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New Century School students Chloe Odden, left, and Kaimana Dapitan measure a tree during an outdoor classroom lesson along Picnic Point trail in Madison on Nov. 16.
Beyond the walls
NCS students experience nature through outdoor classroom

Pennies, sticks and measuring tape.

Thats all fourth- and fifth-grade
students at New Century School
need to analyze a forest, which they
did on a recent Wednesday morning
at the Picnic Point trail near the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
It was one of the weekly trips for
the students in Lee Lohr and Heidi
Konops classrooms that fit well within the schools environmental focus.
The program is in its first year,
with activities mostly based on what
community organizations like the

UW-Madison Forestry Club take
the time to work on with the class.
Sometimes, its not even learning about a natural topic, Lohr
explained. Instead, it could be taking
a math lesson outdoors and improving
the classroom when students return.
We need something different for
behavior, Lohr said. Kids (being)
outside has positive influences on
kids behavior back in the classroom.
Theres a lot of research out there
that says that.
And while he acknowledged its
a little bit of a push back on the
increased use of technology in the

district this year with one-to-one
iPads, he and parent Susan Christiansen, who has helped develop and
plan for the program, stressed that
its also a way to teach different technology skills like data collection.
I dont want my children to consume, I want them to create on electronic devices, Christiansen said.
While the idea might be a harder sell come winter, Mother Nature
has cooperated so far. Lohr has
plenty of ideas for cold-weather
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Verona Press editor
For many years, it

appeared the Verona Technology Park was a misnomer.
That is starting to change.
It started with the addition of the high-tech
SAFC-Pharma facility in
2009 and has continued with
the soon-to-open United

Vaccines plant, and to a lesser degree, a state-of-the-art
brewing facility at Wisconsin Brewing Company.
A proposal for Cellular Dynamics International
seals it.
The biotechnology company, which bills itself as a
leading developer and manufacturer of human cells
The
Verona Press
for use in drug testing and

development and cell therapies, has proposed building
a facility on the recently
extended land in the park.
Its first open-session discussion will be at Mondays
Plan Commission meeting,
where the commission will
be reviewing a land division
process, known as a certified
survey map.
The project likely will

i nvo l ve t a x - i n c r e m e n t
financing, as the city already
has called a joint review
board to create a layover
district, TIF 8, on various
areas of the tech park. That
is set for a public hearing
Monday, and the rezoning
of the land eventually will
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Tax cut comes

with pool debate
Budget passes
with two minor
amendments
Verona Press editor
Cell manufacturer eyes Verona Technology Park
2010 after parents from

New Century School the
districts other K-5 charter split between adding Chinese immersion to
that school or creating an
environmental focus. NCS
went with the environmental focus proposal, which
the board approved, so the
group of parents that wanted the immersion program
decided to propose their
own charter.
One year later, the board
approved an extension to
the charter that lasted until
June 2017.
A school board committee
City of Verona
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City of Verona
JIM FEROLIE
The future of Verona Area

International School could
be decided Monday night.
Verona Area school board
members are set to discuss
and potentially vote on a
five-year charter agreement
for the Chinese language
immersion school. The vote
could wait as late as Dec.
19 if board members want
to have more discussion.
The stakes are clear:
If the board approves the
charter, VAIS will operate
in VASD for the next five
years. If they vote against,
the school will close in
June, with an as-of-now
undecided plan for its current students.
VAIS first opened in fall
The budget is final, but

discussions will continue.
Two projects that went to
a vote at the Nov. 21 public hearing were explicitly
earmarked for further discussion so the budget could
be passed as presented to
voters.
One, about a water feature that could either be a
planned upgrade to Firemans Park beach or a down
payment on a long-yearnedfor aquatic center, has been
expected for weeks. The
other, assistance for the

Boys and Girls Club, seemingly came out of nowhere.
Only one other amendment was presented, to
spend $10,000 on an energy audit, and it was readily accepted after some
clarifying questions and a
brief debate. The rest of the
budget, which levies $13.1
million from taxpayers and
provides a 10 percent tax
rate reduction from last
year, breezed through the
councils review, which had
actually started the week
before with a presentation
to the Committee of the
Whole.
The budget, which benefits from a huge influx of
cash because of the closure
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Lauren Klein, 9, of Verona, will be
one of 27 young artists showcased in the
2017 calendar for the program, which
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farmers who feed our nation and supports
a variety of agricultural organizations,
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Perhaps hes helped you

properly install a car seat
or taught your child how
to safely ride a bike. Or
maybe youve heard him
at the senior center talking
about how to prevent crime
or at the library reading to
kids during story time. And
if youve seen him in his
squad car, hopefully its
been while hes giving you
a tour at the National Night
Out Against Crime event
rather than a ticket.
Like other police officers,
Ryan Adkins is always on
the go, but its his genuine care and concern for
all members of the Verona
community that earned him
a Friends of JFF nomination this fall.
Under the umbrella of the
Dane County Department
of Human Services, JFF
(Joining Forces for Families) works collaboratively
to address the needs (both
basic and comprehensive)
of families and children
who come to their attention.
JFF also supports efforts to
make the community a safer, healthier place to live, as
noted on its website.
Each JFF branch in Dane
County honors someone for
their community leadership
at the annual recognition
event, and this year, Verona JFF social worker Lisa
Hemauer presented Adkins
with the Friends award
Oct. 13.
There is no end to
the ways in which he is
involved and contributing
to the Verona community,
Hemauer wrote in an email
to the Press. He is everywhere, and he is respected,
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admired, appreciated.
Adkins, who has been
involved with JFF efforts
for about 10 years, humbly
accepted the award.
I was honored that the
(JFF) team decided to nominate me for it, he said,
adding that any of the members are just as deserving,
if not more than me.
He joined the Verona
Police Department in 2003
as a patrol officer, and then
from 2005-07 he served as
the police school liaison at
Verona Area High School.
Police chief Bernie Coughlin said Adkins returned
to the department in 2009,
when he was selected as a
community policing specialist, one of many assignments VPD offered prior to
Adkins joining.
Ryan is a natural in
this assignment, as he
understands the value of a
positive police and community relationship, Coughlin wrote in an email to the
Press. Ryan has worked
hard to grow the number
of community outreach
endeavors that the VPD
participates in and this has
helped him earn trust of the
community that we serve.
Adkins said everyone on
the department embraces
community policing, but
for as long as hes worked
the day shift and there have
been more officers on duty,
he generally has been the
go-to person to facilitate
events and programs.
Ryan is often the face
of the VPD, Coughlin added. And I am very proud to
serve with him.
He gives at least one presentation on various safety
topics per month at places like the library, senior
center, schools, day cares
and apartment complexes,
and he attends and takes
part in even more events.
His favorites are the scams

and fraud presentation for
seniors and the annual bike
safety event for kids, he
said, because they are proactive and educational.
Hemauer said Adkins
takes on new challenges
and has been active in the
creation and continuation
of the local truancy board,
where parents see him as an
ally and not just the official police presence.
He is a creative problem-solver, a compassionate parent who listens and
responds without judgment, she wrote in the
nomination letter. Everyone values his insight, perspective and, of course, his
ability to find the humor in
many situations.
She said social workers at the senior center and
schools note that residents
have come to know Adkins
as a person they can relate
to and trust.
He has a natural ability
to de-escalate volatile situations, Hemauer wrote.
This ability is directly
related to the way in which
he treats each he encounters: with patience and
respect.
Adkins said in a time
when theres nationally a
negative view of police officers, having a department
like Veronas that emphasizes the importance of
community policing may
help people see theres
more to the job than law
enforcement.
It shows citizens the
positive things that we do,
and it just tries to get across
that were here to serve and
protect and help the community.
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December 1, 2016
The Verona Press
Board debates number, content of referendum questions

The mixed support for potential

Verona Area School District referendum options has school board
members considering what to
include on the April 4 ballot.
Once they decide that, its on
to figuring out how exactly they
should be included: either as part
of a single question with the high
school plan, which had a high
degree of support on a recent community survey, or as separate questions that would individually test
the community support for each.
Board members began that discussion, albeit in a limited way,
Whats next?
The board will meet with construction manager Findorff and
Epstein Uhen Architects from 6
to 7:30p.m. Dec. 5.
start later and still open their doors
at the same time as a high school.
That gave board member Meredith Stier Christensen additional
comfort.
If something doesnt make it
into the question, theres still time,
she clarified, with an affirmative
nod from Huskisson.
Board members also asked
questions about the significance
of the data in the community
survey, which had a 21 percent
participation rate among VASD residents. Huskisson called that number very strong.
In this community there was
such general consensus and strong
consensus (for the high school
plan), she said. Not typical, and
not the norm.
But support for other items in
the survey was less clear. While
Huskisson said the athletic fields
and auditorium likely had enough
support to pass, the pool was more
uncertain.
Stier Christensen said the pool
has been what shes received the
most questions about.
Those numbers were definitely
a little muddier as far as support,
she said.
The board is expected to have
another retreat with consultants
construction manager Findorff and
Epstein Uhen Architects before
Madison man dies

in Montrose crash
Spring election
Nomination papers available Dec. 1

SCOTT GIRARD
Verona voters will have

plenty of familiar faces on
the ballot next April.
Incumbents in the city,
town and on the Verona Area
School Board have all told
the Press they will run for
re-election, though some
had not responded by the
papers Tuesday deadline.
Nomination papers for
the spring 2017 election are
available as of Dec. 1, and
must be returned by Jan. 3
with the required number of
signatures, which varies by
seat.
Those interested in running for an open seat on

city or town boards can get
signature papers from their
local municipal clerk, while
school district candidates
can get them from the district office.
City of Verona
Four alders one in each
district are up for re-election. All four told the Verona
Press they plan to run again
next spring.
Those incumbents are
Elizabeth Doyle (Dist. 1),
Scott Stewart (D-2), Luke
Diaz (D-3) and Heather
Reekie (D-4). Doyle, Diaz
and Reekie all joined the
council in 2013. Stewart was
appointed in May.
Each is running for a twoyear term.
Academic Achievements
Academic Achievements
run as space is available, and
this list is not complete.
Note: If you have a non-Verona address, but your child
attended school in the Verona
Area School District, email
ungcollege@wcinet.com.
Spring 2016 graduates

UW-Madison
Fitchburg
Matthew Leszczynski, B.S.,
economics; Yifan Li, B.S.,
biomedical engineering; Na
Lor, M.S., educational leadership and policy analysis;
Erica Marsh, M.D., medicine;
Madison Mayer, M.S.W.,
social work; Vonne MeusslingBarnett, M.S.W., social work;
Trevor Meyer, B.S., biological
systems engineering; Kristina
Miller, M.S., educational leadership and policy analysis;
Stephanie Munoz, M.S.W.,
social work; Zachary Nelson,
B.S., agricultural business
management; Tanner Nystrom,
B.A., international studies, with
distinction; Claire Odorico,
B.S.E., elementary education;
Emma Pankratz, B.A., journalism; Tess Pankratz, M.S.W.,
social work; Jung Oh Park,
M.Acct., accounting; Megan
Pitts, M.S.W., social work;
Hannah Podzorski, B.S., geological engineering, highest
distinction; Connor Quagliana,

B.S., computer sciences,
mathematics, with distinction; Kelsey Rayment, B.S.,
biochemistry, wildlife ecology,
highest distinction; Andrea
Rebolledo Viveros, B.S.,
genetics; Michael Repplinger,
Ph.D., clinical investigation;
Christopher Riffle, B.S., nursing; Frances Rosing, M.S.W.,
social work; Annelise Ross,
B.A., economics; Nura Said,
B.S., biology, legal studies;
Louis Schulz-Welo, B.A., political science, Spanish; Zane
Shahrani, B.S., astronomy,
physics, mathematics; Prateek
Sharma, B.S., biology; Sarah
Smiley, B.A., comparative literature and folklore studies,
gender and womens studies,
with distinction; Brittany Smith,
B.S., anthropology, Spanish,
with distinction; Tierra Smith,
B.S.W., social work; Joseph
Snodgrass, B.S., electrical
engineering; Miles Solstice,
B.A., English; Carly Tanel, B.S.,
agronomy; Drew Teduits, B.S.,
kinesiology; Bryan Tintes, B.A.,
computer sciences; Esther
Tree, B.S., biology; Vuong
Vu, M.D., medicine; Man Sin
Wong, B.S., human development and family studies; Dillon
Wright, B.A., social welfare;
John Wunderlin, M.M., music
performance.
School board
Town
School board members

