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Seven New Century School students crowded around teacher Heidi Konop as she sprayed water on a coffee filter. They watched closely as the colors a student had drawn on her filter began to spread around the filter, creating an unexpected design, before going back to their tables and creating their own pieces of art. The activity was the first of the “Art and Science” after-school program at NCS, one of four classes that began Monday, April 1, and will run weekly through May 20. In rooms around the school, students spent time on homework, folded paper into baskets in origami lessons and began reading lines for plays in drama club. The classes, with nearly 30 students enrolled this year, run from 2:35-4 p.m. each Monday, with much of the cost covered by a grant from Epic. Parents enrolling their students do have to pay a fee to help offset some of the operating costs, and parent volunteers help make the classes workable for the teachers.
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Four lanes of uninterrupted traffic, a school parking lot on one side of the road and another signalized intersection just 1,000 feet away. Those are among the “standout” challenges of changing anything at the intersection of Llanos and Main streets, where cars turn into and out of Badger Ridge Middle School, as city planner/interim administrator Adam Sayre described them. But the mother of a 12-year-old who was briefly hospitalized after being hit in a crosswalk by a car traveling
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S u g a r R iv e r U n i t e d Methodist Church will continue to welcome LGBTQ individuals with open arms. That’s the view of the Rev. Gary Holmes, despite a General Conference
on Main Street three weeks ago wants a change there – she prefers traffic lights – so it doesn’t happen to someone else’s child. The Common Council had a preliminary discussion on the matter five days after the accident and is waiting for options from its engineering consultant, AECOM. The firm plans to present those options at its next meeting, which begins at 7 p.m. April 8 at City Hall.
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Carly Haas sprays water on a coffee filter colored with marker to see how the color will spread during the Science and Art after-school program Monday, April 1, at New Century School.
Local church welcomes LGBTQ despite global vote Sugar River pastor calls worldwide vote ‘toxic’ to UMC
What: Common Council meeting When: 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 Where: City Hall, 111 Lincoln St. Info: ci.verona.wi.us
vote within the worldwide church to continue excluding them from being married in the church or becoming clergy. Holmes told the Press l a s t w e e k t h e Ve r o n a church opposes the decision that was made in late February during a special worldwide General Conference session. It was during this session global church leaders affirmed that the denomination would adhere to the traditional teachings of the The
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Bible, barring LGBTQ individuals from being full members of the church, which includes being married or ordained as clergy unless they are celibate. The General Conference, held in St. Louis, was called to specifically address how the church wo u l d a p p r o a c h s ex u al identity, Holmes said. Global leaders chose between the “Traditional Plan” or the “One Church Plan,” which would have allowed churches to decide
their own stances of sexuality and whether they want to ordain and perform marriages for members of the LGBTQ community. The vote in favor of the Traditional Plan added “teeth” to the church’s s t a n c e o n s e x u a l i t y, Holmes said. It adds disciplinary actions for clergy who perform samesex marriages, something Holmes said he and other clergy at local churches
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216 years of experience set to retire
approved for retirement Monday by the school board are continuing a trend in recent years here, with the fourth straight of more than 200 years of experiSCOTT GIRARD ence leaving. Last year, it was 217 years total, with Unified Newspaper Group an average of about 24 per The Verona Area School retiree — below this year’s District will lose 216 years 27 years average service. The retirements hit the of certified staff experience high school the hardest, at the end of this year. The eight staff members
Three staffers have been in VASD for more than 30 years
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Glacier Edge Elementary School students crowd the stage Wednesday, March 20, to check out the items they could buy. Items for sale were made by other Glacier Edge students and all money went to the American Family Children’s Hospital.
At left, Glacier Edge Elementary School students Tessa Wallace, left, and Don-Ajah Spivey look over the items made by classmates they can purchase Wednesday, March 20.
Glacier Edge Elementary School students worked together to raise $224 for the American Family Children’s Hospital just before spring break. Third- through fifthgrade students created kindness-themed items in the school’s Makerspace by painting rocks, designing bookmarks and bead designs that were printed on the school’s 3D printer. Kindergarten through second-grade students then bought the items during a Wednesday, March 20, sale, for $1 apiece.
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Increasing hotel room taxes are leaving a mounting balance for the Tourism Commission to spend. Even though the amount collected by the City of Verona was somewhat l ow e r t h a n projected in the fourth quarter of 2018, the total collecte d b y t h e Jordan City of Verona last year was still more than $640,000. Most of that gets cut out for the city’s general fund, and the Verona and Madison chambers of commerce, but total excess funds reached $150,000 at the end of the year and grew by more than $65,000 over the past year. So the Tourism Commission has begun discussing what it should do with those funds, including
Year 2016 2017 2018 Q1 $81,334 $77,987 $119,939 Q2 $110,537 $128,024 $175,176 Q3 $110,609 $174,024 $201,210 Q4 $103,140 $139,079 $143,904 Total $405,620 $519,113 $640,230 Contracts $64,900 $83,058 $102,737 City $121,686 $155,734 $192,069 Chamber $219,035 $195,446 $280,000 Balance 0 $84,875 $150,299
potential grants for events or municipal developments. One point commissioners agreed on at their March 20 meeting was there should be an amount kept as a fund balance to prevent disruptions if the funding supply drops. However, the total collected has increased by more than $100,000 each of the past two years, and a fifth hotel is proposed to open in 2020. Verona Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Le Jordan told the Press the commission discussed
a rough, flexible guideline for a fund balance totaling around one-fourth of the $280,000 tourism budget provided to the chamber. The rest, she said, would be used on a case-by-case basis. Examples for possible uses included opportunities for municipal developments or amenities or u n p l a n n e d l a rg e eve n t opportunities, such as the 3-on-3 basketball tournament Jordan told the commission previously about, which she didn’t have the
staff to handle. Jordan said grant requests probably would first go through the chamber and be presented to the commission before being considered. The chamber’s budget already includes a tourism coordinator hired last year, a contract with a marketing firm that provides graphics and media buys and a variety of grants that help pay for events such as the Verona Area Performing Arts Series, Concerts in the Park and some newer events designed to bring overnight guests. City economic development manager Dayna Sarver told the Press in an email city staff is drafting a policy based on the discussion to be reviewed in an upcoming commission meeting. She said it likely would be voted on in tandem with the chamber’s tourism budget. That likely will happen around November. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Century School, kindergarten applications remained nearly constant with 43 last year and 46 this year for 22 openings. The Spanish-language Two-Way Immersion program dropped slightly in its kindergarten applications for the second year in a row, but still had 91 for 72 spots. TWI has four sections between two schools, totaling 72 openings split between students from Spanish-speaking and English-speaking families. The district holds a lottery when there are more applications than open spots, drawing names out of a hat to determine who gets in and putting others on a wait list. Each of the charters also had requests to transfer in above kindergarten.
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After six years of lawsuits from Epic Systems employees over their compensation, a federal judge has dismissed the only one that remained. Quality assurance employees at Epic sued in December 2016 under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) over the legality of contracts that forbid class-action lawsuits on unpaid overtime and other employee-employer disputes. Kate Schultz, along with other quality assurance workers, claimed in the lawsuit that they were illegally denied overtime because their job positions were misclassified as exempt from overtime wages under state and federal law. Last week, U.S. District Judge William Conley dismissed the lawsuit, following the precedent set by the U.S. Supreme Court in May 2018, when a 5-4 majority ruled that it was legal for the company to prohibit class-action lawsuits in contracts and that employees need to take up their grievances with the company individually through arbitration instead of through class-action lawsuits. Schultz alleged in court documents that she and other employees were “paid a fixed salary without regard to the number of hours they worked” for a job that required “little if any training or education” in engineering or programming. Under those premises, Schultz argued, the quality assurance employees should not have been exempt from overtime wages. The December 2016
complaint from Habush, Habush & Rottier S.C., Schultz’s representation, also stated that Epic was aware – or should have been aware – of the employees’ workload because they were required to record their hours. According to a March 26 story from the Wisconsin State Journal, Conley wrote in his dismissal that Epic did not mislead their workers over the difference between court cases and arbitration. “Employees are generally responsible for knowing their legal rights, rather than depending on the contracting party sitting across the table from them in a negotiation, even an arguably one-sided one with their employers,” Conley’s dismissal reads. In the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the majority opinion, stating that the Court had no legitimacy under either the NLRA or the Arbitration Act to invalidate the contracts between Epic and its employees. In a dissent from Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for the four judges in the minority, she wrote that class-action lawsuits allow employees to fight for “effective redress” of grievances. Epic spokesperson Meghan Roh told the Press Monday the company had no comment on the judge’s dismissal. Epic has been involved in three other lawsuits from their employees, all regarding overtime wages and illegal job classifications, one from 2013 and two from 2015. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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All three Verona Area School District charter elementary schools got more applications for the 201920 school year than they did last spring. T h e m o s t s i g n i fi c a n t growth came at Verona Area International School, where 30 students applied for 22 kindergarten spots at the school by the February deadline. That’s up 12 from last year, an important sign of growth for the school that in 2016 had to promise increased participation to get its five-year charter agreement approved by the school board. According to its agreement with the district, the school will have to be at or above 95 students in grades K-5 by the third Friday of September, or the district can revoke the charter. The good news continued for the other two charters, as well, with Core Knowledge jumping from 41 kindergarten applications for 41 openings to 56 applications for 40 spots. At New
School K applications K openings NCS 46 22 CKCS 56 40 VAIS 30 22
and fourth grades and eight for fifth grade. CKCS got three applications for eighth grade and more than eight for every other, including 16 for sixth grade. The school has one opening for fifth grade, two for fourth grade, five for first and sixth grades and seven for second grade. N C S r e c e iv e d s ev e n applicants for first grade, three for second grade, five for third grade and two for fourth grade. Its only openings above kindergarten are two in fifth grade.
