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Roberts offers
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organization to help
peers plan for future
Cites statistics
from spring School
Perceptions survey
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Safety first at fire expo

Simon Toltzien, 2, of Fitchburg, came fully prepared to visit his grandpa, who works with FitchRona EMS, at the Verona Fire Departments fire
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AJ Carr wants to help the

homeless.
Carr also wants to ease
tensions between police and
minority communities.
And though its not the
last and certainly not the
least among his ideas Carr
wants to help young people
plan for their futures.
Every day he wakes up
to do something different,
Dorecia Carr said of her
13-year-old son. He has
1,000 ideas.
For now, though, the
Exploration Academy
freshman is focusing on
those three through his
Building Bosses organization, which will host its first
major event this weekend
in Madison at Warner Park.
All three challenges are
represented on the agenda
in one way or another.
Carr has asked all attendees to the event which
features relay races with
community members,
police officers and firefighters together on teams to
bring an item for the homeless, and officers will be on
hand to interact with the
community.
But Sunday is simply a
small step of what Carr, a
Fitchburg resident, hopes to

do long term.
My thoughts and my
actions and my process
of doing things will get to
another kid, he said.
Personal mission
Despite his aspirations,
Carr stressed he does not
enjoy being in the spotlight.
Much of his inspiration,
rather, comes from his own
h i s t o r y, a s
h e s b e e n
homeless and
has lost three
family members to gun
violence in
Chicago.
Its kind
Carr
of personal
t o m e , h e
explained.
He brought those life
experiences to VASD last
year, though he also lived
in Fitchburg for much of
his life before moving to
Atlanta in fourth grade.
At Savanna Oaks Middle
School, as an eighth-grader,
Carr helped start the Black
Voices program that created
a space for black students
to discuss issues they had
with the schools diversity.
Carr spoke at a May
school board meeting outlining his concerns.
Theres been a lot of
incidents where weve been
treated unfairly as opposed
to a lot of the white students, Carr said. We just
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City of Verona
As room tax revenue grows, so do options

Council needs to decide how to
spend it for 2017 budget
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
Verona has a crucial decision to make over

the next two or three months about spending its
steadily increasing room tax revenue.
It must either create a tourism commission
that can work with a qualified tourism entity
or it can continue its existing relationship with
the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce with
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Verona Press
small or more significant adjustments. In either

case, even though the original 2015 state legislation has been relaxed significantly, there are
likely to be major changes from how the money
now in the hundreds of thousands of dollars
has been spent in recent years.
On Monday, city, community and business
leaders gathered at Verona City Center to discuss the options in a committee-of-the-whole
format, which is essentially the Common
Council holding an informal discussion where
no action can be taken.
A prepared presentation from the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities was complemented
by commentary from Charlie Eggen, who manages two of Veronas three hotels and sits on
the chambers room tax committee, and Deb
Archer, president of the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Madison
Area Sports Commission.
Alders did not come to any sort of consensus and did not even really debate the options,
but they got plenty to think about. The chamber
has been in charge of the funds and has mostly used them for various marketing campaigns
and grants for events.
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member Noah Roberts
offered a list of solutions
to what he determined is
a trust and transparency
issue for the district and
board.
Roberts offered his plan,
which included nine potential solutions
and cited 14
results from
the School
Perceptions
survey taken
last spring,
at Monday
nights PerRoberts
sonnel committee meeting, despite
it not being on the agenda.
The youngest board member, who started his term
in April after winning the
spring election, said it was
related to the discussion
about teacher retention
that the board had finished
before he introduced the
measure.
I think we as a board
can do better, Roberts
said, reading from prepared remarks. One of the
biggest challenges we face
as a board and a district is
rebuilding a bridge to our
community.
The list of survey results
he cited which were much
different from those highlighted by the district in its
news release that included the results focused on
numbers related to evaluation, culture and communication. For example, Roberts pointed out that 42 percent responded positively
about communication from
district administration, and
41 percent about communication from the board.
I know weve already
started working on them,
he said of some of the
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The sixth annual MakeA-Wish Wisconsin fundraiser, held Sunday, Sept.
18, at McKee Farms Park
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wishes to local children
like Kaitlin who was
diagnosed with renal cancer in July 2014 living
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I thought it was really an honor given all that
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Matt said, referring to the
Walt Disney World wish Kaitlin Mooren, 9, was selected as this years Walk for WishKaitlin was granted last es front-runner.
year. It was really a testament of the courage and
strength that Kaitlin went t h r o u g h ove r t h e n i n e said. She had her treatments on Fridays, but realmonths of treatment.
W h e n h e r p a r e n t s ly other than that she was
thought Kaitlin had a uri- at school unless we were in
nary tract infection two the hospital.
As part of her grantyears ago, they took her
to a urologist for an ultra- ed wish, Kaitlin spent a
sound. Doctors at the hos- week in Florida in 2015
pital then discovered she with her dad, mom Melishad a Wilms tumor, or sa and younger siblings
nephroblastoma.
Izzy, Brooke and Jonah.
We literally had like A limo picked them up at
this healthy kid the day their home and took them
before, jumping off of to the airport, where Kaitpiers at our sister-in-laws lin got a Frozen Anna
lake house, Melissa, her and Elsa backpack. They
mother, said. And the next stayed at the Give Kids the
day they are like, she cant World Village, a nonprofit
move, we need to bring her resort that accommodates
in, she needs surgery, she kids and families referred
needs to have her kidney by Make-A-Wish and simiremoved.
lar organizations, and were
Now a third-grader at first in line for all the rides
West Middleton Elemen- and attractions at Disney.
tary School, Kaitlin had They even got to dine with
been in first grade when princesses, Melissa said.
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Kaitlin also loves to read
and enjoys playing soccer
and tennis, participating in
Girls on the Run and swimming.
S h e s v e r y a c t iv e ,
Melissa said, adding that
having to slow down and
only do swimming during
treatment was a difficult
adjustment for Kaitlin. It
was also frustrating for her
to miss out on Girl Scout
events and see the physical
effects of losing her hair.
Shed have her down
times, Melissa said. It
(the upcoming trip) would
just bring a smile across
her face no matter what she
was going through at the
time.
She also had some neighborhood friends who would
come over to sit and talk
with her, play games and
build LEGOs.
Kaitlins cancer treatment was completed in
March 2015, and she no
longer has physical therapy, but she still has regular checkups every four
months.
Things are going pretty
good, Melissa said. Shes
pretty much like everyone; if you didnt know us
at that time, you wouldnt
pick her out.
The family is looking
forward to her two-year
mark in March 2017.
Thats a big milestone
for us less likely to have
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Verona Area School District
Social media efforts go Live

Bus driver fired after
alleged OWI while driving
District trying out Facebook
Live feature for events
Badger Bus fired a driver

last week after he allegedly
drove a bus while under the
influence of drugs or alcohol.
An email to parents
Thursday from Badger
Bus co-owner John Meier explained that outcome
after the Dane County
Sheriff s Office put out a
news release Wednesday
morning after the incident
occurred.
According to the DCSO
release, three people
r e p o r t e d a bu s d r iv i n g
erratically, including crossing the center line, swerving and driving through
yellow lights, a little after
7a.m. The email to parents
states that deputies alerted
Badger Bus to the complaints, and the company
radioed its driver, 25-yearold Matthew Frings, of
Verona, to pull over.
Deputies stopped the bus
on Shady Oak Lane just
north of County Hwy. PD
in the Town of Verona, and
found Frings and one student on the bus, according
to the release. The student
was not hurt.
F r i n g s fa i l e d a s t a ndardized sobriety test,
the release said, but he
denied using alcohol or
drugs. Deputies took him
to Meriter Hospital, where
a blood draw was completed, and then held him in
jail on tentative charges of
operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence

of a controlled substance
or other drug. He could
face an enhanced charge
because of the child on the
bus, the release said.
As of Tuesday, online
court records do not show
formal charges.
The email from the bus
company does not offer
any further explanation for
the incident.
Given the investigation
is ongoing; we are not able
to share any
more information at
t h i s t i m e ,
Meier wrote.
Also, we do
not have any
confirmation
of the cause
Frings
of the drive r s e r r a t ic driving
behavior.
Meier said the company
was deeply saddened by
the event and apologized
for any concern this may
have caused.
He outlined the check in
place to determine driver
competency, which include
pre-employment drug
testing and a background
check, a random drug testing program, a Department
of Transportation medical
exam, commercial motor
vehicle certification and
Reasonable Suspicion
training for management.
Despite these protocols
and procedures, someone
intent on not following the
rules will find a way to do
so, Meier wrote. Because
your childrens safety is

and will remain our highest priority, and in order to
better serve you, we will
take this unfortunate event
as an opportunity to learn,
and to see what might be
done to enhance the procedures already in place.
Additional safeguards
being added after the event
include a third-party consultant reviewing the policies, procedures and protocols, continued review
and implementation of an
employee awareness program and identifying goals
for the safety and training
team to work on.
Meier described himself as a parent who was
understanding of the trust
required for parents to put
children on a bus to school.
He asked for parents to
avoid extrapolating Frings
alleged actions onto the
company as a whole.
I ask that you please
not allow the actions of
this one driver to taint your
view or question the competency of all of our drivers, he said. We believe
that all of our drivers, with
this notable exception, take
their jobs and the safety of
the children on their bus
very seriously.
Meier offered that parents or anyone concerned
can contact him directly at
john@badgerbus.com or
310-4861.
Scott Girard
Verona Area School District parents who

cant make it to school to watch a concert or
attend a school assembly might have another
option.
The district last week began using Facebook Live, a feature through the social media
website that allows a user to stream video
of an event live and interact with viewers.
Its debut was at a Stoner Prairie Elementary
School gathering.
The more ways we can communicate
out all the great stuff happening in our classrooms, the better, VASD public information
officer Kelly Kloepping told the Press in an
email. Our students deserve to have their
talents in the spotlight.
Kloepping cautioned that the district and
those in charge of its social media accounts
are still learning about the tools they have,
and they certainly will not be able to video
every single all-school assembly, or concert,
or classroom activity.
My hopes are to start with the larger
Scott Girard
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which is south of Hwy.
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of Hwy. 69 and north of the
town line with Montrose
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Tuesday, Sept. 27, at Town
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at 6p.m.
The town is updating its
plan from 2006. It will outline zoning and land use for
the next 20 years.
Town officials are sending
surveys and discussing the
town area by area with the
hope of increasing citizen
feedback and participation.
Meetings and discussion
on the comprehensive plan
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Student on bus at
time was uninjured
events, such as all-school assemblies and fall,

holiday or spring concerts since those are
events that families are often invited to and
strive to attend, but sometimes cannot due to
calendar conflicts or the distance to drive,
she said.
The first try went well, Kloepping said
it was students dancing to celebrate getting
through their training on behavior though
she learned a future investment in a tripod to
control a shaky shot is likely a necessity.
Our biggest obstacle is simply having a
staff member/volunteer that is able to spend
the time to shoot the video for us since we
have 11 schools with many great things happening all the time, she said. It was nice to
see family comments during the live shot, as
well as comments that came in later in the
day since the video can be made available on
the page following the live shot.
The videos can be up to 90 minutes long
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Letter to the editor
Thanks for help in search for lost dog

