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Back to school
Verona Area School District
5 things to
watch in
2016-17
Elementary
first remains
an option
Likely on coming
survey, but board
members seem to
prefer high school
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
1. iPad rollout
Despite the initial

sticker shock at a potential $200 million April
2017 referendum, Verona Area school board
members re-established
their support for such
an option at a Monday
board retreat with district consultants.
The consultants
2. Personalized push
3. Behavio
ral consis
tency
4. Elementary arts schedule
5. Bu
ilding
refere
ndum
Referendum joins personalized learning, behavior initiatives

SCOTT GIRARD
Number one this year is intertwined

with personalized learning, as every
student in the district will receive an
iPad.
Read about the 20th
Finally, as the district projects continued enrollment growth, parents and
anniversary of Core
community members will hear plenty
Knowledge Charter
throughout the school year about an
expected April referendum, and disSchools first day open
trict officials hope they hear back.
Here is more detail on the Press
need to keep an eye out for. Discus- choices for the top five things to watch
sions like changing the school calen- this school year:
dar, creating a policy for transgender
students and the future of Verona Area 1. iPad rollout
International School all important in
The knowledge of the internet will
their own right did not even make
the top five.
Turn to Five things/Page 8
Next week
Some of the biggest items to watch

in the 2016-17 school year might make
us sound like a broken record.
Thats because the district is continuing its major push toward personalized learning and consistent behavior
initiatives, both common themes in
recent years. Also returning from last
years things to watch is an elementary
school related arts schedule change
one that returns nearly to the schedule
in place prior to 2015-16.
On top of those, though, theres
plenty else that parents and students
Enloe remembered as humble mentor

remembered by former col- of 72 13 years to the day
after his retirement symleagues for
bolizes the end of an era
his legacy in
for the city.
the commuDuring Enloes 31-year
nity.
tenure as an officer, VeroLt. Dave
Dresser told
nas population tripled. For
KATE NEWTON
much of that time, the city
the Press in
an email that
only had one traffic signal,
Ron Enloes
no bypass highway, DressEnloe
er said, and everyone knew
A former Verona Police d e a t h A u g .
everyone.
Department officer is being 23 at the age
The
Verona Press
But despite the changes, Dresser who grew

up across the street from
Enloe and partially credits him for his own interest
in law enforcement said
many regarded the humble, down-to-earth Enloe as
the embodiment of Veronas
Hometown USA moniker.
Turn to Enloe/Page 13
Turn to Options/Page 16
Transition program
finds a community
After years of
searching, BPNN
location a dream
come true
SCOTT GIRARD
For years, Fritz Wendorf had hoped to find a

place outside of Verona
Area High School for
her 18- to 21-year-old
students.
A year ago, along
came Badger Prairie
Needs Network and its
new building.
It has been a
dream come true, Wendorf, a special education case manager, said
recently while sitting in
the BPNN dining room.
I have wanted the program to be community
based for so long.
That program, an
Inside
New location
increases
awareness
Page 7
extension of the Functional Vocational program at VAHS, allows
18- to 21-year-old students with developmental disabilities to learn
job skills with the hope
of improving their postschool success. Until
BPNN opened, the program had been housed at
the high school.
These are young
adults, said Krista Kasten, a special education
case manager with the
program. Youre put
Turn to Transition/Page 7
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Former VPD officer

died Aug. 23, served
31 years in Verona
presented three options

that are expected to be
on a survey coming later this fall. One of those
options to use the
recently acquired Herfel property to build an
elementary school first
was seen by most board
members as simply putting off costs, even if it
would have an initially
lower cost.
Board member Tom
Duerst cautioned that
while he and others
seemed to generally lean
toward the option that
consultants presented
on earlier in August, the
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100 years young
Active as ever, Florence Siegenthaler shares some memories as she reaches a milestone
JOHN MORTON
When Florence Siegenthalers friends offered up

a hearty singing of Happy Birthday last week,
they couldnt help but have
some fun by putting some
emphasis on the How old
are you? portion you often
hear at the end.
And why not? Its not
every day you have a centenarian in your midst.
Siegenthaler reached the
rare 100-year-old milestone
on Aug. 25, celebrating it
with a party in the community room of Prairie Oaks
II senior apartments, where
she resides.
Oh, its just another day
for me, said the birthday
gal, as her guests chuckled
over her ability to shrug off
the accomplishment.
Siegenthaler is still quite
self-sufficient, able to walk
without assistance and taking part in routines such as
card games with her friends
once a week. Beyond that,
the consistent challenge of
crossword puzzles are how
she said she keeps mentally
sharp.
Sherry Hanson, the apartment complexs manager,
marveled at Siegenthalers
continued positivity.
Shes loved by everyone a real ray of sunshine each and every day,
Hanson said. She always
has something nice to say
to everyone and has such a
good attitude.
Shes been here since
day one, back in 2003 when
the place was built. In fact,
she picked out the very first
apartment. Over the years,
shes truly become an inspiration for the others here.
And youd never think shes
100.
How does Siegenthaler,
who doesnt have a single
family member who lived
beyond 65, explain her longevity?
No way did I ever think
Id live this long, but I
guess I have always stayed
active and ate well, she
said. My mother was a
great cook, using lots of
Photos by John Morton
fruits and vegetables. And Florence Siegenthaler poses during a celebration of quite a
there was lots of walking milestone her 100th birthday.
when I was a kid, going a
long way to grade school
and high school. Even in It was there, taking in the
the winter we were always sculptures on Mount Rushactive, with all the sledding more shortly after their
and ice skating. When the completion in 1941, that
work was done, wed just Siegenthaler saw what she
play. There was no sitting considers the most memorable sight of her life.
around.
The rural, open spaces
We were part of a group
of her native Black Hills of for the unveiling and when
South Dakota offered that. night fell they shined a
A cake awaits the birthday gal.

spotlight on it and we all
just gasped, she said.
As for the most meaningful and life-changing invention in her lifetime, she
pointed to the arrival of the
washing machine and dryer.
Before that, everything
in the winter would always
be frozen stiff, Siegenthaler recalled. We had
a pot-bellied stove with a
drying rack next to it, but it
never really did the trick.
As for automobiles, she
vividly recalls driving her
first one at age 16. And
when her soon-to-be husband first came calling, Siegenthaler said he picked her
up in a Model T.
Her first plane ride would
come years later and it was
bittersweet, as she flew to
San Diego to say goodbye

to a son headed for Vietnam.
In 1983, her husbands
work would bring them to
Verona, where shes lived
ever since.
It has always felt like
home here, Siegenthaler
said.
When it comes to her outlook on reaching another
milestone 105, maybe
Siegenthaler has no expectations.
I guess well just have to
wait and see, she said.
Said Hanson, That
wouldnt surprise us one
bit.
Contact John Morton at
[email protected].

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Transition plans added to transgender policy proposal

SCOTT GIRARD
As the situation seems to become less

clear every day nationally, the Verona
Area School District is moving forward
with consideration of a policy for transgender students.
Monday, the school board reviewed a
proposed Gender Transition Plan and
a Gender Support Plan, both from the
Gender Spectrum organization, that will
help guide administrators through the
process of helping students who are transitioning genders. Those two plans were
added to the policies the board discussed
in July, which could be voted on as soon
as September.
Earlier that day, superintendent Dean
Gorrell remarked, he had been reminded
of the need for the plans, as a principal
contacted Gorrell about a new student
who is transgender, saying, We dont
know what to do.
(These plans are) meant to help
teachers and families and students with

their planning, with their support around
them, he explained. This would be
highly instructive and useful for staff and
I think quite welcome for staff.
Because of a long meeting, the board
limited its discussion on the topic Monday, but members were appreciative of
the addition of the plans, which board
member Meredith Stier Christensen had
asked for during the last discussion.
This helps me feel confident in whatever policy we put in place, that itll be
executed thoroughly, fairly, appropriately, she said.
The district began creating a policy
for transgender students with an ad hoc
committee of students, staff, parents and
other community members last fall. Over
the summer, a lawyer spoke with board
members and the community about the
legal challenges of creating a policy
before the board began talking about its
specific proposal.
The board will next consider whether
it wants to vote on all of the policies

which include a proposal to let students
use the bathroom of the gender they
identify with as a block, or instead consider them individually.
Monday, a Virginia school board also
asked the United States Supreme Court
to take up school transgender bathroom
rules, which follows months of competing lawsuits and guidance from the federal government on the subject.
Whether theres action or no action
(on a policy), theres exposure for the
board, Gorrell said.
In the meantime, Gorrell is expected to
offer the drafts as examples to administrators dealing with transgender students
early in the year, even before the board
has necessarily approved them as policy.
The plans include sections on confidentiality, safety, names and records and
use of facilities.
Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@
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City of Verona
The Verona Press
VeloCity returns Survey shows areas for improvement

for final lap
Staff: Good place to work,
improve leadership
Verona Press editor
A controversial apartment-retail project on Paoli

Street is making what could
be its final circuit through
the citys Plan Commission
and Common Council for
approval.
The VeloCity plan, which
has changed several times
since its initial proposal in
2013, got a key approval in
June but underwent more
adjustments since then. The
building would be 10 feet
shorter and 10 feet farther
from the Military Ridge
State Trail, would have a
smaller overall footprint
and would have a slightly
different mix of apartments.
None of those changes
were enough for city planning director Adam Sayre
to force it to go back to a
general development plan
amendment, however. The
final phase of the plannedunit development process,
the precise implementation
plan, goes before the commission at 6:30p.m. Monday.
Developer Bill Dresser,
a Town of Verona resident,
took some heat last year
for a major revision to the
original concept, which had
earned the citys approval
but did not pan out. That
plan called for the apartments to be connected to a
4,600-square-foot restaurant that would cater heavily toward bicycle traffic, to
be designed for easy bicycle access and have half the
buildings parking underground.
The restaurant idea never got off the ground, and
Dresser and partner Kyle
Dumbleton returned with
a plan in 2015 to separate
the buildings, move all the
parking above-ground, add

apartments and push the
reduced commercial area
to the front of the site. With
the 1.3-acre site located
within one of Veronas older, more stable neighborhoods, neighbors and city
decision-makers did not
react well to the split buildings, the large parking lot
or the unit density.
After at least two neighborhood meetings at the
Verona Public Library,
Dresser and Dumbleton circled around to a plan much
closer to the original, albeit
with a smaller space, and
neighbors did not complain
when the general development plan passed in June.
The general development
plan, or GDP, produces
the overall content of the
development, its configuration and dimensions, while
the precise implementation
plan, or PIP, contains more
focused detail, including
stormwater, utility and
landscape plans, and architectural specifications.
The new building plan
still has 29 apartment units
and 3,000 square feet of
space for what still could be
a restaurant as the original plan suggested but
is looking more and more
like it will hold something
else. The plan also puts a
bioretention pond between
the building and the bike
trail and reserves space for
a potential 615-square-foot
expansion designed for a
seasonal trailside amenity.
After the commission
reviews the plan, the Common Council will have the
final say, likely at its Sept.
12 meeting.
Email Verona Press editor
Jim Ferolie at [email protected].
In brief
Monks, Fisher King eye fall
A Mount Horeb winery plans to move to a new building in November, and a small regional chain of family-oriented sports bar and grill restaurants is planning
to take over a spot where a Mexican restaurant recently
closed.
Fisher King winery and Monks are both on Mondays
Plan Commission agenda for changes to their respective
buildings facades, and Fisher King is seeking a conditional use permit. Because Monks would be taking over
for another restaurant, the former Cucos at 1050 North
Edge Trail, it does not need a new permit.
Both have indicated to the Press that they have targeted late fall openings.
West End returns

An expansion of apartments at the West End with
13,800 square feet of retail buildings is back for a key
city approval, with a few changes.
By turning one of the planned apartment buildings
sideways, slightly decreasing its commercial space
(from 15,000 square feet) and eliminating two townhouses, the developer was able to create more greenspace and keep the same amount of parking.
Liberty Park apartments off

