life-size statues of University Bucky,” was designed by Karen Hitchcock and sponsored Grace is blending art, sci- of Wisconsin-Madison masby the Fitchburg Chamber Visitor and Business Bureau. It cot Buckingham U. (Bucky) ence and Bucky Badger. features McKee Farms Park and the library, among other notBadger. Produced by the Grace has two Bucky icable sights in the Fitchburg area. Madison Area Sports Commission, the statues will be placed around Madison and Dane County until Sept. 12. Grace, a showing and commissioned artist, as well as an illustrator for children’s books, has two designs: a “BioTech Bucky” in a white lab coat with beaker, goggles and a pencil by his ear, and “Celestial Bucky” decorated like the night sky. BioTech Bucky can be viewed at Agora Pavilion, 5500 Cheryl Pkwy., and Celestial Bucky can be seen on Observatory Drive in Madison. “Celestial Bucky comes naturally to me after creating pieces like ‘She is Made of Stars’ and ‘Celestial Dolphin’,” she said in an email to the Star. “With my history of working as a face painter and cake decorator, tiny white dots can add a spark or life to a piece. Those dots can be stars, snow, dust in the wind, or just little pieces of twinkle.” Celestial Bucky is one of the two designs she submitted for consideration – the other, “Anatomy of a Cheesehead,” wasn’t selected by the Bucky on Parade organizers. Luckily, Grace received a commission from the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce to create BioTech Bucky off of a design already completed by an employee at the chamber. “My creativity came in while figuring out how to effectively communicate the design,” she said. Even though BioTech Bucky was a commissioned piece, it drew relations to some of the work she had done previously, such as a piece about the love hormone that featured herself and her then-infant daughter. Insurance Accepted • Discount Pricing Unified Newspaper Group
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“Biotech Bucky” at the Agora Pavilion near the Fitchburg Center is among 85 around the Dane County area. This particular Bucky was designed by Christy Grace and is sponsored by Fitchburg Community and Economic Development Authority. B i o Te c h B u c ky a l s o required Grace to do some material searching. Because she had never worked with fiberglass before, she wanted to find something else, and discovered WonderFlex – a material that is shapeable on fabric – did the trick. Grace created the beaker and the pipettes out the material after creating patterns with paper. The Celestial Bucky will be auctioned off following the parade, with the proceeds going to benefit a number of charities like Garding Against Cancer and the Madison Area Sports
Commission. Wherever Celestial Bucky ends up, Grace says she wants the statue to inspire others. “Celestial Bucky started out as an homage to my love of the aesthetics of space and nebulas but the meaning behind it became so much more,” she said. “I want people who view it to feel inspired to create, to never stop learning, to dream big, and to always be curious.” Contact Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ wcinet.com.
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Snake, Rattle and Roll A Snake, Rattle and Roll presentation where children were able to get up close to different species of reptiles was held on April 21 at the library. Presenter Emily Roberts brought geckos, lizards, turtles and snakes native to the Midwestern region. Children were allowed to pet the animals and learn about their survival tactics.
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Left, Murphy Sheehan, 6, and his father Scott see a turtle up-close. Right, Alex Myers, 3, reaches out to pet a turtle. Snake, Rattle and Roll presenter Emily Roberts shows children a shedded snake skin.
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‘A great culmination of learning’ Fitchburg native Luke DiMaggio earns Eagle Scout distinction KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
At the age of six, Fitchburg native Luka DiMaggio put up a fight when his mother insisted on taking him to his first Cub Scout meeting. “I remember I was in my front yard when my mom told me, ‘I’m taking you to a Cub Scout meeting,’” DiMaggio said. “My response was, ‘Please, no, I don’t want to go, I want to stay here.’ “She said, ‘No, it’ll be fun. Trust me.’ So I went and I had a lot of fun – it’s why I’ve stuck with it all these years.” N o w, D i M a g g i o , a 15-year-old Verona Area High School sophomore, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the 113th from his Verona-based Troop 628. Working with the City of Fitchburg and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Conservation Biologist Heather Kaarakka, DiMaggio worked on an “intense” project for years that resulted in installing bat houses in four locations around the city. DiMaggio’s interest in bats started a half-decade ago when he was a 7-yearold Bear Scout and his troop went to a bat showcase. DiMaggio liked the way they looked, and enjoyed learning
about them, he said. “Coming into this, I was pretty ignorant about bats, that all bats suck blood, but that some eat fruit,” DiMaggio said. “I was pretty intrigued by that.” There were problems within the bat population – White Nose Syndrome has killed off a significant number of the bat population – and DiMaggio saw his upcoming Eagle Scout project as a way to help. White Nose Syndrome has killed an estimated 6.7 million bats since 2006, according to The Center for Biological Diversity. The disease results in bats not being able to sleep and prevents them from completing their necessary hibernation, DiMaggio said. It was the prevalence of White Nose Syndrome in the bat population that gave him the final push to make this his Eagle Scout project, he added. Often the disease spreads when humans enter caves where bats are raising their young, he said. With bat houses lifted 15 feet in the air, bats have a place to raise their young where human interaction won’t be able to interfere. “I felt like if I gave them a nice bat house, then that would cut down on the risk of them getting White Nose Syndrome,” he said. “It’s kind of a rebounding process,
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The bat houses built by Luka DiMaggio for his Eagle Scout project. all those months of work and all those years of planning finally came to fruition with (four) nice bat houses,” he said.
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Eagle Scout Luka DiMaggio stands in front of the bat houses he completed. because we can’t completely prevent White Nose Syndrome, but if we give them a place to raise their young, it’ll give the population a chance to rebound.” The project involved a number of steps – working with Kaarakka and the DNR and using echolocation survey data to locate the populations, deciding which color paint to use on the houses in
order to best suit the specific species that would inhibit each type of bat house and working with the city to get the houses installed before the ground froze over last fall. The bat houses were installed Nov. 2, 2017. For DiMaggio, the installation of his project came with a wave of relief. “It was a nice feeling that
DiMaggio had been determined to get his Eagle Scout project finished long before the deadline of his 18th birthday – he said he’d seen too many others in his troop fall just short of making the deadline, and he didn’t want that to happen to him. “We installed them right before the winter,” DiMaggio said. “I did not want to wait until spring … I was relieved that we got them up then at that point in time.” The project also required him to work alongside younger scouts from his troop – a management experience he said required an immense amount of patience. “Even though I liked working with them, this was the first time I worked with a lot of younger scouts,”
DiMaggio said. “They were trying to get service hours to obtain ranks of their own … even though I was the boss, you have to work with people so that they’re happy as well.” DiMaggio’s mother, Janet, who was his Scout Master at the time, told her son that he had chosen an intense project for his Eagle Scout distinction. She recalled asking Luka about how involved the project was going to be, but he had wanted to move forward with it anyway. “The sense of accomplishment he had I know was big, and as a parent, you’re really proud that not only they completed it, but it shows them that they can do something all the way through with having to flip gears and adversity, and be flexible,” she said. “It’s kind of like this great culmination of learning.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com.
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Building a business Alt’s Operation is growing – and cutting – in Fitchburg SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
Kory Alt started Alt’s Operation five years ago, offering “complete lawn care, landscaping, and snow removal.” But really, it started when he was a kid, mowing neighborhood lawns as a third-grader. “My dad told me ‘I’m going to buy you a mower, and you’re going to go to work,’” Alt told the Star on Tuesday. “In sixth grade, he bought me a riding mower, so I was mowing lawns up and down the roads.” Now 23, the Fitchburg native officially began his business with two employees while interning with the Fitchburg Fire Department and attending Madison College to be a firefighter. Having recently graduated from Madison West High School, he shifted gears midway through and decided to go into the landscaping business full-time because he had a “passion for landscaping.” “I loved doing it and I thought now is my only chance to go for it,” he said. “I love being outside and turning lawns into amazing art.” Now his growing business is up to 17 employees, with a shop in Fitchburg and new offices in Middleton and Verona to accommodate the new personnel. And now instead of putting out fires, he’s building places for his clients to set them, including some outdoor gardens that Alt said are his favorites to build. “The coolest one was an outdoor fireplace with a big fireplace and chimney and
Alt’s Operation, Inc. 2749 Rosellen Ave. 576-9651 kory@altsoperation. com altsoperation.com everything with a big pavilion,” he said. “I set up a GoPro (camera) and we have a (time lapse) video on our website.” The company handles a variety of projects, Alt said, including lawn maintenance, snow removal, general landscaping, “hardscaping” with patio and retaining walls, waterfalls, ponds and outdoor fireplaces and fire kitchens. “Spring is always the busiest, with new projects, spring cleanups,” Alt said. “All the houses that were built during the winter all need landscaping.” Mostly, these days, Alt’s Operation is working with new home construction throughout the Dane County area, including Fitchburg. “We work with seven builders right now, they’ll send us house plans, say, ‘This is the budget, do what you’ve got to do,’” he said. “I meet with the homeowner and go over everything, spread the topsoil, put the lawn in, do the landscaping. “To see Fitchburg grow is awesome.”
with whatever weather Wisconsin’s offering at the moment. “Last week, we were shut down for three days because of the rain,” he said. “In those new construction (areas), once that dirt gets wet, you can’t do anything. You just work around the weather.” The late onset of winter actually helped one part of the business, Alt said, noting they finished their final landscaping job last year Dec. Photo by Scott De Laruelle 22. Alt’s Operation owner Kory Alt checks through landscaping designs in his office Tuesday “That has never happened all the years I’ve been in it,” afternoon. His business has grown from two employees to 17 in the past three years. he said. “Usually we get a snowfall at end of November or early December, so we’re usually done by then.”
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Alt said he hopes to soon put down a larger footprint in Fitchburg in the near future and consolidate the offices. “The end goal is next year hopefully we can buy a piece of land and build everything in Fitchburg so we have our shop and office right next to each other,” he said. “Right now, we go to the shop in the morning, get everyone going, then come (to the office).” In the meantime, Alt said he wants to “just keep going” with the business, no matter the project and no matter the season. He just wants to make sure the operation keeps running the right way. “My biggest thing – and we talk about this all the time – is consistency in quality,” he said. “We want to grow; we want to be the biggest and the best, but we don’t want to be the biggest just because Seasonal operation were the biggest. Alt’s crews have every“We want to be known as thing from plows for mov- the best.” ing piles of snow to lawn mowers for trimming bright Email Unified Newspaper green lawns. And they’ve Group reporter Scott De used both in just the past Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com. few weeks. But Alt is used to dealing
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Dog park: Took ideas from around country, will be solar-powered, handicapped-accessible Continued from page 1 that dogs would be running wild – but Johnson said the park actually solves those problems. The city staff promised stormwater control would actually improve, and Johnson said having a dedicated space will reduce the amount of dogs running at-large in the city. “Right now, you go to any of our parks, and people do let their dogs out,” Johnson said.
