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Inside New van brings

Police chief to retire
at end of 2017
library to the
Page 3 community
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Schools Unified Newspaper Group

Access road The library is a little bit

out of reach for some who
remains an issue for live in the sprawling city of
new VAHS Fitchburg.
Library officials are hop-
Page 11 ing their new outreach van
will change that.
Because many Fitch-
Community burg residents dont have
access to the library and
its services, building and
strengthening the commu-
nity connections between
those people and the library
is one of the top priorities
for staff, library director
Wendy Rawson told the
Star. Thats what sparked
the idea of a mobile library.
We ve b e e n t a l k i n g
Photo by Kimberly Wethal about the outreach van for
Mark Miller, leader for the Uphoff Garden, walks alongside the Lacy Garden Monday night. probably four or five years,
Fitchburg couple the idea being Fitchburg is

Right to the pantry

enters parenthood
after fighting infertility
Page 12
Sports Pair of Fitchburg gardens provide healthy options for pantries
KIMBERLY WETHAL
Star correspondent
Potatoes dont grow on trees.
That was the lesson learned a few
years ago by a young man who vol-
unteered his time digging up potatoes
out of the ground at the Lacy Garden
at 5897 Whalen Dr. All of the food
harvested there goes to Madison food
pantries to feed people who know
Regents football sea- money doesnt grow on trees either.
son opens Aug. 18 He said to me, I thought pota-
toes grew on trees, like peanuts do,
Page 14 recalled Tom Parslow, the Lacy Gar-
den leader.
For the record, peanuts also do not
Business grow on trees.
He learned a lot that day, Parslow
said.
The Lacy Garden and the Uphoff
Garden, located at the corner of
Lalor and Murphy Roads, are two
Fitchburg food pantry gardens that
are part of a broader effort to fight
hunger in the Dane County area.
Part of a network of eight gardens
run by the Madison Area Food Pan-
try Gardens nonprofit organization,
the Lacy Garden has been servic-
ing food pantries for close to two
New chiropractic decades. The Uphoff Garden, led by
studio opens in Mark Miller, is in its fourth season of
harvesting summer squash.
Break Away All produce grown in the gardens
is donated to food pantries such as
Page 21 St. Vincent de Paul, Second Harvest
Food Bank or Community
Locations
There are eight gardens in the suburbs around Madison that donate all
produce to local food pantries:
Lacy Garden
5897 Whalen Dr.
Fitchburg, WI
Uphoff Garden
Corner of Murphy and Lalor roads
Fitchburg, WI
Emmett Schulte Garden
11214 Midtown Road
Verona, WI
Ken Witte Garden
11214 Midtown Road
Verona, WI
Action Coalition, which then distrib-
ute the produce to other area food
pantries.
The gardens are named for the
people who donated a portion of
their own land to host the food pan-
try gardens Phil and Paul Lacy first
donated an acre in 2000 when the
pantry garden program began, and
Charles Uphoff donated his garden
after some Hmong community mem-
bers stepped back from managing it,
Parslow said.
The Madison Food Pantry Gardens
Middleton Outreach Ministry
Behind distribution center at 3502
Parmenter St.
Middleton, WI
Blackhawk Garden
9620 Brader Way
Middleton, WI
Hershberger Perennial Garden
11214 Midtown Road
Verona, WI
Wagner Garden
3131 Shady Oaks Lane
Verona, WI
organization was started after volun-
teers from local churches and service
clubs found that the leftover produce
they had been collecting from local
farmers markets to donate to the
food pantries was not enough to meet
the needs of the community, accord-
ing to the organizations website.
The solution was to establish three
1-acre gardens that together yield-
ed 60,000 pounds of produce each
season. The addition of five other
Turn to Pantry/Page 18
such a large community and
the library is not necessarily
in the thick of things, Raw-
son said. And I think that
we as a city are concerned
about areas that cant nec-
essarily get to the library.
To reach those areas,
the library needed more
than just the van. Outreach
librarian
Liz Zimdars
was hired
last year to
help solve
the problem,
and the van
has simply
aided her on Zimdars
her mission
to build con-
nections.
From attending regular
community meetings at
Leopold Elementary School
and helping coordinate oth-
er events within the library,
she said she has repeatedly
heard the same issue: the
lack of an out-of-school
resource for when classes
arent in session, specifi-
cally for those families who
lack direct access to the
library.
For now, Zimdars and the
van can be seen out around
Fitchburg specifically
at Leopold encouraging
Fitchburg residents to get
to know each other, and the
library, a little bit more.
Im really trying to
talk to people, get to know
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Summer library
program ends with a zip
The library ended its summer reading program with a Lego showcase and zipline
challenge event. Wisconsin Lego Users group members showcased displayed their
Lego creations while kids worked on designing their toy block workers out of art.

Photos by Helu Wang

Mia Ketter, 5, gives a thumbs up with a medical emergency helicopter crew member.

Police hold annual crime prevention picnic

The Fitchburg Police Department held its annual Crime Prevention Picnic at McK-
ee Farms park Saturday, Aug. 5. People checked out a medical emergency helicopter,
ambulance and police patrol cars while enjoying refreshments, such as sandwiches and
chips. The event aims to unite the community in an effort to prevent crime.

Photo by Helu Wang

Noah Fields, 14, introduced his Lego Batman museum that he has been building for
almost a year.

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Cyrio Pfannenstieo, 6, tells a police officer he is excited to show off his driving skills.

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City of Fitchburg
Police chief Mayor: Foxconn officials
to retire at visited Fitchburg area
end of year
Hiring process
expected to begin in
Sept., start date in
January 2018
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
After nearly two decades,
Fitchburg will have a new
police chief next year.
T h o m a s B l a t t e r, w h o
began as chief of the Fitch-
burg Police
Department
in February
2000, will
retire at the
end of this
y e a r. B l a t -
ter began his
t i m e w i t h Blatter
the Town of
Fitchburg
Police Department in 1977.
He announced his inten-
tion to retire at the July 12
Police and Fire Commis-
sion (PFC) meeting.
That commission, which
is made up of five city res-
idents, will oversee the hir-
ing process of a new chief.
Members were set to vote
on the hiring timeline at
the commissions Aug. 9
meeting, after the Stars
deadline for this months
issue.
The proposal would have
a new chief begin Jan. 8,
2018, after a three-month
hiring process.
That process would
begin with the application
period from Sept. 11-Oct.
8, followed by applicant
screening by the citys
human resources depart-
ment Oct. 9-11. The PFC
would then approve a list
of candidates to interview
at its Oct. 11 meeting.
Those candidates would
interview Oct. 25 with a
five-person panel made up
of the city administrator,
deputy police chief, coun-
cil president, chair of pub-
lic safety committee and a
police chief from a neigh-
boring community.
T h e P F C wo u l d t h e n
conduct finalist interviews
in a closed session on Nov.
1, including a meeting with
Mayor Jason Gonzalez, a
tour of the city, personnel
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Did not speak with headlines around Wis-
consin recently after an
investment from a company
would be a lot of tax base,
DeForest. Madison has also
proposed some sites, includ-
city staff, elected announcement from Gov. and 650 new jobs, but that ing the now-vacated Oscar
Scott Walker and Presi- the city would need to be Meyer plant.
officials dent Donald Trump that careful. The project, which the
the company would make a Its front and center in State Journal reported could
SCOTT GIRARD $10 billion investment in a my mind protecting the tax- involve health-related devic-
Unified Newspaper Group plant in southeastern Wis- payer as far as the incentive es or a research facility,
consin, according to vari- to come to Fitchburg and would be a step toward low-
Hiring Mayor Jason Gonzalez
said Fitchburg was among
ous news reports. The Wis-
consin State Journal later
the environment, he said.
Those would be critically
ering unemployment here,
Gonzalez added.
timeline the municipalities officials
from a Taiwanese electron-
reported that the Madison
Region Economic Partner-
important to me.
The state legislature has
Some more manufactur-
ing jobs would help address
Sept. 11-Oct. 8: Ad- ics company visited as they ship (MadREP) had sent been discussing a $3 bil- our double-digit unemploy-
vertise position, accept look for locations to build in an email to Dane County lion incentive package for ment in the northern parts of
applications Wisconsin. municipalities asking for the company related to our city, he said. I would
But he cautioned that they sites for another potential the potential southeastern definitely be open to mak-
Oct. 9-11: Applicant building. Wisconsin building, and ing sure there was adequate
did not meet with any city
screening staff or elected officials, and Gonzalez said the city some critics have expressed transportation from those
Oct. 11: PFC approves any sense of Foxconn poten- responded to MadREPs concerns with a possible northern parts of our city
interview list tially building in Fitchburg email with three possi- exemption for the company to wherever they chose to
Oct. 25: Panel interviews is very preliminary. ble sites for development, to environmental standards. locate.
They didnt state what though he declined to share Gonzalez told the Star
Nov. 1: PFC interviews the purpose of their business those sites at this point. that the typical players Contact Scott Girard at
with finalists
was, Gonzalez said, adding While its early in the around Dane County are ungreporter@wcinet.com
Nov. 2-28: Background that they visited Placon. process, Gonzalez said also possible locations, and follow him on Twitter
check Foxconn has been in that a multi-million dollar i n c l u d i n g Ve r o n a a n d @sgirard9.
Nov. 29: PFC approves
hire
Dec. 1: Pre-employment
Fitchburg Days
Allen: Committee still planning on 2018 festival
physical and drug screen
Jan. 8, 2018: First day
for new chief
including Mayor Jason Gonzalez, in that meeting and the general tenor
No idea about citys had plenty of criticism for Allen and of the way that meeting went, Allen
evaluation profile and pub-
lic meet and greet.
intentions after July the festival and indicated a desire to said. (Through nine Fitchburg may-
consider having the city get involved ors) I have never seen anybody ripped
An outside agency would discussion at Council with the festival. The Council had to shreds the way I was at that meet-
perform a background a discussion about the festival at its ing.
check by Nov. 28, with a SCOTT GIRARD July 11 meeting and Allen responded Allen also met with Gonzalez and
hire approved in closed Unified Newspaper Group to some of it at the July 25 meeting Ald. Julia Arata-Fratta (Dist. 2) and
session on Nov. 29, accord- during public comments. said they had a good conversation
ing to the proposal. The organizer of the annual Fitch- He specifically criticized Gonza- about the history of Fitchburg Days.
Gonzalez said that he burg Days festival said he expects the lez for some personal comments the He still has no idea what the citys
hopes to hold at least event to go on as usual in 2018. mayor made toward Allen during the plans will be for next year, but said
six community impact Our committee is still planning on July 11 discussion. the committee will continue to oper-
sessions in the coming having a festival, Jay Allen told the Mr. Mayor, at the last meeting, ate as normal.
months to let the commu- Star Aug. 9. Nothings changed as you made some very derogatory com-
nity weigh in on what far as that goes. ments toward me and I believe that Contact Scott Girard at ungreport-
theyre looking for in a That comes one month after you owe me a public apology for call- er@wcinet.com and follow him on
leader of our police depart- members of the Common Council, ing me at least two different names Twitter @sgirard9.
ment. He also plans to
speak with officers at the
department two or three
times to discuss what
theyd like to see in a chief.
While he is not involved
in the hiring process under
t h e c i t y s p r a c t i c e , h e
Your Business Is Our Business
hopes the sessions could
provide information for the
PFC as they consider can-
didates.
I would say that the
police chief is a way more
important position than the Our business bankers dont work
mayor or anyone on the for the bank, they work for you.
council, especially in this
day and age, Gonzalez We treat your business like its our
said. Its probably one of
the most difficult and com- business, and we know how to
plex things to do in 2017. get stuff done. .
Contact Scott Girard at
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Letters to the editor Community Voices

