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Emily Hurlbut holds son Henry, 7 months, as hes offered a high five from Pete the Cat at the Verona Public Librarys Favor-
ite Friends event Saturday, Feb. 18.
Character camaraderie
There were some celebrity sightings at the Verona Public Library Saturday, Feb. 18, as
famous kids TV show and book characters gathered for the annual Favorite Friends event.
Kids could play with book character Pete the Cat, PBS Kids character Daniel Tiger, Curi- To view more photos from the
ous George and Belle of Beauty and the Beast while making themed crafts and, of course, Favorite Friends event, visit:
posing for plenty of photos.
Dementia friendly picks up steam
Task force seeks to train
more businesses
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona residents could soon see
quite a few more purple angels while
out and about in the city.
The angels the international sym-
bol for Alzheimers awareness indi-
cate a business has reached demen-
tia-friendly status, something com-
munity members in the Dementia
Friendly Verona Task Force hope will
become increasingly common this
year.
Nearly two years after joining the
dementia-friendly movement, task
force volunteers have trained more
than 15 local groups and businesses
on how they can implement its ulti-
mate goal: to identify individuals
who might be affected with demen-
tia or Alzheimers and ensure those
individuals remain welcome and con-
tributing members of society. Since
the Common Council and Mayor Jon
Hochkammer signed a proclamation
The
Verona Press
The
Kate Newton
How to sign up
Verona businesses and organi-
zations interested in undergoing
dementia-friendly training can con-
tact the Verona Senior Center at
845-7471, or email director Mary
Hanson at mary.hanson@ci.verona.
wi.us.
formalizing Veronas participation in
the initiative in summer 2015, groups
like the Verona Police Department,
Verona Public Library, Walgreens
and Blains Farm and Fleet have all
become certified as dementia friend-
ly.
The task force is aiming to nearly
double the groups trained by adding
at least 12 more businesses, as well as
several local service organizations, by
end of year, according to the groups
2017 action plan. Task force member
and Verona Senior Center director
Mary Hanson told the Press while
those involved with the initiative feel
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like its moved a little slower than
weve wanted it to, theyve made
progress by reassessing what orga-
nizations they should prioritize for
training.
You are laying a foundation, and
it takes time to get all of that estab-
lished, she said. I feel like as people
are out and about, it just provides so
much more support and makes people
feel a little bit more able to be a part
of the community and not pull away
(from the) activities theyve enjoyed.
According to statistics available on
the Alzheimers Associations web-
site, 110,000 Wisconsinites were
living with Alzheimers the sixth
leading cause of death in the state in
2016. And while about 5 million peo-
ple nationwide are affected by the dis-
ease, that number could increase to as
many as 16 million in 2050.
Folks are living longer, so the lon-
ger you live, the more likely you will
see some changes involving memory
loss, Hanson said. That includes local
residents who frequent the senior
center, which has served as a hub for
coordinating the task forces training
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The Common Coun-
cil seemed to be in a hur-
ry to explore its options
for building a community
pool last month, especially
with some alders wanting
to still make long-overdue
fixes to Firemans Park.
But the Parks, Recre-
ation and Urban Forestry
Commission is in less of a
rush.
Last week, it took the
first crack at a $33,000
plan by design contractor
MSA to determine what
size the pool should be
and amenities it should
Verona Area School District
More than 200 years
of experience retiring
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
It wont get close to last
years level, but the Vero-
na Area School District
is losing plenty of expe-
rience at the end of this
school year.
The school board
approved retirements for
seven teachers and one
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have, then look at indi-
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consensus was that the
plan should be postponed,
since there are no alter-
native sites determined
besides the 3-acre spot
next to Firemans Park and
Turn to Pool/Page 3
administrator Monday
night with a total of 178
years of VASD experience,
after previously approving
the retirement for district
director of technology
Betty Wottreng who has
been here 29 years.
Last year, which was the
final chance for teachers
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To view more photos from Sugar
Creeks anniversary, visit:
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Photos by Kate Newton

Gael Ortega, 2, seems pretty
pleased with his afternoon
snack of birthday cake while
hanging out at the birthday
party.

make time for play!

From left to right, Marilyn Roum, Alicia Zweifel, Sue Rotar, Jean Gavin, Patsy Hook and Jea-
nette Feifarek make up a panel of current and former Sugar Creek teachers who shared their
experiences and memories of the school with partygoers. Combined, they have nearly 190
years of teaching experience.

A journey through the decades at Sugar Creek

School celebrates and could opt for a plate
of birthday cake or a trip
Meanwhile, a panel of seven
current and former teachers
so much to do and see! 60-year anniversary around the school search-
ing for clues in the scav-
with nearly two centuries of
teaching experience among
Marking 60 years is enger hunt. The hunt led them gathered in the step
SPOTLIGHT ON KIDS SUMMER CAMPS AND SCHOOLS known as the diamond participants throughout the room to share their memo-
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Verona Area School District

VAIS meets its enrollment goal for 2017-18

Requests down for
CKCS
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
When Verona Area Inter-
national School got a new
charter agreement in Decem-
ber, parents promised the
school would see increased
enrollment in coming years.
In year one, at least, they
delivered, as there are 24
applicants for the 22 open
spots for kindergarten in the
2017-18 school year. Thats
more than double the appli-
cants the school has had each
of the last two years at the
charter enrollment deadline,
with 10 both years.
During the contentious
charter renewal process for
the school throughout 2016,
parents at the school intro-
duced a recruitment plan and
assured the board the 6-year-
old school would gain enroll-
ment as its reputation grew in
the community.
The news was not as good
for Core Knowledge Charter
School as the Friday, Feb.
17, deadline passed, with 30
applications for 40 open kin-
dergarten spots for next year.
Thats below the 40 requests
last year, 48 the year before
and 43 in 2014.
The school did, though,
receive 55 requests for trans-
fers in for grades 1 through 8,
including 10 for sixth-grad-
ers, and will accept late
applications to fill remaining
spots.
The other elementary
choice programs fared well,
with New Century School
and the Two Way Immersion
program both receiving more
applications than open kin-
dergarten spots.
TWI, in which half of the
day is taught in Spanish,
received a jump from last
years applications, with 100
this year, including 58 from
Spanish-speaking families.
The TWI program has four
sections available for stu-
dents, totaling 72 openings
depending on the class size
they choose.
Administrators have aimed
to keep those classes as close
to a 50-50 split between
native English speakers and
English learners as possible
in each section.
NCS received 36 appli-
cations for 21 spots after
getting 39 last year for the
same number of spots. Its
been a good few years for
the school, which in 2014
received just 10 applicants
for incoming kindergartners
before the initial application
deadline. That December,
the school got approval of a
new charter agreement with
the district that included
stressing science, technol-
ogy, engineering and math
to add to its environmental
focus.
Schools with more appli-
NCS had seven total,
including five for first grade,
cants than openings will hold while VAIS had two, both in
a lottery to determine who first grade.
gets in. The TWI program also had
The schools all received one request for a first-grader.
requests for openings in
higher grades, as well, but Contact Scott Girard at
space will depend on reten- ungreporter@wcinet.com
tion of students for next and follow him on Twitter
year. @sgirard9.
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SCOTT GIRARD are potentially tied to requirements for guidance as soon as this week about
Unified Newspaper Group health insurance contributions from what the language might mean.
employees related to Act 10, the con- If the district were to receive the full
A proposed increase in school fund- troversial law that all but eliminated amount proposed, that would be more
ing from Gov. Scott Walker for the collective bargaining for teachers and than $1 million each year.
next biennium got praise from Verona many other government employees in Its very reassuring, and its a good
Area School District superintendent 2011. sign, Gorrell said. Its better than it has
Dean Gorrell. Gorrell said the proposal requires been the last two biennium, for sure.
But provisions related to the funding districts to pay 88 percent or less of Some Republican legislative lead-
leave plenty of questions, too, Gorrell insurance premiums and associated ers have questioned whether they will
told the school board Monday night. costs. The district covers 89 percent ultimately fund the entire proposed
There are some strings that come
with that, though, he said. We dont
of insurance premiums for employees
who take a health risk assessment and
increase to other media. Discussion on
the budget will be later this spring with Would you like to know
more about the upcoming
know exactly what the language a biometric exam. approval likely in the summer.
means. We dont know what associated
He was referencing a proposed $200 costs mean, he added. Contact Scott Girard at
per-student increase in 2017-18 and
another $204 the following year that
He anticipated the state Depart-
ment of Public Instruction would issue
ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow
him on Twitter @sgirard9.
April 4 school referendum?
Superintendent Dean Gorrell is offering to come
Pool: Postponement not expected to affect construction timeline to you for in-person presentations with a question/
answer session regarding the referendum.
Continued from page 1 Park plan produced last fall, and look at what the prudent as is and operate it collective-
would have two phases. The move is and what youre real- ly, he noted. Invite & confirm 10-20 guests to join you
the most appropriate site first would involve what sort ly out by waiting a month or In any case, the Common Pick a location (your home or business)
is dependent on an April of programming the pool so, you lose a little time, but Council could still request to
school district referendum. would need to have, what time is on our side, he said. see and approve the plan next Call 845-4337 to set up a date & time
The commission took size it would be and what Part of the issue, Walker month, or it could be added
no action last Wednesday, features it should have. Once explained, is that if (or rather to the agenda for this month
and city administrator Jeff that is determined, the city when) the city builds a pool, as late as Friday. But Walker
Mikorski told the Press on could look at sites. the beach no longer will need pointed out that theres not
Monday he does not expect Based on how alders dis- concessions, lifeguards or much time between now and
the council to take it up at its cussed it in a Jan. 30 com- changing areas and a stan- the April 4 referendum.
next meeting. mittee-of-the-whole meet- dard park shelter will suffice. If they say lets get start-
That doesnt necessarily ing, Walker said he believes But until that happens, it will ed now, get first phase effort
mean some Firemans Park a 2017-18 scaled-down continue to need the building started now, were only six
fixes wont happen before upgrade of Firemans Park is thats there. weeks out, he said.
next summer, but their scope still a foregone conclusion One thing that is an
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remains uncertain. As for
the pool, no timeline has yet
been established.
Parks director Dave Walker
told the Press last week that
the MSA proposal, which is
separate from the Firemans
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Pool interest overshadows

