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‘Beyond my wildest dreams’ New Coves VAEF gives more than $8K in teacher grants plan gets a no from staff SCOTT GIRARD
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Nate Campbell recalls “jumping up and down” in his Badger Ridge Middle School classroom after he got the phone call. A Verona Area Education Foundation representative had told Campbell his request was one of 17 teacher grants the foundation would fund this school year, offering $730 for him to take some of his students in the Gender Sexuality Alliance (GSA) to a regional conference later this year. “It’s been beyond my wildest dreams, the amount of support we’ve gotten from VAEF as well as the administration,” Campbell told the Press. “It’s very amazing to me and very humbling to me to see that type of support.” VAEF is giving out $8,348.96 this year for projects that range from yoga equipment for a daily “mindfulness activity” in a New Century School classroom to bringing in a performing group for Latin American students at Verona Area High School. The total is a jump from last year, when the grants were just over $6,000, and almost triple a few years ago, with just under $3,000 given out in 2015. The foundation pays for the grants through its fundraising, including the annual craft fair each fall at Badger Ridge Middle School. It’s totaled more than $100,000 since 1992, giving out more than 300 grants, according to a 2018 email from Verona Area School District public information officer Kelly Kloepping. VAEF board president Errin Welty said the grant process is rewarding for foundation leaders. “We’re really excited every year by the diversity and array of grants we get,” she said. “We almost always Photo by Scott Girard get a good cross section of all of the Sophie Duarte-Rivas works in one of the “voice pod” tents that every Sugar Creek schools.” Elementary School classroom received through a grant from the Verona Area EduTurn to VAEF/Page 16 cation Foundation. The tents help students record on their iPads while avoiding distraction, according to the application by teacher Lisette Venegas.
Chamber adds employees, new positions Verona Press editor
The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce has added three new employees this winter, handling a variety of duties. In addition to Halley Jones, who took over on a part-time, interim basis
after the exit of the community’s first tourism coordinator, the chamber has added the services of Robin Phelps Jones as marketing and event coordinator and Mona Cassis as a special The
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event coordinator. All three are longtime Verona residents. Phelps has been b r o u g h t o n Cassis to help run the chamber’s larger events
– such as its annual meeting, Fall Fest and Hometown Days – and coordinate regular activities like its
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Inside Festival Foods plan returns Page 3
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An updated plan to build hundreds of houses and apartments on the city’s north side is going to the Plan Commission on Monday with a recommendation for denial by the city planning director. The unusual general layout and concept of the proposed 200-acre Whispering Coves subdivision has been in front of the Common Council and commission three times each, and it’s in general been welcomed, albeit with some reservations. The word “coves” refers to winding roads throughout that are designed to improve sight lines among neighbors and enable a layout connected by a trail
system that would encompass most of the dedicated parkland. After some initial conflicts were resolved related to including a spot for a potential elementary school, alders and commissioners were supportive but said execution of the unusual arrangement would be critical. The most notable flaws in the newest submission that planning director Adam Sayre said he could not support are the high retaining walls. The new plan has almost a mile of them, ranging from four feet to 16 feet, he said. Other concerns with the
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Kids’ day program gets $50K to expand JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
A drop-in child-enrichment program that has operated for nearly five years on the city’s southeast side is getting a $50,000 loan from the city to expand its offerings and move downtown. The move was planned a year ago and received city approval in April. It is taking advantage of a rarely used city revolving loan program funded in 2012 by $250,000 in seed money from the sale of the Bruce Street Industrial
Park. Economic development manager Dayna Sarver, who sat with Seventeenth R a d i s h ow n e r A l i s o n Plumer at the meeting, told the Press after she was hired last summer one of her goals was to promote city programs such as the revolving loan. The business is designed to provide a “social peerto-peer interactive experience” for preschool children, Plumer explained, with flexibility to allow parents to drop off and
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From left, Sydney Grimme, Ella McGinnis, Audrey Huckelberry, Emma Huckelberry and Jackson Huckelberry spent the snow day sledding at Badger Ridge Middle School instead of in classes.
Andrew and Daniel Fischer spent Wednesday, Jan. 23, building a snow fort with three tunnels inside.
Snow day adventures Before the negative temperatures and wind chills moved in, snowfall the week before gave Verona Area School District kids a day off Wednesday, Jan. 23. Another weather-related day off came a week later, Jan. 30, but for cold weather — likely keeping most kids inside for the day.
At left, Deacon Kemper climbs out of the snow fort he created during the Wednesday, Jan. 23, snow day.
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Festival Foods back to renew plan Original approval expired after a year Verona Press editor
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This rendering shows a proposed Festival Foods store that was approved by the city officials in November 2017. the submission. The previously approved plan had gone through some traffic-flow changes to win the Plan Commission’s support, and the building, which is “slightly smaller,” fits within the approved plan, the submission asserts. “Everything is pretty much the same except the architectural elements of the building,” Mauer said. Because the only significant external changes are visual, the plan is not restarting completely, but rather revisiting the third and final stage of the planned-unit
The field would be located directly west of the existing championship field at Reddan Soccer Park, A new synthetic-surface soccer field for Edge- adjacent to the Noel Manor assisted-living facility. wood College is up for review at the Plan CommisThe plan shows bleachers, a press box, an 8-footsion on Monday night. tall chain-link security fence, a scoreboard, portable
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City notebook: Public works land annexed Verona Press editor
While it’s been planned for months and won’t be needed for a couple more years, the city annexed 32 acres of land into its southeast side Monday, mostly for the new public works facility. The land, formerly used as a recycling facility by Purple Cow Organics, will be split into three pieces, with 20 acres going to public works to host a garage, offices, indoor cold storage and outdoor materials dropoff.
The other two parcels are going to Veridian Homes to add on to its adjacent Cathedral Point subdivision. The agreement was delayed two weeks from the normal Plan Commission-related items to work out minor changes in legal language, planning director Adam Sayre told the council. The annexation provides for the statutory five years of payments to the Town of Verona for what the property taxes would have been. Ald. Evan Touchett (Dist. 4) asked Sayre why the city couldn’t
development process, the precise implementation plan, for an initial review. That means it can earn the Common Council’s approval as early as the second week in March. Contractors are expected to in the coming weeks begin pulling out old piping from the Dane County facilities that had been on the site decades ago. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
toilets and lights around the 100,000-square-foot field, which a submission with the city calls “a collaborative venture” between Edgewood and the Madison Area Youth Soccer Association.
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simply buy the property first, then annex it, which would reduce those payments to zero, as it would be tax-exempt. Sayre explained the city has the power to do so, but that had been a specific point discussed during the creation of the city-town boundary agreement in 2016. Playing it straight is “in the spirit of that agreement,” he explained. “We could do it, but it would ruffle some feathers in the town,” he said.
pick up kids as needed for short periods of time. Ald. Chad Kemp (Dist. 1) told the council he was “impressed thoroughly” by the curriculum, which he called “completely different” from normal day cares. Plumer said the money is being used to do interior and mechanical renovations and put up signage at the brown, two-story 201 E. Verona Ave. building, which years ago housed Natural Health Works but has been mostly vacant since. She said her lease at Vincenzo Plaza on Kimball Lane is ending this spring. “It’s been unoccupied or partially occupied for some time,” Plumer said of the downtown building. “We’re looking to create a new home base and flagship facility for what we do.” Plumer told the council she is leasing the building with an option to buy. “We hope to exercise that once we’ve established ourselves in the building,” she said.
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Almost two years after Festival Foods got Verona buzzing by proposing a second grocery to compete with Miller and Sons Supermarket, the plan is back in front of the city with a goal to start building on this spring. The De Pere-based grocery chain has proposed some mostly visual and internal revisions to an expired approved plan to build what would now be a 67,000-square-foot store on Hometown Circle. The city’s Plan Commission will review it Monday, Feb. 4 The city approved Festival’s plans in November 2017, but after growing from 21 stores to 31 from early 2016 to early 2018, the
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City in brief Fire chief update The Common Council met in closed session Monday to discuss the performance of fire chief Joe Giver, who came under fire last fall for his handling of the workplace environment. An investigation last summer into the conduct of an assistant chief, who has since resigned, led to a report compiling a wide range of complaints about personnel matters, leadership, policies, training and development. That, in turn, led to a sixmonth performance improvement plan delivered and accepted in October. Monday’s discussion was
labeled as a performance evaluation, but Mayor Luke Diaz told the Press it was done so to provide “maximum flexibility” in the discussion, which he said was intended to be an “evaluation of where we are with the improvement plan.” Diaz and the council had no update after the discussion other than to say when a decision is made “there will be a public announcement.”
