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VAHS Student Council: MACH ONEHealth, ALS/MSA Association, Reach a Child and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Children got to More photos from the pick which charity their $5 admisKids Carnival sion fee went to. To view or buy the photos in the Page 13 slideshow, visit smugmug.com. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and painting and fishing for prizes. follow her on Twitter @kimberThe proceeds from the event benefit four charities chosen by the ly_wethal.

Start and end times for the 2020-21 school year are expected to stay the same – but the Verona Area School District will need to add four or five bus routes to accomplish it. That’s mainly because a state-mandated study of hazards along walking routes found some students living close to school should not be required to walk. Those are mostly near Country View, Glacier Edge

and Sugar Creek elementary schools. The study was a result of the attendance boundary changes that will go into effect starting in fall 2020 with the opening of a new high school and a resulting shuffle of several other schools. At the school board’s Monday, Feb. 17, meeting, it gave the district’s busing contractor, Badger Bus, the green light to create additional routes. The number of bus routes will be finalized later in the spring. “Timing is the whole issue, to keep a student on the bus for 45 minutes or less,” Badger Bus terminal operations manager Karen Maher said.

hildren played and hung out with Verona Area High School students during the annual Kids Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 15. A couple dozen student organizations filled the gymnasium and Commons of the high school, setting up activities for children such as operating robots, playing soccer, face

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Bos Meadery Blues Bash to feature Verona musician, band ‘Leo Albertoni and the Convictions’ to perform Feb. 22 EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

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Leo Albertoni, 2019 Verona Area High School graduate, is the lead vocalist, keyboardist and songwriter of Leo Albertoni and the Convictions.

When Leo Albertoni was a child, he realized he could play melodies by ear on his grandmother’s piano. To this day, Albertoni, a 2019 Verona Area High School graduate, says he can’t read sheet music; rather, he puts a sound and lyrics to his emotions

through improvisation and spontaneity. To show those talents off, his retro R&B soul project “Leo What: Bos Meadery Blues Albertoni and the Convictions” Bash is performing its debut show – When: 7:30-11 p.m. Saturday, the Bos Meadery Blues Bash Feb. 22 – in collaboration with MadiWhere: Bos Meadery, 849 E. son’s The Mannish Boys from Washington St., Madison 7:30 -11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22. Info: facebook.com/events/ The Bash is taking place at bos-meadery-blues-bash 849 E. Washington St., in Madison. Tickets for the event are start at Madison-area clubs at $10. U p o n g r a d u a t i n g f r o m the age of 16. He said one of those includVAHS, Albertoni became a working musician, getting his ed the Madison-based Knuckle

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From left, Bryce (John Beard) and Vanessa (Sara Pfantz) give their clothes to chapel owner Sandy (Sara Ward-Cassady) so they don’t wrinkle them before their wedding as they wait for the minister to show up during Verona Area Community Theater’s production of “Four Weddings and an Elvis” on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Verona Area Community Theater put on four shows of its production of “Four Weddings and an Elvis” this weekend. The production will also have a four-show run this week Feb. 20-22, at the VACT building, 103 Lincoln St. The show, featuring three couples who show up at Sandy’s (Sara Ward-Cassady) Las Vegas wedding chapel to tie the knot in a hilarious fashion. Those wedding couples include Bev (Liz Nickels) and Stan (Curt Hanke), who get married to seek revenge on their exes; aging stars Vanessa (Sara Pfantz) and Bryce (John Beard) who are looking for publicity; gentle post office worker Martin (Greg Stravinski) and ex-con Fiona (Julia Fure) who attempts to tie the knot before police show up; and Sandy’s own fifth wedding. Other characters include Elvis impersonator John, played by Scott Wieland, Lou, portrayed by Tom Arnol, and Fist, who is played by Paul Carlson. To view or buy the photos in the slideshow, visit smugmug.com. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.

Washed-up celebrities Bryce (John Beard) and Vanessa (Sara Pfantz) show up at the chapel for their wedding, which they hope will drum up some press coverage.

From left, Stan (Curt Hanke) and Bev (Liz Nickels) imagine the face of their exes, who are getting married next weekend, after they discover the two ran off to Las Vegas to married before them. Center, minister Lou (Tom Arnol) tries to remember what he saw Vanessa (Sara Pfantz) and Bryce (John Beard) act in before without much luck.

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Bev (Liz Nickels) gets emotional as Stan leaves her at the alter for his ex-wife, who begged him to come back after she watched the live-stream of their nuptials.

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Prairie Circle subdivision goes to board KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

A 60-acre, 14-lot subdivision will go to the Town Board at its Tuesday, March 3, meeting. The board could vote to approve the final plat for the Prairie Circle subdivision, located at the end of Prairie Circle off of Hwy. PD. The lots would range between two and 11 acres in size, and it would include a 11-acre wetland area on its southwestern edge. The town’s Plan Commission recommends the Town Board approve of the subdivision’s final proposal, chair Doug Maxwell told the Press on Friday. The board could also consider approving a rezone of a 12.6 acre lot on its northeast side for a self-storage facility. Cameron and Jamie Lindau of Swan You See, LLC, are looking to rezone their 12.6-acre lot from rural residential to heavy commercial for a multi-building self-storage facility just south of the Maple Grove and Nesbitt roads intersection. Three of the nine self-storage buildings will be climate-controlled, and the proposed office building is modeled to look like a barn. The rezone was on the agenda for the Town Board’s Feb. 4 meeting but was removed at a last-minute notice after the county proposed questions for the developers. The developers chose to postpone it to a future meeting to give themselves time to answer the county’s questions before bringing it to the town. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at Rendering courtesy Williamson Surveying and Associates kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimber- A new subdivision at the end of Prairie Circle just west of Country View Road was approved by the Plan Commission and will go to the Town Board at ly_wethal. its March 3 meeting. The 60-acre lot would include 14 lots and 11 acres of wetland area.

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Verona Area High School psychology teacher Sarah Domres has been named a 2020 Herb Kohl Fellowship recipient. Herb Kohl Foundation announced its annual Excellence Scholarship, Initiative Scholarship, Fellowship and Leadership Award recipients on Monday, Feb. 17. The Foundation honored 312 Wisconsin students, teachers and principals for 2020, according to a news release. She is one of 100 teachers honored, and will receive a $6,000 award from the Foundation. Domres, who started with VAHS in 2010, is the Social Studies department chair and teaches both AP and social psychology and advises Student Council and Silver Cord. Fellow VAHS social studies teacher Julie Berndt nominated Domres for the award because of her work with students in various capacities. Domres wrote in an email to the Press that the award has made her reflect on her 16 years of teaching and the appreciation she has for her

“Students continually keep me on my toes and all types of staff members continually help elevate my practice. That’s what’s most interesting about teaching, there are seldom days without growth. I cross paths with so many different people, learning bits of their stories and they, in turn, become a piece of mine.”

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I love asking my son to help me with my phone or computer. This is his world, and I’m okay with that. There is so much utility and fun to be had in the digital realm. But, like all new medicine, there are some unintended side-effects. Our screen-world tends to erase our neighborhood. Our commitment to the digital world seems to require a disconnect from our physical/ geographic community. We don’t know our neighbors; we don’t know our town. This leads to silo-thinking, silo living, taller walls, and deeper suspicion of all things “other.” And it tends to take us away from our true local community. Without this connection to our community, and with our car-culture and our “gotta save a buck” mentality, we leave our community to get our groceries and other items at the big-stores, sending our money overseas. I think it’s important to live in the space where you are. Purchasing your groceries in town, your medications from the pharmacy down the street, your clothes, hardware, gardening

supplies, coffee, from the nearest source; this is living in the space where you are. Paying for your local newspaper, attending local music and theater, weekly farmer’s market, seasonal community events such as Fall fest, Hometown days, etc … These are all ways we live in the place where we are. Getting to know your neighbors and your towns-people may sound old-fashioned, but it’s something enriching that’s dying off in this digital age. When I shop at Millers, and pay a little more than at Woodman’s, not only do I save time and aggravation, I feel good about supporting my community. Millers does so much for our community. I’m going to support that. Our local shops, businesses, restaurants, and markets, enrich our community in so many ways. I want to support that. Paying a little extra by shopping locally is a kind of tax that I have control over and am happy to pay. Steve Heuer Town of Verona

Correction A story in the Jan. 30 issue of the Verona Press about electronic pollbooks, the Badger Books were mistakenly described as being connected to a state-wide network. The networks that

connect the Badger Books to one another exist only within individual polling stations. The information was misattributed to city clerk Ellen Clark. The Press regrets the error.

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year ago, I wrote in the Press about living through the polar vortex with 80 Costa Ricans in Wisconsin on a high school exchange. It culminated in our return flight being canceled, which didn’t bother our visitors but created a horror show for me trying to rebook everyone. So this year, after a white Halloween and a green Christmas and with twice as many people in the group, I had to be ready for anything. It’s a good thing I was, because with a bit more preparation and a few contingency plans, bad weather didn’t cause nearly so many problems. We had set up flights to Chicago on back-to-back days, and our Day 1 flights went fine. The next day, the first group would tour Chicago and then travel to Wisconsin along with the Day 2 Chicago flight arrivals. I was the caboose on the Day 2 flights, connecting in Houston. Our other Day 2 flight was a direct flight that left just before ours. All was well until I started getting messages right before boarding about a snowstorm moving into the Wisconsin-Chicago area that evening. I didn’t get a chance to check the weather before service cut out, but as soon as we hit U.S. airspace, I was able to watch The Weather Channel’s live report on the storm on in-flight TV. Chicago looked bad. I checked our direct flight’s progress, and it was looking good until about 30 minutes outside of Chicago. That’s when the flight path took a sharp right – and was now headed for Cleveland. Oh man, here we go again. I got all this information before touching down in Houston, so I was ready to hit the ground running. But we had less than two hours to clear customs and get to our next gate with 40 teens and teachers,

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half of whom had zero experience in making a connection like this. Lucky for me, I had my smartphone, which would prove to be life-saving in

so many ways. We were stuck in line at customs for almost an hour, which would have been torture in most cases, but knowing my group was unable to wander off, I got to work fixing other issues. One of the first messages I received was from one of the host schools saying not to send the bus to the high school because they had cancelled all after-school activities. It must have been sent when I was without service, as it was really too late to do anything based on where the bus was at that point. I quickly called another high school that was also receiving a group from the same bus. I explained the situation, and those families agreed to each take in an extra student for the night until the weather improved. Awesome! So I had them taken care of, with a second bus en route from Chicago to Madison making stops along the way. Other than that bus being about two hours behind schedule because of the weather, everything was good. I had no means of getting ahold of anyone on the flight that was now headed to Cleveland and just had to watch for updates from the airline. The customs line was really long, and then they took two of our students aside for further questioning. So we were still advancing when it was announced that our flight would be delayed 12 hours, until the following morning.

