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City of Verona
W. Verona
plan hung up
on apartment
density
Commission delays
recommendation to
work out concerns
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
A plan to tear up seven
acres along West Verona
Avenue and turn it into a
multimillion-dollar redevel-
opment project will wait at
least another month to get a
key city approval.
The project, now called
Sugar Creek Commons, has
several hurdles before it can
become a reality, not the
least of which is resistance
from the Plan Commission
about its plan to put 284
apartments there.
Some commissioners and
city staff agreed Monday
the entirety of the apart-
ments were not only neces-
sary for financial viability
but also reasonable because
of the proximity to down-
town and the lack of oth-
er housing in the area. But
others got hung up on the
density, as District 2 Ald.
Jack Linder put it, of 40
units per acre.
Standard city zoning
allows up to 12 units per
acre, but several develop-
ments in the city are well
above that.
Ultimately, the commis-
sion couldnt even make a
recommendation, as com-
missioners began counting
Turn to Commons/Page 13
Whats
next?
The project will need
to return to the Plan
Commission for general
development plan review
and recommendation
before it can proceed.
The next meeting is
scheduled for 6:30p.m.
March 5.
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SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona Area School District officials got
their first chance at a public outreach meeting
on the upcoming referendum Monday morning.
That also meant their first chance to assess
what questions community members might be
asking in the coming months, based on the dis-
tricts early communication strategies.
The group included elected officials and
candidates from the cities of Verona and Fitch-
burg, business owners and others the district
considers Key Communicators a designa-
tion established before the land referendums in
2015. The district looks at this group as a start-
ing point for district communications, selecting
Photo by Kate Newton them based on other connections they have in
Costas Tsolis spins Hannah Wildenborg around as they walk in the final round of models. the community and their ability to pass along
information they receive at meetings like Mon-
Preview to prom
days.
A few of the groups questions focused on
the splitting of measures on the April ballot
into one for the high school and another for
athletic facilities. Some in the audience had to
ask repeated follow-ups on what athletic fields
VAHS hosts fashion show ahead of dance would be included softball, baseball, football
and soccer and what would happen if the new
Verona Area High School students were nothing but school were approved but the fields were not.
on trend as they modeled the latest formal fashions at the Administrators and board members have said
annual Prom Fashion Show Sunday, Feb. 5, in the schools Inside at past meetings that such a situation would
Performing Arts Center. mean students get bused to the competition
This years show, Rockin the Red Carpet!, featured fields adding busing costs and hassle but
See more photos from
four groups of models wearing outfits area retailers like some in the audience suggested making those
Nedrebos, Veras Bridal, Citrine and Veronas Moments to the fashion show needs extremely clear in any future commu-
nications so voters can understand the impor-
Cherish. Proceeds from the event, which included a silent
auction, bake sale and door prizes, will support the VAHS Page 14 tance of that ballot question.
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Kate Newton Turn to Referendum/Page 13
No changes to late starts next year after muddled survey
SCOTT GIRARD consider whether to change late But VASD director of human He recommended the district
starts. resources Jason Olson, who was continue looking at the idea for
Unified Newspaper Group
District officials have been try- working with the calendar commit- future school years.
L a t e s t a r t M o n d a y s wo n t ing to find more time for staff tee, told the school board Monday Its a complex topic, Olson
change for the 2017-18 school development over the past two that a survey on the idea that went said. It probably points to us
year. years through changes to the cal- out over winter break did not offer needing to do more outreach and
The school board approved endar, and one proposal would a clear path. Olson said feedback communication.
the school calendar without any have eliminated some or all late mostly focused on the questions
changes Monday night after wait- starts to create full professional being unclear, which led to kind Contact Scott Girard at ungreport-
ing an extra month to development days for staffers. of muddled responses. er@wcinet.com and follow him on
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Bring on Spring
Madison-area childrens entertainer David Landau
returned to his Verona roots he taught first grade in the
city for 11 years to lead a Bring on Spring concert
Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Verona Area High School Perform-
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and kids: many found it too challenging to stay in their
seats and opted to dance in the aisles instead, something
Landau encourages in his interactive songs.
Landau, voted the 2016 Childrens Performer of the
Year by the Madison Area Music Association, performs
at schools, libraries and other locations throughout the
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Chamber building
Commission forwards restaurants
Stopgap measure
Whats
undergoing renovation
will add about 25
more parking spots
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
Two new restaurants
appear to be on their way
to Liberty Business Park,
but the parking could get
tight for a few months.
The Plan Commission
gave its blessing to both
Four Sisters and Nalah
Monday, but not without
some discussion on what
could be severe parking
limitations at one of them
without future accommo-
dations.
For now, commissioners
agreed unanimously that
repurposing a drive aisle
would work as a stopgap
measure, getting about 25
more spots for the build-
ing with Nalah and Sugar
Verona Area School District
Summer school wages increased
Admins hope
for more K-8
participation
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Summer school employ-
ees in the Verona Area
School District all got a
raise Monday night.
The school board
approved raises across the
board for all instructors,
while also creating a new
class district officials hope
will help increase partici-
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The Common Council
will review conditional
use permits for both
restaurants Monday.
River Pizza. The citys
calculations included the
needs of total capacity
including outdoor pati-
os, which clearly wont
be used until later in the
year. And later, the devel-
opers architect suggested,
other projects in the area
with less nighttime-inten-
sive uses will help provide
overflow parking.
The building and its
parking are a mirror image
of the building across Lib-
erty Drive, where Verona
Woods just opened and
School principal Sandy
Eskrich.
That change will allow
the district to pay $40 per
hour to K-8 teachers in
classes of students that
were targeted for summer
school instruction. Pre-
viously, the $40 rate had
only been paid to high
school teachers for for
credit classes.
Were excited to see
how that works, said
VASD director of human
resources Jason Olson.
The rest of the wages
increased by a range of $1
to $3 per hour.
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Updates set for April
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Four Sisters is the sec- a long time coming
ond restaurant for a chain
of La Crosse-based busi- KATE NEWTON
nesses, including a wine Unified Newspaper Group
and tapas restaurant, a
catering service and wed- The Verona Area Cham-
ding design studio. ber of Commerce vacated its
Nalah provided scant West Verona Avenue build-
information in its submis- ing this week to allow for a
sion but referred to local- long-awaited renovation, but
ly sourced food and beer the departure itself will actu-
and it shows 72 indoor and ally be relatively brief.
48 outdoor seats. It would Executive director Le
occupy the same building Jordan told the Press Mon-
as Sugar River Pizza. day the staff expects to be
Both restaurants were moved back in by early
allowed to use outdoor April, a quick turnaround
seating, with 4-foot-tall considering the chamber
fences around the patios hadnt officially decided to
and other typical condi- go ahead with the project
tions of such patio areas. until early last month
though its been in consider-
Email Verona Press ation since the building was
editor Jim Ferolie at purchased in 2012.
veronapress@wcinet.com. Were really excited it
all of the sudden fell into
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been a long time coming,
so thats one of the reasons
it was higher on my priority
list to get moving on it.
Wo r k i n g o n a b o u t a
$40,000 budget, Jordan
said theyll be replacing or
enrichment classes will updating the offices car-
make $28 after making $25 pet, doors, interior paint,
since 2012. Non-VASD bathrooms and break room,
teachers will now make
and will also completely
$22 instead of $20. revamp its reception area
The hourly summer
and conference room. The
school rate for support
former, which also serves as
staff also increased $3 to a visitors center, will have
$15.50, while summer a wall removed to open up
grounds help, head life- the whole area so its much
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The pay for lifeguards also lead into an expanded con-
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more events on site, like lun-
cheons and a gift-wrapping who are working out of a
open house during Home- donated office space on the
town Holidays in December. third floor of the Wisconsin
The renovation isnt con-
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fined to the buildings interi-
6180 Verona Road.
or: when the weather warms T h ey l l m a i n t a i n t h e
up, Jordan said work will same hours and have post-
begin outside on the facadeed a notice at the old office
and landscaping. Those warning visitors of their
updates could include new temporary location, Jordan
signage to make the building
said, but recommend peo-
more noticeable to pass- ple make appointments in
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The whole building, office isnt as easily accessi-
inside and out, has needed ble for walk-ins.
a refreshing and an update The chamber is also
accepting inquiries from
for quite some time, and its
those interested in contrib-
time to do that, Jordan said.
Verona is a very prosper- uting to (the project) finan-
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email newsletter. For infor-
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Letter to the editor