School officer contract A week after the Verona Area School District approved a contract for the police-school liaison officer to work out of the high school for the 2018-19
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VACT liquor license The Verona Area Community Theater will have a temporary liquor license to cover its production of “The Odd Couple” this month. The ability to do so on an occasional basis is a new feature since the group opened its Lincoln Street facility in 2017.
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Quick response prevents disaster Early Saturday morning, around 1:20 a.m., I was awoken by a strange buzzing noise and opened my eyes just in time to see all the lights go out in my bedroom and on the street. Thanks to a fully charged cell phone and the wonders of the Internet, I would soon learn power was out in the Cross Country Heights neighborhood and several surrounding areas. Considering the temperature was well below zero, this could have been a disaster. Instead, crews from Alliant Energy were on the scene quickly and had power restored within a little more than an hour. This despite the freezing cold and the outage happening at the worst possible time.
Most people I talked to the next morning slept through the entire thing and would not have known the power had gone down if they had not needed to reset their clocks the next day. So on behalf of myself, my family and likely a great many neighbors, I would like to recognize and thank all involved for responding so rapidly and restoring power to my neighborhood. We’ll never know how many feet you kept from touching cold floors or how many pipes you prevented from freezing with your quick work, which is a very good thing. Karl Curtis City of Verona
Thanks for help with art project Many thanks to everyone who participated in the Kroth Art Project with their enthusiasm, kind comments, support and donations. I’d like to make a special thank you to Verona Area High school staff and students who volunteered with the project. These
people generously stayed after school, helped unload and load materials, stuff and sew jeans. Thank you so much. I really appreciate your help. Pat Kroth Town of Verona
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was recently up in Door county for a couple weeks. It’s a magical place. I needed a break from the construction going on in my condo, and I also appreciate the beauty of nature. I can work from almost any place as long as I have Wi-Fi. One of the best things about Door County is that the air is pristine. This is meaningful to me because I’m a proverbial canary in the coal mine. Many know that decades ago, miners would put a canary down into the mine Lindberg before they would go. If the bird died, they knew not to go there. That’s because even if you aren’t aware of the presence of chemicals, they can still affect you. I have multiple chemical sensitivities, and it’s not fun at all. The only thing I can do is try to avoid them. That can be hard in public places. Other people are not always aware they are creating toxic substances in the air we all have to breathe. That’s why I’m hoping to raise awareness of how chemical exposure can affect all of us and how your choices can affect others. There are some simple changes that could minimize your chemical exposure– and mine – on a daily basis. I remember the first time I got sick from a pesticide application in my home. I’m sure that was not the first time I was exposed. I’m guessing it was the tipping point for me. Since then, I have begun reacting to all kinds of chemicals, and I never know how severe the reaction will be. Reactions can include fatigue, ranging from light to extreme, as well as brain disfunction, headache, nausea, runny nose
and burning eyes or breathing difficulty. One of my biggest challenges is fragrance. Most personal care products have some sort of fragrance in them. Many hand lotions, perfume or cologne, hair sprays or gels, deodorant and anything else put directly on your skin is a chemical exposure. You are also inhaling the fumes, even if you don’t notice it. Recently, I went to a Verona Area Community Theater performance, and the person in front of me was wearing something with a strong fragrance. In a matter of minutes, my eyes and nose started to water, I got a headache and became fatigued and had to change seats. Laundry products are also full of unnecessary fragrance. Not only do they fill your house with fumes, they impact the air outside your home. I can’t walk in my neighborhood on Sunday because so many people do their laundry that day. Once you consider how many chemicals you are exposed to on a daily basis, you might begin to consider the long-term cumulative effects. Many of the products used today didn’t even exist 50 years ago. I’m guessing that our ancestors only used soap and they made their own. There are rows and rows of cleaning products at the stores we shop at. I can’t even walk down those aisles. There are some stores I can’t even shop at. You can get fragrance-free products. Then you won’t be inhaling them all day on your clothes. You can also save money and not buy softeners or dryer sheets – just put a tennis ball in your dryer to soften clothes. All you really need for house cleaning is white vinegar. It handles most jobs, and for the ones it won’t, I use Bon Ami – which is mostly limestone. It only has five ingredients, and they are all biodegradable. Dish soaps with no coloring and fewer ingredients are also
available. They don’t need to have fragrance. Whatever you use will leave a residue on dishes that could affect the food you eat. I was not aware of any of this until I got sick. Even though I’m not sick all the time, it has a huge effect on my life. It had made remodeling my condo very hard on me. I have to leave each time work is done. Sometimes it’s several hours or even several days before I can have someone go in and open windows and run fans to clear the air. I had to wait two months before I could move in due to the flooring. It was new and new-product off-gassing is the worst. New carpeting is terrible, as it off-gasses at a very high rate. It’s made with formaldehyde! I had to pay someone to get rid of all the new carpeting in my condo. I found cork and bamboo options that had been very well-researched by the company that installed it. We can all find better products by researching the company and their practices, or buying from a source we trust, such as a health-food store. One of the web sites I find helpful is the Environmental Working Group, EWG.org, which has information on products, foods and much more. Think of all the money you can save by simply not buying most of the things we have been told we need. We all want to be healthy. I wouldn’t wish chemical sensitivity on anyone. It impacts my life on a daily basis. Take an inventory of your cabinets and decide what changes you might be willing to make. Your life will be better for it, and I will appreciate being able to live, breathe and walk more freely in our community. Jo Anne Lindberg is a City of Verona resident.
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Verona Area Community Theater will perform two versions of “The Odd Couple” the weekends of Feb. 7-9 and 14-16. Above, from left to right, Cameron Curtis, Mike Brady, Sam Marley, Russell Wolff (standing), Bill Owens and Joel Kapusta will star in the male version of “The Odd Couple.” At left, Marsha Heuer, Katherine Allee, Lindsay Wilson, Sara Pfantz (standing), Jennifer Lawrence, and Liz Nickels will star in the female version.
VACT to perform two versions of ‘The Odd Couple’
Remembering Curtis Jones
If you know who Curtis Jones was – or if you don’t – the Verona Area Historical Society meeting Feb. 9 will be a chance to hear from two friends of one of Verona’s founding leaders. A Verona native and 1950 graduate from Verona High School, Jones’ contributions to Verona are “still felt by generations of our school children, even over 50 years after his passing,” VAHS president Jesse Charles said. Jones died of cancer in 1962. “Anyone around Verona in the 1950s will remember him well, but his name will also sound familiar to those who have played in or attended a home Wildcat football game – on Curtis Jones field,” he wrote in an email to the Press. Jones’ high school classmates Will Schmid and Philip Roethlisberger are the featured guests at the society’s February meeting,
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Farmers from around the Upper Sugar River Watershed are invited to attend the group’s annual meeting next week. Farmers for the Upper Sugar River will offer an educational lunch to all in the area, specifically Verona, Mt. Horeb and Belleville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5. The meeting will offer a chance to hear from farmers in the group, learn from guest speakers and find out how to take advantage of the costshare program the group is offering in 2019. A smoked brisket and chicken lunch will be provided from Paoli Bread and Brat Haus for free. Amy Piaget, a Dane County conservationist, will speak about the proposed updates to Dane County’s winter manure spreading ordinance. Jim Amrhein, a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources biologist, will discuss water surveys in the watershed and future projects. Joe Bragger, of Bragger Family Dairy in Buffalo
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What: Verona Area Community Theater presents “The Odd Couple” When: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 7-9, 14-16; 2 p.m. Feb. 9 and 16 Where: Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Cost: $17 for general admission, $12 for senior citizens and students Info: vact.org
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set for 10 a.m. at the Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St. The two will introduce audience members to Curtis as a young man – valedictorian, athlete, friend, and son of longtime Verona High School principal A.C. Jones. They’ll also talk about how, as an adult, Jones “championed a cause for future generations of Verona students that caused great controversy and in the end was won by his perseverance,” Charles said. That came in 1958, when as a member of the Verona School Board, Jones played a “major role” in purchasing land for a new high school; the current site of the now-greatly-expanded
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Opposites attract – and they’ll be on the stage for two weekends in February. Verona Area Community Theater will perform both versions of Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” from Feb. 7-9 and 14-16. The two versions, one being the 1965 original featuring a male cast playing the two main characters, and the other featuring two women at the helm in an 1985 adaptation, will take place every other show during the two weekends. The male cast, with “Felix” being played by Russell Wolff and “Oscar” by Joel
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Junior Science and Engineering Night The third-annual Junior Science and Engineering Night will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at Promega’s BTCI building, 5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy, Fitchburg. High school students with the Project Lead The Way, FFA and the Science and Engineering Clubs will display their projects, some of which will be interactive. The event will also feature raffle prizes. For information, email teachers Hope Mikkelson at mikkelsh@ verona.k12.wi.us or Angie MidthunHensen at midthuna@verona.k12. wi.us.
