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NW plan reverts, advances Council will review nearly identical plan to September’s version

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Haley Erato demonstrates how to sculpt two 300-pound ice blocks into a Chamber of Commerce logo at Hometown Junction during Hometown Holidays. Four other ice sculptures–a snowman, a snow flake, a ballerina and a pile of books–are displayed at other sites: the Chamber building, Verona Vision Care, Purple Goose and the library.

‘Holidays’ season Over 100 people participated in Hometown Holidays last weekend from Dec. 1-3. In addition to the newest feature, ice sculptures, the annual event featured many of the traditional favorites like the chili supper, tree lighting and Santa visit. Artist Haley Erato demonstrated how a ice sculpture is created on Saturday, Dec. 2, at Hometown Junction park. During the 90-minute demonstration, she created a sculpture from two blocks of ice while an apprentice explained the process and tools used.

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Verona resident featured as Jingle Bell Run honoree HELU WANG Unified Newspaper Group

This Saturday, Verona resident Tracy Dahl will try her best to run a mile while wearing red and green leg warmers, a red tutu and a sparkling Santa hat.

This is about the 10th year that Dahl, who was diagnosed with arthritis in 2007, has participated in the Jingle Bell Run, a national fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation. This year, though, is special, as Dahl is among four area residents featured as honorees.

The event includes 5K and 10K runs, a 5K walk and an untimed 1-mile fun run beginning at 10:30 a.m. Participants are encouraged to dress up in

holiday-themed outfits.

While the online registration has closed, people can register on race day beginning at 9:15 a.m. The entry fee is $40.

Dahl will run with 24 members of her team, Peppermint Patties, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 9 at Verona Area High School.

All of the Dahl’s team members, which include her family, friends and co-workers, are supporters on her journey of battling with arthritis, she said.

Featured as an honoree this year, Dahl will share her story of dealing with arthritis in front of more than 600 people, hoping to inspire them to fight Photo submitted against arthritis together.

Tracy Dahl poses with her my best “I’ll tell my story and then blend in friend, Amy Imoehl, at last year's Jingle Turn to Jingle/Page 13 Bell Run.

After three months of reworking, holding working sessions and waiting for public hearing notices, the Northwest Neighborhood plan is headed back to the Common Council this month looking almost identical to how it appeared at its first hearing in September.

At that time, dozens

of town residents loudly opposed the plan for 732 acres north of County Hwy. PD, and supporters of a developer with land there countered the next week with speeches and applause of their own. The city then revised its draft and ordered a new public hearing with one major

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Bob Kasieta was introduced as “the guy in the freezer” when he met his first legal client at Badger Prairie Needs Network.

At that point, he was preparing Thanksgivi n g g iv e - Kasieta away turkeys in the freezer.

“It’s not an ideal way you hire a lawyer,” Kasieta said with a laugh.

The client, who asked the Press to keep her name confidential, was on the verge of being evicted and

Inside JFF recognizes Kasietas Page 12 homeless after she requested her landlord to repair a broken furnace. Kasieta, the president of BPNN since 2014, filed a counterclaim against the eviction, helped her prepare for a four-hour eviction hearing and got the case settled.

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Latino Nation adviser Frank Rodriguez said they raised more than $500. Students purchased raffle tickets for $1 each, which were drawn during lunches to determine who got to throw pies. Students selected got to choose the participating teacher they wanted to throw a pie at.

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parents the night before at a Spanish-speaking parent group, which reminded her “that’s the people I’m running for.”

“It’s important because sometimes I know because of my family it’s hard to communicate with others without knowing any English,” Saucedo-Griensen said. “Having a person who is able to talk to them in Spanish and talk to the board in English and show them what they want, it’s really important.”

She told the Press that when she came to the United States she spoke no English, but the teachers and staff at GE helped her pick up the language in a year. She also has a cousin in third grade at the school.

If elected, Saucedo-Griensen would be the second board member to join the body within a year of graduating from VAHS. Board president Noah Roberts, a Class of 2015 graduate, won election in 2016 and was chosen president earlier this year.

There are two at-large seats up for election, currently held by Renee Zook and Tom Duerst. Zook has already announced she will not run for re-election, and Duerst said he is leaning against running but has not made a final decision yet.

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Other than a few staff suggestions about the placement of sidewalks and handling of lighting, plus a concern about the exterior design, the first stop for the new Verona Area High School in front of the City of Verona went smoothly.

The Plan Commission, fresh off a two-hour public hearing over the Northwest Neighborhood plan, spent about 15 minutes discussing the school’s plans, most of that being a staff presentation.

City planning director Adam Sayre noted some concerns with neighboring properties, particularly the tendency of students to cut through and trespass, and several smaller issues with the pedestrian facilities.

For example, the distance from the bus dropoff point to the school entrance is considerable enough to warrant a vestibule or some other protective feature.

Also, a link through tennis courts on the north side could encourage kids to cross a main road unsafely.

Sayre further recommended additional pedestrian paths along the new road that could be built to link with South Nine Mound Road, known so far as BB. Commissioner Scott M a n l ey m o s t l y a g r e e d and said he’d like to see t h e bu i l d i n g b e “ m o r e

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A Class of 2017 Verona Area High School graduate hopes to return to the district in 2018 as a school board member.

Ariadne Saucedo-Griensen, 18, is a student at Madison College who hopes to transfer to UW-Madison’s business school in two years. First, she wants to help “the Latino community have a voice with the board.”

Saucedo-Griensen Saucedo-Griensen came to the Verona Area School District from Mexico in fourth grade, when she attended Glacier Edge Elementary School while living with her grandparents. She still lives with them in the City of Fitchburg and will run for an at-large seat, one of three up for election in April.

She told the Press Dec. 2, one day after she began circulating nomination papers, she had been unsure about running because of the time demands with school, but had spoken with

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Unlike math, there are infinite explanations for culture

It would be easy to imagine my parents grilling my sister after a yearlong backpacking trip to Southeast Asia with questions like: “Why?” “Do you agree with her, Bill?” “Can you explain your reasoning?”

But as I recently saw at a multinational math conference in Guatemala, that sort of questioning is very likely if you are a teacher.

I was invited to this conference to serve as an interpreter, and I just couldn’t pass up the chance to fly to Guatemala for the first time since Dresser 2015. After repeatedly questioning our teacher-participants for a week I began to wonder about the “why” and whether I’d agree with the reasoning that led to this group of top-notch U.S. math educators to assemble in Guatemala.