Give Trump a chance to succeed
I couldnt help noticing the
apoplectic comment by one of
your readers, proclaiming Presi-
dent Donald Trump ...a liar and
criminal who has an out-of-control
ego fueled by an obsession to be
revered. I wondered, substitute
revered with secretive and mil-
lions of people would say you have
Hillary Clinton. Indeed, Hillarys
negative poll numbers were actual-
ly greater than Trumps by Election
Day.
Of course, some will say the
Russians fudged those numbers
too. But the election is over. I
guess some people cant let it
go. Your reader cites the Obama
birther controversy as well as the
inaugural crowd size as examples
of Trumps poor judgment. Thats
fine. I am not defending Trumps
Twitter rants. Some of the things he
has said are jaw-dropping. But he
is now president, and the country
needs to focus on policy.
Your reader says that Trump
supports waterboarding despite the
opposition of his new Secretary
Now, I dont approve of water-
boarding, but before readers shout
criminal, they should remember
Hillary Clinton, who famously
said, You are entitled to your own
opinion, but not to your own facts.
References to Trump as Hitler is an
example of over-the-top provoca-
tion and divisiveness, used almost
exclusively by political fringe
groups. In this case, such talk pro-
foundly shows a lack of historical
understanding and perspective.
For example, current economic
conditions in the United States
compared to those found in 1920s
Germany that gave rise to Hitler
are, dare I use the word, hugely
different. Moreover, Hitlers expan-
sionist views in foreign policy
matters are very much the opposite
of Trumps America First view-
points.
I view Trumps presidency so far
as both exciting and unsettling. But
I do know that it will not be pas-
sive, like our last president. People
even presidents make mistakes.
But lets give this one a chance to Community Voices

Fern paradise reminds

of Defense, James Mattis. That is succeed before attaching criminal
incorrect (I dont like to use the to his name. For those who are still
word liar unless I halfway under- in denial about the election, I have
stand the persons intent). Yet any- the following suggestion: Go to the

one who watches a news broadcast
knows that President Trump has
publicly deferred to Mattis on that
issue. Furthermore, Trump has said,
us of plants importance
cupboard, find a brown lunch bag.
Cup it and breathe slowly. Stay
calm and be civil.

I
I want to do everything within the R.J. Moore, n Wisconsin, we can say that and the National Tourism Board. sunny day. Whatever the case,
bounds of the law. Village of Belleville no two snowflakes are the The fern was one of the most they never fail to play with my
same. A New Zealander, how- common proposals for the 2015 imagination.
ever, would be more apt to save national flag re-design initiative. The more I learn about ferns
this claim for their most recog- Its unfurled frond known as and other local plants, the more
Correction nizable plant group and unoffi- the koru is an integral part I am reminded of a sign my
cial national symbol, the fern. of traditional Maori artwork, and mother once found while hiking.
Once again, because the reporter failed to check a map, the Verona For a simple plant with green many proud Kiwis get a tattoo of She sent me a photo of it, and
Press incorrectly identified Church and Grove avenues as Church and fronds, it can take on a surpris- a silver fern to express their love Ive kept it ever since. The sign
Grove streets in a Jan. 26 story. ing number of forms and mean- of country. read: Native Americans say the
The Press regrets this error. ings. Most of these are lost on Comparatively, the black tree reason the Great Spirit (God)
the time-pressed tourist, but a fern or mamaku is also impos- created humans last is because
keen observer sible to miss. This is because it humans were the least import-
with a slow can grow up to 20 meters high, ant.
pace would with a full, brilliant, green cano- It goes on to point out that
quickly discov- py that rivals any palm tree. plants provide oxygen, food and
Thursday, February 9, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 38 er their endless To stumble upon an adoles- medicine, so while they can sur-
USPS No. 658-320 expressions of cent black tree fern is literally vive without humans, we cant
Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. individuality. like walking into the set of The survive without plants. Its not
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a bit of time to be that keen It looks as though its been tem- feelings brought about by ferns.
observer and learn about some porarily driven into the ground, They all occupy the same forest
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The silver fern or ponga in aesthetic mysticism aside, the diversity that Mother Nature so
General Manager Circulation Maori (the language of the Mao- hen and chicken fern deserves effortlessly seems to achieve,
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News most famous of all local ferns. This fern has developed tiny Lately Ive been trying to quite
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Jim Ferolie Maori legend says the silver fern bulbs that grow on the top of literally shake hands with as
Kathy Neumeister once lived in the sea, but made a their fronds and will eventually many ferns as I can.
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Verona Area School District
Hallways of history
Sugar Creek to hold 60th anniversary celebration Feb. 18
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Sugar Creek Elementa-
ry School is old enough to
have had three generations
of some families sit in its
classrooms.
This school has played
a really important role in
Veronas educational his-
tory, said principal Todd
Brunner. It was the Vero-
na Elementary School for
decades until we started
building other schools.
Saturday, Feb. 18, Brun-
ner and others hope to hear
some of the stories from the
hallways of history with a
60th anniversary celebra-
tion.
The 1-3p.m. event will
include historical displays
about the school and Vero-
nas old country schools,
walking tours, a presenta-
tion from former teachers
about the changes in edu-
cation, games in the library
and historical yearbooks.
Of course well have
birthday cake, added Sugar
Creek parent volunteer Sara
Milhans.
Milhans is especially
hoping that former students
or teachers come to share
their stories, even if theyre
If You Go
What: Sugar Creek
Elementary School 60th
Anniversary
When: 1-3p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 18
Where: Sugar Creek
Elementary School, 420
Church Ave.
less than two months before
Verona Area School Dis-
trict residents will vote on
a set of referendums that
includes a plan to stop
using the building in 2020
and likely sell the land the
school sits on.
Right now, especially
because of the uncertain-
ty for the future of Sug-
ar Creek, it just feels like
a good celebration of not
only the school but our
community, Milhans said.
The plan for the near
future is OK with Brunner,
though.
The building has stayed
the same (over 60 years),
but the staff is very much a
21st-century staff, he said.
He listed off challeng-
es they have to overcome,
Sugar Creek Elementary School teachers Eric Massey and
Haley Brisky shared their 1950s outfits at a school open
house in October.
a challenge in 2017, he
said.
Others include getting
around the school, creating
collaborative learning envi-
ronments and a lack of nat-
February 9, 2017 The Verona Press
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Farm toy show
returns to
VAHS Sunday
The Greater Madison
Area Farm Toy Show will
mark its 30th year when it
If You Go
returns to Verona Area High What: Greater Madison
School next week. Area Farm Toy Show
The event, which runs
When: 9a.m. to 3p.m.
from 9a.m. to 3p.m. Sun- Sunday, Feb. 12
day, Feb. 12, will pack
180 tables of new and vin- Where: Verona Area
tage farm toys and agri- High School gymnasi-
culture memorabilia into um, 300 Richard St.
the schools gymnasium. Info: 2017 Greater
Both individual dealers and Madison Area Farm Toy
larger farm toy companies Show on Facebook
from across the Midwest
participate annually in the
show, which is hosted by
the Verona FFA Alumni 11a.m., and the show will
affiliate. The event serves as also feature the return of
the groups second-biggest several farm scene displays,
fundraiser, according to its as well areas for kids activ-
Facebook page, with a por- ities and driving radio-con-
tion of the proceeds from trolled tractors. Entry is $3,
admission and concessions with free admission for kids
going toward college schol- under 10.
arships for members of the For information, search
VAHS FFA chapter and the Verona FFA Alumni or
Photo submitted
Verona Agriculture Educa- 2017 Greater Madison
tion program. Area Farm Toy Show on
Pedal pull tractor rides for Facebook.
both kids and adults begin at Kate Newton
its going to be really touch-
ing and meaningful for
those people to come back
to see the school today and
see its still doing a won-
derful job educating Verona

not specifically about the
school.
We would love to hear
what people remember
about Sugar Creek and
about Verona, she said.
The celebration comes
including something as
simple as trying to use
technology in classrooms,
which often have few out-
lets.
That may have worked
really well in 1957, but its
ural light in some areas.
Despite all that, Brunner
said he is excited to cele-
brate the school community
that has thrived in the build-
ing over the years.
Whoever comes, I think
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students, he said.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.