Whatever changes are being made for the proposed
apartments-and-retail amphitheater plaza at Liberty
Business Park are not ready for September.
The proposal, which drew criticism for its location at
the August Plan Commission meeting, was withdrawn
from the subsequent Common Council agenda. Developer Dean Slaby told the Press last month the plan will
return with some changes reflecting commissioner comments.
SCOTT GIRARD
Staff at the Verona Area School District find it a good place to work overall
but say the leadership is not as good as
at other area school districts, according
to results from a spring survey.
The survey, run by School Perceptions, was also sent to families in the
district, but its presenters cautioned
that the results under-represent minorities and English language learner families in the district.
Bill Foster of School Perceptions
presented the results from the May survey to school board members Monday
night, illustrating both positives and
negatives about the districts reputation
among its employees and users.
The survey covered topics ranging
from communication and academic quality to behavior and support for
struggling students.
For many of the categories, results
indicated the district was below similar
districts in the area. Foster cautioned,
however, that it was the first time Verona had offered the survey. He said that
often proves to be a lower score than
subsequent results, when staff and community members typically see the district respond to some of their concerns.
Foster and board members said that
response would be key moving forward.
The data is great, but it doesnt
change anything, said Meredith Stier
Christensen. We have now an opportunity to do better.
The district is expected to offer the
survey again sometime in the spring,
which will allow it to begin considering year-over-year results.
A news release on the results from
the district explained that the district
administrative team met in August to
go over the school-by-school results
and develop a structure for using the
data. Superintendent Dean Gorrell
Staff results
The staff results indicated a few positives for the district, in that staff strongly
approved of the benefits available and
the technology practices in VASD.
The district was even with similar
area schools in the question of All
things considered, this District is a good
place to work, according to the results.
Staff also answered above the average
score of similar area school to the statement, Our community supports education.
Leadership, though, was a relative
weakness at all levels.
Although a majority of staff
respondents indicated confidence in
leadership, the average of responses

was lower than similar area schools for
building administrators, district administrators and the school board.
When asked to assign a grade to the
district as a whole, 41 percent of staff
offered a B, with another 33 percent
giving it a C. The As were next at 15
percent, with 9 percent of respondents
offering a D and the final 2 percent
offering an F.
Family results
While a majority of the family
respondents agreed the district was
heading in the right direction, it was
still below similar area district, as were
all of the overall satisfaction questions.
Still, though, a majority of the
respondents said they were overall satisfied with the district, at 55 percent.
Another 22 percent were very satisfied.
The rest were not satisfied (16 percent), very unsatisfied (5 percent) or
did not know (2 percent).
The family results also indicated a
disconnect with some of the districts
priorities in recent years and the importance families place on them. Parents
ranked personalized learning, a major
initiative since 2013, third-to-last
among 29 options for what is important to student success.
I dont think people know what it
means because its not viewed as
important, Foster said.
The results indicated a strong preference for the core subjects of math,
science, writing and reading and preparing students for college and careers.
The latter showed the largest gap
between importance and how the district was performing, according to
parents. In its news release, the district
pointed to the personalized learning
plans and Equity Framework as two
pieces that can help solve that gap.
To see the full results of the survey,
visit Verona.k12.wi.us.
Contact Scott Girard at [email protected] and follow him on
Twitter @sgirard9.
Long lines delay VAHS rescheduling Thursday, Friday

Students had to wait
in long lines last week to
change their schedules at
Verona Area High School.
The lines took hours on
both Thursday and Friday,
leading some parents to
complain.
Verona Area School District public information officer Kelly Kloepping told
the Press that the school

had actually increased the
number of days available for
rescheduling this year, with
Monday and the first day
of school also offered, but
every seemed to show up at
once, creating a long line.
Kloepping added that
there were new staff members learning the system,
which may have also contributed.

She stressed that the district was working to get
people through the lines as
quickly as possible, but cited the process as an example
of voice and choice for students in their class scheduling.
Some of the changes, she
explained, were not necessary for students but instead

what they desired.
(We want to) allow students to be engaged in the
learning process, Kloepping said.
She added that the number
of change requests was not
up from previous years.
Scott Girard
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stressed Monday that its only one

piece of what should be viewed as a
larger picture.
While theres maybe some energy
to look at just this data as, OK thats
the data, without the other three pieces
it doesnt make much sense, he said,
mentioning achievement data, demographics and policy information as other areas that need to be considered.
Gorrell said each schools improvement team, which are expected to
replace site councils, will pull two or
three things out of the data they want
to address as goals for the school year.
One issue with the results was the
lack of representation in the family survey from minorities, especially English
Language Learner families. Just 3 percent of family respondents were from
an ELL family, much lower than the 13
percent or so that are in the district.
Foster said improving the rate for
them in the future will likely require
targeted efforts.
The family survey also had 81 percent white respondents, much higher
than the actual percentage of white
families in the district.
We certainly desire to increase participation that is better representation
of our District demographics, Gorrell
said in the news release. We continuously work to improve our communications to our diverse population.
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Corrections
Senior offensive lineman Colton Rader was not listed as a returning letterwinner or identified in the picture on page 5 of our football guide Aug. 25. Rader is a three-year starter for the Panthers.
Brandon Beckwith is entering his second year on the Monona
Grove football team, not his first season, which was listed on page
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Things to think about

when baby makes three
O
h, the joys of parenthood.
My good friend and
co-worker recently welcomed her first child, a beautiful
baby girl.
Im very happy for her and her
husband, and look forward to
hearing all about the milestones
of her life. The first smile, first
real food, first word Nothing
brings more joy than being a
parent.
Nothing
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My own
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Arndt
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boys is a daily adventure, but
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Like my co-worker, I am a
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child led me to think about all
of the things I needed to do to
protect them and plan for their
future. Covering electrical outlets and installing baby gates
was just the start.
Two of the first things that
you need to do after your baby
is born are usually facilitated
by the hospital. The nurse will
generally bring you a couple
of forms to fill out to officially
name your child and record his
or her birth with the state. A few
weeks later, you will get a confirmation in the mail that allows
you to order copies of the birth
certificate, something I would
recommend doing.
The paperwork you complete
at the hospital will also typically

take care of applying for a social
security number. In todays age,
that number is needed immediately for such things as claiming
the dependent on your tax return,
so I would suggest doing it while
you are there. If your hospital
doesnt provide this paperwork,
or if you adopt or have an alternative delivery that doesnt
involve a hospital stay, then contact the Social Security Administration directly (www.ssa.gov) to
initiate the process.
Dont assume that your child
is going to be automatically
added to your health insurance
coverage that isnt the case
with all plans. Make sure to contact the plan administrator or the
insurance company directly to
provide the information that they
need to add your baby to your
plan. There may be other benefit
plans that should be updated
at the same time dental and
vision perhaps, but things like
flex spending and health savings
plans should also be looked at.
It is very important to make
sure that you have a comfortable amount of life insurance in
place as well. There are on-line
calculators that can help you
determine an amount, or you can
consider talking with a qualified
insurance agent or financial advisor about it.
Ultimately, you want to make
sure that your child is provided
for if something should happen
to either parent. For many group
plans, having a child provides a
short-term opportunity for open
enrollment so dont put off looking at both your group and private life insurance options.
And while having life insurance can provide for your child
financially, it is also very important to have a comprehensive will
prepared that includes provisions

for guardianship. You dont
want to leave it up to the courts
to decide who is going to raise
your child if you are not able to.
Your will should also spell out
how financial assets for the child
should be handled, including
who will control them and at
what age(s) you want the child to
have direct access to them.
It is extremely important that
you update your beneficiary
designations on all insurance
policies and retirement accounts
to reflect the birth of your child
and coincide with the provisions
of your will. Updating beneficiary provisions is all too often
overlooked, sometimes with
disastrous consequences. Many
people dont realize that beneficiary designations take precedence over a will. That means
that if your will says all of your
assets go to your child, but your
401k still has the boyfriend you
broke up with four year ago
listed as the beneficiary, the ex
gets the money. Take a little time
to update your designations so
nothing like that happens to your
family.
There will be many more
things to think and worry about
as your child grows saving for
college, for example but the little sleep your bundle of joy lets
you get now will be more restful
if you know you have all of these
basics covered.
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Library now
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VASD new staff
New Verona Area School District certified staff members worked with their mentors and had group training on the districts mission and beliefs Wednesday,
Aug. 24, after lunch at the Pancake Cafe in Fitchburg.
Eight Verona police officers responded to the apartments at 409 E. Verona Ave.
Friday afternoon after a
report of a man armed with
a gun.
Verona Police Department Lt. Dave Dresser told
the Press in an email that
officers determined he
was not in the apartment.
The man was later located
in another community and
received medical treatment.
The call came in around
1:52p.m., Dresser said.
Dresser said officers were
attending a CPR refresher

course at the fire department less than a block
away, which allowed the
department to have adequate staffing for what
appeared to be a high-risk
incident initially.
Fortunately, we were
able to quickly determine
the subject was not calling
from his apartment, minimizing any disruption to
the neighborhood, Dresser
said.
Veteran journalist John

Morton has joined Unified
Newspaper
Group as a
reporter and
photographer.
A native
of Madison,
he returns
to the area Morton
after most
recently
serving as
editor of the Fort Myers
Beach (Fla.) Observer.
Morton has a passion
for storytelling and enjoys
capturing the personality of the communities he
covers.
Previously, he was managing editor of a chain
of weekly newspapers in
suburban Milwaukee, was
sports editor of the Green
Bay Press-Gazette during
the Packers return to glory in the 1990s, including
their Super Bowl run, and
also served as sports editor, city reporter and columnist with the Oconomowoc Enterprise.
A father of three, he has
enjoyed coaching youth
hockey and is an avid
boater. He resides in Madison.
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Its just an extra hour,

but its an important one
for patrons of the Verona
Public Library.
The library, located
at 500 Silent St., is now
open until 6p.m. Fridays. The change is the
result of an addition in
staff this year and the
desire to meet the need
of its users, library director Stacey Burkhart told
the Press Tuesday.
Were always busy
Friday afternoons especially the hours after
school and work, right
up to closing, Burkhart
said. This allows us to
offer better service.
The librarys hours
are as follows: 9a.m. to
9p.m. Mondays through
T h u r s d a y s ; 9 a . m . t o
6 p . m . F r i d a y s ; a n d
9a.m. to 4p.m. Saturdays. It is closed Sundays.
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reported one of his passengers he dropped off at the
Holiday Inn Express may
have stolen his credit card
from his center console. Security video was requested
from the hotel.
7:16 p.m. A man reported
seeing a turtle running at
large in a parking lot in the
400 block of East Verona Avenue. An officer captured the
turtle and released it in the
pond in Firemans Park.
7:44 p.m. Officers assisted EMS with a call regarding
a man who had cut himself
down the middle of his big
toe with a chainsaw. The
bleeding was controlled and
the man was transported to
UW Hospital.
spotting a vehicle with its tail

lights illuminated in the 300
block of Wynwood Drive. The
officers observed two juveniles inside the car, as well as
an empty wine bottle on the
side of the passenger-side
front seat, and found the
drug paraphernalia during a
search of the car. Both were
also cited for curfew violations.
6:06 p .m. Multiple units
responded to a disturbance
in the 500 block of Whalen
Road after a caller reported
that his neighbor was acting
strangely and was smashing flowers and threatening
someone with a rock. Officers
contacted the neighbor and
began a lengthy negotiation
session that resulted in him
July 28
being transported to Meriter
1:44 a .m. A woman re- Hospital for evaluation.
ported that 10 juveniles had
parked a gold van in her yard July 31
in the 500 block of Mahogany
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2:35 a .m. VPD and the
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responded to a rollover crash
10:11 p.m. A man reportinvolving a 25-year-old Mad- ed he would be leaving his
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and Pokemon Go may have to drive through knee-deep
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water after a powerful storm
6:29 a .m. Officers were moved through the area.
dispatched to assist the Dane
County Sheriffs Office with July 22
a crash where the vehicle
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admitted to being on the roof,
and were counseled on the
July 17
safety risks.
1:46 a .m. A 25-year11:24 p.m. A 23-year-old
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possession of a controlled OWI during a traffic stop at
substance and driving with Fish Hatchery and Appleton
suspended registration and roads. She was transported
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2:33 p.m. An Epic employee reported that a stack of July 23
checks had been stolen from
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fraudulent checks to three North and South Main streets
separate individuals and during a period of flash
about $3,400 in losses. Mul- flooding. At points, the entire
tiple suspects were identified roadway was under water.
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Coming up
Churches
Nutrition workshop
Visit the senior center for a Chat and
Chew workshop focused on nutritional
needs at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 2.
Kara Hoerr, the Fitchburg Hy-Vee
dietitian, to provide tips on how to age
well with nutrition and how nutritional needs change as we age. Tuvalu will
provide refreshments.
For information, call 845-7471.
Military exhibit
Working Warriors: Military Life
Beyond Combat, a traveling exhibit
from the Wisconsin Veterans Museum,
will be on display at the library from
Sept. 7 through Oct. 6.
Working Warriors highlights the
everyday life of service men and women and explores the non-combat roles
of military personnel, including work
as beauticians, military police, dentists, mechanics and more. In conjunction with the exhibit, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Jones, who
worked as an embedded reporter with
Wisconsin National Guard and Reserves
troops between 2003 and 2014 in Iraq
and Afghanistan, will visit the library
from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, and
discuss her experiences. Her book,
World War II Milwaukee, will be

