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After a $3 million renovation, including the addition of two splash pads, the park opened for the season Jill Radke and Brandy Wasvick both Friday, June 21, two days later than brought their children to Fireman’s previously anticipated. City officials explained that project schedPark for the first time this week. “We’ve been watching for it to ules were slowed due to subzero and icy weather in January and February open,” Radke said Tuesday.
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and a damp spring that at times either closed the site or at minimum slowed down construction. And even when it did open, weather wasn’t cooperative. Rain forced the beach to close early Friday and Monday, and rain appeared to dampen
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Sugar Creek Commons TIF deal gets scrutinized JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
A year-old deal, in principle, to spend several million dollars of taxpayer money redeveloping a part of West Verona Avenue that has already been torn down is getting some additional financial scrutiny. T h e Ve r o n a C o m m o n Council met in closed session Monday to review an analysis of the project provided by the city’s financial adviser, Ehlers. It spent
more than an hour discussing that, as well as an unrelated negotiation and had nothing substantive to announce afterward. “Negotiations are ongoi n g , a n d w e w i l l h ave updates when we have news,” was all Mayor Luke Diaz said. The project has been in the works for more than two years and contains 284 apartments in five buildings, with first-floor retail in two of them totaling 26,000 square feet, plus a The
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120-room hotel and convention center. It would replace what had been 10 separate properties containing an abandoned truck stop, an auto repair shop, a car wash, a volleyball court and some older apartments. The city created a tax-increment financing district, TID 9, in September 2017 specifically for the project. The TID project plan authorizes spending up to $5.4 million on infrastructure, teardown and site pollution cleanup, among other
Fifty-four students are entering sixth grade this fall at a school that’s different from their anticipated attendance area school, once new boundaries go into effect in fall 2020. The Verona Area school board plans to decide how to handle that over the next few weeks. It will be the easier of two discussions on how much flexibility it can allow parents of students for whom a change of schools might be imminent. Later this summer, after it sets the new attendance area boundaries for elementary school students, the board will discuss policies for students who would change elementary schools after this transition
year. That will be a much higher number than those changing middle schools – 177 in the option with the fewest changes – and with six years in elementary school, any grandfathering would have a longer phase-out period. After a 45-minute discussion on the policy for middle schools Tuesday, June 18, the board wasn’t ready to decide the middle school option. Board members asked for more d a t a o n h ow va r i o u s options would play out and planned to further discuss the topic Tuesday, June 25. B o a r d m e m b e r To m Duerst, who had children in the district when the last major redistricting took place, discouraged the rest of the board from overcomplicating the decision on who should change schools, and said, “If the parent handles it well, the child will handle it well.” “I would strongly encourage we keep this s i m p l e ,” D u e r s t s a i d .
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things, for what is expected to be a $30 million to $40 million set of buildings. The first two phases (the hotel and mixed retail/ apartment buildings) have gotten final plan approvals, and developer representative Ron Henshue told the Press Monday night contractors are ready to go as soon as an agreement is signed. Henshue, who waited in
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The Verona Area Community Theater put on three shows of its “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” production from June 21-23. The musical follows the adventures of a widower, his two children and the heiress to a candy empire as they
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Coves plan back for final step What could be the final step of a plan for 170 acres on Verona’s burgeoning north side is getting evaluated by the city’s Plan Commission on Monday, July 1. This version of the plan for the area southwest of the intersection of county hwys. M and PD is the sixth that has been presented in public meetings, and it’s fundamentally similar to what was presented in April. It features 266 single-family homes and a 12-acre spot for a future school within a network of winding roads, an extensive trail system and “linear parks” in place of more traditional neighborhood parks, as well as a 9-acre conservancy park. Another related 40 acres next to M is included in the plat but being developed separately with commercial buildings and apartments. There will be a public hearing for the proposal at the meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. The hearing is necessary because it requires an update to the state-mandated comprehensive plan. The commission will be asked to make a recommendation, and the Common Council could make a decision the following Monday. Comprehensive plans put future land use plans in context of
demographics, transportation, regional planning and environmental concerns, among other things, and landuse decisions municipalities are required by the state to conform with the plan. Alders voted 7-1 in April to approve the preliminary plat, but they expressed reservations about several parts of the plan at the time, including the use of “pocket parks” – green spaces smaller than neighborhood parks – inside cul-de-sacs and a stormwater area as part of its parkland dedication requirement. The submission, by Forward Development Group, shows a combined half-acre of pocket parks, reduced from a previous version of the plan but consistent with what was presented in April. The Parks, Recreation and Urban Forestry Commission reviewed the plan Wednesday, June 19, and recommended not accepting pocket parks within the developer’s required parkland dedication and providing half credit for the stormwater area. The proposal is an unusual form for a subdivision, with 2.5 miles of trails forming “linear parks” along winding roads. The concept of it received a warm welcome from the beginning, though the execution – such as a mile of retention walls in one version and a “traffic calming” jog to the right on a street city planners wanted to go straight through – has complicated the
city’s response. The Verona Area School District’s request to leave space for a potential school also slowed progress on the plan, which Forward Development Group has modified several times since bringing to the city in late 2017. FDG told the city its conservancy park – which also doubles as a large stormwater basin – would be adorned with boardwalks, plantings and signage promoting birds and wildlife. A previous version of the plan showed buildout in four phases from 2019-2022, starting with the easternmost 80 acres, but this version does not include such dates and reduces it to two phases. Up for review Monday is the final plat, which is normally somewhat of a formality as long as it is consistent with the preliminary plat, for the entire 210 acres, as well as the general development plan for all but the East 40 off M. The GDP, seeking concurrent approval, is the second step of the three-step planned-unit district process, showing the location and size of the main elements of the site. For housing units, the final step does not go through a public process, but rather building permitting.
