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Board members and district administrators overwhelmingly supported a
plan to have a new high
school built by 2020.
Most also preferred
building a new elementary
by then, too.
Those were components
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at the boards May 9 meeting. Five of the six would
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Verona Area School District officials are attempting to find out whats
necessary for the community to support a potential
April 2017 referendum at
a series of upcoming meetings.
The three workshops,
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FitzRandolphs 2002 Olympic speedskating triumph or retelling countless accolades of his skating success.
Instead, No Stone Unturned which
the FitzRandolphs and author Jessie Garcia
will present in the Verona Public Library at
6:30p.m. Thursday, May 19 follows the
desperate cancer struggle of Caseys sister,
Jessi, who died of breast cancer in March
2014.
As a result, the book describes two
journeys: Caseys two-decade, relentless
pursuit of speedskating titles and, later,
Jessis worldwide search for treatment of
late-stage cancer.
People spend too much energy painting
facades. Our family (including parents Jeff
and Ruthie) wanted to share the truth: the
good, the bad and the ugly, FitzRandolph
told the Verona Press. We found that liberating. The goal was to tell our story, let
people behind the curtain and, maybe,
relate to it.
Alternative medicine
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explore how open discussion
is a more favorable approach.
Winkler will review
research on young childrens
understandings of race,
including how ideas about
race form, what children
learn and when, why we see
changes at various ages and
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and racial inequities from an
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their own experiences.
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Destination trips
Join the senior center for a bus trip to
the Monroe/New Glarus National Historic Cheesemaking Museum at 12:30
p.m. Monday, May 16. Participants will
tour the site for a $5 admission fee, then
go to New Glarus to shop. The transportation is free, but there may be an admission charge at the destination.
For information, call 845-7471.
Scam prevention
Attend the senior centers May TRIAD presentation to learn more about
scam prevention at 12:30 p.m. Monday,
May 16.
Officer Adkins with the Verona Police
Department will update attendees on the
newest and latest scams, and how to protect yourself from becoming a victim.
For information, call 845-7471.
Community calendar
Thursday, May 12
Friday, May 13
Library closed
8 a.m. to 6 p.m., All-church
garage sale, Mt. Vernon Zwingli
UCC, 1693 Washington St., 8326677
1 p.m., Movie Matinee: An Unfinished Life, senior center, 845-7471
7 p.m., Kurt Klinger and David
Haugh, Tuvalu
Saturday, May 14
Monday, May 16
Tuesday, May 17
Wednesday, May 18
Thursday, May 19
Friday, May 20
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Thursday, May 12
7 a.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
Friday, May 13
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Arbor Day at
Senior Center
10 p.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Saturday, May 14
8 a.m. Common Council
from May 9
11 a.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
1 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from May 9
9 p.m. Self Defense
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Sunday, May 15
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from May 9
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds
at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from May 9
9 p.m. Self Defense
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Monday, May 16
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
ketball
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
Thursday, May 19
7 a.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
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Be A Good Soldier
All work is honorable if it is performed honorably
and with diligence. There is an interesting passage in
the Gospel of Luke where tax collectors and soldiers
are asking John the Baptist what they should do.
He tells them, in essence,to be honest tax collectors
and soldiers:Dont collect any more than you are
required to, and to the soldiers he advised, Dont
extort money and dont accuse people falselybe
content with your pay.(Luke 3:13-14 NIV) These tax
collectors and soldiers must have been wondering if
their occupations were morally acceptableunderstandable since they were in effect working for the
Roman occupiers of Judea. John the Baptist tells
them that these occupations are permissible as long
as one does them honestly. There are lots of occupations that one might have these worries about, but
with very few exceptions, most occupations can be
done honorably.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
In the same way, let your light
shine before others, that they may
see your good deeds and glorify
your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16 NIV
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
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and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
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from 10:30 a.m.
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Christopher Torres Luna checks out his face paint in the mirror with
some friends.
Gary Holmes, Michelle Swain and Phil Swain weed and mulch a garden area at the home of Beverly DiMaggio in Fitchburg during the
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Verona FFA members helping during the food drive include, from left, sophomores Abby Last, Kelly Maxwell, Alisa Lewis, Leah Evensen,
Katie Freitag and senior Brooke Felsheim.
The Verona FFA held a successful food drive during the week of April 21-28 thanks to the generosity of community members. The
group exceeded its goal of 300 pounds of food by collecting over 950 pounds for the Badger Prairie Needs Network food pantry.
Donations were dropped off at Miller and Sons Supermarket and also picked up from local neighborhoods.
