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The
Verona Area
School District
Verona Area School

District
Discipline
reporting
a work in
progress
Lifelong
lessons
Blood drives helps some
in Class of 2015 become
donors, organizers
Inconsistency in
teaching year of
new system
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group
Scott Girard
Turn to Behavior/Page 17
Hometown Days festival

Above, a child with Capitol Physical Therapy dressed as a
Star Wars Stormtrooper waves to the crowd on Main Street
during the Hometown Days Parade on Sunday, June 7.
Photo by Jacob Bielanski
Inside
More Hometown Days photos
Pages 8-9
At right, Nathan Morris, of Fitchburg, holds his daughter
Lydia, 3, after she received a balloon shaped like a monkey
hanging from a tree during Hometown Days on Saturday.
City of Verona
Tornado report cites areas for response improvement

Command, communication,
management of volunteers are key
Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor
VAHS baseball
makes history
Cats make sectional
final for second
straight year
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Turn to 2015/Page 16
Photo by Samantha Christian
In the days and weeks after Veronas most

damaging tornado ever, things were anything
but normal around Cross Country Road and
Tamarack Way, but it was generally managed
and controlled.
With a school and several area properties
heavily damaged from the EF-3 twister on
June 17, 2014, as well as downed power lines
and trees blocking roads, police and fire units
quickly searched for injuries and rescue situations shortly after midnight and set up a perimeter and a staging area. By that evening, they
had opened the neighborhood to regular traffic, including an army of insurance adjusters,
contractors, volunteers, curious onlookers and
The
Verona Press
Next week
Cross Country and Tamarack:
one year later
reporters from all over the state.
Getting to that point and through the rest of
the week was a whirlwind of coordinating local
and assisting public safety agencies, ensuring
everyone still in their homes was safe, returning evacuated residents and providing security,
as well as handling numerous applications by
volunteers to offer assistance.
All told, there were at least 170 first responders from 26 agencies, not including public
works, building inspection and other helpful government workers, according to a report
released last week by the city.
The report concluded the greatest potential
areas of improvement in the local government
and public safety response to such a catastrophic incident are in a unified command structure,
communication (both internal and external) and
managing volunteers. It also found that local
contacts and resources were the most valuable
and that making projections about future needs
would be helpful for future incidents.
The 19-page report also briefly lauded the
efforts of some of the police and other city staff
and their quick responses, something police
chief Bernie Coughlin elaborated on while discussing the report with the Verona Press.
One of the first things that comes to mind (as
a success) is the staff and how willing staff was
to respond immediately and spend long days, as
much time as it took to see it through, he said
Monday.
With no significant injuries suffered and no
major problems impeding the recovery, the city
has taken its time finalizing the report, called
an After Action Review, and is treating it as an
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Numbers dont always

tell the whole story.
In the Verona Area
School Districts new
recording system, Sugar
Creek Elementary School
has nearly 500 major
behavior incidents this
year. Country View has
57.
Those numbers might
not reflect the behavior
situations at the schools,
though, as district administrators acknowledge
there is work left to
ensure everyone is on the
same page with how to
report varying degrees of
incidents in the system.
This year has been a
teaching year, said director of student services
Erin Schettler, who was
part of a district-wide
team that helped create
the system. (We) need to
do more training for people for how they interpret
the different behaviors.
Still, she said its better
than what the district had
previously, which was
completely different from
In the four school blood drives

since the Verona Area High
School Class of 2015 arrived,
they collected 707 pints of
blood.
For some of the students
both donors and organizers of
one of the states largest high
school blood drives graduating
this weekend at Epics Epicenter, it was the beginning of what
they hope becomes a lifelong
habit.
Life skills were learned,
said senior Nicole Noltemeyer, who helped to organize the
blood drive for two years as a
member of the yearbook staff.
On the donor side, Mary Govek and Kolin Goldschmidt were
two of the schools most frequent donors, with Govek giving 12 times and Goldschmidt
giving seven.
Its really nice to know that
I make a difference, Govek
said of her donating, which now
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Photos by Scott Girard
Days in the
field
Glacier Edge Elementary School student Hazel Mayer knocks down

a cone during one of the activities..
Four Verona Area School

District elementary schools
gave their students a chance
to get some end-of-the-year
energy out in the past two
weeks with their Field Days.
Above, Country View
Elementary School secondgrader Cinthya Lopez jumps
over a hurdle during a relay
race June 3.
Left, Isabella Smithback,
Jayla Lattimore, Abby
Rammer and Breanna Smith
work as a team to balance
with their tennis rackets at
Stoner Prairies Field Day
May 27.
Glacier Edge students Madison Martinelli and Alexis Stone have fun
waving the parachute at the schools Field Day June 3.
On the web
See more photos from the
schools Field Days from the past
two weeks.
UNGphotos.SmugMug.
com
Photo by Rumasa Noor
Verona Area Performing Arts Series

2015-2016 Season
Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Saturday, November 7, 2015
Travel back to the early 1900s with the thrilling sounds of
Scott Joplin King of Ragtime Writers and his ingenious
cohorts, as they invent Americas Original Music.
Phat Pack, Saturday, February 13, 2016
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when they started their journey in 1962.
Photo by Karina Galvn
First-grader Lettie Gauthier attempts to toss a ping bong ball in a

bucket June 5.
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Wineke loses Democratic leadership race Time for summer reading
ConnectVerona.com
Former party chair

won 17 races for
public office
Michael Leon
Verona Press correspondent
Martha Laning was elected

chair of the Democratic Party
of Wisconsin on Saturday in a
surprise blow-out victory over
four other candidates, including Veronas Joe Wineke.
Wineke, a 1975 Verona
High School graduate, had
held that position from 20052009 before unsuccessful
runs for county executive and
his former seat representing
the 80th Assembly District.
Wineke had complained
last year about the Democratic Party of Wisconsins
abandonment of the fundamentals of campaigning and
organizing amid a string of
policy and political defeats.
Throughout notable recent
changes to public school
funding, the university system, environmental protection
and the decline of control by
local governments, Wineke
vowed to fight on.

I remain supportive of the
Democratic Party, and I will
work to elect Russ Feingold,
win the presidency and pick
up seats in the
state Legislature, Wineke
told the Verona Press by
phone from
Milwaukee
at the DPW
Convention
Wineke
shortly after
the announcement of the Laning victory.
Wineke was in 2014 a frequent guest on Wisconsin
Public Radio, local radio personality John "Sly" Sylvesters drive-time show on 93.7
FM radio (WEKZ-Monroe), a
frequent commenter on Wisconsin political blogs, and as
he often points out, a frequent
conversationalist with folks at
Millers grocery store.
Wineke declined to take
any credit for the exit of his
successor in the chairs role,
Mike Tate, and rather said
grassroots citizens groups
and voters made sure everyone knew the score.
June 11, 2015
The former Verona alder

(1980-83) has run for public
office 21 times in his career
and won 17 races. His most
recent was competing in the
redrawn 80th Assembly District in the 2012 Democratic
primary, where he lost by 351
votes of some 5,700 votes
cast, and for the Dane County
Executive in 2011, his second
attempt at that office.
Wineke, a 1980 graduate of
the University of WisconsinMadison in political science,
took his first job at age 14 as
a service state mechanic at the
Verona Mobil gas station still
located downtown, a position
noted in the Wisconsin 19851986 Blue Book biography of
Wineke. He represented the
Verona area in the Assembly (19831993) and Senate (19931999) for 16 years
before moving again to the
private sector.
He has been retired since
2012 after having worked
in the private sector for 11
years and spending more than
a year in Gov. Jim Doyles
Department of Commerce.
During his time as DPW
chair, he pointed out in a
recent column, the party saw

the greatest string of electoral victories in the past
25 years, electing Barack
Obama, Jim Doyle, Herb
Kohl and Steve Kagen and
winning majorities in the state
Assembly and Senate.
Lanings victory as DPW
Chair comes as Gov. Scott
Walker is expected to declare
his candidacy for the presidency in the coming weeks,
an effort Wineke vows he will
work to defeat.
The fight for Wisconsin
families goes on, we will never give up fighting. I came out
of retirement to continue the
fight, and I sure wont stop
now, Wineke said, joking, I
have a big family.
Veteran political Democratic strategist Jay Wadd
said Wineke has done that for
years.
Few people in Wisconsin
have given so much of their
lives to fight for the values
of the Democratic Party and
the health of Wisconsin families, Wadd said. Joe is one
of the people who have protected and nourished Wisconsin.
its
to be
The Verona Press
Library has plenty

of options for all
levels
Summer is still technically a few weeks away,
but the Verona Public
Library summer reading
programs are in full swing,
and will be until the end of
August. There are plenty of
possibilities for readers of
all ages, and lots of prizes
for patrons in the process.
Kids ages 3-12 have
a free reading incentive
program where they keep
track of the books they
read during the summer
and earn coupons and prizes by reading. The library
also offers many free special events over the summer like children's entertainers, storytimes, crafts,
and book clubs.
Escape the ordinary is
the theme of the adult summer reading program, which
runs from June 11 through
July 24. Patrons ages 18
and older can read and
enter to win one of to Fire
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your starter home .
If you go
What: Late Night at the
Library
When: 7-10 p.m.
Friday, June 12
Where: Verona Public
Library
Info:
veronapubliclibrary.org
On the web
Complete list of library events:
veronapubliclibrary.org
HD7 tablets, donated by the

Friends of the Verona Public
Library. To enter, patrons
can complete an entry form
for each book they read or
listen to between June 11
and July 24 and submit it at
the Escape the Ordinary
display.
No other registration is
needed. A drawing for the
Fire HD7 tablets will be
held July 27, and patrons
do not need to be present
to win.
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Photo submitted
Members of the 2014-2015 yearbook staff include: Joanna Anderson, Megan Beach, Darby Buisker,
Jessica Coyne, Sara Endres, Sophie Fromberger, Auburn Geller, Gabrielle Johnson, Stephanie Keryluk,
Samantha Kolpek, Megan Lee, Ariana Makuch, Makenna McGilvray, Alena Mears, Grace Mueller, Emily
Nierman, Nicole Noltemeyer, Erica Norman, Morgan Schmitz, Kassidy Steyer, Genavieve Sticha and
Teeghan Tvedt. Yearbook is advised by Rita Mortenson
VAHS yearbook wins Jostens award

Verona Area High School
students have a great way
to remember the 2014-15
school year, according to a
national producer of yearbooks.
Jostens, the leading producer of yearbooks and
student-created content,
announced that Verona
Area High Schools yearbook program has been
named a 2015 Jostens
National Yearbook Program of Excellence. The
National Yearbook Program of Excellence recognizes engaging yearbooks
that reflect a broad representation of the student
body while helping students
develop 21st century skills
such as communication,
collaboration, and information and communication
technologies literacy.
Veronas award winning
yearbook program is led by
Rita Mortenson who works
with 22 students as their
yearbook adviser.
This is the fourth year

in a row that Rita and her
yearbook staff have been
recognized, said VAHS
principal Pam Hammen in
a news release. It's a great
achievement and speaks
volumes about the program
Rita runs at VAHS and her
expectations that she has
for our students.
Jostens National Yearbook Program of Excellence Awards are presented
twice a year, in spring and
in fall for yearbooks delivered during the school year.
The award was presented
to the VAHS yearbook
program for achieving the
defined criteria in each of
three following categories:
creating an inclusive yearbook, generating school
engagement, and successfully managing the yearbook creation process.
Yearbooks connect students hearts and minds
to the school story, school
year experiences, and the
community to memorialize
moments that matter. Jostens is proud to recognize
yearbook staffs and advisers who create engaging
yearbooks that tell the story
of their school communities, said Jostens chief
operating officer Murad
Velani in the release. "We
understand that a great
yearbook program does
not just happen, and we
are dedicated to helping
schools, yearbook advisers
and students to strengthen
their programs by providing state of the art tools,
resources and best practices
that support the development and creation of awardwinning yearbooks.
Veronas yearbook program will receive a plaque
to display in the yearbook
area and a banner to display in school so the entire
school community will be
aware of the achievement.
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Opinion
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Letters to the editor
Help Verona become a

dementia friendly community
Verona has initiated efforts
to become a Dementia Friendly
Community (DFC) and we need
everyones assistance. This truly
needs to be a community undertaking because everyone has been
affected by dementia at least once
in their life. For some, the effect
has been profound.
A diagnosis of dementia doesnt
mean a person has lost their dignity, nor should it mean that they
give up those daily routines or
practices that make their life fulfilling. Dementia friendly communities are designed to help a
person with dementia do things
such as go to the bank and make
a deposit, go to the grocery store
and find the frozen food aisle or
go to the coffee shop and order an
espresso, even if they cant quite
remember why they are there.
There should be no barrier to them
attending their religious services.
Community means that we are
all in this together and our home
town of Verona has never backed
away from a challenge. Together we can be successful in this
endeavor. To do this, we must
define the problem, create a vision
and develop a plan. From there,
the entire community must come
together as a coalition and be
actively engaged in executing the
plan.
There are plenty of organizations who support this effort
including your city, the Verona

