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Budget comes back to earth Modest growth, debt concerns pose challenges

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For the past three years, the City of Verona has had the luxury of addressing its highest priorities without compromise. I t ’s b r o u g h t t h e fi r e department to 24/7 service, it’s added Sunday hours at the library and it’s beefed up rolling funds to ensure sustainability even during down times. It’s also adjusted personnel, creating economic development, human resources, assistant planner and construction inspector positions and adding support staff for the library, city administration and police departments. Next year won’t exactly be the height of recession, but with the city’s growth back to barely above average among its Dane County peers, 2019 budget decisions being made over the next several weeks will be

• Slower but still above-average growth • Increased debt load • Mandatory increases for EMS, library • Future capital projects more difficult than in recent years. “In a year when net new construction isn’t going up as much as normal, we’re going to have to take a close look at department requests,” city administrator Jeff Mikorski told the Finance committee earlier this month. That modest increase of 4 percent and a few looming expenses were all anticipated when last year’s budget was prepared, so none of the three alders who were here a year ago will be surprised. But with a

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‘Something I had never seen before’ VPD officer recalls water rescues SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

Matt Kile knew his midnight shift Monday, Aug. 20, into Tuesday, Aug. 21, would be a tough one when his drive to work took nearly an hour and a half longer than usual. The Verona police officer couldn’t have predicted he’d be part of three separate rescues of people stranded in cars from the floodwater that hit Dane County that night. Verona got up to 11 inches, according to some residents’ water

meters, and some areas further west got as much as 14, according to various reports. “I really didn’t know what to expect,” Kile told the Press last week. “I knew it was going to be Kile bad.” By the end of his shift, Kile said it was comparable to the night in June 2014 when a tornado came through, destroying parts of Country View Elementary School and damaged nearly 20 nearby

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Jennifer Martinez Flores dishes up carrots onto her tray during lunchtime on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Sugar Creek Elementary School. The school was recently named to a list of America’s Healthiest Schools.

SC among ‘healthiest’ School receives silver designation from national organization SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

“Taste the Rainbow” brings the thought of a colorful, sugary treat. But for students at Sugar Creek Elementary School, the Skittles slogan was applied in a different way last year: Rainbow Week featured a variety of fruits and vegetables of all different colors that were celebrated and tried at lunch. That initiative was one of the features of the school’s application to the “America’s Healthiest Schools” program, which named Sugar Creek as a Silver-level award winner Monday. It’s the first Verona Area School

District school to be recognized on the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s list and one of 13 in Wisconsin. There are 461 schools on it nationwide. “It really feels affirming that a lot of the things that we put in place as a school are not only making a difference with kids but are nationally recognized as doing the right thing,” principal Todd Brunner told the Press. The program measures schools’ healthy performance in a variety of categories, including health education, physical education, nutrition

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Award criteria The areas used by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation to assess America’s Healthiest Schools: • Health, safety policies and environment • Health education • Physical education and other physical activity programs • Nutrition services • Health promotion for staff • Family and community involvement

Verona resident wins national rosemaling distinction One of 139 who has earned Vesterheim Gold Medal

rosemaling, it was deeply rooted in her genealogy. Her NorweKIMBERLY WETHAL gian greatgreat-great Unified Newspaper Group grandfaLong before Verona res- ther was a Norsetter ident Jan Norsetter began craftsman and metalsmith in Vinje,

and was one of the original Telemark rosemalers who helped create the distinctive flowing scroll and flower patterns that define the folk art, she told the Press. “I figured it was kind of in the genes,” she said. Norsetter is carrying on her lineage as a rosemaler through achieving

a Vesterheim Gold Medal after this year’s National Norwegian-American Folk Art exhibition, where she earned a third-place award for a rosemaled cheese bucket. She joins 139 other rosemalers and woodworking artists to be awarded the

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Paper engineering Savanna Oaks Middle School sixth-graders had 14 minutes during class earlier this month to build the tallest tower out of paper they could. Within that time, they also faced various extra challenges like four minutes without talking or four minutes using only one hand to build.

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Laura Beeson reaches up to add to the top of her group’s tower while her group members look on and check that it’s steady.

Savanna Oaks Middle School student Fiona Lalor plans out how to construct a tower with her group.

Nathan Martin, left, and Phillip Govin, right, begin construction on their group’s tower while Mason Griego (not pictured) folds another piece of paper to add.

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Now that standards-based grades are in place at both Verona Area School District attendance-area middle schools, officials are looking toward the next challenges in making the schools more consistent. The school board’s curriculum, instruction and assessment committee received an update Sept. 14 from administrators and staff on how that work is going. According to a presentation given during the committee meeting, the next two priorities are to look at the class offerings – specifically electives for eighth-graders – and the schedule.

“It’s just such a natural way to force a change in conversation,” she said. This fall will be focused on communicating the change with parents, including that there will not be mid-quarter progress reports as there had been in the past. Quarterly report cards will look different. District director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke told the committee they will continue to revisit and review the way they alert parents to their children’s progress in classes. “That’s where the communication piece will be really helpful,” she said. “It’ll be an ongoing process of learning and making sure we are communicating effectively.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

VAHS has 2 National Merit semifinalists Two Verona Area High School students are among the semifinalists for the 2019 National Merit Scholarship. Ragini Bora and Samuel Mast, both seniors at VAHS, are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide. Scholarships under the National Merit program will be awarded in the spring to 7,500 students. Those chosen as semifinalists must fulfill “several requirements” to make it to the finalist stage, according to a news release from the program, and

more than 90 percent make it to that level. The semifinalist field was chosen from among the more than 1.6 million juniors who entered the program by taking the preliminary SAT, which serves as the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, in 2017. The pool of semifinalists represents less than 1 percent of high school seniors around the country. There will be three types of National Merit Scholarships awarded in

the spring, according to the release, including around 2,500 worth $2,500 awarded on a state-representational basis, around 1,000 corporate-sponsored scholarships for finalists who meet specified criteria, and around 4,000 scholarships sponsored by colleges and universities. The final scholarship award winners will be announced next year, beginning in April and concluding in July. – Scott Girard

County waives building fees for flood clean-up, rebuilding

While the threat of rising waters remains around Dane County, people looking to rebuild from flood damages will have a bit less red tape to worry about. The Dane County Board passed resolutions on Sept. 6 authorizing a State of Emergency in the county and waiving zoning permit, erosion control and other county fees related to building projects for residents with flood damage. The exemption is similar to one adopted by the county in the aftermath of the 2005 Stoughton area tornado.

The county has received “thousands” of reports of homes and businesses damaged by flood waters, affecting “countless families,” County Executive Joe Parisi said in a news release last week. The owners of these properties will face tremendous costs in rebuilding, including fees for various county permits,” he said. “Waiving these fees is a small gesture county government can do to make life a little easier for those who face the long, hard road of recovering from this historic flooding.” Dane County is among 17 counties that will receive preliminary damage assessments through the Federal Emergency Management Agency. FEMA officials will

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Nancy Ainsworth and Tom Prochaska have been involved with Verona Area Special Olympics for more than six years. But they still weren’t expecting the question they got from then-VASC agency co-managers John and Cheryl Haberle earlier this year when they were invited out to dinner. The Haberles, who had been in charge of the agency for seven years, asked the pair to take over. “We knew we needed a bowling coach coming up, so we thought maybe that was it,” Ainsworth recalled with a laugh. “Then when they said, ‘We want you to take over the agency,’ We were like –” she said, demonstrating a face full of surprise. They decided to accept. “ I f t h e y d o n ’t fi n d somebody, then Verona Area Special Olympics is done,” Prochaska said. “And we didn’t want that to happen, so we’re gonna give it a shot and see how it goes.” A i n s wo r t h a n d P r ochaska first got involved in VASC as Ainsworth’s son – Prochaska’s godson – Cameron Johnson, who has Asberger’s Syndrome, always wanted to play sports. After initially thinking “Special Olympics was only for people with Down syndrome,”

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begin looking at flood-damaged homes and public infrastructure Monday, Sept. 24, according to a news release from Gov. Scott Walker’s office. Dane County officials have estimated around $150 million in damages from flooding caused from the record rainfall of Aug. 21 and subsequent rain, with at least 1,650 homes and businesses affected. According to the news release, those figures are being shared with both the state and federal governments for consideration of potential Federal Emergency Management Agency funding to support the local rebuilding

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Prochaska recalled, they reached out to the Madison branch, which eventually connected them with the Haberles. “They’re such lovely people,” Ainsworth said. “It seems like just yesterday they were sitting on our couch. Within just six years, to see how, personally, my son has evolved in sports; he’s good.” The pair became “Class A” volunteers, allowing them to give rides to athletes and take coaching classes, which Prochaska did for a pair of sports, “just in case they needed someone.” They told the Press they hope to continue to market the agency and get word out to prospective adults who could be involved as coaches or athletes, growing the agency and the “family” they’ve found in it. “It’s important to keep getting the students in,” A i n s w o r t h s a i d . “ I t ’s always good to get the word out that Verona Area has a program.” T h e y ’v e b o t h b e e n impressed with the organization since they began, and are excited to be part of the difference it can make in people’s lives. “All these people didn’t have the chance to participate in sports when they were in school, and Special Olympics does that,” Prochaska said. “To see the joy that they have when they make a basket or get a strike when they’re bowling, it’s just unbelievable.”

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being used for all subjects, including “encore” classes such as choir and phy ed. The system uses “mastery” as its standard rather than the traditional A-F scale. It began at SOMS in 2014, and some parents questioned the change and asked for a move back to letters. While the school briefly matched the “mastery” scale with a letter, it abandoned that approach soon after. After a year, BRMS added the mastery scale for its math department last year, and this year it will be used in all classes. SOMS curriculum and learning specialist Stephanie Symes, who was a classroom teacher when the standards-based system was put into place at the school, told the committee the change prevents teachers from doing things because they’ve “always done this.”

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Schedule, offerings at middle schools next up for consideration On the latter, the district plans to host a scheduling expert this spring to help bring the schools in line with each other, as they have operated differently in recent years. Class offerings are part of a broader consideration of the district’s language o ff e r i n g s , a s t h e m o s t significant difference in eighth-grade electives is the different languages at each school. Badger Ridge Middle School offers German and Spanish, while Savanna Oaks Middle School offers only Spanish. The study began two years ago as part of a larger movement toward centralization in the district, a significant change from the site-based management that had been in place since the mid-1990s. The first major result of the work is going into effect this school year, with standards-based grading

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It’s been funny to see my parents become my peers R ight around the time I reached the age of 30, my relationship with my parents began to invert. After a lifelong (but intensely teenage) struggle of convincing them I know absolutely everything, they have finally started to believe me. This new reality has manifested itself differently in each of my parents, and it’s been an eye-opening experience for all of us to see one another as peers. My dad is overjoyed to pass the torch Dresser and, I suspect, secretly relieved that he no longer has to pretend he knows how the world works. He has also really taken to heart the mantra: “Your children are a better version of yourself.” And I mean really; I often catch him using it as an excuse. For example, he has a soft spot for bacon, as most Wisconsinites do. While he respects my choice to be a vegetarian and happily eats whatever I cook, he’ll choose bacon almost every time if left to his own devices. “I know I shouldn’t be eating this,” he says to whomever is listening. “It’s terrible for me and for the environment, but you know, at least my daughter is a vegetarian.” Part of me also suspects he is handling the transition so well because there are at least two areas of expertise where he still roundly cleans up: Scrabble and carpentry skills.