Verona residents to present at Garden Expo

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona residents Mary
Halstad and Bruce Schwei-
ger will present seminars at
Verona Explorer Post #368
Pancake Breakfast
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Verona Senior Center
If You Go On the Web 7:00-11:00am
What: Wisconsin Public Televisions annual Garden Expo For more information on the Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs, Sausage,
Garden Expo, including how to get
When: 2-8p.m. Friday, Feb. 10; 9a.m. to 6p.m. Saturday, discounted Friday admission, visit:
Fruit, Coffee, Juice & milk
$5.00 per Person
Feb. 11 and 10a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12.
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the upcoming Garden Expo, wigardenexpo.com

which runs Feb. 10-12 at
the Alliant Energy Center in
Madison.
The annual event, pre-
sented by Wisconsin Pub-
lic Television, is returning
for its 24th year and will be
held in the venues Exhi-
bition Hall from 2-8p.m.
Friday, Feb. 10; 9a.m. to
6p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11
and 10a.m. to 4p.m. Sun-
day, Feb. 12.
Where: Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madi- $4.00 Ages 3-12 and over 60
son, 1919 Alliant Energy Center Way, Madison Free to children Under 3
Tickets: One-day tickets: $8 advance, $10 at the door;
two-day passes: $13 advance, $15 at the door; three-day
passes: $16 advance, $18 at the door; Children 12 and Garden Expo cost $8 in The Family of
under free
Info: wigardenexpo.com
advance or $10 at the door,
while two-day passes are
available for $13 in advance
Raymond Gust
or $15 at the door. Three- would like to thank everyone
day passes are also avail-
Other notable special UW-Extension Horticulture. able in advance for $16 or for the many cards, food, flowers
presentations include: Julie The event celebrates the lat- $18 at the door. Children 12 and memorials
Dawson of Seed to Kitchen est trends in gardening, land- and under will be admitted we received at the time of our loss.
Collaborative (Friday and scaping and edible plants, free of charge.
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Among the nearly 150

educational seminars and
demonstrations planned
for the event, Halstad will
lead a session on Classi-
cal Greek Origins of the
Art of Herbal Medicine at
10:15a.m. Sunday. She will
also lead a session on Your
Local Three-Herb Kit, at
3:30p.m. Saturday.
Schweiger is the Turf-
grass Diagnostic Lab Man-
ager at the OJ Noer Turf-
grass Research Facility
outside Verona, part of the
UW-Madison Department
of Plant Pathology. He will
lead a discussion on Com-
mon Ground Initiative and
Sustainable Turf Options
Saturday); Inga Witscher attracting more than 20,000 For information, con- A special thank you to Father Vernon
of Around the Farm Table people from across the Mid- tact WPT publicist Susan- and the CCW of St. Andrews.
(Friday and Saturday); west, according to a news nah Brooks at 265-6193 or
Gretchen Mead of Victory release. WPT events manager Kris-
Garden Initiative (Satur- There will also be a raf- tin Korevec at 262-5256. 26th Annual
Spaghetti Supper
day); and Larry Meiller of fle for prizes including
Garden Talk (Saturday). landscape packages, equip- Contact Amber Levenhagen
The Garden Expo serves ment, decorations, tools and at amber.levenhagen@
as a fundraiser for WPT
and is co-organized by
more.
Single-day tickets for the
wcinet.com.
& Raffle
Deer Creek
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Produce Homemade Jams & Jellies Ticket Cost: $13
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Arts & Crafts Plants & Flowers
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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Absentee voting Juliet at 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 and Valentines, or simply stop by to dip 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
Saturday, Feb. 11, at Verona Area High snacks in the chocolate fountain. (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
City Hall will be open for in-person School Performing Arts Center, 300 For information, call 845-7180. allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
early absentee voting for the Feb. 21 Richard St. Pastor Rich Johnson
primary election from 8a.m. to 4:30 Exploration Academy student Kelsey Concert band Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
p.m. Monday through Friday through ELCA
Pacetti is directing the production, and The Verona Area Concert Band invites The Church in Fitchburg 427 S. Main St., Verona
Feb. 17. VAHS juniors Caulden Parkel and the community to its A World of Music 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
Polls will be open on election day Denisa Ramseier are playing the title concert from 7:30-9p.m. Thursday, Feb. (608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
on Feb. 21 from 7a.m. to 8p.m. Voters roles. Tickets are $7 for adults, and $5 for
16, at the Verona Area High School
livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
must present an acceptable photo ID students and children. For information, Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
before receiving a ballot. The last day visit fairveronashakespearecompany. The musicians will take the audience Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
to request an absentee ballot via mail is weebly.com. on a journey across the globe with 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
Thursday, Feb. 16. (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
a selection of music inspired by
For information, visit ci.verona.wi.us Senior outreach Armenia, Japan, Mexico, Rome and
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
a.m.
or contact the clerks office at 845-6495. Becky Losby, case manager at the more. Admission is free, but donations Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Salem United Church of Christ
Concert series Verona Senior Center, will be conducting are appreciated. For information, visit Good Shephard Lutheran 502 Mark Dr., Verona
senior case management outreach at the vacbmusic.org. Church ECLA (608) 845-7315
Listen to the Rhapsody Trio perform library from 1-2p.m. Monday, Feb. 13. (608) 271-6633 salemchurchverona.org
works by the German composer Johann No appointment necessary, and those Driving class Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
Bach from 6:30-7:30p.m. Thursday, interested can drop in anytime during Drivers ages 50 and older can brush Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
Feb. 9, at the library. the hour. Losby will answer questions up on their driving skills by taking an West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
The music will be interspersed and provide resources and information AARP Smart Drivers Course from noon Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
with real anecdotes about the prolific on Medicare, home care, housing to 4p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, at the senior Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
composer. This free performance is part assistance, financial resources and more. center. Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
of the Classical Concert Series presented For information, call 845-7471. The course will include video The Verona Senior Center ECLA
in partnership with the Rhapsody Arts clips and discussion with a volunteer 108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Center. For information, call 845-7180. Chocolate tasting instructor; a workbook will be provided.
(608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
info@damascusroadchurch.com, (608) 437-3493
Romeo and Juliet Preteens and teens age 11-18 can Participants should bring their drivers damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
visit the library on Valentines Day for a licenses and their AARP card (if they are Pastor Justin Burge
The Fair Verona Shakespeare Teen Chocolate Tasting program from members) to the class. For information Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Company, a local student-run theater 4-5:30p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14. or to register, call 845-7471. Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
organization, will present Romeo and Participants can stay and make some 201 S. Main St., Verona Church
(608) 845-7125 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
MBCverona.org (608) 845-5855
Community calendar Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
Thursday, February 9 7 p.m., Fair Verona Shakespeare senior center, 845-7471 Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
6:30-7:30 p.m., Classical Concert Company presents Romeo and 4-5:30 p.m., Teen Chocolate Tasting 130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
Juliet ($7 adults, $5 students and (608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
Series: Bach, library, 845-7180 (ages 11-18), library, 845-7180 redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
children), VAHS PAC, 300 Richard 6:30 p.m., Four Seasons Theatre Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
Friday, February 10 St., fairveronashakespearecompany. presents The Stories of Fiddler on Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
7 p.m., Late Harvest, Tuvalu weebly.com the Roof, library, fourseasonstheatre. West Madison Bible Church
7 p.m., Fair Verona Shakespeare Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday, February 12 com WELS (608) 845-9518
Company presents Romeo and 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
Juliet ($7 adults, $5 students and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 2017 Greater Mad- Wednesday, February 15 (608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
children), Verona Area High School ison Area Farm Toy Show ($3; kids 10:30 a.m., Half-Hour Health Talk: rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard under 10 free), Verona Area High Sleep Changes, senior center, 845- Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
St., fairveronashakespearecompany. School, 300 Richard St., 845-4475 7471 Pastor Benjamin Phelps
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
weebly.com Monday, February 13 4-5 p.m., Tween Craft Wednesday: Sunday: 9 a.m. Christ
Saturday, February 11 1-2 p.m., Senior center manage- Emoji Pillows (grades 3-6; registra- Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
tion required), library, 845-7180 St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
9:15-10 a.m., Mandarin/English ment outreach, library, 845-7471 St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
story and craft program (ages 3-7), 2 p.m., Winter hike at Blue Mounds Thursday, February 16 301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
St. William Church
library, 845-7180 State Park (meet at senior center; 4 p.m., Anime Club (grades 6-12), 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day registration required), 845-7471 library, 845-7180 (608) 845-6613 Christ
(repeats second Saturdays), BPNN, 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup- stchristopherverona.com Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
City Center, 845-6495 Fr. William Vernon, pastor (608)845-5641
279-7596 port Group (repeats first and third Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen Tuesday, February 14 Thursdays; refreshments 5:30-6 Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn. 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Quilts of Valor p.m.), senior center, 845-7471 Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
Paoli
org group meeting, Verona American 7:30-9 p.m., A World of Music
2:30-3:30 p.m., Wet Felting Flow- Legion, 207 Legion St., 577-5906 featuring the Verona Area Concert
ers Make and Take (ages 7-13; reg- 11:45 p.m., Valentines Day lunch Band, Verona Area High School Per-
istration required), library, 845-7180 and barbershop quartet performance forming Arts Center, 300 Richard St., Cultivate Your Friendships
7 p.m., Deep Pool, Tuvalu (reservations required for lunch), vacbmusic.org
The advice to cultivate your friendships is good
advice on a variety of levels. Having good and reliable
Whats on VHAT-98 friends provides the social support that all of us need.
And there is good evidence that loneliness is a serious
Thursday, February 9 from Feb. 6 Senior Center 10 p.m. James Kellerman health risk, increasing your risk of high blood pressure,
7 a.m. James Kellerman at 11 a.m. Verona 90-91 5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats at Senior Center depression and dementia. The advice to cultivate your
Senior Center Boys Basketball Football 11 p.m. Kat Trio friendships is also particularly relevant in todays highly
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats 7 p.m. Common Council Thursday, February 16 mobile society. People often relocate because of school
9 a.m. Daily Exercise Football Live 7 a.m. James Kellerman at or work, and while technology can keep us connected
10 a.m. Kat Trio at Senior 4:30 p.m. Sugar River at 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour Senior Center even when were halfway around the world, too often
Center Historical Society 10 p.m. James Kellerman 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold we spend our free time diverted from the quality time
2 p.m. Zumba Gold 6 p.m. Plan Commission at Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise we should be spending with people who matter to
3 p.m. Daily Exercise from Feb. 6 11 p.m. Kat Trio 10 a.m. Kat Trio at Senior us. There are many ways to cultivate our friendships,
4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 9 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys Tuesday, February 14 Center and they all start with spending time with our friends
Center Basketball 7 a.m. James Kellerman at 3 p.m. Daily Exercise and communicating with them when we cant be with
5 p.m. Al Anderson at 10 p.m. Sugar River at Senior Center 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior them physically. As always, the golden rule applies to
Senior Center Historical Society 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold Center friendship as to every other relationship, and counsels
6 p.m. Salem Church 11 p.m. Kat Trio at Senior 9 a.m. Daily Exercise 5 p.m. Al Anderson at us to do the things for our friends that we would like
Service Center 10 a.m. Kat Trio Senior Center them to do for us, such as lending an ear, helping in
7 p.m. Wayne the Wizard Sunday, February 12 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold 6 p.m. Salem Church times of need, and just being there to share the good
at Senior Center 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 3 p.m. Daily Exercise Service times and the bad. Christopher Simon, Metro News
8 p.m. Daily Exercise 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 7 p.m. Wayne the Wizard Service
9 p.m. Active Shooter 10 a.m. Salem Church Center at Senior Center
Training at Senior Center Service 5 p.m. Al Anderson at 8 p.m. Daily Exercise Two are better than one, because they have a good
10 p.m. Sugar River at Noon - Plan Commission Senior Center 9 p.m. Active Shooter return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one
Historical Society from Feb. 6 6 p.m. Resurrection Training at Senior Center can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and
Friday, February 10 3 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys Church 10 p.m. Sugar River at has no one to help them up.
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior Basketball 8 p.m. Wayne the Wizard Historical Society Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
Center 4:30 p.m. Sugar River at at Senior Center
1 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
Historical Society
6 p.m. Plan Commission
9 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
Support groups
3 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys from Feb. 6 10 p.m. Sugar River at AA Meeting, senior cen-
Basketball 9 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys Historical Society ter, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
4 p.m. Al Anderson at Basketball Wednesday, Febuary 15
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8:30 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
10 p.m. James Kellerman
at Senior Center
Monday, February 13
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
Center
1 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys
Basketball
5 p.m. Common Council
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior Call 845-9559
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m. to advertise on the
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11 p.m. Kat Trio at Senior Training at Senior Center from Feb. 13 Parkinsons Group, Verona Press
Center 3 p.m. Verona 90-91 Boys 7 p.m. Capital City Band senior center, third
Saturday, February 11 Basketball 8 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior Friday at 10 a.m. church page
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Verona Area Historical Society

