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According to his obituary, he had been playing in a basketball game for Milwaukee Area Technical College two hours earlier. Kellerman was a standout basketball player at VAHS, playing all three years on varsity and averaged 12.4 points per game (868 total points in 70 games), earning first-team All-Big Eight honors as a senior and honorable mention all-conference honors as a junior. He had also played college basketball at Loras College. A funeral service will be held at St. James
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Diaz will run for mayor JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
For the second time since 2006, someone other than Jon Hochkammer is running for mayor. Luke Diaz, one of two District 3 a l d e r s , Diaz announced Saturday, Nov. 4, that he plans to be on the April 2018 ballot. Hochkammer, the longest serving mayor in Verona’s history by more than three years, has not announced whether he will run for a seventh term. “I’m running for Mayor of Verona on a platform of keeping our hometown feel even as we grow,”
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ConnectVerona.com Diaz wrote in his emailed campaign announcement. “As a city council member I’ve worked for responsible development that fits in with our community.” Diaz, a document control specialist for Gammex in Middleton, joined the council in 2013 in an unprecedented sweep of four incumbents by political newcomers. Three of those challengers – Diaz, Heather Reekie (D-4) and Elizabeth Doyle (D-1) – remain on the council.
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Jane Barnett plants some prairie seeds in front of the Verona Town Hall on a foggy, rainy Saturday.
Prairie planted About 30 volunteers came to the Town Hall in Verona Saturday to help plant a prairie on more than half of the six-acre property surrounding the building. The new Town Hall opened in February of this year at 7669 County Hwy. PD after a years-long search for land resulted in the purchase of
property there in December 2015. The town later sold 37 of the 43 acres it purchased to neighboring Epic for $2.4 million, which funded most of the new building. The cold and rainy weather Saturday provided a good environment for planting a prairie, David Lonsdorf told the Press. Lonsdorf is a town
resident and member of the Natural and Recreational Areas Committee who coordinated the planting of the prairie, which included more than 70 different flowering plants. The prairie, which includes about $5,000 worth of seeds that were mostly donated or collected by town residents, is expected to grow in about three years.
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Board decides priority areas in case of cuts Will guide design team decisions if initial costs too high SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
If construction on the new high school turns out to be more expensive than projected, the school board is ready with a set of priorities. Among the items at the top of the list are flexibility and adaptability, meaning that rooms and common
spaces can be used in multiple ways and adapt to growth or new teaching methods. The lowest priority is athletics and recreational space. Cost estimates are beginning to come in on initial designs for the new Verona Area High School, and officials know they won’t be allowed to exceed funds approved in the $182 million April referendum. So Monday night, board members laid out their priorities among nine focus areas for the Core Team to use to guide any potential cuts.
Inside Board approves 2018-19 calendar Page 17 “It’s very difficult to do … because these are all important,” consultant Jill Huskisson told the board Monday night. “There have to be some guidelines given to (the Core Team) so they are working on your behalf.”
The nine areas the board considered, which they chose at the Oct. 27 meeting, were: Flexibility and adaptability; functionality and operations; academics and learning spaces; safety and health; accessibility; community access; respect for taxpayer investment; aesthetics; and athletics and recreational space. After voting by secret ballot on their top priorities as individual board members, they settled on the first three as “tier one” priority
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A 21-year-old Verona man died in a rollover crash Saturday night on the U.S. Hwy. 18-151 bypass around Verona. Will Kellerman, a 2015 Verona Area High School graduate, had been traveling southbound on the highway when i t l e f t t h e Kellerman roadway and rolled multiple times near the 80.2 mile marker around 7:18 p.m., according to a news release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
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enjoyed the opportunity to hear from the teams. “It was really impressive to hear all the different sites and what they’re working on for continuous improvement,” Navarro-Haffner said. “One hour was not enough to capture it, I couldn’t even get to all the sites.” The format used Monday might not continue. It was the first year for the teams to present to the district on their work, and the board and administration wanted to see if it was successful. Each school also has established implementation teams, which carry out work in the identified priority areas. The CITs were established as part of the move to centralize some decision-making with the district in 2015, which was sparked by parent complaints about behavior and personalized learning inconsistencies at different schools.
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68,000-square-foot grocery store would open in 2019 JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
The final step in approving Verona’s second full-service grocery store is in the hands of the Common Council next week after getting a unanimous recommendation in favor Monday from the Plan Commission. Other than the standard staff-approval conditions, such as stormwater, only one item might remain if the Festival Foods precise implementation plan is approved next week. That’s an agreement providing a legal requirement to remove the building should it ever be vacant for a year or more. The store earned the more crucial approval, for its general development plan, in September. The GDP covers
big-picture items – the site layout, building types and sizes and traffic flow – while the PIP is finer details such as architecture, landscaping and lighting. The Onalaska-based, family-owned grocery chain has grown quickly over the past 20 years, now at 28 stores, and Verona’s planned 67,867-squarefoot store is expected to hire 250 or more employees. It would be the second in the Dane County area and likely would open in 2019. Commissioners had a few questions about the plan, most notably about whether any of the trees on the site are salvageable. Commissioner Pat Lytle recalled that a similar issue had been brought up at the adjacent property when Farm and Fleet was built in 2007 and that attempts to salvage trees had not been successful. City planning director Adam Sayre responded that typically, developers
are asked to try to save younger trees by simply digging them up, but mature trees such as those on the site – adjacent to Badger Prairie County Park – usually don’t survive transplanting. “It’s going to be difficult to save those trees just based on that,” he said. City parks and urban forestry director told the Press on Tuesday in an email he had not been asked to look at the trees, but during the Farm and Fleet construction, his crew had attempted to move “six or eight” trees “with mixed results.” He wrote that only a very specific size typically works with transplanting, roughly 5-8 inches around and 20-30 feet tall. The Council meeting begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. Two of seven alders in attendance voted against the GDP. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
The Plan Commission unanimously recommended approval Monday of a 32-room memory care unit that would be an expansion of Noel Manor’s assisted-living facility on Prairie Oaks Drive. The GDP for the site, approved in 2015, provides for a 32-unit apartment building there, and Sayre judged that was not enough of a change to require the GDP be changed. So only one step was needed, the PIP, and it goes to the council next Monday, Nov. 13.
Sayre called it “a nice-looking building” and noted that a slim parcel to the north is planned for a future bike path.
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Liberty Park expansion The commission recommended beginning the process of bringing a 32-acre parcel of Liberty Business Park into the city’s developable area. The property, located east of the current business park on the southeast side of the city, is already within the city but needs state approval and review from a countywide body before it can be connected to sewer service, which is needed for most forms of urban development.
Storage building The commission approved a site plan for an 8,525-square-foot building at 529 Commerce Parkway in the old industrial park for Beale Racing to allow for storage of racing vehicles.
Banner contest returns for second year 2 VAHS students featured
VPD seeks regular, substitute crossing guards T h e Ve r o n a P o l i c e Department is looking for school crossing guards. According to a flier the department is distributing, they are in need of both regular and substitute crossing guards to fill vacant posts around Verona. Crossing
guards are paid $14.05 an hour. There are nine posts around Verona that are needed each day school is in session. Those interested in becoming a crossing guard can fill out an application
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Two Verona Area High School students will be featured in a Wisconsin Public Television broadcast Nov. 13 for their musical theater prowess. Nathan Lucas and Ellie Heinzen will be among students from more than 25 schools on the “Overture’s High School Musical Theater Awards” broadcast, which features top performances from an awards ceremony held in June. The broadcast will begin at 8 p.m., and can be streamed online at wpt.org. “Overture’s High School Musical Theater Awards showcase the incredible musical talent coming out of
Wisconsin’s high schools,” WPT producer Deb Piper said in a news release. “The students and the schools raise the bar of excellence every year.” Lucas was recognized for his role as the Baker in the high school’s production of “Into the Woods,” while Heinzen is featured for her performance as “Nettie Fowler” in the Janesville School District’s summer production of “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel.” VA H S a l s o r e c e ive d an Outstanding Musical award for its “Into the Woods” show at this summer’s ceremony. – Scott Girard
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Though South Main Street has been open for three months since its redesign, the makeover is not quite complete. Next spring, banners designed by students like those hung along East Verona Avenue earlier this year will be added to the corridor. The Verona Area Education Foundation is again partnering with the City of Verona to “beautify” the city and recognize students’ talent. Student entries, due Dec. 22 at the Verona Area School District office or Dec. 18-27 at the Verona Public Library, can utilize any art medium and must be designed to fit a 20.5-inchby-38-inch banner.
The theme will be the same as last year, “Homet o w n U . S . A . ,” w h i c h brought in designs ranging from celebrating the Verona Wildcats, community festivals and friendship. Selected student artists and their families will be invited to an awards celebration in the spring, according to a news release from the district, and have the opportunity to purchase a copy of their banner for hanging or as a tote bag. Money from those purchases will go toward the VAEF’s annual grants to classrooms. For more information on the banner contest, anyone interested can contact VAEF president Errin Welty at 358-1552 or erwelty@ Photo by Scott Girard yahoo.com. One of the Verona Area School District student-designed banners from last year hangs from a light pole along East – Scott Girard Verona Avenue. New banners will be hung along Main Street next year.