On Sept. 6, our dog Phoebe
went missing in Verona. Eighty
agonizing hours later, we were
finally able to find her. We
spent days searching your city,
handing out flyers and speaking with anybody and everybody about her disappearance.
I cannot thank the people
of Verona enough for their
care, concern and their efforts
in helping us find Phoebe.
A special thank you to businesses who posted our flyers,
the friendly homeowners who
allowed us to search their
properties, the people who

called with a location when
they spotted her and to Becky
Schmidt, who waited near an
exhausted Phoebe until we
were able to get to where she
was. It was the longest two
minutes of all of our lives.
Ultimately, it took eyewitness
reports from the community to
locate her and Im truly grateful for your assistance.
Emily Holder,
City of Madison
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Confessing white privilege

isnt easy, but its needed
he United Church of Christ

is encouraging its pastors and congregations to
address the issue of white privilege in America.
My denomination is not alone
in addressing this matter. The
Wisconsin Conference of Churches, which comprises at least 18
denominations, has just published
a resource for use in churches
tackling the issue of racial disparity in our state.
The very
term white
privilege is
enough to make
most of us
who are white
bristle with
indignation. We
didnt grow up
Yurs
with privilege,
we say.
We were not born with silver
spoons in our mouths. We were
not handed anything. We had to
work. We had to scrimp. We had
to save.
But none of that has anything
to do with white privilege.
White privilege has more to
do with the flow of society than
whether any particular gifts have
come into our lives. If we are
white, then society, for the most
part, has flowed in our direction.
Two books have helped me
realize how I am the beneficiary
of white privilege.
The first is The Bluest Eye, a
novel by Toni Morrison. Morrison
begins with a paragraph modeled
after the old Dick and Jane readers many of us remember if we
grew up in the 1950s and 60s.
The paragraph tells of a happy
household of Jane, Dick, Mother
and Father. No turmoil. No struggle. It is all laugh and play, play
and laugh.
The second paragraph is a
replica of the first with different
formatting. Its now one run-on

sentence, and the proper nouns
are not capitalized, giving the
impression they are blended in
with all the rest. Significantly,
there is no period at the end of
this run-on sentence.
Paragraph three is the same yet
again, but this time there are no
spaces between the words, either.
Everything in the happy DickandJaneMotherandFather world
blends together.
More to the point, everything
in that happy world takes up all
the available space. It crowds into
everything. There is no room for
anything else.
That is white privilege.
The second book to mention is
a story I loved in my childhood.
It is a Miss Frances Ding Dong
School book titled, Your Friend,
the Policeman.
The simple plot involves Peter,
a little boy of 5, who is allowed
by his mother to walk along the
street by himself while she is in
the grocery store. Peters favorite
pastime is to walk down the street
and say Hello to people.
Among those to whom Peter
says Hello is a friendly policeman who chats with him and
helps him cross the street. The
storys element of conflict occurs
when it starts to rain and Peter
needs help crossing the busy
street again, but he cannot find
his friend the policeman who has
momentarily ducked aside to don
a raincoat.
It never once occurs to the
policeman that Peter needs anything but help crossing the street.
It never occurs to him that Peter
might be something other than
a little boy out to say Hello to
passersby.
The policeman immediately
assumes Peter is very much like
his own little boy who is about
the same age. In the world of
Miss Frances, a little white boy

walking alone arouses no suspicion from a white policeman. The
two are sure to be friends.
That is white privilege.
Contrast Your Friend, the
Policeman with a story out of
my daughters experience, when
she served as pastor of a church
in a small Missouri town. When
she was visiting one of her elderly parishioners who lived in the
little village, the parishioner told
my daughter that her son had
called to make sure she had all
her doors and windows locked
because a black man was on the
loose.
Apparently, an African-American had been seen on one of the
sidewalks of town. That translated
into being on the loose. He may
have been doing no more than
saying Hello to people. Still,
that did not cross minds. He was
black; so he was on the loose.
White privilege is about these
assumptions that are made, these
perceptions that are in place,
often unbeknownst to us, long
before facts are known. White
privilege means we who are white
receive the benefit of the doubt.
Nonwhites do not.
White privilege does not mean
that we who are white never had
to swim against the stream. But
it means the current in the stream
tends to be traveling in the direction we want to head.
We have an immediate advantage because of our race.
Neither you nor I can solve
this problem, but we can begin to
recognize it. We take a long stride
toward a solution when we stop
denying it exists. Confession is
good for the soul of society.
The Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs is a
pastor at Salem United Church of
Christ.
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Trust: Topic not on agenda

statistics. It was just kind of
the data that stuck out with
me as something that was
concerning.
His solutions for improving trust include listening
sessions, exit interviews for
staff leaving, a response time
during the audience portion
of meetings, board self-evaluation and a task force to
address issues pertaining to
school climate and trust.
All of these issues can be
addressed simply through
listening and engaging, he
said. Whether its real or
perception, I think its something we need to acknowledge or address.
VASD superintendent
Dean Gorrell defended the
results, pointing out that Bill
Foster, who has done similar
surveys in many districts for
School Perceptions, said they
were near other comparable
districts on many of those
numbers.
But, Roberts said, thats
not enough.
Just by saying that its
common for boards to have
41 percent doesnt mean we
cant examine possible solutions to improve that, he said.
Board member Meredith
Stier-Christensen strongly
supported the idea of board
evaluations and goal-setting,
and she said communication
could use improvement.
It shouldnt even be a discussion, it should be a given, Stier-Christensen said.
Theres a lot of really, really
good work going on. It isnt
being translated.
Board member Amy
Almond said that theres no
one ideal way to engage people.
Board president Dennis
Beres also said the boards
evaluation comes from the
voters.
We are evaluated by the
people every three years at
the ballot box, Beres said.
We do have an evaluation
process to that extent.
Moving meeting locations, another idea pitched
by Roberts, got a cool reception from longer-term board
members, who said theyve
tried it in the past and people often end up going to the
incorrect location. Instead,
they said, its important to
hold community forums or
Roberts
initiatives
Listening sessions
Rotating meeting
locations
Response
time
during audience portion
at board meetings
Reinstate exit interviews as common practice and building procedure
Annual
board
self-evaluation

Formation of a
school climate and trust
task force
Ensure accountability for board goals
Trade committee
seats with other governmental bodies
Student/staff representation on the board
and board committees
Clockwise from left, Ananya Krishna, Alex Oglesby, Surya Ganesan and Declan Killeen Toomey.
Four Verona area kids to compete

at Overtures Rising Stars Sept. 24
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN

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@sgirard9.
In brief
Staff retention
Before the discussion about trust and transparency,
Verona Area School District human resources director
Jason Olson shared statistics showing the district is generally below average in the proportion of staff leaving in
any given year.
Over the past five years, the data show, the district has
averaged 6.94 percent turnover with retirements excluded,
well below the national average of 15.7 percent.
The rate was 5.81 percent after 2015-16, but at a high of
9.31 percent after 2014-15.
Board member Noah Roberts had requested the data
multiple times since he joined the board in April.
Verona will be well-represented at

the Overture Center for the Arts Rising Stars talent search, with four area
kids Declan Killeen Toomey, Ananya Krishna, Surya Ganesan and Alex
Oglesby performing as finalists Saturday at the Capitol Theater.
Last year, violinist Killeen Toomey
won best child musician, and the adult
grand prize winner, singer and trumpet
player John Parker DeHaven, was also
from Verona.
Now in its fourth year, the Rising
Stars competition will feature about 25
dance and musical acts from southern
Wisconsin selected by a panel of judges. The grand prize is an opportunity to
perform at Overture next season, and
additional prizes will be awarded to
finalists in up to nine categories, according to a news release.
They will perform the same piece at
the finals as they did for all the events
(including auditions and callbacks), said
Emily Goretski, Overtures programming and community engagement coordinator. That way, the judges can see
how theyve improved.
Killeen Toomey
Killeen Toomey, 6, will perform
The Music of the Night from Phantom of the Opera
on violin in full
Age: 6
costume in the
Grade: First
youth music category.
School: HomeHe started askschool
ing for a violin
Parents:
when he was 2
Siobhan Killeen
years old, and
Toomey and
has been taking
Tom Toomey
lessons from Rin
Ribble of Heid
Music in Middleton since he was 3. He memorizes the
majority of his music and shares stories
to introduce each of the tunes.
What: Rising Stars finals

When: 7:30p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24
Where: Capitol Theater, Overture
Center for the Arts, 201 State St.,
Madison
Tickets: $10-$15
Info: overturecenter.org
Killeen Toomey took the stage
dressed as a leprechaun at the Madison Kids Expo this spring to play a set
of Irish tunes on violin. This summer
he has also been playing the national
anthem for sporting events in Madison,
as well as recording his first CD.
Krishna
Krishna, 12, will be singing a
soprano rendition of O mio babbino caro (Oh
My Beloved
Father), from
Age: 12
the opera Gianni
Grade: Seventh
Schicchi by
School: Eagle
Giacomo PucciSchool
ni in the youth
music category.
Parents: Dr.
Her parents
Jaya and Sarath
said in an email
Krishna
to the Press that
they realized her
singing potential early. They recalled a
time there was a crying baby on a fully-booked flight, and then 3-year-old
Krishna calmed both the mother and
the baby down by singing a lullaby.
Krishna has been taking voice lessons for the last two years, with interests in classical music, opera and rock
from the 60s through 80s. She also
plays the piano and viola, is a member of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony
Orchestra and performs with the Madison Youth Choir.
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Ganesan, 13, will be presenting a

classical Indian vocal piece in the teen
music category.
He has been studying Carnatic vocal
music (associated with southern India)
since he was 5 years old, and is currently learning
from maestros
Age: 13
Chitravina NaraGrade: Eighth
simha and Chitravina N. RaviSchool: Toki
kiran from India.
Middle School
He is also being
Parents:
trained in Indian
Meenakshi and
classical drums
Arvind Ganesan
and percussion,
called mridangam, under maestro T.H. Subash Chandra and Akshay
Anantapadmanabhan.
Ganesan also plays the violin and has
represented his school for spelling bees,
math, speech and debate competitions.
He likes airplanes, LEGO robotics and
playing with his little brother, Sathya.
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Oglesby, 12, will be playing guitar

and singing his original song, Eventually, in the teen music category.
He started taking guitar lessons when he
Age: 12
was 7 years old,
Grade: Seventh
and since then
School: Mount
he has written a
Horeb Middle
few songs and
School
recorded his first
CD this summer.
Parents:
He also won first
Ken and Lisa
place two years
Oglesby
ago at the Wisconsin State Fair
for a medley he
created.
I have played in front of many audiences and really enjoy performing, he
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After about 15 minutes,
which included Roberts presenting the plan and brief
discussion, Gorrell advised
board members to stop discussing the topic, as it was
not on the agenda (and therefore not legal to discuss).
Im a little leery about
(discussion), he said, and
board members chose to
move on.
Before that, though, Roberts explained he was just
trying to introduce new ideas
so that we can try something
different to engage the community the best we can.
I think we should hold
ourselves to a higher standard, he said.
Board member Russell
King offered a silver lining to
the survey result.
If its any consolation, we
rank higher than Congress,
King quipped.
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Coming up
Churches
and two open skates (2-3:30 p.m. and

