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spread to his lungs, brain, spine, bones and lymph
nodes.
My birthday is May 1, so it was like a depressing birthday present, he said. Its weird, because
once I was diagnosed, thats when all the pain started.
Since this particular type of cancer has not yet
been researched as extensively as other cancers,
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treatment out of the area that his insurance wont
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Kyle Morgans former True Coffee coworkers set up a huge party last month to raise money for his ongoing
treatments after he was diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer in May. Here, his wife, Anna, and daughter, Alivia, 2, join him in front of a Fitchburg fire truck at the party.
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Eagle School has expanded its schoolhouse and added students in response to
steep demand.
A new wing has increased
floor space by 78 percent
and will permit a 31 percent rise in enrollment at
the independent Fitchburg
school, which serves gifted
children grades kindergarten through eight.
Excess demand sparked

the expansion, said Eagle
director Carole Mason. In
recent years, she said, the
school has received two
applications for every place
in its kindergarten class,
known as Nest.
Construction began in
June 2013 and was completed Aug. 1, 2014. New
rooms will be outfitted with
furniture and electronics in
time for the 2014-15 school
year, which begins Aug. 27.
By the start of the 201718 school year Eagle

expects to have 260 students, up from a pre-expansion enrollment of 197. The
school also plans to add
up to eight teachers and
administrators to its current
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Bike path adjustment riles nearby business

Owner claims late
switch will cost
Midwest Stone
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Traffic backups can be expected as the reconstruction of McKee

Road moves along in Fitchburg. Crews plan to replace the bumpy
road in time for winter.
McKee construction underway

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Deb Paul and her husband, John, paid $47,000 to change the design of the Military Ridge State Trail
bridge over McKee Road so their business could still be seen by drivers. Paul is considering suing
the city to get her money back after a separate change to plans involving a connecting bike path
could cost her thousands more.
before that meeting Paul

received an email from
Mark Vesperman at the
DOT that the decision had
been made. She said she
felt the council would have
voted in her favor, and the
decision was taken out of
its hands. She also alleged
the DOTs decision was
political and involved
last-minute maneuvering from some of those
involved, including Fitchburg Mayor Shawn Pfaff.
Pfaff said simply that the
DOT made the decision,
providing a letter dated
June 23 from the Verona
Road Project chief, John
Vesperman.
The DOT, based on
engineering decisions,
made that call, he said.
We told the DOT that
we did not want to pick
between two longstanding
businesses.
The new path location will also force Paul to
move a group of displays
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land she leases, which will
cost her thousands of dollars.
I have never in my entire
life dealt with this stuff,
said Paul, a longtime member of the Town of Verona
Plan Commission.
Paul said in addition to
her business issues, she
and some bike enthusiasts
shes spoken with feel the
original plan for the path
was safer, with a shorter
turn radius and longer distance to connect to the
bridge.
The debate on the new
path is further complicated
because Paul and her husband committed the $47,000
to change the design of the
overpass so her business
could be seen from the road.
Originally, a big wall was
planned as part of the Military Ridge bridge, but Paul
worked with the city and
DOT to come up with a pillar design instead.
We thought our headaches and our problems

were over, Paul said.
Paul said shes hired a
lawyer and plans to sue to
get the $47,000 back.
If the design is going to
change, then I should get
my money back, she said.
I put more money toward
that bridge than the City of
Fitchburg did.
Pfaff said the pillar decision was a conversation
that happened a year ago
and a separate one from
which side of the bridge the
path would go on.
Pfaff said the DOT is in
negotiations with MG&E
for an easement on the land
that the path will now be
built on, and he expects it
to be finished before the
snow flies.
Pfaff said he was simply
looking forward to the new
path, along with the completed bridge, providing
a safe route for bikers in
Fitchburg.
A stretch of bumpy road

through the middle of
Fitchburg is under repair.
The road work will be
good news for drivers in the
long term, but in the meantime, people can expect
traffic delays and limited
access along McKee Road.
Despite the delays, drivers are still encouraged to
access businesses along
the corridor, interim public works director Ahnaray
Bizjak told the Star.
Were working with
the business community in
particular to get people to
those businesses, she said,
adding that certain left turn
restrictions make it harder
to get to some places. Its
a short detour but it maintains access to those businesses with the left turn
restrictions.
The city has come up
with a few preferred routes
for accessing businesses
near Fish Hatchery Road.
Maps of those suggested
routes are available on the
citys website. Signs directing drivers to those detours
were slated to be installed
soon.
Drivers looking to get
to residential areas along
McKee Road havent been
given any specific routes,
in part because the city

doesnt want people to use
the same residential streets
to get where theyre going.
Theyre probably finding alternate routes that
best fit their travel needs,
Bizjak said.
The road project will be
completed in two phases.
Right now, all traffic is
shifted to the westbound
side of the road and reduced
to one lane in each direction. By mid-September,
traffic is scheduled to move
to the new eastbound lanes
while the other side is
repaired.
The six-inch layer of
existing asphalt pavement will be removed and
replaced along the entire
stretch of McKee Road
from South Seminole Highway to Fish Hatchery Road.
Additionally, within
the roughest stretch from
Osmundsen Road to Triverton Pike Drive, existing
base course and soil underneath will be removed and
replaced, including a new
underdrain system to ensure
better drainage beneath the
asphalt layer, the city said
in a letter sent to nearby
residents and businesses.
The work is scheduled to
be completed by October.
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A local business owner

is unhappy with how the
state Department of Transportation and city handled
a change to a new bike path
route that could cost the
business thousands of dollars.
The path
at issue is
the Cannonball bike
path, which
will connect with the
new Military Paul
Ridge State
Trail bridge
that crosses over McKee
Road.
Originally, said Midwest
Decorative Stone owner
and vice president Deborah
Paul, the path was supposed
to go on a piece of land
owned by General Beverage, located next door to
Midwest.
But a change by the DOT
moved the path to the east
side of the Military Ridge
bridge onto land owned by
Madison Gas and Electric,
which she said could cost
thousands of dollars to move
displays she has on the land
through an agreement with
MG&E. That cost would
add onto $47,000 she and
her husband, John, contributed to change the plans for
the bridge from a wall to a
pillar design to improve visibility.
The discussion over a
change to the original plans
for the path began in early
spring, when the city told
General Beverage it needed to purchase more land
for the McKee overpass
and the company said it
couldnt lose more parking,
Paul said.
Joel Minkoff of General
Beverage did not return a
voicemail seeking comment.
Paul argued strongly
against the change, and had
spoken with city officials
about the issues it would
cause for her business.
It was set for a Common
Council decision Tuesday, June 24, but the night
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The citys northwest firestation will be built on the corner of

Marketplace Drive and Executive Drive near Break Away Sports
Fitchburg Mayor Shawn

Pfaff was recently elected
to serve as the vice-chair
of Madison Area Technical
College District Board for
the 2014-15 school year.
According to a press
release from the college,
the board serves as the official link between the college and the communities it
serves, providing oversight
and guidance on governance issues
The board selected new
officers at its recent first
meeting of the 2014-15
fiscal year, re-electing
retired education administrator Carolyn Stoner of
Helenville as
chair. Arlyn
Halvorson of
McFarland
will serve as
treasurer and
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elected secretary.
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Frances Huntley-Cooper,
as well as Kelly Crombie of
Columbus, Randy Guttenberg of Waunakee, Joseph
Hasler of Reedsburg and
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LLC and was appraised
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appraisal and title work, and
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The city plans to spend
about $11.6 million on construction for the two stations, according to city
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site for one of two new fire
stations planned to be built
within the next few years.
The Common Council last
month made an offer to purchase Lot 7 of the Fitchburg
Business Park for around
$592,000. The lot is located on the northwest corner
of Marketplace Drive and
Executive Drive near Break
Away Sports Center.
Ald. Carol Poole (Dist. 1)
said the site will also be near
the new Madison Gas and
Electric training facility and
will provide additional training opportunities.
They mentioned theyd
love to train with our police
and fire departments, Poole
said of the utility company.
City officials have been
planning to build two new fire
stations within the next few
years. The land purchased
last month will be home to the
northwest station. A second,
larger northeast station will be
located closer to Fish Hatchery Road.
The council had identified
the site as a potential location in April and recently
conducted an appraisal, city
documents show.
The lot was owned by
The former owner of

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for bank fraud and other
charges Aug. 20.
The Wisconsin State
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that Christian Peterson,
45, was found guilty of
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fraud, making false statements to banks, money
laundering and theft from
an employee retirement
fund.
According to the State
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in 2006 and 2007 that
were used to gamble or
pay gambling debt.
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fraud and false statement,
of which there were five
total, could be up to 30
years in prison, and each
of the two money laundering count carries a
maximum of 10 years, the
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Calendar of events
Saturday, Aug. 9
1:30 p.m., Talent Show

(ages 5-12, registration
required), library, 729-1760
Monday, Aug. 11
1 p.m., Create your

own greeting cards with
Katie (cost is $20, sign up
required), senior center, 2704290
2 p.m., Learn how to
Identify Birds in Your
Backyard (ages 4-11), library,
729-1760
Tuesday, Aug. 12
6 p.m., Next Stop College

- Financial Aid for College
(ages 15-18), library, 7291760
7:30 p.m., Common Council
meeting, city hall, 270-4200
Wednesday, Aug. 13
10:30 a.m., Retro Dance

Party (ages 1-5), library, 7291760
6 p.m., Customer Service
and Sales: Creating Brand
Loyalty, library, 729-1760
7 p.m., Resume and
Interview Coaching (registration required), library, 7291760
Thursday, Aug. 14
10 a.m., Next Stop College

Financial Aid for College
(ages 15-18), library, 7291760
11 a.m., Preschool Science:
Our Bodies (ages 3-5),
library, 729-1760
3-6 p.m., Fitchburg Farmers
Market, Agora Pavilion, 2772592
5-9:30 p.m., Back to School
Block Party, 2690 Research
Park Dr.
Friday, Aug. 15
8:30 a.m., Pre-diabetic and

diabetic footcare offered by
Home Health United (cost is
$28, sign up required), senior
center, 270-4290
10:30 a.m., Little Clickers
(ages 3-5, registration
required), library, 729-1760
2 p.m., Scrabble (every
Friday, drop ins welcome),
senior center, 270-4290
4 p.m., Guys Read (ages
5-11), library, 729-1760
6 p.m., Wheels and
Reels Bike-in Movie
Theatre, Gunflint Trail Park,
wheelsandreelsmadison.com
Saturday, Aug. 16
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Agora Art

