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Verona Area School District
Referendum
among most
expensive ever
Total cost is
second-highest in
April election
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School
Districts April 4 refer- of $165 million spread
endum is one of the three
most expensive in the his-
tory of Wisconsin school
districts.
But the $183 million
its asking for from voters among 65 questions state-
$2.3 million of which wide on ballots this spring,
would be recurring oper-
ating expenses beginning
in 2020 is not even the spring and fall elections.
biggest total cost on this
Aprils ballot.
The Green Bay Area
Gorrell gets new
two-year contract
Includes provision
preventing him from
seeking other jobs
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
Verona Area Superin-
tendent Dean Gorrell will
likely be around for at
least two more years after
he agreed to a new con-
tract with the school board
last month.
Inside
Multicultural
Arts Show
photos
Page 8
The
School District has its own
pair of questions totalling
$233.25 million for retain-
ing staff and maintaining
class sizes over the next 10
years and funding a new
elementary school build-
ing and other renovations
around the district. One of
the questions is for a total
out in $16.5 million incre-
ments in each of the next
10 years.
The five questions
between the two are
after 2016 featured 155
statewide between the
Voters have seen an
Turn to Cost/Page 12
The agreement,
approved by the board at
its Feb. 20
meeting
after having
closed-ses-
sion discus-
sions at a
few weeks
worth
o f m e e t - Gorrell
ings, runs
through June 30, 2019,
with the option for the
Turn to Gorrell/Page 3
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Having successfully talked the entitles the developer to build the jettisoning an office building.
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Reading Across Verona

Schools around the Verona Area
School District celebrated Read
Across America Week Feb. 27
through March 3 with events to pro-
mote reading and celebrate Dr. Seuss.
Seuss birthday falls during the
week, which is celebrated annually.
VASDs elementary schools had
themed dress-up days and allowed
students extra time for reading. At
Glacier Edge Elementary School,
they ended the week by reading in the
hallways on pajama day.
Stoner Prairie Elementary School
began the week with a Dr. Seuss
Parade, with second-graders showing
off their Seuss-themed creations as
they walked the hallways in front of
their peers.
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City of Verona Man arrested for allegedly
CARPC updates city on new vision planting GPS on womans car
JIM FEROLIE committed to plans driven by the com- decisions to be made within 90 days. Officers arrested a site Nextdoor.com over the
Verona Press editor mission, which was highly political at Thats changed its role dramatically. 33-year-old Sun Prairie weekend that she had been
the time. Steinhoff said hed read Veronas man Monday for allegedly alerted by a neighbor
Alders listened to a presentation last Steinhoff insisted that would not be comprehensive plan, and he compli- stalking a Verona woman that the vehicle had been
week about the new vision for the Cap- the case. mented it. by plant- spotted multiple times
ital Area Regional Planning Commis- Its not going to be CARPC coming He said that the commission is look- ing a GPS in the area, often in the
sion. to you and saying, heres your plan, so ing 20 to 25 years out for what it calls unit on her middle of the night. She
Limited by recently strict state laws, you should do this, he said. A Greater Madison Vision and plan- vehicle, added that when police
CARPC envisions itself going beyond CARPC was created in 2007, three ning for all sorts of changes, including according stopped him, he told them
its original state-granted role as a years after the Dane County Regional autonomous vehicles, an increase in to a Vero- hed been looking at
water-quality gatekeeper for city expan- Planning Commission was disbanded seniors and about a 30 percent increase na Police property in the neighbor-
sion and instead focusing on region- in part because towns felt it did not pro- in population. He noted that only 45 per- Depart- hood.
al planning and acting as a resource in tect them adequately from annexations. cent of people surveyed considered the Vidlock ment news Just wanted to let
that regard, deputy director Steve Stein- Its bylaws, requiring supermajorities for commission to be doing a good job. release. everyone know to keep
hoff told alders at the Feb. 27 Common any action, were designed for consensus To counter that, he hoped to be part Kyle Vid- an eye out for this car and
Council meeting. but often led to highly polarized, politi- of what he called a vision and plan so lock was booked into the alert the VPD if (it is) spot-
That parallels the former future urban cal debates over planning. compelling that people feel ownership Dane County Jail Feb. 27 ted in the neighborhood,
development areas (FUDA) process But a lawsuit filed by the Village and commit to achieving it. on a charge of stalking parked at weird hours or if
Verona participated in and abandoned of Mazomanie took away much of and placing a GPS device seemingly suspicious, she
about a decade ago. But some in Verona CARPCs power to stop annexations Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie on a vehicle after police wrote in the post.
were concerned the city would end up and changes in state law in 2014 forced at veronapress@wcinet.com. received a tip about a man According to the release,
who may be tracking a Vidlock and victim were
Verona resident via GPS, socially acquainted, and
In brief Downtown inspector according to the release. Vidlock, who is employed
Alders couldnt be accused of favoritism when picking The victim permitted as a security guard, was
Cathedral point shelter out the inspector for the Main Street closure and streets- police to check her vehi- later released from jail
cape projects this summer. cle Feb. 26, and a tracking pending a charging deci-
The council last Monday approved a $48,000 contract Though AECOM has provided the city engineer for the device was located. sion by the Dane County
with MSA to design and engineer the Cathedral Point park past 30-plus years, the citys public works director came Investigators then locat- District Attorneys Office.
shelter. from that company and AECOM submitted the low bid for ed Vidlocks vehicle, a Two separate restraining
The project was originally approved for 2015 but was the project, alders unanimously decided to choose SEH black Kia Optima, at his orders against Vidlock
put on hold while the subdivision, located south of U.S. during the Feb. 28 meeting. residence, along with were granted this week,
Hwy. 18-151, was still developing and the park was not The winning proposal was $751 more expensive but additional evidence, the and the conditions of his
yet graded. Construction is planned for 2017 and is sup- plans to employ a local contractor with experience with release said. It was then release for the stalking
ported by park development fees that come from develop- the general contractor, Parisi, on the states U.S 18-151 determined that residents charge include a require-
ers. project, rather than AECOMs plan to use a Milwaukee of the Cathedral Point ment that he not have con-
inspector with less experience. neighborhood had reported tact with a woman named
the vehicle as suspicious in the record or their
several times, and that Vid- child.
Dane County lock had been contacted by Online court records
VPD previously because of show a pretrial date is
the tips. scheduled for March 28.
Bill would allow town opt-outs without vote A neighborhood resident
posted on the social media Kate Newton
Bill 109, would remove that rural feel around the coun- countless meetings.
Amendment requirement and allow town ty and ensure consistency The legislation was also
proposed to 2016 boards to opt out with a vote among neighboring town- introduced by Republican

legislation
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
A proposal in the Wiscon-
sin Legislature would allow
Dane County towns to opt out
of county zoning codes with-
out a vote from residents.
The current law that allows
towns to opt out passed last
year requires town resi-
dents to approve such a move
through a referendum or at
an annual meeting vote. The
new legislation, Assembly
like any other ordinance.
Last year, the Legislature
approved a law that effective-
ly applied only to towns in
Dane County, allowing them
to create their own zoning
code. The bill was in response
to years of complaints from
some town leaders, includ-
ing the Dane County Towns
Association, that the countys
zoning ordinances were an
undue burden on their ability
to develop and grow their tax
base.
County officials said
throughout the process they
have wanted to maintain the
ships.
A circulation memo from
state Rep. Keith Ripp, R-Lo-
di, to others in the Legisla-
ture said the bill removes
unnecessary complications
and uncertainties over the
town withdrawal process and
streamlines the opting-out
process ensuring the pow-
er to make these important
decisions remains with the
local residents and elected
town officials.
The memo said the new
process would replace com-
plex notice schedules, numer-
ous resolution adoptions, and
INJURED?
state Reps. John Jagler, Joel Contact Attorney
Kleefisch, Andre Jacque,
Samantha Kerkman, John Gail C. Groy
Nygren and Paul Tittl. It is
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
co-sponsored by Republi-
can state Sens. Luther Olsen NURSIN G H OME ABU SE
and Steve Nass and has been WRON GFUL DE AT H
referred to the Committee on SLIP & FA LL
Local Government, which DOG BITES
held a public hearing on the
bill Wednesday, after the
Press deadline.
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board to extend it by a one-
year period twice.
New to the agreement
is a prohibition on Gorrell
from actively pursuing job
opportunities in any other
school district while under
the terms of the contract. Last
year, Gorrell was a finalist in
a few districts in other states
but did not take another job.
Gorrell can resign from the
position only if agreed to
by the school board and with
a 90-day notice.
It is the practice of the
Board not to accept any resig-
nation unless or until a satis-
factory replacement assumes
the district administrators
duties or other satisfactory
alternative arrangements are
made, the contract states.
If Gorrell were to leave the
district without board approv-
al, he would be required to
pay liquidated damages equal
to three months of salary.
His salary rises to $169,423
for the current school year, up
from $165,776 last year. The
board and Gorrell will rene-
gotiate a salary for 2018-19,
but in recent years, the raise
has been at the same percent-
age as other administrative
positions in the district office.
Board president Dennis
Beres said in an email in Feb-
ruary the board was pleased
to announce that Dean Gorrell
has renewed his commitment
to stay with the Verona Area
School District throughout
the critical referendum pro-
cess and building projects to
follow.
The board has met with
Dean multiple times to review
his continued commitment to
personalized learning and the
boards goal that Every Child
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Letter to the editor

