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Mother-daughter duo Terry and Alyssa Dvorak stand in front of the Verona Area Community Theater building. The two have taken on several leadership roles within the organization. Terry was the person who signed on to lead the first children’s program for the organization in 2004 and started the teen program five years later.
A family affair Dvoraks’ time, talents help drive VACT’s growth KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
Terry Dvorak doesn’t like working on Verona Area Community Theater shows without her daughter Alyssa. When Alyssa went on a three-week sabbatical earlier this year, “it broke my heart,” Terry, who is a board member, director and producer, said. Luckily for Terry, Alyssa loves working with the woman she considers her best friend.
“She is the one that gave me my start and she is the one that has supported me non-stop,” Alyssa said. “Working with her is just fun.” The mother-daughter pair have been taking on volunteer leadership roles with VACT for 15 years, serving on the nonprofit’s board of directors, directing and producing shows or in Alyssa’s case, choreographing at the age of 11. Dee Baldock, who founded VACT in 1992, said the Dvoraks have played a “pivotal role” in VACT’s growth over
the years. “If they were to disappear, I think we’d have a hard time figuring out how to take their place,” she said. Terry got involved in VACT when her children became old enough to start participating, and as a stay-athome mom, she stuck around because she’d loved theater throughout her life. “It was an easy sell, let’s put it that way,” she said. “There is just
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Verona Rotarian receives Paul Harris Fellow designation Honor one of the ‘highest’ at international level EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group
The Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club presented seven of its 18 members one of the “highest (awards) a Rotarian can obtain at the
international level” last month. Verona resident Amanda Pun, a past treasurer of the club, was among the recipients of the Paul Harris award Tuesday, June 25. Paul Harris was a Chicago attorney best known for founding Rotary International in 1905, according to the Rotary International website. The Paul Harris Fellow program recognizes The
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individuals who contribute $1,000 to the Rotary Foundation or Rotary International. The website states the honor was established in 1957 to show appreciation for the funds that help support the Rotary’s Annual Fund, PolioPlus or any approved Foundation grants. Six members were already recognized as Paul
Harris fellows prior to June 25, giving the club 13 of its 18 members recognized, past president Eric Gormanson told the Press. Pun is among the pool of recipients recognized for their contributions to the club and for their services to the community. She and the six other members received their distinctions
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Elementary attendance boundaries for fall 2020 and beyond could be approved as soon as next week. At their last meeting, Verona Area school board members signaled their intention to set those new boundaries at the Tuesday, July 23, meeting. The upcoming changes are a result of a new high school being built, and the only remaining option they’ve discussed adjusting – Option E – would plan for another referendum to build a new elementary school within about five years. “We are getting to a point where we are going to need to be making a decision,” board vice president Meredith Stier Christensen said to begin the Wednesday, July 10, meeting. “A lot of decisions are really hinging on our elementary decision.” That decision is not expected to include whether the plan will allow grandfathering – allowing some students to stay at their current schools. That is still under consideration, and other considerations that will follow include busing changes, school start times and middle school boundaries. The decision will come almost exactly one year after the board approved a “charge” to the Attendance Area Advisory Committee last July 30. That committee met 10 times between October 2018 and April 2019 to discuss options created by consultant Mark Roffers and eventually
What: Verona Area school board meeting When: 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 23 Where: District office, 700 N. Main St. Info: verona.k12.wi.us
forward recommendations to the board. Those recommendations were Options A1, D and E. Option D, which would have had Sugar Creek and Country View elementaries pair with one housing grades K-2 and the other 3-5, was dismissed first. That left A1 and E, which were generally similar, but had some differences in diversity statistics and the population growth at each of the four attendance area elementary schools. Board members elected to use Option E as a base plan moving forward, and they spent the July 10 meeting suggesting neighborhood swaps to iron out some of their remaining concerns. They pointed out that while Option E was considered the one that most directly planned for another referendum for a new elementary school, all of the options would’ve required a referendum sometime in the 2020s. “It’s clear that none of them avoid the need to have a fifth elementary school,” said board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner. “It would be a misconception to think we could pick an option that would make it less necessary.” The boundaries will go into effect for fall 2020 when the new high school opens. At that time, Badger
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Marge Amlie, of Fitchburg, helps dig up dirt to place a headstone during the Verona Area Historical Society’s clean-up day at Badger Prairie Cemetery.
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Don Zelle places a headstone in an 8-inch deep hole he dug during the Verona Area Historical Society’s clean-up day at Badger Prairie Cemetery. Stones were removed from the cemetery after maintenance workers decades earlier got tired of moving them when they mowed the lawn, and the stones were eventually found in a Town of Verona home.
Returning their stones Volunteers with the Verona Area Historical Society spent a warm and muggy morning on Saturday, July 13, replacing headstones at the Badger Prairie Cemetery at the corner of Hometown Circle and East Verona Avenue. The stones, representing the hundreds of deceased from the Dane County Hospital and Home and the Poor Farm, were removed decades ago but are now being returned to their proper places. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
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Plane makes emergency landing in Town of Verona field An ultralight airplane made an emergency landing in a field in the Town of Verona on Tuesday. The 61 year old pilot from Madison had been
City in brief Kwik Trip approved What would be Verona’s third Kwik Trip earned city approval Monday night. There was no Common Council discussion on the 8,300 square foot convenience store, gas station and car wash, which would be at 732 Half Mile Road, near the new high school and would open just before the school does, in the summer of 2020. The Plan Commission had previously inquired about design elements to connect to the school, and the La Crosse-based company reported it has been discussing such items with the school district, including Wildcat paw prints on the cement and student artwork in the store.
Library board appointments The council confirmed two appointments for the Library Board that had been made at the previous
attempting to land at the Verona airport near Grandview Road shortly after 1 1 a . m . w h e n h i s a i r plane began experiencing engine trouble, according
meeting but not voted on. Mawara Sohail was a reappointment. Jay Huemmer takes over an opening left over after board president Cristin Napier declined to be reappointed. Napier was voted president last year after the retirement of Steve Runde, who had been in that post for 15 years.
Woods Road forest The council held a closed session to discuss a proposal to sell a 40-acre forest north of County Hwy. PD to the city. The land is west of Wo o d s R o a d , b e t w e e n the University Ridge golf course and the Legends Edge development that was proposed nearly three years ago. Interim city administrator Adam Sayre told the council before going into closed session that the intended use would be recreational and a trail. Part of it is on the terminal moraine, or the ridge that denotes where
to a Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Office news release. He put scene along with Verona the plane down in a farm police and fire. field off Grandview. The pilot was not injured – Jim Ferolie in the landing. DCSO
glaciers stopped at the last ice age, making it a prime location for continued construction of the Ice Age Trail, which has several trail segments in the Verona area.
