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Jackie Garcia, of Verona, looks on in amusement as her 2-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, attempts to bite an apple without using her hands, as she had just done with a donut hanging from string.
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Verona celebrated fall Friday, Oct. 5, with the second annual chamber of commerce Fall Fest at Hometown USA Festival Park. The event featured a beer tent, live music, an artist’s and farmer’s market, kids games, pumpkin chucking, bobbing for apples and ended with an outdoor showing of “Coco” under the pavilion to keep out of the rain.
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Boundary criteria play up diversity Equal representation won’t be required but it’s still important, board says SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
A week-and-a-half after deciding demographic balancing shouldn’t be the top consideration when drawing new school attendance boundaries, Verona Area school board members made it clear Monday night diversity is still a priority. An addition to the district’s statement on diversity was the only change the board made before approving the boundary redrawing criteria, which are designed to help direct the committee beginning with its first meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 16. The criteria also has statements about fiscal efficiency, making the
‘It feels like just that one line, one sentence is not enough to portray the gravity that we take that (diversity) point with.’ – Kristina Navarro-Haffner, Verona Area school board member most of buildings, keeping neighborhoods together and elementaries feeding to the same middle schools, reducing disruptions and simplifying transportation. A concern that balancing numbers too finely could cause neighborhoods to be split up led the board to adjust its statement on diversity last month. Much of the district’s underrepresented populations – both socioeconomic and racial – live in “pockets” around the district, and board members had The
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expressed concerns about putting the burden of balancing demographics among schools on them with longer bus rides and neighbors attending different schools. Board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner, who has said she supports having demographics generally balanced among schools, felt the single sentence about diversity that was added at the Sept. 26 could use some more “substance.” “When I look at this list, there’s more substance to the other bullet points here,” Navarro-Haffner said. “Just a one-liner about diversity, which may lead people to misunderstand our intention. “That point is of utmost importance to me. It feels like just that one line, one sentence is not enough to portray the gravity that we take that point with.” The bullet point on “student
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The cost of a road connecting the new Verona Area High School site with South Nine Mound Road will allow for a second swimming pool and artificial turf on the soccer field. Those two items were among several added to the project a year ago after a $182 million referendum passed in the spring. But they had been in danger of being cut, as it became clear soon afterward the road would cost much more than anticipated. Monday night the Verona Area school board approved an agreement to purchase the final piece of land it needs for the road for
almost $1 million less than what it had been expecting to pay about three months ago. The district will pay $1.7 million to the Russell and Vicki Swiggum to acquire the right-of-way through their land to the road. While contingencies remain on executing the contract – including permit approvals and a curb cut to provide access to the business the Swiggums own, S&E Excavating – the contract was signed by both parties on Tuesday. “This is something that the board has been working at for a very long time along with our staff,” board president Noah Roberts said. “This is a product of a lot of work, and I appreciate what everyone’s done to get us to this point.” The land acquisition brought the total road
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City of Verona
New ordinance a big ‘coop’ for chicken advocates JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
City residents can now keep chickens in their backyards, and the change didn’t appear to ruffle any feathers. In five separate appearances before public governing bodies over the past two months, only two citizens gave comments, both in favor of the new rules, and every vote advancing the ordinance was unanimous. That included a 7-0
decision Monday from the Common Council, in which there were no changes from the draft reviewed by the Plan Commission a week before, though alders added some guidance to staff, mostly suggested by the Public Safety committee earlier that night. Among the ordinance’s provisions are obtaining an annual license, registering the premises with the state, notifying adjacent
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Survey studies vision for growth Comp plan back to commission AMBER LEVENHAGEN
The Town of Verona’s comprehensive land use plan is going back to the Plan Commission for another round of reviews. To w n a d m i n i s t r a t o r Amanda Arnold told the Press Monday that the Town Board sent it back to the Plan Commission after it received “constructive” comments on the plan during public comment at the Oct. 2 meeting. “The board just didn’t feel like it was good to address them on the fly after the testimony,” she
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next meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, where potential edits to the plan will be discussed and sent back to the board at its Tuesday, Nov. 13, meeting. Once adopted by the t ow n b o a r d , t h e c o m p plan goes to Dane County officials for approval and inclusion in the county’s comprehensive plan. – Kimberly Wethal
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An example of one of the questions featured in the Greater Madison Vision Survey. research, trend analysis, outreach, education and engagement. Next year, once the survey is complete, it will focus preparing and implementing the regional plan, the Greater Madison Vision website explains. “Where the people, houses, cars, businesses, schools, roads and more go, and how they fit together, matters to the things we care about,” the website said. “Regions where leaders and people work together on common goals do better at meeting these regional challenges. That’s why leaders in greater Madison came together to create A Greater Madison Vision.” The first section of the survey covers priorities and alternative futures. It ranks the importance of four types of change: population, environmental changes, society and technology. Each of these groups is designed to describe a “what if” scenario, such as what if communities focus their resources on one of these changes. The second section covers community alternative
future. It asks participants to rank four categories in order of preference: more access to outdoors, walkable communities, expanded housing options and more community based resources. Another section of the survey considers the challenges of rapid technology changes. “Communities promote more technology and related jobs to grow Madison region as a national center for innovation and investment,” the survey said. “Decide how communities should allocate limited resources.” The section ranks promoting tech job growth by turning research into business, expand transit to connect Madison with surrounding communities, better connect education and work and more vibrant centers. For information about A Greater Madison Vision or to take the survey, visit greatermadisonvision.com.
The annual Verona Area School District Pumpkin Run is set for Monday, Oct. 15. VASD first- through sixth-graders can sign up to run at the Verona Area High School track in the event sponsored by the cross country team. Sameday registration is $6 per runner. Races begin with the first- through third-grade girls at 4:15 p.m., followed by boys of the same
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grade levels beginning at 4:30 p.m. Fourth- through sixth-grade girls will run at 4:45 p.m. and boys at 5 p.m. The lower grades will run 700 meters and the higher grades will run 1,100 meters around the track. An awards ceremony will follow all of the races at 5:20 p.m., with ribbons
for all participants and medals to the top three runners in each grade. For information on the event, call boys cross country coach Randy Marks at 845-9860 or girls cross country coach Dave Nelson at 845-4673. The rain date for the event is Tuesday, Oct. 16. – Scott Girard
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Over the next 25 years, the greater Madison region is projected to grow by 150,000 people, and a Dane County group is hoping to get area residents’ opinions of how that growth should look. A Greater Madison Vision is hosting an online, interactive survey to help determine preferences for the future, with a goal of 10,000 responses. The survey is open until Nov. 12, and as of Sept. 25, it had more than 3,500 responses, according to a news release from the organization. Anyone high school age or older who lives, works or spends time in Dane County is encouraged to participate. A Greater Madison Vision comprises 46 people representing various businesses, government and nonprofit organizations and wants to use the survey to guide discussions about how the public wants the region to grow. “A G r e a t e r M a d i s o n Vision is designed to get meaningful feedback from people now, so communities and organizations can establish the right priorities when planning for growth,” Larry Palm, chair of the C a p i t o l A r e a R eg i o n a l Planning Commission, said in the release. The survey is broken into seven parts, each asking the participant to rank qualifiers in their order of preference. Each section breaks down the estimated impact on participants and others in the region – cost per household, housing mix, revenue per acre, road/fire/ EMS costs and agriculture land developed, among others. It also includes a projected growth map that analyzes investments in existing communities, more outward expansion and transportation system expansion. At the end, it asks participants to answer a few demographic questions about income, gender, age and ethnicity. The survey can take less than 15 minutes depending on how much of the supplemental information the participant wants to read and consider. All of the information provided will be used to help the CARPC continue its mission of directing regional growth. A Greater Madison Vision was formed three years ago and first focused on capacity building,
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President’s apathy shows it’s not always sunny here T he average visitor books their vacation to Costa Rica and can’t wait to visit the happiest place on earth, explore the rainforest and relax on the beach. The tourism board will continually pitch that image of Costa Rica, but if you’ve been in the country the last month, you’d notice a sharp departure from that narrative. Public schools have been closed, road blockades happen daily, massive protests occur in the capital, gas shortages Dresser affect parts of the country and hospitals are canceling appointments and surgeries. These are just some of the things that have plagued the country the last month – and they’re things the tourism board would just assume not project internationally. Many governments struggle with debt, and Costa Rica is no exception. To deal with this they are attempting to fast-track a fiscal combo package, but it shifts the load to the working class and basically exempts big business and the super wealthy from any of the cuts. The plan is so unpopular that a national strike was declared, disrupting many functions of the country. The resistance is quite impressive, and while I don’t agree with everything on the strikers’ agenda, I support them. What drives me crazy is I see a path to a solution, but there
has been a bunch of inaction. And what I’m most disappointed in is our recently elected president, Carlos Alvarado. To me, he is the negotiator, the mediator who should unite the country to agree on a reform that works for everyone. I’ve looked through the combo and the striker’s proposals, and they were written to be negotiated and compromised on, but the president does not want to engage. Even when they do negotiate, he doesn’t even go to the meetings. You’d think, he’d be trying to mend things. But he seems to be a coward, hiding behind all his big-business mega-donor buddies and just waiting for the protesters to tire. He even publicly said he was intentionally ignoring the strikers. What he doesn’t seem to realize is the longer this strike goes, the more blame will get shifted to him. Maybe his kids go to private school, maybe he attends private hospitals and clinics, maybe he only travels by helicopter. Maybe none of this affects him directly. But what about the generation that might not graduate this December, the people that are on the public system and the road blocks? It doesn’t seem like he cares. He was at an event recently where a young girl presented and was politely critical of the combo fiscal. He presented after her, and the best he could do was say he’s thinking about the Costa Rica 30 years from now and that is why he is carrying out this reform. But 30 years from now won’t
matter if you can’t get today right. The older I get, the more I can’t help but feel deflated as similar battles go on in the vast majority of countries where the rich try to stick it to the rest and the rest fight for equality. Unfortunately, it looks like there will be very little compromise and the government will stick it to the common folk. What’s even sadder is most economists believe this reform will not fix the deficit crisis. Not to oversimplify the problem, but the deficit is running around 8 percent and corruption and tax evasion are an estimated 8 percent of GDP. That’s not touched on much in the combo. Obviously, the situation is a lot more complex than what I can explained here, but the point is Costa Rica is not the Central American Switzerland many people think it is. The international news media still seems to be sugarcoating it the most part – my dad called me after hearing about it and thought the protest was just for a day – but I think things will get worse yet before better. I don’t think we’ll hit Venezuela or Nicaragua proportions, but we could end up in a Greece-like austerity situation if the president doesn’t govern better than this. He was the Costa Rican “Hillary Clinton” equivalent in the last election that we went for, however next time we might end up rolling the dice with a “Trump” candidate. Dustin Dresser is a 2004 Verona Area High School graduate living in Costa Rica.