Fair, 550 E. Cheryl Parkway,
agoraartfair.com
Monday, Aug. 18
5-9 p.m., Volunteer

Orientation, Agrace, 327-
7163
6-8:30 p.m., Concerts at
McKee: The Kissers (youth
bands perform at 6:15 p.m.),
McKee Farms Park
Tuesday, Aug. 19
2 p.m., Learning Annex

presents: Frank Lloyd Wright
- the man, his architecture
and his work on the Monona
Terrace (free and open to the
public), senior center, 2704290
6-7:30 p.m., Home Buying
Seminar, Fitchburg Branch of
Summit Credit Union, 2939 S.
Fish Hatchery Rd., 243-5000
ext. 4369
7:30 p.m., Plan Commission
Wednesday, Aug. 20
10 a.m., Toddler Art (ages

1-3), library, 729-1760
10 a.m., Book Discussion:
The No. 1 Ladies Detective
Agency by Alexander
McCall-Smith, library, 7291760
Intermediate, must be familiar

with the basics (free, registration required), senior center,
270-4290
1:30 p.m., I Love a Mystery
Book Club discusses The
Cat Who Could Read
Backwards (drop-ins welcome), senior center, 2704290
Saturday, Aug. 30
1 p.m., Build Your Own

Solar Cooker, library, 7291760
Tuesday, Sept. 2
7:45-9 a.m., Business

Before 9, Candlewood Suites,
5421 Caddis Bend, 288-8284
Thursday, Sept. 4
6:30 p.m., Green Thursdays

(Film TBA), library, 729-1760
Thursday, Aug. 21
10 a.m., Fun with Finger

Knitting (ages 8-11), library,
729-1760
10:30-11:30 a.m., Blood
Pressure checks. (free, no
appointment needed), senior
center, 270-4290
3-6 p.m., Summer Fest at
the Farmers Market, Agora
Pavilion
4 p.m., Teen Gaming (for
teens), library, 729-1760
Friday, Aug. 22
12:40 p.m., Movie Day featuring Her (free, open to the

public), senior center, 2704290
Saturday, Aug. 23
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Dog Wash

and Mini-Carnival, Waggin
Tails & Fitchburg Veterinary
Hospital, 6249 Nesbitt Rd.,
271-4212
Tuesday, Aug. 26
10:30 a.m., iPad Beginner

(free, registration required),
senior center, 270-4290
4 p.m., Rock Your Locker
(for teens), library, 729-1760
7:30 p.m., Common Council
Wednesday, Aug. 27
11 a.m., First Day of School

Storytime (ages 3-5), library,
729-1760
7 p.m., Resume and
Interview Coaching (registration required), library, 7291760
Thursday, Aug. 28
10:30 a.m., iPad
Monday, Sept. 8
9:30 a.m., Preschool

729-1760
11 a.m., Preschool
729-1760
Tuesday, Sept. 9
10:30 a.m., Beginner

Spanish 8-week session
begins (cost is $50), senior
center, 270-4290
11 a.m., Lapsit Storytime
(ages 0-2), library, 729-1760
5-9 p.m., Volunteer
Orientation, Agrace, 3277163
6:30-8 p.m., Funeral
Planning Seminar (register by
Sept. 3), Agrace, 327-7202
7-8 p.m., Fitchburg Cub
Scout Pack 249 presents the
magic of Matthew Teague,
Stoner Prairie Elementary
School, fitchburgpack249.
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Thursday, Sept. 11
10 a.m., The Healthy Aging

Brain, library, 729-1760
Friday, Sept. 12
4 p.m., Pop Culture Bingo

(for teens), library, 729-1760
6 p.m., Wheels and
Reels Bike-in Movie
Theatre, Gunflint Trail Park,
wheelsandreelsmadison.com
Saturday, Sept. 13
11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Taste of

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up a large group of area senior centers for
trips around the country next year.
Fitchburg Senior Center volunteer
extended trip coordinator Georgia
Ascher said the center had been doing
two to four trips each year for the last
few years, but because the number of
travelers had dropped off since 2008,
she decided to offer the opportunity of
co-sponsoring the selected 2014 trips to
the other Dane County senior centers or
coalitions.
It is the centers mutual belief that
co-sponsorship of our trips provides the
possibility of increased numbers of travelers on our trips within the local Dane
County area, and that it could foster
newfound friendships, ultimately leading to these friends traveling together
again in the future, Ascher said.
The Fitchburg Senior Center was
joined last year by groups from Oregon,
Stoughton, Verona, McFarland and
West Madison, and the groups will also
join in for travels next year.
Ascher said once a year, the senior
center conducts a travel survey to find
out peoples interests, in terms of time of
travel, length of trip, travel mode, price,
If you go
What: Fitchburg Senior Center
2015 travel presentation
When: 2-4 p.m., Wednesday,
Sept. 10
Where: Fitchburg Senior Center
Info: 270-4290
activity level and location. The center is
holding a presentation on travel plans
at the Fitchburg Senior Center (5510 E.
Lacy Road) from 2-4 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 10, where company representatives will present trip options, answer
questions and take reservations. There is
no cost for the meeting, but registration
is required by calling 270-4290.
Trip selections for 2015 are:
February (10 days) Highlights of
Sunny Florida (including two nights in
Key West)
April (eight days) Flavors of the
South, including New Orleans, Memphis and Lake Charles
May (10 or 13 days) Ireland
June or July (nine days) Trains of
the Colorado Rockies
October (12 days) National
Parks of the Southwest, featuring the
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.
Walk for Wishes is

on track for Sept. 14
The community has the opportunity
to give local children a special wish on
Sunday, Sept. 14, when Make-A-Wish
Wisconsin will host the 2014 Walk for
Wishes at McKee Farms Park, 2930
Chapel Valley Road.
Registration and kids activities will
begin at 8:30 a.m., a Kids Dash will be
held at 10 a.m. and the walk, run and
wheelchair race starts at 10:30 a.m.
The closing awards and ceremonies
will begin at 11:30 a.m. Participants of
all ages may choose between the 5K,
one- or two-mile routes with optional
timing for 5K runners.
There will be plenty of family
activities, including face painting,
bounce houses, mascots, music,
raffles, games, wish kid appearances
and refreshments.
In honor of Make-A-Wish Wisconsins 30th birthday, pre-registration for this years event is completely free. Participants who raise
$50 or more in pledges will receive
an official T-shirt, and additional
pledge prizes will be awarded to
those raising $75 or more.
This event will directly benefit
If you go
What: Walk for Wishes
When: 8:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept.
14
Where: McKee Farms Park
Info: www.walkforwishes.com
Madison-area children living with
life-threatening medical conditions,
like 9-year-old Kendall Oberg of
Fitchburg, who received her wish to
go to Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas
to play with dolphins and sea lions
last summer.
Oberg, who will lead Walk for
Wishes as this years front runner,
is living with a rare arterial disease
called Takayasus arteritis. Her
wish gave her and her family a joyfilled break from frequent medical
appointments, procedures and surgeries.
For more information about
Make-A-Wish Wisconsin call the
Madison Regional Office at 2524321 or visit wisconsin.wish.org.
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Coming Up
Agora Art Fair
Fitchburg Technology
Campus is hosting a Back
to School Block Party from
5-9:30 p.m. on Thursday,
Aug. 14, at 2690 Research
Park Dr., between Lacy
Road and McGann Drive.
The event will feature
live music from the Hometown Sweethearts from 5-8
p.m. A raffle fundraiser
for the Fitchburg Public
Library will take place at
7:30 p.m. Other activities
include arts and crafts, face
painting, balloon twisting,
photo booth, open gym, a
childrens outdoor movie,
The LEGO Movie, at 8
p.m., and appearances by
Bucky Badger and the UW
cheerleaders, James the
Magician and the police
squad, a fire truck, motorcycle and ambulance.
The annual Agora Art Fair

will be held from 10 a.m. to
5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, at
The Agora, 5500 E. Cheryl
Parkway. Beautiful artwork
from more than 100 local
artists, including paintings,
sculpture, pottery, jewelry,
fiber art, photography and
more, will be displayed on
the grounds of the Agora.
There will also be live music
by local musicians, a beer
garden, local food vendors
and childrens art activities.
For volunteer opportunities,
call Steve at 277-2592.
Bike-In Movies
Wheels and Reels celebrates Madisons cycling
community by offering
Bike-In Movie screenings at Gunflint Trail Park
on Aug. 15 and Sept. 12.
Guests may arrive at 6 p.m.
to claim their spot on the
lawn, snack on items from
local food carts and play
lawn games. Movies are
scheduled to start at sunset
and will be projected on a
30-foot cinema screen for
an authentic drive-in theatre
experience.
Bridge Lessons
Explore the best strategies
for getting the greatest number of tricks at suit and no
trump contracts. All playing
levels are welcome. Classes
will meet Aug. 19, 26 and
Sept. 2 from 9:30-11:30
a.m. at the senior center.
The cost is $20. For more
information or to register
call instructor Mary Olskey
at 270-4290 to register.
Summer Fest
Celebrate the peak of the
summer harvest with live
music and a community
pig roast during Summer
Fest at the Farmers Market
from 3-6 p.m., Thursday,
Aug. 21, at Agora Pavilion. The event is a benefit
for the Fitchburg Optimist
Club and is sponsored by
Nine Springs Community

Day to be held Aug. 23
Event will feature
Frozen viewing,
other activities
SCOTT GIRARD
Despite a Common
Council decision in May to
keep Nine Springs as a golf
course rather than turn it
into a community park, the
citys parks department is
working to make the area
more accessible to the surrounding community.
The first step will be an
Coldwell Banker Success.
Dog Wash & Carnival