available for sale and signing. Vietnam
veteran, author and pilot Richard Diller
will also visit, and will discuss his book,
Firefly, A Skyraiders Story, from
6:30-8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19.
The exhibit is provided courtesy
of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum
and is funded in part by the Wisconsin
Humanities Council with funds from the
National Endowment for the Humanities.
For information, visit
wisconsinhumanities.org.
Butterfly tagging
Citizen scientists of all ages are needed to assist with tagging monarch butterflies from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday,
Sept. 7, beginning with a program at the
library.
The Madison Audubon Society partners with Monarch Watch to tag and
track monarch butterflies along their
migration routes in the U.S. and Mexico. Matthew Reetz, executive director of the Madison Audubon Society,
will explain the project and the process
of tagging monarchs before the group
heads to Badger Prairie County Park to
search for monarchs to tag. The program
is weather permitting, and registration is
required.
For information or to register, call
845-7180.
Healthy Lifestyles
The senior center will resume its
Healthy Lifestyles program at 11 a.m.
Thursday, Sept. 8.
Joshua Long, a home care consultant
from Home Instead Senior Care, will
concentrate on Transitional Care Services with an emphasis on medications.
For information, call 845-7471.
Mending day
Have a hem or ripped seam to be
fixed? Need a button, strap or belt loop
sewn on? A tear or hole to mend?
Sugar River United Methodist Church
is sponsoring a Mending Day at Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E.
Verona Ave., the second Saturday of
each month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., starting Sept. 10.
The service is free and on a first-come,
first-served basis. There is a 30 minute
limit per person. Some items may be
declined due to complexity or condition
of item, and the group does not do zippers.
For information, email arlys.nilles@
gmail.com or call 279-7596.
Community calendar
Thursday, September 1
First day of school

4 p.m., Anime and Manga Club
(grades 6-12), library, 845-7180
Friday, September 2
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: Nutritional

Needs, senior center, 845-7471
1 p.m., Movie Matinees: Bridge
of Spies (102 min.), senior center,
845-7471
Monday, September 5
Library closed
Tuesday, September 6
1 and 6 p.m., Verona Stampers

Group, senior center, 845-7471
Wednesday, September 7
Working Warriors: Military Life

Beyond Combat traveling exhibit
opens (through Oct. 6), library,
wisconsinhumanities.org
4-5:30 p.m., Minecraft Club
(grades 1-6; registration required),
library, 845-7180
4:30 p.m., Tech Time with Tim
(register for 30-minute appoint-
ments), senior center, 845-7471

6-7:30 p.m., Monarch Butterfly
Tagging program with the Madison
Audubon Society (all ages; registration required), library, 845-7180
11 a.m., Healthy Lifestyles program resumes, senior center, 8457471

4 p.m., Anime and Manga Club
(grades 6-12), library, 845-7180
Friday, September 9
1 p.m., Movie Matinees: Bringing

Up Baby (102 min.), senior center,
845-7471
7 p.m., Songwriter Showcase and
Open Mic ($5 donation), Tuvalu
Saturday, September 10
10-11 a.m., STEM Saturdays

(ages 8-11; registration required),
library, 845-7180
10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mending Day,
BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., 2797596
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen free community meal, BPNN,
bpnn.org
6:30 p.m., The McDougals, Tuvalu
Monday, September 12
12:30 p.m., Historical marker presentation with the Wisconsin Historical Society, senior center, 845-7471
6:30-8:30 p.m., Adult Coloring
Club, library, 845-7180
1-2:30 p.m., Coaster Making with

Mary (registration required), senior
center, 845-7471
10:30 a.m., Healthy, Happy Living series, senior center, 845-7471

12:30 p.m., Literature Lovers Book
Club: Boys in the Boat by Daniel
James Brown and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, senior center,
845-7471
4-6 p.m., Stop Motion open lab
(ages 11-18; registration recommended), library, 845-7180
4:30 p.m., Tech Time with Tim
(register for 30-minute appointments), senior center, 845-7471
Whats on VHAT-98
7 a.m. Yogi Berra at Senior
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Kat Trio at Senior
Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Larry Bird at Senior
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Plant Blindness at
Senior Center
9 p.m. Scams Presentation
at Senior Center
10 p.m. Cemetery Walk
with Historical Society
Friday, September 2
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
3 p.m. Greg and Chris at
Senior Center
Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Scams
Presentation at Senior Center
10 p.m. Yogi Berra at
Senior Center
11 p.m. Kat Trio at Senior
Center
Saturday, September 3
8 a.m. Common Council
from Aug. 22
11 a.m. Greg and Chris at

Senior Center
Football
4:30 p.m. Cemetery Walk
6 p.m. Common Council
from Aug. 22
Senior Center
Center
Sunday, September 4
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural
Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from Aug. 22
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Cemetery Walk
6 p.m. Common Council
from Aug. 22
Senior Center
Center
Monday, September 5
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
Center
Football
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural
Hour
Senior Center
Center
Center
10 a.m. Zumba Gold
Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
6:30 p.m. Plan
Commission Live
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
at Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. Plan Commission
from Sept. 6
7 p.m. Capital City Band
Senior Center

Senior Center
Center
Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
Center
Senior Center
Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
Senior Center
at Senior Center
All Saints Lutheran Church

2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
The Church in Fitchburg

2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church

ELCA
427 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-6922
stjamesverona.org
Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Narum
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.noon Wednesday
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
The Church in Verona

Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
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Sunday: 9 a.m.
Fitchburg Memorial UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church
ECLA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Damascus Road Church West
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
[email protected],
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
Memorial Baptist Church
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
Resurrection Lutheran Church
WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Benjamin Phelps
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
St. Christopher Catholic Parish
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli
Salem United Church of Christ

502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church
ECLA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Sugar River United Methodist
Church
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
[email protected],
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are
between services.
West Madison Bible Church
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
(608) 845-9518
www.wmbiblechurch.org
Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Our Brother Jesus

Saint Augustine refers, in one of his sermons, to
Jesus as our brother and reminds us that Jesus
became our brother out of merciful goodness. If Jesus
is the son of God and we call God our father then it
follows logically that Jesus is our brother. God is both
our spiritual and metaphysical father because he is the
source of our existence. Gods choosing to come to
earth and put on human flesh in the person of Jesus
makes him our brother in the metaphysical sense that
we share the same physical constitution, and the teachings of Jesus, as revealed in the Gospels makes him
our spiritual brother. Jesus speaks so convincingly to
us in the spiritual realm because he is truly human and
truly divine, and he reminds us that we all have the
spark of the divine within usthe kingdom of heaven
is within us (Luke 17:21). But he also tells us that
those who hear the word of God and put it into practice
are his brothers (Luke 8:21). So remember that you
have a brother in heaven who is also close at hand,
ready to help in times of trouble and a sure guide on
our journey home. Brother Jesus, keep us safe in your
care and guide us to our heavenly home.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Both the one who makes people holy and those who
are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not
ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
Hebrews 2:11 NIV
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
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Transition: BPNN location offers increased opportunities for life, work skills
Continued from page 1
with 14-year-olds, essentially
(at the high school). Thats
not real life.
At BPNNs food pantry,
which opened last August,
students help clean and stock
shelves and learn work skills
they can use in the future.
While that exposure to a
working environment is the
obvious benefit for students,
case managers told the Press
the underlying interpersonal
development and relationship-building that takes place
may be even more important.
It has been a beneficial
partnership for BPNN, as
well, said former food pantry
coordinator Doug Maxwell,
who developed a friendship
with one of the students he
worked closely with.
Theyre just so essential
for the (food pantry) program, Maxwell said. Im
so excited to have the (transitional) program here.
Wendorf and Kasten also
pointed out an advantage of
the new location for the program itself, as it now has natural outreach to volunteers
or visitors to BPNN, rather
than being in the high school
where those in the community could not find out about it
as easily.
The program, which has
been mandated for public
schools by the Americans
With Disabilities Act since
1990, served 17 students in
the Verona Area School District last year and will have
13 this year. Kasten noted,
though, that this years group
will be younger than last
years, meaning the students
there will likely spend more
time at the pantry rather than
having paid employment.
Some of the students even
continued their work over the
summer, stocking shelves or
working with kids while parents shopped. They can also
be found each Wednesday
when the pantry is closed
helping to keep the place
clean and developing skills
they use (or will use, eventually) to earn a paycheck.
Making the move

Student Cameron Johnson, taking a break from his
Wednesday mopping of the
pantry, said the programs
new site is pretty cool.
They enjoy my strong
lifting muscles, he added
with a smile, mentioning that
hes often asked to help lift
boxes from deliveries or get
them off of high shelves.
Tasks like that allow the
students to help the pantry
volunteers while also learning the skills they need to
eventually secure a job. Wendorf and Kasten said they felt
Increasing awareness
Photo by Scott Girard
Cameron Johnson mops the floor in the food pantry at Badger Prairie Needs Network on a
summer Wednesday, when the pantry is closed. Cleaning on Wednesdays is one of many
duties the 18- to 21-year-old students in the Verona Area School Districts transitional program have taken on since the program moved to BPNN in 2015.
About the program

The Functional Vocational program provides students
ages 18-21 with developmental disabilities spend their
day learning skills that will help them later in life.
While work skills such as cleaning, stocking shelves
and shoveling can be helpful, the transition program
also seeks to teach the students how to succeed on their
own by preparing meals and sticking to schedules.
The programs new location at Badger Prairie Needs
Network has especially come in handy for those skills,
as students bring sack lunches and taken some cooking
classes with staff at BPNN.
About one-third of the students in the program are at
BPNN in the morning, with everyone in the program
gathering at 11:30 a.m. for lunch. After lunch, they have
about 45 minutes of down time before a lesson about
adult living topics, like self-advocacy or resume building, from 12:30-1p.m.
In the afternoon, some students go to paid jobs in the
community while others spend time learning parts of a
daily routine like a workout, volunteering or touring of
local businesses. As students get older in the program,
they are more likely to have employment for those afternoons.
For information on the Functional Vocational program, visit Verona.k12.wi.us, scroll over District
Departments, select Student Services and Special
Education and click on 18 to 21-Year-Old Transition
Program.
Scott Girard
lucky to have found a facility
that allowed for as much as
BPNN does at no cost.
Its like a little Disney
World here, Kasten said,
mentioning the opportunities
for students for both work
and learning.
Student Robbie Morris
offered a similar sentiment of
the new location.
(This) place is so cool,
Morris said. Its so beautiful.
The transition wasnt

necessarily easy, though,
as Kasten mentioned there
were some really angry kiddos who did not like being
moved out of a comfortable
place.
That
(school)
environment was every day

until, boom, then it wasnt,
Wendorf said. Now they
cant wait to come back.
After getting through
that transition, though, students found the location also
helped them improve their
skills more quickly, at least
for student Shelby Reiber.
The entire thing is like
taking care of a house,
Reiber said. I grew a bit
faster washing, cleaning all
the windows and doors.
Two-way learning
Relationships like the one
between Maxwell, a pantry
volunteer, and Johnson, a
transition program student,
are emblematic of what the
move has meant, Kasten and
Wendorf said.
It just became this unbelievable friendship, Kasten
said. Thats what you hope
for. It has nothing to do with
us.
Johnson and Maxwell
b o n d e d w h i l e wo r k i n g
together, with Maxwell
quickly seeing the extremely rewarding growth of the
younger man, who last year
got a job at Kwik Trip.
All the things he learned
here he applied them to
Kwik Trip, Maxwell said.
The pair would often discuss cars (a lot, Maxwell
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Students, Kasten noted, are
often the first people to greet
visitors to the food pantry, a
tremendous responsibility
for them and an opportunity
for the visitors to get to know
them, as well.
To Wendorf, the mutual learning experience for
everybody over the last year
and what they hope is ahead
is invaluable.
You cant put money on
something like that, Wendorf said.
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said with a laugh), and Johnson asked regularly about