Hammers and horseshoes

Batkers blacksmith subject of Saturday session
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
As late as the 1950s, it wasnt
uncommon to see both cars and
horse carriages traveling around
Verona, and some older resi-
dents still recall seeing horses
being shoed right on Main Street
at the Batker blacksmith shop,
VAHS president Jesse Charles
Photos submitted
Students in Bradley Crandells physical education class tried out the
told the Press in an email.
recently donated skis on a sunny day Feb. 2.
The old blacksmith building
(currently occupied by Plumb-
ing and Glass) is the subject of
SOMS
the Verona Area Historical Soci-
etys meeting on Feb. 11. Guest
Kim Kemper will talk about the
history of the business, which
If You Go
What: Verona Area Historical
Society meeting
When: 10a.m. Saturday, Feb.
11
Where: Verona Senior Center,
108 Paoli St.
Info: 845-7471
Native Americans to its shores,
and it was the river that first
attracted the white travelers
to the area. In 1995, the Upper
River Initiative, focusing on
the watershed area from Mount
Notes
VAHS member Ruth Jensen
noted that John Scharers book
presentation in December at the
Sows Ear was a standing-room
only event, with most attendees
purchasing at least one book.
VAHS president Jesse
Charles is looking for people to
help him conduct historical inter-
views of Verona area residents.
Troy Rost has begun replac-
ing one of the main supports of

goes started when Main Street was

shared by both automobiles and
the original source of horsepow-
skiing
er, Charles said.
Kemper is the great-grand-
daughter of George Batker,
whose blacksmith shop served
S ava n n a O a k s
Middle School
the needs of the city for many
years from horseshoes to
students are learn- welding and machinery repair.
ing a new life- She and members of the Batker
time activity after family have done research on
a donation of 30
the shop, and will present some
cross country skis. of the stories and artifacts they
The CXC Nordic have preserved.
Rocks for Schools
program donated History of Sugar River
the skis in January, In his discussion at last
and students began The Central Cross Country Ski Association donat- months VAHS meeting, Bill
using them in Feb- ed 30 cross country skis to Savanna Oaks Middle
ruary. School, where one of the cross country ski teams Keen said the major waterway
members attended when she was in middle which runs through and skirts
school. Verona had long attracted the
Horeb to Belleville was created.
It took three years to clear
debris from Verona to Paoli.
Recently, the Upper Sugar Riv-
er Watershed Association has
been working on an overgrown
Badger Mill Creek in Vero-
na. The Badger Mill Creek, a
major feeder tributary of the
Sugar River, receives three mil-
lion gallons of recycled, treated
water every day from the Madi-
son Metropolitan Sewerage Dis-
trict. Keeping the water flow-
ing is essential for the channel
banks, for fish habitation and
for inhibiting invasives.
Email Unified Newspaper Group
reporter Scott De Laruelle at
scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
the Matts House to prevent fur-
ther sagging of the house, as
the old support apparently was
destroyed with the installation
of furnace ducts. Pipes for gas
lighting were found across the
ceiling and down the wall.
Gordon School, Dist. 11 is
slated for demolition in the near
future with the reconstruction of
the County Hwy. M and Midtown
Road intersection.
The society is still interest-
ed in Pump House No. 1 as a
historical building (display place)
when it is no longer a viable
pumping station.

