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f 2011 in Verona was dominated by the fallout of state elections and 2012 was heavy on recalls and national elections, 2013 was all about our local elections. From January clear through the end-of-year budget debates, the city was consumed in one way or another by the unprecedented election sweep that ended up bringing in five new alders to the Verona Common Council. Verona had some great stories to choose from this year, so much so that any of our top 7 could probably have been No. 1 most years. There was the opening of a new brewery; a serious effort at rebuilding downtown; Epic stirring up local controversies and adding hundreds of millions of dollars of construction; the unexpectedly complicated change to a city fire department; the emergence of an Olympic-level swimmer; and plans for a bunch
City decisions became the source of frequent discord this year after the Common Council got five new members and some saw the change and resulting votes as a coordinated political effort aimed at undercutting Veronas growth. Right, Alds. Mac McGilvray and Elizabeth Doyle listen during a debate on the Plan Commission representative in April. Below, Ald. Jeremy Charles (left) chides new alders and Ald. Dale Yurs (right) snaps back. Charles resigned four days later.

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left, it also spurred a resignation, leaving the city with five new alders. And that led to some heated debates, 1 New Common Council frustration and a lot of chat2 New brewery ter around the city. 3 Epic expansion Some people saw a pro4 Downtown plan gressive sweep bringing in new ideas and opening the 5 Super swimmer doors to more public inter6 New fire department action. Others saw big-city 7 Chamber takes over politics coming in to play, Hometown Days with Dane County, public 8 Restaurant rotation unions and other outside groups attempting to influ9 School security ence the newcomers. 10 End of aquatic club As attendance increased at council meetings, some observers were happy to of new restaurants always see more discussion, more debate, more dissent. Otha talker in a suburb like Verona. ers considered the protractBut our top story was all ed arguments as a waste too obvious. of time, slowing down the After the Verona Press citys progress. and chamber of commerce Ultimately, the actual put together an eight-person change in Verona that political forum during the resulted from the election campaigns, all four chalwas far less significant than lengers defeated incumthe symbolic new sheriff bents in April. That not in town mentality and the only shifted the political Turn to 2013/Page 5 leaning of the council to the

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Magical mural
Stoner Prairie Elementary students have worked with local artists Emida Roller and Sharon Kilfoy to paint a mural in the entryway and cafeteria in the school. Every student in the building had a chance to participate, and the murals concept was a mix between the artists ideas and feedback from students. The mural includes the school building itself, the state Capitol building, a prairie with flowers, seen above, a basketball court, and many other features. Students also had the chance to sign their names on rocks on part of the mural, as Danaijah Barlow does below. The artists also held a community painting day Dec. 14, when anyone from the community could come and contribute.

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City will levy fines for not shoveling sidewalks
People are asked to be a good neighbor and shovel their sidewalks. According to city ordinance, property owners are responsible for clearing off all snow or ice that accumulates on sidewalks or crosswalk ramps immediately adjacent to their property within 24 hours of the cessation of any snow. Do not deposit shoveled snow or ice onto the street, or deposit it onto another property. Snow must be cleared the full width of the sidewalk and ramps, not just the width of a shovel or blower. In the event that removal of ice is impossible from areas, the property owner is required to use sand, salt or other suitable substances to prevent the ice from becoming dangerous. The sooner and more completely you shovel, the less likely ice will form. If a sidewalk is not cleared by the required time, the owner will receive one warning per winter. After that, city crews will remove the snow and ice and send the property owner the bill. After the second violation, fines will be levied for not complying. Unpaid bills will be added to their property tax bill. People planning a vacation or absence from home should make arrangements for snow removal. Fire hydrants must be kept clear of snow, with a minimum of three feet

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diameter clearing around the hydrant to five firefighters room to work and get quick access in case of a fire. Mailboxes must be cleared for mail delivery as well. Due to the weight of heavy snows, sometimes mailboxes are damaged when the plow comes though. If your mailbox is damaged by a plow, call 845-6695 to report the damage. Seniors can call the Verona Senior Center at 845-7471, as a few people have volunteered to help elderly, disabled or economically challenged residents clear snow. Call 848-9940 or email buildinginspector@ ci.verona.wi.us with questions or concerns about the citys policies or file a complaint.

City of Madison and Dane County officials are warning the public about the possible spreading of norovirus in the county. A press release from Public Health-Madison and Dane County said the group has received sporadic reports of a disease that is likely norovirus. The virus, sometimes called the winter vomiting bug, according to the release, produces vomiting or diarrhea and can spread rapidly from person to person. The most common ways the virus spreads is through a surface or food that has been touched or prepared by an infected person. Other symptoms can include cramps, nausea, headache, fatigue and muscle aches. The release warns schools and child care

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settings are likely settings for the disease to spread quickly, so parents should watch for symptoms. Verona Area School District superintendent Dean Gorrell said in an email to the Verona Press that the district would not take any extra measures to avoid the virus when students return from break, instead focusing on hand washing and hand sanitation as the district does regularly. Gorrell said the district increased its diligence with disinfecting surfaces and doors since the H1N1 scare

a few years ago. They will also monitor attendance in regard to the disease. The Public Health release encouraged people to be wary of spreading the virus, and asked them to avoid falling into holiday temptations to help with food preparation or other activities. Getting sick with norovirus during the holiday season can create a particularly challenging and stressful situation, the release said. But any sense of obligation you might have to help out with food preparation should be weighed against the high risk of sharing this very un-festive and extremely unpleasant infection with your loved ones.Staying out of the kitchen may be one of the best gifts you can give.

Preventing norovirus spread

Frequent hand washing, especially after using the toilet and changing diapers and before eating or preparing food. Thoroughly clean and disinfect contaminated surfaces by using a bleach-based household cleaner.

POLICE REpORTS
Oct. 4 6:43 p.m. A 46-year-old man was reported to be shooting squirrels with a BB gun at his home on the 400 block of Verona Avenue. He admitted to using them as target practice and also to using a bow and arrow in his backyard. Oct. 5 3:07 a.m. A 41-year-old woman received concerning text messages from a 35-year-old after the two separated after a fight, stating that the messages were suicidal in nature. The man was located at Kwik Trip, and told the police that he had been very up and down emotionally lately. He voluntarily checked himself into UW Hospital to talk to someone about his problems. 10:03 a.m. An employee at the Post Office reported a customer that caused a disturbance when he had come to pick up a package. When the customer felt that his service wasnt going quickly enough, he began to ring the bell on the counter nonstop, curse at the employee, call him names and taunt the employee by threatening him to come across the counter. 10:50 p.m. A 55-year-old man on the 700 block of Grace Street informed police of recent overnight thefts from unlocked cars. According to the man, there have been individuals that have checked car doors for the past two years and stolen from them if they find them open. Although he did not know who the suspects are, he was afraid that they might become more brazen and start entering homes. Oct. 7 2:55 p.m. A 39-year-old woman reported that the tenants of the property she manages have not been cleaning up after their dogs after they defecate. She stated that the owners of the dogs have been warned multiple times but the issues continue. Oct. 8 5:52 p.m. A group of girls at Harriett Park reported a man on a motorcycle harassing them. The 43-year-old man stated that he was looking for his daughters who were supposed to be at the park, and only motioned for the girls to come over by him because he thought they were his children. Oct. 9 9:08 a.m. Police responded to an anonymous report of a violent person causing a disturbance at a business on the 100 block of Horizon Drive. The 45-year-old woman was found to be intoxicated and was transferred to Meriter Hospital per her request. 1:16 p.m. A high school student was submitted to a search and later suspended after his erratic behavior and his attempts to leave class. When contacted by an officer, he smelled strongly of marijuana, despite his denial of smoking. A razor blade found on him was tested and was found to have marijuana on it. Oct. 10 7:06 p.m. An anonymous caller reported a female who had her hair all pulled back and was wearing black clothing going through vehicles on the 900 block of Harper Drive. When police caught up with the suspect, the juvenile originally denied the act, but later admitted to trying to enter five vehicles while looking for cigarettes to steal, though she found nothing. Oct. 11 12:49 p.m. A high school staff member reported a students inappropriate comments to a friend about gun violence. It was determined that the student was not intending to harm anyone and was just joking around with another student. 10:41 p.m. A 34-year-old woman was arrested for her first OWI offense after an anonymous report of a possible drunken driver who had been seen at Kwik Trip. The given license plate located the driver to her home on the 700 block of Forest View Drive. When contacted, the woman stated that she had just driven from Missouri and was having trouble balancing, in addition to having constricted eyes and slurred speech. Prescription pills and marijuana were also located during a consented person and vehicle search. Oct. 12 11:29 p.m. A 33-year-old woman was cited for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia after refusing to stop smoking weed at the Holiday Inn, despite being asked to stop by employees earlier in the day. 11:33 p.m. The host father of an exchange student reported a possible underage-alcohol party on the 300 block of Thompson Street that he suspected his host student was at. Upon arrival, it was discovered that most of the attendants, all under age 21, had consumed alcohol and that marijuana had been smoked. The teens were released to their parents after receiving citations. Oct. 13 5:25 p.m. A child was reported to be throwing a temper tantrum at Harriet Park. The individual that reported his behavior said that she had seen him flipping a picnic table and tipping over trash cans. When confronted about his actions, the child stated that he had overreacted to a friend that had refused to stop poking him. Kimberly Wethal

Immediately remove and wash clothing or linens that may be contaminated with virus after an episode of illness (use hot water and soap). Quickly and carefully flush or discard any vomit and/or stool in the toilet and make sure that the surrounding area is sanitized and kept clean. (source Dane County Public Health Department)

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Letter sent home after chemical mix-up

The Verona Area School District sent a letter home to parents of Verona Area High School K-Wing students Thursday detailing a possible chemical contamination in the dishwasher. The letter said a chemical de-liming agent used in the mechanical dishwasher had not been fully eliminated when food trays went through the machine. Only students who ate during the second lunch period could have been affected by the agent, Fox de-limer. However, the letter also noted the trays also ran through a separate, highpressure, high temperature water rinse cycle and the de-liming chemical was not part of that cycle. The chemical is watersoluble, the letter said, so it likely was washed out in that process. Poison control advised to watch for the following symptoms if a parent is worried about his or her child: redness, swelling, burns of the mouth or throat or possible upset stomach. The symptoms would have appeared within hours of the exposure, the letter said. The letter, signed by VASD superintendent Dean Gorrell, food service director Cindra Magli and VAHS principal Pam Hammen, said they would review procedures and protocols to ensure a similar situation does not occur in the future. In November, the district sent home a similar letter detailing a chemical mixup at Savanna Oaks Middle School, in which glass cleaner was used on a pan instead of cooking spray.