Looking for a day of
family-friendly fun with
adorable furry friends? Join
Waggin Tails for its annual
mini carnival from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug.
23, at Waggin Tails &
Fitchburg Veterinary Hospital, 6249 Nesbitt Road.
Kids will enjoy inflatables, dunk tank and many
different furry friends to
pet. Dogs will love a dog
wash and mani/pedi. The
whole family can enjoy the
barbecue cookout, bake sale
and prizes. All proceeds
go to the Dane County
Humane Society, Angels
Wish and the Fitchburg K-9
Unit. For more information
call 271-4212.
information call Jessie Sept. 13, at McKee Farms

Park. The event features
Shiveler at 327-7135.
food from local Fitchburg
Taste of Fitchburg
restaurants, live music, a
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10 a.m. 5 p.m.
5500 East Cheryl Parkway
Grief Support Groups

Agrace HospiceCare will
offer two free grief support
groups to the public. The
sessions are held at Agrace,
5395 E. Cheryl Parkway.
Bridges Grief Support Group is an ongoing,
weekly support group for
adults who are grieving the
death of a loved one, held
on Wednesdays from 9:30
a.m. to 11 a.m. Kids Grief
Retreat is a two-day retreat
for kids and teens grieving
a death. The retreat will be
held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 23, and
Sunday, Aug. 24. For more
a local non-profit child

care resource and referral
agency. For more information contact Joyce Schneider at 216-7013 or visit
tasteoffitchburg.com.
100 local artists

Live music
Food & beverages
Capital Brewery Beer Garden
Childrens Art Yard
Grown-Up Art Experience
Rain or shine
Kevin Kitto
Merikay Payne
Audrey Christie
Annette Wimmer
If you go
What: Nine Springs
Community Day
When: 5:30-10 p.m.,
Saturday, Aug. 23
Where: Nine Springs
Golf Course
Info: 270-4288
Aug. 23 Nine Springs

Community Day event at
the course from 5:30-10
p.m.
The night will feature
the movie Frozen, music
from a pair of groups, an
For more information,
inflatable playground and
jousting and healthy food contact parks director Scott
Endl at 270-4288 or scott.
choices.
L e o p o l d E l e m e n t a r y endl@fitchburgwi.gov.
School will also use the
opportunity as a school registration event.
The parks department is
looking for supervisors for
many areas of the park and
sponsorship for some of the
activities.
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Oregon School District
Board mulls options for green building

SCOTT DE LARUELLE
With the clock ticking

on deciding to pursue a
school district referendum
in November, school board
members explored some
green building possibilities at a special meeting
July 23.
Representatives from
Bray Architects and Findorff Co. were on hand to
talk about what district officials might want included
in a potential Nov. 4 referendum something that
board president Dan Krause
said will decided on by
Aug. 19.
There are a lot of things
to get done before November, and there are always
arguments for going forward and arguments against
going forward, he said.
Lets try to move forward
with the goal of doing this
is November. Give your
best efforts until Aug. 19
and then well decide if this
is the right thing to do.
The Aug. 19 special

board meeting is the latest
the board can authorize a
November referendum.
Krause said the green
portion of potential construction costs is slated for
around $7.5 million dollars, including geothermal
systems for heating and
cooling and solar panels to
produce electricity at Oregon High School, Oregon
Middle School, Brooklyn
Elementary School and
Netherwood Knoll Elementary School.
Noting some proposed
gymnasium additions at
Oregon High School that
would include solar panels, school principal Kelly
Meyers said the space is for
community fitness, not
just high schoolers.
That space is used every
hour, on the hour, morning,
noon and night, she said.
Its physical education, but
the preponderance of the
use of the space is affecting our community at large,
significantly. We can barely
District architects said a

proposed 73-kilowatt solar
panel on a roof at Oregon Middle School (cost
$288,000), would generate about 10 percent of the
current electrical usage at
the building, saving around
$9,000 a year in electrical
costs.
Geothermal systems are
also proposed in building
additions at the high school,
middle school, Brooklyn
Elementary and NKE. In
response to a statement
from architects that you
are going to have more carbon with geothermal than
you are with a conventional
system, because of more
its reducing our consumption of natural gas. There are

both sides on this issue, and
its part of the struggle when
we communicate green.
Consultant Joe Donovan, who has worked with
school districts in talking
about both green projects
and referendums, said there
is a disparity between what
people say they want and
what they actually support.
The thing we find consistently is that theres not
the kind of support I would
have expected in the community for the green efforts,
especially those who do not
have a significant return
on investment or that you
cant make a compelling
financial case for, he said.
I keep hoping that will
change. We tested it a lot of
different ways with surveys
and polls and we dont find
people necessarily want to
go out and get more votes
for a referendum for it. Its
a very difficult conversation.
Board member Gwen
Maitzen said if its shown

that green initiatives can be
done, even incrementally,
in the school district, it will
be a positive for the community.
I would like to take that
risk, because it starts the
conversation, she said.
Maybe its time to start
putting our money where
our mouth is ... Its not an
either-or situation, its how
do we balance it with the
education component?
Board member Charles
Uphoff said its important
the district be able to articulate a long-term position on
green technology.
This is really making a
down payment on something that has a longer
future, he said. People
(should) understand were
still making the tough
choices; were not trying to
do everything, but we have
an opportunity to make a
significant down payment
on that going forward. Its
important to have that longterm vision as well.
No November referendum; April possible
Madison schools:
Need to ensure land

is purchasable,
finalize second deal
Online enrollment began Aug. 5. Visit madison.k12.

wi.us for more information. In-person locations and
times:
Leopold: Friday, Aug. 22, 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Middle school: Wednesday, Aug. 20 and Thursday,
Aug. 21, 9-11:30 a.m. and 3:30-6:30 p.m.
West High School: Friday, Aug. 15, 8 a.m.-noon; 1-4
p.m. (unregistered students); Tuesday, Aug. 19, 11 a.m.6:30 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 22, 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m.
SCOTT GIRARD
Verona schools:
Letters were mailed in early August to VASD parents
with information. Process can be completed online, or
attend two community registration events:
Thursday, Aug. 14, 3-7 p.m., Knights of Columbus,
5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg
Monday, Aug. 18, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Boys and Girls
Club, 4619 Jenewein Road, Fitchburg
Oregon schools:
The Campus Parent Portal will again be used for registration. More information on the process can be found
at oregonsd.org. A completed online registration will help
you bypass the computer lab and fee area on registration
day. Those days are:
Thursday, Aug. 14, 12-6 p.m.
Tuesday, Aug. 19, 12-6 p.m.
Back to school
Watch for our back to school coverage in next
months Star, complete with what to watch for in the
2014-15 school year.
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ALL HEARING IMPAIRED

Casey Porter, Pastor of Grace Deaf Church
(Schofield, WI.) will be preaching the
morning message in A.S.L.
Despite hopes from officials earlier in the year and

a preliminary land purchase
agreement, Verona Area
School District voters will
not vote on a land purchase
referendum in November.
VASD superintendent
Dean Gorrell told the Verona Press on Friday morning
there was simply too much
left in the process to ask the
school board to pass a resolution in August to get a referendum on the ballot, which
would be required.
That includes a desired
second land purchase in
addition to the agreement
reached earlier in the year
to purchase 40 acres in the
West End property owned by
Vanta Properties, formerly
T. Wall Properties. That purchase, which is big enough
to accommodate a new
high school, included many
contingencies, and Gorrell
said more time is needed to
ensure the land is purchasable.
You dont want to put a
referendum in front of people
to purchase land that you
cant purchase, Gorrell said.
That would look bad. That

would be bad.
The second piece of land
is undisclosed, but has been
discussed in closed session
multiple times at school
board meetings. The school
board had previously pinpointed separate potential
elementary school sites on
the north and south sides of
the city.
The contingencies Gorrell was referring to include
a long list of items, from
road access and zoning to a
stormwater pond agreement.
The access question, particularly, is a big one, as it has
plagued the potential projects
at the site since 2007, when
developer Terrence Wall first
attempted development.
With U.S. Hwy. 18-151
to the west and the Military Ridge State Trail to the
south, the only access point
is likely from West Verona
Avenue, as Gorrell indicated building an expensive
overpass to connect to Paoli
Street was cost-prohibitive when the purchase was
agreed to in May.
The district will also now
will have more time to survey the land and ensure it
suits the needs for a school,
another part of the contingency agreement.
It just wasnt coming
together as quickly as it
needed to, he said. And we
need to be able to know that
the land is purchasable, so all
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Gorrell said an April referendum is now the most likely
outcome, but that even to get
that, the district would have
to get our ducks in a row.
The delay in the second
land purchase and the lack of
finalization on the West End
is also slowing down another
district initiative outlining the long-term makeup
of the schools, as the district
expects to grow by triple digits once again for the upcoming school year.
That growth has put
schools around the district
at or near their capacity, and
while the effects of overcrowding arent being experienced yet, district officials
want to tackle the problem
before they do.
Late last year, the district
formed a Future Schools
Committee, which first met
in May this year, to look at
what grade levels potential
new schools should include
and how to redraw boundary
lines.
That brought about a
school board discussion of
the districts guiding principles, which have been in
place for over a decade and
helped outline decisions on
boundary lines when Glacier
Edge was built.
The board had decided to
revisit those guidelines at the
request of the Future Schools
Committee so committee
members knew what their
limitations were and could
avoid bringing a proposal
to the board that members

would be unhappy with.
The principles include
a focus on neighborhood
schools and balancing
the free and reduced lunch
demographics around the
district. Those ideas often
compete with one another,
especially in the northeastern
section of the district, where
a majority of the students
getting free and reduced
lunches live.
But at the July 14 school
board meeting, board members and Gorrell agreed to
leave the principles as they
were, deciding against any
changes to emphasize neighborhood schools over balanced populations, Gorrell
said.
Although those principles
give a better outline for the
Future Schools Committee
to work with, it will not meet
again until the board votes
on the second land purchase
currently in discussion, Gorrell said.
Gorrell said the most
important thing now will be
to ensure that the district is
clear on what it asks voters to
approve, whenever a referendum does come along.
We just want to make
sure that what we put in front
of the voters is something
that, whether they approve it
or not, they can rest assured
that weve done our due diligence, he said. Thats kind
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electricity and less natural gas use, board member