Market Day
7-9 p.m.). Proceeds will benefit the VeroHelp raise money and awareness na Youth Hockey Association.
for Alzheimers research at the second
For information or to register for the
annual Market Day event from 10 a.m. tournament, visit veronafest.org.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Harriet
Park, 151 Mary Lou St. There will be Seed propagation
30-plus vendors selling jewelry, clothLearn how to propagate your own
ing, antiques, art, handmade goods and native seeds for pollinator gardens, rain
more, as well as live music and a raffle. gardens, prairies and more during a
Admission is free, and 10 percent of workshop from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept.
sale proceeds go toward the Wisconsin 25, at the Prairie Spirit Wildlife SanctuAlzheimers Institute. Last years event ary, 1811 Spring Rose Rd.
raised $2,250.
For information or to register, contact
For information, visit facebook.com/ info@bluemounds.org.
events/507922716044042/.
Ice arena fundraiser

The Verona Ice Arena, 451 E. Verona
Ave., will host its Verona Fest fundraiser
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
24.
Certain kids activities, including
bounce houses and inflatables, hockey
shooting and accuracy games and face
painting, will be available from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. for the cost of a $10 wristband.
The wristband also includes a hot dog,
beverage and Culvers custard dish. Other activities throughout the day include a
three-on-three hockey tournament, UW
football tailgate party, raffle and auction
The free workshop will explore the

most effective ways to improve your
credit score, and which factors lenders
use in decision-making. This program
is presented in partnership with the Wisconsin Womens Business Initiative Corporation, and registration is required.
To register, visit wwbic.com/classes or
call 257-5450.
Barbershop quartet
The barbershop quartet FORWARD

will visit the senior center from 12:301:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27.
The group will sing a variety of tunes,
including songs by the Beach Boys, the
Volunteer breakfast
Drifters, Elvis, Irving Berlin and more.
For information, call 845-7471.
The senior center will hold a volunteer
appreciation breakfast from 9-11 a.m.
Whalen Pond discussion
Monday, Sept. 26.
Breakfast will begin at 9:30 a.m., and
Get an update on the status of Whafood will be catered by Cranberry Creek, len Pond from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday,
including bakery items, eggs, bacon, Sept. 29, at the library.
fruit and beverages. Reservations are
Marty Cieslik, construction manager
required.
of Veronas public works department,
For information or to RSVP, call 845- will discuss the continuing collaboration
7471.
between the city and the Verona Area
School District. Learn about past and
Credit workshop
upcoming activities and ways to particiLearn how to recover from or avoid pate, including the stormwater managechallenges with your credit from 6-8 ment rebate opportunity for city of Verona residents.
p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at the library.
Community calendar
Thursday, September 22
7-8 p.m., Visiting the Solar
Systems Largest Planet: Jupiter,
library, 845-7180
Friday, September 23
Sunday, September 25
1-4 p.m., Native seed propagation

workshop, Prairie Spirit Wildlife
Sanctuary, 1811 Spring Rose Rd.,
info@bluemounds.org
Monday, September 26
1 p.m., Movie Matinees: Race
(125 min.), senior center, 845-7471 9-11 a.m., Volunteer appreciation
7 p.m., Getaway Drivers, Tuvalu breakfast (reservations required),
senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, September 24
6-8 p.m., Credit score class (reg 8 a.m., Tri 4 Schools fourth annu- istration required), library, 257-5450
al Family Mud Run, Hometown
Tuesday, September 27
Community Park, 531 E. Verona
Ave., tri4schools.org
12:30-1:30 p.m., Barbershop
quartet performance, senior center,
9 a.m. to noon, USRWA volun845-7471
teer work day harvesting prairie
seeds, 2517 Country View Road,
4-8 p.m., Crafty Teen program
usrwa.org
(ages 11-18), library, 845-7180
10 a.m. to 3 p.m., second annual
Market Day fundraiser for Alzhei
4-5:30
p.m., Teen Gaming (ages
mers research, 151 Mary Lou St.
11-18), library, 845-7180
10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Ice for All
6:30-7:30 p.m., What HappenAges Verona Fest fundraiser
ing at Whalen Pond? discussion,
(select activities from 11 a.m. to
library, 845-7180
4 p.m.), Verona Ice Arena, 451 E.
Verona Ave., veronafest.org
7 p.m., Field and James, Tuvalu 8 a.m. to noon, Free car checks
for seniors, Hometown Auto, 700

S. Nine Mound Road, 845-7020
1 p.m., Movie Matinees: Miss
You Already (112 min.), senior
center, 845-7471
7 p.m., Ellie and Cam, Tuvalu
Tuesday, October 4
Noon to 4 p.m., AARP Smart

Driver Class ($15 AARP members,
$20 non-members, registration
required), senior center, 845-7471
7-8:30 p.m., Beginning Spanish
classes for adults begin (repeats
Tuesdays and Thursdays through
Nov. 10; registration required),
library, 845-7180
Wednesday, October 5
7-8 p.m., Local author John

Scharer visits, library, 845-7180
Thursday, October 6
9 a.m. to noon, Flu shots, senior

center, 845-7471
4 p.m., Anime and Manga Club
(grades 6-12), library, 845-7180
11 a.m. Frank James at

Senior Center
1 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
4:30 p.m. Badger Prairie
Cemetery at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from Sept. 12
9 p.m. Frank James at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Badger Prairie
11 p.m. Kat Trio at Senior
Center
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from Sept. 12
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Badger Prairie
from Sept. 12
Senior Center
Center
Monday, September 26
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Scams Presentation
Senior Center
4 p.m. Larry Bird at Senior
Center

Football
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural
Hour
10 p.m. Yogi Berra at
Senior Center
Center
Tuesday, September 27
7 a.m. Yogi Berra at Senior
Center
10 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Kat Trio at Senior
Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
8 p.m. Plant Blindness at
Senior Center
Wednesday, September 28
Senior Center
Senior Center
from Sept. 26
7 p.m. Capital City Band
Senior Center
(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
The Church in Fitchburg

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

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

Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 9 a.m.
Fitchburg Memorial UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church
ECLA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Damascus Road Church West
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
Salem United Church of Christ

502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church
ECLA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Sugar River United Methodist
Church
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are
between services.
Memorial Baptist Church

201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
West Madison Bible Church

2920 Hwy. M, Verona
(608) 845-9518
www.wmbiblechurch.org
Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
Resurrection Lutheran Church

WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Benjamin Phelps
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ

Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
St. Christopher Catholic Parish

St. Andrew Church
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli
Reading the Scriptures with Humility
Whats on VHAT-98
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
Senior Center
Center
Football
8:30 p.m. Scams
Presentation at Senior Center
Senior Center
Center
Saturday, September 24
8 a.m. Common Council
from Sept. 12
All Saints Lutheran Church

2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

Senior Center
Center
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
Center
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
Senior Center
Daily reading of the Bible is a time-honored and

valuable tool for spiritual growth. There are systematic ways to do this that involve reading the Bible
from cover to cover over the course of a year (and
reading just three chapters a day will get you through
the Bible in one year). Alternatively, one can choose
to read and study one topic or book of the Bible at a
time, using study guides or commentaries. There is
no single right way to read the Bible, and you will
almost always find that you get something new out of
each and every reading; the scriptures are an endless
source of spiritual wisdom. In whatever fashion you
read the scriptures, however, it is important to do
so with humility, with an attitude of seeking versus
knowing. We should seek God with a humble spirit,
realizing that we are all in the position of children
trying to find our way in the world. We are, as it were,
lost in a strange world, and the Bible reminds us that
our true home is elsewhere, and that if we can only
follow Gods directions, we can find our way back
home. Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths.
Psalm 25: 4 NIV
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
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Learning through play

Family-owned child care center prepares kids for school
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
The circus is in town a circus-themed child care center, that

is.
In rooms like Silly Seals,
Leaping Lions and Great
Gorillas, youngsters from 6
weeks to 6 years old are learning through play at The Goddard
School in Verona, which opened
in April.
Overseeing the year-round
operation on-site are owner
Mawara Sohail, who can be found
in the Ticket Booth, and education director Abbey Felder, who is
also known as the Ringleader.
We believe that children learn
through play, Sohail said. We
recognize and respect that every
child is different so our teachers make sure they are individualizing the lesson plan according to
the need of every child inside the
classroom.
The Verona location is among
more than 450 Goddard Schools
in the country (the third in Wisconsin and first in Dane County),
all of which follow a dual-management approach. The owner
manages the building and welcomes families, whereas the
director works with teachers.
Each classroom has two teachers/
child care providers a lead (who
has at least an associates degree
in an elementary education-related field and state training) and
an assistant who create lesson
plans with different themes each
week and month.
This setup and the play-based
learning philosophy attracted
Sohail and her husband, Salman
Ahmad, to start the business for
both personal and professional reasons. The couple moved to
Verona in 2004, where they have
raised their daughter Enayah, 5,
and son Faaris, 2. While looking
for day care options, they had
something different in mind.
Ahmad said they sensed that
in the community theres kind of
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The store will focus on
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Did you recently complete an expansion or cele b r a t e a n a n n ive r s a r y ?
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Kids ages 3-4 in the Leaping Lions room play with wooden toys.
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Hours: 7a.m. to 6p.m.
Mondays through Fridays
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Mawara Sohail, owner of The Goddard School, said the circus-themed

childcare center has animal murals and room names, such as Sillly
Seals for 6 week to 12 month olds and Magnificent Monkeys for 2 year
olds. Even the directors office is called Ringmaster, whereas the owners office is Ticket Booth.
more of a need for education-focused child care centers. When
they came across Goddard, they
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the Verona area, as well as for
their own family-life balance.
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wanted to do, Ahmad said. Its
convenient We can have it as

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opportunities such as yoga, dance,

and foreign and sign language.
Activities with computers, smartboards and sensory/cognitive toys
are also focused on S.T.E.A.M.
(science, technology, engineering,
art and math).
Kids are also encouraged to
play outside at least twice a day at
Goddard. There are two fencedin playgrounds (accessible only
from inside the building and
monitored by security cameras)
that have a shade structure and
soft landing pad rather than wood
chips.
While there is an open-door
policy for parents to visit their
kids any time, they must place
their hand on a scanner and enter
a PIN number to get inside. Parents can also check in remotely
using an app in which photos are
shared in real-time. Then, at the
end of each day, teachers electronically send reports home with
what the kids are learning.

