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The “Five Points” intersection at Hwys. M and PD is no more, as Raymond Road has been closed as part of the overall reconstruction project.
New mayor, new roads, new school, new housing 2018 will be a major transition year in Verona in more ways than one. For starters, we’ll have a new mayor, as Jon Hochkammer decided not Read more about the following to run for a seventh consecutive term. stories inside on pages 9 and 10: We’ll also be working as a com1. New mayor munity toward planning a new high 2. New VAHS planning school, after voters approved $180 million for it in April. But it won’t 3. County M construction open until 2020. 4. New pool Veronans will particularly feel 5. Big developments the effect of construction on County Hwy. M, which should make for 6. Northern expansion much improved commuting starting 7. Personalized learning in late 2019 but could be irritating for 8. Tourism money the next 22 months. We’ll also have to decide whether an outdoor community pool is worth the expense and if it will be won’t be ready until 2019. self-sustaining. But it wouldn’t open The city will also need to make until 2020 or later, and if city leaders some decisions on development, with instead invest in Fireman’s Park, that two major projects on the north side
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having been proposed, but coming with some significant controversy, and another on West Verona Avenue requiring millions of dollars from the city. Speaking of big money, the city is still working out what to do with the ever-growing cash reserves it’s getting from hotel room taxes, and that could mean some big promotions or new staff to manage the city’s tourism efforts appropriately. Finally, the school district will reach a major point in its push for personalized learning, as students get their individualized plans in place and Exploration Academy considers its future as either a standalone school or a program within the high school. – Jim Ferolie
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County looks to add 60 acres along Sugar River The land is just west of the 466acre Falk/Wells Sugar River Wildlife Area in Paoli, which the county has been building since 2013. SCOTT GIRARD Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Dec. 26 he would ask the Unified Newspaper Group County Board to purchase 60 acres The public could soon have access and pay for an easement on anothto another mile of shoreline along the er 100 acres near the river that will be available for fishing, hunting and Sugar River. The
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hiking. The board is expected to consider the resolution for the purchase, at $636,000, in the coming weeks, according to the news release. “Dane County has some of the best parks and recreational opportunities in the country,” Parisi wrote in the release. “This area of the county
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Voters around Verona will have plenty of decisions to make come April 3, with contested elections for seats in the city, school district and county. The most significant is for the mayor’s seat, which will have a new face for the first time since 2006. Incumbent Jon Hochkammer announced Nov. 30 he won’t be running for
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While there are no changes planned for the 2018-19 school year, a provision in last year’s state budget has some in the Verona Area School District worried about the future of dual-credit courses. More than 250 students this year are enrolled in those courses, which allow them to earn high school and college credits for the UW System in a single class taken at Verona Area High School. Those students are currently paying their own way for that college credit, with families covering
the around $400 cost from the partnering universities. But next year, the school district will be responsible for about 75 percent of the costs — or “minimally $62,000,” superintendent Dean Gorrell said, if those numbers hold. “It’s a new expenditure,” Gorrell said. “It’s the equivalent of an FTE.” While the provision did set aside some money to cover the other 25 percent of the costs — leaving the families without any extra payment — district officials aren’t confident it’s enough, which would lead to pro-rating and an even higher cost locally. That lack of assurance is what concerned board member Renee Zook, who was part of a detailed discussion on the change at a committee meeting.
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Dancing the year away The Verona Area Senior Center kicked off 2018 with a festive New Year’s dance Friday, Dec. 29. Madtown DJ directed the music for the night. Seniors listened to their favorite tunes as they dance the year away.
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The return from winter break for students Tuesday was a stark reminder of the cold that often sweeps through Wisconsin — and the standard for closing schools. The district posted its weather policy on its website last year in preparation for the season, but a mild December with little snow did not offer any opportunities for considering whether or not school would be closed. This week, though, early morning temperatures are stuck in the negatives, but not likely negative enough for closures. The district’s policy, which is shared by some other districts around Dane County, is to close or delay the start of the day if the wind chill reaches -35 degrees, or a “Wind Chill Warning.” The district does not close or delay for a “Wind Chill Advisory,” which kicks in at -25 degrees. For snowy days, superintendent Dean Gorrell and a representative from Badger Bus each drive the roads in parts of the district to assess conditions and then compare reports with neighboring school districts. Gorrell is also in touch with a meteorologist to help look at the predictions for the rest of the day.
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verona.k12.wi.us “Please know that the bus route terrain for each school district varies widely so a neighboring school district such as Mount Horeb may decide to delay or cancel school given their specific road conditions,” the website post notes. Decisions on any delay or cancellation will be made by 6 a.m. and announced on the district’s website, sent to parents using the school messenger system and broadcast on TV and radio stations. The district adds in its web post that if a parent ever does not “feel it is in the best interest of your child to attend based on your assessment of the weather,” they should let their school office know about their decision.
Anderson pinned as new EMS chief New Fitch-Rona EMS chief Patrick Anderson, right, receives his chief pin at a Dec. 21 ceremony in front of the EMS Commission. Anderson is succeeding retired chief Brian Myrland.
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Willett will not seek re-election I have decided to not seek re-election to the Dane County Board in 2018. I want to thank all the citizens of Verona for electing me to this position for 12 years. It has been my privilege to serve you in this way. Verona is a very special place. It is my sincere hope that we can keep it as special as it is. Mike Willett Dane County Supervisor District 32, representing Verona.