Barb Feeney said the district needs to determine its
priorities.
Are we talking about
saving money or are we
talking about saving carbon? she asked. If our
objective is to be green and
save on carbon, is this the
best way to do that? If we
are generating more carbon
with a geothermal system
its about public perception, but its also about
being honest about what
were doing.
Matt Wolfert of Bray
Architects said green
technology means different
things to different people,
which is something the
board must be aware of in
its deliberations.
There might be somebody who feels that the
extraction of natural gas is
just as awful to our environment as carbon, he said. So
in their world, the way they
define green, this is the greatest green thing ever, because
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Above, Anne Murphy and her Tennessee Walking Horse, Ranger,

works with Dane County law enforcement, and the pair were out
getting ready to meet people at the park. Ranger, 20, has been
serving the area since he was 4 years old.
Below, there was also plenty of good food on hand for people to
enjoy at the event.
Photos by Scott De Laruelle
National Night Out

Fitchburg held its annual National Night Out on Saturday, Aug. 2 at
McKee Farms Park. A variety of law enforcement officials and first
responders were on hand, talking to people who stopped by and
showing their vehicles. The event is designed to build bonds between
law enforcement and the community to help fight crime.
Above, Fitchburg Police Departments K-9 unit was a popular attraction.
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August 8, 2014
The Fitchburg Star
Quick response saves a life
Fitchburg
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inspector
Paul Scott,
left, saved
coworker
Jack
Pearsons
life June
30 when
Pearson suffered a heart
attack while
the two
inspected
a duplex at
2919 King
James Way.
City employee
gives CPR after coworkers heart attack
SCOTT GIRARD
City of Fitchburg building

inspectors Jack Pearson and
Paul Scott decided to take
an extra precaution Monday,
June 30, going together to
the city-acquired duplex at
2919 King James Way.
Normally, it would only
be one inspector, but with
reports of vandalism and
unknown whether anyone
Photo by Scott
Girard
might be squatting inside,

they decided to play it safe.
There was reports of vandalism; we just felt like the
two of us should go there,
Scott said. You dont know
what youre going to walk
into when you go in there.
We had talked about it that
morning, Should one of us
go, should we go together?
While they didnt find
anyone inside, that decision
proved to be a life-saver
when Pearson suffered a
heart attack while they were
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recalled. I was up in one of
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bedroom and here he is laying down on the floor at the
top of the steps up there.
Pearson, not surprisingly,
doesnt remember the incident other than simply arriving at the duplex that morning.
After a brief time, when
Scott thought Pearson was
messing around on his first
day back from a vacation,
Scott hustled downstairs to
get a phone and call 911.
The operator asked if Pearson was breathing and Scott
confirmed he wasnt, meaning he had to do something
hed never done before:
CPR.
The operator talked him
through it, keeping the
rhythm and explaining what
to do throughout the six-minute phone call.
Youre trying to stay
focused on the task at hand,
Scott said. As Im doing
this, 911 on speaker phone,
Im yelling out to fire and
EMS where we were.
Once fire and EMS personnel arrived and took over,
Scott said it was surreal to
watch them shock his friend
and coworker twice to get a
pulse going.
You talk about people
having bad Mondays, Pearson quipped as Scott recalled
the sight.
Later that day, he woke
up in the hospital, where he
would have three stents put
in and doctors were concerned at one point about
possible brain damage,
though none occurred.
It was kind of, What am
I doing here? What do you
mean I had a heart attack?
Pearson recalled of waking
up in the hospital. It was
almost like a dream, or just
surreal.
While the two were
coworkers and considered
themselves friends, the first
interaction after such a lifechanging event would be
an interesting dynamic for
most. And, by that Wednesday night, Pearson had texted
Scott, Hey, you around or
are ya not talking to me?
Scott replied that he didnt
want to sound all mushy, but
the two chatted on the phone
for the first time after the incident that night.
That was the beginning of
what has become a stronger
connection than the two had
before, though they say they
are both trying not to dwell
on the incident.
Weve both got pretty
positive outlooks on life, and
have pretty good humor,
Pearson said. The other day
he drove up behind me and
blared his horn and I said
what are you trying to give
me a heart attack?
Pearson said he has struggled somewhat with anxiety
in the weeks since the attack,
as a recent physical had
shown he was in relatively
good health.
But hes adjusting, and
said a regular workout regimen has helped him regain
some confidence. Hes just
thankful to still be alive, and
glad everyone who played a
part was able to help him.
Theres not enough
thanks to go around, he
said. Just an education
about the importance of CPR
and the 911 people.
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Sports
Friday, August 8, 2014
The
Fitchburg Star
For more sports coverage, visit:
OHS baseball
Jeremy Jones, sports editor
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Fax: 845-9550
VAHS girls golf
Soule hired
as new OHS
baseball coach
Former assistant
succeeds Kevin
Connor
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Oregon High School junior

varsity baseball coach Jake
Soule and
f o r m e r
head coach
Kevin Connor worked
closely
together the
last eight
years.
C o n - Soule
nor who
stepped
down in June to take a job
as a middle school teacher in
Cottage Grove to have more
time to spend with his children and coach a little league
team said Soule was qualified to coach varsity the first
year he came on board in
2006.
We have always bounced
ideas about what we should
do or shouldnt do, Connor
said. Jake, I think, is more
than ready to take over as
head coach.
Soule who now lives in
Oregon with his wife Crystal
and two children, Tyler and
Peyton, was hired to teach
and coach at Oregon in the
summer of 2006 and is the
physical education teacher at
Rome Corners Intermediate
School.
I have been a part of
the game of baseball for 30
years and look forward to the
opportunity to be the head
baseball coach at Oregon
High School, Soule wrote in
a statement.
Soule grew up on the north
side of Madison and attended
Madison East High School,
playing baseball, basketball
and football.
Soule went to college
part-time and began coaching baseball at East in 1999.
He graduated from the University of Wisconsin- Platteville, where he also played
baseball, in 2006 with a
degree in Physical Education
and Health Education. Soule
spent time as a baseball coach
at Middleton High School in
the spring of 2006.
When Soule joined Oregon,
he jelled with Connor and
freshman coach Ryan Stace
right away.
We always joked about it
as a coaching staff with how
close we all worked together and how great and how
cohesive the freshmen to JV
to varsity worked, Connor
said. I know Jake and Ryan
and all the guys on the coaching staff were instrumental in
that.
Besides baseball, Soule is
also on the varsity football
coaching staff at Oregon High
School. He started that job in
2008.
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
Verona Area High School graduate Rachel Hernandez tees off on the 14th hole during the 2013 WIAA Division 1 state golf meet at University Ridge Golf Course.
Hernandez recently joined the University of Wisconsin-Stout womens golf team and also plans on majoring in Golf Enterprise Management.
Majoring in golf
Hernandez chooses UWStout to play, learn the

business side of golf
and also major in the Golf Enterprise Management program to learn

the business side of the game.
I enjoy being on a golf course
so much and, with how golf has
shaped my life from high school
ANTHONY IOZZO
to now, I wanted to do something
that I enjoyed, she said. I saw that
Stout had that program, I thought it
Golf wasnt something Verona would be so much fun to do and still
Area High School
have golf in my life.
graduate Rachel
Hernandez took
Learning the business side
seriously at a
Hernandez is joining a GEM
young age, but
program that has over 90 percent
that all changed
work placement after graduation for
her sophomore
women, who make up about 20 peryear playing for
cent of the students in the program.
the varsity girls
Besides honing her skills on the
team.
golf course and learning to teach
Hernandez has Hernandez
the game, she will also be learning
since gained lastfood and beverage operations, mering friendships
chandising, technology, marketing,
and was a key part
player services, club fitting and
of the teams recent growth and suc- repair all the components that are
cess, including a team state berth necessary for a golf club to be suclast year, and that led her to the cessful and profitable, said Howie
dream of one day owning, manag- Samb, the UW-Stout womens golf
ing or being a golf professional at a head coach and GEM teacher.
golf course.
Samb said that many women
Hernandezs dream got a little have gained jobs all over the United
closer two weeks ago when she States in sales, event planning, mardecided to play golf at the Division keting, golf operations, etc.
III University of Wisconsin-Stout
Hernandez has a great future

ahead of her. That is for sure, he
said.
She just hopes that her future at
a golf course is someplace warm,
Hernandez joked.
Chance to play right away

Hernandez looked at a few other
schools, but since UW-Stout was
the only school in Wisconsin that
offered the GEM program and D I
schools that offered it were so competitive, she settled on being a Blue
Devil.
And she joins the program at an
opportune time. With four seniors,
no juniors and a sophomore, Hernandez can not only learn from
older, more experienced players
but can also vie for a starting five
position for a few tournaments her
freshman year and possibly consistently in her sophomore year.
Samb, who has been in contact
with Hernandez for about a year
watching her play in high school
and now in Wisconsin Junior PGA
summer tournaments, said he has
noticed her improvement.
Samb said that her abilities and
work ethic show she is just going
to continue to get better, and he
wouldnt be surprised if she was

able to make the starting five for a
few tournaments.
That is really exciting because
those are the types of girls that primarily make up our team, Samb
said. Being D III, we do not get
the high-profile players. I try to find
young ladies that have potential that
are willing to work hard and get better, and Rachel certainly fits that
mold to a tee.
Hernandez leaves for UW-Stout
on Aug. 25 with the season starting
soon afterward. The team plays in
the fall and spring, but Samb said
the main part of the season in the
fall because that is when the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship is with the
winner earning an automatic bid for
the NCAA Division III championship.
UW-Stout plays tournaments
against teams from Minnesota, Illinois and Wisconsin, and it will also
travel to Warren Golf Course the
home of the University of Notre
Dame to play teams from across
the country.
In the spring, there are five tournaments before nationals.
Turn to Hernandez/Page 15
VAHS swimming
Nelson breaks multiple records at All-City meet