I mean, I know why I live in Central America, but what could I have in common with this group?

The main draw was getting U.S. educators together with Guatemalan elementary teachers with math as the medium, but I knew there had to be more to it. It had grown from a one-day, 20-teacher event to a four-day, hundreds-of-teachers conference.

There had to have been a cultural experience that motivated someone to make Guatemala a priority.

My observations confirmed this.

For instance, when I interpreted for the executive director of the non-profit sponsoring the conference, he wore a traditional Guatemalan sweater each day to his workshops and even had a custom blazer made for him with the same traditional designs during the conference.

I interpreted for another retired educator who has been to Guatemala numerous times to teach teachers. She just can’t get enough of the people and makes any excuse possible to get back to the country.

We had another presenter who spoke flawless Spanish and others who did their darndest to ease the burden on the interpreters, even if it was only a few words here and there.

I could tell they had all been affected at some point by Guatemala and were anxious to further immerse themselves and share their knowledge.

It was interesting to think what sort of experience triggered this cultural interest and led them to where they are today.

I believe for most people, it is the steady build-up of little moments, but I witnessed an impactful moment for two firsttime presenters in Guatemala.

I happened to be in the park one evening when I saw them walk into a copy center to make copies for their next day’s presentation. I decided to make myself noticeable in case they needed any help, but they managed to complete the purchase on their own.

When they turned to leave and

saw that I had been watching them, they got this big smile on their face and exclaimed, “Did you see what we did?!”

The most mundane task they could do at home just turned into the highlight of their trip. They could probably count the number of Spanish words they know on their hands, but they found a way to get their copies.

I had my own moments there, as well.

There were two other Guatemalan interpreters at the conference, and I did not waste one moment picking their brains about anything and everything.

Whether it be the translation for square numbers to advice on what souvenir to get my wife, they were my go-to people.

They even helped me get over my fear of riding a chicken bus.

These are old-school buses sent down from the States with a new radical paint job and dual exhausts, and they’re quite intense for someone not used to buses having their own personalities.

I can’t pinpoint any one thing that drew me to move to Costa Rica (I didn’t meet my wife until my fourth visit), but it was probably a combination of little discoveries like these that added up over time.

I know I kept wanting more, and that turned out to be what I had most in common with the other presenters.

Dustin Dresser is a 2004 Verona Area High School graduate living in Costa Rica.

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Pippin (Derek Argall) begs the leading player (Kate Veak) to bring his slain father back to life in the production of “Pippin” earlier this year. Both Argall and Veak are nominated in the outstanding lead performance category for the 2018 Tommy Awards.

– Asiah Doyle, Caulden Parkel and Zaria Roller – were nominated in the outstanding supporting performance category.

B o t h O l iv i a C a n t r e l l and Brady Wagner, who were lead dancers in the show, were nominated for outstanding dance performance.

The rest of the nominations were for those behind the scenes.

Nibbe, who leads the VAHS theater program, was nominated for outstanding direction, while Heather Thorpe was nominated for outstanding musical direction.

Other crew nominations are: Sara Bartlett for outstanding choreography; Raina Voss and Maggie Kempfer for outstanding stage management; Nibbe for outstanding scenic

design; John Dolphin for outstanding lighting design; Leslie Frank Taylor for outstanding costume design; and Kyle Spradling for outstanding sound design.

The 2018 Tommy Awards will be on June 10.

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Verona couple featured in Madison show Verona couple Trevor and Mari Bass are featured in a Four Seasons Theatre production of “The Spitfire Grill,” which runs through this Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Madison Overture Center, 201 State St. T h e s h ow i s a b o u t a feisty parolee who follows her dreams to a small town in rural Wisconsin, where she finds work at the Spitfire Grill and carves out a place in the struggling community. As the story unfolds, the play shows how small-town warmth can heal the broken souls within it, according to a news release.

“The Spitfire Grill” is written by Fred Alley and James Valcq of American Folklore Theatre, the precursor to Door County’s Northern Sky Theater.

The Basses perform as a couple on the stage. Mari said in the release she was thankful that Trevor is an “amazing” husband in real life.

Mari has performed with other Madison area

What: Verona Youth Ballet’s “Nutcracker Suite” Where: Verona Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. When: 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 Info: veronayouthballet. org as young as 4 years old.

The show closes with an audience sing-along and makes the event a great family tradition, Tollefson said.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under, and are available online at veronayouthballet. org and at the door.

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The Mouse King, Clara and Grandfather Drosselmeyer are sweeping back into town this Saturday in Verona Youth Ballet’s 12th annual production of the Nutcracker Suite.

Over 100 dancers from a dozen area dance studios are contributing to this year’s rendition of the holiday classic, which has been condensed to one hour, VYB Director Stephanie Tollefson wrote in an email.

There are two shows on Saturday, at 1:30 p.m. and 4, at the Verona Performing Arts Center in VAHS, 300 Richard St. The show opens with VAHS choir vocalists singing a selection of holiday songs, and proceeds through the play that features Tchaikovsky’s famous score and dancers who range from professionals to

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The Verona Area High School fall production has received 22 nominations for Tommy Awards from the Overture Center for the Arts for the second year in a row.

“Pippin,” which tells the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for his purpose in life, ran from Oct. 12-15 and received nominations for outstanding musical, outstanding ensemble, outstanding orchestra, outstanding overall design and 18 individual nominations.

“I feel very fortunate to work with such talented students,” VAHS director Steve Nibbe said in an email. “They are the best of the best.”

L a s t y e a r, “ I n t o t h e Woods” received the same total nominations for the program, and ended up among 16 shows recognized in the outstanding musical category with two individual winners as well.

This year’s batch of nominations includes five in the outstanding lead performance category: Kate Veak, Dahne Buan, Madelyn Vilker, Derek Argall and Elyse Mancilla. Three others

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Coming up Holiday Music Members from Verona Area High School music department will showcase vocal and instrumental performance at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the front of the library.

For information, call 845-7180.

Music in the Vietnam War War veteran and UW-Madison author and educator Doug Bradley will discuss the power of music in the Vietnam War from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at the library.

The discussion will focus on the meaning of iconic songs of the Vietnam era and how the music affected people both at home and in the combat zone. Bradley and co-author UW-Madison Professor Craig Werner’s book, We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War, was named Rolling Stone’s best music book of 2015.

For information, call 845-7180.

Sounds of the season Rhapsody Arts Center will hold the fifth annual faculty and friends recital series – Sounds of the Season from 7-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the Salem United Church of Christ, 508 Mark Dr. The members will perform holiday songs, as well as other music from their repertoire.