Recently, I told him I was going to embark on my own arts and crafts project, and I broke his band saw in a record five minutes. And in our 20-years-running Scrabble tournament, he continues to hold the lead by at least 15 points. (This is even more remarkable because I am bilingual and my dad is dyslexic). My mom, on the other hand, feels mostly usurped. She spent a lot of time and energy inculcating her beliefs in me, holding on to the hope that one day I would “mature” and admit she was right. Instead, I have dug in my heels and forced her to come around to me on almost every matter of existence. It has been hard on both of us to think so differently, but over time, our disagreements have mellowed and my mom has developed her own strategy of giving up ground. When I tell her about something new that I’ve tried or learned, she usually just brushes it off as my incorrigible desire to ruffle feathers and go against the status quo. Yet it only takes one or two other people to tell her the exact same thing for it to suddenly become a brilliant idea. For example, many of my opinions are shaped by the podcasts that I subscribe to. Podcasts offer a wealth of high-quality journalism, fascinating personal narratives and diverse viewpoints to choose from. I have been trying unsuccessfully for at least a year to get my parents to start listening, in hopes of enriching our debates.

But my mom has never showed much interest. However, the last time I was home for a visit, we took a day trip to the up-and-coming artsy town of Mineral Point and she got into a long conversation with a resident artist about – you guessed it – podcasts. On the way home, she was ecstatic. “Can you believe it? Podcasts! It sounds like something really interesting! This artist gave me a whole bunch of recommendations so I’ll have to check them out. “Do you listen to any podcasts?” I sucked in my breath and responded through gritted teeth: “Well as a matter of fact, I do,” as if it were some kind of unexpected coincidence. Obviously, my mom is fully aware that I am a huge fan of podcasts; this is just her way of having the last laugh. But I don’t mind because I am really enjoying this new phase with my parents. Many of my life experiences have been fundamentally different from theirs and I like that we can openly acknowledge and compare our worldviews. Our relationship feels different from when I was a kid. Now, there is more equality, respect and realism, and I know that no matter what the world becomes, we will find a way to make sense of it together.

process than standard letters to the editor. In some cases, Press staff have asked community leaders to write columns to help inform our readers, and in other cases, community members with an interest in writing thought-provoking pieces or delving into a particular topic ask

the Hub for an outlet other than letters to the editor. If you are interested in working with our editorial staff on occasional or regular Community Voices columns or would like a single essay to be considered, please contact editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.

Ashley Dresser is a Verona native and a full-time traveler. To read more about her adventures, read her bilingual blog at elbigmonday.com.

Community Voices The Press welcomes Community Voices opinion columns in addition to letters to the editor. Community Voices pieces can exceed our normal 400-word limit and open to anyone with a strong connection to our community, but they go through a much more stringent review and editing

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Varun Vasam, 3, of Madison, tries out the fire hose. fire safety,” Machotka said. “I think it can go a long way in making a difference in everyone’s lives, and we like to share and let people see what we do.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.​

If You Go What: Verona Fire Department public safety expo When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 Where: Fire station, 101 Lincoln St. Info: search “Verona (WI) Fire Department” on Facebook

For the second time this year, the Verona Area Historical Society is hosting a work day to help replace headstones and clean up the area around the former asylum and poor house cemetery in Verona. It’s part of the society’s “Bringing Their Stones Home” project to bring back names and identities to the nearly-forgotten asylum cemetery in Verona, located next to Gus’ Diner. Those interested in volunteering can meet at the Badger Prairie Health Care Center cemetery at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. From the 1880s to the 1940s, this plot of land became the final resting place for over 400 residents of the then-Dane County Asylum and “Poor House,” VAHS president Jesse Charles wrote in an email to the Press. “For unknown reasons, all headstones were

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If You Go What: VACT costume sale When: 1-4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22 Where: VACT building, 103 Lincoln St. Info: Email Alyssa Dvorak at alyssamdvorak@gmail.com

What: Market Day – Verona When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 Where: Harriett Park, 201 Mary Lou St. Info: Email Caroline Olson at caroline@marketdayverona.com

The vendors have agreed to donate 10 percent of their sales to the institute, and all funds raised from the silent auction and the raffle at the event will be benefit the research facility. Olson chose to make the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute as the fundraiser’s benefactor because all of the money raised stays locally within the state. “When it’s happening to someone you love, your parents, and you get to experience it with them, it was quite a journey,” she said. “It is a horrible, devastating disease.” ​

removed and discarded, probably in the 1960s,” he said. “Now, 70 of them have been recovered, and we’re putting them back where they belong, based on a historic cemetery map.” The first work day was earlier this summer, and was well-attended, Charles said. Volunteers are asked to bring work gloves and a shovel or wheelbarrow if they have one. There will be opportunities to dig the small holes for the stones, shovel and move gravel or mulch, and generally help clean up the site. “This project is entirely volunteer-driven, and we could really use your help,” he said. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Some of Ariel’s sisters perform “Daughters of Triton,” only to find Ariel is late and misses the show, during a performance of “The Little Mermaid” last year.

Verona resident Caroline Olson saw her father, Minh Pham, struggle with Alzheimer’s in the years before he died. “I literally woke up one day and thought, ‘what can I do, not to make a difference, but what can I do to bring awareness to the community and help raise money to find a cure for Alzheimer’s?” she told the Press on Tuesday. The experience of seeing her father battle the disease is what prompted Olson to start the first Market Day – Verona in 2015 with 17 vendors. This year, she’s bringing back the event for its fourth time, with 47 vendors who sell a variety of artisan goods, including candles, jewelry, antiques and farmhouse decor, with donations going toward the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute. The market will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, at Harriet Park, 201 Mary Lou St.

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VACT to hold first costume sale Sept. 22 Those looking to get a jump on their Halloween costume or to bulk up their children’s closet of dressup clothes will be able to peruse the Verona Area Community Theater’s collection on Saturday, Sept. 22. From 1-4 p.m. that day, the community theater company will be selling costumes from shows that they’ve since run out of space for. “We have been building our collection of costumes for 26 years,” Alyssa Dvorak, vice president of the VACT Board of Directors, wrote in an email to the Press last week. “We got rid of some during our big move if they were too worn out or too dirty, but we moved the majority into our new space. However, we have already filled up our new costume space and then some.” VACT has full collections of costumes from their children’s shows, including Dinosaurs Before Dark, Aladdin, Lion King and The Little Mermaid, along with others. Dvorak said that the proceeds from the costume sale would go to the theater company’s general fund that is used to purchase the rights to shows, building

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This weekend, members of the public will get to try their hand at being a firefighter for a day. Scheduled from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, the expo will include a variety of demonstrations and activities. Tours of equipment will include fi r e t r u c k s , a m bu l a n c e s and a squad car from the Verona police department and training videos will be shown on using a fire extinguisher and fire safety for families and the elderly. “We like to share with everybody some ideas on what we can do to be safe as far as fire extinguishers and smoke detectors,” Dan Machotka, deputy chief, told the Press Tuesday. “A lot of kids like to see our firetrucks and see the firehouse.” The department will also do two demonstrations, one being an auto extrication. The expo will also include activities like a bounce house and a kid’s “fire house” where children can shoot water at a small house the size of a dog house and knock down fake flames with the hose, Machotka said. Refreshments will be provided. “It’s very important to have those reminders about

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Learn OneNote Rich Bartlett will teach an hourlong seminar on the Microsoft program OneNote from 10-11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at the senior center. Bartlett will discuss how it can work on any device and can handle different kinds of content like research, personal items and notes. For information, call 845-7471.

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p.m. Monday, Sept. 24. Librarian Mark Cullen will teach simple, hand-sewn, non-adhesive bookbinding techniques originating in second century Egypt that results in a teardrop pattern along the spine of the book. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required. The workshop is limited to 16 participants. For information, call 845-7180.

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Seniors with birthdays or anniversaries in September will be celebrated Friday, Sept. 21 at the senior center. Attendees are asked to reserve their spot by Monday, Sept. 17. A musician will perform at 12:30 p.m. The menu will include Pizza Ranch chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, veggies, a roll with butter and cake. The lunch is free for those who have September birthdays or anniversaries. For information, call 845-7471.

p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, and is looking to say hello to anyone who knew him. Nielsen played on the football and track and field teams during his time at VAHS. For information, contact Steve Sunby at 845-7850.

Storytime at Eplegaarden The library will host storytime from 1:30-2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, at Eplegaarden, 2227 Fitchburg Road. Another storytime will be held there at the same time on Wednesday, Oct. 3. All ages are invited to attend. Books will be available for checkout. For information, call 845-7180.

Learn how to create and use a Microsoft Excel sheet from 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the library. Participants will also learn how to format and sort data and create charts on Excel spreadsheets from John Harris of Harris Multimedia and National Coffee with a Cop Day Computers. Verona police officers will be at the Registration is required and is lim- library from 9-11 a.m. on Wednesday, ited to 12 participants. Oct. 3, for National Coffee with a For information, call 845-7180. Cop Day. Residents are invited to drop by to Transfer student visit chat with police officers about issues Sophus Nielsen, a Danish transfer in the community or just get to know Coptic stitch bookbinding student who graduated from Verona one another. The library will host a coptic stitch Area High School in 1966, will be Coffee will be provided. bookbinding workshop from 6:30-8 visiting Boulder Brew Pub from 1-4 For information, call 845-7180.

Community calendar Thursday, Sept. 20

• 6:30-8 p.m., Silent Street Pond dredging update, library, 845-7180

Friday, Sept. 21

• 10-11 a.m., Computer questions plus: OneNote, senior center, 8457471 • 11:30 a.m., September birthday lunch (free for seniors with September birthdays or anniversaries), senior center, 845-7471

Saturday, Sept. 22

• 8 a.m., Tri 4 Schools Family Mud Run, Festival Park, 111 Lincoln St., tri4schools.org • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Market Day-Verona, Harriet Park, 151 Mary Lou St., veronawi.com

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Friday, Sept. 28

• 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center, 111 Lincoln St., 845-6495

• 10:30-11:15 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tours (limited to six particTuesday, Sept. 25 • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Public Library ipants), senior center, 845-7471 • 1 p.m., Movie showing: “Flint,” Book Bike at Verona Artists and senior center, 845-7471 Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 845- • 1:30-2 p.m., Storytime at Eplegaarden, 2227 Fitchburg Road, 7180 Fitchburg, 845-7180

Wednesday, Sept. 26

Tuesday, Oct. 2

• 3:45-4:30 p.m., Tweens craft: Socktopus (ages 9-12, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4:30 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Introduction to Microsoft Excel (registration required, limited to 12 participants), library, 845-7180

• 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Public Library Book Bike at Verona Artists and Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 8457180 • 3:45-4:30 p.m., Kids Craft: Socktopus (ages 6-8, registration required), library, 845-7180

Thursday, Sept. 27

• 9-11 a.m., National Coffee with a Cop Day, library, 845-7180

• 6:30-8 p.m., Coptic Stitch book• 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming, library, binding workshop (registration required, limited to 16 participants), 845-7180 library, 845-7180

Wednesday, Oct. 3

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Sept. 20 7 a.m. – Community Drug Issues at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Medicare Fraud at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society Friday, Sept. 21 7 a.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Community Drug Issues at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center Saturday, Sept. 22 8 a.m. – Common Council from 9-10-18 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona

Sports 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 9-10-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center Sunday, Sept. 23 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 9-10-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 9-10-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center Monday, Sept. 24 7 a.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats

Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Community Drug Issues at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center Tuesday, Sept. 25 7 a.m. – Community Drug Issues at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Medicare Fraud at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society Wednesday, Sept. 26 7 a.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 9-24-18 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Community Drug

Issues at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center Thursday, Sept. 27 7 a.m. – Community Drug Issues at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Byrd Brothers at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Coping with Dementia at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Medicare Fraud at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Meet Drea, K9 Officer at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society

All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

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

St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 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 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.