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Dancers from the Kehl School of Dance include, front row: Sophie Read, Krista Witak, Jaime
Runde, and Aria Peterson; back row: Emily Mayers, Alyssa Feller, Kaylee Krantz, Carly Liegel and
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triumphant to torturous
with emphasis on the latter.
FitzRandolph described
a typical daily training regimen at age 9: Mom would
pick me up from school (in
Verona) 15 minutes early. Wed drive to Milwaukee from 3 to 4:30p.m. Id
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Youth basketball
Seventh
graders take
runner-up at
state meet
The Verona Area seventh
grade girls basketball team
participated in the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship tournament April
9-10 hosted at D. C. Everest, Mosinee and Wausau
East and finished runner-up
in Division 1 to Kimberly.
This tournament, which
wa s o rg a n i z e d b y T h e
Great Northwest Basketball
League, brought together
83 of the top community-based seventh-grade girls
basketball teams from all
across Wisconsin.
State champions were
crowned in four divisions:
Division 1, Division 2,
Division 3 and Division
4/5, based on the enrollment of the high school into
which each team feeds.
The Verona Area team
is coached by Abbey Penn
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Senior Julie Touchett goes up for a kill in the WIAA Division 1 state quarterfinals in November. Touchett signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Bemidji State
(Minn.) University on May 2.
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Wisconsin State
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D1 Pool Play
Verona Area 42, Hamilton 20
Verona Area 40, Badger 14
Verona Area 41, De
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Quarterfinals
Verona Area 50, Sun
Prairie 45
Semifinals
Ve r o n a A r e a 4 0 ,
Green Bay Preble 27
State championship
Kimberly 35, Verona
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Boys
lacrosse
T h e Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h
School boys lacrosse team
went 4-0 Saturday and Sunday to win the annual Bullrush
Tournament at VAHS.
The Wildcats knocked off
Franklin 11-3 on Mothers
Day to claim the title and added a win over Hudson, 9-3, in
the semifinals. Verona defeated
Brookfield East/Central 12-0
and D.C. Everest 17-4 on Saturday.
Sophomore Ian Edwards led
with five goals and an assist
Turn to Boys lacrosse/Page 14 The Verona Area High School boys lacrosse team won the annual Bullrush Tournament Saturday and Sunday.
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Boys golf
Junior Jack Herkert cleared 6 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump Friday evening at the Spartan Invitational at Madison Memorial. Herkert attempted a meet-record 6-10, but just clipped the bar on his final
attempt. The junior also won the triple jump and finished second in the 110-meter hurdles to earn Field
Event Athlete of the Meet honors.
relay (1:34.37).
Junior Josh Madalinski reached 11 feet to take
fifth place in the pole vault,
while sophomore Peter
Barger took sixth in the
800 (2:02.54) and junior
Meja Maka finished seventh in the 100 dash (11.7).
The team spent Saturday
volunteering at the Special
Olympics track and field
meet in Oregon.
Verona travels to Beloit
M e m o r i a l a t 3 : 3 0 p . m .
Friday for the Big Eight
Conference meet. Running
events get underway at
4p.m.
Baseball
h o m e Favo u r a n d J o s h
Hano capped the inning
with a sacrifice fly that
plated Lund.
Verona added a run in
the sixth to make it 9-3 on
an RBI single by Slonim
that brought home Luke
Frahm.
The Wildcats took a 3-0
lead before Middleton
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Girls lacrosse
Boys tennis
Softball
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Chelsea Naber (2-for3), Jordyn Nenno and
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at Yahara Golf Course. The second is at noon Monday, May 16,
at Blackhawk Country Club.
The Big Eight Conference meet
is at 8:30a.m. Thursday, May 19,
at Evansville Golf Club.
Portage invite
The Wildcats traveled to Portage Country Club for the Portage
invite Friday and took first place
with a 330.
Kaegi tied for second overall
with an 80, while Meland was
fifth with an 82. Kellerman tied
for sixth with an 83. Bates finished the scoring with an 85.
Beaver Dam (335) and River Valley (336) rounded out the
top three. Stoughton took fourth
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Reedsburgs Jaret Decorah was
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second.
ago.
(The campus) was beautiful. It is on a lake, so
everything faces a lake. In
the spring, it will be really
nice and green and warm,
she said.
It is a great town, not in
Canada, so that was good,
she joked.
Growing up on the
volleyball court
Touchett was primarily
a middle blocker for the
Wildcats, but she also contributed as an outside hitter
and even on defense in the
back row.
She finished with 342
kills, 126 blocks, 49 digs
(including 36 her senior
year) and 19 aces.