Maxwells family. For Maxwell, it was an unforgettable experience that taught
him about the population of
adults with developmental
disabilities, which he did not
fully understand before.
Its been a real growth
experience for me, he said,
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and detailed instruction the
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Until last year, the program had little time to devote to

outreach efforts beyond its walls at the high school.
Now, though, people like Doug Maxwell and other volunteers as well as those who use the food pantry
can visit with the students and ask questions about the
program. Special education case managers Fritz Wendorf and Krista Kasten said theyre creating a pamphlet
for next year to offer even more information to those
who have questions about the program when they visit
BPNN.
Sometimes its as simple as (someone at the pantry)
actually may know somebody who probably qualifies or
would have had they known about this kind of a program, Wendorf said.
That happened this year when parents, who had
moved here from New York, used the pantry and spotted
the students working around BPNN, and soon after had
their son in the program.
Their child was at home, Kasten said, because they
didnt know about the program. But they were here
shopping and saw our students walking around.
That increase in awareness helps the students longterm prospects, as well, since finding employment at
businesses around the area often relies on word of
mouth about the students availability and employers
job openings, the case managers said.
Without that community support, people arent even
familiar with what were talking about, Wendorf said.
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the work world.
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Five things: iPads to be at every students fingertips; district continues behavior initiatives
now be at every students
fingertips.
Schools around the district
will begin handing out iPads
to every student in September, with distribution delayed
a bit for the lower grades.
The iPad rollout comes
three months after the school
board approved $2.6 million to go toward a four-year
lease for iPads for every student and certified staff member.
VASD director of technology Betty Wottreng had
pushed for the one-to-one
change after last year got
closer to providing a device
for each student but left some
grades without.
Its the start of the district
trying to look at technology
as a utility, much like water
or heating costs. Wottreng
advised that approach two
years ago as a way to help
ensure equal opportunities
for both students and teachers.
The district found the
money for the first year of
the lease from the closeout
of the Epic tax increment
finance district, which is
expected to bring a total of
$11.2 million in one-time
money to the district. Board
members and administrators
plan to fit it into the budget in
future years, and viewed this
expenditure as a chance to
buy time to make that decision.
Thats part of the reason
they chose iPads over Google Chromebooks, as well,
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3. Behavioral
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The Verona Area School District was close to providing one-to-one devices last year, but
after agreeing to a new lease in June every student will have an iPad for the 2016-17 school
year, with those in grades 4 through 12 able to take them home.
as they hope to find ways to
maximize the use of iPads
offline features for students
who do not have internet
access at home.
That matters because students in grades 4-12 will be
taking their devices home
with them.
With so much information
at the touch of a few buttons,
though, the district has also
had to ensure students will
use the devices safely and
parents know their options
for insurance.
The district held parent
information sessions at the
end of August with two
more later in September to
explain the Securly web filter

and insurance options.
The web filter will continue to work while the students
are at home, and a district
Q&A on its website explains
that parents can also receive
a weekly email detailing
their childs activities outside
the district on the Internet.
The district has acknowledged some parents have
concerns about too much
screen time, though, and
emphasizes that classes will
use a balanced approach
for the devices that should be
continued at home.
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with their students on devices last year, this year will

continue a transition toward
teachers working out the
best ways for their students
to learn and to maximize the
potential of the new devices.
2. Personalized push
The iPads for all would
not be nearly as important
were it not for the districts
continued push toward personalized learning.
Since 2013, the district
has been putting personalized learning in place
to allow students to better
learn at their own pace and
in ways they more fully
embrace.
In the meantime, teachers
have been taking a series of
three professional development classes to learn how
to bring personalized learning into their classroom and
then how to develop and use
the personalized learning
plans with students.
It hasnt always been a
smooth road, though, and
the board voted last year to
push back by two years the
timeline on every student
having personalized learning plans. Those plans, with
some likely developed this
year, will offer a brief look
at each students strengths,
weaknesses, academic
achievement and mentors at
school.
The new technology will
likely prove a helpful tool
for those plans, as well as
helping each student customize their learning.
Even before parents protested an alleged lack of discipline to the school board
in May and June 2015, a
district-wide team was looking at behavior initiatives to
determine best practices.
Since that outcry, though,
the Behavior Emotional Support Team has tried to create
more consistency across the
district. That has been lacking in both what initiatives
are stressed at each site and
how incidents are reported, making it a challenge to
assess who is doing well and
who is not.
The district now is focused
on four practices: the Nurtured Heart Approach, Positive Behavior Interventions
and Supports, Non-violent
Crisis Intervention and
Restorative Practices.
Each focuses on building
relationships and stressing
the positives with students,
instead of reinforcing negative behaviors. Critics have
said the focus only on the
positive allows misbehaving
students to avoid punishment, but those who have
fully embraced the approaches have said it makes a positive difference in their classroom.
This year will be another
telling one for how the district continues to refine it
approach to behavior issues
and how parents respond.
4. Related arts
schedule
They tried and it did not
work.
The four attendance area
elementary schools and New
Century School thought
switching to a six-day related-arts schedule last year
would solve some of the
equity problems they were
seeing. Instead, it created
more problems than they
expected.
So those principals have
decided to move back to a
five-day rotation in 201617, with some small changes
they hope will help ensure

students have equal access
to classes like art, music and
gym.
The issue came with students assigned to certain
classes on Mondays or Fridays, which are much more
often days off than other
days in the week.
This year, two Tuesdays
will serve as Fridays and
two Wednesdays will serve
as Mondays for the related
arts calendar, offering those
Monday and Friday students
two extra days to make up
for scheduled days off.
Without the change, next
school year would include
34 Mondays, 33.5 Fridays,
38 Tuesdays, 37 Wednesdays and 36 Thursdays.
Now, each day will have
35-36 occurrences.
While it will be an adjustment back for parents of
elementary schoolers, its
a familiar rotation that had
been used in the past.
5. Building referendum
While it wont affect any
classrooms this year, parents are sure to hear plenty
this year about a potential
April 2017 referendum.
The district has faced
overcrowding issues in
recent years, most notably
last year at Glacier Edge
Elementary School, and
is pushing to build a new
school to avoid what projections show could be
more overcrowding in the
years ahead.
The process will include
a fall community survey,
coming soon, and discussions about how much to
build in a potential phase
one.
Sugar Creek Elementary
and New Century school
are also likely to be torn
down within the next few
years if the referendum succeeds, as their upkeep is
proving too costly for the
district to continue for long.
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Football
Offense jells in blowout over Beloit

ANTHONY IOZZO
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Assistant sports editor
Penalties were the crux

of the Verona Area High
School football team Friday
in the first half against Beloit
Memorial, but that all changed
in the final two quarters.
Senior quarterback Max
Fink, senior tight ends
Michael Coyne and Hunter
Bourne and senior running
backs Nick Lawinger and
Drew King all had big plays in
a no-huddle offense that led to
a 42-3 win in week 2.
The offensive line was protecting Fink, who finished
10-for-22 for 213 yards, three
touchdowns and no interceptions, and everyone else
was making the blocks they
needed during big plays a
69-yard TD pass from Fink to
Coyne, a 25-yard pass from
Fink to Bourne, a 20-yard TD
pass from Fink to senior split
end Tyler McClure and touchdown runs by senior running
back Josh Madalinski, King
and Fink.
I think we will be successful with 200 yards passing
and 100 yards rushing, head
coach Dave Richardson said.
We have some dynamic running backs and receivers, and
our tight ends right now are
showing their zeal.
Penalties hurt the Wildcats throughout the first half.
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior defensive lineman TJ Hollis leads the Verona Area High School football team to the
field at the start of the home opener against Beloit Memorial. The Wildcats won 42-3.
Seven penalties, including
three personal fouls led to two
stalled drives. They also led
to a short-field for the Purple
Knights, which converted a
36-yard field goal by senior
kicker Alberto Robles.
Then after an 18-yard pass
from Fink to King put Verona

on the Beloit 5-yard line, an
unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed the Wildcats back
to the 20.
Fortunately, Fink found
McClure (three catches for 30
yards) for another touchdown
Boys soccer
to put Verona up 14-3 at halftime.

You put together a game
plan for the week and come
out and try to execute it, but
you dont have a play for
second-and-20, Richardson
said. I was disappointed and
Verona hosts Madison Memorial at 7p.m. Tuesday in

week 3.
The Spartans defeated the Wildcats 27-7 in 2015, but
Verona is 6-2 against Madison Memorial since moving to
the Big Eight Conference.
While the Wildcats are 2-0 (outscoring opponents 769), the Spartans are 0-2 (being outscored 55-17).
We are going to bring it for Madison Memorial, senior
tight end Hunter Bourne said. Every practice, we are just
going to treat it like a game. We are going to bring it every
time and see where that takes us.
Memorial senior quarterback Isaac Blum has thrown a
combined five interceptions against Madison West and
Middleton and both touchdowns the Spartans have scored
came on the ground one by Blum and another by junior
running back Demetrius Barnes.
The Spartans are led on the ground by junior running
back Barrett Hackbarth (124 yards on 26 carries). Seniors Cortez Thompson (seven catches for 57 yards), Jake
Ferguson (three catches for 53 yards) Will Jessup (three
catches for 51 yards) and junior Elliot Grays (four catches
for 51 yards) lead the receiving corps.
frustrated because it felt like
the game plan wasnt working, but what I saw right away
in the first drive of the second
was what I expected.
The second half started
with runs by senior split end
Brian Murphy and King and
a 15-yard pass from Fink to

Bourne to put the Wildcats in
the red zone.
King finished the drive with
an 11-yard run.
Then, after an interception
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Volleyball
The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School boys soccer team (front, from
left) are: Jose Lazaro-Padilla, Andrew Meier, Bryan Lopez-Martinez and Andres Temozihui;
(back) Renzo Albertoni, Will Haessig, Noah Herkert, Alex Johnson and Nick Pederson.
Five starters, nine returners back for Cats

ANTHONY IOZZO
There will be a transition for the 2016 Verona Area High School boys soccer team with
the departure of Jake Andreska as head coach.
Chris Handrick, who has worked within the
Verona soccer program the past three seasons,
is taking the reins and will have nine returning
letterwinners this season, including five starters, to help him lead the program into a new
direction.
While Handrick said there will be adjustments, he added that the Wildcats speed of
play and control on the field will allow this
years team to compete in one of the tougher
soccer conferences in the state.
Seniors Noah Herkert (honorable mention midfielder), Will Haessig (forward),

Renzo Albertoni (midfielder), Andrew Meier (defender/midfielder), Nick Pederson
(defender) and Alex Johnson (midfielder),
juniors Jose Lazaro-Padilla (central defender)
and Andres Temozihui (midfielder) and sophomore Bryan Lopez-Martinez (midfielder)
are all back.
Last season, the Wildcats averaged about 1
1/2 goals per game, which is something Handrick hopes changes this year.
We switched things up a bit as well to find
the goal more often, Handrick wrote in a
questionnaire.
Senior honorable mention forwards Robert
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The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School volleyball team (from left) are:
Priya Shenoi, Becca Phelps, Hannah Worley, Holly Wickstrom and Anna Solowicz.
Cats enter next era after

historic 2015 season
ANTHONY IOZZO
There are two starters back

from last seasons WIAA
Division 1 state semifinal run,
and there will be a lot of new
faces with only five total players back.
So 2016 will begin the next
era for the Verona Area High

School volleyball team.
In graduating nine seniors,
there is a lot of opportunities
for returners and new varsity letterwinners to step into a
leadership role, head coach
Kelley Annen and assistant
coach Claire Solowicz wrote
in a preview questionnaire.
We are looking forward to

maintaining our program
focus on communication and
consistency.
Juniors Hannah Worley
and Priya Shenoi are the two
returning starters from last
season, while seniors Holly
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September 1, 2016
The Verona Press
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Girls golf
Girls swimming
Cats finish runner-up

at Portage invite
Wildcats depth looks to be strong again

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
ANTHONY IOZZO
will be in next weeks paper.