Area Chamber of Commerce, the
Senior Center, Four Winds Manor
and more
Certainly a part of DFC is training of retail establishments, pharmacies, grocery stores, banks, city
employees such as police, fire,
library and public works. Moreover, it should address environmental matters (streetscaping,
signs, lighting, etc).
Becoming a DFC is a relatively new effort being undertaken
at many cities in the area, with
Watertown and Middleton among
the most advanced, having started
a year or two ago. Others include
Mount Horeb, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg and Oregon.
This effort in Verona will be as
transparent as possible because we
want to provide a good outcome
for our Alzheimers and dementia
friends.
As such, I would ask that the
Verona community get involved
in this effort. All ideas, thoughts,
suggestions will be considered by
the steering committee who will
also have at least a couple open
forums to allow our citizens to
provide input and assistance.
Please help us. Thank you.
Stephen P. Rudolph
Steering Committee
Verona Dementia
Friendly Community
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Community Voices
Better awareness
can help stop bullying
A
recent project by students

in Diana Lenherrs class
at Badger Ridge Middle
School and Core Knowledge
Charter School asked the students to bring more awareness to
bullying.
Some groups created posters,
others made songs and a few
groups of students decided to
write articles.
They highlight the many ways
bullying can be acted out, whether online, verbally or physically,
and the importance of stopping it.
Its become a heavily discussed topic in recent weeks in
the district, and parents filled the
Verona Area School Board meeting last week to express their
concerns about discipline and
bullying happening around the
district.
Below is the collection of the
students articles.
every day because of bullying,

according to dosomething.org.
Eighty-six percent of LGBT
students said that they have experienced harassment in school, and
more than two-thirds of students
think that schools respond poorly
to bullying, and that teachers
help is infrequent and ineffective,
according to crisistextline.org.
Bullying is not just a piece of
the process of growing up, it is a
harsh social problem.
If it continues, tell a friend or an

adult about it.
We dont want people harming
themselves because of cyberbullying.
Stand up for people and be
their super hero. You can change
everywhere around you, even
the entire world, so stand up for
people around you.
Be a life-saver.
Physical bullying
There are many different types

of bullying, ranging from tauntMany schools have lots of bul- ing to verbal abuse to actual
lies and lots of victims.
physical assault.
Statistics like those showing 90
Physical bullying is defined
percent of fourth- to eighth-grad- as bodily contact between a
ers that report being a bullying
bully and his or her victim, for
victim demonstrate how large of the express purpose of intimidaa problem bullying is in schools
tion or control over the victim.
all around the country and even
This can include kicking, biting,
punching, scratching or wrestling
world.
We have to stop bullying. Kids the victim until he or she is comwont go to school if they get
pletely submissive or unable to
Effects of bullying
bullied constantly, and if they do retaliate.
Bullying has become a huge
go to school they could get seriThis could also involve the use
problem, especially for teens and ously hurt.
of non-lethal weapons in order to
young adults.
Spread the word to stop bully- inflict additional damage, or the
Bullies take control of their
ing.
threat of lethal force if the victim
victims physically, emotionally,
If you ever see it happen, tell
continues to resist or fails to be
sexually or online. The most
an adult and do something about intimidated.
common type, physical bullying, it.
Bullying is not limited to a
includes hitting, kicking, punchschool playground, however. It
Cyber bullying
ing, pinching, pushing and damcan occur in the workplace or at
aging property.
Every day, teens all around the home, as well.
Emotional bullying is when
Likely everyone you talk to
country are being bullied behind
there is name calling, insults,
the screen of their computers and will admit that they have bulteasing, intimidation and homolied someone at some point and
cell phones.
phobic or racist verbal abuse.
Cyberbullying is a very serious been a bullying victim at another.
Sexual bullying consists of
thing. Cyberbullying can include Whether its physical, cyber,
repeated, harmful and humiliatsexual or just vocal bullying,
someone sending messages or
ing actions that target a person
most everyone has been involved
photos of other people or sexual
sexually. Cyberbullying is unac- photos to make someone feel
in bullying.
ceptable behavior online such as uncomfortable or embarrassed. It
Bullying is a bad thing and it
writing mean comments about
needs to stop this instant. Everycan drive some teens to commit
someone.
suicide or skip school. Cyberbul- one should pass this message
Some victims are unsure how
along to their friends and family
lying is not okay.
to handle the situation, so they
members to help the fight against
We can change other peoples
become suicidal. Approximately lives by standing up and saying
bullying.
4,600 people between the ages of something. If you see someone
10 and 24 commit suicide every
Students Joyce Lin, Navy
being cyber-bullied, stand up for
year, according to the Centers of them and tell a teacher or their
Blau, Ember Cribben, Della
Disease Control and Prevention.
Nugen, Julia Heinrichs, Julia
parents about what is happening
According to Family First Aid, behind the screen.
Herkert, Cassidy Lawinger,
30 percent of teens are bullied.
If you are being cyber-bullied, Maria Grosse, Arhat Dwa and
Over 3.2 million students are vic- stand up for yourself and text
Devin Volk wrote the sections,
and Verona Press reporter Scott
tims of bullying each year, and
back or email back, Hey, thats
about 160,000 teens skip school
Girard compiled them.
not nice or I dont like that.
Bullying is widespread
Hometown Brewdown set for June 20
Scott Girard
The Verona Ice Arena

is trying a new fundraiser:
beer, and lots of it.
Ice Inc., which runs the
arena, will host the first
Hometown Brewdown June
20 at Hometown Community Park from noon to 5 p.m.
and its organizers are hoping it can become an annual
event. Gates will open at
11 a.m. for registration and
check-in.
This year, there will be
at least 28 breweries with
more than 100 beers on
tap to sample for the up to
1,500 attendees.
OBrien said they hope
to eventually get the festival up to 3,000-4,000
attendees, but for the inaugural festival they limited

it to 1,500 special glasses
ordered.
So far, OBrien counted
off a few sets of hundreds
of tickets sold by other
hockey groups and individuals from Ice Inc., with
many more tickets available at local restaurants and
bars.
Get your tickets before
they run out, said Ice
Inc. board president Mike
OBrien.
Pre-registration for the
event is $40, and the price
will rise to $50 if you register day-of.
That cost gets you a
chance to sample all of the
beers available, free cheese
donated by Roth Cheese
Factory, live music and
cornhole games. The wristbands for attendees can also
be used after the festival for
a free drink at Mr. Brews
Taphouse, OBrien said.
Food will also be available for purchase from
If you go
What: Hometown
Brewdown
When: 12-5 p.m. June
20, gates open at 11
Where: Hometown
Community Park
Info:
hometownbrewdown.com
AJs Pizza and Grays Tied

House.
There is also a special
price of $10 for those acting as designated drivers,
which includes unlimited
water or soda.
To ensure safety, OBrien
said Green Cab will have
some cabs stationed near
the grounds ready to take
people home if theyve had
one too many.
However, Verona Ice
Arena manager Joel Marshall also emphasized its
not a get-drunk event.
Instead he and OBrien
hope it could even be a

family event the day before
Fathers Day.
Come on and have a
beer with dad, OBrien
suggested.
Verona breweries that
will be at the festival are
the new Hop Haus, Grays
Tied House and Wisconsin
Brewing Company.
The festival will help
raise money to fund repairs
and upgrades to the ice arena.
OBrien said that in
addition to paying off the
mortgage, theres a lot of
improvements theyd like
to make.
He said the goal is 1,000
attendees, which would
raise money that goes a
long ways for improvements.
Tickets are available online and via local
ticket outlets. For more
information on the festival and to find out where
to purchase tickets, visit
hometownbrewdown.com.
VACT brings Shrek to the stage June 19-27

Samra Teferra
If you go
Press Correspondent
What: Shrek The

Musical
When: 7:30 p.m. June
19, 20, 25, 26 and 27; 2
p.m. June 21
Where: Verona Area
High School Performing
Arts Center
Info: 845-2383 or vact.
org.
Photo submitted
Shrek (Garrett Coombs) and Princess Fiona (Natalie Coombs) enjoy

a moment together.
Kelsey and Ryan Odorizzi,

who are a perfect match as
they are both married in
real life.
When they were asked
to explain their experiences, Ryan said its easier to
access emotions and trust
one another as opposed
to acting with a stranger.
He said he approached his
character by taking a little
bit from the movie and
adding his own interpretations. And he enjoyed the

huge theatricality of his
role.
Thats whats fun about
theatrical productions, he
said. You get to play characters that are larger than
life.
Baldock and Karen Clark
are co-producing the musical, which will be directed
by Terry Dvorak.
Tickets
Tickets are $15 for
adults, $10 for seniors and
students, and are sold at the
Verona Public Library on
Mon. and Tues. 4-6 p.m.
Reserve tickets by calling
845-2383 or purchase tickets online at vact.org.
The Wisconsin Triterium

Triathlon will be held at Firemans Park on Saturday, June
27, starting at 7 a.m. The
multi-loop format will give
the crowd an ample opportunity to cheer for the athletes.
Both sprint and Olympic
distance races are designed
to be beginner friendly but
challenging, especially with a
safe swim, well-marked bike
courses and the spectatorpacked run courses.
For the more experienced
triathletes, the course tests the
limits with a moderately hilly
bike and run course that is
similar to those found on the
Ironman Wisconsin course.
The sprint distances are a
1/3-mile swim, 11-mile bike
and 5K run. Olympic distances are 1.5K swim, 25.5mile bike and 10K run. Both
swim races will take place in
a quarry, and wetsuits will be
allowed subject to temperature.
There will be a race preview clinic from 7:30-10 a.m.
Saturday, June 20, for participants to become familiar
with the race venue. Early
If you go
What: Wisconsin
Triterium Triathlon
When: 7 a.m. Saturday,
June 27
Where: Firemans Park
Info: racedayeventsllc.
com/content/wisconsintriterium-triathlon
packet pickup will be available from 2-6 p.m. Friday,
June 26, at Trek Bicycle
Store of Madison, 8108
Mineral Point Road. On race
morning, packet pickup will
start at 5:45 a.m. at the shelter
in Firemans Park.
Food and beverages will be
available following the race.
Online registration for discounted rates close on midnight June 24. Fees the day
of are $85 for sprint, $140 for
sprint relay, $95 for Olympic
and $140 for Olympic relay.
For more information
and to see the course maps,
visit racedayeventsllc.com/
content/wisconsin-triteriumtriathlon.
Taste of the Arts Fair

June 13, 9am-4pm
Sheehan Park, Sun Prairie

120+ fine arts/
crafts vendors
Wine & Cheese
Tasting 11am-3pm
Taste ArtsFair
Of the
Sun Prairie, WI
Entertainment
Childrens activities
Specialty food vendors
Across from the Library, 1350 Linnerud Drive
Sponsored by:
for more info: 608-837-4547

or sunprairiechamber.com
Dane Countys
37th Annual
Breakfast On The Farm
Saturday, June 13 7:00-11:30 a.m.
Menu: Yogurt, pancakes, sausage,
a variety of cheeses, milk, coffee &
ice cream
Event Admission: Includes parking, breakfast & all of the events &
activities. Ages 0-2, free; ages 3-11,
$4.00; ages 12 & up, $7.00
Kick A Boo Farms: Stan & Mary, Ivan, Beth & Tyler
Hellenbrand of Waunakee, WI
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Throughout the month of