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VACT presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Comedy rock musical to run Oct. 18-21 KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
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Katie Udelhofen-Clark, a 2002 Verona Area High School graduate, is pictured here with her daughter, Grace Elizabeth. An Oct. 14 event in her honor will raise funds for the UW Carbon Cancer Center and Make-a-Wish Wisconsin.
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What: “We Believe in Katie” fall event When: 12:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14 Where: Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way Info: webelieveinkatie. com Susan Udelhofen wrote in an email that the group is trying to plan “smaller, less formal events throughout the year that lead up to” the spring birthday event. “We are focusing on ‘Paying it Forward’ as much as possible,” she wrote. The scholarship at VAHS currently has enough funding for 14 more years, Susan said. Udelhofen-Clark was a social worker in Baltimore at the end of her career, where she worked closely with children facing hardships. “She had an incredible heart, and she was probably the most forgiving person,” Susan told the Press in 2017. “She just wanted to have fun with life,” John added. For information on the event or the We Believe in Katie group, visit webelieveinkatie.com. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Katie Debs plays Audrey in the upcoming Verona Area Community Theatre’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” dentist, Seymour and Audrey II take the couple’s relationship into their own hands, according to a news release provided by VACT. The show will also feature an urchin ensemble comprised of Katherine Allee, Alexia Chiclana, Natalie Coombs, Marsha Heuer, Julie Murphy, Janelle Sanabria, Kallee Scheidegger, Sage Yort and Lauren Welch. The show is being directed by Ryan Odorizzi, who said in the news release that he’s wanted to produce this
Want to learn all there is to know about the history of the Verona Public Library? The Verona Area Historical Society is holding its October meeting at the library in a joint event with the Friends of the Verona Public Library. The event will be held at the library and will feature stories, photos, and memories detailing the library’s
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If you go What: VACT’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” When: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-20; 2 p.m. Oct. 20-21 Where: Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Cost: $15.75 for adults, $10.75 for senior citizens and students Info: vact.org
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A group honoring the life of a late Verona Area High School graduate is expanding its event list this year to the fall. “We Believe in Katie,” created in 2017 to celebrate the life of Katie Udelhofen-Clark through an April “birthday celebration” that raised money for a VAHS scholarship and other nonprofits, will host a Season of Giving Fall Event Sunday, Oct. 14, at Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way. T h e eve n t , w h i c h i s free, will run from 12:303:30 p.m. with food, games, a raffle and music by the Acoustic Collective. Money raised at the event will benefit the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center and Make-a-Wish Wisconsin. Udelhofen-Clark’s parents, Susan and John, have been planning the events with others who knew Katie, who died in July 2016 after a year of battling leukemia. She would have turned 33 in 2017, when the family hosted the first “Katie’s Birthday Benefit” event.
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Just in time for Halloween, Verona Area Community Theatre will be putting on the horror comedy musical “Little Shop of Horrors.” Based off Alan Menken’s 1982 Broadway hit, the show will run from Oct. 18-21, with performances starting at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 18-20, and two matinee performances at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 and 21. The cost is $15.75 for adult admission and $10.75 for students and senior citizens. The show stars Mike Brady as Mushnik, Ben Johnson as Seymour, Katie Debs as Audrey, Marcus Wisniewski as Orin and Katie Cass as Audrey II, a “foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivorous plant, who was discovered inside a rundown flower shop. The plot involves the plant Audrey II, named by Seymour after his coworker Audrey, who he has a crush on and is dating a chauvinistic dentist Orin. The plant promises Seymour anything he wants as long as he can provide the plant with the blood it needs to survive. In an attempt to steal Audrey away from the
If You Go What: Verona Area Historical Society October meeting When: 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 Where: Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St. Info: veronahistory.com
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Coming up corn, cranberry relish, lefse and pie. cheesy potatoes, vegetables, roll and Fall color hike The meal costs $12 for adults, $5 apple pie with ice cream. Al Swain will lead a hike for for children ages 5-10 and is free for For information, call 845-7471. seniors to see fall foliage color at 9 children under the age of 5. Board game night a.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. For information, call 832-4435. Participants should meet at 9 a.m. The library is hosting a game night at the senior center to carpool to Euchre card party from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at Brigham County Park, where they The American Legion will host a Hop Haus Brewing, 231 S. Main St. will hike to Blue Mound State Park. Librarians will be at the event to euchre card party starting at 1 p.m. Hikers should bring their own Sunday, Oct. 14, at their hall at 207 teach people to play games. Attendlunch and drinks. Legion St. ees are welcome to bring their own For information, call Swain at 497The cost to play is $5. board games to the event. 1745. The card party is a fundraiser for For information, call 845-7180. attendees of the state-wide Badger Pakistani cooking class Girls State program, a week-long Native American medicine Huma Siddiqui, author and found- government and civic engagement Author Misty Cook will present er of Madison-based company White experience held at University of on her book “Medicine Generations: Jasmine, will lead a cooking demon- Wisconsin-Oshkosh each summer. Natural Native American Medicines stration from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Proceeds will help send one or two Traditional to the Stockbridge-MunSaturday, Oct. 13, at the library. high school juniors from Verona Area see Band of Mohicans Tribe” from The cooking demonstration will High School. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 15, at include chicken curry, lentils with For information, email Mary the library. spinach and tomato pulao. Schaller at 845-7028 or email her at Cook will discuss how she, her The demonstration is limited to 30 mschalle@chorus.net. family and other tribe members have participants. Registration is required. gathered, preserved and used natural Birthday lunch For information, call 845-7180. medicines for eight generations. Her book will be available for purSeniors with birthdays or anniverAnnual fall dinner saries in September will be celebrat- chase and signing. The Primrose Lutheran Church, ed Friday, Oct. 19 at the senior center. Her presentation is a complement 8770 Ridge Drive, Belleville, will Attendees are asked to reserve their to the “Native Voices: Native Peohost their annual fall supper from spot by noon on Monday, Oct. 15. ples’ Concepts of Health and Illness” 3:30-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The Four Seasons Theatre will per- exhibition on display at the library The dinner menu includes ham, form at 12:30 p.m. until Monday, Oct. 22. veal balls, mashed potatoes and gravy, The menu will include BBQ ribs, For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Thursday, Oct. 11
• 9 a.m., Hike with Al Swain, senior center, 497-1745 • 6:30-7 p.m., STEAM storytime: Germs! (ages 3-5), library, 8457180
Friday, Oct. 12
• 10-10:45 a.m., UW Pharmacy Health presentation: Cough and cold, senior center, 845-7471 • 11:30 a.m., Homecoming lunch with Verona High School football players ($5 per person, RSVP by Oct. 8), senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30 p.m., “Gifted” movie showing, senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, Oct. 13
• 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pakistani cooking class (registration required), library, 845-7180 • 3:30-8 p.m., Annual fall dinner,
Primrose Lutheran Church, 8770 Ridge Drive, Belleville, 832-4435
Sunday, Oct. 14
• 1 p.m., Euchre card party, American Legion Hall, 207 Legion St., 845-7028
Monday, Oct. 15
• 6-8 p.m., Verona Public Library board game night, Hop Haus, 231 S. Main St., 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., “Author Misty Cook: Native American Medicines,” book presentation, library, 8457180
Tuesday, Oct.16
Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 8457180 • 3:45-4:30 p.m., Junior Chefs: Quesadillas (ages 8-12, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Making a newsletter class (registration required, limited to 12 participants), library, 8457180
Wednesday, Oct. 17
• 9:30-11:30 a.m., Verona Public Library Sports Day with KEVA (ages 2-6, registration required), 8312 Forsythia St., 845-7180 • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (registration required), senior center, 845-7471
• 10:30-11 a.m., Child development storytime: Monsters (all ages), library, 845-7180 Friday, Oct. 19 • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Public Library • 10-11 a.m., Computer Questions Book Bike at Verona Artists and Plus…, senior center, 845-7471
What’s on VHAT-98 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. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Friday, Oct. 12 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. 13 8 a.m. – Common Council from 10-08-18 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona
Sports 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-08-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Sunday, Oct. 14 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 10-08-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-08-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Monday, Oct. 15 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 6 p.m. – Committee of the Whole 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. 16 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. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Wednesday, Oct. 17 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. – Committee of the Whole from 10-15-18 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. 18 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. – Local Fossils 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
Hate is easy – Love is hard. “Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” – Colossians 3:12-14 NIV Hate can be turned on like the flip of a switch. Someone cuts us off in traffic and we are cursing them as if they were the devil incarnate. An unkind word or a slight to our fragile ego can be remembered for years. Political demagogues and bullies are experts at flipping the switch of hatred and resentment. It is easy to convince the native-born that the foreign-born are the source of their problems, or to convince the poor and working-class that the rich are their enemies. Human beings get defensive very easily, even when the offense against us is merely imagined. Unfortunately, hatred and anger are the default mode for many of us. Love, on the other hand,takes work and must be nurtured.We have to work at creating loving relationships, and though we all crave them, we are admittedly prickly. That is,we are prone to giving and taking offense. Perhaps that is why all of the world’s religions spend so much time and effort trying to inculcate loving kindness and charity. Work on banishing hate from your life and making your life an expression of love. – 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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Learning to ride Sugar Creek Elementary School students had a firsttime unit this year to learn how to ride a bicycle in gym class. The school received 30 bikes and helmets from the Ironman Foundation through the “Bike for a Kid” program. The school’s technology coordinator, Melissa Ruder, did the Ironman this year and applied to the program. “My race went way better than I expected and I finished well under my goal time,” Ruder wrote
the Press in an email. “The absolute icing on the cake was learning that my proposal to the Ironman Foundation was accepted.” Badger Ridge Middle School social worker Stacie Wagner also participated in the race this year. The bikes for Sugar Creek were assembled at Ironman Village by athletes participating in the race, and each included a handwritten note from an athlete, which are now on display at the school.
A group of students discuss how to signal turns before they bike out for a short trail ride.
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At left, Sugar Creek counselor Miriam Brown helps guide student Antonio Barrales around a turn at the bottom of a hill.
