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Lisette Venegas of Verona helps her son Anthony, 5, keep a steady hand while peeling carrots for their cole slaw wraps.
Chopping it up at BPNN
The Badger Prairie Needs Network
transformed into a training ground for
little chefs from around the area Sun-
day, Feb. 26, as the facility hosted a
ChopChop Cooking Club for kids
ages 5 and up and their families in
partnership with the UW Health Clin-
ic-Verona and Hy-Vee Fitchburg.
Geared toward helping kids learn
about the basics of cooking and nutri-
tion, class leaders made sure fruits and
Movie magic on the set of La La Land
VAHS grad reflects on crew
experience with Oscar winner
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
When former Verona resident
Rachel Wiederhoeft joined the camera
crew of La La Land
a day after moving
across the country to
Los Angeles, the notion
that life imitates art
struck a chord even
before the end of her
first day on set.
To start watching
Wiederhoeft
this story unfold where
the main actress is trying to make her
dream happen in L.A., it was very
surreal for sure, she told the Press. I
think that was the thing that was nice
for me, was to know that its grounded
The
Verona Press
The
veggies dominated the menu as partici-
pants chopped, peeled and stirred their
way toward making beet-and-carrot
slaw wraps they could enjoy at the end
of the class. The four-part series will
continue through April.
For information on upcoming cook-
ing classes for both kids and adults,
visit bpnn.org.
Kate Newton
I never thought I would be
part of a camera crew that
was getting thanked for an
Oscar.
Rachel Wiederhoeft,
Verona Area High School Class of 2002
in an experience that I can definitely
relate to.
Wiederhoeft, a 2002 VAHS grad,
started work on the film which stars
Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling as a
couple struggling to fulfill their cre-
ative dreams in the City of Stars the Academy Awards telecast, it was
as a camera production assistant and
film loader (the crewmember respon-
sible for loading film stock into the
cameras film magazines) in summer
2015. A year-and-a-half and sever-
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March full
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District, board
members offer Referendum
outreach on information
referendum nights
Monday, March 13
SCOTT GIRARD
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Fitchburg Public Li-
brary, 5530 Lacy Road,
A ny o n e l o o k i n g f o r 6-7:30p.m.
information on the upcom- Tuesday, March 14
ing Verona Area School Badger Ridge Middle
District referendum will School, 740 N. Main St.,
have opportunities to get it 6-7:30p.m.
this month.
Wi t h l e s s t h a n five Tuesday, March 21
Photo by Kate Newton weeks to go before the (With Spanish transla-
April 4 vote, district offi- tors available)
cials and board members Glacier Edge Elementary
are gearing up for a slate School, 800 Kimball Lane,
6-7:30p.m.
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Verona Press editor
On the
In the wake of Plan
Commission criticism on agenda
of an Academy Award-winning crew a major redevelopment of
after the film took home six Oscars West Verona Avenue, the Sugar Creek Com-
Sunday, including her friend Linus developer has submitted a mons revised general
Sandgrens win for Best Cinematog- revision that cuts about 10 development plan
raphy. percent of the apartments
I never thought I would be part and all but ensures com- Public hearing and
of a camera crew that was getting mercial development. site plan for Big Apple
thanked for an Oscar, Wiederhoeft Overall, the number of Daycare
said. Its one of those things when apartment units in the Sug-
you grow up wanting to work in the ar Creek Commons plan Initial review for
movies, you think, what would it be has only dropped by 29, to Goddard School addi-
like to win an Oscar? I never thought 255, in the latest plan, sub- tion
of it in that particular instance, that mitted Feb. 22. The con-
Im a part of that win even if Im not figuration, however, has
standing there. changed dramatically.
And while it was far from a fairy- Gone is the mas- building, and in its place,
tale ending for La La Land during sive apartment building the project adds about 30
anchoring the rear of the percent more commercial
project, and in place of space, to almost 25,000
certainly a dramatic one. After the
film was initially announced as the that and one smaller build- s q u a r e f e e t , w i t h t wo
Best Picture winner, the shows ing are three L-shaped buildings fronting West
producers rushed the stage moments apartment buildings total- Verona Avenue, contain-
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Song and dance

at Glacier Edge
Glacier Edge Elementary School students showed
off their musical talents last week with a series of
concerts for parents and families during the school
day. Each grade had its own concert on Tuesday or
Wednesday featuring between nine and 12 songs to
perform.

Photos by Scott Girard

Third-graders sing One Bottle O Pop as they count how many times theyve sung the chorus. Aubrey Stelzer, center, enjoys playing xylophone during
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They quickly learned no
was off limits to the musi-
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the personal letters read
aloud by Ilya Litvin, Emma
Downing and Leo Van Asten
of the Rhapsody Arts Cen-
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his mother, who didnt hes-
itate to be equally crude
while responding to his let-
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the musicians performed
in C Major K. 548, com-
posed in 1788.
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Press wins 7 WNA awards City of Verona
JIM FEROLIE
Unified Newspaper Group

The Verona Press won

seven awards at the Wis-
consin Newspaper Associa-
tions convention last week.
They were among 17 edi-
torial awards produced by
Unified Newspaper Group
and include a first-place
award for best sports news
story.
The nine members of the
UNG editorial staff col-
laborate on its four weekly
and monthly newspapers
and its quarterly magazine.
They combined to win three
first-place awards, includ-
ing General Excellence for
the Oregon Observer. The
Press won that designation
in 2008.
Assistant sports editor
Anthony Iozzo headlined
the Press awards with his
coverage of
the death of
Verona Area
High School
basketball
star Ebony
Nettles-Bey,
who lost her
Iozzo
battle with
cancer during
what would
have been
her freshman
season of
college bas-
ketball.
A s a d
story which
Girard
was likely a
difficult one
to complete,
the judge
w r o t e . A
loss for the
community.
Iozzo took
third place in
De Laruelle
that category
last year and
won the sports feature cat-
egory two years ago.
Assistant editor Scott
Girard earned three awards
for the Press, with a sec-
ond-place entry for ongoing
or extended coverage for
the fallout and continued
saga of the Verona Area
School Districts attempts
to modernize its behavior
policies.
Excellent series on
pros and cons of behavior-
al training in schools, the
judge wrote.
Girard also took second
place for a portrait for his
feature story on a 12-year-
old with a rare cancer.
What makes it great is
the photographer captures
a moment that appears as
if the subjects do not know
the photographer is there,
the judge wrote. Nice
composition and depth.
Good use of shadows.
Girards overall coverage
of VASD won third place
and featured stories on the
districts efforts to hire
more minorities, Noah Cur-
riers walk at the 2016 high
school graduation ceremo-
ny and the Glacier Edge
Elementary school redis-
tricting decision.
Good breadth of topics
and depth of information
covered, the judge wrote.
Scott De Laruelle took
third place in feature sto-
ry (profile), with a piece
about a local resident who
WNA awards
First Place
Sports News Story:
Mourning the loss of
Ebony, Anthony Iozzo
Second Place
Portrait/Artistic Photo:
Finding her smile, Scott
Girard
Ongoing/Extended
Coverage: Verona Area
School District behavior
policy, Scott Girard
Third Place:
Reporting on local edu-
cation: Scott Girard
Feature/profile: UW
professor John Hawkes,
Scott De Laruelle
Front page: Staff
Honorable Mention
Reporting on Local Gov-
ernment: Jim Ferolie
Verona Press assistant
sports editor Anthony Iozzo
won a first place award in the
sports news story category
for his reporting on the death
of Ebony Nettles-Bey.
Interesting! Not every-
body can make archaeology
come alive in a newspaper
feature, but you did just
that, the judge wrote.
The Press also won third
place in the front page cat-
egory, which judges design
and content of three submit-
ted pages. The Stoughton
Courier Hub was second in
that category.
Editor Jim Ferolie earned
an honorable mention for
his coverage of local gov-
e r n m e n t . F e l l ow U N G
reporter Bill Livick won
that category for his work
with the Stoughton Courier
Hub. Ferolie has earned a
local government award six
times in 11 years, includ-
ing first place in 2008 and
2012.
The reporters institu-
tional knowledge is import-
ant in this budget story,
which simplifies a compli-
cated process for the read-
er, the judge wrote of Fer-
olies entry.
The WNA recognizes
winners in six categories
daily and weekly news-
papers of three sizes each.
UNGs three weekly news-
papers competed in the
middle category of week-
lies, E, with circulations of
2,000-3,500.
Another UNG publica-
tion, the monthly Fitchburg
Star, is not eligible because
it has free circulation.
U N G s t h r e e w e e k l y
news publications earned
16 editorial ads last year
Alders urge more action on pool
Most still favor
some Firemans Park
upgrades this year
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
The debate on a commu-
nity pool continued Mon-
day, and several alders
were irritated about it for
one reason or another.
Less than two weeks
after the Parks Commis-
sion decided to hold off
on planning while waiting
for the results of a school
district referendum that
could determine the loca-
tion, some were not happy
about the pause.
Others did not like the
change in plans to upgrade
the beach at Firemans
Park.
And some were uncom-
f o r t a b l e w i t h h ow t h e
Common Councils atti-
tude toward the park was
being perceived.
There were no official
decisions to be made on
the topic Monday, just as
there hadnt been nearly
a month earlier in a com-
mittee-of-the-whole meet-
ing devoted to the issue.
But alders had plenty to
say, and after 10 minutes
of discussion, it appeared
changes were imminent.
W h a t w e r e t a l k i n g
about would be to deter-
mine the use of the pool,
t h e s i z e o f t h e p o o l ,
said Dist 1 Ald. Mac
Plan: Commission will review new proposal on Monday
Continued from page 1
floors.
The proposed hotel on
the site, the current home
of the former Chinmi truck
stop, Badger Car Wash,
Avenue Auto and some
apartments, is a separate
project.
The commission will
review the new plan
Monday, March 6, at its
6:30p.m. meeting.
Commissioners had
expressed concerns about
the number and density
of apartment units, and
some had worried that the
developer might build the
In brief
Day care plan
The commission will also review the final submission
for Big Apple Daycare, in Liberty Business Park. At the
initial review last month, commissioners were surprised
that the market could accommodate yet another day care
but had little other commentary other than that it looks
nice.
Goddard School opened last year and Rainbow Day
Care is being built on Hometown Circle.
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delaying things too long,
Whats next that we get past the con-
struction season and we
lose out on another sea-
City staff will evaluate son.
whether some planning Ald. Brad Stiner (D-3)
can be done before the had actually brought it up
earlier, during public com-
referendum.
ment, a break with coun-
cil tradition. He said he
was delivering on a prom-
McGilrvray, who had orig- ise to his coffee drink-
inally brought up the idea ing buddies by doing
during the budget discus- so, and he insisted that
sion. I dont understand Firemans Park shouldnt
the point about putting it be allowed to fade away
off. Id like to see us through neglect, remind-
move forward on engag- ing people that more than
ing (contractor) MSA to two decades ago, the city
develop the pool concept. invested in the former
Mayor Jon Hochkam- quarry to keep it relevant.
mer agreed, and though Stiners fellow Parks
the council would still be representative, Heather
required to take action to Reekie (D-4), agreed and
approve a planning pro- cited some emails shed
cess, he said hed work it gotten to that effect.
out with city staff. But Ald. Evan Touchett
That was the same con- (D-4) was bothered by
clusion that had been the implication that going
drawn Jan. 30, when forward on a pool meant
alders consensus essen- Firemans Park would be
tially referred discussion allowed to degrade. He
on a pool to the Parks, broke council tradition, as
Recreation and Urban For- well, speaking directly to
estry Commission. But the Stiner.
commission decided to The way you made it
wait for the results of the sound, I got the impres-
April 4 school district ref- sion you thought the coun-
erendum before having the cil was considering getting
study done. rid of the park, he said.
Occasionally, we get And that has never been
accused of dragging things my intention.
out, Hochkammer said The general consensus,
to officially introduce the reflected in direct state-
topic Monday, adding that ments by Touchett, McGil-
he wanted to keep the vray, Ald. Luke Diaz (D-3)
conversation going so it and Hochkammer, was
didnt lose momentum. that Firemans Park should
My only concern is about get some sort of update
apartments and let the rest submission states. It also
of the project fall through, states clearly that reducing
as happened in the original the number of apartments
West End project. further would jeopardize
While the density is only its financial viability.
slightly less, the configura- As discussed in the pre-
tion of the new plan should vious meeting, the project
allay the phasing fears. If is a candidate for tax-in-
only the apartments were crement financing, and the
built, under the new plan, city is creating a new TIF
the total would be 100 district in the area.
units less than in the previ- The additional retail
ous version, with 109 units space is another item
now planned to be built that should be commis-
above the retail buildings. sion-friendly. However, it
The reallocation of remains to be seen wheth-
units balances both the er a trade of 60,000 square
density and intensity for feet of office for an addi-
the overall site, benefit- tional 6,000 square feet
ing the overall plan, the of retail gets a favorable
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regardless of plans for a
pool or a splash pad,
which was the catalyst
for the entire discussion
last year. But if a pool is
built, the Firemans Park
upgrade is likely to be less
expansive.
For me, its not about
whether we do a splash
pad or a pool, Hochkam-
mer said. In my opinion,
Im hoping we can do
both, but I feel strongly
that we should have some-
thing done at Firemans
Park.
That something
wouldnt start until after
the summer beach season
is over, in September, giv-
ing a few months to devel-
op a general pool plan first
and then make the Fire-
mans Park upgrade com-
plementary. Both plans are
expected to be worked on
by MSA, the contractor
that worked on the origi-
nal $3.6 million Firemans
Park upgrade last year.
City administrator Jeff
Mikorski told the Press
Tuesday he planned to dis-
cuss the issue further with
parks director Dave Walk-
er who was out this week
to see what information
planners could gather to
advance the discussion
before the referendum.
That may define a pos-
sible action to be voted on
at an upcoming Council
meeting, he said.
Email Verona Press
editor Jim Ferolie at
veronapress@wcinet.com.
review.
A t l e a s t o n e a l d e r,
Luke Diaz (Dist. 3), has
expressed reservations
about the potential of
reducing intensity on that
land, simply because the
roads are capable of sup-
porting it there.
The submission also
notes the number of
one-bedroom units has
been reduced to a 60-40
mix with two-bedroom
units because of a change
in market conditions.
Email Verona Press
editor Jim Ferolie at
veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Letters to the editor

