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Core Knowledge Charter School second grader Emmanuel Kamden Kay jumps to avoid getting more color on him during the Core Knowledge Charter School on Thursday, Oct. 17.

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Core Knowledge Charter School held a color run fundraiser on Thursday, Oct. 17, around the school grounds. The proceeds from the run go directly to support the school. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ Core Knowledge Charter School fifth grader Evelyn Hereley kimberly_wethal.​ gets splashed with color.

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A few weeks ago, New Century School kindergartner Finneagan Collins’s trip to Costco with his parents was different than any other. Instead of buying items in bulk for his family, the five year old took $65 he had earned from playing his guitar outside Camp Randall at a University of Wisconsin home game – strumming “On Wisconsin,” of course. He

purchased paper towels and other cleaning supplies for the Dane County Humane Society. That following Monday, Finneagan brought the supplies to his teacher’s classroom to be donated to the K-1 classroom’s year-long service project for the nonprofit. “They even put money in my hat,” he said. Finneagan was pretty humble about it, too, Emily Utzig said, not thinking it was a big deal that he had raised the The

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Halloween events return Main Street Trickor-Treat, city wide hours set for Oct. 31

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What: City of Verona Trick-or-Treat When: 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31 Where: City-wide Info: call the city at 845-6495 or police at 845-7623

Little monsters – and Verona’s children – will take to the streets next week for two treat-filled events. On Halloween, Thursday, Oct. 31, children can partake in the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual Main Street Trick or Treat, and participate in city-wide trick-ortreating afterward. At 3:30 p.m., children and their families can trick-orWhat: Main Street Tricktreat in Verona’s downtown, or-Treat starting at Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St. When: 3:30-5 p.m. The Chamber event is free, Thursday, Oct. 31 and children will receive a Where: Downtown Verogoody bag before they go na, starting at Hometown trick-or-treating at various Junction Park, 101 W. downtown businesses. PeaRailroad St. nut- and gluten-free goody bags will be available. Info: veronawi.com After the Chamber’s event, city-wide trick-or-treat hours safety tips, call the city at will run from 5-8 p.m. For more information about 845-6495 or the police at 845Main Street Trick-or-Treat, 7623. Email reporter Kimberly visit the Chamber’s website at Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ veronawi.com. For more information about wcinet.com and follow her on trick-or-treat hours, or to get Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

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New Century School kindergartener Finnegan Collins plays “On Wisconsin” before a Badger game earlier this season. While playing, he raised $65, which he then used to buy supplies for the Dane County Humane Society as a part of his class project. money, or that there was a band-aid on his thumb for a blister created from playing the guitar. “It just proves what our

service project is about,” she said. “I was shocked – when you start something new, you never know how it’s going

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Out of all of the ZIP codes in the state, Verona’s has the highest percentage of people with a high school diploma. Verona’s 53593 ZIP code has a graduation rate of 98.5%, just slightly higher than its percentage last year of 98.3%, according to an American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau. The majority of the high school graduates who live in the 53593 ZIP code

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A sea of purple

Annual celebration held for classmate with genetic condition KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

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A fifth grade student shows off his arm, which reads “Lulu Rocks” during Purple Day.

Purple isn’t a rare color at Stoner Prairie Elementary – it’s the color of the school shirts, and the principal’s hair. But on Friday, Oct. 18, fifth graders wore the color purple to celebrate one of their own. Each year, the SPE graduating class of 2027, currently fifth graders, wears the color on a day near classmate Laurel Cooper’s birthday, to celebrate her and the addition she brings to the classroom. Laurel has Rett Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that limits a person’s ability to speak, walk, eat and breathe. It’s diagnosed in less than 1 in 10,000 female infants, and occurs in boys at an even smaller rate. For Laurel, it makes communication and movements difficult, her father Jason said, but mentally, “she’s all there.” “Inside she’s an 11 year old that wants to do everything that everyone else is, but unfortunately her body presents some different challenges,” he said. “You can imagine how frustrating it would be if you weren’t able to say, ‘I’d like to pick this up,’ or ‘I would like to grab that and eat that.”

Laurel’s classmates and teachers have been celebrating Purple Day each year they’ve been in elementary school, as Laurel’s kindergarten teacher started the annual celebration. Jason said it’s “amazing” watching the students all dress up in purple to celebrate his daughter each year. He said he hopes the exposure to his daughter’s differences allows students to grow up as individuals who are inclusive to others who aren’t the same as them. “The fact that the other students view Laurel as just another student is so different than when I went to school,” Jason said. “I think it’s building the foundation for when they get out into the junior high and high school, and the working environment, being able to support folks with different abilities.” Having a school community that fosters inclusivity is important for principal Tammy Thompson Kapp, and celebrating Purple Day fits into that mindset. She said it matters to her that every child feels like they belong at the school. “Every day, when we see her peers interacting with her … it just gives me hope that everyone will see individual for the assets that they bring and the things they do have,” Thompson said. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

Fifth graders and school staff wear purple to celebrate fifth grader Laurel Cooper during Purple Day. Cooper has Rett Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder that limits her ability to communicate and move.

Service: NCS K-1 students will take field trip to see humane society, volunteers later this fall How to donate To help the K-1 students with their fundraiser for the Dane County Humane Society, email teacher Emily Utzig at utzige@verona.k12.wi.us. who decided to cut a family experiment short to help the animals. Levi’s family had been filling a home brew wine jug with pennies, his father Kyle said, just to see how many they could fit inside it. The jug wasn’t full when Kyle helped Levi bring it into his classroom a few weeks ago, but it still contained 2,500 pennies, or $25 worth of change for DCHS. Levi had asked to donate the jug of pennies because the animals were cute, and they weren’t able to help themselves, Kyle said. “When he came home and

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to go – as to how much these kids really got into it.” This is the first year Utzig and her co-teacher Sue Austen have undertaken the service project as a way of meeting one of the school’s overarching goals of service learning and giving back to the community, she said. Throughout the school year, Utzig will be getting “wish lists” noting the supply needs of the humane society that Utzig and Austen then encourage students to donate. “It’s to get the kids excited about giving back to our community,” she said. “And it’s with pets, so you can’t go wrong with animals.” For the months of September and October, that wish list includes paper towels, hand sanitizer and, of all things, spray-cheese to hide the animal’s medication. The K-1 class also has a goal of raising $100 for DCHS by the end of the year, of which they’re 75% of the way there, with the help of another kindergartner, Levi Dziubla,

suggested that, we loved it,” he said. “I love that they create an environment where teaching the kids that this world is so much bigger than us, and that it’s really important to give back to help people … and animals who don’t have some of the basic things that everybody deserves,” Levi’s mother Ann added. Other students in the K-1 class, as well as other students at the school, have been bringing in change and donations for DCHS, which will be given to the nonprofit in early November when the students go on a field trip to meet the animals housed at the humane society and its volunteers. Utzig said the students love watching the donation jar

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Hickman joins UNG RENEE HICKMAN Unified Newspaper Group

Renee Hickman has joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group. Hickman, who was born i n M i s s o u r i bu t r a i s e d in Rome, Georgia, has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and an undergraduate degree from the University of St. Andrew’s in Scotland. Most recently, Hickman lived in Ukraine covering politics and culture while completing a Fulbright scholarship, and she has covered politics and agric u l t u r e p o l i cy a t N B C

News and Bloomberg, respectively. She also covered state government for the ColumHickman bia Missourian and local news at KBIA, the NPR station in Missouri. Before starting in the journalism industry, Hickman previously worked as a fundraiser for nonprofits. Hickman is taking on beats held by two reporters. She will be covering the City of Stoughton, taking over for Amber

Levenhagen, who died in August, and the City of Verona, taking over for editor Jim Ferolie, who has covered the beat for 13 years and will be taking on more administrative responsibilities. S h e w i l l b e wo r k i n g a l o n g s i d e f e l l ow l o c a l government and education reporters Kimberly We t h a l , E m i l i e H e i d emann and Scott De Laruelle, with coverage of the communities of Stoughton, Verona, Fitchburg and Oregon. Renee Hickman can be contacted at renee.hickman@wcinet.com.

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Mary Ostrander, the youth services librarian, works with Dulith Hemachandra, 6, to find the perfect color tissue paper during the fall luminaries craft event at the Verona Public Library Monday, Oct. 21.

Roughly 20 students participated in the Kids Craft: Fall Luminaries event at the Verona Public Library on Monday, Oct. 21. Participants glued red, g r e e n , y e l l ow, o r a n g e and black tissue paper to the outside of a mason jar. Small tea lights were dropped on the inside to make the luminaries glow. To view or buy the photos in the slideshow, visit smugmug.com Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.

