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“Rudolph” eats in his pen while his owner Jeff Phillips, who owns Reindeer Games with his wife Cindy, talks about the animals with attendees during the Reindeer! exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the library.

Rocking with Rudolph The holidays have officially arrived in Verona. With the annual Hometown Holidays event, as well as the Verona Road Business Coalition’s Jingle and Mingle event in both the city and Fitchburg and the Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run, there was plenty of holiday cheer to be seen around Verona on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7 and 8.

Events included a tree lighting at Central Park at the corner of South Main and Paoli Streets with WISCTV weatherman Gary Cannalte, a chili dinner at the senior center with proceeds benefiting Badger Prairie Needs Network, opportunities for children to meet with Santa Claus, an ice sculpture carving demonstration and live reindeer at the library.

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Members of the committee vetting options for new Verona Area School District attendance boundaries had plenty of issues with the first one presented to them. Until they saw the second one. And that’s the challenge of the committee’s work, as consultant Mark Roffers put it plainly at the group’s Wednesday, Dec. 5, meeting: “There is no option that’s going to get an ‘A’

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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

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Room taxes continue increase Alders agree southeast City re-ups with chamber for marketing, grants JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

Room taxes 1996: $1,234 1997: $13,136 1998: $23,727 1999: $26,995 2000: $30,030 2001: $28,662 2002: $26,648 2003: $27,293 2004: $32,021 2005: $35,791 2006: $34,555 2007: $40,029

2008: $93,065 2009: $125,699 2010: $140,382 2011: $155,236 2012: $192,939 2013: $205,690 2014: $211,647 2015: $248,834 2016: $405,620 2017: $519,114 2018: $496,326* *First nine months

Nearly all of Verona’s hotel rooms have been built in the past 10 years, and half of them since 2015, so it’s no surprise the city’s room tax revenue is growing faster than ever. It’s on pace to bring in more than $600,000 this year. L a s t m o n t h , t h e Jordan city’s Tourism Commission reviewed the third-quarter numbers, and they totaled more than $200,000, almost as much as the total for 2014. That was before 136-room Hyatt Place opened, more the 91-room Fairfield Inn and the than doubling the number of hotel The

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rooms in the city. That’s leaving a lot of room for the commission to plan future tourism and promotion activities, based on the 54 percent of the fund it controls. At its Nov. 20 meeting, the commission renewed its relationship with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, giving it another $280,000 to spend on media buys, the tourism coordinator’s salary, local event grants and running the Welcome Center. Nearly half of that will go toward promoting the city in a variety of regional publications, websites and social media through its contract with 6AM Marketing. “Most of the creative is stuff we feel like we can reuse,” Jordan explained. “Ours is seasonal, so if you use it for winter and spring and fall, when it comes around to winter,

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There’s interest,, but concern over sewer, road infrastructure JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

A week after the Plan Commission showed interest but hesitation over a plan to develop a 200-acre chunk of land in the southeast as a residential subdivision, the Common Council came to a similar conclusion Monday. Alders spent far less time parsing the details of the plan – which calls for

around 600 homes and possibly a school – but had several questions and concerns about infrastructure that would be needed to continue to develop that area of the city, just west of Fitchburg. The assumption some made was that once one part develops, others will come soon and the country roads in that area would be incapable of handling the load. In addition, Public Works c o m m i t t e e c h a i r E va n Touchett (Dist. 4) queried the city engineer on sewer lines and was told current

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The Wildcat Dance Team performs during the Multicultural Showcase.

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Verona Area High School held its annual Multicultural Showcase on Friday, Dec. 7, at the high school performing arts center. The event was

coordinated by the Multicultural Leadership Council, led by president Zaria Roller and vice president Gavin Doby. The event was featured three times during the day: twice during the school hours and once in the

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A city employee fastens one of the new student-designed banners to a light pole along the north side of East Verona Avenue in 2017. New banners will replace the ones on the street next year.

New banners to go on E. Verona Ave. Student art submissions accepted through Jan. 4

How to enter To enter the City Banner Art Project, visit verona.k12.wi.us and fill out the entry form and parent/guardian signature form for students under 18 years old.

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New student artwork will be displayed on East Verona Avenue by the middle of next year. The Verona Area Education Foundation is coordinating the third City Banner Art Project to replace the “weathered banners” that went up in 2017 after the initial contest. Students hoping to submit are asked to create art to be printed on a 24-inchby-48-inch space as part of the banners. Designs must be submitted by end of day Friday, Jan. 4, 2019, at the district office or the Verona or Fitchburg libraries. The contest theme is

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including paint, chalk, photography and ceramics. The submissions will be evaluated by a committee of VAEF members, city representatives and local artists. The committee will consider how designs relate to the theme, originality and creativity, promoting community spirit, neatness and artistic presentations and suitability for banner display and viewing. The group will select 40 designs to install on banners, and some of the works will also be selected to include in a VAEF 12-month calendar. In the most recent contest, banners were put up on Main Street, and the designs were also made into tote bags sold at the annual VAEF craft fair this fall.

Dredging begins at Silent Street Pond The dredging of Silent Street Pond last week dug up 4,000 cubic yards of sediment that had collected over 20 years, city engineer Jeff Montpas reported at Monday’s Common Council meeting. That’s likely the equivalent of about 6,000 tons of muck removed by Maddrell Excavating within a week’s time. Montpas pointed out the pond’s purpose is stormwater filtration, not volume

control. “We’re pulling out the material because it hadn’t been cleaned in 20 years,” he said. The $100,000 project is scheduled to be finished by the end of the month, Marty Ciselik, construction manager for the city, told the Press in an email last week. The two-decade-old water feature has never been dredged.

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Trump lacks qualifications Over 40 percent of voters voted for Trump in the 2016 election, despite these facts: • Has a history of being a congenital liar • Is known as an immoral degenerate (Access Hollywood tape, etc.) • Said about women, “you have to treat them like shit.” • Sued for racial discrimination • Refused to release his tax returns during 2016 campaign • Doesn’t pay his bills • Was a birther that questioned President Obama’s birthplace • Has ties to organized crime and operated his business like a Mafia boss • Made fun of a reporter’s physical disability • Filed for bankruptcy on four separate occasions • Hired advisors who have done work on behalf of Vladimir Putin • Said Senator Ted Cruz’s father was involved in the killing of JFK • No legitimate qualifications to be president

We now have mounting evidence of Trump’s involvement in a conspiracy with the Russians. Michael Cohen, an attorney for Trump for 12 years, has pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about his contacts for a Trump Tower project during the 2016 campaign. Trump has previously denied he had any involvement with the Russians during this period. This information makes it harder for Trump to deny his treasonous activities in conspiring with a foreign country to fix the outcome of the 2016 presidential campaign. It is believed that Trump is considering pardons for some of his fellow conspirators. We are getting closer to having ironclad evidence that may guarantee impeaching Trump. It will be more difficult for Republicans to oppose impeachment. Bob Menamin City of Verona

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I’m finding out that it’s OK to not be OK

very morning I take two little white-and-green pills. This pill keeps my greycloudy days at bay and keeps me from wanting to sleep for days at a time. This pill helps me to care, rather than feeling indifferent to most things. This pill helps cope with my depression. I’ve struggled with depression since high school. For awhile, I didn’t really know what it was. I thought it Sarbacker was normal teenager hormones to cry at the drop of a hat for anything both happy and sad. I thought it was normal to feel kind of numb. I wish I could say my journey was easily solved with therapy and medication. But it wasn’t. I walked through some very dark days when I was not capable of helping myself. I went on and off my medicine because I wanted to be normal. One of my most challenging seasons was when I was living with some friends in downtown Madison. I knew I needed help, but I physically couldn’t bring myself to go to my doctor or to call and make an appointment. If you haven’t walked through a season of depression, this sounds silly. Why couldn’t she just pick up the phone and call? Why couldn’t she get in the car and drive herself to the doctor? I don’t have an answer for you. Most of the depression struggles that I face don’t really make sense. That day, somehow, even though I was over 18, my Mom

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set up an appointment and had my cousin take me to it. I remember sobbing and needing her to sit through the whole appointment with me. I remember getting in the car not caring that I hadn’t showered in days. Depression isn’t always like that. I think a lot of people assume it means sadness. And for some, it might. For me, I feel like a grey cloud is hovering above me, hence why I call them “grey-cloudy days.” I feel dark and like rain is pouring down over me wherever I go. Usually I feel numb and indifferent. I lack caring about everything from the way I look and the way my kitchen looks to my performance at work and my relationships. Sometimes it’s crying for no reason, even if I don’t feel sad. It’s tough to put into words all of the emotion and feelings involved with depression. For the most part, I hide my depression well. For years, I have been really good at pasting a smile on my face and pretending like everything’s OK. Part of me thinks this was a coping mechanism. Sort of like faking it until you make it. But those who know me well can see past that smile. And now, I try to share my struggle with others. This is not easy. It’s not easy to admit that I need help. It’s not easy to admit that I need to rely on medication. It’s not easy to write this column and share this dark part of my life. But maybe this column can help someone who is feeling the same way or help someone understand a loved one who struggles with depression. Maybe it can facilitate a much needed dialog around mental health.