Trump result of corporate takeover
The United States of Trump is
here and we are all in for a wild
ride. Mr. Trump is the result of the
corporate takeover of our country,
and the takeover is now complete.
His cabinet consists of some
of the most corrupt pro-corporate
people this country has to offer: an
education secretary who wants to
destroy public schools and replace
them with voucher and religious
schools, an EPA secretary who
seeks to destroy any nature we have
left, and so on and so forth it goes.
Theyre all led by a mentally unsta-
ble man who leads by holding ral-
lies and silencing the press. Adolf
Hitler loved rallies.
Our own state leaders, Ron John-
son and Paul Ryan, are too corrupt
or spineless to resist this dictator.
Heck, Ryan wants to end Social
Security anyway. He says we cant
afford it, but theres never any prob-
lem increasing that military budget.
Folks, the party is winding
down quickly, and how each of
us responds is crucial. Do we go
along with Trump and hope our
good fortune keeps his actions from
affecting us (good luck with that),
or do we resist him at every turn by
calling out his inhumane decrees
and by supporting those adversely
affected most by his power grab? I
know which side Ill be on.
Ill close with a quote I read
recently: I dont fight fascism
because Ill win, I fight fascism
because it is fascism.
Tim Melin,
City of Verona

Americans need a political reset

Elections have consequences, people, and the planet that we call
and 2016 will have far more than home, desperately need a political Community Voices

Theres snow way to ruin

most for us commoners. The reset.
results ensure the vast majority of There is much to bemoan about
Americans will be further margin- our collective situation. The hole
alized by a band of millionaires we have dug for ourselves is for-

a good cultural experience

and billionaires masquerading as midable. It is time to put down
legislators. They are well insulated the shovel. The task will not be
from the environmental degrada- achieved by marching in the
tion, abandoned health care access, streets, but by taking back congres-

W
public school defunding and Social sional seats. The first job, to that
ow, was this ever shap- no snow. living in the United States. A
Security and Medicare cuts they end, is getting money as far away
ing up to be quite the Wednesday was our big Chica- family stay was completely new
are working to achieve. from our political system as possi-
cultural exchange. go outing, and I hoped the Windy for them.
In 2016, the aristocratic legis- ble. Its influence has poisoned the
In my second time hosting this, City would take our minds off For example, one host family
lators that made up the legislative political well; legislation is being
more than 50 students and teach- the lack of snow. We had had to treated our group to a bonfire and
majority were emboldened by the sold to the highest bidder. Lets
ers were coming to brave a two- cancel our sledding and move ice taught them how to make smo-
election of an authoritative com- move to amend!
week winter wonderland in Wis- skating to indoor venues, which res. And of course, being Wiscon-
mander and thief. We, the com-
consin in January. After receiving hadnt bothered the students one sin, the teachers hosts made sure
moners, are left in the lurch, wait- Tim White,
consecutive weekend snowstorms bit, but I still felt we were letting they got to experience a brewery
ing for yet another nudge down the Town of Springdale
in December, I assumed snow them down. tour.
social and economic ladder. We the
would be the least of our worries. Fortunately, we received a gift What really made the experi-
But by the time we pulled into from the gods, and the day of the ence stick were the going-away
the high school Chicago trip started under a win- parties. You could really see how
parking lot in ter weather watch. By the time much the students and families
Madison, it was we planned to leave, at 6:30 a.m., had bonded over the two-week
40 degrees and all the schools had closed for the experience.
Thursday, March 2, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 41 I had to strain day. They displayed their affection
USPS No. 658-320 my eyes to pick I dont think anyone could have in various ways. Some made
Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. out any recog- exhaled longer or more deeply banners to say good bye, one
Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, nizable snow than I did when they announced student put together a video of
A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. banks along the the closings. At one point, I had the experience, others had photo
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Other than the students to Verona to make sure to sign one anothers T-shirts
staying with sure they made the trip, but I no as a memento.
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a family and practicing English, longer had to make a difficult I addressed the families, but I
Phone: 608-845-9559 FAX: 608-845-9550 snow was a key trip feature that decision and I picked up a much didnt have much to say. By then
e-mail: veronapress@wcinet.com enticed students to come in the needed catch-up day to re-arrange everyone had created their own
Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 first place. I knew the topic would activities now that the snow day experience. The tingling you get
ConnectVerona.com come up, so I needed to think of was added to the itinerary. when you are sharing cultures
This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. some alternatives quickly. I hoped I still found time to make a affects people in a variety of
maybe they wouldnt miss the snowman and even head to the different ways, and I couldnt
General Manager Circulation snow and I could possibly smooth store, but what was most satis- possibly give a blanket explana-
Lee Borkowski Carolyn Schultz the disappointment by blaming fying was watching the photos tion that would cover everyones
ungcirculation@wcinet.com global warming. come in of everyone out in the experience.
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Luckily, there was a big enough snow (while I, of course, was Im super thankful for the fam-
Sales Manager distraction, the presidential tucked in at home in front of a ilies who opened their homes for
Kathy Neumeister Jim Ferolie
inauguration. It was the day we warm fire). this experience, and I hope they
veronapress@wcinet.com arrived. Thank goodness for that snow will continue to communicate
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Sports There is never not a good time day. It came right in the middle with their exchange students.
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Assistant Editor more necessary than others, and especially the teachers as an wont get inaugurations nor snow
Classifieds the next four years will defini- opportunity to catch their breaths. storms every year, but in the end,
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VAHS Theatre takes to the Old books, new cause

water for Metamorphoses
Audience will be seated
onstage for intimate view
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
The stage at Verona Area High
School will transform next week for
the aptly-titled Metamorphoses, a
production co-director Steve Nibbe
said has proved the most challenging
of his longtime tenure in the theater
program.
Based on the Tony Award-winning
production by Mary Zimmerman,
which she adapted from a classic
Roman poem of the same name, the
90-minute play features nine separate
vignettes that unfold in and around a
pool of water. And instead of watch-
ing from the usual seated sections in
the VAHS Performing Arts Center,
the audience will be sitting onstage
to allow for a more intimate view
during both performances, set for
7:30p.m. Thursday, March 9, and
Friday, March 10 and some will be
seated so close to the pool they might
actually get wet, Nibbe said with a
laugh.
Theres not too many shows that
have the set requirements this one
has, he told the Press. Theres just
so many issues dealing with water in
for VAHS students
intended!
Students in Verona Area
High Schools National
Honor Society started out If You Go
Beyond the pool logistics, Nibbe
the semester with a new What: VAHS National
If You Go described the set as very simple:
project: establishing a
book drive and sale to raise
Honor Society book sale
What: Verona Area High School the gods portrayed in the plays con- money for students in Tan- When: 9a.m. to 6p.m.
Theatre presents Metamorphoses temporary adaptations of ancient zania. Saturday, March 18;
myths will stand on a deck above the Inspired by a visit last 8a.m. to 4p.m. Mon-
When: 7:30p.m. Thursday, March pool platform, and above them, an day, March 20, Tuesday,
October from Father
9, and Friday, March 10 illuminated chandelier. March 21, and Friday,
Leo Kazeri, who runs a
Where: VAHS Performing Arts The action that unfolds on that set, school and library in Tan- March 24
Center, 300 Richard St. though, is anything but simplistic. zania, NHS will use pro-
The story oscillates from the comic Where: VAHS Performing
Tickets: $10; at the door or pur- ceeds from the book sale
to the tragic as characters like Apol- Arts Center Studios, 300
chase in advance at 845-4488 planned for March 18, Richard St.
los son Phaeton consults with his 20, 21 and 24 to pur-
therapist or King Midas unwittingly chase books for Kazeri Info: 845-4400
turns his daughter into gold. and his students. The sale
16-foot pool from scratch seemed Its this strange juxtaposition is open to the community
daunting enough, Nibbe said he was Some very dark moments, and some and will run from 9a.m. collection bins in English
equally nervous about bringing (the very light moments, Nibbe said. to 6p.m. on March 18, classrooms at the school.
stories) to life in a way that honors More than 20 students a mix of and from 8a.m. to 4p.m. Each Friday, NHS vol-
the original production while allow- four-year veterans and performers the three days thereafter in unteers collect the books
ing for a little creative license as new to the VAHS stage are featured the VAHS Performing Arts from the bins and sort them
well. in the cast of Metamorphoses. Nib- Center Studios. in preparation for the sale
Until this year, those nerves actual- be said regardless of their experience The project relies on next month.
ly made him chicken out on bring- level, theyre all eager to see how the donations of gently used We are selling books for
ing the play to VAHS after seeing reward holds up to the risk. books for all ages col- prices under $10, and we
it performed at Edgewood College Theyre excited about it because lected each week through hope this will encourage
about a decade ago. But after seeing it is so unique and unusual from any- March 13. Spearheaded people from the communi-
the turnout for auditions, he realized thing else weve done before, Nibbe by students Alankrit Sha- ty to buy, Shatadal wrote
it might finally be time to seize the added. tadal and Maya Reinfeldt, in an email to the Press.
opportunity. Tickets are limited to 100 seats for the drive began in January
All these kids showed up, and I each performance of Metamorpho- by accepting old books in Jason Barr and Kate
thought, what (show) do we do? ses, and are $10 each. They can be
Nibbe said. It hit me again: lots of purchased in advance by calling the
parts for lots of kids, lots of involve- VAHS box office at 845-4488, or at
ment. One thing led to the other and the door.