June, Verona Area Community Theatre (VACT) will
offer Shrek The Musical
at the Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center. Shows are slated
for 7:30 p.m. June 19, 20,
25, 26 and 27, with a matinee performance set for 2
p.m. Sunday, June 21.
VACT brings a clever
version of the well-known
story to stage in Shrek The
Musical, with plenty of
local help.
Producer Dee Baldock
said she picked the musical because of the comedy
and creative storytelling.
The movie and musical are based on the 1990
childrens picture book by
William Steig and awardwinning DreamWorks animation film.
Join our unlikely hero
and his loyal steed Donkey
as they embark on a quest
to rescue the beautiful (if
slightly temperamental)
Princess Fiona from a fire
breathing, love-sick dragon.
Add the diminutive Lord
Farquaad, a gang of fairytale misfits, and a biscuit
with attitude, and youve
got the biggest, brightest
musical comedy around.
The movie was released
in 2001 and then the musical debuted on Broadway in
2008.
All the fairy tale characters you can think of are in
the play, and they are costumed wonderfully, she
said.
Baldock decided to double cast certain roles adult
actors perform their roles
and in the second half of the
show the same characters
are played by children. The
decision was not only influenced by creative storytelling but also by the enormous cast of 100 actors.
We had so many people audition, she said.
Because there was so
much talent, we doublecasted roles.
For example, the roles of
Shrek and Fiona are played
by four actors, including
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Live music featuring the Soggy Prairie Boys
Emcee - Pam Jahnke, Farm Director
Wisconsin & Dane Countys Fairest of the Fair
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Expo area featuring dairy information
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Horse-drawn wagon rides
Educational displays & activities
Face painting
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Coming up
Churches
Celebrate caregivers
Four Winds Manor will celebrate
National C.N.A./Nurses Week from
June 11-18, with a variety of activities planned for the weeks theme,
Touching lives one person at a time.
A cookout is planned for 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Friday, June 12, followed by
an awards ceremony.
For more information on other
events, call 845-6154.
Prairie and savanna trip

The Prairie Enthusiasts will hold
a field trip for the public to see spiderwort flowers in the Sugar River
Oak Savanna, a 9-acre preserve, from
9-10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 13.
There are nearly 400 native plant
species present in the oak savanna.
Park in the mowed lawn at 2845
Timber Lane, but do not block the
neighbors driveway.
For more information, contact trip
leader Rich Henderson at 845-7065 or
tpe.rhenderson@tds.net.
sparkly vampires? Teens ages 13-18

can enjoy some pizza while bashing The Twilight Saga: New Moon
from 6-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 15, at
the library.
Text in real-time as you watch, and
your thoughts will appear live as subtitles.
the experience. Do not wear contacts.

Glasses or goggles to cover eyes and
bandanas to cover mouths are recommended. If you mind temporary hair
stains, wear a hat.
Be prepared to wait outside for your
ride, and bring a towel for the car.
The program meets in the community
room and then outside, weather perDementia-friendly meeting
mitting.
Registration is recommended by
A Dementia-Friendly Verona
informational meeting will be held calling 845-7180.
at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 16, at the
Zoo to You
senior center.
The Henry Vilas Zoo will visit the
Stop in and learn more about the
initiative, why it is good for your library at 11 a.m. Thursday, June 18,
business and how to make Verona a with some of their animal friends.
All ages, no registration.
dementia-friendly community. Coffee, juice and pastries will be served.
For more information, visit veronapubliclibrary.org.
Color war and ice cream
Enter a color powder war, finish as

a rainbow and celebrate peace with
ice cream or sorbet. The library is
holding the colorful event using cornstarch and dye from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, for kids ages 11-18.
Wear clothes you dont care about
Movie-bashing and pizza
(including shoes, or be prepared to go
Have some choice comments about barefoot), or wear white to hang onto
Build a computer
Kids ages 11-18 can build a computer at the library.
Registration is required by calling
845-7180. Choose one session from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays June 22 or 29.
If you have signed up but can no
longer attend, let the library know as
registration is limited.
Community calendar
Thursday, June 11
Summer Reading Program starts

(through July 24), library
6:30 p.m., Beth Kille and Michael
Tully benefit for VANN ($10),
Tuvalu, vanncares.org
Friday, June 12
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: WCBVI,

senior center
Noon, Firemans Park Beach
opens, corner of Bruce and Paoli
streets
1 p.m., Ice cream social, senior
center
2 p.m., Movie: Still Alice, senior
center
7 p.m., Waage Brothers, Tuvalu
7-10 p.m., Late Night at the
Library with snakes and reptiles
(ages 5-10), library
7:30 p.m., An Evening with Tyler
Preston ($10, $8 advance), True
Coffee
845-7180
7 p.m., John Duggleby, Tuvalu
7:30 p.m., Cherry Suede ($8, $6
advance), True Coffee
3-7 p.m. Verona Farmers Market,

Hometown Junction, veronafarmersmarket.weebly.com
Wednesday, June 17
Sunday, June 14
4-5 p.m., Color War and ice

cream (ages 11-18), library
Monday, June 15
11 a.m., Zoo to You, library

12:30 p.m., Grief Support Group,
senior center, 845-7471
4-6 p.m., Bored Games (ages
11-18), library
6-7 p.m., Books N Booze Club:
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie,
Pasquals Cantina
9 a.m., 165th reunion, worship

and potluck, Primrose Lutheran
Church, 8770 Ridge Dr.
3-5 p.m., VAHS graduation, Epic
Epicenter
10:30 a.m., Bingo ($1 for 2
cards), senior center
1-3 p.m., Open Art Studio (ages
3-10), library
6-8:30 p.m., Movie-Bashing and
Pizza (ages 13-18), library
Tuesday, June 16
7:30 a.m., Dementia-Friendly

Verona informational meeting,
senior center
10:30 a.m., Caregivers Support
Group, 845-7471
Saturday, June 13
12:30 p.m., Card Making Class
9-10:30 a.m., Prairie Enthusiasts
($10, register by June 15), senior
Sugar River Oak Savanna Field
center, 845-7471
Trip, 2845 Timber Lane, 845-7065
1-8 p.m., Crafty Tuesdays (ages
10 a.m., Antiques and Collectibles 11-18), library
Appraisal with Mark Moran, library,
Thursday, June 18
Friday, June 19
1 p.m., Ice cream social, senior

center
2 p.m., Movie: The Imitation
Game, senior center
7 p.m., Bluegrass TeA and
Company, Tuvalu
Saturday, June 20
7 p.m., Don and Emily, Tuvalu
Monday, June 22
7 p.m., Common Council, City

Center
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, June 11
7 a.m. Fitchburg Singers at
Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Arbor Day at Senior
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Should I Stay? at
Senior Center
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Turkey farm at
Historical Society
Friday, June 12
7 a.m. Pharmacy Info at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Cardiovascular Info
at Senior Center
Center
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Cardiovascular
Info at Senior Center
10 p.m. Fitchburg Singers
at Senior Center
11 p.m. Harmonica Hour
at Senior Center
Saturday, June 13
8 a.m. Common Council
(from May 26)
11 a.m. Cardiovascular
Info at Senior Center
Football
4:30 p.m. Turkey farm at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
(from May 26)
at Senior Center
Historical Society
at Senior Center
Sunday, June 14
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
(from May 26)
at Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Turkey farm at
Historical Society
(from May 26)
at Senior Center
Historical Society
at Senior Center
Monday, June 15
Senior Center
the Chamber
at Senior Center
Center
Football
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
at Senior Center
at Senior Center
Tuesday, June 16
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
Senior Center
Chamber
Historical Society
Wednesday, June 17
Senior Center
the Chamber
at Senior Center
(from May 26)
7 p.m. Capital City Band
at Senior Center
at Senior Center
at Senior Center
Thursday, June 18
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
Senior Center
Chamber
Historical Society
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.
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG
2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
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Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN VERONA
Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 9 a.m.
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 & 10 a.m.
Sunday school 10:15 a.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Tim Dunn
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Steven Pelischek
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC
PARISH
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli
(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
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; 8 a.m.-noon
Wednesday and Friday
Summer worship times:
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 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: 9 a.m.
Staffed nursery available
Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship
are between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Avoiding the Near Occasion of Sin

The Catholic prayer, the Act of Contrition, ends with
a firm resolution to sin no more, and to avoid the near
occasion of sin. This is good counsel for those of us
with less than perfect willpower to resist doing wrong,
and it harmonizes with the Lords Prayer, which asks
God to Lead us not into temptation. Strictly speaking,
God does not tempt us, but our daily circumstances
certainly do, and we would do well to avoid those
circumstances that tempt us to sin. If we know that a
certain person will try our patience and tempt us to say
or do something unkind, then perhaps we should avoid
that person, or at least try to interact with him or her
when our resolve is strong. We all know that certain
things can be an occasion of sin, a situation that makes
sinning much more likely, and part of leading a holy life
is to avoid those circumstances, at least until our will
has become more resolutely good. We should be aware
also that our resolve can be weakened by a long hard
day, so be especially cautious when you are tired.
Christopher Simon
When tempted, no one should say, God is tempting
me. For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he
tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they
are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed.
James 1:13-14
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Police reports
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Achievement lessons
Margaret Fuguitts second-grade class at Sugar Creek Elementary School has received lessons from
local banker Craig Coleman, the father one of the students, on community, jobs, government services
and the economy. Fuguitt said the presentations, which are weekly for five weeks, are part of a Junior
Achievement series shes been part of for three years. Junior Achievement provides the curriculum for
the lessons to teach students about civics and the importance of a good education.
Reports collected from the registration lamp. He was

Verona police logbook.
also cited for operating without the required lamps lighted
April 19
and having a prohibited alco2:29 a.m. A 40-year-old hol concentration. His bloodman was arrested for alleged alcohol content was 0.14.
third-offense OWI and
booked into the Dane County April 26
Jail on a bail jumping charge.
4:37 p.m. Police moniHe was also cited for having a tored Cross Country Road at
prohibited alcohol concentra- Tamarack Way for 20 mintion. His blood-alcohol con- utes.
tent was 0.13.
April 27
April 20
5:56 a.m. Police moni11:40 a.m. Police monitored West Verona Avenue at
tored traffic on North Nine Marietta Street for one hour
Mound Road at Meister and 15 minutes.
Drive for 35 minutes. They
observed moderate traffic, April 28
cited a 24-year-old Madi2:21 a.m. A 25-year-old
son man for speeding and Mount Horeb woman was
removed a dead bird from a arrested and booked into jail
drivers windshield.
on drug and impaired driving
charges after police stopped
April 21
her for driving 105 mph on
5:55 a.m. Police monitored U.S. Hwy. 18-151 at Hwy. M.
the 400 block of East Verona They asked her to perform
Avenue for 50 minutes.
field sobriety tests, which
she failed. A search of her car
April 22
yielded suspected cocaine,
8:04 p.m. Police monitored suspected marijuana and
County Hwy. PB at American drug paraphernalia. She then
Way for 45 minutes.
consented to a blood draw.
She was charged with posApril 23
session of cocaine and first1:57 p.m. Police monitored offense OWI.
the 200 block of North Nine
Mound Road for an hour.
April 29
7:58 p.m. Police moniApril 24
tored traffic on East Verona
1:10 a.m. Police moni- Avenue at Jefferson Street
tored U.S. Hwy. 18-151 at for 35 minutes.
Hwy. M. for 40 minutes.
April 30
April 25
1:36 a.m. Police moni11:30 p.m. A 32-year-old tored Cross Country Road at
Brodhead man was arrested Hemlock Drive for 25 minfor alleged first-offense OWI utes.
after police stopped him
on Wolfe Street at Pleas- May 1
ant Oak Drive for a defective
6:44 p.m. Police monitored
South Main Street at Railroad