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n one too many occasions during our year of travel, a lovely dinner at a restaurant or a warm stay The Verona Press does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see at a family hostel was spoiled something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor Jim by the sometimes pitiful prayer Ferolie at 845-9559 or at veronapress@wcinet.com so we can get it and other times serious threat of: “Don’t forget to leave us an right. online review!” My husband and I were always left aghast at this kind of goodbye. It immediately put us in our place as consumers Thursday, January 4, 2018• Vol. 53, No. 33 and soured the USPS No. 658-320 authenticity of Periodical Postage Paid, Verona, WI and additional offices. our experience. Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, Yet as more A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to and more peoThe Verona Press, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. ple look to Office Location: 133 Enterprise Drive, Verona, WI 53593 online travel Dresser Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday review sites to Phone: 608-845-9559 • FAX: 608-845-9550 plan their vacations, the tourism industry has e-mail: veronapress@wcinet.com responded to this mob mentality Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 with full-on groveling. And a ConnectVerona.com consequence, travel has lost This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. quite a bit of its charm. This shift is particularly Circulation General Manager noticeable in Southeast Asia, Carolyn Schultz Lee Borkowski where online review stickers ungcirculation@wcinet.com lborkowski@wcinet.com practically make up half the News decor in restaurants and hotels. Sales Manager Jim Ferolie Positive reviews are reprinted on Kathy Neumeister veronapress@wcinet.com menus and it is not uncommon kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com to receive “a complimentary Sports Advertising drink” and then be asked if we Jeremy Jones Donna Larson want to take a picture for Instaungsportseditor@wcinet.com veronasales@wcinet.com gram. Assistant Editor One overeager restaurant ownClassifieds Scott Girard er in Cambodia even turned a Diane Beaman ungreporter@wcinet.com generic Trip Advisor email into ungclassified@wcinet.com a poster and hung it on the wall, Reporters Inside Sales as if it were a letter from the Anthony Iozzo, Alexander Cramer, Monica Morgan president. As soon as I saw it, I Bill Livick, Amber Levenhagen, insidesales@wcinet.com lost my appetite. Scott De Laruelle, Helu Wang “I swear to God we’re being followed,” I hissed to my husUnified Newspaper Group, a division of band as we hurried out the door. Woodward Communications,Inc. The ubiquitous owl eyes of the A dynamic, employee-owned media company Trip Advisor logo haunted me in Good People. Real Solutions. Shared Results. my sleep. Every corner I turned, it seemed that there was this Printed by Woodward Printing Services — Platteville new Big Brother in town – one
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whose head ironically spins 360 degrees – and he was making sure that I was a good little traveler and following his every recommendation. Many local tourism professionals in Southeast Asia seem to have a limited understanding of the online review phenomenon, but its importance is easy to grasp. We frequently saw the same scene. There would be two almost identical neighboring restaurants in town, but one would be full to the brim while the other was completely empty. The answer for this was simple. One of them had done enough bootlicking to climb up in the online review rankings and the other had not. For the tourism industry, this actually simplifies their formula for success quite a lot. They just have to put a giant owl head in front of their establishment and business will boom. But when I try to imagine telling my granddaughter about the great “Online Review Gold Rush” in the same way that my history teacher told me about the California Gold Rush, I can’t find any romance it. The whole thing just seems idiotic. We met countless people on our travels who had organized their trips based entirely on “whatever is #1 on Trip Advisor” and this made me kind of sad. Eventually, I stopped asking people why they chose to explore a destination because everybody just seemed to be interested in doing the same thing. Travel, for me anyway, is a decision that comes from the very core of my being. I am drawn to certain places because the universe pushes me there or because someone I know and love was changed by that place. And I enjoy travel for its ups
and downs; I’m not looking for the perfect getaway. But now it seems that online reviews are more powerful than these deep conversations and realistic expectations. Travel used to be a privilege, something that only a certain kind of person could or wanted to achieve, but I’m not necessarily nostalgic for those days. Now, travel is much more commonplace, and this is a really good thing… until it becomes just another commodity, until I must enter a restaurant or a hotel as an online reviewer instead of a guest and a human being. I firmly agree with Mark Twain: “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” Yet to be honest, after my year of travel, one of my takeaways is that all is not well. A part of me can’t help but feel that travel – like our food industry and our education system – has somehow been taken from us and turned into an entirely different beast: an owl, perhaps, with two hypnotic eyes that never stop boring into me. As I head out on the road once more, he swoops down low over my head and howls into the wind. “Do what I say, follow my lead, because nothing is for free.” Ashley Dresser is a Verona native and a full-time traveler. To read more about her adventures, check out her bilingual blog at www.elbigmonday.com.
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VAHS science showcase Jan. 11 ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area Project Lead the Way (PLTW) team is hosting their third annual Junior Science and Engineering Night from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at the Promega’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, 5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy. People of all ages are invited to learn more about
science, math and engineering through interactive presentations and booths from local businesses, according to a press release. PLTW is a national notfor-profit that develops curricula to teach students critical and creative thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration skills through computer science, engineering and biomedical science courses, according to its website. There will be a raffle with
prizes, and VAHS Science and Engineering clubs, FFA and PLTW students will have displays. Dr. John Hawks, a Verona resident and UW professor who is part of a research team making groundbreaking anthropological discoveries in South Africa, will join as a guest speaker at 7:10. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
If You Go What: Junior Science and Engineering Night Where: Promega’s BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, 5445 E. Cheryl Pkwy. When: 5-8 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 11 Info: Email Hope Mikkelson at mikkelsh@verona. k12.wi.us
Election: First mayoral race in 12 years without an incombent Continued from page 1 5 p.m. deadline. On the school board, there are three candidates for a pair of seats and another seat that will have only the incumbent on the ballot. While the Town of Verona will not have any contested races, the County Board will feature a pair of candidates hoping to succeed Sup. Mike Willett, who will not run for re-election in District 32 after 12 years in two separate stints on the board.
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Town of Verona Both of the incumbent Town Board supervisors will run unopposed to keep their seats. M a n f r e d E n bu rg a n d Doug Maxwell will run for seats 3 and 4, respectively.
Instead, Verona Area High School teacher Jason Knoll and Hometown Painting Services owner Jacob Luginbuhl, a VAHS graduate, will both run for the open seat. There is also one contested election for Dane County circuit court judge, in which incumbent Timothy Samuelson is not running for re-election. Newcomers Marilyn Townsend and Susan Crawford will vie for the seat. Incumbents Frank Remington and Ellen Berz are each running for re-election unopposed for their Circuit Court judgeships.
State Supreme Court There is a three-way race to succeed outgoing state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. Rebecca Dallet of Whitefish Bay, Michael Screnock of Reedsburg and Tim Burns of Middleton all filed paperwork to run for the open seat. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Dual: No changes planned for next school year Continued from page 1 “We’re trying to calculate our overall risk and exposure,” Zook said Dec. 18. “If we have to start paying for most of the fees for every student, it could add up very, very quickly.” It’s already caused the district to change its plans for the courses, Gorrell said, as they had been “full speed ahead” to add chemistry – and its 300-plus students – to the dual-credit options next year. “(We decided) let’s hold on chemistry, because that more than doubles the exposure,” Gorrell said. The current classes that the provision would apply to, which Gorrell said will continue next year, are Spanish 5, German 5, French 4 and Biology 2. The provision does not apply to courses in Project Lead the Way. Gorrell acknowledged that the provision, which also expands access to the classes from juniors and seniors to all high school s t u d e n t s , wa s “ r e a l l y well-intended to promote access” for students who otherwise could not afford
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the credits. “It would be a great thing for kids and a great thing for parents, too, because it could be a tremendous cost savings in terms of credit hours,” he said. “But it’s another unfunded provision that I think has potential to backtrack more than move forward.” The board has discussed sending a letter to state legislators on the issue, but no decision has been made. Gorrell added he expects it to be discussed by a group of Dane County superintendents at an upcoming meeting. He said the funding either needs to come from the state, the universities or return to the “status quo” of what it is now. If it doesn’t change, the district could have to make a tough decision in future budgets. “This is really a conundrum,” Gorrell said. “We really want kids to take part in dual credit courses. It’s such an awesome opportunity.”