Below, Connie Islas Morales leads a group of classmates down a slight hill during the bike lessons.
NEWSPAPER MEDIA HAS THE POWER TO INFORM, ENTERTAIN AND CONNECT. When you hold your local newspaper in your hands — whether in print or on a mobile device — you hold a powerful tool to inform and inspire.
For centuries in towns and cities across North America, local newspapers have served as the voice for the public good and as a powerful connection between citizens and the communities around them.
Oct. 7-13 is National Newspaper Week, a time to salute the dedicated professionals who work hard to bring you the news.
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Katie Schield, of Verona, decorates a small pumpkin during Verona Fall Fest.
At left, Jacob Pellas, 8, and Mason Strutt, 9, both of Verona, give each other a helping hand while pulling out a heavy pumpkin from the bottom of the pile. At right, Avery Sjoberg, 6, of Verona, paints a special design on her pumpkin after getting one of her own at the face painting stand.
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Name: Meredith Conley Grade: Junior Sport: Girls tennis Highlight: Conley qualified for her third straight WIAA Division 1 individual state tennis tournament.
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Meredith Conley returns a backhand Thursday at the WIAA Division 1 Waunakee sectional meet. Conley won her first match over Onalaska’s Faith Leithold to automatically qualify for her third WIAA individual state tennis tournament.
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Conley qualifies for third straight state tournament JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Meredith Conley automatically qualified Thursday, Oct. 4, for her third straight WIAA Division 1 individual state tennis tournament, even if things didn’t go exactly as the Verona Area High School junior had hoped. Conley defeated Onalaska junior Faith Leithold in the opening round of the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium but dropped a heart breaker to Spartan junior Grace Olson in the semifinals. Conley, who finished second last year, ended up third Thursday with a win over Sauk Prairie. It marked the second straight year Conley qualified outright with a first-round win at sectionals. Three years ago, Conley
bowed out of the playoffs at subsectionals and received a special qualifier. Though she has enough quality wins this season to receive a special qualifier again, Conley didn’t leave anything to chance, cruising to a 6-0, 6-2 win in the opening round. The win automatically advanced Conley back to the state tournament Oct. 11-13. “It’s definitely a sense of relief,” Conley said. “Sectionals is kind of nerve-wracking. No matter who you play in the first round, you want to make it to state. Now it’s just going to be fun for me to play the rest of my matches today.” Despite following up her firstround win with a heartbreaking loss to best friend Olson of Madison Memorial, Conley is still expected to earn a top-16 seed for the state tournament. “We’re hoping for a top-16 seed,” coach Mark Happel said. “She’ll definitely be in the mix
What’s next Conley travels to the individual state tournament at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nielsen Tennis Stadium. for that 13-16 spot, or just outside of it, then it’s just luck of the draw.” Conley hasn’t been lucky with her previous two draws at state, facing seeded players in the first round of each tournament. Bremel (28-7) defeated Olson 7-6 (3), 6-1 in the No. 1 singles championship. Fifth-ranked Madison Memorial, which had 22 points and a d va n c e d a l l s ev e n f l i g h t s through the Waunakee subsectional, scored 23 points for a meet-best 45 points. The Spartans qualified for the team state tournament (Oct. 19-20) for the
first time since 2005.
First-round win Conley and Leithold exchanged unforced errors to start the day. Leithold followed that up with a lob over to the back-right corner, which landed out of the reach of Conley to take a 30-15 lead. It was the last lead she would have. Conley was aggressive for the rest of the match, driving the ball deep and getting to the net. C o n l ey ( 2 3 - 4 ) h a d p l a y e d Leithold (21-9) in the second round of sectionals last year and won 6-3, 6-0. “I knew that Faith is a good player. She’s super consistent,” Conley said. “Her backhand lobs are really good, so I was trying to attack more to her forehand.” She won seven straight games to start the match before Leithold tied things up 1-1 in the second set.
Junior quarterback Adam Bekx had a monster game, passing for 195 yards and four touchdowns Friday to lead the Wildcats to a 40-20 win over Beloit Memorial. Verona (6-2) withstood a second-half rally to remain one game behind Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial
in the Big Eight Conference. The Wildcats piled up 466 total yards of offense. Bekx was accurate and efficient, completing 16 of 19 passes. “I was really surprised with how effective we passed the ball with how rainy and windy it was,” coach Dave Richardson said. “They stuffed the box to stop our run and it
dictaed that we pass.” Junior running back Keegan Lindell had a 1-yard TD run with 8 minutes, 4 seconds left in the first quarter to give the Wildcats the lead. Once Beloit Memorial cut it to a onepoint lead, Bekx connected with senior wide receiver Tyler Slawek on a 15-yard touchdown pass. Beloit’s Matthew Wedig scored on
a 19-yard run and Brandon Perry ran in the two-point conversion to tie the game at 14 at the end of the first quarter. Bekx answered with a 2-yard TD pass to Slawek and a 20-yard TD pass to Slawek in the second quarter to give the Wildcats a 27-14 lead at the half. After the Purple Knights cut Verona’s lead to seven
Thomas takes 24th at sectional MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
points in the third quarter, the Wildcats responded with Bekx connecting on a 7-yard TD pass to Slawek and Lindell scoring on an 11-yard run. Slawek had six receptions for 84 yards and four touchdowns. “ I t ’s j u s t n e x t - m a n up,” Richardson said of
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Girls golf
Verona senior Nicole Thomas closed out her prep golf career finishing 24th with a 94 Wednesday at the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional. Thomas posted pars on the 91-yard No. 3, 98-yard No. 15 and the 400-yard No. 16 at the Reedsburg Country Club. “Getting up to the first hole I was really nervous,” Thomas said. “I had a couple of holes I didn’t do as good as I hoped for and other holes I maneuvered it well. I was hoping for a little lower than a 94. Overall, I’m pretty happy making it to sectionals because it wasn’t expected for me to go here.” Middleton, ranked fourth in the Golf Coaches Association state rankings, tied Waunakee, ranked sixth for the sectional title. Stoughton (349) finished third, just two shots away from qualifying for state as a team for the first time in the program’s history. Oregon (368) finished
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Honorable mentions: Ian Grossenbacher-Glamery (boys cross country) had a personal-best 18:062 to finish 66th at the Viking Invitational on Thursday. Bennett Luttinen (boys soccer) scored two goals Thursday to lead the Wildcats to a 7-0 win over Beloit Memorial. Tyler Slawek (football) had six receptions for 84 yards and four touchdowns Friday in Verona’s 40-20 win over Beloit Memorial. Grace Bennin (girls swimming) won the 100-yard breaststroke in a pool-record time of 1 minute, 4.65 seconds and the 200 individual medley (2:07.87). Nicole Thomas (girls golf) finished 24th with a 94 Wednesday at the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional. Amelia Walton (volleyball) had seven kills and two blocks to lift the Wildcats to a 25-17, 25-15 win over Muskego on Saturday.
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A teary-eyed junior middle blocker Maddy Kelley was honored and bid farewell to a neighbor, friend and teammate on Senior Night. After the Verona volleyball team finished second place in the regular season to Sun Prairie, sweeping Madison East in the regular season finale Tuesday, Kelley started crying when talking about senior setter Emma Frahm. “We are neighbors and we have been friends for a long time,” Frahm said. “I will miss her. We are all really close and all of these girls are my family. “ To n i g h t t h e s e n i o r s got to play together and I think it will give us some momentum going into the playoffs next Thursday.” Verona (27-4, 8-1 Big Eight) will host Madison West in a WIAA Division 1 regional match at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. The Wildcats were coming off a seventh-place finish out of 12 teams Saturday, Oct. 6 at the Hartland A r r ow h e a d t o u r n a m e n t and Thursday’s sweep over Janesville Craig. Coach Kelly Annen said after tough losses to West Bend West and Hartford Union, the Wildcats
What’s next Verona travels to La Follette at 8 a.m. Saturday to play in the Big Eight Conference tournament.
or two “go-to” hitters, which allows us be strong in each rotation,” Annen said. Annen added that the Wildcats are still focusing on minimizing unforced errors, communication and making sure they don’t look past any opponent or pace of play.
Verona 3, Mad. East 0 finished with a solid match against Homestead. “ We p l a y e d s t r o n g defense against teams that had consistent and strong attackers,” Annen said. “We adapted our offensive strategy based on the opponent’s defensive alignment and finished plays both in and out of system.” Verona has the luxury of using two setters. Frahm and junior Jordan Armstrong have been initiators in setting up the hitting attack at the net. “Both setters have improved this season to better their hitter/setter connections with each member of the team,” Annen said. “They hold our defense accountable to controlling the pass, which allows us to play in system and reduce chaos.” Having two strong setters enables the Wildats to establish a strong attack across the net. “We don’t just have one
Junior outside hitter Sophie Alexander had eight kills and the Wildcats cruised to a 25-16, 25-14, 25-18 win over the Purgolders. Frahm dished out 21 assists. Junior libero Amelia Hust had a team-high 16 digs and notched two aces. Kelley posted three blocks. “ I t ’s c o m i n g o ff t h e weekend where we were up and down,” Annen said. “We refocused in practice Photo by Mark Nesbitt yesterday (Monday) and Verona juniors Megan Touchett (11) and Maddy Kelley (14) look to block a hit by Madison today. “It was good to refocus East Tuesday in the Wildcats’ three-set win over the Purgolders. our areas of opportunity. The biggest thing is just staying healthy at this point and learning how to adapt to our opponent.”
Verona 2, Muskego 0 The Wildcats went 2-2 in the Hartland Arrowhead Saturday tournament to finish seventh with wins over Muskego and Homestead.
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Ford finishes 11th at Viking invite JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Verona boys cross country team got in a final tuneup Thursday, Oct. 4 before the Big Eight Conference meet at the Viking Invitational at McCarty Park in West Allis. Senior Jason Ford was the only Wildcat to crack the top 30 on an extremely soft and very muddy course in patches, finishing 11th in 16 minutes, 58.18 seconds. Verona finished fifth with 152 points — eight behind fourth place Waterford. “I was surprised that we finished as high as we did,” Marks said. “I think our No. 5 and 6 runners had over 160 points between them. “All in all, it was a solid race for the guys and hopefully will get them ready to run well in conference meet.” Marquette University placed all five varsity scorers within 31 seconds of each other (seventh through 23rd place) to score a meet-best 72 points. Wisconsin Lutheran, ranked fourth on the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Division 2 state poll, finished nine points behind in second place with 81 points. Middleton, which is the top-ranked team in Division 1, ran a fraction of its varsity lineup and finished third with 144. West Allis Hale sophomore Joshua Truchon won the meet in 16:04.41. “The competition was pretty tough with some very good top individuals and solid teams,” Marks said. With Nathan Neitzel and Luka DiMaggio both sitting the meet out to rest, Verona juniors Mulu Johnson and Brad Tuomi crossed the finish line 32 seconds later as the top’s second and third runners. Johnson and Tuomi crossed the race in nearly identical times, separated by just two-hundredths of a second.
