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Lindsay Herb woke up to thunder around 6 a.m. April 15. “I was like, ‘Oh no,’” she recalled thinking as she opened the blinds to see rain pouring from the sky. It was 6 a.m., and the Glacier Edge Elementary School teacher was five hours from crossing the starting line for what had been a dream for the past six years: the Boston Marathon. By the time she got there — a poncho, muddy old running shoes and an hour and 15 minute bus ride later — she couldn’t believe the crowd of people surrounding her as the sun turned it into a beautiful Monday. She was one of more than 32,000 to run the race this year, her sixth marathon since taking up distance running in her mid-20s as a way to stay in shape. At that time, it was 5K races that were on her mind, at least for a little while. “It was definitely, ‘Let’s stay in shape, let’s do some 5Ks,’” she recalled. “Then it turned into, ‘Let’s try
10K, let’s try a half-marathon.’ Then it just seemed like the right progression to try a full.” That try came a year after giving birth to her second child when she ran the 2013 Fox Cities Marathon, the first of five she planned to run in her lifetime. One month later she ran her second. “That was a mistake,” she recalled. “I had the idea that more time on your feet and more miles is great for you.” But instead it left her injured, forcing her to change her workout techniques to add strength training and adjusting her long runs to mimic how she planned to race. By May 2018, she had learned her lesson, finishing the Green Bay Marathon more than six minutes under the qualifying time for Boston, assuring her place in the historic race. “The Boston was so exciting and it gave me chills,” she said, “but Green B a y wa s s o e m o t i o n a l because I accomplished it, I did it.” Before she left for Boston, the GE school community celebrated that accomplishment, giving her a
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Owen Weyenberg, 3, goes after Easter eggs immediately after being given the go-ahead to start the hunt during the Egg-stravaganza Spring Festival on Saturday, April 20, at Harriet Park.
An egg-cellent time Hundreds of people spent the morning of Saturday, April 20, at Harriet Park celebrating spring. The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its Egg-stravaganza Spring Festival, its second spring festival but its first Easter-themed event. The event included an egg hunt for children, a pancake breakfast, field
games and an opportunity to meet animals a petting zoo. Chamber executive director Le Jordan told the Press that more than 700 children participated in the egg hunt, and they went through 90 gallons of pancake batter.
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Sustainability policy covers infrastructure, vehicles, nature Resolution: Ordinances should conform, as well JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
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Verona has joined hundreds of cities around the country in creating a sustainability policy. It doesn’t prescribe any specific requirements, but it addresses future construction, building retrofits, vehicle upgrades, conserving and preserving natural areas and resources and designing infrastructure to deal with the possibility of more extreme flooding and weather events.
It also recommends changing city ordinances. The resolution establishing the policy prefaces its list of recommended measures with a long explanation of why, relating to climate change, dwindling nonrenewable resources, the increasing availability of renewables and the impact of severe weather. It cites the prudence of planning for change and the benefits of trees and other vegetation on health and happiness and refers to Wisconsin-based environmental leaders John Muir, Aldo Leopold and Gaylord Nelson. “The city and the utility serving the city must take strong action imminently
to reduce carbon emissions and shift to 100 percent renewable electricity as soon as feasible,” it states. Mayor Luke Diaz told the Press after Monday’s Common Council meeting, where it was adopted unanimously, he decided to introduce the policy and wrote most of it, with help from similar policies in neighboring cities that have adopted them in recent years, such as Fitchburg, Middleton and Monona. In addition to his own interest in environmentalism, he said he had been hearing questions from constituents and alders about whether the city had such a policy. “We are going to have to
deal with climate change,” he told alders. Ald. Sarah Gaskell (Dist. 2) asked whether the city would turn this resolution into a more formal sustainability policy. Interim city administrator Adam Sayre said it could be done but was not being worked on, explaining that the resolution essentially is the policy, and the two could be considered interchangeable. He also alluded to a staffing shortage. The policy has been distributed to department heads to consider as they budget this year, he said in response to a question from Ald. Kate Cronin (D-3).
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Exploration Academy students showcase projects Exploration Academy charter high school held a spring showcase in the Verona Area High School K-Wing for students to present on a variety of topics on Wednesday, April 17. The project-based learning high school allows students to direct their learning in consult with advisers, demonstrating learning standards through various projects of their choosing. The showcase, held once in the fall and spring each year, allows the public and parents to get a closer look at what the students are working on. Much of the event is organized like a science Photos by Justin Loewen fair, though several students also elected to give more From right, Rachel Bolduc presents about the dropping of the atomic bomb for Jenny Bradley at Exploration Academy’s spring showcase on April 17. in-depth formal presentations to larger crowds. – Scott Girard and Justin Loewen
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Drivers wait for a pair of students to cross North Main Street after school on a Tuesday in April, while another waits to turn left out of the Badger Ridge Middle School parking lot. The Common Council will discuss safety at the intersection Monday, April 8, after a 12-year-old was hit while crossing the road last month.
Llanos fixes handled administratively JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
Two improvements alders requested to address traffic and safety concerns in front of Badger Ridge Middle School are being handled behind the scenes by city staff for now. One, a rectangular rapid flashing beacon, will return to the Common Council with the city’s borrowing package later this spring, interim city administrator Adam Sayre told the Press. The date was uncertain, but typically, authorization for bids goes out in May and the package gets approval in June. That would allow the beacon to be put up over the summer. The other, Sayre told the council Monday, is additional police enforcement there and possibly elsewhere during school dropoffs and pickups. He reported the police department calculated the
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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. cost of two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon for the rest of the school year to come up to about $10,000, something they could absorb within their budget because of staffing shortages, which have not been uncommon for the department. As a result, that did not need to return to the council for approval, as had been requested previously. Whether that can be sustained on a long-term basis is a separate question, and
City in brief VAHS road contract The city will pay nearly $300,000 to ensure road infrastructure projects around the new high school are being done correctly and efficiently. The city’s contract with KL Engineering provides for just under 3,000
he said the cost and need will be revisited before the fall semester begins Aug. 23. Before Sayre’s report, Ald. Christine Posey (Dist. 1) lauded the police department’s efforts, citing stories from others about officers not only enforcing traffic laws but educating the public. “It’s been a great thing to see,” she said. The issue was discussed in detail at the council’s April 8 meeting, a month
hours of staff time combined for four different people to oversee and inspect the construction of two roads and the reconstruction of parts of four roads and three intersections beginning in May. The city and school district negotiated on and off for more than two
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after a 12-year-old was hit by a car while heading to an after-school event. Alders decided, after hearing an exhaustive staff report, the most prudent, quick and effective long-term solution would be the flashing beacon to alert drivers when there is a crossing regardless of the time of day. The beacon, the council decided, would also help crossing guards. It was expected to take three months or less to be available. In the meantime, they asked the police department to help ensure drivers are following what they are asked to do through enforcement and making their presence known. Chief Bernie Coughlin told the council that would not be a problem in the short term, but it might be a difficult long-term solution.
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T h e Ve r o n a P o l i c e Department is encouraging residents to prevent m e d i c a t i o n a bu s e a n d accidental ingestion with a f r e e d r u g t a ke - b a c k event on Saturday, April 27. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can bring their unused, unwanted or expired medications to the Verona Police Department, 111 Lincoln St., for safe and anonymous disposal. The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, a news release from the department stated. “Unused medications in homes create a public health and safety concern, because they are highly susceptible to accidental ingestion, diversion, misuse, and abuse,” the release reads. “Rates of prescription drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high – more Americans currently abuse prescription drugs than the number of those using cocaine, hallucinogens, and heroin combined.” The department is hosting the free event as a
What: Prescription drug and medication takeback When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 Where: Verona Police Department, 111 Lincoln St. Info: 845-7623 part of a partnership with the Department of Justice, which is leading the drug take-back day effort around the state. Officers will not accept a n y “ s h a r p s ,” w h i c h includes needles and lancets, inhalers or any medications that are stored under any kind of pressure. The department will also not accept any non-prescription personal hygiene products. The department asks that unused pills be brought to the take-back event in clear plastic baggies, and any prescription liquids and creams be left in their original packaging. For more information, call the department at 845-7623. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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Corrections In the April 18 edition, the calendar page incorrectly listed the time of a Senior Center event as being April 22, when it had occurred a week-and-a-half prior. The Press regrets the error. Due to an editing error, the article “Two steps left for boundaries” in last week’s Verona Press incorrectly stated which group would be under 10 percent at Country View Elementary School in all remaining options. The percentage of English Language Learners at the school is projected under 10 percent in each option, not students of color. The Press regrets the error.
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n anonymous, student-written note taped to a confessional wall at Verona Area High School suggests how differing perceptions divide minority students and white students. It reads: “I feel VERY intimidated in a class full of white people. A.K.A. . . this whole school.” There’s ample reason why minority students might feel this way: Students of color are disproportionately impacted by school discipline. Despite the Castronovo administration’s attempts to rectify the racial discipline gap over the years, inequity persists across the school district. The broad discipline gaps create the perception among minority students they are not being treated fairly. In the Verona Area School District, minority students – specifically African American students – receive suspensions at a significantly higher rate than their white counterparts. Last year at the high school, according to data published by the Wisconsin Information System for Education, black students accounted for 34.3 percent of the total out-of-school suspensions, while white students accounted for only 1.4 percent Although some of this data has been partially redacted to protect student privacy, these numbers are still grossly disproportionate to the high school’s student demographics: White students comprise about 62 percent of the population, whereas black students amount for just 7 percent This racial disparity in student suspensions prevails at other schools in the district. Savanna Oaks Middle School, for example, has the most disproportionate figures. Last year, black students accounted for 88.4 percent of all suspensions but made up
only about 9 percent of the student population. Other public school districts in the state experience unequal suspension rates. According to a 2012 report compiled by the Center For Civil Rights Remedies, Wisconsin stands out as the state with the highest suspension rate for African American students. During the 2011-2012 school year, black students received 30 percent more suspensions than their white counterparts. It would be wrongheaded and racist to conclude that African American students misbehave more than other students. Rather, the point is that school discipline, as this data shows, is neither consistent nor fair. School discipline without racial equity contributes to student achievement gaps. When students of color are continuously suspended from school, a vicious cycle quickly emerges: More suspensions leads to more missed class time, which limits educational opportunity and social mobility. In addition, suspensions and other zero-tolerance policies criminalize minority youth in schools. A Texas study found that suspensions and expulsions “greatly increased a student’s risk” for becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. Last week, I raised these concerns to VAHS principal Pam Hammen, associate principal Michael Murphy, and school counselor Shawn Harris. They pointed me to look at restorative practices such as “youth court” and “restorative circles” that the high school has implemented for years. Youth court is an “alternative, problem-solving offering for youth who have been charged with certain offenses that would otherwise earn them a municipal ticket.” The court comprises a jury of peers and a facilitator. So far this school year, there have been four successful completions out of 13 youth court referrals. Restorative circles aim to resolve student conflicts
through communication and community-building. These circles involve trained students, or “circle keepers,” and school social workers. This school year there have been 35 restorative circles. The high school’s continued shift away from punitive discipline to restorative justice is really about “making an intentional attempt to understand a student’s behavior,” Hammen told me. Simply doling out suspensions is a reactionary punishment that does little to address the underlying causes of student misconduct. Hammen explained that restorative circles and youth court are pieces of a district-wide effort to achieve educational equity. This plan, called the Equity Framework, is designed to eliminate the “policies, practices, and structures that may perpetuate systemic inequities” and to remove the “predictability of success and failure that currently correlates with any social or cultural factor.” It is laudable that both the high school and other Verona schools have a strategic plan to promote racial equity. But it doesn’t appear students know about this plan. And it certainly doesn’t seem minority students at the high school view the administration as an ally. That’s evident from the confessional note taped to the wall. It’s evident when my classmate, who is Muslim, is told that he looks like a terrorist. It’s evident when white students use racial slurs. Students’ experiences at a majority white school remind us that despite the administration’s efforts to promote fairness, the bias and socioeconomic structures that are linked to racial inequity remain an everyday reality. Maya Castronovo is a senior at Verona Area High School. She will be attending Columbia University this fall.
