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Large amounts of growth can make for some magic when budget time comes. Over the past three weeks, city staff waved their wands and somehow managed to come up with enough money to cover every request the Finance committee had for them – added staff, lower taxes, 3 percent raises across the board and continued attention to paying down debt. All it took was pulling another $200,000 out of the fund balance, which continues to grow despite efforts to lower it over the years to a recommended amount. T h a t ’s b e c a u s e t h e r e are almost always lower expenses than planned because of staffing shortages or extra revenue from conservative estimates of investment income, permits or license applications.
See the budget legal publication Page 13 To be fair, though, city staff also acknowledged they got lucky because some unpredictable funding sources – general state transportation funding and projected building permit fees – went up nearly $400,000 combined over last year. It’s worth noting that while the tax rate would drop taxes by 4.3 percent — equivalent to $73 on a $282,000 home — it’s doing so with assessed values on homes in the city not changing this year. So while home values increased – by
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Landon Rafn, 2, counts treats in his pumpkin basket at the first Main Street Trick or Treat event.
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Children walked around Verona neighborhoods wearing costumes of ghosts, goblins, superheroes and princesses on Halloween, including at the first Main Street Trick or Treat event. They carried bags, baskets and even suitcases to be filled with candy as they went door-to-door.
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Verona families running NYC marathon for charity
Chief to retire at year’s end Search limited to internal applicants to succeed Myrland SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Brian Myrland, who was hired as a part-time chief in 2004, announced last month he would retire effective Dec. 31. The new chief will likely be a familiar face, as the Fitch-Rona EMS Commission voted last Thursday night to pursue an internal candidate, one of the two deputy chiefs. Myrland, who also runs a Middleton-based sports equipment business, has had two full-time deputy
chiefs reporting to him in recent years. He recommended, and the commission approved, a plan to open the chief position to those two deputies and Myrland eliminate the deputy position of whoever is promoted. “If you said, ‘I’m just gonna build Fitch-Rona from the bottom up right now,’ … I would have a deputy chief and I would have a chief,” Myrland told the commission. “To me, that’s the optimal management structure in this
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Two Verona families will run the 47th annual New York City marathon this weekend in support of different charities. Candice Nielsen and her German au pair Laura Helbig have been taking pledges to raise funds for children in need around the world. And Huck Hausmann will be running to support autism research. They will join more than 50,000 people from all over the world in the 26.2-mile race, which begins at 8:30 a.m. Sunday in Staten Island and ends in Central Park. Nielsen and Helbig have trained together for over nine months, and they look forward to sharing the memorable experience and challenge. “It’s beyond a race,” Nielsen told the Press. “It’s a part of us.” The challenge for Hausmann, 51, will be to stay within his limitations. After he hurt his knees three months a g o , t h e ex p e r i e n c e d I r o n m a n
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Au pair care The 21-year-old au pair and her 42-year-old host mother have experienced “an interesting journey with ups and downs.” Having finished two Wisconsin Ironman triathlons, 10 half-Ironman triathlons and “too many Olympic and sprint triathlons to note,” Nielsen said she felt it would be a memorable experience to run a marathon with Helbig, whose longest previous race had been a half-marathon in Germany. Soon after Helbig joined the
family in February, they applied for a grant to cover the entry fees and get a guaranteed spot in the highly competitive race. Cultural Care Au Pair, an au pair organization in Cambridge, Mass., began the program this year, selecting five au pair families to run on behalf of the Cultural Care Kids First Foundation. The foundation provides educational, recreational and cultural programs for children around the world. As of Monday, they have raised about $1,000 out of their $5,000 goal. Helbig started her training from 5K, caught up over the summer and hit a peak when she and Nielsen finished a Madison half-marathon. Having to take care of four children limited their training to three or four short runs and a long one each week. They trained individually for the short 3-mile runs and ran together for the endurance runs ranging from 6 to 15 miles. The most challenging part of the training, they said, was mental
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School teams giving public progress updates ‘Continuous Improvement Gallery Walk’ Nov. 6 SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
The teams established to guide improvement and create more equity and consistency around the Verona Area School District will update the public on their progress at a “gallery walk” Nov. 6. The event, which begins at 6 p.m. at Country View Elementary School, 710 Lone Pine Way, will have members of each school’s Continuous Improvement Team present brief summaries of its goals. Those teams were established as a
If You Go What: VASD Continuous Improvement Gallery Walk When: 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 6 Where: Country View Elementary School, 710 Lone Pine Way Info: verona.k12.wi.us
replacement for site councils, which had served as the governing body for each school since the mid-1990s. Monday’s event will offer attendees an opportunity to hear from each team about their 2017-18 building goals, which can include topics such as academics or
school culture. Administrators and the school board began discussing a plan to centralize some decision-making and refocus the school teams in 2015, sparked by parent complaints about behavior and personalized learning inconsistencies at different schools. “We, as a district, have to be accountable for providing students with similar/ equitable academic experiences that do not vary widely across the district,” the district wrote in a news release. “Finding the balance between site autonomy and district accountability is tricky but we are anxious to share the schools’ continuous improvement plans with our staff, families and the community.” Each school also now has
“implementation teams,” which carry out the work the CIT establishes as priorities. Board members began talking with administrators this summer on how to best get updates from the CITs, and this public gallery walk was floated as a first step, though board member Renee Zook said in September that it “may not be the ultimate, end-all solution.” Board members and administrators are also ex p e c t e d t o a t t e n d t h e event before beginning that night’s school board meeting. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Pair of 18-year-olds charged in July 4 fire Accused of arson of abandoned house on Hwy. M
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The Verona Area School District will pay $11 million less than projected in interest on its first $90 million of referendum bonds. M i c h e l l e Wi b e rg o f PMA Securities, the district’s financial consultant, delivered that good news to the school board Monday night after bids came in earlier in the day on $85 million of the $181 million total in borrowing for the referendum voters approved in April. JP Morgan won the bidding Monday among nine bidders with an interest rate of 2.95 percent, well below the 4 percent projected at the time of the referendum. Combined with a favorable rate on $5 million
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Remnants of the abandoned home on County Hwy. M that burned down July 4. they left,” the complaint states. “Brazee stated he suspected two fireworks he lit off next to the mattress and in the mattress were probably what caused the entire place to go up in flames.” Ruchti later told police that Brazee “wanted to burn (the abandoned house) down,” according to the complaint. He also said both he and Brazee held a lit lighter to a couch on the main level, and it caught fire while Brazee was holding his lighter there.
The Livesey Company owned the building, which is adjacent to the Verona Technology Park. The misdemeanor charges for negligent handling of burning material stem from a July 1 incident in which both admitted to throwing fireworks into a trash can at Veteran’s Park, according to the complaint. Ruchti told police he threw a firecracker into the trash can and Brazee threw a smoke bomb. That trash can fire was
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Two Verona 18-year-olds were charged with felony arson last week for the July 4 fire that burned down an abandoned house on Hwy. M. Evan Ruchti and Kyle Brazee each face up to 40 years in prison and $100,000 in fines for the incident, as well as nine months and $10,000 each for a July 1 trash can fire that resulted in a misdemeanor. According to the criminal complaint, two people told police Aug. 10 that Brazee had posted a video on Snapchat of he and Ruchti placing a firework into a mattress and the firework going off. The video then showed the mattress and one of the interior walls at the house between Shady Bend Road and Liberty Drive catching fire. Brazee then told police he and Ruchti had driven to get fireworks and lit some off in the house, including firing bottle rockets through the window and fountain fireworks in the closet of the second level of the home, according to the complaint. He told police that there were “no flames present” when he and Ruchti left. “Brazee stated he did not make any attempts, nor did Ruchti to ensure the mattress was not smoldering when
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n violation of the standard rules of journalism, everyone who sees my brief updates on the continuing silliness with the selection of a plan commission rep knows how ridiculous I think it is. But other than repeatedly pointing out that it’s a dumb, futile exercise to continue voting with almost no discussion over and over on the same thing, I had struggled to define where I stand. Ferolie I’ve finally figured it out. While both sides are at fault for 11 consecutive failed votes on the same topic – including one where even a unanimous vote would not have been enough – it seems clear the biggest fault lies with a group that’s desperately clinging to an unhealthy way to gain more power for their cause. That’s mainly because it’s destructive without any real promise of a payoff. Anyone who’s covered government as long as I have has to come to terms with the fact that it must sometimes be ugly, must sometimes take casualties for a greater cause. I get that, and I’m on board with it. Politics is ultimately Machiavellian at its core. But that assumes the questionable means have purposeful ends. This foolish exercise has far less at stake than the rulers of Italian city-states did in Machiavelli’s time, but it’s bringing nothing but embarrassment. It’s
an ugly game of chicken, and both cars are crashing. At the heart of the matter is a progressive attempt to instill the Plan Commission with more of its own views – preferences for affordable housing, protecting existing tenants from capricious landlords, welcoming more apartments and focusing less on being upscale all the time. These are noble and reasonable goals, and there’s no doubt they have a battle to get them accomplished. But they’re picking the wrong fight. Ultimately, the commission has little power, and what it does have does not relate to those goals. It has influence, but its influence is on the council, which means this is a cyclical argument. If alders want to press an agenda or a policy, they should press it through their own votes, not by pointlessly trying to force a change to a body that recommends policies to them. They certainly have the ability – as evidenced by the commission’s deferral in the Northwest neighborhood plan in September – to go against the commission’s recommendations. The problem is they don’t appear to have the votes for some of these policies – at least not without influencing some of the people closer to the middle. Certainly there are alders who can be persuaded of shifts in that direction. But it’s not going to happen when everyone is digging their heels in about something as basic as a commission appointment. There are real-world consequences to this political bullying, going beyond political
gridlock. It deters citizen interaction, which is already intimidating enough. Anyone who was at the September Plan Commission meeting, which started 40 minutes late because there was no quorum, knows this firsthand. Many people with a stake in the commission’s public hearings have enough trouble getting up the guts to speak on television without having to worry their time will be wasted for no good reason. I thought and hoped that meeting might be the final blow that caused the mayor and those on his side of the issue to finally capitulate for the greater good, but it did not. So yes, that side of the vote bears a share of the blame, too. There are no winners in this farce (as I once referred to it in news copy). It must stop. We finally got a good explanation after six months, when Ald. Luke Diaz (Dist. 3) made his case for a change plainly at the Oct. 9 council meeting. It’s a reasonable cause, and maybe it’s even just and fair, but stubbornly insisting on removing an alder who has served this relatively diverse commission well for more than a decade is still the wrong way to go about it. Give me a break, give us all a break. Compromise, pick a representative in the council everyone can agree on and find some other way to get your agenda passed. Jim Ferolie is the editor of the Verona Press. He has covered local government in Verona since 2006.