Norwegian Dancers, Grieg

a live theater event. I thought, You know what? Just
While working out the mechanics be bold, be daring. So were doing Contact Kate Newton at kate.
of constructing an approximately it, come hell or high water, no pun newton@wcinet.com.

Chorus to perform for VAPAS

Rhapsody Arts Center to host
sensory-friendly concert
The Rhapsody Arts Cen-
ter will host a Sensory
Friendly Concert tailored
to people of all ages on
the autism spectrum next
week.
The free event, set for
7p.m. Friday, March 10, is
open to the public and aims
to provide an inclusive
environment for attend-
ees, carrying on a nation-
al movement coined by
Maryland organization The
Musical Autist. Accord-
ing to a Rhapsody news
release, the concerts create
opportunities to celebrate
neurodiversity, introduce
communities to local music
therapists and showcase
to observe traditional per-
formance etiquette, the
If You Go release said. Sensory
What: Sensory Friendly Friendly Concerts provide
Concert modifications so that peo-
ple on and off the spec-
When: 7p.m. Friday, trum can enjoy the same
March 10 quality fine arts perfor-
Where: Rhapsody Arts mances.
Center, 1031 North Edge A t t e n d e e s c a n m ove
Trail freely in their seats, walk
around the event space and
Info: 848-2045 talk as they watch perfor-
mances by several musi-
cians, including violinist
talent from people on the Charlene Adzima, pianist
autism spectrum. Chris Collins and Middle-
People on the spectrum ton High School student
often process and react Nate Trinkl.
differently to sensory Tr i n k l w i l l p e r f o r m
input, making it difficult Claude Debussys The
Sunken Cathedral along-
side a slideshow of local
photographer Mark Hun-
stmans images of turn-of-
the-century architecture,
according to the release.
A quiet room will also
be open at the event, and
concertgoers are welcome
to bring noise-canceling
headphones. Small items
to touch and hold will also
be available throughout the
program.
For information on the
Sensory Friendly Concert,
call 848-2045 or email
kim@rhapsodyarts.org.
Kate Newton
The Verona Area Per-
forming Arts Series will
host its first afternoon
concert at 2p.m. Sunday,
March 19, featuring the
all-male Grieg Chorus of
Madison and the Stoughton
Norwegian Dancers.
The Edvard Grieg Cho-
rus was founded in January
1925 and takes its name
from the famous Norwe-
g i a n c o m p o s e r, w h o s e
compositions are included
in their repertoire. Their
program includes Norwe-
gian, patriotic, spiritual
and Broadway music.
The Stoughton Norwe-
gian Dancers are a group
of Stoughton High School
students who perform
authentic Scandinavian
dances across the Unit-
ed States. They endeav-
or to entertain, culturally
enlighten and instruct audi-
ences with respect to tra-
ditional Scandinavian folk
If You Go
What: VAPAS pres-
ents Grieg Chorus and
Stoughton Norwegian
Dancers
When: 2p.m. Sunday,
March 19
Where: Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center, 300 Richard St.
Tickets: $10 adult, $5
students 18 and under
Info: vapas.org, 848-
2787
bring awareness to Norwe-
gian heritage.
Tickets to the show, held
in the Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center, are available at
vapas.org, the State Bank
of Cross Plains-Verona,

