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Center, “rocketship” Ian Larsen, 6, walks down the sidewalk during the Main Street Trick or Treat event on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 31.
A night of frights Veronans had two chances to go trick-or-treating on Wednesday, Oct. 31, once during the Main Street Trick-or-Treat event and the other during city-wide trick-or-treating later that night.
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Parents and community members will have a chance to learn more about the Verona Area School District’s new incident response plan at a pair of upcoming meetings. VASD officials will hold public information meetings Wednesday, Nov. 14, and Thursday, Nov. 15, to discuss its new “optionsbased” approach to emergency incidents like an active shooter or other emergency. Both meetings will be 6:15-7:30 p.m. The Nov. 14 meeting will be held at Stoner Prairie Elementary School, 5830 Devoro Road, and the Nov. 15 meeting
If You Go What: Emergency response protocol meetings When: 6:15-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14; Thursday, Nov. 15 Where: Stoner Prairie Elementary School, 5830 Devoro Road, Fitchburg (Nov. 14); Badger Ridge Middle School, 740 N. Main St. (Nov. 15) Info: verona.k12.wi.us will be at Badger Ridge Middle School, 740 N. Main St. The school board approved the new response mechanism in May to “empower staff and students to make decisions they feel are necessary and appropriate to increase
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Board votes to start Club, teacher open food pantry at VAHS next school year Aug. 23 ‘Little actions can make big On the Web Verona Area School District
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Three years ago, Verona Aid formed as a Verona Area High School club focused on helping however it could with the Syrian refugee crisis and around Dane County. Now, it’s got a new name – Wildcats United – and it’s brought some of its efforts within the VAHS walls. Those students and social studies teacher Jason Knoll opened a schoolbased food pantry last month, feeding more than 50 people over the weekends since.
“It’s an amazing way for us to help kids that are with us every day,” junior Colleen Quinn told the Press. The boxes of cereal, cans of tuna and bags of Rice-a-Roni are collected on shelving in the corner of Knoll’s room throughout the week, and the students on the group’s executive board gather Friday mornings at 7:30 to fill up the needed backpacks. Those are then given to a social worker at the school, who gives them to the students in need to take home. The
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Change for 2019-20 needs DPI waiver, staff contract OK SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The 2019-20 school year will start Aug. 23 in the Verona Area School District, pending two remaining approvals district staff expect to come through. The school day will also be five minutes longer at all levels, with that time added at the end of the school day.
The Verona Area school board approved a school calendar for next year and 2020-21 Monday night to give families time to plan. The early start next year would allow school to end May 29, 2020, to give more time for construction crews working on renovations to the existing high school and K-Wing related to the 2017 referendum and school shift that fall. The existing high school is expected to become a middle school site, and the
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The bags include food for all members of the family, and the group has different things to include for families of two to four people and those with five or more. So far, it’s been about four families each week, Knoll said, but he knows there are more in need. Last year, Verona Area High School had 387 students considered economically disadvantaged – measured by those who qualify for free or reduced lunches. There also were more than 100 homeless students districtwide two years ago, Knoll said. “Food security is important,” Knoll said. “It just drives me nuts that there are children who don’t have access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.”
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Verona holds third Kids Expo The Verona Area School District’s third annual Kids Expo presented resources and kid-friendly activities for parents and their pre-kindergarten children Saturday, Nov. 4. VASD elementary schools, Verona Pre-K and area daycare centers and fitness and enrichment programs set up booths in the Verona Area High School gym with interactive activities for kids and information for parents. — Jim Ferolie
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Cruz Werner, 1, considers whether to join Caroyn Cantrell in a Kindermusik activity, shaking rattlers, Saturday morning at the Verona Pre-K’s Verona Area Kids Expo.
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north side can expect lane closures, shifted traffic and minor delays starting Friday. Starting 7 p.m. Friday, PD will be closed from M to Woods Road all weekend until 6 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, public works director Theran Jacobson wrote in an
email to the Press last week. At that point, M traffic will be switched and will be on the finished section of the bridge that has been under construction this year. After that switch, construction will begin immediately on PD east of M to
Meriter Way. That will close that part of the road the week of Monday, Nov. 12, to Friday, Nov. 16. Jacobson wrote the schedule for the lane changes may change and is weather-dependent. – Kimberly Wethal
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Antwon Braxton and Donya Miler of Nostra Terra pin down landscape fabric at Verona Town Hall on Saturday, Nov. 3.
Several volunteers from the Wisconsin Nursery and Landscape Association provided volunteer labor and discounted materials to landscape the front of the Town Hall over the past two weekends. Organized and led by Deb Paul, who serves on the Town’s Plan Commission, and WNLA executive director Chrissy King, the group spent two or three hours each Saturday, Nov. 3 and Oct. 27, covering areas with landscaping materials, gravel and boulders to match the prairie the nearly 2-year-old building overlooks. Volunteers came from various landscaping companies. The town moved into the $3 million, 6,200-square-foot building in February 2017 and added more buildings and facilities on the land throughout that year. Volunteers planted a prairie last November.