The report tells all about the
diaper changing or, if theyre potty-training, how many times they
sit on the potty; meal time, how
much they ate, what they ate;
also the actual lessons they were
working on, Sohail said.
The FLEX Learning Program
(fun learning experience) curriculum is influenced by Goddard,
state and Common Core guidelines so the transition to kindergarten at Madison or Verona
schools will be smooth.
Enrollment has quadrupled in
the five months since the family-owned center opened, with
80 children and counting as of
mid-September. There is even a
wait list for some ages, since the
child-to-teacher ratio must be
between 8:2 and 20:2. Sohail said
families are coming from places
like Verona, Fitchburg, Madison,
Middleton, Oregon and Belleville.
Even though Sohail and Ahmad
do not have a background in education (Sohail is a pharmacist
and Ahmad has degrees in electrical engineering and business
administration), they get training
through Goddard and support
from the other owners across the
country. Ahmad is taking some
time off from his job at Epic to
help behind the scenes.
We are all care providers here
at a business like this, but we are
also teachers, Ahmad said.
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Football
Thursday, September 22, 2016
The
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Player of the Week

From Sept. 13-20
Name: Bui Clements
Grade: Junior
Sport: Football
Position: Defensive back
Highlights: Finished with an interception and a fumble

recovery during a 10-7 win at Middleton on Friday.
Clements added 11 total tackles.
I love this team and I love this defense, said Clements following a 10-7 win over Middleton on Friday.
Everything is right with this team. We are going to
go really far this year.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High School football team celebrates with the Great American Rivalry Series presented by the US Marines
after a 10-7 win over Middleton on Friday at Breitenbach Stadium.
At the top of the Big 8

Verona edges two-time
defending conference
champion Middleton,
clinches playoff berth
Big Eight
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
A 20-yard field goal attempt was all

that separated the Verona Area High
School football team and the two-time
defending Big Eight Conference champion Middleton on Friday.
The host Cardinals marched 50 yards
to the Verona 3-yard line, controlling
the ball for 4 minutes, 23 seconds. But
the defense didnt allow the touchdown
to junior running Dion Huff or senior
quarterback CJ Fermanich.
But with 1:37 left, Middleton junior
Joe Polecek pulled what would have
been a game-tying 20-yard field goal
too far to the left, and the Wildcats held
on for a 10-7 win.
Middleton did have one more shot at
Team
Verona
Middleton
Sun Prairie
Madison La Follette
Madison West
Madison East
Janesville Parker
Madison Memorial
Janesville Craig
Beloit Memorial
W-L
5-0
4-1
4-1
3-2
3-2
2-3
2-3
1-4
1-4
0-5
tying or winning with 39 seconds left.

The Cardinals got the ball on the Verona 45-yard line and a quick 25-yard
pass from junior quarterback Davis
Roquet to Dion Huff put the Cardinals
closer to field goal range.
However, a spike and three incompletions later, including one being
Boys soccer
broken up by junior defensive back Bui

Clements, and the Wildcats (5-0) not
only took over sole possession of first
place in the conference over the Cardinals (4-1) but also clinched a playoff
berth.
Our coaches prepared us well like
they do every single week, Clements
said. They told us before the game if
we play our techniques and play how
they coach us, we will win the game.
We did exactly that, and I couldnt be
more proud of our team and our DBs.
Once again, the defense which has
only allowed 25 points in five games
came through, holding Middleton
scoreless through three quarters.
The only score for the Cardinals
came after a fumble was lost by senior
running back Drew King in the fourth
quarter. Middleton drove 69 yards,
mostly on runs by junior running back
James Pabst and Huff, and finally
scored on a 2-yard run by Roquet.
In the third quarter, Clements recovered a fumble by Huff (30 carries for
Turn to Football/Page 11
Honorable mentions: Noah Herkert (boys soccer) three

goals and an assist in wins over Oregon and Madison
Memorial; Will Haessig (boys soccer) three goals in two
wins last week; Kirstin Tidd (volleyball) 10 1/2 blocks
and 28 kills in five wins last week; Maggie Nunn (diving)
finished first at Sun Prairie Invitational with a pool record
423.35 points; TJ Manning (boys cross country) fifth at
Waukesha South invite; Meredith Conley (girls tennis)
won four of six matches to improve to 12-6 at No. 1
singles.
Girls golf
Cats take fourth in final

meet before conference
ANTHONY IOZZO
The Verona Area High

School girls golf team
heads into the postseason
after taking fourth place
at the Triton Invitational
on the tough Thornberry
Creek Golf Course Monday.
The Wildcats posted a
366, led by junior Lauren
Shorters sixth-place overall 83. Middleton won the
meet with a 326, while
Oshkosh West (338) and
Kaukauna (357) were second and third, respectively.
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When: 8:30a.m.
Thursday
Where: Evansville Golf
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Junior Courtney Shorter
was next on Verona with
an 87, while Nicole Thomas followed with a 97.
Kailey Olson finished the
Turn to Golf/Page 12
Volleyball
Late-goal leads to big Girls show

time tie at Madison West potential
ANTHONY IOZZO
With how the Big Eight

Conference is shaping up,
senior Noah Herkerts goal
at Madison West in the
90th minute Tuesday was a
big one.
The goal preserved a
2-2 tie, and the Wildcats
moved to 2-0-2 in the Big
Eight, two points behind
first-place Middleton.
With the way things
are shaping up, there is
no question it was good
to pull out the tie, head
coach Chris Handrick said.
The boys played OK. I
think the field hurt us a little bit. It was smaller than

we are used to, but we kept
right in there and didnt
give up until the end of the
game.
Senior Renzo Albertoni
scored the other goal in the
first half with an assist to
senior Nick Pederson.
Freshman goalie George
Ohm finished with five
saves.
Verona travels to Middleton at 7p.m. Thursday
and to Pewaukee High
School on Friday and Saturday for a quad.
T h e Wi l d c a t s h o s t
Turn to Soccer/Page 12
in loss to
Middleton
ANTHONY IOZZO
If there is one thing the Verona Area

High School volleyball team showed
during Tuesdays 3-0 (15-25, 25-27,
19-25) loss at Big Eight rival Middleton, it is that there is potential for some
better times ahead.
Turn to Volleyball/Page 12
Sophomore Sydney Rae (right) and freshman Maddy Kelley watch the second
set of Tuesdays match at Middleton. The two girls, along with the rest of the
Wildcats, wore pink ribbons for Breast Cancer Awareness Night. Each ribbon was
signed with a personal honoree. The girls helped Middleton raise $1,303, which is
to be donated to the UW Carbone Cancer Research Center.
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Girls tennis
Girls swimming
Verona finishes 1-3 at Big 8/Badger Challenge

Sports editor
The Verona girls tennis team won two Big

Eight dual meets last week, while going 1-3
last weekend at the Big 8/Badger Conference
Challenge.
Verona was shut out 7-0 by a Madison
Edgewood team ranked No. 1 in Division 2
to open play Friday, but bounced back with a
6-1 victory against Oregon.
Kayla Johnson supplied the most competitive match against Edgewood, losing 6-4, 6-1
to Britta Hovde at No. 3 singles.
Verona went on to win every flight but No.
3 doubles against Oregon.
Meredith Conley defeated Julia Gerhards
6-3, 6-2 at No. 1 singles, while Allison Blessing added a 6-2, 6-1 win over Isabelle Krier at
No. 2 singles.
Johnson and Meghan Samz capped the day
with 6-3, 6-2 and 6-1, 6-3 wins at Nos. 3 and
4 singles.
Eve Parker and Meghan Anderson finished
out the victory with a 6-2, 6-1 victory atop the
doubles lineup followed by a 6-1, 6-4 win by
Emma Furniss and Claire Johnson at No. 2
doubles.
Kelli Blaisdell and Angie Sutter lost 6-2,
7-5 at No. 3 doubles against sisters Kailey
and Addie OBrien.
Verona opened play Saturday against Division 1 honorable mention Waunakee and fell
5-2. The Wildcats followed that up with a
tough 4-3 loss against DeForest.
Conley defeated Amanda Schuster of
Waunakee in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, while
Blessing supplied the Wildcats other victory
6-4, 6-0 against Annika Johnson.
Verona had a shot to take another match
at No. 3 singles after Kayla Johnson won the
first set, but was unable to close things out
2-6, 6-1, 6-2.
The Wildcats No. 1 doubles team played
tough, forcing a first-set tiebreaker only to see
Anderson and Parker run out of gas against
Kailey Ziegler and Olivia Austria-Kemble on
their way to a 7-6 (7), 6-0 loss.

