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2018 budget takes aim at debt Big projects ahead in next few years
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JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
In 2017, with a big increase in spending ability, the City of Verona got its staff almost caught up with growth and got its debt spending under control. As city leaders begin debating the 2018 budget, a major theme will be increasing efficiency and making up for the extra reliance on debt the city used for much of the decade before. The goal is to keep taxes steady, and that will be a challenge with some huge construction projects
What: Finance committee operating budget meeting When: Sept. 25 Where: Verona City Center large conference room, 111 S. Lincoln St. Broadcast: None coming over the next few years. Growth remains steady and fast – 8 percent net new construction in 2016 – but department requests are modest compared with years past: three full-time
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After four months of preparation, the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce will introduce its first fall “Hometown Day” next weekend – Fall Fest, featuring pumpkin painting, kids’ activities and a beer tent. Most vendors are regular participants of the Tuesday Farmers Market at Hometown Junction, and chamber executive director Le Jordan said she is excited to partner with the community and provide opportunities for families to have fun together. “The biggest thing is we have so much community involvement,” Jordan said.
If You Go What: Fall Fest When: 4-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29 Where: Veterans Park, 201 Lincoln St. Info: info@veronawi.com or call 845-5777 Jordan has been thinking about creating such a seasonal festival since she took the position two years ago. With Hometown Days kicking off summer, she’s always felt something was missing in the fall. Since it’s the first time, the Fall Fest is starting small, keeping it to a single night. Depending on feedback from participants and vendors, the six-person committee handling the event
will consider making it a full weekend event and whether the city should plan something similar for spring. “But based on the amount of responses we have received, it shows the community is looking for something like this, which already told us that we’re going to continue it,” Jordan said. Activities include a beer tent, laser tag, pumpkin painting with JNJ CraftWork staff, making bookmarks with library staff and face painting by Verona Area High School students. Vendors include Piranga, Belz Sugar River Farm, Soul Seed, Enchanted Valley Studios, Soul Full Sanctuary and the Chocolate Shoppe. Old Soul Society band will perform until sunset, and the music will be followed by an open air movie – “Hocus Pocus”
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The Verona Fire Department hosted its annual Fire Safety Expo Saturday, Sept. 16. The event attracted families from around Dane County, who got to check out the fire equipment, spray a fire hose, get information on smoke detectors and see displays More photos from the Fire Safety from Fitch-Rona EMS and the Verona Police Department, among other activities. Expo: There were also demonstrations throughout the four-hour event of how firefighters ConnectVerona.com attack a car fire.
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Verona relief worker battles worst of Irma Four Winds Manor’s Eleni Hegge finds devastation, inspiration during Red Cross ‘mission’ CHUCK NOWLEN Unified Newspaper Group
Things were bad enough in the Orlando area in the wake of Hurricane Irma. But when Eleni Hegge finally saw the Florida Keys last week, it shook her all the way to her core. “Everything is gone in the whole entire Keys. This adds a whole different twist to the conversation,” Hegge said in an often-distorted voice-mail message from her cell phone Friday morning. “This is going to be a decade of clean-up.” Hegge, a med tech and certified nursing assistant at Verona’s Four Winds Manor assisted-living facility and a veteran Red Cross disaster responder, added in a phone interview Saturday: “I need to emphasize how sad it is, what I see here – and this is from my heart. … It’s all gone, and hearts are broken — all the way up (to the mainland). All of the Keys. ALL of the Keys! “Here in Key West, the water rushed up so high, it took all the sand with it. … It’s military now. The National Guard is here, and as of right now, people are not being allowed to come back — it’s too dangerous. Right now, they’re still searching for anybody who might be missing. It is just. So. Sad!” Hegge contrasted the scene around her with her usual back-to-school-time life in Verona, where she raised four kids over that last 30 years. “At the high school here, there’s no girls volleyball. There’s no Friday night lights. There’s no going to the game,” she said. “It’s all gone.” According to the Miami Herald, nine people had been killed on the Keys as of early Sunday morning, with first responders still going door-to-door and performing welfare checks on people who had not been heard from since the storm
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began. The National Guard had begun allowing residents back to the Keys by later Sunday, but the entire area remained under curfew as of early Monday morning. Hegge, who also did Red Cross relief work after another monster storm – Hurricane Sandy – in 2012, arrived in Florida Sept. 7, joining thousands of other volunteers in Irma’s path of destruction. She was in the eye of the hurricane in Kissimmee the morning of Monday, Sept. 11, but spent most of her first week at an evacuation
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Some of Hegge’s time has been spent working with other medical professionals at temporary evacuation centers set up at schools and other public locations along the hurricane route. “We’ve got lots of medical issues here,” she noted. But the lion’s share of her time has gone to evacuation and mass shelter relief, doing whatever is necessary to help Florida’s hurricane victims with “physical needs, emotional needs and informational needs.” “It’s all an effort to help people move forward again,” she repeated. “You do what you can, hourly and daily.” Asked what she’ll remember most about the experience, Hegge doesn’t have to think long before answering. “It’s the people here, definitely,” she said. “All day every day, it’s about what we can do for people and the appreciation that they show us for it.”
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“I’m so thankful for this experience, and we thank everyone for their continued support. … It’s changed me. It makes me believe that we can all be a team. We can all work together because we can’t do it alone.” H eg g e u rg e d a ny o n e interested in donating to the Irma-relief cause to go to the Red Cross website – www. redcross.org – or call the Madison Red Cross office at (608) 233-9300. “The goal is to help people move forward in their daily lives again,” she said. “Some have no homes anymore right now, no car, no air conditioning in high temperatures, no food and water, no nothing.” Hegge gave special thanks to Four Winds Manor for granting her the two weeks off for Irma relief. She also had a message of gratitude for two local businesses that helped her before she left: Verona Hometown Pharmacy and Blain’s Farm and Fleet. Both provided personal items she needed for the trip. Still more evidence, she said, that “it takes everybody to help everybody. It’s a whole community. … All of us with the Red Cross down here thank everyone for their support because it really does take everyone to get the job done here.”
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Proposal would extend TWI Spanish-language program would expand to grades 6-12 SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
About 60 Verona Area School District students will graduate from elementary school in June 2019 having spent six years learning half of their day in Spanish. VASD staff have been wondering for a few years what will come next for those students in the Two Wa y I m m e r s i o n p r o gram as they enter middle school. Now they have a plan to extend it through high school. The district administration took its initial plan to a school board committee, with the full board tentatively expected to discuss the plan and necessary policy changes Nov. 6. The proposal would expand the TWI program beyond its current K-5 boundaries at Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek elementary schools, which have had some students in K-5 learn half of their subjects in Spanish and the other half
What’s next District officials began holding meetings with Two Way Immersion families this week to explain the proposal to continue the program into grades 6-12, with three more planned. The remaining meetings are 1-2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Verona Public Library; 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, at VASD central office; and 6-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, at VASD central office. Staff will explain the proposal and seek feedback from families, including how many would expect to continue with the program. in English since fall 2013. Grades 6-8 of the program would be housed only at Badger Ridge Middle School, but families who were part of the program in elementary school and are in the Savanna Oaks attendance area would have the option to send their children to BRMS. Students would have at least two class periods per day in dual immersion – one reading period and one core subject. VASD director of bilingual programming and instructional equity Laurie Burgos told the Curriculum, Instruction and
Assessment committee Sept. 18 the plan should not need additional staff, at least through middle school, as many of the teachers already on staff are bilingual. For families that chose not to continue with TWI, Burgos said the district hopes to offer advanced Spanish options at both middle schools so students can continue their language growth. “We really want to make sure that families understand this really is about providing multiple options as their kids get older so they don’t have to give up
all the progress they’ve made in learning a second language,” she said. The common requirement for a program to be considered “dual language” for grades 6-12 is to have at least two periods per day in the second language, Burgos said, citing national “clearinghouses” on the topic. One of those periods is simple, as Burgos said they would create a Spanish Language Arts class to substitute for the reading time sixth- and seventh-grade students currently get. The s e c o n d , t h o u g h , wo u l d be in a core content area: math, science or social studies. That’s still to be decided, Burgos said, and a committee established last year to plan for the TWI expansion will have to continue its research into each option, specifically to make sure classes can do the same learning in Spanish as students’ counterparts in English. “We don’t want to have kids not engaging in science labs, that same level of rigor, if we can’t find the same types of materials in Spanish,” she said. “You don’t want families to have to hold their kids back in
a certain area to have the language opportunity.” That core class would substitute for the same class in English, which Burgos said was key to making the program work. “Nobody would have to give up an elective course to continue down that TWI pathway,” she explained. “That was a really huge finding. That was one of the reasons students tend not to continue with the program is they really love music, or they really love technology.” While the program would shrink from two sites to one, Burgos explained that is a common practice in districts with a TWI program at multiple levels, as it makes staffing much simpler and helps cover for some expected attrition from the program. “Districts that had Two Way Immersion programs at multiple sites at the elementary level always condensed at the secondary level,” Burgos said. Students would be able to be bused to the school as they are any other, she added. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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An expansion of the Two Way Immersion to grades 6-12 would benefit students beyond those currently enrolled in the K-5 program, district officials said. Grades 6-12 English Language Learning coordinator Julie Jenewein told a school board committee Sept. 18 she was “so excited” that it could also benefit English Learners who transfer into the district in grades 6-12. Having core classes offered in Spanish would allow those students to have at least one class in their native language without separating them into separate classrooms, explained director of curriculum and instruction Ann Franke. “It was very segregated (in the past),” she said. “The instruction may or may not have been at the level of (the English classes).” – Scott Girard
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entering them in the competition, according to the news release. Semifinalists and their high schools must submit an application outlining the student’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, employment and honors or awards to be considered as for the finalist stage. The news release states that 15,000 will move to the finalist
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Bill could result in unsafe gun ownership I am writing to express my concern for a Wisconsin Senate Bill that would allow for permitless carrying of guns. This means that no background check or safety training would be necessary. What many people don’t realize is that buried in this bill (Senate Bill 169) is a provision to get rid of Gun Free