Academic Achievements
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wegian costumes known as calling 848-2787. All seats
bunads. The group began are reserved; tickets are
Academic Achievements run as space is available, and this Ireland, deans list; Megan Marie Johnson, deans list; Alena in 1953 with their first $10 for adults and $5 for
list of honorees and graduates is not complete. Due to the Rose Mears, deans list; Marissa Lynn Mears, deans list; appearance in the Syttende students 18 and under.
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Coming up Churches
Driscoll will remind attendees of the All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Capitol trip Preserving memories 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
countys free library delivery services (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
Join the senior center on a tour of the Joyal Holder of Holder Printworks and answer any questions attendees allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Madison State Capitol building from 9 will host a program on How to Preserve have. For information, call 845-7471. Pastor Rich Johnson
a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 8. your Memories from 2-4 p.m. Monday, Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
Participants will meet at the senior March 6, at the senior center. Concert series The Church in Fitchburg
ELCA
427 S. Main St., Verona
center and take a van to the Capitol. Holder will focus on what can be pre- Listen to the Rhapsody Trio perform 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
Lunch will follow at the Old Fashioned served and how to store and digitize old works by Beethoven and share insights (608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
(bring money for lunch). Registration is media. A brief history of popular audio, on his life from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thurs- livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
required. For information or to register, video and film formats will also be dis- day, March 9, at the library. Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
call 845-7471. cussed. For information, call 845-7471. This free performance is part of the Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
Classical Concert Series presented in 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
Harp performance Homebuilding 101 (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
partnership with the Rhapsody Arts Cen- memorialucc.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
Harpist Shari Sarazin will perform at Attend a Homebuilding 101 class ter. For information, call 845-7180. Pastor Phil Haslanger a.m.
the senior center at 10:30 a.m. Friday, led by Restaino and Associates senior Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
March 3. Sarazin will take attendees on a real estate specialist Fred Siegenthaler Assisted living seminar Salem United Church of Christ
trip to the Emerald Isle to help celebrate and Tom Wellman of River Valley Bank Good Shephard Lutheran 502 Mark Dr., Verona
Learn about senior care services in Church ECLA (608) 845-7315
St. Patricks Day. For information, call from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, the Madison area with a focus on assist- (608) 271-6633 salemchurchverona.org
845-7471. at the library. ing living and dementia care during a Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Those considering building a house seminar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Way, Madison Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
Health program can learn about new-home construction March 9, at the Verona Area School Dis- Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Bonnie Nutt of the Alzheimers and get tips. Siegenthaler will explore trict Administration Building, 700 N. Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Association will lead a program titled the pros and cons of new construction, Main St. The seminar will help clarify Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
Healthy Living for Your Brain and and Wellman will discuss new-home various levels of care, costs, preparing
Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
Body at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 6, construction loans and mortgage financ- for a smooth move and more. The Verona Senior Center ECLA
at the senior center. The program will ing. For information, call 845-7180. It is geared toward adult children 108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
provide tips using research in the areas and their parents, and all attendees will (608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
of diet, exercise, cognitive activity and Librarian visit info@damascusroadchurch.com, (608) 437-3493
receive resources to take home. damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
social engagement, and attendees will Mary Driscoll, the outreach librarian For information, contact Beth Johnson Pastor Justin Burge Pastor Jeff Jacobs
learn how to incorporate these recom- for Dane County, will stop by the senior at beth.johnson@oakwoodvillage.net or Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
mendations into a plan for healthy aging. center for a Visit From the Librarian 230-4487.
Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
For information, call 845-7471. program at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 9. 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, March 2 6 p.m., PFLAG Mt. Horeb Area senior center, 845-7471 Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver meeting, American Legion Hall, 10 a.m., Visit From the Librarian 130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
(608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
Support Group (repeats first and third 102 S. 3rd St., Mount Horeb, with Mary Driscoll, senior center, redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
Thursdays), senior center, 845-7471 pflagmoho@gmail.com 845-7471 Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, 3 p.m., Veterans Club (repeats Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
Friday, March 3 Verona City Center, 848-9943 second Thursdays), senior center, West Madison Bible Church
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: VASD 845-7471
Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Referendum, senior center, 845-7471 Tuesday, March 7 WELS (608) 845-9518
11:30 a.m., Four Seasons Theatre 6:30-7:30 p.m., Classical Concert 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
10:30 a.m., Celtic Harp Series: Beethoven, The Gentle (608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
performance with Shari Sarazin, presents Best of Broadway: Fiddler rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
and Friends, senior center, 845-7471 Giant, library, 845-7180 Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
senior center, 845-7471
1 and 6 p.m., Verona Stampers 6:30-8:30 p.m., Assisted Living Pastor Benjamin Phelps
7 p.m., Madison Songwriter 101 seminar, Verona Area School Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
Showcase with Margo Tiedt, Group meeting, senior center, 845- Sunday: 9 a.m. Christ
7471 District Administration Building, 700 Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
Joe Snare and Raine Stern ($5 N. Main St., 230-4487
4-8 p.m., Crafty Teen program, St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
donation), Tuvalu
library, 845-7180 7:30 p.m., Verona Area High St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Saturday, March 4 6:30-8:30 p.m., Home Building
School Theatre presents St. William Church
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen 101 class, library, 845-7180 Metamorphoses ($10), VAHS 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
free community meal, BPNN, bpnn. Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard (608) 845-6613 Christ
org Wednesday, March 8 St., 845-4488 stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
6:30 p.m., The McDougals, Tuvalu 12:30 p.m., Literature Lovers Book Friday, March 10 Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
Club: A Man Called Ove by Fredrik 10-11:30 a.m., The Young and the Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Monday, March 6 Backman, senior center, 845-7471 Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
10:30 a.m., Healthy Living for Your 4:30 p.m., Tech Time with Tim Restless (ages 0-5), library, 845- Paoli
Brain and Body program, senior 7180
(30-minute appointments available), 7 p.m., Sensory Friendly Concert,
center, 845-7471 senior center, 845-7471
2-4 p.m., How to Preserve your Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North Spiritual Maturity
Memories program, senior center, Thursday, March 9 Edge Trail, 848-2045 Just as we grow and develop physically and mentally,
845-7471 AARP tax services (by appt.), 7 p.m., Stephen Lee Rich, Tuvalu we should do so spiritually as well. Children grow and
learn in relation to their parents in much the same way
Whats on VHAT-98 that we grow and learn in relation to God. We go from
being completely dependent on our parents to being
Thursday, March 2 from Feb. 27 4 p.m. Sutter Brothers at Center an integral part of our family, helping with chores and
7 a.m. James Kellerman at 11 a.m. Verona 91-92 Senior Center 10 p.m. James Kellerman supporting each other, and in the process, we should
Senior Center Boys Basketball 5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats at Senior Center also grow in love and appreciation for our parents and
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats Football 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band siblings. As children of God we will always remain depen-
9 a.m. Daily Exercise Football 6:30 p.m. Plan Commission Thursday, March 9 dent on God, but we should also mature to the point
10 a.m. Retro Swing Band 4:30 p.m. Batker Live 7 a.m. James Kellerman at where we are pulling our weight in the spiritual realm.
at Senior Center Blacksmith Shop at Historical 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour Senior Center Spiritually mature persons will take the initiative to pray
2 p.m. Zumba Gold Society 10 p.m. James Kellerman 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold and do good works without having to be persuaded by
3 p.m. Daily Exercise 6 p.m. Common Council at Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise others. They are also willing and able to accept hard
4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior from Feb. 27 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band truths about their own failings and will work diligently to
Center 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys Tuesday, March 7 3 p.m. Daily Exercise improve. The spiritually mature strive to become more
5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at Basketball 7 a.m. James Kellerman at 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior like God, and to judge others not by their outward appear-
Senior Center 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Senior Center Center ances but by their inner attributes. They are painfully
6 p.m. Salem Church Shop at Historical Society 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at aware of their own tendency to judge others more harshly
Service 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 9 a.m. Daily Exercise Senior Center than they judge themselves and consequently will be mer-
7 p.m. Jeff Mikowski at Sunday, March 5 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band 6 p.m. Salem Church ciful in their judgement of others.
Senior Center 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold Service Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
8 p.m. Daily Exercise 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 7 p.m. Jeff Mikowski at
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Senior Center Service Center 8 p.m. Daily Exercise hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Noon - Common Council 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 9 p.m. Safe at Home at babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may
Shop at Historical Society from Feb. 27 Senior Center Senior Center grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that
Friday, March 3 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys 6 p.m. Resurrection 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith the Lord is good.
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La La Land: Wiederhoeft worked as film loader on movie that won 6 Academy Awards Feb. 26
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later to notify the cast and
crew there had been a mis-
take and the award was in
fact intended for fellow
nominee Moonlight an
unprecedented mix-up no
Oscars flub has come close
to matching in the awards
88-year history.
I just was kind of in
shock, but also feel like
they (the cast and crew)
handled it really amaz-
ingly, Wiederhoeft said.
They did exactly what a
good sportsmanlike person
would do, and ultimately
theyre also winners in that
case.
T h e fi a s c o d i d l i t t l e
to silence whats been a
momentous song-and-dance
through awards season for
the musical, culminating
in a record-tying 14 Oscar
nominations (a milestone
shared only by Titanic
and All About Eve). And
despite those tumultuous
closing moments Sunday,
the film still claimed Best
Actress, Best Director
(at 32, Damien Chazelle is
the youngest to ever win
the award), Best Original
Score, Best Production
Design and Best Original
Song in addition to Sand-
grens Best Cinematogra-
phy win.
Wiederhoeft said while
she and her colleagues
knew even during the ear-
liest days on set they were
making something (they)
could be proud of, she
didnt think anyone expect-
e d h ow m u c h a c c l a i m
the film would ultimately
receive. The reality first
began to set in last August
after a colleague whod
seen the film on the festi-
val circuit passed along a
rave review, and in Novem-
ber a year after shooting
wrapped she finally had
the opportunity to sit down
with fellow crewmembers
and watch the finished
product.
Im glad its what I was
expecting better than
what I was expecting and
that its doing so well, she
said. Im really proud to
be a part of it.
The road to L.A.
Shes firmly entrenched
in the film business now,
but the road to Hollywood
was a winding one for Wie-
derhoeft. After graduating
from the University of Wis-
consin-Milwaukee in 2007,
where she studied film pro-
duction and German, she
spent several years mak-
ing commercials at small-
er production houses and
also worked at WGBH, a
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Singin in the Rain and
I feel like it harkens back
to that on multiple levels,
she said.
Wiederhoeft had her own
on-camera moment during
La La Land, though a
bit begrudgingly. In need
of more redheads during a
scene near the beginning
of the film where Stone
leaves an ill-fated audition,
the first assistant director
asked her if shed consider
joining their ranks. It took
some persistence, but Wie-
derhoeft ended up front
and center while they
knocked out the scene in
two takes.
Im not a background
actor, nor do I want to be,
but its proof I was there,
I guess, she said with a
laugh.
The sense of empow-
erment Wiederhoeft
feels behind the camera,
though, keeps her motivat-
ed despite the long hours,
unpredictability and fre-
netic pace of working in
the entertainment industry.
Since wrapping La La
Land, shes worked on the
second unit for HBOs hit
Photo by Dale Robinette
sci-fi drama Westworld
While she much prefers working behind the scenes, Verona Area High School graduate Rachel Wiederhoeft (at right) made as well as several TV pilots
an onscreen cameo in La La Land while working in the films camera department. They needed more redheads for a scene and miniseries, and is cur-
where Emma Stone leaves an unsuccessful audition and is surrounded by lookalikes, so Wiederhoeft obliged and ended rently shooting the upcom-
up front and center. Im not a background actor, nor do I want to be, but its proof I was there, I guess, she said with a ing ninth season of the
laugh. HBO comedy Curb Your
Enthusiasm.
assistant on the Woody Stepping up on set In short, the credits have
A l l e n fi l m I r r a t i o n a l yet to roll on Wiederhoefts
Man, and the following Despite taking on new own love story with Holly-
February, she joined the pressures on set after being wood.
crew of Joy, starring Jen- promoted to film loader It grabs you and you
nifer Lawrence. (If you make a mistake, love it, and in a way, you
Being in the right place you can cost hundreds of get addicted to it, she said.
at the right time actual- thousands of dollars of Youre going to these
ly proved to be more of a loss, she said), Wieder- places that youd never
turning point in her life hoeft began to feel more have access to otherwise,
than Wiederhoeft expected. fulfilled by her work than and youre watching mov-
Much of the crew on Joy, ever before. She said her ie magic be made, so you
including Sandgren, would most memorable moment get excited. Everyone that
later work on La La on set came while filming I know that successfully
Land, and the connections the movies Lovely Night works in the business has
she made on that first film Dance scene with Gosling that, and it never really
ended up being the whole and Stone, captured as the goes away.
reason (she) moved out to sun set on Griffith Park.
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Wiederhoeft said her favorite scene to shoot while working
on the camera crew of the Academy Award-winning musical her chances.
La La Land was where Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling It is all on who you
dance atop a hill while the sun sets on Los Angeles Griffith know, but its also how
Park. That was the thing I was most excited about every- you behave, Wiederhoeft
body seeing, because I love Singin in the Rain and I feel explained. And if you
like it harkens back to that on multiple levels, she said. have a friendly personality,
youre responsible and
you are ready, willing and
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Friar
Lawrence
(Kallie Bain)
counsels
Romeo
(Caulden
Parkel)
before he
marries
Juliet in
secret.

Romeo (Caulden
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left) and Tybalt
(Kirk Grimes)
face off before
Romeos friend
Mercutio (Jerry
Barnett, far left)
steps in to duel in
Romeos stead.

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Gymnastics
Player of the
Molitor flips back to state week
From Feb. 21-28
Senior missed all of last season
with an injury
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Verona/Edgewood senior gymnast Maddie

Molitor didnt enter Saturdays WIAA Divi-
sion 1 Middleton sectional meet with many
expectations.
A year removed from having to sit out her
junior season with an non-gymnastics-related
collarbone injury, Molitor was happy just to be
competing.
I just wanted to finish out my senior year
strong, she said. Making it to state was a
good bonus.
Molitor qualified for the individual state
meet on Saturday, March 4, at Wisconsin
Rapids Lincoln High School in three of four Name: Maddie Molitor
events. She was one of seven V/E gymnasts to
compete at sectionals.
Perhaps the seniors best performance of Grade: Senior
the day came on the balance beam where she
scored a 9.275 for fourth place.
Molitor tied Madison East/La Follette senior Sport: Gymnastics
Celia Ramsey for fourth place on the uneven
bars Saturday with an 8.725. Both girls quali- Highlights: Molitor qualified for state
fied for state, while Waunakee/DeForest fresh- on the balance beam, uneven bars and
man Caylee Powers just missed a state berth floor exercise Saturday at the WIAA
with an 8.7. Division 1 Middleton sectional. She
While she wasnt quite able to crack into the missed all of last season with a collar-
9s, Molitor wrapped up her final state qualify- bone injury after qualifying for state as
ing bid with an 8.975 on the floor exercise. The a sophomore.
finish was five-tenths of a point higher than
Middleton sophomore Jordan Baggots finish.
Honorable mentions: Cale Rufenacht
Sectionals wasnt without its share of dis- (boys hockey) had a goal and an
appointed for Molitor, who missed a state assist for boys hockey Saturday in a
berth on vault by .150 points with her sixth- loss to Sun Prairie in the D1 sectional
place finish on the vault with an 8.775. Mad- final; Mack Keryluk had three assists
ison Memorial junior Natalie Donkle posted a Saturday and he added two goals and
9.225 for fifth place. an assist in the sectional semifinal
I actually was very impressed with Mad- on Feb. 21 in a win over Madison
dies performance on all four events, particu- West; Alex Luehring (girls basket-
larly vault, head coach Rachael Hauser said. ball) finished with 18 points on three
She had been struggling with the handspring 3-pointers in a loss at Middleton in a
full most of season, and Saturdays vaults were regional final Saturday and 13 points
by far some of her best this year. in a win over Janesville Parker in OT
Molitor also missed out on a state all-around of a regional semifinal Friday; Sisi
bid, finishing .175 points shy with a combined Mitchell (girls basketball) finished with
35.750 points. Madison Memorial senior Sam 15 points in an OT win over Janesville
Adler, who won the balance beam title with Parker Friday; Chandler Bainbridge
a 9.6, earned the final all-around spot with a (girls basketball) finished with 12
35.925. points in a loss at Middleton Saturday;
Troy McClure and Bui Clements (boys
Turn to Sectionals/Page 11 basketball) each scored eight points in
a loss to Janesville Craig Thursday
If you go
What: State gymnastics
When: March 3-4, team competition
Skiing and
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Arnold medals
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Photo by Jeremy Jones
Where: Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High
Junior Emelia Lichty spots her landing while dismounting from the balance beam during Sat-
School urdays WIAA Division 1 Middleton sectional meet.