Blessing capped day two with an undefeated record, rolling 6-3, 6-1 over Abby Williams of DeForest at No. 2 singles.
Kayla Johnson added a 6-1, 6-0 drubbing
of Hailey Nolden at No. 3 singles, while
Claire Johnson and Emma Furniss defeated
Emma Reimer and Grace Fanson 7-5 (6),
6-0 at No. 2 doubles. Parker and Anderson
dropped their No. 1 doubles match 6-4, 7-5,
while Samz lost a third-set match 7-5, 6-7 (4),
6-1 to Leah Miller at No. 4 singles.
Verona 6, Madison East 1

The Wildcats cruised to a 6-1 conference
win over Madison East earlier in the week at
home on Thursday.
Conley played the closest match of the evening, surviving 6-4, 7-6 (2) at No. 1 singles
against Livia Arneson.
Johnson rolled 3-2, 2-0 at No. 3 singles,
while Meghan Samz won 6-2, 6-3 at the bottom of the lineup.
Anderson and Parker and the team of Furniss and Johnson rolled 6-1, 6-0 and 6-0, 6-1
atop the doubles line for the Wildcats, while
Blaisdell and Sutter added a 6-2, 6-2 win at
No. 3 doubles.
Sophomore Ireland McMahan splashes off the wall for the final 25 yards in the 100-yard
backstroke Friday at Middleton High School. Verona fell 99-71 against Middleton.
Wildcats named second

on WISCA D1 state poll
Sun Prairie 4, Verona 3

The Wildcats won two of three doubles
flights and also took a three set match at No. 4
singles, but visitors were unable to sneak out a
win anywhere else, falling 4-3 at Sun Prairie.
Claire Johnson and Emma Furniss had the
only easy road to victory for Verona, rolling
6-1, 6-2 against Lauren Giese and Linnea Zernov at No. 2 doubles.
Anderson and Parker had a much harder
go of things to earn their win at the top of the
doubles lineup, defeating 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.
Samz earned Veronas lone singles win in
another three setter, outlasting Simrin Sandhu
6-3, 1-6, 6-3 at No. 4 singles. Kelli Blaisdell
and Angie Sutter had a chance to secure the
win, but fell short at No. 3 doubles, losing 6-1,
4-6, 6-4 against Erin Vertz and Kaia Feldman.
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming team found themselves second overall last week on the first Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association
Division 1 state poll of the season.
The Wildcats battled the only team
ahead of them on that list twice last weekend, losing to Middleton each time.
Middleton 99, VA/MH 71

Sophomore Grace Bennin added a pair
of victories Friday night at Middleton,
but the Wildcats were unable to match the
Cardinals depth, falling 99-71 to their Big
Eight Conference rival.
Bennin (1 minute, 07.13 seconds) and
senior Kristi Larsen (1:08.49) added a 1-2
finish in the 100 breaststroke.
Prior to the breaststroke, Bennin outsprinted Middleton freshman standout
Gabriella Pierobon Mays to win the 50 free
in 24.24.
Maizie Seidl dropped two seconds in
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Football: Wildcats return home to take on La Follette on Friday

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164 yards). Verona junior
Aaron Young attempted a
34-yard field goal on the
next drive but missed wide
left.
In the first half, Clements
intercepted a pass from Fermanich and brought it back
to the end zone, but the play
was called back for a holding
penalty. The Wildcats turned
the ball over on downs on
the next drive after being
stopped on a fourth-and-1 on
the Middleton 25-yard line.
We felt like if we could
get 17 points we would make
them throw the ball a little bit more, which they are
uncomfortable doing that,
head coach Dave Richardson
La Follette has averaged 35.4 points

per game and has allowed 29.8 points
per game. However, the Lancers lost 2120 to Madison Memorial and 28-16 to
Madison West.
Senior quarterback Julian Patton has
started in the past four games and is 32for-68 for 542 yards, five touchdowns
and three interceptions. He has also
rushed for 293 yards and three touchdowns on 47 carries.
Senior running back Elias Sobah is
the leading rusher on the team with 672
yards and 14 touchdowns on 99 carries.
Senior wide receiver Mekhi Johnson (17
catches for 360 yards and three touchdowns), junior Jake Gilchrist-Kleintz (nine
catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns) and senior tight end Tyler Duncan
(six catches for 108 yards and a touchdown) all lead the passing attack.
said. We couldnt, and it

became a classic.
But despite some of the
offenses shortcomings,
which including an interception in the end zone, a
fumble in the red zone after
a 48-yard run by King (16
carries for 99 yards) and a
couple of just missed connections on would-be scores,
the defense continued to
pick them up.
We knew this team was
special since day one. We
had these goals, and we are
not shocked by this, Clements said. We are a pretty
good defense, and we are
just going keep improving
and keep getting better.
The offense did have the
one big play it needed in
the second quarter when
senior quarterback Max Fink

(7-for-15 for 137 yards, a
touchdown and an interception) threw a perfect strike to
senior split end Jack Herkert
(two catches for 86 yards)
for a 50-yard touchdown.
Young added a 27-yard
field goal in the first.
Against a defense like
that, you have to figure on
8-, 10- or 12-play drives, and
you have to finish those,
Richardson said. We had
some big plays, but then we
couldnt finish them. It is
something we have to look
at, but Jack did enough on
the fade. We got the field
goal, and we had great field
position the whole first half.
Drew did enough, but the
mistakes are a part of the
game and you can credit
Senior split end Jack Herkert sprints to the end zone on a 50-yard touchdown pass in the
first quarter Friday against Middleton.
Middleton for those.
While Verona still has
some things to clean up
with meetings against Madison La Follette (4-1) and
Sun Prairie (4-1) still in the
schedule, Richardson said
the defense is playing at a
very high level. And that is
even with missing senior
defensive back Brandon
Daniels (suspended a game
for targeting against Madison West) and junior defensive lineman Anton Golden
(who broke his leg during
PE class Friday).
I love these kids with
their mentality, he said.
They just dont like to lose
and are competitive and
have some moxie. That is
what you need on defense
man those kids that just
dont like losing and want
to be around the football and
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games, taking on Madison La Follette at
7p.m. Friday.
The Lancers (3-2) are coming off two
straight losses to Madison Memorial (14) and Madison West (3-2). The Wildcats
defeated the Spartans and Regents by a
combined score of 53-9 in weeks 3 and
4.
We still have some pretty good teams
to play yet, head coach Dave Richardson said. We are not out of the woods,
and we figured this three week swing
was going to be tough. And so we figure
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against La Follette.
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Boys cross country
Wildcats finish fifth at

Waukesha South invite
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Senior TJ Manning covered the 5k course Saturday at the Waukesha South

Cross Country Festival in
a team-best sixth place in a
time of 16 minutes, 53.86
seconds.
The Wildcats finished
fifth overall out of 22
teams with a score of 201.
Unranked West Bend
West won the meet behind
the first-place effort of
Luke Guttormson, whose
16:07.92 was a little less
than four seconds ahead of
Slinger senior David Fassbender. West Bend West
posted a team score of 67,
while Madison La Follette,
ranked 16th, finished second with a 116.
Waterford (177) and
Slinger (193) rounded out
the top four ahead of Verona.
Teammate Jason Ford
was the only other Wildcat to crack 18 minutes

besides Manning, finished
28th in 17:50.24.
Juniors Jared Jenkins
(18:11.93) and Peter Barger (18:25.9) placed 44th
and 57th, respectively.
S e n i o r Wi l l Z u n k e r
rounded out the Wildcats
varsity scorers, taking 66th
place in 18:33.55.
Juniors Hari Jayaraaman
and Jacob Strohman also
competed, but did not
score for the varsity.
Veronas JV finished
third behind West Bend
West (49) and Madison La
Follette (67) with a team
score of 90 thanks to the
third-place effort of senior
Cory Pedersen.
The Wildcats travel to
Blackhawk Golf Course in
Janesville for the Midwest
Invitational at 9a.m. Saturday. Veronas girls team
also returns to action Saturday in Janesville.
Soccer: Cats edge Spartans

Madison La Follette at
7p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27.
Verona 2,
Madison Memorial 1
Verona continued to play
well Thursday with a 2-1
win over Madison Memorial at Reddan Soccer Park.
The Wildcats fell behind
1-0 before halftime when

Nick Goetz scored in the
17th minute, but Herkert
tied the game in the 51st
minute with an assist to
junior Andres Temozihui.
Senior Will Haessig followed with the game-winner in the 75th minute with
an assist to freshman Eliot
Popkewitz.
Ohm finished with one
save.
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Janesville Craig
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The Wildcats which helped the Cardinals raise $1,303 for the UW Carbone
Cancer Research Center for Breast
Cancer Awareness Night had glimpses of what good servicing and blocking
can do for a team.
Down 12-5 in the second set, senior
Becca Phelps and junior Kirstin Tidd
led the way in the middle, and Tidd
who finished with seven kills and six
blocks had all her blocks come at the
end of the second and third sets.
We still have really strong middles,
which I dont think many of the other
teams in our conference have competed
on the level as our middles, head coach
Kelly Annen said. We struggle to get
them engaged when we cant pass, but I
think our middles set us a part.
Verona is a younger and more inexperienced team with nine seniors gone
from last season, and Annen said that
leadership will be key.
We are still trying to identify the
leader to come out and be vocal on-andoff the court Annen said. We have a
mix of girls that get along really well,
but we are still waiting for one of the
senior captains to really take control of
the communication.
This is the opportunity for last years
underclassmen that are now upperclassmen to step into those shoes, which will
OTHER RESULTS
Verona 3, Madison West 1
The Wildcats traveled to Madison West Thursday and defeated the
Regents 3-1 (25-14, 24-26, 25-22,
25-19).
Junior Kirstin Tidd led Verona with
eight kills and four blocks. Junior Priya Shenoi added six kills, while junior
Katie Karnosky picked up six aces.
Freshman Amelia Hust and senior
Anna Solowicz had 14 and nine digs,
respectively. Freshman Jordan Armstrong led with 15 assists, while sophomore Emma Frahm finished with 13.
UW-Oshkosh tournament
Verona traveled to the University of
Wisconsin Oshkosh for a tournament Friday and Saturday and finished
4-3.
help turn everything around for us.
Some of that could be seen Tuesday
when Middleton went on runs of six or
more points several times, but when the
girls were communicating and sizing up
Lily Welti who had 19 kills and nine
digs for Middleton Verona looked as
good as any team. Annen said they just
need to be more consistent.
When we were able to identify and
shut down Lily, that is when we were at
our potential, Annen said. We are seeing that potential, but we just werent
able to execute continuously throughout
the match.
Junior Katie Tarnosky and Phelps
each had two aces, while freshman Jordan Armstrong finished with 16 assists.
Verona hosts Madison La Follette on
Thursday and Madison East on Tuesday, Sept. 27. Both matches start at
6:30p.m.
Golf: Verona takes ninth at Parker invite