Russell King and Meredith
Stier Christensen each
appointed in May of this
year will run for re-election.
Board president Dennis
Beres, who has served on
the board since 2002, told
the Press Friday he was still
undecided about running
again.
Kings and Beres seats
both are for three-year
terms. Stier-Christensen,
because of the timing of her
appointment to fill the seat
of former board member
Joanne Gauthier, is running
for a one-year term before
another election in April
2018.
Three town positions are

up for election.
Town Chair Mark Geller
told the Press he will run
for re-election, while Sups.
Mike Duerst and Laura
Dreger had not responded
to an email by the deadline.
Each term is two years.
County
Incumbent Dane County Executive Joe Parisi will
also run for reelection, and
the seat of Sup. Mike Willett
is up for election.
The executive election is
for a four-year term, while
supervisors are each elected
for two years.
editor Jim Ferolie contributed to this story.
A 50-year-old Madison man died in a single-vehicle

crash in the Town of Montrose early Saturday.
The man, a passenger in the SUV heading northbound
on Hwy. 69, was not identified as of the Press deadline.
Investigators suspect excessive speed and alcohol to be
factors in the crash, though it remains under investigation, according to a news release from the Dane County
Sheriffs Office. Preliminary charges for the driver will
include homicide by intoxicated use of a motor vehicle,
the release said.
According to the release, the 52-year-old driver of
the SUV failed to negotiate a curve and went into the
ditch near the intersection of Hwys. 69 and A.
The vehicle rolled multiple times, and struck several
trees, the release said.
Both men were pinned in the vehicle. The driver was
taken to the hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries, according to the release.
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its Dec. 5 meeting. Further discussion is expected at or before its

Dec. 19 meeting, where the board
likely will finalize the number of
referendum questions and what will
be included.
At the boards Jan. 9 meeting,
it will review draft language for a
resolution to put the referendum on
the April 4 ballot. It will either vote
that night or ask the districts bond
lawyers to make changes to the language and vote Monday, Jan. 16.
Even though that is Martin Luther
King Jr. Day, that is the final Monday before the district would need
to have the approved language to
the bond lawyers to get on the ballot.
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Nov. 21 at the first board retreat

that followed receiving the community survey results a week earlier.
One board member, Tom Duerst,
made clear his support for bundling whatever the board wants to
include into one question.
If you give them a chance (with
separate questions), theyre going
to vote something down, he said.
It forces us to pick.
Consultant Jill Huskisson of
Epstein Uhen Architects agreed
that more questions can make it
both harder and more confusing for voters.
Huskisson also reminded the
board members that April 2017
would not be the only opportunity
to have a new auditorium, pool or
athletic competition fields. With a
lengthier design and construction
process for a high school building,
she explained, those projects could
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Letters to the editor
Gorrell column a reassuring reminder

I thought the Community Voices
piece in last weeks Verona Press
by Dean Gorrell, the superintendent of the Verona Area School
District, was absolutely terrific.
As Dr. Gorrell noted, our district
includes students who belong to
several vulnerable groups and,
since the election, there has been a
deplorable increase in the number
of negative comments directed
toward those students.
Sadly, the racist and bigoted
remarks of our president elect,
which began during the campaign
and continue to this day, have

created an environment in which
some feel an implicit permission
to make such remarks. I was
delighted to hear that a version of
the column had been sent home
with every student in the district,
as I suspect that it served to reassure family members who are
struggling and also as a reminder
about how we all need to behave
in these difficult times.
Denise Beckfield,
City of Verona
Chinese study cant be stressed enough

This December, the Verona
Area International School (VAIS)
Chinese-Immersion program is
up for renewal in Fitchburg. As
a parent of two who purchased a
home in Fitchburg so my children
could attend this wonderful program, I cannot stress enough how
important the study of the Chinese
language truly is.
Chinese is the most spoken
language in the world with almost
one billion speakers. English, by
contrast, has about half a billion
speakers (source: Babbel Magazine). To have a Chinese-immersion program in a large city such
as Minneapolis or Houston might
be expected, but to have one in
Fitchburg is unprecedented, and
we have to embrace it. And why
wouldnt we want our children
to learn the worlds most spoken

language?
While learning languages other
than Chinese is important, too,
this program offers children in
our school district an extremely
rare opportunity to not only learn
one of the worlds most dynamic
languages and cultures, it will also
offer them myriad opportunities
later in life. Being bilingual carries cognitive advantages, but the
greatest advantage for students
will be, without a doubt, a better
understanding that our country is
a melting pot full of many different cultures and people, many of
whom are bilingual in a language
other than English.
Nathan Smith,
City of Fitchburg
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How the letters of Julia Sand

remade the president-to- be
hen Chester A. Arthur

became president of the
United States in 1881,
his rise to power did not turn out
to be the national disaster many
feared it would become.
A young woman, nearly powerless, helped make the difference. Her name was Julia Sand.
It might not seem as though
we have much power to make
the Trump presidency different
than some in our nation fear it
will be, but
the example of
Julia Sand can
help us find
what power we
do have.
There is no
percentage in
saying Trump
is not my presYurs
ident. He won
the election
and, like or not, he will become
the president.
But the Donald Trump who
ran for office, a man whose
character and policy proposals
fill me with fear for my grandchildrens future, to say nothing
of my own, does not have to be
the Donald Trump who takes
office.
Julia Sand, as I read in a 2011
book by Candice Millard, shows
we can have some hand in making a difference happen.
In 1881, hardly anyone, not
even members of Arthurs own
Republican Party, wanted him to
become president. A prominent
Republican at the time is said to
have exclaimed, Chet Arthur?
President of the United States?
Good God!
But Arthur was the vice president, and President James A.
Garfield was slowly and surely
dying from an assassins bullet
aided by the ill-informed medical practices of the day. There
was no stopping Garfields
death and there was no stopping
Arthurs elevation to the presidency.
Arthurs many critics complained of his political inexperience, the aura of corruption that
surrounded him and his apparent lack of substance, according
to Millards book,Destiny of
the Republic: The Take of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder
of a President.Arthur was not

an intellectual giant, and he
seemed to be bereft of much
curiosity.
I dont think he knows anything, a critic intoned, His
vital forces are not fed, and very
soon he has given out his all. In
contemporary terms, there was
not much there.
Opponents devised various strategies against Arthur.
Birther claims circulated,
alleging that Arthur had been
born in Canada. Angry protesters were threatening to take up
arms, and the threats were real
enough that police departments
across the country were preparing for riots and other street
demonstrations.
Sand did something different.
She took up a pen. She started
writing to Arthur even before
Garfield died, and what she
wrote led to a change in the man
so many distrusted.
Someone who knew Arthur
before he became president said
of him shortly after he took the
Oath of Office, He isnt Chet
Arthur anymore.
Sand was a 32-year old,
unmarried woman from New
York with a disability. Her letters had nothing to do with herself and everything to do with
Arthur and the moment about to
befall him.
She openly acknowledged all
Arthurs critics said about him
and disputed none of it. But she
pressed him to become something different than what he
was. She told him he could rise
to the occasion and become a
better man.
Rather than tremble in fear at
the prospect of the man we have
just elected to the most important job in the world, I want to
find hope in Julia Sand and call
upon all who are worried to follow her example.
Sand paid attention to what
was happening in the news
around her. She was interested in more than sports scores,
celebrity gossip or what was
happening in her inner circle.
She became aware of a world
larger than her own.
It would have been easy
for her to excuse herself from
taking an active role. She was
powerless by nearly every standard imaginable in that day. She

was young and single. She was
a woman.
She was an invalid. Nevertheless, she saw there was something in her power to do, and
she did it.
Sand put her name at the bottom of the letters she wrote, and
that can be for us a summons to
courage and to action. This is a
time for us to go public with our
thoughts and be unashamed to
state our views.
Likewise, this is a time to
sign up to volunteer in some
way in some place we think we
can make a difference, however
small the role may be. To let our
names be associated with ideas
and actions that matter is the
need of the hour.
Sand took hold of the highest
values of the nation she could
imagine and did everything
in her power to hold Arthur
accountable to them. Life was
demanding more out of him
than he had given it heretofore,
and she called upon him to rise
to the challenge.
She wrote over 20 letters to
Arthur. He read them and kept
them. Her relentlessness mattered.
Her refusal to grow weary
in the cause she believed to be
right made a difference sporadic involvement could not have
achieved.
It remains to be seen what
will become of Donald Trumps
presidency and what will
become of the nation under his
administration. But instead of
bracing for the worst, we can
rise to the best. Learn about
what is going on.
Ignorance is destructive. Do
not expect somebody else to
make the difference. Do what
you can do. You have some
power.
Sign on to something. Speak
up unashamedly. Volunteer to do
something that needs doing.
Hold everyone around you to
the highest national values you
know.
And never give up.
The Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs is
pastor of Salem United Church
of Christ.
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Hometown Holidays this weekend
Friday events
Jordan said hopping
on a trolley could be a
great segue from Hometown Holidays first official event the annual
tree-lighting ceremony
to the rest of the evenings activities, but it also
provides a simple way for
shoppers to make stops at
a variety of local businesses while leaving their car
in one place.
The tree lighting begins
at 5p.m. in Hometown
Junction Park on West
Railroad Street. Carolers
from Resurrection Lutheran Church and revelers
will gather there before
WISC-TVs Gary Cannalte makes his annual live
weather broadcast and
Santa arrives in the Verona
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Families can then follow the truck back to the

Verona Senior Center for
the fire departments annual 5-Alarm chili supper
from 5:30-7p.m. In addition to chili made by the
firefighters, Culvers will
provide custard, and children can visit and take a
free picture with Santa
in front of the fireplace
before getting their faces
painted or making a craft
alongside the Verona Area
High School yearbook
staff.
Carolers will also be
hopping on board the
trolleys throughout the
evening, and Jordan said
kids can play a Trolley
Express game similar to
I Spy in which they can
find clues and get a stamp
at each trolley stop while
keeping track in a little
booklet. When they return
to the beginning of the
route, they can exchange
their booklet for a holiday
bell ornament.
Making Friday nights
festivities free for families
to attend has remained a
focus for the chamber even
as its worked to expand
the event, Jordan said.
We like to give back to
the community and this is
one of those events where
Saturdays events start

bright and early as the
Verona Lions Club hosts
Saturday with Santa
from 9:30a.m. to noon at
the State Bank of Cross
Plains, 108 N. Main St.
Kids will have another
chance to visit and grab
a photo with Santa starting at 10:30a.m., and can
watch magicians Nickey
Flynn and Fah do magic
and tricks up close while
waiting in line.
The Lions Club will
provide healthy snacks
as well as free childrens
v i s i o n s c r e e n i n g s . Fo r
information, call 848-1371
or email verona.lions@
gmail.com.
Salem United Church of
Christ, 502 Mark Dr., will
also host its annual holiday bazaar and luncheon
from 11a.m. to 1p.m.,
which will include crafts,
a bake sale and a raffle.
And if residents and
visitors dont get enough
chances to check off their
holiday shopping lists
on Friday and Saturday,
many retailers will continue offering special deals
during their normal operating hours on Sunday.
Word of mouth does
wonders for businesses,
and were trying to make
sure people get in the
door, Jordan said.
She added that while the
chamber typically begins
planning Hometown Holidays in early fall, it will
likely start in summer next
year to be inclusive of
even more businesses and
brainstorm how to expand
the weekends schedule.
As we add things and
theres more to do and
theres more pieces to the
puzzle, we can make it
bigger and better every
year, Jordan said.
Local businesses participating in Hometown