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BPNN provides needed resource This year, the Badger Prairie Needs Network will set a new record in the number of meals distributed through our food pantry. By the end of next month, we will have distributed over 500 thousand lbs. of food – enough for 420,000 meals. We will have helped a cumulative total of 13,000 individuals from Fitchburg, Verona, and south Madison who do not have enough to eat – up 18 percent over last year. And we will have provided over 10,000 free meals through our Saturday community meal program when school lunches and senior meal programs are not available. The need for food assistance locally is great and the challenges for organizations like ours are numerous. Each year in Wisconsin, millions of pounds of produce remain unharvested in farm fields. Much of this produce goes unused even though 11 percent of Wisconsin residents – nearly 700,000 individuals – are at risk of hunger each day. To help combat this serious hunger issue, many Wisconsin farmers and food businesses donate surplus produce to food banks and local food pantries but there still remains a lot more food
that is left out in the field that could be captured for pennies on the dollar. The need for more healthful food in the emergency food system is staggering. According to the 2014 Wisconsin Hunger Report, nearly 53 percent of households utilizing the emergency food system report having one member with heart disease and 34 percent report having one member with diabetes. At the same time, 82 percent of households report prioritizing cheap, unhealthy foods in order to make ends meet. A bill is now circulating in the Wisconsin State Legislature that would create a public-private partnership to harvest and distribute produce left in fields through local food pantries. Please contact your local representatives and ask that they support and sponsor Harvest for Hope (SB 487 and AB 577). It will help us provide more nutritious food that local families and children they need to work, learn and live healthier lives. You can find your representative and contact information using the map at maps.legis.wisconsin. gov Marcia Kasieta City of Verona
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Dear Roberta: I never appreciated you fully I
t’s only 127 miles from Kathmandu to Pokhara, Nepal, but the bus ride can take between seven and 12 hours. That’s slightly closer than Chicago and Madison are, and it takes three to four times as long as a bus ride between the two. As I ponder this, our bus hits another pothole and nearly launches me into my husband’s lap. I close my eyes and tell myself it’s probably better not to do the math. Just “enjoy” the ride. In truth, Rober- Dresser ta, I’m writing this open letter to express my belated appreciation for your services as my middle school bus driver. I’ve endured my fair share of memorable transportation moments in the last six months around Southeast Asia and Oceania, and I now finally understand the weight of your role in my tiny life. I’ve had some odd experiences that led me to this place. In New Zealand, my husband and I bought a beat-up 2002 Nissan Wingroad at a questionable car fair and learned to drive on the other side of the road, how to change a tire in the middle of nowhere and what that stupid motor light really means. In Samoa, we rode old, psychedelic school buses that had rickety wooden seats and blasted Pacific Island anthems like there was no tomorrow. People were so friendly it actually felt like we were on our way to the first day of school. In Indonesia, the motorbike is king, but it is a kingdom of chaos. People ride – brazenly or obliviously, I’m not sure – on sidewalks, into oncoming traffic and through all manner of intersections. In Vietnam, all the sleeper cars
were fully booked, so we took an overnight train in the “hard seat” section. It was filled to the brim with locals of all shapes and sizes. They snuffed their noses at seat numbers, they put their bare feet on your reclined headrest, and they gleefully threw food all over the floor. No one was rude, per se, but I got the impression there were no rules, and I didn’t like it. In Thailand, we finally got a sleeper car. It was like sleeping in the overhead compartment of an airplane. We tested it out, and my husband could actually close me inside of it. I decided to wait until the train stopped to try out the bathrooms, thinking it would be a more stable experience that way. Everything was going well until I realized there was no lever to flush. I looked down and to my horror, the “toilet” was actually just a hole that led right out to the train tracks. I would like to apologize to the dear residents of the town of Lampang. I would never have done such a terrible thing had I known I was leaving it fresh on your doorstep. Thankfully, Japan provided some much-needed order to our transportation trauma. On our overnight bus from to Osaka, we had sleeping masks, massage chairs, blankets and a little bonnet that we could pull down over our heads to get more privacy. It was nothing short of a baby stroller for adults. In Nepal, however, it seems we are back to square one. There are a few chickens on board and a rag-tag bunch of teenagers hanging on to the outside of the windows as the bus jerks and lurches along precarious cliffs. At one point, the bus actually stops and turns around at the request of a passenger who has forgotten something at home. Incredibly, nobody gets upset. They just shrug and smile in their Shangri-la kind of way, so
we do the same. For most travelers, a Nepali bus ride is an experience that they both simultaneously love and hate. This is my second one. I loved my first one; this one I am beginning to hate. It reminds me of the first bus ride I ever hated: my hour-long commute to middle school. I was one of the first kids on in the morning and one of the last kids off in the afternoon. And I was not happy about it. You were my bus driver, Roberta, so I blamed you. I made sure to cause as many problems as possible because I assumed you were in control of the route. You took forever to drop me off just out of pure spite, I just knew it. My parents received weekly bus reports from you. You assigned me a seat, you glared at me daily in the review mirror, and I exasperated you to no end with God knows what stupid stuff. And I’m sorry. I really am. In fact, I hope that you’re out there now, somewhere, having the last laugh as I write this. Because I want you to know that I have been bumping and chucking my way around the world in relative misery. I am being violently introduced to the wide, grotesque, and fascinating spectrum of how to get from Point A to Point B. As a consequence, I have now cultivated a profound appreciation for quality transportation services and an unexpected nostalgia for the simplicity of my childhood commute. I miss you, Roberta, and I regret never properly thanking you for what you do. Ashley Dresser is a Verona native and a full-time traveler. To read more about her adventures, check out her bilingual blog at www.elbigmonday.com
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Veterans Day ceremonies Friday VAEF craft fair Veterans Day – traditionally Nov. 11 – will be commemorated a day early in Verona, with several events What: Veterans Day flag scheduled for Friday, Nov. ceremonies 10, beginning at 11 a.m. Louis Slamar Arthur E. Clough Douglas Wolf When: 11 a.m. Friday, with ceremonies at HomeNorval Morgan Elliott Sweet Bill LaBerge Nov. 10 town Junction Park. Fred Malcolmson Richard D HamCharles Rishel The Verona Senior CenWhere: Hometown Juncmersley ter, 108 Paoli St., will host a tion Park, 101 Railroad Howard Henry David Robert lunch at 11:45 a.m. (free to St., Verona Robert John Egstad Tormey all veterans), to be followed Kudrle Info: 848-6809 Jim Bielefeldt Dick Wentland by a 12:30 program featurWayne Eugene Larry W JacobDonald Kazda ing speakers Verona Mayor Mott son Jon Hochkammer and Dan Connery, the Dane County call 845-7471. Veterans Service Officer. Connery, a Madison native post in 2013. veterans receiving handEmail Unified Newspaper and veteran of operations A “ Q u i l t s o f Va l o r ” made quilts from the group. Group reporter Scott De Desert Shield and Desert presentation is then set For more information about Laruelle at scott.delaruelStorm, was named to the for 1 p.m., with Verona senior center programming, le@wcinet.com.
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The Verona Area Education Foundation will hold its annual craft fair Nov. 11. The event, in its 22nd year, will feature more than 70 local crafters. Booth fees will raise money for the ropes courses for Badger Ridge and Savanna Oaks middle schools. The fair will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the BRMS gymnasium, 740 N. Main St. All items for sale at the fair are handcrafted, including jewelry, knitting, quilts, woodwork, soaps, dried wreath and flower arrangements, and dip and sauce mixes, according to a Verona Area School District
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news release. Concessions will also be available. VAEF is a non-profit organization that also offers annual grants to district teachers to help fund classroom projects or equipment. For information on how to become a vendor in future years, email Nancy Horns at nstraley@aol.com. – Scott Girard
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World War II veteran Harold Montross was honored Monday at his Noel Manor residence with a Qulit of Valor for his service in the Navy from 1942-45.
VACT performs pair of children’s shows Nov. 16-18 3 performances each of ‘Stone Soup,’ ‘Godspell Jr.’
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More than 100 kids will perform Nov. 16-18 as part of Verona Area Community Theater’s two fall children’s shows. “Stone Soup” and “Godspell Junior” will run Thursday, Nov. 16, through Saturday, Nov. 18, at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center. Shows will be at 7 p.m. on the 16th and 17th, and at 2 p.m. on the 18th, with tickets to each performance including both shows. Tickets are $10 for adults and $9 for students through high school and seniors 65 and older. Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door. “Stone Soup,” a mini-musical that tells the story of a small town with grumpy citizens called Old Town, features 24 children ages 5 to 8. A group of travelers arrives and introduces some unexpected ingredients into a delicious meal, and as they and the townspeople work together to create a batch, the townspeople realize “the greatest gift is to share,” according to a VACT news release. Alex Rosenbaum is directing the production,
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The cast of “Stone Soup” practices during a dress rehearsal. The show will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16, and Friday, Nov. 17, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, with a performance of “Godspell Junior” to follow. Dee Baldock is the producer and Kate Monk choreographed the show. “Godspell Junior” is a shortened version of the full Broadway musical, which tells a tale of friendship, loyalty and love. The show will feature 88 students between ages 8 and 14, with Daniel Christian in the role of Jesus and Will Argall as Judas. Alyssa Dvorak, who is directing the show, chose a school as the setting for the story. “I think this interpretation of the show really allows the stories to be understood by all ages,” Dvorak said in the release.
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All Saints Lutheran Church 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Interim Pastor Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Veteran’s Day The senior center will host a Veteran’s Day event at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10. The event features a flag ceremony at 11 a.m., at the Veteran’s Memorial, free lunch for veterans and Quilts of Valor program. To register, call 845-7471.
Dailey and Vincent Music group Dailey and Vincent, multi-Grammy nominees, will perform bluegrass, country and gospel music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. Tickets cost $32 for regular, $30 seniors and $10 students. For information, visit vapas.org.
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People who need marketplace health insurance or want to change current coverage can participate in an insurance enrollment event from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. Covering Wisconsin staff will customize health insurance options based on needs. Covering Wisconsin is a federally-certified and state-licensed health care navigator entity, which provide help to health insurance enrollment and education on how to use health insurance. For information, call Covering Wisconsin at 261-1455.
People can drop off school supplies, hygiene items, toys and money at Sugar River United Methodist church, 415 W. Verona Ave. from Nov. 13 to Nov. 20 for children in needs. For information, call 845-5855.
