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Festival plans Verona grocery has submitted plans to the city for a
Wisconsin chain would locate 67,906-square-foot store located east of
by Farm and Fleet Farm and Fleet. As a planned-unit develop-
ment, it will start with a review of the gen-
JIM FEROLIE eral concept by both the Plan Commission
Verona Press editor on June 5 and the Common Council a week
later.
A Wisconsin-based grocery chain hopes The company started 71 years ago and is
to make Verona a two-store town. still family-owned, but the Festival Foods
Festival Foods, based out of De Pere, name started in 1989 with a change in
format from the familys set of small IGA
stores in the La Crosse area. The closest of
its 26 stores is on East Washington Street
in Madison.
However, the idea of a grocery store
in Verona has provoked strong reactions
whenever its been brought up. Many res-
idents have a strong loyalty to Veronas
113-year-old, family-run grocery, Miller
and Sons Supermarket.
The plans for the 28-acre Farm and Fleet
subdivision were approved in 2007 and
show an area for a 60,000-square-foot gro-
cery a legacy from when Farm and Fleet
parent company courted Millers to relo-
cate there. Millers was also courted by
T. Wall Properties when it got plans for a
big box-anchored commercial subdivision
known as the West End approved the same
Turn to Festival/Page 13

Verona Area School District

Parent, staff survey responses
indicate overall satisfaction
Respondents Next week
again skew white
compared to VASD Read about
demographics parents survey
responses about
SCOTT GIRARD individual schools
Unified Newspaper Group

The Verona Area School included the districts pro-

District is on the right track
and doing well, according
to recent survey data from
parents and staff.
But as with last years
survey, that data does not
represent the demographic
makeup of the district.
Of the 1,318 parent
responses to the School
P e r c e p t i o n s s u r vey, i n
its second year of use in
VASD, 80 percent were
Photo by Samantha Christian white, compared to 66 per-
Mazie Hunt, 7, of Verona, rides her bike through a course at the bike safety event. cent of the overall student
gramming for gifted and
talented students, preparing
students for life after high
school and personalized
learning. Some individual
schools also received lower
ratings on managing student
discipline, though a majori-
ty of respondents at every
school other than Badger
Ridge Middle School said
their school was doing a
good job on that.
The staff survey was sim-
ilarly positive, with 19 per-

Kids learn bike safety

body in the 2015-16 school cent giving the district an
year. Last year, after 81 per- A, 55 percent getting a
cent of parent respondents B, and 21 percent a C.
were white, superintendent Last years survey was
Dean Gorrell emphasized done in May, but this year
The Verona Police Department, in partnership with the Verona Lions Club, held its fourth annual bike safety event the importance of reaching m ove d u p t o F e b r u a r y
in the City Hall parking lot on May 13. out to more representative and March. Bill Foster of
Kids got their bikes tuned, helmets fitted and learned how to brake and turn on their bicycles in a variety of obsta- demographics. School Perceptions, which
cle courses. Lions Club members also served lunch. The district offered the managed the survey, told
Samantha Christian survey online and in paper the school board the tim-
in both English and Span- ing of the survey can make
ish, and it had separate sur- a difference, especially
Always humorous Verona resident turns 100 veys for parents and staff.
Parents who responded
because by late May many
teachers are ready for the
school year to be done.
were generally positive,
HELU WANG My mom is always with one of her four daughters and with 88 percent indicating But the changes between
Unified Newspaper Group humorous, said her said she especially enjoys watching they were either Satisfied the two years were signif-
daughter, Judith Nowl- cartoons with her grandchildren. She or Very Satisfied with icant enough to be proud
Wearing a red sweater and a pearl and. No one believes also like watching game shows like the district overall, up from of, he added.
necklace, seated on an easy chair, she is 100 years old Family Feud, The Chase and Jeopar- 77 percent last year. Other
Anne Marie Schmid scribbled on a because she doesnt dy. general categories showed
Families: Getting
crossword puzzle book as she does act like she is. She was a wonderful cook and improvement for the dis- better
every day. Neither does her good at baking before she had to trict, as well, including that
Just a few days later, the Verona health. Schmid move around with assistance of a In questions of parents
it is run effectively and and families, VASD moved
resident would be seeing a lot of Ive never had a walker. Her lemon pies were so heading in the right direc-
people, laughing and telling jokes at headache in my whole life, said well-regarded that some people much closer to similar
tion.
her 100th birthday party May 13. Schmid. I have all my teeth. Exceptions to that
Schmid lives Turn to 100/Page 13 Turn to Survey/Page 13
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Verona Area School District

4 buses begin real-time District considers fundraising portal
tracking in pilot program
App shows when
each one arrives
S o m e Ve r o n a A r e a
School District parents
can be part of piloting a
real-time bus tracker
app during the rest of the
school year.
The app refreshes every
30 seconds to keep parents
updated on where the bus
is and when it will arrive
at their stop in the case of
traffic, inclement weather
or other delays.
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stop in plenty of time, the
district wrote in an email
to parents.
The district hopes to
launch the Safe Stop app
district-wide next year, but
for now parents on four bus
routes will be able to try it
out and offer feedback.
T h e f o u r bu s r o u t e s
Horn, Squirrel, Teapot
and Turtle take students
to every school in the dis-
trict except Glacier Edge
and Country View elemen-
tary schools.
District officials men-
tioned the potential of the
app among the reasons for
switching from long-time
provider First Student to
Badger Bus two years ago.
Parents can register by
visiting VeronaWI.SafeS-
topApp.com/activate and
entering their childs stu-
dent ID number.
Scott Girard
Staff could be required to use
Classmunity, not GoFundMe,
other sites
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
A Wisconsin-based startup could be a
hub for Verona Area School District fund-
raising by this fall.
Representatives from Classmunity.com
presented to the school board Monday
night an option that would require teach-
ers to use a single portal to raise money
through, rather than whatever they find
most convenient, whether thats a GoFund-
Me, DonorsChoose.org or another website.
Theres a lot of really great things hap-
pening in our school district on the fund-
raising end, explained public information
officer Kelly Kloepping. Lots of things
happening in a whole bunch of different
realms throughout the district.
The website would also allow district
officials Kloepping or members of the
central office finance staff, perhaps to
track every fundraiser going on and check
on wording before it goes out. Kloepping
added that it would save the teachers from
tax liability from using personal accounts
to raise money for their classrooms or proj-
ects.
The website representatives said individ-
ual students can also raise money for a trip
abroad, for example, and the site can help
manage fundraisers, such as sports teams
selling cards or selling tickets to an event.
Any decision has to wait for policy
changes and pricing from the company. As
a startup, they said, theyre still working on
how to price different plan options.
Kloepping said shes already begun to
look at what policies need to be changed
and expects to bring that to the board this
summer, hopefully in time for fall sports.
The website would be available for use
by parent-teacher organizations or booster
clubs, but the district is unable to require
groups such as those to use any specific
outlet.
Kloepping said Classmunity would
allow the district to also keep better track
of who has donated, especially when local
businesses or groups contribute to causes
all around the district.
Were just gonna set it up and funnel it
through here, she said. Its more work,
but its making it easier to manage.
Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@
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New student services officials will hold a sche-
director matic design update July 18
and a community workshop
The Verona Area school to review the design some-
board approved the hire
of Emmett Durtschi as the
time in October.
The visionary team began
new director of student ser- meeting this month, and
vices Monday night. the district also surveyed
Durtschi, who will high school students on the
replace outgoing director design.
Erin Schettler, is the prin- The new high school is
cipal at Schenk Elementary expected to open for the
School in Madison. 2020 school year.
Superintendent Dean
Gorrell said Durtschi went VAEA wages approved
through five face-to-face School board members
interviews to get the job.approved a base and sup-
The team was enthu- plemental raise for Verona
siastic about him coming Area Education Association
on board, and I am super
enthusiastic about him
members Monday.
The raises total about
coming on board, Gorrell
said.
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and will allow teachers to
Public input on H.S. move steps or lanes Roberts brought forward
depending on their years of
design experience and time in the
The design plan for the district.
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to adopt the base wage
increase and support the
supplemental increase,
VASD director of human
resources Jason Olson said.
Committee
reorganization
The board reorganized its
committees Monday night.
They combined the
Buildings, Grounds and
Transportation committee
with the Finance committee
to now include three mem-
bers and also re-established
the Personnel committee,
which had been mostly dor-
mant for the past year. Per-
sonnel will be combined
with Policy, as well, with
two members.
It left the Curriculum,
Instruction and Assess-
ment committee, but added
a member to bring that to
three board members.
Board salaries
Board members discussed
Monday the idea of equal-
izing salaries across the
school board.
Currently, board sala-
ries are different for offi-
cers president, vice pres-
ident, clerk, treasurer who
receive an extra stipend on
top of the base salary. But
new board president Noah
the idea of equalizing the
salaries because everyone
contributes in different
ways.
Superintendent Dean
Gorrell explained that the
change couldnt be made
official until the districts
annual meeting in August,
when board salaries are set
and voted on by electors
who attend the meeting.
There was no vote taken
Monday night, but thats
expected at the boards next
meeting.