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Senior softball league begins May 1 Donald Park Wednesday, Thursday morning games at Verona Community Park SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The softball fields at Verona Community Park next to the Eagle’s Nest Ice Arena will be packed Wednesday and Thursday mornings beginning May 1. The Greater Madison Senior Softball league will return to Verona this year, with games
beginning May 1 and running through Aug. 29. The league, which began at Goodman Park in Madison in 2010, moved to Verona last year. League co-founder Bob Ruhland, who lives in Fitchburg, told the Press there will be about 200 players this season. The league allows men 55 and older to get exercise and make new social connections, Ruhland said, adding that “it’s the friendships” that make the league worthwhile. “Without that, you retire and you just have your own circle of friends,” he said. “Now we have more friends.” The games begin at 9:30 and 10:45 a.m. both days. Ruhland
said it’s mostly players’ families that come to watch, but anyone is welcome to watch the players “forget that they’re 65 years old and … make a diving catch.” “If they want to see a bunch of seniors having fun, come on out and watch us,” he said. “They’ll be impressed with the caliber of play of some of these guys.” The league uses a special softball, according to a news release, called “The Clincher.” “This modified softball makes it more difficult to hit long drives and keeps the action contained inside the park,” the release states. “A l s o , b a s e r u n n e r s a r e
allowed to overrun second and third base, and have a commitment line 20 feet from home plate.” The rosters include seven players from Verona. Ruhland said everyone will play with full effort. “They’ve got pride in their ability, and they want to play,” he said. “You have that instinct to want to do well.” For information on the league, visit greatermadisonseniorsoftball.com. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @ sgirard9.
Rep. Hesselbein to hold listening session Verona event set for May 6 State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) wants to hear from her constituents. Hesselbein will host four different listening session in the beginning of May, with the Verona event set for Monday, May 6. The 79th District includes parts of the western portion of the City and Town of Verona, the Villages of Cross Plains and Waunakee and Hesselbein the City of Middleton. Hesselbein will talk to constituents from 4:30-6 p.m. May 6 at the Town of Verona Town Hall, 7669
If You Go What: 79th District Listening Session with State Rep. Dianne Hesselbein When: 4:30-6 p.m. Monday, May 6 Where: Town of Verona Town Hall, 7669 County Hwy. PD Info: 266-5340 or email rep.hesselbein@legis.wisconsin.gov
County Hwy. PD. In a news release from her office, Hesselbein said that during the state’s biennial budget process, it’s “important” for citizens to have access to their legislators.
“I hope to have great discussions with my constituents on budget issues and other legislative matters,” she said in the release. “When I have the opportunity to hear directly from people living in the 79th Assembly District, I have a better understanding of the issues people are faced with on a daily basis.” For more information, or to learn more about the three other listening session dates in Waunakee, Cross Plains and Middleton, call 266-5340 or email rep. hesselbein@legis.wisconsin.gov. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
Two Verona artists featured in 14 South Artists Inc. show on April 27 Free show to be held at the Madison Masonic Center
Trail Runs set for May 4 Do the trails at Donald Park a favor – by running on them. The Donald Park Trail Runs will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at Donald Park, 1945 Hwy. 92, Mount Horeb, with the proceeds being used for trail maintenance and repair at the park. The event will feature two race distances, one a 5K and the other a 15K option, both of which will go through the prairie and involve some sand, hills and bridges. Registration for the races prior to the dayof is $30, and will increase to $40 on May 4. Event registration includes a commemorative pint glass from Sili Pint, and a cash prize will be given to runners if they break the record for each race within their gender classification. There will be additional prizes for winners in their age
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The April 27 14 South Artists, Inc. Spring into Fine Arts will feature pieces from two Verona artists. Jillian Cori Lippert, 14 South Artists, Inc. chair of fine arts and an artist from Oregon, said she and 42 other artists will showcase their art from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Madison Masonic Center. Residents Becky Schmidt and Shirley Duerst will be there to showcase their watercolor paintings and seed bead woven jewelry, respectively, according to a 14 South Artists, Inc. news release. The one-day event, benefitting Three Gaits, Inc. Therapeutic Horsemanship Center, 3741 Hwy. 138, Stoughton, will feature 43 “highly skilled” artists in a “variety of mediums,” according to the news release. The public is invited to the free event to view and purchase the pieces. “Any art fair will always strive to have a diverse set of mediums to appeal to a
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Local artist Becky Schmidt’s water color paintings will be among the artwork displayed at an April 27 art festival.
number of different people,” Cori Lippert told the Press. Attendees are encouraged to What: Spring into Fine Arts donate to the Three Gaits, Inc, with donations of any amount When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. accepted upon entry. The orgaSaturday, April 27 nization provides equine-asWhere: Madison Masonic sisted therapy to “enhance the Center, 301 Wisconsin Ave. lives of people with physical, Info: springintofinearts@ emotional and intellectual 14southartists.com challenges,” the release states. Ten gift certificates will be drawn randomly throughout the event. The certificate will of art that day, or at future 14 entitle the winner to a $25 South events. discount toward the purchase Free parking will be
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Shirley Duerst will have her bead art on display at a 14 South Artists event on April 27. available at the Masonic Center in the parking lot off East Johnson Streets and on surrounding streets. Paid parking is available at the Dayton/ Pinckney and State Street Capitol parking ramps. For more information, visit springintofinearts.com or email springintofinearts@ 14southartists.com. – Scott Girard contributed to this story.
What: Donald Park Trail Run 5K and 15K When: 7:30 a.m. for registration; 9 a.m. races start Where: Donald Park, 1945 Hwy. 92, Mount Horeb Cost: $30 pre-registration, $40 day-of Info: donaldparktrailruns.com group, as well as a raffle following the races that any of the runners can enter. Registration and additional information is available online at donaldparktrailruns.com. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@wcinet. com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_wethal.
Library celebrates VASD artists banner exhibit Reception for VASD student banners April 30
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A showcase of banners designed by Verona Area School District students will be unveiled at the library on Tuesday, April 30. Held from 7-8 p.m., a reception will honor 36 VA S D s t u d e n t s whose works have been selected to hang along East Verona Avenue. The event will kick off an exhibit of the banners that will run from April 30 until Friday, May 10 at the library before the works are moved to their outdoor locations. A departure from the “Hometown USA” theme of
If You Go What: City banner exhibit reception When: 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 Where: Verona Public Library, 500 Silent St. Info: 845-7180
previous years, students were asked to create a banner with the theme of “Verona — A City for All Seasons.” In its third year, the VASD banner program is the result of a partnership with the City of Verona and the Verona Area Education Foundation. Refreshments will be served during the reception. Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n about the reception, call 845-7180.