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County condemns mining legislation

I was pleased to hear that my County Representative Pat Downing, along with the entire Dane County Board condemned proposed legislation which would limit local control of mining interests. They know that this is an issue, which would have huge implications to our area. Imagine the outrage of landowners who have much of their equity tied to the value of their land. Suddenly, a sand mining operation begins on a nearby property. It brings with it noise from blasting and round the clock truck traffic, road hazards and serious environmental concerns. Suddenly their equity evaporates as property values plummet and their peaceful existence is shattered. This scenario is not just possible, but inevitable unless we fight back. Even if local government had enacted regulatory protections to lessen these impacts, the Republican-controlled State Legislature wants to limit local authority. The State Legislature held hearings on proposed legislation, Senate Bill 349, which would strip local governments of their power to limit the siting and impacts of non-metallic mining. The bill was sponsored by Tom Tiffany, a Republican, who was also instrumental in the passage of the recent State Mining Bill. The legislation is opposed by local municipalities throughout the state and by the Wisconsin Towns Association. The good news is that people have responded. Forty-eight hours after the hearing was noticed, hundreds of concerned citizens from throughout the state converged on the Capitol. Thousands turned out to oppose this legislation, which would usurp local authority to restrict corporate mining interests. The Committee did not forward the bill, but deferred it to the next session. The Republican Committee members seemed surprised by the outrage, but they should not be. Republicans love to rail against big government. Yet, in this stunning display of disdain for local authority, they have shown their real agenda. They are wholly beholden to special corporate interests and the big money that comes with it. They know where their next dollar comes from and it is not from people of moderate means. These politicians have been given their marching orders and they will again try to subvert local authority. The well being of the average Wisconsin citizen appears to be less important than these politicians own power and financial health. Wisconsin citizens must be vigilant if they want to protect their rights, or risk being sand blasted by mining corporations. Tim White Town of Springdale

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former intern contacted me the other day to debrief about an interview she had. She was perplexed by a question that came up in the interview. It was, What literary character do you most identify with? In a profession where we regularly hear things like, I know its just a trashy mystery (sci-fi, fantasy, romance, etc.) Simons novel, or, I should be reading something I learn from, or, I know theres more productive things I could be doing come out of the mouths of fiction readers justifying their reading habits, seemingly feeling guilty for reading for pleasure, this question seemed refreshing, yet strange. On the surface, the question doesnt seem like its going to reveal anything terribly important. The question doesnt exactly tell you if a person is well-read. They asked about one character, after all. Everyone can come up with one character. But perhaps its getting at something deeper about the candidate. Identify can mean sympathize with, relate to, emulate, associate with, or empathize with. These are subtle but distinctly major differences that determine how someone would answer this question. Maybe thats the point. Perhaps the interview question was less about which character we identify with and more about how we identify with them. For instance, answers of that nature could reveal measures for certain behavioral capacities like sympathy or empathy in a candidate. In fact, revent research shows that reading fiction actually builds empathy in readers.

Fiction can help us identify with emotions A

Nonfiction, with its many merits, does not achieve this. According to research published in January of 2013 by Matthijs Bal, empathy is created when readers become emotionally transported into a story. Fictional stories have a greater ability to create this sense of being lost in a book and connected to characters. The best-selling author and occasional-Wisconsin resident, Neil Gaiman touched on this concept in a lecture he recently gave for the Reading Agency. He said, Prose fiction is something you build up from 26 letters and a handful of punctuation marks, and you, and you alone, using your imagination, create a world and people in it and look out through other eyes. You get to feel things, visit places and worlds you would never otherwise know. You learn that everyone else out there is a me, as well. Youre being someone else, and when you return to your own world, youre going to be slightly changed. Empathy is a tool for building people into groups, for allowing us to function as more than self-obsessed individuals. Fiction readers, you do not need to feel guilty and you do not need to justify your reading habits. You are doing something productive and important. You may be building your cognitive intelligence when reading fiction as you likely will learn new words, but you are certainly building your emotional intelligence. Think about which one may be more important in your daily life. How many times do you interact with people in a given day? Rarely does the knowledge someone has benefit them if they keep it to themselves. Developing the emotional capacity and control to share that knowledge or be receptive to others knowledge is when it can become the most valuable. That is empathy. That is one of many reasons

fiction is valuable, and you shouldnt need to make excuses for reading it. Empathy is one of those intangible things that make the world a better place. At the Verona Public Library, we have started to screen for it when we hire people. Its essential to have to work a customer service desk. Other employers in the private sector screen for it, as well. Emotional intelligence (EQ) has been linked to a persons success. Someone with a high EQ is more likely to succeed than someone who has a higher IQ but who hasnt developed their EQ. So questions like this help bring those intangible attributes you look for in people to the surface, be it in friends or employees. Book discussions generally prove this point of fiction building empathy. They are an informal exercise in building your EQ. They not only allow you the opportunity to read a character driven book, but they go further by providing the opportunity for you to digest and reflect on the empathy you developed through discussion questions. Then, as you interact with others in the discussion, you are practicing certain levels of EQ as differing viewpoints and ideas are exchanged. So next time youre interviewing someone, at a dinner or holiday party, or meeting people for the first time, you might want to ask some book discussion-like questions to get to know them better. Asking, Whats the last fiction book youve read? and, Which character did you identify with, and why? will tell you a lot about a person in a fun, interesting, and casual way. The added benefit, you may find that next fantastic book for you to read. Brian Simons is the director of the Verona Public Library.

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2013: Brewing company opening, Epics unveiling of Deep Space and Farm campus
Continued from page 1 drama that unfolded each month up through the passage of the budget at the end of November. It started early, with a fight over the councils Plan Commission representative that caused Ald. Jeremy Charles to resign in frustration. Then, the mayor and council couldnt agree on the process for choosing a successor and snipped at each other before, during and after his selection. It wasnt long before the group fought over a decision to deny funding for the fire commissions open hiring of firefighters for the new fire department, then overturned it a week later. And everything came to a head when the Library Board asked at the request of some newer alders for an enormous increase in its budget to open on Sundays. Though the citys final budget didnt have the huge changes in priority that some people thought it might, it was an extended process and it ended with a long, heated debate that left some hard feelings on both sides and continued to add fuel to the complaints that had persisted since April. Veteran alders accused the newer members of strategizing together and voting as a bloc. Newer alders accused the mayor and council president of shutting out their ideas in committee. Some progress was made toward cooperation, but many issues left the council as divided and dysfunctional as state and national legislative branches often are, leaving people on both sides to lament that city government no longer befits the Hometown USA moniker Verona has maintained for decades. As the year came to a close, at least two people planned to challenge in next years elections one for mayor and another one of the deposed incumbents hoping to make a return.
Epic expanded its already enormous complex on the west side of Verona with a new Farm Campus and an 11,000-seat, half-billion-dollar auditorium, and it made plans to move the main road in front of its property to accommodate two more campuses.
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Wisconsin Brewing Company created the biggest buzz in the community when it began building its $9 million brewery, which will pump out thousands of bottles, cans and kegs of beer with Verona, Wisconsin on their labels. It opened in November with a huge party and has begun hosting corporate events as part of its marketing.
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will get a chance to see Verona, Wisconsin, an excited Nolen told the Verona Press a week before the brewery was set to open to the public. Veronans and others from around the area flocked to the brewerys opening party, with hundreds filling the tap room at 1079 American Way from wall to wall and taking tours of the operation, and many more giving the beers a try at bars around Verona, New brewery the only place the brews opens could be found on the opening weekend. In Wisconsin, it doesnt The initial offering get much more important included four beers: an than new beer. American IPA, a Session This year, Verona got to make a piece of that excite- IPA, an Amber Lager and ment its own with the Wis- a Brown Porter, with the names reflecting simply consin Brewing Company opening Nov. 1 after a year the style, rather than beers of buildup and excitement. more creatively named like Spotted Cow or Moon Man With the Verona-only from New Glarus Brewing opening, which president Carl Nolen called a chance Company. Brewmaster Kirby Nelto tip our hat to their son well known from his new hometown, and years at Capital Brewery with Verona, Wisconsin, will experiment with seaU.S.A. on each bottle, sonal beers in the future, Nolen is hoping Verona Nolen said, and likely make can become a destination up to 20 beers a year for craft beer aficionados, along with places like New as the operation expands up to 200,000 barrels per Glarus or Potosi. The former Capital Brewery presi- year. The first year will dent had pinpointed Verona be limited to 25,000 baras a prime location between rels, however, as the group learns the ins and outs of its New Glarus and Prairie du new operation and its fully Sac where the touristautomated brewhouse. friendly Wollersheim The company plans to Winery is located and expand in more than just got the city to contributed $600,000 in taxpayer assis- selection and output, as well, with Nolen hoping to tance to get the project off add a bottling plant next the ground. door to the current building Therell be millions of as early as 2015. times a year that people

Meanwhile, the brewery has a sizable tap room and patio area to attract corporate parties and non-profit events to market itself, just as it will do with its driveby tourism attempting to bring beer lovers in for a tour. By mid-December, it had already hosted at least three such events, noting on its Facebook page when it will be closed for a private event. And already, by the end of the year, two new restaurants had been proposed along East Verona Avenue that clearly will aim to take advantage of the tourist traffic.

