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Fights prompt security changes Security assistants, anonymous tip line among VAHS plans SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h School will have three new security staff members and an anonymous tip line for students next year, among a set of new protocols following three fights in one day earlier this month. District superintendent
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Town of Verona resident Karen Wolf holds a box full of hot meals prior to embarking on her meal delivery route through the Town of Verona on Tuesday, May 21.
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The Two Way Immersion program apparently will not move from Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek elementary schools when attendance boundaries change in fall 2020. The school board looked at a pair of new attendance boundary options Monday that
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In her younger years, Town of Verona resident Karen Wolf saw firsthand the impact Meals on Wheels had on her grandparents. Living in a “very small” town in southeastern Minnesota, the program enabled Wolf’s paternal grandparents to continue living at home – had the
Wolf is carrying on the family tradition, now for the Belleville-based Sugar River Senior Center, and received a recognition during its Volunteer Appreciation Day for traveling the most miles while delivering meals for Town of Verona residents. She racked up 1,678 miles with her Jeep Compass in 2018 – close to 60 Meals on Wheels trips in one year.
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Town of Verona volunteer recognized for Meals on Wheels work meals not been brought to them, she said, they might have lost some of their independence. “My dad was always so impressed that the town provided Meals on Wheels,” she said. “So my dad, when he and mom were still alive here in downtown Madison, they, through Bethel Lutheran Church, delivered meals because of what the program did for his mom and dad.”
Dean Gorrell announced those and other upcoming changes in a letter to parents Friday, May 17, eight days after fights brought p o l i c e t o Gorrell the high school three separate times, leaving one staff member injured and 18 students suspended. G o r r e l l a l s o
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would have shifted the program either entirely to Glacier Edge or part of it to Stoner Prairie, and board members agreed the options were not likely to get their support. That was especially true given the programmatic changes that would come along with any shift. “I’m not sure with any big TWI move that between now and the end of the summer we have enough time to really dig deep into the programmatic and … student relationship implications,” board president Noah Roberts said. “That would
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Verona’s Wisconsin Brewing Company will soon transition its indoor event space into a canning line. Those cans will be filled with WBC’s own brews, of course, but also the
soon-to-be-acquired Lake Louie beers and health and nutrition beverages. An expansion to add a packaging line for all of the products could be next. “I really see us journeying down the path of Wisconsin Nolen Beverage Company,” WBC president and The
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CEO Carl Nolen told the Press Monday, a day after the Lake Louie acquisition became public. “It’s a great time to be in the beer business – or I now have to say beverage business.” Nolen said WBC has been working with Arena-based Lake Louie for almost two years on the acquisition, which is set to close July 1, though he, WBC brewmaster Kirby Nelson and Lake Louie owner Tom Porter have been friends for much
longer and began “kicking around the idea” more than two years ago. “There’s deals, and then there are great deals,” Nolen said. “Great opportunities are worth pursuing and figuring out how to make it happen.” L a k e L o u i e ’s b r e w s include its “flagship brand Warp Speed Scotch Ale,” which Nolen noted was not a type of brew WBC currently has. He said will continue to be marketed and sold under
the Lake Louie brand. “It’s a perfect fit,” he said. For at least the next year, the company will brew beer at both its WBC location and the Lake Louie facility in Arena through a lease agreement with Porter. Nolen said the WBC facility is much more efficient, with an 80-barrel system. Lake Louie has 15-barrel brewing equipment. “We can do in five hours what he’s doing in a few days,” Nolen said.
WBC will bring on all of Lake Louie’s employees, and Nolen said by next year, when WBC plans a n o t h e r ex p a n s i o n , h e hopes to be at 25 employees – nearly double the current 13. That expansion will add a packaging line to increase its production capacity, Nolen said. By this September, the company expects to have added its canning space
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Stoner Prairie puts talent on display Stoner Prairie Elementary School students put their artistic talents on display Thursday, May 16, at the school’s annual artist showcase. The morning included concerts – fourth and fifth graders first, second and third graders later – in the school gymnasium, which had its walls covered with student artwork for parents to peruse after the concerts ended.
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Admin finalists have Dane County connections The finalists • Brian Wilson, village administrator, Belleville • Aaron Reeves, city administrator, Cloquet, Minnesota • Dan Wietecha, superintendent, Bath Charter Township, Michigan
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Each of the three finalists for the City of Verona’s vacant administrator job has experience managing a city, town or village – or all three – of at least half Verona’s size, and all have ties to Dane County. They are: Brian Wilson, village administrator, Bell ev i l l e ( p o p u l a tion 5,200); Aaro n R e eve s , c i t y administrator, Cloq u e t , M i n n e s o t a Wilson (11,800); and Dan Wietecha, superintendent, Bath Charter Township, Michigan (12,800). Not on the list is interim administrator Adam Sayre, whom the council appointed in Feb- Reeves ruary after showing Jeff Mikorski the door with a sixmonth severance agreement. Sayre, t h e c i t y ’s p l a n ning and economic development director, has declined to discuss whether Wietecha he applied for the position. The position’s initial April 7
deadline yielded 71 applicants. A second round of applicants could be considered if the Common Council is not comfortable with the group, which has participated in two sets of interviews. The first round, on April 29 and May 3, narrowed the list from six semifinalists. Second interviews were held Monday, May 20, and the city’s Personnel committee was set to discuss and presumably choose one to offer the job to Tuesday. The council will make the final decision. The position, for which Mikorski was paid more than $137,000 annually, functions to some degree as the chief executive officer of the city in Verona’s moderately weak mayoral form of government. It is the liaison between the Common Council and the rest of the city staff, though it also takes some direction directly from the mayor. The three finalists all earned their undergraduate collegiate degrees between 1991 and 1996, according to LinkedIn profiles, and resumes submitted to the city, and each has between 19 and 22
years of municipal government experience. Wilson works in Dane County; Wietecha previously worked in Evansville; and Reeves stated in his application materials he has familiarity with Verona and is considering moving to Dane County for his wife’s job. Each was asked to prepare and present a 10-minute mock presentation on an assigned topic that has gone before the council in recent months to a panel consisting of members of the council, human resources director Mitchell Weckerly told the Press in an email Tuesday. They also interviewed with one panel from the council and another with department heads and toured city facilities.
Wilson, Belleville Wilson has big-city experience, according to the resume he submitted, having spent six years as a neighborhood improvement specialist in St. Louis, from 20022008. He has been an administrator in a city, a village and a town before, with a total of 22 years of government experience overall. Wilson also spent four years in the U.S. Army Reserves, reaching the rank of 1st Lieutenant and holding the position of platoon leader. In Belleville, he has managed a $5.5 million budget with 17 employees – less than half the size of Verona’s – for the past three years, according to his LinkedIn page. That actually was a step down in budget from the Town of Beloit ($7.2 million) and number of employees at the City of Milan, Missouri (30), where he had been previously, spending four years at
each stop. A graduate of Southeast Missouri State University, he started working for St. Louis in alcohol enforcement in 1996 while still working on his master’s degree. A year ago, he was a candidate for Sauk County’s administrator job, according to a Wisconsin State Journal report. The newspaper reported supervisors claimed he had withdrawn from the search but he refuted that. His cover letter claims he “has the courage to say what needs to be said while exhibiting tact and candor,” and that he’s looking to work in a larger organization.
Reeves, Cloquet, Minnesota Reeves has also worked in much larger cities, including Rochester, Minnesota, where he was the junior of two assistant city administrators for just under a year and a city clerk for three years prior. Cloquet, a suburb of Duluth, is his fourth Minnesota city administrator job, following stints of six years each in Cannon Falls (4,000) and Kenyon (1,800) and a yearand-a-half in Winsted (2,400), in addition to a three-month interim position in Wabasha (2,500). Reeves got his education all in Minnesota, graduating in 1996 from Southwest Minnesota State and getting his master’s two years later from Minnesota State University, Mankato. “I have proven my ability to be a forward-thinking change agent,” he proclaims in his cover letter for the job. “I have shown through numerous projects my ability to create consensus among groups on all sides of an issue.”
Wietecha, Bath, Michigan Wietecha has spent the past five years as the superintendent for Michigan’s Bath Charter Township, which draws a few parallels to Verona. It’s a suburb of the state capital, Lansing, and its nearly identical population has almost doubled in the past 20 years, just as Verona’s has; however, its property value is about a quarter of Verona’s. His cover letter notes the proximity of Verona to Evansville, where he served for seven years prior to that and supervised a significantly bigger government operation than Bath’s, with five department heads and 40 fulltime employees. Before that, he’d spent seven years as the Tri-City Joint Powers Board administrator for three small cities in Minnesota while earning his master’s degree at the University of Minnesota. Wietecha, who calls himself “accessible in the office and active in the community” in his cover letter, cites multiple examples of listening to employees or citizens to make changes to municipal services and reaching out through newspaper columns, weekly reports and meetings. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet. com.
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Corinna Smith and Jamal Stone, at left, were both recognized for their roles in Verona Area Community Theater’s “Newsies” production, as was Brady Wagner, above, for his role as Bert in “Mary Poppins” at Verona Area High School. Stone as Jack Kelly, also received “Outstanding Lead.” Verona Area High School’s Brady Wagner also received an “Outstanding Lead” designation for his role as Bert in “Mary Poppins,” performed Oct. 4-7 last fall. Kate Veak received “Outstanding Supporting” for her performance as Miss Andrew in that show, as well. Members of both casts – Elijah Jacobson from “Newsies” and Caylee
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S e v e n Ve r o n a A r e a School District students received recognition for their writing at a recent workshop on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Yahara River Writers Top Ten Workshop, held Tuesday, May 14, recognizes students from fifth to eighth grade in Dane County in the following categories: Cartoons, editorials, poetry, short stories or cover/divider page. VASD students placing in the top 10 of their respective categories included three from Glacier Edge, and one each
from Sugar Creek, Stoner Prairie, Country View and Savanna Oaks. Glacier Edge fifth-grade r s E va l y n G a n n awa y and Daphne Rewald each earned a top 10 in the cartoon category, as did Daisy Lee from Sugar Creek. John Olajos, another Glacier Edge fifth-grader, received a second-place award for his Spanish editorial. In the poetry category, Country View fifth-grader Madeline Burmeister and Savanna Oaks sixth-grader Emma Parker each were in the top 10. Stoner Prairie fifth-grader Aaron Yarbro also finished in the top 10 in the short story category.
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Verona Area theater is once again making a splash statewide. Both Verona Area Community Theater and Verona Area High School productions are among this year’s Jerry Award recipients. The Jerry Awards have recognized high school musical programs each year since the 2009-10 school year. This year, the program reviewed 98 productions from 92 different theater organizations or high schools in 30 counties around the state, according to a news release. There will be a show to honor the winners Sunday, June 9, at the Overture Center in Madison, which will include performances by the Outstanding Award recipients. The show will be livestreamed on Wisconsin Public Television. VACT’s production of “Newsies,” performed five times from April 25-28, was one of 18 shows recognized in the “Outstanding Musical” category. Two performers from that show, Corinna Smith as Katherine Plumber and Jamal
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Clarification A story in last week’s Verona Press reported on statements made in the May 13 Common Council meeting about how to handle complaints about TDS fiber-optic work, but those statements did not fully explain the correct procedure. Any complaints about the project should be directed to the TDS point person, regardless of whether they are from customers. For this project, that is Ryan Birdsall, 664‐0147. If those concerns can’t be resolved, residents can direct further complaints to the city public works department at 845-6695.
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If only I could stop paying for the television I watch T he amount of money I pay to watch television has crept higher and higher, to the point where I’m experiencing sticker shock. The problem is I don’t know what to do about it. I am old enough to remember when free, over-the-air television was the only option. We had four channels, if you counted PBS, and there was never anything good on. For those too young to remember this time, it kind of Curtis stunk. Now I pay a small fortune each month for over 200 channels, and there still is rarely anything good on. The monthly payment didn’t bother me until I did the math and figured out how much I shell out annually for television. I could take a nice vacation with that kind of cash. My younger friends think I’m crazy to send a big chunk of change to one of the major television providers each month. Most of them “stream” the shows they like at a much lower cost. They “binge watch” shows a season at a time, often on their phones or laptops. Admittedly, it’s thrifty, but there are some drawbacks to this approach. For example, I am part of the legion of “Game of Thrones” watchers. I watch it when it airs on Sunday nights, but some of my cost-conscious friends have to wait days, weeks or
even months until it is available on their streaming service or on Blu-Ray. I don’t want to wait. When something I want to watch is on television, I want to watch it right then. I also struggle to imagine dedicating a whole day to watching all the episodes of a show. I usually have other things to do, and I don’t like sitting in one place that long. I also like to watch programs on a screen that is bigger than my hand. Today’s phones are incredible devices, but I don’t want to squint or hold a phone inches from my face to watch a show. The one thing I watch most often is sports, and I can watch just about any sporting event I want from the comfort of my own living room. Of course, I pay for the privilege, but my friends who stream TV can’t always watch the sports I do because their streaming service doesn’t carry a certain network. I have spoken with a few bar owners who have noticed the recent success of the Milwaukee Bucks has been good for business because so many younger people can’t watch at home. The Brewers prompted a similar spike in bar business last fall. This begs the question if you’re spending money at a bar to watch something on television, are you really saving money? The person in my family who uses the television the most is my wife. She records and watches dozens of show on a wide variety of networks. She is a particular fan of
British mysteries, but our DVR is generally 90 percent full of about a dozen shows she records each week from any number of channels. If I were to cut ties with our large national television provider, she would be the one to suffer the most. I’m sure there are some shows she watches now that simply would not be available, and if we paid to get access to these shows a la carte, our television bill would climb nearly as high as it is now. I guess the obvious solution is to watch less television. To be honest, outside of the baseball season, I really don’t watch that much TV, but when I do, I want options available to me. I want to be able to turn on a 24-hour news channel on election night or when something big is happening in the world. I want to watch a Stanley Cup playoff game or Olympic event that might be on one of the lesser sports networks. Sometimes, I like to find an old familiar movie and watch it for the tenth time. I suppose I have a decision to make. I can pay less but not get everything I want, or I can keep paying ridiculous sums to the television providers to get what I want along with a hundred channels I never watch. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to think about it seriously yet. First, I had to get through last weekend’s Game of Thrones season finale. Karl Curtis is a City of Verona resident.