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A pair of Verona Area School District elementary schools received recognition for their implementation of support systems in behavior. The state Department of Public Instruction and Response to Intervention Center awarded both Sugar Creek and Stoner Prairie elementary schools bronze-level recognition this month for creating “an equitable, multi-level
s y s t e m o f s u p p o r t s ,” according to a DPI letter announcing the awards. “Creating a system that meets the needs of ALL students is rewarding work that takes the determination of many,” the letter states. T h e awa r d c o m e s a s schools around the district continue their implementation of various behavior initiatives, including Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, which focuses on teaching and recognizing students’ good behavior rather than giving attention to misbehavior. Sugar Creek was the
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VAHS students make community proud Thank you for the great articles on students from Verona Area High School. The article on the VAHS grads Luquant Singh and Claire Evensen, and their recent research scholarships, is wonderful and should make all Verona residents proud of them and our excellent school system. The Verona Area School District’s reputation was the primary reason we moved to Verona in 1986 when our son started kindergarten, and one of the many reasons we remain here so many
years later. The article on the three young men, Nathan Feller, Isaac Sanderson and Kadin McDermott, also is a testament to our excellent school system. I have no doubt that these young men and women will go on to continue to make all of us proud of them and our fine city. Congratulations and best wishes to them all. Thank you, Verona Press. Bernie J. Fatla City of Verona
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This summer, try a natural prescription for wellness S ummer is here – finally! As someone who was born and raised in California, sunshine regularly coaxed me outside. Now, having lived through a cold Wisconsin winter, embracing time out in nature while the sun beckons is all the more precious. I, too, have experienced the difficulty of casting aside blankets under the cover of winter’s darkness. But, with the weather finally turned, consider this a prescription to get outside. As our Matusak world becomes ever more connected, the harms of being disconnected from our earth and each other are increasingly worrisome. Concerns grow about screen time and effects of social media, sedentary lifestyles, and increasing demands in our daily lives. We feel more isolated, move less, and experience heightened levels of stress – all of which are a detriment to our overall health. Thankfully, simply spending time in nature can benefit your health and counteract these modern ills. Nature can help relieve some isolation by fostering social connection and generosity in those who are exposed to it. A study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology attributes the power of nature to increase our willingness to help
others to the sense of awe that it bestows upon us. I invite you to step out into nature, to reflect upon its sights and sounds and the subsequent feelings they evoke. Personally, I am amazed, looking out over a natural landscape as I am mindful of birds chirping in the distance. Stepping out in nature will naturally increase your physical activity and provide the subsequent well-established benefits for chronic disease such as high blood pressure and diabetes, as well as mood. There is some evidence that going for your walk in nature rather than in a city center enhances the benefit of exercise on stress. Moreover, exposure to green space, regardless of whether you exercise in it, has also been associated with the potential to improve mental health directly. As with other prescriptions I write, there are steps taken to minimize the risk associated with treatment plans. Just as you would take your Motrin with meals and watch for signs of gastrointestinal bleeding, make sure you enjoy your daily dose of summer sun with sunscreen and stay hydrated. Be mindful of what your body is telling you, and you will be hard-pressed to find a lower-risk treatment with such broad potential to benefit your health. I know that much like doctors’ recommendations to eat healthier and exercise more, it is often difficult to get your daily dose of nature. We all have
so many other demands on our time. I struggle with this, too. As a resident, I often work upwards of 70 hours per week. And after a long day in the hospital, as well-intentioned as my plan is to get outside and go for a run after work, I often find it difficult. One way I have found to bolster depleted willpower at the end of the day is by seeking out a friend or loved one to share the fresh air of long summer nights. Another is by starting my morning with nature. Even simply looking out the kitchen window at some greenery and allowing your thoughts to percolate as you await your coffee cup inspire the awe that has been implicated in enhancing well-being. Finally, you can use one of your tech devices to set a midday reminder to take a moment to stop and literally smell the roses. While the scientific community continues to study the mechanism behind nature’s benefit, I encourage you to visit one of greater Madison’s parks and lakes to experience a case study of your own making. You can even join us over at the Verona UW-Health clinic and get your hands dirty with some community gardening. Call and let us know you are interested in learning more. Mark Matusak is a first-year resident at UW-Health Family Clinic in Verona.
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of food, equalling 55,000 meals, Kasieta said. “We appreciate the generous support provided by the Alliant Energy Foundation,” she wrote in an email to the Press. “Kitchen to Table is a good fit with Alliant’s funding goal in that our success will feed many, many people – and also save the planet by reducing food waste and greenhouse gases.” The Alliant Energy Foundation gave out $123,000 in community grants this year. “We’re looking for creative solutions that support our customers and communities,” Julie Bauer, executive director of the Alliant Energy Foundation, said in the release. “Our nonprofit partners are constantly working to make life better. Community Grants are one way we stand behind them as they solve problems for families, education and the environment.”
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Verona Area School District families enrolling in 4-year-old kindergarten will have two more daycare centers to choose from next year. The school board approved its annual contract with area daycare centers that provide the 4K services Tuesday, June 18. Tanya’s Big House 4 Kidz and The Goddard School, both located in Verona, are new for the 2019-20 school year. Tanya’s had participated in the past, but it was “quite a while” since they were in the program, director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke told the board. They bring the total to 13 centers in the program. “We have sites really all over,” Franke said. “It makes it convenient for families to get a really high quality 4K experience.” The only change to the contract for this year was additional language about security, “Ensuring the site is secure based on VASD guidelines.” The district is projecting
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Assessments up, but tax rates going down Market rate revaluation is first in six years KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
If you see the valuation of your Town of Verona home increase when you get your assessment next week, don’t fret – it’s not necessarily a sign your taxes will increase. Rather, the town is updating the property values of residential, commercial and agricultural properties to match market rate so it can distribute the tax burden fairly between property owners. This year’s revalution is the first in six years for the town, treasurer John Wright told the Press, because the town’s current assessments are at 89.09 percent of the market value, with residential properties sitting at 87 percent of the value. Wright said there will be some “sticker shock” with valuations, as they’re expected to go up between 10 and 15 percent. That could translate to an increase in valuation of $50,000 to $80,000 for some homeowners, Wright said, but it doesn’t mean increased taxes. State levy limits prevent that. “A revalution doesn’t
mean that anyone’s taxes are going to go up a nickel,” he said. “All you’re doing is correcting the assessed value to more nearly reflect the market value.” The reassessment of property value has no impact on the town’s tax levy, or the total amount a municipality collects from taxpayers. Reassessments determine how much of that tax levy each landowner is responsible for, but the state determines the total market value of property in the municipality. Assessments compare a variety of data, including recent sale and market values among similar properties, to arrive at a market value. In some cases, certain types of property or property in some neighborhoods might increase more or less than the average. Wright said he believes the largest changes property owners will see are to land values and little to no changes with homes or buildings, after discussions with assessor Nick Laird of Appleton-based Associated Appraisal Consultants, Inc. Wright said Laird has created a different set of models from what the town’s previous assessor, Paul Musser, had. Musser’s models were based more on square footage, whereas Laird’s models focus more on acreage, Wright said.