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Wildcats travel to loaded conference race on Saturday JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Junior varsity runners Aidan Manning (foreground) leads teammates Alan Zheng and Noah Serrault on Thursday at the Viking Invitational in West Allis. Johnson finished 35th in 17:30.09 and Tuomi followed in 36th place with a time of 17:30.11. Senior Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery 66th in 18:06.16. Neitzel had a health issue about a week-and-a-half ago, and could not run two weeks ago at Mukwonago. DiMaggio became ill shortly after the Mukwonago race. They are both back running now but Marks said he didn’t have any idea whether they would be back to full strength by conference. “With those two healthy, and everyone running well, we’re just as good as and maybe better,” Marks said. Craig sophomore Bryan Bloomquist has run sub-16 minutes three times this season. “Our No. 4 and 5 runners still have not pulled close enough to the top three to give us a chance to finish in the top
What’s next Verona travels to Lake Farm Park at 9:30 a.m. Saturday for the Big Eight Conference meet. three, but the top five might be a possibility,” Marks said. Sophomore Elliot Kwitek crossed the finish line 80th in 18:22.69 as the Wildcats’ final varsity scorer. Junior Drew Gonzales (18:31.65) and freshman Sean Parry (18:35.02) also competed on varsity but did not count toward the final score. “I think it was good for them all as they can now see the difference between running JV and varsity and how far they need to improve to be a mover at the next level,” Marks said.
The Verona girls cross country team will follow the boys varsity race at 10 a.m. Saturday at Lake Farm Park. The meet features five of the state’s top-ranked Division 1 teams. Defending state champion Sun Prairie is the favorite, followed by fifthranked West, sixth-ranked Middleton, 10th-ranked Craig and 16th-ranked Madison Memorial The Wildcats have not seen any of the other Big Eight teams since the Verona Invitational early last month, so it makes it hard to judge how they’ll stack up. “We need to forget about the names on the uniforms and compete to the best of our fitness,” coach Dave Nelson said. “There is no way to play defense, so we have to go on offense by
What’s next Verona travels to Lake Farm County Park at 9:30 a.m. for the Big Eight Conference meet.
being aggressive in the first mile. “Most importantly, we need to run the second half of the first mile at the same pace as the first.” With Anna Knueve and Leah Remiker held out of competition the past couple weeks, Nelson said the team is hoping to finally run everyone at conference. “Anna and Leah have had an opportunity to crosstrain over the past couple of weeks and should be ready to go,” Nelson said.
The Wildcats’ JV team ran a fantastic team race with four guys in the top eight out of the 400-man field. Verona scored 59 points to finish 10 behind Marquette University. J.J. Gumieny was second in 17:54.7 to lead Verona. Manning, Alan Zheng and Noah Serrault finished sixth through eighth. The Wildcats return to Lake Farm County Park on Saturday. There is a chance of rain that could force the race to be moved if the course is under water following Wednesday’s race forecast. The Badger South is also scheduled to run its conference race Friday evening at Lake Farm. “Placing in the top 15 in the Big 8 is tougher than qualifying for state,” Marks said. “Last year Peter didn’t come close to all-conference but made it to state. I will be very happy if we had even one boy make first or second team.”
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Verona topples conference rival Purple Knights, Purgolders MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Junior midfielder Eliot Popkewitz had the game-tying goal in the 84th minute against Madison East on Tuesday to help the Verona boys soccer team clinch the Big Eight Conference title. The Wildcats (11-1-2,
6-0-2 Big Eight), ranked fourth in the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Division 1 state poll, rolled past Beloit Memorial last Thursday and then tied Madison East. The Wildcats have had 10 shutouts this season. “We did have an internal goal of 10 shutouts and they
reached it,” coach Chris Handrick said. “Now it’s our job to exceed the goal. George (Ohm) and the defensive line continue to get stronger and more determined to keep the ball out of our net.
Verona 1, East 1 Wi t h a t i e Tu e sday night, the Wildcats
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Football: Wildcats looking to close regular season with a win Slawek’s big game. “If they have double coverage on someone we just have someone else step up. It’s been fun calling plays for these guys.” Junior running back Haakon Anderson rushed for 114 yards on seven carries, one touchdown and had four catches for 43 yards. Lindell rushed for 67 yards on 11 carries and had one touchdown. D e f e n s i v e l y, s e n i o r
What’s next Verona will host Madison East at 7 p.m. on Friday. linebacker Dylan Bourne had a game-high 16 tackles and linebacker Jake Coshun had 12 tackles. The Wildcats did give up 301 total yards of offense to the Purple Knights.
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fourth in the eight-team sectional. The challenge on some holes was keeping the pine needles off the greens. “She did really well and managed her game,” coach Jon Rebholz said of Thomas. “It’s really wet out there. You often are not getting good contact with balls. That can be frustrating for kids and she hung in there through that. The wind picked up the last few holes and she hung tough through that.” Rebholz was proud of the model Thomas set on and off the course this season. “She’s so positive with the other kids and a great sport,” he said of Thomas. “She always keeps things upbeat on the course. You always have to feel good for a kid like that who gets the opportunity to represent their community at sectionals.” The Wildcats qualified for state last year, but were four shots away from qualifying for the sectional as a team this season. Verona will return juniors Andrea Schelepper and Caitlyn Ott, who were one shot and two shots, respectively away from qualifying for
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Soccer: Cats earn Big 8 title Continued from page 12 A scrappy Madison East team struck first against Verona, picking up a goal from Jordy Foueppe in the 30th minute. Verona, which outshot the Purgolders 6-3, finally got on the scoreboard in the 84th minute thanks to the goal of junior midfielder Eliot Popkewitz. Ohm had two saves in the win, while Richard Hernandez stopped five shots in the loss for Madison East.
Verona 7, Beloit 0 Popkewitz, forward Bennett Luttinen and junior midfielder Jack Knight each scored two goals to help the Wildcats breeze by Beloit Memorial 7-0. Handrick said it was one of the Wildcats’ best games this season. “We used our combination play we had been practicing and finally established placement,” he said. “We are a solid team all around and I think that’s seen in diverse players scoring and not relying on one or two players.” The Wildcats erupted for four goals in the second half and outshot the Purple Knights 9-6 in the game. Popkewitz put Verona on the board, scoring on an assist by Luttinen in the 25th minute. Sophomore forward
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Conley battled back taking the next four games to go up 5-1 before Leithold broke the Verona junior’s serve. Conley returned the favor in the next game, closing things out 6-2. “Rather than trying to hit really aggressive, hard approach shots – I was really trying to work on more of a spin so I could get Faith off the court,” Conley said. “That made things easier for me at the net. I think that’s something I will definitely be able to use in my later matches.” Nicole Thomas and coach Jon Rebholz discuss an approach shot on hole No. 9 at the WIAA Division 1 Reedsburg sectional meet. Thomas finished 24th with a 94. the sectional. “It has to be sort of motivating to be so close and not get the opportunity to move on, especially since the scores that Caitlyn and Andrea were shooting weren’t anywhere near their best scores,” Rebholz said. “Hopefully, there is a little bit of disappointment for them that fuels the fire for them to make a serious run next year.”
What’s next Verona will host Sun Prairie at 7 p.m. on Thursday. Jonathan Gamez had a goal in the 41st minute and Luttinen scored in the 43rd minute to extend the Wildcats’ lead to 3-0 at the half. The Wildcats opened the second half with a bang as Knight had a goal on a pass by Gamez in the 58th minute. Popkewitz scored his second goal to give the Wildcats a 5-0 lead. Knight had his second goal on a pass from junior forward Jack Prout in the 80th minute. It marked Popkewitz’s 12th goal this season, first one the team ahead of Knight (eight goals). Bennett Luttinen capped the scoring with a goal in the 87th minute. Handrick said Popkewitz is self-disciplined and wants to find ways to beat the defense and is tenacious trying to score goals. “Eliot spent a good amount of his offseason in the weight room and additional speed training,” Handrick said. “That’s paying off for him as he’s able to hold off defenders as he maneuvers through them like never before.”
Semifinal loss Conley had an hour break between matches, time she spent sitting with her mom and cheering other girls at sectionals. She faced Olson in the semifinals and nearly pulled out her first win of the season against the Big Eight Conference champion, losing 6-1, 0-6, (11-9). Olson, who has a big first serve, covered the court extremely well in the first set, but Conley was the aggressor in the second. Leading 5-0, Conley followed a serve to the left corner with a backhand winner behind Olson and then hit a pair of backhands and a defensive slice at the net on match point Conley caught fire in the second set, then took a 5-1 advantage in the tiebreaker, but four straight unforced errors and a double fault let Olson go up 7-6. An unlucky break at the net turned the tide in the tiebreaker. Conley was ready to hit a forehand volley, but the ball hit the net and went over her racket for a winner. “It was kind of a fluke shot, but it changed momentum a little bit and
1. Bojana Pozder, Racine Case 2. Logan White, Divine Savior Holy Angels 3. Jordan Schifano, Divine Savior Holy Angels 4. Grace Olson, Madison Memorial 5. Natalie Yang, Homestead 6. Anna Beyer, Neenah 7. Emily Horneffer, Brookfield East 8. Sabrina Tang, Stevens Point 9. Maddi Bremel, Madison West 10. Lauren Landstrom, New Berlin Eisenhower 11. Autumn Bruno, Whitnall 12. Bianca Anderson, Wilmot Union 13. Meredith Conley, Verona Area 14. Zaya Iderzul, Badger 15. Kellie Hierl, Fond du Lac 16. Lauren Monette, Pulaski Grace started playing better,” Happel said. Conley fought back to tie the match twice the tiebreaker, Olson hit a winner and Conley put an overhead into the net to end her comeback. Despite the loss, Happel thought Conley picked up a lot of things she can build upon. “That second set was the best I’ve seen Meredith play,” he said. “I think she learned a couple of things she can use the next time they play, whether that’s this year at state or next season.” Conley played Sauk Prairie freshman Quinlyn Mack (14-8) for third place Thursday afternoon and won 6-1, 6-0.
