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Split grades plan gets highest rank Committee begins to refine its top boundary options SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

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Michael Hyland, who will compete in a statewide competition Saturday, Jan. 26, makes some adjustments to his robot after giving it a test run.

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Rick Boehm’s classroom in the basement of Verona Area High School might as well have been an office on a recent Thursday afternoon. One student asked where the coffee was, another asked to change the radio station. All of it while Boehm’s 15 students put together a robot as part of the robotics course created in

fall 2016 at the school. While student Michael Hyland and a trio of teacher’s aides for the class are the only group among the students competing in an upcoming statewide robotics tournament, the entire class is getting the lesson of engineering, designing and constructing a robot with a specific task – in this case, to score points through methods like turning flags or throwing balls. Hyland was excited to get to the

Jan. 26 VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point competition in Fond du Lac, but said it had been a “difficult few weeks” of finalizing his robot. “There’s been points where the connections won’t stay on between the claw and the robot, so I’ve had to work through that,” Hyland said. The semester has tested more than their building skills, as Boehm had

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Verona recognized as active community Bike and ped improvements among reasons for designation KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

The City of Verona has been recognized by a statewide program as an active community. The distinction means Verona as a community is

dedicated to being active and living healthy lifestyles, said city planning director Adam Sayre, whose office submitted the application for the city. “I think it’s just another tool we’re going to have that we’ll be able to show people we’re being recognized for what we’re doing, and we want to continue to be recognized,” he said. The Common Council and the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce received the designation from The

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Wisconsin Active Together earlier this month. The Wisconsin Active Together program, housed at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is a statewide network of partners and agencies that seeks to promote walking, bicycling and being active to improve the health of people in their community. Rob Fontella, communications manager for healthTIDE, one of the

Wisconsin Active Together’s partners, told the Press each of the 14 communities to get the distinction this year is different and has earned the distinction through different programs and policies. “The effort is about promoting, improving access and making it safer to be active,” he said in an email. “That can mean walking, biking, access to parks,

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The five boundary options averaged the following number of higher rankings when tested one-on-one against the other options by committee members: A: 2.15 B: .55 C: 1.3 D: 3.35 E: 2.65 expectation of another elementary school being built in the mid-2020s. Those two, presented Dec. 19 and Jan. 8, will be refined at upcoming committee meetings that could last through March, with

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City of Verona

No action on assessor Council considers new firms after mistake raises taxes JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

The city did not take action Monday, Jan. 14, on plans to get a new assessor. But it appears to be coming. After a 30-minute closed session, the Common Council had only one comment, Mayor Luke Diaz’s assertion that “when action is taken, we will be making a public announcement.”

Pa u l M u s s e r r e m a i n s under contract with the city, as he has for more than a decade, first as the city’s commercial assessor, then as both commercial and residential assessor. But he angered some alders with a mistake that caused excess local taxes – more than $100 on average – to be diverted to a tax-increment financing district with no certainty of how or when it will be returned to taxpayers. Musser’s contract had been renewed just last summer, and in the upcoming

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A plan that would split two elementary schools into grades K-2 and 3-5 came out as the highest ranking among five options presented to the committee reviewing new attendance area boundaries Jan. 8. Option D, as it is called, would split the grades between Sugar Creek and Country View elementary schools beginning in fall 2020, when Sugar Creek moves as a result of the new high school being built. It ranked above a plan that would direct much of the projected growth over the next several years to Country View and Glacier Edge elementary schools with the

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County View Elementary hosted the first Pre-K Super Hero Breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 12. Children came to the breakfast dressed in super hero attire as they learned how to assemble a healthy breakfast with fruits, yogurt and bagels.

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From left, Teagan Roberts, 4, of Madison, dishes up yogurt with her younger sister Braylee, 2, and her mother Mandy during the Super Hero breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Country View Elementary School.

Aubrey Carter, 5, cuts out a superhero she colored in during the Super Hero breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Country View Elementary School.

Javier Ramirez, 4, of Fitchburg, colors in a superhero drawing during the Super Hero breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Country View Elementary School.

From left, Andrew Stieren, 5, of Fitchburg, colors in a superhero with his father Travis during the Super Hero breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 12, at Country View Elementary School.

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Policy would allow religious, cultural decor at graduation Parent group helped develop plan after 2018 incident SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

A new policy under consideration would allow graduating Verona Area High School students to wear cultural or religious adornments at the graduation ceremony. Students would have to apply months before the ceremony and receive a p p r o va l f r o m s c h o o l administration, according to the draft policy discussed by the Policy and Personnel Committee Friday, Jan. 11. The proposal comes seven months after a graduate drew regional attention

after she was not allowed to wear a traditional Native American feather during last year’s ceremony. At the time, superintendent Dean Gorrell said the request had came too late for administrators to consider and that the district would put a policy into place before the 2019 ceremony. “As we have many different cultures and religions represented in our student body, there are likely other considerations for graduation regalia we are not currently aware of and will need to review going forward,” he said in a statement last June. “If a process is developed that students can request such exceptions to the graduation attire, we want that process to be available to all students.” VAHS created a committee of parents, students,

staff and administrators this fall to develop the draft. According to the draft, adornments would only be allowed around the neck or attached to a gown – meaning the cap would be off limits. The policy would prohibit “reflective materials, such as sequins or glitter,” as well as offensive messaging or references to gang affiliations. Flags and other banners would not be approved under the policy, and scented items would not be allowed. The approval process would require a student to submit an application to their associate principal by Feb. 15 of the graduation year. Administration would make a decision by March 1, and a student would have five days to appeal to the district director of bilingual programs and instructional

equity if he or she chooses. Appeals can continue to the superintendent and finally the school board if a student’s request continues to be denied. A student would need to bring the pre-approval form provided by the school on the day of the graduation ceremony, and “the request to wear an adornment can be denied if it no longer meets the requirements as described” in the policy, according to the draft. The state Department of Public Instruction issued guidance in September 2017 to all school districts, encouraging them to rethink policies that might bar a Native American student from wearing a feather at graduation. “ I wa n t t o t a ke t h i s opportunity to bring forward an issue that many Wisconsin tribal nations

have brought to my attention over the last year – American Indian students being prohibited from wearing items of religious and cultural significance, such as traditional regalia and eagle feathers at graduation ceremonies and school-sponsored events,” wrote then-state superintendent Tony Evers, a former VASD superintendent and now the governor. “As part of our conversations with tribal nations in Wisconsin, we have repeatedly heard how important it is for American Indian students and their families to be able to wear cultural and religious items as a way to honor their nation, community, and heritage.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

City of Verona

Alders split response on flood damage claims JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

The City of Verona had mixed responses Monday, Jan. 14, to three claims for damage caused by the Aug. 20-21 flooding that drew an emergency declaration from the state. Fo r o n e o f t h e c l a i m s , o n

Cabrillo Drive, the Common Council took no action, with Ald. Evan Touchett (Dist. 4), the Public Works committee chair, explaining “city staff will look into it.” In that claim, the homeowner explained in public comments that stormwater flow had changed dramatically for his neighborhood after recent development in the Cross Point subdivision.

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The other claims, Touchett said, resulted from an “act of nature,” for which the city therefore is immune from liability. Alders voted unanimously to deny the two claims, totaling less than $12,000. “This was a very large event for our city and for many cities around us,” Touchett said of the rainstorms that dumped as much as 11 inches in one night in Verona and up to 15

Room tax deal The city entered into a new agreement with Destination Madison, the new name of the reorganized Greater Madison Chamber and Visitors Bureau. Previously, the city sent 7 percent of its original 6 percent room-tax collections to the GMCVB and then began sending the Madison Area Sports Commission another 70 percent of the increment after 2010, when it raised the rate to 7 percent. This combines the two agreements, effectively making the top 1.12 percent of room taxes go to Destination Madison. It also provides the opportunity for the city to appoint members to two committees of the GMCVB, which continues to be the name on the contract. Those are the Community Relations committee and the Sports Product Development committee.

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earlier. It removes time restrictions for practices and fixes conflicting language on the fieldThe Common Council and Plan Commission use fee, which is zero until at least 2023. had several questions about a proposed lighted monument sign for the new Verona Area High New Mr. Brew’s School opening in 2020, but there were no sugThe council approved change in the liquor gestions for changes. license for Mr. Brew’s Taphouse reflecting a One repeated concern was its location, which change in ownership effective Tuesday, Jan. 15. because the school will be located south of an The new owner, Danial Johnson, who also apartment complex and a future retail center, owns a Mr. Brew’s in Plover, plans to reopen in would be on city property. That led to concerns February after remodeling. and other questions about maintenance, utility lines and whether it would “light up the neigh- Chicken fee set borhood,” but planning director Adam Sayre Three months after voting to allow residents told the Press he interpreted alders’ comments to keep chickens in their backyards, the council as generally requesting no changes. established fees for doing so. Each household will pay $20 for up to four Medical leave changes hens and a late fee of $5 if not obtained by The city eased previously stringent restric- March 31. tions on its family medical leave policy for Epic greenhouse employees. Previously, employees taking leave were The city granted a permit for Epic’s horticulrequired to use all accrued time off before tak- ture team to build a 3,120-square-foot greening any unpaid leave. The new policy requires house along Country View Road. employees to use four weeks before switching Kettle Creek changes to unpaid leave. The council approved a replat of the KetEdgewood agreement tle Creek North subdivision to accommodate a The city adjusted a longstanding agreement stormwater pond for the development. with Edgewood College for use of Stampfl The original plat had assumed some of the Field for its baseball team. stormwater would be routed to a regional faciliThe agreement, which provides priority ty, and the new plat contains a variety of changes scheduling in return for in-kind maintenance, resulting from that, including parkland dedicareplaces one signed just under three months tion.

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The Common Council on Monday, Jan. 14, reversed an ordinance that had limited parking on one side of Lincoln Street. Vehicles may park on either side again. The city had put the restrictions in place to help with semitrailer deliveries to Cecor after the construction of Verona Area Community Theater across the street. But with Cecor having moved to Belleville and an apartment complex approved in its place, the council voted unanimously to remove the restrictions.

inches in areas to the west. For all three claims, the city’s insurance carrier recommended denial. But the Cabrillo Court claim, for just under $12,000, will get further scrutiny and could return to the council.