Bazaar and luncheon St. Andrew church will hold an annual Christmas and holiday bazaar and luncheon from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at St. Andrew Parish Center, 301 N. Main St. The luncheon is from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. There will be holiday crafts, gift baskets, woodcraft items, baked goods, sweep stakes drawing for items featuring a $500 cash prize. There will also be children’s Christmas shop. For information, call 845-6613.
Conscious parenting talk People can participate in a discussion about conscious parenting from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14, at the library. Tia Fagan, a certified parent coach, will present how conscious parenting can transform and improve parents’ relationship with children. For information, call 845-7180.
Retirement welfare talk The senior center will host a free educational series from 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15. Investment advisers will discuss topics on social security maximization, unlocking Medicare and estate planning. The series will continue on the third Wednesday of each month until Dec. 31. For information, call 845-7471.
Community calendar Thursday, November 9
• 3 p.m., Veterans Club, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga club, library, 845-7180 • 6-8 p.m., Career change 101, library, 845-7180 • 7 p.m., Bob Lindmeier presentation and discussion on Climate Change, Sugar River Church, 2319163
Friday, November 10
• 11 a.m., Veteran’s Day, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5 p.m., Mini sprouts: Pizza, library, 845-7180
Saturday, November 11
• 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Bazaar and luncheon, St. Andrew Parish Center, 301 N. Main St., 845-6613 • 9 a.m to 3:30 p.m., Health insurance enrollment, library, 261-1455 • 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 • 7:30 p.m., Dailey and Vincent performance, Verona Area Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St., vapas.org
Monday, November 13
• 1-2 p.m., Senior case management, library, 845-7471 • 7 p.m., Common Council, Verona City Center, 845-6495 • 7:25-9:25 p.m., Young Life high school club, State Bank of Cross Plains, 108 N. Main St., verona. younglife.org
Tuesday, November 14
• 10 a.m to 2 p.m., Verona “Quilts of Valor” group meeting, Verona American Legion, 207 Legion St., 577-5906 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Conscious parenting talk, library, 845-7180 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate Microsoft Excel, library, 845-7180
Wednesday, Nov. 15
• 10-11:30 a.m., Retirement welfare talk, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Minicraft club, library, 845-7180 • 5:30-7 p.m., Retirement readiness, senior center, 845-7471
Thursday, November 16
• 12 p.m., Banking presentation, senior center, 845-7471 • 4-5:30 p.m., Anime and Manga club, library, 845-7180 • 6-7 p.m., Evening Caregiver Support Group, senior center, 845-7471 • 6-8 p.m., Exploration Academy Charter High school showcase, 400 N. Main St., 845-4550 • 6:30-8:30 p.m., Wine tasting fundraiser, Ten Pin Alley, 6285 Nesbitt Road, Fitchburg, fitchburgveronarotaryclub.org/
11 a.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 1 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 11-06-17 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. 12 7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church Service Noon – Plan Commission from 11-06-17 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 4:30 p.m. – Matts House Update at the Historical Society 6 p.m. – Plan Commission from 11-06-17 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. 13 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist 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
Good Shephard Lutheran Church ELCA (608) 271-6633 Madison: Raymond Road & Whitney Way, Madison Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m.. Verona: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Salem United Church of Christ 502 Mark Dr., Verona (608) 845-7315 salemchurchverona.org Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Fellowship Hour: 10:15 a.m.
Damascus Road Church – West The Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St., Verona (608) 819-6451 info@damascusroadchurch.com, damascusroadonline.org Pastor Justin Burge Sunday: 10 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church ELCA 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor Jeff Jacobs Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
Memorial Baptist Church 201 S. Main St., Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sugar River United Methodist Church 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor Gary Holmes 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship. Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.
Redeemer Bible Fellowship 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 848-1836 redeemerbiblefellowship.org Pastor Dwight R. Wise Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship Resurrection Lutheran Church – WELS 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Benjamin Phelps Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m. St. Christopher Catholic Parish St. Andrew Church 301 N. Main St., Verona St. William Church 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli (608) 845-6613 stchristopherverona.com Fr. 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) 225-1278 Rev. Laura Crow Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
Friday, November 17
• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the restless, library, 845-7180
What’s on VHAT-98 Thursday, Nov. 9 7 a.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween 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. – Shari the Harpist 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. 10 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist 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 8:30 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 10 p.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 11 8 a.m. – Plan Commission from 11-06-17
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.
The Church in Fitchburg 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
Senior Center 5 p.m. – 2016 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. – Common Council Live 9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 14 7 a.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween 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. – Shari the Harpist 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. 15 7 a.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center 1 p.m. – Larry Bird at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Verona ‘91-’92 Boys Basketball 5 p.m. – Common Council from 11-13-17 7 p.m. – Capital City Band 8 p.m. – Shari the Harpist at Senior Center
10 p.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween at Senior Center 11 p.m. – Exercise for Arthritis at Senior Center Thursday, Nov. 16 7 a.m. – Health Screenings/ Halloween 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. – Shari the Harpist 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
Wait Upon the Lord “I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land ofthe living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” – Psalm 27:13-14 NIV In this season of advent, we are told to wait upon the Lord, and reminded that this is more than just a time of waiting expectantly for Christmas. Waiting for Christmas is a microcosm of the cosmic wait experienced by creation in waiting for the Creator to take the form of creation and become man. Waiting can be hard, especially for the young, whose time horizons make days seem like years, but as we age, waiting gets easier as time seems to go by quicker with each passing year. How long is too long can also depend on what you are experiencing.Waiting to see the dentist can seem like an eternity when you have a toothache, whereas waiting for a delicious meal can be something we savor. Waiting upon the Lord is an act of patience, humility and quietude. We must be patient, because we don’t know when or where the Lord will reveal Himself. We must be humble while waiting for the Lord because the Lord’s coming is done in His good time and not ours. And finally, we must clear a quiet space in our souls for the Lord to come. In the noisy hustle and bustle of our hectic lives, we might not hear the Lord’s quiet voice even if He were there. As we approach the celebration of the Lord’s birth, be patient, be humble, and make quiet space for the Lord to inhabit. – Christopher Simon
Support groups • AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m. • Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. • Healthy Lifestyles Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m. • Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.
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Verona ranked best place to raise family JIM FEROLIE Verona Press editor
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Deb and Curtis Herfel were recognized at the Wisconsin State Fair this August for having a sesquicentennial farm. The farm has been in their family ownership for more than 150 years. The state fair recognizes farms that have been in continuous family ownership for 100 or 150 years each year. Honorees were given complimentary fair tickets, invited to an awards breakfast and a certificate and outdoor display sign to commemorate the recognition.
2 Verona residents receive RSVP recognition Two Verona residents are among the award recipients at the upcoming RSVP of Dane County 45th anniversary appreciation event. Robert Syvrud will received the President’s Length of Service Award and Mary Jacobs the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Oct. 26 event, which will be held at the Heights Event Center here in Verona. RSVP connects seniors ages 55 and older with volunteer opportunities in their community.
Robert Syvrud Syvrud will be receiving RSVP of Dane County’s 2017 President’s Length of Service Award in recognition of 20 consecutive years of service in the community as a volunteer driver. Syvrud, 79, has managed to keep Syvrud himself quite busy since he retired at age 59 from the Wisconsin Historical Society, where he worked in the mailroom for nearly 40 years. He has lived in the Madison area his entire life, and he laughs when he explains that he actually lived on the same block in Verona for 60 years, in four different houses. Syvrud and his wife, Dodie, have three children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. When he’s not busy with his family, he loves to volunteer and give back to the community. Since Dodie was employed at the Verona Senior Center at the time of his retirement, it was an easy connection for him to become
involved with the senior center and RSVP. Syvrud drives older adults to medical appointments, as well as delivers meals to seniors. He’s helped out at the senior center in many ways, from answering phones, to setting up tables for events, to ensuring workshops run smoothly. Syvrud’s most distinct volunteer role has probably been showing students how to shell corn. He did this for five years as part of Folk Art Fair hosted by local schools, where volunteers demonstrated their arts and skills to elementary students. When asked what his favorite part about volunteering, his answer was “the people.” Whether the students’ smiles and curiosity as he shelled the corn, or the grateful seniors he helps get to medical appointments or delivers meals to, Syvrud really enjoys being able to help serve others. He said he volunteers because “he can.” He doesn’t plan to stop at 20 years of service, either, as volunteering has helped to keep him young, Syvrud said, and there’s no doubt he’ll be volunteering for years to come.