School Zones. That means that an 18-year-old Verona Area High School student could carry a gun into school and there is nothing the district could do about it. A parent could also carry a gun into school. Our children deserve better than this. Mara Helmke City of Verona
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in your name, you have a credit history and Equifax is one of the services that compiles it. If you have a credit history, it is more likely than not that your information was compromised. In fact, it is estimated that as many as 143 million people had information in the system that was breached. Compounding the problem is the scope of the information that Equifax may have about you. Unlike the Target breach a few years ago that involved information about specific credit and debit card accounts, Equifax potentially has all of your credit card numbers. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Equifax typically has Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, even driver’s license numbers in some cases. In short, everything potentially needed for a bad actor to steal your identity. This is a big deal, and one you should take seriously. I’ve written in the past about steps that you should routinely take to protect your identity, like shredding documents, being mindful of unnecessary requests for information and periodically reviewing your accounts to make sure there is nothing on them that shouldn’t be. All of that advice still applies, but there are some extra steps you may want to take related to this incident. First of all, Equifax has established a self-service portal where you can quickly determine whether your information was potentially compromised. To check, visit equifaxsecurity2017.com/ potential-impact and enter your last name and the last six digits of your Social Security number to find out. If you were potentially affected, as most adults including myself were, there are some things you should know. First, Equifax is offering one year of free credit monitoring and
theft protection you may want to consider taking advantage of (the same self-service portal provides instructions for enrolling). There was initially some concern about the service agreement for the crediting monitoring including language that would preclude people from suing Equifax if they take the service, but Equifax has come out with a statement specifically stating that will not be the case. Remember, the risk could extend well beyond a year, as things like your Social Security number don’t expire and can’t be changed, so don’t assume that taking the year of protection is all you need to do. Second, you also need to be wary of scammers trying to take advantage of this situation. Equifax intends to directly contact the smaller subset of consumers (about 209,000) that had current credit card accounts compromised but they will be doing this only via postal mail. If you receive an unsolicited email from Equifax purporting to notify you of the breach, asking for information or containing an attachment or link, delete it immediately. It is almost certainly a phishing email trying to take advantage of the news. Sadly, I fear that this won’t be the last major breach of personal information that occurs. Regardless of whether this one affected you or not, be mindful of your identifying information and make sure you monitor your accounts for suspicious activity. A little bit of prevention can save you a ton of headaches. Trisha Arndt, CFP, is President of Wealth Strategies of Wisconsin Ltd, 901 Kimball Lane, Suite 1400, Verona, WI 53593, 608-8482400. Securities and Advisory Services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, member FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment Adviser.
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Meeting on Stewart’s Woods purchase Sept. 25 SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School District needs one more approval to finalize its purchase of Stewart’s Woods. District residents can vote on the $550,000 purchase of about 53 acres of land from the state Department of Transportation at a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25. If approved, the district would add the land adjacent to the West End property slated for the new high school building. The school board gave preliminary approval for the purchase at its Aug. 28 meeting. The district has been trying to purchase the land for “literally a decade,” superintendent Dean Gorrell said at the August meeting, but the purchase of the West End and Erbach properties “accelerated” that work. In 2009, VASD worked with the City of Verona and DOT to gain public access
If you go What: Electors meeting to vote on Stewart’s Woods purchase When: 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 25 Where: VASD central office, 700 N. Main St. Info: verona.k12.wi.us
to the woods for environmental education, but the plan fell through. The DOT had announced two years earlier it was planning to sell the land. The district had hoped to use some of the land to facilitate a second road access to the high school from Paoli Street. But concerns over where it would need to connect to Paoli Street – much closer to Hwy. 18-151 than the DOT would normally allow – has put that plan on the backburner. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter Photo by Jim Ferolie @sgirard9. Verona Area School District residents can vote at a Sept. 25 meeting whether to approve the district’s purchase of Stewart’s Woods, seen here, from the state Department of Transportation.
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Town Road. Before the dance, a barn tour of visiting over 70 rescued farm animals will be available. There will be snacks, local beer, refreshments and live music performed by Dimestore Duo. To register, email Jamie.Monroe@ HeartlandFarmSanctuary.org.
The Verona Young Professionals is looking for donations of school supplies, including backpacks, pencils, notebooks and markers for Verona elementary school students. People can drop off stuff by Sept. 25, at Main Street Dentists, 105 N. Main St.; Capitol Bank, 108 E. Verona Ave.; and Market Day Farmers Insurance, 624A Struck St., The Third Verona Market Day, a Madison. fundraiser for Alzheimer’s research, For information, visit vypwisc.wix- will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. site.com/vypssd. Saturday, Sept. 23, at Harriet Park, Piano and saxophone concert 151 Mary Lou St. The event has raised $7,600 in past two years. There Rhapsody Arts Center will present will be over 30 vendors, raffle, silent a free piano and saxophone concert at auction and live music performed by 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, at the center, local band Last Minute Notice. 1031 North Edge Trail. Amber Bruns For information, visit marketdayvewill perform an eclectic mix of music rona.com. including Bach, Schubert and her own Paramedic checkups compositions. For information, call 848-2045 or Fitch-Rona’s community paraemail info@ rhapsodyarts.org. medics will offer free blood pressure checks, blood sugar screens and medVACT open house ications checks from 8:30-10 a.m. Verona Area Community Theater Monday, Sept. 25, at the senior center. members will hold an open house For information, call 845-7471. from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, at 103 Lincoln St. A ribbon cutting Fundamentals of zero waste is set for 1 p.m., tours are available Celia Ristow, writer for the blog throughout the open house. Litterless and founder of the environFor information, call 845-5777. mental nonprofit Zero Waste Chicago, will discuss what zero waste is and Barn dance why it matters from 7-8 p.m. Monday, People can participate in a free barn Sept. 25 at the library. She will give dance from 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. tips for grocery shopping zero-waste 23 at the Heartland barn, 11713 Mid style, explain how people can switch
to zero-waste cosmetics, share how to join the zero-waste community in Madison. For information, call 845-7180.
Career workshop People who are looking for a new career or changing careers can participate in a career workshop from 9-11 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the library. There will be resume writing and interview practice, job search assistance and community referrals . For information, call 845-7180.
Healthy work Katherine Sanders, owner of Sanders Consulting, will share her research about how and why jobs make people healthy or ill. The presentation will focus on what makes work healthy and how to design a healthy work systems from 7-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 at the library. For information, call 845-7180.
Commerce Chamber open house
The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce will hold an open house from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28 at the remodeled office, 120 W. Verona Ave. Refreshments and tours will be provided. Registration is required for an after-hour grill offered for chamber members. To register, email info@veronawi. com or call 845-5777.
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Thursday, September 21
St, marketdayverona.com • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitch• 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga en free community meal, BPNN, club, library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup- bpnn.org port Group, senior center, 845-7471 • 1-5 p.m., VACT open house, Verona Area Community Theater, 103 • 6-8 p.m., Mom’s night out, JNJ Lincoln St. 845-5777 CraftWorks, 1051 N. Edge Trl, jnj• 2-5 p.m., Barn dance, Heartland craftworks.com barn, 11713 Mid Town Road, Jamie. Friday, September 22 Monroe@HeartlandFarmSanctuary. • 9:30-10 a.m., Story time, Epleorg gaarden, 2227 Fitchburg Road, Monday, September 25 veronapubliclibrary.org • 10:30 a.m., Women’s Group, • 12:30 p.m., Movie: Going in Style, senior center, 845-7471 senior center, 845-7471 • 8:30-10 a.m., Free blood pres• 7 p.m., Piano and saxophone sure checks, blood sugar screens, concert, Rhapsody Arts Center, medication checks, senior center, 1031 North Edge Trl., 848-2045 845-7471 Saturday, September 23 • 1-2:30 p.m., Experiencing America • 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Market Day fund- course, senior center, 845-7471 raiser, Harriet Park, 151 Mary Lou • 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona
City Center, 845-6495 • 7-8 p.m., Fundamentals of Zero Waste, library, 845-7180
Tuesday, September 26
• 9-11 a.m., Career workshop, library, 845-7180 • 12:30 p.m., Movie: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, senior center, 845-7471 • 3:30-6:30 p.m., Verona Farmers Market, Hometown Junction Park, facebook.com/veronamarket
Wednesday, September 27
• 7-8 p.m., Healthy work, library, 845-7180
11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2015 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 9-11-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center Sunday, Sept. 24 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 9-11-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 9-11-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center Monday, Sept. 25 7 a.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Jim Hetzal at Senior
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Fitchburg Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ECLA (608) 271-6633 Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ECLA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Phelps Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. William Vernon, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Thursday, September 28
• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chamber of Commerce open house, 120 W. Verona Ave., 845-5777
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Sept. 21 7 a.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 8 a.m.– Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Jim Hetzal at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Brain Health at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 10 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society Friday, Sept. 22 7 a.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – Jim Hetzal at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2015 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center Saturday, Sept. 23 8 a.m. – Common Council from 9-11-17
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Center 5 p.m. – 2015 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center Tuesday, Sept. 26 7 a.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Jim Hetzal at Senior Center 6 p.m. –Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Brain Health at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 10 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society Wednesday, Sept. 27 7 a.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Common Council from 9-25-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center
10 p.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center Thursday, Sept. 28 7 a.m. – Social Security at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Home Safety at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. – Jim Hetzal at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Brain Health at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Sound Factory at Senior Center 10 p.m. – VACT at the Historical Society
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.
