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Three meetings and seven-and-a-half hours down, the committee that will consider new Verona Area School District attendance boundaries was set to see its first options this week. The 29-member Attendance Area Advisory Committee was scheduled to meet Wednesday, Dec. 5, and at that meeting, consultant Mark Roffers planned to offer the first two of many options the committee will evaluate in the coming months. “There will be more than two (eventually), but it will take us a while to learn how to read an option, to apply criteria, have a discussion, e t c . ,” c o n s u l t a n t D r ew

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f you were to give the same size bicycle to a 6-foot-tall man and his 3-foot-tall daughter, one of them would likely be unable to ride, or at least uncomfortable doing so. That’s a simplified example of an “inequitable” distribution of resources. The Verona Area School District now hopes to bring just the opposite – equity – to its budgeting and resource allocation process, which has been based on “equality” for as long as anyone can remember. In the past, school budgets were based almost entirely on the number of students at a given school – and until a few years ago in VASD, each school got to take its allocation and split it up however it saw fit, whether that included more social workers than another school or an assistant principal position others did not have. Two years ago, with district initiatives like personalized learning becoming increasingly complicated to run with individual site governance, the district moved toward centralizing its budgeting. That was designed to ensure students all have more similar opportunities regardless of their site and that teachers are trained in similar areas. Now, district officials plan to take it a step further, with “equity-based resource allocation.” The idea is to fund programming and staffing and allocate time based on a school’s or classroom’s needs, rather than simply on its number of students. “If we gave every student the same thing, you wouldn’t see success in all our students,” school board president Noah Roberts said. “You would expect the same thing for our schools; if you gave each school the same thing, you can’t expect them all to be successful.” Administrators and school board members expect the planned threeyear phase-in of the change to be a

Inside DPI approves Aug. 23 start date Page 20 Howlick explained at a Nov. 26 committee meeting. The group is expected to recommend up to three options for the full school board to consider next spring. The new maps for elementary and middle schools would go into effect in the 2020-21 school year, when the new high school opens and lower-level schools shift into repurposed, larger buildings. While waiting for the maps to be created, the boundary committee has been discussing a variety of topics that could relate to its choices. At its most recent

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Sugar Creek Elementary School students fill the hallways as the school day begins Dec. 4. A new budgeting process at the Verona Area School District will begin to direct additional resources based on identified strategic needs, and at Sugar Creek, that could mean more help with English Language Arts, where the school has struggled. The

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As of the first of this month, users of the Verona Public Library won’t be charged for returning rented items late. It’s a concept that has been talked about by library staff and members of the library board since earlier this year at the beginning of budget discussions, director Stacey Burkart said. She said they hope the change will encourage more people to use the library and eliminate barriers for people who are disadvantaged financially. Burkart said the fees for late items, at $.10 a day, didn’t work in deterring people from not bringing checked out items back – it instead worked as a mechanism for keeping people out of the library altogether. “It’s gaining momentum

for libraries to go fine-free,” she said. “If you can afford to pay a fine, then it doesn’t really motivate you to bring the book back. If you can’t – if it presents an economic barrier – then you stop using the library.” Other municipalities in the county, including Middleton and Monona, have their libraries operate finefree. With the elimination of late fees, Burkart said, the library is essentially giving patrons an “extended grace period” before an item is labeled as “lost” 30 days after the return date, in which the item would need to be repurchased, and the renter charged the full price to do so. Revenue from late fees only generated around one percent of the library’s operating budget, Burkart said. The amount of money generated from overdue fines is around $20,000, but she said that number varies

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Draft response guidelines Minimal risk/disruption: Communication with parents of affected children Moderate risk/disruption: District will send emails and text messages to parents of affected children, with potential to post information on school’s website and social media Significant risk/disruption: District will send emails and texts to all parents, with potential for an automated phone call and information on district website and social media

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When there’s a lockdown or another high-profile incident at a school, parents often hear tidbits of incomplete, often inaccurate information before an official word comes from the district. A new set of protocols is aimed at addressing that and clarifying how broad and detailed the district response should be. The Verona Area school board reviewed a set of rules Monday night that would provide different types of communication to parents depending on the severity of an incident and the risk posed to a school population. District public information officer Kelly Kloepping told the board the rules would be a first for VASD. Since 1991, she noted, the district has had a policy in place designating the spokesperson for the district in the event of a crisis and that the policy was last revised in 2004. In creating the new procedure rules, Kloepping said, the Policy and Personnel committee examined guidelines adopted by other districts for response procedures. “I think it’s more sophisticated than most districts,” she said. “It clearly shares what we have to deal with on a day-to-day basis. This is what districts have to cover, so it’s realistic.” T h e n ew r u l e s b r e a k down the types of incidents and the level of response the district would be expected to provide to parents. In the instance of a incident that poses either no risk or minimal risk to safety, no disruptions of school activities and/or is isolated to a small group of students, the district would communicate information

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only to the families of children affected. An incident that poses a moderate risk and results in disruption of activities or upends a scheduled event – such as weather-related situations or bus route changes – would prompt the district to send out emails and text message alerts to families, with the potential for the district to post information on the school’s website or social media. A “significant event,” which the draft rules would include an intruder in the school, weapons on school grounds or chemical leaks, would prompt the district to send out emails and texts to the entire district, and depending on the incident, would also send out an automated phone call and post information on the district webpage and social media. Board members were supportive of the existence of rules for incident response procedures but had some concerns about the balance between expediency and accuracy. Superintendent Dean Gorrell brought up the wording of the rule, noting the “as soon as possible” verbiage. He said “soon” is often not soon enough if children have already sent parents text messages about a school incident minutes or hours earlier. “Immediately when that happens, kids are texting parents: ‘classroom hold. Unknown.’ Then, for some, that starts the clock. ‘When are we going to hear from the district?’” he said.

Parents often reach out at that point with a “sketchy” understanding of an incident, he said. “There could be a gap from when we actually know anything to be able to write anything other than, ‘We’re in a classroom hold,’” Gorrell added. “But for some, the clock is still ticking.” Board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner, who has two children at the high school, said her students have the ability to get information out to parents faster than the district can, whether it’s accurate or not. She instead suggested the rules include prose that informs parents of the reality that the district will not be able to relay information out to them as quickly students who are in the schools where incidents are happening. She also suggested that in order to prevent incorrect or incomplete information from being circulated to parents by students, school staff should be as honest with students as possible during incidents. “In my mind, maybe we’re trying to fix a problem as an organization that really, we’re not going to be able to fix,” she said. “The answer to it is to provide honest information to the people closest to the incident.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.

Russell King is resigning from the Verona Area school board, leaving the board at six members until they fill his position. The move was announced in a Nov. 23 letter. King, who was appointed to his at-large seat in spring 2016 and re-elected to the King position for a threeyear term in 2017, has been unable to attend meetings for months, as a job change left him out of the area a l m o s t ev e r y M o n d a y night. While he some times phoned in for conversations, the connection dropped frequently, and he was not part of many conversations. “My position here at the Christine Center forces me to participate by telephone, and I believe the district will be better served by having my seat filled by someone who can engage more closely with the community,” King wrote in his resignation letter.

While the current term runs until 2020, the timing of the resignation leaves the board with a decision on how to fill his seat. There is a chance the board could still put a oneyear term on the April ballot. Otherwise, it would need to appoint someone after asking for applicants. When there were two openings in 2016 after a pair of resignations, 11 people applied. King and Meredith Stier Christensen were chosen from among that field. If the district is able to get the seat on the April ballot, it could appoint a candidate early if it’s an uncontested race, or it could fill the gap until the election with someone who is not a candidate if there is a contested race. Board president Noah Roberts and superintendent Dean Gorrell

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Marijuana laws should reflect vote We recently had a record number of voters for a midterm election. We saw a change in the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, as well as other political seats and a variety of referendum questions. I am writing to you today about the marijuana referendum question you voted on Nov. 6. The City of Verona was asked about recreational marijuana legalization for adults 21 and older, to be taxed and regulated similar to alcohol. You passed this referendum with overwhelming support at 71 percent in Verona, and further support was shown in Dane County at 76 percent. Prior to voting for our state government this November, we voted in new alders or re-elected some others back into your city government. We put these people into positions to speak for us on the topics that matter to us; now they need to hold up their end of the bargain and represent your voice. They are there to speak for us, not to govern us with their ideas, thoughts, and beliefs, which they have done by not listening to the majority, by not only not changing city ordinances or law enforcement practices, but also by failing to urge the state to make a change. Many of you know the benefits to legalizing marijuana and it is the reason you voted in favor of updates

to our current drug policies. This is necessary and is long overdue. We as constituents have been asked three times in municipalities of Dane County, once in 2010 for medical purposes, in 2014 for recreational purposes, and again most recently in 2018, again for recreational, whether we’d like to see a change about marijuana policies; our governments have continued to govern us without any changes, thinking they know what’s best. People around our county and state were instrumental in getting these referendums on our ballots; we owe it to them, the patients that need medical marijuana and ourselves to be heard. Now is the time to not only just hope our vote makes a difference, but also clearly and loudly voice your thoughts via email, social media, phone calls or letters to your local, county, state, and federal legislators to make a change in favor of the majority. I recently sent a letter to all of the city alders and the mayor asking them to update and reduce or remove penalties for marijuana for adults 21 and over. We no longer need to be ticketed, arrested or jailed for something we’ve loudly voiced our opinions on. The time is now to take action. Casey Grady City of Verona