Holidays Round Robin
Gift Exchange are listed below, and will offer
a gift/coupon, as well as
a certificate to another
Verona business, to the
first 75 customers who
mention
Hometown
Holidays:
The Purple Goose
Craigs
Cake
Shop
Goochi Poochi
Gingko Tree
Tuvalu Coffeehouse and Gallery
Hop Haus Brewing Co.
Surroundings
JNJ Craftworks
Culvers
Dairy Queen
you can have a nice festive
night with your family and
not have to pay anything,
she added. Jordan also
noted that if the chamber
sees a strong response to
the trolley rides, theyll
add a Saturday route to
next years event.
The evening will wrap
up at the Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300
Richard St., where Verona
Area Community Theater
will perform a musical
version of the 1946 classic
holiday film, Its a Wonderful Life at 7:30p.m.
A d d i t i o n a l s h ow s w i l l
run at 7:30p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, and Saturday,
Dec. 3, with two matinees
at 2p.m. Saturday and
Sunday. Tickets can be
After debuting a twoshow lineup for its annual

production of the Nutcracker Suite last year, the Verona
Youth Ballet will again add
a matinee performance of its
holiday show next weekend.
The production will run
at 1:30 and 4p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, in the Verona Area
High School Performing
Arts Center, and features a
cast of more than 70 dancers
ages 4 to adult from nearly
a dozen area dance studios,
according to a news release.
The VYBs one-hour,
condensed matinee version of the 19th century Russian ballet features
the instantly recognizable
Tchaikovsky score, as well
as an opening of holiday
music by the VAHS choir.
The choir will also lead
audiences in a singalong
at the close of each performance.
Fo u n d e d i n 2 0 0 5 b y
Charmaine Ristow, who
also serves as director, the
Verona Youth Ballet aims
to attract an inclusive mix
of ages and backgrounds
to their company and prom o t e i n t r a - s u p p o r t ive
If You Go
What: Verona Youth
Ballet presents the 11th
annual Nutcracker Suite
When: 1:30 and 4p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 10
Where: Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center, 300 Richard St.
Tickets: $15 adults, $10
children 12 and under
Info: veronayouthballet.
org
relationships amongst the

dance community, according to the companys website. Past performances of
the Nutcracker Suite included appearances by Youth
America Grand Prix 2010
medalist Elizabeth Pischel
and New York dancer/choreographer Ella Rosewood.
Tickets are $15 for adults
and $10 for children 12 and
under, and can be purchased
in advance online at 24439.
danceticketing.com or at
the door before each performance.
For information, visit
veronayouthballet.org.
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The annual event begins
Friday, Dec. 2, and will
feature the return of trolley
rides after about a decadelong absence, Verona Area
Chamber of Commerce
executive director Le Jordan told the Press.
The enclosed, 35-seat
trolleys, provided by Badger Bus Company, will
start running for free at
5p.m. Friday and take
passengers in a big loop
from one end of Verona to
another, Jordan said, with
stops at Hometown Junction Park, Sugar River Pizza in Liberty Park, Grays
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Churches
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Verona Area Community Theater will
present its holiday production of Its a
Wonderful Life at 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
Dec. 1, Friday, Dec. 2, and Saturday,
Dec. 3, and at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3
and Sunday, Dec. 4, at the Verona Area
High School Performing Arts Center,
300 Richard St. The musical, based on
the 1946 film, features John Beard as
George Bailey, Bridget Finnel as Mary
Hatch and Karl Dahlen as Clarence. Dee
Baldock serves as director. Tickets are
$15 for general admission, and $10 for
seniors 65 and older and children/students through high school. Tickets can
be purchased in advance at vact.org or at
the door, depending on availability.
For information, call 845-2383.
Jingle Bell Run

Join the movement to raise awareness
for arthritis during the 2016 Jingle Bell
Run, which begins at 9:45 a.m. Saturday,
Dec. 10, at Verona Area High School,
300 Richard St.
Participants can wear a holiday-themed costume while completing
a 10K run, 5K run/walk or 1-mile walk
course with their team members. Dayof registration ($40 adult and $25 youth
through 12) and packet pick-up will be the Department of Veteran Affairs and
open at 9:15 a.m., and the event program the Social Security Administration.
will start at 9:45 before the 10K runners
For information, visit pocan.house.
depart at 10:15. Post-race refreshments gov.
will be available inside the school.
For information or to register online Christmas Carol
before Dec. 5, visit jbr.org.
Storyteller and performer William
Pack will present The Essential ChristNCS silent auction
mas Carol in lecture form from 7-8:30
New Century Schools 5th Annual p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at the library.
Online Silent Auction will feature items
Pack will perform a reading of A
from dozens of local artists and craft- Christmas Carol enhanced with a moders as well as goods and services from ern recreation of a magic lantern slide
community businesses. The auction, show popular during Dickens lifetime.
which begins Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. and ends Packs book, The Essential Christmas
at 9 p.m. Dec. 11, is open to the public Carol, will be available for sale and
and anyone in the continental U.S. can signing. For information, call 845-7180.
participate by registering at biddingowl.
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auction will help New Century advance
Watch the award-winning documenits K-5 STEM and environmental curric- tary CODE: Debugging the Gender
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tiansen at susanwernsing@gmail.com.
of software engineering, from 6:30-8:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, at the library.
Pocan office hours
Paula Waite, information technology
Staff for U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI- instructor at Madison College, will lead
02) will hold office hours from 10-11 a discussion following the screening.
a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, at City Hall, 111 This program was funded in part from
Lincoln St. All constituents are invited to the Coding Initiative in Wisconsin Public
attend and ask questions or discuss con- Libraries project grant.
cerns with federal agencies, including
For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar
Thursday, December 1
7:30 p.m., Verona Area Community

Theater presents Its a Wonderful
Life ($15 general admission; $10
students/seniors), Verona Area High
School Performing Arts Center, 300
Richard St., purchase tickets at vact.
org
Friday, December 2
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: Moving

assistance, senior center, 845-7471
10-11:30 a.m., The Young and the
Restless (ages 0-5), library, 8457180
4:30-7 p.m., Tree lighting and chili
supper, Hometown Junction Park
and senior center, 845-7471
5-8:30 p.m., Free trolley rides,
stops located throughout Verona,
visitveronawi.com
7 p.m., Songwriter showcase featuring Dave Hopper, John Duggleby
and The McDougals ($5 donation),
Tuvalu
7:30 p.m., VACT presents Its a
Wonderful Life ($15 general admission; $10 students/seniors), VAHS
PAC, 300 Richard St., purchase tickets at vact.org
Saturday, December 3
9:30 a.m. to noon, Saturday with

Santa event, State Bank of Cross
Plains, 108 N. Main St., 848-1371
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Annual Christmas
Bazaar with luncheon, crafts, bake
sale and raffle, Salem United Church
of Christ, 502 Mark Dr., 845-7315
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen
community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org
2 and 7:30 p.m., VACT presents
Its a Wonderful Life ($15 general
admission; $10 students/seniors),
VAHS PAC, 300 Richard St., purchase tickets at vact.org
7 p.m., Liv Rather, Tuvalu
Sunday, December 4
2 p.m., VACT presents Its a Wonderful Life ($15 general admission;

$10 students/seniors), VAHS PAC,
300 Richard St., purchase tickets at
vact.org
Monday, December 5
10 a.m., Holiday movie marathon
begins (10 a.m. Miracle on 34th

Street; 12:30 p.m. A Christmas
Story; 2:30 p.m. Elf), senior center,
845-7471
Tuesday, December 6
10-11 a.m., Office hours with staff of

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, City Hall, 111
Lincoln St., pocan.house.gov
7-8:30 p.m., William Pack presents:
The Essential Christmas Carol,
library, 845-7180
Wednesday, December 7
6-8 p.m, Estate planning workshop

(registration required), library, wwbic.
com/classes
6-8 p.m., Book release party with
author Matt Geiger, Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079 American Way,
geigerbooks.com
6-8 p.m., Holiday music with the

Verona Area High School music
department, library, 845-7180
6:30-8:30 p.m., Film screening and
discussion: CODE: Debugging the
Gender Gap, library, 845-7180
Whats on VHAT-98
7 a.m. The Harmonica Man
at Senior Center
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Barbershop
Quartet at Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Trippers Music at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Accordion Music at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. WI Monument
Signs at Senior Center
9 p.m. Richard Bong at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Park Printing at
Historical Society
Friday, December 2
7 a.m. Trippers Music at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Richard Bong
3 p.m. Veterans Day/CCR
Training at Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Richard Bong
10 p.m. The Harmonica
Man at Senior Center
11 p.m. Barbershop
Saturday, December 3
8 a.m. Common Council
from Nov. 21
11 a.m. Veterans Day/CCR

Football
4:30 p.m. Park Printing at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from Nov. 21
Historical Society
11 p.m. Barbershop
Sunday, November 4
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon - Common Council
from Nov. 21
4:30 p.m. Park Printing at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from Nov. 21
Historical Society
11 p.m. Barbershop
Monday, December 5
Senior Center
1 p.m. Richard Bong
Senior Center
Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
11 p.m. Barbershop
Tuesday, December 6
at Senior Center
10 a.m.- Zumba Gold
10 a.m. Barbershop
2 p.m.- Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
8 p.m. WI Monument
9 p.m. Richard Bong
Historical Society
Wednesday, December 7
Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. Plan Commission
from Dec. 5
7 p.m. Capital City Band
Senior Center

11 p.m. Barbershop
at Senior Center
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold
10 a.m. Barbershop
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. WI Monument
Senior Center
Historical Society
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.
(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
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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.
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
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.
St. Christopher Catholic Parish
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli
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.
West Madison Bible Church
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
(608) 845-9518
www.wmbiblechurch.org
Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Christmas Is Here
There is a natural tendency to believe that Christmas
comes but once a year. This misconception is based on the
calendar, which gives it only one day of the year. Some of
us do a bit better by celebrating the season of Christmas,
perhaps treating everything from roughly Thanksgiving to
the New Year as being part of the Christmas season. But
we should remember that Christmas is really a celebration
of Gods incarnation. God literally came to be with us here
on earth, and that is something that can and should be
celebrated all year long. And while it is noteworthy that God
came to earth in very humble form, a helpless baby born
in a manger, focusing on Jesuss birth misses the wider
context of the incarnation. Gods physicality as a human
being highlights the divine aspect of human nature (we all
have the spirit of God within us), but understanding Jesus
as the second person of God also raises the stature of the
natural world. The physical world is imbued with divine
importance by Gods incarnation, and we should consider
that this entire world is a gift from God. Perhaps that is the
true meaning of Christmas!
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn
over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in
heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones
or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1: 15-17 NIV
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Caregivers Support
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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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introduces new sanctuary
An open house held Saturday, Nov. 5, at Sugar River
UMC served as the culmination of years of work: The
church opened its doors to
the public to show off its new
sanctuary space, just a week
after it held its first service
there on Oct. 30. Extensive
renovations on the church,
formerly Wildcat Lanes,
began in August 2014, and
areas including the buildings
two-story welcome area,
kitchen, nursery and exteriors reached completion either
last month or earlier this year.
Saturdays open house
included a ribbon cutting,
narrated and self-guided
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tours, kids activities and live

music, including a performance from The Band FM
with Will and Frances.
Photos by Kate Newton
Sandy Wolf greets visitors

to the church inside the spacious entryway, which was
also renovated in the past
year.
Pastor Gary
Holmes chats
with his sisters
Linda Holmes,
Ann Holmes
and Penny Miles
(from left to
right) on the
entryway stairs
while giving
them a tour of
the building.
The Verona Area School

District will present a
screening program next
week for parents whose
children are nearing school
age.
Parents who have concerns or questions about
their childs development
are encouraged to make
an appointment to attend
the program, which will
be held at Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church on Raymond Road from 10a.m. to
5p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7.
Screenings will include
vision, hearing, speech and
language, motor health and
basic learning concepts for
ages 3-5. The appointment
will include a consultation
with an early childhood
professional. All services
are provided by VASD staff
or other certified professionals.
Appointments typically
If You Go
What: VASD child
development day
When: 10a.m. to 5p.m.
Dec. 7
Where: Good Shepherd
Lutheran Church, 5701
Raymond Road, Madison
Info: 845-4807
take between 45 and 90
minutes, and caregivers
must stay for the entire
appointment. Free transportation is available on
request.
The district plans to hold
two more of these events
before the end of the school
year. For information call
Amelia McConnell at 8454807, or for Spanish assistance, call 845-4817.
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Book release party Dec. 7 Happy
Wisconsin author Matt Geiger will host a
signing and release party for his debut book,
Raised by Wolves and Other Stories, in
Verona next week.
The party is open to the
public and runs from 6-8p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, at Wisconsin Brewing Company, 1079
American Way. Free beer and
light appetizers will also be
provided and Geiger will sign
copies of Raised by Wolves, Geiger
which is available for purchase
on Amazon or on henschelbausbooks.com.
Geiger, the longtime editor of the Middleton Times-Tribune, has written for publications in Florida, the United Kingdom and the
Madison area, where he lives with his wife
and daughter.
Described on his website as a collection
of stories about childhood, the study of
If You Go
What: Book release party with Matt Geiger
When: 6-8p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 7
Where: Wisconsin Brewing Company,
1079 American Way
Info: geigerbooks.com
philosophy and theology, and becoming a parent, the book includes many pieces from Geigers award-winning humor column, Geiger
Counter, and was released on Dec. 1 through
Milwaukee-based independent publisher Henschel Haus Publishing, Inc. One of the stories
takes place in Verona.
For information, visit geigerbooks.com.
Kate Newton
Verona residents to perform in The Nutcracker