2 arrested after Oct. 31 car chase, crash 18-151 offramp closed for two hours SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Two people were arrested in Verona after a police chase that went the wrong way down East Verona Avenue and resulted in a crash Wednesday night, Verona police reported in a news release. It caused the Exit 81 off ramp from U.S. Hwy. 18-151 to be closed for about two hours. Police reported finding
more than four grams of heroin upon searching the driver and the vehicle. According to the release, the chase began around 5:50 p.m. after Jennifer Copus, 32, of Stoughton, allegedly tried to return stolen items to a business on the 600 block of Hometown Circle. When police arrived, Copus ran to a car and got into the passenger seat. The driver, 48-year-old Joseph Jackson of Madison,
then “immediately fled the business’ parking lot,” the release said, and police pursued. Jackson then turned down East Verona Avenue, driving eastbound toward the highway in the westbound lanes. The car crashed into other vehicles at the intersection with Maple Grove Drive, leaving four vehicles and a traffic post damaged, according to the release. The off ramp was closed while the Dane County
Sheriff’s Office investigated the crash, according to the release. Copus was taken to the jail on outstanding warrants, and Jackson was booked for attempting to elude police. The release said additional charges will be requested after the investigation is completed. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Library doesn’t need to babysit our kids I love the Verona Library! I have to speak up when it is criticized in the slightest. I have enjoyed it since I moved here in 2008. My kids and I frequented the Verona Library and still do. I applaud the library for all they do for my children and our community. I have always told my boys, if they need somewhere to go to be safe, go to the library. They always knew how to find the library from anywhere in town. I believe our library does plenty of “babysitting” for all
of us. It is not their job to police or parent our kids. I believe Ms. Balinski could better educate herself on all of the opportunities Verona has for all of the ages of its residents and then parent as she sees fit. My boys never had their own library cards until I felt they could handle the responsibility. I want to thank the Verona Library, its employees and volunteers for all they do! Mona Cassis Town of Verona
Correction Because of incorrect information on the Verona Area School District website, an article in last week’s Verona Press titled “Roberts to run for re-election” stated Russell King’s seat was up for election in April. King’s seat lasts until the spring 2020 election, as he was on the ballot for a three-year term in 2017. The Press regrets the error.
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y favorite sports team won the championship last month, and I think I enjoyed the distraction as much as the victory. I grew up in New Hampshire, and in the same way the Packers dominate the professional sports landscape in Wisconsin, the Boston Red Sox were always New England’s top team. I’m told that has been changing in recent years, but for me, baseball will always be my favorite sport. For this reason I felt doubly blessed Curtis this past October. Not only did the Red Sox make the playoffs, but so did the Milwaukee Brewers, my adopted National League team. Throughout the entire month it seemed either the Red Sox or the Brewers were on television every day, and in almost every case they were playing exciting, meaningful games. I dove in head first. I’m kind of embarrassed to tally how much time I spent in front of the television watching baseball. There were the games, and also the pre-game and post-game shows. Not only that, I found the Major League Baseball channel on my car’s satellite radio and listened to baseball pundits as I drove. I could not get enough baseball. It wasn’t until the day after the World Series concluded, when the Red Sox had secured the
championship, that I realized what I had been able to tune out while I was tuned in to baseball. I am a news junkie, but during October I watched very little television news. I’d catch a 10-minute snippet here and there, just so I knew what was happening in the world and what the next day’s weather would be like, but for the most part it was wall-to-wall baseball. By not watching the news, or even the local television channels, I also missed out on the tsunami of political ads polluting what we used to call the airwaves. It wasn’t until the day after the World Series ended, as I began to wade back into my typical television viewing and news consuming routines, when I realized how glorious the respite from it all had been. For nearly a month, I was all but removed from the nonstop, exhausting lunacy that surrounds the present occupant of the White House. I spent no time listening to partisan pundits speak only to their side, something I loathe even though I am an admitted partisan. While I could not avoid them completely, I saw very few negative political ads that any thinking person can see distort the truth by telling only part of a story. I was living in a splendid baseball bubble. It was delightful, and in an odd way, cleansing. I’m not sure how I feel about this. On one hand, it was a very nice feeling. The dark cloud of
negativity that seems to hover over so many things of late lifted for a while. I had something positive on which to focus. As I went about my day I felt happier and less tired. On the other hand, I have always been one who prides himself on being informed, and I admit to having looked disapprovingly toward people who did not make at least a minimal effort to keep up with the news of the world. As depressing and overbearing as following the news has been for the past several years, I’m not sure I want to endorse a lifestyle or ignorance and avoidance, regardless of how blissful it may be. But gosh darn it, it sure was nice while it lasted. As I write this, the November elections are two days away. Things seem to be moving toward a crescendo. I have no idea what government in America or Wisconsin will look like three days from now. I will be glad the nonstop barrage of political advertising will be behind us, but regardless of the election outcome, I am doubtful the whizzing whirlwind of news noise will subside much. I can even imagine scenarios where it becomes louder. I will do my best to fulfill my role as a citizen and re-engage, but in the back of my mind, I keep hearing the same question luring me like a siren: How long until pitchers and catcher report to spring training? Karl Curtis is a City of Verona resident.
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Sugar Creek receives another health recognition for staff,” Evers wrote.
Sugar Creek Elementary School has swept the podium in health awards this year. The school was notified last month it received a Gold level Wisconsin school Health Award. The recognition “signifies Sugar Creek Elementary School’s commitment to providing students with the knowledge and skills to make healthy decisions that contribute to their academic success,” according to the award letter from State Superintendent Tony Evers. E a r l i e r t h i s s c h o o l y e a r,
– Todd Brunner, principal Sugar Creek received a Bronze-level recognition in the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program and a Silver award in the HealthierUS School Challenge through the United States Department of Agriculture. Evers wrote in his letter that, “Supporting this initiative ensures more schools create an environment that enables students to
achieve their full academic potential as well as supports them in developing healthful behaviors to last throughout their lives.” “I commend your school for having health and safety policies and environments, health education, physical education and other physical activity programs, nutrition services, family and community involvement, and health promotion
awards ceremony in December at the Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Earlier this year, Sugar Creek principal Todd Brunner told the Press the emphasis on healthy habits is present for both students at staff. He noted that staff meetings generally include time for physical activity by the staff, and their enthusiasm spreads to the students. “Staff are the ones that the kids see and hear,” he said. “Our staff are excited about the fun run, so the kids want to go to the fun run.”