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Sugar River Ramble returns Annual event includes bike ride, canoe trip KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
Devra Ashbeck, right, listens to Rev. Mark Yurs’ speech with her son Lincoln on Monday, May 29, 2018.
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Legion to host Memorial Day services KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
The Mason-Lindsay American Legion Post 385 will provide an opportunity to honor veterans who have sacrificed everything for their country this Memorial Day. “Naturally, Memorial Day is to celebrate and honor those who have given
Post 385 and its Auxiliary Unit will host a Memorial Day service starting at What: American Legion 10 a.m. MonPost 385’s Memorial Day day, May 27, service at the Verona When: 10 a.m. Monday, Area PerMay 27 forming Arts Where: Verona Area Center, 300 Richard St. Performing Arts Center, Rohan The ser300 Richard St. vice will feature Denise Info: Stan at 279-9044 Rohan, a Verona resident and U.S. Army veteran, as its speaker, Hook said. Rohan is the only womtheir life for their country,” an in the history of the Legion to hold the title of Stan Hook said. The American Legion national commander of the
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American Legion. She was elected in August 2017 for the year-long role. After the service, a 21-gun salute will be shot and Taps will be played at the Verona Cemetery just across the street from the PAC, at 565 N. Main St. A potluck luncheon will follow the cemetery service at the Mason-Lindsay American Legion Hall, 207 Legion St. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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Board creates census committee Nonpartisan redistricting committee to redraw maps in 2021
Continuing their focus on the upcoming 2020 census, Dane County Board members approved a resolution establishing the Dane County 2020 Census Complete Count Committee at their May 2 meeting. It will also establish a nonpartisan redistricting committee that will use the 2020 census data to redraw the state’s political boundaries. According to a county news release, the census committee will be “a group of diverse community leaders appointed for the purpose of developing and implementing a comprehensive 2020 census awareness campaign in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau.” The county
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members “not affiliated with any political party, lobbying group, labor union or other entities with a vested interest in drawing voting boundaries.” Anyone who participated in the 2011 redistricting process in Wisconsin is “specifically barred from the commission,” according to the news release. “As the fastest growing county in the state of Wisconsin, it is critical that every resident is counted, and that they are fairly represented when new maps are drawn in 2021,” said County Board Chair Sharon Corrigan in the news release. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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City in brief TIF fix update The city has continued working on a fix for the extra money taxpayers paid out to a tax-increment financing district last year. The 2019 budget contained a clerical error that affected the average taxpayer by more than $100. That error, which was discovered months before the budget was final, led to the removal of the city’s assessor earlier this year. Sayre told the council Monday a fix that would enable Verona to correct that specific mistake has proven politically difficult to insert within the state budget. He said Sen. Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) is planning to introduce a standalone piece of legislation that would address it. Without the fix, the
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Sugar River Watershed Association. At Grundahl Park, participants can choose three bike routes varying in length, all ending at the Sugar River, where they will move on to the canoeing/kayaking portion of the event. Participants will be shuttled back to Grundahl Park at the end of the route, where Sugar River Pizza and Miller and Sons Grocery will serve lunch and live entertainment will play from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Beer tasting will be provided by Hop Haus Brewing Company. The event will go on rain or shine, and will only be canceled in the event of severe weather. For more information, visit uppersugar.org/ramble or contact USRWA director Wade Moder by emailing wade@uppersugar.org or calling 437-7707.
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Borrowing starts The city took the first step in borrowing more than $4.6 million for capital projects this year. Those projects include $1.2 million for a new ladder truck for the fire department and nearly a half-million dollars for a public works facility that’s not expected to open for another four years. Monday’s resolutions authorize bidding for the sale of municipal bonds. The actual borrowing typically takes place in June, after bids – mainly for the interest rate – are received.
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The Upper Sugar River Watershed Association wants you to get your ramble on. The annual Sugar River Ramble combines biking through the area’s natural areas and a 4.6-mile paddle on the Sugar River starting at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, June 2. The event is named for the late Rob Lucas, an avid outdoorsman and Madison Metropolitan School District psychologist who died in 2014. The event begins at Grundahl Park, but includes an extra step for participants who are bringing their own canoes/kayaks. For people bringing their own boat, they can drop them off at the Sugar River/Valley Road crossing at 7401 Valley Road from 7:308:30 a.m., where event volunteers will organize boats. From there, participants will travel with their bicycles to Grundahl Park in Mount Horeb, where participants who are renting canoes/kayaks will also begin. Canoe rentals are available for $40 a person, which includes paddles, a life jacket and shuttle transportation at the end of the route. All participants are required to have their own bicycle. The proceeds from the event will benefit the Upper
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28, a librarian will host a Japanese bookbinding class. Participants will learn hand-sewn techniques, including pouch, 4-hole and tortoise shell bindings. All materials will be provided. The class is limited to 16 participants, and registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.
Kick off the annual Hometown Days festival with a Medallion Hunt starting at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 23. The hunt will last until Tuesday, May 28. The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce will be releasing clues as to the location of the medallion on the Hometown Days website and Live Music in the Backyard social media. The prize for finding the medallion A special Thursday night “Live is $250 in cash. Music in the Backyard” will be held For information, visit veronawi. from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at com. Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way. Baby prom The concert will feature artist Pat If your little ones are still a decade McCurdy. and a half away from attending prom, The regularly scheduled Friday they can play make-believe from night event on May 31 will fea10-11 a.m. Friday, May 24, at the ture Reverend Raven and the Chain library. Smoking Alter Boys. Recommended for children ages 2 Brats and hot dogs will be sold, as and younger, the event will include will a selection of beers and other songs for babies to dance to, and a drinks. photo backdrop will be provided to Proceeds from the event benefit a take photos in front of. local nonprofit. Dress children to impress, but Dogs on leashes are allowed during black-tie onesies are optional. the Thursday event, but are not welFor information, call 845-7180. come on Fridays due to the high volume of people. Japanese bookmaking For information, call 848-1079. From 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, May
Intro to Facebook Have you wanted to use Facebook, but held back because you’re not sure how to use it? A seminar on the basic features of the popular social media platform will be held from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, June 4, at the library. The seminar will also cover another one of Facebook’s apps, Messenger, that allows people to send messages one another. To set up an account during the seminar, an accessible email address is necessary. Registration for the event is required. For information, call 845-7180.
Hands-only CPR training Fitch-Rona paramedics will host a hands-only CPR training from 6:308:30 p.m. Thursday, June 6, at the library. Paramedics will teach attendees how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator to save the life of a person before medical assistance arrives. The training is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Thursday, May 23
• 5 p.m., Verona Hometown Days Medallion Hunt begins (until May 28), city-wide, veronawi.com • 6 p.m., Books ‘n Booze book club, Sugar River Pizza Company, 957 Liberty Drive, 845-7180
Friday, May 24
• 10-11 a.m., Baby prom (ages 2 and under), library, 845-7180 • 12:30 p.m., Ice cream social and “Top Gun” movie showing, senior center, 845-7471 • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Backyard: The Jimmy’s, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way, 848-1079
Saturday, May 25
• 1:30-3 p.m., Read to a Dog (registration required), library, 8457180
Monday, May 27
Senior center closed Library closed • 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center, 845-6495
Tuesday, May 28
• 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Artist and Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 Railroad St., veronasmarket.com • 6:30-8 p.m., Japanese bookmaking: Stab binding and other techniques (registration required), library, 845-7180
Thursday, May 30
• 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming (ages 11-18), library, 845-7180 • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Backyard: Pat McCurdy, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way, 848-1079
Friday, May 31
• Movie matinee: “Instant Family,” senior center, 845-7471 • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Backyard: Reverend Raven and the Chainsmoking Altar Boys, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way, 848-1079
Saturday, June 1
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org • 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Free community meal, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org
Monday, June 3
• 10-10:30 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour: Planes and ships (registration required), library, 8457180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, May 23 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Back Pain at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society Friday, May 24 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Saturday, May 25 8 a.m. – Board of Review/ Common Council from 05-1319
Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.
Good 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.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Revs. Loren and Linda Schumacher Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 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
Love and Strife 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Board of Review/ Common Council from 05-1319 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Sunday, May 26 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Board of Review/ Common Council from 05-1319 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Board of Review/ Common Council from 05-1319 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Monday, May 27 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona
Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Tuesday, May 28 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 7 p.m. – Common Council 8 p.m. – Back Pain at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society Wednesday, May 29 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 05-28-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports
10 p.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Thursday, May 30 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Back Pain at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth, and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.” 2 Timothy 2:24-26 NIV The two fundamental moral forces at work in the world are love and strife. Love nurtures and comforts us while strife depletes and annoys us. Love is the spirit of reconciliation and patient, unselfish endurance that allows us to get along with our fellow man, while strife is the spirit of struggle and selfish egoism that creates divisions among us. And while it is true that God is love, and that love is associated with virtue and holiness while strife tends toward vice and sin, the truth is more complicated. After all, God uses strife to help us grow and develop. The patriarchs of the Bible all encountered strife in their lives. The Israelites were enslaved, driven from their homeland, and forced to live in the desert. Jacob literally wrestled with God, and was renamed Israel after this struggle. Perhaps the ideal way to think about the twin forces of love and strife is that love is the force that allows us to prevail when we strive. Love is usually the best way to settle strife. We know we will be challenged in our lives, and how much better to meet the myriad challenges of life than to know that we are loved, and loved unconditionally. –Christopher Simon
Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.
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Business owner John Schoville worked a year with a hip in pain, and wanted to avoid taking any opioids. Instead, he tried out cannabidiol, or CBD oil, a growing trend as an option for pain relief – albeit one that has faced legal questions over the years as it is harvested from a breed of the cannabis, or marijuana, plant. “It worked well for me,” Schoville said. Since January, the Oregon native has been helping spread that relief to others at WiscoGreen CBD and Cannabis Boutique at 602 W. Verona Ave. It’s a family operation, with his wife Jodi Futch, son Jessi Schoville and daughter-in-law Sarilis Schoville all contributing – whether it’s working on new products or helping with the branding of the store. “Developing the labels and the brand has been an enjoyable experience for all of us and collaborative,” he said. “The family working together for a common goal.” It’s also a group with more personal experience with the product. Jodi used CBD oils
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WBC: ‘First big step’ to expansion that will also facilitate three new partnerships – one with an out-of-state craft brewery and two with health and nutrition drink companies. “We took a step back last fall, and it became pretty clear to us that there was a tremendous opportunity with production to look outside of the beer category into other categories,” Nolen said. “There’s a real tight capacity on demand right now.” That physical expansion also means there’s no weather backup for WBC’s many outdoor concerts or events – instead, Nolen said, they would have to be canceled. But it’s a step in a direction he had long anticipated, with the fast growth in the brewery industry – from around 2,000 craft breweries when WBC opened in 2013 to almost 7,500 today. “It’s a first big step,” Nolen said. “We always had in our mind that there’d be some type of maturing and consolidation effort at the brewery level.”