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The school board has three candidates for two at large seats, while the other seat will be filled with an incumbent in an uncontested election. Incumbent Tom Duerst will be joined on the ballot by former New Century School director Jim Ruder and Verona Area International School governance council president Carolyn Jahnke for the two at large seats. The top two vote-getters will fill the three-year
terms. Duerst was on the board for nine years before stepping down in 2009. He rejoined the board three years ago. Ruder retired as NCS director and the Sugar Creek Elementary School special education coordinator after the 2016 school year. Jahnke became the GC president for VAIS, the Chinese-language immersion charter school, in 2016 as the school pushed for a new charter agreement, eventually getting a five-year one from the school board. Verona Area High School Class of 2017 graduate Ariadne Saucedo-Griensen had announced an intention to run in December, but did not file paperwork by Tuesday’s deadline. Meredith Stier Christensen is running unopposed for the seat outside the cities of Verona and Fitchburg.
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The headline in the city, of course, is the first mayoral election without an incumbent in 12 years and only the second contested election of the last six. That race features Luke Diaz, an incumbent District 1 alder, and Dennis Beres, who had served as school board president from 20092017 and spent seven previous years on the board. Diaz, 36, is a longtime former Epic employee who now works as a document control specialist for Gammex in Middleton. Beres, 64, is a retired financial adviser. Diaz had joined the race in early November, weeks before Hochkammer announced he would not be running. Beres made his announcement in December, saying he was encouraged to run and wanted to ensure “real important issues” were discussed before the city had a change
in mayors. Whoever wins will work with at least one new alder on the council and as many as three. In District 1, Chad Kemp, 38, who ran for mayor in 2014 against Hochkammer, is the lone contestant for the spot opened by the exit of Mac McGilvray. In District 2, Katie Kohl, a forensic scientist at the state crime lab, will run against incumbent Jack Linder, who has served continuously on either the Common Council or Plan Commission (or both) since 2005 and has never been challenged as an incumbent but was defeated twice as a challenger. In District 3, Kate Cronin, a health educator at UW-Madison, takes on incumbent Brad Stiner, who in April will have served 22 consecutive years on the council without ever having been opposed. In District 4, incumbent Evan Touchett is running unopposed.
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will lead a series of courses featuring the world’s 36 geological wonders Carey Wiess, a Hospice nurse, will from 1-2:30 every Monday from Jan. share tips on improving gut health 8 to March 3, at the senior center. from 10 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 5, at For information, call 845-7471. the senior center. She will discuss the link between Kindermusik poor gut health and diabetes, demenThe Musical Pathways Foundatia, cardiovascular disease, and aller- tion will present a music and movegies. The second part of the series will ment class for children ages 0-4 and be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2. accompanying adults from 9:30-10:15 For information, call 845-7471. a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the library. They can sing, play and move Free Mending Day together. Registration is required. People can bring items in need of To register, call 845-7180. mending from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, at Badger Prairie Needs Google like a librarian Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave. People can learn how to search the The Free Mending Day will be held Internet at a computer class from 6-7 on the first Saturday of each month p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at the library. in 2018. People can stay and join the This class will introduce resources community meal. to navigate through information. For information, call 279-7596. To register, call 845-7180.
Senior case management
Becky Losby, senior center case manage, will share information about Medicare, home care, housing assistance and financial resources from 1-2 p.m., Monday, Jan.8, at the library. For information, call Losby at 8457471.
Keep back strong and healthy
People can learn how to keep their back strong and healthy with physical therapist Jo Annyapu from 6:307:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the library. Annyapu will discuss basic back anatomy and how to prevent back injuries while doing daily activities. World’s geological wonders She will also talk about factors that Michael Wysession, associate pro- can contribute to pain and injuries fessor of earth and planetary sciences,
and share exercises and stretches to strengthen core. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and bring a yoga mat or towel. To register, call 845-7180.
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Children ages 2-5 can participate in a Chinese and English storytime from 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the library. The storytime will increase their cultural understanding and Mandarin Chinese skills from the bilingual program featuring Eric Carle’s classic. Students and staff from local Chinese immersion school – Verona Area International School will join the story time as well. For information, call 845-7180.