Golf Course at 8:30a.m. Thursday for Parker invite
the Big Eight Conference meet, and
The Wildcats traveled to Riverside
while Middleton is a clear favorite to win,
Golf Course Saturday for the Janesville
scoring with a 99. Alexis Gaillards 100 second place is up for grabs.
Parker invite and finished ninth with a
was thrown out.
364.
Middletons Alexis Thomas (76) con- Verona, Beloit (n/a)
Lauren Shorter led Verona with an 83,
tinued to pace the field with another firstVerona traveled to Krueger Haskell
place finish. Freedoms Lori Meyer and Golf Course Thursday. Results were while Courtney Shorter (94) and Alexis
Middletons Payton Hodson both had unavailable by the Verona Press Tuesday Gaillard (96) were next. Nicole Thomas
(91) finished the scoring. Kailey Olsons
77s.
deadline.
100 was thrown out.
The Wildcats next travel to Evansville
Swim: Maggie Nunn breaks Sun Prairie pool diving record

the JV 200 free in 1:49.22,
while junior Camie Otto and
freshman Maddie Bonifas,
Wildcats JV team remain Wilson and Hall took the
undefeated in conference 400 free relay in 4:09.68.
dual meets with a 113-57
Sun Prairie invite
win over the Cardinals.
Senior Natalee Drapp and
Senior diver Maggie Nunn
freshman Sam Malecki won competed in the Sun Prairie
the 100 backstroke and 100 Invitational on Saturday, finbreaststroke in 1:05.8 and ishing first with a meet and
1:13.87, respectively. Sarah pool record score of 423.35.
Schultz dropped four seconds for second place in the Blackshirt Invitational
JV 100 fly.
Bennin and Larsen finSenior Ella Hall, Cleo ished 1-2 in the 100 breast
Seidl, Larson and Steinl won for the second week in a
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The Wildcats defeated Living Word

Lutheran 2-1 (16-25, 27-25, 16-14),
Tri-County 2-0 (25-18, 25-15), Beaver
Dam 2-1 (25-11, 16-25, 15-8) and Marathon 2-1 (20-25, 25-13, 15-8). They
lost to Seymour 2-1 (25-18, 21-25,
12-15), Newman 2-0 (25-27, 24-26)
and Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2-0 (2426, 25-27).
Junior Hannah Worley finished with
32 kills, 39 digs, four aces and 3 1/2
blocks. Senior Becca Phelps had 23
kills and eight blocks, and sophomore
Sophie Alexander picked up 34 kills.
Tidd had 26 kills and six blocks,
and Shenoi collected 17 kills and 2 1/2
blocks. Karnosky finished with seven
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up 27 digs and seven aces.
Hust led all Wildcats with 57 digs,
and Armstrong and Frahm had 59 and
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Bennin touched out Larsen by .68 for top honors in
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Freshman Josie McCartney, Stewart and Bennin
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Bosses: Carr had to learn to use words to solve disagreements, hopes to share with others
wanted students to get to express
themselves without lashing
out.
He went on to share concerns
about the history curriculum, and
his final words to the board may
have hinted at the future organization hed create.
If a person can see what they
can do and has somebody positive
to look up to, thats really great,
he said. I see a lot of students
that really need that, including
me.
Now, he hopes to be part of fulfilling that need through mentorships that will last.
We dont want to just have
these kids come out and we talk
to them for a day and thats it,
Carr said. We want to have a follow up.
Here and there

Carr, who moved back to Fitchburg from Atlanta with his family,
has his eyes on fixing these problems in much more than this area.
In Chicago, for example, Carr
acknowledged that the prevalence
of gun violence can force kids to
grow up quickly.
Its crazy, he said. Your life as
an adult really doesnt start at 18.
Its like when youre maybe 8 or 9
and you start realizing what surviving is, what money is, what guns
are and what power is you are
grown at that point.

For now, Carr is using Building
Bosses to focus his efforts here
(though the organization is also
Building Bosses will host a Community Field Day this weekplanning an event in Chicago on an
end featuring relay games with residents, police officers and fireunspecified date, according to its
fighters.
website).
The event, which will run from 2-6p.m. at Warner Park in MadThat focus is specifically on
ison Sunday, Sept. 25, is to bring unity between police and the
his peers, because, as his mother
community, according to the Building Bosses website.
always says, the youth is whats
With all of the negativity going on in the country, Community
gonna change the world.
Field Day will be a good way to show everyone we are one comThats where Building Bossmunity working together to make things better, the website reads.
es comes in, as Carr hopes to help
Up to 40 attendees over the age of 10 will join teams of police
young people better learn to manand firefighters to participate in relay races and games. Signup will
age their money and how to, evenbe from 2-2:45p.m. and is first-come, first-serve. The games will
tually, be their own boss someday.
begin at 3p.m.
Personally, I want to do a lot on
AJ Carr, who started the Building Bosses organization, said activmy own, Carr explained.
ities and conversations between police and community members
Schools, he said, do not teach
are important for moving beyond violent incidents.
enough of those life skills, which
Its like youre just trapped in this box thats a vicious cycle,
can leave impoverished young
AJ Carr said of the tensions between police and the community. I
people in a cycle, trapped without
think if the police and the community get together, there wont be
knowing what steps they can take
as much violence, there wont be as much tension between the two.
to get out.
Those not interested in participating can still attend the event, eat
If he or mentors through his
free food and listen to music.
program can provide that inforBuilding Bosses asks that each attendee bring at least one item to
mation and places to build from, it
donate to the homeless, like socks, a blanket, hat or gloves.
can make a difference, he said.
For information on the event, visit BuildingBosses.com.
Youre just telling these kids,
Scott Girard
Go to college, get a good education, get a good job, he said. But
they dont even know how to manage money or look into doing these
explained, he cant blame any- others learn the same by sharing
things they want to do.
one who does that when he sees it whats actually gonna make a
change: conversation.
today.
Using words
Its what I did for a long time,
Its important to talk to people
Carr remembers times before he said. I had to learn.
who are supporting you, but its
sixth grade when he would often
But he hopes that with his orga- important to talk to the people who
respond to a disagreement with nization, and through general out- are not, he explained.
physical aggression. So, he reach and discussion, he can help
Thats especially true on the topic
Community Field Day
of race, he said, and its part of the

idea behind starting the Black Voices group at SOMS.
Being a young black man in
America is kinda challenging, he
said.
Not kinda, it is challenging,
he added after a pause. I have to
be more of a good person in everybodys eyes.
We got lucky
Carr, as his mother said, has
1,000 ideas.
But, he explained, organization
does not come easy to him. Thats
where his mother comes in.
He had so many other ideas so I
had to try to narrow it down, Dorecia said with a laugh of how Building Bosses came about.
Dorecia, who had AJ when she
was 17, cant point to anything specific that led AJ on the path hes on.
I dont know why hes like this,
she said. We got lucky.
Given the life hes had to this
point, its especially impressive, she
added.
He just shocks me still everyday, she said. Statistically he
should be somewhere else.
Carr feels lucky to be able to
have an impact on anyones life.
Its just pretty cool to see a lot
of eyes open, he said.
ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Room tax: Fund has increased tenfold since 2007; another new hotel on the way next year
City leaders have discussed various options for
changing how the money is spent for a few years,
but never with any urgency. Now, though, they must
make some sort of decision.
The 2017 budget process
advances to the committee
level in about two weeks, and
state legislation passed in last
years biennial budget takes
effect Jan. 1, 2017, requiring
one of the two new structures
to be in place. Even if the city
chooses to continue to send
the money to the chamber, it
will be required to send annual reports to the state.
But clearly there is some
appetite for rethinking how
at least some of the money is
spent. It could be on staffing a
tourism department, contracting for professional marketing services or contributing to
capital projects that help bring
visitors, such as a splash pad,
a performing arts center or an
aquatic center. Or, it could be
a combination determined by
a commission or ordinance.
If we want businesses
to come and people to stay
overnight, we have to be
more aggressive, Mayor Jon
Hochkammer said near the
conclusion of the discussion.
This is a great opportunity,
the dollars are growing; we
just have to make sure we
can do it within the law.
Legal changes
Verona first instituted a
room tax in 1996, coinciding with construction of the
Super 8, and when it did so,
it was under a 1994 state
law that required 70 percent
of room taxes to go toward
tourism promotion and tourism development.
As LWM assistant director Curt Witynski explained
Monday, that was an update
to the original 1967 law,
which had imposed almost
no restrictions on hotel taxes.
The 2015 law, he explained,

removed a grandfather clause
that allowed existing room
taxes before 1994 to continue
to be used for general funds,
and it also caused consternation in small municipalities
around the state by requiring
that a qualified tourism entity a nonprofit that spends
more than half its revenue on
tourism promotion be the
designated caretaker of that
70 percent.
Many chambers of commerce would not fit that definition, particularly if they do
not have dedicated visitors
bureaus.
Fortunately for Verona and
Verona chamber, however, an
amendment to that legislation signed in March broadened the original definition
of a tourism entity, allowing
chambers to continue to distribute 70 percent of the collected funds as long as the
city meets some reporting
requirements showing that the
money is all used for tourism
development or promotion.
Growing fund
Veronas fund has been
growing quickly for several
years.
In 2007, it was $40,000,
based on a 6 percent room
tax. By 2009, the year after
the Holiday Inn Express was
built, it had more than tripled.
In 2010, the city upped
the tax to 7 percent as part
of an agreement with other
area municipalities to create the Madison Area Sports
Commission, which markets
the greater Madison area for
sports events, such as the
Cyclocross national championships that came to Reddan Soccer Park in 2011 and
2012. Archer said Monday
the commission recently got
Ironman, which is an annual
viewing tradition in Verona,
to add a half-Ironman to the
Madison area beginning next
summer.
Based on the first six
months of 2016, it looks to

be approaching $400,000
this year, and the citys largest hotel yet, a 130-room
Hyatt Place, is scheduled
to open next spring, adding
about 50 percent more hotel
rooms to the city.
That sort of funding potential has brought up ideas such
as the city funding a professional tourism position, having the chamber create a visitors bureau with the money
and putting away some of it
to help with capital projects
that can draw visitors.
Previously, there was no
real infrastructure to administer the fund, just the chamber board and directors gut
instincts. Funds were frequently used to help out individual projects a few thousand dollars at a time, and
then came a piecemeal marketing campaign designed
to get the best bang for our
buck, as chamber executive
director Le Jordan put it, but
the brand and spending strategy has not been highly coordinated.
Ald. Elizabeth Doyle (Dist.

1), for example, wondered
whether room tax money
could be used to improve
bicycling facilities, something Witynski, the Leagues
main lobbyist, indicated was
a possibility. Doyle has been
a big proponent of making
the city more walkable and
bikeable during her three
years on the council, and
the city recently adopted a
pedestrian and bicycle plan
that envisions several million
dollars worth of improvements over time.