Green concepts Johnson said the dog park is going to be a “rockstar” – for a variety of reasons. The park’s trails will be completely accessible under the American Disabilities Act. Civil engineer Rachel Burnham-Holdener designed the park – both its grading and the material used on the trails – so wheelchairs would be able to successfully get around on them, he said. The park will be green, and not just because of all the grass. Solar-powered lights will begin to gradually dim two hours before the park closes, and the city will install a hand pump for water, pending approval of the well. There will also be recycling quite a bit in the park,
boulders that were dug up from the site that when it was being graded. “It could be a chair, dogs could jump up on it – or they’ll pee on it,” Johnson said with a laugh. And it will be funded from increased dog license fees. Johnson said dogs will be required to be licensed through the city and be up to date all of their immunizations to use the park, which will otherwise be free. Because only 10 percent of dogs owned in Fitchburg are registered with the city, he estimated, more people will start to register their dogs. That, he hopes, will keep taxpayer funds from being used for its operation. Once the grass grows in and the park opens, Johnson said, he hopes community members will take pride and ownership in it and help keep it in good condition. “This was an empty field – that’s what I keep saying to people,” he said. “A couple people opposed it, and I’m like, ‘Do you really Photo by Kimberly Wethal want an empty field? … Or Fitchburg-Verona Rotary member Scott Seid cleans dead tree branches from the in-progress dog park during a beautificado you want to make this tion event at Sunnyside Park on April 28. into a beautiful park that we Johnson said, with the dug up from construction from the summer sun, will of quarries, we’re actually can all use?’” installation of an old city on Lacy Road. eventually seal with the reusing it,” Johnson said. Email reporter KimberThe rocks that will be fire hydrant in the middle of T h e g r o u n d a s p h a l t , help of tar on the trails, crely Wethal at kimberly. placed around the park as the park and trails made of under pressure from being ating a “firm” trail. wethal@wcinet.com. “We’re not digging it out landscaping elements are pebbles made from asphalt walked on and the heat
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The Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club, along with the Rotary International, has a goal for the year – one tree be planted around the world for each member of the Rotary. Fitchburg’s newest dog park fits right into their goal. It will open having had 33 new trees planted. In total, the Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club will have donated a total of 29 trees to the park – nine more than their current membership. President-elect Eric Gormanson, who led the Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club’s
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SENIOR CENTER CELEBRATING OLDER AMERICANS MONTH The 2018 theme, Engage at Every Age, emphasizes that you are never too old (or young) to take part in activities that can enrich your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It also celebrates the many ways in which older adults make a difference in our communities. Not only in May, but every month the Fitchburg Senior Center offers many activities that promote mental and physical wellness. Details about these activities and more can be found in our
monthly newsletter which is available on line or at the Senior Center, Library and City Hall. We will be highlighting this month by recognizing older adults 90 years and older with a very special program on Wednesday, May 16th. Please join us and the Fitchburg Singers at 11:30am. Following the entertainment will be a recognition of our special guests and then lunch. For more information or to make a reservation please call 270-4290.
NOTICE OF OPEN BOOK Open Book began May 2nd and continues through May 16th. Property owners who have questions regarding their assessments can make an appointment with the assessor’s office at City Hall by calling 270-4235.
The Splash Pad at McKee Farms Park is scheduled to open for the season later this month. This is a popular destination for children of all ages and is open daily through Labor Day from 10 am to 8 pm. The splash pad is free & is located at 2930 Chapel Valley Road. Watch for updates on the City’s Facebook page!
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RECREATION DEPARTMENT 2018 Summer Recreation Programs are Open for Registration! Go to www.fitchburgwi.gov/recreation and click on “View Activities” to see our list of programs for this upcoming summer! We have themed Half Day Camps, Art Camps, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball Camps and more!
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CI Youth Camps – Dream Team
These Monday-Thursday weekly camps have a new theme each week. Some of the camps offered are Anything Goes, Blast Off!, Boom! Science, Mystery Masters, Outdoor Adventurers, H2WHOA and Sports Mania Week! • Ages – 6-11 years old • Days/Times – Mon-Thur., throughout the Summer, 1-4pm • Location – McKee Farms Park Shelter • Fee - $50 each camp
Team bonding at its finest with this CI Camp! Your child will learn what it takes to be a good teammate while working up a sweat! Try out new games and sports, join together for team building activities and maybe even learn the cha-cha slide. • Ages – 6-10 years old • Day/Time – Wednesdays, June 13th – August 29th from 10-11am • Location – Huegel-Jamestown Park • Fee - $210
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CI Youth Camps – Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Children will have days filled with games, art, crafts, music, sports and fun!!! We have created an attentive, stress-free environment in which kids can try new things and meet new friends. We will come up with a new theme each week and have a blast! • Ages – 4-6 years old • Days/Times – Mon-Fri June 11-July13, 9:30-11:30am • Location – McKee Farms Park Shelter • Fee – $105
Build friendships and have fun in this group designed just for girls with this CI Camp. This group is all about its members! Participants will be encouraged to express their creativity as they generate group ideas to plan weekly activities! Plans may include doing arts and crafts, listening to music and other fun-filled activities in a relaxed environment. • Ages – 10-14 years old • Day/Time – Tuesdays, June 12th – August 28th from 12:30-1:30pm • Location – Huegel-Jamestown Park • Fee - $210
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Does your child love art? If so, sign them up for this fun filled creative art camp. Each day we will be creating a beautiful project. On Thursday, June 28th at 10:00am we will have an art show for the children’s families and friends to come see their masterpieces. They will be doing an amazing acrylic on canvas, a gorgeous watercolor painting, a fun multi-media piece and a darling bird house. We will also do a small craft project each day and work on sketch books. A small snack will be provided each day. The 4 main projects will be: 1. An acrylic painting 16 x 20 canvas 2. A mixed media project on a 12 x 12 canvas 3. A watercolor painting on 11 x 14 4. A class vase modge podge project • Ages – 5-11 years old • Days/Times – Monday-Thursday, June 25th – June 28th, 9-11:30am • Location – Huegel-Jamestown Park • Fee - $163
Volleyball Camps
Participants will learn skills appropriate to learning volleyball including; court movement, skill work, and related games. Special rule adaptations and age appropriate teaching techniques and volleyballs will be used. • Ages – K-2nd Grade Camp and 3rd-5th Grade Camp • Days/Times – Tuesday-Thursday, June 12th-14th • Location – Stoner Prairie Large Gym • Fee - $25 K-2nd and $35 3rd-5th
CI Youth Camps – Art Voyagers
Explore new ways to participate in art with CI Art Camp! Whether it is foraging for leaves to create a picture or painting natural vistas or even making a group collage, this group is the perfect combination of artistic outlet and connection with nature. Participants will be in nature or use items from nature during every session! • Ages – 4-6 years old • Day/Time – Tuesdays, June 12th – August 28th from 10-11am • Location – Huegel-Jamestown Park • Fee - $210
This is a youth instructional tennis program designed for all abilities. Instructors are skilled college and high school tennis players. Tennis balls will be provided, however participants need to bring their own racquet • Classes – Lessons for ages 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-12, and 13-16 years old • Days/Times – Mondays and Wednesdays w/ Session 1: June 11-July 11 and Session 2: July 16-August 8 • Location – McKee Farms Park Tennis Courts • Fee – Session 1: $36 Session 2: $32
Open Flag Football
Do you love football? The Rec Dept. is organizing an open flag football program for kids entering grades 1-3 and 4-6. This isn’t an organized league. There will be football skill instruction for the first part of the class, then we will play a game. New teams will be picked each week and FUN is the main objective. • Classes – 1st - 3rd Grade and 4th - 6th Grade • Days/Times – Fridays, June 15-August 3, 9:30 am (1st-3rd), 10:30 am (4th-6th) • Location – Tower Hill Park • Fee - $30
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Alders proceed cautiously on Mayor’s plan: Police facility expansion for OSD school in 4 years Developer’s plan for housing draws mixed response SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The City of Fitchburg is preparing an area southeast of the city for expansion, but some alders have reservations about whether making room for a school is worth adding a subdivision there. The Common Council authorized staff at its May 8 meeting to prepare an urban service area amendment for Fahey Fields, which would go before a regional body for review if alders approve of the plan. But some wondered why the extension application should include a developer’s plans to build single-family and multi-family housing around the school area. Attorney Robert Procter, representing the developer, explained that while the “school is certainly part of it,” the landowner wants to make the application worth their time. “Call it bundling, but (we’re) not interested in doing an entire urban
service amendment to sell one piece of land to the school,” Procter said. “This is going to cost a lot of money and take a lot of time.” The land is expected to be a site for a new Oregon School District elementary school, though the district would need voters’ approval in a potential referendum – so far, expected to be in November – to purchase the land. The council had previously voted against requesting an extension of sewer service to that area. Such expansions need to be approved by the state Department of Natural Resources after going through an advisory body, the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission. Ald. Tony Hartmann (Dist. 4) said the council had previously decided against expanding to this area and wanted to be sure the presence of the school on the plans did not distract alders from the proposed housing subdivision with 150 single-family homes and up to 300 multi-family units.. “This is a way of getting something else going that was on the table before and we decided we’re gonna stick with our boundary,” he said. Tuesday’s authorization is just a
first step. After staff prepare the amendment, alders would need to authorize it to be sent to CARPC. Procter pointed out that even if it is approved by the state, any development would still need to have plat and zoning approval. Ald. Julia Arata-Fratta (D-2) said the reason for the development in addition to the school was “simple, it’s math.” “If we are gonna extend the sewer and water for only the school, it doesn’t make sense to do it,” Arata-Fratta said. Procter said he would “take it that we’re on notice” on the issue of density and planning as they move forward with their proposal. Ald. Dorothy Krause (D-1) said she would “pound on” the idea of the “biggest possible houses on the smallest possible lots.” “If I have an opportunity to start getting that plug in early, I really want as many kids as possible within walking distance of the school,” she said. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
East fire/EMS station bid approved Miron Construction will build at Syene and Clayton SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The same company that built the west side fire and EMS station that opened last year will build the city’s second new station after the Common Council approved its bid for the project Tuesday. Miron Construction offered the lowest of the three companies to bid the base project at $6.36 million. KF Sullivan, at $6.4 million, and Joe Daniels Construction, at $6.9 million, also submitted bids. The city’s owner’s representative, Tri-North, had estimated $7 million for construction.
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A rendering shows the green bay doors proposed for the new fire/EMS station, which had its architectural design approved by the City’s Plan Commission in February. An additional alternate for HVAC submitted as part of the bid and a 5 percent contingency will bring total estimated construction cost to $6.7 million, according to a memo to alders from city planner and zoning administrator Thomas Hovel. The city is working to plan a groundbreaking event to celebrate the station at Syene and Clayton
roads, which will replace the Lacy Road station, with occupancy planned for 2019. The Lacy station will continue to be used by the department for administrative operations. The 22,000-square-foot west side fire and EMS station opened last June at 2931 Marketplace Drive near McKee Road at a cost of $6.6 million in a longplanned effort to address
Fitchburg’s growth and absorption of the Town of Madison in 2022. The city first announced plans to build two new stations to replace its existing stations in 2009 and purchased land for the west station in 2014. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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The City of Fitchburg is beginning to rewrite its 10-year plan guiding development. The comprehensive plan, which had its last 10-year version approved in 2008, guides development approvals and zoning decisions. City planner Tom Hovel introduced the current plan and outlined the next steps at a Committee of the Whole meeting April 25. Hovel said there will likely be a community survey in June or July, with a public meeting in September to begin hearing from the residents and property owners on what growth they would like to see. The last plan
rewrite included more than 100 meetings, Hovel said. Both District 3 alders, Dan Carpenter and Aaron Richardson, indicated during the COW meeting they hope to see more plans for single-family housing in the update, rather than a continued increase of multi-family housing. “I think it’s all the more important for us to encourage home ownership opportunities, whether that’s a townhouse, condo, single-family home,” Carpenter said. “If we’re obsessed with high-density apartments, we’re going to have a transient population.” Ald. Tom Clauder (D-4) also stressed the importance of considering the eventual absorption of part of the Town of Madison, which will happen no later than
2022, in the plan. “I don’t know to what degree, but on a new plan that’s gonna be out there for 10 years, I think it’s gotta be in the conversation,” Clauder said. Ald. Dan Bahr (D-2) said he hoped the plan could serve as more of a strict guide for future decisions, as he dislikes seeing opposition to proposals that fit within the comprehensive plan. “Hopefully we can fall back on it when we make these decisions,” Bahr said. “I don’t like when we plan this stuff … and all of a sudden development comes, we’ve planned for it, everything that wants to be done is in compliance with the comprehensive plan, and all of a sudden nobody wants it.”