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Verona Area School District

Before-school Chinese likely for middle school expected to be discussed within
Transportation among
surmountable issues
the next month.
The idea came from the con-
tinuing discussion that began
that remain two years ago as the first class of
students from Verona Area Inter-
SCOTT GIRARD national School the districts
Unified Newspaper Group K-5 Chinese-language immer-
sion charter school graduated to
Middle school Chinese-lan- middle school without a set path
guage learners in the Verona to continue their language learn-
Area School District could have ing.
the option next year to learn in a The district has worked on
classroom. short-term fixes for each year
Theyd have to study outside of with an eye toward a potential
regular school hours, though, just larger change to the foreign lan-
as students did this year through guages offered district-wide by
an online service many parents the 2019-20 school year.
found ineffective. Last spring, the district decided
Members of the curriculum, to spend $11,000 on the eChinese
instruction and assessment com- program for the 2016-17 school
mittee voted May 15 to recom- year, which allowed students to
mend the idea of a Zero Hour set up times outside of the school
class at Savanna Oaks Middle day with a tutor in China they
School, which would last 40-45 could correspond with on a com-
minutes each morning before the puter. But usage numbers and a
normal school day begins for the lack of consistent growth on a
17 or so students. That option Chinese-language standardized
presents some hurdles, though test show it might not be working.
committee members and district I was very disappointed, said
administration see them as sur- VASD director of curriculum and
mountable. instruction Ann Franke. I dont
The full school board will con- think we got the bang for the
sider the change as part of the buck. There were a lot of issues.
budget for next year, which is And next year, the service
wants to increase its charges,
Whats next
The full school board will
consider the Zero Hour op-
tion for middle school Chinese
language through its budget
process.
based on information Franke pre-
sented to the curriculum, instruc-
tion and assessment committee
May 15.
While everyone on the com-
mittee agreed eChinese was not
worth that increased cost, they
acknowledged challenges to the
Zero Hour option, as well. The
most significant is transportation,
as some of the students who have
attended VAIS are in the Badger
Ridge Middle School attendance
area, meaning they would have
to find a way to get to SOMS and
return to BRMS before school.
Parents in attendance at the
committee meeting indicated con-
fidence they could form a carpool
to satisfy that, but legally, if any
students who enrolled in the class
were unable to find transporta-
tion, the district would have to
offer it through busing.
If its an option that the board
is making available, then if you
dont provide transportation then
youre excluding, explained
superintendent Dean Gorrell.
While the busing back to BRMS
is priced out already at $5,670 (if
it leaves after 8:15a.m.), the big-
ger challenge would be getting
students to SOMS early in the
morning.
It just really all depends,
Franke said. It depends on if
they can use a Stoner Prairie bus.
Gorrell said he was sure the bus
company would make it hap-
pen, whatever was needed.
The question is how much its
going to cost, Gorrell said.
The district would also have to
contend with finding someone to
fill the teaching position in a part-
time role, .2 full-time equivalent.
VAIS director Ann Princl said
that .2 could be combined with
a .5 FTE position the elementary
school already has listed to make
it more desirable.
Thats a one-year solution,
though, as that .5 position is set to
become full time in 2018-19.
The whole discussion Monday
was centered around short-term
fixes before a long-term change
that could include wider offerings
of Mandarin at the middle-school
level beginning in 2019-20.
District administrators and par-
ents hope an in-person teacher
and return to a classroom setting
could help create language growth
for the students, which was not
consistent this year, as some stu-
dents actually moved back levels
in comprehension. VASD director
of instructional equity and bilin-
gual programming Laurie Bur-
gos said the online class is not
the same as when you have the
opportunity to speak or write with
a purpose with your peers.
We see some kids maintain-
ing, we see some failing, Burgos
said. Theres nothing more inter-
active than a really good language
teacher and peers to practice
with.
Other parent feedback indicated
the eChinese program was unre-
liable and did not include eval-
uations to show parents whether
their students were learning.
Thats a problem, Burgos
said. You should know what
your kids are learning and how
theyre doing.
Contact Scott Girard at ungre-
porter@wcinet.com and follow
him on Twitter @sgirard9.

11 thefts from cars last weekend Lanes switch this week on Main Street
Police say all were Dresser said items taken
JIM FEROLIE in an email the closure date project before the switch, allowing removal of the
included essentially anything
unlocked of value, like wallets, head- Verona Press editor will be announced two stopping at least the east- road surface on the west
phones, money, computers, weeks in advance. side parking lanes from side of the road to begin in
SCOTT GIRARD sunglasses and keys. In a departure from the A lighted sign has being used as temporary the spring, rather than in
Unified Newspaper Group At least three of the thefts previous staging plan, con- announced the change in travel lanes during con- June.
were from inside garages, tractors will switch lanes plans for the past several struction. The bump outs will be
Unfortunately, its the Dresser said. Those would this week to have traffic days. The previous plan H ow eve r, J a c o b s o n installed during the full
season that brings an amount to felony burglary, drive on the east side of would have installed the wrote that a slight change closure of South Main
increase in the number of he noted, rather than misde- South Main Street. bumpouts pedestri- in the staging plans to keep Street, he wrote.
thefts from cars, especially meanors like general theft. The plan wont change an-friendly access points construction moving for-
unlocked ones. The Verona The department had no the start date of the full along the road along ward will have the east Email Verona Press editor
Police Department received information to share about street closure, explained with the rest of the recon- side of the road paved by Jim Ferolie at verona-
11 reports of thefts from potential suspects, but Dress- public works director struction and streetscaping Thursday for a switchover, press@wcinet.com.
unlocked vehicles and garag- er asked that victims and wit- Theran Jacobson. That is
es on Friday and Saturday nesses call the department at scheduled to happen no
nights last week, according 845-7623. earlier than June 12 and
to an email from Lt. Dave We also ask that residents finish no later than Aug.
Dresser. be mindful of these theft by 18 and be a maximum of
It appears to be that time removing valuables from their six weeks.
of the year again, Dresser vehicles and locking their car But it could shorten it.
wrote. doors a good deterrent, he Given the speed of con-
Each of the reports came
from the north side of the city.
wrote. If residents see any-
one walking and checking
struction so far, it like-
ly will start on the early
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Water is life, should be protected Badger Ridge/Core Knowledge Quarter 3
A recent local newspaper story by state leaders. Guess again. Samuel David Abreu Julia May Huseth Virginia Colleen O'Brien
told of the Wisconsin Department Instead, after taking corporate Madison Pakes Ahlman Genevieve Louise Jacobs Ryan Mark Ochowski
of Natural Resources plans to dis- farm campaign donations, they Max Pakes Ahlman Cole Ryan Jannusch Kaylee Lynn Odden
tribute bottled water to large areas vote for laws that let farms draw Jenna J Albert Senuja Vilhan Jayawickrama Anna Grace Olson
of water well contamination. an unlimited amount of water. Ana Karen Alvarado Duarte Ian Andrew Jefcoat Elizabeth Agnes Osting
Seems we see these types of Water that is becoming scarce, Michaela Dyonne Anderson Peyton Grace Jeske Joshua Thomas Osting
news stories often. They should pumped cheaply so they can lower Madeline Elizabeth Andres Aaliyah Konjit Hubacher Johnson Azhaan Ahmed Pasha
shock us. the cost of doing business. More Saira Alexandra Ardon Meza Antwone Zachery Johnson Brennen Chase Pelletier
They should make us put a stop profits for them less water for the Abigail Sara Armstrong Anya Maija Johnson Brian Perez Montes
to the cause of it. rest of the people. Maddalen Elyse Armstrong Luna Gracia Johnson Anna Perez
Sadly, it does not even make We live in a time where clean Ben John Aune Nathan James Jurrens Hipolito Jesus Perez-Xelhua
the front page of the news most water is becoming a scarce Drake Philipp Badger Drew Henry Kaatz Katelin Anne Plesac
days. Seems its just easier to put a resource. Why do we continue to Graeden William Battles Page Elizabeth Kassner Anya Elizabeth Williams Polet
bandaid on it (give those affected pollute it or waste so much of it? Griffin Joseph Battles Matthew Harris Keel Simon Andrew Popkewitz
Luke Jackson Bayer Cade Bryson Kermicle Ryan John Porter
some bottled water) and forget We are all so rich in many ways. Oliver Oscar Becker Ava Dmitrievna Kharin Tatiana Vladimirovna Predko
what we do to the water we drink. Without water, none of those rich- Brennan Michael Beckler Sarah Njeri Kimani Tyler Ritter Prest
The way I see it, we are slowly es matter. Sarah Marie Bekx Jacob Fredrick Kisting Ashton Craig Pringle
committing ecological suicide. As In regard to the pollution we Nevaeh Lynn Benning Laura Ailleen Kisting Avlin T Prosa
the son of a third generation water inflict on our greatest resource I Brooklynn Mikkel Benzine Kaden Randal Kittleson Allison June Prough
well driller, I grew up appreciating will quote a bumper sticker that Aaron Peter Berry Andrew Elton Kling Brock Matthew Prough
clean water. says what happens to the water, Emma Grace Billmeyer Kylee Marie Knuppel Anna Lanee Putney
Water is life. Water sustains us. happens to the people. Toritseju Monalisa Blagogee Allison Rose Kohlstedt Bowen Quan
It makes me sad and angry that Addison Rose Blomberg Lilyana Caroline Kotulak Kimberly Susan Quinn
we treat our aquifer as one giant Tim Melin Hilary Jean Blomberg Quintin Michael Kraft Renee Anne Rech
sewer. You would think that this City of Verona Mia Jane Blomberg Joseph Richard Kyle Katie Ann Richardson
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Verona Area Historical Society City of Verona

Unearthing history City begins

Archaeologist talks about Veronas early farmsteads May 20
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Unified Newspaper Group

Over the last year, archaeologists

from the Wisconsin Historical Soci-
ety have been digging in the dirt along
Hwy. 69 to learn about early Native
American and Euro-American farm-
stead settlements.
Paul Reckner, who has logged many
hours studying and reconstructing
information found along this corri-
dor in Verona, will share his findings
during the next Verona Area Historical
Society meeting. He will present, Fol-
low the Evidence! Excavating Early
Verona Farmsteads, at 10a.m. Satur-
day, May 20, at the senior center.
Reckners talk will focus on the
work hes doing to research and create
a map of the original overland routes
and roads from Verona through Paoli
to Belleville, as well as determine how
these routes shaped the areas first
wave of farmstead settlement, accord-
ing to a news release.
It may come as a surprise to learn
the wealth of artifacts and evidence
found in Verona dig sites related to
many periods of human activity here
since last glacier, the release said.
Will discovering these paths and
comparing them to known excavation
sites lead to a better understanding of
how Verona and surrounding areas
were settled?
If You Go
What: Verona Area Historical Society
meeting with Paul Reckner
When: 10a.m. Saturday, May 20
Where: Verona Senior Center, 108
Paoli St.
Info: veronahistory.com
Reckner recently talked about the
archaeological survey as it related to
10,000 years of history along the
Sugar River, from the first Paleo-Indi-
an hunting bands to early 19th century
homesteaders, during the Upper Sugar
River Watershed Associations annual
meeting at Epic in March.
He said the Cultural Resource Man-
agement archeological digs in the
Verona and Montrose townships are
part of the planning process for the
Wisconsin Department of Transpor-
tations State Hwy. 69 reconstruc-
tion project. Archeologists investi-
gate where project engineers think
they might have to disturb the ground
during reconstruction, and then they
evaluate whether the sites are signifi-
cant and if they need to be excavated.
About 30 sites in the project cor-
ridor were identified, and archaeolo-
gists found remnants of a couple burial
mounds and objects like clovis points.
They also found the first European set-
tlement in Verona township near the
south bank of Badger Mill Creek.
They dig out the burial mound, put
taking polls
JIM FEROLIE another. The first question
a roof over it, and there you have it, Verona Press editor asked about swimming
the first European settlement in Verona facilities in light of the
township, he said. Also, consequent- T h e c i t y h a s b eg u n recent debate over a com-
ly, the first destruction of a prehistoric using online polls to gauge munity pool and drew 102
mound in Verona township in 1837. citizen interest in several responses, nearly half of
And so history goes. hot topics. which (44 percent) indi-
They also located the foundation of The citys POLCO sur- cated an interest in build-
an old farmstead from the 1850s in veys require citizens to ing both a new pool and
Montrose township under an alfalfa create an account at polco. upgrading Firemans Park
field. And nearby they found a dark, us and provide background beach. Other answers were
circular stain in the soil about 4 feet on each topic, including to build a pool as the main
in diameter, which they excavated and city services, projects and swimming area (27 per-
unearthed things like medicine bottles, programs. The city is link- cent), improve Firemans
broken dishware, metal objects and tin ing to the surveys through Park as the only swim-
toy soldiers from around 1890-1900. its website and social ming area (17 percent),
This is one of those beautiful little media. build an indoor facility (7
time capsule deposits that archaeol- We want to see a wide percent) or do nothing (5
ogists love to encounter, because they range of residents provide percent).
really show the wide range of objects feedback on the survey The next poll asks about
that people had around them in their questions, city admin- residents awareness of the
households, he said. i s t r a t o r J e ff M i ko r s k i citys efforts at becoming
He said its valuable because most explained. a dementia-friendly com-
people dont bother to write down an New survey questions munity.
inventory of their goods. will be posted periodical-
Very rarely would people discuss ly, stay up for three weeks Email Verona Press editor
these kind of really mundane elements a n d ove r l a p w i t h o n e Jim Ferolie at verona-
of their everyday life that we find so press@wcinet.com.
fascinating now because theyre so dif-
ferent from our own, he said.
City in brief
Contact Samantha Christian at
samantha.christian@wcinet.com.
Alders serving postponed
Plans for several members of the Common Council to
serve meals at Badger Prairie Needs Network this week-