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Ultra rich must be challenged We see the headlines daily. Trump did this, the Russians did that. Everyday, 24/7, on all stations and smartphones. It’s exhausting, maddening and takes up so much time. What does it really mean? To myself, these are all methods used to distract us from what is really going on. What is truly taking place is the ultra rich among us are busy taking more from everyone else. Forget Democrat vs Republican. It’s the 0.001 percent richest vs everyone else. It’s the reason we fight wars. It’s why we destroy the environment that supports all life on the only planet we have. Think about it: We have lawmakers that are owned by the largest corporations in the world – military contractors, drug companies and the fossil fuel corporations. They pass laws that increase our already obscene military budget and encourage even more burning of fossil fuels and the pollution it produces. Who benefits from last year’s tax cut? The uber-wealthy. Our armies occupy most of the planet, yet try and pass a law limiting military actions. Good luck with that. The rich make too much money killing people
in far off lands for them to do otherwise. As we go about our lives here in Verona, bombs are being dropped on innocent people around the world. People starve because the rich want the oil of another nation. We export our plastic and toxic trash to poor countries so we don’t have to see it here. The war the ultrarich wage on the rest is not publicized because the rich own the large media that most get their news from. Everything is just great as long as we keep watching the morning shows and whatever talent show is on at night. What can we do about this? One thing is to question what we are being told on the news shows and ask who benefits from legislation that is proposed? It’s been said that corporations have no business being involved in health care, education and our correctional system. Yet that is exactly where corporations (the ultra rich) are trying to gain the most influence. It is morally wrong. We all must fight it. The ultra-rich want it all. It’s up to us to support the greater good for all and be kind to each other. Tim Melin City of Verona
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have many happy memories growing up on a farm in southern Wisconsin. Looking back, it seems idyllic, but then we tend to remember the good parts. When we were young, everything was full of fun and adventure! We were encouraged to graze in our huge vegetable gardens. I know what fresh is! We also didn’t have indoor plumbing for a while. The bathroom was a two-holer out back. We kids took baths in an old wash tub. Walking miles to school Lindberg barefoot was not necessary, though, as there were school buses by the time I went to school. My upbringing helped me appreciate the efforts of the families who supply me with fresh pasture-raised meats and organic fresh veggies. I know it is a lot of hard work to raise crops and take care of animals. It’s worth the extra effort to connect with the farms that grow healthy foods. Several reasons are small family farms don’t use pesticides, herbicides or antibiotics on their land or animals. I recall having pristine water in our well. It was so clean salamanders lived in it. But sadly, atrazine poisoned my family’s well. We replaced it – paid for by my parents, the government and a chemical company – but the water required an expensive filtration system, and it tasted awful. When I visit small, family
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winterfellacres.com/events farms, I see happy, healthy animals that are getting wonderful grazing due to correct soil management. Better soil means more nutrient-dense foods, and true pasture-raised animals live outside during the day and are free to forage. These families respect and honor Mother Nature and her ways. They protect the soil, water and air while staying safer themselves. Through their hard work, they provide us with the highest-quality foods available. It’s best to know your farmer so you can ask them questions about how they manage their fields and feed their animals. Farmers face several challenges in today’s world. One is that organic standards have been compromised by big box stores and corporate agriculture. Packaging can say one thing and in reality be something else. Another, as growing season ramps up, is climate issues. They are making things more and more challenging for all farmers. Last year during growing season, we had a long dry spell before the rain let loose and caused severe damage in many areas of Wisconsin. Farmers were some of the hardest hit, losing crops, outbuildings and animals. One modern idea that’s helped farmers is Community Supported Agriculture. Many farms sell shares of CSAs so they can buy the things they need to feed us. You pay in advance, with pickup sites all over the
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Madison area. Many CSA farms offer a box of veggies a week. Others are more flexible. I love not having to think about what to buy, and CSAs provide us a variety of fresher vegetables. Everyone seems to agree we should all eat more vegetables. Farmers markets help with this, too. But some farmers market farms use sprays, so it’s important to ask. Some are not certified organic but still follow all the rules. It’s very expensive to become certified. Talk to your farmers. You don’t have to worry about what is happening to your food when you do. Some farms have volunteer opportunities or special events. What could be better than getting outside and digging in the dirt? Check out your options. I’m looking forward to a farm-totable event and the Soil Sisters Farm Tour this summer. Cooking is nourishing and fun! Any way you can support the farmers who offer us the best foods is a good thing. Show your appreciation by purchasing their high-quality fresh foods. Jo Anne Lindberg is a City of Verona resident.
Verona Area High School junior Cale Rufenacht was accidentally missed last week in the All-State boys hockey article. Rufenacht was an All-State honorable mention forward, who scored 20 goals (6 ppg) and assisted on 32 more in 29 games for the Wildcats. In a March Kids special section, an article about library summer reading programs incorrectly stated how Verona Public Library program participants receive prize books during the summer. Throughout the summer, participants of the program are able to earn prize books. And rather than relying solely on book donations the summer of 2018, the library was able to buy newer prize books after receiving funds from The Friends of the Verona Public Library. The Press regrets the errors.
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The three remaining options for new Verona Area School District attendance area boundaries will be up for public feedback beginning next week. The district and its consultants have planned the first of two public outreach meetings at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, focused on Spanish-speaking families. The second meeting, set for Tuesday, April 16, will be for English-speaking families. Translation equipment will be available at both events. The April 9 meeting is at the Catholic Multicultural Center, 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg, while the April 16 meeting is at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.
Attendees will be able to talk with consultants on the project after a brief presentation on the remaining options, and offer their pros and cons of each. The 29-member Attendance Area Advisory Committee, which began meeting last fall, plans to take that feedback into consideration at an April 24 meeting, when it would finalize its recommendations to the school board. The board is expected to make a decision by sometime in June, about 14 months before the boundaries go into effect in September 2020 when the new high school building opens. At that time, Badger Ridge Middle School and the charter schools are expected to move to the current high school building and Sugar Creek Elementary School to the Badger Ridge building.
What: Public outreach meetings on attendance area boundaries When: 6 p.m. April 9 (Spanish-speaking) and April 16 (English-speaking) Where: Catholic Multicultural Center, 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg for April 9; Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. for April 16 Info: verona.k12.wi.us
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Photos courtesy Google Maps (2018) and Wisconsin Historic Aerial Imagery Finder (1937)
The “Maple Drive Dairy” on the corner of Nine Mound Road and Aspen Avenue is shown as it looked from the air in 1937 and last year.
Visit Maple Drive Dairy, learn about a day in the life of a dairy farmer Farmhouse the topic of historical society April meeting Many people might not know about “The Maple Drive Dairy,” a little farmhouse that has sat for decades on the corner of Nine Mound Road and Aspen Avenue; now enveloped by a typical Verona neighborhood. Just a generation ago that house, now surrounded closely by neighboring homes, stood alone on that spot surrounded by nothing but farm fields, trees and a few farm buildings. At 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the Verona Senior Center, people can learn all about its history at the Verona Area Historical Society’s April meeting. Their guests will be Lorlene (Kahl) Pulver and Lynn (Kahl) Elver, who both grew up in that house and helped with the operations of their father Vernon’s dairy farm, bottling milk as children.
The farm was originally bought by their grandfather Chris Kahl around 1900, and was renamed to the “Maple Drive Dairy” by Vernon in the 1940s. Cows were milked, and that milk was delivered by truck to homes in Verona. Lorlene and Lynn will talk about their experiences growing up on the farm and what the milk business meant for their family and Verona.
