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Intersection fix starts with flashing beacons Traffic signals might be unwarranted at Llanos and Main JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

The city’s response to a grass-roots campaign to fix an overloaded school crossing is to start small and move quickly.

The Common Council voted unanimously Monday, April 8, to pursue adding a

rectangular rapid-flashing beacon to the intersection of Llanos and Main streets.

Before voting, alders listened to an extensive analysis by city staff and the public comments of 10 residents (including three via email). The entire discussion lasted two hours in front of a crowd of 15 and a television news camera.

It wasn’t the fix some people had hoped for, but it can be done within weeks, and the one that seemed obvious to many people, a traffic signal, appears unlikely to be

legal there and would take a year or more.

The busy crossing to Badger Ridge Middle School has been a growing problem for many years, but after a 12-year-old was hit by a car on the way to an after-school event in March and hospitalized for two days, his mother and several others actively campaigned to make a change.

At least two people who spoke during the public comment portion of the Common

Inside • Council approves Main Street senior housing • Administrator search has 71 candidates Page 3

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Chamber to host first-ever ‘Egg-stravaganza’ April 20 Spring festival events could change each year KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

Verona Area Chamber of Commerce director Le Jordan wants to get the community in the “spirit of spring.”

She hopes to accomplish that through Jordan the Chamber’s first Egg-stravaganza

If You Go What: Egg-stravaganza Spring Festival When: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20 Where: Harriet Park, 414 Mary Lou St. Info: veronawi.com Spring Festival from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 20, at Harriet Park, 414 Mary Lou St. “It was really a brainstorm of, ‘What can we do

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Some Verona Area International School students took a trip to China over spring break. The trip included visits to monuments like Tiananmen Square, the Great Wall and this Buddha statue.

Full immersion VAIS families take spring break trip to China

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There were a few empty seats and tired eyes around Verona Area International School classrooms when school returned from spring break last week.

A group of 53 from the school – including students and some of their families – had just returned from a trip to China, providing an

opportunity for the Chinese-language immersion school’s students to test out their language skills and get a firsthand cultural experience.

The families had the chance to visit iconic landmarks like Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City palace, the Temple of Heaven and, of course the Great Wall, which was 9-year-old Felicity Ejercito’s favorite part of the trip, as she said she knew immediately what she wanted to do when she

saw it.

“I want to climb all of this,” she recalled thinking.

And 10-year-old Brady Lake found it impressive to think about how it was constructed.

“It was really interesting how they built that all with hands,” Lake said.

For much of the week, the students were staying with host families

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A ‘better appreciation’ of racial history 20 VASD staff take African-American history course SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group

When Verona Area High School teacher and football coach Dave Richardson saw the movie “Hidden Figures” last year, he was angry.

Wa t c h i n g t h e m ov i e , Richardson said he couldn’t believe he had never heard about the contributions

of the African-American women who helped make the moon landing possible in classes – at any level of education.

“I did sleep through some history classes, but I’m sure I would’ve remembered this group of ladies,” he said.

“There are some things that were kept hidden from us, and whether it was purposeful or not, I wondered what else I didn’t learn.”

Richardson had the opportunity to find out this spring, as he and 19 other Verona

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A fun-filled morning Children spent Saturday morning petting a miniature pony, completing math puzzles, honing their lacrosse skills and getting their faces painted at the Verona Area High School’s Kids’ Carnival.

The Kids’ Carnival raised money for three charities, and each child was given the chance to choose which charity they wanted their ticket money to go to.

Below, from right, Calvin Even, 4, works on a puzzle with sophomore Esther Kassel and freshman J.R. Caulkins, both members of the Math Team, during the Verona Area High School Kids’ Carnival on Saturday, April 6.

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Cherokee the miniature pony gets petted by Stoner Prairie Elementary School student McKayla Lien, 6, as she visits the Equestrian Club booth during the Verona Area High School Kids’ Carnival on Saturday, April 6.

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Administrator search Senior apartments get second OK yields 71 candidates JIM FEROLIE

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JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

Three years after having to reopen a job posting for the city administrator because they weren’t happy with the finalists, alders have a long list of candidates who are at least minimally qualified.

On Monday, April 8, human resources coordinator Mitchell Weckerly presented the results of the first round of applications to the Common Council, and he reported 50 of 71 made the initial cut. “There still needs to be some screening done, but we do have some good candidates,� Weckerly said.

The council then went into closed session to discuss the candidates in more detail and to take specific instructions on how to assign a score to each, based on input alders had provided in a previous meeting. Each of the six members of the ad hoc ranking committee was sent home with the applications to grade them on job skills and experience over the next week.

Next week, Weckerly

plans to take the scores and come up with about five finalists for alders to interview between April 29 and May 8.

Unlike the previous four times the city recruited an administrator, using a consultant, Weckerly is handling the entire process in-house. That is making for more work for alders, but also gives more control.

It also means a wider talent pool, as Verona made postings in dozens of places, including obvious industry sites such at the Wisconsin City Management Association, current standard spots like Indeed. com and the Wisconsin Jobs Board and universities, local nonprofits and social media.

The city is planning a two-round interview process, with the first round limited to alders, though not necessarily all of them, and the second bringing in some department heads.

Weckerly is also guiding alders on best practices, such as having a set list of questions that will be asked of all candidates to ensure fairness in hiring.

Spring election

Election turnout keeps pace JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor

Despite a complete lack of contested local races, city and town voting booths were busy last week.

The voting turnout locally was better than some years and comparable to that of spring 2017, which featured a $182 million high school construction referendum.

The one item on the ballot for everyone this year was the state Supreme Court race between Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer. Every other race was uncontested.

In the city, voters favored Neubauer 2,401 to 798.

In the town, voters also favored Neubauer, 391191. That followed a county-wide trend, in which the candidate favored by progressives won nearly 80 percent of the vote.

In both municipalities, turnout remained brisk, much higher than the statewide mark of 26 percent and near Dane County’s 43 percent.

In the city, this year’s 37 percent of the 8,663 registered voters was well below

last year’s 51 percent, but that election had a mayoral race and contested seats on Common Council, the school board and Dane County Board. In the town, the 41 percent was just slightly below last year’s 46 percent, which also had the school board and County Board races.

Last year’s ballot also featured a Supreme Court race.

The high point in both city and town elections in recent years was 2016, which was a presidential primary year. The city reported 64 percent that year, the town 68 percent.

This year, both city and town voters had an election on the Verona Area school board, with three people running for three seats, as Deborah Biddle joined incumbents Noah Roberts and Amy Almond on the ballot. In the town, Tom Mathies was uncontested to take over outgoing Sup. Laura Dreger’s seat. And in the city, all four incumbents were unopposed.

Shortly after discussing potential solutions to traffic and safety problems on Main Street for two hours Monday, April 8, the Common Council approved a 100-unit senior apartment complex less than a block away.

The irony left Ald. Evan Touchett (Dist. 4) grimacing and squirming in his chair.

But ultimately, alders decided by a 6-2 vote, the two issues were unrelated or not related enough to make a difference. They instead followed the recommendation of staff, who asserted that despite the number of people who would live and work at the 841 N. Main St. assisted-living facility, now named Oakmont Senior Living, the intensity of the use was lower than most others that could end up there.

The approval was the second on the same site in less than two years, as the developer representing both plans determined the original one, which included a memory

Rendering courtesy Plunkett Raysich Architects

A view from the rear of the Oakmont Senior Living apartments shows where trees would be atop an earthen berm. care unit, was unworkable and let it expire without starting work.

This one, which at one point was brought forward as a potential 140-unit facility, got more scrutiny at the public hearing the previous week than the prior, unnamed proposal did over the sight lines.

The ability of second-floor residents to overlook the adjacent single-family home neighborhood left some neighbors unsettled.

Traffic concerns were also raised during the public hearing Wednesday, April 3, but drew only brief discussion.

Touchett was far more concerned Monday, calling it “really bad timing� and

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saying allowing nothing there yet would be better than putting something other than the current farmhouse and outbuildings.

Ald. Charlotte Jerney (D-3) agreed, and both voted against, but the majority followed the lead of Ald. Sarah Gaskell (D-2), who said the projected 360 additional daily trips into and out of the right-in, right-out access point north of Llanos sounds like more than it is.

Discussion about privacy ended up with more action, as the council took two recommendations of the Plan Commission from the week before, both of which were intended to help block the

view to the adjacent neighborhood.

The plan had already included more than 20 trees along an earthen berm separating the apartments from the walking and biking path being constructed on the city’s right-of-way just east of the property line. But with some of them slow-growing deciduous trees, the commission added another condition, that there be a “more significant evergreen screen� to be approved by city staff.

The staff recommendation had also added a condition that the berm and trees be started “as soon as practicable,� rather than near the end of construction, to provide an extra year or two of growth by the time the apartments open.

Commissioner Mike Bare hoped to go further, adding a vegetative screen on the other side of the path. But a developer’s representative and city staff pointed out that doing so could cause the city to have to uproot those trees in the future to do work on buried utility lines.

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Thank a volunteer for their work this week April 7-13 is National Volunteer Week, a time when we are encouraged to celebrate and thank the many volunteers that help make our community great.

Most volunteers don’t seek recognition, let alone the spotlight, but they deserve a thank you anyways. And if you haven’t taken the time to thank a volunteer lately, this would be a good week to do it.

As president of the Badger Prairie Needs Network Board of Directors, it is my great joy and privilege to witness firsthand the countless volunteers who give so much of themselves in order to help those in our community who are in need. BPNN is a 100 percent volunteer organization.