Eggen has had that sort of
thing on his wish list, too,
for several years, hoping
to do more to promote the
citys bike trails, which are
reasonably accessible from
the Holiday Inn Express and
Fairfield Inn hotels he manages. But much of his commentary related to a contract
the chamber has with Madison-based 6AM Marketing
to analyze the communitys
tourism potential and help
develop a branding strategy.
That group planned to
meet with community leaders Tuesday morning for a
kickoff session, and Eggen
pleaded with alders to at
least continue the relationship with the group, even if
it doesnt continue to funnel
money through the chamber.
I dont want to see our
momentum paused, he said,
noting that the citys three,
and soon to be four, hotels
are in a competitive market,
with others nearby in Fitchburg and Madison. One of

the powerful things we can
do is we can make all our
boats float, all tides are going
to rise.
But thats only part of the
puzzle, Eggen and others
agreed Monday. Marketing
only works if all the amenities are there, so events and
capital projects also appear
to be a focus.
The latter falls under tangible municipal development, such as swimming
pools, bike trails, sporting
fields and performing arts
centers.
Thats something Ald. Mac
McGilvray (D-1) noted the
MASC can help with in its
support role.
I know they can put
together the financial implications for bringing together
these products, he said to a
nod from Archer.
Email Verona Press editor
Jim Ferolie at
veronapress@wcinet.com.
Questions, guidance
Alders didnt put much
time Monday into debating
specific options for divvying
up the funds, rather asking
several questions. But some
of the questions indicated
preferences, while some of
the commentary by invited
attendees provided guidance.
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Members of the Verona Fire Department showed kids and

families the ropes of fire safety Saturday, Sept. 17, at their new
station the first public event to be held at the facility since
it opened last summer. Verona Police Department officers and
Fitch-Rona EMS personnel were on hand to give tours of their
emergency vehicles and discuss safety issues related to their
lines of work, as well.
Deputy fire chief Jeff Boughton estimated about 750 people turned out for the expo, and dozens gathered outside every
hour as firefighters conducted demonstrations including a rope
rescue on a stokes basket rig and helping kids spray down a
fire inside a miniature house.
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Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
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350 Motorcycles
2013 KAWASAKI Ninja 300. 14K+miles.
Custom paint job on rims. Full Yoshirmura exhaust. Pirelli Diablo Rossi II tires.
Puig racing windscreen. Red shorty
levers. Carbon Fiber panels & tank protector. Fender eliminator. HID headlights.
LED integrated turn signal taillight. Single bar end mirror. Frame sliders,
Great beginner bike, super fun. looks and
sounds good. Most unique 300 you'll see.
$3700 OBO. 608-212-6429
355 Recreational Vehicles

FOR SALE: 2007 Tioga 26Q Motorhome. 6.8L engine. Very good condition,
only 38,600 miles. $25,000 Call 608291-2106
402 Help Wanted, General

COOK & Dishwasher Full or Part time.
Pay based on experience. Apply at Koffee Kup 355 E. Main St, Stoughton
FULL-TIME HEAVY Duty truck mechanic needed for local trucking company.
Willing to consider part-time with flexible days/hours. Knowledge of hydraulics helpful. Class A CDL. Call Klassy
Trucking, Inc. for more information .
608-938-4411.
NOW HIRING: RHD plumbing, Inc. is
looking to enhance their growing team.
the following positions are available:
Project Coordinator Assistant, Estimator/
Service Assistant, & general Laborers.
All positions are Full time, Hourly Benefits include: Health Insurance, Dental
Insurance, 401K, Vacation pay. Wage
based on experience. How to Apply:
Apply in person at RHD Plumbing, Inc. or
find our posting on Indeed. RHD Plumbing, Inc. is an EEO/AA Participant.
SUPER 8 VERONA
Immediate Openings!
Assistant Front Desk Supervisor (F/T)
$10-11/hour.
Front Desk Associates:
(F/T, P/T )$10/hour
Driver (P/T)$10/hr
Housekeeper (P/T)$8.50/hr
Experience preferred,
but willing to train
right people.
Paid training, vacation, uniform. Free
room nights.
Apply in person:
131 Horizon Dr., Verona
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
GREAT PART time opportunity. Woman
in Verona seeks help with personal cares
and chores. Two weekend days/mth
(5hrs/shift) and one overnight/mth. Pay
is $11.66/awake hrs & $7.25/sleep hrs.
A driver's license and w/comfort driving
a van a must! Please call 608-347-4348
if interested.
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Certified Nursing Assistant- parttime benefit eligible positions available
in our skilled nursing facility; excellent
benefits package included for 20 or
more hours per week.
Patient Access Supervisor- 1.0
FTE supervisory position
Housekeeper-..9 FTE night shift
position. Full benefits included. 9 p.m.
to 5:30 a.m.
Family Nurse Practioner- part to full
time position in our clinics, competitive
total compensation system
Reception/Scheduler- 1.0 day time
FTE position in our Orthopedic Clinic
RN OB- .6 FTE evening/night shift
Hospice RN- .8 FTE outpatient
position
Hospice RN Coach position- 1.0 full
time position.
Speech Therapist- .5 FTE part-time
position
To find out more detailed information
about all open positions and to
apply, go to our website at www.
uplandhillshealth.org
Upland Hills Health, 800 Compassion
Way, Dodgeville, WI 53533
MOTHER'S HELPER Needed.
Seeking person to assist with
housework, laundry, childcare. 3
hours daily, 5 days/week. Wage
determined on experience. Call Ed
608-220-0447
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608-831-8850
532 Fencing
BADGERLAND FENCING, LLC.
Agricultural, Residential, Commercial
Fencing. Quality work. Competitive
pricing. Free estimates.
608-444-9266
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Fall-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting 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.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree &

Garden Work
ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,
trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389
GARDEN MAINTENANCE & Clean-Up.
Completed Master Gardener Course.
Connie 608-235-4689.
SHREDDED TOPSOIL
Shredded Garden Mix
Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
O'BRIEN TRUCKING
5995 Cty D, Oregon, WI
608-835-7255
www.obrientrucking.com
SNOW REMOVAL
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
720 Apartments
WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR

SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table
w/vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
Call John 608-845-1552
652 Garage Sales

OREGON- 1388 Hobby Horse Road
9/22-9/24 8am-5pm. HUGE GARAGE
SALE. Computer-Printer, Sewing
machine, Household items, Bike, Roto
Tiller. Halloween and Christmas decorations. Lots more
OREGON- 4711 Holm Rd 9/23-9/24
8am-5pm. Time to Purge and Downsize.
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FOR SALE
1 SET OF MEN'S AND 1 SET OF
WOMEN'S GOLF CLUBS. EACH
COMES WITH GOLF BAG, PULL
CART AND HEAD COVERS. $100
PER SET
Men's full set (for tall right handed
player)
Women's full set (left handed player)
Contact: 608-845-1552
696 Wanted To Buy

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
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
STOUGHTON- 108 West Street, 2 bedroom, appliances, water, A/C heat, ceiling fan, on site laundry,well kept and
maintained. Off street parking. Next to
park. On site manager. Available September 1st, 2016. $770 a month. Please
call 608-238-3815 or email weststreetapartments@yahoo.com with questions
STOUGHTON-112 N. Forest. Beautiful
3 Story Townhouse. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.
Huge kitchen, natural wood decor, decks/
patios, large yard, laundry. Water, Hot
water & sewer included. Available 9/1.
$850.00. Call Connie 608-271-0101
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON, 2 b/r apt, $770, includes
heat, water/sewer. 608-222-1981, x3. No
dogs, 1 cat ok. EHO
STOUGHTON 3-BEDROOM lower level
of two-flat, near downtown, River Bluff
School. Newly renovated. Central air.
W/D, water included. No pets, no smoking $895/month +security deposit. 608873-7655 or 608-225-9033.
STOUGHTON- 525 W South St, Upper.
No Pets/Smoking. Heat included, stove
and refrigerator. $750/mo. 1st and last
months rent. 608-219-4531
STOUGHTON- NEWER Duplex 3 bedroom 3 bath 2 car. Laundry room with
washer/dryer large family room, stainless
appliances extra storage $1795+utilities.
2375 sq ft Available 9/15 or 10/01/16
Evans Properties LLC 608-839-9100
126 Venus Way, Madison

4 bed, 31/2 bath, 2,500+ sq. ft.
Lette Mazur, Mazur Real Estate LLC

608-884-8580 608-774-8580 LMAZUR@inwave.com
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NEW CONSTRUCTION! Just completed, 4 bdrm, 3.5 bath

contemporary with exposed lower level facing pond &
greenway. Maple floors, all ceramic baths and custom high
end kitchen with wet bar and wine cooler. Master bath with
walk in glass shower. Vaulted ceilings with fans. LR with flush Napoleon in wall fireplace. Exterior
stone trim, attached garage has My Q opener that can be used to open garage door from anywhere
using your phone. LL has 9 ft. ceilings, bed & bath, Media, game, exercise room, also over an
additional 500 sq. ft. of storage area. Madisons desirable East side. MLS #1783026.
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
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
Comfort Keepers in Madison

Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.
Call 608-442-1898
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452 General
642 Crafts & Hobbies
15
WE ARE HIRING
YOU can make a DIFFERENCE here
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
2016-2017 School Year

Part-time positions implementing project-based learning while
building relationships with families and children in grades K-5.
Varying schedules Mon.-Fri., earning $10-12.50 per hour with no nights,
weekends or holidays
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DRIVERS
HELPER/WAREHOUSE.
Looking for a person to help our driver
stock our products on shelves in the
grocery stores we deliver to, Grocery
store experience helpful. 35-40 hours
er week, M-F with few Saturday's during
holiday weeks. Call or e-mail Darrell at
L & L Foods 608-514-4148 or dmoen@
landfoods.com
UNITED CEREBRAL Palsy of Dane

County is looking for experienced, confident care providers. We support a wide
variety of children and adults with developmental disabilities throughout Dane
County. Part-time positions available
immediately! For more information, or to
request an application, please visit our
website at www.ucpdane.org or contact
Shannon at shannonmolepske@ucpdane.org or (608) 273-3318. AA/EOE
The Verona Press
Program locations: Stoughton, McFarland, Madison, Middleton,

Mt. Horeb & Waunakee
Apply online at
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
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VERONA DRIVERS WANTED
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
Full/Part Time Positions Available

Full
& Part-Time
Positions Available
Excellent
Wages
Pay
Based
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Madison and Verona
Apply Locally at: 219

St., Verona, WI
Call:Paoli
608-255-1551
Call: 608-845-2255
or Go
Online: BadgerBus.com
E-mail:
Jobs@BadgerBus.com
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
Apply in Person: 5501 Femrite Drive Madison, WI
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
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DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF
WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
September 22, 2016
A small town, Five Star Skilled Nursing

Facility is seeking WI licensed CNAs. If
youre looking for a position where youll
be appreciated and where your input
matters, come and join our growing team.
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
Apply at:
www.oregonmanor.biz or
call Deb at (608) 835-3535.
801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
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EOE
970 Horses
WERE HIRING!
WALMERS TACK SHOP