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Kate Cronin has announced her candidacy for District 3 alder in the spring 2018 election. Cronin, a resident of North Shuman Street s i n c e 2 0 0 3 , wo u l d Cronin
face incumbent Brad Stiner if he chooses to run again. Stiner is the longest-serving member of the Common Council, at 22 years as of next April. He has never been opposed in an election. Cronin has written two letters to the editor in the Press since 2015, in support of the other District 3 alder, Luke Diaz, and in support of affordable housing in Verona. The release announcing her
candidacy expresses support for “smart and sustainable growth, and a safe, pedestrian-friendly city.” While nomination forms for the spring elections are available from local clerks, they cannot be circulated until Dec. 1. The deadline for submitting the papers is Jan. 2. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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An interest in climate change came naturally for WKOW meteorologist Bob Lindmeier. And along with that growing interest came keeping “up to date on research” of what climate Lindmeier scientists were finding. “Over the years I was becoming more and more concerned about what they were saying, but I wasn’t seeing the same amount of concern in the public,” Lindmeier told the Press. “I decided that I needed to do something.” About a year and a half
If You Go What: Climate change presentation, discussion with WKOW meteorologist Bob Lindmeier When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 Where: Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W. Verona Ave. Info: 231-9163 ago, he began using his “visibility” as a television personality to do climate change education around the WKOW viewing area. Next Thursday, Nov. 9, at 7 p.m., he’ll bring that presentation to Verona’s Sugar River United Methodist Church, 415 W. Verona Ave. The event will include a 45-minute presentation from Lindmeier followed by a 15-minute question and answer session with the audience.
The presentation has developed since he began, especially in regard to finding a solution for a problem that he said audience members often felt was too big for them to solve. “When I first started doing these talks, I would explain the science … it’s impacts and then what you can do to reduce your carbon footprint. But people were not finding that as enough,” he said. “Once I included that (solution) part in my presentation, people really started to respond to that and give them hope.” The solution he’s focused on most heavily, aside from individuals working to reduce their own carbon footprint, is a carbon fee-and-dividend national system. That, endorsed by the Citizens’ Climate Lobby, would put an annually rising fee on all fossil fuels and other greenhouse gases, while paying the money collected out to American households. “I came to the conclusion
quickly that this is the way to go in terms of a national solution,” he said. Lindmeier said many of the people who come to his talks already are well-aware of climate change, but he hopes to find some “kind of on the fence” who are “just not really sure” about the issue and add to their understanding of the topic. He ultimately wants the presentation to inspire people to “take action,” so he talks about someone in his life the issue could have a major impact on: his grandchild. “(I hope people will) join a group that is trying to solve the problem of climate change and not just stay on the sidelines,” Lindmeier said. “We have to act now, otherwise our future generations are going to be impacted profoundly.”
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The commission will review a site plan for an 8,525-square-foot storage building for Beale Enterprises at 529 Commerce Parkway and give an initial review for a 9,200-squarefoot building next to Bach Racecraft, which would allow the company to more than double in size. Both would be pre-engineered metal buildings. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Noel Manor’s 14-bed memory care unit went to a waiting list even before it opened a year ago. So it’s taking the 32-unit apartment building that was planned to go to the north of the 120,000-square-foot assisted-living facility and planning to converting it to another memory care unit, called the Legacy at Noel Manor. It would fill the northeast corner of Prairie Oaks Drive and Enterprise Drive. The change went to the commission for a conceptual review in September and returns for the commission’s recommendation and the council’s final approval as early as the following Monday.
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The Town of Verona is seeking volunteers to help “plant something that will last forever” this Saturday in a prairie surrounding the Town Hall. The Nov. 4 planting event has two shifts: 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. The prairie at 7669 County Hwy. PD will feature more than 100 species of native plants in three “distinct groupings” of seeds, according to an email from town deputy clerk/treasurer Tammy Dresser. The groupings will be a “dry” prairie, a “short grass” prairie and a “tall grass” prairie. “Prairie planting is a great activity for families and ‘kids’ of all ages, because it is easy to do and represents a tremendous investment in the future,” Town Board member Doug Maxwell said in the email. “Volunteers will be able to come back year after year and watch the prairie develop, and take pride in their participation.” The prairies will feature nearly $5,000 worth of seeds among them, with much of it donated or collected by town residents, according to
the email. A retired UW professor of landscape architecture, Darrel Morrison, designed the prairie planting. The town is hoping for up to 50 people to help out with the planting. Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to call Dresser at 8457187 or email her at tdresser@town.verona.wi.us.
It’s not likely to inspire much discussion this time around, but the plan for Festival Foods is returning for the final step in its threestage approvals process. Monday night’s Plan Commission meeting also will feature approval for an additional memory care building at Noel Manor and two new industrial park buildings, one of which would allow a sports car restoration company to expand. But it’s the grocery chain that has gotten the most attention since it first applied to build a store here in May. Festival Foods got approval for a general development plan – the second and most important stage of a plannedunit development – in September. That addresses the general layout of the 7.7-acre site, including building size, parking and traffic flow. This month, the developer will bring a precise implementation plan – addressing building design, landscaping, lighting, utilities and other details. It will require a recommendation from the commission and approval by the Common Council. In general, there are no changes from the GDP, and in fact, many of those minor details were addressed earlier than necessary in that plan. The 68,000-square-foot store would employ around 250 employees, perhaps 80 or 90 of which would be full time. The commission’s concerns about its visual appearance were addressed before it
got GDP approval. One question that was not addressed concerned preserving existing trees on the site, and a letter with the submission makes it clear those trees would be removed.
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Pie Social and BBQ People can support programs and activities at the senior center by buying a slice or a whole homemade pie from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 at the senior center. The event is organized by Friends of Verona Senior Center. For information, call 848-7471.
Kids Expos The Verona Area School District will host an annual Kids Expos from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at Verona Area High School. The Kids Expos will feature more than 30 vendors from all of the district’s elementary and charter schools, the pre-k program and local businesses and childcare outlets. An important feature of the event is to educate parents about what to expect when their child reaches school age. For information, visit at prek.verona.k12.wi.us.
Acting workshop People can participate in a one-day
acting workshop with Hollywood actor and musician Tyler Hilton from the TV series One Tree Hill and Extant and the motion picture Walk the Line, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at the Verona Area Community Theater, 103 Lincoln St. As a professional musician and actor for over 20 years, Hilton will lead attendees through acting and musical exercises and share his personal experiences regarding the business of entertaining. The workshop will be followed by a meeting and a live concert with Hilton from 6:30-8 p.m. For ticket information, visit vact.org.
Prairie planting About 50 volunteers are needed for planting new Town of Verona Prairie from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, at 7669 County Highway PD. Volunteers will distribute seeds over the new prairie. A lunch will be served in the new community space. The event is open to all ages.
