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The driveway put in prior to when the Madison Metropolitan Sewer District put improvements near Goose Lake acts as an environmental dam for the lake.

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Verona senior Cale Rufenacht (right) hugs junior Walker Haessig after the Wildcats beat Notre Dame de la Baie 2-1 in the Division 1 state championship on Saturday, March 7, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison.

Wildcats skate to OT title edged top-seeded Notre Dame de la Baie 2-1 on Saturday, March 7, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Madison. Full story on the VeroSenior captain Cale Rufenacht na boys’ hockey chamalso scored in the championship. Verona won its second state title pionship win in program history and first since 2014. Page 9 Junior forward Walker Haessig scored in double overtime in the Wildcats’ 1-0 state semifinal win Grant stopped 61 of 62 shots he over second-seeded Chippewa faced in the two state tournament Falls on Friday, March 6. games. Verona junior goaltender Kaden — Adam Feiner

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The Verona boys hockey team played nine periods in a little more than 24 hours and emerged atop WIAA Division 1. Junior forward Leo Renlund scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the state championship as the third-seeded Wildcats

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Goodwill reps say there are misconceptions about store Business to open downtown has met with resistance

thrift store into a vacant downtown storefront. But much of it has been misinformation, a representative from Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin told the Press on Monday, RENEE HICKMAN March 9. Unified Newspaper Group An October post about the store in community Facebook Social media in Verona has group, “What’s News in Verobeen abuzz recently over the na,” received 80 comments from impending move of a Goodwill users including “Yuck. What an The

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eyesore,” and “Goodwill = NO Thank you.” Other commenters raised concerns about how Goodwill pays employees with disabilities and called for more small businesses in the area instead. A more recent post on the NextDoor app – with 60 comments since Feb. 23 – had a variety of

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Veteran who inspired ‘Hometown USA’ dies Schmidt’s Army unit appreciated his description of community JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

The U.S. Army veteran who helped inspire Verona’s adoption of the slogan “Hometown USA” has died. Donald R. Schmidt was 77 w h e n h e d i e d We d n e s d a y, March 4, at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans

Hospital, according to his online obituary at Ryan Funeral Home. Services were h e l d S a t u r d a y, March 7, in DeForest. Schmidt Schmidt was a member of the 101st Airborne in Vietnam in 1966 when the Verona Press printed a short letter he had written on June 20, thanking the Press for sending him a free

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The winter after Town of Verona resident Steve Sheets and his wife built their home along Goose Lake in 1989, he counted 44 muskrat domes on the top of the ice on the lake. In order to build the domes, there has to be vegetation within the lake the animals can use as materials, Sheets told the Press earlier this week as he recalled his first year living in the town. Thirty years later, it’s a different landscape: Goose Lake, a kettle that sits on Dane County Parks land just east of U.S. Hwy. 18-151 and the Military Ridge State Trail in the township, has grown and encroached 25 feet of Sheets’ backyard – and there are no longer muskrat domes

on the ice. “For the last 10 years, there hasn’t been a one,” he said. “I’m not a fan of muskrats, but that’s an indication on how the lake had died.” Goose Lake’s growth, and its subsequent effects of flooding out Fitchrona Road – the boundary between the town and the City of Fitchburg – has prompted the two municipalities to partner on a hydraulic analysis of the lake, its watershed and downstream conditions into the Badger Mill Creek. A city document from February requesting consultant proposals for the study seeks answers on how flooding could be reduced in the Fitchrona Road area, as well as an evaluation of existing or new outlet options for Goose Lake and a determination of what is an achievable water level for the lake. Among the potential short-term solutions are adding culverts to improve flow across 18-151 and removing a gravel road that blocks

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Verona Area High School teachers and students battled it out for the title of champion at the inaugural March Mayhem event. But in the end, no one claimed the title — the teacher and student teams tied at 69 points at the end of the game, and despite overtime, the score didn’t change,

so it ended in a draw, BSU faculty adviser Gynarva Monroe told the Press. The event, which featured a basketball game between VAHS students and staff, was a fundraiser for Black Student Union. Monroe said that between the event’s Classmunity page and cash donations from the night of the event, the group raised $300.. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

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Student Winton Karl colors in a bookmark during Sugar Creek’s “Warm Up with a Good Book” event held on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Sugar Creek welcomes current, new families with book event Verona Area High School basketball coach Cori Edmond holds the ball as he walks to the sidelines.

Current and new Sugar Creek Elementary families gathered for a “Warm up with a Good Book” event at its future site. Students and families picked out books to read, or listened to volunteers, during the event on Thursday, Feb. 27. It was the first event school staff plan to hold at the current Badger Ridge Middle School site, where Sugar Creek will be moving for the start of the 2020-21 school year.. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at A volunteer reads to a mother and daughter. kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and fol- The event was held at the current Badger low her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​ Ridge Middle School building, where Sugar Creek will be moving for fall 2020.

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New alder applications open until March 25 Hwy. G to be reconstructed Gaskell left District 2 seat with state grant funds for Town of Verona job RENEE HICKMAN Unified Newspaper Group

Anyone interested in filling the city’s open District 2 alder seat should apply by March 25. Ald. Sarah Gaskell (Dist. 2) announced her resignation March 1 to take the position of administrator/planner for the Town of Verona, a role she’ll start on March 16. She cited the inability to serve both Gaskell municipalities without conflicts of interest in her letter and was not in attendance at the Monday, March 9 meeting. The city began advertising the vacancy March 10, and alders plan to decide whom to appoint April 13. Resumes should be delivered to city clerk Ellen Clark, and candidates will be asked to give presentations to the Common Council at its meeting on March 30.

For the last such opening, when Ald. Charlotte Jerney was appointed to fill a spot vacated by Elizabeth Doyle in District 1 in 2018, the process took more than two months. “The process we’ve outlined is a little more aggressive than we have been in the past,” city administrator Adam Sayre said. Sayre said the hope is to get someone appointed before the city’s organizational meeting April 14, when new committee assignments will be distributed. Alders also voted to fill the open Plan Commission spot left by Kohl Gaskell’s exit with Ald. Katie Kohl (Dist. 2) as the council representative. “I also serve on the Community Development Authority, so I feel like working on Plan Commission will be very complementary to my work on CDA,” Kohl said after she was selected. Gaskell took her seat on the commission in 2018 after 11 months of stalemates from the council between

two factions. One side had supported then-Ald. Jack Linder, and the other had supported then-Ald. Luke Diaz before he announced he would be running for mayor. Gaskell’s appointment was for one meeting before the new council, with a new mayor, reappointed her. Kohl also will only serve for one meeting in April before a representative is chosen.

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Alders voted to approve a rezoning for a custom wooden baseball bat studio at 103 N. Franklin St. The rezoning, for light industrial activities will allow Brad D’Orazio, coach of the Verona Area High School baseball team, to put Night Owl Wood Studio in an existing building on the property. Mayor Luke Diaz expressed his support for the idea. “I think this is a great, low-impact use for the neighborhood,” he said, calling the metal building on the property “historically interesting.” Renee Hickman can be contacted at renee.hickman@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @ReneeNHickman

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Dane County will reconstruct County Hwy. G with assistance from a $ 1 million state Department of Transportation grant. G o v. To n y E v e r s announced the grant for Hwy. G, along with $74 million for 151 other projects around that state, on Wednesday, March 4. Hwy. G will be reconstructed from Hwy. 18-151 to Hwy. 92 in Mount Vernon; the timing has not been determined. The grants, which went to 84 townships, 34 cities and villages and 34 counties, are meant to improve

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Man arrested for sexual assault of BRMS student A substitute teacher has been arrested for allegedly inappropriately touching a Badger Ridge Middle School student. The child’s parent told Verona police that Dustin Schallert, 30, of Madison, had inappropriately touched her Friday, March 6. according to a news release from City of Verona police department. It said the department recommended charges of second degree sexual assault of a child. Several other students also reported Schallert’s behavior to BRMS staff, including inappropriate touching and braiding female students’ hair, even after some students asked him to stop, the release said. BRMS principal Alan Buss sent out a statement to families on Monday, March 9, stating school administration immediately took action

when students brought allegations of inappropriate touching. Within 15 minutes of students reporting the behavior, school administration escorted Schallert off of the property. “Mr. Schallert was also informed he would be removed from the substitute teaching list until further notice and that he was prohibited from being present at any VASD school or having contact with any VASD student,” the release said. Prior to Friday, the district hadn’t received any reports of concerning behavior done by Schallert, the release stated. In the release, school administration apologized that students had been subjected to the “degrading and humiliating behavior,” and pledged to provide students and families support and counseling to

safety, connectivity and spur economic growth across the state, a news release from the DOT states. “This program is going to have an immediate impact on the lives of a lot of folks,” Evers wrote in the news release. The state received more than 1,600 grant applications, with the majority for road projects, the release stated. Other Dane County projects include Parmenter Street in the City of Middleton and roads and bridges in the townships of Deerfield, Montrose, Sun Prairie and Cross Plains. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.​