No one gets paid. From our extraordinary executive director Marcia Kasieta, to our amazing leadership team, to all those who help with food pantry operations, community meals, food recovery and repackaging, kitchen-to-table, as well as those who help with the facilities – all volunteer their time and talents. Last year, there

were 765 volunteers who donated 18,050 hours of service. All those volunteers unite around a common goal: To fight poverty and to help end hunger.

Our mission at the BPNN is to help provide access to nutritious food so that hunger, at its worst, is a temporary state and not a way of life. In addition to this, legal services are available free of charge to those who are in need.

This week, we recognize the power that volunteers have to help make the world a better place. At BPNN, we accomplish this goal through our amazing volunteers.

This is a good week to thank them for all they do. And, consider becoming a volunteer yourself, and help us fight poverty and end hunger right here in our community.

If you would like to learn more about our organization, please visit bpnn.org.

Kurt M. Billings President, BPNN Board of Directors

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Pay attention to injury prevention with increased activity levels

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would guess many of you are like me, and had a New Year’s resolution of increasing your amount of physical activity this year.

It might be plans to run your first 5K, compete in a triathlon, participate in a new workout class or just use your at-home gym more often. Many of my patients tell me about their new goals, which most of the time boil down to simply being more active.

My personal goal was to have 150 minutes of aerobic exercise/ week based Moinuddin on the most recent American Heart Association guidelines. But that meant doubling the amount I exercised in a week, and within a few weeks, I was struggling with tight muscles and overuse injuries.

Those were holding me back from staying consistent and achieving my goals, so over the last few weeks, I have focused on methods of preventing injuries in hopes of avoiding future injuries and in order to sustain my goals of increasing my level of activity.

Injury prevention is key for sustaining your exercise goals and requires supporting your new regimen by having a gradual progression, good nutrition and proper warmup and cooldown before and after activity.

One of the most important ways of preventing injuries while working on your New Year’s resolutions is by gradually advancing your workouts, with regard to time, as well as level of difficulty.

For me, this meant increasing the length of my workouts by 10-15 minutes each week over a three-week period to reach my goal. I also increased the difficulty level of my workouts gradually.

I started classes that were classified as “beginner” level, and once my body adjusted to these, I moved up to beginner-intermediate classes after a few weeks and then to intermediate-level classes. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to exercise progression, but you should absolutely tune into how you feel and how your body feels after your workout.

Another key factor in injury prevention is hydration and nutrition. This means, giving your body the fuel it needs to accomplish your new fitness goals and enough nutrients during your recovery.

To me, this is as simple as eating a diet that has a balance of protein, carbohydrates and fats and getting in as many vegetables and fruits with my meals. In addition to a balanced diet, adequate hydration before, during and after your workouts is essential.

The Food and Nutrition Board recommends that women get about 91 ounces of water (from all beverages and food) and men get 121 ounces. I find the easiest and most practical way

of accomplishing this to be carrying around a water bottle with me so I can drink water throughout the day and know how much I’m drinking.

One method of injury prevention I find is essential during my workout is starting with an appropriate warmup and ending with an appropriate cool-down.

It is best to start workouts with some dynamic stretches and movements. Dynamic warmups are active movements that prepare your body and muscles by increasing blood flow to your muscles, and they often mimic movements that will be involved with your upcoming workout.

After a workout, my cooldown includes static stretches, which is a stretch that you hold for a short period of time that helps maintain flexibility. For example, before a run, I try to do forward and side lunges to help prepare my leg muscles and end my run with static hip flexor and hamstring stretches.

Your dynamic warmup and static stretches will often vary depending on what your workout entails, but are both a vital part in keeping your body safe during and after exercise.

Increasing your level of activity can sometimes be daunting and can lead to injuries, but when done safely with attention to injury prevention, it can lead to you feeling better and maintaining a new lifestyle.

Mehwish Moinuddin is a second-year resident at UW Family Medicine Clinic Verona.

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Annual town meeting April 16 Town of Verona residents will get to directly participate in the democratic process during the annual meeting, set for Tuesday, April 16.

At 7 p.m., town leaders will host the annual town meeting, where constituents can participate in a “grass roots event that involves motions and voting by the

residents,” an email to res- will be served. idents from town planner For information, call and administrator Amanda Arnold at 845-7187 or visit Arnold explained. town.verona.wi.us.

During the meeting, residents can bring up concerns Email reporter Kimberpertinent to the town, as ly Wethal at kimberly. well as review its financial wethal@wcinet.com and statements. follow her on Twitter @ The meeting will be held kimberly_wethal.​ at the Town Hall, 7669 County Highway PD. Food

If You Go What: Town of Verona annual meeting When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 Where: Town hall, 7669 County Highway PD Info: town.verona.wi.us

Sugar River Gardeners host raised bed presentation If you’re curious about raised bed or square foot gardens, you’ll have a chance to learn about them during a presentation by a master gardener, hosted by the Sugar River Gardeners club.

At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at St. Andrew Church, 301 N. Main St., Art DeSmet, with the University of Wisconsin-Extension program, will present about the practice of gardening in square foot and raised gardens.

DeSmet is certified through UW-Extension as a Master Gardener, and is a member of the Madison What: Master gardener presentation Area Master Gardeners When: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16 Association.

Following the presentaWhere: St. Andrew Church, 301 N. Main St. tion, updates will be given Info: jmdemuth@tds.net on the Edible Gardens projects at Central, Harriet and Fireman’s parks.

For more information, Square foot gardening is intensively planted garden. the practice of dividing a Raised bed gardening is contact JoAnn DeMuth at garden up into one-square- done in small boxes, which jmdemuth@tds.net. foot plots and planting dif- helps keep weeds out of the ferent kinds of plants in soil and prevents the soil – Kimberly Wethal each section, creating an from becoming compacted.

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Noel Manor, Toot + Kate’s partner for wine tasting event A free wine and cheese tasting event will be held through a partnership with Noel Manor Retirement Living and Toot + Kate’s Winebar later this month.

From 2:30-4 p.m. Thursday, April 25, the event at Noel Manor Retirement Living, 471 Prairie Way Blvd., will feature seven different kinds of wine and three types of Wisconsin cheeses.

A representative from Toot + Kate’s Winebar will be present during the event to speak about the wines and

cheeses, and provide a glimpse into what it’s like to operate a wine bar.

Registration for the event is required

by Friday, April 12. Reservations can be made by calling Noel Manor at 6206010.

For more information, call marketing director Alissa Gauger at 620-6010 or email marketingdirector@noelmanorliving.com.

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Spring: Event to include community kids’ egg hunt Continued from page 1

to sort of get that spring excitement going?’” she said. “(We wanted to) get people out in the fresh air again after a long winter, and yet, what can we do when you can’t depend on the weather in Wisconsin in April?”

This is the second year the Chamber has had a community festival in all four seasons, with last year’s celebrating Cinco de Mayo. While the other three festivals – Hometown Days in late May and early June, Fall Fest in October and Hometown Holidays in December – are all fairly cemented into existence, Jordan said that the spring event can fluctuate each year based on the month it’s held in, and what other cultural events such as Easter or Cinco de Mayo are happening around it.

“There’ll be the type of spring, ‘new beginning’ things along with it, but whether or not every year it’s a community egg hunt ... that may alter each year a little bit,” she said. “The basic premise is to do each season.”

The Egg-stravaganza will feature a “Breakfast with Bunny” from 9-10 a.m., with the community egg hunt beginning shortly after. Admission to the pancake breakfast is a $5 donation per person, and children ages 3 and younger eat free.

The community egg hunt will have three sections – one for children ages 4 and younger, another for children ages 5-7 and the final one for kids ages 8 and older.

Both the pancake breakfast and the community egg hunt require

registration, which can be done on the Chamber’s website at veronawi.com.

Jordan told the Press last week that the registration cap was almost halfway full for the community egg hunt, and the pancake breakfast was around onethird.

The festival will also include face painting, a bouncy house, a small animal petting zoo from Haven’s Petting Farm and a chance to pet baby chicks from Blain’s Farm & Fleet.

Alongside with the baby chicks will be information for anyone who is interested in raising chickens in their backyard, Jordan said, after the City of Verona Common Council voted unanimously last October to allow residents to do so.

T h e Ve r o n a P u b l i c Library will also host a craft session, where children can learn how to plant flowers, and the Kiwanis Club will host a brat sale from 10 a.m. to noon.

The event will also feature field games, including potato sack races and two versions of the spoon race with plastic eggs, one for children and a harder version for adults.

Jordan said the Chamber is expecting “quite a crowd,” with more than 1,000 people having shown interest in the Facebook event alone.

“I think the community is learning that we do fun events when we put them on,” she said.

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“Cat-erday” The class will cover the different Thursday, April 18.

It may be Saturday on April 13 types of documents you can make Teams of eight will compete everywhere else, but it’s “Cat-erday” and store in Google Drive, includ- against one another. Only one perthat day at the library. ing Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and son from a team needs to register, From 1-3 p.m., attendees will be Forms. and if you don’t have a team, you can able to pet feline friends and make Attendees are encouraged to bring be matched with other people at the cat-themed crafts – some of which their own laptops to follow along event. will be donated as cat toys to Angel’s with the presentation, but the library Spectators are not allowed – if parWish, a local cat rescue. will also provide them. ents are accompanying minors, they For information, call 845-7180.

Registration is required. need to be registered as well.

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Birthday lunch 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 menu will include chicken a la king over a biscuit, carrots, corn salad, peaches and raspberry sherbet.