To register, email Tammy Dresser at tdresser@town.verona.wi.us, or call 845-7187.
Tour of Verona City council member Brad Stiner will guide a van tour of Verona at 10:25 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. Stiner will explain new businesses and construction projects happening in Verona. The tour starts from the senior center, which is free with limited spots - the van is not accessible to wheelchair. There is no charge for this event, but space is limited. To reserve, call 848-7471.
Career change 101 People can participate in a free career change workshop from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at the library. Staff UW-Continuing Studies Department will present how to identify reliable resources and use them effectively. To register, call 263-6960, or sign up at continuingstudies.wisc.edu
Community calendar Thursday, November 2
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• 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga club, library, 845-7180 Monday, November 6 • 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Sup- • 6 p.m., VASD Continuous port Group, senior center, 845-7471 Improvement Gallery Walk, Country View Elementary School, verona. Friday, November 3 k12.wi.us • 10 a.m., Celtic harp and song, • 6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, library, 845-7180 Verona City Center, 848-9943 • 12:30-3 p.m., Movie: The Great Gatsby, senior center, 845-7471 Tuesday, November 7 • 3-4:30 p.m., Open gaming, library, • 10:25 a.m., Tour of Verona, senior 845-7180 center, 845-7471 • 3:45-4:30 p.m., Dessert club: Saturday, November 4 pumpkin mug cake, library, 845• 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kids Expos, 7180 Verona Area High School, 300 Richard St., prek.verona.k12.wi.us • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Introduction to • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Acting workshop Microsoft Excel, library, 845-7180 with Hollywood actor, Verona Area Thursday, November 9 Community Theater, 103 Lincoln • 3 p.m., Veterans Club, senior cenSt., vact.org ter, 845-7471 • 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m., • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga Prairie planting, Town of Verona club, library, 845-7180 Prairie, 7669 County Highway PD, • 6-8 p.m., Career change 101, 845-7187 library, 845-7180 • 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Pie social and • 7 p.m., Bob Lindmeier presenBBQ, senior center, 845-7471 tation and discussion on Climate • 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitch- Change, Sugar River Church, 231-
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Friday, November 10
• 4-5 p.m., Mini sprouts: Pizza, library, 845-7180
Saturday, November 11
• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Kitchen free community meal, BPNN, bpnn.org • 4:30-7 p.m., American Legion dinner, 207 Legion St., 845-7898
Monday, November 13
• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 845-7471 • 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona City Center, 845-6495
Tuesday, November 14
• 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Verona “Quilts of Valor” group meeting, Verona American Legion, 207 Legion St., 577-5906 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Microsoft Excel, library, 845-7180
11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football -New! 4:30 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-23-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Sunday, Nov. 5 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Common Council from 10-23-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Common Council from 10-23-17 9 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Monday, Nov. 6 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. – The Dangits at
Paoli Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Fitchburg Memorial UCC 5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Interim Pastor Laura Crow Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
St. James Lutheran Church ELCA 427 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6922 stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Wednesday Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. & 10:45 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Phelps Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. William Vernon, pastor Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
West Madison Bible Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona (608) 845-9518 www.wmbiblechurch.org Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr. Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 Pastor Brad Brookins Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Zwingli United Church of Christ Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli (608) 845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Wednesday, Nov. 15
• 4-5:30 p.m., Minicraft club, library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Nov. 2 7 a.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center 2 p.m. – Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. – The Dangits at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society Friday, Nov. 3 7 a.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4 p.m. – The Dangits at Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football -New! 8:30 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 4 8 a.m. – Common Council from 10-23-17
All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football -New! 6:30 p.m. – Plan Commission Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 7 7 a.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 10 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center 2 p.m.– Zumba Gold 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. –The Dangits at Senior Center 6 p.m. –Resurrection Church 8 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 9 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society Wednesday, Nov. 8 7 a.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Plan Commission from 11-06-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center
10 p.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Thursday, Nov. 9 7 a.m. – Health Screenings at Senior Center 8 a.m. – Zumba Gold 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – Mitch Hencks at Senior Center 5 p.m. – The Dangits at Senior Center 6 p.m. – Salem Church Service 7 p.m. – Mike McCloskey at Senior Center 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society
Giving Thanks “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” —1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV Thanksgiving is many people’s favorite holiday, and with good reason. People of all faiths, and even non-believers, can all genuinely enjoy this holiday. And Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday, but a state of mind that can improve our well-being any time of year. There is ample evidence from countless studies that taking time to give thanks and counting our blessings on a regular basis makes us happier. It is good that we officially take time out to do this once a year, and especially that we call to mind those New England Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving, despite their heavy losses the previous year, but we would all do well to keep giving thanks every day. In fact, it’s a great way to start and end each day, for instance, by thanking God for another day each morning as we awake, and thanking Him each night as we lay down to sleep for what went well. Thank God also for the chance to learn and improve from what didn’t go well. Perhaps the Thanksgiving holiday is a good time to take the long view, and to think over the past year and what you should be thankful for concerning your whole life. But always remember to be thankful for the small blessings too. – Christopher Simon
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From the Grand Ole Opry to Verona Dailey and Vincent perform for VAPAS Nov. 11
If You Go What: Verona Area Performing Arts Series presents Dailey and Vincent When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 Where: Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Tickets: $32 ($30 seniors over 65, $10 students 18 and under) at vapas.org, the State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, Capitol Bank-Verona or 848-2787
KATE NEWTON Verona Press correspondent
Dailey and Vincent performs in excess of 120 shows a year, but their Nov. 11 stop in Verona as part of the Verona Area Performing Arts Series will hardly be just another notch on their proverbial tour belt. The Grammy-nominated bluegrass, country and folk duo will play at 7:30 p.m. next Saturday in the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. In addition to their frequent shows at Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry, of which they became members this March, Darrin Vincent told the Press he and fellow frontman Jamie Dailey play several shows in Wisconsin a year, in traditionally smaller venues. “The Opry holds more than 4,000 people, and it’s a radio show across the world, so it’s a very different dynamic,” Vincent added. “It’s high-pressure for us, but coming to a smaller venue with just us, we love the intimate moments, and it’s nice to spend 90 minutes to two hours with an audience. We get to know them, and they get to know us.” D a i l e y a n d Vi n c e n t released their sixth album, “Patriots and Poets,” earlier this year, and have predominantly played its patriotic, all-original material on their current “All-American” tour. Video accompanies many of the songs, including one recently shot near Vincent’s home in Smithville, Tenn. That track, “Unsung Heroes,” features the band’s friends and family, as well as
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Bluegrass, country and gospel group Dailey and Vincent, led by Jamie Dailey (left) and Darrin Vincent (right), will perform for the Verona Area Performing Arts Series at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at the Verona Area High School PAC, 300 Richard St. area World War II veterans, law enforcement and first responders, while serving as a tribute to “heroes of everyday life and those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, as well,” Vincent said. “A lot of people have really been enjoying the songs, and it’s honor the people of America,” he said. “It’s just been a good record, and we’re so proud of it.” The pair will be backed by their band – featuring Jeff Parker, Aaron McCune, Patrick McAvinue (named “Fiddle Player of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association this fall), Jessie Baker, Buddy Hyatt
and Shaun Richardson – and each musician will share the spotlight to showcase both their musical and comedic talent throughout the show. “We do some old country music, some quartet gospel stuff, some folk, a capella, but on top of that, we have a lot of different characters in our group who are really funny, so throughout the show we try to touch on a lot of different elements of music plus the comedy factor,” Vincent said. “Any entertainer would love a rowdy bunch of folks who want to enjoy the music, so when it gets going, it’s a lot of fun for all of us.” Attendees can expect some
understated moments, as well, especially when Dailey and Vincent take the stage solo with only “the mandolin and guitar or just two guitars in the middle of the show” for a mini acoustic set. “That’s really what got
us started together as a duo, that sound and that type of singing, so we revisit that in our show and talk about our histories and what’s really inspired us over the years,” Vincent added. “It’s really neat to see people who have
never seen acoustic music before and it’s opening their eyes. It’s been fun to be able to do the different types, and it’s helped us to grow and not just stay in one area of music.” Tickets are available at vapas.org or by calling 8482787, and can also be purchased in person at the State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona or Capitol Bank-Verona. All seats are reserved and cost $32 for adults, $30 for seniors 65 and older, and $10 for students 18 and under. The show is sponsored in part by the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, Makin’ Hey! Communications and Rockweiler Insulation, Inc. For information, visit vapas.org.
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VAHS’ Pippin After more than two months of rehearsal, around 40 Verona Area High School students brought Broadway show “Pippin” to the stage of the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center Oct. 12-15. The musical is about a young prince, Pippin, encouraged by a troupe of strolling players to fight for war, love, and joy.