Less job growth under Trump
Jason Miller, spokesper-
son for President Trump,
said on CNN you want
look at the job growth
numbers since he (Trump)
came in, hes doing fan-
tastic.
174.3 Average jobs
added to the economy per
month from 2010 2016
Hazardous materials
dont belong in the trash
under Barack Obama
(numbers are in thou-
sands).
172.6 Average jobs

Thats pretty amazing
since average number of
new private sector jobs
created per month since
Trump took office is actu-
ally less than the average
number of new jobs cre-
ated per month during the
previous seven years of
the Obama administration.
added to the economy per
month February June
2017 under Donald Trump
(numbers are in thou-
sands).
Source: US Department
of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
Charles Uphoff
City of Fitchburg
F
all is a perfect time to clean
out garages, storage areas and
other areas that get ignored
on a day-to-day basis. Often when
I do that, I come across unwanted
household products that would be
easy to throw in the trash.
However, I have been surprised
to learn that many of these items
are considered hazardous waste
products. If not disposed of cor-
rectly, hazardous materials can be
harmful to the environment.
furniture; seasonal decorations,
Hazardous waste items should
not be put in the garbage, and they
should not be placed in your refuse
container.
Fortunately, there are many plac-
es in or near Fitchburg where haz-
VCR tapes, plants, lawn equip-
ment, tools just about anything
you can think of might be able to
be used by someone else. Freecy-
cle membership is free and posts
are monitored. But items must be
offered for free.
If you need to re-home eyeglass-
es, dont forget the Lions Club
collects them for their Recycle for
Sight program, which distributes
used eyeglasses to people in need.

Good riddance to Allen, Arnold These include items such as

medications, pesticides, poisons,
ignitables, aerosols, fertilizers,
I agree with Mayor and a library that is acces- household cleaners and oil. Pes-
Gonzalez about (Jay) sible only by the well to ticides, oil and fertilizer all can
Allen and (Steve) Arnold do. I agree with the may- seep into the ground and contami-
keeping their noses out of or, good riddance to those nate groundwater our source for
Fitchburgs affairs. They two. drinking water.
both had their chance and Alkaline and rechargeable bat-
all they did was bring Joe Kobeerstein teries and electronics, like com-
higher taxes, bike trails City of Fitchburg puters, phones and televisions, are
also hazardous waste. They contain
a host of toxic substances such as
mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic
See something wrong? and nickel, which can seep into and
contaminate groundwater when
The Fitchburg Star does not sweep errors under the landfilled.
rug. If you see something you know or even think is in Poisons and medications can fall
error, please contact editor Jim Ferolie at 845-9559 or at into the wrong hands or seep into
fitchburgstar@wcinet.com so we can get it right. the waterways and raise havoc with
waterfowl and fish.
Another type of item requiring
special disposal and this surpris-
es many people is light bulbs.
Fluorescent light bulbs, including
the now nearly ubiquitous compact
fluorescent bulbs, contain mercury,
Friday, August 11, 2017 Vol. 4, No. 6 a very poisonous heavy metal that
Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. is harmful to both human health
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ardous waste products that have no
value can be disposed of properly.
Here are a couple examples:
Alkaline or rechargeable batter-
ies can be dropped off at the con-
tainer in the Fitchburg City Hall
lobby.
Expired or surplus medications,
including narcotics are taken by
the police station during normal
business hours, Monday through
Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oth-
er medications but not narcotics
can go to the Hometown Pharma-
cy on Cahill Main.
Electronics, phones, cables and
similar items can go to Best Buy,
the electronic recycling event or
Dane County Clean Sweep.
And in Fitchburg, empty aerosol
cans can be placed in your recy-
cling (blue) cart.
If you come across items that
you dont need but are still use-
able, you may be able to re-home
these items.
One way is through Freecycle,
at my.freecycle.org. There you can
get rid of Items such as, surplus
paint, unneeded indoor or outdoor
There are drop off boxes in the lob-
by at City Hall and the Fitchburg
Library.
So the next time you have non-
food, non-paper items to dispose
of, think twice before putting them
in the trash.
If the items are still usable, con-
sider Freecycle. If the items are not
usable, check Fitchburgs website
to see if these items require special
disposal. Visit the citys website
at fitchburgwi.gov, and search for
recycling guide. You can request a
hard copy of the Recycling Guide
by contacting Rick Eilertson,
Fitchburgs environmental engi-
neer, or Erika Klutmeier, Fitch-
burgs sustainability specialist, at
City Hall.
Kia Stearn has been a resident
of Fitchburg for six years. As a
Resource Conservation Commis-
sioner, Stearn is dedicated to pro-
moting awareness to the businesses
and residents of Fitchburg by host-
ing recycling awareness events in
apartment communities.

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This newspaper is printed on recycled paper.
he childhood favorites I
General Manager grew up with like Kool-Aid,
Lee Borkowski Lunchables, and the bright
lborkowski@wcinet.com pink Nesquik strawberry milk
seem to have lost their popularity
Sales Manager
to whole grain bunnies, home-
Kathy Neumeister made fruit leathers, and kale chips.
kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com Whole foods, no artificial flavors
Display Advertising or colors, and preservative-free
Donna Larson are hot marketing phrases right
veronasales@wcinet.com now.
Dawn Zapp
Its true, we
should all be
oregonsales@wcinet.com
striving for
Catherine Stang whole, natural
stoughtonsales@wcinet.com foods more often,
Classifieds less processed
Diane Beaman foods with ingre-
ungclassified@wcinet.com dients we cant
pronounce, and a Hoerr
Circulation balance of all the
Carolyn Schultz food groups in
ungcirculation@wcinet.com our day.
But does that mean theres no
News more room for a frozen meal or
Jim Ferolie boxed muffin mix? Not necessari-
fitchburgstar@wcinet.com ly, but the pressure to make things
from scratch or eat only clean
Sports ingredients is high.
Jeremy Jones Once August rolls around,
ungsportseditor@wcinet.com the lazy days of summer slowly
Assistant Editor change to gearing up for the start
Scott Girard of another school year, a more
ungreporter@wcinet.com
regular schedule, and the return
of packed lunches and structured
Reporters meals. Getting any kind of meal on
Anthony Iozzo, Samantha Christian, Helu Wang, Amber the table with the whole family in
Levenhagen, Scott De Laruelle, Bill Livick attendance can be an accomplish-
ment, let alone a homemade meal.
Unified Newspaper Group, a division of When days are filled to the
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health of our family?
As a dietitian, I struggle with
this as well. I love to cook and
bake. Its partly because I care
about what my family eats and my
desire to nourish our bodies well,
but I also get a sense of satisfac-
tion from turning humble, individ-
ual ingredients into a meal that we
can enjoy together at the table.
But to make everything from
scratch? Thats just not possible
for me right now.
For me, it may look like home-
made granola bars for a snack one
day, yet having a bag of pretzels in
the pantry for another snack.
Or eating homemade banana ice
cream as a dessert one evening,
but then having store-bought ice
cream the very next night.
I typically make my own home-
made pizza dough, yet top it with
store bought pizza sauce.
Its all about finding a mid-
dle ground and acknowledging
what works best for your family.
Rather than stressing about what
youre currently not doing, think
about the positive changes youve
already made and work from there.
For example, perhaps the few
extra minutes it takes to make your
own macaroni and cheese rather
than from a box is one commit-
ment youre ready to make for
your family. Or maybe its finding
a cereal or granola bar that doesnt
have any preservatives or artificial
colors in it. Maybe youre ready
to grind your own nut butter to
reduce the ingredient list to just
one or two ingredients (peanuts
and salt). Other times, the change
is as simple as forgoing the chips
or crackers and opting for a piece
of fruit or veggies and dip to snack
on.
Not all processed foods are the
enemy either. Anything that isnt
in its original state is technically
processed. Think whole grain
pasta, canned fruit in its own juice,
or even canned beans. These are
budget-friendly foods and add
healthy convenience to any busy
week night for your family.
Buying packaged foods doesnt
mean you have admitted to failure
or have a lack of concern for your
health. Making small changes and
reading the food labels to find the
best frozen French fries means
youre just as committed to your
health as someone who makes
homemade pesto and hummus.
Aim for a balance of fitting
whole foods in more often, limit-
ing the processed foods like boxed
meals or bags of chips, and making
room for flexibility. With that in
mind, youll be ready to take on
the newschool year and all the
meals and snacks that go with it.
Kara Hoerr, MS, RDN, CD,
is the registered dietitian at the
Fitchburg Hy-Vee. For information
or questions, contact her at kho-
err@hy-vee.com or 273-5125.
This information is not intended
as medical advice.Please consult
a medical professional for individ-
ual advice.
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City officials to hold One injured in