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John Schoville is the co-owner of WiscoGreen, a CBD boutique shop that opened earlier this year on West Verona Avenue. following a stem cell transplant in January 2014 that left her with sleep, anxiety and pain issues – the three things John said they focus on relieving. The oils “made all the difference,” she said. While John said the reception in Verona has been “very warm,” with business growing each week since they opened in mid-January, they also said there are some skeptics about the oil, which is from the cannabis – or marijuana – plant. “Some people still have a stigma,” John said “Nothing in our store will get anybody high, no matter how much you take of it.” While the legal status of selling it still has some ambiguity, former state Attorney General Brad Schmiel advised in a May 2018 memo against law enforcement taking enforcement action against products made from industrial hemp, including CBD. Gov. Tony Evers proposed making medical marijuana legal in his first budget earlier this year, but Republican legislators have
WiscoGreen CBD and Cannabis Boutique 602 W. Verona Ave. Wiscogreen.shop 630-6959 Hours: Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. come out against the proposal and control both houses of the legislature. WiscoGreen also limits sales to people 21 or older to make parents comfortable about who they’re selling to out of their store. They wanted to give that space, which is in the same complex as It’s Time, Craig’s Cake Shop and Hammer Forged Crossfit, a “boutique” feel, John said. The shelves are full of products from coffee and gummies to pet options, all of which they stressed are third-party tested and have
John Schoville’s wife, son and daughter-in-law are all part of running WiscoGreen, including a team effort to develop the store’s brand. certificates to show their effectiveness. While many of them are national brands, WiscoGreen is also already developing its own line of products. John said they’ll soon add coffee to that list, and there are a range of partnerships with other businesses that they hope to soon come to fruition. Whether it’s athletic recovery or working with breweries, he said there are “a lot of different tentacles” that CBD can work with. Derived from the hemp
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plant, CBD can help the body regulate mood, pain, sensation, appetite and memory, according to the WiscoGreen website. That leaves plenty of potential consumers, John said, from young people dealing with stress to the elderly managing chronic pain. Given that, they have aspirations already to expand the business in Dane County, John said. Using CBD oil is an “individualistic journey,” he said, that while he and his family are glad to help educate and advise on, will require people to test it out themselves and find the right doses and products. “Having the opportunity to really help people is exciting,” he said. “Something that I never thought I’d be able to do at this level in my life.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Tennison, Queoff repeat as Big Eight champions JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Verona boys tennis team traveled to Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison on Wednesday, May 15, and Thursday, May 16, for the Big Eight Conference meet. Seniors Will Tennison and Chris Queoff won titles at Nos. 1 and 4 singles but the Wildcats retired from two matches and were unable to defend their conference title. “Playing in here, it’s a lot more humid,” coach Rick Engen said. “You’ve got to get your body ready for it.” It was the second conference title for Tennison and Queoff. “It is very special to win a conference title, the Big Eight is one of the best conferences in the state,” Tennison said. “There are a lot of great players. To be the best is a big deal.” Tennison said the goal for the rest of the way is to win an individual state title and to help Verona back to team state. He finished a program-best sixth overall as a freshman. The senior earned the top-seed last year and is expected to do so again this season. “I have experience from last year. I know the seeds don’t really mean anything,” Tennison said. “Every match you’re just going out trying to win. It’s just a number.” Tennison is no stranger to injuries at state, though, having battled a shoulder and groin
Name: Christopher Queoff Grade: Senior Sport: Boys tennis Position: No. 3 singles Highlight: Queoff beat Sun Prairie’s Jonathan Pulvermacher 6-1, 6-2 to win a Big 8 Conference title at No. 4 singles Thursday, May 16.
Senior Will Tennison rolled to his second Big Eight Conference title at No. 1 singles last week. problem last year. “You have to start early trying to prepare your body and making sure you’re really fit before state,” he said. “When it comes, it’s a lot of matches in three days. It’s not easy to play six matches.” Verona was back at Nielsen on Monday, May 20 for the WIAA Division 1 Verona subsectional.
Conference The sixth-ranked Verona boys tennis team won Big Eight titles at Nos. 1 and 4 singles last week. The Wildcats were unable to repeat as conference champions,
however, finishing third with 35 points. “I feel like several of our players were sick coming into today,” Queoff said. “I think that contributed to a lot of our problems.” Middleton swept all three doubles flights to win the tournament with 44 points. Sun Prairie brothers Josh Baldwin (25-6) and Jacob Baldwin (29-4) won titles at Nos. 2 and 3 singles to help the Cardinals finish second with 41. Led by the singles lineup all season, seniors Will Tennison and Chris Queoff won titles at Nos. 1 and 4 singles. The
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Wildcats had to retire at Nos. 2 and 3 singles due to cramping.
No. 1 singles Sick and held out of Verona’s dual meet at Sun Prairie on Monday, May 13, Tennison rolled 6-2, 6-1 over Cardinal senior Aidan Schutter in the No. 1 singles championship match. “Everytime I play Aidan I know it’s going to be a battle. He’s a really good player,” Tennison said. “With the way I was feeling, I wanted to get out to an early start and not make the match drag on.”
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Honorable mentions: Jacob Kisting (baseball) pitched five innings and gave up two earned runs to earn the 10-5 win over Beloit Memorial on Thursday. Alyssa Bostley (softball) went 4-for-8 with three triples and three RBIs on Friday as Verona swept Beloit Memorial to win the Big Eight title outright. Selma Rudolph (girls track) won the 300-meter hurdles at the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional and qualified for the Verona sectional in four events. Jayden Joe-Wright (boys track) had a hand in three regional titles, including the 200meter dash on Monday. Elsa Queoff (girls soccer) had eight saves in a 4-0 loss to Oregon on Tuesday. Ryan Mirwald (boys golf) shot a 3-over-par 75 to take second in the conference tournament on Tuesday in Evansville.
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Verona softball swept Beloit Memorial on Friday, May 17, at the Goodman Sports Complex on the Madison College campus to clinch the Big Eight title outright with a perfect 18-0 record (20-4 overall). “Winning conference, I think that’s a huge deal for us,” junior Alyssa Bostley said. “It took us a lot of work to get here. It’s our team bond that got us here. I think we’re prouder of how we play together and the title just came with it.” Bostley went 4-for-8 with three triples and three RBIs in the sweep that helped the Wildcats “One thing coach helps us with is envisioning,” Bostley said. “I just envisioned the ball and where I was going to hit it. I went up to the plate and ignored everything else today.”
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Second baseman Alina Yazek throws to first base for an out during the first of two games against Beloit Memorial. The Wildcats earned the top seed for the WIAA postseason and now hope to return to the state tournament at Goodman Diamond for the first time since 2016. Verona hosts eighth-seeded Baraboo at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 23 in the regional final game.
While some teams may tighten up with a perfect conference season, coach Todd Anderson said this group is always loose. “I told the girls, we have hosted that game before and
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Junior German exchange student Selma Rudolph wouldn’t mind if her final three weeks at Verona High School involve a detour to La Crosse for the WIAA Division 1 state meet. Rudolph took her first steps in that direction Monday, May 20, winning a regional title in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles (48.17 seconds), finishing second in the long jump (17 feet, 3 inches) and taking fourth in the 100 hurdles (16.33) and fourth in the 200 (26.80) at the Middleton regional. She will compete in all four events in the Division 1 Verona sectional on Thursday. “It makes me feel really good, especially since I fell last week,” Rudolph said, referring to her performance in the 300 hurdles in a triple dual against Middleton and Sun Prairie on May 13. “I feel like I have more potential in the 300
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Verona junior Selma Rudolph finished fourth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 16.33 seconds at the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional on Monday. She also won the regional championship in the 300 hurdles and qualified for the sectional in the long jump and 200-meter dash.
hurdles.” Junior Leah Remiker won The Wildcats qualified 12 the 800 with a time of 2:22. individual events and three relays for the sectional. Turn to Girls/Page 10
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Weight events spark Verona MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
For a trio of Verona boys track athletes, the shot put and discus are events they have dominated this season. The Wildcats will look to keep that dominant run going in the postseason, as all three qualified for Thursday’s Verona sectional with their performances in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional, on Monday, May 20, at Breitenbach Stadium. Jackson Acker won a regional title in the discus, unleashing a throw of 191 feet, 8 inches. It’s the top throw in the state this season and is the No. 1 throw in the nation by a sophomore. “It was 10 feet over my goal, so it’s amazing,” Acker said. “I wanted to go into the state meet placing top five in disc. Now, I definitely feel like I have a shot at one or two.” He’s closing in on former Verona three-time state champion Luke Sullivan’s state record of (192-10). “He’s really setting himself up for a tremendous state meet,” coach Joff Pedretti said. Acker also took third in the shot put (50-0 1/2) and helped the Wildcats win the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays. Senior teammate Dylan Bourne finished second in the shot put (51-9) and third in the discus (142-3), and senior Ben Vandervest took fourth in the shot put (48-9). Four in each event q u a l i f y f o r T h u r s d a y ’s Verona sectional. “The goal is to get three shot putters to state,” coach Joff Pedretti said. “We have done step one. Step
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Verona senior Ryan Mirwald tees off on No. 10 on Tuesday in the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee regional at the Cherokee Country Club.
Verona tops Middleton for Div. 1 regional title MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
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Verona junior Drew Gonzales hands off to senior Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamry in the 3,200-meter relay at the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional on Monday. The Wildcats took third. two will be really tough. We will come and give our best. The hard part will be at sectionals because only three move on to state.” In all, the Wildcats qualified 10 individual events and all four relays (400,
800, 1,600 and 3,200) for the sectional. Senior Jatavion Hawkins cleared 6-0 top win the pole vault. Senior Max Herkert finished second in the pole vault (130) and took fourth in the high jump (6-0). Soko also
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The rivalry between the Verona and Middleton boys golf teams took another step Tuesday, May 21, in the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee regional at the Cherokee Country Club in Madison. Both teams shot 319, but the Wildcats won a first-hole tiebreaker over the Big Eight Conference champion to capture the regional team title. Not that it will make a difference in the postseason. The top four teams advance to the Division 1 Wisconsin Rapids sectional Tuesday, May 28 at the
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Senior Lily Brings took second in the pole vault ( 1 0 - 0 ) . J u n i o r Ta m i y a Smith finished third in the 100 (12.68), third in the 200 (26.78) and helped the 4x200 relay team take fourth. “I’ve never had to run three 200s in a meet before,” Smith said. “I’m very tired. I really pushed through it today because I knew I wanted to move on to sectionals and eventually state. I just gave everything I had.” The Wildcats’ 800 relay team of freshman Skylar Duhr, senior Lily Brings, sophomore Taytum Reisdorf and Smith finished with a time of 1:50.14. “My goal was to not hurt myself and maintain enough energy so I could get top four in all my races,” Smith said. J u n i o r J e s s i c a Ay i t e Atayi took third in the shot put (36-11/4), and sophomore Julietta Mora-Blanco smashed her personal best by four feet in the shot put, throwing 35-6 1/2 to finish fourth.
Sectional qualifiers Selma Rudolph: 100 hurdles, 16.33; 300 hurdles, 48.17; 200, 26.80; long jump, 17-3 Leah Remiker: 800, 2:22 Tamiya Smith: 100, 12.68; 200, 26.78 Lucy Waschbusch: 400, 1:03.02 Lily Brings: pole vault, 10-0 Rachel Witthuhn: discus, 100-1 Jessica Ayite-Atayi: shot put, 36-1 1/4 Julietta Mora-Blanco: shot put, 35-6 1/2 4x100: Kelly Burkle, Andrea Wheaton, Skylar Duhr, Jessica Ayite-Atayi 4x200: Skylar Duhr, Lily Brings, Taytum Reisdorf, Tamiya Smith 4x800: Lucy Waschbusch, Anna Knueve, Abby Wampfler, Leah Remiker, 9:53.37 I n t h e 4 x 8 0 0 r e l a y, senior Lucy Washbusch, sophomore Anna Knueve, s e n i o r A b b y Wa m p f l e r and Remiker finished third (9:53.37). Junior Rachel Witthuhn placed fourth in the discus (100-1). Washbusch took fourth in the 400 (1:03.02).
Kelly Burkle teamed with senior Andrea Wheaton Duhr and Ayite-Atayi to place fourth in the 4x100 relay (51.68). T h e Wi l d c a t s ’ 4 x 4 0 0 relay finished fifth and missed qualifying for the sectional by about three seconds.
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Verona edges Madison East, can’t slow Oregon MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona girls soccer team split two games over the past week. The Wildcats knocked off Madison East in a Big Eight Conference game at Reddan Soccer Park and were shut out by Oregon, ranked second in the Division 2 Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association state poll, at Huntoon Field in Oregon. Verona (5-7-1 overall, 4-41 Big Eight) received an 11th WIAA DIvision 1 regional and will play a regional semifinal at sixth-seeded Oconomowoc at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.
Oregon 4, Verona 0
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Verona goalie Elsa Queoff keeps her balance after making a strong save during the second half of Tuesday’s game against Oregon.
Verona will face Oregon in regional MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona baseball team will get a rematch against Oregon in a WIAA Division 1 regional. Verona (11-11 overall, 8-9 Big Eight) received a ninth seed and will play a quarterfinal game at eighth-seeded Oregon at 5 p.m. May 28. The Panthers defeated the Wildcats 7-6 April 15, the start of Verona’s eight-game losing streak. The Wildcats have rebounded since, going 6-3, including a win over defending Division 1 state champion and previously No. 1-ranked Waunakee. Coach Brad D’Orazio said he wasn’t surprised the Wildcats will open the playoffs on the road. “The fourth and fifth seeds had a couple more wins than us, and Oregon beat us,” he said. Verona is closing the Big Eight Conference season strong, defeating Beloit Memorial on Thursday, May 16, at Stampfl Field, then rolling by Madison East at Stampfl Field on Tuesday, May 21. Verona has its final Big Eight Conference game at Madison East on Thursday. The doubleheader the Wildcats were scheduled to play against Arrowhead on Saturday at Stampfl Field was rained out.