Marks talks 50-plus years of coaching in Verona
Long-time Verona High
School cross country head
coach Randy Marks spoke
at the Verona Area His-
torical Societys meeting
on April 8 about his long
career in coaching.
Marks came to Verona
in 1965 to teach chemistry.
Having been a cross coun-
try runner at West High in
Madison, he was eager to
develop a program here in
Verona. The administration
wasnt receptive at first, due
to a lack of funds to pay
a coach, but Marks went
ahead and recruited a team
and went from there.
T h ey d i d n t w i n a ny
meets that first year, but the
following year, Dale Bur-
to improve with practic-
es tallying 70-80 miles a
week. By 1973, they won
the Capitol Conference
championship, and the next
year won a state champion-
ship, and Bill Markwardt,
placed first at state.
By the late 1970s, he also
started a girls cross coun-
try team, although at first,
they had to run with the
boys team. In 1980 the
first year Verona fielded a
full squad the girls team
won their first state cham-
pionship, following that up
with state titles in 1981 and
1984.
When Marks began teach-
ing and coaching in 1965,
Verona Area High School
undergone changes, too, saveveronahistory@gmail.
and is considered one of the com.
best in the area.
Help wanted
The Verona Area Histori-
cal Society is looking for a
volunteer to do research on
changes made to the New
Century building. VAHS
member Ruth Jensen said
the society will fill out a
questionnaire to the Wis-
consin Historical Society
to see if the building might
qualify for the National
Register of Historic Places.
We know there have
been additions to the build-
ing and other changes since
it was built around 1917,
and on the questionnaire we
end and the next weekend have been canceled due to a
scheduling error.
A church group will be doing the serving this Satur-
day, May 20, and the normally scheduled Saturday com-
munity meal will not be available because it is Memorial
Day weekend.
Matts House update
The interior of the house
has been remodeled, the
roof has been repaired and
LEGACY ACADEMY
work has begun on the exte-
rior with tuck pointing and
INDOOR ACTIVITY CENTER
trim repair. Landscaping
will follow later.
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genske became Veronas
first state boys qualifier
and became its first state
medal winner by placing
had 240 students. As it grew
the athletic conference was
changed accordingly, tak-
ing Verona through all three
need to list the dates those At Cleary Building Corp.
or call us at (608) 270-9977.
190 S. Paoli St., Verona WI
changes occurred and site (608) 845-9700 adno=522086-01
sources, Jensen wrote in an
email to the Press.

GRAND
third. size divisions. Veronas Anyone who is
The boys team continued cross country course has interested can email

32nd Annual OPENING

Verona
Hometown Days May 26-May 27
2017 Run-Walk Friday, May 26
4pm-6:30pm 1/2 Price Glasses of Wine
Sunday, June 4th
5pm Ribbon Cutting (Guests & Verona Area Chamber)
Harriet Park, Verona 6:30-8:30pm LIVE Music by The Mascot Theory Band
(start and finish lines)

Saturday, May 27
Packet Pick-up and Late Registration from 7:00-7:30am
Register on-line at
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All Day Spin the Wine Wheel for Prizes

10K/5K/Walk starts at 8am
11am-4pm 30% OFF Bottles or Wine (limit 6 per person)
1K & 2K Kids Run, register at 11:15, race at 11:40 in front of Sugar River
1, 2 & 3pm Winery Tours
United Methodist Church, 415 W. Verona Ave. (12 & under Free)
2pm-4pm LIVE Music by Tristan Freides 1105 Laser St.
Promoting a healthy lifestyle and fitness 5pm-8:30pm LIVE Music by Lo Marie Verona, WI
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Coming up
Banner winners reception
The Verona Area Education Foun-
dation will celebrate nearly 40 Vero-
na Area School District students who
won a banner design contest earlier
this year at the library May 18.
The event, which will be held from
6:30-8 p.m., will offer an opportunity
to meet the artists and see their ban-
ners, which will remain on display at
the library until May 31 and later on
East Verona Avenue.
For information, visit verona.k12.
wi.us or veronapubliclibrary.org.
Concert band
Memorial poppy sale
American Legion Auxiliary mem-
bers of Mason Lindsay Post 385 will
be at Miller and Sons Supermarket,
210 S. Main St., on Friday, May 19,
and Saturday, May 20, wearing and
selling poppies.
They group asks you recognize the
sacrifice of our veterans by making
a donation to the veteran poppy fund
and by wearing a red memorial poppy
this Memorial Day weekend.
Word on the Street 5K
The library will hold its second ly/2qjNr6U.
annual Word on the Street 5K run/
Churches
Pancake breakfast All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
There will be a pancake breakfast (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
fundraiser for New Century School allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Pastor Rich Johnson
from 8-11:30 a.m. Sunday, May 21, at Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 ELCA
E. Verona Ave. The Church in Fitchburg 427 S. Main St., Verona
T h e m e a l i n c l u d e s p a n c a ke s , 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
(608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
scrambled eggs, sausage, applesauce, livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
orange juice and coffee. The cost Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
is $7 per person, which benefits the Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
school. Nonperishable food donations Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
will also be accepted for the BPNN (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
food pantry. memorialucc.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
For information, visit bit. Pastor Phil Haslanger a.m.
Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran
Salem United Church of Christ

The Verona Area Concert Band
will hold a free concert at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 18, at the Verona Area
High School Performing Arts Center,
300 Richard St.
The music performed will include
works by Susato, Bach, Beethoven,
Bizet, Hanson and Hazo.
For information, visit vacbmusic.
org.
Community calendar
walk from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Paramedic checkups Church ECLA
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
May 20. The 1/3-mile kids run will Every fourth Monday of the month (608) 271-6633 salemchurchverona.org
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
start at 9:30 a.m. from 8:30-10 a.m. from May 22 to Way, Madison Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
Registration is $33 for the 5K and Dec. 25, Fitch-Ronas community Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
$11 for the kids run. Proceeds from paramedics will be offering free blood West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
the event will go to the Verona Public pressure checks, blood sugar screens Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
Library Endowment Fund. and medications checks at the senior
To register, call 845-7180 or visit center. Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
veronapubliclibrary.org. For information, call 845-7471. The Verona Senior Center ECLA
108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
(608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
info@damascusroadchurch.com, (608) 437-3493
damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

Thursday, May 18
10:30-11 a.m., Child development
storytime: spring, library, 845-7180
3-4 p.m., Computer Questions for
Linda Kaiser, senior center, 845-
7471
4-5:30 p.m., Anime Club (grades
6-12), library, 845-7180
6-7 p.m., Books N Booze Club:
A Visit from the Good Squad by
Jennifer Egan, The Draft House,
845-7180
6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup-
port Group (repeats first and third
Thursdays; refreshments 5:30-6
p.m.), senior center, 845-7471
6:30-8 p.m., 25 Banner Years:
A Celebration of Student Artists
Reception (display up through May
30), library, 845-7180
7:30 p.m., Verona Area Concert
Band, VAHS PAC, 300 Richard St.,
vacbmusic.org
Friday, May 19
9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory-friendly
storytime (ages 3-5), library, 845-
7180
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May
Birthday/Anniversary Party: Music
by Bahama Bob (register for lunch
by May 16), senior center, 845-
7471
Noon to 4 p.m., AARP Smart
Drivers Course ($20, $15 for AARP
members), senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, May 20
8 a.m. to noon, Word on the
Street 5K Run/Walk for the Verona
Public Library (kids run starts at
9:15 a.m.), library, 845-7180
10 a.m. to noon, Verona Area
Historical Society: Excavating early
Verona farmsteads, senior center,
845-7471
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitch-
en free community meal, BPNN,
bpnn.org
1-3 p.m., Acrylic painting with
Carol Ann ($10, sign up by May
15), senior center, 845-7471
Sunday, May 21
8-11:30 a.m., Pancake breakfast
fundraiser for New Century School
($7), BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave.,
345-9529
Monday, May 22
8:30-10 a.m., Free blood pres-
sure checks, blood sugar screens,
medication checks, senior center,
845-7471 Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
201 S. Main St., Verona Church
10:30 a.m., Womens Group (608) 845-7125 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(repeats every fourth Monday), MBCverona.org (608) 845-5855
senior center, 845-7471 Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
Sunday: 10:15 a.m. sugarriverumc.org
7 p.m., Common Council, Verona Pastor Gary Holmes
City Center, 845-6495 Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
Tuesday, May 23 (608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
9-11 a.m., FoodShare Employ- redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
ment and Training (drop in), library, Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
216-7640
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
West Madison Bible Church
10-11 a.m., Man Talk, senior cen- Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
ter, 845-7471 WELS (608) 845-9518
10:30-11:30 a.m., Can I Afford a
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
(608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Senior Living Solution? presenta- rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
tion, senior center, 845-7471 Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
Pastor Benjamin Phelps
3:30-7:30 p.m., Verona Farmers Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
Market, Hometown Junction Park, Christ
Sunday: 9 a.m.
facebook.com/veronamarket Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
Wednesday, May 24 St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
4:30-5:30 p.m., Tech Time with St. William Church
Tim (register), senior center, 845- 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
7471 (608) 845-6613 Christ
stchristopherverona.com Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
Thursday, May 25 Fr. William Vernon, pastor (608)845-5641
4-5:30 p.m., Teen Gaming (ages Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
11-18), library, 845-7180 Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
6:30-8 p.m., Beginning Java for Paoli
Adults (register), library, 845-7180
The Garments of Faith