Veronas own health care software giant took a bigger leap than usual in 2013 with its constant, rapid growth. It opened an entirely new, 960-office farmthemed campus, debuting its new Deep Space auditorium while also unveiling plans for two future campuses. But it started the year

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with a struggle, trying to appease neighbors in Westridge Estates about its desire to grow toward the city and move Northern Lights Road to accommodate the new buildings and the massive traffic flow. It also spent most of the year working on a way to hook up its new 10-megawatt wind turbine farm in the Town of Springfield. The Farm Campus, which employees moved into just before the end of June, features three authentically decorated buildings: a stable, a barn and a shed. With a purple pig flying out of the barn, a blue neon cow on the walls and two fully restored tractors, the company pulled out all of the stops to ensure its workers felt at home on the range. But the companys daily employees werent the only ones to get a taste of a new building, as the annual Users Group Meeting, which brought around 8,500 health care professionals to Verona, debuted the new, somewhat incomplete Deep Space auditorium building, which features

11,400 seats. That made it one of the largest venues in the state, rivaling the size of the Kohl Center. As usual, the company did not settle for putting finishing touches on buildings, but instead looked to the future and approached the city for approval of two new campuses and a new dining hall for employees. The dining hall, which the company has already begun constructing, will be styled after Kings Cross rail station in England, with a Hogwarts-style Wizards Academy Campus (otherwise known as Campus 4) to follow. CEO Judy Faulkner revealed at UGM that the fifth campus would be author-themed.

planners from MSA started a downtown transportation and corridor study. The take-home message is simple: The downtown should be a meeting place and center of community social life, planner Jason Valerius said. How the community got to this decision and how it might be implemented is more complicated. The process included several public meetings, a survey and guidance from a steering committee that included business leaders, school officials and community members. Some of the public meetings included contentious discussions one of the biggest was questioning why the city wanted to look at traffic plans before it had an overall vision for Reshaping the the area. Others thought traffic isnt a problem. Othdowntown The downtown has gotten ers thought the city should work to reroute commuters a lot of attention this year away from downtown. as the city and chamber of Still, some consensus commerce worked together to create a new plan for the was found and the city will move forward with plans to citys core. Discussion began late Turn to 2013/Page 12 last year as the city and Free Newcomers Class
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Coming up
Kiwanis Club accepting winter wear donations
liberty. Call 845-7180 for more information.

Churches
Course Information Fair Book discussion
A course information fair will be held Monday, Feb. 3, from 6-8 p.m. at Verona Area High School. This event is for incoming freshmen, current eighth grade students. From 6-7 p.m., there will be a program including scheduling information, academic department presentations and a question and answer session. From 7-8 p.m., students and their parents can have one-on-one conversations with teachers, take tours and enter their course requests online. For more information, contact Nick Olson, olsonn@verona.k12.wi.us or 845-4491.
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH 2951 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Pastor Rich Johnson 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship times THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG 2833 Raritan Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711 (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:45 a.m. THE CHURCH IN VERONA Verona Business Centre 535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona. (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Phil Haslanger GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA (608) 271-6633 Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Way SUNDAY 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY 9 &10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worship LIVING HOPE CHURCH At the Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St. (608) 347-3827 livinghopeverona.com, info@livinghopeverona.com SUNDAY 10 a.m. Worship MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 201 S. Main, Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead pastor: Jeremy Scott SUNDAY 10:15 a.m. Worship REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 102 N. Franklin Ave., Verona Pastor Dwight R. Wise (608)848-1836 www.redeemerbiblefellowship.org SUNDAY 10 a.m. Family Worship Service RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Synod, 6705 Wesner Road, Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor: Jacob Haag THURSDAY 6:30 p.m. Worship SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship Service ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC PARISH 301 N. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6613 Stchristopherverona.com Fr. William Vernon, pastor SATURDAY 5 p.m. Sunday Vigil, St. Andrew, Verona SUNDAY 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli 9 and 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass: Tuesday-Saturday at 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 427 S. Main Street, Verona (608) 845-6922 www.stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Services 5 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., Sunday - office hours 8-4 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 502 Mark Dr., Verona, WI Phone:(608) 845-7315 Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry www.salemchurchverona.org 9 a.m. Sunday School - 10:15 a.m. worship service - Staffed nursery from 8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN CHURCH-ELCA 2752 Town Hall Road (off County ID) (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor: Jeff Jacobs SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Communion Worship SUGAR RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor: Gary Holmes SUNDAY 9:00 & 10:30 Contemporary worship with childrens Sunday school. Refreshments and fellowship are between services. WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH 2920 Hwy. M, Verona, WI 53593 Sunday (nursery provided in a.m.) 9:15 a.m. - Praise and worship 10:45 - Sunday School (all ages) 6 p.m. - Small group Bible study ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Located at Hwy. 92 & Ct. Road G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 for information Pastor: Brad Brookins SUNDAY 10:15 a.m. Worship ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST At Hwy. 69 and PB, Paoli (608)845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

Come to the Verona Public Library at 11:30, Monday, Jan. 13, for a discussion of Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver, a brilliant and suspenseful novel set in present day Appalachia; a breathtaking parable of catastrophe and denial that explores how the complexities we inevitably Movie time encounter in life lead us to believe in Come to the Verona Public Library our particular chosen truths. from 2-4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, for a free viewing of Despicable Me Books N Booze Book Club 2 (PG) in the community room. People are welcome to Pasquals Cantina at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. Lincolns legacy 16, for a discussion of Orson Scott What was Lincolns legacy to the Cards Enders Game. The novel nation after the Civil War? Join the centers around child geniuses who discussion presented by a local attor- are being groomed to defend Earth ney from 7-8 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. against another attack by a hostile alien race. Its a gripping and emo8. Gain an understanding of how tional sci-fi novel, the kind of book Abraham Lincoln guided our nation the phrase page-turner was inventcloser to the ideals of equality and ed to describe.

The Kiwanis Club of Verona is underway with their annual collection of winter wear donations. If you have any winter coats, hats, gloves, or scarves, you may place them in the large collection bin in the Glacier Edge Elementary School entrance area.

St. Olaf band tour

The St. Olaf band will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. Tickets are free to students, $10 for adults. For information, call 1-800363-5487.

Community calendar
5:30-7 p.m, Documentary Our Nixon, Verona Public Library 12:45 p.m, Documentary Our Nixon, Verona Public Library

Thursday, Dec. 26

7-8 p.m Lincolns Legacy, Verona Public Library, 845.7180. 11:30 a.m., Book discussion, Flight Behavior, by Barbara Kingsolver

Wednesday, Jan. 8

Friday, Dec. 27

Monday, Jan. 13

12:30 p.m., Retro Swing Band birthday/anniversary 5:30 p.m., Books N Booze Book Club book discuslunch, senior center, 845-7471 sion, Enders Game, by Orson Scott Card 2-4:30 p.m. Movie time: Despicable Me 2, See minions, community room, Verona Public Library, 845Monday, Jan. 27 7471 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Child Development Day, Country View Elementary Verona City Center closes at noon, Town Hall open until 5 p.m. 5 p.m., Local candidate filing deadline

Monday, Dec. 30

Thursday, Jan. 16

Tuesday, Dec. 31 New Years Eve

6-8 p.m., Course Information Fair, VAHS 7:30 p.m., St. Olaf band concert, Verona Area High School

Monday, Feb. 3

Tuesday, Jan. 7

Saturday, Feb. 8

Preach the Gospel

Saint Francis is said to have told his followers, paraphrasing our Lord, to preach the gospel everywhere you go, with words if necessary. While this is probably a misattribution, the sentiment is certainly worth bearing in mind. That is, should we not preach the gospel with our actions as much as with our words? Indeed, when deeds and words are not in harmony, people mistrust the words and consider the preacher to be a hypocrite. We should be as concerned with our actions as with our words, at least insofar as we hold ourselves up as moral exemplars. And most of us are called to be moral exemplars, whether we want this role or not. If you are a parent, you are expected to be a moral example to your children. Most professions are expected to set an example; we expect preachers, teachers, doctors, pharmacists, bankers, and even athletes to adhere to a high moral code. Just to be a decent human being we must adhere to a high moral code of conduct. So, we should preach the gospel everywhere we go with good moral actions, and dont worry about the words. Christopher Simon via Metro News Service And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. 2 Corinthians 3:3

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Wednesday, Dec. 25 5 p.m. Common Council from 12-0913 7 p.m. - Capital City Band 8 p.m. Book Presentation at Senior Center 10 p.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Thursday, Dec. 26 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. - Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Salem Church Service 7 p.m. - Words of Peace 8 p.m. - Daily Exercise 9 p.m. Chatting with the Chamber 10 p.m. One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society Friday, Dec. 27 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. Book Presentation at Senior Center 5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Saturday, Dec. 28 8 a.m. Common Council from 12-0913 11 a.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 1 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society 6 p.m. Common Council from 12-0913 9 p.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 10 p.m. - One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society 11 p.m. - Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Sunday, Dec. 29 7 a.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 10 a.m. - Salem Church Service Noon - Common Council from 12-09-13 3 p.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 4:30 p.m. - One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society 6 p.m. Common Council from 12-0913 9 p.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 10 p.m. One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society 11 p.m. - Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Monday, Dec. 30 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. - Book Presentation at Senior Center 5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Tuesday, Dec. 31 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. - Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Resurrection Church 8 p.m. - Words of Peace 9 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 10 p.m. - One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society Wednesday, Jan. 1 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. Book Presentation at Senior Center 6 p.m. Common Council from 12-0913 7 p.m. - Capital City Band 8 p.m. Book Presentation at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 2 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Tom Waselchuck at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Salem Church Service 8 p.m. - Daily Exercise 9 p.m. Chatting with the Chamber 10 p.m. One Room Schoolhouses at Historical Society

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In brief
Fitness expert adds life coaching

Local fitness expert Ali McWilliams, owner of Ali McWilliams Personal Fitness, LLC, has addedlife coachingand behavioral/ personality profilingto her credentials. Life coaching is a more comprehensive and effective way to work with the women she serves - a focus on being healthy and strong from the inside out, McWilliams said in a news release. She also has a monthly segment on NBC15 with Leigh Mills. For more information, visit alimcwilliams.com.

Nail spa owner overcomes stroke, reopens Verona nail salon four years later
SCOTT GIRARD
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A second chance

Court reporter earns national certification

Sarah Pelletter from Verona has earned the nationally recognized Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) certification from the National Court Reporters Association (NCRA). RPR certification distinguishes stenographic court reporters as being among the top contributors to the profession in terms of reporting skills, transcript production, reporting and operating practices and professionalism. To be recognized as a RPR, candidates must pass a written knowledge test on industry best practices and a skills test that combines a challenging threshold of both speed and accuracy. RPR-certified court reporters are in high demand among the nations premier law firms, courthouses, and other scenarios in which a reliable, accurate transcript of proceedings is required.