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Player of the week From Oct. 24-31 Name: Maggie Nunn Grade: Senior Sport: Swimming and Diving Highlights: Nunn won her fourth straight Big Eight Conference title with 424.5 points Friday and helped the Wildcats take fourth as a team Honorable mentions: Julia Pletta (girls xc) finished 105th at state with a time of 20:33.11 Peter Barger (boys xc) took 73rd at state in 16:57.56 Priya Shenoi (volleyball) collected 12 kills in her final game for VAHS at sectionals Thursday Katie Karnosky (volleyball) finished with 27 digs against Waunakee Thursday Kirstin Tidd (volleyball) collected 13 kills and 2 1/2 blocks Thursday Photos by Todd K. Olsen
The Verona Area High School volleyball team shares its final moment together for the Wildcats Thursday after a heartbreaking 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 6-15) loss to Waunakee in the WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal. The Wildcats finished 26-9 overall.
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The Verona Area High School girls volleyball team was a few points shy away from winning a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal Thursday but a fiveset comeback by second-seeded Waunakee ended its state hopes. The third-seeded Wildcats (269 overall) won the first two games in the latter sectional semifinal at Middleton High School, 25-23 and 25-22, but Waunakee battled back with 25-21 and 25-23 wins to force a fifth set. The Warriors clinched a spot in the sectional final with a 15-6 win in the final game and later defeated top-seeded Sun Prairie 3-2 (25-17, 13-25, 25-19, 17-25, 15-13) to advance to state for the first time in school history. Coach Kelly Annen said serving was key in the success of the first two sets. Waunakee 6-foot-3 junior Kiana Schmitt is a threat, and the serve and block was able to hold her in check.
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Pletta caps prep career at state JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona falls to Waunakee 3-2 (25-23, 25-22, 21-25, 23-25, 6-15) Kills: Kirstin Tidd, Megan Touchett 13; Priya Shenoi 12 Aces: Jordan Armstrong 2 Blocks: Tidd 2 1/2, Touchett 2, Kelley 1 1/2 Digs: Katie Karnosky 27, Hannah Worley 14, Amelia Hust 13 Assists: Emma Frahm 32, Armstrong 21 That also allowed the Wildcats’ hitters to gain confidence, Annen said. Senior Kirstin Tidd and sophomore Megan Touchett each finished with 13 kills, and senior Priya Shenoi collected 12 kills. “Our defense was on fire,” Annen said. “Our block was identifying their angles. Our blockers were closing to not Senior Priya Shenoi gets a kill through the block of Milla Malik Saturallow them to set up a solid pass, day in the D1 sectional semifinal Thursday against Waunakee at Middleton High School.
Four years of work boiled down to a little over 20 1/2 minutes Saturday for Verona senior Julia Pletta. Pletta, who wanted one more week to run at the WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet for the first time, finished her prep career placing 105th out of 189 of the state’s fastest distance runners. “I went into this thinking two things,” said Pletta who posted a time of 20 minutes, 33.11 seconds. “I wanted to make it the best race that I could and I wanted to enjoy the experience. It was definitely worth all of those weeks of summer practices and running on the weekends.” Pletta had a 6:23 at the first mile and a 13:09 at the second mile of the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. “I’ve never been at any one place with so many cross country people,” Pletta said. “I just feel so grateful. It’s an amazing experience.” Pletta, who has applied to UW-Madison, the University of Minnesota and Indiana, said she plans
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Wildcats win four conference titles, finish fourth as a team JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming and diving team won four Big Eight titles last weekend but fell back to fourth place at the conference meet. Senior Maggie Nunn celebrated her 18th birthday Friday by winning her fourth straight conference diving title with 424.5
points at Middleton High School. The rest of the Wildcats traveled to Beloit Memorial High School on Saturday for the swimming portion of the conference meet and added three more titles. VA/MH lost to Middleton and Sun Prairie during the conference season but the team finished fourth at conference with 371 points. “Memorial, Sun Prairie
and us all had very close dual meets with each other this season,” coach Bill Wuerger said. “On any given day, any of those three teams is capable of beating the other two. Saturday we were not the better team.” Middleton won all three relays and added two individual events to post 695 points – 290 more than second place Sun Prairie. Madison Memorial overtook the
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Wildcats to finish third with 374.5. Junior Grace Bennin Verona travels to Middleton High School at 1 p.m. Satbroke her own conference urday for WIAA Division 1 sectionals. and pool records in the 100 breaststroke with a time The champions in each event qualifies for state, as well of 1 minute, 5.13 seconds. as the top 12 times in each event in the four sectionals She also won the 200 IM in 2:07.42. around the state. Sun Prairie freshman Sophie Fiske won the 50 (24.0) and 100 free (53.49). Katrina Marty in the 100 Gabriela Pieroborn Mays in Other individual winners backstroke (56.98) and 100 butterfly (57.13). were Madison West junior M i d d l e t o n s o p h o m o r e
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Senior Julia Pletta races near the 2-mile mark of the WIAA Division 1 state meet Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Pletta finished 105th in 20 minutes, 33.11 seconds. Photo by Jeremy Jones
Senior Peter Barger approaches the final hill of the WIAA Division 1 boys state cross country meet Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Barger finished 73rd in his first state meet.
Barger finishes 73rd in final prep race JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Ve r o n a s e n i o r P e t e r Barger’s left shoulder was noticeably scraped and bleeding slightly following Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 boys state cross country meet. “I ran into a tree. I’m not exactly sure how it happened, but it was probably
my fault,” Barger said. A first-time state qualifier, a dinged-up Barger finished 73rd out of 189 of the state’s top distance runners Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids in 16 minutes, 57.56 seconds. “It’s kind of intimidating,” Barger said of lining
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State: Pletta finishes 105th overall at Wisconsin Rapids Continued from page 9 to just enjoy college and may join a running group. Pletta fell one spot shy of the state meet as a freshman and a sophomore. “Finally seeing that dream realized was really awesome,” coach Dave Nelson said. The Wildcats had a five-year hiatus since their last state qualifier. “Just about everyone of our varsity girls were up here today,” Nelson said. “They got a chance to get
Craig (177) and Madison West (276) finished fourth and ninth. The only other local team, Stoughton, dropped from ninth to 13th (331) with a pair of falls after the 2-mile mark. “Everybody works hard from the middle of August until now,” Nelson said. “The way I look at it is, how tall can you build your building? “It takes time to build each level. The longer you have to let that concrete dry ... you can just build more levels and make your building a skyscrape instead of a two story house.”
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involved in the hoopla and fanfare. Hopefully, it’s something now that will inspire them.” Janesville Craig senior Peyton Sippy won the race in 18:01.56 – the third-fastest time in D1 history and the fourth-fastest overall. Defending state champion Sun Prairie, ranked 14th nationally, placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 21 to finish with a team-best 57 points. Muskego was 17 points behind in second place. Onalaska followed 100 points behind with 174. Fellow Big Eight rivals Janesville
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Verona Area High school infielder/outfielder Molly McChesney verbally committed to play Division I softball for the University of Akron (Ohio) late last month. “It has always been a dream of mine to compete at the Division I level,” McChesney tweeted. She thanked Mike Umberger and Roger Schliewe of the Wisconsin Bandits for always pushing her to strive higher and to play to her fullest potential. She also thanked VAHS coaches Todd Anderson, Michelle Schreier and Dale Jacobson for believing in her and teach her how to lead with passion. “Most importantly, I would like to thank my parents for their unconditional love and sacrifices so
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Verona graduate Nicole Neitzel, a member of the UW-Whitewater softball team, was one of 13 student-athletes who were named 2016-17 Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Scholar Athletes. Neizel and the other honorees helped UW-Whitewater sweep the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular
season and reach the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fifth straight season. The Warhawks hosted an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2013 and finished with a 37-9 record, including a perfect 14-0 mark in regular season conference games. Neitzel Neitzel is majoring in business at UW-Whitewater.