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Assessor: Mistake led to $137 average tax increase Continued from page 1 year, the city was set to go through a full revaluation, as it does every 5-10 years, to catch up with market value. Unlike many cities in the area, Verona assessments are static from year to year unless there is a change to the home, such as a sale or upgrade, or a full revaluation. A full revaluation performs a market analysis but also can include exterior and/or interior assessments of every property in the city. M o n d a y, t h e c o u n c i l reviewed two proposals, from Associated Appraisal Consultants and Accurate Appraisals. Each offered three options for services that included record maintenance, reassessment and full market maintenance. The council did not explain its reasons for discussing the bids in closed session, other than city administrator Jeff Mikorski’s vague comment that while Accurate’s costs were lower, “there were other things to consider.” Proposals were due Dec. 28 for a four-year contract, and each of the candidates submitted a proposal about 20 pages in length, detailing the company, its history and portfolio and its scope of services and prices. Accurate proposed $50,000 annually, with market revaluation costing up to $240,000 more. Associated proposed $75,000 annually, with market revaluation adding up to $260,000 more. Accurate’s proposal recommended against performing interior assessments because of a 2017 state Supreme Court ruling that property owners who decline to allow assessors into their homes can still challenge their assessments. An exterior-only revaluation would be $60,000 less for each company. Musser, who retired as city assessor in Middleton in 2018, is under contract in Milton as that city’s assessor through 2021. He has been the city assessor in Verona since 2015. A clerical error in submitting information to the state last year led to a TIF district getting marked for a value about $50 million higher than it should have been. As a result, the average taxpayer was charged about $150 more than last year, rather than about $13 more. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.​

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Going fine-free eliminates responsibility I pondered the letter from Stacey Burkart, the director of the library, about how eliminating library fines makes better service for everyone. With all due respect for her thoughts and expertise, I question the logic behind two of her statements. The first argument is that we shouldn’t keep on doing something because it has always been done that way. The second is that there is a fine-free movement gaining momentum In libraries across the country, therefore we should join it. I think those two arguments directly oppose one another. I agree we need to look at why we are doing something and make a clear decision about moving forward. I also believe that personal responsibility about borrowing public property and returning it should be taken into consideration, and furthermore, what are we teaching children about responsibility? Is it better for “everyone” when an individual must wait for a popular book to be returned because libraries don’t want to nickel-anddime late books? I contend both of these issues are being ignored. The next statement about climbing aboard the movement because that’s what other libraries are doing

is the same as we should keep doing something that has always been done that way. ” Yes, we apparently do not need the money from overdue books for operating expenses, but what about teaching personal responsibility? How do parents teach responsibility when the community makes it easy to shirk it? I am very happy that libraries are not “dusty, quiet places” but I feel it is a bit judgmental to single out anyone wearing glasses on a chain around their neck. How does that support the point of making libraries better for everyone? It seems to have little to do with the major premise. I am all for making the library a progressive institution, but not by using supporting arguments like “because that is the momentum and we don’t need the money.” Books are public property and should be enjoyed by all. Children should be expected to be responsible by their parents and the greater community. Not doing so is one more way for individuals to view responsibility as unimportant and that spills over into future attitudes. Susan Kennedy City of Verona

Walker’s post-office plans laughable I read with amusement that Scott Walker “plans to hold a key role in President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign in Wisconsin.” This makes a wild assumption that Trump will be on the ticket. There is a better chance that Trump will be in jail or impeached for conspiracy activities with the Russians in the 2016 campaign.

It appears that Walker is having difficulty in thinking of things to occupy his time since being defeated for governor. Reading about his plans provided a laugh out loud moment. Bob Menamin City of Verona

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New career path helps me appreciate the value of time

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he New Year is a time for new beginnings, and I have made one. I started a new job in December, and in this new position I have made a break from the past. I am no longer the boss, in fact, far from it. I still do responsible, honest work, but after more than 20 years being the one in charge, I can now do my job and at the end of the day simply go home. It is glorious. There are no evening meetings or weekends catching up on things that didn’t get Curtis done. There are no unexpected emergencies to clean up. There is no one needing to see me after hours or wanting to discuss an idea. I made this decision with an eye toward lessening stress and creating time. For years, there have been things I have been neglecting or wanting to do, but they have fallen victim to the restless nights, travel and unpredictable schedule required by my previous jobs. After a long day or week, the thought of doing anything for fun seemed like too much work. By reducing stress, I have already found new energy, and as a result, several fun projects with which to engage. I am directing “The Odd Couple” for the Verona Area Community Theater. I am searching for a new gym and looking forward to getting back in shape. I’m contemplating a return to school. Most importantly, I am writing creatively again with vigor I have

not felt in some time. For all the good parts of this change, there are some trade-offs. My paycheck is smaller than it has been for some time, and it remains to be seen whether I can continue living in the lifestyle to which I have grown accustomed. I don’t see an issue in the near future, but time will tell. It has also been humbling to learn something completely new. I’m used to training the beginners, not being one. I have made mistakes and taken longer to learn a few elements of my new position than I’d like. I’m told I’m ahead of schedule, but when you are used to being in charge, even positive feedback from a co-worker can be an odd juxtaposition. Perhaps the greatest epiphany I have had is an appreciation for time. For all the free time I have created, I have also made my schedule tighter. For the past 20 years I could pretty much come and go as I pleased at work, provided I accomplished everything I needed to do. If I needed a haircut, I could find a slow time during the day and disappear for an hour. If my son needed a ride somewhere, the dog had an appointment at the vet or a plumber would be at my house between the hours of 1 and 4, I simply arranged my schedule to suit my needs. I can’t do that anymore. These days, I am scheduled to work certain hours, and they expect me to be there. Rightfully so. I now need to plan things into my evenings and weekends, and the result is time feels more precious. For example, when I needed the oil changed in my car, Sunday afternoon was the only time available to me. So I had to do it

then. There was no leeway. I couldn’t put it off because I wanted to watch football. I could not make time during the week. Similarly, I need to make trips to the bank at times when it’s open hours and my work schedule do not conflict. I can’t simply leave 15 minutes early to cash a check or make a deposit. It has proven more difficult than I anticipated, and on more than one occasion I have found myself speeding through town to get there just before the drive-up tellers turn out the lights. Fortunately, I did not do much Christmas shopping, because there is no swinging into a store during the slow time while everyone else is at work. For many people, I am sure this planning is a way of life. I now know how spoiled I had become about time. It gives me a new appreciation for the lines of a famous poet who taught at my high school well before I was there. “For I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” To this I might add: “The promises and miles remain the same, But opportunity’s window’s changed, And to this change I must adjust. And to this change I must adjust.” Karl Curtis is a Verona resident and a former editor of the Verona Press and former executive director of the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Meet the ‘People of the Sturgeon’ What: Wisconsin Historical Society traveling exhibit “Great Lakes Small Streams: How Water Shapes Wisconsin” When: Jan. 24 through Feb. 19 Where: Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St. Info: 845-7180, veronapubliclibrary.org

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supported by the Herzfeld Fo u n d a t i o n , Wi s c o n s i n Humanities Council and Ralph Evinrude Foundation. “Through reproductions of historic and contemporary photographs and documents, the exhibit explores Wisconsin’s long relationship with water and the impact we have had on our vast waterways,” according to a Verona Public Library news release. The presentation is free and open to the public. To register, or for information, visit veronapubliclibrary. org, or call 845-7180. The library is located at 500 Silent St. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Senior center to host cabin fever party Jan. 28 KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

The senior center is inviting residents to shake off the winter slump with a cabin fever party on Monday, Jan. 28. Held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., the party will feature a Pizza Ranch fried chicken lunch for $7 a person, music from the 1920s to ‘50s from the Madison-based Retro Swing Band, a 50/50 raffle, winter trivia and a hot chocolate bar. Registration is required by noon on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Senior center program coordinator Alasa Wiest said the first few cold months of the year are when people, especially senior citizens, tend to “hunker in.” “I thought this would be a

If You Go What: Cabin fever party When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28 Where: Senior center, 108 Paoli St. Cost: $7 Info: 845-7471 great way to pull people out and have a great little party over the winter,” she said. “I feel like all the more reason to do events in these months to get people out and talking with others.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.​

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Asher Balinksi, 8, tries to pop bubbles blown by Leah Portz, youth services librarian at Verona public library, at the Music on Main concert on Friday, June 29, 2018. The library’s Book Bike program was part of the reason Verona was recently designated an active community by Wisconsin Active Together.

Active: Designation brings help with programs, projects Continued from page 1 paddling – anything and any way to encourage our communities to get out and be active.” Wisconsin Active Together now has 21 communities in the two-yearold program. In addition to cities and counties, applicants include chambers of commerce, wellness coalitions and other organizations. Nearby designations this year include the City of Middleton, the Oregon Area Chamber of Commerce and Bike Fitchburg. To become a part of the Wisconsin Active Together program, communities need to be involved in each of the three categories: local action strategies, community-engagement strategies and community impact. “Most, if not all, of our communities have multiple things they’re doing in each category,” explained Jen Gilchrist Walker, outreach specialist with the School of Medicine and Public Health. “In each of the 21 communities, the stories are unique. When you put all of the stories together, it feels like we’re building change across Wisconsin.” In Verona, the program earned the distinction partly because of its investments in the bike and pedestrian plans that allow for better access for people to bike or walk to the downtown from the Verona’s southern side, as well as trail improvements and bike loops, the Walk to School week in October and the library’s Book Bike program.

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AECOM employee Ben Giese writes on a flag he will later stick in the ground noting the results of the survey he and coworker Rod Steege are running. The project they were surveying for is one of the bike and pedestrian projects, which increased access to the downtown for Verona’s southern residents, and part of what earned the city a statewide designation as an active community.

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wiactivetogether.org/ verona “With some of the outdoor activities that we have here in the area with the bike trail, and people generally being active in the community, we felt we were probably pretty good candidates for it,” Sayre said. Ald. Sarah Gaskell (Dist. 2) recommended the city apply for the designation. Gaskell had previously worked for the Wisconsin

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Everyone likes a good fishing story. And when it comes to big fish and big tales, none are larger than the lake sturgeon, the largest fish in North America. The ancient fish, a native to the Great Lakes region, can grow more than six feet long and 200 pounds, and live more than 100 years. This remnant from a past era once teetered on the brink of extinction, but in Wisconsin, more than a century of management has been a success story, and on Wednesday, Jan. 23, the library will host an expert on the subject. From 7-8 p.m. Kathleen Schmitt Kline, co-author of “People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish,” will highlight some milestones in the management of the lake sturgeon. Her book is history of the cultures surrounding lake sturgeon around Lake Winnebago, “told by a fascinating collection of photos, artifacts and a few good fish tales.” “From some of the earliest inhabitants of Wisconsin, the Menominee Indian Tribe, to the spearers who flock to frozen Lake Winnebago for the annual sturgeon spearing season, people have always been drawn to this ancient fish,” a Verona Public Library press release said. The presentation is part o f t h e Wi s c o n s i n H i s t o r i c a l S o c i e t y t r ave l ing exhibit “Great Lakes Small Streams: How Water S h a p e s Wi s c o n s i n ,” o n display at the library from Jan. 24 through Feb. 19,

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Coming up A caregiver needs to in attendance Board game night with a child. The library is hosting a game night For information, call 845-7180. from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, at Hop Haus Brewing, 231 S. Main St. Learn about shipwrecks Librarians will be at the event to Children ages 7 and older can teach people to play games. Attend- become marine archeologists for the ees are welcome to bring their own day to explore a shipwreck in Silver board games to the event. Lake from 2-3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, For information, call 845-7180. at the library. Sea shanties and shipwreck art are Self-defense class included with the event. Jeff Christensen, chief instructor Registration is required. Caretakat Karate America Verona, will hold ers should only register the child a self-defense class from 6:30-7:30 attending and do not need to register p.m. Thursday, Jan. 24, at the library. themselves. He will teach participants comFor information, call 845-7180. mon-sense and simple defense techGoodbye to garbage niques, and where they can be used. Registration is limited to 30 people. Garbage in our Great Lakes is For information, call 845-7180. gross – and children ages three to 10 can help librarians develop an action Kids boot camp plan to clean it up from 4-5 p.m. Children ages 5-14 can develop Monday, Jan. 28, at the library. self-confidence and an “You are, I Librarians will read stories and am, we are awesome” mindset with a then lead children in brainstorming boot camp from 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday, ideas on how to reduce plastic in our Jan. 27, at the library. waterways. The boot camp will include exerRegistration is required. Caretakcises, reflection and activities that ers should only register the child help children overcome obstacles. attending and do not need to register They can also create their own themselves. “STRONG” bracelets and cards. For information, call 845-7180.