forum on recent crime Aug. 1 Anton
EVAN HALPOP
Star correspondent
A forum on recent crime in Fitch-
burg will be held at the Fitchburg
Public Library on Thursday, Aug. 24,
starting at 7p.m.
There have been a couple of bur-
glaries over the past few weeks in
addition to an attempted burglary, and
a stolen car in a neighborhood that is
typically a safe neighborhood, Fitch-
burg police chief Thomas Blatter said.
Mayor Jason Gonzalez as well as
Dist. 2 Alds. Julia Arata-Fratta and
If You Go
What: Discussion on recent crime
When: Aug. 24, 7p.m.
Where: Fitchburg Public Library,
5530 Lacy Road
Dan Bahr will be in attendance along
with some officers from the Fitchburg
Police Department. Gonzalez told
the Common Council that Lt. Chad
Brecklin would be doing the presen-
tation.
Blatter told the Star the forum
which will be a mix between presen-
tation and audience participation.
Drive shooting
gunshot wound.
Bahr told the Star he hopes to see Second incident in Police determined it is an
as many people turn out as possible. isolated incident and have
same block; first
While he said he has some ideas for no reason to believe that the
helping improve the neighborhood
with enhanced community policing was July 25 public is in danger.
FPD Sgt. Andrew McCa-
by reporting suspicious activity to the rthy said the incident is still
police more often, as well as possibly SCOTT GIRARD AND HELU under investigation and that
putting surveillance cameras to moni- WANG no further details can be
tor the neighborhood better, he hopes Unified Newspaper Group released at this time.
the community offers plenty of input. No injuries were reported
Some of the best ideas come from One person was injured in in the July 25 incident.
our constituents, Bahr said. a shooting incident the after- According to a news
noon of Aug. 1. release, officers responded
It was the second time in a to the area around 5p.m.
week police had to respond and found initial evidence

Man dies after Fitchburg motorcycle crash
A Cross Plains man died
Aug. 5 as a result of injuries
from a July 20 motorcycle
crash in the City of Fitch-
burg.
Andrew Scoles, 39, was
hospitalized from immedi-
ately following the crash
until he died two weeks lat-
er.
Scoles was Med Flighted
to the 5100 block of Anton
Drive for a report of shots
fired.
that an unknown suspect
fired several shots from
a vehicle stopped on the
from the crash site on control and struck a curb. Brittany Zimmerman in A news release from the road.
the 6000 block of Bass- The motorcycle and Scoles Madison. The paper report- Fitchburg Police Depart- A t t h i s t i m e i t i s
wood Drive after officers continued moving on the ed Scoles was the roommate ment about the Aug. 1 inci- unknown if there were any
responded around 1:50p.m. terrace, striking sever- of a man who, according to dent said the shots were individuals in the area that
According to a news al trees and posts before Scoles, confessed to kill- fired at around 4:14p.m. at the shots were being direct-
release from the Fitch- Scoles was ejected off the ing Zimmerman, but that he a parking lot on the 5100 ed towards, the release said.
burg Police Department, motorcycle. wanted a presidential pardon block of Anton Drive. Upon Anyone with information
the motorcycle was trav- The Wisconsin State Jour- before he would give police arrival, a person was found can call the police at 270-
eling eastbound on Sub nal reported that Scoles any information. with a non-life threatening 4300.
Zero Way at a high rate was a key figure in the
of speed when Scoles lost unsolved 2008 murder of Scott Girard

Two suspects flee after

attempted armed robbery
Two men attempted an
armed robbery around
5a.m. Monday and fled the
scene.
According to a news
release from the Fitchburg
Police Department, offi-
cers responded to the 2300
block of High Ridge Trail
following a call.
The investigation found
that the two men alleged-
ly approached two victims
who were seated in a vehi-
cle in a nearby parking lot.
One of the men displayed
a knife and the other
implied they had a gun,
according to the release,
and they demanded mon-
ey from the victims but did
not receive any.
The suspects are
described as black men in
their early 20s, approxi-
mately 52 tall with skin-
ny builds.
Anyone with informa-
tion is asked to call the
department at 270-4300.
Scott Girard

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Agora Art Fair Aug. 19

HELU WANG
Unified Newspaper Group If you go
Over 100 Wisconsin art- What: Agora Art Fair
ists will showcase their When: 10a.m. to 5p.m.,
work at the 9th annual Saturday, Aug. 19
Fitchburg Agora art fair
Saturday, Aug. 19. Where: 5500 E. Cheryl
The art fair will feature Parkway
local and regional artists, Info: agoraartfair.com
including Steven Wagner,
Cassius Callendar, Herb
Johnson, Lisa Hepburn and
Paula Sparks. Work of the a community art project
artists range from painting, which will be presented
ceramics, jewelry, photog- within certain city facilities.
raphy, glass, metals, wood- Leverentz said more art-
work, mixed media, fiber ists and local restaurants
and sculpture. will attend the fair this year.
Event coordinator Ste- As an expansion for last
ven Leverentz initiated the years popular project, the
first Agora Art Fair nine kite-flying exhibition, more
years ago with a purpose local kite flyers will show
to provide a platform for their works in the sky.
local artists to present their Leverentz expects more
works and bring the com- than 15,000 people will
munity together. attend. Part of the proceeds
Artists by nature want will go toward local char-
to show their works. They ities and organizations,
can get appreciation there, including the Fitchburg
Leverentz said. Chamber and Woods Hol-
Besides the art, there will low Childrens center.
be other activities, includ- T h e eve n t w i l l b e a
ing live music on, a chil- chance for local artists to
drens art yard, local food express their thoughts, as
and hands-on art experi- well as benefit local busi-
ence. Madison Flute club, ness and participants.
Greg Anderson band, West The impact of art, cul-
Side Andy, Thirsty Jones ture and community can be
and Tairis will perform very great, Leverentz said.
music on two stages. People
File photo by Samantha Christian can paint their own wine Contact Helu Wang at helu.
Camille Pfaff, 3, and her brother Harrison Pfaff, 4, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., check out lily pad metal art while walking around the glasses and participate in wang@wcinet.com.
Agora last year.

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Tuesday, Aug. 15 Babies, library, 729-1760 Memorial park, 2377 S. Thursday, Aug. 24 Memorial park, 2377 S. Saturday, Sept. 2
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270-4290 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., market market gaarden, 2227 Fitchburg
Paper plate crafts, library, 1-1:45 p.m., Bouncing
5-6:20 p.m., Read to Monday, Aug. 21 Babies, library, 729-1760 Rd., 270-4290
729-1760
dog, library, 729-1760 6 p.m., Concerts at 1:30 p.m., Mystery book Tuesday, Aug. 29 Sunday, Sept. 3
12:40 p.m., Movie Day:
Wednesday, Aug. 16 Lion, senior center, 270- McKee: Golpe Tierra, club meeting, senior cen- 11-11:30 a.m., Nursery 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
2930 Chapel Valley Road, ter, 270-4290
10-11 a.m., Book discus- 4290 rhyme time (ages 0-2), Ice cream social,Eple-
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strawbees, library, 729- mckee Farmers Market (repeats 6 p.m., Labor Day party, Rd., 270-4290
10-11 a.m., Toddler art, Thursdays through Octo-
library, 729-1760 1760 Tuesday, Aug. 22 Nine Springs Golf course, Monday, Sept. 4
ber), Agora Pavilion, 5511 2201 Traceway Dr., 271-
1 p.m., LGBT presenta- Saturday, Aug. 19 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., E. Cheryl Pkwy., fitchburg- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Ice
tion, senior center, 270- 5877
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3-4 p.m., Afternoon art, McGaw park, 5236 Lacy N. Main St., 270-4290 forum, library, 729-1760 3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Rd., 270-4290
library, 729-1760 Road, reachachild.org 2 p.m.,Active womens Farmers Market (repeats
Saturday, Aug. 26 Tuesday, Sept. 5
Thursday, Aug. 17 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Agora group meeting, senior Thursdays through Octo-
9:30-11:30 a.m., Play
Art Fair, 5500 E. Cheryl center, 270-4290 10:30-11:30 a.m., Sto- ber), Agora Pavilion, 5511
3-6 p.m., Fitchburg rytime for giggle bugs, Doh Palooza, library, 729-
Farmers Market (repeats Pkwy, agoraartfair.com Wednesday, Aug. 23 E. Cheryl Pkwy., fitchburg-
library, 729-1760 market.wordpress.com 1760
Thursdays through Octo- 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., King 10:30-11 a.m., Toddler 5:30- 6:30 p.m., Crochet
5-10 p.m., Back to
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5-9:30 p.m., FTC back support group meeting, 729-1760
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2690 Research Park Dr., 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fitch- 6:30 p.m., Online dating 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Fitch- pearler beads, library, Thursday, Sept. 7
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King James Way
block party is Aug. 19
HELU WANG
Unified Newspaper Group
The King James Way
neighborhood will hold
its second annual block
party Saturday, Aug.19,
a t J a m e s t ow n H u e g e l
Park focusing on creating
bonds between residents.
Event organizer Wanda
Smith said the neighbor-
hood suffers social prob-
lems like racial disparity
and violence. She hopes
to bring different cultures
together and bridge the
cultural gap by providing
resources, like profession-
als and local organiza-
tions.
Photo by Kate Newton
Last year, almost 300
Cniyah Evans, 5, of Fitchburg, takes a break from dancing during the party to blow some
bubbles.
August 11, 2017 Fitchburg Star 7
people showed up at the
party. Smith met many
professionals in the If You Go
neighborhood including What: King James Way
business owners, social Block Party
workers and doctors. They
got to know about each When: 11a.m. to
other and share communi- 6p.m., Saturday, Aug.
ty resources. 19
I t s a g o o d wa y t o Where: Jamestown
build the communi- Huegel Park, 5902
ty together and make it Williamsburg Way
healthier, Smith said.
For this years block Info: Info:
party, Smith has invent- created4passion@gmail.
e d D a n e C o u n t y C i r- com
cuit Court Judge Ever-
ett Mitchell and Andrea
Shorter, leader of Fitch- Smith said there will be
burg African American food carts, live music and
parents network, who will activities for kids.
share opinions about how
to build community.

