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Tackling cancer Golden back on field five weeks after diagnosis, surgery MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Three days after playing in the Verona Area High School football team’s season-opening win at Janesville Parker Aug. 17, Quinn Golden knew something wasn’t right. The senior defensive end experienced lower torso pain during practice, and not the kind that comes from battling offensive linemen at the line of scrimmage. “I felt something unusual down there,” Golden told the Press last week. “I was kind of scared at first.” After a team trainer looked at Golden, he was rushed to the emergency room at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. That was Monday, Aug. 20, and it was the day Golden was informed he had testicular cancer. Three days later, Golden had surgery to remove the tumor. And five weeks after that, he was back on the field, recording two tackles Friday, Sept. 28, in Verona’s 47-14 win over Madison La Follette at Lussier Stadium. “I feel good out here playing with these guys,” Golden said after the game. “They pick up my energy really quick.” The win clinched a playoff berth for Verona (5-2), and for Golden, who sat out of football last year. That means he’ll get a chance to play in the playoffs for the first time in his career in any sport. G o l d e n m i s s e d fiv e games after his surgery, and he said he was “heartbroken” when he found out he’d have to wait to get back on the field. “I wanted to be out here with the guys all season and get better with them,” he said. “Things fall short, and I just have to stay positive and keep the same energy up.” That’s a challenge in more than one way after what he went through, but he said his teammates have helped. “I’m not 100 percent; I’m not going to lie,” he said. “I tell my coaches I’m fine,
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Verona senior defensive end Quinn Golden (6) huddles with teammates Friday after the Wildcats beat Madison La Follette 47-14. It marked Golden’s first game since he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. but things have me freaked out, and I’m not 100 percent mentally or physically. Hopefully, I can get back to 100 percent next week.” The
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Verona coach Dave Richardson said cancer is the last thing you expect a teenage prep football player to have to deal with.
“It’s great to have him back now,” Richardson said. “His motor is great, and as a defensive linemen he’s a really good athlete. We are pleased to have him back now, and hopefully his season will continue before he has to go in for treatments.” After the football season is complete, Golden will need one chemotherapy treatment for three to five weeks. “Luckily, I only have to do one (chemo treatment) and hopefully I will be able to return for basketball,” he said.
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Verona senior defensive end Quinn Golden rushes the passer Friday against Madison La Follette. Golden played his first game since being diagnosed with cancer and had two tackles.
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A decision on whether a second pool and artificial turf soccer fields will be part of the new Verona Area High School site will wait at least two more weeks. The two options – both of which are expected to generate revenue but will be costly up front – seem to hinge on how much a second access road into the site will cost. And Wednesday, the Verona Area school board decided to delay an expected vote on those amenities until Oct. 8. Those and the road
Inside Boundary committee won’t be asked to balance demographics Page 3 decision could be “simultaneous,” board member Meredith Stier Christensen announced after a 50-minute closed session to discuss negotiations on the road. The board had initially set a Sept. 1 deadline for the pool decision earlier this summer. That deadline was later pushed to the end
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her first short film, “Strawberry Afternoons,” at the Green Bay Film Festival. “I was just really proud,” she said. “Sometimes art for high school students KIMBERLY WETHAL doesn’t always signify outside the borders of their Unified Newspaper Group high school, and I think Some filmmakers wait that just showing it to other people who are actually in years to see the industry, and (hearing) their work them clapping and asking played on the me questions about it was big screen. just an amazing experiFor Verona ence.” Area High This weekend, she’ll see School senior her film shown to other Maya Cashigh school-age filmmaktronovo, that Castronovo ers on the big screen a few opportunity came less Turn to Film/Page 14 than a year after she made
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Haddie Vergeront, 3, holds up three fingers while listening to a counting story with her grandmother Diane O’Brien at the Verona Public Library’s storytime at Eplegaarden at Friday, Sept. 28.
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Racial balance removed from Next school year boundary committee criteria could start early When new attendance area boundaries are redrawn in the coming months, a committee working on them won’t have to ensure Verona Area schools are equally diverse. School board members requested a change Wednesday, Sept. 26, to draft language that would have directed the yet-to-be-established boundary committee to “balance demographics within an acceptable range” among schools. Instead, the committee, which will meet for the first time Oct. 16, will likely be instructed that, “The board recognizes diversity and the positive impact diversity has on student achievement.” While the criteria are not final, with a vote expected at the Oct. 8 board meeting, the six board members in attendance Wednesday all seemed comfortable with that language. The committee could still choose to balance demographics at attendance-area elementaries in any of the up to three proposals it will send to the board next spring, but the language would allow members to prioritize that with the other criteria, board members said. It also will
Ten years ago, an alder jokingly commented that “a chicken coop in my backyard” would be too much to ask from the potential merger of the city and town of Verona. Monday, a public hearing on a chicken-keeping ordinance showed Verona urbanites have gotten far more open to the idea. The Plan Commission heard from only two people on the issue, one who owns chickens now and another who wished she could have had them when she moved here more than a decade ago. Commissioners then spent more time talking about procedural issues and notification rules than any questions about the idea itself or other parts of the ordinance before voting unanimously in favor of advancing it. The Common Council will take up the ordinance next Monday, Oct. 8, after it makes another stop at the Public Safety committee, which had forwarded it to the commission a month ago. The idea of keeping chickens came up more seriously in 2013, after more than half the council turned over as the result of a sweep election and a resulting resignation. At the time, several cities in the area, including Madison, having adopted ordinances allowing urban chicken-keeping. But commissioner Mike Bare, an alder then, called that brief discussion at the Plan Commission “unproductive,”
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and indeed, nothing ever came of it. In recent months, however, with a new mayor and a council that has once again turned over most of its membership in the past year, the idea of keeping chickens has spread quickly. Commissioner Beth Tucker Long told the Press after Monday’s meeting she and other people she knows pushed the issue earlier this year and worked on an ordinance. One speaker, Debbie Laberge, said when she moved to Jefferson Street with her in-home daycare and found there was no ordinance, she was told she could get an exception as an “educational use” and was allowed to keep up to six hens, though city planning director Adam Sayre said he was unaware of that. Laberge complimented the ordinance, though she pointed out with its across-the-board limit of four hens, she’d have one too many. Most of the ordinance is boilerplate language, following the lead of several Dane County municipalities that have allowed the keeping of chickens since the county passed an ordinance covering all of its townships in 2012. Included is a state requirement to register (for free) any premises hosting chickens with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection. But one provision that stands out is a notification requirement, in which anyone intending to keep chickens must notify all adjacent property owners. Long ran off a list of
municipalities with chicken-keeping ordinances and said none had the notification requirement and neighbors couldn’t do anything about it, anyway. “I don’t see why this needs to be different,” she said. But commissioner Scott Manley disagreed, saying it could alert neighbors to deed restrictions preventing such activities on the property and could keep neighbors aware in case they are concerned about getting salmonella, as happened in a series of outbreaks linked to backyard chickens that was reported by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this summer. Commissioner Patrick Lytle agreed with what he called “the good-neighbor step,” even while acknowledging it’s “totally out of line” with what’s required of dog owners. “This has been approached very cautiously,” he said. Nobody attempted to include a change in the notification requirement in the recommendation to the council, and the ordinance was forwarded without change. The commission’s charge, technically, was reviewing the part of the ordinance that relates to requirements such as coops, chicken runs and fencing, and the Public Safety committee is expected to review the licensing rules Monday before forwarding it to the council. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
City in brief Bar at SBR The Plan Commission gave a preliminary review and feedback for the idea of a bar and cafe located within the SBR and Rocket Bicycle complex that moved to Bruce Street last month. Most of the brief discussion related to other parts of the property, which Commissioner Scott Manley characterized as a “dumping ground for odd materials,” but he complimented the plan and the look of the bar. Commissioner Mike Bare said he’d want to see more detail on parki n g w h e n t h e ow n e r s return to request a permit.