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Hygge Practice the Scandinavian concept of Hygge from 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the library. Learn to make a simple six-point beaded star and get a warm drink from the hot chocolate bar. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.

Shipwrecks of Wisconsin Maritime archaeologist Caitlin Zant will give a presentation about historic shipwrecks in the state of Wisconsin from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the library. Zant will discuss how the Wisconsin Historical Society documented more than 700 shipwrecks and the importance of the state’s maritime history. For information, call 845-7180.

Sugar crush Gary Kuzynski will present about what happens to a person’s body after all of the food consumed over the months-long holiday season at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, at the library. For information, call 845-7471.

Community calendar Thursday, Jan. 17

• 6:30-8 p.m., Buffy the Vampire Slayer trivia night (ages 11 and older, registration required), library, 845-7180

Friday, Jan. 18

• 10-11 a.m., Computer Questions Plus… with Rich Bartlett, senior center, 845-7471 • 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless playtime (ages 0-5), library, 845-7180 • 11:30 a.m., January Birthday and Anniversary Party (RSVP by noon Monday, Jan. 14), senior center, 845-7471

Saturday, Jan. 19

• 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Prairie Kitchen free community meal, BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org

Monday, Jan. 21

ety Traveling Exhibit: “Great Lakes • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wildcats United Small Streams” opening (runs until Feb. 19), library, 845-7180 2nd annual read-a-thon, library, • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Common Sense 845-7180 • 6-8 p.m., Board game night, The self-defense class (registration required, limited to 30 particiHop Haus, 231 S. Main St., 845pants), library, 845-7180 7180

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Friday, Jan. 25

• 6:30-8:30 p.m., Job Seekers pro- • 10:30-11:15 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour: “Nature at its finest” gram series: “Networking and the (registration limited to six particiHidden Job Market,” library, 845pants), senior center, 845-7471 7180 • 12:30 p.m., Movie matinees: Wednesday, Jan. 23 “Christopher Robin,” senior center, • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with 845-7471 Tim (registration required), senior • 10-11:30 a.m., American Girl center, 845-7471 party (all ages and dolls welcome), • 7-8 p.m., “People of the Sturgeon: library, 845-7180 Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Sunday, Jan. 27 Ancient Fish,” library, 845-7180 • 2-3:30 p.m., Raising Strong Kids Thursday, Jan. 24 Boot Camp (for ages 5-14 with a • 9 a.m., Wisconsin Historical Soci- caregiver), library, 845-7180

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Jan. 17 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society Friday, Jan. 18 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Jan. 19 8 a.m. – Common Council from 01-14-19

11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 01-14-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center

4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Jan. 22 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society

Sunday, Jan. 20 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 01-14-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 01-14-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Library History at Wednesday, Jan. 23 the Historical Society 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Senior Center Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center Monday, Jan. 21 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Sports Senior Center 5 p.m. – Common Council 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder from 01-14-19 at Senior Center 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports

Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 24 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Library History at the Historical Society

All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

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

Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

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.

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison campus: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona campus: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday school: 9 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.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.

Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

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.

The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.

Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 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 Jordan Uhlhorn 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,

West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 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

A Deep Yearning “If you would be loved, love, and be lovable.” – Benjamin Franklin We all desire to love and to be loved, and we all know the pain of loneliness and lost love. The desire to understand others and to be understood is at bottom an attempt to feel connected. We are simply not whole by ourselves and require the connection with others that comes most completely through love to regain our sense of wholeness. This is perhaps the most pressing problem of the modern world – loneliness, alienation and disconnectedness. Much of what is said about the value of the individual and his or her right to live as he or she sees fit contributes to people “doing their own thing” at the expense of building relationships with others that might give them this connectedness and satisfy this deep yearning. Of course, there are many ways to relate to others. We can do it through friends and family. We can do it through our jobs and our hobbies. And we can even do it through modern technology, e.g., social media. But ultimately, it all comes down to being kind and loving to the people we interact with. So nurture the yearning to love and be loved, first and foremost by making yourself worthy of love. – Christopher Simon

Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.

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Robotics: Class blossomed out a group of students who competed in a national competition Continued from page 1

Ethan Sarver, left, adds a wheel to the base of his team’s robot while Calvin Dunn holds it steady.

Competition How the VEX Robotics Competition Turning Point works: Two “alliances” of two teams each compete on a 12-by-12-foot square field. Each match includes a 15-second “autonomous period,” in which the robots are programmed to move on their own, followed by 1 minute, 45 seconds of driver control. Points are scored by toggling flags, turning over “caps” and finishing the session on one of the three platforms. Certain flags can only be turned by throwing a ball at them.

“The program that they do is already defaulted to their controllers, but if they want to go further than that they can,” Boehm said. “It’s definitely up to the students.” Next year, Boehm hopes to find another school to partner up with to compete against on a field trip, rather than asking students to pay for a competition on the Saturday after final exams to attend like this year. Hyland said he’s looking forward to “meeting all of

the other people there and seeing what they’ve put together,” but he’s glad he decided to “give it a shot” when he heard good things about the class last year. “There’s been some ups and downs,” he said. “I’ve learned, just don’t give up right away, keep pushing to find a solution.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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students design their robots on a computer before they got started. They also had to tell him their “plan of attack” for scoring points. That required prioritizing some scoring methods over others, so the students had to decide how to be the most efficient with their devices and their abilities. “Everyone can build a robot that can fit on this platform,” Boehm said. “Not everyone can make a ball-launcher.” Hyland said he had to change his focus after some initial planning. “At first we focused on trying to get the flags, and we’ve shifted more to getting onto the platforms and holding that position,” he said. “It just seemed more of a viable option.” That lesson of changing on the fly, whether because you wanted to or because t h a t ’s j u s t h ow s o m e thing works out, is key for Boehm. “That’s what engineering and STEM is, is you think it’s going to work one way and it doesn’t, but it still works,” Boehm said. “You solve the problem.” The class blossomed out of a group of VAHS students — plus one from Middleton High School — that competed in a national robotics competition in 2016, calling themselves Phoenix 10686. From there, Boehm, a Project Lead the Way teacher at VAHS, wanted to create a class to allow “more access for students,” he told the Press in 2016. The class uses a pre-programmed “Robot Brain” from VEX, the company that runs the competition, which includes the basic requirements for the “CLAWbot” they need for the event.

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Enrollment projections

School 2020 2025 2030 Capacity CV 579* 741* 844* 536 GE 496* 563* 639* 427 SP 384 468 506* 489 SC 614 653 690 723 *building would be over capacity

Student diversity School Free/ English Students Reduced Lunch Language Learners of Color CV 21% 8% 35% GE 22% 22% 31% SP 35% 20% 47% SC 28% 18% 30%

Option E

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Option E is the “most explicit” of the potential attendance area boundary maps in planning for a mid-2020s referendum to add a fifth elementary school in the Verona Area School District.

Criteria ranks Based on averages of committee members replying that an option did satisfy an individual criteria, the options ranked as follows: Minimize students impacted by changes: E, A, D, C, B Student diversity: D, E, A, C, B Neighborhood unity: D, A, B, E, C Contiguous attendance areas: A, D, B, C, E Transportation efficiency: B, C, D, A, E Fiscal efficiency*: C, D, B, A, E * Most responses for all were “don’t know” Logical feeder elementary to middle: B, D, E, A, C Efficient building utilization: B, D, E, A, C

Transportation efficiency: 54 percent attend closest school Minimize students impacted: 12 percent of K-5 students would change attendance area Contiguous areas: Two clear contiguity breaks Neighborhood unity: Improved from current Elementary to middle school feeders: Stoner Prairie and Glacier Edge to Savanna Oaks; Sugar Creek, Country View and TWI to Badger Ridge; Note: Fifth elementary would require future changes

Future meetings All meetings are from 6-8:30 p.m. at the administration building, 700 N. Main St. Tuesday, Jan. 29 Tuesday, March 12 Tuesday, Feb. 12 Tuesday, March 19 Monday, Feb. 25

Boundaries: Gorrell predicts ‘emotional’ conversations about ‘impacts to real people’ Continued from page 1 the next one scheduled for Jan. 29. That process will allow the committee to find its preferred enrollment projections for the schools, as well as demographic breakdowns and neighborhood unity. By its final meeting scheduled in March, the committee is expected to recommend up to three maps to the school board for final approval. The board has planned to make a decision sometime in April, at the latest, giving nearly a year-and-a-half of notice for families. Option D would require a policy change to go along with the map approval, while Option E would rely on a future referendum approval from voters, something some board and committee members expressed some discomfort with. To that, Roffers pointed out a new school is going to be needed no matter what, and “more or less” around the same time in any option, since they all have the same student projections. “E is the one that most explicitly plans for that,” he said. “It really kind of rolls the dice and says, ‘We think we’re gonna have a fifth school in this time frame and we’re prepared to plan for that right now.’” While Option A came in third, committee members were on the fence about whether to keep it on the table and consider adjustments. Options B and C, the latter of which would have moved the Two Way Immersion program all to the new Sugar Creek Elementary School, received the lowest scores and are not expected

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Attendance Area Advisory Committee members individually rank the five initial options they were presented with, with Option D coming out as the top choice. to be considered further. The Jan. 8 discussion also included a preview of some of the likely thorny conversations ahead, especially on demographics and race, as the process becomes potentially more personal for those involved. “This is going to get more emotional, because we’re talking about impacts to real people,” superintendent Dean Gorrell said at the end of the meeting. “Some of those might be your children.” The conversation had already turned emotional earlier in the meeting, as a discussion about the demographic numbers in the options the 29-person committee was considering led some to claim students of color inherently cause more behavioral problems. That left others in the room defending the students, and board president Noah Roberts emphasized to the group that the board believes diversity is a good thing. “Diversity in our schools is an asset. Everyone benefits from diversity,” Roberts said.

“A school that has 15 percent students of color actually is not receiving as much asset as a school that is 47 percent students of color.”

Option E The latest option from Roffers had “several similarities” to the first, Option A. But in this one, the consultant included a group of neighborhoods in the southeast side of the district that would “perhaps logically shift to a fifth school” if and when one is built, especially if it’s on the Herfel property the district purchased in 2016 for a possible elementary school. Those neighborhoods include the Cathedral Point and Scenic Ridge neighborhoods, which were shifted away from Glacier Edge to Country View in 2016 as the former faced space issues. Those schools would remain at Country View under Option E until a new school was built. “I’ll take the bold step of saying there will be a fifth (elementary) school in this district eventually,” Roffers

quipped. Most committee members agreed Option E would satisfy the diversity criteria put forth by the board, though racial demographics would not be as balanced as they would under Option D. Stoner Prairie would have the highest percentage of students of color at 47 percent, with Country View at 35 percent, Glacier Edge at 31 percent and Sugar Creek at 30 percent. Both Country View and Glacier Edge would already be over their capacity by 2020, but within about 70 students. By 2025, though, both would be more than 100 over capacity – more than 200 over at Country View. Stoner Prairie and Sugar Creek, meanwhile, would be under capacity through 2025. This option would also shift 11 of 61 neighborhoods initially from where they attend today, seven of which would be moving back to the area they attended before the 2016 short-term switch.