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Two records fall at annual Pumpkin Run The 31st annual Pumpkin Run attracted nearly 200 young runners on a gorgeous fall day. Two of the girls’ records fell but the boys’ records remained intact for this year. Alex Lalik, Mathias Ballen and Zach Kruger medaled in the first grade race and Ben Detienne, Benjamin Mauthe and Tyler Burner received medals in the second-grade division. Caden Jonjak, Will Stremlow and Mathew Nagrocki were the third-grade medalists, while fourth-graders Aaron Yarbro, Brady Lake and Armani Maradiaga also received medals. Andrew Lalik, Juleus Ballen and Andrew Fischer and sixth-graders Gannon Jefcoat, Joshua Slager and Landyn Drapp in the fifth- and sixth-grade races, respectively. Medalist for the girls were: Reegan Gregoire, Annika Slager, Hadley Behend in the first-grade run; second-graders Amelia Frey, Kate Komosky and Elle Turkow; third-graders Evelyn Hereley, Paige Vant and Felicity Ejercito; fourth-graders Emma Larson, Lydia Slager and Dylan Roddin; fifth-graders Molly Armstrong, Sierra Ejercito
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The 31st annual Pumpkin Run attracted nearly 200 young runners on a gorgeous fall day in mid-October.
and Ava Beggs and sixth-graders Lexy record and Armstrong broke the fifthRemiker, Hannah Jabas and Ava Bogen. grade record. Gregoire broke the first-grade girls – Article Submitted
which was frustrating their hitters.” Things changed in the final few sets, however. Waunakee inserted senior defensive specialist Maggie Check into the lineup, and they began to change their style of play. The changes themselves didn’t contribute to the comeback, but the Warriors started to change direction and lob hits to throw off both the Wildcats’ block and the back row. Waunakee’s block also started to take over, led by sophomore outside hitter Milla Malik, who ended up with eight blocks. “They played a little bit smarter, and we didn’t make the adjustments,” Annen said. In the final set, the energy and momentum remained with the Warriors, and it started to take Verona’s hitters out of their game, Annen said. “We weren’t anticipating that, so we were struggling to adapt to it,” Annen said. “They weren’t confident to swing, so we made a few unforced errors that
continued to build and they were able to take a significant lead.” Verona was able to grow as a team in 2017 with a mixture of seniors and underclassmen. Seniors Hannah Worley and Shenoi helped Verona go to state in 2015, and they joined seniors Kirstin Tidd, Katie Karnosky and Amie Rudnicki in helping the rest of the team gel. Together, they helped the Wildcats win over 20 games for the eighth straight season and finish with the fifthbest victory total since Annen took over. “Hannah and Priya together, their energy combined helps to keep people calm on the court and patient,” Annen said. “They know what it takes to prepare and what it takes to succeed in those big matches.” Shenoi and Worley not only helped the underclassmen, they also helped the seniors who hadn’t been on the varsity team in 2015. Karnosky was one of those seniors, taking over the libero role in the regular season win over Sun Prairie. Karnosky, Worley and sophomore Amelia Hust all became the backbone
in the back row. “Amelia’s defense is exceptional, and the two of them together along with Hannah in the back row don’t give enough credit for their defense,” Annen said. “Those three hold our team to a higher regard to the things we are able to do.” Next year’s team is expected to return a significant amount of experience. Juniors Nikki Phelps and Emma Frahm and sophomores Maddy Kelley, Jordan Armstrong, Touchett and Hust all played in over 60 sets. And juniors Sydney Rae, Amelia Walton, Lindsey Hollar and Sophie Alexander all played a role, as well, with all but Hollar playing in more than 20 sets. Annen said she expects that core to be strong in 2017, despite it being difficult to lose a group of talented seniors. “This team together this year has been one of the deepest that I have coached in my time at Verona,” Annen said. “The potential for our group next year is great because we were able to get a lot of opportunities this year.”
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Sport shorts Wilson named NACC student-athlete of the week Marissa Wilson captured her first NACC women’s tennis student athlete of the week award after finishing 3-0 last week in a pair of team wins over MSOE and Concordia Chicago. The Verona native only dropped four games combined across one singles match and two doubles matches and concluded her conference season with a 12-2 combined record.
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Wilson and her playing partner Alicia Picard ended the season with a record of 6-1 at No. 2 doubles during conference p l a y, t h e second-best mark in the NACC. Wilson helped lead the Eagles to their 11th Wilson straight top2 fi n i s h i n t h e NAC C as they will own the No. 2 seed in next spring’s conference tournament.
Boys XC: Barger finishes state with sub-17 minute time Continued from page 10 up against the state’s best. “There are people all around you that work just as hard. It was definitely humbling.” B a rg e r wa n t e d t o b e around 5:10 at the mile marker and then start picking it up over the final kilometer. He got out to a good start and was 57th at the 1-mile mark but dropped back to 88th at the 2-mile mark. “It was definitely a new experience,” Barger said. “People were constantly screaming and it felt like you were going a lot faster. I definitely had more at the end. There were a few things I wish I would have done a little differently.” “Peter and Julia (Pletta) both finished strong but they could have probably gotten out stronger,” coach Randy Marks said. “So much of it is strategy and confidence.” Homestead junior Drew Bosley, who finished second a year ago, overtook
Oshkosh North senior Wesley Schiek after the 2-mile mark to win the race in 15:39.87. Schiek finished second in 15:45.15. Top-ranked Middleton won the state title with ease, scoring a team-best 76 points. That was more than 100 ahead of second place Stevens Point (177). South Milwaukee (191), Monona Grove (197) and Sun Prairie (203) rounded out the top five. Fellow Big Eight rival Madison West was sixth with 212. B a rg e r, w h o i s l o o k ing to run in college said he’s interested in Luther College (Decorah, Iowa), Lawrence University (Appleton), Wartburg College (Waverly, Iowa), UW-La Crosse, UW-Stevens Point and Beloit College. “The goal right now is just to keep training right and try to win an 800 or 1,600 (Big Eight Conference) title,” he said. “They’re big goals, but I think I’m ready to go for it.”
Conference: Sectionals begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Middleton High School Verona opened the meet with a second-place finish as sophomores Sara Stewart, Josie McCartney and Kaitlyn Zuehl and Bennin finished runner-up on the 200 medley relay in 1:50.37. Bennin and Zuehl were joined by juniors Rachael Drapp and
Gabby Gnewuch to finish third on the 200 free relay (1:39.15). Gnewuch, Drapp, Stewart and Henshue dropped three seconds to close out the meet with a sixth-place finish in the 400 free relay (3:41.57). Senior distance swimmer Sophie Henshue continued her recent domination in the 500 free, posting a meet-best 5:07.65 to best rival Hannah Aegerter (5:11.58).
Henshue finished second in the 200 free (1:56.32). Aegerter clocked a meet-best 1:55.52 and teammate Caroline Hippen was second (1:56.18). Gnewuch was third in the 500 free (5:12.6) and seventh in the 200 free and Stewart finished fourth in the 100 butterfly (1:00.44). Junior Caroline Smith finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:09.04) and Zuehl (25.33) was eighth in the 50 free.
Eight girls in the conference taper group (Ellen Bie, Kieran McGilvray, Emma Neumann, Taylor Kalish, Gianna Gnewuch, Cleo Seidl, Regan Brazeau, Molly McCormick) went season-best times in every individual event they swam. Four girls beat their goal times for the season (Neumann 100 fly, Bie 500 free, Brazeau 100 back and McCormick 100 breast).
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EMS: New chief expected to have one-year probationary period to ‘see how things go’ Continued from page 1 department.” Some commissioners were initially unsupportive of only opening the position internally, and James Roberts, of the City of Fitchburg, was one of two who ultimately voted against the motion. “I don’t think competition is bad,” he said of opening a state or national search. But Myrland’s recommendation persuaded other commission members, especially with the inclusion of a one-year probation period for whoever is hired. “We all know that (the deputy chiefs) have done a very
good job,” said commissioner Nancy Bartlett, from the City of Verona. “We will still have the opportunity to interview them and make sure we are comfortable with them before we offer anybody the job.” The hire could be made as soon as Nov. 16, if one or both of the deputy chiefs – Patrick Anderson and Jeff Dostalek – apply and are chosen by the hiring committee. “I can absolutely guarantee that we have one or two people here in our deputy chief positions that would be chief material,” Myrland told the commission. Anderson said at the meeting that he would “be
Hiring committee The Fitch-Rona EMS chief hiring committee is expected to include three commission members (one from each municipality), a Fitch-Rona EMS lieutenant, a medical director and one or both of the Fitchburg and Verona fire chiefs. interested in” the position. under his proposed structure. Dostalek was not present. “I don’t believe it would be appropriate to remove one In-house of our deputy chiefs from the One of the biggest reasons process unless you had no Myrland supported keeping choice, no qualified candithe hiring of a new chief to dates,” Myrland said. He added that their familin-house candidates was that hiring outside the department iarity with the department would necessitate a demotion would be a plus. “One of the reasons that or firing of one of the deputies
I decided to retire when I did was because my thought when I hired both of these guys is I need to be around long enough to be sure you all are comfortable with them and they get a chance to see the department,” he said. “They’ve done that.”