Verona 6, Madison East 1 Senior Tyler McWillaims had two hits and drove in two runs to lead the Wildcats to a 6-1 win over Madison East on Tuesday at Stampfl Field.. The Wildcats scored two runs in the first inning and sealed the victory with a four-run fourth. Senior Reagan Klawiter
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pitched five innings to earn better.” the win. He gave up one run Sophomore Jacob Kiston two hits and struck out ing pitched five innings and seven. gave up two earned runs to earn the win, striking out Verona 10, Beloit 5 four and walking two. “Any time you can score Senior left fielder Books Brazeau delivered a two- seven runs in the first run double on Thursday to inning a pitcher can go out cap a seven-run first inning there and attack the strike that sparked the Wildcats zone more,” D’Orazio said. to a 10-5 win over Beloit “Jacob did a really good Memorial at Stampfl Field. job of battling. He’s done S o p h o m o r e s h o r t s t o p that all year and given us a Ryan Taylor went 2-for-4 to chance to win.” Senior Sam Pederson lead Verona’s 11-hit attack; it was his fifth multi-hit pitched two shutout innings game in his past seven con- in relief and struck out tests. McWilliams also had three. two RBIs. “I think they were aggres- Arrowhead (DH) sive and wanted to come The Wildcats’ doubleout swinging after getting header against Arrowhead only two hits against them was postponed on Saturday. on Tuesday,” D’Orazio said. Verona will play Arrow“We swung the bat a lot head on Friday.
Sophomore Morgan Grignon and junior Olivia Rawson each scored goals to lead Verona to a 2-1 Big Eight Conference win over Madison East on Thursday at Reddan Soccer Park. Senior forward Julia Gilboy had two assists. Grignon struck first for the WIldcats on an assist by Gilboy at 44:23. About four minutes later, Rawson scored on a pass from Gilboy to give the WIldcats a 2-0 lead. Verona outshot East 12-5. Freshman goalkeeper Elsa Queoff had four saves.
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Verona sophomore shortstop Ryan Taylor makes a throw to first base in the Wildcats’ 10-5 win over Beloit Memorial on Thursday at Stampfl Field.
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Junior Cale Rufenacht shot a 3-over-par 75 to tie Middleton’s Tommy Kriewaldt and Waunakee’s Sean Murphy for first in the Waunakee regional. “He was very patient,” Rebholz said of Rufenacht. “He’s really starting to show signs of becoming a versatile golfer.” Rebholz said Rufenacht has the ability to drive the ball a long distance and “he can overpower a golf course.” Rufenacht had a couple of birdies. Rebholz said Rufenacht took advantage of some par 4s with the wind behind him. The Wildcats had three of the top 10 golfers to win the regional (319)
in a first-hole playoff. Senior Austin Gaby shot a 77 to take fourth. Sophomore Andrew Aune carded a season-low 82 to tie Waunakee’s Joe Guerrera for 10th. “It came at a really good time,” Rebholz said. Both sophomore Jake Rebholz and senior Ryan Mirwald finished with 85s. Only the top four scores count in team scoring so just one 85 was scored. After the first nine holes, the Wildcats were in third. “It took a lot of mental fortitude to come back,” Rebholz said. “All of them stayed really steady on the back nine.”
Conference Mirwald shot a 3-overpar 75 to finish second in the Big Eight Conference Tournament on Thursday at the Evansville Country Club. Mirwald was one shot
back of individual Big EIght Conference champion Kip Sullivan of Middleton, who shot a 2-overpar 74. The Cardinals had three of the top four golfers and knocked off the Wildcats for the team title 307-323. “I felt like a top-two showing should be where we were at the conference t o u r n a m e n t ,” R e b h o l z said. “My message to the guys was that there are bigger fish to fry as we move into the WIAA playoffs, and that’s where we need to focus our energy.” Gaby tied Sun Prairie senior Ethan Carrick for eighth with a 79. Rufenacht tied Middleton junior To m m y K r i ew a l d t f o r 10th after carding an 80. Both Jake Rebholz and Aune finished with 89s. “All five of our guys put birdies on the card throughout their day, and that’s a scoring ability that’s good to see,” Rebholz said.
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Four players scored and Oregon rolled to a 4-0 win over Verona on Tuesday at Huntoon Field. Junior forward Avary Fanning had a goal on an assist by junior forward Ashley Hanson at 15 minutes, 40 seconds. Junior defender
Brooklyn Kane scored in the 24th minute on a pass from junior midfielder Hanna Rohrer to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead. The Panthers added two goals in the second half. Verona freshman goalkeeper Elsa Queoff had eight saves. The Panthers outshot the WIldcats 12-2.
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Wildcats go 2-1 in final week The Verona girls lacrosse team went 2-1 in the final week of the regular season. The Wildcats won two road games over Sun Prairie and Watertown and lost an unbeaten showdown to Waunakee on Friday, May 17.
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goals each. Khalid, McElroy, and Schmidt each added one. The ground ball leader was Khalid with four and McElroy and Pelletier each had three. Maija McElroy had five draw controls. Senior goalie Sofia Jeddeloh has 13 saves.
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Senior attackman Graham Jeske scores a goal against Stoughton. The Wildcats won 15-8.
Verona wins two of three T h e Ve r o n a b o y s lacrosse team went 2-1 last week. The Wildcats knocked off Oregon Monday, May 13, and then lost a battle to fourth-ranked Sauk Prairie the next day. On Thursday, May 16, the Wildcats rallied from an early deficit to top Stoughton.
Verona 10, Oregon 7 Six unanswered goals were more than the Oregon Panthers could overcome on Monday, giving Verona a 10-7 victory. The first quarter featured goals by junior midfielders Xavier Howard and Sam Wood and senior attackman Graham Jeske. However, the most notable was a 50-plus yard spot-on pass from sophomore goalie Luke Quakenbush to senior defensemen Logan Peterson, who dashed another 50 yards without hesitation to score. The 4-4 tie at halftime was quickly broken as Verona’s offense exploded. Back-to-back goals by Jeske and then junior midfielder Keegan Lindell gave Verona an 8-4 advantage. Wood and Jeske found the back of the net another time giving Verona a six-goal lead. The Panthers fought back, scoring the last three goals of the game.
Sauk Prairie 13, Verona 10 The Verona lacrosse managers had their work
cut out for them keeping track of all the goals scored i n a c o n f e r e n c e ga m e played at Sauk Prairie on Tuesday. The Wildcats lost to fourth-ranked Eagles 13-10. It was a barrage of goals and a 5-0 deficit in the first quarter before Lindell scored unassisted to put Verona on the board. Initially, it looked like the Eagles may run away with the game. The Wildcats chipped away at the deficit, tying it up at 9-9 with a goal by senior midfielder Aiden Bazala at the 3:54 mark in the third quarter. Unfortunately, a quick strong left-handed shot by a Sauk Prairie player looping around from behind the net gave the Eagles the lead. Verona chalked up one more goal in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles added two more. While Verona didn’t win, it was the tightest win for Sauk Prairie since defeating second-ranked Middleton by two goals. Junior midfielder Karl Sutter had a nice night of face-offs against the Eagles, enabling Verona to get control of the ball and keep the game within reach. Senior leadership from Graham Jeske and Maxx Kaminski helped to keep the Wildcats in the game as they combined for five goals. Bazala had two goals and junior attackman Devin Volk along with Howard and Lindell each
had one.
Verona 15, Stoughton 8 After scoring the first goal, Stoughton held the lead for the first four minutes of the game on Thursday. But, that would be the last time they would be in control of this tightly-called matchup, as Verona stormed back for a 15-8 win. Jeske found the back of the net first for Verona, and scores quickly followed by Volk and sophomore attackman Zach Thomas. A fourth-consecutive goal from Verona in just 1-1/2 minutes gave the Wildcats a 4-1 advantage with 6:20 remaining in the first quarter. Verona continued to out-shoot its opponent, heading into halftime with an 8-5 lead. Junior midfielder Adam Bekx was first to score in the third quarter. While Stoughton found the back of the net two more times shortly thereafter, so did the Wildcats as Lindell added one more goal. Junior defenseman Ollie Gauthier then raced down the field, feeding the ball off to Jeske for another goal. Bazala capped the scoring with a goal with one minute remaining in the game. Jeske led the Wildcats with six goals, but it was a team effort, with the other nine other scores contributed by six different Wildcat players.
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with 10 goals in the first half and that carried the Wildcats to a 12-10 road win over Sun Prairie on Tuesday, May 14. The defense held on in the second half allowing four goals and Verona added two more. Paige Zahler led with five goals. Joie Horsfall and Kiersten Pelletier added two
The Wildcats dominated the game at Watertown on Wednesday, May 15, rolling to an 18-7 win. Paige Zahler led with five goals and Mackenzie Schmidt had four goals. Freshman Julia Fechner and Khalid each added two, while junior Israel Anderson had one. Verona defenders junior Gillian
Cartwright and sophomore Greta Boehm each scored on a free position shot. Jeddeloh also had 12 saves.
Waunakee 9, Verona 4 Ve r o n a t r a v e l e d t o Waunakee for an unbeaten showdown on Friday and the Wildcats lost 9-4. Waunakee took an early lead, but Zahler scored two goals right before half. Schmidt added a goal. In the second half, Kiersten Pelletier added a goal. Pelletier had four ground balls, followed by Zahler and Cartwright with three a piece. Jeddeloh had 21 saves in the loss. The playoff dates and opponent are still to be announced.
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Tennis: Every singles player advances to sectional Continued from page 9 The senior dropped just three games through the first two round, rolling 6-0, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-1 over Beloit Memorial’s John Dimassis and Madison La Follette’s Tyger Yang.
No. 4 singles A state qualifier at No. 2 singles last year, Queoff won his first individual conference title Friday at No. 4 singles. “It was nice being the top seed and have a pretty easy draw at the beginning,” he said. Queoff rolled 6-1, 6-2 over Sun Prairie’s Jonathan Pulvermacher in the championship match. He cruised 6-0, 6-0 past Beloit Memorial’s Gabriel Binning in the first round and then held off a tough second set against Middleton’s Kieran Gopal 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals. A week before the conference tournament, Queoff moved from No. 4 to 3 singles at Sun Prairie and the experience may have helped in the long run. “I played a harder match,” Queoff said. “That was some good practice, getting to play
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1 singles: Will Tennison, Verona, def. Aidan Schutter, Sun Prairie 6-2 ,6-1 2 singles: Josh Baldwin, Sun Prairie, def. Ian Connell, Middleton, 6-2, 6-0 3 singles: Jacob Baldwin, Sun Prairie def. Kush Nagpal, Verona 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 retired 4 singles: Chris Queoff, Verona, def. Jonathon Pulvermacher, Sun Prairie 6-1,6-2 1 doubles: Sam Dettman/Brandon Bodak, Middleton, def. Felix Beilin/Mathtew Ruggiero, West 6-2, 6-3 2 doubles: Alton Yan/Gene Kim, Middleton def. Andrew Spence/Kyle Helmenstine, Sun Prairie 6-1, 6-3 3 doubles: Anders Clark/Jordan Cheng, Middleton def. Felix Jiang/Sean McAllister, West 6-1, 6-4
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some more competitive tennis. I’m just looking forward to what’s coming next.” Queoff won a conference title at No. 3 doubles as a freshman.
Nos. 2 and 3 singles Nagpal was the top seed at No. 3 singles and rolled through his first two rounds 6-0, 6-0 against Janesville Craig and Madison Memorial. Locked in a hard-fought championship match, Nagpal and Sun Prairie second-seeded Jacob Baldwin split sets.
Nagpal began noticeable cramping in the second set but won the match despite taking a medical timeout. The pain was too great to carry on in the third set, however, and Nagpal retired 6-3, 5-7, 1-0. Fan, seeded second at No. 3 singles, retired after splitting sets in the semifinals against Middleton freshman Ian Connell and lost 5-7, 6-2, 1-0. The Verona senior returned to the court for his third-place match but wasn’t the same and fell 6-3, 6-4 to Madison Memorial junior
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Doubles Verona’s top doubles finish came from the No. 3 doubles team of Michael Happel and Brady Supanich, who finished third. The beat Sun Prairie 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the first round but fell to the eventual champions Anders Clark and Jordan Cheng of Middleton in the semifinals. Happel and Supanich closed the tournament besting Madison Memorial 6-4, 7-6 (5) for third. Conner Dugan and Jacob
Lotta fell to Madison West but fought back to defeat Janesville Craig and Madison La Follette to finish fifth at No. 2 doubles. The Wildcats’ No. 1 doubles team of Evan Schmidt and Graham Meyer beat Beloit Memorial in a play-in match but then fell to top-seeded Middleton and Janesville Craig before bouncing back to beat Madison La Follette 6-2, 3-6, 10-6 to finish seventh.
Subsectional Verona advanced all four singles flights but none of the Wildcat doubles teams advanced through Monday’s WIAA Division 1 subsectional meet. Tennison (24-0), Nagpal (19-4), Fan (17-7) and
Queoff (27-1) will be back in Nielsen on Thursday for the sectional meet. Fan beat Oliver Smith of Madison La Follette 6-1, 6-0 and Ian Connell of Middleton 6-3, 6-2. The top-seed at No. 3 singles, Nagpal earned a bye and then defeated Madison Memorial’s Joey Rhodes. Queoff earned the top seed at No. 3 singles and beat Joe Herrmann of Madison West 6-1, 6-2 to reach sectionals. Tennison was the top seed at No. 1 singles and earned a bye. Dugan and Lotta and Happel and Supanich won a round at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles but lost in the second round. Meyer and Schmidt lost their first match to Madison Memorial. Verona and Middleton, which advanced all three doubles flights plus its Nos. 1 and 4 singles players, are tied with 16 points after subsectionals. The team with the most points combined from subsectionals and sectionals advances on to the team state tournament June 7-8 in Madison. “It’s going to be a battle,” Engen said. “We’ve got to win every match.”