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

Altering Destiny “The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” – 1 Peter 4:7-8 NIV Will things be different after we die? There is a natural tendency to think that there will be a radical transformation after death, that we will be unburdened by our bodies and that our souls will fly off to heaven and be united with God. But then shouldn’t we prepare our souls now to be with God? The truth is that God won’t be changing, and probably neither will we. Our souls and the virtues and appetites we cultivate become more or less permanent parts of who we are. If you have cultivated a spirit of love and compassion in your life, and live in the presence of God, you can certainly expect more of this in the hereafter, but if you have cultivated a spirit of anger and hatred, or any of the other vices, these have become a part of your soul. Fortunately, these things can be changed, but only with steadfast hard work and a conscious decision to alter our characters. We can change our destiny, but only if we do the hard work necessary to change our characters. If you aren’t living in the presence of God now,what makes you think you’ll be in his presence in the hereafter? Live now as you would for eternity. – 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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Rosemaling: Norsetter the great-great-great-granddaughter of an original Telemark rosemaler Continued from page 1 medal, according to the Vesterheim website. In order to earn a Vesterheim Gold Medal, she said, one has to earn eight points throughout their years of exhibiting. Having entered for the last 11 years, she received three points after earning a first-place ribbon, two points from a second-place ribbon and her final three points from being awarded a one-point third-place ribbon three times. Predominately a landscape painter – a style she calls her “lifelong passion” – she began rosemaling two decades ago after a friend of hers began collecting pieces of art and learning the practice. Norsetter also grew up watching one of her aunts do rosemaling – it was then that she decided she would someday teach herself the traditional Norwegian folk art. “That someday turned out to be 20 years ago,” she said. “I just liked the way it looked. I didn’t really want to own it, I just wanted to do it.” Norsetter began entering the National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition after participating in the state rosemaling competition with others from the Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association, headquartered in Stoughton. She works out of her attic-turned-studio at her home on the 100 block of Paoli Street, where rosemaling decorates the windows encasing the front door and one can hear the sounds of a wood sander being run by her husband Jon Sutcliffe, who builds all of the frames for her paintings by hand. “There were a bunch of people there who encouraged me to start entering the national competition,” she said. “So I did.” Norsetter earned her first set of points toward receiving the Vesterheim Gold Medal

What is rosemaling? Rosemaling is a form of traditional Norwegian decorative painting that was popularized in the late 18th century. The ornamental painting style, typically done on wood, uses scrolls painted in flowing C- or S-shapes and often includes flowers.

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Verona resident Jan Norsetter holds up a piece of her artwork in her attic-turned-studio. Norsetter was awarded a Vesterheim Gold Medal after her rosemaled cheese bucket won thirdplace at the National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition earlier this year. The third-place award earned her the last point she needed to be recognized for the Vesterheim Gold Medal award. She is pictured with a rosemaled plate with a landscape painting of Bromma, Norway, that she painted off of a photograph she took while touring the country with her husband Jon Sutcliffe. in 2007, where she had one of the top three exhibitions out of around 50 other artists from around the country. “I was definitely thrilled (and) relieved to achieve something I’d worked for for all those years,” she said. “To be recognized as a rosemaling artist with a style of my own was important. It felt good.”

Finding inspiration It’s one thing to look at rosemaling techniques in a book, Norsetter said, but it’s entirely different to put it into practice. “While I’ve seen lots of pictures in lots of books, there is nothing like seeing the real thing,” she said. “At that point, you can see how the paint is applied, and you get a better sense of the whole piece and its design and impact … every artist seemed to have their own take. “It’s not copying, it’s an art form.” Norsetter and Sutcliffe

have traveled to Norway three times – the first was to see the fjords, and the second to see her great-greatgreat grandfather’s land, where some of the buildings still stood. “It was kind of emotional to see the land,” she said. “It’s beautiful but rocky.” The third trip to Norway took place in June 2017, when Tove Ness, a Norwegian rosemaler she met during the national exhibition, invited her to stay with them to paint the country’s landscapes. “I painted every day,” she said. “It was very exciting.”

Honoring a friend Norsetter’s cheese bucket submission in this year’s National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition was a tribute to a late friend who died almost two years ago. Her friend’s husband took the “stash” of items that were planned for rosemaling and gave them away to the members of the WSRA.

It took Norsetter a few years to figure out what rosemaling style she wanted to decorate the sides on the foottall bucket, because she knew

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Rescues: Kile, Verona police teamed up with county, DNR during three flooding incidents Continued from page 1 homes. While the flooding didn’t destroy any school buildings last month, it left water filling many basements and had traffic patterns disrupted through the rest of the week and beyond. “It’s something I had never seen before,” he said. “The amount of flooding that was just everywhere.” It took a team effort from Verona police officers working closely with area agencies to be effective that night, Kile said, noting that the department is not “well-equipped for extreme weather issues like what we had.” One piece of equipment he did have was a rescue rope, which is normally in the back of his squad car but was kept in the front seat that night, when it “actually came in handy once.” That was during his second rescue call of the night, off Meister Drive, where a woman was stuck in her car, in about 4 feet of water “just ripping through there.” “It almost looked like whitewater rapids,” Kile recalled. “I’m honestly surprised that the vehicle remained where it was.” While she stayed in the car, Kile threw the rope, which she grabbed through the window to help her walk through those “rapids” to “prevent her from being sucked away.” Earlier in the night, Kile had been part of a team of VPD officers that responded to a request for assistance

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City of Verona officer Matt Kile, pictured here at a library event, was involved in multiple water rescues during last month’s flooding.

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Parts of County Hwy. PD remained closed hours after record rainfall Monday and Tuesday Aug. 20-21. from the Dane County Sheriff ’s Office for a person trapped off of County Hwy. PD. Kile and others were looking for flotation devices — he picked up a lifeguard ring from the Natatorium because “you never know what you’re gonna need” — and eventually a Department of Natural Resources warden came out with one to rescue the person trapped. Two other VPD officers were stationed downstream, in case the person got

washed out of their car, but “luckily that didn’t happen.” The third rescue had Kile returning to that same area off County Hwy. PD, as a woman was stranded standing on top of her vehicle with water creeping up to around two inches from her feet, Kile recalled. “Her vehicle was almost completely underwater,” he said. The first officer on scene, Kile waded through a foot of water on the roadway to get as close to her as he

could where he could still walk. Instead of using his rescue rope this time, a citizen brought their airboat to allow rescuers to reach the woman and get her out safely. While taking part in these rescues, Kile said his mind was continuously thinking about what could happen next. “You’re kind of just thinking about what you can do if things get worse,” he said. “If the vehicle shifts or they fall off the vehicle, the water rises before you’re able to get a boat out there to rescue them.” The night wasn’t all rescues, though, as Kile said officers were also going door to door in areas at risk of flooding, having people

move their cars and “doing everything we could to minimize the damage.” “It was just monitoring the flooded roads here in Verona, closing down roads, getting barricades, making sure that people were not gonna drive into heavily flooded areas,” he said. Kile said he was especially glad to see how he and other officers worked together with surrounding departments to deal with the “overwhelming amount of calls” they received throughout the night. “The biggest thing is I was really proud of was not only the guys working that night for our department, but throughout the entire county,” he said. “We were very, very thin on resources. Just

being able to come together … people are going, doing the job, filling the voids and handling the calls.” Kile described the night as “just part of a day’s work,” though he acknowledged he was “still feeling the adrenaline” at the end of the shift. “It’s hard to explain,” he said. “It was fun and exciting and I was just ready to go home and ready to do it again. “With this job, you kind of live in the moment during the work and then you go home and deal with home and get ready to do it again the next day.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

DNR warden helps water rescue in Verona A Department of Natural resources conservation warden put his outdoor skills to use last month, helping save a man’s life in Verona during the flash flooding. DNR conservation warden Jake Donar’s worked with Dane County Sheriff’s deputies and area agencies the night of Aug. 20 after flash flooding swept a man’s car off the road and into the rising Sugar River, according to a release from

the DNR, off Hwy. PD near the Military Ridge Trail. “This rescue would not have been possible without every person working together,” Donar said in Donar the release. “Everyone deserves credit.” Donar was on the other side of Sugar River when he

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Verona sweeps Vikes

Player of Week From Sept. 13-20

Verona takes second at UW-Oshkosh Showdown MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

After winning 19 straight matches to start the season, the Verona volleyball team went 6-1 over the weekend and finished second in the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Showdown. The Wildcats (20-1, 3-0 Big Eight) won three matches in Oshkosh Showdown on Friday and then went 4-1 Saturday, dropping the championship match to the Division 2 No. 1-ranked Catholic Memorial in three sets. Junior middle blocker Maddy Kelley and junior libero Amelia Hust were named to the all-tournament team. Kelley suffered a knee injury in the title match. Coach Kelly Annen said Kelley will probably miss one week after her knee injury. “The last match didn’t go as planned,” Annen said. “I think the girls were proud of how they finished and they want to keep on pushing.” Despite Kelley’s injury, Annen is expecting other players to step up to fill the void. “Our team is versatile,” she said. “Everyone can play multiple positions. That’s what we train them to do.” Earlier in the week, the Wildcats stayed on top of the Big Eight Conference after topping Janesville Craig on Thursday in four sets. The Wildcats are not

Name: Samuel Abreu Grade: Sophomore Sport: Boys soccer Position: Midfielder Highlight: Abreu scored two goals Thursday to lead the Wildcats to a 6-1 win over Janesville Craig.

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Verona senior middle blocker Lindsey Hollar (13) looks to block a tip from Stoughton’s Riley Royston in Tuesday’s first set. Hollar had a team-high five blocks in the Wildcats’ 25-17, 26-24, 25-11 win over the Vikings. ranked, but if they keep playing lilke they have been that honor may not be too far down the line. “I feel like we have worked hard this season in order to get that recognition,” said senior outside hitter Nikki Phelps, who had a team-high 12 kills in a sweep

of Stoughton. “I feel like so far we have been an underdog and a less seen team. If we keep working we will not be in that position any more.”

win over Stoughton. “I feel like it took the whole team effort,” Phelps said. “It took our team bonding. I feel like our whole loves each other and Verona 3 Stoughton 0 team that is what propelled us in Phelps was strong at the that last set. Junior setter Jordan Armnet Tuesday to lead the Wildcats to a 26-17, 26-24, 25-11 strong racked up 17 assits

and had a team-best four aces. Senior middle blocker Lindsey Hollar posted five blocks and Hust had a teambest 17 digs. Hollar had a couple of blocks in the first set to help the Wildcats build a 10-4

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Honorable mentions: Allison Blessing and Claire Johnson (girls tennis) had No. 3 doubles wins against Sauk Prairie, Stoughton, Waunakee and Beloit Memorial last week. Adam Bekx (football) completed 20 of 31 passes for 225 yards with one touchdown Friday in a 43-35 loss to Sun Prairie. Gabby Gnewuch (girls swimming) won the 200yard freestyle (2:13.98) and the 400 free (4:42.13) in a dual meet Friday against fifth-ranked Sun Prairie. Megan Touchett (volleyball) had 12 kills and four blocks Thursday in a four-set win over Janesville Craig. On Friday and Saturday, she racked up 32 kills in the UW-Oshkosh Showdown tournament where the Wildcats took second place. Caitlin Ott (girls golf) shot a 10-over-par 81 to tie for 12th place at the Parker Invitational. Aidan Manning (boys xc) was the Wildcats top finisher Saturday at the Waukesha Cross Country Festival, placing 32nd in 18 minutes, 12.26 seconds.