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magine a scene with approximately 50 white males dressed in formal attire standing on the steps of a courthouse, their A photo caption in last week’s Verona Press incorrectly referred to arms saluting upward, the tips 1968 gubernatorial candidate Bronson La Follette as the son of “Fight- of their fingers stiffly pointing to ing Bob” La Follette. He was actually the grandson of “Fighting Bob.” the sky. Both his father and grandfather were named Robert La Follette. I am not describing a historical The Press regrets the error and thanks an alert reader for pointing photo of a Nazi Party rally from out that he clearly could not have been the son of someone who died in the 1930s and ’40s. Rather, I just 1925. depicted a group prom photo taken last spring featuring high school boys from Baraboo, Wisconsin. Although Thursday, December 6, 2018 • Vol. 54, No. 29 it was taken several months USPS No. 658-320 ago, the photo Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, didn’t receive A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. public backlash POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to and national Castronovo The Verona Press, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. attention until Office Location: 133 Enterprise Drive, Verona, WI 53593 Nov. 11, when Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday it was anonymously posted to a Phone: 608-845-9559 • FAX: 608-845-9550 parody Twitter page called “Wele-mail: veronapress@wcinet.com come to Baraboo.” The photo has Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 since been deleted, but a caption on the post originally read: “We ConnectVerona.com even got the black kid to throw it This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. up #BarabooProud.” Classifieds The boys are undoubtedly General Manager “throwing up” the Sieg Heil, or Lee Borkowski ungclassified@wcinet.com Nazi hand salute, and they are lborkowski@wcinet.com News certainly unbothered by this blaSales Manager Jim Ferolie tant display of anti-semitism and veronapress@wcinet.com Kathy Neumeister white nationalism. They stand kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com tall, their gestures confident and Sports assured, smiling at the camera. Jeremy Jones Advertising Standing in the far back right ungsportseditor@wcinet.com Donna Larson corner, only one boy looks visveronasales@wcinet.com Assistant Editor ibly uncomfortable; he abstains Scott Girard Inside Sales from mimicking the historically ungreporter@wcinet.com Monica Morgan fraught salute. insidesales@wcinet.com Reporters This display of anti-semitism

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and white nationalism strikes a disturbing chord after the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh that occurred two weeks prior. The gunman, Robert Gregory Bowers, perpetrated the deadliest attack against the Jewish community in the United States; 11 people were killed and seven others were injured. After the shooting, Bowers allegedly told a SWAT officer that he wanted “all Jews to die.” I seriously doubt that the 50 Baraboo teen boys in the photo would want to commit a similar act of violence against the Jewish community. It’s unlikely these boys would have such an extreme and fully-developed ideology of hatred and racial discrimination as Bowers. Generously, I assume that most of the boys had only a hazy idea of what the salute symbolized at the time the photo was taken. But the prom photo is not simply a result of innocence and ignorance. The anti-semitic salutes were clearly done in celebratory fashion; the mass of proud, white faces remind me that xenophobic sentiments and supremacist notions can now be displayed publicly and shamelessly. I wish I could say the racial sentiments surrounding the Baraboo incident are isolated. But in my experience, I see racial discrimination and intolerance as part of the community at Verona Area High School. A particular memory stands out to me: junior prom.

Throughout the dance, the DJ played a mix of popular American music as well as hit Latinx songs. When perhaps the fourth, or maybe fifth, Latinx song was played, a cluster of boys began jumping up and down, their fists in the air, chanting, “USA, USA!” The whole incident probably lasted less than 10 seconds, but it was long enough for me to gather that white power and nativism can be found right here in Verona. Some might assume that the “USA” chants were nothing more than an enthusiastic display of patriotism. But, within the context of the dance, the phrase “USA” was said in reaction to the Latinx songs. This was an outward display of intolerance toward cultural difference. At a school where 61.95 percent of the student population is white and 20.6 percent identify as Latinx, this incident suggests a lack of empathy and inclusion toward minority students. As a school, we need to address these racial hostilities through education to create a different source of pride than white power and nativism. Our task at Verona Area High School should be to take pride in our diversity and multiculturalism. Maya Castronovo is a senior at Verona Area High School.

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Because of a cut-and-paste error, the tax table in last week’s Verona Press swapped the 2018 and 2017 First Dollar and Lottery credits, as well as the garbage fees. As the story correctly states, the Lottery credit went up by more than $60, to $217. Garbage fees have risen to $176 annually, up $6 from last year. The Press regrets the errors.

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Late: Library working on erasing outstanding fees in effort to bring back former patrons Continued from page 1 from year to year. Burkart said the library is working on manually deleting existing late fee balances. The fees are being erased, Burkart said, because the library would like to bring people who haven’t been back in a while due to late fees through the doors again. “We just want to be as welcoming of a place as we can be and create positive experiences for those

who come here,” she said. “Charging people small amounts of late fees doesn’t contribute to that, and really, once you look at some of the data that exists about how many people don’t come back once they’re charged fees, it doesn’t make you feel good about it.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal. Photo by Kimberly Wethal

Gary Thompson, of Madison, returns rented items to the Verona Public Library. The library ended late fees as of Dec. 1 because fees worked as less of a deterrent for late items, and instead kept people from using the library, director Stacey Burkart said.

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Anyone hoping to run for office in Verona next spring will have an incumbent to face. Incumbent office-holders in the city, school district and town all told the Press they planned to run for re-election. Candidates could begin circulating nomination papers for the April 2 election Dec. 1. Signatures must be turned to the local clerk by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2. Local positions up for election include four aldermanic seats, two school board seats, two town supervisor seats, the town chair and the town’s municipal judge. County and statewide elections include the open seat of state Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson, a Dane County circuit court seat and a Court of Appeals judge. If a primary is required for any races, it would be Tuesday, Feb. 19.

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To run for an office in the April 2019 election, you can get nomination papers from your local clerk and begin gathering signatures. The seats include one in each district. Christine Posey will be on the ballot in District 1, Sarah Gaskell in District 2, Charlotte Jerney in District 3 and Heather Reekie in District 4.

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In the Town of Verona, Chair Mark Geller told the Press he would run for a third two-year term. He will be joined on the ballot by incumbent Sup. Mike Duerst. Sup. Laura Dreger, whose seat is also up for election, did not respond to an email about if she planned to run again. Municipal Judge Todd Meurer, whose territory covers the towns of Verona, Middleton and Madison, will City of Verona run for re-election to a fourAll four alders whose seats year term. Meurer has been a are up for election plan to run Town of Verona resident for more than 25 years, he told for another two-year term.

Dec. 1: Nomination papers can be circulated Jan. 2: Nomination papers due to clerk Feb. 19: Spring primary election, if necessary April 2: Spring general election

was started so long ago.” Roberts is in an at-large seat, while Almond’s is for the City of Fitchburg.

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Voters all around Dane County will have a pair of judgeships on the ballot. The District 4 Court of Appeals Judge seat is up, with Madison resident Jennifer Nashold filing her statement of campaign, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Incumbent Paul the Press in an email. Lundsten has been on the court since 2000, but has not Verona Area School registered a campaign yet. District Incumbent Rhonda Lanford has declared her candiBoth of the Verona Area school board incumbents plan dacy for Dane County Circuit Court Branch 16 as well. to run for three more years. Amy Almond, who has Statewide been on the board since 2005, Another judicial election is and board president Noah Roberts, who is finishing his the only statewide race. State Supreme Court Jusfirst term, both said they plan to run for re-election, with tice Shirley Abrahamson each mentioning seeing the has announced she will not high school project through as run for re-election. The race currently include Racine part of their motivation. “I would very much like resident Lisa Neubauer and to stay on the board to see Oconomowoc resident Brian the high school project, cap- Hagedorn, according to regital improvement, and school istration statements with the moves through to the end,” Wisconsin Elections ComAlmond told the Press in a mission. Nov. 28 email. “It’s a yes from me so I can finish what Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie contributed to this article.

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Businesses in Fitchburg near the Verona Road corridor and in the City of Verona will host a Jingle and Mingle event on Saturday, Dec. 8. The event, hosted by Verona Road Business Coalition from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day, will be at a variety of locations. It’s meant to encourage patronage at businesses near the Verona Road construction, a project that began in 2014 with work near the Hwys. 12-14 in Madison and is expected to continue through 2020 with construction in Fitchburg. The Jingle and Mingle event was

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Coming up Holiday music recital Students from the Verona Area High School will perform a music recital from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the library. The show will include soloists and small groups of students playing holiday music. For information, call 845-7180.

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Children can visit Santa, get a free Hands-only CPR training balloon and have their face painted. Paramedics from the Fitch-Rona Members of the Lions Club will also provide free children’s vision EMS will teach hands-only CPR training from 7-8:15 p.m. Monday, screenings. For information, call 239-8797 or Dec. 10, at the library. Participants will learn how to peremail verona.lions@gmail.com. form hands-only CPR techniques and Reindeer! to use an automated defibrillator. The training is limited to 10 particAs a part of the Verona Road Busiipants, and registration is required. ness Coalition’s Mingle and Jingle For information, call 845-7180. event on Saturday, Dec. 8, the library will host a live reindeer event from Flute Club performance 3:30-5:30 p.m. Listen to the Madison Flute Club In addition to being able to take perform a selection of holiday carphotos with reindeer, there will be snacks and crafts inside the library ols and seasonal songs from 7-8 p.m. with music by VAHS Accidentals Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the library. The songs will be performed on a Vocal Jazz and Solstice Brass. variety of specialty flutes. For information, call 845-7180. For information, call 845-7180.

