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Buss to be BRMS principal VAHS assistant principal will swap spots with current principal Murphy SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Four years after a Verona Area High School administrator moved his office a block away to lead Badger Ridge Middle School, it’s happening again. This time, VAHS will get an administrator in return,
and a familiar one. Alan Buss, a 22-year VAHS employee who has spent time as a psychologist, dean of students, assistant principal and basketball coach, will become the BRMS principal
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Annabelle Charles, 6, feeds grass to goats at the Havens Petting Zoo on Friday.
Becoming biliterate 17 are first in VASD to achieve Seal of Biliteracy ahead of graduation
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It’s called the “Seal of Biliteracy,” but the 17 Verona Area High School students graduating this weekend learned more than language to achieve it. “Being biliterate to me means being a lot more knowledgeable, not only in linguistics but cultural,” Brikny Ayala wrote in an email to the Press. “Being able to see the differences in cultures and why certain cultures do things differently is very eye-opening.” Ayala was among a group recognized Tuesday, May 22, as the first in Verona to achieve the seal – which is administered by the district and requires approval from
What: Verona Area High School and Exploration Academy Class of 2018 graduation Where: Voyager Hall, Epic When: 1 p.m. Sunday, June 10 Info: verona.k12.wi.us the state Department of Public Instruction. VASD is one of only four districts in Wisconsin that is able to give out the seal, which was developed in 2015, to its students. When those 17 students walk across the stage this Sunday at Epic’s Voyager Hall, where the graduation ceremony begins at 1 p.m., they will celebrate moving onto their next stage in life, and they’ll do it with certification from the state that
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Shortened by one day this year, the annual Hometown Days festival packed in just as much fun. Each day the festival featured a carnival with rides and games, live music and a petting zoo. Other regular events, like the parade, Friday night fireworks and events in the kids’ tent were also a part of the weekend lineup.
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Bike and ped projects connect Veronans Safety, accessibility factors in added infrastructure KIMBERLY WETHAL
‘It’s great because it’s inclusive.’ Elizabeth Doyle, District 1 alder
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Elizabeth Doyle remembers being a kid and having the ability to bike anywhere to go see friends. Now, with orange construction barrels lining County Hwy. M south of Main Street, the District 1 alder believes residents in Verona’s southern neighborhoods should have an easier time developing similar memories. The $1.3 million project, which will take all summer, grew out of the July 2016 Verona Bike and
Pedestrian Study, which sought to increase access to the downtown and to schools, close the disconnect between neighborhoods and improve safety conditions to encourage residents to do more biking and walking. The projects are expected to be implemented by 2024 but could take longer if plans are reworked to accommodate changes in pedestrian movement. “It’s great because it’s inclusive,” Doyle said of the overall plan.
Three of this year’s projects (Nos. 3, 8 and 10) will link the city’s downtown to its southern neighborhoods with sidewalks, bike lanes and pedestrian- and bike-friendly intersections. The three will create sidewalks and bike lanes alongside the southern end of County Hwy. M as it transitions into South Main Street, build a sidewalk along Locust Drive from M to Bruce Street and place medians, sidewalk extensions and flashing pedestrian beacons along the intersection of M and Locust Drive. Some of that began Monday, along with two unrelated rehabilitation projects, on Harriet Street and East Verona Avenue. Another project had been
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Three construction projects start this week Harriet Street, East Verona Avenue among work zones KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
The city’s bike and ped project on County Hwy. M and two road rehabilitation projects on the east side started Monday. Concrete on East Verona Avenue past the Badger Prairie Needs Network driveway will be rehabilitated. Traffic is currently down to one lane in each direction. Asphalt is being rehabilitated on East Harriet Street near the downtown. The bike and ped project will involve creating walking paths, sidewalks and medians along the highway to increase safety, connect Verona’s southern neighborhoods to the downtown and promote walking and biking. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal. A construction worker uses a saw to cut concrete on East Verona Avenue on Monday.
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Council keeps ‘affordable’ zoning rules Verona Press editor
Despite regular complaints from people hoping to expand their homes and a plea from a developer, the Common Council declined to loosen rules on the city’s smallest zoning designation last month. The community residential zoning permits lot sizes as small as 6,000 square feet but restricts the maximum size of homes on those lots to 1,900 square feet. The designation was instituted 18 years ago to encourage more “affordable” housing in Verona. The result has been debatable, with the average cost of homes 23 percent lower, but the cost per
square foot often higher. And an effort to remove the maximum home size has been going on for a year, when city staff were first asked to get better data for the request by the developer of Hometown Grove, off Kimball Lane. City planning director Adam Sayre endorsed the idea of removing either the restrictions or the zoning altogether, saying it has been confusing and frustrating for some homeowners who plan to make additions on their homes and find out at the last minute they aren’t able to. Alders had put off action last year awaiting more information, then decided during the budget process to wait a few more months, as the Capital Area Regional Planning Commission
worked on an unrelated housing study, hoping that might offer some insight. But with that study still in progress and the developer facing another construction season, it came up again at the council’s May 29 meeting. Neither side of the issue seemed strongly convinced, but the majority opinion in a 4-2 vote was that a diversity of housing stock was worth the trade-offs. Alds. Elizabeth Doyle (Dist. 1), Sarah Gaskell (D-2), Katie Kohl (D-2) and Kate Cronin (D-3) voted with the majority, while Alds. Chad Kemp (D-1) and Evan Touchett (D-4) voted against. Ald. Heather Reekie (D-4) abstained, saying she wanted to avoid potential conflicts of interest because she lives in a CR district and
because she can see the merits of both sides. With the Hometown Grove development in particular, she said, the approval it got in 2016 to use CR zoning no longer seems aimed at being affordable. Developer Bill Ranguette, who bought the property in 2017, reported prices starting around $350,000. “Three developers ago, I was under the impression it was going to be smaller, more compact, affordable housing,” Reekie said. “That’s not what it’s becoming anymore.” Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet. com.
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Verona Area School District taxpayers would pay the same rate they did this year under a proposed 2018-19 budget. The $12.77 per $1,000 of property value is what district officials committed to during the $180 million school referendum last April, and, at least preliminarily, they’re holding to it. The school board is expected to vote on the preliminary budget June 25, but the numbers will not be finalized until attendance
counts in September. The district is in the second of a three-year cycle during which its revenue sources are shifting from state aid to local property taxes as the property value in the district has grown quickly – especially with the closing of the Epic tax increment-financing district, which added nearly $400 million to the district’s taxable value. District budget manager consultant Chris Murphy explained that state laws forbidding state aid from dropping by more than 15 percent from one year to the next – known as the “hold harmless
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In an effort to make voting as easy as possible, alders decided May 29 to allow for expanded hours and locations of in-person absentee voting. City clerk Ellen Clark, as she did in 2016, has offered to hold extended voting hours not only at Verona City Center but also at the Verona Public Library and Verona Senior Center. Adding those locations required the council’s approval. The library hours are likely to be on weekends. After a federal judge struck down parts of Wisconsin’s Voter ID law in June 2016, clerks were no longer required to stick to normal posted hours for early voting, and Clark is a salaried employee, so the cost is expected to be minimal. The council didn’t expressly vote on the hours, which will be determined later based on expected turnout. “The city should make it as easy and available as possible to American citizens,” Mayor Luke Diaz said.
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Greissmeyer is good fit for Council Verona is truly fortunate in having six qualified people apply for the vacant position on the Common Council. I was especially impressed by Robert Radford and Clayton Griessmeyer, given that each offered impressive professional qualifications and an array of volunteer activities. However, I felt that Mr. Griessmeyer was the slightly better candidate given his complete absence of potential conflicts of interest (e.g., employment with Epic or association with any of Verona’s charter schools) and also his volunteer experience which, to me,
seemed particularly selfless. Most of us, when we had children at home, volunteered to help with their school and extra-curricular activities, but how many of us volunteered with charitable organizations in the community, as Mr. Greissmeyer has? I look forward to learning the council’s decision and, given the quality of all six candidates, know that, no matter whom they choose, Verona will be well represented. Denise Beckfield City of Verona
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As a jungle connoisseur, it’s hard to be amazed W hat’s about half the size of a hippo, but not aggressive? That would be a tapir, and some people might want to punch me in the face if I said I went to the Corcovado rainforest and this was the only thing I thought worth mentioning. Corcovado National Park is isolated in the southwest corner of Costa Rica and is one of the most biodiverse places in the world. I had read a lot about the park and finally decided it was time to see it Dresser for myself. To get there, you boat through canals on what could pass for the set of Jurassic Park, then hit the open ocean to make a beach landing on one of the few primary rainforests left in the world. For most any visitor, this would be the trip of a lifetime. And I was hoping for a great experience. But for me, I’d be pressed to remember much of my last visit because I’d done and seen most of it before. Our visit started out traversing the ocean, which could be an experience in itself. Though I had never been in that much open water in such a small watercraft, I wanted to avoid seasickness, so I daydreamed, studying the coastline for jagged rock formations, to take my mind off the rolling
waves. I’d seen many similar coastlines up and down the pacific side of Costa Rica before. There was no dock at the beach, so we had to jump in the water barefoot to get to shore. It was an exotic beach with the rainforest right at the edge, but it was familiar to me as it reminded me of the beaches in Manuel Antonio and Samara. Even when we saw a coati looking for food as we approached the ranger station, I didn’t bother taking my camera out. I’d seen these in La Fortuna many times before. We started hiking and encountered a beautiful group of red scarlet macaws, each with a mate and a few with children. They were having a lively conversation while eating their lunch in the trees and gave us many photo opportunities. Of course, these things fly all around Jaco and the Carara National Park, all places I’ve been. That’s when it hit me. In a way, I’d seen it all. That’s why this trip been so ho-hum despite all the adventure it had taken to get to this point. I recalled going to other national parks and being intrigued by everything, but Corcovado just couldn’t turn the switch for me. We’d go on to see a spider monkey, sloth, herron and some capuchin monkeys, but it was so “been there, done that” for me. I was actually disappointed we didn’t see all four types of monkeys that are in the park. It felt
no different from Tortuguero, a national park in northeast Costa Rica I visited two years ago. The most drama on the trip was me forgetting things and Mother Nature making me pay, like getting sunburned during our 1.5-hour hike and drenched on the way back without a change of clothes. I’ve been dumb before, and I’ll be dumb again so thank goodness I saw the tapir to have more than just a funny story to laugh about in the future. But even at that, the reality is watching the tapir was as about as exciting as watching a cow graze. All this is not to say Corcovado isn’t a great place to visit. I just have higher expectations for my forests now that I’ve been living in Costa Rica since 2013. I can’t believe the non-effect it had on me. A first-time rainforest visitor would fill an entire scrapbook. But I’ve really been spoiled by rainforests, and they really have to work hard to amaze me. I still have a few parks on my list left to visit, and I hope one of them will spark some excitement. I now know what guides and rangers must feel like. Our guide spent over an hour tracking the tapir and was noticeably excited when he spotted it. At least now, he’ll have something to want to talk about at dinner. Dustin Dresser is a 2004 Verona Area High School graduate living in Costa Rica.