Coming up
Puppy play date
Fitchburg Dog Park
Advocates will present a
fundraiser, Puppy Play Date
from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug.
13, at Wisconsin Brewing
Company, 1079 American
Way. People can eat food
and play games with their
dogs. The event will also
provide opportunities to
adopt dogs.
For information, visit
facebook.com/Fitchburg-
DPA, or fitchburgdogpark.
com.
Art material
Kids ages 1-3 can par-
ticipate in an art activi-
ty exploring and playing
with different art materials
from 10-11 a.m. Wednes-
day, Aug. 16, at the library.
They will learn fine-motor
skills and art materials by p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22. at the Nine Springs golf Pokemon beads Ice cream social
working on crafts. Smocks People will be on the course, 2201 Traceway Dr.
or messy clothes recom- carts approximately 1.5 There will be food, live Kids ages 5-12 can partic- The senior center will
mended to wear. hours each way. Lunch will music and fireworks which ipate in a Pokemon Pearler serve free ice cream at
For information, call 729- be provided at the Herring is scheduled at 8:30 p.m. Beads activity from 4-5 p.m. Eplegaardens Old Fash-
1760. Sand Bar and Grill in Lake The event will be fol- Friday, Sep. 1, at the library. ioned Ice Cream Social
Mills before heading back lowed by annual Labor Day They can make a Pokemon during Labor Day weekend
Hats for babies to Deerfield. The trip will party at 6 p.m., Tuesday, project or anything they can from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat-
Kids ages 13-17 can sew start from Deerfield Trail Aug. 29, at the course. Fire- think of with the pearler urday, Sept. 2 and 4; and
hats for newborn babies at Head, 212 N. Main St. The works will start at 8 p.m. beads. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday,
6 p.m., Thursday, Aug.17 cost is $12 per person. and an outdoor movie at 9 For information, call 729- Sept. 3, at Eplegaarden,
at the library. The event is a To register, call 270- p.m. 1760. 2227 Fitchburg Road.
part of the monthly program 4290. For information, call 729- For information, call
help others in the communi- 1760. 270-4290.
ty. The hours can be count-
Toddler dance party
ed for National Honors or Kids ages 1-3 can shake
church groups serve time. their sillies out and dance
For information, call 729- with friends from 10:30-11
1760. a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23 at
the library.
Golf cart ride For information, call 729-
T h e a n n u a l R i d e t h e 1760.
Trails on a Golf Cart trip
will make a tour along the Labor Day party
scenic Glacial Drumlin A summer celebration
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FTC back-to-school
block party Aug. 17
HELU WANG
Unified Newspaper Group

The Avante Properties will host the 7th

File photo by Kate Newton
Francesca Danielson, 7, of Fitchburg, checks out the progress of her Jenga creation at the FTC back-to-school block party last year.
If You Go
What: Back to school block party
When: 5-9:30p.m., Thursday, Aug. 17
Where: 2690 Research Park Dr.
Info: 294-4080
Best Wishes to Verona Area
annual Fitchburg Technology Campus
back to school party on Thursday, Aug.
17.
The event will feature visits from
Bucky Badger, the Fitchburg fire and
police departments and the University
of Wisconsin dance team, as well as face
painting, arts and crafts, magic shows,
live music and childrens outdoor movie
theater. Stu Trio band will be back this
year followed by outdoor movie- Moana
at 8p.m.
Party organizer Kelly Noll said the par-
ty is to gather local community to cele-
brate the end of the summer and raise
technology funds for both Aldo Leopold
and Stoner Prairie elementary schools.
Its about to help out the school and
create community awareness, Noll said.
Noll told the Star around 500 people
have attended the event each year, and it
continues to grow in popularity. Over the
past years, the event has donated $1,500
per school for technology improvements.
Its a good opportunity to get togeth-
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Friends seek friends to help fight hunger as group enters second year
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
What started as a con-
versation between Ore-
gon School District moms
on solving problems soon
turned into an organiza-
tion that raised more than
$30,000 last year to fight
hunger.
Now, The Friends of
the Oregon School Dis-
trict are looking for even
better results in year two,
and some more people to
help them feed kids in need
around the area.
The idea for the group
started just over a year
ago, when Christine Erick-
son, Krista Flanagan, Julie
Swartzmiller and Karin Vic-
torson got to talking while
at a meeting for parents
of Class of 2019 students,
Erickson told the Observer
last week.
The subject came up
of how Oregons an excel-
lent community, but there
are also some real disad-
vantaged kids who are not
receiving the same opportu-
nities, she said.
It didnt take long for the
four to take action. Follow-
ing their initial conversation,
they held listening sessions
with officials at all district
schools over the next few
months, finding a clear mes-
sage from administrators on
where they could help.
Hunger came up as the
top priority; the top barrier
to learning, Erickson said.
So thats where we decided
to start.
There is a growing need
for help, as well. Erickson
said around 10 years ago,
Oregon schools
the number of OSD stu-
dents qualifying for free or
reduced lunch was around
5 percent. Today, its around
17 percent; more than 700
students.
This year, the group has
expanded their programs to
include experiential equi-
ty to help students partici-
pate in events they might not
otherwise be able to.
District superinten-
dent Brian Busler said the
groups work matches the
districts core value of pro-
viding an equitable edu-
cational experience for all
students.
Their work is a shining
example that our community
has leaders who are willing
to support and help young
people, he said in an email
to the Observer. I view this
group as a treasured asset in
our community.
Steady delivery
To help those students
in particular, the Friends
set up three programs last
year, which will continue
in the 2017-18 school year:
Adopt-a-Kids Lunch Bal- this years summer school,
ance, Healthy Snacks and
the Foodpack Project.
The lunch balance pro-
gram lets people donate
online to the FOSD Food
Fund while making a depos-
it in their childs food ser-
vice account through OSDs
Campus Portal. The snacks
program offers funding and/
or snacks for students during
the school day, while the
Foodpack project provides
food and gift cards when
school is on break.
Last year, the Friends
delivered 22,000 snacks, 960
August 11, 2017
food packs (during school
breaks), and each school
received 130 gift cards from
Bills Food Center so kids
that would normally only eat
at school those days were
able to eat on days off from
school, Erickson said. For
they delivered 1,950 break-
fast and snack bags.
W h i l e t h e fi r s t y e a r
exceeded expectations, the
group has set even higher
goals for this school year.
They will add a fourth ini-
tiative to help provide some
experiential equity for stu-
dents, Erickson said.
It could be something as
little as helping fund a year-
book, or somebody might
not have field trip money or
it could be cap and gown or
an athletic pass, she said.
Were working on those
Fitchburg Star 9
details.
To help meet the growing
demand, the Friends are also
looking for more volunteers,
both to donate and, increas-
ingly, to provide need-
ed boots on the ground,
Erickson said.
It takes considerable
financial support from the
community to make it work;
its pricey, she said. Thats
a big thing this year now
that we have the system in
place, were going to start
asking for people who
are actually going to help us
with snack delivery, or food
break. We didnt ask for that
last year because we didnt
have the system set yet
this year well be asking for
a little more than that.
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Access road remains an issue at new high school
VASD, city could
consider one access
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona Area School Dis-
trict officials have been hop-
ing for support from the City
of Verona for a second access
road to the new high school
site. The road would require a
waiver from the state from its
usual minimum distance from
an highway on-ramp.
But after a second commit-
tee meeting on the topic Mon-
day, VASD superintendent
Dean Gorrell acknowledged
that support doesnt appear
likely. City officials contin-
ued to express concerns about
safety and the liability the
road could put on the city.
The districts preliminary
plans have included a second
access point in addition to
the main one off West Vero-
na Avenue through West End
Circle from Paoli Street
over the Military Ridge State
Trail and onto the campus.
Its a traffic-easing path the
city has had in mind for more
than a decade, dating to plans
for a shopping center where
the school is now planned.
But it requires an exception
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feet from the U.S. 18-151
on-ramp. Getting that sort
of approval would likely
take until Christmas time
if it were approved at all,
AECOM planner Jess Bill-
meyer said.
Waiting that long, as Pub-
lic Works committee mem-
ber Ald. Evan Touchett (Dist.
4) said Monday, could delay
the districts plans to open the
school. A denial would mean
reversing months of design
work.
Maybe 2020 wont work
(to open the school), he said.
That left an option of a sin-
gle access to the school off of
West Verona Avenue, though
that plan was not discussed in
much depth. It would require
modifications to an intersec-
tion and the street, including
additional lanes and plans for
queued cars heading into the
lot, but not DOT approval.
With traffic continuing
to increase at the Epic Lane
intersection, projections show
eventual traffic jams there.
A second road to the school
would not eliminate that pos-
sibility, but could help ease it,
as well as provide a second
entrance for safety purposes.
But a large part of the
Verona schools
reluctance from the city to
support the Paoli access point
as planned is the potential lia-
bility for fixing backups to the
U.S. 18-151 intersection of
Paoli Street.
If we would, for what-
ever reason sign onto this
theres also a pretty huge
financial impact associated
with that, Public Works com-
mittee member and Ald. Mac
McGilvray (D-1) said Mon-
day.
Public works director
Theran Jacobson explained
he would expect the DOT to
agree to such a short access
point on a few potentially
expensive conditions.
Any adverse impacts to
the on-ramps, the interchange
would be solely on the munic-
ipality to fix on their nick-
el is what I think would be
required in any agreement
with DOT, Jacobson said.
He and Billmeyer pointed
out that liability likely would
be permanent.
Once this road is built, the
city wont be able to move it
again, he said. This road is
going to be where we put it
for a long time.
The road from Paoli Street
would cut through Stew-
arts Woods, a state-owned
heavily wooded area next to
the bypass. But Gorrell told
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the DOT is ready to sell it to
the district which could then
build the road on it and use it
as a school forest only with
the endorsement of the neigh-
boring property owner, the
Coating Place.
The pharmaceutical com-
pany has plans to expand up
to where the proposed road
would go 500 feet from the
interchange which is why it
likely would not endorse the
Stewarts Woods sale without
that decision in place, Gor-
rell said. Coating Place own-
er Tim Breunig, attended the
meeting Monday and indicat-
ed that going further into his
companys property would
not be possible.
Ive been very good about
working with the city to let
them know that if they want
to come across our property,
I will make arrangements, but
the arrangements are at 500
feet, Breunig said. Anything
greater than 500 feet, Im
going to object to.
A representative from
Cleary Building Corp. joined
Breunig at the meeting in
voicing displeasure with
the process, which included
maps during a presentation
that were above that 500-foot
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Billmeyer assured them that
they were only listed as pos-
sibilities because the DOT
requires a municipality to
exhaust all other possibilities
before it would consider an
exception.
Its not meant to pick
on your building and what
youre trying to do, Touchett
explained. Its a matter of
documenting, we looked at
this option, heres why its
bad. We have to demonstrate
weve discussed it.
The district and its consul-
tants are expected to work to
more fully complete a traffic
impact analysis that would
be required by the DOT and
consider what options it has
available ahead of anoth-
er committee meeting next
month, which could be Aug.
14 or 28.
Touchett pointed out ear-
ly in the meeting that what-
ever the solution, someone
involved in the process will
face an unexpected chal-
lenge.
Not everyones going to
be happy no matter what
happens, he said. Or else
itd be done.
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T h e Ve r o n a A r e a
School District is expect-
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month on using turf on
some of the fields at the
new high school. A pair
of staff members present-
ed on the different con-
siderations at the Aug. 7
school board meeting.
Community gets
first look at high
school plans
District officials held a
pair of outreach meetings
last month to update the
community on the design
process for he new high
school building. The
next ones are expected in
October.
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Worth the wait