Local lawyers named Super Lawyers

David W. Reinecke, of Verona, and Gordon Davenport, III, of Fitchburg, were named 2013 Wisconsin Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers rating service. Both work at Foley & Reinecke Lardners Madison office. Reinecke was recognized for his work in the Estate Planning Davenport and Probate practice. Davenport works in the firms Business Litigation practice. The Super Lawyers selection process includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Opening a small business can be a challenge. Reopening a formerly successful small business four years after having a stroke is an entirely different challenge, one that Stephanie Christensen decided to take head on. Christensens nail salon, the Tranquility Nail Spa, had about 1,200 customers at its peak during her first 10-year stint in Verona that ended in 2008 when she suffered a massive stroke, one many expected would end her life. The chaplain actually met my husband and my mom in the hallway and said shes not going to make it, Christensen said. Nobody ever asked me, she added with a small laugh. But during her rehab, Christensen, who first discovered nail work when a friend recommended it while she was in veterinary school, had an itch to get back to the career she loved, even without the use of her left hand. I missed it so much, she said. I had to try and get out and do something productive in society. That itch first came about six months into her rehab, in late 2008, when she decided to try to paint her occupational therapists nail. It turned out horrible, she said. But she did not give up, instead deciding to continue practicing on her sister and mother, and eventually, she realized she still had the skill, even if she had to just use one hand. Eventually, she realized she still had the talent and the passion and decided to overcome the challenge of learning to paint nails with a single hand through hours of practice, adding she was lucky to have clients who were willing to work with her as she regained her skills. Thanks to a dose of stubbornness Christensen gets from her father, she said, her own perseverance and family support helped her get back to doing what she loved. After a friend who was also in the nail business

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Stephanie Christensen paints a clients nails for the upcoming holiday season at Tranquility Nail Spa. Chritensen has learned to use only her right hand after suffering a stroke in 2008 that left her without the use of her left. Below, she stands next to her rack of nail paints.

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where it left off. Christensen has only had about 20 regular clients since opening in January 2012, despite GroupOn offers and advertising in an attempt to find old clientele. Christensen still thinks Verona is a great location for a nail spa like hers, offering a chance for locals who dont want to go all the way to Madison to get their nails done. Most of all, shes simply glad to be back pursuing her passion. Its great to get out and meet new people again, see some old familiar faces and make people feel better about themselves, she said, adding that she plans to continue as long as I live.

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Bonus points leads Verona over Madison La Follette

ANTHONY IOZZO
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Wrestling

Boys swimming

The Verona Area High School wrestling team won seven of eight matches with bonus points as it held off Madison La Follette Thursday 43-21 in a Big Eight Conference dual. Postweiler The host Wildcats had six pins, a major decision and a regular decision. They also lost five decisions by a combined 13 points, with none more than five, and were only pinned once. Senior Logan Postweiler (195 pounds), junior Eric Schmid (145) and sophomores Trayvonn Johnson (heavyweight), Matt Waller (120), Austin Powers (132) and Garrison Stauffer (170) all picked up pins. Postweiler pinned Joshua Bernhagen in 3 minutes, 20 seconds, while Schmid got a fall over Tray Turner in 38 seconds. Johnson pinned Bradley Sandiford in 28 seconds, and Stauffer won in 1:17 over Charkwan Jackson. Waller won his match in 21 seconds over Brett Ritz, and Powers got his pin in 3:18 over Salim Danso. Senior Trevor Nierman (220) and freshman Brandon Daniels (106) also picked up wins. Daniels won by a 9-1 major decision over Francesco Schiro, while Nierman edged Rafael Martinez 3-2. Verona travels to the La Crosse Civic Center Dec. 27-28 for the Bi-States Classic.

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Verona/Mount Horeb freshman Jacob Wellnitz swam to victory in the 100-meter butterfly Friday inside the VAHS Natatorium with his time of 1 minute, 10.42 seconds. The Wildcats won nine of 11 events to cruise past Big Eight Conference opponent Janesville Parker 118-52.

Self-motivated success
Wildcats look within themselves to make the most competitive meet
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Some of the best competition the Verona/Mount Horeb bosy swimming team saw Friday evening in a 118-52 Big Eight Conference victory over Janesvill Parker came from the Wildcats own roster. Just ask senior captains Erik Wickstrom and Kade McGilvray. Trying to split up the teams 400yard freestyle relay A and B as evenly as possible, head coach Bill Wuerger unwittingly supplied fans with the most exciting race of the meet. I wanted the guys to have a good

close race at the end of the meet, V/ MH head coach Bill Wuerger said. If youre not in a close race and youre feeling kind of tired, youre not necessarily going to push yourself. Both of those guys had seasonbest 100 free splits. Trailing by nearly a full length when Wickstrom and McGilvray entered the pool, each anchor managed to overtake the Vikings Austin Wolter. McGilvray got the slight edge at the wall overtaking Wickstrom by just over five-tenths of a second in 4:05.45. Sophomores Bryce Angaran and Will McMillan, and junior Ethan Young also swam on the victorious relay. Despite everyone swimming at least one new event Friday, Verona won nine of 11 events in total, which included 1-2 finishes in two individual events and all three relays.

Freshman Bryce Hoppe dropped nearly a minute-and-a-half off his seed time to win the JV 400 free with ease. He might be swimming more distance events in the future as a result, Wuerger said. Its good to find things out like that in meets like this. McGilvray led Glen Hook to the wall of the 200 free in a time of 2:09.09. Wickstrom later touched the wall ahead of teammate Jimmy Conway in the 50 free with a 26.18. Later, McGilvray added the 400 free title in 4:44.62, while Wickstrom took the 100 backstroke in 1:06.94. The Wildcats final two individual titles came via sophomore Bryce Angaran (2:32.61) and freshman Jacob Wellnitz (1:10.42) in the 100 butterfly. Angaran and Wellnitz helped the

Wildcats start the meet off right, joining Conway and Wickstrom to take the 200 medley relay in 2:02.10. Wellnitz, Conway, Hook and McGilvray chipped in taking the 200 free relay in 1:49.49. Verona finished second in the 100 free and 100 breaststroke. The Wildcats JV team rolled 114-22. Verona has a week off before traveling to Mequon at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 27 for the Highlander Invitational. The Wildcats head to the Marquette Invitational at 11 a.m. eights days after that on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Schroeder YMCA Aquatic Center. The guys get something out of racing, Wuerger said. Our last relay today was an example. Thats something we cant simulate in practice.

Boys basketball
ANTHONY IOZZO

Foul trouble, Lindquist hurt Cats

Assistant sports editor

Big Eight

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior forward Josh Phelps dives for a loose ball in the first quarter Friday in a Big Eight Conference game against Madison Memorial at Verona Area High School.

Team W L It was a back-and-forth, physical game Friday, but foul trouble and Madison Memorial senior Madison Memorial 5 1 forward Tyler Lindquist was too much for the Beloit Memorial 4 2 Verona boys basketball team to handle in an 80-64 loss. Madison West 4 2 Lindquist scored 19 of his 32 points in the Verona 3 3 second quarter, and sparked a 20-8 run to closeSun Prairie 3 3 out the first half with a four-point play to give Memorial (5-1 overall, 5-1 Big Eight) a 27-26 Madison La Follette 3 3 lead at the time. Janesville Craig 3 3 The Wildcats (4-3, 3-3) turned the ball over Middleton 2 4 three times which led to five points, all by Lindquist. Madison East 2 4 Verona head coach Alan Buss said what really Janesville Parker 1 5 hurt the Wildcats was not being able to rebound. I thought we came out with good energy and were attacking early. I think there was a two- or back-and-forth, and then all of a sudden you are three-minute swing in the second quarter when playing from behind and trying to scrap, and we gave up some offensive rebounds, Lindquist we never really did a good job of getting on the hit some shots and we turned the ball over, Buss said. We had a little bit of a lead. It went Turn to Boys BB/Page 10

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Gymnastics
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Injuries slow rebuilding process for gymnasts Cats first loss comes at Middleton
Verona/Madison Edgewood gymnastics co-head coach Rachael Hauser called this season the definition of a rebuilding year. Graduating a pair of very talented seniors in Claire Afable and Bailey Kundinger, the Wildcat/Crusaders knew they would have some big shoes to fill. Injuries, however, have slowed several of the teams top returning performers, including one of the states top gymnasts in sophomore Lexi Alt. Alt, who finished fifth at last years WIAA Division 1 state meet as an all-around competitor, sat out Thursdays dual, as did Middleton senior Aryn Skibba, who placed one spot behind Alt at state. The visiting Cardinals once again proved they had more than enough depth, however, rolling Verona/Madison Edgewood in a Big Eight Conference dual 131.95-112.80 inside Glacier Edge Elementary. Our goals this year do not include making it to team state, we think that is probably unrealistic, Hauser said. But were all going to try our best. Our team goals are more like trying to get a 130 and staying on the beam. Having such a young and inexperienced team, Hauser said both she and co-head coach Jessica Kohlhoff have to adjust their coaching accordingly. We would usually really be hounding them on particulars,
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Girls basketball

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Verona/Madison Edgewood senior Tatum Teskey performs on the floor exercise Thursday evening against Middleton inside Glacier Edge Elementary. Teskey finished fourth with a 7.425. The Wildcat/Crusaders lost the dual to the defending Big Eight Conference champion Cardinals, 131.95-112.80.

Hauser said. At this point were just reminding them of the basics. Were not ready to clean up routines. The Wildcat/Crusaders best

score as a team Thursday came freshman Madeline Pflastereron the vault, where the team Jennerjohns 35.550. scored a 31.175. Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the Middleton finished with the Turn to Gymnastics/Page 10 top four all-around scores, led by

It was a battle of first place teams Thursday in a Big Eight Conference game at Middleton, and it did not go the way of the Verona girls basketball team in a 48-38 loss. A 19-5 run in the third and fourth quarters gave the Cardinals a 16-point lead. The Wildcats ended the game on an 11-5 run but the big deficit was too much to overcome, especially since the shots werent falling, Verona head coach Angie Murphy said. The Wildcats were 12-for-43 (28 percent) from the field and also had trouble at the free-throw line (11-for-20). They had a run in the third quarter, and we were cold from the floor, Murphy said. You wont beat many good teams shooting like that, and they outplayed us and outcoached us. Verona (6-1 overall, 4-1 conference) trailed 27-25 in the third, when the Cardinals (5-1, 5-0) began to knock down a barrage of 3-pointers. Middleton hit four in the third, including one that made it 30-25, which started the run. Sophomore forward Grace Mueller knocked down a few free throws to make it 24-22 at

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Continued from page 8 glass. Much of the trouble rebounding came when senior forwards Adam Stiner and John Tackett and junior forward Jake Toman were on the bench with foul trouble. The trouble continued in the second half with Tackett picking up his fourth in the third quarter and senior guard Mitch Flora and Stiner getting their third. Both Tackett and Stiner fouled out early in the fourth quarter. We had three guys get into foul trouble in the first half and had to put them on the bench. And I thought our kids off the bench did a nice job. I thought they really did, Buss said. I told them after the game that we got a lot of good stuff from our bench guys. I was proud of them for that, and in the long run, it is going to pay benefits. But when you are playing a good team like that, especially when your bigger guys are getting in foul trouble, it is tough on the inside. Senior guard Nick Federspiel came off the bench after Tackett fouled out and scored five quick points to cut Memorials lead to 72-59, but then Stiner fouled out and the Spartans attacked the inside to get to the free-throw line. Verona did cut the Spratans lead to five with a little over three minutes to go in the third quarter after junior guard Will Kellerman scored all eight of his points and Flora drove into the paint for a basket and a couple of fouls, hitting one of three free throws to make it 54-49. But a three-point play by senior guard Darral Willis and a 3-pointer by junior guard Shareef Smith built the lead back up to 10 at 60-50. The Spartans ended the third on a 12-1 run. Lindquist was only held to five points in the second half, however, after Buss made a switch on defense.