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Correction
Once again, a former postal worker has caught an error on a Vero-
W hen certain alders
saw the price tag of
a planned improve-
ment to Firemans Park last
fall, a predictable thought went
leading to its beach and Grand
Harbor puts on big shows and
invests in free transit. Theyre
all different, and theyre all
effective.
Verona build a community pool
since theyre pretty sure that
either way, their taxes arent
going up enough to worry
about.
na street name in the Press. The area of construction for the down- through their heads. Verona obviously doesnt What got forgotten in all this
town streetscape runs from Valley View Street to Main Street, not Why fork over millions for have a beach to offer, but our debate is the splash pad wasnt
Valley View Road, which would carry it all the way to the Madison an old-town relic when Verona downtown does have great rec- conceived for them. It was for
roundabout far north of the city. could instead have a money reation options the bike trail, downtown.
The Press regrets the error. making amenity that could make tons of playing fields within Ive been assured that once
other cities its size jealous? walking distance and a nice, the existing geography is
It wasnt a surprise to see the family oriented atmosphere in worked out, a downtown splash
plan ripped general. And in order to enhance pad couldnt even be half the
apart and that, some people connected size of Middletons facility at
rethought, with with the city thought a splash Lakeview Park, and thats the
the money pad might be a nice addition. problem.
Thursday, February 23, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 40 likely divert- I agreed. But its not a problem. To me,
USPS No. 658-320 ed to a pool. Problem was, making a splash thats perfect.
Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. But in doing pad the size of the celebrated Do me a favor and do a Goo-
Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, so, it seems regional draws in Middleton and gle search for Grand Haven
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Park upgrade a concern about parking, which spot that brings kids, which
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e-mail: veronapress@wcinet.com Three years ago, staff and And that brought us to a com- stick for parents who want to
Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 elected officials were focused munity pool. shop up the block or that moms
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This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. Veronas downtown, trying to aquatic center, it was correctly Tuvalu or the Sows Ear if they
turn it into a bona fide destina- pointed out that a real aquatic want to sit there and chill.
General Manager Circulation tion. They couldnt bring the center might have splash pad Yes, parking could be an
Lee Borkowski Carolyn Schultz businesses, but they could set type facilities in it, anyway, so issue, but I have no doubt it will
ungcirculation@wcinet.com the stage so business would a separate splash pad wouldnt work itself out, particularly as
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want to be here. be needed. So that brought us other developments come along.
Sales Manager That meant upgrading its full circle if we get a commu- These sorts of things always do.
Kathy Neumeister Jim Ferolie
appearance, making it more nity pool, theres no need for a And our thinking doesnt need
veronapress@wcinet.com pedestrian-friendly, improving splash pad. to be limited to the splash pad.
kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com
Sports parking and bringing ameni- Except there are a couple of There are lots of other things we
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ungsportseditor@wcinet.com want to stop by even when they One is that people looking for especially at, but not limited
Assistant Editor werent shopping. Thats how a a splash pad parents who have to, Hometown Junction Park.
Classifieds real downtown is built. 3-8-year-olds, basically want Space is a limiting factor,
Scott Girard
Diane Beaman Not long after that process something free, since they dont there and elsewhere, but lets
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shore of Lake Michigan, where But more importantly, the thing better elsewhere.
Anthony Iozzo, Amber Levenhagen, little towns know how to draw whole idea of the splash pad
katharine.froehlich@wcinet.com Scott De Laruelle, Kate Newton people to their downtowns. St. was to add an amenity to down- Jim Ferolie has been the edi-
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Board delays vote on attachment petition

SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Board members decided
to wait to make a final deci-
sion on a request to bring a
new property into the dis-
trict after a plea from the
petitioners.
Matthew and Cather-
ine Grotenhuis, who live
at 2743 Osmundsen Road
in Fitchburg with their
3-year-old and 18-month-
old children, asked to be
removed from the Madison
Metropolitan School Dis-
trict and included in the
Verona Area School Dis-
trict. Stoner Prairie Elemen-
tary School is a four-min-
ute walk, Matt said, while
the ride to Leopold Elemen-
tary School, where their
children would attend in
MMSD, is a 25-minute bus
ride.
But the property is not
contiguous with the dis-
trict, and it would create an
island, which led VASD
administrators to recom-
mend against approval.
Superintendent Dean Gor-
rell added that it was like-
ly MMSD would deny the
petition.
If both districts were
to deny the petition, the
process would conclude.
If one district approves
and the other denies, the
state Department of Public
Instruction would hold an
appeal hearing.
The parents asked the
board to delay their vote,
scheduled for Monday, until
after MMSD votes, just in
case they approve it. That
vote is expected Monday,
Feb. 27.
The Grotenhuises told
board member Tom Duerst
after the meeting they were
considering asking the three
houses between them and
VASD boundaries to also
petition or state their inten-
tion to do so, which would
avoid the island situation.
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and follow him on Twitter
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to continue to receive certain
retirement benefits, the dis-
trict saw an especially large
exodus of 930 years of expe-
rience.
While its not likely to
reach that level again any-
time soon, board members
and superintendent Dean
Gorrell lamented the loss
of institutional knowledge
approved Monday.
They just going to be
dearly, dearly missed, Gor-
rell said. We wish them the
best in their retirement.
The retirees cover six
schools, with Sugar Creek
Elementary school los-
Ridge Middle School with
34 years in the district. Next
is another middle school
language arts teacher, Kim
Schwenn of Savanna Oaks
Middle School, who has
taught here for 30 years.
Cheryl Gulbrand, a spe-
cial education teacher at
Verona Area High School
with 17 years in the dis-
trict, and Sheila Stenseth,
an adviser at Exploration
Academy and former alter-
native education teacher
at VAHS for 21 years, will
also retire. Country View
Elementary School music
teacher Susan Doing, mean-
while, will retire after 19
miin
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The board also approved
a resignation from Erin
Schettler, who has been the
director of student services
for six years here. She has preese
sent
nts
37 years of experience in
education overall.
Gorrell explained that
while it was a resignation
technically, Schettler is
retiring, and it was desig-
nated that way because she
is not eligible for retirement
benefits from the district.
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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Senior center review attendees to survive in the event they are Fiddler and Friends at 11:30 a.m. Tues- 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
faced with dangerous situations. day, March 7, during lunch at the senior (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
Join the senior center as its staff For information, call 845-7180. center. Those who plan to eat should allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
reviews 2016 and previews whats ahead RSVP by March 1; the meal is a suggest- Pastor Rich Johnson
for 2017 at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24. Fat Tuesday ed donation of $5. For information, call
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
ELCA
Attendees will hear highlights of the Noel Manor, 471 Prairie Way Blvd., 845-7471. The Church in Fitchburg 427 S. Main St., Verona
past year and whats on the agenda in invites the public to attend its Fat Tues- 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
the coming months, and are welcome day celebration at noon Tuesday, Feb. Blood drive (608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
to share comments, ideas, questions and 28. The public is invited to attend the livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
During Red Cross Month in March, Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
concerns. event, which includes a free lunch and the American Red Cross encourages eli- Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
For information, call 845-7471. performance by Retro Swing Band at 1 gible donors to join in its lifesaving mis- Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
Listening session p.m. RSVPs are required. For informa- sion by giving blood during its Verona (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
tion or to RSVP, call 620-6010. drive from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday, memorialucc.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
State Senator Jon Erpenbach and Rep. March 1, at Holiday Inn Express and Pastor Phil Haslanger a.m.
Sondy Pope will hold a listening session PowerPoint Basics Suites, 515 W. Verona Ave. Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. Salem United Church of Christ
Learn the basics of PowerPoint during Donors of all blood types, especially Good Shephard Lutheran 502 Mark Dr., Verona
25, in council chambers at City Hall, a class from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, type O, are needed to help those rely on Church ECLA (608) 845-7315
111 Lincoln St. They invite constituents Feb. 28, at the library. blood products. (608) 271-6633 salemchurchverona.org
to voice concerns about school funding, Participants will learn how to use Pow- Make an appointment by downloading Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
roads, healthcare, business development erPoint to create slides with text and pic- the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit- Way, Madison Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
and other topics. For information, con- tures, as well as how to use techniques to ing redcrossblood.org or calling 1-800- West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
tact Erpenbachs office at 266-6670 . produce dynamic presentations. Training 733-2767. Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
Active shooter program will be provided by John Harris of Harris
Multimedia and Computers. This class is Dr. Seuss breakfast Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
Verona Police Department officer free and open to the public; registration Stop by the library for a free buf- The Verona Senior Center ECLA
Ryan Adkins and Dane County deputy is required. fet-style breakfast featuring green eggs, 108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Josalyn Longley will provide training (608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
For information, call 845-7180. ham, muffins and juice in honor of Dr. info@damascusroadchurch.com, (608) 437-3493
and education about active shooters and Seuss birthday from 9-11 a.m. Thurs- damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
workplace violence from 6:30-8 p.m. Theater program day, March 2. Pastor Justin Burge Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Monday, Feb. 27, at the library. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Four Seasons Theatre will perform Registration is required. For informa-
The goal of the program is to empower a program titled Best of Broadway: tion or to register, call 845-7180. Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
201 S. Main St., Verona Church
(608) 845-7125 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
MBCverona.org (608) 845-5855
Community calendar Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
Thursday, February 23 bpnn.org 6:30-8:30 p.m., PowerPoint Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
AARP tax services (by appoint- 7 p.m., Soggy Prairie Boys and Basics class (registration required), 130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
library, 845-7180 (608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
ment), senior center, 845-7471 Tuvalu Anniversary, Tuvalu redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
4-5:30 p.m., Teen Gaming (ages Sunday, February 26 Wednesday, March 1 Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
11-18), library, 845-7180 1-2:15 p.m., Chop Chop Cooking Noon to 6 p.m., Red Cross blood
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
West Madison Bible Church
6:30-7:30 p.m., Classical Concert Club (registration required), BPNN, drive (appointment required at Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Series: Mozart: A Jekyll and Hyde bpnn.org/cooking-classes redcrossblood.org), Holiday Inn WELS (608) 845-9518
Sort of Guy, library, 845-7180 Express and Suites, 515 W. Verona 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
Monday, February 27 Ave., 1-800-733-2767
(608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Friday, February 24 10:30 a.m., Womens Group
rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
9:30 a.m., 2016 Review/2017 Pre- (repeats every fourth Monday), Thursday, March 2 Pastor Benjamin Phelps
view program, senior center, 845- senior center, 845-7471 9-11 a.m., Green Eggs and Ham Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
7471 10:30 a.m., Crossword and Cook- breakfast (registration required), Sunday: 9 a.m. Christ
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
1 p.m., Movie Matinee: Dads ies, senior center, 845-7471 library, 845-7180 St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
Army (101 min.), senior center, 845- 6:30-8 p.m., Active shooter educa- 9:30-11:30 a.m., Coffee with a St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
7471 tion with VPD officer Ryan Adkins, Reporter, Sows Ear 301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
1:30-3 p.m., Free Kids Movie: The St. William Church
library, 845-7180 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup- 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
Secret Life of Pets (PG), library, 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona port Group (repeats first and third (608) 845-6613 Christ
845-7180 City Center, 845-6495 Thursdays; refreshments 5:30-6 stchristopherverona.com Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
7 p.m., Ellie and Cam, Tuvalu p.m.), senior center, 845-7471 Fr. William Vernon, pastor (608)845-5641
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
Tuesday, February 28
Saturday, February 25 11 a.m., Lunch Trivia (RSVP Friday, March 3 Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
10:30-11:30 a.m., Listening session required for meal), senior center, 9 a.m., Chat and Chew: VASD Paoli
with State Senator Jon Erpenbach 845-7471 Referendum, senior center, 845-
and Rep. Sondy Pope, City Hall, 111 Noon, Fat Tuesday celebration 7471
Lincoln St., 266-6670 and Retro Swing Band performance 10:30 a.m., Celtic Harp perfor-
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitch- (RSVP required), Noel Manor, 471 mance with Shari Sarazin, senior Cultivate Your Relationship With God
en free community meal, BPNN, Prairie Way Blvd., 620-6010 center, 845-7471
The first and last advice for a Christianand indeed
Whats on VHAT-98 for any believeris to cultivate a close relationship
with God. If your relationship with God is distant and
Thursday, February 23 11 a.m. Verona 91-92 Senior Center 10 p.m. James Kellerman abstract, then perhaps you are going about it the
7 a.m. James Kellerman at Boys Basketball 5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats at Senior Center wrong way. Admittedly, it can be difficult to have a
Senior Center 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats Football 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band relationship with God, since God is more a spiritual
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold Football 7 p.m. Common Council Thursday, March 2 than a physical being, and the only way to know and
9 a.m. Daily Exercise 4:30 p.m. Batker Live 7 a.m. James Kellerman at commune with Him is through prayer and meditation,
10 a.m. Retro Swing Band Blacksmith Shop at Historical 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour Senior Center perhaps supplemented by the reading of scripture.
at Senior Center Society 10 p.m. James Kellerman 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold One of the things that scripture tells us is that God
2 p.m. Zumba Gold 6 p.m. Common Council at Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise typically speaks quietly. Those who are expecting
3 p.m. Daily Exercise from Feb. 13 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band Gods voice to sweep them off their feet are bound to
4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys Tuesday, February 28 3 p.m. Daily Exercise be disappointed. Its a lot more likely that you will hear
Center Basketball 7 a.m. James Kellerman at 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior the gentle voice of God while praying quietly. Its also
5 p.m. Al Anderson at 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Senior Center Center necessary to have a receptive attitude to God, and to
Senior Center Shop at Historical Society 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold 5 p.m. Al Anderson at be open to the nudging of the Holy Spirit. God may
6 p.m. Salem Church 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 9 a.m. Daily Exercise Senior Center be telling us repeatedly to change something in our
Service Sunday, February 26 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band 6 p.m. Salem Church life, but He wont force us to change. You are free to
7 p.m. Wayne the Wizard 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold Service heed the divine advice or not, and for your relationship
at Senior Center 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 7 p.m. Wayne the Wizard with God to grow, you must meet Him halfway. Strive
8 p.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Salem Church 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior at Senior Center to heed His counsel and seek him with a humble and
9 p.m. Safe at Home at Service Center 8 p.m. Daily Exercise sincere heart.
Senior Center Noon - Common Council 5 p.m. Al Anderson at 9 p.m. Safe at Home at Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith from Feb. 13 Senior Center Senior Center
Shop at Historical Society 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys 6 p.m. Resurrection 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Come near to God and
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7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 4:30 p.m. Batker 8 p.m. Wayne the Wizard James 4:8 NIV
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1 p.m. Safe at Home at
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11 p.m. Retro Swing Band
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith
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11 p.m. Retro Swing Band
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7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
Center
1 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
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1 p.m. Safe at Home at
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3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys
Basketball
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ConnectVerona.com
Fitness center promotes community wellness
Gym 608 celebrates
one year in Verona
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Alecia Jacobson started
from the bottom.
Four years ago, after a
divorce left her with abso-
lutely nothing but her chil-
dren, she was determined to
show her kids, through hard
work and dedication, that
no goal is out of reach. As
a personal trainer, she pre-
viously led classes at a gym
in Fitchburg, but in January
2016 she expanded to her
own gym, Gym 608.
Its so important to have
my kids see me going from
nothing to building some-
thing awesome thats not
only awesome for us as a
family but also awesome
for the community, Jacob-
son said.
Community is an import-
ant value to her, she said,
and the goal for her new
gym is to provide that envi-
ronment for her members
and her family.
Other gyms dont really
know who you are, you feel
like youre just a number,
but here were all connect-
ed and like one big fami-
ly, Jacobson said, while
hugging and giving a kiss
to her 2-year-old daughter
Grace, who was playing in
the childrens room at Gym
608.
Having time like she
did that day with Grace,
as well as her other chil-
dren, was one of the rea-
sons she began pursuing a
career as a personal trainer
in 2011. She taught class-
es and would be home by
5:30a.m. before getting her
children ready for school.
After her divorce, she
said, it was important to
remain close with her five
Its so important
to me that we serve
others, especially
right here in Verona.
Alecia Jacobson,
Gym 608 owner
That desire led to Gym
608, with room for a chil-
drens center, so members
can also remain close with
their children.
Gym memberships are
$129 a month, but they also
offer a punch card option
for a reduced price that
varies depending on how
many classes are pre-emp-
tively purchased. Classes
typically have eight to 12
students but always have a
maximum of 15. The small-
er class sizes allow for the
needs of each student to be
met, which Jacobson said
reinforces the idea of a
person, not a number.
Gy m 608 also o ff ers
opportunities for members
to sign up with person-
al trainers who can help
design workouts based on
their clients needs.
It morphed into both
training and exercise, but
its also more working
through life together, she
said. Its really sort of
transformed into exercising
the whole person.
Encouraging
community
T h e g y m a l s o o ff e r s
opportunities to encourage
new friendships and healthy
community engagements,
regularly hosting events
that partner with different
businesses in the area.
A recent bootcamp work-
out was followed with a
wine tasting event at Fish-
er King Winery, which
recently opened nearby in
Business
Alecia Jacobson, center, opened Gym 608 with the goal of spending more time with her fam-
ily, and environment she wanted to provide for her clients as well. Pictured here, from left:
children Beckett, Zoey, Grace, Aven, Finley and Alecias husband Joe.
held last year that saw local
vendors come to the gym
with raffles and games, with
all proceeds benefiting Bad-
ger Prairie Needs Network.
Every six weeks, members
Photo courtesy Moments: Photography by Dr. Rob
Growing up under-priv-
ileged, and with her recent
struggles, Jacobson said
that the resources in the
community and the help she
received is not something
February 23, 2017 The Verona Press
pay it forward as well.
Its so important to me
that we serve others, espe-
cially right here in Verona,
she said.
Fitness for all
7
Gym 608
807 Liberty Drive
Suite 109
622-9100
gym608.com
$129/month mem-
bership for unlimited
classes, $99 new client
special.
Monday-Friday:
5:30a.m. to 7p.m.
Saturday: 7a.m. to
5p.m.
Sunday: 8:30a.m. to
noon
bootcamp.
High intensity interval
training classes are broken
into 20-minute segments
that consist of 20-second
intervals packed with exer-
cises like lunges, butt kicks
and high knees.
Bootcamp classes, which
Jacobson said are a great
option for newcomers but
also welcome seasoned ath-
letes, are circuit-based exer-
cises that feature different
stations.
Though clients come
at first for the physically
demanding classes, many
stay after they recognize
what Jacobson calls the
therapeutic interactions
between trainers and cli-
ents.
Its a really cool thing
to see their transforma-
tions not only physically
but mentally through rela-
tionships and their self
image, she said. I have
a lot of people who come
to me broken, with poor
body images, so to see them
make that shift to say I like
me, its really rewarding.
Contact Amber Levenha-

children: Zoey, 11, Finley,
9, Beckett, 7, Aven, 7, and
Grace.
the business park. An open
house/girls night out was
and their families volunteer
at BPNN during Saturday
community meals.
$
shell soon forget, and uses
her platform in the commu-
nity to encourage others to
gen at amber.levenhagen@
wcinet.com.
T h e g y m o ff e r s t w o
types of classes: HIIT and