(Julie) worked hard and
was committed at excelling at different positions
S h e i s a n aw e s o m e
example to show the underclassmen and the youth in
the area that you develop
mentally and dont have to
be at a certain place coming into your freshmen
year, Annen said. But if
you set your mind to it and
work hard, you can achieve
your goals.
Seeing that growth in
(Touchett) and getting other people to see her potential as well is really cool.
Touchett will continue to
play a similar role at Bemidji, though she still wants
to perfect her skills.
I really enjoy what I do,
and I think I am good at it,
she said. There are always
things to improve on, just
perfecting what you do, and
I think coach Ulmer will be
able to help throughout at
Bemidji.
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On April 30, the Wildcats defeated East (Shawnee Mission, Ks.) Lacrosse
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Maurer had four goals,
while Edwards added two
goals and two assists. Keyes
collected a goal and two
assists, and Novotny picked Verona 14,
up a goal and an assist.
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Verona hosted the Janes(goal), Sabbarese (goal)
and Schultz (assist) also ville co-op Friday and won
14-5.
picked up points.
Keyes led with three
Jones had 12 saves.
goals and three assists,
Waunakee 6,Verona 5 (OT) while Edwards and Sabbarese both collected a goal
On May 2, Verona trav- and two assists.
eled to Waunakee and lost
Brycen Smith, Stigsell
6-5 in overtime.
and Doerfler all added a
Edwards had two goals goal and an assist, and
and an assist, while Maurer freshman Logan Peterson
picked up two goals. Keyes (goal), Sticha (goal) and
added a goal and an assist.
Henry Smith (goal) also
Jones finished with 11 picked up points.
saves.
Maurisek had one save,
and Jones finished with sevVerona 15, Sun Prairie 2
en.
Maurer scored five goals
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evaluation,
the board
a p p r ove d a
raise at the
same rate
other VASD
administrators received
Gorrell
earlier in
the school
year, which
brought his salary to
$165,776.
In the letter, dated April
15
Academic
Achievements
Fall 2015 honors
UW-Stevens Point
Verona
Mariano Arteaga, honors;
Mason Kuchenbecker, high
honors; Taylor Nibbe, high
honors; Nika Wanserski, high
honors; Alec West, honors
Fitchburg
Gina Carrola, high honors;
Emily Kuchenbecker, honors;
Kathryn Maas, high honors; Emily OMalley, honors;
Workshops: Administrators will attend two in Verona, one in Fitchburg later this month
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information district administrators are learning just like the community is.
She expects attendees to then
break into groups to talk about their
priorities for new schools, including such topics as the cost or possible different grade configurations.
The presentations will cover
the recent study from MD Roffers
Consulting, which projected the
districts future growth and what
school attendance areas it will hit
hardest, the recently updated facilities and capacity study and a plan
from Findorff, which is consulting
with the district on potential construction costs for a new building.
The district purchased three pieces of land in an April 2015 referendum to use for future schools,
though its undetermined which
they will use first. Two of the pieces
108 acres between the West End
Referendum
workshops
Thursday, May 19
9:30-11:30a.m.
Verona Public Library, 500
Silent St.
Thursday, May 19
6-8p.m.
Sugar Creek Elementary
School, 420 Church Ave.
Tuesday, May 24
6-8p.m.
Fitchburg Public Library,
5530 Lacy Road
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Leonard and Joanne Danielsen
Richard and Helen Dignan
Gladys Dott
Gerald and Patricia Eggen
Janet Emmerich
Mary Alice Feldhake
Joanne Fredrick
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PALs: 24-year program allowed for personalization, community building, teachers say
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one of the many traditions
parents and students have
said made the program an
early version of personalized learning and created
a strong community the
classrooms aim to create a
collaborative environment
between the students.
Vanessa Beardsley is a
big fan of the program and
has had at least one child in
PALs for each of the past
six years.
I never had a teacher
like that when I was growing up; I never experienced
a classroom that was that
interactive and that vibrant
and that committed to collaboration in my entire
life, she said. I have a
graduate degree.
Other traditions that
have taken hold throughout the years include a
history museum, in which
fourth-graders dress up in
historical costumes and
act out scenes surrounding
major events in Wisconsin, and having the older
children serve as reading
buddies for the younger students in the program.
The setup includes three
classrooms of grades 1-3
and two classrooms of 4-5.
The programs teachers said
the younger students often
see the traditions the older students take part in and
realize what they can look
forward to, and the continuity allows the teachers to
develop strong relationships
with the families.
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Plan aims to avoid dip, spike in tax rate with TIF district closure
SCOTT GIRARD
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referendum.
The district will go through
its budget process over the next
month, with its public budget hearing in June.
It will also need to determine
how to spend the $11.2 million, as
some options could have a negative effect on state aid. The presentation from PMA said the district
is analyzing options.