If you have someone in your life that may be struggling, I have a few suggestions. First, avoid asking, “What’s wrong?” Most of the time, I don’t know what’s wrong. That loaded question is often frustrating, and I know many feel the same way. Instead, be there to listen or simply sit in silence. Another way to help is to plan something, maybe a froyo date, and make sure your friend who is struggling shows up. Sometimes that hardest thing is having the motivation to get out of the house. Having something to look forward to is also super helpful for those bad days or weeks. Finally, understand that sometimes it’s hard or impossible to communicate. If someone you know who is struggling doesn’t answer your phone call or respond to your text, don’t take it personally. Some days it’s hard to even get out of bed and shower, let alone respond to everything that comes through the phone. Even if that person loves you, know communication can be a daunting task. Above all else, know that it’s OK to not be OK. In a world that demands instant satisfaction, it can be hard to accept that both medication and therapy take time. I am someone who struggles. I am someone who relies on medication to help me cope. I am a face of depression. Macy Sarbacker is a 2011 graduate of Verona Area High School who works as a social media and marketing specialist.

In the Dec. 6 edition of the Verona Press, the person playing “Mother” in the Verona Area Community Theater production of “A Christmas Story” was misidentified. The performer was Sara Ward-Cassady, the understudy for the role. The Press regrets the error.

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Dancers perform during Verona Youth Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker Suite’ at Verona Performing Arts Center on Dec. 9, 2017.

‘The Nutcracker’ set for Dec. 22 For the 13th year in a row, Verona Youth Ballet will perform the holiday classic “The Nutcracker.” The family friendly performance will feature Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s music, colorful costumes and “high-spirited dancing,” according to a news release. The cast comprises of both children and adults, with experience ranging from amateurs and professionals.

The hour-long show will run twice on Saturday, Dec. 22, with start times of 1:30 and 4 p.m. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $10 for children ages 12 and younger. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit veronayouthballet.org. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.

If You Go What: Verona Youth Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” When: 1:30 and 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 22 Where: Verona Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Cost: $15, $10 for children 12 and under Info: veronayouthballet. org

Verona police department will begin a “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign for the holidays Dec. 14. The campaign will last until Jan. 1, 2019, according to a Dec. 11 news department release. “The goal of these comprehensive law enforcement efforts is to help make roadways safer for everyone by discouraging people from making the dangerous and irresponsible decision of getting behind the wheel impaired,” Sgt. Dustin Fehrmann said in the release. “To help ensure a safe, enjoyable holiday

season, we need the cooperation of all motorists.” Throughout the state in 2017, 169 roadway deaths were a result of alcohol-related crashes, as were 3,300 injuries, according to the release. Impaired drivers, who are under the influence of legal drugs, like prescription or overthe-counter medications a n d i l l ega l d r u g s , a r e becoming a larger issue. Officers encourage citizen assistance with keeping roads safe through reporting impaired drivers by calling 911 with details on the driver, vehicle and location. They also encourage

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The United States Small Business Administration is offering disaster loans to homeowners and businesses in Dane County damaged by the severe storms between Aug. 17 and Sept. 14. Anyone applying for a loan for physical damage must apply by Dec. 17. The deadline for economic injury applications is July 18, 2019. To apply, download an application at disasterloan. sba.gov/ela, call SBA’s customer service center at

1-800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@ sba.gov. The loans range in interest rates depending on the recipient and whether the loan recipient has credit available elsewhere. For home loans to someone with no credit available elsewhere, the rate is 2 percent. For those with credit available elsewhere, it is 4 percent. For business loans, the rate with no credit available elsewhere is 3.675 percent, while it is 7.35 percent for those with credit available elsewhere. Nonprofit organizations can get a loan with a 2.5 percent interest rate whether or not they have credit

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Virtual reality tours The senior center will be conducting Rendever virtual reality tours from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Fridays, Dec. 14 and 28. The tour “locations” cannot be confirmed in advance but feature different places around the world. Participation is limited to six participants at a time. For information, call 845-7471.

Holiday movie matinees The senior center will be showing holiday movies at 12:30 p.m. Fridays Dec. 14 and 28. On Dec. 14, the 2001 version of “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” will be shown, starring comedian Jim Carrey. The Dec. 28 matinee will be the classic holiday movie “It’s a Wonderful Life,” featuring a businessman who learns what really matters to him after almost losing his business and contemplates taking his own life. Popcorn will be provided for both movie showings. For information, call 845-7471.

The Nutcracker The Madison Ballet will stop by

the library from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, to demonstrate some of the behind-the-scenes action that goes into their Overture Center performances. Children will be able to learn about the history of ballet and “The Nutcracker,” see dancers rehearse and enjoy an abbreviated show of the troupe’s upcoming performance. Registration is not required, but it is recommended for attendees to arrive early, since space is limited. For information, call 845-7180.

teach people to play games. Attendees are welcome to bring their own board games to the event. For information, call 845-7180.

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Seniors with birthdays or anniversaries in December will be celebrated Friday, Dec. 21 at the senior center. Attendees are asked to reserve their spot by Monday, Dec. 17. The lunch will feature a 50/50 raffle and entertainment at 12:30 by Kat Trio, a clarinet, piano and violin group. Christmas concert The lunch is free for those who St. James Lutheran Church, 427 have November birthdays or anniverSouth Main St., will host its annual saries. For all others, the cost is $5. Christmas concert “Carols and DesFor information, call 845-7471. sert” at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15. The concert will feature traditional and newer songs, with performances Get started with Facebook by the handbell and vocal choirs and Senior citizens looking to learn instrumentalists. how to use Facebook can learn from Anyone in the community is wel- Rich Bartlett from 10-11 a.m. Friday, come to attend. Dec. 21, during his Computer QuesFor information, call 845-6922. tions Plus seminar at the senior center. Board game night Attendees are encouraged to bring The library is hosting a game night their questions about the social from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 17, at media to the seminar. Hop Haus Brewing, 231 S. Main St. For information, call 845-7471. Librarians will be at the event to

Community calendar Thursday, Dec. 13

• 10 a.m. to noon, Memory Screening with the Aging and Disability Resource Center (registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4-5 p.m., Anime and manga club, library, 845-7180 • 7:30 p.m., Verona Area High School Celebrate the Season concert, performing arts center, 300 Richard St., 845-4400

Friday, Dec. 14

• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless (ages 0-5), library, 8457180 • 12:30 p.m., Movie matinee: “Dr. Suess’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” (2001 version), senior center, 845-7471 • 2-4 p.m., Badger Prairie Needs Network ribbon cutting, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E.

Verona Ave., bpnn.org • 3:30-5:30 p.m., The Nutcracker with Madison Ballet (ages 2-5), library, 845-7180 • 7:30 p.m., Verona Area High School Celebrate the Season concert, performing arts center, 300 Richard St., 845-4400

Saturday, Dec. 15

• No Badger Prairie Needs Network free community meal today • 2-4 p.m., Badger Prairie Needs Network public open house, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org • 5 p.m., Annual Christmas concert, St. James Lutheran Church, 427 S. Main St., 845-6922

Monday, Dec. 17

• 6-8 p.m., Board Game Night at The Hop Haus, 231 S. Main St., 845-7180

Tuesday, Dec. 18

• 10:30-11 a.m., Child development storytime: Snowmen (all ages), library 845-7180

Thursday, Dec. 20

• 4-5 p.m., Anime and manga club, library, 845-7180

Friday, Dec. 21

• 10-11 a.m., Computer Questions Plus: “How to get started with Facebook,” senior center, 845-7471 • 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., December birthday/anniversary lunch (RSVP by noon on Monday, Dec. 17), senior center, 845-7471

Thursday, Dec. 27

• 1:30-3 p.m., Family fort day, library, 845-7180 • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming, library, 845-7180

What’s on VHAT-98 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 Friday, Dec. 14 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. 15 8 a.m. – Common Council from 12-10-18

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. – Common Council from 12-10-18 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. 16 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 12-10-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. - House Moving at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 12-10-18 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. 17 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 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. 18 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. 19 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. 20 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