Correction In last week’s edition, the amount that the Friends of Verona Senior Center pay for the Rendever content subscription was incorrect. The group pays $400 a month for the subscription. The Press regrets the error.
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Library throws summer reading party ‘Stuff the Squad’ event scheduled for June 9 KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona library is giving kids a one-day pass from their summer reading for a kick-off party on Saturday. From 10 a.m. to noon, the library will host a party that includes a musical performance by children’s performer David Landau midway through the event, a kitten cuddle room, virtual reality games, cotton candy, a train-shaped inflatable, a station that will transform
readers into rock stars, a scavenger hunt and crafts. The summer reading program, with this year’s theme of “Libraries Rock,” kicked off earlier this week on Monday. Children ages 0-18 are invited to participate in the reading incentive program. Children keep a tally of the number of books they read throughout the summer to earn coupons and prizes. Parents can sign their children up for the summer reading program by going to veronapubliclibrary.org/
children-family or by stopping at the library. The library also hosts programming throughout the summer to support the summer reading program, from singers and drummers to jugglers, circus dogs and police dogs. For information, call 845-7180.
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City of Verona police hope to fill up the back of a squad car on Saturday – without any arrests. The annual “Stuff the Squad” food fundraiser will return May 9 at Miller and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main Street, where officers will be collecting non-perishable food donations for the Badger Prairie Needs Network. BPNN services any family or individual within the Verona Area School District. The fundraiser brought in 3,328 pounds of food last year, according to
a news release from the department. Officers hope to beat last year’s total. The department will accept any non-perishable foods, but is specifically looking for fruit cups, cereals, oatmeal, tuna or chicken pouches, raisins, fruit snacks, crackers, snack bars, jelly, juice boxes and canned one-dish meals like Spaghetti-O’s and mac and cheese. For information, contact officer Ryan Adkins at 845-0952. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
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Coming up Senior case management The senior center will be providing case management outreach from 1-2 p.m. Monday, June 11 at the library. No appointment is necessary. Becky Losby, a case manager at the senior center, will answer questions and provide resources on Medicare, home care, housing assistance and financial resources. For information, call at 845-7471.
Churches a glow-in-the-dark crafting session from 2-3 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at the library. Crafts will include glow-in-the-dark galaxy jars and play-doh. Children are asked to bring a dark-colored item of clothing to the crafting session as well, to work with glow-in-the-dark paint. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.
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Children ages 11-18 are invited to Children ages 3-10 are invited to an make a tie-blanket for a child in need, open art studio at from 2-4 p.m. Mon- learn how to beatbox and eat brownies from 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, June day, June 11 at the library. The art studio’s theme will be music. 13, at the library. Registration is required. The event will be held each week. For information, call 845-7180. For information, call 845-7180.
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The police department will conduct free child car seat checks from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 at the police station. Each car seat check lasts approximately 30 minutes. Appointments are required and should be made with Madison Area Safe Kids by calling 890-8999 or by email at safekids@uwhealth.org. For information, call 845-0952.
presentation from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at the library, with a meet and greet to follow. The presentation will focus on the history of K9 officers, Drea’s abilities and the special equipment needed for her. Drea will demonstrate how she conducts a narcotics sniff and show off her obedience training. Registration is required and limited to 75 participants. For information, call 845-7180.
Comedy juggling Comedian and juggler Josh Casey will perform two shows at 10:30 and 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, at the library. His shows are interactive with stunts and juggling. For information, call 845-7180.
Birthday lunch
Seniors with birthdays or anniversaries in June are invited to a celebration lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 15, at the senior center. Mike McCloskey will perform 1960s and ‘70s music starting at 12:30 p.m. The lunch costs $8 per person and is free for those who have the June birthdays or anniversaries. Register Meet K9 Drea Tweens craft by noon on Monday, June 11. For information, call 845-7471. Verona Police K9 Drea and her Children ages 8-11 are invited to handler, officer Matt Kile, will give a Children ages 11-18 are invited to a brunch from 10-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 12, at the library. Breakfast will be served, and children will be able to explore technologies like Nintendo Labo, Makey Makey, littleBits kits and make short films with Lego minifigures. Registration is required. For information, call 845-7180.
Community calendar Friday, June 8
• 10:30 a.m., “Conversations That Matter, Part 2: ‘Communicating about Advance Care Directives,” senior center, 845-7471 • 1-3 p.m., “Jumanji” movie showing, senior center, 845-7471
Saturday, June 9
• All-day, “Stuff the Squad,” Miller and Sons Supermarket, 210 S. Main Street, 845-0952
Sunday, June 10
• 1 p.m., VAHS Graduation, Epic, 845-4300
Monday, June 11
• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 845-7180 • 2-4 p.m., Open art studio: music (ages 3-10), library, 845-7180 • 3 p.m., Crafty Monday (ages
11-18), library, 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center, 111 Lincoln St., 845-6495
Tuesday, June 12
• 10-11:30 a.m., Teen Tech Brunch (ages 11-18, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 2 p.m., Music Makers (ages 6-11), library, 845-7180 • 2:30-3:15 p.m., Dane County Bookmobile Summer Reading Program, Paoli Commons, Paoli Road and Range Trail, 266-9297 • 3-6:30 p.m., Verona Public Library Book Bike at Verona Artists and Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, 101 W. Railroad St., 845-7180 • 4-5:30 p.m., Teen gaming (ages 11-18), library, 845-7180 • 6-6:30 p.m., Musikgarten: Buzzers
and Singers, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Ukulele SingAlong, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, June 13
• 2-3 p.m., Tweens craft: Glow-inthe-Dark (ages 8-11, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4-5 p.m., Blanketeering, Beatboxing and Brownies (ages 11-18, registration required), library, 845-7180 • 4-7 p.m., Car seat checks (appointment required), police department, 890-8999 • 7-8 p.m., Meet Verona Officer Kile and K9 Drea, library, 845-7180
Thursday, June 14
• 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., Josh Casey: Comedy Juggler, library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, June 7 7 a.m. – Seneca Seasons at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Jim Hetzel at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Friday, June 8 7 a.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center 5:30 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Seneca Seasons at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Saturday, June 9 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 6-04-18
11 a.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 6-04-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Sunday, June 10 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 6-04-18 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4:30 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 6-04-18 9 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Monday, June 11 7 a.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 4 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center
5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Seneca Seasons at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Tuesday, June 12 7 a.m. – Seneca Seasons at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Jim Hetzel at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society Wednesday, June 13 7 a.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 5 p.m. – Common Council from 6-11-18 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Vintage Verona Sports 10 p.m. – Seneca Seasons at
Senior Center 11 p.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center Thursday, June 14 7 a.m. – Seneca Seasons at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Jesse Walker at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Marcel Letters at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Jim Hetzel at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Making Memories at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Local Fossils at the Historical Society
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 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. Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m. Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Timothy Priewe 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, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
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. 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 ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services. West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (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) 255-1278 Rev. Laura Crowe Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Service “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” —Matthew 23:11-12 NIV Richard Foster remarks, in the book Celebration of Discipline,“As the cross is the sign of submission,so the towel is the sign of service.” He goes on to explain that when Jesus had gathered his disciples at the Last Supper,they were quarreling over who was the greatest, and by implication,who was the least among them. Jesus responded by getting down on his knees and with towel and wash basin washing their feet, afterwards directing the disciples “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”(John 13:14 NIV) Think of the many ways that we can serve our fellow human beings. Just being courteous, friendly and helpful in your everyday dealings with people is perhaps the easiest way to be of service. Showing hospitality to your guests is another way that is available to many of us. You don’t need to live in a castle to open your home to others; an extra bed or even a couch may be sufficient for guests to sleep on. And when people come to visit, often they only want to spend time with you and they aren’t expecting to be treated like royalty. Another simple way to be of service to others is simply to listen to them. Consider how you might be of service to the people you live and work with, as well as those in your community. – Christopher Simon
Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.
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Player of the week From May 29-June 5
Name: Austin Gaby Grade: Junior Sport: Boys golf Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Mason Jordan (from back left), senior Jared Jenkins and junior Jayden Joe-Wright congratulate Oregon’s 4x400 relay following Saturday’s final in the WIAA Division 1 boys track and field state championships at UW-La Crosse. Along with senior Peter Barger (not pictured), the Verona 4x400 took fifth and medaled in 3 minutes, 23.2 seconds. Oregon was third.