Pakistani cooking class People can explore the flavors of Pakistan at from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at the library. Huma Siddiqui, cookbook author and founder of White Jasmine cooking school in Mount Horeb, will demonstrate how to cook sajji shrimp, sautéed orange peppers and zucchini and a Mediterranean couscous salad. To register, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Friday, January 5
• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless, library, 845-7180 • 10 a.m. to noon, Natural pain management series, senior center, 845-7471 • 12:30-2:30 p.m., Movie: Stronger, senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, January 6
• 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Free Mending Day, Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave., 2797596
Monday, January 8
• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 848-7471 • 1:30-2:15 p.m. or 4-4:45 p.m., Bookish club: hidden figures (ages 8-12), library, 845-7180
Tuesday, January 9
• 9:30-10:15 a.m., Kindermusik, library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Google like a librarian, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, January 10
• 4-5:30 p.m., Minecraft club (grades 1-6), library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Keep back strong and healthy, library, 845-7180
Friday, January 12
• 12:30-2:30 p.m., Veteran movie: Dunkirk, senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, January 13
• 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Pakistani cooking class, library, 845-7180
Monday, January 15
club, library, 845-7180
Tuesday, January 16
• 3:45-4:30 p.m., Dessert club, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, January 17
• 10-11 a.m., Free blood pressure and blood screenings, library, 8457180
Thursday, January 18
• 12-6 p.m., Blood donation drive, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 515 W. Verona Ave., 497-4500
Monday, January 29
• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Music and Memory, senior center, 845-7471
Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 01-02-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Sunday, Jan. 7 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 01-02-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 01-02-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Monday, Jan. 8 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at
Fitchburg Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 8:15 and 10 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: 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
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 (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. John Sasse, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
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
Wednesday, January 31
• 6:30-8:30 a.m., Intermediate Mic• 1:30-3:30 p.m., Family movie time: rosoft Excel, library, 845-7180 Hidden Figures, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Adult coloring
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Jan. 4 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society Friday, Jan. 5 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Saturday, Jan. 6 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 01-02-17 11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Tuesday, Jan. 9 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. –Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society Wednesday, Jan. 10 7 a.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Common Council from 01-08-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Epic Renewables
at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center Thursday, Jan. 11 7 a.m. – Epic Renewables at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Grief During the Holidays at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Kat Trio at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Tony Rocker at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Old Time Fiddlers Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters at the Historical Society
Three Blessings “Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits.” —Psalm 103:2 NIV Modern psychology often confirms ancient wisdom. Much of the advice that has been empirically verified by the field of Positive Psychology echoes ancient philosophers, including the wisdom of the Bible. One of the clearest examples of this is the advice to be thankful and count your blessings. Researchers at the Positive Psychology Center at Penn have confirmed that the simple exercise of writing down three things that went well at the end of each day will improve the quality of your life. You will feel less depressed simply by focusing on the positive things in life, and by thinking about why things went well you set the stage for a more positive future. One easy way to do this is to start a journal, or even just start a document on your computer. You might title this journal or document “Three Blessings,” or “Three Good Things” if you want a more secular title, and then simply list the three good things that happened to you (or which you did) and answer the question why for each one. The question as to why it happened is important because it forces us to reflect on the causes of these good things and helps us to repeat them. – Christopher Simon
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A young Verona girls basketball team showed it could hang with a highranked Monroe Cheesemakers squad Thursday. Despite the 58-55 nonconference loss in overtime, coach Angie Murphy said hard work is starting to pay off for Verona (4-6). “We shot the ball a little better, but we still made some turnovers at some bad times,” Murphy said. “The girls are competing and working hard in practice, and that effort is carrying over into their games.” Monroe, 12-1 and ranked second in Division 2 by WisSports.net, was without point guard Sydney Hilliard and her 20.4 points per game, who sat out the game with a knee injury. Hilliard’s absence and the Wildcats’ press late in the second half both played a role in Verona’s comeback. “They were out of sync a little with Hilliard out, and we were getting some good stuff off the press down the stretch,” Murphy said. “We just had a couple of plays where we were out-athleted to the ball. We were there but just had trouble getting to the ball.” The Wildcats, who trailed by seven at halftime, saw Monroe extend its lead to 13 points with five minutes left. Still, Verona persisted in front of a minuscule holiday crowd at Verona Area
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Big Eight Team W-L Sun Prairie 6-0 Madison East 5-1 Verona 4-2 Mad. La Follette 3-3 Middleton 3-3 Mad. Memorial 3-3 Janesville Craig 3-3 Janesville Parker 2-4 Madison West 1-5 High School. Bainbridge did the majority of damage down the stretch for the Wildcats, scoring six points, including a jumper from the left wing with 1:05 remaining. Josie Mueller hit a 3-pointer to start the rally, Bainbridge added two other baskets and Kyiah Penn was 1-for-2 at the freethrow line. Verona had chances to win the game in regulation, but was unable to get off a quality shot, despite forcing a jump ball and later regaining possession on a loose ball out of bounds. Monroe countered by getting the ball inside to s e n i o r f o r wa r d S y d n ey Mathiason, who couldn’t get her shot to drop with 6.3 seconds remaining in regulation. Monroe junior Emily Benzschawel had four points in overtime, including an uncontested layup off the tip-off as the Cheesemakers outscored Verona 9-6 in four minutes of bonus time. Verona sophomore Rayna
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Junior Sydney Rae (40) battles Megan and Emily Benzschawel (24) for a loose ball in the second half Thursday against Monroe. Verona lost the nonconference game 58-55 loss in overtime. Briggs kept the Wildcats within striking distance, scoring all six of her team’s points. Briggs scored a Verona travels to pair of baskets from the second-place Madison floor and made both her free throws as Verona went East (6-2 overall, 5-1 2-for-5 at the line in OT. Big Eight) at 7:30 p.m. In the first half, BriThursday in a conference na James tied the game at showdown. 20-20 with four minutes remaining before Verona watched the Cheesemakers go on a 9-2 run to end the half. Mueller finished a pair of 3-pointers. James with nine points, including added seven.
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Hockey
Wildcats finish 2-1 in Rochester Sports editor
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Ousted in overtime
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Team W-L-T Points The Verona boys hockey team has Verona 6-1-0 12 played only three games at full strength this season, but it looks to be getting Sun Prairie 5-1-0 10 healthier. Madison West 5-1-0 10 Last week, as it closed out the first half of the season, the Wildcats headed Middleton 4-3-0 8 to Minnesota looking to bond and refoMemorial 3-3-0 6 cus at the Kiwanis Cambria Hockey FesBeloit 2-6-0 4 tival in Rochester. And despite a first-round hiccup, in Janesville 1-5-0 2 which the team dug itself into a fiveEastside 0-6-0 0 goal deficit for a 6-4 loss to Albert Lea, Verona looked much better for the rest of the tournament, defeating Rochester penalties in the second period, when Lourdes 3-1 and Fargo 3-2. they took two of their five penalties. Alberta Lea 6, Verona 4 Alberta Lea capitalized twice. Junior forward Brockton Baker gave The Wildcats lost 6-4 to Alberta Lea (Minn.) on Dec. 27 but showed plenty the Wildcats the lead late in the second of fight, despite falling behind big in the period with a little more than three minutes remaining. second period. Verona kept the momentum early in Alberta Lea scored five times in the second period to take a 6-0 lead, but the third period as Mack Keryluk, Riley Verona responded by outshooting its Frieburg and Jake Osiecki scored two Minnesota counterparts 20-6 in the third minutes apart to bring the Wildcats within two goals six-and-a-half minutes into period and scoring four times. The Wildcats ran into trouble with the period. The Wildcats were unable to
close the 6-4 gap any further on Alberta Lea, despite outshooting the Tigers 44-22 for the game. Alex Ulver had a hat trick and two assists for Alberta Lea. Garhett Kaegi finished the game with 20 saves.
Verona 3, Rochester Lourdes 1 Verona trailed once again on day 2 in Rochester but clawed back with three straight goals to beat Rochester Lourdes 3-1. The Wildcats trailed 1-0 after the first period before their first line took over, scoring three unanswered goals in the second period. Left winger Cale Rufenacht got the comeback rolling with an even-strength goal one-and-a-half minutes into the period. Baker scored the game-winning goal midway through the period. Mack Keryluk added an insurance goal with :46 remaining. Kaegi finished with 27 saves.