Mary Jacobs Growing up in a home where volunteering was the norm, it was a natural choice for Jacobs to volunteer in adulthood. “It never occurred to me that I wouldn’t be a volunteer when the opportunity presented itself,” Jacobs said. “I thought that’s what everybody did.” Jacobs is receiving the President’s Lifetime Achievement award for providing more than 4,000 hours during
her life. Jacobs was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, with both of her parents working outside the home and volunteering for their two children’s Scout troops, laying the groundwork for Jacobs’ lifetime commitment to involvement with Girls Scouts as a leader and an instructor to other leaders. She learned Jacobs knitting in Scouts, sewing from her mother and taught herself how to crochet and embroider. After high school, Jacobs attended Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio, before transferring and earning her undergraduate degree from UW-Madison. She worked a variety of jobs, including teaching at a country school and student advising at University of Colorado-Boulder, before returning to Madison to take graduate level courses and work in the data analysis field. Upon her return to Madison, she heard a radio station report on a man selling apples to pay his way through college and went to the orchard to support his efforts, where she was invited to dinner with the family of four brothers and introduced to her future husband Austin. The pair married in 1964, moving several times until landing back on the Jacobs’ farm, where they settled to raise their children. Like many mothers, Jacobs volunteered as room mother for her kids’ classrooms, served as her daughter’s Girl Scout troop leader, taught classes to other Scout leaders on “How
to Manage a Troop,” held various leadership positions in the American Association of University Women and did all this while working in computer science for many different organizations. When she retired, she quickly found a volunteer home at the Verona Senior Center as a member of the RSVP Group Hometown Helpers, where she served as the group leader for 11 years and logged more than 4,000 hours making hats, mittens, scarves and much more for people in need in Dane County. “I like the idea that requests were coming in from organizations that serve people who really needed help,” Jacobs said. – Diana Jost and Scott Girard
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Verona’s rank Category Rank Family life and fun 6 Education, health, safety 19 Affordability 4 Socioeconomics 7
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An online rating site has ranked Verona as the top place in Wisconsin to raise a family. WalletHub, a credit rating site that features a variety of financial tools, has a series of analyses on the best and worst of a wide variety of categories – Black Friday deals, credit card offers, colleges and universities, even Halloween cities. The methodology varies, but each uses mathematical scoring for several categories to come up with its top choices. The biggest factors setting Verona apart from the pack were its high median income and its high proportion of families with kids. The Best Places to Raise a Family in Wisconsin, posted Oct. 4, ranked cities in a state that itself ranked in the top 11 in that category in a January post on the site (South Dakota was No. 1, Alaska was 50). For the best cities in Wisconsin, WalletHub took the same categories – family fun, education and child care, health and safety, affordability and socioeconomics – but simplified it. It combined two of those into a single category of education, health and safety, using metrics for 21 subcategories, such as housing affordability, unemployment rate, property and violent crime rate, pediatricians per capita and share of families with a child under 18. Some, such as the latter subcategory and crime, were weighted more heavily than others. Verona happened to be No. 1 in families with children and No. 3 in median family income (which affected both affordability subcategories). Overall, it was fourth in
affordability, sixth in family fun, seventh in socioeconomics and 19th in education, health and safety. Mequon, Brookfield and New Berlin were the only cities ranked more affordable, based primarily on costs compared to median income. Waunakee was a close No. 2, beating Verona in education, health and safety (5), but falling short in affordability (16) and family fun (17). Fitchburg, which sends many children to the Verona Area School District, ranked No. 73 out of 85 cities, with the lowest score in affordability (No. 79). Milwaukee was ranked lowest, coming in at the bottom of three categories – family income, violent crime rate and percent of families below the poverty level, as well as having the third-highest divorce rate, though it was tied for No. 1 in recreational attractions. “Our sample considers only the city proper in each case and excludes cities in the surrounding metro area,” the site explains. Data was collected from a variety of sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, FBI, EPA, HUD, county health rankings, online rating sites and its own research. Ironically, one of those reference sites, areavibes.com, puts median income for Verona at more than $98,000 but rated its cost of living a D-minus. In 2015, NerdWallet ranked Verona 64th, based on financial factors, such as median home value and income, schools and the number of families with children.
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T h e Ve r o n a P o l i c e Department will have a new tool to train its K9 unit after it acquires a protective bite suit. The suit, purchased for $1,619 donated after the Draft House’s annual golf outing, includes pants and a coat that “protect the trained decoy,” VPD Lt. Mark Horstmann wrote in an email. That will help the K9 team train in apprehending people. “The material that the suit is made of prevents a dog’s teeth from penetrating that outer layer, so the decoy doesn’t receive bite injuries,” Horstmann e x p l a i n e d . “ I t ’s v e r y important to have protective equipment like that, so our K9 team can participate in regular and realistic
training.” K9 Drea, a German Shepard, joined the department in August, and is handled by officer Matt Kile. The donation was one of a few this year for the Draft House’s golf outing funds, though owner Mark Peterson told the Press he’s had challenges finding groups to donate to in the last couple of years. There will be more money available next fall, and Peterson encouraged any non-profit organization that works in Verona to contact him at drafthousebar@yahoo. com if they have a need. “I struggle to give it a w a y ” ev e r y A u g u s t , Peterson said.
Will cover costs for 19 VAHS students in need SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
A Dane County program to cover the costs of driver’s education for some students will expand to Verona this year. Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced last week that the Verona Area School District is among six the program would expand to after beginning in the Madison Metropolitan School District in 2015. “A driver’s license plays a key role in providing the opportunity Dane
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County’s younger residents need to avoid limitations in employment and economic standing, but it comes at a price many families struggle to afford,” Parisi said in a news release. “These new partnerships will help a greater number of our youth learn how to drive and will open the doors of opportunity to more people in our community.” Verona Area High School social worker Andrea Bonaparte told the Press the program would “remove a lot of barriers” for the 19 students selected for the first class, which began this month. “(It will) provide students with the opportunity to be more marketable as far as getting jobs, helping out the family,” Bonaparte said. “Hopefully
this grant is not just a one-time thing but something that can be renewed and given to us again.” The other districts the program will now cover are Deerfield, DeForest, Marshall, McFarland and Middleton-Cross Plains. Parisi has proposed $94,800 in his 2018 for the program, which would cover the admission and a fee waiver approximately 20 students from each district to the Driver’s Education Summer Scholar’s Program. Enrollment for the program is normally $400 per person. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
VAIS accepts statewide language award Verona Area International School received the Donna Clementi Blue Ribbon Award for Excellence in World Language Programs at the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers fall conference, held Nov. 2-4 in Appleton. The award was announced earlier this year, but school officials were able to receive the award this weekend and meets its namesake. Pictured here, from left, are VAIS governance council president Carolyn Jahnke, school director Ann Princl and governance council member Charles James, a retired University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of world language education. VAIS is a Chinese-immersion K-5 charter school that opened in 2010. It received a five-year charter renewal from the Verona Area school board last year.
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VASD Kids Expo The Verona Area School District hosted its second annual Kids Expo Saturday, Nov. 4, to offer parents and their pre-kindergarten children a chance to learn about resources in the community for children. Each of the VASD elementary schools, along with groups including daycare centers, karate studios and health centers set up booths in the Verona Area High School gym with interactive activities for kids and information for parents.
Aria Widner, 4, of Madison works with blocks at a booth focused on the Nurtured Heart Approach to childrens’ behavior, which has been a focus in the Verona Area School District in recent years.
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Name: Sophie Henshue Grade: Senior Sport: Swimming Highlights: Sophie Henshue broke Beata Nelson’s 200-yard freestyle school record (1:52.48) and her own school record in the 500 free (5:00.41) to win her first sectional titles Saturday in Middleton. Henshue also qualified for state on the 400 free relay (3:37.34). Honorable mentions: Grace Bennin (girls swimming) broke her own pool record in 100 breaststroke Maggie Nunn (girls swimming) won fourth straight sectional diving title
Volleyball
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Sara Stewart finished eighth in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday at sectional. Her time of 58.8 second was good enough to qualify for state Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 sectional at Middleton High School.
Splashing to state
Bennin, Nunn repeat as sectional champions JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Senior Kirstin Tidd, pictured celebrating in the WIAA Division 1 regional finals, was named first-team all-conference this season.
Tidd, Worley earn first-team honors ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Seniors Kirstin Tidd and Hannah Worley were both named first-team AllBig Eight Conference selections this season for the Verona Area High School volleyball team. Tidd and Worley were joined by senior Priya Shenoi (second-team), senior Katie Karnosky (honorable mention) and sophomores Amelia Hust and Megan Touchett (honorable mentions) on the list. This group helped the Wildcats finish tied for the conference regular season title at 8-1 and also helped Verona take third in the Big Eight tournament. Tidd, a middle blocker, was strong on defense and as a hitter. She collected 175 kills in 89 sets played and had a 45.5 kill percentage. Tidd also had 17 solo blocks and 55
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T h e Ve r o n a A r e a / M o u n t Horeb girls swimming team qualified 13 individual swims and all three relays for the WIAA Division 1 state meet held this Saturday at the UW Natatorium. The Wildcats qualified three individuals automatically and won five sectional titles to finish runner-up as a team. Senior Sophie Henshue broke Beata Nelson’s 200yard freestyle record and her own school record in the 500 free to win her first sectional titles in both events Saturday
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at the Middleton sectional. Junior Grace Bennin broke her own pool record in the 100 breaststroke and also won the 50 free. And senior diver Maggie Nunn overcame an injury at practice on Thursday to win her fourth straight sectional
title on Friday night. Henshue posted a time of 1 minute, 52.48 seconds to holdoff Middleton rivals Caroline Hippen (1:52.66) and Hannah Aegerter (1:52.78). Aegerter collapsed on the deck after the race, which led to a lengthy medical delay and two subsequent delays while meet officials discussed whether or not to allow a substitution. “Right when we finished, I reached over to say, good job, but she really wasn’t moving,” Henshue said of Aegerter. “I got out of the pool and went over to her. I touched her arm and her face was as pale as a ghost. I believe she passed out on the deck, and I just hope she gets better really soon. “She’s always been one of the people that’s pushed me
the most. I respect her a lot.” There was some controversy over the rules following Aergerter’s injury, which led to two more delays before the 500 free, which Henshue won in 5:00.41. Middleton was allowed to substitute junior Makenna Licking in the 500 after the officials came together and eventually called the WIAA in Stevens Point for a final decision. Licking, who finished fourth in 5:13.09, qualified for state based on her time but another bizarre turn of events, the WIAA decided later not to allow her to swim at state as the rules state that substitutions may only be made before
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Henshue looks to medal as an individual at state JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Verona Area/Mount Horeb girls swimming coach Bill Wuerger doesn’t just say senior Sophie Henshue is a hard worker. The Wildcats’ long-time head coach, Wuerger said the senior embodies hard work. “Sophie embraces hard sets,” Wuerger said. “Some girls kind of dread them, and just try to survive them but she embraces them and puts everything into her workouts.” Henshue enters this weekend’s WIAA Division 1 state swimming meet with the fastest state-qualifying time in the 500-yard freestyle and the second-fastest time in the 200 free, breaking former VA/MH standout Beata Nelson’s school records in both over the past two seasons. It’s a long way from where she was two years ago when she fractured her hip flexor. “I’m so happy to see the success she’s having her senior season,” Wuerger said. “I think she’s kind of swam in the shadows of some other girls her first three years. She definitely deserves the success she’s having this year.” Her injury occurred during a two-week period of intense practices during the club season – a result of overuse and tightened muscles. “My doctor said it was an interesting way
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Senior Sophie Henshue won the 500-yard freestyle, her second sectional title Saturday, in 5 minutes, 0.41 seconds.
to fracture a hip,” said Henshue, who lost Henshue won her first two sectional titles three months of training while rehabbing the Saturday at the Middleton sectional and postinjury. ed two of the state’s fastest times this year in “I honestly didn’t think I would ever be as the process. good of a swimmer as I am now following “Honestly, everything has been so that injury,” she said. “I didn’t think I would be able to swim the same way.” Turn to Henshue/Page 14
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Senior Lauren Shorter (from left), senior Courtney Shorter, sophomore Caitlyn Ott and senior Claire Swain were all named to the Academic All-State team this season. Lauren was also a third-team All-State selection, and Courtney was an honorable mention AllState selection.