That was stressful news for the teachers and Costa Rican parents to take, as they were already on edge, being only day one away from their children. For me, this was just another sigh of relief. We would have been crunched to make the connection even with what initially had been a one-hour delay, and these delays were much better than the cancelation last year. I’d gladly spend the night at the airport. I couldn’t fathom rebooking 40 people from a smartphone. In the end, we got to Chicago the next morning, almost the same time as the Cleveland flight. I couldn’t help but think this was a leftover gut punch Mother Nature didn’t get a chance to unload on me last year. There hadn’t been any winter this year until I decided to fly. But it could have been a lot worse. I think of all the little things – like having upgraded my phone in October, having a SIM card ready to go upon U.S. arrival unlike prior years, having the inflight weather/flight status and flying a Big 3 airline rather than their hubs. I had families ready for deployment at a moment’s notice, so much so that the ones ready to take in an extra student for a night never got the chance. Once word spread, the families from the first school drove to the other school and met their students there. After the exciting arrival, the weather went back to being dormant and didn’t play a factor the rest of the exchange. I definitely deserved that; I just hope I didn’t use up all my good weather credit for next year. Dustin Dresser is a 2004 Verona Area High School graduate living in Costa Rica.

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Goodbye for Sugar Creek, New Century buildings set for Feb. 29 Will be public’s last chance to see classrooms KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

This month, the public will have its last chance to say goodbye to two buildings that were the start of the Verona Area School District’s educational history. As a part of the process of constructing a new high school, six out of 11 VASD schools will be shifting locations for the start of the 2020-21 school year, and two of those sites – the current Sugar Creek Elementary School and New Century School buildings – will be no longer used as the land is handed over to the City of Verona. The public will be able to celebrate the years of education and

memories inside the school walls with a Farewell to 420 Church Avenue/NCS Building event from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29. The event, which will be held at both sites, will feature historical displays, guided tours and a video memory recording station. During the event, all of the classrooms will be open for people to peruse, and music will be performed by ROBSE, a group of musicians made up of Sugar Creek staff. At Sugar Creek, the public will also be able to purchase a brick taken off the school, and proceeds will go toward moving costs as the school goes a mile north to the current Badger Ridge Middle School building. There will also be a panel of retired staff who will share memories at 1:30 p.m. in the Step Room. Sugar Creek principal Todd

If You Go What: Farewell to 420 Church Avenue/NCS building When: 1-3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 29 Where: Sugar Creek Elementary, 420 Church Ave.; New Century School, 401 W. Verona Ave. Info: verona.k12.wi.us Brunner said after the Feb. 29 farewell event, there are not any other public events scheduled for people to see the schools. The buildings will permanently close May 29, Brunner added, and after that, only essential personnel and moving staff will be allowed inside.

Moving brings on a lot of emotions, New Century School director Ann Princl said, so being conscious of where people are in the saying goodbye process – and giving them the opportunity to see it one last time – is important. “It’s important for us to not only be thinking about the physical things that will be moving, but all of the memories that have already been created at these sites,” she said. “We really want to give folks the opportunity to be able to say goodbye to things not just physically, but emotionally, and to bring those things with them as we move into our new site.” Sugar Creek has a 64 year long history that started as the Verona Elementary School, which was the district’s only elementary school into the 1980s. It

physically grew with the district’s increase in population. New Century School celebrated the building’s 100th anniversary in 2018. The school has only been around since the 1990s, but the building originally served K-8 students in the then-Village of Verona as the Verona State Graded School. The attached building now known as Sugar Creek was built to accommodate the growing district and, at the time, hold grades 3-8. “This is a big deal – it’s been the heart of education for many families for generations,” Brunner said. “If anyone ever attended or worked here, drove by, has any inclination to visit, this is it.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.

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presentation by Farmers for the Upper Sugar River. During the presentation, farmers will discuss how they are changing What: Upper Sugar River Watershed their practices to benefit the sustainAssociation annual meeting ability of the watershed’s soil and When: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, water, and how that improves the March 1 economic sustainability of their farm. Where: Delphi Room in the AndromThey will also discuss the risk that eda Building, Epic Systems Campus, farmers face when implementing new 1979 Milky Way practices. Refreshments will be provided by Info: Call USRWA at 437-7707 Tuvalu Coffeehouse and Gallery. For more information, call 4377707, or visit usrwa.org. has made a positive impact on the Neal Patten, Verona Community watershed in the past year), which Reporter, can be contacted at neal. patten@wcinet.com. will be given to Dick Wieboldt, and a

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The Upper Sugar River Watershed Association will hold its annual meeting from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, March 1. The meeting will be held in the Delphi Room of the Andromeda Building at Epic Systems’ campus, 1979 Milky Way. It will include the annual review of USRWA, planning for the next five years of the organization, voting on the board of directors, awarding the Candle on the Water award (annually awarded to an individual who

Hillcrest Drive house fire EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

Firefighters evacuated two City of Verona residents from their home after containing a house fire Thursday, Feb. 13. No injuries were reported, according to a Wisconsin State Journal article. The Verona Fire Department responded to the incident according to the WSJ, at 1:30 p.m., 552 S. Hillcrest Drive Interim fire chief Dan Machotka told the WSJ there

were visible flames coming out of the home, but firefighters were able to contain the fire to two basement rooms. The story stated the house suffered minor structural damage. Other departments, including Fitchburg and Oregon fire departments, and the Verona Police Department assisted in efforts to put out the fire, the story stated. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@wcinet. com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

ChopChop Kid’s Cooking Club classes begin Feb. 23 at BPNN Police investigate child enticement case NEAL PATTEN Unified Newspaper Group

The ChopChop Cooking Club will return to Badger Prairie Needs Network starting Feb. 23. Held in BPNN’s Prairie Kitchen, the ChopChop Cooking Club is a Sunday afternoon cooking and nutrition class for children ages 6 and older, plus their families. The classes are designed to teach families about food, cooking, nutrition and health. The recipes will be: Eggs-in-Baskets

(Feb. 23), Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup (March 8), Zucchini Pizza Bites (March 29) and Buttermilk Biscuits and No-Cook Jam (April 19). The cost for the classes is a $5 donation per class per person, or $20 per person for all four classes. BPNN recommends wearing closedtoe shoes and bringing an apron and hair ties to hold back long hair. Participants are encouraged to bring reusable containers for leftovers. For information, email ChopChopCookingClubBPNN@gmail.com or call 848-2499.

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Coming up For information, please contact Herbalism workshop ‘Four Weddings and an Elvis’ Verona Area Community Theater VAHS social studies teacher Jason Herbalist Kathleen Raven Wildwill continue its production “Four Knoll by calling 845-4657 or email- wood will provide an overview of Weddings and an Elvis” with a run of ing knollj@verona.k12.wi.us. herbalist practices at 2 p.m. on Saturshows this weekend. day, Feb. 22, at Wildwood Institute, USRWA volunteer day Shows will run at 7:30 p.m., from The Upper Sugar River Watershed 3311 Mound View Road. Thursday, Feb. 20, through Saturday, Association will host a volunteer day Topics to be discussed include: Feb. 22; and 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. to restore the Sugar River Wetlands What herbalists do, why someone 22. State Natural Area from 9 a.m. to might want to become an herbalist, Performances will be at the VACT noon, Saturday, Feb. 22. the different types of herbalists (famBuilding, 103 Lincoln St. Volunteers will help remove inva- ily, community, professional), how The show lasts approximately sive species including buckthorn and to use herbs safely and effectively two hours and contains mild adult honeysuckle, treat native plants with and how practice legally as a clinical themes. herbalist in the United States. herbicide and help burn brush piles. Tickets are $15.75 for adults; The event is free, but registration is People of all ages and abilities $10.75 for seniors and K-12 students. are invited to participate. Volunteers required. will meet project leaders where Epic For information, visit vact.org. For information, email kathleen@ Lane turns into County View Road. wildwoodinstitute.com. Wildcats United Read-A-Thon An approximate address is 2517 Assistance for job seekers Verona Area High School’s Wild- Country View Road. cats United organization will host Jennifer Seese, an employment and Volunteers are encouraged to dress its third annual Read-a-Thon from for the weather and bring a pair of training specialist from the Worknoon to 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the work gloves. Boots are recommend- force Development/Job Service, will library. ed. Any work tools needed for the offer one-on-one assistance with VAHS students will offer free project will be provided, but volun- job searching, resume writing and educational activities for children, teers are also welcome to bring their interview skills from 9 a.m. to noon, including readings by local public own equipment such as hand saws Tuesday, Feb. 25. figures, arts and crafts and a scav- and loppers. Registration is required for either a enger hunt. The books and activities For information, call (920) 850- 30-minute or one-hour appointment. 6902. For information, call 845-7180. will focus on climate change.