Those interested in the plan to rebuild the Nesbitt-Fitchrona roads intersection into a roundabout next year can find out more at a public open house next week. The Tuesday, Nov. 13, open house will be held at Fitchburg City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road, from 6-7 p.m. Attendees can look at exhibits showing the proposed roundabout and talk to project staff in attendance. Fitchburg is planning to construct the roundabout to replace the current fourway stop to “reduce congestion at the intersection” that has increased over the past several years, according to a news release on the meeting. Construction is expected to begin next summer. “Over the past several years, traffic volumes have steadily increased and the intersection now experiences significant delays and
long lines of traffic during peak traffic hours,” the release states. The city is funding the $1.6 million project through the Orchard Pointe tax-increment financing district, which includes the nearby Target and Hy-Vee that both opened over the past decade. Some alders had asked the city to request joint funding for the project with the Town of Verona, but city administrator Patrick Marsh said during council meetings the town said they did not have room in the budget. The city also considered a stoplight or mini-roundabout option during the planning process. The Transportation and Transit Committee recommended the mini-roundabout option, which would have been about $1 million cheaper. Three of the four property owners at the intersection also supported the mini-roundabout idea, which would have required them to give up less land. But alders supported the
If You Go What: Open house on Nesbitt-Fitchrona roads roundabout When: 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 Where: Fitchburg City Hall, 5520 Lacy Road Info: fitchburgwi.gov larger roundabout because of the availability of TIF funding and its longer shelf life for solving traffic issues. The stoplight option would have been the most expensive and would not have reduced accidents as much as the roundabout, according to an engineering analysis on the project. For an update on the project, visit fitchburgwi. gov/2485/FitchronaNesbitt-Intersection. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Medicare Part D review The senior center will host Medicare Part D review sessions from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, and Friday, Nov. 9. The review session will help seniors find the most cost-effective health care plan based on their medications and health needs. An appointment is required. To reserve a spot, call 845-7471.
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recent diagnosis of ADHD, ASD or SPD can learn how to help them grow and learn from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, at the library. Dr. Jill Mork of Family First Chiropractic will teach parents about how to deal with a diagnosed child’s struggles like sleepless nights and trouble focusing, and teach parents how to maximize the number of “good days” children have. Free childcare will be provided. Registration is encouraged. For information, call 845-7180.
Librarian Mark Cullen will teach three different types of origami that can Chili dinner be made with dollar bills from 6:30-8 The American Legion will hold p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at the library. their annual chili dinner from 4:30Registration is required. 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the For information, call 845-7180. Legion, 207 Legion St. The menu includes chili, a grilled Intro to genealogy cheese sandwich, dessert and a bevThe library will hold a session about erage. learning to trace your family history The cost is $10 per person. from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. For information, call 279-9044. The session will address resources Balancing time and money that can track your genealogy. Registration is required. John Haslam, an attorney with For information, call 845-7180. Wilson Law Group, LLC, and William Meland, of Pillar Wealth ManADHD workshop for parents agement, will give a presentation on Parents who have children with a
balancing time and money for people who are a part of the “sandwich generation,” where they are taking care of both children and parents. The presentation goes from 6:307:30 pm. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the library. Haslam and Meland will give tips on how to manage parents’ finances and living arrangements without neglecting the needs of children. For information, call 845-7180.
Birthday lunch Seniors with birthdays or anniversaries in September will be celebrated Friday, Nov. 16 at the senior center. Attendees are asked to reserve their spot by Monday, Nov. 12. Impersonation artist Jessica Michna will perform her show “Laura Ingalls Wilder: ‘Road to the Little House.’” The menu will include Sloppy Joe sandwiches, bean salad, mixed vegetables, banana and strawberry cake. The lunch is free for those who have November birthdays or anniversaries. For all others, the cost is $5. For information, call 845-7471.
• 10:30-11 a.m., Baby storytime (ages 0 to 18 months), library, 845• 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 2019 Medi7180 care Part D review sessions (appointment required), senior cen- • 12:30 p.m., Movie afternoons at the Verona Senior Center: “Damter, 845-7471 • 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Toddler sel,” senior center, 845-7471 storytime (ages 1-2), library, 845Saturday, Nov. 10 7180 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Verona Area • 4 p.m., Anime and Manga club Education Foundation annual art (grades 6-12), library, 845-7180 and craft sale, Badger Ridge Middle School, 740 N. Main St., Friday, Nov. 9 verona.k12.wi.us • 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., 2019 Medi• 10 a.m., Verona Area Historical care Part D review sessions (appointment required), senior cen- Society presentation “Saving the Old House: a ‘Moving Story’” with ter, 845-7471 Mike Hankard, senior center, • 9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory friendly veronahistory.com storytime (ages 3-5), library, 8457180 Monday, Nov. 12 • 10-10:45 a.m., UW Pharmacy • 11 a.m., Flag raising ceremony, Health Presentation: Sleep chang- Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. es with aging, senior center, 845Railroad St., 845-7471 7471
• 11:30 a.m., Lunch and recognition ceremony for veterans (RSVP by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7), senior center, 845-7471 • 3:45-4:45 p.m., TeenSnack: Pumpkin spice mug cakes (grades 6-12), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8 p.m., Money origami (registration required), library, 845-7180
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What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Nov. 8 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. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention 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, Nov. 9 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines 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. – 2017 Wildcats Football New! 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 10 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 11-07-18 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona
Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football New! 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 11-07-18 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, Nov. 11 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 11-07-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 11-07-18 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, Nov. 12 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines 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. – 2017 Wildcats Football New!