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Above, senior forward John Tackett is fouled by Madison Memorial senior guard Daurice Fountain; (right) Junior guard Terrell Jones attempts a shot in the fourth quarter.

We put Mitch on him because he is our best defender, and he has done a really good job on other guys, he said. He held him a little bit, but once they got inside, it was hard to match up with them. The Wildcats started strong in the first quarter building a 6-3 lead, but Memorial ended the first on a 7-1 run to make it 14-10. In the second, Flora and sophomore guard Cole Schmitz each scored nine points and helped Verona build a 23-18 lead. That is when Lindquist went off, scoring of Memorials next 25 points. Flora finished with 18 points to lead the Wildcats, while Schmitz added 13.

Veronas bench had five guys score, accounting for 16 points. We had a lot of guys step up off the bench, and they played good, Flora said. We are just looking ahead to the future, and we want to keep working hard in practice. Flora continued, It is defintiely nice because in the past, we had only one or two guys that we could go to, and this year, all five of our starters are scorers. And that is really a plus to have. As for the loss, it drops Verona into a four-way tie for third place with Sun Prairie, Janesville Craig and Madison La Follette. Madison Memorial is still alone in first place, and Beloit

Memorial and Madison West are tied for second. Buss said he worries more about how the team plays down the schedule than what the positions in the conference are at the moment. We are .500 in the Big Eight, which is better than

we have done in the last few years, and we have 12 games left, he said. I dont worry about positions in the league too much. I just worry about getting better. Verona traveled to DeForest for a non-conference game Saturday, but the

results were not available due to the Press Friday holiday deadline. Look for results in next weeks paper. The boys are off until Saturday, Jan. 4, when they travel to Middleton for a Big Eight Conference game. Game time is at 7:30 p.m.

Girls BB: Cats look to bounce back after first loss of the season
They trailed by two after the first quarter, as halftime, and the Wildcats well, but it was Middleton definitely had its chances that ended up getting the in a back-and-forth first run it needed to put some distance in between the half. teams. Continued from page 8 I thought we got good looks at the basket, but it was just one of those nights. It was the best team we have played so far, and it showed us what we need to work on. We will clean up some things and get better. The girls havent reached their potential yet, so that is exciting. Senior forward Marley Campbell led the Wildcats with 10 points, while Mueller added eight. Middleton was led by Cole Jordee with 12 points, while Liz McMahon and Elizabeth Norregaard added nine each. Verona hosted Janesville Parker Saturday, but the game did not meet the Verona Press early Friday deadline. The Wildcats continue the season against Monroe at 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, and host Madison Edgewood at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30. Murphy said the girls need to capitalize on free throws, especially since they are getting to the line more than last year, and she said the offense will have to be more efficient. Sometimes it can be deflating when your shots arent falling, she said. They played the game hard, and they tried their best. Sometimes the shots just arent going to fall. I think, defensively, we are solid. We just have to, as coaches, find ways for us to get better at offense.

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Fifth-grade Tri County drive to victory in season-ending tourney

The fifth-grade Tri County Wildcat basketball team won the season end tournament earlier this month. The girls won four games to claim the trophy, beating Sun Prairie (twice), Milton and Mount Horeb.

Gymnastics: Samz scores a team-best 7.85 on uneven bars

Continued from page 9 uneven bars (9.250), vault (9.175) and floor exercise (8.550), while teammate Gabby Aranda added the balance beam title with an 8.90. Senior Rachel Samz scored a team-best 7.85 to finish third on the uneven bars. Her combined allaround score of 29.250 was good enough for fifth place. Senior Tatum Teskey scored a 7.425 to finish fourth on floor, while Samz tied for fourth on vault (8.050). Verona sophomore Kirsten Queoffs 7.40 paced V/ME on beam. Veronas Hannah Semmann only competed on bars, missing half of her skills. Teskey is still doing watered down routines and Mandy Michuda was unable to compete. Its hectic, Hauser said. We have kids like Kirsten (Queoff) and Sammy (Seymour), who are very talented athletes, but theyve never done gymnastics just tumbling and trampoline. Were trying to get everyone to understand the requirements and everyone has been doing amazing, stepping up and trying to fill in. With three weeks off of competition over the winter break, Alt, Semmann, Teskey, Tatum and Michuda should be back for the teams 6 p.m. meet at Glacier Edge Elementary on Friday, Jan. 3. Hannah should be back and Lexi has been practicing, Hauser said. I dont know if we will start her with everything right Photo by Jeremy Jones away. She may just be on bars and maybe beam after Verona/Madison Edgewood sophomore Kirsten Queoff paced the Wildcat/Crusaders on balance beam break. Thursday evening inside Glacier Edge Elementary School against Big Eight Conference rival Middleton.

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First-team picks Austin Blashka, Cole Myhra and former Verona Area High School athlete Nate Ray highlighted UW-Oshkoshs seven selections on the 2013 D3football.com All-West Region Team. Ray, a junior for the Titans, becomes the second UW-Oshkosh punter to receive all-region honors, joining Tom Ray Roszak (2005). Ray averaged 39.9 yards with a pair of 61-yard punts. He had only four touchbacks while dropping 13 kicks inside the 20. Ray was also named to the 2013 All-Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Conference football team as a punter.

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The Middleton girls hockey co-op was in Viroqua on Friday for a Badger Conference game against the winless Blackhawks. Results were unavailable at the time of the Press early holiday Friday deadline. The Metro Lynx dropped the puck on Saturday against the conference rival MSO Icebergs co-op. Game results were unavaiable at the Press early Christmas deadline. Look for results of these games in next weeks

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Continued from page 1 increase capacity through the area with a familiar traffic pattern. The current draft calls for having a stoplight with two through lanes of traffic at the intersection of Main Street and Verona Avenue, along with a left turn lane for each direction. This option won out over the ideas of installing a roundabout or making Verona Avenue and Franklin Avenue into a pair of one-way streets. In terms of redevelopment, MSA has some suggestions for how things might look, but the actual process will be undertaken by the private sector, Valerius said. In general, the idea would be to have a unified look and feel for the downtown area. Residents have said theyd like to have similar landscaping and streetscaping, as well as some sort of gateway features that let people know theyre entering Veronas downtown core. This core area would be bookended by east and west gateway areas along Verona Avenue. Key features in the core area would be off-street parking, some possible time-ofday restricted on-street parking, building heights of up to three stories and mixture of residential and retail lots, along with some public open space areas. The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce also did some research with business owners in the downtown area and suggested that making some changes to how the high school is accessed would alleviate traffic problems. The chamber also said the city could use its community development authority to help drive some of the changes. The citys planning commission will likely review the plan in February.

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Left, the downtown plan drew extensive public input in an effort to look decades into the future of Verona. Above, after two years of running the annual Hometown Days festival, Brava decided to hand the planning over to the chamber. Below, sophomore Beata Nelson continued to emerge as a national force, threatening U.S. records during her state title run.

Verona Area High School girls swimmer Beata Nelson continued to fill up her trophy case at the WIAA Division 1 girls state swimming meet in November, adding three more state titles and another four medals in total. But even though her eight state medals are now more than another other VAHS swimmer in history, her goals go far beyond high school. She has emerged as a force on the national scene. The nationally-ranked club swimmer will undoubtedly have her pick of major Division 1 colleges two years from now, as she works toward earning a bid into the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Swimming the 100-yard butterfly at the state meet for the first time, Nelson posted a near USA Swimming national record, smashing the state and University of Wisconsin record in 52.06 seconds. She also defended her 100 backstroke state title in a state record 53.19 and led the Wildcats to their first relay title, taking the 200 free in 1:33.70. Already the state record holder in the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle, and school record holder in nine of 11 events, the sophomore phenom fell just seven-hundredths of second behind the national 100 fly record of Jasmine Tosky of Palo Alto (Santa Clara, Calif.). She then smashed the Wisconsin high school record and the UW-Madison record in 52.06. Theres not a word to describe it, Nelson said. I dont usually set time standards for myself, but that was beyond anything I could have ever dreamed. Hard-pressed to top a

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spectacular swim in the fly, Nelson helped the Wildcats snag their first state relay title, along with freshmen Maizie Seidl and Kristi Larsen and junior Shelby Rozeboom in the 200 free. Seidl, Larsen and Rozeboom all posted season bests to keep the Wildcats in striking position before Nelson anchored Verona with a blistering split of 22 seconds in the 200 free relay. The relay was unbelievable, and the team came together just the way we wanted it to, Nelson said. To be the first Verona relay team to ever win here was amazing to be part of. The quartets season-best 1:33.70 of nearly three seconds was seventh-hundredths of a second off the state record set by Madison East in 2008. One event later, Nelson defended her 100 back title, besting her own state record in 53.19 seconds, but perhaps her best swim of the day came in the one event she didnt win single-handedly pulling the Wildcats onto the podium once again in the 400 freestyle relay.