Several Verona residents
have been cast in the Madison
Ballet performance of The
Nutcracker. They are Emma
Billmeyer, 12, Campbell
Hackbart, 14, Olivia Cantrell,
16, Tricia Schulz and her
daughter, Evelyn Evie
Schulz, 7.
The annual holiday production will take place at the
Overture Center, 201 State
St., and have nine show times
through the month of December.
The original choreography,
by Madison Ballets artistic director W. Earle Smith,
transforms the classic tale
of Clara and her Nutcracker
prince, with Tchaikovskys
score performed live by the
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra. Over 150 local community members, ages 4-75, will
forms the backbone of these

performances, according to
the news release. Raffle tickets will be available for $5
What: The Nutcracker
each or $20 for five. Three
When: 2 and 7p.m. Dec.
cash prizes will be award10, 2p.m. Dec. 11, 2 and
ed, a grand prize of $1,000,
7p.m. Dec. 17, 2p.m.
second prize of $500, and
Dec. 18 and 23; 1p.m.
a third of $250. Tickets are
Dec. 24; 2p.m. Dec. 26
available at madisonballet.
org/tickets.
Where: The Overture
Single tickets to see The
Center, 201 State St.,
Nutcracker are $10-$65,
Madison
with a special group ticket
Tickets: $10-$65
offer of 20 percent off for
Info: 258-4141,
groups of 10 or more on
madisonballet.org/event
select seating.
The Madison Ballet is in
its 35th year and had over
join the Madison Ballet danc- 12,000 attendees at the proers for the performance.
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The Madison Ballet has last year.
also launched its annual
Live Music Fund campaign
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City of Verona
Late-start Mondays examined again
First step
for Tourism
Commission
Committee trying to find

time for staff development
SCOTT GIRARD
Family vacations can take lots of

planning, especially during the school
year.
About this time of year, the Verona
Area School District usually begins
receiving calls asking about the following years school calendar, VASD
director of human resources Jason
Olson said Monday at the board meeting.
For that reason, he and the board
members who serve on the districts
calendar committee wanted to take
the temperature of board members
to see if they wanted to keep the calendar mostly how its been in recent
years or consider changes, mostly to
late-start Mondays, for 2017-18.
The potential changes come after a
survey last year indicated conflicting
preferences from parents and teachers
at different levels for changes to late
starts.
Whatever we do, about half will
be upset, Olson joked.
The district will likely be looking
for more feedback from parents on
the narrowed down considerations in
a survey in the near future.
Board member Meredith Stier
Christensen emphasized that the decision involves two discrete moving
parts, explaining that the committee
had looked at ending late starts at the
grades 6-12 level as a separate decision from K-5. That did not sit well
with board member Tom Duerst.

If youre looking for a temperature, Im looking for a temperature to
get them aligned, he said. Thats my
temperature.
Olson said its an easier path
at the secondary level, as there are
more considerations at the elementary level, like minutes of instruction
and the teachers use of the time for
working with their teaching teams.
If the district were to eliminate late
starts, it would come with the goal of
using the extra time to schedule 3.4
non-student days the number of
days the late start hours add up to,
meaning no contract change would
be required for teachers to use for
professional development.
Options for changes at the elementary level brought forward by the
committee are: moving late starts to
every other week; adding the 3.4 days
of professional development without
changing late starts for students; and
adding related arts/language instruction throughout the week at a cost of
$250,000 to allow teachers to use that
time for prep.
The latter option was not heavily
discussed by the board but dismissed
by those who did mention it, and the
second one, which would reduce faceto-face instructional time by about
29 hours, created some questions, as
well.
Board member Renee Zook said
any option would require more input.
We might not actually have
enough community opinion or parental opinion at this point, said Zook
said.
The calendar committee formed
two years ago with a goal to find more

professional development and parental interaction time for teachers.
We were kind of throwing everything at the wall to see what sticks,
said board member Amy Almond,
who has served on the committee.
Those professional development
possibilities are key to any decision
that will be made, Stier Christensen
said.
I think that our district has demonstrated the value that parents have
in professional development. That
offers such a trickle-down benefit,
she said. Theres that trade-off of
face-to-face time.
She added that if they do keep late
starts, its important for the district to
investigate what childcare options are
available to parents, especially those
with low incomes.
As Zook pointed out, though, adding 3.4 days off to the calendar could
prove challenging for families, too.
While all of this is up for discussion, whats not expected to change
are the start and end dates to the
school year and spring break. School
is expected to start Sept. 1 (the Friday
before Labor Day) and end June 8.
Spring break will likely be the week
of March 26-30.
The district could work with School
Perceptions on the survey, which
would likely be short and over email.
School Perceptions also conducted the recent community survey on
potential referendum options.
Committee directs
staff to create
ordinance
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
The city has taken a first

step toward the creation of
a tourism commission that
would determine how its
exploding hotel room tax
funds are spent.
At its Nov. 21 meeting,
the citys Finance committee, with two other alders
present, voted to create an
ordinance and begin drafting bylaws for the commission, which would take
over the function that has
been adjusted in a recently passed state law. While
the revision to the new law
no longer would make the
Verona Area Chamber of
Commerce ineligible to
handle the money which
is in the hundreds of thousands of dollars and likely
to grow significantly in the
next couple of years the
legislation and some of its
new requirements brought
the issue to the forefront
during the budget process.
I dont think its going
to take us very long to put it
together, Mayor Jon Hochkammer said Monday. We
need to have something in
place by Jan. 1.
Before that can happen,
the full Common Council would need to vote on
the ordinance, and it meets
only once more before the
year ends, Dec. 12.
In the meantime, staff
will go through current
ordinances for modifications for two parts of it
one that governs the room
taxes and would allow a
tourism commission to handle the money and another
to create the commission
and establish rules for it.
The council is bound in
some ways by some existing agreements, and Hochkammer, who proposed the
ordinance, said his intention would be that no current recipients of the room
taxes the Madison Area
Sports Commission, the
Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau
and the chamber receive
any less than they are today.
However, short of dividing
up part of the money in the
ordinance, which is unlikely, the commission would
eventually have full control
of where the money goes.
And its a lot of money. As 2016 was winding

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Dane County
Parisi vetoes part of board salary increase

increase from $8,200 to
$10,900 and the board chair
salary will increase from
$37,000 to $51,500; both
by 2020.
In a news release
Wednesday, Parisi said
while he didnt agree with
the proposal to increase the
wages, he didnt have the
ability to stop all of it.
Going through the
motions of issuing a full
veto only to see it overturned would serve no purpose other than to subject
people in our community to
even more political negativity after what has been an
extremely negative political
period in our nations history, he said. Just as when I

voluntarily returned a portion of my salary when my
employees pay was cut by
Governor Walkers Act 10, I
am now rejecting this raise
because believe its the
right thing to do given the
uncertain times in which we
live.
Last week after the vote,
Parisi issued an unusually
frank press release, noting
that in a changed political climate and recovering
economy, the last thing
the countys elected officials should be doing right
now is giving themselves a
raise.
Board chair Sharon Corrigan quickly responded
with a press release of her
own, saying Parisi never
gave any indication he was
concerned about increasing pay for elected officials
when the board discussed it
in recent months, and that it
had been a decade since the
last increase.
If we want our elected
officials to be more representative of the populations
they serve they need to be
fairly compensated, she
said.
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Declining to make a stand

against what he called a
veto-proof majority, Dane
County Executive Joe Parisi
has left alone a pay increase
for supervisors while nixing
one for the county executive position.
On Nov. 23, Parisi issued
a partial veto of the pay
raise for county elected
officials approved 26-6 by
county supervisors at their
annual budget meeting Nov.
17. The veto will remove
a proposed pay raise to
the county executive over
the next four years, from
$134,200 to $144,900.
County board salaries will
Whats
next?
The Common Council
is expected vote on the
ordinance amendments,
likely on Dec. 12.
to a close, the number

approached $400,000, with
54 percent given to the
chamber, 10 percent going
to the MASC and 6 percent
to the CVB. Of course, that
money isnt free for either
body to do with as it pleases; by state statute, it must
be spent on tourism and
activities likely to generate
hotel stays.
But the number is growi n g eve r y y e a r. I t h a s
increased tenfold since
2007 and was growing even
early this year, as the Fairfield Inn and Suites opened
in January. Another hotel,
a Hilton Place, is expected
to open in the spring, and
two other hotels have been
proposed, in addition to two
others (in the West End and
Liberty Business Park) that
have been master planned
but not yet submitted.
Since 2007, the city has
grown from 43 rooms to
about 240, and the Hilton
is bringing another 130
rooms. Most of these rooms
are filled Monday through
Friday by Epic, which
reaches all over the county, but its the weekends
that have been challenging
for hoteliers, and its the
weekends that marketing,
promotions and sports tournaments are likely to bring
people for.
With the money growing far beyond the scope of
small grants the chamber
once doled out, the chamber
in recent months began contracting with 6AM Marketing to come up with a comprehensive strategy. Its initial plan calls for spending
$125,000 over the course of
about a year, much of it on
media buys, chamber director Le Jordan told the Press.
Its unclear whether that
relationship would continue under a commission
or whether the commission would take it over, but
Hochkammer said he hoped
not to interrupt that, as
much planning and research
has already been done.
Email Verona Press
editor Jim Ferolie at
veronapress@wcinet.com.
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December 2 - 4
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Verona Area Chamber of Commerce Presents
Warmest thoughts and best

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and a happy New Year.
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Stop in at the Verona Public Library to help create the Holiday Group Art Project.
Holiday Tree Lighting at Veronas Central Park featuring WISC-TVs Gary Cannalte (broadcast on Live at 5, weather permitting).
Christmas Carols by Resurrection Lutheran Church (and many more).
Santa arrives on a Verona Fire Truck Central Park.
Trolley Rides around town (see map on next page)
Verona Fire Department 5-Alarm Chili Supper at the Verona Senior Center.
Visit with Santa in front of the fireplace. Children can share their Christmas lists and have pictures taken.
Fun Childrens Activities with help from VAHS Yearbook Staff.
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Budget: Boys and Girls Club lobbies for $50K but doesnt get it
of the Epic tax-increment
financing district, includes
funding for 12 new positions, eight of which are
full-time. It spends about
half of the $6 million in
one-time funds on debt
r e d u c t i o n bu t b o r r ow s
another $8.4 million for a
variety of projects, most of
which involve roads.
It sacrifices one year
of expenditure restraint
funds (about $227,000) but
increases the citys spending capacity by doing so,
partly to prepare the city for
a $250,000 annual increase
in its bill for Fitch-Rona
EMS when it gets an ambulance in 2018.
Moving forward, the
city is even in a stronger position than we are
tonight, so thats something
we all should be proud of,
Mayor Jon Hochkammer
said.
Pool vs. Firemans

A debate that had started
in the Finance committee a
few weeks earlier recalled a
20-year-old rift in the community over a community
pool.
While the amendment on
the floor was only intended
to open the discussion further by providing flexibility, it opened the door for
a deeper dive into whether the city should invest in
upgrading the beach, building a new pool or doing
both.
The plan for Firemans
Park would cost $2.6 million and could be done in
2017, as it has already been
designed. A community
pool likely would cost double that or more and would
involve purchasing land and
starting from scratch. In the
best of circumstances, it
probably would not be built
for two years or more.
Alds. Heather Reekie (D-4) and Brad Stiner (D-3) were adamant
that the Parks, Recreation
and Forestry Commission
had come up with a good
plan for the beach, which
they called a hidden jewel that needs attention
no matter what, but they
were in the minority in the
Nov. 21 vote. Reekie worried both during and after
the meeting that a vote for
combining the funds would
equate to killing the project,
though not everyone saw it
that way.
Hochkammer, who has
heartily supported the
Firemans Park plan as
an example of something
the city can do to be more
welcoming immediately,
initiated the idea of combining the $2 million for
upgrades to the changing

station, concessions stand,
parking and beach with the
$600,000 earmarked for the
splash pad and rebadging
it as a vague water feature. And when Ald. Luke
Diaz (Dist. 3) supported the
amendment, which passed
6-2, he specifically asked
whether it would prevent
the city from continuing
with the Firemans Park
plan and was informed by
staff it would not.
Ald. Mac McGilvray
(D-1) and Ald. Scott Stewart (D-2) both supported
diverting all money to an
outdoor community pool,
an amenity that went to a
citywide advisory referendum 20 years ago but failed.
Both have noted they
have had family memberships to private pools but
that its difficult for many
people to afford. McGilvray started an electronic
petition in October about
the aquatic center idea,
and several hundred people
indicated interest in it.
For me this is a slam
dunk because there are so
many people (who want
it), McGilvray said. (The
Firemans Park plan is)
an awful lot of money for
something the majority of
people just do not use.
One speaker at the public
hearing cast doubt on the
idea the community can or
should support four public
pools Firemans Park, the
Natatorium, a new community pool and a new indoor
aquatic center for the high
school, though its unclear
whether the district will
include that project in its
April referendum.
Whatever the subtextual meaning of the vote, all
it technically does is allow
the city to put the money to
either project and not treat
the splash pad separately,
something it wont have to
decide before the spring.
However, if the Firemans
Park plan were to be finished in 2017, the engineering and bidding likely
would have to begin in the
next two or three months.
Boys and Girls Club