Mindful fitness

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Learn how the body and the mind work with one another with a seminar from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the library.

Venus Washington, owner and health coach at RU FIT, will show attendees how to de-stress and connect your body, mind and spirit through guided meditation and

The senior center will host an Earth Day program with WKOW 27 Bob Lindemeier at 10 a.m. Monday, April 22.

Lindmeier will talk about climate change, its impacts and other facts about our blue planet.

For information, call 845-7471.

Community calendar Thursday, April 11

• 3:45-5:15 p.m., Tween Dungeons and Dragons (ages 8-11), library, 845-7180 • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen DnD/Tabletop games (grades 6-12), library, 8457180 • 6 p.m., “3 Nanny Goats Gruff” and “Aristocats KIDS” VACT shows, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Learn hands-only CPR with Fitch-Rona paramedics (registration required, limited to 10 participants), library, 845-7180 • 7:30 p.m., “42nd Street” VACT show, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org

Friday, April 12

• 10 a.m., UW Pharmacy HalfHour Health Talk: Diabetes, senior center, 845-7471

• 6 p.m., “3 Nanny Goats Gruff” and “Aristocats KIDS” VACT shows, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org • 7:30 p.m., “42nd Street” VACT show, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org

Saturday, April 13

• 10-11 a.m., STEAM storytime: “Outer Space” (ages 4-6), library, 845-7180 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Winter Artist and farmers market, Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, 120 W. Verona Ave., veronawi.com • Noon and 3:30 p.m., “3 Nanny Goats Gruff” and “Aristocats KIDS” VACT shows, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org • 1-3 p.m., “Caterday,” library, 8457180• 1:30 and 5 p.m., “42nd

Street” VACT show, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org

Tuesday, April 16

• 1:30-2 p.m., Kids’ yoga (ages 2-5), library, 845-7180 • 6-7:30 p.m., Public attendance boundary meeting, Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., 845-4300 • 6-8 p.m., Overview of Google Drive (registration required), library, 845-7180

Wednesday, April 17

• 4-5 p.m., Minecraft club (grades 1-6, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (appointment required), senior center, 845-7471

What’s on VHAT-98 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 Friday, April 12 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 13 8 a.m. – Common Council from 04-08-19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona

Churches 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 Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m..

Verona: 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 Worship: 9 a.m.

Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.

Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.

Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.

Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.

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

Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastors Nathan Strutz and Andrew Ewings, and Assistant Pastor Jordan Uhlhorn Thursday: 6:30 p.m.

Sunday: 9 a.m.

St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m.

Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 255-1278 paoliucc.com Pastor Rich Pleva Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

Controlling Our Desires Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 04-08-19 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 14 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 04-08-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 04-08-19 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 15 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 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 16 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 17 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 18 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

“The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.” – Proverbs 16:26 NIV The Old Testament story of Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of stew illustrates a variety of important lessons, and perhaps the most relevant one is that our appetites can make us impulsive and prone to bad judgement: “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, ‘Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!’Jacob replied, ‘First sell me your birthright.’

‘Look,I am about to die,’Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me?’But Jacob said, ‘Swear to me first.’ So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob” (Genesis 25:29-34 NIV) Like Esau, we often make bad decisions and act impulsively because our appetites get the upper hand. The lesson here is as much about controlling our impulses as it is about being careful to not make important decisions when our appetites are engaged. Going to the grocery store when you’re famished is a bad idea. Conversely, it is possible to make your desires and appetites work for you. As the saying goes,“Hunger is the best sauce.” Desire is not inherently bad; it can be used for good or ill. Staying hungry, as it were, can be a strong motivator. Consider how to harness your appetites in order to improve your life.

–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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Planning in brief

One was a 13,750-square-foot over the past two-plus and shared parking, and the Plan city staff made it clear the hotel, Hotel construction approval financing years. The plan, which could Commission had also discussed the apartments and the retail addition to Engineering IndusThe Common Council approved the construction Monday, April 8, of a four-story hotel and convention center on the Sugar Creek Commons site.

That 10-acre area off West Verona Area between Legion Street and the St. Vincent De Paul thrift store has been the subject of many closed-door discussions about tax-increment

get a city contribution of several million dollars’ worth of TIF, would also put 284 apartments and about 30,000 square feet of retail space in an area where an abandoned truck stop, two other businesses, a volleyball court and a handful of apartment buildings have stood for decades.

The council held a brief discussion about visual appearance

parking the week before at the public hearing. The plan provides about half the parking normally required for a hotel of that size, but the hotel management company is the same one that runs two hotels just down the street to the west, and it’s expected to work with St. Vincent on an agreement.

Though the approval is final,

would not move forward with- tries, 407 S. Nine Mound Road. out TIF, allowing the council to The other was a 4,704 storage ensure those requests are met. building at 345 Investment Court.

The storage building required a Commission OKs two permit from the Common Council in addition, as the configuration buildings (a second building on one site) The Plan Commission approved required it to be classified as a site plans for two buildings in group development. industrial parks. Both came with little discussion.

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The rectangular rapid-flashing beacon the city wants to install at the intersection of Main and Llanos streets would function much like this one crossing a bike trail at McKee Road.

Intersection: Some long-term options remain possibilities, but come with higher costs Continued from page 1 Council meeting said they had brought the same complaints in years past but never saw anything done about it other than surveyors and people with clipboards counting cars. They urged the council – which has turned over six of eight alders and the mayor in the past two years – to act now.

Alders treated the request with urgency, and some relayed their own stories of ferrying kids there (or even attending school there).

They also acknowledged that it will become even more of a problem when the school becomes a full elementary in 2020.

The intersection is complicated, with four lanes and no point of safety on either crosswalk on Main Street and relatively mild traffic outside of peak hours. Even a relatively dispassionate analysis of the situation by a consultant and the public works director concluded that exiting the school requires drivers to have their “head on a swivel” to avoid hitting other vehicles or pedestrians.

The analysis looked at several options ranging from expensive and difficult (a $2 million bridge or a tunnel) to cheap and easy (temporary orange cones blocking left turns out of the school during peak hours).

Traffic engineer Jess Billmeyer, a Verona resident whose children attended local schools, a l s o eva l u ated a oneway outlet to Basswood Billmeyer Avenue, rerouting traffic within the

Proposed options Type Turn lane restriction Added police staffing Rapid-flashing beacon School circulation changes Closed median Increased busing Basswood access Traffic signal Tunnel Bridge

Timing Cost Immediate $2,000 Immediate TBD Summer 2019 $40,000 2019-20 $10,000 2019-20 $80,000 Fall 2019 TBD Summer 2020 $500,000 Summer 2020 $550,000 2021 $2.5M 2021 $2M

site, blocking left turns permanently and a traffic signal.

The signal got the most attention before the meeting from concerned residents, but it appeared dead from the start for multiple reasons, including the likelihood the state would not allow it. Municipalities must explore other options first, and the intersection must meet standards of traffic volume or crash history that are unsupported by initial counts from the city’s consultants.

Ald. Sarah Gaskell (Dist.

2), a former bike and pedestrian planner, said a signal – less than 1,000 feet from another at Cross Country Road – would likely exacerbate problems for drivers and increase the possibility of road rage.

“I don’t support the traffic signal, and I don’t want to have to pay for an engineering study to determine that we can’t do it, anyway,” she said.

Complicating the whole discussion was that the incident that inspired it happened outside of the peak hours that justify the most significant changes.

So while improving traffic flow and assisting

crossing guards was something everyone supported, neither would have prevented Hunter Grawein from being hit in that intersection March 11. And the additional police presence the city has been providing during peak hours since then is long gone by 4:17 p.m., the time the boy was hit.

That gave support to the idea of the beacon, the likes of which the city has installed at two intersections on South Main Street over the past couple of years. This one, however, would be more comparable to the one at a bicycle path crossing on McKee Road in Fitchburg – with two lanes on either side, the possibility of an extended median and an arm over the road to make it visible from all around.

At an estimated cost of around $40,000 and with availability in a matter of weeks, the beacon can easily be included in the city’s borrowing package this spring.

Alders asked city staff to bring an item for a decision at the council’s April 22 meeting. They also asked the police department to calculate the cost of overtime needed to staff that

Highlights • 12-year-old was hit by car Feb. 28 • Residents campaigned for traffic signal • Council chooses flashing beacon for now • City will continue to explore longer-term fixes • Middle and elementary schools will become elementary in 2020 intersection each day and requested the police and public works departments explore additional longterm infrastructure and enforcement options.

“This is going to be ongoing,” Ald. Christine Posey (D-1) said. “This has to be a continually evolving discussion over the next several years.”

Immediate fixes Other options for quick fixes were additional police staffing, blocking the leftturn lane temporarily or permanently, extending the median to or even through the intersection and rerouting traffic to exit near the high school.

Each had several “pros and cons” listed on a PowerPoint presentation for the council.

Generally, each improvement in pedestrian safety came with a cost of driver inconvenience and the increased likelihood of improper driving behavior as a result.

“No matter what we do, we’re still going to have those drivers who will just do what they want to do,” Gaskell said.

Another quick fix, probably an unsustainable one,

was staffing the intersection with police during peak hours. Some of the parents who spoke said traffic has been smoother and more calm since police increased their presence.

However, police chief Bernie Coughlin noted that police are already filling in for a shortage of crossing guards at that time, and he said committing long-term is unrealistic, as that would prevent officers from leaving in an emergency.

1.25 miles away.

City staff had met with school district representatives the week before but did not discuss the minimum busing distance, something that has been a controversial subject many times at the school board. Alders requested that a discussion about lowering that limit and putting more kids on buses be part of the next meeting.