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
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All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Asthma at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 13 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. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Local Fossils at the Historical Society Wednesday, Nov. 14 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Bone Health at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 11-12-18 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, Nov. 15 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. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Rich Baumann at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention 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
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,
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m. Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services. West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Giving Thanks “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” – 1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV In the United States, we celebrate Thanksgiving every year on the fourth Thursday of November. But if the official holiday is the only time we are making a conscious effort to be thankful, then we are clearly deficient in giving thanks. Saint Paul advises us to “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” Being in constant communion with God by praying at all times and giving thanks in all circumstances may seem impossible, but perhaps it isn’t as difficult as it might seem. Paul’s advice to the Thessalonians quoted above is in the co text of telling them to appreciate the hard work of those around them and admonishing them not to be idle or disruptive. Paul knows that we all have work to do, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t be praying and giving thanks in the empty gaps in our day. The internal monologue that all of us carry on throughout the day can often be filled with grumbling and rancor. The irritating boss or co-worker gives us a chance to develop patience. Give thanks at Thanksgiving but be determined to carry it over into the rest of the year. Being thankful at all times is perhaps the quickest and most direct route to a happy and blessed life. – Christopher Simon
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Hundreds of children will take the stage next weekend for two different Verona Area Community Theater productions. The shows, Annie KIDS and Legally Blonde, Jr., will run from Nov. 15-17 at the Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Each show will have four productions, with Annie KIDS, featuring children in grades 1-4, being performed at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov. 16, and at 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Legally Blonde, Jr., featuring students in grades 5-8, will take the stage after Annie KIDS each day at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, and Friday, Nov. 16, and at 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17. Annie KIDS features 136 actors split into two different casts, and is based off the 1977 Broadway musical about an orphan girl who escapes the orphanage in the 1930s in search of her birth parents and finds a new home in the process. The show is produced by directors Sara Ward-Cassady and Joanne Rash, producer Dee Baldock, music director Anya Holland-Barry and choreographer Katie Monk. Legally Blonde, Jr. has a cast made up of 119 children. The show is based off of the 2001 movie featuring Reese
If You Go What: Legally Blonde, Jr. When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16; 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Where: Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Cost: $8 Info: vact.org
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Children in grades 5-8 rehearse for the upcoming show “Legally Blonde, Jr.,” which will run from Nov. 15-17 at the Verona Area Performing Arts Center. The Verona Area Community Theater will also produce the show “Annie KIDS,” which will run on the same dates. Witherspoon, where a college undergraduate works her way into Harvard Law School as an attempt to win back the boyfriend who dumped her. The show is produced and choreographed by Alyssa Dvorak, with the help of
What: Annie KIDS When: 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16; 1 and 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Where: Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Cost: $5 Info: vact.org
be purchased in advance producer Elizabeth Kraemer, at vact.org, or at the door, music director Brett Wagner depending on availability. and Lydia Benz as associate For more information, visit vact.org. choreographer. Each show has separate Email reporter Kimberly tickets. Admission for Annie Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ KIDS is $5, and Legally wcinet.com and follow her on Blonde, Jr. is $8. Tickets can Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
Veronans will have another Farmers’ Market option once a month starting this Saturday. The Winter Market, put on by Mona Cassis, will take place on the second Saturday of the month through April at the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 W. Verona Ave. Cassis organizes the weekly Verona Artists and Farmers’ Market at Hometown Junction during the warmer months. Cassis decided to start the winter market due to demand from a few of her vendors who regularly participate in the weekly market. The chamber offered up the location and the second Saturday each month was chosen because of how it aligned with the artist market already held just a few blocks away at the Purple Goose, 101 N. Main St. “I wanted something central,” Cassis said. “I know Halley (Jones) over at The Purple Goose is having second Saturday markets as well, so I thought with being at the Chamber building … you jump across the street at you’re at The Purple Goose.
If You Go What: Winter Market When: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10 Where: Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 W. Verona Ave. Info: facebook.com There’s only Walgreens in between us.” The market will feature vendors selling food products such as sauces, salsas, sweet and savory jams and honey, along with soaps and pine boughs for the first two markets in November and December and dog toys and other canine-friendly products just after the New Year. While Cassis said she’s not sure what to expect, with this Saturday’s market being the first one, it’ll just require Veronans to get used to another market. “It’s a matter of training the community that this is what’s going on,” she said. “They don’t have to leave Verona to get what they need.”
Honoring Verona’s veterans with senior center program Monday
With Veterans Day falling on a Sunday this Nov. 11, Verona Veterans Day ceremonies will be held on Monday, Nov. 12. The programming begins at 11 a.m. with
a flag-raising ceremony downtown at Hometown Junction, 531 E. Verona Ave. That will be followed by lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St. Lunch reservations should have been placed by noon on Wednesday, Nov. 7. After lunch, programming continues a t 1 2 : 3 0 p . m . w i t h a
presentation of flags and guest speaker Charlotte Jerney, a retired U.S. Army colonel who lives in Verona. At 1:30 p.m., there will be a Quilts of Valor presentation. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@ wcinet.com.