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presentation and discussion, committee members gave consultants details they wanted to be considered before the Jan. 29 meeting, with the goal of refining Options D and E. Changes to the initial proposals could include shifting some neighborhoods to alter busing, keeping neighborhoods together more and changing the projected demographics. That discussion followed a thought process that hadn’t been present in the previous three discussions: ranking the options against one another. Each committee member filled out an individual worksheet and kept score of how many times an option beat the others – with Options D and E coming out on top. “We are simply winnowing which merit our continued attention,” said consultant Drew Howlick. “We need to know which ones do we need to start tweaking.” Future meetings are expected to focus on that “refinement mode,” with committee members offering suggestions and Roffers and his employee making map changes in real time to demonstrate how it would change related to the criteria. Whatever changes are made, it’s likely the refrain leaders have been offering at the beginning of every meeting will remain true. “You’re not going to find the perfect scenario,” Gorrell said. “It just isn’t gonna exist.”

Racial tensions

The conversation about refining the options offered 8 a preview for some potential

difficulties ahead, with a tense discussion about racial balance. After one committee member asked whether 47 percent students of color would be too high, one member eventually said students of color, “bring more behavioral problems.” That prompted Gorrell to ask the group to “stop talking about students in a deficit mode,” but rather as an asset. “We do have students that come through our doors (who) have extreme life challenges that exhibit in various ways,” he said. “That’s highly offensive to a lot of people that spend their life’s work working with children from all walks of life.” Another committee member suggested that if the committee were making decisions “based on the notion that black and brown kids bring problems, I think we’re the wrong group of people to make these decisions.” School board president Noah Roberts and member Kristina Navarro-Haffner, who are not on the committee but have attended the meetings, both followed with their own comments. “Let’s end the discussion of the criteria of diversity as (if) we’re trying to minimize diversity at each school,” Roberts said. “That’s not the goal. The goal is to ensure there aren’t students missing out on something crucial because we’ve drawn lines in a way that doesn’t reflect our demographics.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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Finding consistency Wildcat/Crusaders swing to second at Purgolder Invite MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Verona/Madison Edgewood girls gymnastics team turned in its season-best score Saturday, Jan. 12 in the Purgolder Invitational at Madison East High School. A trio of freshmen turned in solid performances en route to a second-place finish at the invitational. The Wildcat/Crusaders were coming off a Big Eight Conference dual meet loss to Sun Prairie Thursday, Jan. 10. Coach Hannah King said her goal for the team following the Mount Horeb Invitational on Jan. 5 was to be solid and improve based off last Saturday’s score. “With more practice, I expect more consistency,” she said.

Purgolder invite Behind a strong performance by freshman Maggie Veak, the Verona/Madison Edgewood gymnastics team finished second in the Purple Division of the Purgolder Invitational on Saturday. Waunakee/DeForest clipped the Wildcat/Crusaders for the team title 133.375-130.025. Veak finished third all-around with 33.675 points. She took third on the vault (8.65), fourth on the uneven bars (8.175) and fourth on the balance beam (8.35). Junior Hailey Dohnal finished second on the beam with a team-high 8.875. Freshman Alyssa Fischer was fourth in the all-around competition (32.675). She placed fifth on the floor (8.55) and sixth on the uneven bars (8.125).

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What’s next Verona Area/Madison Edgewood hosts Madison East/La Follette at 6 p.m. Thursday at Glacier Edge Elementary School. Name: Mack Keryluk 8.75 Thursday, but Sun Prairie edged Verona/Madison Edgewood 129.10127.45 at Glacier Edge Elementary School. Freshman Noelya Jamie Janaite took second on the balance beam (8.375) and tied Fischer for third on the floor (8.425). Fischer took second on the uneven bars (8.0) and took third all-around (32.225). “When I get high scores I feel like I have accomplished my goal,” Jamie Janaite said. “I definitely want to do my best.” Janaite said the beam is her favorite event. She said the beam is all about consistency and completing a routine. “I’m a perfectionist and it benefits me,” she said. Another area that separates Janiate on the beam is her front fly-out on the dismount. “It’s not something that many other girls do,” Janaite said. “It makes me stand out. It’s a lot different from everyone else.” King said Janaite has added more connections and jumps and turns to hear beam and floor routines. “It increases her start value and her routines stand out more with a higher degree of difficulty,” King said. Abby Wampfler scored a 7.525 to finish second in the junior varsity competition. Wampfler stuck her front cartwheel round off. KaePhoto by Mark Nesbitt la Bahr also stuck a front hand Verona Area/Madison Edgewood junior Hailey Dohnal competes on the beam Thursday in a Big Eight Conference dual meet against Sun Turn to Gymnastics/Page 10 balance Prairie. Dohnal tied for third on the beam with an 8.025.

Grade: Junior Sport: Ice hockey Position: Forward Highlight: Keryluk scored twice and assisted on two more goals Saturday as Verona beat Sun Prairie 5-1 in a Big Eight Conference game. Honorable mentions: Reagan Klawiter (boys basketball) scored a game-high 16 points in a 46-37 win over Janesville Parker on Saturday. Rachel Parman (girls basketball) scored 13 points in the Wildcats’ 61-38 victory over Janesville Parker on Friday. Gwen Parker (girls hockey) stopped 42 of 43 shots on goal Saturday as the Metro Lynx skated to a 1-1 draw against the first place Rock County Fury. Aidan Updegrove (boys swimming) had a hand in winning three events in a dual against Sun Prairie on Friday. Maggie Veak (gymnastics) finished third all-around with 33.675 points and took third on the vault (8.65) Saturday at the Purgolder Invite. Cael Wozniak (wrestling) took second place at 138 pounds at the Chippewa Falls Invitational on Saturday.

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Verona wins three events at Cardinal Relays, beats Sun Prairie MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

For the second time this season, the Verona Area/ Mount Horeb boys swimming team clipped Sun Prairie on the final event and several relays continue to raise

expectations in the pool. Verona Area/Mount Horeb had 37 season-best times in 54 individual swims to edge Sun Prairie in a Big Eight dual meet Friday, Jan. 11. The Wildcats had beaten the Cardinals by 2.5 points at the Fort Atkinson Invitational in

December. “We knew it would be another close meet,” Wuerger said. “Both teams swam very well. The meet again came down to the last event, and again we were able to come away with a narrow victory.” The Wildcats had 13 out

of 17 relays beat their seed times to take fourth in the Cardinal Relay Invitational Saturday, Jan. 12 in Middleton.

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What’s next Verona Area/Mount Horeb hosts Sauk Prairie at 6 p.m. on Friday.

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Wildcats stymied by Wausau West, bounce back against Big Eight rival Sun Prairie JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Trying to avenge its only loss of the season, the Verona boys hockey team hosted Wausau West on Friday, Jan. 11, inside the Verona Ice Arena. A battle of top-three ranked teams on the WisconsinPrepHockey state poll, No. 2 Wausau West dominated No. 3 Verona from start to finish in a 5-1 win. It was a stark contrast to Verona’s

4-3 overtime loss Dec. 28 at the Admirals Cup. Verona (13-2-2 overall) had scored a couple of goals in the first 3 ½ minutes of the first period in the previous meeting with the Warriors (13-2-1) before a pair of late penalties sealed the team’s fate. Friday, the Wildcats had problems even generating shots. It didn’t help the Wildcats were missing a pair of their forwards. It was only the second time Verona had trailed by two goals or more

this season. The last time was in the second period of a 5-3 in over Eau Claire Memorial on Dec. 27 in the opening round of the Admirals Cup tournament. “The first 10 minutes tonight was the biggest difference between the two games,” West coach Brian Brandt Jr. said. “They (Verona) dominated the first 10 minutes in Milwaukee. Tonight, we wanted to flip the script a little bit on them.” The Wildcats had been allowing

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Big Eight Team Wins Losses Ties Points Verona 10 0 0 20 Sun Prairie 8 2 0 16 Madison West 7 3 0 14 Middleton 5 5 0 10 Madison Memorial 5 6 0 10 Beloit Memorial 2 6 0 4 Janesville 2 7 0 4 East/ La Follette 0 10 0 0

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Wildcats push Regents, top Vikings, Eagles MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Verona boys basketball team was in the enviable position of taking a lead over No. 1-ranked Madison East in the second half of a game Thursday, Jan. 10. The Purgolders, the No. 1-ranked team in the Associated Press state poll, rallied to beat the Wildcats. Verona (4-10 overall, 3-7 Big Eight) rebounded to knock off last-place Janesville Parker in a conference road game on Saturday and then beat Sauk Prairie in a nonconference game on Tuesday. The game against Madison East showcased the type of team Verona can be in stretches. “This game showed again that we are not far off from being on the winning side,” coach Jevin Budde said. “I think we are starting to play more consistent basketball. When we are able to take care of the ball and make teams score in the half court and not get easy layups off our offense we are a good team.” The Wildcats have won three of their past four games.

Verona 46, Parker 37

What’s next Verona travels to Middleton at 7:15 p.m. Friday to play the Cardinals.

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Malik Odetunde puts up a contested shot between Madison East defenders Anthony Washington (4) and Marcus Justice (23) in the first half on Thursday. Verona lost the Big Eight Conference game 58-49 to the top-seeded Purgolders. The Wildcats led the Vikings by one point at the half. Verona outscored Janesville Parker 28-20 in the second half. Budde said the Wildcats raised their defensive level of play in the second half to pull away from the Vikings. Senior forward Ryan Van Handel added 12 points. Junior forward Malik Odetunde pitched in eight points and senior guard Tyler Slawek chipped in seven.

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S e n i o r g u a r d R e a ga n Klawiter scored a gamehigh 16 points to propel Verona to a 46-37 conference road win against Janesville Parker on Saturday. “I was very happy for Reagan and his performance,” Budde said. “At the end of close games you Madison East 58, need guys to step up and Verona 49 knock down free throws to After falling behind put the game away and Rea- by double-digits in the rallied and stayed with comeback came up short in gan was able to do that for first half, the Wildcats Madison East in the second a 58-49 loss at Verona High half Thursday before the School. us.”

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Freshman point guard Aaliyah Smith scored a game-high 23 points Friday, Jan. 11 to power the Verona girls basketball team to a 61-38 win over Janesville Parker. “She played a great all around game, good defense and really distributed the ball well,” coach Angie Murphy said. “We used our team defense to fuel our offense.” Verona (9-6 overall, 6-5 Big Eight) built a 32-14 lead at the half. Murphy said Smith is getting more comfortable with the various defenses teams will use to keep her out of the lane. Junior guards Rayna Briggs and Rachel Parman added 14 and 13 points, respectively.