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A new police facility costing nearly $25 million would open sometime in 2022 under Mayor Jason Gonzalez’s proposed capital improvement plan. The CIP, released Monday, May 7, outlines projected costs for upcoming capital projects for the city, such as new buildings and road reconstruction, but does not lock the city into any spending. Gonzalez’s plan also outlines an increase in road resurfacing funding for the next three years, keeping property taxes mostly steady and ultimately spending $82.4 million on capital projects from 2019-23. The city had been using a five-year plan until last year, when it shifted to a 10-year plan to better prepare for long-term projects. In his introductory letter, the mayor wrote that some projects had to be removed to keep the tax r a t e s t e a d y. T h e p l a n would accomplish that, he wrote, by keeping each year’s spending increases in line with the city’s “net new construction,” the percentage the state uses to limit how much cities can draw from property taxes. “It was difficult to delay and remove projects to meet this goal, but I felt it was important to provide a draft CIP to the (Common) Council that met our financial constraints for the next five years
CIP schedule May 7: Mayor’s proposed CIP released May 14: Department presentations at Finance June 12: Public hearing on mayor’s proposal June 19: Council amendments due July 2: Amendments posted on city website July 10: Public hearing on amendments, expected vote by Council
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while still acknowledging the upcoming projects related to our growth and maintaining our current service levels,” Gonzalez wrote. “As growth occurs in the city and priorities change, the projects can continue to be shifted.” Department heads will present on the CIP at the May 14 Finance committee meeting, and the council will hold a public hearing on the proposal June 12. Alder amendments will be due one week later, June 19, with details posted on the city’s website July 2. A second public hearing is planned for July 10, the same night the council could consider adopting the plan. Spending on projects listed in the CIP for 2019 is used to help create the initial 2019 budget proposal, but items can still be changed in the budget process.
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Comprehensive plan rewrite begins later this year SCOTT GIRARD
CIP calls for work group in 2018-19 for $25M project
All municipalities are required to have up-to-date comprehensive plans based on the “Smart Growth” initiative passed in the 1999 state budget. It requires a variety of decisions, including zoning and other land use regulations, to conform with the plans. Creating a comprehensive plan is an extensive process that can take two years or more, involving several public hearings and a host of communications with stakeholders such as residents, businesses, regional entities, school districts and neighboring governments. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Police station: 2021-22 construction, $24.7 million Road maintenance: $997,500 in 2019 Road reconstruction: Fish Hatchery Road, 2019, $12.3 million; South Syene Road in 2020-21, $7 million; McKee Road Phase 2 in 2020, $6 million Water tower: New water tower off Glacier Valley Road, $2.2 million in 2019
City filling vacancies on five committees Applications available on city website The City of Fitchburg is accepting applications for appointment to various city committees. According to a post on the city’s website, there are openings on the Board of Review, Library Board,
Tree Advisory committee, Zoning Board of Appeals and the Bicycle committee. Mayor Jason Gonzalez will make any appointments. Applications are available on the city’s website, fitchburgwi.gov. – Scott Girard
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Looking for No. 10 Edgewood on pace to win another Badger South title JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Senior Donovan O’Flahrity catches a popup in the first game of a doubleheader against Verona on April 21 as senior Eli Sorenson (16) backs him up. The Regents split with the Wildcats, dropping the first game 6-3 and winning the second 4-3.
Regents start season 8-6 ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Madison West baseball has had an up-and-down start to the 2018 season with cold, snowy conditions in the beginning of April forcing several postponements. The postponements have led to a stretch where the Regents played nine games in 13 days, putting stress on both the pitching staff and the practices. Still, West (8-6 overall, 7-5 Big Eight) is currently in third place in the conference. The Regents won five games in a
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After a tough start to the season, the Madison Edgewood boys tennis team looks to be well on its way to winning its 10th straight Badger South Conference title. The Crusaders, ranked sixth in Division 2, lost four straight against top-10 opponents to start the season, falling against the fifth-ranked Prairie School, top-ranked Brookfield Academy, third-ranked University School of Milwaukee and Arrowhead, ranked fifth in Division 1. Since then, Edgewood has won nine straight Bader Conference duals, including a perfect 7-0 in the Badger South. Monona Grove was expected to be the Crusaders’ biggest challenge this season. The dual didn’t turn out to be much of a challenge the May 8, as Madison Edgewood won the dual 5-2. The Crusaders won at the top three singles matches and at the bottom two doubles matches. Freshman phenom Donovan Pfaff improved to 6-0 on the season with a 6-2, 2-0 win over two-time state qualifier Cole Lindwall at No. 1 singles. Fellow freshman Alex Sviatoslavsky (11-2) added a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles, and Edgewood state qualifier Christopher Boll (10-3) added a 6-1, 6-3 win at No. 3 singles. The Crusaders added a 6-2, 6-2 win from Kurtis Thelen and Chase Korb (10-1) and a 6-1, 6-2 victory by Gavin Maloney (7-5) at No. 3 doubles. Forrest Lynn and Hunter Dunn (8-5) took Jacob Munz and Max Nelson to three sets at No. 1 doubles but fell 2-6, 6-2, 6-2. The Crusaders travel to Nielsen Tennis StaPhoto by Jeremy Jones dium May 18-19 for the Badger South tourna- Madison Edgewood’s No. 1 doubles team of Hunter Dunn and Forrest Lynn react after beating ment. Oregon 6-2, 6-3 on May 4 at Quann Park. The Crusaders are 7-0 in the conference.
VAHS boys lacrosse
Makuch joins Golden Griffins Senior to play lacrosse at NCAA Division I Canisius College
A good fit
ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Senior Declan Makuch believes he has been blessed to be playing lacrosse at Verona Area High School at the right time. The sport has been big on the East Coast and in college for a long time and continues to grow in the Midwest despite not yet being sanctioned by the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Makuch, who signed a National Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at NCAA Division 1 Canisius College (Buffalo, N.Y.) on April 11, is a three-year varsity boys lacrosse player for the Wildcats and is a captain defender this season. The timing of his high school career helped him to be noticed at schools like Canisius, he told the Press. “There are a lot more kids participating in lacrosse, and it keeps growing year to year,” Makuch said. “The Midwest is finally getting better at lacrosse, so I was glad to be fortunate enough to have the blessing I did.” Makuch took advantage of the
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Senior captain defender Declan Makuch tries to stop Stoughton’s Carson Roisum on Tuesday, May 1 in Stoughton. Makuch signed a National Letter of Intent to play mens lacrosse at Canisius College (Buffalo, N.Y.) on April 11. opportunity. In addition to playing for Verona, he also joined Amplify Lacrosse in Milwaukee to get his name out there. And he became one of the best defenders in the Madison Area Lacrosse Association conference, which was changed to the Badgerland Lacrosse Association this year. “I am a lot faster with the game, and my playing IQ is a lot higher,” Makuch said. “I definitely know what is happening around me more and know the tendencies of opponents.” M a k u c h wa s a fi r s t - t e a m
all-conference defender in 2017. He had 31 groundballs and two interceptions in 15 games last year. So far as a senior, Makuch has 12 groundballs and three takeaways in five games and also added an assist. “It is nice that if you put your mind to it, you can set your goals and you can accomplish them,” Makuch said. “A lot of hard work definitely pays off if you are doing what you are supposed to do.”
There were a few schools Makuch had to choose from, but he said that Canisius seemed to be a good fit. Makuch wants to major in business, and Canisius is considered to have one of the better programs in the U.S., ranked 12th among small, private colleges. Makuch also said he liked the setup of the campus. Buffalo gets 93.4 inches of snow a year on average, so Canisius built underground tunnels to allow easy access to classrooms and a way for students to keep warm. Going out of state for college was another goal for Makuch, so everything just seemed to fit, he said. Makuch doesn’t know whether he will play as a freshman or redshirt his first year yet, but he said he will continue to play defender. “I think I just need to work out and get faster and bigger and stronger and smarter,” he said.
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Oregon takes runner-up in final mini-meet ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Oregon boys golf geared up for the upcoming Badger South Conference meet with a runner-up finish May 2 in the final conference mini-meet. The Panthers shot a 313 and finished five strokes behind Madison Edgewood (308) at Monroe Country Club. Junior John Klus shot a 1-under 71 to lead Oregon, and senior Ryan Candell followed with a 75. Junior Sam Schroeder was next with an 81, and Zach Kapalczynski finished the scoring with an 86. Senior Ryan Michek also shot under 90, finishing with an 88, but that mark wasn’t counted with the overall team score.
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Makuch was drawn to lacrosse for several reasons, he said, including fond memories of playing with friends before high school. But the differences from other
Candell continued to have a strong start to the 2018 season on April 26 in the Morgan Stanley Shootout at University Ridge Golf Course. Candell finished with a 2-over 74 and took runner-up as an
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Edgewood comes into Badger South meet as favorites ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
M a d i s o n E d g ew o o d b o y s golf is ranked third in the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin poll and is the favorite to win the Badger South Conference title. The Crusaders finished first in each Badger South mini-meet, and with conference at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the House
on the Rock Golf Resort, they will have the inside track at taking the conference title. Edgewood shot a 308 on May 2 at Monroe Country Club to edge Oregon (313) in the final mini-meet. Drew Arndt shot a 73, and Matthew Phelan and Karl Gilmore each shot 78s. Rory Gierhart finished the scoring with a 79. The Crusaders shot a 330 to win the first mini-meet on April
10 at Foxboro Golf Club. They won with a 325 on April 24 at Koshkonong Mounds Country Club, and they shot a 308 to win a make-up mini-meet April 30. The defending Division 2 state champion Crusaders are the highest-ranked team in Division 2 this season. The only other ranked team in Division 2 is Kewaskum, which is an honorable mention.
What’s next The Badger South Conference meet is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the House on the Rock Golf Resort. Edgewood is in the Adams-Friendship regional in WIAA Division 2 and the Platteville sectional. The regional is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, at the Castle Course at Northern Bay Arkdale. The sectional is at 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 29, at Platteville Country Club. State golf is Monday-Tuesday, June 4-5, at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison.
West girls soccer
Regents knock off Madison Memorial, La Follette for first wins ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Madison West girls soccer has allowed four goals to start the 2018 season, but the Regents scored just twice in the first five games and are 2-2-3 overall (2-1-1 Big Eight). West lost to Mount Horeb 1-0 on April 10, and it followed it up with a 2-2 tie with D.C. Everest on April 13 and a 1-0 loss at Middleton on April 24. The Regents then finished in back-to-back scoreless ties, including the fifth straight regular-season tie against Big Eight rival Verona. The other tie was against nonconference Oregon, which was ranked fifth in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll at the time. West earned its first win May 1, knocking off Madison La Follette 7-0. The Regents also defeated Madison Memorial 4-0 on May 7.
Soccer Park. West had six shots on goal, with the best opportunity coming in the first half. Senior midfielder Anna Grutzner had two shots in the penalty box, including a rebound attempt, but both were saved by Verona senior goalie Rachel Nelson. Nelson had six saves, and junior goalie Lissy Kettleson had five.
West 0, Oregon 0 Freshman goalie Jessica Fernandez stopped four shots in a 0-0 tie April 28 with nonconference Oregon at Huntoon Field. The Regents didn’t have a shot on goal.
What’s next Upcoming games: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Janesville Craig; 7 p.m. Thursday, May 17, at Janesville Parker; 6 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at nonconference Menomonee Falls; 7 p.m. Thursday, May 24, vs. Beloit Memorial; 7 p.m. Friday, May 25, vs. nonconference Hartland Arrowhead.
The other goal was an own goal. Kettleson had a save in the first West 7, La Follette 0 half, and Fernandez had a save in Senior forward Claire Mooney the second half. a n d j u n i o r m i d fi e l d e r Q u i n l a n West 4, Memorial 0 Thompson each scored twice in a Mooney scored twice and Gold7-0 win over Madison La Follette man-Nagel added another goal on Tuesday, May 1. Senior midfielder Maya Nitchs- Monday, May 7, as the Regents ke-Alonso and freshman forward defeated Madison Memorial 4-0. West 0, Verona 0 The other score was an own goal. Livi Boller also scored goals. Kettleson finished with four The Regents ended scoreless with Grutzner had two assists, and senior saves. the Wildcats on April 26 at Reddan forward Goldman-Nagel had one.