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Wildcats will send eight individual events, three relays to state MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swim team will have eight individual entries and all three relays at state after a banner day Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional. Senior Grace Bennin repeated as the sectional champion in the 100yard breaststroke and 200 individual medley to automatically punch her ticket to state for the fourth straight year. Bennin, the two-time defending state champion in the 100 breast, set a Middleton pool record, winning the event with a time of 1 minute, 3.04 seconds. It broke the previous pool record she set one week earlier at the Big Eight Conference meet. A University of Minnesota recruit, Bennin finished ahead of Middleton’s Ally Silverstri in both the 200 IM and 100 breast. The champion in each of the state’s six sectionals automatically qualify for state. The other state qualifiers are determined based on time. Verona’s only other sectional title came from the 200 medley relay team of junior Sara Stewart, juniors Josie McCartney and Kaitlyn Zuehl and Bennin, who took first with a season-best time of 1:45.28. Middleton, the two-time defending Division 1 state champions, clipped Sun Prairie for the sectional team title 317-312. Madison West took third (291) and Verona Area/ Mount Horeb finished fourth (289)
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Grace Bennin swims in the 200-yard Individual medley at the WIAA D1 Middleton sectional on Saturday. She placed first in the 200 IM and breaststroke. She also helped Verona Area/Mount Horeb qualify the 200 medley and 200 free relay. in the 14-team sectional. “Sectionals can be a very stressful meet because there’s a lot on the line trying to qualify for the state meet,” coach Bill Wuerger said. “The girls did a great job of setting that stress aside and just going out and having fun swimming fast.” Other state qualifiers for the Wildcats were McCartney (100 butterfly),
Stewart (100 backstroke, 100 fly), freshman Kenzie Zuehl (50 freestyle), senior Gabby Gnewuch (200 free, 500 free) and freshman Tola Klabough (200 free relay). McCartney took second in the 100 fly (57.27) and Stewart finished fourth in the 100 back (56.96) and fifth in the 100 fly (57.94) to qualify for state in both races.
“We worked really hard all season and to see it come together and drop a lot of time was really fun to keep the season going,” McCartney said. “I wasn’t expecting to get second. I was just trying to do the best I could. I was very surprised.” Kenzie Zuehl took fifth in the 50 free (24.54) to qualify for state and
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Gnewuch placed seventh in both the 200 free (1:56.42) 500 free (5:12.52) to qualify for state in both races. It’s Gnewuch’s third trip to state. “I’m really lucky to be able to make it that far,” Gnewuch said. “It’s really exciting. I just want to do my best. It’s one more swim with my girls.”
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Four earn first-team all-conference honors Hust, Kelley land Big 8 honors MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Four Verona football players garnered first-team Big Eight All-Conference honors last month. Junior wide receiver Haakon Anderson, senior offensive lineman Bryce Corning, junior offensive lineman Kilen Gunnar and senior inside linebacker Dylan Bourne received first-team all-conference accolades. Anderson had 46 receptions for 689 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed for 512 yards and 12 touchdowns. Bourne racked up 128 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks to lead the Wildcats’ defense. Verona finished 6-3 in the regular season and tied Janesville Craig behind conference co-champions Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial. Arrowhead knocked off Verona 63-21 in a WIAA Division 1 Level 1 playoff game. Both Sun Prairie’s Brian Kaminski and Madison Memorial’s Mike Harris were named co-coaches of the year. File photo by Mark Nesbitt Junior quarterback Adam Bekx, Verona junior Skylar Hawkins (55) and senior Dylan Bourne (47) make a tackle junior running back Keegan Lindell in a game earlier this season against Janesville Parker. Both Hawkins (defensive Turn to Football/Page 10 lineman) and Bourne (inside linebacker) were named Big Eight All-Conference.
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Ve r o n a j u n i o r l i b e r o Amelia Hust and junior m i d d l e b l o c ke r M a d d y Kelley were named firstteam Big Eight All-Conference last month. Coach Kelley Annen was named the conference’s Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the Big Eight and a second straight WIAA Division 1 sectional appearance. Hust led the team with 444 digs, an average of 4.3 per set and 65 aces. Kelley racked up 167 kills and a team-high 76 blocks. The Wildcats finished the season 34-6 overall and second in the Big Eight regular season behind Sun Prairie and third in the conference tournament. For the second straight year, Waunakee topped Verona in a Division 1 sectional semifinal. Senior outside
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Verona junior libero Amelia Hust and Maddy Kelley (not pictured) earned first-team Big Eight All-Conference honors last month. hitter Sophie Alexander was named second-team all-conference. She delivered a team-high 223 kills, an average of 2.3 per set. The trio of players named honorable mention all-conference are junior setter Jordan Armstrong, junior
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Bennin teamed with Klabough, Kenzie Zuehl and What: State swim meet Gnewuch to take third in the When: 3 p.m., Nov. 10. 200 free relay (1:37.18). In the 400 free relay, the Wildcats’ Where: UW Natatorium Kenzie Zuehl, McCartney, Cost: $6 Gnewuch and Stewart finished third (3:34.06). Wuerger said by far, all the top qualifying time of three relays swam her best 1:03.14. times of the season. Bennin has the second-fastest qualifying time in the 200 State IM (2:004.08). Bennin is one of four Another area swimmer returning state champions looking to win a third state seeking a third straight title in title in the 100 backstroke is their events. She is looking to Madison West senior Katrina win a third straight gold medal Marty. She started her prep in the 100 breast. swimming career by taking As a freshman in 2015, ninth in the state in the 100 Bennin was the state run- back as a freshman in 2015. ner-up in the breast. She has Marty has the fourth-fastest