Newer homes that have recent sales bills likely won’t see much of a change because assessors can see the market sale price, but older homes are harder to assess because of depreciation adjustments. Those homes are instead assessed against other properties with similar demographics, including the square footage and the number of bedrooms or bathrooms. Wright said there won’t be much of an impact to commercial properties because they make up such a small percentage of the town’s property value, and land value of agricultural acres are predetermined in each county by a state government board. Properties that contain forest land will likely see their assessments go up, Wright said, simply because they were valued differently under Musser’s models than Laird’s.
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The board unanimously approved a preliminary 201920 budget that will keep the mill rate level. Board members had discussed the budget, which is finalized in October after official enrollment counts, two weeks earlier at its June 3 meeting. The mill rate will be $2.88 per $1,000 of property value, which is what the district projected during the 2017 referendum process.
Final referendum loan approved The final loan for the 2017 referendum received authorization June 18. The school board approved a $6.3 million State Trust Fund Loan, which will have an interest rate of 3.75 percent. While that’s above the market rate, the State Trust Fund Loan can be prepaid back, which allows the district to keep its mill rate more constant by either increasing or decreasing the principal paid in a given year.
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An identity theft prevention seminar will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 28, at the senior center. The seminar will be led by Jamie Hanson, a partner and financial advisor for Akamai Investment Advisors. Hanson will discuss things people can do to help prevent their private information from being stolen. Registration is required, and can be done by calling Akamai Investment Advisors at 729-3874. For more information, call the senior center at 845-7471.
Make “out of this world” crafts by using STEAM from 2-3 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at the library. Children ages 6-11 can make moon sand and a phases of the moon wreath during the crafting session. For information, call 845-7180.
The senior center will conduct Rendever virtual reality tours from 10:30-11:15 a.m. on Fridays, July 5 and 26. On July 5, participants will go to behind the scenes at the Museum of Natural History, look at a dinosaur museum in Australia, tour Buckingham Palace and see the National Mall. On July 26, participants will tour the White House with President Barack Obama. For information, call 845-7471.
Privacy seminar
Learn about privacy and the internet from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, at the library. Teachers of the class will demonstrate precautions internet users can take to avoid scams and keep their Adult English classes Movies and ice cream information as secure as possible. Free English classes for adults will The senior center will be hosting Attendees are encouraged to bring be held on Mondays from July 1 to their own smart devices along. an ice cream social and movie showJuly 29. Registration is required. ing at 12:30 p.m. on three Fridays in From 6-8 p.m., classes will include For information, call 845-7180. July. English communication skills, eduOn July 5, “The Upside” will be cation on how to speak with school Independence Day celebration the featured flick. “Mary Poppins and community members and readCelebrate America’s birthday with Returns” will be shown on July 12 ing with children. a celebration at 12:30 p.m. Wednes- and “The Amazing Panda Adventure” will be played on July 26. Free child care will be provided for day, July 3, at the senior center. Popcorn will be served during the children over the age of 2. Musician Skip Jones will perform, movies. For information, call 845-7180. and root beer floats will be served. For information, call 845-7471. For information, call 845-7471.
Community calendar Thursday, June 27
• 10:30 a.m., “Appreciating Our Diversity to Reduce Conflict” seminar, senior center, 845-7471 • 3:45-5:15 p.m., Tween Dungeons and Dragons (ages 8-11), library, 845-7180 • 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org
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• 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vact.org
Monday, July 1
• 1:30-2:45 p.m., Starlab Portable Planetarium: Exploring the Night Sky (ages 7-9, registration required), library, 845-7180 Friday, June 28 • 3-4:15 p.m., Starlab Portable • 10:30 a.m., Identity theft seminar, Planetarium: What’s Up in the Sky senior center, 845-7471 (ages 3-6, registration required), • 12:30 p.m., Ice cream social and library, 845-7180 a movie: “Bumblebee,” senior cen- • 3-8 p.m., Crafty Monday (ages ter, 845-7471 12-18), library, 845-7180 • 5-8 p.m., Music on Main: Trophy • 5:30 p.m., Starlab Portable PlanHusbands, Hometown Junction etarium: Heroes in the Sky (all Park, 101 W. Railroad St., veronaages, registration required), library, wi.com 845-7180 • 6-9 p.m., Live Music in the Back- • 6-8 p.m., English classes for yard: Mark Croft Band, Wisconsin adults, library, 845-7180 Brewing Company, 1079 American • 7 p.m., Starlab Portable PlaneWay, 848-1079 tarium: Exploring the Night Sky • 7:30 p.m., VACT’s “Chitty Chitty (ages 10-13, registration required), Bang Bang,” Verona Area Perform- library, 845-7180 ing Arts Center, 300 Richard St.,
• 2-3 p.m., Out of this World! STEAM activities (ages 6-11), library, 845-7180 • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Artist and Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., veronasmarket.com • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Privacy and the Internet seminar (registration required), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., “Los Lecheros – Immigrants in Wisconsin’s Dairy Industry” film screening and discussion, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, July 3
• 10-11 a.m., Blood pressure, blood sugar and fall prevention screenings with the Fitch-Rona EMS, library, 845-7180 • 12:30 p.m., Independence Day celebration, senior center, 8457471 • 4-5 p.m., Frosting for teens (ages 12-18, registration required), library, 845-7180
Saturday, June 29 8 a.m. – Common Council from 06-24-19 11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 06-24-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Sunday, June 30 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 06-24-19 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 06-24-19 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Monday, July 1 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education
at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 6:30 p.m. – Plan Commission Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Tuesday, July 2 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 10 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society Wednesday, July 3 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
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. Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9 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. 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. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 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,