High school hockey beginnings T h e F e b r u a r y VA H S meeting featured guest Mary Feldt, who along with her husband, Gary and son, Rich, helped high school hockey get its start in Verona in the late 1970s. Rich played on youth hockey teams around the area, but when he was about to be a sophomore in high school, if he wanted to continue playing hockey, he would have to attend Edgewood in Madison, as Verona didn’t have a team. Mary said when he asked why, they didn’t have a good
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Veronahistory.com answer for him. After initially receiving resistance from the school against adding another official sport, they took the matter to the school board, and after considerable debate, the motion passed by a single vote to allow hockey, but not as an official sport. The spent the next few years finding kids who wanted to play and parents who wanted to volunteer to help out, and within four years, had enough players to have a varsity and JV team. The club did not become an official high school sport until 1991 when a teacher liaison position was created and a coach hired. Mary recalled one contest in Marinette where it was so cold that the players would come over to the sidelines to have their feet warmed up with hair dryers.
If You Go What: Verona Area Historical Society April meeting When: 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13 Where: Verona Senior Center, 108 Paoli St. Info: 845-7471 From these humble beginnings, the hockey enthusiasts went on to create the Eagle’s Nest Ice Rink (now known as the Verona Ice Arena). “With such support it is no wonder that the Verona hockey has impressive record of nine conference and seven sectional championships, many appearances at state along with a state title in 2014,” wrote Charles. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Lisa Ruth Krueger is hitting a “milestone” year. For the past 10 years, she’s participated in Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s (JDRF) Ride to Cure bike race, after her best friend’s son was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a form of the disease that’s incurable. “I just didn’t know how to help,” she said. “This is a way I could help when I felt helpless.” That first bike ride Krueger did was meant to be a “one-and-done” event, but the people she met through JRDF kept her going for the next decade. To help her fundraise her goal of $3,500 prior to each bike race, Krueger, a Verona Lions Club member, has held the Taste for a Cure event, with this year’s event being the tenth. The event will be held from 3-7 p.m., Saturday, April 6, at the Verona Wine Cellar, 1015 N. Edge Trail. Each year, the event features food and raffle prizes. Additionally, 10 percent of the proceeds from the sale
If You Go What: 10th annual Taste for a Cure When: 3-7 p.m. Saturday, April 6 Where: Verona Wine Cellar, 1015 N. Edge Trail Info: lisa.krueger@ ymail.com
of wine at the Verona Wine Cellar will be donated to Krueger’s fundraiser. She will be participating in the Wisconsin Ride to Cure on Aug. 10. In years prior, she’s traveled across the country to participate in Ride to Cure events, including the one held in Death Valley, Cal. last October. Krueger said she looks forward to seeing the people who come out to the event, and hopes to recruit more riders for the Wisconsin event in the months leading up to the event. “People are just really generous,” she said. “It’s neat to see a bunch of people to get involved in different ways.”
VPD to host shooter training T h e Ve r o n a P o l i c e Department wants people to be better prepared if they find themselves in the middle of an active shooter situation. Officers from the department will host a two-hour long session from 6:308:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 9, at Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W. Main St., to give people the knowledge they need to react accordingly. According to a promotional flyer from the department, officers leading the session will cover the history and statistics in reference to active shooter
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Pop-up museum A pop-up museum will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, April 8, at the senior center. People are encouraged to bring their “collections” – whether that be coins, dolls or anything you collect. For information, call 845-7471.
Pour painting
hands-only CPR training from 6:308:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at the library. Paramedics will teach attendees how to perform CPR and use an automated external defibrillator. The training is limited to 10 participants. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.
Learn to raise chickens UW-Extension poultry expert Ron Kean will host a seminar on how to get started with raising chickens in your backyard from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the library. Kean will talk about the benefits of raising chickens, how to select a breed and how to handle potential problems within the population. For information, call 845-7180.
Birthday lunch
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Pharmacy students will give a half-hour health talk at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, at the senior center. The presentation will be about diabetes and its different types, its impact on the body and treatment options. For information, call 845-7471.
Seniors with birthdays or anniversaries in April will be celebrated Friday, April 19, at the senior center. Attendees are asked to reserve their spot by Monday, April 15. “Bahama Bob” will play the steel drum at 12:30 p.m. The lunch is free for those who have April birthdays or anniversaries. For all others, the cost is $5. For information, call 845-7471.
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Jerina and Shirly of JNJ Craftworks will host a pour painting workshop from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, at the library. Registration is required, and limited to 15 participants. For information, call 845-7180.
From 1-3 p.m., attendees will be able to pet feline friends and make cat-themed crafts – some of which will be donated as cat toys to Angel’s Wish, a local cat rescue. For information, call 845-7180.
The senior center will show a selection of movies at 12:30 p.m. Fridays in April. On April 12, the featured flick will be “Bohemian Rhapsody.” “Green Book” will be shown on April 26. For information, call 845-7471.
Want to learn how to use some of the additional features your Gmail address offers? The library will host a class on Google Drive from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 16. The class will cover the different types of documents you can make and store in Google Drive, includ“Cat-erday” ing Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and It may be Saturday on April 13 Forms. Hands-only CPR training Registration is required. everywhere else, but it’s “Cat-erday” Fitch-Rona paramedics will host a that day at the library. For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Thursday, April 4
• 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., AARP tax services (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and manga club (grades 6-12), library, 8457180 • 6:30-8 p.m., Attracting butterflies and moths with native plants presentation, library, 845-7180
Friday, April 5
• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless (ages 0-5), library, 8457180 • 2:30-4 p.m., Volunteer Appreciation Day (registration required by noon Tuesday, April 2), senior center, 845-7471 • 7 p.m., Verona Area Performing Arts Series: The Canadian Brass, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vapas.org
Saturday, April 6
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org • 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Free community meal, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., bpnn.org • 3-7 p.m., 10th annual Taste for a Cure fundraiser for Lisa Ruth Kreuger’s Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation ‘Ride to Cure,” Verona Wine Cellar, 1015 N Edge Trail, lisa.kreuger@ymail.com
Monday, April 8
• 10 a.m., Pop-up museum: Collections, senior center, 845-7180 • 1-2 p.m., Senior case management outreach with senior center staff, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Intro to gymnastics with Gymfinity instructors (ages 3-4, registration required),
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Tuesday, April 9
• 6:30-7:30 p.m., Pour painting workshop (registration required), library, 845-7180 • 6-7:30 p.m., Public attendance boundary meeting, Catholic Multicultural Center, 5256 Verona Road, Fitchburg, 845-4300
Wednesday, April 10
• 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471 • 6:30-8 p.m., “Appy Hour,” library, 845-7180 • 7-8 p.m., Raising chickens in your backyard, library, 845-7180
Thursday, April 11
• 6:30-8:30 p.m., Learn hands-only CPR with Fitch-Rona paramedics (registration required, limited to 10 participants), library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, April 4 7 a.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Greg Anderson at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Falls Prevention Pts. 1 & 2 at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society Friday, April 5 7 a.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Greg Anderson at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Saturday, April 6 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 04-03-19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona
Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 04-03-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Sunday, April 7 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 04-03-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 04-03-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Monday, April 8 7 a.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Greg Anderson at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats
Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Tuesday, April 9 7 a.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Greg Anderson at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Falls Prevention Pts. 1 & 2 at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society Wednesday, April 10 7 a.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 04-08-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center
11 p.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center Thursday, April 11 7 a.m. – Al Anderson Band at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Craig Siemsen at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Review and Preview at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Greg Anderson at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Falls Prevention Pts. 1 & 2 at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society
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) 845-1615 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
Envy is a Bitter Root For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. – Psalm 139:13-14 Perhaps nothing tears at the social fabric like envy. Comparing ourselves to others will invariably make us feel either arrogant and superior or bitter and inferior. When we compare favorably to others we’re likely to feel superior and therefore risk being arrogant, while comparing unfavorably to others is likely to make us bitter and feel dejected. Life is not a contest, and while it is only normal to want to know how we did on the test relative to other students, or how much we earn relative to our colleagues, invariably we are not going to be at the top of every list, or perhaps even at the top of any list. Most of us are going to be bunched up around the middle, and that’s okay. Envy is not only a root of bitterness at work and in school, but often also within families. Sibling rivalry is natural, and competition can be a good thing, but many families have lasting scars from sibling rivalry that was taken too far, and envious feelings often outlast childhood. So put a check on your envy by avoiding unhealthy comparisons. You’re fine just the way you are. – Christopher Simon
Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.