Community calendar Thursday, Feb. 20

• 4 p.m., Anime and Manga Club for ages 12-18, library, 845-7180 • 6-8 p.m., Live music: TBurns, Paoli Schoolhouse Bistro, 6857 Paoli Road in Paoli, 516-9649 • 7-8 p.m., Becoming a Dane County Foster Parent, library, 8457180 • 7-9 p.m., Live music: Allison Merten, Hop Haus Brewing Company, 231 S. Main St., 497-3165 • 7:30 p.m., VACT presents “Four Weddings and an Elvis” ($10.75$15.75), Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., vact.org

Friday, Feb. 21

• Noon-4 p.m., Wildcats United climate change themed read-a-thon, library, 845-7180 • 12:30 p.m., Movie screening: “Under the Tuscan Sun”, senior center, 845-7471

• 1:30-3 p.m., Family blanket fort building, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., NERF games for adults, library, 845-7180 • 7-9 p.m., Live music: KT Johnson, Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St., 497-1056 • 7:30 p.m., VACT presents “Four Weddings and an Elvis” ($10.75$15.75), Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., vact.org • 8-11 p.m., Live music: Frank Martin Busch and the Good Boy Floyds, 8205 Klevenville Riley Road, 845-9150

Saturday, Feb. 22

• 9 a.m. to noon, Volunteer day at Sugar River Wetlands: remove invasives and burn, 2517 Country View Road, 920-850-6902 • 1-4 p.m., Paoli Winter Games, The Hop Garden, 6818 Canal St. in Paoli, 848-6261

• 2 p.m., VACT presents “Four Weddings and an Elvis” ($10.75$15.75), Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., vact.org • 2-3:30 p.m., ‘So You Want To Be An Herbalist?’, 3311 Mound View Road, wildwoodinstitute.com • 4-7 p.m., Live music: The Radiant Beings, The Hop Garden, 6818 Canal St. in Paoli, 848-6261 • 6-8 p.m., Live music: Darling Daughters, 6857 Paoli Road in Paoli, 516-9649 • 7-9 p.m., Live music: Vox String Quartet, Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St., 497-1056 • 7:30 p.m., VACT presents “Four Weddings and an Elvis” ($10.75$15.75), Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., vact.org • 8-11 p.m., Live music: Drew Jacobs, 8205 Klevenville Riley Road, 845-9150

Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Pastor Kristin Woelk Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 692-2046 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Seth Krueger Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

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

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

What’s on VHAT-98 Saturday, Feb. 22 8 a.m. — Common Council from 02-10-20 11 a.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 4:30  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Common Council from 02-10-20 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center 11 p.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center Sunday, Feb. 23 7 a.m. — Hindu Cultural Hour 9  a.m. — Resurrection Church 10 a.m. — Salem Church Service Noon — Common Council from 02-10-20 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 4:30  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Common Council from 02-10-20 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center 11 p.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center

Monday, Feb. 24 7 a.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. — Ellis Island at Senior Center 5 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. — Common Council Live 9 p.m. — Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 11 p.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center Tuesday, Feb. 25 7 a.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 10 a.m. — Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center 2 p.m. — Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 5 p.m. — Ellis Island at Senior Center 6  p.m. — Resurrection Church 8 p.m. — MIA at Senior Center 9 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 10  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center

Wednesday, Feb. 26 7 a.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. — Common Council from 02-24-20 7 p.m. — Capital City Band 8 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 11 p.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center Thursday, Feb. 27 7 a.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 8 a.m. — Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center 2 p.m. — Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 5 p.m. — Ellis Island at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Salem Church Service 7 p.m. — MIA at Senior Center 8 p.m. — Daily Exercise 9 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 10  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center

A Plea for Tolerance Tolerant persons respect and accept persons who are different from themselves. Tolerant persons not only learn more about others—and other cultures—but they also tend to have more friends and promote peace and understanding in their lives. We live in an era where many people are leaving their home countries in search of better lives for themselves and their families. It is unfortunate that so many countries are so poorly governed that people feel compelled to leave, but that is the state of today’s world. Those of us who live in more affluent, better-run countries may be inclined to feel that the immigrants who come here drag us down, but that is usually not the case. Most immigrants desire to work and contribute to the common good, which they usually do after being here for a short time. Statistics show that first generation immigrants commit fewer crimes than native born citizens, are more likely to start their own businesses, and they usually bring with them a sense of gratitude for all that their new country offers. We are incredibly fortunate to live in a country which is sought by so many throughout the world. We should be tolerant of those who come here seeking a better life. They may need some extra help at first, but eventually they will add much to the common good. And finally, remember that all of us ultimately came from somewhere else. – Christopher Simon

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Thursday, Feb. 20 7 a.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 8 a.m. — Zumba Gold 9 a.m. — Daily Exercise 10 a.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center 2 p.m. — Zumba Gold 3 p.m. — Daily Exercise 4 p.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 5 p.m. — Ellis Island at Senior Center 6 p.m. — Salem Church Service 7 p.m. — MIA at Senior Center 8 p.m. — Daily Exercise 9 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 10  p.m. — League of Women Voters at Senior Center Friday, Feb. 21 7 a.m. — 4 Seasons Theater at Senior Center 1 p.m. — Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. — Ellis Island at Senior Center 5 p.m. — 2018 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. — Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. — Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 11 p.m. — Eleanor Maher at Senior Center

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Read your heart out

Special Education Assistant David Green accompanies the fourth and fifth grade students as they sing “My Shot.”

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Verona Area Board of Education member Debbie Biddle reads to first graders Aria Thao, Amelia Formanek, Quinton Traver and Kendall Kleinheinz during the Stoner Prairie Elementary School Read Your Heart Out event on Thursday, Feb. 13.

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Stoner Prairie Elementary School students, staff and guest readers showed a lot of love toward books Thursday, Feb. 13. SPE held its second annual “Read Your Heart Out Day” in honor of National African American Family Involvement Day. Students performed cultural music such as “Kye Kye Kule,” “Follow the Drinking Gourd” and “My Shot” from Broadway musical “Hamilton” in the Step Room for guest readers before heading back to

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Student Kacey Barrera plays the xylophone.

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VA/MH sends 10 to state MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys swimming team advanced 10 swimmers to the Division 1 state meet in 10 events, including all three relays. The Wildcats showcased their depth with three state qualifiers in the 100-yard butterfly at the Middleton Sectional on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Middleton-Cross Plains Community Pool. VA/MH sophomore Oscar Best won the sectional title in the 100 fly, breaking his previous school record with a time of 50.28 seconds, 2.2 seconds ahead of Middleton’s Nate Lamers. Best also took fourth in the 50 free (21.60) and was a member of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays that qualified for state. “I would say I had a good mindset because I have been working hard the entire year,” Best said. “I really didn’t want to use that (broken bone in wrist) as an excuse.” Seniors Kyle Hoppe (fourth, 52.35) and Owen Rothamer (10th, 53.71) also qualified for state in the fly. “Butterfly has been a strong event for us all year,” VA/MH coach Bill Wuerger said. “Kyle had a great meet and the 50 free was really a surprise because he moved up a lot. We are really happy with Owen swimming fast as a senior and getting one more week to swim.” The Wildcats finished fourth in

Middleton took third (334). VA/MH junior Ben Wellnitz qualified for state with third-place finishes in the 200 free (1:46.13) and 500 free (4:50.17). Both were lifetime-best times for Wellnitz, who will be making his second state appearance in both events. “I knew I needed to drop time to qualify for state,” he said. “I was really excited because last year, I dropped a lot of time. I dropped a lot of time again and made it back to state. I had some pressure on me to do well.” Fellow junior Conner Arneson also qualified for state in both events, taking sixth in the 500 free (4:53.16) and eighth in the 200 free (1:47.92). Hoppe, senior Gabe Piscitelli and sophomores Luke Bennin and Nathan Rozeboom finished fourth in the 200 medley relay (1:37.32). Best, Hoppe, Piscitelli and sophomore Max McCartney took fourth in the 200 free relay (1:28.55). The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of Best, McCartney, Wellnitz and Christopher Lofts placed fifth (3:17.31). “We put Oscar in the 400 relay to help them get to state,” Wuerger said. Wuerger said Rozeboom will swim on the 400 free relay and Photo by Mark Nesbitt Best will swim the medley relay at Verona Area/Mount Horeb sophomore Nathan Rozeboom swims the breaststroke during the 200-yard medley state. relay at the Division 1 Middleton Sectional. The Wildcats finished fourth (1:37.32) to qualify for state in the Bennin placed fifth in the relay. 100 breaststroke (1:00.83) and the 11-team sectional with 276 the D1 Wisconsin Interscho- team title with 373 points. Fifth- Hoppe finished 11th in the 50 free lastic Swim Coaches Associa- ranked Madison West placed sec- (22.34) to earn state berths. points. Turn to Swimming/Page 10 Sun Prairie, ranked third in tion Poll, captured the sectional ond (341.5) and second-ranked

Wrestling

Hanson takes title, seven qualify for sectional MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