For information, call 848-2045 or a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the email info@rhapsodyarts.org. church, 415 W. Verona Ave. Over 20 crafters and vendors will VACT holiday party sell holiday gifts, including vine, The Verona Area Community The- books, oils and boutique.

For information, call 712-2583. ater will host a holiday party from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, at the theReindeer ater, 103 Lincoln St. People can bring their own beverPeople can meet with reindeer from ages and a dish to pass. Brett Wagner 3:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, outwill perform piano while people sing- side the library.

There will also be festive activities, ing along and filling the tip jar. music, snacks and crafts inside the For information, call 497-1895. library.

Helping Hands For information, call 845-7180.

Local businesses can participate Senior case management in a program to help families in the Verona Area School District in need Senior case manager Becky Losby of Christmas gifts. will share information about Medicae, The program, Helping Hands, is home care, housing assistance and organized by local FFA students. Last financial resources 1-2 p.m. Monday, year over 375 families got Christmas Dec.11 at the library. For information, gifts through the program. People can call Losby at 845-7471. place a display of mittens out for customers or employees to take and have a collection bin near the display for Vietnam War film screening donations. The donation collection The library will host a film preview will be through Friday, Dec. 8. and discussion of the documentary – For information, email Alisa Lewis The Vietnam War from 7-8:30 p.m. at veronaffareporter@gmail.com, or Wednesday, Dec. 13.

Jamie Morris at morrisj@verona.k12.

Jonathan Pollack, Ph.D., history wi.us. professor at Madison College, will lead a discussion following the oneChristmas crafts sale hour preview. Two door prizes will be The Sugar River United Method- awarded: The Vietnam War film series ist Church will host the first annu- on DVD and the companion book. al Christmas Cash and Carry from 9 For information, call 845-7180.

Community calendar ‌Thursday, December 7‌

• 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga Club, library, 845-7180‌ • 6-7 p.m., Holiday music, library, 845-7180‌ • 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Support Group, senior center, 845-7471‌ • 7-8 p.m., The power of music in the Vietnam War, library, 845-7180‌

‌Friday, December 8‌

• 7-8 p.m., Sounds of the season, Salem United Church of Christ, 508 Mark Dr., 848-2045‌ • 7-10 p.m., VACT holiday party, Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St., 497-1895‌ • All day, Helping Hands donation collection ends, local businesses, veronaffareporter@gmail.com ‌

‌Saturday, December 9‌

• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Christmas crafts

sale, Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W. Verona Ave., 7122583 ‌ • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Verona Holiday craft bazaar, JNJ Craftworks, 6921476‌ • 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m., Verona Youth Ballet “Nutcracker Suite,” Verona Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., veronayouthballet.org‌ • 3:30-5:30 p.m., Reindeer, library, 845-7180‌

‌Monday, December 11‌

• 12:30-2:30 p.m., Movie: The Chronicles of Narnia Series, senior center, 848-7471‌ • 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 845-7471‌ • 7:25-9:25 p.m., Young Life high school club, State Bank of Cross Plains, 108 N. Main St., verona.

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‌Tuesday, December 12‌

• 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Verona “Quilts of Valor” group meeting, Verona American Legion, 207 Legion St., 577-5906‌ • 3-8 p.m., Crafty Tuesday, library, 845-7180‌

‌Wednesday, December 13‌

• 4-5:30 p.m., Minecraft Club, library, 845-7180‌ • 7-8:30 p.m., The Vietnam War film screening and discussion, library, 845-7180‌

‌Thursday, December 14‌

• 3 p.m., Veterans Club, senior center, 845-7471‌ • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga Club, library, 845-7180‌

11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 12-04-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center Sunday, Dec. 10 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 12-04-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 12-04-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center Monday, Dec. 11 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at

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.

Fitchburg Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 8:15 and 10 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 Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Phelps 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. William Vernon, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,

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 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.

Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.

Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion 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) 845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

Resolve to Be Kinder This Year

What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Dec. 7 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 10 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society Friday, Dec. 8 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center Saturday, Dec. 9 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 12-04-17

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Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center Tuesday, Dec. 12 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. –Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 10 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society Wednesday, Dec. 13 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Plan Commission from 12-4-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center

11 p.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center Thursday, Dec. 14 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Banking Trends/ Accreditation Ceremony at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Veterans Day/Quilts of Valor at Senior Center 10 p.m. – City Origins at the Historical Society

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

– Ephesians 4:32 NIV Every new year inevitably brings with it the desire to improve our lives. Health and fitness centers and diet plans take advantage of this by offering deals this time of year, and one can only wonder how many people make it to February with their diet or exercise plan intact.While it is always good to turn over a new leaf and to improve our lives,I’d like to suggest that a better New Year’s resolution would be to resolve to treat people with more love and kindness. This is not an easy thing to do. Family, friends and co-workers can all be difficult, and it can be especially hard to be kind to those who aren’t treating us well, but treating others kindly is often the only thing that will turn an angry person around, and even if it doesn’t soften the other’s wrath, you will have maintained your own composure by treating them kindly and won’t have anything to regret later.

Resolve to be kinder and more civil this year.What the world needs is surely more love and kindness and this resolution, besides improving your own life, has a good chance to spread kindness and love to those who really need it.

– 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.

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Northwest: About 50 people attend meeting, 16 speak, mostly against change – removing references to maximum heights and residential building densities.

But Monday, the Plan Commission voted 3-1 to recommend restoring that language, with the aim to give potential developers a better idea of what the city has in mind for that area’s potential. The commission, with only four of six members in attendance and one seat open, also voted 3-1 to recommend adopting the plan. Jeff Horsfall dissented on both votes.

About 50 people attended Monday’s meeting, most for the Northwest plan, and though they didn’t deliver the effusive applause of the September meetings, they spent about 80 minutes delivering speeches in the public hearing.

Of the 17 speakers, 12 were clearly against passing the plan, and three represented prospective developers.

All were Town of Verona residents or landowners except for two who were there specifically in support of the Ice Age Trail.

If adopted Dec. 18 by the Common Council, the plan would provide a broad outline for potential development in a planning area that stretches from County Hwy. PD to Midtown Road between the University Ridge Golf Course and the Goodman Jewish Community Campus. As an amendment to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, it would

What’s the difference?

Legends Edge, introduced in November 2016, proposes a 275-room hotel, 240,000 square feet of retail and commercial property and more than 700 apartment units and a hockey rink on 65 acres north of the busy, new intersection of County Hwy. PD and Northern Lights Road.