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Continued from page 9 not played it in and it’s no fun,” he said. “It’s too soon to say it’s our year or that all the pieces are falling into place but these girls are putting the pieces into place and it’s working for us.”
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Verona senior Tim Soko finished fourth in the 100-meter dash on Monday in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional. handoff. If we iron that out we easily could have the school record. We crushed our time from last year.” In the 3,200 relay, junior Brad Tuomi, junior Drew Gonzales, senior Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery and freshman Aidan Manning took third (8:22.06). Senior Jason Ford placed fifth in the 3,200 (9:40.82) and missed qualifying for the sectional by about 0.5 seconds. Middleton captured the regional team title over Verona 161-120.5, but Pedretti said that wasn’t the team’s focus. “We really see this as a prelim for Thursday (Verona sectional),” Pedretti said. “Thursday is the state qualifying final. We knew we didn’t have to come in here and win things.”
Sectional qualifiers Jackson Acker: discus, 191-8; shot put, 50-0 1/2 Dylan Bourne: shot put, (51-9); discus, (142-3) Ben Vandervest: shot put (48-9 Max Herkert: pole vault (13-0); high jump (6-0) Jatavion Hawkins: high jump (6-0) Jayden Joe-Wright: 200 (23.22) Tim Soko: 100 (11.46) 4x100: Graham Stier, Tim Soko, Jackson Acker, Jayden Joe-Wright 4x200: Jackson Acker, Mason Jordan, Javon Presley, Jayden Joe-Wright 4x400: Tim Soko, Drew Gonzales, Javon Presley, Mason Jordan 4x800: Brad Tuomi, Drew Gonzales, Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery, Aidan Manning
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Senior Meghan Anderson and Bostley combined to scatter four hits over seven innings in the nightcap for a 6-0 win against Beloit Memorial. Anderson tossed four innings and allowed three hits and struck out four. Bostley threw three innings and fanned two. “I would put those two up against any duo in the state,” Anderson said. “Meghan has thrown-out of her mind and Bost has the confidence to come in and anytime.” Junior Kasie Keyes dove in three runs, including a first-inning single and a two-run triple to center field to key a three-run, fifth inning. Senior Molly McChesney (3-for-4)
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What’s next Top-seeded Verona hosts eighth-seeded Baraboo at 5 p.m. Thursday at Country View Elementary School. singled to right to plate a run in the second and Toman’s base hit in the fifth plated another. Bostley had an RBI triple in the seventh.
Verona 6, Beloit 4 The Wildcat and Purple Knights went back and forth for five innings in the first game Friday before Verona final broke things open for a 6-4 win with a three-run sixth inning. Tied 3-3 entering the bottom of the sixth, McChesney and Botsley hit back-to-back triples to plate a run for a 4-3 lead. One batter later, Keyes grounded out to plate the eventual game-winner.
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Twelve Verona Area High School soon-to-be graduates receive the Seal of Biliteracy Tuesday, May 14, recognizing their language skills and cultural understanding.
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The Verona Area High School performing arts center was filled with students soon to move onto their next level of education. For 12 of them, that means graduating high school. And they’ll do it with a recognition of their language and cultural skills through the Seal of Biliteracy, an honor in only its second year in the district. The rest are students about to move to middle school, having spent their first six years in a language immersion program – either the Two Way Immersion Spanish program or Verona Area International School, the district’s Chinese language immersion school. Each group was recognized on stage, which VASD director of bilingual programming and instruction equity Laurie Burgos said offered a chance for “kids to kind of be able to project themselves in the future” as the high school role models they saw in front of them. A former middle school teacher, Burgos said it’s especially important for the outgoing fifth graders to recognize the positives about being bilingual at a time when “the identity piece becomes really important,” and being bilingual can seem like something “different.”
Seal of Biliteracy recipient Arlethe Garcia-Teapila shakes hands with Verona Area School District director of bilingual programming and instructional equity Laurie Burgos after being recognized on stage with the 11 other recipients.
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“We want (elementary immersion programs) to change that narrative as much as possible,” Burgos said. “This just seemed like a good opportunity to bring that counter narrative right to life. “We need to uplift that in every way that we can,” she added. Some of the graduating Seal of Biliteracy recipients said it was special to feel like a role model. “It just feels so good, being an example for other youth that it doesn’t matter if you’re a Spanish-native speaker or any other language, you’re capable of learning as many languages as you want,” Carla Angel-Bautista said. The Seal of Biliteracy, in its second year of being awarded to VASD graduates, is administered by the district and requires approval from the state Department of Public Instruction. VASD is one of three districts in the state that gives out the seal, developed in 2015. The achievement requires students to pass tests demonstrating their linguistic capability per DPI’s requirements, including writing in both languages and test scores, and the district also added identity and cultural competency requirements in creating its program. Those requirements include reviewing global or cultural media and 20 hours of cross-cultural service learning. “It’s really important to understand other culture and the best way to do that is through language,” recipient Riley Scheer said.
The fifth-graders from Sugar Creek and Glacier Edge elementary schools, meanwhile, will be the first to take the language skills they’ve picked up over the last six years into middle school, and the VAIS graduates will also have a more formal opportunity to continue Chinese-language instruction than they’ve had in the past. Burgos said the ceremony both encouraged the kids and her, in seeing the attendance of so many families to midweek evening event. “I’m so proud of them, and it also is very fulfilling to look out into the audience and see the happiness, joy and pride in their parents’ faces,” Burgos said. “Seeing that this was the first time we did this there was such a great turnout from families; it just reminded me of the importance of the relationships we do have, not just the students but their families.” Angel-Bautista recalled her own experience here before the TWI program began, and said “there was a division” between student groups based on language and culture, and she’s hopeful that is beginning to change with the group of younger students she saw from the stage Tuesday. “They’re going to be the example of what we’re all capable of, coming from different places,” Angel-Bautista said. “I feel really happy that the TWI program exists. It’s going to bring a lot of benefits to them in the future.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Country View concert Country View Elementary School students got to show off their musical talents for parents and siblings Tuesday, April 16, and Thursday, April 18, at the school’s annual concerts. – Scott Girard
Country View Elementary School second grader Alivia Rognstad sings “Boompah Band” with her classmates.
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May 13, 2019, at his home. He was born on Feb. 28, Calvin “Cal” Hageman, 1926, on his family’s home age 93, of rural Belleville, farm, the son of William passed away on Monday, and Martha (Fluckiger)
Hageman. Cal graduated as the valedictorian from Belleville High School in 1944. After his graduation, Cal rode his Harley-Davidson motorcycle to California, he left Wisconsin in December and returned in February. He loved to race motorcycles on the ice. On Dec. 1, 1951, he was united in marriage to Grace Klapper in Appleton. Cal was a dairy farmer until retiring, he then went on to become a beloved school bus driver of the Verona School District for 26 years, until the age of 86.
Cal always had a joke for the kids on the bus each morning and afternoon. There was always a “Cal fix” going on for any piece of machinery that broke down, and all things benefited from a little tinkering. He was a member of the Zwingli United Church of Christ-Paoli; enjoyed bowling; was secretary for the Moonlighter’s bowling league at Kamm Bowl in Verona; along with being a member of the neighborhood card club. Cal loved the outdoors – he enjoyed birdwatching and attending plow days. But most of all
he loved to share his time and stories with family and friends. Cal is survived by his children Linda (Rosendo Diaz) LeRoy, Judy (William Warner) Hageman, Tom (Karen Fonte) Hageman, Jeff (Leah) Hageman, and Kathy Buechel, six grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and a special friend Betty Legler. He was preceded in death by his parents William and Martha, and wife Grace. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2019 at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109
Greenway Cross, Belleville, with the Rev. Rich Pleva officiating. Inurnment will be in the Paoli Cemetery. A gathering of relatives and friends will be held from 1-3 p.m. prior to the memorial service on Sunday, June 2, 2019, at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home. The family would like to thank Cal’s caregiver and her son, Lucas and Carmen, the staff of SSM Health at Home and Hospice, Cindy, Stacy, and Dr. Ewalt. An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes. com.
TWI: Board gets first look at in-depth diversity data for three remaining boundary options Continued from page 1 have to be an exhaustive process.” Neither of the options was among the three the Attendance Area Advisory Committee had forwarded to the board in April after months of meetings. The board had requested information about how potential TWI movement would affect diversity numbers at the schools, and that resulted in its consultant creating new options, labeled F and G. T h e b o a r d ev e n t u a l ly accomplished member Tom Duerst’s goal of getting “past TWI somehow tonight,” settling whether it would move so that they could move onto other aspects of the plans. Boundaries will shift in fall 2020 when the new Verona Area High School opens. Along with that move, Badger Ridge Middle School will move into the current high school building, charter schools will move into both the K-Wing and high school building and Sugar Creek Elementary School will move to BRMS. The move will create extra capacity for Sugar Creek – up to 723 students – and an opportunity to alleviate projected overcrowding at both Glacier Edge and Country View. Statistics on the boundary change options requested by the board also included questions about where TWI students live, demographics of students who would move under the three options recommended by the 29-member Attendance Area Advisory Committee and what would happen if there were no changes to the current boundaries. The board did not explicitly discuss any of the AAAC recommendations – but board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner said toward the end of the 90-minute conversation all three are “still very strongly under consideration.”
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Verona Area School District parents sat around tables Tuesday, April 9, to discuss the attendance area boundary options during an outreach meeting for Spanish-speaking families. Those options are: • A1, which is generally similar to today’s maps and mostly unifies the Verona Road-area neighborhoods; • D1, which would have Sugar Creek and Country View partner, with one serving grades K-2 and the other 3-5, and keep the Two Way Immersion program housed entirely at SC and Glacier Edge. It would increase busing costs by 20 percent; • E, also generally similar to today’s maps, but it purposely plans to put Country View over capacity in anticipation of building another elementary school before 2025, which would require a referendum. The board is expected to continue its discussion at the June 17 meeting, as not all board members will be present June 3 for the next scheduled meeting. W h a t eve r o p t i o n t h e board decides on, the data presented Monday by
consultant Mark Roffers made it clear something needs to change from the current boundaries. “It has come up, do we have to change our boundaries now?” Roberts said. “ We h a v e current overcrowding at one school … it’s always important we are being Roberts proactive so it doesn’t get to the point where we have to make an emergency fix.”
No TWI changes One of the challenges with altering the TWI program would be how it affects diversity. Projections from Roffers on options F and G Monday showed that at least one of the four elementaries would have 10 percent fewer students of color than the next lowest in either plan. They
would also create larger disparities in English Learners at the schools. That left three board members openly stating they wouldn’t consider option F, which would have moved all of TWI to Glacier Edge and would have had the other three elementaries be attendance area based. As a result, they told Roffers not to worry about gathering further data, such as potential busing costs. Option G would have shifted the Glacier Edge part of TWI to Stoner Prairie, with some board members hoping it would help alleviate some overcrowding at Glacier Edge. VASD director of bilingual programming and instructional equity Laurie Burgos said that would create challenges in maintaining relationships with Spanish-speaking families. She said Glacier Edge is a “shining star” in having that trust with families.
“It would be a hardship on our program, quite frankly, to start fresh,” Burgos said. “It’s definitely more than just moving students and classroom teachers.” The group also briefly discussed option C, which the AAAC had considered, to house all of TWI at the larger Sugar Creek building. While that would have built-in extra capacity for the program to expand, Burgos pointed out there is no wait list for the English Learner side of the program, so expansion requires some assumptions that might not bear out.
Who moves? The three options from the AAAC vary in how many and what students they would affect. District data and assessment specialist Allison G u n d e r s o n s h ow e d t h e school board how many students would move under
each of the three options the AAAC recommended, along with the percentage of those students that were of color, low socioeconomic status or scored poorly on standardized tests. Option D1, which would h ave S u g a r C r e e k a n d Country View combine as a K-2/3-5 pair of schools, would move 920 students, nearly three times as many students as the next-highest option. Option A1 would move 316, while E would move 177. But E also would have the highest percentage of students of color and low socioeconomic status moving, at 37 and 38 percent, respectively. That compares to 21 and 15 percent in A1 and 32 and 29 percent in D1. At the May 4 board meeting, Navarro-Haffner expressed concern that any moves could disproportionately affect students already struggling academicalNavarro-Haffner ly. “How would we, through this process, try our best to not disrupt the kids who already comprise those kids in the achievement gap?” she asked May 4. “We recognize that every transition and every disruption may work against us in terms of closing that gap.” According to Gunderson’s data, each of the plans is similar and generally on track with the district’s overall scores. In reading, 46 percent of the students moving in A1 scored “basic or below b a s i c ” o n t h e Fo r wa r d Exam in 2017-18, while D1 was at 52 percent and E at 57. In math, it was 52 percent for A1, 53 percent for D1 and 55 percent for E. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Early grandfathering for middle school students discussed at VASB The school board has not discussed grandfathering for when the new attendance boundaries take over in fall 2020, but an early switch was brought up Monday. At the middle school level, there are 51 students who will attend Savanna Oaks Middle School for sixth grade in 2019-20
who are expected to switch to Badger Ridge Middle School the following year, no matter which option is chosen. Six students would shift the other way. The board could consider allowing some or all of those students to switch a year early and have their entire middle school careers in one school community, but superintendent Dean Gorrell cautioned
them that moving 51 students to the current BRMS building next year would be “super tight” and “create staffing challenges.” Board member Meredith Stier Christensen asked for the two groups to be considered independently, as moving with a group of 50 to a new school in seventh grade could be socially easier than moving with just five others.