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The Purgolders raced out to a 33-22 lead at the half. The Wildcats were outscored 27-25 in the second half. Budde said the Wildcats came back and took a lead in the second half because the team limited its turnovers and raised the defensive energy. Van Handel and Slawek each scored a team-high 12 points. Klawiter added nine points, while both Odetunde and junior guard Haakon Anderson chipped in eight.

team-high 19 points and the Wildcats hit some critical free throws to knock off the Eagles 51-38 on Tuesday. Verona led by as much as 17 points before the Eagles cut the deficit to six in the second half. T h e Wi l d c a t s w e r e 11-for-15 from the freethrow line in the second half and made eight in the final minutes. “ We g o t s o m e t i m e l y d e f e n s ive s t o p s a n d knocked down free throws down the stretch,” Budde said. Va n H a n d e l k n o c k e d d ow n f o u r 3 - p o i n t e r s . Klawiter and Odetunde each added nine points. Klawiter also hit two 3s. The Wildcats jumped out to a 27-17 lead in the first half. Sauk Prairie senior forward Spencer Breunig entered the game averaging 13.8 points per game. The Wildcats limited them to three points. “We did a really good job of guarding their two post players,” Budde said. “We doubled their post players to get the ball out of their hands. “Everyone played good post defense.” Sauk Prairie 6-foot-5 senior forward Jack Henderson scored a game-high 23 points, but he did most of his damage from the outside knocking down four 3s.

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“It is huge to have that solid third scoring threat and (Parker) played very confident against Parker,” Murphy said. There are several areas Murphy wants to see the team shore up for the second half of the season. She said the

What’s next Verona hosts Janesville Craig at 7:15 p.m. Saturday.

team has to play every possession with passion, play solid defense, rebound and be more patient on offense. The top four teams in the conference led by Sun Prairie are capable of making long postseason runs. Murphy sees the Wildcats one that can be a state contender in a deep field. “I think everyone in the top half of the conference standings has a good chance, with a little luck, to get on a roll and make some noise in playoffs,” she said.

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“We have changed a lot of the routines and added more jumps,” King said. “It was good for the JV girls to see they are fully capable of good scores.”

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Wozniak grapples to second in Chippewa Falls MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Verona wrestling team had four finish in the top six of the Chippewa Falls Invitational Cael Wozniak Saturday, Jan. 12. That came after a hardfought Big Eight Conference dual meet loss on the road to Madison Memorial on Thursday, Jan. 10. In the loss to the Spartans, the Wildcats won six matches and racked up four pins from underclassmen. “ I t m a ke s t h e f u t u r e bright, as this young

group is going to continue to improve if they put in the hard work wrestling requires,” coach Bob Wozniak said.

Chi-Hi invite Freshman Cael Wozniak went 2-1 at 138 pounds and finished second Saturday at the Chippewa Falls Invitational. The Wildcats had four wrestlers finish in the top six to take 10th with 51 points out of 11 teams. Tomah captured the team t i t l e 2 1 5 . 5 - 1 5 6 . 5 ove r Edgar. In a quarterfinal, Wozniak p i n n e d J o s e p h M c D e rmond of Stanley-Boyd/ Owen-Witthe in 3 minutes, 48 seconds. Wozniak defeated Chippewa Falls’ Daniel Moucha 7-2 in a

What’s next Verona travels to the Big Eight Showcase at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Madison East High School. semifinal. New Richmond’s Ty l e r D e n n i s p i n n e d Wozniak in the championship in 4:53. Cael Wozniak battled back from a deficit to pin McDermond. Coach Bob Wozniak said it was great to see Cael come back to win. “That does not happen too much, and it is a good sign of the never-quit mentality we try to teach,” Bob Wozniak said.

Sophomore Ben Grandau (126) went 3-2 to take fourth and senior Jeremy Grim (170) went 3-2 to finish fifth. Junior Lilli Taake (120) went 1-3 and placed sixth. Grandau beat Chippewa Falls’ Dalton Mcgraw by a fall in 2:25. He then knocked off Liam O’Connel of Regis/Altoona by a fall in 4:32. In a semifinal, New Richmond’s Cayden Henning scored a 12-0 major decision victory over Grandau. He then pinned by Edgar’s Kane Lipinski in 5:18. Tomah’s Braden Bemis pinned him in 1:32 in the third-place match. For Grim, it was the first tournament after an injury. He opened by pinning Clayton Neissinger of Spring Valley/Elmwood. In

an ultimate tiebreaker, Grim edged Preston Potaczek of Stanley-Boyd/Owen-Withee 3-2. Edgar’s R.J. Knetter pinned Grim in a semifinal in 4:29. He then lost a hardfought match to New Richmond’s Braeden Gefeke 2-0 and won a fifth-place match when Nolan Stans of Spring Valley/Elmwood forfeited. “He is just getting back, having had less than 10 matches, but last weekend will help him both from a conditioning perspective and from a confidence perspective,” Wozniak said. “He won a big overtime match, which was a big win for him. He was more conditioned than his opponent.”

won six matches Thursday in a 48-36 Big Eight Conference dual meet loss to Madison Memorial. The Wildcats bumped up each wrestler from 106 to 160 and won four matches in that stretch. “They wrestled well and did everything we asked to make the dual close,” Bob Wozniak said. “If we would have gotten one more win by fall we would have won the dual by criteria and we feel we had three chances to get that last win.” The Wildcats got pins from freshman Ashton L e B e rg e ( 1 1 3 ) , L o g a n Neuroth (138), Cael Wozniak (145) and Grim Both Grandau (126) Memorial 48, Verona 36 (170). and Taake (120) received Verona got four pins and forfeits.

Hall, Taake head to all-girls state tournament together Assistant sports editor

Freshman Jasmine Hall has been traveling to tournaments across the wrestling scene since sixth grade. Junior Lilli Taake never wrestled in a match until this year. The pair of Verona student-athletes is part of a growing trend of girls competing on high school wrestling teams. Taake and Hall will wrestle in the Wisconsin Challenge Series girls state tournament Saturday at Wausau West High School. Hall is a two-time youth wrestling state qualifier. But Taake has followed a different path, having never competed on an organized wrestling team. A friend encouraged her to give wrestling a shot. Taake and Hall prepare for matches together and often are wrestling partners, since both wrestle at 120 pounds. They also weigh-in and dress together for meets. Hall recalls being bit in a match at the Middleton Invitational earlier this season. After the match, Taake talked to her and they reported it to coach Bob Wozniak and her opponent was reprimanded. “We have each other’s backs,” Taake said. “Being the only two girls on the team, you have to stick together.” The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association doesn’t sanction an all-girls state tournament, but a proposal has been sent to the WIAA for consideration, with the potential of a tournament is created

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Verona junior Lilli Taake and freshman Jasmine Hall will wrestle in the Wisconsin Challenge Series girls state tournament Saturday in Wausau. “Some guys will look at you in a in the next few years. According to the Wisconsin Wres- way like you don’t need to be there tling Federation, 151 girls wrestled because it’s a guy’s sport,” Taake at the high school level in 2014. In said of matches in the high school 2018, that number is now at 276. regular season. “I think the only difBoth Hall and Taake said there are ference is the girls look at each other more girls wrestling now which is a and know they are there for a reason not because their brother or dad good sign. “I feel like having a strictly girls wrestled. It’s our choice and we want state tournament is not what we to be there.” want,” Taake said. “We want to still wrestle against guys. It shows that A push from mom we are just as strong as them. We just When Hall got her start in middle may have to work a little bit harder.” school, it wasn’t a family legacy, but Both are excited to see the sport it also wasn’t her choice. grow among girls in high school, and “My mom made me do it,” she Taake would love to see girls wres- said of wrestling. “She thought I tling gain more clout.

would like it.” But she continued traveling across the Midwest to compete in wrestling tournaments. And now, she said, she just likes wrestling. She was apprehensive about talking about wrestling when approached by the Press. When asked about her upcoming state tournament berth, Hall continued running a warm-up lap in the multi-purpose room at Verona High School on Tuesday. She did say she has one goal for Saturday and the rest of the season. “My goal is to win,” she said. Wozniak sees strengths in her from her determination to her work ethic. “She gives 100 percent, understands and is proficient a number of moves,” Wozniak said. “She always goes hard. She is confident and wrestles to win. She has put some time into the sport to get better.” Hall often spars with sophomore Ben Grandau in practice who wrestles at 126. Taake spars with freshman Ashton LaBerge (113) and freshman Logan Lafler (106). One aspect she’s shooting to improve on is on her feet. “I’m working to get more takedowns,” Hall said.

‘All about the sport’ Taake considered joining the wrestling team last year as a sophomore after being intrigued by seeing friends wrestle. One of them, Brooke Murphy, who suffered a separated shoulder

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Swimming: 37 best times earned Conner Arneson, senior Aidan Updegrove and senior Shane Rozeboom won the race with a season-best time of 3 minutes, 15.97 seconds. Rozeboom won the 200yard individual medley in 2:01.01. He teamed with freshman Nathan Rozeboom, junior Kyle Hoppe and Best to win the 200 medley relay in a season-best (1:39.67). Updegrove finished first in the 200 free (1:49.14) and dropped four seconds to win the 500 free (4:54.63). Best added a first-place finish in the 100 butterfly (53.52). Jack Zheng also dropped eight seconds in his 200 IM. Nathan Rozeboom and

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and isn’t wrestling this year, finally encouraged her to join the team despite her lack of formal training. “There are some people who will wonder whether you want to be in the sport because you are a girl,” Taake said. “She (Murphy) always said if you believe in yourself, you can’t go wrong.” Her only background was wrestling with her cousins when she was younger. But that was nothing like having to muscle through practices and wrestling varsity. “It wasn’t anything serious,” she said. “It’s an intense sport. You have to be mentally prepared and allaround ready physically.” Taake is 3-3 with two wins coming on forfeits. Off the mat, Taake is outgoing and takes on a maternal role with the team and her friends. “I’m kind of a Mother Hen,” she said. “If someone needs taken care of, I will do it.” While Taake admits, it’s fun to “chit-chat” with wrestlers at tournaments, she takes on a different level of focus on the mat. “I’m more stubborn and focused on the mat,” Taake said. “When we are in wrestling mode, it’s all about the sport.” Taake is looking forward to her first state tournament. She may have butterflies, but will rely on her experience of playing tennis in big moments. “Like any athlete, I hope to do my best and win as many as I can,” she said.

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Boys hockey: Wildcats split pair of top-five showdowns, move to 14-2-2 on the season Continued from page 9 1.8 goals per game through their first 15 games, but Friday was the second time in a week they allowed five goals. Verona found itself tied 3-3 through the first period Jan. 8 in Janesville on the way to a 6-5 win Jan. 8. “That small sheet of ice (in Janesville) is a hard rink to play on, especially midweek,” Verona coach Joel Marshall said. “Ask anyone in our conference, it’s probably the hardest place to go play on a Tuesday. It was hard to get up for a game like that, and they kind of caught us on an off night.” The Wildcats bounced back 24 hours after the loss to Wausau West and took it took Big Eight rival Sun Prairie (12-3-0, 8-2-0). A showdown of the top two teams in conference, Verona won 5-1. The Wildcats beat the Cardinals 3-2 on Dec. 6.

Wausau 5, Verona 1 Verona leading scorer junior Mack Keryluk (27 goals, 18 assists) cut the Warriors’ lead to 3-1 in the second period Friday. But Wausau West junior forward Cade Lemmer had the final word, scoring three times to lead the Warriors to 5-1 win. “They got us off our edge and we took some untimely penalties,” Marshall said. “The boys battled hard, but it was just a click off. We were frustrated and chasing with the speed that they have.”

Brandt Jr. said. “Verona is very aggressive on the penalty kill, especially when they get you in the zone. The way you defeat that is by moving the puck quickly, and we did that. We had some really quality chances, and their goalie made some really good saves. Prokop stopped 24 shots, including 11 in the third period. A third meeting between the teams is possible but could only happen at the WIAA state tournament. “I think it would be awesome if that’s where we’re playing again,” Brandt Jr. said. “I think both programs would be really happy if we do get to see each other one more time.”