“If the school really does care about pedestrian safety and reducing cars, it’s something they should consider,” Other possibilities Ald. Evan Touchett (D-4) One longer-term option said. was closing the median entirely and turning the exit Ruled out into two right-turn-only The council appeared to lanes, and another was pro- rule out three bigger, lonviding a second exit from the ger-term options out of hand. school at Basswood Avenue.

One was the traffic sigBoth are still under con- nal, which would cost about sideration and could be done $550,000 and take about a before the schools switch year to install under the bestnext year, though each got case scenario. Even performsome decidedly negative ing the analysis that would reactions. be required was complicated, The right-turn-only lanes, as it would require peak-hour combined with a newly counts without a crossing installed “No U-Turn” sign guard, something nobody pointing out existing state thought was a good idea. law, would force more trafThe others were a bridge fic to the south and create a over the intersection and a bottleneck both in front of tunnel below it, with each the high school and in the costing more than $2 million. neighborhoods to the east The bridge would be a and west. visual amenity, but because The Basswood exten- the road remains a county sion, at an estimated cost of trunk highway, it would need $500,000, would make it eas- to be high enough to accomier for parents returning to modate heavy truck traffic. A homes on the city’s west side tunnel would be more conand cut out some traffic but venient for pedestrians but would require another cross- would require a lift station to ing guard and might create keep it dry and would need additional safety hazards significant maintenance. elsewhere.

Both also would require One option alders brought extensive shutdowns of the up but staff didn’t was road to install. increasing access to bus transportation. Middle Email Verona Press editor school students must live two Jim Ferolie at veronamiles from the school to get press@wcinet.com.​ free busing, and elementary school students must live

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and attending school at a 2,700-student, seven-story elementary school in Wuhan, China.

“It was a lot bigger and more crowded,” 6-year-old Dante Ejercito recalled.

That time spent with their host families and attending school was the highlight for many of the students who spoke with the Press about their experience.

“It was just kind of cool to see some of the similarities and differences with American culture,” said 12-year-old Sierra Ejercito.

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ConnectVerona.com That included eating the food – chicken feet and duck feet among the most adventurous the students cited – watching ping pong games that were “like the Olympics,” visiting the zoo with giant pandas and white tigers and sitting through classes. Even though they couldn’t fully understand what was being said as the teachers and students “talk a lot faster than we’re used to,” Maddie Andres, 14, said.

“We just got to learn a whole different lifestyle than ours,” said 12-yearold Brita Lake.

Some parents said the trip was a great chance for the students to see how their study of the language can help them in the future, as they at times had to translate instructions for public transportation or other directions to

help their parents make it around.

“For us it was really important to show them the importance of what they’re learning,” said Michael E j e r c i t o . “A r ewa r d t o let them see what they’re working on.”

While there, some of the students said it felt like they had “paparazzi” around them, as Chinese citizens got close and took photos with them, admiring especially those with blonde hair.

By the time they left, some received scrapbooks from their host families and classrooms, and many students had built relationships that have continued through online chatting apps.

“At the end, everybody was getting really emotional,” said Andres.

“They were there (for) four days, and they have a lifelong connection,” added her mother, Sandy.

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Members of the Verona boys tennis team (front, from left) are: Alex Ritter, Logan Tordeur, Josh Gerrits, Conner Dugan, Brady Supanich and Jake Lotta; (back) Michael Happel, Graham Meyer, Chris Queoff, Will Tennison, Evan Schmidt and Kevin Fan; (not pictued) Kush Nagpal.

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Members of the Verona boys track team are: Jackson Acker, Derek Argall, Max Atwell, Alejandro Azcarate, Francisco Becerra, Eric Blum, Edwin Bocanegra, Hunter Bohnsack, Dylan Bourne, Brogan Burke, Conall Burke, Caleb Burkhart, Kenny Canales, Nick Collier, Bryce Corning, Erick Covarrubias, Ben Cramer, JT Crunk, Bryan Cruz, Aubrey Dawkins, Luka DiMaggio, Jackson Diring, Arhat Dwa, Sebastian Ehlke, Ethan Evensen, Jason Ford, Joe Gervasi, Ysak Gitchel, Laquinn Golden, Drew Gonzales, Chris Gonzalez, Nick Grassman, Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery, JJ Gumieny, Michael Guy, Scott Haack, Jared Hanson, Sam Hartjes, Jatavion Hawkins, Sam Herkert, Max Herkert, Ian Herman, Juan Carlos Hernandez-Klyve, Jayden Joe-Wright, Keon Johnson, Mulugeta Johnson, Mason Jordan, Brendan Kile, Joe Kleese, Elliot Kwitek, Ronan Lalor, Max Larson, Benjamin Lewis, Trevin Lieck, Evan Maggit, Aidan Manning, Asher Maradiaga, Samuel Mast, Cole Meverden, Nathan Neitzel, Ryan Ochowski, Sean Parry, Zach Poller, Ryan Porter, Javon Presley, Joe Remiker, Kendall Riddle, Aidan Rindfleisch, Ethan Risley, Noah Serrault, Daniel Smith, Tag Snell, Timothy Soko, Reggie Sowell, Graham Stier, Brady Strohman, Elijah Strutz, Collin Stubitsch, Aiden Styers, Caleb Tollefson, Logan Tracy, Bradley Tuomi, Tommy Van Handel, Ben Vandervest, Nathan Waller, Shay Watson, Hale White, Alan Zheng and Cole Zoromski.

Letterwinners Max Herkert Jayden Joe-Wright Jatavion Hawkins Jackson Acker Ben Vandervest Dylan Bourne Mason Jordan Brad Tuomi Tim Soko Graham Stier Sam Mast

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Members of the Verona boys track team are: Andie Almond, Carla Aparicio, Natalia Aparicio, Jessica Ayite, Joy Bailey, Luci Bakken, Brooke Beecher, Nevaeh Benning, Hannah Bertrand, Toju Blagogee, Caroline Bobb, Claudia Bobb, Jazmine Braxton, JA’aliyah Bray, Lillian Brings, Kelly Burkle, Claudia Cadena-Aguila, QuAnaa Caffey, Ella Chorlton, Makae Curtis, Marta De Pina Martin, Megan Diller, Skylar Duhr, Joseline Livia Edmunds, Benitis Flores, Arlethe Garcia, Kierra Garel, Cat Grimm, Lucia Hernandez-Garcia, Jamie Hogan, Noelya Jaime-Janaite, Luna Johnson, Michael Jones, Arianna Jordan, Kennedy Kaltenberg, Rachel Karnosk, Erica Kelley, Anna Knueve, Morgan Kreuser, Ally Kundinger, Ashley Kundinger, Sky LaCombe, Annika Larson, Elizabeth Larson, Amaya Ledezma, Clara Leiberg, Kate Lewicki, Mary Kate Lichty, Sophia Mansoor, Natalie Marty, Claire Miller, Tanay Minor-Poe, Julietta Mora-Blanco, Payette Neess, Nina Pacetti, Emma Petta, Colleen Quinn, Shawntyl Randle, Alyssa Ratze, Renee Rech, Taytum Reisdorf, Leah Remiker, Carina Rimkus, Paulina Rodriguez, Samantha Roemer, Tessa Romney, Selma Rudolph, Mary Saley, Tamiya Smith, Renajah Sowell, Kaya Ujikawa, Kate Veak, Maggie Veak, Jori Walsh, Abigail Wampfler, Lucy Waschbusch, Abigail Wenn, Delaney Wepking Andrea Wheaton, Grace Whelan-Tweedt and Rachel Witthuhn.

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The Verona varisty boys golf team (from left) is Jake Rebholz, Cale Rufenacht, Ryan Mirwald, Austin Gaby and Andrew Aune.

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Verona shoots to title

From April 4-9

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Every time the Verona boys golf team tees off, junior Cale Rufenacht expects greatness.

“Every match, regardless of who we are playing and where we are playing, we expect to be the best there,” Rufenacht said.

Though he was disappointed with his third-place performance Monday, April 8, his team turned in a dominating season opener to win the Stoughton Invitational 330-341 over Edgerton.

In a Big Eight double dual against Sun Prairie and Madison West on Tuesday, April 9, the Wildcats cruised past the Cardinals and Regents at the Edelweiss Golf Course.

Stoughton invite

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Senior Austin Gaby chips onto the green on No. 18 during the Stoughton Invitational on Monday at the Stoughton Country Club. Gaby finished second with a 6-over-par 77.

Verona senior Ryan Mirwald shot a 5-over-par 76, senior Austin Gaby shot a 6-over-par 77 to take second and Rufenacht tied Edgerton’s Joe Frosting for third at 80 Monday at the Stoughton Country Club.

“It feels good to get a hot start to the season,” Mirwald said.

Mirwald birdied the 400-yard No. 4.

“I kind of had a groove going right away,” he said. “It was one of my better (rounds). I’m looking forward to the rest of the year.”

Rufenacht finished among the top three golfers after carding an 80. Sophomore Andrew Aune shot a 97 to round out the top four for the Wildcats.

Coach Jon Rebholz said winning medalist honors should give Mirwald confidence.

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Name: Meghan Anderson Grade: Senior Sport: Softball Position: Pitcher Highlight: Anderson tossed a one-hitter Friday and struck out 13 as Verona beat Madison West 19-0 to improve to 3-0 in the Big Eight Conference.