Girls basketball at state meet

Wildcats season ends in regional final
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The defending WIAA Division
1 state champion Verona Area
High School girls basketball
team came into this season much
younger and inexperienced than
a year ago, and yet, the Wildcats
finished with at least 15 wins for
the 10th straight season.
Fifth-seeded Verona (15-9
overall) defeated 12th-seeded
Janesville Parker 53-50 in over-
time Friday in a D1 regional
semifinal before its season end-
ed Saturday with a 63-53 loss at
fourth-seeded Middleton in the
regional final.
We had our ups and down this
season but all nine of our losses
came to teams currently ranked
in the top 10 in the state, head
coach Angie Murphy said. I am
really proud of the season they
have had. They had to grow up
really fast.
Verona 53, Parker 50 (OT)
The Wildcats once again
needed overtime to dispatch
Janesville Parker on Friday in a
regional semifinal.
Verona and Parker were tied
after regulation, just as in a home ond-half comeback in the last eight minutes left to force
win over the Vikings on Jan. 13. meeting, this time the Wildcats
Junior Gillian Arnold took home two
third-place medals and added a fourth
place Thursday through Saturday at the
Wisconsin Interscholastic Alpine Rac-
ing Association Ski and Snowboard
Season highlights championships at Mount La Crosse.
Arnold finished third in boarder sla-
Luehring (363 points), Bainbridge (234) and Mitchell (180) lom in 26.5 seconds, and she took third
all scored over 150 points this season in boardercross in 34.65.
James (132 points) and Schraufnagel (109) scored over 100 Arnold ended up fourth in boarder
points this season combined, adding a 13th place in the
Schraufnagel finished with 124 rebounds in the regular sea- Giant Slalom in 49.88.
son Sophomore Delaney Dykman fin-
Luehring reached 1,000 career points this season ished eighth in girls ski combined. She
Verona won at least 15 games for the 10th straight season finished ninth in the Super G in 30.33.
The Wildcats defeated Janesville Parker in overtime twice, She also took ninth in the Giant Slalom
including a 53-50 win in the D1 regional semifinal in 34.18.
Dykman finished 18th in the Slalom
in 45.3.
But while Parker had a sec- erased a 12-point deficit with Alexis Sullivan, Jaime Rosenfeld,
Turn to VAHS ski/Page 11
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10 March 2, 2017 The Verona Press
Boys hockey
Cats offense loses potency after
quick start in first period
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
A surprisingly good
end-of-season ride came
to an abrupt end Friday as
Verona fell a game short
of the state boys hockey
tournament.
After losing their lead-
ing scorer throughout the
playoffs to an injury in
the first period, the No.
1-seeded Wildcats were
unable to score again and
fell 5-3 to second-seed-
ed Sun Prairie in the sec-
tional finals at Capitol Ice
Arena.
Given how the season
started, with four losses in
the first five games, Vero-
na head coach Joel Mar-
shall was happy the team
made it as far as it did.
I didnt know if we
could get to this point
in the season, Marshall
said. We were putting
t h i n g s t o g e t h e r, bu t I
didnt know if we had
that edge ... From the way
our season began it could
have just been a down-
ward spiral, but the guys
adapted and believed that
we could make it to the
Coliseum.
The understandably dis-
traught team sat quietly
in the locker room long
after the game, which had
to be considered a bit-
ter disappointment after
the team swept the Car-
dinals during the regular
season, rolled to the Big
Eight Conference title,
advanced to the sectional
final with a 7-3 victory
over Waunakee and then
took a 3-0 lead in the first
period.
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The victory propelled
the Cardinals back to the
state tournament for the
first time since 2004.
Ve r o n a l o s t b o t h o f
its top forwards in play-
off leading scorer Mack
Keryluk to an injury in
the first period and regu-
lar season leading scorer
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Verona.
You cant help but to
feel good getting an early
lead, but honestly I spent
half of the intermission
tending to and evaluating
Mack after he took some
head contact on a hit late
in the period, Marshall
said. It was kind of scary
in the locker room for a
little bit.
Verona had to regroup
quickly and reshuffle its
top line before returning
to the ice but was never
able to recapture the same
momentum as in the first
period.
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Regionals: Verona tops Parker in OT
overtime.
Verona went on to out-
score Parker 8-5 in overtime
to move on to the regional
final.
The Wildcats whittled
away at the lead by using a
full-court trap and getting
more aggressive on offense,
Murphy said.
We have enough experi-
ence in tournament play, and
Parker is a young team. The
girls found a way to hit some
tough shots and pull it out,
Murphy said.
Senior Sisi Mitchell led the
Wildcats with 15 points and
senior Alex Luehring added
13.
Sophomore Julia Hartwig
finished with 25 points for
the Vikings.
Middleton 63, Verona 53
Verona traveled to Mid- Photo by Todd K. Olsen
dleton on Saturday in a Seniors Sisi Mitchell (left) and Alex Luehring comfort each
regional final and dropped other following Saturdays 63-53 loss at Middleton in a WIAA
their third game to the Car- Division 1 regional final.
dinals this season, 63-53. senior Alexis Thomas, who because I think they played
The Wildcats had a 37-35 was 6-for-6 from the free- great.
lead in the second half but throw line in the final 18 Luehring finished with
minutes. 18 points, including four
minutes left after the Cardi- We w e r e d e f i n i t e - 3-pointers, and Bainbridge
nals banked in a 3-pointer. ly big underdogs, but we added 12.
The Cardinals (21-3) out- had them worried, Mur- Senior Bria Lemiran-
scored Verona 30-24 in the phy said. No one has any de led Middleton with 13
second half with help from regrets of how they played points.
Nine expected back next season
The Verona Area High School girls throughout the year, and despite Hoye
basketball team finished the 2016-17 sea- being plagued with injuries, she was able
son 15-9 overall (13-5 Big Eight Confer- to be a leader at practice and was a team
ence). player.
Seniors Alex Luehring, who is attend- Our senior leadership was great,
ing NCAA Division 1 University of Murphy said. They will be missed.
Wisconsin-Green Bay next fall; Grace Juniors Chandler Bainbridge, Brina
Schraufnagel, who is attending NCAA James, Josie Mueller, Sarah Schachte and
Division 2 Quincy (Ill.) University; Sisi Bryanna Woods and sophomores Ally
Mitchell, Stacey Giese and Teeasia Hoye Kundinger, Sydney Rae, Nicole Phelps
all graduate this year. and Breyona Penn are all slated to return.
Head coach Angie Murphy said that Bainbridge will be one of the leaders
besides Luehring leading the team in next season with the most experience on
total points and Schraufnagel leading varsity, and everyone else now has played
in total rebounds, Mitchell was able to a full season.
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huge contributor for the team. back and will be a different team again
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Boys basketball
Cats close regular season with loss to Craig
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area High
School boys basketball
team hosted Janesville ketball team travels to fifth-seeded Beloit Memorial at
Craig Thursday in the 7p.m. Friday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.
regular season finale and
dropped the Big Eight Con-
ference game 87-47. ed Muskego or host 13th-seeded Madison West at 7p.m.
The Wildcats (8-14 over-
Saturday in the regional final.
all, 5-13 conference) fell
behind 42-22 at halftime
and never recovered.
Senior Tyler McClure and and seniors Nick Pederson
junior Bui Clements each and John Van Handel both Craig with 20 points.
finished with eight points, added six.
Sectionals: State meet is March 3-4
Continued from page 9
I was a little bummed, but
overall I thought I competed
pretty well today, Molitor
said. Its pretty weird to think
that my high school career
will be over in a week. That
hasnt really set in yet.
Middleton senior Madeline
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn won the
uneven bars title with a 9.275
on her way to the varsity all-
around crown (37.1). Madison
East/La Follette junior Tyra
Turner won the floor exercise
(9.45) and vault (9.375) titles
on her way to a runner-up fin-
ish (36.8). Donkle did not win
an event, but placed fourth fol-
lowing a solid day of compe-
tition.
Molitor, who didnt com-
pete in gymnastics as a fresh-
man, hasnt competed at state
since her sophomore year,
and she wasnt happy with her
performance then.
Two years ago, I fell like
on every event, she said. I
dont want to do that again.
Molitor tied for 19th place
on beam, took 24th on bars
and finished last (25th) as an
all-around competitor back as
a sophomore back in 2015.
Molitor still joined the team
for most of the meets last year
to cheer on the team, Hauser
said, but she wasnt able to
practice or even condition due
to the injury.
You could tell she was
really wanting to be able to
make a full comeback, but
early in the season she was
definitely still experienc-
ing some pain and lingering
issues, Hauser said of Moli-
tor. In fact, shes still experi-
encing some pain, but she is
determined to work through
it.
Verona/Edgewood senior
Lauren Samz, who missed out
on a shot at individual state
as a junior, had the Wildcat/
Crusaders next-best individual
Hockey: Boys finish 12-11-1 overall
Continued from page 10
Whats next
Brockton Baker and Kery-
luk have been so comfort-
able and dynamic with
The 12th-seeded Verona Area High School boys bas- Mack kind of leading the
way in the playoffs, Mar-
shall said. We had guys
step up and play well, but
If the Wildcats win, they will either travel to fourth-seed- that one cog in the wheel
was just slipping, and Sun
Prairie came out ready to
go in the second period.
Penalties buried Vero-
na in the third period,
Senior Jack Blomgren led first allowing Sun Prairie
to pick up the go-ahead
goal short-handed a lit-
tle over a minute into the
third period. Verona was
assessed 18 minutes in the
period, including 11 while
trailing by a goal.
McCormick was
State preview assessed perhaps the big-
gest penalty, picking up
a five-minute major for
The 10 teams competing for the WIAA Division 1 state head contact midway
team title Friday at Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School through the second peri-
are: Arrowhead, Brookfield East/Central, Chippewa Falls, od. Checked into the side-
Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall, Kenosha Brad- boards, McCormick who
ford/Indian Trail/Tremper/Westosha Central, Madison initially was left grabbing
Memorial, Manitowoc Lincoln, Middleton, Stevens Point his forearm after the hit,
and West Bend West. skated toward the Verona
Franklin/Muskego/Oak Creek/Whitnall won its seventh bench and threw an elbow
state title last year with a team score of 149.317. Kenosha into a Sun Prairie player.
Bradford/Indian Trail/Tremper/Westosha Central finished Some well-deserved
runner-up with a 147.6. penalties on our side obvi-
Molly OBoyle of Kenosha Bradford/Indian Trail/Trem- ously put us in the hole
per/Westosha Central won the all-around competition with when we were searching
a score of 38.167 last year. OBoyle also claimed the titles for that tying goal, Mar-
in the vault and floor exercise with scores of 9.90 and 9.517, shall said. At that point,
respectively. She is back looking to defend all three titles as if we were going to win
a senior on Saturday. the game, we were going
Amanda Pennow of Brookfield East/Central won the to do it as a disciplined
uneven bars with a score of 9.467, and Taryn Sherman of team.
Arrowhead captured the gold medal on the balance beam That made it even more
(9.45). difficult for Verona to
produce quality scoring
chances against one of the
areas top goalies, senior
Sectional champions Sam Dunn (33 saves).
Sun Prairie picked up a
Balance beam: Sam Adler, sr., Madison Memorial, 9.60 quick power-play goal by
Floor exercise: Tyra Turner, jr., Madison East/La Fol- Conor Mikula 4 1/2 min-
lette, 9.45 utes into the second peri-
od as the first four goals
Uneven bars: Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, sr., over the first 21 1/2 min-
Middleton, 9.275
utes were scored on the
Vault: Tyra Turner, jr., Madison East/La Follette, 9.375 power play.
All-around: Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, sr., Middle- Cardinal senior Daw-
ton, 37.1 son Gardner got Verona
goaltender Garhett Kae-
gi moving across the slot
finish at sectionals, earning a gym time during the off-sea- and slipped a shot through
pair of ninth-places on beam son, we will still be competi- his legs with three min-
(8.975) and a tie with Wauna- tive next year. utes remaining in the peri-
kee/DeForest sophomore The underclassmen have od. Sophomore Benett
Evan Maupin on floor (8.75). had great leadership in their Halbleib left the Verona
Freshman Hailey Dohnal fin- recent seniors, so while they bench and the student sec-
ished 11th on floor (8.65). do have big shoes to fill. I tion was stunned 42 sec-
Saturday was the final meet have no doubts that theyve onds later when the Car-
for Samz and Lizzie Lyub- learned from the best. dinals tied the game with
chenk, while Molitor has one
more meet to go.
We will definitely be los-
WANT THAT PERFECT HOUSE?
ing the core of our varsity
team, which will make for big
changes next year, Hauser
said. However, we do have
a lot of talent to work with, so START WITH THE PERFECT MORTGAGE.
I think if the girls can put in
March 2, 2017 The Verona Press
11
Optimism for next year after
strong finish
The graduation of 25 percent of the offense, both goal-
tenders and a young returning defensive core left the
Verona boys hockey team with plenty of questions enter-
ing the 2016-17 season.
That, coupled with a tough schedule to start this sea-
son, led to the Wildcats losing four of their first five
games.
Still, the Wildcats turned it around on their way to the
programs first Big Eight Conference title in three years
and a No. 1 seed in their WIAA playoff bracket.
While theyll still be young next year, the Wildcats
have the potential to have an even better team next year
based on the experience gained this year and a talented
group of underclassmen expected to step on the ice.
Obviously, the depth has the potential to be there
with the young talent and skillsets our younger guys
have, head coach Joel Marshall said. Its just a matter
of if they take this experience now and learn what it truly
takes to get to that next goal.
Verona graduates seven seniors, including captains Jeff
Bishop (defenseman) and Jack Anderson (forward).
Every senior plays a role, Marshall said. (Braeden)
Schindler is a hardworking kid and Jake Keyes came up
with some timely goals. Nate Borgerding is a true char-
acter guy and we had a goalie in AJ (Augello) that didnt
see a lot of action, but he stayed the course all season.
Everybody had their role and excepted it really well this
year. I was proud to have all of those guys for four years.
It was a great run.
2 1/2 minutes remaining They got a couple of
in the second period. goals off screen shots and
Once Sun Prairie got d e f l e c t i o n s , M a r s h a l l
the first goal, Cardinals said. Their shots just
head coach Chris Finkler found a way to the net.
said, You could see the Verona, which had beat-
bench get a little more en Sun Prairie by three
energized. When we got goals in each of its regular
the second, I kind of felt season games, appeared
like it was anyones game to be well on its way to
at that point. another big win after a
It was the first playoff pair of power-play goals
goals for Mikula, Gardner in a three-goal first peri-
and Halbleib. od.
G i v e Ve r o n a s o m e Freshman forward Cale
credit. They have some Rufenacht got the Wild-
nice players and they cap- cats on the scoreboard
italized on their chanc- first, scoring 11 1/2 min-
es in the first period, utes into the period on the
Finkler said. We were power-play.
competing, but we just McCormick set up the
werent capitalizing like goal from behind the
they did in the first peri- net, centering the puck
od. We didnt feel like to Rufenacht, who fired
there was a whole lot we a one-timer from the slot
needed to change. past Dunn.
Tied through two peri- Ve r o n a wa s b a c k o n
ods, the second-seeded the power play two min-
Cardinals popped in a utes later with Rufenacht
short-handed goal a min- feeding McCormick for
ute into the third period a slapshot from the right
for the game-winner by circle.
freshman Kaden Brunson. M c C o r m i c k fi n i s h e d
Junior CJ Harkins out the offensive barrage
s l a p p e d a p ow e r- p l a y assisting on Bakers goal
insurance goal through a with 59 seconds remain-
screen with five minutes ing in the period.
remaining.