New owner, name for Montes March 1

Montes Grill and Pub
will soon be under new
ownership and have a new
name.
Tim McRoberts, a chi-
ropractor in Verona until
recently, will take over
affect his work. He trained
Joshua Schreiner to take
over his practice as of Feb.
1, which he said was an
important part of taking on
a new challenge of running
a restaurant.
for retiring owner Monte FreeFrom
Checking
truly
Stoleson on March 5, from
2 to 6p.m. at the bar. The
Verona Area Chamber of
a
Commerce held a similarly
themed event at the restau-
rant earlier this month.

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name to Its Time Grill and hold a retirement party Scott Girard
Pub.

He said the bar and grill
w i l l n o t s e e t o o m a ny
changes, though a remodel
is planned for April 9-16.
Community
The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce
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Boys hockey
Sophomore forward Mason McCormick skates over to the Verona student section after scoring a goal in the first period Tuesday in a WIAA
sectional semifinal against fifth-seeded Madison West. McCormick finished with two goals, and freshman forward Mack Keryluk added two
goals and an assist in a 5-3 win for the top-seeded Wildcats.
Penalty kill fuels Cats
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
It was the longest five minutes
of the season.
The top-seeded Verona Area
High School boys hockey team
needed to kill a 5-minute major
early in the third period Tuesday
in the WIAA sectional 6 semi-
final, and it led to a 5-3 win over
fifth-seeded Madison West.
After controlling the puck for
three minutes, surviving several
opportunities, freshman forward
Mack Keryluk knocked in the
game-winner poking the puck
through Madison West junior
goalie Adam Buencaminos
legs with 9 minutes, 54 seconds
remaining.
That was a huge motivation
for the game, Keryluk said. To
kill a 5-minute penalty and to
Girls hockey
Metro Lynx season ends against Fury, again
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
For the second straight year
the Metro Lynx girls hockey
season came to an end against
the rival Rock County Fury.
A year removed from a one-
goal loss to the Fury - a game
short of the WIAA state tourna-
ment - the second-seeded Met-
ro Lynx were blown out 6-1 in
the sectional semifinal by the
third-seeded Rock County Fury
Its the second time in the
past five years the Metro Lynx
didnt reach the sectional
finals.
T h e h o s t M e t r o Ly n x
were their own worse enemy
throughout much of the game
taking costly penalties and
Sports
come back with a goal. That was
huge to start the third.
The assist on that goal went to
another Wildcat who was in the
penalty box for much of the night.
Sophomore forward Brockton
Baker missed most of the sec-
ond period and several minutes
into the third with a 10-minute
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
But he returned to the ice,
helped kill the final minute of the
5-minute penalty and found Kery-
luk in front of the net.
Being short-handed from our
normal lineup, we had to make
some adjustments, head coach
Joel Marshall said. We started
getting more comfortable as that
5-minute penalty went on. We
knew we had to take some chanc-
es, so we got a little aggressive.
The game did not start the way
Verona wanted it to, and after
West picked up three goals in less
turning over the puck.
Rock County took a 2-0 lead
midway through the first peri-
od, scoring a power-play goal
of the pipe through a screen
and then picking off an errand
pass in the Metro Lynx zone
for a breakaway goal by Mag-
gie Henscheler.
Still, the Metro Lynx had
some momentum going into
the third period thanks to a
Julia Dragoo goaol early in the
second which cut the Fury lead
to 3-1.
Rock County regained the
momentum and deflated the
Metro Lynx early in the third
period, however, when Kait-
lynn Beyer outworked the
defense and broke in alone on Carly Baltes (6) has her shot gloved down by Rock County
goaltender McKaylie Buescher in the first period. Buescher finished
Turn to Lynx/Page 12 with 21 saves as the Fury won the game 6-1.
If you go
What: WIAA D1 sectional
final against No. 2 Sun Prairie
When: 8 p.m. Friday
Where: Capitol Ice Arena
than two minutes, Marshall called
a timeout to settle the team down.
After being outshot 8-6 in the
first period, the Wildcats outshot
West 22-12 the rest of the way.
The offense finally got going
with a goal from sophomore for-
ward Mason McCormick nine
minutes in to cut the deficit to 3-1
with an assist to Keryluk.
We came out slow, and some
people were calling us bad at
first, McCormick said. But we
came back, and that goal gave us
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
some momentum.
Besides a couple of odd-man
rushes in the second period by the
Regents, Verona once again con-
trolled the pace.
Freshman forward Cale Rufen-
acht was able to tip-in a goal
under Buencaminos glove from a
pass near the blue line from fresh-
man defender Keegan Lindell.
McCormick added a second
goal with a pass toward the crease
from senior forward Jack Ander-
son with 2.2 seconds remaining in
the second period.
Keryluk finished the scoring
with an empty netter in the final
minute.
Junior goalie Garhett Kaegi
finished with 20 saves, and Buen-
camino stopped 28 shots.
The Regents struck first
with goals from juniors Colin
Turn to Hockey/Page 10
11th on floor (8.65) as the Wildcat/Cru-
photo by Jeremy Jones
Fury
9
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Player of the
week
From Feb. 14-21
Name: McKenzie Imhoff
Grade: Senior
Sport: Hockey
Position: Forward
Highlights: Imhoff scored even-strength
and power-play goals four minutes apart
in the third period on Friday in a 6-2 win
over the Baraboo co-op as the Metro
Lynx won a regional title
Honorable mentions: Zeke Sebastian
(boys swimming) helped Veronas 200
and 400-yard freestyles finish 13th.
Sebastian finished 15th in the 200
free (1:47.29) and 16th in the 500 free
(4:54.71); Mason McCormick (boys
hockey) had an even-strength goal in
each of the first two periods as Verona
defeated Waunakee 7-3. McCormick also
assisted on a goal; Brandon Daniels
(wrestling) took third at the WIAA
Division 1 Janesville Craig sectional to
just miss the state cut at 145 pounds;
Max Fink (boys basketball) hit the
game-winner in a 52-50 win against
Sauk Prairie Saturday. Fink finished with
nine points; Alex Luehring (girls bas-
ketball) scored 33 points in a win over
Janesville Craig Saturday
Gymnastics
Molitor, Samz
help Cats score
big at conference
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Verona/Madison Edgewood seniors
Maddie Molitor and Lauren Samz
helped a young Wildcat/Crusaders
gymnastics team finish fifth of eight
schools at Saturdays Big Eight Confer-
ence meet at Madison Memorial High
School.
Molitor, a senior at Edgewood, fin-
ished a team-best third on the uneven
bars with an 8.8, fifth on the balance
beam (9.025), eighth on the vault (8.8)
and an 18th on floor (8.4) to earn a sev-
enth-place all-around and finished with
a combined 35.025.
Samz finished eighth as a varsity all-
around (34.925), with a team-best sev-
enth on vault (8.925), sixth on beam
(8.95), 10th on bars (8.4) and tied for
saders scored a season-best 134.3.
Overall, I think we did well on
everything except floor, head coach
Rachael Hauser said. We started out
on floor, and a few girls had some new
skills, which didnt work out as well
Turn to Conference/Page 11
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Wrestling Boys swimming

Daniels VAHS career ends Wildcat seniors go out on high note
with heartbreaker JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Brandon Daniels had
hoped to get back to the state
wrestling tournament for
the second straight year this
season, but the Verona Area
High School senior fell short
in one of the toughest sec-
tionals in the state.
Daniels (36-8) came into
sectionals ranked No. 10
at 145 pounds and was in a
bracket with No. 2-ranked
Stoughton senior Garrett
Model (43-5), No. 8-ranked
Milton junior Vince Digenn-
aro (36-6) and No. 9-ranked
DeForest junior Austin Rauls
(34-12).
Daniels had a chance
to make state, with a sec-
ond-place wrestleback
against Digennaro, but he lost
a tough 6-3 decision.
Daniels had tied the match
3-3 with a reversal 10 sec-
onds into the third period
fighting from underneath to
come through the legs and
over the top to gain control
but Digennaro earned an
escape with 1:27 to go. With
the score still 4-3 in the final
seconds, Daniels allowed
a takedown while taking
chances to shoot low, and he
lost his balance.
One of the turning points
in the match was when it
appeared Daniels picked up a
reversal in the second period
or at least fought back into a
neutral position, but the refer-
ee didnt see it that way and
did not award points.
It is sad for Brandon,
co-head coach Bob Wozniak
said. It is his goal to make
state, and he wasnt able to
do that.
In the third-place match to
earn the wrestleback, Daniels
had gotten revenge against
Rauls, whom he lost to at
regionals. After two score-
less periods, Daniels trailed
1-0 early in the third before
Turn to Sectionals/Page 12
Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys
swimming posted eight season-best
times out of 10 swims Saturday at the
WIAA Division 1 state swimming
meet.
The string of best times was high-
lighted by the trio of seniors Zeke
Sebastian and Jacob Wellnitz and
sophomore Aidan Updegrove, who all
had season-best times in the 500-yard
freestyle.
Sebastian made his season-goal
times in three of his four events, fin-
ishing 16th with more than a three-
and-a-half second in the 500 free, but
missed his goal time by about two sec-
onds in 4:54.71.
This is my best meet ever, Sebas-
tian said. I scored points in all four of
my events, which is amazing. Photo by Jeremy Jones
Wellnitz dropped two-and-a-half Senior Zeke Sebastian posted four season-best times, including three end-of-sea-
seconds to take 21st place in 4:56.65. son goal times Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 state swimming meet. Sebastian
Updegrove had the biggest drop, shav- finished 16th in the 500-yard freestyle, 15th in the 200 free and 13th as part of
ing more than four seconds off his the 200 and 400 free relays.
lifetime best to place 18th in 4:55.72.
The Wildcats scored 27.5 points to
finish 20th. Waukesha South/Catholic his seed to take 17th place in the 50 from now because those four guys are
Memorial scored 246 points to end a free with a best time of 22 seconds. going to be hard to replace, he said.
six-year run by Madison Memorial as I was pleased with how both Shane Wuerger said the graduation of four
the state champions. The Spartans fin- and Bryce swam, Wuerger said. out of the six state qualifiers is the
ished second with 216 and Eau Claire They barely made it into the meet. most he can remember for the Wild-