Fitchburg couple adopts, looks forward to second child after facing infertility
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group
In their journey to parent-
hood, one Fitchburg couple
has learned to expect the
unexpected.
Melissa (Mel) and Terrance
(TC) Boyd started trying to
have a baby five years ago, but
instead they faced infertility
as do nearly one in eight cou-
ples, according to The Nation-
al Survey of Family Growth
with the CDC. Despite the
obstacles and odds, they are
now thrilled to have their
hands full with a 6-month-old
and a newborn on the way
that Mel is carrying.
To fully comprehend that
marvel, the story needs to
back up a few years.
After having a miscarriage
in 2012, Mel was later diag-
nosed with diminishing ovar-
ian reserve, which is unusual
for a 26-year-old. Since the
Boyds found out they would
only have a 2 percent chance
of conceiving on their own,
they tried fertility treatments
and even a surrogate over the
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The Boyds were becoming
physically, emotionally and
financially drained but still
longed for a child, so in 2015
they took a step in anoth-
er direction: adoption. They
decided not to pursue the fos-
ter-to-adopt option, because
they couldnt bear the thought
of losing another child.
Last spring, the Star wrote
a story about the family in
advance of their Baby 4
Boyd bowling fundrais-
er, which in addition to a
GoFundMe account raised
nearly $30,000 to help with
adoption costs. They were
also able to make a donation
to Baby Quest Foundation, a
nonprofit that grants financial
help for fertility treatments
and had helped the Boyds
with their surrogacy process.
In the months following
the fundraiser, their adoption
profile was viewed dozens
of times before they found
out they were chosen by an
expectant mother through
American Adoptions. Mel got
the call from the agency a few
days before Christmas and
shared the good news with TC
in a card hell never forget.
It was one of the greatest
moments of my life know-
ing that we were selected, he
said, tears in his eyes.
He said they spent the next
three hours walking around
the house aimlessly trying
to figure out what had just
happened. Once the reality set
in they opened up a bottle of
wine theyd been saving for a
special occasion, relished in
the moment and then started
video calling their family and
friends.
Later that month the adop-
tion agency facilitated a call
between the birth mother
from Indiana and the Boyds,
at which point she and Mel
exchanged phone numbers
and kept in touch throughout
the rest of the pregnancy.
Mel said the birth mother
was really open with her
and would send updates and
ultrasound photos from the
doctor. The Boyds met the
birth mother and her boy-
friend in January and toured
the hospital, which theyd end
up returning to in just a few
months.
Their son, whom they
named Thomas Eugene Boyd
(after Mels dad and TCs
grandpa and brother), was
born Feb. 24, 2017. TC cut
the umbilical cord, and Mel
was able to provide skin-on-
skin contact.
After struggling with infertility, Fitchburg couple Terrance and
Melissa Boyd adopted a son, Thomas Eugene Boyd, who was
born Feb. 24, 2017. Against all odds, Mel is pregnant and
expecting a boy in October.
They said right after Thom-
as was born, everyone in the
room experienced a whirl-
wind of emotions.
Youre so ecstatic because
you just became parents and
your baby was just born and
hes perfect and healthy, Mel
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said. But then you look at
her (the birth mother) and she
is just sobbing because shes
just lost something. It was so
hard.
TC said nothing could
have prepared them for that
moment, and they were wor-
ried that the birth mother
might change her mind in the
next 24 hours. But she did sign
Within minutes of their
arrival, family members were
at their door.
In the first month we had
so many visitors, TC said.
We didnt know how to
say no because there were
so many people that helped
bring him into our lives.
He was definitely worth
the wait, the Boyds wrote in
an email in March to those
who attended the Baby 4
Boyd fundraiser.
Thomas is growing fast, but
the Boyds wont need to get
rid of his clothes or toys any-
time soon. Theyll be saved
for his little brother.
Mel found out she was
pregnant a week after they
brought Thomas home from
the hospital.
Shes due Oct. 22, TC
said. Well have two boys,
eight months apart. Were
super excited.
It took Mel a little while to
get to that point, because she
was in shock and scared for
the first month or so.
All of those emotions
from (the miscarriage) five
years ago came right back,
she said. When somebody
tells you for almost five years
that you cant have a child,
you really believe them.
Mel said they literally cant
make sense out of the news,
but TC said they wouldnt
have changed a thing.
People can believe what
they want, but I truly feel
God has a hand in this, he
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West football

Photo by Evan Halpop

The returning letterwinners for the 2017 Madison West High School varsity football team (front, from left) are: Javon Enochs, Brandon Thill, Carson Meyer and Johnny Gutknecht; (back)
Keishawn Shanklin, Jaden Stephens, Patrick Horvath, Ryan Wendland, Armoni Warfield, David Maravilla, Devin Sieben, Alex Okelue, Gus Zeis and Ben Thompson; (not pictured) Amir Har-
ris, Quinn Burgess and Diondre Davis.

Regents ready to challenge for title

Season begins Aug. 18
against Beloit
EVAN HALPOP
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Head coach Brad Murphy said
the Madison West High School
football team should be ready to
succeed in his second year at the
helm.
With 17 returning letterwin-
ners, the Regents will have less
of a learning curve in Murphys
second season, despite 21 play-
ers graduating from the 2016
Our first goal is always to win a state
championship.
team that finished 5-5 and qual-
ified for the playoffs.
Murphy and his coaching staff
have lofty goals for 2017.
Our first goal is always to win
a state championship, offensive
line coach Alex Carrick said.
Offensive line coach Alex Carrick
Weve been working really hard
in both the weight room and the
classroom this offseason to help
us get there.
Seniors Keishawn Shanklin,
Ryan Wenland, Ben Thompson,
Turn to West football/Page 17
2017 Big Eight schedule
Date Opponent Time
Aug. 18 Beloit Memorial 7p.m.
Aug. 25 at Madison Memorial 7p.m.
Sept. 1 at Middleton 7p.m.
Sept. 8 at Verona 7p.m.
Sept. 15 Madison La Follette 7p.m.
Sept. 22 Madison East 7p.m.
Sept. 28 Sun Prairie 7p.m.
Oct. 6 at Janesville Craig 7p.m.
Oct. 13 at Janesville Parker 7p.m.

Oregon golf Verona golf

Shorter ties for 11th at Morgan
Candell gets top-10 finish at College Showcase
Incoming senior Ryan Candell fin- in the Morgan Stanley Champi-
Stanley Championship
ished tied for ninth July 5-6 in the Wis-onship at The Bog Golf Course in Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h
consin Junior PGA College Showcase Saukville. School senior Lauren
at Whistling Straits Golf Course in She- Candell finished with a 163 (83- Shorter continued the sum-
boygan. 80) to tie with Drew Arndt (Madi- mer Wisconsin Junior PGA
Candell shot a 156 (78-78) and tied son). golf season, tying for 11th
with Mosinees John Birnbaum. Hlinak (Kaukauna) won the meet place at the Morgan Stanley
Kaukaunas Brock Hlinak won the with a 1-under 143 (68-75). Championship July 30-31.
tournament with a 147 (73-74). Hlinak is fourth in the Player of Shorter shot a 169 (87-
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Junior tour points. Piercen Hunt (Hartland) in Saukville to finish tied
Candell also competed in a tourna- leads with 1,260.77 points. with Maggie Warner (Lake-
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Youth football Youth baseball

Photos by Evan Halpop

Success on the diamond

Photos by Anthony Iozzo Verona Little League sent several teams to the Oregon Youth
Baseball 11-13U tournament July 14-16.
Wildcats get Above, Head coach Neal Rozga high-fives Josh Mello July
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Over 100 youth athletes from fourth gon Youth Baseball 11U tournament.
through eighth grade participated in
the Verona Youth Football Camp July
17-20. During July 20, the group
broke into 12 teams and were paired
up by grade for games throughout the
day.

Above, seventh graders scrimmage

on the final day of the youth football
camp.
At right, Gavin Farrell makes a catch
in a scrimmage game in the Verona
Youth Football Camp July 20. Drake
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Youth softball
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Young softball
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Youth swimming Football

Photo by John Dobrinsky

OCSC qualified several to state tournaments

The 2017 Oregon Community Swim Club state qualifiers (front, from left) are: Ronald Osborne, Parker Riedl, Gabriel
Dewald, Kennedy Faris, Samantha Siget, Katie McClure, Summer Steel, Karina Osborne and Katie Dunn; (second row)
Mason Konopacki, Hunter Dobrinsky, Josh Weber, Finnley Conklin, David Stevenson, Spencer Stluka, Alyse Block, Oliva
Sina, Rylee Olsen and Michaela Birk; (third row) Rialey Anderson, Izzy Block, Savannah Acker, Elsa Lorson, Alex McClure
and Erin Pierick; (back row) Rylee Duessler, Gracie Riedl, Jenna Dobrinsky, Claudia Schwartz, Zoe Rule and Jane Isabella
Ciambrone; (not pictured) Mattea Thomason.