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Coming up All supplies are provided. over health and finances, as well as Power of attorney seminar Registration is required, and the other estate planning decisions. Worried about if something hap- class is limited to 16 participants. For information, call 845-7471. pens to you, where you can’t comFor information, call 845-7180. Movie matinees municate your medical wishes? A seminar at 10 a.m. Thursday, April Electronic wristbands The senior center will show a 25, at the senior center can help you Children ages 8-12 can learn how selection of movies at 12:30 p.m. Fridefine your final wishes. to make a light-up wristband using days in May. The seminar will talk about the circuits from 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, April “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” legal documents necessary for hav- 30, at the library. will run on May 3, “Mr. Church” will ing a power of attorney, and help you be shown on May 10, “Top Gun” will Registration is required. complete it. be shown on May 24 and “Instant For information, call 845-7180. For information, call 845-7471. Family” will be played on May 31. Health screenings Popcorn will be served during the Grandparents and college Fitch-Rona EMS paramedics and movies. Grandparents interested in helping employees from Capitol Physical For information, call 845-7471. their grandchildren with ever-rising Therapy will conduct health checks tuition costs can learn how to do so from 10-11 a.m. Wednesday, May 1, Live Music in the Backyard without jeopardizing their financial at the library. Join the Wisconsin Brewing Comaid at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 26, at The checks will include blood pany from 6-9 p.m. Friday, May 3, at the senior center. pressure, blood sugar and fall-pre- their brewery, 1079 American Way, Jamie Hanson, an investment advi- vention screenings. for a live music concert, food and sor, will discuss the do’s and don’ts drinks. For information, call 845-7180. of helping with education expenses. The live concert will feature the Estate planning For information, call 845-7471. band Red Hot Horn Dawgs. Brats and hot dogs will be sold, Attorneys Michelle Affatati, Olivia Origami boxes Pietrantoni and Brenda Haskins will as will a selection of beers and othLearn how to make traditional Jap- hold a presentation about estate plan- er drinks. Proceeds from the event anese origami gift boxes with a class ning at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 3, at benefit Project Hero, a nonprofit dedfrom 6:30-8 p.m. Monday, April 29, the senior center. icated to helping veterans and first at the library. The trio will talk about the differ- responders affected by PTSD, TBI The class will focus on square- and ences between having a will or a trust and injuries recover. rectangular-shaped boxes. For information, call 848-1079. and assigning a power of attorney
Community calendar Thursday, April 25
• 10 a.m., Choices and Wishes Making: Advance care health decisions, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming (ages 11-18), library, 845-7180 • 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Newsies,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org
Friday, April 26
Sunday, April 28
• 10:30 a.m., Grandparents and College: What you need to know before helping presentation, senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30 p.m., Movie Matinee: “Green Book,” senior center, 8457471 • 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Newsies,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org
Saturday, April 27
• 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., “Ready, set, retire!” (registration required), library, 243-2881 or 845-7180 • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Drug takeback, Verona Police Department, 111 Lincoln St., 845-7623 • 2 and 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Newsies,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org • 2 p.m., VACT’s “Newsies,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org
Monday, April 29
• 9 a.m., Banner Exhibit: “Verona – A City for All Seasons” begins (runs until Friday, May 10), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8 p.m., Origami boxes class (registration required, limited to 16
participants), library, 845-7180
Tuesday, April 30
• 4-5 p.m., Electronic wristbands and circuit making (ages 8-12, registration required), library, 8457180 • 7 p.m., Banner Exhibit: Verona: A City for All Seasons” artist reception, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, May 1
• 10-11 a.m., Free blood pressure, blood sugar and fall-prevention screenings (no appointment necessary), library, 845-7180 • 4:30 and 5 p.m., Tech Time with Tim (appointment required), library, 845-7471
Thursday, May 2
• 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and manga club (grades 6-12), library, 8457180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, April 25 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob 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. – Back Pain 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 26 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. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Saturday, April 27 8 a.m. – Common Council from 04-22-19 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 Revs. Loren and Linda Schumacher 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
Constancy in a Rapidly Changing World Sports 1 p.m. – 2017 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 04-22-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Sunday, April 28 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 04-22-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 04-22-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Monday, April 29 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. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center Tuesday, April 30 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob 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. – Back Pain at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Joe Parisi at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Hockey at the Historical Society Wednesday, May 1 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 04-22-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bahama Bob at Senior Center
Thursday, May 2 7 a.m. – Arbor Day at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bahama Bob 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. – Back Pain 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
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” Hebrews 13:8 NIV The first time I heard about the concept of “future shock,” a state of distress or disorientation due to rapid social or technological change,I was relatively young, still in high school, and I recall thinking that change isn’t that hard to deal with, and in fact can be exciting. As we age, however, there can be too much change in too short a period of time for us to adjust in a healthy way. While the young may adapt easily to their new phones or computers, many of us “old-timers”feel like every time our phone or computer is updated it is an annoyance, and we have to relearn how to do things that were simple yesterday. It doesn’t do much good to tell yourself that this is an opportunity to grow and learn something new, or that it’s helping to keep us mentally flexible. It is still annoying. One consolation is that there are always things to go back to which feel constant in this rapidly changing world, and the greatest of these is God. God, and God’s word, never changes. He is the immutable One which contains all of this change. Reading the Bible and saying our prayers is comforting, in part, because it never changes, and we realize that even if we live a hundred years, God will be there for us. –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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An education on the environment Benefit for New Century School family April 27
Parks director delivers “Arbor Day on Earth Day” talk at senior center
A fundraiser is being held for a single mother and her two children, both of whom attend New Century School, to help them stay afloat while handling a medical issue. The benefit, running from 1-6 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road, Fitchburg, will help relieve financial stress for Kay Kratochwill, who has been dealing with “serious” medical issues, and her father, who has stepped in to give her a hand. According to a GoFundMe page started for Kratochwill, called “Kay’s Warriors,” she woke up several months ago with unexplained blurry vision – which stumped doctors, who haven’t ruled out cancer. Now almost legally blind, she cannot walk without the help of a walker, the GoFundMe page states, and is limited in her ability to do any housework, laundry or cooking – things her children need
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On Earth Day, April 22, Parks and Urban Forestry director Dave Walker says it’s a “perfect time to start thinking about trees.” Walker gave a presentation on Verona’s forestry program at the senior center on Monday in anticipation on Arbor Day on April 26. With Earth Day, founded in 1972, focusing attention on the world’s ecological issues, Walker used the holiday to elaborate on the city’s forestry program. Around 20 people were in attendance for a brief talk about the history of the program, before Walker allowed for questions. Attendees posed questions about trees around the city, learned about proper forestry techniques and expressed concerns about the prevalence of oak wilt and emerald ash borer beetles. In 1994, the City of Ve r o n a e s t a b l i s h e d i t s urban forestry program and was recognized as Tree City USA the next year by the National Arbor Day Foundation. Every year
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City of Verona Parks and Urban Forestry director Dave Walker gives an Earth Day talk at the senior center on April 22. since, the City of Verona has been given the award, a streak now 24 years long. “It’s not a huge recognition, but it certainly got us on the map and makes people think about trees,” Walker said. Walker also spoke about the city’s work in cutting down four to five trees a year before the start of the forestry program. The city coordinates around 50 or 60 tree removals annually, he said, but noted that it also plants 200 each year.
Walker ended the program by stating how “fortunate” he’s been to be involved with the city’s tree program. “Hopefully a few years from now when I’m not around anymore, that legacy will continue,” he said.
If You Go What: Benefit for the Kratochwill family When: 1-6 p.m., Saturday, April 27 Where: Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road, Fitchburg Info: 845-1010
her for. The event is not sponsored by NCS, but a Facebook post on the school’s community page encouraged other families at the school to attend the benefit. The event will include specials on pizza and bowling, and a silent auction. For information, call the bowling alley at 845-1010. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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Eloise Griesser, 2, looks up at her father (not pictured), laughing at how the Haven’s Petting Zoo animals tickled her hand while she fed them during the Egg-stravaganza Spring Festival on Saturday, April 20, at Harriet Park.
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Jaya Foster, 2, of Minneapolis, cracks open an Easter egg to find the candy inside during the Egg-stravaganza Spring Festival on Saturday, April 20, at Harriet Park.
Brooklyn Pophal, 6, of Belleville, fills her flower cup with assistance from her father Duane.
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Business in brief Verona Liquor to close at end of April Verona Liquor, 103 S. Main St., will close at the end of this month. The store opened as the city’s second dedicated liquor store in March 2012, and owner Laki Kaur said it was a “really good” seven years. “I want to make sure I say goodbye to all my good customers,” Kaur said. “I had a great time here.”
F5 Theming and Design’s expertise in constant demand JUSTIN LOEWEN Press correspondent
With a portfolio of hand painted murals and re-creations of Hogwarts, billion dollar companies won’t leave them alone. Pa m P r i c e a n d M i ke Rozell of F5 Theming and Design LLC have been working 15-hour days since starting their Verona-based company in June 2017. Price, the company founder and chief creative officer, has developed a reputation as one of the best in her field, and the result has left the duo a bit frustrated. They continue to get repeated job requests from theme park companies, even though they’ve made it clear they probably won’t be available. The two artists have chased an endless schedule of work as the phone keeps ringing. “They’re like, ‘Okay, well, we’ll keep you in mind. We’re always going to call you,’” Price told the Press. F5 Theming and Design creates structures and displays for companies seeking an uncommon theme for their buildings and grounds, such as the Wizard’s Academy campus at Epic, which contracted the duo on projects long before the creation of F5. As F5’s only full-time employees, Price and Rozell have had to turn down high-profile jobs, including Disney’s recently opened Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park. Rozell cited the company’s young existence as responsible for its inability to meet demand. “We’re still getting our feet underneath us and growing,” he explained. Theming involves going above and beyond the norms of architecture and design to create themed environments using unique elements such as hand-painted murals, quirky sculptures or settings lifted straight from movies. When talking to the Press on April 18, Price and Rozell
F5 Theming and Design 501 S. Nine Mound Road, Unit C 845-2261 f5theming.com were putting finishing touches on murals destined for Stillwater, Minnesota. When completed, they’ll travel there to install them. They were also in negotiations for a project with Wilderness Resort in Wisconsin Dells, which is doing a “big expansion” this summer,” he said. “They want us to come up and do some design and some theming work for them,” Rozell said. In the meantime, F5’s current projects have consumed the workspace of its South Nine Mound Road Verona location, which the company has rented since May 2018. Contracted for a two-year lease, the team’s goal is to eventually build and own a larger workplace. Price and Rozell are also looking to set up a “satellite operation” in Florida for jobs in winter, when theme park projects become abundant there and slower here. With these plans for expansion, F5 continues to be in high demand. “We’ve been asked to travel to Singapore to do jobs. There’s no end to what we can do,” Price said.
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From left, F5 Theming and Design artists Mike Rozell and Pam Price pose with an unfinished company sign. The pair have been occupied with a steady flow of projects and haven’t had the time to put up signage outside of their Verona workplace. Potter” theme park, the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame and SeaWorld Orlando’s Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin attraction. Eventually Rozell left Nassal to work in theater, but soon found himself called back to theming and contacted his old friend to see if he could find some jobs. Price invited him to work with her in Wisconsin, which laid the groundwork for the creation of F5. The company’s name is a stylization of FFIVE, an acronym derived from descriptors “focused,” “fun,” “inspired,” “visionaries” and “experts.” Though the name was inspired by the original proposed team of five company employees, three people backed out, leaving only Price and Rozell. They are now “joined at the hip,” as Rozell put it, as the only artists to be found at F5 Theming and Design. The company employs one other person part time, Lisa Showers, a project coordinator.
Rozell first met Price when working at the Nassal Company, a leading theming company where Price was considered the go-to designer. When Rozell began looking for work in the industry, his contact told him, “Find this lady, and she will put you to work.” With Price at the helm, the Help wanted Nassal Company embarked Looking to improve their on many massive projects, manpower situation, Price including Universal’s “The and Rozell plan to hire one Wizarding World of Harry or two artists this summer,
WBC, UW students brew with native yeast University of Wisconsin-Madison students enrolled in an independent Food Study class spent the afternoon of Friday, April 19, at Wisconsin Brewing Company making beer as a part of the Campus Craft Brewery partnership between the university and the brewery. Students brewed with a “Wild Lager” yeast discovered by UW-Madison professor and his researchers in Patagonia, Argentina, in 2011. The same kind of yeast was found for the first time in the Northern Hemisphere a few years later by the same professor in Indian Mound Park in Sheboygan. The Campus Craft Brewery partnership is in its sixth year, Photo by Kimberly Wethal and teaches students how to develop and ferment beers, as From right, University of Wisconsin-Madison seniors Eric well as market them for sale. Williams and Anna Gustafson start the production of a lager beer during a visit to Wisconsin Brewing Company to learn – Kimberly Wethal about fermentation and making beer with a wild lager yeast discovered in Wisconsin.
though they’ve already been keeping an eye out for some time. “It’s just a matter of being ready because we don’t want to hire somebody and then have the work kind of peter out and then not have to keep them, so we’re being very cautious,” Rozell said. Price also referred to a need for an artist who is “well rounded.” “Being a top-notch artist under those environmental circumstances and to be able to sculpt and do full finish and to do carpentry and rock work and paint, it’s hard just to find someone that’s good with a brush,” Rozell said. Price and Rozell aspire to field a full-time staff of five by year’s end, including an artist, a carpenter and an office worker. “We know when we see the right person,” Price said.