ANTHONY IOZZO
Verona Area High School junior and

Ridgewood Club swimmer Beata Nelson
broke two records on her way to first-place
finishes last weekend in the 2014 All-City
Swim meet at Nakoma Golf Club.
Beata Nelson won the 100-yard butterfly in 54.3 seconds, and she took first in the
200-yard individual medley in 2:00.56.
Beata Nelson also helped the Ridgewood
200-yard freestyle relay take first with her
sister, Verona graduate Maddy Nelson. The
Nelsons, Becca Wilson and Hannah Becker
won in 1:39.64.
The Nelsons also helped the 200-yard

medley relay team to a second-place finish.
Beata, Maddy, Claire McCarthy and Shea
Johannah finished in 1:52.97.
Two other Verona/MountHoreb swimmers
helped the Seminole Sharks take first in the
200 medley relay. Julia Ver Voort and Kristi
Larsen, along with Katie Feller and Jo Jekel,
won in 1:51.43.
That same team took second in the 200
free relay in 1:39.83.
Larsen added a second place in the 100yard breaststroke in 1:08.79, while Ver
Voort took third in 1:10.79. Anna Kopp took
sixth in 1:13.54.
Maddy Nelson took third in the 100-yard
backstroke in 59.69, and Ver Voort was third

in the 200 IM in 2:14.13.
Sammy Seymour was sixth in the 100 fly
for the Seminole Sharks in 1:01.89.
Shorewood Hills Swim and Dive won the
overall All-City team trophy for the first
time in 42 years. Ridgewood Swim Club
came in second place.
The All City Swim Meet began in 1962
with the Hill Farm, Shorewood Hills, Ridgewood, Maple Bluff and West Side pools
taking part. In addition to the five original
clubs, the list now includes the Nakoma,
Monona, Middleton, Parkcrest, High Point,
Seminole, Hawks Landing and Goodman
pools.
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15
Swimming
Several finalists for Sharks West swimmers help Seminole Sharks

There were several finalists for the
Seminole Sharks Swim and Dive team in
the All-City Dive meet last weekend at
the Nakoma Golf Club.
Joey Aman-Lavicky took first in the
11-12 boys group, while Claire Lodico
was first in the 10-and-under girls group.
Ben Stigen added a first place in the
10-and-under boys group.
Wes Jekel was fourth in the 13-14
boys group, while Aidan Updegrove took
ninth. Henry Wiedemann took 14th.
Conner Dugan was sixth in the 11-12
boys group, while Sammy Seymour took
ANTHONY IOZZO
seventh in the 15-and-up girls group.

Liam Updegrove was ninth in the
10-and-under boys group, and Casey
Peterson was 13th.
Micah Stigert took 11th for the 15-andup boys group, and Casey Olson was
14th.
Annie Maher was also a finalist in the
11-12 girls group.
The Sharks had 26 participants at the
All-City meet.
Seminole Pool will host the All-City
meet next summer.
Anthony Iozzo
Madison West High School swimmers

Jo Jekel and Katie Feller along with
Verona area swimmers Julia Ver Voort
and Kristi Larsen took first in the 200yard medley last weekend in the All-City
Swim meet at Nakoma Golf Club.
The team won the event in 1 minute,
51.43 seconds.
That same team took second in the
Hernandez: Cats split pair of doubleheaders
Home Talent League
Continued from page 14
Orioles upset Cavs in first round

ANTHONY IOZZO
The Oregon Home Talent team came

into the first round of the Western Section playoffs on Aug. 3 as the No. 8 seed,
but player/co-manager Eric Engler said
he told his team there was nothing to
fear from the No. 1 Verona Home Talent
team.
In the end, there wasnt, as the Orioles
upset the host Cavaliers 6-2 at Stampfl
Field.
We had hits today with guys in scoring
position, and that is what we have been
missing out on all year long, Engler said.
Today, we put it together, and it couldnt
have been a better time.
The Orioles put the game away in the
top of the eighth with two runs. First
baseman Eric Engler picked up an RBI
single, and he later scored on an error.
Oregon pitcher Ben Riffle retired
nine straight to end the game, including
200-yard free relay in 1:39.83.

Jekel added a third place in the 100yard butterfly and a fourth place in the
100-yard freestyle. She finished the 100
fly in 59.33, and she reached the finish in
the 100 free in 54.46.
Feller added a sixth in the 100 free
in 56.62, and Katie Cardwell took sixth
in the 200-yard individual medley in
2:19.03.
Shorewood took first at the meet, and
Ridgewood finished second.
Hernandez said she is

excited to see where she
stacks up with the other
UW-Stout golfers which
includes Madison West graduate Brittany McNett-Emmerich this season and has
been in contact with several
seniors that are helping her
with the transition.
It is nice to know that they
support me too and what to
see me do well, she said. It
is a confidence builder for me
to know that I can still play
golf outside of high school
and keep going on to do good
things.
striking out the side in the ninth.

The Cavaliers mustered just five hits in
nine innings, a season-low, and trailed the
entire game after Oregon grabbed a 3-0
lead in the top of the first.
Engler knocked in third baseman Ross
Galloway after a lead-off walk, and Jeff
Spiwak picked up an RBI single to center
with a blooper just out the reach of Verona second baseman Klayton Brandt.
Left fielder Blake Watzke finished the
scoring in the inning with an RBI single
to center.
Ben Wallace took the loss for Verona.
He allowed five earned runs on nine hits.
He struck out 13, walked one and hit a
batter.
Riffle allowed one earned run on five
hits in nine innings. He struck out nine,
walked one and hit a batter.
Oregon travels to third-seeded Mount
Horeb/Pine Bluff at 1 p.m. Sunday. The
winner plays either Dodgeville or Hollandale on Aug. 21.
golf course, she said.

She plans on repaying the
favor before she leaves for
UW-Stout by attending a few
tournaments and practices,
and also plans on cheering
Verona on as it tries to follow
up on a state runner-up finish
this season.
If they make it state this

year again, I will be so happy
for them and I will do everything I can to get down there
to watch them again, she
said. They really just helped
shape who I am, and I really
want them to be successful
even when I am gone.
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Eagle: School considering expansion to ninth grade, but not full high school
a science lab, a computer lab
complete with a server room
and a 300-seat auditorium
wired with stage lights and
microphones.
The school held its eighthgrade graduation at the auditorium in June.
Another new space is the
innovation lab, a hands-on
workshop that melds subjects like physics, computing
and math, reflecting Eagles
interdisciplinary approach to
education. Computer teacher
Jack Maloney said students
will use the lab, for example,
to analyze trebuchets catapults that use counterweights
to launch projectiles they
build in science class.
Well make a computer
model that fires a certain
distance based on the weight
of the shot, the length of the
arm and other variables,
Maloney said. Then well
test it out using various values for the variables and try
to find values that launch
projectiles the farthest.
The cost of the expansion
is an estimated $4.1 million. The school kicked off
a capital campaign in 2012
and met its initial $500,000
goal in eight months. A second phase began last October
and has netted $130,000 in
new donations. The majority
of gifts have come from individuals, including pledges of
$100,000 and $50,000 from
current and former Eagle
families.
Mason said funds raised
through the capital campaign
provide the seed money to
build. The school will repay
the remainder of the $3.1
million bank loan it took
out for the project through
tuition and future donations.
Humble beginnings,
steady growth
Mary Olsky and Elizabeth
Conner hatched Eagle in 1982
out of a single classroom in
Hoyt School, located on Madisons near west side. The
Madison Metropolitan School
District had closed Hoyt,
which now serves as Madison
School and Community Recreation headquarters, and was
renting classrooms to outside
organizations.
Olsky had enrolled her son
in a program for gifted students at Midvale Elementary
School but was not satisfied
with the quality of instruction.
She met Conner at a conference for elementary school
writers and they began discussing the possibility of creating their own school.
After visits to schools for
precocious kids in Wisconsin
and neighboring states, they
opened Eagle. The inaugural
class comprised 12 students,
three of whom were children
of the co-founders.
The school grew quickly
by the start of the second
year, enrollment had nearly
tripled. A second classroom
was rented, then a third. It
was becoming clear that
Eagle would not call Hoyt
home for much longer.
Olsky and Conner, aided
by an Eagle parent who
worked as a real estate developer, started to look for land
on which to build a new
facility. They settled on a lot
across from Elver Park on
Madisons southwest side.
The school began operating
out of the sky blue two-story
building in March 1986.
Photos by Scott Girard
Above, Eagle School director Carole Mason stands in one of the new classrooms that was built as part of the addition. Below, the school
will also feature a new parking lot outside of the auditorium.
Three renovations over

the next seven years added
a gymnasium, kindergarten
room and other amenities.
But there remained a thirst
for more: a playground, a
performance stage, an airier
lunchroom. In 1998, with little space left to expand, it was
once again time to relocate.
The school chose to build
on undeveloped land along
the Capital City State Trail
near South Fish Hatchery
Road. It remains a remote
setting, devoid of traffic,
that affords outdoor learning
opportunities in the spring
and fall.
Students swing nets at
grasshoppers during science
class as part of a bug collection assignment. Art class
meets outside so students can
sketch the prairie that adjoins
school property.
Olsky noted there are three
parks Hoyt, Elver and Gunflint Trail near past and
present locations.
From the very beginning,
weve always liked to be
next to a park, Olsky said.
The chosen spot assuaged
fears of eventually outgrowing another building. Eagle
worked with the projects
architects and contractors to
design a building that could
handle a future addition.
We asked the builder to
leave one end easily expandable in case we bought the
neighboring lot, said Olsky,
who served as an Eagle codirector until she retired in
2008 and remains president
of the schools board.
Conner, who served as codirector until 2010, passed
away in early 2013 from
complications of metastatic
breast cancer. The new auditorium is named in her honor.
curriculum is marked by
specialization teachers
generally stick to one subject and collaborative planning. Young students learning the computer keyboard
type poems they previously
wrote by hand in language
arts class. A study of origami
construction complements a
unit on Japanese culture and
history.
To help kids make sense
of things, you want to find
as many cross-subject connections as you can, Mason
said. It makes the material
that much more meaningful.
Many Eagle teachers bring
advanced degrees and pertinent professional experience
with them into the classroom.
Science teacher Maggie Van
Boldrik has a Ph.D. in biochemistry. Katie McEnaney,
who teaches language arts,
social studies and drama, has
an archaeology degree from
Harvard and has done fieldwork in the United States and
abroad.
McEnaneys second- and
third-graders study world
civilizations one continent at
a time. As part of their unit
on Europe, she showed photos of the dig site in Pompeii,
Italy, where she and colleagues excavated an ancient
city block.
I try to bring my personal experience and travel
into the classroom to help
students feel a connection to
different people and places,
McEnaney said.
healthy childhood development got students punished.