State Conley (23-4) earned the No. 13 seed (out of 16) for the 48th WIAA individual state tournament, which begins Thursday. She will place special qualifier Enya Szymanski of La Crosse Logan (13-2) at 10:30 a.m. Thursday inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium. The winner of that match will play either fifth-seeded junior Natalie Yang (28-5) of Homestead of Beaver Dam junior Morgan
Nelson (29-6) in the second round at 3:30 p.m. Thursday. The quarterfinals are set for 10:30 a.m. Friday with the semifinals to follow at 1:30 p.m. Championship, third-, fifth-place matches are all set for Saturday morning. Racine Case freshman Bojana Pozder (34-0) earned the No. 1 seeded. She is the first freshman to be bestowed with that honor since Aly Coran of Homestead in 2008. Coran went on to win the title that year. Senior Logan White of Divine Savior Holy Angels is seeded second with a 26-2 record. She has finished fifth at state the last two seasons. Her teammate, junior Jordan Schifano, gives DSHA two of the top three seeds this year. Schifano, who enters the tournament 27-0, finished third at state last year. Madison Memorial junior Grace Olson (24-2) is the top-seeded local player. The Big Eight Conference champion lost at sectionals, but earned the No. 4 seed. She is a three-time state qualifier, and she won her first match at state last season.
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digs. Armstrong racked up a team-high 18 assists and Frahm added 11 assists.
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Senior outside hitter Amelia Walton had seven kills and two blocks to lift the Wildcats to a 25-17, 25-15 win over Muskego. Hust posted a team-high seven digs and notched four aces. Junior setter Jordan Armstrong had a team-best 12 assists and Frahm chipped in 10 assists.
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Team Wins Losses Sun Prairie 8 0 Verona 8 1 Janesville Craig 6 2 Middleton 5 3 Mad. Memorial 5 3 Madison East 3 6 Mad. La Follette 2 6 Beloit Memorial 1 7 Madison West 0 8
Verona 2, Homestead 0 Alexander and Phelps each delivered six kills to lead the Wildcats to a sweep over Homestead 25-19, 25-19. Kelley registered three blocks and Bobb had 11 digs. Frahm had a teamhigh 14 assists.
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West Bend West rolled by Verona in the first set 25-15 and then edged the WIldcats 26-24 in the second set. Walton had a team-high six kills. Armstrong dished out 12 assists and Phelps had a team-high four aces. Fresh- on the season in the invite after falling to man Claudia Bobb racked up 11 digs. Hartford 25-13, 25-23, 15-11. Both Alexander and junior outside hitHartford Union 2, Verona 1 ter Megan Touchett had seven kills. KelThe Wildcats doubled their loss total ley posted five blocks and Hust had 10
Kelley had eight kills and two blocks Thursday to lead the Wildcats to a sweep over Beloit Memorial 25-9, 25-18, 25-9. Armstrong dished out 16 assists and Frahm had 15 assists and notched four aces. Walton also had three aces for a Wildcats team that finished with 11 aces. Hust had a team-high nine digs. Touchett added eight kills and Alexander added seven kills.
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A view of the new Verona Area High School being constructed in September 2018 shows the location of athletic fields, as well as where a road could link to South Nine Mound Road.
Road: Contract contingencies include city allowing curb cut for access to S&E properties Continued from page 1 budget, including improvements to intersections in the area, to $6.6 million, superintendent Dean Gorrell said. That was within the budget based on bids earlier this fall, he said, meaning it allowed enough room in the budget for the $2.7 million for the pool and turf field. Attorney Lori Lubinsky, who worked on the contract on behalf of the district, acknowledged the $1.7 million was about five times what the land was appraised at, but it was also much lower than the $2.5 million Roberts cited at a Common Council meeting this summer, when he asked for the city’s assistance in negotiations. “To the extent we’re overpaying, we’re paying for that sure thing and allowing your community to move forward,” Lubinsky said. “Other options exist, but they’re not sure things.” Two other options considered by the district
Road options Connection Cost* Other requirements None N/A City approval Nine Mound $6.6 million DNR permits, curb cut approval Paoli $12 million DOT waiver, new developer agreement *According to district estimates both had issues, Gorrell explained. The city would not allow the district to have just one access road, and a connection to Paoli Street would have cost an estimated $5 million more while requiring the district to give up more land in the forest south of the new high school. Lubinsky said the district made a “reasonable effort to try to convince the city” not to require an additional access point given that West Verona Avenue actually contains two roads leading to the school. But the ability to turn left only out of
one of them meant “we had to find a second one.” The road approved Monday is the same one outlined in the developer’s agreement between the city and school district agreed to in June. That means that while there is at least one city approval remaining, there will not need to be a new developer’s agreement between the two entities. That process took months of back and forth between the two bodies, often in closed session. Going with the Paoli Street option would have required a reopening of
those discussions, as well as a willingness to give up four more acres in the woods, where a cross country course and interpretive trails are planned. Roberts said that was something trustees wanted to avoid. “I’m very proud of this board for protecting what will be an amazing educational benefit,” he said. “This board has led by example … that we should be stewards of the environment.” Roberts was glad to see the warm-water pool still included, noting that while the Natatorium will remain in operation when the new school opens, it likely would need expensive renovations to continue operating long into the future. “We know that currently one (pool) vessel doesn’t serve our current enrollment effectively,” he said. “It seems short-sighted to have one vessel for the district knowing that (“the Nat”) is old.” Board member Meredith
Stier Christensen added that the warm-water pool can help the pools become a revenue stream, and Roberts added that it will be a benefit to seniors in the community. T h e b o a r d avo i d e d a closed session on the road topic Monday for the first time in months, instead discussing openly a single piece of the contract that remained to be decided. That was a contingency requested by the Swiggums to ensure the City of Verona would approve a curb cut on both sides of the road to ensure access to both of the business’ parcels. Without it, the east side of the property wouldn’t be accessible, meaning the business would have to move. “I have no reason to believe that the city wouldn’t grant it,” Lubinsky told the board. “In fact, I’d be shocked if they didn’t.” Without the contingency, the Swiggums had requested a delay of up to two weeks
to get the city’s commitment that it would allow the curb cut, Lubinsky said. Board members did not want to wait, and since adding in the contingency had the same effect, they decided to jump at getting a signature. “We want to have the most certainty we can as soon as possible,” Stier Christensen said. Lubinsky also stressed that the district will not pay any money to the Swiggums unless all of the contingencies are satisfied. “ We ’r e n o t s p e n d i n g money on a road we can’t build,” she said. Other contingencies in the contract include getting the city’s approval for a certified survey map and permits from the state Department of Natural Resources. “We will immediately move forward,” Lubinsky said. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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in July. The case was transferred to Fitchburg Police. 4:07 p .m. A 16-year-old driver rear-ended another vehicle after she became distracted by a man walking on the sidewalk along South Main Street and failed to see the stopped vehicle in front of her.
the vehicle. 11:30 a.m. Five students were seen going into the high school forest during class. Police confiscated marijuana, drug paraphernalia, cigarettes, vaping devices and lighters from the students as they exited the forest. 1:54 p.m. Money from a Sept. 10 recent brat sale was stolen 1:02 a.m. Police stopped out of the high school atha stolen vehicle with two oc- letic director’s locked safe cupants on the 600 block of inside their secured office. Gatsby Glen Drive. Officers determined that the passen- Sept. 13 ger in the car, a juvenile, was 1:05 a .m. A 37-year-old responsible for the theft of woman was issued her first the vehicle. The driver of the OWI offense after she struck vehicle, a 19-year-old New a tree on East Verona Avenue Glarus man, was cited for and continued to drive onto having open intoxicants and Gilman Street. no registration. Police con– Kimberly Wethal fiscated two BB guns from
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Longer days, early start among 2019-20 options
Enrollment up 113
Public meeting on potential calendar changes likely in early November SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
School could start in August and days could be five minutes longer in the 2019-20 school year for Verona Area School District students. Board members discussed options Monday night to facilitate construction projects for summer 2020 related to the referendum. Those included ending the school year earlier than the normal second week in June, having fewer days and starting next school year in August to provide extra time at the district’s various sites with no classes. “There’s just a lot that happens over that summer,” superintendent Dean Gorrell said. “In addition to that, we’re moving six sites.”
Starting school in August wo u l d r e q u i r e a wa iv er from the state Department of Public Instruction, which nearby Mount Horeb received for this school year to create time next summer for renovations. That waiver also requires public outreach by the district on the idea of starting the school year earlier. Rather than taking the time to do a survey, the board agreed Monday to hold a public input session before an upcoming meeting – likely Monday, Nov. 5 – to allow people to provide feedback. That will allow the board to “make a decision on the calendar as soon as possible,” which board president Noah Roberts said was most important. While board members looked Monday at a draft calendar that would have school begin Aug. 26 and end June 2, they also discussed finding a way to end school as early as May. Board member Tom Duerst suggested lengthening the school day, and Gorrell said five additional minutes
per day “adds up to more than what you’d think.” Districts are required by the state to meet a certain threshold of hours of instruction, but no longer a set number of days of instruction. The 180-day minimum was rescinded in 2013. Construction projects that will need to be completed that summer are remodeling and renovations at the current Badger Ridge Middle School, the current Verona Area High School and the K-Wing. Once those are complete, s t a ff f r o m e a c h o f t h e schools moving to a new location will have to get settled in time for students to return that fall, which could be as early as Sept. 1, 2020, according to a draft calendar in the board packet Monday. The board is planning to consider calendars for both 2019-20 and 2020-21 at its Nov. 19 meeting. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
There are 113 more students in Verona Area schools than last fall, just above what district officials expected. The district reported its third-Friday count of student population Monday night. The state Department of Public Instruction uses that number to determine official enrollment and state aid. Country View Elementary School saw the biggest jump, with 64 more students than last fall. Superintendent Dean Gorrell said that was expected because of the attendance area change that shifted Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point families from Glacier Edge to Country View. “I’m predicting … that number will go up from here,” Gorrell said. The number of “resident students,” which includes those open enrolled out of the district and is used to determine state aid, is up 128 from last year. That’s above the 101 the district projected, meaning it will get slightly more state aid than planned – around $110,000 based on projected per-student categorical aid.