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Neal Patten has joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group. He will be the new community reporter for Verona and Fitchburg. Pa t t e n m ove s t o t h e Madison area from Dubuque, Iowa, where he had been the director of marketing and public relations at Shalom Spirituality Center. Shalom, owned and operated by the Sisters of St. Francis in Dubuque, is a former Catholic convent that has been turned into an interfaith retreat center. Patten helped to promote the center’s spiritual programming such as yoga, tai chi, prayer and mindfulness. A Southwest Wisconsin native, Patten attended the E.W. Scripps School Of Journalism at Ohio University. For two years he studied advertising before having a change of heart at the end of his sophomore year, which led him to pursue magazine journalism instead. During college, he and a friend co-founded Brick Beats Magazine, which

covered local music and area concerts. He was editorin-chief for three issues, before stepPatten ping-down to become the Lifestyles and People section editor at College Green Magazine, a student-run environmental journalism blog. Patten has past history with Woodward Communications. In high school, he wrote weekly movie reviews for three years for the now-defunct Weekender, a feature-based community paper in Platteville. In 2009, Patten was the recipient of the Telegraph Herald Scholastic Journalist Award, granted annually to two students active in the editorial aspect of newspapers. Patten was the first Wisconsinite to win the award in its then 16-year history. He fulfilled his senior year of high school job shadow requirement by spending a day at the TH in 2008. Patten also spent a year in AmeriCorps, stationed in Decorah, Iowa. His term had him serving as a member of Green Iowa, headquartered out of the University of Northern Iowa’s

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Roughly 20 students participated in the Kids Craft: Fall Luminaries event.

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she wrote in an email. “Our staff has worked tirelessly to provide programming that takes into account the needs of every student,” she wrote. Creating a diversified environment, with staff who are focused on creating “authentic relationships” has also contributed to the increase in graduation rates, Hammen added. “We also make a strong effort to continue to create a positive school culture and climate that is rooted in equity and where ‘Every Student Must Be Successful,’” she wrote. Six other Dane County ZIP codes are listed within the top 50, with multiple Madison codes qualifying, as well as Middleton, Belleville, Oregon, Sun Prairie and Mazomanie. All have graduation rates at or higher than 95%. On average, the statewide graduation average increased by 0.5% over the year prior to 92.4%. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

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Exercise is critical for older adults I want to applaud Jo Ann Lindberg’s column (“We should all practice self care and make it an adventure,” Oct. 17). I, too, am an active person and when I badly injured my knee hiking in the mountains last year I decided against traditional medical care. Instead, I turned to warm water pool therapy. A friend, Steve Stocker, who teaches aqua classes to older adults at the Diventures warm water pool in Sun Prairie, showed me a series of progressively more difficult aqua exercises, and within six to seven weeks my knee was healed. After that, I decided to work with a certified personal trainer, Mike Gorski of Verona, who taught me in 10 subsequent sessions what I needed to do to build strength, improve my balance, get a good cardio workout and maintain a strong core. I incorporated everything I

learned from both Steve and Mike, and today I exercise eight to ten hours each week. I combine aqua exercises with strength training classes, balance exercises, and both cardio and core work. I recently turned 70 and when I look around me I see many women my age who have developed serious health problems. A common denominator among many of them is that they don’t regularly exercise and fail to eat a healthy diet. As for me, I am on no prescription meds, am at my ideal weight, and am the strongest I have ever been. I want to encourage anyone reading this to incorporate regular exercise into your life — you are never too old — and not wait until you become ill or are injured to make exercise your highest priority. Barbara Mulhern Town of Montrose

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ith fall quickly seeming to give way to winter temperatures, the traditional American holiday season will be upon us before you know it. Opportunities will abound for gratitude and good cheer, but also gluttony! From the Halloween treats to a belly-stuffing on Thanksgiving and the festive Christmas dinner topped off with a booze-filled New Year, there are plenty of opportunities to be “naughty” when it comes to making healthy eating choices. Rather than waiting for January to resolve to eat healthier, fall and winter seasonal staples can inspire healthy eating habits, and there’s good reason to do so. Saturated fats, found in animal products, will be readily available on that cheese plate or as the centerpiece roast for your family’s feast. Even worse, trans-fats are likely lurking in those processed cookies. Foods that are high in fat are linked to increases in your bad cholesterol – low-density lipoprotein, or LDL. Added sugars, such as the high-fructose corn syrup you may find listed on your food labels, have been shown to decrease high density lipoprotein – the “good” cholesterol. You might know LDL cholesterol is what can build up in your arteries, putting your brain at risk of heart attack or stroke. HDL, simply, can reduce this buildup. I was recently talking with my significant other about my own cholesterol numbers I had checked when I moved to Madison. As

a relatively young, healthy person who used to run 70 miles per week, and now tries to squeeze in 30, I was surprised to see my numbers at the upper Matusak limit of normal. She’s convinced it’s because I have loved cheese long before moving to Wisconsin. This spurred me to revisit what changes I could make to my own eating habits. With the temperature dropping, piping hot oatmeal is a hearty and healthy way to start the day. The oats are a great source of fiber, which helps lower bad cholesterol. Hold off on the brown sugar; turn to fruit such as berries and apples to sweeten the pot instead. Though you will be feeling your oats throughout the morning, undoubtedly there will be a time in the early afternoon where you will be reaching for a snack. Unsalted nuts, rather than a processed food, is what I will be going for. My favorite is almonds, but any tree nut should do. If you are more of a saltymixed-nut-type of person, you can roast your own batch. Place a layer of nuts on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, rosemary, chili powder, cinnamon and touch of salt and brown sugar. There is some concern a compound in nuts, particularly almonds, when roasted may become a carcinogen. However,

the same compound can also be found in French fries at higher levels. Roast low and slow at under 255 degrees until you smell the aroma to minimize this concern and take advantage of the nutrients you won’t find in fries. Finally, warming up at the end of the day with a bean chili is another great way to enjoy foods that will help protect your heart and brain. I plan on making legumes, such as beans or lentils, an easily introducible part of my meal routine. Pile an assortment of fresh beans (avoid cans with lots of added ingredients/sauces) into a pot and add some vegetables like leafy green kale and colorful carrots. You can use canned tomatoes in place of a broth. As we learn more and more about cardiovascular preventive medicine, new thoughts may emerge on how best to reduce our risk of heart disease. In the meantime, don’t wait for a New Year’s resolution. By making simple changes to your grocery list, you can build healthy habits for the long term while still enjoying food and family over the holidays. Of course, some exercise as you run between holiday parties never hurts. Be sure to talk to your doctor if you have been prescribed any specific diet for a health condition or if you would like to learn more about how you can change your lifestyle to lower your risk of heart disease. Mark Matusak is a first-year resident at UW-Health Family Clinic in Verona.

Letter to the editor

Vaping misinformation hurtful to students Your Oct. 1 piece celebrating Sandy Osborn’s 15 years of service in the tobacco-free coalition reminds me of the dangerous misconceptions still held by many high school students about the vaping epidemic. As a Verona Area High School graduate, and current University of Wisconsin-Madison Nursing and Master of Public Health student, I believe it is crucial that we continue to fight against the normalization of “vape culture” to better protect teens at VAHS. With two younger siblings who

also attended VAHS since I graduated, I’ve heard unsettling and incorrect information over the years about vaping in the VAHS community. Most horrifyingly, I’ve heard that one student thought that vaping mint-flavored pods would “reduce their asthma symptoms.” There is absolutely zero evidence to support this and the opposite result of increased asthmatic symptoms would be much more likely in this case. It is becoming exceedingly clear that vaping is not safe, as of Oct.