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A slow burn The Dane County Parks department conducted a prescribed prairie burn on Tuesday, March 26, near the Ice Age National Scenic Trail. The group burned the prairie during ideal conditions, with low humidity and the grasses relatively dry. According to the National Park Service’s website, prairie burning is often done as a way of keeping prairies healthy by burning up dead plants and allowing dormant plants to grow, as well as releasing nutrients inside of plants when they are turned to ash. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.​ At right, a volunteer prevents the fire from spreading on to the trail during a burning along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail next to Redden Soccer Park. Below middle, a volunteer with the Dane County Parks department lights the dead prairie grass on fire during a burning along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail next to Redden Soccer Park. Bottom, fire envelopes the dead prairie grass during a burning along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail next to Redden Soccer Park. Photos by Kimberly Wethal
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Intersection: Council could still add traffic safety projects to 2019 borrowing bid Continued from page 1 Alders could make a decision as soon as that night to direct city staff to pursue something, Sayre said. How long it will take for a change once that decision is made depends on what option is selected. “Some will be easier to do than other ones,” he said. “Is it one option or is it a combination of a few different options?” City staff had planned to meet with Verona Area School District staff Wednesday, April 3, Sayre said, “because they’re a partner with this, as well.” Though traffic is only heavy during school dropoff and pickup times, the situation could become more worrisome in 2020, when the Badger Ridge building becomes an elementary school. VASD superintendent Dean Gorrell told the Press in an email Monday he was waiting to see the agenda for the meeting with the city before commenting on the goals and district’s perspective on any potential projects. School board president Noah Roberts wrote in an email to the Press that “safety and well-being of our students is our number one priority.” “I have been in contact with Mayor Diaz to discuss community concerns regarding safety for students as walking pedestrians during after-school hours,” Roberts wrote. “While the school board isn’t technically involved in city planning and public works, as the Verona Area continues to grow, I am absolutely committed to working with the Mayor and the Council to ensure that we are proactive in our effort to ensure student safety, promote walkable communities, and manage traffic.” Sayre said the timing of the April 8 discussion will line up to borrow funding for
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Cars wait for a pair of students to cross North Main Street after school Tuesday, while another waits to turn left out of the Badger Ridge Middle School parking lot. The Common Council will discuss safety at the intersection Monday, April 8, after a 12-year-old was hit while crossing the road last month. a project at the intersection if necessary, as staff is “in the process” of putting together its borrowing package for 2019. “The council does have the ability to put some additional funds into that borrowing package,” he said.
Managing the peak The intersection had six accidents from 2013-18, according to Verona Police Department data, which Lt. Dave Dresser pointed out is well below the 31 crashes at the Main Street-Cross Country Road intersection in the same time period. That intersection has had a traffic signal for many
years. Llanos and Main is also challenging because of its two school-related “peak” times, Sayre said, with much of the rest of the day being far less busy. “You’ve got the dropping off of kids and the picking up of kids,” Sayre said. “It’s not like it’s University Avenue (in Madison), it’s not like you have a constant stream of traffic. “It’s trying to select the best option that’s going to fit that situation.” The intersection has two crossing guards stationed for the morning and after-school hours, f r o m 7 - 8 : 3 0 a . m . a n d
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2:30-4 p.m., Dresser wrote in an email. “It is the only post where we staff two crossing guards, primarily due to the heavy traffic volume and the wide boulevard style intersection,” Dresser wrote. The 12-year-old who was hit was arriving after the afternoon shift had ended, leaving him to determine if cars were going to stop for him.
Pushing for change Some of the 58 members of a Facebook group created to advocate for traffic lights at the intersection after the accident have said they’ve
long had concerns about the intersection and are hopeful this can be a catalyst to get something changed. The support is there from the council, as well, demonstrated by alders’ and the mayor’s comments at the March 18 meeting when an initial discussion on the topic took place. “My personal view is we should do whatever we need to make that intersection safer … both in the long term and the short term,” Mayor Luke Diaz said. The child’s mother, Theresa Langton Graewin, told the Press her son suffered a serious concussion and scrapes and spent two days in the
hospital as a result. Langton Graewin, who is herself undergoing treatment for breast cancer, told the Press shortly after the accident she is “not going to stop until” the intersection is made more safe. “If I don’t do something strong now and something doesn’t get taken care of, somebody is going to lose a child,” she said. “That would be worse than having cancer, to have something like that and knowing I didn’t do something to take care of it.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Boys track and field
Cats soar by Spartans Verona’s 400 relay captures title
What’s next Verona travels to UW-Whitewater on Saturday for the indoor state meet.
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S o p h o m o r e s p r i n t e r J a c kson Acker recalled the last time the Verona boys track team’s 4x100-meter relay team ran at the Madison West Relays. The Wildcats dropped the baton last year, but they recovered to finish third. There were no breakdowns this season as the 400 relay team won the event at the 82nd annual West Relays Saturday, March 30, at the UW Shell. It was the highlight of the meet. “We came back to this meet hoping to get first,” Acker said. “We tried to keep it (dropping the baton last year) out of our minds. We know it was just a one-time thing. We have improved a lot and came back and did our thing.” The host Wildcats won nine of 15 events in the first Big Eight outdoor meet of the season Tuesday, April 2, to roll by Madison Memorial 82-46. Verona’s 400 relay, was dominant, running to first by two seconds ahead of the Sparatns. West Relays Verona posted five top-five finishes Saturday to take seventh place at the 22-team Madison West Relays with 33 points.
first with a time of 44.40 seconds. “That is about as good as I have ever seen it look this early in the season,” Pedretti said of the relay handoffs. “I think we have good possibilities for those short relays. The short relays we focus on will be determined by other people’s individual events.” Acker said the 400 relay team is looking to run a 42-second time and break the school record. “We want to make it further at state than we did last year,” JoeWright said. “We think we can be a top-five team at state as long as we just run our race.” Joe-Wright took third in the 200, in 23.10. Acker finished fifth in the shot put (50 feet, ¼ inch) and took seventh in the 55 (6.71). Senior Mason Jordan placed Photo by Mark Nesbitt fifth in the 400 (53.46). Jordan Verona senior Max Herkert looks to clear 14-feet Tuesday in a dual meet against Madison memorial. Herkert was a member on the state qualiwon the pole vault after clearing 13-0. fying 4x400 relay last year. “Hopefully, this gives him some “In track and field, it all comes Pedretti said if events went well fine-tune them for big meets. down to those championship the coaches and athletes know The Wildcats’ 400 relay team of experience and confidence that he meets,” coach Joff Pedretti said. the preparation was on point, and sophomore Graham Stier, senior can be successful individually,” “This gives us a championship if they didn’t, they would have Jayden Joe-Wright, freshman Pedretti said. meet feel.” to look back at their practices to Javon Presley and Acker finished Turn to Boys track/Page 12
Baseball
Verona topples Milton in season opener MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
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Sophomore first baseman John Verona hosts Beloit MemoriFerguson went 2-for-3 with three al at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 9 at RBIs to propel Verona over MilStampfl Field. ton in the season opener on Thursday, March 28, at Stampfl Field. The Wildcats followed that up with a 6-1 win over Janesville Parker on the road Tuesday, April to seal a 9-4 win over Milton at Stampfl Field. 2, in the Big Eight opener. “I feel like hitting is contagious Verona 9, Milton 4 and we just got on a hot streak,” Clinging to a one-run lead in Ferguson said. “We kept going the bottom of the sixth inning, and we drove in a lot of runs to put the game away.” Verona’s bats came alive. The Wildcats feature a young The Wildcats had five of their 11 hits in the inning and scored starting infield with two freshmen five runs with two outs Thursday and three sophomores. “For a lot of the young guys,
this was their first varsity game,” coach Brad D’Orazio said. “It was great to start with a nonconference game and let them get some of the jitters out. It took them a while to settle in and realize baseball is baseball. I’m glad they found it. Better late than never.” Freshman Mason Fink started the scoring in the sixth, lining a single to center. With two outs, designated hitter Brooks Brazeau delivered an RBI double to right to give the Wildcats a 5-3 lead. Senior Connor Grossnickle walked and sophomore Ryan Taylor followed with an RBI single to right. Senior Sam Pederson ripped an RBI single to left to extend the lead to 7-3.
The big blow in the inning came on Ferguson’s two-run double to right that gave the Wildcats a 9-3 lead. “Later in the game, we saw their pitchers more and we were able to time their stuff up a lot better,” Ferguson said. Brazeau, the Wildcats’ leadoff hitter, was a thorn in the side of the Red Hawks, reaching base all four times he batted, going 2-for2 with a walk and hit-by-pitch. He scored two runs and had an RBI. Early in the first inning, Brazeau set the table for the Wildcats, leading off with a single to center. He later scored on a wild pitch to give Verona a short-lived
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Volleyball
Former VAHS standouts returning home, takes over as varsity volleyball coach MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Jillian Bauer is taking over as the next Verona Area High School volleyball coach. Bauer, a 2012 VAHS graduate, takes over for l o n g t i m e c o a c h Ke l l y Annen who guided Verona to a 34-6 record and a second-straight sectional semifinal loss to
background as a player and has head-coaching experience,” Kryka said. Bauer starred for the Wildcats in her standout prep career. She played volleyball at Ohio State before transferring to UW-Green Bay. Bauer Bauer was the Stought o n va r s i t y vo l l e y b a l l coach last fall, where she March 14. led the team to a 14-15 “ J i l l i a n h a s a s t r o n g mark in the Badger South Waunakee. Annen stepped down in January. Verona Athletic Director Mark Kryka said Bauer wa s h i r e d
Conference. The Vikings l o s t a W I A A D iv i s i o n 1 regional semifinal to M o n o n a G r ove i n five sets, 25-17, 24-26, 27-25, 25-15, 11-15. The Wildcats made a run to the sectional six times since 2010 under Annen. “Kelly took the program to the next level, winning several conference championships and taking the team to state a couple
times,” Kryka said. “She found it harder to balance a head coaching position with her everyday job.” Annen was named the Big Eight Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Wildcats to a second-place finish in the Big Eight regular season and third place at the conference tournament.