Edgewood girls soccer
Crusaders in the hunt for conference title JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Madison Edgewood girls soccer team has gotten itself off to a strong start in 2018, posting a 7-1-2 record (5-0-0 Badger South). Edgewood has blanked Monroe, Fort Atkinson and Milton, and beat Watertown 3-1 and Stoughton 4-1 in conference action so far this season. The Crusaders won nonconference games over Reedsburg, Xavier, Manitowoc Lincoln and Loyola Academy and titled Glenbrook South. The Crusaders have two conference games remaining. Edgewood plays Monona Grove (2-1-1) at 6 p.m.
May 15 and Oregon (3-0-2) at 6 p.m. May 24. Oregon has won the last six conference titles, but the Panthers need to win out in order to keep that streak alive. Edgewood also has nonconference games against Mauston (May 10), Madison East (May 12) and La Follette (May 21). Edgewood reached the WIAA Division 3 state tournament last year where they fell to Winneconne in a shootout in the semifinals. Fitchburg residents: freshman Ally Cruz, junior Maddie Cruz, junior Ellie Trudgeon, freshman Hailey Rothwell and junior Jordy Rothwell are all members of the team.
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Sophomore Eva Hurley wins a header April 28 at nonconference Oregon. The Regents ended scoreless with the Panthers, which were ranked fifth in the state at the time by the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association.
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row after starting 0-3 with losses to Beloit Memorial, 8-1, Madison Memorial, 2-0, and Verona, 6-3.
Verona 6, West 3
1/2 innings. Senior Eli Sorenson doubled home junior John Frehner in the third, and senior Owen Christenson scored on an error in the fourth. Treichel added an RBI sacrifice fly to score junior Max Hanson in the fifth. The Wildcats came back with two in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game 3-3. Senior Stephen Lund singled home Teskey, and Lund later scored on an error. Senior Grant Kelliher earned the win. He allowed two earned runs on four hits and walk in five innings, striking out two. Treichel took the loss. He allowed three earned runs on three hits and two walks in 1 1/3 innings, striking out two.
The loss to the Wildcats came in the first game of a doubleheader on April 21. The Regents led 3-1 in the fifth before allowing five unanswered runs. Freshman Ryan Taylor singled home junior Tyler McWilliams, and Lund doubled home Taylor and senior Tucker Teskey to make it 6-3 Verona in the bottom of the sixth. Senior Donovan O’Flahrity singled with one out in the seventh off junior Sam Pederson, but junior Otto Treichel West 4, Verona 3 grounded into a 6-4-3 double The Regents bounced play to end the game. back from the tough loss The Regents led through 4 in the second game of the doubleheader against Verona, winning 4-3. This time, West came back from an early deficit, as the Regents scored once in the third and twice in the fourth to take the lead. Junior Drake Baldwin scored on an error to tie the game at 2-2, and junior
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What’s next Upcoming games: 5 p.m. Monday, May 14, at nonconference Stoughton; 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at Janesville Craig at Riverside Park; 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at Madison East at Warner Park; 5 p.m. Thursday, May 17, vs. Janesville Craig; 10 a.m. Saturday, May 19, vs. Fort Atkinson; 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, at Janesville Parker at Riverside Park; 5 p.m. Thursday, May 24, vs. Janesville Parker; and 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 25, vs. nonconference Oregon Jacob Rosenberg and Baldwin picked up RBIs in the next inning to make it 4-2 West. Lund hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh to cut the Regents’ lead to 4-3, and the Wildcats loaded the bases with two outs. But junior Justin Grosse struck out Pederson to end the threat and earn the save. Sorenson earned the win on the mound. He allowed two earned runs on five hits and four walks in six innings, striking out four. Senior Tristan Largent took the loss, allowing two earned runs on two hits and four walks in three innings, striking out two.
Other games The win sparked a fivegame win streak as West defeated nonconference Milton 9-2 and added wins over Big Eight rivals Madison La Follette, 8-3, Madison Memorial, 7-1, and Madison La Follette again, 14-7. The Regents lost a nonconference game to Monona Grove, 14-4, but came back with wins over conference foes Madison East, 9-0, Middleton, 7-6, and Beloit Memorial, 7-6. West lost the last two games to Middleton, 12-7, and Sun Prairie, 3-0. Janesville Craig (8-2), Sun Prairie (9-3) and Middleton (9-3) are all tied for first place in the Big Eight.
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Kleinsek goes yard twice to help Cats earn split JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Third baseman Emma Kleinsek went 3-for-3 with a hit a solo home run in the second inning and another in the sixth On May 7 as Verona softball earned a regular-season split with Beloit Memorial, following a 12-10 victory. Verona built an eight-run lead in the fifth inning but were barely able to make it hold up as the Purple Knights scored nine runs on
a fielder’s choice, grand slam by Jacey Walker in the fifth and RBI doubles by Angelique Spencer and Natalie Bittner in the sixth and seventh, respectively. Verona was outhit 13-10. Second baseman Amie Rudnicki and center fielder Molly McChesney each collected multiple hits for Verona. Ariana Brown, Bittner, Spencer and Walker all had multiple hits for Beloit Memorial. Beloit Memorial committed 10
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errors in the loss, including three on third baseman Madison Stavn. Anderson got the start and allowed 10 runs (nine earned) on 13 hits over seven innings. She struck out eight. Walker was in the circle for the Purple Knights, surrendering 12 runs (seven earned) on 10 hits and two walks. She struck out three.
added three RBIs in the bottom of the fifth in the first game of a double header on May 8 as Verona beat Middleton 7-3. Taytum Geier tripled and Savanna Rainey had a solo home run. Anderson allowed three runs on four hits over seven innings. She struck out eight. Ellie Buza surrendered seven runs on eight hits over six innings. Verona, Middleton (DH) She struck out six. Anderson scattered four hits Kleinsek had a three-run double in the fourth and McChesney over seven innings in the nightcap
to lead Verona to a 6-0 shutout. She struck out six and didn’t walk a batter in the win. Rainey (3-for-4) had RBI doubles in the top of the first and fifth innings. She added an RBI single in the third. Yazek, Rainey and Geier also had RBIs in the top of the third. Hannah Edington was in the circle for Middleton. She allowed 10 hits and six runs over seven innings, striking out one and walking one.
Boys tennis
Wildcats lock up regular season Big 8 title JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Senior catcher Stephen Lund blocks the plate and tags out Madison West’s John Frehner after a single in the fourth inning on April 21 in the first game of a doubleheader. Verona won game one 6-3.
Cats beat La Follette on walk-off, sweep Spartans over weekend ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Verona baseball ran its win streak to five games with wins over Madison La Follette and Madison East and a doubleheader sweep over Madison Memorial.
Verona 12, La Follette 10 The Wildcats (10-6 overall, 9-4 Big Eight Conference) were fueled by a walkoff three-run home run by freshman Ryan Taylor on May 4 in a 12-10 win against the Lancers. Taylor finished 2-for-4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. Senior Stephen Lund also had a big day at the plate. He was 4-for-4 with a double, a triple, three RBIs and three runs scored. Junior Sam Pederson was 2-for-2 with an RBI. Senior Grant Kelliher earned the win, getting two outs on five pitches in the seventh to keep it a one-run game.
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Stampfl Field. The Wildcats jumped out to a 6-1 lead in game one before allowing four runs in the sixth. Taylor shut the door in the seventh, allowing a hit and striking out one to earn the save. Senior Connor McGowan was 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. Lund added a two-run triple, and senior Tucker Teskey (2-for-4) and Pederson (2-for-3) each added doubles. Senior Tristan Largent also doubled and scored a run. Junior Reagan Klawiter picked up the win. He struck out seven and allowed three earned runs on four hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. In game two, Verona scored runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings to win 3-1. Junior Brooks Brazeau and Lund each had RBI doubles. Largent added an RBI, as well. McGowan went the distance on the mound, allowing an unearned run on a hit and two walks, striking out four.
Verona 12, Madison East 0 (6 inn.)
Verona earned 6-5 and The Wildcats traveled to 3-1 victories over Madi- Warner Parker on May 8 to son Memorial on May 5 at
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The eighth-ranked Verona boys tennis team had its biggest stretch of the regular season last week. The Wildcats competed against two ranked teams at the Nicolet Invitational before playing its two biggest dual meets of the regular season against Big Eight rivals Madison Memorial and Sun Prairie. Wins over the Spartans on May 7 and the Cardinals on May 8 helped Verona lock up their second regular-season title in the last three years. Memorial and Sun Prairie are both honorable mentions on the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association Division 1 state poll. The Big Eight has two separate champions, one for the dual meet season and then a conference tournament champion. The Wildcats won the dual meet season two years ago and the tournament championship last year. Coach Rick Engen said the biggest goal for his team as far as conference goes is winning both titles at the end of the season for the first time. Verona has been ranked as high as No. 2 in Division 1 this season, but a return to the team state tournament for the second time in three years is the ultimate goal for the Wildcats this season. “The rankings are fun to look at, but we know it really doesn’t mean anything,” No. 1 singles player Will Tennison said after the Memorial match. “Rankings aren’t going to help us win team state. We’re just trying to win as many matches as we can, get good seeds at subsectionals and sectionals and try to pull through
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Aaron Young (left) and Jonah Berry celebrate their 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sun Prairie on May 8. The win helped Verona earn the Big Eight dual meet title for the second time in three years, as the Wildcats beat Sun Prairie 5-2. there.”
Verona 5, Mad. Memorial 2 The Wildcats avenged the second of two conference dual losses last season with a 5-2 victory at Madison Memorial on May 7. Kush Nagpal and Verona’s No. 1 and 2 doubles teams had the only easy wins, even though Verona swept all four singles matches. Nagpal rolled 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. But Kevin Fan lost a set and needed to fight back to win 6-7 (2), 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and junior Chris Queoff held on 7-6 (4), 6-3 at No. 2 singles. Tennison avoided his first loss of the season against rival Colt Tegtmeier atop the lineup 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 to
secure the decisive fourth match. “This was a really big win for our team, especially for Will to beat Colt,” Engen said. “He’s going to see him a couple more times in the postseason but just having this confidence is huge.” Jordan Hutchcroft and Vivek Swaminath cruised to a 6-0, 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles.
Verona 5, Sun Prairie 2 Aaron Young and Jonah Berry helped the Wildcats secure the Big Eight dual meet title in straight sets on May 8 as Verona beat Sun Prairie 5-2. The Wildcats’ No. 3 doubles secured the win with a 6-3, 6-4 win
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Verona wins Big Eight quad, finishes fourth at Portage Invitational ANTHONY IOZZO
Gaby shot a 49, and Kaegi followed with a 53. Cale Rufenacht was third with a 55, and Lindell finished Verona boys golf traveled to Janes- with a 56. Reedsburg and Portage Black ville Country Club on May 7 for a Big Eight quad and won with a 322. tied for first with 208s, and Monona Janesville Parker was second with Grove was third with a 212. a 339, and Madison La Follette took Waunakee Shootout third with a 367. Beloit Memorial Gaby came through from the No. was last with a 377. Senior Garhett Kaegi led the Wild- 2 varsity spot on April 28 at the cats with a 76, and junior Austin Waunakee Shootout as Verona boys Gaby, sophomore Cale Rufenacht golf finished with its lowest score of and senior Connor Rufenacht all shot the 2018 season. That followed a fourth-place finish 82s. Junior Ryan Mirwald’s 83 was at University Ridge and led up to a not counted toward the final score. Parker was led by Nik Sitter’s 83, victory in a Big Eight triangular. Gaby finished with a 74 and earned and Joe Cayer shot a 79 to lead La Follette. Riley Jensen led Beloit with tournament medalist honors. Three others shot 80 or better to help the an 89. Wildcats take first with a 311 at the Portage invite Meadows of Sixmile Creek Golf The Wildcats traveled to Portage Course. Coach Jon Rebholz said he encourCountry Club on May 4 and finished aged “high-percentage golf” in the fourth out of 14 teams with a 213. The tournament was shortened high winds at Waunakee. “There are some holes you can to 12 holes due to six holes being unplayable on the course due to thunderstorms Thursday. Turn to VAHS golf/Page 5 Assistant sports editor
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Junior Austin Gaby hits his second shot on the 18th hole on April 26 in the Morgan Stanley Shootout at University Ridge Golf Course. Gaby finished tied for seventh with a 77 and helped Verona take fourth as a team with a 325.