Honorable mention: Jacob Kisting (baseball) combined to pitch a three-hit shutout on Thursday in an 11-0 win over Janesville Parker. Molly McChesney (softball) was 4 for 5 with four RBIs and four runs scored on Friday to power Verona to a 19-0 win over Madison West. Kush Nagpal (boys tennis) won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles Monday to help Verona beat West De Pere 4-3. Max Herkert (boys track) cleared 14 feet, 9 inches to finish second in the pole vault at the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s Indoor state meet on Saturday at UW-Whitewater.

Olivia Rawson (girls soccer) had one goal and an assist to lead the Wildcats to a 2-1 win over Oshkosh West on Saturday. Ryan Mirwald (boys golf) shot a 76 to take second place on Monday at the Stoughton Invitational.

Boys tennis

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Cats open more motivated than ever

Herkert sets pole vault school record

JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Boasting one of the top singles lineups in the state, expectations are once again high for the Verona boys tennis team.

Qualifiers for the WIAA Division 1 state team tournament two of the last three years, the Wildcats open the 2019 season noticeably absent from the Wisconsin Tennis Coaches Association’s state poll.

But coach Rick Engen plans to use the oversight as early season motivation.

“I could not figure that out, seeing that we have six players returning and have beaten a lot of the teams that were listed last year very easily,” he said.

Big Eight rivals Sun Prairie (fifth), Middleton (ninth), Madison Memorial (13th) and Madison West (15th) are all surprisingly ranked ahead of Verona, which beat them all last year.

While Madison Memorial graduated the defending state champion No. 1 singles

MARK NESBITT

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Retuning letterwinners for the Verona Area boys tennis team (front, from left) are: Conner Dugan, Chris Queoff and Kevin Fan; (back) Matt Happel, Graham Meyer, Evan Schmidt, Will Tennison and Kush Nagpal. player (Colt Tegtmeier), Verona senior Will Tennison is back for one final run minus his former nemesis.

A Marquette University recruit, Tennison earned the No. 1 seed for the WIAA

Division 1 individual state tournament last year only to be derailed by injuries.

The only singles player to reach the round of eight in program history, Tennison finished sixth at state

as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore. He injured himself at state last year and eventually withdrew from his consolation match against

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Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h School senior Max Herkert broke the school pole vault record twice Saturday, April 6, taking second in the event at the Wisconsin Track and Field Association’s unofficial State Indoor Meet at UW-Whitewater.

Herkert cleared 14 feet and then made 14-6 to break his own record.

“It’s a great sign for where he is going,” coach Joff Pedretti said. “He got second out of dozens of the top vaulters in the state.”

S h e b o y g a n S o u t h ’s Brock Kovacic won the pole vault title (14-9).

Ve r o n a c r u i s e d p a s t Beloit Memorial in a dual meet on Tuesday, April 9.

W/TFA state indoor Verona finished seventh

What’s next Verona hosts Madison West at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

out of 50 teams with 17.5 points at the indoor state meet Saturday, with three events that medaled.

Kimberly won the team title 38-36 over runner-up Franklin. The Wildcats had four events finish in the top seven.

The Wildcats’ 4x200-meter relay team of seniors Tim Soko, Jayden Joe-Wright and Mason Jordan and junior Jackson Acker took fourth with a time of 1 minute, 34.42 seconds.

Joe-Wright took sixth

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Kisting, Verona blank Janesville Parker MARK NESBITT

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The first two weeks of the prep baseball season couldn’t have gone much better for Verona sophomore pitcher Jacob Kisting.

Kisting combined with freshman Nick West on a two-hit shutout of Janesville Parker on Friday, April 5, at Stampfl Field.

It marked Kisting’s second win this season and kept Verona (4-1 overall, 3-1 Big Eight) unbeaten after sweeping Parker. The Wildcats beat the Vikings 6-1 April 4, in Janesville.

“He did a good job of getting on top of guys and throwing multiple pitches for strikes,” coach Brad D’Orazio said. “He was really sharp.”

T h e Wi l d c a t s s p l i t a doubleheader with Middleton on Tuesday, April 9, behind a pitching gem from senior left-hander Reagan Klawiter en route to a 10-run victory in the first game at Stampfl Field.

D’Orazio said both teams decided on Monday to play a doubleheader because of possible bad weather later this week.

Verona will travel to Janesville at 11 a.m.

Saturday to play Craig.

Big Eight standings Team Wins Losses Craig 3 0 West 3 0 Verona 3 1 Middleton 3 1 Sun Prairie 3 1 Memorial 1 1 La Follette 0 2 Madison East 0 3 Parker 0 3 Beloit 0 4

Verona 11, Parker 0 Kisting and West comb i n e d t o s s e d a t wo - h i t shutout to lead Verona over Janesville Parker 11-0 in five innings on Friday at Stampfl Field.

Kisting pitched four shutout innings, struck out five and walked one. West tossed a perfect fifth.

D’Orazio said it was

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Sophomore Jacob Kisting and freshman Nick West combined to throw a three-hit shutout Friday in the Wildcats’ 11-0 win over Janesville Parker.

“I think the guys put complete game shutout to the strike zone. He threw a great to start the Big Eight season with two wins over together some really good lead Verona to a 10-0 win lot of good curveballs.”

He struck out eight and t h e Vi k i n g s . D e s i g n a t - at-bats,” D’Orazio said. over Middleton on Tuesed hitter Brooks Brazeau “They came out ready to day in five innings in the walked one. The Wildcats put the game away with a went 2-for-3 with three fight right away.” first game of a twin bill.

RBIs. Senior Tyler McWil“He picked up where he nine-run fifth. Sophomore liams was 2-for-3 to lead Verona, Middleton (DH) left off last week,” D’Ora- James Rae had two hits the Wildcats’ 10-hit attack.

Klawiter tossed a one-hit zio said. “He dominated and McWilliams knocked

Tennis: Tennison aims for another state run Continued from page 13 Johnny Zakowski. Tennison came back to beat Zakowski 7-5, 0-6, 6-2 to help Verona beat Green Bay Southwest 4-3 at team state. Tennison did not play in a semifinal loss to Marquette, however.

“I think Will has a good chance of winning individual state, if he can stay healthy,” Engen said. “He has put a lot of time into his physical training over the offseason to make that run this year.”

Seniors Chris Queoff (No. 2) and Kevin Fan (No. 3) and junior Kush Nagpal (No. 4) once again round out one of the toughest singles lineups in the conference.

Queoff (22-5) made his first trip to individual state last year and lost in the first round. Engen said he has worked hard to keep up with his fellow singles players.

Fan is probably one of the most improved players since his freshman year, Engen said, going from being 3-4 in JV singles to competing at state in two years.

A year ago, Fan (28-1) gave Verona three individual state qualifiers in the same state tournament for the first time. He is back after losing in the first round at state.

Engen expects Nagpal to make a big jump himself this spring following the training

and hard work he put in over the offseason.

Verona returns some doubles experience as well with four seniors expected to lead the way.

Evan Schmidt and Connor Dugan played No. 2 doubles last season but will make the jump up to No. 1 following the graduation of state qualifiers Jordan Hutchcroft and Vivek Swaminath. Michael Happel and Graham Meyer are expected to step in at No. 2 doubles.

“Michael and Graham have played some varsity matches and know that this will be a big jump from 1 JV doubles,” Engen said.

Newcomers Brady Supanich, Logan Tordeur, Joseph Bakalars and Alex Ritter could also see some varsity action. Supanich, a sophomore, and Tordeur, a senior, expect to start the season at No. 3 doubles.

Supanich played baseball last year. His sister (Lauren) was a state qualifier for the Wildcats’ girls team.

“I look forward to having Brady on the court this year,” Engen said. “He should improve quickly.”

Tordeur has played a lot of JV singles and doubles and is looking to make the jump to varsity.

Engen said Bakalars is a very competitive young man who learns quickly and could

make a large jump in his first year with the enthusiasm he shows to improve.

“Our four singles spots are going to be our main strength,” Engen said. “Doubles can be good have to wait and see how they have progressed over the offseason.”

Conference Verona won the Big Eight dual meet and tournament championships a year ago and hopes to repeat this season.

With all four singles players returning and an experienced doubles team atop the lineup, Engen said, the team will need to rely on each other to make themselves better but also bring along younger less experienced players at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles.

Middleton and Sun Prairie could be the biggest challenge to Verona.

“Middleton has a tendency to restock with some very talented players, especially in doubles,” Engen said.

The Cardinals have a new coach this year in Tony Mirasola, who has a lot of tennis experience.

Sun Prairie returns four starters from last year, including Aidan Schutter, who earned a 14th seed, and half of its No. 1 doubles team which finished a program-best third.

in two runs.

In the second game of the doubleheader, Pederson started on the mound, but threw just four pitchers before leaving with an injured finger. Senior Connor Grossnickle pitched two innings and gave up five runs.

The Cardinals scored t h r e e r u n s i n t h e fi r s t and four in the second to jump out to a 7-3 lead. Joe Ducharme tossed three shutout innings in relief.

Parker Jones struck out two in one inning of relief.

Verona sophomore Ryan Taylor had one hit and one RBI.

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Wildcats open season at top-15 opponent JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

The Verona boys tennis team traveled to 13th-ranked West De Pere on Tuesday and won 4-3.

Senior Will Tennison led the Wildcats to three singles victories and junior Jacob Lotta and senior L o ga n To r d e u r h e l p e d secure the win with a victory at No. 3 doubles.

Tennison, a Marquette University recruit, posted a 6-2, 7-6 (4) Elijiah Zifferblatt at No. 1 singles Jacob Lotta and Logan

What’s next Verona travels to Janesville Parker at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 11.