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SOMS team takes second at African-American history bowl SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
A team of Savanna Oaks Middle School students was one question short of making it to a national competition of the African-American History Challenge Bowl, finishing in second place.. The trio of seventh-grader Jazye Blunt and eighth-graders Magnolia Adanhou and Owen Charles competed in the state competition in the assembly chambers at the State Capitol building Friday, April 12, falling 10 points short of the Madison Metropolitan School District’s team, according to an email from SOMS counselor Asa Miura. The team had won the Verona competition a week earlier to qualify for the state event. Miura wrote that the team “competed with great focus and effort” after beginning to practice in February. “We are so proud of their hard work and accomplishments at the state level,” he wrote. Antonio Rhames with the 100 Black Men organization coached the team, and the second-place finishers got a photo with Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes and Rep. Sheila Stubbs after the state competition. Photo submitted Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@ Antonio Rhames of 100 Black Men of Madison, left, helped Savanna Oaks Middle School students Jazye Blunt, Magnolia Adanhou and Owen wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @ Charles finish second at the state African-American History Challenge Bowl Friday, April 12. During the trophy presentation, Lt. Gov. Mandela sgirard9. Barnes and Rep. Sheila Stubbs, right, posed for a photo with the team.
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The Savanna Oaks Middle School art show reception Thursday, April 18, featured students’ work in sculpting, drawing and painting. The pieces were up all week, and a public reception for parents was held Thursday night.
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Verona ties top-ranked Middleton MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona girls soccer team left the pitch Thursday, April 18, showing it could contend with Middleton for a Big Eight championship. The Wildcats couldn’t get a leg up in the conference after a 1-0 loss to Craig on Tuesday, April 23, in Janesville.
Name: Hanna Steiner Grade: Junior Sport: Girls soccer Position: Forward
Verona 1, Middleton 1 Sparked by junior forward Hanna Steiner’s first-half goal and freshman goalkeeper Elsa Queoff, Verona tied No. 1-ranked Middleton 1-1 at Reddan Soccer Park. The Cardinals are now 3-0-1 this year. It left Verona (2-3-1 overall, 1-1-1 Big Eight) trails Janesville Craig (3-0) atop the conference. “I think we can play with anyone in the conference,” coach Jen Faulkner said. “I think we have a lot of talent and skill. We have to learn to play with confidence and play a full 90 minutes. We haven’t done that yet.” When Verona plays Middleton over the past decade it’s been a rivalry. The Wildcats were 6-61 the past nine years against the Photo by Mark Nesbitt Cardinals before Thursday’s Junior Hanna Steiner, left, battles a Middleton player for possession on Thursday, April 18 at Reddan Soccer Turn to Soccer/Page 14 Park. Verona tied Middleton 1-1 in the Big Eight Conference game.
Highlight: Steiner scored one goal in the Wildcats’ 1-1 tie against top-ranked Middleton on Thursday. Honorable mentions: Jacob Kisting (baseball) pitched five shutout innings Thursday in a 2-1 loss to West. Kasie Keyes (softball), went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in a 9-8 loss to Freeport on Saturday. Aidan Manning (boys track), won the 800 in a dual meet against Janesville Parker on Tuesday. Rachel Witthuhn (girls track), won the shot put and discus in a dual meet against Parker. Austin Gaby (boys golf), shot a 77 to tie for second at the Sauk Prairie Invitational on Monday. Kevin Fan (boys tennis), at No. 2 singles won matches against Craig and Madison West.
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Verona outlasts Janesville Parker in dual
Cats clip West to keep perfect season alive
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The Verona boys track and field team excelled in the long distance events Tuesday to outlast host Janesville Parker in a dual meet 79-62. “Our main goal was to find matchups where we could and get some good competition,” coach Joff Pedretti said. Junior Luka DiMaggio won the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4 minutes, 45.7 seconds. “Luka has been out of competition for a few weeks, but returned last week and made a nice drop tonight,” Pedretti said. “I’m hoping to see him hit his stride as
What’s next Verona travels to Middleton Invitational on Thursday. we approach the championship meets.” Freshman Noah Serrault finished first in the 3,200 (11:31.5) and freshman Aidan Manning won the 800 (2:04.8). Sophomore Jackson Acker claimed three individual events. He took first in the 200 dash (22.8) and won the shot put (50 feet) and discus (169-0). Pedretti said the three
‘Cole’s time dropped him into a category where he went from a solid JV sprinter to a legit varsity sprinter that is capable of running varsity relays.’ - coach Joff Pedretti performances that stuck out are Acker in the 200, freshman Cole Zoromski’s 200 (23.4) and Manning in the 800. “For Jackson, he dropped into the 22s which is a tribute to more effort and focus on his speed endurance this season,” Pedretti said. “He nearly made the all-time list. Cole’s time dropped him into a category where he went from a solid JV sprinter to a legit varsity sprinter that is capable of running
varsity relays.” Pedretti said Manning’s time in the 800 is less than half of a second from the freshman record. S e n i o r J a t av i o n H a w k i n s cleared 6-2 to win the high jump and senior Max Herkert finished first in the pole vault (13-0). The Wildcats’ 4x100 relay team of junior Shay Wtason, senior Ysak Gitchel, junior Aubrey Dawkins and Zoromski won in 47.0.
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T h e Wi l d c a t s b l a n k e d Janesville Craig in a Big Eight dual on Thursday, April 18. Fifth-ranked Verona edged 10th-ranked Madison West 4-3 on Tuesday, April 23, in Madison. Verona improves to 10-0 overall, 6-0 Big Eight. “We were expecting to win,” coach Rick Engen said. “Our singles players are all
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Errors cost Wildcats in extra innings against Madison West MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
The Verona baseball team is looking for a turnaround after a six-game losing streak in which defensive miscues cost the Wildcats. On Thursday, April 18, Verona (4-6 overall, 3-5 Big Eight) committed four errors and lost a nail-biter to Madison West 2-1
in nine innings at Stampfl Field. The Wildcats are fifth in the conference after an 11-1 loss at Sun Prairie on Tuesday, April 23. Verona hosts Sun Prairie at Coach Brad D’Orazio said he’s 5 p.m. on Thursday. confident with more opportunities, the team will improve and cut down on its errors. “We are trying to figure it out done.” and put them in good spots,” D’Orazio said. “Right now we are West 2, Verona 1 (9 inn). not getting some of those things Ve r o n a s o p h o m o r e p i t c h e r
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Jacob Kisting and West’s Justin Grosse were locked in a pitchers’ duel most of Thursday’s game. B u t f o u r e r r o r s l e d t o t wo unearned runs and were the Wildcats’ undoing in a 2-1 loss to the Regents in nine innings. An error on a grounder to third in the ninth allowed the game-winning run to score. Verona had given up their first run in the eighth, after Madison West
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Big Eight Team Wins Losses Craig 7 0 West 6 0 Sun Prairie 4 3 Memorial 4 3 Middleton 4 4 Verona 3 4 East 2 4 La Follette 2 5 Parker 2 5 Beloit 0 7
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Verona finishes 1-2 in Monroe tournament JEREMY JONES
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The Wildcats went 1-2 Saturday, April 20, in Monroe with a pair of losses to teams from Illinois. Verona (9-4 overall, 8-0 Big Eight) bounced back with a 12-0 blowout of Tomahawk. “The goal is to compete,” coach Todd Anderson said. “We did that. You want to leave with a win if you can. We are still trying to find out what we are made of. We wanted to come here to play some good teams and get the bats going.” Senior pitcher Meghan Anderson broke the Verona Area High School strikeout record in the 43-foot era with six strikeouts over the first two innings Tuesday, April 23, against Janesville Parker. Anderson now has 436 Ks, breaking the previous record of 435 held by Emma Ray. “That record says a lot of about Meghan and how hard she works year-round,” Todd Anderson said. “To throw those kind of pitches and to strikeout those kinds of numbers, is incredible. But the numbers don’t tell the full story about how competitive she is and the kind of team player she has become.”
Freeport 9, Verona 8 Junior shortstop Kasie Keyes gave Verona a shortlived lead Saturday in the top of the sixth, but Freeport rallied for a 9-8 victory in the bottom of the inning. Keyes crushed a 2-run home run to give the Wildcats an 8-7 lead. “When I saw it go over the fence, I just had a big smile on
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Junior Kasie Keyes hits a two-run home run to left in the Wildcats’ 9-8 loss to Freeport on Saturday in the Monroe tournament. my face,” Keyes said. “I was just hoping I would not miss the bases.” When she reached home plate, her teammates fell to the ground like they were hit by a bowling ball and kicked up their feet. “I was not expecting that,” Keyes said. “I know they have been talking about doing home run celebrations. I thought one of them fell and they were all on the ground. It was so crazy.” Freeport senior Taylor Murray, a University of Illinois commit, didn’t pitch, but she did plenty of damage against the Wildcats. Murray went 3-for-3 with two home runs, three RBIs, including a go-ahead two-run home run to left in the bottom of the sixth that helped the Pretzels rally. Todd Anderson said, “We considered intentionally walking Murray” with runners on
first and third base with no outs in the sixth. Instead, he trusted senior pitcher Meghan Anderson and the team’s defense could make a play. “They have a bunch of good hitters who can square up the ball,” Anderson said. “We are trying to find out what we are made of. We wanted her to attack and see if we can play defense. She just got a hold of one. We tell them all the time, sometimes the hitters do their jobs, too.” Both teams combined to hit four home runs and rack up 25 hits. The Wildcats had 14 hits off two Freeport pitchers. Keyes went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Senior Molly McChesney finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs and two runs scored and junior Alina Yazek was 3-for-4. After Murray’s second home run gave the Pretzels a
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Junior Rachel Witthuhn won two individual events on Tuesday, April 23, in a dual meet against Parker in Janesville. Witthuhn won the shot put (33 feet, 8 inches) and the discus (118-6) to lead the Wildcats in a 73-59 loss to Janesville Parker. The Vikings swept the top two spots in the pole vault to secure the win. Selma Rudolph finished
Verona travels to Middleton on Friday for the Middleton Invitational. first in the high jump (4-8) and won the 300-meter intermdaite hurdles (51.6). Junior Leah Remiker finished first in the 400
The Wildcats didn’t lose a game in five of seven flights Thursday on the team’s way to a 7-0 drubbing of the Cougars. Wi l l Te n n i s o n , Kev in Fan, Kush Nagpal and Chris Queoff swept all four singles flights 6-0, 6-0. Graham Meyer and Jacob Lotta added a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles. Conner Dugan and Evan Schmidt took their No. 1 doubles match 6-2, 6-1 and Brady Supanich and Michael Happel added a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles.