After breaking his thumb last year, Verona senior Caden Page didn’t get a chance to wrestle in the postseason. Page made up for the missed opportunity by taking second at 170 pounds at the Division 1 Middleton Regional on Saturday, Feb. 15, to qualify for the Verona Sectional. “It was really tough not being able to wrestle at regionals last year because I really wanted to get to sectionals and possibly to state. I had my season cut short, and to succeed in my last season really means a lot to me.” The Wildcats will have seven wrestlers at the sectional, including heavyweight regional champion Jay Hanson. Hanson defeated Madison Memorial’s Patrick McDonald by 6-4 decision in overtime of the championship match, his third win in five matches against McDonald this season. “I just have to keep going,” Hanson said. “My goal was to dominate. I just had to tire him out, keep in it mentally and keep breaking him down.” Hanson pinned Madison East’s Angel Tejeda in 3:50 in the

semifinals after receiving a firstround bye. Junior Ben Grandau (126) and sophomores Logan Neuroth (138), Cael Wozniak (145), Spencer Lokken (160) and Adam Murphy (220) also qualified for the sectional. Grandau, Wozniak, Page and Murphy each finished second. Neuroth took third and Lokken placed fourth. After a first-round bye, Grandau (24-14) pinned DeForest’s Jacob Larson at the 3:59 mark of their semifinal match. semifinal match in 3:59. Waunakee’s Nick Schweitzer pinned Grandau in 49 seconds in the championship match, but Grandau bounced back to pin Middleton’s Walker Hargrove in 4:43 in the second-place match. I t m a r k s G r a n d a u ’s s e c o n d straight sectional berth. After a first-round bye, Wozniak (30-8) pinned Middleton’s Hernan Carranza at the 2-minute mark. Waunakee’s Berhett Statz beat Wozniak by 21-3 technical fall in the championship match. Wozniak missed qualifying for the sectional by one spot last year. “I improved over the summer a lot,” he said. “I was weaker than I am this year. I lifted a lot. I

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Verona sophomore Adam Murphy (top) pins Middleton’s Adham Elshaboury in the 220-pound semifinals Division 1 Middleton Regional. Murphy finished second to qualify for sectionals. have a goal to qualify for state and win a couple of tournaments this year. “There is also a big mental difference. I know a lot more

moves this year and have a lot Madison Memorial’s Adam Garmore positioning in my head.” land in 1:08 in the semifinals. Page (23-17) pinned Mid- He lost a 9-1 major decision to dleton’s Tyler Mayhew in 1:42 in the quarterfinals and pinned Turn to Wrestling/Page 11

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Boys hockey

Wildcats finish undefeated in Big Eight ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Celebrating Senior Night is something all high school and college teams do, but few teams celebrate the way Verona boys hockey did. Three seniors scored in the Wildcats’ 4-2 home win over the Janesville Bluebirds on Tuesday, Feb. 11, completing an undefeated run through the Big Eight Conference. Janesville’s Walker Kulas scored two goals less than two minutes apart, tying the game at 2 with 3:44 left in the third period. Verona senior Drew Yeager scored the game winner on the power play with 1:59 left off assists from juniors Josh Osting and Leo Renlund. Freshman Conrad Moline added an insurance tally 18 seconds later off assists from sophomores

Anthony Heinrichs and Troy Tollefson. Seniors Parker Ploc and Keegan Lindell scored in the first period for the Wildcats. Ploc scored with 6:12 left in the first off assists from Heinrichs and Osting, and Lindell scored on the power play 29 seconds before the first intermission off assists from Heinrichs and senior Ryan Ritter. Verona outshot Janesville 56-25, finished 2-for-5 on the power play and killed five of six penalties. Sophomore goaltender Kaden Grant made 23 saves in the win. Verona (20-4, 14-0 Big Eight), finished the regular season ranked fifth in the Division 1 Wisconsin Prep Hockey Coaches Association Poll. The Wildcats will host the winner of Madison Memorial and Baraboo/Portage in the Division 1 regional finals Friday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. Photos by Adam Feiner

Verona senior Parker Ploc (middle) is congratulated by teammates Nathan Jurrens (behind Ploc), Anthony Heinrichs (left) and Josh Osting after he scored in the first period against the Janesville Bluebirds. The Wildcats won 4-2.

Verona freshman forward Conrad Moline (middle) scans the offensive zone during the first period against the Janesville Bluebirds on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Verona Ice Arena. The Wildcats won 4-2.

Verona junior forward Walker Haessig reaches for the puck during the first period against the Janesville Bluebirds on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Verona Ice Arena. The Wildcats won 4-2.

Girls hockey

Lynx share conference title with Fury, Cougars ADAM FEINER Sports editor

The Madison Metro Lynx took care of business to close the regular season, and received help to tie for the Badger Conference title. The Lynx beat the Icebergs co-op 4-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to finish the conference slate 10-2. Rock County beat Cap City 1-0 two days later to create a threeway tie atop the league between the Lynx, Fury and Cougars. Madison capped the regular season with a 21-3 overall record after a 4-1 road win over the Warbirds co-op on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Lynx enters the postseason on a five-game winning streak and will bypass regional competition as the No. 1 seed in the Sun Prairie Sectional, putting them just two wins away from the state tournament. Madison will host the winner of Black River Falls and Viroqua in the sectional semifinals Tuesday, Feb. 25, at Madison Ice Arena.

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Madison scored the final three goals in a nonconference win at Blue Line Family Ice Center in Fond du Lac. The Lynx took an early lead when Sydney Raaths scored off an assist from Rachel Mirwald with 9:51 left in the first period. The Warbirds tied it at the 7:36

Night with a Badger home win in the final conference game for both squads at Madison Ice Arena. The Lynx pounced on an Icebergs turnover with 3:32 left in the first period, as Hannah Kolpien scored off an assist from Ahlborn. The Icebergs (4-17-2, 3-7-1 Badger) got caught in the middle of a line change a little more than a minute later, and the Lynx capitalized when Raaths dished an uncontested pass to Lauren Johnson for a goal with 1:55 left in the first. Hannah Kasdorf added an insurance goal with 6:42 left in the third period off an assist from Stella Raichle. Grace Bonnell sniped a short-handed goal a little more than three minutes later off assists from Johnson and Kolpien. Madison withstood a pair of 5-on-3 opportunities for the Icebergs and killed all six penalties. Goaltender Cam McKersie finished with nine saves in the win, including a pair on breakaways. “We got into penalty trouble working hard,” Lynx coach Mike Photo by Adam Feiner McKersie said. “It’s already an Edgewood senior forward Sydney Raaths (2) looks to pass to Verona sophomore forward Rachel Mirwald emotional night, so we got a little during the first period Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Madison Ice Arena. The Metro Lynx beat the Icebergs 4-0. too aggressive. Our penalty killers did a really nice job, and Cam mark of the second period, but goal with 6:07 left in the second 26-19 and killed two penalties. did a good job keeping us in it on Madison responded 33 seconds off assists from Ahlborn and Sam Cam McKersie made 18 saves in those breakaways.” The Lynx outshot the Icebergs later when Abby Ahlborn scored Olander, and Raaths scored a the win. 41-9, but finished 0-for-4 on the off an assist from Kaya Pelton- short-handed goal with 7:26 left power play. Icebergs goaltender Metro Lynx 4, Icebergs 0 Byce. in the third. Madison celebrated Senior Aven Gruner made 37 saves. Pelton-Byce added an insurance The Lynx outshot the Warbirds

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Boys basketball

Wildcats’ struggles continue on home court MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Verona boys basketball coach Alan Buss has been following Sun Prairie senior guard Colin Schaefer’s development as a player for many years. Buss and the Wildcats ended up on the wrong end of Schaefer’s offensive explosion in an 85-63 home loss Thursday, Feb. 13. Schaeffer scored 23 of his gamehigh 33 points and knocked down three of his four 3s in the game to help the Cardinals charge out to a 42-25 lead at the break. “He’s a perfect example of a gym rat,” Buss said of Schaefer. “He has worked on his skill since he was a little kid and he has worked in the weight room and gotten stronger. He’s got quickness, he’s a great shooter and he can handle the ball. He’s an allaround prolific guard that is hard to defend.” The Wildcats (3-17, 3-12 Big Eight Conference) couldn’t keep pace in a 55-31 home loss to Madison Memorial on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Madison Memorial 55, Verona 31

The Spartans cruised past the Wildcats for a Big Eight road win. Results from this game were not sent to the Press.

Sun Prairie 85, Verona 63

Wildcats senior Haakon Anderson scored 14 of his team-high 19 points in the second half of a Big Eight loss to the Cardinals. “I feel like their mentality was a little more aggressive coming out,” Anderson said. “They got us with a couple of sets and we didn’t talk much during the game. We started out slow and we have to find a difference. We have some glimpses of great basketball and sharing the ball and being unselfish. We have to find a way to make those glimpses the majority of the game.” Verona freshman Gavin Farrell

scored 10 points and drilled a trio of 3s in the second half, but the Wildcats trailed 67-38 with 10:01 left. Verona fought back with a 17-7 run fueled by outside shooting. Junior Bennett Sherry drained a 3 and Farrell knocked down two 3s during the surge. Sun Prairie led 74-55 after Farrell’s third triple with 6:26 to go. “Gavin has a tremendous shot,” Anderson said. “He has so much confidence going into it. You can’t tell he’s a freshman when he’s out there. In terms of him as a player, he comes in every day and respects all of the upperclassmen, but at the same time he knows he can contribute and does a great job of being a team player.” Junior Connor Carpenter added 10 points for the Cardinals, but the Wildcats held Delaware Hale to four points before he fouled out. Hale entered the game averaging 13.9 points per game. “What we’re working on with these kids is we are getting good looks on offense and then we don’t finish and they let that affect how they play defense,” Buss said. “Our kids work really, really hard. It’s just that mindset and that mental piece of not letting one mistake lead to two, three and four.” Sherry added eight points for the Wildcats. Senior Adam Bekx and juniors Jacob Kisting and James Rae each chipped in seven. Two areas Anderson said the WIldcats have to improve on is coming out aggressive with a fast start and solidifying the defense. “We need to have that mentality that we can play with anybody,” he said. “We kind of came out a little bit tentative and when we do that, we dig ourselves a hole that is sometimes very hard to get out of.” Anderson said the team needs to know the scouting report on defense. “We are doing a good job of shifting our defensive scheme and packing it in,” he said, “but we have to communicate a little bit more and knowing who are shooters are and who we can help off.”

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Verona junior Jake Poller (left) looks to drive by Sun Prairie senior Colin Schaefer during the second half Thursday, Feb. 13, in Verona. The Wildcats lost 85-63.