Boys basketball
Budde steps down as coach MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona boys basketball head coach search is underway after coach Jevin Budde stepped Budde down March 19, Verona Athletic Director Mark Kryka said. Budde was 16-30 in his two seasons at Verona and resigned at the end of this se1/3ason. He replaced Alan Buss, who resigned in April, 2017. Kryka said Budde resigned for personal reasons. “The time commitment as a head coach can be very demanding,” Kryka said. The Wildcats went 7-16 overall and 6-12 in the Big Eight Conference this season. Sun Prairie, the WIAA Division 1 state runner-up, topped the Wildcats 50-38 in a regional semifinal. The Cardinals advanced to the
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Softball
Cats open season with a pair of wins JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona softball returned to Wisconsin following a spring break trip to Florida and opened the Big Eight season with a pair of conference wins. The Wildcats officially opened the season Monday, April 1, with a 10-run win at Janesville Parker. Twenty-four hours later Verona was back at the Janesville Youth Sports Complex where they held off Janesville Craig 4-3.
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The Verona Area High School winner of the pro intramural basketball league was Team Risgaard. Team Risgaard (from left): Crew Risgaard, Sam Pederson, Jake Coshun, Ty Curtis, Graham Jesse. (Missing): Max Atwell and Connor Hoyer.
What’s next Verona travels to Jefferson Middle School at 5 p.m. Thursday for a Big Eight game against Madison West.
McChesney went 4 for 4 with four singles and two runs batted in. Verona jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Katie Pederson was 2 for Verona 17, 4 with a home run. She and Parker 0 (5 inn.) Sydney Toman (2 for 3) each Senior ace Meghan Ander- drove in four runs. Amelia Hust (3 for 5) son opened the season Mondrove in three runs. day, April 1, scattering three hits over five innings while Verona 4, Craig 3 striking out 12 as the WildThe Wildcats struck first cats cruised 17-0 at Janesbut needed to rally Tuesday ville Parker. F e l l ow s e n i o r M o l l y to best the host Janesville
Craig Cougars 4-3 on the road. Right fielder Alina Yazek led off the seventh inning reaching base on an error. Yazek moved around the bases on an McChesney single and a steal before scoring the game-winning run on a oneout sacrifice fly to right by Alyssa Bostley. Verona took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a single by Bostley and ground out by Pederson and a double by Kasie Keyes. Craig rallied with a 2-run single by shortstop Abby Humphrey in the third inning and a solo home run from center fielder Keeley Cox in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game 3-3. Anderson tossed five innings for the win, striking out 13. Sydney Breitbach tossed two innings of relief and struck out a pair. Katie Kealy fanned three in seven innings for the Cougars.
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Remiker wins trio of races in opener MARK NESBITT
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The winner of the Verona High School semi pro intramural basketball league was Team Sowell. Team members were (from left): Santeyon Maymon, Reggie Sowell, Dontrel Jefferson, Aidan Johnson, Keon Johnson, Quayshun High and Mylee Sanders.
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Leah Remiker felt a little awkward racing 200-meters around the track and handing off the baton in the 4x200 relay Tuesday, April 2, in a Big Eight Conference dual meet against Madison Memorial. The junior middle distance runner isn’t accustomed to running in sprint relays. In fact, it marked the first 800 relay Remiker has competed in. She combined with sophomore Tatum Reisdorf, senior Lillian Brings and junior Tamiya Smith to win the 800 relay with a time of 1 minute, 54.1 second. “It’s a lot longer than it looks,” Remiker said of the 200. “I got out there and I was like, ‘This actually hurts.” Remiker had a hand in winning three of the four events the Wildcats won in a 93-48 loss to the Spartans. Remilker also won the 800 (2:35.17) and was on the winning 4x400 relay team. In the 1,600 relay, junior Ally Kundinger,
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Verona’s Leah Remiker hands the baton off to Tamiya Smith in the 800-meter relay. The Wildcats won the relay Tuesday in a dual meet against Madison Memorial with a time of 1 minute, 54.1 seconds. teamed with Remiker to win the race with a time of 4:25.59. “In the 800 I would like Verona travels to Beloit to break the school record at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, of 2:15,” she said. Verona will compete at April 9 for a dual meet Beloit Memorial Tuesday, against Beloit Memorial. April 9 in its next conference meet.
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Girls soccer
Verona steamrolls Parker in opener MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona girls soccer team didn’t have much time to work on fine-tuning its attack before its season opener Tuesday, April 2, because of spring break the previous week. S t i l l , t h e Wi l d c a t s showed no signs of rust, rolling to a 12-0 win at Janesville Parker . The game lasted 60 minutes due to the mercy rule.
What’s next Verona travels to Madison College at 4 p.m. Friday to play Hudson.
Junior midfielder Mia Hoeve scored three goals. Senior midfielder/forward Julia Gilboy, sophomore midfielder Kasey Gilboy a n d j u n i o r m i d fi e l d e r /
f o r wa r d H a n n a S t e i n e r each added two goals. “The girls played really well and moved the ball well,” coach Jen Faulkner said. “We are starting to gel and getting to know each other.” The Wildcats exploded for eight goals in the first half. “We were really pleased with how they played,” Faulkner said.
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Softball
Wildcats look to regain top-standing in conference JEREMY JONES
backup pitchers that could also play on the infield. Toman could see time at third base in place of Kleinsek, who has graduated. Weasner looks to provide power in a pinch-hitting role. Breitbach is the team’s backup catcher who can play just about anywhere, along with Armstrong.
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The Verona softball team looks to contend for another Big Eight title and make a deep playoff run. The Wildcats were 18-5 overall a year ago and return eight letterwinners, including five starters. Senior ace Meghan Anderson is back after earning all-conference first-team, all-district and honorable mention All-State honors a year ago. A Northern State University recruit, she posted a 16-2 record as junior with a 2.03 ERA, 132 strikeouts and seven shutouts. Verona looks to be strong up the middle again with returning three year letterwinner Molly McChesney, a University of Akron commit, in centerfield. McChesney hit .487 in 23 games last year. She had 39 hits in 80 at-bats, including a pair of doubles and a triple. McChesney drove in 13 runs and scored 38. She can use her speed at the top of the lineup. She had 11 stolen bases last year. Junior shortstop Kasie Keyes is also back as are juniors Alina Yazek (outfield) and Amelia Hust at second base. Sophomore and second
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Returning letterwinners (front, from left) are: Kasie Keyes, Molly McChesney and Amelia Hust; (back) Alina Yazek, Katie Pederson, Meghan Anderson, Alyssa Bostley and Ari Vogel. year varsity player Katie Pederson will work hard to replace Badger commit and first team all conference, firstteam all-district and honorable All-State catcher Savanna Rainey behind the plate.
Alyssa Bostley and Ari Vogel will have big shoes to fill, replacing all-conference and honorable mention all-district first baseman Taytum Geier. Sydney Toman and Jordan
Armstrong are taking the place of first-team all-conference, first-team all-district and second team All-State third baseman Emma Kleinsek. Senior Maddie Weasner, juniors Jocelyn Hancock,
Maddie Patten, Sydney Breitbach and Jordan Armstrong and sophomore Sydney Toman are all newcomers who could contribute this season. Hancock and Patten are
Anderson said he expects the Wildcats to compete favorably at the top of the conference again this year. Verona finished 14-4 in the Big Eight last season, taking second behind Sun Prairie which went 18-0. The Wildcats lost three times to the Cardinals last year, including a 10-1 loss to the eventual state champions in the WIAA sectional semifinals. Anderson expects Sun Prairie to be a big challenge despite graduating the vast majority of their state championship team following last season. Sun Prairie graduated shortstop Katie Tews, a Yale commit, and third baseman Schyler Ek, an Illinois-Chicago commit, as well as a handful of other starters. The Cardinals always have a chance; however, as long as they have UW-Madison recruit Maddie Gardner, a junior, in the circle.