Street for nine minutes.
May 2
3:52 p.m. A 23-year-old
Madison man was cited for
reckless driving and other
offenses after police found he
had been doing donuts in the
parking lot of Firemans Park.
When officers approached
his car, a passenger told
them the driver had gone
into the woods. They found
the man and cited him for
reckless driving, unnecessary display of power, operating after suspension and
suspended registration.
May 3
10:55 a.m. Police monitored the 600 block of North
Main Street for one hour.
May 4
6:30 a.m. Police monitored eastbound traffic on
U.S. Hwy. 18-151 at Epic
Lane for 20 minutes.
May 5
6:45 p.m. Police monitored the 400 block of South
Main Street for 25 minutes.
May 6
2:06 a.m. A 28-year-old
Brodhead man was arrested
on a warrant and booked into
the Dane County Jail after
police stopped him for an
expired registration. He was
also cited for non-registration of his vehicle.
May 7
4:45 p.m. Police monitored the 1200 block of Hemlock Drive for 40 minutes.
Jeff Buchanan
Firemans Park Beach opens Friday
Photo submitted
Whipping up Wellness
Badger Ridge Middle School students Paige Ratliff, Nicole Quakenbush and Leslie Nieves pose with
teacher and Diana Lehnher and a banner they won as finalists in the 2015 Whipping up Wellness
cooking competition. The competition is run through the state Department of Public Instruction, and
the students had to create a recipe using USDA commodity foods that was low in sodium and low in
fat. The food also had to be something they could service in their schools hot lunch line. Twelve teams
from the school submitted recipes, and this one was chosen as a top-five finalist from around the
state. The group cooked their stromboli recipe at the University of Wisconsin-Madisons Babcock Hall
in May.
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Fireman's Park Beach,

at the corner of Bruce and
Paoli Streets, will open at
noon on June 12. The area
is a former limestone quarry swimming hole with a
beach, slides, and concessions.
Certified lifeguards are
on duty from noon to 6
p.m. or 7 p.m. Floatation
100% completed
100 or more
community service
hours, including
19 students who
completed 500 or
more hours, and
two with over
1,000 hours
devices are not permitted

at the beach. The beach
will be open from June
12 to Aug. 22. Daily and
seasonal passes can be
purchased at the beach
during normal hours or at
ci.verona.wi.us/320/Firemans-Park-Beach.
If you go
What: Firemans Park
Beach opening
When: Noon, Friday,
June 12
Where: Corner of Bruce
and Paoli streets
Info: ci.verona.
wi.us/320/Firemans-ParkBeach
BELIEVE. ACHIEVE.
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expectations of one another, celebrate each others
talents and push one another to succeed. Faculty,
staff and peers encourage your child to acquire the
academic record and participatory resume college
admissions offices are seeking.
Gather more information
during our summer
enrollment program.
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Hometown Days 2015
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Photos by Samantha Christian
Fireworks explode above the baseball diamond at Ceniti Park on Friday, June 5, during Hometown Days.
Licensed animal exhibitor Noelle Tarrant shows the audience a chameleon at the
Zoozort program during Hometown Days on Saturday, June 6.
Mikayla Jardas, 4, of Madison, is all smiles while riding the carousel.
Spencer Booth, 6, of Madison,

takes a bite of a corn dog.
Claire Erickson, 2, of Verona,

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A face-painted Emerson Brewster, 4, of Verona,

reacts after seeing a balloon animal made.
Royce Ranguette, 9, of Belleville, puts his hands up while getting

tossed around in the Scrambler at the Hometown Days carnival on
Thursday, June 4. The festival, which ran through Sunday, featured
rides, food, live music, fireworks and a parade.
Finnegan Schmidt, 4, of Verona,

makes a sharp turn on a ride.
Hometown Days 2015
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Photos by Jacob Bielanski
The Hometown Days Parade rolled

through downtown Verona on
Sunday, June 7. Above, children sit
on the curb waiting for candy.
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The New Glarus Ladder Co. performs for paradegoers near the
intersection of Main Street and Nine Mound Road.
Sundays festivities kicked off with a kids fun run along the parade route, including down Verona Avenue.
National CNA/Nurses Week

June 11th - 18th
Touching Lives One Person At A Time
Please join us for the following activities planned for the week:
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Boys track & field
Baseball
Wildcats
finish as
sectional
runner-up
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Verona Area High School senior Ryan Nameth celebrates following his second straight 3,200 runner-up finish to Madison Wests Olin Hacker at the WIAA Division 1 state
track and field meet. Nameth crossed the finish line in a second best 9 minutes, 7.30 seconds.
Secondary success
Nameth finishes
second to nationally
ranked Hacker
despite injuries
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Senior Ryan Nameth

cemented his legacy as
the top distance runner in
history last weekend at the
WIAA Division 1 state
track and field meet at
UW-La Crosse with his
second runner-up.
Big Eight rivals Olin
Hacker of Madison West,
Madison La Follette
sophomore Finn Gessner
and Nameth shook free
of the pack early and carried the pace to a sweep of
the top three spots in the

3,200-meter run.
UW-Madison teammates
this fall, Hacker repeated
as state champion in 9 minutes, 0.86 while Nameth
followed across the line in
9:07.30.
It was Nameths second track All-State performance and fifth All-State
performance when you
combine cross country and
track.
Ill remember the memories more than anything,
Nameth said. You dont
necessarily see all the hard
work you put in paying off,
especially when you have a
tough season, but it all paid
off in the end.
I accomplished my
goals to be the best runner in school history, but
training with some of the
younger kids, I wouldnt be

surprised if someone steps
up to take my place in the
next couple of years.
The fact Nameth could
break the school record
again and finish second
only to a nationally ranked
distance runner like Hacker
after all the weeks of training he missed due to injury
and illness, Wildcat head
coach Joff Pedretti simply
called as shocking.
Hacker went on to add a
victory in the mile, holding off Wisconsin Lutheran
senior Eric Brown II by
three-hundredths of a second in 4:13.75.
Verona senior Cameron
Tindall had hoped to reach
the 100-meter dash finals,
but did not qualify, finishing 22nd well off his sectional seed time of 11.36.
His season-best sectional

time of 11.16 would have
earned him fourth place.
Milwaukee King senior
Maurice Simpson won the
100 in 11.04 and added the
200 title in 21.88.
The Wildcats 4x200
relay of seniors Jacob
Auman and Tindall, sophomores Chudi and Obi
Ifediora reached the finals
with the 10th fastest time
in prelims only to be disqualified.
Based off the film I
watched from Fridays prelim, I made a few adjustments to help us move from
10th spot up to a medal finish (top six), Pedretti said.
In the end, one of the
three adjustments resulted
in the relay running out
of the zone before making
the pass, resulting in the
disqualification.
I really believe we
would have needed all of
those adjustments to work
out for us in order to move
up to medal position, so
I dont regret making the
adjustments, but I do feel
very bad for the guys that
had hoped for a better finish, Pedretti said.
The group broke the
VAHS school record by
another three-tenths of a
second in prelims and finished ahead of Milwaukee
King, which had Simpson
on both relays, with a time
of 1:29.1.
Racine Parks Jamias
James, Vince Cosey, Justin
and Jeremy Steward won
the 4x2 in a state record
1:26.84.
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Boys tennis
Pletta falls short of familiar rival, Conley cant keep pace

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Juniors Alex Pletta and

Patrick Conley entered
their first WIAA Division
1 individual state tennis
tournament on Thursday
just hoping to have fun and
play well.
Although both lost their
first round matches, they
both felt better having
gotten the chance to play

amongst the states elite
inside UW-Madisons
Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Despite reaching the
state tournament, Plettas
draw was almost hard to
believe, getting Big Eight
Conference rival Iram Turrubiartes of Sun Prairie.
I guess it is just the
luck of the draw. I would
have liked to see him face
someone else, but you get

who you get, Wildcats
head coach Rick Engen
said.
Pletta was blown out in
the first set by Turrubiartes only to rally to take
the second and force a tiebreaker.
We told Alex he had
to maintain depth on his
shots to keep Iram out of
his comfort zone, Engen
said. Iram likes to put a

lot of spin on the ball and
to use short angles. But he
can not do that in a baseline game.
Knotted at 8-all though,
Pletta was unable to closeout the match, falling 6-3,
3-6 (10-8).
I think I played really
well and it was a good Junior Patrick Conley reacts
way to go out, I guess, to hitting a bad shot Thursday
at the WIAA Division 1 state
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For the second straight season, the Verona Area High

School baseball team finished
sectional runner-up Tuesday.
That feat is something
that has never happened in
the history of VAHS. And
despite the season ending in
a 10-0 loss in five innings to
top-seeded Janesville Craig
ranked No. 2 in the state
head coach Brad DOrazio
said it is one that the guys
should be proud of, especially
the five seniors that were in
eighth grade the last time the
Wildcats made state.
To be one of the last 16
teams playinh and to give
yourself a chance to play to go
to state is all you can ask for,
DOrazio said.
Seniors David Rogowski,
Brodie Roehrig, Tekoa Whitehead, Connor Volker and Jake
Toman all leave their legacy
to the baseball program,
which is now setting the new
goal of consistently making
sectionals and getting to state.
That goal was different a
few years ago when the Wildcats started to build up its program for the future.
Years ago the standard
was to try to compete and try
to finish around .500 and try
to win a playoff game. These
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Girls track & field
Sprint relay
falls shy of
state medal
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

girls track and field team saw
its sprint relays post mixed
results last weekend at the
WIAA Division 1 state meet
at UW-La Crosse.
Senior Shannon Kerrigan, juniors Kylie Schmaltz
and Lexi Alt and sophomore
Sieanna Mitchell broke the
VAHS record in the secondstraight week in prelims.
They then posted a ninthplace finish in the 4x100meter relay in 49.49 seconds.
Wauwatosa East juniors Azya
McLin, Mercy Ndon and Brianna Horton and sophomore
CheriA Adams won the
4x100 in 48.39.
All the girls ran well both
days and had good handoffs,
Wildcats head coach Mark
Happel said.
Veronas 4x200 relay
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Boys tennis
Sabbarese buries game-winner,

Verona advances to state semifinals
Photo by Evan Halpop
Senior Jake Taylor gains possession Saturday in a Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation Division 1 regional
final against Ozaukee. The Wildcats won 7-6.
Junior Dom Sabbarese scored the

game-winning goal with just over three
minutes left Saturday in a Wisconsin
Lacrosse Federation Division 1 sectional
final, as the host Wildcats knocked off
Ozaukee 7-6.
Ozaukee tied the game at six with about
five minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Sabbarese added another goal in the
first quarter, while senior Trey Kazda,
junior Josh Novotny, junior Noah Maurer, sophomore Jake Keyes and freshman
Ian Edwards all scored once.
Novotny and Keyes each added two
assists, while sophomore Jack Scott had
one assist.
Junior Alex Jones finished with six
saves.
Verona played Middleton Wednesday
in the state semifinal after the Verona
Press Tuesday deadline. The winner will
play in the Division 1 state title game at 8
p.m. Saturday at Beloit College.
Verona 19, Waukesha co-op 3

The Wildcats opened the playoffs
Thursday with a 19-3 win over the
Waukesha co-op.
Keyes scored five goals, while Kazda
added four goals and four assists. Senior
Jake Taylor also scored four goals and
added an assist. Maurer and Novotny
each had a goal and an assist.
Senior Josh Ducommun, senior Cameron Shoemaker, sophomore Patrick
Stigsell and freshman Ian Edwards also
scored goals. Sabbarese and freshman
Graham Sticha had two assists each, and
junior Brycen Smith and Scott both added an assist.
Jones finished with seven saves, while
freshman Ethan Maurisek had four.
Girls lacrosse
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The fourth-ranked Verona Area High

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the state tournament semifinals after
defeating Oregon and Whitefish BayNicolet-Shorewood at home last week.
The Wildcats traveled to top-ranked
Hartland Arrowhead Wednesday. Results
were unavailable by the Verona Press
Tuesday deadline. The winner advanced
to the Wisconsin Lacrosse Foundation
girls state title game at 5 p.m. Saturday at
Beloit College.
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Girls soccer
Verona pounces past Beloit, falls

to Middleton in regional final
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area High