1, the Center for Disease Control has confirmed at least 1,080 vaping associated lung injuries (VAPI) and 15 deaths. We need to correct perceptions about the dangers of vaping, disseminate important facts about healthrisks in the classrooms, and provide cessation support so that our students have the tools to make educated decisions about their behaviors. Kirsten Queoff City of Madison

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LaRue, 5th Dimension bring timeless hits to VAPAS In 1966, Florence LaRue was in her final year of college in Los Angeles when one of the men in The 5th Dimension asked her to join the group. LaRue, who earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education, an associate’s degree in music and had training as a classical violinist, said she was reluctant because she had aspirations of becoming an actress. “I said, ‘No, I’m not a singer and I’m in my last year of college and getting my degree,’” she recalled. “I was working full-time and studying and didn’t have time to rehearse. I had no interest at all to be in a group, but he persisted.” Now, she’s the lone founding member remaining in The 5th Dimension, one of the country’s most popular soul, pop and R&B groups of the Motown era. The band performs their timeless hits from the 1960s and ‘70s at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center as part of the Verona Area Performing Arts Series. Some of the group’s most recognizable hits include “Up, Up and Away,” “Wedding Bell Blues,” “One Less Bell to Answer,” “Last Night I Didn’t Get to Sleep At All” and the iconic “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In.” The group, which formed in 1966, has had five No. 1 songs and 14 gold records. It’s also won six Grammy Awards, is in

the Grammy Hall of Fame, had countless television and concert performances, and 22 Top 40 hits, according to the group’s website. The original quintet remained intact from 1966-75, with various members leaving over time. Today, LaRue is joined by singers Patrice Morris, Leonard Tucker, Sidney Jacob and Floyd Smith. In a telephone interview with the Verona Press, LaRue said other members of the original group asked her to join after she won the Miss Bronze California talent contest (along with several other titles) in ’66. LaRue moved with her family from a small town in Pennsylvania to Los Angeles after her high school graduation and hoped to become either an actress or a public school teacher. After “Up, Up and Away” reached the top of pop music charts in 1967, the quintet became an overnight sensation. They appeared regularly on popular television programs like The Ed Sullivan Show and The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. LaRue told the Press she loved being in The 5th Dimension in its heyday and still does today. She said the group’s music brings people joy and unites them, and it has a “healing power.” “Our music has always been so positive, and I still truly enjoy singing those songs,” LaRue said. “I enjoy the harmonies and the camaraderie of the members of the group.” S h e a d d e d t h a t p e o p l e ’s response to the music is another

If You Go What: The 5th Dimension presented by the Verona Area Performing Arts Series When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 Where: Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Tickets: $35 ($33 for seniors over 65; $10 for students 18-under) Info: vapas.org or 848-2787 reason for her to keep going after more than 50 years. “People will say to me, ‘Aren’t you tired of singing “Up, Up and Away?’,” said LaRue.”I’m not because each time I sing it, it’s actually a new experience. I hope that I will stop performing when I no longer enjoy it. But our enthusiasm is expressed to the audience, and they’ll know when we’re tired of this.” LaRue said her favorite song to sing is “One Less Bell to Answer,” which is one of the group’s few sad songs. “It’s my favorite one to sing because Hal David and Burt Bacharach wrote a beautiful song and melody, and also the reaction I get from the audience,” LaRue said. “I’ve seen men cry when I sing this song. It’s something of an experience that many people have shared and can relate to.” “ Fo r t u n a t e l y m o s t o f o u r

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Florence LaRue, middle, is the only remaining member of the original 5th Dimension, which stayed together from 1966 until 1975. other songs are happier and more upbeat,” she noted. LaRue thinks one reason The 5th Dimension has remained popular is that it uses the same vocal arrangements as the originals, and

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Six students selected for state ensembles Six Verona Area High School students were selected to perform with the Wisconsin School Music Association’s honor ensembles. The students will perform with various ensembles on Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Overture Center.

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Six Verona Area High School students are set to perform with some of the most talented student musicians at the Wisconsin School Music Association’s honor ensembles Thursday night. Photo submitted Daphne Buan was selected for the Mixed Choir, and Anna Larson and Brooke Murphy will perform with the Treble Choir. Two other students, To learn more about Wisconsin Megan Diller and Rose School Music Association, visit: Cantrell, will perform wsmamusic.org with the orchestra, and Max Beardsley will be a Email reporter Kimberpart of the band. ly Wethal at kimberly. The stude nts are schedwethal@wcinet.com and uled to perform at the follow her on Twitter @ Overture Center on Thurskimberly_wethal.​ adno=114650 day, Oct. 24. The Honors Band and Orchestra concert is set for 4:30 p.m., with the Mixed Choir and Treble Choir concert scheduled for 8 p.m. WSMA was founded in 1932 and provides music education programs to 3,500 teachers and 220,000 music students across the state. The honors project seeks to give students audition experience as they are “challenged to perform at their Alan & Donna Matts of Oregon, WI will celebrate their musical best,” according 50th wedding anniversary on October 25th. to WSMA’s website. For more information, Parents of Michelle Matts & Nicole (James) Jackson and visit wsmamusic.org. grandparents of Sami, Sydney, Hunter & Tristan.

SUNDAY, October 27 - 12-4 p.m. Sugar Creek Senior Apartments 304 Church Ave., Verona (back parking lot entrance • Community Room)

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the group’s voices are still great, especially with the harmonies. She said she loves the way music can bring people together at a time when much of society is deeply polarized.

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accessories. The city normally charges fees for disposal of electronic waste, which is prohibited by state law from being sent to a landfill. One day only, these items may be dropped off free of charge. Residents can not bring household chemicals, paint, refuse, bulk waste and non-cardboard recyclables. For information please contact public works at 845-6695.

Learn to be a herpetologist 10:3011:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the library. A herpetologist or herps is the collective name for reptiles and amphibians. Participants can explore and learn about these ancient creatures with hands on activities. Presented by the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium ‘First word, first draft this event is geared to ages 5 to 11 -First Book’ years old. A presentation about starting your For information, call the library at first book is set for 6:30-7:30 p.m. 845-7180. Wednesday, Oct. 30, at the library. Authors Peggy Williams and Mary Free E waste drop off The annual Free E-waste Drop-off Joy Johnson plan to discuss how to Day for City of Verona residents is get started on a novel or memoir and set 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, what to do once the first draft is comat the City of Verona Public Works pleted. The authors will speak from their Facility, 410 Investment Ct. Anyone dropping off items must experience co-writing two mystery present basic proof of City of Verona novels, “On the Road to Death’s Door” and “On the Road to Where residency. E-waste includes televisions, com- the Bells Toll,” under the pen name puters, printers, computer monitors, of M. J. Williams. For information, call the library at DVD players, VCRs, fax machines, cell phones, and computer parts and 845-7180.

Hamilton sing along

Fans of Hamilton the musical are welcome 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, to the library for a sing-along of the soundtrack. Snacks will be provided and Hamilton themed costumes are encouraged. The sing-along is open to all ages, but because of profanity used in the musical, anyone under the age of 14 should be accompanied by an adult. For information, call the library at 845-7180.

Kids expo

The Verona Area School district is holding its annual “Kids Expo,” 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Verona Area High School, 300 Richard St. Parents will learn more about area daycares, preschools and after-school programs and officials from district’s four neighborhood elementary schools and its three charter schools will be in attendance. The event will have games and activities for children, and food will be served. For information, visit verona.k12. wi.us.

Community calendar Thursday, Oct. 24

• All day event, World Polio Day fundraiser, Great Dane locations in Madison, rotary.org • 10:30-11:30 a.m., Rockin’ reptiles and awesome amphibians, library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Books ‘n booze, Sugar River Pizza, 957 Liberty Dr., 8457180 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Learn Hand-Only CPR, library, 845-7180

Friday, Oct. 25

• 12:30 p.m., Movie Matinees: “9 to 5,” senior center, 845-7471 • 3 p.m., Teen escape rooms: ghosts and monsters (registration required), library, 845-7180

off, Verona Police Department, 111 Lincoln St, 845-7623 • 10-11 a.m., Season changes: autumn, library, 845-7180

• 6:30-7:30 p.m., First Word, First Draft- First Book, library, 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Haunted Fire Ring, library, 845-7180

Monday, Oct. 28

Thursday, Oct. 31

• 10:30 a.m., Women’s Group (repeats every fourth Monday), senior center, 845-7471 • 6:30-8 p.m., Ouija Board Screenpriting, library, 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center, 845-6495

Tuesday, Oct. 29

• 10-11 a.m., Costume dance party, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8 p.m., Getting to know medicare, library, 845-7180 Wednesday, Oct. 30 Saturday, Oct. 26 • 9:30-10 a.m. and 10:30-11 a.m., • 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Free E-waste Community helpers story time, drop-off day, public works facility, Verona City Hall, 111 Lincoln St., 410 Investment Ct., veronawi.com 845-7180 • 9-11 a.m., Shred Day, Verona City • 4:30 p.m., Tech time with Tim Center, 111 Lincoln St., 845-6495 (appointment only), senior center, • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Medication drop 845-7471

• 3:30-5 p.m., Main Street trick or treat, Hometown Junction Park, info@veronawi.com