Baseball: Klawiter tosses one-hitter as Verona stymies Madison Memorial Continued from page 9 1-0 lead. The three-run third for the Red Hawks was set up by two Grossnickle walks and an error. Milton tied the game on Kennan Knutson’s RBI single to right in the third. Grossnickle started and lasted 2 1/3 innings on the mound. He gave up three runs on three hits, walked two and hit one. Verona answered, scoring three runs in the home half of the inning, with only one ball out of the infield. T h e Wi l d c a t s t o o k a d va n t a g e o f t w o R e d Hawks’ errors that led to two runs. S e n i o r Ty l e r M c Wi l liams singled leading off the third and then stole second. Brazeau walked. B o t h M c Wi l l i a m s a n d Brazeau came around to score when Milton’s catcher overthrew first base to tie the game at 3. Ferguson beat out an infield single to knock in the go-ahead run to give the Wildcats a 4-3 lead. Sophomore Jacob Kisting pitched 2 2/3shutout innings and worked out of a bases loaded, no-out jam
McWilliams knocked in two runs. The Wildcats scored two runs in the second and two in the fourth to take a 4-0 lead. Verona finished with eight hits. “I thought it took us a little while to get going,” D’Orazio said. “Hopefully, we can keep the hitting going on Thursday.” The Vikings were limited to two hits and scored their lone run in the sixth. Verona is scheduled to face Janesville Parker on Thursday at Stampfl Field. D’Orazio said the conference went to a schedule where they play the same Verona 6, Parker 1 team home and away in the K l a w i t e r t o s s e d a same week this season. “It’s a challenge,” he one-hitter to lead the Photo by Mark Nesbitt Wi l d c a t s t o a 6 - 1 w i n said. Senior Reagan Klawiter pitched two shutout innings Thursday in Verona’s 9-4 season-openover Janesville Parker on ing win over Milton. Tuesday. He pitched five innings and struck out nine. “Regan was getting ahead of hitters all night,” D’Orazio said. “He had command of everything. When you get ahead of every hitter with the first pitch it makes it a lot easier.” Taylor went 3-for-4 to lead the Wildcats’ offensively. Sophomore James Rae was 2-for-3 and
in the fourth. He earned his first varsity win, striking out three and walking two. “To come in there to stop the bleeding and right that ship a little bit he did fantastic and a great job in that situation,” D’Orazio said. Senior lefty Regan Klawiter, an Illinois State commit, tossed two shutout innings in relief. He struck out two and surrendered one hit. D’Orazio said early in the season the Wildcats plan on using two to three pitchers.
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Verona shoots to repeat in Big 8 MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
After the Verona boys golf team raised the bar with the program’s first WIAA Division 1 state tournament berth last year, they are looking to make an historic encore performance. The Wildcats will be led by senior Austin Gaby, who was an honorable mention All-State selection last year. Gaby finished 45th at state (158), was the sectional runner-up and took third at the Big Eight Conference meet. He averaged a 78.25 in 18-hole matches last season. He along with junior Cale Rufenacht, the 2017 Big Eight champion, will lead a Verona team looking to repeat as conference champions. “We will be a little light on depth this year, but we do have some quality experience at the top of our lineup,” coach Jon Rebholz said. “I expect us to be competitive with everyone we play against and in every invite we participate.” Senior Ryan Mirwald played some varsity matches last year. “Ryan played some quality golf last year and was our sixth man heading down the stretch of the season,” Rebholz said. The Wildcats have to replace three golfers from last year’s state qualifying team, including Garhett Kaegi, who was honorable
mention All-State and the conference champion after shooting an even par-72 at the conference tournament at the Evansville Golf Club last year. “Some younger players will be counted on to step up for us,” he said. Some of those younger players are junior Ryan Ritter, sophomore Jake Rebholz, Brock Prough, Andrew Aune and Graeden Battles.
Conference Rebholz said Middleton is the top team in the Big Eight going into the season. The Wildcats shot a 317 last year, edging out Janesville Parker (320) and Middleton (324) for the team title. It was the first conference title for Verona in golf since 2013. Two y e a r s a g o , t h e Wildcats tied Middleton with a 324, forcing a playoff to determine the conference team champion. After three holes, the Cardinals edged the Wildcats for the title, winning the third hole by one stroke. Middleton junior Carson Frisch tied for seventh in the conference tournament last year with an 82. Junior teammate Tommy Kriewaldt also finished in a four-way tie for 12th with an 83. Rebholz said Madison West, Sun Prairie, Madison Memorial and Verona will all be contending for a top-three conference finish.
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Verona senior Mason Jordan finished fifth in the 400-meter run at the Class A Madison West Relays on Saturday at the UW Shell.
Boys track: Acker wins three events against Memorial Continued from page 9 In the field events, senior Jatavion Hawkins tied Wauwatosa East’s Elijah Brittingham, University School’s Ethan Wright and Waukesha North’s Javeonte Brown for fifth in the high jump (5-10). Senior Max Herkert took fifth in the pole vault (13-0). Waukesha North won the team title 77-54 over Wauwatosa East. Mukwonago took third (39), Arrowhead placed fourth (35). Middleton and Menomonee Falls tied for fifth (33). “We set up individual matchups to see where things would shake out,” Pedreti said.
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The Verona boys golf letterwinners are Cale Rufenacht, Austin Gaby and Ryan Mirwald.
Herkert, coming back from a back injury he suffered competing in a heptathlon, won the pole vault Tuesday against Madison Memorial with a clearance of 13 feet. “I’ve just tried to be more consistent because of my back injury. I’ve been out of the swing of things,” he said. “The ultimate goal is to get 15-0.” Herkert’s best height during the high school season is 13-8. He cleared 14-0 in the summer club track
Jackson Acker won the shot put in a Big Eight Conference dual meet on Tuesday against Madison Memorial. season. “I’ve been pretty inconsistent my last two meets and it’s kind of been a bummer,” he said. “The biggest challenge was trying to hold onto the pole because it’s so cold and the wind is definitely a factor.” Acker won the shot put
(55-11 3/4 and the discus (155-1) to lead the Wildcats. Charles Tollefson finished first in the 110 high hurdles (18.99). Aidan Manning won the 1,600 (4:42.98) and Jason Ford took first in the 800 (2:07.66). Verona also had strong performances in two other
field events. Nathan Waller won the long jump with a leap of 19-4 1/2 and Hawkins took first in the high jump (6-0). The Wildcats’ 400 relay team of Stier, Joe-Wright, Soto and Acker won the race with a time of 43.80 seconds.