School girls soccer team
blasted past Beloit Memorial on Thursday 7-0 en route
to a regional final berth.
But the season ended in a
3-2 loss to top-seeded Middleton on Saturday at Breitenbach Stadium.
Verona 7, Beloit 0
The Wildcats had lots
of chances to score in the
first half, but they only connected on one goal before
halftime.
Head coach Jen Faulkner
talked about finishing
stronger, and Verona
responded with six secondhalf goals to defeat Beloit
7-0.
Everything is do or die,
and we have to win and
score a lot of goals to do
that, Faulkner said. They
had their opportunities and
didnt finish, and we needed to change that. And we
needed to do a better job
in the second half, which
I think we did. We built
some really nice goals.
Junior Shelly Wing had
three goals to lead Verona,
all in the second half. And
she also had three good
chances to score in the first
half and couldnt finish.
We played a lot more
composed and didnt play
as frantic. When we were
Junior Alex Pletta returns a backhand during his first round match at the WIAA Division 1 state tennis
tournament. Pletta lost his match 6-3, 3-6 (10-8) against Iram Turrubiartes of Sun Prairie.
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Pletta said. Im bummed I didnt win,
but it was a really good match all the way
around.
Looking forward to his senior season,
Pletta said, My goal is to get back to the
state tournament next year and Im going
to work as hard training and playing tennis as much as I can in the offseason. My
goal is to win state, but well take it one
step at a time.
Conley won his first game and then
dropped the next 12 en route to a 6-1, 6-0
loss against 13th-seeded Nicolet senior
Kevin Ballacer.
I try to go into every match with the
mentality that I can beat the guy. I knew
he was a senior, so I was hoping to try
and get in his head a little bit and make
him feel the pressure of the moment,
Conley said. He was nervous early, but
turned it around. Hes obviously a very
good player.
Ballacer in turn lost 6-3, 6-2 to Kenosha Tremper sophomore Daniel Moore in
the second round.
I think both Alex and Patrick went
into state a little nervous and that showed
in the beginning of both matches, Engen
said. Alex took the nerves and played
well after the first set.
For Patrick, it is always tough when
you draw a seeded player. He went into
the match with a strategy in mind and
he did not waiver from that strategy and
adjusted as he played. That was a big
learning experience for him, which will

carry him into next year.
Middleton sophomore Jake Van
Emburgh, who finished third a year ago,
won the state title 7-5, 6-1 over top-seeded David Horneffer of Brookfield East.
Van Emburgh (14-0) did not lose a set the
entire tournament, although he nearly fell
behind in his final match against Horneffer who beat him last year in the semifinals.
The son of UW Madison tennis coach
Greg Van Emburgh, Jake now plans to
move on to the prestigious IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. Where he will be
coached by his father for his final two
years of high school.
Van Emburgh joined Middleton during
the season after playing on the U.S. Tennis Associations juniors tour, was seeded second.
Looking to next year, Engen said there
is plenty of reason to be excited as Verona graduates two seniors (Christian Gross
and Alex Breitfelder) from this seasons
team and figures to be one of the favorites once again next season to reach the
WIAA Division 1 team state tennis tournament. The Wildcats havent reached
the state team tournament since 2004.
I think we will again be in the same
situation next year as we were this year
Memorial, Oregon, West and us, Engen
said. Hopefully next year I do not lose
my 1 doubles player to a broken wrist. I
have a couple of very talented freshmen
coming up so that should fill some senior
voids.
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Soccer club two host two clinics with UW soccer players
The Verona Soccer club will host two soccer clinics with the UW womens and mens
soccer teams on April 14-15 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Veterans Park (Lincoln fields) and will
have up to 100 soccer players in attendance ages 7-13.
The UW teams offer their time and expertise to community soccer clubs. Both coaches
and players are in attendance.
The Nothing But Net

Camp is for boys and girls
in grades 3-8 and will be
conducted at the Sun Prairie High School Fieldhouse
on Aug. 3-6. The boys
camp is from 9 a.m.noon
and girls camp is from
10:30 a.m.3:30 p.m.
The camp, featuring Forrest Larson founder of
Take it to the Rim Basketball Camp, emphasizes
techniques and skills that
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Bella Genova battles for possession Thursday in a WIAA

Division 1 regional semifinal against Beloit Memorial at Reddan
Soccer Park. The Wildcats won 7-0, but their season ended
Saturday in a 3-2 loss at top-seeded Middleton.
composed, we were connecting passes, which was

creating opportunities for
us, Wing said. After the
first goal in the second half,
it started our momentum
and gave us more energy to
keep going and to finish the
game strong.
Junior Emily Krogman,
junior Ellery Rourke, junior
Dani Gilboy and freshman Chandler Bainbridge

also scored goals. Senior
Teeghan Tvedt added
two assists, while junior
Makenna McGilvray,
junior Bella Genova, Emily Krogman, Gilboy and
Rourke all had one assist.
are essential to becoming a

well-rounded player. This
includes shooting, pivoting, ball handling, attacking the rim, developing the
transition game and creating ways to get out of pressure situations. Part of each
session will be devoted to
shooting the basketball and
proper footwork and shooting techniques will be discussed, demonstrated and
drilled.
The cost is $80 for Sun
Prairie residents and $100
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Senior Shannon Kerrigan runs her leg of the girls 4x100-meter dash in the WIAA Division 1 state
track and field preliminaries at UW-La Crosse. Kerrigan, along with juniors Kylie Schmaltz and Lexi
Alt and sophomore Sieanna Mitchell posted a ninth-place finish in 49.49 seconds.
Girls: Cats return 3/4 of state qualifying relays

wasnt so fortunate, finishing 19th Saturday in 1:45.44.
Kenosha Bradford seniors
Jackie Baldwin and Faith
Taylor and juniors Alexus
Nelson and Madison Marko
took top honors in 1:39.4.

The hands just werent as
clean and we needed to make
finals, Happel said.
Verona returns both relays
minus Kerrigan.
We always tell the kids
to never look ahead because
you dont know what will

happen. All three of those
girls returning got faster over
the last 12 months. If they do
that again, who knows what
they can do?, Happel said.
Shannon wont be easy to
replace.
Soccer: Season ends at top-seeded Middleton

Freshman Rachel Nelson
finished with three saves.
Middleton 3, Verona 2
The momentum nearly
carried over to Saturdays
3-2 overtime loss at Middleton, as Verona scored twice
in the second half to knot
the score at 2.
Bainbridge and McGilvray scored goals in the 50th
minute and the 78th minute.
Lia Passini scored the
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Wing
(17)
celebrates
with
Kate
Melin
after
scoring
the first of
game-winner on a penalty
three goals Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal against
kick in the first overtime.
Beloit Memorial at Reddan Soccer Park. The Wildcats won 7-0, but
Nelson had eight saves.
their season ended Saturday in a 3-2 loss at top-seeded Middleton.
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that is not good enough anymore, DOrazio said. We
go into it expecting more
than that and expecting to try
to compete for a conference
championship and expecting
to make it to sectionals. It is
just a changing of the culture,
and all of those guys helped us
do that.
A couple of guys have
been out for three years and
went through a tough year in
2013 and battled through it,
DOrazio added. They came
back last year and turned
it around. Then they took
it another step forward this
year.
The Wildcats finished
17-11 overall and took fourth
in the Big Eight Conference
(10-8) after being picked to
finish sixth in the pre-season
polls.
Verona 5, Oregon 1
The first step for this seasons playoff run was the
regional final Thursday
against sixth-seeded Oregon
at Stampfl Field.
Junior Keaton Knueppel
got out of two bases loaded
jams in the second and the
sixth innings.
In the sixth, Oregon had
the bases full with no outs.
Junior Pat Sommers reached
on an error, and senior Parker

Senior Noah Roberts
checked two goals off his
checklist Friday in the shot
put, recording a lifetime
best 49-7 . Not quite able
to crack 50 feet, however,
Roberts settled for 14th
place.
Bay Port junior Cole
Van Lanen dominated the
field by nearly 7 feet, winning with a heave of 62-0.
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dominant in the discus,
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DeBroux followed with an

infield single. Junior Jake
Odegaard then walked to load
the bases.
However, Knueppel
got junior Ben Weiland to
strike out, and senior Chris
McGuine and junior Jared
Jones to both pop out to end
the inning.
Verona scored three in the
second inning. Jacob Slonim
had an RBI single, and Stephen Lund later added an
RBI infield single after a run
scored on an error.
The Wildcats also chipped
in a run in the third on a bloop
RBI single by Slonim.
Verona added an insurance
run in the bottom of the sixth
with an RBI single by junior
Ben Rortvedt, and the Panthers stranded a runner on in
the seventh.
Knueppel picked up the
win. He allowed an earned
run on four hits in six innings,
striking out nine and walking
three.
Senior Mitch Weber took
the loss. He allowed three
earned runs on eight hits in
five innings, walking two, hitting two batters and striking
out four.
Verona 9, Parker 4
Verona had to get past second-seeded Janesville Parker
to start the day Tuesday at
Riverside Park in Janesville,
and the bats came ready to
taking the event by 6 feet

with a toss of 183-08.
Roberts meanwhile, finished 14th once again with
a throw of 146-08 his
second best effort of the
season.
I feel good about
Noahs performance at the
meet, Pedretti said. He
finished about middle of
the pack in both throws,
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The Wildcats scored four
times in the first, one in the
second and three more in the
third to build an 8-2 lead.
That support was plenty
for Knueppel, who pitched all
seven innings in a 9-4 win.
I thought we played very,
very well in the first game,
DOrazio said. I was really
proud of them. It was an emotionally draining game.
Volker hit a 2-run double in
the first inning, while Slonim
(2-for-3) doubled and scored
twice.
Knueppel added two
RBIs on a 2-run single in the
first, and sophomore Tyler
McClure and Roehrig each
picked up an RBI.
Knueppel struck out seven
and walked five in the win. He
allowed two earned runs on
six hits.
Craig 10, Verona 0 (5 inn.)

The sectional final didnt
go as well, as Janesville
Craig scored seven times in
the fourth to win 10-0 in five
innings.
Toman took the loss, allowing three earned runs on seven
hits in 1 1/3 innings, striking
out two and walking two.
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The Verona Area High School baseball team celebrates with its sectional runner-up plaque Tuesday in
the WIAA Division 1 sectionals at Riverside Park in Janesville. The Wildcats defeated Janesville Parker
9-4 in the semifinal but fell to Janesville Craig 10-0 in the final.
to end his track and field

career at Verona.
Sophomore Jack Herkert
cleared 6 feet to finish in a
four-way tie for 17th place
at his first state meet. Bay
Port senior Zachary Lorbeck cleared 6-7 for the
title.
Jack looked great at 6
feet and had good attempts
at 6-2, Pedretti said. I
think he might have got
a little caught up in the
excitement of the state
meet, but I think the experience will serve him very
well. He already has big
goals for next year and
now that hes had the
experience of being at the
big show, I feel he will be
a lot more confident and
ready the next time hes at
state and will complete at a
very high level.
V e r o n a t i e d M i l w a ukee Riverside, Onalaska,
Waukesha South and Wauwatosa West for 30th place
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Tornado: Lessons learned from 2014 will prove useful in future emergencies
After Action Review, and is
treating it as an opportunity
for learning, rather than any
sort of accountability exercise. Similar reviews are done
regularly for scheduled events
such as Hometown Days but
have rarely been undertaken
for emergencies.
This one started with a
group session consisting of
several departments in the
city, town and county on July
15, 2014. A Verona delegation used some of the information in a roundtable presentation at a state emergency
management conference in
March, as well.
The review features an
overview of the incident, the
damage caused and the local
response, including details of
how public safety agencies
dealt with its aftermath, how
the city ensured displaced
residents could safely return
to their homes and how it
ensured security for homes
that were evacuated.
It also mentions planned
improvements to the system,
including some that have
already been accomplished,
such as upgrades to the Emergency Operations Center in
Verona City Center, emergency training funded by a
state grant and additional
work with a key volunteer
group from Memorial Baptist
Church.
We have more work to do,
clearly, Coughlin said.
Photos by Jim Ferolie
The local response to the June 17, 2014, tornado that damaged northwest Verona included coordination of multiple agencies within and outside of the community. Above, a Dane County command vehicle
was found to be extremely useful. Below, the citys public works department ventured into the town to
assist with removal of downed trees that blocked the road and some homes.
About 170 first

responders from 26
agencies
Call came in 12:23
a.m. June 17
Radio
communications went
out
Supervisors arrived
by 1 a.m.
Area secured,
access limited
Staging area,
command post and
EOC set up
Volunteers helped
police, residents
Area opened later
that day
Weaknesses
Unclear command
early
Radio signals and
noise
Command vehicle
interruptions
Lack of external
communication
Difficulty managing
volunteers
Training, formal
structure lacking
Strengths
Residents happy
with treatment
Many volunteers
assisted
Quick responses by
staff
Separate field and
strategic command
Dedicated 9-1-1
dispatcher
Local response
The hubbub included

tours of the area by Gov.
Scott Walker, Dane County
Executive Joe Parisi, the
countys emergency management director and other
public officials, as well as
press conferences, all of
which tasked local resources.
A declaration of emergency
allowed the city to try to
recover some of its costs.
Meanwhile, volunteers
asked to help in large numbers. Salvation Army volunteers brought officers
water and snacks. Memorial
Baptist hosted some evacuated residents, Home Depot
dropped off supplies at the
fire department and eventually the city developed a list
of volunteers and screened
some who possibly did not
have good intentions.
Complications
As part of its introspective
review, the report was critical
of some hiccups that ultimately had minor consequences
but could have been far worse
in the wrong circumstances.
While some of the problems clearly were anomalies,
the report notes that the city
was fortunate to not have rescue situations or other major
traumas or problems that
could have exacerbated the
situation.
Critical incidents rarely
occur under ideal circumstances, it noted. If numerous people were injured,
this event would likely have
become more complicated.
The report did, however,