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Outreach: First meeting set

for March 7 at Tuvalu
BRMS students win national contest
SCOTT GIRARD
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of events aimed at inform-

ing voters on the $180 mil-
lion-worth of items on the
ballot.
That includes three ques-
tions, two on capital projects
and one covering ongoing
operational costs. The first
asks voters to approve $162.8
million in funds to build a
new high school and audito-
rium and the second another
$18.5 million for a pool and
outdoor athletic fields at the
new high school site. The
third would allow the district
to surpass the levy limit by
$2.3 million every year once
the new building has opened,
which would be planned for
the 2020-21 school year.
The informational meet-
ings for the general public
begin Tuesday, March 7,
with a Coffee chat with the
Board, from 7:30-8:30a.m.
at Tuvalu Coffee in Vero-
na. Two board members are
expected to be at that event.
Two days later, board
members will again hold a
coffee meeting from 7:30-
8:30a.m., this time in Fitch-
burg at the Pancake Cafe.
Each of those meetings
will be an informal opportu-
nity to ask board members
questions about the referen-
dum, why they put it on the
ballot this year and its poten-
tial effects.
Administrators and the
districts consultants on the
referendum process will
Coffee With
the Board
Tuesday, March 7
Tuvalu Coffee, 300 S. Main
St., 7:30-8:30a.m.
Thursday, March 9
Pancake Cafe, 6220 Nesbitt
Road, Fitchburg, 7:30-
8:30a.m.
be available three nights in
March, with one of those
aimed at Spanish-speaking
families.
The first referendum
information night will be
6-7:30p.m. Monday, March
13, at the Fitchburg Public
Library. The following night
at the same time, the same
group will present and answer
questions at the Badger Ridge
Middle School Step Room.
T h e eve n t f o r S p a n -
ish-speaking families, where
interpreters will be available,
will be Tuesday, March 21,
in the Glacier Edge Elemen-
tary School library.
Superintendent Dean Gor-
rell is also continuing to offer
to visit homes or businesses
to present to groups on the
referendum. To schedule a
time with Gorrell, call 845-
4337.
Contact Scott Girard at
ungreporter@wcinet.com
and follow him on Twitter
@sgirard9.
A group of five Badger
Ridge Middle School stu-
dents are ready to invest.
The eighth-grade students
Andrew Anue, Elias Cas-
sis, Michael Hyland, Ivan
Pelayo and Miguel Teapi-
la-Gomez won national
recognition for their work as
a team in The Stock Market
Game.
Among 600,000 students
in grades 4 through 12 par-
ticipating in the game across
the country, the group took
second place among all
groups in raising money, and
first place among middle
school groups.
The SIFMA Foundation
an organization promot-
ing financial market knowl-
edge and literacy sponsors
the game, which has stu-
dents invest an imaginary
$100,000 into the stock mar-
ket.
Students watched lists
of stocks and kept a cush-
ion of money on the side
in case we wanted to buy
more, Cassis said in a news
release. Photo submitted
It was challenging as Badger Ridge Middle School students Elias Cassis, left, and Andrew Aune were on a team
we each had to decide on that received national recognition for their work on The Stock Market Game.
what stocks we wanted to
gamble on in our group to consumer science teach- team that Ive ever had in
make money, Cassis said. er Diana Lehnherr uses the terms of their attention,
game to give students an research and dedication.
On the Web
I wouldnt even take advice
from my dad, who loves opportunity to practice skills Find out more about The Stock
stocks, as we learned tons learned in many subjects, Contact Scott Girard at Market Game:
more in class and I told him including math, English and ungreporter@wcinet.com
economics. She said in the and follow him on Twitter stockmarketgame.org
we were more professional.
BRMS family and release this was the best @sgirard9.

Chinese students spend week visiting VASD

with removable and virtually invisible
Invisalign braces or Fast Braces
short-term orthodontic treatment
Three students from Chi-
you can have na spent a week last month
visiting the Verona Area
School District.
straight teeth by The visit was coordinated
in part by Theresa Muel-
ler, a parent of students at

the spring thaw Verona Area International

School, the districts Chi-
nese-language immersion
charter school.
The three who went
by English names of Hel-
en, Julia and Humphrey
Photo by Scott Girard
during their visit are mid-
dle-school age and have From left, Helen, Julia and Humphrey spent a week visiting
the Verona Area School District from their hometown of Mu
spent time at both Savan- Han, China.
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POLICE REPORTS
All reports taken from the near U.S. Hwy. 18 and Whalen a license plate stolen from rona boy was cited for driving striking the cement decider on peared to have been taken.
log book at the Verona Police Road. A 57-year-old Ocono- the City of Madison on a ve- without a valid license, failing the overpass in the 700 block 5:53 p.m. A customer at-
Department. mowoc man then swerved hicle unassociated with the to yield to an emergency ve- of U.S. Hwy. 18. He told po- tempted to use a $100 coun-
to avoid the disabled vehicle, theft in the 400 block of North hicle, failure to stop at a stop lice he had swerved to miss terfeit bill at Kwik Trip labeled
Nov. 20 and the trailer he was towing Shuman Street. The owner of sign and driving left of center something that ran into the Motion Picture Only for
10:44 a.m. Officers re- rotated and caused his car to the car was not aware of the during a traffic stop near North roadway. a gas transaction. She told
sponded with the Verona Fire roll over onto its side. He was switch. Marietta and West Harriet police she had received the
Department to reports of a transported to Meriter Hospital streets. Dec. 9 bill from a friend before later
structure fire in the 100 block for leg injuries and cited for Dec. 7 7:26 a.m. A 39-year-old changing her story.
of Acker Court. A resident re- driving without insurance. 1:20 a.m. A 61-year-old Ve- Dec. 8 Verona man reported his gray 11:22 p.m. A 25-year-old
ported her husband was inside 7:03 p.m. A man was cited rona man was arrested for his 3:33 p.m. Officers respond- 2007 Toyota Corolla has been Verona woman was arrested
trying to put out the fire in a for resisting or interfering with first-offense OWI after police ed to Sugar Creek Elementary stolen from his driveway in for her first-offense OWI, pos-
floor joist in the basement. an officer after turning himself found him passed out behind School to staff reports that the 800 block of Harper Drive session of a controlled sub-
The owner successfully put in at the department because the wheel of his running ve- a student had been verbally sometime overnight. stance and reckless driving
out the fire, but VFD officials he had a warrant through pro- hicle while parked in the 100 and physically abusive with a 9:37 a.m. A man reported after an off-duty officer report-
continued to perform triage bation. He was transported to block of Westridge Parkway. teacher. a motocross bicycle had been ed she had left the roadway
on the damage. the Dane County Jail. He underwent field sobriety 9:43 p.m. A 16-year-old stolen from his garage in the several times near South Main
tests but refused a breath test Verona boy was transported 500 block of Ashton Drive. and Factory streets. Her breath
Nov. 21 Dec. 2 and was released to a respon- to UW Hospital with head pain Both vehicles in the garage test read an intox level of .17.
2:14 p.m. A caller reported 11:59 a.m. Kwik Trip re- sible party. and cited for failing to keep had also been rifled through,
a white man in his twenties ported to police that a wom- 1:10 p.m. A 17-year-old Ve- his vehicle under control after but he said nothing else ap- Kate Newton
with shoulder-length brown an had filled her car with gas
hair and a beard walking the day before and had come
around the parking lot of the inside to purchase a drink.
Kwik Trip in the 400 block of
East Verona Avenue asking
When asked about the gas, What Rhymes with
the woman responded, Oh,
people if they found a bag of my boyfriend didnt come in to
powder. The man was then pay for it yet? She then drove
picked up by a silver SUV be- off without anyone coming in
fore he could be contacted. to pay, and video showed no
2:19 p.m. Two Verona Area other occupant in the vehicle.
High School students admit-
ted to police they had engaged Dec. 3 List 10 words that rhyme with Luck.
in an act of sexual misconduct 2:12 a.m. A 38-year-old Fact or Fiction?
on school property. The officer Middleton man was cited for March Challenge 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________

planned to follow up and issue his first-offense OWI after he 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________
citations. was stopped near North Main March is the third month of the
year. Here are some questions
Street and Cross Country about the month. How many can 7. ____________ 8. ____________ 9. ___________
Nov. 25 Road for driving without tail you answer correctly?