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Verona Area School District
17 students medal at regional FBLA conference
Verona Area High School
might have some future
business leaders in its
ranks.
Seventeen VAHS stu-
dents earned medals at the
regional Future Business
Leaders of America confer-
ence over the weekend at
DeForest High School, with
10 of those moving onto the
state conference in Apple-
ton in early April.
T h e F B L A c l u b wa s
established at the beginning
of this school year. Nation-
ally, the organization has
more than 230,000 mem-
bers, according to its web-
site.
The group traveled to the
National Fall Leadership
Conference in Milwaukee
in the fall, as well, where
they were able to connect
with more established clubs
from around the country.
Among the medal-win-
ners this weekend, the
group had one fifth-place
finish, two fourth-place
finishes, four each of third-
place and second-place
teams and finished first in
one category, Securities and
Investments.
POLICE REPORTS
The following reports are t r u c k h a d b e e n r i f l e d
taken from the log books at the through overnight while
Verona Police Department.
Nov. 2
5:20a.m. Officers re- nothing was missing.
sponded to reports an iPod
Touch had been stolen from to another report regarding
inside an unlocked vehicle an unlocked vehicle being
parked in an open garage entered sometime over the
in the 500 block of Harvest overnight hours and ran-
Lane. The owner was waiting sacked in the 400 block of
on a potential lead from the Hillcrest Circle. Nothing was
Track My iPhone app.
8:15a.m. A Verona resi-
dent reported his unlocked
Visit Miller and Sons
for all your
Valentines Day goodies
210 S. Main Street, Verona
(608) 845-6478
The Verona Press ConnectVerona.com
Medal winners
First place
Lorenzo Albertoni, Securities and
Investments
Second place
Claire Swain, Publication Design;
Stephen Van Horne and Joshua Ra-
tze, Business Plan; Zachary Hurst,
Cyber Security; Andrew Knuppel,
Economics
Third place
Hanna Houtakker, Economics;
Vivek Swaminath, Cyber Security;
Alex Bernhardt, Business Financial
Plan; Gaelan Combs, Agribusiness
Fourth place
Riley Griffin, Computer Applica-
tions; Jonah Berry, Michael Egle
and Stephen Lund, Sports and En-
tertainment Management
Fifth place
Photo submitted
Some of the Verona Area High School students who attended the Future Business Leaders of America regional Kari Becker, Cassidy Hempel and
conference were, front row from left, Jamison Huseth, Logan Lindell, Alex Buzza; middle row from left, Cassidy Katherine Karnosky, Social Media
Hempel, Claire Swain, Hanna Houtakker, Caleb Bohrer, Vivek Swaminath, Maggie Nunn, Kari Becker; back row
from left, Stephen Van Horne, Josh Ratze, Michael Egle, Riley Griffin, Alex Bernhardt, Jonah Berry and Matt Campaign
Payne.
Nov. 3 one of her political signs outside the Verona Area High Ridge Apartments parking
4:24p.m. A woman living had been defaced at her School K-Wing on Nov. 6. lot, and that the only thing
parked in front of his res- on the 800 block of Forest residence in the 900 block missing was a Kwik Trip
idence in the 400 block of View Drive reported some- of Tamarack Way, and that Nov. 5 credit card.
Glacier Ridge Trail. He said one had entered her unlockedsigns had been taken from 12:31-12:32p.m. An offi- 10:25p.m. Officers were
her yard the previous night
vehicle, likely two days prior, cer took two reports regard- unable to locate the cause of
Noon An officer responded and had taken a book with for the fifth time. She said ing thefts of five political what callers reported sound-
she wasnt concerned about
the vehicles title and regis- signs from two residences, ed like loud shots near the
tration. The book had been the missing signs, but the de- one in the 700 block of Forest 400 block of Church Avenue.
located in a neighbors yardfaced one crossed the line. View Drive and another in the While on a separate call, an
the following day. Extra patrol was requested 200 block of Lynne Circle. officer heard the noises and
for the rest of the campaign 4:28p.m. A 33-year-old observed they sounded more
Nov. 4 season. An officer eventually Verona woman reported like deep booms than gun-
taken from the car. 2:41p.m. A woman called located the signs, which had someone had entered her shots.
the department to complain been burned, in a Dumpster unlocked vehicle in the Park
Kate Newton
Fiddlerprogram Feb. 14
The short stories of Yid-
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Wrestling
Senior Brandon Daniels quickly pops up after pinning Middletons Damian Benitez in 57 seconds Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Eight
Conference meet at Madison East High School. Daniels won his third conference title with another pin in the finals.
Daniels wins third Big 8 title
ANTHONY IOZZO 2014-15) and Ben Hanson
(2011-13).
If You Go Assistant sports editor
Verona joined the Big Eight
Senior Brandon Daniels in 2008 and wrestled in the
What: WIAA Division 1 joined an elite list of Verona Badger Conference before that.
regionals Area High School wrestlers Ben Sarbacker (2005-07) won
When: 10a.m. Saturday Saturday those with three three titles in the Badger Con-
conference championships. ference, and Joe Sarbacker won
Where: DeForest Area High Daniels is the third Wildcat to four titles (2000-03).
School win three titles in the Big Eight, I didnt really have too many
joining Eric Schmid (2012, tough matches, Daniels said.
Boys swimming
Cats finish fourth at Big 8 Conference meet
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
For the ninth consecutive year,
the Verona Area/Mount Horeb
boys swimming team has finished
in the top four at the Big Eight
Conference meet.
Bryce Hoppe (50 free, 100
breast), Zeke Sebastian (200, 500
free) and Shane Rozeboom (50,
100 free) each medaled in their
individual events Saturday inside
the Middleton High School nata-
torium.
V/ME finished fourth with 251
points. Madison West held off the
host Middleton Cardinals 579.5-
550.5 to win their first conference
title in over 20 years and Madison
Memorial took third with 498.
Sebastian was the first Wildcat
to earn a medal, securing a third-
place finish in the 200 freestyle
in 1 minute, 48.72 seconds. The
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Shane Rozeboom fires off the blocks Saturday at the Big Eight Con- senior added a second individual
ference meet in the 100-yard freestyle. medal with a third-place finish in
Thursday, February 9, 2017
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
I am just having fun out on the
mat and giving it my all for my
last season.
On Saturday, Daniels (30-5,
ranked No. 6) pinned Sun Prai-
ries Zach Perrich (29-13) in 35
seconds in the 145-pound finals.
He started with two byes before
getting a pin over Middletons
Damian Benitez in 58 seconds
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If you go
What: WIAA Division 1
sectional
When: 1p.m. Saturday
Where: Midddleton High
School
Info: Top finisher in each
event and best 18 remaining
qualifying times make state
the 500 free (5:01.26).
The 50 free was Verona/Mount
Horebs highest scoring event of
the day, led by Hoppes runner-up
finish. The senior posted a 22.34
second only to Madison West
junior Lain Weaver (21.9). Soph-
omore Shane Rozeboom touched
the wall third in 22.47.
Rozeboom medaled in his other
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Verona Press
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Player of the
week
From Jan. 31-Feb. 7
Name: Bryce Hoppe
Grade: Senior
Sport: Swimming
Highlights: Hoppe medaled in the
50 free and 100 breaststroke Friday
at the Big Eight Conference meet
inside the Middleton High School
Natatorium.
Honorable mentions: Brandon
Daniels (wrestling) won his third
Big Eight Conference title Saturday;
Jono Herbst (wrestling) took third
at 113 pounds at the Big Eight
tournament; Chandler Bainbridge
(girls basketball) scored 17 of her 21
points in the second half Thursday
in a loss to Middleton and added
11 points in a win over La Follette
Saturday; Bui Clements (boys bas-
ketball) scored 23 points in a loss
to Middleton Friday; Lauren Samz
(gymnastics) tied for first place on
vault with an 8.5. She also finished
runner-up as a varsity all-around
with a combined 33.8 in a 130.15-
128.375 victory over Janesville Craig;
Jeff Bishop (boys hockey) scored a
power-play goal and assisted on an
even-strength goal in the first period
Saturday to help the Wildcats secure
the Big Eight Conference title against
Sun Prairie; McKenzie Imhoff (girls
hockey) had three goals and two
assists Thursday in a 15-0 confer-
ence win over the Stoughton girls
hockey co-op; Zeke Sebastian (boys
swimming) medaled in the 200 and
500 freestyle races Friday at the Big
Eight meet; Shane Rozeboom (boys
swimming) medaled in the 50 and
100 freestyle races Friday at the Big
Eight meet
Boys hockey
Wildcats wrap up
fifth conference title
in eight years
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Jack Anderson scored on a breakaway
late in the second period to help the
Verona boys hockey team clinch at least
a share of its fifth conference title since
moving to the Big Eight in 2009. Ander-
son was one of four different goal scorers
on Friday for the Wildcats.
(Defenseman) Jeff Bishop gathered
the puck and Anderson flew the zone
Bishop flipped the puck in the air to
Anderson, who gathered at the far blue
and was in alone with the goalie, Verona
head coach Joel Marshall said.
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skills and game play will be
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Incoming sixth and sev-
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put skills into action using
individual, team and situa-
tional practices. Strategies
and game play will also be
emphasized.
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on skills using a typical high
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This non-padded camp is
a four-day skill development
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the skills need to be a suc-
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any position. Emphasis is on
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Conference: Sectionals up next

Continued from page 9
individual swim, matching
the finish in the 100 free
(49.54). He made his 50 free
goal time, anchoring the 200
Notes Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Grace Schraufnagel battles to keep possession and tries to pass to senior Alex Lueh-
V/ME looking to qualify many to state ring (34) after a rebound Thursday in a Big Eight Conference game against seventh-ranked
Middleton. Luehring and Schraufnagel each scored nine points in a 65-57 loss.
The Wildcats return to Middleton High School at

Comeback falls short against

free relay team of Hoppe, 1p.m. Saturday for the WIAA Division 1 Middleton
Sebastian and Wellnitz to a sectional meet.
runner-up finish in 1:29.99. The top finisher in each event automatically qual-
Hoppe turned in a third- ifies for the WIAA state meet from each of the six