Closed talk on Commons The council held another closed session to discuss negotiations on a developer’s agreement with Forward Development Group on its Sugar Creek Commons project, but it had no update. It had a closed discussion at its previous meeting, June 24, after getting information back from its financial adviser on the merits of a tax-increment financing proposal that has been in the works for more than two years. The city created a TIF district in 2017 specifically for the project and authorized up to $5.4 million on it. The project contains 284 apartments, 26,000 square
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Mr. Brew’s changes hands The Verona Mr. Brew’s Taphouse has a third owner in the past five months. Ryan Swanson got approval for a liquor license from the city and is taking over for Danial Johnson, who had purchased the Hometown Circle bar and restaurant in February before closing it temporarily for renovations. M r. B r e w ’s h a s 1 1 locations, some corporate-owned and others franchised like Verona’s. They are mostly in Wisconsin, but also in Kentucky, with another planned to open in Arizona.
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A year ago, the city asked a state authority for permission to raise water rates by about 40 percent. The 11-month public comment period ends July 31 with a 3 p.m. public hearing at Verona City Center, and if accepted by the Public Service Commission, the new rates are expected to be in place starting Oct. 1. To submit a written comment before the hearing,
southeast side of the city, but has also managed costs by reducing leakages, the city’s public works director told the Press last year. Information on the rate case will be in water bills and is available on the city’s website (ci.verona. wi.us) by searching “water rate study” or on the PSC’s website (psc.wi.gov) by searching its dockets for Verona Water Utility.
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The Verona Water Utility has filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to increase water rates. The increase is necessary due to an 83.10 percent increase in gross plant investment and a 57.40 percent increase in operating expenses since the last water rate case was completed in 2011. The total increase in water revenues requested is $695,496 which will result in an estimated overall rate increase of 40.29 percent over the water utility’s present revenues. If the request is granted, the water bill for an average residential customer with a 5⁄8-inch or ¾-inch meter who uses 13,000 gallons of water per quarter will increase from $47.82 to $66.24, or 38.52%. A telephonic public hearing on the application has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at Verona City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona, Wisconsin. Scheduling questions regarding this hearing may be directed to the PSCW at (608) 266-3766. A person may testify in this proceeding without becoming a party and without attorney representation. A person may submit this testimony in only one of the following ways: • Web Comment. Go to the Commission’s web site at http://psc.wi.gov, click on “File a Comment.” On the next page select the “File a comment” link that appears for docket number 6100-WR-103. Web comments shall be received no later than the day before the hearing. • Oral Comment. Spoken testimony at the public session. • Written Comment. Instead of speaking at the hearing, write out a comment and submit it at the public session. • Mail Comment. All comments submitted by U.S. Mail shall be received no later than the day before the hearing and shall be addressed to: Attn: Docket 6100-WR-103 Comments, Public Service Commission, P.O. Box 7854, Madison, WI 53707-7854. The PSCW intends to webcast this hearing live on the PSCW’s web site at http://psc.wi.gov under the “PSC Live Broadcast” button. All documents in this docket are filed on the Commission’s Electronic Records Filing (ERF) system. To view these documents: (1) go to the Commission’s E-Services Portal at http://apps.psc.wi.gov, (2) enter “6100-WR-103” in the box labeled “Quick Single Docket Search,” and (3) select “Documents.” If you have any questions, please contact the Verona Water Utility at (608) 845-6695. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published Dates: July 18, 2019, July 25, 2019
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The increase would take residential rates to an average of $66.24 per month, up from $47.82, and it What: Public hearing on would be the first comprewater rate increase hensive change since 2011. When: 3 p.m. July 31 The water utility instituted Where: Verona City Cena simplified rate increase in 2017, which is an inflater, 111 Lincoln St. tion-based 3 percent bump To comment: psc.wi.gov that can be used a limited Info: Public works dinumber of times. rector Theran Jacobson, Verona has one of the 845-6695 lowest rates in Dane County, and the utility has made s eve r a l i nve s t m e n t s i n visit psc.wi.gov. The appli- infrastructure over the past cation has received one several years, including a new well being built on the comment so far.
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here is so much to know about the digital world – such as smart phones, tablets, fancy TVs and the internet – it can feel extremely daunting. Many people don’t know where to begin, so they don’t. For those who didn’t grow up in a technology-ridden world, they often decide using the internet and new gadgets is too much or is too scary. One of the missions of the Verona Public Library is to teach those people the basics, and then some, so they can feel conCobb fident the next time they want to find a recipe online, sign up for Facebook or send an email. But the library also wants to ensure that everyone, even seasoned technology users, is well-informed, especially when it comes to privacy and the internet. The internet allows people to do the previously unthinkable, both in good and bad ways. There are myriad options to educate and entertain ourselves through the internet, in addition to being a way to engage with people across the globe in real time and form broad scale communities. But with all of the benefits that the internet provides, there are equal if not more significant downsides. Using the internet opens you and your devices up to many security threats. The ugly truth is, nothing is really private or secure on the internet. If people have the drive and ambition to do harm, they will. But there are steps internet users can take to help keep their information secure and their
privacy intact. These include understanding malware and the Dark Web and using secure websites, programs and networks to be careful with sensitive personal information. Malware and the Dark Web are two frequently used terms that aren’t always explained well. Malware is a portmanteau of the words malicious and software. It is the name given to any program or file that is harmful to a computer or device. Types of malware include computer viruses, Trojan horses, worms and spyware, and these programs can do harm in a number of ways. They can steal, encrypt or delete sensitive data, alter or hijack core-computing functions, and monitor the user’s computer activity. All of these things can lead to identity theft. Most people do not realize their security has been compromised and their identity stolen until after something catastrophic happens. The Dark Web is often mentioned in TV commercials for companies that help protect against identity theft. They warn about the insidious villains who use it to traffic stolen information and worse, but do not really tell viewers what it is. The Dark Web is the part of the internet that is not indexed by search engines and requires a special internet browser to access. That browser anonymizes its users and their activity, which contributes to the Dark Web being seen as a hotbed of illicit and illegal activity like identity theft. There are many safety measures internet users can employ to heighten their digital security. One is to never share certain types of personal information digitally. These include Social Security numbers, security questions
and answers, passwords, credit card information and your full name and address. Among the easiest steps to take are making strong passwords or PINs to protect your devices. Make them complicated and enable two-factor authentication (which typically requires sending a text to your phone) on your accounts. Another simple thing internet users can do is use secure sites – ones with web addresses that start with HTTPS not just HTTP. Avoiding using public and unsecure Wi-Fi networks can make accessing the internet less convenient, but it is still a good protective measure. If you do not have access to secure Wi-Fi, you can use your smartphone’s data plan; the next best choice would be setting up a Virtual Private Network, which can conceal internet activity and transmitted data as though the network is private. It is always a good idea to know as much about internet privacy as possible. It might be boring to read privacy statements and terms and conditions, but it’s a good way to stay informed. Watching the news is another way to stay on top of internet security issues and advances affecting web users. Using any or all of these measures can’t 100 percent secure your information, but they are a good start and can provide some peace of mind. The internet can be dangerous, but it has defined the current era, and it is a wonderful tool and resource when used safely. Emma Cobb is the head of reference services at the Verona Public Library.