Volleyball
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Jahlil Turner (middle) attempts to break up a catch by Matt
Kissling during a scrimmage drill July 20. Ryan Michek (57)
watches in the foreground.

Getting ready for

a new season
Panthers practice
in annual PRIDE
football camp
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Oregon High School foot-
ball players participated in
the annual PRIDE football
camp July 17-21 behind the
baseball field.
Varsity, junior varsity and
incoming members prac-
ticed drills for offense and
defense and had scrimmage
drills, as well.
Whats next
Oregon starts the 2017
season at 7p.m. Friday,
Aug. 18, at non-confer-
ence DeForest.
The five-day camp was
a part of the limited con-
tact between coaches and
players in the offseason.
Regular practice begins on
July 31 with the first game
scheduled for Aug. 18.
- Anthony Iozzo

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Panthers win varsity summer league

The Oregon High School varsity volleyball team finished fourth (out of 34 teams) in the Capital Volleyball Academy Varsity
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Madison Edgewood
Madison West
Crusaders fall sports season begins Regents fall sports season starting
The Madison Edgewood High School 4:15p.m.
prep sports fall season begins this month Aug. 29 at Fort Atkinson at 4:15p.m. The Madison West High School preps Aug. 22 at Madison Memorial at
with girls golf, girls tennis, boys soccer and Aug. 31 vs. Stoughton at 4:15p.m. sports fall seasons are starting to get 4p.m.
football starting first. Sept. 5 at Milton at 4:15p.m. underway with girls golf, football and Aug. 24 at Middleton at 4p.m.
Girls swimming, boys and girls cross Sept. 7 vs Monroe at 4:15p.m. girls tennis. Aug. 26 at Brookfield Central invite
country and volleyball start near the end of Boys soccer, boys and girls cross at 9:30a.m.
August. Boys soccer (home games at country, girls swimming and girls vol- Aug. 29 at Verona at 4p.m.
Here are the upcoming games: Reddan Soccer Park) leyball start near the end of the month. Aug. 31 vs. Madison La Follette at
Boys volleyball begins after Labor 4p.m.
Girls golf Aug. 19 vs. Verona at 3p.m. Day. Sept. 7 vs. Madison East at 4p.m.
Aug. 22 vs. Madison La Follette at 7p.m. Here are the upcoming games (foot-
Aug. 11 Edgewood invite at 9a.m. at Aug. 25 vs. Notre Dame De La Baie Boys soccer
Yahara Hills Golf Course ball schedule is with preview story):
Academy at 4:30p.m. Aug. 31 at Mount Horeb at 7p.m.
Aug. 14 at Milton at 9a.m. at Oak Ridge Aug. 29 vs. Reedsburg at 7p.m. Girls golf
Golf Course Sept. 5 vs. Beloit Memorial at 7p.m.
Aug. 31 at Portage/Poynette at 7p.m. Aug. 11 at Edgewood invite at 9a.m. Sept. 7 at Madison Memorial at
Aug. 15 at Oregon at 9a.m. at Foxboro Sept. 7 at Stoughton at 7p.m.
Golf Course at Yahara Hills Golf Course 7p.m.
Aug. 21 vs. Stoughton at 3:30p.m. at Girls swimming Aug. 14 at Janesville Parker, Madison
Yahara Golf Course East at 9a.m. at Riverside Golf Course Girls Volleyball
Aug. 28 at invite at noon at Maple Bluff Aug. 22 at Milton at 6p.m. Aug. 17 at Milton invite at 8:30a.m. Aug. 26 at Belleville invite at 9a.m.
Country Club Aug. 24 at DeForest at 6p.m. at Oak Ridge Golf Course Sept. 2 at Monona Grove invite at
Sept. 6 at Spartan invite at noon at Black- Aug. 29 vs. Monona Grove at 6p.m. Aug. 22 at Beloit Memorial, Janes- 9a.m.
hawk Country Club Aug. 31 at Stoughton invite at 6p.m. ville Craig at Krueger Haskell Golf Sept. 5 vs. Beloit Memorial at
Sept. 7 vs. Monona Grove at 3:30p.m. at Sept. 5 vs. Stoughton at 6p.m. Course 6:30p.m.
Yahara Golf Course Volleyball Aug. 28 vs. Madison La Follette, Sun Sept. 7 at Madison Memorial at
Prairie at 9a.m. at Odana Hills Golf 6:30p.m.
Football (all games at 7p.m.) Aug. 24 vs Oregon at 7p.m. Course
Aug. 18 at Mount Horeb Aug. 25-26 at Sun Prairie invite at Sept. 4 at Verona, Madison Memorial Cross country
Aug. 25 vs. Sauk Prairie (at Breitenbach 10a.m. and 9a.m. at 2p.m. at Edelweiss Golf Course Aug. 26 Boys and girls at West Bend
Stadium) Aug. 31 at Fort Atkinson at 7p.m. Sept. 6 at Spartan invite at noon at West invite at 9a.m.
Sept. 1 at Stoughton Sept. 7 vs. Monroe at 7p.m. Blackhawk Country Club Sept. 2 Boys and girls at Verona invite
Girls tennis Cross country Girls tennis at 10a.m.

Aug. 15 at Neenah invite at 9a.m. Aug. 24 Girls at Brodhead invite at Aug. 17 vs. Beloit Memorial at 4p.m. Boys volleyball
Aug. 18-19 at Badger invite at 8a.m. 4:30p.m. Aug. 18-19 at Madison Memorial Sept. 5 at Fort Atkinson at 6:30p.m.
Aug. 22 vs. Waunakee at 4:15p.m. Aug. 31 Boys at Deerfield invite at invite at noon and 9a.m. Sept. 7 at Racine Park invite at 9a.m.
Aug. 24 vs St. Joseph (Kenosha) at 5:10p.m.

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Continued from page 14
Amir Harris, Quinn Bur-
gess, Armoni Warfield,
Brandon Thill, Diondre
D av i s , D av i d M a r av i l -
la, Jaden Stephens, Alex
O ke l u e , D ev i n S e i b e n ,
Javon Enochs, Gus Zeiss
and John Gutknecht and
juniors Carson Meyer and
Patrick Horvath are all
back this season, which
begins at 7 p.m. Friday,
Aug. 18, against Beloit
Memorial at Mansfield
Stadium.
Offense
Shanklin returns as
the starting quarterback
after being named to the
first-team All-Big Eight
Conference list in 2016.
Shanklin completed 90
of 172 attempted passes
for 1,664 yards, 17 touch-
downs and nine intercep-
tions. He rushed for 182
yards and seven touch-
downs on 59 attempts.
Newcomers Kacper
Lupe and Tysean Mitchell
look to be the main targets
for Shanklin this season at
wide receiver.
Murphy said he is focus-
ing on getting the receiv-
ing corps right after losing
first-team all-conference
receiver/return specialist
Terrell Carey, who finished
with 1,107 yards and 12
touchdowns on 51 recep-
tions, to graduation, but
he said he knows he has a
starting wide receiver in
Lupe.
Weve got to fill his
(Carey) shoes the best we
can, Murphy said. We
have a couple of younger
kids battling out for the
other spots, we are excited
about this direction.
The Regents will also
have fullback Warfield,
who rushed for 212 yards
on 42 attempts, back to
compliment starting run-
ning back Jaden Stephens,
who rushed for 118 yards
and a touchdown on 35
attempts.
Last year we had a lack
in effort, Stephens said.
This year we have play-
ers playing with more pas-
sion.
The offensive line looks
good to help open holes
for Stephens and Warfield,
Murphy said.
J u n i o r c e n t e r Pa t r i c k
Horvath earned an honor-
able mention last season
and will be looked upon to
help the rushing attack.
We really put a big
emphasis on footwork and
being more explosive,
Carrick said. A good first
step can be the difference
between a great play and
a bad play. Like all line-
men, we need to work on
keeping our pad levels low
and maintaining our blocks
through the whistle.
Defense
Linebacker Maravilla,
who had 60 total tackles,
will look to make a push
to be a leader this season.
Maravilla added six tack-
les for a loss, one forced
fumble and one intercep-
tion in 2016.
We got a lot of guys
returning on defense, so
we will be bigger and
badder, Maravilla said.
The difference between
this year and last year is
we know where to hit the
Returning letterwinners
QB/CB Keishawn Shanklin (first-team all-conference),
WR/FS Ryan Wenland, WR/CB/LS Ben Thompson, WR/
DE Amir Harris, WR/DB Quinn Burgess, FB/OLB Ar-
moni Warfield (honorable mention), FB/OLB Brandon
Thill, RB/CB Diondre Davis, MLB/OLB David Maravilla
(honorable mention), RB/OLB Jaden Stephens (hon-
orable mention), OG/DT Alex Okelue, OT/DT Devin
Seiben, OT/DT Javon Enochs, TE/DE Gus Zeiss, John
Gutknecht, DT/OG Carson Meyer and C/DT Patrick
Horvath (honorable mention)
offense. interceptions.
The defense will also Our strength is that
bring back three other we have a very talented
returning letterwinners, senior class, Carrick said.
Warfield (outside line - Many of these players
backer), Stephens (outside have been playing varsity
linebacker) and Horvat since their sophomore year
(defensive tackle), who and understand what it
will bring experience to takes to win at this level.
the defense as well. The defensive backs will
Warfield had 47 total be led by returners Burgess
tackles with five for a loss (defensive back), Davis
and two sacks. Stephens (cornerback), Thompson
finished with 35 total tack- (cornerback), Shanklin
les with one for a loss, (cornerback) and Wenland
one fumble recovery, one (free safety).
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Pantry: Gardens provide 31-42,000 pounds of produce each year for local pantries
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gardens has since raised the

amount of produce harvest-
ed to more than 100,000.
Between the two Fitch-
burg gardens, anywhere
from 31,000 to 42,000
pounds of produce in the
form of winter squash,
asparagus, potatoes, broc-
coli, cabbage, carrots,
beets, cucumbers, sweet
corn and green beans is
grown each season.
The gardens dont use
pesticides or rely on an
irrigation system they
employ a methodology of
persistent weeding efforts
and hope that the rain will
come.
We trust Mother Nature
will provide the rain when
we need it, Parslow said.
Its been pretty good over
the years.
It hasnt always been a
fool-proof method, though;
earlier this year, Parslow
How to help
To volunteer at the
community gardens,
contact Peg Donoghue
at (217) 649-7210 or
visit foodpantrygardens.
org/index.html.
school-sponsored commu-
nity service. Volunteers
have come from all around
the country, most recently
from Chattanooga, Tenn.,
M i c h i ga n a n d I n d i a n a ,
Parslow and Miller said.
Many of these kids have
no idea what a pepper plant
looks like, Parslow said.
Maybe in a grocery
store, Miller added. But
they dont know what it
looks like as a plant. Photos by Kimberly Wethal
First choice Sherry Bednarski, of Madison, works up dirt in the Lacy Garden Monday night to loosen up the potatoes growing below.