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Best is seeded third in the 100 butterfly at state, which is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium in Madison. Greenfield’s Emilio Perez (48.81) and the Green Bay Southwest co-op’s Kaiser Neverman (49.86) are seeded ahead of Best. “He has a very strong kick underwater, on the stroke and the turns,” Wuerger said of Best. “He has a really fast tempo.” Best is seeded eighth in the 50 free. Sun Prairie’s Ben Wiegand and (20.37) and Madison West’s Isaac CaseyHrenak (20.74) are the top two seeds. “It’s one of the most competitive events at state,” Best said. “If I go 0.3 seconds faster, I could move up, and if I go 0.3 seconds slower, I could move down.” Wellnitz is seeded ninth in the 200 free and 12th in the 500 free. Waukesha South/Catholic Memorial’s Caleb Blischke is the top seed in both events. “I hope to drop time,” Wellnitz said. “It will be challenging because I already had my taper. If I can hold on and push through it, I should be able to drop time.” The Wildcats’ 200 free relay is seeded seventh.

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Verona Area/Mount Horeb sophomore Max McCartney swims the 200-yard freestyle on Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Division 1 Middleton Sectional. McCartney finished 12th in the event (1:51.75) and helped the Wildcats qualify for state in the 200 free relay and the 400 free relay. “It’s a little surprising the 200 free relay is seeded as high as it is,” Wuerger said. VA/MH’s 200 medley relay team is seeded 13th and the 400 free relay is seeded 16th.

“I’m excited about the medley relay because I think we can drop about three seconds by switching some things around,” Best said. Madison West is seeking its third straight state title.

Verona skiers Sam Lynch and Ireland Gross and snowboarder Nate Redfern competed at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Alpine Racing Association Ski & Snowboard Championships at Mt. La Crosse. Redfern finished 43rd out of 66 competitors in the Boys Boarder Combined standings with a cumulative score of 137 on Saturday, Feb. 15. He placed 36th in the Boys Boarder GS (49.26), 41st in the Boys Boardercross (38.35) and 56th in the Boys Boarder Slalom (38.63). Redfern competed for the Madison Area Co-op, which rounded out the nine-team field with 498 points in the Boys Boarder Combined standings. West Bend won the team title with 161 points. Gross finished 64th out of 151 competitors in the Girls Ski Combined standings with a cumulative score of 197. She took 65th in the Girls Slalom (51.35) and 68th in the Girls Super G (42.01) on Sunday, Feb. 16, and 64th in the Girls GS (39.72) on Monday, Feb. 17. Madison Area won the Girls Ski Combined team title with 136 points. Lynch did not finish in the Boys GS on Sunday, but finished strong to end up 79th out of 157 competitors in the Boys Ski Combined standings with a cumulative score of 268. He placed 28th out of 136 competitors in the Boys Slalom (42.88) and 40th out of 136 in the Boys Super G (39.74) on Monday. Madison Area took ninth out of 21 teams with 474 points in the Boys Ski Combined standings. Arrowhead ran away with the team title (74).

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Gymnastics

Verona/Edgewood topples Regents MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Verona/Edgewood gymnastics closed out its regular-season Big Eight Conference slate with a 136.875-129.805 win over Madison West on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Madison Memorial High School. The Wildcat/Crusaders (5-2 Big Eight) swept the top five spots on the floor and the top four spots on the uneven bars. Senior Hailey Dohnal finished first on the floor (9.3), vault (9.0) and all-around

competition (34.80). Freshman Ella Crowley took second on the floor (9.0), vault (8.7) and all-around (34.175). Sophomore Alyssa Fischer placed second on the uneven bars (8.4) and third on the balance beam (8.75). Freshman Katie Ryan (8.750), freshman Lily Merrick (8.70) and sophomore Noelya Jaime Janaite (8.625) rounded out the top five on the floor. Next up for Verona/Edgewood is the Big Eight Conference Meet on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Madison Memorial.

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Wrestling: Wildcats serving as sectional hosts Continued from page 8 Waunakee’s Colton Grindle in the championship. “I have worked hard the last couple of years and it’s nice to start getting No. 1 matches,” Page said. “It will hopefully improve my seeding for sectionals.” Murphy (22-21) has made great improvements this season after a 2-22 record as a freshman. He pinned Middleton’s Adham Elshaboury in 53 seconds in the semifinals after a first-round bye, then lost to Madison Memorial’s Gyurme Dakpa 9-4 in the title match. Murphy wrestled at 195 most of the season, but bumped up to 220 for the postseason. “My coach looked at the brackets for 195 compared to 220 for sectionals and

thought I would have a better chance at 220,” he said. Neuroth (18-23) pinned Mount Horeb’s Cody Anderson in 2:34 in the quarterfinals before losing by pin in the semifinals to Waunakee’s Braysen Ellis. Neuroth rebounded with a pin of Madison West’s Cayden Byington-Smith in 1:08 in the third-place match. Lokken (11-21) had one of the longest paths to a sectional berth. He pinned Mount Horeb’s Lorenz Sieber in 57 seconds in the quarterfinals, but lost by pin in the semifinals against DeForest’s Brody Hemauer. Lokken bounced back from a loss to Madison Memorial’s Pierce Kaufman with a pin of Middleton’s Will Gosspeitch in 4:06 in the fourth-place match.

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Verona senior Caden Page (right) works against Madison Memorial’s Adam Garland in their 170-pound semifinal at the Division 1 Middleton Regional. Page pinned Garland in 1:08 and went on to take second to qualify for sectionals.

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Verona/Madison Edgewood freshman Katie Ryan completes a vault in a dual against Madison West on Thursday, Feb. 13, at Madison Memorial High School.

Girls basketball

Wildcats fall short against Lancers ADAM FEINER Sports editor

A win in its Division 1 postseason opener would earn Verona a third matchup against Middleton in the regional finals. The Wildcats earned the 8 seed in the Beloit Memorial Sectional and will host ninth-seeded Kenosha Bradford in the regional semifinals on Friday, Feb. 28, at 7 p.m. The winner will face the top-seeded Cardinals on Saturday, Feb. 29. Verona (8-11, 7-9 Big Eight Conference) is coming off a 53-51 road loss to Madison La Follette on Friday, Feb. 14.

The Wildcats led 22-17 at halftime, but couldn’t hang on against the Lancers. A trio of freshmen led the way for the Wildcats. Paige Lambe scored a team-high 16 points, while Megan Murphy and Abbi Rupnow added 12 points apiece Megan Lowrey had a game-high 18 points for the Lancers. Verona’s Big Eight road game against Janesville Parker rescheduled to Monday, Feb. 17, was postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 19, due to inclement weather. Opening tip is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. The Wildcats close the regular season a day later at home against Beloit Memorial.

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Verona History January 50 years ago

• The town and village held detailed discussions of the community’s options for stopping Madison from annexing large parts of the town. Verona Area Board of Education members and Fitchburg Town Board members attended the meeting, which discussed consolidation, annexing portions of the town or becoming a city. Village President Ole Week asked whether there was any other way to stop incursion into the school district. When the village attorney said no, not without the town becoming something else, Week pressed for immediate action in light of recent secretive actions by Madison. • Verona High School installed glass backboards – the latest trend in high school gymnasiums. • Eight Town Board candidates filed for three possible spots, requiring a February caucus. • The Village Board raised the cost of ambulance services to $10 per call for residents. The old rate of $5 had been set in 1956. • Town Clerk Harland Dahlk announced he would run for re-election to the Dane County Board. Dahlk would later become Verona town chair and hold that position until the 1990s. • Citizens reported a substantial number of errors in their tax bills, which was determined to be a result of the town’s conversion of tax billing to the county’s computer service. • Norm’s Mobil Homes opened on what is now West Verona Avenue.

40 years ago

• The Verona Common Council ignored calls for a referendum and approved plans for a scaleddown $700,000 City Hall, almost two years after it was originally proposed for $600,000. Many people had complained that the building was too lavish and much bigger than necessary and that the city was overspending for what would eventually be referred to derisively as “Brown’s Monument,” after Mayor Richard Brown. The building was completed in October of that year, and 28 years later, the city offices moved across the parking lot into a new $7.5 million City Center complex. The original City Hall was demolished a couple of years after that. • The towns of Springdale and Verona hired an attorney to investigate the repercussions of the city forming a Police and Fire Commission.

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local elections, causing there to be six contested seats within the city, town and school district, including a mayoral election and a five-way primary for two school board seats. • The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association finalized plans to realign the Badger Conference into two divisions, putting Verona in the South and adding five teams altogether. • A local 3-on-3 basketball team called “Verona Blue” won a national under-16 title at a tournament in Orlando, Fla. • The Verona Area School District, dealing with a sudden loss of students because of space limitations, approved a six-week extension for open enrollment applications. • The Urban Links golf dome just outside of town in Fitchburg collapsed in high winds. The dome was moved in 2007 to make way for the new SuperTarget.

10 years ago

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The old cornerstone of the St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Verona, was removed from the old structure prior to being razed last year. Shown are Father Massion and Mrs. Henry Nigelis and Louis Hoffman and John Strassman as they prepare to open the metal container that had been placed in the cornerstone in 1917. There was some disagreement whether the action would end the existing fire district agreement. The Wisconsin Towns Association believed it would, but city administrator Robert Pugh said the commission was required to be created by state law and it should not affect existing boards. The attorney general’s office was uncertain. The WTA eventually changed its position, believing it would not affect the agreement. • An oil tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline went up in smoke after colliding with a passenger car on an icy U.S. Highway 18-151 southwest of the city. • The Verona Common Council voted city administrator Robert Pugh a more than 15 percent raise on top of the 5 percent he was scheduled to receive, bringing his salary to $23,950.

