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David Jones spoke to the board about waiving the fence at the concession stand at the Jolanda Peterson and Mary Jones Memorial event. He said that usually there is a fence for beer garden but arts/crafts vendors will create a natural barrier from the small ball diamond fence line to the northeast corner of the parking lot.

Ervin Breunig recently retired from his position as town chair in the town of Roxbury and was honored for his service. Breunig became a town board member in April, 1980. He became town chairperson in 1992. After 43 years of service to the community, he decided to retire.

The Village of Prairie du Sac met last week and discussed the village hall remodel, an ordinance update, as well was the repair and reconstruction of Highway 60/78 through the village, among other things.

Village administrator Alan Wildman provided an excellent summary for the Star News. He wrote:

The Black Earth Village Office will be closed to the public on the below scheduled days in May for staff training.

During the week of May 21, the office will be closed at noon Monday the 22nd, Closed all day Tuesday the 23rd, and closed at noon Wednesday the 24th.

Sauk City might be getting a new shelter in Riverfront Park, and the board took a step closer to that goal at their meeting Tuesday when they agreed to go out for bids for the project. This is the third time the proposed shelter is going out for bids.

Controversy that has been broiling on social media came into the public sphere last Tuesday when the Village of Mazomanie met to discuss the proposed Bluff Conservancy project. The meeting included a 45-minute public comment period, where village residents and concerned parties spoke passionately at times about the project.

Meeting one week later than usual because the spring election was held the first Tuesday of the month, the Arena Village Board heard from Nick Larson of the Arena ACES Home Talent baseball team about this summer’s season.

The Black Earth Village Office will be closed to the public on the below scheduled days in May for staff training.

During the week of May 14, the office will be closed Thursday the 18th and Friday the 19th.

The honors continue for Prairie du Sac’s recently retired village president Cheryl Sherman. Dane Varese, Mark Pocan’s District Director, presented Sherman with Pocan’s entry in the Congressional Record proclaiming April 25, 2023 as Cheryl Sherman Day in honor of her 40 years of service to the village.

The Village of Black Earth board met May 2^nd and welcomed two new members, one through the election process, and one through appointment. Sarah Morrow won as a write in-candidate, and the board early in the meeting appointed former Village President Mitch Hodson to fill a vacancy.