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Fellow: Rotary club sees seven members recognized Continued from page 1
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Stephanie Bartholomew, a bartender with Wisconsin Brewing Company, pours a drink for Lakin Lanich, of Middleton, at the Hometown Brewdown Festival on Saturday, July 13.
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at the monthly Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club meeting, held at Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road in Fitchburg. “It is extremely unusual for any club in the entire world to be able to recognize seven members at the same time, especially in a small club like ours,” Tom Marshall, past district governor for Rotary International, wrote to the Press in an email. Pun said she decided to join the Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club six years ago, when she became a Verona resident. She served as the club treasurer from 20142016. Pun also served as a co-adviser for the Verona Area High School Interact Club, a youth Rotary-esque club focused on serving the community. Originally from Mount Horeb, Pun went to school in Stevens Point for business. After graduating from there, she joined the Peace Corps in Thailand.
“Even before I became a Rotarian, I already felt like it given my volunteerism,” she said. She looked at her being treasurer and her involvement with the VAHS Interact Club as one of her biggest Rotarian accomplishments. As a co-adviser, Pun said she enjoyed watching the students gain leadership skills and grow into various community roles. She also recalled being a part of a water cistern project in Kenya — she was part of the club initiative to donate the cistern and “help the community (there) gain easier access to water.” Pun said for now, she’s decided to scale back her involvement with the club to focus on taking care of her son. She does remain an active Rotarian and considers it an “honor” to be a Paul Harris fellow. “It’s an easy thing to do and it felt good to be recognized with my other members,” she said.
The annual Hometown Brewdown fundraiser was held on Saturday, July 13, at Hometown U.S.A. Festival Park. The event featured 150 breweries, and proceeds will go toward purchasing new lights at Verona Ice Arena, event organizer Mike O’Brien told the Press last month. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
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Amanda Pun accepts her Paul Harris award at the Fitchburg-Verona Rotary Club meeting at Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road, on Tuesday, June 25.
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Yahara Bay Distillers is debuting a What: Fitch-Rona Blues and Booze new festival to raise awareness for a Festival Madison-based food nonprofit. When: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, The Fitch-Rona Blues and Booze July 27 Festival, which will run from 11 a.m. Where: Yahara Bay Distillers, 6250 to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 27, is a part Nesbitt Road of the company’s “Preserve Festival” lineup, which helps FEED Kitchens, Cost: $15 general admission; $35 according to a news release from VIP admission Yahara Bay Distillers. Info: call Liz at 275-1050 or email FEED Kitchens is a start-up iniliz@yaharabay.com tiative which helps spur economic development by providing industrial kitchens and training spaces for food entrepreneurs and nonprofit organi- $15 a person, and “VIP admission” is $35 and includes two “signature zations. General admission to the festival is cocktails.” Tickets can be purchased online at yaharabay.com
The event will include live music, including Luke Cerny, Small Blind Johnny, Birddog Blues Band, The Ryan McGrath Band and Too Sick Charlie. There will also be a brewery giving out samples, and food available for purchase from carts. The Fitchrona and Nesbitt intersection is currently under construction, so travelers may need to take a detour. For more information, call Liz at 275-1050 or email her at liz@ yaharabay.com. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
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We are proud to announce the election of Mark Koehl to the Board of Directors of Capitol Bank. Mark retired from Wipfli LLP on May 31, 2019, after 39 years of service, 28 of which he was a partner of the firm. During his career, he specialized in working with community banks in various Wisconsin markets. Mark has been involved on many community boards throughout his career, including his current position on the United Way of Dane County Board of Directors. He is a graduate of UW – Stevens Point and has been a CPA since 1980.
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Coming up Trivia night How much do you know about the Upside Down, the Demogorgon and Hawkins, Indiana? Find out at a “Stranger Things” trivia night from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at the library. The trivia night is for people ages 11 and older. Some of the questions will be related to Season 3, which came out last week. Teams of eight will compete. Only one person per team needs to register, and if you don’t have a group, you can still register and librarians will match you with a team. For information, call 845-7180.
Career Change 101 University of Wisconsin-Madison Adult Career and Special Student Services employees will lead a workshop on changing careers from 2-4 p.m. Friday, July 19, at the library. They will give attendees resources for changing careers and teach people how to be efficient in job searches. Registration is required, and can be done by calling the department at 2636960, or by visiting acess.wisc.edu. For information, call the library 845-7180.