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Library makes ‘true impact’ on class I am a 6th grader at Savanna Oaks Middle School. Over the past month or so, in my Language Arts class, we have been doing a reading and writing unit. This includes the reading of non-fiction chapter books. The Verona Public Library has supported my classroom in countless ways, including the privilege for my teacher to borrow and put on hold over 900 non-fiction chapter books! The unit would not be possible without the VPL, and has impacted my learning a lot. Not only did I learn that non-fiction chapter books are not always boring, but they also include hidden meanings and interesting facts and statistics that I for sure didn’t know. Outside the normal classroom learning, I am in my LA teacher’s advisory, or homeroom. That’s thirty minutes at

the beginning of the day to get settled and ready for school. My teacher, Mrs. Butler, gave the kids in her advisory a task to sort the many books she borrowed onto carts. We were a little confused at first, but we got the hang of it soon, and I made new friends and learned problem solving and organizing skills. The VPL also helped us by getting my entire class library cards to check out books on an online library called Libby. This allowed our class the option of borrowing books for our big Human Impact Integrated Unit, featuring Social Studies, Language Arts, Math and Science. In conclusion, the VPL did many things for us, and made a true impact on the class. Elizabeth Farritor SOMS student

Verona library is the ‘best public library’ I am a sixth grader at Savanna Oaks Middle School and I would like to recognize the Verona Public Library for being so immensely helpful during my nonfiction unit in Language Arts. They should be recognized as the best library in the South Central Library System! There are a few reasons I feel this way, the greatest of which is that they let my teacher put 900 books on hold, and then check out those 900 books, for her

two classes’ book clubs. They also made around 60 brand new library cards for our classes to get resources. They also sent two people to our school to explain how to use Libby, a library app, and help us enter our card pins. They were amazingly helpful during the past few weeks and deserve to be honored. Thank you Verona Public Library! Tristram Zeiss SOMS student

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hile meeting with a client last week, I took a drink of water that went down the wrong way, resulting in me coughing for the next couple of minutes. Normally, that would be a nonevent but with all of the headlines about the coronavirus I felt compelled to explain that I wasn’t sick, just drank too quickly. If you follow the news at all, you are likely aware of the recent strain of coronavirus, which first appeared in China and has unfortunately spread to multiple countries around the world, including here in the United States. While the virus appears to have many similarities with the flu in terms of both the symptoms and how easily it could be spread, the severity of the illness in many that have contracted it and the potentially higher fatality rate has led to a great deal of concern and concerted efforts by governments around the world to limit its spread. I claim no medical expertise, so I won’t even attempt to comment on how the virus could spread and whether efforts being taken to fight it are either too aggressive or not aggressive enough. I’ll leave those discussions in the hands of the medical experts who know way more about these things than I do. What I want to talk about instead is the recent fall in stock prices and how that relates to the news about the coronavirus. As I wrote this, in early March, the U.S. stock market was in the midst of another volatile day of trading, capping off what has been a truly see-saw week, with the

stock market swinging a significant amount in either direction each day. Even that felt better than what we experienced the week Arndt before, when the U.S. stock market, as represented by the S&P 500 Index, experienced the biggest weekly decline since 2008. You might be wondering how a flu-like virus that hadn’t been confirmed in a large number of Americans could cause this type of fall in the price of our stocks – and you wouldn’t be alone. So let me attempt to explain. The price of a stock is largely based upon expectations for the company’s future earnings, so when something changes those expectations, the price of the stock will also change. And we already know today that the steps being taken in places like China, Japan and Italy to combat the coronavirus and its resulting condition, COVID-19, have had significant, direct economic impacts. For example, many factories have been temporarily closed, which disrupts the flow of both finished products and parts needed at factories in other parts of the world. Think about auto parts coming from a factory in China needed to assemble a car in Mexico or even Detroit. Beyond that, though, is simply the slowing of economic activity as a whole. When people are either told to or choose to stay home to avoid exposure to others, that means

they aren’t traveling, going out to eat, attending shows or sporting events. All of that can result in less money being spent, less need for workers and, ultimately, a slowing global economy. That means lower corporate earnings, and the fear of that is what is disrupting the stock market so much. The bottom line is we don’t yet know how much the coronavirus will actually impact the global economy. Prior viral outbreaks like Ebola, zika and the swine flu also all rattled the stock markets when they first developed but ultimately ended up being dealt with by health experts relatively quickly. In all those cases, the stock markets bounced back, as well. This time could be similar or, if the virus is harder to contain, it could impact the economy for longer. Even though I don’t know how long it will take, I can say I have confidence that stock prices will recover from this decline, just as they have eventually resumed their upward climb after every unexpected event, crisis and recession in history. Good, quality companies don’t stop making smart decisions because something unexpected happens. In fact, sometimes events like this can be an opportunity for the best companies to shine. Trisha Arndt, CFP, is president of Wealth Strategies of Wisconsin Ltd, 951 Kimball Lane, Suite 110, Verona, WI 53593, 848-2400. Securities and Advisory Services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser.

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In a story in the March 5 issue of the Verona Press about the 100th birthday of WWII veteran Harold Montross, the creators of his Quilt of Valor were misidentified as the Sugar River Chapter of the Quilts of Valor Foundation. Montross’ quilt was created for him and bestowed by the Verona Quilts of Valor group. The Press regrets the error.

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From helping build the area’s first mill to even providing the name “Verona” (from their hometown in New York), the Vroman family included some of the earliest and most influential settlers of the Verona and Fitchburg areas. The Verona Area Historical Society’s monthly meeting will tell more about

these early settlers, who actively shaped the early years of both communities. The meeting is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan 18, at the senior center, 108 Paoli St. The guests this month will be members of the Vroman family, who will “help us get to know these early pioneers and the mark they left,” VAHS president Jesse Charles wrote to the Press in an email. The society will also hold its annual meeting, and elect officers for 2020. For information, visit veronahistory.com or email saveveronahistory@ gmail.com.

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February meeting — History of Quivey’s Grove At the Saturday, Feb. 8 meeting, members watched a slide presentation by Arlan Kay of the 1980 transformation of a farmstead into a two-building restaurant known as Quivey’s Grove and the Stable. Immediately following, the group was led on a tour of the mansion by Arlan, and concluded with a luncheon at the Stable. Located on old Highway 18/151, the homestead was created in 1955 on property covered with black walnut trees. The owner struck a deal with a neighbor who had a quarry, trading black walnut trees for stone to construct his buildings. The style of the house is Italianate with the characteristic deep set windows of a stone house. There were several other buildings on the property constructed from stone,

including a barn, the west wing of the house for a servants’ quarters and two stone outhouses that exist today, used for storage. The property had only five owners over the 125 years until it became a restaurant. The final piece of what makes Quivey’s Grove what it is today was a large addition to the stable. After 10 years, the bar had become a very popular venue, with patrons desiring some bar food with their drinks when they did not intend to eat at the main house. An addition housing a large bar and a full commercial kitchen was added to the west, dubbed the Hog Barn Addition, designed with great care so that it blended in with the original structure.

Verona Press journalists to host ‘Coffee With a Reporter’ March 13 Verona Press journalists to host ‘Coffee With a Reporter’ March 13 If you have story ideas, news tips, concerns about the city or feedback What: ‘Coffee With a Reporter’ about Press stories, our reporters invite When: 2-3 p.m., Friday, March 13 Verona residents to share their thoughts Where: n+1 coffee and beer, 507 during “Coffee With a Reporter.” Bruce St. From 2-3 p.m., Friday, March 13, reporters Kimberly Wethal, Renee Info: Email neal.patten@wcinet.com Hickman and Neal Patten and group editor Jim Ferolie will be available to hear from citizens at n+1 coffee and Verona residents during the third “Coffee with a Reporter” discussion of the beer, 507 Bruce St. The four will talk with and listen to year and will consider potential story

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A gathering in Verona this weekend will provide information about an upcoming Madison area charity event. The Czar’s Promise dog walk is set for Saturday, May 9, in Monona, and the Madison-based nonprofit will explain its plans from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way. Czar’s Promise is raising funds to support people whose dogs have been

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Coming up BPNN. Politics and spirituality For information, contact Jeff discussion Jaschinski, Troop 349 and Pack 549 Salem United Church of Christ, 502 Mark Dr., is hosting space for a Scouting for Food coordinator, by safe discussion about political and calling 444-0438. spiritual differences from 7-8 p.m., Responsible gun Thursday, March 12. ownership meeting For information, call 845-7315. The Mt. Horeb/Verona Moms Demand Action group will hold its Scouts food drive for BPNN Anyone seeking to support the next monthly meeting from 11 a.m. Badger Prairie Needs Network will to 12:30 p.m., Saturday March 14, at have an opportunity Saturday, March Icki Sticki, 103 S. Main St. The group promotes responsible 14. The Glacier Edge chapter of the gun ownership and aims to reduce Cub Scouts will be posted at Miller child gun death. and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main For more information, visit momsSt., from 9 a.m. to noon. The scouts demandaction.org will provide shoppers with a list of items needed by BPNN. Shoppers Corned beef and may choose to donate items from the cabbage dinner American Legion Post 385, 207 list or offer cash donations to benefit

Churches Legion St., will serve a dinner of corned beef, cabbage, carrots and potatoes from 4:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, March 17. The cost is $12 for adults, $6 for children ages six to 16 and free for children ages five years old or younger. For information, call 845-6538.

Sugar and health presentation Nutrition coach Kara Hoerr will be presenting on hidden sugars at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 18, at the senior center, 108 Paoli St. Hoerr will discuss how the food industry is hiding sugar in foods, how it impacts health and how to navigate grocery store aisles for more healthy choices. For information, call the senior center at 845-7471.