Ag courses now science credits Four agriculture courses at Verona Area High School can now be counted for science credits. The board approved counting Science of Veterinary Medicine 1 and 2, Food Science and Advanced Soil toward a student’s science credits. Agriculture teacher Jamie Morris said teachers worked hard to map out the curriculum for each class and matched the standards to science standards. “A lot of our students do struggle in the typical science classroom,” Morris said. “We’re more hands-on.”
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and Youth Apprenticeship agreement with Monona Grove Monday. The agreement authorizes Monona Grove to act as fiscal agent for the program. The cost for an apprenticeship is between $700 and $1,400, and the cost to the district depends on the number of students enrolled and what they are taking, according to information in the board packet. The district has 13 students enrolled this year, with nine working in an apprenticeship and five taking night classes.
Strategic plan goals coming Verona Area School District staff has asked board members to approve goals related to the strategic plan approved earlier this year. Superintendent Dean Gorrell said it would be ideal to have those in place by the end of the board’s Oct. 29 meeting so the strategic plan group can move forward with them in mind at its Oct. 30 meeting. But, he added, if the board needed more time, he preferred board members be comfortable with what they approve. Some goals suggested during a presentation by district director of instructional equity and bilingual programming Laurie Burgos included “Accelerated Growth for Underserved Students” and “Removing Predictability of Student Outcomes.” The goals would help tie together the five pillars the board approved in the plan, Burgos said.
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The Verona Area school board will soon use a popular online system for handling its agendas and minutes. The board will switch to BoardDocs in the coming months. The site, which hosts a variety of school districts’ content around Wisconsin, will be linked to from the school district’s website. School-to-work agreement Board members will go through a trainThe Verona Area school board gave its ing on the new system before one of their annual approval to the School to Work November meetings.
Boundary: New attendance areas will go into effect for 2020-21 when new high school opens Continued from page 1 diversity” is now three sentences: “The Board values diversity and recognizes the positive impact diversity has on student achievement. We expect diverse populations at all of our school sites. Consideration should be given to maximize diversity when possible.” The new attendance areas are expected to be approved next spring, and they will go into effect in fall 2020, when the new high school opens and other schools shift into existing buildings and have new capacities. The board also moved the diversity point to the top of the list of eight criteria, though trustees emphasized the list was not in any specific order. Board president Noah Roberts said the strategic plan, which the committee will be provided with, would also help emphasize the point. “I don’t think too many people will read into order,” Roberts said. “It is important, and I think the committee will get a great
understanding of the work … related to equity and diversity anyways.” Superintendent Dean Gorrell and board member Carolyn Jahnke took issue with the headline of in the Oct. 3 Verona Press about the board’s last discussion, “Racial balance removed from boundary criteria.” The headline referred to the bullet point included in the draft criteria for that meeting, which was “Balance demographics within acceptable ranges and consistent with District programming.” The board removed that bullet point and added the statement, “The Board values diversity and recognizes the positive impact diversity has on student achievement.” “I am very concerned about how that was portrayed,” Jahnke said. “Instead, we were saying diversity is important and having diversity in all of our schools is critical.” Gorrell said it was “important that the committee understand that this is a big deal for the board.” At the Sept. 26 meeting, board
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members decided they did not want to define what “acceptable ranges” were, leading them to take out that language from the criteria. It also directly conflicted with other criteria, such as keeping neighborhoods together and limiting busing costs. The committee is expected to bring up to three recommendations for the full board to consider – and any or all of them could balance demographics. Board member Tom Duerst said he wanted to see some options that “maybe aren’t quite as even on the diversity end,” at least for the elementary schools, “and see what it looks like.” At the middle school level, though, he said he wants to “be even, or as close to even as you can get.” Gorrell said about 50 people expressed interest in being on the committee, and the district reached out to 25 of them to become a member. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
any case, attendance areas ought where small numbers of students to be easy to understand and will be split from a larger group The Board values diversity and share. when transitioning from elemenrecognizes the positive impact tary to middle school should be diversity has on student achieve- Fiscal efficiency avoided. ment. We expect diverse popuAttendance areas should maxlations at all of our school sites. imize district resources in a fis- Match projected enrollment Consideration should be given to cally responsible manner. This with efficient building maximize diversity when possi- criterion should consider building ble. improvements, staffing require- utilization Attendance areas should anticiments, educational program needs Contiguous attendance pate projected student enrollment, and other operational costs. at least through 2025, and the areas when/where possible Logical feeder elementary functional capacity of each buildIdeally, there should be only ing for its intended purpose. one contiguous attendance area school to middle school
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for each school. Where not pos- structure sible, attendance areas should be As many elementary schools as logically drawn to keep communities of interest together and pro- possible should advance students mote transportation efficiency. In as one group to a single middle school. In any case, situations
TWI location should be set before Feb. enrollment, board member says New attendance boundaries may not come back to the board until March – the month after the choice program deadline for kindergarten parents. That’s a concern for Verona Area school board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner, as the Two Way Immersion Spanish-language program is among the topics the boundary committee could discuss moving, though administrators said they did not have the expectation it would move. While the committee could wrap up its work at any point once it begins, it is scheduled to go as far out as March, which would be after the February deadline for parents to enroll their children in the district’s choice programs. That includes charter schools and the Two
the number of existing students impacted by the attendance area change—both now and in anticipation of future enrollment changes. Consideration should be given that not only can too many students be affected by a potential boundary change, but also that moving a small number of students from one particular school could have a negative impact as well.
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Attendance areas should be structured to maintain each Minimize number of neighborhood (and logically paired neighborhoods) withstudents impacted by in one school’s attendance area. attendance area changes Neighborhoods should not Where possible, minimize be split between two schools.
Way Immersion program. Navarro-Haffner said while the charters have a location that’s already set once schools move for the referendum, the TWI program hasn’t been discussed publicly and could affect parent decisions to commit to something for six years of their child’s education. Superintendent Dean Gorrell said he wasn’t aware of any proposed changes to the location of TWI other than moving with Sugar Creek Elementary School to the current Badger Ridge building. Other board members said they wanted to leave the option for the committee to come up with a creative change. – Scott Girard
Neighborhood boundaries developed for enrollment projection purposes should be utilized wherever possible.
Transportation efficiency Efforts should be made to ensure an efficient system of student transportation, considering distance, transportation time, and routing. Maximize the number of students within school walking zones that attend the school so they can safely walk. Minimize the number of students who need to cross major roads or other barriers such as railroad tracks, which maximizes the safety and security of students.
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Verona History September
replacing the former Harrington Chevrolet dealership. The build• The Village Board approved ing later became a Citgo, was torn a request to build a new library, down amd now a Klinke Cleaners which eventually would be built is there. on St. Andrew’s church property at the intersection of Main and 40 years ago Harriet streets, beating out a sepa• The city accepted the sudden rate suggestion of building on the resignation of administrator WilSharpe property at Main and Vero- liam Wachtendonk, effective Oct. na. 20. The Library Board discussed His exit and the leave of absence plans for the new 3,500-square- of another city employee left new foot building and came up with utility clerk JoAnn Wainwright as a $35,000 model, easily falling the only employee at City Hall for within the $50,000 limit the vil- about three months, when it hired lage had set. Bev Beyer for the new position of Librarian Shirley Gutknecht city clerk-treasurer. estimated the building, with capac• An attempt to replace French ity to more than double the num- language instruction with Spanish ber of volumes, to 15,000, would at the high school was quashed by last “well into the 1990s.” an education committee. • Verona schools superintenAnd though Spanish had become dent John Lawrence surprised the the most popular foreign language school board with a sudden resig- taught in Wisconsin schools, prinnation, citing the “anti-adminis- cipal Lloyd Hornbacher said there tration and anti-Lawrence feeling was no way the school, with 550 some people have in the district.” students, could support a third lanThe board went into closed ses- guage (with German). sion immediately and returned • The city authorized the crewith no action. It discussed the ation of the police department’s matter again two weeks later in seventh full-time patrolman posifront of a crowd of about 150 peo- tion. ple, most of whom were in favor of • Bids for the Verona High Lawrence remaining, and voted to School addition came in more than accept the resignation after hear- $50,000 below estimates, for a ing all but one of the 15 speakers total of $620,000 plus architectural indicate support for the superin- fees and contingencies. tendent. • The Verona Area School Dis- 30 years ago trict held a dedication ceremony • An agricultural impact statefor its new high school. The cer- ment released by the Wisconemony attracted more than 300 sin Department of Transportaspectators. tion revealed that widening U.S. • Contractors began replac- 18-151 on the eight-mile stretch ing the leaking roof of the mid- between Verona and Mount Horeb dle school at an estimated cost of would affect 27 area farmers and about $12,000. It was revealed require acquiring 103 acres of land the month before that the original for right-of-way. It also noted that construction, just 12 years earlier, the controlled-access expressway was of a paper-fiber material rath- being planned would increase traver than the more durable rag-fiber el distance for some farmers. that was much more difficult to The $12 million project was find at the time. scheduled for 1991, part of a plan Teachers had set up more than to make the Dubuque-to-Madi40 cans around the building to col- son route four lanes all the way lect water. by 2005. The state and city also • The Simmons DX service sta- worked together to expand the tion opened at 202 E. Verona Ave.,
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Verona Avenue and Main Street intersection. • Several town residents complained about the dust and noise at the Wingra gravel pit off Nine Mound Road. The company said working at night was essential to its business but it would look for ways to “tone it down.” • The Common Council voted to create an ordinance to eliminate portable signs that had become a popular way of advertising businesses downtown. • Contractors finished replacing the White Crossing Road bridge over the Sugar River. It was paid for by the state at a cost of $72,000. • The county parks department unveiled plans to build a new shelter and restroom at Badger Prairie Park, part of a larger effort to turn excess land from the former Dane County Farm into recreational area. • Verona Press co-publisher Elizabeth Schroeder died at age 52. • Everett and Mildred Stienke celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.
20 years ago • Town residents spoke out vehemently against the proposed boundary swap Verona Area School District had proposed, and the Town Board promised to do everything it could to help opponents make their case. Complaints included the possibility of higher taxes and the loss of identity with Verona, despite provisions that grandfathered in existing Verona students, among Madison’s plans to add thousands of new homes in that area, now known as the Maple Grove neighborhood. That annexation spurred discussion exploring the possible incorporation of the town into a village, a proposal that didn’t go very far, as it was soon realized state guidelines would not allow a geographically sparse entity like that to incorporate. But it did result in the town becoming more aggressive
about contesting annexations. • After holding three ill-fated football games, Madison College – formerly known as Madison Business College – postponed the opening of the school and ultimately closed before conducting any other business. Classes were never held at the new location in Birchwood Court (the former assisted-living facility where Farm and Fleet is now), and the announcement acknowledged that the school had been struggling financially for some time. Despite a late attempt to resurrect the college the next week, it never did open. • Katie Montgomery became the head of the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, after spending more than a decade working for the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce. • Local resident Joe Wineke finished third in a primary for the 2nd U.S. Congressional District. That week Democrats held a “Unity Rally” at the Verona Senior Center to launch the campaign of Tammy Baldwin, who is now one of Wisconsin’s U.S. Senators. • Marcus Cable began wiring several locations around the city, including several at the high school and district office, for live television. • Mayor Tom Ferch declined to appoint a city representative to the VASD space needs committee, explaining that it is a schools issue and the city will not be discussing it. After the school board expressed some serious reservations, the city decided to assign a member of the task force as a reporter to the city. • The city held a public information hearing on a proposal to build a second water tower, which now is located just off County Highway M on the south side of the city.
Street. The North Main sign was stolen this summer and still has not been recovered. • The school district hired a former Middleton-Cross Plains school superintendent Bill Reis to head up its Global Academy idea, which never ended up getting off the ground. The academy was expected to be a multi-district technical and career campus. • A $15,500 consultant’s report said the Verona Fire District should get a full-time fire chief and be run by the city. The report had been commissioned because of differences of opinion between the three municipalities the district served – the towns of Verona and Springdale and the City of Verona – over how and how quickly the department should expand in light of the city’s fast-paced growth. • Verona’s No. 4-ranked football team suffered its first regular-season loss since 2005 at the hands of conference rival Middleton, 31-14. • Farm and Fleet’s grand opening for its Verona store – which had opened weeks before – included NASCAR drive Matt Kenseth, University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, UW basketball coach Bo Ryan and Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan. • Sheriff ’s deputies caught a burglar in the Sugar River after he and another former Verona resident fled the White Crossing Road home. • The Verona Cavaliers won their first Home Talent League title after many final four appearances, on their home field with a 6-1 victory over Utica. • Plan commissioner Clark Solowicz swapped places with Jack Linder after Linder had to give up his Common Council seat by inadvertently moving outside District 10 years ago 1. • Alex and Carol Miller cele• New “Welcome to Verona” signs were erected at three loca- brated their 60th wedding annivertions at a cost of about $10,000 sary. each – on Paoli Street, on West – Jim Ferolie Verona Avenue and on North Main
Spotlight: 30 years ago
Earl Blizard a ‘true value’ to Verona BY J.M. KESSLER
Verona Press correspondent
The large yellow, red and black signs that cover the plate-glass windows at 119 S. Main St. herald the news: Building and Fixtures for Sale, Retiring after 42 Years, Going Out of Business. Like communities everywhere, Verona has seen many businesses come and go, but there always seems to be that handful of establishments that give one the feeling they have been there forever. They seem to provide the community with a sense of stability Blizard and permanence. Blizard’s True Value Hardware is one such business. Although we knew in the back of our minds that sooner or later the day would come, it is still difficult to imagine Verona without Earl Blizard sitting behind the cash register in his store. Born Sept. 14, 1914, he has lived just outside of town on Blizard Road off Hwy. M for all of his 74 years. He was raised on the family farm there with his two brothers and as a young man opened his own electrical business. A man of many talents, he was licensed as an electrician, a well driller, a pump installer and a master plumber. Longtime friends describe him as a quiet man who was always eager to help others. They tell stories of how he assisted a
number of local plumbers and electricians getting started in business. It was around 1949 when he purchased the familiar old building that at that time housed a furniture store and funeral parlor. He describes how he discovered the year the building was originally constructed: “We were doing some remodeling, and when we tore down the lathe and plaster downstairs, we found the year 1885 on the wall underneath.” The large, high-ceilinged room upstairs has been used for storage for many years, according to Blizard, but the remnants of wallpaper and ornamental fixtures seem to indicate its original use as a meeting hall. He recalls hearing of Indian shows being presented there, as well as church services. Sitting in the tiny, crowded office in the middle of his store, Blizard reminisces about the early years the store was open: “It was pretty much like it is today. We carried paint and appliances and candles, lots of ’em.” He still uses the large, antique-looking safe, which takes up about a third of the office space, but he doesn’t know how old it is. “It was here when I bought the place,” he says. He continued to work in the well business after opening the hardware store, hiring people to work during business hours at the store, but eventually, he began working there himself when the residuals of the polio he had contracted as a child made it too difficult for him to keep up with the
manual labor. One of his favorite memories is purchasing the first television set in Verona. “We set it up in the store that first Wednesday night to watch wrestling from Milwaukee. By 9 p.m., the room was filled with people. Gilbert Fischl came over from his bowling alley next door, where the flower shop is now. The next day he wanted to buy my set!” Earl bought 20 chairs and set them up in front of the television for the kids to sit in after school. He installed a freezer and filled it with ice cream bars and left money on the counter for the kids to make their own change. He also remember the days during the 1950s when Verona had free movies shown outside on Park Street. But things have changed over the years. “Business has gotten a lot slower,” he says. “We’re just too close to Madison. We used to have a lot more people come into the store.” As his employees scurry about, hauling boxes of merchandise out of storage and marking sale prices on various items, Blizard is unsure exactly when the doors will close for good. He is hopeful he will be able to sell the building soon, though. Before long, Blizard’s Hardware Store will become part of Verona history, but finally etched in our memories among the flashlights and sleds, paint and dishes, tools and toys, we will still see Earl Blizard smiling quietly as he sits behind the cash register.
A full-page ad in the Sept. 15, 1988, issue of the Verona Press announces the closing of Blizard’s True Value Hardware Inc. after 42 years. Several other hardware stores have come and gone in the years since, with Dorn True Value opening earlier this year.
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Obituaries
William M. Gilbert
William “Bill” M. Gilbert passed away peacefully in the loving and caring environment of St. Mary’s Memory Care Center on Oct. 6, 2018, surrounded by family, friends and many wonderful caregivers. He was born April 30, 1933, at Madison General Hospital in Madison. Bill was the oldest of five children born to Howard and Esther Gilbert. He grew up on the east side of Madison, attended Sherman Elementary School and graduated in 1952 from Madison East High School. Bill participated in varsity football all four years. After graduation, he was drafted
into the Army to serve in the Korean Conflict in 1953 and was discharged in 1956. Upon returning to Madison, he entered a carpenter apprenticeship program. In 1956, as the result of a smile across the room, he met the love of his life on a blind date. On Sept. 21, 1957 he married Judy Engel, “a westsider.” As the story goes, she tells how she had to go to the eastside to find Mr. Right. Bill was blessed with, and is survived by, his wife Judy of 61 years and five children, Vicki Tomaszewski, Brad Gilbert, Barry (Terry) Gilbert, Lori (Dan) Bobolz and Melanie Kilmer; 11 grandchildren: Mitch (Kate) Louther, Alex Tomaszewski, Peter Gilbert, Ashley (John) Deal, Ross (Heather) Gilbert, Samantha Warner, Brandon and Megan Bobolz, Abbey, Josh and Joey Kilmer; five great-grandchildren: Liam and Finn Louther, Remington and Maverick Deal and Blake Warner. Bill is also survived by his brothers Gary (Carol) Gilbert and David Gilbert and many nieces and nephews. Special friends include: David and Mary Lynne Puttkamer, Don and Dan Wiedenfeld and Carol Breunig, and Herb and
Sue Hanson. He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard and Esther; his sisters, Pat Stauber and Nancy Wilsman; and great-grandson, Wyatt Deal. Together with Judy, Bill’s greatest pleasure was being a part of his familys’ lives. His work never kept him from their events. A testament to this is a quote from one of his children, “Dad, I have looked up to you since I was a little guy and I will always look up to you. You came to all my ballgames.” In 1959, he founded Gilbert Builders & later started Constellation Construction. Bill did work in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and Texas before retiring in 1998. After “retirement,” Bill found he had too much time on his hands so he did one last project in 2003. He promised Judy it would be the last. Bill told his children, “Love your job and it will never be work.” Bill loved his job! Bill and Judy, along with Mary and George, enjoyed spending the winters at their home in The Villages, Florida and traveling with friends. He enjoyed golf and got his hole in one before having to give up golf in 2015. A visitation will be held
from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 at Cress Funeral Home, 3610 Speedway Road, Madison, followed by an opportunity to share your memories at 7 p.m. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at St. James Lutheran Church, 427 S. Main St. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until the time of service. Immediately following the service, Burial with military honors will be held at the Verona Cemetery. We would like to thank St. Mary’s Memory Care Center and Hospice for their gentle and compassionate care. Mere words cannot fully express our appreciation and gratitude. You all convinced us there are Angels among us. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Alzheimer’s and Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin (ADAW) or to St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church Building Fund. Please share your memories at www.cressfuneralservice.com Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 3610 Speedway Road, Madison 238-3434
Chickens: Most discussion centers on neighbor notification Continued from page 1 neighbors and setting limitations of four hens (no roosters), as well as prohibitions on slaughtering chickens and selling the animals or their products. Ald. Charlotte Jerney (Dist. 3) started the council’s discussion by giving a speech extolling the environmental virtues of keeping chickens, but she apparently didn’t need to persuade anyone, as there was no debate over whether there should be an ordinance. The only squawking, rather, was about how some of the details should be handled. More specifically, the main topic of discussion was notification of neighbors. A week earlier, one commissioner cried foul to the draft ordinance’s requirement of notification of all neighbors within 25 feet and another agreed it was “out of line” with requirements of other animals but said with the option being new to Verona, it made sense. Monday, alders generally agreed with those conclusions, particularly after hearing from planning
director Adam Sayre, who worried that his department and the police department would be fielding calls from angry or concerned neighbors unaware of the new rules. The “good neighbor clause,“ as it was described the week before, would encourage a conversation between neighbors that Sayre said all too often doesn’t happen when property owners begin making changes. In addition to a courtesy “heads up,” he told alders, it could also bring up whether there are any deed restrictions or neighborhood covenants and could also start a conversation about the location of coops or runs, for example. While neighbors would otherwise be powerless to stop the keeping of chickens – a key concern alders such as Katie Kohl (D-2) had with the notification requirement – they would have an opportunity to come to terms with it if they have objections or even talk their neighbors out of it, police chief Bernie Coughlin said. On the suggestions of multiple alders, Sayre said he’d draft a form letter applicants can use to notify
Dale Volkening
Dale Volkening
Dale Thomas Volkening, 68, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. He was born on Jan. 1, 1950, in Elgin, Ill. to parents, Willis and Marion (Thiemann) Volkening. Dale graduated from the University of Michigan School of Architecture in 1973 and practiced in Madison until retiring in 2016. He married his college sweetheart, Shirley Wardell, in 1973. Together they raised three children. Dale was a Boy Scout Leader in both Fitchburg and Verona. He loved spending time with family, especially his four granddaughters. Dale loved
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neighbors and will include comments about animal cruelty in the licensing application. The Public Safety committee asked for it to include a link to the city’s website, and for the rest, alders said he could just wing it. After all, Kohl said, Sayre and the police department likely would be fielding complaints. “I do want to make enforcement as easy as possible for city staff,” Kohl said. Some alders suggested the notification requirements might just be for a trial year period, until the idea of chickens coming home to roost is more familiar. Alders didn’t discuss much else of significance, aside from pecking at details such as the 15-foot height limitation on coops (the same as sheds, Sayre explained) and whether the coops or runs had to be permanent structures or could be moved. As with most city ordinances, it’s effective upon publication in the Verona Press, which is in this week’s edition.