Meal gap
said the Lacy Garden was Pantries have other sourc-
turned into a lake when 13
inches of rain came down in
es for food besides the gar-
dens, but having fresh pro- How far does 42,000 pounds of produce go?
at 25 million
the span of 10 days. duce donated directly allows
In 2012, when drought- for a broader range of choice With a scale of 1.2 pounds of produce being attributed to each meal, the combined
like conditions resulted for those who rely on them. maximum yield of the Lacy and Uphoff gardens is 35,000 meals each season, pending
in volunteers watering by Grocery stores will donate good growing conditions. This is the standard used by the Second Harvest Foodbank
hand and the Fitchburg Fire
Department spraying the
garden with water during
their produce after its been
picked over to food pantries
to be sold at a lower price
when calculating the number of meals provided. per year
parts of the growing season, a contribution that is always generosity of many (gro- One in nine people in
just so the ground could appreciated, Parslow said cery) stores is usual- southwestern Wisconsin
hold the plants. but with produce coming ly second choice. In other deal with hunger in some
Many of the volunteers straight from the gardens, words, its been sitting in capacity, Second Harvest
at the Fitchburg gardens the food is coming to people the cooler or the fridge, and Foodbank spokesperson
come by way of church and in a better state. its a day from its expiration. Kris Tazelaar said. Chil-
youth groups, charitable This is their first For some reason or another, dren are more likely to
organizations or through choice, Parslow said. The people dont want it. deal with hunger, as one
Here, we take (the pro- in six do not have enough
duce) right to the pantry. Its food.
out on the counter for them In southwestern Wis-
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FOUR WINDS MANOR able.
Kris Tazelaar is a spokes- week.
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number of meals they
CNA person for Second Harvest consumption of lower-qual- lawyer, another is employed
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Foodbank, one of the loca- ond Harvest Foodbank
Resident Assistant tions where produce from
ity foods in place of high- at the World Dairy Expo made up 14.1 million of
er-nutrition alternatives can
Registered Nurse some of the gardens in the lead to a higher frequency of
pulls weeds partly because
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those meals, and other
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Theres also a community
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volunteers benefit from, as
people from all walks of
life come together to serve
one purpose. One volun-
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Monday night is a retired
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front the issue of hunger in
the Madison area, which he
said isnt addressed enough.
Shame on us for having
a situation like this in the
richest country in the world,
that some people cannot
afford food, Miller said.
Who is confronted with
the idea (of hunger) if you
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Van: Visibility, ease of librarys new set of wheels make community outreach sustainable
Continued from page 1
people, Zimdars said. Not
everyone goes to a commu-
nity school meeting so now
we get to go to where the
people are and hear about
what they need.
As they have more time
with the van, Zimdars and
Rawson hope to find more
places to bring the van
beyond Leopold and inter-
act with as many of those
away-from-the-library areas
as they can.
Fitchburg is a unique
community with no school
district, no real central-
ized downtown, and its
so large, Zimdars said.
There are so many issues
with accessibility and I
think this is just the first
step in addressing that, but
Im so excited to be a part
of that and come together
with other organizations
that want to support our Liz Zimdars, Fitchburg Public Librarys outreach librarian, travels around the city in the out-
community. reach van coordinating different library events.
Getting the van
The library spent several
years planning and fund-
raising to get the van before
it was unveiled July 19.
The Friends of the Fitch-
burg Library held the Books
and Brews fundraiser in
2015 and was able to con-
tribute a significant amount
of funding for the van.
The rest came from funds
left over when the library
opened in 2011.
Even with the funding in
place, though, the library
was still faced with some
hurdles before the outreach
dream became a reality.
We had a chicken and
an egg problem because we
wanted the car but needed
someone to drive it, Raw-
son explained.
After struggling with
trying to acquire funding
from the city, the coun-
cil approved an outreach
librarian position in 2016,
which brought Zimdars to
the library. She previously
worked in other commu-
nities as a librarian for 11
years.
Zimdars said the van is a
huge help with making peo-
ple aware of all the services
the library offers technol-
ogy, books, movies, games
and crafts because she can
bring samples of it around
t h e c o m m u n i t y. W h i l e
s h e wa s a l r e a d y d o i n g
her best to reach out, the
van provides a long-term
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community events, which And though the program
drew more than 600 kids is over for the summer, the
and 750 community mem- van isnt packed up quite
bers over the course of the yet.
summer. The library plans to have
the van out for the regular
Other partnerships Tuesday night open houses
With the help of Reap at Leopold throughout the
Food Group in Madison, school year. They are also
the library was able to pro- brainstorming more ways
vide 520 free lunches for to connect with the commu-
kids under 18 at the Leo- nity, so the library website
pold program. The Parks will be updated with future
and Recreation department events through the winter
offered vouchers for some until the program picks up
of the food carts that also again next summer.
attended. Im so grateful for this
W h a t t h ey p r ov i d e d opportunity, Zimdars said.
for us is a really big deal It has been a long time
because theres a lot of kids coming and Im so glad that
who dont have food in the our council approved this
summer, Rawson said. position because I think this
Healthy Kids Collabo- community is so unique and
rative provided free bike can really benefit from pro-
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We had kids and adults
mechanism.
I have a very small car
school year. The outreach
van brought a new dimen-
community needed from
the library and how she
with their bikes lined up
and it was very, very cool, Dougs
and using it wasnt very
sustainable, she said with
sion to the interaction as
the library is able to bring
could best support the com-
munity. That led to the birth
Zimdars said. With the
water bottles and helmets,
Handyman
a laugh. I dont have to
limit what I bring to my car
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such as technology devices,
of the summer program,
which she hopes will con-
we wanted to make it a one-
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New chiropractic studio in Break Away Sports Center focuses on movement
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
When Libby Paskey
didnt recover completely
from some sports-related
injuries in her youth, it took
a trip to the chiropractor to
finally help fix the problem.
Now, Dr. Paskey is the
one helping fix the prob-
lems.
The owner of Infinite
Athlete Chiropractic and
Rehab, which opened in
May inside Break Away
Sports Center, said her
struggle to rehabilitate
spurred her to want to help
others facing similar medi-
cal issues.
I did not recover well
from those injuries, she
told the Star last week. I
had great care, but it wasnt
comprehensive enough to
address the entire issue.
That all was solved
several years later during
a visit to a chiropractor.
That was kind of the
missing link I was looking
for, she said. I had some
lingering things I was deal-
ing with from those injuries
and once I received chi-
ropractic care, that really
just seemed to address the
entire issue. If I would have
had that aspect paired with
the (physical therapy) and
everything else I was doing,
I would have been in a bet-
ter place much sooner.
So when it came time to
pick a career, Paskey said
she knew she wanted to be
in the healthcare field, but
didnt know exactly where.
Drugs and surgery did
not interest me, and at the
time, (physical therapy) as
a doctorate was not com-
mon and I wanted more
responsibility and more
involvement, she said.
Thats how I found chiro-
practic, where I could work
with athletes and active
individuals, which is a pas-
sion population of mine. So
I went for it.
Not all chiropractors
are the same, Paskey said,
Chalet Ski & Patio still closed after storm damage
The storms of July 10 that
swamped the Madison area
not only caused flooding,
but in the case of Chalet Ski
& Patio, it caused a partial
roof collapse. The store has
been closed since, as repair
and remodeling work con-
tinues before it re-opens at
a future date.
In a July 19 news release,
Bodies in motion
Infinite
Athlete
Chiropractic
and Rehab
5964 Executive Drive,
Fitchburg (located in-
side Break Away Sports
Center)
Infiniteathlete.clinic
720-1144
a s t h ey h ave d i ff e r e n t
approaches and philoso-
phies something she
calls the blessing and
curse of our profession.
People should really
think about chiropractors
on a spectrum, because
we cant just go from one
practitioner to another
and expect to get the same
care, she said. There is a
chiropractor out there for
everyone, but I will not be
the chiropractor for every-
one. We started out very
philosophical in our profes-
sion and now were starting
to really blend the research
behind us to support it, and
also blending in a lot of
rehab and other avenues of
therapy.
While Paskey said work-
ing with athletes and and
active people is her pas-
sion population, her ser-
vices can help all types of
people suffering from pain
as a result of injuries.
The entire goal of care
here is to keep our patients
moving and keep our
patients active, regardless
of their activity level, she
said. Movement is medi-
cine whether its a high
school athlete looking to
move on to sports in col-
lege, or my grandmother
wants to make sure she can
walk for greater than 10-15
minutes if shes out trav-
eling. Even though they
might have hurt themselves
moving 95 percent of
Tony Millonig of Chalet
Ski & Patio said the store
would temporarily close to
repair the damage. All the
merchandise was removed
from the building and relo-
cated to their warehouse
in Belleville, and the store
will be restored to its orig-
inal condition in prepara-
tion for a grand re-opening,
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From left, inside their offices, are owner and chiropractor Dr. Libby Paskey and business manager Laura Bonebright. Infinite
Athlete Chiropractic & Rehab opened in May inside the Break Away Sports Center.
the time, moving is whats
going to help you, not rest.
Paskey said she takes a
more functional approach
to patient care, so her visits
tend to last a bit longer than
perhaps the average chiro-
practor.
I want their body per-
forming well, so I look at
the performance of their
body and functioning of
the body rather than stati-
cally looking at their body
through an X-ray, so that
might be a little different
than what they have expe-
rienced before, she said.
I really take time with my
patients and work the entire
complex of issues or com-
plaints that theyre having,
or deficits in function.
Aside from traditional
chiropractic adjustments,
Paskey said shell also use
soft tissue and deep tissue
work to help patients who
require it.
Im moving them around
he said.
The companys service
department, warehouse and
company offices remain
open. For updates on the
date of the re-opening,
check chaletski.com or call
273-8263.
Scott De Laruelle
August 11, 2017 Fitchburg Star 21
Photo by Scott De Laruelle
in all different directions
and also giving them home-
work so they can take hold
of their complaints and
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SENIOR CENTER
SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS
Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social, Labor Day weekend, September 2nd-4th
The Fitchburg Senior Center Friends (FSCF) Directors &
Senior Center volunteers will be serving free ice cream at
Eplegaardens; donations accepted and will go to support the
Fitchburg Senior Centers meals for seniors in need.