place finish in the 100 breast-
stroke (1:02.39)
Bryan Touchett, Aidan
Updegrove, Hoppe and Roze-
boom took seventh in the 200
medley relay (1:43.48).
The Wildcats relay team
of Sebastian, Wellnitz,
Touchett and Updegrove fin-
ished the day in seventh place
(3:23.76) on the 400 free
relay.
Eight of 10 swims by the
swimmers in the conference
taper group were season-best
times.
Kyle Hoppe dropped
almost five seconds in
the 200 IM and moved
seventh-ranked Middleton
sectionals across Wisconsin. The remaining state
qualifying spots are then selected based on the next
18 fastest times from around the state.
Madison Memorial won the sectional last year and
went on to claim its sixth straight Division 1 crown. ANTHONY IOZZO
Madison West finished a distant second, and the Assistant sports editor
Brookfield Central/East co-op was third.
Madison Memorial has won 16 state team champi- Although the Verona Area
onships, which is the most of any program. The Spar- High School girls basketball
team lost to seventh-ranked
tans have also won the most events in meet history
with 88 after winning four events. Middleton 65-57 Thursday,
there was a lot to build on.
The Wildcats (12-6 overall,
up from the 22nd seed to shaved five seconds in the 11-3 Big Eight Conference)
finish 16th. Aidan Upde- 500 free and made his goal continued to have trouble
grove cut seven seconds time in the 100 free on the with turnovers and allowed
and made his fourth goal 400 free relay. Owen Roth- nine 3-pointers, but they also
time of the season in the amer made his goal time in battled back from a 21-point
500 free. Caulden Parkel the 100 fly. deficit with under 10 minutes
to go to cut the first-place Car-
dinals lead to six with 20 sec-
onds left.
Verona was much more
aggressive to the basket in
the final 10 minutes and also
turned the ball over just once
during that stretch.
I was really proud with
the way we battled down
the stretch, Murphy said.
We could have folded, and
we didnt. We made it a
great game. I think it gives
Big Eight
Conference
Team W-L
Middleton 13-2
Sun Prairie 13-2
Madison East 12-3
Verona 12-3
Janesville Craig 7-8
Madison La Follette 6-9
Janesville Parker 5-9
Madison Memorial 4-11
Madison West 2-12
Beloit Memorial 0-15
us confidence if we get the
chance to play them again.
Middleton, which led 25-15
at halftime, built its lead at the
start of the second half with a
20-9 run. Senior Bria Lemi-
rande had two 3-pointers and
Whats next
Verona travels to Madi-
son East (14-4, 12-3) at
7:30p.m. Thursday.
a layup during that stretch, and
she finished with 21 points.
Verona got points from
senior Alex Luehring, senior
Grace Schraufnagel, junior
Chandler Bainbridge and
junior Brina James during that
stretch, but the points were
spread apart. Middleton senior
Alexis Thomas drained a
3-pointer to put the Cardinals
up 45-24 with about 10 min-
utes left.
At that point, the Wildcats
woke up. Bainbridge drove
to the basket for a layup and
then a drained 3-pointer, and
senior Sisi Mitchell followed
with a running layup to cut the
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Girls hockey Gymnastics
Lynx finish second in Badger Wildcat/Crusaders beat Craig, finish fifth at invite
JEREMY JONES JEREMY JONES the Waukesha co-op 138.450- with a 32.6.
137.850 for first place. Hailey Dohnals solid floor
Sports editor Badger Sports editor
performance helped her finish
V/ME 130.15, second overall with an 8.5,
Two of the Madison Metro Lynx final Conference Lauren Samz continued to
shine for the Verona/Madison Craig 128.375 while Emelia Lichty finished
regular season games will be against
teams ranked among the best in Wiscon- Team W-L-T Points Edgewood gymnastics team fourth with a season-high
The Verona/Madison Edge- 8.25. Lichty also took fourth
sin. Cap City Cougars 8-0-1 17 Saturday at the Middleton wood gymnastic team sent on beam, scoring an 8.2.
Invitational. its seniors and parents home
Fond du Lac 3, Metro Lynx 2 Metro Lynx 6-1-2 14 Samz finished second on V/MEs JV team domi-
happy on Thursday following nated competition, scoring
The seventh-ranked Metro Lynx (13- Rock County 5-3-1 11 vault with a 9.025, which a 130.15-128.375 victory over a season-high (and team
4-4 overall) sprint toward the WIAA Viroqua 4-5-0 8 helped her also finish second Janesville Craig in the Big goal-breaking) 108.45. Vanes-
postseason pitted Madison up against as a varsity all-around with a Eight Conference regular sea- sa Wagner of Edgewood led
Badger Thunder 2-7-0 4 34.825.
the fifth-ranked Fond du Lac Warbirds son finale. the charge, taking first place
co-op (19-2-2) in a nonconference tilt Icebergs 0-9-0 0 Wisconsin Rapids/Lin- The Wildcat/Crusaders lone on floor (7.6) and second on
on Tuesday, which the Lynx lost 3-2. colns Tia Dorshorst won the individual win came from vault (7.55) and beam (7.3).
A scoreless game through the first 22 vault (9.25) and balance beam Lauren Samz who tied Janes- First place on beam went
minutes, Madison West senior forward
Kara Epping got the Lynx on the score-
Whats next (9.65) to take top all-around
honors with a 37.050.
ville Craigs Jenna Brandt on to Savannah Rodriguez
vault with an 8.5. Samz also (7.375). Top honors for
board first, scoring 5:17 minutes into Middletons Madeline placed second on bars (8.075) vault was secured by Lichty
The Metro Lynx (6-1-2) finishes the Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won
the second period. and beam (8.775), and fin- (8.2). Edgewood freshman
The lead was shortlived, however, as Badger Conference season at 7p.m. the uneven bars with a 9.275, ished third on floor (8.45) to Carolyn Ring made her first
the visiting Warbirds popped in a pair of Friday in Viroqua (4-5-0). and West Salems Anna Tem- finish runner-up as a varsity appearance in the lineup,
even-strength goals over the next eight ke scored a 9.45 to secrue the all-around with a combined returning from a preseason
minutes to pull out the win. Madison closes out the regular season floor exercise. 33.8. Edgewood senior Mad- injury and had an impres-
Peyton Airaudi scored at 10:17 and 6:30p.m. Saturday at home against the The Wildcat/Crusaders die Molitor wasnt far behind, sive performance on floor,
Maddy Ott added the game-winning fourth-ranked Bay Area Ice Bears co-op finished fifth (out of eight placing third on beam despite earning her a 7.4, which
goal three minutes later. teams) with a 133.925. The a fall (8.55) and third overall was good for second place.
(17-3-3). West Salem co-op defeated
Sydney McKersie stopped 28 of 30
shots on goal in the loss, while Ashley
Schmitt faced half as many shots and
finished with 13 saves. Arena. Boys basketball
Verona falls behind early to rival Middleton
The Metro Lynx regular season sched- McKenzie Imhoff (3 goals, 2 assists),
ule ends with another postseason caliber Kara Epping (3g, 2a), Ally Conybear
warm-up with the fourth ranked Bay (1g, 5a), Nicole Osborn (3g), Julia Dra-
Area Ice Bears coming to the Madison goo (1g, 4a) and Sierra Berg (2g) all had ANTHONY IOZZO
Ice Arena at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
Weve played a tough schedule all
multiple points for the Metro Lynx.
Stoughtons McKenzie Nisisus did Assistant sports editor Whats next
year, but that is only going to benefit us what she could to keep her team in the
come playoff time, Metro Lynx head game, making 35 saves, but the Icebergs The Verona Area High Verona travels to Madison La Follette (5-12, 3-10) at
(3-19-0, 0-9-0) managed seven shots School boys basketball 7:30p.m. Thursday and to Madison East (11-7, 7-7) at
coach Derek Ward said. team fell behind early Fri-
Metro Lynx 15, Icebergs 0
against Metro Lynx goaltender Erin
day in a 95-73 loss to Mid- 7:30p.m. Saturday.
Webb.
Besides the Metro Lynx, conference dleton.
Madison scored seven goals in the The host Wildcats (6-11,
first period and five more in the second rivals Sun Prairie (14-3-4) and Rock 6-foot-5 senior Tyree Wi l d c a t s o ff e n s e c o n-
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goals in the final period on its way to 10th, respectively.
continued to do well in the 28 points for the Cardi-
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Verona boys hockey clinched the Big Eight title for the fifth time since switching conferences in 2009 with a 4-1 victory
over Sun Prairie and a tie by the Janesville co-op over the weekend.
Big 8: Wildcats earn No. 1 seed for playoffs
Continued from page 9
Anderson made a slight fake then beat
Cardinal goalie Sam Dunn with a high
hard shot over the glove.
Getting the conference championship
was a goal for the team since the start of
the season.
We dropped a few tough noncon-
ference games to start the year, so we
looked at the conference race where
those losses didnt matter, as almost
a clean slate, Marshall said. I knew
before the season started the Big Eight
would have a lot of parity, I believe I
even predicted the conference champ
would have three or four losses.
Janesville, which still had four games
left in conference, could have forced the
Wildcats to share the title. The Bluebirds
tied Madison Memorial on Saturday,
however, giving Verona the title outright.
Bishop got the Wildcats on the score-
board four minutes into the second peri-
od 15 seconds after a tripping penalty
by Sun Prairies Noah Nehmer. The vis-
iting Cardinals answered a little less than
one minute later, however, with a Travis
Kernen even-strength goal.
Veronas Cale Rufenacht and Jake
Keyes added a pair of insurance goals
in the third period, and Garhett Kaegi
stopped 18 of 19 shots on goal to pre-
serve the victory. Dunn had 27 saves for
the Cardinals.
Because we played well and won
Wrestling: Herbst finishes third at conference
Continued from page 9
in the semifinals.
Seniors Reagan Stauffer (182) and
Jordan Recob (heavyweight), juniors
Jono Herbst (113), Lance Randall
(160) and Luke Slekar (160) and
sophomore Porter Sundin-Donahue
(106) also reached the podium.
We wrestled better than we have
been. A lot of the little things we
were having trouble with all year, we