Sins that cry out to Heaven “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.” —Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV There are sins that cry out to heaven for justice. The slaughter of Abel by his brother Cain is the primordial example. A premeditated murder of one’s brother certainly cries out for justice. The oppression of the Israelites in Egypt is another sin that cried to heaven, and throughout the Bible we see the oppression of the poor, of orphans and widows, and of refugees as sins that God is particularly inclined to avenge. The Book of Exodus makes this principle explicit: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.” (Exodus 22:2124 NIV) This is a moral exhortation that is all too relevant today, when millions of refugees have no place to call home and widows and orphans are all around us. Ask yourself who in your community fits the bill of the widow, the orphan or the foreigner. We might call them by different names, i.e., single mothers, or undocumented immigrants, or the homeless and working poor, but these people are God’s children, and they have a special place in His heart. – Christopher Simon
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POLICE REPORTS Reports are taken from the bers after they found prohiblog book at the Verona Police ited bottles of alcohol in her Department. room. The woman threatened suicide because she wanted July 21 the staff to leave her room 8:36 a.m.: Police received and was uncooperative with an anonymous letter stating police. She was voluntarithere was a peep hole in a ly transported to Meriter at women’s bathroom in a busi- the request of mental health ness on the 500 block of Mel- caretakers, and was admitted ody Lane. Police conducted a for medical issues. search of the bathroom and 7:47 p.m.: A man on the did not find a peep hole. 100 block of E. Railroad 11:00 p.m.: A 34-year-old Street was arrested for doMadison man was arrested mestic abuse and taken to for his third OWI offense after the Dane County Jail after Culver’s employees report- allegedly strangling his wife. ed a man in their drive-thru The wife later dropped the who was “80 percent super charges and asked for the drunk.” The man was trans- 72-hour contact prohibition ported to Meriter for a blood to be waived. draw and was later released to a sober party. July 24 8:51 a.m.: A Verona man July 22 reported that his ex-wife, 7:58 a.m.: A child on the who is known to suffer from 500 block of Topp Avenue mental illness, was looking called police after waking up at guns on Cabela’s store and finding his mother not website and had told their home. Police stayed with the children that she needed it to child until his mother arrived, “kill someone.” The man was who had gone to the grocery concerned for the safety of store. The mother was ad- his children in her care. Madvised to not leave her child ison police conducted a welalone if he was not comfort- fare check on the woman and able with it. the children, and found them 9:36 p.m.: A Taco Bell shift to be fine. manager called police after a 10:30 p.m.: A 36-year-old boy filled his water cup with Madison woman was arrestpink lemonade, which he ed for her second OWI ofdid not purchase. The juve- fense after calling a number nile, who was with a group of police departments in Dane of friends, paid for the drink County about stolen property. when asked, but did not leave She had driven to Verona to the restaurant when ordered confront a 27-year-old man to do so because of his ac- at his home for stealing her tions. Police met with multi- jewelry while intoxicated. ple managers, who asked to The woman was transported have the boys banned from to the Dane County Jail and the restaurant. was cited for the OWI offense after an intoxication test and July 23 for bail jumping. 3:13 p.m.: An intoxicated resident at Four Winds July 28 Manor caused a disturbance 11:46 p.m.: A man and his between her and staff mem- son were taken to UW Hospi-
tal after becoming sick after they each ate a pot brownie. The father was having trouble breathing, and the son became lightheaded and began vomiting as a result of ingesting the drugs while talking with police. The remaining pot brownies were confiscated and the son received a citation for possession of marijuana after he was released from the hospital. July 30 1:10 a.m.: A woman reported being locked out of her home on the 300 block of Wynnwood Drive by her teenage son. The woman, who was returning home from a Brewers’ baseball game, was unsure if her son was home and stated that she would sleep inside her vehicle inside her garage for the night. Aug. 2 6:56 p.m.: A Cambridge woman reported her 8-yearold daughter and her 7-yearold friend missing at Scenic Ridge Park. As police were talking with the woman, the children were seen walking across the park after coming out of a home nearby. The children stated that they had made a new friend while playing at the park and had gone to her house without telling the mother where they were going. Aug. 3 10:07 p.m.: A man on the corner of Northern Lights Drive and Epic Lane reported that some juveniles had thrown something at his vehicle while he was in the intersection. The man was not sure what was thrown at his vehicle, but told police it might have been either an
ear of corn of a clump of dirt. who matched the reporter’s No damage occurred to the description, but were unable man’s vehicle. to locate the boys responsible. Aug. 4 7:53 a.m.: Police found a Aug. 6 11:51 p.m.: Police recart full of trays of buns sitting in the middle of the road- ceived an anonymous comway behind Monk’s. Police plaint about a dog being returned them to the restau- locked outside a home on the 400 block of Matterhorn rant’s loading dock. 11:23 a.m.: A Main Ap- Drive, and stated that the pliance employee requested dog’s owner was “passed assistance with getting his out” inside. The dog was inkeys back after they were ac- side the residence when pocidentally left at a customer’s lice arrived and there was no residence on the 200 block answer at the door. of Plympton Street. The employee stated the customer Aug. 7 1:38 p.m.: A 36-year-old would not let him return to get his keys and was up- Verona woman received her set because his refrigerator first OWI offense after being could not be fixed during the stopped for suspended vehihome visit. Police went with cle registration. The woman the employee to get his keys, was also cited for driving which had been left outside with a suspended license and not having her registration near the front door. plates properly displayed. Aug. 5 1:13 p.m.: A woman on 1:45 a.m.: A 39-year-old the 200 block of Noel Way Dousman man was report- reported her neighbor cut ed to be attempting to get branches of a tree that was inside a house on the 800 on her property but hung block of North Edge Trail. over the neighbor’s lot. The The man told police that he neighbor was told that she was friends with the home- could legally be sued if the owner, a 37-year-old Verona tree died because of her man, had been golfing with pruning efforts. him earlier that day and was 11:22 p.m.: A man vioplanning to stay the night. lated a harassment injuncContact was made with the tion against him when he homeowner who confirmed asked police to conduct a that they knew one another. welfare check on his wife, 8:41 p.m.: A 41-year-old from whom he is separatVerona man reported see- ed, because he thought she ing two teenage boys in the was becoming romantically press box at the high school involved with another man. using the speaker system. The man was warned for his Police stopped two teenagers behavior.
11:35 p.m.: Two juveniles were found in possession of stolen airsoft guns from Farm and Fleet after being stopped for riding bikes without lights on them. A can of spray paint was also found on one of the juveniles, which they used to vandalize the store’s property earlier in the day. The juveniles were released to their parents and had charges against them sent to juvenile court. Aug. 8 1:52 a.m.: A 28-year-old Belleville man was arrested for his first OWI after being involved in a crash on Hwy. 69 and Paoli Road. The man was taken into custody after struggling with officers. Aug. 9 1:08 a.m.: Six juveniles were seen swimming at Fireman’s Park after closing hours. Parents were contacted and they were instructed to go home for the night. Aug. 10 11:09 a.m.: A man was asked to not return to the senior center after he had come there for the second time requesting to “preach” to the individuals present, and had become angry and threatening when he was told her couldn’t. – Kimberly Wethal
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Fall Fest: New opportunity for community involvement Continued from page 1 around 7 p.m. The committee has had to do a lot of guessing in planning the event, not knowing what sort of turnout there might be. But Jordan said it had to be prepared for a lot, as about 1,800 people have marked the event “interested” on Facebook. Details ranged from picking the right location to theme. The committee considered Festival Park, where Hometown Days is held, and Community Park but decided they “don’t want to get lost” in a space that big, Jordan said. The festival theme
also changed from “fall” to “art fair” and finally got to a combination of art crafts and activities with “fall flavor,” such as artcraft vendors, kids crafts, bonfire and an outdoor movie. “The stressful thing is it’s gonna be a guessing game,” Jordan said. “But we’re going to be prepared.” For now Jordan’s main concern is how many pumpkins will be enough. The committee planned to figure out the exact number this week. “We’re excited and (it’s) nerve-wracking,” she said. “We’ve put a lot of time and effort to it and just want it to go smoothly.”