The annual Hometown Holidays festival will take place this weekend. On Friday night, there will be a 5 p.m. tree lighting at Central Park, located at the corner of South Main and Paoli Streets, and a chili dinner at the senior center, 108 Paoli St., afterward. On Saturday, multiple events are taking place around the city. Check Case management the calendar below for specific times The senior center will be providand locations. ing senior case management outreach For information, visit visitverona- from 1-2 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, at wi.com. the library. Becky Losby, a case manager at Saturday morning with Santa the senior center, will answer quesThe Verona Lions Club will wel- tions and provide resources on Medicome Santa from 9:30-11:30 a.m. care, home care, housing assistance Saturday, Dec. 8, to the State Bank and financial resources. of Cross Plains-Verona’s community For information, call Losby at 845room. 7471.

Backyard chickens University of Wisconsin-Extension poultry expert Ron Kean will present about raising chickens on your property from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, at the library. Kean will discuss how to get started, offer advice on selecting a breed and handling potential problems with chickens. For information, call 845-7180.

Community calendar Thursday, Dec. 6‌

• 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Toddler storytime (ages 1-2), library, 845-7180‌ • 4 p.m., Anime and manga club, library, 845-7180‌ • 6-7 p.m., Verona Area High School winter music recital, library, 845-7180‌

‌Friday, Dec. 7‌

• 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Christmas holiday open house, Miller and Sons, 210 S. Main St., 845-6478‌ • 9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory friendly storytime (ages 3-5), library, 8457180‌ • 10-10:45 a.m., UW Pharmacy health presentation: Lifestyle modifications, senior center, 845-7471‌ • 10:30 a.m., Baby lapsit storytime (ages 0 to 18 months), library, 8457180‌

• 5 p.m., Tree lighting, Central Park, corner of South Main and Paoli Streets, visitveronawi.com‌ • 5:30 p.m., Chili dinner with the fire department, senior center, 845-7471‌ • 7-9 p.m., Christmas Traditions concert by the Madison Area Concert Handbells, Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., $9-12, madisonhandbells.org ‌ • 7 p.m., Verona Area High School Multicultural Showcase, performing arts center, 300 Richard St., 8454400 ‌

‌Saturday, Dec. 8‌

• 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., Christmas holiday open house, Miller and Sons with silent auction for Caroline Carts for children and adults with special needs, 210 S. Main St., 845-6478‌

• 8 a.m. to noon, Jingle Bell Run for the Arthritis Foundation, Verona High School, 300 Richard St., 4408768 or events.arthritis.org‌ • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Verona Road Business Coalition Jingle and Mingle on the Verona Road Corridor, various locations, veronaroad.info‌ • 9:30-11:30 a.m., Saturday Morning with Santa, State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, 108 N. Main St., 239-8797‌ • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ornament making, The Purple Goose, 101 N. Main St., 845-2368‌ • 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Holiday greeting card making, JNJ Craftworks, 1051 N. Edge Trail, 692-1462‌ • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Winter Farmers Market, Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 W. Verona Ave., facebook.com/ events/1128948127263118/‌

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Dec. 6 7 a.m. – Quilts of Valor 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. – Accordion Music 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. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 10 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society Friday, Dec. 7 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 1 p.m. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Accordion Music at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Dec. 8 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 12-03-18

11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 12-03-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Sunday, Dec. 9 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 12-03-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 12-03-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Monday, Dec. 10 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 1 p.m. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Accordion Music at Senior Center

5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Dec. 11 7 a.m. – Quilts of Valor 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. – Accordion Music at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Homecoming and Cold Prevention at Senior Center 9 p.m. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 10 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society Wednesday, Dec. 12 7 a.m. – My Two Elaines at Senior Center 1 p.m. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 12-10-18 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports

10 p.m. – Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Happy Hour Trio at Senior Center Thursday, Dec. 13 7 a.m. – Quilts of Valor 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. – Accordion Music 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. – 2018 Veterans Day at Senior Center 10 p.m. – House Moving at the Historical Society

Churches All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

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

Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.

St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.

Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.

Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.

The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.

Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

The Blessing is Outside of Your Comfort Zone “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13 NIV Ashley Hicks is a runner and co-founder of the group Black Girls RUN!, a group whose mission is to encourage all people (but especially black females) to make fitness and healthy living a priority. For Ashley Hicks, as for many runners, there is a spiritual and meditative aspect to running. She tells the story about preparing for her second marathon and in the process of buying some new running shoes telling the person who was helping her at the store that she wasn’t really excited about the race and just wanted to get through it. He told her to remember that “the blessing is outside of your comfort zone.” For anyone who has ever done any long-distance running, or any physical activity that took you past the limits of your comfort zone, you know how true this is. You must go beyond your comfort zone to get your second wind, and this is just as true for mental and spiritual efforts as it is for physical ones. God’s saving grace is more apt to come after the dark night of the soul. We simply aren’t likely to recognize God’s grace in the everyday routine, even though it’s always there. If you’re feeling a bit lac luster and blasé about life, or some aspect of it, press on until you hit that point where it starts to get uncomfortable, and remember that the blessing comes somewhere past that point. – 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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Tukwila School District Race and Equity Committee Policy & Procedures Rubric April 2017

Equity: Goal is to fund programming initiatives, staffing based on a school’s needs RUBRIC 1

Strategic plan pillars Authentic relationships Safe, inclusive learning environments High expectations for every student Supporting and empowering staff Equitable allocation of resources areas with a set pot of money requires “tradeoffs,” Fertakis stressed. “‘It truly is weighting things,” she said. “There isn’t enough (money).” Gorrell agreed, and said that’s when the tough decisions can come in – when the district has reached its limit, what is it going to choose? “At points, it can’t be a, ‘This and.’ It has to be a, ‘This or,’” Gorrell said. “We have a $69 million pie, and that’s a big pie, but it isn’t $69 million and one.”

Phasing in

The change won’t come all at once. Gorrell said administrators and the board can’t plan to evaluate every single program in the district in a matter of months through an equity lens. For now, that means they will focus on whatever, if anything, is added in the next state biennial budget. Then they can begin to assess existing programs and reallocate where it’s needed. Fertakis gave the board “kudos” for its willingness to look at programs and question how they’re working. She said the “way we’ve traditionally done things is not serving all of our kids.” “That’s not really the way school budgets have been done historically,” she said. “There’s mention of it, but an actual intentional process or a rubric to work through to say, ‘Yeah we have covered this … and this is where we’re coming out.’” She provided a sample rubric from her own former school district in the state Priorities of Washington, and Gorrell and other administrators When Roberts first hope to develop a similar was elected to the school one based on VASD’s straboard in 2016, it was just tegic plan to help board about a year after he and members. others spoke at a school Once shifting money board meeting asking for away from existing promore from the district on grams comes about, schools social-emotional learning could feel squeezed. While and behavior initiatives. Roberts said he understood, It’s been a priority for he added that the questions him since, he said, but he staff, administrators and the hasn’t felt like there was board will be forced to ask a good way to for him under the new system will or other board members help ensure money is being to make sure what they spent “efficiently.” deem important is being “There’s a difference addressed with the necesbetween losing resources sary resources. At the time, some schools and losing something that is a value-add,” Roberts said. were struggling with “The way we’ve looked at those initiatives far more resources in the past has than others. And the new been a very shallow criteria resource allocation model for how we allocate.” “actually gives us the legs to address that,” he said, Structures in place as they will have a way to Roberts pointed to an redirect funding to specific trainings or support staff at issue like homelessness among students, which is schools in need of help. not split equally among the But focusing on certain

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Consultant Mary Fertakis provided a resource allocation evaluation rubric used by the Tukwila School District in Washington, where she was a school board member. district’s schools and can shift quickly as those students move among schools throughout the year or from one year to another. “If we are providing the same resources to each school when it comes to homelessness support, we’re not gonna be effective if one elementary school has one (student) and the other has 20,” he explained. But to accurately evaluate what could be needed to confront that issue, he said the board and district needed other pieces in place to help guide them and provide some accountability to ensure what they do is effective. That includes the strategic plan, approved earlier this year after a committee Illustration by Angus Maguire/Interaction Institute for Social Change of staff and community A commonly distributed illustration of the difference between equity and equality shows the members offered input at sort of considerations the Verona Area School District plans to take in its budgeting process four meetings, and creating over the next few years. school improvement teams that can help focus on what needs are at each site. Resource equity Equity vs. Equality “A lot of our work over the last few years is coming From the March 2018 working paper titled “What Equity: According to the state together,” he said. “When is Resource Equity?” by Jonathan Travers that Department of Public InI entered the board, there consultant Mary Fertakis provided the Verona struction, “Educational equity weren’t necessarily the sysArea school board to consider. The paper, which means that every student has tems and the structures to “explores the many dimensions of resource equity access to the resources and make meaningful changes that support academic excellence,” outlines the educational rigor they need at a macro level.” following “dimensions of resource equity”: at the right moment in their Roberts said that coneducation, across race, gender, School funding tinuing the system already ethnicity, language, disability, in place would not have Teaching quality sexual orientation, family helped the district achieve School leadership quality background, and/or family its mission that “Every stuAcademic rigor income.” dent must be successful.” Instructional Time and Attention Equality: According to the “As a district, we have Early Learning and Early Intervention Cambridge online dictionary, growing pains if we do Whole Child Approach nothing,” he said. “We have equality is “the right of differto keep moving, we have ent groups of people to receive Diverse and Inclusive Schools to keep seeking ways to the same treatment.” Family Academic Engagement improve. “Either way, there are going to be challenges, whether your policy choice is to perpetuate the status quo or implement a new system.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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challenging shift. Consultant Mary Fertakis, who is helping guide the district through the process and helped create the strategic plan earlier this year that emphasizes equity, told the Press it’s going to be “messy.” “This is a set of interlocking, inter-related complex decisions,” Fertakis said. “It’s going to make some people uncomfortable.” The board has discussed phasing in the new process for that reason. Board members have said they want to make sure the community understands the reasons behind the change and what effects it could have – effects Roberts expects to benefit every school eventually. Superintendent Dean Gorrell said in this first transition year, the district will likely focus on “new money” from any increase in funding from the state, and then spend the next couple of years evaluating existing programming. Gorrell, who is working with other administrators to create a “rubric” that will help guide the board’s decision-making and questions to ask in the budgeting process, said the change “should impact every decision” they make. “A budget is another way of establishing priorities and reaffirming the priorities,” Gorrell said. “If we have any chance of reaching our mission … it has to be on equity.” The hope is that it can make the district more responsive on a year-toyear basis to student needs and create some accountability for meeting the goals it sets out, Roberts said. While he acknowledged that change can be a challenge, it could also offer the board more of a chance to focus on its priorities. “Oftentimes, people perpetuate (a process) just because it’s what we’ve always done,” he said. “Without this process, we really have no leverage to address the identified needs.”