Friday, Nov. 1

10 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour, senior center, 845-7471 Saturday, Nov. 2 • 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Prairie Kitchen free community meal, BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn. org • 1-4 p.m., Hamilton sing-along, library, 845-7180

Monday, Nov. 4

• 10-10:30 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour: Beautiful sky (registration required), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Hamilton: How a musical about history is making musical history, library, 845-7180

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Oct. 24 7 a.m. – Tom Kastle at Senior Center 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. — Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m. — Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Sugar Crush at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Salem Church Service 7  p.m. — Diabetes/K9 Presentation at Senior Center 8 p.m. — Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Skip Jones at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Badger Prarie at the Historical Society Friday, Oct. 25 7 a.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Skip Jones at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Sugar Crush at Senior Center 5 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. — Tom Kastle at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center

Saturday, Oct. 26 8 a.m. — Common Council from 10-14-19 11 a.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Badger Prarie at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-14-19 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. — Badger Prarie at the Historical Society 11 p.m. — Jesse Walker at Senior Center Sunday, Oct. 27 7 a.m. — Hindu Cultural Hour 9  a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. — Salem Church Service Noon — Common Council from 10-14-19 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. — Badger Prarie at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-14-19 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Badger Prarie at the Historical Society 11 p.m. — Jesse Walker at Senior Center

Monday, Oct. 28 7 a.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Skip Jones at Senior Center 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. — Sugar Crush at Senior Center 5 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. — Common Council Live 9 p.m. — Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Tom Kastle at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Tuesday, Oct. 29 7 a.m. – Tom Kastle at Senior Center 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. — Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Sugar Crush at Senior Center 6  p.m. — Resurrection Church 8  p.m. — Diabetes/K9 Presentation at Senior Center 9 p.m. — Skip Jones at Senior Center 10 p.m. — Badger Prarie at

the Historical Society Wednesday, Oct. 30 7 a.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Skip Jones at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. — Common Council from 10-28-19 7 p.m. — Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. — Tom Kastle at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Thursday, Oct. 31 7 a.m. – Tom Kastle at Senior Center 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m. — Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Estate Planning at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Sugar Crush at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Salem Church Service 7  p.m. — Diabetes/K9 Presentation at Senior Center 8 p.m. — Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Skip Jones at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Badger Prarie at the Historical Society

Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 845-1615 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Seth Krueger Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona

St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Sunday school for all ages: 9 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.m. Fellowship: 11:30 a.m. Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Revs. Loren and Linda Schumacher Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services. West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

Meditation As a spiritual discipline, meditation can take many forms. Sitting, lying or kneeling quietly and emptying the mind is perhaps one of the simplest forms of meditation, and can be done almost anytime or anywhere, even during the interstitial spaces of a hectic day. Another form of meditation is to ponder a piece of scripture,for instance, repeating a short verse,such as “Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.”Meditation can be done with eyes open or closed, and one can meditate while outdoors by simply contemplating nature.Taking in the glory of creation and reflecting on God’s handiwork is a form of meditation that can be practiced while looking at the trees and listening to the birds, or even while watching insects. For most forms of meditation, it helps to have a quiet place to meditate, away from the distractions of daily life, especially the phone and the computer screen, and a relaxed but upright posture is usually best.You want to be relaxed, but not in a position where you are likely to fall asleep. A final form of meditation is to meditate on some current event, and to contemplate a spiritual response to that event. As a way to foster spiritual growth, meditation is a discipline that should be done regularly, and with the aim of becoming a better person. The lessons that one learns during meditation should have a positive impact on your relationships with others and should be part of a wider effort to improve the world. –Christopher Simon

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‘Branching out’: Credit Union opens 27th location in Verona KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

UW Credit Union has had a presence in Verona for a long time – there’s 5,000 members who live within a few miles. Now they have a physical location to match. UW Credit Union opened its Verona office on July 15, making the branch at 651 Hometown Circle its 27th location. Manager Brandon Day, who transitioned into the financial sector because of how UW Credit Union helped his family while applying for a mortgage years ago, said the reception into the Verona community has been “extremely positive.” Previously, many of those 5,000 members who live within a couple of miles of the new Verona branch have

been going to the Fitchburg branch on McKee Road, he said. “Members have been kind of asking us to branch out, and it was a matter of finding the right spot,” he said. “It’s been great to be here and support the community. It’s like we’ve already been here with our membership, but we can finally be here doing stuff.” With Verona being a growing community, Day said, the nonprofit felt placing a branch within the city would be a good opportunity to attract new members, in addition to serving the current ones. The credit union employs 11 people, including two teller interns from Verona Area High School who are working through the Young Apprenticeship Program. The program allows students to earn high school credits for their work, in addition to wages. The branch was designed around the member experience, Day said, and is the first branch that fully reflects the rebranding the company

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underwent earlier this year. “This is the first time we engaged with an external firm to look at our core values and our service philosophy, and design a space around those and how we want to interact with members,” he said. “Instead of saying, ‘hey architect, give us a branch and we’ll work within that.” The branch’s lobby features an open concept design, with teller pods on the northern end that allow employees to work more personally with members, rather than put them behind a desk that creates a divide. Eliminating the standard teller line also encourages those simple instances of customer service, such as greeting people at the door, or walking members around the branch to what they need, Day added. “The space just sort of

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A map of Verona adorns the wall of UW Credit Union announcing the company’s “investment” in the city, with 5,000 members living in the area. helps make that easy,” he said. “Instead of having to run around and go through a door to say hi to somebody, you just walk out and greet them like they’re walking into your home.” The building also features exterior window walls and interior doors made of glass

In brief WodBottom celebrates first year in Verona WodBottom, a specialty athletic gear company making women’s weightlifting shorts, is celebrating one year in their Verona office location. Located at 275 Bruce St., the company was founded in 2015 and donates a portion of their sales to Domestic Abuse Intervention Services in Madison.

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Adelline Roltgen, 9, pushes ahead at the last minute during the 32nd annual Verona Pumpkin Cross Country Run at Verona Area High School Monday, Oct. 21.

Pumpkin run The 32 annual cross country event

Fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys take off from the starting line.

Arianna Jordan, Tag Snell and Surya Blasiole volunteer to hand out sugar cookies and gatorade to runners.

More than 100 runners turned out to support the Verona cross country teams on Monday, Oct. 21. Joff Pedretti head coach for boys track and field said this is a community event to expose people to track and field. “This is meant to get kids excited about long distance running and being active outdoors,” Pedretti said. Pedretti, who is 40 years old and has been coaching for 18 years, said he remembers doing the pumpkin run as a kid. “It has been going on a long time,” Pedretti said. Children first through sixth grade participated in the run. Grades first, second and third ran 700 meters. Grades fourth, fifth and sixth ran 1,100 meters through the Verona Area High School prairie and around the running track. The top three times in each age group received medals. Every runner was met with high fives, Gatorade and sugar cookies at the end of the race. Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie. krumme@wcinet.com.

to allow natural light in as much as possible, a coffee bar, couches and high-top tables with tablets on them to access to the credit union’s web branch service. Day said the branch, and the company as a whole, prides themselves on fostering financial education, starting on campuses with

UW Credit Union 651 Hometown Circle 232-5000 uwcu.org Lobby hours: Monday to Friday: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Drive-up hours: Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the University of Wisconsin System. He said he hopes the credit union can provide that to the Verona area with the opening of the branch. “That’s in the core of our being,” he said. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

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After a fourth-quarter lead slipped away on the road against Sun Prairie, the Verona football team’s chances of winning the Big Eight Conference took a hit. Now the Wildcats have a chance at redemption. Verona’s 55-6 road win over Madison East on Friday, Oct. 18, set up a rematch with the Cardinals in the first round of the Division 1 playoffs. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday at Curtis Jones Field. “We welcome the challenge,” Verona senior quarterback Adam Bekx said. “We were all upset we didn’t win that first one. There will be some added energy there.” Verona (7-2, 7-2 Big Eight) tied Middleton for second place in the conference. If Verona beats Sun Prairie, the Wildcats will face the winner of Fond du Lac and Arrowhead in the second round. Photos by Mark Nesbitt

Verona senior Meredith Conley hits a cross-court shot in her second-round match against Beaver Dam’s Morgan Nelson at the Division 1 state tournament Thursday evening. Conley won 6-1, 6-4 to advance to Friday’s Round of 16.