Reaching for medals 4x400 reaches podium at D1 state meet JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Verona boys 4x400 relay team brought home a medal and earn All-State honors at last weekend’s WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet. Juniors Jayden Joe-Wright and Mason Jordan and seniors Peter Barger and Jared Jenkins finished a team-best fifth place to make the podium in the 4x400-meter relay. “It felt so great. I love my team so much, Jenkins said. “It sucks that I am senior, because I am going to miss them a lot.” The quartet’s season-best time of 3 minutes, 23.2 seconds was one second off the school
Baseball
Verona falls 90 feet shy ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Verona baseball fell 90 feet short of tying second-seeded Janesville Parker in a 2-1 WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal loss Tuesday at Riverside Park. Senior shortstop Connor McGowan came up to the plate with two on and two out in the top of the seventh, and drilled a 1-0 fastball off the wall in right-center field. Junior third baseman Jake Osiecki scored, but Parker center fielder Jordan Bailey threw a dart to cutoff man Carter Schneider to catch McGowan in a rundown. Senior center fielder Tucker Teskey stopped for a
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State results MEDAL 4x400 relay: Jayden Joe-Wright, Jared Jenkins, Peter Barger and Mason Jordan, fifth (3:23.2) OTHER 400: Jenkins, 16th (51.04) 800: Tuomi, 23rd (2:03.29) record and a .20 drop from its performance in the preliminary round. “Zoning out helps to just stay in the race, but on the back stretch your whole body is tight,” Jordan said. “Hearing all the fans cheering for you, it gives you that extra kick to cross that line. There is no pain or anything. It is just you, floating out there with the
crowd.” Oak Creek, which had been fourth after prelims, won the relay in 3:19.67. Neenah, which had the fastest prelim time dropped back to finish second (3:21.94). “I really didn’t know what to expect, but I knew it was going to be much tighter than the previous races,” Barger said. And oh my god, it was very
tight with little room to move around and hard to adjust.” Barger said he simply focused on making a move to set his team up. “I didn’t want to go home without a medal this week,” he said. It was also a storybook ending for junior Jayden JoeWright, who had moved back t o Wi s c o n s i n f r o m Te x a s around spring break. “This was my first year back in Wisconsin, and just being out here and getting on that podium, it was a dream come true,” he said. Joe-Wright just missed the 200 dash finals with the second-fastest time in VAHS history on Friday. His 22.0 was .05 off the record and good 11th place at state. The top 10
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Highlights: Gaby finished runner-up at the D1 Verona sectional on May 29 with an even-par 72, as Verona won the meet with a 296 and made state as a team for the first time in school history. Gaby also shot a 6-over 78 in his first round of the state tournament on June 4 Honorable mentions: Reagan Klawiter (baseball) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings on May 31 to help Verona baseball win its fifth straight D1 regional title with a 3-2 win over Beloit Memorial Olivia Rawson (girls soccer) had a goal and two assists on May 31 in a 9-0 win over Waukesha South in a D1 regional semifinal Binta Jammeh and Chandler Bainbridge (girls soccer) each had two goals in a 9-0 win over Waukesha South Will Tennison (boys tennis) advanced to the state quarterfinals before an injury forced him to withdraw before the fifth-place match Jayden Joe-Wright, Jared Jenkins, Peter Barger, Mason Jordan (boys track) ran to a fifth-place finish at the WIAA state track meet last weekend Leah Remiker (girls track) finished seventh in the 800-meter run at the WIAA Division 1 state track meet
Boys tennis
Wildcats fall short of expectations at state Tennison unable to play in consolation match JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Junior Will Tennison played his heart out to earn the top seed at the WIAA Division 1 individual state tennis tournament last week. Sadly, an injury in his third match of the tournament forced Tennison (25-3) to withdraw from his consolation match Saturday morning. The best he could have finished after a quarterfinal loss was fifth. Verona lost all three of its other flights at individual state but will play in the team state tournament this week. Tennison had opened the tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of Grey Waedekin of Whitefish Bay before going to three sets in his next two matches, against 16th-seeded
What’s next The fourth-seeded Verona boys tennis travels back to Nielsen Tennis Stadium for the WIAA Division 1 team state tournament 5:30 p.m. Friday. Homestead junior Michael Morway (14-8) in the quarterfinals and eighth-seeded junior Nathan Balthazor (21-3) of DePere in the semifinals. Tennison and Morway had gone to three sets earlier this season in Homestead as part of the Nicolet Invitational. “Will looked OK. He didn’t really show any signs of frustration or anything,” coach Rick Engen said. Photo by Jeremy Jones “Michael switched up his game and Junior Will Tennison advanced to the WIAA Division 1 individual state was moving Will around quite a bit, quarterfinals where he lost 2-6,6-4,6-3 to DePere’s Nathan Balthazar. TenTurn to Tennis/Page 10 nison could not play in the fifth-place match.
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Cats shut out by Craig in regional final ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Verona girls soccer couldn’t get past fourth-seeded Janesville Craig Saturday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal. The fifth-seeded Wildcats’ (7-5-5 overall) season ended in a 2-0 loss to the Cougars, as Craig didn’t allow a goal to Verona in the second game this season.
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Sophomore Hallie King scored in the first three minutes, and she added a second goal in the second half. Verona did have three shots on goal at the end of the first half, but goalie Abbey Schrader stopped all of them. Goalie Maia Rowekamp added a save for the Cougars. Senior goalie Rachel Nelson ended her high school career with a seven-save performance.
Passing on point in regional semfinal win ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Fifth-seeded Verona girls soccer didn’t take long to showcase its offensive potential Thursday in a 9-0 win over No. 12 Waukesha South. The Wildcats (7-4-5 overall) struck first in the sixth minute in their WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal at Reddan Soccer Park, and they led 3-0 at halftime. Instead of pushing the brakes in the second half, the offense worked even better and added six more goals. A big reason for win was how well Verona created shots, coach Jen Faulkner said. Whether it was a cross on a breakaway or a corner or a free kick, the ball was placed where it needed to be. Verona ended the first half with 22 shots, 12 on goal, and they added 27 shots in the second half, 14 on goal. “I am really pleased with the way the girls developed good shots and to finish,” Faulkner said. “And their goalie was excellent, she made a lot of big saves.” Sophomore forward Olivia Rawson helped start the scoring in the first half with a cross on the right-side of the penalty box that found the foot of junior Julia Gilboy. Gilboy finished the play by knocking it past Waukesha senior goalie Amy Birner. Freshman forward Binta Jammeh later headed in a goal on a perfect cross by sophomore forward Hanna Steiner in the 20th minute, and sophomore midfielder Paige Saltz found senior defender Chandler Bainbridge in the penalty box for another goal in the 42nd minute to make it 3-0. Besides the goals, there were several other good opportunities. Bainbridge hit the crossbar on a free kick from 30 yards out in the fourth minute. Steiner had two crosses to Rawson that were eventually blocked out or saved by Birner. Sophomore midfielder Mia Hoeve also put a few corner balls into the box that resulted in headers either saved by Birner or launched over the net. The passing continued in the second half. Rawson found Gilboy on a cross for another goal in the 51st minute, and Rawson finally tallied a goal of her own less than a minute later on a cross by Steiner, making it 5-0. Before Rawson’s goal, she had four shots that were either saved or just missed the net. “I missed all of my shots in the first half, so I was
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Senior Garhett Kaegi tees off on the 17th hole Monday in round one of the WIAA Division 1 boys golf state meet at University Ridge Golf Course. Kaegi finished with a 6-over 78 in round one.
Verona takes 11th as a team ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
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Freshman forward Binta Jammeh celebrates the first of two goals with sophomore forward Hanna Steiner in the 20th minute Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal against Waukesha South at Reddan Soccer Park. The fifth-seeded Wildcats defeated No. 12 Waukesha South 9-0.
Verona boys golf didn’t shoot its best rounds of the season in its first team appearance in the WIAA Division 1 state meet, but the Wildcats still went out strong with a 323 in round two to finish 11th with a 647 for the tournament. Verona needed a strong back nine from all of its golfers to get into 11th, however. At the turn, the Wildcats were second to last as a team. “We talked about rallying on their last nine, and the guys really did a good job of that,” coach Jon Rebholz said. “Today, we kind of let loose a little bit more. Everyone had a better attitude and was working more for the team, and I think that worked out really well. The Wildcats made state by shooting a season-best 296 at sectionals, and they would have had to repeat that performance twice to have a shot at a state title. Marquette University School won with a 598 (299-299). Hartland Arrowhead was second with a 606 (306-300), and Eau Claire Memorial was third with a 613 (318-295). Despite not getting any hardware, Rebholz said it was a special experience to see the team
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Junior Austin Gaby hits his second shot on the 15th hole Monday in round one of the D1 boys golf state tournament. Gaby birdied the hole and finished with a 6-over 78 in round one.
Girls track and field
Remiker finishes seventh in 800 JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Senior defender Ashley Hofstetter battles for possession with Waukesha South freshman Sammi Czemierys in the first half Thursday. kind of frustrated and wanted to score against them,” Rawson said. “In the second half, I worked harder.” Bainbridge added her second goal on a header in the 63rd minute on a corner-kick assist by Hoeve, and Jammeh followed with another goal less than a minute later on a pass by junior defender Delaney Dykman. Jammeh almost scored again a few seconds later on a scissor kick that hit the crossbar. Hoeve later had six corners in a seven-minute span with the sixth finally reaching a teammate. Freshman midfielder Morgan Grignon headed in Hoeve’s curved corner to make it 8-0 in the 81st minute.
And if that wasn’t enough, sophomore forward Ani Quade scored with two seconds left to make it 9-0. “I think we connected the ball and connected together,” Rawson said. “We can use our momentum from this game to carry us through the next one.” Waukesha South had one shot on goal that was easily handled by senior goalie Rachel Nelson, and Birner finished with 19 saves, none of them easy. Putting together a complete 90 minutes is something Faulkner said had been lacking at times during the season and hadn’t been seen since a 2-1 win over ninth-ranked Sun Prairie on May 15.
Sophomore Leah Remiker scored the only points for the Verona girls track and field team last w e e ke n d a t t h e W I A A Division 1 state meet in La Crosse. Remiker dropped more than 3 1/2 seconds from her 800-meter seed time to finish seventh in 2 minutes, 18.35 seconds. She moved up 17 spots from last season when she finished last (out of 24) in 2:23.72. Ve r o n a fi n i s h e d i n a
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State results 100: Tamiya Smith, 23rd (12.62) 800: Leah Remiker, seventh (2:18.35) 4x100 relay: Andrea Wheaton, Ally Kundinger, Emelia Lichty, Smith, 22nd (50.9) 4x200 relay: Wheaton, Kundinger, Lichty, Smith, 23rd (1:49.28)
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Sophomore Leah Remiker (right) races in the 800 finals Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet at UW-La Crosse. Remiker just missed the podium with a seventh-place finish in 2 minutes, 18.35 seconds.