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A proposal to develop the far southeast side of Verona with 600 housing units met with mixed reactions from the Plan Commission on Monday. The overall sentiment was that while the city is probably not ready to stretch that far out yet, there’s potential in the plan. In any case, the plan has many months, if not years of preparation, permitting and approvals before it could become a reality. Commissioners spent more than an hour on the Doerfer and Suddeth Farms subdivision, prepared by Verona-based Forward Development Group, which has put forth most major development proposals in Verona in the past couple of years. FDG also has proposed a 200-acre subdivision in the North Neighborhood, off County Hwys. M and PD, a 284-unit apartment complex as part of a mixed-use redevelopment on West Verona Avenue and a 100-unit senior housing complex on North Main Street. Doerfer and Suddeth, named after the two main landowners, is 201 acres between Whalen and Grandview roads just west of the Fitchburg border. As such, it would require extraterritorial jurisdiction review by that city and

would need to be discussed by the city and town of Verona’s joint committee, which was established by a 2016 boundary agreement. It also would need to go through the state Department of Natural Resources’ review process that’s locally run by the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission. In addition, planning director Adam Sayre told the commission, any development in that area beyond what’s already planned would need the city to consider improving traffic capacity – perhaps even extending East Verona Avenue across the U.S. Hwy. 18-151 bypass, something that would cost tens of millions of dollars. The current road network there might be able to handle the subdivision proposed, but not much more, he said. The rare diverging diamond interchange he showed them didn’t dissuade commissioners from giving serious consideration to what would be needed. “Whether it’s this (or some other proposed development), the area east of 151 is going to develop, and we’ll have to get traffic to it efficiently,” commissioner Scott Manley said. And even though commissioner Pat Lytle agreed with the majority that the northside proposals – with their hundreds of homes – should be left to fill first, he said the city should not put off the discussion of what will be needed

there, because it could take years. “This would be a 10-year process I imagine at minimum, to plan (the traffic expansions), not to mention find a way to pay for that,” he said. “The North Neighborhood could be built out. ... There’s no reason to rush this, but also no reason to turn a blind eye to that and say we’ll think about this in five years.” In general, commissioners agreed “hopping over” undeveloped areas, such as the hundreds of acres directly to the west, would not be a good idea for a variety of reasons, including straining city services. They also discussed more granular elements of the plan, such the linear trail system running through the middle (which got generally good reviews), the cul-desac park areas (which did not), whether a school site should be included (yes) and whether it would be better to disperse apartments and townhouses or keep them together (spread them out). “It sounds like you’re somewhat open, but maybe not on the same pace (as what was proposed), not in the immediate coming years or so,” Sayre said in a summary of what he believed he had heard. “Keep working toward it and see what happens.” Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.

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On second thought, a resubmission of an expired, 14-month-old plan to build senior housing across from Badger Ridge Middle School might have more differences than originally suggested. A t M o n d a y ’s i n i t i a l review, the informal first step in the approval process, commissioners were surprised to hear that not only did Forward Development Group want to scrap plans for a memory care unit, but it wanted to add around 20 apartments, further squeezing an already strained parking situation. The parking was the key point of contention in a surprising half-hour discussion of a project that might have gotten almost instant assent had it been as similar as its proposal suggested. But the developer’s representative told the commission market changes and increases in interest rates and

construction costs made the previous project unworkable. The previous plan showed 62 parking stalls, which was considered enough for the 86 living units because they anticipate many of them would be for people who don’t drive. But a plan to open it up to about 100, 55-and-over units would require a 1:1 ratio of parking stalls, something commissioners made clear they would not budge on. Some also expressed concern about traffic and about neighbors’ potential reactions to the changes – which could include converting some underground parking to a bottom floor of units. As part of the process, the developer will need to hold new neighborhood meetings on its proposal, and the project would come back for site plan review by the commission and a conditional use permit from the Common Council after that. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@ wcinet.com.

POLICE REPORTS Oct. 15 10:22 a.m. A Belleville man was pouring cement on Locust Drive for a sidewalk when he backed up into an unoccupied truck. The truck had been parked behind the man’s cement mixer after he had already started the process of backing up.

Oct. 19 2:52 a.m. A woman on the 400 block of New Age Circle lit a plant sitting on the balcony of her downstairs neighbor on fire when she dropped a burning cigarette into the flower pot. The fire spread around the first floor patio, causing extensive damage. The woman was cited for negligent handling of burning material. 8:56 p.m. An intoxicated juvenile was cited for shooting off fireworks behind the high school during the football game.

Oct. 16 6:50 p.m. A man accidentally fired a round into the wall of his home while removing the magazine out of his firearm. There were no injuries reported and no damage was done to any of his surrounding neighbors’ Oct. 20 property. 12:17 a.m. A 53-year-old woman was arrested for her Oct. 17 first OWI after failing to stop 2:38 p.m. A woman re- for a stop sign. Her BAC regported finding a canvas paint- istered at .09 and she was reing of yellow flowers inside leased to a responsible party. a bowl, inside a handbag, 6:03 p.m. A woman retucked underneath her wicker ported that someone had sofa on her porch on the 400 placed a piece of paper readblock of Westridge Parkway. ing “Watching you” on her The woman told police that vehicle. She was concerned she didn’t know where the someone was threatening her painting came from. and was unsure of who did it. 9:07 p.m. Police respondOct. 18 ed to a report of two people 12:11 p.m. Police re- in costume waving “Hallowsponded to a domestic dis- een knives” around on Acker pute that was started when a Lane. Officers couldn’t locate man wouldn’t follow a wom- the suspects. an on Instagram. The man agreed to leave the woman’s Oct. 21 residence, return the wom1:27 a.m. A 43-yearan’s house keys she had giv- old man was cited for his en him to her and go back to first OWI after he struck a his home in the state of Vir- parked car on the 100 block ginia. The man returned to of Berkeley Road. He was rethe woman’s home six hours leased to his son at the police later, where he threw rocks station. at her balcony and slammed her door after she invited him Oct. 24 over to retrieve a blanket. 1:42 a.m. A 58-year-old 1:50 p.m. High school ad- man was cited for his fourth ministrative staff asked police OWI after he was recklessly to do search of a student’s driving on East Verona Avperson because of his history enue. The man was uncowith weapons. The school li- operative with officers and aison officer found two twist- refused to take a breathalyser ed paper clips on the student, test. A warrant was granted which he claimed are used for a blood draw and he was when his brother locks him booked in jail under a felony out of their house. charge.

Oct. 25 1:52 a.m. Police conducted a welfare check on a man sleeping in his parked, but running, vehicle in the parking lot of Kwik Trip on Hwy. PB. The man told officers he drives to the gas station for fresh air because of the mold inside his Belleville home. 4:07 p.m. A man on the 200 block of Mary Lou Street reported suspicious activity on his property in the last year, including the water spigot being turned on by an unknown person during the week prior and having his AC unit’s latch being repeatedly opened. Oct. 26 2:04 p.m. Police gave a tour of the station to a family of four after they won the tour through a drawing at their child’s elementary school. 5:10 p.m. A 39-year-old woman received her first OWI after she was found intoxicated in her vehicle on the 700 block of Cabrillo Court. The woman had a BAC of .27 and was taken to the Dane County Jail. Oct. 28 3:57 a.m. A burglary occurred at the AT&T store. A 17-year-old Fitchburg boy was arrested and booked in the Dane County Jail after officers caught him running from the store holding electronic devices. The other suspect fled the scene. Oct. 29 6:43 p.m. A couple reported receiving a threatening letter from an inmate to police. They were concerned because the inmate was set to be released the next day. – Kimberly Wethal

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County board to consider Millum Creek easement proposal Easement plan would pay $35k at Millum Creek KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

The public would have access to fish along a section of a cold-water trout stream that feeds into the Sugar River if the Dane County Board of Supervisors approves the purchase of a permanent easement on Millum Creek. The property along the

easement, which is in the Town of Montrose, would still be owned by Mary Fritz, but public fishing would be managed by the county’s Parks Commission. The proposal was presented to County Board with a price tag of $35,310 for 3.5 acres of land during their Nov. 29 meeting. The proposal moves on to the County Board’s Environment, Ag and Natural Resources committee, and pending committee recommendation, would come back to the County Board in a few weeks for

approval, Joshua Wescott, chief of staff for the county executive’s office, told the Press. If approved, the land would be open for public fishing by spring, and signage will be placed to let people know where they can enter the land. The county executive’s office introduced the deal earlier this year as a part of a 2007 streambank easement program that has protected 20 miles of stream since its inception, a Nov. 28 news release from the county said. “These are the types of

projects that keep families and businesses coming to Dane County faster than anywhere else in Wisconsin,” county executive Joe Parisi said in the release. “Having the opportunity to take a few hours or even a day away and spend time enjoying the amazing outdoor resources our county has to offer is integral to our quality of life.” According to the release, t h e Wi s c o n s i n D e p a r t ment of Natural Resources has rated Millum Creek as being “Outstanding and Exceptional Resource Water.”