cite quick reactions by first
responders, other city staff
and volunteers and pointed
out that many of its early
kinks worked out within a
few hours.
A big one was communication at various levels.
Police vehicles had difficulty entering the neighborhoods, which prevented
some of the useful face to
face contact, both with residents and other first responders. Firefighters werent sure
whom to listen to until two
supervisors were in the same
location in the field.
This created confusion
and inefficiencies with communications and coordination, the report said.
Another communication
problem was mostly technological, a radio failure.
Initially, the ability to
communicate with the Dane
County 9-1-1 Center was
completely lost, the report
said. At times, after the communication with the 9-1-1
Center was re-established,
radio communications were

difficult between the EOC
and Operations Supervisor at
the scene of the incident.
Even when they switched
to a different channel, which
made things better, there was
still a poor signal with excessive background noise at the
EOC, meaning messages
often had to be relayed to the
field commander.
Even in the field, there
were problems with the
countys command vehicle
(a modified RV called CV1)
set up at the scene, as well as
security concerns from repair
and construction workers at
the school.
Knocks on the door (to the
vehicle) were commonplace
and would often cause some
disruption, the report said.
It also appears some individuals wanted access to CV1 to
observe what was occurring
inside.
In addition, the city struggled to work with media and
communicate to the public
at large. At first, media were
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The incident started with

multiple calls from the Kettle
Creek neighborhood at 12:23
a.m., citing house torn apart
from tornado.
With the county communications center down, officer
Dustin Fehrmann found the
calls on a computerized system with no other information and went to investigate.
Along the way, the Verona
Fire Department added information they had received
about people being possibly
trapped and injured on Tamarack Way, one of the homes
with severe damage.
As other law enforcement
agencies sent units to Verona, police called for Madison
buses to evacuate residents
and police supervisors. The
city set up its EOC and police
supervisors were there by 1
a.m., with Lt. David Dresser
managing the incident.
Police created a staging
area at Badger Ridge Middle School, where responding agencies from all over
the county would start, then
hours later moved it to the
police departments garage
when heavy rains and media
interactions became cumbersome.
Requests were made for
a county command vehicle
while police checked for
injuries (none reported) and
worked with the fire department to determine eight
homes were uninhabitable.
Those residents were not
allowed to return until building inspectors cleared some
of their homes hours later,
and nobody else was allowed
in early that morning unless
they could prove residence
with photo ID.
Police provided as many
as six officers over the next
several hours to protect the
area from would-be thieves
and provide other security
and left at least one officer
there for the next four days.
On the web
Overview
then they were directed to

Community Park, but by the
time an officer arrived with
information, reporters had left
to do more reporting at the
scene. Remaining media were
briefed at 4 a.m.
In the meantime, the city
delivered no information
through social media or the
citys website, something that
is recommended in the report.
Successes/
suggestions
Some of the successes
in managing the situation
included the eventual incident command (with a separate post in the field from the
centralized planning), police
following up with each house
over the next few days, the
use of volunteers and the
direct assignment of a Dane
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County 9-1-1 dispatcher
something that is being considered for other large-scale
operations.
City public works crews
helped the town clear Cross
Country road and some driveways, as well as city streets,
police managed the efforts of
about 170 responders from
26 agencies. Building inspectors were paired up with city
police and a sheriffs deputy while the city engineer
inspected Country View Elementary School, which had
sustained about $4 million
damage.
The report also noted that
local contacts and resources
were more helpful in the crisis than outside assistance.
Some suggested improvements that have been put in
place included upgrades to the
radio communications (which
had already been planned
with Fitchburg) and technology upgrades to the EOC,
which is activated a couple of
times a year for severe weather
but had rarely been used for
live emergency operations.
Planned upgrades to DaneCom, the countys communications center, should prevent
future radio outages.
Police have already
arranged training, both for
incident command (its hosting a session later this month)
and for a full-scale emergency drill (active shooter training in July at Verona Area
High School). It attended a
FEMA training with other
county agencies in May. And
the city has begun working
with volunteers at Memorial Baptist to coordinate for
future events.
Other suggestions included
establishing unified command
earlier, posting an officer at the
command vehicle to ward off
intruders, contacting the building inspection department
immediately, formalizing the
EOC process, planning for
needs 12-24 hours in advance,
setting up an alternate location
in case the police department
is unavailable, creating a location for media to get information and sending out messages
through social media.
For all the things the city
could improve on, Coughlin
said the city got many positive comments after showing
the extent of the damage at
the Governors Emergency
Management Conference
in March, and he found that
encouraging.
Its easy to pick apart
things you wish youd done
better, he said.
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2015: Four VAHS seniors will be attending colleges in Wisconsin, Arizona this fall
includes giving platelets on
a regular basis.
They, along with drive
organizer Morgan Schmitz
and 362 other students, are
expected to walk across the
stage Sunday, June 14, to
receive their diplomas. The
ceremony begins at 3 p.m.
Morgan Schmitz
Schmitz helped with her
first and only blood drive
this year when she joined
the yearbook staff.
Getting into the yearbook
class, which
requires an
application,
was a big
deal for her.
You get
to produce
something
Schmitz
everyone
wants to see
at the end of the year, she

said.
But she also enjoyed the
experience of planning the
blood drive, and said that
while she cannot give blood
herself, she plans to use the
lessons she learned to coordinate other events in the
future.
Shes super excited to
graduate Sunday, and is
looking forward to meeting
new people at the University of Arizona, where shell
attend in the fall with an
undecided major.
Although shes ready to
get away from walking the
same hallways every day
for four years, she said
her time at VAHS went by
quickly.
Its definitely prepared
me for the real world,
Schmitz said. Ive definitely grown as a person.
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Graduates: 366
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Kolin Goldschmidt
Noltemeyer will be
joined at UW-Madison by
Goldschmidt, who plans to
major in biomedical engineering and Spanish. He
first gave blood as a sophomore at VAHS after turning
16, and has given at every
school blood drive since,
often times a double dose.
I might as
well try giving blood,
Goldschmidt
recalled
thinking
when he
turned 16.
Goldschmidt
He said his
O-negative
blood a universal donor
was a major reason to keep
donating, and he plans to
continue for the rest of his
life. He hopes he can get
others on board, too.
Give blood, its not
scary, he encouraged.
to need to know for a future stressful experience, she

job, I learned here.
learned time management
skills and found how good
Nicole Noltemeyer
it felt seeing everybody
Noltemeyer first orga- pour in to the gym for the
nized a blood drive her donation.
Her classmates donating
junior year when she joined
also left an impression.
the yearbook staff.
Theyre saving someIts definitely an accomones life,
plishment to know that our
Noltemeyer
coordinating was a sucsaid.
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of college and meeting new
people who have the same
interests, though hell miss
the social interaction at
high school.
Youre forced essentially to see 2,000 people every
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Mary Govek
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12 times since her sophomore year, according to
Red Cross records.
Now she even donates
platelets, with an added
bonus of family time while
she does it.
Its just
something I
do with my
dad now,
Govek said.
She spent
much of her
Govek
time working while at
VAHS, and
even paid for her own trip
to France with the French
class this year over spring
break.
It meant that much more
(that I worked to pay for
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She said shes excited
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Behavior: More training for school officials needed for district recording system
school to school. Now, there is at least
a codification of what is supposed to be
considered a major or minor behavior
incident defined by the district team, and
a single place to record it in PowerSchool
for easy comparisons.
There are still likely to always be interpretations left to whomever is recording
the data, though, as some of the definitions differentiate based on low-intensity disruptive behaviors.
An incident in the classroom or an
incident in the hallway seen by two people were viewed differently, superintendent Dean Gorrell said, recalling his work
in other districts as well as VASD. That
becomes really problematic when youre
trying to record these sorts of things.
Who is recording that data is another
thing that needs to become more consistent, Schettler said. Some schools have
only the principal record information on
behavior incidents, while others let the
teachers or secretaries input the data.
That depends on the building and its
one of the things the (district) team needs
to look at with administration, she said,
adding that they absolutely need consistency.
Thats likely one factor in the Sugar
Creek high numbers, as principal Todd
Brunner has been focused on behavior
data since implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) in
2008. Its not the only school with high
numbers, either, as Stoner Prairie has
more than 450 major incidents recorded.
Glacier Edge has 151 major incident logs,
while New Century School, with 120 students, has 241 major incidents and zero
minors.
While those differences are large,
Schettler questioned the accusation that
schools might not record events deliberately to cleanse the data.
I dont think thats true, she said, adding that the discussion about inadequate
punishment is also not reflected in the
2014-15 Incidents*
Behavior definitions
School
Major Minor
Glacier Edge
151
286
Stoner Prairie
453
327
Country View
57
230
Sugar Creek
498
412
New Century
241
0
Core Knowledge
119
394
VAIS
43 20
Badger Ridge
296
875
Savanna Oaks
145
362
VAHS
437 728
*As reported at the June 1 Verona Area
School Board meeting
Below are the behaviors that fall

under the minor and major
problem categories a Verona Area
School District behavior team defined
for schools to record incidents this
year.
Minor problem behaviors

Defiance/Disrespect/
Non-compliance (low-intensity)
Disruption (low-intensity)
Dress Code Violation (near
guidelines)
Inappropriate Language
(low-intensity)
Physical Contact/Physical
Aggression (non-serious)
Property Misuse (low-intensity)
Tardy
Technology Violation (non-serious
but inappropriate use)
Other
Dress Code Violation

Fighting
Forgery/Theft
Gang Affiliation Display (gesture,
dress or speech)
Harassment/Bullying (verbal or
gestural disrespectful messages
including threats and intimidation,
obscene gestures, pictures, or written
notes. Includes negative comments
based on race, religion, gender, age,
and/or national origin; sustained or
intense verbal attacks based on ethnic
origin, disabilities or other personal
matters)
Inappropriate Display of Affection
(verbal or physical)
Inappropriate Location/Out of
Bounds Area
Lying/Cheating
Physical Aggression
Property Damage/Vandalism
Skip class
Truancy
Tardy: (recurring as defined by
school)
Technology Violation (inappropriate
use)
Use/Possession of Alcohol
Use/Possession of Combustibles
Use/Possession of Drugs
Use/Possession of Tobacco
Use/Possession of Weapons
Other Behavior
data. The numbers are actually higher

in most buildings than they have been in
the past. When people make the statement
that nothing is happening, its not true.
Gorrell emphasized that many of the
problems with behavior are single students with a high number of incidents,
rather than many students with a few
each.
Around the district, when you start Major problem behaviors
looking to the data, youre really not talk Abusive/Inappropriate Language/
ing about that many kids who are repeat
Profanity (swearing, name-calling or
offenders, he said.
inappropriate word use)
Gorrell said the district will have
Arson
to use the data we have and work to
Bomb Threat/False Alarm
ensure more consistency in the future. He
acknowledged that as discussion about
Defiance/Disrespect/
behavior in the district has heated up Insubordination/Non-Compliance
in recent weeks coming to a head at a
(refusal, talks back and/or socially
standing room-only school board meeting
rude)
June 1 its not ideal to have the incon Disruption (sustained noise,
sistencies.
It leaves the door open for scrutiny,
horseplay or out-of-seat)
and we get that, he said. This sort of
thing should be scrutinized. Were not
trying to create more issues around what have most accurately reflects whats a continual work in progress.
the data is. We are going to continue to going on behaviorally in our schools. Its
work toward making sure the data we
Legals
OWNER:Notice is hereby given by
the City of Verona that it will receive bids
for Bituminous Seal Coat.
PROJECT:The major work consists
of the following items:
197,000 Square Yards Bituminous
Seal Coat
PLANS
AND
SPECIFICATIONS: Specifications may be obtained
at the office of the Director of Public
Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona,
WI 53593, on and afterJune 4, 2015.
TIME:Sealed bids will be received
until1:00 P.M.,Wednesday, June 17,
2015,in the office of the Director of Public Works. At this time all bids will be
publicly opened and read aloud.
BIDS:All bids shall be sealed in an
envelope clearly marked 2015 City of
Verona Bituminous Seal Coat Project.
The name and address of the bidder
shall be clearly identified on the outside
of the envelope. The City has the right
to increase or decrease the quantity up
to 30%.
PRE-BID MEETING:No pre-bid
meeting is scheduled.
BID SECURITY:A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona,
in the amount of 5% of the bid shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that
if the bid is accepted, the bidder will
execute the contract and furnish 100%
performance and payment bonds within
10 days after notice of award of the contact by the City.
BID REJECTION:The City reserves
the right to reject any and all bids, to
waive any technicality, and to accept any
bid which it deems advantageous to the
Citys best interest.
BID WITHDRAWAL:All bids shall
remain subject to acceptance for a period of 60 days after the time and date
set for the opening thereof.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
Jon H. Hochkammer
Mayor
Kami Scofield,
City Clerk
Published: June 4 and 11, 2015
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
May 26, 2015
Verona City Hall
1. The meeting was called to order