Grandparents Day, September 10th

FSCF will be running the Eplegaarden Snack Stand for Grandparents Day.

Annual Travel Show, Wednesday, September 27th, 2-4 pm

The FSCF will have travel companies present the extended tours for 2018.

Meet, Greet & Eat Fall Social, Thursday, September 28th, 4-7pm
Food, beverages & prizes. Those 50 and older are invited to attend.

ON AUG. 26 BRING YOUR OWN BAG TO HY-VEE

FOR REWARDS, LOCAL VENDOR FAIR
Fitchburgs Resource Conservation Commission has teamed up with
Hy-Vee Fitchburg to reward shoppers who bring reusable bags when they
go grocery shopping on Saturday, August 26 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
During this BYOB (bring your own bag) event, customers entering the
store with reusable bags will receive a $5 gift card for Hy-Vees Market
Grill.
Dont worry if you dont already have a reusable shopping bag! Hy-Vee
will be selling bags for $1 per bag with a one-cent fuel saver included for
each bag purchase. In addition, customers who purchase at least five reus-
able bags will receive a coupon for $5 off a $50 or more grocery purchase.
As a special bonus, Hy-Vee will be highlighting local vendors during this event. At least 10
local vendors will be offering samples and specials on their products. Hy-Vee will also showcase
its One-Step Program, a sustainability program that gives back to the community.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, August 26, bring your own bag (BYOB), and get rewarded
for helping the environment.

RECREATION DEPARTMENT
Go to www.fitchburgwi.gov/recreation and click on View Activities
to see our list of programs for this upcoming Fall Season!

Paint in the Park The Red Barn
Whether you are
a master painter or
have never picked up
a paint brush, this will
be a fun night for all!
What could be more
relaxing than painting
with friends in the park on a beautiful summer
night? Local artist, Sara Lenz, will be here to
instruct you and help you create your own
masterpiece! She will walk you through the
painting step by step. You will take home your
16 x 20 canvas ready to hang on your wall. All
art supplies will be included. You may bring
your own beverage and food.
Adults Only
Day/Time Tuesday, August 15, 6:00-
8:00 pm
Location McKee Farms Park Shelter
Fee - $50
Dance Classes for Kids
We offer a vari-
ety of dance classes
for kids ages 2-15
years old. We offer
Saturday classes and
Tuesday classes.
Both days have an end of the year Dance
Recital which will be held at the Oregon High
School Performing Arts Center.
Classes Offered - Creative Movement (2-3
yrs), Pre-Ballet 1 (3-5 yrs), Pre-Ballet 2
(4-6 yrs), Ballet 1 (6-8 yrs), Ballet 2 (7-10),
Jazz 1 (4-7 yrs), Jazz 2 (6-9 yrs), Tap (5-8
yrs), Hip Hop (7-12 yrs), and Poms/Dance
Team (8-14 yrs)
Day/Time Saturday Mornings and
Tuesday Evenings, September-November
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Fee Ranges from $85-$95 (Recital cos-
tumes included)
Yoga and Mindfulness for Kids
This class will focus
on exercises that foster
a healthy mind, body and
spirit and will build upon
some basic yoga poses
and sequences. All yogis
should bring a yoga mat and water to each
class.
Classes - Intro (4-7 yrs), Intermediate
(8-15 yrs), and Peaceful Flow (Teens)
Days/Times Saturday Mornings,
September 23-November 11
Location Fitchburg Community Center
Fee - $48 for Intro Classes and Intermediate
Class, $56 for Peaceful Flow
Youth Soccer
We offer leagues for U7 (Birth year
2010/2011) and U9 (Birth year 2008/2009).
Practices and games are on Wednesdays for
U7 and Monday and Wednesday evenings for
U9.
Location U7 @ McKee, U9 @ Tower
Hill and Travelling
Fee $30R/$40NR
TALKING FITCHBURG HAS MOVED TO A NEW TIME!
Instructional Soccer with Coach Scott Watch the show live at 12:00 pm Monday through Friday on the COM F2 channel.
U5 (Birth year 2012/2013) Talking Fitchburg has the latest news updates and the days headlines.
This coed program will intro-
duce the basic skills of soccer
including dribbling, passing, and
shooting. Shin guards are rec-
ommended and dont forget a
water bottle. This is an instruc-
tional program. Participants will not be placed
on teams and contacted by a coach.
Ages Birth year 2012/2013
Dates/Time Saturdays, 10:00-10:45am,
Oct. 7-28
Location McKee Farms Park Small
Soccer Fields
Fee - $20R/$30NR
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Council CIP amendment
proposals due Aug. 10
Aug. 22 public
hearing
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
The public will have one
more chance to weigh in on
the citys 10-year Capital
Improvement Plan.
Though only one per-
son spoke at the Aug. 8
Common Council meeting
during a public hearing on
Mayor Jason Gonzalezs
proposal, there will be
another opportunity at the
Aug. 22 meeting. That pub-
lic hearing will be on alder
amendments to the plan,
which were due Aug. 10,
after the Stars deadline for
this months issue.
Those amendments will
Daquaevion Suggs, 7, who lives in the Leopold neighborhood, climbs over a section of the
inflatable obstacle course at last years back to school event at Nine Springs Golf Course.
The event will include fireworks again this year after the Council approved funding Aug. 8.
Fireworks funding approved
for back-to-school event
Alders express
concerns with
process
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Alders voted unanimous-
ly Aug. 8 to pay $4,000
for fireworks at a back-
to-school event at Nine
Springs Golf Course later
this month.
But the unanimous vote
did not reflect some under-
lying concerns from elected
officials.
Ald. Julia Arata-Fratta
(Dist. 2), who chairs the
Finance committee, said her
committee voted to advise
against the funding because
of the last-minute nature of
the request.
Our concern was why
the park director didnt
come with this resolution
like two or three months
be posted on the citys web-
site by Aug. 18, according
to the CIP schedule.
This is the first year the
city has used a 10-year CIP
instead of five. The longer
outlook allows the city to
better plan for major capital
expenses.
Approval of the plan does
not lock in any spending,
but the projects for the fol-
lowing year will be includ-
ed in the initial budget pro-
posal.
G o n z a l e z s p r o p o s a l
increased capital spending
by $1.4 million for 2018
compared to 2017. The
largest projects proposed
for next year are resurfac-
ing Fish Hatchery Road for
$5.1 million, funding for
the second new fire station
at $3 million and a replace-
ment fire engine for $1.3
ago, Arata-Fratta said to
the Council. We are not
against the event, we are
against the procedure that
was used to bring this to the
Finance committee and the
timing.
She added that the event
has already been promoted
as having fireworks with-
out the consent of funding
those fireworks from the
Council. Mayor Jason Gon-
zalez echoed her concerns.
This is not the first time
that weve been in this posi-
tion, in particular with this
department head this partic-
ular year, Gonzalez said.
Its getting a little frustrat-
ing to say the least.
Ald. Dorothy Krause
(D-1) had an entirely differ-
ent set of concerns: the fire-
works themselves.
If were going to have
fireworks, I would just as
soon not spend taxpayer
money on it, Krause said.
I dont like the idea of
City news
On the Web
Read about the proposed council amendments after they are posted to the
citys website Aug. 18:
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million.
The mayor also added
ongoing revolving funds
for replacing vehicles and
building upgrades.
Rather than budgeting
for fleet vehicle equipment
when replacement is need-
ed, included in this plan is
establishing a replacement
fund, Gonzalez wrote in
his introductory letter. The
goal of this approach is
to level the property taxes
needed for these smaller,
more routine purchases.
Some of the largest future
Photo by Scott Girard
blowing up $4,000 in 15
minutes.
She expressed a similar
sentiment last year when
the Council approved funds
for fireworks.
U l t i m a t e l y, t h o u g h ,
Ald. Dan Carpenter (D-3)
explained the reasons that
everyone present (Ald. Aar-
on Richardson (D-3) was
absent) voted in favor of the
funding.
Our community strug-
gles with its own identi-
ty, so we have to be more
creative with finding ways
to bring the community
together, Carpenter said.
Fireworks at Nine Springs
Golf Course is one of those
ways.
The fireworks and back to
school night will be Satur-
day, Aug. 26.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.
August 11, 2017 Fitchburg Star 23
Nonprofit considering
sharing Lacy fire
station space, cost
SCOTT GIRARD land valuation showed the
Unified Newspaper Group city would not make much
money from any sale.
The City of Fitchburg Pulvermacher did not
may soon have a new name the nonprofit, but
roommate sort of. said they would share
Fitchburg Fire Depart- some of the cost of oper-
ment chief Joe Pulver- ation and focus on ini-
expenditures include road macher told the Common tiatives relevant to the
resurfacing at $1.5 million Council Aug. 8 that a fire department, including
in 2022, when the city is Madison-based nonprofit risk-reduction. Theyve
expected to acquire part of is considering moving into worked together in the
the Town of Madison, and the partially vacated Lacy past, he added, on a reg-
more than $23 million total Road fire station. ular, ongoing basis.
in 2022 and 2023 for a new While that station is still Pulvermacher said the
public safety facility. in operation, FPD will organization is hoping
To see the full proposal, soon move to a new sta- to present in front of the
visit fitchburgwi.gov. tion at the corner of Syene Council sometime in Sep-
and Clayton roads. tember.
Contact Scott Girard at In the meantime, offi-
ungreporter@wcinet.com cials decided to maintain Contact Scott Girard at
and follow him on Twitter administrative services at ungreporter@wcinet.com
@sgirard9. the Lacy station both to and follow him on Twitter
save on costs for the new @sgirard9.
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