Shorters both make All-State ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Seniors Lauren and Courtney Shorter capped their 2017 awards with All-State selections this season. Lauren earned a third-team selection, and Courtney was named an honorable mention. Lauren Shorter ended up tied for 10th at the WIAA Division 1 state meet, finishing with a 156 (79-77). Courtney Shorter was tied for 18th with a 164 (78-86). Both girls helped Verona take sixth overall as a team. Both girls finished 1-2 in the Big Eight
Conference meet, as well. Courtney won the individual title, and Lauren was runner-up.
Academic All-State Both Lauren (high honors) and Courtney Shorter also were named to the Academic All-State team. Senior Claire Swain (high honors) and sophomore Caitlyn Ott (high honors) also made the list. Golfers who are sophomores, juniors or seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, and compete in at least 75 percent of the varsity matches are eligible to receive this honor.
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Lynch leads six All-Big 8 selections for Cats ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Sophomore defender Sam Lynch was named to the first-team All-Big Eight Conference for the Verona Area High School boys soccer team this season.
Lynch scored four goals in 20 games this season, and he also anchored a defense that allowed 13 goals in nine conference games to help the Wildcats finish runner-up at 7-1-1. Joining Lynch on the team was second-team
senior forward Jack Bates, second-team senior midfielders Jose Adrian Lazar o - Pa d i l l a a n d A n d r e s Temozihui, second-team senior defender Ethan Poppen and sophomore honorable mention midfielder
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Senior defensive back Bui Clements, pictured forcing a fumble against Middleton this season, was named to the first-team all-conference team this season.
Five Wildcats earn first-team All-Big Eight Conference ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Five first-team All-Big Eight Conference selections highlighted 17 overall picks for the Verona Area High School football team this season. Senior offensive lineman Tristan Largent, senior quarterback Aaron Young and senior wide receiver Jaden King all made firstteam offense. Senior defensive back Bui Clements and junior linebacker Dylan Bourne were first-team defenders. Seven Wildcats made the second team. Senior Carson Bull earned two selections as a tight end and a utility player on offense. Senior TJ Becker made it as an offensive lineman, and Young made it as a kicker. On defense, senior defensive lineman Jaylin Thompson, senior defensive end Reagan Stauffer and senior o u t s i d e l i n e b a c ke r E l i Hano all made it to the second-team. Seniors Tucker Teskey (defensive back), Jack Lilly (defensive back), Jacob Walton (defensive back), Logan Lindell (tight end) and Joe Riley (running back) were all
Senior quarterback Aaron Young looks to pass in a week 1 game this season. Young was named to the first-team all-conference and also earned a second-team selection as a kicker.
named honorable mentions. Young finished the 2017 season 133-for-249 with 1,470 yards, 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. As a kicker, Young hit all nine of his field-goal attempts and 23
of 25 extra-point attempts. Largent scored a touchdown on a tipped passed as a offensive lineman, Largent joined Becker to help protect
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Continued from page 12 Young and open up holes for the running game. Verona had 1,075 yards and nine touchdowns on the ground. King led all Wildcats’ receivers with 40 receptions for 441 yards and five touchdowns. Bull finished with 28 catches for 409 yards and five touchdowns and added 168 yards and two touchdowns rushing on 29 carries. Lindell caught 10 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown, and Riley rushed for 580 yards and five touchdowns on 136 carries. On defense, Clements finished with 28 solo and 24 assisted tackles, two tackles for a loss, four interceptions, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries.
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The Verona Area High School Equestrian team took fourth at state in October.
Wildcats take fourth at state meet The Verona Equestrian team recently competed at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Horse Association state competition at the Alliant Energy Center held Oct. 27-29 with 224 riders competing in four divisions. Divisions are based on team size and Verona competed in division C, which was made up of 13 teams. Events included trail obstacle, showmanship, hunt equitation, western horsemanship, driving and speed events. Points are only awarded to the top 10 competitors in each event. The Verona Equestrian team came in fourth — one point behind third. Due to the number of and
different types of events at the state competition, riders often compete in events they or their horse are not trained in. Samantha Hill is typically the team’s speed rider, but due to her speed horse having an injury, she rode her mother’s Clydesdale in the competition, finishing third in English Showmanship, an event she doesn’t typically train in. Abby Last also learned to drive a cart with Cherokee and came in second place. Other competitors for the Verona Equestrian team were Kelsey Last with her horse Joe (shared with Abby), Gaelan Combs with his horse Danny, and Sophie Kooiman
with her horse Ozzy. Gaelan Combs represented Verona as the Wildcat on Sunday morning in the school mascot race. Combs didn’t have shoes to run in and went barefoot, prompting the announcer to exclaim, “Shoes off for the wildcat,” which quickly became the quote of the weekend. He finished second in the mascot race. The Verona Equestrian team is a fall club sport for VAHS. If you are a VAHS student or Verona Area Middle School student with riding experience and are interested in joining the team, contact coach Sherry Combs at sherrycombs54@ gmail.com.
Bourne led all defenders with 48 solo and 57 assisted tackles, including two for a loss. Thompson finished with 28 solo and 15 assisted tackles, including five for a loss. He also had 1 1/2 sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Stauffer had 45 solo and 17 assisted tackles, including seven for a loss and two sacks. Hano collected 27 solo and 29 assisted tackles, including one for a loss and 2 1/2 sacks. Lilly had 37 solo and 32 assisted tackles, including five for a loss and a sack. He also recovered a fumble and had two interceptions. Teskey picked up 33 solo and 34 assisted tackles and added six interceptions. Walton finished with 34 solo and 22 assisted tackles, including four for a loss, and had three interceptions.
All-Big Eight Conference Offense First-team: Offensive line — Anthony Villanueva and Ben Johnson (Sun Prairie), Alex Okelue and Patrick Horvath (Madison West), Grant Manser (Middleton), Andre Dyslin (Madison La Follette), Tristan Largent (Verona); quarterbacks — Aaron Young (Verona) and Jack Zander (Sun Prairie); tight end — Luke Malmanger (Janesville Craig); running backs — Jaden Stephens (Madison West), Draven Peeples (Sun Prairie) and James Pabst and Dion Huff (Middleton); wide receivers — Cooper Nelson (Sun Prairie); Anthony West (Madison La Follette) and Jaden King (Verona); kicker — Alex Oakley (Sun Prairie); utility — Anthony West (La Follette
Defense First-team: Defensive line — Khalan Coleman and Josh Dinga (Sun Prairie), Colin Liegel (Middleton); defensive end — Ryan Lewis (Middleton), Javon Enochs (Madison West), Amaurii Grosskopf (Beloit Memorial); — inside linebackers — David Maravilla (Madison West), Jimmy Frusciante (Middleton), Hakeem McCullers (Sun Prairie), Dylan Bourne (Verona); outside linebackers — Marty Strey (Sun Prairie), Shane Bick (Middleton), Matthew Wedig (Beloit Memorial); defensive backs — Bui Clements (Verona), Kadon Kaupinnen (Sun Prairie), Keishawn Shanklin (Madison West), Cole Ragsdale (Middleton); punter — Matthew Wedig (Beloit Memorial)
Sectionals: State meet set for Saturday at UW-Natatorium Continued from page 11 the start of the meet. “I’m not surprised that Sophie was not affected by the delays and everything,” coach Bill Wuerger said. “She’s a very mature swimmer. I think it would take a lot to rattle to her.” The defending state champion, Bennin broke her own pool record in the 100 breaststroke by .01 with a time of 1:04.03. She also claimed the 50 free by .26 over Sun Prairie freshman Sophie Fiske in a season-best 23.52. “I think it’s mainly a mental game,” Bennin said of the 50 free. “Bill has used mental visualization to get ready for our races. How many breaths you’re going to take, where you’re going to take them and how many strokes it is to the wall. “I think that’s all you can really do – mentally prepare yourself for how quick it goes and all the little fine details within your race.” Nunn scored 455.15 points to best Madison Memorial senior Natalie Donkle (443.75). “I give Maggie a lot of credit,” Wuerger said. “She hit her heels pretty badly on the diving board at practice. She was not 100 percent, but she kind of set that aside and had the mental toughness to dive well despite the injury.”