Whats on VHAT-98 We get dressed every morning to prepare for the

work of the day, putting on our uniforms, as it were,
Thursday, May 18 Boys Basketball Football 11 p.m. Storytelling at and dressing appropriately for both the work ahead
7 a.m. Identity Theft at 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats 7 p.m. Common Council Senior Center and the days weather. Why not clothe the soul with
Senior Center Football Live Thursday, May 25 the protective garments of faith as well? In the grand
8 a.m. Zumba Gold 4:30 p.m. Verona Track at 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 7 a.m. Identity Theft at scheme of things, our immortal soul is worth infinitely
9 a.m. Daily Exercise Historical Society 10 p.m. Identity Theft at Senior Center more than our corruptible bodies, and thus we should
10 a.m. Storytelling at 6 p.m. Common Council Senior Center 8 a.m. Zumba Gold take greater pains to protect it. The faith and knowl-
Senior Center from 5-08-17 11 p.m. Storytelling at 9 a.m. Daily Exercise edge that God loves us and wants us to be well while
2 p.m. Zumba Gold 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Senior Center 10 a.m. Storytelling at we carry out His will is a protective garment greater
3 p.m. Daily Exercise Boys Basketball Tuesday, May 23 Senior Center than anything we have in our closets. A great addition
4 p.m. Men of Blackhawk 10 p.m. Verona Track at 7 a.m. Identity Theft at 3 p.m. Daily Exercise to the morning routine is to gird up your loins with
at Senior Center Historical Society Senior Center 4 p.m. Men of Blackhawk the garments of faith and thanksgiving, remembering
5 p.m. Harp Music at 11 p.m. Storytelling at 10 a.m. Zumba Gold at Senior Center that our primary mission and the very meaning of our
Senior Center Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise 5 p.m. Harp Music at life is to love God with all our hearts, and to love our
6 p.m. Salem Church Sunday, May 21 10 a.m. Storytelling at Senior Center fellow man as we love ourselves. How wonderful that
Service 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour Senior Center 6 p.m. Salem Church we can put on the garments of faith each day and go
7 p.m. Brain & Body at 9 a.m. Resurrection 2 p.m. Zumba Gold Service out into the world prepared to do Gods work!
Senior Center Church 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 7 p.m. Brain & Body at
8 p.m. Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Salem Church 4 p.m. Men of Blackhawk Senior Center Christopher Simon
9 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep Service at Senior Center 8 p.m. Daily Exercise
Changes at Senior Center Noon Common Council 5 p.m. Harp Music at 9 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled
10 p.m. Verona Track at from 5-08-17 Senior Center Changes at Senior Center around your waist, with the breastplate of righteous-
Historical Society 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 6 p.m. Resurrection 10 p.m. Verona Track at ness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readi-
Friday, May 19 Boys Basketball Church Historical Society ness that comes from the gospel of peace.
7 a.m. Men of Blackhawk 4:30 p.m. Verona Track at 8 p.m. Brain & Body at
at Senior Center Historical Society Senior Center Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV
1 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep 6 p.m. Common Council 9 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep
Changes at Senior Center from 5-08-17 Changes at Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 91-92 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 10 p.m. Verona Track at Support groups
Boys Basketball Boys Basketball Historical Society
4 p.m. Harp Music at 10 p.m. Main St. Memories Wednesday, May 24 AA Meeting, senior cen-
Senior Center at Historical Society 7 a.m. Men of Blackhawk ter, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
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5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats 11 p.m. Storytelling at at Senior Center Caregivers Support

Football
8:30 p.m. Men of
Blackhawk at Senior Center
10 p.m. Identity Theft at
Senior Center
11 p.m. Storytelling at
Senior Center
Saturday, May 20
8 a.m. Common Council
from 5-08-17
11 a.m. Verona 91-92
Senior Center
Monday, May 22
7 a.m. Men of Blackhawk
at Senior Center
1 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep
Changes at Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 91-92
Boys Basketball
4 p.m. Harp Music at
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats
1 p.m. Arbor Day/Sleep
Changes at Senior Center
3 p.m. Verona 91-92
Boys Basketball
5 p.m. Common Council
from 5-22-17
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. Men of Blackhawk
at Senior Center
10 p.m. Identity Theft at
Senior Center
Group, senior center, first 430 E. Verona Ave.
and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. 845-2010
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
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The city and town of Vero-
na officially became the
states seventh Ice Age Trail
Community during a gather-
ing at Badger Prairie Park on
May 6.
Town Chair Mark Geller,
Mayor Jon Hochkammer,
Verona Area Chamber of
Commerce executive director
Le Jordan and David Lons-
dorf with the Ice Age Trail
Alliance participated in the
Kids participated in a tyke hike to the Verona Public Library from Badger Prairie Park.
after the ceremony and meal.
On the Web Luke Kloberdanz, direc-
tor of outreach and education
To learn more about Ice Age Trail for the Ice Age Trail, also
Communities, visit: addressed the community. He
iceagetrail.org/ice-age-trail- told the Press the designation
community/ promotes the local economy
and health and wellness.
As part of the commit-
ment to improve the Ice Age
ribbon cutting ceremony. National Scenic Trail, Vero-
Kids and adults also hiked na is expected to hold at least
portions of the trail before and two community events each
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year that would promote the
trail and make it more visible.
One such event will be a Hike-
A-Thon during Hometown
Days on National Trails Day,
June 3. The other will likely
be a backpacking trip up north
for the community through
the Chequamegon-Nicolet
National Forest in the fall.
Samantha Christian
Photo by Samantha Christian
Ice Age Trail Alliance director of outreach and education Luke
Photo submitted Kloberdanz talks to community members about the signifi-
cance of the designation.
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Player of the
week
From May 9-16
Name: Sieanna Mitchell
Grade: Senior
Sport: Track and field
Highlights: Mitchell won Big
Eight Conference titles in the 100,
200 and 400 Friday at Mansfield
Stadium. She also took fourth in the
long jump
Honorable mentions:
Brad Laufenberg (baseball) pitched
a complete game in a 3-2 win over
Middleton Thursday
Kate Melin (girls soccer) scored
twice and added an assist in a 3-0
win over Madison East Thursday
Garhett Kaegi and Steven
Kellerman (boys golf) finished with
a 76 and a 79 at the La Follette Cup
Thursday at Yahara Golf Course,
combining for a bestball score of 69
Jack Herkert (boys track) won the
Big 8 conference high jump title for
the third straight year. He scored a
meet-record 34 points in earning all
conference honors in four events
Chris Queoff and Kevin Fan
(boys tennis) lost their first sets
but bounced back to win in three
sets Friday in a 4-3 win against
Middleton
Emma Kleinsek (softball) hit a two-
run home run to give Verona a 3-2
victory over Madison Memorial last
week
Girls track and field
Mitchell sweeps
sprint relays at
conference meet
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Senior Sieanna Mitchell pulled
off a rare sweep Friday, which left
no doubt as to who the fastest girl
in the Big Eight Conference is this
season.
Mitchell swept the 100-, 200- and
400-meter dashes at Mansfield Sta-
dium to help the Verona girls track
and field team to a third-place fin-
ish with 81.5 points. Sun Prairie
ran away with the meet with 143.75
points. Madison Memorial (112)
was second.
I could not be prouder of Siean-
na, Verona coach Mark Happel said.
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Boys track and field
Caught by surprise
Ifediora to carry on track career at
Brown University
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Senior Obi Ifediora has made a habit of
making the impossible seem plausible. Just
ask the Brookfield East 4x200 relay anchor
he ran down last month coming off the final
turn to steal the victory for Verona at the
Sun Prairie Invitational.
Ifediora, it turns out, was finally caught
off-guard himself last summer when he
received a call from Brown University.
To be honest, the opportunity really
came out of nowhere, Ifediora said. One
day I got a call, and it was the track coach
from Brown asking me if Id ever be inter-
ested in attending a university. What my
interests would be in terms of a college and
just how my junior season went.
Wherever it came from, it was enough
that he committed to the school earlier this
year and will run track for the Bears in the
fall.
To this day, Ifediora says he has no idea
how he actually ended up on Browns
recruiting radar.
After getting off the phone, he told his
mom who had called. As mothers often do,
she asked perhaps the most important ques-
tion where is Brown?
I realized that was a good question. I
wasnt familiar with Brown at all. So I did
some research, looking at the schools his- Photo by Jeremy Jones
tory and where it was located, he said. Senior Obi Ifediora, who is attending Brown University next year for track and field, reacts
And I got caught up. after repeating as the Big Eight Conference champion Friday at Mansfield Stadium. Verona fin-
In the end, the Rhode Island schools aca- ished 19 points behind Middleton 138-119.
demic reputation as an Ivy League school
trumped everything else including the Shortly after receiving that initial phone the team, thats what sold me, he said.
distance and the more than $50,000 annual call, Ifediora sent some film of him running They were trying really hard to get me
cost. for the Brown coaches to check out. The there, I could tell.
This takes care of my future. Just the school then flew Ifediora out to Providence The last day of his visit, Ifediora was
opportunities that will come after getting a for an official visit and to meet his team- approached by one of the Brown coaches and
degree from an Ivy League school, theyre mates last winter. told that the Ivy League has a rule that recruits
endless, he said. The atmosphere there and bonding with
Turn to Ifediora/Page 11
Wildcats finish disappointing second
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Obi Ifediora raised his hands
to the sky with two fingers
extended on each hand as he
repeated as the Big Eight Con-
ference 400-meter dash champi-
on Friday evening.
It would be the last time the
Brown University recruit would
be celebrating at Mansfield Sta-
dium, however, as Verona fell
19 points shy of Middleton 138-
119 in the quest for the teams
first Big Eight Conference
crown since 2011.
Sun Prairie finished third with
106 points.
Obi won the 400 dash in 50
seconds flat, and despite his
twin brother Chudi Ifediora
already sitting out the meet with
a hamstring injury, Obi and the
Wildcats looked primed to lock
up the title. That all changed
on the straightaway of the 200, Photo by Jeremy Jones
however. Senior Jack Herkert clears 6 foot, 4 inches to win his third Big Eight Conference high jump title.
The top seed, Obi had the
fastest preliminary time, clock-
ing a 22.41 but the senior pulled place in what turned out to the mile and two mile. did what he could despite every-
up coming off the final corner key turning point in the meet. The Cardinals went 2-3 in the thing else that was going on,
and limped to the finish with no The left hamstring injury to Obi 800 and finished 2, 3 and 8 in a earning all-conference honors
points in ninth place. also meant he would miss the strong conference for distance in four events and repeating as
Second-seeded Middleton 4x400 relay. runners in both the mile and two the Big Eight Conference cham-
senior Tre Turner outleaned We knew it would be close, mile to outscore their seeds. pion in the high jump for the
Madison Memorial senior Don- but Middleton had guys deliv- T h a t s s o m e b i g - t i m e third straight year, bowing out at
Dreon Conklin by a fraction of a er, coach Joff Pedretti said. points, Pedretti said. 6 feet, 4 inches to focus on the
section at the finish line for first They overachieved in the 800, Stanford recruit Jack Herkert
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Boys golf Boys tennis