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the width of the street at the crosswalk from 42 feet to 28 feet. It’s scheduled to A temporary “bumpout” be in use from Oct. 9-12. on Whalen Road this week Commerce Parkway will help the city determine whether the traffic control parking measure helps pedestrians. Pa r k i n g w i l l n ow b e The “pilot project,” as restricted on Commerce c i t y a d m i n i s t r a t o r J e ff Parkway to prevent busiMikorski described it, will nesses from being blocked “bring attention to the by overflow parking from crosswalk itself” – a cou- other businesses. ple of blocks from Glacier Police chief Bernie Edge Elementary School – Coughlin said the departand also help demonstrate ment tried to work with the whether a permanent one local businesses, but the would make the crosswalk staff hasn’t always been safer. compliant, so this change The city installed bum- is “an incentive to find pouts in several spots along parking in other locations.” South Main Street last year as part of its downtown New developments streetscape improvements. The council approved The bumpout will reduce precise implementation
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plans for two new developments, the West End Market No. 5 commercial center on West Verona Avenue and the yet-unnamed Lincoln Street apartments. Both had been through multiple visits to the council over the past two years and at times had controversial elements, but neither prompted any significant discussion Monday. The key approvals for both were in the previous stage, the general development plan; Monday’s review was over detailed elements such as architecture, landscaping, stormwater and utilities.
bypass off Whalen Road for use in constructing a well that has been planned for years. The city earned the state Public Service Commission’s approval for the project, Well No. 6, in January.
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Country View fall fest Country View Elementary School students adjusted to the weather Friday, Oct. 5, and celebrated their annual Fall Fest indoors. The event had kids playing with a parachute in the music room, drawing in the art room and playing basketball in the gym, among other activities.
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Mia Waters, right, smiles as she shows off her drawing that had to include something hairy and a worm during Country View Elementary School’s Fall Fest Friday, Oct. 5.
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Makaylah Ewing, left, and Julianna Wright play for the “red team” during a game of giant Connect 4.
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At left, Jillian Hennick puts all of her strength behind a jump shot. At right, from left, Cameron Arts, Dexter Larson and Weston Wood excitedly try to shake balls off of the parachute.
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 IN RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES CITY OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Notice is hereby given that absentee voting will be administered at the following locations on Tuesday, October 16, 2018 beginning at 10 a.m.: Willow Pointe, 1125 N. Edge Trail, Verona, WI 53593 Noel Manor, 471 Prairie Way Blvd., Verona, WI 53593 Four Winds Manor, 303 Jefferson St., Verona, WI 53593 Four Winds Lodge, 309 Schweitzer Dr., Verona, WI 53593 Special Voting Deputies appointed
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by the City of Verona will be administering absentee voting for the residents of these facilities for the November 6, 2018 General Election at the above times and places. Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided for at least 10 consecutive days before the election in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Only observers from each of the two recognized political parties whose candidates for governor or president received the greatest number of votes in the municipality at the most recent general election may accompany the deputies to each facility where absentee voting will take place. The observers may observe the process of absentee ballot distribution in the common areas of the home, facility or complex. Each party wishing to have an observer present shall submit the name of the observer to the clerk or board of election commissioners no later than the close of business on the last business day prior to the visit. Family members of residents may be present at the time of voting. If you have questions, please contact: Ellen Clark 111 Lincoln St., Verona, WI 53593 608-848-9947 ellen.clark@ci.verona.wi.us Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 18-923 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10-1-26 AND 10-1-27 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain that the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin is amended as
SKI SHOP SALES & SERVICE We are now accepting applications for part time and full-time sales positions in our ski department during the winter and outdoor furniture during the summer. If you have some downhill skiing experience, enjoy winter sports and like working with people this might be the opportunity youve been looking for. Chalet is a fun and friendly place to work with local owners who have great appreciation for employees and customers. All positions can be year-round or seasonal depending on the person, with flexible shifts ranging from 15-40 hours per week. Chalet has been serving Madison skiers for the past 35 years. We offer a generous base salary with commissions, bonuses, employee discounts and free skiing at local hills. To join our team please stop by our newly remodeled store and apply in person. PAY RANGE: $12-$16 PER HOUR. CHALET SKI & PATIO 5252 VERONA ROAD MADISON, WI 53711 608-273-8263 INFO@CHALETSKI.COM
follows: 1. Section 10-1-26 (c) is hereby amended to delete paragraphs (29) through (33). 2. Section 10-1-27 (a) is hereby amended to add the following paragraphs (62) and (63): (62) On the west side of Commerce Parkway, from a distance Three Hundred Sixty Two (362) feet south of South Nine Mound Road, extending south and east for a distance of Four Hundred Ninety Three (493) feet. (63) On the east side of Commerce Parkway, from a distance Two Hundred Seventy Seven (277) feet south of South Nine Mound Road, extending south and east for a distance of Four Hundred Five (405) feet. 3. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication as required by law. CITY OF VERONA ___________________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ___________________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: October 8, 2018 Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP
2. That the City Clerk is directed to forthwith make the above change in the zoning district boundaries on the official map of the City of Verona pursuant to Section 13-1-42 of the City ordinances after passage and publication as required by law. The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on October 8, 2018. CITY OF VERONA ___________________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ___________________________________ Ellen Clark, City Clerk Enacted: October 8, 2018 Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP
*** ORDINANCE NO. 18-925 AN ORDINANCE REZONING THE HEREIN DESCRIBED PROPERTY IN THE CITY OF VERONA The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin, does hereby ordain as follows: 1. That Section 13-1-42, “Zoning Map” of Title 13, Chapter 1 “Zoning Code”, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona be amended by repealing the existing zoning of Suburban Industrial (SI) on the described parcel in the City of Verona and assigning the Urban Residential (UR) zoning classification: PARCEL NUMBER, PARCEL ADDRESS 286/0608-154-3003-8, 102/104 Lincoln Street
*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL SEPTEMBER 24, 2018 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Kohl, Posey, and Reekie present. Alderperson Touchett was absent and excused. Also present: Police Chief Coughlin, City Administrator Mikorski, City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of minutes from the September 10, 2018 Common Council meeting: Motion by Kohl, seconded by Reekie, to approve the minutes of the September 10, 2018 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: A. Police Officer Recognition Ceremony. Chief Coughlin introduced Officers Gregory Gentz, Dominique Ramirez and Bradley Stoll, and gave a brief background on each. The officers were then sworn in as City of Verona Police Officers
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by City Clerk Clark. B. Mutual Aid Discussion. Chief Coughlin presented an overview of are mutual aid in the area. 7. Announcements: 8. Administrator’s Report: 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports: A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Kemp, seconded by Cronin, to pay the bills in the amount of $951,629.98. Motion carried 7-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit application from Le Jordan, Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, for the Fall Festival on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Special Event Permit from Le Jordan, Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, for the Fall Festival on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 4 p.m. – 11 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a Temporary Class “B” Beer and “Class B” Wine Retailer’s License from the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce for the Fall Festival event on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Festival Park, 111 Lincoln Street, Le Jordan, Agent. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Temporary Class “B”/”Class B” Retailer’s License for the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce for the Fall Festival on Friday, October 5, 2018 at Festival Park, 111 Lincoln Street, Le Jordan, Agent, contingent upon the completion of background checks by the Verona Police Department and a fence around the entire event space. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-922 correcting Ordinance No. 18-920. The Elections Commission is requiring the City to make minor changes to the annexation ordinance for the North Neighborhood by correcting
the wards in which the property will be located. Replacing the ward and district in the original ordinance, the voting districts for the property are Aldermanic District 1, Ward 1 in Dane County Supervisory District 32; and Aldermanic District 3, Ward 6 in Dane County Supervisory District 32. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kemp, to approve Ordinance No. 18-922 correcting Ordinance No. 18-920. Motion carried 7-0. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Update on the Verona Area School District new high school project as it relates to the approved VASD Development Agreement The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Mr. Mikorsi and Mayor Diaz stated we have not received anything from the School District, so there is nothing for discussion at this time. The Common Council did not convene in closed session for this item. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Reekie, seconded by Gaskell, to adjourn at 7:38 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP
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FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, AKC registered, tri-colors and lemon and white, sire and dam, outstanding hunterscompanions, trial champions in the pedigree, vet checked, $400-$450 each. Also two very good 5 year old male Beagles. $700 each. 608-4378957. LABRADOODLE OR Goldendoodle? WHY? When you CAN have a 100% non-shed, smart, beautiful, sweet, lovable Whoodle or Moyen Poodle. 2 Minis left! The best dog you will ever own! Rust, Brown & Creme colors. Come check us out! LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com Lic#469088 Dusty 920-210-7441. TEDDY BEARS, 2-Maltipoos, Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 1-Morkie $695-$995 Lic# 469088, LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com, Brenda 608-574-7931
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VERONA 2 Bedroom Apartment $855. Available Now and Nov 1 Small 24 unit building. Includes heat, hot water, water & sewer, off-street parking, fully carpeted, dishwasher and coin operated laundry and storage in basement. Convenient to Madison's west side. Call KC at 608-575-4344 to view your new home.
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