VIDEO: A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday evening at the New Glarus Fire Department to recognize the start of construction of an extension to its station. New Glarus Fire Chief, David Anderson, opened the ceremony by sharing a story of the five-year journey the department took to get to the point of breaking ground, as well as a few words of thanks to those who supported the project. The department began raising funds for the addition in 2013 and have collected nearly $400,000 of their $500,000 goal, according to Chief Anderson. Of their fundraising efforts, Anderson said, "It is not enough to do the project but we decided to get started."