“If we cannot accommodate 51 students … that’s also a cohort of kids where we can structure their sixth grade year where they’re in the same house,” she said. “That’s a good number of kids.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@ wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @ sgirard9.
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acknowledged in the letter that the school’s communication after the fights “fell far short of hitting the mark” under the incident response communications policy the school board a p p r ove d i n D e c e m b e r 2018. “I offer my heartfelt apologies for how the communication to parents and District staff was handled last week,” Gorrell wrote. “I can absolutely assure you that the lessons learned on Thursday will be used to ensure that the lack of timely and on-going communication will not happen again.” In addition to the new staff and tip line, changes include additional supervision at the main entrance during lunch, reemphasizing its parent visitors policy and forming a “response team” at the high school to take on a new fight intervention protocol. That protocol will be implemented this fall, according to the letter, and will focus on standardizing responses to physical fights, preventing injuries to staff and students and
minimizing law enforcem e n t i n t e r ve n t i o n a n d potential consequences. In addition, the district will have a new policy regarding students returning to school after completing a suspension, Gorrell wrote. They will have to complete a reentry meeting, and readmission could require a law enforcement consultation, a victim safety plan, a student behavior contract or off-site placement. To ensure the communication plan works as intended in the future, Gorrell emphasized that the district has “reassigned tasks, changed our protocols and created built-in system backups.” On May 8, the first fight began around 11:55 a.m., with the second about an hour later and the third at around 2:56 p.m. Communication home from the district, in the form of an email from principal Pam Hammen, came at 8:47 p.m. that night. “Due to the number of incidents in a condensed period of time, staff in charge of communications were pulled away from their positions,” Gorrell
Reports taken from the log April 10 books at the Verona Police 3:24 p.m. A man reportDepartment. ed an individual had been calling his employer with April 6 the intent to get him fired 12:50 a .m. A 25-year- after the man made a comold Verona man was cited ment on news story posted for his first OWI offense on Channel 3000’s Faceafter he was stopped for book page. Police made speeding on U.S. Hwy. 18- contact with the individual, 151. He was also cited for who apologized for trying having open intoxicants to get the man fired. and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle. April 12 10:20 a .m. Two high April 7 school students were sus8:51 p.m. A woman was pended after damaging transported to the hospital a sink in the G-Wing of after she was found on the the high school. One of ground outside her home the students admitted to with a head injury after she damaging it unintentioncalled to report someone ally, and the other student had stolen her keys. The claimed she had tried to woman, who was intoxicat- cover up for her. The pared with a BAC of .308, told ents were sent a bill for the police she had slipped and damages. fallen. 9:32 p.m. A man threatened to sue the department April 8 for checking on his wife’s 1 2 : 4 7 p . m . P o l i c e welfare after his vehicle stopped a woman for sus- was spotted in the area. pended registration on The man’s bond agreement North Main Street. She had prevents him from being in been suspended after not her vicinity. He was told to paying a parking ticket giv- file a complaint with a seren by her university’s park- geant the following day. ing authority. – Kimberly Wethal
New security policies Anonymous tip line 3 new security staff members Added supervision of main entrance at lunchtime Creation of response team to create intervention policy New protocols for returning to school after suspension Reassigned tasks, procedures for communication plan wrote. “This resulted in the complete disruption of the communication stream to our families.” M e a n w h i l e , n ew s o f the fights was spreading through student texts to parents and videos on social media. Some of that social media conversation continued Kloepping into the evening, and among the students suspended for this month’s fights were “those who used social media in an effort to incite further disturbances,” VASD publ i c i n f o r m a t i o n o ffi c e r
Kelly Kloepping wrote in an email Monday to the Press. He stressed that the staff and VPD officers responding to the incidents did good work, despite the breakdowns. “While some of our systems failed last week, our staff, high school admin team, and Verona Police Department did not,” Gorrell wrote. “In the middle of the chaos, our staff, administrators, and officers unquestioningly put our students’ safety and well-being first.”
Mayor Diaz appointed Steven Heinzen and Patrick Lytle as citizen members to the Plan Commission, with terms expiring April 30, 2022. D. Committee Appointments Mayor Diaz presented the 2019 - 2020 Council Member Committee Appointments for confirmation by the Common Council: FINANCE COMMITTEE: Chad Kemp, Chair, Kate Cronin, Christine Posey PERSONNEL COMMITTEE Sarah Gaskell, Chair, Heather Reekie, Charlotte Jerney PUBLIC SAFETY & WELFARE COMMITTEE: Heather Reekie, Chair, Katie Kohl, Evan Touchett PUBLIC WORKS, SEWER & WATER COMMITTEE: Evan Touchett, Chair, Sarah Gaskell, Chad Kemp SENIOR CITIZENS COMMITTEE: Katie Kohl, Chair, Christine Posey, Charlotte Jerney Motion by Kohl, seconded by Gaskell, to confirm the 2019-2020 Mayoral Committee appointments. Motion carried 6-0. E. Announcements None 6. Designation of Official Newspaper is not necessary, as the City’s Code of Ordinances designates the Verona Press as the City’s Official Newspaper. 7. Adjournment Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kohl, to adjourn the meeting at 6:42 p.m. Motion carried 6-0. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP
lowing citizen committee and commission appointments: Community Development Authority: Dia Caulkins Economic Development Commission: Sean Cleary, Gary Rockweiler Fitch-Rona EMS: Derek Johnson Police and Fire Commission: Cole Leystra, Mylinda Heil Tourism Commission: Charlie Eggen, Jason Hunt, Sara Hoechst, Pat Wehrley Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve the citizen committee and commission appointments as recommended by Mayor Diaz. 7. Announcements: Posey passed on thanks to the Verona Police Department for its additional enforcement near the schools. Cronin announced that the Verona Public Librarys Word on the Street 5K Run/Walk will be held on May 4th. Gaskell thanked Le Jordan and the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce for a very successful Eggstravaganza event on Saturday, April 20th. 8. Administrators Report: The Hometown Days parade is scheduled for June 2nd at 12:00 p.m., with line-up beginning at 10:30 a.m. The Police Department will be increasing enforcement in the area around the intersection of Llanos Street and N. Main Street, and other school areas. Staff has been working on the 2020 Census Due to Memorial Day, the second Common Council meeting in May has been rescheduled to May 28th. The Board of Review will meet on May 13th at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. 9. Engineers Report: Firemans Park splash pad: Well 6 pumping station construction: Transportation improvements for the new high school: Meister Addition West Pond dredging: CTH M/Liberty Drive/Thousand Oaks Trail traffic signals: 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $508,895.30 for the April 8, 2019 bills, and $674,094.18 for the April 22, 2019 bills. Motion carried 8-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Proposal for a 3-year contract with Baker Tilly, LLP for auditing services. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Posey, to approve a proposal for a 3-year contract with Baker Tilly, LLP for auditing services. The proposal was submitted with no increase from the 2018 audit cost of $48,800 for 2019, and a 3% increase in each of the other two years. Motion carried 8-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Change of Agent request from Kwik Trip, Inc. for Kwik Trip #837, 400 E. Verona Avenue, Verona, WI 53593. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Change of Agent request from Kwik Trip, Inc. for Kwik Trip #837, 400 E. Verona Avenue, Verona, WI 535393. Motion carried 8-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Change of Agent request from Walgreen Company for Walgreens #01159, 104 N. Main Street, Verona, WI 53593. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Change of Agent request from Walgreen Company for Walgreens #01159, 104 N. Main Street, Verona, WI 53593. Motion carried 8-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit application from Michael OBrien, Ice, Inc., for the Hometown Brew Down on Saturday, July 13, 2019. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to approve a Special Event Permit application from Michael OBrien, Ice, Inc., for the Hometown Brew Down on Saturday, July 13, 2019 contingent upon submittal of a Certificate of Insurance listing the City of Verona as the Certificate Holder. A Temporary Class B Retailers License will be required for this event. Motion carried 8-0.
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Legals Avanti Italian Restaurant, Vito Cerniglia, Agent, for Avanti Italian Restaurant, 119 S. Main Street It’s Time Grill and Pub, LLC, d/b/a It’s Time Grill and Pub, Tim McRoberts, Agent, for It’s Time Grill and Pub, 608A W. Verona Avenue JPM Investments, LLC, d/b/a Dok’s Klassik Tavern, Bruce J. Meier, Agent, for Dok’s Klassik Tavern, 410 W. Verona Avenue Tavern and Bar, LLC, d/b/a Cahoots, Kurt Jurewicz, Agent, for Cahoots, 102 Railroad Street The Heights of Verona, LLC, d/b/a The Heights, Chadwick A. Leppien, Agent, for The Heights, 411 Prairie Heights Drive “CLASS C” WINE LICENSE Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, Philipp S. Hoechst, Agent, Agent for Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, 231 S. Main Street Garlic Mouth, LLC d/b/a Jordandal Cookhouse, Louis J. Lettenmaier, Agent, for Jordandal Cookhouse, 600 W. Verona Avenue, Suites 5 & 6 M & K Kubly, d/b/a Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery, Michelle L. Kubly, Agent, for Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery, 300 S. Main Street Mr. Brews Taphouse Verona, LLC, Ryan P. Swanson, Agent, for Mr. Brews Taphouse Verona, LLC, 611 Hometown Circle, #104 “CLASS B” WINERY LICENSE Fisher King Winery, LLC, d/b/a Fisher King Winery, Alwyn W. Fitzgerald, Agent, for Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser Street The above applications will be considered by the City of Verona Public Safety and Welfare Committee on June 10, 2019 at 6:00 p.m., and the City of Verona Common Council on June 10, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI 53593. ANYONE HAVING AN OBJECTION to the granting of such licenses shall file that objection in writing with the City Clerk, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln Street before June 6, 2018 during regular office hours. Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP *** CITY OF VERONA COMMON COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING APRIL 16, 2019 VERONA CITY HALL 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Diaz at 6:30 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kohl, Posey and Reekie were present. Interim City Administrator Sayre, Municipal Court Judge Weigel and City Clerk Clark were also present. Alderpersons Kemp and Touchett were absent and excused. 4. Oath of Office for Elected Officials Judge Weigel administered the oaths of office for newly elected Alderperson Christine Posey – District 1, re-elected Alderperson Sarah Gaskell – District 2, newly elected Alderperson Charlotte Jerney – District 3, and re-elected Alderperson Heather Reekie – District 4. 5. Mayor’s Business A. Election of the Council President Mayor Diaz asked for nominations for 2019-2020 Common Council President. Alderperson Gaskell was nominated by Alderperson Kohl. There were no other nominations. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Reekie, to approve the nomination of Alderperson Gaskell as the 20192020 Common Council President. Motion carried 6-0. B. Selection of the City Council Representative to the Plan Commission Mayor Diaz asked for nominations for the City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. Alderperson Kohl nominated Alderperson Gaskell as the City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. There were no other nominations. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to approve the nomination of Alderperson as the 2019-2020 City Council Representative to the Plan Commission. Motion carried 6-0. C. Appointment of Citizen Members to the Plan Commission