Constituents cant track down Ron Johnson
As a U.S. Senator, Republican
Ron Johnson has a duty to rep-
resent the people of Wisconsin.
The Senate was in recess from
Feb. 20-24; this time frame is
listed as a state work period on
the Senate calendar. It is sup-
posed to be a time for our elected
officials to meet with their con-
stituents, but during this time,
Johnson failed to schedule even
one face-to-face town hall meet-
ing with his constituents.
Johnsons constituents in the
Madison area, however, planned
a town hall meeting for him.
He was invited via Facebook,
emails, phone calls and certified
mail, but did not show up.
During the cabinet confirma-
tion hearings for U.S. Secretary
of Education Betsy DeVos,
Johnson received emails, Face-
book posts and phone calls that
were so numerous that even his
voicemail boxes at all three of
his offices were full. He voted
to confirm DeVos in spite of
mental health issues to purchase
guns. While Im all for the Sec-
ond Amendment, common sense
tells me that there are some
individuals who are not capable
of responsible gun ownership.
Please note that Johnson accept-
ed campaign contributions from
the National Rifle Association
totalling more than $600,000.
Johnson recently voted to
rescind the Clean Streams Act.
Hey, who wants clean streams or
needs clean drinking water? He
also voted to confirm Scott Pruitt
to head the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency. Pruitt has sued
the EPA on numerous occasions,
and represents the views of big
business, not the environment.
Please note Johnson has accepted
campaign contributions of mil-
lions of dollars from the Koch
brothers.
So where is Ron Johnson, and
who does he represent?
The next home work session
for the Senate is scheduled for Our View