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

Christmas “As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, ‘I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’” – Luke 9:57-58 NIV Christianity is a religion of paradoxes, and one of the most paradoxical is the incarnation, the idea that God became man, being born as a helpless child in the humblest of circumstances. Nativity scenes memorialize this event, showing a baby lying in a manger, which is nothing more than a feeding trough for domesticated animals. But Jesus’s birth is only the first of many paradoxes. At the other end of Jesus’s life is the paradox of God letting himself be taunted and tortured, and ultimately letting himself die by hanging on a cross. We do well to remember that Christianity turns many virtues on their head. At this time of year when we celebrate Christ’s birth with lavish spending and gift-giving, we do well to remember that material things are golden fetters and that poverty makes us free to live a simpler, more spiritual life. The Son of God was born in a manger, and as He himself told a potential follower, he still had nowhere to lay his head. Jesus appears to be telling this man to count the cost of becoming his follower. Christmas might make us think that Christianity is nothing but sweetness and light when in fact it’s incredibly difficult to be a good Christian. – 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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Maps: District seeks diversity in schools, keeping neighborhoods together, limiting busing Continued from page 1 score against all the criteria.” Those criteria, which the school board approved earlier this year, include having diverse schools, keeping neighborhoods together, limiting busing when possible and minimizing the number of students impacted by the changes. The options presented Dec. 5 focused on two of those: Option A on minimizing the number of students affected and Option B on keeping neighborhoods together, specifically those with high enrollment in the Two Way Immersion program. While the 29-person committee broke into four small groups to evaluate those options before reporting back to the group, Roffers emphasized the options are not final drafts and can be adjusted. There are also “more options coming after tonight,” he said. “If you love one of these options … I can guarantee you there’s going to be tweaks to it as we dive deeper in the evaluation of that particular option,” Roffers explained. He added that committee members should not expect to have their “perfect option presented,” and he said the differences in the options they’ll consider will “get more subtle as we move forward in the process.” The committee is expected to

meet until March, when it will recommend up to three options to the school board, which will make the final decision on new boundaries. They will go into effect beginning with the 2020 school year, when the new high school opens, though it remains to be determined what, if any, grandfathering will be included with the plan. One thing clear from both options presented Wednesday and in all of the data Roffers has looked at so far: The district will likely need a new elementary school “sometime between 2025 and 2030,” as multiple elementaries likely will have approached or surpassed their capacity by 2025 regardless of the new configuration. That, however, cannot be assumed in the committee’s decisions, since any new school would require going to referendum and receiving approval from the voters. Another clear challenge for the new boundaries comes from the district’s northeast side, in the Verona Road corridor, where there are a high number of students and a range of socioeconomic levels. While the district tried to build an elementary school in that area multiple times in the 1990s, each effort failed, leaving what is now more than 500 students without a school within walking distance. “There are 500 kids there that will always get transported

somewhere,” district business manager consultant Chris Murphy told the group. The committee’s feedback on early options, including at its next meeting Wednesday, Dec. 19, will help Roffers determine how many to bring to them and when to start refining details of options already presented. “You are going to be able to look at many options,” Roffers said. “You’re going to drive how many of those options you will ultimately look at.”

Option A The first option the group considered – Option A – focuses on minimizing how many families have to switch local schools. It would change 11 of the 61 neighborhoods Roffers identified from their current attendance area. The largest of those would be the Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point neighborhoods, which would experience their second change in five years under the plan, sending them all north, to Sugar Creek. Those neighborhoods, on the city’s south side off Locust Drive, were moved from Glacier Edge to Country View in a 2016 short-term solution to solve overcrowding at GE. “They are challenging neighborhoods to position to an elementary school,” Roffers said, pointing out the projection of 312 students

from there. “We’ve still got a lot of young families in those neighborhoods.” The district purchased land next to the neighborhoods in 2015, but has chosen to wait to build a school there, instead opting to go with the high school first. The rest of the neighborhoods changing schools under the plan would be to the south or to the east, with the largest projected at 22 students. The groups said the option met criteria of minimizing impacts and creating continuous attendance areas, but members were split on whether it satisfied the measures of diversity and transportation efficiency. Projections used by the committee would have Stoner Prairie at 45 percent students of color, Country View at 42 percent, Glacier Edge at 31 percent and Sugar Creek at 26 percent. The current makeup is 49 percent, 44 percent, 29 percent and 48 percent, respectively. Roffers said the current boundaries “were drawn in large part to deal with the diversity question.” He also pointed out that any numbers on diversity should be considered with a plus-or-minus 5 percent in mind, given the challenges of projecting demographics.

Option B While those diversity numbers

split the group initially, they were put into context when Option B was presented. “If you didn’t like diversity in Option A,” Roffers said, “you may not like Option B.” That option, which focused on geographic continuity for the TWI program especially, would have Sugar Creek at 51 percent students of color, Glacier Edge at 35 percent, Stoner Prairie at 32 percent and Country View at 19 percent. It would also have 26 of 61 neighborhoods changing attendance areas, would split the Cathedral Point and Scenic Ridge neighborhoods at the Locust Drive dividing line and would send most students west of Verona Road in Fitchburg to Sugar Creek, and those east of Verona Road to Stoner Prairie. Roffers noted that the option helps unify the Sugar Creek Two Way Immersion and non-Two Way Immersion neighborhoods, which also drives the increase of students of color at that school. Under Option B, about 60 percent of students would attend their closest geographic elementary school, down from the 65 percent currently. But that’s above the 57 percent that would do so under Option A. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.

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‘Plankin’ for Pennies’ A classroom of first- and second-graders at Glacier Edge Elementary School got a mix of physical fitness and helping others in a project this winter. The students in Lindsay Herb and Lindsey Snow’s multiage classroom created “Plankin’ for Pennies” the week of Nov. 26 and raised more than $500. The money went toward adopting a family from GE, purchasing gifts for 15 kids through the district’s “Helping Hands” program and giving $125 to the school social worker to get gift cards for older Verona Area School District students in need.

The 39 students planked for as long as they could each morning of the week while timed by the teachers. Based on their total seconds of planking at the end of the week, they collected money from family members based on pledges per second. “Thinking about others was our main purpose,” Herb wrote in an email. “However, we incorporated math goals with shopping online and counting seconds and pledges. We worked on cooperation while working in small groups to shop for and agree upon gifts that kids ranging in age from birth to 9 years old would enjoy.” Photos submitted

Above, Glacier Edge Elementary School first-graders, from left, w Murphy, Cash Waisbrot and Gage Turkow hold their planks to help their classroom’s fundraiser, “Plankin’ for Pennies.”

At left, Students in Lindsay Herb and Linsey Snow’s classroom at Glacier Edge Elementary School show off some of the presents they were able to donate to the Helping Hands program through their “Plankin’ for Pennies” fundraiser.

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City of Verona firefighters Jeremy Pings and Collin Prill serve up chili during the annual Hometown Holidays Chili Dinner on Friday, Dec. 7, at the senior center.

At left, Tyler Cychosz, of Monroe, La., has Santa read his Christmas wish list during the Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the State Bank of Cross Plains.

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Taylor Siu, 7, of Middleton sees how heavy a reindeer antler is during the Reindeer! exhibit on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the library.

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A sculptor from Art Below Zero squirts “arctic glue” onto two 300-pound pieces of ice while creating a 7-foot-tall snowman during the ice sculpting demonstration on Saturday, Dec. 8, at Hometown Junction Park.

At left, Brady Markus, 2, eats chili with his family during the annual Hometown Holidays Chili Dinner on Friday, Dec. 7, at the senior center.

Tami Topper-Shroeder of Funny Faces Entertainment draws the eyes on a balloon dinosaur wearing a Santa hat for Tanner Wood, 10, to match his shirt during the Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the State Bank of Cross Plains.

Dylan Drazkowski, 3, sits on Santa’s lap during the Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, Dec. 8, at the State Bank of Cross Plains.

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Sport: Boys swimming Highlight: Best had a hand in winning three events to help Verona Area/Mount Horeb win the team title at the Fort Atkinson Invitational. He won the butterfly and was on the pool record-breaking 200-yard medley relay and the winning 200 freestyle relay. Honorable mentions: Walker Haessig (boys hockey) scored all three goals as Verona defeated Sun Prairie 3-2 on the road. The victory improved the Wildcats to 4-0-2 overall and 2-0-0 in the Big Eight Conference. Sierra Berg (girls hockey) scored two goals as the Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op beat Brookfield 2-1. Tyler Slawek (boys basketball) scored 21 points and had a steal and two three-point plays Friday in the Wildcats’ 75-73 loss to Madison West. Aalyiah Smith (girls basketball) scored a team-high 20 points Saturday in the Wildcats’ 78-62 loss to Sun Prairie. Caden Page (wrestling) finished third at 170 pounds in the Whitewater Invitational on Saturday. Nathan Rozeboom (boys swimming) won three events in a triple dual against Madison East and Janesville Parker on Friday. He won the 400 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relays.

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S e n i o r f o r wa r d S i e rra Berg scored two goals and freshman goaltender Camryn McKersie played solid in net Friday to help the Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op beat the Brookfield Glacier 3-2. The Lynx trailed 1-0 through two periods inside The Ponds of Brookfield Ice Arena but the Madison co-op was able to put more pressure on the Glaciers in the third period, firing 27 shots in net. Berg was finally able to put one in on a great short-handed effort. After being stopped on a breakaway, Sierra picked

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Junior Hailey Dohnal broke her ankle about halfway through last season and didn’t have a chance to qualify for the state gymnastics meet. Dohnal, of Verona, said she’s now fully recovered and she’s targeting the vault and floor as her signature events this year. She’s one of two returning letterwinners who plan to lead the Verona/ Edgewood girls gymnastics team this season, which opens Thursday at Glacier Edge Elementary School. “Our main goal is to make it to state as a team, and I want to make it to state individually in one of the events,”

Dohnal said. “I started in gymnastics when I was 3. I have been doing it my whole life.” The other returning letterwinner for the Wildcat/Crusaders is senior Annie Maher from Edgewood. Maher was 21st on the floor exercise with an 8.25 in the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional last year. She said the goal for the team score this year is 130, but first-year co-coach Hannah King increased the goal to 137 because of the talent on this season’s team. “It’s so different than any other sport with four events,” Maher said. A trio of freshmen is expected to compete for

varsity spots right away, Maggie Veak, Noelya Jaime Janaite and Alyssa Fischer each have club gymnastics experience. Veak is a Level 8 gymnast at Gymfinity. Janaite is a Level 7 gymnast at Gymfinity and Fischer is at the XD level at Gymfinity. “I think this team has huge potential, but we are also trending a lot younger this year with a handful of upper-level freshmen coming in,” King said. “They will need a little time to adjust to the different style of high school gymnastics, but I think by tournament time, Photo by Mark Nesbitt they’ll be strong contenders Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area/Madison Edgewood girls gymnastics team (from left) are: Hailey Dohnal Turn to Gymnasts/Page 14 and Annie Maher.