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Members of the Verona boys lacrosse team take a few moments to reflect on their 11-6 victory over Middleton last week.
Verona advances in playoffs The Hometown Days’ helicopter rides over Connor Field certainly caught the attention of fans, but created no distraction for the Verona boys lacrosse team, which defeated Middleton 11-6. The victory earned Verona the opportunity to advance to the state quarterfinals. Verona made it clear from the start of the game that it wanted redemption from its last-minute 11-10 loss against Middleton on its home turf in May. Verona scored 20 seconds into the game when junior attack Graham Jeske found the back of the net with an assist from sophomore midfield Sam Wood. It was one of seven first half goals for Verona. Meanwhile, senior goalie Ethan Maurisak shutd own several shot attempts by
Middleton, holding them to just two goals in the first half. The start of the second half was déjà vu as Jeske added one to Verona’s score with an assist by senior attack Graham Sticha. Twenty seconds later, Verona extended the lead to 9-2 by regaining control of the ball, and giving Sticha the opportunity to rip a shot past Middleton’s goalie off a feed from junior long-stick midfield specialist Drew Dingle. Middleton attempted a rally in the fourth quarter, but Verona never let up, sealing the victory with four goals from senior attack Ian Edwards and Jeske. Verona added a 15-2 win over Appleton United and played at Kettle Moraine on Wednesday.
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Verona girls lacrosse finished 8-3 this season and made the second round of the state playoffs.
Season ends in second round of state playoffs Verona girls lacrosse had its season end playoffs with a 17-6 win over Central in a 13-7 loss to Middleton in the second Wisconsin. round of the playoffs. - Mindy Jeddeloh The Wildcats (8-3 overall) opened the
Golf: Cats shoot a 324 in round one at state Continued from page 8 play the final two rounds of the season on the biggest stage at University Ridge Golf Course. “There is certainly a lot of talk about Verona’s first boys team going to state and all that,” Rebholz said. “We like to think as coaches that is a start of some sort of tradition.” Seniors Garhett Kaegi, Connor Rufenacht and Logan Lindell played their final high school round Tuesday, and Kaegi repeated his first-round score while Connor Rufenacht and Lindell improved on theirs. Kaegi started off slow with two bogeys, a double bogey and a triple bogey
in the first six holes, but besides a triple bogey on his 12th hole (the par-3 third), he ended strong with four birdies and seven pars to finish with a 6-over 78. Kaegi finished tied for 38th overall at state with a 156. He started with six pars in eight holes Monday but doubled the ninth and tripled the 10th to fall to 7-over. He bounced back with three birdies on the back nine to finish with a 6-over 78. Connor had one of his higher scores of the season with a 22-over 94 in round one. He was much better on Tuesday, shooting a 43 on his front nine (holes 10-18). He had a 14-stroke improvement on the front nine with four pars and two birdies to finish with
a 9-over 81. Connor ended 99th with a 175 at state. Lindell bested his firstround score by a stroke on Tuesday, finishing with a 13-over 85. He had 12 bogeys, four pars and a birdie in round two to go along with a double bogey. Lindell had nine bogeys, four pars and two birdies in round one but also had a triple bogey and two double bogeys. He ended tied for 89th for the tournament with a 171. Junior Austin Gaby and sophomore Cale Rufenacht are both expected back in 2019, and they both gained valuable experience at state. Gaby finished for 45th overall with a 158 (78-80). Cale ended tied for 76th with a 166 (82-84).
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Senior Emma Kleinsek was named first-team Big Eight Conference. Kleinsek led Verona in home runs (7), and RBIs (38) and was third in runs scored (26).
Seven make all-conference team JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Seven Verona softball players were named to the Big Eight All-Conference team which was released last week. Seniors Savanna Rainey, Taytum Geier and Emma Kleinsek and juniors M eg h a n A n d e r s o n a n d Molly McChesney earned first-team Big Eight Conference accolades. Alina Yazek was named to the second team and Kasie Keyes was an honorable mention. A UW-Madison softball recruit, Rainey had a slight dip in her numbers at the plate, drawing 11 walks, but she still managed to hit .339 and finish second on the team with 28 RBIs and five RBIs. She also tied for second with five doubles.
Geier and Kleinsek locked down the corner infield positions all season. A Division 1 women’s hockey recruit, Geier hit .415 with 19 RBIs and tied for the team-lead with eight doubles. She also played a solid first base where she had a .963 fielding percentage. Kleinsek held down the hot corner but more importantly did her talking with her bat, leading the team in home runs (7), and RBIs (38) and was third in runs scored (26). Anderson shared firstteam honors in the circle with Sun Prairie sophom o r e M a d d i e G a r d n e r, who was named the conference’s player of the year. Anderson tossed 100 2/3 innings and allowed
25 earned runs. She struck out six times as many batters as she walked, striking out 128 while giving up just 21 free passes. She finished the season with a 2.084 ERA. M c C h e s n ey u s e d h e r speed to patrol center field and bat lead-off where she had a team-high .494 average. She also scored a team-best 37 runs. Sophomore Alina Yazek earned second team honors in the outfield. She finished second on the team with 27 RBIs and third with two home runs. Sophomore Kasie Keyes played shortstop and in the outfield and earned herself honorable mention honors. She tied for the team lead with eight doubles and was fifth on the team with 20 runs scored.
Boys track: Jenkins finishes 16th in 400 Continued from page 7 advanced out of prelims and into Saturday’s finals, w h e r e M u s keg o s e n i o r Justin Kotarak won with a 21.87. Senior Jared Jenkins fell .10 shy of his seed time and finished 16th in the 400 dash in 51.04. Neenah senior Colin Enz took the state title home in 49.03. Barger finished 2 1/2 seconds off his state-qualifying 1,600 time. He took 18th with a time of 4:27.10. Homestead junior Drew Bosley won in 4:10.39. Sophomore Brad Tuomi finished roughly 2.5 seconds off his seed time, crossing the finish line last in the 800 (2:03.29). Stevens Point senior Liam Belson won the race in 1:53.54. Freshman Jackson Acker, sophomore Malik Odetunde, senior Joe Riley and Joe-Wright led the 4x100 relay to a 17th-place finish in a season-best 43.5. Muskego won the relay in 42.0. Verona tied six other schools to finish 41st out of 58 schools with four
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Senior Peter Barger hands the baton to junior Mason Jordan after the third lap in the boys 4x400 Saturday at the D1 state track and field meet.
points. Kimberly dominat- top team honors. Mused the meet, beating Oak kego finished third with 33 Creek 74-45 to take home points.
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Girls track: Wildcats return all but one state qualifier for next season off Milwaukee 38-35 to win the meet, while Wausau West and Muskego tied for three-way tie for 50th place third with 30 points. Senior Emelia Lichty, out of 54 teams with two points. Waukesha West held juniors Andrea Wheaton Continued from page 8
and Ally Kundinger and sophomore Tamiya Smith bested their state-qualifying time with a 50.9 in the 4x100 relay prelims but did not reach the finals,
finishing 22nd out of 24 relays. Nicolet won the race in 47.91. The foursome nearly matched their state-qualifying time but finished
23rd out of 24 relays in the 4x200 with a time of 1:49.28. Hamilton won the relay with a 1:41.28. Sophomore Tamiya Smith went .05 than at sectionals
Sectionals: Wildcats season comes to an end against Parker
Baseball
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Junior pitcher Reagan Klawiter (right) reacts after a pick-off play works to get Beloit Memorial’s lead-off baserunner out in the sixth inning Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional final. Klawiter struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings as Verona won 3-2 and claimed its fifth straight regional championship.
Klawiter leads Cats to regional title ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Verona baseball is headed to sectionals for the fifth straight season after Thursday’s 3-2 win over 11th-seeded Beloit Memorial. The third-seeded Wildcats (13-11 overall) scored three unanswered runs after falling behind 2-0 in the top of the first, as Verona won the WIAA Division regional final at Stampfl Field. Junior pitcher Reagan Klawiter didn’t allow a hit until the sixth inning to earn the victory on the mound. He struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings and allowed no earned runs on two hits and two walks. “I just knew we have a pretty good team, and if we just stay focus and stay on our game, we would have a good chance to come out on top in the end,” Klawiter said. “It is pretty big, but this is not our main goal. Our main goal is obviously getting to our first state tournament (since 2013). That is what we are aiming for this year.” Verona took the lead in the bottom of the fifth. Junior Brooks Brazeau singled to right to start the inning, and junior Michael Fischer pinch ran for him. Klawiter moved Fischer to second on a sacrifice bunt, and Fischer later scored on an errant throw by shortstop Jacob Raisbeck on a grounder by senior Tucker Teskey. Teskey later stole second and took off to third on a ball in the dirt. Teskey reached safely, and the ball went into left field, allowing Teskey to come home and make it 3-2. Klawiter hit the first batter he faced in the top of the sixth, but a pitching visit by coach Nick Krohn prompted the use of a pick-off play the Wildcats hadn’t used all year but practice several times. Senior first baseman Tristan Largent and junior
but finished last in the 100 dash in 12.62. Milwaukee King sophomore Amari Brown, the top seed, was disqualified for a false start in prelims.
third baseman Jake Osiecki charged in as Klawiter threw his pitch, and freshman second baseman Ryan Taylor snuck behind Beloit’s Chad Dixon at first base. The confusion led Dixon to remain off first base, and senior catcher Stephen Lund threw a strike to Taylor to get the out. “It was pretty exciting,” Klawiter said. “We did it in practice a day or two before, and we thought we might as well try it. A pinch runner came out, and Stephen had a great throw.” Klawiter left the game with one out to go in the seventh because he reached the 100 pitch-count limit, and Taylor came in and got a fly out to earn the save. “I hope these guys know that is a big accomplishment,” coach Brad D’Orazio said. “That is five years in a row, which I think is pretty big. They have to work hard in the season to get a bye and then get a win.” D’Orazio said the regional final is always the toughest game to win, especially as the higher seed. Beloit Memorial defeated Oregon 2-1 on Tuesday, seeing live pitching and gaining some momentum, and Verona hadn’t played since May 25. And things didn’t start so well in the top of the first. Teskey dropped a flyball in center field off the bat of Ovist. After a one-out walk to Trent Porter, Largent had an errant flip to Klawiter on a grounder to first base that led to a run. Porter reached third on the error, and he later scored on an RBI fielder’s choice grounder by Jaron Coleman to make it 2-0. Klawiter walked the leadoff hitter in the second, but he bounced back and retired the next 12 batters and kept the score close. “I think our ability to come back and not panic right away was good,” D’Orazio said.