No state qualifiers for just the Memorial/North took third (189).

second time since 1991
The Verona Area High School wrestling team was
young this season with four individuals who had no
experience before high school in the starting lineup and
only one senior.
And when Saturdays WIAA Division 1 Janesville
Craig sectional was over, it marked just the second time
since 1991 that no Verona wrestler advanced to state.
The other time was in 2011.
But with two of the three sectional qualifiers junior
Jono Herbst and sophomore Nathan Feller and junior
captains Reagan Stauffer and Jordan Recob all coming
back, next season should have different results barring
injuries.
Co-head coach Bob Wozniak also said that the youth
program is being built up, and there is just a need for
more of the middle schoolers to continue wrestling in
high school.
It is a bummer we dont have any this year, but that is
what we are building for, Wozniak said. We are going
to have some exciting things happen with our middle
school kids that are coming up.
Sebastian added a 15th-place finish
in the 200 freestyle with a season-best
Shane scored points and Bryce was
close.
Rozeboom finished 22nd in the 100
cats since 2010.
Wellnitz and Sebastian were joined
by Updegrove and Rozeboom to
1:47.29.
Updegrove is one of two returning
butterfly (54.3).
The all-senior relay of Bryan
match the finish on the 400-free relay
(3:16.94). Wellnitz, Hoppe, Roze-
state qualifiers for the Wildcats. Touchett, Hoppe, Wellnitz and Sebas- boom and Touchett opened the meet
I would look out for Aidan tian added a 13th-place finish as part falling just shy of their seed, taking
next year, Sebastian said. Hes of the 200-free relay, which nearly cut 14th place on the 200 medley relay
an up-and-coming swimming. He two seconds to post a 1:28.94. (1:40.79).
dropped so much time again tonight. We dropped so much time on that Were going to need some guys to
I think next season, hell do amazing relay to move up from the 19th seed, step up next year and help us get some
things. and scored eight points that were com- relays to state, Wuerger said.
Rozeboom, who only swam at two pletely unexpected, Sebastian said. The Wildcats have qualified at least
practices leading up to state due to ill- Were not a huge, super-competi- two relays to the state meet for the last
ness, is the other returner. He tied for tive team, but I thought we did great 20 years.
14th place in the 50 free, scoring two- tonight. Well have to work hard to con-
and-a-half points with a season-best It left Wuerger thinking about the tinue that streak next year, Wuerger
time of 21.9. future, I was kind of wondering what said.
Senior Bryce Hoppe moved up from that relay is going to look like a year
Hockey: Wildcats win regional title over Waunakee
Continued from page 9 Pulkrabek, Conor Huie and big lead and then held off a goals in the third period to
sophomore Drake Baldwin. furious rally in the third peri- cut the lead in half, including
Verona will travel to Capi-
od Thursday to defeat No. 8 a power-play goal by Justin
tol Ice Arena at 8 p.m. Friday
Waunakee 7-3 in the WIAA Kakuska and a short-handed

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West plays a hard style of
first two periods as Verona Keyes to ice the win.
hockey, Marshall said. Play-
built a 6-0 lead through the Kaegi got the start in net
ing against a hardworking first 34 minutes. McCormick and stopped all 15 shots he
team like that and a crowd like
also assisted on a goal. saw in first two periods. Back-
this, we couldnt have gottenKeryluk added a goal and up AJ Augello added 16 saves
a better warm-up for Friday
two assists, and Baker and (out of 19 shots) in the third
night. Lindell each had one goal. period.
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Continued from page 9
as we had hoped, but it
helped prepare us for next
weekend (at sectionals).
Hailey Dohnal missed
the top 10 on the beam by
.05, tying for 11th with an
8.55.
Sun Prairies Paige Mil-
lar won the balance beam
title (9.4) and finished sec-
ond on floor (9.45), third
on vault (9.35) and sev-
enth on bars en route to
winning the Big Eight all-
around title with a com-
bined 36.675.
T h e s e n i o r s p e r f o r-
mance was good enough
to help the Cardinals win
the conference title with
a 139.2 nearly two full
points ahead of Madison
Memorial (137.350). Mid-
dleton (136.075) rounded
out the top five, with Mad-
ison United taking fourth
with a 135.925.
Middleton senior Made-
line Pflasterer-Jennerjohn
held off Madison United
gymnast Celia Ramsey for
top honors on the uneven
bars 9.35-9.2.
Madison United went on
to earn the top two spots of
the vault behind the 9.55
of junior Tyra Turner and
the 9.45 of Ramsey.
Junior Allayah Lane of
Sun Prairie led a 1-2 fin-
ish by the Cardinals on the
floor exercise with a 9.45.
Millard finished second
with a 9.35.
JV recap
The Wildcat/Crusaders
finished second as a junior
varsity team with 113.575
points.
Sophomore Annie Maher
was a big part of the suc-
cess, claiming the JV all-
around titles with 30.075
points by winning the JV
floor exercise (8.35) and
finishing second overall on
beam (7.85).
Maher hadnt competed
on floor since returning,
making her first-place all
the more exciting.
I was especially
impressed with Annies
p e r f o r m a n c e , H a u s e r
February 23, 2017 The Verona Press
11
Girls basketball
Cats finish Big Eight Conference season 13-5
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
If You Go
The Verona Area High School girls basket-
What: WIAA Division 1 regional semifi-
ball team finished the regular season with a nal; No. 5 Verona vs. No. 12 Janesville
loss against Sun Prairie and a win over Janes-
Parker
ville Craig at home.
The Wildcats (14-8 overall, 13-5 confer- When: 7p.m. Friday
ence) finished in third place in the Big Eight. Where: Verona Area High School
Middleton and Sun Prairie shared the confer-
ence title with 16-2 Big Eight records, and
Madison East finished runner-up with a 14-4
record.
Sun Prairie 66, Verona 31
Big Eight
Team W-L
Verona hosted eighth-ranked Sun Prairie Middleton 16-2
Thursday and dropped the game 66-31.
The Cardinals held the Wildcats to under Sun Prairie 16-2
20 points in each half and led 31-18 at half-
Madison East 14-4
time.
Senior Sisi Mitchell led Verona with 11 Verona 13-5
points. Junior Jayda Jensen led Sun Prairie Janesville Parker 9-9
with 17 points.
Janesville Craig 9-9
Verona 61, Janesville Craig 43 La Follette 6-12
The Wildcats bounced back Saturday with Madison Memorial 5-13
a 61-43 win over Janesville Craig in the regu- Madison West 2-16
lar season finale.
Verona jumped out to a 35-16 lead at half- Beloit Memorial 0-18
time, ending up undefeated against teams
below in the conference standings.
Senior Alex Luehring had 33 points for Chandler Bainbridge chipped in nine.
the Wildcats. Mitchell added 10 and junior Senior Hannah Halverson led Craig with
20 points.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Lauren Samz competes on the balance beam during Satur-
days Big Eight Conference meet at Madison Memorial High
School. Samz finished sixth on beam with an 8.95. Verona/
Madison Edgewood scored a season-best 134.3 to finish
fifth overall.
Conference champions
Balance beam: Paige Millar, sr., Sun Prairie, 9.4 BUT GET A
BIGGER DIVIDEND
Floor exercise: Allayah Lane, jr., Sun Prairie, 9.45
Uneven bars: Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, sr., Middle-
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Vault: Tyra Turner, Madison United, jr., 9.55
All-around: Paige Millar, sr., Sun Prairie, 36.675. If only exercise worked like a
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new skills to her floor and
beam routines.
Senior Vanessa Wagner
placed third on floor with
If you go
an 8.05. What: WIAA D1 sectional