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Cats’ rally falls short against Cards MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Verona sophomore running back Jackson Acker had two touchdowns Friday, but the Wildcats couldn’t get the defensive stops they needed and lost a shootout to Sun Prairie 43-35. Verona (3-2) trailed by as many as 12 points before rallying in the fourth quarter. Junior quarterback Adam Bekx completed 20 of 31 passes for 225 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. “We talked about it in the locker room before the game, we thought whoever had the ball last would probably turn out and win this game,” Bekx said. “It didn’t turn out that way. We have to forget about this game and focus on (Madison Memorial).” Sun Prairie (4-1) racked

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up 521 total yards, including 150 yards rushing and three touchdowns by senior running back Nathan Schauer, which propelled the Cardinals to the win. Sun Prairie now trails Madison Memorial (5-0) by one game.

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Verona hosts Madison Memorial at 7 p.m. Friday. The Wildcats’ defense was gashed for 282 rushing yards and couldn’t get off the field as the Cardinals converted many third downs. Schauer rushed for 150 yards on 22

carries. “We knew we could play with these guys and had enough firepower to score,” coach Dave Richardson said. “It just comes down to just a few plays. “In this game, I think momentum that was the driving force that kind of hurt us.” The Wildcats relied on double coverage to help against Sun Prairie 6-foot, 5 inch senior wide receiver Cooper Nelson, who had 210 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a 49-0 win over Janesville Craig two weeks ago. Verona limited Nelson 100 yards on seven receptions. Limiting Nelson had its consequences, though, opening up seams for the running game. “You have to take away Cooper Nelson. You can’t

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Wildcats edged by Cardinals in Big Eight dual meet Bennin breaks another invitational record MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

T h e r e ’s s o m e t h i n g a b o u t swimming against Sun Prairie that brings out the best in the Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swim team. For the second straight season, the Wildcats’ Big Eight Conference dual meet against the Cardinals came down to the final event, the 400-meter freestyle relay, coach Bill Wuerger said. “The girls swam well enough to win,” Wuerger said. “I could have made some better lineup decisions, which would have allowed us to win the meet.” Last year, the Cardinals slipped by the Wildcats 87-83. On Saturday, VA/MH senior Grace Bennin, a University of Minnesota recruit, broke her meet record in the 100-yard breaststroke as the Wildcats competed in the Waukesha South Invitational. “We were right in the mix with probably eight of the top 12 teams in the state,” Wuerger said. Photo by Mark Nesbitt “It’s not easy to compete at a Verona Area/Mount Horeb’s Allison Beggs swims the 200-meter freestyle Friday against Sun Prairie. Beggs finished sixth in the 200 free with a time of high level in two meets within a 2 minutes, 29.88 seconds. The Wildcats lost the Big Eight Conference dual meet 88-82. 24-hour period, especially during midseason, when the workouts are getting longer and harder.” The Wildcats won six of the 16 teams at the Waukesha South Bennin took first in 1:38.52. S e n i o r AVe r y U p d e g r o v e 11 events and swept the top two Invitational. Sun Prairie 88, VA/MH 82 spots in the 100 fly and 100 freeTop-ranked Middleton racked teamed with Bennin, McCartney Junior Sara Stewart had a hand style. The Verona Area/Mount up 367 points to dominate the and Kaitlyn Zuehl to finish fifth in winning three events Frimeet by nearly 150 points over (1:50.14). Junior Gabby Gnewuch took Horeb girls swimming team day, but fifth-ranked Sun Prai- first in the 200 free (2:13.98) and Updegrove dropped 0.8 secfourth-ranked Madison West hosts Madison Memorial at rie clipped third-ranked VA/MH won the 400 free (4:42.13). Ben(222.5). Verona Area/Mount onds in the 100 back and moved 7 p.m. Friday. 88-82. Horeb collected 193 points and up from the 18th seed to finish nin placed first in the 100 breastStewart won the 100 butterfly stroke (1:14.84). won three events. 12th, Wuerger said. (1 minute, 5.96 seconds) and the Bennin swam to titles in the Two other swimmers Wuerger The Wildcats showed depth in 200 individual medley (2:06.53) pointed that have made big gains 100 backstroke (1:07.42). She the 100 fly ad 100 free. McCa- Waukesha South invite and the 100 breast (1:04.60). are Gnewuch and Ellen Bie. also teamed with junior Josie rtney finished second in the 100 Bennin won two individual The Wildcats’ 200 free relay “Gabby and Ellen have been McCartney, freshman Kenzie fly (1:07.87) and Kenzie Zuhel Zuehl and Bennin to win the 200 took second in the 100 free events Saturday to lead the Wild- team of Kenzie Zuehl, junior very consistent in the distance cats to a sixth-place finish out of Kaitlyn Zuehl, Gnewuch and free (400 and 500 free),” he said. (4:49.04). medley relay in 2:01.94.

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Verona beats Craig, stays on top in Big Eight Conference MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Sophomore center midfielder Samuel Abreu had two goals on penalty kicks Thursday to power the Verona boys soccer team to a 6-1 win over Janesville Craig. Verona (7-1-1), ranked

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seventh in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 state poll, remains unbeaten in the Big Eight Conference. The Wildcats outshot the Cougars 7-1, and coach Chris Handrick said the team “had something to prove” after its loss to McFarland the week before.

“We had to reset our minds and prove to ourselves who we are,” Handrick said. “I think that was the motivation for a strong offensive attack.” Verona is on top in the Big Eight, but the Wildcats have several key conference games upcoming. The Wildcats play Madison

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What’s next Verona travels to Mansfield Stadium for a 7 p.m. game Thursday against Madison West. coachable and looking to push himself in his game.” Senior midfielder Eliot Popkewitz scored 10 minutes later to give Verona a 2-0 lead.

Tavion McNuckle tacked on a goal at 43:30 to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead at the half. Junior forward Sam Lynch scored in the 56th minute to give the Wildcats a 4-0 lead, and junior forward Jack Knight scored on a pass from Bryan-Lopez Martinez in the 82nd minute to put the Panthers ahead 5-1. Abreu capped the scoring with a goal in the 84th minute. Goalkeeper George Ohm had two saves and Nate Hanson had one.

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West on Thursday at Mansfield Stadium. “I’m happy with our position, but I will feel more comfortable with a win over Madison West, Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial, which are contests all to come in the next couple weeks,” Handrick said. Against Craig, Abreu put the Wildcats on the board first with a goal on a penalty kick in the 17th minute. “Sam is a very strong, self-disciplined young man,” Handrick said. “He’s

The playoff season for the Verona girls golf team arrives this week and the Wildcats are looking to make a surge up the leaderboard after a rollercoaster regular season in the Big Eight Conference. Verona closed the conference season with a 5-4 record, and are now gearing up for the conference tournament Thursday at the Evansville Country Club. “The expectation heading into the conference tournament is that we can win it,”

coach Jon Rebholz said. “Middleton is the clear favorite, but our best team score this year is better than some of the team scores they have put up. My message to the team after returning from Green Bay today is that there is no reason we can’t win the conference tournament.” The Wildcats are coming off a seventh-place finish in the Oneida tournament on Monday, a season-best score of 351 at the Janesville Parker Invitational Saturday and a regular season finale

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Wildcats blanked by fifth-ranked Spartans in dual JEREMY JONES

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The Verona girls tennis team, ranked 13th in the state according to the Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association, dropped its third Big Eight Conference dual of the season Thursday to Madison Memorial. The Spartans, ranked fifth in the state, could very well have the strongest singles lineup in the Big Eight Conference this season. Friday, that certainly looked like the case as Madison Memorial blanked Verona 7-0. The Wildcats followed the loss up by going 3-1 in the Big Eight/Badger Challenge last weekend with wins over Sauk Prairie, Stoughton and Waunakee. The Wildcats lost a close match to DeForest.

Verona hosts Madison East at 4 p.m. Thursday in a Big Eight Conference dual meet. Blessing and Johnson won the Wildcats’ lone doubles match 6-0, 6-1 at No. 3 doubles.

Verona 6, Waunakee 1 Conley moved to No. 1 doubles with Keyes and beat Sara Sowinski and Trista Ripp 6-0, 7-5. Blessing and Johnson added a 6-2, 7-5 win at No. 2 doubles, and Sydney Breitbach and Samantha Breitbach won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles. Saley beat Reece Hooker 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1 singles and Samz won by injury default 7-5, 2-0 at No. 2 singles. Queoff capped the win with a 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 decision against Jaydn Statz at No. 3 singles.

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Freshman No. 4 singles player Elsa Queoff is 15-8 this season. She and the Wildcats close out the Big Eight dual meet season on Thursday before next week’s conference tournament. Manoharan and Janna Liu at No. 3 doubles. Junior Mary Saley moved from No. 2 singles and fell 7-5, 6-1 at No. 2 doubles along with senior Angie Sutter.

DeForest 4, Verona 3 Verona had a shot to beat DeForest on Saturday at the Big Eight/Badger Challenge but fell at match short in a 4-3 loss. Blessing and Johnson could have closed out the match with a win at No. 3 doubles but fell 6-4, 2-6, 10-6 to Claudia Tisch and Elizabeth Barske.

Conley picked up another big win atop the singles lineup, beating fellow 2017 state qualifier Samantha Fuchs 6-0, 2-6, 11-9 at No. 1 singles. Fuchs sister, Cecile, a state qualifier who won two rounds, led a sweep of the bottom three singles spots, rolling 6-0, 6-0 over Saley. Samz lost 6-4, 7-6 (4) to Leah Miller and Queoff was blanked 6-0, 6-0 by Audrey Williams at No. 4 singles. Verona earned a pair of victories atop the doubles lineup led by the 6-4, 6-3 win of Sydney Breitbach and Keyes at No. 1 singles.

Samantha Breitbach and 7-5 victory at No. 3 doubles. Sydney Breitbach and Sutter added a 6-4, 6-1 win Keyes and Samantha Breat No. 2 doubles. itbach and Sutter nearly Verona 4, pulled out wins in tiebreakers at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles Sauk Prairie 3 but fell 6-3, 4-6, 10-4 and The Wildcats did enough 4-6, 7-6 (3), 10-8. at the lower flights to hold off Sauk Prairie 4-3 on Sat- Verona 5, Stoughton 2 urday. The Wildcats lost just six Samz and Queoff started games at all four singles things off with 6-4, 6-1 and flights. 6-3, 6-3 wins at No. 3 and 4 Conley cruised 6-0, 6-0 singles. Conley was the first over Kayla Rippe at No. 1 Wildcat off the court, rolling 6-1, 6-1 over Quinlyn Mack singles and Saley and Samz added 6-0, 6-2 wins at Nos. at No.1 singles. Blessing and Johnson 2 and 3 singles. Queoff addcemented the win with a 6-0, eda 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles.