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Cards run by Wildcats MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The race for the Big Eight Conference championship got a lot more jumbled at the top last week after Sun Prairie raced to a 68-52 win over Verona. Verona (5-2 overall, 4-1 Big Eight) is in a five-way tie atop the conference with Madison Memorial, Sun Prairie, Middleton and Madison La Follette. “I am happy that we are still tied for first and are still in control of our own destiny,” coach Angie Murphy said. The Wildcats were picked to finish fifth in the preseason by Big Eight Conference coaches. Murphy said Verona has surprised several teams this year in the conference. “We were picked fifth in conference, so being tied right now for first is a great feeling but we have lots of work to do,” she said. The Wildcats rebounded by beating Madison Edgewood in a nonconference game on Tuesday. Verona returns to conference action Friday at home against Madison Memorial. The Spartans were also dealt a blow earlier this season when 5-foot, 11 inch junior guard Leilani Kapinus suffered a torn ACL for the second straight year. Her knee injury and the timetable for her return is unknown. Kapinus has 22 college scholarship basketball offers, including the University of Wisconsin, UW-Green Bay and Marquette, Iowa and Duke. She is ranked as the No. 9 college basketball recruit in the country by ESPN in the Class of 2020. Photo by Mark Nesbitt “Memorial is still very tough and Verona senior Sydney Rae goes up for a layup Saturday in the Wildcats’ 78-62 a great team, I feel awful for Leilani loss to Sun Prairie. with her ACL tear,” Murphy said. “I think five teams are in the hunt for the title.”

Sun Prairie 78, Verona 62 On Saturday, the Wildcats and Cardinals set a blistering fast-breaking pace as Sun Prairie jumped out to a 40-32 lead at the half. Verona freshman point guard Aalyiah Smith scored a team-high 20 points and hit three 3-pointers. Junior guard Kyiah Penn added 17 points, grabbed eight rebounds and hit three 3-pointers. However, the Wildcats had no answer defensively for Sun Prairie senior guard Grace Hilber, who scored a game-high 27 points and drilled five

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Verona hosts Madison Memorial at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. 3-pointers to go along with six assists and five rebounds. Verona relied on pressuring Hilber and the Cardinals’ guards. The Wildcats erased an eight-point halftime deficit by getting four straight steals to start the second half and they

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Verona skates to emotional road win JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Playing what could be the second-best team in the Big Eight Conference again this season, hockey was the furthest thing from the mind of the Verona boys team when the puck dropped inside the Sun Prairie Ice Arena on Thursday. The Wildcats, still reeling from the sudden death of Art Bishop on Wednesday, scraped together a 3-2 conference win on an emotional evening. “Between his sons Jeff and Mike, they’ve played with every boy on this team,” Verona coach Joel Marshall said. “There was a lot on our minds. That kind of hit home a little bit and put everything into perspective.” Art was, Marshall said, “an unreal volunteer and the ultimate hockey guy.” With their thoughts understandably elsewhere, the second-ranked Wildcats (5-0-2 overall, 3-0-0 conference) got off to a slow start but weathered an early storm and got contributions from their top line when they needed it. They trailed 1-0 after the first period but scored three unanswered goals over the final two periods, all from sophomore forward Walker Haessig. Verona junior forward Mack Keryluk set up the first goal 9:27 into the second period, passing from the slot to the right circle. Haessig caught Sun Prairie senior goaltender Owen Leatherberry off guard and fired the puck into the short-side corner.

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Verona freshman Caden Page works a tie up at 170 pounds Monday in a match against Madison West’s Harrison Schreiber. Page lost a hard-fought match 6-5 to Schrebiber.

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Verona Area wrestling co-coach Bob Wozniak treats the season as a series of tests and he wants to mix it up with elite competition and dual meets where wrestlers can have success. The past week proved to be the right balance between elite competition and a tournament where the Wildcats could focus on improvement while building on success. Verona rolled to a Big Eight Conference dual meet win over Madison West on Thursday. That came after an eighth-place fi n i s h S a t u r d a y i n t h e Whitewater Invitational. The week also included a nonconference dual meet loss to Evansville-Albany, a WIAA Division 2 sectional team qualifier the past four years that is ranked 11th in the Division 2 Wisconsin Wrestling. com state poll. Verona (1-3 overall, 1-1 Big Eight) will wrestle at the Mount Horeb Invitational on Saturday. “We have a young team that just needs more mat time,” Wozniak said. “You want to see some of your less experienced guys get

some wins.” Wozniak said the tournament in Whitewater is probably one of the easiest tournaments of the year. “You also want some dual meets against the elite teams,” he said. “To beat the best you have to face the best.”

Verona 56, Madison West 15 Wozniak had six wrestlers bump up in the middle weights so they could fill every weight class ex c e p t h e av y w e i g h t i n an effort to try to win as many matches as possible in a Big Eight Conference dual against Madison West. The shakeup paid dividends as the Wildcats rolled to a 56-15 win over the Regents. The Wildcats got three pins and West forfeited five weight classes — 106 pounds, 120, 126, 182 and 200. Both teams had a double forfeit at heavyweight. “We got some pins from some of our younger wrestlers,” Wozniak said. “We filled 13 of the 14 weight classes and we knew we would get the win. Our

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goal was to win every match.” Ashton LeBarge pinned Madison West’s Andres Villalobes at 113 pounds in 1 minute, 7 seconds. Junior Spencer Lokken (160) pinned West’s Patrick Burke in 3:07 and freshman Theo Sebastian (195) won by a fall over the Regents’ Graye Gallagher in 2:40. Junior Ben Grandau (132) defeated Madison We s t ’s C a y d e n B y i n g ton-Smith 9-2. Grandau had a takedown and a twopoint near fall in the first period to build a 4-0 lead. He extended his lead to 7-0 with a three-point near fall in the second period. Freshman Cael Wozniak (138) rolled to a 13-1 major decision over West’s Casey Peterson. In a thrilling match that came down to the wire, West’s

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Harrison Schriber (170) scored on an escape with 1:33 left in the third period to seal a 6-5 win over Page.

Whitewater invite Page (170) finished third at the Whitewater Invitational on Saturday and helped the Wildcats take eighth out of 12 teams. Page defeated Beloit Turner’s Nate Draeving 7-0 in the first round. In the second round, Austin Pogreba pinned Page in 2:40. After a bye, Page lost a nail-biter to Whitewater’s Martin Gonzalez 5-4. He rebounded to beat Racine Park’s Anthony Nielsen 8-6. “He probably could have finished second,” Wozniak said of Page. “It was good to see him win some matches. When you start having success, that makes you want to work harder.” Janesville Craig captured the team title, racking up 211.5 points to finish ahead of runner-up Whitewater (199). Verona took eighth (58.5). Tw o o t h e r Ve r o n a

The Verona boys basketball team turned to a full-court press to ratchet up the defensive intensity in the second half Friday, but its comeback bid fell short in a 75-73 loss to Big Eight Conference rival Madison West. The Wildcats (1-4 overall, 1-3 conference) trailed by as many as 11 points in Madison before rallying to within four points four times in the final 3 minutes but took their third straight loss. The Regents (3-3, 2-2) made 4 of 8 free throws in the final minute, taking a 75-70 lead with 10 seconds left, before Verona senior Reagan Klawiter hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer. It’s the second straight game the Wildcats have rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half before losing. One week ago, Verona stormed back from a 20-point deficit against Middleton. “We had our opportunities,” Verona coach Jevin Budde said. “We have a group still trying to put it all together. I can’t question their energy and effort tonight.” Junior guard Haakon Anderson, who scored 18 points and had eight rebounds, said “hustle plays” and not worrying about the score got the Wildcats back into the game. Anderson scored 16 points in the second half and came up with some key rebounds and steals. “I think it shows the resilience in our team,” he said of the comeback. “Our team is never going to give up. We will give it our all every single play.” Senior forward Ryan Van Handel scored a team-high 23 points to lead the Wildcats, but senior point guard Tyler Slawek ignited the comeback with aggressive on-ball defense and offense, starting with a three-point

play on a layup with 4:10 left

What’s next Verona will host Sun Prairie at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. that cut the Regents’ lead to 61-55. Slawek, who finished with 21 points, got West senior guard Leeander Jones to be called for a five-second call, which led to Anderson scoring a layup on the break to slice the Regents’ lead to 63-59. Still, the Wildcats trailed by nine points with 2:06 left. Slawek had another threepoint play and made 1 of 2 free throws with 10.8 seconds left to cut the Regents’ lead to 73-70. Jones hit two free throws to put the game out of reach. Budde said the team needs to find more depth. “We have guys playing a lot of minutes,” he said. “We just need to be able to find some other guys to contribute. We are close. I would rather be close now than close at the end of February.” Anderson wants to see the team continue to use its athletic ability on defense to help spark more offense. “I think we could have taken a couple more charges on the defensive end and that would have given us more energy on the offensive end,” Anderson said. Van Handel scored 14 points in the first half as the Regents led 31-28 at the half. West had six offensive rebounds in the first half that led to some second-chance scoring opportunities. “I thought in the first half it was the second chances we gave them,” Budde said. “They broke us down in the second half and forced us to foul a lot more. They did cause some breakdowns.”