In order to evaluate that proposal, the city must master plan the area around it, which is the Northwest Neighborhood, a 732-acre planning area. Legends Edge is the only development that has been proposed there, and the plan shows how development would transition from that high-intensity use to lower-intensity land uses. guide development to ensure smooth transitions from higher density to lower density use and ensure transportation, housing and preservation of natural features meet the city’s goals.

It does not by itself, however, enable any development.

Among the modifications made since September, both to maps and text, were a 100-foot setback from PD, recommendations of 10-footwide paths and “generous” buffers to the Ice Age Trail and a policy note about evaluating impact on endangered or protected species.

The restored language that had been deleted included a maximum height of 65 feet, with exemptions possible to 100 feet, and a maximum density of 15 units per acre, with exemptions possible to 50.

relation to the 65-acre Legends End proposal from November 2016 was the source of much contention among speakers, many of whom remained shocked at the scale and scope of that proposal.

While city planning director Adam Sayre has noted the Northwest plan is a direct response to the Legends Edge proposal, it is actually a precursor, a required amendment to the city’s comprehensive plan before any development can be formally considered.

But many continued to confuse the Northwest plan with the far more specific Legends Edge proposal, at least in their commentary.

Even Town Chair Mark Geller argued misleadingly that the plan “continues this trend of turning towns into land banks,” and called it a “730-acre development.”

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The Common Council will review and could approve the Northwest Neighborhood plan at its final meeting of the year, Monday, Dec. 18.

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only the first of several steps over the course of many months for such a plan.

The same commission that forwarded the Northwest plan for approval Monday had been clearly unsupportive more than a year ago of the size and density of the Legends End plan that had been produced at the time. Alders had similar negative commentary the following week about the prospect of seven-story-tall apartment buildings and hundreds of thousands of square feet of commercial development in that spot.

Pan Capital owners Ken Keryluk and Melissa Wee, whose $1.9 million home overlooks the prospective Legends End development, told the commission Monday they’d been working on the plan for years and intended to work together with their neighbors to come up with something everyone could accept. Their hushed commentary was in stark contrast to the boisterous parade of supporters who spoke in September.

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Many neighbors remained worried Monday that the quiet, countryside living they’d enjoyed for years or even decades would be destroyed. Others saw the plan enabling development into the unfinished Ice Age Trail without clear protection for the woodlands or terminal moraine.

“This committee has not paid attention to the property owners who are affected (by the plan),” said Shady Oak Lane resident Caryl Owen, who insisted that preserving farmland should be the No. 1 option and minimum 2-acre lot sizes should be the second.

“No one wants this,” added Shady Oak Lane resident Jeffrey Borman.

Even Verona Area school board members Tom Duerst and Meredith Stier Christensen got involved Monday, while waiting more than two hours for the commission to review plans for the new Verona Area High School.

Duerst, a landowner on the south side of the town, argued in favor of the plan, saying the city should be fair if landowners come to them wanting to develop. Stier Christensen, who lives within the planning area, took the opposite point of view, giving a quick agreement with most of her “neighbors” that the plan went against fostering the “predictable” development the boundary agreement was supposed to.

Nor-del-Hill Road resident Tom Mathias came armed with specific points he saw contradictory to the city’s comprehensive plan or the boundary agreement the city signed with the town last year, and he offered a handful of suggestions in a nearly 20-minute monologue for how the process and plan could be improved.

They ranged from small, simple thoughts with long explanations, such as including the word “natural” when talking about preserving the character of the Ice Age Trail, to broad and complex, such as “releasing all

records” to improve the transparency of the process, requiring the restoration of wetlands and preservation of wooded areas and defining urban development.

Answers, not changes All the commentary seemed to be overload for the commission and Sayre, who attempted to answer each of the charges, questions and ideas but couldn’t remember them all.

And in the end, they didn’t really attempt to address any, suggesting only the one change by Mayor Jon Hochkammer, to restore the removed height and density language.

Commissioner Scott Manley thanked the “diverse points of view” offered by speakers, then pointed out that neither Legends Edge – which he had stated a year ago didn’t belong in Verona – nor any other development proposal was the subject of the vote.

But the former environmental policy lobbyist for Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce took aim at a few misconceptions he heard, including a suggestion that higher environmental standards would be worthwhile or even effective. He said they would drive up the cost of development and pointed out that the city’s current standard of retaining 90 percent stay-on volume can actually improve water runoff from undeveloped land because it’s treated along the way.

“Most phosphorous loading occurs from agricultural uses,” he said, referencing the big item that appears to be getting Verona’s Badger Mill Creek on the state’s Impaired Waters list soon.

Commissioners Steve Heinzen and Jeff Horsfall asked several clarifying questions about water and sewer service, the process and which plans and agreements are superior in case of conflicts.

Hochkammer’s revision, restoring the references to heights and densities, came without explanation for why, but Horsfall disagreed, saying being open-ended would be better. Manley clarified that the restored language is “not an entitlement” and not a policy statement but rather a guideline.

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Spearing the Spartans Verona shows off potential in season opener, weekend invite ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Name: Jono Herbst Grade: Senior Sport: Wrestling Highlights: Herbst went 5-1 last week including four pins and a ninth-place finish at the Tom McGarvie Earlybird Scramble at Watertown Honorable mentions: Chandler Bainbridge (girls bb) scored 22 points in a loss to Madison Memorial Friday Bui Clements (boys bb) scored 26 points combined in wins over Janesville Parker and Beloit Memorial last week Ben Grandau (wrestling) went 5-1 last week, including earning a fifthplace finish at the Earlybird Scramble Shane Rozeboom (boys swimming) won the 50- and 100-yard freestyle Saturday at the Chuck Walter Memorial invite Saturday in Nicolet Cale Rufenacht (boys hockey) scored a goal and assisted on four more Thursday as the Wildcats blanked Beloit Memorial 6-0 Ally Conybear (girls hockey) scored a goal and assisted another Friday in a 4-2 win over nonconference Arrowhead

To Verona wrestling coach Bob Wozniak, Friday’s 42-23 Big Eight Conference win over Madison Memorial was a good starting point for the 2017-18 season.

After several letterwinners from last season decided not to continue due to injuries or other reasons – seniors Reagan Stauffer, Jordan Recob and Luke Slekar – the Wildcats have less experience as a whole.