30 years ago

• Three Verona Middle School students – Mary Beth Dupuis, Amanda Kuhnau and Erik Peterson – received honorable mentions for essays they submitted giving President George H.W. Bush advice on his term. Among the advice given was to drop the idea of 3-year-old

kindergarten in favor of making school more “interesting” and hiring younger teachers; helping the elderly by allowing them to work longer, providing more shelters and lowering taxes; and cutting defense spending in favor of helping the poor. • The Verona Area School District scheduled a public hearing for five days before its February referendum on building a new middle school. Superintendent Tony Evers warned that the district could be forced to use portable classrooms if the referendum were to fail, which it did not. • Bob Kasieta and Ald. Mike Wineke set the stage for a mayoral race to succeed Phil Salkin, who had announced he would be stepping down after two terms to run for municipal judge. • The city began looking into building new industrial parks southwest of the city to “pay the bills.” It would eventually be successful acquiring the Venture Court Industrial Park, which has been fully developed. • The city denied a zoning change that would have allowed a 27-unit apartment complex to be built on Mark Drive after an overwhelming majority of neighbors

spoke against it.

20 years ago

• Two Verona residents – one juvenile and one adult – were charged with a string of thefts from unlocked garages in the Military Ridge area. The two allegedly stole cell phones and other electronic items. Police said a citizen’s discovery of one of the stolen phones helped lead them to the burglars, as they were able to track down the numbers dialed. • A loose group of municipalities met in Verona to discuss their desire to become more politically powerful. The group, which would eventually become the Dane County Cities and Villages Association, had been meeting informally a few times a year but found a new sense of urgency after the Dane County Towns Association successfully forced the county’s Regional Planning Commission to disband. They discussed plans to hire a part-time coordinator. • A 39-year-old seasonal worker was convicted of raping an 11-year-old Verona boy in a wooded area near where the boy’s family worked. • Several candidates filed for

• Verona Area International School became the state’s first Chinese-language charter school. That came a few weeks after New Century School got approval to launch Dane County’s first “green charter” school, a reworking of the school’s original charter. • Wildcat Lanes got approval to build the city’s first smoking room, conforming to new state laws that would soon supersede Verona’s strict smoking ban. It was never built. • The getaway driver in the previous year’s Capitol Bank robbery, Thurman M. Wyatt, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison. The gunman, who had hesitated inside the bank and emerged to find police waiting for him, had been sentenced to 130 months in October. • Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake less than a day after Verona’s Ryan Haack returned from a mission there with his church group. A few days later, Dr. Craig Dopf, a Verona orthopedic surgeon, spent five days there with a medical team that treated more than 100 patients a day using crude tools such as hacksaws and files and mostly natural light. • Megan Clark, an assistant coach on the girls varsity basketball team, published a 28-page parenting book called, “Today’s Toddler: Things We Worry About (But Probably Shouldn’t).” • Police records clerk Jane Knudsen retired after 30 years with the city.

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Citizen petition forces mayoral primary Had a group of Verona citizens not personally checked with legal authorities last Thursday, city electors would have been denied a primary election to narrow down the mayoral candidates from three to two. These citizens, surprised Thursday by the knowledge that state law allows city councils in Wisconsin an option in setting a primary election, looked deeper into the state statutes and found that a petition by more than 10 percent of the electors of the last gubernatorial election can force a primary regardless of the lack of city council action. But the petition had to be filed by 5 p.m. last Saturday.

And that’s what they did, within six hours last Friday. Information obtained from city hall last Thursday indicated that if the city council did not meet prior to 5 p.m. last Saturday to declare a primary, there would be no primary in the City of Verona to narrow down the mayoral race. City hall officials carefully neglected to inform questionnaires that a petition by the public filed prior to then would force the primary. The information was obtained from the League of Wisconsin Municipalities and the state elections board. Discussions with alderpersons on Thursday by the Verona Press and a handful of interested

citizens soon showed that most alderpersons had no intention of calling for a primary election, the main reason being that they supported Mayor Richard Brown for re-election over candidates Bill Pechan and Joe Back. A telephone interview with alderperson Art Cresson by The Verona Press indicated that Cresson was not going to call for the primary election. In answer to the Press’ “why not?” Cresson said, “Do you want my honest opinion? My candidate for mayor has a better chance without a primary.” Information obtained from various people quickly showed that most of the council had no intention of calling for a primary

election, all having the same reason: that such action would work to the advantage of incumbent Richard Brown. A group of citizens, incensed by the intended denial of the public’s primary vote, immediately formed to obtain the necessary signatures on a petition calling for a primary. The committee, headed by Paul McQuillan, obtained over 160 signatures within six hours. Additional information obtained by the Press indicates that Alderperson Phil Wechter had to call four fellow alderpersons before he could get a second alderperson to call for a special meeting. Special meetings of the council have to be called if two

or more council members call for the session. Wechter called Alderpersons Wendy Ostlund, Jane Pearcy and Art Cresson, all of whom refused to assist him. Wechter finally obtained his second when he spoke with Alderperson John Perkins. Those who refused to call for the session all have been admitting support of Mayor Brown. By the time the Friday special meeting was called, the petition had been filed at city hall, making the special meeting unnecessary. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet. com.

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February 20, 2020

Verona Area High School Kids Carnival

Verona Area High School junior Hannah Bertrand, a member of Art Club, paints a Spiderman design on the forehead of Jane Bauer, 5.

Julia Carroll, 5, gets her hand painted to press onto a sheet of paper with other handprints at Verona Area High School student organization Interact Club booth.

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Members of the Verona Area High School Dance Team lead children in dancing to the YMCA during the VAHS Kids Carnival on Saturday, Feb. 15.

Start: More students getting bus transportation because of hazardous walking zones Continued from page 1 B e c a u s e o f t h e n ew routes, start and stop times for schools will not need to change despite several schools moving to new locations. The change also means some crossing guard stations are no longer necessary. Superintendent Dean Gorrell noted that the 2017 referendum that authorized building the high school reserved around $200,000 for additional bus routes. The board also approved the recommended Unusually Hazardous Zones, which were created based on the study by Traffic Analysis and Design, Inc. It looked at potentially hazardous walking conditions for elementary school students within 1.25 miles of the school’s front door, and two miles for middle and high school students, the respective radius within which students are expected to walk or find other transportation. Even students that live within a walk zone, Gorrell said, living in a Unusually Hazardous Transportation zone would qualify them for transportation. The study, which ranked roads on safety criteria including the age of the children, lack of sidewalks or crossing guards, traffic count and temporary hazards such as construction or street repairs, resulted in the district adding areas that weren’t safe for students to walk. Unsafe walking zones were determined by an exposure score that added walking and crossing scores, with a lower score being deemed safe for elementary school children who are more likely to have decreased perceptual judgement and motor skills when it comes to crossing

Check your walkability The Verona Area School District is planning to launch an interactive map where parents can not only look up where their children will go to school, but if they’re in a walking zone. District assessment and data specialist Brad Humphrey told the board at its Monday, Feb. 17, meeting that once the unusually hazardous transportation zones are approved by the Dane County Sheriff’s Office and the state Department of Public Instruction, the interactive map will be available on the district’s website for parents to use. streets, the study stated. Walking paths for middle and high school students still deemed acceptable at a higher risk. All of the schools have areas within their respective boundaries designated as unsafe for children to walk, with significantly more areas marked as hazardous for elementary schools. The most significantly affected were the three neighborhood schools in the City of Verona, Country View, Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek – and the district’s charter schools that will be moving to the current high school site for the start of the school year. They are mostly related to County Hwy. M, both on the north and south sides of the city, and Nine Mound Road, all of which have been upgraded in recent years. For the middle and high school students, the main areas that were determined to be unsafe were areas south of U.S. Hwy. 18-151 and the parts of Military Ridge State Trail that cross it. All of the unusually hazardous transportation zones for Stoner Prairie Elementary School and Savanna Oaks Middle School in the City of Fitchburg are the same.

Students aren’t expected to walk on rural roads south of Lacy Road, nor are middle school students expected to walk along a section of Seminole Highway near McKee Road that has no sidewalks. Board member Amy Almond said the hazardous transportation study was one of the most robust studies the district has done on walking zones. Almond added the district has been in contact with the cities, sharing the safety recommendations from the analysis. “Whatever they can do to make our cities more pedestrian-friendly is wonderful, and whatever they can’t do is OK; we’ll bus the kids,” she said. “We’re not going to send a kid in the hopes that it’ll pressure the city into doing something … the objective is to get the kids to school safe.”

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For Country View, one notable change is that children who live to the east of County Hwy. M will be bused to school because of the upgrade that turned it from a two lane road within the city limits into a four-lane urban road between the cities

of Verona and Madison. Gorrell said the increase in width of the road, as well as the increased speed and volume of traffic led the board’s Finance, Buildings, Grounds and Transportation committee to agree to bus those students. “After looking at that and the thresholds for crossing that particular street … we decided that’s really not a safe cross, even with a crossing guard there,” he said. Walking areas to the north for Country View have yet to be determined, as Whispering Coves, a 209 single-family home development with room for condominium-style units, apartments and commercial is still in planning stages. For Glacier Edge, a group of homes at the corner of Hwy. M and U.S. Hwy. 18-151 on the city’s southern side will also be bused to school because of Hwy. M’s speed and high traffic volume. The study recommended the city add high visibility crosswalks, speed feedback signs and advanced yield lines or signs, but would still deem it dangerous to cross for elementary school students. For the three charter schools and Sugar Creek, the area to the west of Nine Mound Road, which is considered to be an arterial corridor, would be a busing zone, as would areas to the south and east of Main Street and East Verona Avenue. Those areas were deemed unsafe because they would require students to cross two arterial roads, Gorrell said. “If you had to cross just one, it would have stayed in a walking zone, but since you have to cross two, it really put that over (the safety threshold),” he said. “Even with that crossing guard