1.05%
The host Madison West

said. She missed a cou-
ple weeks of season due to
pneumonia, but came back
re-energized this week and
ended up adding multiple
Verona/Madison Edgewood sets sights on state
Regents won the JV com-
petition with a team score
of 116.650, and Sun
Prairie was third with a
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The Wildcat/Crusaders didnt qualify
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since 2013.
If we look at how varsity finished at
conference, I would expect to see Maddie
The first two teams in all five Division
1 sectionals (10 in all) and the first two
teams in Division 2 sectionals (10 in all)
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Boys basketball
Cats end up with No. 12 seed in D1 playoffs
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area High
School boys basketball team
will have a tough road to get
out of the WIAA Division 2
regionals in sectional 3.
T h e Wi l d c a t s ( 8 - 1 3
overall, 5-12 Big Eight)
earned the No. 12 seed and
will travel to No. 5 Beloit
Memorial (14-7, 11-6) at
7p.m. Friday, March 3.
If Verona wins, the team
will most likely travel to
No. 4 Muskego (17-4, 10-3
Classic Eight). Muskego
takes on No. 13 Madison
West (6-15, 5-12) on March
3.
Sun Prairie (19-3, 14-3)
earned the top seed and is
followed by No. 2 Madi-
son Memorial (18-3, 14-3)
and No. 3 Middleton (16-5,
12-5).
The rest of the sectional is
No. 6 Janesville Craig, No.
7 Mukwonago, No. 8 Mad-
ison East, No. 9 Watertown,
No. 10 Kenosha Indian
Trail, No. 11 Oconomowoc,
No. 14 Kenosha Bradford,
No. 15 Madison La Follette,
No. 16 Kenosha Tremper,
No. 17 Lake Geneva Badger
and No. 18 Janesville Park-
er.
Sectionals are March 9
and 11, and state is March
17-18.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Finks hits game-winner against Sauk Prairie Senior Brandon Daniels scores a reversal against Milton junior Vince Digennaro in a sec-
ond-place wrestleback Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 Janesville Craig sectional. Daniels
lost a 6-3 heartbreaker to finish third and just missed making his second straight state
ANTHONY IOZZO appearance.
Whats next
Sectionals: Herbst, Feller to return
Assistant sports editor

The Verona Area High School boys bas- Verona travels to Janesville Craig at
ketball team finished 4-1 in non-conference 7:30p.m. Thursday in the regular sea- Continued from page 10 the bracket. That shifted Herbsts opponent
games after a 52-50 win at Sauk Prairie (12- from Elkhorn junior Grant Truesdale to Lake
9) Saturday. son finale. Geneva Badger freshman Jake Stritesky.
Senior Max Fink scored the game-winner circling shoulder to shoulder and battling for Herbst dropped the match in a 17-0 techni-
on an inbounds pass from senior Nate Buss a takedown. cal fall.
with 0.3 seconds left. Daniels fought to keep Rauls on the ground Herbst has come a long way since he was
The game was tied 50-50 with three and fell 71-53 to the sixth-ranked Cardinals. for a 2-1 decision. a freshman, and he participated in two camps
minutes left, but the Wildcats decided to Verona fell down 38-26 in the first half In the sectional quarterfinal, Daniels pinned during the 2016 summer, including the Uni-
and couldnt contain Sun Prairie trio senior
play keep away and held the ball until 1:28 Lake Geneva Badger senior Douglass Reuss versity of Wisconsin-Madison wrestling
Marlon Ruffin, junior Marty Strey and
remained before passing the ball around and in 1 minute, 10 seconds catching Reuss in camp. Wozniak said if Herbst continues to
freshman Jalen Johnson.
calling two timeouts, leaving Sauk Prairie a cradle. Daniels later dropped a 5-0 decision work hard, state could be in his future.
with one possession in three minutes. The 6 foot, 4 inch Ruffin finished with 18 to the eventual sectional champion, Model, in Feller took on Elkhorn sophomore and
points, and the 6-foot-3 Strey added 16. The
Buss ended up with 15 points, and senior the semifinals. eventual state qualifier Daniel Stilling in the
6-foot-6 Johnson chipped in 13 points.
Nick Pederson added 11. Fink finished with Junior Jono Herbst (14-19) and sophomore 132-pound bracket and was pinned in 1:10.
nine points. Senior Trevor Wilkinson led Pederson had 12 points to lead the Wild- Nathan Feller (11-24) also competed at sec- Wozniak also said Feller improved a lot this
Sauk Prairie with 18 points. cats. Buss added 10 points, and senior John tionals, both dropping their only matches. season with technique and being able to pick
Van Handel chipped in nine. Herbst was in the 113-pound bracket, up a few more wins near the end of the sea-
Sun Prairie 71, Verona 53 Senior Tyler McClure picked up eight which had several changes. Sun Prairie junior son. A trip back to sectionals is not out of the
The Wildcats hosted Sun Prairie Friday points. Wyatt Thiel missed the meet due to an injury, question, he said.
and Oregon sophomore Jade Durmaj joined

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Continued from page 9 six-and-half minutes, while Metro Lynx 6, No. 6 Badger Lighting in the goal. McKersie stopped 15 of 16
allowing a power-play goal WIAA regional finals. Taylor Lyons scored early shots on goal for the victory,
and an empty-netter. Badger Lightning 1 Veronas McKenzie Imhoff in the first period and the Lynx only allowing a goal to Bai-
Sydney McKersie to give Sydney McKersie finished The Metro Lynx fired 57 scored even-strength and never looked back as goals by ley Babcock late in the second
the Fury a 4-1 lead. the game with 23 saves, while shots on goal, including 22 power-play goals four min- Julia Dragoo and Ally Cony- period. Gabby Christensen
Despite having the pow- Buescher had 21 fo the Fury. in a three-goal third period utes apart in the decisive peri- bear in the second period put made 51 saves for the Bara-
er play Metro Lynx took Friday as they rolled 6-1 over od. Siera Petet added the final the Lynx on top 3-1. boo co-op.
five penalties over the final