The area up for purchase is downstream from the west branch of the river and southwest of the Falk Wells Sugar River Wildlife Area, which the county has been building with multiple purchases since 2013. The project started with an initial purchase of 466 acres of land and easement of former Bruce Company land around the Sugar River for $3 million. Wescott told the Press the Sugar River area is a popular place for the county to focus on creating easements because of its proximity to Madison,

while still being far enough out in the countryside. “From our perspective, we like to focus on these projects because they come at a low cost and forever become a community resource,” he said. “Part of the attraction coming here is that there’s quality of life here.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.

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Ralphie Get Your Gun The Verona Area Community Theater put on five productions his teacher and Santa Claus that he needed a Red Ryder carof “A Christmas Story” last weekend. bine-action BB gun for Christmas. The musical, based on the 1983 Christmas comedy, brought in hundreds of viewers from Nov. 29 through Dec. 2 as RalEmail reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet. The Old Man (John Beard) and Mother (Marie phie, played by Matthew Powell, tried to convince his mother, com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal. Kyle) dance in the kitchen, singing, “The Genius on Cleveland Street” during the Verona Area Community Theater’s production of “A Christmas Story.”

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Verona boys basketball (1-2 overall, 1-1 Big Eight) stormed back from a 20-point halftime deficit against Middleton and cut the lead to two points before dropping a Big Eight thriller Saturday. The Wildcats lost by 10 on Tuesday on the road at Janesville Craig. The back-to-back losses came after Verona rolled past Janesville Parker in its conference opener Nov. 29. “Our group of guys are really special,” senior forward Ryan Van Handel said. “I think we have a bunch of guys who are gritty and don’t quit.” The Wildcats have held teams to 20 points or less in three of the eight halves they’ve played this season. It’s that commitment to defense that coach Jevin Budde knows will give them a chance to win every game. “If you can hold teams in our league to 20-point halves that’s really good,” Budde said. “We have to put games together where we do it for two halves. It’s great to see that we are capable of doing it. Now we just have to do it on a more consistent basis.”

Sport: Boys hockey Position: Forward Highlight: Walker Haessig scored the game-tying goal with 26.8 seconds remaining regulation against fourthranked Notre Dame. Thirdranked Verona saw the game end in a 3-3 draw. Honorable mentions: Ryan Van Handel (boys basketball) scored a game-high 17 points Saturday in the Wildcats’ 57-51 loss to Middleton. Rayna Briggs (girls basketball) scored a team-high 15 points Friday and made a three-point play in the final 10 seconds to lead Verona to a 47-44 win over Janesville Craig. Ava Downing (girls hockey) scored the Metro Lynx lone goal in a 4-1 loss at Arrowhead on Friday. Ben Grandau (wrestling) went 2-3 to finish seventh place Saturday at the McGarvie Scramble Saturday in Watertown. Shane Rozeboom (boys swimming) had a hand in winning three events Satudray to help Verona Area/ Mount Horeb finish second at the Nicolet Invitational. Kaden Grant (boys hockey) had 39 saves in helping the thirdranked Wildcats tie fourthranked Green Bay Notre Dame.

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Nelson breaks three more records in Texas Former Verona Area High School standout Beata Nelson now holds the American records in the 100-, 200and 200-yard Nelson individual medley at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational at the end of March. The Univeristy of Wisconsin junior phenom broke the American and U.S. open record in the 100 back (49.67 seconds) on Friday, Nov. 29. The performance marked just the 10th clocking under the 50-second barrier all-time, of which Nelson owns four. Of the

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Jan. Craig 63, Verona 53 Verona traveled to Janesville Craig High School on Tuesday for a conference game and lost 63-53. The Wildcats were tied with 3 minutes remaing before the host went on a 12-2 run to closeout the game. Budde said the Wildcats had several defensive breakdowns down the stretch. “I think it was just a matter of not understanding the situation defensively,” Budde said. “We didn’t have the urgency in the end we needed. I don’t think it was

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Verona junior Adam Bekx shoots a jumper over Middleton senior Sam Close Saturday in the Cardinals’ 57-51 win over the Wildcats. anything Craig did. It was our misMiddleton 57, Verona 51 takes and breakdowns.” Senior guard Tyler Slawek had a Slawek and Van Handel fueled team-high 21 points. Senior guard Verona’s rally from a 20-point Reagan Klawiter had nine and Haa- halftime deficit, but the Wildkon Anderson and Van Handel each cats’ comeback bid came up short had eight.

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What’s next Verona travels to Madison West at 7:15  p.m. Friday to play the Regents.

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Verona skates to top-five stalemate JEREMY JONES Sports editor

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Forward Walker Haessig scores the game-tying goal Friday with 26.8 seconds remaining in the third period. Third-ranked Verona tied fourth-ranked Notre Dame 3-3.

Rarely in life do things live up to expectations the way Friday’s nonconference showdown between two of the state’s top boys hockey team programs did. T h i r d - r a n ke d Ve r o n a and fourth-ranked Green Bay Notre Dame engaged in a fast-paced slugfest that sent fans cheering and jeering on every check and nearly 70 shots on goal. A rematch of last year’s WIAA state quarterfinal, the game ended 3-3 after the host Wildcats scored with 27 seconds left. “I saw the puck go into the net, and the student s e c t i o n e r u p t e d ,” s a i d sophomore forward Walker Haessig, who scored the tying goal. “You just kind of lose feeling at that

What’s next Verona travels to Sun Prairie Ice Arena at 7 p.m. Thursday for a Big Eight Conference game against the Cardinals.

moment.” It was the second tie of the season for both Verona (3-0-2) and Notre Dame (2-0-2). Notre Dame, which scored three of the game’s four power-play goals, led by two goals with four minutes remaining. T h e Wi l d c a t s b e g a n their comeback with a power-play goal by junior forward Cale Rufenacht

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but many of the team’s freshmen have youth and middle school experience they will use to build toward the future. “We are trying to build the program back,” Wozniak said. “We have had teams like Janesville Craig (defending conference champions) in the past. We are just trying to build back toward that.” Wozniak, who shares duties with Jason Ott, is entering his 21st year as a

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Every match will be a learning experience and test for a Verona wrestling team looking to rebuild after some injuries. The Wildcats are expected to have one of the youngest teams in the Big Eight Conference, with 12 of their 18 wrestlers being freshmen. Co-coach Bob Wozniak said the team will struggle to fill all the weight classes,

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Three returning letterwinners for the Verona wrestling team (from left) are sophomore Ben Grandau, junior Caden Page and sophomore Zakary Morrison. Missing from photo are juniors Chris Garcia and Jeremy Grim. conference tournament. Wozniak said freshmen Logan Lafler (106), Jasmine Hall (120 and 126), Logan Neuroth (132), Cael Wozniak (138), Miguel Fernandez (170) and Jay Hanson (220) have had success in middle school and club wrestling and will contribute right away. They will be joined by

freshmen Ashton LaBerge (113), Sean Parry (120), Spencer Lokken (152), Theo Sebastian (182) and Adam Murphy (195). It was a close race in the Big Eight last year. Janesville Craig captured the conference title with 228 points, just ahead of Sun Prairie (221) and third-place Middleton (220).

Those three teams will contend for a conference title in a hotly contested race for the top in the Big Eight. Grandau and the Wildcats aim to get better with every match. “It’s definitely a rebuilding year,” he said. “We will be good at the end of the year and great the year after that.”