Middleton won all three relays but no individual events to score a team-best 394 points. Verona Area/ Mount Horeb finished second with 337 and Madison Memorial leapt over Sun Prairie (283-263) for third place. Gabby Gnewuch (200, 500 free), Rachael Drapp (200 IM, 100 breast), S a r a S t ewa r t ( 1 0 0 f l y, 100 back), Josie McCartney (100 fly) and Caroline Smith (100 breast) also qualified in individual events for VA/MH. Kaitlyn Zuehl will also be competing at state on the 200 medley and 200 free relays. “The girls gave it everything they had, which is all we can ask of them,” Wu e rg e r s a i d . “A l l 1 8 individual entries and two (of three) relays went season-best times.” Drapp finished fourth in the 200IM to qualify for state in 2:09.61. McCartney (58.64) and Stewart (58.8) took a sixth- and eighth-place finish in the 100 fly and moved on to state. Stewart also qualified with a fourth-place fi n i s h i n t h e 1 0 0 b a c k (58.32). Gnewuch finished second to Henshue in the 500 free (5:09.25) and added a seventh-place finish in the 200 free (1:56.85) to advance to state. Smith was sixth in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.3) and Drapp
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Gabby Gnewuch qualified for state in the 200-yard freestyle and the 500 free (above). Gnewuch finished second to teammate Sophie Henshue in the 500 free (5:09.25) and added a seventh-place finish in the 200 free (1:56.85) Saturday. was seventh (1:07.48) – both qualified for state. Verona moved all three relays back to the Natatorium as well. Stewart, Bennin, McCartney and Zuehl opened the meet with a second-place fi n i s h b e h i n d M i d d l e ton’s 200 medley relay in 1:46.45. The Cardinals won the event in 1:44.4. The Wildcats finished fourth in both the 200 and 400 free relays. Zuehl, Drapp, Gnewuch and Bennin placed fourth in the
200 free (1:38.9). Stewart, Henshue, Gnewuch and Drapp finished the meet, taking fourth place in the 400 free in 3:37.34. “It’s definitely a strong bonding process of swimming together with your teammates at state,” Bennin said. “All of our relays this year are pretty young. It’s definitely a bonding process.”
with 265 points – 49.5 more than second place Verona Area/Mount Horeb. Seven individual events and all three relays feature 2016 state champions looking to defend their state titles. Senior Lillie Hosack of Cedarburg returns as the two-time defending 200 IM champion, including a state record time of 1:59.47 last year. State preview Junior Katrina Marty of Middleton won the Divi- Madison West is back to sion 1 state title last year defend her 100 back title
as is sophomore Gabriella Pierobon Mays of Middleton (100 butterfly). Senior Gwen Gustafson of Brookfield Central is the returning champion in the 50 free but her qualifying time of 24.24 ranks her seventh heading into state. Bennin, who won the 100 breast last year after finishing runner-up as a freshman, has the fastest 50 free state qualifying time. “It will definitely be new competition and some freshman faces with Lauren (Stigler of Muskego) graduating,” Bennin said. “I’m really hoping it will be a repeat but we’ll see.” Arrowhead senior Abby Cabush is seeking another title in the 200 free after winning the title last year and finishing runner-up in 2014. Henshue owns the fastest state qualifying time in the 500 free and the second fastest in the 200 free. “I hope to continue my taper going as well as it is next week,” Henshue said. “Breaking 5 minutes at state has been one of my goals all season.” Sophomore Av Osero of Neenah hopes to repeat as the state diving champion. Middleton’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays both return looking to defend the titles they won last year. The Cardinals also enter state with the swiftest 200 medley relay qualifying time.
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Senior Hannah Worley, pictured going up for a kill against Stoughton this season, was named to the first-team all-conference squad this season.
All-Big Eight Conference Loving (Madison West), Noah Mesdjian (Madison Memorial), Josh Cervantes (Madison East); midfielders — Andres Temozihui (Verona), Jose Adrian Lazaro-Padilla (Verona), Tyler Nelson (Sun Prairie), Ivan Pacheco (Janesville Craig); defenders — Ethan Poppen (Verona), Brendan Steele (Middleton), Robbie Paradez (Madison East), Mac Ryan (Janesville Craig); goalies — Alex Alvarado (Madison West) Honorable mentions: forwards — Ian Shi (Madison West), Danny Salazar (Beloit
Volleyball: Six girls make all-conference
Memorial); midfielders — Eliot Popkewitz (Verona), Gregory Pauly (Middleton), Jose Gomez-Castellanos (Madison East), Cesar Garcia (Janesville Parker), Ivan Santiago-Cruz (Beloit Memorial), Coco Castellanos (Beloit Memorial); defenders — Brad Diaz (Madison West), Ross March (Janesville Craig); goalies — Ben Scher (Middleton) General HMs: Moses Jatta (Sun Prairie), Saxon Laflash (Madison Memorial), Isaiah Williams (Middleton), Joe Krause (Madison West), Raul Tello (Janesville Craig)
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Sophomore defender Sam Lynch, pictured making a bicycle kick in a D1 regional final this season, was named to the first-team All-Big Eight Conference.
Eliot Popkewitz. Bates led Verona with 19 goals and four assists, and Popkewitz was next with 10 goals and four assists. Lazaro-Padilla had five goals and eight assists, and Temozihui finished with three goals and 11 assists. Poppen started with Lynch in the backfield and had two assists during the season. Madison East won the Big Eight with a 9-0 record and Purgolders’ coach David Harris was named Big Eight Coach of the Year. Verona’s season came to a close against Middleton in the regional final. Madison West represents the conference at state.
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First-team: Claire Chaussee (outside hitter, Player of the assisted blocks. Year, Sun Prairie); Lily Welti (outside hitter, Middleton); Worley, an outside hitter, was not just an offenKirstin Tidd (middle blocker, Verona); Amanda Carlson sive threat but also was a (middle hitter, Janesville Craig); Liz Maastricht (libero, key defensive player. She Sun Prairie); Hannah Worley (outside hitter, Verona); Jenhad 159 kills and 29 aces, nifer McGinnis (outside hitter, Middleton); Olivia Wolters but Worley also added 212 (libero, Madison Memorial); Taylor Salmon (setter, Janesdigs, eight solo blocks and ville Craig); Stella Oruruo (libero/outside hitter, Madison 16 assisted blocks. La Follette) Worley joined Shenoi Second-team: Priya Shenoi (right-side hitter, Verona); as the only players on the Lily Stockheimer (middle hitter, Janesville Craig); Reave 2017 team to make multiple Myszewski (middle blocker, Janesville Parker); Mariah sectionals and state. Shenoi Calkins (middle blocker, Sun Prairie); Hannah Flottmeyer made the second-team, fin(middle blocker, Middleton); Karlie McNabb (outside hitishing with 123 kills in 73 ter, Sun Prairie); Jaden Kramer (setter, Madison Memorisets played and had a 37.4 al); Olivia Makinen (outside hitter, Beloit Memorial); Paige kill percentage. Buske (setter, Madison East); Ayona Johnson (outside/ Shenoi also added five right-side hitter, Madison La Follette) solo blocks and 28 assisted blocks. Honorable mentions: Hannah Berns (setter/outside Karnosky took over as hitter, Madison West); Katie Karnosky (libero/defensive libero during the regular specialist, Verona); Kayla Underwood (setter, Middleton); season win over Sun PraiJulianna Getka (Janesville Parker, middle blocker); Jymeni rie and was a defensive Willoughby (middle blocker, Madison La Follette); Bailey specialist when the seaLedford (right-side hitter, Sun Prairie); Seghan Northey son started. Besides being (outside hitter, Madison Memorial); Amelia Hust (libero/ strong in the back row, defensive specialist, Verona); Ally Keuler (setter, Sun Karnosky was also a strong Prairie); Lea Krasniqi (outside hitter, Madison East); server. Brynn Swanson (outside hitter, Beloit Memorial); Megan Karnosky had 75 aces Touchett (right-side hitter, Verona); Sydney Peterson and 220 digs in 87 sets. (outside hitter, Janesville Parker); Taylor Metcalf (rightHust was the libero at side/outside hitter, Madison La Follette); Ashley Harris the start of the season and (setter, Middleton); Olivia Farin (libero, Middleton); Sam remained a defensive speKrekel (setter, Sun Prairie); Abbey Maier (right-side hitter, cialist when Karnosky took Madison Memorial); Maggie Schlough (middle blocker, over the position. Madison West); Skyler Flood (defensive specialist, JanesHust led Verona with 357 ville Craig) digs and added 69 aces in 94 sets. Touchett, a right-side hitter, was another under- throughout the season. She three solo blocks and 23 classmen who contributed finished with 121 kills, assisted blocks.
Henshue: Senior breaks VAHS records at sectionals right now. It’s just surreal to think that I’m capable of medaling at state. Everything mind-boggling,” she said. “I comes down to that one meet don’t see myself as one of next weekend.” the top swimmers in the state Continued from page 11
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First team: forwards — Derek Waleffe (Middleton, Player of the Year), Kyle Hagerman (Sun Prairie), Zach Currie (Janesville Craig), midfielders — Davis Green (Sun Prairie), Drake Vandermause (Middleton), Paolo Gratton (Madison West); Ryan Roelke (Madison East): defenders — Sam Baumann (Madison East); Alex Yin (Madison West); Noah Pollard (Middleton); Sam Lynch (Verona); goalies — Brett Richardson (Madison East) Second team: forwards — Jack Bates (Verona), Sam
Finally healthy heading into her final state meet, Henshue said she’s very confident in the way she’s been swimming. And rightfully so. The senior has the fastest 500 free (5 minutes, 0.41 seconds) qualifying time in the state and the second-fastest state qualifying time in the 200 free (1:52.48) behind only Stevens Point senior Julia Stupar (1:50.3). Henshue has moved up 500 free the past three years and finished sixth last season in 5:02.55. She has never placed higher than 14th at state in the 200 free, taking 16th (1:54.88) last season. The
senior also helped carry the Wildcats’ 400 free relay back to state where she helped the team take eight last year and 10th as a freshman. Henshue hasn’t figured out if Saturday will be her final competitive race, as the collegiate coaches she’s reached out to are waiting to see how the end of her season goes. “I can’t really wrap my head around it,” Henshue said. “I looked up at the scoreboard and to see what I’ve accomplished personally in the last four years. I have to thank Bill (Wuerger) for everything. He’s pushed me through a lot of things.”