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VAIS practices math outside Fourth- and fifth-grade students at Verona Area International School enjoyed the early-school nice weather this month with an outdoor math lesson. The students in Sarah Shaw’s class reviewed two- and three-dimensional shapes using jump ropes and teamwork skills. Students practiced explaining the properties of each shape to prove it was the shape they had planned to make.
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Player of the week From Sept. 12-19
Name: Sophie Henshue Grade: Senior Sport: Swimming Highlights: Henshue won two individual events in a Big Eight Conference dual against Middleton Friday and also won an individual event at a multiteam invitational for the first time in her high school career over the weekend at the Blackshirt Invitational
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Senior Courtney Shorter tees off on the 15th hole Tuesday in the Big Eight Conference meet at Evansville Golf Club. Shorter shot a 77 to win the Big Eight Conference individual title. Her twin sister Lauren was runner-up with a 79, as Verona fell just two strokes behind Middleton, 349-351, for the team title.
Shorters give Verona 1-2 punch Wildcats finish runnerup behind Middleton at Big Eight meet ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Seniors Courtney and Lauren Shorter played in the JV Big Eight Conference meet as freshmen on the Verona Area High School girls golf team four years ago. Coach Jon Rebholz noticed their work ethic then and believed they were destined to do some special things in their career. Fast forward to Tuesday at the varsity Big Eight Conference meet, and the Shorters
lived up to that expectation with a 1-2 individual finish at Evansville Golf Course. Courtney won the individual title with a 77, and Lauren was right behind her with a 79. “It is really important as a senior because I feel like I really came into my game this year,” Courtney Shorter said. “I am really happy with the outcome. It was tough competition. Everyone was playing really well. I am excited.” “It definitely gives me a lot of confidence going into regionals, to know we are all shooting the same thing on tough courses,” Lauren Shorter said. While Lauren is dubbed as the No.1 golfer, Courtney said she now has a little bit of bragging rights with her sister but
winning a team title would have been even better. The Shorters’ scores nearly helped the Wildcats win conference but Verona fell just two strokes shy of Middleton, 349351, to finish runner-up. “I am still upset the team didn’t win this, but we were close and that is what we were rooting for,” Courtney Shorter said. Both girls, who were the only golfers in the Big Eight to reach the 70s Tuesday, played in their final conference meet. It didn’t really hit Lauren Shorter until the final few holes. Seniors Claire Swain and Alexis Gaillard also played in their final varsity conference
What’s next The WIAA Division 1 regionals and sectionals are up next. Verona travels to Pleasant View Golf Course at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27, for the D1 Middleton regional. Verona then hosts sectionals at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, at Edelweiss Country Club. The top four teams and four individuals advance to sectionals, and the top two teams and three individuals advance to state.
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Rivals represent two of state’s best programs JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Big Eight Conference showdown between two of the top-ranked teams in the state wasn’t decided until the last event Friday evening inside the Verona Area High School Natatorium. Senior Sophie Henshue won two individual events and junior Grace Bennin had a hand in two other victories, but the Wildcats were unable to overtake Middleton, losing their first conference dual meet of the season 91-79. It’s a rivalry the Cardinals have owned since the Wildcats moved to the Big Eight nine years ago. Verona last beat Middleton in a conference dual four years ago at VAHS. It’s a meet that Henshue remembers well. “I remember anchoring the 400 free relay my freshman year and finishing first and everyone was so happy,” she said. “I asked Beata Nelson what was going on and she told me, we had just beaten Middleton for the first time in 10 years.” Photo by Jeremy Jones That’s what solidified the rivalry to Henshue, Grace Bennin won the 100-meter breaststroke in 1 minute, 15.59 seconds Friday against Big Turn to Swim/Page 12 Eight rival Middleton. The Wildcats lost the meet 91-79.
Honorable mentions: Courtney Shorter (girls golf) finished fourth overall with a 78 at the Parker invite Saturday Bui Clements (football) had an interception and a forced fumble in a loss to Middleton Friday Carson Bull (football) caught a touchdown and finished with seven catches for 91 yards in a loss to Middleton Jack Bates (boys soccer) netted two game-winners in wins over Madison Memorial and Madison West last week Maddy Kelley (volleyball) had 26 kills and 10 blocks at the UW-Oshkosh tournament Friday-Saturday Amelia Hust (volleyball) collected 67 digs and 14 aces at the UW-Oshkosh tournament Anna Knueve (girls xc) won the Big Eight Grade Level Challenge freshman race on Tuesday, Sept. 12 in 21:14 Jason Ford (boys xc) placed 12th in the varsity competition, covering the 5K at Minooka Park course in 17:34 Kasie Keyes and Sydney Breitbach (girls tennis) won five of six matches last week
Boys soccer
Bates’ late game heroics continue ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Senior forward Jack Bates has been on fire for the Verona Area High School boys soccer team, and that continued Thursday in a 3-2 win against Madison West. Bates, who has 12 goals in the past five games, scored in the 88th minute on a pass from sophomore forward/ midfielder Eliot Popkewitz. It was the second straight game that Bates netted a game-winner in the final few minutes. The Wildcats (9-2 overall, 4-0 Big Eight Conference) led 2-0 in the first half after Popkewitz scored a goal in the fourth minute, with an assist to senior midfielder Andres Temozihui, and junior midfielder Bryan Lopez-Martinez scored unassisted in the 17th minute. The Regents (4-3-1, 2-2) tied the game with goals from Max Peeler in the 67th minute and Paolo Gratton in the 81st minute.
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Wildcats in loss to Midddleton
Verona drops two more Big 8 duals Special teams, tackling hurt Sports editor
The Verona girls tennis team (5-4) dropped back to fifth place in the Big Eight regular season this past week with a pair of conference losses and then went 3-1 in the Badger/Big Eight Challenge.
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It was the second straight week that a handful of plays ultimately led to a loss Friday for the Verona Area High School football team against Middleton. The Wildcats (3-2 Big Eight Conference) cut their deficit to 14-10 late in the third quarter, but the Cardinals (4-1) scored 17 unanswered points as Verona lost, 31-10. A punt return for a touchdown in the second quarter, a rushing touchdown as time ran out in the third quarter and a safety after a Middleton punt pinned Verona on its own 1-yard line in the fourth were the big plays for Middleton. Coach Dave Richardson said that the game was ultimately decided by 10 percent of about 120 plays “If they are eliminated, we win this football game,” Richardson said. “We are talking about 10-12 plays, and the kids know it. For whatever reason, we continue to make the same mistakes, and that is what is so frustrating for me as a coach. You teach it and teach it and teach it, and then come game time, come test time, we are not executing. “We have a few more weeks to make that happen, but time is running short.” Senior quarterback Aaron Young threw a fade to senior split end Carson Bull in the right corner of the end zone to make it 14-10 Middleton with 3 minutes, 36 seconds left in the third, and it looked as if Verona would be able to get a stop on a third-and-5 with Middleton at its 40-yard line at the end of the third. “(Senior running back James Pabst) is a big back, and we are trying to tackle him up high, which is a kiss of death,” Richardson said. “There is no way you are going to tackle him up high, and we got away with what we practice. You have to go low, and you have to roll a tackle. I don’t understand where we get that technique when we never practice it, and (Pabst) bounced off and bounced off.” Pabst had other ideas,
DeForest 5, Verona 2
Verona bested Waunakee 4-3 on Saturday. Dykman and Anderson cruised 6-3, 6-0 at No. 2 doubles and Keyes and Breitbach clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-0 win at No. 3 doubles. Conley defeated Amanda Schuster 6-2, 0-1 atop the singles lineup, and Meghan Samz added a 6-3, 6-4 win at No. 4 singles.
7-0. Conley, Saley and Samz cruised 6-1, 6-1; 6-2, 6-3 and 6-2, 6-0 before Blessing closed out the singles sweep with a 2-6, 6-4, 10-6 win over Anna Donovan at No. 2 singles. Kayla and Claire Johnson won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 1 doubles and Anderson and Dykman and Keyes and Breitbach added 6-4, 6-3 and 6-3, 6-2 wins at Nos. 2 and 3 doubles.
Verona 4, Stoughton 3
Conley picked apart Lydia Brekken and cruised to a Blessing won in a tiebreak- 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles. er at No. 2 singles Friday as Saley rolled 6-2, 6-1 at No. 3 the Wildcats swept Oregon singles and Samz highlighted
Verona 7, Oregon 0
the win with a 6-3, 2-6, 10-4 win over Annika Goetz at No. 4 singles. Keyes and Breitbach added a win over Katie Zacharias and Paige Bellefeuille 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3 doubles and it was a good thing as Anderson and Dykman dropped their tiebreaker 5-7, 6-2. 10-6 against Karlie and Paige Halverson.