Community calendar Thursday, March 12

• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., AARP tax services, senior center, 845-7471 • 10 a.m., Census Story Time, library, 845-7180 • 10:30 a.m., “Healthy Lifestyles and Kidney Health”, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Dungeons and Dragons for ages 12-18, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Stop the Bleed Training, library, 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Savanna Oaks Middle School 6th/7th grade band and orchestra concert, 5890 Lacy Road, 845-4000 • 7-8 p.m., Politics and Spirituality, Salem United Church of Christ, 502 Mark Dr., 845-7315

Friday, March 13

• 10-11 a.m., “Conversations about Death and Dying”, senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30 p.m., Movie screening: “The Intern”, senior center, 8457471 • 2:30-4 p.m., Crafternoon for adults, library, 845-7180 • 3 p.m., DYI project: homemade sugar scrub, senior center, 8457471 • 5:30-8 p.m., Imagination Fair

2020, Sugar Creek Elementary, 420 Church Ave., 845-4700 • 7-9 p.m., Music: The Dawg Bones, Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St., 497-1056 • 8-11 p.m., Music: Miles Over Mountains, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville Riley Road, 845-9150

Saturday, March 14

• 9 a.m. to noon, Scouts food drive for BPNN, Miller and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main St., 444-0438 • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Moms Demand Action meeting, Icki Sticki, 103 South Main St., 6407470 • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Czar’s Promise Volunteer and Walk Celebration, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way, czarspromise.com • 7-9 p.m., Music: The Lovelys, Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St., 497-1056 • 7-10 p.m., Music: Casey and Greg Irish Fest, 231 S. Main St., 497-3165 • 8-11 p.m., Music: The Easy Riders, Riley Tavern, 8205 Klevenville Riley Road, 845-9150

Sunday, March 15

• 10:45 a.m. to noon, Crystals for

the new age and the new energies ($10), Minerals and More, 1035 N. Edge Trail, 845-3630 • 1-2:30 p.m., Music: Lilies of the Midwest, Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser St., 497-1056 • 2-5 p.m., Irish Shenanigans meat and cheese raffle, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way, 848-1079

Tuesday, March 17 • 4:30-7 p.m., Corned beef and cabbage dinner ($6-12), American Legion Post 385, 207 Legion St., 845-6 538 • 6 p.m., Music: The Ryan McGrath Band, Boulder Brewpub, 950 Kimball Lane, 845-3323

Wednesday, March 18 • 10:30-11:30 a.m., Zero to 5K training, library, 845-7180 • 1 p.m., “How Much Sugar Is Too Much?”, senior center, 845-7471 • 1:30-2 p.m., Kid’s yoga for ages 2-6, library, 845-7180 • 4-5 p.m., Pokémon club for ages 6-11, library, 845-7180

Thursday, March 19

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.

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.

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,

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

• 4-5 p.m., Anime and manga club for ages 12-18, library, 8457180

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Thursday, Mar. 12 7 a.m. Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 8 a.m. Zumba Gold 9 a.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center 2 p.m. Zumba Gold 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 5  p.m. Japan 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. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society Friday, Mar. 13 7 a.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 4  p.m. Japan 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. Personal Safety at

Senior Center Saturday, Mar. 14 8  a.m. Common Council from 030920 11  a.m. Vintage Verona Sports 1  p.m. 2018 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society 6  p.m. Common Council from 030920 9  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society 11 p.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center Sunday, Mar. 15 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 10  a.m. Salem Church Service 12 p.m. Common Council from 030920 3  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society 6  p.m. Common Council from 030920 9  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society 11 p.m. Personal Safety at

Senior Center Monday, Mar. 16 7 a.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 4  p.m. Japan at Senior Center 5  p.m. 2018 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 10  p.m. Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 11 p.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center Tuesday, Mar. 17 7 a.m. Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 10 a.m. Zumba Gold 9 a.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center 2 p.m. Zumba Gold 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 5  p.m. Japan 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. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society

Wednesday, Mar. 18 7 a.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. Greg Anderson at Senior Center 3  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 5  p.m. Common Council from 030920 7 p.m. Capital City Band 8  p.m. Vintage Verona Sports 10  p.m. Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 11 p.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center Thursday, Mar. 19 7 a.m. Ron, Rosie & Rodger at Senior Center 8 a.m. Zumba Gold 9 a.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Personal Safety at Senior Center 2 p.m. Zumba Gold 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 5  p.m. Japan 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. Quiveys Grove at Historical Society

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Jesus tells the story of the good Samaritan in the context of being asked by an “expert in the law”what he must do to inherit eternal life. Jesus throws the question back onto the man, asking him “What is written in the law?”to which the man replies“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and,Love your neighbor as yourself.”(Luke 10:27 NIV) After telling the man that he has answered correctly, this expert then asks“And who is my neighbor?” The well-known story of the good Samaritan follows,where a priest and a Levite both ignore a man who has been beaten,robbed, and left for dead on the side of the road, but who is then helped by the Samaritan.In a study done with seminary students at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1973, Darley and Batson found that students, even after being reminded of the story of the good Samaritan,were likely to ignore a person in need if they were in a hurry.This doesn’t speak highly of our altruistic impulses if we are only willing to help when it won’t inconvenience us, but we all know the struggle of wanting to help someone but feeling that our other obligations are a higher priority.Perhaps the moral of this story is not simply that we should be willing to help a stranger in need (who is after all, our neighbor), but more importantly that we shouldn’t be in such a hurry.Slow down and take time to notice the needs of those around you. –Christopher Simon

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Officer Gordy Disch recognized for 45 years of service VPD officer a familiar face in community NEAL PATTEN Unified Newspaper Group

One Verona resident celebrated a 45-year anniversary of keeping the city safe on Tuesday, March 10. D u r i n g t h e m o n t h l y s t a ff meeting at the Verona Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 25, City of Verona police officer Gordon “Gordy” Disch was honored with a recognition lunch for his 45 years of service to the community, which he told the Press he was “totally surprised by.” Disch started his policing career in Verona in 1975. While Disch, who has lived in Verona for only slightly less time than he’s been with the department, left his full-time position in 1979, he’s continued to work there part-time ever since.

Disch reduced his hours with the department to work in Dane County Sheriff Department’s traffic police unit, and he later served as a sergeant on its Narcotics and Gang Task Force. He retired eight years ago from the DCSO. In retirement, he’s continued working part-time for the city of Verona’s department, assisting by filling shifts as needed to provide other officers more time off. Disch said a lot has changed in his four decades as a resident and has seen it grow from a village with less than 2,000 people to a city of more than 10,000 residents, while still keeping true to its “Hometown USA” feel. “Where I came from in Madison, other than in your own neighborhood, you don’t know anyone,” he said. “Here it seems like in stores and everyday settings people recognize you and are friendly and welcoming.”

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crime that comes with a larger population. Disch isn’t sure when he’ll finally fully retire as an officer, despite being semi-retired for eight years, but noted that it’s been his coworkers at the department that keep him going as a police officer, calling every day a new learning experience. “I can’t even begin to speculate on retirement. I haven’t put a date on when I will quit entirely, as that is the work ethic I was raised with,” he said. “My body and mind will tell me when it’s time to quit.” Disch said his career as an officer and sergeant have always been guided by the golden rule. “My philosophy for survival in this profession is to treat others the way you want to be treatPhoto submitted by Verona Police Department ed – with dignity and respect Officer Gordy Disch will have worked part-time at the Verona Police – regardless of the circumstancDepartment for 45 years as of Tuesday, March 10. es,” he said. Disch said that while criminal service, it comes in spurts, and Neal Patten, community reportactivity has increased in Verona the department has been able er, can be contacted at neal. significantly during his years of to adapt well to the increased patten@wcinet.com.

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Verona Area High School students performed their production of the play “Wild Oats” from March 5-7. The performances featured the story of aimless thespian

Jack Rover (played by Dominic Reyes), who finds his longlost family in the desert town of Muleshoe and falls in love with Kate Thunder (Avery Goth). While in Muleshoe, he encounters characters such as his own mother, Amelia Delores Morales (Erin Zenk) and her crooked landlord,

Ike Gammon (Jakob Oehler). At a nearby saloon, the scene has plenty of characters shaking up the town, including a sleazy pastor from the Church of Suffering and Denial, Ephraim Smooth (Alex Thompson), Col. Croftus Thunder (Seamus Angell), Irish-Indian scout Crow (Anna

Center, Kate Thunder (Avery Goth) and Col. Croftus Thunder (Seamus Angell) embrace after being reunited as Corporal Crow (Anna Larson) watches during the Verona Area High School theater’s production of “Wild Oats” on Saturday, March 7, at the Performing Arts Center.

Larson) and two pals, Col. Thunder’s son Harry (Caylee Lawrence) and Muz (Abby Elson). To view or buy the photos in the slideshow, visit smugmug.com. To see more photos of Verona Area High Email reporter Kimberly School’s production of “Wild Oats,” visit: Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ ConnectVerona.com wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

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From left, Senor Morales (Chrystian Soria) leans in to listen to Ike Gammon’s (Jake Oehler) From left, plan to marry his family member during the Verona Area High School theater’s production of Harry “Wild Oats” on Saturday, March 7, at the Performing Arts Center. Thunder (Caylee Lawrence) drags Jack Rover (Dominic Deyes) away from a maiden during the Verona Area High School theater’s production of “Wild Oats.”