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Verona 55, Madison East 6

Bekx tossed four touchdown passes for the second straight week and the Wildcats’ offense clicked on all cylinders at Madison’s Breese Stevens Field. Fellow senior Haakon Anderson displayed his versatility as a playmaker at running back, wide receiver and safety. He scored three touchdowns — one rushing, one receiving and one on defense, finishing with 89 rushing yards on eight carries. “He’s just a great athlete,” Bekx said of Anderson. “We can get him the ball so many ways. We know he’s going to get the

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What’s next What: Sun Prairie (6-3) at Verona (7-2) first-round playoff game

WHEN: 7 P.M., FRIDAY Where: Curtis Jones Field, Verona job done. He’s probably the best athlete to go through Verona.” Another senior, Aubrey Dawkins, had seven receptions for 132 yards and two touchdowns.

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Verona senior Meredith Conley closed out her illustrious prep career with a run to the No. 1 singles Round of 16 at the Division 1 state tournament. Whitnall junior Autumn Bruno defeated Conley 7-5, 6-1 in the Round of 16 on Friday, Oct. 18, at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. Conley finished the season 26-4. It’s the furthest Conley, a four-time state qualifier, advanced at state. Bruno (24-3) went on to finish sixth at state. Verona coach Mark Happel was excited to see Conley make it to the second day of competition. “Meredith played great tennis, but just came up on the short end,” Happel said. “The other girl just played phenomenal. She (Bruno) hits with a lot of pace, has all the shots, a great serve and ground strokes. Meredith did what she wanted to do. The Whitnall girl had an answer. There is a better player out there sometimes.” By making it the Round of 16, Conley earned all-state honors by making it to the Round of 16. Former Verona players Kayla Johnson (2018 graduate) and Claire Johnson (2019 graduate) came back from Colorado and Allison Blessing (2019 graduate) came back from Marquette to watch Conley and the Wildcats’ No. 1 doubles team at state. “To me, that’s what it’s all about rather than winning or losing,” Happel said. “It speaks volumes of their character and what they think about our current players. That just tells you the kind of kids we have.” During crucial moments in her second-round match, Conley relied on her powerful backhand. She also picked opportune times to attack the net and put away winners in a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Beaver Dam senior Morgan Nelson. Nelson struggled with her serve in the first set, and was content to hit forehands from the baseline instead of attacking the net. “She was missing more of her backhands, which is normally one of her strong suits,” Conley said of Nelson. “I was just trying to hit to the backhand over and over again. Her

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Verona senior quarterback Adam Bekx rolls out to make a pass in the first quarter with a rush from Madison East linebacker Terrance Morris on Friday, Oct. 18, at Breese Stevens Field. The Wildcats beat the Purgolders 55-6.

Manning and DiMaggio earn all-Big Eight Conference honors Verona senior Meredith Conley hits a return n a long volley against Whitnall junior Autumn Bruno during their No. 1 singles Round of 16 match at the Division 1 state tournament Friday, Oct. 18, at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. Conley lost to Bruno 7-5, 6-1. backhand kind of came back in the second set, and it was a matter of who was going to miss first.” Happel said Conley did a great job of hitting the ball with pace. “Meredith did a great job of attacking short balls and putting volleys away,” Happel said. “She’s such a smart tennis player.” In the second set, Conley jumped out to a 2-1 lead in the second set, but lost two straight games to fall behind. “I just buckled down and knew I needed to keep the ball in play,” she said. “It was just a matter of executing.” Conley rebounded to win the next two games to take a lead she would not relinquish. Conley breezed by Whitefish Bay junior Olivia Eckes 6-3, 6-1 in the first round. “I just wanted to keep moving my feet and let the point play out,” she said. “I didn’t want to let myself get lazy with my feet.” Verona’s No. 1 doubles team of seniors Sydney Breitbach and Kasie Keyes (18-15) were special qualifiers at state, but lost to Oconomowoc’s Sarah Kopfer and Aubrey Berther 6-1, 6-1 in the first round. “They had a tough draw,” Happel said of Breitbach and Keyes. “They played well but played a super-talented team. They (Kopfer and Berther) really hit the ball hard and accurate and anticipated well. We were just outmatched a little bit. We had a lot of opportunities and game points. We just couldn’t finish them.”

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Verona sophomore Aidan Manning fell short of his personal goal at the Big Eight Conference Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19, but garnered some recognition as one of the top runners at Rockport Park in Janesville. Manning finished seventh with a time of 16:37 to earn first-team all-conference honors, and senior Luka DiMaggio shook off an illness to be a second-team honoree with a 13th-place finish (16:51). “I was going for sub-16 minutes and it was a disappointment I didn’t get that,” Manning said. “It’s a tough course with a lot of big hills and we put in a good team effort.” Verona finished fifth with 123 points, six points behind Madison Memorial. The Wildcats were ranked ninth in Division 1 in the Week 7 Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, one of five Big Eight teams ranked in the top 10. “Our mindset coming into the race was to have no regrets at the end and put it all on the course,” Manning said. DiMaggio said his race plan was to go out hard with the top 15 runners in the first mile. “I wanted to just hammer it in the second and third miles,” he said. “I wanted to stick with some of the (Madison) West guys. If I was healthy, I think I could have executed better. All things considered — being sick and dealing with the hills — I think I executed alright.” Freshman Ryan Cassidy stepped up to finish 27th (17:26), and sophomore Ryan Ochowski took 34th (17:35). Senior

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Verona sophomore Aidan Manning finished seventh with a time of 16:37 in the Big Eight Conference Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Rockport Park in Janesville.

Nathan Neitzel placed 42nd (17:50.6). Freshman Blake Olseon fell run ning up a hill covered in rocks and was injured. He continued running for a moment before dropping out of the race. “Nathan had a rough day and our No. 4 guy (Olseon) went up and got gouged

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Girls cross country

Knueve paces Wildcats at conference meet MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Verona junior Anna Knueve isn’t a fan of running up steep hills bedded with jagged rocks, but she faced her fears Saturday, Oct. 19, during the Big Eight Conference Meet at Rockport Park in Janesville. Knueve avoided a devastating fall to finish 13th with a time of 20:17.3 on the 5,000-meter course. She earned second-team all-conference honors despite having to navigate a hill covered with rocks. “Everyone was basically jogging up it,” she said. “It was so steep. I usually try to start out fast and try to hold on. That’s the way I like to race and be competitive.”

“I’ve never known someone so dedicated to being her best, given what she has to work with some of her health issues,” Verona coach Dave Nelson said of Knueve. “She has worked through some anemia and bone-density issues. Her body doesn’t allow her to run every day.” Verona finished sixth with 146 points. Middleton, ranked fifth in Division 1 in the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, had four of the top 12 runners to win the team title with 41 points, just ahead of sixth-ranked Madison West (44 points). Middleton sophomore Lauren Pansegrau was the individual champion with a time

of 18:05, 10 seconds ahead of Madison West sophomore Genevieve Nashold. “The Big Eight Conference by far is the best conference in the state,” Nelson said. “For her (Knueve) to be anything all-conference is a tremendous compliment to her. Sophomore Payette Neess took 21st (20:42.7), and freshman Sotera Boado placed 35th (21:35.5) for Verona. Senior Jamie Hogan finished 37th (21:38.8), and sophomore Emma Petta placed 40th (21:51). Verona senior Abby Wampfler missed the conference meet because of an illness. “We are going to save her for next week,” Nelson said. “We have a lot to look forward

Verona junior Anna Knueve finished 13th (20:17.3) in the Big Eight Conference Meet on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Rockport Park in Janesville. She earned second-team all-conference honors.

to. We will use sectionals as an opportunity to grow, learn and kind of build momentum for our returners into next season.” Verona will compete in the Division 1 Madison West Sectional on Saturday at Lake Farm Park. The top two teams and the next five individuals not on the top two teams advance to state. The Wildcats are in a stacked sectional with Middleton, Madison West and Madison Memorial. “I think it will be a tough competition for the fourth and fifth spots,” Knueve said. “There are a lot of us who are really close together.” Four teams from the Big Eight finished in the top 10 at state last year.