16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
Located in Fitchburg, WI
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
FRITZ PAINTING Barns, rusty roofs,

metal buildings. Free-estimate . 608221-3510
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
Assembler
Monday Thursday
(2:15pm 12:15am)
We are an Equal Employment

Opportunity Employer.
EXCELLENT COMPENSATION
& BENEFITS INCLUDE:
n
Hourly Rate of $18.23

plus $.40 shift premium
Medical
Dental
401(k)/Pension Plans
On-Site Training
Holiday and Vacation Pay

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We are looking for vibrant, energetic, customer service and detail oriented team
members to join our Super 8 team. Must be computer proficient, able to work
flexible hours, have reliable transportation, and a clean, valid drivers license.
Full and part-time positions available.
Salary: $8-$12/hr. plus bonuses. Compensation includes paid
vacation, free room nights, paid training and uniform.
Customer service experience preferred but willing to train the
right candidates.
Apply in person at:
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16 The Verona Press - September 22, 2016
Ask the Verona
CHIROPRACTOR
REAL ESTATE
Q. How Much Should I Offer?
Q. I am getting a lot of pain in my neck when I am riding my
A. This is a question that comes up every time a buyer wants to offer on a property. Every offer price
bike. Would chiropractic or massage help with this?
A. Whether you are riding a recreational bike, road bike, or tri

bike the neck is forced into a position that puts pressure on the
posterior portion of the cervical spine. This position also forces
the neck to remain in a state of continued contraction that can
Jill Unwin,
Lee Unwin,
DC, CCEP
BCMT, CSCS
cause joint and muscle soreness. Chiropractic adjustments will
help maintain healthy joint mobility and function. This will help
alleviate pain and will prolong your years of cycling. Therapeutic massage will help reduce muscle soreness and
reduce any restrictions in the neck caused by that continued contraction. Along with regular chiropractic and
massage, exercises would be recommended to help increase strength and mobility in your neck and upper back.
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Keith & Kinsey Schulz

Real Estate Team
should consider the situation of the home for sale.

Is the home in a hot location where properties are moving fast and desirable? Is the home new on the
market? Is the list price appropriate based on the comparables? If the answer to those 3 questions is Yes,
you may want to be aggressive and offer over asking price - because the property is likely to receive
other offers. Our last 3 listings have gone above asking price and our average listing in 2016 has sold at
101.8% of the asking price. If a buyer has excellent terms in their offer, such as; cash, no contingencies,
no appraisal, etc. a buyer might be chosen over a competing offer with a higher price.
On the other hand, a buyer may want to consider a much lower offer the price if a property has been on
the market a long time, is in a less desirable neighborhood, or was listed at a higher price than its comps.
In this situation, the buyers agent should help the buyer take a close look at comparable recent sales to
determine a realistic price, and then offer a bit lower with the intent to negotiate.
Every situation is different, and every home is different. Rely on your agents experience and expertise
to know the local market and advise appropriately based on the situation.
Making a Difference, One Home at a Time!
(608) 492-2272
kschulz@KeithAndKinsey.com www.KeithAndKinsey.com
102 N. Franklin Street Verona, WI 53593

(608) 848-1800 unwinchiropractic.com
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The Caring CenTer
INVESTMENTS
Q. What steps can I take to retire at an earlier age?

A. If you want to, start planning now. The average American retires at about age 63,
Q. With school starting, I feel like our life is suddenly

very chaotic. How can we minimize that feeling?
A. Keep things simple. Focus on getting off to a good

start with basic routines and organizational resources like
family calendars. Plan no-fuss family meals and avoid overscheduling afterschool and evening activities, at least until things feel a little more
settled. Dont be afraid to say no to some events and invitations during especially
busy times. Allow for some down time for recharging everyones batteries and dont
forget to get plenty of sleep!
according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But what if you dont want to wait until 63 or so?
Can you afford to retire early? Possibly but it could be challenging. Still, you may be able
to boost your chances by following these suggestions: First, research the costs involved in
early retirement. Will you downsize from your current home? How will you pay for health
care until youre old enough for Medicare? Also, youll probably need to boost the amount
you invest in your 401(k), IRA and other retirement accounts. And you may need to adjust
Brendon Diers, AAMS your portfolio mix to provide more growth opportunities keeping in mind that this may
entail greater investment risk. Heres one more idea: Cut your debt load. If you want to
Financial Advisor
retire early, you need to be diligent about eliminating as many debts as possible. And, most
importantly, do everything early: Plan early, invest early and lower your debts early. Getting
a jump on these activities can help turn your early retirement dreams into reality.
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Brendon Diers, AAMS, Financial Advisor
HEATING/COOLING
161 Horizon Dr., Suite105 Verona, WI

53593 (608) 845-8494
with disabilities so the regular caregivers may have an opportunity to have

some time for themselves.
Respite care not only benefits the senior caregiver. Seniors appreciate respite
care as it provides them an opportunity to socialize and converse with
someone other than their primary caregiver. The variety of having someone
else come into the home adds to their enjoyment of life.
Stephen Rudolph
And when you schedule respite care to give yourself valuable downtime,
FACHE, CSA
youll likely be more enjoyable company for your loved one, as you will be
more rested and relaxed.
Without respite care, youre more likely to become resentful, depressed and more susceptible to
infection and illness--all of which you can pass on to the loved one you are caring for.
Do yourself and your loved one a favor by making good use of respite care.
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Dave Kaltenberg
normal outside temperatures. But, most of the time during the heating season, the
outdoor temperature is above this minimum temperature. At these more moderate
conditions, a single stage furnace is actually larger than it needs to be.
A multi-stage furnace will reduce its heat output in these times, when full capacity is not needed. This usually results in better comfort and more even heating
throughout your home. Plus, since many multi-stage furnaces include an ECM
blower motor, you may also get lower electrical costs and quieter operation than a
standard motor provides.
For these or any other questions on your HVAC system, contact Dave at OK
Heating & Air Conditioning.
RESPITE CARE
Q. What is respite care?

A. Respite care is temporary, intermittent care provided to an elder or those
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ATTORNEYS
VETERINARIAN
Q. Why is my pet so itchy?

A. The Autumn allergy season is here and our pets can suffer just as we can. We all likely know
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someone with hay fever. Many pets suffer from some degree of sensitivity to airborne or food
allergens as well. Possible causes of itching are, parasites (fleas, ticks etc.), airborne pollens, dust
mites, food allergies and skin infections to name a few. If your pet is scratching or chewing at his/
her skin excessively, he/she should be examined by your veterinarian straight away. We will first
perform a thorough physical exam to rule out skin infections and external parasites. We will also
discuss whether the signs are seasonal or not and discuss food and treats. Mild cases of allergic skin
Brian Hoelscher
disease may be controlled with topical therapy or antihistamines. More severe cases may require
D.V.M.
antibiotics to control skin infections in addition to antihistamines or steroids. It is wise to perform
allergy testing to help pinpoint the cause of the itching. This can be an expensive endeavor but is worth the cost if we can
gain control of the allergic reactions. We will typically institute a food trial as food allergies are very difficult to test for. Food
allergies can manifest as skin irritation, hair loss, poor hair coat and sometimes gastrointestinal upset. Watch for the early signs
of seasonal allergies and notify us immediately so we can gain control before more severe lesions develop.
Q. Are you a dog owner?

A. As dog owners, we love our dogs. We walk them, we play and run with our dogs, and we love our loyal animal friends.
Unfortunately, thousands of people are bitten, mauled, or chased by dogs each year that are left at-large or left loose, off-leash. Many
of those people are the elderly or children, where the victims body frame is particularly vulnerable to severe injuries from a vicious
dog attack. Also, cyclists are another category, as they may not be aware that there is a dog at large, about to jump on them, as they
cycle past the dog. These dog attacks usually require that the victim go to the ER hospital for treatment. Some people also have to have
shots against rabies, and those with severe injuries, may need surgery. The law is clear that dog owners are required under Wisconsin
law to have control of their dogs. A dog owner is strictly liable and may be liable also in negligence for all the damages caused by his/
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her dog. In these instances, damages are not only the physical injuries resulting from the dog bite and all the medical bills, but also
Gail Groy
the pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, disability, scarring, disfigurement, psychological and mental health issues, post-traumatic
stress, and loss of earnings. Finally, if the dog owner was aware that his/her dog had previously bitten someone, the victim of a dog attack may find themselves entitled to
double the compensation awarded for the damages. In short, dog owners are responsible for damages resulting from a dog attack to the injured person. Better still, if you
are a dog owner, secure, control, and leash your animal, and check your home insurance to make sure you have liability coverage should your dog bite or injure someone.
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Q. My
Q. Should my child wear a mouth guard during sports?

A. Absolutely, Yes!
It may seem obvious that soft athletic guards can and do protect the teeth
from direct injury, but guards can protect in other ways as well. Studies have
clearly shown that athletic guards can reduce risk of concussions in contact
sports and reduce jaw fractures. A partial list of sports that participants should
wear athletic guards include: football, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, hockey,
rugby, water polo, martial arts, boxing, mountain biking, wrestling, weight
Dr. James Sands, DDS
lifting and skate boarding.
Often with a collision, fall, or blow (such as an elbow) to the head or jaw,
the lower jaw can be suddenly thrust against the upper teeth. This action can
cause joint injury, jaw fractures and concussions. This same action can cause
massive teeth fractures that can be protected by the "shock absorption" of the
mouth guard.
Be safe- Don't be sorry!
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podiatrist recommended Anodyne therapy for the treatment of my

peripheral neuropathy. Is this the same therapy that Stellar Rehabilitation
can provide?
A. Yes. Stellar Rehabilitation does have an Anodyne unit and is the one of
the only outpatient therapy providers in Verona that utilizes this therapy.
Infrared light, produced by the Anodyne unit, has proven helpful in the
reduction of peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain in the extremities), as well as
in the treatment of a variety of other conditions, including tendonitis, arthritis,
tears in tissues and reduction of inflammation. Combining the benefits of
Anodyne therapy with additional treatment options by skilled therapists at
Stellar Rehabilitation can provide the best treatment and recovery from the
pain caused by peripheral neuropathy. Contact Stellar Rehabilitation or view
the website at www.stellarrehab.com to learn more about this non-invasive
treatment approach.
Comprehensive Therapy Services
1049 N. Edge Trail Prairie Oaks
(608) 845-2100 Verona, WI 53593 www.stellarrehab.com
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Q. What is a multi-stage furnace?

A. Your furnace is sized to maintain the temperature inside during the coldest
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