Verona’s water presentation Do you know where Verona’s water comes from – and where it goes? A presentation by the public works department from 7-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 31, at the library will answer those questions. The presentation by Marty Cieslik, construction manager for the city, will also include a discussion of the Sugar River watershed. The presentation is a part of the
accompanying program to the “Great For information, call 845-7471. Lakes Small Streams” exhibit that will be at the library from Jan. 24 Chinese New Year celebration through Feb. 19. Students and staff from Verona For information, call 845-7180. Area International School will lead the Chinese New Year event from Virtual reality tours 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the The senior center conduct Rende- library. ver virtual reality tours from 10:30The event will include stories read 11:15 a.m. Fridays, Feb. 1 and 8. in Mandarin Chinese, songs, crafts On Feb. 1, participants will be able and refreshments. to visit wild African animals, feed a The event is recommended for sloth and hang out with alligators in children ages 2-5. the Everglades. For information, call 845-7180. On Feb. 8, participants can see the Mount of Olives, the Church of all Half-hour health talk nationals and Golgatha, with Rome University of Wisconsin-Madison and ancient Egypt on the itinerary, if School of Pharmacy students will there’s time. give a half-hour health talk at 10 a.m. Participation is limited to six par- Monday, Feb. 4, at the senior center. ticipants. The presentation will be about how For information, call 845-7471. to prevent falls, and how a fall can lead to depression. Movie matinees For information, call 845-7471. The senior center will show a selection of movies at 12:30 p.m. Fri- Cabin fever party days in February. The senior center has rescheduled On Feb. 1, the featured flick will be their Cabin Fever Party to 11:30 a.m. “Holmes & Watson.” “All the Pretty to 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4. Horses” will be shown on Feb. 8, and The event is rescheduled from Jan. “Blended” will be played on Feb. 22. 28 when the senior center was closed Popcorn will be served during the for heavy amounts of snow. movies. For information, call 845-7471.
Community calendar Thursday, January 31
• 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming (ages 11-18), library, 845-7180 • 7-8 p.m., “City of Verona Water Resources: Where does Verona’s water come from and where does it go?” presentation, library, 8457180
Friday, February 1
• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless playtime (ages 0-5), library, 845-7180 • 10:30-11:15 a.m., Rendever virtual reality tour: “Animals Around the World, Part II” (registration limited to six participants), senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30 p.m., Movie Matinee: “Holmes & Watson,” senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, February 2
• 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Knit/Crocheta-thon for charity, library, 845-7180 • 10-11 a.m., Chinese New Year celebration with Verona Area International School students, library, 845-7180 • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day, BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn. org • 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Prairie Kitchen free community meal, BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org
Monday, February 4
• 10 a.m., Half-hour Health Talk: Falls and Depression, senior center, 845-7471 • 7-8 p.m., Wisconsin lighthouses presentation by Ken and Barb Wardius, library, 845-7180
Tuesday, February 5
• 3:45-4:30 p.m., “Tweens Craft: String Art” (ages 8-12, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 6-8 p.m., Learn to use MailChimp for eNewsletters (registration required), library, 845-7180
Wednesday, February 6
• 7-8 p.m., Bacteria in Freshwater program, library, 845-7180
Thursday, February 7
• 12:30-4:45 p.m., Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults (registration required), senior center, 8457471 • 3:45 p.m., Dungeons and Dragons (ages 8-11, registration required for all four weeks), library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Jan. 31 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society Friday, Feb. 1 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Saturday, Feb. 2 8 a.m. – Common Council from 01-28-19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison campus: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona campus: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday school: 9 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
In Praise of Nature Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 01-28-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Sunday, Feb. 3 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 01-28-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 01-28-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Monday, Feb. 4 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats
Football 6:30 p.m. – Plan Commission Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Tuesday, Feb. 5 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society Wednesday, Jan. 6 7 a.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Plan Commission from 02-04-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center
11 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 7 7 a.m. – UW Sleep Presentation at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Lifestyle Modifications at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – UW Geology at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Laura Ingalls Wilder at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Metal Detecting at the Historical Society
“How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.” – Psalm 104:24 NIV The changing seasons inspire wonder. The plants and animals that fill the earth seem to respond perfectly to whatever nature sends their way. As the days of Spring grow longer and warmer,the plants put forth their leaves and buds, eager to draw energy from the sun and grow into what will become Summer’s bounty. With Autumn’s arrival,the days shorten and the harvest is reaped, and plants begin to drop their leaves, nature’s way of providing fertilizer for next year’s crop. The sap recedes and nature prepares for the period of dormancy that is Winter,when animals seek their dens and people too seem to hibernate,staying indoors more and slowing down a bit There is something beautiful in the changing seasons that inspires us to praise the God who made this ever-changing world. And who is God that made our world just so? We can sometimes wonder when nature seems uncaring and harsh,when hurricanes wash our brethren out to sea, or when droughts cause famine. Nature is certainly a mixed bag when it comes to human affairs, and yet it seems so kind and generous most of the time, providing food and sustenance for all God’s creatures, and presenting such a beautiful place to call home. – Christopher Simon
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Like any coach, Jevin Budde wants the Verona boys basketball team to be peaking at the end of the year rolling into the regional come March. So far, so good. Senior guard Reagan Klawiter drilled a 3-pointer in the final 2 minutes to propel Verona to a win over Madison West Saturday, Jan. 26. The Wildcats (6-11, 5-8 Big Eight Conference) are riding their hottest stretch of the season after winning two straight conference games and going 4-1 in their last five games. Verona is coming off a win over Janesville Craig on Thursday, Jan. 24, and a victory over Madison West. The Wildcats have earned season splits with both the Regents and Cougars. “I think it’s just the guys staying together,” Budde said. “We had a lot of chances earlier in the season where we could have been on the better side of the game. “The guys have continued to play and get better. Our guys could have folded a long time ago. We have just made a few more plays.” Budde has seen the Wildcats have more success by getting contributions from more players the second half of the season, including junior forward Malik Odetunde, sophomore forward James Rae, junior forward Michael Guy and sophomore guard Cam McCorkle. “We have been talking with our guys the second half of the conference season, it’s teams that got us at their place and we kind of owe a little bit,” Budde said. “We were playing good enough basketball, but just didn’t get it done. The challenge now is to respond.”