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 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. 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 “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.” – Hebrews 13:8 NIV
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, June 27 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society Friday, June 28 7 a.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2018 Wildcats Football – New! 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center
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at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Plan Commission from 07-01-19 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center Thursday, July 4 7 a.m. – Gretta Garbo at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Bill & Bonnie at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – The Gift of Education at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Bob Lindmeier at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Elder Abuse at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Maple Drive Dairy at the Historical Society
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
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Avanti’s Italian Restaurant celebrates 20 years in Verona Unified Newspaper Group
Barb Miller wants Avanti’s Italian Restaurant to be a place where people have a sense of family and belonging. For regular patron and City of Verona resident Bob Radford, that’s exactly what it feels like. Three months ago, he discovered the restaurant’s Monday “Happy Hour,” and comes back each week for “the best deal in town.” “It’s the perfect neighborhood place,” he told the Press Monday evening. It’s been the “neigh borhood place” for two decades this year. It was opened by Mike Trinellia in 1999, in a home built in the 1860’s along Main Street. At the time, said Miller, now the co-owner and manager, the restaurant consisted of only the dining room and kitchen. It’s since grown, as the bar was added more than a decade ago, with pieces of the bar being brought to the restaurant from the Chicago area. Miller started managing Avanti’s in September 2014 – she said she was hesitant at first, but was convinced by one of the bartenders to take it over, as he wanted to move on. “I decided that I’d like to try it,” she said. “I had said I could help out, I could be a hostess at times, and I’d run the checkbook and pay the bills.” Miller said she and her staff try to create the family atmosphere with good food — recipes passed down from Miller’s co-owner Vito Cerniglia’s Sicilian great-great-grandparents
Business in brief N+1 expands hours for summer The coffee shop and bar that is part of the Rocket Bicycle Studio complex has expanded its hours for summer. N+1beer and coffee, 507 Bruce St., will open at 7 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 8 a.m. on Sundays. The space will close at 1 p.m. on Sundays, 2 p.m. on Tuesday and Saturday, 6 p.m. on Wednesdays and 8 p.m. on Thursday and Friday.
Building’s history Avanti’s isn’t the first business venture inside its building. The 119 S. Main St. building, built in the 1860s, was once home to a funeral parlor, and held Blizzard’s Hardware Store prior to the restaurant moving in, co-owner and manager Barb Miller said. “I can remember it being a hardware store,” she said. A building so old, Miller said, requires a significant amount of upkeep, including maintaining original wood flooring. “People do love the look,” she said.
A group of “regulars” sits along the bar at Avanti’s Italian Restaurant on Monday, June 24.
— drinks made from scratch and being personable with their customers, especially their regulars, she said. “We wanted it to be a place where it felt like family to customers, and that our employees felt like family,” she said. “We’re a small restaurant, and we have a lot of regulars at this point that we really enjoy.” In the future, Miller said, she’d like to see the restaurant navigate what’s often a “fickle” industry. “We just want to continue to serve the community and be successful,” she
said. Spencer Schultz, a bartender at Avanti’s, said that he loves taking care of the customers and creating an experience for people that holds a lot of “meaning and significance.” 119 S. Main St. Schultz said he finds a 848-3315 lot of the restaurant’s niche avantisverona.com feel coming from the historic look of the building, with its teal ornamented loves and hates their famiceiling, weathered wood ly, but this family we have and exposed brick, as well here is pretty nice.” as the fact that everything in the restaurant is homeEmail reporter Kimbermade. ly Wethal at kimberly. “I love what I do, so wethal@wcinet.com and Avanti’s Italian Restaurant is housed in a building dating I don’t consider it work follow her on Twitter @ back to the 1860’s, with teal ornamented walls, weathered here,” he said. “Everyone kimberly_wethal. wood and exposed brick featured throughout the restaurant.
new owner. Ryan Swanson has taken over the local franchise of the chain. The restaurant opened at 611 Hometown Circle, Suite 104, in 2014, then called Brews Brothers. The restaurant was closed earlier this year for a change in ownership and remodeling. It reopened in
February. According to the restaurant’s Facebook page, there is now a dartboard and electronic jukebox, with more entertainment options to come. The restaurant also asked on its Facebook page for local students to paint a mural on one of its walls.
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The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes the Business of the Month!
Madison, WI: Ken Thompson, President and CEO of Capitol Bank, is pleased to announce the recent hiring of Tim Nemec as Vice President of Commercial Lending. Tim will be based at Capitol Bank Verona. Tim has 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, including over 20 years in commercial lending. He earned an associate degree in accounting from Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Institute and is also a graduate of the Wisconsin Bankers Association Commercial Lending School at St. Norbert College.
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“Tim’s experience in commercial lending is a great addition to our strong commercial lending team, as well as to our Verona bank,” said Thompson.
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Tim lives in Menomonee Falls with his wife and dog. He enjoys spending time with their three adult children and three grandchildren, as well as partaking in hunting, fishing and other sports. Tim is a past member of Kiwanis, Lions and Jaycees, as well as a volunteer youth coach and Sunday school teacher for a combined 30 years.
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Gaby named VAHS has four All-State selections All-State JEREMY JONES Sports editor
MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Verona graduate Austin Gaby was named honorable mention All-State by the Wisconsin Golf Coaches Association on Friday, June 21. Gaby, a twot i m e W I A A Gaby Division 1 state qualifier, averaged a 77 in 18-hole matches this season, and helped Verona take third in the Big Eight Conference. Gaby tied for 39th at the Division 1 state meet, shooting a 15-over-159 at the University Ridge Golf Course. Gaby will golf at the University of Wisconsin-Stout next season.