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50 y ears ago • Carnes held an open house at its 17-yearold building, which had expanded several times at the same location it holds t o d a y, o n S o u t h M a i n Street. At that point, the company had 540 employees. • The school board selected the color scheme of the interior of the new Verona High School. In addition to covering the walls in vinyl neutral pastels and creams, the hallways were covered with avocado green carpet, classrooms got dark brown carpet. Lockers were finished with wood trim and auditorium seats were painted rusty gold. • Businessmen and women dressed up in disguises and silly costumes throughout downtown Verona for Crazy Days.
40 years ago • A Verona couple withdrew its petition to open a group home for up to five developmentally disabled youth after receiving a hostile reaction from residents of the DeMarco Trail neighborhood at the Town Board meeting. Residents claimed their home values would decline and their children would no longer be able to roam freely. • The Fitch-Rona EMS service began Sept. 10 after a short delay while essential communications equipment was installed. Headquarters of the all-volunteer ambulance service were in the Dane County Home. • The Village Board voted to place an item on its next agenda for a resolution to become a city. • The Town Board discussed a problem with a house on Goose Lake Drive mistakenly built on town lands. It was originally dedicated as a boat storage area and covered a public path. • The Verona Betterment Club refunded about $1,800 worth of donations after
clearing approximately that amount from its Hometown Days celebration. • The VHS boys cross country team won the seven-team Verona Invitational meet, edging Baraboo 45-54.
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20 years ago • School district superintendent Bob Gilpatrick unveiled plans for a new elementary school and 480 housing units on the Zingg property on the north side of the city. It would eventually become Country View and the Kettle Creek subdivision. In order to make that happen, the district asked the city to commit to accelerating its phasing plan for the development. • Residents in the area near Silent Street spoke out at committee meetings and wrote about 30 letters against a planned 110-foot extension of the street to Enterprise Drive. Three alders voted against the $13,000 proposal, but it passed based mainly on the recommendations of the city engineer (for traffic flow) and the police, fire and EMS chiefs (for better access). • A group of Russian builders, contractors and remodelers visited Verona as part of a tour organized by the Madison Area Builders Association. The group was in the area to learn how the U.S. construction industry works. • Michael Frankey, a sophomore at Verona Area High School, won a national dance competition in Florida, getting chosen as Teen Male Dancer of the Year. That qualified him for a year of travel and training all over the country. • Savanna Oaks Elementary School was vandalized overnight, with broken windows, chocolate milk and glue sprayed all over, posters torn down and a fire extinguisher sprayed in the library. Damages were estimated at up to $2,000.
• Mayor Phil Salkin reported that despite getting about 30 telephone calls from residents opposed to the demolition of the Sharpe house – on the site where Hardee’s was building its restaurant – the city could not stop it because there was nothing illegal about it. The house was demolished just a few weeks later. • J.T. Downen succeeded Lloyd Hornbacher as Verona High School’s principal. Hornbacher had served for 22 years in the position. One of his first proposals was a new grading system that would narrow the gap between grades so that an A-minus would not be as stark of a difference from a B-plus. • The city awarded bids for the $350,000 library addition, which would add about 6,000 square feet on the upper level and more than 5,000 square feet in the basement. • The city asked the U.S. Postal Service to delay selection of a new post office site to give the city time to study the downtown area for sites. It would instead be located on Enterprise Drive, in an industrial park on the outskirts of the city. • The state added stripes on the street at the corner of Hwys. M and 69 (now S o u t h M a i n a n d Pa o l i streets) to address safety at a spot residents were referring to as “Suicide Corner.” The intersection got a 10 years ago stoplight earlier this sum• Hundreds of Verona mer. • Verona’s football field Area High School students got a new scoreboard with a and others mourned friends in separate ceremonies after Pepsi logo. four people died in a car wreck on state Hwy. 69.
The supercharged 1988 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by 22-year-old Julian L. Kreyer-Nelson apparently failed to negotiate a curve while traveling southbound, flipped over and burst into flames in front of the Miller farm. Inside it were VAHS seniors Lucas G. Ambler-Cowling, 18, of Verona, Matthew Miller, 18, of the Town of Montrose, and Christopher J. Gillette, 17, of Madison. Many students were allowed to leave school early to attend one of the visitations, across the street at St. Andrew Catholic Church. • For the first time, Epic held its annual Users’ Group Meetings entirely on its Verona Campus. Previous events were held entirely off-site or had the main conference and dinners elsewhere. But this year, the 5,200-seat Voyager Hall was able to accommodate. • A 4-month old boy from Belleville died in a Verona day care from head injuries. The provider, 38-year-old Jennifer Hancock, claimed the child had fallen, but she was convicted of first-degree reckless homicide in April 2009 after a seven-day trial and later sentenced to 13 years in prison. • A huge spike in property assessments – which hadn’t been updated in five years – shocked many residents and business owners. As it turned out, property
tax rates would drop by a commensurate amount overall, though some went up more than others. • With traffic levels spiking, Dane County moved planned upgrades to County Highway M ahead in line, starting with the 2009 budget. While some fixes to M did happen soon – much farther north than Verona, the big-ticket items ended up getting pushed back several years. The final upgrade for M – the County PD intersection, which the county originally had planned to do first – is scheduled to start next year and finish in 2019. • A project to replace an old apartment building on South Main Street with a 28-unit condominium building and a retail building got the city’s approval and later a deal for $1 million in taxpayer subsidies. The condominiums, most of which turned into apartments when the economy changed, are now known as City Centre, and the retail building was built as the expansion of Verona Vision Care. • Firefighters and the Common Council honored former chief Ray Pulda for 50 years of service to the department. • The Epic bus route, Madison Metropolitan’s No. 55, got a new contract from the city to continue running after an initial
two-year experiment that brought growing numbers of riders. Though the route cost more than $125,000 a year to operate at the time, Epic and a federal grant covered the shortfall. The route has since expanded, adding stops, buses and an express line. • Verona’s second Kwik Tr i p o p e n e d , a n d t h e 5,000-square-foot convenience store was one of the company’s largest in the state at the time. • T. Wall Properties submitted a revised plan for its already approved West End development, with the two anchor stores both growing significantly larger than before. The plan for a 204,000-square-foot lead anchor was, Wall later admitted, “accommodating an end user,” and few retail stores other than Wal-Mart have models that large. It was withdrawn before it ever reached the Plan Commission. • A 17-year-old Fitchburg man with gang ties was arrested while heading toward Verona Area High School armed with a pocket knife, but school officials insisted it was an isolated incident and not a gang problem. • Eighth-grader Tierney Twing got to act as an honorary water girl at Lambeau Field for a Packers game. – Jim Ferolie
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New Century School students delivered coats collected during a Koats for Kids drive to Klinke Cleaners in Verona last month. The school’s Greatness Ambassadors led the event.
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Jesus Jimenez, left, and Kayla-Marie Johnson show off the flag for Angela Davis’ class.
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Stoner Prairie Elementary School classrooms each made a flag to celebrate their class and interests and showed them to the rest of the school at an assembly in early October. The flags remained on display in the school’s gym. School officials also introduced the yearlong Olympic theme at the assembly.
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William “Will” Joseph Kellerman, age 21, of Verona, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. He was born on Oct. 26, 1996, in Madison, the son of Brian and Kristin (Young) Kellerman. Will graduated from Verona Area High School in 2015. He attended Loras College in Iowa for 1.5 years and was currently in the middle of his first semester at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Will loved playing basketball, and spent endless hours in the gym practicing. He played his last game just two hours before he passed. Will’s best times were with his family and friends, especially around the bonfire talking about the Badgers, Packers and Kobe Bryant. Will took the time to talk to, laugh with and cheer on the family that he loved. He had a twinkle in his eye and a smirk on his face whenever his brother, Steven, walked into the room. Will is survived by his parents, Brian and Kristin; younger brother, Steven Kellerman; maternal grandfather, Bill (Halyna) Young; paternal grandparents, Joe and Joan Kellerman; maternal aunt, Karin (Mike) Victorson; paternal aunts, Shari Cox and Tracy (Jim) Wilson; paternal uncle, Rod (Kerri) Kellerman; his beloved 12 cousins; and his girlfriend, Reagan Friend. He was preceded in death
by his maternal grandmother, Joyce Young. Funeral services will be held at St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church, 427 S. Main St, Verona, at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, with the Rev. Peter Narum presiding. Burial will follow. Visitation will be held at Verona Area High School Gymnasium (where Will would want it), 300 Richard St., Verona, from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 and at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Opportunity 34, a scholarship fund being established in Will’s name, “Because every kid deserves an opportunity”. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Fitchburg Funeral & Cremation Care 2950 Chapel Valley Road (608)442-5002
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T h e 2 0 1 8 - 1 9 Ve r o n a Area School District calendar is set, three months earlier than it was the year before. Other than a new Monday off in late January, the calendar “looks very similar to the last several,” superintendent Dean Gorrell explained Monday before the school board approved it. Spring break falls the last week of March. Other key dates include Sept. 4 as the first day of school, days off Oct. 25 and 26, and winter break Dec. 24 through Jan. 1, with school returning Jan. 2. The last day of school is set for June 12. The Jan. 28 off-day for students creates back-toback Mondays off, as Jan. 21 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Gorrell said it will also offer a day, unpaid, for teachers to finalize their grades if they need to after the end of first semester
Jan. 25. That the day was unpaid drew some concerns from some board members, as Renee Zook said if the district is asking teachers to work they should be paid. Gorrell said that teachers would not be required to work that day, but instead it would be an option. “Whether they choose to use that or not is up to them,” Gorrell said. After a short discussion in which Kristina Navarro-Haffner agreed with Zook, Gorrell explained that staff would also have the option to take part in professional development t h a t d a y, w h i c h wo u l d come with a stipend. He added that if they wanted to make that day paid, the contract with the teachers’ union would have to be renegotiated. “Then we’d have to add another day to the contract, and I don’t think we’re going to do that,” he said. Gorrell said another reason for the Jan. 28 day off was to provide better balance to the quarters and semesters. In the final calendar, first semester has 91 days and second semester has 89.