Verona 3, Fargo 2 Drew Yaeger scored twice over seven
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Mathiason scored seven of her 13 points in the first half. “We’re in a tough stretch of games here,” Murphy said. “Our record doesn’t always reflect what these girls are doing. We’ve had one blip where we lost by 20, but we’re right there in games. I want to the girls rewarded for their hard work.” Verona travels to second-place Madison East (5-1) on Thursday and to
first-place Sun Prairie (6-0) on Saturday. Both games are set for 7:30 p.m. tipoffs. The Purgolders are ranked 10th in the state and the Cardinals are sixth, according to WisSports.net. “This is one of the toughest years I can remember for the conference,” Murphy said. “We’ll just take it game by game and keep doing what we’re doing. We’re right there. I think we’ll see some good things from the girls.”
Girls hockey
Lynx go 1-2 in defense of title JEREMY JONES Sports editor
As defending champions, the Madison Metro Lynx girls hockey co-op had hoped for a better showing than a 1-2 performance at the ninth annual Culver’s Cup last weekend.
Brookfield 6, Lynx 3 Senior defensemen Ally Conybear and Carly Baltes scored three times Dec. 27 against Brookfield before sophomore Hadley Malcolmson took over as the Glacier defeated the Metro Lynx 6-3. The state’s leading scorer, Malcolmson (25 goals, nine assists) used her speed to slice up the Metro Lynx defense for five of the team’s six goals. “It’s unfortunate that one player is so good and took over the game,” coach Derek Ward said. “We had stretches were we would have almost 10 minutes of play on their end and then they would come down and she’d score. That’s a
What’s next The Metro Lynx travel to the Beaver Dam Family Ice Center at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to play the sixth-ranked Warbirds/Beaver Dam co-op (8-2-0).
killer.” Malcolmson scored twice in the final four minutes of the first period to tie the game 2-2 on the power play and eventual pushed the Glacier ahead 3-2 less than two minutes later. Still, Baltes scored poked a loose puck past Brookfield goaltender Kristin Woodcock seven minutes into the second period to tie the game at 3-3. It would be the last puck the
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Cats can’t cover weightclasses at Bi-States JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona wrestling covered only nine of 14 weight classes last week at the Bi-State Classic and finished 53rd out of the 61 teams competing with 33.5 points. The host Holmen Vikings won the tournament with 342 points, while Marshfield (229) and Hudson (224.5) rounded out the top three. Jonathan Herbst (137) scored a team-best 7 ½ points, winning three consolation matches at 120 pounds. Herbst had a fall over Trea Steel of North Crawford/ Seneca 53 seconds in the second consolation round. He opened the tournament with technical fall over Blake Sander of Boscobel 16-0 before falling to Dominick Wichlacz (Spencer/
Columbus Catholic) by a 13-5 major decision in the second round. Herbst closed out the tournament with a 15-9 decision against Luxemburg-Casco’s Parker Coppens and a 12-2 major decision loss to Waunakee’s Nick Schweitzer. Ben Grandau (10-10) won his first match at 126 pounds via fall . Grandau was pinned by Julian Purney of Gale Ettrick Trempealeau/Melrose-Mindoro but bounced back to pin Viroqua’s Lucas Oldham in the second consolation round. Carter Napiwocki of Wausau West got the better of Grandau in the championship match, winning a 13-6 decision. Lance Randall (12-9) also scored seven points for the Wildcats, winning his first match and his second consolation match at 182 pounds.
Randall pinned Westby’s Jack Lipski but fell to Hillsboro late in the second period. The Wildcat ended his tournament with a fall over Royall’s Laredo Benson before dropping a 4-0 decision. Caden Page (3-12) lost his first match by fall at 160 pounds and then received a consolation bye and forfeit before falling to Monroe’s Patrick Rielly 43 seconds into his third consolation match. Wyatt Breitnauer (8-13) took the same path to six team points, losing a 15-1 major decision to Brock Mahoney of River Valley before getting a bye and forfeit and then falling in the third round. Verona didn’t score any points at 132, 138, 145 or 170 pounds, and did not have anyone wrestling at 106, 113, 152, 220 or 285 pounds.
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Metro Lynx defenseman Ally Conybear (15) tries to poke a loose puck past Brookfield Glacier goaltender Kristin Woodcock in the first period. The Metro Lynx fell 6-3 to the Glacier in the opening round of the Culver’s Cup on Wednesday, Dec. Dec. 27.
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Metro Lynx could get past Woodstock, who finished the game with 34 saves. Parker remained in the net as Sydney McKersie continued to rehab from a leg injury and finished the game with 23 saves. McKersie resumed skating this week and should be back on the ice in the next couple of weeks.
Lynx 3, Lakeland 2
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The Lynx bounced back with a 3-2 win over the Lakeland Thunders in the consolation round on Thursday, Dec. 28, inside Hartmeyer Wis. Valley 3, Lynx 0 Ice Arena. The Metro Lynx drew seventh-ranked WisSierra Berg scored twice in the third period consin Valley Union on Friday, Dec. 29, and to ice the game. Vivian Hacker had the other were shutout 3-0. goal for the Metro Lynx. Parker stopped 20 of 22 shots on goal.
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For the first time in 12 years, Verona will have someone other than Jon Hochkammer as mayor. And that mayor – either District 3 Ald. Luke Diaz or former school board president Denny Beres – could have a drastically different Common Council to work with, as at least two seats are contested and a third is open. The April election will decide it all. The exits of Hochkammer and 14-year council veteran Ald. Mac McGilvray alone bring significant changes to city leadership. Hochkammer in November announced his intention to not run for re-election and McGilvray moved out of District 1 in December. Two other veteran alders are being challenged, meaning the city could end up with a drastically different political landscape. The election has the potential to mark either a strong shift to the Hochkammer left or a less dramatic but still significant shift away from supporters of Hochkammer’s cautious, oldschool style and in favor of a more progressive ele ment that rose up Diaz in 2013. Hochkammer has pledged not to endorse any candidates, but rather to offer mentoring and support for anyone interested. Among the big Beres decisions the council will face in the next year or two are whether to build a community pool, how to spend the growing tourism money and how to approach several large-scale developments that are being proposed. Development issues are always hotly debated, particularly when they’re as big as the 198-acre North Neighborhood plan that was unveiled Tuesday, as tall as the seven-story Legends Edge proposal or involve public money, like the Sugar Creek Commons plan. Among those are plans for many more apartments, another topic that could hinge on the makeup of the council. The council still has unfinished work in its plan to promote downtown, having already spent $4 million upgrading the street and sidewalks on South Main Street but still working on amenities and attractions and potentially even redevelopments in and around downtown. One that would have reshaped the city’s main intersection was pulled off the table, but the Ace Hardware and World of Variety buildings remain empty. The city has also begun the process of hiring an economic development director but hasn’t hired one yet. That could have a strong behind-the-scenes effect on such proposals. The council also has significant political decisions left before it gets a new mayor. It hasn’t decided whether to fill the District 1 seat opened by McGilvray’s move out of the city last month and hasn’t picked a council representative to the Plan Commission, both of which could affect some of the above issues.
