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City buys
property at
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Historic, dilapidated
Matts home could be
redevelopment key
Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor
Decades ago, city leaders tried to buy

the Matts house at the Four Corners intersection and were told the owners had their
own plans for redeveloping it.
That never happened, however, with the
property going through a series of tenants
that included the House of Flowers and
Norland Learning Center and no significant changes to the property.
On Monday, the Common Council was
finally able to buy the land on the northeast corner of Main Street and Verona
Avenue for $150,000, ensuring both that it
Turn to Matts/Page 14
Photos by Scott Girard
Riley Grzybowski, left, and Jordan Murray work on coloring sheets while other students use iPad applications for the geometry lesson at Glacier Edge
Elementary School. Below, Country View Elementary School student Micah Genin works with teacher Katy Esch on the geoblocks about how many faces
the tower hes built has.
Learning
to
learn
Elementaries helping students find niche with personalized learning
Scott Girard
Personalized learning
series
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One group of students sat in a circle putting rubber bands on pegs.

Another group was putting wooden
blocks together across the room.
More students were scattered around the
room on chairs or sitting on the floor with
worksheets or their own iPad.
All of these second- and third-graders
at Country View Elementary School were
learning about geometry, two- and threedimensional shapes and angles.
The lesson design was part of the
move toward personalized learning at the
school, as well as an example of the push
at elementary schools around the district.
From kindergarten up to fifth grade, teachers are giving their students more Voice
and choice in what theyre learning and
how theyre learning it.
That doesnt mean students get to do
whatever theyd like, though, especially
at an age when theyre still learning how
they learn best.
You have a plan, you have expectations, you have the learning objectives laid
out, explained Katy Esch, who teaches
in the second- and third-grade classroom
alongside Ashley Maring at Country View.
But if things seem to go somewhere else,
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Photo by Scott Girard
Micah Genin works with teacher Katy Esch on the

geoblocks, figuring out how many faces are on
the tower hes built.
thats OK if its still important learning.

The movement comes with challenges,
though, with more planning time required
and teaching partners or teams almost a
necessity to do it effectively. The way its
put into place can be fluid, as well, changing from classroom to classroom based on
what the teacher is comfortable with and
what the students respond to.

Because of that, not all of the elementaries are at the same place in instituting
personalized learning, and teachers within
schools are doing it with their own plans.
And yet some common themes show up
in most personalized learning classrooms:
using different environments for students
to work in, trusting the students to figure
out how they best learn and allowing students to work at their own paces.
It goes back to knowing your kids,
said Lorinda Cain, the personalized learning coach at Stoner Prairie Elementary
School. If you dont know your students
very well, youre going to struggle with
it. Knowing your students means knowing
Turn to Personalized/Page 16
Town of Verona
Residents support,
question plans for
new town hall
Nearly 40 turn out to hear
preliminary ideas
Scott Girard
There will still be some changes in the

details, but Town of Verona residents
were supportive of the preliminary plans
for a new town hall Monday night.
Town officials held an informational
meeting at the current town hall to hear
feedback on an initial design of the building, which could break ground as soon
as late summer. The new town hall will
be located off County Hwy. PD west of
Country View Road on land the Town
Board purchased in December.
One of the things Im most excited
about is this opportunity to set ourselves
up for the long-term future in a facility
that will serve the town very well, Town
Chair Dave Combs told the crowd of 40
packed into the boards meeting room.
Since the December purchase of 43
acres for $700,000, the town has worked
Turn to Town Hall/Page 5
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already raised more than $9,000. At left, first-graders
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City of Verona
Vaccine facility, HR company expansion get review

Public hearings
set for day care,
apartments
Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor
Rendering courtesy Partners In Design Architects
A view of the front of the proposed Goddard School shows a 28-foot-tall single-story structure with dormers coming out of the roof. The
building would be behind the guard tower on Prairie Oaks Drive. Below, the site plan shows two playgrounds on the sides of the school.
start construction in the

late summer and open next
spring.
United Vaccines started
its journey in Verona with
a discussion two weeks ago
in front of the Common
Council, where it asked
for $700,000 in tax-increment financing. Its submission to the commission
is essentially the same as
what it showed the council
a basic-looking industrial
facility on six acres on the
southeast side of the Verona Technology Park with
room for a future expansion of up to 25,000 square
feet.
It, too, can skip the council to get approval for the
building though obviously the TIF deal would be an
important council decision.
One of the three public hearings is a relative
formality, for the senior
apartments that got approvals earlier this month.
The council decided
its 37.5-foot maximum
height needed a separate
review and public hearing, even though it had
been discussed and got no
objections. The maximum