During the public hearing, Boys and Girls Club
CEO Michael Johnson
brought a team of supporters of the nonprofits College Ready Scholars Program, which is mostly funded by a $1.2 million grant,
to lobby on behalf of the
program and request support from the city.
The problem was alders
hadnt heard anything about
it before, so the 11th-hour
request for $50,000 did
not go over well despite
the citys strong financial
Capital spending
2016 property taxes
Item
Cost Source
Water feature
$2,600,000
Debt/levy/fund
Downtown streetscape
$1,835,000
Debt/TIF
M/PD intersection
$1,618,000
Debt
PD, Woods to M
$1,200,000
Debt
Mill and overlay
$883,000
Levy/debt
Vehicle replacement
$679,000
Fund
Park/Shuman/Railroad $670,000
Debt
Revolving funds
$550,000
Levy
Library parking
$309,000
Debt
PD/Northern Lights
$278,000
TIF
Intersection repairs
$265,000
Debt
Senior Center lot
$200,000
Levy
Traffic signals
$200,000
Debt
VACT parking lot
$184,000
Debt
Library remodel
$107,500
Debt
Senior center HVAC
$100,000
Debt
Police/fire/EMS equip
$83,000
Levy/fund
Police computers
$67,500
Fund
Old library fixes
$58,000
Levy/fund
Repave skating rink
$30,000
Levy/fees/fund
Palmer playground
$25,000
Levy/fees
Public works addition
$20,000
Debt
Police fiber connection
$15,000
Levy
Traffic pre-emption
$11,000
Levy
Hometown trails
$10,000
Levy/fines
Tree program
$8,000
Fund
Soccer goals
$7,000
Levy/fees
Jurisdiction
2015 2016 Inc.$ Inc.%
City of Verona
$6.70
$6.03 ($.67) -10%
Dane County
$3.21
$3.31
$.10 3.12%
State
$0.17 $0.18 $.01 5.88%
MATC
$0.95 $1.02 $.07 7.37%
VASD
$10.78 $11.27 $.49 4.55%
Net taxes
$21.81
$21.81
0
0

Average value
$272,000 $272,000
Lottery credit
$125.91 $150.99
First Dollar credit
$77.95
$80.29
Trash pickup
$170
$170

position and ultimately

failed in three separate 6-2
votes.
Hochkammer called
an amendment asking
to remove a firefighter/
mechanic position in favor
of ongoing support of the
program unacceptable,
particularly because of the
timing.
Weve gone through the
budget, the finance committee, he said, noting that the
process is ultimately several months long and there
had been no prior request.
All these meetings were
publicly noticed and open.
Diaz was more inclined to
make a last-minute change
but couldnt see enough justification.
I havent had time to fully digest all of the data, he
said. My gut instinct is this
should be done through the
school district. I wouldnt
necessarily rule it out in
future years.
Ald. Evan Touchett (D-4)
agreed with Diaz, saying he
would rather have gotten
to know the Boys and Girls
Club better, and McGilvray agreed that the school
district would be a more
appropriate partner, despite
the excellent presentation about the impact the
program has made, including a speech from one city
Tax bills come up even

JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
The city calculated the final overall tax

bills Tuesday, Nov. 22, including the other
taxing jurisdictions.
It determined, serendipitously, that tax
rates will be exactly the same as last year
within the city, at $21.81 per $1,000 of
equalized value.
That equates to a bill of $5,932 on a
$272,000 home. And mostly the bill being
the same is a result of a drop for city and
county taxes offsetting an increase in

school taxes.
Because the county processes and mails
the bills and has a backlog, the city cant
get the numbers to the county until Dec.
1 or later, finance director Cindy Engelke
reported to the Press. They are expected to
be mailed by the middle of December.
Tax bills are required to be mailed by
Dec. 19 by state law.
Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at
resident whos a beneficiary.

McGilvray then took
it a step further, saying
that adding another charity among so many worthy
causes to the taxpayers
bills would be opening
Pandoras Box. The city
already donates to local
causes Badger Prairie
Needs Network and Upper
Sugar River Watershed
Association.
Reekie, who had sponsored the original amendment for $20,000 and
turning the fire department position to part time
argued that its the citys
Source: City of Verona
New positions
Position
Assistant fire chief/mechanic
Economic development specialist
Building and grounds supervisor
Planning assistant
Parks maintenance
Engagement librarian
Police records clerk
Admin. assistant
Senior center assistant
Fire administrative assistant
Library assistant
Total
duty and that it could
help fill the gap of Verona
not having its own community center. Ald. Elizabeth
Doyle (D-1) agreed with
Reekie and continued to
argue for it even after the
amendment most likely to
get other alders support
went down.
Ald. Jack Linder (D-4)
wondered if that version of
the amendment simply
adding $20,000 to the budget and reducing the tax
cut would run Verona into
any problems with its TIF
tax-relief requirements. He
FTE Cost
1
$93,000
1
$92,000
1
$91,000
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$79,000
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$70,000
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$60,000
.5
$19,000
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$19,000
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$19,000
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$14,000
8.9 $656,000
was told it would not, but

he voted against, anyway.
Hochkammer suggested
that for anyone swayed by
the argument, the budget
vote didnt have to be the
end of the road.
We could continue the
conversation, and if we
need to find the money in
2017, I think we can find it
within the budget we have
approved, he said.
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editor Jim Ferolie at
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Edged in overtime
Petet scores twice

but Metro Lynx fall to
ninth-ranked Onalaska
Cats move to
2-0 in the Big 8
Conference
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
JEREMY JONES
The Verona Area High

School girls basketball
scored 56 points in the
first half to run away with
a 76-33 win over Beloit
Memorial on Nov. 22.
Senior Alex Luehring led
the Wildcats with 21 points,
and junior Chandler Bainbridge added 12 points.
Junior Brina Jones and
senior Grace Schraufnagel
finished with 10 and eight
points, respectively. Junior
Sarah Schachte picked up
seven points.
Verona hosts Madison
Memorial at 7:30p.m. Friday.
Sports editor
The Middleton girls hockey co-op

continued its quest to the Dane
Count Coliseum and the WIAA
state tournament with a pair of
games last week.
The Metro Lynx dropped another heartbreaking one-goal game to
the rival Onalaska Hilltoppers to
start the week before skating to the
teams first win of the season on
Tuesday.
Onalaska 3, Middleton 2 (OT)

Jaldyn Groshek scored twice,
including the game-winner Saturday as the host Hilltoppers (2-0-0)
edged the Metro Lynx (0-1-1) in
overtime.
I felt we outplayed them but just
couldnt find the back of the net,
Metro Lynx head coach Derek Ward
said. The girls are really working hard to get to our goals. We are
working on putting more pucks in
the net. This team is willing and will
get there.
Senior Siera Petet scored both of
the Middleton co-ops goals in the
third period.
Her first goal was a great play by
Julia Dragoo to free up Petet going
down the ice on a 2-on-1. Petet then
hit the crossbar and beat the goalie.
Petets second goal was on a
zone offense set, which was once
again set-up by Dragoo. Sophomore
Megan Biesmann took the initial
shot at the net and Petet tipped the
puck past Onalaskas Skylar Dannhoff who finished with 31 saves for
Onalaska.
In OT we were going back and
forth with both teams getting good
chance, Ward said. Onalaska shot
one from the corner and produced
a rebound in the middle that they
jumped on before we were able to
Girls basketball
Stoughton 52,
Verona 44
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Verona Area High School girls playing on the Middleton Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op this season (front, from
left) are: Megan Biesmann, Ella Hall and Alina Yazek; (back) Judy Watters, Ellen Ceislak, Lucy Waschbusch, Brenna
Gladding and Kenzie Imhoff.
clear it.
Middleton 5, Baraboo 0
The Metro Lynx made their Badger Conference debut Tuesday
against the Badger Lightning (1-20) inside Madison Ice Arena and
cruised to a 5-0 blowout win.
Dragoo bested Lightning goaltender Gabby Christensen twice in the
first 11 1/2 minutes of the first period and later set-up two more Metro
Lynx goals.
The Lynx picked up their first
goal a little less than two minutes
into the period as Carly Baltes and
Ally Conybear assisted Dragoo.
The girls kept the pressure on, and

9 1/2 minutes later, Dragoo capitalized on a short-handed opportunity.
Christensen finished with 51
saves, but it wasnt enough as senior
Brenna Gladding, junior Hailee
Brandon and Petet each added a
goal.
Senior Erin Webb stopped nine
shots on goal to preserve the shutout.
Middleton improved to 1-1-1
overall and 1-0-0 in the Badger
Conference with the win.
The Lightning dropped to 1-3-0,
0-1-0 with the loss.
The Metro Lynx will face their
biggest test of the conference season

so far on Thursday when they travel
to Edwards Ice Arena in Beloit to
play the undefeated Rock County
Fury (3-0-0).
The team follows that up with a
showdown against the Sun Prairie
co-op (0-0-1) one week later.
It is always great to play well
a couple games in a row. With this
team we are working on making
sure we are the best team at the end
of the year, Ward said. So any step
forward is a good one. We have a
tough couple of games coming up
that will be big test for us.
Verona 44
T h e Wi l d c a t s h o s t e d
non-conference Stoughton
Tuesday and lost 52-44.
The game was tied 16-16
at halftime, but Stoughton
was able to get the lead
up to 10 with around eight
minutes to go after back-toback 3-pointers by Kendra
Halverson and Kissling.
The Wildcats did cut the
lead to just three, but the
Vikings finished the game
at the free-throw line to
hold on.
In the first half, Veronas zone defense limited
Stoughton, but that changed
in the second half after the
Vikings knocked down a
few shots.
Luehring led Verona with
16 points, finishing 7-for-8
at the free-throw line.
J u n i o r
J o s i e
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Boys swimming
Wildcats aiming high in Big Eight Conference, state

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb

boys swimming team has high
expectations with the return of
four state qualifiers among seven
letterwinners.
The Wildcats finished 8-3 last
year in one of the toughest conferences in the state.
Seniors Jacob Wellnitz, Zeke
Sebastian and Bryce Hoppe
return as the leaders for VA/MH.
Wellnitz was a state qualifier
in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle, while Sebastian swam at
state in the 500 free. They each
return from last years 400 free
relay, which along with sophomore Shane Rozeboom, brings
back everyone but Bryce Angaran.
Hoppe was an individual state
qualifier in the 100 breaststroke.
Hoppe and Rozeboom return
from a 200-yard medley relay
team that finished fifth. Theyll
need to replace the graduated
Angaran, who also placed 13th

in the 100 free, and Preston
Vesely, however. One of five
departed swimmers, Angaran
was also valuable in individual
events, finishing ninth overall in
the 100 backstroke.
Verona returns three-fourths
of a 200 free relay team that finished seventh at state, in Rozeb o o m , H o p p e a n d We l l n i t z .
Theyll have to replace Vesely,
who was also a state qualifier in
the 100 back.
Bryan Touchett returns as a
senior looking to make a bigger
impact, while head coach Bill
Wuerger said othe other returners, juniors Kaleb McMillan and
Ryan Stewart, plus Aidan Updegrove and Torbin Kittleson are
the leading candidates to have
more substantial roles in the varsity lineup this season.
Sophomore Conner Dugan
gives the Wildcats their first divphoto by Jeremy Jones
er since Kyle Wolmutt during the Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys swimming team (front, from left) are: Ryan
2014-15 season.
Stewart, Shane Rozeboom and Jacob Wellnitz; (back) Kaleb McMillan, Zeke Sebastian, Bryan Touchett and
Turn to Swim/Page 15 Bryce Hoppe.
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Wrestling
Cats fall to top-ranked programs at tourney Season starts