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coach. Verona returns four letterwinners in sophomore Ben Grandau, junior Chris Garcia, junior Caden Page, sophomore Zakary Morrison and senior Jeremy Grim. Grandau is back to wrestle at 126 pounds after finishing 20-19 last year and taking seventh at the Big Eight Conference tournament. “I don’t have any big goals of making it to state,” Grandau said. “I just want to have fun wrestling this year. It’s a sport I love. If I win conference that is awesome, but I just want to have fun, and I think I’m already accomplishing that. I want to take this as far as I can.” Garcia (145) was a sectional qualifier at 138 last year after taking fourth in the WIAA Division 1 Middleton regional. Page went 13-22 last year at 170 and took fifth at the regional last season. Grim, who went 18-21 last year at 160 pounds, will miss the season after suffering a season-ending injury in football. Verona went 2-3 in Big Eight dual meets last year and finished seventh in the

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Six Verona freshmen had their first wrestling matches last week in a dual meet against Janesville Craig Friday and at the Tom McGarvie Scramble Saturday. Each wrestled five matches and was placed in a bracket with wrestlers of a similar ability. Verona finished 15th out of 16 teams in Watertown but had two wrestlers finish in the top nine. “What is nice about a scramble format is you get equal competition at the end of the day,” co-head coach Bob Wozniak said. “That is what we look for.” With a young team, some wrestlers weren’t ready to face experienced juniors or seniors early on, Wozniak said, leading the Wildcats to forfeit several weight classes against a dominant Craig team and instead face junior varsity competition. “Our freshmen care,

What’s next Verona travels to Evansville at 7  p.m. Thursday for a dual meet against the Blue Devils. ‘I think this can be one of the best classes Verona has ever had and I had some good ones in the early 2000s’ -Bob Wozniak and that is a good start,” Wozniak said. “We want them to care if they win or lose. We knew we couldn’t win the dual. Those guys probably had a better match on JV.” But Wozniak, who is in

his 21st year as a coach, said the freshmen wrestled well for their first matches of their careers and he likes their potential despite the lopsided loss to Craig. “I think this can be one of the best classes Verona has ever had and I had some good ones in the early 2000s,” he said. “I don’t think they ever want to see that (score) again, especially as they get older … Some day I think the freshmen will be doing that to people.”

Watertown Sophomore Ben Grandau finished 2-3 at 126 pounds and took seventh place, and freshman Cael Wozniak went 3-2 to take ninth at 138 at the Tom McGarvie Scramble on Saturday. Verona finished 15th with 89 points. Mineral Point captured the team title,

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‘We actually were outplayed by Craig and beaten badly Ve r o n a j u n i o r g u a r d Rayna Briggs’ latest highon the boards but light propelled the Verogot lucky. We need na girls basto clean up our ketball consistent effort team t o a every play to be one nail-bitof the best teams in ing victory. the conference.’ Assistant sports editor

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ABOVE: Verona Area/Mount Horeb senior Aidan Updegrove won the 400-meter freestyle Friday in a dual meet against Madison West. The Regents, the defending WIAA Division 1 state champions, defeated the Wildcats in the season opener.

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One week into the season, the Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys swimming team already has seen where it stacks up against two of the state’s top-ranked Division 1 teams – Madison West and Middleton. The Wildcats lost a season-opening dual to defending WIAA Division 1 state champion Madison West on Friday and then finished second to Middleton on Saturday at the 19-team Nicolet Invitational. The Cardinals were the Division 1 state runner-up last year. “The boys swam well in both meets against the top two teams in the state,” coach Bill Wuerger said. “Obviously it’s early in the season, and it will take a few weeks to see where everyone fits in the lineup.” Nicolet Invitational Senior Shane Rozeboom had a hand in three wins to lead the Wildcats to a second-place finish Saturday at

What’s next Verona Area/Mount Horeb will host Janesville Parker and Madison East at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. the Nicolet Invitational. Middleton outdueled Verona Area/Mount Horeb for the title, 468.5-387.5. Rozeboom won the 50-yard freestyle (21.61 seconds) and the 100 free (47.49). Each of the relays were sprint relays, with four or eight swimmers each going 25 or 50 meters. In the 200 free relay, eight swimmers swam 25 meters. Rozeboom teamed with freshman Oscar Best, senior Aidan Updegrove, senior Jack Zheng, junior Gabe Piscitelli, sophomore Conner Arneson and sophomore Ben Wellnitz to win the event with a time of 1:27.14. Wuerger said Rozeboom

swam well, contributing to three wins. In the 400 medley relay, Arneson teamed with junior Kyle Hoppe, freshman Luke Bennin, freshman Nathan Rozeboom, Best, freshman Owen Rothamer, Shane Rozeboom and Updegrove to take second (3:.23.42). Best tied Middleton junior Nate Lamers for second in the 100 butterfly (24.18) and placed fourth in the 50 free (22.51). Updegrove took third in the 200 free (1:49.56) and fourth in the 100 free (49.91). The Wildcats had three of the top six in the 200 IM. Wellnitz finished fourth in 2:12.02, followed by Rothamer (2:12.40) in fifth and Bennin (2:13.08) in sixth. Hoppe added a fifth-place finish in the 100 IM (57.56). Madison West 107, Verona 63 Madison West won 10 of the 11 events Friday and rolled to a 107-63 win over the host Wildcats in a season-opening Big Eight Conference dual.

The Regents swept the top two spots in the 200 medley relay, 200 individual medley, 100 backstroke and 400 free relay. The lone win for the Wildcats came from Updegrove, who finished first in the 400 free with a time of 4:25.97. The Wildcats swept the top two spots in the 400 free with Arneson taking second (4:29.73). Updegrove added a second-place finish in the 200 free (2:04.16). Madison West senior Wes Jekel won the 50 free (24.37) and 100 backstroke (1:03.69). Rozeboom took second in the 50 free (24.55) behind Jekel, who is the defending state champion in the 100 back. He also posted a second-place finish in the 100 free (54.13). Best took second in the 100 fly (59.82), which was 0.52 of a second away from West’s Constantin Bensch. “The freshmen swam well in their first high school meets and look like they will be strong contributors to the team this year,” Wuerger said.

Briggs scored on a Briggs threepoint play with 25 seconds to go Friday to defeat Janesville Craig 47-44 at Bob Suter Court. Verona (3-1 overall, 3-0 Big Eight) stayed unbeaten in the conference. “It was great to see her get that steal and be able to finish at the rim,” coach Angie Murphy said. The Cougars had two chances in the last 10 seconds to tie the game, but 3-point shots by Kate Huml and Rileigh Elgas rattled in and out. T h e Wi l d c a t s f o r c e d the Cougars into 23 turnove r s , a n d C r a i g s h o t 5-of-29 from beyond the arc. Briggs tied the game with 49 seconds left with a free throw. She scored a game-high 15 points. “They know how much work and consistency it takes to be great,” Murphy

- Angie Murphy said. “We said we would rather win ugly than lose pretty, and it was an ugly game and a good learning experience on how we need to play going forward.” After the Cougars opened a 6-3 lead, the Wildcats responded with a 20-7 run. Verona went the last 6:04 of the first half without scoring and led 23-20 at the break. “We actually were outplayed by Craig and beaten badly on the boards but got lucky,” Murphy said. “We need to clean up our consistent effort every play to be one of the best teams in the conference.” Freshman Aaliyah Smith added nine points. Senior Sydney Rae, junior Kyiah Penn and sophomore Katie Pederson each chipped in six points.

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Verona, Notre Dame add another chapter to rivalry JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Big games between Verona and Notre Dame are nothing new as, the teams are perennially ranked in the top 10 of the WisconsinPrepHockey standings. They’ve faced each other 10 times over the past 10 seasons, including four times in the WIAA state tournament since the 2011-12 seasons. “We’re blessed with a good youth program,” Verona coach Joel Marshall said. “Notre Dame is a little different, being a private school, kids can choose to go there.”

Once you’ve had a couple championships, Marshall said, people get more excited and it becomes a little more serious for everybody in the program. “The commitment level for our kids just elevates, and a lot of these kids become 365-daya-year hockey players, he said. At Notre Dame, coach Cory McCracken agreed that it all starts with culture. “Our players work exceptionally hard in the offseason,” he said. “I think we have a program that develops players and helps them advance (playing after high school). When you do that, and work on good habits and details every day

in practice, that’s where it starts.” The program’s successes and shortcomings seemed to be inextricably linked over the past decade with Verona holding a 3-1 advantage over Notre Dame in the state tournament. The Wildcats defeated the Tritons in the 2018 state quarterfinals and the semifinals in 2013 and 2014. Verona finished runner-up at state in 2013 and won the only state championship in school history in 2014. Notre Dame’s last playoff win against Verona came in the 2012 state quarterfinals, and neither team reached state in 2015-17. While Verona holds the advantage at state,

it’s Notre Dame that has dominated the regular-season battles. The Wildcats have played Notre Dame every season but one (2011-12) dating back to the 2009-10 and the Tritons hold a 6-0-2 lead, including a pair of 3-3 ties the last two seasons. “There is a long history between our two programs. We respect Verona for what they bring to the table,” McCracken said. “That’s why we schedule a game against each other every year. “There is no doubt that they are going to be a team that’s tough to beat at the end of the season.”

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Verona senior Ryan Van Handel drives past Middleton senior Jake Klubertunz in the second half Saturday of the Cardinals’ 57-51 win over the Wildcats.