height normally is 35 feet.
Of more public interest,
perhaps, are the preschool
on Prairie Oaks Drive and
the third apartment building in the southside Scenic
Ridge neighborhood.
The preschool, Goddard
School, is a national franchise started in 1988. It
takes children as young as
6 weeks old through kindergarten and would be
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going well enough that the
biotech company is bringing plans for its facility to
the Plan Commission next
week.
Its another busy agenda
for the commission, which
will be holding public
hearings for three large
buildings a 45-unit apartment complex in Scenic
Ridge and a day care center
and senior housing complex in Prairie Oaks and
getting a first look at both
the 57,000-square-foot
United Vaccines facility
and a new building for The
Employer Group.
The Employer Group
is a 20-year-old human
resources firm that moved
to Verona in 2007, when
one of its employees,
Angie Heim, bought the
company. It has outgrown
its building on Prairie
Heights Drive and plans
to more than double its
staff from 12 to 25 over
the next several years,
according to a letter
accompanying its submission to the city.
The new, 13,000-squarefoot building would be an
upscale facility in Solar
Court, just off the southern leg of County Highway
M. Covered in glass, steel,
stone and steel, it would
include a 1,800-squarefoot fitness center for
employees.
It would only need the
permission of the Plan
Commission and would
The 8,181-square-foot
building would be flanked
by a pair of 5,000-squarefoot playgrounds and surrounded by trees, with a
parking lot big enough for
48 stalls, one of the few
nitpicks the Plan Commission mentioned in its
initial review last month.
The one-story building is
28 feet tall, with dormers
along two sides and rails
along the top that are just
for show.
The Scenic Ridge apartments, which were first
reviewed in December,
will feature 45 units on
Acker Lane, between the
regional stormwater pond
and an adjacent farm. They
are on the opposite end of
the development from the
two buildings that were
approved last summer.
As with the other two
buildings, they will be
exempt from the citys
apartment phasing policy,
which allows a maximum
of 50 new apartments in
any given year, because
they were platted in 2006.
That will bring the total
number of apartments in
Scenic Ridge to 107.
City planning director
Adam Sayre said in order
to be grandfathered in, they
had to stick strictly within
the zoning guidelines of 12
units per acre and request
no other zoning exemptions. The previous apartment approvals drew some
complaints because of
concerns about traffic, but
Sayre said he has not gotten any emails from the
public about this one.
Each of the public hearings will be recommendations to the Common
Council for permit approval.
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State budget cuts will hurt Wisconsin

The public school funding cuts
(and they are not just due to the
private school voucher programan analysis out of Marquette University shows that their per pupil
payments are also being cut) will
not just affect our local schools
but will also probably slow housing growth in the area.
The schools have been a major
driver for the growth of Verona
over the past three decades. If they
decline or become overcrowded
the planned new subdivisions are
not going to grow.
And this is ironic because this
area is probably one of the fastest areas of economic growth in
the state. Epic and other business expansion have generated
far more jobs than the much discussed mine or other projects
under the Walker administration.
Verona has generated job growth
under the Walker years far beyond
our little share of the states population.
The end result is that much of
the state tax revenue is diverted
off through the school tax formula to other districts and now our
local ability to support the schools
is further weakened by a budget

proposal that does not take into
account the proposed expansion of
housing in the area.
Should we be surprised with
proposals like this that Wisconsins economic growth under
Walker is slower than surrounding states? It is obvious he doesnt
understand the modern IT and
knowledge economy and does
not take it or economic growth
(except when it involves major
campaign contributors of his)
into account when designing state
policies and budgets. Making economic development not pay off
for local residents and families is
the best way to create opposition
to local development.
This budget in many ways is
going to slow or kill economic
development in Dane County and
many other areas of the state.
People outside the university
or schools need to be part of the
discussion if it is going to be
changed.
George Hagenauer
Town of Springdale
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Lets hope nitpicking

doesnt become a battle
t was just 55 words.