8:44 a.m. A man reported a lights. 1) There are 31 days in March. 10. ___________

dog owned by a resident in the Fact or Fiction?

500 block of Melody Lane had Dec. 4

Some answers: buck, cluck, duck, muck, pluck, puck, shuck, stuck, tuck, truck
2) Spring starts in March in the
United States. Fact or Fiction?
attacked his dog Nov. 22, and 6:44 p.m. A resident of Wil-
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that the dogs owner was ob- low Pointe Memory Care was Australia. Fact or Fiction?
viously hurt when she tackled admitted to UW Hospital after 4) Diamond is the birthstone for

her dog and pulled it off his. attacking another resident.
He said he didnt know if the The victim was assessed by
other dog had its rabies vacci- Fitch-Rona EMS but did not
nation, but the owner verified need further medical attention.
to police the vaccination was
March. Fact or Fiction?
5) Daffodils are the ower for March. Fact or Fiction?
6) Many holidays take place in March, including St. Patricks Day,
which falls on March 10. Fact or Fiction?
7) Most people wear red on St. Patricks Day. Fact or Fiction?
8) Roman general Julius Caesar was assassinated on March 15, the

up to date and said she had Dec. 6 Ides of March. Fact or Fiction?
9) Easter sometimes takes place in March. Fact or Fiction?
fractured her femur during the 12:32 a.m. Officers arrest- 10) March is Womens History Month in the United States. Fact or
incident. ed a man for bail jumping and Fiction?
violating a domestic abuse people wear green, 8) Fact, 9) Fact, 10) Fact

Nov. 26 protection order when they

March, 5) Fact, 6) Fiction, St. Patricks Day falls on March 17, 7) Fiction, most
Answers: 1) Fact, 2) Fact, 3) Fact, 4) Fiction, aquamarine is the birthstone for