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, na, in the amount of 5% of the bid shall
NOTICE
CIRCUIT COURT,
The City of Verona Plan Commission
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO will hold a Public Hearing on Monday
CREDITORS (INFORMAL March 6, 2017 at City Hall, 111 Lincoln
Street, for the following planning and
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
zoning matter:
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 1) Conditional use permit for a group
JOEY R. HUBBARD daycare center and group development
Case No. 16PR710 land use to be located on Lot 25 of Lib-
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: erty Business Park. If approved, the per-
1. An application for Informal Admin- mit would allow for the construction of a
istration was filed. 12,600 square foot child-care center.
2. The decedent, with date of birth Interested persons may comment on
February 25, 1960 and date of death Oc- this planning and zoning matter during
tober 26, 2016, was domiciled in Dane the public hearing at the March 6th Plan
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail- Commission meeting. The Plan Commis-
ing address of 2072 Spring Rose Road, sion will make a recommendation for this
Apt. #3, Verona, WI 53593. matter, which will then be reviewed by
3. All interested persons waived no- the Common Council for final decision
tice. on Monday, March 13th.
4. The deadline for filing a claim Contact Adam Sayre, Director of
against the decedents estate is May 12, Planning and Development, at 608-848-
2017. 9941 for more information on these items
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane or to receive copies of the submittals.
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Ellen Clark,
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000. City Clerk
Lisa Chandler Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
Probate Registrar WNAXLP
February 3, 2017
Amanda & Natasha Hubbard
2646 Osmundsen Road
Fitchburg, WI 53711
INVITATION TO BID
608-574-1691 PROJECT ID 2017-106, 2017
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017 BITUMINOUS
WNAXLP
SEAL COAT PROJECT
CITY OF VERONA, WI
OWNER: Notice is hereby given by
STATE OF WISCONSIN, the City of Verona that it will receive bids
CIRCUIT COURT, for 2017 Bituminous Seal Coat.
PROJECT: The major work consists
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
of the following items:
CREDITORS (INFORMAL 107,300 Square Yards Single Bitumi-
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE nous Seal Coat
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 11,200 Square Yards Double- Pea &
Boiler Slag
EUGENE R. HAEGELE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:
Case No. 17PR84 Specifications may be obtained at the of-
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: fice of the Director of Public Works, 410
1. An application for Informal Admin- Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593, on
istration was filed. and after February 21, 2017 for viewing or
2. The decedent, with date of birth copies may be obtained online at QUEST-
February 20, 1926 and date of death CDN.com. Specifications are anticipated
January 12, 2017, was domiciled in Dane to be available on and after February 21,
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail- 2017. A link from the City of Verona web
ing address of 413 S. Franklin Street, Ve- page will direct you to QUESTCDN.com,
rona, WI 53593. see http://www.ci.verona.wi.us/253/Pub-
3. All interested persons waived no-
lic-Works/ Project Bidding Tab on the left
tice. side of the web page.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 12,
TIME: Sealed bids will be received
until 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 9, 2017
2017. in the office of the Director of Public
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane Works located at 410 Investment Court,
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Verona, WI 53593. At this time all bids will
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000. be publicly opened and read aloud.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
BIDS: All bids shall be sealed in an
envelope clearly marked 2017-106, 2017
February 3, 2017 City of Verona Bituminous Seal Coat
Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger
Project . The name and address of the
200 W. Verona Avenue bidder shall be clearly identified on the
Verona, WI 53593 outside of the envelope. The City has the
(608) 845-9899
right to increase or decrease the quantity
Bar Number: 1001608 up to 30%.
Published: February 16, 23 and
PRE-BID MEETING: No pre-bid
March 2, 2017
WNAXLP
meeting is scheduled.
BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certi-
fied check, payable to the City of Vero-
accompany each bid as a guarantee that
if the bid is accepted, the bidder will ex-
ecute the contract and furnish 100% per-
formance and payment bonds within 10
days after notice of award of the contact
by the City.
BID REJECTION: The City reserves
the right to reject any and all bids, to
waive any technicality, and to accept any
bid which it deems advantageous to the
Citys best interest.
BID WITHDRAWAL: All bids shall re-
main subject to acceptance for a period
of 60 days after the time and date set for
the opening thereof.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
Jon H. Hochkammer
Mayor
Ellen Clark,
City Clerk
Publish: February 23 and March 2, 2017
WNAXLP
OFFICIAL NOTICE TO
BIDDERS
TRAFFIC CONTROL
IMPROVEMENTS
PROJECT A: OLD COUNTY
RD PB & WHALEN RD;
PROJECT B: S. MAIN ST
& PAOLI ST; PROJECT C:
W. VERONA AVE & WEST
END CIRCLE
CITY OF VERONA, WI
OWNER: Notice is hereby given by
the City of Verona, Wisconsin, that it will
receive Sealed Bids for the Old County
Rd PB & Whalen Rd; S. Main St & Paoli
St; and W. Verona Ave & West End Circle
Traffic Control Improvements Project.
PROJECT: The work includes con-
struction of three new traffic signals sep-
arated out as Projects A, B, & C. These
projects will be bid as one bid package
with one bid total. All projects include
installation of traffic signals, pavement
patching, traffic control, pavement mark-
ing, signing, street terrace restoration,
erosion control and all appurtenant work.
TIME AND PLACE OF BID OPENING:
Sealed Bids will be received until 1:00
P.M., Local Time on the 9th day of March,
2017, in the office of the Director of Pub-
lic Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona,
Wisconsin. After the official Bid closing
time, the Bids will be publicly opened and
read aloud.
BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The Bidding
Documents are on file for review at the
office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 111 Lin-
coln Street, Verona, WI 53593 and the of-
fices of AECOM, 1350 Deming Way, Suite
100, Middleton, WI 53562.
Copies of the Bidding Documents
are available at www.questcdn.com.
Bidders may download the digital Plan
Documents for $10.00 non-refundable
payment by inputting Quest Project #
4867422 on the websites project search
page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at
952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for
assistance in free membership registra-
tion, downloading, and working with the
digital project information. No paper plan
documents will be provided.
BIDS: All Bids shall be sealed in an
envelope clearly marked TRAFFIC CON-
TROL IMPROVEMENTS . The name and
address of the bidder shall be clearly
identified on the outside of the envelope.
LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Contract
letting shall be subject to the provisions
of Sections 62.15, 66.0901, 66.0903, and
779.15 of the Wisconsin Statues.
WAGE RATES: CONTRACTOR s Facility Type - Church
shall be required to pay not less than the
prevailing wage rates on the Project as
established by the State of Wisconsin,
Department of Workforce Development.
Copies of these wage rates are on file in
the office of the City Clerk and incorpo-
rated in the Contract Documents.
BID SECURITY: Bid Security in the
amount of not less than 5% or more than
10% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid
in accordance with the Instructions to
Bidders.
CONTRACT SECURITY: The Bidder
to whom a Contract is awarded shall fur-
nish a Performance Bond and a Payment
Bond each in an amount equal to the
Contract Price.
BID REJECTION/ACCEPTANCE:
OWNER reserves the right to reject any
and all Bids, waive informalities in bid-
ding or to accept the Bid or Bids, which
best serve the interests of OWNER.
BID WITHDRAWAL: No Bid shall be
withdrawn for a period of 60 days after
the opening of Bids without consent of
OWNER.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
By:
Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
AECOM
Middleton, Wisconsin
Project No. 60504524; 60520240;
60513337
Published: February 23 and March 2,
2017
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JH FINDORFF
AND SONS INC.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR
PROPOSALS
ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH,
VERONA WI
BIDS DUE
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
AT 2:00 PM CST
DESCRIPTION OF WORK
The scope of the project includes
selective demolition in locations shown
on the demolition drawings. New con-
struction includes structural Steel/wood
Framing, Rough/Finish Carpentry, Roof-
ing, Doors and Hardware, Flooring, ACT
Ceilings, Gypsum, and Painting. Site
work includes excavation, backfill, final
grading, site concrete, and asphalt. See
below for additional Building Data. Work
is anticipated to take approximately 9
months beginning in April 2017 with com-
pletion in December 2017.
Electrical, Plumbing, HVAC and Fire
Protection is design build. Those con-
tractors have been selected.
Building Data:
427 South Main Street, Verona, WI
53593
Existing building 11,780sf Building
Addition 6,366sf
2 story building 1 below grade 1
above grade
Wood Frame Structure
Skin Materials Brick, stone, and
vinyl siding.
Addition/Renovation
Construction ES (early start)
4/17/17 & EF (early finish) 12/15/17
SUBMISSION OF BIDS
Due Date: Tuesday February 28,
2017 at 2:00pm CST
Bid Form: None Required
i) Fax/E-Mail:
a Attention: Sean Hart, Hart@find-
orff.com e-mail
b J.H. Findorff & Son Inc., 300 S.
Bedford Street Madison, WI 53703
c fax (608) 257-5306
B) Performance and Payment Bond:
Not required
III CONSTRUCTION MILESTONS
i) Start of Construction: April, 2017
ii) Site Work: August, 2017
iii) Completion: December, 2017
IV CONTRACT / BIDDING DOCU-
MENTS
A) Bid Information, dated February
7, 2017.
B) Instructions to Bidders, dated
February 7, 2017.
C) Project Plans, dated January 30,
2017, as prepared by Engberg Anderson
Architects.
D) Project Specification, dated Jan-
uary 30, 2017, as prepared by Engberg
Anderson Architects.
E) Overall Construction Schedule,
dated February 6th, 2017.
F) Site utilization plan. DATE: 2/6/17.
FOR ACCESS TO BID DOCUMENTS
CONTACT:
G) Construction Manager/General
Contractor: J.H. Findorff & Son:
i) Sean Hart, phone: (608)-215-8334,
email: Hart@findorff.com
Published: February 23, 2017
WNAXLP
ORDINANCE NO. 17-890
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES, CITY
OF VERONA, WISCONSIN
RELATING TO THE
ADMINISTRATION AND
OPERATION OF CITY-
OWNED CEMETERIES
The Common Council of the City
of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do
ordain:
1. Section 2-4-13 is created.
In April 2016, the Board of Directors
for the Verona Cemetery Association no-
tified the City of Verona of its intention
to dissolve as an Association as of Jan-
uary 2017 and transfer all land, assets,
records, operational functions, and lia-
bilities for future function to the City of
Verona.
In November 2016, the Board of Di-
rectors for the Verona Cemetery Asso-
ciation notified the Wisconsin Cemetery
Board of its intention to dissolve as an
Association and transfer all land, assets,
records, operational functions, and lia-
bilities for future function to the City of
Verona. On January 9, 2017, the City of
Verona Common Council approved Res-
olution No. 17-009 accepting from the
Verona Cemetery Association, the trans-
fer and conveyance of all land, assets,
records and operational functions relat-
ed to the Verona Cemetery. Ordinance
No. 17-890 creates Section 2-4-13 of the
Code of Ordinances of the City of Vero-
na, Wisconsin. Included in the ordinance
are Cemetery Board, Policy/Scope, Defi-
nitions, Cemetery Oversight, Platting of
New Cemetery Lots and New or Expand-
ed Cemetery Operations, Purchase of
Lots in City Cemetery, Ownership Rights
of Burial, Care of Lots, Privileges and
Restrictions, Rules for Visitors, Burials,
Monuments and Markers, Vaults and
Mausoleums, Neglected Lots/Fees/Sex-
ton/ Amendments, and Penalties.
The full text of this ordinance may
be obtained by contacting the City Clerk
at 608-848-9947, or may be viewed at Ve-
rona City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona,
WI 53593.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Verona at a meeting held on Feb-
ruary 13, 2017.
CITY OF VERONA
______________________________
Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
Enacted: February 13, 2017
Published: February 23, 2017
WNAXLP
NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an
application for a Class A Intoxicating
Liquor License and a Class A Fer-
mented Malt Beverages License for the
period from March 14, 2017 through
June 30, 2017 has been filed with the City
Clerk, CITY OF VERONA, by Caseys Mar-
keting Company, d/b/a Caseys General
Store #3586, located at 103 Prairie Oaks
Avenue, Verona, WI 53593, Emma Mon-
heim, 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
March 10, 2017 during regular office
hours of 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m., Monday
Friday.
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
City of Verona
Published: February 23, 2017
WNAXLP
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Verona FFA Alumni
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Caroline Norman and Treasurer: Jon Zinsli
Gaelan Combs
Secretary: Leonie Tollefson
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Historian: Alisa Lewis Monday: Local Day (FFA
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Sentinel: Ciara Bushek
Tuesday: State Day (Wis-
Parliamentarian: Michaela
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Jaggi
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Student Adviser: Kiana
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Verona FFA successful at state, regional events