Sports editor
The Verona boys hockey

team could end the season as
one of the best teams in the
Madison area once again this
season. But with a new goaltender starting behind an inexperienced defensive core, the
Wildcats are expected to take
some lumps early.
That was the case last week
as Verona fell to a pair of top10 ranked teams at the Verona
Area High School Showcase.
SPASH 5, Verona 3
Stevens Point sophomore
Cole Caulfield, who has orally committed to play at Ohio
State starting in 2019, had a
hand in all five of his teams
goals Friday as the Panthers
defeated Verona 5-3 in the
opening round of the Verona
Area High School Showcase.
I thought we played really
well in some areas of the game
on Friday night vs. SPASH,
but we had a hard time containing Caufield throughout
the game, VAHS head coach
Joel Marshall said. He has
high-end talent, but even better game awareness, which
makes him hard to contain.
Verona (1-1-0) fell behind
2-0, but got back into the
game quickly on the strength
of its defense. The Wildcats
forecheck caused several
turnovers and helped the

hosts eventually take the lead,
thanks to a 6-minute stretch
spanning the first intermission in which Jack Anderson, junior Jack Keryluk and
senior defenseman Jeff Bishop
all scored.
A series of penalties in the
second period forced Verona
into penalty-killing mode.
Caulfield had 29 goals and
35 assists last season as the
only freshman to earn firstteam honors on the Wisconsin
Hockey Coaches Association
All-State team. He pinged a
shot off the post and behind
Verona junior goaltender Garhett Kaegi (32 saves) to tie the
game at 3-3 midway through
the second period.
If we were able to capitalize on a few key scoring
chances in the second or third
period, it might have been
a different result, Marshall
said. A couple timely penalties interrupted our rhythm,
and we lost Mason McCormick for 15 minutes of the
second (major/misconduct
check from behind); which
didnt help our scoring threat.
Defense and goaltending
played well enough for us to
win Friday, but we did have
a few areas we could improve
on.
The game remained
tied until late in the third,
when Stevens Point (1-0-0)
converted on the power play

(its sixth of the night).
Kaegi met the initial shot
but was unable to control the
rebound, which Chase Miller
poked into the net with 4:25
remaining.
Caulfield capped his hat
trick with an empty-net goal
just before the final horn to
give ninth-ranked Stevens
Point the victory.
Waukesha 7, Verona 1
than one or two goals to win a

high school hockey game.
We saw two of the states
top players take it to us. I
dont think we will see that
type of talent again this season, he said. We have several areas of our game that need
to be addressed, but fortunately we have a great group of
young men this year that are
willing to put in extra work to
make them right.
S ix t h- ra n ke d Wau ke sh a Verona 8,
(3-0-0) beat Verona (1-2-0) Eastside co-op 0
behind three goals and four
assists from Ian Malcolmson
on the second night of the
showcase.
Arguably the top forward
in the state, Malcolmson, had
a night to remember at our
cost, Marshall said.
Saturday was a struggle for
the Wildcats from the start as
the team allowed another soft
goal early and then took some
costly penalties that erased
any Verona momentum.
We had brief moments
of control but it seemed like
penalties quickly erased any
momentum we might have
gained, Marshall said. You
will never likely win a game
in which you give up four
power-play goals.
While Marshall declined
to pin the loss on defense or
goaltender experience, he
said it typically takes more
Mason McCormick scored

a hat trick in the second period and added a another in the
third Tuesday, Nov. 22, as the
Wildcats opened the Big Eight
Conference season with an
8-0 victory over the Madison
La Follette/East co-op.
Jack Bates, Kade Binger,
Jeff Bishop and Cale Rufenacht all added goals. Mack
Keryluk and Anderson added
three assists in the blowout.
Senior goaltender AJ Augello stopped all six shots he
faced for Verona, and Sean
Gross turned away 66 of 74
Wildcat shots.
Verona travels to Somerset
for a 7p.m. non-conference
game Friday. The Wildcats
then face New Richmond at
3p.m. Saturday before returning to Big Eight action at
7p.m. Dec. 6 at Beloit Memorial (2-1-0).
Conference battle
Madison Memorial (314) dominated Madison West (202) last season, finishing 1-2 at the WIAA Division 1 state
swimming meet. Middleton (123) placed
seventh. All three of those teams should
once again be competing atop the Big
Eight and state rankings.
Sun Prairie (102) and Verona Area/
Mount Horeb (83) placed ninth and 11th,

respectively.
Sophomores Lain Weaver of Madison
West, Michael Draves of Middleton and
Alex Wowk of Memorial return as the top
three athletes in the conference.
Weaver is back as the top sprinter in
the state after finishing runner-up in the
100 butterfly and fourth in the 50 free
last year. Draves finished runner-up in the
500 free and Wowk was third in the 100
backstroke and fifth in the 100 butterfly.
Verona would have a hard time
cracking into the top three this season,

but its not out of the question. Sun Prairie, however, has steadily built a solid
program and would also like to continue
pushing up the standings.
Our focus right now is on our team
and getting better every day. Almost half
of our team is new this year (10 out of
24 athletes), Wuerger said. It will take
the first half of the season to figure out
their strengths and where they can help
the team the most.
Girls bb: Cats take first loss to non-conference Stoughton

points.
Bainbridge, Luehring and
senior Stacey Giese each had
Mueller added six points, and one 3-pointer. Mueller was
Schachte, James and Bain- 4-for-6 from the free-throw
bridge all chipped in four line.
Stoughton senior Kendra

Halverson finished with 16
points, and junior Cassidy
Bach added 13 while going
5-for-6 at the free-throw line.
The Wildcats fall to 2-1
The Verona Area High School wrestling

team begins the 2016-17 season at 7p.m.
Friday at Big Eight rival Madison Memorial.
The Wildcats also travel to Watertown
High School for the Watertown Invitational
at 10a.m. Saturday.
A full season preview will be in the Dec. 8
issue of the Verona Press.
Big Eight schedule

Date
Opponent Time/Result
Dec. 2 at Mad. Memorial
7p.m.
Dec. 15
Middleton
7p.m.
Jan. 6
Mad. West
7p.m.
Jan. 12
at Parker
7p.m.
Jan. 20
Big 8 Showcase
6:30p.m.
Feb. 4 Big 8 meet at East
10a.m.
Boys basketball
Cats hit the court to

begin season Thursday
The Verona Area High School boys basketball team opens the regular season at
7:30p.m. Thursday at Janesville Parker.
The Wildcats then travel to non-conference Lake Geneva Badger at 2:45p.m. Saturday before hosting Madison Madison at
7:30p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Big Eight schedule
Swim: Verona opens the regular season Friday at Craig

Friday at Spartans
overall (2-0 Big Eight Conference).

Stoughton is also 2-1 overall (1-0 Badger South Conference).
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Opponent Time
Dec. 1
at Parker 7:30p.m.
Dec. 6
Madison Memorial 7:30p.m.
Dec. 9
at Madison West 7:30p.m.
Dec. 13
La Follette 7:30p.m.
Dec. 15
at Middleton 7:30p.m.
Dec. 20
Madison East 7:30p.m.
Dec. 22
Beloit Memorial 7:30p.m.
Jan. 6
at Sun Prairie 7:30p.m.
Jan. 12
at Craig 7:30p.m.
Jan. 14
Parker 7:30p.m.
Jan. 20
at Beloit Memorial 7:30p.m.
Jan. 26 at Madison Memorial 7:30p.m.
Jan. 28
Madison West 7:30p.m.
Feb. 3
Middleton 7:30p.m.
Feb. 9
at La Follette 7:30p.m.
Feb. 11
at Madison East 7:30p.m.
Feb. 17
Sun Prairie 7:30p.m.
Feb. 23
Craig 7:30p.m.
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December 1, 2016
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VAIS presents new charter

Group says 2017
enrollment spots
already filled
SCOTT GIRARD
Verona Area International School has faced many

questions over the past few
months. Monday night, the
schools director and some
parents tried to answer all of
them.
From enrollment issues to
doubts about the support the
school has offered struggling
students, the group spent
much of a 45-minute presentation trying to persuade
Verona Area School board
members they should agree
to a new five-year charter
agreement for the Chinese
language immersion school.
The group focused on plans
to increase outreach in
response to enrollment concerns, the academic success

of its students and a proposal to add a half-time support
position.
Along with the presentation was the proposed
charter itself, which board
members will now spend at
least one meeting discussing
and potentially voting on. It
could extend to the Dec. 19
meeting if board members
decide they are not ready for
a vote Dec. 5.
The board spent little time
on questions after the presentation Monday, choosing
instead to send emails to
superintendent Dean Gorrell
over the next week for him
to forward onto the schools
leadership, who will be
on hand Dec. 5 to provide
answers where they can.
Its a lot for us to digest,
said board president Dennis
Beres.
One of the most significant
pieces of information in the

presentation was the future
enrollment: 24 families
interested in kindergarten
next year, 12 for the following and 10 for 2019 already,
governance council secretary
Kathy Lake said. Each class
has a capacity of 22 students.
Three years out, theres
(10) children who are looking at the school, Lake said.
This is something thats
very, very important to the
district.
The presentation and proposal followed months of
discussion and doubt about
the future of the 5-year-old
school, as its charter expires
next summer. Throughout
its existence, it has at times
faced low enrollment from
in-district families and has
relied on open enrollment to
fill spots a practice some
on the board and in administration have cited as unsustainable in the long term.
But Monday night the

group provided board members with a 2016-17 outreach plan, which highlights
a new approach to reaching
families to enroll them in
the school, including seeking out lower-income and
minority families, making
more use of social media
and the schools website and
hosting meetings in a variety of areas in the district.
The plan is not part of what
the board will vote on when
it votes on the charter, but it
could sway some opinions
about the model that has
been proposed.
The families that have
expressed interest already
are all in-district, said governance council president Carolyn Jahnke, who took over
that position in the spring
after the former president
stepped down around the
time discussions about the
charter began. That, and the
schools academic successes based on state tests, are
reasons to give the school
another five years, Jahnke
said.
VAIS is in its infancy,
she said. Our strengths
highlight the things that the
district prides itself on. Were
asking for the next five years
to take those strengths and
build on them.
Providing support
One of the biggest questions about the school so far
during the charter discussions has been the support it
offers struggling students in
Mandarin and English.
Monday, the group put that
criticism in question, sharing numbers acquired from
the district central office that

show New Century School
another VASD K-5 charter
with zero full-time equivalent employees for a learning resource coordinator just
like VAIS. Core Knowledge
Charter School has .64 FTE
for an LRC, according to the
data presented.
Currently we are providing the support necessary for
our learning to receive the
support they need to be successful, Jahnke said. These
supports are happening
regardless of our FTE allotment.
Despite that assertion,
she said the school plans to
allocate .5 FTE to a Mandarin Immersion Program and
Learning Resource Coordinator position.
Were not asking for more
resources, she said. We
think we can meet our students needs within the FTE
model and that its equitable
for all students in schools.
They did not say what staff
or other costs they would cut
from other areas to cover that
position.
Strengths,
weaknesses
The week before the charter presentation, the school
got a few pieces of good
news worth highlighting
Monday.
That included being the
h i g h e s t - s c o r i n g VA S D
school on the state report
cards released the preceding Thursday and ranking fifth among 82 charter schools in Wisconsin,
according to Niche.com.
In addition, the group cited
the schools diversity 17

percent free- and reducedlunch students and 3.2 percent special needs as well
as its Global Arts curriculum,
use of the Chinese Level
Readers program and community connections as other
strengths.
The very purpose of VAIS
is to teach kids to be global
citizens, Jahnke said. The
more we learn about others
and the more these barriers
are broken down, then can
we have a truly inclusive
environment where every
student succeeds. VAIS students live this every day.
Other areas the group
looked to for growth were
setting Mandarin language
benchmarks for students,
continuing to fundraise and
growing its enrollment.
The schools students took
the ACTFL Assessment of
Performance toward Proficiency in Languages (AAPPL) test for the first time last
year, and while some scores
were seen as below average,
theres no set way to measure
the scores. As the test is used
annually in future years, the
school will have a baseline
to measure its scores and see
whether it is improving.
This is not something
that we can just pluck from
another school district and
put into place because of the
different ways these schools
are handled, said VAIS
director Ann Princl, who is in
her first year with the school.
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Verona Area International School during the
public comment session of Mondays meeting, one a VAIS parent and one a Fitchburg
resident.
Pete Christianson said he has no children
in the district, as they are all beyond school
age, but he cited his childrens experience
with another language immersion school in
his support.
My children were educated in the French
immersion school in Milwaukee and it
had a tremendous impact on not only the
kids, but my wife and I, as well, Christianson said. The Chinese program should be
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Carol Hessig, who has two children at the
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between two buildings, a lack of signage, not
being included on the district map all of
which changed this year and the last-minute cancellation of the kindergarten information session last winter due to snow.
Its the result of concrete reasons, Hessig
said. Reasons which have been addressed
and fixed.
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CDI: Technology Park project will likely include TIF

be subject to a public hearing, as well.
That TIF district would be necessary
not only because TIF 6 stops at the
original borders of the two industrial
parks on the southeast side of the city
but also because the payback period in
TIF 6 is down to its last six years.
The Common Council held
closed-session discussions about the
CDI project Oct. 10.
CDIs proposal is limited and conceptual at this point but is expected
to return in the next few months. Its
plan is to build its 100,000-squarefoot facility in two phases the first in
early 2017, involving cell processing
clean rooms, research labs and support facilities and combining its present Madison-based office facilities.
CDI vice president Derek Hei told

the Press the second phase would be a
cell therapy production cleanroom and
the timing would be dictated by the
growth of the company.
CDIs headquarters are at University
Research Park. It also has a facility in
Novato, Calif.
The company was founded in 2004,
and Japan-based Fujifilm purchased
the company last year for $307 million. At the time of the sale, CDI executives told the Wisconsin State Journal, the company has a strong commitment to Madison and affection for
the people here.
Hei told the Press the facility will
open in about 18 months and will
include a gradual transition from its
current facilities, much like the one
happening nearby, at United Vaccines.
The company reported to the