Probationary period The idea of a probationary period got commissioner Mike Duerst, of the Town of Verona, on board to vote for an in-house posting only. Duerst was initially in favor of opening it up to outside candidates, because “there’s nothing saying you have to take” an outside candidate. But Myrland pointed out it could be a “very difficult situation” if there’s an outside candidate stronger than any internal one, but they decide to follow his structure with only one deputy going forward. Duerst added that the probationary period would “give people here (on the commission) the time to feel it out” while also allowing whoever is chosen to “see how things go” and make sure they want to be in the position. If either of those are not satisfied, the commission could reopen a wider search.
Proposed timeline Oct. 26: Commission approves opening EMS chief position to two deputies Nov. 1: EMS commission closed session to discuss requirements, salary range Nov. 2-3: Job posted Nov. 10: Applications due Nov. 16: Interviews with hiring committee, commission makes decision
by Nov. 3, with applications due in a week and interviews set for before the 7 p.m. commission meeting on Nov. 16. As long as that date works for the interview committee, the commission could then make a final decision on a hire that night. Based on discussion last Thursday, the job requirements will likely be similar to the EMS chief position currently posted for the City of Sun Prairie. Myrland recommended a salary range between $90,000 and $100,000. That would be a raise for the deputy who receives the promotion, as they currently make $82,000, Myrland said. But that would be more than offset Moving quickly by Myrland’s retirement, as he The commission planned a is paid $68,000 a year. closed-session meeting Nov. 1 to discuss the specific job Contact Scott Girard at requirements and a potential ungreporter@wcinet.com salary range. and follow him on Twitter The job would be posted @sgirard9.
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Marathon: Beneficiaries of Veronans’ fundraising efforts are autism research, needy kids Continued from page 1 endurance. They decided not to train for the full distance, but rather adjust their bodies and minds as close as possible to the race. Nielsen’s goal is finishing in four-and-a-half hours. “Your mind is gonna want to quit 10 times before your body will quit,” Nelson recalled regularly telling Helbig over the nine months of training. Nelson shared her experience with Helbig and encouraged her to “know better about herself” by r u n n i n g . H e l b i g ’s p e rsistence and endurance inspired Nelson when she suffered from injuries. “We probably would have given up early if we’d run alone,” Nelson said. Helbig said the experience has taught her the value of the buddy system in training. “I learned from the culture that when people want to achieve something, they just do it together,” Helbig said.
Ironman takes it easy Hausmann has been an avid runner for more than 30 years and spent many years watching the Ironman Wisconsin come through
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Above, Huck Hausmann and his brother Dale before a Packer Game. At right, Candice Nielsen, left, and her German domestic assistant Laura Helbig stretch in their backyard. Verona. He has finished three Ironman Wisconsin events, three Madison marathons and several half-marathons. But he expects to take it easy in the Big Apple by “walking a bunch of it.” One day three months ago, Hausmann felt a sudden pain in his knees, which he later discovered
was a torn meniscus. Since then, he’s had to cut back his training to two or three miles at a time. But he’s determined to finish, anyway, as he is raising money for the Organization for Autism Research. He chose that organization to support people like his brother, who is “profoundly challenged” by autism, as Hausmann puts it on his
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and hope.” Hausmann hopes to use that inspiration to fight through any pain he might experience. “I’m sure I can get through it, run a mile, jog a mile then walk a mile,” Hausmann said. Unlike prior races, Hausmann’s challenge isn’t to race as fast as he can but rather to stay within his
limitations. He doesn’t want to disappoint the donors who as of Tuesday had donated about $2,250 out of his $4,000 goal. “It’s not only a race, but raising money for good,” Hausmann said. Contact Helu Wang at helu. wang@wcinet.com.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2018 PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF VERONA Notice is hereby given that on Monday, November 20, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Verona City Hall, located at 111 Lincoln
Street, a PUBLIC HEARING on the PROPOSED BUDGET of the City of Verona will be held. The following is a
NOTICE
summary of the proposed 2018 budget.
The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday December 4, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, for the following planning matter: 1) Review and Adoption of the City of Verona Northwest Neighborhood Plan as an amendment to the City of Verona Comprehensive Plan. The proposed Northwest Neighborhood Plan will modify Chapter 8, Land Use, of the City’s Comprehensive Plan by providing details for planned future land uses, utilities, parks, street networks, and other details for lands generally bounded by CTH PD to the south, University Ridge Golf Course to the east, the Goodman Jewish Community Campus to the west, and the Town of Verona to the north. Interested persons may comment on this planning matter during the public hearing at the December 4th Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission will make a recommendation on this matter, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for a final decision on Monday, December 11th. Contact Adam Sayre, Director of Planning and Development, at 848-9941 for more information on this item or to receive a copy of the Plan. Copies of the Northwest Neighborhood Plan can also be found on the City’s website at: www. veronawi.gov/nwplan. Ellen Clark, City Clerk Published: November 2, 2017 WNAXLP
2017
REVENUES:
1. Call to Order/Approval of the agenda 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Public Comment - This section of the meeting provides the opportunity for comment from persons in attendance on items not listed below over which this governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future meeting agenda. 4. Announcements – Plans for a strategic planning retreat, announcement of closed session. 5. Discussion and Approval of Minutes from October 3. 6. Reports and Recommendations A. Plan Commission: i. Discussion and Action re: density policy for condominium developments ii. Presentation re: Driftless Ridge proposal for 3151 Shady Oak Lane iii. Discussion and Action re: Land use application 2017- 10 - for property located at 6636 Purcell Road submitted by Bruce Holoubek. The purpose of the application is the creation of a certified survey map to shift a lot line. A rezoning of one lot from RH2 to RH3 and the second lot from RH3 to RH2 to accommodate lot size is also included. No new lots are being created. The adjusted lots will be 15.8 acres and 7.0 acres. iv. Discussion and Action re: Land use application 2017- 11 - for property located at 6521 Sunset Drive submitted by Andrew Schmidt on behalf of Julia Erickson. The purpose of the application is the creation of a certified survey map dividing 36 acres into three lots of approximately 7, 5, and 24 acres. The current zoning is RH-1 which allows for two acre lots. The Plan Commission has recommended RH-2 and RH-3. v. Discussion and Action re: Land use application 2017- 12 - for property located at 6712 Red Stone Lane submitted by Norman Stamm. The purpose of the
2018 Proposed
$ 5,024,822 725,000 1,300,099 333,000 120,000 259,689 220,000 183,000
$ 5,100,873 750,000 1,188,319 648,779 130,000 268,445 225,000 173,000
$
$
Budget
Taxes: General Property Taxes Other Taxes Intergovernmental Revenues Licenses and Permits Fines, Forfeitures & Penalties Public Charges for Services Interest on Investments Miscellaneous Revenues Interfund Transfers/Bond Proceeds Applied Funds TOTAL REVENUES
$
$
EXPENDITURES:
General Government Public Safety Public Works Culture & Recreation Conservation & Development Contingency Insurance (excluding health)/Other Financing Uses) Fund Balance Transfer to Capital Projects Interfund Transfers-Hydrant Rental TOTAL EXPENDITURES
$
$
5,024,822 725,000 1,220,651 364,284 140,000 276,620 200,000 173,000
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1,178,705 3,382,604 1,449,745 892,077 518,400 36,500 202,250 -
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478,019 8,684,416
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PROJECTED FUND 2018 PROPOSED
All Governmental and Proprietary Funds Combined
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TOWN OF VERONA REGULAR TOWN BOARD MEETING TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 6:30 P.M. TOWN HALL/COMMUNITY CENTER 7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD, VERONA, WI 53593-1035
2017 Estimated
ADOPTED
GENERAL FUND
General Fund Special Revenue Funds:
Library Senior Citizen Center Refuse and Recycling Forestry
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TOWN OF VERONA UTILITY COMMISSION BOARD AGENDA* NOVEMBER 7, 2017 6:00 PM TOWN OF VERONA COMMUNITY ROOM, 7669 CTH PD VERONA, WI 53593-1035 1. Call to Order/Approval of Agenda 2. Presentation of November 22, 2016 Annual Public Hearing and Utility Commission Minutes to be Approved at the 2017 Annual Meeting 3. Review 2017 Budget to Actual That Includes Scheduled Repairs to Manhole 10 and Manhole 9 4. Review Multi-Year Trending of Cost Increases and Effluent Volume
CONTRIBUTION
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8,165,610
$
7,655,497
$
3,731,854
$ 5,100,873
$
2,003,209 459,287 674,415 26,100 296,334 140,000 750,000 100,000 2,962 424,592 1,611,185 6,488,084 1,549,200
$
1,797,681 479,445 663,383 27,500 14,220 180,541 750,000 309,249 424,592 1,480,849 6,127,460 1,549,200
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612,308 76,608 107,860 39,045 282,114 451,870 234,193 2,445,647 752,962 525,758 5,528,365 308,712
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Sewer Utility
City's outstanding G.O. Debt at 12/31/17
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DEC. 31, 2017
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Debt Service Fund Enterprise Funds:
BALANCE
EXPENDITURES
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Special Revenue Accounts Impact Fees VEDC
Internal Service Fund Capital Projects Funds:
TOTAL EST.