Verona travels to University Ridge Golf Course at
The Verona Area High 1:30p.m. Wednesday, Sept.
School girls golf team trav- 7, for an invite.
eled to Portage Country Club Crusade Fore a Cure
on Aug. 24 and finished runThe Wildcats traveled to
ner-up out of 15 teams with
a 367, five strokes behind Maple Bluff Country Club
Monday for the annual CruSun Prairie (362).
Verona junior Lauren sade Fore a Cure, which acts
Shorter tied Stoughtons as a fundraiser for the Susan
Kelsey Taebel and Sun Prai- G. Komen Foundation.
Verona took eighth out of
ries Jessica Rudnicki for
15 teams with a 397.
third overall with an 85.
Lauren Shorter led the
Alexis Gaillard was next
on the Wildcats with a 92, Wildcats with a 94, while
while Courtney Shorter shot Courtney Shorter and Gaila 94. Kailey Olson rounded lard followed with a 96 and
out the scoring with a 96. 99, respectively. Thomas finNicole Thomas 103 was ished the scoring with a 108.
Olsons 110 was thrown out.
thrown out.
Middleton won the meet
Senior Taylor McCorkle was the overall medalist with a 331, led by runner-up
with a 78, while Monona Alexis Thomas 78. Milton
Groves Ione Dyer (81) was took second with a 344, led
by overall medalist Mia Seerunner-up.
Waunakee took third as a mans 75.
Franklin finished third
team with a 388.
Verona traveled to Black with a 348.
Wolf Run Golf Course
Wednesday after the Press Sun Prairie triple dual
Tuesday deadline. Results
Turn to Golf/Page 12
The Verona girls swimming team

returns eight state qualifiers from a
team that finished a program-best
fourth overall at the WIAA Division
1 state swimming meet a year ago.
Tw e l ve - t i m e s t a t e c h a m p i o n
Beata Nelson, the nations second-ranked recruit according to
SwimSwam, will not be among
them as she takes her talent to
UW-Madison this fall.
Fellow state qualifiers sophomores Grace Bennin, Caroline
Smith and Rachael Drapp; juniors
Sophie Henshue and diver Maggie
Nunn; seniors Kristi Larsen and
Natalee Drapp give the Wildcats
plenty of returning depth, however.
Bennin, Smith and Larsen all
joined Nelson to claim the 200yard medley relay, while Bennin,
Larsen and Seidl swam to gold with
the current Badger on the 200 free
relay.
Bennin went on to add a pair of
individual medals, placing fourth
in the 50 freestyle and runner-up in
the 100 breaststroke.
Larsen finished seventh in the
100 breast and went on to take 19th
in the 50 free.
Seidl finished ninth in the 100
free and 10th in the 200 free, while
Henshue placed 10th in the 500 and
14th in the 200 free.
They and Seidl return from a 400
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming team
(front, from left) are: Claire Wilson and Molly McCormick; (second row) Rachael
Drapp, Grace Bennin. Sarah Schultz and Ella Hall; (third row) Caroline Hagelin,
Laura Semmann, Ellen Bie, Sophie Henshue and Katie McCormick; (back) Rose
Parker, Annika Larson, Avery Updegrove, Maizie Seidl, Lindsey Steinl, Natalee
Drapp and Kristi Larsen; (not pictured) Caroline Smith and Maggie Nunn.
free relay that finished 12th at state

While Verona loses one of Wislast year.
consins most decorated swimmers,
Drapp took 18th place in the 100 the Wildcats look to have some
breast and Smith added a 20th-place depth this season, bringing in a trio
finish. Nunn finished 21st at the
Turn to Swim/Page 12
state diving meet.
Soccer: Big Eight season begins on Sept. 6 at Janesville Parker

Conference schedule
Date
Opponent Time
9-6
at Janesville Parker
7p.m.
9-8
Beloit Memorial
7p.m.
9-15
Madison Memorial
7p.m.
9-20
at Madison West
7p.m.
9-22
at Middleton
7p.m.
9-27
Madison La Follette
7p.m.
9-29
Madison East
7p.m.
10-6
at Sun Prairie
6:30p.m.
10-13
at Janesville Craig
6:30p.m.
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Wagman and Connor Melzer
graduated.
Juan Castellanos (goalie), George Nunn (defender),
Jonah Gerrits (midfielder),
Peter Christian (defender),
Nathan Cleghorn (forward),
Mark Zobel (defender),
Alex Pletta (defender), Jack
Roessler (defender), Angel
Rios-Vivian (defender), Cade
Tralmer (midfielder) and junior
Andy Knuppel (goalie) are
also gone from 2015.
Conference preview
Verona was in the middle of
the pack in the Big Eight last
season, finishing 1-4-4.
While the Wildcats played
strong defense in 1-1 ties with
Beloit Memorial and Madison East and the offense came
through in 4-4 ties against
Madison La Follette and
Janesville Craig, the two sides
werent able to jell in the same
game.
And it wont be any easier in
2016 with Madison West, Middleton and Beloit Memorial all
expected to be strong again.
Middleton (7-1-1) returns
Conference Player of the Year
senior first-team forward Bradan Allen, first-team midfielder Derek Waleffe, senior honorable mention defender Max
Raisleger, senior second-team
goalie Brendon Martin and
junior second-team defender
Ryan Peyton.
The Cardinals graduated
second-team midfielder Zach
Whritenour and honorable
mention midfielder Colin
Ledin.
Madison West, which won
the Big Eight in 2015, will be
led by Conference co-Coach
of the Year Peter Dermody
who shared the honor with
Sun Prairie head coach Chris
Mitchell.
The Regents return senior
first-team defender Nate Brody and sophomore honorable
mention goalie Alex Alvarado.
Verona wins three straight

after opening loss
ANTHONY IOZZO
The Verona Area High School boys soccer team began

the 2016 season 3-1, winning three straight games after an
opening loss to Menomonee Falls.
The Wildcats travel to non-conference Stoughton at 7
p.m. Friday and open the Big Eight Conference season at 7
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at Janesville Parker.
Menomonee Falls 3, Verona 2

Verona took a 2-1 lead at Menomonee Falls on Aug. 23
after goals by senior midfielder Alex Johnson and senior
forward Noah Herkert, but it wasnt enough in a 3-2 loss.
The Wildcats had 11 shots on goal in the first half but
were held to just four in the second half. They did however
have more shots on goal (15) than Menomonee Falls (11).
Freshman goalie George Ohm finished with eight saves.
Verona 2, Kettle Moraine 0

The Wildcats got goals from Carlos Mena and Will Haessig in a 2-0 win over Kettle Moraine Friday at Reddan Soccer Park. Senior midfielder Renzo Albertoni and freshman
midfielder Eliot Popkewitz both added assists.
Verona 2, Notre Dame 1

Verona knocked off Green Bay Notre Dame 2-1 Saturday
at Reddan Soccer Park.
Senior defender Paul Kalifatidi picked up the game-winner in the 64th minute. Herkert had the first goal with an
assist to Haessig. Ohm finished with four saves.
Verona 6, DeForest 1
The Wildcats hosted DeForest at Reddan Soccer Park
Monday and won 6-1.
Herkert scored three goals, while junior forward Jack
Bates, Haessig and Johnson also scored. Junior defender
Jose Lazaro-Padilla added two assists, and senior defender
Andrew Meier, junior midfielder Andres Temozihui, sophomore midfielder Bryan Lopez-Martinez and Haessig also
had assists.
Senior goalie Bailey Christensen and Ohm both had
saves for Verona.
They graduated first-team
forward Frankie Herrera, second-team forward Robleh
Omar, first-team midfielder
Erik Dahl, honorable mention
midfielder Chris Bajek and
second-team defender Kalen
Balas.
Beloit (5-3-1) knocked off
Verona in the playoffs in 2015,
building a strong program in

the past few seasons.
The Purple Knights return
senior second-team forward
Andres Delatorre and senior
honorable mention midfielder
Alberto Martinez. They graduated first-team midfielder Jose
Barron and first-team defender
Austin Grover.
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Girls tennis
Cats keep seeing improvement despite tough start

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The competition level across the net hasnt

been a problem so far this fall for the Verona
girls tennis team, who have already faced several of the states top-ranked programs.
Last week the Wildcats added to that list,
facing a Madison West team ranked third in
Division 1 and honorable mention Madison
Memorial in a pair of Big Eight Conference
dual meets.
Madison West 7, Verona 0

Senior Emma Furniss and sophomore Claire
Johnson forced a third-set tiebreaker Tuesday
at Madison West but were unable to close
things out, falling 7-0.
From the teams weve played, Id definitely put them in the top five, Verona had coach
Mark Happel said of the Regents. Homestead,
Nicolet, Neenah, Stevens Point and them are
all right up there. Basically, their entire team is
back from last year.
Getting underway about 30 minutes after the
expected start time due to water on the courts,
Furniss and Johnson rallied to force a tiebreaker, rather than playing a full third set, but lost
6-3, 5-7 (10-2).
Emma and Claire are super scrappy, Happel said. They will do whatever it takes to try
and win the match.

Freshman Meredith Conley played right
with two-time state qualifier Karolina Lungova through the first set only to see the Regent
senior take the momentum back in the second
set, winning 6-4, 6-0.
Junior Kayla Johnson fell 6-2, 6-0 at No. 3
singles, while both sophomore Allison Blessing and freshman Meghan Samz fell 6-1, 6-0 at
Nos. 2 and 4 singles.
Meghan Anderson and Eve Parker fell 6-2,
6-1 atop the doubles lineup, while Kelli Blaisdell and Angie Sutter lost 6-1, 6-2 at the bottom.
I thought we played well and continued to
improve at every flight. It just might not show
up on the scoreboard, Happel said. We talk
about it being a process a lot in practice.
Madison Memorial 5, Verona 2

The Wildcats won at No. 1 singles and No.
2 doubles in three sets Thursday in a 5-2 loss
at home against honorable mention Madison
Memorial.
Conley cruised in the first set at No. 1 singles, but needed to bounced back to win 6-1,
5-7, 6-2.
Johnson and Furness dropped their first set
against Anna Goldstand and Anna Hubbard
but regrouped to take their No. 2 double match
2-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Freshman No. 1 singles player Meredith Conley played neck-and-neck with two-time state
qualifier Karolina Lungova but fell 6-4, 6-0. Verona lost the Big Eight dual meet 7-0 on the
road.
Anderson and Parker lost 6-3, 7-6 (8) at No. default after rolling up her ankle.
1 doubles.
Verona travels to the Green Bay Southwest
Number three singles player Johnson lost invite at 9 a.m. Saturday before continuing its
6-2, 2-6, 3-3 to Kristina Shirley via injury conference season at Middleton on Sept. 8.
Girls cross country
Freshman trio pace Wildcats in Watertown

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Freshman Leah Remiker

medaled in her first race
for the Verona girls cross
country team Saturday at
the Glenn Herold Invitational in Watertown.
Remiker covered the 5k
course in 20 minutes, 54
seconds good for fifth
place in her first varsity
race.
We had a very exciting start to our season
in Watertown as five of
our top 10 finishers are
new to the team, head
coach Dave Nelson said.
In addition, some of our
returning girls had some
nice races as well.
Last year, the Wildcats
never ran the same seven
girls in the varsity race in
two consecutive meets.
Wi t h o u r n e w c o m ers providing some depth
and competitiveness, that
could potentially be the
case again this season,
Nelson said. We have a

nice group of girls who are
willing to work together,
push each other and hopefully move us toward the
front of more races.
Fellow underclassmen
Olivia Rawson (22:05.2)
and Jamie Hogan (22:17.6)
also impressed in their
first meet as the freshmen
finished 25th overall and
33rd, respectively.
Many of our freshmen
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Boys cross country
Manning, Barger medal at Glenn Herold invite