definitely improved on that, co-head
coach Jason Ott said. It is nice to
see the improvement from the begin-
ning of the year to the middle of the
year to the end of the year.
Herbst (14-16) finished third. After
taking a 15-0 technical fall to Mad-
ison Wests Paxton Yang (21-10)
earlier in the day, Herbst came back
to beat Yang 8-4 in the third-place
match at 106.
It really motivates me to get bet-
ter because it showed me I could beat
people I never thought I would beat,
Herbst said.
Stauffer (13-14) finished fifth
with a pin over Madison Wests Sam
Mahoney at 182, and Randall (8-13)
won 13-11 over Madison Wests
Harrison Schreiber (12-23) for fifth
place at 160.
Slekar also finished fifth with a
9-6 decision over Beloit Memorials
Gustavo Badillo (4-14) at 152.
Recob (13-20) earned a 5-4 win in
the fourth overtime against Madison
Memorials Ben Percy (19-8) in the
quarterfinals, but he lost the next two
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Photo submitted by John Schindler
Notes
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Cats close season against third-ranked Arrowhead Junior Brina James Goes up for a layup in the first half
Verona (12-10-1 overall) travels to the Mullett Ice Center on Friday to Thursday against Middleton. James finished with seven
face non-conference Arrowhead (20-1-0) to close out the regular season. points.
The Warhawks are ranked third in the state.
Girls BB: Cats knock off La
Arrowhead will be a good dress rehearsal for the playoffs, Marshall
said. Arrowhead has been one of the most consistent and well-structured
teams all season ... playing them will hopefully help us to elevate our
game at the time we need it most.
Verona received the top seed in its playoff bracket and will host the
Follette, Beloit Memorial
winner between No. 8 Waunakee and No. 9 Monona Grove at 7p.m. Continued from page 10 the half on a 13-4 run.
Thursday. We had some turnovers,
If our offense produces like they have shown they can and our defense and when you turn the ball
limits the oppositions scoring chances, we will have a pretty good deficit to 45-31. Middleton over versus Middleton, they
chance to beat anyone, Marshall said. did counter with a 3-pointer make you pay. That is a vet-
from senior Alyssa Lemiran- eran team, Murphy said.
de. Mitchell added 14 points
against all the other sectional teams on Bainbridge later hit anoth- for Verona, and Schraufna-
our schedule, we were able to get the No.
1 seed despite our 11 loses, Marshall
Big Eight er 3-pointer, and Schraufna- gel and Luehring each col-
gel scored on the traditional lected nine. James finished
said. There is always a little added pres- Team W-L-T Points
3-point play and later added with seven.
sure with the No. 1 seed, however, we Verona 11-3-1 22 two free throws to make it Alyssa Lemirande and
played many of these teams before and Janesville 7-3-1 15 50-39. The Cardinals coun- Thomas added 13 apiece for
had a challenging nonconference sched- tered again with a 3-pointer
Sun Prairie 7-4-1 15 Middleton (16-2, 13-2).
ule to prepare us for the post-season run. from senior Carlee Lemiran-
Marshall said, in his 10 years of Middleton 7-5-0 14 de. Verona 64,
coaching at Verona, he has never seen Mitchell followed with
this much parity in our section, from No. Madison West 7-6-0 14 La Follette 56
a 3-pointer, but once again
1 through 7. Beloit 6-6-0 12 Middleton countered as Luehring scored 33 points
Everyone has their big wins and bad Mad. Memorial 4-8-2 10 Thomas hit a shot from Saturday as the Wildcats
losses during the season, he continued. downtown to make it 56-42 held off Madison La Follette
It should make for an existing tourna- East/La Follette 0-14-0 0 64-56 Saturday.
Cardinals.
ment series in section 6. It is the best I have seen Verona led 29-20 at half-
Middleton shoot in a while, time and did enough in the
Murphy said. Once the second half to hold on.
Bainbridge added 11
game gets up to that many
points, it is hard to beat points.
them. They run that style Verona 85,
and are pretty deep.
Whats next Bainbridge, who had 17 of Beloit Memorial 51
her 21 points in the second The Wildcats jumped
Verona is joined by DeForest, Fort Atkinson, Monona Grove/McFarland, half, connected on a 3-point- out to a 43-point at half-
Stoughton, Sun Prairie, Oregon and Watertown in the regional. er to cut the deficit to 62-55, time Tuesday and earned an
and she later added another 85-51 conference victory at
The top four wrestlers in each weight class advances to the Janesville Craig basket to make it 63-57. But Beloit Memorial in a make-
sectional. The team with the highest score earns a spot in the WIAA Division 1 Verona was forced to foul up game from Jan. 19.
team sectional at Elkhorn High School Tuesday, Feb. 14. and couldnt get any closer. Verona played mostly
In the first half, the Wild- subs in the second half as
cats stuck with Middle- ythe game went to a running
ton early, with a Mitchell clock.
3-pointer pulling Verona
Ranked wrestlers at regionals within 12-11 with under
Luehring scored 19
points, all in the first half,
fives minutes to go in the and James added 14.
106: Hunter Lewis (Stoughton), No. 2 half.
Junior Aniah Williams led
113: Wyatt Thiel (Sun Prairie), HM But the Cardinals ended Beloit with 11.
120: Tristan Jenny (Stoughton), No. 2; Nolan Kraus (Fort Atkinson), HM
126: Kaleb Louis (Stoughton), No. 5
Boys BB: Clements scores 23
132: Brandon Klein (Stoughton), No. 2; Draven Sigmund (Fort Atkinson), HM
138: Drew Scharenbrock (Sun Prairie), No. 1; Cade Spilde (Stoughton), No. 9
145: Garrett Model (Stoughton), No. 2; Brandon Daniels (Verona), No. 6 Continued from page 11
152: Will Gahnz (DeForest), No. 12 Big Eight
160: Tyler Dow (Stoughton), No. 2 put up points even when Team W-L
170: Will Van Pietersom (Sun Prairie), HM dealing with the size and
length of the Big Eight. Madison Memorial 12-2
182: Jackson Hemauer (DeForest), No. 1 Junior Bui Clements led Sun Prairie 10-3
HW: Aodan Marshall (Stoughton), HM Verona with 23 points, and Janesville Craig 10-4
seniors Nick Pederson and
John Van Handel collected Middleton 10-4
matches and finished sixth after an finished seventh. Nathan Feller (132) 13 and 12 points. Beloit Memorial 8-6
injury kept him out of the fifth-place and Wyatt Breitnauer (170) finished Senior Storm Mur-
match. eighth. Madison East 7-7
phy added 14 points, and
Sundin-Donahue (10-15) won 7-3 All of guys have a really good 6-foot-1 senior Myron Madison West 5-9
over Middletons Don Polache (5-8) shot to make sectionals, Ott said. Ashford Jr and 6-foot-4 Verona 4-10
in the consolation round but also There are a lot of kids with an senior Brogan Brunker
ended up in sixth place. opportunity. It is just a matter if they each scored 10 points. Madison La Follette 3-10
Zakh Kalifatidi (120), Caden Page wrestle well enough on Saturday to Janesville Parker 0-14
(138) and Jeremy Grim (195) all finish in the top four.
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Commons: Plan for 284 new
apartments on hold
Continued from page 1
votes and were concerned
a 3-3 tie would prevent it
from being forwarded to
the Common Council. So
after Forward Development
Group assured the commis-
sion its plans would not be
harmed by a 28-day delay,
no action was taken.
Nobody had qualms about
the location, the idea behind
the project or the look of
the buildings. Patrick Lytle
spoke for several commis-
sioners when he called it
one of the most appealing
concepts Ive seen in the city
in a long time.
But he also said he
wouldnt vote for it as-is.
He and other commissioners
spent an hour debating two
things: the apartment densi-
ty and how the city could be
assured it wouldnt end up
like the West End did years
ago with just the lucrative
apartments sitting alone and
nothing on the highly desired
commercial project.
City staff and Mayor Jon
Hochkammer eventually per-
suaded most commissioners
the latter concern would be
covered by the developers
agreement which neces-
sarily will involve tax-incre-
ment financing and some
were satisfied with that. But
the commission went round
and round on the number of
apartments and whether that
would be acceptable, particu-
larly in light of other current
and proposed dense devel-
opments along West Verona
Avenue.
I really like this project,
and I do want it to move for-
ward, commissioner Scott
Manley said. Im not sure
Im all the way there yet in
terms of some of the unan-
swered questions (about den-
sity and whether the Verona
market can support it and
other developments).
FDG had gotten a warning
two months earlier about the
commissions concerns but
apparently took its chanc-
es and did not change the
initially proposed number.
Developer Ron Henshue
explained that a reduced
apartment count likely would
increase the amount the city
would need to contribute to
make it financially viable.
And with the area clearly
blighted highlighted by an
old, vacant truck stop that
was enough for some.
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ance that the (commercial
and hotel development) will
happen, Hochkammer said.
One complicating factor
could be the environmen-
tal remediation that will be
required. Though its been
deemed a closed site by the
state, meaning the contami-
nation from storing gas tanks
underground is not a hazard
to the water table or anything
else, that designation would
change once digging begins.
Parts of the plan call for
underground parking.
Henshue said that could
actually mean the proposed
hotel is built first, even
though it wasnt included in
this submission because of
an ownership issue. The hotel
construction likely would not
affect the polluted area.
Manley suggested that
if the apartments oversatu-
rate the market and arent
as successful as expected,
the commercial element a
63,000-square-foot office
building and apartments over
retail on the northern edge
might be the first thing sacri-
ficed. But because the Com-
mon Council will be asked to
provide TIF funds, city plan-
ning director Adam Sayre
asserted the city would have