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Mill rates*
2015-16 actual: $11.99
2016-17 projected without
debt payoff: $9.65
2016-17 projected with
debt payoff: $11.98
*Based on projections from PMA
Option D
5 votes
2020: End use of Sugar Creek, New
Century; build elementary at Herfel site
2025: Build elementary on North or
West side at unknown site
2030: Addition to high school or eliminate K-Wing and build second high
school location
2 votes
2020: End use of Sugar Creek, New
Century; transition Badger Ridge,
Savanna Oaks to elementary sites;
current high school becomes middle
school site; new high school on West
End property
2025: Eliminate K-Wing and build new
middle school at unknown site
2030: Build elementary at Herfel site;
addition to West End high school
Option B
2 votes
2020: Build elementary at Herfel site
2025: End use of Sugar Creek, New
Century; build elementary on North or
West side at unknown site
2030: Build new elementary at unknown site; addition to high school
or eliminate K-Wing and build second
high school location
Option C
1 vote
2020: Build elementary at Herfel site
2025: No new buildings
2030: Build new elementary on North
or West side at unknown site; addition
to high school or eliminate K-Wing
and build second high school location
opportunity to change programming if it
benefits student achievement, Almond
said. I feel like Im only given safe choices.
Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@
wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @
sgirard9.
Option E
24 votes
2020: End use of Sugar Creek, New
Century; transition Badger Ridge to
elementary site; build elementary
at Herfel site; current high school
becomes middle school site, eliminate
K-Wing; new high school on West End
property
2025: No new buildings
2030: Build elementary on North or
West side at unknown site; addition to
West End high school
Option F
15 votes
2020: End use of Sugar Creek, New
Century; transition Badger Ridge to
elementary; make all elementaries K-4;
current high school becomes middle
school site, eliminate K-Wing; make
middle school sites 5-8; new high
school at West End site
2025: Addition to Savanna Oaks
2030: Build K-4 elementary at Herfel
site; addition to West End high school
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Obituaries
Linda M. Way
Linda Way
L i n d a M . Wa y, a l s o
known lovingly as Lindy
and Grandma Lindy, age
68 of Mt. Vernon, died on
May 3, 2016 at Meriter
Hospital in Madison surrounded by her family and
friends.
She was born on Sept.
27, 1947 in Milwaukee to
William O. and Betty L.
(Hendrickson) Smith. She
graduated from Mt. Horeb
High School in 1965. Lindy worked at St. Marys
Hospital, Ingleside Manor
and Sienna Crest, and also
did private in-home care
during her years of nursing.
In 1977, she started dating
Roger Way, and they were
married on June 28, 1985 at
The Little Brown Church in
Nashua, Iowa.
Linda raised her three
children, loved when her
family grew to include Rogers four sons, and her nurturing personality led her to
also care for her grandchildren and many others along
the way. Grandma Lindy
had the special gift of being
a mother to more than just
her children, and so many
people think of her as a
second mother or grandma.
Lindys strong faith in God
brought many close friends
into her life through her
church involvement. She
was a longtime member of
Mt. Vernon Zwingli UCC
Church.
After Rogers death in
January 2004, the loss of
other family members,
and her retirement, she
Badgers visit
SOMS
Two members of the Wisconsin
Badgers basketball team visited
Savanna Oaks Middle School
May 5 to talk with students
about bullying and what it takes
to achieve success. Ethan Happ
and Jordan Hill answered questions from the students, which
ranged from how big their shoes
are to how to deal with bullying.
Above, students laugh at an
answer about whether or not the
players have trash talked others
on the court.
Right, Hill and Happ speak about
how to deal with bullying, what
makes an athlete successful
and the importance of school.
Students also asked questions
about breaking bones and XBox
or Playstation?
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IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
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VERONA, WI 53593
jwright@town.verona.wi.us. Please do so
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Misty
Dodge
reads at
Stoner
Prairie
Betty J. Sharp
Betty Jane Sharp (Conner) passed away in her
sleep on May 7, 2016 at
Artisan Assisted Living in
Middleton at the age of 94.
She is survived by her
son, Bruce (Margaret); her
sister, Margaret Clark; and
five grandchildren, Jamie
Thibodaux, Jimmy Sharp,
Adrian Mcilwain, Christine
Lunseth and Amanda Sinclair.
S h e wa s p r e c e d e d i n
death by her beloved husband, Floyd; her son,
James; daughter, Debbie;
and seven siblings, Thelma, Ken, Jack, Myrtle,
Ruth, Bob and Dorothy.
City of Fitchburg
finance director Misty
Dodge read to Ms.
Enzenroths kindergarten class at Stoner
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