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Verona Area School District students could start classes a week or two early next school year to accommodate construction the following summer. School board members voiced support for the idea Wednesday after superintendent Dean Gorrell suggested seeking a waiver from the Department of Public Instruction to allow an exception to the requirement schools begin the year on or after Sept. 1. School would likely begin in late August if approved. DPI approved a waiver for a similar reason for this school year for the Mount Horeb Area School District, which is planning construction on existing buildings next summer. Starting early next fall would have that school year end in late May 2020, and with a regular start date that fall would allow
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Jahnke suggested coming up with what an “acceptable range” of balanced demographics meant for guidance to the committee, as the draft language left it general. “(The committee) will argue this issue around and around if we don’t find a way to give them more clarity on what we’re thinking,” Jahnke said. The problem is complex for the district because most of its minority and lower socioeconomic students reside in “pockets” in different areas. That’s why there are some spots in the current boundaries that look like islands, sending kids across the district to a school different from others in their neighborhood. That helped balance demographics, which was the top weighted priority during the last redrawing in 1999, Gorrell explained. Board members indicated a desire to avoid weighting their criteria this time around, instead wanting committee members to determine what was the most important and perhaps come up with plans that emphasized different criteria. This is what we value,” board member Meredith Stier Christensen said of the criteria. “It’s up to the committee to find plans that weight these in different ways. “There’s not gonna be a plan that prioritizes all of these, that would be impossible.” Looking for clarity Contact Scott Girard at ung Board members began discussing the reporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9. balanced demographics after Carolyn help avoid direct conflicts with some of that other proposed guidance, including keeping neighborhoods together, having continuous boundaries and transportation efficiency. “I just don’t want to set them up for, ‘Yeah all of this sounds great but there are direct conflicts here,’” said board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner. “If we map out something where there are so many conflicts … and then we’re giving it to them, it seems like we’re setting them up for a very, very difficult task.” Superintendent Dean Gorrell reported that about 40 people had applied for the committee as of Sept. 26, but he said he expects to limit it to about 30 people. The committee is expected to meet twice a month beginning in mid-October and running through March, and it is expected to offer up to three recommendations to the school board to approve in the spring. The new elementary and middle school boundaries would go into effect for the 2020-21 school year, when the new Verona Area High School is expected to open. Along with that, Badger Ridge Middle School will move to the current high school building, a pair of charters will move into the current high school’s K-Wing, and Sugar Creek Elementary School will move to the current Badger Ridge building.
more time for renovations and upgrades to be completed on the K-Wing. Construction manager Aaron Zutz of Findorff said the company will need at least a full summer without students in there to do that work. Even so, the timeline would be tight for moving new staff in that fall, Gorrell said. New Century School and Verona Area International School are expected to move into that building. “Nobody’s gonna be able to move into the K-Wing until we’re done,” he said. “The part that gives me the most concern is just coordinating all that.” Board president Noah Roberts said the district could push school back in the fall of 2020 by a week “as a last-case scenario” if the timeline were too tight. While there was no vote from board members, those who spoke voiced support for the waiver. “If we feel that we’ve given enough notice, the best option would be to shift it so we start earlier (next year) and end in late May,” Roberts said.
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ife is on the side of The Fern, and that gives me hope for our deeply divided country. The Fern – I give it capital letters out of deference – has been an entity in my life for as long as I can remember. It was my mother’s pride and joy. She had it since 1948, kept it in an east window, talked to it regularly, watered it once each week and gave it a quarter of a turn at each watering. It grew to a mammoth size. Yurs When we moved from our farm into town, just a mile, The Fern rode in a pick-up truck with my mother holding it for dear life (The Fern’s, not hers). She constantly yelled “Slow down!” to the driver, who was going but 35 the entire mile. The Fern made it safely that day to its home in a new east window. I inherited The Fern when my mother died. It is in my study at the church. And, yes, it has an east window. This summer, The Fern started telling me it was root-bound and needed to be divided. I watched my mother perform this maneuver many times over the years. She would take a knife to it, save a few pieces to repot, then return to her routine of watering, talking and turning. The Fern would become a behemoth again. When it was my turn to wield a large butcher knife and carry The Fern outside, I felt rather like Abraham leading Isaac up Mt. Moriah (Genesis 22, an ugly passage if there ever was one).
I removed it from its pot, ran the knife through its root-bound clod, then pulled its sections apart, not being nearly as gentle to the fronds as I am sure my mother would have been. I might have heard a gasp from heaven, much like the “Slow down!” from the pick-up bed so many years ago. I kept the best pieces and discarded the rest rather sacrilegiously, I suppose. I returned the now spindly, scrawny, almost sickly looking waif to its east window. And I put into practice the disciplines that proved effective over the 62 years I have been in The Fern’s life: a little water, a weekly turn and much gentle, encouraging conversation to coax it back to fullness of life. That was a month ago. Just the other day, to my tremendous relief, I spotted a new shoot poking its head out of the soil. Life is on the side of The Fern. It is going to make it. The dividing did not kill it. This parable gives me hope for our divided country. Bipartisanship is rather spindly these days. Our best institutions – the rule of law, the Constitution, the balance of powers through the system of checks and balances, the free and independent press – seem pulled apart. No one appears to be handling their fronds gently. There is no clear guarantee they will survive and thrive. Yet my civic faith is that life is on the side of our institutions. I believe they can and will survive. They need attention. They need an east window. They need watering, turning and to be talked to. Experience shows the hope for new life to emerge from our distressed institutions once they are
given the right attention is more than wishful thinking. Jon Meacham’s book, “The Soul of America,” makes the point that we have been in depths like these before and have come out of them. What has led to the climbing up out of the depths has been effort, often not from the powerful but from the powerless. I think we are just beginning to see a green shoot of new life emerge amid the few struggling fronds that remain. It is emerging, in part, where Meacham shows it has emerged before: in the work of protest. As of this writing, it is unclear whether Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court will happen. The tribalism of it has been like a long butcher knife cutting through what has heretofore held us together. Some of us may have heard the Founders gasp, “Slow down!” from their place in history. But then some women kept an elevator door from closing on U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake. A woman demanded he hear her story. She insisted he look at her while she spoke. Powerlessness confronted power. And something moved. A vote was postponed. A small, green bit of bipartisanship between two senators, Flake of Arizona and Chris Coons of Delaware, showed itself, the first bit some of us have seen in quite some time. That is not enough to solve everything, of course. But it is cause for a sigh of relief. It’s the same sigh I sighed when I saw The Fern is not a goner, but living and green and shall flourish again. The Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs is the pastor of Salem United Church of Christ in Verona.
Correction On the calendar page in the Sept. 27 edition of the Verona Press, the National Coffee With a Cop event was listed at the wrong location due to incorrect information provided to the Press. The event was held on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at Sow’s Ear.
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The 2018 Verona Area High School Homecoming Court is made up of, from left, Brooks Brazeau, Maya Castronovo, Kathryn Connor, Catalina Grimm, Wesley Haessig, James Hankard, Bryan Lopez Martinez, Riley Scheer, Samantha Solomon, Ibrahim Sulieman, Andrea Wheaton and Meg Ziegelbauer. Not pictured are Bryan Cruz and Anna Lodholz. The Homecoming parade will begin Friday, Oct. 12, at 4 p.m. down Main Street in Verona. The dance, with a them of “Starry Night,” will be Saturday, Oct. 13, from 8-11 p.m. at the high school’s main gym. Tickets are $10 for students and $2 for parents to attend the grand march, which will begin at 9:30 p.m.