Verona FFA members joke
that there is always something
going on in the ag depart-
ment. Whether its putting
the finishing touches on the
chapters monthly community
service project, preparing for
Friday night football conces-
sions or serving on its more
than 15 committees, members
find countless ways to stay
involved with the chapters
events and activities.
As the group looks back
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travel opportunities, student ville in a contest of judging
projects and higher education, skills and equine knowledge.
and the many local businesses Individually, Tollefson
and organizations who have placed second out of more
partnered with the chapter. than 100 students, and the
team took first overall, which
Career development allowed them to compete
Verona FFA was also com- in the state competition last
petitive last spring in the April.
regional Career Development
Event, specifically in the State convention
equine evaluation contest. Verona FFA set its sights
At the time of the event, high at the state level last
s e n i o r H e i d i M u e l l e r year, earning individual and
and sophomores Leonie chapter awards.
Tollefson, Sophie Kooiman Five Verona FFA members
and Gaelan Combs competed (including Verona Area High
School alumni) received their
state degrees at the Wisconsin
State FFA Convention and
Expo in Madison in June.
The state degree is the high-
est honor the Wisconsin Asso-
ciation of FFA can bestow
on members. It is awarded to
members who complete 360
hours of agriculture educa-
tion and 1,000 hours of work
in a supervised agricultur-
al experience project area,
which provides students with
hands-on experience outside
of the classroom.
The youth officer team sets
a team goal to have a rep-
resentative walk across the
stage to receive an award on
behalf of the entire chapter,
and that happened twice at the
state convention. The Verona
FFA chapter earned a silver
ranking for the national chap-
ter award for its execution of
its program of activities, and
the P.R.I.D.E. award for its
efforts in recruiting and wel-
coming a large amount of
new members last year.
Leadership conference
At the national level, four
students traveled to Washing-
ton D.C. in July to participate
in the Washington Leadership
Conference.
Ciara Bushek, Kiana
Leader, Gaelan Combs and
Michaela Jaggi had the oppor-
tunity to extensively network
with 300 other FFA members
by discussing how citizenship
and service fits into their lives.
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Students also recited the
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In October, Verona FFA and answered three questions
dairy foods and dairy cattle about its meaning and impor-
judging teams attended the tance to FFA members, and
World Dairy Expo in Madi- freshman Kelsey Last took
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Sophomore Montana Sar- Senior Michaela Jaggi and
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Speaking contest In the prepared speak-
Students had the opportu- ing contest, juniors Leonie
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FFA members in the area in prepared and delivered a short
the District Speaking Contest speech regarding any agri-
on Feb. 1. cultural topic of their choos-
In the discussion meet, ing, and Combs took second
juniors Kaylee Finseth and place.
Abby Last discussed and Combs, Jaggi and Last will
debated agricultural topics be advancing to sectionals in
and issues with members of March.
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rona Police Department.
Nov. 12
11:39 p.m. A new tenant of an apartment
in the 200 block of Prairie Heights Drive re-
ported the carpeted area in front of her door
had been vandalized by what appeared to be
a mixture of feces and urine that had been in-
tentionally thrown onto the floor.
Nov. 14
12:16 a.m. Police cited an 18-year-old
Madison man for possession of marijuana
and drug paraphernalia and a 19-year-old
Madison man for possession of drug para-
phernalia after observing two vehicles parked
in Hometown Park after hours. A minor in the
car with them was warned for curfew and re-
leased to a parent.
Photo by Samantha Christian
February 23, 2017 The Verona Press
15
broke after stealing a cookie from a cafe at
the school. Administrators requested no cita-
tions be issued, but that the student be talked
to about theft and its consequences.
5 p.m. Multiple units responded to the Ve-
rona Area High School Performing Arts Cen-
ter to reports of an electrical fire.
Nov. 18
8:56 a.m. An officer received a report of a
vehicle that had been keyed while parked on
Richard Street at Verona Area High School
during the previous school day.
6:18 p.m. The principal of Badger Ridge
Middle School reported a fight involving two
students that had been captured on video.
The video showed one student punch and
kick the other at least seven times in the head.
The video was placed into evidence and the
officer planned to follow up with the students
involved.

Farm toy show Nov. 15

12:51 p.m. A local business owner report-
ed four fraudulent checks were deposited on
Nov. 20
3:20 a.m. A 27-year-old Arena man was ar-
Brody Krajeck, 3, and Owen Krajeck, 2, of Brooklyn, browse a display of
On the web Nov. 8 and caused the withdrawal of $2,300 rested for his first-offense OWI, first-offense
from his business account. The bank refund-
possession of a controlled substance and dis-
farm toys at the Greater Madison Area Farm Toy Show on Sunday, Feb. See more farm toy show ed the money, but the individual wanted theplaying unauthorized registration after an offi-
12, at Verona Area High School. The show, which marked its 30th year, photos: department to create a report. cer observed a vehicle running with its lights
is hosted by the Verona FFA Alumni and is the groups second-biggest on in front of a residence on the 200 block
fundraiser, with a portion of the proceeds from admission and conces- ConnectVerona. Nov. 16 of West Harriet Street. A 28-year-old Verona
sions going toward college scholarships for members of the VAHS FFA com 11:36 a.m. A Verona Area High School man was also cited for possession of drug
Chapter and the Verona Agriculture Education program. student told an officer he was hungry and paraphernalia.

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efforts that help participants
recognize common signs of
Alzheimers and dementia,
and specific ways to navi-
gate interactions with that
community.
The center also hosts two
support groups for individu-
als facing memory loss and
their caregivers.
As a dementia-friend-
ly task force, we need one
place where everything about
dementia is reposited, and
that is the senior center, said
Steve Rudolph, who founded
the task force and serves on
its steering committee.
The committee works
closely with the Alzheimers
Associations South Cen-
tral Wisconsin Chapter, as
well as the Alzheimers and
Dementia Alliance of Wis-
consin, to give its own train-
ers the resources they need to
go out into the community to
inform and educate (people)
on what dementia is all
about, Rudolph said.
Targeted training
Rudolph said while the
task forces initial approach
to outreach was hit or
miss, they recently began
working with VPD commu-
nity outreach officer Ryan
Adkins to specifically target
parts of the business com-
munity they think would
most benefit from the train-
ing.
If a business is interest-
ed, Adkins directs them
to Hanson or John Schar-
er, another member of the
unveils Kettle Creek North,
the newest neighborhood coming
to Hometown USA
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608-513-0622
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Dementia Friendly Verona Task Force volunteer Don Kirschner (far right) leads a training
session Feb. 2 at Heartland Credit Union on how employees can identify common signs of
Alzheimers disease and dementia, and how to best navigate interactions with those affected
by memory loss. Kirschner and fellow volunteer John Scharer (center) have helped the task
force train more than 15 local businesses and organizations since Veronas dementia-friendly
initiative began in 2015. Employees pictured from left to right are Kathy Ferwerda, Jena Fes-
tge and Brady Mork.
task force whos trained
numerous businesses and
organizations around the
Madison area since his own
wife died from Alzheimers
complications in 2014.
We v e h a d a g o o d
response from everywhere
weve gone, and theyve
been very appreciative of
it, Scharer said. Were
open any hour of the day
or night, because recog-
nizing that their employees
are being paid for that half
hour it takes us, it better be
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productive for them.
Rudolph said the main
qualification for seeking
out a business is, Do they
have exposure to the pub-
lic? That means retail and
grocery stores, pharmacies,
churches, restaurants and
banks rank high on the list,
and Scharer said the train-
ers tailor their presentation
depending on what role that
entity plays in the commu-
nity.
The program briefly
explores the overall goal
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of the dementia-friendly
movement before high-
lighting common signs of
dementia and Alzheimers
employees might notice
about a customer or client.
Scharer said they then seg-
ue into how to help that
person: how to speak with
them, how to be in front of
them and make eye contact
and speak in such a way
that theres one question at
a time to not overwhelm
them.
Each session concludes
with an opportunity for
questions and comments.
I think most of the time,
people are wanting to tell
us more about some expe-
rience that theyve had,
which kind of relates to the
overall presentation, Scha-
rer said.
The next level
Upon completing the
training, the business gets
the purple angel to display
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yet a country like setting.
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on their door.
It would be nice as we
go around Verona that you
can see more and more of
the purple angel logo on
the door of the businesses
that have been trained, so
you yourself or you as a
caregiver know that you can
count on this business to be
supportive and make extra
efforts to help folks, Han-
son said.
The hope is that when
new employees join busi-
nesses that have already
been trained, their co-work-
ers can get them up to
speed. Trainers also link
them with additional
resources they can continu-
ously follow up with to stay
up to date as the initiative
evolves. Hanson said the
task force has also consid-
ered making a training vid-
eo businesses can screen for
new staff, as well as hold-
ing a larger group training
if the demand is there.
The task force plans to
host a quarterly demen-
tia-friendly meeting at the
Verona Public Library and
expand their outreach to
local events like Hometown
Days and National Night
Out. Its aim in future years
is to maintain this years
goal of training 12 or more
businesses a year, in addi-
tion to the service organiza-
tions and other groups they
can reach. Its an ambitious
goal, but Rudolph thinks
the potential is there to sus-
tain that pace.
I think the people who
are doing this have a real
passion for caring for the
elders and for working with
people who have this dis-
ease so they can continue
to be contributing and suc-
cessful members of their
community, even if it is at
a diminished level, he said.
Its something we all strive
for, and hopefully were
going to get there.
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A quick guide
to being
dementia
friendly
During a recent train-
ing session at Heartland
Credit Union, Demen-
t i a F r i e n d l y Ve r o n a
Task Force volunteers
John Scharer and Don
Kirschner gave employ-
ees a primer on the tell-
tale signs of dementia and
Alzheimers, and how to
best assist those custom-
ers through their transac-
tions.
We dont diagnose it,
and we never ask the per-
son if they have demen-
tia, Kirschner explained.
But let them know that
youre on their side, and
youre going to do what-
ever you can to help them
out.
Short-term memory
loss, agitation, difficulty
following instructions and
fear of loud noises are
some of the biggest red
flags of dementia and Alz-
heimers, Kirschner said.
If employees recognize
one or several of these
signs, they have their own
checklist they can follow:
smile, listen carefully, ask
one question at a time,
speak clearly, make eye
contact and most impor-
tantly of all be patient.
Being patient real-
ly is the total package,
Kirschner told employees
and he handed out cards
printed with the check-
list to post in each tellers
window. If you know
what youre dealing with,
its easy enough to han-
dle.
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