2:29 a.m. A 22-year-old found him on the porch of a

Evansville man was cited for residence in the 100 block of
his first-offense OWI and un- Llanos Street with a woman
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Obituary
Marcia (Mary) Burke
Marcia Burke
Mary Marcia Burke died
Friday, Feb. 17. She was
born on July 1, 1932, in
Madison, to Joseph L. and
Juanita (Whelan) Burke.
Marcia graduated from
Verona High School and
attended Whitewater State
College.
Marcia was a dedicated
m a r ke t i n g a s s i s t a n t a t
International Harvester,
originally working in
Madison, then relocating
Legals
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
EUGENE R. HAEGELE
Case No. 17PR84
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
February 20, 1926 and date of death
January 12, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 413 S. Franklin Street, Ve-
rona, WI 53593.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 12,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
February 3, 2017
Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger
200 W. Verona Avenue
Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-9899
Bar Number: 1001608
Published: February 16, 23 and
March 2, 2017
WNAXLP
office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 111 Lin-
INVITATION TO BID
PROJECT ID 2017-106, 2017
BITUMINOUS
SEAL COAT PROJECT
CITY OF VERONA, WI
OWNER: Notice is hereby given by
the City of Verona that it will receive bids
for 2017 Bituminous Seal Coat.
PROJECT: The major work consists
of the following items:
107,300 Square Yards Single Bitumi-
nous Seal Coat
11,200 Square Yards Double- Pea &
Boiler Slag
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS:
Specifications may be obtained at the of-
fice of the Director of Public Works, 410
Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593, on
and after February 21, 2017 for viewing or
copies may be obtained online at QUEST-
CDN.com. Specifications are anticipated
to be available on and after February 21,
2017. A link from the City of Verona web
page will direct you to QUESTCDN.com,
see http://www.ci.verona.wi.us/253/Pub-
lic-Works/ Project Bidding Tab on the left
side of the web page.
TIME: Sealed bids will be received
until 11:00 A.M., Thursday, March 9, 2017
in the office of the Director of Public
Works located at 410 Investment Court,
Verona, WI 53593. At this time all bids will
be publicly opened and read aloud.
BIDS: All bids shall be sealed in an
envelope clearly marked 2017-106, 2017
City of Verona Bituminous Seal Coat
Project . The name and address of the
bidder shall be clearly identified on the
outside of the envelope. The City has the
right to increase or decrease the quantity
up to 30%.
PRE-BID MEETING: No pre-bid
meeting is scheduled.
BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certi-
fied check, payable to the City of Vero-
na, in the amount of 5% of the bid shall
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
an election to be held in the Verona Area
with the company to St.
Paul, Minnesota. After
moving back to Madison
to be closer to her family,
she worked at Nicolet
Instruments and for the
State of Wisconsin before
retiring. She enjoyed
traveling and took a year
to tour Europe with her
mother and sister. She
loved spending time with
her nieces and nephews,
and her many friends.
She greatly enriched
the lives of her mother
a n d s i s t e r, g r a c e f u l l y
providing them care in the
later stages of their lives.
She spent many hours in
retirement donating her
time to various Catholic
organizations.
Survivors are a brother,
James (Arlene) Burke;
and a sister-in-law, Lois.
She is also survived by
nieces and nephews, Laura
(Greg), Timothy (Beth),
Michael, Patrick (Julie),
Teresa (Benjamin) and
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
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 4. Public Comment: None
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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EXHIBIT B
NOTICE OF ELECTION
VERONA AREA SCHOOL
DISTRICT
APRIL 4, 2017
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at
School District on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
the following questions will be submitted
to a vote of the people:
QUESTION NUMBER I
Shall the Verona Area School Dis-
Brian (Nicole); and 10
great-nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents;
two brothers, Robert and
Thomas; and three sisters,
Margaret, Ann and Ruth.
A Mass of Christian
Burial will be held at
1 0 : 3 0 a . m . T h u r s d a y,
March 2, at St. Andrews
Catholic Church, 301 N.
Main St. Visitation will be
held from 9:30-10:30a.m.
on the same day at the
church. Burial will be at
St. Andrews Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers,
family asks that donations
be made to the American
Cancer Society. To view
and sign this guestbook,
p l e a s e v i s i t : w w w.
ryanfuneralservice.com.
Ryan Funeral Home
& Cremation Services
Verona Chapel
220 Enterprise Drive
608-845-6625
trict, Dane County, Wisconsin be autho-
rized to issue pursuant to Chapter 67 of
the Wisconsin Statutes, general obliga-
tion bonds in an amount not to exceed
$162,760,000 for the public purpose of
paying the cost of a school building and
improvement program consisting of:
construction of a new high school and
auditorium (performing arts center) on
district owned land; reconfiguration and
renovation of the current Verona Area
High School to convert it to the new site
for Badger Ridge Middle School and se-
lect district charter schools; reconfigura-
tion and renovation of the current Badger
Ridge Middle School to convert it to the
new site for Sugar Creek Elementary
School; district-wide capital and building
infrastructure improvements and repairs;
and acquisition of related furnishings,
fixtures and equipment?
QUESTION NUMBER II
Shall the Verona Area School Dis-
trict, Dane County, Wisconsin be au-
thorized to issue pursuant to Chapter
67 of the Wisconsin Statutes, general
obligation bonds in an amount not to ex-
ceed $18,520,000 for the public purpose
of paying the cost of construction and
equipping of a swimming pool, compe-
tition athletic fields and related facilities
on the new high school site?
QUESTION NUMBER III
Shall the Verona Area School
District, Dane County, Wisconsin be
authorized to exceed the revenue limit
specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin
Statutes, by $2,289,747 for the 2020-2021
school year and thereafter, for recur-
ring purposes consisting of operational
expenses for new district facilities and
grounds?
A copy of the entire text of the reso-
lution directing submission of the ques-
tions set forth above to the electorate and
information concerning District boundar-
ies can be obtained at the School District
offices located at 700 North Main Street,
Verona, Wisconsin 53593.
Acceptable Photo ID will be required
to vote at this election. If you do not have
a photo ID you may obtain a free ID for
voting from the Division of Motor Vehi-
cles.
Persons with questions regarding
the referendum election should contact
Dean Gorrell, District Administrator, via
phone at 608-845-4310 or email at gor-
relld@verona.k12.wi.us.
Done in the Verona Area School Dis-
trict on March 2, 2017
Thomas Duerst
District Clerk
Published: March 2, 2017
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TOWN OF VERONA
REGULAR TOWN
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 7TH, 2017
6:30 P.M.
TOWN HALL,
7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD,
VERONA, WI 53593-1035
1. Call to Order/Approval of the
agenda
2. Announcements
3. Public Comment - This section of
the meeting provides the opportunity for
comment from persons in attendance on
items not listed below over which this
governing body has jurisdiction. Com-
ments on matters not listed on this agen-
da could be placed on a future meeting
agenda.
4. Discussion and approval of min-
utes from January 17th, February 2nd,
and February 7th minutes.
5. Reports and Recommendations
A. Plan Commission:
i. Update on comprehensive plan
ii. Update on applications to the joint
plan committee
iii. Discussion and possible action
re: letter to Dane County about Prairie
Circle intersection improvements
B. Public Works:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
approval of a streetlight at Tonto Trial and
Fitchrona
ii. Update on 2017 road project bid-
ding
C. Financial Sustainability:
i. Update re: more detailed budget-
ing, non-profit funding decision
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: interim funding until sale of old town
hall
D. Natural and Recreational Areas
Committee:
i. Update re: Darrel Morrison ser-
vices
E. Ordinance Committee:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
firearms discharge ordinance
Sugar River Euchre League
Montes at 1-7 in seasons second half
With the taste of spring leaving us for
more seasonal temperatures, Montes woes
continued Feb. 23 as Shenanigans pulled out
a 6-point victory over the Mounties.
The loss was the Mounties third in
February, leaving the team at 1-7 in the
second half of the season.
The month started off on a positive note,
with the Mounties getting their first win of the
second half, beating the Hooterville-Shufflers.
The Mounties never trailed and lead by as
many as 64. The Mounties put the shakes into
the Shufflers, winning this one by 42.
But the following week, any chance for
the team to play in the championship match
was lost with a four-point defeat against New
Glarus.
That trend continued Feb. 16 in a match
against Hooterville-Express, which produced
both the high and low scores of the week.
Bruce Milestone and Leo Humphrey could
only hunt down 72 points for the Mounties,
while Tracy Haag and Steve Thoni shoveled
in 119 points for the Express.
Spring tournament
The Spring Tournament will be at person.
Shenanigans on March 9. Registration
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: citations ordinance
iii. Discussion and possible action
re: street lighting ordinance
iv. Discussion re: Mobile tower sit-
ing permit
F. EMS Commission:
G. Town Chair:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
rental agreement
H. Supervisors:
I. Clerk/Treasurer:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
replacement of manhole #10
J. Planner/Administrator:
6. Approval of payment of bills
7. Adjourn
Regular board agendas are pub-
lished in the Towns official newspaper,
The Verona Press. Per Resolution 2016-
2 agendas are posted at the Town Hall
and online at www.town.verona.wi.us.
Use the subscribe feature on the Towns mit allows for the sale of fermented malt
website to receive agendas and other an-
nouncements via email.
Notice is also given that a possible
quorum of the Plan Commission and/or
Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and
Recreational Areas, and Financial Sus-
tainability Committees and could occur
at this meeting for the purposes of infor-
mation gathering only.
If anyone having a qualifying dis-
ability as defined by the American with
Disabilities Act needs an interpreter,
materials in alternate formats, or other
accommodations to access these meet-
ings, please contact the Town of Verona
Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town.
verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48
hours prior to the meeting so that proper Agent, contingent upon a final fire in-
arrangements can be made.
Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted March 2, 2017
Published: March 2, 2017
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
JANUARY 23, 2017
VERONA CITY HALL
1. Mayor Hochkammer called the
meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call: Alderpersons Diaz,
Doyle, Linder, McGilvray, Reekie, Stew-
art, Stiner and Touchett present. Also
present: City Administrator Mikorski,
DPW Jacobson, Parks Director Walker,
City Engineer Montpas, and City Clerk
Clark.
5. Approval of Minutes from the Jan-
uary 9, 2017 Common Council Meeting:
Motion by Stewart, seconded by
Linder, to approve the minutes of the
January 9, 2017 Common Council meet-
ing with corrections.
6. Mayors Business:
7. Administrators Report:
8. Engineers Report:
* Downtown Street Reconstruction
Phase II - Construction of this project is
delayed until 2018.
* Downtown Streetscape Stage II
- Construction is planned to start after
April 2017. Public information meetings
(PIM) will be held.
* CTH M/PD Intersection - Construc-
tion is scheduled for October of 2017.
* Bike and Pedestrian Projects - The
pedestrian bump outs along East and
West Verona Road have been delayed
due to potential impacts on the South
Main Street Streetscape project. The City
is also working with Dane County for a
pedestrian crossing over Badger Mill
Creek near Old PB.
* Signal Design for Old PB/Whalen
Road, Main Street/Paoli Street/and West
Verona Avenue/West End Circle. Designs
for these projects are in the final stages.
* Maple Road Pond - This project will
remove the accumulated sediment and
heavy vegetation in the pond to restore
original design volume.
9. Committee Reports:
A. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGil-
vray, seconded by Doyle, to approve ped movements without structural mod-
the payment of bills in the amount of
$1,048,076.48. Motion carried 8-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Professional Services Agreement
with Ehlers for Feasibility Analysis and
Project Plan Related to Creation of Tax
Increment District No. 9. Motion by Mc-
Gilvray, seconded by Doyle, to approve
the council on this item.
a Professional Services Agreement with
Ehlers for feasibility analysis and project
plan related to creation of Tax Increment
District No. 9. Ehlers will determine the
feasibility of a new Tax Increment District
and develop a project plan for a blighted
Standings
Jones Plumbing 7-1
Kleemans 7-1
Shenanigans 6-2
Hooterville-Express 5-3
Norsk Golf Bowl 5-3
J&M Bar 3-5
Eagle Heights 2-6
Hooterville-Shufflers 2-6
New Glarus 2-6
Montes 1-7
starts at 7:30 p.m. and play begins at 8.
All current and previous league players
are eligible to enter, and the cost is $10 per
Stan Hook
area on W. Verona Ave. from Legion St.
to St. Vincents, then across Legion St. to
W. Verona Ave. The cost is not to exceed
$14,500. Motion carried 8-0.
B. Public Safety and Welfare Com-
mittee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: An Application for a Class C Wine
License from Hop Haus Brewing Compa-
ny, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, Verona, WI
53593, Philipp Hoechst, Agent. Motion by
Stewart, seconded by Reekie, to approve
an application for a Class C Wine
License from Hop Haus Brewing Com-
pany, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, Verona,
WI 53593, Philipp Hoechst, Agent. Hop
Haus is currently classified by the state
as a brew pub, and presently manufac-
tures all beer on site at 231 S. Main St.
Hop Haus is planning to begin contract
brewing with a facility in Waunakee under
a state brewers permit. The brewers per-
beverages. The Class C license will
allow for the sale of wine by the glass.
Motion carried 7-1, with Alder Touchett
abstaining.
(2) Discussion and Possible Ac-
tion Re: An Application for a Combina-
tion Class B Intoxicating Liquor and
Class B Fermented Malt Beverages
License from Tavern and Bar, LLC, d/b/a
Cahoots, 102 W. Railroad Street, Verona,
WI 53593, Kurt Jurewicz, Agent. Motion
by Stewart, seconded by Reekie, to ap-
prove a Combination Class B Intoxi-
cating Liquor and Class B Fermented
Malt Beverages license for Tavern and
Bar, d/b/a Cahoots, 102 W. Railroad
Street, Verona, WI 53593, Kurt Jurewicz,
or older on Election Day, who has resid-
spection approval, and the surrender of
the combination license currently held by
Cahoots, LLC, and will be effective on the
property closing date. Tavern and Bar,
LLC is purchasing the property at 102 W.
Railroad Street from current owner, Ca-
hoots, LLC. Motion carried 8-0.
C. Public Works/Sewer and Water
Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Ac-
tion Re: Change Order No. 2 for Project
ID 2016-109, Bike/Ped Project 4 - Bike
Lane Pavement Striping. Motion by
Touchett, seconded by McGilvray, to ap-
prove Change Order No. 2 for Project ID
2016-109 Bike/Ped Project 4 - Bike Lane
Pavement Striping. This project was the
bike lane striping along Basswood, Ed-
ward, Hemlock and Tamarack Streets.
The Change Order results in a reduction
of $3,639.70, resulting in a final contract
amount of $37,175.30. Motion carried 8-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Change Order No. 1 for Project ID
2016-112 VACT Parking Lot. Motion by
Touchett, seconded by Doyle, to approve
Change Order No. 1 for Project ID 2016-
112 VACT Parking Lot. Change Order No.
1 is to rectify as-built quantities for items
installed to date. Change Order No. 1 in-
creases the contract amount by $12,768,
resulting in a new contract amount of
$179,690.50. Motion carried 7-1, with Al-
der McGilvray abstaining.
(3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Change Order No. 2 for Project ID
2016-105 Downtown Streets Reconstruc-
tion. Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Diaz, to approve Change Order No. 2 for
Project ID 2016-105 Downtown Streets
Reconstruction. Change Order No. 2 is
to rectify as-built quantities for items in-
stalled to date. The change order results
in an increase of $214,104.53, bringing
the contract amount to $1,443,960.28.
Motion carried 8-0.
(4) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Claim for Vehicle Damage from State
Farm Insurance, Representing Poulomi
Kundu, 6128 Jeffers Drive, Madison, WI.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz,
to approve the claim for vehicle damage
from State Farm Insurance, represent-
ing Poulomi Kundu in the amount of
$2,963.99. This claim is from an incident
on November 18, 2016. Motion carried
5-3, with McGilvray, Linder and Stiner
voting no.
(5) Discussion Re: Structural Op-
tions for Project ID 2016-109, Project 10 -
Pedestrian Crossing of Badger Mill Creek
along CTH M (S. Main Street). Jacobson
stated that currently, there is no room for
lot in the clerks office is: Friday, March
ifications to the culvert The preferred
alternative is a box culvert extension to
accommodate a five foot sidewalk that
would connect from Locust Street to just
south of Factory Street (now vacated).
The cost of this alternative is approxi-
mately $230,000. No action was taken by
April 4, 2017. Any ballots received after
D. Park, Recreation and Forestry
Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Ordinance No. 17-889 Amending Sec-
tion
12-1-1 - Parks and Navigable Waters
ConnectVerona.com
- of the Code of Ordinances. Motion by
Reekie, seconded by Stiner, to approve
Ordinance No. 17-889 Amending Section
12-1-1 - Parks and Navigable Waters - of
the Code of Ordinances. This amendment
makes changes to differentiate the type
of boats allowed in waters controlled by
the City of Verona, and clarifies what is a
flotation device. Motion carried 8-0.
10. New Business
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Reekie, to approve the following operator
license: Corey Steele for Montes. Motion
carried 8-0.
11. Announcements:
12. Adjournment:
Motion by Doyle, seconded by Reek-
ie, to adjourn at 7:45 p.m. Motion carried
8-0.
Ellen Clark
City Clerk
Published: March 2, 2017
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VOTING BY
ABSENTEE BALLOT
2017 SPRING PRIMARY
CITY AND TOWN OF
VERONA
APRIL 4, 2017
Any qualified elector who is unable
or unwilling to appear at the polling place
on Election Day may request to vote an
absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any
U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age
ed in the ward or municipality where he
or she wishes to vote for at least 10 con-
secutive days before the election. The
elector must also be registered in order
to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of
identification must be provided before an
absentee ballot may be issued.
You must make a request for an ab-
sentee ballot in writing
Contact your municipal clerk and
request that an application for an absen-
tee ballot be sent to you for the primary
or election or both. You may also submit
a written request in the form of a letter.
Your written request must list your voting
address within the municipality where
you wish to vote, the address where the
absentee ballot should be sent, if differ-
ent, and your signature. You may make
application for an absentee ballot by
mail, email, fax, or in person.
Making application to receive an ab-
sentee ballot by mail
The deadline for making application
to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5
p.m. on the fifth day before the election,
March 30, 2017.
Note: Special absentee voting appli-
cation provisions apply to electors who
are indefinitely confined to home or a
care facility, in the military, hospitalized,
or serving as a sequestered juror. If this
applies to you, contact the municipal
clerk regarding deadlines for requesting
and submitting an absentee ballot.
Voting an absentee ballot in person
You may also request and vote an
absentee ballot in the clerks office or
other specified location during the days
and hours specified for casting an absen-
tee ballot in person.
Ellen Clark, Verona City Clerk
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-6495
March 14th - March 24th: 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. (M-F)
March 27th - March 30th: 8:00 a.m. to
7:00 p.m. (M-TH)
March 31st: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (F)
John Wright, Verona Town Clerk
7669 County Highway PD,
Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-7187
8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (M-F)
Public Library, 500 Silent Street, Ve-
rona, WI 53593
Saturday, March 25th: 9:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m.
The first day to vote an absentee bal-
lot in the clerks office is: Tuesday, March
14, 2017
The last day to vote an absentee bal-
31, 2017
No in-person absentee voting may
occur on the day before the election.
The municipal clerk will deliver vot-
ed ballots returned on or before Election
Day to the proper polling place or count-
ing location before the polls close on
the polls close will not be counted.
Published: March 2, 2017
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and references by March 16, 2017, to the Springdale
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