Memorial 5, Verona 2 Conley and the Wildcats’ No. 3 doubles team added the team’s lone win Friday morning in a 5-2 loss against Madison Memorial. Conley defeated Ingrid
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What’s next Verona travels to Lussier Stadium at 7 p.m. Friday to take on Madison La Follette. Both teams are 3-2 in the Big Eight. though. Pabst was stood up about two yards short of a first down, but he kept powering through and was able to shed three tackles to get the first down. Pabst then shed two more tackles to bust out a 40-yard touchdown run to make it 21-10 Middleton. Senior punter Jake Genyk later pinned the Wildcats at their own one. That led to a safety on a third-and-10 run by Bull, and the Cardinals were up 23-10. Genyk finished with six punts and netted 195 yards. Pabst, who finished with 137 yards on 18 carries, added a 3-yard score with 4:14 to go, and senior quarterback Davis Roquet found senior running back Dion Huff for the two-point conversion and a 31-10 lead. On the final scoring drive for Middleton, Verona was calling timeouts to preserve time, but a Roquet 8-yard pass to Huff kept the drive alive on a third-and-5 from the Wildcats’ 30-yard line. Two face-mask penalties also
Big Eight Team W-L Sun Prairie 5-0 Middleton 4-1 Madison West 4-1 Verona 3-2 Madison La Follette 3-2 Janesville Craig 2-3 Madison Memorial 2-3 Janesville Parker 1-4 Beloit Memorial 1-4 Madison East 0-5 aided the Cardinals on that drive. “I am not frustrated that we are bad, and I am not frustrated that we aren’t playing well,” Richardson said. “I am frustrated that we should be better, and we are not because we are not learning on the fly here. Every time we take the test, we are failing.” It didn’t help that when something went wrong the sideline went quiet and the players on the field had their heads down, diminishing the energy and the momentum, Richardson said. “A lot of these kids did not start a lot last year, but again, they are seniors,” Richardson said. “They played other sports and played a lot of
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Cats sweep West, fall to Middleton Southern Wisconsin ANTHONY IOZZO
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The Verona Area High School volleyball team hit its first road bump Tuesday, as Big Eight rival Middleton knocked the Wildcats out of first place with a 3-0 (21-25, 13-25, 23-25) sweep. Senior middle blocker Kirstin Tidd finished with eight kills and sophomore libero Amelia Hust picked up 15 digs. Junior setter Emma Frahm had 15 assists and senior defensive specialist Katie Karnosky collected three aces. Sophomore middle blocker Maddy Kelley and sophomore setter Jordan Armstrong each had an ace.
Verona 3, Madison West 0
Team W-L Sun Prairie 5-0 Verona 4-1 Middleton 4-1 Madison Memorial 3-2 Janesville Craig 3-2 Madison La Follette 3-2 Madison East 1-4 Madison West 1-4 Janesville Parker 1-4 Beloit Memorial 0-5
Hust had nine digs.
The host Wildcats won their fourth straight Big Eight match Thursday 3-0 (25-8, 25-15, 25-12) against Madison West. Senior outside hitter Hannah Worley finished with seven kills, and senior middle blocker Kirstin Tidd collected five blocks. Karnosky had five aces, and Armstrong finished with 17 assists.
UW-Oshkosh Showdown Verona traveled to the UW-Oshkosh Showdown Friday and Saturday and finished 6-1 and took ninth overall. The Wildcats defeated Marathon 2-0 (26-24, 25-13), Greenfield 2-0 (25-13, 25-18) and Wittenberg-Birnamwood 2-0 (25-15, 25-16) on
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What’s next Verona travels to Madison La Follette at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26. Friday in pool to make the Gold bracket. Verona lost to eventual gold bracket champion Luxemburg-Casco 2-0 (21-25, 22-25) in the first round but defeated Plymouth 2-0 (25-18, 25-14), Lodi 2-0 (25-17, 25-12) and Slinger 2-1 (25-19, 16-25, 17-15) to take ninth place overall. Waterford was runner-up, and Catholic Memorial finished third. Tidd led with 31 kills and added 5 1/2 blocks, and Worley collected 30 kills, 35 digs, eight aces and five blocks. Touchett finished with 30 kills, and Phelps added 29 kills and six blocks. Karnosky had 27 digs and 18 aces, and Kelley led with 10 blocks and added 26 kills. The setters were led by Frahm with 67 assists and 10 aces. Armstrong had 55 assists.
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Short-handed Verona takes sixth at Waukesha South XC Festival JEREMY JONES
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Verona boys cross country placed sixth out the 18-school field without senior Peter Barger on Saturday at the Waukesha South XC Festival. “ E v e n c o n s i d e r i n g P e t e r ’s absence, which was significant for a team fighting to develop some depth, we ran tired after running our third meet in eight days,” coach Randy Marks said. Verona’s No. 2 runner, Jason Ford, was the only runner who medaled, placing 12th in the varsity competition. Ford covered the 5K at Minooka Park course in 17 minutes, 34 seconds. “The conditions were very hot, and varsity times overall were slow
The Wildcats will compete at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne on Saturday. The Lourdes Invitational starts at 9 a.m. for all teams,” Marks said. The varsity scorers were: Ford, j u n i o r J . J . G u m i e n y, s o p h o more Nathan Neitzel, senior Hari Jayaraaman and sophomore Eric Blum. Gumieny crossed the finish line in 31st place with a time of 18:04 and Neitzel was 35th in 18:13. Jayaraaman was the team’s fourth runner, placing 41st in 18:22. Blum
finished just out of the top 50, taking 51st place in 18:37. Ninth-ranked Madison La Follette got away from the majority of the Big Eight schools and won the meet with of 39. The Lancers finished 62 points ahead of Slinger and 68 ahead of 18th-ranked West Bend West. Slinger senior Augie Beyer won the race in 16:38. Verona’s junior varsity team continued to work hard and finished second to Madison La Follette (1959) in the 18 school field. Freshman Alex Ritter placed ninth in the 300-runner field of JV runners and his efforts moved him onto the varsity squad for the upcoming Lourdes Invitational.
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Wildcats return to action Saturday at Lourdes invite JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona’s girls cross country team returns to action this Saturday at the Lourdes Invitational in Winneconne, hoping for cooler weather against a solid field. The Wildcats were off last week. The meet features nine of the top teams in their respective divisions, including Pulaski, Whitefish Bay a n d P ew a u k e e , r a n k e d
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Tennis: Cats knock of Janesville Craig Tuesday Continued from page 10 Goldstrand 6-1, 5-7, 10-3 at No. 1 singles and Keyes and Sydney Breitbach added a 6-7, (6), 6-0, 10-3 over Anna Golstrand and McKinley Wise at No. 3 doubles. Saley dropped a tiebreaker to Jessica Jiang 2-6, 6-1, 10-3 at No. 4 singles.
Sun Prairie 5, Verona 2 Verona had to rework its singles lineup with Conley playing at No. 1 doubles in hopes of beating Sun Priarie, which had three of the strongest singles players at their respective flights. Anderson and Conley cruised 6-1, 6-3 atop the doubles lineup with Eve Parker missing the match. The Wildcats had to move everyone up a spot and struggled with losses at all four
singles flights. “We had to win all three doubles matches and pick up a singles win somewhere because their singles lineup is extremely strong,” coach Mark Happel said. “We just couldn’t find a singles win, and sweep the doubles like we needed to do.” Blessing moved up to No. 1 singles and fell 6-1, 6-0 to Latsami Sysouvanh – a top 10 seed at the WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament last year. Saley fell by the same score at No. 2 singles, while Samz was shut out at No. 3 singles and Dykman lost 6-1, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. Keyes and Breitbach beat Emma Dorn and Leah Hamilton 6-4, 7-6 (4) at No. 3 doubles but Claire Johnson and Kayla Johnson dropped a third set tiebreaker 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (3) to Erin Vertz
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The Wildcats closed out the Big Eight dual meet season with a 6-1 victory over Janesville Craig Tuesday. Conley cruised 6-2, 6-3 over Maycee Maslonka atop the singles lineup. Blessing survived a scare in the second set to add a 6-3, 7-5 win over Kerington Sauser at No. 2 singles. Saley and Samz closed out the singles sweep with a 6-3, 6-1 and 6-1, 6-1 victory at Nos. 3 and 4 singles. Kayla and Claire Johnson won 6-2, 6-3 at No. 2 doubles and Keyes and Breitbach added a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3 doubles. Anderson and Parker lost the Wildcats’ lone match, falling 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 doubles.
meet Tuesday. Swain shot a 98, and Gaillard shot a 105, a score that did not count toward the team score. Sophomore Caitlyn Ott finished with a 97.
Big Eight quad The Wildcats traveled to Riverside Golf Course on Sept. 13 for a Big Eight Conference quad against Beloit Memorial, Janesville
Soccer: Boys tie Middleton
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who saw her team lose to the Cardinals at conference that year but then came back to beat Middleton at sectionals. Still, despite the Cardinals dominating the rivalry, VA/MH coach Bill Wuerger said his team wasn’t intimidated swimming against top-ranked Middleton for the third time this season. “Our girls battled throughout the meet and gave it everything they had, which is all I can ask of them,” he said. Henshue, who got a rare break from swimming against one of the top distance swimmers in the state in Middleton rival Hannah Aergerter, won both the 200- and 400-meter freestyle. The Wildcat senior won the 200 in 2 minutes, 9.97 seconds and the 400 in 4:33.72. By the time the final event — the 400-meter freestyle — rolled around the standing-room crowd was so loud it nearly shook the pool. “It’s always a good time when the pool gets loud because that adrenaline gets pumping and you know you’ve got to swim as fast as you can,” Henshue said. “Those are the kind of meets that I like.” Henshue, junior Gabby Gnewuch, freshman Bailey Felsheim and sophomore Josie McCartney finished third on the relay this year though, behind two teams from Middleton in 4:10.22. Bennin supplied the Wildcats’ only other individual wins, claiming the 50 free by more than a second-and-a-half in 26.63 and 100 breaststroke by nearly four seconds ahead of Middleton junior Emily Keebler in 1:15.59. Bennin was joined by sophomores Sara Stewart, Josie McCartney and Kaitlyn Zuehl to open the meet with a victory in the 200 medley relay by .09 with a time of 2:01.41 Verona finished 2-3 in the 100 backstroke behind junior Avery Updegrove’s
The Wildcats travel to the Sun Prairie invitational on Saturday. The diving competition gets underway at 9:30 a.m. Swimming competition begins at 1 p.m. 1:09.79. “We were the top two teams in the state last year and we’re ranked No. 1 and 3 this year,” Wuerger said. “It doesn’t get any better that for swimming in the state of Wisconsin.”