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Verona travels to Firefighter’s Park at 5 p.m. Thursday to play Middleton. and allowed eight runs on four hits. She struck out nine. Bostley also led Verona at the plate, going 2-for-3. K a t e l y n B o o m ga r d e n tossed six innings for Orangeville with four strikeouts and one walk. She allowed one run on six hits.
Verona 12, Tomahawk 0 (6 inn.) Jocelyn Hancock tossed four innings and gave up two hits Saturday to lead Verona to a 12-0 win over Tomahawk in six innings at Twining Park. Anderson closed out the game, allowing one hit in two innings. No other stats were available as the Press went to print Tuesday evening.
Sydney To m a n , M c C h e s n ey a n d Key e s each went 2-for-3 at the plate Tuesday as Verona pounded Janesville Parker 11-3 at home. Toman and McChesney each had three RBIs. Keyes drove in a pair of runs and Breitbach doubled and scored twice. Anderson got the start and struck out six over five innings. Bostley tossed two innings of relief and struck out two. Chelsea Naber threw all six innings for Parker. Right fielder Jenni Malphy drove in all three runs for the Vikings with a bases-clearing double in the fourth inning. Parker made five errors.
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Verona outhit Orangeville 6-4 on Saturday afternoon at Twining Parker but fell 8-1. The Wildcats surrendered four runs in the top of the first inning. Payton Meier (3-for-3) and Emily George singled and Kristen Frautschy walked to plate runs. Alysaa Bostley got the start in the girls for Verona
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with a time of 1 minute, 3.1 seconds. Luci Bakken took first in the 800 (2:38.4). The Wildcats’ 4x400 relay team of Mary Kate Lichty, Lucy Wa s c h b u s c h , C l a u d i a Bobb and Remiker won the race with a time of 4:23.8. Verona will compete in the Middleton Invitational on Friday. The Wildcats then host Middleton and Sun Prairie for a triple dual on Tuesday, April 30.
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7-5 lead, Verona answered. Yazek singled to center in the seventh and junior Sydney Breitbach lined a single to left. With two outs, McChesney lined an RBI double to right. It appeared like a second and game-tying run would score on the play. However, the ball rolled out of play and Breitvach was sent back to third base after McChesney’s hit was ruled a ground rule double. It was a tough break for the Wildcats.
Team Verona Sun Prairie Beloit Memorial Janesville Parker Madison Memorial Middleton Janesville Craig Madison West Madison East Madison La Follette
The Wildcats swept all four singles matches on Tuesday en route to a 4-3 win over West. Tennison defeated West senior Andrew Glasgow 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1 singles. Fan knocked off the Regents’ Ethan Kaji 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Engen said Fan has really improved this season. “He’s really consistent right now,” Engen said.
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Verona’s Kevin Fan returns a shot at the net in a No. 2 singles match on Tuesday. Nagpal breezed by West’s Joey Sperry at No. 3 singles 6-0, 6-0 and Queoff at No. 4 singles beat Verona hosts eighthWest sophomore Joey Herman 6-1, 6-4. ranked Sun Prairie at T h e R eg e n t s wo n a l l 4 p.m. Thursday. three doubles matches. The Regents’ Felix Beilin and Matthew Roggreiro defeated the Wildcat senior duo of Schmidt and Dugan 6-0, 6-0. At No. 2 doubles, West’s Beau Mjaanes and Gavin Frings beat Verona’s Happel and Supanich 6-2, 7-6 (3). Verona’s Lotta and Meyer at No. 3 doubles lost to the Regents 7-5, Verona’s Michael Happel 6-4. returns a volley at the net in a No. 2 doubles match against Madison West.
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National Letter of Intent signings
Dingle, Alexander signed their National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, April 17 Dingle to continue playing lacrosse at DII Lewis University
Alexander to play at Augustana in the fall Where are you going to college? “Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.”
Where are you going to college? “Lewis University (Romeoville, Illinois).” How did you decide on Lewis University? “I decided to go to Lewis University because of their outstanding academics, and that they have one of the best programs for my major. I was also very impressed with the athletic facilities.” Photo by Jeremy Jones
Drew Dingle signed his National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, April 17, to play men’s lacrosse at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.
playing lacrosse? “I started playing lacrosse at the age of 10 Did any other schools years old, in fourth grade.” make you an offer? “Yes, I received severDo you play outside of al offers from Dubuque, MSOE, Wheeling and Auro- the high school season, if so, with what teams. ra.” “I played on two traveling teams outside of the W h e n d i d yo u s t a r t
high school lacrosse season. The Dane County Coyotes my freshman year, and with Amplify both summer and fall seasons starting my sophomore year. Amplify provided the opportunity to play lacrosse from the east coast to the west.”
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Boys lacrosse
Verona splits against Watertown, Appleton Verona boys lacrosse dominated Watertown in a conference game Tuesday, April 16, but lost to nonconference Appleton United in a shootout on Saturday, April 20.
United 10, Verona 8 T h e Wi l d c a t s f o u g h t back hard on Saturday, April 20, but fell to Appleton United on its home turf. A third consecutive goal by Jeske with six minutes remaining in the third period pulled Verona to 8-7, but two unanswered goals by Appleton extended United’s lead to 9-6. The Wildcats added two more in the fourth period, but Appleton also found the back of the net one more time, taking the final score to 10-8. Despite the end result, Verona controlled the midfield circle with 19 of 20 faceoff wins. Jeske led Verona’s scoring with five, while sophomore goalie Luke Quakenbush recorded nine saves. Appleton jumped out to
Do you play outside of the high school season, if so, with what teams? “I play club volleyball at Madison Elite.”
play in college but I think I really knew I wanted to play in college at the start of my sophomore year.” When did you start to think playing collegiately was achievable? “I think when I made v a r s i t y m y s o p h o m o re year. I realized that I had more talent than I thought, and I began to gain confidence. That’s when I really felt that I wanted to do this after high school. “I doubted myself a lot but then by the end of my junior year, I came to the conclusion that I wasn’t
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Girls lacrosse
Verona 15, Watertown 2 From the opening possession to the final horn, Verona boys lacrosse controlled its first conference game against Watertown on Tuesday, April 16. Junior midfielder Keegan Lindell led the team with four goals, followed by junior attackman Devin Volk with three. Sophomore midfielder Zach Thomas, senior attackman Graham Jeske, junior midfielder Xavier Howard, and senior midfielder Aidan Bazala contributed two goals each for a final score of 15-2. Verona dominated the possession time, winning 13 of 16 faceoffs.
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Sophia Alexander signed her National Letter of Intent to play volleyball at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.
What is it about volleyball that made you fall in love with the sport? “I love the whole family aspect of the team. Every team I’ve been on has felt like a family. Ever yone gets along so well and we How many schools did all care about each other you visit? a lot.” “Three.” When did playing colWhen did you start legiately become a goal playing lacrosse/volley- for you? ball? “I think it has always “Sixth grade.” been a goal of mine to
Verona girls beat Middleton on home field Submitted photo by Jody Dingle
Junior midfielder Karl Sutter keeps his eye on the ball after winning the faceoff. Sutter tallied 18 of Verona’s 19 faceoff wins against Appleton on Saturday.
What’s next Verona travels to DeForest at 5 p.m. Friday.
the horn sounded. Verona headed into halftime 7-5, having cut their deficit to just two.
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an early lead, 4-1, while the Wildcats played mandown for five consecutive minutes due to back-toback non-releasable penalties. Junior midfielder Sam Wood took Verona to two goals with a short-handed goal one minute into the second period, but Appleton retained control, driving the score to 7-2 with just three minutes left in the half. The momentum then shifted. Wood found the back of the net again unassisted to add one to Verona’s score, and :20 later, Jeske scored off a feed from Lindell. As Verona’s bench rallied, a perfectly called timeout kept the Wildcat’s possession alive with just :35 remaining in the half, giving Jeske another opportunity to score on an assist from senior attackman Maxx Kaminski as
Verona, Middleton (ppd.) The Middleton game on Wednesday (4/17) was a non-conference game called because of the weather early in the third p e r i o d . I t i s n ’t k n ow n yet if or when it will be rescheduled. Verona will face Middleton later in the season in conference play.
Verona girls lacrosse (2-0) hosted Middleton on a chilly day Thursday, April 18, and won 13-8. Maija McElroy led the Wildcats with four goals. Paige Zahler and Mackenzie Schmidt followed with three each. Yasmeen Khalid scored twice and Madison Ahlman added a goal. Freshman Julia Fechner and Zahler each had an assist in the win. Submitted photo Freshman Alyssa Fischer had two ground Maija McElroy scores one of her four goals Thursday, April balls and junior Gillian 18, to help Verona beat Middleton 13-8. Cartwright defended with one. Junior Kiersten Pelletier filled in as goalie and had 10 saves.
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Verona senior Austin Gaby shot a 7-over-par 77 to tie for second and led the Wildcats to the championship of the Sauk Prairie Invitational on Monday, April 20, at the Lake Wisconsin Country Club. “The guys weren’t at their best today, but this is a great example of the mindset needed for golf,” coach Jon Rebholz said. “Despite the fact they didn’t have their best games, it turned out pretty well relative to the field. Good golfers grind until the very last putt of their round. I think we’re learning how we can be better at that.” Verona has now won three tournaments. The Wildcats rolled by the Purgolders and Cougars in a dual Tuesday, April 23, at the Yahara Hills Golf Course.
Sauk Prairie Invite Verona had three of the top 10 golfers Monday and won the Sauk Prairie Invitational at the Lake Wisconsin Country Club. The Wildcats shot a 337 and outdistanced Baraboo for the title by 14 strokes. Madison Memorial took third (353) in the 10-team invitational. Monroe junior Noah Becker shot a 4-over-par 74 to win medalist honors. Gaby tied Milton’s A.J. Gray and Baraboo’s Dane Hintz with a 7-over-par 77. Gaby chipped in for an eagle on No. 18. He played his final three holes at 3-under par. “He seemed to avoid the big number pretty well because there were plenty of those put up,” Rebholz said.