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T h e l i b r a r y i s h o s ting two Native American authors as a part of its “Native Voices” art exhibition in the coming weeks. The first presentation, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, will be led by Oneida author and poet Louis V. Clark III. Clark will discuss his book “How to be an Indian in the 21st Century,” and will speak on the tribe’s struggle to maintain its cultural identity and heritage in modern times. The second, held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, will feature author Misty Cook. She will be presenting on her book “Medicine Generations: Natural Native American Medicines Traditional to
If You Go What: Author Louis V. Clark III: “21st Century Indian” When: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 Where: Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St. Info: 845-7180 the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans Tribe.” In addition to discussing her book, Cook will talk about how she and her family have used natural medicines for eight generations, and their processes in gathering, drying and preserving medicines. Both author presentations are a part of the “Native Voices: Native Peoples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” art exhibition that opened at the library on Thursday, Sept. 14. The exhibit will
run until Monday, Oct. 22. The exhibit demonstrates the connections between culture, wellness and illness for Native Americans, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiians, as well as addressing the impacts of federal legislation, land loss and epidemics on native people. For more information, call 845-7180. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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Dane County Parks staff will host a public information meeting next week for people interested in helping maintain vegetation at the Prairie Moraine County Park. The meeting, set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St., will inform attendees about the current plans for maintaining and restoring vegetation at the park as outlined in the Prairie Moraine Master Plan, according to a news release from the county. The master plan looks to combat the growth of invasive species in the park and promote the population of native grasses and flowers. The park, located at 1970 County Hwy. PB, includes a portion of the Ice Age Trail and has a dog exercise area. The meeting will also include an overview of the history of the park and is
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Coming up and provide resources on Medicare, For information, call Al at 497Flu shot clinic home care, housing assistance and 1745. A vendor fair and flu shot clin- financial resources. ic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon For information, call Losby at 845- Homecoming lunch Thursday, Oct. 4, at the senior center. 7471. Verona Area High School football Vendors will provide flu shots, players and head coach David Richmemory screenings, vision screen- Microsoft Excel class ardson will be at the senior center to ings, blood pressure checks and masAnyone who has basic knowledge have lunch on the day of Homecomsages for no cost. of Microsoft Excel, but would like ing at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12. Light refreshments will be served. to take their skills to the next level, Registration for the lunch is For information, call 845-7471. is invited to participate in an interme- required by Monday, Oct. 8. The diate level class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. lunch is $5. Virtual reality tours Wednesday, Oct. 10, at the library. The menu will include chicken The senior center will be conductThe class will build on the basic salad on a croissant, broccoli salad, ing Rendever virtual reality tours skills taught in a previous class focus- pickled beets, peaches and a brownie. from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Fridays, ing on Excel basics. For information, call 845-7471. Oct. 5 and 26. Registration is required and the Pakistani cooking class The tour “locations” cannot be con- class is limited to 12 participants. firmed in advance but feature differFor information, call 845-7180. Huma Siddiqui, author and foundent places around the world. er of Madison-based company White Fall color hike Participation is limited to six parJasmine, will lead a cooking demonticipants at a time. Al Swain will lead a hike for stration from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. For information, call 845-7471. seniors to see fall foliage color at 9 Saturday, Oct. 13, at the library. a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. The cooking demonstration will Case management Participants should meet at 9 a.m. include chicken curry, lentils with The senior center will be provid- at the senior center to carpool to spinach and tomato pulao. ing senior case management outreach Brigham County Park, where they The demonstration is limited to 30 from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, at the will hike to Blue Mound State Park. participants. Registration is required. library. Hikers should bring their own For information, call 845-7180. Becky Losby, a case manager at the lunch and drinks. senior center, will answer questions
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Book Bike at Verona Artists and Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 845• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day, 7180 BPNN, bpnn.org • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Author Louis V. • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitch- Clark III: 21st Century Indian preen free community meal, BPNN, sentation, library, 845-7180 bpnn.org Wednesday, Oct. 10 • 7 p.m., VAHS presents “Mary • 12:30 p.m., Literature Lovers Poppins” ($12), Performing Arts book club: “The Death and Life of Center, 300 Richard St., vahs. the Great Lakes” by Dan Egan, vbotickets.com senior center, 845-7471 Sunday, Oct. 7 • 4-5 p.m., Minecraft club (grades • 1 p.m., VAHS presents “Mary 1-6, library, 845-7180 Poppins” ($12), Performing Arts • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Center, 300 Richard St., vahs. Tim (registration required), senior vbotickets.com center, 845-7471 Monday, Oct. 8 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Microsoft Excel (registration required, • 1-2 p.m., Senior case managelimited to 12 participants), library, ment outreach, library, 845-7471 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Common Council meeting, City Center, 845-6495 Thursday, Oct. 11 • 9 a.m., Hike with Al Swain, meet Tuesday, Oct. 9 • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Public Library at senior center, 497-1745
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What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Oct. 4 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics 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. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society Friday, Oct. 5 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health 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. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Oct. 6 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 10-01-18 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. – Plan Commission from 10-01-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Sunday, Oct. 7 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 10-01-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 10-01-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Monday, Oct. 8 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health 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. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Oct. 9 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics 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. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society Wednesday, Oct. 10 7 a.m. – Brain Basics at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 10-08-18 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior
Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Thursday, Oct. 11 7 a.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Brain Basics 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. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. – One Vulture’s War at the Historical Society
Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ 1338 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-5641 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship, 10 a.m. Sunday School
Tikkum Olam: Repairing the World “Follow justice and justice alone, so that you may live and possess the land the LORD your God is giving you.” – Deuteronomy 16:20 NIV The Hebrew phrase “tikkun olam” literally means “repair of the world,” and is found in the Mishnah, a work of classical rabbinic teaching that was compiled in the third century. The basic idea behind tikkun olam is that we should improve the world through acts of social justice and simple acts of loving kindness. The modern world is as much in need of repair as the ancient world. Tribal divisions, whether of nation-states, ethnic groups or different religions, continue to foster wars, genocide, and acts of terrorism. Tikkun olam advises individuals to work at repairing these divisions. It is also obvious that the world may need to be physically repaired, whether because of damage wreaked by earthquakes or hurricanes, or because of the damage done by war or human neglect. We have not always taken good care of our planet, and it is a sign of gratitude for us to work to repair it. God has given us a beautiful world, a garden of earthly delights, but He requires that we care for this garden, including all its inhabitants. We are instruments in the struggle between good and evil, and not simplyobservers. How will you contribute to the great task of repairing the world? – Christopher Simon
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Residents take care of the Edible Gardens at Harriett Park earlier this year.
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Verona residents work with the Edible Gardens located at Firemen’s Park earlier this year. The Edible Gardens are also located at two other Verona Parks, Harriett and Central Park, and are planted by the Sugar River Gardeners club.
Sugar River Gardeners harvest produce from Edible Gardens It was harvest time at the three Verona Edible Gardens, planned and planted by Sugar River Gardeners earlier last month. The gardens at Firemen’s Park, Harriet Park and Central Park have attracted growing interest because everyone is encouraged to pick and eat vegetables.
The Sugar River Garden Club is already making plans for next year. The four garden boxes at the Firemen’s Park were moved to different locations, two each to Harriet Park and to Central Park. After the renovation of the swimming areas and bathhouse, new garden boxes will be built there next summer.
Coordinators of the Edible Gardens encourage everyone in the community to freely enjoy and use the gardens. Next summer, the group plans to have more herbs and flowers with the hope to share recipes using the produce the From left, Tyler, Jupe and Cosi Foos, of Asheville, N.C., gardens provide. prepare pizza crust to top with ingredients out of the Edible Gardens while visiting family members. — Submitted by Susan Smith
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Janet Olson, mother-in-law to Market Day – Verona organizer Caroline Olson, places raffle tickets in different jars on Saturday, Sept. 22, for Alzheimer’s Research.
Shopping for a cure The fourth annual Market Day – Verona was held on Caroline Olson, organizer of the fundraiser, started Saturday, Sept. 22, as a fundraiser to help find a cure the event three years ago before her father Minh Pham for Alzheimer’s. died from Alzheimer’s in 2016. The event featured close to 50 vendors who donated 10 percent of their sales to the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ Institute. In addition to the money raised by vendors, wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal. all of the proceeds from the silent auction and the raffle were given to the Institute as well.
From left, sisters Hayley and Gabrielle Gaines, along with their mother Heather Spurley, look at artwork made by Fitchburg artist Christy Grace during the Market Day – Verona fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 22.
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From left, Gracie Christensen and her daughter Delora Newton visit with vendor Joey Marshall, of Fitchburg, at her stand selling baskets designed by Kenyan women during the Market Day – Verona fundraiser on Saturday, Sept. 22.
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Thomas sectional-bound Cats fall short of earning team sectional berth Assistant sports editor
Senior Nicole Thomas tied for 16th shooting a 95 in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional Sept. 26 to qualify for the sectional. Thomas tied Oregon senior Sydney McKee and earned an individual sectional qualifying berth. The Wildcats struggled on the first nine holes at the Pleasant View Golf Course and finished fourth, missing a sectional berth by four strokes. “I was very happy Nicole made it through to sectionals,” coach Jon Rebholz said. “She has had a very good year both on the golf course and in the leadership department. She has been consistent and dependable throughout the season.” Verona shot a 385 just behind Big Eight Conference rival Sun Prairie (381) which earned the final team sectional qualifying spot. Middleton, ranked fourth in the Golf Coaches Association state rankings, captured the regional title with 351 points, four strokes ahead of runner-up Stoughton (354). Oregon took third (358) and was one of the top four teams advancing to the Division 1 Reedsburg sectional on Wednesday. “I was a little disappointed, as were the girls, in our regional performance,” Rebholz said. “I was a little surprised we didn’t move on, but our team scores over the season were very inconsistent. “Our Achilles heel all year has been too many big numbers on
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“Our Achilles heel all year has been too many big numbers on holes, and not being able to bounce back quick enough from that during our rounds. Unfortunately, this was the case again at regionals.”