Blackshirt invite Saturday’s Blackshirt Invitational at Waukesha South featured the topranked Division 1 girls swimming programs in the state, including the Wildcats, who finished third. Henshue and Benin each won an individual event to help the Wildcats score 242 points -12 ahead of fourth-place Arrowhead. The top-ranked Cardinals only won two events but had enough depth to score 427 team points, finishing 122 ahead of second-ranked Cedarburg. The Bulldogs won a meet-best six events. Henshue won an individual event at a multi-team invitational for the first time in her high school career over the weekend, claiming the 500 free in 5:06.94 – more than three seconds ahead of sophomore Alyssa Graves of Arrowhead. The VA/MH senior added a fourthplace finish in the 200 free (1:55.92). Gnewuch, Felsheim and McCartney joined Henshue to earn fifth place in the 400 free relay (3:44.74). Bennin set a meet record for the second week in a row, defeating Middleton freshman Ally Silvestri by 1.75, touching the wall of the 100 breast in 1:04.97. The VA/MH junior finished runner-up to Cedarburg senior Lillie Hosack
Parker and Madison La Follette and won with a 350. Parker finished with a 416, and Beloit and La Follette had incomplete teams. Lauren Shorter shot an 80, and Courtney Shorter finished with an 81. Ott was next with a 92, and Swain followed with a 97. Gaillard’s 97 was not counted toward the final score. Parker’s Sophia Dooman and Beloit’s Chloe Day each shot an 87.
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(2:05.77) in the 200 IM with a time of 2:06.44 and then led off the 200 free relay, which finished second to Middleton (1:37.66) in 1:38.85. Stewart, McCartney and Zuehl joined Bennin to open the meet by helping the 200 medley relay to third place in 1:50.18. Cedarburg won the event by .01 over Middleton in 1:48.45.
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Sophomore goalie George Ohm finished with six saves.
V/ME 116, La Follette 54 Almost every swimmer competed in a new event Tuesday evening as the Wildcats traveled to Madison La Follette and beat the conference rival Lancers 116-54. Most of the girls dropped significant time from their early-season time trials. Junior Rachael Drapp led a 1-2-3 sweep by the Wildcats with a 1:08.28 in the 100 backstroke. Verona Area/Mount Horeb earned 1-2 finished in three other events and all three relays. Gnewuch won the 200 IM to lead a 1-2 finish by the Wildcats with a 2:20.84, and Bennin (56.14) led a 1-2 finish by VA/MH in 56.14. Wuerger said junior Caroline Smith took a big step forward with her injury rehab by leading a 1-2 finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:11.27). Sophomore Cleo Seidl, Bennin, McCartney and Updegrove led a 1-2 finish by the Wildcats to start the meet in the 200 medley relay (1:59.42). Sophomore Kieran McGilvray, McCartney, Malecki and Bennin led a 1-2 VA/ MH finish in the 200 free relay with a 1:44.24. Zuehl added a final victory in the 200 free (2:06.23). Sam Malecki (500 free) and Henshue (100 butterfly) each posted surprisingly good times despite being touched out in close races, Wuerger said. Malecki was touched out 5:38.99 to 5:39.1 by sophomore Jadyn Schensky. Henshue was touched out by .22 by La Follette freshman Zaria Terry with a time of 1:02.95.
Verona 0, Middleton 0
Verona travels to Madison La Follette at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Verona hosted Middleton Tuesday at Reddan Soccer Park, and the game ended in a 0-0 tie. The Wildcats are now 4-0-1 in the Big Eight with 13 points. The
Cardinals are 3-1-2 with 11 points. Madison East is in first place in the conference at 5-0-0. The Purgolders have 15 points.
Football: La Follette up next Continued from page 10 football. They can’t get their dauber down on one or two plays.” Young, who was 16-for-28 for 168 yards, hit a 35-yard field goal in the first quarter, but the big first-half play came from Middleton on special teams. Junior Kevin Meicher took a punt 72 yards for a touchdown to make it 7-3 Cardinals in the second quarter. Verona had a punt blocked in the second quarter, as well, but senior defensive back Bui Clements saved points on the ensuing drive. Roquet found junior running back Connor Hellenbrand for what would have been a first down on the Verona 8-yard line, but Clements rushed the play and put a bruising hit to Hellenbrand’s shoulder to force a fumble. Senior defensive lineman Costa Tsiolis recovered the fumble. Clements also picked off Roquet on Middleton’s opening drive in the first quarter.
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Budget: Growth brings about $1 million more city can spend; efficiency, debt make-up eyed
More to spend With a continued high growth rate – nearly triple the average in Dane County – Verona continues to have no problem finding funding. Last year, the closure
Mill rate increases 2016: -10 percent 2015: -1 percent 2014: 3 percent 2013: 1.95 percent 2012: 1.5 percent 2011: 3.7 percent 2010: 3 percent 2009: 0 percent 2008: 0 percent 2007: 3 percent 2006: 2 percent of the Epic tax-increment financing district blew open the budget, reducing tax rates by 10 percent while providing more than $1 million more to spend annually. Most of that has gone to replacing debt spending with spending directly from that tax levy, both with road work and with public works and public safety vehicles. But a portion last year increased city staffing to keep up with the needs of growth. This year, growth amounts to nearly $1 million more, and if the Common Council were to grant all staffing requests, they would amount to a little over $200,000. That difference comes with a large caveat, however, as the city used a carryover adjustment from a prior year to add nearly $700,000 to its maximum levy, something that will have to be factored in this year. With what amounted to borrowing ahead to avoid large fluctuations in the mill rate, that means the city is either looking at another adjustment this year or a much more modest increase in spending than its growth suggests. That decision will probably rest on where the mill rate shakes out and how politicians feel about the options, particularly in light of future years. “Right now those requests would meet the
Budget glossary Net new construction Under state legislation passed in 2011, municipal budgets are allowed for the most part to increase only by the amount their overall value grows. This percentage is called net new construction, and it’s published by the state Department of Revenue each year in August. There are exceptions – keeping up with increases in debt payments is the biggest, a policy that actually encourages borrowing.
Levy, mill rate The tax levy is the total amount a municipality extracts in property taxes. This amount cannot increase, regardless of property value, unless the city grows, has increased debt obligations or can carry over a portion of either or both of those factors from a previous year. The mill rate is the tax percentage, expressed as a cost per $1,000 in assessed value. That means if your home is worth $200,000 and the mill rate is $10, the amount you would pay in property taxes is $2,000 annually.
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Key issues • Future capital projects • New administrator, finance director • Reducing reliance on year-after-year debt spending • Reducing reliance on contracted construction inspectors
Budget schedule September: Department presentations Sept. 25: Finance committee discussion begins Oct. 31: Deadline for public hearing notice Nov. 3 or 10: Budget publication Oct. 16 or 30: Committee of the Whole budget discussion Oct. 23 or Nov. 13: Public hearing and budget adoption Nov. 27: Alternate adoption date December: Tax bills mailed demands for the services the departments are providing,” Mikorski said. “(The question is) how do we reduce the amount of debt and try to carry more projects through the levy.”
Planning ahead One big incentive the city might have to carry more debt allocation forward is that there are continued major new construction projects for at least the next three or four years. The first one has already started – in 2018 and 2019, the $49 million reconstruction of County Hwy. M and parts of County Hwy. PD will total $5 million or more. “ We ’ve b e e n p u t t i n g funds aside in bonding for (the M and PD project) for a couple years trying to reduce that sticker shock,” Mikorski said. So to prevent those big ups and downs in the mill rate, the city might again consider artificially increasing its levy limit and allocating money in the budget that isn’t really new spending. One way is by increasing the percentage of road construction paid by the levy. Another is by essentially
property based on its municipality’s annual assessments. State law requires municipalities to ensure on a regular basis they are as close as possible to market value – meaning you pay based on what your house would sell for – but because of constant fluctuations in the market and because full reassessments each year are unrealistic, that number is not always accurate. Because each municipality’s assessments are reworked on different timelines (some reassess a portion of the city annually, others reassess all every few years), the state uses a comparative system called equalized value. This is necessary because many school districts, for example, levy property taxes across multiple municipalities.