What’s next Verona travels to Waunakee at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Verona senior Ryan Mirwald tied Monroe’s Jack Rogerson and Baraboo’s Noah Anderson for seventh with an 84. Junior Cale Rufenahct took eighth (85). Sophomore Brock Prough carded a 91 to round out the top four for the Wildcats. “I was happy to see Cale and Ryan finish strong,” Rebholz said. “Their scores weren’t where they wanted them, but they battled all the way to the end.”
East triple dual Rufenacht and Gaby each shot 1-over-par 73s to lead Verona past Janesville Craig and Madison East in a triple dual at Yahara Hills on Tuesday in Madison. Rebholz said the WIldcats had a great one-two punch with Gaby and Rufenacht on a wet course. Gaby had five birdies and Rufenacht had three. Verona shot a 308, well ahead of Craig (345). “This is the neighborhood we need to be in looking ahead to the playoffs,” he said. Madison East didn’t have an official lineup with three golfers and shot a 178. The top four out of five scores count toward each team’s score. Both sophomore Jake Rebholz and Prough carded 82s.
Alexander: Headed to Rock Island, Ill. to play volleyball Continued from page 13 ready to be done after my senior year.”
freshman? “I hope to play.”
Any plans on what you hope to major in? “Pre-medicine with the Do you expect to play or redshirt as a hope to be an oncologist.”
v i c t o r y. T h a t i n c l u d e s back-to-back tournament losses to Middleton in 2014 and 2015. The last time Verona beat Middleton was in 2017, when the Wildcats clipped them in a regional final 1-0. Steiner scored her goal in the 21st minute on an assist from sophomore defender Kirsten Poppen to tie the game 1-1. “ We a l l c e l e b r a t e d because it was great to score against Middleton,” Steiner said. “I was just there at the right time, and my teammates just cheered me on and I got there.” Steiner said she wished they could have played overtime to determine a winner as would happen in the state tournament. “I think we would have had it toward the end,” she said. “We kept pushing with those through balls. We worked really well as a team. We had great passing and communication. “I think it will really boost our confidence for the next couple of games.” The Wildcats had some opportunities to win in the final 15 minutes on some t h r ow - i n s a n d t h r o u g h balls. Queoff made a diving save on a shot that popped out of her rams before she pounced on it with about 8 minutes left. The Cardinals had an opportunity on a direct kick in the final 5 minutes, but the Wildcats’ back line rose to the occasion.
What’s next Verona travels to Madison West at 7 p.m. on Thursday to play the Regents.
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Sophomore forward Morgan Johnson gets control of the ball as she moves up field in the second half.
Big Eight Team Craig Madison West Middleton Verona Sun Prairie Memorial East Beloit Parker
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Faulkner said Middleton goalkeeper made some great saves. “We had our chances to get ahead,” Faulkner said. “When we have a little more time to train we will
build some more confidence and composure. I think with confidence and composure we will give them another good game later in the season.” Verona goalkeeper Elsa
Queoff had five saves. “I think she’s getting better every game,” Faulkner said. “She’s coming out of her shell and starting to talk and communicate. She’s coming out of the net and starting to stop angles.” Faulkner said she was proud of the team’s performance in the early-season conference game. “The girls matched the level of physicality Middleton brings,” Faulkner said. “One thing we have been working to do is to step up and play strong and physical. I think the girls stepped up and matched that intensity in the second half.”
Craig 1, Verona 0 Craig’s Savanna Dare scored the lone goal to clip the Wildcats 1-0 on Tuesday. Verona had nine shots on goal. After the loss, the Wildcats drop into fourth place in the conference. Wi t h t h e w i n , C r a i g , which beat Verona in a regional final last year 2-0, remains on top in the conference at 3-0. No other information was available at press time.
Baseball: Pederson drives in lone run on sacrifice fly in sixth Continued from page 11 senior catcher Drake Baldwin singled to center with one out. He then stole second and took third on a throw that went into center field. West’s Cooper Treichel delivered an RBI single to score Baldwin to give the Regents a 1-0 lead. The Wildcats’ only run came in the bottom of the eighth when they scored on a dropped fly ball by the Regents in center field. Kisting pitched five shutout innings and gave up two hits and struck out seven. Grosse tossed six shutout innings, struck out nine and walked three, but Treichel earned the win, pitching three innings and striking out four. Grosse and Treichel limited the Wildcats to one hit. D’Orazio said he’s hoping the bats come around with the warm weather. “We didn’t really hit the ball hard today,” D’Orazio said. “The first guy they threw today (Grosse) had a plus fastball, and we struggled with that. They sliced and diced up
and walked four. “He kept them off-balance,” D’Orazio said. “He did just did fantastic, and Sam came in and followed suit. Any time you hold a team to two runs in nine innings, you are doing pretty good.” Sophomore shortstop Ryan Taylor had the lone hit for the Wildcats.
Sun Prairie 11, Verona 1 (6 inn.) The Wildcats couldn’t dig out of an early hole Tuesday and lost a conference game to Sun Prairie 11-1 in six innings. The Cardinals scored four runs in the third inning to take a 4-0 lead. Senior pitcher Reagan Klawiter pitched four innings and gave up four runs. He struck out three and walked one. Verona commitPhoto by Mark Nesbitt ted three errors. Senior Sam Pederson pitched four innings and gave up two The Wildcats were limitunearned runs on three hits against Madison West on ed to five hits. Taylor led off Thursday, April 18. with a double in the sixth and our lineup.” pitching four innings and giv- scored on a sacrifice fly by Senior Sam Pederson was ing up two unearned runs on Pederson. solid in relief for Verona, three hits. He struck out five
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playing soccer, hockey, and football, and the elements of these sports complimentW h a t i s i t a b o u t ed my game of lacrosse and lacrosse that made you made me a better player.” fall in love with the sport? When did playing colle“The atmosphere of the game and how much it giately become a goal for related to the other sports you? “When I was a sophthat I was playing prior to omore, I played with severplaying lacrosse. I grew up al teammates from Verona
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Stoner Prairie students and parents spent an evening painting canvas prints at the school Thursday, April 4, with proceeds going to the school’s art department. The third-annual Paint Night event brought in a pair of guest artists, who led the painters through a project, along with art teacher Tina Christenson. The funds raised will go to the Visiting Artist Program, which Christenson wrote in an email is “to create experiences accessible to all students so that they can continue to explore and feel empowered through
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Verona History April
Spotlight: 50 years ago
50 y ears ago • Incumbent Ole Week defeated challenger Keith Simmons for village president 324-276. Week, 65, said before the election he hoped to finish some of the things he had started, while Simmons, the owner of a gas station, had said he would push for more involvement in selling the community. • After a daylong battle in County Court, a judge approved annexing 2,300 acres from the Town of Verona into the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District, a move that provided the ability to develop it. Overall, 23,000 acres, or 31 square miles, of unplanned area were added from various towns over the objections of the City of Madison. For Verona, it allowed Wendellwood and Hillside Heights, which were suffering from pollution problems, to get urban sewer service. • The Village Board approved an option to develop a shopping center on what was at the time village property at the southwest corner of Main Street and Verona Avenue. The plan, which enjoyed wide public support, was tentatively to include a medium-sized supermarket, a clothing store and a variety store. • The Town of Fitchburg considered creating its own fire department, rather than contracting with Verona, Oregon and the Town of Madison districts. The town owned 33 percent of Verona’s district at the time. • The school board reported that state aid was expected to be about half of what it was the previous year because of increasing property values. The district was valued at about $51 million, about 10 percent more than the previous year.
40 years ago • City administrator Clarence Motz officially resigned after a Capital Times story outed some glaring inaccuracies on the resume he had presented to the city upon his hiring. A Verona Press editorial urged the city to avoid hiring another high-priced administrator to do a job that mostly could be covered by existing staff. Press editor Henry Schroeder got his wish a couple of years later, when the council finally had had it with full-time administrators. They hired a part-time successor to Robert Pugh, who had a
programs using area schools. • Town elected officials got their first raises in 10 years – $300 for supervisors and the chair and $1,000 for the clerk/treasurer. • Verona was determined to be the third-fastest-growing city in the county, behind Waunakee and De Forest. • The city accepted a $19,000 matching grant from the state Department of Natural Resources to improve the beach house area and accessibility at Fireman’s Park. • The Ice Age Trail Council identified a park north of Verona that would highlight the trail. • Verona Middle School held a dance to help pay for the surgery and therapy of a local girl with a seizure disorder. • Harold and Olga Blumke celebrated their 50th anniversary.
20 y ears ago An advertisement for music at the Town Pump on South Main Street. short, frustrating term here, and scrapped the position altogether in favor of promoting Bev Beyer to manager/clerk/treasurer. • In a joint session with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, board members and several area residents complained that the Common Council was not doing enough to listen to the concerns of residents. After a discussion on the City Hall issue, the search for a new administrator, the new parking ordinance, a controversial extraterritorial jurisdiction ordinance and communication with the public, most people agreed it was “a pretty good meeting.” • The Common Council rejected the idea of putting its new City Hall to a public referendum by a 4-3 vote. The motion was a response to a 600-signature petition and criticism from the chamber, which suggested the size of the building be reduced from 15,000 to 9,000 square feet. The building, which has since been replaced, ended up at about 12,000 square feet, but the expected savings did not materialize. • VAHS junior Chuck LaMere won a movie camera for taking first place in the Wisconsin Cinegraphics Festival, judged by De Pere’s St. Norbert’s College. His winning film, titled “Legacy,” incorporated images of running water with a soundtrack about the difficulties of
commercial sailing on the Great Lakes.
30 y ears ago • The Verona school board began planning for a new middle school, creating what superintendent Tony Evers called a vision for the future. At the time, it was expected to cost less than $6 million to build the new school and convert the current middle school to an elementary, and a referendum was expected to take place the following year. By the end of the year, that number had risen to almost $10 million. A referendum was later set for Feb. 20, 1990, and that was only required because more than 1,300 district residents signed a petition asking for it. • The fight over Goose Lake, a mostly private area with a small public access on the east side of the town, got going in earnest after Fitchburg proposed directing stormwater into the lake. The city insisted it had considered residents’ concerns and would minimize environmental impact, but residents were concerned that even if the flow was restricted it would contain many impurities that would pollute the lake. • The Verona Area School District began studying the idea of creating community education
• A new school construction referendum was set for June after a third consecutive vote was turned down in February. The school board launched a new focus group and gave it parameters such as allowing phasing, making the plan part of a comprehensive look at K-12 and assuming Fitchburg would remain part of the district. It also was to include a provision allowing the district to exceed revenue caps to operate the schools. The new plan would have a smaller impact on property taxes. • Steve Sheets defeated Bill Kahl to become Verona’s first town chair since 1976, after Harland Dahlk stepped down. Sheets, a recently retired police officer and former school teacher, promoted bringing the town forward by recognizing its place in a rapidly urbanizing area and pushed for meetings to be held more formally. Meanwhile, Rose Johnson defeated Marianne Madar for the town clerk/treasurer, a position she would eventually keep on a permanent basis as unelected administrator/clerk/ treasurer. • The Verona Press began using a new look, with the same logo you see today and an index and teasers to stories inside along the left column. • The Verona Area High School Future Farmers of America group celebrated its 50th year with banquet of 400-plus people and a laser light show. • Miller and Sons owner Carl Miller was presented the honorary
chapter degree for his help with FFA. • Local seventh-grader Derek Laughren competed in the statewide Badger Spelling Bee held at Verona Area High School. He spelled five words correctly and finished ninth overall.