by Mayor Hochkammer at 7:05 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call: L. Diaz, E. Doyle, J.
Linder, H. Reekie, B. Stiner, and E.
Touchett. Ald. McGilvray and Ald. Yurs
were absent and excused. Also in attendance: City Administrator, Bill Burns;
City Engineer, Bob Gundlach; Director
of Public Works, Ron Rieder; Police
Chief, Bernie Coughlin; Finance Director, Cindy Engelke; Parks Director, Dave
Walker and City Clerk, Kami Scofield.
4. Public Comment:
* Dave Walker, Parks and Urban
Forestry announced that today Emerald Ash Borer was found in the City of
Verona on about 10 street trees near
Wynnwood Drive. It has been found
in neighboring municipalities in Dane
County in recent months. Homeowners
should plan to treat their ash trees or
cut them down in the near future. If residents have questions on the Emerald
Ash Borer or whether or not they have
an Ash tree in their yard they can contact the Parks Department.
5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by
Reekie, seconded by Doyle to approve
the minutes of the May 11, 2015 Common Council meeting. Motion carried
6/0.
6. Mayors Business
(1) Citizen Committee Appointments None at this time
- Hometown Days will take place
next weekend, Thursday Sunday (June
4th- June 7th)
7. Administrators Report
8. Engineers Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by
Linder, seconded by Doyle to approve
the payment of bills in the amount of
$1,562,156.86. Motion carried 6/0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-15-020 Authorizing
$3,325,000 General Obligation Bonds for
Street Improvement Projects. Motion by
Resolution R-15-020. Motion carried 6/0.
Re: Resolution R-15-021 Authorizing
$1,510,000 General Obligation Bonds for
Fire Station Project. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Doyle to approve Resolution R-15-021. Motion carried 6/0.

Re: Resolution R-15-022 Directing Publication of Notice to Electors. Motion by
Re: Resolution R-15-023 Providing for
the Sale of $4,835,000 General Obligation Corporate Purpose Bonds. Motion
by Linder, seconded by Doyle to approve Resolution R-15-023. Motion carried 6/0.
(6) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-15-024 Providing
for the Sale of $4,920,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes. Motion by
B. Parks, Recreation & Forestry
Commission
Re: Professional Services Agreement
for Design Engineering Services for the
Verona Community Park Parking Lot
Resurfacing and Expansion. Motion by
Reekie, seconded by Stiner to approve
the Professional Services Agreement
with AECOM in an amount not to exceed
$19,950.00. Motion carried 6/0.
C. Public Safety & Welfare Committee
Re: Special Event Permit for the Wisconsin Triterium Triathlon on Saturday, June
27th from Ryan Hastings of Race Day
Events, LLC. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie to approve the Special
Event Permit for the Wisconsin Triterium
Triathlon. Motion carried 6/0.
Re: Ordinance No. 15-861 Amending
Section 10-1-13 of the City of Verona
Code of Ordinances, Required Stops.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reekie
to approve Ordinance No. 15-861. Motion carried 6/0.
D. Public Works, Sewer & Water
Committee
Re: Resolution R-15-025 Approving a
Developers Agreement for the Cathedral Point Phase 5 Subdivision. Motion
by Touchett, seconded by Diaz to approve Resolution R-15-025. Motion carried 6/0.
Re: Purchase of Right-of-Way at 422-426
E. Verona Avenue for the Verona Avenue/Lincoln Street Intersection Project.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz to
approve the purchase of Right-of-Way at
422-426 E. Verona Avenue. Motion car-
ried 6/0.
Re: Purchase of Right-of-Way at 416 E.
Verona Avenue for the Verona Avenue/
Lincoln Street Intersection Project. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz to
approve the purchase of Right-of-Way
at 416 E. Verona Avenue. Motion carried
6/0.
Re: Purchase of Property at 2760 North
Nine Mound Road for the Nine Mound
Road Reconstruction Project.
Bryan Kleinmaier, the Citys legal
counsel; provided information on the
property acquisition. The City would
need to acquire a portion of the property
for the Nine Mound Road Reconstruction Project, but have had discussions
with the property owner to purchase the
entire property.
The Common Council may Convene in Closed Session as Authorized
by Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the Purpose of Deliberating
or Negotiating the Purchase of Public
Properties whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in Open Session and Take Action
on the Closed Session Item.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Diaz to convene into closed session.
A roll call vote was taken with the following voting aye: Reekie, Stiner,
Touchett, Diaz, Doyle, and Linder; there
were no members voting no. The Motion carried 6/0 and at 7:49 p.m. the
Common Council convened into closed
session. Motion by Touchett, seconded
by Diaz to reconvene into open session.
Motion carried 6/0 and at 8:28 p.m. the
Council reconvened in open session.
Diaz to purchase a portion of the property at 2760 North Nine Mound Road for
the Nine Mound Road Reconstruction
Project for $25,000. Motion carried 6/0.
Reekie to as an alternative to acquiring
a portion of the property at 2760 North
Nine Mound Road for $25,000 for the
Nine Mound Road Reconstruction Project, the council authorizes City staff
to pursue the acquisition of the entire
parcel at 2760 North Nine Mound Road
pursuant to the terms and conditions
as discussed in closed session. Motion
carried 5/1 with Ald. Stiner voting no.
11. New Business
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of Operator Licenses
as read by Ms. Scofield. Motion by
Touchett, seconded by Doyle to approve
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Notice of the
2015 Board of Review
For the City of Verona
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Board of Review for the City of Verona of
Dane County, Wisconsin shall meet on
the 9th day of July 2015 from 6:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m. at Verona City Hall Council
Chambers, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona,
WI 53593.
Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the
Board of Review and procedural requirements if appearing before the Board:
No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to
testify to the Board by telephone or to
contest the amount of any assessment
of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written
request by certified mail of the Assessor
to view such property.
After the first meeting of the Board
of Review and before the Boards final
adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information to a member of the Board about the
persons objection except at a session
of the Board.
No person may appear before the
Board of Review, testify to the Board by
telephone or contest the amount of the
assessment unless, at least 48 hours
before the first meeting of the Board
or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed
because the person has been granted a
waiver of the 48-hour notice of an intent
to file a written objection by appearing

before the Board during the first two
hours of the meeting and showing good
cause for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that the person provides to the
clerk of the Board of Review notice as to
whether the person will ask for removal
of any Board members and, if so, which
member will be removed and the persons reasonable estimate of the length
of time that the hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board
of Review, the person shall specify, in
writing, the persons estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements
that are the subject of a persons objection and specify the information that the
person used to arrive at that estimate.
No person may appear before the
Board of Review, testify to the Board or
by telephone or object to a valuation, if
that valuation was made by the Assessor or the Objector using the income
method of valuation; unless the person
supplies the Assessor all requested information about income and expenses,
as specified in the Assessors manual
under Sec. 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes.
The City of Verona Ordinance No. 99-604
protects the confidentiality of information about income and expenses provided to the Assessor. The information that
is provided under this paragraph, unless
a court determined that it is inaccurate,
is not subject to the right of inspection
and copying under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis.
Statutes.
The Board shall hear upon oath,
by telephone, all ill or disabled persons
who present to the Board a letter from
a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that
confirms their illness or disability.
Respectfully submitted,
City of Verona
__________________________
Kami Scofield, City Clerk
Published: June 11, 2015
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6/0.
12. Announcements
13. Adjournment
Motion by Reekie, seconded by
Doyle to adjourn the meeting at 8:32
p.m. Motion carried 6/0.
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Principal for
an hour
Sugar Creek Elementary School
third-grader Abigail Zastrows
presentation on the book
Frankly Frannie, Principal for a
Day formed an idea in principal
Todd Brunners mind. He invited
students to write a letter about
why they should be principal for
an hour. One student per room
was selected, and the winners
accompanied Brunner throughout
the day, helping him with different tasks. Here, winners, from
left, Mackenzie Sehmer, Brandy
Torres, Maya Witkowski, and
Callum Vass pose with Brunner.
New Century Schools Diversity

and Equity Committee held an
event to teach students more about
Down Syndrome Friday, May 8.
The presentation was from Heather
Hiusmann, a board member of the
Down Syndrome Association of
Wisconsin, Madison chapter, and
Rebecca Hiegel, from the Milwaukee
Area Down Syndrome Association of
Wisconsin. Right, Evan Krull, left, and
Jaylen Smith take on the challenge of
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Photo submitted
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355 Recreational Vehicles

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360 Trailers
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390 Auto: Wanted To Buy
441 Sales & Telemarketing
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Steve's Recycling. Monroe, WI.
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TELEMARKETING- Easy Phone Sales

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402 Help Wanted, General
449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
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452 General
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Competitive wages, insurance benefits.
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434 Health Care, Human

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COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON
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508 Child Care & Nurseries

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606 Articles For Sale
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652 Garage Sales

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plus-size clothes, slant top desk, pair
wing-back chairs, antique library table,
misc. home, garden & garage.
664 Lawn & Garden

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baths, 2.5 car attached garage, finished
basement. Must see! $330,000.00 Nolan
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666 Medical & Health Supplies
692 Electronics
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696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GOT KNEE Pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? Get a pain-relieving brace,
little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
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 800-940-3411 for
$750 off. (wcan)
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
672 Pets
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)
676 Plants & Flowers

3'-12' EVERGREEN & Shade Trees.
Pick Up or Delivery! Planting available!
Detlor Tree Farms
715-335-4444 (wcan)
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
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day. Call for SPECIALS! 800-452-8824
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Stoughton. 1500 square ft of luxury. 2
bedroom, 2 decks, fireplace, washer/
dryer. Underground parking included.
$1350/mo. Available Now. 608-877-9388
ON LAKE KEGONSA Home to share
with single person. 2nd floor Lakeside
bedroom $515 includes phone,
internet, cable, utilities. Boat house,
rec building, great garden, water falls,
large pier, laundry. No Smoking. No
Pets. Quiet, and a great place to live.
Ideal for traveling salesman, pilot or
professional person.
815-238-1000
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.
Farm Staff Needed
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

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

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
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
STOUGHTON/KENILWORTH- Quiet
2-bedroom, balcony, water. Private
Owner. No Pets. $760/mo. Available 7/1.
608-212-0829
CHARMING 2BDR downtown Stoughton apartment, bright & sunny, wood
floors, available 7/1. Security deposit
required. $625/month. No pets or smoking. 608-873-9469.
OREGON-DELUXE 4-ROOM Office

Suite. 765/sq.ft 185 W Netherwood
Call 608-835-3426
802 Commercial &

Industrial For Lease
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
OREGON 2BR 1BA apartments

available. On-site or in unit laundry,
patio, D/W, A/C. Off street parking,
garages available to rent.
From $740/mo. Details at
608-255-7100 or
www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon
FITCHBURG WAREHOUSE 800 sq

feet with office. $700/month. Call Bill
608-444-2986
970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
STOUGHTON 2-BR Duplex/Condo.
Garage, appliances, A/C, washer/dryer
hook ups. Full basement for storage,
yard work provided. Just move in and
enjoy! No smoking. $860 plus utilities.
920-723-6535
980 Machinery & Tools

GRAIN BINS: one 10,000 bushel dryer
bin, one 10,000 bushel storage bin. 815291-7020
EVANSVILLE MODERN Spacious

2bdrm-1bth townhome with garage.
Microwave/laundry/dishwasher. Large
bedrooms, walk-in closets, skylights,
patio, private entrance. Gas heat/AC
$795/mo plus utilities. 608-772-0234.
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347
Maintenance Mechanic- 2nd Shift (Monday-Thursday)

Are you a maintenance professional who thrives on working in a highlyautomated manufacturing environment utilizing state of the art equipment
(lasers, robotics, AGVs, vision systems) in a modern air conditioned facility,
with company paid training to keep your skills current?
Do you value a company that makes safety a part of their culture, not just
another graph on the wall?
Do you believe in a maintenance program that values predicting and
preventing maintenance issues as much as troubleshooting and repairs?
Would you enjoy a second shift Monday through Thursday (2pm-12am)
schedule with paid breaks?
Associates degree in Industrial Maintenance or 3 - 5 years of

equivalent manufacturing maintenance experience.
Knowledge of and ability to interface and troubleshoot with a variety
of PLCs including Allen Bradley PLCs, 500, 5000, Flex Drives.
Experience with manufacturing enterprise systems (MES).
Strong understanding of OSHA principles.
Experience with CMMS programs (MAXIMO preferred).
Microsoft Office Suite programs (Word, Excel, Outlook).