After leaving Eagle, Doyle
attended Velma Hamilton
Middle School. He said
Eagle, with its small class
sizes and tough academics,
provides something on standard offer that is hard to find
at public schools.
But, said Doyle, theres
a trade-off between those
benefits and the out-of-class
learning that takes place
where there is more diversity
and lenience toward students.
Eagle is a monitored,
sanitized environment, said
Doyle. Kids who never
resolve conflicts without
authority playing a direct
role wont grow and develop
independent problem-solving
skills.
Mason disagreed with
Doyles characterization.
Students and teachers
here are uniquely engaged.
It is the joy and energy that
I love about Eagle. Sanitized
is the last thing I think of,
she said, adding that a student sent to the office for a
discipline issue is given the
responsibility to explain and
help solve the problem.
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Mason said Eagles learning environment is predicated on respect. Most teachers

and administrators prefer to
be addressed by first name,
putting instructor and pupil
on equal footing.
Olsky said teachers must
be able to put the spotlight
on students and foster lively
discussions.
We want teachers to be the
guide on the side, not the sage
on the stage, Olsky said.
Not for everyone

Eagles strict admission
requirements and price tag
annual tuition is $9,600 put
it out of reach for many families. Parents must perform a
minimum of nine volunteer
hours per year for each child
attending the school.
Racial and socioeconomic diversity are somewhat
lacking. The student body is
73 percent white and most
minority students are of
Indian or East Asian descent.

The school grants more
than $100,000 in scholarships annually but only 10
percent of students receive
aid, indicating that Eagle
families skew affluent.
(Local tech executives Judith
Faulkner of Epic and Bill
Linton of Promega each have
a child who graduated from
the school.)
Eamon Doyle, who attended Eagle for grades 3 through
5, said the schools homogenous makeup allowed staff to
enforce rigid behavioral standards when kids were really
just acting their age.
Anything that deviated
from the model of a quiet,
studious, restrained child was
considered problematic, said
Doyle, who graduated with
honors from UW-Madison
and currently works at a Seattle-based startup. Certain
types of behavior that should
be thought of as normal in
Mason said two of the

schools major priorities
going forward are staying
financially sound and maintaining the intimacy of a
small school.
As you get bigger you can
do more things. But you have
to watch that you dont lose
that family feeling, she said.
The extra space indeed
augments the schools
options, such as adding an
entire new grade.
Eagles staff and board
have explored the launch of
Ninth Grade, an accelerated program offered as an
alternative to the freshman
year of high school.
Not enough families
expressed interest to move
forward with a pilot this
coming fall but Mason is
sanguine about the programs long-term prospects.
Shes also firm in her conviction that Eagle will never
become a full-fledged high
school, saying it cant compete with the extensive academic and extracurricular
opportunities at existing high
schools.
The kids we work with
need so many different outlets, she said. We cant
offer all the amazing things
that Madison-area high
schools can.
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geometry and are on track
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Its a substantial workload, said Mason. Our
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Election 2014
Primary set for Aug. 12

Crosse will face Gary Beis
of Sister Bay in the primary for secretary of state.
There will be a DemoVoters will be able to
cast ballots Aug. 12 dur- cratic and Republican priing the partisan primary mary for state treasurer.
election to see who will
be on the final ballot come Dane County races
Dane County voters can
November.
The biggest statewide cast a vote for Democratic
race this fall will be for candidates for Dane Coungovernor. Incumbent Scott ty sheriff. Incumbent Dave
Walker will face a chal- Mahoney will face a challenge from one of two lenge from former sheriffs
Democrats facing off in deputy N. Peter Endres, of
the August primary. Mary Waunakee.
Wisconsin has an open
Burke and Brett Hulsey
will be on the August bal- primary in which voters
can cast a ballot without
lot.
Racine Democrat John declaring affiliation with
Lehman and Madisonian a political party. HowMary Jo Walters will vie ever, primary voters may
for a spot to challenge only vote for candidates
i n c u m b e n t L i e u t e n a n t of one party, according to
the states Government
Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch.
Three Democrats are Accountability Board.
Polls will be open from
vying to run this fall for
the state attorney general: 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. TuesSusan V. Happ of Jeffer- day, Aug. 12.
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MARK IGNATOWSKI
Haight Farm Road Bridge work starts Aug. 12

A bridge replacement project over Swan Creek is set to
begin Aug. 12.
The city agreed to have McGuire, Inc. rebuild the bridge
and approaches on Haight Farm Road near Hwy. MM.
The company, which was awarded the project for about
$250,000, will have about 35 working days to complete the
project.
Detailed designs are available on the citys website.
Grandview Quarry plans still on hold

Taking our time to
gather information,
says company
SCOTT GIRARD
A proposed quarry on
Grandview Road that drew a
roomful of opposition in late
January still hasnt begun
its official approval process
with the City of Fitchburg.
Yahara Materials originally brought its plan for a
50-acre quarry on the Robert
and Nancy Wolf property at
6194 Grandview Road to
community members Jan.
22, but has taken no action
with Fitchburg since after
the meeting produced a

rash of questions on traffic,
well water and the effect on
neighbors.
Following that initial
opposition, a group called
No Quarry on Grandview
put up signs on corners on
Grandview Road outlining
its opposition.
Group organizer Tim Barry told the Star in an email in
late June the signs had been
taken down because after a
while, a sign loses its impact
by staying up too long.
Honestly I dont see how
Yahara Material(s) could
possibly come up with a
practical traffic plan that
would be acceptable to the
City of Fitchburg, the Town
of Verona and citizens
groups like ours, Barry

wrote. The enormous safety
and pollution concerns are
formidable hurdles for them,
as well.
The company has applied
for a road use permit with the
Town of Verona, as it would
require the use of Fitchrona
Road, which the town and
city share, but the Town
Board deferred making a
decision on the application
at both its July and August
meetings.
Town administrator
Amanda Arnold said in
July the board wanted more
time to consider the conditions and impact the truck
traffic might have, and the
town is in the process of
coordinating with the city of
Fitchburg.
Yahara Materials superintendent Tim Geoghegan
told the Star in an email the
company is doing its due
diligence and conducting
ongoing studies as part of the
decision process on moving
forward.
Additionally, we have
heard the concerns of area
residents and want to do
everything we can to answer
their questions, so we are
taking our time to compile
the necessary information,
Geoghegan wrote.
The City of Fitchburg
planning and zoning office
confirmed Yahara Materials
had not submitted a Conditional Use Permit as of
Wednesday, Aug. 6.
City looks to water conservation initiatives

City of Fitchburg staff have
been working on several water
conservation initiatives in
order to protect and preserve
water resources in the area.
Mayor Shawn Pfaff and
Fitchburg city staff have
made water use and conservation initiatives a top priority for 2014, environmental engineer Rick Eilertson
said. Located within the
Yahara Lakes Chain and the
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Capital plan approved with some tweaks

MARK IGNATOWSKI
Elected officials laid out

plans for major spending
projects in the next five
years with the approval of
the citys Capital Improvement Plan last month.
A handful of amendments changed the timing
and funding of some of the
projects, but the majority
of the proposed plan was
approved. Alders voted
unanimously to approve
the plan at the July 22
Common Council meeting.
The document helps
elected officials guide
major spending projects
for the citys new fire stations, public works projects and major equipment
purchases. Most of the
plan was left intact, but a
few amendments related to
the fire stations, road projects, planning initiatives
and park projects were
also approved.
Fire station
Alders approved a plan
proposed by Ald. Richard Bloomquist (Dist.
2) to use the citys fund
balance to pay for land
costs associated with the
See the plan
A copy of the 2015-2019 Capital

Improvement Plan can be viewed on
the citys website:
fitchburgwi.gov
future fire station projects.
Bloomquist wrote that
about $2.8 million would
be available in 2015 and
2016 from the sale of the
old fire stations, the general fund balance, fire
impact fees and some borrowing.
Ald. Steve Arnold
(D-4) had sought a related amendment that would
have allowed the council
to reuse the soon-to-be
vacant fire stations for
some other community
use if the city could not
get more than $1 million
by selling the stations.
Arnolds amendment
was defeated 6-2 with
only Arnold and Dorothy
Krause (D-1) supporting
it.
Bloomquist said the
city should sell the two
old sites to help pay for
the new stations and the
equipment housed in them.
Thats a realistic thing
Fitchburg names new city clerk