second after rounding third, and before he could score to tie the game, McGowan was tagged out. “They played really well,” coach Brad D’Orazio said. “It was a really good high school baseball game. I thought there was really good pitching from both pitchers … We just had to find a way to scratch more runs across.” The Wildcats (13-12 overall) lost two close games to the Vikings during the regular season, 4-1 on April 20, and 3-2 on April 23, and Tuesday’s game was another pitcher’s duel – this time between Verona freshman Ryan Taylor and Casey Stone. Taylor pitched well, allowing two runs on six hits in 5 2/3 innings. But Stone picked up the victory, allowing one unearned run on eight hits and a walk in complete game. “(Taylor) hasn’t looked like a freshman all year,” D’Orazio said. “He pitched really, really well today, getting ahead of guys and making them put the ball in play. … He did fantastic and gave us a chance to win.” Parker struck first in the bottom of the third. Schneider led off with a single into left field, and Bailey later doubled to right field to put runners on second and third with one out. Schneider scored on a passed ball to make it 1-0. But Taylor got a groundout to keep Bailey on third with two outs, and McGowan made a leaping catch at shortstop to save another run. In the top of the fifth, Osiecki
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Tyler McWilliams stretches out to rob Parker’s Kyle Birkett of a hit in the third inning Tuesday in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal against second-seeded Janesville Parker at Riverside Park. The third-seeded Wildcats fell 2-1.
singled to left field and reached second on a sacrifice bunt by junior Jonah Haffner. James Rae then pinch ran for Osiecki and reached third on a balk. Teskey then grounded to second base, and Schneider came home with the throw to get Rae by a few inches. McGowan followed with a single to put two on with two outs for senior
catcher Stephen Lund, and Lund hit a towering fly ball to center field that Bailey caught in front of the 375-foot sign to end the threat. “What can you do?,” D’Orazio said. “They had a couple like that were to us. Tyler McWilliams made some nice plays in left field on some of them. McGowan had a great snag out at shortstop that was run saving. We just couldn’t put up the offense to score five, six or seven runs.” Parker took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the sixth. Kade Bohlman doubled down the left-field line with one out, and Chase Hamilton knocked an RBI single into right field to bring home courtesy runner Jaydn Ellis. Junior Connor Grossnickle came in to get the last out in the sixth, and he induced a groundout to first base to end the inning. Tuesday marked the fifth straight season that Verona made it to sectionals, but the Wildcats finished sectional runner-up in the last four years. Despite falling a little short this year, the seniors were a big reason for the program’s success. Senior first baseman Tristan Largent, senior pitcher Grant Kelliher, senior Stephen Van Horne, McGowan, Lund and Teskey all graduate. “They brought a lot,” D’Orazio said. “They worked very hard and have been a part of everything we have been able to do in the last couple of years. I can’t thank them and their parents and families enough for all the sacrifices they’ve made over the years to get us to this point. “We will miss them all, that is for sure.”
Tennis: Cats get fourth seed at team state tourney Continued from page 7 doing a lot of dropshooting.” Engen said all the running may have taken a toll on Tennison, but he ground out the win 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. That appeared to irritate an early-season injury when Tennison played Balthazor in the semifinals, and he fell 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. “Nathan is a great player – a big hitter,” Engen said. “Will was really confident going into that match.” Tennison led 3-1 in the second set after winning the first before pulling something. Eventually losing the second set, Engen talked to the trainer while Tennison got stretched out. “We thought we had him back on track mentally and physically,” Engen said. The upset sent Tennison, who had finished sixth as a freshman and fourth as a sophomore, sent him to the consolation
bracket Saturday morning against Green Bay Southwest junior Johnny Zakowski (29-2), the same opponent he’ll face in the opening round of the team state tournament this weekend. But Tennison was unable to play. “I had a conversation at about 7 o’clock this morning and we talked about the options,” Engen said before the match was to have been played. “It’s ultimately Will’s decision. He knows his body.”
Three losses
Verona’s other three matches all ended in early exits. Junior Kevin Fan (28-1) lost his first match of the season, falling 6-3, 6-4 to Hudson junior Tyler Grosz (16-4). Fan was up 4-1 in the second set but was unable to finish the rally. “I lost focus a little bit,” Fan said. “He started hitting better at 4-all, and there wasn’t anything I could do about it. I wasn’t hitting deep enough, and he was
able to take advantage of it.” Junior Chris Queoff (22-5) would have had to face his teammate, Tennison, had he been able to pull off a firstround win in his first state tournament. Instead, Queoff fell 6-2, 6-21 to Whitefish Bay junior Grey Waedekin (16-7). Queoff tried to switch up his game but said it didn’t work out. “Usually when I play someone that gets every ball back, I end up going to the net and trying to put points away,” he said. “Today, my overheads really weren’t working out that well, and he was really good at lobbing. Seniors Vivek Swaminath and Jordan Hutchcroft lost their opening-round doubles match 6-2, 6-3 to Kenosha Bradford senior Carlos Lima and junior Zach Kozmer. “They were a good team but we started out almost asleep,” Swaminath said. “We had our worst start all season, dropping the first set, and after that, it just wasn’t good.” Submitted photo
State Cup champs
Four Verona Area High School varsity soccer players are U17 Wisconsin State Cup champions. From left: Bennett Luttinen, Sam Lynch, Gannon Simonett and Eliot Popkewitz compete June 3 in the U17 Wisconsin State Cup finals, scoring two goals against the Northshore United SC at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwuakee. The Madison 56ers shut out Northshore. The team will move on to the Midwest Regional Playoffs in Westfield, Ind. later this month. Jack Knight, also a varsity VAHS soccer player, and his U16 Madison 56ers soccer team also are State Cup champions. Knight, Luttinen,
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Plan: Diaz said bike and pedestrian project is ‘key part’ of Verona’s vision for the future
Designs have been evolving
Continued from page 1 scheduled and budgeted for this year but was delayed because of time constraints within the public works department, director Theran Jacobson told the Press. Project No. 1 will create bike loops around the city that will all meet at Hometown Junction Park downtown. Other projects in the 49-page plan include additional bike lanes on roads in areas near parks and schools, paving of Military Ridge and Ice Age National Scenic trails and curb bump-outs along Verona Avenue (at Marietta Street, F r a n k l i n S t r e e t , We s t lawn Avenue and Jefferson Street), but Jacobson said they’ve all been put on hold as the city waits to see what comes from the construction of the new high school, which opens in 2020. The domino effect of the new high school includes moving Sugar Creek Elementary School to what is now Badger Ridge Middle School and redrawing attendance-area boundaries, so the city plans to wait to see how all the shifting affects pedestrian needs before adjusting future construction projects accordingly. “We didn’t want to spend money knowing we were going to rip them out,” he said of projects such as curb bump-outs, which shorten the distance pedestrians need to cross roads. “Obviously the downtown is a very valuable asset, and we need to provide connections there, but where are the needs? You want to be proactive, but you also want to be reactive, in a way.” Mayor Luke Diaz, who advocated for the bike and ped project to be pushed forward when he was a District 3 alder and member of the Public Works committee, said sometimes in order to get things done in city government, you need to be in the “right place at the right time.” This year’s projects are all scheduled to be complete by the end of October, Jacobson said, although he anticipates them being open before then. After the Ironman Wisconsin comes through Verona on Sept. 9, there will be a short-term closure of County Hwy. M, Jacobson said, explaining that County Hwy. PB would become the detour after it reopens by the end of the summer. PB is closed until August for bridge replacement. Overall, the vision of the bike and ped plan is increasing safety for people who bike or walk to the downtown, local parks and schools by placing sidewalks and making connections between Verona’s neighborhoods through the added infrastructure. Diaz and Doyle both made walkability, particularly downtown, key elements of their campaigns when they first joined the Common Council in 2013. But first came the reconstruction of South Main Street, which happened last year after multiple delays and included several updates highlighting safety
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AECOM employees Rod Steege, right, and Ben Giese, survey the land alongside County Hwy. M as the bike and ped project construction begins.
List of projects 1. Bike loops throughout the city, $74,400 (planned for 2018 but postponed) 2. Downtown intersection improvements, $349,700 3. County M intersection improvements, included in $1.3 million cost for Projects 3, 8 and 10, summer 2018 4. Bike lanes, $106,000, fall 2016 5. Military Ridge State Trail paving, $288,600 6. Ice Age Junction Path Extension $1,774,700 7. Ice Age National Scenic Trail paving, $155,500 8. Locust drive sidewalk, included in $1.3 million cost for Projects 3, 8 and 10, summer 2018 9. Reddan park trail construction, $228,100 10. County M sidewalk/pathway, included in $1.3 million cost for Projects 3, 8 and 10, summer 2018 11. Range Trail intersection, $161,100 and accessibility to the bike trail around Hometown Junction. “I’ve always been a supporter of infrastructure for people who want to walk or bike,” Diaz said.
Safety concerns As members of the council, both Doyle and Diaz say residents have brought safety concerns to their attention. Diaz said having a designated space on roadways where all commuters are aware of who is supposed to be there – on vehicle, on bicycle or on foot – will make people safer. “When (people) walk, they want to be safe when they go to businesses and neighbors,” Diaz said. “The more infrastructure we build out, the easier it gets for people.” Doyle said her constituents have come to her with concerns about crossing the street along County M, especially near the intersections at Nine Mound and Whalen Roads.