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Architect Chris Michaud talks with a pair of attendees at the December design update at Verona Area High School. More public updates will come in 2018 as officials seek city approvals and crews begin site work on the property.
lot of the work going on right now is facing tight deadlines. And there’s still some question as to what features that school will have. The school district and city haven’t yet agreed on the location and cost-sharing of a new road to prevent traffic congestion, and that could affect whether the district can afford to build a second pool at the new site. The district also needs city approval on initial plans to keep rolling and will need to plan the trickle-down effect on its other schools when the high school moves in 2020. The first major hurdle on the horizon for Verona Area School District officials is how much the city would contribute toward building a road from South Nine Mound Road into the site in a potential exchange for the Sugar Creek/New Century School property. The school board had planned on getting $5 million, but the Common Council had only tentatively agreed to that amount for a road connecting to Paoli, which is now off the table, and might be looking at half that amount. The two elected bodies did not meet together until December to work toward a new consensus, and some city alders indicated they were more comfortable with a $2.4 million commitment, or whatever the land they’ll be getting is worth. District representatives say any amount less than $5 million will mean finding items to cut from its current plans. That conversation is expected to continue this month. The district also needs to get some early approvals from the city within the next couple of months to keep its construction plans on schedule, including a Plan Commission meeting in either February or March, with superintendent Dean Gorrell concerned that any delays could put stress on an already tight timeline 2. Planning, site work on for the work. new VAHS “A week of schedule loss is While the new high school isn’t gonna make a big deal,” he said at expected to open for 30 months, a the Dec. 18 school board meeting.
Equipment is lining the road along Hwy. M as crews work on widening the road. “(And site work is) so weather-dependent in the first place.” While all of that is happening in the background, the community conversation on resetting attendance boundaries is also expected to begin this year. Gorrell has warned board members the conversation will likely be controversial, so he’s suggested they get started on it early. No public meetings have been scheduled on the topics, but the board is expected to begin considering its priorities for the process – including neighborhood schools and demographic makeups, for example – early this year.
3. County M construction We got through Main Street being closed; now it’s time to have County Hwy. M stick in our craws. Fortunately, there won’t be any complete shutdowns, other than the occasional night closure or a day or two on a side street. But it will still make a crowded road a bit more annoying for a while. Construction has already begun turning the skinny artery connecting Verona and Epic to the rest of the Madison area into a four-lane
urban road with bike lanes and a sidewalk. But it’s a two-year project and won’t be finished until November 2019. When it’s done, County Hwy. PD will have a dedicated eastto-west lane that won’t stop, as it will run underneath the rest of the road. And M will be four lanes all the way from Verona to Mineral Point Road, with medians, sidewalks and bike lanes. Closer to Verona, that means construction will start just north of Cross Country Road, at Prairie Oaks Drive. That will complicate entry and exit from some northern neighborhoods and likely slow everyone’s commutes. It isn’t yet clear exactly when that part of the road will be built, as some parts of the $46 million project are on the contractor’s schedule, and some elements of it are adjusted as the project goes along. For now, however, it appears one side of the road will be built in 2018, and traffic will then switch off the existing road as the other side is put together. Somewhere along the line, the PD intersection will get its underpass, but it likely won’t open until
November 2019. Already, some old homes have been moved, including the former Gordon School on the eastern side of the existing road, and grading of the new set of lanes has been going on for a couple of months. Over the winter, much of the work will be difficult to make out, as utility lines are upgraded and relocated to follow the roads, and later in the year, the PD and Midtown intersections will get new temporary configurations to prepare for and accommodate the traffic shift. Temporary closures – including some overnight stops for placing pipes – are likely in the summer. For anyone interested in following the project in more detail, project managers are holding meetings at Epic on the first Thursday of each month.
4. A new pool – maybe It was almost a year ago city leaders decided to explore the possibility of a community pool, and still no site has been selected, no design has been brought forth and there’s no firm cost estimate. Within the next month, alders are expected to be asked to discuss it again, this time with the knowledge that all the sites originally proposed for it have been deemed unworkable for one reason or another. They’ll be asked to consider whether they want to invest more money into looking at buying private land, whether the city should wait for a land swap with the school district or perhaps drop the idea altogether. It’s been more than 20 years since a referendum to build a new pool failed, and this effort could be similarly doomed, though under an entirely different scenario. Then, the only pools in the city were Fireman’s Park beach and the high school’s Natatorium. Now, in addition to those two, there’s the Goodman Aquatic Center in the town and there will be two others built by the school district – one for competition and
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SOY 2018: Sugar Creek Commons, North Neighborhood and developments to watch this year the other for the community. In addition, the two biggest supporters of building a community pool on the council a year ago – Scott Stewart and Mac McGilvray – are no longer alders. The last best hope for the effort appears to be using land that will eventually be vacated by the school district, where two elementary schools are between West Verona Avenue and Church Street. However, that land won’t be available until at least 2020, after the high school opens.
5. Big developments Verona saw some ambitious plans in 2017, but it appears only one of the big ones will turn out in 2018. The Sugar Creek Commons development is still u n d e r n eg o t i a t i o n , bu t city leaders seem to be on board with a requested $5.4 million taxpayer funding plan. They’re expected to make the call on that within the next few weeks, and that would mean three new retail buildings opening on West Verona Avenue within about a year and a hotel and a couple hundred new apartments soon after that. Other developments that showed promise in Verona last year but did not get approval included a downtown redevelopment that would have demolished the Ace Hardware and World of Variety buildings in favor of downtown-style apartments-over-retail; and one downtown-area apartment complex that was far too big for either the Common Council or Plan Commission. The latter is back in a smaller form this month, and the former could still be resurrected or revamped, as both buildings remain conspicuously vacant. The council approved plans for a massive 74,000-square-foot home for Cellular Dynamics International, but the Madison company now owned by Japanese conglomerate Fujifilm pulled back on its expansion plans. City leaders are holding out some hope CDI returns with a more modest plan in another part of the park, but when or if it will remains a mystery.