Grade: Junior Sport: Boys soccer Position: Midfielder Highlight: Knight scored the only goal Thursday to lead Verona to a 1-0 win over Madison Memorial.
Jon Rebholz holes, and not being able to bounce back quick enough from that during our rounds. Unfortunately, this was the case again at regionals.” Junior Andrea Schleeper tied Sun Prairie’s Zoey Cruz and Olivia Oehrlein and Stoughton senior Jenny Marshall for 18th with a 96, one shot away from qualifying for sectionals. Both junior Caitlyn Ott and senior Photo by Mark Nesbitt Celia Donny tied Monona Grove Verona senior Nicole Thomas sinks a putt Wednesday on No. 18 in the senior Akeeli Noyce for 22nd with WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional at the Pleasant View Golf Course. a 97.
Verona takes fifth place at Mukwonago, team will recover before conference Fourth seconds separated the top three runners for the Verona girls cross country team Thursday at the Mukwonago Invitational. Junior Abby Wampfler again led the Wildcats, covering the 5K course in 20 minutes, 47.1 seconds for 18th place. Senior Lucy Waschbusch was 20th with a season-best time of 20:50.8 and freshman Emma Petta was 22nd in 20:51.5 as the Wildcats finished fifth with a team score of 152 points. Oconomowoc, ranked 20th, won the meet with 61
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Team Score Middleton 351 Stoughton 354 Oregon 358 Sun Prairie 381 Verona 385
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Verona finishers 18. Abby Wampfler, 20:47.1 20. Lucy Waschbusch, 20:50.8 22. Emma Petta, 20:51.5 43. Jamie Hogan, 21.48.6 56. Payette Neess, 22:11.8 points. East Troy, ranked third in Division 2, was second with 97 and 16th-ranked Lake Mills finished third
Verona travels to Lake Farm Park at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 for the Big Eight Conference meet. with 132. Mukwonago senior Kaylee Beyer won the race with a meet-best 19:16.3. Verona junior Jamie Hogan was 43rd in 21:48.6 and freshman Payette Neess Submitted photo by Randy Marks was 56th in 22:11.8. Abby Wampfler competes Thursday at the Mukwonago Freshman Kaya Ujikawa also competed on varsity. Invitational. Wampfler finished 18th in 20 minutes, 47.1 seconds.
Honorable mentions: Jason Ford (boys cross country) was sixth at the Mukwonago Invitational last Thursday just off his PR in 16 minutes, 42.5 seconds. Lucy Waschbusch (girls cross country) was 20th Thursday at the Mukwonago Invitational with a season-best time of 20 minutes, 50.8 seconds. Claire Johnson and Allison Blessing (girls tennis) defeated Sun Prairire’s Jordan White and Emma Dorn 7-5, 6-2 to finish third at the Big Eight Conference meet. Meredith Conley (girls tennis) rolled 6-0, 6-1 over Middleton’s Michelle Chi to finish third at the Big Eight Conference tournament. Haakon Anderson (football) had 192 total yards and three touchdowns Friday to power the Wildcats to a 47-14 win over Madison La Follette. He had eight receptions for 90 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 102 yards on seven carries and a touchdown. Sara Stewart (girls swimming) was on the Wildcats’ 200-yard medley relay that finished first at the Middleton Cardinal Relays. She also won the 100 freestyle and 200 free Thursday in a dual meet win over Madison La Follette. Jordan Armstrong (volleyball) had 18 assists and two aces Thursday to lead Verona to a sweep in a Big Eight Conference match against Madison Memorial.
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Wildcats finish fourth at Mukwonago Invitational JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Verona boys cross country team had a five day turnaround between meets Sept. 22 in Oshkosh and on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Mukwonago. The short turn left the team a bit tired, coach
Randy Marks said. “On probably the best course we have run on all season, we came out looking OK but not like we did last Saturday at Oshkosh,” Marks said. The Wildcats placed all five varsity scorers in the top 50 Thursday to finish
fourth at the Mukwonago Invitational. The meet featured four of the top 20 ranked teams in Division 1 and 2. Ve r o n a , r a n k e d 1 8 t h according to the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association’s Division 1 state poll, finished fourth
with a team score of 118. Fourth-ranked Oconomowoc placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 13 to win the meet with 40 points. East Troy, ranked atop the state’s Division 2 poll, was second with 74 points behind the firstplace finish of senior Henry
Chapman (15:53.4). Seventeenth-ranked Mukwonago was third with 107 points. Verona senior Jason Ford (boys cross country) was sixth, just off his PR in 16 minutes, 42.5 seconds. Junior Luka DiMaggio
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What’s next Verona travels to McCarty Park in West Allis for a invitational at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4.
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Conley, 3 doubles team finish third at conference JEREMY JONES
1 Wauankee subsectional at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. She can return to the WIAA DiviThe fourth-place finish of sion 1 individual state tournathe Verona girls tennis team ment with a win in her first last weekend at the Big Eight round Thursday. Conference tournament came Coming in third as no surprise to coach Mark At conference, third-seedHappel. The Wildcats, who compete ed Conley, who has just three in one of the state’s most dif- losses on the season, fell 6-3, ficult conferences, entered the 6-2 to Madison West sophtwo-day tournament last Fri- omore Maddi Bremel in the day and Saturday ranked 13th semifinals Saturday afterin Division 1 according to the noon. Conley fought back to close Wisconsin High School Tennis Coaches Association. That out the tournament on a high still had Verona as the fourth note, dominating Middleton’s best team in the Big Eight Michelle Chi 6-0, 6-1 in the behind fifth-ranked Madison third-place match. “I am happy getting a Memorial, sixth-ranked Middleton and 11th-ranked Mad- medal, but I wish I could have played a little bit better ison West. “For the most part, we fin- against Maddi in the semifiished right where we were nals,” Conley said. “Maddi seeded,” Happel said. “There came out playing really well wasn’t much else I could today, and me, not so much.” Blessing and Johnson also have asked from the girls. We played in a very talented con- matched their seed by finference, and Memorial, Mid- ishing third with a 7-5, 6-2 dleton and West are all very win over Jordan White and Emma Dorn of Sun Prairie. talented teams.” Junior Meredith Conley The seniors opened the tourat No. 1 singles and the No. nament with a convincing 6-1, 3 doubles team of seniors 6-2 win over Janesville Craig Allison Blessing and Claire but fell 6-0, 5-7, 6-1 to the Johnson each entered the con- eventual champion team of ference tournament seeded Meeara Manoharan and Janna third and matched their finish. Liu from Madison Memorial Those two results helped the in the semifinals. “I thought the tournament Wildcats get 23 points. Conley was the only Wild- went pretty well,” Blessing cats flight to advance through said. “Our first match today Monday’s WIAA Division (against Memorial), we just Sports editor
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Senior Claire Johnson (at the net) and Allison Blessing finished third at No. 2 doubles last weekend at the Big Eight Conference tennis tournament. played kind of poorly, and they played very well.” Possibly still reeling from the loss to Memorial in the semifinals, Blessing and Johnson quickly found themselves down 5-2 in the first set of their third-place match against Sun Prairie before winning five straight games. “It was just kind of a mindset,” Johnson said. “If you tell yourself you’re going to win, you can show yourself that you’re going to win. When we played Memorial, we didn’t have that same mindset.” The girls turned the switch by attacking the net together and communicating better on the court to close out Sun Prairie. Blessing, who played No. 2 singles last year, said the transition to doubles this season took a while. “I’ve never really played doubles, so I didn’t really know the strategies,” she said. “I also wasn’t used to having another person to communicate with on the court.” The girls said the doubles team really clicked during their first tournament of the season (Sept. 17-18) against Oak Creek, Nicolet, Kettle Moraine and Whitefish Bay
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1 singles champion: Grace Olson, MM, def. Madi Bremel, MW, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Third place: Meredith Conley def. Michelle Chi, MID 6-0, 6-1. 2 singles champion: Julia Zhou, MM, def. Abby Bremel, MW, 6-0, 6-0. Third place: Mia Kim def, Amelia Hoffman, ME, 6-2, 6-0. 3 singles champion: Mikita Remesh, MM, def. Abby Lin, MID, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2. Third place: Margaret Lund, MW, def. Meghan Samz, V, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. 4 singles champion: Jessica Jiang, MM, def. Kayla Wiegand, MID, 6-2, 6-2. Third place: Lucy Friedman, MW, def. SaDee Decorah 2-0, 2-0. 1 doubles champion: Maddie Clark/Karsen Dettman, MID, def. Lauren Bruemmer/Kaia Feldman, SP, 6-2, 6-3. Third place: Spencer Harrison/ Katie Goetz, MW, def. Anna Hubbard/Devika Kamath, MM, 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. 2 doubles champion: Camille Vadas/Sophie Knigge, MW, def. Megan Li/Catherine Wu, MM, 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. Third place: Jessica Pientka/Noor Rajpal, MID, def, Grace Hilber/Leah Hamilton, SP, 6-0, 6-1. 3 doubles champion: Meera Manoharan/Janna Liu, MM, def. Rose Ryan/Cece Hujanen, MID, 6-2, 7-6 (2). Third place: Allison Blessing/Claire Johnson, V, def. Jordan White/Emma Dorn, SP, 7-5, 6-2.
where they went 4-0. “We got a lot of playing time together that weekend, and got used to playing with each other,” Johnson said.