Budde: Wildcats begin search for new varsity coach Continued from page 9 state championship and lost to Brookfield Central. Budde was an assistant at Middleton in 201617 before taking over at
Verona. Budde coached at North Scott High School in Iowa in 2015-16 and was head men’s basketball coach at the University of Mary in Bismarck, N.D. in 2011-15. There have been 20 candidates apply for the boys
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SRUMC: Tension in church has existed for decades Continued from page 1 have never been allowed to do. The minimum punishment is a year’s suspension without pay and could also include loss of credentials. In a letter sent to the congregation, Holmes, the church staff and leadership board said the church l e a d e r ’s d e c i s i o n h a s caused “great harm” to the LGBTQ community. “This decision has hurt and angered many in the United Methodist Church who interpret Scriptures in a way that affirms the LGBTQ community and desires to allow for full inclusion in the life of the church,” the letter reads. The letter further states that regardless of how the worldwide church decides to implement the traditionalist view and rules, Sugar River UMC plans to welcome all people “into the full life of the church, no exceptions.” A majority of the support for the Traditional Plan came from nations outside the United States, according to coverage by the Washington Post. Holmes said that two-thirds of American delegates supported the One Church Plan, which would have allowed for full inclusion of the LGBTQ community into the church, and the Post reported that the Traditional Plan passed with 53 percent of the votes cast by over 800 global church leaders. Holmes pointed out the minority of U.S. votes
supporting the Traditional Plan was enough to make the difference and keep the church’s attitude toward traditionalism. He said the two movements – one toward inclusion, the other toward traditionalism – have been in tension for decades. “I’ve got good friends who hold to traditional stance (and) 2,000 years of Biblical interpretation,” he said. “They want to become Biblically responFile photo by Samantha Christian sible … I’ve got a friend Churchgoers converse in the entryway at Sugar River UMC in October 2016. The church will continue to welcome members who’s in opposition (of of the LGBTQ community, despite a General Conference vote within the global United Methodist Church that bars them from inclusion) but has members being both married and ordained as clergy. of that community in his church, and he embraces, loves and cares for them. Some might say you can’t hold that stance and still embrace them, so it’s a tension.” Holmes said he hoped the plan would change within a few years. “Everybody on every side would say we have enough in our lives that would disappoint God and separates us from God and each other, even ourselves,” he said. “But this particular stance becomes so toxic and disruptive and becomes such a focal point. It’s a feeling that their very beings are being rejected.” Sugar River UMC plans to hold future meetings with the congregation to talk about the ruling, but no times or dates have been determined yet. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
POLICE REPORTS Reports taken from the log talking to themselves. Police book at the Verona Police De- determined the customer had partment. a brain injury and was not a threat. March 10 12:40 p.m. Officers were March 16 dispatched to the Church Av8:14 a.m. A Belleville man enue and Shuman Street area called Verona police to ask if for a husky-breed dog caus- they’d received any calls of ing a safety hazard. Police vandalism. The man told pofollowed tips from dispatch lice someone put white tape to the dog’s location at Cul- in the shape of a cross on his ver’s and then to the Verona glass storm door, and was Ice Arena. It was eventually curious if police had gotten found at a softball diamond similar reports. eating a dead rabbit. The dog was returned to its owner. March 17 1:01 p.m. A man reached March 14 out to the police department 9:30 a .m. An officer asking if he would be viostopped when they saw a lating his bond conditions resident playing the guitar to not directly or indirectly in his driveway. The officer, speak with his wife if he sent who also plays guitar, spoke her funds via PayPal as a way with the man about his expe- of sending his children monriences with the instrument ey. An officer recommended and listened as a song was he contact the court system. played. 6:41 p.m. Police received a March 18 report of an intoxicated wom12:49 a.m. Bartenders at an riding her horse on Hwy. The Draft House were warned PB to Kwik Trip, swerving for overserving a patron afinto the lane of traffic, and ter he was found intoxicated then hitching her horse up in and unable to make it home a handicapped stall at the gas on foot. The man had a BAC station. Officers could not lo- of .326 and was released to a cate the woman. responsible party. 12:26 p.m. A man reportMarch 15 ed receiving scam calls ask12:27 p.m. A State Bank ing for his 11-year-old son of Cross Plains employee re- to talk about home-based ported a customer who made business and part-time job statements about “shooting opportunities. everyone in the bank” while – Kimberly Wethal
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Elementary, middle summer school will be shorter this year Short summer means district will limit to one 3-week session, M-F
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With a shorter summer break this year comes shorter summer school for Verona Area School District elementary and middle school students. The lessons have taken place over two concurrent four-week sessions, Monday through Thursday, in recent years. But the recommendation Monday from Verona Area High School principal Pam Hammen and Sugar Creek Elementary School principal Todd Brunner, who oversee the programs, was to schedule one three-week session this summer for Monday through Friday. The session would run July 8-26, leaving elementary and middle school students with one fewer day than they have in a normal summer. Summer school for high school students would still be four weeks, Monday through Friday, because of requirements for hours of instruction for students to receive credit, Hammen explained. That session will run July 8 through Aug. 2. Registration for both will be open April 17-26 at vasd.recdesk. com/community/home. A presentation from Brunner and Hammen to the school board showed a slight drop in enrollment in 2018 compared to the previous two years, at 1,237
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Laine Ross, a third-grader at Glacier Edge, uses a mix of blue and green to paint in her aquarium that houses a couple of mermaids, fish and a garbage can during summer school 2018. students to the 1,355 that enrolled in 2016. That drop comes entirely from the elementary school level, which had 600 students in 2018, down from 724 in 2016. The administrators explained that teachers have shifted to “skill development” classes instead of “enrichment” classes, leaving teachers shifting to the former as the focus of the program changed. “Part of the enrollment dip is
some of the teachers who were enrichment teachers became skill development teachers, so slightly fewer enrichment offerings,” Hammen said. She added that she would “not be surprised” to see the numbers drop again this year with the short summer, as school begins Aug. 23. “It may pick up again the following summer,” she said.
at that time.” In evaluating the program, Brunner and Hammen said they focus on avoiding drops rather than seeking huge growth in test levels for students. They weren’t able to measure that for the summer of 2018 because a different test was used at the end of 201718 than the beginning of 2018-19, but will measure the academic progress after this summer with the same test. Board members encouraged administrators to seek out “creative” ways to reach students who can’t attend, like growing the online courses already offered or having ways for students who miss a day to catch up on their iPad at home. “My preference has always been to have more summer school opposed to less,” said board member Amy Almond. “Right now I don’t feel like we have enough time with them. “I’d like to see us think outside the box a little bit.”
Summer school is entirely voluntary, though Brunner said they specifically reach out to students for the skill development classes and talk with their families about how it could help their children. That voluntary attitude – for both staff and students – helps keep the atmosphere light. Teachers also get to be more Contact Scott Girard at creative, he added, as “there is no ungreporter@wcinet.com and folcurriculum, there are no standards low him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Retirements: High school hit hardest with four retirees totaling 110 years of experience Continued from page 1 with activities director Mark Kryka (36 years), French teacher Jennifer Wolfe (33) and special education teachers Faye Hoban (24) and Richard Engen (17) retiring. Other retiring staff are Kenneth McCluskey at Badger Ridge Middle School (30), Lori Enzenroth (25) and Jill Thronson (26) at Stoner Prairie Elementary School and Cinda Quinn
(25) at Glacier Edge Elementary School. Board members thanked the retiring staff Monday, with board president Noah Roberts recalling his kindergarten class with Enzenroth and gym classes with Thronson while in elementary school. Board member Meredith Stier Christensen joked that she “can’t approve any of these,” and lauded the “wonderful professionals in our district.” “The lives that they have
touched collectively are huge,” she said. B o a r d m e m b e r To m Duerst said he’s had a greater appreciation for the challenge of teaching as you get older since his 12-year-old grandson was born. “When I hit 55, I got a different appreciation for teachers who might be of that age chasing kids around or putting up with children’s antics,” Duerst said, laughing. “I can understand why they might want to retire.”
Superintendent Dean Gorrell told the board he sent each retiree a note that began, “I’m so excited for you and I’m really bummed for us.” Celebrations for each of the staff members will likely be planned by their schools as they have been in past years, Gorrell said.
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Suite 101, Verona, WI 53593 (Contact: Hans P. Justeson, PE, PLS, or Donna Edge, Project Coordinator), 608-8485060. Prospective Bidders may examine the Bidding Documents at the Issuing Office’s site on Mondays through Fridays between the hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and may obtain electronic copies of the Bidding Documents from the Quest online data network as described below. Project Bidding Documents may be viewed and downloaded online on or after 5 PM, March 29, 2019, from the Issuing Office at www.jsdinc.com or QuestCDN. com website. Complete sets of Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the Issuing Office’s website as portable document format (PDF) files for a $75.00 non-refundable payment. These documents may be downloaded by selecting this project from the BIDDING DOCUMENTS link and by entering eBidDOCTM Number 6245137 on the SEARCH PROJECTS page. For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@questcdn. com. The cost of printed Bidding Documents from the Issuing Office will depend on the number and size of the Drawings and Project Manual, applicable taxes, and shipping method selected by the prospective Bidder. Cost of Bidding Documents and shipping is non-refundable. Upon Issuing Office’s receipt of payment, printed Bidding Documents will be sent via the prospective Bidder’s delivery method of choice; the shipping charge will depend on the shipping method chosen. The date that the Bidding Documents are transmitted by the Issuing Office will be considered the Bidder’s date of receipt of the Bidding Documents. Partial sets of the Bidding Documents will not be available from the Issuing Office. BID SECURITY: Bid security in the amount of 5% of the Bid must accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. Bids shall be directed to Hans P Justeson, PE, PLS, JSD Professional Services, Inc., 161 Horizon Drive, Suite 101, Verona, WI 53593, securely sealed and endorsed upon the outside wrapper:
“BID FOR VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (VASD) NEW HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS.” Bids will be accepted only from qualified Bidders. Please note the City of Verona requires work on the structures to be performed by a City approved contractor. City of Verona currently approved structures contractors and sub-contractors are listed in the contract documents. The list of approved structural contractors shall not prohibit other structure contractors from submitting a bid. Structure contractors who do not appear on the provided list of approved contractors shall contact the City of Verona’s Director or Assistant Director of Public Works to become an approved contractor. Refer to the contact information below: City of Verona Director of Public Works: Theran Jacobson, PE, 410 Investment Court, Phone: 608-848-6695, Email: theran.jacobson@ci.verona.wi.us City of Verona Asst. Director of Public Works: Eric Schulz, 410 Investment Court, Phone: 608-848-6695, Email: eric. schulz@ci.verona.wi.us Bidders Proof of Responsibility must be submitted to JSD in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. The Verona School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities therein, and to award the Contract in the best interests of the Verona School District. Owner: Verona Area School District By: Dean Gorrell Title: School District Superintendent Date: March 29, 2019 Published: March 28 and April 4, 2019 WNAXLP
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Retirements Name Richard Engen Lori Enzenroth Faye Hoban Mark Kryka Kenneth McCluskey Cinda Quinn Jill Thronson Jennifer Wolfe
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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KIMBERLY L. MELZER Case No. 2019PR225 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth April 11, 1969 and date of death March 11, 2019, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 703 Mark Drive, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 21, 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 March 20, 2019 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: March 28, April 4 and 11, 2019 WNAXLP *** VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NEW HIGH SCHOOL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed Bids for the construction of the Verona Area School District (VASD) New High School Public Improvements will be received, from Bidders, by the Owner, at the office of the Engineer, JSD Professional Services, Inc., 161 Horizon Drive, Suite 101, Verona, WI 53593, until 4:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at which time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read. The Project consists of the following general scope items and approximate
*** TOWN OF VERONA REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, APRIL 9, 2019 6:30 PM 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 March 5, 2019 5. Presentation by Tara Bast from Johnson Block Regarding the 2018 Financial Audit Summary Report 6. Discussion and Possible Action to Adopt the 2018-2023 Parks Plan by Resolution 2019-01 7. Reports and Recommendations * Plan Commission: i. Discussion and possible action regarding two Lot Certified Survey Map 14756 at 6636 Purcell Road and the undeveloped parcel to the east * Lot line adjustment by Certified Survey Map to adjust Lot 1 from 7.0 acres (without ROW) to 8.0 acres (without ROW) and Lot 2 from 15.82 acres to acres (without ROW) to 14.82 acres (Lot 1 is currently RH-2 and Lot 2 is currently RH-3) * Rezoning of both parcels to RH-3 ii. Discussion and possible action regarding parcel 0608-312-8500-4 of 38.60 acres located at 7891 Riverside Road described by metes and bounds * Division of property into a four Lot Certified Survey Map * Rezoning from A-1 Exclusive to RH-2, RH-3, and RH-4 iii. Discussion and possible action regarding proposed division of parcel 0608-142-8600-9 described as Lot 1 of Certified Survey Map 2074 owned by Robert and Joanne Maurer located at 6861 Cross Country Road into two Lots by Certified Survey Map presented by Jason Geiger iv. Discussion and possible action regarding Prairie Circle development * Proposed rezoning from current zoning of RH-4 and A-3 to RH-1, RH-2, RH-3, and CO-1 for 59.90 acres * Discussion and possible action regarding Prairie Circle Concept Plan v. Updates from Plan Commission Chair Twin Rocks Development (Only an information item) * Public Works: i. Recommendation to award road
bids for 2019 maintenance work ii. Update on traffic counts by Manfred Enburg * Financial Sustainability: i. Introduction of five approaches for addressing budget shortfalls * Ordinance Committee: i. Discussion about a process to revise speed limits * Natural and Recreational Areas Committee: * EMS Commission: * Town Chair: * Supervisors: * Clerk/Treasurer: * Public Works Project Manager: * Planner/Administrator: 8. Approval of payment of bills. 9. Adjourn 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: March 29, 2019 Published: April 4, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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Sports & Rec CANOE. 16' Kevlar wood trim, paddles, carrier. 608-238-8954
Trucks FOR SALE BY THE TOWN OF CLARNO, 1963 OSHKOSH MODEL M4906, 220 Cummins na, 5x4 Oshkosh close step transmissions, Wausau V plow and cable wing, Fixed position dump body, Unknown miles and hours, Good condition, well maintained. Can be inspected at the Town of Clarno Garage, or telephone 608325-9202. Sealed bids to be accepted and to be opened at the April 17, 2019 Town of Clarno business meeting. The Town of Clarno Reserves the Right to Accept or Deny Any or All Submitted Bids. Send sealed bids to the Town of Clarno, W6764 County Road B, Monroe, WI 53566
Vans 2005 KIA Sedona van, very sharp, clean, 1 owner, $3,400. 608-7781242.
Help Wanted BARTENDERS WANTED-PLEASE send resume to: 1965 Barber Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Mother’s Day deliveries May 9th, 10th and 11th. 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 608-877-8879. GENERAL FARM help needed. Feed cattle and field work, house available, driver’s license required. Southwest Grant County. 608-778-6383. JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Mother’s Day bouquet production April 26th-May 8th 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.
April 4, 2019 FULL-TIME BINDERY Operator and Press Assistant positions available on 1st or 2nd shift. We are looking for hard-working, mechanical individuals to join our team. Responsibilities include: run and maintain a variety of production equipment such as die press, cutter, folder, stitcher, etc. Previous bindery andor sheet-fed press experience helpful but not required if you are a mechanically minded problem solver who likes to learn. Compensation based on experience plus shift differential and a full benefit package.American Printing Company is an award winning, full service printing and communication company located in Madison near Hwy. 14 and the Beltline.To submit an application go to: www.americanprintingco.comconnect careers PART-TIME GARDEN work, flexible hours-days. $15 an hour, a minimum of two-hours. Perfect for a student. Start approx. April 1st. Located on South Morris Street, Stoughton. Contact: scottholderer@gmail.com PERSON TO help with Spring field work on crop farm. 608-306-3827. SERVICE TECHNICIAN Wanted. Honey Wagon Services Inc. is looking for a full-time service technician. Qualifications to include a current, valid Class B CDL drivers license with tanker endorsement, current medical card, customer service skills, problem solving skills and a willingness to learn. We offer great pay, health and dental insurance, and 401K. Please mail a resume to Honey Wagon Services Inc., PO Box 139, Stoughton, WI 53589. SHOW APARTMENTS: Need a parttime leasing agent for Saturday hours 10am-4pm to show apartments for a quality, west-side apartment complex. Hourly is $15.00+ renewal and leasing bonuses (average pay is much higher). Need good people person and reliable. Nantucket Apartments 608-848-3070.
Services CHERYL’S CLEANING SERVICES Stoughton, Oregon, Edgerton. 608322-9554 . CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules.
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Lawn & Garden 2001 JOHN Deere 445 with mower deck, brand new 47" snow blower and chains. $6,000 obo. 608-7786816. FOR SALE: John Deere 133 riding lawn mower, in good condition. 21⁄2 hp Earthquake garden tiller, Noble 4 row 3pt hitch cultivator. 608-558-1947. JEFF’S LAWNCARE-MOWING, trimming. Fully insured. Over 9 years experience. Call 608-220-4025.
DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behindStoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60month 10x15=$70month 10x20=$80month 10x25=$90month 12x30=$115month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316 RASCHEIN PROPERTYSTORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.
UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 - 10x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights and Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road andLincoln Road
Office Space For Rent OFFICE SPACES FOR REN In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourseFree Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628
Feed & Seed WANTED TO Buy: Feed Oats for calves. 608-482-3121.
Livestock FOR SALE: 13 Springing heifers, due in June. 608-988-6945. FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility and performance tested, will hold until needed. Owego Stock Farm. 608-543-3778. FOR SALE: Six Holstein springing heifers, month or less off. 608-7789600 or 608-574-2782. REDFEST RED ANGUS Bull and Female sale, Bloomington Livestock Exchange, April 7, redfestredangus.com. 608-778-6736. WANTED TO Buy: Open dairy heifers, small or large groups. 608-778-3699.
Machinery FOR SALE: Great Plains 1300 end wheel drill. 4700 acres, good, $7,500. 608-723-4711. KINZE 2000 611 planter. Ser.No. 608624, liquid thru Firmers, Demco pump. K.M. 3000 Monitor, Precision corn meters, Kinze brush meters. Well maintained & ready to go. $18,500 obo. 608-732-3307. USED IH 496 disc harrow. 608-4821457.
Farm FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins. Free-estimate. 608-221-3510 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114
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Pets FOR SALE: 8 week old baby skunks by a licensed breeder. $250 each. Call 563-380-6225. GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies and Labrador puppies, AKC, shots, de-wormed, dew claws removed, micro-chipped and vet checked. 608574-6204. License #267233. PUREBRED GERMAN Shepherd puppies, 4 black and tan, 2 all white, excellent watch dog prospects. $400. Eli Stoltzfus, 19900 Sunny Lane, Platteville, WI. 53818. PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 males, 3 females, 8 weeks old, shots, vet checked, $550. Aaron Glick, 30942 College Farm Rd., Platteville, WI. 53818. REGISTERED BORDER Collie puppies, working parents, vet checked, vaccinated. $400 each. Platteville. 608-732-5052. TEDDY BEARS, Poochons, 2-Cockapoos, 2-Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 3-Yorkies $695-$1295. 1-Blue Merle-Mini Goldendoodle (Hipsgenetic tested) $2,795 #474872 www.SpringGreenPups.com We help train! 608-574-7931.
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Brianna Niesen looks at her completed bucket during the origami after-school class at New Century School Monday, April 1.
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Emmerson Porco watches as water spreads her marker coloring up a coffee filter during the Science and Art afterschool program Monday, April 1.
Violet Mueller watches closely as the marker moves up a coffee filter she had colored, as water spreads in the cup the filter is in. The experiment was one of the first in the Science and Art after-school program at New Century School.
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Willow Bowman, left, and Adrianna Galvez De Pierole look at the parts in “The Great Big Enormous Turnip” during the first drama club meeting at New Century School.