REVENUES
$
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application is the creation of a certified survey map dividing an approximately four-acre parcel into two two-acre parcels. The property line between 6712 Red Stone Lane and 1900 County Highway PB will also be shifted. The current zoning is A2 (2) which allows for two acre lots. The Plan Commission has recommended a change to RH-1. B. Public Works C. Natural and Recreational Areas Committee D. Financial Sustainability: i. Update on the draft 2018 general fund and utility district budgets * Overview by staff * Finance committee comments * Overview of schedule for adoption * Motion to schedule the Town Meeting and Public Hearing ii. Discussion and action re: updates to the general fee schedule E. Ordinance Committee F. EMS Commission G. Town Chair H. Supervisors I. Clerk/Treasurer: i. Update on discussions with Fitchburg re: Fitchrona Road ii. Update on discussions with Dane County on stormwater management J. Planner/Administrator 7. Approval of Payment of Bills 8. Motion to go into closed session per Wis. Stats. §19.85 (1) (c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. The purpose of the close session is to discuss staff reviews and compensation. 9. Motion to return to open session. 10. Action and discussion on issues discussed in closed session 11. Adjourn Regular board agendas are published in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. Per Resolution 2016-
BALANCE JAN. 1, 2017
$ $
$ $
12,444,380 736,180 1,576,951 2,067,836 16,825,347 3,064,505
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7,776,000 510,000 1,274,415 1,693,432 $ 11,253,847 $ 4,408,801
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Rates That Exceed Annual Estimates Provided by the Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District 5. Discussion with Possible Action to Amend the 2017 Budget to Reflect Actual Costs and Possibly Transfer More Money from the Reserve Account to Cover Scheduled Repairs 6. Review Draft Letter to Send to Users of Services Provided by the Town of Verona Utility District a. Recommendations of Possible Rate Change from the Financial Sustainability Committee b. Review the content of the draft letter including graphs and charts
7. Schedule the Annual Meeting and Public Hearing for Considering Rate Changes and/or Other Amendments to Ordinance 91-1 8. Adjourn the Regular Town Board Meeting To receive agendas and other announcements by email, use the ‘subscribe’ featured on the Town website at http://www.town.verona.wi.us/. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American With Disabilities Act, needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of
Verona Clerk’s office @ 608-807-4466 or jwright@town.verona.wi.us Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Notice is also given of a possible quorum of the Plan Commission could occur at this meeting for the purposes of gathering information only. *The Town Board of Supervisors serves at the Utility District Board Published: November 2, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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365 SUVs LOADED 2007 Suburban LT 1500 4x4, excellent condition, well clean and well maintained . new battery, excellent tires, good brakes, excellent heat and A/C. Runs, drives and rides beautifully. Great in the snow! Strong 5.3 liter V8, transmission, transfer case & 4x4, tow package, navigation, OnStar, Sirius XM, backup camera, Bose premium audio, all leather heater seats, power moon roof, adjustable gas and brake pedal, remote start, cruise control. No dents or body damage, body in very good. 145,XXX miles (almost all highway miles)Call or text Jeff at 608-575-5984, $15,000
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LOCATION: Viking Lanes is located on Hwy 51, on the northwest side of Stoughton (Next to Pizza Hut). Watch for auction signs. LUNCH BY: Viking Grill. NOTE: This is only a partial list. YARD ITEMS: Simplicity Broadmoor 14 HP, Hydro lawn tractor, 44'' deck, also has snow blower attach; Agri Fab 38'' lawn sweeper; Broadcast lawn spreader; Cement lawn decorations (deer, donkey w/cart, Holstein calf & more); Gazing ball w/stand; Tru Value yard cart; Craftsman trimmer (gas); Elec. leaf blower & hedge trimmer. FARM TOYS & COLLECTIBLES: 1⁄8 scale Farmall H & AC WD45; 9-AC tractors (D-17 w/2 row mtd picker, D-12, D-14, D-15, D-17, D-21, D-19 w/loader, 6080 MFWD & 8010 MFWD): Farmall H; Oliver 1655; AC lantern; Several Ertl & Franklin Mint trucks, semis & banks; AC parking sign. BREWERY ITEMS: Several Beam decanters (cars, trucks, covered wagon) plus mirrors & clock; Beer mirrors (4-Hamm’s Bears, 12-Miller & 8-Old Milw.); Beer steins & mugs; Miller Light-up signs & clock; Miller lady on moon mirror; St Pauli mirror; Pool ball clock; Miller Lite-33 Dayne mirror. ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Shirley Temple creamers & bowls; Carnival water set & pedestal bowl; Fenton items; Green & pink glassware; Painted plates; Rowe pottery; Wells Fargo cookie jar; 10-milk bottles & jugs, 1-cream top (various dairies); Cast iron horses, beer wagon & ice delivery; Wine decanter w/stemware; Stained glass window panels; Potosi “Morning Deliveries” brewery print; 4-Stans Collector Ed prints (loon, pheasant, deer & eagle); Amish buggy prints by Moore; Hansel “Evening w/Friends” print; O’s Gold thermometer; Bank of Verona adv thermometer-phone 29; Neon flag; Coca Cola items (trays, case of 6-1⁄2 oz. bottles, miniature buildings & more); Bucky Badger lamp; Packer Super Bowl XXXI program; Badger football; Badger & Packer items; Dog nut cracker; Lucky Strike duck pin bowl set; 3-Red Wing crocks (4-3-2); Copper boiler & lid; Milk can; Approx 150 Precious Moments, Ltd Ed & member pieces. HOUSEHOLD: Curved glass china cabinet; Curio cabinets; Lamp table w/claw feet; 4-pc bedroom set (full); Wood bench w/storage; Glider rocker; Hall tree; Drop-front desk; Chest of drawers; 2-pedestal tables & 8-wood chairs; 2-glass front bookcases (1-3 door stack & 1-4 door); Child’s table & chairs; End & coffee tables; Banquet tables; Melink floor safe; Dehumidifier; Canning jars; Nesco roaster; Snow sled w/holly painting. TOOLS & MISCELLANEOUS: Craftsman tool chest w/work top; Craftsman 8 gal shop vac (like-new); EZ UP popup shelter; Portable air compressor; Reddy 100K torpedo heater; Hyd. floor jack; Alum. ext. ladder; Bench vise; Two wheel utility cart; 1⁄2 HP reversible drill; LP gas charcoal grill; Bench grinder; 2-sets of left-handed golf clubs; Paper towel dispenser & towels; Ultra Gard motorcycle cover; Bike helmets & rain gear; Coolers (1-Coleman plug in); Card table & chairs; Many more items. CONSIGNED: 25 gal Red Wing/Union crock; Enterprise cider press/sausage stuffer. CONSIGNED FROM “REN” & “MARG” GULLICKSON ESTATES: Small round oak table w/2-leaves; Folding antique rocker; Pressed back rocker; Antique drafting desk w/wood T square; Rosemaled plate & stool; Old cash register coin tray, includes $1-coin slot; Antique carved desk organizer; Early Boy Scout Handbooks (’40s); “Howe, Lee & Homme” Stoughton, adv plate; Candy scoops; Wood spoons; Cow bell; Two man crosscut saws; Skeleton keys; Plus more. SEE PHOTOS ON WEBSITE: www.auctionspecialistsstoughton.com TERMS: Cash or Good Check Day of Sale. Out of state checks require current bank letter of guarantee. Photo ID Required to Register to Bid/Buy. Announcements made at sale take precedence over advertised material. AUCTIONEER: Don Kleven, Jr. (RWA #179) Stoughton, WI, 608-212-3320. SALE MANAGER: James M. Seamonson (Registered Wisconsin License #132) Auction Specialists Stoughton, LLC, Stoughton, WI 608-873-7791. adno=545742-01
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434 Health Care, Human Services & Child Care FULL TIME LEAD CNA. 2nd shift caregiver.Must work well with team members, able to coordinate work flow, maintain state codes, policies and proceeders. Pay commiserate with experience. Call 608-290-7347 ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS PAPER.
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES *RN Emergency Department .9 FTE evening/night 12 hour shifts. *APNP- weekend inpatient surge position to work in combination with hospital physician. *Pharmacy Technician- fulltime certified or willing to obtain certification technician position available. *Medical Coder- full-time position. *Sous Chef- full-time position available. *Massage Therapist- per diem to part-time, benefit eligible position. To find out more detailed information about out open positions and a apply, go to our website at www. uplandhillshealth.org Upland Hill Health 800 Compassion Way Dodgeville, WI 53533 RN/LPN OR CNA for quadrapedic man to spend 4 months (Dec-April) at a private villa on the west cost of Mexico. Full staff. 608-833-4726 THIRD SHIFT CAREGIVER. Must work well independently, while coordinating with team members. Have a heart for the elderly. Cooking and baking skills required. Starting wage and increases based on experience and references. Call 608-290-7347.