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studies showing vouchers and March 16-17. Contact John-
school choice to not work for son and ask him to meet with
rural school districts. Even the his constituents by calling his
Republican senators from Maine Washington, D.C. office at 202-
and Alaska voted against DeVos.
Please note, as well, that the
DeVos family has contributed
224-5323, his Oshkosh office at
920-230-7250, or his Milwaukee
office at 414-276-7282.
but will restrict public access
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$48,600 to Johnsons campaigns. ow much is a functioning government activities provides theyre communicating better,
Recently, Johnson also voted Dolores Wendt, democracy worth to you? accountability for the public over using Twitter, Facebook, texting
to allow persons experiencing City of Verona Well, stop me if youve its elected officials. and other forms of media.
heard this one before, but a group But, hey when have politicians These are all great, but if theres
of Wisconsin politicians wants to ever done things they shouldnt anything we in the newspaper
take away one of the publics tra- because of a lack of public over- business have learned from the
See something wrong? ditional means of keeping track of sight? Internet age, its that everyone
their activities. And if that werent As a distraction to this loss of has his or her own favorite way
The Verona Press does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see bad enough, theyre dressing it up accountability, the bills biparti- of getting communication, so we
something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor to try to make themselves look like san sponsors state Rep. Jeremy should use as many of these forms
Jim Ferolie at 845-9559 or at veronapress@wcinet.com so we can get responsible stewards of the public Thiesfeldt (R) of Fond du Lac, as possible.
it right. trust by saving a few dollars in the state Sen. Duey Stroebel (R) of It shouldnt be the responsibil-
process. Saukville and state Sen. Lena ity of the public to have to dig to
As proposed, Taylor (D) of Milwaukee argue figure out what its servants are
Assembly Bill having meeting minutes online is a up to. These things need to be
70 and its Sen- positive, because not everyone has announced as loudly, as frequently
ate companion access to a newspaper. Also, fewer and as widely as possible.
bill would allow paper notices around public build- Some proponents of this bill
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A match made in Norway
Grieg Chorus, Norwegian Dancers perform for VAPAS March 19
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
When it comes to naming
area performance groups
over the decades that hon-
or the heritage and culture
of Norway, two specific
organizations have been
likely to cross ones lips:
the Stoughton Norwegian
Dancers and Edvard Grieg
Chorus.
The Verona Area Per-
forming Arts Series found
it fitting to pair the groups
for its next show and its
first matinee performance
at 2p.m. Sunday, March
19. Hardly strangers to
each other, the Grieg Cho-
rus and Norwegian Danc-
ers an all-student group
at Stoughton High School
have performed togeth-
er at the Stoughton Opera
House and annually during
Stoughtons Syttende Mai
festival. They also made a
joint appearance last fall at
the Waunakee Performing
Arts Center.
Dick Johnston, a Madison
resident whos been a mem-
ber of the chorus for about
a decade of its 92-year
h i s t o r y, t o l d t h e P r e s s
there are a lot of connec-
tions between (them) and
the dancers. The chorus
director, Mark Everson,
performed with the group
during his own years as a
student at Stoughton High
School. And, of course, the
groups members also share
the same goal: to serve as
unofficial ambassadors of
Norway through music and
dance, no matter how dis-
tant or nonexistent the
countrys lineage is in their
own family trees.
That was the whole pur-
pose of the group, to be able
to keep the culture going
and express the beauty of
the country and its music,
and particularly, (their
namesake, Edvard Griegs)
music, Johnston said.
The all-male chorus,
made up of about 30 mem-
bers from around Dane
County (one member is
from Verona), will perform
a variety of musical genres
and typically sing 50 per-
cent of (their) songs in
Norwegian and the other
50 percent (in) English,
Johnston explained. They
also venture into Broadway,
spiritual and instrumen-
tal pieces, and will even
throw in a couple of Irish
tunes during their VAPAS
performance in honor of St.
Patricks Day.
Johnston, whose moth-
er was born in Norway,
said the group has come to
embrace a variety of music
over the years despite start-
ing out in 1925 as a cho-
rus entirely of Norwegian
immigrants.
We get both sides of
the audience, because we
dont always have people
who are Norwegian or have
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The Grieg Chorus, an ensemble with singers from across Dane County, will perform along-
side the Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers for the Verona Performing Arts Series
Sunday, March 19. The show, VAPAS first afternoon matinee, will begin at 2p.m. in the
Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St.
The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers, an all-student group that tours nationally,
will perform a series of high-energy dances during their half of the March 19 show.
the venue, and the stage,
If You Go and decide spur of the
moment what (dances)
were going to do, Heim-
What: VAPAS pres-
ents Grieg Chorus and soth said, adding that even
when shes told the danc-
Stoughton Norwegian
Dancers ers about something ahead
of time, it could change
When: 2p.m. Sunday, mid-performance depend-
March 19 ing on the reception theyre
Where: Verona Area High receiving.
School Performing Arts To c u e t h e s t u d e n t s
Center, 300 Richard St. between each dance, Heim-
soth announces the name
Tickets: $10 adult, $5
and gives a short descrip-
students 18 and under
tion as they get in position.
Info: vapas.org, 848- She then states the name
2787 again, which gives the
groups keyboardists the
signal to start playing.
a Norwegian heritage, he I try to be as brief as
added. So we try to diver- possible, but what Ive
sify the program so that learned over the years
everyone enjoys what were from audiences is that peo-
doing. ple really do appreciate my
Audience engagement introductions, because they
has always been a hallmark kind of know what theyre
of the Norwegian Dancers looking for in the dance,
lively performances, as she explained. When they
well. Director Staci Heim- see something I pointed out
soth said adapting to a new ahead of time, they know
venue always demands how to react to it.
some tweaks to their pro- Those reactions are often
gram, maintaining a sense audible, especially during
of spontaneity the dancers some of the groups more
come to expect when they
join the group, which is
acrobatic dances. Heim-
soth said theyll definite-
now in its 64th year. ly perform their Little
I assess the audience, Man Dance, a reliable
Photo submitted
Photo submitted
crowd pleaser and Dan-
ish number done in groups
of four, where the girls put
their arms across the boys
shoulders and fly through
the air as the boys walk
around the stage.
Later this month, the Nor-
wegian Dancers will depart
on their annual spring tour,
where theyll perform 14
times in various venues in
southern California, includ-
ing SeaWorld. But first,
Heimsoth said theyre look-
ing forward to appearing
alongside a familiar group
on an entirely new stage.
Were really excited
to team up with the Grieg
Chorus and put the two
Norwegian local groups
together, she said. We
think thats a fantastic thing
to do.
Tickets to the show are
ava i l a b l e a t va p a s . o rg ,
the State Bank of Cross
P l a i n s - Ve r o n a , C a p i t o l
Bank-Verona or by call-
ing 848-2787. All seats are
reserved, and tickets are
$10 for adults and $5 for
students 18 and under.
Contact Kate Newton at
kate.newton@wcinet.com.
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VAHS to host
discussion on Main
Street memories
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
If You Go
Every month, Verona Area
What: Verona Area
Historical Society mem- Historical Society March
bers like to schedule special
meeting
guests to talk about the wide
variety of historical topics in When: 10a.m. Satur-
the area. day, March 11
This Saturday, that special Where: Verona Senior
guest is you. Center, 108 Paoli St.
In an effort to tap into
Info: 845-7471
(Verona residents) collec-
tive memories and learn as
much about South Main
Street as possible, VAHS On the Web
is inviting people to share
To read another family account of
their lifelong recollections
Veronas first blacksmith, visit:
of South Main Street from
the Matts House south to the ConnectVerona.com
bike trail (also known as the
stretch from Eagles Nest to
the Railroad Tracks). Society
members will lead a round- blades of all types. Jensen
table discussion, taking notes noted that among his later
on where various businesses exploits, Batker built a sec-
were located, who lived on ond blacksmith shop, wres-
the street and what people tled and rescued a drowning
remember of that area. man from the Sugar River.
Help us fill in the blanks He later sold his shops to Art
for future generations, said Wild and George Grinstad.
secretary Ruth Jensen in a Batker died in 1969.
VAHS press release. Kemper shared artifacts,
articles and photos from the
Veronas blacksmith blacksmith shop, located in
Around 40 people attend- the building which currently
ed the February meeting and houses Plumbing and Glass
presentation by Kim Kem- on South Main Street.
per, great-granddaughter of VAHS historian John
George Batker, Veronas first Scharer, who also lived on
blacksmith. She is the grand- Main Street, was a regular
daughter of the late Jim Bat- observer in the shop growing
ker, Georges son, who as a up and said it was fascinat-
young man helped his father ing to watch George work on
in the shop. the hot metal, though some-
Born in 1890, George times Batker would have to
Batker farmed and ran a gently remind him not to get
local gas station with his too close to the forge.
siblings before he married George was a very gentle,
Martha Kuehni and opened calm man, highly respect-
ed; as was the whole Batker
the areas first blacksmith
shop, shoeing horses, fixing family, Jensen wrote.
machinery and sharpening
In brief
Resident interviews
VAHS president Jesse Charles recently interviewed Vir-
ginia (Marty) Witt about growing up and living in Verona,
and anticipates future interviews with Pete Way and Bill
Rettenmund, the latter about his time in the service flying
helicopters. Charles is asking for members and non-mem-
bers for help in interviewing older Verona residents for
VAHS archives.
Matts House plaque
Troy Rost approved the design of the first historical
plaque, which will be placed on the Matts building. The
next step is to contact Park Printing about creating it.
Building blueprints
The 1917 architectural blueprints for the Verona Grad-
ed School building were found by New Century teacher
Larry Gundlach, who planned to show them to his stu-
dents earlier this week.
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Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Absentee voting Senior outreach The lesson is open to all ages, and 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
advance registration is required by con- (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
The City of Verona will hold in-person Becky Losby, case manager at the tacting the library at 845-7180. During allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
absentee voting in advance of the April 4 Verona Senior Center, will conduct a the performance on March 16, the danc- Pastor Rich Johnson
spring primary. senior case management outreach ses- Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
ers will also share how dance is part of ELCA
In-person absentee voting will begin sion from 1-2 p.m. Monday, March 13, Irelands history. For information, visit The Church in Fitchburg 427 S. Main St., Verona
March 14 and run weekdays through at the library. Outreach sessions are held trinityirishdance.com. 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
March 31 at City Hall from 8 a.m. to the second Monday of each month, and (608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
4:30 p.m. Absentee voting also will be no appointment is necessary. Losby can Health program livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
available on Saturday, March 25, at the answer questions and provide resources Representatives from the UW School Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
library, and City Hall will have extended on Medicare, housing assistance, finan- of Pharmacy will visit the senior center Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
hours from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 27-30 cial resources and more. to lead a talk about cardiovascular dis-
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
for voter registration and absentee vot- For information, call 845-7471. (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
ease at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 15. memorialucc.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
ing. The last day to request an absentee
ballot by mail is March 30. For informa- Birthday, anniversary party Topics will include risk factors and how Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
a.m.
to lower them, as well as cough and cold Salem United Church of Christ
tion, visit veronawi.gov/457/Elections or Join the senior center for the March medicines for cardiovascular disease.
Good Shephard Lutheran 502 Mark Dr., Verona
call 845-6495. birthday and anniversary party beginning For information, call 845-7471. Church ECLA (608) 845-7315
at 11:45 a.m. Friday, March 17.
Sensory Friendly Concert Lunch will be served at 11:45 and live Communication seminar
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
The Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 entertainment provided by John Duggle- Way, Madison Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
Roger Wolkoff, owner of All About Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
North Edge Trail, will host a Sensory by will begin at 12:30 p.m. (reservations Authenticity and professional speaker, West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Friendly concert geared toward people required by noon Tuesday, March 14). will lead a discussion titled, Discov- Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
of all ages, including those on the autism For information or to make a reserva- er the Power of Trust from 7-8 p.m. Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
spectrum, at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10. tion, call 845-7471. Wednesday, March 15, at the library. Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
The free concert encourages attend- ECLA
ees to move freely and talk in the event Irish dance lesson/performance Wolkoff will explain how trust forms The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
the foundation for effective communica- (608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
space as they watch performances by The Trinity Irish Dancers of Madison tion, and will explore a model based on (608) 437-3493
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
violinist Charlene Adzima, pianist Chris will lead an Irish dance class from 6:30- vulnerability, empathy and transparency damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
Collins, Middleton High School student 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, at the library, attendees can use to become more ful- Pastor Justin Burge Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Nate Trinkl and more. For information, followed by a performance two days lat- filled in their work and personal life. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
call 848-2045. er from 6:30-7 p.m. Thursday, March 16. For information, call 845-7180. Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
201 S. Main St., Verona Church
(608) 845-7125 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
MBCverona.org (608) 845-5855
Community calendar Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
Thursday, March 9 7:30 p.m., VAHS Theatre presents Tuesday, March 14 Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
AARP tax services (by appoint- Metamorphoses ($10), VAHS Per- 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Verona Quilts of 130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
forming Arts Center, 300 Richard St., (608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
ment), senior center, 845-7471 Valor group meeting (repeats sec- redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
3:30-5:30 p.m., Downtown Street- 845-4488 ond Tuesdays), Verona American Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
scape public information meeting Saturday, March 11 Legion, 207 Legion St., 577-5906 Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
West Madison Bible Church
for businesses, City Center 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day 6:30 p.m., Irish dance class with Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
6:30-7:30 p.m., Classical Concert (repeats second Saturdays), BPNN, the Trinity Irish Dancers (registration WELS (608) 845-9518
Series: Beethoven, The Gentle 279-7596 required), library, 845-7180 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
(608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Giant, library, 845-7180 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen Wednesday, March 15 rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
6:30-8:30 p.m., Assisted Living 101 free community meal, BPNN, bpnn. 10 a.m., Half-Hour Health Talk: Car- Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
seminar, VASD Administration Build- org diovascular Disease, senior center,
Pastor Benjamin Phelps
ing, 700 N. Main St., 230-4487 Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
7 p.m., Girls Rock fundraiser with 845-7471 Sunday: 9 a.m. Christ
7:30 p.m., Verona Area High School Gin, Chocolate and Bottle Rockets, 7-8 p.m., Discover the Power of Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
Theatre presents Metamorphoses Judi Alvarado and Maria Wagner Trust discussion with Roger Wolkoff, St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
($10), VAHS Performing Arts Center, St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
($10 donation), Tuvalu library, 845-7180 301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
300 Richard St., 845-4488 St. William Church
Monday, March 13 Thursday, March 16 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
Friday, March 10 10 a.m., Crossword Activity pro- 5-7 p.m., Artists reception for VASD (608) 845-6613 Christ
10-11:30 a.m., The Young and the gram, senior center, 845-7471 K-12 artists, VAHS Sugar River Art stchristopherverona.com Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
Restless (ages 0-5), library, 845- 1-2 p.m., Senior case management Gallery, 300 Richard St., verona.k12.
Fr. William Vernon, pastor (608)845-5641
7180 Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
outreach drop-in session, library, wi.us Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
1 p.m., Movie Matinee: PT 109 845-7471 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup- Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
(141 min.), senior center, 845-7471 6:30-8:30 p.m., Introduction to port Group (repeats first and third Paoli
7 p.m., Sensory Friendly Concert, Microsoft Excel class (registration Thursdays; refreshments 5:30-6
Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North required), library, 845-7180 p.m.), senior center, 845-7471
Edge Trail, 848-2045 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona 6:30 p.m., Trinity Irish Dancers per- Striving with Adversity
7 p.m., Stephen Lee Rich, Tuvalu City Center, 845-6495 formance, library, 845-7180 Life can be a challenge. Sometimes the tasks we are
assigned at school or work seem beyond our abilities. Other
times the challenge comes from the people around us. Our
Whats on VHAT-98 family, friends and coworkers, while often supportive, can
sometimes be difficult. Sometimes nature provides us with
Thursday, March 9 11 a.m. Verona 91-92 Senior Center 10 p.m. James Kellerman the challenge, in the form of severe weather, illness, or the
7 a.m. James Kellerman at Boys Basketball 5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats at Senior Center death of loved ones. No one is immune from these things.
Senior Center 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats Football 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band They are part and parcel of the human condition, and the real
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold Football 7 p.m. Common Council Thursday, March 16 question is how best to deal with the challenges which life
9 a.m. Daily Exercise 4:30 p.m. Batker Live 7 a.m. James Kellerman at provides. If we look at challenges as an interesting problem
10 a.m. Retro Swing Band Blacksmith Shop at Historical 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour Senior Center to be solved or even as a game to be playedand hopefully
at Senior Center Society 10 p.m. James Kellerman 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold wonwe will fare much better than if we get discouraged.
2 p.m. Zumba Gold 6 p.m. Plan Commission at Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise The optimist believes that the difficult co-worker is a problem
3 p.m. Daily Exercise from March 6 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band to be solved, asking himself how can he get along with this
4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys Tuesday, March 14 3 p.m. Daily Exercise guy, or at least avoid being bothered by him, while the pes-
Center Basketball 7 a.m. James Kellerman at 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior simist just wallows in his negative emotions, stewing about
5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Senior Center Center what a jerk the guy is. Life can undoubtedly be difficult, but
Senior Center Shop at Historical Society 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at this makes it a vehicle for personal and spiritual growth. We
6 p.m. Salem Church 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 9 a.m. Daily Exercise Senior Center should probably pray for a difficult life, and the means to
Service Sunday, March 12 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band 6 p.m. Salem Church deal with lifes problems. An easy, comfortable life is not as
7 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold Service desirable as it might seem, because life will eventually throw
Senior Center 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 7 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at some hard times your way, and you want to have the mettle
8 p.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Salem Church 4 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior Senior Center to deal with it. Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
9 p.m. Safe at Home at Service Center 8 p.m. Daily Exercise
Senior Center Noon - Plan Commission 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 9 p.m. Safe at Home at Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith from March 6 Senior Center Senior Center you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the
Shop at Historical Society 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys 6 p.m. Resurrection 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith testing of your faith produces perseverance.
Friday, March 10 Basketball Church Shop at Historical Society James 1:2-3 NIV
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior 4:30 p.m. Batker 8 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at
Center Blacksmith Shop at Historical Senior Center
1 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center
Society
6 p.m. Plan Commission
9 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center
Support groups
3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys from March 6 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith AA Meeting, senior cen-
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5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats
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8:30 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center
10 p.m. James Kellerman
at Senior Center
11 p.m. Retro Swing Band
Saturday, March 11
8 a.m. Plan Commission
from March 6
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith
Shop at Historical Society
11 p.m. Retro Swing Band
Monday, March 13
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
Center
1 p.m. Active Shooter
Training at Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys
Basketball
4 p.m. Sutter Brothers at
7 a.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
Center
1 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Boys
Basketball
5 p.m. Common Council
from March 13
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. Jim Hetzal at Senior
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VAHS students exhibited at Milwaukee Art Museum
School to hosts visit wiarted.org.

artists reception If You Go Artists reception

What: Artists reception D a n z s a n d Ye a g e r s
March 16 for VASD K-12 artists work is being displayed
alongside other student art-
Verona Area High School When: 5-7p.m. Thurs- ists from around the district
seniors Bailey Danz and day, March 16 as part of Youth Art Month.
Lindsey Yeager reached a Where: VAHS Sugar A K-12 art exhibit will be
milestone few artists their River Art Gallery, 300 open through March 22 in
age can claim when their Richard St. the Sugar River Art Gallery
work was selected for exhi- Info: verona.k12.wi.us at VAHS, and the gallery
bition at the Milwaukee Art will host an artists recep-
Museum this winter. tion from 5-7p.m. Thurs-
Danz and Yeager com- day, March 16.
peted against more than the state level. Submissions VAHS students will also
3,000 Wisconsin artists in from artists in grades 7-12 be participating in art-
the 2017 Wisconsin Scho- are juried by luminaries in themed activities includ-
lastic Art Awards Compe- the visual arts who judge ing live music performanc-
tition to have their artwork the artwork on originali- es, themed dress up days,
displayed in the muse- ty, technical skill and the T-shirt designing and jew-
um. VAHS art educator emergence of a personal elry-making during the
Lyz Stremikis said it was voice or vision, according schools Fine Arts Week
a commendable artistic to a VAHS press release. from March 10-17.
achievement, and that two The students were rec- For information, visit
of their pieces Danzs ognized last month at an verona.k12.wi.us.
Work and Fear painting awards ceremony at the
and Yeagers Entangle- museum, where their work Kate Newton Photos submitted
ment drawing will now will be on display through Verona Area High School seniors Bailey Danz (left) and Lindsey Yeager pose with their art-
advance to the national March 19. The competition work currently on display in the Milwaukee Art Museum after both were recognized as part
competition in New York is facilitated by the Wis- of the 2017 Wisconsin Scholastic Art Awards Competition. One of Danzs paintings will join a
this spring after earning consin Art Education Asso- drawing by Yeager in advancing to the national competition in New York, and their work will
Gold Key distinction at ciation. For information, be exhibited in Milwaukee through March 19.

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Showing off their culture

Verona Area High School students shared elements of their culture at
the Multicultural Arts Show Friday, March 3.
The group performed twice during the daytime for their fellow stu-
dents and held a performance in the evening open to the public.
The annual event, in its 10th year, includes students singing, dancing,
reciting poetry and more to represent aspects of their culture.

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See more from the
Multicultural Arts
Show:
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Photos by Scott Girard

Gavin Doby performs Time to Shine, a rap song he wrote. Some students in the audience held up their
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Xavier Howard shows off his pop and lock dance skills.

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Gymnastics
Player of the
State week
From Feb. 28-March 7

return
Molitor ends high school career with
return to Wisconsin Rapids
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Senior Maddie Molitor was the lone representative

of the Verona/Madison Edgewood gymnastics team
Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 state meet.
No performance is perfect, and we did see
Maddie wobble on beam and step out of bounds
on floor, but she didnt have any falls, which is
always something to be proud of, head coach
Rachael Hauser said.
A two-time state qualifier in her three years on the
team, Molitors top performance over the weekend in
Wisconsin Rapids came on the balance beam where
her 8.80 was good enough to take 17th place (out of
27).
Molitor added a 21st-place finish (out of 25) on the
floor exercise with an 8.517 and finished last (25th) on
the uneven bars with a 7.283 following a grip malfunc-
tion.
When Maddie jumped to the bar for her mount,
the dowels got caught under her fingers instead of on
top of the bar, which required her to pause and adjust,
Hauser said. It threw off the whole low bar portion of
her routine, but she finished strong and made her dou-
ble back dismount which was impressive for having
such a rough start to the routine.
Kenosha Bradford/Indian Trail/Tremper/Westosha
Central senior Samantha Weyker edged defending
all-around champion and teammate Molly OBoyle,
37.967 and 37.833 for the title.
Weyker also received the gold for her performance
Turn to State/Page 11
Name: Nate Buss
Grade: Senior
Sport: Basketball
Position: Guard
Highlights: Buss finished with 29 points,
including going 13-for-15 from the
free-throw line, Friday in a regional loss
at Beloit Memorial. Buss also earned a
third-team all-conference selection and
is now the all-time leader in assists in
school history.
Honorable mention: Maddie Molitor
(gymnastics) finished 17th in the bal-
ance beam, 21st on the floor exercise
and 25th on the uneven bars at state
Photo by Jims Photos
Verona/Madison Edgewood senior Maddie Molitor competes on the balance beam Boys basketball
Buss earns third-team
Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 state gymnastics meet at Wisconsin Rapids Lin-
coln High School.

Boys basketball all-conference honor

Season comes to a close in regional semifinal
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Senior Nate Buss was the lone Vero-

ANTHONY IOZZO na Area High School boys basketball
Assistant sports editor player to earn a spot on the Big Eight
There were some positives
Friday for the 12th-seeded Turn to All-conference/Page 11
Verona Area High School
boys basketball team in an
8 2 - 6 8 W I A A D iv i s i o n 2
regional semifinal loss at
All-Big Eight
fifth-seeded Beloit Memorial.
While the Wildcats had
Conference list
trouble stringing wins togeth- First-team: Chris Knight, senior
er in a Big Eight Conference (Madison Memorial); Tyree Eady, senior
that was loaded with senior (Middleton); Storm Murphy, senior
talent, head coach Alan Buss (Middleton); Terrell Carey, senior;
said that Verona was able to (Madison West); Marlon Ruffin, junior
limit offensive rebounds and (Sun Prairie); Keshawn Justice, junior
turnovers. (Madison East)
He said the main difference Second-team: SanTrell Payton, senior
in the game was the shooting.
Beloit shot over 50 percent (Janesville Craig); Adam Anhold, senior
from the floor, and the Wild- (Janesville Craig); Anthony Johnson,
cats were under 40 percent. senior (Beloit Memorial); Steve Wooten,
We got a lot of good shots senior (Madison East); Matt Caropresso,
and just didnt shoot a high senior (Madison Memorial)
enough percentage, Alan Third-team: Nate Buss, senior (Verona);
Buss said. They put a string Jequan Pegeese, senior (Beloit Memori-
of shots together That just al); Drew Freitag, senior (Beloit Memo-
put a lot of pressure on us rial); Jake Ferguson, senior (Madison
to keep scoring, and we just Memorial)
couldnt keep up with them. Honorable mention: Alex Berg, senior
The Wildcats (8-15 overall) (Madison La Follette); Julian Patton,
trailed 31-25 at halftime and senior (Madison La Follette); Simeon
scored first in the second half, Parker, senior (Madison West); Sean
but Beloit (15-9) was able to
do its own damage on offense Suchomel, senior (Sun Prairie); CJ Fer-
to pull away for the win. manich, senior (Middleton); Jake Negus,
Senior Drew Freitag hit two senior (Janesville Craig); Fred Brown,
3-pointers midway through senior (Beloit Memorial); Marty Strey, ju-
Photo by Ed Fink
the second half and another Senior Nick Pederson drives into the lane Friday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal at Beloit nior (Sun Prairie); Anthony West, junior
(Madison La Follette)
Memorial. The Wildcats fell 82-68 to the Purple Knights.
Turn to Regionals/Page 10
10 March 9, 2017 The Verona Press
Regionals: Wildcats finish season 8-15
overall, 5-13 Big Eight Conference
Continued from page 9
3-pointer put the Purple
Knights up by 15 points.
Verona did cut the defi-
cit back to single digits in
the final 3 1/2 minutes but
just couldnt get over the
hump.
Senior John Van Han-
del missed the game with
an illness, which was also
a factor in the loss, Alan
Buss said. Van Handel was
a main offensive option
and also added defense
and rebounding.
Alan Buss said it defi-
nitely was a factor to not
have him on the floor.
You miss that because
it takes away some of your
versatility and some of
your depth, he said.
Senior Nate Buss end-
ed his high school career
with 29 points, finishing
13-for-15 from the free-
throw line.
Junior Bui Clements
added 15 points, and
seniors Colton Reiber and
Max Fink each chipped in
Photo submitted eight points.
Buzzer beating bronze Senior Miguel Betan-
court, who is 6-foot-2, led
Beloit with 15 points, and
6-foot-5 senior Anthony
The Verona Wildcat sixth grade girls basketball team played seven competitive games that Johnson collected 13.
lead them to a third-place finish in the state finals. Senior Jequan Pegeese
Head coach Brian Murphy, Brad Rupnow, Mike Lamb and Chris Volk led the girls through and Freitag each chipped
four straight victories, with their first loss of the tournament (to Kimberly Clark) coming in 12 points, and 6-foot-1
in the first game of the final four. senior Fred Brown added
The final game versus Mukwanago came down to a buzzer beater with two seconds left in 10.
the game by guard Megan Murphy. The Purple Knights lost
to fourth-seeded Muskego
in the regional final.
Madison Memorial,
Middleton and Madison
East all won regional titles
to make it three Big Eight
teams at sectionals.
Muskego is the lone sec-
tional 3 team not from the
Big Eight that is still alive.
Theyre at it again
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Six of 16 expected to
return next season
There will be a lot of new faces on the Verona Area
High School boys basketball team next season with
10 seniors graduating from this seasons team (8-15
overall, 5-13 Big Eight Conference).
Seniors Nate Buss, Nick Pederson, Max Fink,
Tyler McClure, John Van Handel and Colton Reiber
were all on the floor for significant minutes this sea-
son. Seniors Jack Scott, Nick Young, Andre Gonza-
les and James Kemper all had limited minutes on the
floor but still contributed.
While the Wildcats didnt finish over .500, they
played one of the tougher area schedules due to the
strength of the Big Eight Conference. Head coach
Alan Buss said that 10 of the 15 losses came against
teams that were ranked at some point during the sea-
son.
We had limitations and our margin for error was
pretty thin, but those kids stuck together and played
hard, Alan Buss said. At the end of the day, you
cant ask for anything more.
Of the six returners, junior Bui Clements had the
most minutes. He will be joined by juniors Grant
Kelliher, Jaden King, Cooper Fossum, Seamus Reilly
and sophomore Quinn Golden.
I think we have some kids that can contribute
both on the perimeter and on the inside, he said.
Alan Buss said that with so many seniors graduat-
ing, he expects the Big Eight to be a little less strong
top-to-bottom next season. But any success will stem
from how much time and work players put in the off-
season to get stronger and better.
There will be kids at the other schools working
on their game. I can guarantee that, Alan Buss said.
Season highlights
Seniors Nate Buss (287), Nick Pederson (247),
John Van Handel (241), Tyler McClure (156), Max
Fink (139) and Colton Reiber (117) and junior Bui
Clements (191) all finished with over 100 points
Verona was 3-1 in non-conference games, includ-
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State: Molitor finishes 17th in
balance beam
Continued from page 9
on the vault, sharing the medal
with senior Abigail Missiaen
of Franklin/Muskego/Oak
Creek/Whitnall, who posted
an identical score of 9.8.
Senior Madeline Pflaster-
er-Jennerjohn of Middleton
won the uneven bars with a
9.3.
Senior Caitlin Locante
of Brookfield East/Central
claimed the floor exercise
with a score of 9.75 after fin-
ishing third a year ago.
The Verona Press
11
Brookfield freshman Lexi
Penney turned in a champion-
ship performance, winning the
balance beam with a score of
9.55.
I hope Maddies come-
back will serve as proof that
its possible to work through
an injury and disappointment,
and I hope her teammates are
inspired to push a little harder
in the off-season in order to
come back next season ready
to step up to the challenge of
filling her anchor spot on var-
sity, Hauser said.

Individual state champions

Balance beam: Lexi Penney, freshman, Brookfield East/
Central, 9.550
Floor exercise: Caitlin Locante, senior, Brookfield East/
Central, 9.750
Photo submitted
The Verona fifth-grade girls basketball team finished third at the Wisconsin State Invitational Championship tourna- Uneven bars: Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, senior,
ment Feb. 18-19. Middleton, 9.30
Vault: Samantha Weyker, senior, Kenosha Bradford/Indian

Fifth grade girls take third at state Trail/Tremper/Westosha Central 9.80

All around: Samantha Weyker, senior Kenosha Bradford/
Indian Trail/Tremper/Westosha Central 37.967
The Verona Area fifth- teams from all across the follows: 1st-4th semifinals
grade girls basketball team state.
participated in the Wisconsin State champions were Pool Play Neenah 30, Verona Area 24
State Invitational Champion-
ship tournament co-hosted by
crowned in four divisions:
Division 1, Division 2, Divi-
Verona Area 34, Fond du 3rd-place game
Lac 27 All-conference: Buss is the all-
Appleton North, Little Chute sion 3 and Division 4/5, based Verona Area 34, Franklin Verona Area 36, De Pere
and Neenah from Feb. 18 to
19.
on the enrollment of the high
school into which each team
18
Verona Area 38, Hartford
21
Kimberly defeated Neenah
time VAHS leader in assists
The select tournament, feeds. Union 8 30-28 to win the Division 1 Continued from page 9 was an honorable mention last
which was organized by The The Verona Area fifth championship.
Great Northwest Basketball grade girls team played in 1st-8th quarterfinals season. He holds the school
record with 378 assists, break-
League, brought together 63 Division 1 and finished third. Verona Area 43, Appleton Article submitted All-Conference list with a ing the record set by assistant
of the top community based The results of Verona North 20 third-team selection. coach Travis Schaaf.
fifth-grade girls basketball Areas six games were as Buss finished with 287 Madison Memorial senior
points, 137 assists and 59 Chris Knight was a first-team
rebounds. He was also 10th in selection and was named Big
Verona/Mount Horeb swimmers receive academic honors the Big Eight with 13.7 points
per game.
I am really proud of him
Eight Player of the Year. Sun
Prairies Jeff Boos was named
Coach of the Year.
Verona Area-Mount Horeb High National Interscholastic Swim Coach- As a team, the VA/MH girls swim as a father and a coach, head Beloit Memorial had four
School swimmers Ella Hall, Kristi Lars- es Association (NISCA), and is given team received the Silver Team Scholar coach Alan Buss said. Even selections to lead all teams.
en, Katie McCormick, Sarah Schultz, to seniors who have lettered at least one award with a team GPA of 3.738 and with the attention he drew by Madison Memorial, Janesville
Maizie Seidl, Lindsey Steinl, Claire Wil- year and have a cumulative grade-point the VAMH boys swim team received the most teams, he was still able Craig, Sun Prairie, Madison
son, Bryce Hoppe, Zeke Sebastian and average of at least 3.75. Silver Team Scholar award with a team to score. La Follette and Middleton
Jacob Wellnitz recently received Aca- They were also named Academic All- GPA of 3.652 (the highest in program But what was more impres- each had three selections.
demic All-American recognition for their State for compiling a cumulative GPA of history). sive was the 3-to-1 assist- Madison East and Madison
efforts in the pool and the classroom. at least 3.50 and earning a varsity letter at These awards are also sponsored by to-turnover ratio that Nate West each had two selections.
This award is sponsored by the least one year. NISCA. Buss had. Alan Buss said his
selection showed how much
respect Nate has around the
Sports shorts conference.
To still have those kind
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Cost: Either would be Verona History

largest to pass January
50 y
ears ago Verona met to discuss terms 20 years ago Contaminated soil caused
Continued from page 1 $127.5 million, in Novem- of an EMS district. The TDS office employees to flee
ber 2014 by Racine vot- The Village Board voted meeting was the result of the Dane County and the their building at East Verona
uptick in the number of ers to help fund operating to purchase 39 acres of land county awarding of an ambu- City of Verona both took a Avenue and Franklin Street
school referendums in expenses over 15 years. from Mrs. Agnes Lignard on lance for the area. deep look at long-term plan- when they smelled gas.
recent years as state fund- A 1993 referendum in the South Paoli Street for even- The Town of Spring- ning, with the county RPC
ing failed to keep up with Milwaukee school district tual use as its first industrial dale agreed to buy a 6 per- releasing its Vision 2020 10 years ago
needs in some districts. asked for $366 million for park. cent share of the fire station plan and the city hiring plan- Verona had a rare three-
Theyve also shown a building projects, but failed The purchase was the instead of continuing to pay ners and holding meetings to way aldermanic primary,
higher likelihood to approve by a wide margin. result of a joint project rent. determine what to do in three between Steve Ritt, Nancy
referendums, with 68 per- The VASD referendum between the village and the The Verona Fire Dis- key areas of the city. Bartlett and Bernie Fatla.
cent approved from 2011 to includes three questions. Verona Area Chamber of trict added its third truck, The countys plan empha- Ritt would get through the
2016. In addition to changes The first and most signifi- Commerce, which had been a 1,000-gallon pumper, at a sized smaller, mixed-use primary and prevail in the
made to teacher pensions cant asks voters to allow the talking to interested indus- cost of $81,000. neighborhoods, suburban April general election by two
and other staff expenses district to borrow $162.8 tries. Construction continued growth and alternative forms votes.
2011 through Act 10, school million to build a new high The school board on the new A&W restau- of transportation. The county began a
district revenue was sharply school with an auditorium. approved a new teacher sala- rant on East Verona Ave- The city looked at proper- years-long effort to turn the
limited. The second question asks ry schedule at a cost of about nue now the site of Cap- ty on the southeast corner of former sheriffs office shoot-
Since 1993, when the if the district can borrow an $40,000 annually. itol Bank and the Badger the city (east of the bypass by ing range on Range Trail
state imposed a revenue additional $18.5 million to Base salaries increased to Car Wash and Dan Atkins Whalen Road), at the corners into a recreation area now
cap on districts, the rate has build new athletic playing $5,500 per year with a bach- Bicycle hop on West Verona of Cross Country and County known as Scheidegger For-
been 53 percent. fields and a pool at the new elors up to $6,160 with a Avenue. Road M and at the downtown est. The area was named after
I f e i t h e r VA S D o r high school site. masters plus 15 credits, and TIF district. a former Verona area resident
GBASD voters approve all The final question asks the maximum salary was set 30 years ago Jim Brooks resigned as who left about a half-million
of the questions on their for a recurring allowance to at $10,588 with the top lev- An arbitrator ruled in coach of the Verona football dollars to the countys parks
ballots, it would make for surpass the state-imposed el of education and 18 years favor of the Verona school team after 10 years on the fund to establish natural rec-
the largest approved school revenue limits by $2.3 mil- of experience. The previous board on a teacher salary job. He had taken the team to reation areas.
referendum in state histo- lion per year beginning in entry-level wage had been dispute for the previous year, the state playoffs three times The city hired a consul-
ry, according to data on the 2020 to fund the operations $5,000 a year. increasing pay 8.5 percent, or and spent 13 years coaching tant to hire a successor to
state Department of Public at the new school. The school board $291,000 among 125 teach- the wrestling team, which retiring city administrator
Instruction website. If approved, the district approved basic construc- ers. The union had asked for racked up 13 individual state Larry Saeger.
Yet neither would create would also renovate Bad- tion plans for the new high $309,000, with a lower start- qualifiers, two regional titles The boys basketball team
a tax rate increase of more ger Ridge Middle School school. ing salary but larger increas- and two conference titles. improved to 8-1 and a No. 7
than $1 next year. In Green and the current high school es for experience and educa- The library reopened ranking.
Bay, taxes would actually building to accommodate 40 years ago tion. after completing a $35,000 Verona superintendent
stay flat from the current new grade levels at each; The Village of Verona Starting base salaries renovation project over the Dean Gorrell denied rumors
rate, according to informa- Sugar Creek Elementa- and the chamber of com- were set at $15,250, and winter break. he was applying for the open
tion provided on the dis- ry School students would merce decided to petition the two sides then began The Verona Area School Madison superintendent job.
tricts website. move to BRMS and BRMS against the proposed county negotiating for the current District voted to allow its Dodie Syvrud retired
Veronas tax rate would would move to the current landfill site on the east side year, with the teachers charter schools, New Centu- after 15 years as case manag-
rise 79 cents per $1,000 of high school. of town next to the Dane union asking for another ry and Core Knowledge, to er at the senior center.
property value for 2017- Its also expected the County Hospital and Home, 8.5 percent increase and expand, to 85 and 242 stu- Nearly 100 people
18 and maintain that level districts three elementary mainly because of concerns the board offering 5 per- dents, respectively. showed up to a party to cel-
through the 2019-20 school charter schools New Cen- about water pollution. cent. Dane County held a pub- ebrate the 100th birthday of
year. Residents would tury, Core Knowledge and The fledgling Fitchburg Volunteers worked to lic meeting to discuss plans Sugar Creek Apartments res-
have another 58-cent rate Verona Area International Star, under the same manage- adapt a house on Verona for a stoplight at the intersec- ident Gertrude Tomchak.
increase when the operating would relocate to the exist- ment as the Verona Press and Road and Williamsburg tion of County Roads M and Thieves made out with
referendum would kick in ing high school building, Oregon Observer, joined the Way for the new EMS sta- PD. as much as $20,000 worth
for the 2020 school year. possibly in the K-Wing. Wisconsin Newspaper Asso- tion, which Nicolet Indus- The Common Council of construction materials in
If the referendums fail, ciation after two years in tries rented out for $1 a approved plans to purchase separate break-ins at Epics
the rate would drop by more Contact Scott Girard at publication. It became a legal year for five years. land that would become construction site. It included
than $2 next year, according ungreporter@wcinet.com paper four months later. The city discussed, but the Bruce Street Industrial heavy copper wire, plumbing
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The state record for an @sgirard9. of Verona, Fitchburg and on developing its dormant which it approved the sale of items.
approved referendum is Springdale and the Village of industrial park. the last parcel of the Venture Jim Ferolie
Court Industrial Park.
Costliest referendums*
District
Milwaukee
Year Cost Result
1993 $366M Failed
Spotlight: Itll never happen again
While the air had long since cleared Air ducts and ventilation systems parents, moving students to fresh air
Green Bay Area 2017 $165M TBD by the time classes resumed after hol- had been set up to prevent fumes from and helping those who fell ill. But she
Verona Area 2017 $162.8M TBD iday break, administrators were still escaping, but those precautions were was upset with herself for not asking
Racine 2014 $127.5M Passed fuming about a chemical incident just fruitless, said principal Kelly Mey- enough questions ahead of time.
before the break. ers. The bottom line is this should not
West Bend 2007 $119.3M Failed Three dozen people went to the Shortly after lunch, the fumes start- have been done with school in ses-
Hudson 2014 $100M Failed school nurse at Verona Area High ed to cause dizziness, headaches and sion, Meyers told the Press in an
Elmbrook 2007 $99.3M Failed School after the gym floors were some respiratory problems. Meyers email. This will never, ever, and I
refinished two days before classes let credited school nurse Kathy Brock- can not emphasize that enough, hap-
Chippewa Falls Area 2016 $98M Failed out. man and others for quickly calling pen again.
Sun Prairie Area 2007 $96M Passed
New Richmond
*individual questions
2007 $92.9M Passed
Girl Scouts donate
Source: Dept. of Public Instruction cookies to Fire/EMS
Members of Girl Scout Troop 2136 present
the Verona Fire Department and Fitch-Rona
CALL NOW 1-800-661-2240 EMS with 19 boxes of cookies Sunday, Feb.
12. The boxes were donated by Miller and
Sons customers on Feb. 7. Troop members
present were (from left to right) Chloe Van
Benschoten, co-leader Becky Smith, Brynn
DAmelio-Will, Cora Smith, Evelyn Obarski,
Lexi Frye and co-leader Corrina Frye. Fire-
fighters present were (from left to right)
Jared Duffy, Grayson Scholl, Kevin German
and Lieutenant Alex Miller. This is the Girl
Scouts centennial anniversary of their annu-
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the original plan for 284 apartment

units was too many and that there was
no assurance it would not be another
West End with apartments built first
and the rest abandoned.
The council will also have to deter-
mine whether part or all of the project
will be exempted from the citys phas-
ing plan, which limits the city to 25-50
new apartments per year. Mixed-use
projects, downtown projects and senior
apartments all can be exempted under
the policy, which is not an ordinance.
And because the project is almost
certain to require taxpayer assistance
the city is in the midst of creating a
tax-increment financing district there
the council will need to strongly sup-
port the plan before it can happen.
The commission did Monday.
I think its much better, said Ald.
Jack Linder (Dist. 2), who had planned
to vote against it last month. I appreci-
ate everything you guys have done.
The commissions concerns werent
the only reason for the changes, though.
Developer representative Ron Hens-
hue explained that the main reason the
60,000-square-foot office building is no
longer part of the plan is that a potential
medical clinic is no longer an option
the user is looking further to the west
and the market wouldnt support that
much office space otherwise. He also
noted that a late market study encour-
aged the company to increase the num-
ber of two-bedroom units and that split-
ting up the apartment buildings in the
back will help with phasing.
Mondays recommendation was for
the general development plan, the sec-
ond part of the three-stage planned unit
development process. That is known as
the entitlement phase, which ensures
a developer it can build the development
In brief
Daycare expansion
The commission reviewed plans for one new daycare project will need to return for another look before approv-
and one expansion.
Image courtesy Wisconsin Public Television
Exploration Academy freshman Zaria Roller, recently fea-
tured on an segment of Wisconsin Public Television and
Wisconsin Public Radios Wisconsin Life, recited Martin
Luther King, Jr.s I Have a Dream speech at the Wis-
consin State Capitol building last year during the states
annual tribute to King.
Exploration Academy student
featured on Wisconsin Life
The PBS program Wis- Despite being two years
consin Life recognized younger than her peers,
Exploration Academy Roller is a straight-A stu-
freshman Zaria Roller ear- dent at the Exploration
Map courtesy JSD Professional Services
lier this year for a growing Academy and has been
The revised plan for Sugar Creek Commons has three apartment buildings (D, E, list of personal achieve- involved in community
F) and two mixed-use retail and apartment buildings along West Verona Avenue ments, including her rendi- theater and music since she
(B, C). The hotel is coming in a separate phase. tion of Martin Luther King, was a little girl, according
Jr.s I Have A Dream to the show. In addition
as long as its substantially similar. It Mondays Common Council meeting. speech at the Wisconsin to playing piano and per-
involves general layout of the project. The new project contains 255 apart- State Capitol building last forming with the Verona
The third stage, the precise imple- ment units (down 29) and 24,500 square year. Area High School jazz a
mentation process, includes detail such feet of retail (and possibly office) on According to its web- capella group, Roller also
as architecture, landscaping, light- the first floor of two buildings along site, Wisconsin Life is a earned a lead role in Verona
ing and utilities. This project will also West Verona Avenue. A later phase is co-production of Wisconsin Area Community Theaters
require a traffic-impact analysis. planned to include a hotel, which one Public Radio and Wiscon- spring 2016 production
Planning director Adam Sayre deter- of the developer representatives called sin Public Television that of High School Musical
mined the changes from last months a Marriott. aims to celebrate what Junior at just 12 years old.
review would not need a second public The project would replace an aban- makes Wisconsin unique She knows that shes
hearing, and he explained his rationale doned truck stop, an empty parking through the diverse sto- succeeding and doing well
Monday after commissioner Jeff Hors- lot, a car wash, an auto repair shop ries of its people, whether at things, but shes very
fall questioned him on it. Part of the and five small apartment buildings. they be humorous, sur- humble about it, her father,
reason, he said, was simply a judgment prising, emotional, and/or Steve Roller, said in the epi-
call and the fact that there is an oppor- Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie thought provoking. Roll- sode. We certainly give her
tunity for public comment before next at veronapress@wcinet.com. ers story seemed to hit all praise, and encourage her.
of the categories as viewers Weve never made it seem
could watch excerpts of the like a big deal to do big
Big Apple Daycare, located in Liberty Business Park,
sailed through a public hearing with no major issues.
speech which she com-
mitted entirely to memory
things.
To watch Rollers Wis-
An expansion of Goddard School, on the citys north during the citys annual c o n s i n L i f e s eg m e n t
side, brought a few questions in its initial review, and the tribute to King and hear online, visit pbs.org/show/
about the other endeavors wisconsin-life/clips/.
al. shes pursuing both in and
Each projects site plan drew a few minor questions. out of the classroom. Kate Newton