What’s next Verona hosts the Madison La Follette/East coop at 7 p.m. Friday. Keryluk made a great individual effort to put a wrister over the glove of freshman goaltender Adam Prokop 11 ½ minutes into the second period. Lemmer answered with 2:11 remaining in the period, redirecting a power-play goal in front of the net to put West back up 4-1. “We possessed the puck well, found the open shooter and we finished,” Brandt Jr. said. “When they got it back to 3-1, we knew we had to get the next one.” Wausau picked up a second power-play goal midway through the third period to ice the win. Verona sophomore goaltender Kaden Grant made the initial save only to have a Warrior poke the puck home – this time it was senior forward Sam Techel. The Wildcats, who were without a forward from each of their top lines, simply did not have the firepower to retaliate. Sophomore forward Walker Haessig, who is second on the team in goals (15) and points (30), missed the game due to an injury, and the Wildcats lost Parker Ploc early in the period. “Our shortened bench really became exposed two or three shifts into the game

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Defenseman Keegan Lindell (11) moves the puck up ice Friday against Wausau West forward Marc Sipple. Verona lost the nonconference game 5-1. when we lost Parker and were basically without two guys off our top two lines,” Marshall said. “Against a good team with a really, really good top line – they kind of put the screws to us.” Wausau scored twice in the first 10 minutes, led 3-0 after the first and kept up the pressure for the final two periods. Senior forward Dayne

Hagedorn started it by backhanding a shot on goal in the slot five minutes into the first period. Grant made the initial save but the puck bounced straight up, ricocheted off his back and into the net. Lemmer added a hat trick in the win to run his team-leading goal total to 17. He capped a 2-on-1-rush five-and-a-half minutes later,

taking a centering pass from junior Marc Sippel and slipping the puck past Grant. Lemmer dropped back to the blue line after a five-minute major for boarding by Verona senior defenseman Kade Binger and slapped a shot through a screen and past Grant 14:14 into the period. “Our guys did a really good job moving the puck,”

Keryluk scored twice and assisted on two more goals Saturday to run his teamhigh point total to 49 (29 goals, 20 assists) in a 5-1 win over Sun Prairie. The victory improved the two-time defending conference champions to 10-0-0 with six Big Eight games remaining. Rufenacht added a power-play and even strength goals in the third period to close out the game. Michael Fischer also added a goal as part of a three-goal outburst by the Wildcats in the final 17 minutes. Grant had 28 saves in the win, while Owen Leatherberry stopped 30 of 35 for the Cardinals.

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Metro Lynx skate to a pair of draws, drop another close game in exciting week

Wis. Valley Union 1, Metro Lynx 0 C o a c h M i k e M c Ke rsie said senior goaltender Gwen Parker played great in net Thursday against the Wisconsin Valley Union (5-8-1). Parker stopped 26 of 27 shots on goal and almost

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helped the Metro Lynx steal a win. Unfortunately, the Lynx offense was unable to find the back of the net. Wisconsin Valley Union scored the game’s lone goal on a short-handed

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in both Black River Falls goals. She assisted Savannah Holcomb’s goal five minutes into the first period and scored her own, one minute into the third period. Freshman goaltender Camryn McKersie stopped 26 of 28 shots on goal for the Lynx, while Josie Mathison made 31 saves for Black River Falls (5-9-3).

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The Metro Lynx trailed 2-0 early in the third period Friday before rallying with a pair of even-strength goals over the final nineand-a-half minutes to draw even with Black River Falls. Each team had three shots on goal in overtime but neither was able to score in the eight-minute period as the game ended in a 2-2 draw inside Madison Ice Arena. Senior forward Haley Meskin scored with 9:26 remaining to cut Black River Falls’ lead to 2-1, and junior forward Abbigale Ahlborn tied it two minutes later. Alexis Hagen had a hand

Mike McKerskie said Parker was once again fantastic in goal Saturday, stopping 42 of 43 shots on goal to preserve a 1-1 conference draw. Parker stopped multiple breakaway attempts and made several saves during flurries that the Fury threw at her. Rock County (11-52, 6-0-2) controlled play in the eight-minute overtime but Parker was equal to the challenge, turning away all nine shots she faced. Ahlborn gave the Metro Lynx the lead 6:31 into the second period, stepping just inside the blue line and ripping a hard shot at the net. Fury goalie Bailey Cronin got a piece of the puck, which fell behind her and slipped over the goal line. The Fury were able to finally get a shot back at Parker with 8:12 remaining in the third period as forward Sam Wells through a puck at the net. T h e s h o t h i t a Ly n x defenseman and ricocheted past Parker.

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Verona history January

50 years ago • Local residents of varying ages were polled on their reactions to the news that the Apollo program would soon be going to the moon. Opinions varied from “I think we are wasting our money … (and) ought to just sit back and let the Russians go and spend their money,” to “the cost has already been justified in the discoveries we have made about miniaturization, computers, things of that sort.” The moon landing would be made six months later. • Verona police helped to apprehend four people suspected of robbing a Mount Horeb jewelry store. The four, all from Louisville, Ky., had taken not only a large cache of jewelry, but about 30 guns. • A group of Verona businessmen interested in purchasing the Sharpe property, where Park Bank now stands at Main Street and Verona Avenue, backed off after finding that the village’s deadlines made putting together any sort of project “difficult enough even when the cooperation was good.” The price had been set at $100,000. Less than 20 years later the old house there would be torn down and turned into a Hardee’s amid public protests.

40 years ago • The Common Council voted to attempt to purchase 7.75 acres of land from Dane County for the location of its new City Hall. The city offered $4,000 an acre for the land and requested the right of first refusal of 12.25 acres to the south of it, an area now known as Veterans Park. • A proposed alternate-side parking ordinance again failed after the Common Council could not agree on towing provisions for what was already a compromise. Some alders and new city administrator Clarence Motz

preferred a no-parking ordinance between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. on all streets – a policy that remains in place today. • A proposed land-division ordinance drew a crowd of angry city and town residents who claimed that it would bring the city’s growth to a screeching halt. Provisions in the ordinance would have required filing preliminary plats even for individual homes and would have required a minimum of 2,900 square feet of parkland be set aside for each residential unit, regardless of size. It was designed to give the city extraterritorial jurisdiction over the town in a 1.5-mile radius, but there was speculation that it was modeled after an ordinance written for a city with different concerns. • The roof of the middle school was found to be in need of $100,000 in repairs. A wet, heavy snowfall approaching record levels contributed to the problem, as did simply a lack of sturdiness in the roof’s design. • Dr. Paul Slavik opened a medical practice on South Main Street.

Bruce Street. Stardust did build a facility and in 2005 merged with Imprints Wholesale out of Denver. • About 25 residents expressed concerns about the widening of the Verona Avenue-Main Street intersection at a Department of Transportation informational meeting. The major issues were the potential elimination of parking downtown and the preservation of two houses north of the intersection. • The Verona school board voted to plan a new middle school in light of rapid growth. • The Verona school board agreed to allow its two elementary schools to be used as an afterschool day care for children in kindergarten through fifth grade. The program was run by the Madison West YMCA. • The Bank of Verona decided to issue 6,000 shares of stock – a 100 percent dividend – to raise money for expanding its bank with five drive-up windows and a larger parking lot, among other things. The expansion was expected to cost $1 million. • The boys basketball team 30 years ago opened its season with a 10-1 • A week after a messy vote in record. the Common Council killed plans to locate a U.S. Post Office with- 20 years ago in a 37-acre development around • The Verona Area School Diswhat is now Enterprise Drive, the trict began preparing for its third council came back with a change attempt to pass a referendum for of heart. the bulging student body. More specifically, one alder In an attempt to keep voters who tried to reconsider his vote in touch with the details, a Disand another who refused to sec- trict-Wide Educational Forum ond that motion changed sides was held monthly. For previous and reluctantly voted to annex referenda, the school board sent the Backus property, a move that out informational packets to every household, put information on required a two-thirds vote. • Stardust Corp announced the website, held public inforplans to build a sportswear dis- mational meetings and operated tributorship in a 34,000-square- a telephone hotline. Suggestions foot facility with a potential to increase awareness included expansion of another 30,000 moving the meetings to different square feet in the industrial park. sites and having a call-in show on That, and the sale of 1.25 acres VCAT. to Attainment Co., filled the city’s As a result of being inundated first industrial park and led to the by leaflets during previous referplanning of a second park, on enda, the board voted to bar any

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distribution of materials related to the referendum before, during or after school events. • The mayor declared Jan. 8 “Bev Beyer Day” for the city’s retiring manager-clerk, who had served the city for more than 20 years before retiring. • The city approved plans for the Kelly-Williamson Mobil gas station to upgrade to a convenience store. • Verona native and former alder Joe Wineke stepped down from the state Senate five months after his defeat in 1998 primary election for Congress won by Tammy Baldwin and 17 years after his debut in state government. Wineke, who was elected to the Verona Common Council while still in college, is now the chairman of the state’s Democratic Party. • The city began an unlimited garbage collection service through Waste Management, costing about $20 a year more per household. • The Verona Press opened the year under a new publishing group – Unified Newspaper Group. It had formerly been part of Schroeder Publications but was sold to Dubuque, Iowa-based Woodward Communications in August.

10 years ago • The Verona Area School District got involved in the city’s attempt to buy Stewart’s Woods when the state announced it would be up for sale as excess lands acquired in the construction of the U.S. 18-151 bypass. The 53-acre property, more than half of which is dense, old-growth forest, originally was listed at $2.4 million, despite the city’s appraisal of just over $500,000. The city and district hoped a pair of conservation grants would help with the purchase. The sale never went through, to the city or to a developer, as had been feared, until almost nine years later, when the school

district was planning its new high school. It is expected to become a school forest and environmental learning area. • A police officer shot a dog that was allegedly charging at the command of its owner, Steven Weber, on Lucille Street. Weber, who was charged with multiple felonies for domestic abuse and related issues as a result of the incident, would months later kill his wife on the eve of his trial months and then kill himself during a nationwide manhunt for him. He was found in a park near where he grew up in Madison. • A 77-year-old man was arrested at the Sugar Creek Senior Apartments after threatening his wife with a gun that police and the victim never observed. Several law enforcement agencies had descended on the apartments to deal with the crisis, but the man eventually allowed police in and turned over other weapons. • The son of a Riley couple, James and Deloris Skiles, was part of the Miracle on the Hudson, the celebrated save of a plane that crashed shortly after takeoff in New York. Oregon resident Jeff Skiles was the co-pilot to the now-famous “Sully” Sullenberger. • VAHS junior Caitlin Timmons got her song catalog up to about 20, the first of which had debuted for sale online a few months earlier. Timmins, who later went by Caity Copley, is now known as Cait, and she released a Christmas single in December. • The Verona school board gave superintendent Dean Gorrell a contract extension to 2013 and a raise to $130,000, plus a new retention bonus of $50,000. • Verona sophomore Morgan Ennis attended the inauguration of Barack Obama as part of the four-day Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference. – Jim Ferolie

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Weeks almost resigns, blasts Press editor An otherwise routine meeting of the Village Board was punctuated with a brief offer by Village President Ole Week to resign. Week submitted the letter Monday night, just long enough to garner a vote of confidence from the trustees and have the offer rejected. No one had asked for the resignation. Submission of the letter was followed by critical remarks directed toward the Verona Press. In its Dec. 19 issue, the Press cited in four short sentences the fact that the village president had called a secret get-together of the village trustees, who met in the “upper room” of the Village Hall to discuss village business. The Press and the public were not told about the meeting. Past president Everett Whitesel asked the board to show support of Week “by not accepting his resignation.” Also a critic of the Press editor was Trustee Herbert Zurbuchen, who said, “When the Press is here, I know the board doesn’t say what they would like to say.” Other critics who spoke up were Trustee Ellis Anderson, past Trustee George Grindstad and citizen A.W. Tandy. Tandy said he felt “Al Frazier had come in for unwarranted comments” from the newspaper. Ward Booth, immediate past president of the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, said he felt the newspaper’s reporting of village business had “kept the board on its toes,” and that critical reporting of government was part of a newspaper’s job.