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Continued from page 11 “I looked over for Cale (Rufenacht), and he saw that,” Haessig said. “I think he cheated over and left that corner open.” Rufenacht and Keryluk each had an assist on Haessig’s even-strength goal 3:38 into the third period to give Verona its first lead, 2-1. Haessig extended the Wildcats’ lead midway through the third period, knocking home a rebound at 7:10 for his seventh goal of the season. Six of his seven goals have come in the last three games. The state’s leading scorer through the first three games of the season, Keryluk (9 goals, 11 assists) had an assist on all three goals. Rufenacht (2g, 10a) set up the final two. “Our line is really clicking,” Haessig said. “The first two games of the season, we tried evening up the lines but the coaches decided to make Cale, Mack and me a line. I think the chemistry just gets better and better.” Sun Prairie (4-1-0, 4-1-0) came into the game averaging nine goals a game in conference wins over Madison Memorial, Middleton, the Eastside Lakers co-op and the Janesville co-op. “Some of our early-season competition wasn’t as strong as Verona for sure, but we can really get up and down the ice and put the puck in the net,” Cardinals coach Chris Finkler said. “Tonight, we just weren’t able to do that quite as well as we did our first four games.” Despite outshooting the Wildcats 17-4 in the first period, Sun Prairie didn’t have much to show for it as a result of the play of Verona sophomore goaltender Kaden Grant. The Cardinals’ lone goal came 6:42 into the period, from junior forward Ryan Batterman. Senior forward Kyle Hagerman drove hard across the net, pulling Grant, who made the initial save to his right. Verona was unable to clear the puck out of the

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Defenseman Jake Osiecki brings the puck into the offensive zone Friday against Sun Prairie forward Travis Kernen. Verona won the Big Eight Conference game 3-2 on the road. crease, however, and Batterman tapped it into the back of the net.

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Verona 12, Lakers 0

Verona hosts Middleton and Madison Memorial on Friday and Saturday.

Keryluk scored twice as a part of a five-goal first period for Verona on Tuesday at Hartmeyer Ice Arena. Senior forward Michael Fischer, junior forward Drew Yaeger and Rufenacht each added first period goals as the Wildcats cruised to a 12-0 conference win over the Eastside Lakers. Senior forward Brooks Brazeau and Haessig each added two goals in the win Sophomore Defenseman Nate Jurrens, junior forward Parker Ploc and freshman forward Anthony Heinrichs also scored in the

blowout.

Gaining momentum Every game is important as the Wildcats seek to three-peat at Big Eight champions. The Wildcats are scheduled to play four conference games between now and Dec. 22. Verona travels Beloit Memorial (3-40, 1-3-0) on Dec. 18 and hosts Middleton (3-3-1, 1-2-0) Dec. 14), Madison

Memorial (3-4-0, 2-1-0) Dec. 15 and Madison West (5-0-1, 4-0-0) Dec. 22. Verona’s biggest challenge of the season could come just after Christmas, as the team travels to Green Bay to take part in the Showdown in Titlet ow n t o u r n a m e n t D e c . 27-29 at Cornerstone Ice Arena. The Wildcats open the tournament Dec. 27 against honorable mention Eau Claire Memorial (2-21). The tournament also features top-ranked

University School of Milwa u ke e ( 6 - 0 - 0 ) , t h i r d ranked Notre Dame, seven-ranked Wausau West (3-2-0), 10th-ranked Neenah co-op (3-2-0) and honorable mention Madison Edgewood (5-1-0). “It’s going to be a midseason battle for us,” Marshall said. “This is definitely the hardest we’ve ever put together in my 10 years here as coach. How good teams actually are will start to show in the next couple of weeks.”

converted three of the miscues into points in transition. Smith had two of the steals and on her second she scored on a layup to slice the Cardinals’ lead to 40-38. Foul trouble played a factor in the second half. Sophomore Bre Penn fouled out with 6 minutes, 30 seconds left. After she picked up her fourth foul, Hilber buried a 3-pointer to extend the Cardinals’ lead to 57-45. “We were not disciplined defensively and that is not only on the players but us as coaches as well,” Murphy said. “We will get better at that.” Senior Sydney Rae scored all 10 of her points in the first half. When the Wildcats trailed by double-digits in the second half, they tried to force turnovers that would lead to points on the break and didn’t feed the ball down low to Rae as much. Murphy said the team always needs to utilize Rae in the post because establishing and maintaining an inside presence is important for the team’s success shooting from the perimeter. Murphy said Sun Prairie is a great team fundamentally. “They are the best passing team we will play all year,” she said.

Verona 74, Edgewood 63 The Wildcats held on to knock off Edgewood 74-63 in Madison. No other information was available before the Verona Press’ Tuesday evening publication deadline.

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not to mention the strong teams from McFarland and Monona Grove over the last The 200-medley and 400- decade,” coach Bill Wuerger yard freestyle relays of the said. “Pool records don’t go Verona Area/Mount Horeb down often there.” boys swimming team turned Fort Atkinson Invite in one record-breaking and The Wildcats needed its one breakout performances two 400-yard freestyle relays last week. The Wildcats’ 200 medley to finish first and eighth in the relay team of Shane Roze- final event to overtake Sun boom, freshman Nathan Prairie. The VA/MH re;aus Rozeboom, freshman Oscar were seeded first and 10th. The Wildcats displayed Best and junior Kyle Hoppe won the event at the Fort their depth and exceeded Atkinson Invitational on Sat- expectations, finishing first urday in a pool-record time of and seventh to clip the Cardinals 463-460.5. It was the 1 minute, 39.79 seconds. “We’ve had some good most points the team has ever teams compete at that meet, scored at the invite. Assistant sports editor

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“It was exciting and nerve-wracking,” Wuerger said. “Meets don’t go down to the last relay very often, so when they do, and you’re fortunate enough to come out on top, it’s a moment you’ll remember for awhile.” It marks the fourth time VA/

MH has won the invite in the past 13 years. The Wildcats’ 400 free relay team of sophomore Conner Arenson, senior Aidan Updegrove. Best and Rozeboom won the relay with a time of 3:17.81. Shane Rozeboom, freshman Nathan Rozeboom, Best and Hoppe won the 200 medley relay in a meet-record 1:39.79. Best won his third race in the 100 butterfly (53.36). Junior teammate Owen Rothamer took third in the fly (56.51). Shane Rozeboom took first in the 100 free (47.80) and second in the 50 free (21.88). Sophomore Ben Wellnitz,

Hoppe, Updegrove and Arneson finished second (1:32.59) in the 200 free relay. Updegrove posted a third-place finish in the 200 free (1:49.41) and the 500 free (5:01.45).

Verona double dual The Wildcats swept a Big Eight double dual Friday against Madison East and Janesville Parker, winning 10 of the 11 events. Verona knocked off Madison East 130-40 and rolled to a 133-37 victory over Janesville Parker. Nathan Rozeboom had a hand in winning three events. He won the 400-meter free in 4:46.15. He teamed with senior Ben Wagner, Shane

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for a top finish.” One event King sees the biggest improvement coming is the vault. Dohnal, Veak and Janaite are being counted on to deliver higher scores in that event. “I believe we will be a lot stronger on vault this season,” King said. “With Hailey back from injury and Maggie joining us, we should have two flipping vaults and a solid handspring full from Noelya.” The uneven bars by far is the toughest event in gymnastics, King said. With that mental and physical challenge, King sees the team making strides to improve on the bars. “Bars is a key to success in high school gymnastics,” King said. “Any gains on this

What’s next Verona/Madison Edgewood hosts Madison Memorial at 6 p.m. Thursday at Glacier Edge Elementary School. event should boost the team significantly.” The uneven bars is not the only event that will pose a challenge for the Wildcats. King said the vault has been the team’s weakest events the past few years. Veak, Janaite and Fischer are each capable of qualifying for state. “Our goal will be to qualify at least one individual on every event,” she said.

wrestlers, Grandau (132) and Cael Wozniak (138), finished fifth in their brackets. Both Grandau and Wozniak posted 3-2 records in the invite. Grandau edged Whitewater’s Cody Gamble 14-13 in a first-round match. He then lost to Janesville Craig’s Joey Bollomo 5-1. Kenosha Bradford’s Abel Castillo pinned him in 59 seconds. Grandau rebounded to pin Clinton’s Ben Jacobs in 1:32 and he won on a fall against Gamble in 2:53 in a fifth-place match. Cael Wozniak was pinned by Kenosha Bradford’s Cole Ramos and Racine

Rozeboom and Rothamer to win the 200 free relay (1:45.90). Nathan Rozeboom teamed with Shane Rozeboom, Updegrove and Hoppe to finish first in the 400 relay (3:56.60). Hoppe finished first in the 200 free (2:14.04) and Rothamer to win the 50 free (27.77). Updegrove took first in the 200 IM (2:23.10) and Shane Rozeboom won the 100 breast (1:09.78). The Wildcats’ 200 medley relay team of Best, Updegrove, Arneson and Wellnitz won the event in 1:59.23. Best won the 100 free (54.92) and Wellnitz took first in the 100 fly (1:05.90).