Patti Anderson was
appointed to city clerk Aug.
4 following the resignation
of Linda Cory.
Anderson held the position of deputy city clerk for
the City of Fitchburg since
November 2007. She previously served as the administrative assistant to the
public works director.
Anderson assumed her
duties as city clerk effective
Aug 4. Cory resigned on
Aug. 1, according to a news
release from the city.
City administrator Tony
Roach said the decision

to appoint Anderson was
made as part of a state-wide
recruitment process.
Patti has demonstrated
her ability to fill the responsibilities of this position
within a highly competitive
field of candidates, Roach
said. I congratulate her on
her promotion and look forward to working with her
in her new capacity as city
clerk.
Anderson and her husband Jon have two children
and reside in Evansville.
that residents expect us to

do, Bloomquist said.
Arnold said he respects
the desire to sell the stations, but he didnt want
to bind future councils to
selling the stations.
The council also:
Lowered the projected
cost of replacing another
fire department SUV by
$10,000.
Lowered the projected
cost of replacing the fire
departments staff SUV by
$6,000.
Road projects
The second phase of
plans to rebuild McKee
Road will be pushed back
to completion in 2019
after the city talked with
the Wisconsin Department
of Transportation about its
plans for the intersection
of McKee Road and Verona Road.
The $3.85 million project had been planned for
2015-2017, but will be
pushed back about two
years. The project will
Mention this
expand McKee Road to

three lanes in each direction between Commerce
Park Drive and Spoke
Drive.
This ties it in with
two other projects for the
county and Verona Road,
Bloomquist said.
The council also pushed
back a plan to realign Herman Road with Clayton
Road. The city had put
2016-17 as a placeholder
date for the project, but
moved plans back a year
to allow neighbors and
developers to work on the
least invasive option for
the changes.
The realignment would
only happen if the area
were developed.
An amendment by Ald.
Becky Baumbach (D-4)
that would have gotten rid
of a southbound bike lane
on Seminole Highway
north of Wahlen Road was
defeated.
broke a tie vote in favor

of including $15,000 to
update the citys bike
and pedestrian plan. Ald.
Arnold had requested the
money for 2015 because
the citys 2008 plan is
supposed to be updated
every five years, as recommended in the plan.
Arnold also asked the
council to include $50,000
for the citys portion of
planning a Bus Rapid
Transit line along Fish
Hatchery Road. Other
costs related to installation of the transit program would be expected in
future years, he said.
As planning and implementation proceed, Fitchburg needs to bring staff
and financial resources to
the table to (ensure) our
transportation and economic development needs
are considered, Arnold
wrote in his amendment.
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on a 6-2 vote.
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The Fitchburg Star
Volunteers work to improve Harlan Hills Park
Photo submitted
Volunteers work to restore and improve the native plants at Harlan Hills Park near Seminole Highway.
VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGET PUBLICATION 2014-2015
Audited
2012-2013
6,880,954
7,322,989
A group of dedicated volunteers have been hard at

work the past few years to
make Harlan Hills Park a
beautiful space.
The space was part of
a development in the late
1990s, but wasnt very
inviting and had been overgrown with weeds, volunteers wrote in a news
release. The 14-acre site
was restored to a more natural prairie-type open space
thanks to a joint effort
between the city and volunteers. The park offers learning opportunities and has
become a way for people to
connect to their community
through volunteer efforts.
Unaudited
2013-2014
7,322,989
7,739,041
Budget
2014-2015
7,739,041
7,739,041
0
30,407,296
1,831,427
0
21,943,695
1,018,757
138,466
55,339,641
0
30,697,635
1,797,724
0
26,294,624
1,413,846
300,722
60,504,551
0
29,944,889
818,436
0
30,065,502
1,230,721
37,562
62,097,110
31,089,756
17,316,200
6,491,650
54,897,606
32,641,368
19,946,701
7,500,430
60,088,499
33,731,150
20,616,241
7,749,719
62,097,110
SPECIAL PROJECTS
FUND
Beginning Fund Balance
Ending Fund Balance
REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES
Audited
2012-2013
70,820
158,212
9,609,710
9,522,318
Unaudited
2013-2014
158,212
253,034
10,084,626
9,989,804
Budget
253,034
253,034
9,943,211
9,943,211
DEBT SERVICE
FUND
Ending Fund Balance
Audited
2012-2013
3,948,895
3,861,035
8,117,590
8,205,450
Unaudited
2013-2014
3,861,035
2,614,190
3,061,689
4,308,534
Budget
2014-2015
2,614,190
2,614,190
2,750,849
2,750,849
CAPITAL PROJECTS
FUND
Ending Fund Balance
FOOD SERVICE
FUND
Audited
2012-2013
897,106
3,096,401
2,902,241
702,946
Audited
2012-2013
Unaudited
2013-2014
3,096,401
637,657
3,184
2,461,928
Unaudited
2013-2014
Budget
2014-2015
637,657
639,720
2,063
0

Ending Fund Balance
250,648
192,839
2,052,977
2,110,786
192,839
157,250
2,135,499
2,171,088
General
Fund
Ending Fund Balance
Transfers-In (Source 100)
Local Sources (Source 200)
Inter-district Payments (Source 300 + 400)
Intermediate Sources (Source 500)
State Sources (Source 600)
Federal Sources (Source 700)
All Other Sources (Source 800 + 900)
TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Instruction (Function 100 000)
Support Services (Function 200 000)
Non-Program Transactions (Function 400 000)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES & OTHER FINANCING USES
Budget
2014-2015
157,250
157,250
2,326,067
2,326,067
Fund 80 Community Service Fund - This fund is used to account for such activities as adult education, community recreation programs such as evening/weekend natatorium operation,
community theatre, day care services, and other programs which are not elementary and secondary educational programs but have the primary function of serving the community. Expenditures for these activities, including cost allocations for salaries, benefits, travel, purchased services, etc. are included in this fund to the extent feasible. The district is budgeting $293,562
for natatorium operation and $140,131 community education services for 2014-15.
Unaudited
2013-2014

Ending Fund Balance
Audited
2012-2013
29,521
39,248
432,719
PACKAGE & COOPERATIVE

PROGRAM FUND
Ending Fund Balance
Audited
2012-2013
0
0
0
0
Unaudited
2013-2014
0
0
0
0
Budget
2014-2015
0
0
0
0
TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND OTHER

FINANCING USES
GROSS TOTAL EXPENDITURES -- ALL FUNDS
Interfund Transfers (Source 100) - ALL FUNDS
Refinancing Expenditures (FUND 30)
NET TOTAL EXPENDITURES -- ALL FUNDS
PERCENTAGE INCREASE NET TOTAL FUND
EXPENDITURES FROM PRIOR YEAR
Audited
2012-2013
75,862,098
5,801,077
4,020,000
66,041,021
Unaudited
2013-2014
79,485,530
6,853,050
0
72,632,480
Budget
2014-2015
77,550,930
6,531,027
0
71,019,903
4.30%
9.98%
-2.22%
PROPOSED PROPERTY
TAX LEVY
General Fund
Referendum Debt Service Fund
Non-Referendum Debt Service Fund
Capital Expansion Fund
Community Service Fund
TOTAL SCHOOL LEVY
PERCENTAGE INCREASE -TOTAL LEVY FROM PRIOR YEAR
Audited
2012-2013
30,231,218
4,052,811
0
1,000
280,275
34,565,304
Unaudited
2013-2014
30,385,334
2,765,755
0
1,000
280,275
33,432,364
Budget
2014-2015
29,709,654
2,750,849
0
1,000
280,275
32,741,778
2.29%
-3.28%
-2.07%
COMMUNITY
SERVICE FUND
Budget
2014-2015
39,248
36,701
463,130
36,701
36,701
433,693
Addendum: Revenue Limit Exemption for Energy Conservation s.121.91(4)(0)1. The Verona Area School District exercised its taxing authority to exceed the revenue limit on a non- recurring
basis by $1,776,359 on energy efficiency measures and renewable energy products for the 2013-2014 school year. The district has expended $1,776,359 of this revenue limit authority.
As a result of these expenditures, the district has met the following annual savings performance indicators : Indoor Lighting - $51,846, Outdoor Lighting - $10,622, Water Conservation $9,162, Building Envelope Improvements - $17,917, Demand Controlled Ventilation and Heat Recovery - $22,568, Variable Frequency Drive, Fan, and Hot Water Pump Controls - $39,200,
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Many people use and

enjoy the prairie as a
respite, for exercise or to
cross through as part of
their commute. This fall,
the committee will meet to
evaluate the results of its
work and decide on possible next steps of improvements based on the further
commitment of volunteers.
with Eilertson and Bartell and offered to have

her Botany Adaptive
Restorationclass study the
prairie. Students catalogued
existing plants and presented their recommendations for planting additional
native species to increase
diversity and aesthetic
appeal.
Park history
Park improvements
In the late 1990s, landowner Hal Harlan enlisted

developer Phil Sveum to
create Harlan Hills Park
as part of the new subdivision of homes and condos.
Just south of the soon-to-be
completed Cannonball Trail
near Seminole Highway,
the park was seeded with
native flowers and grasses
to complement the Greene
Prairie located in the southern border of the University
of Wisconsin Arboretum.
As the park matured, the
Fitchburg Parks department created walking trails
and used yearly burns and
mowing to control weeds
and encourage flower seeds
to take hold.
Unfortunately, urban forester and naturalist Ed Bartell said 80 percent of the
land had become covered
by weeds and invasive reed
canary grass.
Users of the park envisioned a more inviting landscape. In fall 2011, in an
effort to bring more variety
and color to the landscape,
a committee of interested
Harlan Hills and Seminole
Hills neighbors met with
Fitchburg city staff, including Bartell, Scott Endl and
Rick Eilertson, to discuss
possible improvements to
the park.
UW-Madison botany
professor Joy Zedler met
Since 2012, the city has

installed the originally
planned seating area located in the heart of the park,
added boulders throughout
the prairie for seating and
enhanced the walking trail
system.
Park department employees have planted trees with
a local Girl Scout troop and
Paul Keller of Keller Nursery replaced a dead oak
tree, using one he had started from an acorn ten years
ago.
Last fall, the committee
harvested seeds and planted
them following a prescribed
burn this spring.
Since the seeds will take
a couple of years to show
off these efforts, Bartell
additionally ordered native
plant plugs that will contribute this year to the
beginnings of an improved
flower display.
To aid in the watering
demands of the tender first
year plants, the city set up
access to the nearby fire
hydrant.
With continued guidance
and assistance from Fitchburg city staff and the gift
of neighbors volunteering
their time, the Harlan Hills
Prairie will truly be a community park.
If anyone is interested in
joining the committee, contact hhnainfo@gmail.com.
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at the Administration Building, 700 North Main Street in Verona,
on the 18th day of August, 2014, at 6:00 p.m., which is the time
and place of the Annual District Meeting. Copies of the budget are
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Cancer: True Coffee holds family fundraiser for former employee to help with treatments
What: Raise funds for
cancer treatment for Kyle
Morgan
Donations: Checks
can be made out directly
to Kyle Morgan with
benefit in the memo line
and sent to any UW Credit
Union
Fundraisers: Upcoming
events are listed on the
FAcebook page Kyle
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Info: youcaring.com/
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Photo by Samantha Christian
Above, Carson Noll, 4, of Madison, plays mini golf during the fundraising event while his father Trevor
Noll, left, and aunt Tessa Noll, right, look on.
Lucky accident
Morgans diagnosis was
the result of a lucky accident. Earlier this spring,
Morgan had sustained
injuries from working
out, including a dislocated shoulder and what he
thought was a sprained rib.
Doctors took X-rays, but
they originally missed what
was really behind his back
pain a tumor.
On May 5 he went into
the ER because he noticed
blood in his urine. At this
point he and doctors were
still not aware of the tumor.
After all these injuries I
was having back-to-back,
they finally gave me a CT
scan, he said. They said
(my) lymph nodes (were)
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the Annual Meeting for the transaction of business
of said district will be held at the Administration
Building, 700 North Main Street in Verona on the
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pushing against (my) kidneys.