*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL APRIL 22, 2019 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Kohl, Posey, Reekie and Touchett were present. Also present: Interim City Administrator Sayre, Police Chief Coughlin, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: John and Susan Udelhofen, 9011 Bentley Green, Madison told the story of their daughter, Katie, who passed away in 2017 after a year-long battle with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). The non-profit We Believe in Katie was formed by John and Susan to carry on Katies legacy, and to make a difference for other families dealing with leukemia. 5. Approval of minutes from the April 8, 2019 Common Council meeting. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Kemp, to approve the minutes of the April 8, 2019 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 8-0. 6. Mayors Business: A. Proclamation in support of research and education for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) Mayor Diaz read a proclamation in support of research and education for acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL). B. Arbor Day Proclamation Mayor Diaz read the 2019 Arbor Day Proclamation and declared April 26, 2019 as Arbor Day in the City of Verona. C. Council member committee appointments Mayor Diaz recommended the following Council member committee and commission appointments: Economic Development Commission: Chad Kemp Finance Committee Chair Parks, Recreation & Forestry Commission: Charlotte Jerney, Heather Reekie Cemetery Board: Evan Touchett, Brian Lamers, David Walker Tourism Commission: Charlotte Jerney City/Town Joint Planning Committee: Sarah Gaskell Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to approve the Council member committee and commission appointments as recommended by Mayor Diaz. Motion carried 8-0. D. Citizen member committee appointments Mayor Diaz recommended the fol-
(4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a Temporary Class B Retailers License from Ice, Inc., for the Hometown Brew Down event on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 451 E. Verona Avenue from 11 a.m. 7 p.m. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kemp, to approve an application for a Temporary Class B Retailers License from Ice, Inc., for the Hometown Brew Down event on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 451 E. Verona Avenue from 11 a.m. 7 p.m., contingent upon submission of a Certificate of Insurance listing the City of Verona as the Certificate Holder. Motion carried 8-0. C. Public Works/Sewer and Water Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A professional services agreement for construction related services for transportation improvements adjacent to west side Verona Area High School campus. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a professional services agreement for construction related services for transportation improvements adjacent to west side Verona Area High School campus with KL Engineering for an amount not to exceed $293,884, contingent upon legal counsel review of the contract language. Motion carried 8-0. 11. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-018 approving a City of Verona Sustainability Policy. Sayre stated the proposed Sustainability Resolution will help guide future City decisions as the City undertakes reasonable steps to become more sustainable. Future items the City will focus on include building green infrastructure, supporting natural areas, more resilient infrastructure, conservation of natural features, retrofitting City properties, and amending City Ordinances to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Resolution No. R-19-018 approving a City of Verona Sustainability Policy. Motion carried 8-0. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. 19-019 approving continuation in the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Posey, to approve Resolution No. 19-019
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NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for alcohol beverage licenses for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 have been filed with the City Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by the following named individuals or corporations and for the following premises: “CLASS A” RETAIL LIQUOR AND MALT BEVERAGES LICENSE Brar Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a Verona Mobil, Gurprit Brar, Agent, for Verona Mobil, 101 E. Verona Avenue Casey’s Marketing Company d/b/a Casey’s General Store #3586, Heidi Marcyes, Agent, for Casey’s General Store #3586, 103 Prairie Oaks Drive KGN Acquisitions, LLC, d/b/a Verona Wine Cellar, Richard E. Dearworth, Agent, for Verona Wine Cellar, 1015 N. Edge Trail Kwik Trip, Inc., d/b/a Kwik Trip #456, Alexander K. Abel, Agent, for Kwik Trip #456, 2145 County Road PB Kwik Trip, Inc., d/b/a Kwik Trip #837, Tracy L. Alvey, Agent, for Kwik Trip #837, 400 E. Verona Avenue Madison Oil, LLC, d/b/a Verona Liquor, Lakhvir Kaur, Agent, for Verona Liquor, 103 S. Main Street Miller and Sons, Inc., d/b/a Miller and Sons Supermarket, Carlton Miller, Agent, for Miller and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main Street Schultz Vending, LLC, d/b/a Schultz Vending, Chris J. Schultz, Agent, for Schultz Vending, LLC, 535 Half Mile Road Tommaso Vincenzo, LLC, d/b/a Vincenzo Citgo, Courtney C. Weis, Agent, for Vincenzo Citgo, 991 Kimball Lane Walgreen Company d/b/a Walgreens #01159, Tim Y. Kjol, Agent, for Walgreens #01159, 104 N. Main Street CLASS “B” RETAIL FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGES LICENSE Fisher King Winery, LLC, d/b/a Fisher King Winery, Alwyn W. Fitzgerald, Agent, for Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser Street Garlic Mouth, LLC, d/b/a Jordandal Cookhouse, Louis J. Lettenmaier, Agent, for Jordandal Cookhouse, 600 W. Verona Avenue, Suites 5 & 6 M & K Kubly, d/b/a Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery, Michelle L. Kubly, Agent, for Tuvalu Coffeehouse & Gallery, 300 S. Main Street Mr. Brews Taphouse Verona, LLC, Ryan P. Swanson, Agent, for Mr. Brews Taphouse Verona, LLC 611 Hometown Circle, #104 n+1 Coffee and Beer Bar, LLC, d/b/a n+1 Coffee and Beer Bar, Jessica L. Laufenberg, Agent, for n+1 Coffee and Beer Bar, 507 Bruce Street “CLASS B” COMBINATION FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE & RESERVE INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE GRG Management LLC, d/b/a Monk’s Bar & Grill, Greg Hedrich, Agent, for Monk’s Bar & Grill, 1050 North Edge Trail JayBen and Management, LLC, d/b/a Boulder Brewpub, Jon B. Novick, Agent, for Boulder Brewpub, 950 Kimball Lane Liberty Business Park Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a Bar & Restaurant at the Hyatt Place Hotel, David Reinke, Agent, for Bar & Restaurant at the Hyatt Place, 846 Liberty Drive LBO, Inc., d/b/a 5th Quarter Sports Bar, Leann Butts, Agent, for 5th Quarter Sports Bar, 161 Horizon Drive Ste. 110 Madison Epicureans, LLC, d/b/a Pasquals Cantina, Seth D. Wilson, Agent, for Pasquals Cantina, 100 Cross Country Road MIRK, LLC, d/b/a Drafthouse Bar & Restaurant, Chad R. Geissler, Agent, for Drafthouse Bar & Restaurant, 1010 Enterprise Drive Sugar River Pizza Company – Verona, LLC, d/b/a Sugar River Pizza Company, Sarah Thomas, Agent, for Sugar River Pizza Company, 957 Liberty Drive Toot & Kate’s LLC, d/b/a Toot & Kate’s Wine Bar, Ryan T. Biechler, Agent, for Toot & Kate’s Wine Bar,109 S. Main Street “CLASS B” COMBINATION FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGES & INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE American Legion Mason-Lindsay Post 385, Richard Zurbuchen, Agent, for American Legion Mason-Lindsay Post 385, 207 Legion Street Avanti Italian Restaurant, LLC, d/b/a
approving continuation in the Wisconsin Public Employers Group Health Insurance Program. Motion carried 8-0. C. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve operator licenses as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 8-0. 12. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to adjourn at 7:50 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE APPLICATION FOR 2019/2020 ALCOHOL LICENSES Notice is hereby given, that the following applications to serve alcoholic beverages to be consumed on-premises in the Town of Verona have been received, and are on file in the Office of the Town Clerk. A public hearing will be held on June 4, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. to allow for comments regarding these applications. CLASS “B” retail license for the sale of malt beverages to be consumed on premise Dale Goytowski, President d/b/a/ Blackhawk Bowhunters, Inc. 2103 CTH PB main clubhouse bar in the Town of Verona CLASS “B” retail license for the sale of malt beverages to be consumed on premise and “CLASS B” retail license for the sale of intoxicating liquor to be consumed on premise Susan Kaye Buchanan, President d/b/a Ole Duffers Pub 1755 CTH PB in the Town of Verona These applications are available for inspection at the Verona Town Hall, 7669 County Highway PD between the hours of 8:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. M-F. John Wright Clerk/Treasurer Town of Verona Published: May 23, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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VAHS girls soccer volunteers at Second Harvest The Verona Area High School varsity girls soccer team spent time volunteering at Habitat for Humanity of Dane County’s ReStore on Monona Drive. The team helped clean and organize the store, which is used to support Habitat for Humanity homes in Dane County. Photo submitted
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DIRECTIONS: : East of Verona one mile on Cty Hwy M to Solar Court. Watch for George Auction Signs. NOTE: Tim enjoyed buying daily and had a habitual behavior of buying in volume for the last 4yrs. There are duplicates of 95% of all items listed and new in the box, stored very well in a very clean environment on new shelving or in 100 new totes. Much more than listed. Approx. 1000 items. LUNCH: On Grounds. CALUMINUM TRAILER: Bear Track Flat Bed 5’x8’ Trailer w/ Sides (Like New). SHELVING: NOTE: Total of 200+ New Metal & Resin Shelving. Easy Home MaxIt Heavy Duty Utility Shelves; Plano; Work Zone; Knect-A-Shelf; Other Name Brands. CAMPING, SPORTING & PARTY SUPPLIES: (8) Sports Crane One & Two Room Tents; Field & Stream Cots; Coleman Wearable Sleeping Bags; Coolers w/Wheels; 4 in 1 Air Beds, Tables & Soft Sided Basket Coolers; Lawn Dart Games; Kits for Hauling Motorcycles; Walkie Talkies; Crane Electric Scooters; 6’ Folding Picnic Tables; Lounge Chairs & Gliders; Skate Boards; Sports Stadium Seats; Bicycle Carriers; Canopy Umbrellas; Kits for Hauling Canoes; 24” Ice Holders; Spinning Serving Trays; Bike Air Pumps; Grilling Tools, Mats & Misc.; Folding Canvas Chairs; Lit Way Flash Lights. TOOLS: Milwaukee Job Site Radio; Work Zone Cords w/Reels, Wall Mount Power Boards; Cabinets & Children’s Work Benches; Werner Step Ladder; Intex Electric Pump; Craftsman Sanders; 4 Wheel Moving Carts. MILITARY ITEMS: Army Trunks; Sleeping Bags; Ponchos; Shovels; Trunks; Army National Guard Items; Flite Suit; Military Clothes; Field Jackets (some w/liners). CLOTHES: Carhart Clothes; Shoes. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Rocking Chair; Coca Cola Case. HOUSEHOLD: Cyclonic & Easy Home Canister Vacuums; Area Rugs; First Alert Fire Safes; Chopping Blocks & Cutting Boards; Easy Home 20”x40” & 6’ Tables; Ambiano Pressure Cookers; Sohl Furniture Storage; Cherry Wood Bookcases; Tin Metal Artwork; Stainless Cooking Pans & Corn Poppers; Leather Ottoman & Chairs; 6’ & 8’ Folding Tables; Glass Baking Dish Set; Storage Drawers; Adventureidge Folding Tri Pod Chairs; 10dwr. Rolling Storage Carts; Stereo & Speakers; Kitchen Aide Compact Ovens; Poly Hot Pots; Cookware Copper & Stainless; Glass Pitchers; Moscow Mule Mug Sets; Kitchen Aide Microwaves & Convection Ovens; Nuwave Brio 6qt. Air Fryers; Folding Platform Carts; Food Storage Container Sets; Telescopes; Coffee Makers; Park Bench; Hostess Utensil Sets; Copper Serving Bowls; My Pillows; Professional Tuff Boxes; Serta Down Comforters; Chest of Drawers; Throw Rugs all Sizes; Presto & Amore Pizza Ovens; Kitchen Living Pasta Bowls; Hamilton Beach Blenders; West Bend Versatility Cookers; Crofton Utility & Lasko Tower Heaters; I Heater Max 1500 Infrared Heater; Sharp Carousel Convection Ovens; Air Conditioners; Soul Life Concepts Furniture; Easy Home Extra Large Drying Racks; Stainless 4 Burner Gas Grills; Sohl Kitchen Islands w/Granite Tops; Huntington Home 8” Mattress; Sohl Memory Foam Roll Away Bed; St. Cloud 8” Deluxe Extra Firm Memory Foam Mattress; Office Chairs; Garden Utility Carts; Patio Tables; 16” High Velocity Fans; Johnsonville Sizzling Sausage Grills; Work Benches; Bed Sheets; Double Burner Personal Mesa Tables; Chicago Cutlery Sets; Toastmaster Toasters; Rice Cookers; Organizers & Racks; Food Dehydrators; Intex Double & Queen Air Mattresses; Continental 2 Burner Hot Plates; Iron Cookware. REG. WI AUCTIONEERS: Dean George #486 (cell 608-751-5703), Kale George #2811 (office 608-882-6123) REG. IL AUCTIONEER: Kale George #441002280 11211 North Union Road, Evansville, WI 53536 TERMS: 5% Buyers Fee. Check or Cash. 4% courtesy charge for purchases using credit card. All sales final. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents or losses. For Complete listing and photos log onto www.georgeauction.com For complete listing and photos log onto www.georgeauction.com adno=78494
Services OFFICE CLEANING in StoughtonOregon Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office 608-831-8850. CHERYL’S HOUSEKEEPING Stoughton and Oregon. 608-3229554. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 DO YOU need to hire a Private Detective? www.joysprivatedetectiveagency.com. 608-712-6286. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
Recover Painting offers carpentry, drywall and all forms of painting. A portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured. 608-270-0440.
Pets TEDDY BEARS, Shorkies, 1 Papillion, 1 Morkie, 1 Poochon, Teacup Yorkies, Cavapoos, Pomshi, Cockapoos. $595-$1,595 All pups have a Vet checkshots Dewormed and a 1 yr health guarantee and a lifetime of training advice. We love our pups and customers! Come out and see us soon! Lic#474872 www. SpringGreenPups.com Brenda 608574-7931. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for the Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. REGISTERED BORDER Collie male puppies, vet checked, vaccinated. $300 each. Platteville. 608-732-5052.
Antiques BUYING US Gold & Silver Coins and Collectibles. Call 608-988-6406 Rick Miles Coin.
Miscellaneous DO YOU like homemade treats delivered monthly? www.joysonlinebakery. com Joy 608-712-6286. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.