White House with President Barack Live Music in the Backyard Obama. Join the Wisconsin Brewing ComParticipation is limited to six parpany from 6-9 p.m. Friday, July 19, ticipants at a time. at their brewery, 1079 American For information, call 845-7471. Way, for a live music concert, food Intro to coding and drinks. The live concert will feature RevYouth ages 12-18 can learn how to erend Raven and the Chain Smoking code using a single-board computAltar Boys. er system called Raspberry Pi from Brats and hot dogs will be sold, as 1-2:30 p.m. Monday, July 29, at the will a selection of beers and other library. drinks. Proceeds from the event will The class will cover the basics of benefit the Verona Area High School Raspberry Pi software. A second Soccer Team Booster Club. class will be held from 4-5:30 p.m. For information, call 848-1079. Wednesday, July 31. Registration is required. Moon landing party For information, call 845-7180. Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing with a party Greek mythology musical from 1-2 p.m. Saturday, July 20, at Learn about a Greek underdog the library. through both song and research with The library will provide ice cream a presentation about “Hephaestus: and crafts during the party. The CBS The Myth and the Musical” from broadcast from the event will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 30, at aired. the library. For information, call 845-7180. Music Theater of Madison will perform songs and scenes from Virtual reality tours the show, while University of WisThe senior center will conduct consin-Madison professor William Rendever virtual reality tours from Brockliss will give background and 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Friday, July 26. analysis on the story. Attendees will virtually tour the For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Thursday, July 18
• 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Books in Space comedy show, library, 845-7180 • 3:45-5:15 p.m., Tween Dungeons and Dragons (ages 8-11), library, 845-7180 • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and manga club (ages 12-18), library, 8457180 • 6-8 p.m., Concerts in the Park: Chicken Bacon, Harriet Park, 414 Mary Lou St., veronawi.com • 6:30-8 p.m., “Stranger Things” trivia night (ages 11 and older, registration required), library, 8457180
Friday, July 19
• 10-11 a.m., Computer Questions Plus, senior center, 845-7471 • 2-4 p.m., Career Change 101 workshop, library, 845-7180 • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Backyard: Reverend Raven and the Chain Smoking Altar Boys featuring Westside Andy, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American
Way, 848-1079 • 6:30-8 p.m., NERF or Nothing (ages 18 and older), library, 8457180
Saturday, July 20
Wednesday, July 24
• 4-5 p.m., Teen paper lanterns (ages 12-18, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471
• 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Free community meal, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Thursday, July 25 Ave., bpnn.org • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming (ages • 1-2 p.m., Moon landing 50th anni- 12-18), library, 845-7180 versary party, library, 845-7180 • 6-8 p.m., Concerts in the Park: Old Soul Society, Harriet Park, 414 Monday, July 22 Mary Lou St., veronawi.com • 2-4 p.m., Open art: Dinosaurs • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Back(ages 2-10), library, 845-7180 yard: Pat McCurdy, Wisconsin • 3-8 p.m., Crafty Monday (ages Brewing Company, 1079 American 12-18), library, 845-7180 Way, 848-1079 • 6-8 p.m., English classes for Friday, July 26 adults, library, 845-7180 • 10 a.m., Virtual reality tours: Tuesday, July 23 White House tour with Presi• 2-3 p.m., Minecraft club (ages dent Barack Obama (registration 6-11, registration required), library, required), senior center, 845-7471 845-7180 • 12:30 p.m., Ice cream social • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Artist and and movie: “The Amazing Panda Farmers Market, Hometown Junc- Adventure,” senior center, 845tion Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 7471 veronasmarket.com
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, July 18 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie 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. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society Friday, July 19 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at
Senior Center Saturday, July 20 8 a.m. – Common Council from 07–08–19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 07–08–19 9 p.m. – Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Sunday, July 21 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 07–08–19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 07–08–19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Monday, July 22
7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Tuesday, July 23 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie 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 8 p.m. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society
Wednesday, July 24 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 07–22–19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Thursday, July 25 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie 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. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society
Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
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 Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 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
Be Proactive, Not Pro-anxious Being proactive entails creating or controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting for it to happen and then reacting to it.In this context,“proactive”is usually contrasted with “reactive,” and we are often open to the criticism that we should be more proactive. Knowing that your car is having problems, the proactive response would be to make the repairs ahead of time rather than waiting for your car to break down on the side of the road.When thinking about the future, it is common for us to worry about events that may or may not happen, and thus we are often “pro-anxious,”when we might be proactive. Anxiety can serve a useful purpose in our lives; it has been aptly described as an alarm which warns us of danger. When we have legitimate anxieties, it is like the smoke alarm telling us that something is burning, but when we have anxiety over nothing, that is like the false alarm when nothing is on fire. When the anxieties are real, it is best to be proactive.When there is nothing we can do about the situation, the biblical advice to “not worry about tomorrow”is appropriate. When there is something we can and should do, we should follow the advice given in Proverbs, and be like the ant who stores up its food for the winter. – Christopher Simon
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Boundary: Board members encourage considerations of long-term effects of map decision Continued from page 1 Ridge Middle School and Core Knowledge Charter School will shift to the current high school, New Century and Verona Area International charter schools will move into the K-Wing and Sugar Creek Elementary School will move into the current BRMS building. The two plans remaining under consideration, known as “E5” and “E7,” are similar in the characteristics the board has placed its highest value on – minimizing disruptions, maximizing socioeconomic and racial diversity and keeping neighborhoods together. E5 would have around 19 percent of students changing from their current attendance area, up from 12 percent in the original Option E. It would balance students of color among the elementaries better than the original, with schools all between 30 and 38 percent students of color. E7 would move about 15 percent of students from their current attendance area. Diversity statistics were not calculated as it was newly created out of the E5 option Roffers had presented, but the board will have them availMap courtesy Verona Area School District able for its decision on July Option E5 is one of two that remains under consideration by the Verona Area school board for new boundaries. The board is expected to vote on elementary 23. Board members seemed attendance boundaries to go into effect in fall 2020 at its July 23 meeting. The biggest difference between the two is several neighborhoods near Country to be leaning toward E7 as the View would attend that school under option E7. discussion went along July 10. Board member Amy Almond encouraged the The following neighborhoods would change board to think about the longIn E5, southside neighborhood Scenic Ridge Each of the remaining 2020 elementary attenattendance area schools under E5 and E7: term effects of the changes, dance area boundary plans shifts at least 16 neigh- attends northside school Country View, while a beyond how it affected curborhoods from their current elementary attendance neighborhood within the walking zone for CounE5: 2, 5, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, rent students. areas. try View would attend Sugar Creek, which is mov32, 33, 54, 58, 59, 60, 61 “Even if more kids are The neighborhoods they shift and where they ing to the much larger building that’s now home to E7: 2, 5, 11, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, moving, if it’s a better set move to will be the main consideration for the Badger Ridge Middle School. 31, 32, 33, 58 up for the future, I think Verona Area school board when it attempts to In E7, Scenic Ridge would move to Sugar Creek, we need to consider that,” decide on the boundaries at its Tuesday, July 23, while the neighborhood near Country View would Almond said. meeting. move back to that school. That would break up the That neighborhood includes more than 60 Two Both plans would continue the practice of hav- Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point neighborhoods, Way Immersion students. Board members said that Contact Scott Girard at ing three elementary attendance areas in the north- which had been shifted together three years ago could actually provide some increased neighborungreporter@wcinet.com east portion of the district, which includes more from nearby Glacier Edge to Country View to deal hood unity, as it would have non-TWI students go and follow him on Twitter minority and free and reduced lunch students than with overcrowding. to the same school as their TWI neighbors. @sgirard9. other areas. Both plans would move a 132-student neighborThe biggest difference is the placement of two hood in the northeast part of the district from Ston– Scott Girard neighborhoods on opposite sides of the city. er Prairie to Glacier Edge.