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Like a center fielder patrolling the outfield, Verona junior Leo Renlund caught an airborne puck from Notre Dame de la Baie goaltender Bo Buckley. Renlund dropped the puck and fired a shot just under Buckley’s legs 6:17 into overtime to give the Wildcats a thrilling 2-1 win over the top-seeded Tritons in the Division 1 state championship on Saturday, March 7, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Third-seeded Verona advanced to the title game with 1-0 double-overtime victory over second-seeded Chippewa Falls a day earlier in the state semifinals.

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Renlund ripped off his helmv et and tossed it in the air as the celebration began for the Wildcats (25-4), who won their second state title in program history and first since 2014. “It’s one of the best feelings in the world,” Renlund said. “It’s my biggest goal for sure. I know there was a little bit of luck involved. But I can definitely chalk it up to all of the hours in the basement and all the hours of practice, just knowing where I should be.” Verona coach Joel Marshall wanted the team to celebrate the title like a fine dinner club party after appearing in the state tournament for the third year in a row. “Going to that fine restaurant and getting that meal you like so much, you always

want to go back,” Marshall said. “You always want to go back, but it’s hard to get a reservation.” The Wildcats won the rubber match against Notre Dame by killing two penalties in the second period and one early in the third. Instant replay also played a pivotal role in the final. Verona junior forward Walker Haessig had two goals wiped out because of goalie interference, the second call coming with 3:01 left in the third period that could have won the game in regulation. “Both of them were hard to get through my head that they actually called them off,” Haessig said. “We just had to keep going and get pucks on the net.” “It’s definitely heartbreaking to have a goal taken away,” Renlund added. “We knew if we kept our heads on straight, we could win. Five-on-five, we knew we were better than them.” Cale Rufenacht tied the game at 1 with 13:59 left in the third period. Haessig took the puck from behind the goal line, circled past the crease and dished a pass to the senior captain, who crashed the net on the weak side for his 29th goal of the season. “Walker made the play,” Rufenacht said. “We were on the offense the rest of the game and they were on their heels.” Notre Dame (25-2-1) scored its only goal with 9:18 left in the first period. Junior Brendan Poshak ripped a wrister from the right wing past Verona junior goaltender Kaden Grant. The Tritons outshot the Wildcats 31-20 and had golden opportunities on back-toback power plays midway through the second period. Grant stopped several shots to keep Verona within striking distance.

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The Verona Wildcats celebrate in front of their fans after defeating Chippewa Falls 1-0 in overtime in the Division 1 state semifinals on Friday, March 6, at Veterans Memorial Turn to Wildcats/Page 11 double Coliseum.

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Metro Lynx fall to Stars in state title game ADAM FEINER & MARK NESBITT Sports editors

All season long, the Madison Metro Lynx peppered opposing goaltenders with shots from all angles and clogged shooting lanes defensively. Madison found itself in unfamiliar territory throughout the Division 1 state championship on Saturday, March 7, as the Fox Cities Stars beat the Lynx at their own game in a 5-3 victory at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Verona sophomore Rachel Mirwald scored two goals in the Lynx’s 5-2 win over the Rock County Fury in the state semifinals on Thursday, March 5.

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The Madison Metro Lynx react after losing to the Fox Cities Stars 5-3 in the Division 1 state championship on Saturday, March 7, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Lynx finished the season 24-4.

The second-seeded Stars (227) won their second consecutive state title by avenging a 2-0 loss to the top-seeded Lynx (24-4) earlier this season. Fox Cities outshot Madison 38-18, finished 2-for-5 on the power play and killed all four penalties. “We got into some good shooting lanes, but we missed the net a few times,” Lynx coach Mike McKersie said. “Fox Cities did a great job defensively. They backchecked really hard and deflected a few shots.”

The Lynx generated four shots in the first period and only one on its first power play. Fox Cities capitalized on a Madison turnover to mark the board first. Senior forward Maddy Jablonski pounced on a loose puck, skated freely up the left side and beat Madison sophomore goaltender Cam McKersie shortside with 4:22 left in the first. Stars sophomore defenseman Gwen Gillard scored a little more than two minutes later off a faceoff win by sophomore forward Mckayla Zilisch. Freshman goaltender Addie Armstrong, who earned the win in the state semifinal against the Rock County Fury, played the final two periods in relief of Cam McKersie, who made three saves. Armstrong finished with 30 saves, while Fox Cities freshman Ella Scriboski made 15 saves. The Lynx marked the board 34 seconds into the second period. Freshman defenseman Lauren Johnson dished a pass to sophomore defenseman Grace Bonnell in the left slot and Bonnell sent a cross-ice pass to senior forward Sydney Raaths, who beat Scriboski for her 33rd goal of the season. The Stars answered with a power-play goal a little more than four

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Verona/Edgewood finishes 10th at state MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

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Madison Metro Lynx players (from left) Rachel Mirwald, Sydney Raaths, Lauren Johnson, Grace Bonnell and Mia Goetzke celebrate after Johnson scored late in the second period of the Division 1 state championship.

Lynx: Mirwald scores twice against Fury Continued from page 9 minutes later, as senior forward Annika Horman scored off assists from Gillard and senior defenseman Hannah Hiltunen. Madison then committed three straight penalties and killed the first and third, but not the second. Fox Cities senior forward Alaina Schauf corralled a shot off the boards and knocked home the rebound with 7:46 left in the second. “In our first meeting, there weren’t quite as many penalties,” Mike McKersie said. “If you take out those power-play goals, it’s a much different game.” The Lynx again trimmed their deficit to one with two straight goals. Johnson scored in front off an assist from sophomore forward Kaya PeltonByce with 4:41 left before the second intermission. Freshman forward Mia Goetzke snuck the puck into the back of the net amid a scrum in front 2:04 into the third period. Raaths and Mirwald assisted on the goal. Fox Cities got the insurance goal it sought with 7:33 remaining, as Horman scored off assists from sophomore forward Izzie Murphy and senior defenseman Kourtney Koster. Madison could not get a shot on goal in the final two minutes despite having an extra attacker after pulling Armstrong.

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Madison split the Badger Conference title with the Fury and Cap City Cougars, and won their ninth straight game in the rubber match against Rock County. The Lynx started with a bang, as junior forward Ava Jambor scored 1:54 into the game off an assist from Pelton-Byce. “We had to come out with a lot of energy,” McKersie said. “Our first shift, we got pinned down a little bit. When our second line went out there, they were rewarded with a hard, gritty goal.” Bonnell scored a short-handed goal less than three minutes later to make it 2-0. Mirwald took a pass from senior defenseman Josie Dragoo, streaked down the wing and fired a shot just under the

crossbar to give the Lynx a 3-0 lead with 1:30 left in the first period. “I saw the upstairs was open and I was able to fling it past her ear,” Mirwald said. “It got us going and got our energy up.” Rock County junior Alyssa Knauf scored with 6:10 left in the second period, but the Lynx answered 24 seconds before the second intermission. Senior forward Hannah Kolpien gathered the puck along the wall and fired a shot that ricocheted off the crossbar and in to extend the lead to 4-1. Junior Anika Einbeck scored on a breakaway goal with 4:33 left in the third to cut the Fury’s deficit to 4-2. The Lynx capped the scoring with 1:26 remaining, as Mirwald scored off a pass from Pelton-Byce. Armstrong made 30 saves for the Lynx, who were outshot 32-19. Madison went 0-for-3 on the power play, but killed all six penalties.

For the first time in seven years, the Verona/Edgewood gymnastics team finished the season on the biggest stage at the Division 1 state meet. The Wildcat/Crusaders placed 10th out of 11 teams in the Division 1 team competition with a score of 134.482 on Friday, March 6, at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School. V/E finished 0.27 points behind ninth-place Marshfield. Senior Hailey Dohnal finished 16th on the balance beam (9.117) and 22nd in the all-around competition (34.883) a day later. Freshman Ella Crowley took 23rd in the all-around (34.267). Verona/Edgewood coach Rachael Hauser said the team’s goal was not to finish last. “With our qualification to state being completely unexpected, we had no real expectations going into this meet other than to gain the experience of how it all works,” she said. “I was very impressed with the whole team’s performance on Friday. I expected that nerves might get to them, but they actually handled it much better than I thought they would.” In addition to her top-16

performance on the floor, Dohnal finished 18th on the vault (8.85) and 20th on the balance beam (9.083). “Hailey had an off meet on Friday, and I know she was feeling very determined to come back Saturday and put up better scores,” Hauser said. “She was very solid on Saturday. She had a great meet and hit all four events; you can’t ask for more from a final performance. Hailey had a rock-solid beam routine and a much more confident floor routine on Saturday.” C r ow l ey p l a c e d 2 5 t h on the vault (8.167) and notched a 9.367 score on the beam, 8.833 on the floor and 7.9 on the bars. Hauser said both of Crowley’s beam routines at state were great. “She stuck and connected both of her high-level dance series, so she earned all of her bonus,” Hauser said. “Ella has a unique routine which makes her stand out at a competition with this many girls, and I think the judges rewarded her in the artistry category.” Crowley led the Wildcat/ Crusaders in the team competition on the team (9.133) and on the floor (8.867). “Ella’s beam is risky, but we built that routine with state in mind,” Hauser said. “Seeing her nail it on the big stage made it all worth

it.” Sophomore Alyssa Fischer scored a team-best 8.2 on the uneven bars. Dohnal had a team-best 8.783 on the vault and sophomore Noelya Jaime Janaite scored an 8.717 on the vault. The Wildcat/Crusaders scored the lowest of all teams at state on the uneven bars (31.733) and the second-lowest on the beam (33.366). Hauser said bars has been the weakest event for the team this year, but they have made significant improvements. “What we lack in bars scores, we make up for in vault and floor scores,” Hauser said. “We had a few falls on beam during team competition, which kept us out of ninth place, but we have the skills to be great in that event. We just need more confidence and consistency.” The Wildcat/Crusaders will return five gymnasts who competed at state this year. “Getting the experience of state this year with no pressure on them was really important,” Hauser said. “Now the girls know what they’re aiming for next year, and will know how to handle the pressure and additional challenges of state when we want to make a run for a top finish.”