Verona 65, West 60 Klawiter has been a sharpshooting 3-point shooter for Verona. No shot was bigger this season that the 3 he hit with 1 minute, 36 seconds left against the Regents on Saturday. It gave the Wildcats a one-point
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Verona senior Tyler Slawek goes up for a layup Saturday in the Wildcats’ 65-60 win over Madison West. lead, and Verona held on for a 65-60 win over Madison West at home. “ T h a t wa s t h e b i g g e s t o n e because it put us ahead and led to a big win,” he said. “We battled all the way to the end. They were right there with us in the standings. It meant a lot to us.” Budde said he planned a ball screen for senior point guard Tyler Slawek so he could get to the basket. Instead, Slawek used his left hand to drive into the lane and then made a pinpoint pass to Klawiter in the corner for a 60-59 lead. “We came out of a timeout and didn’t get what we wanted,” Budde said. “Tyler being the player he is, created the breakdown he has to do for us a lot. He drew the defense and made an unselfish play to Reagan, who has been shooting the ball great all year.
What’s next Verona travels to Sun Prairie at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
“There is no one more deserving than those two to be a part of the play that does that for our team.” Klawiter scored a team-high 16 points and made four 3s. Senior Ryan Van Handel also had 16 points. The Wildcats made 5 of 8 free throws in the final 56 seconds to preserve the lead. Slawek pitched in 12 points. Both junior guard Haakon Anderson and Odetunde chipped in nine. Verona rallied from seven-point deficits twice in the second half. The Regents had a 7-0 spurt to
start the second half to take a 36-29 lead. The Wildcats had three turnovers in that span and the Regents capitalized by scoring on the break. Verona withstood the run and battled back, with Slawek’s 3-point play tying the game at 38 with 13 minutes, 35 seconds left in the game. West scored seven consecutive points to build a 45-38 lead. “It was a huge gut-check game for our guys,” Budde said. “West had opportunities where they could have pulled away. Our guys did a great job of not folding. Early in the season, that is a game where we would have found a way to win.” Van Handel scored down low and hit two free throws to help rally the Wildcats. Klawiter then hit a 3 to tie the game at 46. Madison West junior forward Dayne Armwald
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Highlight: Klawiter scored a game-high 16 points and made four 3-pointers to lead the Wildcats to a 65-60 win over Madison West on Saturday. Honorable mention: Rachel Parman (girls basketball) scored 18 points to help power Verona to an 88-32 win over Madison West on Friday. Kade Binger (boys hockey) scored a goal Saturday in the Wildcats’ 5-3 loss against Stevens Point. Claire Wischoff (girls hockey) scored two goals in a 3-1 win Thursday at Badger Conference rival Viroqua. Hailey Dohnal (gymnastics) won the balance beam with a score of 8.65 at the Spartan Invitational White division Saturday in Madison. Shane Rozeboom (boys swimming) finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.84) and 50 butterfly (53.24) at the Middleton Public School Invitational on Saturday. The time by Rozeboom in the 100 breast is the seventh-fastest in program history.
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Verona to host Big Eight Conference, gain experience
JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op won two of three games last week, including backto-back wins over Badger Conference win rival Viroqua on Thursday, Jan. 24. They also added a nonconference win over Lakeshore Lightning, thanks to the power-play on Saturday Jan. 25. The Lynx’s only loss of the week came Saturday against the fourth-ranked Wisconsin Storm.
Metro Lynx 3, Viroqua 1 The Metro Lynx scored early Thursday and then held on for a 3-1 win at
Viroqua. Junior forward Abbigale Ahlborn and sophomore forward Claire Wischoff each scored in the first period as the Metro Lynx outshot Viroqua 19-2 in the period. Wischoff, who had a first period power-play goal, added an even-strength goal midway through the third period to extend the Lynx’s lead to 3-0. Sylvi Shonka and the host Blackhawks scored 10 ½ minutes into the third period but that was as close and they goals senior Gwen Parker stopped 23 of 24 shots between the pipes. She finished with 31 saves for the game. Abigail Severson made 30 saves in the loss for
Viroqua, which had beaten defensive zone mistakes by the Lynx 2-0 in their pre- the Lynx to battle back. vious meeting, Dec. 15, at Freshman goaltender Madison Ice Arena. Camryn McKersie finished the game with 24 saves.
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The offense ruled the day Friday as the Metro Lynx held on to beat the nonconference Lakeshore Lightning co-op. The Metro Lynx scored three power-play goals in the win and the Lightning scored two of their own. McKersie said Claire Wischoff has been on a scoring streak as of late. She added two more goals Friday in the win. The Metro Lynx led 2-0 and 3-1 but the visiting Lightning never relented, taking advantage of
Storm 5, Metro Lynx 0 The Central Wisconsin Storm, based out of Schofield, are ranked No. 4 in the state and coach Mike McKersie said it’s for good reason. “They have three solid lines of forwards that never stop,” he said. The Storm got on the board first Saturday at Madison Ice Arena and never looked back. McKersie said the Storm controlled the play most of the game. A bad bounce helped the
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Hundreds of fans are expected to file into Verona Area High School on Saturday for the Big Eight Conference wrestling tournament. The 10-team event, which was scheduled before the season, begins at 10 a.m. and is expected to last six hours. Verona is not expected to finish as one of the top three teams, but coach Bob Wozniak said he expects being at home to help his young team gain experience for the future. “That is what this season is about, to keep building
What’s next Verona will host the Big Eight Conference meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Verona Area High School.
toward the future,” he said. “I think it gives our guys a little bit of an edge.” Heading into the conference meet, there are four wrestlers ranked in the Division 1 Wisconsin Wrestling Online state poll. They are led by Janesville Craig
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It was only fitting that on Youth Night, junior guard Rachel Parman would sign autograph after autograph with a black Sharpie on a poster that read, “Lighting up the competition.” Parman did her part to light up Madison West on Friday, Jan. 25, scoring 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting to lead the Wildcats to an 88-32 win over the Regents. She was one of four players in double figures. “We came out like we were playing the best team in the conference,” Parman said. “We didn’t play like we were playing them. We were playing like we were playing some of our tougher opponents that we are going to have in the future.” After missing half the season last year because of a torn muscle in her shoulder, Parman is starting to find her shooting rhythm again. “I started to get my shot back after my injury last year,” Parman said. “I feel a lot better. I’m just going uphill. I have a lot more confidence. My team is really good at building each other up.” T h e Wi l d c a t s ( 1 1 - 6 , 8-5 Big Eight) face a key stretch against three of the top four teams in the Big Eight in the next week. The stretch starts with a game at conference-leading Sun Prairie (12-1 Big Eight) on Thursday. “We have a really tough stretch of games coming up,” Murphy said. “There is a traffic jam for second right now. We are trying to move ourselves up the standings.” Middleton (10-2) is second in the conference, one game ahead of Madison La Follette (10-3) and two games ahead of
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The Verona Area/Madison Edgewood gymnastics team displayed its depth on the way to winning the White division at the Spartan Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 26. Verona/Edgewood junior Hailey Dohnal tied Madison West freshman Ava Shager to win the balance beam with a score of 8.65. The Wildcat/Crusaders clipped the Regents for the team title 132.075130.90. The Wildcat/Crusaders had three of the top five all-around gymnasts. Sophomore Maggie Veak finished third all-around (33.35) and Dohanl took fourth (33.175). Freshman Noelya Jaime Janiate placed fourth (33.925).
Verona Area/Madison Edgewood will travel to Madison at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a dual meet against Madison West at Madison Memorial High School. Veak took second on the vault (9.075) and second on the uneven bars (8.425). Freshman Alyssa Fischer finished third on the floor (8.65). She added a fifthplace finish on the uneven bars (8.075). Dohnal placed fourth on the vault (8.75) and Janaite placed fourth on the beam (8.5).
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Verona senior Ally Kundinger puts up a shot over Madison West’s Elise Kettleson Friday in the Wildcats’ 88-32 win. fourth-place Madison Memorial (9-4). The three game conference stretch also could be critical in seeding for the tournament that will start Feb. 19. “They are big,” Murphy said of the three games. “We are fighting for every seeding spot we can get. We just want to be peaking at the right time.” A g a i n s t We s t , Ve r o na used a press defense to create turnovers early and scored in transition to build a 17-2 lead.
What’s next Verona will travel to Sun Prairie at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 5.