The sub-freezing temperatures of recent weeks resulted in this quiet winter scene as the waters froze flowing over the dam on the Sugar River near Paoli.

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Obituary Lucille Hegge

Lucille Hegge

Lucille Catherine Hegge passed away Jan. 6, 2019, at Rennes Health and Rehab Center in Rhinelander

surrounded by her family. She was 95. Lucille was born Nov. 10, 1923, at her family’s dairy farm near Verona, to Catherine and John Winkelman. She attended school in Verona until she married Floyd Bruni in 1939. The couple operated the family farm until 1955. Lucille worked for the Dane County Hospital, and in 1963, she and Floyd built the Four Winds Manor Nursing Home in Verona; it was the first nursing home built in Wisconsin from the ground up. After the sale of Four Winds, Lucille went back to

school to become an LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse), and worked at a Madison clinic. She retired in the 1970s. Lucille and Floyd, later moved to the Northwoods, traveled to Phoenix in winters and worked with their daughter and her husband at Pine-Aire Resort & Campground in Eagle River. At Pine-Aire, Lucille operated the “Calico Cottage” craft and gift shop, holding regular craft classes for guests, many of whom were young children. Teaching people some of her crafting know-how was one of her many joys in life. She also

was the tableside “Salad Lady” at the Logging Camp Restaurant on the resort property. A l o n g w i t h wo r k i n g , Lucille’s great passion was quilting and other needlework. In the 1980s, she and friends organized and founded the Cranberry Country Quilters. Besides her quilts being cherished as family heirlooms, many of her quilts remain on display at Riverstone Restaurant today. She was an excellent cook and baker and in later years worked at Riverstone Restaurant plus produced “Granny’s Chocolate Cake” for her

grandson’s restaurant, Soda Pops. Years after Floyd passed away, she married Leland Hegge. Lucille and Lee continued working in retirement at Pine-Aire Resort and thoroughly enjoyed traveling together. Lucille was preceded in death by her parents, sisters Alma Bear, Edith McConley, and Evelyn Wiggen, husband Floyd Bruni, second husband Leland Hegge, and her beloved cats Dolly and Abby. Lucille is survived by son Ronald (Lavonne) Bruni of Baraboo, son Carl (Audrey Sue) Bruni of Phoenix,

Arizona, and daughter Lucinda “Cindy” (Ron) Meinholz of Eagle River. She had eleven grandchildren and multiple great grandchildren. A celebration of life was held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019 at Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home. Visitation was held one hour prior to the service. Memorial options are pending in Lucille’s name. Arrangements by Gaffney-Busha Funeral Home, Eagle River. Online condolences may be expressed at gaffney-busha.com.

1,450 cubic yards undercut excavation, 3,300 lineal feet of 30” curb and gutter machine replacement, 425 square yards of 7” concrete approach, 2,900 tons of crushed stone subgrade stabilization, 6,800 square yards pulverize and reshape, 2,550 tons of asphaltic concrete pavement, Type 4 LT, 45 tons of asphaltic driveway and approach, erosion control and all appurtenant work. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593, on and after January 14, 2019 for viewing or copies may be obtained online at QUESTCDN.com. Specifications are anticipated to be available on and after January 14, 2019. A link from the City of Verona web page will direct you to QUESTCDN.com, see http://www.ci.verona.wi.us/253/Public-Works/ Project Bidding Tab on the left side of the web page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@ questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project information. No paper plan documents will be provided. TIME: Sealed Bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., February 4, 2019, in the office of the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, Wisconsin. At this time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. BIDS: All Bids shall be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “2019-101, 2019 Verona Street Asphaltic Rehabilitation Project”. The name and address of the bidder shall be clearly identified on the outside of the envelope. BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona, in the amount of not less than 5% or more than 10% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid as a guarantee that if the Bid is accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% performance and payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the contract by the City. WAGE SCALE: Prevailing hourly wage rates are not required as Part of Wisconsin Act 55. CONTRACTOR and SUBCONTRACTOR shall pay competitive wages for each classification of employee engaged in the work. BID REJECTION: The City reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous to the City’s best interest. BID WITHDRAWAL: All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for a period of 60 days after the time and date set for the opening thereof. Published by authority of the City of Verona, Wisconsin Luke Diaz, Mayor Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: January 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP

CDN.com. Specifications are anticipated to be available on and after January 14, 2019. A link from the City of Verona web page will direct you to QUESTCDN.com, see http://www.ci.verona.wi.us/253/Public-Works/ Project Bidding Tab on the left side of the web page. TIME: Sealed bids will be received until 11:15 A.M., February 4, 2019 in the office of the Director of Public Works located at 410 Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593. At this time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. BIDS: All bids shall be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “2019-102, 2019 City of Verona Seal Coat Project”. The name and address of the bidder shall be clearly identified on the outside of the envelope. The City has the right to increase or decrease the quantity up to 30%. PRE-BID MEETING: No pre-bid meeting is scheduled. BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona, in the amount of 5% of the bid shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% performance and payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the contact by the City. BID REJECTION: The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the City’s best interest. BID WITHDRAWAL: All bids shall remain subject to acceptance for a period of 60 days after the time and date set for the opening thereof. Published by authority of the City of Verona, Wisconsin Luke Diaz, Mayor Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: January 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP

Touchett were present. Alderpersons Kohl and Reekie were absent and excused. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, Finance Director Lamers, City Planner Sayre, City Attorney Kleinmaier, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: Konner Kearney, representing Forward Development Group, 161 Horizon Drive, Verona, spoke regarding Item 10.C.(2), an initial concept review for a proposed 238-acre development. 5. Approval of minutes from the November 26, 2018 Common Council meeting. Ms. Jerney requested that the minutes reflect her name in the roll call. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve the minutes of the November 26, 2018 Common Council meeting with the change requested by Ms. Jerney. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: 7. Announcements: None 8. Administrator’s Report: We have received confirmation that the City of Verona was accepted into the Wisconsin Economic Development Commission’s (WEDC) Connect Communities program. 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $356,463.54. Motion carried 6-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Zoning code rewrite RFP. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Touchett, to approve the Request for Proposals (RFP) for a rewrite of the City’s Zoning and Sign Ordinance. Motion carried 6-0 B. Park, Recreation and Forestry Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Change Order No. 1 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Jerney, to approve Change Order No. 1 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion carried 6-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Change Order No. 2 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Jerney, to approve Change Order No. 2 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion carried 6-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Change Order No. 3 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Jerney, to approve Change Order No. 3 for the Fireman’s Park Improvement Project. Motion carried 6-0. C. Plan Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-063 approving a Certified Survey Map to create two (2) lots at 605 and 655 South Nine Mound Road. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18063 approving a Certified Survey Map to create two (2) lots at 605 and 655 South Nine Mound Road. The proposed certified survey map will create two (2) lots along South Nine Mound Road and dedicate land for the future Stewart’s Woods Road. Motion carried 6-0. (2) Discussion Re: Initial concept review for a proposed 238-acre development containing residential and institutional land uses located immediately west of Fitchrona Road, north of Whalen Road, south of Grandview Road, and east of U.S. Highway 18/151. Ms. Gaskell explained that though this development will be more appropriate in a few years, the Plan Commission asked Staff to continue to master plan the area so that the City can budget appropriately for the costs involved. This is a request by Forward Development Group for an initial concept review of a 238-acre development along Whalen Road and located in the Southeast Neighborhood Plan that would allow for 598 housing units. Staff has begun exploring the potential extension of East Verona Avenue under Highway 18/151 to CTH M or extension of Maple Grove Drive

from the City of Madison, bridging over U.S. Hwy. 18/151. Discussion followed on the time frame of the project, the feasibility of the development being started without the inclusion of new roads, the need for a sewer lift station to serve the area, input from neighboring property owners, completion of a traffic impact analysis, and who would absorb the costs for required road construction. 11. Old Business Mayor Diaz requested unanimous consent from the Council to convene in closed session for Items 11.A., 11.B., 11.C., 11.D. and 12.A. at the same time, with the Council approving a motion to convene in closed session for each item. There were no objections. A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Current litigation involving Parcel 9 from CTH M transportation project plat 5992-09-81. 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 Jerney, seconded by Kemp, to convene in 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 Kemp – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Sayre and Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session for Item 11.A. at 8:54 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Current litigation involving Parcel 16 from CTH M transportation project plan 5992-09-81. 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 Kemp, seconded by Gaskell, to convene in 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 Posey – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Sayre and Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session for Item 11.B. at 8:55 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. C. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Alternatives for corrective action of property taxes. 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 likely to become 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 Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, 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 likely to become 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. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Sayre and Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session for Item 11.C. at 8:55 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. D. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Contract for Assessor services 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 investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Cronin, seconded by Jerney, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. 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. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Sayre and Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session for Item 11.D. at 8:55 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Potential litigation regarding claims made by owner of 210 Noel Way. 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 likely to become 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 Posey, seconded by Cronin, 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 likely to become 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. Motion carried 6-0. Mr. Sayre and Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session for Item 12.A. at 8:56 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. Mayor Diaz commented that he understands how frustrated everyone is regarding the situation with the Assessor and 2018 property taxes. We are continuing to work on this, and hope to find some better news within the next few months. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 6-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to adjourn at 10:02 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: January 17, 2019 WNAXLP

Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHELE A. MAHONEY, DOD 10/25/2018 Case No. 18PR948 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth July 15, 1968 and date of death October 25, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 508 Basswood Lane, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 12, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar January 7, 2019 Atty. Kay A. Millonzi PO Box 348/1104 Mills St. Black Earth, WI 53515 608-767-1505 Bar Number: 1029224 Published: January 17, 24 and 31, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 19-936 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. That Section 13-1-42, “Zoning Map” of Title 13, Chapter 1 “Zoning Code”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona be amended by repealing the existing zoning of Neighborhood Residential (NR) and Public Institutional (PI) on the described parcels in the City of Verona and assigning the following zoning classification: Lots 175 – 207 of the Kettle Creek North Replat No. 1 – Neighborhood Residential (NR) Outlot 6 & 7 of the Kettle Creek North Replat No. 1 – Public Institutional (PI) 2. That the City Clerk is directed to forthwith make the above change in the zoning district boundaries on the official map of the City of Verona pursuant to Section 13-1-42 of the City ordinances after passage and publication as required by law. The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on January 14, 2019. CITY OF VERONA ________________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ________________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: January 14, 2019 Published: January 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2019-101, 2019 VERONA STREET ASPHALTIC REHABILITATION PROJECT CITY OF VERONA, WI OWNER: Notice is hereby given by the City of Verona, Wisconsin that it will receive Sealed Bids for the Project ID 2019-101, 2019 Verona Street Asphaltic Rehabilitation Project. PROJECT: The major work consists of the following items: Approximately 3,300 lineal feet of 30-in. wide curb and gutter removal, 425 square yards of concrete driveway approach removal, 530 cubic yards of common excavation,