Jambor earns Jeff Sauer Award

Jambor was the recipient of the Jeff Sauer Award, which was presented Friday, March 6, at the Wisconsin High School Coaches Association dinner. The annual award is given to an athlete who engages in community service in the state of Wisconsin. It is named after former University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Jeff Sauer, who passed away in February 2017. Over the last two years, Jambor has raised more than $50,000 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. She was inspired by Noah Sanger, 7, who was diagnosed with leukemia in February 2017. The two bonded through the Students of the Year program, and Jambor has organized a fundraising game the last two seasons at Madison Ice Arena. Sanger, an honorary member of the Metro Lynx, is scheduled to complete his chemotherapy in May. Madison Ice Arena displays a replica of the Jeff Sauer Award in its lobby to honor Jambor and all past and future winners. Middleton High School will also receive a plaque to commemorate Jambor’s achievements.

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Metro Lynx junior Claire Wischhoff (middle) fires a shot on goal between Rock County junior Olivia Combs (left) and senior Sara Nerad. Madison beat the Fury 5-2 in the Division 1 state semifinals on Thursday, March 5, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum.

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Verona’s regional upset bid falls short MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The way Verona senior guard Haakon Anderson looked at it, the 14th-seeded Wildcats had nothing to lose going into a Division 1 regional semifinal on the road against third-seeded Madison Memorial. A n d e r s o n s c o r e d a ga m e high 16 points, but the Wildcats couldn’t keep momentum after a hot start in a 69-49 loss to the Spartans on Friday, March 6. “We came out with a different mentality,” Anderson said. “We realized as a 14 seed, we didn’t necessarily have a bunch of pressure on us. The pressure was on them.” After trailing by 17 points early in the second half, Verona (4-19) stormed back with an 18-10 run. Junior guard Kolson Roddick buried a 3 and made a layup, classmate Bennett Sherry drilled two 3s during the surge, and fellow junior Jake Poller split a pair of free throws to slice the Spartans’ lead to 43-34 with 11:30 remaining. Anderson said the key was staying patient on offense. “We thought we could break their defense down and get any shot we wanted,” he said. “We got within single digits and that put a little more pressure on them.” Memorial closed the game with a 26-15 run, highlighted by senior Kwan Lewis’ thunderous dunk. Senior Justin Jackson hit a jumper to give the Spartans their largest

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Verona junior Jake Poller (left) tries to steal the ball from Madison Memoiral senior Drew Collins in the second half Friday, March 6. The Wildcats lost the Division 1 regional semifinal 69-49. lead (60-38) with five minutes to go. Memorial outrebounded Verona 27-14. Senior Yacouba Traore Jr. scored a team-high 14 points and classmate Kyle Yu added 10 for the Spartans. Verona coach Alan Buss said his team cut its deficit to single digits by holding the Spartans to one shot and scoring in transition. “ I t r e a l l y c o m e s d ow n t o

fundamentals; boxing out, getting a body on someone and being physical,” Buss said. “We have to get in the weight room and get stronger. To be a good rebounding team, you have to have everyone committed to boxing out. “We wanted to defend like hell, take care of the ball and give ourselves a chance. For the most part, we executed the game plan.” Anderson twice scored down

low and Poller knocked down a 3 to give the Wildcats a 7-1 lead with 13:14 left in the first half. Memorial responded with a 23-6 run and led 30-16 lead at halftime. Verona committed 11 of its 14 turnovers in the first half. Roddick hit three 3 pointers and scored 11 points for the Wildcats. It was the final game for seven Verona seniors — Anderson, Adam Bekx, Malik Odetunde,

Sebastian Golden, Drew Gonzales, Trevin Lieck and Drew Scadden. “I will definitely remember the perseverance of the team,” Anderson said. “We had a lot of challenges and faced a lot of adversity throughout the season. Every guy came in day in and day out in practices to get better. It’s tough to see it end. I will remember the relationships and not the score of each game.” Buss served as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season after Eddie Singleton stepped down Jan. 29, because of a personal matter, Verona athletic director Joel Zimba said. Buss said he will sit down and do “due diligence” in deciding if he wants to become the permanent head coach for next season. “Where I fall into that, I don’t know at this point,” he said. “I just want the program to be in good hands. I will do whatever I need to do to make that happen.”

Five Wildcats named all-conference Anderson received honorable mention notice as the only Verona boys basketball player on the Big Eight All-Conference Team. Verona’s girls basketball team had four players honored, headlined by first-team senior Rayna Briggs. Freshman Megan Murphy was named second-team all-conference. Senior Rachel Parman and freshman Paige Lambe were honorable mention selections.

Wildcats: Veteran team handles heat, pressure at Coliseum Grant made 14 of his 30 saves in the second period. “We have so much trust in Kaden,” Rufenacht said. “We just had to block shots, and we knew we would kill it off and eventually go down and get one. We just had to weather the storm.”

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Grant and Cardinals sophomore Bridger Fixmer stood on their heads throughout the state semifinal. Ultimately, the Wildcats’ potent offense broke through, as Haessig knocked in a rebound at the 3:21 mark of the second overtime. “That was one of the most exciting hockey games I’ve ever been a part of, especially here at the Coliseum,” Marshall said. “I’m so proud of the way we battled through adversity.” Haessig netted the game winner amid a massive scrum in the crease.

Rufenacht had his shot partially blocked, but Haessig knocked the puck out of midair and into the back of the net to send the Wildcats to the state championship. “ I t h o u g h t C a l e wa s going to finish it, but the puck popped out to me,” Haessig said. “The goalie made a stick save on the first try, but I batted it in. I couldn’t believe it went in.” Rufenacht and junior defenseman Josh Osting assisted on Haessig’s 18th goal of the season. “If it was a different goalie like most we’ve seen this year, we probably would’ve scored three, four or five goals,” Marshall said. “The way both goalies played, you knew the game winner was going to be an ugly goal.” Grant stayed cool under pressure throughout, especially in the first overtime. He made 31 saves for his 10th shutout of the season, and the Wildcats killed two penalties in the fourth period.

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“I was dead tired after those two penalty kills,” Grant said. “We just had to keep pushing. My defense blocked everything when I couldn’t see.” His counterpart Fixmer finished with 37 saves. Verona dominated most of the second period, but couldn’t break through despite two power plays. Fixmer made a sprawling save of senior forward Parker Ploc and denied Rufenacht in the Wildcats’ second power play of the

game. Cardinals sophomore defenseman Carsten Reeg was hit with a delay of game penalty after covering the puck without a stick, but the Wildcats did not generate a shot on their third power play. Both teams had a scoring chance in the final two minutes of regulation. Chippewa Falls (23-5) could not Photo by Mark Nesbitt convert a 2-on-1 chance, Verona junior Leo Renlund (right) makes a pass in the and Ploc hit the side of the second period against Notre Dame. He scored the gamenet with five seconds left. winning goal in overtime.

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Alina Yazek became the third Verona softball player to commit to a college this school year after choosing the University of Chicago. Yazek also considered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Macalester College, Grinnell College and Case Western Reserve University among others. She plans to major in molecular biology and/or economics. “It’s one of the best universities in the world,” Yazek said. “I’ll get a great education and they take athletics seriously. I’ll be getting the best of both worlds.” Yazek was named second-team all-conference as a utility player last season.

Family and friends packed the Verona Area High School gym on Wednesday, March 4, as 12 seniors participated in a signing ceremony. The 12 seniors celebrated their commitments to NCAA Division III schools. Division III athletes do not sign a National Letter of Intent, but most sign a “non-binding standardized celebratory form,” often times a blank sheet of paper, to commemorate their commitment. The form can be signed after the student-athlete has been accepted to the Division III school they plan on attending. There is never a binding commitment between the college and athlete.