Sports editor
T.J. Manning crossed

the top five and the Verona
boys cross country posted a team score of 126
to finished fourth out of
16 teams Saturday at the
Glenn Herold Invitational
in Watertown.
M a n n i n g f o l l ow e d a
1-2-3 finish atop the field
by perennial powerhouse
M a d i s o n We s t t a k i n g
fourth place in 17 minutes,
07.3 seconds.
The Regents cruised to
the title with 23 points,
placing all five varsity
scorers in the top nine. It
was good enough to help
West finish 57 ahead of

second-place Sussex-Hamilton and Lakeland finished a distant third with
86.
Noah Zamzow-Schmidt
paced the field with a time
of 16:54.8, while fellow
senior teammates Sam
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of freshmen that could
turn heads this fall.
S a r a S t ew a r t , J o s i e
McCartney and Kaitlyn
Zuehl join the team looking to make immediate
va r s i t y c o n t r i bu t i o n s ,
along with sophomore
Gabby Gnewuch.
Ve r o n a fi n i s h e d 9 - 1
overall and 8-1 in the Big
Eight last year and the
conference once again
ex p e c t s t o b e a f o u rteam race with Middleton, Madison Memorial,
Madison West and Verona. And the first month
of the season should give
the Wildcats a pretty good
idea of where they stand.
Verona continues the
season at 7p.m. Friday
at home against Madison
Memorial. The Wildcats
continue the conference
season Friday, Sept. 9 at
Madison West and Friday,
Sept. 16 at Middleton.
The next three weeks
(Madison Memorial, West
and Middleton) will give
us a pretty clear idea of
where we stack up in the
c o n f e r e n c e , Wu e r g e r
said.
Verona will travel to the
Brookfield East Invitational at 1p.m. Saturday,
Sept. 10.
Seniors standout in
opening meet
the meet, leading the Wildcats to a 1-2 finish in the
200 medley relay (2:06.08).
Stewart went on to lead
a 1-2-3 sweep by Verona in
the 500-free with a time of
28.46.
Larsen (1:10.8) and Henshue (1:11.89) meanwhile
went 1-2 in the 100 butterfly.
Maizie Seidl dominated
the 400 free by more than
14 seconds with a time of
4:45.55 after she helped a
sweep of the top three spots
in the 200 free in 2:16.01.
Grace Bennin (1:02.12)
helped Verona claim the top
three spots in the 100 free,
while Rachael Drapp swept
the 100 breast in 1:19.96.
Freshman Josie McCartney, Stewart, Henshue and
Seidl posted a time 1:54.58
to win the 200 free relay
as the Wildcats took the
top three spots. Gnewuch,
Larsen, Henshue and Seidl
closed out the victory, taking the 400 free relay in
4:12.45.
The Wildcats won 10
of 11 events, taking gold
in every event but the 100
backstroke.
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Seniors Katie McCormick and Sarah Schultz

stood out Friday as Verona
opened the conference season with a 130-40 victory
over Beloit Memorial.
Overall, it was a good
first meet and it looks
like we have pretty good
depth on this years team,
Wildcats head coach Bill
Wuerger said.
McCormick won both
the JV 100- butterfly and
100-meter breaststroke
with personal bests. Her
time in the fly would have
placed fourth on varsity, while her breaststroke
would have earned her a
runner-up finish.
Schultz went nine seconds faster than at any point
last year in the 200 IM and
also beat her best time in
the 100 free while anchoring the 400 free relay.
Kaitlyn Zuehl led the
Wildcats in the pool during
the 200 IM, posting a meetbest 2:35.96.
Sara Stewart, Gabby
Gnewuch, Sophie Henshue
and Kristi Larsen opened
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Bishop and Sean Topel both followed
less than seven seconds behind.
Verona senior Peter Barger was the
second Wildcat to cross the finish line,
placing 11th in 17:29.8. The team was
too spread out after that, however, to be
much of a threat to some of the top programs in the state.
It would be nearly 17 seconds and
19 places until Veronas next runner
senior Jason Ford reached the line in
18:16.3.
Jared Jenkins placed 43rd in 18:43.7
and fellow senior Hari Javaraaman
rounded out the Wildcats top five in
18:44.7.
Brady and our third man graduated,
so we are weaker at this stage of the season than we were last year, head coach
Randy Marks said. We did have very
solid races out of sophomore Jason Ford
and junior Hari Jayaraaman.
The freshmen, led by Joe Kleese, had
a solid outing and show that there could
be good things to come for the young
wildcats this season and in the future.
There are quite a few seniors on the
team that have never run before so they
are like freshmen and in some ways
more rookies than freshmen who have
run in middle school, Marks said.
Junior Jacob Bolduc was the only runner to run an all time personal best on
the slow mushy course.
The Wildcats host their annual Verona
Invitational at 9:30a.m. Saturday.
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girls were regulars at the summer runs
that were led by our captains, Franny
(Donovan) and Preston (Ploc), Nelson
said. It was no surprise that they ran
well.
Leah was most willing to take a risk
and be aggressive early in the race. She
stayed strong throughout the race and
was rewarded with a top five finish. Our
three other freshmen (Olivia, Jamie,
and Luci Bakken) that placed in our top
8 will all have breakout races at some
point in the season as well.
Veronas top returner, junior Julia
Pletta, took 36th place in 22:30.8, while
Donovan rounded out the top five in
22:39.9.
Meanwhile, Madison Memorial
placed its five varsity scorers all in the
top 24 for a team score of 68 to narrowly hold off Hamilton (70) and Wauwatosa East (71). Verona finished a distant
fourth with a score of 133.
The Wildcats hosts their annual invitational at 9a.m. Saturday on the Randy
Marks Cross Country Course.
We have many quality teams coming
to our meet this weekend, so it will be
a good test to see how we compare to
some of the areas finest teams, Nelson
said. Regardless of the result, there is a
lot of season ahead and we will need to
continue to work hard to gain both fitness and confidence.
Volleyball: Big Eight season begins Tuesday

Wickstrom, Anna Solowicz
and Becca Phelps are also
back.
There are five returners on
the team who know what it
takes to get to state, and they
are setting a precedent when
it comes to both technical
skills and team communication skills, Annen and Claire
Solowicz wrote.
Worley was the starting
libero last season, finishing
with 233 digs and 27 aces and
earning an honorable mention
All-Big Eight nod, but she
will be moving to outside hitter in 2016. Shenoi is a returning right-side hitter, finishing with 98 kills and 32 total
blocks last season.
(Worley) does a great job
of putting an emphasis on
defense and with the work
she has put in on her offensive attack. She will contribute greatly, Annen and Claire
Solowicz wrote. (Shenoi) has
been putting in a lot of time
in the preseason to ensure she
comes in ready to lead our
offense on the right side. We
are looking forward to her big
block and ability to finish the
ball.
Anna Solowicz is not a
returning starter, but she is
expected to be a leader this
season.
Her communication skills
combined with her focus on
defense and serves received
will be a great asset to the
team, Annen and Claire Solwicz wrote.
The losses from last season
will be tough to overcome.
Indiana University freshman Victoria Brisack (1,005
assists, 305 digs, 172 kills, 115
aces, 43 total blocks) was a
first-team All-Big Eight setter.
Also gone is first-team outside
hitter Kylie Schmaltz (201
digs, 265 kills, 46 aces), firstteam middle blocker Grace
Mueller (59 total blocks, 189
kills) who is now a freshman for the University of
Wisconsin womens basketball
team and first-team middle
blocker Julie Touchett (172
kills, 60 total blocks) who is
playing volleyball at NCAA
Division 2 Bemidji (Minn.)
State University.

by senior defensive back
Brad Laufenberg, Fink found
Coyne for a 27-yard pass for
Verona on the Beloit 2-yard
line. Fink finished the drive
with a run to the right side of
the end zone.
In the fourth, Fink found
Bourne (two catches for 40
yards) for a 25-yard touchdown that put the Wildcats up
35-3.
Honorable mention outside hitter Karly Pabich (205

digs, 122 kills, 47 aces) and
Heather Rudnicki (137 digs,
72 kills) who will be playing
softball for the University of
Wisconsin also graduated.
Other gone from last season
are Jordan Pertzborn, Jaedyn
Wozniak and Emily Osiecki.
Conference preview
Verona (34-6 overall) loses
four first teamers from last
season, when the Wildcats
went 9-0 in the Big Eight regular season and runner-up in
the Big Eight tournament.
But Verona did get revenge
on conference tournament
champion Sun Prairie in the
sectional final to make state,
eventually knocking off topranked Burlington for the first
ever state quarterfinal win in
school history.
Sun Prairie (8-1), which
is led by Big Eight Coach of
the Year TJ Rantala, returns
first-team junior outside hitter
Claire Chaussee, second-team
senior outside hitter Kielyn
Michael and I are team

players. We really do what we
can to make sure our offense
works, Bourne said. Max
is getting very good at understanding where the ball is
going to go and delivering.
Verona scored on its first
drive when Fink connected with Coyne on a 69-yard
touchdown pass.
Coyne had three catches for
116 yards.
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killing it this year, Coyne
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Sun Prairie graduates firstteam right-side hitter Allie
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Middleton (7-2) and Janesville Craig (5-4) are also
expected to be contenders this
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Middleton returns firstteam sophomore outside
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can make blocks for me and
get me open, so all I have to
do is catch it and run.
Madalinski, who had 51
yards on four runs on the final
offensive drive, finished the
scoring with a 4-yard TD run
at 3:40 in the fourth quarter,
creating a running clock.
Verona (2-0) hosts Madison Memorial (0-2) at 7p.m.
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Verona traveled to Sun

Prairie Country Club on
Tuesday for a triple dual
against Sun Prairie and
Middleton, falling to Middleton (323) but defeating
Sun Prairie (371).
Head coach Jon Rebholz
said playing teams like
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for the teams growth.
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said.
Gaillard led the Wildcats
with an 89, while Lauren
Shorter shot a 90. Olson
(93) and Courtney Shorter
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Enloe: Retired officer left strong impression

Everyone knew Ron
Enloe, not only as a kind
and fair police officer, but
as a member of the community, Dresser said.
Born in May 1944 in
Madison, Enloe grew up
on a farm in Blue Mounds
before moving to Verona,
where he graduated from
Verona Area High School
in 1962 (his sons, Todd and
Troy, also attended VAHS),
according to his obituary.
In addition to his service
with the police department,
Enloe became a volunteer
firefighter and EMT. Since
leaving the force, he spent
time riding his motorcycle and hunting, as well as
spending time with his four
grandsons.
Former Verona police Lt.
James Harry Barger, now
the police chief for the Village of Brooklyn, worked
with Enloe for more than
20 years after joining the
Verona Police Department
in 1983. They often worked
the same shifts and at one
point even rented a house
together. To this day, he
imparts wisdom he learned
f r o m E n l o e w i t h n ew
recruits.
As theyre coming into
these public safety jobs,
I tell them, Dont forget
where you came from,
he said. Ron never forgot
where he came from, and
he was a humble guy that
treated people with respect
regardless of their background.
Barger also described
Enloe as an unwitting mentor whom people knew they
could trust and confide in
a remembrance Dresser
shared, as well.
Ron left a great impress i o n o n n ew o ffi c e r s ,
demonstrating day-in and
day-out how to interact
with the community in a
Ron was there for a

lot of that growth, so
once those big kinds
of calls started to
happen, it was time
for him to make his
exit.
James Harry Barger, former
VPD Lieutenant
positive and straightforward
manner, Dresser said.
The months leading up
to Enloes retirement in
August 2003 were turbulent for the city. A murder-suicide in April of that
year was the first murder
to occur in more than 100
years in Verona, and two
months later, a UW-Madison freshman shot three
acquaintances to death in a
local duplex.
Its surprising when you
have those kinds of things
happen, because up to that
point, (Verona) was kind
of a bedroom community,
Barger said. Ron was there
for a lot of that growth, so
once those big kinds of
calls started to happen, it
was time for him to make
his exit.
A memorial service for
Enloe was held Tuesday,
Aug. 30, at Ryan Funeral
Home, where family members and longtime friends
and colleagues gathered to
share memories of Enloe.
Jack Butts, who said he first
met Enloe in 1966, scanned
through pictures on two
boards one dedicated to
family and friends and
another to Enloes pride
and joy, his grandsons.
He had a great smile,
Butts remarked of Enloe.
VPD officer Gordy
Disch was one of the officers who kept vigil over
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Verona Police
Department officer Gordy Disch
stands watch
over Ron Enloes
memorial, including his uniform,
during the visitation at Ryan
Funeral Home
Tuesday. Disch
worked with Enloe
for nearly 30 years
after joining the
department in
1975.
Enloes remains during the

memorial service, a custom when a member of law
enforcement dies. He had
worked with Enloe for more
than 20 years after joining the department in 1975
and remembered him as a
steady man you could
always count on both on
the clock and off.
He was one of those
reliable guys who was very
serious about his job and
treated people how he wanted to be treated, he said.
And thats stuck with me
ever since I met him.
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Obituary
Inez Oimoen
Inez Oimoen
Inez Inie Oimoen, age
81 of Verona, died Friday,
Aug. 26, 2016 at Ingleside
Nursing Home surrounded
by her family.
She was born Oct. 26,
1934 in Madison to Edwin
and Iva (Tasher) Oimoen.
She graduated from Mt.
Horeb High School in
1952 and graduated from
UW-Platteville. She was
an elementary school
teacher for 36 years. She
taught at Montrose, Berg,
Lake Mills, Beaver Dam,
and for 27 years at Janesville Wilson School. She
traveled the world extensively.
Inie was a lifelong member of Zwingli United
Church of Christ in Mt.
Vernon.
Survivors include her
sister, Winifred Winnie
(Donald) Losenegger of
Mt. Vernon; her beloved
nieces and nephews,
Mark (Sherri Lombard)