Sectional top five Team Score Middleton 317 Sun Prairie 312 Madison West 291 Verona/ Mount Horeb 289 Madison Memorial 250 qualifying time in the back (56.29). Middleton, the two-time defending Division 1 state champions, is the favorite to win a third consecutive title. The Cardinals’ 200 free relay is seeking a third straight state title. Ve r o n a A r e a / M o u n t Horeb’s 200 medley relay has the second-fastest qualifying
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Ve r o n a A r e a / M o u n t Horeb senior Grace Benn i n n e v e r e nv i s i o n e d being a swimmer. She took Mommy and Me swim class as a child. She got hooked on swimming after joining the Mount Horeb Gators swim club at 7 so she could swim on a relay with a friend. “I didn’t know anything about swimming at first,” Bennin said. “I wasn’t very good at first. My coach saw potential in me and helped me evolve into the swimmer I am. I found it’s something I love.” Her swimming adventure turned from intrigue i n t o a p a s s i o n s eve r a l years later. She enters Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 state meet looking to win a third straight title in the 100-yard breaststroke. Bennin will also swim
“This program has developed me so much as a swimmer. It will be tough to say goodbye.” -Grace Bennin the 200 individual medley, the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays inside the UW Natatorium. “I kind of feel a little pressure because of the ex p e c t a t i o n s ,” B e n n i n said. The University of Minnesota recruit, finds a balance between her competitive streak and embracing the moment.” She has the fastest qualifying time in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.14) and is seeded second in the 200 IM (2:04.08). “When it comes down to it, I have done the training
and put in the work,” she said. Bennin is less than two seconds away from breaking from VA/MH standout Beata Nelson’s school record in the 200 IM. She already owns the school record in the breast. Bennin said she has swam faster in club swimming than the 2:04 she did in the 200 IM at the Division 1 Middleton sectional. “I should get it,” Bennin said of the 200 IM record. “A fast person set it and it would be cool to get it.” C o a c h B i l l Wu e rg e r isn’t surprised by Bennin’s success. He sees Bennin’s work ethic as a motivating force in her success. “She’s very competitive,” he said. “She hates to lose. The higher level of competition pushes her to come out on top.” S h e w i l l h ave s e c u rity in numbers at the state meet Saturday. The
Wildcats have eight individual events and three relays competing at state. Bennin announced in June that she will join the University of Minnesota swim team next year. There are multiple reasons why she felt swimming for the Golden Gophers at the next level was the best fit. “It reminds me of this team (Verona Area/ Mount Horeb) and my club team,” she said. Bennin said the coaches were positive in the Gophers program and they are renown for developing breaststrokers. “The coaches build the swimmers up instead of tearing them down,” she said. Bennin said it’s special to swim at state in her final prep meet. “This program has developed me so much as a good swimmer,” she said. “It will be tough to say goodbye.”
Football: Bekx, Lindell, Acker named to second team Continued from page 9 and sophomore running back Jackson Acker were named second-team all-conference. Bekx passed for 1,807 yards and completed 64 percent of his passes for 15 touchdowns and three
interceptions. Lindell was the team’s leading rusher (727 yards and nine touchdowns), while Acker ran for 528 yards and seven touchdowns. The two defensive players who were named second-team all-conference are junior defensive
lineman Skylar Hawkins and senior defensive end Ben Vandervest. Hawkins had 35 tackles and seven tackles for loss and Vandervest had 46 tackles, seven tackles for loss and two sacks. Junior Joe Gervasi (offensive lineman),
Grace Bennin: 100 breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay Gabby Gnewuch: 200 freestyle, 500 freestyle, 200 free relay, 400 free relay Sara Stewart: 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Kenzie Zuehl: 50 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay; Josie McCartney: 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Kaitlyn Zuehl: 200 medley relay, 400 free relay Tola Klabough: 200 free relay
time (1:45.28). Brookfield East has the top time (1:44.38) entering the state meet. The Wildcats’ 200 free relay has the third-fastest qualifying time (1:37.18). The top qualifying time in the relay heading into state belongs to Sun Prairie (1:36.79) and the second-fastest qualifying time is Middleton (1:36.91). seeded doesn’t really matter,” where you are seeded is not “As far as where they are Wuerger said. “A lot of times where you end up.”
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senior Ryan Van Handel (tight end), junior Sam Wo o d ( r u n n i n g b a c k ) , senior Tyler Slawek (wide receiver) and senior Jake Coshun (linebacker) earned honorable mention all-conference honors.
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Three players on the Verona boys soccer team were named firstt e a m B i g Lynch Eight All-Conference last month. The first-team selections were: junior forward Jack Knight, junior midfielder Eliot Popkewitz and junior defender Sam Lynch. The Wildcats (14-3-3 overall, 7-0-2 Big Eight) won the conference for the first time since joining in 2008. Verona went on to win a regional title and advanced to the sectional semifinal for the first time in Division 1, and just the second time in
history. Sun Prairie edged the Wildcats 2-1 in the playoffs. Popkewitz was the leading scorer for the Wildcats with 15 goals and five assist. Knight had 12 goals and nine assists. Coach Chris Handrick was named the conference’s coach of the year. A trio of Verona players were second-team all-conference: junior forward Bennett Luttinen, senior defender Mason Jordan and senior goalkeeper George Ohm. Luttinen had nine goals and five assists. Ohm had 30 saves this year and an 81.1 percent save percentage. Sophomore forward Jonathan Gamez and sophomore midfielder Sam Abreu were each named honorable mention all-conference.
Cats: Alexander on second team Continued from page 9 outside hitter Megan To u c h e t t a n d f r e s h m a n outside hitter Claudia Bobb. Armstrong had a
team-best 525 assists, an average of five per set, 113 digs and 44 aces. Touchett posted 182 kills this season, and Bobb was second on the team with 266 digs and third in aces (43).