Another development that has a questionable future is Legends Edge, which has been waiting on the controversial Northwest Neighborhood plan. Even if that is approved, it faces an uphill battle, with multiple alders expressing reservations over its seven-story apartment buildings and largescale retail and hotel. But a potential political shift on the council this April could make a difference. One plan that was approved but appears to be on hold is the West End mixed use development, with 37 apartments and townhouses and 15,000 square feet of retail. Indications so far are that it might return without the residential component. Another plan that had been on hold after more than a year appears to be on track, with a 29-unit apartment complex and 3,000 square feet of retail at the corner of Paoli Street and South Nine Mound Road. That could begin going up this spring. The city also approved plans for a Festival Foods grocery store next to Farm and Fleet, and that’s expected to break ground this spring and open in 2019.
6. Northern expansion About a decade after local developer Dennis Midthun first introduced plans for developing in an area now known as the North Neighborhood, something significant could finally happen there. With construction on roads north and east of it and a subdivision going in to the south, a 200-acre chunk of land is being prepared to turn into hundreds of homes and apartments and several commercial buildings. The initial plan was presented just this week at the Plan Commission. With the Scenic Ridge and Cathedral Point subdivisions in the south filling up rapidly and the Cross Point subdivision having been turned into a fifth Epic campus, the north side of town is the next logical spot for homes. The city developed and approved a North Neighborhood plan nearly two years ago, with that area – bordered by County Hwy.
Map courtesy Forward Development Group
The Forward Development Group plan for the North Neighborhood features more than 600 housing units on 198 acres, on the corner of County Hwys. M and PD. M on the east and Northern Lights on the west – as a centerpiece. The city and Epic also jointly purchased a gravel pit from Wingra on the west side of that area that will eventually be filled and turned into a park for the neighborhood. And further west – on the other side of County Hwy. PD and west of Woods Road – the city is also working on a plan for the Northwest Neighborhood. It remains in limbo, with the Common Council not yet on board with a developer’s plans for the area and significant public resistance. The North Neighborhood plan proposed by Forward Development Group has the same name as the city’s master plan for the entire central north side, but it’s a specific development proposal for only a piece of that 648-acre area. The developer’s first crack at it features more than 600 housing units but, unlike the city’s plan, no school. That could be a major issue as it gets feedback this month.
7. Personalized learning progress This is a big year for one of the school district’s signature initiatives. District officials have been talking up the benefits of personalized learning since at least 2013, when the school board approved new “belief and outcome statements” that emphasized each student as an individual and making sure every student succeeds. The years since have included many moves toward personalizing learning, including iPads for every student and several experimental programs that have been stronger in some schools than others. But this year, the effort is planned to reach its the ultimate goal: personalized learning plans. T h o s e w e r e o r i g i n a lly scheduled to be ready
EA has been a big boost for personalizing learning at the high school level, and expanding its programming to the entire school would mean students could mix and match the projects and classroom work as they choose, at least to the point that administrators and teachers are able to balance that work. As part of the expansion of personalized learning throughout the district, a parent group established last year to help the community better understand the personalized learning concept will also continue to meet, and the effort will become even more public with a February informational event.
8. Tourism money
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Sugar Creek Elementary School teacher Haley Brisky, right, helps Gavin Cribben find an app on his iPad during the rollout of one-to-one devices at the beginning of the 2016-17 school year. for the last school year, but administrators and the board decided in 2015 that had been an overly ambitious timeline. Now, the plans are set to be in place for every student with the 2018-19 school year. The plans initially will include a learner profile, with information about students’ learning habits and a “SMART goal” written by each student by the end of first semester. The full plans, which will be housed on the Epiphany software teachers have been training on, will include strengths, weaknesses, learning goals and an adult who they are close with at school. In addition to the district-wide approach, personalized learning faces a major crossroads at the high school level this winter. In the next couple of months, the school board will decide the future of
the Exploration Academy charter high school, the district’s most extreme example of personalization. T h e s c h o o l ’s g o v e r nance council voted near the end of the December to request that the fouryear-old school be phased out and eventually become a program at the high school. That decision was made simpler by the state approval of a waiver of certain requirements for high school students in the district. The waiver, approved in December, means the entire high school could function more like EA, which has undertaken project-based learning since it opened in 2013. The school allows its 80 students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through projects and outof-school work, rather than in a classroom through tests and assignments.
The city opened its fourth hotel and has seen plans for a fifth, and still the year-old Tourism Commission has not yet worked out how it wants to spend the enormous and growing reserves of cash it is getting from hotel taxes. The city established the commission in late 2016 and populated it early in 2017 specifically for that purpose, but it’s been a slow process getting the group together, and it’s had four meetings so far, mostly just getting its bearings. In November, it heard a presentation from 6AM marketing, which was under contract in 2016 and 2017 to develop a marketing plan, and in December, it held its first substantive discussions on the commission’s budget and the possibility of using any of its hundreds of thousands of dollars in annual revenue for hiring staff. The city expects to have collected more than $500,000 from the 7 percent room tax in 2017, and the number grows each year. It’s collected almost as much since the Fairfield Inn opened in January 2016 as it had in the 20 years prior. A portion helps fund the Madison Area Sports Commission, another piece goes into the city’s general fund, and more than $100,000 has been spent on the 6AM contract with the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce. But the commission had a surplus of more than $60,000 through three quarters this year, and the future of that marketing plan remains unknown. Among the possibilities for spending the money are existing projects, such as external advertising, contributing to sports tournaments and other events, employing consultants to oversee marketing and hiring a tourism specialist.