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Cats take ninth in Waukesha

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The Verona boys cross country team split up its varsity team for a pair of races last week. The Wildcats competed Saturay at the Waukesha South Cross Country Festival without its top three runners. On Tuesday, those three runners led the Wildcats at the Grade Level Challenge on Verona’s Randy Marks Cross Country Course. Persistent rain on Tuesday forced the cancellation of the Big Eight Grade Level Challenge.

XC Festival Ve r o n a t r a v e l e d t o Waukesha on Saturday to participate in the Waukesha South Cross Country Festival at Minooka Park. Freshman Aidan Manning was the Wildcats’ top finisher, placing 32nd in 18 minutes, 12.26 seconds. Seniors Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery

What’s next Verona travels to the Lake Breeze Golf Club at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for the Lourdes Academy Invitational.

Grade Level Challenge rained out. ​Sports editor The Wildcats travel to Lake The Verona girls cross country Breeze Golf Club Saturday for the team had Tuesday’s Big Eight Lourdes Academy Invitational.

What’s next Verona travels to the Lake Breeze Golf Club at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for the Lourdes Academy Invitational.

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(18:20.18) and J.J Gumieny (18:27.63) and freshman Sean Parry (18:29.03) followed close behind to help Verona finish ninth out of the 15 teams competing with a team score of 211. T h e Wi l d c a t s w e r e without their top runners (senior Jason Ford, and juniors Luka DiMaggio and Nathan Neitzel). Grossenbacher-McGlamery was 36th, Gumieny was 40th and Parry finished 41st. Junior Alan Zheng crossed the finish line in 62th place in 19:02.8. Twelveth-ranked

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Earlier in the week, the Wildcats swept all seven flights Thursday against Beloit Memorial. Saley and Samz rolled 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-0 at the top of the singles lineup. Queoff added a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 3 singles and Hannah Bertrand won her first varsity match 6-1, 6-1 at No. 4 singles. Samantha Breitbach and Keyes were locked in the most competitive match of the day, holding on to win 6-4, 6-4 over Amaya Avila and Kalei Hanna at No. 1 doubles. Parker and Sutter and Blessing and Johnson cruised 6-0, 6-0 at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles.

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Junior Meredith Conley (18-2) fell 7-6 (2), 6-4 to friend Grace Olson at No. 1 singles. It was just Conley’s second loss of the season after falling two weeks ago to Madi Bremel of Madison West. Junior Meghan Samz was shut out 6-0, 6-0 by Julia Zhou at No. 2 singles, as was freshman Elsa Queoff, who moved up to No. 3 singles from her 4 singles spot. Freshman Samantha Breitbach fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Verona fell in three sets at Nos. 1 and 3 doubles. The Wildcats’ No. 1 double team of juniors Sydney Breitbach and Kasie Keyes fell 6-3, 4-6, 10-6 to Anna Hubbard and Devika Kamath. Seniors Allison Blessing and Claire Johnson also fell short, falling 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 to Meera

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Senior middle blocker Sydney Rae spikes a ball at the net against Stoughton.

Volleyball: Wildcats fall to Catholic Memorial Continued from page 9 lead they wouldn’t relinquish. In the second set, the Vikings jumped out to a 10-7 lead. It was a see-saw affaior after that. Phelps delievered two kills late in the second set to help the Wildcats rally for the victory. “I called a couple of timeouts and identified that our communication and energy needed to refocus,” Annen said. Freshman Claudia Bobb reeled off 14 straight service points in the third set to help the Wildcats strom out to a 14-1 lead. Verona also got strong net play from Phelps and Rae.

Verona 3, Craig 0 Junior outside hitter Megan Touchett had 12 kills and four blocks to lead the Wildcats to a 21-25, 25-14, 25-17, 25-17 victory over Janesville Craig. The Cougars beat the Wildcats in the Big Eight Conference tournament last year. “It was a big win for us over Janesville Craig,” Annen said. “I think they are one of the great teams in the conference and a contender.” Kelley delivered 11 kills and five blocks and senior outside hitter Nikki Phelps added 11 kills. Armstrong racked up 28 assists and senior setter Emma Frahm had 22 assists. Hust had a team-high 24 digs. Senior middle blocker Sydney Rae had seven blocks and freshman Claudia

What’s next Verona plays Madison West at 7 p.m. Thursday. Bobb notched two aces.

Verona 2, Campbellsport 0 Touchett came through with seven kills Friday to lead the Wildcats to a 25-17, 25-19 win over Campbellsport. Hust posted eight digs and two aces. Rae added five kills and two blocks, while Frahm had nine assists.

escaping Oshkosh North for the second-straight day Saturday with a 25-18, 2 5 - 2 1 v i c t o r y. Ke l l ey posted a team-best seven kills and two blocks. Frahm dished out 12 assists and had four aces. Both Hust and Phelps each added seven digs.

Verona 2, Milton 1 In one of the closest matches of the tournament, the Wildcats beat Milton in three sets, 21-25, 25-22, 15-7. To u c h e t t h a d s e v e n kills. Kelley posted three blocks. Frahm had 14 assists and Armstrong dished out 13 assists.

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and Hust each delivered eight aces on Friday to help Verona sweep Tri-County 25-9, 25-10. Kelley had four kills and Armstrong had 11 assists and two digs.

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Senior outside hitters S o p h i e A l ex a n d e r a n d Amelia Walton each had nine kills to lead the Wildcats to a three-set win over Living Word Lutheran 23-25, 25-14, 15-13. Armstrong had a teambest 20 assists and Armstrong dished out 18 assists. Hust had a teamhigh 18 digs and Rae added two blocks.

In the final match on Friday in the gold bracket, Kelley piled up six kills and Rae posted three blocks to lead Verona to a 25-13, 20-25, 15-6 win over Oshkosh Catholic Memorial 2, North. Verona 1 Frahm collected 10 assists Phelps piled up a and Karnosky notched four match-high 11 kills in the aces. Bobb had a team-high Wildats’ 25-23, 17-25, eight digs. 11-15 loss to Catholic Verona 2, Memorial on Saturday in the title match. Armstrong dished out 24 assists and Oshkosh North 0 Hust had a team-high 10 Verona continued its digs. Bobb notched four strong play in tight matches,

guard him one-on-one or the game would have been a blowout,” Richardson said. “We had to try to stop a pretty good run game with seven kids. It’s hard. You have to get an eighth or ninth guy in there and we couldn’t because of Cooper.” Trailing by a field goal in the first quarter, the Wildcats answered with Bekx and senior tight end Ryan VanHandel connecting on a 9-yard TD pass to give Verona a 7-3 lead. Bekx said the offensive line did an outstanding job blocking. “They opened up holes in the run game which makes the defense have to commit to the run more,” he said. “That opened up the passing lanes. Receivers ran great routes. It’s easy to play quarterback when you have a great O-line and receivers.” Sun Prairie quarterback Richie Gilles answered with a 9-yard run, and Verona responded with a 99-yard kick return touchdown by Acker to give the Wildcats a 14-9 lead with 18.7 seconds left in the first quarter. The Wildcats had a six-play, 64-yard drive, capped off by junior running back Keegan Lindell’s 1-yard TD plunge to give Verona a 21-16 lead in the second quarter. The big play to set up the drive was Bekx’s 35-yard pass to a leaping junior running back Haakon Anderson. Anderson finished with a team-high nine catches for 99 yards. Sun Prairie bounced back with a five-play, 60-yard drive, culminating in Schauer’s 5-yard TD run to give the Cardinals a 23-21 lead with 2:19 to go in the second quarter. Verona’s ensuing possession came down to fourth-andone from its own 44. Rather than trying to draw Sun Prairie offsides, the Wildcats snapped the ball and Bekx was bottled up on a quarterback sneak as Verona turned the ball over on downs. Sun Prairie capitalized as Schauer scored on a 2-yard run to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 30-21 at the half. It was a stunning turn of events, with the Cardinals scoring 14

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123 points.

Grade Level Madison La Follette won the meet with a 56, while Challenge Slinger and Wisconsin Lutheran, ranked fourth in Division 2, rounded out the top three with a 72 and 99, respectively. Wi s c o n s i n L u t h e r a n senior Jared Denk won the race in 16:28.29. F r e s h m a n N o a h S e rrault, junior Drew Gonzales and freshman Ryan Ochowski finished 12-14th in the JV race as Verona finished third with

Rain forced the cancellation of the Big Eight Grade Level Challenge on Tuesday. No make-up date had been announced as the Press went to print Tuesday evening.

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Invitational. The meet features a ha ndful of top ranked Division 1 and 2 schols and several D3 standouts. Stevens Point Area Senior High, ranked second in Division 1 and W h i t e fi s h B a y ( 1 3 t h ) highlight the field. Freedom and Deerfield/Cambridge are ranked sixth and 15th in Division 2. Roshlt, Kohler, Assumption, Athens and Marathon ranked second, eighth, ninth, 12th and 13th in Division 3.

What’s next Verona hosts Madison Memorial at 7 p.m. Friday. points in the final 2 minutes of the second quarter. “We had a miscommunication on the play and snapped the ball,” Richardson said of the fourth down play. “We were going to punt it, go in at halftime and hopefully get the ball, score and take the lead.” After falling behind by 11 points in the third quarter, the Wildcats battled back. Acker had a 5-yard TD run to cut the Cardinals’ lead to 33-28 with 3:10 left in the third quarter. Schauer answered, darting in for a 12-yard touchdown to give the Cardinals a 40-28 lead. Bekx hooked up with senior wide receiver Tyler Slawek on a 28-yard pass to set up the Wildcats’ next scoring opportunity in the fourth quarter. Three plays later, Anderson had a 1-yard TD run to cut the Cardinals’ lead to 40-35.

That was as close as Verona would get. The Wildcats’ defense came up with a goal line stand late in the fourth quarter, but senior Connor Shanahan booted a field goal to give Sun Prairie an eight-point lead, 43-35. “They never shoot themselves in the foot,” senior linebacker Dylan Bourne said. “They are multifaceted in their attack; run up the middle with 300-pound O-linemen, jet sweep or bubble. “It’s just the run defense we have to shore up. I don’t know if I’ve been on a defense that would get a stop at the very end of the game when we were gassed. We just keep clawing.” Sun Prairie senior defensive back Jaharee Weah intercepted a Bekx pass with 1:29 to go to seal the win for the Cardinals. “When you are going against such good athletes like they have and trying to sustain something when they know you have to pass it’s difficult because they can pin their ears back,” Richardson said.

Golf: Verona comes up 10 strokes shy of Parker Continued from page 10 dual meet loss Thursday to Janesville Parker.

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Junior quarterback Adam Bekx tosses a pass in the first half on Friday against Sun Prairie. Bekx completed 20 of 31 passes for 225 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

Verona shot a 382 to finish seventh in the Triton Invitational at the Thornberry Creek Golf Course in Oneida. Senior Nicole Thomas finished 29th after shooting a 93. Junior Andrea Schleeper carded a 95, while junior Caitlyn Ott and Celia Donny each finished with a 97.

Parker Invitational The Wildcats shot a season-best 351 to take sixth place out of 19 teams at the Janesville Parker Invitational. Ott shot a 10-over-par 81 to tie Waunakee’s Sam Soulier for 12th place.

What’s next Verona travels to Evansville for the Big Eight Conference golf tournament at 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Schleeper finished with an 86 and Thomas carded an 88. Ali Albert rounded out the top four for the Wildcats with a 96. “We shot our lowest score of the year at 351 and still left some strokes out there,” Rebholz said. “That tells me we can go even lower. Expectations going into the Janesville Invite were that we had something to prove.” Milton edged Middleton for the team title 327-330. Ve r o n a w a s c o m i n g off consecutive rounds of

358 Wednesday and a 394 Thursday in the final Big Eight Conference regular season dual against Janesville Parker. Rebholz said the team battled back by bouncing back from bad shots and tough holes throughout the round.