Diaz said the implementation of the County M bike and ped projects is making a “potentially dangerous corridor” safer for residents in the Cathedral Point and Scenic Ridge neighborhoods who already access the rest of the city. “You already have kids biking downtown and to school, so it’s really just making sure infrastructure is caught up to what people were already doing,” he said.
‘Key part’ of future Doyle noted many of Verona’s municipal neighbors – Fitchburg, Madison and Monona – are designated as bike-friendly communities. She says she’s wondered why Verona can’t be one, too, pointing out that not everyone in the city has a vehicle and that it’s more environmentally sustainable to walk or bike rather than drive. “As we grow as a community, we will all be using different forms of
transportation,” she said. Diaz said the bike and ped project is a “key part” of Verona’s vision for the future, as he sees the projects giving the community a boost and increase in quality of life. “There’s plenty of people who walk and bike into the community, and this is basically providing a safe place for people to do so,” he said. “It’s going to get people moving out and about around town and see some of the great businesses and parks that their own community has to offer that people don’t always think about when they’re in their cars.” Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly. wethal@wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @ kimberly_wethal.
Each of the three bike and pedestrian study projects being completed this year has undergone design changes, public works director Theran Jacobson told the Press. Project No. 3 – upgrading three County Hwy. M intersections, at Locust Drive, Whalen Road and Prairie Heights Drive – was originally to have median islands, sidewalk extensions, crosswalks and a flashing beacon alerting oncoming traffic that a pedestrian was in the crosswalk. Some of that has been reduced or delayed. Project No. 8 links County Hwy. M to Bruce Street with a sidewalk, but its original design wasn’t practical. And Project No. 10, installing a 10-foot walk/bike path from Carnes to Locust Drive, has been evolving through engineering work and cost analysis. Part of Project 3, the Whalen Road intersection, was finished in 2016. The Locust intersection then changed significantly, and the Prairie Heights intersection is on hold. The Locust Drive intersection will use a “porkchop” median to provide a point of safety as people cross that road. And it will no longer be the spot where people cross County Hwy. M. Instead, as part of Project 10, the median that splits M will be located about 500 feet to the east, farther away from the blind curve, and pedestrians will cross from the 5-foot-wide sidewalk on the northern side of the road to the 10-foot-wide walking path on the southern side. The Prairie Heights median will require further study, Jacobson explained. He said the county will need to be involved because of the 45 mph speed limit and the curve of the road leading up to the intersection – which is just outside the city’s jurisdiction. The original plan for Project 8 was to put a 6-foot sidewalk on the eastern side of Locust Drive, but it was changed due to constructability reasons, Jacobson said. It will now be on the western side of the road. It’s slated to begin and finish within the month of July, but Jacobson said that the project’s completion does not mean the sidewalk will be open for use. Project 10 has undergone the most changes from the original design. One of the largest components of the project is a 13-foot extension of the culvert that carries the Badger Mill Creek under the road to the southern side of County Hwy. M to allow for the 10-foot walking path to be installed. The original plan was a 150-foot-long, 6-foot-tall wall, but Jacobson said extending the culvert was both safer and more reasonable to build. The walking path will start on the southern side of the road between Locust Drive and Whalen Road, meeting up with the relocated median. The culvert expansion is expected to be completed by the end of July, with the work on South Main Street taking place in August after the completion of the culvert. The rest of the project will be worked on during June and July. Email reporter Kimberly Wethal at kimberly.wethal@ wcinet.com and follow her on Twitter @kimberly_ wethal.
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POLICE REPORTS March 30 7:41-9:25 a .m. Police made 14 traffic stops in a little over an hour-and-a-half on traffic traveling westbound on Hwy. 18/151 at CTH M. March 31 12:47 a .m. Police cited the 19-year-old, intoxicated driver of a vehicle that was holding seven people for first offense operating while intoxicated, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, permitting illegal riding and the vehicle’s defective muffler. After the traffic stop at Cross
Country Road and North Main Street, the six passengers were released - some with warnings for other violations - as was the driver, only after a trip to Meriter to have his blood tested. 1:21 p .m. A homeowner interrupted a suspected burglary in progress in his garage when two teenagers entered the garage and attempted to get into one of his vehicles. The teens ran off when confronted and got into a tan BMW that was possibly stolen from Fitchburg. 2:37 p.m. Police pursued a stolen vehicle from Kwik
Trip after it had been spotted by an off-duty VPD sergeant. When the occupants saw the marked squad car, they fled and police chased, ultimately calling off pursuit before making contact with the vehicle. April 6 2:17 p .m. The smell of burning marijuana alerted police to a group of kids who had been smoking in the Verona Public Library. As officers were searching the juveniles, one ran from police. The youth was caught after a short chase and admitted to having a small blunt in his
pocket and additional mari- April 12 juana in his backpack. 7:22 a .m. A 33-year-old woman with a large bump April 7 on her head drew attention 12:09 a .m. An intoxicat- from police because she ed man and his family were appeared to be dragging asked to leave the Fairfield something under her car. Inn because he was yelling Officers pulled her over on through the walls trying to the 600 block of Whalen get others to be quiet. The Road and when they asked, man was warned for his be- she said she had fallen at havior and he and his two home and had no idea what high-school aged children she had hit with her car or left cooperatively and went to where it happened. She was the Holiday Inn for the night. transported to Meriter for 3:41 p.m. A pig was loose observation. on Melody Lane but had 8:18 a.m. A 41-year-old hightailed it before police ar- Dodgeville man had an unrived on scene. lucky trip to the gas station: after dropping his bag of marijuana and leaving it in the store, staff called police.
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Graduation: Biliteracy certification recognizes students’ ability to reach variety of speakers Continued from page 1 they can contribute to a community, school or workplace looking to reach people who speak different languages. “Hopefully, I will be able to prove (to those who might doubt my ability) that I am in fact bilingual and be able to find a job in a place that could benefit from my ability,” Mariane Morales-Arzate wrote in an email. “Especially helping those that can only speak Spanish and might need help understanding English, being a resource they could take advantage of.” Laurie Burgos, the district’s director of bilingual programming and instructional equity, said she felt “very proud” of the students as they received their seals May 22. “It was so amazing to see how much the students really reflected about themselves, and how going through the process of working to the seal really did teach them a lot about themselves,” Burgos said. “It’s more than the medal, it’s more than the honor of it.” The seal requires students to pass tests demonstrating their linguistic capability per DPI’s requirements, but the district also added identity and cultural competency requirements when outlining its seal program, Burgos said. “We quickly realized this is much more than just how many hours you spend learning in another language,” she said. “It really is about who you are as a person – understanding your identity and learning the perspective of other people.” The students who responded to the Press said they were glad to have those experiences. “With the reflection components of some of the
Class of 2018 Graduates: 392 Class flower: Peach rose Class song: “Good Old Days” – Macklemore feat. Kesha Class motto: “Our lives are before us, our pasts are behind us, but our memories are forever with us.”
Seal of Biliteracy recipients
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Eleven of the 17 students who received the Seal of Biliteracy in its first year in the Verona Area School District were at the May 22 ceremony.
The students celebrated with a cake Tuesday, May 22. pieces, it really allowed me to define what bilingualism means, to me and in society, and what that has taught me as a person, and I’m sure other students have felt
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translated the Press’ articles from English to Spanish, and volunteering with younger students in the Two Way Immersion classrooms at district elementary schools to meet some of those requirements. For some of the recipients, the seal is simply an acknowledgement of something they’ve dealt with their entire lives since entering school – using two different languages regularly. “I’ve always been able to speak, read, and write in both Spanish and English without a problem but its pretty cool to know that people can get noticed for it,” wrote Andrea Esparza-Monroy. Ayala is also excited for what it means for her
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BRMS: Murphy seeks ‘work-life balance’ Continued from page 1
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effective July 2. Mike Murphy, who had been an assistant principal at VAHS for five years before moving to BRMS before the 2014-15 school year, will return to the high school. The announcement of the change to parents was made in a letter home in mid-May. Murphy told the Press he requested the move away from BRMS this spring, as he realized he was struggling to find a “work-life balance that was manageable” with his wife and five children – including twins who were born in October the year he took over as a middle-school principal. “I’m constantly putting work kind of things ahead of family,” Murphy said. “Even when I was carving out time for family, there were stressors in the background that were pulling me away from them.” Buss, who has a son that will be a sixth-grader at BRMS next year, said it will be hard to leave the friends
and colleagues he’s had for his 22 years at VAHS, but he was “honored” when superintendent Dean Gorrell approached him with the idea. “It’s gonna be a bit of an adjustment for myself, having been here at the high school for 22 years,” Buss told the Press. “I’m just looking forward to that new challenge and that new age level.” Prior to coming to VAHS, Buss worked as an elementary and middle school psychologist in the Mequon-Thiensville School District. He hopes to offer BRMS students and staff the “perspective of having been” at the high school and the “vision of what it takes to be successful student here at Verona Area High School.” “I coached basketball for 30-plus years, the biggest thing I loved about coaching was building teams and really helping kids understand what their role is and accepting their role,” Buss said. “I would’ve been somewhat hypocritical if I balked at that
opportunity.” The switch comes as the middle school moves to a standards-based grading system next year and continues to work with administrators at Savanna Oaks Middle School on the “Middle School Study,” which is looking at inconsistencies between the two schools. That work began three years ago, and Murphy said he was proud of what they accomplished through the effort. “Those are difficult changes to implement in any school,” he said. “I think we’ve done some really good work there and really put Badger Ridge in a place to move forward positively.” He pointed to work on personalized learning, equity and meeting the “variety of needs of kids in our building” as major challenges while he was at BRMS, but said he was proud of much of the progress they made in those areas. While Murphy is looking forward to “re-engaging” with the implementation of those concepts at the high school has done since he left and getting to know the new and returning staff there, he said it was a “really tough” decision to ask Gorrell to help him move out of the principal position. “We’re doing really difficult and good work at Badger Ridge, and I’m totally invested in the kids and the staff here, so it was hard to think about feeling like you’re giving up on that,” he said. “I kind of felt like I was letting people down here, but at the same time I felt like I was letting my family down. It was that push and pull.” While he knows the high school will still keep him extremely busy, Murphy said the “intensity, especially as far as the 12-month intensity, isn’t as great” in an assistant principal position. He added that he was “super thankful” to work in a district that is helping him prioritize taking care of himself, and is excited to see students he worked with at the middle school as high schoolers next year. “I really am invested in the Verona community,” he said. “My kids go to school here, I live in the Verona community and the work we’re doing around equity, around personalized learning, those are areas that have long been a passion for me.” Buss’ passion has long been coaching, but he retired from a 21-year run with the high school boys basketball team in 2017. At the time, he noted that his oldest son, a player on the team, had just graduated and said the demands of the administrative position and coaching were too much together. He said he had to talk to his wife, a Sugar Creek Elementary School teaching and learning coordinator, and youngest son before he could commit to the Badger Ridge job, but once they approved, he was ready for the change. “I’m willing to do whatever I can to continue to move the district forward,” he said. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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Stoner Prairie gets mindful Stoner Prairie Elementary School’s PTO hosted a mindfulness event April 5, with performer JusTme coming to speak with students about self-confidence and love. Groups rotated into the step room throughout the day to sing and dance with the performer, who travels around the country performing for children.