enough control to encour-
age the commercial portion
to happen.
The general development
plan commissioners were
reviewing Monday is typi-
cally considered the entitle-
ment phase, meaning once
approval has been granted
there, the city is obligated to
approve future requests that
substantially comply with the
GDP.
Later in the evening, com-
missioners had some similar
comments for a proposed
redevelopment of the Ace
Hardware and World of Vari-
ety properties on South Main
Street and West Verona Ave-
nue. The development would
create 32-48 apartments
combined in a pair of three-
or four-story buildings with
underground parking beneath
each.
The density of up to 40
units per acre was a concern
for some, but the discussion
was much quicker because
no vote was allowed at this
stage, the concept plan.
Email Verona Press editor
Jim Ferolie at verona-
press@wcinet.com.
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Verona Area School District
VASD looks at pre-Sept. start
Likely to draft Sept. 4, leaving just a Friday tourism industry, superin- Monday for local control
before a three-day weekend. tendent Dean Gorrell said. of the starting date.
resolution asking But some districts are Board member Renee Zook, Philosophically, I like the
for state law change pushing this year for a who recently attended the idea they dont start too ear-
change to that law, and Wisconsin Association of ly, but Im always in favor
SCOTT GIRARD VASD is expected to join School Boards meeting and of local control, said board
Unified Newspaper Group them soon with a resolution. spoke with some people in president Dennis Beres.
While past efforts have been tourism-heavy districts, said Some of those dates weve
The Verona Area School unsuccessful, officials are its a legitimate argument. had to work with just do not
District could soon be more optimistic this time. (They) really rely on col- make any sense.
among a growing chorus If districts could begin lege students, high school The board is expected to
asking to start the school in August, it would allow students, anybody of work- consider a resolution at its
year before Sept. 1. for more preparation for ing age to fill a variety of next meeting.
State law prohibits any Advanced Placement stu- roles, Zook said. That is
school district from begin- dents ahead of the spring test a legitimate argument for Contact Scott Girard at
ning the school year before dates, which are set nation- many of our northern com- ungreporter@wcinet.com
that, which can lead to some wide. munities, especially. and follow him on Twitter
complications when Labor The change is expected But she and other board @sgirard9.
Day falls on a date like to be fought heavily by the members expressed support
In brief resident students, or those living
within the district boundaries.
With defeasement and refinancing,
Michelle Wiberg of PMA Financial
That brings the total up to 5,474. Network, said the board has done a
Enrollment up good job in recent years.
The most recent official enrollment Saving $4.3 million That included more than $1 million
count found the Verona Area School A district consultant reported the Monday night through defeasement
District had 34 more students in Jan- school board has saved the district of the debt for the Glacier Edge Ele-
uary than it did last September. $4.3 million over the past five years mentary School building and the land
That includes an additional 28 through its debt structures. purchases from 2015.
Referendum: District officials start to refine message
Continued from page 1
Others asked what would
Key Communicators Questions
happen if the operational
question failed. The Verona Area School Districts Key Communica- from group
District business manag- tors group was first created before the 2015 land ref-
er consultant Chris Murphy erendums to help the district reach different groups. The What if athletic fields
reminded the group how question fails?
members, mostly community leaders, elected officials
that happened in 1999 when and business owners, have been invited to a few meet-
funding for Country View What if operational
Elementary School was ings since then to hear about key initiatives and then, the question fails?
approved. Murphy explained district hopes, pass that information along to others in
the district went back for the community. What competition
the operational expenses the fields would be built?
following year and it passed
a similar tactic the district What is the full cost
board president Dennis in the next 20 years, Roffers
could take this time, since Beres explained that focus said. The fundamentals of of the referendum?
the funds would not be need-
groups had sent a clear sig- growth and development that Why not build in
ed until the school opens. nal that a single high school will drive new housing devel-
Fitchburg Common Coun- was preferred, and that the opment in Verona will be Fitchburg?
cil candidate Wanda Smith,
location made the most strong and I think will contin- Is growth projected
who is hoping to represent sense in Verona. ue to be strong.
the citys District 1, in the Theres no easy solu- The meeting was one of
to plateau?
northwest part of the city,
tion, Beres said. more than 20 planned with
asked a series of questions Another attendee asked public groups and staff, and Spanish-speaking families.
about the districts plans for
whether growth is expected superintendent Dean Gor- The district will also send
transportation, addressing to plateau at any point, and rell has also offered to make out three mailers with infor-
racial disparities and why
district consultant Mark Rof- personal visits to businesses mation before the April vote.
the district did not consider fers said he did not expect or homes to discuss the ref-
building the new school in
that to be the case. erendums. The next pub- Contact Scott Girard at
Fitchburg. I dont see anything in lic meetings are in March,
To the latter, a common ungreporter@wcinet.com
my crystal ball to suggest the with public meetings in both and follow him on Twitter
question from Fitchburg Verona area will become less Fitchburg and Verona, as
VASD residents, school @sgirard9.
attractive for housing growth well as one specifically for
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Legals
NOTICE OF
ABSENTEE VOTING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the
special voting deputies from the Town
of Verona will conduct absentee voting
at the Badger Prairie Health Care Center,
1100 E. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593
on Thursday February 16, 2017 at 9:30
AM for the Spring Primary to be held Feb-
ruary 21, 2017.
DONE in the Town of Verona
This 3rd day of February 3, 2017.
Tammy Dresser
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer
Town of Verona
Published: February 9, 2017
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NOTICE
ELECTORS OF THE
CITY AND TOWN OF
VERONA
Notice is hereby given that the Pub-
lic Test of the Automatic Tabulating and
Electronic Voting Equipment to be used
for the February 21, 2017 Spring Primary
in the City of Verona and Town of Verona
will be conducted on Tuesday, Febru-
ary 14, 2017 at the respective municipal
buildings. The City of Verona will conduct
their test at 2:00 PM and the Town of Ve-
rona will conduct theirs at 10:30 AM.
This test is open to the general pub-
lic.
Ellen Clark, Clerk
City of Verona
111 Lincoln Street
Verona, WI 53593
608-845-6495
John Wright, Clerk
Town of Verona
7669 County Highway PB
Verona, WI 53593
608-845-7187
Published: February 9, 2017
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TOWN OF VERONA
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Verona Area High School students showed off some of this
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found at: http://www.town.verona.wi.us/
Attorneys spruce up
BPNN on MLK Day
people-services/utilities-services/utili-
ty-district-1/. Quotes, whether delivered
by hand, by mail, email (klord@msa-ps.
com, or by courier need to be received at
the MSA office at 2901 International Lane
Suite 300, Madison, WI 53704 no later
than Friday, February 17, 2017 at 12:00 Icy weather conditions didnt stand in the way of a
Noon CST; quotes will be opened at that
time and recorded. The Sewer Commis- group of volunteers going to Badger Prairie Needs Net-
sion will meet thereafter to consider the
quotes and to instruct the Town Clerk
work for a day of community service on Martin Luther
to notify the contractor with the winning
bid. Please note, the lowest bid will not
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eration to determine the winning bid.
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*** opened 18 months ago at 1200 E. Verona Ave.
STATE OF WISCONSIN, On Jan. 16, volunteers painted, cleaned, organized and
CIRCUIT COURT, took a complete inventory of the Prairie Kitchen. The
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL kitchen is used for cooking classes through MATC and
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE UW Health, nutrition education through Hy-Vee, com-
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF mercial baking, Saturday community meals, food rescues
JOEY R. HUBBARD
Case No. 16PR710 and packaging.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
February 25, 1960 and date of death Oc- Photos submitted
Fitchburg resident and attorney Monica Mark paints a
tober 26, 2016, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
post bright green in the food pantry and touched up walls
ing address of 2072 Spring Rose Road,
Apt. #3, Verona, WI 53593.
tice.
3. All interested persons waived no- throughout Badger Prairie Needs Network on Jan. 16.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 12,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
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February 3, 2017
Amanda & Natasha Hubbard
2646 Osmundsen Road
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608-574-1691
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