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Ralph K. Martin, 86, joined Heaven’s ranks on Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. Ralph was born on June 14, 1932, in Mauston, on the family homestead, to Clarence and Mary Martin. After school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army from 1953 until 1954, serving in Alaska. Ralph married the love of his life, Ruth E. Scott, on June 11, 1955. He was employed at the UW Physical Plant for over 30 years. He was a member of Calvary Bible Fellowship in Madison. Through their marriage they were blessed with four
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Continued from page 1 K-Wing would become the site of multiple charter schools. Before the calendar shift is final, the district will need to receive approval of a waiver from the state Department of Instruction for the normal required start date on or after Sept. 1. District officials are also still negotiating with the Verona Area Education Association and Verona Educational Support Personnel Association on contracts related to the number of contract days included for that year. DPI approved a similar waiver in Mount Horeb, related to the current school year, to allow more time for construction next summer related to referendum work. The only holdup at Monday’s meeting, which included a DPI-required citizen’s input session on the proposal, was how close the schedule cuts it on the required instructional minutes at the high school. If there is more than one snow or cold day – or any other unexpected cancellation – the high school would be below the requirement. The approved calendar includes a potential makeup day on April 10, 2020 – Good Friday on the Christian calendar. One parent and spouse of a staff member asked the board to reconsider that inclusion, as it’s an important religious holiday.
VASD in brief VAHS officer leaving The Verona Police Department and Verona Area School District are looking for a new police-school liaison to be stationed at the high school. Officer Mitch Zilkowski, known
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Lila Jean Riley passed away Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018. She was born Aug. 19, 1934 in Stoughton, to Raymond and Olga (Wethal) Nelson. She graduated from Stoughton High School in 1952. Lila and Thomas Riley were married on Sept. 27, 1975. Lila spent hours in the kitchen and was an
2019-20 significant dates Aug. 23: School starts Sept. 2: No school Oct. 24-25: No school Nov. 27-29: No school Dec. 23 to Jan. 1: Winter break Jan. 20: No school Feb. 21: No school March 23-27: Spring break April 10: No school, but makeup day if needed May 25: No school May 29: Last day of school, early dismissal
Noah Roberts, school board president, on the April 10 makeup date
Board members agreed it should be a last resort, but they wanted to maintain the district’s “flexibility” to ensure the year finishes on time. Noah Roberts, the board’s president, also noted that students and staff can be excused for religious reasons. “It’s to notify people in advance that there may be school there, lastcase scenario,” Roberts said. “We want our students and staff to observe their religious holidays, and there’s no barrier we want to create to that.”
as “Officer Z” around the district, has been in the post since last year. Superintendent Dean Gorrell told the school board Monday Zilkowski is leaving to become an instructor at Blackhawk Technical College, and will be gone by the end of the month.
excellent cook, with a library full of cookbooks and she was famous for her potato salad. She most enjoyed planning and having parties. Lila and Tom traveled to Alaska, England, Canada, Hawaii, Caribbean Islands, many other U.S. States and wintered in Puerto Rico for many years. Lila was a very kind and generous woman. She was employed by Baron’s Dept. Store in Madison as a buyer of ladies apparel. She worked for many years for the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation where she retired. Lila is survived by her husband, Thomas; her daughter, Cathy (David) Va l e ; h e r s o n , M a r k Overland; stepchildren, Michael (Nicki) Riley, Sue (Bob Whetstone) Riley;
‘It’s to notify people in advance that there may be school there, last-case scenario,’
Superintendent Dean Gorrell agreed, but he pointed out that if there were more staff absent that day than substitutes available, it would create another problem. Other options to make up minutes if needed include shortening passing times at the high school or starting school up to five minutes earlier in the day. If they need to alter passing times, board member Amy Almond asked that the board involve staff in the discussion. “If we do something like that where we’re squeezing the minutes, I want to consult with our high school staff to make sure they’re not getting squeezed so much they’re tardy,” Almond said. Spring break will fall on the fourth week of March in both 2019-20 and 2020-21. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
“He’s just a hugely valuable asset and team member,” Gorrell said. “We’re just really, really sad to see him go.” Gorrell said he expects the police department to use a rotation of officers until the position is filled.
stepdaughter-in-law, Susan Riley; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Also many friends and extended family in Verona, Stoughton, Canada and Puerto Rico. Lila was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, John Nelson; her sister, Nancy Bratland (Nelson); and her stepson, Christopher “Tup” Riley. She will be missed by all
who knew her. A Celebration of Life w i l l t a ke p l a c e a t t h e American Legion Hall, 207 Legion Street, Verona, from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare, Inc. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice. com.
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Herman Albert Duerst, age 94, passed away on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. He was born on Oct. 10, 1924, in Verona, the son of Albert and Anna (Schilter) Duerst. Herman graduated from Verona High School in 1 9 4 3 . F o l l ow i n g h i g h school, Herman served in the U.S. Army with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment from July 1944 to June 1946 in Germany. On March 17, 1948, he was united in marriage to Geraldine Cockroft in Belleville. Herman was a farmer for most of his life. After moving off the farm, he always needed to have a plot of land to raise a garden, grow grass and tend fruit trees. Herman was a member of the Mt. Vernon Valley Riders Snowmobile Club, Verona Euchre League, Mt. Vernon Tug-of-War League and American Legion Post #385. He enjoyed fishing
and hunting, especially elk hunting trips and deer hunting with friends and family. Herman is survived by three children Jacqueline ( J o h n ) S o r n s o n , D av i d (Cheryl) Duerst and Susan (David) Severson; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Geraldine in 2006, granddaughter Jennifer Sornson, great-grandson Chance Severson, his three sisters Violet Herricks, Viola Holloway and Hilda Duerst, and a brother Edward Duerst. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville with Rev. Mark Yurs officiating. Military honors will be accorded. Private burial will be in the Paoli Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call from 1 p.m. until time of services on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home in Belleville. Memorials are suggested to the American Legion Post #385, Badger Prairie Needs Network, or Artworking. The family would like to thank the staff of Sienna Crest in Oregon for the kind and compassionate care given to Herman. An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes. com
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Pantry: Students view food pantry as a way to contribute to district’s mission of success Continued from page 1
Senior Catalina Grimm said it’s one way she and her peers can contribute to the district’s mission: “Every student must be successful.” By providing the “very basic necessities” to participate in school, she said, it addresses one of the “many factors” that lead to student success. “You can’t think well, you won’t perform well if you’re on an empty stomach,” she said. “If that’s not even something you can control, you’ve already got odds stacked against you. I guess we’re trying to equalize that just a little.”