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Football: Verona quarterback playing well Honors: Confident heading into tough sectional Continued from page 8 “He’s a fantastic receiver,” Bekx said of Dawkins. “Any time I throw the ball up to those two guys, I know they will go up and get it. They can score any time they touch the ball. The offensive line was great. It was a good feeling to sling the ball around.” Verona got its offense rolling late in the first quarter, with sophomore running back Kyle Krantz scoring on a 6-yard touchdown run with 1:53 left in the first. Bekx connected with Dawkins on a 34-yard touchdown pass to give the Wildcats a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter. “We still have athletes on the field,” Richardson said. “Haakon Anderson is incredible, Aubrey Dawkins, Adam Bekx and a couple of sophomore running backs really stepped up. That tells you a lot about the offensive line and the coaches. We have rotated a lot of guys in and we don’t miss a beat.” Verona junior defensive lineman Tyler Laham had a monster game with a sack and a half, a blocked punt and a tackle for a loss on a fake punt attempt by the Purgolders (3-6, 3-6). “He’s gotten so much better,” Richardson said of Laham. “Last year, he was defeating blocks. This year, he’s defeating blocks and finding the football. He’s the cornerstone of our defense.” Laham snuffed out the fake punt to give Verona the ball at the Purgolders’ 21-yard line. Three plays later, Anderson rumbled into the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown at the 9:51 mark of the second. Bekx found Anderson

Big Eight Conference Team Madison Memorial Verona Middleton Madison La Follette Sun Prairie Madison West Madison East Janesville Parker Janesville Craig Beloit for a 20-yard touchdown strike to give the Wildcats a 27-0 lead midway through the second. Facing a fourth-and-15, Bekx then hooked up with Dawkins on a 25-yard touchdown with 3:59 left in the first half. In the second half, the Wildcats picked up where t h ey l e f t o ff , a s B e k x capped the first drive of the third quarter with a 13-yard touchdown pass to senior tight end Anthony Kinney, extending the lead to 41-0. Anderson then intercepted a pass and returned it 95 yards for a touchdown. He has been starting safety since Michael Guy was injured. “To get that pick six was really exciting,” Anderson said. “I haven’t played that position much. I have had a lot of teammates and coaches help me out get in the right position. It just felt natural.” Verona senior Xavier Howard later scored on a 13-yard run in the fourth quarter.

W L 9 0 7 2 7 2 6 3 6 3 4 5 3 6 1 8 1 8 1 8 ankle. The Wildcats were also without senior middle linebacker Keegan Lindell (shoulder injury), sophomore running back Graham Stier (broken finger) and Guy against Madison East. Richardson said the team hopes to have Acker back for the first round, and there is a chance Guy could return at safety. Richardson said Lindell and Stier are both out for the season. Stier had thumb surgery on Friday, meaning Krantz could see more carries going forward. “I wanted to show all the things we can do,” Richardson said. “We know where our bread is buttered, and that’s our running game. That is what we will emphasize.”

Continued from page 8 up on a hill,” Verona coach Randy Marks said. “That kind of hurts. Big O (Ochowski) came up and filled that gap. Otherwise, we would have really been in trouble.” A hill covered in rocks was not foreign to the Wildcats, but it did slow them down during a stretch of the race. “Some of them ran this course in the Big Eight Grade Level Challenge,” Marks said. “The surface is too dangerous; it’s not the steepness. There are sharp rocks laying all over the place.” Middleton had four runners finish in the top 10 to win the team title with 46 points, just ahead of Madison West (50 points). The Regents’ Julian Gary won the individual title with a time of

Special Olympics

Verona team competes at regional bowling tournament ADAM FEINER Sports editor

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Boys soccer

Verona second at tournament Wildcats cruise down the stretch

ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Verona won its pool at the Big Eight Conference Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 19, but lost in the championship match to Sun Prairie. The Wildcats finished the Big Eight slate 9-0 with a sweep of Madison East on Tuesday, Oct. 15. Verona will host a Division 1 championship and play either Holmen or Onalaska Saturday.

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The Wildcats defeated Madison East (25-11, 25-16); Madison Memorial (25-13, 25-22); Madison La Follette (25-19, 25-13); Middleton (25-16, 25-14) and host Janesville Parker (25-21, 24-26, 15-13).

Sun Prairie edged Verona 25-19, 26-28, 15-9 in the championship match. Jordan Armstrong dished out 125 assists in the six matches. The University of Pennsylvania commit also served four aces against Memorial, three aces against Parker and two aces against Sun Prairie. Megan Touchett slammed nine kills against Middleton and Parker. Maddy Kelley recorded eight kills and three blocks against Sun Prairie and two blocks against Parker. Amelia Hust had 10 digs and four aces against La Follette, 11 digs against Sun Prairie, 10 digs against Parker and five aces against East. Claudia Bobb helped with seven kills against La Follette,

10 digs against Parker, eight digs against Memorial, seven digs against East and two aces against Sun Prairie. Anna Bohrer slammed six kills, Katie Trias served four aces and Rachel Witthuhn had three blocks against Memorial. Kylie Magnus chipped in six kills against East, and Delaney McIntosh added eight digs against Middleton.

Verona def. Madison East 25-15, 25-7, 25-10

The Wildcats capped a perfect run through the Big Eight regular season with a road win over the Purgolders. Armstrong dished out 26 assists and served six aces. Kelley was strong at the net with 13 kills and three blocks. Bobb led the back line with seven digs.

Girls swimming

Verona Area/Mount Horeb rolls past Purgolders MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

In its final tuneup before the Big Eight Conference Meet, the Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming team won 10 events en route to a dominating 126-44 road win over Madison East on Friday, Oct. 18. The Wildcats swept the top three spots in seven events — the 200-yard medley relay, 200 freestyle, 100 free, 500 free, 200 free relay, 100 backstroke

Legals NOTICE First K&M of Verona LLC will be holding an ONLINE auction selling one unit on “Bid13.com” closing 10/25/19 at 9:00 AM. Please log into bid13.com for bidding instructions and to view a video of the contents. The unit is leased by Roland Sarko and or Sarko Surveying Inc. A PARTIAL list of contents:3 refrigerators, 4 steel desks, Tenish foot fiberglass step ladder, 2 wooden desks, red dolly, several office chairs, 2 vacuum cleaners 2-3 prints. Published: October 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold Public Hearings on Monday November 4, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, for the following planning and zoning matters: 1) Precise Implementation Plan (PIP) amendment for façade changes to the building at 118 South Main Street. 2) General development plan (GDP) for a planned unit development (PUD) to be located in the North Neighborhood south of County Highway PD, west of County Highway M, and north of Kettle Creek North subdivision that would allow for the construction of 213 single-family detached residential units and 50 condominium residential units on 170-acres. 3) Zoning map amendment to rezone 14.2-acres of Block 1, Lot 1 of the Whispering Coves Subdivision abutting County Highway M from Rural Agriculture (RA) to Suburban Commercial (SC) and zoning map amendment to rezone 7.5-acres of Block 2, Lot 2 of the Whispering Coves Subdivision from Rural Agriculture (RA) to Urban Residential (UR). 4) Zoning map amendment for the Whispering Coves Subdivision to rezone 58.0-acres to public institutional (PI) and 87.3-acres to Neighborhood Residential (NR) located in the North Neighborhood south of County Highway PD, west of County Highway M, and north of Kettle Creek North subdivision. Interested persons may comment on these planning and zoning matters during the public hearings at the November 4, 2019 meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations for these matters, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for final decisions on Monday, November 11th. Contact Katherine Holt, Community Development Specialist, at 608-845-0909 for more information on this item or to receive copies of the submittal. Maps showing the location of the affected properties may be viewed at City Hall or may be obtained once the applicable copying fee has been paid to the City. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: October 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 19-948 AN ORDINANCE RECONFIRMING AND ADOPTING THE CITY OF VERONA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Recitals A. Pursuant to Section 62.23(2) and (3) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the City of Verona is authorized to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 66.1001. B. In accordance with the requirements and elements of Wis. Stat. § 66.1001, the Verona Common Council adopted its Comprehensive Plan on September 14, 2009. C. After the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan on September 14, 2009, the Verona Common Council adopted the following additional plans, which were incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan: Southwest Neighborhood Plan, 2009 Southeast Neighborhood Plan, 2010 Downtown Mobility and Development Plan, 2014 North Neighborhood Plan, 2015

and 400 free relay. Senior Kaitlyn Zuhel won the 200 free (2:09.37), and classmate Sam Malecki finished first in the 200 individual medley (2:18.10). Junior Bailey Felsheim took first in the 50 free (26.53), and senior Sara Stewart won the 100 butterfly (1:02.74). Freshman Peyton Drexler won the 100 free (55.92), and sophomore Tola Klabough finished first in the 500 free (5:34.95). Senior Josie McCartney took

first in the 100 backstroke (1:05.26). The Wildcats won all three relays. Felsheim and Stewart teamed with juniors Regan Brazeau and Calina Ackerman in the 200 medley relay (1:58.83). Drexler and Stewart joined junior Emma Neumann and senior Ella Chorlton in the 200 free relay (1:46.07). The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of Drexler, Stewart, senior Cleo Seidl and sophomore Maia Blas won with 3:50.27.

Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan, 2017 Northwest Neighborhood Plan, 2018 D. For purposes of this Ordinance, the Comprehensive Plan adopted on September 14, 2009 and the additional plans adopted thereafter and incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan shall constitute the “City of Verona Comprehensive Plan.” E. The City of Verona Comprehensive Plan contains data, maps, goals, objectives, and policies for elements required in Wis. Stat. § 66.1001, including issues and opportunities; housing; transportation; utilities and community facilities; natural and cultural resources; agriculture and economic development; intergovernmental cooperation; land use; and implementation. F. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.1001, a comprehensive plan is to be updated no less than once every ten (10) years. G. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4), the City of Verona must follow administrative procedures for any amendments to the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan. H. The City of Verona has held at least one (1) public hearing on this Ordinance in compliance with Wis. Stat. § 66.1001(4)(d). I. The City of Verona Plan Commission reviewed the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan on October 7, 2019 and recommended approval to the Common Council. J. The City of Verona has determined that it is in the public interest to update the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan after the 2020 United States Census data is released in order to allow the City to utilize more current data when determining the future vision and needs of the City. K. The City of Verona will update the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan after the release of the 2020 United States Census data and, thereafter, will be able to update the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan on a regular 10-year cycle after the United States Census data is released. NOW THEREFORE the Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows: 1. The Common Council hereby reconfirms, approves, and adopts the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan, including maps and descriptive materials contained therein, as the current City of Verona Comprehensive Plan. 2. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by a majority vote of the Common Council of the City of Verona and publication/posting as required by law. CITY OF VERONA ____________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ____________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: October 14, 2019 Published: October 24, 2019 WNAXLP

Chief. B. Presentation of 2019 Epic grant awards Jim Schumacher announced the 2019 Epic grant awards. Recipients include: Verona Public Library — $2,500; Badger Prairie Needs Network — $35,000; Verona Police Department — $18,200; Verona Fire Department — $22,000; and Fitch-Rona EMS – $47,511.81. Mayor Diaz thanked Schumacher and Epic for their continued support of the community. 7. Announcements: None 8. Administrator’s Report: • A public hearing on Senate Bill 269 was held at the State Capitol on Tuesday, September 24th. There are a limited number of sessions left for the Senate this year, so it may take some time for the bill to get to the floor. • The annual free E-waste drop-off day is October 26th from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the public works facility, 410 Investment Court. • Property assessments and revaluations will begin shortly. 9. Engineer’s Report: • CTH PD will be closed to all traffic west of Shady Oak Lane for four weeks beginning October 14th. 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Posey, to pay the bills in the amount of $1,173,259.51. Motion carried 7-0. B. Parks, Recreation and Forestry Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-039 authorizing application for financial assistance through the DNR Urban Forestry and Urban Forestry Catastrophic Storm Grant programs. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. 19-039 authorizing application for financial assistance through the DNR Urban Forestry and Urban Forestry Catastrophic Storm Grant programs. Motion carried 7-0. C. Public Safety & Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a Temporary Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Wine Retailer’s License from Ice, Inc. for the Snow family fundraiser on Sunday, October 6, 2019 from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Jerney, to approve a Temporary Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Wine Retailer’s License from Ice, Inc. for the Snow family fundraiser on Sunday, October 6, 2019 at 451 E. Verona Avenue, with time change to 2 p.m. – 9 p.m., Michael O’Brien, Agent, contingent upon receipt of a Certificate of Insurance listing the City of Verona as the Certificate Holder and a background check by the Verona Police Department. Motion carried 7-0. D. Plan Commission (1) Discussion Re: A Planned Unit Development concept plan review for the Woods at Cathedral Point. No formal motion is required. Chris Ehlers and Brian Munson, representing Veridian Homes, presented an overview of the Woods at Cathedral Point. Discussion followed regarding housing diversity and price points, possible safety and stormwater issues resulting from five-foot side yard setbacks, accessibility to the Ice Age Trail, public versus private roadways, the homeowners association, cluster mailboxes, parking on the alleyways, and the definition of “attainably priced”. No action was taken by the Common Council on this item. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 19-947 approving the annexation of 52.386 acres of land at the southeast corner of County Highway M and Range Trail. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Ordinance No. 19-947 approving the annexation of 52.386 acres of land at the southeast corner of County Highway M and Range Trail, with the following conditions: 1. The annexation shall become effective upon execution of an annexation agreement. 2. The annexation shall become effective upon VH RG Land, LLC acquiring the

*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2019 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Posey, Reekie and Touchett were present. Also present: City Administrator Sayre, Police Chief Coughlin, DPW Jacobson, Parks Director Walker, City Attorney Kleinmaier, City Engineer Fischer, and City Clerk Clark. Alderperson Kohl was absent and excused. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of the minutes from the September 9, 2019 Common Council meeting. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to approve the minutes of the September 9, 2019 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: A. Introduction of Fire Officer in Charge Dan Machotka introduced himself as the Fire Officer in Charge while the City and the Police and Fire Commission complete the recruitment process for a new Fire

(15-2 on goal). Goalkeepers Nate Hanson and Owen Gibson stopped a shot each in the Wildcats’ fourth straight Verona ended the regular season in shutout. style Friday, Oct. 18, with a 7-0 home win over Monona Grove at Reddan Soc- Verona 1, Madison East 0 Diego Luna scored in the 64th minute cer Park. The Wildcats (15-1-2, 9-0 Big Eight in the Wildcats’ win over the Purgolders Conference) finished Big Eight play at Breese Stevens Field in Madison. Verona outshot East 17-4 (11-2 on undefeated after their 1-0 road win over goal), and finished with an 8-3 advanMadison East on Tuesday, Oct. 15. As a result, the Wildcats were well-repre- tage in corner kicks. Hanson and Owen sented on the Big Eight All-Conference Gibson stopped a shot each in the shutout. Team. ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Verona 7, Monona Grove 0

Jack Knight scored two goals and added an assist, while Eliot Popkewitz scored once and dished out three assists in the Wildcats’ nonconference win over the Silver Eagles. Knight scored in the 16th and 71st minute, as Popkewitz assisted on both goals. Jack Heilman capped the scoring in the 81st minute off an assist from Popkewitz, who scored in the 69th minute off an assist from Knight. Sam Lynch converted a penalty kick in the 10th minute. Sam Abreu scored in the 31st minute, and Tavion McNuckle found the back of the net in the 35th minute. Verona outshot Monona Grove 23-3

Big Eight All-Conference

Popkewitz was named the Player of the Year in the Big Eight Conference, and for the second year in a row, Chris Handrick was named the league’s Coach of the Year. Popkewitz was one of four Verona midfielders to earn all-conference honors. Gannon Simonett was a second-team selection. Abreu and Bennett Luttinen were honorable mention selections. Knight was a first-team honoree at forward, and junior Jonathan Gamez was named to the second team. Lynch was a first-team selection at defender, and McNuckle was a second-team honoree.

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property. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. 19-040 approving a preliminary plat for the Woods at Cathedral Point. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Cronin, to approve Resolution No. 19-040 approving a preliminary plat for the Woods at Cathedral Point, with the following condition: 1. The preliminary plat shall become effective upon the annexation of the property. Motion carried 7-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An annexation agreement for the Woods at Cathedral Point development. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve an annexation agreement for the Woods at Cathedral Point development. Motion carried 7-0. E. Public Works/Sewer & Water Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Agreement with Dane County for construction of CTH PD between Woods Road and CTH M. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve an agreement with Dane County for construction of CTH PD between Woods Road and CTH M. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendment No. 2 for intergovernmental agreement for final design of CTH M from Prairie Hill Road to Cross Country Road. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve Amendment No. 2 for intergovernmental agreement for final design of CTH M from Prairie Hill Road to Cross Country Road. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendment No.1 for Project 2016118.2, Wastewater Master Plan Phase II. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Jerney, to approve Amendment No.1 for Project 2016118.2, Wastewater Master Plan Phase II. Motion carried 7-0. Diaz asked for unanimous consent to take Item 12.A. ahead of Item 11.A. There were no objections. 12. New Business A. The Common Council may convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is involved. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is involved. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – No. Motion carried 6-1, with Alder Reeking voting no. The Common Council convened in closed session at 8:23 p.m. City Attorney Kleinmaier and Public Works Director Theran Jacobson remained for the closed session. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Cronin, seconded by Reekie, to reconvene in open session at 8:39 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Development Agreement for the Sugar Creek Commons project in Tax Incremental District #9. The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may con-