Basketball: Van Handel leads Wildcats with 17 points Continued from page 15 Saturday in a 57-51 loss to Middleton. Van Handel scored a team-high 17 points and drilled two 3-pointers and Slawek added 14 points. The Wildcats went on a 22-8 run to open the second half, ignited by Van Handel’s 3-pointer. Slawek slashed to the basket for two layups to slice the Cardinals’ lead to 46-40 in 7:43 left. “They are great players,” Budde said of Van Handel and Slawek. “We need both of them to do a lot for us offensively, especially Tyler. He has to create a lot of our plays. When Tyler is not scoring or getting the assist he’s getting the hockey assist where he’s breaking it down to make the pass that leads to the shot.” Klawiter knocked down a 3-pointer to cut the Cardinals’ lead to 48-45 with 5:10 left. Anderson hit a 3-pointer with 26.7 seconds to go to cut the Cardinals’ lead to 54-51. That’s as close as the Wildcats would get, missing three 3-pointers in the final 43 seconds. Early on the game was all Middleton as the Cardinals

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Sophomore goaltender Kaden Grant (31) makes one of his 39 saves Friday against Notre Dame. 3-of-5 on the power play, Tritons’ success on the Nov. 30,” McCracken said. scored its final goal with power play was all about “I think both teams will be a third power-play goal doing the simple things. hard outs in the playoffs.” “We made a couple of one-and-a-half minutes Keryluk, who led the after DeLange’s goal. This good reads tonight, and state in scoring through time, Sawyer Scholl was guys finished, which is the first week of the seanice to see,” he said. “It’s son, with 11 goals and 17 the beneficiary. “Notre Dame is a great early in the season for points, tallied two assists. team and very structured,” both teams. I thought there Grant finished with 39 Verona coach Joel Mar- was a lot of loose play in saves, including 18 in the shall said. “Five on five, some situations by both third period and five more we knew we could hang teams tonight.” in overtime. Perennial state qualifiers with them and chip in one Triton junior Bo Buckor two, but we knew they on both sides of the bench, ley weathered an early could give us fits if they there was plenty of speed storm, stopping 11 of his got on the power play, and and skill on both benches. 26 saves in the first period “ I t wa s a g o o d h i g h against Verona. that’s exactly happened.” M c C r a c k e n s a i d t h e school hockey game for

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jumped out to a 38-18 lead at the half. Middleton built its double-digit lead by converting several offensive rebounds into putbacks. “You’ve been around many teams in that situation and when you get down that much you have a choice to make — to try to battle back or keep taking it,” Budde said. “I’m just really proud of our guys that they responded the right way to keep scratching and clawing to get back in the game.”

Verona 71, Parker 48 Slawek scored a gamehigh 19 points to help the Wildcats cruise to their first win 71-48 Thursday over Janesville Parker. Verona raced out to a 16-point lead at the half, 43-27. Klawiter, Van Handel and Adam Bekx each added nine points. Klawiter hit three of the team’s nine 3-pointers. Janesville Parker’s Brady Biba scored a team-high 15 points. The Wildcats shot 44.4 percent from the freethrow line (4 of 9) compared to 28.5 percent for the Vikings (4 of 14).

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off a rebound in front. Verona then called timeout with :34.4 remaining and pulled sophomore goaltender Kaden Grant in favor of an extra attacker. Haessig’s score came off a set play, drawn up on the whiteboard by coach Joel Marshall during the timeout. It was designed to get the puck to the corner off the draw and position Haessig in front of the Triton goal. “I saw (junior forward) Mack (Keryluk) get the puck in the corner, and I just found a spot out front,” Haessig said. “The puck trickled through, and I just pounded it home.” Twenty seven seconds from walking out of the Verona Ice Arena with a victory, Notre Dame coach Cory McCracken said his team has to learn to defend better in tight games. “We have five very capable guys on the ice in that situation,” he said. ”You have to give credit to Verona; they got hungry, and they got pucks and bodies to the front of the net.” Early on, everything was going right for Notre Dame as junior Josh DeLange scored two power-goals, each of which gave the visitors a onegoal lead. DeLange opened the scoring 8:45 into the first period. His second goal came nine-and-a-half minutes into the third period and put the Tritons ahead 2-1 after a late second-period goal by Verona senior defenseman Kade Binger. Notre Dame, which was

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Metro Lynx shutout by rival Cap City Cougars JEREMY JONES Sports editor

The Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op’s brutal schedule this season features at least one ranked team just about every week. Last week the schedule brought the fourth-ranked Cap City Cougars co-op to Madison Ice Arena. “This is a big rivalry,” coach Mike McKersie said. “I would say just about every girl on our team knows every girl on their team and vice versa. They’ve competed against each other coming up all through youth hockey.” The Metro Lynx (1-4-0 overall, 1-1-0 Badger Conference) have another tough conference test against the previously ranked Rock County Fury (2-3-0, 0-0-0) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18, following games against Brookfield (0-7-0) and Viroqua (2-1-0, 1-0-0). “I think eight of the top 10 teams are on our schedule this year,” McKersie said. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for us to grow and learn from our mistakes.”

Cougars 4, Lynx 0 Patience. It’s what first-year coach Mike McKersie has been preaching all season, and something he reiterated again on Thursday following a 4-0 loss against the Cap City Cougars. “We know there are a lot of new things flying at them,” he said. “This is a long season. We’ve got all the way into late February to get ready for the playoffs. Attitude and effort are the only two things the girls can control right now, and they’ve done a nice job of it.” Trying to find a spark, the Lynx coaching staff has been moving lines around and tried some different defensive combinations. It’s all about trying to find out what fits, McKersie said. Early on, the Cougars were able to capitalize on a couple defensive breakdowns by the Lynx. T h e M e t r o Ly n x d e f e n s e lost track of Cap City forward

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Metro Lynx forward Alina Yazek of Verona moves the puck through the neutral zone Thursday evening against the Cap City Cougars. The Madison co-op lost the Badger Conference game 4-0. Elizabeth Hansen 11 ½ minutes into the first period and the senior tapped home an empty-net rebound inside Madison Ice Arena. It was a microcosm of the defensive problems McKersie said the Lynx are experiencing right now in front their goal. “We got on the wrong side of their player and they made us pay for it,” he said. Senior goaltender Gwen Parker found pucks through traffic and finished with 40 saves, but McKersie said the Lynx need to do more in front of her. “Out of the last 10 goals she’s given up, I would say seven of the were rebound goals, and the others were either breakaways or 2-on-0,”

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he said. Junior defenseman Mackenzie Rosin pushed the Cougars lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal in the second period. Junior forward Zephryn Jager and sophomore forward Amanda Bauer each had a goal and assist for Cap City.

first period power-play goals Friday and were never able to dig themselves out of the hole, falling 4-1 at nonconference Arrowhead. Ava Downing scored the only goal for the Lynx 17 seconds after the host Warhawks scored to tie the game 1-1 in the 10th minute of play. Arrowhead closed out the period with power-play goals at 13:03 and 16:39 inside the Howard G. Mullett Ice Center and added an even-strength goal late in the second period to ice the win. Freshman goaltender Camryn McKersie stopped 12 of 16 shots on goal for the Metro Lynx. Arrowhead 4, Lynx 1 Emma Tate turned away 16 of 17 The Metro Lynx allowed three for Arrowhead. Cap City senior goaltender Jenna Jager stopped 12 shots on goal. It was the second time the Lynx have been shut out by a top 10 team this season, falling 4-0 to the University School of Milwaukee in the season opener. “Today I thought we actually generated some more quality scoring chances,” he said. “We had several opportunities, but fundamentally we’re not connecting on passes and we’re creating a lot of unforced turnovers when we have people open, which is negating a lot of quality scoring chances right now.”

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Continued from page 16 outdistancing DC Everest 469-433. Big Eight Conference rival Middleton took third (421). Grandau pinned New London’s Ian Standerfer in 3 minutes, 43 seconds. Ozaukee’s Travis Simpson then pulled out an 8-6 sudden-death victory. Grandau bounced back to knock off Horicon’s Chance Tuttle 12-3. He then lost a nail-biter to Pewaukee’s Nathan Carerros 8-7. Cael Wozniak was pinned by New Richmond’s Mason Kloehn in 4:52. He then was pinned by Whitewater’s Jaden Salmieri in 1:59. He rebounded by pinning Winneconne’s Emmric Hanke in 1:48 and sticking Beloit Memorial’s Carlos Lopez in 4:27. Watertown’s Jose Rivera then pinned him in 1:36. Other wrestlers who won matches were freshman Sean Parry, who went 2-3 and took 10th at 120, freshman Logan Neuroth (132), who went 2-3 to finish 10th, junior Zak Morrison (145), who was 1-4 to take 11th, freshman Spencer Lokken (152), who went 2-3 to finish 14th and junior

Nelson: Sets new US record four other women to go sub-50 in the event, none have done so more than twice. The record-setting effort dethroned Stanford’s Ally Howe (49.69) and gave Nelson three of the six fastest swims ever in the 100 back. She finished second to Howe at last year’s NCAA championships. Nelson also shattered her own 200 IM, winning the event in 1:53.08

on Nov. 30. She was an All-American in both the 100 back and 200 IM last season. Nelson also broke UW the 200-yard backstroke record and set another nation-leading mark in the 200 back last week at the Texas Hall of Fame Invitational. Her time of 1:40 not only secured a win but also toppled the UW record she set at the 2018 NCAA championship. - Jeremy Jones

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Verona freshman Cael Wozniak (top) looks to gain an advantage against Janesville Craig junior Joe Bellomo in the second period of Friday’s match. Wozniak lost his first career varsity match to Bellomo, 1-0. Caden Page (170), who was likes to throw people,” (113) lost 7-5 in sudden 2-3 to take 10th. Wozniak said of Grandau. d e a t h w h e n J a n e s v i l l e “People are scared of that. Craig’s Belle Goethe had a Craig 69, Verona 6 He was aggressive on top, takedown after it was tied Grandau won the only turned a kid and pinned at the end of three periods. match Friday for the Wild- him.” Labarge scored on a takeThe Wildcats forfeited cats in a season-opening down in the final 120 sec69-6 Big Eight Conference five weight classes – 152, 182, 195, 220 and heavy- onds in the third period to loss to Janesville Craig. force the extra session. At Grandau, who has a judo weight. There were several oth- 138, Craig’s Joey Bellomo background, used his experience to pin Hunter Klietz er close matches that could had an escape with 13.9 h ave g o n e e i t h e r wa y. seconds to go to clip Cael in 3:22. “He’s very athletic and Freshman Ashton LaBarge Wozniak, 1-0.