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Above, second-grader Weston Shippar yells while doing the “whip” dance move as part of JusTme’s performance on mindfulness. Timothy Scott Jr., left, who goes by JusTme for his school performances, tells a group of students he loves them and asks that they always remember someone in the world loves them.
Legals NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following initial resolutions have been adopted at the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Verona held May 29, 2018: Resolution No. R-18-029 INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $3,475,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT RESOLVED that the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin borrow an amount not to exceed $3,475,000 by issuing its general obligation bonds for the public purpose of financing street improvement projects. Resolution No. R-18-030 INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $250,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS RESOLVED that the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin borrow an amount not to exceed $250,000 by issuing its general obligation bonds for the public purpose of financing water system improvements. Resolution No. R-18-031 INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $380,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR SANITARY SEWER PROJECTS RESOLVED that the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin borrow an amount not to exceed $380,000 by issuing its general obligation bonds for the public purpose of financing sewerage projects, consisting of sanitary sewer improvements. Resolution No. R-18-032 INITIAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING $820,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS FOR PARKS AND PUBLIC GROUNDS PROJECTS RESOLVED that the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin borrow an amount not to exceed $820,000 by issuing its general obligation bonds for the public purpose of financing parks and public grounds projects. The Wisconsin Statutes (s.67.05(7) (b)) provide that the initial resolutions need not be submitted to the electors unless within 30 days after adoption of the initial resolutions a petition is filed in the City Clerk’s office requesting a referendum. This petition must be signed by electors numbering at least 10% of the votes cast for governor in the City in the last general election. A petition may be filed with respect to any one or more of the initial resolutions. By Order of the Common Council Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: June 7, 2018 WNAXLP *** DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, and Case No. 18-05-0637P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1877-336-2627). Published: May 31 and June 7, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given to Wisconsin Statute Section 704.90 the undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on June 25th, 2018 at 11:00 am, preview at 10:30 am on the date of sale only on the premises where said proper-
ty has been stored and which is located at What’s In Store 211 Legion St, Verona, WI 53593. Bidding is on the complete contents of the unit of the personal property/ goods stored therein by the below named occupant: Unit #209 Occupant: Baldeep Mann. Contents are as follows: Household furniture/items, bike, washer/dryer, luggage and other misc. items. Payments must be made in cash only, paid at the time of the sale. All goods are sold “ AS IS “ and must be removed at the time of the purchase. We reserve the right to reject any/all bids. Sale is subject to adjournment. Note” call 608-848-3334 to confirm the sale will proceed as scheduled. Dated: June 5, 2018 Published: June 7 and 14, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 704.90 the undersigned will sell at public sale by competitive bidding on June 25th,2014 at 11:00 am, preview at 10:30am on the date of sale only on the premises where said property has been stored and which is located at What’s In Store, 211 Legion St Verona, WI 53593. Bidding is on the complete contents of the unit of the personal property/ goods stored therein by the below named occupant. Unit #108 Occupant: Laura White. Contents are as follows. Household furniture/items, TV’s, Dolly, Tires, Misc. Payments must be made in cash only, paid at the time of the purchase. We reserve the right to reject any/all bids. Sale is subject to adjournment. Note: call 608-848-3334 to confirm the sale will proceed as scheduled. Dated: June 5, 2018 Published: June 7 and 14, 2018 WNAXLP *** CITY OF VERONA MINUTES COMMON COUNCIL MAY 14, 2018 VERONA CITY HALL 1. Mayor Diaz called the meeting to order at 7:32 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call: Alderpersons Cronin, Doyle, Kemp, Kohl, Reekie and Touchett present. Also present: City Administrator Mikorski, Planning and Development Director Sayre, City Attorney Kleinmaier, DPW Jacobson, Chief Coughlin, Sergeant Christensen, City Engineer Billmeyer and City Clerk Clark. Alderperson Gaskell is absent and excused. 4. Public Comment: None 5. Approval of Minutes from the April 23, 2018 Common Council meeting: Motion by Reekie, seconded by Doyle, to approve the minutes of the April 23, 2018 Common Council meeting, with an amendment of the dates of the Verona Area Community Theater production of “Hairspray” from the incorrect dates of May 3rd – 5th to the correct dates of April 26th – 28th, as requested by Ms. Reekie. Motion carried 7-0. 6. Mayor’s Business: None 7. Announcements: * Ms. Clark introduced Kayla Martin as the City of Verona’s new Deputy Clerk. 8. Administrator’s Report: * Monitors in the Council Chambers and sound system have been updated. Assisted listening devices are now available upon request in the Council Chambers, as well. 7:40 p.m. – Alderperson Gaskell now present. 9. Engineer’s Report: 10. Committee Reports: A. Public Safety and Welfare Committee Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent of the Council to include Items 10.A.(1) and 10.A.(2) in one motion, as these items pertain to the same event. There were no objections. (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit application from Le Jordan, Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, for the Hometown Days event on Friday-Sunday, June 1-3, 2018 at Festival Park, 111 Lincoln Street. This application includes all event-related activities, including the parade. A Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License is required for this event. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An application for a Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License from the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce for the Hometown Days event on Friday-Sunday, June 1-3, 2018 at Festival Park, 111 Lincoln Street, Le Jordan, Agent. A licensed bartender will be on site during all beer tent hours. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Special Event Permit and a Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License, for the Verona Area Chamber
of Commerce, with Le Jordan as the Agent, for the Hometown Days event on Friday-Sunday, June 1-3, 2018 at Festival Park, 111 Lincoln Street, contingent upon a completed records check by the Verona Police Department. Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent of the Council to include Items 10.A.(3) and 10.A.(4) in one motion, as these items pertain to the same event. There were no objections. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit application from Michael O’Brien, Ice, Inc., for Verona Hometown Brew Down, on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at 451 E. Verona Avenue, from 12 p.m.- 6 p.m. A Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License is required for this event. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: An Application for a Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License from Ice, Inc. for Hometown Brew Down on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 451 East Verona Avenue from 12 p.m.-6 p.m., Michael O’Brien, Agent. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve a Special Event Permit and a Temporary Class “B” Retailer’s License for Ice, Inc., for Verona Hometown Brew Down, on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at 451 Verona Avenue, from 12 p.m.-6 p.m., with Michael O’Brien as the agent, contingent upon a completed records check by the Verona Police Department. Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent of the Council to include Items 10.A.(5), 10.A.(6), 10.A.(7), 10.A.(8), 10.A.(9) and 10.A.(10) in one motion, as these items pertain to the same business and agent. There were no objections. (5) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit Application for the Hop Haus Brewing Company 3rd Anniversary Party on Saturday, June 16th, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst. (6) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, June 16, 2018, for the Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot. (7) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit Application for the Hop Haus Brewing Company MS Fundraiser on Saturday, July 21, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst. (8) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, July 21, 2018, for the Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot. (9) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Special Event Permit Application for the Wisconsin Beer Run on Saturday, October 13, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst. The permit request is for 8 a.m.-8 p.m. (10) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, October 13, 2018, for the Wisconsin Beer Run, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a Special Event Permit for the Hop Haus Brewing Company 3rd Anniversary Party on Saturday, June 16th, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst; a Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, June 16, 2018, for the Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot; a Special Event Permit for the Hop Haus Brewing Company MS Fundraiser on Saturday, July 21, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst; a Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, July 21, 2018, for the Hop Haus Brewing Company, LLC, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot; a Special Event Permit Application for the Wisconsin Beer Run on Saturday, October 13, 2018, from Phillip Hoechst; and a Temporary Premises Description Amendment for Class “C” Wine License on Saturday, October 13, 2018, for the Wisconsin Beer Run, 231 S. Main Street, to include the front parking lot. Motion carried 7-0. (11) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A premises description amendment for the Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverages and “Class B” Winery Licenses for Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser Street, to include an outdoor patio. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kohl, to approve a premises description amendment for the Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverages and “Class B” Winery License for Fisher King Winery, 1105 Laser Street, to include an outdoor patio, with contingencies. Motion carried 7-0. (12) Discussion and Possible Action Re: A premises description amendment for the Combination Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverages and Reserve “Class B” Intoxicating Liquor Licenses for Liberty Business Park Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a Bar and Restaurant at the Hyatt Place, 846 Liberty Drive, to include an outdoor patio. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve a premises description amendment for the