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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
VERONA CITY HALL
1. Alderperson McGilvray called the
meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call: Alderpersons Diaz,
Linder, McGilvray, Reekie, Stewart, Stin-
er and Touchett present. Mayor Hoch-
kammer and Alderperson Doyle were
absent and excused. Also present: City
Administrator Mikorski, Planning and De-
velopment Director Sayre, Public Works
Director Jacobson, Parks Director Walk-
er, City Engineer Montpas, KSW Con-
struction representative Slaby, and City
Clerk Clark.
4. Public Comment:
* Tim Ruder, 467 Basswood Avenue,
spoke in support of a city swimming
pool, and expressed his appreciation for
the new bike lanes on Basswood Avenue
* Sophia Ruder, 467 Basswood Ave-
nue, spoke in support of a city swimming
pool
5. Approval of Minutes from the Jan-
uary 23, 2017 Common Council Meeting:
Motion by Reekie, seconded by Stewart,
to approve the minutes of the January 23,
2017 Common Council meeting. Motion
carried 6-0.
6. Mayors Business: None
7. Administrators Report: None
8. Engineers Report:
* CTH PD Reconstruction, Shady
Oak Lane to Woods Road Watermain
installation connecting to the watermain
on Northern Lights will take place in the
spring of this year.
* CTH M Utility Design Final plan,
spec and estimate will be due in April.
* Bike and Pedestrian Projects
AECOM is working on the design of the
box culvert at Badger Mill Creek and the
sidewalk extensions along CTH M and
Locust Drive.
* Signal Design for Old PB/Whalen
Road, S. Main St/Paoli St. and W. Verona
Avenue/West End Circle The anticipated
schedule is for the signals at Old PB and
Whalen to be done by the end of May, the
signals at S. Main Street and Paoli to be
done at the time of Main Street construc-
tion, and the signals at the West End to
be done by the end of October.
9. Committee Reports:
A. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Touchett, to approve
the payment of bills in the amount of
$534,103.41. Motion carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Memorandum of Understanding
Between City of Fitchburg, and City of
Verona, City of Monona, Town of Madi-
son, and Oregon Area Fire & EMS for an
Assistance to Firefighters Grant. Motion
by Linder, seconded by Touchett, to ap-
prove a Memorandum of Understanding
between City of Fitchburg, and City of
Verona, City of Monona, Town of Madi-
son, and Oregon Area Fire & EMS. This
MOU allows the City of Verona Fire De-
partment to be part of a City of Fitchburg
Regional Assistance to Firefighters Grant
for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA) equipment. The City of Verona
will be responsible for the 10% local
share of the cost of 30 SCBA units and
18 extra facepieces. The cost to the City
of Verona will be in the $21,000 range for
this equipment. Motion carried 6-0.
B. Personnel Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-010 Approving
a Collective Bargaining Agreement with
Wisconsin Professional Police Associ-
ation for 2017-2019. Motion by Reekie,
seconded by Stewart, to approve Resolu-
tion No. R-17-010 approving a Collective
Bargaining Agreement with Wisconsin
Professional Police Association for 2017-
2019. This is a three-year contract that
includes a 3% wage increase for each
of the three years of the contract, makes
minor changes to identified holidays
and vacation hours, and adds a special
assignment of canine handler. Motion
carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Consideration of Employment Agree-
ment for Finance Director-Treasurer
Position. Motion by Reekie, seconded
by Stewart, to approve the Employment
Agreement with Brian Lamers for the
Finance Director-Treasurer position. Mo-
tion carried 6-0.
C. Public Safety and Welfare Com-
mittee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: An Application for a Combination Re-
serve Class B Intoxicating Liquor and
Class B Fermented Malt Beverages Li-
cense from Its Time Grill and Pub, LLC,
d/b/a Its Time Grill and Pub, 608A West
Verona Avenue, Verona, WI 53593, Tim
McRoberts, Agent. Motion by Stewart,
seconded by Reekie, to approve a Com-
bination Reserve Class B Intoxicating
Liquor and Class B Fermented Malt
Beverages license for Its Time Grill and
Pub, LLC, d/b/a Its Time Grill and Pub,
608A West Verona Avenue, Tim McRob-
erts, Agent, contingent upon the surren-
der of the combination license currently
held by Montes Grill and Pub, LLC. Mo-
tion carried 6-0.
D. Planning Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-011 Approving
a Conditional Use Permit to Allow an
Indoor Commercial Entertainment Land
Use, known as 4 Sisters Restaurant, at
958 Liberty Drive. Motion by Linder, sec-
onded by Reekie, to approve Resolution
No. R-17-011 approving a conditional use
permit to allow an indoor commercial en-
tertainment land use known as 4 Sisters
Restaurant, at 958 Liberty Drive, contin-
gent upon the following:
1. The use of the outdoor seating
area is permitted to operate from 7:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven (7) days per
week
2. Outdoor patio fencing shall be a
minimum of 48 tall
3. The outdoor patio fencing mate-
rial shall be approved by the Director of
Planning and Development
4. The exit for the patio shall be la-
beled as an exit only
5. The fence and gate for the outdoor
patio shall comply with the requirements
from the Police Department and Building
Inspector
Motion carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-012 Approving
a Conditional Use Permit to Allow an
Indoor Commercial Entertainment Land
Use known as Nalah Restaurant, at 957
Liberty Drive. Motion by Linder, second-
ed by Touchett, to approve Resolution
No. R-17-012 approving a conditional
use permit to allow an indoor commercial
entertainment land use known as Nalah
Restaurant, at 957 Liberty Drive, contin-
gent upon the following:
1. The use of the outdoor seating
area is permitted to operate from 7:00
a.m. to 10:00 p.m. seven (7) days per
week
2. Outdoor patio fencing shall be a
minimum of 48 tall
3. The outdoor patio fencing mate-
rial shall be approved by the Director of
Planning and Development
4. The exit for the patio shall be la-
beled as an exit only
5. The fence and gate for the outdoor
patio shall comply with the requirements
from the Police Department and Building
Inspector
6. Prior to the issuance of building
permits, the applicant shall submit a site
plan for approval that meets the mini-
mum parking requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance
7. Occupancy for Nalah Restaurant
shall not be granted until the applicant
constructs parking that meets the mini- morial. They were the low bidder on this
mum parking requirements of the Zoning
Ordinance
Motion carried 6-0.
3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-013 Approving
a Certified Survey Map to Create One
(1) Lot South of West Verona Avenue,
West of West End Circle, and East of
Wall Street. Motion by Linder, seconded
by Touchett, to approve Resolution No.
R-17-013 approving a Certified Survey
Map to create one (1) lot south of West
Verona Avenue, West of West End Circle,
and East of Wall Street, contingent upon
the following:
1. The shared access easement
identified on the CSM shall be modified
to allow the city to enforce parking on the
easement
Motion carried 6-0.
(4) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Planned Development Concept
Plan Located at 114 S. Main Street and
109 Park Lane. The proposed plan would
allow for the construction of approxi-
mately 18,000 square feet of commercial
space and 55 apartment units located at
114 S. Main Street and 108 Park Lane.
Planning and Development Director
Sayre stated the applicant is requesting
a planned development concept review.
World of Variety and Ace Hardware
buildings would be demolished and new
buildings constructed along S. Main
Street and along the corner of Schuman
Street and W. Verona Avenue. Ace Hard-
ware would be a tenant in the first floor
of the building on W. Verona Avenue.
Staff is generally supportive of the proj-
ect. Discussion followed regarding the
advantages of turning Park Lane into a
private drive, the proposed number of
underground parking stalls, construction
materials, setbacks and aesthetics.
No action was taken by the Council
on this item.
E. Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Ordinance No. 17-890
Amending the Code of Ordinances, City
of Verona, Wisconsin Relating to the
Administration and Operation of City-
Owned Cemeteries. Motion by Reekie,
seconded by Touchett, to approve Ordi-
nance No. 17-890 amending the Code of
Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin
relating to the administration and oper-
ation of city-owned cemeteries. Parks
Director Dave Walker stated legal docu-
ments for the property transfer are still
being prepared. The council is being
asked to approve this ordinance now, so
the ordinance is in place when the time
comes. Motion carried 6-0.
F. Public Works/Sewer & Water Com-
mittee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of a Contract for Project
2015-104 Downtown Streetscapes Stag-
es II and III. Motion by Diaz, seconded
by Touchett, to award Parisi Construc-
tion Co., Inc. of Verona, Wisconsin the
contract for Project 2015-104 Downtown
Streetscapes Stages II and III in the
amount of $1,823,551.15. Parisi Con-
struction has done work in the City of Ve-
rona before, including the veterans me-
project, with the bid coming in below the
engineers estimate. Motion carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-014 Authorizing
Mr. Theran Jacobson as an Employee
of the Responsible Unit for Planning,
Constructing or Operating a Recycling
Program. Motion by Diaz, seconded by
Touchett, to approve Resolution No.
R-17-014 authorizing Mr. Theran Jacob-
son as an employee of the Responsible
Unit for planning, constructing or operat-
ing a recycling program. This resolution
will authorize Mr. Jacobson to sign and
submit the Recycling Grants to Respon-
sible Units grant application and annual
recycling reports Motion carried 6-0.
(3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Land Sale at 2760 N. Nine
Mound Road. This item was tabled at the
committee level. No action was taken by
the Common Council.
10. New Business.
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-17-015 Authorizing Fire
Department Automatic Aid Agreement.
Motion by Linder, seconded by Touchett,
to approve Resolution No. R-17-015 au-
thorizing a Fire Department Automatic
Aid Agreement. This allows automatic aid
to be dispatched from the City of Fitch-
burg and Village of Oregon when the City
of Verona Fire Department is called out.
The department has been part of this pro-
gram since 2003. Motion carried 6-0.
B. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses.
Motion by Reekie, seconded by
Touchett, to approve the following op-
erator licenses: Hannah Abbott and Jo-
vanna Kirtz for Montes; Jacquelin Kast
and Christopher Hagen for Fisher King;
Kevin Kaltenberg for Treads; Devin
Allcox-Bradford for Vincenzo Citgo;
and Mackenzie Malson for The Verona
Woods. Motion carried 6-0.
11. Announcements:
* Open Book will be held April 10
May 1, 2017. Board of Review is sched-
uled for May 15, 2017 from 6 p.m. 8 p.m.
in the council chambers at City Hall, 111
Lincoln Street.
12. Adjournment:
Motion by Linder, seconded by
Touchett, to adjourn at 7:55 p.m. Motion
carried 6-0.
Ellen Clark