Park’s Dashawn Bolton. He came back to pin Rockford Auburn’s Jerome Nyongolo in 1 minute and knocked off Beloit Memorial’s Carlos Lopez 5-0. Logan Lafler (106) went 1-3 to take fifth. Both Logan Neuroth (132) and Zak Morrison (145) finished 2-3 to take seventh. Sebastian (182) went 1-4 to finish ninth.

Evansville-Albany 72, Photo by Mark Nesbitt Verona freshman Cael Wozniak (bottom) looks to finish Verona 6 The Wildcats won one m a t c h a g a i n s t E va n s ville-Albany as the Wildcats dropped a nonconference dual meet to the Blue Devils 72-6. The lone win for the Wi l d c a t s c a m e f r o m Grandau (132), who pinned

off a takedown in a match against Madison West’s Casey Peterson at 145 pounds. Wozniak defeated Peterson in a major decision 13-1. Ben Barmore in 4:41. The Wildcats still have conference matches home against Middleton Jan. 4 and at Madison Memorial Jan. 10. That’s before

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50 years ago • In the wake of the resignation of Verona Area School District superintendent John Lawrence, the Board of Education rearranged the hierarchy to accommodate an interim leader. Director of instructional services Dr. Fran Kimmey was named assistant superintendent for curriculum, allowing her to continue programs she had recently initiated and continue to report to the board even after a new superintendent was hired. A timetable was established to have a successor in place by July. • The Verona Fire Department burned down a house formerly owned by Bill Dreger to clear room for a parking lot expansion for the Carnes Co. • The Village Board set a price of $100,000 for the Sharpe property at the corner of Main Street and Verona Avenue but discussed putting a covenant in the deed that it not be used to build another gas station. The building would be destroyed two decades later for a Hardee’s, touching off protests. • The Town Board set a policy that would fine violators at the town dump $50.

40 years ago • More than 600 petitioners asked for a referendum on the controversial City Hall issue, with the ballot question asking to limit borrowing to much less than the $450,000 the Common Council had approved the week before. The building was actually set to cost about $600,000, including roads, land purchase and infrastructure, but the petitioners felt the building itself – planned to be 15,000 square feet – could be built for far less than the $420,000 that was proposed. • The city hired Bev Beyer to serve in its newly created full-time position of clerk-treasurer and narrowed its search for administrator candidates to

succeed William Wachtendonk. Beyer beat out two other candidates for the $11,600-a-year job, which she held until 1982, when she was promoted to manager-clerk-treasurer. She retired from the city in 1998. • More than 200 people turned out for a community Thanksgiving festival at Salem United Church of Christ. It was an ecumenical service jointly sponsored by Salem, St. Andrew’s Catholic church and St. James Lutheran church. • The town unveiled a new, $150,000 bridge over Riverside Road, replacing one that was at least 65 years old. • Steve Ottman was hired as full-time patrolman for the Verona Police Department.

30 years ago • After a big lobbying effort by Verona leaders, the 18-151 bypass was put on the list of 14 projects recommended by the Transportation Projects Commission to be approved by the next state Legislature. The project had been listed No. 18 of 20 previously. It probably didn’t hurt that Sen. Joe Wineke, a Verona native, was a member of the commission. Construction was scheduled to begin in 1992, with completion in 1995. • The FCC chose Verona as one of two Madison-area locations to get a new FM radio station (along with Waunakee). The decision did not mandate when or where it would be built. The station, 105.5, would eventually become WMMM, with a transmitter just south of County Highway M on the southeast side of town. It was requested by Son Communications. • The Common Council voted to require all houses to post their addresses in numbers at least three inches high. It debated a motion to go to four inches, but it was decided that too many people would have to change if that

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were adopted. The police had requested the change to make it easier for emergency personnel to find homes, particularly at night or in bad weather. • A record of more than 2,000 people voted in the November elections (featuring George H. W. Bush against Michael Dukakis), with a turnout of 79 percent. Ward 2 voters, who numbered more than twice as many as any other ward because of heavy growth in that area, had to stand in lines. • Dana Kuehn won the state swimming championship in the 500-yard freestyle. Her swim improved on her previous best by two seconds and was 1.5 seconds ahead of her closest competitor. The previous year she had missed a title by one-tenth of a second. • A fire on Zurbuchen Drive just west of Verona killed 900 pigs. About 50 firefighters from three departments battled the blaze for almost an hour. Schoolchildren getting off a bus were the first to report it.

20 years ago • The Verona girls swim team captured the state championship, led by Caitlin Girdley, who won the 200 free, came in second in the 100 free and was on the winning 200 and 400 free relays. • Local State Assembly candidate Art Cresson, a former mayor, lost to Rick Skindrud in the election. • Lt. Barney Marquardt retired from the Verona Police Department, though vacation time pushed his official retirement back to February. • The Verona boys and girls cross country teams both performed at the WIAA state meet. The boys finished fourth. • The City of Verona launched its first website, designed by cable coordinator Brad Parkel, who had recently become a

full-time employee, working both on the city’s VHAT and the school district’s VCAT stations. • City Clerk Bev Beyer announced her retirement after 20 years with the city (and village), effective in January. • Shot put and discus thrower Jill Pedretti signed a letter-of-intent to accept a scholarship to the University of North Carolina, an elite track program. • Former mayor Bill Pechan died. • The Prairie Oaks retail center opened on Cross Country Road just east of County M. It included seven businesses to start, including Chang Jiang, which remains today. • Zurbuchen Oil has a new location on Bruce Street.

10 years ago • The Verona Fire District hired a part-time fire chief in hopes of eventually making the position full time. That didn’t happen until three years later, however, when the district hired Joe Giver. • About one-third of city voters cast absentee ballots for the presidential election, and about 1,000 people registered in Verona for the first time, including 600 in the five days leading up to the election. • Former Verona Area High School football player Derek Stanley caught his first NFL catch, a spectacular, one-handed 80-yard touchdown that he had grabbed by pinning it against the defending cornerback. That wasn’t a harbinger of things to come for Stanley, however, who had his knee rebuilt after losing a fumble a month later and played two more seasons for the St. Louis Rams, totaling 15 games, mostly on special teams, and got five more catches for 39 yards. He later became a receivers coach at Lindenwood University in suburban St. Louis. • The city installed misspelled six “Glaciers Edge School” signs around the city that should have

read “Glacier Edge.” They were later fixed by removing the “S,” but the extra space is still visible. • The city approved final plans for the West End, a 62-acre big box-anchored retail and housing development on the city’s west side. Despite a showy groundbreaking earlier in the year and continued pressure to eliminate competition for the same stores on the opposite end of the city, the development never happened. Three apartment buildings went up on the site years later, but most of the land was sold to the Verona Area School District in 2015 for what now will be a high school. • The state department of transportation unveiled plans to upgrade Verona Road to reduce access points and stops between Verona and Madison. The biggest part of the $175 million project, the Beltline interchange, was built between 2014 and 2016, but more remains next year. • Verona’s football team made its first trip to the state Division 2 championship game, where they lost to undefeated defending champion Kimberly 28-14. The Wildcats, whose only loss had been to No. 4 Middleton, gave the Papermakers their toughest game all season, as no other team had come within 16 points. • The Town of Verona decided to switch to an automated recycling collection, with 65-gallon bins delivered to every residence. • A 26-page report on the three-municipality Verona Joint Fire District concluded it should be dissolved and turned into a city department. Representatives of the towns of Verona and Springdale disagreed with many of the assumptions in the city-commissioned report. – Jim Ferolie

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Space Needs group hears Plan A BY KARL CURTIS Verona Press

“We are here … with the spirit of cooperation and good will Dr. Gilpatrick spoke of at the last meeting.” With those words, Pam Grundman kicked off Plan A’s presentation of its plan to the Verona Area School District’s Space Needs Task Force last Wednesday evening. Though originally scheduled to take about 45 minutes to an hour, the presentation and subsequent question-and-answer session period took closer to two hours to complete. Using an overhead projector to display portions of their report, Plan A co-chair Gunnar Malm told the task force, “We have enough space within our facilities.

What we need to do is redistribute students within that space.” Though at times the discussion was civil and upbeat, overall, the plan seemed to draw a mixed reaction from the task force. Task force member Linda Kloosterboer expressed her concern to Plan A that their membership did not include any educators and that their two proposals to move sixth-graders to elementary schools and return to half-day kindergarten might “change the dynamics” within our schools for the worse. To the lack of educators charge, several Plan A members responded that they invited the public to join their group, but no educators took up their offer.