Sophomore forward Katie P e d e r s o n s c o r e d s eve n points during the surge to lead the Wildcats. “We got our energy up,” Parman said of the press. “We played as a team and got our focus on the court,
and our press helped us get easy buckets.” Parman scored 15 points in the first half on 7-for7 shooting, including one 3-pointer. “Rachel’s healthy and just having the right mindset, she understands she’s good and can play,” Murphy said. “She started believing in herself.” Another area Murphy saw improvement was on the defensive end. “I was just proud of our
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Wrestle: Wildcats look to surprise in conference meet Continued from page 10 senior Keenau Benton, who is top-ranked at 285 pounds. Benton finished second at state last year. There are three Verona wrestlers who could earn top six seeds and a firstround bye in a 10-man bracket, including sophomore Ben Grandau (126), freshman Cael Wozniak (138) and senior Jeremy Grim (170). The seeding will be finalized Friday. Grandau (20-10) at 126 might have the best chance to garner a top-six seed and a first-round bye. The two other grapplers with a shot at a first-round bye are Wozniak (16-14) at 138 and Grim (5-5) at 170. At 126, one of the biggest challengers for Grandau may come from Janesville Craig junior Mayson MacLennan, who is honorable mention in the top-10 state rankings. “He (Grandau), like all of our wrestlers, should be
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Verona sophomore Ben Grandau at 126 pounds will likely get one of the top-six seeds Saturday and a first-round bye in the Big Eight Conference tournament. confident going into conference thinking they can win a few matches,” Wozniak said. “ Verona, which is one of the youngest teams in the conference tournament, fielding a lineup with seven freshmen and one sophomore, went 1-3 during the dual meet season. “We are so young, some of our guys will wrestle in JV conference Friday and
then on varsity Saturday,” Wozniak said. He said he is expecting the Wildcats to finish somewhere between seventh and ninth out of 10 teams. “ We w o n ’t b e l a s t ,” Wo z n i a k s a i d . “ I f w e would have been healthy, we would have beat Madison Memorial. Some of our wins have come against the Madison schools. I think they should all go
into conference with confidence.” Both Middleton and Janesville Parker went 4-0 in conference dual meets i n t h e r eg u l a r s e a s o n . Janesville Craig captured the conference title with 228 points last year, just ahead of Sun Prairie (221) and third-place Middleton (220). Wozniak said Middleton, Janesville Parker, Sun Prairie and Janesville Craig will contend for a conference team title on Saturday. Middleton is led by senior Kevin Meicher, who is ranked third at 160. Meicher finished fourth at state last year at 152. Wozniak said it’s exciting to see Janesville Parker and Beloit Memorial get stronger in the conference. “You always want your conference to be better,” he said. “You want to wrestle up to your competition and when Parker and Beloit get better, it makes you want to get better.”
Wildcats lose in battle of top-ranked teams JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The fifth-ranked Verona boys hockey team traveled north up Interstate 39 and lost just their third game of the season, 5-2 against sixth-ranked Stevens Point Area Senior High (SPASH). The Wildcats (15-3-2
overall) have now lost to third-ranked Wausau West (16-3-1) twice and Stevens Point this season. The Wildcats sit atop the Big Eight (11-0-0) with three upcoming conference games against Middleton (7-5-0), Beloit Memorial (2-9-0) and Madison West
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Big Eight Team Wins Losses Ties Points Verona 11 0 0 22 Sun Prairie 9 2 0 18 Madison West 8 4 0 16 Middleton 7 5 0 14 Madison Memorial 6 7 0 12 Janesville 4 7 0 8 Beloit Memorial 2 9 0 4 East/La Follette 0 13 0 0
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(8-4-0). A win in at least two of those games locks up at Verona hosts Beloit least a share of the team’s Memorial at 7 p.m. Frithird-consecutive conference title. day. Seventh-ranked Sun Prairie (16-3-0, 9-2-0) is two games behind Verona with three of its own conference games 12-minute mark in the second against Madison Memorial period. SPASH, which got all five (6-7-0), Beloit and Janesville goals from its top line, took (4-7-0) remaining. regained the lead 3-2 as Trey SPASH 5, Verona 3 Zagrzebski scored with :34 Verona rallied from an ear- left in the second period. Dayne Hoyord pushed the ly two-goal deficit and eventually drew even but the Wild- Panthers’ lead back to 4-2 cats were never able to take with a goal assisted by Brooks the lead Saturday in Stevens and Zagrzebski 4:23 into the Point, falling 5-3 inside K.B. third period. Verona junior Cale RufenWillett Ice Arena. acht scored with 5:33 left. The Stevens Point junior forWildcats pulled the goaltenward Barrett Brooks, a Western Michigan recruit, scored der Kaden Grant late but were an even-strength goal 19 sec- unable to come up with the onds into the game and added equalizer as Brooks capped a power-play goal at 9:57 as his hat trick with an empty-net the Panthers jumped out to a goal with :28 remaining. Grant finished with 20 2-0 lead in the first period. saves, while SPASH junior “Point squeaked in a goofy Spencer Wierzba stopped 18 goal in the opening seconds of 21. and finished with an empty netter,” Verona coach Joel Verona, Marshall said. The Wildcats rallied with a Middleton (ppd.) late goal from senior defenTuesday’s conference game seman Kade Binger in the against Middleton has been first period and penalty shot rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. goal from senior leading-scor- Monday, Feb. 4 at Capitol Ice er Mack Keryluk near the Arena.
‘Cats set 24 PRs, take 6th at Middleton MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys swimming team set 24 season-best times and finished sixth at the second annual Middleton Public School Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 26. The Wildcats will swim in the Big Eight Conference meet Saturday at Beloit Memorial High School. Then they will gear up for the postseason. “Our focus over the next two weeks will be swimming well at conference, sectionals, and hopefully qualifying all three relays for state,” coach Bill Wuerger said. With 36 individual swims in Middleton on Saturday, the Wildcats had a chance to see how they stack up
What’s next Verona will travel to Beloit for the Big Eight Conference meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Beloit Memorial High School. against some of the state’s top-ranked teams. Verona Area/Mount Horeb finished sixth with 144 points out of 11 teams. Second-ranked Stevenson High School, from Lincolnshire, Ill., racked up 472 points to outdistance WIAA Division 1 defending state champion Madison West (409.5). The Wildcats’ 200-yard medley relay team of senior Shane Rozeboom, freshman Nathan Rozeboom, freshman Oscar Best and junior
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Kyle Hoppe finished fourth with a season-best time of 1 minute, 39.56 seconds. “I was happy the medley relay went a season-best time,” Wuerger said. “I was not surprised we finished sixth.” Shane Rozeboom added fifth-place finishes in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.84) and 50 butterfly (53.24). The time by Rozeboom in
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Verona sophomore Morgan Grignon drives past Madison West’s Ella Mueller on Friday. Grignon scored seven points.
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intensity,” she said. “I Wins Losses think we maintained it Team 1 pretty well all game. We Sun Prairie 12 went like a 12-minute Middleton 10 2 stretch without a foul. I 10 3 think that is a record my La Follette entire coaching career. I Memorial 9 4 thought we stayed patient Verona 8 5 and didn’t take gambles.” 5 Junior Rayna Briggs Madison East 7 scored a game-high 26 Craig 5 8 points. Freshman point Parker 2 11 guard Aaliyah Smith added 16 points and Peder- Beloit 1 12 son pitched in 11. Madison West 0 13 Ve r o n a s o p h o m o r e guard Morgan Grignon had a career-high seven doesn’t make a lot of mistakes. She played a good points. “Morgan is very steady solid game.” offensively and defensively,” Murphy said. “She
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A snowstorm that hit the area Sunday night into Monday forced the postp o n e m e n t o f t h e Ly n x game against the Cap City Cougars. It was the second time the game has had to be rescheduled. The game has been moved to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4 in Sun Prairie.
followed with a three-point play to give the Regents a 49-46 lead. Anderson scored on a layup to give Verona a 57-55 lead with 3:16 to go. That set the stage for a frantric finish. “We are really starting to buy in,” Klawiter said. “We are really starting to believe in each other now that we got a few wins. We are all just playing for each other.”