“That’s a golden time right there,” he said at a September board meeting. “It fits hand in glove with personalized learning plans.” Sept. 4: First day of Last year, surveys on late school starts and other considOct. 25, 26: Days off erations delayed approvNov. 9: First quarter ends al until February. School board members reported Nov. 21-23: Days off hearing concerns from parDec. 24-Jan. 1: Winter ents about that late approvbreak al, and said earlier this fall Jan. 21: Day off approving the calendar would be a priority. Jan. 25: Second quarter Those surveys did not ends offer a clear preference on Jan. 28: Day off late starts, VASD director Feb. 22: Day off of human resources Jason Olson told the board at the March 25-29: Spring time. Much of the feedbreak back, Olson said, focused April 5: Third quarter on the questions being ends unclear. April 19: Day off The board had created a calendar committee May 27: Day off in recent years to explore June 12: End of school those ideas, but the disyear cussions had delayed the calendar approval, so the T h e d i s t r i c t i s s t i l l committee was not estabexpected to consider more lished for this version. significant adjustments in future years, includContact Scott Girard at ing reconsidering late ungreporter@wcinet.com start Mondays and finding and follow him on Twitter more time for profession@sgirard9. al development or teacher-parent contact days.
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Verona Area School District taxpayers will pay the same mill rate for 2017 the district had projected when it asked voters to approve a $181 million referendum this spring. The rate of $12.77 per $1,000 of assessed property value was approved by the school board Oct. 27 in the budget. It is a 79-cent increase from last year, exactly the number the district projected ahead of the April referendum to build a new high school. That amounts to a $158 increase for the owner of a $200,000 home.
VASD in brief Meeting date changed As Verona Area School District officials begin to work through the city process for approval of the new high school site, meetings are beginning to pile up. That includes a City of Verona Plan Commission meeting Dec. 4, when the school board had its regular meeting planned. The district plans to present initial plans for the high school at that meeting. Instead, board members voted Monday to move their meeting to Dec. 11 to allow themselves and administrators to attend the commission meeting Dec. 4. The Dec. 11 date is a placeholder, and the board could elect to not have a meeting altogether and leave Dec. 18 as the lone meeting for that month.
Election access Board members spent about 30 minutes at their last two meetings discussing the potential of holding a meeting to inform residents how to run for office. The Oct. 27 discussion quickly turned from the previously discussed
However, rates across different municipalities within the district vary based on assessed values. The total 2017-18 budget approved Monday was for $76,111,516, well above the $65,869,067 projected at the annual meeting earlier this year. District business manager consultant Chris Murphy explained to the board that the difference was almost entirely because they have decided to spend the $10 million remaining from the Epic tax-increment financing district closure last year during this fiscal year. That money will go toward a second pool and finance some of the other up-front costs of the construction. Murphy said spending the money
immediately will help avoid a major change in state aid because having the funds on the books would count as income. He also pointed out that the equalized valuation in the district was more than $1 million greater than projected at the annual meeting. That can also affect state aid for next year, as it’s calculated to offset property values. The board also approved a budget calendar for the 2018-19 budget, including the budget hearing and annual meeting for Aug. 20, 2018.
idea of a general informational meeting toward reaching out to specific groups that may have less access to the information or other planned meetings. That included minority groups, especially. After some board members expressed concerns about selecting specific groups to reach out to and how that might be interpreted as encouraging people to run, they decided to include a discussion on the Nov. 6 agenda for the structure of any potential meeting. At the most recent meeting, the board decided it would like information posted to the district website about how to run for office.
“At some point you have to say something is going to take priority over something else,” Huskisson said.
High school priorities The school board began expressing its priorities in the construction of the new high school Monday, as consultant Jill Huskisson had them outline topics they care about, such as safety, flexibility and efficiency. The group will continue the discussion Nov. 6, ranking the different priorities chosen Monday in order of importance.
areas to avoid cuts from. Each tier has three categories, so the bottom tier, regardless of order, would be the first target. Board members and superintendent Dean Gorrell emphasized that “none of these are unimportant.” “These will be filters we use in making those decisions,” he explained. Huskisson added that “not all space is created equal” or costs the same, so the Core Team would not
be likely to just look at the list and simply cut what is ranked the lowest priority. The Core Team includes some board members, district administration, architects from Epstein Uhen Architects and Findorff as the district’s construction manager on the project. The district is planning to unveil the initial design of the building at a Dec. 5 community meeting. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
Mayor: Diaz joined council in 2013 as District 3 alder Continued from page 1 T h e f o l l ow i n g y e a r, another political newcomer, attorney Chad Kemp, challenged Hochkammer but lost. Diaz worked for Epic for 11 years and moved to Verona during that time. The 36-year-old has a wife and son. From the start of his tenure, Diaz has crusaded for more government transparency, voting against most closed sessions of the Common Council and requesting more discussion in open sessions. “People ought to know what is going on with the city,” his announcement read. “City business should be conducted out in the open, with no backroom deals for connected special interests.” His announcement also touts his record voting against developments he believes to be against the city’s best interests and his support of the Verona Senior Center, 24-hour
fire department coverage, a “vibrant” downtown and environmental sustainability. “And the thing is, a lot of these environmental initiatives, like energy conservancy and installing solar panels, pay off financially,” his announcement said. His announcement claims to have the endorsement of state Rep. Sondy Pope and former state Democratic Party chair and state Senator Joe Wineke, a Verona resident. Diaz has a campaign website, LukeForVerona. com. Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at veronapress@wcinet.com.
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Kellerman: Visitation for former VAHS basketball player to be held in high school gym Sunday Evangelical Lutheran Church at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13, with burial to follow. Visitation will take place at the VAHS gymnasium from 3-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 – “where Will would want it,” his obituary reads. His mother, Kristin, was a fixture at his games, taking photos and watching her son represent Verona and the high school. His father, Brian, helped with the booster program while Will was in high school. And Will personified his parents’ character, former VAHS varsity basketball coach Alan Buss told the Press. “Brian and Kristin are very much servant leaders,” Buss said. “Behind the scenes, they are willing to do whatever it takes to help their kids and the community and the school have success. Will was like that.” Channel3000.com reported Monday that his parents are establishing a scholarship, “Opportunity 34” named after his jersey number, for VAHS students who play basketball for at least
one year. The DCSO had not released a cause for the crash as of the Press’ deadline, and it remained under investigation, according to a Sunday news release from the Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office. DCSO public information officer Elise Schaffer told the Press on Tuesday morning the medical examiner’s office was still waiting for some test results. A passerby as well as deputies performed lifesaving measures on Kellerman, who had been ejected from the car, until EMS personnel arrived on the scene. He was pronounced dead at UW Hospital after being transported there. Kellerman’s father told Channel3000.com Will was on the way to Dubuque to see his girlfriend when he crashed.
‘Fierce competitor’ Kellerman’s love for basketball could be seen in his “contagious smile” before and after games, Buss said. It was also evident in the way he played. In close games, Kellerman would hit a high-arcing,
rainbow 3-pointer, point to the student section and grin as his classmates cheered him on. Afterward, he was always excited to talk, but never willing to take full credit for a victory. He would always say it was about sharing the moment with his teammates. But he also showed a determined look when he needed to be clutch. He was competitive to be the best – so much so that he once cried and stomped his feet after losing a shooting contest in a youth basketball camp, Buss recalled. “He was a fierce competitor, and he had a passion for basketball that was contagious,” Buss said. “He held his teammates to a high standard, but he had that same high-standard for himself. … More importantly, he was just a great kid, a well-liked kid. He was a leader.”
Teammates’ memories Buss and former teammates took to Twitter after the tragedy to express their thoughts. Teammates from 2015 Cole Schmitz, Kwan Clements and Jake Toman were among those who expressed condolences.
so strong and why it will forever be my home. We may have lost a brother, son, a friend, but we gained a community … Long Live Will. I will ball with you someday bro, I promise.” Many others showed their love and support, including former basketball players from around the area, former Loras College teammates and MATC teammates.
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Schmitz tweeted, “The competitiveness, grace and joy that you brought to the table every day will be missed so deeply. Rest easy my brother, we all love you.” Clements tweeted, “Rest easy Will. Your legacy will forever stand in our city.” Toman tweeted, “You will always be a brother to me.
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Will Kellerman hugs former VAHS coach Alan Buss following his final high school game for the Wildcats in the 2015 sectional semifinals. Kellerman had his life cut tragically short in a car crash Saturday.
PART-TIME RECORDS CLERK The Verona Police Department is accepting applications for a Permanent Part-Time Police Records Clerk. The hours may include weekday, weekend, day, and evening hours; however, the typical shift is from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The starting salary range is $16.69 per hour for a candidate with no police records clerk experience, up to $20.74 per hour for a candidate with 9+ years of police records clerk experience. Application deadline is December 4, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., CST. An application kit is available from our website at www.ci.verona.wi.us. Questions can be directed to Business Office Manager Nilles at 608-845-0924
RIP Will.” Will’s younger brother, Steven, who graduated from VAHS in June, also shared a note about the support his family has received during this tragedy. “There is so much love out there, and this has been a rough time,” he tweeted. “This is what makes Verona
Buss said Kellerman was smart and wasn’t afraid to fail, and that made him a role model for so many people. “You could do nothing but admire that, and I think that is why people are really reaching out,” Buss said. “He left an impact on people, and that is what you want to do in life.” Verona Area school board president Noah Roberts, who graduated in 2015 with Kellerman, said he was happy to have the visitation at VAHS. “I was glad to hear that it was happening in our gym, because I know that was a second home to him,” Roberts said at Monday night’s board meeting.
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