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HTL baseball
Cavaliers pound Orioles at home MARK NESBITT
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Junior Legion baseball
Bats quiet for Wildcats ADAM FEINER
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The Verona Cavaliers clinched a top-two seed in the Western Section H o m e Ta l e n t L e a g u e playoffs after rolling to a 15-2 win over Oregon in eight innings on Monday at Stampfl Field. With the win, Verona, the defending Home Talent League champion, improves to 12-0, three games ahead of Pine Bluff/Mount Horeb. The game was tied at 1 after four innings. The Cavaliers broke the game open with a six-run fifth to take a 7-1 lead, then exploded for six runs in the eighth to end the game early. The Cavaliers pounded out 13 hits. Justin Scanlon went 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Player-manager David Lund went 2-for-4 with two RBIs, and Jacob Slonim was 2-for-3. Klayton Brandt finished 2-for-4, and Luke Yapp was 2-for-6. Verona’s Jason Erxleben pitched four innings and gave up one run on three hits. He struck out four and did not issue a walk. Kyle Nelson pitched two shutout innings in relief and struck out four to get the win.
T h e Ve r o n a J u n i o r Legion baseball team is still searching for answers at the plate after a threegame stretch in which the Wildcats recorded just five hits. Two Middleton pitchers combined to no-hit Verona on Tuesday, July 16, as the Wildcats lost 10-0 in five innings at Stampfl Field. The Wildcats had three hits in a 9-3 road loss at Poynette on Wednesday, July 10, and just two hits in a 7-1 road loss at Sauk City a day previous. Nine errors during the losing streak haven’t helped Verona’s cause. “We started off the summer hitting pretty well, but we haven’t hit at all in the last three games,” Wildcats coach Mike Merlet said. “Defensively we’re not as sharp either. We’re not a good enough hitting team right now to have those defensive lapses.”
Golf
Gaby advances at state am ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Austin Gaby, a 2019 Verona Area High School graduate, made the cut at the 118th Wisconsin State Amateur Championship. Gaby started the tournament with a 2-over-par 74 on Monday, July 15. His round featured two birdies and four bogeys. He toured the front nine at Lawsonia’s Links Course in Green Lake with an even-par 36. Gaby shot 79 in the second round to fall into a tie for 58th place. He was 5-over on the front nine, but rebounded for a 2-over 38 on the back, including a birdie on the par-4 17th. Jim Doing of Verona missed the cut by three strokes with a two-round score of 13-over-par 157. Doing followed up a firstround 80 with a 77. His two birdies came during the first round. Samuel Anderson of Stoughton was tied for second with a two-round score of 6-under-par 138. Phillip Johnson of Colgate led the field at 7 under through two rounds.
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Verona’s Jack Farrell pitches against Middleton in a Junior Legion game on Tuesday, July 16 at Stampfl Field. The Wildcats lost 10-0 in five innings.
‘We started off the summer hitting pretty well, but we haven’t hit at all in the last three games.’ - Verona coach Mike Merlet earned), three hits and two walks in two innings of relief. Ducharme gave up a run on two walks in the fifth.
Poynette 9, Verona 3
Five errors doomed the Wildcats in a road loss to the Pumas. Poynette jumped ahead with a run in the first, three in the second, one in the third, two in both the fourth and fifth. Verona scored all three of its runs in the fifth. Klawiter went 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Jaxon Kawecki and Ray Weigand each drove in a run. EJ Jachinski took the loss, allowing four runs (three earned), one hit and three walks. Farrell Middleton 10, Verona allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits and 0 (5 inn.) four walks in 3 1/3 innings The Wildcats fell to 3-4 of relief. Klawiter truck on the season with a home out one in a scoreless sixth. loss to the Cardinals. Sauk City 7, Verona 1 Verona did not have a base runner reach second (4 inn.) until a pair of walks in the The Wildcats managed fourth inning. just one run in the fifth The Wildcats commit- inning in a road loss. ted three errors, but Joe The game was called Ducharme made a pair of due to lightning in the botnice plays in center field. tom of the fifth. Sauk City Ducharme made an over- scored one run in both the the-shoulder catch on the first and second before ralrun in the right-center gap lying for four runs in the in the second inning, and third. threw out a Middleton runWeigand had an RBI sinner at home in the third. gle, Kawecki added a sinJack Farrell took the loss, gle for Verona. allowing five earned runs, five hits and two walks in Sports editor Adam Feiner two innings. Remy Klawcan be contacted at ungiter allowed four runs (two sportseditor@wcinet.com.
Girls swimming
Zuehl sisters fueled by sibling rivalry MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
When many teenagers are still in bed during the summer, Verona Area High School senior Kaitlyn Zuehl and her younger sister, sophomore Kenzie, take turns waking each other up to get to the pool by 6:30 a.m. for swim practice. The Zuehls are members of the Seminole Pool Sharks. For 11 years, Kaitlyn has used the sibling rivalry with Kenzie to continue pushing her to faster times. “She’s definitely a motivation,” Kenzie said of her
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Seminole Pool’s Kaitlyn Zuehl swims the butterfly during the 200-meter individual medley in a dual meet against Ridgewood on Saturday. older sister. “We both get each other up in the mornings, and we push each other in practice.” “We push each other all the time,” Kaitlyn added. “It’s kind of fun having a
sister and best friend on the team that you swim with everyday.” Both Kaitlyn and Kenzie use the Fitchburg club team as a way to prepare for the Verona Area/Mount Horeb
swim season in the fall. Kenzie Zuehl was on the 200-meter medley relay team that captured the WIAA Division 1 state title. She and her older sister were also on the
Wildcats’ 200 freestyle relay team that finished second at state, and she was a state qualifier in the 50 free as a freshman last year. “I’m trying to go as fast as I can now so when I get back to high school (season) I can just exceed that,” Kenzie said. Saturday, July 13, the sisters combined on six topthree finishes. Ridegwood won the dual meet over Seminole 638-431. R e c e n t VA H S g r a d u ate Avery Updegrove also swims for the Seminole team. J o s i e M c C a r t n e y,
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Zimba to host two New Ridgewood Pool targeted meet and greets MARK NESBITT
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New Verona Athletic and Activities Director Joel Zimba will host two meet and greets this summer to meet community members before school begins. The first meet and greet is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 5 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. The second meet and greet session is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 6 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club of Zimba Dane County. Zimba will share his philosophy and take informal questions. Zimba has lived in America most of his life, but he spent three years in his African homeland during
What: New Verona Area H.S. Athletic Director Joel Zimba meet and greet When/Where: 5-6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 at Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6 at Boys and Girls Club of Dane County
high school. Born in Maputo, Mozambique, his family left during a civil war when he was 2 and chose the Madison area for its health care and educational facilities. Zimba takes over for Mark Kryka, who stepped down at the end of the year after 31 years. He h a s a m a s t e r ’s d eg r e e in sports administration f r o m Va l p a r a i s o ( I n d . ) University.