The doctors gave him
pain pills, but the next day
they called his wife while
he was at school.
They said, You need
him to come back in, we
missed something in the
scans. And of course when
they said that it was all panic and we were freaking out
a bit, he said.
Morgan went back in
so doctors could perform
another CT scan.
I pretty much knew what
they were going to say at
that point, but they told me
that it had spread everywhere, he said, including
in his pelvis, lungs, brain,
joints, shoulders and hips.
Walking had become very
painful for him for almost a
week, but he is feeling better now.
Doctors have since used
radiation to shrink the
tumor on his rib.
It at least stopped the
pain, which was all I was
really hoping for, because I
couldnt sleep at night, he
said. It was really a blessing in disguise hurting
myself because it forced
me to go to the hospital.
Searching for hope

Morgan has traveled
hundreds of miles and
visited with multiple specialists from UW Health,
Mayo Clinic, Aurora and
Wheaton Franciscan, but

doctors say there is no cure.
According to an article
in The American Journal
of Medicine, as of 2009
there have been approximately 120 reported cases
of the disease, which occurs
almost exclusively in adolescent and young African
American adults with sickle cell trait or sickle cell
hemoglobin SC disease.
Morgan is currently
undergoing chemother apy treatments to slow
the spread of cancer, but
he said they were actually designed for bladder or
pancreas cancer.
If it is helping, then I
will continue with the same
chemotherapies, and if not
then Ill try something else.
Thats what our main issue
is right now, because they
dont know what to treat me
with, he said.
I (want) to go to Texas,
but its $20,000 just to get
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Although Morgan no longer roasts beans, numerous
customers approached him
at the event and wished
him well, remarking how
friendly he was behind the
counter always smiling
and saying hello.
Im really happy that
(Katie) did this, and Im
really thankful for her. Its
nice that I got to know so
many people while I was
working here, because
when they found out what
happened to me they were
quick to offer their support. So its great that people here are able to help in
ways that a lot of people I
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will be or staying in hotels
and (taking) flights, he
said. We are keeping that
option open, but its not at
the top of our priority list
just because we cant afford
it. Thats why were raising money, to see if we can
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In the meantime, Morgan
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increase certain levels in his
body that will help with the
chemo.
Ive been trying to find
the natural remedies and
alternative methods because
I know all the praise that
they get online. Plus, were
pretty much holistic at
home anyway. So weve
been trying to lean on the
vitamins and eating certain
types of vegetables (and)
organic and trying to be
healthy, he said. Thats
pretty much my best hope
at this point, because the
doctors keep on saying that
they dont know if the chemos even going to work,
and these low success rates
they keep hitting me with.
When Morgan first typed
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for a couple of months. He
has since discovered a flip
side to the web. Although
his disease is rare, hes met
a few people through the
Internet that understand
what he is going through.
This woman Ive been
talking to, her brother has
the exact same cancer as
me. He got diagnosed two
years ago, which is really
good to hear, said Morgan. Ive heard about others passing, (but) Ive heard
about others who are surviving.
Morgan has been keeping
in touch with the woman
and her brother over the last
few months to ask questions about remedies and
treatments. They also told
Morgan about the cancer
center in Texas.
But now Im kind of
giving recommendations,
too, like with the vitamins
and how I feel like its
really helping me out. So
we kind of work off of each
other now, he said.
Mostly, they act as an
incredible support system
for each other in these times
of uncertainty.
While Morgan understands the reality of his situation, hes not about to let
it control his life. He plans
to return to school in the
fall and spend his time with
those who mean the most to
him, especially his wife and
daughter.
I dont want to have a
countdown (and) see if I
make it past it or not. Its
something where if the worst
does happen, I just want to
be able to live my life and
enjoy every day that I can,
said Morgan.
I definitely did not ask
(the doctors) how long
I have. Its not something that I want to know,
because I plan on beating it
anyways, he added with a
smile.
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he said.
His family is asking for
support so Morgan can pay
for treatments like chemotherapy and possibly travel
to Houston to meet with the
countrys leading specialist
in RMC.
Katie Fortney, a good
friend and former coworker, wanted to help him fill
that tall order. Morgan
used to work with Fortney
at True Coffee Roasters in
Fitchburg a couple of years
ago before he left to go to
school.
My husband and I sat
down and thought about it,
and I was like, If we were
in this position, I know that
Kyle would do it for us,
said Fortney.
Fortney decided to organize a family carnival fundraiser for the community on
July 20 with the help of her
co-workers and other area
businesses.
We both have children
(and) the majority of our
staff and a lot of customers
that come here have young
children, so it just fit, she
said. I just felt like (what)
hes going through is such
an unfortunate thing, but
we had so much support
from our regulars and from
the community out there
that it just made sense.
The outdoor carnival was
held in the parking lot on
Nesbitt Road and drew a
crowd of nearly 75 people.
Among them were Morgan,
his wife, Anna, and their
2-year-old daughter, Alivia,
enjoying the beautiful day
as a family. It was a welcome break from the time
they spend worrying about
what ifs and doctor visits.
Families could purchase
raffle tickets to participate in
the games and events, with
all of the proceeds going to
Morgan. Its Your Party set
up a bouncy house, games
and mini golf course, the
Fitchburg Fire Department
made an appearance with its
fire truck for kids to explore
and James the Magician
performed a magic show.
There was also music, face
painting, sack races, a water
balloon toss, cake walk and
raffle.
Inside, the coffee shop
donated 50 percent of its
cafe sales and all of the tips
to Morgan.
Nobody was taking tips
inside everything that
(got) put into cups will be
donated to him, as well,
said Fortney. I saw a couple hundred-dollar bills in
the tip cups alone, so thats
a really good start.
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The Fitchburg Star
Business
Local business gets Weird boost
TruScribe clients include parody ace Yankovic, plus Wal-Mart, Xerox

SCOTT GIRARD
TruScribe
TruScribes client base had

gotten larger and more starstudded, in corporate terms,
quickly since the whiteboard animation companys
inception in 2011, so some
employees were wondering
where the company could go
next.
Then a call from parody
artist Weird Al Yankovic
gave them their answer.
I remember (chief
innovation officer) Eric
(Oakland) running out of
his office like Weird Al
Yankovics manager just
called me, TruScribe artist
Brian Wisniewski recalled.
Everyone in the office was
like what? Freaking out.
Employees were shocked
that the Mission Statement
video they worked on for
Yankovic became part of
a chart-topping set of new
releases.
My anticipation of it, I
thought itd be kind of like a
shooting star, said Oakland.
I thought itd be like oh,
thats cool. Not a meteorite
heading for the hometown.
Being part of such success (the video has over 1
million views on YouTube)
was a culmination of years
of growth for the Fitchburg
business, which created its
first whiteboard animation
video in early 2011. Oakland
had been running a branding company that turned into
what is today TruScribe,
though he didnt necessarily
plan for that to happen.
I had a peer who introduced me to a client of his
(who) had seen the RSA Animate videos and Drive in
particular and said I would
love to have one of these,
Oakland said. He said Ive
got a client thats looking for
one of these, is this something you could do?
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Above, The TruScribe team had a chance to meet Weird Al Yankovic while working on his Mission Statement video, part of an eightday-long song unveiling by the parody artist that helped him reach No. 1 on the billboard charts. Below left, a TruScribe artists draws on a
whiteboard for one of the companys videos at the location in Suite 140 in the Seminole Centre Court business complex.
I was like heck yeah. Oakland said.

Oakland, who had made
You say yes first and figure
art and drawing part of his
it out later.
life since childhood, drew
Humble beginnings
that first video after a friend
When the company pro- referred him to a woman who
duced its first video, it was was looking to do a video for
in a small garage between Human Factors International,
Belleville, Verona and Fitch- a computer user experience
burg, and the Whiteboard design firm.
It was the most successvideo concept was nowhere
near as big as it is today, ful thing that organization
had done from a marketing perspective, he said.

They signed up for more.
And thanks to him putting the logo for his branding company at the end of
that video, the logo became
associated with whiteboard
videos. While it wasnt the
plan, Oakland knew it was
time a new identity needed
to come into play.
That led to TruScribe,

which thanks to some wordof-mouth, a growing industry
and few competitors at the
time, began to reel in some
big clients, though it was still
a smaller operation for the
first year or two.
There was a time in 2012
or 2011 when we were putting out five videos a month,
eight videos a month, and it
was like I cant keep eight

videos in my editing box, I
need help, Oakland said.
The first month I started,
I think we put out the most
wed ever put out, I think it
was like 16 or 17 videos, and
I was just like, Oh my gosh,
Im so busy, added managing producer Bessie Cherry.
Now, they put out an average of 50 videos per month,
Cherry said, and its all
good.
Oakland and CEO Jim
Herkert recognized the growth
meant they needed more than
the garage they started out in,
so they moved to the Seminole
Centre Court business complex in late 2011.
My wife and I live in
near West side, the CEO
lives out in Belleville area
and this is almost exactly in
the middle, Oakland said of
choosing the location.
Nearly three years later,
theyve expanded into other
suites in the building as they
hire more employees and
innovate in their own methods.
This is a condensed version of the story. To read
more about TruScribes
work and their time with
Weird Al, find the story on
ConnectFitchburg.com.
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