Trio to continue lacrosse careers Lacrosse may not be a WIAA-sanctioned sport, but college coaches have flocked to Verona this season for players. Four seniors have now committed to play the sport in college. Gillian Cartwright and Kiersten Pelletier joined teammate Paige Zahler as college-bound players from Verona’s girls team. Cartwright is headed to Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. The defenseman verbally committed in October after earning firstteam all-Badgerland Conference honors last season. “I’ve been wanting to go to Kenyon for a long time,” Cartwright said. “Everyone was really nice back on my first visit last spring, and the coach is really organized.” Pelletier chose North Central College, located in Naperville, Illinois, over the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. The attacker verbally committed in December after earning second-team all-conference honors last season. “I definitely wanted to have my decision made before the season started,” Pelletier said. “I had my heart set on North Central. Once I set foot on campus, I knew that’s where I wanted to go.” Xavier Howard chose the University of Dubuque over High Point University, Marquette, Concordia University Chicago, Lewis University and a junior college in Maryland. He helped the Wildcats to a state championship as a sophomore in 2018, and might also play football for the Spartans. “When I did my overnight visit, I felt like I was already on the team,” Howard said. “It didn’t feel like a recruitment at all.”

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A signing ceremony was held Wednesday, March 4, for 12 Verona seniors who will compete in sports at Division III colleges. They are (back row from left) Andrea Schleeper (UW-La Crosse), Gillian Cartwright (Kenyon College), Elijah Strutz (Wisconsin Lutheran College), Amelia Hust (UW-Oshkosh), Kiersten Pelletier (North Central College), Jake Wing (Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota), Xavier Howard (University of Dubuque), Henry Tang (UW-Platteville), Joe Gervasi (UW-Whitewater), (front row from left) Luka DiMaggio (UW-La Crosse), Elizabeth Larson (UW-Oshkosh) and Alina Yazek (University of Chicago). Wing will play at Saint Mary’s University, located in Winona, Minnesota. He will be a goalie for the Cardinals, a position he played prior to high school. “Having foot skills is a very important part of being a goalie,” Wing said. “Being a defender helped me stay conditioned.” Bennett Luttinen did not take part in the signing ceremony, but plans to attend the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. UST was involuntarily removed from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference last May and will be a conference member until the end of the 2020-21 school year. The Tommies were invited to join the Summit League. The school applied for an NCAA waiver to jump from D-III to D-I beginning with the 2021-22 school year. “That was an appealing aspect, and the school felt like the best fit for me,” Luttinen said. “They have a growing engineering program, so that was also a bonus. I wanted to go somewhere where I’d be pushed and I know I’ll be pushed at St. Thomas.” Luttinen will be teammates and possibly roommates with current Verona classmate Sam Lynch. The honorable mention all-Big Eight midfielder said he might switch to forward at UST.

have to stress about it my senior year,” Hust said. “I knew I wanted to go there as soon as they offered me.” Hust, who plans to major in nursing, said she might also play softball for the Titans. Larson verbally committed to Oshkosh last month after also looking at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee. She was a Verona Area/Mount Horeb team that finished 12th at the 2019 Division 1 state meet. “I thought the campus was really beautiful and super modern,” Larson said. “It’s a small campus with small class sizes, which was exactly what I was looking for.”

Schleeper keeping talents in-state Andrea Schleeper narrowed her college choices to a pair of schools located along the Mississippi River, and ultimately chose to continue her golf career at UW-La Crosse over Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. “I liked how La Crosse wasn’t super huge, but wasn’t super small either,” Schleeper said. “The size was the final deciding factor.” Schleeper verbally committed to the Eagles before the Division 1 postseason began. She earned first-team all-conference honors after a fifth-place finish at the Big Eight Tournament, then tied for second at the Madison Memorial Regional. Schleeper was the only Wildcat to qualify for the DeForest Sectional and finished two shots out of a playoff for the final individual state tournament berth.

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Pair of runners pick Wisconsin schools Luka DiMaggio and Elijah Strutz will compete in cross country and track and field for in-state schools. DiMaggio chose UW-La Crosse over St. Norbert College, UW-Eau Claire and South Dakota State. He was tabbed second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-state after finishing 33rd at the 2019 Division 1 cross country state meet. “La Crosse was more affordable than St. Norbert, and I felt like La Crosse was a better fit academically for me than Eau Claire,” DiMaggio said. “They have a strong history program that will suit me well.” Strutz picked Wisconsin Lutheran College in Milwaukee. “I looked at a lot of schools, but the thing that stood out to me was the fact that the coach came to watch me run,” Strutz said. “The personal care and time he put in made me want to go to the school. He went above and beyond what a coach normally does to recruit.”

Football players Joe Gervasi and Henry Tang will square off against each other in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference next season. Gervasi chose perennial Division III powerhouse UW-Whitewater, while Tang is headed west to UW-Platteville. Gervasi, who also looked at UW-Stout, verbally committed to the Warhawks last month. The 6-foot-2, 250 pounder was a first-team all-Big Eight Conference guard in his senior season. “My sister and a lot of my friends go there, so that helped me,” Gervasi said. “It’s a nice school with great coaches who have been really successful.” Tang also looked at UW-Whitewater and Air Force before verbally committing to the Pioneers in December. The 5-foot-11, 230-pounder plans to major in construction engineering in addition to his football responsibilities. “The coaches treated me like family right away when I met them,” Tang said. Two Wildcats pick Titans Amelia Hust will play volleyball at “The program is similar to the one here at UW-Oshkosh and Elizabeth Larson will be Verona.” a part of the Titans’ swimming team. State champions headed north Hust verbally committed to continue her Jake Wing, a defender for the Verona volleyball career in July, before she earned boys soccer team that won the Division 1 second-team all-conference honors as a state championship, took part in the sign- libero for the Big Eight champions. ing ceremony with the gold ball by his “I wanted to know as soon as possible side. so I could get to know the team and didn’t

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Donald R. Schraufnagel, age 94, passed on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. He was born on March 22, 1925 in Ashland. He was one of 17 children and grew up in Peeksville, south of Glidden. Donald will be welcomed Home by many aunts and uncles; his parents Michael and Mary Schraufnagel; and all 16 of his brothers and sisters; as well as his high school sweetheart and wife of more than 70 years, Katherine E Schraufnagel (Hildebrandt); their infant daughter Lucy; grandson Justin; and son Mark. He leaves behind eight of their 10 children and their families: Daughter Donna and her family: Jay (Melissa) and their children Kegan, Emerson. Daughter Arie (Mike) and their family: Sara and her son Brody; Sam (Sarah) and their children Charlotte, Elliott. Son Paul (Allie) and their family: Mason (Racheal) and their son Finnegan Lee; the late Justin; Meredith (Michael) and their children Peyton, Jack; Wayman (Kathryn) and their children Clare, Colleen. Daughter, the late Lucy.

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Son, the late Mark; his family: Katrina (Charlie) and their children Wyatt, Ava, Leo, IIsa; Luke (Sarah) and their children Audrianna and Elliot; Megan (Justin) and their children: Owen, Eden, Maya. Son Barry (Julie) and their family: Tylee (Patrick); Jesse. Son Guy (Susan) and their family: Dan (Joann) and their children Leslie, Claire; Cory; Jimmy (Amanda) and their children: Mason, Chloe, A r c h e r, B r e n n a ; E r i c (Lindsey) Son Mike (Janice) and their family:Donnie (Miree) and their children Camila, Nola; Louie; Grace. Daughter Mary (Richard) and their son Joseph. Daughter Julie. There was a visitation on Friday, March 6, 2020 from 4- 7:00 p.m. at Cress Funeral Home, 6021 University Ave, Middleton.

Jill M. Bosch Jill M. Bosch, age 37, of Madison, passed away on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at UW Hospital in Madison after a long battle with cancer. Jill was an incredibly confident woman who never let this battle distract her from what was important in life. She was born on March 9, 1982, in Madison, to Joanne (Menke) and Jim Bosch. On July 13, 2013, she was united in marriage to Kyle Schmitz. Jill grew up in Verona and graduated from Verona Area High School, where she was prom queen in 1999. In 2004, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with majors in Finance and Risk Management. M o r e i m p o r t a n t l y, s h e ex p a n d e d h e r c i r c l e o f friends, creating lasting relationships that continue actively to this day. Jill and Kyle moved to San Francisco in 2012 to chase career opportunities. SF was home to many adventures, from a city-wide search for the best cheeseburger to bike r i d e s ove r t h e G o l d e n Gate Bridge with Karl the Fog. None of these adventures compare to that of starting a family. Jill and Kyle gave birth to their son, Wesley, on Sept. 12,