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game-high 26 points and knocked down five 3s, and Odetunde added 24 points. Slawek had 18 points and hit four 3s and Anderson chipped in 11. The Wildcats shot their way to a 52-31 lead at the half. Craig rallied all the way back and took a one-point lead, 71-70, with just under two minutes to play. Verona closed the game on a 12-2 run.
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Storm get on the board two minutes into the game when a loose puck found itself in front of Parker. The Lynx tried to clear the puck but it ended up deflecting into their own net. Audrey Ladewig was closest to the puck and was credited with the goal for the Storm, who added another 14 ½ minutes later from Kassidy Oliva. Eden Gruber and Logan Crawford scored two more even-strength goals for Central Wisconsin in the second period and Sarah Croker capped the scoring with a short-handed goal midway through the third. Parker was solid in the net, stopping 53 of 58 shots for the Lynx. Sydney Welland stopped all 10 shots she saw for the Storm. The biggest highlight of the day was the fundraising
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the 100 breast is the seventh-fastest in program history. In the 200 free relay, senior Aidan Updegrove, sophomore Ben Wellnitz, Shane Rozeboom and sophomore Conner Arneson finished sixth (1:31.64). The Wildcats have the fourth-fastest time in the state in the 200 free relay this season (1:28.11). Best teamed with Hoppe and Arneson to finish seventh in the 400 free relay (3:24.57). Other highlights for the Wildcats included Owen Rothamer dropping four seconds in the 200 free and seven seconds in the 500 free. Hoppe made his end-of-season goal time in the 100 fly and Ethan Risley made his end-of-season goal time in the 500 free.
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Coves: Retaining walls, parkland dedication among city official’s development concerns Continued from page 1 plan were the location of the school, which would be on a 12-acre parcel, the widths of the streets and terraces and the use of culde-sacs as part of the calculation for parkland dedication. Ultimately, it will be up to the commission and council to determine whether they will accept the plan and advance it with only minor changes. The Forward Development Group plan is for an area southwest of County Hwys. PD and M, and the process it’s taking is unusual for a mostly residential subdivision. It’s using the three-step planned-unit
development process, which allows a wide variety of exemptions from standard zoning in exchange for a more detailed process and more exhaustive review of both form and function. The plan remains in w h a t ’s c a l l e d t h e c o ncept plan stage, waiting to advance to its most important approval, the general development plan. Its concept plan has returned again and again, with changes substantive enough that Sayre felt it needed another review, and this step, the preliminary plat, is actually a separate process. Some of the original p l a n s f o r t h e d eve l o p ment have been scrapped,
including a stormwater detention area the developer wanted to convert into a conservation area and count toward parkland and large cul-de-sac islands in its unusual “villa” groupings. The north side of the city is Verona’s next major growth area, with state approval already granted and the Cathedral Point subdivision to the south beginning to fill. Already, Kettle Creek North is building homes just north of Country View Elementary School, and this FDG project is north of that.
• Town Chair: • Supervisors: • Clerk/Treasurer: • Planner/Administrator: i. Discussion and action on updated fee schedule. 7. Approval of payment of bills. 8. Adjourn TOWN OF VERONA UTILITY DISTRICT COMMISSION MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019, FOLLOWING THE TOWN BOARD MEETING 1. Call to Order/Approval of the agenda 2. Approval of the December 5, 2017 minutes 3. Amendment of the 2019 budget to move $12,743 in unused 2018 funds to complete grouting on Manhole #9 4. Amendment to the required signatures for the utility district accounts held at the State Bank of Cross Plains •The “public comment” 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. If you would like to address the Board about one of the agenda items, please contact Amanda Arnold at aarnold@town.verona.wi.us or 608-845-7187 so the Chair can be made aware. Regular board agendas are published in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. Per Resolution 20162 agendas are posted at the Town Hall and online at www.town.verona.wi.us. Use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s 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: February 1, 2019 Published: January 31, 2019 WNAXLP
Agreement between the City of Verona and Edgewood Inc. Motion by Jerney, seconded by Kemp, to approve amendments to the Stampfl Field Use Agreement between the City of Verona and Edgewood Inc. Motion carried 7-0. D. Public Safety & Welfare Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Class “B” Beer and “Class C” Wine license applications for Mr. Brew’s Taphouse Verona, LLC, 611 Hometown Circle, Verona, WI, Danial L. Johnson, Agent. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Jerney, to approve Class “B” Beer and “Class C” Wine license applications for Mr. Brew’s Taphouse Verona, LLC, 611 Hometown Circle, Verona, WI, Danial L. Johnson, Agent. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 19-935 amending Section 10-1-26 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona relating to parking on Lincoln Street. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Cronin, to approve Ordinance No. 19-935 amending Section 10-1-26 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Verona relating to parking on Lincoln Street. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-001 establishing a fee for City of Verona chicken license. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Jerney, to approve Resolution No. R-19-001 establishing a fee for the City of Verona chicken license. The proposed resolution would establish an annual fee of $20.00 per household for a license allowing up to four (4) chickens, and includes a late fee of $5.00 if the license is not obtained by March 31st of any year. Motion carried 7-0. E. Plan Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-002 approving a Certified Survey Map to create three (3) lots for the Sugar Creek Commons development project located at the southwest corner of West Verona Avenue and Legion Street. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kohl, to approve Resolution No. R-19002 approving a Certified Survey Map to create three (3) lots for the Sugar Creek Commons development project located at the southwest corner of West Verona Avenue and Legion Street. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-003 approving a conditional use permit amendment for a greenhouse building to be located at 1979 Milky Way. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Cronin, to approve Resolution No. R-19-003 approving a conditional use permit amendment for a greenhouse building to be located at 1979 Milky Way. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-004 to approve a subdivision replat for lands located within the Kettle Creek North Subdivision and requesting the vacation of areas dedicated to the public on a recorded plat. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Jerney, to approve Resolution No. R-19-004 approving a subdivision replat for lands located within the Kettle Creek North Subdivision and requesting the vacation of areas dedicated to the public on a recorded plat, with the following condition: 1. Subject to Dane County Circuit Court vacating the portion of the plat included in the replat including the vacation of areas dedicated to the public. Motion carried 7-0. 7:35 p.m. – Alderperson Reekie now in attendance. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 19-936 rezoning lots in Kettle Creek North Subdivision to Neighborhood Residential (NR) and Public Institutional (PI). Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Jerney, to approve Ordinance No. 19-936 rezoning lots in Kettle Creek North Subdivision to Neighborhood Residential (NR) and Public Institutional (PI). Motion carried 8-0. (5) Discussion Re: Verona Area School District community information sign on City owned property located east of West End Circle, south of West Verona Avenue, north of Half Mile Road, and west of Nine Mound Road. Discussion followed regarding what information will be displayed on the sign; the importance of placing the sign where it can be seen from West Verona Avenue versus US HWY 151; the proposed sign placement being on top of the City sanitary sewer line; holding the City harmless should the sign be damaged in the process of repairing the sewer line; the size and color of the sign; and the number and type of signs that will be included along West Verona Avenue as part of the Sugar Creek Commons development. F. Public Works/Sewer & Water Committee Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent from the Council to convene in closed session for items 10.F.(1), 10.F.(2), and 10.F.(3) at the same time, with the Council approving a motion to convene in closed session for each item. There were no objections. (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Insurance claim at 708 Cabrillo Drive The Common Council may convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g), for the pur-
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Chamber: Help with larger-area events Continued from page 1 professional development series and Business After 5 events, explained Le Jordan, the chamber’s executive director. Jordan said the move is part of a restructuring of her administrative support she has been working on for about a year. It’s aimed at providing time for her to “get out into the community more” to meet with businesses and city economic development staff and find out how the chamber can be of more service. It is an addition to the chamber’s previous budget, and part of Phelps’ job is to help bring in sponsorships and donations for events that will help fund
the position, Jordan said. In addition, Phelps, who has worked in a variety of marketing positions over the past 20 years, will find topics and speakers for regular chamber events, find entertainment for community events and perform general administrative office work. Jordan noted the chamber has increased the number of social events and community events in the past few years. Cassis, who was responsible for restarting Verona’s weekly farmers marke t , h a s a l r e a d y b e e n working with the chamber in a limited role, Jordan said, and is now on a contract to handle logistics and vendors at community
events. She assists both behind the scenes and on site with food trucks, tent companies, portable toilets, carnivals, bands and the like. The tourism coordinator position was created last spring from room-tax revenues, which must be dedicated to bringing people into the city. Jones, the owner of the downtown boutique Purple Goose, remains a member of the city’s two-year-old Tourism Commission, which handles how that money is spent. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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*** TOWN OF VERONA BOARD PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS GIVEN that a public hearing will be held at the Town of Verona Hall, 7669 County Highway PD on Tuesday, February 5th at a meeting that will begin at 6:30 p.m. The following matter will be heard: ORDINANCE 2019-01 ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING THE TOWN OF VERONA SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE • This Ordinance is intended to repeal the current Town subdivision ordinance (Ordinance 2005-04) and replace it by adopting the standards, procedures and regulations established under the Dane County Code while a new local subdivision ordinance is prepared by the Town Plan Commission. The draft ordinance may be obtained by calling the Town Hall at 845-7187. • Interested persons may submit written comments. These comments should be mailed to the Town of Verona, 7669 County Highway PD, Verona WI. 53593-1035 or emailed to aarnold@town. verona.wi.us. Written comments will be read aloud and entered into the record. • Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing. Members of the Town Board will consider possible action upon conclusion of the public hearing. 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. John Wright Clerk/Treasurer Published: January 24 and 31, 2019 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF VERONA REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2019 6:30 P.M. TOWN HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD, VERONA, WI 53593-1035 1. Call to Order/Approval of the agenda 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment 4. Approval of minutes from January 8th and January 24th 5. Ordinance 2019-1 – Repealing and Replacing the Town of Verona Subdivision Ordinance • Public Hearing • Action 6. Reports and Recommendations • Plan Commission: i. Discussion and action re: Land Use App 2019-1 - for property located at 3185 Timber Lane submitted by Brian Monson. The purpose of application is the creation of a new Certified Survey Map to enlarge an existing residential parcel and to rezone from RH-1 to RH-3. ii. Discussion and action re: Land Use App 2019-2 - for property located at 1990 Hidden River Road submitted by Susan Poast. The purpose of application is request for Conditional Use Permit for a second farm residence. • Public Works: i. Discussion and action re: 2019 road maintenance projects to put out for bid • Financial Sustainability: • Ordinance Committee: i. Possible action on revisions to Chapter 1—General Government regarding boards, commissions, and committees. ii. Possible action to approve bond amount set by municipal judge. • EMS Commission:
*** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL JANUARY 14, 2019 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Gaskell, Jerney, Kemp, Kohl, Posey, and Touchett were present. Alderperson Reekie was absent and excused. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, City Planner Sayre, Finance Director Lamers, DPW Jacobson, Parks Director Walker, HR Coordinator Weckerly, City Attorney Kleinmaier, AECOM Engineer Fischer, and City Clerk Clark. 4. Public Comment: • Gene Cropp, 708 Cabrillo Drive, Verona • Steve Vollenweider, 308 Valley View Street, Verona 5. Approval of minutes from the December 10, 2018 Common Council meeting. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve the minutes of the December 10, 2018 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: A. Mayor Diaz read the proclamation for Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week. 7. Announcements: 8. Administrator’s Report: 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports A. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Cronin, seconded by Kemp, to pay the bills in the amount of $15,681,491.33. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Notice of Claim from Progressive Insurance – October 11, 2018 vehicle accident. Motion by Cronin, seconded by Posey, to approve the Notice of Claim from Progressive Insurance for the October 11, 2018 vehicle accident in the amount of $3,950.63. Motion carried 7-0. B. Personnel Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendment to City of Verona Family and Medical Leave Policy. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Jerney, to approve the amendment to the City of Verona Family and Medical Leave policy. Motion carried 7-0. C. Park, Recreation and Forestry Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendments to Stampfl Field Use
pose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (g), for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye. Motion carried 8-0. Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Kleinmaier remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:58 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council reconvened in open session at 8:55 p.m. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Insurance claim at 308 Valley View Street The Common Council may convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g), for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (g), for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye. Motion carried 8-0. Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Kleinmaier remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:58 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council reconvened in open session at 8:55 p.m. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Insurance claim at 415 Acadia Way The Common Council may convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(g), for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1) (g), for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye. Motion carried 8-0. Mr. Jacobson and Mr. Kleinmaier remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 7:59 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Reekie, seconded by Kohl, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council reconvened in open session at 8:55 p.m. Item 10.F.(1): Touchett announced that at this time, the Council is taking no action on Item 10.F(1) regarding the insurance claim at 708 Cabrillo Drive. City staff will look into this claim further. Item 10.F.(2): Motion by Touchett, seconded by Jerney, to deny the insurance claim at 308 Valley View Street. This was a very large storm event for the City, and the Council believes that this was an “Act of Nature” event. Motion carried 8-0. Item 10.F.(3): Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to deny the insurance claim at 415 Acadia Way. This was
a very large storm event for the City, and the Council believes that this was an “Act of Nature” event. Motion carried 8-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Project closeout and change order No. 1 for Project ID 2017-113, CTH M & Locust Drive Pedestrian Improvements. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve the project closeout and change order No. 1 for Project ID 2017113, CTH M & Locust Drive Pedestrian Improvements. Motion carried 8-0. Mayor Diaz asked for unanimous consent to take up Item 12.A. ahead of Item 11.A. There were no objections. 12. A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-19-005 approving an agreement between the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. dba Destination Madison and the City of Verona. Motion by Jerney, seconded by Kemp, to approve an agreement between the Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. dba Destination Madison, and the City of Verona, with the condition that in the agreement, the percent of the City’s 70% room tax collections to be provided to GMCVB is corrected from 10% to 6%. Motion carried 8-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Requests for Proposals for assessment services The Common Council may convene in a closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Mr. Mikorski explained that the City received two bids for assessor services: Associated Appraisal Consultants and Accurate Appraisals LLC. Costs for property record maintenance, reassessment services, and full market maintenance services were provided. Staff is requesting a closed session to discuss the bids, the costs to the City, and potential levels of service that will impact the amount of public funds that will be spent on assessor services. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Touchett, to convene in closed session as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e) for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye. Motion carried 8-0. Mr. Lamers remained for the closed session. The Common Council convened in closed session at 9:06 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Kohl, seconded by Cronin, to reconvene in open session at 9:33 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council took no action
in closed session. Mayor Diaz stated that when an assessment service is chosen, we will make a public announcement. 12. New Business B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Discussion and any permissible action regarding City Administrator performance and evaluation and City Administrator contract. The Common Council may convene in a closed session for discussion and permissible action regarding City Administrator performance and evaluation and City Administrator contract as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee subject to the jurisdiction or authority of the City of Verona; and Section 19.85(1) (e) for the deliberation of or negotiation for purchase of public properties, investment of public funds, or conduct of other specific public business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Cronin, to convene in a closed session for discussion and permissible action regarding City Administrator performance and evaluation and City Administrator contract as authorized by Section 19.85(1)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee subject to the jurisdiction or authority of the City of Verona; and Section 19.85(1)(e) for the deliberation of or negotiation for purchase of public properties, investment of public funds, or conduct of other specific business whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Posey – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Jerney – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 9:35 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Reekie, seconded by Touchett, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried 8-0. The Common Council reconvened in open session at 10:20 p.m. The Common Council took no action in closed session. C. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Kohl, seconded by Kemp, to approve operator license applications as presented by the City Clerk. Motion carried 8-0. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to adjourn at 10:22 p.m. Motion carried 8-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: January 31, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHELE A. MAHONEY, DOD 10/25/2018 Case No. 18PR948 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth July 15, 1968 and date of death October 25, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 508 Basswood Lane, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 12, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar January 7, 2019 Atty. Kay A. Millonzi PO Box 348/1104 Mills St. Black Earth, WI 53515 608-767-1505 Bar Number: 1029224 Published: January 17, 24 and 31, 2019 WNAXLP
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Marlys Marie Mason passed away peacefully Jan. 20, 2019, at the age of 87, at Noel Manor in Verona. She was born in Lone Elm, Kansas, on Feb. 2, 1931, the daughter of Ralph Bynum and Frances Wilma Lewis. She attended the University of Kansas and Help Wanted EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine’s Day deliveries February 11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200-Route + Gas. Drivers must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans. Apply at www.erifloral.com. To call us, dial (608) 8778879. FULL OR PART-TIME DISHWASHER WANTED. Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W. Main, Stoughton. JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Valentine’s Day bouquet production February 1st-10th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. Up to $16 Hour. Apply at www. erifloral.com. To call us, dial (608) 877-8879. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Verona Press
obtained her nursing degree. After meeting her husband, James Mason, in San Diego, they returned to Wisconsin to settle in Bagley. Marlys worked at several hospitals in the area, retiring as Director of Nursing at the Lancaster Nursing Home. In her free time, she and Jim enjoyed time spent on their houseboat while on the Mississippi River and also spent their winters in Florence, Arizona. Marlys is survived by five children; daughter, Karla (Tom) Richgels from Verona, son, Tom Mason from Marquette, Iowa, daughter, Katherine Mason from Phoenix, Arizona, son, Harley (Heidi) Mason from New Hampshire and son, James Mason from Phoenix, Arizona. Marlys is also survived
by five grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and a brother, Ronald (Bev) Bynum of Topeka, Kansas. She was preceded in death by her husband, James, and a sister-in law, Mary Key. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at Noel Manor, 471 Prairie Way Blvd, in Verona. Marlys and her family were very grateful for the fine care she received at Noel Manor and the support she received from Agrace HospiceCare. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit www.ryanfuneralservice. com.