Other finishes Fourth-seeded Meghan Samz was the only other Wildcat to reach the semifinals, where she lost 6-0, 6-2 to eventual champion Nikita Remesch of Madison Memorial. Samz went on to play in a three-setter at the No. 3 singles third-place match but didn’t have enough left to beat third-seeded Margaret Lund of Madison West, losing 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Mary Saley finished one spot behind her No. 4 seed after losing her first-round match to fifth-seeded Amelia Hoffman of Madison East. Saley played her way back to a consolation champion with a 6-4, 6-0 win over sixth-seeded Lucia Hyzer of Janesville Craig at No. 2 singles. Sixth-seeded freshman Elsa Queoff lost her first two matches and finished seventh, beating Janesville Parker’s
McKenna Kellogg 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. Fourth-seeded Eve Parker and Angie Sutter fell 7-5, 6-1 to fifth-seeded Sun Prairie in the opening round but finished the tournament with a consolation championship after beating Janesville Parker and Janesville Craig.
Verona’s sixth-seeded No. 1 doubles team of Sydney Breitbach and Kasie Keyes lost to third-seeded Madison West in the first round but bounced back with a win over Janesville Craig before falling 6-4, 4-6, (12-10) to Janesville Parker in the consolation championship match.
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Verona junior Meredith Conley can advance back to the WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament with a win in her first round Thursday. Conley, a two-time state qualifier, was the only Wildcat to advance through Monday’s WIAA Division 1 Waunakee subsectional inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium. Conley only had to play once Monday. If she advances Thursday morning, however, she would play two more rounds that day, which would help determine where or whether she is seeded at state. Conley has played a seeded player in the first round at state each the past two years.
“I would say getting a seed has definitely been a goal for me, and it would be super cool, but it’s not my main focus,” Conley said. “I want to just keep working hard and enjoy the rest of the season, no matter what.” Thursday, Conley likely will play either Madison West sophomore Maddi Bremel, to whom she lost 6-3, 6-2 at conference over the weekend, or Madison Memorial’s Grace Olson. “I think the postseason is like the cherry on top for me,” Conley said. “Everybody puts pressure on themselves now, but this is where you get to really show your hard work.”
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The fourth-ranked Wildcats survive against Lancers MARK NESBITT
game. Sophomore Jonathan Gamez scored on an assist by junior Bennett Luttinen in the 18th minute to tie the game 1-1. Junior Gannon Simonett scored in the 31st minute on a pass The Wildcat boys soccer tam stayed on top in the Big Eight from sophomore Sam Abreu to give the Wildcats a short-lived Conference with a 1-0 win Thursday over Madison Memorial. 2-1 lead. The Lancers rallied to tie the game at 2. That set the Verona (10-1-2 overall, 5-0-1 conference), ranked fourth in stages for a dramatic finish. the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 state Verona 1, Mad. Memorial 0 poll, has a one-game lead in the Big Eight Conference over Sun Junior midfielder Jack Knight beat a Spartan defender to a Prairie after escaping with a 3-2 win over Madison La Follete through ball and punched in a goal for the game’s only score on Tuesday. “We had to win this game to take conference,” coach Chris Thursday as the Wildcats survived Madison Memorial 1-0 at Reddan Soccer Park. Handrick said of the Wildcats’ win over Madison Memorial. Memorial goalkeeper Jack Bell missed a diving attempt at Verona 3, Mad. La Follette 2 the save as Verona outshot the Spartans 9-6. “In the first half, we didn’t take control of the game like we Junior midfielder Eloit Popkewitz scored the game-winning goal in the 51st minute Tuesday to lift Verona to a 3-2 win over need to,” Handrick said. “In the second half, we came out and Madison La Follette. Turn to Soccer/Page 12 The Wildcats twice rallied from a one goal deficit in the Assistant sports editor
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Verona rolls by La Follette, sit game behind Sun Prairie in Big 8 standings MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Junior quarterback Adam Bekx served as the triggerman of a high-powered offense Friday as the Verona football team pounded Madison La Follette 47-14 at Lussier Stadium. The win clinched a fifth consecutive WIAA playoff berth for the Wildcats. Bekx completed 15 of 20 passes for 165 yards and had three touchdowns (two passing, one running) and junior running back/H-back Haakon Anderson had three touchdowns. He caught eight passes for 90 yards and rushed for 102 yards on seven carries to lead the Wildcats. Verona (5-2) is one game behind Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial in the race for the Big Eight Conference title. Verona has beaten two of the state’s top 10 teams – Middleton, which was eighth in the Associated Press large school state poll at the time, and Memorial, which was 10th. The Wildcats were also one scoring drive and a twopoint conversion away from sending their showdown with eighth-ranked Sun Prairie into overtime. “It feels great to get back in the playoffs, because we have worked really hard all season,” Bekx said. “Being in the playoffs is a really good feeling.” Coach Dave Richardson said the team is in a good spot. “We have to finish the season off strong, roll the dice and see where we are at,” he said. Against LaFollette, Verona got off to a fast start, taking a 27-6 lead into halftime behind four running touchdowns, including a
quarterback sneak from Bekx. “We work through our O-line,” Bekx said. “They open up holes in the run game. Keegan (Lindell), Jackson, Haakon and Sam (Wood) did a great job of reading the holes.” Once the running game got going, Bekx said, the field was open for the pass, and receivers came through. After Madison La Follette cut the Wildcats’ lead to 34-14 on a flea flicker TD, Bekx answered with two passing touchdowns to Anderson to push the lead back to 33 points. On one of them, Anderson made a leaping catch in the back of the end zone and tapped his feet in bounds just before falling. “I’m not surprised at all that he made that catch,” Bekx said. “He’s one heck of an athlete. We have practiced it over the summer and over the winter.” Richardson has confidence in the chemistry between Bekx and the receivers. “All of our receivers are capable of making plays, and he gives them a chance,” Richardson said. “Tyler Slawek had an unbelievable catch on our sideline over his shoulder, and Haakon had a great catch. I just think we have a lot of great weapons. If we are not turning it over or shooting ourselves in the foot with penalties, we are tough to stop.” The Wildcats got their first score after recovering a fumbled pooch kickoff from Carlos Garcia. The kickoff ricocheted off a La Follette player and the Wildcats receovered. Verona then went on an eight-play, 65-yard drive, capped by Anderson’s 22-yard touchdown run on fourth-and-8.
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Verona junior defensive lineman Skylar Hawkins (55) tries to sack Madison La Follette quarterback Ben Probst. That was their second fourth-down conversion on the drive. On the other, Bekx Verona travels to Beloit completed an 8-yard pass to Anderson on fourth-and-7 to play Beloit Memorial at from the Lancers’ 32. 7 p.m. on Friday. On their second possession, the Wildcats cashed in on an 11-play, 73-yard drive. Sophomore running back Acker rushed for 50 yards Jackson Acker punctuated it on 11 carries and two touchwith a 2-yard TD run to give downs. the Wildcats a 13-0 lead. Acker had a 1-yard TD
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plunge to give the Wildcats a 20-0 lead with 9:57 left in the second quarter. Bekx also scored on a 2-yard quarterback sneak to give Verona 27-6 lead at the half. Junior running back Keegan Lindell capped an 11-play, 58-yard drive with a 7-yard TD run about midway through the third quarter to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 34-6.