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Boundary: Group is expected to recommend up to three options for school board to consider Continued from page 1 meeting, Nov. 26, the committee listened to presentations from district contractors and staff on transportation, the Two Way Immersion program and open enrollment. Two-and-a-half weeks earlier, the committee heard presentations on where growth was projected and the demographics of the district’s more than 5,000 students. The presentations were aimed at helping committee members prepare to hear the coming options and put them in context with the seven criteria the school board gave to the committee to direct its work, Roffers

explained. “Those are … three pieces of additional information that you will need when you start to evaluate different options for attendance area boundaries,” he said. R e p r e s e n t a t ive s f r o m Badger Bus shared statistics Nov. 26 that showed how complex the system of busing is when factoring in the charter schools and TWI program. It led one group – separated table by table during the meeting – to write, “Bus routes are insane” under the question “What are we learning?” As an example, Badger Bus vice president John Meier included a pair of neighborhoods in his presentation: the Scenic Ridge

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verona.k12.wi.us neighborhood that has nine routes going to eight schools and the New Fountains neighborhood that has 10 routes going to nine schools. Some of that busing mix is caused by charters, while the TWI program also brings students from within the Country View and Stoner Prairie attendance areas to the other elementaries,

Next week Initial options presented, committee reaction complicating the routing. The TWI program, another main subject of discussion at the Nov. 26 meeting, has classes taught in both Spanish and English and is split about 50-50 between native English- and Spanish-speaking children. Under the program, students from the other elementary attendance areas

who enroll in the program and are chosen in the lottery, if necessary, go to one of its two sites, Sugar Creek and Glacier Edge elementaries. District director of instructional equity and bilingual programming Laurie Burgos explained why the program is expected to remain at those sites based on student demographics and how that affects enrollments at the schools, as it takes students away from other buildings. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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Boundary criteria Student Diversity Contiguous attendance areas when / where possible Fiscal efficiency Logical feeder elementary school to middle school structure Match projected enrollment with efficient building utilization Minimize number of students impacted by attendance area changes Neighborhood unity Transportation efficiency

August school start approved Key dates 2019-20 Classes start: Aug. 23 Spring break: March 23-27 Snow day makeup: April 10 Classes end: May 29

from the state Department of Public Instruction, and part of the application process is providing an opportunity for public feedback. DPI had approved a similar waiver request for the Mount Horeb Area School District for this school year to allow time for referendum construction next summer, so district officials were confident. On Nov. 30, the district sent an email to parents advising them DPI had approved the move. — Jim Ferolie

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The state has approved an early start for the 2019-20 school year. Verona Area School District officials earlier this year requested an Aug. 23 start date to provide more time for renovating existing buildings the following summer for new configurations. The K-Wing will be converted to house K-5 charter school students beginning in fall 2020, when the high school moves to its new building on the west side of Verona, and several schools will be moved in the process. Sugar Creek will move to the existing Badger Ridge Middle School building; New Century and Verona Area International School will move to the K-Wing, and Badger Ridge and will move to the existing high school, likely with Core Knowledge’s K-8 program. The plan is to end the school year May 29, though snow days could have an effect. Starting any school year in Wisconsin requires a waiver

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December 6, 2018

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New Century School teacher Jennifer Klawiter thanks the group of 95 people who attended her classroom’s Thanksgiving meal Tuesday, Nov. 20.

A New Century Thanksgiving Jennifer Klawiter’s New Century School class hosted its annual early Thanksgiving potluck Tuesday, Nov. 20, for families and others from the school district.

Klawiter said nearly 100 people attended the event this year, held next door to the school at Sugar River Church.

Attendees go through the line at the Thanksgiving meal hosted by Jennifer Klawiter’s New Century School class Tuesday, Nov. 20.

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Help Wanted FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring part-time Drivers. Apply in person: 999 Highway A, across from Coachmans. FULL & PART-TIME clothes pressing & packaging in Verona. No experience necessary. Pleasant work environment. 608-438-1746. LOOKING FOR full or part time help on dairy farm, milking cows parlor, some tractor driving and miscellaneous chores. Lancaster area. 608723-4603. MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN (FullTime) wanted in the Madison Area. Gorman & Company offers competitive benefits and pay. Apply at www. gormanusa.com

Services A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING currently offering winter discounts on all painting, drywall and carpentry. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of experience. Call 608-270-0440.

ART’S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming. Weed Control. Rough mowing available. 608-235-4389. SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-8737038 or 608-669-0025

Antiques ANTIQUE HERMANCE, 24" square head wood planer, new bearings and top knives. $950, 608-822-3972. COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL & CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM “Wisconsin’s Largest Antique Mall!” Customer Appreciation Week 20% off December 3-9 Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000SF 200 Dealers in 400 Booths Third floor furniture, locked cases Location: 239 Whitney St Columbus, WI 53925 920-623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com NORWEGIAN (SCANDINAVIAN) Apparel Furnishings A Big Sale -Dale Sweaters -Icelandic Sweaters -MittensScarvesHats -Porsgrun-Pewter Saturday, Dec. 8 9am-2pm 1109 Virgin Lake Drive, Stoughton

Children and Pets of all ages accepted

Let’s have some fun!! To enter: Complete and return the form along with a your photo, or visit our website at www.ConnectVerona.com! Must be received by Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child.

Mail to: Kids & Pets Today 133 Enterprise Dr., PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593 Or enter online at www.ConnectVerona.com and click on “Submit an Item.” Child or Pet’s Name _____________________________________________________________________ Child’s Age (please indicate months or years)________________________

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Parents’ Names (for contact purposes only)__________________________________________________________ Phone (for contact purposes only)________________________City ______________________________________ Photo taken by (only if a professional photo) _________________________________________________________ This photo submission constitutes permission to publish. If submitting your photo(s) electronically, please be sure the photo resolution is at least 150 DPI. Photos must be received by Tuesday, January 15, 2019 to be published. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned.

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New Century School student Emma Grace, center, and her family at the Thanksgiving meal hosted by Jennifer Klawiter’s classroom Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Like your favorite photo on facebook to vote from Wednesday, January 16, 2019 thru Thursday, January 24, 2019. The top vote-getter will be announced in the Verona Press on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The top 3 vote-getters will win a prize!

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December 6, 2018

The Verona Press

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS CRAFT/BAKE SALE Sat. 128, 9:00-3:00pm. Albion Town Hall, 624 Albion Rd.

Miscellaneous SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608609-1181.

Pets BORDER COLLIE puppies, black and white, will hold for Christmas, $250, 608-331-0799. GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, AKC, shots, dewormed, dew claws removed, microchipped and vet checked. 608-574-6204. LAB PUPPIES, $500; GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies, $700. Vet checked, vaccinated, one year health guarantee. Lic. #412169 563-5996477. NON-SHEDDING TEDDY Bears, 2 Maltipoos, 1 Morkie, 1 Maltese, Cavapoos, $595 on up. Shots etc. Lic#469088 www.SpringGreenPups. com call or text 608-574-7931.

Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114

Rentals EVANSVILLE. 2 Bed1 bath, 1-car garage. Applianceswasherdryer included. No smokingpets. $800month +utilities. Avaialble 11. 1-year lease +deposit required. Peter 608-341-6777 ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS PAPER.

STOUGHTON 3 bedroom westside townhouse at 404 Kensington Sq. Full-basement, 1-car garage, private drive. $1,200month. 608-509-6863 STOUGHTON DUPLEX 2-Bedroom Northside. Ideal for Seniors. Available 11. Lawn mowingsnow removal provided. appliances, AC, full-basement laundry-hookup, garage. No petssmoking. Security deposit$850+ utilities. 608-576-8794. STOUGHTON- 525 W South St, Upper. No PetsSmoking. Heat included, stove and refrigerator. $800mo. References. 1st and last months rent. 608-219-4531or 608-577-0749.. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388

Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGONBROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900

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To learn more about this opportunity, submit your application and resume today at www.wcinet.com/careers Woodward Communications, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer. WCI maintains a tobacco-free campus.

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Jill Grimm browses through merchandise at Jamie Statz-Paynter’s “Stampin’ Up!” booth during the Mistletoe Craft Show.

Photos by Kimberly Wethal

From left, Paquita Purnell, owner of Blessed Divine Creations, shows mother-daughter duo Catherine Haag and Joscelyn Cozens a selection of headbands and bows during the first Mistletoe Craft Show on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the senior center.

Shopping local A “Wildcats” ornament sits on a Christmas tree at Mindy O’Brien’s TCB Accessories and Cheer Bows stand during the Mistletoe Craft Show.

The first-ever Mistletoe Craft Show was held on SatJerina Vincent, owner of JNJ Craftworks and orgaurday, Dec. 1, at the senior center. nizer of the event, told the Press that the craft show Vendors with products such as homemade soaps, donated a little less than $100 to the senior center. fabric goods and ornaments set up booths at the show, Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ donating 10 percent of their profits to the senior center wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_ for craft programming. wethal.

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Caroline’s Cart was created for individuals with special needs. This cart allows caregivers to safely shop through the store with their loved one, without having to maneuver a wheelchair around with them.

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