Dan Elsass noted a “major difference in opinion on capacity figures,” and that Plan A’s report did not address expansion of the high school. To Plan A’s assertion that kindergarten classes are underutilizing space, Brad Neumann said, “You haven’t been in my son’s kindergarten class, because you couldn’t put 10 more in there.” Former school board member Pat Sweeney said implementing the report’s recommendations would “translate into larger class sizes” and that comparing square footage to classroom space available was “apples and oranges.” Perhaps the most upbeat FREE

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Johnathan W. Marsh

Jonathan William Marsh departed this world unexpectedly on Nov. 26, 2018 at the age of 22. He was the loving son of Jonathon and Kathleen (nee Zortz) Marsh. He was a dear brother to Renee (Mark) Neary of Butte, Montana; April (Ryan) Egan of Butte,

Montana; Lindsay (Stephan) Lewis and Diana Brost. Uncle to David Lewis, William Egan, Cassie, Sadie, and Dylan Dalllaserra and Kelliann Neary. Nephew of Pam Mandl of Kallispel, Montana; Patti (Matt) Landreth of Spokane, Washington and Judith (Ben) Witt. Private services were held. Interment was held at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Jonathan was born in Waukesha and raised in Mount Horeb by his two loving parents. Jon was a gifted swimmer who rose to national ranking at a very young age. The highlight of his swim career was his U.S. number one ranking in the 200 fly for 14-year-old boys. His time of 2:04.11 ranks in the top ten best times in history. He also placed in the top ten of all 14 year old boys in nine other events.

Jon earned a swim scholarship to Arizona State University and retired from the sport to focus on his studies. Jon was a senior at the prestigious A.S.U. Walter Cronkite School of Journalism when he passed. The lucky people who knew Jon experienced his loving heart, keen wit and sense of humor, intelligence and charm. Underneath a stoic exterior, Jon was sensitive, kind and deeply loving. He will be dearly missed. Memorials to NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness appreciated. The Bevsek-Verbick Funeral Home, West Allis is serving the family. Bevsek-Verbick Funeral Home 10210 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, WI 53227 (414) 546-4342 bvfh.net

Edmund E. Zingg

Edmund E. Zingg, age 89, a former Verona resident, passed away on Monday, Dec. 10, 2018, at Bloomfield Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Dodgeville. He

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Four months after hiring Verona’s first tourism coordinator, the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce has a new person in that role. Halley Jones, owner of The Purple Goose and a member of the city’s Tourism Commission, has taken over on an interim, Jones part-time basis, chamber executive director Le Jordan announced Thursday, Dec. 6. Jones expressed interest in the coordinator position months ago,

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The Common Council unanimously approved spending up to $50,000 on a rewrite of the zoning code Monday. Mayor Luke Diaz said the hybrid code is “overdue” and that he wants to be “proactive” about updating such things, especially when they can provide protection against litigation. “It isn’t going to result in

she has been compiling ideas from her 13 years as a local business owner and her family’s travels, and she’ll be combining the duties of the position with her work as an adjunct professor. Jones has a master’s degree in business administration and has been a member of Madison’s chamber. She and Jordan both indicated they would have to see how things go before determining whether the situation has long-term potential. Jordan said Graber’s four months in the position were mostly getting to know the community and the businesses, something Jones already is familiar with. The goals of the position for the upcoming year, therefore, will be similar – working with those businesses and with organizations like the Madison Area Sports Commission to pursue events and partnerships. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.

closed session for more than an hour to discuss five separate items, including three that involved possible litigation and two related to the assessor’s error that raised the city’s tax bills this year. Two of the items involved landowners contesting the city’s appraisal of properties that are being used for Closed session the rebuild of the intersection of County Hwys. M and combo PD. Another was based off a The council went into complaint by a homeowner

major changes,” he said. He also had pointed out earlier that he intends to use the “RFP” process – request for proposals, or soliciting bids, essentially – more often than the city had previously. “We should not be hiring people just because we know them,” he said.

about the city not acting against another property owner. One could result in getting a new assessor just months into a four-year contract, and another was a discussion about efforts to get the state to allow Verona to correct the assessor’s mistake, which caused overall tax bills to rise by $150 on average, more than 10 times as much as they should have.

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when her business was still in transition to its North Main Street location. When the position came open, Jordan asked Jones if she’d be willing to take over for the outgoing coordinator, JoEllen Graber. The Press was unable to reach Graber for comment, who previously had been the Mount Horeb tourism director, and no reason was given for the switch. “Halley’s going to do the interim to make sure we don’t lose the momentum,” Jordan told the Press. Still to be determined is how the move will affect Jones’ role on the commission, which sets the chamber and visitors center’s tourism budget – which includes the coordinator’s salary and expenses, set at $63,600 – and oversees its tourism activities. Jordan said the commission will discuss that at its monthly meeting Dec. 18. Jones, who also serves on the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce’s board, told the Press later that day

city facilities could not be extended that far without lift stations or syncing with other municipalities because of elevation changes. “I would say they’re lucky to do this in five years,” Touchett said. “But if they’re committed, I think we can figure this out. I mean, these are some major projects. Lift stations are not cheap, bridges aren’t cheap, roads running to those bridges a little less expensive than a bridge, but this is major infrastructure that needs to happen.” Ald. Kate Cronin (D-3)

great-grandchildren. He is further survived by his sister Gladys Behnke and brother Harvey Zingg. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Judy in 2012, daughter Shirley (George) Brown, son-in-law Ed Ringgenberg, sister Phyllis Feller and brother Ralph Zingg. Private family services will be held with burial in the Swiss Church Cemetery in New Glarus. The Zentner-Beal Funeral Home of New Glarus is assisting the family. An online memorial with guestbook is available at www.bealfuneralhomes. com.

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was born on Nov. 14, 1929 in New Glarus to his parents Ernest and Louisa (Schneider) Zingg. Edmunds family moved to Verona to farm at the age of 7. On June 20, 1951, he was united in marriage to Judith Schneider at the Swiss Reformed Church in New Glarus. Ed and Judy farmed outside of Verona for 33 years until retiring. Ed enjoyed playing cards and going for drives to check the countryside. Ed is survived by his children Corrine Ringgenberg, Anna (Dennis) Brady, Russell (Teri Olson) Zingg, Karen (John) Riley, thirteen grandchildren and seventeen

was concerned an extension of East Verona Avenue over the highway, as was suggested by staff, would continue commuters’ “construction fatigue,” and Mayor Luke Diaz asked about alternatives to that extension or a Maple Grove Road extension that could provide enough traffic capacity. Planning director Adam Sayre said a traffic-impact analysis would need to be performed for the area. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.

Taxes: On pace to bring in more than $600K this year Continued from page 1 you can tweak it a little bit and it’s fresh again.” After all that, there still will be quite a bit left over that remains undesignated. By third quarter’s end Sept. 30, the two-year-old Tourism Commission had just under $143,000 in excess funds, and it’s expected to add more than $40,000 in the fourth quarter, which nearly equals what the city earned from room taxes in all of 2007, before the Holiday Inn Express opened. After collecting the 7 percent tax on hotel stays, the city sends 16 percent of the room taxes to two regional entities, the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Madison Area Sports Commission. And with its own 30 percent cut – the maximum allowed by state law – nearly $200,000 will end up in the city’s general fund by the end of 2018. The city reconsidered all these relationships in 2016, when it decided to create the Tourism Commission in response to changes in state law. Since 1994, municipalities have been required to spend 70 percent of room tax revenues on tourism development or promotion, and in 2015, the state floated legislation that many cities feared would take their local chambers of commerce out of the business. Though those bills were relaxed before they passed in the state’s biennial budget, the continued growth of Verona’s room-tax revenues made spending that money more and more complicated, so the city created the commission and put it in charge of deciding how much, if any, to direct to the chamber and what to do with the rest. The overriding goal, as it’s commonly referred to, is “putting heads in beds” – which, of course, helps sustain the hotels that generate the tax revenues. The Madison Area Sports Commission works on that on a regional basis, landing big events like the Cyclocross National Championships

that came to Verona in 2011 and 2012, the annual Ironman 70.3 Wisconsin “half-Ironman” race that debuted in June 2017 and skirts around the southeast edge of Verona and the CrossFit Games, which have three affiliate businesses in the city. “There’s a lot of social media and digital that’s g e o t a r g e t e d ,” J o r d a n said. “Biking magazines, sports-related websites or advertising, we’ll target people for the Ironman, hikers, now that we’re an Ice Age Trail community. (We’ll be) targeting people who would be interested in coming in for the national short-track speedskating (in March at the Verona Ice Arena).” In addition to those large events, the tourism coordinator the Tourism Commission authorized earlier this year will look to bring in smaller events the regional sports commission might not devote its time to. Earlier in the year, Jordan had used an example of a 3-on3 basketball tournament that had expressed interest in siting in Verona that Jordan didn’t have time to pursue and run. The tourism coordinator position, entering its second year, will, in addition to being involved in this outbound marketing effort, continue connecting with local businesses – chamber members or not – collecting information and establishing relationships to make the most out of the visitors Verona gets. “It’s getting to know the community but also reaching out and feeling out what people feel and would like,” J o r d a n s a i d . “ Wo r k i n g with various businesses to inform them when an event is coming to town, making sure businesses and their employees are aware of this so they can be welcoming, so we can get information into the hands of participants, making calendars of events to have in the hotels.” Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.

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The group of Springdale 4-H Club members who decorated the gazebo on Nov. 18.