Verona wins La Follette Cup Wildcats set to take first Big Eight title
ANTHONY IOZZO JEREMY JONES
Assistant sports editor Whats next Sports editor
Big Eight meet set for Wednesday-Thursday
The Verona Area High Verona travels to The Verona Area High School
School boys golf team Verona travels to Nielsen Ten- that features 12 of the top-ranked
Evansville Golf Club at boys tennis team traveled to Big nis Stadium in Madison for the Big teams in the state, including top-
won Fridays La Follette Eight rival Middleton on Friday and
Cup with 196 strokes at 8:30a.m. Thursday for Eight Conference meet May 17-18. ranked Marquette, second-ranked
swept the singles flights for a 4-3 Play begins at 9:30a.m. on Wednes- Nicolet, fourth-ranked Homestead,
Yahara Golf Course. the Big Eight Conference victory over the fifth-ranked Cardi- day and 2p.m. on Thursday. sixth-ranked Eau Claire Memori-
The Wildcats won the meet. nals.
alternative shot with a I think we have a pretty good al, seventh-ranked Whitefish Bay,
Will Tennison led the way with opportunity to win the tournament eighth-ranked Arrowhead and ninth-
64. Will Zunker and Jack The Wildcats travel to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Ryan Gold, if we play like we are capable of ranked Brookfield East.
Bates competed for that. Blackhawk Country Club who took over at No. 1 singles this
Garhett Kaegi (76) and playing at each flight, coach Rick A Green Bay Notre Dame team
at 10a.m. Tuesday, May season after Xavier Sanga left the Engen said. I told the guys it comes ranked No. 1 in Division 2, Brook-
Steven Kellerman (79) team.
combined for a bestball 23, for the WIAA Division Kush Nagpal added a 6-3, 6-3 win
down to winning as many matches field Academy is fourth and the
score of 69, and Austin 1 regionals. The top four as possible and earning more points University School of Milwaukee is
over Kunwarjit Singh at No. 3 sin- than everyone else. ranked fifth.
Gaby, Cale Rufenacht, teams and top four indi- gles. Meanwhile, Verona needed The Wildcats follow that up with Madison West and Verona are
Connor Rufenacht and viduals advance to sec- three sets at Nos. 2 and 4 singles to
Logan Lindell finished the a two-day tournament in Brookfield both honorable teams in Division 1.
tionals. secure the win.
team scramble with a 63. Chris Queoff lost his first set to
Haiwen Dai but bounced back to 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. and then come back is big for their
Spartan invite dominate the next two sets 2-6, 6-0, Chris and Kevin have been grow- confidence and mental toughness
The Wildcats finished second with a 316. 6-3. It was the same story for Kev- ing all season; this was just anoth- going forward.
the regular season Monday Kaegi was second over- in Fan at No. 4 singles, who fought er step in the process, coach Rick
at the Spartan Invitation- all with a 74, and Keller- back from a tough first set to roll Engen said. Being able to drop a set Turn to Tennis/Page 11
al at Blackhawk Country man and Bates both shot
Club and took third with a 82s. Zunker finished the
total score with an 85.
323.
Lodi won the meet with Cale Rufenachts 90 was Home Talent League
Cavaliers crush Muscoda, Oregon to start Sunday League season
a 314, and Waunakee was thrown out.

Boys lacrosse The Verona Home Talent team cruised to a 2-0 start Verona 11, Oregon 1
Sunday with a 15-0 win over Muscoda.

Cats knock off Arrowhead

Justin Scanlon (3-for-4), Derek Burgenske (2-for-3) and The Cavaliers opened the season on May 7 and defeated
Derek Murphy (2-for-4) all had multiple hits. Oregon 11-1.
Verona hosts Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff at 1p.m. Sunday. Alex Olson (2-for-4), Alan Kopp (3-for-4), Scanlon
Senior Patrick Stigsell Hyland finished with two (2-for-4) and Burgenske (2-for-5) all had multiple hits.
and junior Ian Edwards assists.
each scored twice in a 6-5 Senior Henry Smith and
win over Hartland Arrow-
head Saturday.
junior Matt Jindra each
had seven groundballs.
Girls track: Olson takes third in the high jump
Junior Graham Sticha Junior Ethan Maurisek had Continued from page 9
added a goal and an assist, five saves.
and senior Jake Keyes -Anthony Iozzo
scored once. Junior Ryan I think she clearly has prov-
en who is the fastest sprinter
in the conference. You pick
the distance and she won it
LL & PU tonight. Ive never coached
RI anyone who has done that
before, especially in the Big
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Eight.
The UW-Oshkosh recruit
said he knew it was going to
be big night after he opened
the meet with personal-best
jump of 17 feet, 3 1/2 inch-
es in the long jump which
earned her fourth place.

Grand Opening She had the 100 next

where she posted a time of
12.25 to finish .19 ahead of
Janesville Parker freshman
Sunday, May 28 - 2-5 p.m. Tina Shelton for first place.
I felt really good about Photo by Jeremy Jones
Music by Other Brothers Band those two events and every- Freshman Tamiya Smith takes the baton from junior Emelia Lichty in the 4x200-meter relay.
thing just kind of took off Verona finished third in the relay in 1 minute, 48.31 seconds.
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sixth-place finish in the 300
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I know shell definite-
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Softball Baseball

Verona roll in three Big 8 wins Cats edge Middleton, fall to top-ranked Craig ANTHONY IOZZO
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor Whats next
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The Verona Area High Verona travels to Warner Park at 5p.m. Thursday to
Pitcher Meghan Anderson recorded her The Wildcats finish out the regular sea- School baseball edged Mid-
fourth shutout of the year Thursday and dleton 3-2 Thursday, but fell take on Madison East. Verona hosts Beaver Dam and
got plenty of run support as the Wildcats son at home 5p.m. Thursday against Sun Kaukuana in a triangular, beginning at 11a.m. Saturday.
to first-place Janesville Craig.
posted their second consecutive confer- Prairie. The WIAA Division 1 postseason The Wildcats are now 10-5
ence victory via the 10-run rule, 16-0 begins Wednesday, May 24. in the Big Eight Conference.
The Wildcats hosts Sun Prairie at 5p.m. Tuesday, May
over La Follette in five innings. 23, at Stampfl Field.
Anderson went the distance against the Verona 3, Middleton 2
Big Eight rivals, striking out 10 in five The Wildcats held off Mid-
innings while allowing two hits. Batting and eventually came home on a Breanna dleton for a 3-2 win Thursday
in just her third game, she also helped her Gladding two-out RBI single. at Stampfl Field. walk in an inning.
cause by driving in a pair of runs with an Memorial tied the game in the bottom Jacob Slonim hit a sacrifice Stoughton 6, Verona 5 Ethan Sehmer earned
RBI single in the first inning. of the fifth when Natalie Frisch reached
with a base hit and then came home on
fly to score Tristan Largent, An error hurt Veronas the win for Stoughton. He
That was more than enough run sup- and Brad Laufenberg (2-for- chances of a win at noncon- allowed an earned run on
port for Anderson, but Verona kept up the a single by Anna Arnoldussen. The Spar-
tans pulled within a run in the bottom of
2) singled home Aaron Faga ference Stoughton on Satur- a hit and a walk in three
intensity with 11 more runs in the sec- to break a 1-1 tie in the day, as the Wildcats fell 6-5. innings, striking out four.
ond inning. Alina Yazek, Kallie Kneupel, the seventh when lead-off hitter Isabella fourth.
Curtin reached base on an error and lat- Brock Wanninger hit a Verona 11, La Follette 0
Amelia Hust (2-for-3), Savanna Rainey The Cardinals scored once grounder to third that was
(3-for4) and Kasie Keyes (2-for-4) each er came around to score on a Emmalina in the top of the seventh, but The Wildcats traveled to
Groves single. misplayed and allowed Andy
drove in a run and Tatum Geier doubled. Laufenberg stranded two run- Johnson and Alec Tomzyck Warner Park on Tuesday to
The Lancers (2-10 conference) com- Geier (2-for-3) and Gladding (2-for-3)
each collected multiple hits in the heart
ners on to preserve the win. to score in the bottom of the take on Madison La Follette
mitted five errors in the loss, including Tyler McClure tied the seventh. and scored seven runs in the
three in the second inning. of the order for Verona, which had six as
a team.
game at 1-1 in the third with Verona took a 5-4 lead in fourth en route to an 11-0
Melissa Ponty took the loss, allowing an RBI single to bring home the sixth after Tucker Teskey win.
10 runs (three earned) on eight hits in 1 Arnoldussen took the loss for Memo- Nick Pederson. Teskey had two RBIs
rial, working 5 2/3 innings and allowing doubled home Noah Ander-
1/3 innings. She walked one and didnt Laufenberg went the dis- son. and two runs scored, and
have a strikeout. Skyler Imhoff took over three earned runs on five hits and one
walk. Haley Pitman walked one and gave
tance and allowed an earned Jeff Bishop and Largent Largent was 2-for-4 with a
from there and gave up six earned runs run on five hits and two had RBI singles in the first, double, two RBIs and a run
on five hits and two walks. She struck out up a hit in 1 1/3 innings of relief. walks, striking out five. scoring Connor McGowan scored. McGowan had an
one. Verona 14, Mad. East 3 and Slonim. Largent also RBI and a run scored, and
Craig 2, Verona 0
Verona 3, Madison Memorial 2 Verona traveled to Olbrich Park on
scored on an error to make it Bishop picked up a double
Verona fell 2-0 Friday 3-0. and two RBIs.
Emma Kleinsek supplied the offense Tuesday and dealt Madison East a 14-3 against Janesville Craig at McGowan added an RBI Faga also had two RBIs
Saturday when Verona traveled to Jef- loss. Riverside Park. on a groundout in the fourth and a run scored, and Ander-
ferson Middle School for a conference Rainey went 2-for-5 with four RBIs, Craig scored both runs in that scored Anderson. son, McClure, Laufenberg,
makeup game against Madison Memorial including two on a double in the first the third. McClure took the loss. He Jared Grassman and Nick
and eked out a 3-2 victory. inning. Largent took the loss. He allowed two unearned runs Pederson all scored runs.
Amie Rudnicki singled to lead things The Wildcats, who had 15 hits in the allowed an earned run on on a hit and two walks in 1 Bishop earned the win
off in the bottom of the sixth and later win, blew the game open with six runs three hits and a walk, striking 1/3 innings. Jonah Haffner on the mound, allowing
came around to score with two outs when in the fourth inning, scoring on an error, out one. started and allowed three three hits in four innings.
Kleinsek homered over the right-field Kleinsek single and doubles by Geier and Noah Berghammer earned earned runs on five hits and He struck out six. Brandon
fence. Yazek. the win. He allowed two two walks, striking out three. Ellestad allowed a hit in one
Quin Nelson earned the win for Verona, Anderson tossed all seven innings for hits and two walks in seven Gaelen Combs allowed an inning, striking out two.
striking out nine over seven innings. She Verona, allowing one earned run on six innings, striking out four. earned run on three hits and a
allowed two earned runs on seven hits hits and two walks. She struck out six.
and two walks. Ayden Romer went the distance for the
Verona took a 1-0 lead in the second
inning as Geier singled, stole second
Purgolders, allowing seven earned runs
on 15 hits and two walks.
Girls soccer
Melin scores twice as Cats shut out East
Tennis: Verona shuts out Cougars ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor Whats next
Continued from page 10 One dubs was up 5-0 in No. 3 to 2 singles and won
the second, but Middleton 6-0, 6-1. Argal moved over The Verona Area High Verona travels to Janesville Craig at 7p.m. Thursday
fought back. Three dou- from the doubles side to School girls soccer team and travels to Firefighters Park at 5:30p.m. Friday for a
Verona played a tough bles played well at times add a 6-1, 6-2 victory at handled Madison East 3-0 makeup match with Middleton.
second set at No. 1 dou- but not so well at times, No. 3 singles. Logan Tor- Thursday at Reddan Soccer
bles but saw Vivek Swa- kind of slipping back a deur stepped in at No. 4 Park. The Wildcats travel to Madison Area Technical College
minath and Jordan Hutch- few steps in their develop- singles and added a 6-4, Kate Melin had two goals to take on Madison West in a makeup game at 7:30p.m.
and an assist, and Chandler
croft fall short of forcing a ment. 6-4 victory to complete the
Bainbridge scored the other Monday, May 22, and host nonconference Waunakee at
third set 6-3, 7-5 to Rafael singles sweep. 7p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Reddan Soccer Park.
Sanga and Sam Dettman.
Verona 7, Jan. Craig 0 Swaminath and Hutch- goal.
Evan Schmidt and Conner Queoff, Nagpal and Der- croft won 6-2, 6-2 at No. 1 Rachel Nelson finished
Dugan battled Middletons ek Argal all cruised atop doubles while Aaron Young with eight saves, and Rachel
Alton Yan and Jacob Scher the singles lineup of a 7-0 and Jonah Berry cruised Richter had 16 for East.
forced the match to be Sun Prairie Tuesday, but
in the first set but fell short, win over Janesville Craig. 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles. Middleton,Verona (ppd.) postponed until 5:30p.m. results were unavailable by
6-4, 6-2 at No. 3 doubles. Queoff moved up to No. Dugan and Schmidt added
I thought we could have 1 singles from 2 and rolled a 6-3, 6-2 victory at No. Verona was supposed to Friday, May 19. the Press Tuesday dead-
won the one and three dou- 6- 1, 6-1 in straight sets. 3 doubles to close out the travel to Firefighters Park Sun Prairie, Verona (n/a) line.
match. on Monday to take on Mid- Look for them online at
bles matches, Engen said. Nagpal moved up from
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have three days after their
visit to make a decision.
I barely had any time,
but I was kind of sold on it
anyways, he said.
Ifediora said he already
had been deep into the
recruiting process with the
University of Minnesota
and had set up a recruiting
visit there before getting
the call from Brown.
I was kind of talking
to Wisconsin, as well, but
those both kind of fell
through, he said. If I
hadnt gotten the phone
call from Brown, Id prob-
Memorial Day
Becoming a Bear
Though his grades are pretty good, hovering around a 3.7
GPA, Obi Ifediora thought his ACT scores still might keep
Early Deadlines
him from getting admitted to Brown. Due to the Memorial Day holiday,
During my research I saw that the acceptance rate was
like 9 percent and the average ACT score was like a 32, the display ad deadline for the May 31, 2017
he said. Great Dane Shopping News
While his score wasnt that high, Ifediora said Brown will be Wednesday, May 24 at 3 p.m.
coach Tim Springfield did everything he could, talking
to Ifedioras teachers, guidance counselor and even the Classified ad deadline will be Thursday, May 25 at Noon.
Brown dean of admission.
Already deep into the recruiting process with the Universi- Deadlines for the June 1, 2017
ty of Minnesota and talking with Wisconsin before getting
the call from Brown, Ifediora said those other offers both Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub
kind of fell through.
and Verona Press
If I hadnt gotten the phone call from Brown, Id probably
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year. though, Ifediora was happy with the way things turned In observance of the holiday,
out. our offices will be closed Monday, May 29, 2017.
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Boys track and field Girls lacrosse