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Wannebo wins the shot put at Stoughton invite JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Oregon boys track and field team won two events and finished sixth out of 13 teams on May 4 at the Viking Invitational at Stoughton High School. Reedsburg Area scored 102.58 points to win the meet ahead of Waunakee (87) and the host Vikings (83.5). Senior Brett Wannebo won the shot put with a personal-best 52 feet, 7 1/2 inches. It was five-and-a-half inches more than second place finisher Tommy McClain (47 1/4). Junior Ben Adams, sophomore Blake Anderson, sophomore Matt Kissling and senior Jahlil Turner won the 4x200-meter relay in 1:33.56. Reedsburg followed .14 Photo by Anthony Iozzo behind in second place. Senior Jahlil Turner runs the final leg of the Junior Carter Hendrickson placed fourth 4x200 relay Friday at the Stoughton Viking in the 400 with a personal-best 51.94 and Invitational. Turner joined Ben Adams, Matt Kissling and Blake Anderson to win the race Turn to OHS boys/Page 5 in 1 minute, 33.56 seconds.
OHS golf: Conference meet is May 15 Continued from page 1 individual, helping Oregon boys golf finish sixth with a 336. M a d i s o n E d g ewo o d ’s James Gilmore shot a 72 to win medalist for the tournament and help the Crusaders win as a team with a 308, 16 strokes better than Middleton and Waunakee which tied for second. Klus was second on Oregon with an 80, and Schroeder followed with a 90. Sophomore Colton Eyers finished the scoring with a 92, and Michek’s 93 was not counted toward the final team score. Sun Prairie’s Ethan Carrick was third with a 74, as the Cardinals took fifth with a 329, four strokes behind Verona. Candell earned second in a scorecard playoff. The rest of the individual top 10 were Edgewood’s Rory Gierhart (75), Monona Grove’s Jake Schroeckenthaler (75), Middleton’s Andy Zucker (76), Verona’s Austin Gaby, Middleton’s Carson Frisch, Waunakee’s Sean Murphy and Middleton’s Tommy Kriewaldt.
Evansville invite The Panthers sent five golfers to the Evansville Invitational on April 27 at Evansville Golf Club and tied for fifth with a 385. Gavin Rieder finished with a 91, and Kapalczynski was next with a 92. Johnie Thysse shot a 100, and Nick Brien picked up a 101.
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Sophomore Isabella Egwuonwu stretches across the finish line in the 100 hurdles on May 4 in the Stoughton Viking Invitational. She took fourth in 17.54 seconds.
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Junior Scarlet Egwuonwu won the 100- and 200-meter dash and senior Ellen McCorkle added the shot put title on May 4 for the Oregon girls track and field team. Egwuonwu posted a time of 12.82 seconds in the 100 and a season-best 25.61 in the 200, while McCorkle won the shot put with a toss of 36 feet, 4 inches at the Stoughton Invitational. The Panthers scored 92 points to finish third behind Madison Memorial (123) and Madison La Follette (101). Egwuonwu also tied for third place in the high jump with a clearance of 4-10, and McCorkle finished sixth in the discus competition with a throw of 98-0. Sophomores Izzie Peterson (1:02.47) and Liz Uhl (1:02.54) finished fourth and sixth in the 400. Uhl added a third-place finish in the 800, posting a 2:26.74. Senior Alyssa Milski and Sharkus added fourth-place finishes with a toss of 33-11 3/4 in the shot put and a long jump of 15 3/4, respectively.
Sophomore Isabella Egwuonwu finished fourth in the 100 hurdles with a season-best 17.54. Freshman Isabella Nowka added a sixth-place finish in the 300 hurdles with a personal-best 52.48. Isabella Egwuonwu finished 10th in 53.29. Addison Schipper, Igl, Karls and Sharkus took fourth place in the 4x100 (53.54) and the 4x200 relay (1:52.9). Igl later joined Ana Verhagen, Scarlet Egwuonwu and Peterson to finish fourth in the 4x400 (4:19.75). Halle Bush, Bryanna Salazar, Lauren Beauchaine and Uhl took fourth as a 4x800 in 10:14.49. Junior Alexis Karls was seventh in the 200 (28.62), and sophomore Jenna Sharkus was eighth in 13.79.
Frosh/soph invite Sophomore Michaela Rosga won the shot put and Isabella Egwuonwu added the 100 hurdles Monday at the Baraboo frosh/ soph invitational. Rosga threw 29-6 to win the shot put and Isabella Egwuonwu won the 100 hurdles in 17.6.
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Offense clicks in up-and-down week ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
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Senior Ryan Candell hits his second shot on the 18th hole on April 26 in the Morgan Stanley Shootout at University Ridge Golf Course. Candell parred the hole, and he ended up finishing runner-up with a 74, helping Oregon take sixth with a 336. Waunakee Shootout on April 28 at the Meadows of Sixmile Creek Golf Course and took runner-up with a season-best 319. Candell led the way with a 75 and tied for second overall with Waunakee’s Sean Murphy. Schroeder shot a 79 and tied for sixth with Verona’s Garhett Kaegi, Lodi’s Brett Brownrigg and Waukesha West’s Bradey Lingle. Klus was next with an 80, tying him for 10th with Verona’s Logan Lindell, and Kapalczynski finished the scoring with an 85. Eyers’ 97 was not counted toward the final score.
Verona won the meet with a 311, led by overall medalist Gaby (74). Waunakee was third with a 329.
Conference mini-meet The Panthers traveled to The Oaks Golf Course on April 30 for a makeup Badger South mini-meet from April 17 and took fifth with a 344. Candell shot a 78, and Klus followed with an 81. Schroeder and Kapalczynski finished the scoring with a 92 and a 93, respectively. Edgewood won with a 308, and Milton (332) and Monona Grove (336) took second and third.
The Oregon baseball offense has been clicking in 2018, but that hasn’t translated into consistency yet. The Panthers have scored 105 runs in 13 games this season, an average of 8.08 runs per game. But Oregon (7-7 overall, 6-5 Badger South) has also allowed 59 runs in its six losses, and coach Jake Soule said it has been one bad inning or inconsistencies at the beginning of the game that have kept the Panthers from winning more. “I look forward to a better second half of the season,” Soule said. “I think we are going in that direction. We just have to clean up our pitching and our defense … It comes down to us avoiding big innings and throwing strikes. “If we do that, I think we can be compete with anybody, including (conference leader) Watertown.” The pitching and defensive troubles in the first half can also be attributed to the weather at the start of April. Due to postponements, Oregon played 10 games in 14 days. That has led to some tired arms on the staff and a lack of situational practice for the defense. Soule said the practices have been different to help keep players healthy, and it affects the game because Oregon hasn’t looked at defensive alignments as often as they would like. “It was the worst and best thing that happened to this group because they had to learn really fast,” Soule said. “When you are learning really fast, obviously we took some bumps in the road, but also they were thrown into it, and this is what varsity baseball is all about.”
Oregon 13, Monroe 3 The Panthers’ offense continued to shine on May 4 in a 13-3 win against Monroe. Oregon scored seven runs in the third and added two runs in each of the next three innings to win in the bottom of the sixth. Junior Cameron Carpenter had the walkoff RBI single to score senior Carson Timberlake. Senior Tyler Damon continued to tear it up at the plate with another multi-hit game. He was 3-for-3 with two doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored. Junior Noah Brindley added a two-run double, and junior Zach Tower and junior Duncan Morgan each picked up two RBIs. Spencer Buskager allowed three earned runs on three hits and eight walks in six innings to earn the win. He struck out eight.
Elkhorn 10, Oregon 5 The offense continued to hit the ball hard on May 5 against nonconference Elkhorn, but the Elks jumped ahead big early and held off the Panthers 10-5. Oregon trailed 8-0 in the fifth but scored five times to get back into the game. Brindley was hit by a pitch, and senior Quinn Adler followed with a single into the left-center field gap. Senior Nick Wacker followed with a single to center field to load the bases with no outs. Timberlake knocked in Brindley on an RBI sacrifice fly for the first out, and Damon (2-for-4) roped an RBI double to right-center field with two outs. Senior Matthew deFiebre followed with a 2-run double to make it 8-5. But the offense couldn’t add any more runs besides the fifth despite threatening to
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score in three other innings. E l k h o r n c e n t e r fi e l d e r Chance Larson was usually the one to keep the Panthers’ hits off the board, robbing several hits, including two lineouts by junior Kyler Schriever. Morgan took the loss. He allowed five earned runs on two hits and five walks in two innings.
Oregon 13, MG 3 Oregon split the season series with Monona Grove on May 7 with a 13-3 win in six innings, marking the fifth time the Panthers have scored 10 or more runs this season. Morgan, Timberlake and deFiebre had back-to-backto-back RBI doubles to start a four-run bottom of the sixth. Oregon won on an error that scored deFiebre.
Brindley was 2-for-5 with two RBIs, and deFiebre was 3-for-5 with two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored. Cameron was 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored, and Tower was 2-for-4 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Damon was 3-for-4 with a run scored, and Morgan was 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored. Brindley went the distance for the win. He allowed three earned runs on nine hits in six innings. Brindey walked three and struck out two.
Edgewood 5, Oregon 3 Oregon fell 5-3 to Madison Edgewood at Warner Park on May 8. The Panthers were led by deFiebre with two RBIs. Tower took the loss. He allowed five earned runs on six hits and two walks in six innings, striking out two.
Lacrosse: Makuch excited to play at Canisius College Continued from page 1 sports also made Makuch want to play. He said he likes how each player can custom-design a stick to help with an individual style of play, and he likes the usage of the stick to pass and throw. “ I t i s a d e fi n i t e l y a unique sport compared to everything else with the lines and the rules,” he said. “I just really
wanted to get better at it, so it keeps me on my toes.” Defender was a position Makuch saw as a good option to play early in his career, and he said that being in Verona and having good coaches helped him excel at the varsity level. “The team relies on you because you set the tone for the game, and you can’t really win without a defense, so they are really important to the game,” he said.
Makuch becomes leader Senior Declan Makuch i s fi n i s h i n g h i s h i g h school career for Verona boys lacrosse in a leadership role. Makuch signed his Letter of Intent with senior Ian Edwards, who plans to play Division II lacrosse at the University of Indianapolis. Makuch said it felt good to start the next chapter in his life with a friend by his side, and that gave him a boost of confidence. But it also allowed him to think about setting an example for the rest of the Wildcats. “This year, it is pretty fun being a leader,” he said. “Everyone looks up to you, and we have a younger team, so you have to be more communicative and good with the younger kids to help them and push them on to send a good message.” Verona is 4-3 overall (3-1 conference) this season in an even deeper Division 1 field, as the Wisconsin Lacrosse Association combined
Division 1 and 2 teams into one division this year. The Madison Area Lacrosse Association also changed its name to the Badgerland Lacrosse Association and switched up its divisions. Verona is now in the red division with Sauk Prairie, Waunakee, Sun Prairie, Madison West/ Edgewood, Janesville Craig/Parker and Madison La Follette. The white division is now DeForest, Stoughton, Oregon, Madison East, Watertown, La Crosse Central, Middleton, Madison Memorial and Tomah. The three losses came to Waunakee, which leads the red division and was runner-up in Division 1 last season, defending champion Kettle Moraine and Hartland Arrowhead. “I think we are getting a lot better,” Makuch said. “We are definitely going to compete better against some high-level teams that we couldn’t hang with earlier this year.”