(at Church Avenue), it still school students. That means instead of exceeded the threshold levthere being one bus coming el.” through during the mornResulting changes ing and the afternoon, now The district will also there will be three at each change how students will time. be grouped on each bus “That will make a lot of for the start of the 2020-21 Core Knowledge parents school year and will also happy, because they don’t reduce the number of need- like their kindergarteners ed crossing guard stations. on buses with high schoolCurrently, all students ers,” Maher said. ride the bus that comes to The crossing guard statheir home, regardless of tions no longer needed are age. at the intersections of PraiMiddle and high school rie Oaks Drive and Coundrop-off has been relatively ty Hwy. M and at Church easy in the City of Verona, Avenue and M because the as the high school and Bad- district will bus students ger Ridge Middle School across those areas and are within walking distance because the current Sugar of one another. Creek Elementary School But as the high school site will no longer be used m ove s a c r o s s t h e c i t y, after May 29. where no other schools Email reporter Kimberare located, Badger Bus ly Wethal at kimberly. instead is opting to have wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ separate routes for elekimberly_wethal. mentary, middle and high

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Library event allows children to meet, greet beloved characters

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Easton and Kelsie Rebiger meet Chase from PAW Patrol, while dressed as characters from the show. NEAL PATTEN Unified Newspaper Group

On Saturday, Feb. 8, children got to meet some of their favorite television and literary characters at the library. The three characters brought to life from the screen and page were the caterpillar from “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle, Chase, a German Shepherd police officer from Nickelodeon/Nick Jr.’s “PAW Patrol” and a dragon from “Dragons Love Tacos” by Adam Rubin and Daniel Salmieri. The life-sized character costumes were provided by Madison-based company Making the Heart Smile, LLC. The characters wandered around the library and posed for pictures. The library offered accompanying activities themed around the three characters including a dragon puppet craft, caterpillar hat craft, patrol badge coloring sheets and make-your-own walking taco bar. Neal Patten, Verona Community Reporter, can be contacted at neal.patten@wcinet.com.

Legals OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS 2020-107, 2020 VERONA RRFB INSTALATION 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 2020-107, 2020 Verona RRFB Installation Project. PROJECT: The major work consists of the following items: 4 each of Install RRFB System (Intersection Location) and all appurtenant work; including but not limited to Transport and Install RRFB equipment, Concrete Bases Type 1, Conduit Rigid Nonmetallic Schedule 40 2-Inch, Conduit Special 2-Inch, and Traffic Control. 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 February 21, 2020 for viewing or copies may be obtained online at QUESTCDN.com. 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., March 13, 2020, 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 “2020-107, 2020 Verona RRFB Installation 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

Obituaries Colin L. Berning Colin L. Berning, age 12, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the American Family Children’s Hospital in the loving arms of his parents due to complications from Sanfilippo Syndrome and Influenza. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 22, 2007, in Madison, the oldest son of Ross Berning and Hilary O’Connell-Berning. Colin participated in studies to help work towards a cure for Sanfilippo. He was one of the first children to attend and graduate from Gio’s Garden. He was a sixth grader at Badger Ridge in Verona. He loved school and all of his friends and classmates. He had the chance to go on a Make a Wish trip to Sesame Street in New York. Colin loved fire trucks, Barney, and playing ball. He was a wonderful big brother to his twin brothers. C o l i n i s s u r v ive d b y his two brothers, Nolan and Simon; his parents;

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great-grandpa, Ham; grandparents, Lloyd and Janet Berning and James and Connie O’Connell; aunts and uncles, Darin, Lois, Michelle, Al, Julie, Bryan, Tim and Staci; cousins, Clara, Brad, Ryan, Renee, Kaitlin, Ashley and Mia; and special friends, Levi, Tyler, Ethan, Carter, McKenzie Meyer, Jared White and Jennifer Williams. He was preceded in death by his close Sanfilippo buddies, Austin, Lucas, and Lukie. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 5313 Flad Ave., Madison,

John “Jack” Wittwer

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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: February 20 and 27, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-956 AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY TO THE CITY OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members, does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. Territory Annexed. In accordance with Section 66.0217 of the Wisconsin Statutes the following described territory contiguous to the City of Verona and located in the Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin is hereby annexed to the City of Verona: LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS AS SURVEYED IN THE TOWN OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, STATE OF WISCONSIN LANDS TO BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF VERONA Being part of 515 W. Verona Avenue a parcel of land located in part of the southeast quarter (SE ¼) of the southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 8 East, Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of Section 16, Township 6 North, Range 8 East; Thence N 1°14’26” W, 3.21 feet; Thence N 88°45’34” W, 405.93 feet; Thence N 1°14’26” W, 12.81 feet; Thence N89°37’27” W, 257.39 feet; Thence N 1°14’26” W, 221.50 feet; Thence N 56°42’26” W, 17.00 feet to the southerly right of way of Half Mile Road and the Point of Beginning; Thence N22°10’26” W, 25.97 feet; Thence N 43°06’19” E, 16.91 feet; Thence N 67°40’11” E, 288.04

John “Jack” Wittwer, age 88, of Belleville, passed away on Friday, Feb. 14 at his home. He was born on Oct. 11, 1931, outside New Glarus, the son of Albert and Laura (Baumgartner) Wittwer. Jack graduated from Verona High School in 1949, where he was a talented boxer. On Oct. 10, 1951, he was united in marriage to Mavis Hefty at the First United Church of Christ in Belleville. Jack and Mavis loved to dance and could be found on the dance floor at many wedding receptions. Jack farmed in the Town of Montrose for many years until moving into Belleville, where he also drove bus for the Belleville School District. He was an avid bowler, boxing fan, and card player in addition to following the Packers and Badgers. Many Sunday afternoons were

feet; Thence S1°14’26” E, 35.37 feet; Thence S67°40’11” W, 290.76 feet to the Point of Beginning. The described parcel contains 9,750 square feet, more or less (0.224 acres). Intending to include all lands of the Town of Verona located within the parcel at 515 West Verona Avenue. Said parcel is contiguous to the City of Verona, subject to any and all easements and/or right of ways of record. Said parcel contains zero (0) electors and has a population of zero (0). Section 2. Effect of Annexation. From and after the date of this Ordinance, the territory described in Section 1 shall be a part of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin for any and all purposes provided by law and all persons coming to or residing within such territory shall be subject to all ordinances, rules and regulations governing the City of Verona. Per Chap. 66.0217(14)(a)1 the City of Verona agrees to pay annually to the Town of Verona, for five (5) years, an amount equal to the amount of property taxes that the Town of Verona levied on the annexed territory, as shown on the tax roll under s. 70.65, in the year in which the annexation is final. Section 3. Temporary Zoning Classification. Upon recommendation by the Plan Commission, the territory annexed to the City of Verona by this Ordinance is temporarily designated to be a part of the following district of the City for zoning purposes and subject to all provisions of the zoning ordinance of the City of Verona relating to such district classification and to zoning in the City: Rural Agriculture. Section 4. Voting Districts. The territory annexed shall be within the following voting districts: (a) Aldermanic Districts No. 1 (b) Wards No. 8 (c) Dane County Supervisory District No. 32 Section 5. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is invalid or unconstitutional, or if the application of this Ordinance to any person or circumstances is invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid or unconstitutional provision or application. Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall not be effective and, therefore, the territory described

in Section 1 shall not be considered annexed to the City until all fees associated with the annexation and the Morningside Boulevard road agreement including legal, engineering, etc. shall be paid, and the City of Verona acquires the annexed property. The City Council hereby declares that it would not have adopted this Ordinance without the language and contingencies contained within this paragraph. Following satisfaction of the earlier of the contingencies identified in this paragraph, this Ordinance shall be effective upon publication as required by law. CITY OF VERONA _____________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: February 10, 2020 Published: February 20, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-957 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 Rural Agricultural (RA) and assigning the zoning classification of Urban Commercial to for 0.224-acres at 515 West Verona Avenue. 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 February 10, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _____________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: February 10, 2020 Published: February 20, 2020 WNAXLP

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spent at Kent & Jill’s house to have lunch, play euchre, and watch the Packers. He was also a member of the Zwingli United Church of Christ in Paoli. Jack is survived by his children Faith Wittwer, Kevin (Tim) Wittwer, and Kent (Jill) Wittwer, grandchildren Nicholas (Nicole) Wittwer, Brea McCluskey, and Taran Molnar, five great-grandchildren, sister-in-law Shirley Hefty, nieces, and nephews.

*** ORDINANCE NO. 20-958 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 Rural Agricultural (RA) on the described parcels in the City of Verona and assigning the following zoning classification to the following lots within the Woods at Cathedral Point: Lot 35 Urban Residential Lots 31 – 34 Mixed Residential Lots 46 – 59 Mixed Residential Lots 1 — 30 Neighborhood Residential Lots 36 – 45 Neighborhood Residential Lots 60 – 158 Neighborhood Residential Outlots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 Public Institutional 2. The Zoning Map Amendment shall become effective upon satisfaction of the following conditions: a. The zoning map amendment shall become effective upon the execution of a development agreement. b. The zoning map amendment shall become effective upon annexation of the property. c. For the property zoned UR, the property owner shall install and maintain a multi-family notification sign as outlined in the City’s Residential Development Policy. 3. 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 February 10, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _____________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ______________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: February 10, 2020 Published: February 20, 2020 WNAXLP

at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, with Father Scott Emerson and Father Jay Poster presiding. Burial will be held at Verona Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Gunderson Fitchburg Funeral And Cremation Care, 2950 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg, from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 17, 2020, and also at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Tuesday. We would like to thank our family, Colin’s complex care team and the PICU staff at AFCH, BRMS and Country View classmates and staff, our Wisconsin Sanfilippo families, and everyone who is a part of Colin’s Crew. M e m o r i a l s i n C o l i n ’s name may be made to www. curesanfilippofoundation. org or Gio’s Garden. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Fitchburg Funeral & Cremation Care 2950 Chapel Valley Road (608) 442-5002 He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mavis, brother Cloyance Wittwer, sister Jeanette Rieder-Kessenich, sisters-in-law Ruth Wittwer and Dorothy Dowell, and brothers-in-law Bob Rieder, Romain Kessenich, Robert Hefty, and Tom Dowell. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020 at the Zwingli United Church of ChristPaoli, 1338 County Rd. PB, Belleville, WI with the Rev. Rich Pleva officiating. Burial will be in the Paoli Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, WI. A memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be given at www.bealfuneralhomes.com