Losenegger of Verona,
Laurel (Rich McVicar)
Losenegger of Middleton,
Michael (Rayne Arneson)
Losenegger of Mt. Horeb,
Lois (Mark Jozefowiz)
Losenegger of Belleville,
and their families, Knut,
Annie, Aimee, Caitlin,
Corey, Tasher, and Matea;
a very close friend, Beverly Schwierske; and other
relatives and friends.
She was preceded in
death by her parents.
Funeral services were
held Monday, Aug. 29,
2016 at the Zwingli United Church of Christ in Mt.
Vernon with the Rev. Brad
Brookins officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Vernon
Cemetery.
The Ellestad Camacho
Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th
St., Mt. Horeb, is serving
the family.
Memorials preferred to
Mt. Horeb Area Historical Society or Mt. Horeb
Landmarks Schoolhouse
or Zwingli United Church
of Christ. We would like
to thank Willow Pointe
Assisted Living, Ingleside
Nursing Home, and Heartland Hospice especially
Brittany, Karla and David
for their special care and
support.
www.
camachofuneralhomes.
com
608-437-5077
Academic Achievements
run as space is available,
and this list of honorees and
graduates is not complete.
Due to the increased number
of submissions after spring
and fall graduation times,
there is often a backlog in the
following months.
Note: If you have a non-Verona address, but your child
attended school in the Verona Area School District,
please email ungcollege@
wci.net for consideration.
Spring 2016 honors

UW-Milwaukee
Verona
Wyatt Steven Bollig, deans
list; Karli Elizabeth Bryant,
deans list; Marley Frances
Campbell, deans list; Kathryn
Margery Chenoweth, deans
list; Samuel Richard Elder,
deans list; Trevin Geier,
deans list; Derek Li, deans
list; Katie Jane McGann,
deans list; Sara McNallie,
deans list; Hitesh Mogallapu,
deans list; John Robert
Moynihan, deans list; Dayna
Diane Nagel, deans list;
Daniel Walter Peppler, deans
list; Katelin Hope Joo Princl,
deans list; Abigail Moselle
Smalley, deans list; Nicole
Trepanier, deans list; Steven
Garrott Villacrez, deans list
Fitchburg
Emily Kay Duffy, deans list;
Celia Zoe Fleischman, deans
list; Gary P. King, deans
list; Jennifer Lassiter, deans
list; Samuel Allan Lipton,
deans list; Alexandra Marie
Newman, deans list; Adriana
Patricia Pimentel, deans list; nursing; Amanda Hoppe, B.S.,

Antonio James Ryckman, nutritional sciences; Patrick
deans list
Hruska, M.S., mechanical engineering; Sai Suraj
Spring 2016 graduates Kandukuri, B.S., biochemistry; Tim Klockziem, B.S., civil
UW-Madison
engineering, with distinction;
Verona
Sonal Agarwal, J.D., law; Jill Macdonald, B.A., Asian
Rafay Ahmad, B.A., commu- studies, international studies,
nication arts; Katya Alcaraz with distinction; Bhupinder
Voelker, M.D., medicine; Manhani, B.S., biology, politiAdam Argall, B.B.A., busi- cal science; Claire Melin, B.S.,
ness: marketing, operations kinesiology, with distinction;
and technology management; Donald Nelson, M.B.A., busiSatyamedha Bathula, B.S., ness: general management;
genetics; Michael Becker, Jeni Nestler, B.S., Spanish,
B.S., communication arts, zoology, with distinction;
English; Stephanie Benicek, Bjorn Niskanen, M.S., bioB.S., electrical engineering; technology; Carly Olson, B.A.,
Chirag Bhargava, M.B.A., psychology; Dylan Phillips,
business: general manage- B.S., computer sciences;
ment; Nicole Borgerding, Vreni Pigorsch, B.A., jourB.A., political science, nalism; Jamie Ring, B.S.N.,
Spanish; Alexa Callahan, nursing; Sarah Roy, D.N.P.,
B.S.N., nursing; Kari Chase, nursing practice; Schyler
M.S.W., social work; Kimberly Sanks, B.S., mechanical engiChernak, B.S., rehabilitation neering; Adam Schenck, B.A.,
psychology; Craig Cox, B.B.A., economics; Cherie Schroeder,
business: finance, invest- B.S.N., nursing; Sam Seid,
ment and banking, manage- B.S., agricultural business
ment and human resources; management; Annie Shao,
Nicolet Davis, B.S., commu- College of Letters and Science,
nity and nonprofit leadership; B.S. with honors, biochemisAlyssa Dreher, B.A., com- try; Jaclyn Slesareva, M.S.W.,
munication arts; Christopher social work; Alannah Spencer,
Engelke, M.B.A., business: B.A.Mus., music perforgeneral management; Alicia mance, with distinction;
Engler, B.S.N. nursing; Steven Melissa Stalowski, M.S.W.,
Evelhoch, M.B.A., business: social work; Leah Tews,
general management; Sara B.S., retailing and consumer
Feakes, M.S.W., social work; behavior; Brett Valentyn, J.D.,
Shannel Gaillard, B.S., bio- law; Kyle Walsh, M.S., educachemistry; Aaron Gregory, tional leadership and policy
B.S., biochemistry; Lorraine analysis; Thomas Webber,
Guerin, B.S., engineering B.A., economics, sociology;
mechanics, with distinction; Matthew Wolf, B.S., biochemMckaylah Hilliard, B.S.N., istry, with distinction; Sarah
Woodward, B.S., communication arts; Daniel Wortmann,

B.S., computer engineering
Fitchburg (partial list)
Lacmbouh Ade, M.D.,
medicine; Mikaela Breunig,
College of Ag & Life Sci, B.S.,
plant pathology; Cynthia
Chow, Ph.D., communication sciences and disorders;
Angela Clarson, M.P.A.S.,
physician assistant; Grant
Davies, B.S., computer sciences, with distinction;
Zachary Degrave, B.S., pharmaceutical sciences; Robyn
Devries, M.S., counseling;
Lindsey Douglass, B.S.,
English; Michael Fleischman,
B.A., classical humanities:
theatre and drama, with distinction; Nathaniel Greenhill,
M.M., music performance;
Kayta Gruneberg, M.Acct.,
accounting; Monica Hall,
B.A., environmental studies and Spanish; Erika
Herrera, M.A., art; Carson
Hinkley, M.B.A., business:
general management; Janae
Hochmuth, B.A., legal studies; Evan Hofmeister, B.S.,
economics; Ethan Kay, B.S.,
astronomy, physics, English,
mathematics, philosophy,
with distinction; Sana Khaja,
School of Education, B.S.E.,
elementary education, with
distinction; Allie Kober, B.S.,
wildlife ecology; Lizzie Kopp,
B.S. with honors, liberal
arts, biology, psychology,
with distinction; Joe Korish,
M.B.A., business: general
management; Nolan Lacy,
M.S., biological systems
engineering
1. That Section 10-1-12 is hereby

amended to read as follows:
Sec. 10-1-12 Speed Limits.
The Common Council hereby determines that the statutory speed limit on
all streets in the City of Verona shall be
Twenty-Five (25) miles per hour except
for the following:
(k) Thirty-five (35) miles per hour on
Old CTH PB, from its intersection with
East Verona Avenue southerly to a point
.13 miles south of its intersection of Forest View Drive.
All other sections shall remain as
previously adopted. This ordinance shall
become effective upon passage and publication as required by law.
CITY OF VERONA
_____________________
Jon Hochkammer, Mayor
(seal)
_______________________
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
Enacted: August 22, 2016
Published: September 1, 2016
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governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future meeting
agenda.
5. Discussion and approval of minutes of the August 2nd meeting
6. New business
A. Discussion and action re: A
Temporary Class B license to sell fermented malt beverages and a Temporary Class B license to sell wine at the
Zweif-a-palooza 2016 to be held at 7783
Forest Drive.
B. Discussion and action re: A
Temporary Class B license to sell fermented malt beverages for the Bike The
Barns ride on September 18, 2016 to be
held at the Badger Prairie County Park.
C. Discussion and action re: A Temporary Operators license for Zweif-apalooza beginning 5pm - 09-09-16 thru
09-11-16 ending 5pm AND Bike the Barns
Ride 09-18-16.
D. Discussion and action re: amendment of Ordinance 2014-2 Establishing
Traffic Regulations for the Town of Verona to change the speed limit on Old PB
from 45 to 35 mph.
7. Reports and Recommendations
A. Plan Commission:
i. Update on recent applications
B. Public Works:
i. Discussion and possible action
re: Woods at Watch Hill intersection with
Shady Oak Lane
C. Financial Sustainability:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
Appointment of Julie Bass-DeVries
D. Natural and Recreational Areas
Committee:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
Prairie planting at the new Town Hall site
E. Ordinance Committee:
i. Update on firearms discharge ordinance
F. EMS Commission:
G. Town Chair:
i. Discussion re: next steps for opt

out of Dane County zoning
ii. Update on construction of the new
town hall and maintenance facility
iii. Discussion and possible action
re: Resolution 2016-8 Finalizing the previously authorized line of credit with
Capitol Bank
H. Supervisors:
I. Clerk/Treasurer:
J. Planner/Administrator:
8. Approval of payment of bills
9. Adjourn
Regular board agendas are published in the Towns official newspaper,
The Verona Press. Per Resolution 20162 agendas are posted at the Town Hall
and online at www.town.verona.wi.us.
Use the subscribe feature on the Towns
website to receive agendas and other announcements via email.
Notice is also given that a possible
quorum of the Plan Commission and/or
Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and
Recreational Areas, and Financial Sustainability Committees and could occur
at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only.
If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with
Disabilities Act needs an interpreter,
materials in alternate formats, or other
accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona
Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town.
verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48
hours prior to the meeting so that proper
arrangements can be made.
Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted: September 1, 2016.
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NOW HIRING: Seasonal Driver and

Production Help Econoprint Verona is
looking for seasonal help in our finishing
department. Flexible daytime hours M-F.
No experience necessary but speed and
accuracy are a must. If you like working
with your hands and working in a fast
paced, casual production environment,
this flexible position may be just for you.
This position requires standing, good
hand dexterity and some lifting of boxes.
Econoprint Verona is also looking for
an on-call courier to fill in as needed,
to make local deliveries. This position
requires lifting of boxes, interacting with
customers and a good driving record.
Applications are available in Verona at
our corporate office, or send your resume
to [email protected]. Salary Range
up to $15.00 per hour (depending on
experience) 608-845-2862 330 Locust
Drive Verona, WI 53593
SKI & PATIO SHOP

SALES ASSOCIATES
We are now accepting applications for
part time and full time positions in our
skiwear department during the winter
and outdoor furniture in the summer.
If you enjoy winter sports and working
with people, like to ski, or have a flair
for color and fashion, this might be the
opportunity you've been looking for.
Chalet is a fun and friendly place to
work with local owners who have great
appreciation for our employees and
customers. All positions are year round
jobs with flexible shifts from 15-40 hours
per week.
We offer a generous base salary with
incentive pay, great benefits, employee
discounts and free local skiing. Stop by
our store and apply in person:
Chalet Ski & Patio
5252 Verona Road
Madison, WI 53711
608-273-8263
Legals
OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO BIDDERS
NORTHERN LIGHTS/CTH PD
WATER MAIN EXTENSION
CITY OF VERONA, WI
OWNER: Notice is hereby given by

the City of Verona, Wisconsin, that it
will receive Sealed Bids for the Northern
Lights/CTH PD Water Main Extension
Project.
PROJECT: The major work consists
of the following items: Approximately
1,800 linear feet of 12 inch ductile iron
water main, hydrants, and gate valves,
Granular trench backfill, and all appurtenant work.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The
Bidding Documents are on file for review
at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall,
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI and at the
office of the Director of Public Works, 410
Investment Court, Verona, WI.
Copies of the Bidding Documents
are available at www.questcdn.com.
Bidders may download the digital Plan
Documents for $15.00 non-refundable
payment by inputting Quest Project
#4648442 on the websites project search
page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at
952-233-1632 or [email protected] for
assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the
digital project information. No paper plan
documents will be provided.
TIME: Sealed Bids will be received
until 1:00 p.m., Local Time on the 16th
day of September, 2016 in the office of
the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, Wisconsin. After the
official Bid closing time, the Bids will be
publicly opened and read aloud.
BIDS: All Bids shall be sealed in
an envelope clearly marked Northern
Lights/ CTH PD Water Main Extension.
The name and address of the bidder shall
be clearly identified on the outside of the
Driveways
Floors
Patios
Sidewalks
Decorative Concrete
Phil Mountford 516-4130 (cell)
835-5129 (office)
adno=455980-01
PAR Concrete, Inc.
envelope.
BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona,
in the amount of not less than 5% or more
than 10% of the Bid shall accompany
each Bid as a guarantee that if the Bid is
accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% performance and
payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the contract by the City.
WAGE SCALE: Each Contractor
or Subcontractor performing work on
the project shall be required to pay not
less than the prevailing wage rate on the
project as established by the State of
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Copies of these wage rates
are on file in the office of the City Clerk
and will be incorporated into the contract
documents.
BID REJECTION: The City reserves
the right to reject any and all Bids, to
waive any technicality, and to accept any
Bid which it deems advantageous to the
Citys best interest.
BID WITHDRAWAL: All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for a period
of 60 days after the time and date set for
the opening thereof.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
Jon H. Hochkammer,
Mayor
Ellen Clark,
City Clerk
Published: August 25 and September 1, 2016
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ORDINANCE NO. 16-880