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the 100 (11.75). Senior Devin Keast added a fifth-place finish in the 110 hurdles (16.69) sixth in the 800 with another personSenior DeAndre Burrell took seval-best 2:03.14. enth place in the 200 (24.28) and Tu r n e r fi n i s h e d fi f t h i n t h e Reynolds matched the finish with a 200-meter dash (23.89) seventh in Continued from page 4
toss of 118-11 in the discus. Burrell, Keast, Kissling and Hendrickson finished third in the 4x400 (3:31.66). Samuel Reynolds, Adams, Anderson and Kissling finished fifth as a 4x100 relay in 46.15.
VAHS baseball: Cats are 9-5 in the Big Eight Nine different players had RBIs, including two by Brazeau. Lund had an RBI double and a run take on Madison East and dominated scored, and Taylor (2-for-4) had a tri12-0 in six innings. ple and two runs scored. Verona scored in every inning except Nathan Waller added an RBI double the first, including three in the second, and a run scored, and Largent (2-for-2) two in the third and five in the sixth. had three runs scored and an RBI. Jake
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Coshun, Steven Van Horne, Connor Grossnickle, Jake Osiecki and Tyler McWilliams also had RBIs. Kelliher allowed three hits and a walk in four innings to earn the win. He struck out three. Pederson, who was also 2-for-3 at the plate, allowed a hit and struck out one in two innings.
VAHS golf: Big Eight meets is on May 17 Continued from page 3 gamble on, and if you are successful, it can pay off,” he said. “But more often than not, the gamble is a little too chancy. “We played smart that day, and that is what impressed me and is the direction I want to get going with these guys.” Cale Rufenacht finished fifth with a 78, and Kaegi followed with a 79, which tied him for sixth with Oregon’s Sam Schroeder, Lodi’s Brett Brownrigg and Waukesha West’s Bradey Lingle. Lindell finished the scoring with an 80, which tied him for 10th overall with Oregon’s John Klus. Senior Jack Bates’ 97 was not counted toward the final score. “I have high expectations for these guys,” Rebholz said. “Am I impressed? Yes, but at the same time,
I am thinking it is just a start for us this year.” Oregon took second with a 319, and Waunakee was third with a 329. Waunakee’s Sean Murphy and Oregon’s Ryan Candell tied for second with 75s, and Middleton’s Kip Sullivan was fourth with a 76.
Morgan Stanley Shootout Verona traveled to University Ridge Golf Course on April 26 for the Morgan Stanley Shootout and finished fourth as a team with a 325. Gaby shot a team-best 77 and finished tied for seventh with Middleton’s Carson Frisch and Waunakee’s Sean Murphy. Kaegi followed with an 80, two stroke behind Middleton’s Tommy Kriewaldt (10th, 78). Lindell was third on the team with an 83, and Bates finished the scoring with an 85. Madison Edgewood won the meet with a 308, and Middleton and
Waunakee tied for second with a 316. Edgewood’s James Gilmore was the medalist with a 72, and Oregon’s Ryan Candell won a scorecard playoff to take second over Sun Prairie’s Ethan Carrick. Both shot 74s. Edgewood’s Rory Gierhart was fourth with a 75, and Monona Grove’s Jake Schroeckenthaler was fifth.
Verona triangular The Wildcats hosted Madison West and Madison Memorial Monday in a Big Eight triangular at Edelweiss Country Club. Verona won with a 322, and West followed with a 368. Memorial shot a 404. Kaegi led with a 79, and Lindell was next with an 80. Cale Rufenacht shot an 81, and Gaby finished the scoring with an 82. Connor Rufenacht’s 85 wasn’t counted toward the final score.
VAHS tennis: Cats go 2-2 at Nicolet invite Continued from page 3 over Sai Gungurthi and Praneeth Venigalla. “It was great because we’ve had trouble closing out those types of matches, when things get tight,” Young said. “Coach is always talking about how we need that fourth win because you never want to take anything for granted, even with our singles lineup.” An emotional and physically drained Tennison went to a third set for the second straight match, pulling out a 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4 win against Aidan Schutter at No. 1 singles. “I think Will was feeling pretty good after last night, and then coming in winning 6-0 in the first set,” Engen said. “Aidan came back, but physically and emotionally, Will is a very strong kid.” Verona swept all four singles matches as Queoff added a 7-6 (4), 6-1 win over Adam Foreman at No. 2 singles. Fan cruised 6-1, 6-2 at No. 3 singles and Nagpal had a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 4 singles. Seeding for the conference meet takes place early next week.
Nicolet Invitational The Wildcats participated in the Nicolet Invitational on May 4-5, going 2-2. Verona beat University School of Milwaukee 4-3 and Oconomowoc 7-0, had to forfeit a match Saturday because of prom and opened the
invitational with a 4-3 loss to unranked Homestead. Verona had a shot to pull out the win but dropped tiebreakers at No 4 singles and No. 3 doubles. While the Wildcats’ four singles flights have been a team strength all season, Verona split against Homestead and was only able to add one doubles win. Tennison blanked Michael Morway atop the lineup and then held on to win a tiebreaker 6-0, 4-6, 10-7 at No. 1 singles. Fan won his No. 3 singles match 6-0, 6-3. The Wildcats were unable to come up with a win at No. 4 singles. Nagpal, who was injured, had an opportunity to help secure the win, falling 6-4, 3-6, 10-8 to Jonathon Lane at No. 4 singles. “Kush came back after losing the first set and won despite being down 0-4 in the second, but he was in a lot of pain,” Engen said. Nagpal was down 9-1 in the tiebreaker but fought back to 9-8 before losing 10-8.“On any other day, without that injury, he probably would have won that match easily,” Engen said. Hutchcroft and Swaminath won Verona’s lone doubles matches, 6-2, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Evan Schmidt and Conner Dugan fell 7-6 (4), 7-6 (2) at No. 2 doubles, and Jonah Berry and Aaron Young lost a three-set match 6-4, 5-7, 10-4 at No. 3 doubles. In the second round, University School of Milwaukee, ranked third in
Division 2, won 4-3. Tennison 6-0, 7-6 (5) again won the first set easily before having to fight to close out the match. Fan added a 6-1, 6-2 decision at No. 3 singles. Young, the team’s No. 3 doubles player, moved over to No. 4 singles and fell 7-5, 7-5. Schmidt and Dugan won Verona’s only doubles match 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles. The Wildcats dropped close matches at the other two doubles flights. Rather than playing a full third set in a two-day tournament, the Wildcats went to tiebreakers at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles, earning a split. Queoff defeated Nabeel Quryshi in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 10-8 and Hutchcroft and Swaminath fell 3-6, 7-6 (7), 10-8 atop the doubles lineup. Michael Happel and Jonah Berry dropped another close match 7-5, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles. Verona finished out the tournament Saturday, blanking Oconomowoc. Tennison and Nagpal cruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins at Nos. 1 and 4 singles, while Queoff and Fan added 6-1, 6-0 wins at Nos. 2 and 3 singles. Hutchcroft and Swaminath cruised 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles but the other two doubles flights went to tiebreakers with Schmidt and Dugan winning 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 at the No. 2 spot and Young and Berry winning 6-0, 4-6, 10-8 at 3 dubs. The Wildcats had to forfeit their final match on Saturday for prom, resulting in a 7-0 loss.
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Riley O’Brien, 4, of Fitchburg, goes for a walk in McKee Farms Park with her Shih Tzu/Maltese dog, Sammy, during the Puppy Up walk on May 7, 2017. This year’s walk will be June 24.
Learning leash laws Municipalities have similar rules, use differing language SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Many dog owners feel a bond with their dog that they are confident will keep their dog under control – leashed or not. But state law and local ordinances try to avoid the risk of potential damages
from an unrestrained dog, with localities building on the state’s law to create their own specific rules, along with penalties for violations, that are generally similar. Except while hunting, state law is that “a dog is considered to be running at large if it is off the premises of its owner and not under the control of the owner or some other person.” While many area
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Mr. Beans wasn’t doing well. He’d been sick for a while and now he was having trouble getting up. Mary Hougan wanted to do everything she could to help her old friend so she enrolled in an equine masseuse program to learn techniques that could alleviate his symptoms and promote blood flow to his balky rear legs. “Mr. Beans, he’s my old guy,” Hougan said in an interview. “He’s the one that kind of inspired me to pursue learning horse massage for his benefit.” Hougan, an admitted lifelong “animal nut,” is turning this passion into a business. She went through a weeklong, 10-hour-a-day program and earned a certification in equine sports massage therapy in March. She’s since started Equistroke, LLC and has done “quite a few” messages since. She is also a part-time veterinary technician and the office manager at Chalet Veterinary Clinic, 1621 E. Main St. in Stoughton, and balancing the two businesses allows her to be around animals “all the time.” Hougan grew up on a farm in Stoughton and “was always rescuing kittens and wildlife.” Her mom thought she might get hurt on a horse, so she didn’t get first one until she was 23. Now she lives on a farm
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Mary Hougan and Mr. Beans, left, the horse who inspired her to learn equine sports massage. between Stoughton and Oregon, Mexico or Canada, where they are along with four horses, nine goats processed for, among other things, and other pets. their meat, which is a delicacy in She started rescuing horses from Europe. “kill pens” in the south in 2015, and The horses being sent to slaughter adopted one in each of 2015, 2016 are often thoroughbreds or quarter and 2017. Though slaughtering horses who arrive at the kill pens “by horses is illegal in the United States, the truckload” if they’re unsuccessful Hougan said the “kill buyers” get Turn to Massage/Page 7 around it by shipping the animals to
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Leashes: Stoughton law enables “any person” to seize or impound any dog running at large municipalities have specific areas for dogs, like the Village of Oregon’s dog park or the county Fitchburg dog parks in Verona, other parks are much more $0-50 first offense; $0-500 for second and subserestricted. The Village of quent offense Oregon and cities of Fitchburg, Stoughton and VeroOregon na consider unleashed dogs in city parks to be a viola$10-500 first offense; $25-500 subsequent offenses tion of ordinances. Fines in these municipalStoughton ities for first offenses can $25-100 first offense; $50-200 subsequent offenses range from zero to as much as $500, with subsequent offenses usually bringing Verona an increased minimum and $25-100 first offense; $100-400 subsequent offenses maximum fine. Some have exceptions for certain activities. In Ve r o n a , f o r e x a m p l e , would not be subject to the considered to be running at playing a game of fetch restrictions, according to large if it is on a leash and under control of a person in a field or a dog walk- the city’s ordinances. “A dog or cat shall not be physically able to control ing alongside its owner
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it or is trained and in the immediate company of a person to which it immediately responds and obeys if such person is over the age of twelve (12) years,” the Verona ordinance states. Others do not make such exceptions, as in Fitchburg, where it is a violation to have an animal in any city park or public recreational areas, “unrestrained by rope, cord, leash, chain, harness, or bridle.” The only exceptions to requiring a dog to be on a leash in Oregon is when an animal is in an automobile, on private property or in a Village park that has a sign stating animals are allowed to be off-leash. Stoughton goes as far as including an ordinance
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banning dogs on school d i s t r i c t p r o p e r t y, s p e cifically, unless for an approved Stoughton Area School District activity or event. When an animal is found to be at large, some local ordinances, like in Stoughton, allow “any person” to “seize, impound or restrain
any dog or cat which he finds running at large.” Others, like Verona, only give the power to seize and impound an animal-atlarge to an animal control or law enforcement officer. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com.
Massage: Routine massage betters performance, prevents injuries, equine masseuse says at the track, Hougan said. “The kill pens tend to feed off of people’s heartstrings,” Hougan said. “The more adoptable horses they put on their (web) pages and they put up a bail price (to save them).”