Tordeur helped secure the win with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at No. 3 doubles.

Verona fell short off forcing a third set atop the doubles lineup ans Evan Schmidt and Conner Dugan dropped their match

7-6 (4), 6-2.

Michael Happel and Graham Meyer won their first set but fell 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 in three sets at No. 2 doubles.

Alex Ritter fell 6-0, 6-1 at No. 4 singles.

With senior Kevin Fan out of the lineup, junior Kush Nagpal moved up to No. 2 singles and beat Jared Johnson 6-3, 6-1.

S e n i o r C h r i s Q u e o ff bumped down to No. 3 singles and held off Bailey Peterson 6-2, 7-5.

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Verona clipped by Mount Horeb Wildcats best Cardinals What’s next

The Verona girls soccer team faced three tests in nonconference games last week.

The latest came in a 1-0 loss to Mount Horeb on Monday, April 8 at Reddan Soccer Park.

The Wildcats (2-2 overall, 1-0 Big Eight Conference) split two games at Madison College last week, losing to Hudson on Friday, April 5, and edging Oshkosh West on Saturday, April 6.

“We played some tough competition right off the b a t ,” c o a c h J e n Fa u l k ner said. “We have had as many games as we have training because of spring break.”

Mount Horeb 1, Verona 0 Verona lost a defensive battle to Mount Horeb 1-0 on Monday.

The Vikings scored in the second half. Freshman goalie Elsa Queoff had three saves for the Wildcats.

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Ve r o n a s o f t b a l l h a d its biggest test so far on Tuesday, April 9, and knocked off defending state champion Sun Prairie by one run.

Earlier in the week, was all offense as the Wildcats offense erupted for 19 runs Friday, April 5, on the road against Madison West. Verona put up a pair of big innings Monday, April 8, at home to best Middleton.

Verona travels to the Wisconsin Dells Invitational on Friday at the Woodside Sports Complex.

“I feel like we dominated possession, but they were able to put it in the back of the net,” Faulkner said. “We are a young team. We just need more training time to learn where each other will be on the field and to trust each other.”

Verona 2, Sun Prairie 1

Verona 2, Oshkosh West 1 Junior forward Olivia Rawson had one goal and an assist Saturday to lead Verona to a 2-1 win over Oshkosh West.

Rawson helped the Wildcats strike first, scoring at 2:57 on an assist by freshPhoto by Jeremy Jones man defender Lauren Sim- Sophomore Kasey Gilboy (11) moves the ball around Mount onett. The Wildcats picked Horeb midfielder Sonja Roborough in the first half of Monup a second first-half goal day’s nonconference game at Reddan Soccer Park. Verona lost the game 1-0.

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Track: Cats take seventh at indoor state meet in Whitewater Continued from page 13 in the 55 dash with a personal-record time of :6.56.

He ran a PR of :6.57 in the semifinals.

“Jayden did amazing in the 55 dash,” Pedretti said. “With over 100 competitors, he managed to have a PR in the semifinals to make the finals and then had another PR in the finals to make it to the podium.”

Senior Jatavion Hawkins cleared 6-2 in the high jump to tie Slinger’s Bennett Connolly for seventh.

“JT made the school’s all-time list in the high j u m p w i t h a n ew P R ,” Pedretti said. “He was one of eight scorers in a very talented field of high jumpers.”

In the shot put, the Wildcats had three of the top 17. Senior Dylan Bourne placed 13th (48-10) and Acker took 15th (48-6 ¼).

Senior Ben Vandervest finished 17th (48-4 ½).

Pedretti said Acker had a great throw on his third attempt, but the shot slipped out of his hand and he didn’t make the finals.

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“My mindset was, if I could get a ball down in the zone, just to drive it,” McChesney said. “Thankfully, I was able to do that.”

Although Sun Prairie graduated eight from last year’s undefeated state championship team, c o a c h To d d A n d e r s o n said they are a solid program you can never count out.

“We thought it would be a pitcher’s dual and it was,” he said. “After taking it on the chin against them three times last year, this season we’re hoping to compete. We did tonight.”

Gardner helped her cause, pulling Sun Prairie within a run 2-1, with a lead off home run in the top of the seventh. One out later Kiana Patterson hammered a ball to center field. “ I wa s g e t t i n g ve r y nervous in the seventh b e c a u s e t h ey b o m b e d a couple to the fence,” Anderson said.

McChesney, a University of Akron recruit, found a fifth gear and raced back to the fence and fired to second where the Wildcats caught Patterson in a pickle. “ S h e ’s g o t a s t r o n g arm,” Anderson said of McChesney said. “I was

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Verona won 11 events to run away with a dual meet win over Beloit Memorial on Tuesday, 94-38.

Acker won four events.

He finished first in the 100 dash (11.21) and won the shot put (52-5 1/2). Acker won the discus (146-9) and was on the winning 400 relay team.

In the 400 relay, the Wildcats’ team of Graham Stier, Joe-Wright, Soko and Acker

won with a time of 44.6.

Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery won the 1,600 (4:57) and Mason Jordan finished first in the 400 (53.07). Freshman Javon Presley won the 200 (23.28) and freshman Aidan Manning took first in the 800 (2:05).

Joe-Wright won the long jump (18-4 1/2). Herkert placed first in the pole vault (13-0) and Max Atwell took first in the high jump (5-8).

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Pitcher Meghan Anderson outdueled one of the top pitchers in the state and center fielder Molly McChesney came up clutch at the plate and in the field as Verona held off Sun Prairie 2-1.

The Wildcats improved to 5-0 in the Big Eight with the win. Tuesday was just the third time in the last four years Anderson and McChesney - the team’s lone seniors - have beaten the Cardinals, who hold a 5-3 advantage over that span.

Gardner, a first-team All-State selection last year and a UW-Madison recruit had six strike o u t s ove r s i x i n n i n g s but Anderson had eight s t r i k e o u t s ove r s eve n innings and gave up just four hits.

“Honestly, it felt really good,” Anderson said.

“Maddie is an incredible pitcher and she’s always gotten us. This was pretty big for Molly and me to get this win tonight.”

A 1-0 game through four innings, McChesney provided a little insurance

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U12 team takes silver

The Verona Soccer Club U12 boys team finished runner-up at the Spring Shootout at Reddan Soccer Park. The U12 age group had eight teams separated into two brackets.

Team members (front, from left) are: Alejandro Chavez Lazaro, Declan Rockwell, Jacob Bly, Eli Andres, Max Rammer, Grayson Palmbach and William Mufarreh; (back) Caden Bouslog, Nathaniel Chi, Eli Moe, Carter Pum, coach Jose Gamarra, Owen Welty, Anthony Diaz, Maddox Boado and Nate Armstrong.

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Verona hosts West next week MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Verona girls track team competed in a dual meet Tuesday, April 9, at Beloit Memorial High School.

Results were not available at press time. The Wildcats will host Madison West in a Big Eight Conference dual meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

What’s next Verona hosts Madison West at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16.

Freshman Anna Burse (9) tries to setup a scoring chance in the first half Monday against Mount Horeb junior Olivia Yanna at Reddan Soccer Parker. Verona lost the nonconference game 1-0.

Soccer: Wildcats knock off Oshkosh West against some really challenging teams. She’s only from freshman forward/ going to get better as the m i d fi e l d e r A n n a B u r s e season goes on.” on an assist by Rawson to give Verona a 2-0 lead at Hudson 2, Verona 1 the half.

In a defensive battle, Freshman goalie Elsa Rawson helped the WildQueoff had 14 saves for c a t s s t r i ke fi r s t i n t h e the Wildcats. second half, but Verona “Olivia is playing some couldn’t hang on Friday in great soccer right now,” a 2-1 loss to Hudson.

Faulkner said. “She has Rawson scored a goal on f o u n d s o m e o p e n i n g s an assist by Mia Hoeve at Continued from page 15

48:46 to give the Wildcats a 1-0 lead. Hudson rallied with two goals in the final eight minutes to win the game. Hudson’s Sydney Spencer scored a game-tying goal in the 82nd minute to tie the game 1-1.

Cameron Masini scored the game-winner in the final two minutes to lift Hudson.

Queoff finished with six saves.

Golf: Wildcats have top three at Stoughton Continued from page 13

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Kasie Keyes celebrates her second inning solo home run Tuesday against Sun Prairie.

Verona beat the Cardinals 2-1.

Softball: Wildcats knocks off defending champs Continued from page 15 so scared that was going to be another one over the fence.

“I saw it hit the fence and Molly run it down and throw to second. It was amazing. I don’t even know what to say.”

Junior shortstop Kasie Keyes opened the scoring with a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning.

“That was a really big c o n f i d e n c e b o o s t e r ,” McChesney said. “Seeing one of our teammates get a hit off Maddie meant there was no reason we couldn’t do the same.”

Anderson stopped short of saying the win makes

Verona the favorites in the Big Eight just yet.

“I think it makes us a competitor,” he said.

“Despite their turnover when you’re an undefeated state champion, when they walk on the field you remember that.”

Verona 19, West 0 (5 inn.)

Last weekend, the Wildcats jumped all over Madison West and cruised to a 19-0 win behind Anderson.

Verona scored a run in the each of the first two innings before turning up the heat with three in the third and two in the fourth. The Wildcats sealed the deal with a 12-run fifth.

M c C h e s n ey fi n i s h e d 4 for 5 with four RBIs and four runs scored. Ari Vogel (2 for 5) and Kasie Keyes (3 for 5) each drove in three. Katie Pederson (2 for 4) and Alyssa Bostley (3 for 4) each plated a pair of runs.