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POLICE REPORTS Dec. 22 12:21 p.m. A 28-year-old man reported that a 69-yearold man had threatened him with a shotgun during a disagreement over rent payments. Officers determined a shotgun was not present during the argument, but a baseball bat was. Disorderly conduct charges for the 69-year-old were sent to the district attorney’s office. Dec. 27 12:19 a.m. A teenager
was cited for unrestrained passengers and violating GDL after they were found driving with six passengers in their vehicle, with four of them not wearing seatbelts. 3:02 p.m. A 91-year-old man crashed into a parked vehicle and through a pedestrian fence onto the sidewalk after losing control of his vehicle in the Miller and Sons parking lot. The man was not injured but his vehicle was severely damaged.
8:52 p.m. A man who had been recently released from jail was taken back hours later after he went to his ex-girlfriend’s residence with the intent to intimidate her and her daughter. The man was arrested for bail jumping after violating release conditions that he have no contact with the woman. – Kimberly Wethal
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VAEF: Foundation projects this year include yoga equipment, grants for performers Continued from page 1 This year, that “cross section” included all but three of the district’s schools. Teachers are appreciative of the opportunity to fund something in their classroom that, for many, will be used long into the future. Glacier Edge third-grade teacher Kayleen DeWerd, who was awarded $200 for her “Meeting Sensory Needs” grant, wrote in an email that the stress relief balls and pedal machine she focused will help “get learners’ energy out while continuing to work on their task, thus improving concentration.” “I was so excited when I heard that I was awarded grant money, because these tools will be useful to my students this year as well as for years to come,” she wrote. “Having learners be able to use calming, organizing and energy releasing tools (is) incredibly beneficial.” For many, it’s a big deal simply to know there are people in the community supporting their efforts. Sugar Creek Elementary School Two Way Immersion teacher Lisette Venegas, whose grant got “voice pods” for every classroom at her school that allow students to record in a quiet space without distractions, said she was “so excited” to find out her project received the money. “There’s so much funding that gets lost every year, the fact that we still have an organization that wants to help teachers and students, it means a lot to us,” Venegas said. “It makes us able to do things that are not possible on our own.”
‘There’s so much funding that gets lost every year, the fact that we still have an organization that wants to help teachers and students, it means a lot to us.’ – Lisette Venegas, Sugar Creek teacher
requests from teachers for supplies for specific classes, items to help keep students focused or to help with specific core subjects. That’s what Verona Area International School special education teacher Sarah Greenlaw requested and received, with new fraction strips that will help fractions become “tangible” for students during math instruction, she said. “The difference it made to help kids conceptualize it and see it, when you’re talking about a whole and then that strip can be divided into thirds and fourths,” she said. “I’m just super excited about these little things because they make such a difference.” For Andrew Larson, who teaches the History of Rock and Roll in American Culture class at Verona Area High School, the grant will help add something tangible, as well. He’s using the money to purchase headphones and turntables that will allow students to listen to records in class. “They’re so into their iPads,” Larson said. “We have a good window into the future, but sometimes when you’re teaching a history Supply shelf class it’s good to show them Nearly half the funding the past, too.” Some of the supplies will help fill up closets and might also help kids pay a classrooms. bit more attention in class, More than $3,500 covered or at least that’s the goal.
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2018-19 VAEF grants Teacher School Program Keely Graettinger VAHS/NCS Blankets for Kids Carrie Dingle SOMS Project Lit Jennifer Klawiter NCS Calm Your Mind Sarah Greenlaw VAIS The Osmo Project Sarah Shaw VAIS Fraction Strips for Learning Gynarva Monroe VAHS Black Is... Lisette Venegas SC Empowering Student Voice Nate Campbell BRMS/CKCS GSA Middle School Conference Andrew Larson VAHS Wildcat Records Kayleen DeWerd GE Meeting Sensory Needs Erin Poeschl VAIS Exploring Math With Games Ajong Elvix/Jahmon Patterson BRMS Circles of Support Erica Gorzalski BRMS Sensory Supports to Increase Learning For All John Bremmer BRMS/CKCS Robotics for All A.J. Simonini VAHS Latin America Culture at VAHS Shayla Glass BRMS Critically Thinking Taking Action on Social Issues Andrea High BRMS Beyond Beautiful Total
Amount $350 $330 $450 $179 $260 $1,000 $786.31 $730 $400 $200 $313.65 $660 $370 $750 $250 $660 $660 $8,348.96
On the Web Find out more about the Verona Area Education Foundation:
verona.k12.wi.us/about_ vasd/education_foundation New Century School teacher Jennifer Klawiter received $450 for her “Calm Your Mind” grant, through which she purchased yoga blocks and mats to help teach her students mindfulness every day. “Teaching mindfulness is so important so children are in a place to welcome learning and stay in the moment,” Klawiter wrote in her grant application. “I am hoping for more calm and focused kids ready to learn.”
Trips and visits Some of the larger grants will help fund trips to and out of Verona. Later this spring, the Madison Capoeira group will visit Verona Area High School Latin Studies
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A group of New Century School students practice a yoga pose on a recent Friday morning for a mindfulness moment. Teacher Jennifer Klawiter purchased yoga blocks and mats for the activities through a grant from the Verona Area Education Foundation. students. They’ll be here because of a VAEF grant awarded to Latin America Area Studies teacher A.J. Simonini to fund their performance, which he said will allow more than 90 students to “experience the culture firsthand.” “I had been thinking about some of the different ways to infuse Latin American culture into the class through hands-on learning and performances,” Simonini wrote in an email. “I am glad that we can actually bring the dance group to VAHS. “We learn about Capoeira in our culture unit, but being able to watch first-hand will
provide a learning experience that only reading or watching on video cannot provide.” Another $730 will get some students out of the classroom, as Campbell takes a group to the regional conference. And when the BRMS teacher found out the conference didn’t have a registration fee, he was able to add a stop to their transportation plan at the You Are Beautiful mural on East Washington Avenue in Madison and have the students do a scavenger hunt. He hopes the experience can match one from earlier this school year, when he and about 20 students attended a show called “Fun
Home” at Forward Theater for a special performance put on for area GSAs. “Just sitting in the theater and thinking, ‘These kids, who a lot of times feel separate and feel all alone, they’re in a theater surrounded by other kids like them and their allies,” he recalled. “That must feel so powerful for these kids. “The work that we do with the GSA, I can see it in kids’ faces how appreciative they are to have an opportunity to be the person they are.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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