Combination Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverages and Reserve “Class B” Intoxicating Liquor Licenses for Liberty Business Park Hospitality, LLC, d/b/a Bar and Restaurant at the Hyatt Place, 846 Liberty Drive, to include an outdoor patio, with contingencies. Motion carried 7-0. B. Plan Commission (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-016 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots north of Bruce Street and west of Locust Drive located at 500 Bruce Street. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Touchett, to approve Resolution No. R-18-016 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots north of Bruce Street and west of Locust Drive located at 500 Bruce Street. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-017 approving a certified survey map to create four (4) lots at the southwest corner of West Verona Avenue and Legion Street. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18-017 approving a certified survey map to create four (4) lots at the southwest corner of West Verona Avenue. Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-018 approving a certified survey map to create one (1) lot and two (2) outlots at 723 Half Mile Road. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Resolution No. R-18-018 approving a certified survey map to create one (1) lot and two (2) outlots at 723 Half Mile Road. Motion carried 7-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-019 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots and two (2) outlots for the new high school to be located in the west end, south of West Verona Avenue, and west of South Nine Mound Road. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18-019 approving a certified survey map to create two (2) lots and two (2) outlots for the new high school to be located in the west end, south of West Verona Avenue, and west of South Nine Mound Road. Motion carried 7-0. (5) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-020 approving an amendment to a conditional use permit to allow a group development at 1979 Milky Way. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Resolution No. R-18-020 approving an amendment to a conditional use permit to allow a group development at 1979 Milky Way. Motion carried 7-0. (6) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-021 approving an amendment to a precise implementation plan for façade changes at 118 South Main Street. The applicant is proposing to create space for two tenants in the former World of Variety building at 118 South Main Street. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18-021 approving an amendment to a precise implementation plan for façade changes at 118 South Main Street, with contingencies. Motion carried 7-0. (7) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 18-914 rezoning 400 West Verona Avenue from Urban Commercial (UC) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Reekie, to approve Ordinance No. 18-914 rezoning 400 West Verona Avenue from Urban Commercial (UC) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC). Motion carried 7-0. (8) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-022 approving a conditional use permit to allow a single-family land use at 400 West Verona Avenue. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Kohl, to approve Resolution No. R-18-022 approving a conditional use permit to allow a single-family land use at 400 West Verona Avenue. Motion carried 7-0. (9) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-023 approving a conditional use permit to allow a group development at 200 Keenan Court. Motion by Gaskell, seconded by Cronin, to approve Resolution No. R-18-023 approving a conditional use permit to allow a group development at 200 Keenan Court. C. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by Doyle, seconded by Kemp, to approve the payment of bills in the amount of $998,126.72. Motion carried 7-0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-024 authorizing City administration to contract with BS&A Software for the purchase of new financial software. Motion by Doyle, seconded by Cronin, to approve Resolution No. R-18-024 authorizing City administration to contract with BS&A Software for the purchase of new financial software. Motion carried 7-0. Ms. Doyle requested unanimous consent of the Council to take up Item 10.C.(3) after Item 10.D.(10). There were no objections. Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent of the Council to take up Item 10.D.(10) after Item 12.B. There were no objections. D. Public Works/Sewer and Water
Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Agreement with T-Mobile (Black Dot) regarding lease of water tower space. The Committee took no action on this item; therefore, no action is required by the Council. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendment No. 1 to a professional services agreement with AECOM for Project ID 2017-115, Well 6. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with AECOM for Project ID 3017-115, Well 6 not to exceed $15,671.01, Motion carried 7-0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Amendment No. 2 to a professional service agreement with AECOM for Project ID 2016-117, MV Bridge Widening. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve Amendment No. 2 to a professional services agreement with AECOM for Project ID 2016-117, MV Bridge Widening, not to exceed $15,190. Motion carried 7-0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Storm sewer easement at Cross Point Estates. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a storm sewer easement at Cross Point Estates. Motion carried 7-0. (5) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Range Trail pavement condition adjacent to Cathedral Point. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to approve Range Trail pavement condition adjacent to Cathedral Point. The cost for this project is estimated at $60,000 to $80,000. Motion carried 7-0. Mr. Touchett requested unanimous consent of the Council to include items 10.D.(6), 10.D.(7), 10.D.(8), and 10.D.(9) in one motion, as these items pertain to accepting public improvements in four City subdivisions, with the same conditions of approval. There were no objections. (6) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-025 accepting public improvements in the Cathedral Point Phase 7 subdivision. Cathedral Point Phase 7 public improvements are substantially completed. City Staff recommends that the City formally accept the improvements and reduce the letter of credit. The balance will cover the cost of the surface course pavement and minor maintenance items. (7) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-026 accepting public improvements in the Cross Point Estates subdivision. (8) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-027 accepting public improvements in the Hometown Grove subdivision. (9) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution No. R-18-028 accepting public improvements in the Kettle Creek North Phase 1 subdivision. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve Resolution No. R-18025 accepting public improvements in the Cathedral Point Phase 7 subdivision; Resolution No. R-18-026 accepting public improvements in the Cross Point Estates subdivision; Resolution No. R-18-027 accepting public improvements in the Hometown Grove subdivision; and Resolution No. R-18-028 accepting public improvements in the Kettle Creek North Phase 1 subdivision. Motion carried 7-0. 11. Old Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Development Agreement for the Verona Area School District’s new high school and related facilities construction project. Mr. Mikorski presented the Council with the full Development Agreement with the Verona Area School District (VASD), with attachments, which the Council approved as to form at the March 23, 2018 Common Council meeting. This version includes minor language changes requested by VASD. Staff and the City Attorney agree that the changes do not meet the level of substantive changes. Kleinmaier explained the changes that were requested by VASD. The fees section had the most substantial changes. Another change was adding language that describes governmental defenses and immunities that apply to both the school district and the City. Staff feels comfortable that there are no substantive changes to the document. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to approve a development agreement for the Verona Area School District’s new high school and related facilities construction project. Motion carried 7-0. 12. New Business A. Discussion and Possible Action Re: A Public Improvements Agreement between the City of Verona and the Erbach Irrevocable Trust. Mr. Mikorski explained that this Public Improvements Agreement provides for the Erbach Trust or any subsequent owner of the property, to pay the City $500,000 in consideration of the costs incurred by the City to assist with the construction and installation of the Verona Area School District (VASD) transportation improvements, which improvements
benefit the property. Payment will be triggered by a site plan or Precise Implementation Plan approval or the issuance of a building permit by the City, whichever occurs earlier. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Cronin, to approve a Public Improvements Agreement between the City of Verona and the Erbach Irrevocable Trust. Motion carried 7-0. B. Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of operator licenses. Motion by Doyle, seconded by Reekie, to approve operator license applications for: Jean Mirwald; Carl Syftestad; Jonathan Ames; Erik Ellenberger; and Megan Westphal. Motion carried 7-0. 10.D.(10) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Land acquisition for public works facility The Common Council may convene in a closed session, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in an open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. Staff requests a closed session to discuss possible negotiations related to the purchase of property for a future public works facility at the intersection of CTH M and Range Trail. Discussion followed regarding expandability of the proposed site, expected life of a new building, the feasibility of keeping the current building, and the rising cost of land for a new facility site. Ms. Doyle presented an overview of Item 10.C.3., Preliminary 2018 Borrowing Plan Including Future Financing for Capital Projects. The 2018 borrowing plan includes projects included in the 2018 capital budget. Council direction is needed for staff to present the initial resolution for the sale of bonds at the May 29th Finance Committee and Common Council meetings. Mr. Mikorski stated the plan consists of eleven projects totaling $9,985,000. Projects include the development agreement with the school district for transportation coordination, the CTH PD project from Woods Road to CTH M, the Old CTH PB bridge replacement, Legion Street improvements, land acquisition for the public works facility, CTH M water main and sanitary sewer extensions, the collection system for the east side interceptor, the Silent Street pond redevelopment, Fireman’s Park improvements, and the 2018 loader for public works. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Kemp, to convene in a closed session for land acquisition for a proposed public works facility, as authorized by Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public funds or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons deem a closed session necessary. The Common Council may reconvene in open session to discuss and take action on the subject matter discussed in the closed session. On roll call: Alder Doyle – Aye; Alder Gaskell – Aye; Alder Kemp – Aye; Alder Kohl – Aye; Alder Reekie – Aye; Alder Touchett – Aye; Alder Cronin – Aye. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council convened in closed session at 9:17 p.m. CLOSED SESSION Motion by Doyle, seconded by Touchett, to reconvene in open session. Motion carried 7-0. The Common Council reconvened in open session at 10:12 p.m. Ms. Doyle stated the Common Council has determined that it will authorize borrowing, including the purchase of land for the proposed public works facility. We will re-evaluate our borrowing for the next five years and our capital budget plan to create a more sustainable approach to borrowing. 10.C.(3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Preliminary 2018 Borrowing Plan including future financing for capital projects. Motion by Doyle, seconded by Touchett, to approve the Preliminary 2018 Borrowing Plan, including future financing for capital projects, in the amount of $9,685,000. Motion carried 7-0. Mayor Diaz stated we are all aware of the importance of our bond rating, and of being responsible stewards of public money. We’re going to have some tough choices going forward, but we will do what is right for the city. 13. Adjournment: Motion by Touchett, seconded by Gaskell, to adjourn at 10:15 p.m. Motion carried 7-0. Ellen Clark City Clerk Published: June 7, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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Verona Area High School seniors enjoy their senior prank with a beach day in the school parking lot. The entire group lined up for a group photo and cheered loudly for “tourists” who came to see the early-morning revelry.
Seniors have a beach party JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
It was a party on the beach for Verona Area High School seniors Thursday, May 31. But there were no lakes or oceans near this beach. The senior class prank brought the beach to the school’s parking lot and went all out with squirt gun fights, beach chairs and a tent and even a keg... of root beer, that is. Students circled a roughly 100-footwide circle with vehicles and filled the area with sand brought there in bags. Most students came dressed in bikinis or
swimsuits and sunglasses or wore beach towels, and they chatted and chilled, tossed footballs, bumped volleyballs and beach balls and cheered for every new visitor, which they called “tourists.” Among the tourists were principal Pam Hammen, greeted with loud cheers of “Pam!” as well as other staff and the school’s police officer. Seniors had spread the word through a Facebook page and had the entire setup ready well before 8 a.m. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Seniors tossed around beach balls, volleyballs and footballs and squirted one another with high-powered squirt guns.
Verona Area High School seniors enjoy their senior prank with a beach day in the school parking lot. Joining in for the “kegger” (with root beer) are, from left, Hannah Wildenborg, Ellen Cieslak and Brooke Horstmeier.
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