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O n S a t u r d a y, M a r c h 7.2020, at St Maria Goretti Church, 5313 Flad Ave, there was a visitation from 9:30-10:00 a.m. The Funeral Mass was from 10 — 11:00 a.m. Immediately followed by the burial service and Military Honors at Resurrection Cemetery, 2705 Regent St, Madison. Back at St Maria Goretti Church there will be a luncheon that will run until 2 p.m.. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials to SSM Health At Home H o s p i c e , 2 8 0 2 Wa l t o n Commons Ln, Madison, WI 53718, or Bob Davis Veterans Center, Mountain Home, Arkansas, go to bobdavisvets.com. Click on Go Fund Me logo at top left hand corner, then click on Donation. This is a project that Donald’s oldest son, Paul, has been volunteering a lot of time to and Donald was very impressed with this project. The building is nearing completion, but they need funds to furnish the place and to get programs up and running. Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com Cress Center 6021 University Ave. Madison 238-8406

her grandparents, Lorraine and Omer Menke and Helen and Fidelis Bosch, and uncle, John Bosch. Family and friends meant everything to her. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 602 Everglade Drive, Madison, at 11 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, with Father Bart Ti m m e r m a n p r e s i d i n g . Visitation will be held at the church from 4:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2020, and also from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Friday. The family would like to thank all of those involved with Jill’s care, the doctors and nurses at UW Hospital for the special care she received over the last few months and Father Bart Timmerman for assisting the family. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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Deschanes emphasized that although Goodwill is a nationally recognized brand, Goodwill of South Central Wisconsin, which covers 14 counties, is a locally run and operated nonprofit. Goodwill’s national website states that it helps people eliminate barriers to employment with job training and other services. Deschanes said the organization had already begun reaching out to possible community partners such as the Verona Area School District and the Badger Prairie Needs Network about their program to provide shopping vouchers to families in need and connect the store with people needing jobs. “It’s kind of the double-edged sword of being a nationally recognized brand,” Deschanes said of local resistance to the store opening.“It’s not the old thrift store as some people may think.” Lawson said that although the proposed changes would not be allowed, Goodwill would revamp the inside of the building, the parking lot and its landscaping. The old carpets inside the building will be replaced with concrete floors, and the interior will have an open floor plan. Lawson said the changes will give the store a similar appearance to that of the Goodwill stores in Middleton and Stoughton. Renee Hickman can be contacted at renee.hickman@wcinet.com or follow her on Twitter at @ReneeNHickman

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Lake: Problems exacerbated by development to the north, lack of outlets for water flow Continued from page 1 the lake to the west. Town public works director Chris Barnes said the increasing water levels in Goose Lake aren’t unique to the area. He said increased precipitation is causing levels to rise throughout the Midwest. “It’s indicative of what we see in the other lakes in the area, like Monona, and the whole Yahara River area,” he said. “The water collects, goes into Goose Lake, it fills up and there’s no other capacity for the water to go, and it just backs up onto the road.” Other areas of both the town and the city have suffered from water management issues. There are several areas of the town near waterways susceptible to flooding, including White Crossing Road in the northwest and Hwy. 69 where it crosses the Sugar River, Locust Drive and Sunset Drive in the south side of the town. As a result of repeated flooding problems in recent years, the Plan Commission is working on revising its subdivision ordinance to improve stormwater management practices. In the rural areas on Fitchburg’s southern border, multiple jurisdictions are analyzing another body of water, Lake Barney. That glacial kettle has ballooned from 30 acres to as much as 800, causing significant flooding and water table pressure issues in the area, and that has resulted in 25% of crop land being unusable and residents having to put up flood barriers and take down trees that died after the roots were oversaturated. Goose Lake is a kettle, too, so while it’s still a part of a watershed, it has no natural outlets for water to flow out. That means when the water level increases in Goose Lake, there are

Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT MEETING PROJECT ID 5848-00-01 STH 92 — CTH PB MOUNT VERNON CREEK BRIDGE, B-13-0048 CTH A, DANE COUNTY Proposed improvements: Dane County, along with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and their consultant, Strand Associates, Inc, are proposing a bridge replacement project along CTH A over Mount Vernon Creek, 0.15 miles east of the intersection with STH 92. The bridge is proposed to be replaced as well as the roadway approaching the bridge from each direction. Please attend: A Public Information Meeting (PIM) is scheduled for Monday, March 16, 2020. The meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Town of Primrose Town Hall located at 8468 County Highway A, Verona, Wisconsin. The PIM is an open house format and you may attend anytime during the meeting at your convenience. Information available: Personnel from Strand Associates, Inc., the consulting engineering firm providing design services, will be available to answer questions about the project. Exhibits will be on display for your review and comment. Your involvement: We would like your thoughts about this project. If there are issues you would like to discuss, please attend the meeting at a time that is convenient for you. If you are not able to attend on March 16, please contact the project contact listed below to share your comments. Project contact: For additional information, please contact Keith Behrend, Project Manager at Strand Associates, Inc., 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53715 at 608-251-4843 or keith.behrend@strand.com. Accessibility: The PIM location is handicapped accessible. Citizens who are hearing impaired and require an interpreter may request one by contacting the Wisconsin Department of Transportation at least three working days prior to the meeting via the Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay System (dial 711). We want your input. Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF VERONA AMENDS THE LOCAL BUILDING CODE On Tuesday, March 3rd, the Town of Verona Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance 2020-02 to amend the Town of Verona Comprehensive Building Code in order to adopt the current standards, procedures, and regulations established under the Wisconsin Administrative Codes as based upon the International Building Code and the National Electric Code (NEC) as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). The revised local building code for the Town of Verona will become effective the day after publication, March 13, 2020. Copies of the ordinance are available for public inspection at Town of Verona Office, 7669 County Highway PD, Verona, Wisconsin 53593. For more information, please contact the Town Hall office at 845-7187. Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-959 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-1-8 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do

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Fitchrona Road is closed near Goose Lake on Aug. 21, 2018, due to flooding from record breaking rains in the county. The road has repeatedly been closed because of flooding from Goose Lake in the last two decades. only two ways for it to leave if culverts aren’t put in: evaporation into the air or infiltration through the ground. The city is limited in what it can do to solve flooding with Fitchrona Road itself – there are federal regulations that prevent it from being raised under the 18-151 overpass, and the state Department of Transportation isn’t planning to do maintenance on the bridge for another 25 years, according to the request for proposals. Fitchrona Road and the area surrounding it near the 18-151 overpass have experienced flooding from the lake for the last two decades. Most recently, the city closed the road due to high water the same week the city reopened the Nesbitt-Fitchrona Road intersection with a new roundabout in October 2019. In 2018, record rainfalls caused the road to be closed twice in August.

hereby ordain that the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin is amended as follows: 1. Section 7-1-8 is hereby amended to read as follows: No dog, cat or any other pets or farm animals shall be permitted in any public playground, school grounds, public park, beach, or swimming area within the City. Dogs and cats are prohibited from being in cemeteries. Any dog specially trained as a service dog shall be exempt from this Section. Service dogs include, but are not limited to, search and rescue dogs, police and fire K9s, and dogs specially trained to lead blind, deaf, or mobility impaired persons. 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication as required by law. CITY OF VERONA _______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: March 9, 2020 Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-960 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. That Section 13-1-42, Zoning Map of Title 13, Chapter 1 Zoning Code, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona be amended by repealing the existing zoning of Neighborhood Office (NO) on the described parcel in the City of Verona and assigning Central Commercial (CC) zoning classification: PARCEL NUMBER, PARCEL ADDRESS 286/0608-154-2451-8, 103 North Franklin Street 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 March 9, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: March 9, 2020 Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-961 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 assigning the following zoning classification to the following lots within Epic 2 Plat: Lot 1, Suburban Industrial Lot 2, Suburban Industrial Outlot 1, Rural Agriculture Outlot 2, Rural Agriculture 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

The changes to Goose Lake haven’t manifested beyond growth and flooding, Sheets said, pointing to the health of the lake itself. Sheets recalled stories from a man who used to live near what is now Quivey’s Grove, just across the highway on Nesbitt Road, who used to swim in the lake and go fishing decades ago. “None of that can you do today,” he said.

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Sheets said part of the reason Goose Lake has grown in the last 30 years is a result of climate change, which has resulted in increased precipitation. It’s also been affected by development in Goose Lake’s watershed to the north, including the Orchard Pointe development that includes the Target and Hy-Vee properties in the

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 March 9, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: March 9, 2020 Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-962 AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING ORDINANCE NO. 20-956 The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 20-956, adopted by the Common Council on February 10, 2020 is hereby replaced with the following Section 4: Section 4. Voting Districts. The territory annexed shall be within the following voting districts: (a) Aldermanic District No. 1 (b) Ward No. 2 (c) Dane County Supervisory District No. 32 The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on March 9, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) Attest: _______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: March 9, 2020 Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 20-963 AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND RECREATING SECTION 8-1-4 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN RELATED TO NOXIOUS WEEDS The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain that Section 8-1-4 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows: Sec. 8-1-4 — Destruction of Noxious Weeds. (a) All noxious weeds shall be destroyed prior to the time in which such plants would mature to the bloom or flower state. The growth of noxious weeds in excess of twelve (12) inches in height from the ground surface shall be prohibited within the City corporate limits. Noxious weeds shall include any weed, grass or similar plant growth which, if allowed to pollinate, would cause or produce hay fever in human beings or would cause a skin rash through contact with the skin. Noxious weeds, as defined in this Section and in Section 8-1-6, shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Cirsium arvense (Canada Thistle) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Common Ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (Great Ragweed) Euphorbia esula (Leafy Spurge) Convolvulus arvensis (Creeping Jenny) (Field Bind Weed) Tragopogon dubius (Goats Beard) Rhus radicans (Poison Ivy) Cirsium vulgaries (Bull Thistle) Pastinaca sativa (Wild Parsnip) Arctium minus (Burdock)

city, Sheets said. He expressed those concerns to the Press more than a decade ago, when the booming 100acre shopping area to the north was just beginning to develop. “We appeared and did a lot of screaming and shouting and pounding the table to get them to do more in the way of retention ponds,” he said. “We had seen the surging of the lake whenever there was a 1-inch, 2-inch rain – in a one-day period, the lake would surge sometimes five or six feet – it’s gotten worse as we’ve seen more rain.” The lake has two 18-inch manmade culverts on the western side of the lake, which send water into a wetland scrape area that was created during the construction of the 18-151 bypass. If those two culverts become blocked or full, the lake flows out onto Fitchrona Road before water levels would be high enough to drain over the land above the culverts. A 1997 land plan from the Madison Metropolitan Sewer District claims a culvert once existed underneath a gravel access road leading south from the road, but neither city staff nor Sheets, who was the Verona’s town chair from 1999-2001, have been able to find one. Sheets said the chief engineer of MMSD told him the driveway has existed for many years. But without a culvert in that driveway, Sheets said, the driveway serves as an environmental barrier, preventing water from infiltrating into the Badger Mill Creek to the west. “The driveway is a dam,” he said. “We’ve asked Fitchburg, Dane County Parks, Town of Verona, and they all walked along with me – they went out there, and we showed them – they went, ‘Oh, yeah, that’s really serious.