Worth the ‘strain’ As Hougan’s desire to help Mr. Beans has turned into a second career, Hougan said she didn’t realize how “physical” the work would be. “Most I’ve done in a day is three (massages). That was an exhausting day,” Hougan said. “Just the strain on the hands, arms and shoulders. “When I’m done, I could use a massage myself.” A massage takes an hour, Hougan explained, 30 minutes for one side and 30 minutes for the other. She works from the front toward the back and the top down, starting with the neck. Sometimes she uses a tool called equistix on “trigger points.” “Horses are athletes whether you use them for recreational riding or just keep them,” Hougan said. “A routine massage program will not only better the performance of the horse but also prevent injuries.” A massage costs $60,
and is one of a few services Hougan offers through EquiStroke, including limb stretching and grooming. She has worked on everything from mini-horses to thoroughbreds – even a donkey once. Hougan, who stands 5 feet 3 inches tall, said she once had to stand on a hay bale to reach the top of a huge draft horse she was working on. At first, some horses are a little unsure about all the hands-on attention they’re getting, Hougan said. “As you progress, they really start to relax, they fall into the zone as you call it. Their eyes start to soften, they put their heads down (and) they look like they’re falling asleep,” Hougan said. When she spends a lot of time on a particularly tough spot, she said the horse will express relief by letting out a big yawn. “Those are the rewarding moments,” Hougan said. “When they’re out and about in the pasture, they way they show affection is by grooming each other and nibbling on each other. When they start doing that to you, that’s the ultimate reward.”
Hougan works on her client Vinny’s foreleg. She says the most massages she’s ever done in a day is three, and afterward felt like she could use a massage herself.
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Above, the Rev. Kathleen Cook Owens blesses a photo of Christy Archer’s cat, Sally, at First Presbyterian Church in Oregon on Earth Day, April 22. The blessing acknowledges the love and joy that animals bring to our lives and asks for the continued health of the whole family. At right, Nolan McDermid, 8, does his best to hold on to the aptly named Wiggles the guinea pig.
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Wiggles the guinea pig and his pal Hopscotch seemed to be enjoying their time outside, munching contentedly on a piece of lettuce and soaking up the sun. They had every reason to be content on this perfect late-April day: They had just been blessed by the Rev. Kathleen Cook Owens as part of a special Earth Day Blessing of the Animals event at First Presbyterian Church in Oregon. Wiggles and Hopscotch were joined on the lawn outside the church by all sorts of animals, as well as by the humans who had come to celebrate and acknowledge their relationship with their pets. There were horses and dogs, and one woman brought a picture of her cat, Sally. Owens said the event is a way to celebrate the special relationship humans have with their animals. “So often, the pets that we have are such an important part of our lives,” Owens told the Star. “To acknowledge that and
build it into worship is a good way to celebrate that.” Owens pointed out that humans often have deep relationships with their pets, but they’re mostly private. One of her favorite aspects of Blessing of the Animals is bringing these relationships out into the open and sharing them with neighbors. It’s an event where people “bring the whole family, pets included. We share our loved ones that don’t come with us when we go to church,” Owens said. “People really liked it and to be able to introduce their pets to one another.” On the church lawn, on one of the first great spring days, there were pockets of humans chatting in small groups as their dogs got to know one another, and introductions made when people came by to say hello to a horse. People offered snacks they had brought and talked about funny things their pet had done. Fr. Bill Stout, Order of Friars Minor, a friar of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province based in Franklin, told the Star the blessings are a “wonderful”
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way to bring people together. “They know that (pets) expand and fill their life in a special way,” Stout said. “Going to the blessing brings them into communion with similar people. It highlights the gift of animals and our responsibility to treat them as family.”
Centuries-long tradition Owens said she decided to have a Blessing of the Animals to “highlight an aspect of creation or care for creation that we don’t normally do.” “God’s love and creative power is far beyond the human realm, and animals are a big part of that,” Owens said. Blessing animals has its roots in the Old Testament. Before He created man, God created all the other living creatures and blessed them with the same words he would use to bless mankind: “Be fruitful and increase in number,” according to the New International Version of the Bible. Owens bestowed a slightly different blessing upon Wiggles and Hopscotch (perhaps thankfully for the McDermids, their human family.) Her blessing instead thanks God for the “joy and love” an animal brings into the world and asks for continued blessings on both the animal and its human household. Blessing of the Animals most often takes place in autumn around St. Francis’
feast day Oct. 4, though Owens decided to celebrate with her congregation in April because Earth Day fell on a Sunday. The modern idea of blessing animals started with St. Francis in the 13th century and has been kept alive by all manner of Franciscans in the intervening 800 years, said Stout said. “(Francis) had a spirit of welcoming, affection, reverence and respect for animals and all created things,” Stout said. “He had a deep sense of the inner value of all things created by God and treated them with great reverence and as sacred and as a friend.” The lessons offered by St. Francis’ example are worth remembering these days, Stout said. Living in a bubble can close us off from outside experiences, Stout said, and communicating with animals reminds us to cultivate an openness to receive them. “(Francis’ example) is a spirit of wonder that sees encounter with creation as an opportunity, something we can look forward to and fascinate us,” Stout said. “We’re at our best when we notice the otherness and appreciate it.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Alexander Cramer at Alexander.Cramer@ wcinet.com
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The ASPCA estimates 6.5 million animals enter U.S. adoption shelters each year.
Reasons to adopt pets end up in facilities not because of behavioral issues or something they did wrong, but due to circumstances affecting their owners, such as moving or divorce. That means there are thousands of housebroken, behavior-trained pets just waiting for a new family. • Lower costs: When a person adopts a pet, microchipping, first immunization costs, neutering/spaying, and some vet costs may be covered by the adoption fee. Plus, that adoption fee can be hundreds of dollars less than purchasing a pet from elsewhere. • Longer life expectancy: The Canine Journal says “mutts,” or animals whose genetic makeup are a combination of at least two breeds, tend to have fewer health problems and live longer than their purebreed counterparts. But shelters also house many purebreeds for those who prefer to go that route. • Room for others: For every adopted cat or dog, room is freed up to take in more pets that need assistance. • Hurt puppy mills: Puppy mills produce pets in factory-style facilities that seldom take the welfare of animals into consideration. Adoption hurts puppy mills’ bottom lines and helps fight against their inhumane breeding techniques. Animal shelters can be the first and last stop for animal lovers looking to welcome companion animals into their lives.
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Keeping harmony in a multi-pet home requires thoughtful, patient introductions between pets.
the animals will grow a deeper bond through scent articles and grow accustomed to the sounds and smells of each other. • Introduce dogs or cats on neutral territory. Existing pets may feel the need to defend their territory or protect their owners if they meet a new animal inside of the house. When the time comes for a face-to-face meeting, introduce the two animals outside of the home in a neutral area, such as in a neighbor’s yard or in a park, offers The Humane Society of America. Reward positive behavior during this initial encounter with treats. • Have new toys and items
available. Dogs and cats can both be territorial. Even if they accept the new animal, they may not want to share their toys, food bowls or other baubles. Make sure there are items for both of the pets so there will be no bickering or actual fights. The introduction process is not something pet owners should rush. Such a process can take a few days, weeks or even longer. Pet owners who remain patient and encouraging may find that their pets ultimately learn to live together peacefully. – Metro News Service
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There is no end to the companionship, love and joy a pet can bring to one’s life. That is perhaps one reason why the number of pets surrendered to shelters each year so greatly upsets animal lovers. But the same places that house animals that were lost or abandoned can be the very locations where families find new pets to love. The ASPCA estimates that 6.5 million companion animals enter animal shelters in the United States each year. According to its most recent report, the Canadian Federation of Humane Societies says around 82,000 cats and 35,000 dogs were taken into Canadian shelters in 2015. Animal shelters, rescue groups, pounds, and humane societies are great places to begin searching for new companion animals. The organization DoSomething.org states that, each year, approximately 2.7 million dogs and cats are euthanized because shelters are too full and there aren’t enough adoptive homes. Homeless animals outnumber homeless people five to one. While private breeders and reputable pet stores may have purebred animals that make great pets, to relieve the problems of relinquished or homeless pets residing in crowded shelters, prospective pet parents are urged to first consider adopting shelter pets. The following are reasons why adopting shelter dogs or cats is such a great idea. • Well-behaved animals: The Humane Society of America says most shelter
Many people are excited by the prospect of introducing a new pet into their homes. In the midst of such excitement, it can be easy to overlook the potential feelings existing pets may have about sharing their homes with new animals. Pets don’t get to know one another with a handshake and a “hello.” In addition, pet owners cannot force companion animals to like one another. What they can do is make the introduction process as positive as possible. According to Healthy Paws Pet Insurance, 42 percent of American households are multiple-pet families, so peaceful cohabitation is possible. Whether the introduction involves animals of the same species or a hopeful friendship between cat and dog, follow these tips to increase the chances for a successful first meeting. • Employ sense of smell. Some dogs and cats will “posture” if they make eye contact with a new animal, according to PetMD. Submissive or dominant responses can cause stress to the animals and may create a negative first meeting. Sometimes it’s best if pets meet through scent instead of sight. Separate the pets in different rooms or cages, allowing them to grow accustomed to the smell of the other animal before actually meeting it. Exchange blankets with each pets’ scent between the cages. • Contain and release. Let the new pet have roam of the house for a little while before containing it to a room or cage. This allows the animal to start leaving its scent around the house. Follow the same technique with the other pet. Eventually
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Frequent cleaning and good ventilation are key to keeping your house odor-free. dogs may have their share of accidents. Cats may avoid litter boxes if they are not cleaned frequently and then soil around the house. Be sure to clean up pet waste messes promptly. Baking soda and vinegar solutions are all-natural ways to clean up and can help remove urine odors more readily. Also, look for safe deodorizing cleaning products that can be used on carpeting, flooring and upholstery. • Purchase an air purifier. Air purifiers can help remove odors and allergens from the air. They’re relatively inexpensive and can be placed in rooms that pets frequent. • Wash pet blankets and beds. L a u n d e r p e t b e d s , c l o t h t oy s ,
blankets, and any other items that pets lounge on. Sweat, saliva and dander can cause these fabrics to become stinky, and, in turn, make the house smell worse. • Keep pets clean. Most pets are very good at self-grooming, but can benefit from a spa treatment once in awhile. Dogs that spend ample time outdoors or frequently get wet and dirty may need routine baths. Ask a professional groomer what he or she recommends to address potent pet odors. Neutralizing pet odors takes effort, but it can make for a more pleasant-smelling home environment.