All told, the Wildcats had seven players with at least two hits.

Anderson tossed all five innings, striking out 13.

Ari Balas had the lone hit for Madison West.

West committed eight errors in the loss.

Balas threw four innings, allowing three earned runs on 11 hits.

Mary Zukowski tossed the final inning and gave up four earned runs on nine hits.

“The wind kicked up a bit as we got into our rounds, so it was good to see our guys hold it together for the most part,” Rebholz said. “We certainly will need to improve our short game as the season rolls on.”

Gaby birdied the 370yard No. 1 and the 510yard No. 15.

“Austin was his steady as usual,” Rebholz said.

Rufenacht birdied the 370-yard No. 9 and 480yard No. 12. He wasn’t s a t i s fi e d w i t h h i s fi r s t round, which included three double bogeys.

“To be honest, I’m pretty disappointed,” Rufenacht said. “I thought I played a lot better than it came out to be. I missed a few putts here and there. The wind was tough. With the team looking up to me as a three-year starter, I need to do better than that.”

Rufenacht plans to improve on his putting and chipping.

“Some of these greens are a little bouncy with t h e a e r a t i o n , a n d i t ’s Photo by Mark Nesbitt sometimes tough to get Verona sophomore Andrew Aune tees off on No. 10 on Mona straight line,” he said. day at the Stoughton Country Club.

“It’s no excuse for missing those putts.” and the Cardinals took second (354). The Regents Verona double dual finished last (396).

The Wildcats had three Gaby shot a 3-over-par Verona will travel to o f t h e t o p f o u r s c o r e s 75. Rufenacht carded an Madison at noon on Tuesday and rolled to dou- 80 and Mirwald finished ble dual wins over Sun with an 84. Aune shot an Monday, April 15 for the Prairie and Madison West. 86.

Edgewood Invitational.

The Wildcats shot a 327

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Verona History March‌

Spotlight: 30 y‌ ears ago

50 y ‌ ears ago • Citizens filled all the chairs at Village Hall and indicated overwhelming support of establishing a shopping center at the corner of Main Street and Verona Avenue.

A developer offered to buy the land for $60,000, but the board eventually settled on a purchase price of $75,000. The plan was to build a 10,000-square-foot Red Owl, a division of Gamble’s, with a 6,000-square-foot clothing and variety store adjacent to it.

• In the wake of complaints over its extremely high mill rate, the Town of Verona voted to reassess all property in the town over the next several months. Its rate at the time was under 25 percent of market value, which assessor Henry Maurer said made it extremely difficult to assess fairly.

• Washington Redskins receiver Pat Richter, a former All-American for the UW-Madison football team, was the guest of honor at the Verona High School athletic banquet.

• Keith Simmons and incumbent Ole Week were placed on the ballot for Village Board president.

40 ‌years ago • The city awarded its cable franchise to Verona Cable TV on a 4-3 vote.

What had been a heated battle for more than a year – including a franchise being awarded and vetoed and allegations of impropriety against one alder – got quiet over the winter but raged again in a marathon council meeting.

Representatives of Verona Cable and Complete Channel testified for several hours about their plans and offerings just a few days after Verona Cable placed a huge ad in the Verona Press comparing the two companies’ offerings.

Verona won with its combination of promises, services, prices and emphasis on local. It promised to hook up 100 percent of homes that asked for the service, establish a studio for local programming and provide live coverage of community events. Complete Channel would have provided access to City of Madison and County Board telecasts, movies and Chicago and Milwaukee radio.

• A Capital Times story alleged that new administrator Clarence Motz had falsified his resume, misrepresenting his education (claiming a degree that didn’t exist from a college he never attended) and age (he was 67, not 58).

Those charges were ignored at a Common Council meeting the next day, much to the chagrin of some

Photo by Bill Schroeder

Six students from the high school’s DECA program advanced to the national conference in Florida after qualifying in the state conference.

From left (front row), David Kranz and Shawn Kavon; (back row) Renee Postel, Jane Buschmann, Kristina Bigler and Gina Glindinning. alders who thought it should have been raised by the mayor immediately, but he was asked to resign at a closed-session meeting later in the week.

• Bank of Verona director Charles Stampfl, well-known for being active in the Verona Home Talent leagues, died at age 71. His name is on the baseball field where the high school team plays its home games.

• One local resident complained of receiving 13 alternate-side parking tickets under the city’s new parking rules because his family owns too many cars to park in the driveway, and another complained that he had been ticketed on a 65-degree day.

• Mayor Richard Brown blasted the Press and editor-publisher Henry Schroeder in a strongly worded letter to the editor. His complaints were for a variety of issues, including a disputed fact in a school board story, the printing of a letter from a school board candidate accusing the city of not posting agendas and a paid advertisement by Verona Cable.

• Two minor but frightening fires at Verona Lumber were suspected of being arson.

30 ‌years ago

street.

• The Capitol Conference champion Verona boys basketball team took a surprisingly early exit from postseason play with an upset loss to Waunakee. Two players from the team were chosen to the all-conference team.

• The city approved an agreement with the state Department of Transportation to widen the Main Street and Verona intersection. The agreement gave the DOT condemnation power and bound the state agency to have it done in 1990 or shortly after.

• After dickering over details, the Common Council approved a half-million-dollar plan to urbanize South Main Street with new utilities, buried power lines and curbs.

• The city rejected an offer of $42,000 for its public works garage.

• The Coating Place took second place in the Governor’s Annual Business Awards in the category of hazardous waste management.

The company reported sending away one drum of hazardous waste to be treated, rather than 10 or 20, because of a new manufacturing method.

• Six students from the high school’s DECA program advanced to the national conference in Florida after qualifying in the state conference.

• Verona Eagle Scout David Gering was chosen to present the Four Lakes Council’s annual report to Gov. Tommy Thompson.

• The Marty house on North Main Street was demolished to make way for a new drive-in facility for the Bank of Verona.

The home’s owner had requested a zoning variance to move it across the street, but it was denied. Several ‌ ears ago people spoke in favor of the vari- 20 y ance, noting the home’s pristine • The Verona Area school board condition, but neighbors on the oth- went back to the drawing board er side of the street were concerned after its third consecutive referenabout creating too much building dum failed. height and traffic on that side of the “Even most no voters are

frustrated,” one board member said.

The District-Wide Educational Forum discussed the reasons why it failed, including that many of the no votes came from the over-55 group and that many voters saw it as too expensive or doing too much at once without a comprehensive vision. It was later discovered that some people felt cutting Fitchburg out of the district would solve the mounting space problems.

The board began meeting for hours every week to come up with a new plan.

• 18-year-old former Verona Area High School student Malinda Turvey died in a van crash on I-90 near Janesville that became national news.

• An assisted-living facility called Hometown Village was created at the site of the former Birchwood Court, which had failed to become a college the previous summer, when Madison College went under.

The facility was razed in 2007 to build Farm and Fleet.

• The city hired Cindy Speich of Stoughton for its newly created position of financial director. Speich, a former accounting manager in Janesville, retired in 2017 several years after changing her name to Cindy Engelke.

Speich was hired to fill a role that had been handled for most of the 20-year tenure of Bev Beyer, who had also been city clerk. JoAnn Wainwright was promoted to city clerk at the same meeting.

• The city changed its sign ordinance to make it easier for Kelly Williamson’s Mobil station proposal to go forward. The gas station’s sign was allowed a 20-square-foot maximum to compete evenly with the grandfathered signs at Kwik Trip and Citgo.

• Matt Starczynski, 15, became the youngest Madison area bowler to roll a 300. The VAHS sophomore had been carrying a 180 average before his game at Wildcat Lanes but had bowled a 288 the previous November.

• The Madison Jewish Community purchased 154 acres in the northwest corner of the town to build a place for Camp Shalom. It’s now known as the Goodman Campus.

• Butler Delany, the founder of the Verona Press and former owner of the Oregon Observer, died in Stoughton at the age of 83.

• A group of teens was arrested for what was originally thought to be child enticement against a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl, but police determined their actions – including flashing, shouting obscenities and offering candy – were a result of mistaken identity.

10 ‌years ago • The city passed the strictest smoking ban in the state, deciding not to allow exemptions for outdoor patios or hotel rooms, as well as snuffing it out on any city-owned property, such as parks and parking lots, and within 15 feet of any public doorway.

Many of those exemptions, the lack of which angered some local business owners, were restored when the state passed its own smoking ban a year later, but the parks and parking lot bans remain in effect.

• Pam Hammen was hired as the new principal at Verona Area High School, succeeding Kelly Meyers.

She had been doing the job on an interim basis for the previous year.

• Dozens of area fire departments joined Verona in fighting a fire fueled by propane tanks at the Kohoutek building on the Epic campus, which was still under construction.

In all, firefighters poured more than 400,000 gallons of water over several hours before the tanks ran out.

• The school district and its support union ended a 13-month stalemate over their new contract through a mediation process.

• Gov. Jim Doyle signed “Malinda’s Act,” named for Malinda Turvey, a former VAHS student who died at age 18 in a 1999 van crash as part of a traveling sales crew.

The law, pursued relentlessly by her father, Phil Ellenbecker, provided strict regulations on companies using traveling crews to sell magazines or other products.

• A gunshot penetrated a mainfloor window at Gray’s Tied House (now the site of Boulder Brewpub).

Workers were inside but nobody was injured. Police were unable to determine whether the shot was random or targeted.