vene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Dan O’Callaghan, representing Forward Development Group (FDG), presented an updated plan for the Sugar Creek Commons project and their Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) request to help the project move forward. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Touchett, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may convene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 9:16 p.m. City Attorney Kleinmaier remained for the closed session. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to convene in open session at 10:08 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Diaz stated City Staff will continue to negotiate with the developer on the matter of the Sugar Creek Commons project. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve operator licenses as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin to adjourn at 10:10 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: October 24, 2019 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF VERONA SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, 5:00 P.M. TOWN HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD, VERONA, WI 53593-1035 AGENDA 1. Call to Order/Approval Agenda 2. Recap of Budget Workshop 3. Discussion and Potential Action re: Resolution 2019-7 To Exceed the Levy Limit Set in State Statute and Recommendation of Approval to the Electorate at the November 19th Budget Hearing 4. Discussion and Potential Action re: Ordinance 2019-5 To Establish a Motor Vehicle Registration Fee 5. Discussion and Potential Action re: Any Other Revenue Increasing Tools 6. Adjourn *** TOWN OF VERONA UTILITY COMMISSION MEETING (THE TOWN BOARD SERVES AS THE UTILITY COMMISSION) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, FOLLOWING THE SPECIAL TOWN BOARD MEETING AGENDA 1. Call to Order/Approval Agenda 2. Review of the 2019 and 2020 Budgets 3. Discussion and Potential Action re: Any 2019 Budget Amendments 4. Discussion and Potential Action re: Any 2020 Fee Increases to be Presented at the November 19th Public Hearing 5. Adjourn Regular board agendas are published in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. Per Resolution 2016-2 agendas are posted at the Town Hall and online at www.town.verona.wi.us. Use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s website to receive agendas and other announcements via email. Notice is also given that a possible quorum of the Plan Commission and/or

Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and Recreational Areas, and Financial Sustainability Committees and could occur at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town.verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona Posted: October 25, 2019 Published: October 24, 2019 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF TOWN OF VERONA PLAN COMMISSION THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019, 6:30 P.M. TOWN OF VERONA HALL, 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD VERONA, WI 53593 1. Call to Order/Approval of Meeting Agenda 2. Public Comment — This section of the meeting provides the opportunity for comment from persons in attendance on items not listed below over which this governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future Plan Commission meeting agenda. 3. Approval of minutes from 10/10/2019 4. Reports: Chair: Committee Reports: (Public Works, Finance, Natural and Recreational Areas) Commissioners: Planner/Administrator: 5. Land use application 2019-10 – Submitted by Cameron and Jamie Lindau on behalf of Swan You See LCC for a rezoning from RR8 (Rural Residential) to HC (Heavy Commercial) and a site plan review for a self-storage facility proposed for Parcel Number 0608-132-8790-0 on Maple Grove Road. • Presentation • Public Hearing • Discussion and Action 6. Land use application 2019-3 – Submitted by Tim and Linda Sweeney and Dave DiMaggio for review of a Preliminary Plat and associated documents for Prairie Circle (parcel numbers 0608-074-8533-0 and 0608-074-8093-0). Fourteen residential lots and one outlot are proposed. • Presentation • Public Hearing • Discussion and Action 7. Discussion of Draft Development and Subdivision Ordinance 8. Review of schedule for future meetings (No meeting is planned for December) 9. Other 10. Adjourn Plan Commission agendas will be posted at Millers Grocery and Town Hall and on the Town’s website. Go to www. town.verona.wi.us and sign up for the Town List Serve to receive notices via email. Public hearings will be published in the Verona Press. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American With Disabilities Act, needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk’s office @ 608-845 -7187 or j wright@town. verona.w.us Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only, of the Town Board, Natural and Recreational Areas Committee, and/or Public Works Committee. Douglas Maxwell, Chair, Town of Verona Plan Commission Posted: October 24, 2019 Published: October 24, 2019 WNAXLP

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DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete 608-712-3223. SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608-6091181 LOST DOG. HAVE YOU SEEN KATIE? MISSING SINCE EARLY AUGUST. PLEASE DO NOT CHASE HER. TEXT US A PICTURE TO: 608469-5439 OR 608-469-5440. FOR MORE INFO VISIT OUR FB PAGE: BRING KATIE HOME.

Automotive 2004 PARK Avenue 131K, nice, 2014 International semi, (Cummins). 608778-6600. 2003 CHEVY Silverado 2500HD 4x4, 6.0L, ext. cab, topper, bedliner. $10,500. 563-552-6344.

Garage Sales OREGON. 185 Ash Street. Oct. 25, 8a-5p. Oct. 26, 8a-noon. Clothing men's, women's, children's and women's shoes. Half-price Sat. only. STOUGHTON. HALLOWEEN Sale. 275 Taylor Lane. Sat. 9a-5p. Half-off everything.

Lawn & Garden SNOW BLOWER for sale. 208 cc. MDP. Runs great. Good shape. $300. 608-873-5216.

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IN-HOME CAREGIVER. Monday and Friday, 7am-2pm. Nights-Mon., Tues., Sat., 4pm-9pm. Easy work, high pay, references. Perfect for a retired individual. 608-426-0807. OTR DRIVER needed. Pulling step deck, good pay, benefits, good home time, 3 plus years experience. Winkers Transfer LLC. 608-347-7912.

Rentals GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month,includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

SCHOOL-AGED TEACHER After School Clubs, Incorporated is now hiring Teachers for our School-Aged program located in Oregon, serving children 5-13 years of age. The energetic candidate must have successfully completed the Asst. and Teacher classes along with being an experienced Teacher in a childcare setting. We provide a great working environment and flexibility of scheduling for our dedicated staff members. If you enjoy working with children, please call Jamie, Janelle or Lisa at 835-9808 or you may send a resume to ASC, 276 Soden Drive, Oregon, WI 53575.

APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388

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OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www. capitalcityclean.com or call our office 608-831-8850.

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DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337

SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

Pets BLUE HEELER and Mini/Golden Doodle Cross puppies, wormed and first shots, $350. Cuba City. 608-2198638. PUREBRED Australian Shepherd puppies, 5 blue merle, 2 tri-color, 1st shots, mother on site, very intelligent, smart, ready now. $400 each. 608943-6360. Livingston.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for The Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.

FARM DOGS: Border Collie Heeler puppies, cute markings, working parents, $100 each. No Sunday sales. 9547 Cty U, Shullsburg, WI 53586.

FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB.| Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$65-month 10x15=$75-month 10x20=$85-month 10x25=$95-month 12x30=$120-month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 - 10x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road

Office Spaces For Rent OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golf course Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom| Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628

Real Estate LAKEVIEW HOMESITE. Driftless area, 20 minutes Madison-Spring Green. Approx. 3 acres. See website (forsalebyowner.com, Listing No. 24196959). 608-795-4365.

Horses BUYING ALL Types of horses and ponies. Riding or ot. Cash paid. 262930-9271.

Livestock FOR SALE: Beef cross bull calves from my own personal herd. 608-9436149. WANTED: CONSIGNORS for the upcoming PAPA Alliance Black hided Feeder Calf and Yearling sales at Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI. Sale dates are November 1, December 6 and January 3. Call and get on the early listings for whichever sale works best for you. No dairy crosses. All new on November 15 PAPA Alliance is sponsoring its first red hided sale for Red Angus and Hereford and all other red calves and yearlings. Take advantage of this all new sale specifically for red hided cattle. For information contact Greg May 608-574-0719 or BLE 608-994-2020.

Machinery 9650 COMBINE 1,976 hours, parting out 600 series bean head. 608-7786600. FOR SALE: Massey Ferguson 550 combine, both heads. 608-965-3643.

Farm FRITZ BARN PAINTING SUPER FALL SPECAIL! Rusty roofs, alumakote and zinc. Free-estimate. 608-2213510. RENT SKIDLOADER MINI-EXCAVATOR TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket,pallet forks, trencher, rock hound,broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411

The Wisconsin State Journal is looking for a carriers in the following areas. Must be available early A.M.s, 7 days a week and have a dependable vehicle. Evansville: Cambridge: Route: EVN101, Approx $450/Mo Route: EVN102, Approx $600/Mo Route: UNV801, Approx $1,350/Mo

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