But seniors Jono Herbst, Wyatt Brietnauer and Lance Randall are all capable captains and juniors Jeremy Grim and Zakh Kalifatidi are expected to break out this season.

A common theme in his days as a coach, Wozniak said, is that experienced juniors and seniors that had previously been around .500 and average tend to mature both physically and mentally and turn into potential sectional/state qualifiers.

“Sometimes, they come back as a junior and senior and all of a sudden something happens where they flick a switch and become that much better,” Wozniak said.

“Wrestling is so much in your head, so they get some of that confidence and just start winning a lot of matches and it just builds.”

Friday, Herbst, Randall, Grim and Kalifatidi all earned pin wins. Breitnauer was pinned in a

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Freshman Ben Grandau overpowers Madison Memorial freshman Anthony Welch at 132 pounds Friday.

Grandau won by pin in 1 minute, 53 seconds, and Verona won the dual 42-23. competitive match but had chances to win by pin himself.

Wozniak said Herbst worked hard in the offseason and Kalifatidi and Breitnauer went to team camp to help them become leaders. Grim is also back at his actual weight class after wrestling up as a sophomore, and that should help him have a better season, as well, Wozniak added.

The numbers in the wrestling room also have improved from day one. Twenty-one names were on the roster Friday, but Verona started practice with 18.

With a strong freshman class expected to come up next season,

Wozniak said the program has a strong outlook.

This season, Wozniak expects all but two weight classes to be filled consistently (other than 113 and 220 pounds). Not everyone was ready Friday, however, as Verona and Madison Memorial took double forfeits at 106, 113 and 120 pounds and Verona also forfeited at heavyweight.

Herbst started Friday with a back-and-forth match against Memorial junior Guillermo Tellez at 126. Herbst, who is expected to be at 120 by the end of the season, trailed 2-1 in the second period, when he was able to pin

Boys swimming

What’s next Verona travels to an invite at 8 a.m. Saturday at Whitewater. one of Tellez’s shoulders with 19 seconds left to score a 3-point near fall.

After being rolled up to fall back down by one in the third, Herbst scored a reversal and finished off the pin in 5 minutes, 33 seconds. Tellez was a

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Wildcats swim to runner-up finish in Nicolet Cats go 2-1 JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

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The Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys swimming team finished behind a pair of Big Eight Conference rivals to open the 2017-18 season last week.

On Friday, the Wildcats could not keep up with Sun Prairie, and Saturday, they were a distant second place to rival Middleton at an invitational.

Verona Area/Mount Horeb hosts Madison East and West in a Big Eight Conference triple dual at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

The Wildcats travel to the Fort Atkinson Invitational at 10 a.m.

Saturday.

Nicolet invite Despite the graduation of four state qualifiers, the Wildcats matched their second-place finish from last year at the Chuck Walter Memorial in Nicolet.

Junior Shane Rozeboom won both individual sprint events and VA/MH finished in the top three of all three relays Saturday as the Wildcats finished runner-up with 290 points out of the 18-team field. Middleton dominated the meet by more than 275 points, winning with 568 points. The Cardinals won six events, including a sweep of all three relays. Marquette was third with a team score of 234.

Rozeboom bested Middleton in a pair of close races, posting a time of 22.02 seconds to out-touch Middleton’s Archer Parkin by .11 in the 50-yard freestyle. Later, he stopped the 100 free stopwatch at 48.22 to beat Middleton senior Michael Draves by .16.

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Junior Aidan Updegrove won the 200-yard freestyle in 1 minute, 52.69 seconds Friday at Sun Prairie. Verona Area/Mount Horeb lost the Big Eight dual meet 98-72.

Ben Wellnitz also helped the Wildcats score in two relays and earned points in two individual events.

“Ben is a versatile swimmer who can help us in a number of events,” Wuerger said.

Verona’s 200 (8x25) free relay of Aiden Updegrove, Conner Arneson, Alex Ritter, Parker Jones, Ben Wellnitz, Torbin Kittleson and Caulden Parkel, Rozeboom and Wellnitz finished runner-up to Middleton by a little more than two seconds in 1:32.4.

The Cardinals won in 1:30.29.

The Wildcats’ 400 (8x50) medley relay team of Kyle Hoppe, Ryan Stewart, Parker Jones, Owen Rothamer, Kaleb McMillan, Kittleson, Wellnitz and Parkel finished third in 3:40.42. Ben Meister, Parkel, Stewart, Rozeboom, McMillan, Updegrove, Rothamer, Hoppe, Wellnitz and Arneson added a third-place finish in the 500 (10x50) free relay with a time of 4:04.31. Middleton capped its relay sweep in 3:49.11.

“I was surprised all three of our relays placed as high as they did,” coach Bill Wuerger said. “They scored a lot of points for the team.”

Updegrove and Kittleson have both already made their end-of-season goal times in the 50 free and 50 breaststroke, respectively.

Ryan Stewart and Wellnitz finished fifth and sixth in the 200 IM, and Kyle Hoppe and Stewart matched the finish in the 50 backstroke.

Stewart led his VA/MH teammate to the wall in 2:14.13. Wellnitz touched a little more than second later in 2:15.17.

Hoppe was the Wildcats’ top finisher in the 50 back with a time of 28.33.

Freshman Alex Ritter finished sixth in the diving competition with 321.15 points. Two-time defending

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The Verona boys basketball team started the season 2-0 with a 70-45 win over Janesville Parker Thursday in the Big Eight opener.

Senior James Kemper and junior Tyler Slawek led the host Wildcats with 13 points a piece, as Verona jumped out to a 30-11 lead at halftime.

Junior Quinn Golden and senior Bui Clements each added 11 points, and junior Ryan Van Handel chipped in six.

Kavion Ellison led

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Wildcats blank Metro Lynx fall short against rival Cap City Cougars What’s next Beloit Memorial JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

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Verona (2-1-1 overall) improved to 1-0-0 in the Big Eight Conference with a 6-0 shutout Thursday evening inside Beloit’s Edwards Ice Arena.

The Wildcats skated out to a 4-0 lead halfway through the first period with goals from Mason McCormick, Jack Kerlyuk, Brockton Baker and Cale Rufenacht. McCormick added a second goal in the beginning of the third period and Graham Sticha chipped in a second short-handed midway through the period.

Verona travels to Sun Prairie Ice Arena at 7 p.m. Thursday.

The Cardinals defeated Verona 5-3 in the sectional finals last year to reach the state tournament.

Garhett Kaegi made eight saves in goal for the Wildcats. Taven Santucci made 37 stops for Beloit Memorial (2-2-0, 1-2-0).