Its the 11th hour and the Verona Fire Department still faces major uncertainties. The transition from a joint fire district between the city and town of Verona has become more complicated since the two municipalities agreed to the change in March. A lawsuit by the full-time firefighters union has either

Fire department transition debate

delayed or halted the citys plans to hire full-time staff for the new department. The two municipalities agreed to dissolve the district and have the city take over the department at the end of the year. Town chair and Verona Fire District president Dave Combs had said the timing for the transition was right, and that a 30-year contract for services means the city would be on solid financial ground while the town wouldnt seen any change in services. The transition left some firefighters wondering whether they would have a job at the end of the year, district member Bill Krell told commission members at several meetings leading up to the decision. The transition appeared to be going smoothly into the summer, as the citys Police and Fire Commission chose to hire current department chief Joe Giver to lead the new department at the end of June. Giver was then given the task of laying out a new department structure and guiding the PFC through the hiring process for other full-time and part-time firefighters. That process became murky as the Common Council tried to subvert the hiring process by withholding about $4,500 for advertising and testing candidates in early September. A week later, the council reversed its decision and approved the funds, giving the PFC a green light to conduct an open hiring process. The commission had said all current firefighters would be

the challenge and officially took over managing Hometown Days. In 2011, Verona Community Betterment, which had run the festival for years as a nonprofit, dissolved due to low volunteer numbers and being unable to find anyone willing to take on the president and vice president roles. At that time, the chamber and city both turned down the chance to run the festival. But Brava Enterprises president Brad Zaugg, a 20-year resident, did not want to go through a summer without the carnival, fireworks and parade, and he decided to step in and take it on as a function of his company. This year, chamber executive Karl Curtis and Zuagg were talkPhoto by Jeremy Jones ing about something unrelated and a discussion of Hometown given a chance to apply, and Days came up. Zaugg and Curtis commission president Delora decided the chamber was the best Newton said all current fullplace for the festival long term, timers had been recommended for and from there Curtis got approvan interview with Giver earlier al from the chambers board of this month. But apparently not all directors, which was not gotten of them were going to be offered two years ago. a job. Curtis told the Verona Press no Several alders had been conone should expect monumental cerned that the hiring process changes from the successful festiwas being used to weed out curvals of the past, especially in the rent members of the department. first year. Zaugg has said he will But other alders and the PFC work with the chamber if they argued that it is creating a new need help in year one, and the department, and therefore every chamber plans to hire someone employee is new. with the sole focus of planning The debate headed to court in and organizing the festival. early December when the Local Restaurants come, 311 union filed a lawsuit alleging that the city is operating as Michaels closes an alter-ego of the fire district. While Verona saw one of its If that were true, terminating the longest-tenured restaurants close current employees would be in violation of the bargaining agree- for at least the winter in 2013, plenty of others opened or have ment approved by the union and announced plans to open around the Verona Fire District. the city. A Dane County Circuit Court Michaels Frozen Custard judge ruled last week that the unexpectedly featured covered city must honor the collectively windows and a closed sign Oct. bargained contract approved by 12, much to the disappointment the Verona Fire District until a of some in the Verona commutemporary injunction is either nity. granted or the suit is dismissed. Michael Dix, who owns the The next action is slated for midJanuary, when the citys attorneys Michaels chain, told the Verona Press he closed the restaurant, in plan to file a motion to dismiss Verona since 1987, to feel out the lawsuit. the market during the winter, as he looks to sell the property Chamber takes over and expand more in the Madison Hometown Days area. He said if it doesnt sell, Two years after Brava Enterthe restaurant will reopen around prises resurrected Veronas sudmid-March. denly defunct summer festival as Along with that loss, however, a for-profit event, the Chamber of came several new options for Commerce decided it was up to

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Continued from page 1 Veronans looking to dine out. Dairy Queen opened in front of Farm and Fleet, and a strip mall just next door will feature Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt, Little Caesars Pizza and a Brew Bros. Pub when it opens next spring. In addition, another new restaurant, yet unidentified, could feature outdoor volleyball courts and mostly Wisconsin-area beer, though it will still need approval from city commissions. And another has been approved as part of an unusually designed apartment project on Paoli Street, along the bike trail.

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Ryan Truesdell accepts a Grammy for jazz legend Gil Evans.

Veronas Truesdell grabs a Grammy

Verona native Ryan Truesdell helped a jazz legend land a Grammy award in February. Truesdell, a 1998 Verona Area High School graduate, in 2012 released the album, Centennial: Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans, which featured previously unrecorded music written by Evans. Evans career spanned five decades before he died in 1988. The album released on what would have been Evans 100th birthday won for Best Instrumental Arrangement for the song How About You. The Grammy is under Evans name but couldnt have happened without Truesdell, a composer and music producer in Harlem who accepted the award in Los Angeles Feb. 10. To make the album, Truesdell sifted through a treasure trove of Evans songs and recruited about 35 musicians including his brother, Michael, a percussionist, and Verona native and flautist Henrik Heide. He then produced, recorded and edited Centennial, which was also nominated for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album and Best Arrangement Featuring a Vocalist. Truesdell previously was nominated for a Grammy in 2008 for co-producing Sky Blue, a jazz album performed by Maria Schneiders big-band jazz orchestra.

Florists go to federal prison

A year-and-a-half after their arrest, two men who stole from a Town of Verona event planning business to prop up a Verona floral business were sentenced to prison in May. Steve Schmidt, 56, and Darren Ulatowski, 48, both from Fitchburg, were arrested in December 2011 on 22 counts of embezzle- Schmidt ment and fraud after a four-year federal investigation. They were accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars between 2003 and 2007 from the company Its Your Party, where Schmidt had worked 10 years before he was fired in September 2007. Both men pleaded guilty in early 2013, and a judge in May sentenced Schmidt to three-and-a-half years in prison and Ulatowski, the former owner of House of Flow- Ulatowski ers in Verona, to a 15-month prison term. The stolen funds padded their paychecks and were used to keep House of Flowers solvent, buy gifts for friends and hold lavish parties at their Fitchburg homes, according to court documents. At separate hearings held in May, both men apologized to Its Your Party owner Betsy Jenkins and other employees for betraying their trust. House of Flowers shut down in March 2012 after more than 15 years in business after Ulatowski filed for bankruptcy.

Runner-ups at state

Verona schools took several steps to improve security and upgrade technology in 2013. In January, the district spent $17,500 to install a system requiring visitors at five schools to appear on camera before entering. But that was just the tip of the iceberg. Over the summer, entrances to two buildings Savanna Oaks and Badger Ridge middle schools were reconfigured so office staff could more easily make contact with visitors. At the high school, roughly 25 outdated surveillance cameras were replaced with 45 new models for about $66,000. And district-wide, dozens of keyless, cardactivated door locks were installed to help officials keep tabs on who enters buildings. The district this fall also launched a new parent notification system that automatically texts, e-mails or sends voice messages to parents when bad weather cancels or delays school or when schools go into a security lockdown. In all, the district spent well over $200,000 on the security changes. The district had incrementally improved security for years, but officials acknowledged that the school shooting that killed 26 people Newtown, Conn., in December 2012 spurred them to do more this year. The district also had a brief scare on May 2, when

School security, technology boost

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Above, the closing of Michaels prompted nostalgic feelings, but other restaurants are cropping up to take its place. Right, Verona schools began making visitors go through security.

a manhunt for a Chicago fugitive moved into the area. At one point, homicide suspect Paris Poe, 33, was spotted on foot near Nesbitt and Fitchrona Roads, which is within two miles of all 10 of the districts schools. That prompted a hard lockdown at all schools at about 1:20 p.m. All doors were locked, lights were turned off, kids were kept away from windows and no one was allowed to leave or enter for more than two hours. The district also made some investments in technology, increasing its broadband capacity last summer from 100 megabits per second to 1 gigabit per second. The upgrade was viewed as necessary as the district continues a push to customize education for each student, an educational trend thats putting more tablets and laptops in students hands.

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After 34 years, the Verona Aquatic Club chose to shut down operations in August due to a lack of adequate pool space. The club, which used the Verona Natatorium when it was founded, had eventually moved to MATC East after the Bishop OConnor Center permanently closed its pool. Then, with veteran coach Randy Trowbridge moving out of state, the decision became easier. I think our families must have seen it coming, because I have received no messages from anyone saying, No, you cant do this, VAC treasurer Deb Nickels. Rather, Nickels said, everyone has been sympathetic. This decision left the board extremely heavyhearted, she said. We tried to think of other options.

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Should we federate with another club? But if we were to federate we wouldnt even bring much pool time. The club, which coached swimmers as young as 5 to seniors in high school, had about 20 kids this summer compared to somewhere between 45-50 last winter. It eventually reached a point where VAC could no longer grow its team, Nickels said, This year in particular, the writing was on the wall, she said. Thats because the pool director at the Natatorium informed members of a new WIAA rule that would allow high school teams to practice until 6 p.m. this fall and winter. It just got to the point where we could not run our first two levels completely in that space, Nickels said. Wed be overcrowded. The final blow was when Trowbridge decided to return to the club he started in his hometown of Olympia, Wash., back in 1983. Trowbridge had been head coach of the VAC for 27 of its 34 years. Over that time, he coached eventual Olympian Neil Walker of Verona and University of Florida recruit Seirra Kuh.

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Verona Area High School sports had more highlights, besides the titles by Beata Nelson. The girls golf and boys hockey teams both finished runner-up at their 2013 state tournaments. The girls golf team was led by junior Jessica Reinecke, who won her second straight individual state title with a 1-under 143. The girls shot a 648 as a team, 10 strokes behind champion Hartland Arrowhead. The boys hockey team defeated Green Bay Notre Dame 5-2 to make the state finals but fell to Eau Claire Memorial 6-1. Also, Matt Dietlin was state-runner up in the track and field state high jump competition. He reached 6 feet, 7 inches, behind Kaukaunas Trent Nytes (6-8 1/2).

Murphy, Richardson make Hall of Fame

Verona football head coach Dave Richardson was elected to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, and Verona girls basketball head coach Angie Murphy was elected to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for her playing days at Middleton High Richardson Murphy School.