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is beautiful and will be available for generations so our children can fish, canoe and kayak.” The property, west of state Hwy. 69 and south of Riverside Road, includes an “ideal” canoe or kayak launching spot, according to the release, as well as an 1860s limestone house that was a historic stagecoach stop. There are
also two cataloged Native American mound sites on the property. According to the release, officials will apply for a stewardship grant from the state Department of Natural Resources to help offset the purchase price. The county first acquired land for the nearby wildlife area from the Bruce Company, which owned more than 900 acres of land for its nursery
and landscaping operations. The county named it in honor of former Executive Kathleen Falk and her chief of staff, Topf Wells, in 2014. In June 2017, the county opened a 2-mile hiking trail in the area that connected two separate areas. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Legals INVITATION TO BID PROJECT ID 2018-102, 2018 SEAL COAT PROJECT CITY OF VERONA, WI OWNER: Notice is hereby given by the City of Verona that it will receive bids for 2018 Bituminous Seal Coat. PROJECT: The major work consists of the following items: 131,100 Square Yards Chip Seal (Granite) PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: Specifications may be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593, on and after January 2, 2018 for viewing or copies may be obtained online at QUESTCDN.com. Specifications are anticipated to be available on and after January 3, 2018. A link from the City of Verona web page will direct you to QUESTCDN.com, see http://www.ci.verona.wi.us/253/Public-Works/ Project Bidding Tab on the left side of the web page. TIME: Sealed bids will be received until 11:00 A.M., Thursday, January 25, 2017 in the office of the Director of Public Works located at 410 Investment Court, Verona, WI 53593. At this time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. BIDS: All bids shall be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “2018-102, 2018 City of Verona Seal Coat Project”. The name and address of the bidder shall be clearly identified on the outside of the envelope. The City has the right to increase or decrease the quantity up to 30%. PRE-BID MEETING: No pre-bid meeting is scheduled. BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona, in the amount of 5% of the bid shall accompany each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% per-
formance and payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the contact by the City. BID REJECTION: The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the City’s 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: January 4 and 11, 2018 WNAXLP
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LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Contract letting shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 62.15, 66.0901, 66.0903, and 779.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes. WAGE RATES: As of January 1, 2017, the Department of Workforce Development Prevailing Wage Rates are no longer enforced on locally funded public works projects. Prevailing wage rates will only apply to state agency and federal highway projects. BID SECURITY: Bid Security in the amount of not less than 5% or more than 10% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. CONTRACT SECURITY: The Bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond each in an amount equal to the Contract Price. BID REJECTION/ACCEPTANCE: OWNER reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, waive informalities in bidding or to accept the Bid or Bids, which best serve the interests of OWNER. BID WITHDRAWAL: No Bid shall be withdrawn for a period of 60 days after the opening of Bids without consent of OWNER. Published by authority of the City of Verona, Wisconsin. By: Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor Ellen Clark, Clerk AECOM Middleton, Wisconsin Project No. 60537247 Published: January 4 and 11, 2018 WNAXLP
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FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
LF of curb and gutter removal, 360 SY sidewalk removal, 320 LF 12-in RCP CLIII storm sewer, 6-48-in dia. Storm manholes, 1,500 LF 18-in curb and gutter, 200 LF mountable curb and gutter, 70 LF 30-in curb and gutter, 2,500 SF of 5-in concrete sidewalk, 280 square yards of concrete pavement, 1,615 TON of 1-1/4-in crushed aggregate base course, 80 TON of ¾-in Crushed aggregate base course, 800 TON 12.5 mm asphaltic base course, 800 TON 12.5 mm asphaltic surface, course, 765 square feet of paver installation, 50 square yards of sod, landscaping, modifications to 3 site lighting fixtures and associated electrical work, erosion control, restoration, and traffic control at three separate parking lot locations within the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin. TIME AND PLACE OF BID OPENING: Sealed Bids will be received until 10:30 a.m., Local Time on the 7th day of February 2018 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. BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The Bidding Documents are on file for review at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Verona, Wisconsin, and the offices of AECOM, 1350 Deming Way, Suite 100, Middleton, WI 53562. 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 #5471670 on the website’s project search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project information. No paper plan documents will be provided.
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*** OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS CITY PARKING LOT RECONSTRUCTION – RE-BID CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN OWNER: The City of Verona, Wisconsin hereby gives notice that sealed unit price Bids will be received for the reconstruction of the Senior Center Parking Lot, Old Library Parking Lot, and the current Library Parking Lot and main entrance terrace, owned by the City. The major work consists of the following items: The Work of this Contract entails the reconstruction of City owned parking lots, more specifically: the Public Library, Old Library, and Senior Center, all in the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin. Major items of work shall consist of 11,425 SY of pulverized asphalt, 1,600
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*** OFFICIAL NOTICE TO BIDDERS DOWNTOWN STREETS RECONSTRUCTION PHASE II CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN OWNER: The City of Verona, Wisconsin hereby gives notice that sealed unit price Bids will be received for the reconstruction of the S. Shuman Street and West Park Lane, also known as the Downtown Streets Reconstruction Phase II. The major work consists of the following items: The street reconstruction includes miscellaneous removals, Approximately 2,900 linear feet of 30-in. wide curb and gutter removal, 1,200 square yards of concrete sidewalk removal, 2,700 cubic yards of common excavation, 500 linear feet of CL V RCP Storm Sewer, 1,300 linear feet of 8 inch ductile iron water main, 310 linear feet of 1-in copper water service, 900 linear feet of 8-in sanitary sewer, 50 vertical feet of sanitary manholes, 400 linear feet of 4-in sanitary sewer lateral, 4,500 cubic yards of granular backfill, 3,700 ton of crushed aggregate base
course, 1,300 ton of asphalt pavement, 9,000 square feet of 5-in thick concrete sidewalk, 3,000 square feet of 7-in thick sidewalk, 250 square feet of modular block retaining wall, pavement marking and signing; street terrace restoration; erosion control and all appurtenant work within the right of way of South Shuman Street and West Park Lane all in the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin. TIME AND PLACE OF BID OPENING: Sealed Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m., Local Time on the 7th day of February 2018 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. BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The Bidding Documents are on file for review at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, Verona, Wisconsin, and the offices of AECOM, 1350 Deming Way, Suite 100, Middleton, WI 53562. Copies of the Bidding Documents are available at www.questcdn.com. Bidders may download the digital Plan Documents for $20.00 non-refundable payment by inputting Quest Project #5471686 on the website’s project search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the digital project information. No paper plan documents will be provided. LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Contract letting shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 62.15, 66.0901, 66.0903, and 779.15 of the Wisconsin Statutes. BID SECURITY: Bid Security in the amount of not less than 5% or more than 10% of the Bid shall accompany each Bid in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders.
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Let’s have some fun!! To enter: Fill out and mail the form below, along with a current photo, or visit one of our websites! Must be received by Monday, January 8, 2018. Please print clearly. One entry per child. One form per child.
Mail to: Kids Today 133 Enterprise Dr., PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593 Or enter online on any of our websites below, click on “Submit an Item.” connectoregonwi.com, connectstoughton.com, connectverona.com, connectfitchburg.com Child’s Name __________________________________________________________________________ Age (please indicate months or years)___________________________
Please check one:
❏ Male ❏ Female
Parents’ Names _________________________________________________________________________ Phone (for contact purposes only)________________________City ______________________________________ This photo submission constitutes permission to publish. If submitting your photo(s) electronically, please be sure the photo resolution is at least 150 DPI. Photos must be received by Monday, January 8, 2018 to be included. Please include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you would like your photo returned.
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Photo taken by (if a professional photo) ______________________________________________________