Cap City 4, Lynx 2 One big period sank the Metro Lynx in a 4-2 Badger Conference loss Thursday against the rival Cap City Cougars.

The Metro Lynx fell behind 4-1 inside the Sun Prairie Ice Arena after a threegoal second period by the Cougars.

Margo Thousand, Amanda Bauer and

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The Metro Lynx travel to the Greenheck Fieldhouse at noon Saturday, Dec. 9, against the eighthranked Central Wisconsin Storm (1-3-0).

Zephryn Jager each had a goal and an assist in the period.

Ally Conybear and Claire Wischoff each scored for the Metro Lynx against the 10th-ranked Sun Prairie co-op (1-1-0, 1-0-0).

“We know that Ally will be in the mix all year on the offensive end,” Ward said.

“Claire has been one of those great surprises, as she is just a freshman, but she is playing like a veteran.”

Sydney McKersie turned away 21 of 25 shots on goal. Taylor Thornton finished with 25 saves.

Lynx 4, Arrowhead 2 The Metro Lynx scored late in the first two periods Saturday inside Madison Ice Arena and made the lead count behind goaltender Gwen Parker for a 4-2 victory over Arrowhead.

Appleton 3, Lynx 1 Berg scored five minutes in the first period Saturday, but the Metro Lynx went on to allow three unanswered goals to lose 3-1 against nonconference Appleton United.

Center Annike Horman knotted the score one minute after Berg’s goal. She added two third-period goals to complete her hat trick and help Appleton secure the win.

McKersie gave the Lynx a chance to win in goal, stopping 22 shots. Emily Fischor had 36 saves for Appleton United.

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Verona hosts Madison West at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and Middleton at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Wildcats host nonconference Madison Edgewood at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 12.

fourth-place finisher at 106 pounds in the Tomah sectional last season.

Freshman Ben Grandau followed with a pin over freshman Anthony Welch in 1:53 at 132 pounds, and Verona won the next two matches by forfeit, sophomore Zak Morrison at 138 and sophomore Nick Heinzen at 145.

Kalifatidi later pinned senior Everett Anderson in 3:04 at 160 pounds, and Grim pinned freshman Jonathan Prine in 1:46 at 170. Randall made it 36-5 Verona with a pin in 39 seconds over freshman Tristin Bird at 182 pounds.

“We wrestled well tonight,” Wozniak said. “They are doing a lot of moves we show in practice, which is nice to see. Earlybird Scramble It is a dual that we didn’t know what The Wildcats traveled to Watertown could happen. We came out and thought on Saturday for the Tom McGarvie Earit could be close. We were pretty sure lybird Scramble and finished second-towe were going to win it, but we ran last of 16 teams with 85 points. away with it kind of.”

Grandau and Herbst both finished

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The Verona girls basketball team lost a 10-point lead at halftime Friday to fall 56-49 at Madison Memorial.

The Wildcats (2-2 overall, 1-1 Big Eight Conference) led 29-19 after 18 minutes, but the Spartans doubled their production in the second half, outscoring Verona 37-20.

Maya White Eagle was difficult to stop on the perimeter. She led the Spartans with 21 points, knocking down five 3-pointers.

Leilani Kapinus added 10.

Senior Chandler Bainbridge scored 22 points for the Wildcats, and senior Brina James and junior Bre

Penn each chipped in eight points. Junior Sydney Rae added seven.

Verona had won 20 straight against Madison Memorial, with the last loss coming on Jan. 25, 2005.

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4-1. Sophomore Chris Garcia was 2-2, and Kalifatidi was 2-3.

Grandau ended up fifth at 126 pounds. He pinned Horicon’s Josh Renning in 1:41 and Middleton’s Joe Schulze in 1:21 and won a 6-2 decision over New London’s Adam Armour. Grandau also won a 9-5 sudden victory over Pewaukee’s Nathan Warner.

Herbst also wrestled at 126 pounds and took ninth because he lost his first match. Herbst pinned Watertown’s Keagan Hunter in 3:22, New London’s Brent Helsten in 1:02 and Whitewater’s Juan Cuellar in 1:42. Herbst also won a 12-10 decision over Badger’s Clayton Larson.

Kalifatidi took seventh at 152 pounds.

He pinned Whitewater’s Martin Gonzalez in 1:09 and Beloit Memorial’s Dakota Kopplin in 58 seconds.

Garcia took 13th at 145 pounds and won both matches against teammates.

He pinned Feller in 1:17 and added a 9-5 decision over Heinzen.

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Breitauer also nearly earned a win at 195 against senior Will Liegle. Breitnauer earned an escape and a takedown at the end of the second period, and then he broke free and spun around to get a reversal at the start of the third to cut his deficit to 8-7.

On the reversal, he was inches away from a pin, but Liegle broke free and got a reversal of his own. Brietnauer was then rolled to his back and was unable to get loose, falling by pin in 4:36.

Wozniak said Brietnauer is really a 182-pounder in only his second year wrestling with Verona, and that while he had opportunities to win, he needs to avoid getting caught in a roll twice in one match.

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The Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey team snapped a two-game losing streak with a win over Arrowhead last week.

The Metro Lynx (2-4-0 overall, 1-1-0 Badger Conference) lost a close game to Appleton United on Saturday, however, before entering the team’s toughest stretch of games yet.

“I felt like we learned (this week) that we need to continue to work hard on every shift,” coach Derek Ward said. “We also found out that we have a lot of good young talent on our team, which will prove to help us throughout the season.”

The Metro Lynx face the eighth-ranked Central Wisconsin Storm (2-3-0) on the road Saturday before returning to conference action Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Beloit against the sixth-ranked Rock County Fury (5-1-1, 1-0-0).

Conybear scored with six seconds left in the first period, and Rosie Patton struck with four minutes remaining in the second to extend the Metro Lynx goal to 2-0.

Arrowhead tied the game less than five minutes into the third period, though, capitalizing on a cross-checking penalty and an even-strength goal to draw even.

Sierra Berg, who along with Conybear had a goal and an assist, scored the game-winner 11 minutes into the third period. Wischoff iced the game for the Metro Lynx two-and-a-half minutes later.

Parker finished with 19 saves on 21 shots. Emily Nettesheim made 33 saves for the Warhawks.

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Presley wins possession

Javon Presley (44), a member of the Verona boys eighth grade Wildcats A team, wins the tip Thursday against Stoughton. Verona defeated Stoughton 55-31.