AN ORDINANCE REZONING
THE HEREIN DESCRIBED
PROPERTY IN THE
CITY OF VERONA
The Common Council of the City of
350 Motorcycles
2013 KAWASAKI Ninja 300. 14K+miles.
Custom paint job on rims. Full Yoshirmura exhaust. Pirelli Diablo Rossi II tires.
Puig racing windscreen. Red shorty
levers. Carbon Fiber panels & tank protector. Fender eliminator. HID headlights.
LED integrated turn signal taillight. Single bar end mirror. Frame sliders,
Great beginner bike, super fun. looks and
sounds good. Most unique 300 you'll see.
$3700 OBO. 608-212-6429
Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin,

does hereby ordain as follows:
1. That Section 13-1-42, Zoning
Map of Title 13, Chapter 1 Zoning
Code, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Verona be amended by repealing
the existing zoning of Rural Agricultural
(RA) on the described parcels in the City
of Verona and assigning the following
zoning classification:
Lots 1 174 of the Kettle Creek
North Plat Neighborhood Residential
(NR)
Outlots 1-4 of the Kettle Creek North
Plat Public Institutional (PI)
2. That the City Clerk is directed to
forthwith make the above change in the
zoning district boundaries on the official
map of the City of Verona pursuant to
Section 13-1-42 of the City ordinances after passage and publication as required
by law.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Verona at a meeting held on August 22, 2016.
CITY OF VERONA
_____________________
Jon Hochkammer, Mayor
(seal)
_______________________
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
Enacted: August 22, 2016
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***
ORDINANCE NO. 16-881

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION 10-1-12 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF
THE CITY OF VERONA
The Common Council of the City of

Verona, Dane County, State of Wisconsin,
does hereby ordain as follows:
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WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF
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HELP WANTED- MISCELLANEOUS
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HOUR. Full-Time Travel, Paid Training, Transportation Provided.
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TOWN OF VERONA
REGULAR TOWN
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 6:30 PM
TOWN HALL,
335 N. NINE MOUND ROAD,
VERONA, WI 53593-1035
1. Call To Order/Approval of the

agenda
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Announcements
4. Public Comment - This section of
the meeting provides the opportunity for
comment from persons in attendance on
items not listed below over which this
SUPER 8 VERONA
Immediate Openings!
Assistant Front Desk Supervisor (F/T)
$10-11/hour.
Front Desk Associates:
(F/T, P/T )$10/hour
Driver (P/T)$10/hr
Housekeeper (P/T)$8.50/hr
Experience preferred,
but willing to train
right people.
Paid training, vacation, uniform. Free
room nights.
Apply in person:
131 Horizon Dr., Verona
FULL-TIME HEAVY duty truck mechanic needed for local trucking company.
Willing to consider part-time with flexible days/hours. Knowledge of hydraulics helpful. Class A CDL. Call Klassy
Trucking, Inc. for more information. 608938-4411
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SKI SHOP
Sales & Service
We are now accepting applications for
part time and full time positions in our
ski department during the winter and
outdoor furniture in the summer. If you
have some downhill skiing experience
and enjoy winter sports and working
with people this might be the opportunity
you've been looking for.
Chalet is a fun and friendly place to
work with local owners who have great
appreciation for our employees and
customers. All positions are year round
jobs with flexible shifts from 15-40 hours
per week.
We offer a generous base salary with
incentive pay, great benefits, employee
discounts and free local skiing. Stop by
our store and apply in person:
Chalet Ski & Patio
5252 Verona Road
Madison, WI 53711
608-273-8263
September 1, 2016
602 Antiques & Collectibles
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
642 Crafts & Hobbies

WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR
SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table
w/vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
Call John 608-845-1552
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
JOIN AN agency with a long history of
supporting people with developmental
disabilities. Caregiver opportunities currently available throughout Dane County.
Work just a few hours per month up
to 20+ hours per week. Now recruiting
applicants with a wide range of experiences and interests. For more information, or to request an application,
contact Shannon at shannonmolepske@
ucpdane.org or (608) 273-3318. AA/EOE
TOWN OF Middleton disabled man
needs help with caregiving in own home.
Several different short shifts available.
Lifting, car needed. For more information
call or text Matt 616-2078. $11-13/hr.
451 Janitorial & Maintenance
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
648 Food & Drink
CLEANING HELP needed in OREGON

or BROOKLYN, WI. Full or part time.
shifts available from 3:00pm. Dusting,
vacuuming, mopping, bathrooms etc. NO
WEEKENDS! Apply at DIVERSIFIED
BUILDING MAINTENANCE, 1105 Touson Drive, Janesville, WI 53546 or call
608-752-9465
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton MonFri 4 hours/night. Visit our website: www.
capitalcityclean.com or call our office:
608-831-8850
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
DOUG'S HANDYMAN
SERVICE
Gutter Cleaning & Gutter Covers
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Summer-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
Interior/Exterior
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
PLEASANT PRAIRIE
NATIVE FRUITS
ARONIA BERRIES
U-PICK
Friday-Sunday
8am-4pm
August 12-Sept 11
COOKBOOK AVAILABLE
18235 W Emery Rd
Evansville, WI
608-843-7098
652 Garage Sales

OREGON- 713 Leeward Lane. 9/1-9/2
4pm-6pm, 9/3 6am-noon. Estate Yard
Sale. Kitchen items, Sears Kenmore
cabinet sewing machine, books, boy's
hockey skates, holiday, clothes (Men's
2XL, 3XL, Missy 8P, 10P, and women's
2xl, 18/20, very nice quality) and more.
672 Pets
FI GOLDENDOODLE puppies. Parent
AkC registered and on site. vet checked,
health warranty, $950. Albany, WI 608574-1043 Facebook: RustyDaisyGoldendoodles
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
FOR SALE
1 SET OF MEN'S AND 1 SET OF
WOMEN'S GOLF CLUBS. EACH
COMES WITH GOLF BAG, PULL
CART AND HEAD COVERS. $100
PER SET
Men's full set (for tall right handed
player)
Women's full set (left handed player)
Contact: 608-845-1552
696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
BROOKLYN NEW DUPLEX for Rent,
ranch w/ finished basement. 3-bdr, 2.5
bath, 1800 sq ft. 2-car garage, $1250/mo.
608-455-2525.
BUILDING FOR RENT 1400 s.f. (35x
40) with high ceilings. Electricity-120/240
volt, 200 amp, 1ph & 3ph. Heavily insulated, nat.gas heat, high efficient Air Conditioner, 8x8 over head door, 9x10 double
swing doors, 3' walk in door. Lots of high
efficient lighting, comes with an air compressor and lines around the building. 2
ventilation fans. Extra interior room with
vent. Fan. Interior walls are 3/4" plywood
painted. Utilities are included in the rent
of $950/mo. Building location is 809 E.
South St. Stoughton WI. 53589. Secluded off street parking. Call 608-719-2532
or email [email protected] or text.
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON- CONDO 3 bedroom, one
full and 1/2 bath. Townhouse, 2 story,
one car garage. Appliances, 1344 sq ft.
$1195 +utilities. Available 9/1/16 Evans
Properties LLC 608-839-9100
STOUGHTON- 108 West Street, 2 bedroom, appliances, water, A/C heat, ceiling fan, on site laundry,well kept and
maintained. Off street parking. Next to
park. On site manager. Available September 1st, 2016. $770 a month. Please
call 608-238-3815 or email [email protected] with questions
STOUGHTON-112 N. Forest. Beautiful
3 Story Townhouse. 2 bedroom, 1 bath.
Huge kitchen, natural wood decor, decks/
patios, large yard, laundry. Water, Hot
water & sewer included. Available 9/1.
$850.00. Call Connie 608-271-0101
The Verona Press
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
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Options: Board considers what potential buildings to include in survey

real answer of what option
to pursue would only come
once that survey is returned.
I dont want to send the
message that, Were going
to go this way, he said.
If it aint going to pass, we
have to figure out what can
pass.
Plans were modeled out
through 2030, and based on
projections from Findorff
Construction that included inflation estimates the
option with the elementary
school first would indeed be
much more expensive over
the long term.
While the initial $200 million was a tough pill to swallow for some board members, that option, which also
includes repurposing Verona Area High School into a
middle and charter school
site and Badger Ridge Middle School into an elementary, would have the lowest
long-term cost, according to
Findorffs projections.
District business manager consultant Chris Murphy
also presented the effect the
three main plans would have
on the property tax rate,
with the same option being
the cheapest in the longterm, but the most expensive
immediately following the
potential April referendum.
The second option considered would build a high
school first, just like the
first option, but would not
include new athletic fields
at the West End site and
would limit remodeling the
Referendum options
Option 1
2017 cost: $198.6 million
Cost through 2030: $245.1 million
Buildings, referendum year: New high school and athletic fields, 2017; new elementary school, 2024; high
school expansion, 2028
Option 2
2017 cost: $178 million
Buildings, referendum year: New high school, 2017;
new elementary school and high school athletic fields,
2024; high school expansion, 2027
Option 3
2017 cost: $78.4 million
Buildings, referendum year: Two new elementary
schools, 2017; new elementary school, 2022; new high
school, 2026
Note: These are options board is considering for a fall
community survey and can still be changed.
current VAHS and BRMS
buildings, which would
still be repurposed for new
uses. The athletic fields and
remodeling would likely
come in a later referendum.
The third option would
have a 2017 referendum
for two new elementary
schools, including one at
the Herfel site and one on
the current Sugar Creek
Elementary School and
New Century School site.

The complication, though,
is that the new school could
not be built there until students were out of the buildings, as theres not enough
room on the land to keep
the current buildings functioning while constructing a
new one.
With that in mind, the
plan would have those students move as a block to the
Herfel site once that is built,

then construct a new school
at the Sugar Creek site and
move those students back
when it is finished. The plan
calls for referendums for
another elementary school
and the new high school later in the 2020s.
There may yet be other
options to consider, though.
A group of parents who
spoke during the meeting
expressed support for some
of the options not included in the latest estimates
that had been on the table
before the public input sessions. Those include a grade
reconfiguration that would
move fifth-graders to middle
school.
Board member Meredith
Stier Christensen asked
superintendent Dean Gorrell
to have the consultants price
out those options, as well.
She said seeing the elementary-first option priced out
had been helpful to her.
When I first heard the
original cost estimate, it was
pretty shocking, she said.
But after seeing the districts needs over the next
decade-and-a-half, she said,
she realized, Were going
to end up in the same place
eventually.
Board president Dennis
Beres echoed that while also
mentioning another benefit
of building the high school
first.
An extra generation of
kids will get to utilize those
spaces by doing it sooner,
he said. Theres an impact
to kids that are here right
Parents: No on BRMS
becoming elementary
A group of parents from the Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point neighborhoods made it clear to the school
board Monday that if board members choose the
most-discussed referendum option, theyll vote no.
The group, six of whom spoke to the board and others
who clapped after a couple of the speakers, acknowledged they like the idea of a new high school, but could
not support converting Badger Ridge Middle School
into a mega elementary with a capacity over 800.
While this is a solution that may appease some taxpayers, it is not a solution that is in the best interest of
our students, said Lindsay Simonson, citing research
that states student success decreases for an elementary
school above 400 students.
Board member Meredith Stier Christensen shared
similar initial concerns about the size of the school
during an earlier work session, but said potential design
options that could create smaller communities within
the school made her more comfortable.
All of the parents mentioned that they had also
opposed the Tincher plan the district chose to reroute
some students from the overcrowded Glacier Edge Elementary School to Country View.
They told board members that if the board approves a
referendum question including using BRMS as an elementary school, they will tell their friends to vote no,
as well.
Scott Girard
now that we can take advantage of.

Stier Christensen added
that an elementary school
of potentially more than 800
kids was initially a sticking point for her, but after
seeing the potential design
options that would help
create different communities within the school, she
was more confident it could
work.
The districts survey is
expected to go out in September, with results returned
to the board in early November.
[email protected]
and follow him on Twitter @
sgirard9.
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