Capital, operating budgets
The operating budget is the vast majority of most municipalities’ annual budgets. It’s the year-afteryear spending on personnel, utilities, debt payments and other repeating costs. Capital budgets are generally onetime costs, such as new or replaceAssessed, equalized value ment vehicles, buildings, equipment Assessed value is the value of a and road, utility and park projects.
saving up for upcoming projects by padding funds with money straight from the levy, rather than waiting for the bond sale. Even before the M project is done, more large projects will tug at Verona’s budget strings. The public works department is looking to build a new facility in the two years after that, at a cost of something in the neighborhood of $15 million. And alders have discussed building an outdoor swimming pool in the next couple of years, something that would cost several million dollars. There’s also the likely expansion of the FitchRona EMS to a third ambulance crew in 2019. That was previously expected in 2017, then 2018, but has been once again delayed as the City of Fitchburg builds a new fire station it would be housed in. That’s a roughly $250,000 annual cost for Verona’s share.
Year Value Growth Pct. 2017 $2,670 $296 12 2016 $2,374 $280 13.3 2015 $2,093 $126 6.4 2014 $1,967 $282 16.8 2013 $1,685 $104 6.6 2012 $1,580 $14 .9 2011 $1,566 $38 2.5 2010 $1,528 $48 3.1 2009 $1,480 $135 10 • millions increased spending on operations. Three departments have a s ke d t o a d d f u l l - t i m e employees, and the library is hoping to fund Sunday hours to address a recurring request from patrons. The most expensive of those requests, a construction inspector and project supervisor for the public works department, is actually intended to be a longterm money saver. As public works director Theran Jacobson explained in a justification for the Finance committee, the department has contracted out those services recently, costing more than $350,000 over the past two years and a projected $450,000 more over the next two. The police department is looking to add its first additional patrol officer since 2015, having also added a lieutenant in 2014 and
a records clerk in 2017. Because of the long recruiting and training time, the department has only rarely and briefly been at full staff in recent years. The senior center has asked to add a second case manager to deal with an ever-increasing case load that comes with the aging of the Baby Boomer population. U n l i k e a n ex p e n s ive request in 2013 that drew all sorts of attention and criticism, the proposal for Sunday hours at the library would not require any fulltime employees, but would rather offer limited, seasonal hours (not in the summer) and use limited-term, part-time employees, which are much less expensive. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com. adno=540246-01
employees and scattered fill-in help. That could leave some room to contribute from the annual tax levy in places that have normally been all debt. The city already took big strides that direction in the 2017 budget by creating rolling replacement funds, meaning more stable, debt-free spending for new police cars, public works trucks and computer upgrades, among other things. This year, the city also returned to a previous policy of splitting the cost of road maintenance 50-50 between debt and general funds. But the Finance committee could be looking for ways to go further starting next week. The budget has actually been under construction for months, starting with discussions over the five-year capital improvement plan in July and switching to operating budgets in August. That’s about a month earlier than in previous years, part of the city administrator Jeff Mikorski’s plan for his first full budget process to set up a public hearing and a vote two weeks earlier than the city’s traditional spot of the fourth Monday in November. City departments delivered the last of their presentations justifying their r e q u e s t s Tu e s d a y, a n d Finance committee discussion about those requests and how much, if any, to cut starts Monday. If there’s quick consensus, the annual budget presentation to the entire Common Council (meeting as an informal committee of the whole) could be as early as Oct. 16. A more robust debate could push that meeting back to Oct. 30.
Modest increases While city finance director Brian Lamers – who’s also in his first budget year here – directs money into various funds to cover past and future debts, the city is still looking at potentially
They are mostly planned years out but approved annually. Some budget items can be considered either, such as annual road maintenance and new vehicles. In an attempt to reduce fluctuations in capital costs, many cities adopt rolling equipment funds, converting these capital costs essentially to operating costs.
TIF district Tax-increment financing is an economic development tool that puts combined property taxes within a defined area under control of a municipality. This is powerful, because municipal property taxes are usually around one-third or less of the overall property tax. When a TIF district is created, any increases to property taxes paid are paid to that district, rather than to the taxing jurisdictions, and the money must be used to pay for improvements benefiting that district. School districts and other taxing bodies in Wisconsin tend to not object to TIF districts because the state’s school aid formula factors out the districts in its calculations, making them revenue neutral.
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Eva L. Fish
Eva Fish
Eva L. Fish, age 88, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. She was born on Nov. 26, 1928 in Little Grant, Wis., to Adam and Mabel (Heberlein) Zart. She met and married Clarence Fish in 1950, and
they were married until his passing in 1989. Together they had 4 children and raised them in the Madison area. Eva worked at Park Printing from 1966, until her retirement in 1992. Eva was a collector of Avon products, and worked as an Avon representative for over 30 years. She was an avid reader of romance “smut” novels, enjoyed crocheting and playing cards. Eva loved spending time with her family and friends. She is survived by her three daughters, Audrey (David) Hill, Cheryl (Robert) Schroud and Mary Jane Fish; her granddaughter, Crystal (Scott) Eilerman; her sister, Dorothy Sanger; and her brother, William (Sandy) Zart; and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarence; son, Ronald; her parents; her brothers and sisters-inlaw, Karl and Rose Zart, Walter and Norma Zart, Robert and Norma Zart, Frank and June Zart; and b r o t h e r- i n - l aw, R o b e r t “Archie” Sanger. A memorial celebration was held on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017 at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ in Madison. A special thank you to Heartland Hospice for the excellent care and support to Eva and her family. Memorials may be written to Heartland Hospice at 2810 Crossroads Drive, Madison WI 53718. To view and sign this guestbook, please visit ryanfuneralservice.com.
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Legals NOTICE OF SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT MEETING TO: ELECTORS OF VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the Verona Area School District that a special meeting of such District shall be held at the Verona Area School District Administration Building, 700 North Main Street, Verona, Wisconsin, on the 25th day of September, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. to act on the following item of business: • Resolution authorizing the School Board, pursuant to Section 120.I0(Sm) of the Wisconsin Statutes, to acquire real estate necessary for school district purposes, to wit: approximately 53.6 acres of real estate described as Lot 1, Certified Survey Map No. 12138 (Stewart’s Woods parcel). Dated this 14th and 21st day of September, 2017. /s/ Thomas Duerst, Clerk Verona Area School District Published: September 14 and 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
NOTICE OF JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING REGARDING THE PROPOSED CREATION OF TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT NO. 9 AND ANNUAL JOINT REVIEW BOARD MEETING IN THE CITY OF VERONA, WISCONSIN
Notice is Hereby Given that the City of Verona will hold a Joint Review Board (“JRB”) meeting on October 2, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln Street. The purpose of this meeting is for the JRB to consider approval of the resolution adopted by the Verona Common Council creating Tax Increment District No. 9, and approving its project plan. The purpose of the meeting is also to review the annual reports and the performance and status of each Tax Incremental District governed by the Joint Review Board as required by Wis. Stat. § 66.1105(4m)(f). The meeting is open to the public. Copies of the project plan and annual reports will be available for viewing in the offices of the City Clerk at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln Street, during normal business hours and will be provided upon request. By Order of the City of Verona, Wisconsin Published: September 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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Case No. 17PR631 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth October 17, 1922 and date of death August 9, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1049 Enterprise Drive, Apt. 203, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 29, 2017. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 15, 2017 Terese M. Hansen Hansen Law Office 111 E. Verona Ave. Verona, WI 53593 608-772-3939 Bar Number: 1000988 Published: September 21, 28 and October 5, 2017 WNAXLP ***
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KATHRYN M. KUBLY
Case No. 17PR620 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth May 26, 1950 and date of death September 4, 2017X, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 840 Jenna Court, Verona, WI 53593. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 15, 2017. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 11, 2017 Atty. Marilyn A. Dreger 200 W. Verona Avenue Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-9899 Bar Number: 1001608 Published: September 21, 28 and October 5, 2017 WNAXLP
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DAIRY CATTLE Auction. Tah Livestock, Winslow IL. Friday, September 22nd, 2017. Cattle sell at 1:00pm. Check our website. www.tahlivestock.com closer to sale day for further updates. Please call Terry at 815-291-5604 cell or 815-3675581 barm. and leave message for any questions
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HEATED CLEAN Shop space. sub-leasing 3 year term, $1,650 a month. 4,700 sq ft. 2 large overhead doors, utilities not included Oregon Area. Call Mike for details. 608-259-6294. Sub Lease to start.10-1-17.
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GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
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RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240
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VERONA 2 Bedroom Apartment $820. Available Now and Oct 1 Small 24 unit building. Includes heat, hot water, water & sewer, off-street parking, fully carpeted, dishwasher and coin operated laundry and storage in basement. Convenient to Madison's west side. Call KC at 608-2730228 to view your new home.
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OREGON- 785 Miller Dr, Multi-Family Friday Sept 22, 8am-5pm Saturday Sept 23 8am-1pm. Antique furniture, household items, rolltop desk, stroller, wagon, Story & Clark piano, bathroom storage, girl's bench, men's jeans, t-shirts (L-XL), girls 10-12, vintage print tablecloths, aprons, pillow cases, 60's picnic basket, world globe, child's folding chair, vintage rattan & leather purses, vintage Thanksgiving turkeys and Santa mugs, old plates, galssware, holiday decor, futon, adult bikes, much more!