Keel drives to the basket Matthew Keel, a member of the Verona Wildcats B black team, drives to the hoop. Verona defeated Stoughton 50-24.

WIAA Division 1 state champion Brandon Spencer of Kenosha Tremper won the event with 525.35 points.

Updegrove took sixth in both the 200 (1:54.71) and 100 free (51.36). Kyle Hoppe finished seventh in the 100 IM with a time of 1:00.28.

Nathan Kim led a 1-2 finish

by Middleton in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.38, and Parkin led a 1-2 Middleton finish in the 50 backstroke (25.12). Sam Young helped the Cardinals go 1-2 once again, winning the 50 breaststroke in 29.11.

B r o w n D e e r / U S M ’s Ben Hayes won the 200 free (1:43.11) and 100 IM (53.69) back-to-back and Jeff Wiedoff of Waukesha North/ Kettle Moraine/Pewaukee (23.7) won the 50 butterfly.

Sun Prairie 98, VA/MH 72 The Wildcats picked up a pair of individual wins

from Updegrove and Rozeboom, along with a relay win, Friday in Sun Prairie but it wasn’t enough to overtake the host Cardinals.

Updegrove won the 200 and 500 free and Rozeboom won the 50 and 100 free. Both then went on to help VA/MH win the 400 free relay but the Wildcats fell short 98-72 in the Big Eight Conference dual opener.

“Sun Prairie has a bigger, deeper team than they’ve had in the past,” Wuerger said. “Our guys swam well, all but four individual swims were early season-best times.”

Updegrove posted a 1:52.69 to claim the 200 free and added a time of 5:07.44 to win the 500 free.

Rozeboom won the 50 free in 21.95 and the 100 free in 48.71. The juniors later joined up with Wellnitz and Arneson to win the 400 free relay in 3:30.18.

The Wildcats’ JV team fell 98-71.

Boys bb: Wildcats drop close battle at first-place Madison Memorial Continued from page 9 Parker with 13 points.

Verona 56, Beloit Memorial 45 Verona traveled to Beloit Memorial Saturday and won its third straight to start the season, 56-45.

The Wildcats led 25-22

at halftime and was able to do enough in the second half to secure the win.

Clements had 15 points, and Van Handel added 12.

Golden and Slawek continued to gel with eight points each, and junior Reagan Klawiter added six points.

Verona’s defense didn’t allow a double-digit scorer.

Madison Memorial 46, lead on a 3-pointer by first time being in that sit- in that last eight-minute Nick Caropreso and never uation, we just didn’t come stretch, they had some Verona 32 trailed again. through.” open looks that they just The Wildcats traveled to Madison Memorial on Tuesday and fell 46-32 in a defensive struggle.

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The Wildcats had their chances, down 31-28 with 2:38 to go, but Madison Memorial went on an 18-3 run to take the lead.

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Clements led the Wildcats with nine points, and senior Grant Kelliher added six. Van Handel chipped in five.

Cade Ellingson led the Spartans with 15 points.

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Legal: About 150 cases so far, many of them fighting eviction Continued from page 1 discrimination, overcharging of the elderly and other issues. They have donated hundreds of hours working on the cases.

It’s one part of the expansion of BPNN from its humble beginnings as simply the Verona Area Food Pantry. The organization changed its name to Verona Area Needs Network in 2011, when it became an incorporated nonprofit and began a capital campaign to build a new facility. Since taking over a former county administration building at 1100 E. Verona Ave., in 2015, it’s expanded to include additional community services, ranging from nutrition education to referrals to other assistance.

The size and accessibility of that 7,500-square-foot building allowed Joining Forces for Families to set up a permanent office there, where the multi-agency partnership can show people all the government and

nonprofit services that are available to them.

Kasieta, said in his time with BPNN, he has repeatedly seen housing and employment challenges for many of the food pantry patrons. He realized after taking that first case that many of them could use legal assistance.

Lisa Hemauer, a JFF social worker, has referred many of those cases. She told the Press that Kasieta has always asked what other services are needed besides the food pantry.

“They represent people that can’t afford representation but absolutely deserve it,” Hemauer said.

Mystery crew Having worked as a lawyer for more than 30 years, Kasieta said he has seen many low-income people be unfairly evicted because they couldn’t afford decent lawyers. After he took the first pro bono case for BPNN in 2015, he said he wanted to do more – to

provide people in need with outstanding lawyers.

He reached out to nine lawyers and asked if they were willing to help with just one case, and only one refused because of personal issues. The others asked only that their services be kept anonymous.

Kasieta said the eight lawyers on his list have good standing in state bar and are “well regarded” in the area. Most are from Madison, and some are even local to Verona.

While the process started slowly, soon the volunteers began taking on much more than one case at a time.

Most cases are consultations. About 20 have been litigations and five were hearings, and some of those involved thousands of dollars expenses, including filing fees. But Kasieta said it’s the best work he has done.

“I don’t want to create a business, but to provide an opportunity for lawyers to do something good for the

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Hemauer said housing is the most common issue, i n c l u d i n g ev i c t i o n a n d unsafe utilities. She has seen many people struggling to hold on to their housing with no experience dealing with the system, generally not realizing when their rights have been violated.

Some, she said, were evicted mainly because they didn’t show up at the court.

“Sometimes people just need someone to go with them, understanding the whole process,” Hemauer said.

K a s i e t a s a i d ke e p i n g ev i c t i o n s o ff p e o p l e ’s records is a big deal. He hopes to expand the group’s services by getting about 12 more lawyers on his list, especially those specializing in divorce and bankruptcy, which are not yet Community partnership covered.

There are other resources The cases are referred that provide free legal assisto the group of lawyers by tance to low-income peolocal social workers, senior ple, such as Legal Action Wisconsin, but Hemauer centers and churches.

said they get more cases than they can handle.

She has made referral decisions on a case-by-case basis, and at first, she said, she was “conservative” about it, not wanting to overwhelm the group. But she has gotten more comfortable sending everything their way, as Kasieta always tells her, “Don’t worry, just send it off to me.”

Sometimes, she said, just a lawyer getting involved in communication helps prevent a legal trouble – such as stopping a landlord from filing an eviction. Hemauer recalled how Kasieta’s involvement in a potential eviction case extended a moving-out day by seven months for a tenant with a serious health problem.

“People that are fighting so hard to just make it every day have somebody fighting for them now,” Hemauer said.

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community,” Kasieta said.