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BAR/BANQUET HALL & BALL Diamond for sale. Turn-key business in northern WI. $249,000. will trade for wooded land or farm. Contact Nolan Sales, Marion, WI 800-472-0290 www.nolansales.com (wcan) CORNER GROCERY BUSINESS in a small town in central WI. Excellent turnkey operation. $29,900. Contact Nolan Sales, Marion, WI. 800-472-0290, www. nolansales.com (wcan)

4 MILLION Liquidation! 200 Pontoons & Fiberglass must go! Buy it, Trade it, Store it for FREE! Pay later! This sale will not last! Finance 866-955-2628. americanmarine.com (wcan) ATVS SCOOTERS & Go-Karts. Youth ATV's & Scooters (80mpg) @ $49/mo. Sport & 4x4 Atv's @ $69/mo. American Marine & Motorsports, Schawano =Save= 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan) CLASSIFIEDS, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

EVENING PART-TIME cleaning help needed; vacuuming, dusting, mopping, etc. Monday-Friday for 3-4 hour shifts. NO Weekends. Positions available in Oregon. Apply in person at Diversified Building Maintenance, 1105 Touson Dr., Janesville, WI or call 608-752-9465 for application. FOUR WINDS Manor is currently seeking a part time AM Dietary Aide 6:30am-2:30pm and a part time PM Dietary Aide 4:00pm-7:30pm, which would include every other weekend and holiday. If you share our commitment to a positive attitude and respect for residents and colleagues, please consider joining us. Applications available at: www.fourwindsmanor.com or 303 Jefferson St. Verona, WI 53593 NOW HIRING Full Time Positions. Permanent Electrician, Machine Maint. Seasonal Welders, Press Operators, Assemblers. Avg. Compensation w/Incentive Pay and OT Info: jobcenterofwisconsin.com John Deere Horicon Works (wcan)

DRIVERS: CDL-A Route Delivery. Need Drivers for New Business in Elkhorn. $3,000 Sign On Bonus! $58K AVG 1st yr, $63 AVG After 2-3 day routes. Excellent benefits. Need 1 year T/T experience www.MBMCareers.com 877-662 0014

WJZ CLEANING in Belleville is seeking full time day and part time evening help with residential and office cleaning. Please contact Wendy at 608-206-0242.

DRIVERS: DEDICATED. Regional & OTR. Start up to $.44/mi + Excellent Benefits. 401K + Bonuses. Excellent Hometime! CDL-A 6mos. exp. 877-704-3773 FAIRWAY AUTO Auction is hiring for part-time drivers, apply in person at 999 Hwy. A Edgerton, across from Coachman's.

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EXPERIENCED IN cleaning, painting and light maintenance for rental units and/or complexes. References. Stoughton/surrounding area. Also available for emergencies. Call Cathy. 608-228-2925

453 VOLUnTEER WAnTED

437 CUSTOMER SERvICE & RETAIL

Increase Your sales opportunities reach over 1.2 million households! Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System. For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.

SUPER 8 Verona has an immediate opening for our Front Desk Staff. $9-10/ hr. Paid training, paid holidays, paid vacation. Apply in person 131 Horizon Dr. Verona CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 8459559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

HELP WANTED- MANAGERIAL SCRANTON EQUITY OF Scranton, ND is seeking a qualified General Manager. This is a BNSF grain shuttle loading facility and full service agronomy and energy operation with sales of $100 million with three locations. Grain, agronomy, energy, and service as well as financial and personal management experience required. Email: larry. fuller@chsinc.com or fax (888-653-5527) resume to: Larry Fuller, 5213 Shoal Drive, Bismarck ND 58503. (CNOW)

Drivers: Class A-CDL Tractor/Trailer & OTR Drivers Wanted. Competitive Pay, Great Home Time. JOIN THE DEBOER trans TEAM NOW! 800-825-8511 www. drivedeboer.com (CNOW) Knight Refrigerated CDL-A Truck Drivers Needed. Get Paid Daily or Weekly. Consistent Miles. Pay Incentive & Benefits! Become a Knight of the Road. EOE. 855-8766079. (CNOW) MISCELLANEOUS THIS SPOT FOR SALE! Place a 25 word classified ad in 180 newspapers in Wisconsin for $300. Call 800-2277636 or this newspaper. Www.cnaads.com (CNOW) SPORTING GOODS GUN SHOW January 3, 4 & 5. La Crosse Center, South Hall, 300 Harborview Plaza. Fri 3pm-8, Sat 9-5, Sun 9-3. Admission:$6. 14 & Under FREE. Buy/Sell/Trade 608-752-6677 www.bobandrocco.com (CNOW)

VERONA, WI
Park Verona Apartments - Rent based on 30% of your income. Housing for seniors 62 or better, or persons with a disability of any age. Pet friendly, income restrictions apply. One and two bedroom apartments available. Call 1-800-346-8581 for an application.

HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER OTR Drivers Needed Above Avg. Mileage Pay. Avg. 2500-3500 Miles/WK 100% No Touch. Full Benefits W/401K. 12 Months CDL/A Experience 1-888-545-9351 Ext 13 www.doublejtransport. com (CNOW)

Wisconsin Management Company

A Better WayOf Living

is an equal housing opportunity provider and employer

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CATHOLIC CHARITIES Elder Mentor Programs needs several volunteers on the west side of Madison. Requests include friendly visiting for a woman who is home bound, helping a 100 year young woman go for a walk, and providing transportation to the store for a woman who is no longer able to drive. Each of these requests would make life so much easier for the person involved and it would take so little of your time. The Urban League of Greater Madison is seeking your help this year with the 30th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Youth Recognition Breakfast. On Saturday, January 18th from 6:00-9:00pm at the Edgewood High School gymnasium, we are looking for 50 volunteers to help with event set-up. On Sunday, January 19th from 7:00am-12:00pm, 40 volunteers are needed to help with ushering guests, serving food, event take-down, among other tasks. United Way 2-1-1 is seeking new volunteers to become Information and Referral Specialists. If you are looking for an opportunity to learn more about community resources and would like to assist people in finding ways to get and give help, United Way 2-1-1 may be the place for you! Our volunteers staff our telephone lines, answering questions about resources available in the service area. Call the Volunteer Center at 608246-4380 or visit www.volunteeryourtime.org for more information or to learn about other volunteer opportunities.

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IN HOME Family DayCare 10 years experience has openings including before and after school. Kegonsa Neighborhood 608-577-2379

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680 SEASOnAL ARTICLES
STOUGHTON 1-BEDROOM +Den, All Appliances, Washer/Dryer, Deck, Patio, Full Basement, Attached Garage. No Pets. No Smoking. $695/Mo. 608-8358806

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580 TAXES & BOOKKEEpIng

548 HOME IMpROvEMEnT

ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all your basement needs! Waterproofing? Finishing? Structural Repairs? Humidity and Mold Control? Free Estimates! Call 888-9298307 (wcan) HALLINAN-PAINTING WALLPAPERING **Great-Winter-Rates** 30 + Years Professional European-Craftsmanship Free-Estimates References/Insured Arthur Hallinan 608-455-3377 "HANDYMAN" "Honey Do List" No job too small 608-845-8110 NIELSEN'S Home Improvements Repairs, LLC Kitchens/Bathrooms Wood & Tile Flooring Decks/Clean Eaves *Free Estimates* Insured* *Senior Discounts* Home 608-873-8716 Cell 608-576-7126 e-mail zipnputts@sbcglobal.net TOMAS PAINTING Professional, Interior, Exterior, Repairs. Free Estimates. Insured. 608-873-6160

A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction/Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791

586 TV, VCR & ELECTROnICS REpAIR

BOOKKEEPING SERVICE For your small business. Joy 608-712-6286 jhammer9780@tds.net

REDUCE YOUR Cable Bill! Get wholehome Satellite system installed at NO COST and programming starting at $19.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade to new callers, so call now. 888-544-0273 wcan

688 SpORTIng GOODS & RECREATIOnAL

PERSONAL CREATIONSPersonalized holiday gifts. Order now for 25% off your order of $19.00 or more. (regular priced) Redeem this offer- www. PersonalCreations.com/bargain or Call 800-718-0922 (wcan)

601 HOUSEHOLD

638 COnSTRUCTIOn & InDUSTRIAL EQUIpMEnT

NEW MATTRESS SETS from $89. All sizes in stock! 9 styles. www. PlymouthFurnitureWI.com 2133 Eastern Ave. Plymouth, WI Open 7 days a week (wcan)

WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" NOW. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center, Shawno. 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan).

STOUGHTON WEST St. Spacious 2 bdrm town home in nice neighborhood. 1 1/2 bath, full basement, 2 car attached garage, large yard with fenced area in back, includes lawn mowing except inside fenced area, central air high efficiency furnace. $1050. 1/2 month's rent sec. dep. Call Brady 608-286-5282.

UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road

STOUGHTON- 2 flat fully rented $188,900. "Pre-approved" 608-228-2925

870 RESIDEnTIAL LOTS

ALPINE MEADOWS Oregon Hwy CC. Only 8 lots remaining! Choose your own builder 608-215-5895

720 ApARTMEnTS

801 OFFICE SpACE FOR REnT

FRATELLI II - Verona's newest Professional Office/ Retail Building - Conveniently located at corner of Whalen Rd and Kimball Lane - Easy access to Hwy 151 to downtown Madison - Design your own layout (generous build-out allowance) - 400-6,000 Sq Ft - Occupancy 60-90days Fratelli I - Last office/retail condo suite - 1894 sq ft - Purchase or lease Metro Real Estate 608-575-9700 STOUGHTON 209 E Main St. Retail or Office space. 1000 sq ft. Beautifully remodeled. $766. per month utilities included. 608-271-0101 STOUGHTON 211 E Main St. 3400 sq. ft. Retail space plus 1800 sq. ft. display or storage space. Beautifully remodeled $1900/mo plus utilities. 608271-0101 STOUGHTON 307 S Forrest Retail or Office space. 400 sq. ft. $299/ month utilities included. 608-271-0101 VERONA- OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 1000 Sq Ft.$500 +Utilities. 608-575-2211 or 608-845-2052

970 HORSES

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646 FIREpLACES, FURnACES/WOOD, FUEL

FARMI 3PT Logging Winch's, Valby 3pt PTO Chippers, New 3pt Rototillers, Loader Attachments and 3pt Attachments, New Log Splitters. www. threeriversforestry.com (866) 638-7885 (wcan)

692 ELECTROnICS

DONATE YOUR CARFAST FREE TOWING 24 hr. Response - TaX Deduction United Breast Cancer FOUNDATION Providing Free Mammograms & Breast Cancer Info. 866-343-6603 (wcan)

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+, has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $695 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. 608-877-9388 Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 STOUGHTON 2BR $725 includes heat, water/sewer. No dogs, 1 cat is Ok. EHO. 608-222-1981 ext 2 or 3.