State Journal last year that it had 160
employees and planned to hire another
15 or 20 by the end of 2016. Hei would
not confirm an exact headcount to
the Press, but he said the facility is
designed to accommodate a significant
increase in FCDIs business over the
next 5-10 years.
Main Street garage

The commission will hold a public
hearing on a group development for a
garage at 324 S. Main Street.
The 480-square-foot carriage house
is intended to blend in with the property. The property owner explained to
the city he wants to store and display
vehicles there.
Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie
at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Brunner reads for Young

Readers Week
Sugar Creek Elementary School principal Todd Brunner spent
Wednesday, Nov. 9, all around the school reading from the
first bell to the last as part of National Young Readers Week.
Since 1989, the annual event has been held each November
to raise awareness around the importance of reading. Brunner joined principals across the country, reading throughout
the halls and many classrooms.
VAIS: Discussion of charter

renewal began in early 2016
began discussing a new charter agreement as far back as
March of this year, with concerns focused on the schools
enrollment. As discussions
continued at the committee
level and with administrators
directly until this fall some
administrators also expressed
concerns about the schools
support for struggling students.
That led them to explore
alternative options that
included being a strand,
which would have functioned
as a district program, like the
Two Way Immersion program
for Spanish, and a two-year
charter agreement to give the
school time to fix some of the
identified issues.
Both of those options were
ditched in favor of the more
traditional five-year agreement, though, as the strand
option was determined to
pose even more challenges
and parents preferred to see a
long-term commitment from
the district to help them overcome the concerns, especially
about enrollment.
A t t h e c o m m i t t e e s
final meeting on the topic before it would go to the
full board, member Renee
Zook expressed doubts about
whether the school had lived
up to the expectations set out
in the original agreement.
That, and the concerns over
support, got VAIS parents to
rally around their school, with
dozens attending every board
meeting since early October,
sending supportive letters to
the Verona Press and even
creating Say Yes to VAIS
yard signs around the community.
On Nov. 21, a group of
parents and the schools new
director, Ann Princl, presented the proposed charter
If You Go
What: VAIS charter
renewal discussion
When: 7:30p.m. Monday, Dec. 5
Where: VASD administration building, 700 N.
Main St.
Info: verona.k12.wi.us
Charter
changes
The following are the
major changes proposed
to the charter agreement
from the current one:
Governance council
flexibility, oversight
VAIS housed in a
single school building
Updated educational
program
Demographics plan
agreement and explained how
they planned to and in some
cases had already overcome
the concerns expressed in earlier meetings.
Though Dec. 19 technically is not a deadline of any
sort, its the final scheduled
meeting for the board before
January, when information
about enrollment is sent out to
incoming kindergarten families.
The board has to decide
whether VAIS will be among
the options.
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Paul G. Jacobs
in Madison to his parents, Ralph

and Solveig (Magelssen) Jacobs.
Paul graduated from Verona
High School and then went on
to graduate from
the University
o f Wi s c o n s i n Platteville with a
degree in Ag Science. Paul first
taught agriculture at Shiocton,
Wis., for two years. He then
enlisted in the U.S. Army
and served in Vietnam and
Cambodia.
Following his return from
the service, Paul worked as
Paul Jacobs
a Basagran representative, at
the Paoli Clay Company, and
Paul G. Jacobs, age 72, passed operated Jakes Lawn Care. He
away on Wednesday, Nov. 23, loved to read and was a frequent
2016, at the Wisconsin Veterans patron of the Verona Public
Home in King.
Library and longtime member of
He was born on Sept. 18, 1944,
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He is survived by his brothers
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He was preceded in death by
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Jacobs.
A visitation was held
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Becker-Beal Funeral Home in
Belleville, Wis., with a time
of remembrance following the
visitation. A private family
inurnment will be held at a later
date at the Verona Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers a memorial
fund has been established.
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Legals
1. Mayor Hochkammer called the

meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call: Alderpersons Diaz,
Linder, Reekie, Stewart, Stiner and
Touchett present. Alderpersons Doyle
and McGilvray absent and excused. Also
present: City Administrator Mikorski,
Planning & Development Director Sayre,
City Attorney Kleinmaier, Public Works
Director Jacobson, and City Clerk Clark.
4. Public Comment:
* Melissa Ruder, 467 Basswood Avenue, spoke in support of an outdoor pool/
aquatic center in the City of Verona.
* Dana Gardner, 214 Thompson
Street, spoke in support of an aquatic
center in the City of Verona.
* Bob Kasieta, thanked the Council
members for their support of the Badger
Prairie Needs Network.
* Paula Pozine, 2400 Harvest Way,
thanked the Council members for their
support of the Badger Prairie Needs Network.
5. Approval of Minutes from the October 24, 2016 Common Council Meeting:
Motion by Linder, seconded by
Touchett, to approve the minutes of the
Motion carried 5-1, with Stiner voting no.

D. Public Safety and Welfare Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Complaint and Summons Related to
Class B Reserve Combination License
Issued to Cucos Mexican Restaurant.
Motion by Stewart, seconded by Reekie,
to authorize a summons to be sent to
Cucos, Angel, LLC, Lazaro DeVincente,
and Olegario Rodriguez to appear before
the City of Verona Common Council at
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, Wisconsin
on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 6:30
p.m., and show cause why the Class B
Reserve Combination License held by
Cucos Mexican Restaurant, aka, Angel,
LLC, should not be revoked. On July 1,
2016, the City issued a Class B Reserve
Combination license to Angel LLC, d/b/a
Cucos Mexican Restaurant, 1050 North
Edge Trail, Verona, WI 53593, for the period beginning July1, 2016 and ending
June 30, 2017. Pursuant to Wisconsin
Statute 125.04(12)(a) and 125.51(4)(a), the
license cannot be transferred to another
premise. On September 1, 2016, GRG
Development, LLC acquired the property
at 1050 North Edge Trail. Upon information and belief, Cucos, Angel LLC, and/
or Lazaro DeVincente does not have a
lease or other agreement with GRG Development, LLC that provides Cucos,
Angel LLC, and/or Lazaro DeVincente
with rights to, or control of, the premises
applicable to the license.
City Attorney Kleinmaier stated
that city staff has been in contact with
the agent for Cucos. For reasons not
explained to staff, the agent has chosen
not to voluntarily surrender the license.
If the representatives from Cucos do not
show up at the November 21st meeting,
the Council can take the complaint as
true and decide whether or not to revoke
the license. If they do show up, they have
the opportunity to make the case as to
why the license should not be revoked &
the council will decide whether or not to
revoke the license. If the Council decides
to revoke the license, the revocation will
take place immediately. Motion carried
6-0.
10. New Business
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses. Motion by Reekie, seconded by Linder, to
approve operator licenses for Derrick
Gosha at Vincenzo Citgo; Adam Runstrom, Jessica Eddy and Adrianna Stephens at Mr. Brews; Kimberly Clarson
at Sugar River Pizza; Krista Schultz at
Drafthouse; and Stanley Hook at American Legion.
11. Announcements:
* Clerk Clark announced that the
first day for candidates to circulate nomination papers for the Spring 2017 Election is December 1, 2016.
12. Adjournment:
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Reekie, to adjourn at 8:28 p.m. Motion
carried 6-0.
Ellen Clark
City Clerk
Published: December 1, 2016
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RESOLUTION 2016-8
A RESOLUTION TO AMEND
ORDINANCE 1991-01
GOVERNING SEWER USE,
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
DISCHARGES, SEWER
SERVICE CHARGES, AND
SEWER CONNECTIONS AND
CONSTRUCTION
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1991-01 Validity (3) states: The municipality, through
its duly authorized officers, reserves the
right to amend this Ordinance in part or
in whole whenever it may deem necessary, and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 1991-01, Article VIII (7) states: All service charge rates
shall be reviewed at least annually and
may be adjusted whenever necessary,
and
WHEREAS, The Town of Verona
Board, acting as the Utility Commission
met on November 22, 2016 for the purpose of holding a public hearing to approve the 2017 budget for Utility District
#1 and Marty Parcels as well as to set the
annual rate for sewerage collection in
2017, and
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Ordinance 91-1 article VIII CATEGORY B

is amended as follows:
Development Type, 2016 Annual Fee
Single family, $373.00
Duplex, $652.75
3 unit, $839.25
4 unit, $1,119.00
8 unit, $2,238.00
Commercial, $403.00
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon passage and posting as
provided by law.
Mark Geller, Town Chair
_______________________________
I, John Wright, Clerk/Treasurer of
the Town of Verona, do hereby certify that
the foregoing ordinance was duly passed
and adopted by the Verona Town Board
at the November 29, 2016 Special Town
Board meeting.
John Wright, Clerk Treasurer
_______________________________
Effective: November 29, 2016
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NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
application for a Combination Reserve
Class B Intoxicating Liquor and Class
B Fermented Malt Beverages License
for the period from December 13, 2016
through June 30, 2017 has been filed
with the City Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by
Black Dog Holdings, Inc., d/b/a The Verona Woods Restaurant, 958 Liberty Drive,
Verona, WI 53593,
Steve W. Turner, Agent. Anyone having an objection to the granting of such
license shall file that objection with the
City Clerk, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln
Street, before December 8, 2016 during
regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. 4:30
p.m., Monday Friday.
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
City of Verona
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NOTICE
application for a Combination Class
B Intoxicating Liquor and Class B
Fermented Malt Beverages License for
the period from January 1, 2017 through
June 30, 2017 has been filed with the City
Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by Leann M.
Butts for TavernLife, LLC, d/b/a 5th Quarter, 161 Horizon Drive, Suite 110, Verona,
WI 53593. Anyone having an objection to
the granting of such license shall file that
objection with the City Clerk, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln Street, before December
8, 2016 during regular office hours of
8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday Friday.
City of Verona
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NOTICE
application for a Combination Class B
Intoxicating Liquor and Class B Fermented Malt Beverages License for the
period from December 13, 2016 through
June 30, 2017 has been filed with the City
Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by Fisher King
Winery, LLC, 1105 Laser Street, Verona,
WI 53593, Alwyn Fitzgerald, Agent. Anyone having an objection to the granting
of such license shall file that objection
with the City Clerk, City of Verona, 111
Lincoln Street, before December 8, 2016
during regular office hours of
8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday Friday.
City of Verona
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TOWN OF VERONA
REGULAR TOWN
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 6, 2016 6:30 PM
TOWN HALL,
335 N. NINE MOUND ROAD,
VERONA, WI 53593-1035
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Announcements
4. Public Comment - This section of
the meeting provides the opportunity for
comment from persons in attendance on
items not listed below over which this
governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future meeting
agenda.
5. Discussion and approval of minutes from November 1st
6. New Business
A. Discussion and possible action
re: Resolution Establishing the 20162017 Town of Verona Elections Board
7. Reports and Recommendations
A. Plan Commission:
i. Discussion and Possible Action
re: Land Use Application # 2016-4 dated
11/9/2016 for the Woods at Watch Hill development located on Shady Oak Lane
submitted by Robert Proctor on behalf
of Bar Down LLC. The purpose of the application is to amend the deed restriction
limiting the development to 21 units, but
limiting minimum lot size to 1.6 acres or
greater for four lots.
ii. Discussion and Possible Action
re: Land Use Application #2015-6 dated 8/6/2015 for property located at 2778
Prairie Circle submitted by Tim and Linda
Sweeney. The purpose of the application
is rezoning from A3 to RH1 to allow for
the splitting of one parcel into four. A preliminary CSM is also included.
iii. Discussion and Possible Action
re: Land Use Application #2015-7 dated
8/19/2015 for property located 2771 Prairie Circle submitted by David Dimaggio.
The purpose of the application is rezoning from RH4 to RH1 to allow for the splitting of one parcel into four. A preliminary
CSM is also included.
iv. Discussion of questions related
to opting out
B. Public Works:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
Woods at Watch Hill intersection design
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: Ditching on Shady Oak Road
iii. Discussion re: Capital Improvement Planning
C. Financial Sustainability:
i. Discussion and action re: Adoption of the 2017 General Fund Budget
D. Natural and Recreational Areas
Committee:
i. Update on landscape concepts for
the new town hall
E. Ordinance Committee:
i. Discussion: draft firearms discharge ordinance, draft citation ordinance, community room rental agreement
ii. Possible action: public hearing for
firearms discharge ordinance
F. EMS Commission:
G. Town Chair:
i. Update on town hall/maintenance
building construction and move
ii. Update on sale of old town hall
iii. Update on town hall costs
H. Supervisors:
I. Clerk/Treasurer:
J. Planner/Administrator:
8. Approval of payment of bills
9. Adjourn
Regular board agendas are published in the Towns official newspaper,
The Verona Press. Per Resolution 2016-2
agendas are posted at the Town Hall and
online atwww.town.verona.wi.us. Use the
subscribe feature on the Towns website
to receive agendas and other announcements via email.
Notice is also given that a possible
quorum of the Plan Commission and/or
Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and
Recreational Areas, and Financial Sustainability Committees and could occur
at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only.
If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with
Disabilities Act needs an interpreter,
materials in alternate formats, or other
accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona
Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town.
verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48
hours prior to the meeting so that proper
arrangements can be made.
Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted: November 29, 2016
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
VERONA CITY HALL
to allow for the construction of a 29-unit