10 years ago • Local in-home day care provider Jennifer Hancock was convicted by a jury of first-degree reckless homicide for her role in the death of a 4 month old in her care. The finding, after a seven-day trial that involved two jurors being dismissed, resulted in a 13-year prison sentence, and Hancock remains at Tayceedah Correctional Institution in Fond du Lac. She has appealed the conviction and was the subject of a Medill Justice Project investigation. • An ad hoc committee decided the city should eventually withdraw from the Verona Joint Fire District, which was then shared with the towns of Verona and Springdale, and set up its own fire department, even though it might cost several million dollars. • With the recession just starting to take hold, teachers agreed to smaller-than-usual pay raises, at 3.8 percent and then 4.2 percent the following years. That helped reduce the depth of some planned cuts in staffing. • After 50 years as a barber in a downtown shop, Mickey Johnson began easing into retirement, selling his shop, which was opened in the 1930s by his father, Ernie. • Local resident Ryan Dexter ran in a 150-mile ultramarathon in Illinois. • Latitude Corp, one of the city’s larger employers, announced it would be cutting up to 113 jobs. • VAHS teacher Rita Mortenson learned she had been selected to take a free trip to China with four VAHS juniors to check out the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, volunteer at orphanages and learn kung fu, among other things. • The city held an open house for its new 30,000-square-foot Verona City Center, which it had moved into six months earlier. • The emerald ash borer beetle was confirmed less than 100 miles away, parks director Dave Walker told an Arbor Day gathering at the senior center. – Compiled by Jim Ferolie
Spotlight: 10 years ago
Hancock convicted in child’s death KELSEY DIONNE Verona Press correspondent
Benjy and Erin Wilber didn’t feel any better after they watched a jury hand down a guilty verdict last week in the death of their 4-month-old son, Lincoln. “Today doesn’t bring an end to anything,” Benjy said a few hours after the trial ended. “It doesn’t resolve anything or change anything. Nothing changes where Lincoln is.” The Belleville couple’s hired day-care provider, 38-year-old Verona resident Jennifer Hancock, was convicted last Wednesday of first-degree reckless
homicide for her part in Lincoln’s death 17 months ago. The boy had been rushed from Hanock’s home to the hospital with severe brain and leg injuries on Sept. 7, 2007, and was removed from life support four days later. He had been in Hancock’s care that morning, and Hancock told police that her frantic 911 call came after she had checked on him during his nap and found him unresponsive. But a Dane County Circuit Court jury decided Hancock was to blame for extreme, ultimately fatal injuries revealed by an autopsy. And the jury determined by its first-degree conviction, rather than
its option of second-degree reckless homicide, that Hancock showed “utter disregard for human life.” After Judge David Flanagan read the verdict aloud, several people in the courtroom gasped. The Wilbers wept and hugged each other, and several of Hancock’s family members hung their heads and wept, as well. Hancock looked straight ahead in her chair, as she had during the first of the seven-day proceeding, showing only a glimpse of sadness when she turned around a few minutes later to look at her family and friends. Neither she nor head d e f e n s e a t t o r n ey J o h n
Hyland were available for comment. Hancock’s husband, Brian, said Monday he was interested in speaking to the Verona Press but would need approval from Hyland first. Benjy Wilber said he and his wife felt the guilty verdict was a just conclusion and whatever happened to Lincoln must have happened at Hancock’s day care. But justice did not equal a happy ending, he said, with Hancock in jail and facing up to 60 years in prison. That only meant two children would be without a mother. During the seven-day trial, assistant district attorney Mary Ellen Karst argued
Hancock had deliberately harmed Lincoln in a way that led to his death. Karst brought numerous medical experts to the stand who outlined an account of what must have happened: Hancock, in her frustration at Wilber’s inconsolable crying, broke his leg and hit his head on something, leading to the brain injuries that killed him. Hancock’s lead attorney, John Hyland attempted to persuade the jury the cause of Wilber’s death was actually a brain injury from birth that slowly worsened over time. The same brain bleed the prosecution’s experts called a sign of abusive
trauma, Hyland called an old but compounding injury. When jurors went to deliberation, it took seven hours of discussion, one night’s sleep and a pair of cold feet before they finally came to a decision. Midway through the deliberation, Juror No. 10 asked to be removed from the case. That prompted some surprise and a bit of scrambling from Judge Flanagan and the attorneys, who weren’t sure how to proceed. The problem seemed to resolve itself, however, when the jury emerged the next morning to deliver a guilty verdict.
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Verona Area High School freshman Evan Patton, center, celebrates winning a gold medal in the Special Olympics Wisconsin Skills Basketball competition March 23.
VAHS student wins gold at state Special Olympics A Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h School freshman is now a gold medal winner. Evan Patton won a gold last month at the Special Olympics Skills Basketball state competition in Neenah. Two of Patton’s middle school coaches from Savanna Oaks Middle School and Patton’s brother Nate were on hand to watch him. The Skills Basketball ev e n t h a s c o m p e t i t o r s show six different skills: target pass, spot shot, permieter shooting, catch and pass, 10-meter dribble and Evan Patton, center, won a gold medal at the state Special 12-meter dribble. Olympics Skills Basketball competition March 23, with his middle school coaches Zane Oshiro, left, and RJ Bloxham in attendance.
Norbert Peter Kaltenberg, age 101, died on Friday, April 19, 2019. He was born June 14, 1917, in Madison to William and Ottillia (Greier) Kaltenberg. Norbert worked at Edgewood for a period of time. He enjoyed art, music and loved to dance. It was at a local dance where he met his future wife, and on June 22, 1940, he was united in marriage to Helen Adelia Wachter at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Madison. They lived in a home Norbert built in Madison, while he worked at a science
Carol Mae Connery
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Verona Area High School freshman Evan Patton competes in the state Special Olympics Skills Basketball competition in Neenah on March 23.
Nature: Mayor wrote most of policy Continued from page 1 Among the recommended actions – which Diaz read out loud at the request of Ald. Heather Reekie (D-4) – are rewriting the city’s ordinances. While changing policies could affect how the city spends its money, builds infrastructure and maintains its own properties, expecting similar behavior from developers or businesses would require changing ordinances. That could start, interim city administrator Adam Sayre said, with the city’s imminent rewrite of its zoning code. One of the major recommended actions includes working toward using 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. Other Dane County communities have committed to
using 100 percent renewable energy within the next 20 to 30 years, with Fitchburg’s resolution two months ago promising to meet all of its electric needs through renewables by 2030 and cut its energy consumption in half by 2050. The policy says the city should replace its vehicles with hybrid, electric or other fuel-efficient ones, ensure city buildings are built to be energy-efficient and are retrofitted as necessary and install renewable energy sources. It also recommends planting more trees, encouraging more natural areas, using natural methods for flood control, educating the public and encouraging and facilitating private adoption of renewable energy and installation of electric vehicle charging stations.
“I don’t consider the to-do list definitive,” Diaz told alders. “It’s only a start.” He added that the goal is not just to be responsible to the environment but rather to think long-term about saving taxpayers money through efficiency. The importance of a new policy, he said, is to turn it into action. As evidence city staff are already taking it seriously, he told alders, they’re meeting with a solar cooperative this week. “Ultimately, good intentions aren’t going to do anything for anybody,” he said. “It’s what happens after we pass this.” Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
Carol Mae Connery, age 85, of Blue Mounds Township, passed away on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, at her home with family at her side. She was born on May 29, 1933, in Madison, the daughter of Hubert and Gertrude (Hauser) Schmitz. Carol attended St. Patrick’s Catholic Grade School and graduated from Central High School in Madison. She was married to Maurice L. Connery on June 30, 1956, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Madison. Carol worked
research farm. As time progressed, he started working for his dad as a carpenter. Norbert enjoyed country life, so in 1948 he moved his family from Madison to a small farm in Verona. There he pursued his carpentry skills while remodeling the farm home and tending to the farm. Soon, Norbert and Helen started their own business known as Kaltenberg Builders, Inc. They grew the business over the years, with Norbert being the general contractor, known for his quality of workmanship. He built many homes in the Verona area, along with several commercial buildings such as the former Verona Library, St. Andrew’s Elementary School and Nor-Del Plaza. In his retirement years, Norbert and Helen traveled the country by car. In Florida, Norbert built a vacation home. In his later years, he enjoyed playing cards and Bingo. Norbert is survived by his children; Joan Hollis, Janet (Lloyd) Weber,
James (Kris) Kaltenberg and Paula Wondra; fifteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his parents, his loving wife, Helen, six siblings, a granddaughter, grandson and great-grandson. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 25, 2019, at St. Andrew Catholic Church, 301 N. Main St., Verona, with Rev. John Sasse presiding. Visitation will take place one hour prior to Mass at the church. Burial will follow in the St. Andrew Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be donated for Masses or to Heartland Hospice. The family would like to give a special thank you to Willow Pointe Assisted Living, Heartland Hospice and the staff at St. Mary’s Hospital. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit www.ryanfuneralservice. com.