• The Verona girls basketball team, led by Leslie Schaefer, Ali Tackett and Aly Bucierka, earned its second straight trip to the state tournament, where they fell to Middleton for the third time that season.

• The school board provided a “short-term fix” to an enrollment problem at New Century School by allowing 10 students to transfer from other districts, a decision superintendent Dean Gorrell advised against.

• Main Street Dentists father-daughter tandem John and Kate Schacherl took a mission trip to Honduras to provide services there, using a variety of jerry-rigged devices that could operate without first-world dental accommodations.

– Jim Ferolie

Spotlight: 50 y‌ ears ago

Town public hearing triggers debate on gun law A Town of Verona public hearing last Friday night on the ordinance banning high-powered rifles developed into a spirited debate between hunters and a group of citizens who said the ordinance will protect the lives of town residents.

The hearing was called by the Town Board after the board received numerous complaints from residents who condemned the ordinance as unfair and unenforceable.

The ordinance, passed Feb. 12 after incidents of damage from gun shots, prohibits the use of any gun greater than a .22 bullet anywhere in the town. The incidents included a high-powered rifle bullet being fired into a mobile

home in the town.

Although informal discussion following the hearing indicated that the board might consider some restrictions, it appeared likely most of the restrictions would remain on the books. Suggestions included issuing hunting permits for high-powered rifles, allowing fox hunting with high-powered rifles only during the certain winter months and raising the caliber limit to .30.

Opponents attending the hearing termed the ordinance “wrong” and said the “experienced” and “careful” hunters are being penalized because of a few reckless hunters causing the damage.

Many contended that those property owners who do not

want hunters on their property can post the land and refuse to allow hunting.

Kenneth Koberle, 4022 Fitchrona Road, and Edward Darnell, Goose Lake Drive, said that as hunters, they felt there were “sufficient laws”without the town ordinance to prohibit reckless use of firearms and that property owners can legally prevent hunters on their property.

John Reinke, 6829 Century Ave., Middleton, apparently a representative of an area gun club, said that he had contacted the Conservation Department and was told an ordinance of this type cannot be enforced because state laws would supersede it.

According to Reinke, the town should have to ban all

guns because of safety factors if any ordinance was to be enforced.

However, Town Chairman Donald Feller said the town’s attorney, James Schmitt, had consulted the department before drawing up the ordinance and was told the ordinance was legal.

Other criticism came from Fred Nelson, Nine Mound Road, who said the town should establish shooting ranges if the ordinance were retained, and from Charles Raemisch, Highway PD, who suggested that the ordinance be refined to allow only “varmint rifles.”

However, the ordinance was strongly favored by many of the 30 residents attending.

Harvey Littleton, Sunset Drive, offered strong support and said he favored even stronger measures to protect residents from the reckless use of “dangerous weapons.”

He said only “careful hunters” were at the hearing and said the town is “large and diversified” and because of extensive growth, it was unsafe to allow uncontrolled use of guns.

He was supported by Wayne Young, Highway PB, who noted that the town lies adjacent to the City of Madison and cannot be compared with purely rural towns such as in Iowa County.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Maloney said one group of hunters insisted there would

be no danger in hunting on their land, but a short time later, a bullet struck their home, nearly passing through a window.

Several of the hunters explained that many of the high-powered bullets explode after even slight contact, and that because of this, stray bullets are not as dangerous as many suspect.

One resident challenged this and asked if he would stand in a field and allow a high-powered rifle to be fired at him. The hunter said he would if he had a piece of plywood in front of him.

But one member of the audience remarked, “My children don’t walk around with a piece of plywood in front of them.”

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History: Group of educators have met every Monday for black history class since Feb. 4 Area School District staff are taking the “Black History for a New Day – Allies for a Stronger Madison” course through the Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Development. The district is covering the registration fee for all of them.

“I feel like that’s a good indication that the district is moving in the right direction,” said VAHS associate principal Jorge Avalos, who is also taking the class. “They’re being sensitive to gaps in education, and they’re allowing us to become even more educated and open-minded.”

The class began meeting Feb. 4, and has met weekly for two hours every Monday – other than spring break – since, with instructors from the Nehemiah Center and the University of Wisconsin-Madison leading lessons on the history of

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African-Americans in Madison and the country. The final class was held April 8, with a potluck planned for April 15.

It covered topics like voting rights, housing segregation and the Civil Rights movement.

Nehemiah executive vice president Harry Hawkins said the class began four years ago as a follow-up to an editorial in The Capital Times by the Rev. Alex Gee, titled “Justified Anger.” He said many people “were moved and really wanted to be part of the solution,” but he and other leaders felt they needed to provide some background on the African-American life experience “before we released well-meaning European-Americans into African-American communities.”

“People have had a desire to be coached or guided in how they can be more effective in their spheres of influence,” Hawkins told the Press.

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point to working with some of these problems.”

The website advertises it as an opportunity to “come together to think and learn about the history that has shaped our world and worldviews.”

“It often seems as though black and white Americans live in separate worlds of experience and understanding,” the website states.

“Unless we can bridge those gaps, it will be hard for us to work together to build a better Madison, a better country and a better world.”

Richardson said it’s been jarring to learn about some of the things that happened so close to home, citing instances where black people weren’t allowed to own homes in Madison. His wife is also taking the course with him, and he said it’s made for good conversation.

“We felt like we’re pretty well-rounded people, and my background is pretty diverse … and this has still been very eye-opening to me,” he said.

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“Every week it’s like, ‘I didn’t the quality of life you’re know that.’” gonna have later on,” Hawkins said. “We really have a Taking it together chance to address some of The 20 staff from VASD these concerns and really taking the class vary in their help teachers have an honroles and what sites they est conversation about their own challenges, their own work at.

But Hawkins said having strengths and where those them all take it at the same two things can be leveraged.”

Avalos hopes to bring the time has plenty of value.

“People do better when lessons he and other VAHS they take this class with a attendees have learned to the group of people that are also rest of the high school staff.

“Sometimes there is a lot in the same workforce or organization,” Hawkins said. of great details that are left “The impact that we’ve seen out of our history books,” Avalos said. “I really appreis deeper.”

Sugar Creek Elementary ciate a lot of the depth.”

School teacher’s aide Yami Ruiz said she and the other Understanding students two staff members at Sugar Black students have made Creek in the class regularly up between 7 and 8 percent get together and discuss the of the VASD student body lessons. She’s from Nicara- in each of the last five years, gua, and figured at first that according to state Department being raised in another coun- of Public Instruction data. try explained why she didn’t Richardson said the Neheknow much of what was miah class has helped him taught in the class. understand how close those Through those conversa- kids are to some of the distions with her coworkers, crimination that’s taken place Ruiz learned that it simply across the United States and wasn’t taught. Hawkins said here in Madison. teachers who have taken the “The kids that I teach, class in the past have said we’re only talking about their they changed how and what grandfathers or grandmothers they taught as a result. … these are folks that are still “We all already understand alive,” he said. “We’re talking that there’s a great connec- about that close of racial tion between education and injustice in these kids’ lives.”

on Dec. 10, 1949. Doris resided in Verona for 40 years. In addition, she and Alan lived in Scottsdale, Ariz., for six years.

She enjoyed spending time with her family, who were very important to her.

Doris enjoyed dancing and church choir in her younger years. In later years, she enjoyed working on puzzles and was an avid reader and bird watcher. She was a mother figure to more than just her children.

Doris is survived by four sons, Rick (Joyce), Rolly (Pat), Les (Deb), and Herb (Joyce); three daughters, Eleanor Russell, Jenny (John) Lendborg and Kathy (Jim) Burke; 11 grandchildren, Austen (Laura), Jared (Liz), Isaac (Emily),

Leah, Marcus (Laura), Eric (Susan), Krista (Adam) Hoge, Travis, Dan (Sarah), Kyle, and Claire; and great-grandchildren, James, Mara, Thea, Rowan, and Raelyn; a brother Tom Dunn of California, and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years; her parents, seven siblings and a son in-law Anson Russell.

A private celebration of Doris’ life is pending.

The family would like to extend a thank you to her special friend, Carolyn, and the staff at Agrace for the care and comfort they gave Doris.

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Machinery FOR SALE: 1086 International tractor with cab. 900 hrs on over haul, new clutch, flywheel and TA, 90% tires, everything works good. Needs paint, work done by implement shop. $13,500 obo. John Deere 5500 tractor, 4x4, quick tach loader and bucket, 5400 hrs, tires 85%, nice shape, works good. $18,700 obo. Farmall Super C, new paint, 1 new rear tire, 6ft woods mower, $3,000 obo. John Deere 115 back blade, new paint, HYD cylinder re-built, $2,000 obo.

Ford Ferguson, rear cultivator, $75.

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FOR SALE: JD 7000 6 row corn planter. 608-943-6142.

Wanted: NH Rolabar rake and Brillion seeder. 608-943-6142.

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Pets PUREBRED ENGLISH Shepherd puppies, black, white and brown, white tip tails. Great for Easter. Ready now. $300. No Sunday sales.

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PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 males, 3 females, 8 weeks old, shots, vet checked, $550. Aaron Glick, 30942 College Farm Rd., Platteville, WI. 53818.

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PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 females, 5 males, both parents registered, first shots, available after April 12, $550 each. After all pups are sold all customers names will be put in a box. Two names will be chosen for a $200 refund each. Moses Renno, 607 Mitchell Hollow Rd. Platteville, WI. 53818. No Sunday sales.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.

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Lawn & Garden

April 11, 2019

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Do you like to meet people?

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