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DISH TV $59.99 For 190 Channels $14.95 High Speed Internet. Free Installation, Smart HD DVR Included, Free Voice Remote. Some restrictions apply. Call 1-855-997-5088 (CNOW) DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT TO HERITAGE FOR THE BLIND. Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, Miscellaneous All Paperwork Taken Care Of. CALL 1-855-711-0379 (CNOW) SAVE ON YOUR NEXT PRESCRIPTION! World Health Link. DIRECTV & AT&T. 155 Channels & 1000s of Shows/Movies Price Match Guarantee! Prescriptions Required. CIPA Certified. On Demand (w/SELECT Package.) AT&T Internet 99 Percent Over 1500 medications available. CALL Today For A Free Price Reliability. Unlimited Texts to 120 Countries w/AT&T Wireless. Quote. 1-866-546-5275 Call Now! (CNOW) Call 4 FREE Quote- 1-866-252-8805. (CNOW) Earthlink High Speed Internet. As Low As $14.95/month (for the Sporting Goods first 3 months.) Reliable High Speed Fiber Optic Technology. Stream Videos, Music and More! Call Earthlink Today 1-877- 800+ Guns @ Auction! Sat., June 1st, Prairie du Chien, WI 794-5751 (CNOW) Preview: Friday, May 31, 2-7pm Modern & Collectible Firearms www.Kramersales.com (CNOW) adno=79073
OREGON. 5502 Sheil Dr. West of Oregon. Saturday, May 25, 8am-3pm. Sleeper sofa, dining chairs, end tables, mini-frig, party bar (new!), baby clothes and equip, both M-F, toddler clothes M, lots more. VERONA. 737 Fairview Terrace. Thur.-Fri. 8am-Noon. Books, coffee table, rug, household items, light fixture.
Lawn & Garden LAWN MOWING. Free Estimates. Good Work. Fair Price. 608-8735216 RIGHT HAND MAN SERVICES Lawn mowing, trimming & spring clean up, etc. 18 years experience. 608-2084942.
Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114
Rentals STOUGHTON. LARGE 2-bedroom, plus den, appliances, laundry, big deck, nonsmoking. 608-238-1692. GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month,includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON 2-BEDROOM in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, AC, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit. Cats OK. $715/month. 608-219-6677 Available July 1. OREGON. DUPLEX 3-bedroom, washer and dryer included, no pets, no smoking. $900 a month. 608-8355810. STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM 2 unit building on second floor. Parking for 1 car per unit in back lot. No Pets. Rent $750. Available. 608-332-6013. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.
Storage Spaces For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
VERONA DRIVERS WANTED Full/Part Time Positions Available
Drive Locally andWages Support your Community •Excellent Badger BusTraining Offers: •Paid • $150 Sign-On Bonus for Van Drivers •CDL Program • $500 Sign-On Bonus for (If Qualified School Bus Drivers •Signing Bonus Applicable) • Paid Training and Available Bonus to get in your CDL •Positions Madison and Verona • Full and Part-Time Positions Available Call: 608-255-1551
Apply Locally at: 219 Paoli St., Verona, WI E-mail: Jobs@BadgerBus.com Call: 608-845-2255 or Go Online: BadgerBus.com
Apply in Person: 5501 Femrite Drive Madison, WI
• Daytime, full-time Locate Technician positions available • 100% PAID TRAINING • Company vehicle & equipment provided • PLUS medical, dental, vision, & life insurance REQUIREMENTS: • Must be able to work outdoors • HS Diploma or GED • Ability to work OT & weekends • Must have valid driver’s license with safe driving record
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SKI EQUIPMENT SALES DELIVERY SERVICE We are now accepting applications for full- time and part-time positions working in our Belleville warehouse during the summer and selling ski equipment in our Madison store during the winter. This is an entry level position which involves loading and unloading trucks, assembling furniture and helping out on deliveries. We are looking for a reliable, self-motivated person who has a good driving record and has some downhill skiing experience. Chalet is a fun place to work with good advancement opportunities. Chalet is locally owned with a long-standing reputation for quality merchandise and good customer service. We offer a generous base salary along with incentive pay and other great benefits like free skiing at local hills. Apply in person at: Chalet Ski & Patio, 5252 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711608-273-8263.
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SEEKING NEW & Experienced Front Desk Attendants & Security Guards. Seeking new & experienced concierges, front desk attendants, lobby attendants & security guards for immediate work in hotels, commercial buildings & medical facilities. Pay is up to $24.71 per hour. Interested applicant should apply to Tylerhoffman88@ outlook.com.
STATELINE PAVING & EXCAVATING are hiring Skilled Trade Members. Positions include: Paver Experience, CAT Skid Steer Experience, Truck Driver w/Paving Experience, & Skilled Grade Person. Wages based on experience. 608-206-6054. wisconsin sam7@gmail.com.
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SPACIOUS 2 BEDROOMS
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Join the leading team in residential, commercial and municipal drain cleaning with more than 70 years of Quality Service!
• 2,100 sq., $1950 / mo. • 1,300 sq., $1350 / mo.
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Within Hour of HWY 151 Steady Income 100% PAID Benefits Non-hazmat Tanker Company Training 2 years experience
Healthcare Employment Opportunities
515 W. Verona Ave. • Verona, WI 53593 608-497-4500
• OB RN - .6 FTE night shift position; 12 hour shifts; $2,000.00 bonus included!
Premium pay position!
• APNP Hospitalist – 12 hour, 7 on/7 off schedule • CRNA –1.0 FTE CRNA position
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To find out more detailed information about all open positions and to apply, go to our website at www.uplandhillshealth.org.
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Please call or apply in person at: Roto Rooter 4808 Ivywood Trail, McFarland, WI 608-256-5189
Livestock FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility and performance tested, will hold until needed. Owego Stock Farm. 608-543-3778.
REGISTERED BLACK Angus Bulls. Kuhle Angus, Hazel Green. 563-5420803. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.
FRONT DESK - Full-Time LATE NIGHT DRIVER - Part-Time BREAKFAST HOST - Part-Time HOUSEKEEPING - Full-Time LAUNDRY - Full-Time
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SERVICE TECHNICIAN & CDL DRIVERS WANTED!
DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337
Holiday Inn Express & Suites and Fairfield Inn & Suites are currently hiring for the following positions:
• Med Tech/MLT – weekender position available.
Family owned since 1948.
613 W. Verona Ave. • Verona, WI 53593 608-845-3000
Weekend availability is required for all positions
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FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$65-month 10x15=$75-month 10x20=$85-month 10x25=$95-month 12x30=$120-month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 - 10x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road
Mobile Homes NEW FACTORY Built Homes 3 BR, 2 BA put on your foundation. $59,980 HORKHEIMER HOMES Hazelton, IA. 800-632-5985.
Office Space For Rent OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourse Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628
Real Estate HOUSE FOR SALE in Oregon. Three bedroom, one bath, two-car garage, two porches, updated mechanicals, refinished floors, fresh paint, move in ready. $230,000. 608-220-9700.
Farm FOR SALE: 85 acres NE of Fennimore. . 40+- acres wooded pasture, 40+acres in paddocks-tillable, 30 stanchion dairy barn, heifer barn, machine shed, 5 bedroom house. 608-4850139. FARM LAND LOW COST. 9+ acres. Town of Verona. 608-271-2210 or 312-340-0261.
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Unified Newspaper Group is looking to fill our sports editor position for the first time in more than 15 years. We are seeking a dynamic, energetic sports journalist who can lead the evolution of our sports coverage to match modern readers’ needs. It will take someone who knows how to produce and coach good writing and photography and will enjoy getting to know people in four different suburban communities. There is some room to tailor the job to fit your particular strengths, but it will involve some of everything – reporting, designing pages, community outreach, social media, planning and organization, as well as supervising and collaborating with our assistant sports editor.
As a General Manager, you will be in a key leadership role overseeing publishing content and operations related to culture, employee owner development, customer focus, community trends, financial and short/long-term planning, achievement of goals, and open book management. You will champion the division’s efforts to achieve company objectives, strategic plans and customer satisfaction. As a Sales Manager, you will lead a team of account executives, to generate advertising revenue that will meet/exceed annual goals, through coaching, development and recognition. To be successful in this leadership role, you will possess a high level of emotional intelligence, problem solving and analytical skills, the ability to think strategically, a drive to succeed and a keen focus on employee development and customer satisfaction. Above average ability to communicate at all levels and knowledge of leadership, participatory management, team dynamics and group process techniques are essential. A four-year degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of five years in advertising, marketing, journalism or a businessrelated field is required to be successful in this role. A record of continuous learning through seminars, conferences and workshops required. The General & Sales Manager is based out of the Mount Vernon, Iowa location with regular travel to all EIMG-S locations. Travel to other WCM locations required for meetings, training and planning. A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance is necessary.
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To learn more about our employee-owned organization and to apply online, visit our website at www.wcinet.com/careers. Include a resume and cover letter with your application. The deadline to apply for this exciting career opportunity is May 24, 2019. Woodward Community Media is a division of employee-owned Woodward Communications, Incorporated (WCI), headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa. WCI is an equal opportunity employer.
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Woodward Community Media (WCM) is looking for a General & Sales Manager of weekly publications to provide leadership for local weekly newspapers and shoppers in eastern Iowa. This position will report directly to the Regional Publisher for the Eastern Iowa Media Group (EIMG). Our Community Media Division’s EIMG-South provides web and newspaper/shopper media publications in and around the Mount Vernon, Solon, Central City and Marion, Iowa locations.
FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins. Freeestimate. 608-221-3510. RENT SKID LOADERS MINI-EXCAVATOR STELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger,landscape rake, concrete bucket,pallet forks, trencher, rock hound,broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411
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If you have a missing piece in your resume, don’t worry, we’re all about teaching, with top-notch mentoring on every aspect of the newspaper operation. Our newspapers cover five high schools, so the ability to manage your time wisely, make community contacts to secure submitted information and learn quickly is essential. Much of the work is evenings and weekends. Unified Newspaper Group prints three award-winning hyperlocal weekly news publications in Stoughton, Oregon and Verona and one monthly newspaper in Fitchburg, along with a quarterly regional magazine, and we have a culture and a staff structure you won’t find anywhere else. Constant learning and collaboration is our focus, from our interns to our editors, and good people stick around. We look for real journalists who like telling stories through words, photos and design. Experience with photography, InDesign and managing websites and social media is important, but none are as important as being able to own our coverage, adapt it to our readers’ needs and defend it to parents and grandparents who are highly invested in their kids. Photo equipment and a laptop are provided. We stay on top of technology here. The job is salaried, with health, dental, vision and paid vacations. The company is part of Woodward Community Media, a division of Woodward Communications Inc., an employee-owned company based in Dubuque, Iowa. Apply online by May 15, 2019 and include a cover letter, your best reporting work and any design or photography samples you have.
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To learn more about this opportunity, submit your application and resume today at www.wcinet.com/careers Woodward Communications, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WCI maintains a tobacco-free campus.
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RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240
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NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088
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Volunteer: Meal delivery, interactions with seniors ‘puts a smile on my face’ once a week Continued from page 1 “It’s an honor to be able to have my health in order to help somebody else,” she said. “They’re just so appreciative, and that makes me feel good because I’m making their life better.” Maria Lamboley, volunteer coordinator for SRSC, said Wolf is a “vital” part of their Meals on Wheels program, as she picks up shifts for other drivers on a route that continues to get larger. “She actually plays a huge role for us,” she said. “She always steps in and fills in when we need help … she has impacted us greatly.” At least once a week, sometimes more when the senior center’s delivery volunteer staff is shorthanded, Wolf drives 4.5 miles to Dane County Consolidated Food Service, located on East Verona Avenue opposite the parking lot of Badger Prairie Needs Network, and picks up meals for around a dozen town residents. Usually the meal delivery takes her an hour-and-a-half to complete, as her 28-mile route takes her all around the township. This Tuesday, she walked into the kitchen of Dane County Consolidated Food Service to collect the delivery. While there, she filled her cooler with ice cream, placed brown bags labeled with the type of milk inside a reusable grocery bag and grabbed portable aluminum trays of Italian sausage on a bun, oven roasted potatoes and stewed tomatoes out of the warming unit. During the trip, Wolf has eight stops, so while she records the minimum amount of mileage required for the deliveries, she takes the scenic route because “it doesn’t add too much time.”
Town of Verona resident Karen Wolf removes food out of her Jeep’s backseat during her meal delivery route through the Town of Verona on Tuesday, May 21. Wolf has lived in the town for close to three decades, after she built her scenic Town of Verona home overlooking rolling hills and farm fields in October 1990 with her husband, Doug, who grew up on a dairy farm and wanted more space. She’s been volunteering with the Sugar River Senior Center doing Meals on Wheels for almost five years. In a good way, Wolf said, it feels like it’s been longer than that. “It seems like I’ve known these people all my life,” she said. “It’s very rewarding.” Wolf said she’s always enjoyed helping people, and delivering meals allows her to make contact with a population that might be
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Town of Verona resident Karen Wolf organizes a meal during her meal delivery route through the Town of Verona on Tuesday, May 21. more isolated and in need of human interaction. “They’re so pleasant, and they’re delighted to see you,” she said. “It puts a smile on my face every time I do it.” And if one of the people she’s delivering to needs a pick-me-up, Wolf has a go-to solution. “A lot of times, when there’s ice cream for dessert, sometimes I’ll
just take it out of my cooler and have it in my hand when I give them their brown bag and their hot meal … and I’ll joke, ‘Maybe you’ll want to eat it first,’” she said. “I try to get some humor into their life.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
How to help To volunteer as a meal deliverer with the Sugar River Senior Center, call director Amanda Peterson at 424-6007.
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