He recalled putting on his best suit and showing up at an eviction hearing where a landlord refused to fix water pipe, forcing a tenant to live in a car with his dog.

The landlord’s lawyer was surprised and told his client, “We need to talk.”

Similarly, Kasieta’s first BPNN-referred client told the Press if Kasieta hadn’t stepped in, she would have been homeless. She said since then, she’s gotten a different place and has put that distressing experience behind her now.

In that case, Kasieta spent an hour preparing her for potential questions and answering her own questions about the process.

“He was the nicest person I’ve ever met working on legal services,” the client said.

Macia Kasieta hustled a plate out of an oven and checked her list at the kitchen of Badger Prairie Needs Network. Her husband Bob, dressed in an apron, pulled a food cart to serve a community.

This has been the Kasietas’ Saturday routine for years.

The couple is always occupied in the building, organizing volunteers, distributing food and serving meals at the organization they have both served in leadership positions for in recent years.

On Nov. 2, their efforts and dedication were recognized by the Verona Area Joining Forces for Families with a “Friends of JFF” award.

Under the umbrella of the Dane County Department of Human Services, JFF works collaboratively to address problems for families in need, such as employment, transportation and legal issues.

Each JFF branch in Dane County honors someone for their community leadership at the annual recognition event. Verona JFF social worker Lisa Hemauer said

the Kasietas have contributed “150 percent” of their time to the community.

“We are so excited to recognize our Verona Power Couple for everything they are doing in our community,” Hemauer wrote in an email to the Press.

One of the couple’s contributions is securing the current building for BPNN at 1200 E. Verona Ave. BPNN, formerly the Verona Area Needs Network, has been around for about 30 years housing Verona’s food pantry.

Before settling in the current location, a 7,500-squarefoot former county administration building, it was housed in a church basement.

Marcia, the current BPNN executive director, raised over $400,000 in 11 months to renovate the building as a “dignified” place.

“Without her leading the fundraising effort, we wouldn’t be where we are now,” Hemauer said. “She makes everything more fun and brings an enthusiasm that is infectious.”

After they moved to the building, the number of people they served doubled from 600 to 1,200, while the

volunteers have increased from 100 to 300.

However, Macia said she felt “embarrassed” to take any credit. She recognized the whole community’s efforts, including volunteers, individual donors and local businesses.

“It’s such a team effort, nothing would happen without such an amazing community,” Marcia said.

In addition to food pantry, the Kasietas have also initiated a community garden, nutrition, cooking and yoga classes, as well as legal advocacy services. The board president, Bob, and eight other volunteer lawyers have handled about 150 pro bono cases for clients referred by BPNN since 2015.

“Macia is kind of the face of the needs network, while Bob is always busy doing work behind the scenes,” Hemauer said in her presentation speech.

Being involved in the community since 1987, Bob previously served as mayor and city council member. He hopes to expand the building and programs in future.

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Alton Eichelkraut

Alton Eichelkraut

Major Alton A. “Ike” Eichelkraut, peacefully passed away on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at the young age of 93 at the William S. Middleton VA Memorial Hospital in Madison.

He was born on Nov. 5, 1924, in Paoli, the son of Alfred and Alva (Becker) Eichelkraut. He was raised on the family dairy farm.

Alton attended Paoli Graded School and graduated from Verona High School in 1942. He was the first captain of Verona’s first high school football team.

On May 15, 1949 Alton entered into the United States Air Force and proudly served as a pilot and engineer for 20 years attaining the rank of Major, and earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Aeromechanical Engineering and a Master’s

Degree in Astronautical Engineering from the USAF Institute of Technology. While in the Air Force he worked as a Propulsion Officer on the Titan Missile Program and Vietnamese Transport Advisor.

After his service with the Air Force Alton worked as an Engineer with Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colo. On Feb. 15, 1952, he was united in marriage to the love of his life, Frances Johnson at Richmond, Va. Ike and Fran enjoyed traveling throughout the United States. Ike a l s o e n j o y e d b ow l i n g , fishing, and golfing (even attaining a hole-in-one.)

Alton is survived by his wife Frances E i c h e l k r a u t , s o n s Ku r t and John Eichelkraut, grandchildren Erica (Jay) Eichelkraut Zilbauer, Justin and Alec Eichelkraut, and great-grandchildren, Arli and Verona Zilbauer.

He is further survived by a brother Harold (Rachel) Eichelkraut, nieces, and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Charlene Schmid and brother-in-law, Delmar Schmid.

A gathering of relatives and friends will be held from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at the Becker-Beal Funeral Home, 109 Greenway Cross, Belleville, Wis. A prayer service led by Rev. Laura Crow will conclude the gathering at the funeral home at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday.

Burial services with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 21731 Spring St., Union Grove, Wis. Memorials can be made to “Wounded Warriors”.

An online memorial with guestbook is available at bealfuneralhomes.com.

Continued from page 1 the crowds,” Dahl said.

In Wisconsin, more than 1.1 million adults and 6,000 children are battling with arthritis, according to an event press release. Arthritis Foundation development manager Jennifer Blatz said over the past 33 years, the Jingle Bell Run raised an average of $75,000 each year for arthritis research, while this year’s event has raised over $29,000 out of its $85,800 goal.

The event moved from Madison to Verona in 2014.

Dahl, a 38-year-old social studies and literacy teacher at

Glacier Creek Middle School in the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, has raised about $1,600 out of her $3,000 goal this year.

Blatz told the Press Dahl has regularly been one of the top fundraisers, with over $2,500 every year.

Dahl was first diagnosed with arthritis after she suddenly couldn’t feel her feet one night in 2007. As she suffered from pain on a regular basis in the following years, a lot of days she’s had to stay at home and sleep.

“Every day is different,” Dahl said. “I can’t predict my feeling on any certain day.”

The pains have influenced

If you go What: Jingle Bell Run When: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 Where: Verona Area High School, 300 Richard St. Info: JBR.org/Madison her life in ways big and small, from difficulty opening a pretzel jar to grading test papers. But Dahl always tells herself “giving up isn’t an option,” and wants to be strong for her two daughters and students.

Arthritis has also kept

Dahl from some activities she loves, sometimes missing out on hanging out with friends or singing at church because of the pains.

The Jingle Bell Run is one of the events Dahl doesn’t want to miss, as she’s looking forward to wearing a funny costume and walking with her team. Dahl knows walking a full 5K will be challenging, but she’ll try her best to walk at least one mile.

“It’s so meaningful to walk out and see all those people from different places come together to do the walk,” Dahl said.

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OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road

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