Verona has two more conference games before the playoff start Oct. 20, and coach Dave Richardson hopes to have the team back to full strength by then. Junior wide receiver Aubrey Dawkins has missed five games after breaking his collarbone against Janesville Craig the third game of the season. He also separated shoulder in the first half of the second game against Middleton. “We are hoping he will be back for the playoffs,” coach Dave Richardson said of Dawkins. “He’s practicing now, but he hasn’t been cleared for contact. We will give him a couple more weeks to heal up.” Sophomore defensive back Cam McCorkle has missed four games due to a swollen kidney and is week-to-week, Richardson said.
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Volleyball
Wildcats’ 200 medley relay wins title at invite
Verona sweeps Memorial
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The Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming team got a glimpse of where some of its relays will stack up against other Big EIght teams at Saturday’s Middleton Cardinal Relays. The Wildcats finished fourth in the relay meet after swimming to a conference dual meet win Thursday at Madison La Follette. “This meet is a nice break from our other meets, which all follow the same order of events,” coach Bill Wuerger said of the Cardinal Relays. “Every race provided tough competition from Middleton, Madison West, Memorial and Sun Prairie. After Middleton, it’s a toss-up at this point in the season as to how the remaining four teams will finish at conference, sectionals, and state.”
Middleton relays Verona Area/Mount Horeb had six relays finish in the top three en route to finishing fourth as a team with 320 points at Saturday’s Middleton Cardinal Relays. Middleton (368) won the relay meet ahead of runner-up Sun Prairie (330). Madison West took third (326). The one championship relay for the Wildcats came from the 200-yard medley relay team of junior Sara Stewart, senior Grace Bennin, junior Josie McCartney and freshman Kenzie Zuehl with a time of 1 minute, 49.36 seconds. Their time was 0.28 of a second ahead of Middleton. The Wildcats’ 400 medley relay team of Kenzie Zuehl, freshman Tola Klabough, senior Gabby Gnewuch and senior Grace Bennin took second (1:38.72), six-tenths of a second behind Sun Prairie. McCartney teamed with senior Avery Updegrove, senior Caroline Smith and junior Kaitlyn Zuehl to take second (55.05) in the 100 medley relay. The Wildcats finished third in three other relays. In the 300 backstroke relay, the Wildcats’ team of sophomore Regan Brazeau, sophomore Bailey Felsheim, Updegrove and Stewart placed third (2:58.030). Kenzie Zuehl and Kaitlyn Zuehl teamed with Klabough and Gnewuch to also finish third in the 100 free relay (48.90he), and the Wildcats’ 300 breaststroke relay team of Smith, junior Sam Malecki, junior Molly McCormick and Bennin finished third
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Verona/Mount Horeb travels to Beloit for a dual meet against Beloit Memorial at 5 p.m. on Friday.
If there were any doubts about how the Verona volleyball team would respond after dropping a five set match to Sun Prairie Tuesday, Sept. 24, they answered them with a bang Thursday sweeping Madison Memorial. “We fought really hard on Tuesday and I think it was really nice to win again and get back in the groove,” said junior setter Jordan Armstrong. “Obviously, we lost (in conference) and that was a heartbreaker. We still have places to go and just because we lost that doesn’t mean anything to us and we are going to just keep going.”
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VA/MH 113, La Follette 57 The Wildcats won nine of the 11 events Thursday against Madison La Follette and cruised to a 113-57 dual meet win over the host Lancers. Verona Area/Mount Horeb swept the top three spots in the 200-yard medley relay, 200 individual medley, 100 breaststroke and 400 freestyle relay. Wuerger said most of the girls swam in new events this season in the dual against La Follette. “It’s good for them to have a break from their usual events and compete in something new,” he said. Kaitlyn Zuehl, who is battling a wrist injury, finished first in the 100 back (1:06.80). Kenzie Zuehl won the 100 breast (1:13.10). She teamed with junior Ella Chorlton, Kaitlyn Zuehl and McCartney to win the 200 medley relay (2:24.09). Stewart won the 200 free (2:24) and finished first in the 100 free (55.09). Wuerger said Stewart had two solid individual swims in the 100 free and 200 free. Gnewuch won the 200 IM (2:19.60) and took second in the 100 breaststroke (1:16.26). Bennin, a University of Minnesota recruit, took first in the 100 butterfly (58.26) and anchored the winning 400 free relay. The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of McCormick, freshman Maia Blas, sophomore Bailey Flesheim and Bennin placed first with a time of 3:54.61. McCartney won the 500 free (5:33.21). “Josie McCartney won the 500 free in a race that was close the whole way,” Wuerger said. “Josie took a slight lead at the 300-yard mark, and held on over the final 50.” Junior Sam Malecki finished second in the 200 IM (2:23.76) and Klabough placed third (2:26.72). Klabough added a second-place finish in the 100 back (1:07.28) and Updegrove took third in the 100 breaststroke (1:18.23).
Verona 3, La Follette 0 Verona stayed in contention to repeat as Big Eight Conference champion Tuesday after sweeping Madison La Follette, 25-8, 25-16, 25-11. Photo by Mark Nesbitt Senior outside hitter Verona senior middle blocker Sydney Rae spikes the ball Sophie Alexander had 11 Thursday against Madison Memorial. The Wildcats swept kills. Freshman outside hit- the Spartans to remain on top in the Big Eight Conference. ter Claudia Bobb led the team with five aces and junior Maddy Kelly had two blocks. Wins Losses Junior setter Jordan Arm- Team strong had 16 asssists and Madison Memorial 6 1 junior libero Amelia Hust Sun Prairie 6 1 had 15 digs. Verona 5 2 Verona 3, Memorial 0 Middleton 5 2 Mia Walton and AlexanJanesville Craig 5 2 der each had nine kills to lead the Wildcats to a 25-13, Madison La Follette 3 4 25-11, 26-24 home win over Madison West 3 4 the Spartans. 1 6 Armstrong posted a team- Beloit Memorial high 18 assists and notched Madison East 1 6 two aces. Janesville Parker 1 6 Coach Kelly Annen said the win against Memorial was a bounce-back match. three blocks. Annen credited her setters, Verona dominated the first Armstrong and senior Emma set against the Spartans and Frahm for distributing the started strong in the second ball for the hitters at the net. Verona travels to Beloit set. “Our setters do a great job to play Beloit Memorial at “I think one of our big moving the ball around and 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. goals is always to come out working to incorporate all strong and show the other of our hitters,” Annen said. team who we are and nev“Our team is versatile and er play down to the other players are able to transition H u s t a n d B o b b e a c h team’s level,” Armstrong into different positions, both racked up 13 digs. Hust add- said. front and back row.” ed two aces and Kelley had
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Soccer: Popkewitz has game-winning goal Continued from page 11 took control a little bit more, settled in, had more composure and that changed the game for us. It allowed us to have some more opportunities and break through their solid back line.” It was a frantic final minute as Memorial had a shot sail wide of the far post and junior goalkeeper George Ohm, who posted four saves, stopped two corner kicks by the Spartans. “George has been light on his feet and he’s been building his reflexes, which has been huge,” Handrick said. “He has had some big saves against Memorial. What is fun to watch is his development from freshman year. He’s much stronger in the air than he’s ever been.”
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Verona senior midfielder Bryan Lopez-Martinez takes a shot on goal Thursday in the Wildcats’ 1-0 win over Madison Memorial at Reddan Soccer Park.
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The conference showdown between Verona and Sun Prairie that was rained out Sept. 24 has been rescheduled for Oct. 11. The WIAA Division 1 soccer regional seeding meeting is Oct. 10, one day before the Wildcats host Sun Prairie in a key conference game. “That will be tough,”
Verona travels to Beloit to play Beloit Memorial at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Handrick said of seeding the sectional at the top since the Wildcats are unbeaten in the Big Eight and Sun Prairie
has just one loss. “Hopefully, we can take care of business until then.”