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Routine well visits are an important part of maintaining overall health for adults and children. The same can be said for ensuring family pets are thriving, as well. Veterinarians should be consulted for more than just illnesses. Their input is a key component of proper pet care. Having a solid relationship with the vet is in the best interests of the pet and its owner. Open communication and familiarity with companion animals helps to avoid health issues before they appear, according to Dr. Krista Magnifico, DVM, and founder of Pawbly.com. Wellness exams facilitate discussion when the animal is not under duress and the general health of the pet can be properly assessed. According to the pet resource iHeartDogs.com, common components of well visits include the vet asking questions about exercise frequency, appetite, behavior, and any breed-specific issues. A vet will examine the pet, check gait and movement, as well as look at the eyes, ears and mouth. Routine vaccinations also are typically discussed and administered. Veterinary Practice News advises taking a new pet to the vet a few days after he or she comes home, even if the pet’s medical history has been documented extensively. This establishes a clinical file and a relationship between pet and vet and vet and pet owner. The frequency of vet
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Polka Dot – 37222185 Male, Domestic Shorthair Mix Location: DCHS Main Shelter
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Tommy – 38308044 Male, Gerbil Location: Adoption Center West
Emmett – 37340806 Male, Rat Location: Adoption Center West
Snak Pak – 38221961 Female, Domestic Shorthair Mix Location: DCHS Main Shelter
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Curt – 38384143 Male, Hound/Boxer Mix Location: DCHS Main Shelter
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Maui – 38432790 Female, Retriever Mix Location: DCHS Main Shelter
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Augustus – 38288052 Male, Persian Mix Location: DCHS Main Shelter
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Making the grades Standards-based grading will be at both middle schools next year SCOTT GIRARD
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There will be no more A’s or B’s for Verona Area School District middle schoolers next year. Both Savanna Oaks and Badger Ridge middle schools will use “standards-based grading” in all subjects for the 2018-19 school year, administrators said Friday morning at a committee meeting. The grading system, which SOMS has used since 2014 and BRMS used in math this year, involves a scale focused on whether a student has “mastered” a skill, rather than using a percentage to assign a letter for achievement. Some parents at SOMS complained about the transition in 2014 and asked for a return to letter grades. A 2015 decision to assign a letter grade to the standard score did not satisfy them, and administrators said it confused the point of the standards grades. There will be no letter grades associated with next year’s report cards at either school, director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke confirmed to the Press in an email. Though the change means the entirety of K-8 attendance area schools will use standards-based grading next year, Franke said the district still needs to work on making the terms used consistent. That, she said, will help parents understand what they’re looking at. She and school board member Meredith Stier Christensen also specified the district is not planning to expand the grading system to the high school “anytime soon.” “This is a K-8 grading system,” Stier Christensen said. Survey data from the 2016-17 school year showed 93 percent of BRMS parents who took the annual perception survey wanted traditional letter grades along with a measure of student competencies to report student progress. At Savanna Oaks, where the standards-based system
was already in place, 54 percent of those taking the survey strongly agreed or agreed they were satisfied with the grading system, compared to 88 percent at BRMS – where letter grades were still the practice. The goal, the schools’ principals explained, is to have students focusing on what skills they’re learning and allow flexibility in how to demonstrate that understanding, rather than demonstrating rote memory or seeking out extra credit to get an extra percentage point and jump up a letter grade. “The traditional system allows you to kind of play the game,” said BRMS principal Mike Murphy. “This system is not about playing the game, it’s about demonstrating evidence that you actually know and understand.” School board members at the meeting stressed the importance of communicating about the change and making sure any language used for the standards was “parent-friendly.” “I really want it to be as informative as we can possibly make it without them having to guess or feeling like they’re already at a disadvantage because they aren’t quite certain what this means,” said Stier Christensen. The new grading system, which follows a yearslong and ongoing “Middle School Study” to create consistency between BRMS and SOMS, aligns with the curriculum teachers at both schools will use. Teachers in the same departments at the two schools have been meeting over the past two years to discuss curricula and what standards they should be teaching to, with a goal of providing a similar experience for middle school students across the district. They also have shared those standards with students and families. SOMS principal Sandy Eskrich said
‘This system is not about playing the game, it’s about demonstrating evidence that you actually know and understand.’ Mike Murphy, Badger Ridge Middle School principal being clearer has allowed students to do better work. “By making the learning expectations explicit and available transparently to everyone, more kids, different kids, kids are choosing to accelerate their learning, go deeper,” Eskrich said. “We are accelerating more kids in math than we ever have.” By focusing on standards, she explained, students and teachers can look at concepts rather than specific “packets” or content. For example, she said, rather than using the Revolutionary War to learn the idea of “conflict” in history, a student could focus on other wars or a more contemporary example, such as the demonstrations in Madison that followed black teenager Tony Robinson being shot by a police officer. “How can we make (conflict) engaging to every student?” Eskrich said. “They can demonstrate their mastery of the power standard of conflict.” The power standards, which will be listed on report cards, outline the skills for students to demonstrate in the various subjects. Board members also asked about a key concern from SOMS parents in 2015: whether their students would be ready for the grade-point average they’ll get high school, which could play a part in their future. Administrators said that while they had not done a student survey of the current freshmen who had all three years of standards-based grading at SOMS, data show their GPAs and class choices have not been notably different from their peers from BRMS. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Emergency protocol could change Verona Area High School principal Pam Hammen has a “sense of urgency” to change the district’s emergency protocol from asking students and staff to stay where they are during a dangerous event. Hammen was joined by a pair of other Verona Area School District administrators at the May 7 school board meeting to present on the ALICE protocol, which provides “options” for people facing an emergency, such as an active shooter. ALICE stands for “Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate,” giving students and staff a choice of which option best fits their situation. If a shooter is in the opposite wing of the new high school, for example, the best option would likely be to evacuate. But the “counter” idea, which calls for students throwing things or causing other distractions for a shooter, bothered one board member significantly, as Russell King questioned the idea and said ALICE is an “inappropriate application” in a school setting, based on his personal research.
Board developing complaints, concerns policy A new policy could help guide community members looking to bring their concerns and complaints to Verona Area School District staff. The proposal, which the board has not voted on, establishes a step-by-step review process for where community members should address a concern or a complaint and guidelines for how staff should respond.
Implementation teams offer ‘voice’ for staff Verona Area High School music teacher Eric Anderson was not excited when he heard about the district’s change in governance of its schools two years ago. But seeing how the school’s implementation and continuous improvement teams are different from the site council format they had used in the past has “reinvigorated me as a teacher,” he said. “It really makes me feel like I have a voice in the school,” Anderson told the Press. “If all this work can help a couple kids see the path, that’s great.”
Gorrell gets 2-year deal, raise Verona Area School District superintendent Dean Gorrell is likely to be around through the first year of the new Verona Area High School’s operation. Beyond that, he and the board will need to come to a new agreement. The school board approved a two-year contract with Gorrell last month that will last until June 30, 2020, with a one-year extension provision for the following school year if neither Gorrell nor the board take any action. It explicitly states, however, that the contract does not extend into the 2021-22 school year without “further action.”
Ground broken Verona Area School District staff, students and administrators welcomed the community onto the new Verona Area High School site April 24 afternoon for a ceremonial groundbreaking event to celebrate the $182 million construction project. Superintendent Dean Gorrell said he is happy the building – expected to open for the 2020-21 school year – will serve students for decades to come. “There are gonna be tens of thousands of kids that are gonna go through those doors,” Gorrell said during the ceremony. – Scott Girard
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Cherokee getting new playground for 2018-19 Has raised $28K of expected $80K cost SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The only playground equipment at Cherokee Middle School is four basketball hoops and two soccer goals. When parent Deanna Simonson saw students beginning to climb on the soccer goals during recess last winter, she decided that needed to change. Now, she told the Star in an email, a group of parents, teachers and administrators is now making that happen. “Our children do not currently have a playground to play on and desperately need one,” Simonson wrote. “I began talking to more staff, parents and students about this and realized there was a large need for our children to have safe equipment to climb on and play with.” Simonson, a physical therapist who has two children at Cherokee, said physical activity plays a “huge role” in children’s physical health, and a playground would help that. “This project represents our hope that, when given the opportunity, our students will make movement and fitness part of their day and build healthy habits for years to come,” she said. The push for a playground began in spring of 2017 with a small committee, and a company was chosen to assist the group in fall 2017, providing preliminary designs and cost estimates. They are expecting to have a community build event this August, and start the new year with a “playground ready for middle schoolers.” The committee has raised $28,000 of the expected $75,000 to $80,000 cost so
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far, including grants from Shopko and Meriter Friends for Friends. A silent auction is in progress until May 13, as well, with a goal of an additional $10,000. “Realistically, we knew that it would be difficult to raise that entire amount in a single year,” Simonson said. Simonson said the new playground will be built in two phases – the first of which has already been approved by the school board. Simonson said she is excited the playground can serve the neighborhood around the school and siblings of children playing soccer on the fields, as well, but the biggest benefit will be for the students, who will have a “safe place to climb and play with their friends” this fall. “ T h ey w i l l h ave t h e opportunity to relax and enjoy a new place to play during recess,” she said. “They will be able to return to class refreshed and ready to learn.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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District looks at November referendum Focus groups could help set scope SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
After more than a year of work by a district growth task force and several months of work sessions, the Oregon school board is positioned to vote later this month on going to referendum – probably in November – to fund two new schools. It’s holding three more focus groups over the next nine days, and those will lead up to a special board meeting set for Monday, May 21. At that meeting, the board will evaluate all information gathered, including community input. District superintendent Brian Busler said the board might select the “best option for moving forward at this meeting or shortly thereafter.”
The four options being considered all include building two new schools within the kindergarten to eighthgrade level to manage projected overcrowding in the intermediate and elementary grades in the next few years. The school configurations and location will depend on the option chosen by the school board. The two new schools would be built in phases, which Busler said is a “cost-effective way to manage the future growth.” The first phase would likely be built by 2020 and the second phase by 2024. Because of the 2014 construction referendum, Oregon High School is projected to be able to accommodate increased capacity through 2030.
Community input As the board’s work on choosing an option for a referendum winds down, they will have plenty of information to pick through.
If You Go What: Oregon School District focus group When: 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 12 Where: RCI cafeteria Info: 835-4003 or bsb@ OregonSD.org The board established a Population and Growth Task Force in January 2017 to study population projections and facility capacity and create potential options to address growth. Led by district consultant Mark Roffers, the group, which included community members, met 12 times before delivering a final report in February. Since then, the school board has taken the information to guide it during work sessions on planning for population growth. The district has also
gathered public comments through focus group sessions to give people a “baseline of information about the growth and provide an opportunity to share their thoughts on student growth and future schools to meet the growth,” Busler said. The focus groups will meet once more, then themes from the focus group sessions will be summarized and shared at the regular school board meeting May 14. Anyone interested in attending can get more information by calling 8354003. “Community members are telling us that it has been very helpful to learn about the growth projections, impact on schools, and potential options,” he told the Observer in an email Monday. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
OMS, BKE finalists for national environmental award In many contests, the mark of excellence is receiving a blue ribbon. But Oregon Middle School and Brooklyn Elementary School staff and students are hoping for a green ribbon as a reward for their environmentally conscious efforts. The two schools were nominated for this year’s U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools program by state Superintendent Tony Evers. The program recognizes schools that reduce their environmental impact and costs, improve the health and wellness of students and staff and provide effective environmental and sustainability education, according to a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction news release. Honorees will be announced later this month. “It takes the entire school community, working together, to be a nominee for this national recognition,” Evers said. Photo by Alexander Cramer
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Students at Oregon Middle School are doing more than just learning about the environment – they are learning about their place in it and how important they are. They’re also getting their hands dirty and having fun. As part of the school’s environmentally conscious STEAM curriculum (science, technology, engineering, art and math), students are getting a “bigger picture” look at what it means to be not just consumers, but stewards of a sustainable environment, OMS health teacher Darren Hartberg told the Observer.
Students present at UW The Wisconsin Institute for Discovery hosts plenty of conferences throughout the year. But in April, amid the indoor trees and glass walls, the presenters weren’t the usual academics and professionals: they were high-schoolers. About 900 students – including, for the first time, 40 from Oregon High School – had converged from around the state for the Great World Texts Annual Student Conference.
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The 2017-18 school year still has several months to go, but Oregon School District officials are already figuring out how schools will be staffed for the 2018-19 school year. The Oregon school board talked at length last month about administrators’ recommendations to add several positions this fall – some legally required, some to comply with district guidelines. The board is expected to vote on staffing additions at its next meeting on April 23.
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$25K grant goes to AODA training aimed at alcohol, drug prevention SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon School District is one of 66 school districts throughout Wisconsin that will receive state funding for programs to reduce or prevent student use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. The district will get $25,000 for its ongoing
student leadership and staff training on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) programming, district superintendent Brian Busler wrote the Observer in an email last month. “We are very fortunate to have been awarded this grant,” he said. “This will provide meaningful support for our AODA initiatives and help programming for
our students and staff. We thank the Department of Public Instruction for this funding support.” The AODA grants provide funding to public schools to teach skills and supply information aimed at preventing alcohol and illegal drug use, according to a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) news release last week.
Grants may be renewed for one additional year of funding. T h e D P I AO DA p r o gram, first authorized under Chapter 331, Laws of 1979, is designed to help local school districts utilize their staff and program resources to develop comprehensive AODA programs. Funding for the AODA competitive grants is authorized as part
of the state’s biennial budget. State Superintendent Tony Evers said the funding “gives school districts support to address alcohol, drug abuse, and school safety concerns.” “Though data show that we’ve made tremendous progress in curbing alcohol use, Wisconsin’s underage drinking rates are still
quite high compared to the nation,” he said in the news release. “Grant-funded activities that curb drug use will help improve the school climate, making schools safer and more welcoming for all kids.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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