Verona softball standouts Meghan Anderson and Molly McChesney capped t h e i r i m p r e s s iv e h i g h school careers last week, earning first-team All-State honors. Starters for the past four years, Anderson and McChesney shared Big Eight Conference Player of the Year honors, helping the team to a perfect 16-0 conference record. The team advanced all the way to the sectional finals, where they lost to Big Eight rival Sun Prairie. Anderson, a Northern State University (Aberdeen, S.D.) recruit, tossed 140 of a possible 169 innings this season for the Wildcats, going 21-3 in the circle with a 1.08 ERA
and 218Ks on the year. She walked 41 and allowed 36 earned runs. A University of Akron recruit McChesney and the team’s lead-off hitter, McChesney led Verona in batting average (.594), on-base percentage (.645), hits (57), singles (53) and Anderson runs scored (54). “They came up to varsity as freshmen and they’ve been here ever since,” coach Todd Anderson said following the team’s sectional final loss. “What they brought to the program was more than anything you could measure statistically. They brought heart, hard work and they worked hard in the
offseason – all the things that are trademarks of great players.” Juniors Kasie Keyes (shortstop) and Alyssa Bostley (first base) were selected as honorable mentions. Bostley led the team in RBIs (39), tied for the team lead in triples (5) and home runs (3) and was second on the team in hits (46) and slugging percentage (.777). She also legged out five triples. Keyes, who led the Wildcats in doubles (13), walks (16) and slugging percentage (.814), tied Bostley for the second most runs scored and for the team lead in home runs. All four girls were named to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association first-team All-District squad.
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Verona bashes Wiota MARK NESBITT
Assistant sports editor
The bats of the Verona Home Talent team continued to click on all cylinders last weekend as the Cavaliers improved to 9-0 in Western Section action. The Cavaliers bashed Wiota 15-1 in seven innings on Saturday, June 22, at Wiota Park. The next day, Verona (9-0) had its Sunday league game rained out at West Middleton. The defending Sunday league champions, the Cavaliers have won on the 10-run rule in four straight games, and the Cavaliers have a 3.5 game lead over West Middleton and Pine Bluff-Mount Horeb in the Western Section North Division. “We feel good with where we are at,” player-manager David Lund said. “We felt all year like we have swung the bats well. We were in a good rhythm.” First baseman Mike Jordahl is looking forward to the rescheduled game against West Middleton. “It’s always a battle when we play those guys,” Jordahl said. “It’s always fun to play against good talent.” T h e C ava l i e r s e d g e d Evansville 4-2 on Thursday, June 20, at Stampfl Field to improve to 2-2 in the Night League.
Verona 15, Wiota 1 (7 inn.) Jordahl went 4-for-5 to lead a 15-hit attack as the Cavaliers rolled to a 15-1 seven-inning victory over Wiota on Saturday. “It was super windy coming in from right field,” Jordahl said. “We talked before the game our approach
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Derek Burgenske lines a single to center in the Cavaliers’ 15-1 win over Wiota on Saturday at Wiota Park. Burgenske went 3-for-4.
What’s next Verona travels to Oregon at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
was going to be opposite field. We were trying to see the ball as deep as possible and spray it the other way.” Derek Burgenske went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and Klayton Brandt drove in three runs and scored three runs. Brad Laufenberg was on base all five times he batted, going 2-for-2 with an RBI and three walks. Jacob Slonim went 2-for-5 and also scored three runs. Brandt had a two-run single to center in the second to give the Cavaliers a 3-0 lead. Verona poured it on, batting around the order in a sixrun third and a six-run sixth. Jordahl doubled leading off the third. After Sam Pederson walked, he stole second base. A throw by Wiota went into centerfield and Jordahl scored. Slonim had an RBI
Western Section North Team W L Verona 9 0 West Middleton 5 3 Pine Bluff/MH 5 3 Dodgeville 4 4 Oregon 2 6 Belleville 1 6 single to left and Wiota starting pitcher Jesse Sturtz walked in a run to give the Cavaliers a 6-1 lead. Burgenske had a two-run single to left. In the sixth, the key hits for the Cavaliers came on Tucker Teskey’s RBI double off relief pitcher Barry Schliem and Pederson’s tworun single. Jason Erxleben was dominant on the mound, giving up one run on two hits in seven innings. He struck out eight and walked one. He retired 13 straight batters
at one point. Brad Solberg broke up the streak with a double to right in the bottom of the sixth. “He was throwing all of his pitches for strikes and working quick,” Lund said.
Verona, West Middleton (ppd). The Cavaliers’ game on Sunday at West Middleton was postponed because of rain. A make-up date has not been scheduled.
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Stepping away to focus on family As a prep sports editor, I have always looked at my job like that of a historian, telling the stories of coaches and student-athletes — their successes and failures – through words Jones and photos. The winter of 2018 my wife and I welcomed our first child into our lives and immediately our entire lives changed in an instant. Suddenly, my story changed from husband and sports editor to husband and father, but there was only so much of us to go around. While my wife and I work opposite schedules, it has been increasingly difficult to find a work-life balance in this position. That is one of several reasons that after 15 years I’ve decided to step down as the Unified Newspaper Group sports editor effective at the end of this month. As a prep sports editor covering the communities of Oregon, Stoughton and Verona, I have made many memories and lasting friendships. But as a father of a 17-month old son, I have decided to step away from this job and focus on my family. While coaches, officials, school administrators and reporters, are all easy targets for criticism, May 5, 2019, shined a spotlight on what is truly important in my life. Although I had already made my decision prior to what started out as a beautiful Sunday, that day will be one that our family will never forget. It’s the day that our son was hit in the head at a Home Talent game with a line drive and transported via Med Flight to the American Family Children’s Hospital. The impact of the ball fractured our son’s skull and forced him to have an emergency craniotomy. Through that tragedy; however, there came a ray of sunshine as complete strangers, friends and family members from across the country helped our family in one way or another. The Home Talent community was amazingly supportive as teams that I
had never covered held fundraisers and donated to a Go Fund Me page started by a family friend to help cover medical costs. Several coaches and parents of players I had covered over the last 15 years also showed their support. There have been more memories than I can recount over my time at UNG, from Oregon sophomore Alexis Jackson winning state titles in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles and as part of the 4x200 relay with Maddie LeBrun, Danica Keisling and Scarlet Egwuonwu. I was also fortunate enough to cover the Oregon baseball team that advanced to the state semifinals in 2004 and the boys’ tennis team that reached its first team state tournament in 2014. In Stoughton, last season I was able to cover sophomore Sofia Bormett, who won the 200-yard freestyle to become the first girls state champion swimmer in program history. I’ve also been able to watch the Vikings football team develop into a top contender in the Badger South with several Division 1 recruits over the past five seasons. And I’ve got the opportunity to watch the Stoughton wrestling team continue its dominance, crowning two individual champions this season to overtake Mineral Point with the most champions all-time (51). Though I missed having the opportunity to watch NHL draftee Jack Skille play in Verona by a year, I was fortunate to witness several other first for the Wildcats. I was able to watch Beata Nelson grow from one of the most decorated swimmers in Wisconsin history to a national champion and Olympic hopeful. To this day, I still can’t hear the song Timber by Pitbull featuring Kesha without remembering standing outside the Verona boys’ hockey team’s locker room waiting to do interviews during their 2014 state championship. I’ll cherish my time getting to know so many wonderful coaches and student-athletes.