Verona, Monona Grove (ppd.) The Wildcats’ nonconference game against Monona Grove was postponed Monday due to rain. A rescheduled date for the game was not announced before the Verona Press went to print Tuesday night.
finished in 15th with a time of 17:01.6. Junior Brad Tuomi was the team’s third runner in place of Nathan Neitzel, who could not run due to some health issues. Tuomi ran well but Neitzel’s absence left a 22 second gap between the Wildcats’ No. 2 and 3 runners and finished 20th with a personal-best 17:23.4. “Nathan’s absence left us thinner at the top and put lots of pressure on the four-seven guys to deliver,” Marks said. Junior Mulu Johnson was 31st in 17:42.5 and senior J.J. Gumieny took 46th place in 18:19.9 as the team’s final varsity scorer. Freshman Aidan Manning and junior Alan Zheng also competed on varsity but did not count toward the final team score. Verona travels to McCarty
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Verona JV runners (left to right) Drew Gonzales, Ian Grosenbacher-McGlamery and Sean Parry pass by the 2-mile mark Thursday at the Muwonago Invitational. The Wildcats finished the race 1-2-3. Park in West Allis for a invitational at 4:50 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. It will be the team’s final tuneup before the Big Eight Conference meet 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13
at Lake Farm Park. Neitzel will probably not run in that meet and his status for the conference is questionable.
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Obituary on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, at Heartland Country Village. He was born on Feb. 22, 1931, in Blue Mounds, the son of William and Margaret (Walsh) McSherry. The family farmed in this area until 1947. Don graduated from Mount Horeb High School in 1950. He honorably served in the Korean War from 1951 William McSherry until 1953. Don was employed at William McSherry the University of WisconWilliam “Don” “Mac” sin Medical School for 37 Donald years. He was a longtime McShermember of St. Andrew’s r y, a g e 8 7 , Catholic Church of Verona. passed away Don is survived by
brothers, Raymond (Evelyn) McSherry of Wisconsin Rapids and Leo (Phyllis) McSherry of Waupaca; sister, Elizabeth (Louis) Schmelzer of Arlington Heights, Ill.; nieces, Rosanne McSherry of Franklin, Mary Kay McSherry (Anthony Rosario) of Franklin, Sharon (John) Riester of Milwaukee, Sherry (Scott) Reese of Calif., and Heather M c S h e r r y o f Wa u s a u ; nephews, Michael McSherry of Stevens Point, Patrick McSherry of Franklin, N.C., Dean (Dianne) Schmelzer of Brookfield, Daniel (Stacey) Schmelzer
of Northbrook, Ill. and M a t t h ew M c S h e r r y o f Wisconsin Rapids; cousin, Richard (Jean) McSherry of Appleton; and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Minnie Palmer; and wife, Nona McSherry. Funeral services will be held at St. Christopher Parish at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 301 N. Main St., at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, 2018, with the Rev. John Sasse presiding. Burial will be held at St. Bridget Cemetery, Ridgeway. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m.
until the time of Mass on Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be in Don’s name to the Heartland Country Village Residents Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Camacho Mount Horeb Funeral & Cremation Care 500 North 8th Street 608-437-5077
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Film: VAHS senior will travel to New York for festival featuring her video among hundreds Continued from page 1 blocks off of Times Square in New York City at the All-American High School Film Festival. Castronovo submitted her work to the festival, which takes place Oct. 5-7 at the AMC Theatre 25, after she was awarded first place at the Green Bay Film Festival in the Youth Filmmakers category. “I thought, ‘Why not submit it into this national competition that I’d been eyeing for a while?’” she said. “As far as high school film festivals go, it’s probably the biggest one in the U.S. … I wanted to submit in a high school (competition) because while the Green Bay Film Festival is for all levels, I just wanted to see how I would do in a high school environment and comparing myself to what other kids my age are making.” Her film will be shown with a dozen others on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 9:3011:10 a.m. The festival features hundreds of submissions from high school students around the country. She’s one of eight filmmakers from Wisconsin presenting their work at the threeday festival. Her film features friend and fellow VAHS senior Maddie Viker, along with herself, and takes place at tennis courts and nearby prairie fields in their neighborhood. Filmmaking is something Castronovo is considering pursuing after high school, as she said she plans on taking a few classes in college. Castronovo’s interest in filmmaking stems from her love of films and movies, she said, but more so comes from another artistic expression – photography. Castronovo picked up photography a few years ago as a sophomore, she said, as her interests began to change and she became more enamored with the arts.
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A screenshot of Verona Area High School senior Maya Castronovo’s short film “Strawberry Afternoons.” Castronovo’s film will be shown at the All-American High School Film Festival this weekend at the AMC Theatre 25 a few blocks off of Times Square in New York City, along with hundreds of other submissions from high school students around the country. “It just kind of came naturally to me as I was playing around with the camera,” she said. Castronovo will attend the festival in New York City to see her film on the big screen for the second time, and plans on attending networking sessions to meet with other filmmakers her age. “I’m looking forward to connecting with other high school students from other geographic regions,” she said. “My film is very regionally based; you can tell we’re in Wisconsin in it. I show corn fields, things like that. Other kids could be watching a film from
someone in California, someone from New York, literally anywhere. “That’s just going to be interesting to get to connect with all these people from different places in the U.S.”
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Making ‘Strawberry Afternoons’ The two-and-a-half minute music video project was born out of an assignment she made for her Advanced Film class at VAHS. “It was a really open-ended assignment, and I just wanted to develop my film style as a filmmaker,” she said. She designed the film as a homage to Wes Anderson,
as a fan of his work “Moonrise Kingdom,” a 2012 movie with a coming-ofage plotline. Castronovo’s film mirrors Anderson’s through the use of slight yellow and pink mood tones, camera pans from left to right, filming in fields, costume design from decades past and a shot of a record player from above. “During the editing process, I really focused on creating Wes Anderson’s limited color palette,” she said. “That was my bigger focus, trying to get this retro vibe through post-production color editing.” When beginning the class project, Castronovo knew
she wanted to work on her visual aesthetics by creating a music video, so she reached out to musician Lonely Benson to ask for permission to use his song “Strawberry Afternoons,” the namesake for the short film, as the inspiration for the video. To h e r s u r p r i s e , h e responded within an hour. After having the song picked, Benson said the film was easy to visualize in her head as she would listen to the lyrics, Castronovo said. She and Viker then spent an hour-and-a-half over a two-day period filming the music video, and she edited the whole film within a few
class periods. One of Castronovo’s main takeaways from the film after she finished the project was that in order to get started, it’s less about the equipment and expensive productions and more about bringing an idea to life. “It can be something as simple as having a vision, grabbing your friend, going to the park behind your house and just creating something,” she said.