443 Manufacturing & Industrial PC/NAMETAG HAS Digital Printer & Machine Operator openings! Excellent compensation and comprehensive benefit package To learn more go to www. pcnametag.com for more job details Send resume to jobs@pcnametag.com CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
444 Construction, Trades & Automotive LOOKING TO hire an experienced electrician for our fast paced company. Must have at least 1 years experience & an electrician license (Journeyman/Apprentice/Beginners)Compensation depending on Experience. Contact Chuck at kmelectric09@gmail.com or 608.490.0357 (please leave a message or text).
449 Driver, Shipping & Warehousing DRIVERS, CDL-A: LOCAL Madison part-time hiker/vehicle transporter. Excellent hourly pay! Great for those seeking supplemental weekly pay. 2yrs Class-A experience, Penske Truck Leasing: 888825-8652
516 Cleaning Services CHERYL'S HOUSEKEEPING Stoughton, Oregon 608-322-9554 TORNADO CLEANING LLC We will clean your house Faster than a Tornado. Veteran Discount. 608-873-0333. www. garthewing.com Visit us on Facebook@ Tornadocleaningllc Talk to you soon.
548 Home Improvement A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 HALLINAN-PAINTING WALLPAPERING **Great-Summer-Rates** 35 + Years Professional Interiior-Exterior Free-Estimates References/Insured Arthur Hallinan 608-455-3377 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
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554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
572 Snow Removal ARIENS SNOWBLOWER Deluxe 28 inch Briggs and Straton 250cc. Used very little. $550. 608-873-5216
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646 Fireplaces, Furnaces/Wood, Fuel 5 STANDING Oak trees. have been dead for years. Give away for firewood. Call 608-214-4078 DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete 608-712-3223 SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood. Volume discount. Will deliver. 608-609-1181
652 Garage Sales STOUGHTON- 1042 Taylor Lane (back yard building and POD) Sat 11/4 10am-5pm, Sun 11/5 1pm-5pm. Mostly furniture +misc.
696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals BROOKLYN DUPLEX 1750 sq ft, 2 car attached garage, 3 BR, 2 1/2 bath, $1200 per month. No smoking. 608-455-2525 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 TIRED OF THE FARM CHORES OR THE SNOW SHOVELING? Consider this no-maintenance 2-bedroom/2-bath condo in a security-protected building w/ underground parking and all appliances. $950. 608-695-2565.
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VERONA 1,300SQ.FT. NEW 2BR/2BA $1,450/month. Call Dave 608-575-0614.
720 Apartments ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388
740 Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOM home for rent Stoughton.. 2/1/2 bath In country 1/2 acre. Appliances w/d hookup A/C Completely remodeled 2+ car garage. Part of yard fenced in. $1450 +security. Available Nov 1. 608-770-0999
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FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
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Budget: Big expenses expected in coming years with third ambulance, public works building Continued from page 1 nearly 7 percent on average – total taxes, at least from the city, are still almost certain to go down. That continues a trend started last year with the closure of the Epic tax-increment financing district. L a s t y e a r, c i t y t a xe s (which account for about one-third of the total property tax bill) dropped by 10 percent. These sorts of budget gifts tend to happen when a city grows at the rate Verona has been. With an added 12.5 percent in equalized value this year, the city is valued at $2.7 billion, or double what it was less than a decade ago. But with some big expenses looming next year and beyond, that budget proposal still might meet some scrutiny after it’s presented to alders at a committee-of-the-whole meeting Nov. 13. One Finance committee member was skeptical that the budget is being aggress ive e n o u g h w i t h d e b t reduction, and past history has shown there are likely to be a few suggested changes before the public hearing and potential adoption Nov. 20. But the Finance committee did not recommend any changes after checking to be sure it checked all the boxes they wanted.
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Budget proposal Budget Levy Mill rate Change 2016 requested $11.2 million $7.01 +4.5% 2016 final $10.7 million $6.70 -0.1% 2017 requested $13 million $6.03 -10% 2017 final $13 million $6.03 -10% 2018 requested $13.3 million $5.77 -4.3% 2018 published $13.3 million $5,77 -4.3%
Tax base 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 is a natural progression of growth in seniors’ needs, several years after the first position was upgraded from part-time to full-time. The addition of Sunday hours is something area residents have requested year after year. A formal request by the Library Board for 2014 would have added several staff positions to accomplish it, but it failed to gain the city’s support. This plan would do so with the help of limited-term employees for a total of around $66,000. Ultimately, the Library Board has autonomy over its budget, but it would need an increase from the city to accomplish it. The budget also restarts an old trend that’s been idle for years – the 3 percent costof-living adjustment. That had been a common practice for non-union staff until the Great Recession, and this year would be the first one of that amount since.
The budget continues another trend – one that has gone on for years – of adding staff. It would add a police officer, a public works position and a senior center case manager, as well as part-time help at the library to provide Sunday hours during the school year. The police officer would be the first patrol officer added in three years; recent additions had been a second lieutenant and a records clerk. The public works position is expected to save money – perhaps in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, annual- Looking ahead ly – on contracted help with The rosy picture for 2018 major construction projects. comes with some caution, And a second case manager however.
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 Big expenses are on the horizon, and if growth doesn’t continued as unfettered as it’s been – and it seems hard to imagine it could – there could be a squeeze the next few years. The addition of a third ambulance for Fitch-Rona EMS has been brought up multiple times, and the construction of a public works facility likely to cost $10 million or more will add to a debt load that’s well below the city’s policy but still too
Capital spending
Budget schedule
Item Cost Source Public works September: Department New facility share $1.6 million Debt presentations PD/M intersection $1.5 million Debt Sept. 25: Finance comMill and overlay $1 million Levy/debt/fund mittee discussion begins Legion/West Verona $850,000 TIF Nov. 2: Budget publicaOld PB bridges $475,000 Debt/grant tion Wheel loader $215,000 Debt Nov. 13: Committee of the Whole budget discussion Other vehicles/equip $58,000 Levy/fund Nov. 20: Public hearing Sidewalks $15,000 Levy and budget adoption Parks Nov. 27: Alternate adopPool land/design $800,000 Debt tion date New facility share $313,000 Debt December: Tax bills mailed Community Park $95,000 Fees/levy Equip/vehicles $89,500 Fund FIreman’s Park land $100,000 Levy/fees/grant Cathedral Point paths $50,000 Fees See a full budget glossary Trails $10,000 Fees/levy ConnectVerona.com Other $10,000 Fees/grant Administration of the tax levy toward capEquipment funds $510,000 Levy itals, including a $500,000 Financial software $82,500 Levy contribution to road mainteCourt file system $30,000 Levy nance and a $510,000 contribution to a set of rolling Police equipment funds established Patrol vehicle $78,550 Fund over the past few years to Computers, tech $62,900 Fund help keep spending level and predictable. Tasers $41,950 Fund Certainly most of the capLibrary ital budget – which isn’t made official until next Lighting upgrades $63,000 Fund bal. June – is debt-funded, but Self check-out $40,000 Fund bal. some of that is misleading. Book bike $11,500 Grant About $3 million of the $8.5 million in capital projects, Fire for example, is paid by the Equipment, computers $43,628 Levy city’s utilities, which are Rescue tools $25,040 Grant self-funded. Another $2 million would go toward planTraffic pre-emption $11,000 Levy ning and land acquisition for Senior Center the new public works building. Flooring/remodeling $36,000 Levy Another chunk of spending was taken out when high for some. fretted at the Finance com- the city postponed the So would the possible mittee last month that debt Main Street-Verona Avecommunity pool. The coun- is being added more quickly nue intersection upgrade. cil and Parks Commission than it’s being paid, making It had budgeted $1 million has discussed it since Janu- him wonder if a pool is a for 2018 but is pushing that ary as if it’s a foregone con- luxury the city can’t afford. back another year, mainclusion. While that’s true, the city ly because the downtown For all its revenue poten- has made big strides in recent tax-increment financing distial, a new pool is likely to years zoning in on debt. The trict doesn’t have enough cost somewhere in the range proposed budget would pay funding for it. of $8 million, one more for far more of its capital addition to a debt line that spending items (buildings, Email Verona Press editor has grown from $39 million vehicles, roads, equipment) Jim Ferolie at veronathree years ago to $51 mil- up front than it did just a coupress@wcinet.com. ple of years ago. lion. It would put $1.3 million Ald. Jack Linder (Dist. 2)
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