Verona 4, Evansville 2 Laufenberg pitched five shutout innings to lead the Cavaliers to a 4-2 win over Evansville on Thursday. Laufenberg struck out six and gave up four hits to earn the win. Verona scored two runs in the second and one in the fourth to take a 3-0 lead. Rob Capener went 2-for-3 and Lance Breitnauer drove in two runs. Pederson pitched two innings in relief and gave up two runs on one hit. He struck out three and walked four.
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Trio of lacrosse All-Stars Three Verona athletes were invited to Carroll University on June 8, to play in the girls lacrosse All-Star game. Allconference players who participated (from left) are: Sofia Jeddeloh, Paige Zahler and Kiersten Pelletier. Jeddeloh was named All-State goalie in a ceremony prior to the boys state game on June 7.
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peacefully at Agrace HospiceCare on Saturday, June 22, 2019. Helen was born in rural Lancaster to Walter and Catherine (Reynolds) Leibfried on Feb. 12, 1927. She graduated from Lancaster High School in 1943. Helen was united in marriage to Donovan Krohn on Aug. 27, 1949, at St. Clements in Lancaster. They farmed for six years near Lancaster before moving to Verona in 1956. Helen Krohn Helen waitressed for many years at the Eagles Nest Helen Mary (Leibfried) Restaurant and also worked Krohn, 92, passed away as an office manager at the
Verona Press before retiring. Helen and Don enjoyed many summers in Minocqua fishing and playing cards. After Helen moved into Noel Manor, she participated in the social life, but her greatest enjoyment came from playing cards with her friends. Helen will be remembered for her friendly and outgoing personality. Helen is survived by children; Katherine Krohn of Verona, Kristine (Marty) Simpson of Sebring, Florida, Karen (Greg) Olson of
Eagle River and Dan (Carey) Krohn of Mount Horeb; six grandsons, Jason (Tonya) Robertson, Graham Anderson, Shelby (Laura) Anderson, Cory and Kevin Markwardt, Hunter (Marina Fleming) Krohn; five great-grandchildren, Jake (Morgan) Robertson, Jared Robertson, Pippa and Kikkan Anderson, Alivia Krohn; sister Katie Leibfried (Larry Schildgen) of Lancaster; brother-in-laws Leonard Stich of Pennsylvania, Rodger Janssen of Lancaster; sister-in-law, Phyliss (Tom) Moris of
Illinois, and many nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Donovan; daughter, Sharon; sisters Mary Janssen and Jo Ann Stich; brothers, Thomas and Robert Leibfried; s i s t e r- i n - l aw, M a r c e l l a Leibfried; and son-in-law, Marty Simpson. Visitation will be held f r o m 5 - 7 p . m . F r i d a y, June 28, 2019, at Ryan Funeral Home, 220 Enterp r i s e D r. , Ve r o n a . P r ivate services will be held. Donations may be made to UW Department of
Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at www.ophth. wisc.edu. The family wishes to thank the staff of Noel Manor for their attentive care, and Agrace HospiceCare for their consistent and caring support. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www. ryanfuneralservice.com. Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services Verona Chapel 220 Enterprise Drive 845-6625
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The most complicated of the suggestions June 18 was a phased-in approach to the new maps. It would give students no options for the upcoming school year, requiring sixthgrade students to continue in their current attendance area school. After that, they would have the option in seventh and eighth grade to continue at that school or move to the new attendance area school. Sixth-graders beginning in 2020-21 would be required to attend the school under the new attendance boundaries. That would mean the boundaries would be in full effect for middle school by the 2022-23 school year. Navarro-Haffner suggested the idea, which some others on the board expressed interest in exploring, but needed more data to know how it would effect enrollments for years beyond 2020-21. The main question board members had with such an approach is how younger siblings would be affected: If a student were one or two years behind their sibling who will be in sixth-grade this year, would that student also be allowed to attend the old school if their family desires? And how long would that be allowed if there were multiple younger
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“Don’t put too many layers to it.” The main considerations June 18 were whether to allow the students to switch a year early or to allow their younger siblings to join them at their non-attendance area school while they are still in middle school. The solution for 2019 – eight weeks away – could end up the same at every school and grade level, but it also could vary even by which school the students are attending. There are, for example, eight times as many students who would have to move to Badger Ridge a year early than would move to Savanna Oaks. Badger Ridge principal Alan Buss said those extra 48 would cause “significant” congestion, require an extra teacher and necessitate using the only extra space the school has for a classroom. The six students who would move to SOMS early, meanwhile, would be able to fit into the sections already planned. A survey sent to the families of the 54 middle school students who would move got 50 responses, with 32 saying they would take the option to move a year early if available. The district did not ask which school those students attended, so it remains unclear whether those 32 include the six that would move to SOMS. It’s a relatively small set of students among the more than 1,000 middle schoolers in the district, which led board member Kristina Navarro-Haffner to suggest finding a solution to minimize their transitions, suggesting a phase-in approach to the new maps. “Fifty-four kids is such a small number that we could do that incrementally,” Navarro-Haffner said. “The maps don’t change that significantly, so it feels like something we could do at the middle school level that would allay a lot of peoples’ concerns.” As the discussion dragged on, superintendent Dean Gorrell reminded the group this was a small piece of the major decisions that remain. That prompted the group to finalize the list of data it needed for the June 25 meeting to continue the discussion as it works toward what will likely be an even more challenging decision later this summer. “There’ll be at least as robust, if not moreso, conversations around this with
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The city has authorized the sale of $2.5 million in debt in 2019 for three major projects, about one-fourth of what it borrowed last year. Mayor Luke Diaz and some alders have talked openly and repeatedly over the past year about reducing debt. Much of the difference between the 2019 and 2018 debt issuance has been that 2018 contained the last part of a multiyear, multijurisdictional project rebuilding County Hwy. M and a deal with the Verona Area School District involving a $4.5 million contribution to infrastructure around the school. This year’s general obligation bonds, which came in at what financial adviser Ehlers labeled a true