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10/1/18 Issue Frequency: Weekly. Number of issues published annually: 52. Annual subscription price: $45.00 in Dane/Rock counties; $55.00 elsewhere. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 133 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 930427, Verona, Dane County, WI 53593-0427. Contact Person: Leeanne Borkowski (608) 845-9559. Complete mailing address of headquarters of general business offices of the publishers: 133 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 930427, Verona, Dane County, WI 53593-0427. Name of Publisher: Leeanne Borkowski, 133 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 930427, Verona, Dane County, WI 53593-0427. Name of Editor: Jim Ferolie, 133 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 930427, Verona, Dane County, WI 53593-0427. Managing Editor: Jim Ferolie, 133 Enterprise Drive, P.O. Box 930427, Verona, Dane County, WI 53593-0427. Name of Owners: Woodward Communications, Inc.; Woodward Communications, Inc. ESOP Trust; F. Robert Woodward Trust 3; Thomas N. Woodward; 801 Bluff St., P.O. Box 688, Dubuque, IA 52004-0688. Known Bondholders, Mortgagees, and Other Security Holders Owning or Holding 1 Percent or More of Total Amount of Bonds, Mortgages, or Other Securities. Full Name/Complete Mailing Address: Dubuque Bank and Trust, 1398 Central Avenue, Dubuque, IA 52001. Publication title: The Verona Press Issue date for circulation data below: 9/27/17 Total number of copies (Net press run): Average number of copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 1923. Number copies of single issue published nearest to filing date: 1,902. Paid Circulation (By Mail and outside the Mail) Mailed Outside-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof and exchange copies) during preceding 12 months: 51; nearest to filing date: 48. Mailed In-County Paid Subscriptions Stated on PS Form 3541 (Include paid distribution above nominal rate, advertiser’s proof and exchange copies) during preceding 12 months: 1,540; nearest to filing date: 1,525. Paid Distribution Outside the Mails Including Sales Through Dealers and Carriers,
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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HELEN K. ROBERTS Case No. 2018PR696 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 27, 1950 and date of death August 4, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 3170 CTH J, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 21, 2018. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 21, 2018 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: September 27, October 4 and 11, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF ABSENTEE VOTING AT THE BADGER PRAIRIE HEALTCARE CENTER FOR THEIR RESIDENTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Special Voting Deputies from the Town of Verona will conduct absentee voting at the Badger Prairie Health Care Center for their residents. The facility is located at
*** VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT 2018 GENERAL ELECTION CITY AND TOWN OF VERONA NOVEMBER 6, 2018 Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued. You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if differ-
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*** ORDINANCE NO. 18-922 AN ORDINANCE CORRECTING ORDINANCE NO. 18-920 The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, by at least a two-thirds (2/3) vote of its members, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No. 18-920, adopted by the Common Council on August 16, 2018, is hereby replaced with the following Section 4: Section 4. Voting Districts. 1. Except as provided in subsection 2. below, the territory annexed shall be within the following voting districts: (a) Aldermanic District No. 1 (b) Ward No. 1 (c) Dane County Supervisory District No. 32 2. Any portion of the territory annexed that is located east of the centerline of County Highway M shall be within the following voting districts: (a) Aldermanic District No. 3 (b) Ward No. 6 (c) Dane County Supervisory District No. 32 The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on September 24, 2018. CITY OF VERONA ___________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ATTEST: ___________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: September 24, 2018 Published: October 4, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION Publication Title: The Verona Press, Publication No. 658-320. Date of Filing:
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0402 Help Wanted DRIVER WANTED - October 1 thru mid-November. Full-time. Must have current valid drivers license - nonCDL. Will be driving cargo van and pulling a compressor. Capitol Lawn Sprinkler 608-845-5411. DRIVERS NEEDED: Over the road class A CDL required, guaranteed $60,000 annually, $50 safety bonus per trip, routes are 4-8 days, delivered straight to rural customers, based in Lancaster, WI. 608-723-7977. LOCAL CONSTRUCTION company in need of carpenters and laborers. Wages based on experience. Paid holidays, Retirement plan401K, vacation pay, good health insurance. Call 608-748-4473 for application instructions. LOOKING FOR Class A CDL ton truck driver. Must have good driving record and references. Paid weekly. Call 608523-4712. THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 8736671 or 835-6677. THE WISCONSIN NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION is seeking an administrative assistant to provide overall support to staff, including fulfilling administrative requests, organizing and scheduling appointments and assuming receptionist duties. Applicants must: be able to work independently or as part of a team, prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously, have excellent communication skills, be detail oriented, and be proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe products. Preferred qualifications include a bachelor's degree, knowledge of the newspaper industry and experience with events and using a membership database. To learn more contact beth. bennett@wnanews.com or apply online at: wnanews.comcareers OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850
0548 Services A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience 608-2700440
0602 Antiques COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL & CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM "Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"! Customer Appreciation Week 20% off August 6-12 Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000SF 200 Dealers in 400 Booths Third floor furniture, locked cases Location: 239 Whitney St Columbus, WI 53925920-623-1992www.columbusantiquemall.com VINTAGE MEMORIES Vintages opening soon, few dealer space available. Carol 608-312-9189
0606 Misc. RETIRED GUIDE. Fishing rods and reels, $15 each or offer. 608-345-5985 or 608-873-4403. FOR SALE. Martinique Caldera Spa. All remaining chemicals and owners manual. Cleaned and in very good running condition. $2,000. 608-8353236. SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608-6091181
0652 Garage Sales STOUGHTON. 3038 Shadyside Dr. Friday, 9/28 - 8am-Noon, 9/29 8am-1pm. Dining set, love seat, patio set, milk glass collection, wheelchairs, household items.
OREGON. PLEASANT Oak Court. Saturday, Sept 29 9am-4pm. 9 families, 1 location. Camping, fishing, boating, hiking, hunting equipment, boots and clothing, plus household, kids, men and womens clothing, estate items, dishes, decorations. See our advertising on craigslist. STOUGHTON. 1110 Smedal Dr. 9/289/29 8am-5pm. FallWinter decorations, pumpkins, misc. STOUGHTON. 419 Kensington Square. Saturday 9/29 8am-4pm. Multi-Families.
0672 Pets LABRADOR RETRIEVER puppies, black and yellow, AKC, shots, dewormed, dew claws removed, microchipped, vet checked, ready to go. 608-574-6204. FREE 4 month old bunnies. Whitecaramelgray. Adorable and great with children. Handsome 1-year-old male Lionhead, worked as a class pet, fantastic with children, would show well at fairs. Free with proof of good home. 608-862-3024 after 5pm. CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.
TEDDY BEARS, male Yorkiepoo, 2 female-MalteseShis, Mini Whoodles, Moyen Poodles, Shi-poos, Maltipoos, Cavapoos, Cavachon www. SpringGreenPups.com,Spring Green, WI Brenda 608-574-7931.
0696 Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114
0705 Rentals GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388
0750 Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights24/7 access OREGONBROOKLYN CALL 608 444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 247 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60month 10x15=$70month 10x20=$80month 10x25=$90month 12x30=$115month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Verona Press
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DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION TAH LIVESTOCK WINSLOW, IL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 2018 1:00 PM EARLY CONSIGNMENTS SO FAR: 25 FRESH PARLOR BROKE 2 YEAR OLD HOLSTEIN HEIFERS AND 1 FANCY, FANCY, FRESH CROSSBRED HEIFER. TOP KIND THAT ARE HARD TO FIND. ALL FRESH 3-6 WEEKS WITH BEAUTIFUL UDDERS. YOU WILL LIKE THEM WHEN YOU GET THEM HOME. 8 STANCHION MILKED COWS FROM HERD DISPERSAL, HALF FRESH AND HALF BRED BACK. NICE COWS IN A GOOD FLOW OF MILK. 18 FARM FRESH OPEN HEIFERS FROM ONE DAIRY. 4 JERSEYS, 2 JERSEY CROSS, BALANCE HOLSTEINS. WEIGH 600800#s. GREEN AND GOOD. ALSO PENDING IS A STANCHION MILKED HERD OF COWS AND YOUNG STOCK FROM GREEN COUNTY WI. CHECK OUR WEBSITE WWW. TAHLIVESTOCK.COM FOR DETAILS AND MORE CONSIGNMENTS. CALL IN YOUR EARLY CONSIGNMENTS SO WE CAN GET THEM ADVERTISED FOR YOU. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SALE DAY!! THANKS TO ALL OUR LOYAL CONSIGNORS AND BUYERS FOR OUR 29TH YEAR IN BUSINESS!! WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING OUR SALES PLEASE CALL TERRY AT 815-291-5604 CELL OR 815-3675581 BARN AND LEAVE A MESSAGE. AUCTIONEER: HANK HOLMIL LICENSE #441.00236#
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Drive Locally andWages Support your Community •Excellent Badger BusTraining Offers: •Paid • $150 Sign-On Bonus for Van Drivers •CDL Program • $500 Sign-On Bonus for (If Qualified School Bus Drivers •Signing Bonus Applicable) • Paid Training and Available Bonus to get in your CDL •Positions Madison and Verona • Full and Part-Time Positions Available Call: 608-255-1551
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FOR SALE: Polled Herefords, bred cows, fancy heifer calves, bulls (will hold until spring), Owego Stock Farm, 608-543-3778.
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Decision: Closed session needed to ‘preserve a negotiating position,’ says district counsel Continued from page 1 of the month, and it seems to have been pushed back again. District counsel Lori Lubinsky explained before the closed session the secrecy was needed to “preserve a negotiating and bargaining position.” “We do not have a consummated agreement,” she said. “I believe we’re close, but we need to have further discussions to that end.” An open records request in August fulfilled by the City of Verona revealed city and district officials were working on a plan to connect the site to Paoli Street to the south using land currently owned by the Coating Place. As of mid-August, the offer made by the Coating Place would have required a trade of six acres of land in Stewart’s Woods. The district and city revealed this summer they were negotiating with two property owners for different road options to access the site in addition to the main entrance off West End Circle. The other option, which was addressed in an agreement the district came to in June with the city, would cut from South Nine Mound Road through the existing S&E Enterprises into the site. It would come with a price tag of $2.5 million, according to a July 23 email between city and school
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As construction continues on the new Verona Area High School, the final layout of the building is not yet known, as the school board delayed a decision on whether it will include a second pool to Oct. 8. district staff, a drop from the at least $3 million board president Noah Roberts had relayed to the Common Council in July. City leaders have said
they prefer the Paoli street access in terms of balancing traffic and safety, but the road is longer and therefore likely to cost more. But the school board balked at the
idea of giving up more of the rustic hardwood forest, according to negotiations revealed in emails this summer. The district purchased 37
acres of the forest from the state last year with a plan to preserve it for environmental learning and also use it for a cross country course.
Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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