750 STORAgE SpACES FOR REnT

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904

DIRECTV OVER 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call now! Triple Savings. $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free! Start saving today. 800-320-2429 (wcan) DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/ mo for 12 mos. High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available) Save! Ask about same day installation! Call now 800-374-3940 (WCAN) BUYING FOUNTAIN PENS One or whole collection. Parker, Sheaffer, Waterman and others 608-848-0015 TOP PRICES Any Scrap Metal Cars/Batteries/Farm Equipment Free appliance pick up Property clean out. Honest Fully insured. U call/We haul. 608-444-5496

RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

990 FARM: SERvICE & MERCHAnDISE

WALMERS TACK SHOP 16379 W. Milbrandt Road Evansville, WI 608-882-5725

905 AUCTIOn SALE DATES

THE OFFICIAL iHEATER Quality, efficient, portable heaters. SAVE up to 50% on heating bills this season. Only $159. Free shipping. Call Today. 800-380-2513 (wcan)

FIREWOOD SPLIT Hardwood. Stored inside, dried 3 years. Call Randy 608882-6833 or 608-490-1109 Evansville.

696 WAnTED TO BUY

LARGE LINE OF FARM Equipment. Rick & Melinda Craanen, Owners, 6400 Cty Hwy NN, Denmark, WI. Saturday, DEC 28-11:00am. All shedded, like new. NOLAN SALES, Marion, WI Reg. WI Auctioneers #165 & #142. www.nolansales.com for details. (wcan)

648 FOOD & DRInK

554 LAnDSCApIng, LAwn, TREE & GARDEn WORK

SNOWMARE ENTERPRISES Property Maintenance Snow Removal 608-219-1214

SHARI'S BERRIES: ORDER mouthwatering gifts! SAVE 20% On qualifying gifts over $29! Fresh Dipped Berries starting $19.99! Visit www.berries.com/happy or call 888-479-6008 (wcan) WRAP UP Your Holiday Shopping with 100% guaranteed, delivered to the door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 67% Plus 4 free burgers - Many Gourmet Favorites only $49.99. Order today. 800-931-1898 Use code 49377DLB or www.OmahaSteaks. com/gifts56 (wcan)

560 PROFESSIOnAL SERvICES

666 MEDICAL & HEALTH SUppLIES

705 REnTALS

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

DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$50/month 10x15=$55/month 10x20=$70/month 10x25=$80/month 12x30=$105/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-206-2347 THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

Easily renew your subscription online!

820 MISC. InvESTMEnT PROpERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Near Copper Harbor & Lake Medora, MI. 320 wooded acres. $699 per acre OBO. CFR tax. Terms available. Will divide. 715-4782085 (wcan)

ALL ADDS UP BOOKEEPING Payroll, Receivables, Payables, Inventory, Sales Tax 15 years experience. 608-692-1899 APPLIANCE REPAIR We fix it no matter where you bought it from! 800-624-0719 (wcan)

MEDICAL GUARDIAN Top-rated medical alarm and 24/7 monitoring. For a limited time, get free equipment, no activation fees, no commitment, a 2nd waterproof alert button for free and more. Only $29.95 per month. 877-863-6622 (WCAN) SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB Alert for Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American made. Installation included. Call 888960-4522 for $750. off (wcan) WHEEL CHAIR $275, Scooter $475, Optelec Low Vision Reader $995. Save 50%-70%. In great condition. 608-8737833

EVANSVILLE LARGE 2 bdrm upper. New kitchen and bathroom, off street parking, nice yard. $500/pr month plus utilities. 608-295-6665 GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 Bedroom Units available starting at $695 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

Weve recently launched the option to renew your newspaper subscription electronically with our secure site at: connectverona.com

FULL-TIME DRIVERS FOR REGIONAL WORK

Tractor-trailer drivers needed for the Walgreens Private Fleet Operation based in Windsor, WI. Drivers make hand deliveries to Walgreens stores within a regional area (WI, IL, IA, MN, ND, SD). Workweek is Tues. ~ Sat. All drivers must be willing & able to unload freight. * Earn $21.25/hour (OT after 8 hours) or $0.4650/mile *401kPensionProgramwithCompanyContribution *PaidHolidays&Vacation *Homeeverydayexceptforoccasionallayover *  Full Benefit Pkg. includes Life, Dental, Disability & Health Insurance with Prescription Card

** DRIVERS **

$1,500 SIGN-ON BONUS $750 GUARANTEE WKLY

MY COMPUTER WORKS - Computer Problems? Viruses, Spyware, Email, Printer Issues, Bad Internet Connections - FIX IT NOW! Professional, US based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 888-885-7944 (wcan) ONE CALL Does it All! Fast and Reliable Electrical Repair and Installations. Call ServiceLive and get referred to a pro today: 800-757-0383 (wcan)

OREGON 1-BEDROOM Apartment. 2-Car garage. $640/month. No pets. Jane 608-271-7071 OREGON - 3 bedrooms, 1 bath duplex. W/D-S/R, near schools. NO pets, NO smoking $750/mo. Available 1/15 608843-9185 STOUGHTON- 105 West St, 2 bedroom, appliances, water, heat, A/C, ceiling fan included, on site laundry. Well kept and maintained. On site manager. Next to Park. $710 per month. 608-238-3815

668 MUSICAL InSTRUMEnTS

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! Fast and Reliable Handyman Services. Call ServiceLive and get referred to a pro today. Call 800-604-2193 (wcan) ONE CALL Does it All! Fast and Reliable Plumbing Repairs Call 800-981-0336 (wcan)

AMP: LINE 6 Spider IV 75 watt guitar amp. Tons of built in effects, tuner, and recording options. Like new, rarely used, less than 2 years old. Asking $250 OBO. call 608-575-5984

RECOVER PAINTING Currently offering winter discounts on all painting, drywall and carpentry. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of experience. Call 608-270-0440. RESEARCHER LOST or missing persons. Reasonable rates. Joy 608-712-6286 jhammer9780@ tds.net

GUITAR: FENDER American made Standard Stratocaster guitar. Tobacco burst finish, mint condition. Includes tremelo bar, straplocks, and custom fitted Fender hard-shell case. Asking $950 OBO. Call 608-575-5984

Sales Engineer

PROFLOWERS SEND HOLIDAY CHEER!. Save 33% on Santa's Workshop Live Chjristmas Tree. PLUS Take 20% off your other gifts over $29! Go to www.Proflowers.com/ActNow or call 877-592-7090 (wcan) CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 8459559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

572 SnOw REMOvAL

PLOWING, BLOWING, Residential and commercial. 608-873-7038

OUTSIDE ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT

Do you have excellent communication skills? Creative ideas? The ability to develop and maintain client relationships? An interest in print and web based media? We have an established account list with growth potential. If you possess excellent communication and organizational skills, a pleasant personality, and the ability to prospect for new business we would like to speak to you. Previous sales experience desired. Media experience a plus. Competitive compensation, employee stock option ownership, 401(k), paid vacations, holidays, insurance and continuing education assistance.

Specialized Light Assembly, full or part-time

The work requires energetic people that can work on their feet for periods of 4-6 hours, must have excellent eye/hand coordination and hand/nger dexterity. Work requires assembling parts either individually or as part of a team at the rate of 200 300 per hour. Work shifts are 4 - 8 hours/day, Monday Friday, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Production Positions, Plastic Molding, full-time

This work requires operating plastic molding machines in a high tech facility. Prior experience in plastic manufacturing is required. Should be mechanically inclined in order to help maintain the equipment as necessary. Must have shift exibility. EOE

The City of Verona is seeking a highly dependable, detail-oriented individual to join our Administration/ Finance team. Responsibilities include processing accounts payable, payroll, journal entries, cash receipts, bank reconciliations, tax collections, other general accounting functions, and customer service. Desired qualifications include a bachelors or associates degree in accounting and experience in the above areas with an emphasis on payroll, spreadsheet applications, attention to detail, positive attitude, and the ability to learn new tasks. The starting salary range is $35,173 to $39,520 annually, depending on qualifications. The City offers an excellent benefits package. For more information or to complete an online application for the position, visit the Citys website at www.ci.verona.wi.us. Application deadline is January 3, 2014. EOE

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANT

For consideration, apply online at www.wcinet.com/careers

Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub, Verona Press, The Great Dane Shopping News Unied Newspaper Group is part of Woodward Community Media, a division of Woodward Communications, Inc. and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Apply in person M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Minitube of America, 419 Venture Ct., Verona, 845-1502, or email your resum to hr@minitube.com.

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Due to continued growth, our team is seeking an experienced engineer to assist customers with thermal design and specication of heat exchangers and related process equipment, to develop estimates and create proposals for their equipment. A degree in mechanical, chemical or process engineering and/or relevant technical experience is required; thermal design and sales experience is a plus. This position is based out of our Medford corporate ofce, but occasional travel for tradeshows and meetings will be required. If you would enjoy a fast-paced environment working with teamoriented professionals, in the heart of Gods Country in North Central, WI, this may be the opportunity you have been waiting for! Send your resume with a cover letter to: Attn: Human Resources 611 North Road 52-134952 Medford, WI 54451

Driversmustbeover24yearsold,have18monthstractor trailerexp.or6monthsT/Texp.withacertificatefroman accredited driving school & meet all DOT requirements.

Send resume to b.kriel@callcpc.com or call CPC Logistics at 1-800-914-3755

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Show off your kids in Unied Newspaper Groups 4th Annual

Coming Wednesday, January 29, 2014

This section is full of area children and grandchildren ages 0 months-7 years. It is sure to be a treasured keepsake!
All photos will be entered in to a drawing to win great prizes from the Great Dane Shopping News and area businesses.
Photos are categorized by age group and winners are selected randomly from each age category.

old d 3 year ry & Bob Ma wn, WI o t e m o H

le r of Nico aughte

To enter, send the form below and a current photo or visit one of our websites to ll out the form online and upload your photo by Friday, December 27, 2013.
Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child. Mail to:

Cutest Kids Contest

133 Enterprise Dr., PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593 connectoregonwi.com, connectstoughton.com, connectverona.com, connecttchburg.com

Or go online to enter on any of our web sites:

Childs Name __________________________________________________________________________ Age (please indicate months or years)___________________________ Please check one: J Male J Female Parents Names _________________________________________________________________________ Phone (for contact purposes only)________________________City ______________________________________ Photo taken by (if a professional photo) ______________________________________________________ Please check age category: J 0-11 months J 12-23 months J 2-3 years J 4-5 years J 6-7 years
Pictures should be full color and wallet size or larger. For optimal printing quality, please be sure the head in the photo is no smaller than the size of a nickle. If submitting your photo(s) electronically, please be sure the photo resolution is at least 150 DPI. Photos must be received by Friday, December 27, 2013 to be included. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned.