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Verona Area School District
Busing change
hits day cares
bottom lines
Increased costs
worries providers
Scott Girard
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In the final week of

August, Regina Kane found
out her day care business
would be paying five times
what it had in past years to
bus students to the center
after school.
Were a small business;
that impacts us hard, Kane
said of the nearly $8,000
Students at Glacier Edge Elementary

School walked to Whalen Pond for
Stewardship Day on Friday to help clear
weeds and spread native prairie plant
seeds and soil. The students learned
about the pond and prairie ecosystem
from Wade Moder, with the City of
Verona and Upper Sugar River Watershed
Association, not pictured.
Higher than
projection, but still
below 2014-15 rate
Scott Girard
Above, second-graders Elena Blakeman

and Christopher Sorenson carry back
empty buckets after dumping weeds.
Verona Area School

District residents will pay
lower taxes to the district
in 2015-16 after the school
board approved the budget
Monday night.
As part of the budget approval, the board
approved a mill rate of
$11.99 per $1,000 of
Photo by Samantha Christian
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Photo by Samantha Christian
Second-grader Cassidy Larson carries a

cup of soil to the prairie.
Late-start Mondays, breaks up for review

possible eventual changes a Verona
Area School District ad hoc committee discussed in recent weeks. The
committee met Oct. 14 and 21 to
consider adjusting the annual school
calendar in hopes of creating larger
Scott Girard
chunks of time for teacher profesUnified Newspaper Group
sional development. Recent state law
changes regarding required time in
Spring Break isnt going away, and school have prompted the committee
neither are late-start Mondays. At to think big.
least not yet.
Id like to see the district break
But they are among the many from the norms, VASD parent
Calendar committee eyes

long-term changes, unlikely
for 2016-17
Turn to Bus/Page 13
Board finalizes lower tax levy
Good stewards
Second-grader Ben Erdman pats seeds into the

ground.
increase in cost. Were

pretty backed into a corner.
Kane, the administrator at the Caring Center on
West Verona Avenue, is not
alone.
Tanyas Big House 4
Kidz, another Verona
day care center, had nearly $10,000 added to its
expenses this year after
Badger Bus, which began
providing bus service for
the Verona Area School
District in July, changed
Mylinda Heil said at the first meeting.

Larger changes like that arent
likely for 2016-17 though, as many
committee members have said there
was not enough time before the January deadline to get enough information to make those big-picture alterations.
We really need to do some survey
or something, that says, OK, whats
assessed property value, 5

cents lower than last years
$12.04 rate. Thats a cut
of $10 for the owner of a
$200,000 home.
Rates will vary from
municipality to municipality, however, as the numbers are based on an equalized rate, and not assessed
values.
The district had projected a mill rate of $11.96
at its summer meeting, but
a decrease in the districts
expected equalized valuation and state general aid
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became the latest prominent department head to
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Over the past couple of
months, city assessor Bob
Courter retired and engineer
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works director Ron Rieder
both announced they will
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City of Verona
Transgender committee pores over policy language
Day care, waterproofer eye Verona
The draft policy created

by a transgender ad hoc
committee would allow
transgender students to use
bathrooms of their gender
identity.
Single-stall, genderneutral bathrooms would
be designated for students
who have a need or desire
for increased privacy,
regardless of underlying
reason.
The committee met for
the third time Thursday,
Oct. 22, where it parsed
language like mays and
shalls to finalize the
bathroom rule and other
parts of a draft to send to
the Wisconsin Association
of School Boards before it
comes back to the Verona
Area school board to be
voted on as a policy. A
WASB official will review
the language to tell the district if anything could be a
problem legally or to propose adding language that
has worked in other districts.
Theres plenty else in the
policy, from bullying and
harassment prohibitions
to how a student can have
his or her records changed
to reflect a preferred name
and pronoun, but the bathroom policy would likely
have the greatest effect on
every student at Verona
schools. Its also one that
could be invalidated by
a recently proposed state
law, though its unclear if
that will go anywhere in
the Legislature.
Discussion on the bathroom section of the proposed Verona Area School
Keep it simple
The first conflict came
right in the opening paragraph, where it was spelled
out that discrimination
on the basis of sex is forbidden, but gender was
unmentioned.
While some at the meeting, including superintendent Dean Gorrell, said
they did not know what
the difference is, after a
brief search on Dictionary.
com, it was clear there was
a difference, and each was
included in the final draft.
That was far from the
last definitional discussion
though.
The draft Gorrell had
brought to the group
included a section on definitions. Under the definition of transgender,
male-to-female and
female-to-male were
explained, but parent Leigh
Schmidt joined Seward
in pointing out that those
terms did not capture the
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Another piece of the policy that was brought into

question was how parents
or guardians would be part
of the process, because, as
some committee members
pointed out, parents may
not always be on board
with their childs gender
identity.
I just dont want a student to be held back by
this policy, Schmidt said.
Seward also pointed out
that if the policy is worked
out that a name change
could happen without the
parent or guardian consent,
it would need to be clearly
in the policy that emails
or communications to a
students parents use their
birth name.
The draft form that
would accompany a
A pair of public hearings

next week involves businesses that would be new to
Verona.
One would be a new day
care on West Verona Avenue, in a building thats been
vacant for several years. The
other would be an existing company with nearly
50 employees moving here
from Middleton. Both would
make minor changes to the
property, with one adding
fencing and the other paving
a parking lot.
Kind and Joyful Childcare
proposes a day care covering infants to school-aged
youth at 524 W. Verona
Ave. That building that had
previously housed a day
care and a medical clinic
and was most recently used
as a veterinary clinic, before
the practice expanded and
moved to Nesbitt Road in
Fitchburg.
The building has been
vacant since 2008, and since
then, the only other proposal
that has gotten as far as the
Plan Commission was for
a different day care, a proposal that was approved but
never consummated, as the
business chose a new location in southwest Madison
instead.
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take over a building at 421
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the citys original industrial
park. In order to accommodate its truck traffic and
employees, it would also
seek to develop the only
remaining empty lot in the
Venture Court industrial
park, paving it for a parking
lot.
The hearing is for a conditional use for outdoor storage of building materials,
and the parking lot and outdoor storage area are going
through site plan approval,
though the company has
asked the commission to
waive its initial review.
Zander plans to bring 47
employees, with 35 of them
field reps. It would have 72
parking spaces.
The day care would
accommodate up to 61 students and would employ
11 teachers, a cook and an
administrator. It needs a
conditional use permit to
operate such a business but
is not being required to go
through site plan approval, as the only significant
changes are required by the
permits. It will feature a privacy fence along the east
and north sides of the property and a fenced-in outdoor
area for children to play in.
The hearings are set for
Mondays Plan Commission meeting, which begins
at 6:30 p.m. at Verona City
Center.
Jim Ferolie
transgender students
application to have their
name changed and a school
transition plan outlined,
does, however, includes a
spot for a parent/guardian
signature.
While that concerned
some on the committee,
Gorrell said the school
probably would need to
have something like that.
He added a note, though,
to have the WASB lawyer
check.
Another parent on the
committee also emphasized the importance of
notifying parents in a
classroom, especially at
the elementary level, if a
teacher is going to discuss
transgender issues with the
students.
While members decided
that was covered under
the training and professional development part
of the policy, bathrooms
and locker rooms could be
tougher to transition within
existing buildings. In the
future, though, Almond
said it will be a priority.
Going forward whenever we are renovating
or whenever we build a
new school we are going
to keep this in mind, she
said. If you just build in
privacy and safeguards and
options, we should all be
able to move through this.
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community.
There is agreement that
theres more than just male
or female in the world,
Schmidt said.
Scott, however, disagreed.
All this is so new. This
is changing so fast, he
said. These are terms that
have been used for a long,
long time and now were
changing the definitions of
them. Thats where it gets
a little hard for people to
understand.
The group ultimately
decided to take out the
MTF and FTM definitions
so that other transgender
groups, such as non-binary
or agender, would not feel
left out.
I think keeping it simple to start with is OK,
school board member Amy
Almond said. If we have
four pages of definitions
theyll get to arguing about
the details, instead of just
the basic premise that there
is an issue and were trying
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Draft bathroom
policy would permit
individual choices
District policy included

clarification on what the
language consistently
asserted gender meant,
with one Verona Area
High School student on the
committee questioning that
wording.
There are people who
are gender-fluid who some
days are more feminine
and some days are more
masculine, Noa Seward
said. If youre genderfluid, you dont get to use
any of the bathrooms that
arent single stall.
Pastor Jeremy Scott also
wondered what that wording meant, but had a different reason to question it.
Is there anyway to
measure a quantified consistently asserted? Scott
said. Who measures,
OK, you now consistently
asserted this enough?
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Meeting held at the District Administration Building, 700 N. Main Street, beginning at 7:00 p.m. on
October 26, 2015 approved the following changes to the Fiscal Year 2015-16 Budget and Tax Levy.
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GENERAL (10) FUND REVENUES

200 Local Sources
300 Inter District
600 State Sources
700 Federal Sources
TOTAL REVENUES & OTHER FINANCING SOURCES
Adopted
2015-16
Budget
Amended
2015-16
Budget
33,224,095
1,265,819
27,092,173
1,306,811
62,926,460
33,425,531
1,272,963
26,870,449
1,062,162
62,668,667
GENERAL (10) FUND EXPENDITURES

100 000 Instruction
200 000 Support Services
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
33,413,950
19,746,274
62,926,460
33,343,036
19,559,395
62,668,667
PROPERTY TAX LEVY AND MILL RATE

Total School Levy
Mill Rate
37,430,292
11.96
37,301,698
11.99
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Verona woman, baby injured in crash

A crash on State Hwy. 69 in
Montrose Tuesday morning sent
a 30-year-old Verona woman and
her 1-year-old daughter to the
hospital with minor injuries.
According to the Dane County
Sheriffs Office, the woman was
attempting to take a left onto Cty.
Hwy. A at around 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, when her 2006 Ford
Escape was rear-ended by a 2015
Jeep SUV driven by an 86-yearold Belleville man.
Sheriffs deputies closed Hwy.

69 for approximately an hour following the crash.
The woman and her daughter
were transported by Belleville EMS
to UW Hospital. The Belleville
man suffered no injuries. Everyone
involved was wearing a seatbelt,
according to the sheriffs office.
The driver of the Jeep was cited
for inattentive driving.
Jacob Bielanski
Police report
All reports taken from the Verona
11:03 a.m. A Verona woman
police logbook.
reported having four checks stolen
from her, and suspects the thief
Aug. 2
wrote those checks to him/herself
4:52 p.m. Police monitored the by forging the womans signature.
intersection of County Hwy. M and
7:16 p.m. A couple called to report
Locust Drive for approximately 20 that someone had toilet-papered their
minutes. A 39-year-old Madison man home and rang the doorbell at around
was cited for speeding.
12:30 a.m. the previous morning.
7:09 p.m. Police responded to a
8:43 p.m. Police arrested an uncodomestic disturbance on the 800 block operative Verona man in Fireman's
of Hemlock Drive, where a woman Park, after it was reported that he had
was trying to remove her daughter's been yelling at others for parking vioboyfriend for being "disrespectful."
lations. The man told police he had
tried to call the departments nonAug. 3
emergency number and received no
1:57 a.m A 41-year-old Belleville response, and so chose to confront
man was cited by police for his 1st- the others directly.
offense OWI and prohibited alcohol
content, as well as driving without Aug. 4
a driver's license and unsafe lane
2:46 a.m. Police monitored trafdeviation at the intersection of Cty. fic at the 1200 block of N. Main
Highways PB and M. A translator Street for approximately one hour.
was needed, and the man was ulti- A 27-year-old Verona man was cited
It was late at night when the
mately held for 12 hours at the public for speeding.
phone rang. I didnt bother
safety building after a BAC of .17 was
answering it because its always
detected.
Jacob Bielanski for my wife and I get enough
practice with my secretary Spanish, I just let her get it.
This time, though, after about
a minute of talking, she handed
A failure to fact-check led to an incorrect reference to Ald. Jack the phone to me. With a look
Linder (Dist. 2) being in his first budget as a Finance committee mem- of astonishber in last weeks Verona Press. Linder, in fact, joined the Finance ment, I tried to
committee for the 2015 budget, as well, and he also served on Finance read her face
during his previous stint on the council, serving District 1 in 2006-08. as to why I
needed to get
involved.
I fumbled
with the phone
and slowly
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I was about to write the call off
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a prank when there was a sude-mail: veronapress@wcinet.com
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change. The soft, mumbled
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I was still stymied. First, who
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would be calling me and why at
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this time, and then whether it was
even safe to answer.
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Then I realized it was my
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A few days earlier, he had
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was a little perplexing, as its not
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even I was getting asked in the

street. Something had to be up.
He addressed the rumors when
he arrived that afternoon sporting
bumper stickers: Alejo Castro
Mayor 2016. He wanted to
make the social media announcement and had his heart set on
Facebook.
I didnt think he knew exactly
what it was for or how to use it,
but he knew he needed it, as if he
had read it in a campaign strategy
book or something. He probably
also read somewhere that nothing
is officially official until Facebook says so.
This is the uncle who comes
over on the weekends to watch
mariachi videos with his sister
and brother-in-law, who invites
us to go ride his horse. Who is
amazed by how beautiful our
grass looked when it was mowed
and swept. I figured he couldnt
be farther from social media than
Pluto is from the Sun.
Our first meeting confirmed
that suspicion. He sat in the living room with my in-laws and
yelled instructions to me while
I sat at the kitchen table making
the page. Occasionally, he would
use my wife as a messenger when
I couldnt hear him over the roar
of the TV or the dog barking for
attention.
I felt like I was at my grandparents house, where my
Grandpa would yell at us from
his armchair instead of getting up
and walking over to see what we
were doing.
Still, I felt honored that he
would trust me enough to make
the page for him. Maybe that was
a sign that Im now part of the
family, and it felt good.
No one close to me has ever
gotten involved politically
enough to start a campaign, and
it was great knowing I had
successfully made my contribution to the campaign, that is, up

until the phone call.
So after giving my wifes
uncle his password, I got a visit
from him the following day at
my office. There was the banker,
dressed in a suit and tie and
flashing around his smart phone.
He was really trying to act the
part now.
Chito, he called me, using a
slang country term for boy, How
do I get all my social media
friends to like my page?
I was taken aback and asked,
Is that your smart phone? I
wondered whether it was just
borrowed.
After corralling his waving
arm, I managed to take a look at
his phone, and not only was it
indeed his, but he even had the
Facebook app installed. However, still no page likes.
In Costa Rica, the term pobrecito (you poor thing) is used
when people notice you are not
achieving what you want to
achieve. Right after they say that,
they will offer to help in some
way.
I didnt say it, but I was definitively thinking it, so I invited him
in and we figured out how to get
likes.
Since then, I havent been
awoken in the middle of the night
with any social-media emergencies, and Ive also seen that hes
been adding content to his page.
Im glad I didnt hang up the
phone that night, but Im not
convinced I taught an old dog a
new trick. If anything, Ive just
bought myself some time until
the next campaign event.
Dustin Dresser is a 2004 Verona
Area High School graduate living
in Costa Rica.
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October 29, 2015
Spooktacular Verona
The weathers cooling

off, but the chili will be hot.
People can sample up to
20 of Veronas finest chili
recipes at the Verona Public Library Chili Cook-Off
Nov. 6.
Live music for the event
will be provided by Just
Merl, and the Havens
Petting Farm animals will
also be on hand.
Participants include
BPNN Prairie Kitchen,
Culvers, Jordandal Cookhouse, library staff and
Verona Boarding Services/
Verona Veterinary Medical
Service, S.C.
Local celebrity judges
include Dave Heide, chef
and owner of Lilianas;
Ben Wineke, Epic culinary
team; Aaron Steger, VAHS
assistant varsity football
coach; and Steve Runde,
There will be a variety of

Halloween events in Verona from Oct. 29-31.
Haunted prairie
The library will hold a
Haunted Prairie event at
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29,
for ages 12 and up.
Survive a horrifying walk
through a haunted part of
Badger Prairie Park. Attend
at your own risk.
No young children or
pets, please.
For information, call 8457180.
Calling all witches
File photo by Samantha Christian
Kids approach a house along Tamarack Drive to trick-or-treat on Halloween last year.
If you go
What: Trick-or-treating
When: 5-8 p.m.,
Saturday, Oct. 31
Where: City of Verona
Info: 845-7623
Extra officers will be on
duty and will be highly visible during the event.
Safety tips
If suspicious or unsafe
activity is observed, notify
a nearby officer or call 8457623. In an emergency call
911.
Follow these safety tips

while trick-or-treating:
Trick-or-treat only during designated hours and
with a parent, buddy or in a
group
Only approach homes
with porch lights or Halloween lights on
Never go into a strangers home or vehicle
Dont wear a mask that
reduces visibility or hearing
Inspect all candy before
eating it
If driving, stay under
the speed limit and watch
for sudden pedestrian
movement
Town/city boundary deal
File photo by Samantha Christian
Firefighter Kurt Hendrickson, left, helps Aidan Bachim, 5, of Verona,

aim the fire hose at the top of a display home to extinguish the fake
flames during last years open house.
Change in fire safety

event location
The Verona Fire Department will hold its annual fire
safety event at Blains Farm
and Fleet, 600 Hometown
Circle, from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
The event will feature displays of fire station equipment, and Verona firefighters will be present to answer
questions.
Representatives of Blains
Farm and Fleet will hand out
candy to those in attendance.
They will also display their
fire safety merchandise.
Traditionally, the event
is an open house held
at the fire station in late
If you go
What: Fire safety event
When: 4-7 p.m., Friday,
Oct. 30
Where: Blains Farm
and Fleet, 600 Hometown
Circle
Info: 845-9401
September. Chief Joe Giver
told the Press the event was
moved to Farm and Fleet for
this year due to delays in the
construction of the new fire
station.
The city and town of

Verona have set an open
house next month for an
intergovernmental boundary agreement.
The deal is designed to
ensure town development
doesnt impinge on city
growth plans and to allow
the town to grow into other areas without interference from the city.
The city owns extraterritorial jurisdiction rights
over a large portion of the
town, as much as 1.5 miles
outside its border in some
places. Many other parts
of the town are under the
ETJ of Madison or Fitchburg.
The city and town have
been working on some
form of this deal for about
a year, and if feedback
is positive next month,
theyll begin working on
legal language and hope
to approve the plan next
spring.
If you go
What: Open house for
intergovernmental agreement between town and
city of Verona
When: 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Where: Verona fire station, 101 Lincoln St.
Info: Town 845-7187;
city 848-9941
The open house is
scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Nov. 10 at the fire station,
101 Lincoln St.
For information or
to comment, call town
administrator/planner
Amanda Arnold at 8457187 or city planning
director Adam Sayre at
848-9941.
Jim Ferolie
If you go
What: Chili Cook-Off
When: 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 6
Where: Verona Public
Library, 500 Silent Street
Info: 845-7180
library board president.
The cost is $10 for people 11 and older; kids 10
and under are free and $25
is the maximum cost for a
family. Soda, water and
baked goods will also be
available for sale. All proceeds benefit the library.
For information, visit
veronapubliclibrary.org.
To participate, call 8457180 or email sburkart@
ci.verona.wi.us.
Beltline info meetings

Nov. 2, 3 in Fitchburg
The state Department of
Transportation will host
a pair of informational
meetings on long-term
planning for the Beltline in Fitchburg in early
November.
The meetings will be
Nov. 2, at 5:30-8 p.m., and
Nov. 3, at 7-9 a.m., both at
the Boys and Girls Club,
4619 Jenewein Road. The
DOT will also hold five
other meetings later in the
month in Madison, Monona and Middleton.
The Beltline has an
impact on all of us, whether we drive, use transit,
bike or walk, DOT Southwest Regional project manager Larry Barta said in a
news release. Thats why
we encourage people to
attend a meeting to learn
more and provide us with
input. Public feedback
helps WisDOT determine
which potential improvements we will evaluate in
greater detail as the study
moves forward.
Presentations at each
meeting from DOT officials will begin 30 minutes after the scheduled
start time. The officials
will cover the draft results
of parts of the study that
began in 2013 and strategies for the redevelopment
adopted since 2014.
If you go
What: Beltline information meeting
Where: Boys and Girls
Club, 4619 Jenewein
Road, Fitchburg
When: 5:30-8 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 2; 7-9 a.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
Info: madisonbeltline.
dot.wi.gov
Attendees will also have
a chance to offer their input
on the plans at the meetings.
The study of the Beltline
and its limitations began
in 2012 after recognition
that numerous sections of
the highway have aboveaverage crash rates compared to similar urban
highways and that the road
cannot serve Dane Countys expected growth by
2040, among other challenges, according to the
project website.
The project is currently
in its second phase, the
Planning and Environment
Linkages. The results from
this phase will be used
as the foundation for the
third and final study.
For more information on
the study or to subscribe to
updates, visit madisonbeltline.dot.wi.gov.
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Oregon Firefighter/E
Craft Fair
Kids
Activities
from
11am-1pm
Saturday,
November 7
9 am-3 pm
Oregon Middle School
601 Pleasant Oak Dr., Oregon, WI
Admission: $2.00
For additional information:
Peggy Berman at ofdcraftfair@yahoo.com
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The cost is $20 for the
first child, $15 for the second and $10 for each child
after that. The latest a child
can be picked up is 11 p.m.
Parents night out
For information, contact
Verona Area Community organizer Alyssa Dvorak
Theater presents Parents at alyssamdvorak@gmail.
Night Out: Halloween Edi- com.
tion from 6-10 p.m. FriTrick-or-treating
day, Oct. 30.
Halloween will be on
Bring your kids (ages
5-12) to the VACT build- Saturday, Oct. 31, and the
ing, 405 Bruce St., for a official trick-or-treat hours
night of movies, dancing, designated by the City of
games and treats while you Verona will be 5-8 p.m.
The Verona Police
enjoy a kid-free evening
before Halloween. There Department encourages
will be a quiet room avail- participants and residents to
able with movies playing be mindful of their safety.
Chili cook-off Nov. 6
Many downtown Halloween events this weekend
The senior center will

hold a halloween party from
1:30-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
A few guests will be
asked to participate in a
whodunit witches murder
mystery game, so wear
your best witches attire. All
those who dress up will be
entered in a drawing to win
prizes.
There will be treats and
fun throughout the afternoon.
Reserve your seat for the
Witches Convention by
calling 845-7471.
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Coming up
Churches
visit therapymadison.com.
Fill the bin

The Town of Verona will be collecting brown grocery and plastic shopping bags to donate to the Badger Prairie Needs Network through Nov. 6.
Town residents are encouraged to
do fall cleaning and drop off all extra
bags at the town office at 335 N.
Nine Mound Road, or deliver them to
BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave. on Mondays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m.
to 7 p.m. or Saturday from 9 a.m. to
noon.
Disney movie
The library will hold a Disney
Descendants Watch Party with crafts
and snacks at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct.
29. The movie will start at 1:30 p.m.
Costumes welcome (good and evil).
Best for kids ages 6 and up.
For information, call 845-7180.
Gospel potluck
Bring a dish and join the Paoli

Street Pickers for a Gospel music
jam session at the senior center from
Child story time
6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. The
Child Development Story Time will potluck will begin at 5 p.m.
be held for all ages and their caregivFor information, call 845-7471.
ers at the library at 10 a.m. Thursday,
Oct. 29.
Pay less for college
Learn how to enhance your childs
Robert DeCock, a certified college
language skills through reading and planning specialist, will show you
have an opportunity to ask questions how to save appropriately for college,
about your childs development dur- increase scholarships and minimize
ing this program led by therapists loans from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday,
from Communication Innovations Nov. 9, at the library.
Pediatric Therapy Services.
For information or to register, call
For information, call 845-7180 or 845-7180.
Heart healthy holidays

Learn how to celebrate the holidays
and eat healthy at the same time from
7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the
library. Andrea Erickson, registered
dietician, and Michael Hammond,
director of the nonprofit 50 For Heart,
will share strategies to help you eat
mindfully over the holidays.
For information, call 845-7180.
Veterans Day
Join students from Verona Area
High School for a flag raising ceremony 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11,
at Hometown Junction Park. After the
ceremony, visit the senior center for
lunch at 11:45 a.m., followed by a program at 12:30 p.m. with local government officials and military agencies.
RSVP for lunch by noon Nov. 10
at 845-7471 and indicate that you
are a veteran to get a free of charge.
If you would like to assist in raising
your respective branchs flag, contact
call 845-7180 or at jennifer.miller@
ci.verona.wi.us.
Community calendar
Thursday, October 29
10 a.m., Child Development Story

Time, library
1 p.m., Disney Descendants
Watch Party (ages 6 and up),
library
6:30 p.m., Town Plan
Commission meeting, Town Hall
7 p.m., Haunted Prairie (ages 12
and up), Badger Prairie Park, 8457180
Friday, October 30
1:30-3 p.m., Halloween Party:

Calling all Witches, senior center,
845-7471
4-7 p.m., Verona Fire Department
Halloween Fire Safety Event,
Blains Farm and Fleet, 600
Hometown Circle
6-10 p.m., Parents Night Out:
Halloween Edition (for kids 5-12),
VACT, 405 Bruce St., alyssamdvorak@gmail.com
Saturday, October 31
5-8 p.m., Trick-or-Treating, City of

Verona
Monday, November 2
6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, City

Center
Tuesday, November 3
9:30-11 a.m., Hometown Helpers,

senior center, 310-7280
10:30-11:45 a.m., Caregivers
Support Group, senior center, 8480432
12:15-1:15 p.m., Pilates
Workshop: Movement for Life,
1 and 6 p.m., Stampers Group,
6:30 p.m., Town Board meeting,
Town Hall
Friday, November 6
9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory Friendly

Story Time (ages 3-5), library, 8457180
1-2:45 p.m., Movie: Sleepless in
Seattle, senior center, 845-7471
4:30-7:30 p.m., Chili cook-off,
library
7:30 p.m., Songwriter Showcase
and Open Mic, Tuvalu
Saturday, November 7
6:30 p.m., The McDougals,

Tuvalu
Sunday, November 8
Noon to 3:25 p.m., Packers

and Pizza with Verona Young
Wednesday, November 4
Professionals (RSVP by Nov. 6),
12:30-1:30 p.m., Literature Lovers senior center, 845-7471
Book Club, senior center, 845-7471
Monday, November 9
5-7 p.m., Gospel Jam and
4-8 p.m., Monday Maker (ages
Potluck, senior center, 845-7471
11-18), library, 845-7180
Thursday, November 5
6:30-7:30 p.m., Pay Less for
College, library, 845-7180
12:30-1:30 p.m., Bingo ($1),
7 p.m., Common Council, City
Center
4-5:30 p.m., Anime Club (grades
6-12), library, 845-7180
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Oct. 29
7 a.m. Hearing Loss
Coping Strategies at Senior
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Sing-along at
Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Wisconsin
Lighthouses at Senior Center
5 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Senior Center Redo
9 p.m. Homecoming 2015
at Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona Civil War
Soldiers at Historical Society
Friday, Oct. 30
7 a.m. Wisconsin
1:30 p.m. Homecoming
2015 at Senior Center
3 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Hearing Loss
Center
11 p.m. Sing-along at
Senior Center
Saturday, Oct. 31
8 a.m. Common Council
(from Oct. 26)
11 a.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
Football
4:30 p.m. Verona Civil War
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Oct. 26)
Senior Center
Senior Center
Sunday, Nov. 1
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
(from Oct. 26)
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Verona Civil War
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Oct. 26)
Senior Center
Senior Center
Monday, Nov. 2
7 a.m. Wisconsin
Senior Center
Senior Center

Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
Center
Senior Center
Tuesday, Nov. 3
7 a.m. Hearing Loss
Center
10 a.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
4 p.m. Wisconsin
Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
at Senior Center
Wednesday, Nov. 4
7 a.m. Wisconsin
Senior Center
5 p.m. Plan Commission
(from Nov. 2)
7 p.m. Capital City Band
Senior Center

Center
Senior Center
Thursday, Nov. 5
7 a.m. Hearing Loss
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
4 p.m. Wisconsin
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
at Senior Center
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
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.
(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
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG

2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
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 Worship: 5 p.m.
Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 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 and 10 a.m. Worship
Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.
SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF

CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m., staffed
nursery available
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 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.
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
DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST

The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Eric Melso
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
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
ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC

PARISH
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli
The Altruistic Brain

Current brain imaging technology reveals that people
who are extremely altruistic have amygdalas which are
extremely sensitive to the plight of others, becoming
active when they see someone in distress. The amygdala operates as a kind of emotional radar, warning
us to pay attention when there is a potential emergency
and prodding us to act. Altruists, it turns out, are naturally empathetic. The world is a better place because
some people have an emotional radar system for the
plight of others. These are the folks who will automatically run up to the child who has fallen off of her bike
to see if she is alright, or who will stop when they see
a car wreck to render assistance, and these people are
even more sensitive to others facial expressions. Psychopaths, on the other hand, react to others distress
with relative calm, and research has shown that their
amygdalas are smaller and less active in situations
which call for empathy. Perhaps we will soon find
out whether it is possible to inculcate more altruistic
behavior through early learning, because the world certainly needs more altruists and fewer psychopaths.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those
who mourn.
Romans 12:15 NIV
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Preserving music of a happier time

Paragon Ragtime
Orchestra comes to
Verona Nov. 7
If you go
What: Paragon Ragtime
Orchestra in Verona Area
Performing Arts Series
When: 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Where: Verona Area
High School Performing
Arts Center
Tickets: $30 adults, $28
senior citizens, $8 students
More info: vapas.org
Bill Livick
Photo submitted
Benjamin had found among

Pryors papers.
Hes gone on to a distinguished career leading the
worlds only full-time professional ensemble dedicated to preserving and
The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will appear in the Verona Area Performing Arts Series at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 7.
Benjamin had an epiphany when he first discovered

ragtime as a kid. He was
somewhere around eight
years old in the early 1970s
when he found a 1917 Victrola in his grandparents
garage, or auto shed,
along with a stack of very
old wax cylinder records.
He felt a connection to
the music that he didnt
have with popular music of
the time and, although he
didnt immediately recognize it, Benjamin had found
his lifes calling at that
moment.
He began collecting
records and later silent
film scores from around
the turn of the 20th century. He would later expand
his work from performing
to researching and writing
about the period.
The music was so much
more vibrant than the music
of the Gerald Ford era, he
recalled. The people were
performing and singing
with such joy like oxygen
from another age.
Hailing from a family of
professional classical musicians, Benjamin went on
Shake, rattle and roll

Elvis impersonator Tony Rocker, right, dazzled the Verona
Senior Center on Oct. 16, following the birthday and anniversary lunch.
Below, Sonrisas Assisted Living owner Kathy Hinzma
dances with resident Tom Barker.
Photos by Samantha Christian
focus on traditional classical composers.

Benjamin scheduled a
Mozart program, but instead
led a group in performing ragtime music, leaving
open the auditorium doors to
draw a bigger crowd.
He said by the time his
orchestra had finished, the
concert hall was full and
the audience gave a standing ovation. After the concert, a Juilliard professor
approached Benjamin and
encouraged him to make it
his lifes work to preserve
America's original music.
Juilliards dean felt differently, however, and placed
Benjamin on probation.
It was a little like
that scene from Animal
House, he said with a
laugh.
A few weeks later, an
executive at Columbia
Records contacted Benjamin and offered to record
his orchestra and distribute
the albums. At that point,
Benjamin decided to leave
Juilliard and work full-time
to promote his orchestra
and preserve the music.
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Discovering the music
to learn to play tuba and

piano. After high school,
he enrolled in Juilliard,
the classical music school
located in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
on the Upper West Side of
Manhattan.
An accident caused Benjamin to have his jaw wired
shut forced him to quit
playing tuba for a while. To
fill his time at the performing arts academy, he decided to write a research paper
on Arthur Pryor, a conductor and music director who
was influential in the early
history of the Victrola phonograph and the Victor
Talking Machine Company.
Benjamin learned that
an old theater in Asbury,
New Jersey, was scheduled
for demolition and housed
Pryors collection of over
4,000 pieces of music.
He recalled that in 1985
he spent two days salvaging thousands of rare musical scores, including some
unknown compositions of
Joplin, W.C. Handy and
others.
Back at Juilliard, Benjamin formed an orchestra of
fellow students to perform
the music as it had been
originally arranged during
the period it was composed.
He asked to perform a concert at Juilliard of turn-ofthe-20th-century American
composers but was rejected
by the school's dean, who
felt the academy should
Halloween
at the Zoo
Kelly Winkler (left) and Andrea Miller (right)
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The Paragon Ragtime

Orchestra is coming to the
Verona Area Performing
Arts Center next Saturday
to take audience members
back to a more optimistic
time in American history.
At least, thats how the
orchestras founder and
conductor, Rick Benjamin,
views the performance.
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra specializes in music
from about 1880 to 1925
what Benjamin described
as the pre-jazz era and a
seminal period in American music.
Theres an optimism
in the music that really
reflects America at that
time, he said in a telephone interview from New
York City. It was a particularly buoyant time in the
history of our country. We
were ascending the world
stage as a world power, an
industrial power, and it was
the age of invention with
Thomas Edison, Henry
Ford, the Wright Brothers,
and motion pictures.
The people were really
excited about it all, Benjamin continued, and the
music reflected that.
Paragon Ragtime Orchestras Verona performance
will include music composed for silent film, early
musical theater and vintage dance, featuring the
work of such composers as
Scott Joplin, W.C. Handy,
Jerome Kern and John Phillip Sousa.
Benjamin said the U.S.
couldnt have had the jazz
age or Broadway if this
period hadnt developed the
way it did.
He explained that some
ingredients of ragtime came
from Europe (Germany,
England and Italy in particular) and mixed with
American indigenous styles
particularly the music of
black America to create a
syncopated sound that came
to be known as ragtime.
By the late 1880s there
was a syncopated music
played on European band
instruments, Benjamin
recreating Americas original music.

Our society is such a
throw away that this material would be lost if we
werent recording it, Benjamin said.
He noted that his companys performance in
Verona is sponsored by The
National Endowment for
the Arts.
Benjamin said that while
his orchestra has recorded a
dozen studio albums since
the late 1980s,I think its
most effective getting it to
the public live.
He said next weeks concert will be a nice overview of many of the things
that were happening in
American music between
the 1880s and 1925.
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Live generously
Rock-paper-scissors
More than 50 volunteers through Thrivent

Financial, Badger Prairie Needs Network and Salem
Church participated in the Live Generous Verona
community service project Oct. 10. Volunteers
donated 392 pounds of nonperishable food items
to BPNN, put together birthday gift bags and cards
for young children and helped elderly neighbors
with yard work and washing windows.
The fourth annual Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament to benefit the Friends of the Verona Public Library
was held Oct. 10. Above, other participants watch intently as Ava Bogen, 9, of Verona, defeats Peter
Neeck, 14, of Beloit, in the final round after several ties. Below, Karl Curtis officiates the event.
Above, making fleece scarves at BPNN are Alisa

Lewis, VAHS sophomore; Kayla Lewis, Country
View fifth-grader; with their mom, Marlo Lewis; and
Isa Linder, Badger Ridge seventh-grader.
Right, Doug and Barb Smith, of Verona, clean up
old flower beds at a home along Thompson Street.
On the web
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on Oct. 10 to celebrate
reading and Star Wars
with free giveaways and
crafts for children and
adults. At left, Leah Piller
wears Yoda ears while
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Jeremy Jones
Cats push
Warhawks, fall
just short in
playoff opener
Sports editor
Anthony Iozzo
Traeder qualifies for first WIAA

state cross country meet
Senior Brady Traeder spent the last three years

watching teammate Ryan Nameth excel at the
WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet.
Saturday at Ripp Park, Traeder secured his own
trip to the state meet, securing the second to last
individual state qualifier, finishing seventh overall
in 17 minutes, 11.7 seconds.
Its a tough course, Traeder said. We knew
there was some challenges with the hills, but we
laid out a good game plan and I think it really
pulled well for me.
We went out a little conservative on our first
mile, so we could really push the second and third
mile.
Traeder had individual qualifying on his mind all
week leading up to the meet, Verona head coach
Randy Marks said.
Despite facing several runners that bested him at
conference a week earlier, Traeder was not intimidated, defeating at least six guys who beat him at
conference, Wildcats head coach Randy Marks
said.
The first 800 was all uphill two big slopes it
was a struggle going out so fast at the start, but I
enjoyed it, Traeder said. It feels great to be going
to state because I wanted to do something special
out there today.
Junior T.J. Manning finished a little more than
:27 later, taking 21st place in 17:39.1. Sophomore
Peter Barger crossed the finish line 21 seconds
behind Manning in 18:00.6 to place 31st overall.
Two-and-half seconds separated junior Will
Zunker (18:35.1) and senior Alec Shiva (18:37.7),
who finished 45th and 47th, respectively.
Senior Tony Waschbusch and sophomore Jared
Jenkins also competed on varsity, but did not score.
We were unable to carry out true team running
strategy most of the season and I guess I will put
the blame on myself for that, Marks said.The
course ran very slow and was about a minute slower than the conference course.The hills there in
combination with the wind was brutal.
Seventh-ranked Middleton leapt over top-ranked
Madison West and 20th-ranked Madison Memorial for top honors behind the 1-2-3 finish of Gus
Newcomb (16:35), Jack Rader (16:46) and Perrin Hagge (16:47). Sam Jaeger finished 16th and
David Marrone rounded out the pack in 20th place
for the Cardinals, who scored 42 points.
Memorial finished runner-up 32 points behind,
securing the final team state berth with 74 points.
West rounded out the top three of a very competitive sectional with 85 points.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
The site will stay the same next year, but teams
can change as they did quite a bit from last year, Senior Brady Traeder earned the second-to-last individual state spot at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 Waunakee
sectional meet. Traeder covered the wet and windy 5,000-meter Ripp Park course in 17 minutes, 11.6 seconds
Turn to Boys XC/Page 11 good for seventh place.
Assistant sports editor
It was a tough ending for a

game dominated by defense
and weather, but the sixthseeded Verona Area High
School football team looked
like an equal to third-seeded
Hartland Arrowhead Friday in
a 10-3 loss in the WIAA Division 1 Level 1 playoffs.
The Wildcats were never
intimidated, despite having
fewer players on the sideline, and they even had the
ball with a chance to possibly
force overtime.
A pass from junior quarterback Max Fink to junior running back Drew King gave
Verona a first-and-goal on
the 10-yard line with under
30 seconds remaining, giving
four chances to score a touchdown and have a chance to tie
with an extra point or win with
a 2-point conversion.
After a run, Fink dropped
back to pass and rolled out to
his left looking for junior tight
end Hunter Bourne. Arrowhead senior defensive back
John Mack was able to jump
the play, however, and he
picked off the pass to seal the
Wildcats fate.
Hunter was open on that
interception, but it was thrown
a little too late. It was a tough
play, but we felt that we might
have had that drag, head
coach Dave Richardson said.
He was there, but it was a
tough play. Max threw some
really nice balls tonight. It is
not on him. It was there, and
they just made a nice play.
Mack also tied the game at 3
with a 28-yard field goal in the
third quarter. Junior running
back Carson Myers scored the
game-winning touchdown for
the Warhawks on a 1-yard run
with 57 seconds left.
Verona, which moved the
Turn to Football/Page 11
Volleyball
Cats serve Lancers, win regional title

Anthony Iozzo
It was not an easy start for the top-seeded Verona

Area High School volleyball team Saturday in a WIAA
Division 1 regional final against Madison La Follette.
The Wildcats were down six points early in the first
set before senior Kylie Schmaltz was able to swing the
momentum back. Schmaltz picked up a kill and then
took over the serve, where she picked up three aces and
helped lead Verona on an 11-1 run.
From there, Verona fought off the feisty Lancers and
secured the win in the set, eventually sweeping La Follette 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-11).
That is what we talked about before the game in
practice and all season to focus on our serve. Our first
timeout, we said we had to get it together and get our
serves in. I just did that for the team, Schmaltz said.
The second set was no different with La Follette
jumping out to an early lead, while Schmaltz helped
the Wildcats capitalize on the serve with a couple more
aces. She finished with five on the night.
She is a key reason that we are able to come back
If you go
What: WIAA D1 sectional semifinal, No. 1 Verona
vs. No. 4 Monona Grove
When: 6 p.m. Thursday
Where: Baraboo High School
What: WIAA D1 sectional final
When: 7 p.m. Saturday
Where: Waunakee High School
in situations when we were down and keep our composure, head coach Kelly Annen said. And we worked
on our passing and control a little bit more, and that
helped bring everything back together.
The third set was the best for the Wildcats, as senior
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Karly Pabich collected a few aces, and senior Victoria Brisack was able to set up both the outside and the The Verona Area High School volleyball team celebrates winning its 2015 WIAA
Division 1 regional title Saturday after a 3-0 (25-20, 25-18, 25-11) win over eighth-
Turn to Volleyball/Page 10 seeded Madison La Follette. The Wildcats are now two wins away from state.
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Girls cross country
Senior Julie Touchett picks up a kill Saturday against Madison La Follette. Touchett finished with 11
kills.
Volleyball: Two wins from state

Continued from page 9
middle with well-placed passes.
They did a good job of keeping us on our
toes and working really hard and serving us
pretty aggressively, Annen said. Our serve
receive struggled a little bit which we will
need to pick up as we continue on. Once they
figured that out in the third set, that was true
Verona volleyball there.
Senior Julie Touchett led with 11 kills,
while Brisack picked up 29 assists. Sophomore Hannah Worley and Schmaltz collected
12 digs each, and senior Grace Mueller and
Touchett finished with two blocks each.
I think it gave us confidence definitely.
We have work to do for sure, but it is a good
start to our playoff season, Schmaltz said.
Senior Megan Corcoran led La Follette
with six kills and 11 digs, while junior Kayla
Daggett had 14 assists and one block. Senior
Taylor Ninneman had three aces.
Next up for the Wildcats (32-6) is
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Verona sophomore Julia Pletta (left) and Stoughton freshman Margaret Ross battle near the finish line
of the Waunakee sectional meet Saturday at Ripp Park. Pletta finished 13th overall in 21 minutes, 16.9
seconds but missed the WIAA Division 1 state meet in Wisconsin Rapids this weekend by nine seconds
and two spots. Ross finished 14th for the Vikings.
fourth-seeded Monona Grove, which defeated fifth-seeded Middleton in five sets. Verona travels to Baraboo at 6 p.m. Thursday for
that sectional semifinal.
The other sectional semifinal is at Baraboo
at 8 p.m. Thursday. Second-seeded Sun Prairie takes on sixth-seeded Holmen.
The winners of both those matches will
play at Waunakee at 7 p.m. Saturday in the
sectional final.
We will definitely take each contender
that is coming up and study their film to
understand what they run and try to have the
girls be students of the game to understand
every play so they are not surprised by the
other team, Annen said. So next week, we
will take a lot of time to focus on the strategy of our opponents and what we will do to
combat that. In addition, we will focus on our
serve and serve receive because we see how
much it impacts strategically from the beginning.
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Pletta comes up nine seconds shy of first

state cross country trip
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Two spots and nine seconds separated

Verona sophomore Julia Pletta and the WIAA
Division 1 state cross country meet Saturday at
Ripp Park in Waunakee.
Pletta covered the 5,000 meter course in 21
minutes, 17 seconds for 13th place but just
missed on the her first state tournament.
Stoughton freshman Anna Wozniak secured
the fifth and final individual qualifier, taking
11th place in 21:08.
I think coach (Pat) Schneider said it best,
Youve got to work at the little thinks to celebrate the big things, Wildcats head coach
Dave Nelson said. We train hard at practice
and run our best at meets, but weve got to
work hard when no one is watching putting
in more miles and working hard over the summer and in the offseason.
Freshman Jori Walsh crossed the finish line
as the teams second runner in 22:46 good
for 45th place.
Franny Donovan (23:03) and Alyssa Ducharme (23:53) both finished in the 23 minute
rank, taking 49th and 67th, while senior Elizabeth Granick (24:35) finished her career as the
teams fifth runner in 77th place.
Megan Price (24:39) also competed on varsity, but did not score for the team.
Verona finished ninth out of the 12th competing with 251 points.
Twelfth-ranked Madison West won the
sectional title with 39 points 19 more than
fourth-ranked Madison Memorial placing its
five varsity scorers in the top 20. Isabelle Bartholomew and Vivan Hacker finished 2-3 for
Memorial.
Tenth-ranked Middleton (62) finished third
behind the first-place finish of Sam Valentine
in 19:30. Valentine and Charlotte Sue (fifth)
earned individual state berths.
Stoughton, ranked 18th came in fourth with
81 points. Vikings freshman Abby Kittleson
qualified for state with an eighth-place finish.
Madison Easts Colleen Milligan earned the
other state qualifier by finishing ninth.
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The Verona Area High School boys

soccer team came into Thursdays WIAA
Division 1 regional semifinal at fifth-seeded Beloit Memorial looking for an upset
after tying the Purple Knights earlier in the
season.
But a goal by Beloit senior Jose Barron
in the third minute put a damper on the
Wildcats night. Down 2-0 later, junior
Renzo Albertoni scored the lone goal in
the 66th minute to give Verona some hope.
Senior Connor Melzer picked up the assist.
However, Beloit Memorial scored two
more unanswered goals and eliminated the
Wildcats 4-1.
We were excited about our draw
We thought we matched up well against
Beloit, head coach Jake Andreska said.
We went with the same formation as the
last time and had five in the back. It
didnt work as well this time. That first
goal was heartbreaking. We knew Jose
Barron had an excellent foot. He really
stepped up in the game. He was difficult to
stop this time.
Barron also assisted on Beloits second
goal in the 24th minute when senior Austin
Grover scored to make it 2-0 at halftime.
After Albertonis goal, Beloit scored two
more times with goals from senior Danny
Martinez and freshman Andrew Montero.
Senior Ricardo Ramos and junior Rodrigo
Espino collected assists on those goals.
Verona sophomore goalie Andy Knuppel finished with 14 saves, while senior
Cesar Aceves had six for Beloit.
The Wildcats finished the season
5-11-6 overall. Seniors Melzer who

led the Wildcats in points this season
George Nunn, Jonah Gerrits, Peter Christian, Nathan Cleghorn, Mark Zobel, Alex
Pletta, Jack Roessler, Angel Rios-Vivian,
Robert Wagman, Cade Tralmer and Juan
Castellanos all graduate.
Wagman brought great leadership and
great experience being a three-year varsity player. He really brought great work
ethic to every practice. He was a true professional in the classroom and set a good
example for the younger kids, Andreska
said. Alex Pletta was a silent leader in
the back and worked his butt off in practice displaying a good work ethic in the
classroom. They both laid the foundation
for our younger players and the future of
the program.
Despite losing most of the defense, 10
players do return next season juniors
Noah Herkert (defender/midfielder),
Nicholas Pederson (defender/midfielder),
William Haessig (midfielder/forward),
Andrew Meier (midfielder/forward),
Alexander Johnson (midfielder/forward)
and Albertoni (midfielder); sophomores
Andres Temozihui (midfielder), Adrian
Lazaro-Padilla (midfielder) and Knuppel
(goalie); and freshmen Bryan Lopez-Martinez (midfielder).
I am excited for the juniors coming
back, as well as the sophomores and the
one freshman, Andreska said. We are
losing almost our complete back line so
we will have to depend on some underclassmen to fill those roles. I think there
are a couple that are ready and a couple
more that can mature during the offseason.
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What: WIAA Division 1
state cross country meet
When: 3:10 p.m.
Saturday
Where: Ridges Golf
Course in Wisconsin
Rapids
Boys XC:
Team is fifth
at sectionals
Photo by Randy Marks
Boys and girls from first through sixth grade participated in the annual Pumpkin Run last Monday. Pictured are the top three finishers for each gender and grade.
2015 Pumpkin Run results

1st grade boys
2nd grade girls
Wil Stremlow Glacier Edge

3:00
Cooper Blodget Stoner Prairie
3:09
Dan Fischer Stoner Prairie
3:10
Tessa Poppen Glacier Edge

3:10
Lauren Konarske Glacier Edge
3:10
Allison Lalik Stoner Prairie
3:13
1st grade girls
700 meters
Kate Konarske Glacier Edge

3:20
Addison Quakenboss 3:31
Amelia Frey Glacier Edge 3:36
2nd grade boys

Trevor Novinska Glacier Edge
3:01
Parker Wang Glacier Edge
3:05
Walter Billmeyer Core
Knowledge 3:06
3rd grade boys
Ava Beggs Stoner Prairie 3:01
1100 meters
4th grade boys
Nate Love Core Knowledge
4:12
Alex Rech Core Knowledge
4:22
Jack Detienne Core Knowledge
4:22
Andrew Lalik Stoner Prairie

4th grade girls
2:40
Taylor Stremlow Glacier Edge
Juleus Ballen Country View
4:32
2:49
Lexi Remiker Glacier Edge
Phillip Govin Glacier Edge 2:50
4:33
Sophia Zastrow Sugar Creek
3rd grade girls
4:49
Molly Armstrong Stoner
Prairie 2:39
5th grade boys
Kyrah Kittleson 2:56
Alex Klimm Glacier Edge 4:00
Girls swimming
Cats finish programbest second at Big

Eight JV meet
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming finished a program-best second place

Saturday at the Big Eight JV Conference
meet in Sun Prairie.
Sophomore Caroline Hageline won the
teams lone event, taking the 100-yard freestyle in 56.95 as Verona posted 427 points
to finish 212 shy of Madison Memorial.
Hagelin added a second-place finish in the
50 free (26.27). Junior Katie McCormick
second in the 200 IM (2:23.93)
Ella Hall took third in the 200 freestyle
(2:06.98) before the Wildcats closed out the
meet with a pair of third-place finishes on
the final two relays.
Annika Larson, Laura Semmann, Hall and
Hagelin added a third-place finish in the 200
free relay (1:47.41). Larson, Hagelin and
Hall rounded out their meet, joining Camie
Otto to take third in the 400 free (3:54.76).
Maggie Nunn also set a Sun Prairie Pool
record in 1-meter diving Saturday morning
at Sun Prairie (429.50).
Pink Panther Invitational

The other half of the Wildcats JV team
finished runner-up to Stevens Point on Saturday at the Pink Panther JV Invitational
held at UW-Stevens Point.
The Wildcats won six events at the meet,
including the200 medley relay (Ellen Bie,
Hannah Nybroten, Kalista Eggers and Ali
Buzza) 2:05.30; the 50 free (Ali Buzza) in
27.59, the 500 free (Kalista Eggers) in 5:58;
the 200 free relay (Heidi Droster, Grace
Parry, Buzza and Bie) in 1:53.16; the
100 backstroke (Bie) in 1:08.37 and 100
breast (Nybroten) in 1:19.56.
Will Knueve Glacier Edge 4:14

Ben Aune Sugar Creek 4:15
5th grade girls

Elena Risgaard 4:16
Kylee McCormick 5:00
Amy Luginbuhi 5:04
6th grade boys

Max Lynch Badger Ridge 4:05
Brooks Luttinen Badger Ridge
4:08
Brandon Fritz Badger Ridge
4:17
6th grade girls

Renee Rech 4:31
Payette Nees Badger Ridge
4:35
Kate Davis 5:00
Marks said. Despite there

being five top-20 teams in the
same sectional I just looked
for a solid very competitive
team race out of our guys and
we did not get that.
Even with a sub-100
effort, which we were very
capable of doing, that would
not have been enough to
qualify. The fact that we beat
Madison West last week and
they came a heartbeat away
from going again was tough to
take for us coaches.
Nineteenth-ranked Baraboo
(108) and Verona (151)
rounded out the top five.
While there is talk of sectional seeding, Marks said the
way the team ran would have
made it difficult to get out of
many secitonals.
We have no complaints
until we really run a great
race and still dont make it,
he said. I am looking for that
race because we havent seen
one like that at sectionals in a
few years.
Traeder will compete in the
final race of the state tournament on Halloween in Wisconsin Rapids at 3:10 p.m.
Football: Verona finishes 2015 season 6-4 overall

ball well on a few drives to get
near or into the red zone, was never able to punch the ball into the
end zone.
The lone points came from
the foot of senior offensive lineman Robbie Freitag, who drilled
a 39-yard field goal to give the
Wildcats a short-lived 3-0 lead
with 6:38 left in the third quarter.
The first half was scoreless,
despite two lost fumbles by
Arrowhead and a lost fumble and
interception by Verona.
Our defense is good enough
to keep us in the game, so I knew
we could play with them. We just
couldnt make any mistakes, and
we felt like they couldnt either,
Richardson said. I felt good about
our game plan and felt good about
our matchups. I felt like this was
probably going to be a game that
ended up 7-7 or 10-7 and would
come down to who had the ball
last, and it nearly did.
We played well. I wish we
would have played like this last
week. I am proud of the guys. I
told them that. We just ran out of
time. It had nothing to do with the
game. We just ran out of time.
What helped prepare Verona for
Arrowhead was the 2011 senior
class, which was the last team to
visit and win at Hartland Arrowhead. That team went to the Level
4 playoffs, and they reached out to
this years team via text and email
to talk about how to prep for the
game.
I was really proud of the 2011
crew of seniors that reached out
to all of these guys and said how
important it was, Richardson
said. Our kids took it to heart, and
they played like their football life
Senior linebacker Alex Jones (45) talks with junior defensive back Kaeden
Meuer (31) Friday following the WIAA Division 1 Level 1 playoff at Hartland
Arrowhead. The Wildcats fell 10-3 and finished the season 6-4 overall.
depended on it and that was awesome.

Senior running back Carson
Parks finished with 35 yards on 14
carries, while junior running back
Nick Lawinger had 26 yards on
10 carries. King finished with 22
yards on 13 carries.
Fink was 8-for-21 for 180 yards.
King caught three passes for 113
yards, while Lawinger caught two
passes for 34 yards.
For Arrowhead, senior quarterback Jack Risch finished 7-for-18
for 66 yards, and junior running
back Spencer Papandrea finished
with 160 yards on 22 carries.
Senior wide receivers Andy Miller
(three catches for 36 yards) and

Tyler Jones (three catches for 30
yards) accounted for all the passing yards.
Overall, Verona was outgained
271-265 on a rainy night.
The defense was a big reason
for the Wildcats success this
season, and there are several key
seniors that played their final high
school games defensive linemen Trayvonn Johnson, Garrison
Stauffer and Jacob Kreilkamp;
linebackers Sam Favour, Evan
Hernandez, Forrest Hammen,
Peter Janssen and Alex Jones; and
defensive backs Austin Powers,
Brycen Smith, Andrew Wirtzfeld
and Nick Emmanuel.

On offense, seniors were also
key in both the running and passing game including offensive
linemen Freitag, Josh Hernandez,
Kevin Klockziem, Reggie Curtis
and Antonio Hopkins; running
backs Parks and Eric Fey; and
split ends Lance Andrew, Kwan
Clements and Daquan Bunch.
They are a small class, but
there is a lot of quality. We are
going to miss some of those leaders. It is going to be hard to say
goodbye to those guys, but I think
they have done enough with our
underclassmen our juniors and
sophomores, Richardson said. I
am hoping we dont miss a beat
here and get stronger as we move
on. I think this gave everybody a
taste of where we really are as a
program to where we were not too
long ago. I think we are right there,
and hopefully this junior class will
get us over the hump now.
Richardson also was already
thinking of ideas with his coaching staff for how to have better
results next season. After winning
another homecoming game, the
Wildcats played the worst game
all season in week 9 against Madison Memorial, which ultimately
cost them a home game for the
playoffs.
That was an anomaly. I dont
know what happened. There is
something to be said about homecoming being a big deal and having a lot of excitement all week
long. And then the next week, it
is like, There is nothing going on
coach. So we are going to look
at that next year to maybe change
some things up after homecoming just to make sure we are pretty
sharp and staying focused, Richardson said.
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October 29, 2015
The Verona Press
ConnectVerona.com
Verona musician named

rising star at Overture Center
The Overture Center
for the Arts in Madison
recently held its second
local talent search and
named 30-year-old singer
and trumpet player John
Parker DeHaven, of Verona, a Rising Star. The other
award went to 18-year-old
Lake Mills singer/songwriter Charles Scott Yeager.
Their prize is a professional gig at the Overture
Center next fall presented
as part of its 2016-17 season. Five other people out
of 160 auditioning acts
were also honored with
monetary prizes in the categories of adult and teen
music and adult, teen and
youth dance.
A year ago, we started
Rising Stars because we
wanted to celebrate the
talent in our surrounding
communities by showcasing a variety of music,
dance and other creative
performances in a show in
the historic Capitol Theater, Tim Sauers, vice
president of programming
and community engagement at Overture Center, said
in a news
release.
T h i s
group of
performers
absolutely
validated
that deciDeHaven
sion ... Im
thrilled that
we can give this extra recognition and spotlight to
a few, and hopefully give
them the next push toward
their goals.
DeHaven comes from
musical roots, getting his
start as a high school student playing in his grandfathers jazz and swing
bands. He went on to
record and tour with indie
pop band Bon Iver and
toured Europe with the
band Capillary Action.
It was performing without the band that felt
strange.
Under
normal
circumstances Id have
more musicians on stage
with me, he said. Ive
done maybe two other solo
shows. Its a big deal just
being out there by yourself.
I was more nervous than I
expected to be.
DeHaven learned about
the Rising Stars program
from a high school friend,
Meg Aspinwall, who was a
finalist in last years inaugural competition.
He said he hasnt gotten
into details with Overtures
programming department
about next years show, but
he hopes he isnt required
to perform solo.
Im looking forward to
lots of collaborations in the
coming year, he said. Id
like to have (next years
performance) feel as much
like community thing as it
was the other night.
A panel of judges from
the entertainment industry named 22 finalists for
the Rising Stars program,
and a total of eight judges
selected the winners.
Sugar River Euchre
Montes falls in Oct. 22 match

The top two teams, Kleemans and Marcines,
fought their battle in Mt.
Vernon with Marcines
pulling out the 20 point
victory to take sole possession of first place. In the
other match between New
Glarus and Eagle Heights,
both teams were fighting
to keep their hopes of winning the first half alive.

Unfortunately, the CheeseEaters efforts went unrewarded as they fell by 4
after being down 30 halfway through the match.
Montes-Mounties on the
other hand never saw the
light of day in their match
with Hooterville-Marys.
The Mounties fell 1 point
behind after the 1st round
and as many as 71 after
6 rounds. The Mounties
struggled back in the last 2
rounds to end the evening
only 47 points down.
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Calendar: Calendar planning evolutionary

more important to you?
This, this or this, said
Joell Carson, another parent on the committee. To
make any real, sweeping
changes and understanding those ripple effects and
what they mean, we may be
too late already.
At the second meeting,
it remained unclear what
changes could be made
for next years schedule,
though it was agreed that
changing something as
ingrained as late-start Mondays would need a longer
discussion.
At times, the discussion
veered off track, with parents citing specific schools
scheduling of events, teachers mentioning the six-day
related arts schedule and
others commenting on Act
10, but Gorrell mostly kept
the group focused on the
big picture calendar, which
is the committees only
charge.
The groups next meeting was not yet scheduled,
but committee members are
expected to each bring their
ideal school calendar to
the group for discussion.
If we look at this as an
evolutionary process, and
this being step one of that
process, what might that
calendar look like for next
year? Gorrell asked committee members.
Adding PD time
The long-term goal of
the committee is to offer
larger chunks of time for
professional development
for teachers, superintendent
Dean Gorrell explained.
The current structure of
late-start Mondays, which
offer an hour-and-a-half of
teacher-only time before
school starts, is not enough
to dive deep on issues, said
VASD director of curriculum and instruction Ann
Franke.
Its a small window of
opportunity, Franke said.
Franke, Gorrell and
teachers in attendance said
that while a full day of PD
can be exhausting, teachers
can come away from it having learned a lot and having

developed their thoughts
fully, instead of having
to restart every couple of
weeks on a late start Monday.
A group of teachers on
the committee also surveyed their co-workers on
how effective those times
were, and the answers
varied greatly based on a
teachers level. Middle and
high school teachers generally were more likely to
support getting rid of late
start Mondays for more
professional development
days, while elementary
school teachers use the time
to meet with their gradelevel teams at their school.
Overall, a large majority
of the 193 respondents preferred a half-day of PD and
half-day of team collaboration time, if possible, and
smaller group meetings for
PD.
While a similar calendar committee that met
last year did not add time
for PD, they made a small
change that allowed some
teachers to meet with parents before the school year
began this year.
While that did not have
too many ripple effects,
other changes such as
when breaks fall could
further complicate the topic, with teacher contracts,
childcare, substitute pay
and even busing potentially
involved in any decision.
If you talk about even
were going to put a day
every month in there where
you dont have school
that has huge implications for child care, what
do we do in terms of hours
of instruction? Gorrell
explained.
The district is hoping to
get creative with its calendar now that the state has
eased its instructional time
requirements from both
days and hours of instruction to just hours. That
means having fewer school
days with longer hours, for
example, could still meet
the requirement, though the
committee did not discuss
that specifically.
Balancing priorities
The group of parents and
teachers on the committee emphasized that a new
calendar needs to balance
whats best for teachers,
students and parents. But
Glacier Edge Elementary
School teacher Ann Princl
said she wants the discussion to focus on the students, and knows the teachers will make the best of it.
Parent Todd Van Fossen
reiterated that point a week
later as the group discussed
how changes might affect
teachers and students.
I really hope that as
were prioritizing things,
we can recognize all the
parts of the whole but make
sure that maximizing the
valuable instruction time is
the number one priority,
Van Fossen said. Everything else should be able
to work around that very
well.
Princl and other teachers simple presence in the
classroom is another factor
in the discussion, as Gorrell said the district spends
$800,000 to $1 million each
year for substitute teachers,
with some of that money
going toward subs while
the classroom teachers are
going through PD.
We really want to
reduce the number (of
hours missed during school
day), Gorrell said.
Some of the parents in
attendance explained that
in their experience, the
schools calendar can be
complicated, trying to balance a full-time job and
kids that start and end their
school day at different
times if they have students
at multiple levels.
It kind of feels like
(the calendar) got built
and then added and added and added (without a
big picture plan), Carson
said. Parents are running
around, teachers are running around, and all of the
intentions are really great,
but the functional things
arent really happening.
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Bus: Parents, providers feel bus company, school district failed to communicate properly
how the contract system
had worked with the former bus provider.
But what really frustrated Tanyas owner Mike
Schraufnagel was the timing of the announcement.
We got a two-day
notice, he said. It doesnt
give us any time to figure
out really any options.
For more than a decade,
First Student had provided
the districts bus service,
but the district switched
this summer to save around
$200,000 per year over the
three-year contract.
The complaints raised by
the centers over their cost
increases and the lack of
communication by the bus
company and district come
as another group of parents
recently got a resolution to
their own concerns with
the new service. Parents
in the Westridge neighborhood were originally told
they could not sign contracts to have their children
ride, as they were too close
to school and there was not
enough space.
But while space has been
found and contracts have
been signed, that group
wants the district to be proactive in ensuring similar
problems dont occur in
the future.
Badger Bus did not
return two voice mails
requesting comment on the

various concerns. VASD
superintendent Dean Gorrell acknowledged to the
Press that the district could
have done a better job during the changeover, but he
said it was not the districts
responsibility to police
contracts between two private entities.
In retrospect, we
couldve helped with that
communication more and
earlier for sure, Gorrell
said. We think going forward thats not going to
be an issue in terms of the
communication piece.
Day cares
Badger Bus predecessor
appeared to be inconsistent
in how it worked with the
day cares.
But both Tanyas and the
Caring Center had known
what to expect from First
Student for more than a
decade.
At Tanyas, parents
inside of the 1.25-mile busing radius for elementary
school students would sign
contracts themselves with
First Student and simply
tell the company to drop
their child off at the day
care. The Caring Center,
meanwhile, had been paying $2,000 per year to First
Student to cover busing all
of its students to the day
care.
Now, each is paying
nearly $10,000 to have students bused after school

to their centers based on
a $25-per-day per-school
rate, and Tanyas has to
use its own vehicles to
pick up students from
Core Knowledge Charter
School, which Badger Bus
initially told them it did
not have space for. The
company later told Tanyas
it could pick those students
up, Schraufnagel said,
but Tanyas had already
worked out the situation on
its own and did not want to
add to its expenses.
Badger Bus began operating as the districts bus
service in July, and the day
care centers did not hear
about changes to the service until they contacted
Badger in August.
When the decisions
were being made (about
the switch) Im not sure
they considered every thing, Kane said. The
bottom line is those kids
need to get somewhere
safely.
Gorrell said while he
understands the concern
from the day cares, the proposal from Badger Bus the
district agreed to only covered the districts required
transportations, not the
private contracts between
First Student and its riders.
In fact, he said, he doesnt
believe First Student
shared those records with
Badger.
Schraufnagel said Tanyas had to pass 75 percent
of its costs onto parents,
causing some to leave the
day care and find other
options.
The only equitable
thing is that Ive got to
charge all of you that are
riding the bus something,
he said. It also means
some parents who would
normally receive free busing now are having to
pay busing to me. I cant
absorb all of this.
If the policy doesnt
change next year, when
he said theyve been told
the price could actually
increase, Schraufnagel
said, Tanyas will explore
other options, like getting
another of its own buses or
forming a cooperative with
other day cares to go in
together on their own bus.
Although Kane said she
hasnt given up hope a
solution can be found, she
acknowledged that next
year is a whole nother
ballgame in what options
are on the table. For his
part, Schraufnagel drew a
line in the sand for Tanyas
working with the bus company, and was disappointed the district hasnt done
more to advocate for the
day cares.
If it doesnt go back,
we will not have anything
to do with it next year,
CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
October 12, 2015
Verona City Hall
prove the Real Estate Appraisal Services

Contract with The Hicks Company in an
amount not to exceed $51,750.00. Motion carried 6/0.
10. Old Business
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Consideration of a Facility Assessment and Direction Regarding the Property at 101 N. Main Street (Matts House).
Mayor Hochkammer asked that this item
be moved up after the Engineers report.
There was no objection from the Council and this item was discussed following the Engineers report. City Planner,
Adam Sayre provided background on
the item. Staff is requesting authorization to make minor repairs to the roof
and foundation to prevent further damage to the property; staff is also requesting ideas for a future use of the property.
Staff is requesting authorization from
the Council to complete roof repairs up
to $5,000.00. Motion by Diaz, seconded
by Linder to authorize staff to complete
necessary repairs in an amount up to
$5,000 to winterize the Matts House.
Mike Hankard, 100 Park Avenue has
walked through the property and answered questions from the Council. Ald.
McGilvray asked if further measures
should be taken within the property to
address the current moisture and potential mold issues. Mr. Hankard stated
that removing carpet and refrigerators
would be fine to deal with these issues
in the short-term. Ald. McGilvray asked
about saving the foundation of the property. Mr. Hankard stated that it could be
re-poured and save the original foundation to use as a veneer. The other option
would be attempting to waterproof the
foundation. Motion carried 6/0.
11. New Business
Re: Authorizing City staff to prepare
an Annexation Petition for City-owned
property located along Nine Mound
Road including parcels 0608-092-95009, 0608-093-8000-5, 0608-093-9560-6 and
0608-093-9640-9. Mr. Burns provided
background on the item. Motion by
Linder, seconded by Doyle authorizing
City staff to prepare an annexation petition for the parcels: 0608-092-9500-9,
0608-093-8000-5, 0608-093-9560-6, and
Schraufnagel said. This some other districts in Dane

is not how partners work County bus from within the
together.
DPI-mandated 2 miles for
middle and high school stuFinding room
dents.
We dont want to get
The same week parent
Missy Kellor spoke at the to next June or July and
Oct. 5 school board meeting be like, OK, what hapabout the lack of contracts pened? Kellor said. This
available to her and other was a big problem.
Gorrell told the Press
parents in the Westridge
neighborhood, most of Monday that after hearing
them got the contracts to from Kellor and others at
ride school buses they had a recent Building, Grounds
and Transportation commitbeen asking for.
The families live just tee meeting, the district was
inside the school districts looking to hire a consultant
range for busing middle to explore potential changes
and high school students to the bus policies, includ2 miles, as required by the ing communication and
states Department of Pub- different mileage allowing
lic Instruction. But being a student to be eligible. No
even close to that number timeline for that was set.
He and Kellor each spehad Kellor and others in the
neighborhood upset that the cifically referenced Sun
district would have their Prairies website, which
includes an interactive map
children walking so far.
In past years, the parents where someone can enter
were able to acquire con- an address and find out if
tracts and pay for busing they are eligible for busing
from First Student. But this through the district. Though
year, as Badger Bus took information from Badger
over, they found out there Bus and funding would be
might not be room on the required to make it happen,
bus routes to offer those its at least an initial goal
of something that would be
contracts, at least initially.
Kellor said while the par- supported by many.
I really, really like the
ents were happy to get their
contracts, they also wanted idea of the website where
to see long-term changes you can just go (type in
from the district about how your address), Gorrell
it communicates its bus said. That just makes a lot
policies, and if possible, a of sense to do that.
change in the distance the
district will bus from, as
Legals
Case No. 15PR731

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
October 12, 1922 and date of death September 24, 2015, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 500 S. Main St., Verona,
WI 53593.
3. All interested persons waived
notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is January
22, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
October 16, 2015
Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger
200 W. Verona Avenue
Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-9899
Bar Number: 1001608
Published: October 29,
November 5 and 12, 2015
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Town of Verona
Regular Town Board
Meeting
Tuesday, November
3,2015 6:30 P.M.
Town Hall,
335 N. Nine Mound Road,
Verona, WI 53593-1035
1. Call To Order/Approval of the

agenda
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Announcements
4. 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.
5. New business
6. Unfinished business
7. Reports
A. Public Works:
i. Update on stormwater management discussions with the City of Fitchburg
ii. Discussion and action re: driveway permit for Heartland Farm Sanctuary located at 7713 Midtown Rd.
iii. Discussion and possible action
re: no parking regulations for Manhattan Dr.

B. Plan Commission:
i. Discussion and action re: land
use application #2015-9 dated 8/14/2015
for property located at2821 Prairie Circlesubmitted byWayne Weber. The purpose of the application isrezoning from
RH2 to RH1 to allow for the splitting of
one parcel into two. A preliminary CSM
is also included.
ii. #2015-10 for property located
at3159 Shady Oak Lanesubmitted by
Justin Temple on behalf of Paul and
Lynn Jacobsen. The purpose of the application isrezoning from A3 to R4 to
allowthe development of 20 home sites
on one condominium lot.
C. EMS:
D. Open Space and Parks:
E. Town Chair:
i. Discussion of updated draft budget and public hearing agenda
F. Supervisors:
G. Clerk/Treasurer:
H. Planner/Administrator:
8. Approval of payment of bills
9. Discussion and approval of minutes of the Oct 6thand Oct 21st meetings
10.Adjourn
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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 locations listed
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agendas and other announcements via
email. Notice is also given that a possible quorum of the Plan Commission
and/or Open Space and Parks Commission could occur at this meeting for the
purposes of information gathering only.
Next OSPC meeting: 11/4. The next Plan
Commission meeting: 11/19.
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arrangements can be made.
Mark Geller,
Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted:October 27, 2015
Published: October 29, 2015
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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 and
B. Stiner. E. Touchett and D. Yurs were
absent and excused. Also in attendance:
City Engineer, B. Gundlach; Director of
Public Works, R. Rieder; City Planner, A.
Sayre and City Clerk, K. Scofield.
4. Public Comment:
* Jesse Charles, 1234 Cathedral
Point Drive spoke regarding the importance of preserving the historic Matts
House.
5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by
Reekie, seconded by Doyle to approve
the minutes of the September 28, 2015
Common Council meeting. Motion carried 6/0.
6. Mayors Business
7. Administrators Report
8. Engineers Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Plan Commission
Re: Resolution R-15-052 Approving a
Conditional Use Permit to Allow an Invehicle Sales or Service Land Use to
operate at 507 W Verona Avenue. Motion
by Linder, seconded by Doyle to approve Resolution R-15-052. Chris Ling
addressed Mr. Diazs question regarding
landscaping stating that they do hope to
make the property more eye-appealing
from the exterior. Motion carried 6/0.
Re: Ordinance No. 15-864 Approving a
Zoning Map Amendment to Rezone Lots
14, 15, 26, and 28 of the Liberty Business Park Plat from Suburban Industrial to Suburban Commercial. Motion by
Linder, seconded by Doyle to approve
Ordinance No. 15-864. Motion carried 5/1
with Ald. McGilvray voting no.
B. 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
$406,818.62 . Motion carried 6/0.
C. Public Works, Sewer & Water
Committee
Re: Design Engineering Services Agreement Amendment No. 5 for the North
Nine Mound Rd/CTH PD Intersection
Reconstruction. Motion by McGilvray,
seconded by Reekie to approve the Design Engineering Services Agreement
Amendment No. 5 in an amount not to
exceed $100,600.00. Motion carried 5/0
with Ald. Diaz abstaining.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Real Estate Appraisal Services
Contract for the 2017 -2018 North Main
Street Reconstruction Project. Motion
by McGilvray, seconded by Diaz to ap-
0608-093-9640-9 along Nine Mound

Road. Motion carried 6/0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approving a Policy regarding
Urban Service Area Amendment Fees.
Motion by Linder, seconded by Reekie
to approve the Policy regarding Urban
Service Area Amendment Fees. Motion
carried 6/0.
12. Announcements
13. Adjournment
Motion by Doyle, seconded by Diaz
to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 p.m. Motion carried 6/0.
Kami Scofield, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. 15-865

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 13 of CHAPTER
1 of TITLE 10, MOTOR
VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC FOR
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF VERONA
SECTION I
The Common Council of the City of
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, does
ordain that Section 10-1-13(a)(215-217)
and 10-1-13(b)(205-209) and 10-1-13(a)
(193) of the Code or Ordinances of the
City of Verona is created to read as
follows (language added/language deleted):
Sec. 10-1-13 Required Stops
(a) East-West Streets. The following
are required stops on east-west streets
and roads within the City:
(215) All vehicles proceeding in
an easterly direction on East Chapel
Royal Drive shall stop before entering
the intersection of said street with Siena
Drive.
(216) All vehicles proceeding in a
westerly direction on East Chapel Royal
Drive shall stop before entering the
intersection of said street with Siena
Drive.
easterly direction on Winchester Pass
shall stop before entering the intersection of said street with Chads Crossing.
easterly direction on Fortune Drive Laser Street shall stop before entering the
intersection of said street with Liberty
Drive.
(b) North-South Streets. The following are required stops on north-south
streets and roads within the City:
(205) All vehicles proceeding in an
northerly direction on Siena Drive shall
stop before entering the intersection of
said street with East Chapel Royal Drive.
southerly direction on Siena Drive shall
said street with East Chapel Royal Drive.
(207) All vehicles proceeding in an
northerly direction on Siena Drive shall
said street with Steeple Point Way.
southerly direction on Coventry Circle
West shall stop before entering the intersection of said street with Chads
Crossing.
southerly direction on Coventry Circle
East shall stop before entering the intersection of said street with Chads
Crossing.
All other sections shall remain as
previously adopted.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Verona at a meeting held on October 26, 2015.
CITY OF VERONA
Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor
(seal)
Kami Scofield, City Clerk
ADOPTED: October 26, 2015
WNAXLP
EMERALD INVESTMENTS
MINI SToRAgE
5'x10' $38 Month
10'x10' $60 Month
10'x15' $65 Month
10'x20' $80 Month
10'x25' $90 Month
At Cleary Building Corp.
190 S. Paoli St., Verona WI
(608) 845-9700
adno=417117-01
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Catherine I. Matts
SNOW REMOVAL
Free Estimates Fully Insured
20 Years Experience
Call Tim 608-575-9044
adno=435524-01
608-709-5565
adno=427418-01
Only a Few Open Spots!
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October 29, 2015
The Verona Press
140 Lost & Found
342 Boats & Accessories
LOST&FOUND BIKE High-end bike

found in Stoughton. To inquire you need
to have description and serial number.
608-228-2925.
BOAT & Pontoon Blowout - (new/used)

Over 400 to choose from @ the guaranteed best lowest price. American Marine
& Motorsports www.americanmarina.
com, 866-955-2628 (wcan)
143 Notices
SOCIAL SECURITY Disability Benefits.
Unable to work? Denied benefits? We
can help. Win or pay nothing. Contact Bill
Gordon & Associates at 800-960-0307 to
start your application today! (wcan)
WCAN (Wisconsin Community Ad Network) and/or the member publications
review ads to the best of their ability. Unfortunately, many unscrupulous
people are ready to take your money!
PLEASE BE CAREFUL ANSWERING
ANY AD THAT SOUNDS TOO GOOD
TO BE TRUE! For more information, or to
file a complaint regarding an ad, please
contact The Department of Trade, Agriculture & Consumer Protection 1-800422-7128 (wcan)
350 Motorcycles
TOP CASH paid! For old motorcycles,
1900-1980. Dead or alive! 920-371-0494
(wcan)
355 Recreational Vehicles

ATV & SIDE-BY-SIDE Headquarters.
Huge blow-out pricing. Youth ATV's starting @ $699 plus FSD. Over 100 Honda/
CF Moto at liquidation $$ 866-955-2628
www.americanmarina.com (wcan)
360 Trailers
TRAILERS @ LIQUIDATION PRICING.
For boat, ATV, sled or pontoons. 2 or
4 Place/Open or Enclosed. American
Marine, Shawano
866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.
com (wcan)
150 Places To Go
HERMANSON PUMPKIN-PATCH,
LLC. FREE ADMISSION. Pumpkins,
squash, gourds, strawmaze,
wagonride, small animals to view.
Opening 9/19-Halloween. Closed
Wednesdays. Open daily 9am-5pm,
weekends 9am-6pm. 127 County
Road N, Edgerton. 608-751-9334.
www.hermansonpumpkinpatch.webs.com.
Directions: Go 8 miles southeast on
Cty Rd N toward Edgerton.
163 Training Schools

DENTAL ASSISTANT Be one
in just 10 Saturdays!
WeekendDentalassistant.com.
Fan us on Facebook! Next class begins
1/2/16. Call 920-730-1112 Appleton. WI
approved. (wcan)
340 Autos
DONATE YOUR Car, Truck or Boat
to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
Vacation. Tax Deductible.
Free Towing. All paperwork taken care
of! 800-856-5491 (wcan)
402 Help Wanted, General

ARE YOU retired & looking for part-time
work 2-3 days per week? Midwest. Flexible. Must have CDL A, 1 yr exp., clean
MVR & strong work ethis. Ave. 50-cents
per mile. Ask for Robin 800-236-5319
(wcan)
DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS,
& DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications
available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317
Nora St. Stoughton.
FARM HELP NEEDED. Must have
horse-handling experience and be able
to lift 50+ pounds. Approximate hours
7am-1pm daily. Full/part-time position(s).
Call Lori at 347-1557.
HELP WANTED Strand Salon looking
for full or part time stylist. 608-437-5956
PART-TIME POSITIONS NEEDED: dishwasher, cook assistant, hostess. Applications available at VFW Badger Post 328,
200 Veterans Road, Stoughton.
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLAE. The
Verona Press Classifieds. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
ConnectVerona.com
PERFECT SEASONAL
MONEY-MAKER!
Make Balsam Christmas Wreaths
starting October 26 through early
December.No experience necessary.
Very flexible hours, daytime +/or evening
shifts. $8/hour+perks.
Hann's Christmas Farm in Oregon
Call to apply 608-835-5464
SUPPORTIVE HOME-CARE WORKER
(Belleville). Vibrant young woman w/
disability seeks assistance w/personal
care, housekeeping/chores, meal prep,
errands. Multiple positions available.
$11.47/hr. Contact Michelle: 608-8867641.
WANTED-CLEANING LADY for Stoughton home. (Hours, pay negotiable.) Must
be pet-friendly. House has been well kept
up. If interested, please call 608-5132893. If you have to leave a message,
please give name and number slowly.
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.
444 Construction, Trades &

Automotive
LOOKING TO hire an experienced electrician for our fast paced company. Must
have 1+ years experience & an electrician license (Journeyman/Apprentice/
Beginners). Compensation depending
on Experience. Contact Chuck at kmelectric09@gmail.com or 608.490.0357
(please leave a message or text).
449 Driver, Shipping &

Warehousing
DRIVERS: CDL $76,800 top pay! $1250
per week minimum pay. Dedicated customer/out&back runs. Home multiple
times during week & weekends. Benefits avail. 2 yrs exp, X&T endorsements
required. Family owned company. Call
855-206-6362
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.
Increase Your sales opportunitiesreach over 1.2 million households!

Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System.
For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.
ENTERTAINMENT AND EVENTS
New Lisbon Sports Club Gun Show October 30-31st. Fri 3pm7pm, Sat 9am-5pm. New Lisbon Community Center. HWY-80
Exit-61 190/94. Guns, fishing, knives. Browse/Lunch Dennis
608-562-3808. (CNOW)
HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER

Marten Transport. NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED
& REGIONAL RUNS! Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned
Equipment, Monthly Bonuses Up to $66,000 Per Year!!
WEEKLY HOMETIME! CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR Exp. Reqd. EEOE/
AAP LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY! 8
60-370-4476
www.drive4marten.com (CNOW)
HELP WANTED- HEALTH CARE

RNs up to $45/hr LPNs up to $37.50/hr CNAs up to $22.50/
MISCELLANEOUS
hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nursing Agency
1-800-656-4414 Ext. 10 (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)
adno=437247-01
JOB FAIR
When: Tuesday, November 10th from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

and Wednesday, November 11th from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Where: Verona Public Library - 500 Silent Street in Verona
Holiday Inn Express & Suites

is currently hiring for the
following positions:
Fairfield Inn & Suites

is accepting applications
for the following positions:
Breakfast Host
Guest Services Representative
Night Auditor
Housekeeping Attendant
Weekend availability is
required for all positions
at both hotels
Breakfast Host
Guest Services Representative
Night Auditor
Bell Staff/Shuttle Driver
Laundry Attendant
Housekeeping Attendant
Housekeeping Supervisor/Inspector
Maintenance Assistant
Email resumes to
Email resumes to
hr@hixverona.com
515 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-497-4500 hixverona.com
hr@fairfieldverona.com
613 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-845-3000 fairfieldinn.com
adno=437597-01
Excellent Starting Wages and Benefits

Employee Travel Discounts
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
DRIVERS NEEDED for growing

company; new trucks arrived.
Solo avg. 2500-3500 mpw
Team avg. 5000-6500 mpw
100% no touch freight
Repeat customers
Great pay pkg. w/bonus
Health/Dental/ Vision/HSA
401k/vacation/holiday pay
1 yr. Class A exp preferred
1-888-545-9351, ext. 13
www.doublejtransport.com (wcan)
FULL SERVICE Landscape Company,

renovation, patios, walls, snow removal
and much more. Call for FREE ESTIMATE! Nostra Terra 608-695-1742 or
nostraterrascapes.com
LOOKING FOR Experienced CDL semidriver. Our business has expanded. We

are adding new equipment. Must be
professional, courteous and have clean
MVR. Runs from Madison area to Arizona and S. California. No touch freight,
paid mileage and insurance. Serious
inquries only. 608-516-9697
SEMI-DRIVER, CLASS A CDL req.
Good opportunity to gain experience. For
interview Detlor Tree Farms
715-335-4444 (wcan)
516 Cleaning Services

A+ RESIDENTIAL CLEANING. Weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Move-ins and
move-outs welcome. 608-622-9092.
KT CLEANING
House and office cleaning,
errand-running,
yardwork,
dog-walking.
Free estimates.
608-514-4510.
JEFF'S SNOW REMOVAL

& FALL CLEAN-UP.
Driveway/sidewalk cleaning.
6-yrs experience.
608-220-4025.
SNOW PLOWING
Residential & Commercial.
Fully insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
560 Professional Services

A PLACE for Mom. The nation's largest
senior living referral service. Contact our
trusted, local experts today! Our service
is FREE/no obligation. Call 1-800-9303021 (wcan)
COMPUTER PROBLEMS - viruses, lost
data, hardware or software issues? Contact GEEKS ON SITE! Service. Friendly
Repair Experts. Macs and PC's. Call for
FREE Diagnosis. 1-800-290-5045 (wcan)
572 Snow Removal

PLOWING, BLOWING.
Residential & Commercial.
20+yrs exp. Fully insured.
608-669-0025.
576 Special Services
548 Home Improvement
DETECTIVE SERVICES: Missing

Persons/Vehicles, People Locator,
Homicide, Arson, etc. Joy's Private
Detective Agency, 608-712-6286 or
www.joysprivatedetectiveagency.com.
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)
STRUGGLING WITH drugs or alcohol?

Addicted to pills? Take the first step to
recovery. Call The Addiction Hope &
Help Line for a free assessment. 1-800410-4178 (wcan
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE

"Honey Do List"
Gutter cleaning and covers
No job too small
608-845-8110
QUEEN SOLID wood bedroom set, 2

side tables, dresser with double mirrors
& armoire. 3 Piece antique chair set &
Grandfather clock. Call 608-751-0265 or
608-882-6313
SWITCH&SAVE EVENT from DirecTV!
Packages starting at $19.99/mo. Free
3-months of HBO, Starz, Showtime &
Cinemax. Free Genie HD/DVR Upgrade!
2015 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)
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
ANTHROCITE COAL Burn Clean, no
smoke. $9.00 per 50 lb. bag. 4 sizes and
delivery available. Call soon for delivery
920-838-2200 Clip and Save this ad.
(wcan)
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For
Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or
Pete 608-712-3223
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
648 Food & Drink

EMERGENCIES CAN strike at any time.
Wise food storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy-to-cook meals that
have a 25-year shelf life. Free sample.
Call: 800-986-3458 (wcan)
650 Furniture
PLYMOUTH FURNITURE NEW MATTRESS SETS from $99. All sizes in
stock! 40 styles! PlymouthFurnitureWI.
com 2133 Eastern Ave, Plymouth, WI
920-892-6006. Open 7 days a week.
(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)
586 TV, VCR &

Electronics Repair
DISH NETWORK. Get more for less!
Starting at $19.99/mo (for 12 mos.).
PLUS Bundle & Save (fast internet for
$15 more/month) Call now 800-374-3940
(wcan)
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Fall-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European.Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
602 Antiques & Collectibles

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Customer Appreciation Week!
Nov 02-08. 20% Discount!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
RECOVER PAINTING currently offering

winter discounts on all painting, drywall
and carpentry. Recover urges you to join
in the fight against cancer, as a portion of
every job is donated to cancer research.
Free estimates, fully insured, over 20
years of experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
606 Articles For Sale

835-6677.
GOT KNEE pain? Back Pain? Shoulder

Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little
or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
LIFE ALERT 24/7. One press of a button
sends help FAST! Medical, Fire, Burglar.
Even if you can't reach a phone! FREE
Brochure. CALL 800-931-2177 (wcan)
SAFE STEP Walk-in tub. Alert for
Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal.
Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch step-in.
Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American
made. Installation included. Call 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)
672 Pets
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)
CITY CLERK
The City of Verona is seeking an energetic and well-organized individual with strong attention to detail to serve as
the City Clerk. This position is responsible for managing
City records, administering elections, issuing permits and
licenses, and supporting the City Council and committees.
The City Clerk also coordinates employee benefit administration and the Citys Workers Compensation and FMLA
programs.
The ideal candidate must have a minimum of a bachelors
degree with coursework in public administration,
political science, community development, business, or
a related field. Strong interpersonal, communication,
and organizational skills are necessary. Prior municipal or
election experience is required. Recognition as a Certified
Municipal Clerk is desirable. The salary range is $53,188
to $66,080 annually, depending on qualifications. The
City offers a comprehensive benefits package including
excellent health and dental insurance and participation in
the Wisconsin Retirement System.
For complete position description and to apply go to:
www.ci.verona.wi.us and click on Employment
Opportunities. Application deadline is November 4, 2015.
EOE
CPAP/BIPAP SUPPLIES at little or no

cost from Allied Medical Supply Network.
Fresh supplies delivered right to your
door. Insurance may cover all costs. 800995-0831 (wcan)
adno=436382-01
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
BARABOO GUN Show Oct.30 & 31.
Clarion Hotel/Conf. Center, 626 W Pine/
Hwy 12. Fri 3-8pm, Sat 8am-4pm. $5
Adm. BUY-SELL-TRADEBROWSE Gun
Buyer Shows 608-548-4867 (wcan)
FREE STORAGE - Don't store your RV,
auto, boat or pontoon. Trade it by Nov.
15 and save ALL storage & winterizing
fees. Plus no payment or interest on your
new boat or pontoon until Spring delivery
of 2016. American Marine & Motorsports
Super Center, Shawano 866-955-2628
(wcan)
STOCK YOUR pond or lake now! Order
early. All varieties of fish & minnows.
Aeration systems. roeselerfishfarm.com
920-696-3090 (wcan)
STORAGE (INSIDE) - RV/boat/& Pontoon @ very low rates. Pickip/winterizing/
delivery - We do it all. American Marine,
Shawano 866-955-2628 americanmarina.com (wcan)
WE BUY Boats/RVs/Pontoons/Sled/
ATVs & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now.
American Marine & Motorsports Super
Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.
americanmarina.com (wcan)
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Verona Press
Seasonal Forklift Drivers Wanted

$13.50/hour plus shift premiums
AND $200 sign-on bonus
1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts
Experience preferred, but will train the right person
Walk-in Interviews Welcome - details on our website
Learn more or download an application at
www.duluthtrading.com/jobs
adno=435590-01
705 Rentals
3-BR/2-BA, STOUGHTON. Plenty of
space. Nice neighborhood. 2-car garage.
Call Lee: 608-873-3953.
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept
building. Convenient location. Includes
all appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security
deposit. Cats OK. $665/month. Available
12/2015. 608-219-6677.
SHARE HOUSE
w/owner, Fitchburg.
$690/month, $0 for utilities.
AC, internet, whirlpool bath, washer/
dryer. 2400 sq. ft,
attached garage, on a park,
large garden. Sorry, no pets. NS,
25 miles to UW/ Square.
608-835-5849.
STOUGHTON-108 WEST STREET.
2-bedroom, appliances, water, heat, A/C,
ceiling fan included, onsite laundry. Wellkept and maintained. Onsite manager.
Off-street parking. Next to park. $760/
month. Available 11/15. Please call 608238-3815.
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON- 2/BEDROOM, 4 unit on
dead end st. One upper, one lower.
Remodeled bath, kitchen, dishwasher,
microwave, stove, refrigerator. Window
blinds, oak floors, storage, coin laundry. Heat, water/sewer included. $775/
mo. lower, $750/mo. upper. 1 month
deposit. One dog lower, one cat upper.
561-310-5551
STOUGHTON 3-BEDROOM lower level
of two-flat, near downtown, River Bluff
School. Newly renovated. Central air.
W/D, water included. No pets. $855/
month+security deposit. 608-873-7655
or 608-225-9033.
STOUGHTON- 517 E Jefferson. 2-bedroom lower, $740. Utilities included. Call
608-455-7100.
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
740 Houses For Rent

STOUGHTON: COMFORTABLE home
with 2 bdrms/2 baths, spacious 2-car
garage, 2 three season porches, fenced
back yard, appliances including washer/
dryer, dogs and most pets welcome, full
unimproved basement, very nice country sub-division between Stoughton and
Madison, Rent $1,250, 1/2 month sec
dep. Call Brady at 608-286-5282.
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347
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
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
970 Horses
MINIATURE HORSES for sale. Great
4-H projects. Also 2-wheel Meadowbrook
horse-size cart, $1,600. 608-358-9768
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
980 Machinery & Tools
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
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
WERE
ALL
EARS
Questions?
Comments?
Story Ideas?
Let us know how
were doing.
Your opinion is something
we always want to hear.
VERONA 2 bdrm, heat incl, lease, no

pets, available now. $695/mo. 608-8456591
We are currently accepting applications for
New Glarus Home Workers

CNAs, Full-Time Night Shift
Glarner Lodge
Full/Part-Time
Full/Part TimePositions
Positions Available
Available
Excellent
Excellent Wages
Wages Paid Training
CDL Program
Paid Training
Signing
Bonus (If Applicable)
CDL
Program
Positions Available in
Signing Bonus (If Applicable)
Madison and Verona
Universal Care Workers, PMs & Nights
Benefit Eligible
Positions Available in
Call: 608-255-1511
Madison
and Verona
E-mail: jobs@BadgerBus.com
Call:
608-255-1551
Apply online:
Badgerbus.com
Jobs@BadgerBus.com
Apply in Person:E-mail:
5501 Femrite
Drive Madison, WI
Apply in Person: 5501 Femrite Drive Madison, WI
NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned Equipment, Monthly Bonuses
WEEKLY HOMETIME!
CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR exp. reqd EEOE/AAP
LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY!
866-370-4476
www.drive4marten.com
CERTIFIED PHARMACY TECHNICIAN

Become a Third-Party Analyst
Join PAAS National the industry leading advocate of
community pharmacies across the country assisting with
prescription claims audits.
We offer a work environment that generates high levels of
job satisfaction - wearing a white hat helping community
pharmacies.
Excellent Pay ($40K+).

Top Notch Benefits: Health, Dental, Optical, Disability & Life
Insurances, 401K Safe Harbor, Generous Paid Time Off & Paid
Holidays.
Excellent Hours; Monday thru Friday daytime.
This could be your perfect job position if:
YOU are looking for an opportunity to move up to the next level

YOU have experience and knowledge with 3rd Party Programs
YOU communicate well over the phone and love people
YOU are eager and ready for a career change
The New Glarus Home, Inc
600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
Charge Registered Nurse

Social Worker
Dietary Services
Part-Full Time
Universal Care Workers

Part-Time
Benefit Eligible
Benefits Include: Competitive Wages; Shift and
Weekend; Differentials; Incentive Pay; Health, Dental,
Vision, Disability and Life Insurance; Retirement Plan;
Vacation, Paid Sick Days and Holiday Pay.
Join our team of professionals & experience the
pleasures of working on a retirement campus serving
our senior citizens. Our facility is nonprofit, church
affiliated, with a dedication to serve our residents.
St. Clare Friedensheim

Benefit Eligible

Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!


(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
adno=433481-01
Send Resum and Cover Letter to:

PAAS National
160 Business Park Circle, Stoughton, WI 53589
lseamonson@paasnational.com
adno=433825-01
Team Player
Self Motivated
Word & Outlook
Positive Attitude
THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.
College Degree
Certified Pharmacy Technician
Two years pharmacy experience processing prescription claims
Strong communicator
Strong customer service
Organized & detail oriented
Ability to multi-task

Education and Experience
Skills
608.243.8800
adno=436981-01
TIRED OF THE FARM CHORES OR

THE SNOW SHOVELING? Consider
this no-maintenance 2-bedroom/2-bath
condo in a security-protected building w/
underground parking and all appliances.
$925. 608-695-2565.
8210 Highview Drive - Madison
to request an
application:
Give us a call to apply today!

608-256-5189
Call 845-9559 or at
connectverona.com
STOUGHTON- 525 W South St, Upper.

No Pets/Smoking. Heat included, stove,
refrigerator. $800/mo. 1st and last
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Lesson
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bullying
Middle school students from
around the Verona Area School
District heard from Verona
police officer Ryan Adkins,
below, Oct. 5 as part of Stomp
Out Bullying Day. Adkins
spoke with students from both
district middle schools about
the problems with bullying.
Students wore blue, left, to
support the anti-bullying
theme.
Photos by Kelly Kloepping
Photos by Kelly Kloepping
Not quite
drunk driving
Carly Hasses health class at
Verona Area High School got to
experience what its like to take
a sobriety test or drive a pedal
cart while under the influence
all while safely sober and under
Hasse and a Verona police officers watchful eye. Hasses class
used Fatal Vision goggles from
Verona-based InnoCorp Oct. 15
in the schools parking lot.
Above, Patricia Ortiz-Mrales
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Budget: Residents to pay lower mill rate

caused that to rise slightly.
While the City of Veronas
equalized value grew by
more than $100 million, the
City of Fitchburgs within
the district fell by more
than $65 million.
The $11.99 rate is still
the districts lowest since
the 2009-10 school year,
when it was $11.71.
Overall, the districts
budget is more than
$250,000 lower than projected, largely due to
changes in grants for the
district, according to a
document put together by
district business manager
consultant Chris Murphy
for board members.
The board also set the
2016-17 budget calendar,
with the annual meeting set
for Aug. 15, 2016.
language pathologist Deb

Crews and Sugar Creek
Elementary School multiage teacher Mary Connor
will retire at the end of the
year after a combined 69
years in the district.
Well be seeing a lot
more of these, superintendent Dean Gorrell said.
Retirements begin
As board president DenThe board approved the nis Beres put it, its last
first three teaching retire- least year of the best part
ments in a year thats of the OPEB (retirement)
expected to be full of them. settlement.
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School teacher Kathryn
Aspinwall, district speech/
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The board also

approved a measure to
surpass its revenue limit
to pay off debts from purchasing energy efficient
equipment two years ago
that will provide longterm cost savings.
But recent changes to
the law that allowed the
district to do this meant
the district has to lower
how much it can surpass the revenue limit
by based on the savings
a district gets from the
equipment.
That change wasnt
communicated or known
until mid-September for
the district, which created a $187,000 hole in
our budget, superintendent Dean Gorrell said.
Another change meant
that the boards approval
Monday night was good
for the next eight years,
instead of having to
approve paying the principal and interest on the
loans each fall.

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