Twins look to get healthy for state title run
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Twins Chudi and Obi Ifediora were part
a of a group of seniors that has been work-
ing together since last winter with one goal
in mind: winning the Verona boys track and
field teams first state championship since
1999.
A nagging injury to Chudi and a new injury
to Obi last week may keep that dream from
being realized, however.
Chudi figured hed be running next to his
twin brother on the way to Veronas first Big
Eight Conference title since 2011 last week,
rather than holding his starting blocks. But
there he was Friday, cheering on his brother
and teammates at Mansfield Stadium after
battling through another season marred by a
hamstring injury.
If that wasnt enough, Obi pulled up with a
hamstring injury of his own midway through
the meet. The absence of both brothers
was too much for Verona to overcome in a
19-point loss to Middleton.
Ive anticipated this season so much after
coming back from my (right hamstring) inju-
ry last year, said Chudi who missed all but
one meet last season. Everything had been
going so well this season. I kept seeing my
times dropping until this (new injury) hap-
pened.
Fortunately for Verona, Chudi is ready to
return and Obis injury wasnt severe.
Its not as bad as it looked, I guess, Obi problem last year, he said. Even at practice,
said. Im really confident Chudi and I will
both be ready for regionals. Were really ded- ting weight on my leg and not pushing myself
icated to this and have been taking physical
therapy really seriously. Even if were not
feeling 100 percent, were going to give it
everything weve got.
Chudi coming back
What happened to Chudi this year was a
partial tear in his other leg, and he admitted myself like last year, he said. I didnt do all
its taken a toll on him mentally.
Cats now third
The Verona Area High
Chudi has been told he could return in the School girls lacrosse team lost
final meet on his home course the WIAA in overtime to Sun Prairie on
Division 1 Verona regional Monday, May 22 May 9 but soundly defeated
and thats his goal. Madison Westside Friday.
He could run at state as an alternate if the The Wildcats (8-3) are in
Wildcat sprint relays are fast enough to reach third place in the MALA con-
state without him. But runners in events like ference, behind undefeated
the 200- and 400-meter dash have to compete Middleton (12-0) and Wauna-
at regionals in order to advance to state. kee (9-3).
Honestly, if I can run and push myself,
I dont see myself not getting first place, he Sun Prairie 5,Verona 4 (OT)
said. If I can get out of the blocks and run the Verona traveled to Sun Prai-
way I am capable of, the only thing that can rie on Tuesday, May 9, after
stop me is myself. wet field conditions at Connor
Obis sudden exit Field forced a change in ven-
ue. The Wildcats dropped the
Having already helped Verona win the 400 game in overtime 5-4.
with Chudi holding his blocks, Obi went down Freshman Paige Zahler led
with his own injury in the 200 last Friday at the scoring with three goals,
conference. and senior captain Makena
And it wasnt a big surprise to him. Meyers had one.
The Brown University recruit was seeded Sophomore goalkeeper
to win the event but instead pulled up coming Sofia Jeddeloh had six saves
off the final corner, grabbing his left hamstring in the game.
and limping across the finish line without scor-
ing any points, in ninth place. Verona 15, Westside 4
Photo by Jeremy Jones I felt a pop in my hamstring on the home Verona soundly defeated
Chudi Ifediora (left) holds his brother Obis block stretch, he said.
during the 400-meter dash Friday at the Big Eight Madison Westside Friday,
Obi had been dealing with a nagging calf 15-4.
Conference meet. Both brothers have dealt with injury in the same leg the past couple of weeks.
their share of injuries this season. Zahler led the scoring with
I kind of saw this coming, but I had to try seven goals, and Meyers and
because weve been trying to win conference freshman Yasmeen Khalid
for the past four years, he said. each had two.
There is a mental block, and I had the same Coming into the meet, Verona knew Middle- Sophomore Joie Horsfall
ton was going to be its toughest competition. and freshmen Gillian Cart-
I would notice myself unconsciously not put- With Obi taken out of the 200, the Cardinals wright and Erin Long each
picked up an unexpected 10 points there and found the net once. Jeddeloh
because I was nervous. the Wildcats came away empty. had eight saves in the game.
Chudi also admitted that the injury threw That was a huge swing, Obi said. I actu- Verona hosts Oregon at
off his momentum this season, but unlike last ally had a faster time in prelims than the win- Connor Field on Thursday,
year, hes trying to have a good attitude about ner tonight, and that hurts. May 18, where seniors and
it before trying to walk on at Iowa State this Usually when we come up short on the
fall. scoreboard, I always kind of blame it on
their families will be honored
before the 6:30 pm game.
Im trying to recover and not give up on myself. Today, isnt any different, especially
since there is kind of evidence of my role in -Article submitted
the work to get back last season. not getting the points we could have.

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triple jump finals.
He also finished run-
Big Eight.
Herkert posted a leap of
22 feet in the long jump,
while Middleton junior
Aaron Richardson posted a
Haste bested Herkert by Peters drop .67 to repeat
four inches in the triple
jump 43-8 1/2 to 43-4 1/2.
as the champion in 14.47.
Herkert finished second in Wildcats host regionals Monday
Herkert and Jared Bid- 14.63 and Biddle took third
dle were 1-2 after the 110 in 14.88 as both earned Verona hosts the WIAA Division 1 Verona regional
meet at 4p.m., Monday, April 22.

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ner-up in the long and tri-
ple jumps. His 34 points
was a team record in the
1-foot, personal-best 22-4
1/2 to steal the win. Mad-
ison La Follette Chauncey
hurdle preliminaries, but all-conference honors for
the finals saw Madison the second straight year.
Memorial senior Hunter Their times were a PR for
both.
With both Ifedioras out
The team hopes to have twins Chudi and Obi Ifedio-
ra back in time for that meet.
Hopefully, they are healthy enough to run and indi-
vidual event and the relays can qualify without them,
coach Joff Pedretti said. Our 4x4 just kind of proved

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Those points came from With the goal of winning a state title still on their