Springdale 4-H lights Mount Vernon gazebo Three, two, one.... And the Mount Vernon gazebo was aglow in the lights of the holiday season. Local residents gathered on Sunday, Nov. 25, to celebrate the lighting of the Bruce Legler Memorial gazebo. The Mount Vernon Bruce Legler Memorial Gazebo was constructed by the Legler family in honor of their son and brother Bruce Legler, who died of cancer in 1991. The family decorated the gazebo, and tree, for Christmas. In 2014, due to the relocation of family members, the Legler family approached the Springdale 4-H Club about overseeing the gazebo decorating. The club was honored to be a part of this event and has been decorating it for the past five years. The tree was decorated by club members on Nov. 18 and brought to life on Nov. 25.

Springdale 4-H Club leader Florence Connors leads the gazebo lighting countdown. After a brief ceremony at the gazebo, attendees shared refreshments, music and fellowship at the park’s s h e l t e r. C l u b m e m b e r s assisted in serving the community and joined in a few holiday songs. The live tree at the center of the gazebo is generously donated by the Ottomon Family Christmas Tree Farm in Belleville and the electric

bill is covered by the Mount Vernon Park Association. Atoms to Apples, Sutter’s Ridge, Miller and Sons Grocery Stores, Marcines and Mt. Vernon Family Auto sponsored the evening refreshments of apple cider, hot chocolate, fresh apples and cookies.

NOTICE OF ANNUAL JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN Notice is Hereby Given that the City of Verona will hold a Joint Review Board meeting on December 18, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln Street. The purpose of the meeting is to review the annual reports and the performance and status of each Tax Incremental District governed by the Joint Review Board as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1105(4m)(f). The meeting is open to the public. Copies of the annual reports will be available for viewing in the offices of the City Clerk at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln Street, during normal business hours and will be provided upon request. By Order of the City of Verona, Wisconsin Published: December 13, 2018 WNAXLP

August 21, 1985 and date of death October 27, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 225 Sunshine Lane, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is March 8, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar December 4, 2018 Terese M. Hansen Hansen Law Office 111 E. Verona Ave. Verona, WI 53593 608-772-3939 Bar Number: 1000988 Published: December 13, 20 and 27, 2018 WNAXLP

*** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHANDINI DAVID, D.O.D. 10//27/2018 Case No. 18PR894 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth

*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL NOVEMBER 26, 2018 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kohl, Posey, Reekie and Touchett were present. Alderperson

Kemp was absent and excused. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, Finance Director Lamers, City Engineer Montpas, Fire Chief Giver, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of minutes from the November 19, 2018 Common Council meeting: Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve the minutes of the November 19, 2018 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: 7. Announcements: 8. Administrator’s Report: * The City received donations from the Epic Charitable Fund to help support department initiatives. This year’s donations total $120,393, and include: o Police Department vehicle preemption system o Fire Department portable radios and thermal imaging cameras o Library 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Early Literacy Program o City Clerk Electronic Poll Books o EMS portable radios Mr. Mikorski thanked Epic for the generous donations, and for their continued partnership with the City. 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Cronin, seconded by Posey, to pay the bills in

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All reports taken from the log book at the Nov. 4 Verona Police Department.‌ 2:41 a.m. A 58-year-old Uber driver was stopped on the 400 block of South Main Oct. 29 Street for not dimming his lights for oncom7:26 p.m. An employee at Toot and Kate’s ing traffic. During the stop, police found an reported seeing a person wearing a Michael intoxicated 18-year-old Missouri man in the Myers mask slowly walk past and gaze in- backseat. The 18-year-old was cited for unside their front window multiple times. Po- derage alcohol consumption and released. lice monitored the area and didn’t find anyone wearing a mask. Nov. 7 10:18 a.m. A high school student pushed Oct. 30 a door at the school with such force that the 10:39 a.m. A woman reported that in the glass window inside it shattered. When an past day, an unknown person had placed officer spoke with him, the student admitted a ceramic Easter Bunny statue along the to being angry but refused to elaborate on side of her garage. She told police that she why. The student received a suspension and planned to hold onto the rabbit and was go- is required to pay to replace the window. ing to follow up with her neighbors via the Nextdoor app. Nov. 8 8:20 a.m. A high school science teacher Oct. 31 reported finding one of her sinks overflowed 8:18 a.m. The school liaison officer with water when she arrived in her classwarned a student for wearing a mask while room that morning. Janitorial staff cleaned walking near the Performing Arts Center. up the water, and police will check security The officer told the student that despite it footage to determine a cause. being Halloween, having a mask posed safe12:44 p.m. Two high school students ty concerns. were referred to Youth Court after the school liaison officer received a tip of stuNov. 1 dents smoking marijuana by the concession 1:44 a.m. A resident on the 1000 block stand during lunch. During a search, mariof Tamarack Way reported their vehicle had juana, pipes and a knife were found in the been stolen by three or four juveniles. The students’ possession. vehicle was found parked on the 700 block of Tamarack by other officers while the re- Nov. 9 port was being taken. 5:52 p.m. A couple reported that $22,000 7:30 a.m. A public works employee in $100 bills had been stolen from a basstopped an officer to ask about what action ket inside their bedroom in mid-August. could be taken about horses defecating on They told police they suspected an employVerona roadways. Police sent him a copy of ee from California Closets, as he had been the city ordinance stating the horse’s owner working on the closet at the time. is responsible for manure cleanup and then contacted the owner of the horse responsi- Nov. 10 ble to inform her of the ordinance. 1:25 a.m. A Virginia man was arrested for a felony warrant in Florida for human Nov. 2 trafficking while in Verona. He is thought 11:33 a.m. A student at Country View El- to have a female victim who lives in Veroementary School was placed into handcuffs na. Police had been called on the man the after she was restrained for threatening month prior for a domestic disturbance beothers with scissors. A member of the ad- tween the two. ministration received a superficial cut as he 12:03 p.m. A father requested help with attempted to take the scissors from her. The unlocking his vehicle because his young student was released to her aunt. child was trapped inside it on a cold day. 12:23 p.m. A man was warned for noise Nov. 3 after he was found listening to the Univer1:56 a.m. An Arizona man was warned sity of Wisconsin-Madison football game for parking his semi on the side of U.S. Hwy outside on a radio while using a leafblower 151 to sleep without turning on his hazards in his yard. or using caution triangles. – Kimberly Wethal

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the amount of $425,122.26. Motion carried 7-0. B. Public Safety and Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Change of Agent request from MIRK, LLC, d/b/a Drafthouse Bar and Restaurant, 1010 Enterprise Drive, Verona, WI 53593. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Change of Agent request from MIRK, LLC, d/b/a Drafthouse Bar and Restaurant, 1010 Enterprise Drive, Verona, WI 53593. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Fire Department investigation and performance of specific Fire Department personnel, pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sections 19.85(1), (c), (e), and (f). The Common council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c), to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee subject to the jurisdiction or authority of the governing body; Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for deliberation of or negotiation for purchase of public properties, investment of public funds, or conduct of other specific public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; and Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (f), to consider financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or investigation of charges against specific persons that, if discussed in public, would be likely to have substantial adverse effect on the reputation of any person mentioned in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Mr. Mikorski explained that at the November 19, 2018 meeting, the Common Council requested additional information regarding the Fire Department investigation. Staff requests a closed session to review that information, as it involves personnel issues. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kohl, to convene in closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (c), to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee subject to the jurisdiction or authority of the governing body; Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (e), for deliberation of or negotiation for purchase of public properties, investment of public funds, or conduct of other specific public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session; and Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(f), to consider financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or investigation of charges

against specific persons that, if discussed in public, would be likely to have substantial adverse effect on the reputation of any person mentioned in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Absent; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:11 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Reekie, seconded by Cronin, to reconvene in open session at 8:00 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council took no action in closed session. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Contract for Assessor services The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Discussion of the Assessor’s contract and the possible use of public funds leads Staff to request a closed session to discuss these matters. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Absent; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. Finance Director Brian Lamers was requested to remain for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 8:04 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to reconvene in open session at 8:42 p.m. No action was taken by the Council in closed session. Mr. Touchett stated that the topic of discussion during the closed session was the general displeasure with the City’s Assessor. We are beginning the process to look at what it

would take to replace the current Assessor. We hope to know more by the next Common Council meeting about how we will proceed. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 7-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to adjourn at 8:43 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: December 13, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE The Verona Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 7, 2019 at 6:30 PM at Verona City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, for the following proposals: 1) Kettle Creek North subdivision replat. Lands located within the Kettle Creek North subdivision that were previously dedicated to the public for park purposes and public right-of-way are proposed to be replatted in order to accommodate a stormwater management facility, a realignment of public right-ofway, and other land for park purposes. 2) Zoning map amendment. Multiple parcels located within the Kettle Creek North Plat will be rezoned from their current classifications. Certain land will be rezoned from Neighborhood Residential to Public Institutional, while other land will be rezoned from Public Institutional to Neighborhood Residential. The proposed zoning map amendment will allow for the realignment of previously platted public right-of-way, for land dedicated to the public for park purposes to be realigned within the subdivision, to allow for the construction of single-family homes, and to allow for the construction of a stormwater management facility. Interested persons may comment on these planning and zoning matters during the public hearings at the January 7th Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations for these matters, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for final decisions on Monday, January 14th. Contact Adam Sayre, Director of Planning and Development, at 608-8489941 for more information on these items or to receive copies of the submittals. Maps showing the location of the affected properties may be viewed at City Hall or may be obtained once the applicable copying fee has been paid to the City. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: December 13, 20, 27, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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