City Clerk
Published: March 9, 2017
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14 March 9, 2017 The Verona Press
Obituaries
Joshua J. Molter
Joshua Molter
Joshua John Molter, for-
merly of Verona, passed
awa y u n ex p e c t e d l y o f
unknown causes in Brook-
field, Wis., on Feb. 24,
2017, at the age of 34.
Josh was born in Berrien
Center, Mich., on what
was Good Friday, April 9,
1982. Josh is survived by
his fianc and future life
partner, Jessica Edward of
Brookfield. Additional sur-
vivors are his parents, Jay
and Sue Molter of Verona;
and sisters, Tessa Molt-
er (Zachary Steinberg) of
Seattle and Maggie Molt-
er Pascaly (Andy Pascaly)
of Fitchburg. He is also
survived by a nephew and
niece he dearly cared for,
Beverly O. Young
Beverly Young
Beverly O. Young, age
93, passed away on March
1, 2017. Beverly was a
beautiful and great person.
Some may have known
her as one of the found-
ers of National Alliance
on Mental Illness, while
others knew her as a fab-
ulous mother or wonder-
ful friend. No doubt, she
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of Seattle. Josh also is sur-
vived by his grandmother,
Nance Kurdelmeyer, and
grandfather, William Kur-
delmeyer, of Dowagiac,
Mich., as well as many
aunts, uncles and cous-
ins in Michigan, Canada,
Pennsylvania and Tennes-
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J o s h a t t e n d e d Ve r o -
na area schools where
he formed many lasting
friendships, especially
those on the Verona Area
High School hockey team,
on which he played as
goaltender, and the VAHS
tennis team. Josh attended
the University of Minne-
sota before transferring to
the University of Wiscon-
sin-Madison. He received
his undergraduate degree
in real estate development
from the business school
and worked in that field
before returning to obtain
his law degree from the
University of Wiscon -
sin-Madison. Josh contin-
ued in the property devel-
opment field and currently
worked as director of real
estate development for
Impact Seven in Milwau-
kee. Joshs passion was in
creatively designing land
always smiled, was upbeat
and loved people, and that
never changed over the
course of her life.
She was born in Apple-
ton, Wis., in 1923, to Rob-
ert and Lola Olson. She
married Wayne F. Young
in 1947 after meeting at an
ice cream store in Madi-
son. They lived in Madison
and later moved to Verona,
where they raised three
boys, Wayne D., Drew
(Polly), and Paul (Gail).
Her children will miss
her amazing, unwavering
devotion.
Beverly loved to swim
at her cabin in Manitowish
Waters and read about pol-
itics and Wisconsin histo-
ry. She also enjoyed black
coffee and red wine. Bev-
erly was especially fond
of her two grandchildren,
Tyler and Alec, and they
loved her as much as she
loved them.
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BOOKKEEPER- FIRST Lutheran
Church, Stoughton. 10-12 hrs/wk. Flex-
ible Daytime Hours. Accounting/ Excel
Proficient 608-873-7761
THEY SAY people dont read those little
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HELP WANTED- MISCELLANEOUS
PIFERS is seeking individuals for Real Estate Sales and Farm
Land Managers in Wisconsin for statewide openings. Contact
Bob Pifer: 1-877-477-3105 or email bpifer@pifers.com (CNOW)
HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER
FLATBED DRIVERS -STOUGHTON TRUCKING. Small
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parcels to match the com-
munity and neighborhood,
and bring value to those
living in and around his
projects.
A visitation to share
memories of Josh was held
Tuesday, Feb. 28, at Mount
Olive Lutheran Church in
Madison. A memorial ser-
vice was held at the church
on Wednesday, March 1.
Josh was a dog lover and
leaves behind his Brittany
Spaniel, Nigel, and Cock-
er Spaniel, Cooper. Josh
was a supporter of youth
hockey and volunteered
as a coach for the Mid-
dleton Lynx girls hockey
team and recently with the
Milwaukee Admirals girls
hockey program. To fur-
ther support youth hockey
for kids that may not be
able to participate finan-
cially, those wishing to
make a memorial contribu-
tion in Joshs memory may
contribute to the Jingles
Obrien Scholarship Fund.
You may do this when
remembering Josh this
week or contact one of the
family members.
The family wishes to
thank all those who have
contacted us with their
prayers and well wishes.
Beverly is survived by
her three siblings, Jayme
Olson of Neenah, and
Harry Olson and Louise
Kakaria both of California.
You could not ask for
a better, warmer human
being than Beverly Young.
Thanks, Mom. Thanks,
Grandma. We love you. A
memorial service will be
held at 10a.m. Wednesday,
March 29, in the Oakwood
Village University Woods
Resurrection Chapel, 6205
Mineral Point Rd. In lieu
of flowers, please consider
a memorial donation to a
worthwhile nonprofit.
Please share your mem-
ories of Beverly at www.
CressFuneralService.com.
Cress Funeral and Cre-
mation Service
3610 Speedway Rd.,
Madison
608-238-3434
434 Health Care, Human
Services & Child Care
FT/PT CAREGIVERS: Belleville. Do you
have a heart for the elderly and and enjoy
helping others? Tasks include assistance
with activities of daily living, walking,
exercises, light housekeeping etc. Please
call Andy 608-290-7347 or Judy 608-
290-7346
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work sched-
ules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
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SOMS Special Olympics
Photo submitted
From left, coach Maria Carvalho, participants Ben Granberg, Henry Granberg, Evan Patton
and Izell Easterling and coach Cheryl Motelet pose for a photo after a February Special Olym-
pics basketball skills competition in Lake Geneva. Easterling and Henry Granberg each won
first place in their divisions, Patton got second place and Ben Granberg came in third place
in his division.
POLICE REPORTS
All reports taken from the a traffic stop on the vehicle in Dec. 19
log book at the Verona Police the 800 block of Harper Drive. 5:39 a.m. A driver was
Department. A woman had reported to po- transported to UW Hospital
lice earlier that evening she with neck and back pain after
Dec. 10 had lent out the car and it had being involved in a two-vehicle
2:36 a.m. Officers respond- not been returned when ex- accident at Epic caused by icy
ed to the Super 8 motel to pected. Officers then respond- road conditions.
reports that a 32-year-old Mil- ed to a disturbance on Harper 2:38 p.m. An officer re-
waukee man had threatened Drive involving the occupants covered tobacco, marijuana
to harm himself, and that the of that vehicle and two others. paraphernalia and knives after
room he was believed to be in A 16-year-old passenger was responding to Verona Area
was locked. Police forced en- detained as a missing juvenile, High School to a report of a
try and the man was not there, as well as for having an active marijuana odor coming from
but learned he and his wife capias warrant. They were a bathroom. Two of three sus-
had been having problems transported to the Juvenile pects were interviewed and
and had both been drinking. Reception Center. consented to the search while
He was eventually located on 12:01 p.m. A 36-year-old also admitting to smoking
U.S. Hwy. 18/151 near McK- Verona man was cited for driv- marijuana off campus.
ee Road by Fitchburg police, ing with a suspended license, 2:49 p.m. A teenager was
and denied having thoughts failing to stop for a stop sign cited for disorderly conduct
of harming himself. He was and possession of marijuana after officers responded to a
transported to another hotel and drug paraphernalia after report of an out-of-control
so he and his wife could sober he was stopped near Cross high school student watching
up separately. Country Road and Hemlock his nieces basketball game
Drive. The officer smelled an at Sugar Creek Elementary
Dec. 15 odor of marijuana after the School. The teen was upset
1:16 a.m. A 17-year-old stop, and when he approached over the lack of a birthday gift
boy was cited for driving with- the vehicle a second time, the and starting yelling profanities.
out required lamps lit, driving driver handed him a pipe with All parties involved were asked
with a revoked license and fail- suspected marijuana inside. to leave the game.
ing to stop for an emergency The man underwent sobriety
vehicle after police conducted tests but no arrest was made. Kate Newton
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County is looking for experienced, con-
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**Great-Winter-Rates** Third floor furniture, locked cases
Shannon at shannonmolepske@ucp-
35 + Years Professional Location: 239 Whitney St
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son Drive, Janesville WI 53546 or call painting Recover urges you to join in the Located next to the General Store
608-752-9465 fight against cancer, as a portion of every in Cooksville. 11301 N State Rd 138.
job is donated to cancer research. Free March 18, 10-2. Bad Weather March
508 Child Care & Nurseries estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of 19, 10-2. 608-873-1842
CHILDCARE OPENINGS available in experience. Call 608-270-0440.
Stoughton. All ages welcome. Lots of TLC TOMAS PAINTING 696 Wanted To Buy
and fun educational activities. For more Professional, Interior,
information call Julie at 608-719-9686 WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
We sell used parts.
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLAE. The Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Verona Press Classifieds. Call 873-6671 608-873-6160
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
or 835-6677. Edgerton, 608-884-3114
554 Landscaping, Lawn,
Tree & Garden Work 705 Rentals
PAR Concrete, Inc. ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming,
roto-tilling. Rough mowing available. 608-
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Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
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LAWN MOWING starting at $795 per month, includes
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dition. 608-845-8588. $775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
835-5129 (office) www.madtownrentals.com
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NOW
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Insurance, MEP Engineers, Adore
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960 Feed, Seed & Fertilizer
CLEANED OATS FOR SALE Bagged or
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TOP NOTCH Farrier Service.Call for
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ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE Friday for The Great Dane and Noon 608-882-5725
10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Market Street/Burr Oak Street
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Call 608-520-0240 changed because of holiday work sched-
BRAND NEW Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
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OREGON/BROOKLYN Monday for the Verona Press unless
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i i
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NOW HIRING TOWN CLERK Engineering Industries, Inc. NOW HIRING full an and part time caregivers.

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100 Keenan Court, Verona Hours
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