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a the Wildcats throw crew,
which was only seed-
ed to score 14 points, but
instead came up with 30.
With those points came an
unexpected conference title
minds, Pedretti said the Wildcats need to get healthy
first and then do whatever it takes to make that goal a
reality.
A lot of overcoming injuries is a mental game, he
said. Youve got to believe that you can compete at
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Festival: Submission for store requests zoning exceptions
Continued from page 1
year (but never built).
Rather than moving, Millers
invested in upgrades and expanded to
a second store in Mount Horeb. Festi-
val Foods is the first full-size, stand-
alone grocery proposed in Verona
since.
The new store would share some
parking with Farm and Fleet and
provide the long-sought connec-
tion between Hometown Circle and
Keenan Court to the east something
that would make traffic flow to Pizza
Ranch, Gus Diner and True Studio
more effective.
The May 10 submission shows scant
detail about the store itself but includes
several pages about the company and
its style and history, which includes
Survey: Majority see district moving in the right direction
Continued from page 1
school averages than it
was last year, when it was
below those, in each of five
statements in the overall
satisfaction category.
Those five statements,
which asked about the dis-
tricts direction, its effec-
tiveness, communication,
partnerships with busi-
nesses and the communi-
ty and effective financial
management, all saw at
least a 10 percent jump in
respondents who agreed or
strongly agreed.
The largest improvement
came with the statement,
The District is heading in
the right direction. Last
year, 61 percent of respon-
dents agreed or strongly
agreed. This year, it was 82
percent.
Pa r e n t p r i o r i t i e s f o r
the success of the district
remained mostly consis-
tent, with the same top 10
as last year, though in a
somewhat different order.
The top five were critical
thinking and problem-solv-
ing, reading/literature/
vocabulary, math, writing/
grammar and preparing
students for college and
career.
The biggest gaps
between the importance of
a priority indicated by par-
ents and the districts per-
formance in that category
were also consistent. The
top five were in the same
areas as last year prepar-
ing students for life after
high school, critical think-
ing and problem solving,
programming for gifted
May 18, 2017 The Verona Press
13
Veterans
receive Quilts
of Valor
Two Verona area World War
II veterans were honored with
Quilts of Valor May 6, pre-
sented at the American Legion
Post 385. Warren Webster,
left, 102, joined the Canadi-
an Air Force in 1939 before
transferring to the U.S. Army
Air Corps in 1944. He flew 50
missions in his P-47 Thun-
derbolt, named Miss Mary, in
the European theatre. Herman
Duerst, 93, is a former Army
paratrooper who served in
the European theatre. He was
also a member of the Honor
Guard for high level officers
and officials in Frankfort after
the war.
Photo submitted
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Verona resident Anne Marie Schmid celebrated her 100th
birthday Saturday, May 13, with a party at the American
Legion.
clean store as the first part of its Known as the entitlement phase, it
mission statement and servant leader-
ship as the first of its primary values.
features a public hearing, and once
approval is granted, the city is required 100: Optimism has been a
It also notes two major annual events, in good faith to approve plans that are
the Plant Blowout in spring and
Pumpkin Blowout in the fall.
substantially similar.
The final process, the precise imple-
factor in longevity
As with many larger grocery stores, mentation plan, deals with details such Continued from page 1 great-grandchildren. It took
the store would feature a separate as architecture, lighting and landscap- her and her daughters more
entrance for its liquor store, according ing, and Verona has often taken that would particularly wait for than ten minutes to count
to a rendering in the submission. stage as an opportunity to be picky them at family reunions. out the exact number, which
The PUD process provides for a with design. She decorated all the came to 11 grandchildren
wide variety of exceptions to the citys The Festival Foods submission Christmas cookies in past and four great-grandchildren.
standard zoning codes, in exchange requests exemptions in the amount of years. This year, her family
for a far more rigorous process than landscaping (18 percent instead of 25 Born and raised on a farm planned the party for a pub-
zoning changes and site plans. It takes percent), having parking in front, rath- a mile away from Verona, lic space after her house
three months or more and starts with a er than behind (as is normally required Schmid said her favorite was packed with 75 friends
conceptual review and feedback but in the downtown overlay district), and memory was picking berries and family members at her
no vote before the commission and minor parking issues. in the woods, peeling and 99th party last year. With
then the council. canning tons of jam with her even more people expected
The second stage is the most import- Email Verona Press editor Jim Fero- mother. She also recalled to come out this year, they
ant, the general development plan. lie at veronapress@wcinet.com. dancing, playing softball wanted to have space for
and riding sleighs with all singing and dancing along to
the neighbor kids. live music provided by her
She was not sure if her nephew.
longevity has anything to do
with never being a smoker,
Even after the celebration
Saturday, Schmid sees plen-
and talented students, pre- staffers agreed or strong- 86 percent indicated they but she believed that always ty left to look forward to:
paring students for college ly agreed with the positive were proud of the district. being happy and optimistic Feeling good, having com-
and career and writing/ statements. helped. She was an active pany and having good stuff
grammar. That includes processes Contact Scott Girard at bowler until 90 years old. to eat.
The only category in for evaluating effectiveness ungreporter@wcinet.com Beyond her four daugh-
which the districts perfor- of new initiatives, which and follow him on Twitter ters, Schmid has count- Contact Helu Wang at helu.
mance exceeded its impor- jumped from 30 percent @sgirard9. less grandchildren and wang@wcinet.com.
tance on the survey was to 46 percent agreeing or
athletics, just as it was last strongly agreeing. Less
year. than one-third of the staff
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62 percent responded to the number grew from 20
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showed a notable increase percent last year to 29 per-
in many of the categories cent this year.
spanning engagement to Much of the response
student achievement. indicated happiness over-
Some of those, though, all with the district, as 91
still leave room for growth. percent said their job was
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Legals
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
ESTHER M. WHITING
Case No. 17PR272
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
February 26, 1924 and date of death
March 24, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 408 Marietta Street, Vero-
na, WI 53593.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is July 28,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Danell Behrens
Deputy Probate Registrar
April 19, 2017
Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger
200 W. Verona Avenue
Verona, WI 53593
(608) 845-9899
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STATE OF WISCONSIN
TOWN OF VERONA
DANE COUNTY
Notice is hereby given that the
Board of Review for the Town of Verona,
Dane County, Wisconsin, shall hold its
first meeting on June 1, 2017, from 6:30
p.m., at the Verona Town Hall, 7669 Coun-
ty Highway PD, Verona, WI.
Please be advised of the following
requirements to appear before the board
of review and procedural requirements if
appearing before the board:
1. No person will be allowed to ap-
pear 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 the
property.
2. After the first meeting of the board
of review and before the boards final ad-
journment, no person who is scheduled
to appear before the board of review may
contact or provide information to a mem-
ber of the board about the persons ob-
jection, except at a session of the board.
3. The board of review may not hear
an objection to the amount or valuation
of property unless, at least 48 hours be-
fore the boards first scheduled meeting,
the objector provides to the boards clerk
written or oral notice of an intent to file an
objection, except that upon a showing of
good cause and the submission of a writ-
ten objection, the board shall waive that
requirement during the first 2 hours of
the boards first scheduled meeting, and
the board may waive that requirement up
to the end of the 5th day of the session
or up to the end of the final day of the
session if the session is less than 5 days
with proof of extraordinary circumstanc-
es for failure to meet the 48-hour notice
requirement and failure to appear before
the board of review during the first 2
hours of the first scheduled meeting.
4. Objections to the amount or val-
uation of property shall first be made
in writing and filed with the clerk of the
board of review within the first 2 hours
of the boards first scheduled meeting,
except that, upon evidence of extraor-
dinary circumstances, the board may
waive that requirement up to the end of
the 5th day of the session or up to the
end of the final day of the session if the
session is less than 5 days. The board
may require objections to the amount
or valuation of property to be submitted
on forms approved by the Department
of Revenue, and the board shall require
that any forms include stated valuations
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of the property in question. Persons who
own land and improvements to that land
may object to the aggregate valuation of
that land and improvements to that land,
but no person who owns land and im-
provements to that land may object only
to the valuation of that land or only to the
valuation of improvements to that land.
No person may be allowed in any action
or proceedings to question the amount or
valuation of property unless the written
objection has been filed and that person
in good faith presented evidence to the
board in support of the objections and
made full disclosure before the board,
under oath, of all of that persons proper-
ty liable to assessment in the district and
the value of that property. The require-
ment that objections be in writing may be
waived by express action of the board.
5. When appearing before the board
of review, the objecting person shall
specify in writing the persons estimate
of the value of the land and of the im-
provements that are the subject of the
persons objection and specify the infor-
mation that the person used to arrive at
that estimate.
6. No person may appear before the
board of review, testify to the board 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 with all the information about
income and expenses, as specified in the
assessors manual under s. 73.03 (2a),
Wis. stats., that the assessor requests.
The Town of Verona has an ordinance for
the confidentiality of information about
income and expenses that is provided to
the assessor under this paragraph that
provides exceptions for persons using
information in the discharge of duties im-
posed by law or the duties of their officer
or by order of a court.* The information
that is provided under this paragraph,
unless a court determined that it is inac-
curate, is not subject to the right of in-
spection and copying under s. 19.35 (1),
Wis. stats.
7. 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. No
other persons may testify by telephone
unless the Board, in its discretion, has
determined to grant a property owners
or their representatives request to tes-
tify under oath by telephone or written
statement.
8. No person may appear before the
board of review, testify to the board by
telephone, or contest the amount of any
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 under
s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person
provides to the clerk of the board of re-
view notice as to whether the person will
ask for the removal of a member of the
board of review and, if so, which mem-
ber, and provides a reasonable estimate
of the length of time the hearing will take.
Notice is hereby given this 18th day
of May, 2017.
Department of Revenue has created
form PA-814 for requesting to testify by
phone or written statement.
Posted at Verona Public Library,
Miller and Sons, Town of Verona Hall
Published: May 18, 2017
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CITY OF VERONA
ORDINANCE NO. 17-892
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 13-2-5(C) OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
AND CREATING SECTIONS
13-2-5(C)(1) AND 13-2-5(C)
(1)A. OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES CITY OF
VERONA, WISCONSIN
The Common Council of the City of
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, does
herby ordain that Section 13-2-5(c) of the
Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, is
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amended as follows:
(c) Official Maps: Based on the FIS.
Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), panel
numbers 55025C0389G, 55025C0393G,
55025C0394G, 55025C0552G,
55025C0556G, 55025C0557G,
55025C0558G, 55025C0559G,
55025C0576G, 55025C0580G, dated Jan-
uary 2, 2009; with corresponding profiles
that are based on the Flood Insurance
Study (FIS) for Dane County and Incor-
porated Areas (Volumes 55025CV001D,
55025CV002D, 55025CV003D, and
55025CV004D dated June 16, 2016; Ap-
proved by: The DNR and FEMA
The Common Council of the City of
Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, does
herby ordain that Section 13-2-5(c)(1) and
13-2-5(c)(1)a. of the Code of Ordinances,
City of Verona, are created as follows:
(1) Official Maps: Based on other
studies.
a. Letter of Map Revision: Case No.
16-05-6316P, effective April 14, 2017
All other sections shall remain as
previously adopted.
The foregoing Ordinance was duly
adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Verona at a meeting held on May
8, 2017.
CITY OF VERONA
_______________________________
Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor
(seal)
ATTEST:
_______________________________
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
ENACTED: May 8, 2017
Published: May 18, 2017
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
APRIL 24, 2017
VERONA CITY HALL
1. Mayor Hochkammer called the
meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll call: Alderpersons Diaz,
Doyle, Gaskell, Linder, McGilvray, Reekie,
Stiner and Touchett present. Also pres-
ent: City Administrator Mikorski, DPW
Jacobson, Police Chief Coughlin, Police
Officer Heinz, Police Officer Lueck, City
Attorney Kleinmaier, City Engineer Mont-
pas, City Clerk Clark, and Verona Road
Business Coalition Representative Cindy
Jaggi.
4. Public Comment:
* Mike Goldberg, 405 Lucerne Dr.,
#303 spoke regarding the types of busi-
nesses in Verona
* Alder Stiner spoke on behalf of the
Verona Historical Society
5. Approval of Minutes from the April
10, 2017 Common Council Meeting and
the April 18, 2017 Common Council Orga-
nizational Meeting:
Motion by Reekie, seconded by Mc-
Gilvray, to approve the minutes of the
April 10, 2017 Common Council meeting
and the April 18, 2017 Common Council
Organizational meeting. Motion carried
8-0.
6. Mayors Business:
A. Chief Coughlin introduced Of-
ficers Dylan Heinz and Jordan Lueck,
and gave a brief background on each.
The officers were then sworn in as City
of Verona Police Officers by City Clerk
Clark. Mayor Hochkammer welcomed the
officers and offered them the full support
of the City Council.
B. Verona Road Business Coalition
Project Manager, Cindy Jaggi, updated
the Council on the coalitions efforts and
initiatives.
C. Mayor Hochkammer designated
April 28, 2017 as Arbor Day in the City of
Verona.
D. Citizen Committee Appointments
Mayor Hochkammer recommended
the following citizen committee and com-
mission appointments:
Cemetery Board: Three-Year Term
Evan Touchett Chair of Public
Works Sewer and Water Committee
Brian Lamers Finance Director
David Walker Parks Director
Art Cresson Citizen Member
Georgia Zink Citizen Member
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Community Development Authority:
Four-Year Term
Errin Welty
Steve Rudolph
Fitch-Rona EMS Commission: Two-
Year Term
Nancy Bartlett
Library Board: Three-Year Term
Christopher Hopp
Parks, Recreation and Forestry
Commission: Three-Year Term
Mark Giesfeldt
Paul Schmidt
Plan Commission: Three-Year Term
Scott Manley
Police and Fire Commission: Five-
Year Term
Delora Newton
Tourism Commission: One-Year
Term
Jack Linder Alder
Charlie Eggen Representative
from the Hotel Industry
Jason Hunt Citizen Member
Halley Jones Citizen Member
Scott Stewart Citizen Member
Zoning Board of Appeals: Three-
Year Term
Steve Heinzen Chair
Mike Long
Vacant positions on the Zoning
Board of Appeals will be filled at a future
meeting.
Motion by Diaz, seconded by Doyle,
to approve the citizen committee appoint-
ments as recommended. Motion carried
8-0.
7. Administrators Report:
* The downtown streetscape project
is moving along on time. Please support
the downtown businesses during the
construction process. Check the citys
website for a link to the South Main Street
Project Facebook page (@veronasouth-
mainproject)
* Polco surveys are ongoing on the
citys social media sites. The first survey
is a question about the aquatic facility.
* The farmers market is coming back
to Hometown Junction Park on Tuesdays
from 3:30 7:30 p.m. beginning May 2nd,
and will run through October 31st
* The memorial at Hometown Junc-
tion Park is complete.
8. Engineers Report:
9. Committee Reports:
A. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGil-
vray, seconded by Doyle, to approve
the payment of bills in the amount of
$684,121.15. Motion carried 8-0.
B. Public Safety & Welfare Commit-
tee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Special Event Permit Application
from Michael OBrien for Hometown Brew
Down on Saturday, July 15, 2017 at 451
East Verona Avenue from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Reek-
ie, to approve a Special Event Permit for
Hometown Brew Down on Saturday, July
15, 2017, at 451 East Verona Avenue from
1 p.m. to 6 p.m., contingent upon receipt
of a certificate of insurance listing the
City of Verona as the certificate holder,
and a criminal history of the applicant
by the Verona Police Department. Motion
carried 8-0
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Temporary Class B Retailers
License for Hometown Brew Down from
Ice, Inc. Motion by Touchett, seconded
by Reekie, to approve a Temporary Class
B Retailers License for Ice, Inc. on kammer asked for nominations for the
Saturday, July 15, 2017 from 1 p.m. to 6
p.m. at 451 E. Verona Avenue, Michael
OBrien, agent, contingent upon receipt
of a certificate of insurance listing the
City of Verona as the certificate holder,
and a criminal history of the applicant
by the Verona Police Department. Motion
carried 8-0.
(3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Special Event Permit Application
from Michael OBrien for Verona Fest
on Saturday, September 23, 2017 from
10 a.m. to 12 Midnight at the Verona Ice
Arena, 451 E. Verona Avenue. Motion
by Touchett, seconded by Reekie, to
approve a Special Event Permit for Ve-
rona Fest on Saturday, September 23,
2017 from 10 a.m. to 12 Midnight at the
Verona Ice Arena, 451 E. Verona Avenue,
contingent upon receipt of a certificate
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food pantry following the Stuff the Squad food drive at
Miller and Sons Supermarket on April 22. A total of 2,569
pounds of food and $136.55 were raised at the event. Food
pantry coordinator Pat Berry said this is the food equivalent
of 3,328 pounds (converting the dollars to what the food
pantry purchases from Second Harvest). We were com-
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of insurance listing the City of Verona as
the certificate holder, and a criminal his-
tory of the applicant by the Verona Police
Department. Motion carried 8-0.
(4) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Temporary Class B Retailers
License for Verona Fest on September
23, 2017 at 451 E. Verona Avenue from
12 Noon to 12 Midnight, Michael OBrien,
Agent. Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Reekie, to approve a Temporary Class
B Retailers License for the Verona
Hockey Association for Verona Fest on
September 23, 2017 at 451 E. Verona Ave-
nue from 12 Noon to 12 Midnight, Michael
OBrien, Agent, contingent upon receipt
of a certificate of insurance listing the
City of Verona as the certificate holder,
and a criminal history of the applicant
by the Verona Police Department. Motion
carried 8-0.
C. Public Works/Sewer & Water
Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Change Order No. 1 for the Down-
town Streetscape Project, Stages 2 & 3.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz,
to approve Change Order No. 1 for the
Downtown Streetscape Project, Stages 2
& 3. Motion carried 8-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Amendment No. 1 for Hicks Compa-
ny Real Estate Acquisition Professional
Services for the CTH PD Project, Woods
Road to CTH M. Motion by Touchett, sec-
onded by Diaz, to approve Amendment
No. 1 for Hicks Company Real Estate
Acquisition Professional Services for the
CTH PD Project, Woods Road to CTH M.
Motion carried 8-0.
(3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-022 Acquisi-
tion of Property Related to County High-
way M and County Highway PD Project.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by Diaz,
to approve Resolution No. R-17-022 Ac-
quisition of Property Related to County
Highway M and County Highway PD Proj-
ect. Motion carried 8-0.
Touchett stated that because Item
9.C.(3) was approved, it is not neces-
sary to take up Items 9.C.(4), 9.C.(5), and
9.C.(6).
(4) Discussion and Possible Ac-
tion Re: A Purchase Agreement for Sale
of Real Estate for Land at Parcel 13 of
Transportation Project Plat 5992-09-81.
The Common Council took no action on
this item.
(5) Discussion and Possible Ac-
tion Re: A Purchase Agreement for Sale
of Real Estate for Land at Parcel 11 of
Transportation Project Plat 5992-09-81.
The Common Council took no action on
this item.
(6) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Jurisdictional Offer and Award of
Damages for Parcel 11 of Transportation
Project 5992-09-81. The Common Council
took no action on this item.
(7) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: A Developers Agreement for 116
Paoli Street.
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Diaz, to approve a developers agreement
for 116 Paoli Street, contingent upon final
review and approval by the Public Works
Director, City Administrator and City At-
torney. Motion carried 8-0.
10. Old Business
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Selection of a City Council Represen-
tative to
the Plan Commission. Mayor Hoch-
City Council Representative to the Plan
Commission. Alderperson Doyle nomi-
nated Alderperson Diaz as the City Coun-
cil Representative to the Plan Commis-
sion. Alderperson McGilvray nominated
Alderperson Linder as the City Council
Representative to the Plan Commission.
On roll call: Alder Doyle Diaz; Alder
Gaskell Diaz; Alder Linder Linder;
Alder McGilvray Linder; Alder Reek-
ie Diaz; Alder Stiner Linder; Alder
Touchett Linder; Alder Diaz Diaz. 4
votes for Diaz, 4 votes for Linder. Motion
failed.
11. New Business
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution No. R-17-023 Approving
a Loan Agreement between the City of
Verona and the Verona Area Community
Theater, Inc. Motion by Diaz, second-
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ed by Doyle, to approve Resolution No.
R-17-023 approving a loan agreement be-
tween the City of Verona and the Verona
Area Community Theater, Inc., contin-
gent upon the VACT ground lease being
approved by the Common Council at the
May 8, 2017 Common Council meeting.
Motion carried 7-1, with Alder McGilvray
abstaining.
B. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses. Mo-
tion by McGilvray, seconded by Reekie,
to approve operator license applications
as presented. Motion carried 8-0.
12. Announcements:
13. Adjournment:
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Reekie, to adjourn at 8:24 p.m. Motion
carried 8-0.
Ellen Clark
City Clerk
Published: May 18, 2017
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NOTICE
APPLICATION FOR 2017/2018
ALCOHOL LICENSES
Notice is hereby given, that the fol-
lowing applications to serve alcoholic
beverages in the Town of Verona have
been received, and are on file in the Of-
fice of the Town Clerk. A public hearing
will be held on June 6, 2017 at 6:30 pm
to allow for comments regarding these
applications.
CLASS B BEER
Dale Goytowski, President
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CLASS B BEER & CLASS B LIQUOR
Susan Kaye Buchanan, President
d/b/a Ole Duffers Pub
1755 CTH PB in the Town of Verona
These applications are available for
inspection at the Verona Town Hall, 335
N. Nine Mound Road between the hours
of 8:00 a.m.& 2:00 p.m. M-F.
Tammy Dresser
Deputy Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Verona
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NOTICE
The City of Verona Plan Commission
will hold Public Hearings on June 5, 2017
at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, at 6:30
PM for the following planning and zoning
matters:
1) Zoning map amendment to rezone
lots 1 through 11 and outlot 1 located
within the proposed Cross Point Estates
Plat from their current classification of
Neighborhood Residential (NR) and Ur-
ban Residential (UR). The proposed Zon-
ing Map Amendment would zone lots 1-11
to Neighborhood Residential (NR) and
outlot 1 to Public Institutional (PI).
2) Zoning text amendment to amend
Section 13-1-47(c)(2)h. relating to the
maximum living space requirements of
residential homes in the Community Res-
idential (CR) zoning district.
3) Ordinance text amendment to cre-
ate Section 2-4-14 (Joint Planning Com-
mittee) and repeal and recreate Section
14-1-37 (Procedures and Criteria for Land
Divisions within the Extraterritorial Plat
Approval Jurisdiction).
4) Conditional use permit for an
outdoor display land use incidental to
indoor sales and service that would allow
a 20-stall bicycle shelter to be located at
200 Keenan Court.
Interested persons may comment
on these planning and zoning matters
during the public hearings at the June
5th Plan Commission meeting. The Plan
Commission will make recommendations
for these matters, which will then be re-
viewed by the Common Council for final
decisions on Monday, June 12th.
Contact Adam Sayre, Director of
Planning and Development, at 608-848-
9941 for more information on these items
or to receive copies of the submittals.
Ellen Clark,
City Clerk
Published: May 18 and 25, 2017
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10x15=$70/month
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696 Wanted To Buy 608-497-4500 608-845-3000
Equal Opportunity Employer
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514 S ACADEMY, Stoughton. Large Housekeeping/Laundry NOW HIRING
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large garage Large backyard. Cats/dogs
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2 bedroom, 20 min. south of Madison
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GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
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