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Ask the Verona
PHYSICAL THERAPY
CHIROPRACTOR
Q. My Mother is elderly and is having a difficult time living at home independently, what are her options
Q. I recently had knee surgery and my surgeon suggested
for living arrangements?
that I get massage on my knee after the stitches come out. What is the reason for this?
A. There are many options for the providing the most appropriate living environment for your Mother. She may be able to stay in
all tightly packed and going the same direction. This is what muscle fibers should look like under normal circumstances. If Jill Unwin, Lee Unwin, you turn the box upside down and dump them out they will lay DC, CCEP BCMT, CSCS on top of each other in every different direction. This is what muscle looks like after it has been cut and is forming into a scar. Therapeutic Massage works to break down that scar tissue and realign it so that the fibers are all going the same direction again. Preventing scar tissue from forming will help you regain your normal range of motion and speed up your recovery time.
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VETERINARIAN
DENTIST
Q. Why is my pet so itchy? A. Allergy season is fast approaching and our pets can suffer just as we can. We all likely know
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THE CARING CENTER
ATTORNEYS
Q. What should I do if I am rear-ended by another motor vehicle? A. Unfortunately, you might be the victim of another driver’s lack of attention and bad driving. You might
A. It’s easy to over-schedule our children. Starting something
new can be exciting and children often underestimate how much of a commitment may be involved. When the newness wears off you can have a frustrated, over-tired child. Consider your child’s homework load also and make a reasonable schedule that allows for participation but also saves some down time for them to re-charge.
The Caring Center/Verona Montessori House 402 W. Verona Ave. • Verona • (608) 845-8620
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SENIOR CARE
Q. How Can I Learn From Elders? A. Less and less of today’s elders have lived through significant historic events and change –
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Q. My child wants to participate in multiple sports and lessons after school. Is that a good idea?
from the Great Depression and World War II to rapid-fire advances in technology and medical science. Indeed, our WWII generation is slowly dying. Along the way, through times both challenging and prosperous, they have collected a treasure trove of experiences and wisdom that could guide us today and in the future. That is, if we do not let time get away. We need to create opportunities now, while we can, for elders to share their life stories with younger generations. Over time, many elders do share their experiences, one by one, with family and friends. That is good, but often they are only spoken and not written down or recorded. And Stephen Rudolph many times they are passed along only to immediate family members and not others who may FACHE, CSA lack strong family ties of their own, thus missing out on chances to swap stories with older adults. Intergenerational conversations—in a variety of settings—can enrich younger people’s lives while giving elders precious opportunities to relive their vivid tapestry of experience. As a result, one generation gains new understanding and respect for the other. Plan to use part of this year to learn from the special elders in your life.
INVESTMENTS
Q. What financial tips should Women Business Owners consider? A. On Sept. 22, we celebrate American Business Women’s Day. If you’re a woman planning
to go into business for yourself, keep these five tips in mind: First, balance your business goals with your personal ones. It can be challenging to expand your business while still saving for retirement. Second, choose an appropriate retirement plan, such as an owner-only 401(k) or a SEP-IRA. These plans offer tax-deferred growth potential and possible deductible contributions. Third, arrange for “backup.” If you have extensive family responsibilities, you’ll need a trusted person to fill in for you on occasion. Fourth, work with your legal and tax advisors to create a Brendon Diers, AAMS® succession plan if you want to keep the business in the family. And, finally, build an emergency fund containing a few months’ worth of business expenses. Keep this fund in a liquid, low-risk Financial Advisor account. Running your own business can be rewarding, but it’s never going to be an easy road. However, with perseverance and careful planning, you can smooth out some of the bumps along the way — and give yourself reason to celebrate American Business Women’s Day. This article was written by Edward Jones for the use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor.
Brendon Diers, AAMS®, Financial Advisor
161 Horizon Dr., Suite 107a • Verona, WI 53593 (608) 845-2533 • Member SIPC brendon.diers@edwardjones.com • www.edwardjones.com
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HEATING/COOLING
REAL ESTATE
Q. Should I buy an existing house or build new?
Q. How often should I have my furnace and air conditioner maintained? A. All manufacturers of heating and air conditioning equipment recommend
A. In the last 6 months, 7% of the homes sold in Dane County have been new
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construction, leading many buyers to debate buying an existing home or building new. The benefit to new construction is you can choose exactly what you want and you will likely spend less in maintenance and improvements over the first several years of ownership. The disadvantage of new construction is it generally costs more. The average price per square foot of a new construction house Keith & Kinsey Schulz (including the lot) has been $176.81, and existing homes averaged $136.19/SF. This tells us you’ll pay 30% more for equal square footage on a new home. The Real Estate Team additional spending for new construction could be worth it if you have particular items that you want or need in a new home. Although, it could be difficult to sell your new home until the development is full because until then you’ll be in direct competition with other new construction.
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be rear-ended at no fault of your own whilst you sit patiently in traffic or some other similar circumstance. The first and most important rule, is do not panic. Secure your vehicle and call the cops, and the ambulance if you are injured. Stay in your car, if you can safely do so, until the cops arrive and use your eyes and ears to observe all that is going on around you. Make notes of the other driver, his/her vehicle condition, and his/her license plate number. Note any witnesses that you can point out to the cops. Take photos of the vehicles and the area. If you are injured, wait for the ambulance to take you to the ER. Let the ER doctors know that you were in a motor vehicle accident and that you are hurt. Let them know even Attorney Gail Groy the slightest pain that you may be feeling, so that when your shock wears off and you find that these slight injuries have become more significant, you have them recorded at the time of the accident. Continue with your medical treatment plan. Report the accident to your auto insurance. Then, contact a personal injury attorney providing them with all this information so that they can get you the compensation you deserve.
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day and visit your dentist twice a year.” Even before that however, a six month cleaning schedule had been the typical cleaning routine for the majority of patients. In a perfect world everyone would brush and floss twice a day. In reality, this isn't always the case. Plaque builds up over time and this sticky bacterial film can solidify and turn into calculus or tartar. This cement-like substance is removed by the hygienist at your regular cleaning visits. A six month interval not only keeps your mouth healthy Dr. James Sands, DDS and clean, it allows potential problems to be found and diagnosed earlier. Sometimes a six month schedule in not enough. Based on your dental history, rate of calculus buildup, and pattern of decay a 3 or 4 month interval may be needed. Your dentist can work with you to determine what will be best for you.
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someone with “hay fever.” Many pets suffer from some degree of sensitivity to airborne or food allergens as well. Possible causes of itching are, parasites (fleas, ticks etc), airborne pollens, dust mites, food allergies and skin infections to name a few. If your pet is scratching or chewing at his/her skin excessively, he/she should be examined by your veterinarian straight away. We will first perform a thorough physical exam to rule out skin infections and external parasites. We will also discuss whether the signs are seasonal or not and discuss food and treats. Mild cases of allergic skin disease may be controlled with topical therapy or antihistamines. More severe cases may require antibiotics to control Brian Hoelscher skin infections in addition to antihistamines or steroids. It is wise to perform allergy testing to help D.V.M. pinpoint the cause of the itching. This can be an expensive endeavor but is worth the cost if we can gain control of the allergic reactions. We will typically institute a food trial as food allergies are very difficult to test for. Food allergies can manifest as skin irritation, hair loss, poor hair coat and sometimes gastrointestinal upset. As Spring approaches, watch for the early signs of seasonal allergies and notify us immediately so we can gain control before more severe lesions develop.
Q. Why should I have my teeth cleaned twice a year? A. In the 1940s, a toothpaste ad came out with the slogan, “brush your teeth twice a
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that owners have their equipment inspected annually by a qualified HVAC technician. In fact “proper maintenance” may be a condition of the equipment’s warranty. The single most important maintenance a home owner can do on their own, is to change or clean the air filter regularly. A clean system uses less energy, has fewer breakdowns, doesn’t harbor mold and smells, and will help extend the life of the equipment. Most HVAC contractors offer maintenance agreements to assist you and remind you when your system is due for a check up. For further information on this or other HVAC questions, contact Dave at OK Heating and Air Conditioning.
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A. If you open a box of toothpicks you will see that they are
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her home and have services in her home (caregivers, medical home care services, housekeeping or caring for the home/yard). If your Mother is having difficulty living independently because of stairs and obstacles within the home, then a senior apartment complex may be her best option. Senior apartments may also be known as “independent living” apartments as the person lives in the apartment without physical assistance, yet have more social opportunities than living in their own home. Independent living apartments are typically “senior friendly” with grab bars in the bathroom, wider hallways, shorter carpet, and minimal stairs and many on-site amenities to help make Susan Armstrong, MPT living independently easier. If your Mother is having difficulty getting dressed, cooking, bathing, and performing typical daily living Physical Therapist skills, then an assisted living facility may be the best option. An assisted living facility can range in size from a small 8 bed facility to a larger multi-unit facility and typically has 24 hour staffing to assist with toileting, cooking, laundry, and light dressing and bathing needs. Many assisted living facilities offer services with a separate building for “memory care” for individuals with Alzheimer’s and Dementia. It is important to speak with your Mother, siblings, and physician to decide which placement is ideal for her. Stellar Rehabilitation offers on-site therapy services in many independent and assisted living facilities in Dane and surrounding counties. Check Stellar’s website to observe the list of facilities where you may find Stellar employees – www.stellarrehab.com.
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