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Verona Area School District

Referendum includes eminent domain


Wall, Vanta cant come to deal
on West End purchase
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group

Its not the exact question the school


board envisioned, but Verona Area School
District voters will get to give the district
feedback on its long-term building goals in
April.
The ballot will include a referendum
question authorizing the board to borrow
up to $8.35 million to purchase two pieces of land and use eminent domain to
acquire a third.

That third piece, part of the West End,


was the first the district revealed as a target last year after many closed sessions
discussing potential land purchases. The
agreement with the property owner, Vanta,
included a set of contingencies both the
district and Vanta had to meet for the purchase to go through.
Vanta informed the district Monday
afternoon it would not be able to meet
one contingency, an agreement with common property owners, including Terrence
Walls apartment company.
That voided the purchase agreement the
district had signed with Vanta last year.
Monday was the deadline for the board to
approve a referendum question in time to

give proper notice for the April 7 election.


The West End land was a crucial piece
of the districts ultimate plan, as it was
expected to combine with the neighboring
Erbach property that is part of the referendum to create a potential high school campus of more than 100 acres.
Because of that propertys importance,
the board decided with the expectation
of Vantas blessing to use the districts
power as a governmental body to take land
through eminent domain.
School districts dont often use eminent
domain, said attorney Bill Fahey, who is
advising the district on its land purchases.
This is an unusual case. The seller wants
to sell.

The district planned to contact Vanta


Tuesday to let them know why they went
this route, and also to talk with the city
to ensure it would back the district on the
plan.
The eminent domain process allows a
governmental entity to take private property for public use. The government still
must compensate the property owner, but
the property owner cannot refuse the sale.
It can be challenged through other means.
Such an action requires voter approval.
Since the board also needs voter approval
to borrow money for the land purchases, it
packaged both into one question.
That gave some board members pause,

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Homeward
bound
Library director Simons
leaving for Green Bay
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

In his eight-plus years


leading the Verona Public
Library, Brian Simons has
left an impressive legacy.
Next month, he will be
leaving for Green Bay and
heading home.
Simons, a Green Bay
native, was hired last week
as the new director of

Simons

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Catching up
Photo by Samantha Christian

Pinewood Derby

Verona surgeon keeps


returning to post-quake Haiti

Verona Cub Scout Pack 549 held its


annual Pinewood Derby at Badger
Ridge Middle School on Saturday.

Seth Jovaag

Above, Scouts watch from the stairs


while committee chair Jeff Jaschinski
sets up the cars, including one from
Paolo Lopez, 6, of Tiger Den 6.

Five years ago, Craig Dopf witnessed


firsthand the horrors
wrought by the January
2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Two weeks ago, he was
back in the island nation for
a much happier occasion.
Dopf, an orthopedic
surgeon for Meriter Hospital, served as best man Dopf
in the Jan. 17 wedding

Left, Abraham Palmbach and his


daughter Carver, 4, watch the races.
Right, cars approach the finish line
during the Pinewood Derby.

Verona Press correspondent

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Prom dresses are not cheap.


Verona Area High School
hopes it can increase turnout to the annual dance this
April by helping make them
more affordable.
This year, there will be a
dress drive on Feb. 6 during
the school day (8:30 a.m.3:37 p.m.) for students to
pick out dresses at a lower
price in hopes to cut down
the overall cost of prom.
To make the drive happen, they are asking for
dress donations.
Anyone in Dane County
can bring or get a dress,
said prom adviser Sarah
Greenlaw. It is open to the
public.
Donations of dresses will
be accepted Feb. 2-4 at the
high school in room K157.
Any homecoming or prom
dresses are wanted for the
drive.
Those who bring dresses
in can either donate, or set
a price that they see fit. For
those selling the dresses,
50 percent of the profit will
be mailed back to you, as
the other 50 percent will be
donated to cover the junior
prom.
VAHS will also hold fundraisers in order to raise
money for its 2015 prom
throughout the spring,
including a fashion show
and proceed nights at local
restaurants.
Students also designed
T-shirts to sell at school.
Another fundraiser will
be the annual Verona Prom
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Randy Kessenich, left, and Mary Steiner show some prom fashion
at a practice fashion show Tuesday morning at the high school.

Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. Students


are given the chance to raise
money for the prom, while
also checking out the latest
prom dress and tuxedo fashions.
Tickets to the show are $5
for adults, and $3 for students.
The stores participating this year are Bride and
Bells, Moment to Cherish,
Veras and Boston Store.
We contacted different
area stores in keeping with
the goal of breaking down
barriers, said science teacher Annelies Howell. We
wanted different dresses
with different price ranges.
In the past there was a
model fee of $30 to participate in the fashion show for
students, but that will no
longer be required this year.
That money was a majority
of the funds raised from the
event.
Only juniors are allowed

to participate in the fashion


show, with about 40 girls
signed up this year, along
with 19 boys.
VAHS goal this year is to
bring as many people to the
fashion show as possible.
Students in grades K-3 can
wear their favorite princess
or prince outfits and pose
for pictures with the models
after the show.
Prom will be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Alliant
Energy Center with the voted
theme of the Roaring 20s.
Through work from teachers, students, and parents
fundraising in the coming
months, those involved in
planning the event hope
theres a big turnout.
We want to take away
barriers so prom feels inviting and accessible to all students. It is part of Verona
high schools mission to be
inclusive to all, said Greenlaw.

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Sugar River

Rendering courtesy Dimension IV

A three-dimensional view of the proposed Noel Manor senior apartments and assisted living facility shows a variety of colors and architectural
elements in the facade. The 111-unit complex will be reviewed by the Plan Commission and Common Council over the next two weeks.

Epic, VACT on packed Plan agenda


Spring is coming early for
the citys Plan Commission.
Among the expected and
new topics it will discuss
Monday night are public
hearings for Epics fifth campus, the $2 million Verona
Area Community Theater
building, the 1,600-acre
North Neighborhood Plan
and a 111-bed senior housing
building in the Prairie Oaks
subdivision.
It will also get a first look
at a new day care proposal
and an expansion of the
decades-old Paoli Street
pharmaceutical finishing
company, Coating Place.
As big as Epics Campus
5 is, commissioners arent
likely to spend much time
on the details, as Epic usually comes with intricate,
comprehensive plans that
leave little room for complaint. Plus, the commission
has already seen it once and
didnt have much to say last
month. The VACT building
also has gotten a first look
and its glass-laden prairiestyle facade made a particularly good impression.
Little has changed about
either of those plans, despite

some concern about traffic flow into the VACT lot


which will share a parcel
with the new fire station on
Lincoln Street and onto and
off of Lincoln Street itself.
Epic and VACT get final
site plan approval from the
commission, but each has a
separate permit that requires
action from the Common
Council the following week.
The senior housing facility is
part of a planned-unit development that requires council
approval.

New proposals
The Coating Place expansion and day care both are
initial reviews, meaning
the commission will give
feedback on the look, the
plan and anything else that
comes to mind.
The Coating Place is a
25,000-square-foot fillin expansion of laboratory and office space to the
companys current facility
crammed between Cleary and
a large floodplain, as well as
a consolidated, more secure
entrance. The day care would
sit in what is now a rough
prairie behind the lonely gatehouse at Prairie Oaks Drive
and County Hwy. M. The
8,181-square-foot facility

would be the third location


for the Goddard School and
would be open by fall.

Senior housing
The senior housing building is expected to serve a
variety of roles that will add
to the already senior-laden subdivision near Cross
Country Road and County
M. Prairie Oaks, which has
mostly apartments and condominiums next to office and
retail space, already features
two age-restricted housing
complexes and one assisted
living facility, Willow Pointe
Memory Care.
The new building would
combine memory care,
assisted living and independent living units. It grants the
wishes of several alders who
remarked when the most
recent phase of Prairie Oaks
was introduced that the city
needs more senior units and
theyd like to see the senior
building accelerated before
the rest of the apartments are
finished.
The commission first
looked at plans for the complex in December and will be
examining close-up details in
the precise implementation
plan, such as landscaping and
exterior visuals.

North Neighborhood
The North Neighborhood
Plan covering the area south
and west of the intersection
of County Highways M and
PD has been discussed for
years, going at least as far
back as one of the areas landowners proposing a mix of
commercial and residential
development in 2006.
Its been nearly finished for
several months, but passage is
complicated by a compact with
Madison over the border area
between the two cities.
Both sides have considered replacing the outdated,
19-year-old agreement for
years, but the consolidation effort put much of it on
hold. As a result, Verona has
added language to recognize
elements that could be in
the new agreement, such as
design guidelines and dispensing with the 300-footlong open space requirement
at the corner.
In the meantime, any plan
in that area requires Madisons approval, so the two
cities are reviewing it concurrently. Madison could
give its approval as soon as
next Tuesday, and Verona
could give the final OK the
following Monday.

Library Board holds off on new pay scale


The Verona Public Library
Board decided to hold off on
adopting the citys new compensation plan for employees.
Reasons for this decision
were that the plan virtually
guarantees pay increases for
employees without any merit
system in place, as well as
concerns about the boards
authority to decide on library
compensation being taken
out of their hands. It was felt
that not enough was known
at this time about the study
done this past fall by Springsted and Associates Corp. in
regard to this matter, as the
board did not have a copy of
the plan.
They did, however, decide
to take the increases for staff
that came with the implementation of the plan from
the about $140,000 that was
set aside in a city budget contingency for this purpose.
The compensation plan,

which was adopted by the


City Council, was the result
of the Springsted study,
which was performed in conjunction with five other Dane
County communities. Under
it, a step of 25 job grades
and nine longevity-based
steps were incorporated,
some of which will involve
significant raises for current
employees. The move would
also include a 2 percent cost
of living adjustment.
At the Jan. 7 board meeting, Ald. Brad Stiner (Dist.
3) said he was opposed to the
plan because he was afraid
that payroll costs to the city
would increase to the point
where the board would not
be able to meet its costs. He
also went on to say that he
feared library boards would
cease to exist in communities
that have adopted it.
Board member Kevin
Kneiss supported Stiners
position by saying that he
would like to see individual evaluation of pay grade

cases on a merit-based system, rather than one based on


uniform steps.
Stiner then went on to say
that he would like to see the
Verona system remain the
way it is, as Verona is smaller
than most area communities
with step programs. Kneiss
recommended making pay
changes for the current time,
but to evaluate cases on an
individual basis next year.
Board president Steven
Runde brought up the question of Verona being competitive with other area libraries
regarding this issue. Library
director Brian Simons stated
that the biggest cost to any
library will always be people, because the library is a
service, not a warehouse of
materials.
It was mentioned that several other cities in the state
have adopted the step plan,

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also already has an overlook, wooded area and
apple orchard, the release
said.
"The Sugar River is one
of those 'go-to' destinations for getting outside
and enjoying all that is
Dane County," Parisi said.
"Preserving this corridor
means families for generations to come will be able
to fish, camp, and canoe in
and along the river."
The property runs along
state Hwy. 69.
Two county committees
will review the purchase in
the coming weeks before it
goes to the County Board
for final approval. Parisi
chief of staff Josh Wescott
said in an email he anticipates final approval later
this winter or in early
spring.

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the Sugar River near Paoli.
The proposed purchase
would add 101 acres to the
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along the river, with 4,800
feet of frontage on the
Sugar River in the Town
of Montrose. The proposed price is $780,000,
according to a news
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Late last year, the county dedicated more than
450 acres north of Paoli on
the Sugar River as the Falk
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While the new land
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and Monona being named as
local communities besides
Verona that have conducted
studies on the matter.
Following this discussion,
the board put the matter to a
vote, unanimously deciding
in favor of Kneiss proposal, with a motion to accept
city pay recommendations
for 2015 as submitted, but
to keep the grades and steps
plan under advisement for
the future, pending review of
the Springsted study.

County looks to purchase


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Letter to the editor

Diaz deserves to continue on council


I am writing to express my support for Luke Diazs candidacy
for Verona Common Council.
It has been a pleasure to have
a representative on the Common
Council who brings a very Verona way to public service he
makes himself approachable to his
constituents, and listens to what
issues are important to us.
Luke has distributed a newsletter detailing the issues that are
being considered by the Common
Council and has asked for feedback about what issues matter to
Verona residents. He understands
the importance of rigorous review
of issues and that the axiom is
never more true all politics are

local.
I would also like to take the
opportunity to compliment the
new City of Verona website (ci.
verona.wi.us) if you would like
to stay abreast of local issues; you
now have a great resource in the
redesigned website.
And while I have the stage, may
I make a plug for Sunday library
hours?
No matter what, I hope we all
exercise our civic duty (and privilege), and vote on Feb. 17s primary election.
Kate Cronin
City of Verona

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Community Voices

Escorting students
brings me a guilt trip
I

t is with immense guilt that I


admit this.
I am an enabler.
I open doors for people, allow
them to walk through and then
get out of the way. Even though
I cant control what happens
after that, I still feel a responsibility for setting off that chain
of events that has an irreversible
effect on ones
life.
The most
recent incident
happened with
a group of 14
University
of Minnesota
construction
management
Dresser
students who
spent two
weeks in Costa Rica.
Bear in mind, my role was
purely logistical. I put a roof
over their heads, meals on the
table and made sure they experienced what Costa Rica had to
offer. Costa Rica did the rest.
But still I feel guilty.
They experienced the beaches
and rainforests. They culturally
immersed themselves so much
that in two weeks they could not
only tell you where coffee comes
from but how to ask locals for
help finding a bathroom. To top
it off, they completed a capstone
course to put the finishing touches on their collegiate careers.
But then they had to go home.
I recall my first visit to Costa
Rica, how painful and heartbreaking it was to leave after six
months. I cant imagine how it
would have felt after only two
weeks.
This particular trip had gotten off to a rough start. Within
20 minutes of arrival we were
forced into a local shopping mall
to wait for some students who
arrived on a different flight at
the same time but were stranded
on the tarmac. (Apparently there
werent enough gates; who
would have thought you could
land 15 planes in an hour at an
airport smaller than MSN?)
As a result, my Costa Rican
chocolates melted in the shuttle
bus and our highly entertaining
Costa Rica trivia game garnered
only an emergency contact card
as a prize. In an unrelated note,

it was also uncovered how old I


am, as only half the group knew
who Scottie Pippen was.
We cruised through the countryside and came within view of
San Ramon just as the sun began
its descent behind the mountains surrounding the town. The
anticipation was building as only
moments separated the group
from their first real steps into
this foreign land.
Could we drink the water?
How do we greet the locals?
Will we eat with our hands?
In order to calm their nerves, I
had strategically devised a pizza
delivery combined with an NFL
playoff game to avert a fullon culture overload. However,
come Day 2, we were back to
immersion.
We began with both the most
majestic and eerie canopy tour
I had ever witnessed. Imagine
a foggy, old abandoned ghost
town, but instead of buildings
you have trees and branches that
appear at a moments notice as
youre flying through the rainforest canopy suspended by a
cable.
For a first-time rainforest
experience, this couldnt be
beaten. From there, we lunched
at a local familys home and
toured their farm. Many were
impressed that this family could
produce almost all the food they
needed just from their plot of
land.
After lunch, I scheduled an
orphanage visit to show the students what a typical Costa Rican
orphanage looks like, knowing
that they would later design an
addition for another one. Despite
the intent of our visit, our focus
would be deterred shortly after
meeting the children.
Gringos! Gringos! they
greeted us excitedly. Since I
had expected this to happen, I
somehow assumed the students
were expert balloon animal makers. But it turned out only two
students could make them and
a few others had the actual lung
capacity to inflate the narrow
suckers.
We weathered the chaos and
the bigger takeaway had to be
brightening the childrens day.
These experiences provided
many conversation-starters as

we wound down the day at the


hot springs fed by the Arenal
Volcano. With plenty of mental
and physical exertion, I knew
this group would be craving for
more.
And so it would continue. I
couldnt do enough to satisfy the
groups appetite.
We visited the impoverished
community of Bajo Tejares,
where the students would prepare a construction proposal for
a womens empowerment group,
then went to the orphanage site
where we finally achieved a
cultural breakthrough with the
children via the construction of
some highly technical paper airplanes.
Salsa lessons, taste testing coffee batches at the local processing plant, cultural museum visits, and even a weekend excursion to the beach were wholly
chewed and swallowed. As was
lunch and dinner at Soda Xinias
(Soda means a small restaurant
that serves local foods, and in
this case, it was the patio at the
home of Xinia, a housewife by
day, master chef at a moments
notice).
All of this concluded with the
successful presentation of two
construction proposals to help
our local partners Mujeres de
Cambio womens empowerment group and the orphanage
advance their missions and serve
the community.
Wow! Getting that all down
on paper does make me feel a lot
better.
I should have felt proud for
all the experiences they had.
But I feel guilty I was only able
to hold that door open for two
weeks. And that only 14 students
had a chance to walk through
that door.
I am confident, though, that
they have jammed that door
open, broke the closer and, some
Im sure, have even removed the
hinges and turned that door into
a hallway.
Dustin Dresser is a 2009 Verona Area High School graduate
living in Costa Rica. For more
on this trip, the construction
proposals, the capstone course,
email Dustin at dustin@
costaricafrika.com.

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January 29, 2015

The Verona Press

Sons of the Pioneers bring old-time Western music


Band originated
more than 80 years
ago

If you go
Who: Sons of the
Pioneers
When: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7
Where: Verona Area
High School Performing
Arts Center, 300 Richard
St.
Tickets: available online
at vapas.org; by phone
848-2787, or purchase at
State Bank of Cross PlainsVerona, or Capitol BankVerona.
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From left: Luther Nallie, Tommy Nallie, Ken Lattimore, Randy Rudd and Mark Abbott make up the classic western music group Sons of the
Pioneers, who are scheduled perform next Saturday in the Verona Area Performing Arts Series.

in a telephone interview
with the Press from Branson, Mo., on Monday.
They change the leads
around, so some of the
time one person will sing
lead and within the same
song there might be two
other guys singing the lead.
Theyre a pretty versatile
group musically.
The Sons of the Pioneers perform about 150
shows per year, Berry said.
Theyre based in Branson
and perform there during
the regular season. They
then go on the road off-season and tour the country.
The group has set a high
bar for Western music outfits such as Riders in the
Sky and Michael Martin
Murphy and has won more
awards than anyone else in
the genre.

Of course, theyve had


the advantage of being
around for 80 years, dating
back to the days when the
singing cowboy Roy Rogers was a member.
Berry said the group
writes original music, but
people come to shows to
hear the classic songs like
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
and Cool Water both of
which earned the Pioneers
Grammys.
Another favorite is
Ghost Riders in the Sky,
which, along with others, Berry describes as
entwined into the lore of
the West.
People also want to hear
the arrangements for which
the Pioneers are known.
If you pay attention to
this type of music, youll
see that all of these Western

music groups say they sing


in the style of the Sons
of the Pioneers, Berry
observed. Everybody compares themselves to the
group. They are the ones

that others are patterned


after. Everyone tries to capture those arrangements and
those harmonies, he added. And frankly, its hard
to do.

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Western music fans and


anyone who enjoys great
harmony singing wont
want to miss the Sons of the
Pioneers when the group
appears in the Verona Area
Performing Arts Series on
Saturday, Feb. 7.
The group originated in
1934 and has enjoyed a
storied career that includes
two Grammy awards, being
inducted into the Country
Music Hall of Fame, a star
on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame and membership in
the National Cowboy Hall
of Fame. The Smithsonian
Institute has named them a
National Treasure.
The five-member acoustic group is led by trail
boss Luther Nallie, who
sings baritone and plays
bass in the band. He initially joined the group in 1968.
Nallies brother, Tommy,
joined in 1984 and plays
lead guitar, in addition to
being the groups official
yodeler.
Other members are lead
singer Randy Rudd, who
plays rhythm guitar; Mark
Abbot plays lead fiddle and
sings bass; and tenor singer
Ken Lattimore also plays
second fiddle.
Theyre an acoustic
group, and they all sing,
said Nolen Berry, the
groups business manager,

January 29, 2015

The Verona Press

ConnectVerona.com

Coming up

Churches

Exploration Academy info night 2, at 6 p.m. at VAHS for incoming perform at halftime that evening at
The Exploration Academy will host
an information night at 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 29, in the K-Wing at the
high school.
The districts charter high school
will share information with prospective parents and students on how
the school works, give a tour of the
school and answer questions.
This year, it has 80 students, but it
has not been determined how many
open spaces it will have for next year.
For more information on applying,
visit theexplorationacademy.org.

Pre-K concert
The Verona Area School District will
host a Pre-K concert Saturday, Jan. 31
at the VAHS Performing Arts Center.
The concert will be at 10 a.m. and
feature musician and entertainer
David Landau, a former first-grade
teacher. For more information, call
845-4869.

Block schedule information


Verona Area High School will hold
three information sessions as it prepares students and parents for a switch
to the block schedule next year.
The sessions will be Monday, Feb.

freshman; Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m.


at VAHS for current and incoming
students and parents; and Thursday,
Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Boys and
Girls Club in Fitchburg for current
and incoming students and parents.
For more information, visit vahs.
verona.k12.wi.us or call 845-4405.

Verona Lions food drive


In an effort to help curb hunger in
the community, the Verona Lions will
hold a food drive to benefit the Verona Area Needs Network food pantry
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb.
7, at the Miller and Sons Supermarket
in Verona.
Shoppers can get a list of food and
non-food items needed by the pantry.
Collection barrels will be located near
the store exit to drop off any donations. Cash donations will also be
accepted for the pantry.

Wildkitten Dance Camp


The Verona Area High School
Wildcat Dance Team is hosting its
annual Winter Wildkitten Dance
Camp for dancers in grades K-8 from
12:30-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, at
Sugar Creek Elementary School.
They will have the opportunity to

the 7:30 p.m. boys varsity basketball


game at the high school.
There is a fee of $55. For more
information or to register, contact
Kim Feller at 206-4562 or kimfeller@
tds.net.

Sensory-friendly recital
Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North
Edge Trail, invites the community,
specifically autistic audience members, to a free concert where everyone
can be included. The Sensory Friendly Concert will be held at 2 p.m. Feb.
8.
Performers will include some faculty members and special guests from
the autism community.
For information, call 828-2045 or
visit rhapsodyarts.org.

Benefit concert
The music department at Salem
United Church of Christ, 508 Mark
Dr., will present a benefit concert for
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8.
Freewill donations will be accepted
in lieu of tickets, and all proceeds will
benefit DAIS. For information, call
845-7315 or email emilyworzalla@
gmail.com.

Community calendar
Thursday, January 29

4 p.m., Anime Club, library


6 p.m., Exploration Academy info
night, VAHS, theexplorationacademy.org
6-7 p.m., Pre-K Registration
Informational Meeting, Boys and
Girls Club, 4619 Jenewein Road,
Fitchburg, 845-4807
6:30 p.m., Town Plan
Commission meeting, Town Hall

Friday, January 30

10:30-11:30 a.m., St. James


Preschool visit with Valentines Day
crafts, senior center
12:30-1:30 p.m., Bingo, senior
center
2 p.m., Movie: The Blind Side
5-8:30 p.m., Silent auction for
benefit of Karey Clark family,
Verona High School, 836-3697
7 p.m., Midwinter Acoustic Song
Swap, Tuvalu Coffeehouse

Saturday, January 31

7:30-11:30 a.m., Red Cross blood


drive, St. Andrew Catholic Church,

301 N. Main St., 1-800-733-2767


10-11 a.m., Pre-K concert feat.
David Landau, VAHS PAC
7 p.m., Broken Wheel, Tuvalu
Coffeehouse

Monday, February 2

6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, City


Center
7 p.m., School Board meeting,
Administration Building

Tuesday, February 3

6:30 p.m., Town Board meeting,


Town Hall

Thursday, February 5

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., AARP tax preparation (register), senior center, 8457471


12-1 p.m., Lunch and Learn,
Holiday Inn Express, 515 W.
Verona Ave., kcurtis@veronawi.
com

Saturday, February 7

10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Verona Lions


food drive for VANN, Miller & Sons
Supermarket

12:30-4:30 p.m., Wildkitten Dance


Camp, Sugar Creek Elementary,
206-4562

Sunday, February 8

9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 28th annual


Verona Farm Toy Show ($3),
VAHS
2 p.m., Faculty recital: Pop and
Jazz Stylings (sensory-friendly),
Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North
Edge Tr.
3 p.m., Domestic Abuse
Intervention Services benefit
concert, Salem United Church of
Christ, 508 Mark Dr., 845-7315

Monday, February 9

7 p.m., Common Council, City


Center

Tuesday, February 10

2-4 p.m., Extended travel trips


informational meeting, Fitchburg
Senior Center, 270-4290

Thursday, February 12

6-8 p.m., Estate planning presentation (register), library, 257-5450

Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Jan. 29
7 a.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
5 p.m. A Taste of Theater
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Words of Peace
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society
Friday, Jan. 30
7 a.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
4 p.m. A Taste of Theater
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
11 p.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
Saturday, Jan. 31
8 a.m. Common Council
(from Jan. 26)
11 a.m. Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center
1 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
4:30 p.m. Verona
Characters at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Jan. 26)
9 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society
11 p.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
Sunday, Feb. 1
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
(from Jan. 26)
3 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Verona
Characters at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Jan. 26)
9 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society
11 p.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
Monday, Feb. 2
7 a.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center
4 p.m. A Taste of Theater
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
7 p.m. Common Council
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
10 p.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
11 p.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
Tuesday, Feb. 3
7 a.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
5 p.m. A Taste of Theater
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
8 p.m. Words of Peace
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society
Wednesday, Feb. 4
7 a.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Amanda Zieba at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Common Council
(from Jan. 26)
7 p.m. Capital City Band

8 p.m. Amanda Zieba at


Senior Center
10 p.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
11 p.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
Thursday, Feb. 5
7 a.m. Retro Swing at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Ricardo's Marimba
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. St. James
Preschoolers & I Hear Singing
at Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN


CHURCH
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG
2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN VERONA
Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 9 a.m.
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 & 10 a.m.
Sunday school 10:15 a.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Tim Dunn
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Steven Pelischek
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC
PARISH
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL


LUTHERAN CHURCH
427 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-6922
stjamesverona.org
Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Narum
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.noon Wednesday
Saturday: 5 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday school: 9 a.m.
Staffed Nursery: 8:45-11:15 a.m.
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship
are between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

Live and Let Live


The great American philosopher and psychologist
William James once remarked that while people are pretty
much the same the world over, we all want and need the
same basic things, the small differences between us are
important, and make all the difference. Indeed, we all have
our own unique way of being in the world, or as James put
it, Different men find their minds more at home in very different fragments of the world. For instance, I would much
rather spend Sunday afternoon curled up with a book in a
quiet corner of my home, while many others might prefer
the noisy chaos of a football or basketball game amid a
cheering crowd. The sooner we realize that both of these
activities, the quiet reading alone and the noisy throng of
the sporting event, are acceptable diversions, the better off
we all are. We all have our own individual sense of what
moves us and we should do our best to let each person
follow his or her own spirit. God did not make us all the
same, but blessed each of us with our own unique way of
being in the world. So, we should embrace our differences
and the differences of those around us. As our French
friends say, viva la difference!
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service
Who are you to judge someone elses servant? To their
own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for
the Lord is able to make them stand.
Romans 14:4

Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Diabetes Support
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.-noon
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.

1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli


(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona

430 E. Verona Ave.


845-2010

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The Verona Press

Simons: Led Veronas library to be named Wisconsins Library of the Year in 2013
Continued from page 1
the Brown County Public
Library. His last day is Feb.
11, and he will start his new
job in March.
My time here in Verona
has been entirely wonderful, and I will really miss
it a lot, he said. Its an
incredible community thats
growing, and its got an
identity, and everyone who
moves in seems to move in
for the same reasons. Ive
never been in a community
like this before, and I never
may again.
Simons, 40, still has
strong ties to the Green
Bay area, where his mother
and grandfather live. The
chance for him and his
middle school-aged daughter to come back home to
family, and also to lead a
larger library was enough to
sway him to leave Verona,
though he said the decision
was a difficult one.

There was no reason I


was looking (for a different
job) because of anything in
Verona; there was nothing
driving me away, he said.
It was more something
pulling me back.
Its like the line from
The Godfather Just
when I got out, they pulled
me back in.

Making his mark


Simons was hired in 2008
after previously working
at libraries in Delavan and
Manitowoc. He said his latest move is part of a larger
career mission to make
an impact on the biggest
amount of people.
Verona has been a
great job for me to do that
here, (but) Verona services
around 11,000 people in
the outlying areas theres
around 35,000 to 40,000,
Simons said. (The new
job) is a great opportunity
to serve a whole county. If I

can help impact their lives,


thats a cool thing to me,
and a really great opportunity.
The first county-wide
system in the state, the
Brown County Library
System comprises a central library in downtown
Green Bay, eight branches
and a bookmobile. It serves
more than 80 percent of
the households in Brown
County (population around
250,000), circulating more
than 2.3 million materials a
year.
The role will require
some more responsibility, but Simons should be
up for the task. In 2013,
the Verona Public Library
was named the Wisconsin Library of the Year,
and he said the librarys
recent growth and success
is something he will always
be proud of.
When I got here,
the library was only a

My time here in
Verona has been
entirely wonderful,
and I will really
miss it a lot.
Brian Simons
Verona Library Director
year-and-a-half old, and
we hadnt caught up to
the demand, and we pretty
much have now there are
a few holes to be filled, but
its a lot larger, Simons
said. I feel comfortable
leaving and having someone else come in to the
director position with that
established, because weve
got great managers here
who can run a lot of the
day-to-day operations
the director is more (handling) big-picture missions
and strategies, and working with the board and

community.

Whats next
Library Board president
Steven Runde, a long-time
member, said Simons has
done a superior job for
the library, and he understands the lure of both
going home and having
a chance to run a larger
library.
Its a bigger position
for him, and hes a very
talented man, he said.
Well miss him, but by
the same token, well move
on. Were blessed to have
such a good group of people and a team working at
the library that will help us
with Brian stepping away.
Runde said both he and
Simon will recommend to
the library board at its next
meeting that assistant director Stacey Burkart, who
heads youth services at the
library, be named interim
director.

She said shed be willing to fill in on an interim


basis, but the board will
have to decide, he said.
Shes done an outstanding job as childrens librarian. Weve had different
times where weve been
in between directors, and
weve had luck with someone stepping in on an interim basis. The library will be
fine until we can find a permanent director.
Runde said the job will
be posted soon to find a
director to succeed Simons.
Hopefully well find a
talented person, he said.
We still have to open up
the position for interviews
and go through the normal
process. We hope to get as
good a director as weve
had this time.
Simons most recent performance evaluation was
completed in January and
was not available by press
time.

Verona Road mosaic project seeks volunteers


Community
workshops held
throughout month

The 28th annual Greater Madison Area Verona Farm Toy Show
will be held at the Verona Area High School from 9 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.

Farm Toy Show is Feb. 8


Verona will host the 28th
annual Greater Madison
Area Farm Toy Show on
Sunday, Feb. 8.
The event, sponsored by
the Verona FFA Alumni,
will bring farm toy collectors and dealers from
across the Midwest together in the Verona Area High
School gymnasium from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m.
There will be nearly 180
tables of die cast toys and
farm memorabilia for sale
from about 70 dealers.
Patrick McGuire, who
helps run the event, said it
is a farm toy show but so
much more.
Some of the toys will
be the latest offerings from
John Deere, and others will
be pristine toys from the
1950s or earlier, he said.
In the commons area
there will be displays of
farm scenes in a variety
of sizes as well as Verona
resident Tom Brunners
collection of custom-built
equipment in the scale of a
pedal tractor.
At 11 a.m. there will be
pedal tractor pulls for children 10 and under using
some of Brunners customs
tractors. Prizes will be
awarded to the longest two
pulls in each age category,
and all participants will
receive a cash prize.
Concessions will be on
sale throughout the show
as well as lunch featuring
BBQ sandwiches. All proceeds will benefit the Verona FFA Alumni, which in
turn use the funds to offer
scholarships for secondary education to graduating

If you go
What: 28th annual
Farm Toy Show
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 8
Where: Verona Area
High School, 300 Richard
St.
Cost: $3, children
under 10 are free
Info: Greater Madison
Area Farm Toy Show on
Facebook
seniors and send current
FFA students to leadership
events.
Over the years, the
alumni membership has
gotten smaller and older,
and we would not be able
to put this show on without the incredible help of
the high school students,
McGuire said.
There will also be door
prize drawings throughout the day, with special
door prizes at 11 a.m. and
1 p.m. in which the winner
will receive a gift certificate that can be used at any
dealer at the show.
Tickets are $3 and children 10 and under are free.
We hope that attendees get a chance to use
the show to educate themselves about farming and
farm living through the
displays in the commons
as we continue to shift
to a more urban setting,
McGuire said.
He expects about 1,000
people to attend this years
show.

Photo by Samantha Christian

Sara Arscott and Patty Stockdale work on a coneflower section of the second mosaic mural on Jan. 14.
The cartoon, or pattern, of the full mural is shown on the wall behind them. The workshops are open to
the public two days per week.

intricate. One will feature a


people and activity theme,
including bike paths and
parks with a cornucopia of
diverse people in the center, and the other will have
a marsh theme with wildlife
and flowers.
The goals of the project
are not only to create and
finish the murals by March
1, but also to create community by bringing people
together on a beautification
project that gives a sense
of neighborhood pride and
create mosaicists by teaching the techniques of the
medium to inspire creative
pursuits.
While the mosaic project
is supported with funds from
the Verona Road construction project for community
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There are twice-weekly
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to attend. While some of
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Dunns Marsh neighborhood, many come from all
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The workshops will be
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from 5-8 p.m. until the
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Frontage Road. Arrival and
departure times are flexible.

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Wednesdays in February
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Road is a source of groans
for many who need to drive
on it, but a few art projects that are in progress
will eventually add a pop
of color and neighborhood
aesthetics in the midst of all
the gray concrete.
The projects include a
two-sided light box showing outlines of people participating in various activities, five mosaic panels
showing line drawings of
children playing and four
mosaic murals highlighting
Dunns Marsh.
Workshops are still being
held for those in the community interested in helping with the Dunns Marsh
murals. Volunteers have
been creating mosaic tile
images that will be placed
on two retaining walls near
the pedestrian overpass
of the Beltline, between
Verona Road and Seminole
Highway, which will be
built later this year.
Madison artist and project organizer Marcia Yapp
designed the four murals
based on input from the
Dunns Marsh neighborhood.
The mosaics will be visible
from Britta Parkway and the
beltline Frontage Road.
The first, which was
completed in early January,
depicts freedom as represented by stylized geese in
the sky. The second, which
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though shown through the
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Dopf: Familys trips to Haiti have been life-changing

Geothermal pipes will go


under bike trail

Continued from page 1


of Rigan Louis, a Haitian nurse Dopf
has hosted in his Verona home several
times since 2010.
The wedding was in Leogane, a
coastal city where Dopf met Louis
shortly after the quake that killed tens
of thousands of people.
Dopf first traveled to Haiti less than
a week after the earthquake. Moved by
television footage hed seen, he knew his
surgery skills would be in high demand.
When he arrived, he discovered there
were few, if any, surgical tools. Louis,
who speaks Creole, traveled with Dopf
through the ruined city, and together
they scrounged up hacksaws, a carpenters rasp and a machete to be used for
amputations.
Dopf performed about 20 amputations during that first weeklong trip.
It was harrowing work, but he noticed
Louis was a natural leader, skilled and
calm under pressure. Months later, back
in Wisconsin, Dopf successfully lobbied to bring Louis here to serve as an
apprentice at Meriter so he could apply
what he learned in Haiti.
Louis lived several months that summer with Dopf, his wife, Krista, and
their five kids. He returned several
times over the coming years, and not
always under the best circumstances.
In 2012, he had a seizure in the Dopfs
home. An MRI revealed a cyst in Louis
brain caused by a parasite hed ingested
from eating undercooked pork. He was
treated and recovered.
Most recently last fall, Louis returned
again to recuperate from injuries from
an unprovoked attack in Haiti, Dopf
said. During his stay, Krista Dopf
became ill and was hospitalized for
nearly a week; Louis drove her to the
emergency room and helped care for
the couples children.
The Dopfs and Louis grew closer
over the years, and meanwhile, Dopf
returned four times to Haiti on medical
mission trips. In mid-January, he spent
a week in Arcahaie, a coastal city near
Port-au-Prince, as part of a 50-member medical team coordinated through
Community Health Intitiative-Haiti, an
Iowa-based charity. Meriter also donated to the trip.
The surgical team conducted about
55 operations, mostly to treat hernias or
severe swelling of legs or genitals caused
by mosquito-borne parasites, Dopf said.
During his stay, Dopf also reunited
with a 13-year-old girl, Edwina Louis
(no relation to Rigan), whom hed met
during a medical trip to Haiti in January
2013.

Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor

Photo submitted

Dopf and Edwina Louis reunited in Haiti in January, nearly two years after she stayed with
the Dopfs in Verona to recuperate from a hip surgery in Madison.

Years earlier, Edwina has broken her


right hip. She didnt heal properly due to
poor medical care, causing a noticeable
limp. Her mother asked Dopf to help,
and he arranged, with the help of a California charity group, to bring Edwina to
Madison in the summer of 2013 to see a
specialist at UW Hospital. Edwina also
stayed with the Dopfs for several months
while she recuperated from surgery.
Last month, Dopf checked on Edwinas progress when she visited him in
Arcahaie.
She looks great, he said. She can
run and do all the things a normal kid
can do.
Overall, Dopf said living conditions
in Haiti are better than what he saw in
2010. Buildings, roads and other infrastructure have been rebuilt. But its still
a harsh place plagued by sky-high child
mortality rates, a lack of clean water,

malaria and rampant poverty, he said.


His three oldest children Alli, 24,
Sarah, 22, and Charlie, 19, all Verona
Area High School graduates have
each traveled to Haiti at least once with
Dopf. The trips have been life changing for all of them, he said. Alli, for
example, has decided to become a
nurse. Charlie plans to join the Peace
Corps after college.
Dopf, 54, intends to return annually
to Haiti until his youngest child, now
7, is old enough to join him. By going
there, I cant change the world, but I
can change the world for the individual
person that I help, he said.
Rigan Louis is one of those people.
Buoyed by his training in Wisconsin, he
is pursuing his masters degree in nursing, and he and his new wife are expecting their first child this spring, Dopf
said.

The new fire stations


geothermal system will
send pipes under the bike
trail in a move that is
expected to save money
and make the system more
efficient.
As awkward as it
sounds, the change in configuration was an easy call
for the Common Council
last week. City administrator Bill Burns told
alders staff believed the
new configuration would
not only provide for longer runs for the systems
piping, allowing it to work
properly, but would avoid
problems with having construction next to the ice
arena and would keep the
city from cutting down any
more trees.
And oh, yes, it would
save more than $37,000.
The idea might have
sounded odd at first
glance, as the state Department of Natural Resources
is rather protective of its
bike trails, most of which
are former railroad lines.
Sometimes even attempts
to pave the trails are
rebuffed.
But in this case, contractors will use directional
boring equipment to create
holes under the trail, working from both the north
and south sides of the trail,
and it will not create any
changes on the surface.
This horizontal layout,
rather than the vertical
one alders approved last
summer to avoid bumping
up against the stormwater detention pond, gives
the pipes more breathing
room, which is an important factor in the geothermal heating and cooling
system. Geothermal uses
the constant 55-degree
temperature deep underground to add efficiency.
Such systems are in place

all over the Epic campus, as well as some of


the communitys more
recent large government
construction projects, like
Glacier Edge Elementary
School and the Badger
Prairie Health Care Center
nursing home.
Alders only had a couple
of questions last Monday,
with Ald. Heather Reekie
(Dist. 4) particularly interested in the trees, as some
residents had complained
to her about the number
already downed for the
construction of the fire station.
It was appalling to
some people that more
trees have been taken
down than was expected,
she reported.
Burns was able to offer
good news, saying that
zero trees will be taken
down for this effort, which
will install the pipes 20
and 30 feet underground.
The initial layout would
have required getting rid
of a few. A few more will
also be removed for the
construction of the sizeable stormwater pond.
Its also significantly
less expensive than selling
a vertical geothermal system at $42,000, he added.
The only added cost of
this change was a $4,850
easement that had to be
granted from the DNR,
and Burns said it had
already been approved.
That number, he said, was
the result of a complicated
calculation based on the
land needed and the limited use.
The fire station is
expected to begin operation by July 1. In an email
update to the council last
week, Burns reported that
work is getting back on
track after a couple of
slowdowns related to the
recent freeze and the previous shortage of steel.

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When deciding if now is the
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The

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Girls basketball

Boys hockey

Verona upset first-place


Cougars on the road

Wildcats
fall short
against
Cards

Winning streak runs to 10

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Winning in the paint and the


offensive glass was key for the
Verona Area High School girls
basketball team Saturday in a
53-45 upset victory at Janesville
Craig.
The Wildcats (12-2 overall, 9-2
Big Eight) needed to not only limit
Craig (13-2, 10-1) defensively
but also needed to create baskets
inside to win their 10th straight.
Junior Kira Opsal did just that
with 11 of her team-leading 20
points in the fourth quarter, with
several baskets after offensive
rebounds.
That was a big turn of events
and definitely boosted our confidence in the way we needed it to,
Opsal said.
The defense did the rest with
the Wildcats holding junior Anne
Schumacher to two 3-pointers in
the first quarter and senior Allison Hughes to 18 points, eight of
which came in the fourth.
We really just gave away one
shot in the second half, and we
did a better job cleaning up the
boards, head coach Angie Murphy said. We tried to limit their
best players.
Nearly four minutes went by in
the third without a basket before
a fast break layup by junior Cheyenne Trilling cut the Cougars lead
to 28-27.
After a 3-pointer by junior
Delaney Schoenenberger, Trilling, who finished with 17 points,
followed with a 3-pointer of her
own to keep it a one-point game.
Opsal then put the Wildcats up by
a point, but it was a 3-point play
by junior Grace Mueller a minute
later that gave Verona the lead for
good.
Opsal started the fourth with a
3-point play, and she added a basket after two free throws by sophomore Alex Luehring to make it
42-35.

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Verona boys hockey


improved to 8-2-0 over its
last 10 games. The Wildcats
split games against Middleton
and Janesville last week. The
one-goal victory all but guaranteed the Cardinals their first
conference title since sharing
the Big Eight crown with the
Wildcats in 2010-11.

Verona 3,
Appleton United 0

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior Grace Mueller (middle) celebrates Saturdays 53-45 win at Janesville Craig with teammates, senior Jenna Riley (42) and
junior Kira Opsal.

Opsal scored the next two baskets for Verona, and she finished
the win with two free throws.
The Wildcats did miss three
front ends of a 1-and-1 to keep
Janesville in the game, but the
Cougars settled for jump shots
with Verona limiting them to
one-and-done possessions. It also
helped that Schoenenberger fouled
out with seven minutes left.
I thought we played pretty well
defensively and just had a few
miscues offensively, Murphy
said. I am proud of them because
this is a big road win here.
The Wildcats fell behind 8-2 in
the first quarter after the 3-pointers by Schumacher and a basket by

Hughes, but they rattled off a 13-2


run to take a 15-12 lead into the
second.
Janesville took back the momentum with seconds remaining in the
first half after a basket by junior
Kamryn Brittingham and a Verona
turnover gave the ball back to the
Cougars with 1.4 seconds left.
Hughes then broke open and
was able to get to the basket before
being fouled. She hit both free
throws to give Janesville a 28-25
lead at halftime.
We knew how big a game this
was, and we had worked all week
for it, Opsal said. We wanted it

Big Eight
Team W-L
Janesville Craig
10-1
Verona 9-2
Middleton 9-2
Janesville Parker
8-4
Sun Prairie
7-5
Madison East
5-7
Madison Memorial 4-8
Madison West
3-8
Madison La Follette 3-9
Beloit Memorial
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Freshman Sam Renlund


and senior Jacob Taylor
scored a little more than a
minute apart in the first period
Friday as the Wildcats cruised
to a 3-0 win over Appleton
United inside the Appleton
Family Ice Center.
Junior Josh Novotny added an insurance goal via the
power play 12 minutes into
the second period and Verona
junior goaltender Alex Jones
turned away all 27 shots he
faced for his third shutout of
the season. Dylan Phinney
made 20 saves for Appleton.

Middleton 3,
Verona 2 (OT)
The host Wildcats held a
one-goal lead with just over
two minutes remaining Saturday, but were unable to hand
Middleton its second Big
Eight Conference loss, falling
3-2 in overtime.
Verona senior defenseman Garrett Seymour scored
six minutes into the second

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Girls hockey

Metro Lynx skates to another deadlock against Cougars


Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

For the second time this season the Middleton girls hockey co-op skated to a 1-1 draw
against longstanding rival and
first place Cap City Cougars.
The two teams have been
battling for conference titles
along with sectional berths for
the a while now, Lynx head
coach Derek Ward said. The
first game was the most physical
girls hockey game I have ever
seen and both teams were just
fine with that.
Friday nights game was no
exception.
The host Metro Lynx (5-6-5
overall, 3-0-4 Badger Conference) scored just over four minutes into the first period inside
Madison Ice Arena, but could
not hold the lead through the
final 47 minutes of regulation
as the fourth-ranked Cap City
Cougars (11-3-2, 5-0-2) outshot Middleton 12-3 in the third

period.
Sun Prairie senior Alexis
Peterson capitalized 48 seconds
into the period for the Cougars.
Yet despite the discrepancy
on shots, Metro Lynx goaltender
Erin Webb weathered the storm,
and eventually helped force
overtime.
Webb finished with 32 saves.
Sun Prairies Dani Deltgen,
who faced 13 shots over the first
two periods, needed to make
only three more saves over the
final 25 minutes.
The Cougars are a very talented team, so we knew we
would be in for a battle again,
Ward said. Our girls were
heartbroken with the tie, as
we felt we had a real chance to
knock them off.
Verona senior forward Taylor
Olstad scored the Metro Lynx
lone goal 4 minutes, 15 seconds into the first period. Fellow
Verona athlete Amanda Holman
and Ella Hall were credited with
assists.

Badger
Team W-L-T
Cap City Cougars 5-0-2
Metro Lynx
3-0-4
Icebergs 4-2-0
Rock Co. Fury
2-3-1
Badger Thunder
1-5-1
Viroqua 0-5-0

Photo by Evan Halpop

Metro Lynx senior forward Amanda Holman (20) fights her way through two
Cougar players as she makes her way towards the goaltender in a match against
the Capitol City Cougars on Friday, Jan. 23 at Madison Ice Arena.

The draw ran the Metro Lynx


Middleton trails the Couunbeaten streak to five games.
gars by two points with three

conference games remaining.


The conference title has been
a goal of this team since our
goals meeting at the beginning
of the season, Ward said. You
could look back and say just one
win in any of those (four) games
(we tied) would have helped
quite a bit, but we cant change
what is already done.
All we can do now is focus
on the Icebergs, who we play
on Friday, and take care of our

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The Verona Press

11

Wrestling

Wildcats hurt by
3-pointers in loss
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Big Eight

The Verona Area High


School boys basketball team
traveled to first-place Middleton Friday and couldnt
overcome 14 3-pointers by
the host Cardinals.
Still, the Wildcats played
with Middleton for three
quarters. But the second
quarter is when the Cardinals got hot from the perimeter.
The Wildcats were down
by 20 at halftime, and they
never recovered in a 76-57
loss.
The Cardinals (11-3 overall, 8-2 Big Eight) outscored
Verona 30-12 in the second

Team W-L
Middleton 8-2
Madison Memorial 8-3
Madison East
8-3
Beloit Memorial
7-4
Sun Prairie
6-4
Madison La Follette 5-5
Verona 4-7
Madison West
3-7
Janesville Craig
2-9
Janesville Parker
2-9

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Girls basketball fundraiser

Verona to hold fundraiser


The Verona Wildcat
girls basketball team will
hold a fundraiser Friday
for an assistant coach
whose husband died earlier this month.
Assistant Coach Megan
Clarks husband, 38-yearold Lt. Karey Clark of the
Oregon Police Department, died Jan. 9 unexpectedly, leaving Megan
and their three children.
The team hosts Janesville Parker at Verona
Area High School, with
freshman and junior varsity games starting at 5:45
p.m. and the varsity game
at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30.
The fundraiser and
youth night event will feature a silent auction with
items including Wisconsin
Badgers mens basketball
tickets, a Russell Wilson
signed UW logo, gift cards
for local retailers and
theme baskets.

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Jackson Bryant goes for a pin on Sun Prairie senior Cody Pastorious in the 170-pound match Friday in the Big Eight regular
season dual finals. Bryant needed a pin to keep Veronas hopes alive, but he ended up falling 7-5 in a sudden victory overtime. The
Wildcats lost the dual 45-26.

If you go
What: Fundraiser for
Clark family
When: 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 30
Where: VAHS
Info: ptril04@aol.com
or 512-3015
There will also be a
half-court shot contest
at halftime of the varsity
game and a youth basketball girls relay.
All proceeds from the
events and activities will
go to the Clark Family
Fund, and there will be a
donation display for monetary donations to the fund
as well.
For more information on
the event, email ptril04@
aol.com or call 512-3015.
Scott Girard

Flip doesnt go Cats way in Big 8 dual title


Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Co-head coach Jason


Ott said the Verona High
School wrestling team
knew the regular season
Big Eight dual title match
against Sun Prairie Friday
might come down to the
opening flip.
The Cardinals won the
flip, and they were able
to match up the way they
wanted. Verona didnt help
its cause, allowing six pins
in a 45-26 loss.
Unfortunately we didnt
win the flip, and it set the
tone with what we could
and couldnt do from a
weight class standpoint,
Ott said. They were just
better tonight.
One of the big moves for
the Cardinals was to match
up sophomore Sam Presser with senior Garrison
Stauffer early in the match.
Verona grabbed a 12-0
lead after senior Dakin
Coons (195 pounds)
pinned sophomore Miguel
Chestnut in 2 minutes, 53

seconds, and junior Trayvonn Johnson (220) pinned


senior Corbin Grenier in
1:39.
That led to the heavyweight battle between
Stauffer and Presser. After
falling behind 7-0, Stauffer
picked up a takedown and a
reversal in the second period and got to within four
after two stalls by Presser in
the third.
But Presser was ultimately able to hold on for a 14-9
win.
Our guys wrestled hard,
so it is good to see, no matter where we are wrestling,
whether it is here or at
Chippewa Falls or at BiStates, we are wrestling
our heart out and giving it
everything we have, Ott
said. Unfortunately we
came up a little short in
some of those matches.
The momentum shifted
several times, but Sun Prairie head coach Jim Nelson
said that after junior Tyler
Udelhoven (126) and sophomore Brandon Daniels
(120) were held to major

decisions, he felt confident


the Cardinals would win the
dual.
Udelhoven defeated
junior Kody Sutton 11-2,
while Daniels handled
sophomore Justin Hodges
11-2. Those wins put Verona up 20-15.
But Sun Prairie senior
Travis Bouzek (132) followed with a pin over freshman Luke Slekar in 1:32,
and sophomore Abe Rossmiller (138) defeated junior
Austin Powers 7-0.
Sophomore Zach Perrich
(145) then pinned junior
Ryan Weiss in 1:28, and
freshman Jacob Graeve
(152) pinned freshman Reagan Stauffer in 2:19.
Justin and Kody did a
good job with only giving
up those majors, Nelson
said. I was very proud of
their effort because Daniels and Udelhoven are very
good wrestlers, and so they
came through big time for
us to keep them at eight
points instead of 12.
Senior Eric Schmid (160)
later pinned senior David

Yang in 1:49 to keep Veronas hopes for a dual title


alive, but senior Jackson
Bryant (170) lost a tough
7-5 decision in sudden victory overtime against senior
Cody Pastorious.
Sun Prairie also had pins
from freshman Drew Scharenbrock (106) over freshman Jono Herbst in 18 seconds, from freshman Tyler
Nelson (113) over sophomore Matt Maier in 3:18
and from Sophomore Will
Van Pietersom (182) over
junior Dom Sabbarese in
1:59.
Despite not winning the
regular season dual title, the
Wildcats can still win the
Big Eight Conference title.
We can get healed from
being banged up a little bit,
and hopefully, we will be
well-rested by then, Ott
said.
Verona wrestles at 7:30
p.m. Friday at Orfordville
Parkview in a non-conference dual. The conference
tournament is at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7, at Beloit
Memorial.

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Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Junior Heather Rudnicki fights for a loose ball with Janesville Craig
junior Anne Schumacher in the second quarter Saturday.

Verona: Wildcats host


Parker next
Continued from page 10
bad and just really pushed
ourselves.
The Wildcats still need
some help as the Cougars
still control their own destiny to win a Big Eight

title, but Murphy said the


win was huge if they were
to have any chance.
Verona hosts Janesville Parker (11-5, 8-4) at
7:30 p.m. Friday. Parker
knocked off Middleton (113, 9-2) a few weeks ago.

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Boys swimming

Verona splits triple dual


Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Its spot atop the Wisconsin Interscholastic


Swim Coaches Associations Division 1 state
poll is nothing new for
the Madison Memorial
boys swimming team.
Friday evening Verona/
Mount Horeb got a chance
to see just how good the
four-time defending state
champion Spartans were
in a triple dual that also
include Janesville Craig.
Though the Wildcats
lost 121-49 as Memorial
swept all 11 events, V/
MH head coach said the
evening was one of his
teams best dual meets
in terms of season-best
times.
The Wildcats posted 37

of 47 individual swims
clocked season-best,
whilesix boys beat their
end-of-season goal times.
Beating those goals
were: Victor Pinto (100
butterfly), Josh Nybroten (100 freestyle), Luke
Hagelin (100 free),
Michael Princl (100 backstroke), Torbin Kittleson
(100 breaststroke) and
Bryan Touchett (50 free).
Nemo Molbech (an
exchange student from
Denmark) dropped threeand-a-half minutes in the
500 free.
Jacob Wellnitz turned
in the Wildcats top two
individual finishes, posting a pair of runnerup finishes in the 200
(1:55.52) and 500 free
(5:11.54). Verona/Mount
Horeb defeated Janesville

Craig 115-55.
The Spartans defeated
Janesville 135-35.
The Wildcat JV team
dropped Craig 124-31,
while falling 117-53
against the Spartans.
Veronas team travels
to Sun Prairie for a JV
invite on Thursday. The
varsity team returns to
action at 8 a.m. Saturday
at the Madison Invitational inside the UW Natatorium.

Menomonee Falls
Kyle Wolmutt scored a
lifetime best 371.10 Saturday at the Indian Invitational in Menomonee
Falls.
He finishes fifth overall
amongst Division 1 divers
at the meet.

Wildcats: Come up short against Cardinals


Continued from page 11
quarter, but they only outscored Verona (7-7, 4-7)
by one in the other three.
Junior Cole Schmitz
led the Wildcats with 13
points, while junior Jake

Toman added 11. Senior


Will Kellerman chipped
in nine points, and juniors
Kwan Clements and
Keaton Knueppel each
scored six.
Sophomore Tyree Eady
led Middleton with 21

points, while sophomore


Storm Murphy added 18.
Verona travels to Janesville Craig at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday before hosting
Janesville Parker at 7:30
p.m. Saturday.

Central
College has
named former womens tennis
player Jordan Langer
as assistant
m e n s a n d Langer
womens
tennis coach.
Langer,
a 2011 VAHS graduate,
immediately shifts from
player to coach in her new
role with the Central tennis program. A December
2014 graduate from Central, Langer was a member of the tennis program
for four years as a player,
earning three varsity letters.
More than anything,
shes just excited to be
here, and thats what you
want in an assistant, firstyear coach Ryun Ferrell
said. Shes not looking at
it as a job, shes looking at
it as a lifestyle. She wants
to be here and she wants to
work to make the program
better. Im just ecstatic to
have her on staff.
Langer first came to
Central in the fall of 2011.
Langer missed the fall
season of 2013 to study
abroad with Centrals London program. Mostly a
doubles player, Langer finished her career with 12-21
record in doubles, while
earning a 4-7 record in
sparse singles appearances.

Pee Wee team wins tournament


Pee Wee Bs won the Hodag Hockey Invitational. The Wildcat Pee Wee B hockey team won the Pee
Wee B/C Invitational tournament Jan. 16-18 in Rhinelander.
The Wildcats defeated the host Rhinelander Pee Wee Bs 6-0 on Friday evening and the McFarland Bs
on Saturday 7-2 to set up the championship matchup with the neighboring Oregon Panthers Pee Wee
Bs on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats defeated Oregon 5-2 in the championship.
Team members include: Alex Karls, Tanner Kaltenberg, Sam Severson, Brady Stebbeds, Ronan
Montgomery-Taylor, Treyton Tollefson, Randy Nevins, Quintin Kraft, Ryan Owens, Isaac Thomas, and
Ali Gerlach. The team was coached by Jamie Stebbeds, Dave Karls, Brian Severson and Joe Taylor.

Gymnastics

Wildcat/Crusaders bury Janesville Parker


Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Sports shorts
Langer joins Central
College coaching staff

Submitted photo

Wildkitten dance
camp Feb. 7
The VAHS Wildcat dance team is hosting its annual Wildkitten
Dance Camp on Saturday, Feb. 7 from 12:304:30 pm at Sugar Creek
Elementary School.
The Wildkitten dancers
will learn a hip-hop routine and they will all perform at halftime that evening at the boys varsity
basketball game at VAHS.
Registration is underway.
Please contact Kim Feller
at 608-206-4562 or kimfeller@tds.net for more
information or to register.

Locals compete
in regional futsal
championship
Jack Prout, Jordy Rothwell
and Jordan Stump, students
at Savannah Oaks Middle
School, traveled to St. Louis,
Mo. to compete at the U.S.
Youth Futsals Regional
Championships the weekend of January 17-18. Along
with Eliot Popkewitz, a student at Badger Ridge Middle
School, they were rostered
with Madison Futsal United,
Madisons first traveling
tournament futsal teams.
Madison Futsal United
entered two teams into the
championships, an under
13 boys team made up of
eight sixth- and seventhgrade boys, and an under-15
girls team made up of nine
eighth- and ninth-grade girls.
Players from across south
central Wisconsin attended

tryouts in November for the


opportunity to be rostered on
the team. Those rosters have
been training together for the
last 10 weeks in preparation
for the tournament.
During the tournament,
Madison Futsal United faced
teams from across the region
including local teams from
St. Louis, and teams that traveled from Brookfield, WI, St.
Paul, MN, Owensboro, KY,
and Dallas, TX. At the end of
the two-day tournament, the
U15G team placed third and
the U13B team was crowned
finalists of their division.
I am very proud of both
teams, said coach Ilir Lushaj, director of Madison futsal. These players all work
hard and show great spirit.
Attending the U.S. Youth
Futsal Regional Championships allowed Madison Futsal to compete against the
best teams in the region. We
clearly have something great
going as several coaches and
referees inquired where we
were from.
More than 575 teams competed in nine separate regional championships across the
U.S. over the past month,
qualifying teams for the 2015
U.S. Youth Futsal National
Championships, which will
be held Feb. 13-15 in Kansas
City.
This years U.S. Youth
Futsal Regional Championships showcased a
truly remarkable quantity
and quality of teams from
throughout the country, said
John Sciore, the organizations tournament director.

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Verona/Madison Edgewood gymnastics returned


to action Tuesday evening inside Glacier Edge
Elementary school against
Janesville Parker.
Originally scheduled for
Jan. 8, the Wildcat/Crusaders, who have had only one
dual meet and one invite
since the New Year, didnt
miss a beat cruising to a
133.850-113.0 victory.
Mandy Michuda paced a
balance beam competition

with a 9.025. Verona/Edgewood meanwhile, secured


the next four spots. Something that happened with
some regularity Tuesday.
Teammate Sammy Seymour added the floor exercise title with an 8.8 where
the Wildcat/Crusaders once
again took the top four
spots.
Hannah Semmann led a
sweep of the top four spots
on the uneven bars with an
8.425 and finished second
as a varsity all-around with
a 33.225.
Maddie Molitor didnt

win an event, but still managed to score well enough


to win the varsity allaround competition with a
culminative score of 33.5.
Vanessa Wagner led a
sweep of the top three
spots on the JV balance
beam and floor exercise and
the top four spots on vault
as V/ME posted a 103.3078.70 victory.
FernandaAlayo added the
uneven bars title.
The Wildcat/Crusaders travel to the Madison
Memorial invite at 10 a.m.
Saturday.

Hockey: Cats look to closeout season strong


Continued from page 10
period to pull the Wildcats
even. Renlund later scored the
teams go-ahead goal with just
over two minutes remaining
in the second period for a 2-1
lead.
Verona (11-8-0 overall, 5-50 Big Eight) was unable to
hold off a late-game rally by
the Cardinals (13-3-1, 10-10), who saw beat Zach Heidel
record the game-tying goal
with seven seconds remaining in regulation after pulling
goalie Max McConnell.
Colin Butler scored the
game-winner with 42 seconds
left in the overtime session
right after a Verona overtime
penalty expired.
Nathan Cleghorn stopped
30 shots on goal in the loss,
while McConnell had 26

Big Eight
Team W-L-T
Middleton 10-1-0
Madison Memorial 9-3-0
Madison West
6-3-0
Janesville 6-4-0
Verona 6-5-0
Beloit Memorial
3-6-1
Sun Prairie
1-9-1
East/La Follette
0-10-0

saves.
Verona travels to the Bob
Suter Memorial Coliseum at
4 p.m. Saturday to face Madison West (12-5-1, 6-3-0). The
Wildcats follow that up at 7
p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Sun
Prairie against the Cardinals

(3-14-1, 1-9-1) before closing


out the conference season two
days later inside Edwards Ice
Arena against Beloit (7-9-2,
3-6-1).

Verona 5, Janesville 1
Forward Liam Schmitt
scored a goal and assisted
on another Tuesday as the
Wildcats cruised to a 5-1
conference victory over
Janesville inside the Verona
Ice Arena.
Senior captain Brodie
Roehrig added a goal and
assist, while seniors Grant
Smith and Jacob Taylor and
sophomore Jackson Anderson also scored in the blowout.
Jones had 23 saves as
Verona improved to 12-8-0
overall (6-5-0 conference)
with the win.

Lynx: Still in hunt for conference title


Continued from page 10
business and let the chips
fall where they may.
The Metro Lynx (overall, conference) host the
Stoughton Icebergs co-op
(7-9-3) at 8 p.m. Friday.
Middleton hosts non-conference Black River Falls
(7-9-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Things get even more

interesting in February as
the Metro Lynx travel to
Uihlein Ice Arena to face
the second-ranked USM
Wildcats (17-2-0) at 7 p.m.
Feb. 3, and the seventhranked Central Wisconsin
co-op (9-5-1) at 7:30 p.m.
on Feb. 6.
We are playing our
best hockey of the year
right know, but we also

know there is still room


for growth, Ward said. I
commend our captains for
bringing this team together
and getting us on the right
track. Everyone on the
team to the last has been
getting better every practice with the aim being at
the best we can be when
playoff time hits.

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13

Legals
Town of Verona
Public Hearing Notice

Notice is given that a public hearing will be held at a meeting of the Town
of Verona Board of Supervisors beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3rd,
2015 at
The Verona Town Hall
335 N. Nine Mound Road
Verona, WI 53593
For the purpose of receiving comments on a proposed amendment to the
Town of Verona Comprehensive Plan.
A copy of the proposed amendment
which would remove a neighborhood
planning boundary and put 198 acres of
land into a Farmland Preservation area
can be vied at the town hall offices or
atwww.town.verona.wi.us. The Town
Board will consider action at the conclusion of the public hearing and make a
recommendation to Dane County.
Interested persons may submit
comments in writing or speak at the
public hearing. Comments and questions should be forwarded to Amanda
Arnold, Planner/Administrator, 335 N.
Nine Mound Road, Verona, WI 53593
oraarnold@town.verona.wi.us.
If an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations
are needed, please contact the town hall
at 608-845-7187 forty-eight hours before
the meeting.
Published: January 29, 2015
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two lifts of asphalt pavement, adding
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replacements, sanitary manhole adjustments, ditching, and restoration.
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to the OWNER as a guarantee that, if the
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contract. The bid bond will be returned
to the bidder as soon as the contract is
signed, and if after 15 days the bidder
shall fail to do so, the bid bond shall be
forfeited to the OWNER as liquidated
damages.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
within 60 days after the actual date of
the opening thereof.
Pursuant to Section 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes, the minimum wages
to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the wage rate scale established by State wage rates.
OWNER reserves the right to waive
any informalities or to reject any or all
bids.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE TO THE ELECTORS
OF VERONA AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that


the School Board of the above named
School District, at a meeting duly called,
noticed, held and conducted on January
26, 2015, adopted an initial resolution
entitled:
INITIAL RESOLUTION
AUTHORIZING GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $8,350,000
Said Initial Resolution was adopted
pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 67
of the Wisconsin Statutes to authorize a
borrowing in an amount not to exceed
$8,350,000 through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the District for
the public purpose of paying the cost
of acquiring, by purchase or by eminent domain pursuant to Chapter 32 of
the Wisconsin Statutes, parcels of real
estate for school sites consisting of: (a)
the West End parcel, consisting of approximately 45 acres of vacant land situated south of West Verona Avenue, east
of US Hwy 18-151 and north of the Wisconsin DNR bike trail in the City of Verona; (b) the Erbach parcel, consisting
of approximately 63 acres of vacant land
situated adjacent to, and east and south
of, the West End parcel in the City of
Verona; and (c) the Herfel parcel, consisting of approximately 18 acres of vacant land situated in the Town of Verona
and bordered on the West by Locust
Drive and on the North by the Cathedral
Point subdivision.
Copies of said Initial Resolution
and a detailed breakdown of the real estate acquisition to be financed with the
proceeds of the proposed Bond issue
are on file in the District Office located at
700 North Main Street, Verona, WI 53593
and may be inspected weekdays except
holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m.
and 4:00 p.m.
The School Board has called for a
referendum election on the Initial Resolution to be held on April 7, 2015.
Dated January 26, 2015.
BY ORDER OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD
Kenneth L. Behnke
District Clerk
Published: January 29, 2015
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VERONA AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education
Meeting Minutes
December 1, 2014

The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, December 1, 2014


in the District Administration Building.
Board President Dennis Beres called
the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. Clerk
Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was
properly noticed.
Present: John McCulley, Renee
Zook, Dennis Beres, Kenneth Behnke,
Derrell Connor, Joanne Gauthier and
Amy Almond
Audience Portion There was no
one present to speak to the Board.
Announcements Amy announced
that she attended and enjoyed the Verona Area Community Theaters production of Getting to Know.The Sound of
Music before Thanksgiving at the PAC.
Many of our students participate and it
was great and well done.
BOARD BUSINESS
Consider approval of minutes Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve
the minutes from the November 17, 2014
Regular Board Meeting minutes with the
correction of Kaitie Smiths name and a
note that Amy Almond came to the meeting at 8:25 (at closed session). Motion
carried (7-0).
Presentation by students who participated in the MSAN student conference Six of the twelve students who
attended the MSAN conference in Ann
Arbor, Michigan October 15th-18th attended to present to the Board. Amira
Caire, Damitu Hamda, Jenine Ybanez,
Rafael Martinez-Salas, Pablo Xelhua
Garcia and Tatianna Jefferson along
with Carri Hale and Dan Kigeya to share
with the Board their experiences, MSAN
Action Plan and plans for the 2015 MSAN
Conference to be hosted by VASD.
The students enjoyed the conference and meeting diverse students
from around the country, participating
in conference activities and engaging
in dialogue. The VASD MSAN students
would like to focus on the issue of lack
of awareness about differences (not all
students belong). Focusing on that issue the goal is to embrace differences
and promote community through dialogue. The Action Plan that the students
created includes (1) creating Student
Voice Union which will focus on student
voice (all students) and collaboration
with other Dane county school districts,
(2) promoting and networking (through
t-shirts and VCAT), (3) Multicultural
week at VAHS that will include performances, spoken word, food, dialogue,
workshops and interactive activities
and (4) creating a cultures class where
the curriculum is relevant engaging and
diverse.
The students also discussed the
plans and theme for next years conference: Exploring Deeper Roots: Expose
the roots that cause the issues; embracing the roots of who you are and empow-

ering ourselves through education. The


students are looking forward to planning
and hosting next years conference.
Consider approval of charter contract renewal for New Century School
Jim Ruder and Kaitie Smith attended to
answer any additional questions that the
Board may have regarding the contract
renewal for New Century School. There
were no changes from the first reading.
Kaitie and the Board discussed briefly
the new STEM (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math) for New Century.
Motion (Behnke) second (Gauthier)
to approve the charter contract renewal
for New Century School as presented to
the Board. Motion carried (7-0).
First reading of charter contract
renewal for Core Knowledge Charter
School Brett Stousland, Director
of Core Knowledge Charter School
(CKCS) and Annitta Wozniak, President
of Core Knowledge Governing Counsel
attended to review with the Board the
proposed charter contract renewal for
CKCS. Annitta reviewed with the Board
CKCSs beliefs, vision and mission and
also shared a history of the schools academic accomplishments and operating
highlights. CKCS is almost two decades
of operating as the only K-8 public
school in the district and has a strong
teacher-parent relationship and parent
involvement. The first charter contract
was approved by the Board in 1996, is
reviewed and renewed every five years.
Parents Advocating Student Success
(PASS) is a non-profit group that holds
the contract with the school Board.
The language in the contract has
been reviewed by district council and
Dean and there are really no significant
changes, mainly just updates.
This was only a first reading. No action was taken tonight.
Consider approval of amendment
to purchase agreement for West End
parcel to extend contingency removal
deadline Motion (Gauthier) second
(Connor) to extend the language in the
purchase agreement until the end of
the month of December. Motion carried
(7-0).
SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT
Update on alternative compensation committee work The committee
had their first meeting on November
12th and will have next meeting on December 10th. The committee reviewed
data from a staff survey looking at levels
of interest in exploring a different compensation model. The survey revealed
that there is a great interest in reviewing this information and looking at a
model that allows the district to attract,
motivate and retain qualified employees,
which is fiscally sustainable over time
and creates a defined visible progression through a compensation system
that teachers can look at and rely on
over time. It also would emphasis professional enhancement and increase
collaboration for the benefit of student
success and accounts for PI-34 certificated teachers.
Dean added two key things supported by him and the committee is
looking at a model that would not be
less pay for anyone going forward and
also that the DPI Educator Effectiveness
is not a part of the conversation in regards to the compensation model.
Future Schools meeting reminder
Dean reminded the Board that the Future Schools Committee will meet this
Thursday, December 4th from 6-8 p.m. at
the Administrative building.
Update on referendum question review Dean hopes to have the referendum question draft available by the next
meeting. It was not available for this
meeting as it is still being worked on.
Review of Plan Commission meeting Dean, Denny, Chris and Jim Bricker from JSD attended the planning commission meeting earlier tonight. There
was a great deal of discussion about the
districts future building plans and referendum that included concerns about the
timing of purchase, the location and size
and plans for the West End property.
Report on first Key Communicators meeting The Key Communicators
group held their first meeting on November 20th. There are about 60 people on
the list and about half showed up for
the meeting. The meeting lasted an hour
and a half and produced great interest.
Topics of discussion included the referendum, Personalized Learning and budget. The group plans to meet 2-3 times
a year and every other week (minimally)
Kelly Kloepping will communicate via
email with the group. The charge of the
group is to help get the word out and to
help us get the word back.
PERSONNEL ITEMS
No personnel items.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES
Denny reviewed the future meeting
dates. Dean added that he will not be at
the December 15th meeting. Jason Olson will attend in his absence.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Building, Grounds and Transportation Renee reported that the committee has not met.
Finance Committee John reported
that the committee has not met.
Personnel Committee Ken reported that the committee has not met but
will meet on Thursday, December 4th at
7:00 a.m.
ADJOURN Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to adjourn at 9:32 p.m. Motion carried (7-0).
Published: January 29, 2015
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VERONA AREA
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education
Meeting Minutes
December 15, 2014

The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, December 15, 2014
in the District Administration Building. Board Vice-President Amy Almond
called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
Clerk Kenneth Behnke confirmed the
meeting was properly noticed.
Present: John McCulley (arrived at
7:10 p.m.), Renee Zook, Derrell Connor,
Joanne Gauthier, Amy Almond and Ken
Behnke
Absent: Dennis Beres
Student Recognition Students
from Verona Area International School
were recognized at the Board meeting
for their outstanding achievements.
Cayden Corning, Mikala Feller, Elizabeth
Jensen and Alicia Koehler sang a song
in Chinese to the Board and received
certificates of recognition. Maxwell
Codde, Aliya Maly and Reese Sandstrom
were unable to attend.
Audience Portion There was no
one present to speak to the Board.
Announcements Project Lead the
Way (PLTW) students Jacob Leskovar,
Rylie Roddick, Maya Reinfeldt, Ruby
Kleijwegt and Noah Herkert attended to
acknowledge and thank the Board for
the substantial amount of funding that
has gone into the program. It has given
the students many different opportunities and allows the students to work at
their own pace and expand their knowledge on a variety of different subjects.

The students are also able to speak to


and learn from individuals in the community who are in their field of training.
PLTW teachers Hope Mikkelson
and Angie Midthun-Hensen also attended to thank the Board for the investment
in PLTW. The space dedicated has been
invaluable for the students and teachers. They also expressed appreciation
for the ability to work alongside Rick
Boehm who teaches the engineering
courses for PLTW. Both teachers hope
to be trained this summer in more advanced PLTW courses.
Amy announced that Denny and
Chris Murphy are not at the Board meeting tonight because they are attending
the City of Verona Council meeting to
discuss zoning issues related to potential land purchases. Amy shared the executive summary of the Districts report
to City Council with the Board and audience. Amy also added that Dean is not at
the Board meeting tonight because he is
at an Apple briefing in California.
Joanne and Renee announced that
they will again be running for positions
on the Board. John will vacate his seat
as he has plans to move out of the area.
Amy announced that papers were received today for Thomas Duerst, a former Board member, who plans to run
this year as well. If anyone else would
like to run for a seat on the Board they
must submit papers by January 6, 2015
at 5:00 p.m. The election will be held on
April 7, 2015.
BOARD BUSINESS
Consider approval of minutes
Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the minutes from the December
1, 2014 Regular Board Meeting
minutes with the correction of deleting
a duplicate sentence under approval of
minutes. Motion carried (6-0).
Consider approval of charter contract renewal with Core Knowledge
Charter School Brett Stousland, Director of Core Knowledge Charter School
(CKCS) and Annitta Wozniak, President
of Core Knowledge Governing Council
attended to answer any questions that
the Board may have about the charter
contract renewal. There were no changes since the first reading On December
1st.
Motion (Connor) second (Gauthier)
to approve the charter contract renewal
with Core Knowledge Charter School as
presented. Motion carried (6-0).
Consider action on proposed base
and supplemental wage settlement for
Non-Union Support and Administrative
staff Jason Olson presented to the
Board a recommendation for approval
of a package increase of 2.5% on base
wages and supplemental pay for NonUnion Support staff and Administrative
staff. This is the same percentage increase provided to teachers and support
staff. This recommendation has been reviewed and approved by the Personnel
Committee as well.
Motion (Gauthier) second (Behnke) to approve the proposed base and
supplemental wage settlement for NonUnion Support and Administrative staff
as presented. Motion carried (6-0).
SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT
Update on alternative compensation committee work Jason Olson updated the Board on the work of the
Teacher Alternative Compensation
Committee, which has met twice. The
group consists of a broad base of teachers, from brand new first year teachers
to teachers that have been here over 30
years. The committee spent time discussing some of their shared interests.
They also spent time looking at comparability wage data from other districts.
The committee meets once a month
and is looking forward to continuing
the work with a goal of having a new
compensation in place by the 2015-16
school year.
Update of Future Schools Committee meeting Renee provided an
update for the Board on the December
4th Future Schools Meeting. The Board
and Dean took to the committee the final charge of the committee as well as
the data / reasoning / size of the land
purchases. The committee took time
discussing a variety of grade configurations and reviewed their pros and cons.
There were no final decisions made, just
a lot of discussion.
John added that the committee
does not want to reinvent the wheel and
will talk with surrounding school districts about their experiences in building new schools as well as consider the
needs of the Verona community.
PERSONNEL ITEMS
No personnel items.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES
Amy reviewed the future meeting
dates.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Building, Grounds and Transportation Renee reported that the committee has not met.
Finance Committee John reported
that the committee did not meet tonight
as normally scheduled because Business Manager Chris Murphy is attending
the City of Verona Council Meeting.
Motion (McCulley) second (Connor) to pay the bills in the amount of
$3,836,279.49. Motion carried (6-0).
Personnel Committee Ken reported that the committee met on Thursday,
December 4th at 7:00 a.m. The committee discussed and reviewed the series
500 Personnel Policies. There will be
some changes and updates that will
come to the Board after the new year.
The committee also discussed the
district health insurance claims data.
Currently the claims are exceeding our
premiums. It is expected that in the near
future there will be an increase in premiums as a result of this information after
our current health insurance contract
ends on June 30, 2016.
The committee briefly discussed
the Teacher Compensation Committee
and the Non-Union and Admin Pay that
Jason gave an update on earlier tonight
as well as an update on Teachers on
Call. With regards to Teachers on Call,
initially there were some start up factors
but we are now filling approximately
98% of our vacancies; the goal is to be
at 99%. Also discussed was the Raptor
School Visitor roll out. The Board approved a policy change a few weeks ago
regarding school visitors to accommodate this new system. The Raptor system will go live after the winter break on
January 5th.
The committee discussed the administrations concern that our interview
teams do not reflect the diversity of our
student population. The district is working on making changes so that interview teams can look more like the race/
ethnicity and gender of our students.
Also discussed were administrators on
one-year contracts. Currently there are
several administrators on one-year contracts.
ADJOURN Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to adjourn at 7:52 p.m. Motion carried (6-0).
Published: January 29, 2015
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OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO BIDDERS
2015 STREET
REHABILITATION PROJECT
CITY OF VERONA, WI

OWNER: Notice is hereby given by


the City of Verona, Wisconsin that it will
receive Sealed Bids for the 2015 Street
Rehabilitation Project.
PROJECT: The major work consists
of the following items: Approximately
10,460 lineal feet of 30-in. to 66 in. wide
curb and gutter removal, 1,515 square
yards of concrete driveway approach
removal, 2,610 cubic yards of common
excavation, 2,775 cubic yards undercut
excavation, 3,950 tons of crushed aggregate base course, 8,370 lineal feet of 30
curb and gutter machine replacement,
1,730 lineal feet of 30 curb and gutter
hand replacement, 610 lineal feet of 66
curb and gutter replacement, 40 square
yards of concrete gutter pan, 1,515
square yards of 7 concrete approach,
5,140 tons of crushed stone subgrade
stabilization, 21,170 square yards pulverize and reshape, 23,550 square yards
of asphalt pavement milling, 2,105 lineal
feet of asphaltic curb front fill, 5,128
tons of asphaltic concrete pavement,
Type E-0.3, 4850 tons of asphaltic concrete pavement, Type E-3, 59 lineal feet
of 12 dia., RCP storm sewer, 2 each
storm sewer inlets, erosion control and
all appurtenant work.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The
Bidding Documents are on file for review
at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall,
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI and at the
office of the Director of Public Works,
410 Investment Court, Verona, WI.
Copies of the Bidding Documents
are available at www.questcdn.com.
Bidders may download the digital Plan
Documents for $10.00 non-refundable
payment by inputting Quest Project #
3674179 on the websites project search
page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at
952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for
assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the
digital project information. No paper
plan documents will be provided.
TIME: Sealed Bids will be received
until 10:00 A.M., February 19, 2015,
in the office of the Director of Public
Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona,
Wisconsin. At this time, all bids will be
publicly opened and read aloud.
BIDS: All Bids shall be sealed in an
envelope clearly marked 2015 Street
Rehabilitation Project. The name and
address of the bidder shall be clearly
identified on the outside of the envelope.
BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona, in the amount of not less than 5%
or more than 10% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid as a guarantee that
if the Bid is accepted, the bidder will
execute the contract and furnish 100%
performance and payment bonds within
10 days after notice of award of the contract by the City.
WAGE SCALE: Each Contractor
or Subcontractor performing work on
the project shall be required to pay not
less than the prevailing wage rate on
the project as established by the State
of Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development. Copies of these wage
rates are on file in the office of the City
Clerk and will be incorporated into the
contract documents.
BID REJECTION: The City reserves
the right to reject any and all Bids, to
waive any technicality, and to accept
any Bid which it deems advantageous to
the Citys best interest.
BID WITHDRAWAL: All Bids shall
remain subject to acceptance for a period of 60 days after the time and date
set for the opening thereof.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
Jon H. Hochkammer,
Mayor
Kami Scofield,
City Clerk
Published: January 29 and
February 5, 2015
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Town of Verona
Regular Town Board
Meeting
Tuesday, February 3,2014
6:30 P.M.
Town Hall,
335 N. Nine Mound Road,
Verona, WI 53593-1035

1. Call To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Announcements
5. Public Comment -This section of
the meeting provides the opportunity for
comment from persons in attendance
on items not listed below over which
this governing body has jurisdiction.
Comments on matters not listed on
this agenda could be placed on a future
meeting agenda.
6. Unfinished business
A. Discussion and possible action
re: Ordinance 2014-4 Adopting Chapter
3(Fire Protection) of the new code of ordinances.
7. New business
A. Discussion and possible action
re: contribution to Verona Area Needs
Network
8. Reports
A. Dane County Sherriffs Office:
B. Plan Commission:
i. Update on Wesner Road
C. Public Works:
i. Discussion and action re: driveway permit for Lot 2 of CSM 2190 on
Manhattan Dr.
ii. Discussion and action re: Resolution 2015-1 Adopting us of urban
numbering system for buildings on Mid
Town Road.
D. EMS:
E. Open Space and Parks:
F. Town Chair:
G. Supervisors:
H. Clerk/Treasurer:
I. Planner/Administrator:
i. Discussion and possible action
re: updated personnel manual
9. Approval of payment of bills
10. Review of Building Permits, Inspection Reports, Road Haul Permits,
and Right-of-Way Permits
11. Discussion and approval of minutes of the January 13thmeeting
12. Adjourn
Regular board agendas are published in the Towns official newspaper,
The Verona Press. Agendas are also
posted at the Town Hall, Miller & Sons
Grocery, and the Verona Public Library.
If an agenda is amended after publication, the official sites for notice of the
final version are the Verona Public Library, Town Hall and Miller & Sons Grocery. Agendas are also posted atwww.
town.verona.wi.us. Use the subscribe
feature on the Towns website to receive
agendas and other announcements via
email. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting of the Plan Commission and/or Open
Space and Parks Commission, for the

purposes of information gathering only.


If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with
Disabilities Act needs an interpreter,
materials in alternate formats, or other
accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona
Clerk @ 608-845-7187 orjwright@town.
verona.wi.us. Please do so atleast 48
hours prior to the meeting so that proper
arrangements can be made.
David K. Combs,
Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted: January 27, 2015
Published: January 29, 2015
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VOTING BY
ABSENTEE BALLOT
CITY OF VERONA
Spring Primary Election,
February 17, 2015

Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request
to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified
elector is any U.S.citizen, who will be
18 years of age or older on Election Day,
who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for
at least 28 consecutive days before the
election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee
ballot.
TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN
WRITING.
Contact your municipal clerk and
request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the election.
You may also request an absentee ballot by letter, fax or e-mail. Your request
must list your voting address within the
municipality where you wish to vote,
the address where the absentee ballot
should be sent, if different, and your
signature.
Special absentee voting application
provisions apply to electors who are
indefinitely confined to home or a care
facility, in the military, hospitalized, or
serving as a sequestered juror. If this
applies to you, contact the municipal
clerk.
You can also personally go to the
clerks office or other specified location, complete a written application, and
vote an absentee ballot during the hours
specified for casting an absentee ballot.
Kami Scofield, Verona City Clerk
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-6495
8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-F
THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING APPLICATION TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY
MAIL IS 5:00 P.M. ON THE FIFTH DAY
BEFORE THE ELECTION, THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 12, 2015.
MILITARY ELECTORS SHOULD
CONTACT THE MUNICIPAL CLERK
REGARDING THE DEADLINES FOR
REQUESTING OR SUBMITTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT.
THE FIRST DAY TO VOTE AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERKS
OFFICE IS MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2,
2015. THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING AN
ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERKS
OFFICE IS 5:00 P.M. ON THE FRIDAY
BEFORE THE ELECTION, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2015.
THE MUNICIPAL CLERK WILL DELIVER VOTED BALLOTS RETURNED
ON OR BEFORE ELECTION DAY TO THE
PROPER POLLING PLACE OR COUNTING LOCATION BEFORE THE POLLS
CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 17, 2015. ANY
BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE
POLLS CLOSE WILL BE COUNTED BY
THE BOARD OF CANVASSERS IF POSTMARKED BY ELECTION DAY AND RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 4:00 P.M. ON
THE FRIDAY FOLLOWING THE ELECTION.
Published: January 29, 2015
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
January 12, 2015
Verona City Hall

1. The meeting was called to order


by Mayor Hochkammer at 7:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call: L. Diaz, E. Doyle, J.
Linder, Mac McGilvray, H. Reekie, B.
Stiner, and E. Touchett. Dale Yurs was
absent and excused. Also in attendance:
City Administrator, B. Burns; City Engineer, B. Gundlach; and City Clerk, K.
Scofield.
4. Public Comment: None.
5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by
Reekie, seconded by McGilvray to approve the minutes of the December 15,
2014 Common Council meeting. Motion
carried 7/0.
6. Mayors Business
(1) Proclamation- Crossing Guard
Recognition Week
7. Administrators Report
8. Engineers Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by
McGilvray, seconded by Doyle to approve payment of bills in the amount of
$803,666.30. Motion carried 7/0.
10. New Business
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of an Easement Agreement with the Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources for the Installation
of a Geothermal Field for the Citys Fire
and EMS Facility. Motion by McGilvray,
seconded by Touchett to approve the
purchase of the Easement in the amount
of $4,850.00. Motion carried 7/0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses from
Heidi Dunn at Cahoots; Zachery Layne
and Nicholas Cervenka at Prairie Oaks
Citgo. Motion by Touchett, seconded by
McGilvray to approve the licenses. Motion carried 7/0.
12. Announcements
13. Adjournment
Motion by Linder, seconded by
Reekie to adjourn the meeting at 7:22
p.m. Motion carried 7/0.
Kami Scofield, City Clerk
Published: January 29, 2015
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Mitchell Todd Compton,


age 50 passed away on Jan.
24, 2015, at Agrace HospiceCare, surrounded by his
wife and children, after a
courageous battle with cancer.
He was born on April
9, 1964, at the Methodist Hospital in Madison.
Mitch graduated from Oregon High School, attended
MATC (now Madison College) taking courses in metals, automotive, woodworking and refrigeration. He
worked as a sprinkler fitter,
shop foreman, apartment
caretaker and a roofer. He
was a jack of all trades and
a master of many. It wasnt
broke until dad couldnt fix
it.
Mitch married the love
of his life, Kate Erfurth
Dill, daughter of Harland
and Nona Erfurth, on Nov.
3, 1990, at the Concourse
Hotel in Madison.

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800-452-8824
www.kingfisherlodge.com (wcan)

GUN SHOW February 13-15


Jefferson Fair Park Jefferson WI
Friday, 3-8:30pm. Saturday, 9-5pm
Sunday, 9-3pm. Info: 563-608-4401
or marvkrauspromotions.net (wcan)

163 Training Schools


DENTAL ASSISTANT
Be one in just 10 Saturdays!
WeekendDentalassistant.com.
Fan us on Facebook! Next class begins
3/28/15. Call 920-730-1112 Appleton. WI
approved. (wcan)
TRAINING FOR CNA
Also Computer and Clerical
Early bird discount.
www.newaydirections.com or
Call Neway Directions
for class schedules
608-221-1920

350 Motorcycles
WANTED 60'S & 70'S Motorcycles
Dead or Alive! 920-371-0494 (wcan)

355 Recreational Vehicles


ATV & SIDE-BY-SIDE Headquarters.
Huge blow-out pricing. Door busters
Youth ATV's starting at $699 plus FSD.
Over 100 Honda CF Moto at liquidation$/
866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.
com (wcan)

360 Trailers
TRAILERS @ LIQUIDATION Pricing.
Boat ATV Sled or Pontoons.
2 or 4 Place. Open or Enclosed.
American Marine, Shawano
866-955-2628
www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

402 Help Wanted, General

340 Autos
DONATE YOUR Car, Truck, Boat to
Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
Vacation. Tax Deductible.
Free Towing. All paperwork taken care
of! 800-856-5491 (wcan)

342 Boats & Accessories


BOATS & PONTOONS R US!
Over 700 new and used in stock.
Visit the largest marine & motorsports
showroom in the USA & save huge.
American Marine & Motorsports,
Shawano. Call
866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.
com (wcan)

Madison - 7201 Midtown Rd.

adno=389271-01

Ashbury Wood condo, 1160sf,


2bd, 2ba, open fl plan, full kitchen,
dining & LR, elevator, exercise rm,
walk-out to patio, appliances,
underground parking. Close
to bus line, West Side & Epic.
Only $115,500. MLS#1729367.

Kathy Tanis
ktanis@bunburyrealtors.com
(608) 469-5954

immediately following the


service at the Mount Vernon Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Ellestad
Camacho Funeral Home,
500 N. 8th St., Mt. Horeb,
also from 9 a.m. to 10:50
a.m. on Saturday at the
Deer Creek Sportmsmans
Club.
Thanks to our family and
neighbors who have helped
and loved us during this
time. Mitch was an honorable man who always put
his family and friends first,
and would give anyone the
shirt off his back. We want
to thank you for your time
with us. You were the very
best of men. We wonder
how we ever got so lucky.
You were all we needed
you to be. Stay watching
over us- you will never be
forgotten. Kate, Erica,
Dustin and Sara.

camachofuneralhomes.com
437-5077

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143 Notices

He was a proud father to parents, Herbert W. and


Yvonne Compton of Oregon, and sister Lisa (Ian)
Griffin of Madison.
He is further survived
by his mother and fatherin-law, Harland and Nona
Erfurth of Mount Ver non; brothers-in-law, Jay
(Diana) Erfurth of Madison and Rob (Lori) Erfurth
of Brodhead; and sisterin-law, May McKinney of
Baraboo; along with his
much loved nieces and
nephews.
Mitchell Todd Compton
He is preceded in death
by both his maternal and
Erica Dill and Dustin Dill paternal grandparents.
and later to Dustins wife,
Funeral service will be
Sara (Schick) Dill. Mitch at 11 a.m. on Saturday,
was a wonderful PA to Jan. 31, at the Deer Creek
Dustin and Saras children, Sportsmans Club, 8475
Landon and Nora Dill, and Miller Road, near Mount
Ericas daughter, Paige Vernon, with the Rev.
Dill.
Brad Brookins officiatIn addition to his wife, ing, eulogy delivered by
children and grandchil- Jay H. Erfurth and Wildren, he is survived by his liam D. Simmons. Burial

DRIVERS: $3000 Sign On Bonus!


Class A. 18 months experience.
Company Drivers
.44cpm East and .40 all other.
Health/Dental/401KLocal, Regional & OTR.
Owner Operators: 78% of line haul.
100% FS Plate Program.
Tom: 855-395-7502
EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's deliveries February
11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200/ Route + Gas. Drivers
must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY
LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans.
For further inquiries, please contact us at
(608) 877-8879.
FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring parttime positions: Detailer/Shop help and
Security/Janitorial. Apply in person: 999
Highway A, across from Coachmans
GROWING CONCRETE company
looking for experienced flat work
finisher, foundation form setter, concrete
foremen and operator. DL/CDL helpful.
Competitive wages, insurance benefits.
608-289-3434
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

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Advertise in our
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For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.

HELP WANTED- MISCELLANEOUS


Coordinator/ Host: Provide support and activities for high
school exchange students. Volunteer hosts also needed.
Apply online:www.aspectfoundation.org (CNOW)

Drivers- No experience? Some or LOTS of experience?


Lets Talk! No matter what stage in your career, its time,
call Central Refrigerated Home. (866) 916-2576 www.
CentralTruckDrivingJobs.com (CNOW)

HELP WANTED- SKILLED TRADES


Foremen to lead utility field crews. Outdoor physical
work, many positions, paid training, $20/hr plus weekly
performance bonuses after promotion, living allowance
when traveling, company truck and benefits. Must have
strong leadership skills, good driving history, and able
to travel in Michigan and nearby States. Email resume
to Recruiter6@osmose.com or apply online at www.
OsmoseUtilities.com EOE M/F/D/V (CNOW)

MISCELLANEOUS
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months.) Premium Channel Offers Available. FREE
Equipment, Installation & Activation. CALL, COMPARE
LOCAL DEALS! 1-800-575-3209 (CNOW)
ATTENTION TRUCK RECRUITERS: RECRUIT an
applicant in over 179 Wisconsin newspapers! Only
$300/week. Call this paper or 800-227-7636 www.
cnaads.com (CNOW)

HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER


$3000 Sign On Bonus! Class A CDL Drivers, We Offer
Great Home Time, Excellent Benefits and $65-$75K
Annual Earnings! Call Today 888-409-6033, Apply
Online www.DriveJacobson.com (CNOW)
CDL-A Truck Drivers Get Knighted today and Be
Rewarded with TOP PAY, Personalized Home Time
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WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE


$WANTED$ COMIC BOOKS Pre-1975: Original
art & movie memorabilia, sports, non-sports cards,
ESPECIALLY 1960s Collector/Investor, paying cash!
Call WILL: 800-242-6130 buying@getcashforcomics.
com (CNOW)

adno=392580-01

HELP WANTED:
Due to Company Expansion
Local Distribution Company
Needs 20 Sports Minded
Individuals to fill
IMMEDIATE OPENINGS
$400/wkly to start, pcp
No experience necessary
Must be 18+ with own vehicle
To secure an interview:
Call 608-223-6788
Monday-Saturday only
JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Valentine's Day bouquet production February
3rd-10th in a bright, energetic working
environment!
We offer flexible shifts ranging up to
10 hours a day. For more information,
contact us at (608) 877-8879. Wage:
$9-$11/hour
NEW YEAR New pay package!
Strong miles, Consistent Home Time!
Small Company Atomosphere with Big
Company Beneftis!
800-227-0020 or apply at www.
windyhilltrans.com (wcan)
OTR TEAM & Solo Drivers
Solo average 2500-3500 mpw
Team average 5000-8500 mpw
100% No Touch Freight
Repeat Customers
Great Pay Package w/bonus
Health Dental Vision HSA
401k Vacation & Holiday Pay
1 year Class A experience preferred
888-545-9351 Extension 13
Industrial Dr, Jackson, WI
www.doublejtransport.com (wcan)
RECEPTIONIST POSITION
JP Cullen & Sons, of Verona is
looking for a full time receptionist.
Duties include: answering phones,
calendaring events, electronic
scanning/filing, maintaining templates/
forms, updating directories, and
more. Must be punctual, organized,
personable, and dedicated.
Experience with Microsoft Outlook,
Word, and Excel required.
Competitive pay and benefits. Email
resume and cover letter to HR@
JPCullen.com.
ROUTE PROCUREMENT
SPECIALIST. Zinpro Corporation,
the industry leader in animal nutrition
products, is seeking a highly
motivated individual for the position of
Route Procurement Specialist.
The primary responsibility is to
develop new clients and maintain
relationships with dairy farmers to
collect colostrum and develop a
collection route. Additional duties
include sourcing, collecting and
storing of dairy products primarily in
southwestern Wisconsin.
The Route Procurement Specialist
may work out of a home office with
most duties performed while driving
a route or on farm. This position
requires that the successful candidate
be based in or near Platteville/
Dodgeville, WI or Dubuque, IA areas.
Knowledge of dairy farm operations
and the ability to work effectively with
dairy producers is required. Must
be able to lift and carry 60 pounds
on a regular basis. Familiarity with
collection route operations is a plus
and a safe driving record is required.
High School diploma or GED is
required along with attention to
detail, strong organizational skills and
customer service skills.
Apply online and attach a resume at
www.zinpro.com/careers.

440 Hotel, Food & Beverage


DELI STAFF. Must be 18 years or older.
Apply within Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317
Nora St, Stoughton

453 Volunteer Wanted


BECOME A Friends of Pheasant
Branch Conservancy naturalist and
help lead field trips for area schools.
Detailed, easy-to-follow lesson plans
and all related materials are provided.
New naturalists can review materials
and observe field trips before leading
them. Additional training and mentoring
is available. The National Multiple
Sclerosis Society- Wisconsin Chapter is
seeking MS Walk committee members.
You'll be responsible for assisting the
site chair with event logistics, marketing,
sponsorships, volunteer coordination
and day of implementation. Support the
Goodman Community Center's drop-in
fitness center by keeping our machines
and facility clean and operational. This
is a great opportunity for volunteers who
enjoy working independently, have good
attention to detail, and want to support
fitness in our community! Call the
Volunteer Center are
608-246-4380 or visit www.
volunteeryourtime.org for more
information or to learn about other
opportunities.

548 Home Improvement


A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!
Basement Systems Inc.
Call us for all your basement needs!
Waterproofing. Finishing. Structural
repairs. Humidity and mold control. Free
Estimates! Call 800-991-1602 (wcan)
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160

576 Special Services


BANKRUPTCY- STOUGHTON
and surrounding area.
Merry Law Offices 608-205-0621
No charge for initial consultation. "We
are a debt relief agency.
We help people file for bankruptcy relief
under the bankruptcy code."
DETECTIVE SERVICES:
Missing Persons, Fraud,
Background Checks, more.
Joy Hammer Private Detective Agency
608-712-6286
joysprivatedetectiveagency.com
NEW YEAR/NEW YOU!
Lose weight now.
Call for appointment
608-558-9174

586 TV, VCR &


Electronics Repair
DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/
mo for 12 mos. Free Premium Movie
Channels. FREE equipment, installation
& activation. Call, compare local deals!
800-374-3940 (wcan)
THEY SAY people dont read those little
ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.

602 Antiques & Collectibles


COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Customer Appreciation week:
February 2-8. Save 20% on items
$10. and over
(excludes red tagged)
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com

606 Articles For Sale


GET THE Big Deal from DirecTV! Act
now - $19.99/mo. FREE 3 months of
HBO, Starz, SHOWTIME and Cinemax.
FREE Genie HD/DVR upgrade! 2014
NFL Sunday Ticket
included with select packages. New
customers only. IV Support Holdings
LLC- An authorized DirecTV Dealer.
Some exclusions apply - Call for details
800-918-1046 (wcan)
MOVING SALE Everything must go!
Friday, January 30, 9:00-3:00
Saturday, January 31, 9:00-2:00
801 Greig Trail, Stoughton

646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE
dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
Face, $300 cord
608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
message

648 Food & Drink


ENJOY 100% guaranteed, delivered
to the door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 74%
PLUS 4 free burgers.
The Happy Family Value Combo.
Only $49.99. Order today.
800-800-307-1674 Use code 43285DVA
or www.OmahaSteaks.com/father72
(wcan)
WRAP UP your Holiday Shopping with
100% guaranteed, delivered to the door
Omaha Steaks! SAVE 37% PLUS 4
FREE Burgers. Many
gourmet favorites ONLY $49.99.
Order today 800-931-1898. Use code
49377PXR or www.OmahaSteaks.com/
father72 (wcan)

664 Lawn & Garden


FRUIT TREES Low as $16. Blueberry,
Grape, Strawberry, Aspargus, Evergreen
and Hardwood Plants. FREE catalog.
Woodstock Nursery N1831 Hwy 95
Neillsville, WI 54456 Toll free 888-8038733
wallace-woodstock.com (wcan)

666 Medical & Health Supplies


ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. Limited time $250 off your
stairlift purchase. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
GOT KNEE Pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? get a pain-relieving brace,
little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
MEDICAL GUARDIAN Top-rated
medical alarm and 24/7 monitoring. For
a limited time, get free equipment, no
activation fees,
no commitment, 2nd waterproof alert
button for free and more.
Only $29.95 per month.
800-281-6138 (wcan)

ConnectVerona.com

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors


55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388

688 Sporting Goods


& Recreational

730 Condos & Townhouses For


Rent

WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's &


Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center,
Shawano 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

RANCH STYLE Condo405 New Age Way, Verona


2BR 1.5BA, 1400 SF.
Full unfinished basement for storage.
Two+ car attached garage.
All appliances, private entry & deck.
Available Feb. 1. $1600. rent per month.
Call Liz at 608-577-7526
or e-mail lizishere@charter.net

690 Wanted
FEMALE ROOMMATE wanted: Stoughton. 35 years or older, non-smoker, must
like cats. Private large bath and bedroom, shared kitchen. Off-street parking,
laundry. $500/month. Send inquiries to:
Room4Rent1718Stoughton@gmail.com

692 Electronics
DIRECTV'S THE BIG DEAL Special
Only $19.99 per month. Free premium
channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax &
Showtime for 3 months & free receiver
upgrade! NFL 2014 Season Included.
Call Now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)

696 Wanted To Buy

C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904

PART-TIME COMMERCIAL
CLEANERS WANTED!!
We have immediate openings for
General Cleaners throughout the Madison area.

BROOKLYN BEAUTIFUL Modern


2BR, 1BA duplex for rent in quiet
neighborhood. Stove, refrigerator, DW,
W/D included. 1 car garage.
C/A and full basement for great storage.
$800 pr/mo. + security deposit of $800.
Utilities not included. Lawn care/snow
removal responsibility of tenant. No pets
and no smoking. Contact Marcia at
608-669-2460
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

8210 Highview Drive - Madison

608.243.8800

adno=392438-01

GROUND LEVEL Apt. 900/sq ft.


Quiet neighborhood half way between
Madison and Verona. $800/mo. Annual
lease for single occupant. No pets. No
smoking.
Heat/water/sewer/basic Dish TV/WD
included. Available after February.
608-848-6379

for more
information call:

WISCONSIN WHITE SAND, LLC


Tomah, Wis.

Email resume to: sdoerr@wwsand.com

760 Mobile Homes


3BR 2BA Mobile Home
Large Master suite w/double vanity.
New flooring, furnace and water heater.
$29,900. 608-604-068 (wcan)

Comfort Keepers in Madison is seeking


caregivers to provide care to seniors in
their homes. Need valid drivers license
and dependable transportation. FT & PT
positions available. Flexible scheduling.
Call 608-442-1898

5396 King James Way, Suite 210, Madison, WI 53719


www.comfortkeepers.com/madison-wi

802 Commercial & Industrial


For Lease

download
an application:

allsaintsneighborhood.org

COMPETITIVE WAGE & HEALTH INSURANCE

(100% OF EMPLOYEE PREMIUM PAID BY COMPANY)

UNION ROAD STORAGE


10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT


In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628

Now hiring part-time cooks & PM shift caregivers


at our west side location. We offer competitive wages,
shift & weekend differentials, as well as health, dental &
PTO to eligible staff. Paid CBRF training provided.

Weve recently launched


the option to renew your
newspaper subscription
electronically with our
secure site at:
connectverona.com

QUALITY CONTROL COORDINATOR

801 Office Space For Rent

Resident Caregivers/CNAs
Cooks

Easily
renew your
subscription
online!

NOW
HIRING

RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347

Please apply online at programmedcleaning.com


or call (608) 222-0217 for more information.

705 Rentals

RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

NORTH PARK STORAGE


10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088

DEER POINT STORAGE


Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337

M F, evenings, with a start time of 5:30pm.


Pay rate starts at $9.00 an hour.

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.


We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114

990 Farm: Service &


Merchandise

FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$50/month
10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
10x25=$80/month
12x30=$105/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE


10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900

15

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720 Apartments

FROM YOU FLOWERS! Send some love


this Valentine's Day! 50% Off our roses.
Delivery available in 4 hours or less!
Shoponline. www.fromyouflowers.com/
roses or call 800-815-1908 (wcan)

676 Plants & Flowers

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

The Verona Press

adno=391971-01

VERONA 1-2 bedroom available.


A/C, no smoking, H/W included, cats
negotiable, coin-op laundry, garage
available, won't last long.
608-558-7017

adno=386678-01

SAFE STEP Walk-in tub Alert for


Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal.
Approved by Arthritis Foundation.
Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch stepin. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American
made. Installation included. Call 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)

January 29, 2015

EVANSVILLE. AVAILABLE to lease or


sell. Newer 4,000 sq. ft. (can be divided)
prime retail, commercial or office building
on east side of Evansville. Ideal location,
near grocery store and strip mall. 608712-5821.
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Verona Press

845 Houses For Sale


ONLINE AUCTION Bid Now!
Showcase Log Sided Home Ready for
your Location. Sterling AuctionServices.
com. WI registered Auctioneer Sterling
Strathe #2429 (wcan)

OREGON 1BR upper w/offstreet


parking. Utilities included, shoveling/
mowing required. No pets.
Available now.
$550 plus security deposit.
608-455-3112

970 Horses

STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.


Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM Lower.
Bright, sunny, large yard, garage. No
Pets. 908 Clay St. $675+ utilities. 608873-7123.
STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment
$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.
STOUGHTON- 525 W South St, Upper.
No Pets/Smoking. Heat included, stove
and refrigerator. $700/mo. 1st and last
months rent. 608-219-4531
STOUGHTON- FIRST floor, 900+ sq ft
1-2 bedroom, hardwood floors, all appliances washer/dryer hook-ups, 3 season
porch, A/C, water softener. $650+heat
and electricity. No Smoking. No Pets
608-873-6560
STOUGHTON- LARGE One Bedroom, Upper Level of Victorian house,
Near Downtown. Window A/C, Water,
Kitchen Appliances Included. $575/
month+security deposit. 608-873-7655
or 608-225-9033
STOUGHTON TOWNHOUSE
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath
All appliances including W/D
FF Laundry C/A Basement
Attached garage. $885/Month No
pets. No smoking. 835-8806

Auto Cad / Material Estimator

COMPETITIVE WAGES AND FULL BENEFITS

Responsibilities include developing drawings and


material lists for post-frame structures. Experience
with Auto CAD; Excel and MS office software; sound
math skills, detail oriented problem solver, ability to
work accurately in a fast paced team environment.
Hands on construction experience preferred.

APPLY TODAY!!

adno=388900-01

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon


Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

employment@clearybuilding.com

Cleary Building Corp.


190 Paoli St., P.O. Box 930220
Verona, WI 53593

adno=391751-01

LOOKING FOR
AN EXCITING CAREER?
JOIN THE CLEARY TEAM!!

Customer Service Representative

FT-M thru F, pay based on experience, high school diploma or GED,1-2 years of equivalent
experience or customer service desired, ability to work with Microsoft Word and
Excel spreadsheets required. Team player. Entry level collection calls, order entry, set up new
accounts, order status, expediting and general administrative duties. Excellent communication
skills required. This position is eligible for tuition reimbursement.

Accountant (General Ledger)

FT- M thru F, pay based on experience, bachelors degree in Accounting, entry level position,
prepare all journal entries for month-end close, enter journal entries into general ledger according to
general accounting principles, review general ledger entries for accuracy and investigate problems,
prepare monthly sales tax filings, prepare Net-to-Carnes reports and supporting documentation
that goes into it. Be back-up to Credit Analyst in regards to payroll, order entry, credit approval and
cash posting, Excellent Excel skills required. Must be detail oriented and organized. This
position is eligible for tuition reimbursement.

Machine Operator

Competitive Salary
Full Benefits

Part-time. Excellent Wages


20+ hours/wk. CDL bonus program
Paid training/testing. Signing bonus.
5501 Femrite Dr. Madison
Call Paul at 608-310-4870 or email
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January 29, 2015

The Verona Press

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Referendum: Vote still coming in April

This map
of the West
Ends general
development
plan, updated
in 2011, shows
how the project
was originally
envisioned.
Because of
an unusual
condominium
ownership
setup intended
to provide joint
maintenance of
certain amenities, several
properties are
connected to
both a common
road (winding
from the northeast to the west
and back east)
and a central
park area (to
the right of
the large retail
buildings).
Because each
of the condo
owners, including Terrence
Walls T. Wall
Enterprises,
has a common
stake, the sale
of the property
requires those
owners to come
to terms on the
deal.

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as they are also seeking to
purchase the Herfel property to the south for a likely
elementary school near the
growing Cathedral Point
and Scenic Ridge neighborhoods. Losing that piece
could be a blow for nearterm expansion needs.
So our risks are (the)
electorate says no, were
all done, we lose the Herfel
property, board president
Dennis Beres said.
Ultimately, though, the
dream of acquiring all
of the pieces of land they
had set out to made that a
risk worth taking for board
members, who voted unanimously to put the referendum on the ballot.
If we mess up Herfel by
this, yeah, it stinks, but we
can recover from that, Beres
said. But if we dont push
this to the finish line (its)
something that will be lost
forever. Thats a more complex and unique opportunity.

No deal with Wall

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Normally, the process


of eminent domain is used
when a private property
owner does not want to sell
a piece of land that is key to
a governments plans.
In this case, though, the
landowner wants to sell,
and that was a key factor
in the decision for most of
the board members, despite
the negative connotation of
taking land.
(Eminent domain) makes
the messaging a lot more
difficult for sure, superintendent Dean Gorrell.
This odd situation was
created by the zoning on the
land condominium ownership by several parties.
With common land
owned by each, any owner
could have held up the deal
by not agreeing to remove
the parcel from condominium zoning. And in this
case, said Fahey, Vanta has
not been able to come to
terms with T. Wall Enterprises, which owns apartments on the development.
That company is owned
by Wall, the former CEO
and principal owner of the
company that is now Vanta
(T. Wall Properties).
Fahey said Wall and Vanta were miles apart from
a deal.
They have made efforts
to accommodate Terrence
Wall but have been unable
to reach an agreement thats
satisfactory to both parties, Fahey said.
Pete Erbach, a member
of the Erbach trust that has
agreed to sell the neighboring property to VASD, was
at the meeting and told the
board he thought Wall was
being vindictive toward
his former company.
I think Terrence is just
trying to get back at Vanta
for losing control of his
business, Erbach said. I
hope that they can get things
resolved. I dont know why
Terrence cant work with
these guys, but theres a lot
of conflict there.
Wall refuted that Tuesday, calling the districts
approach dishonest and
telling the Press he was looking out for the best interests
of the 106 apartment tenants
on the property and ensuring
his company would not incur
costs from the districts plan.
We werent getting

answers to the questions we


had, Wall said. We said
were not signing off until
we get answers.
The questions included
potential stoplight installation and road changes. Wall
said they asked the district
for indemnifications against
his company having to pay
for any of that, but the district refused to supply that
and did not properly inform
the company about public
hearings on the purchase.
They contacted us literally less than two weeks before
Christmas and demanded we
sign off on a bunch of things
before the end of the year,
he said. We said well, we
needed more time.

Using eminent domain


To exercise its power of
eminent domain, the district
first needs voter approval,
but there will be plenty of
steps to follow if voters
approve the action.
First, a new appraisal
would be done on the land,
meaning the cost could go up
or down. A higher price than
the districts authorized borrowing from the referendum
would mean the district must
come up with the money on
its own or back out of the
purchase, Fahey explained to
the Press after the meeting.
And Vanta might fight
a lower appraisal cost in
court.
Even if Vanta and the
district agree on the new
price, Wall could challenge
it as a partial owner. That
could lead to a legal battle
some board members were
hesitant about.
We have one party who,
whether hes upset with
(the school district) or not,
hes going to go kicking
and screaming, said board
member Renee Zook.
Wall told the Press he
would continue to ask for
those indemnifications in
the event of a successful
referendum, and he maintained the district would
still be held to the condominium ownerships agreements. Fahey told the Press
on Tuesday condemnation
was intended to provide
the district with the full
title of the property, which
would clear the condominium requirements.
But the board could
choose to back out of the
deal in such a situation, and
can also continue to negotiate with Vanta until and
after the referendum.
We certainly want Vanta
to know what were doing
and why were doing it,
Fahey told the board.

Erbach alone?
The situation brought up
questions about the desirability of the Erbach property without the guarantee
of the 43-acre West End
land to pair with it.
The Erbach land alone
would not be large enough to
accommodate a high school
campus, leaving board members unsure whether the district still wanted to pursue it.
That becomes a more pressing question if the referendum passes, as the option
to purchase the land expires
April 22, likely well before
an eminent domain agreement could be reached for
the West End.
You may have to buy
the Erbach property to

protect our opportunity,


Fahey explained. At the
same time, we dont know
yet how the West End economics shakes out.
However, it was noted the
Erbach property could present its own potential options
even if the West End plans
were to fall through.
Its still a lot of acres. It
might not be the big dream
that we imagined, but I think
its land we can do really
great things with, board
member Amy Almond said.
I would not be disappointed if we just had Herfel and
Erbach. I think we could
make wonderful things happen there, as well.

Why not wait?


The board briefly considered delaying a referendum,
but that brought its own set
of risks and complications.
The top concern was that
the purchase options on the
Herfel and Erbach properties would expire well
before another election
could take place, meaning
the district would have to
renegotiate with both property owners and possibly
pay more in option fees.
It would also give the
sellers the chance to pull
back on their decision to
sell their land, completely
undoing the deals.
The next general election
also would not take place
until April of next year, leaving a long wait for the sellers
and the district, unless the
district were to hold a special
election, which it would have
to pay for.
Fahey also was not optimistic that more time would
allow Wall and Vanta to
come to an agreement.
Its not money, Fahey
said.

Selling the deal


Board members werent
excited about selling voters on not just the need for
the land but its reasoning
for using eminent domain.
But they said thats a decision that should be up to the
voters.
If people say no to this,
then weve got our message, Beres said.
VASD business manager Chris Murphy told the
Press the district projects an
approved referendum would
make the mill rate $12.05 per
$1,000 of assessed, only a
slight change from this years
$12.04. If the referendum
failed, the district projects the
rate would drop to $11.85.
District officials and the
board have championed
the land purchases as a
long-term, 50-year plan,
which could be a challenge
to explain given the use of
eminent domain, Zook said.
We want our conversation to the community to
be positive about the plan
to look forward, but I think
its going to be a really
tough sell to the public,
she said. By using eminent
domain, we would be saying, (Using this land) is the
route we are going soon.
Board member Ken
Behnke disagreed, saying that the district would
simply have to explain the
eminent domain decision
clearly.
Im not so concerned
about the public not understanding, Behnke said. If
they dont, they dont.

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