*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL JANUARY 27, 2020 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Kohl, Posey, Reekie and Touchett were present. Also present: City Administrator Sayre, Police Chief Coughlin, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of the minutes from the January 13, 2020 Common Council meeting. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2020 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 8-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: None 7. Announcements: None 8. Administrator’s Report: • City Staff will be hosting a blood drive on February 21st at City Hall. This event is open to the public. Details have yet to be finalized. 9. Engineer’s Report: None 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 $1,067,846.74. Motion carried 8-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 20-955 amending Section 27 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, Motor Vehicles and Traffic for the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett, to approve Ordinance No. 20-955 amending Section 27 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, Motor Vehicles and Traffic for the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona. Motion carried 8-0. 11. New Business: None 12. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to adjourn at 7:07 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: February 20, 2020 WNAXLP ***

February 20, 2020 Notices

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STOUGHTON HOSPITAL Blood Drive. Friday, February 21. 8 am-1 pm in the Bryant Center Stoughton Hospital. All presenting donors receive a St. Patty's Day t-shirt. Walkins welcome or to schedule an appointment call Sharee at 800-7475401 x4128 or online at bloodcenter. org. Photo I.D. required.

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Leo Albertoni is set to perform with his band, Leo Albertoni and the Convictions, at the Bos Meadery Blues Bash Saturday, Feb. 22. Continued from page 1 reads that in conjunction with Albertoni’s Knuckle Down Saloon performances, he’s shared the stage with “blues royalty.” Albertoni said before starting his band, he traveled all over the state of Wisconsin to showcase his energetic sound with lyrics to tell stories of love. The Bos Meadery audience may hear that sound in Leo Albertoni and the C o nv i c t i o n ’s o r i g i n a l song “All I Need,” which is likely to appear on an upcoming album to debut this summer, Albertoni said. Albertoni held back on divulging other details about the album, saying he didn’t want to give too much information about it. The crowd will likely find the band’s sound to be simple and catchy, Albertoni said, as the band will offer cute little tunes and improvisation that he hopes will resonate with the audience. That’s Albertoni’s process when it comes down to it, he said – just play

what you feel and don’t think about it. Albertoni said The Mannish Boys are a Madison blues staple and he is excited to perform with the likes of such a talented band. According to the Blues B a s h F a c e b o o k ev e n t page, The Mannish Boys play Chicago-style blues, performing the works of Muddy Waters, Junior Wells, Otis Spann – one o f A l b e r t o n i ’s m a j o r inspirations – Paul Butterfield and Little Walter. The page stated The Mannish Boys put on a show with raw exuberance and driving rhythms. For more information about the bash, visit facebook.com/events/bos-meadery-blues-bash. Email Emilie Heidemann at emilie.heidemann@ wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @HeidemannEmilie.

DELIVERY DRIVER. Organic produce farm near Evansville seeks driver(s) to cover these delivery routes. Applicants can be interested in ONE or BOTH routes. * Thursday route (May-November): 8 hours, Evansville to Madison. * Friday route (yearround): 11 hours, Evansville to Milwaukee area. Must have clean driving record and experience driving a CDL-size truck. CDL is valuable but not required. Must be physically fit, as the job involves lifting and hand-truck work. Additional driving or farm work possible. $16-$17, based on experience, plus lots of organic veggies to take home. Send resume and 2+ work references to wholesale@tipiproduce. com. IN-HOME CAREGIVERS. Full Spectrum Health Services needs you! Hourly shifts, light housekeeping, meal prep, laundry, shopping and showering. Flexible hours. Applications accepted by calling 608237-3550 or online at fshcare.com. OWNER OPERATOR to lease on, pulling hopper bottom. Local and or OTR. Must have own truck and trailer. 608-723-7197. TRUCK DRIVER/MERCHANDISER: Looking for a person to drive and stock our products on shelves in the grocery stores we deliver to. Grocery store experience helpful. 35-40 hours per week. M-F with few Saturdays during holiday weeks. CDL helpful. Call or email Darrell @ L&L Foods, 608-514-4148 or dmoen@landlfoods. com.

Services A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling| No job too small 608-835-7791. RECOVER PAINTING currently offering winter discounts on painting, drywall and carpeting. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of experience. Call 608-270-0440. SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

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Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114

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Livestock REDFEST RED ANGUS SALE, registered bulls, heifers and cows, commercial heifers and cows. Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Sunday, April 5. redfestredangus.com. 608-778-6736.

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Q. How did the local real estate market do in 2019?

A. There is no question 2019 was a great year to own real estate in Wisconsin. Here’s a look at the numbers based on a combination of data from the Wisconsin Realtors Association and the South Central Wisconsin Multiple Listing Service. Statewide 82,212 houses were sold in the state of Wisconsin, basically even with last year. Median home prices statewide were up about 7.2%. The chart below shows median prices and percentage increase (or decreases) over 2018 in the Madison area. I should note, the areas that actually had decreases in Median price, didn’t actually loose value, they just had fewer high priced new construction homes that sold in 2019. Keith & Kinsey Schulz Dane County ....$279,850 ............+6.3% Mount Horeb .............$290,000.............-1.6% Real Estate Team Fitchburg ..........$332,500 ............+4.1% Oregon.......................$312,500............+5.6% Madison ...........$291,000 ............+5.9% Sun Prairie.................$288,000............+4.0% McFarland ........$332,480 ..........+12.8% Verona .......................$370,000.............-2.4% Middleton.........$441,750 ............+7.9% Waunakee ..................$414,900.............-4.8% Monona ............$280,000 ............+8.9% Making a Difference, One Home at a Time! (608) 492-2272 kschulz@KeithAndKinsey.com • www.KeithAndKinsey.com

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HEATING/COOLING

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Q. Should I be concerned about, and what products are available to

Q. I slipped and fell on the ice getting out of my car and now I am having a hard time moving my shoulder. Is there anything that can be done for me?

control indoor air quality (IAQ)?

A. Falls happen so quickly, that it may be difficult to tell how or what was injured. A visit to your

physician with possible imaging and testing will allow for an initial assessment to determine the extent and area of damage. If you fell on an outstretched hand, as is often the case, then the rotator cuff may be a part of the injury. A Physical Therapist (PT) is skilled in evaluating and treating the shoulder with a thorough assessment of the shoulder’s joints, muscles, tendons, and nerves, and will determine an appropriate treatment plan for the injury. Initial treatment may include modalities to heal the injured muscle, tendon, and/or connective tissue (infrared therapy, ultrasound, cryotherapy, Susan Armstrong, MPT etc.), hands-on healing techniques to assist with decreasing pain (myofascial release, muscle energy, Physical Therapist manual edema control, etc.), use of kinesiotape to stabilize and support the injured tissues and a functional exercise program to promote strength and mobility. Stellar Rehab offers one-on-one, innovative, skilled Physical Therapy services that will assist your body with the healing/recovery process. Visit www.stellarrehab.com or call 845-2100 with any questions - the sooner, the better!

A. According to the EPA, the air inside your home can be up to 100

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times more polluted than the air outside and considering the fact that most Americans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, air quality indoors may present greater health risks than outdoor air pollution. A variety of products are available to help control the quality of air in your home. These include high efficiency air cleaners, automatic humidifiers and dehumidifiers, air exchangers, zone control systems and UV lamps. To learn more about any of these products, contact Dave at OK Heating and Air Conditioning

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REAL ESTATE

THE CARING CENTER

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Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is, by definition, a medical illness characterized by a chronic sense of sadness and loss of interest in activities. Depression can often dictate the way in which you feel, think, and act – and if not treated, it can lead to everything from alcohol and drug abuse to attempted suicide. It’s estimated that 350 million people worldwide suffer from depression. More than two million adults 65 years of age and older are faced with depression of some kind. Signs of depression are easy to overlook in older adults, as they’re often mistaken for other signs of aging. Studies show that when depressed, seniors may not clearly display typical signs of sadness such as crying. Instead, they tend to withdraw from the people they care about and the things they once loved to do. Signs to watch for: Irritability, withdraw, decrease in cognitive ability, increased pain and digestive problems. If you recognize any of these signs in your senior loved one, talk to him or her about what he or she is feeling. Although you may receive some resistance initially, it’s important to let him or her know that you’re there to help. From there, it’s vital that you inform his or her primary health care provider or mental health expert to have symptoms assessed professionally.

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associated with stress and anxiety and often occurs during sleep. It can also be attributed to an uneven bite, missing teeth or as a side effect of back and neck pains. Grinding, much like snoring, can be difficult to identify. People may not know that it’s occurring because they don’t realize the signs or symptoms. Your dentist can help diagnose teeth clenching/grinding by looking for signs of teeth wear, notching of enamel at the gum-line, teeth chips or fracture lines and sometimes muscle pains, teeth sensitivities or headaches. Dr. James Sands, DDS Untreated clenching/grinding can lead to a variety of problems ranging from worn teeth, broken teeth, loose teeth and bone loss to jaw pains, headaches or TMJ disorders. Teeth loss can and does occur from clenching/grinding. A dentist can evaluate your teeth and review types of mouth guards/night guards that can be worn to counter the forces and wear on the teeth, jaws and muscles. The dentist can also review diet or habit factors that can reduce the damage. If you suspect that you or a partner grinds/ clenches their teeth, contact Associated Dentists in Verona for an evaluation.

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