Xanthium strumarium (Cocklebur) Amaranthus retroflexus (Pigweed) Chenopodium album (Common Lambsquarter) Rumex Crispus (Curled Dock) Cannabis sativa (Hemp) Plantago lancellata (English Plantain) Noxious grasses, as defined in this Section and in Section 8-1-7, shall include, but not be limited to, the following: Agrostia alba (Redtop) Poa pratensis (Kentucky Blue) Sorghum halepense (Johnson) Setaria (Foxtail) Noxious weeds are also the following plants and other rank growth: Ragweed Thistles Smartweed Dandelions (over 8 inches in height) Milkweed (over 8 inches in height) (b) The City Building Inspector, or his/her designee, shall issue a written notice by mail (or hand delivery) to the owner or occupant of any lands upon which noxious weeds are located in violation of subsection (a) above. The written notice shall give the owner or occupant of the property five (5) days to remove or destroy the noxious weeds. If the owner or occupant of the property fails to remove or destroy the noxious weeds within the five (5)-day period, the City Building Inspector, or his/her designee, may go onto the property and cause the noxious weeds to be removed or destroyed, and the cost thereof shall be a special charge against the property and collected pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 66.0627. State Law reference Wis. Stat. §§ 66.0407 and 66.0627 2. This ordinance shall become effective upon 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 March 9, 2020. CITY OF VERONA _______________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) _______________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: March 9, 2020 Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL FEBRUARY 24, 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, Kemp, Kohl, Reekie and Touchett were present. Jerney and Posey were absent and excused. Also present: City Administrator Sayre, City Attorney Kleinmaier, DPW Jacobson, City Engineer Fischer, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of the minutes from the February 10, 2020 Common Council meeting. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve the minutes of the February 10, 2020 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 6-0. 6. Mayors Business: None 7. Announcements: None 8. Administrators Report: Staff is working with Glacier Landscape to install plantings in the downtown planting beds and other areas of the City. These projects are funded with room tax dollars. 9. Engineers Report: 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action

It wouldn’t take much to put in a culvert.’”

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Short-term solutions to Goose Lake’s outlet problems can be solved through culvert work closer to Fitchrona Road, and Fitchburg has already gotten started. Claudia Guy, environmental project engineer for Fitchburg, told the Press in an email the county and MMSD removed a culvert in February near the lift station off of Fitchrona Road that was impounding water and preventing it from leaving the area. “We anticipate that this will improve flow through the system to Goose Lake,” she said. Last year, the city worked with AECOM, an infrastructure architecture firm, to study Fitchrona Road under the bypass. That study recommended the city include culverts underneath Fitchrona Road when it is reconstructed in 2023, Guy said. In addition to a new outlet for Goose Lake, the study proposal document stated the municipalities would be open to creating connections between the manmade wetland the lake’s water moves to, as well as between the wetland and Badger Mill Creek. Sheets said any solution for Goose Lake should include removing land barriers that make it difficult for water to flow out of the area. “I’m just frustrated with the lack of action 15 years ago when we were sounding the alarm,” he said. “They really need to lower these lakes by two feet or more.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.​

Re: Payment of bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $18,129,164.25. Motion carried 6-0. B. Public Works/Sewer & Water Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Developers agreement for Woods at Cathedral Point Phase 1 public improvements. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a developers agreement for Woods at Cathedral Point Phase 1 public improvements, pending final review by the City Attorney and City Administrator. Motion carried 6-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Professional services agreement with KorTerra for KorWeb Enhanced Facility Mapping Services for utility locating management software. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve a professional services agreement with KorTerra for KorWeb Enhanced Facility Mapping Services for utility locating management software. Motion carried 6-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Professional services agreement with AECOM for Project ID 2020-110 Verona 2020 Stormwater Services. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve a professional services agreement with AECOM for Project ID 2020-110 Verona 2020 Stormwater Services. Motion carried 6-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Professional services agreement with Baker Tilly for Project ID 2020-111 Utility Impact Fee Design. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a professional services agreement with Baker Tilly for Project ID 2020-111 Utility Impact Fee Design. Motion carried 6-0. (5) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Professional services agreement with Kueny Architects, LLC for Project ID 2019-111 Public Works Facility Design. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve a professional services agreement with Kueny Architects, LLC for Project ID 2019-111 Public Works Facility Design, with a total fee not to exceed $481,163, and contingent upon legal counsel review of the contract language. Motion carried 6-0. 11. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Current litigation involving condemnation claim made by property owner related to County Highway M/PD road project. The Common Council may convene in closed session as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(g) of the Wisconsin Statutes for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel who either orally or in writing will advise the governmental body on strategy to be adopted with respect to current or likely litigation. The Common Council may reconvene in open session and take action on the closed session item. Kleinmaier stated this is Just Compensation litigation related to the road project at the intersection of CTH M & PD. The City made payment to the property owner for the land that was taken as part of the project, and now the owners have filed a lawsuit seeking more compensation. The trial for this lawsuit is set for March 912, 2020. Staff believes this is an appropriate time to discuss strategy with the Council. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session, as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(g) of the Wisconsin Statutes for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel who either orally or in writing will advise the governmental body on strategy to be adopted with respect to current or likely litigation. The Common Council may reconvene in open session and take action on the closed session item. On roll call: Alder

Cronin Aye; Alder Gaskell Aye; Alder Kemp Aye; Alder Kohl Aye; Alder Reekie Aye; Alder Touchett Aye. Motion carried 6-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:19 p.m. City Attorney Kleinmaier and Public Works Director Theran Jacobson remained for the closed session. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Kohl, seconded by Reekie, to reconvene in open session at 8:13 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. No action was taken by the Common Council in closed session. Diaz stated the Common Council discussed upcoming litigation during the closed session. When official action is taken, it will be announced publicly. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 6-0. 12. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to adjourn at 8:14 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF ABSENTEE VOTING IN RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES CITY OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Notice is hereby given that absentee voting will be administered at the following locations on Wednesday, March 18th and Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 beginning at 10 a.m.: Willow Pointe, 1125 North Edge Trail, Verona, WI 53593 Noel Manor, 471 Prairie Way Blvd., Verona, WI 53593 Four Winds Manor, 303 S. Jefferson St., Verona, WI 53593 Four Winds Lodge, 309 Schweitzer Dr., Verona, WI 53593 Special Voting Deputies appointed by the City of Verona will be administering absentee voting for the residents of these facilities for the April 7, 2020 Spring Primary Election at the above times and places. Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided for at least 10 consecutive days before the election in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Only observers from each of the two recognized political parties whose candidates for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each facility where absentee voting will take place. The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common areas of the home, facility or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to the visit. Family members of residents may be present at the time of voting. If you have questions, please contact: Ellen Clark 111 Lincoln St., Verona, WI 53593 608-848-9947 ellen.clark@ci.verona.wi.us Published: March 12, 2020 WNAXLP ***

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Schmidt: Chamber of commerce adopted moniker in 1985, sent shirt with logo to White House Continued from page 1 newspaper. “There are not too many things a person looks forward to when he is in the Boon Docks like we are,” he wrote. The free newspaper was part of “Operation Hometown Paper,” a national project of the American Legion Auxiliary and contributed to by the local post. Because of the free subscription, the printing of his letter, the newspaper’s “friendliness” and other nostalgic things his fellow servicemen noticed in Schmidt’s descriptions of Verona, the unit declared the village “the perfect example of Hometown U.S.A.” They asked to adopt it as their honorary hometown, and S c h m i d t ’s s e rg e a n t w r o t e a

Verona Press publisher Henry Schroeder was unable to arrange a personal presentation to the president during a trip to Washington. Schmidt attended Camp Badger Elementary School a n d g r a d u a t e d f r o m Ve r o n a High School before attending Moraine Park Technical College in Beaver Dam, according to his obituary. He served overseas in Vietnam from 1965 to 1967 and later became a member of the American Legion Post 385 in Verona, as well as Verona’s Veterans of Foreign Wars post. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Noreen, and two children. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet. com.​

letter to the Press in July, saying, “We would be proud if you would allow us to take your town as our own.” Two months later, the detachment sent a flag and another letter from Schmidt. The title was informal until the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce adopted it in 1985 and created a logo, with the outline of the lower 48 states and a star designating Verona. That year the city designated June 9 as Hometown U.S.A. Day and dedicated the city’s annual festival, Hometown Days, to the men of the 101st Airborne in the 3rd Detachment who gave Verona its nickname. In March 1985, the chamber presented a Hometown USA shirt to Schmidt, and he later had one sent to the White House, which requested it after

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