Parker 384, Verona 394 In Verona’s final dual meet before the conference tournament Wednesday, the Wildcats dropped a match to Janesville Parker by 10 strokes, 384-394. Schleeper shot a 95 to lead the Wildcats. Both Ott and Donny carded a 97. Thomas finished with a 105. Janesville Parker’s Sophia Dooman won medalist honors after shooting an 8-overpar 80 at the Edelweiss Golf Course.

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Budget: Modest growth, looming expenses could make for more difficult decisions this year Continued from page 1 new mayor, five new alders since the last budget and an entirely new Finance committee, it could be difficult to predict how it all turns out. Beginning Monday, the committee will begin sorting out the requests department heads presented in August and earlier in September, with the help of Mikorski, finance director Brian Lamers and Mayor Luke Diaz. And the three alders manning that committee – chair Chad Kemp (Dist. 1), Christine Posey (D-1) and Kate Cronin (D-3) – will be getting quite a bit of education on the process over the next three or four weeks, as none has been in office more than six months. Finance committee members this week echoed the mayor’s preference for keeping taxes level, but with several state funds and other expenses still uncalculated, that decision won’t come until they figure out priorities and whether they can keep spending under a level that qualifies the city for shared “expenditure restraint” revenue from the state in 2020. The biggest drag on the budget will be an increase in debt service, to the tune of $450,000. Though it’s a smaller jump than last year’s $630,000, it’s still enough on a down year to create a squeeze. Most of that increase is owed to about $6.2 million in capital projects borrowed for this year, including Fireman’s Park and the city’s share of the County Hwys. M and PD reconstruction. it’s not expected to get better any time soon, given the city’s plans for a new $10 million public works facility starting in about 2020. Two other major expenses will weigh down the city’s options – the city’s share of a third ambulance crew to serve Fitch-Rona EMS, at about $86,000, and a mandatory increase of $110,000 in spending for the library, based on an agreement the city signed with Dane County last year to raise its contribution by $300,000 over five years to avoid paying the county library tax. Another factor pressing on the budget is more arbitrary – an attempt to pay for the city’s annual road repairs without taking debt for it. And there’s also the knowledge that city leaders won’t be able to lean on much better numbers in 2020, as several expected private building

Budget schedule August-September: Capital projects and department requests Sept. 24: Budget summaries presented, priorities set Oct. 8: Options presented to committee Oct. 22: Possibly set budget publication Nov. 12: Committee of the whole discussion Nov. 19 or 26: Public hearing, adoption December: Tax bills mailed *Dates tentative

Net new construction 2017: 4 percent 2016: 8 percent 2015: 10 percent 2014: 6 percent 2013: 15 percent 2012: 1 percent

Mill rate increases 2017: -4.3 percent 2016: -10 percent 2015: 0 2014: -1 percent 2013: 3 percent* 2012: 1.95 percent 2011: 1.5 percent 2010: 3.7 percent** 2009: 3 percent* *based on equalized value (reassessment year) **Effective rate for average homeowner was 1.5 percent higher because of addition of stormwater fee

projects have been postponed (Festival Foods, Sugar Creek Commons, North Main senior housing). None of the departments has asked for major increases, but with all the preliminary requests added up, the committee will need to find a way to pare about $500,000 to ensure the city can receive the expenditure restraint Already the Library shared funding in future Board has agreed to limit years. its requests to the $110,000 Finding places to trim minimum increase mandatOther than the library’s ed by the agreement with minimum required fund- the county, but there aren’t ing increase and the third many big-ticket items to ambulance crew for Fitch- cut elsewhere. Some of Rona – a multi-municipal- the biggest are $125,000 ity district that has held off for extending a trail next that request twice already to Fireman’s Park when – only one department has it opens, $115,000 for a asked for additional staff- replacement police vehicle ing: police, for another and $80,000 in fire department equipment upgrades. patrol officer. The easiest place to cut The reasoning behind might be funding of the the extra officer might sound odd, as chief Ber- city’s mill and overlay. nie Coughlin told the com- That program to keep roads mittee he’s never had the from falling into disredepartment at full staff (it pair, which typically costs actually was once, brief- between $500,000 and $1 ly, in 2012). In the rough- million, has traditionally ly six months it takes to been paid for half by the get new recruits trained to levy and half by debt. To get through the Great patrol solo, one or more of the department’s 17 patrol Recession, the city began positions generally opens funding it entirely through for one reason or another, debt, and it returned to so an additional position half-and-half in 2017. But would keep staffing clos- this year, Mikorski said, er to the level he said the the preliminary budget attempts to pay it all from department needs. Other increases from var- this year’s funds. He pointed to a city polious departments are “relatively smaller requests that icy passed earlier this year in combination become a that essentially directs all bigger number,” Mikorski the excess fund balance – leftover money that wasn’t told the Press. That makes paring them spent and is in excess of down all the more difficult. the recommended reserve

level – into the road maintenance program. That amounts to $460,000 this year, and the rest would be funded by next year’s levy. Another possible solution if decisions become difficult would be using more of the fund balance, a practice the city employed in the budget process as recently as last year. But Mikorski cautioned that with the city’s debt levels going up, dipping too far into the city’s fund balance could risk the Aa2 bond rating the city has had for many years.

Semi-limited funding The city also could tax more, as net new construction isn’t technically the limitation it’s supposed to be. Debt-related loopholes provide the city with plenty of capacity for spending more money if desired, though the cost would not just be future flexibility but lost state expenditure restraint funds. Verona is getting those shared revenues after having taken a hit last year from spending too much for the program in 2016. That shared fund is expected to bring in around $200,000, but spending b ey o n d t h e c a p wo u l d cause the city to lose those funds next year. That cap wasn’t calculated as of Sept. 17 and wasn’t expected until October. But Mikorski said the city is working off last year’s number of a 4 percent increase. If alders stick within that number – and best practices suggest they will – the current tax rate would increase, though city staff hadn’t yet got a sense of how much. Every 1 percent increase amounts to about $15 on a $250,000 home, and Mikorski told the Press the mayor had asked him to try to create a budget that keeps tax rates level. The committee was less direct in a quick prev i ew a f t e r h e a r i n g t h e final requests Monday, but Kemp said he hoped to keep tax rates “as stable as possible.” Even getting under the expenditure restraint cap could be a challenge, though, Lamers said. “In order to do that, we’ve got to make some major changes to the budget,” he told the committee.

Tax base Year Value* Growth* Pct. 2018 $2,908 $238 9 2017 $2,670 $296 12 2016 $2,374 $280 13.3 2015 $2,093 $126 6.4 2014 $1,967 $282 16.8 2013 $1,685 $104 6.6 2012 $1,580 $14 .9 2011 $1,566 $38 2.5 2010 $1,528 $48 3.1 2009 $1,480 $135 10 *millions

Budget glossary Net new construction Under state legislation passed in 2011, municipal budgets are allowed for the most part to increase only by the amount their overall value grows. This percentage is called net new construction, and it’s published by the state Department of Revenue each year in August. There are exceptions – keeping up with increases in debt payments is the biggest, a policy that actually encourages borrowing.

Levy, mill rate The tax levy is the total amount a municipality extracts in property taxes. This amount cannot increase, regardless of property value, unless the city grows, has increased debt obligations or can carry over a portion of either or both of those factors from a previous year. The mill rate is the tax percentage, expressed as a cost per $1,000 in assessed value. That means if your home is worth $200,000 and the mill rate is $10, the amount you would pay in property taxes is $2,000 annually.

Assessed, equalized value Assessed value is the value of a property based on its municipality’s annual assessments. State law requires municipalities to ensure on a regular basis they are as close as possible to market value – meaning you pay based on what your house would sell for – but because of constant fluctuations in the market and because full reassessments each year are unrealistic, that number is not always accurate. Because each municipality’s assessments are reworked on different timelines (some reassess a portion of the city annually, others reassess all every few years), the state uses a comparative system called equalized value. This is necessary because many school districts, for example, levy property taxes across multiple municipalities.

Capital, operating budgets The operating budget is the vast majority of most municipalities’ annual budgets. It’s the year-after-year spending on personnel, utilities, debt payments and other repeating costs. Capital budgets are generally one-time costs, such as new or replacement vehicles, buildings, equipment and road, utility and park projects. They are mostly planned years out but approved annually. Some budget items can be considered either, such as annual road maintenance and new vehicles. In an attempt to reduce fluctuations in capital costs, many cities adopt rolling equipment funds, converting these capital costs essentially to operating costs.

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services and health promotion for staff. Schools have to submit an application to be included. Alliance for a Healthier Generation marketing and communications manager Megan Walcek told the Press in an email the school “caught our eye” for a few specific initiatives, including the Rainbow Week event. The others were starting a walking program at recess, forming a healthy schools committee with parents and staff and creating a program encouraging staff to take care of personal wellness needs at least three times a week for 20 minutes. Julia Stanley, who has been the program coordinator for the Healthy K i d s C o l l a b o r a t ive o f Dane County for six years, worked with Sugar Creek on its programming last year and was impressed with the way the school’s leadership embraced the focus. “They are really showing the link between health and wellness and learning,” Stanley said. “Healthy kids make better learners, and they’re really putting that into practice.”

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Healthy focus The emphasis on healthy habits is present throughout the school, from staff down to students. Brunner noted that staff meetings tend to include time for physical activity, and their enthusiasm for the different programming is a key part of making it successful, he said. “Staff are the ones that the kids see and hear,” he said. “Our staff are excited about the fun run, so the kids want to go to the fun run.” That run, which began before the healthy schools work last year and is the school’s biggest fundraiser,

Healthiergeneration.org is also a sign of the school’s focus, Brunner said. “It’s a family activity that’s a healthy activity,” he said. “We’re not selling cookies or candy bars or wrapping paper. Our fundraiser is running together as a school.” Stanley said that Sugar Creek’s example – Oregon High School was the only other Dane County school on the list – can hopefully drive other schools to see the benefits from small actions. “We’re so pleased that they have achieved this and we hope other schools can see that success is not huge,” Stanley said. “You can make small improvements and still be successful in this work. “Even small successes can have a huge effect on a school community.” Brunner said that even with “simple” changes, it’s important to have a staff that does “the right things for kids rather than what’s easiest for adults” in focusing on establishing long-term habits for their students outside the classroom. “It’s all around trying to create the healthy habits in kids so they live long, healthy lives,” Brunner said. “It’s not just their brain and how did they do on a test? But what are we teaching them about what’s important in life?”

Working together One of the most important accomplishments for the school toward the recognition was establishing its Healthy Schools Committee, which was formed last September.