apartment building, 8 townhouses, and
15, 200 square feet of commercial space
in the West End, with the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall record and
provide the city with a copy of the shared
parking agreement with the apartment
building property to the south.
2. Prior to occupancy permits being
granted, the applicant shall complete a
CSM to combine parcels and designate
the driveway a fire lane.
3. The access for townhouse building T1 shall be from the east, and the
northern access point shall be closed.
4. The project shall be phased as
outlined below. Phasing shall be enforced on a building permit basis. Construction of the commercial buildings
may occur at any time and does not need
to follow the phasing schedule below:
a. Phase I Buildings C3 and MR
b. Phase II Buildings T1, T2, and
two (2) commercial buildings
c. Phase III Remaining commercial
buildings
The applicant intends to start construction in spring of 2017 and complete
the entire project by the summer of 2018.
The Plan Commission held the required
public hearing on November 9, 2016. Motion carried 6-0.
Re: Initial Concept Review for a Proposed Mixed-Use Development Containing a 275-Room Hotel, approximately 750
Multi-Family Units, and 240,050 Square
Feet of Commercial Space to be Located
North of CTH PD, West of Woods Road,
and East of Shady Oak Lane.
Todd Halamka, representing Todd
Halamka + Partners, presented an overview of the proposed development. The
development includes 3 multi-family residential buildings, a 275-room hotel with
ground floor restaurants and retail, a grocery store, a 2.7 acre recreational park,
and a 5-story medical, dental, daycare
and banking building at Woods Road and
CTH PD. Mr. Halamka is requesting feedback from the Council.
Discussion followed regarding water and sewer services to the development, protection of the Sugar River Watershed, how the development fits into
the citys long-term planning, developing
a neighborhood plan, traffic studies, and
commitment of city resources for the development. Council members expressed
concern over the large size and scope of
the project, as well as its integration into
the city.
B. Finance Committee
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Diaz, to pay the bills in the
amount of $1,274,381.67. Motion carried
6-0.
C. Public Works/Sewer and Water
Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Change Order No. 1 for Project
2016-109 Bike/Ped Project 4 Bike Lane
Pavement Striping. Motion by Touchett,
seconded by Diaz, to approve Change
Order No. 1 for Project 2016-109 Bike/Ped
Project 4 Bike Lane Pavement Striping.
This change order is for custom pavement marking stencils and installation
of pavement markings to designate the
shared BIKE and PARK lane on Edward and Hemlock Streets. This change
order came from feedback by residents.
The change order amount is $3,250.00.
Motion carried 6-0.
Re: Third Amendment to the Agreement
for Land Division Improvements at Liberty Business Park for Liberty Drive Extension. Motion by Touchett, seconded
by Diaz to approve a Third Amendment
to the Agreement for Land Division Improvements at Liberty Business Park for
the Liberty Drive Extension, with final approval of city staff and the city attorney.
This extension will connect to Whalen
Road and provide access to seven additional lots for commercial development.
Motion carried 6-0.
Re: An insurance claim from Spencer and
Darcy Stagman, 523 Basswood Avenue,
for Property Damage from a Storm Event
on
July 21, 2016. Motion by Touchett,
seconded by Diaz, to award the insurance claim at 523 Basswood Avenue due
to a storm event on July 21, 2016. The
amount of the claim is $4,734.34. This is
a very small portion of what the owner
will have to spend to fix the water issues.
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an

election to be held in the School District
of Verona Area School District, on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, the following offices
are to be elected to succeed the present
incumbents listed. The term of office for
school board member is three years beginning on Monday, April 24, 2017.
Office, Incumbent
Portion 3, City of Verona, Dennis
Beres
Portion 1, Outside Cities, Meredith
Stier-Christensen
At-Large Member, Russell King
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
any qualified elector of Verona Area
School District desiring to be a candidate
for a position on the School Board must
file a Campaign Registration Statement,
a Declaration of Candidacy, and Nomination Papers containing between 100
and 200 signatures. Nomination Papers
may not be circulated until December 1,
2016. Electors may obtain forms from
the District Administrative Building, 700
North Main Street, Verona, WI 53593 from
7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday through
Friday. Or, forms may be downloaded sat
http://gab .wi.gov/. In order to appear on
the ballot, candidates must file completed forms in the District Administrative
Building or with Thomas Duerst, Clerk,
no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 2, 2017. A description of the school
district boundaries can be obtained from
the school district office.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a
primary is necessary, the primary will be
held on Tuesday, February 21, 2017.
Done in the City of Verona on November 22, 2016
Thomas Duerst, District Clerk
WNAXLP
October 24, 2016 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 6-0.

6. Mayors Business:
* Alternate side parking between 1
a.m. and 6 a.m. begins on November 20th
and ends on April 1st.
7. Administrators Report:
* A Common Council meeting will be
held on Monday, November 21st for the
2017 budget hearing, as well as regular
Common Council agenda items. There
will be no regular Common Council meeting on Monday, November 28th.
8. Engineers Report:
* Downtown Street Reconstruction
Phase I:
This project is complete except for
punch list items.
* Downtown Street Reconstruction
Phase II:
This project is in the design and
planning phase.
* USH 18/151/Epic Lane On-Ramp:
Epic is placing this project on hold,
and will re-evaluate later in 2017.
* CTH PD Reconstruction Shady
Oak Lane to Woods Road:
Clearing of the new right of way
and temporary easement is complete
and grading of the west bound lanes has
started.
* Bike & Pedestrian Projects:
Pavement striping and the intersection of CTH M and Whalen Road are
complete.
* Downtown Streetscape Project
Phase I:
The contractor is preparing to wrap
up the project for the winter. The installation of the eagle and concrete caps
around the planters and the railings will
take place next spring.
9. Committee Reports:
A. Planning Commission
Re: Ordinance No. 16-884 Adopting the
Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
as an Amendment to the City of Verona
Comprehensive Plan. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Reekie, to adopt the City
of Verona Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan as an Amendment to the
Citys Comprehensive Plan. This plan
is required to be updated every five (5)
years for the city to remain eligible for
recreation grant funding under the State
of Wisconsin Stewardship Program. The
Plan Commission held the required public hearing on November 9, 2016. Motion
carried 6-0.
Re: Resolution No. R-16-051 Approving a
Conditional Use Permit to Allow a Group
Development at 300 Investment Court.
The proposed development consists of
two (2) commercial-condominium buildings at 300 Investment Court. Motion by
Linder, seconded by Reekie, to approve
Resolution
No. R-16-051 approving a Conditional Use Permit for a proposed group
development consisting of two (2) commercial-condominium buildings at 300
Investment Court. This project was originally approved by the city in 2009, but
those approvals have expired. The Plan
Commission held the required public
hearing on November 9, 2016. Motion
carried 6-0.
Re: Resolution No. R-16-052 Allowing a
Precise Implementation Plan to Allow for
the Construction of a 29-Unit Apartment
Building, 8 Townhouses, and 15,200
Square Feet of Commercial Space in the
West End. Motion by Linder, seconded by
Diaz, to approve Resolution No. R-16-052
approving a Precise Implementation Plan
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646 Fireplaces,
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DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.
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Outdoor: New program designed to keep students moving more

activities, though, including snowshoeing and shelter-building.
The idea is to keep them
moving more, he said.
Through those activities,
Christiansen hopes her own
children will take some lifelong lessons from the class.
Were going to trick
them into becoming naturalists, she said with a
s m i l e . E nv i r o n m e n t a l
stewards.
Lesson plans
How to help
The fourth- and fifthgrade classes at New
Century School are looking for more opportunities for outdoor exploration. If you have an idea,
email Lee Lohr at lohrl@
verona.k12.wi.us.
The UW students planned
the entire lesson, which
took some pressure off of
Lohr in finding learning
opportunities for the group,
which has taken trips to the
Ice Age Trail, a prairie in
the Town of Verona and the
Madison School Forest.
After the schools governance council approved
the money (about $3,000)
for transportation for the
class last year, Lohr said
he began to send out feeler
emails to find groups interested in working with them
on projects like birding or
identifying trees.
Once you pester people, theyre like, Sure, Ill
help, he said with a laugh.
That Wednesday at Picnic

Point, student Anna Krull
pointed to the marks on her
Biltmore stick, which measures the height of a tree.
This is 16 feet, Krull
said, pointing to a spot
marked 1, which measures one 16-foot log length
on a tree.
And this is eight feet
because its half of 16, she
added, pointing to the 1/2
mark.
Students used the footlong stick, which they could
hold up to the tree from
a prescribed distance to
measure its height, at one
of four stations led by UW Different dynamic
students to teach them how
Once the destinations are
to use common objects to
chosen, teachers still have
learn about a forest.
Dr. Joe Beyler
Photo by Scott Girard
Photo by Samantha Christian

New Century School teacher Lee Lohr, right, talks with student Henry Heimerl about measuring the height of a tree with NCS fourth-grader Silas Schultz, 9, collects big blue stem
seeds while Layla Miller, 9, carries a bucket full of seeds
a Biltmore stick.
behind him at the prairie next to Heartland Farm Sanctuary
on Sept. 27.
to come up with an activity just explore an area after
the kids can enjoy and learn becoming familiar with it, excursions, said the envi- shes heard from about the
Lohr said.
from.
ronment of being outdoors program, its a good examTry to build up their also helps foster unexpect- ple of NCS role in the disSometimes, that can be as
simple as having students stamina for going and ed relationships among the trict.
being outside for an hour students.
As a charter, we have a
and a half or two hours,
I see a difference in a responsibility to do some
he said. Thats not to level of acceptance of each trailblazing, she said. Im
be underestimated is just other and even like a play- giddy. For my kids to get
actually getting them out ful exchange with kids they this opportunity is unreal.
and making them be in the would not do that within
woods somewhere for up to the classroom, she said.
Dr. Steve Beyler
two hours.
Its just a different social
Christiansen, who has dynamic.
and follow him on Twitter
chaperoned all of the
For her and the parents
@sgirard9.
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N ew C e n t u r y S c h o o l
teacher Lee Lohr was
named a Trucker Buddy
Outstanding Teacher earlier
this month.
Trucker Buddy is an organization that connects truck
drivers around the country with teachers. Trucker
Buddy Jim Stinemates, a
Wal-Mart driver from Iowa,
sends weekly letters to
Lohrs class and visits once
a year, and students send
him handwritten letters in
response, according to the
announcement of the award
at truckerbuddy.org.
In my letters I tell of
my travels in the Midwest
delivering to the Wal-Mart
stores and of course the
loads picked up for delivery
to our Wal-Mart Distribution Centers, Stinemates
wrote in the nomination.
The students tell me what
they want to share. I learn
about their pets, siblings,
parents as well as what they
have been doing in school.
Lohr teaches fourth- and
fifth-graders at NCS, one of
the districts three charter
elementary schools.
Stinemates has been partnering with Lohr since the
fall of 2008 and called Lohr
a unique teacher in his
nomination.
He loves the outdoors
and wants his students to
have an opportunity to
experience the outdoors as
well, he wrote. Before
entering Mr. Lohrs classroom you will see several
pairs of chest waders hanging upside down in the hall
waiting for the next class
outing to the local creek.
Stinemates said he appreciates sharing information
about his home life with
Lohrs class.
I think it is important
for the students to learn that
truck drivers have a different career than most folks,
but we still have a home
and family we go home to,
he wrote. I also want the
kids to know we care about
safety and why it is important to all of us.
Scott Girard
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