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Fundraising for a new Ridgewood Pool in Madison is underway, and the organization spearheading the effort is targeting a rebuild in the next two years. Kathy Bissen, vice president of the Ed Nebbins Foundation, said the organization has raised about onethird of the $4.2 million needed to build a new pool. The fundraising continued at a home meet Saturday, July 13, when the Ridgewood Pool swim team hosted a raffle for premier parking spots at the Aug. 2-4 All-City Swim Meet at West Side. The Ed Nebbins Foundation is a nonprofit organization that is seeking to bring more children to the pool for swim lessons and more adults using the pool for rehabilitation and community needs. Ridgewood Pool was built in 1958, and Bissen said it’s 20 to 30 years past its life expectancy.
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Ridgewood’s Huck Watermolen swims the breaststroke in a dual meet against Seminole Pool on Saturday, July 13 at Ridgewood Pool. The cement is sinking and becoming corroding along with the pipes, and sand is entering the pool system, she said. “Everything has been repaired and patched,” Bissen said. “After so long, you can’t repair and patch any longer.” Used by the Verona Area/ Mount Horeb girls swim team for practices before school begins, Ridgewood is the oldest pool in the
Madison City league. For two years, Ridgewood Pool officials have met with community members about raising money for a new pool. The pool has more than 500 members and 300 children on the swim team, and 300 people have donated to the next pool project. T h e n ew R i d g ewo o d Pool would be built on the current site and would include multiple levels
of pools like the current one, Bissen said. The lower pool would become a 10-lane competition pool, while the upper-level pool would have a separate diving well and be available to members. “When we get the new pool, we will have more practice space and we will still have the city’s only high dive,” she said. The current pool does not have in-water access ramps. That is a feature the foundation plans to add to the new pool to make it more accessible. Bissen said the new Ridgewood Pool will not be built in time to host the AllCity Swim Meet next year. “My hope is that we will be able to build during the winter after All-City, which would be at the end of next summer,” she said. “The builders have told us that if they can break down Labor Day weekend after we close, they could build the whole thing and we could still open the following Memorial Day weekend.”
Opsal receives WGCA honor Sisters: Zuehls trying to figure out what works for them Central College’s Emily Opsal was named a Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar for the third consecutive year. For selection, honorees must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher and compete in a minimum of 12 varsity rounds. Nationwide, 1,097 players at all levels of women’s college golf were selected. Opsal, a 2016 Verona Area High School graduate, is a rising senior at Central. She has a 3.97 GPA and is a business management major.
Sara Stewart and Molly McCormick compete for Ridgewood in the summer and Verona Area/Mount Horeb in the fall. The high school teammates can expect to see one another again at the All-City swim meet Aug. 2-4 at West Side. “It’s all like an intrasquad meet going against each other during the summer,” Kaitlyn Zuehl said. “I love FREE
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knowing people from other teams and from high school and the rec league. It’s just so much fun when you get to catch up with them in the summer and in the All-City meet.” The younger Zuehl has been swimming the 100 free, 200 individual medley and 100 fly throughout the summer. She already knows what events she wants to focus on in the fall. “Going into the season,
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Seminole Pool’s Kenzie Zuehl swims the breaststroke. I definitely would like to stick with the 50 and 100 free,” she said. Kaitlyn Zuehl’s favorite
event is the 100 butterfly. Her best time in the butterfly is 1 minute, and it’s 24.7 seconds in the 50 free.
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VACT: Getting to work alongside her daughter is a ‘beautiful experience’ for her, Terry says Continued from page 1 something magical about being around people that share a passion for something so deeply, and it was a welcoming, friendly group.” Terry, who began her involvement in theater as a high schooler at Madison East and has a degree in theater, founded the children’s program at VACT in 2004 and the teen program five years later. She brought Alyssa, who was 11 at the time, on board to assist the adult choreographer for the show. “It was really exciting, and I was so young that I didn’t have any of the insecurities about my age,” Alyssa said. Alyssa continued to choreograph throughout high school, and when she left for New York University after graduating, she continued to “long-distance choreograph.” At the end of her senior year, her classes were limited to one day and her father had racked up enough frequent flyer miles that she would fly home to assist with productions. “Even at 11, she was learning about leadership and creativity and volunteerism, and she never stopped,” Terry said. “She never looked back.” Lynn Vilker, who has been volunteering alongside the Dvoraks since 2012 doing costume design and producing, said they have set an incredible example f o r v o l u n - Vilker teers. “VACT is full of incredible volunteers, and they just top the list of being willing to do anything that anyone needs, at any time,” she said. “They really lead by example, and it makes you want to do more, and makes all of our volunteers want to do more.” The Dvoraks don’t limit their volunteering to the
productions – they’ve spent hours fundraising for the new building and chipping in to do things as seemingly minor as taking out the trash, just because they’re around. Terry said their love for VACT matches that of many of the other volunteers, but she’s thankful they’ve been able to give to the organization through their time and talent as extensively as they have. “We’re committed to the families and the kids, and that’s the biggest passion,” she said. “I absolutely know what theater does for kids, because I’ve seen it firsthand. “I’ve seen a kid bawl and not be able to get through an audition at an early age go on to be a lead in their high school show, or go on to major in some leadership skill in college. You would never even remember that was the same kid that was crying in the corner.”
by the city for truck storage – that was never designed for theater needs and lacked sufficient heating on cold days. “If you had to rehearse in winter, you better double up your socks,” Alyssa said. Baldock said Terry put an enormous amount of effort into the new building, located just south of the fire department on Lincoln Street, working with multiple Baldock architects and builders and doing much of the fundraising necessary for the facility. “She led that wonderfully,” she said. “It was a long, long process, but boy, it came out wonderfully, and she was a strong leader in that.”