interest rate of 2.058 percent over 15 years, were for a new ladder truck and equipment for the fire department, street improvement projects and the design of the public works facility. Bonding in 2017 was $8.4 million, and in 2016 it was $8.6 million. Each of those years contained outlays of several million dollars for the M project, the bike and pedestrian plan and downtown street and streetscape upgrades. The city also reduced its debt load for annual street maintenance by close to a million dollars each year starting with 2018, when the Epic tax-increment finance district closed. The city’s bond rating of AA2 was the same as it has been for many years. Ald. Evan Touchett (Dist. 4) asked Ehlers representative Todd
Taves whether the city could improve that rating and whether it would be worth it. “Continued growth in tax base and moderation of your debt” is how, Taves said to the first part of the question. To the second part, he did not encourage going all-out to improve the city’s bond rating to aa1, such as Fitchburg has, because it’s “not a huge dollar amount.” Instead, he said, continuing to follow sound financial policies eventually will lead to an upgrade. He noted one mark against Verona is the high concentration of tax base from a single taxpayer, Epic. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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City in brief Thousand Oaks light The stoplight and new intersection of County Hwy. M with Thousand Oaks and Liberty Drive is almost finished. Electrical work is complete, asphalt has been installed and striping is done, city engineer Jeffrey Montpas told alders Monday. “Next week we’ll turn the turn signal on into a flashing yellow and red just to get everybody used to that,” he said.
Department heads Two searches for new department heads are in the final stages. Preferred candidates for city administrator and senior center director have both been identified, but both are going through extensive background checks. Sayre updated the council on the senior center director position Monday, but there was no discussion of the administrator choice, which apparently was determined May 28 in a closed session. The senior center director pick was made after interviews June 17.
Alcohol at Sow’s Ear Alders unanimously approved adding a liquor license for the Sow’s Ear, a South Main Street coffee and knitting shop. It can be served from 11 a.m. until close and covers the first floor only. A patio license is being considered, but that would require fencing and a change in its premises description.
Legals NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for a Combination Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverages and Reserve “Class B” Intoxicating Beverages License for the period from July 9, 2019 through June 30, 2020 has been filed with the City Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by Senguio, LLC, d/b/a El Charro Mexican Grill, 958 Liberty Drive, Suite 106, Verona, WI 53593, Monica G. Covarrubias Lopez, Agent. Anyone having an objection to the granting of such license shall file that objection with the City Clerk, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln Street, before July 3, 2019 during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday - Friday. Ellen Clark, City Clerk City of Verona Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application for a Class B Fermented Malt Beverages License and a Class C Wine License for the period from July 9, 2019 through June 30, 2020 has been filed with the City Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by Mr. Brews Taphouse Verona, LLC d/b/a Mr. Brews Taphouse, 611 Hometown Circle, Suite 104, Verona, WI 53593, Ryan P Swanson, Agent. Anyone having an objection to the granting of such licenses shall file that objection with the City Clerk, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln Street, before July 3, 2019 during regular office hours of 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday Friday. Ellen Clark, City Clerk City of Verona Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF VERONA DANE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on June 7, 2019 to conform with Wisconsin State Statutes that requires a meeting although the Assessment Roll will not be available; this
meeting will adjourn and a notice will be posted with the probable date that the Assessment Roll will be available. On August 1, 2019, the Town of Verona will hold the first meeting for the Board of Review where the Assessment Roll is available and will hear any scheduled sworn testimony from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at 7669 County Highway PD, Verona, Wisconsin. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board: 1. *No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior view of such property being assessed. 2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the board. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the board of review. 3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. 4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraor-
dinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board. 5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless no later than 7 days before the first meeting of the board of review the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Verona has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer
or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determines before the first meeting of the board of review that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. Stats. 7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in its discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. Notice is hereby given this 17th day of May 2018. John Wright, Clerk of the Town of Verona Board of Review *The Department of Revenue recommends providing access to Board of Review. Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP *** ORDINANCE NO. 19-939 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS WITHIN TITLE 2, CHAPTERS 2 AND 3 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN The Common Council of the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain that Title 2, Chapters 2 and 3 of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin are amended as follows: 1. Section 2-2-14(b) is amended to read as follows:
(b) Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, decide all questions of order, and conduct the proceedings of the meeting. The parliamentary rules contained in Robert’s Rules of Order (Latest Edition) shall be advisory and act as guidelines for the presiding officer, unless otherwise provided by statute or by this Chapter. Any member shall have the right to appeal from a decision of the presiding officer. An appeal shall be sustained by a twothirds (2/3) vote of the members present excluding the Mayor. In the absence of the City Clerk, the presiding officer shall appoint a clerk pro tem. 2. Section 2-2-18(h) is amended to read as follows: (h) Rules of Parliamentary Procedure. The rules of parliamentary practice in Robert’s Rules of Order (Latest Edition), which is hereby incorporated by reference, shall be advisory and shall act as guidelines for the proceedings of the Council in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these rules or with the laws of the State of Wisconsin. 3. Section 2-3-2(b) is amended to read as follows: (b) Appointment/Term. The City Administrator shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Common Council. Prior to the Common Council’s action, the Mayor shall make a recommendation. The City Administrator shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. 4. Section 2-3-3(b) is amended to read as follows: (b) Term. The City Clerk and the City Finance Director/Treasurer shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. 5. Section 2-3-8(a) is amended to read as follows: (a) Appointment. The Building Inspector shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Common Council. Prior to the Common Council’s action, the Mayor shall make a recommendation. The Building Inspector shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. 6. Section 2-3-9(a) is amended to read as follows: (a) Appointment/Term. The Director