briefly for Metropolitan Life Insurance before raising her family. They moved with their six daughters to the Blue Mounds area in 1972. She enjoyed bird watching, word search books and her family. Carol was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church and CCW. Carol is survived by her six daughters, Jean (Thomas) Keely of Wascott, Mary ( D av i d ) C o n n e r y - K r o gh of Chaska, Minnesota, Nancy (Erik) Goplin of Blue Mounds, Patricia (Terry) Connery-Brown of Barneveld, Judy (Thomas) Lesar of Mount Horeb and Donna M. (Roy) Connery-Nilsen of Waukesha; her sisters, Sister Mary Schmitz, O.P. of Madison, Jean Norman of Arizona and Betty (Marv) Meyers of McFarland; sister-in-law, Alice Schmitz of Madison; 15 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren with one on the way; and many relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Maurice; infant son, Maurice
L. Connery, Jr.; and two brothers, Robert and James (Mary) Schmitz. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday April 24, 2019, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 109 S 6th St., Mount Horeb, with Rev. Chahm Gahng presiding. Burial will be held at Calvary Cemetery, Mount Horeb. Visitation will be held at Gunderson Camacho Funeral and Cremation Care, 500 N. Eighth Street, Mount Horeb, from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2019, and at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Wednesday. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Thank you to Agrace HospiceCare for their compassionate recent care of our Mom and our family. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Carol’s family to be designated at a later date. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Legals CITY OF VERONA LEGAL NOTICE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS WEEDS This is a reminder that every person is required by law to destroy all noxious weeds on lands in the City which he owns, occupies or controls. If the owner or occupant shall neglect to destroy any weeds as required by such notice, then the Weed Commissioner of the City shall give five (5) days written notice by mail to the owner or occupant of any lands upon which the weeds shall be growing to the effect that the said Weed Commissioner after the expiration of the five (5) day period will proceed to destroy or cause to be destroyed all such weeds growing upon said lands and that the cost thereof will be assessed as a tax upon the lands upon which such weeds are located. In case the owner or occupant shall further neglect to comply within such five (5) day notice, then the Weed Commissioner shall destroy such weeds or cause them to be destroyed in the manner deemed to be the most economical method and the expense thereof, including the cost of billing and other necessary administrative expenses, shall be charged against such lots and be collected as a special tax thereon. Noxious weeds shall include but not be limited to the following: Cirsium Arvense (Canada Thistle) Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Common Ragweed) Ambrosia trifida (Great Ragweed) Euphorbia esula (Leafy Spurge) Convolvulus arvensis (Creeping Jenny) (Field Bind Weed) Tragopogon dubius (Goat’s Beard) Cirsium vulgaries (Bull Thistle) Rhus radicans (Poison Ivy) Arctium minus (Burdock) Pastinaca sativa (Wild Parsnip)
Amaranthus retroflexus (Pigweed) Xanthium strumarium (Cocklebur) Chenopodium album (Common Lambsquarter) Rumex Crispus (Curled Dock) Cannabis sativa (Hemp) Plantago lancellata (English Plantain) Noxious grasses shall include but not be limited to the following: Agrostia alba (Redtop) Poa pratensis (Kentucky Blue) Sorghum halepense (Johnson) Setaria (Foxtail) Noxious weeds are also the following plants and other rank growth: Ragweed Thistles Smartweed Dandelions (over 8 inches in height) Milkweed (over 8 inches in height) Ellen Clark, City Clerk City of Verona Published: April 25 and May 2, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold Public Hearings on May 6, 2019 at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, at 6:30 PM for the following planning and zoning matters: 1) Conditional Use Permit to allow an Indoor Commercial Entertainment land use, known as Icki Sticki, to be located at 103 South Main Street. 2) Conditional Use Permit for a “group development” located at 507 Bruce Street that would allow for the construction of a 7,000 square foot building. Interested persons may comment on these planning and zoning matters during the public hearings at the May 6,
2019 meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations for these matters, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for final decisions on Monday, May 13th. Contact Adam Sayre, Director of Planning and Development, at 608-8489941 for more information on these items or to receive copies of the submittals. Maps showing the location of the affected properties may be viewed at City Hall or may be obtained once the applicable copying fee has been paid to the City. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: April 18 and 25, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF MEETING TO ADJOURN BOARD OF REVIEW TO A LATER DATE CITY OF VERONA, DANE COUNTY Board of Review will meet on the 13th day of May, 2019 at 6:30pm at the Verona City Center, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI, for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, Pursuant to s. 70.47(1) of the Wis. Stats. Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will be adjourned until the 25th day of July, 2019 at 6:00pm Notice is hereby given this 25th of April, 2019 by Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: April 25, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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Adam Hershberger
Adam Hershberger
Adam John Hershberger, age 29, of Mount Horeb, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 20, 2019. He was born on July 29, 1989, in Madison, the son of John Hershberger and Roxanne (Abbott) Stoleson.
Adam graduated from Verona Area High School in 2008. He pursued his dream of a Criminal Justice Degree and graduated with high honors from UW-Platteville in 2012. He followed that right away into the MATC Police Academy graduating at the top of his class. Once he started working side by side with his dad and brother, he loved being outside working hard which gave him great satisfaction. He had the biggest heart for his family, friends, his neighborhood family, riding his Harley and all Wisconsin sports teams. Adam is survived by his father, John Hershberger; mother, Roxanne (Monte) Stoleson; brothers,
Jason Hershberger, Joseph (Celeste) Hershberger, Michael (Melissa VanderHeyden) Hershberger; grandparents, Cathy (Ron McGuire) Hugill and Dan (Sharon Caldwell) Abbott; nephews, Kazen and Zethan Hershberger; niece, Finley Hershberger; very special aunt, Renae Abbott, very special cousin, Jordyn Abbott; stepsisters, Chantel (Adam) Greenberg, Julie (Jack) Sosnowski and Shelley (David) Lentz; stepbrother, Christopher (Holly) Stoleson; several aunts, uncles, cousins, step-nieces, step-nephews; and his beloved cat, Harley. He was preceded in death by his brother, Abraham John Hershberger; and
paternal grandparents, Jonas and Florence Hershberger. Visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at Gunderson Camacho Funeral and Cremation Care, 500 N. Eighth Street, Mount Horeb. Memorials may be made to the family to be donated to a children’s foundation at a later date. Welcome to Hog Heaven, Adam. Free in the wind. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Camacho Mount Horeb Funeral & Cremation Care 500 North 8th Street 437-5077
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HICKORY HILLS Campground has 4 openings for full/part-time employment during the summer for Store Associate and Lodge Associate. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, must be a responsible self-starter with exceptional verbal skills. A Wisconsin Responsible Serving Certificate is helpful too! Must be able to work weekends. 2 General Maintenance-Grounds Worker positions also available and must be able to work weekends and be at least 16 years of age. 608-884-6327
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If you have a missing piece in your resume, don’t worry, we’re all about teaching, with top-notch mentoring on every aspect of the newspaper operation. Our newspapers cover five high schools, so the ability to manage your time wisely, make community contacts to secure submitted information and learn quickly is essential. Much of the work is evenings and weekends.
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WAREHOUSE ASSOCIATE. Were looking for an experienced Associate for our warehouse facility in Verona, Wisconsin. The Associate will process orders by pulling materials, packing boxes, placing orders in the proper area, and complete additional tasks assigned by the Warehouse Supervisor. 2-5 years of warehouse experience preferred; ability to operate a forklift, hand truck, pallet jack, and other equipment is a plus. Salary starts at $12-15 per hour based on experience. Please apply by sending your cover letter and resume to jobs@ AttainmentCompany.com.
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DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION TAH LIVESTOCK WINSLOW, IL FRIDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2019 CATTLE SELLING AT 1:00 PM CONSIGNMENTS SO FAR: 10 HOLSTEIN PARLOR FREESTALL COWS WITH RECORDS. 8 HOLSTEIN SPRINGING HEIFERS BRED 7-8 MONTHS. PENDING: 40 HEIFERS BRED 2-8 MONTHS. NICE QUALITY. BE SURE TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE, WWW.TAHLIVESTOCK. COM, FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND MORE EARLY CONSIGNMENTS CLOSER TO SALE DAY. BE SURE TO CALL IN YOUR CONSIGNMENTS SO WE CAN ADVERTISE THEM FOR YOU. CONTACT TERRY HOLM AT BARN 815-367-5581 OR CELL 815291-5604. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SALE DAY!! THANKS TO ALL OUR LOYAL CONSIGNORS AND BUYERS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR 30TH YEAR IN BUSINESS!! WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU FOR ALL YOUR DAIRY NEEDS IN 2019!!! AUCTIONEER HANK HOLM IL LICENSE #441.002367
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Marathon: Qualified for historic race last year with Green Bay event finish Continued from page 1 chance to run through the hallways with her sons and husband to students and coworkers chanting her name. “It was actually one of the most amazing things I’ve ever had happen,” she said. “To have 600plus people chanting your name and holding up signs that wish you ‘Good luck’ and ‘So proud of you,’ it’s just something that doesn’t happen. “It was something I won’t forget, that’s for sure.” Those same students celebrated her return, and her first- and second- grade students loved seeing her medal. But they also brought her back down to Earth a bit, she said with a laugh. “Did you win the marathon, Ms. Herb?” she said they asked. When she told them she finished in “13,000-something” place, they replied, “What? That’s not good.” “You’re right, OK,” she said. “Any big head that I had was just deflated right away. It’s perfect.”
Enjoying ‘every moment’ Last May was the second time Herb had run under the qualifying time for Boston. The first time, though, too many others ran even faster times than she did, leaving her short of her goal and forcing her to go beyond the five marathons she originally set out for. It was well worth it, she thought, as she ran through Boston and some surrounding cities, taking in the thousands of fans and the beautiful race course. “This was the first marathon that I didn’t race,” she said. “I
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Glacier Edge Elementary School teacher Lindsay Herb, fourth from left, had a group of 12 supporters in Boston for her marathon run – plus a couple large signs with her sons’ faces that were a surprise out on the course. really just enjoyed every moment, smiled the whole way.” The crowd along the course included a group of 12 who travelled to Boston to support her – though her two sons were not among them. So she was surprised when their faces, in the form of a pair of giant signs, showed up along the route to cheer her on.
“It was absolutely incredible to see them on the course,” she said. “I came upon them and had no idea they were gonna be out there. The boys felt really good they got to be a part of it.” Before any of that, she already knew the day was going to be “something special” as she crowded into her starting group
and shuffled the three-quarters of a mile toward the start line, checking her watch repeatedly as the excitement continued to build. “You knew it was gonna be just this magical day,” she said. “This one just felt different.”
arrived, with much beyond the marathon going on around town. That Saturday, the Boston Bruins hosted an NHL playoff game. On Sunday, it was the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. And the Red Sox were in town all weekend, hosting games at Fenway Park Friday through Monday — one of which Herb went to. Yet as soon as Herb got off the plane Saturday morning, “it was clear you were there for the marathon,” she said. With “Run Bos” signs at the airport and activities for the runners near the finish line, there was plenty to keep her busy. “We really took in the city,” she said. That included meeting past winners of the Boston Marathon and getting to imagine what the race was going to be like with crowds lining the streets. By the time the race was over, she still had two days left to explore the city, and took the opportunity to walk along the Freedom Trail – “a great way to stretch out,” she said – and see other city landmarks. “It’s such a neat mix of old and new,” she said. She suggested that anyone who runs consider trying to get to the Boston Marathon and experiencing it firsthand – both the city and the race. “If anybody is thinking about it, or part way there, or missed it by a little bit, it’s so worth it,” she said.
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