Big to small The inspiration for Verona Aid, Knoll said, came from a photo showing a child in a crisis on the other side of the world. After some research with his students, they found sending items around the world would be too expensive. Instead, they decided to send money there and collect items for more local efforts. The group began collecting supplies for backpacks, organized a “penny wars” event and held a spring “Camp Out to Stamp Out Hunger” in spring 2017, where they collected food in front of Miller and Son’s Supermarket during a 24-hour campout to donate to Badger Prairie Needs Network. The latest effort with the pantry hits closest to home.
“We just really wanted to help people within our school,” junior Maddy Benzine said. Quinn said she previously “wasn’t very aware” of the need for food for students and their families, but she’s glad the pantry is there now. “This helped me learn about how kids are food insecure at this school and they need help,” she said.
Starting a pantry Knoll and some VAHS social workers began considering the pantry after hearing about similar setups at Madison’s East and La Follette high schools. They visited the East pantry and began working on the logistics to bring the idea to Verona last spring and later received a grant from By Youth For Youth. This fall, they bought some food with money raised at past events and had other VAHS staff donate some food. “Now we’ve got it started, and we’ve already helped out a lot of people,” Knoll said. Quinn said it helps “unify” the school community, letting people know “that we do care.” Grimm said that’s especially important given the “wide range of demographics” in the student body. “It would be very easy, if you wanted to, to stay within your own bubbles at school,” Grimm said. “There’s something to be said for stepping out of those bubbles, and being like, ‘There are problems at this school, and we’re
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Senior Catalina Grimm hands out packs of oatmeal to others in the group to put into backpacks.
going to do something.’” She’s a “big believer in you’ve gotta put your money where your mouth is,” and this is the chance for she and her classmates to do just that, she said. “You can’t sit there and talk about how you want things to change and you want to make the world a better place and then do nothing for that, because that’s pretty ineffective,” she said. “We all similarly believe in the concept that little actions can make big impacts.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Protocol: District plans to work to reduce anxiety for students during training exercises Continued from page 1 their survival chances if faced with a violent intruder,” according to a district website post previewing the meetings. The “options” the new plan focuses on are evacuation, barricading points of entry, distraction and sheltering in place.
The latter was what students were instructed to do under the previous response plan, and board members said giving students and staff the options to take other actions if they believe them to be better was a good idea. “If I’m in a high school classroom, I would much rather be in a classroom
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where kids are taught to grab a stapler and throw it at someone,” board president Noah Roberts said at a May meeting. “Teaching to evacuate and counter is better than teaching to hide in a corner.” District administrators initially presented to the board on the ALICE protocol, which stands for “Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate.” Board member Russell King had concerns with that and said it was an “inappropriate application” in a school setting based on his own research. The board settled on using more general “options-based” language, which superintendent Dean Gorrell said he was OK with, but the presentation remains focused on the ALICE protocol, as it’s something other districts have used. “We’re not hung up on any particular name,” he said at the time. School safety has been a big topic in the district this year, as architects working on the new Verona Area High School redesigned parts of the interior after some expressed concerns
What is ALICE? The following are the options discussed under the ALICE protocol, but not considered in an “order.” Instead, those facing a threat are advised to choose what will work for them given the specific situation. A: Alert L: Lockdown I: Inform C: Counter E: Evacuate about the amount of glass between the hallways and classrooms. They worried a shooter would have easy targets from the hallway. The final approved design allowed every classroom to have direct access to a room without full-panel glass looking into the hallways.
Training with options The district release on the events indicates students and staff will receive training to “make a choice
‘If I’m in a high school classroom, I would much rather be in a classroom where kids are taught to grab a stapler and throw it at someone.’ Noah Roberts, school board president on which response(s) to use” based on the particular situation. “For example, if there is an active shooter at the opposite end of the school from a classroom of students, it makes perfect sense for students and staff in that classroom to evacuate out of the building,” the release explains. “If on the other hand, the threat is right outside the door to their classroom, the options of barricading the door, distract the threat or shelter in place may (all) be appropriate.” It also specifies that there will be “age-appropriate student training” on the initiative, which VASD director of human resources Jason Olson said would continue throughout the school year around once per quarter. “We understand that for some of our students, the
act of training may produce anxiety,” the release states. We will work with students and families to reduce anxiety while still providing a measure of training so that all children have a level of preparation.” Staff training took place before the year began, Olson said, and more than 85 percent of staff who responded to a survey on the new programming said it “met or exceeded their expectations.” “A lot of the comments revolved around a feeling of empowerment or, ‘Gosh, I feel like now I’ve got some options and some ideas or information to use if something terrible like this were to happen,’” Olson said.
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