835-6677.

835-6677.
EOE
to request an
application:
8210 Highview Drive - Madison
608.243.8800
Valet/Concierge
Dean Clinic Fish Hatchery
Outside Advertising
sAles COnsultAnt
FT Production - Plastic Molding

This position involves operating plastic molding machines
in a high tech facility. Prior experience in plastic
manufacturing is required. Should be mechanically inclined
in order to help maintain the equipment as necessary.
Must have shift flexibility.
Apply in Person
M-F 8am-4pm
419 Venture Court, Verona, WI
Or email your resum to:
hr@mofaglobal.com
Some people think this is a hero
Do you have excellent communication skills?

Creative ideas? The ability to develop and maintain
client relationships? An interest in print and web
based media? We have an established account list
with growth potential. If you possess excellent
communication and organizational skills, a pleasant
personality, and the ability to prospect for new
business we would like to speak to you. Previous
sales experience desired. Media experience a plus.
Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub, Verona Press,

The Great Dane Shopping News
Unified Newspaper Group is part of Woodward Community Media,
a division of Woodward Communications, Inc.
and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Caregiver Positions Open in Madison!

Dungarvin has been helping people with disabilities in Wisconsin for over 20 years. Do you want
to help others achieve their fullest potential and
maximize their quality of life?
Candidates must be at least 18 years of age, have
HSD or equivalent, valid drivers license, vehicle
with liability insurance and an acceptable driving
and criminal history.
Hourly wage of $11.47, fully paid training provided, no CNA certification required.
Benefits offered to full-time staff include: Health,
dental, life, 401(k) and paid time off.
New Hires Are Eligible

To Earn Up To a $500
Retention Bonus!
For consideration, apply online at

www.wcinet.com/careers
adno=408042-01
Part-time. Excellent Wages

20+ Hours a Week,
Paid Training/Testing
CDL Program with
Signing Bonus.
apply at:
5501 Femrite Dr., Madison
or e-mail your resume to
jobs@badgerbus.com
allsaintsneighborhood.org
Competitive compensation, employee stock option

ownership, 401(k), paid vacations, holidays,
insurance and continuing education assistance.
If so, Sub-Zero, Inc. may have the perfect opportunity for you. We are looking for maintenance professionals with the following experience and knowledge to work in our Fitchburg Built-In Refrigeration facility:
Now HiriNg ScHool BuS

DriverS aND atteNDaNtS
iN MaDiSoN aND veroNa
to download
an application:
adno=414256-01
adno=414041-01
419 Venture Court

Verona, WI
608-845-1502
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
We are seeking compassionate & conscientious caregivers

to help our seniors on PM & night shifts. We offer competitive wages, shift & weekend differentials, as well as health,
dental & PTO to eligible staff. Paid CBRF training provided.
Part-Time
Apply in Person at MOFA Global
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
Resident Caregivers/CNAs
NORTH PARK STORAGE

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

Townhouses For Rent
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO

APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS
PAPER.
Provide assistance and information to incoming patients, visitors

and staff to facilitate their entrance to or exit from the facility.
Provide valet parking services for facility patients and visitors,
assists with traffic control in parking areas; and maintain
accurate documentation regarding valet parked vehicles.
Requirements:
High school diploma or equivalent with 6 months to 1 year
experience demonstrating good customer service handling
parking enforcement or as a parking attendant.
Valid WI drivers license with no moving violations in the last
4 years.
To apply please visit
our website at
http://www.deancare.com/careers/
Farm staff needed for a livestock facility in Mount

Horeb. General duties include farm maintenance,
basic farm work and care of livestock including
feeding and handling, and stable/stall cleaning.
Previous livestock experience is required. Must be
able to safely handle bulls, boars, and stallions. Must
have the ability to operate large farm machinery.
CDL not required, but is a plus. Must have the ability
to maintain a workshop and do necessary repairs as
needed. Must have the ability to be on your feet for
long periods of time, and consistently lift over 75 lbs.
Must be at least 18 years of age and possess a valid
drivers license. EOE
To apply, visit the Career Page of our website at

www.subzero-wolf.com.
Successful Candidates may be eligible for a sign on bonus of up to $1500!
Apply today for immediate consideration.
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.
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
720 Apartments
BLANCHARDVILLE 1-2BR apartments.

Nice rentals in historic building. Walk
to grocery store, bank, post office and
restaurants. Pecatonica River and Canoe
Boat Launch 1 block from property.
Village Park along river 1 block. 35
minutes to Madison, 25 to Verona,
Stoughton, and Oregon. 1BR from $390,
2BR $520. Flexible lease on select units.
BAAL Real Estate, LLC Broker/owner.
Keith Call/text 608-575-2143 or
email kbaal@earthlink.net.
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)
STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment

$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.
FITCHBURG 800 Sq. Ft. , 2-Bedroom

House. Small Yard. Spot for Garden.
Washer/Dryer. Refrigerator and Stove
Provided. $680/Month. Available 6/1.
Call Bill 608-444-2986
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
adno=413898-01
STOUGHTON 518 Nordic Trail (off N.

Page St.), 6/11 4-7pm, 6/12 8a-5p, 6/13
8a-12pm. Camping equipment, household items, dishes, flatware, misc.
WE BUY Boats/RVs/Pontoons/Sleds/
ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now.
American Marine & Motorsports Super
Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.
americanmarina.com (wcan)
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.

Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com
740 Houses For Rent
19
adno=410147-01
STOUGHTON 1773 Lunde Circle, June

11, 12, 13, 8am-6pm. Ladies' clothing,
girls and boys clothing, toys, household
items. Very reasonable pricing. Many
items.
STOCK YOUR POND or lake now! Order

early. All varieties of fish & minnows,
algae & weed control products, aeration
systems. roeselerfishfarm.com 920-6963090 (wcan).
OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet well kept

building. Convenient location. Includes
all appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking, laundry and storage. $200 Security
deposit. Cats OK. $665/month. 608-2196677
The Verona Press
BECOME A DUNGARVIN HERO BY

APPLYING TODAY AT:
WWW.DUNGARVIN.COM
or call (608) 316-7666 for additional information
adno=413105-01
STOUGHTON 100 S. Van Buren St.

June 11-13, 8am-4pm. We're downsizing! Everything and anything. We've collected for 43 years. Priced to go!
MAUSTON GUN SHOW. June 12 & 13

Anjero's Sports Bar, 531 State Rd. 82
East. Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 8am-4pm. Adm.
$5. Buy-Sell-Trade-Browse. Gun Buyer
Shows 608-548-4867 (wcan)
adno=395426-01
OREGON 826 Longwood Dr. (Alpine

Meadows) Thurs., Fri., Sat. Household,
furniture, clothes, misc.
June 11, 2015
adno=412781-01
ConnectVerona.com
20 - The Verona Press - June 11, 2015
KEEP IT LOCAL!
Think HOMETOWN First
Family Owned HOmetOwn Business since 1983
The best deal

in wireless!
We know youre busy.

Save time ~ shop close to home!
Brandon Cooper, owner
MonFri: 9am8pm
Sat:
10am6pm
Sun:
11am6pm
608-845-9389
Verona, WI
CooperPlumbing.com
Verona- 611 Hometown Circle
608-848-7600
adno=407298-01
Residential
CommeRCial
Remodeling
tankless WateR HeateRs
WateR softeneRs
seRviCe & RepaiR
Come in for an account

review to hear about our
new Best Line Pricing.
adno=412998-01
50 Off Any Beverage
Hometown People
You Know & Trust
(with this ad)
Stop in and see us today!
Your locally-owned grocer for over 100 years

210 S. Main Street Verona
(608) 845-6478
adno=401710-01
We Have Great Fathers Day

Gifts for Dad
WE HAVE WHAT YOU NEED

FOR SOME SUMMER FUN
- WEBER GRILLS & GRILLING SUPPLIES

- LAWN FURNITURE
- BUG REPELLANT & CITRONELLA PRODUCTS
Featuring artisan coffee from Ancora, Ruby, Kickapoo

and more.
H U G H E S
Beautiful yarns, fiber & accessories with many fair trade

and local options.
125 S. Main Street Verona, WI

(608) 848-2755 www.knitandsip.com
Tires
Alignments
Brakes
Exhausts
Tune-Ups
Radiators
Batteries
Oil Changes
COMMERCIAL / RESIDENTIAL
adno=401706-01
Wide variety of fiber art classes.
Engine Repairs
Suspensions
Transmissions
A/C Inspections
Avenue Auto is a Full Line

Auto Repair Service Center
407 E. Verona Avenue, Verona, WI

608.845.6403
adno=401709-01
119 W. Verona Avenue
845-7920
Family Owned for 44 Years
Turn your To-Do list into a To-Done list!
If you would like

to see your
Not Just a Pharmacy
ad in this spot,
Shop our excellent selection of gifts
contact
while we fill your prescription
Donna Larson at
Hours
845-9559 ext 235
or
Crabtree & Evelyn
Products
Milkhouse Creamery
Candles
Caren Soaps & Lotions
Willow Tree and More
veronasales@wcinet.com
(HSA cards accepted)

adno=401705-01
Mon-Fri 7:00-5:30,
Closed Saturday and Sunday
Family Owned and Operated Since 1978
M-F 9am-6pm
Sat 9am-1pm
Closed
Sunday
608-845-8328
503 W. Verona Ave.
Verona, WI 53593
www.avenueautoclinic.com
F L O O R I N G
AND KEEP YOUR SUMMER GREEN

- SPRINKLERS & HOSES
- GRASS SEED & MULCH
- FERTILIZER
adno=413245-01
Yarn Espresso Caf

Delicious bakery and cafe featuring local produce &
cheese.
202 S. Main Street, Verona 848-8020

Check out www.myhometownrx.com
adno=401707-01
Your Local Businesses Thank You!
adno=358361-01

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Thursday, June 11, 2015 Vol. 51, No. 3 Verona, WI Hometown USA ConnectVerona.

Plumbing & Glass Service, Inc.

New Home Plumbing

Verona Area School

Hometown Days festival

Tornado report cites areas for response improvement

Photo by Samantha Christian

In the days and weeks after Veronas most

Limit 1 per person. (Some restrictions apply.

Numbers dont always

In the four school blood drives

June 11, 2015

The Verona Press

Photos by Scott Girard

Glacier Edge Elementary School student Hazel Mayer knocks down

Four Verona Area School

Verona Area Performing Arts Series

Phat Pack, Saturday, February 13, 2016

The Phat Pack have been on Broadway National Tours and

Peter, Paul and Mary Now, Saturday, April 30, 2016

Tickets available at State Bank of Cross Plains in Verona,

when they started their journey in 1962.

Photo by Karina Galvn

First-grader Lettie Gauthier attempts to toss a ping bong ball in a

Former party chair

Martha Laning was elected

vowed to fight on.

June 11, 2015

The former Verona alder

recent column, the party saw

The Verona Press

Library has plenty

your starter home .

HD7 tablets, donated by the

VAHS yearbook wins Jostens award

This is the fourth year

June 11, 2015

The Verona Press

Letters to the editor

Help Verona become a

including your city, the Verona

Submit a letter to the editor:

Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices.

Office Location: 133 Enterprise Drive, Verona, WI 53593

This newspaper is printed on recycled paper.

Unified Newspaper Group, a division of

recent project by students

every day because of bullying,

If it continues, tell a friend or an

There are many different types

Hometown Brewdown set for June 20

The Verona Ice Arena

attendees, but for the inaugural festival they limited

AJs Pizza and Grays Tied

hope it could even be a

VACT brings Shrek to the stage June 19-27

What: Shrek The

Shrek (Garrett Coombs) and Princess Fiona (Natalie Coombs) enjoy

Kelsey and Ryan Odorizzi,

adding his own interpretations. And he enjoyed the

The Wisconsin Triterium

Taste of the Arts Fair

Sheehan Park, Sun Prairie

Wine & Cheese