*** INVITATION TO BID PROJECT ID 2019-102, 2019 SEAL COAT PROJECT CITY OF VERONA, WI OWNER: Notice is hereby given by the City of Verona that it will receive bids for 2019 Bituminous Seal Coat. PROJECT: The major work consists of the following items: Approximately 93,000 square yards Chip Seal (Granite), 27,000 lineal feet of Marking Line Epoxy 4-Inch, 3,300 lineal feet of Marking Line Epoxy 8-Inch, 45 each of Marking Arrow Epoxy, 3,100 lineal feet Marking Crosswalk Epoxy 6-Inch, and all appurtenant work. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593, on and after January 14, 2019 for viewing or copies may be obtained online at QUEST-

*** ORDINANCE NO. 19-935 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING SECTION 10-1-26(C)(28) OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain that the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin is amended as follows: 1. Section 10-1-26 (c)(28) is hereby repealed: Sec. 10-1-26 Parking Prohibited During Certain Periods (c) Parking restricted—Miscellaneous times: (28) On the west side of Lincoln Street, from a point Four Hundred Eleven (411) feet south of East Verona Avenue, extending south for a distance of Ninety and One-Half (90.5) feet; during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication as required by law. CITY OF VERONA ________________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ________________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: January 14, 2019 Published: January 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL DECEMBER 10, 2018 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 8:01 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Posey, and

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POLICE RECORDS CLERK The Verona Police Department is accepting applications for a Full-time Evenings Police Records Clerk. The hours may include weekday, weekend, day, and evening hours; however, the typical shift is from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The starting salary range is $17.53 per hour for a candidate with no police records clerk experience, up to $21.79 per hour for a candidate with 9+ years of police records clerk experience. Application deadline is February 4, 2019, at 4:30 p.m., CST. Please apply by visiting our City’s website at www.ci.verona.wi.us. Questions can be directed to Business Office Manager Nilles at 608-845-0924.

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ATTORNEY

THE CARING CENTER

out of sorts as they face a long, cold Midwestern winter. Once the holiday decorations are down, spend some time creating a simple but cozy feel to your home. A few well-placed white fairy lights or a candle or two can set the tone. Winter months are great times to enjoy new toys, try out holiday gifts, spend family time watching an upbeat movie, do a jigsaw puzzle together, or jump into a new book. For some, it’s spending time outdoors, whether it’s to participate in an active sport or even just take some winter walks. With a little bit of “re-framing,” the more low-key winter months can be a very enjoyable time of the year.

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our furry friends do things we do not expect. If your dog bites someone and injures them, you may not have insurance to cover it. It depends on the language in your homeowner’s policy. In Wisconsin, if your dog bites and injures someone, according to Wis. Stats. § 174.02 you are strictly liable to the injured person for their injuries. Some bites are obviously minor. Some are very serious and can include high medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering Attorney and even permanent scarring. Be sure to check your policy. Heath Straka Some policies exclude certain breeds of dogs from coverage, like Pitbulls and Rottweilers. Some policies exclude all “vicious” breeds, without specifying which ones. Other policies place a limit on the amount of coverage they will provide if your dog bites and injures someone. That limit is usually less than the limit you have for other situations. Your policy may also exclude coverage if your dog bit someone before. You may face double damages if your dog bites a second time and have no coverage. Ask your insurance agent to see if your dog is covered.

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SENIOR CARE

Q. Why Choose Care At Home? A. Home healthcare is a wonderful choice for any loving family member who is in the process of

searching for a provider to assist with the health, safety and personal well being of an elderly loved one. When searching for a permanent residence for a senior, there is no better choice than where the elderly loved-one is most comfortable: their own home. There are many qualities that make home healthcare a much better choice than that of a retirement or nursing home. Home healthcare allows the senior to stay in the comfort and stress free environment of their home. With Comfort Keepers®, our caregivers ask the senior “Would you like to help me cook dinner? Where are you recipe books? What’s your favorite meal?” The senior is able to be part of their own care, which helps them feel involved and useful as well as develop a bond with their care taker.

Call Comfort Keepers today to learn more about our home healthcare services and to schedule your free in-home assessment!

INVESTMENTS

Q. What New Year’s financial resolutions should I consider? A. It’s time to make some New Year’s resolutions. This year, why not consider some financial

ones? For starters, increase your contributions to your 401(k) or similar employer-sponsored plan. Also, try to put in the maximum amount to your IRA. You also might want to build an emergency fund containing three to six months’ worth of living expenses, with the money held in a low-risk, liquid account. This fund can help you avoid dipping in to long-term investments to pay for unexpected costs, such as a major car repair. Here’s another resolution: Try to control your debts as much as possible. The less you have to pay on your debts, the more you can invest for the future. Finally, resolve not to overreact to wild swings in the financial markets. In 2018, we saw a lot of volatility, and it may continue next year – but it doesn’t mean you have to make Brendon Diers, AAMS® hasty moves. Keep pursuing a long-term strategy based on your goals, risk tolerance and time Financial Advisor horizon.

This article was written by Edward Jones for the use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. 161 Horizon Dr., Suite 107a • Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-2533 • Member SIPC brendon.diers@edwardjones.com • www.edwardjones.com

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REAL ESTATE

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Q. Are we approaching the next big real estate crash? A. Real estate prices have increased steadily and significantly over the past seven years.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Q. How long has Stellar Rehab been in business and what services do you provide? A. Stellar Rehabilitation, LLC is celebrating its 15th Anniversary! Stellar opened its doors on January 19,

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2004 in the Prairie Oaks area of Verona with only 2 employees, providing outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy services for residents in and around Verona. It didn’t take long to realize the need for therapy services in a variety of Independent, Assisted Living and Memory Care Facilities (ALF’s), so Stellar expanded quickly to cover the need. Stellar’s second clinic, on the campus of All Saint’s, has allowed for additional expansion of our therapy services to the senior population. Stellar has additional partnerships with Susan Armstrong, MPT several homecare and hospice agencies to provide in-home therapy services in multiple counties. Stellar Rehab provides physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy services with an excellent team of Physical Therapist highly talented professionals. There are several new opportunities and partnerships that will begin in 2019… It’s exciting to see the places we’ve been, the people we have been able to help, and the opportunities that have opened up over the past 14 years. Thank you to the Verona and surrounding cities for their support and the opportunity to do what we love to do – help people. Visit www.stellarrehab.com to learn more about Stellar’s services.

VETERINARIAN

Q. I have a new puppy and am wondering if I should enroll in puppy classes? When should I start them? A. Puppies have a very important socialization period in their development from 7 to

12 weeks of age. It is during this age that puppies learn to confidently interact with other people and animals. This is also the age at which you should expose your pup to many different experiences (walking on different surfaces, using different toys, and exposure to different sounds and noises). This period is also the time to train your puppy to get used to a collar and leash. Puppies should also do lots of play at this age, which helps with their physical, social and mental development. Dr. Barney Smith Many of these things can be done on your own at home, but you will have a better chance of successful socialization if you start your puppy in a class around the age of 10-12 weeks. A structured class allows your pup to learn in a safe environment and reinforces your own puppy training techniques using the right methods. You will want to invest the time to take advantage of this “window of opportunity” for training your dog. The time you spend up front now will pay off big-time in the positive relationship you will have with your dog for the rest of its life. Contact your veterinarian for more information about proper puppy socialization.

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HEATING/COOLING

furnace is not working. Is there anything I should do before calling for service?

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A. First be sure that the thermostat is in the heat position and the temperature is set above the indoor temperature. Next, check for power at the furnace by turning the fan switch (on the thermostat) to the on position. If the furnace blower does not turn on, check the circuit breaker for the furnace and the switch at the furnace, to ensure they are on. Also check the air filter to ensure it is clean. If you have LP gas or oil heat, ensure that you have sufficient fuel. Some LP gas furnaces have pressure switches that will not allow the furnace to run if the tank is low on fuel. Even though the water heater sitting right next to the furnace lights and runs, the pressure may be too low to allow the furnace to light. If you have a high efficiency gas furnace with pvc vent pipes, be sure that the piping is clear of obstructions such as snow, birds or rodent nests. Also look to see if there are any flashing diagnostic lights on your furnace. For all your heating and air conditioning questions, contact Dave at OK Heating and Air Conditioning adno=50101

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CHIROPRACTOR

Q. Is chiropractic beneficial for overall health or just neck and back pain? A. Chiropractic addresses the health and integrity of your spinal column which provides for your mobility and also contains your communication system/nervous system. Without a properly working nervous system, your body Jill Unwin, Lee Unwin, cannot adapt to all of the stress and demands placed upon DC, CCEP BCMT, CSCS it on a daily basis. An optimum level of health is achieved with chiropractic care by restoring function to the nervous system and that is why conditions like asthma, sinus trouble, heartburn and many other health issues respond favorably while under care. Just like working out and eating right, incorporating a chiropractic wellness program into your lifestyle will lead you down the path to better health.

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DENTIST

Q. I’ve recently been diagnosed with diabetes, are there any dental problems that are associated with the disease?

A. People living with diabetes are vulnerable to a host of systemic issues, the

mouth and teeth are not immune. Many diabetics with oral problems go undiagnosed until conditions become advanced.

Infections, receding gums and periodontal disease are common conditions among diabetics for several reasons. Diabetes diminishes the body’s ability to fight off Dr. James Sands, DDS infection. Diabetes also causes a thickening to occur in the blood vessels around teeth that make it more difficult for the body to carry away harmful waste products. In addition, blood sugar levels that are too high can lead to problems that promote cavities and gum disease. As with any condition, good oral hygiene including regular brushing and flossing is key. If a healthy glucose level can be maintained, most major dental problems can be avoided.

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Recently, the housing market has seen some calming and the stock market has seen a lot of volatility. This leaves some people hesitant to jump in and thinking we’re in another bubble. While I do think we are approaching a shift in the market cycle to a more neutral market (compared to a seller’s market the past few years), I’d be really surprised if we saw a big crash in housing prices like 2007-2012. The historic norm when the real estate market shifts is more of a flattening than a decline; not the big drop that we saw 10+ Keith & Kinsey Schulz years ago. The housing market is very different than 2007. The economy as a whole Real Estate Team is stronger, employment is better, housing is not overbuilt, there is still a shortage of entry level homes, and creditors have been more prudent. When the market shifts, housing appreciation likely weakens, but it’s unlikely that we’d see a big dip in prices. Buyers considering a purchase of a home that they’ll only be in for 2-3 years probably want to be more cautious, but buyers in for 5-7 years probably shouldn’t have any concern.

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Q. How can I help my family deal with “holiday let down?” A. After the busy holiday season, many people report feeling a little

Q. If Your Dog Bites Someone, Do You Have Insurance Coverage? A. We all love our dogs and assume they would never hurt anyone. But, sometimes,