The group for the 201718 school year included one parent, one counselor, the school nurse, a teacher, three school cooks and Brunner, along with team leader Laurie Tackett. It began its work for the year by attending the Healthy Kids, Healthy Schools Learning Collaborative meeting in September, facilitated by Stanley. Throughout the year, it facilitated programming like the Sugar Creek Fun Run in October, promoted a districtwide staff “Step Up” challenge in January and presented about “Active Recess” at a statewide school wellness summit in March. “It’s really exciting,” Stanley said of the work she saw at the school. “We always use Sugar Creek as one of the ones who is really doing great work from all levels.” Brunner said it was nice to be held up as an example, recalling an outside health group filming their breakfast time to encourage other schools to consider having a universal breakfast after the bell as they do there. “We have a long ways to grow and go, but again it feels really empowering and encouraging,” he said. “You have other schools turning to you saying, ‘Wow, you’re a little bit further along in this topic than we are, and we’d like to learn from you.’” It helps to have found groups in Dane County like Stanley’s and the Wisconsin Bike Federation and Safe Routes to Schools, which collaborated for a bicycle safety event last spring. “There’s a lot of organizations out there that we weren’t aware of,” Brunner said. “They’re available to help schools, you’ve just got to tap into them.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Notice is hereby given that a quorum of the Town Board and/or Plan Commission will occur on Thursday, September 20th, 2018 at 3:30 p.m. at the Verona Town Hall, 7669 County Highway PD, Verona, WI. The members will meet to discuss landscaping at the Town Hall. Regular board agendas are published in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. Per Resolution 20162 agendas are posted at the Town Hall and online at www.town.verona.wi.us. Use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s website to receive agendas and other announcements via email. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town. verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona. Posted: September 18, 2018 Published: September 20, 2018 WNAXLP

*** NOTICE The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold Public Hearings on October 1, 2018 at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, at 6:30 PM for the following planning and zoning matters: 1) Precise Implementation Plan (PIP) for Market No. 5 located in the West End, south of West Verona Avenue, west of West End Circle, and east of Wall Street that would allow for the construction of 28,849 square feet of commercial space. 2) Zoning map amendment to rezone 102/104 Lincoln Street from Suburban Industrial (SI) to Urban Residential (UR). 3) Precise Implementation Plan (PIP) for the Lincoln Street Apartments to be located at 102/104 Lincoln Street that would allow for the construction of 90-multi-family units. 4) Zoning Map amendment to rezone property located at 2159 Range Trail to Public Institutional (PI), Neighborhood Residential (NR), and Community Residential (CR), rezone Lot 218 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Neighborhood Residential (NR), and Outlot 2 of the Cathedral Point subdivision to Community Residential (CR).

5) Zoning map amendment to rezone 1.32-acres of land located on the north side of Whalen Road located approximately 800 feet east of U.S. Highway 18/151 to Public Institutional (PI). 6) Zoning text amendment to amend Title 13, Zoning Code, that would allow for the keeping and raising of chickens. Interested persons may comment on these planning and zoning matters during the public hearings at the October 1st Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations for these matters, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for final decisions on Monday, October 8th. Contact Adam Sayre, Director of Planning and Development, at 608-8489941 for more information on these items or to receive copies of the submittals. Maps showing the location of the affected properties may be viewed at City Hall or may be obtained once the applicable copying fee has been paid to the City. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: September 13 and 20, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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POLICE REPORTS‌ Reports taken from the log a concealed crack pipe unbooks at the Verona Police De- derneath the parking brake partment.‌ and other drug paraphernalia owned by the 31-year-old ‌Aug. 8‌ man, who is on parole for a ‌6:30 ‌p.m. A woman on the heroin-related charge.‌ 400 block of Breckenridge 10:13 ‌a .m. A Walgreens Road requested extra patrol employee reported graffiti on near her apartment because the west side of the building she was in the middle of sell- reading “Freedom” and “Fbe” ing some of her friend’s be- in pink spray paint. Police longings. She was selling his photographed the graffiti and things because he was in jail confiscated the spray can.‌ in Texas on a drug trafficking charge and wanted additional ‌Aug. 17‌ patrol because he had “a lot 2:26 ‌p .m. A man on the of nice things” and was afraid 500 block of South Hillcrest of break-ins.‌ Drive reported his neighbor’s construction contractor con‌Aug. 9‌ tinuously uses his driveway 3:18 ‌a.m. Police stopped a as a turnaround. Police made person walking along Enter- contact with the contractor, prise Drive who was wearing who agreed to stop.‌ a headlamp after receiving a report about a suspicious ‌Aug. 18‌ person. It was a delivery driv1:53 ‌p .m. A 71-year-old er for the Wisconsin State Verona man took the keys Journal who had a armful of out of a 41-year-old Fitchburg newspapers with him.‌ man’s car and brought them to the police station because ‌Aug. 10‌ they had been sitting in his 1:55 ‌p.m. An Iowa man’s unlocked vehicle at the Kwik truck rear-ended a woman’s Trip on Verona Avenue, and he car on Hwy. 18-151. It was didn’t want the car to get stodetermined his vehicle would len. The Verona man was edunot respond to him hitting cated on how to handle similar the brakes due to all of the situations in the future.‌ aftermarket parts installed underneath the hood of his ‌Aug. 19‌ truck. Wisconsin State Patrol 12:11 ‌a .m. Police rewas asked to investigate. No sponded to a disconnected injuries were reported.‌ 911 call coming from the 1100 block of Willow Run, ‌Aug. 13‌ where music could be heard 12:35 ‌p.m. A woman re- in the background. When ported her identity had been police arrived, several young stolen by a former friend who adults and juveniles moved was making withdrawals from to interior rooms of the home her bank account in her name and closed the blinds, and without her permission.‌ police observed alcohol inside the residence. The own‌Aug. 14‌ er of the home was notified 12:30 ‌p.m. A man report- and said he would take care ed his neighbor attacked him of the situation.‌ on the 400 block of South 6:26 ‌p.m. Police stopped Main Street when he went to at a lemonade stand on the his apartment to try to repair 700 block of Basswood Avtheir friendship. The man was enue to help children raise intoxicated, and his story kept money for another young changing. Police contacted his ‌woman in the community. downstairs neighbor, who said 9:42 ‌p.m. Two 17-year-old he had a sign on his door for Madison boys climbed onto weeks asking the man upstairs the roof of the vehicle that to leave him alone because was driving in the Culver’s they weren’t friends. The drive-thru. The boys were neighbor denied any physical warned.‌ altercation occurred.‌ 5:01 ‌p.m. Police conduct- ‌Aug. 20‌ ed walk-throughs of the vot11:58 ‌a .m. A TruGreen ing locations at city hall and employee reported finding a the library.‌ bone in the storm drain grate in front of a residence on the ‌Aug. 15‌ 100 block of Monte Cristo 9:28 ‌a.m. A man reported Circle. The bone appeared to an entity named “The Proj- be a femur from an animal, ect” had placed a tiny screw not a human. Police placed near one of his vehicles as a the bone in a locker and it fear tactic. The man said the will be looked at by a trained person has been doing this to professional.‌ him since 2004 to make him Aug. 21 afraid of other screws being 12:43 a.m. Four people placed inside of his vehicle’s were rescued from high wafuel system. ‌ ters following a heavy storm ‌4 :46 ‌p .m. A woman re- from Aug. 20 into the early quested police forcibly enter morning hours. Barricades her home on the 500 block were put on the roadways, of Enterprise Drive after she but there were some drivers left her keys inside before a who chose to ignore them family trip and her garage and attempt to pass on the door opener wasn’t working. roads anyways. Police declined.‌ Aug. 22 8:20 ‌p.m. A woman called 2:36 p.m. Officers re911 after receiving a mes- sponded to a report of a bursage from her son that said glary in progress on the 700 he was getting beat up in block of Forest View Drive. It Fitchburg. It was later discov- was determined upon arrival ered her son had been play- that the caller suffers from ing a prank on her and was dementia that is progressivesafe at home.‌ ly getting worse, and called police when her husband en‌Aug. 16‌ tered the residence. 12:42 ‌a.m. A 31-year-old Aug. 23 man was arrested for violat12:17 a.m. An 18-year-old ing his parole conditions after Fitchburg man was arrestpolice stopped a car on U.S. ed for bail jumping after he Hwy. 18-151 for a suspend- was seen parking in front of ed license. A search yielded the house of a juvenile girl

of whom he was ordered to have no contact with due to an open disorderly conduct investigation. The man was cited for disorderly conduct after he had a fight with the girl, who was his girlfriend at the time, at his high school graduation in June. He was arrested after the girl was seen leaving his car. 3:12 p.m. A man reported that his rear passenger door had been keyed within the last three days, with the message “you are dead” being scratched into the door. The man did not know who would have targeted his vehicle. 3:38 p.m. A woman on the 600 block of Thornton Terrace reported multiple incidents to the police, including various trash being left on her property for the last six months, someone urinating on the inside of her backyard fence and finding a dead animal in a plastic bag in one of her planters on her front porch. Aug. 24 2:20 a.m. A 30-year-old Monroe man was cited for his first OWI after an officer noticed him pull an illegal U-turn on Hwy. 18-151 while driving a vehicle with a defective tail light. The man had a BAC of .10 and was released to a responsible party. Aug. 25 9:25 p.m. A juvenile was cited for disorderly conduct after calling a homeowner a vulgarity after the homeowners asked the group of three teenagers to stop sitting in their driveway at their residence on the 500 block of Enterprise Drive. Aug. 26 7:35 p.m. A man on the 300 block of Ridge View Trail reported witnessing a group of three men attempting to access his locked vehicle in his driveway at 4:30 a.m. that day. He told police that the male suspects ran off when they noticed that he was watching but came back 20 minutes later. Aug. 27 11:27 a.m. Police notified the public works department about a drawing of male genitalia having been spray-painted onto the sidewalk on the 100 block of Pinehurst Drive. 9:34 p.m. One juvenile was injured after a group of them decided to take one of Epic’s UTVs for a ride around the campus. Aug. 29 5:32 a.m. A man reported he was fearful that a Badger Bus labeled with a green “Epic” sign was attempting to run him off of the road on Hwy. 18-151 because it changed lanes when he did and drove close to the man’s car. Aug. 30 9:21 p.m. Five juveniles caused a disturbance at AJ’s Pizzeria with an 18-year-old employee over Juul vaping pods. A fight involving pushing occurred outside of the business before a manager broke up the fight. A 16-yearold Verona boy who drove the group to the restaurant was cited for violating GDL. – Kimberly Wethal

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Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician 1 to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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LOCK MD LLC - Mobile Locksmith Auto, Residential, Commercial 608501-8581

Epic is looking for a reliable, full-time dishwasher to help our dining service run smoothly while serving over 8,000 meals each day. You'll work in a fastpaced environment, cleaning and stocking equipment used by our culinary team. You will also participate in kitchen cleaning and a variety of other tasks.

VERONA DRIVERS WANTED

HR Office Assistant (.50)

FTE and Schedule: This is apart-time (20 hours per week), 12-month position. Schedule will be finalized with top candidate at time of hire, but will include lunch coverage for office. Duties: Provide administrative support on school safety and security topics to the Director of Human Resources/Safety and District Security Coordinator. Will also provide phone and walk in support duties for the HR Department. Requirements: Education: Two-year degree in business, office support or technology related areas is required, with additional education preferred. Equivalent experience may be substituted. Experience: 2-4 years of office administrative support is required. Must have high level of knowledge of office productivity software, including MS Office and Google Docs. Experience with school and/or first responders are preferred, along with Bilingual (Spanish) language skills. Compensation: $14.81 to $20.45 per hour.

FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins.Free-estimate. 608-221-3510

WANTED: CALF pen system, Calf-Tel or similar. 608-943-8040.

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Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell) 835-5129 (office)

Landscape Estimators Turf Applicators Fleet Mechanics

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0990 Farm

WANTED: 14 ft. Patz ring drive silo unloader, stationary TMR mixer, 1,500 or 1,250 gallon bulk tank and a herd of Jersey cows. 608-943-8082.

Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Now Hiring!! Top Pay!!!

Full & Part-Time $500 Bonus to Benefit Eligible Positions!

FOR SALE: two registered Jersey breeding age bulls, Dam, scored 94 points with over 28,000 of milk. 608732-1130 Joe Brant.

WANTED TO Buy: Walnut, cut logs, standing timber & other species. 563599-9191.

NEW FACTORY Built Homes 3 BR, 2 BA put on your foundation. $59,980 HORKHEIMER HOMES Hazelton, IA. 800-632-5985.

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

Housekeeping Cooks Dietary Aides

28 WEANED Holstein steers $250 each, 11 steers 300 lbs. $315 each, 13 heifers avg. 300 lbs. $220 each. All vaccinated. 608-482-4534.

RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-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

0760 Mobile Homes

Full/Part Time Positions Available

We are hiring for the following positions:

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for sale: Hampshire Ram lambs. Performance bred. 608-732-4802.

NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088

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

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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golf course Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available KitchenetteBreakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628

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0150 Places to Go

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LOCATION: From Verona Ave (Business 151) by the fire station, go south on Lincoln Street, one block. Watch for auction signs across from Culver’s. REASON: Redevelopment of Property. PRIOR INSPECTION: Tuesday, September 25, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. 2-STEEL BUILDINGS: #102 – L-shaped structure, all steel, 100'x60' & 160'x50', some office space, 3-overhead doors for unload dock, plus 3-other overhead doors, partial overhead storage, large open space, overhead furnace plus ceiling radiant heat (sells complete); #104 – 100'x50', all steel building, mostly open w/minimal office space, 2-overhead doors, ceiling radiant heat, sells complete. STORAGE SHED: 8'x11' wood storage building. SEE PHOTOS ON WEBSITE: www.auctionspecialistsstoughton.com TERMS: All buildings to be removed, by the buyer(s), by January 15, 2019. The buyer(s) must furnish, to the seller after purchase, a Certificate of Liability Insurance. Cash or Good Check Day of Sale. Out of state checks require current bank letter of guarantee. Photo ID Required to Register to Bid/Buy. Announcements made at sale take precedence over advertised material. AUCTIONEER: Don Kleven, Jr., (RWA #179), Stoughton, WI, (608) 212-3320. SALE MANAGER: James M. Seamonson, (Registered Wisconsin License #132), Auction Specialists Stoughton, LLC, Stoughton, WI, (608) 873-7791.

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Ask the Verona

DENTIST

ATTORNEY

Q. What is the DOG BITE LAW? A. The old version of Wis. Stat. § 174.02(1)(b), which is commonly

the mouth. They are caused by the HSV-1 virus which typically remains dormant within the nerve until an outbreak occurs. Cold sores are actually not related to colds or fevers but can be triggered by any illness, fatigue, stress, sun or wind exposure. Cold sores are contagious and can be spread to other people and other parts of your body especially once the “blisters” appear. Some people get warning that a cold sore is developing by feeling a “tingle” or “itchiness” Dr. James Sands, DDS at the spot on the lip where the sore will erupt. It is during this moment, before any sore is visible, that immediate preventive medications can be effective. The over-the-counter medicated cream, Abreva, can reduce the healing time slightly by helping to dry the sore. Prescription creams are also available that may reduce healing time, but with mixed results. Once the blisters appear, follow a few simple rules. Do not pop the blisters. Do not apply Vaseline, Carmex or lip balm. Always wash your hands following any contact with the sores. Once the blisters appear, healing usually takes between 7-10 days.

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referred to as the “dog bite” statute, provided for doubled damages if the offending dog injured a person, a domestic animal, or other property and the owner had notice that the dog had previously caused one of these types of injuries without provocation. The most recently amended version of Wis. Stat. § 174.02(1)(b) permits double damages Attorney in situations where a dog bites a person with sufficient force to break Gail Groy the skin and cause permanent physical scarring if the owner was on notice that the dog had previously bitten a person with sufficient force to break the skin and cause permanent physical scarring. This amendment constitutes a significant change in the substantive right to recover damages caused by a dog bite.

Q. Why do I get cold sores and can I do anything about them? A. Cold sores are painful blister-like sores that usually form on the outer lip or corner of

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SENIOR CARE

THE CARING CENTER

Q. What is the Corporate Culture of Comfort Keepers? A. At Comfort Keepers, our greatest asset is our dedicated

Q. My

child is so disorganized that we’re often late for school because we’re trying to find all of her things. Any ideas?

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Start a routine of collecting everything the night before. Designate a large box, basket, or plastic tub as the collection spot for her school items only. Each night, check her backpack to be sure homework, books, folders, etc. are all tucked inside, then place the backpack in the basket or tub. Add gym shoes, rain boots, umbrella, coat, mittens – whatever else she will need for that day. If she takes her lunch to school, pack it the night before and place a reminder sign or symbolic object in the basket so she grabs her lunch from the refrigerator. adno=21277

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team of caring professionals. Comfort Keepers employees undergo a rigorous series of interviews before hiring, and, once on board, our team members are extensively trained in the responsibilities and duties required of elderly care. Our team members are happy and motivated to provide excellent quality care for the elderly, physically impaired, and those with dementia. In addition to superior care, we emphasize the importance of treating our clients with the same grace, dignity, and compassion that every person deserves. We are committed to protecting the independence, safety and happiness of seniors and those with disabilities.

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HEATING/COOLING

Q. How do I select a whole house high efficiency air cleaner? A. Several different types of air cleaners are available today. The most basic

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types are made just to keep the HVAC equipment clean. The next type of air cleaner provides equipment protection like the first type, and filters out pollens, mold spores, and pet dander. These filters were originally developed for people with allergies, but are often used as a good general purpose air cleaner. The last type of air cleaner is the electronic type. They filter out the smallest of particles like smoke, viruses and bacteria. These are the best choice for anyone with asthma, or otherwise interested in providing the cleanest environment. Beyond efficiencies, the frequency of maintenance should be considered when selecting an air cleaner. For help with selecting the right air cleaner for your home contact Dave at OK Heating and Air Conditioning.

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Q.

CHIROPRACTOR

I am getting a lot of pain in my neck when I am riding my bike. Would chiropractic or massage help with this?

A. Whether you are riding a recreational bike, road bike, or tri bike the neck is forced into a position that puts pressure on the posterior portion of the cervical spine. This position Jill Unwin, Lee Unwin, also forces the neck to remain in a state of continued DC, CCEP BCMT, CSCS contraction that can cause joint and muscle soreness. Chiropractic adjustments will help maintain healthy joint mobility and function. This will help alleviate pain and will prolong your years of cycling. Therapeutic massage will help reduce muscle soreness and reduce any restrictions in the neck caused by that continued contraction. Along with regular chiropractic and massage, exercises would be recommended to help increase strength and mobility in your neck and upper back. 102 N. Franklin Street • Verona, WI 53593 (608) 848-1800 • unwinchiropractic.com

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PHYSICAL THERAPY

Q. My 13 year old child is participating in 3 sports this summer. Is this too much for her?

A. This is a scenario that occurs often and usually is tolerated well by the child. There are many benefits of participating in multiple sports and the increased amount of exercise is good for the child, but one must keep the following thoughts in mind. As a child grows and the body’s tissues develop, stress and strain to the growth plates of long bones, muscle and soft-tissue injuries, and over-use injuries are common and can contribute to chronic injury and pain. Many children specialize in a sport at an early age and are ‘encouraged’ to pick a sport and excel Susan Armstrong, MPT in it (through school teams, recreational teams, private clubs, traveling teams, summer camps, etc). While this may Physical Therapist build the sport-specific skill of the child, there is a loss of cross-training with this pattern, which commonly leads to an over-use injury. Proper conditioning, a combination of strength, flexibility and core exercises, and building recovery time into the child’s sports program will allow for continued enjoyment of being a multi-sport athlete without risking injury. Contact Stellar Rehabilitation for individualized Physical Therapy care and an exercise program fit to your child’s needs. Comprehensive Therapy Services 1049 N. Edge Trail • Prairie Oaks (608) 845-2100 • Verona, WI 53593 • www.stellarrehab.com

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of housing inventory was considered a sellers’ market. At that time there was less than 2 months’ worth of housing inventory just about everywhere in Dane County, and there were multiple offers on just about every house. Currently we have about 3.5 months of inventory available. This means we’re currently in a more neutral market, but it’s still generally considered a seller’s market. It’s hard to tell if this is just the typical seasonal slowdown (the number of buyers tends to taper off once kids are back in school), or if this is a sign of a shift Keith & Kinsey Schulz in market cycles. When you look at price ranges, it turns out there is 4.7 months of inventory in the $300,000+ price range and only 2 months of inventory in the under $300,000 range. Real Estate Team This leads me to believe that buyers in the lower price ranges will continue to find themselves competing with other buyers for homes, while upper end buyers will find the market a little calmer. As a result, it could be the perfect time to upgrade if you are moving from a starter home to a higher end home.

VETERINARIAN

Q. Should my dog eat a grain-free diet? A. Grain-free diets have been popular for some time now, however, a recent increase in heart disease in

dogs eating certain types of diets may give some concern that diet could play a role in causing heart disease. There are many myths and misperceptions about diet and owners are often very confused when choosing a healthy diet for their dog. A condition called dilated cardiomyopathy has been caused by taurine deficiency in some cats, which is why standard cat foods are supplemented with taurine. Recent theories and research suggest that the up-tick in cases of DCM in dogs may be due to taurine deficiency in the grain-free diets that seem to be so popular. Many pet owners have, unfortunately, bought into the grain-free myth. The fact is that food allergies are very Brian Hoelscher uncommon, so there’s no benefit of feeding pet foods containing exotic ingredients. While grains have been D.V.M. accused on the internet of causing nearly every disease known to dogs, grains do not contribute to health problems and are used in pet food as a nutritious source of protein, vitamins, and minerals. There have been a few studies that suggest that exotic proteins such as kangaroo meat may be to blame as well. There is still much we don’t know about the link between grain-free diets and heart disease in dogs. Our strongest recommendation at this time is that unless specifically recommended by your veterinarian, there is no benefit to feeding grain-free diets to your dog. High quality grain-inclusive diets are widely available and will provide all the nutrients your dog needs to stay active and healthy.

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Brendon Diers, AAMS®, Financial Advisor

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what can you learn from those who work the land and bring in the harvest? First, you need to plant good seeds by choosing investments designed to help meet your goals. Next, you will need to nurture your crops by adding money to your existing investments over time. The larger your overall investment base, the more you can expand its growth potential. Also, just as agricultural workers plant a variety of crops, you need to diversify your investments. If you only owned one type of asset, and a market downturn hit that asset class hard, your portfolio could take a big hit. Keep in mind, though, that diversification can’t protect against all losses. And when it’s time to bring in your harvest that is, when it’s time Brendon Diers, AAMS® to tap into your investments to support yourself during retirement you’ll want to stick with Financial Advisor an appropriate withdrawal rate, so that you don’t outlive your resources. Take good care of your investment harvest it can help provide a bushel of benefits. This article was written by Edward Jones for the use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.

REAL ESTATE

Q. Do we still have shortage of homes for sale? A. Back in February I wrote about the shortage of inventory and the fact that under 4 months

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INVESTMENTS

Q. Can I count on a bountiful investment “harvest”? A. We’re officially in autumn the season when we reap what we planted. As an investor,