of Public Works shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Common Council. Prior to the Common Council’s action, the Mayor shall make a recommendation. The Director of Public Works shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. 7. Section 2-3-10(a) is amended to read as follows: (a) The Assessor, or consulting assessor firm, shall be designated by the Common Council. Selection shall be made solely on merit upon the basis of general qualifications and fitness for performing the duties of the position. The Assessor shall be designated pursuant to contract. 8. Section 2-3-14(a) is amended to read as follows: (a) Appointment/Term. The Park and Recreation Director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Common Council. Prior to the Common Council’s action, the Mayor shall make a recommendation. The Park and Recreation Director shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. 9. Section 2-3-17 is hereby repealed. 10. Section 2-3-21(a) and (b) are amended to read as follows: (a) Appointment. The Senior Center Director shall be appointed by a majority vote of the Common Council. Prior to the Common Council’s action, the Mayor shall make a recommendation. (b) Term. The Senior Center Director shall serve at pleasure for an indefinite term, subject to removal at pleasure as provided by law. The foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Common Council of the City of Verona at a meeting held on June 24, 2019. CITY OF VERONA ____________________________ Luke Diaz, Mayor (seal) ____________________________ Kayla Martin, Deputy City Clerk Enacted: June 24, 2019 Published: June 27, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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Breaking a sweat The Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon returned to Verona this past weekend at the newly remodeled Fireman’s Park on Saturday, June 22. Hundreds of athletes took to the water and the streets near the park in both the City and Town of Verona to compete in either a “sprint” or “Olympic” version of the triathlon. Above, Participants advance toward the beach during the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon on Saturday, June 22, at Fireman’s Park. Right, Simeon Battaglia receives high fives as he runs past. Photos by Kimberly Wethal
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FITCHBURG. 2386 W. Hill Drive. Sat. 6-29, Sun. 6-30, 8am-4pm. Estate Sale. Collectibles, household items, French Provincial furniture. Fifty years of Treasures! FITCHBURG. 2747 Tami Trail. Fri. 6-28, Sat. 6-29, 9am-5pm. Rummage Sale. Children’s toys, tools, household items, men’s clothing, misc. items. MT. VERNON. 1854 N. Kollath Rd. Thurs. 6-27 9am-6pm, Fri. 6-28 9am-6pm, Sat. 6-29 9-11am. 4-Party Garage Sale. Turn off Hwy G by Oak Hill Cemetary, Follow North Kollath Rd. Watch for signs! Tools, bedroom furniture, medium size fish tank, new tupperware, adult-kids books, cookbooks, kitchen utensils, clothing, much more! No checks, Cash only. TOWN OF OREGON. 5420 Glenway Circle. Saturday, June 29 8am-3pm. Drill press, band saw, miter box, John Deere lawn tractor with 48" mower and snowblower, extension ladders, Honda generator, electronics components and many, many tools.
Wanted WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114
FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, tri-colored, AKC registered, vet checked. My dogs are typically fast starters and quick learners, great hunters and companions, and field champions in the pedigree. $400-$450 each. 608437-8957. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Verona Press
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388
Storage Spaces For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10x10 10x15 10x20 10x25 10x30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677. THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 8736671 or 835-6677.
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Real Estate DICKEYVILLE, WI House for sale. 4 bedroom, 1 bath, $89,900. 230 S. Church St. 608-778-0329. CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 8356677.
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STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM 2 unit building on second floor. Parking for 1 car per unit in back lot. No Pets. Rent $750. Available. 608-332-6013.
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June 27, 2019
The Verona Press
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Fireman’s: Beach, 3,600-square-foot splash pad, new playground and shelter are now open Continued from page 1 attendance Sunday and Tuesday, as well. Recreation director Casey Dudley said the splash pad is always open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the summer regardless of weather. The decades-old beach, the 3,600-square foot splash pad, a new playground and new shelter are open and available for use, but Dave Walker, city parks director, has told the Press some of the projects will still be under construction into July. Those projects include basketball courts and a trail that will connect to the bike and pedestrian paths along County Hwy. M that were installed last year. In the months leading up to the park’s opening, Walker always emphasized how excited he was for the park to open, and how they were looking forward to attendance at the park increasing. Dudley said beach
attendance hasn’t picked up yet, probably owing to all the construction still going on and uncertainty about its status, but the splash pad was popular Saturday. “What we’re asking right now is for folks to bear with us,” he said. “They should be out of there hopefully this week.” As Radke watched her daughter, Adele, and Adele’s friend, Norah Wasvick, run around the splash pad just after noon Tuesday, Radke said she appreciates that the playground is directly adjacent to the splash pad, so her children can run back and forth between the amenities. “It’s really pretty,” Radke said. “I’m glad it’s here.” Wasvick said it’ll be a “good space” for the summer, especially when temperatures warm. “Unlike today,” she said with a laugh. Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie contributed to this story.
Fireman’s Park and Beach Splash pad: Open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Aug. 30; free Playground: Free Beach: Open noon to 7 p.m. daily except during inclement weather or temperatures under 72 degrees; opens at 9 a.m. Fridays June 27-Aug. 2; $3 for resident adults ($2 youth) Daily updates: Search “Fireman’s Park and Beach” on Facebook
Photo by Kimberly Wethal
Owen Courts, 6, attempts to drink from the splash pad while playing with his twin brother Oliver and little sister Maecy, 3, at Fireman’s Park on Tuesday, June 25.
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