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When Vilker’s daughter Madelyn first decided she wanted to try out for a VACT children’s show, her parents were shocked. At that age, she suffered from anxiety, and Vilker had a hard time getting her out the door to go to school, so the idea of her being on stage didn’t quite line up. But once Madelyn was cast in Terry’s production of “Seussical Jr.,” and got more involved with VACT, it made all the difference in her life, Vilker said. “I look at the life my daughter has, and it’s impacted her,” she said. “So I see personally the impact it had on one child, but as a volunteer, I see the impact that it’s had on thousands of children all around Dane County.” Vilker said the Dvoraks’ leadership goes beyond teaching performers acting and choreography. “The face of those youth and teen programs really is Terry and Alyssa,” she said. “They also learn family and community, and how to treat each other and give of
Terry and Alyssa have done quite a bit of building with VACT – both figuratively and literally. Not only was Terry the one leading the charge in starting the children’s and teen programs, she was also instrumental in getting VACT’s current building built. That $2 million building opened in 2017. Terry knew that the interest in the children’s program was growing, and they would need a different facility to better accommodate that need, Alyssa said. “My mom, if she sees something in the future that she wants, she will not stop until it’s done,” she said. “She was one of the frontrunners in getting the new building started because through the children’s theater and the camps, she said, ‘This building is too flippin’ small.’” There’s a lot of people who are new enough to VACT who don’t remember the former facility on Bruce Street – a pole shed now used
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Working together for the past decade-and-a-half on VACT shows with her daughter, Terry said, has been a “beautiful experience.” “We bounce ideas off each other, we have this common thought process that often we don’t have to speak about, we just know what each other’s thinking,” she said. “It’s a chance as an adult to spend really wonderful time with your adult daughter.”
Terry said performers at VACT are all the better thanks to Alyssa’s talents as a choreographer, and she added that she sometimes pinches herself because she can’t believe she’s lucky enough to have her daughter working alongside her. “I think she elevated us,” Terry said. Alyssa came back to Wisconsin after college after her father suggested to her college boyfriend-turned-fiance that he consider working at Epic, and she made the decision to come home to create valuable work rather than struggle for years to get noticed in New York City. “I could stay in New York, be dirt poor, be far away from my boyfriend, have to get help from my parents and not really have a clear direction of where my life was going, or I could move home where I can actually afford to
live by myself and do what I love to do,” she said. That decision has allowed her to work side by side with her mother and has provided her the opportunity to contribute to an organization she is “grateful” for because it’s given her so much, Alyssa said. “It’s a lot of volunteering, but I’ve never considered it to be volunteering because I enjoy it so much,” she said. “I’ve gotten so much out of VACT over the years for myself in terms of my choreographing and in terms of getting to work on projects. “And how great is it to have a job where you literally get to work with your mom?”
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $1,149, 084.19. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-030 Awarding the Sale of $2,510,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2019A. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Posey, to approve Resolution No. R-19-030 awarding the sale of $2,480,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds, Series 2019A. This resolution awards the sale of 2019 General Obligation Bonds totaling $2,480,000 for street improvement projects, Public Works facility project, and Fire Department equipment. The issue size was reduced from $2,510,000 to $2,480,000 because the cost of issuance was reduced, the City received a premium on the notes, and the underwriting allowance amount was less than expected. On roll call: Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Motion carried 7-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage and “Class C” Wine Retailer’s License for Knit and Sip The Sow’s Ear Verona, LLC, d/b/a The Sow’s Ear, 125 South Main Street, Verona, Wisconsin, Jennifer Davis, Agent. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage and “Class C” Wine Retailer’s License for Knit and Sip The Sow’s Ear Verona, LLC, d/b/a The Sow’s Ear, 125 South Main Street, Verona, Wisconsin. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Development Agreement for Sugar Creek Commons Project in Tax Incremental District #9. The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Sayre stated that the last discussion by the Council about this was done in
February 2018. Staff would like to have this closed session to update and discuss future negotiations with the Council. Staff would like to talk with the Council about numbers that have come out from discussions between the developer and Ehlers. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:31 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 8:33 p.m. No action was taken by the Common Council in closed session. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Offer to purchase for lands necessary on Parcel 11 for Transportation Project Plat 100-00-53100-230-173 under Project ID 2016-123, CTH PD. The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye;
Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:32 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to reconvene in open session at 8:33 p.m. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: A pre-annexation review agreement between the City of Verona and VH RG Land, LLC. Sayre explained that this is an agreement that we enter into with the developers before the land is annexed into the city. This requires is a $20,000 deposit from the developer that we draw upon for review fees, and legal and engineering costs. In this case, it does require an Urban Service Area amendment, as well. This agreement is required before any property comes into the City in case the property never annexes. This property is at Range Trail and County Highway M. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve the pre-annexation review agreement between the City of Verona and VH RG Land, LLC. Motion carried 7-0 B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 19-939 – An Ordinance amending Sections within Title 2, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, regarding parliamentary procedure and City Officer appointments. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve Ordinance No. 19-939 – An Ordinance amending Sections within Title 2, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, regarding parliamentary procedure and City Officer appointments. Motion carried 7-0. C. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses for the 2019-2020 and 2019-2021 licensing periods. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to approve operator licenses for the 2019-2020 and 2019-2021 licensing periods as presented by the Deputy City Clerk. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Kohl, seconded by Touchett, to adjourn at 8:42 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Kayla Martin Deputy City Clerk Published: July 18, 2019 WNAXLP
yourself. They’re always setting that example.” It’s rare, Vilker said, that people give back their talents through volunteer work like the Dvoraks do. “Frankly, they are the lifeblood of this theater,” she said. “There would need to be 10 people to fill the role of Terry and Alyssa … without them, we wouldn’t be where we are today.”
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scoliosis. Is there anything that can be done to help correct this? The cause of scoliosis is not completely understood, however, there are chiropractic and massage therapy treatments that work to facilitate a more normal spinal development. Scoliosis is a condition seen in 3-5 of every 1000 children and affects girls between the ages of 10-16, seven times that of boys of the Jill Unwin, Lee Unwin, same age. Chiropractic treatment involves adjustments of the vertebrae that are DC, CCEP BCMT, CSCS turning or twisting, essentially assisting the bone in a more normal developmental process. In conjunction with this chiropractors will prescribe certain strength and flexibility exercises. These exercises are designed to strengthen the weak side of the spine and create flexibility on the tight side of the spine. This helps create a better balance in the muscles, which again helps in the spinal development. Massage Therapy can also be beneficial for scoliosis. Massage Therapy works to release the muscle on the inside or concave side of the spine in order to reduce the tension of the muscles that are pulling the spine. Early detection is key to preventing years of suffering, however if a scoliosis is determined you must act immediately to help hold the line on its development. If you have concerns about your child’s spine please contact us for a free screening.
A. Physicians often send patients to Physical Therapy when there is a slight tear of the meniscus rather than opting for a surgical repair. Some people think that Physical Therapy involves only exercise. Strengthening and stretching exercises can be extremely beneficial during PT sessions, but there are many other types of treatment that will decrease inflammation and pain, promote tissue healing and repair, and improve mobility while protecting the injured joint during the healing process. Infrared light, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, myofascial Susan Armstrong, MPT release, lymphatic drainage and the use of kinesiotape would be likely choices to promote an optimum healing environment in the joint capsule. Once the pain and inflammation Physical Therapist are decreased, the range of motion and strength will then improve with exercises. A home exercise program with self-help instructions would be provided and progressed as tolerated. This program would be appropriate for a variety of injuries to soft tissue, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and muscle. Contact Stellar Rehab at www.stellarrehab.com to find out how the above will provide faster healing and recovery from this painful injury.
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HEATING/COOLING
REAL ESTATE
Q. How efficient is my air conditioner, and should I consider
Q. What is the best way to start investing in Real Estate? A. There’s many ways of investing in real estate, but the two most common are rental properties
replacing it?
A. The efficiency of your air conditioner is defined by its seer rating. In 2006 the 10 seer minimum got increased to 13 seer, which was about a 23% jump in efficiency. In this part of the country, 13 seer is still the minimum, but 16 seer and up are achievable and offer increased energy savings and possibly rebates. For these or any other questions on your HVAC system, contact Dave at OK Heating & Air Conditioning.
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and flips. Rentals are generally a more passive long-term investment, with small monthly profits as well as long term equity gain. While fixing and flipping requires more work and has a bit more financial risk associated with it. If done well, flipping will yield more income on the short term. A great way to start with rentals is to buy a duplex and live in half or turn your current home into a rental when you move up to your next home. Also, manage the property yourself to start with. This way, you become very familiar with the property, the rental process, the neighborhood, and the maintenance required. A great lower risk way to start flipping is to flip homes that you live in. Buy yourself a home that has potential for improvement and potential for a higher sale price once improved. Slowly fix the home up, sell it for a profit after a couple years, and repeat. Eventually you’ll gain enough knowledge and experience to be comfortable flipping a home you don’t live in. Whatever you do, start small, start slow, and ask for advice from real estate experts in your area. adno=86209
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SENIOR CARE
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Q. What Is The Value of Respite Care? A. Caring for an aging loved one can be a rewarding experience. In many cases, it provides the opportunity to give
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back to someone who may have played an important part in your life, allowing for a genuine reconnection. Caring for a parent, in particular, can be especially valuable, as there is often a sense of things coming “full circle.” However, even in the most ideal situations, caregiving can ultimately become a demanding job – one that’s taxing on the mind, body, and spirit. And for those who work a full-time job and have a family to take care of, assisting a loved one can add a great deal of stress. It seems only natural that family caregivers would desire a break, but we often push ourselves past reasonable limits, with the mentality of “I can do it all” and that anything less would be seen as a sign Stephen Rudolph of weakness. In reality, asking for help is anything but selfish. Respite care allows seniors to still receive the appropriate level of care, even in the absence of a family caregiver. Having a care professional substitute can help reduce feelings of guilt that you or your senior might feel. Trusting your loved one with someone else is not an easy decision, but with the compassionate, professional caregivers at Comfort Keepers®, you can trust that he or she will be in capable hands.
VETERINARIAN
Q. Are grain-free foods a problem in dogs? A. Some grain-free dog foods have recently been linked to a type of heart disease
in dogs called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). The exact cause of the DCM in dogs eating grain-free food is not known. Important point: most dogs that eat “grain-free” foods do not develop DCM. Most of the “grain-free” implicated products are kibble and contain no corn, wheat, soy, rice or other grains but do contain peas and/or lentils (and sometimes potatoes, including sweet potatoes). The type of protein in the food does not seem to be important. If your dog is on a grain-free food (has peas, lentils, Dr. Barney Smith other legumes, or potatoes listed as one of the first 10 ingredients), your best bet is to switch to a food that contains grains until we know more. If your dog already eats a food that contains grains (even if peas, lentils, etc. are also ingredients) you should have not concerns, with we know now. For dogs that have food allergies, your veterinarian can help you find an appropriate food.
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bacteria need to eat too. Bacteria love carbohydrates (sugars). When bacteria eat the sugars, they produce waste in form of acids. These acids attack tooth enamel to cause decay, especially when daily brushing does not remove the bacteria (plaque) and acids. Sugary drinks provide the food source for these bacteria. Some drinks are extra Dr. James Sands, DDS acidic and attack the enamel directly. A general rule to remember regarding sugars and carbohydrates is that it’s not just the volume of sugar that matters, but also the contact time that the sugars/acids have with teeth. In other words, one glass of juice every night can be worse than 4 glasses in a single day. Brushing and flossing is the most important step in preventing tooth decay but diet is a very close second and in young children may be the key to preventing tooth decay.
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INVESTMENTS
Q. What life events can lead you to see a Financial Advisor? A. Over the years, you will experience many personal and professional milestones – and they all come with important financial questions. To find the answers, you may need help from a financial professional. For example, when you start a new job, you may wonder how to begin planning for retirement and what investments can help you work toward that goal. And if you switch jobs, you will need to understand your options for your employer-sponsored retirement plan. As for your personal life, when you get married, you and your spouse should create a joint investment strategy. And if you have children, you may want to know about the ways to save and invest for college.
Brendon Diers, AAMS® Finally, when you retire, you’ll need to create a withdrawal plan for your retirement accounts so you don’t deplete them too soon. On your journey through life, you will have to address Financial Advisor
these and other important financial and investment issues, but you don’t have to go it alone – a financial professional can help you find the solutions you need. This article was written by Edward Jones for the use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
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PHYSICAL THERAPY
I have a small tear of my meniscus and my knee is very painful. Is there anything that Physical Therapy can do to decrease the pain while it is healing?
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