As the mayor pointed out,
they didnt really carry any
weight. Including them didnt
obligate the city to anything;
excluding them wouldnt prevent
Verona from following through.
And yet the mass transit discussion the Plan Commission had
earlier this month was meaningful. And not in a good way.
The commission made a conscious decision though not
entirely supported by most members to de-emphasize public
transportation in the Northeast
Neighborhood Plan at the risk of
slowing down
process of the
City of Madisons necessary
approval and
junking up the
gears.
Just as with
the change in
language, that,
Ferolie
too, probably
will have a limited effect. It did, in fact, cause
the City of Madison to delay its
approval, sending it back to its
own Plan Commission.
But a month or two wont really
hurt, considering the North plan
has been in the works to some
degree for several years and still
has a ways to go. The symbolism
is far more meaningful, and those
who picked up on that concept
either didnt have the gumption to
challenge it or didnt find it worth
fighting for.
A week after the Verona commissions vote, the Common
Council declined to make any
changes even though it was clear
at least three alders wanted to do
so and even though they knew
Madison had decided to re-review
it. Result: Madisons resolution to
approve the plan lost one of two
co-sponsors. Still symbolic, but
not insignificant.
Madisons Plan Commission
reaffirmed its action on the original wording this week leaving
the political stuff to its council,
which will take a look at it next
week.
Madisons approval, and that
of the Capital Area Regional
Planning Commission will be
necessary to make the plan have
any meaning whatsoever, and
while neither really has any business butting into whether Verona
allows a bus to take a right turn
off County Highway M or a left
off PD, that doesnt mean they
wont. And Verona leaders know
What was cut

The city supports bus service within the North Neighborhood as part
of the larger regional bus system. A potential bus stop is planned within
the central portion of the neighborhood.
Encourage a bus route, bus stop, and use of mass transit within the
Neighborhood.
Encourage a bus connection between downtown Verona and the
North Neighborhood.
that.
This ridiculousness started
mildly, with a comment from
commissioner and former alder
Scott Manley, who had made it
clear previously that hes not a fan
of public transportation in Verona.
So while he was unsurprisingly
doubling down on that stance,
asking for a complete elimination
of the entire topic, Mayor Jon
Hochkammer offered a compromise that other commissioners
(besides Jeff Horsfall) shrugged
their shoulders at and ultimately
accepted.
City planning director Adam
Sayre tried to be supportive, suggesting it was a minor administrative change that could be
handled internally and not affect
the approval process. But had he
been around Madison longer, he
might have known better. Theres
far too much political sensitivity
to issues of inequality and access
to let something like that go, particularly when some people might
view it as an outward act of hostility toward the poor or vehicularchallenged.
In reality, theres no difference.
One way essentially said Verona
welcomes and encourages buses
traveling through the area and
maybe to our downtown, and the
other one basically says buses
are fine here. But perception is
important, particularly when you
highlight it by making only one
change.
And Veronas change was
removing language that some
apparently thought could be
inferred to read that we want
buses entering subdivisions and
picking up people on residential
streets. Which was just plain silly.
Now, personally, I would not
want to see a bus stop on my little
street, but I have absolutely no
problem with one less than two
blocks away, at the corner of
Cross Country Road and North
Main Street. And why would anyone?
It certainly wouldnt make a
dent in traffic counts or in the
impact of large vehicles on that
heavily buttressed former county

highway, even if it went all the
way down to Verona Avenue
and beyond. And anyone who
lives near Cross Country knows
city buses could never match the
impact of all the Epic buses that
travel through Verona daily.
Certainly Madison has some
odd streets and strange places for
bus stops, at least by our suburban
standards, but theres no reason
for any sane person to believe a
bus in Verona would travel along
anything but a collector street.
Wed be lucky to get one coming
regularly to our arterials.
That means the only real case
for concern is the possibility of an
Enterprise Drive bus, and I have
no doubt any such suggestion
would get shot down quickly and
never be heard from again.
I cant see this as an issue of
noise, traffic, street use, routes or
anything else pragmatic.
It was suggested at one point
that it could send a signal that
Verona is just an extension of
Madison. But if theres a reason
to think adding a valuable service
makes our community somehow
inferior, well, the logic escapes
me. Verona has better ways to be
different.
I hate to consider the only other
reasonable inference for why bus
service should be discouraged in
the northern reaches of the city: to
keep poor people away from our
well-to-do suburb. Please, no.
Hopefully, this little episode
wont slow down the process
of developing the northern part
of Verona before the city gets
low on housing, something that
would surely drive up prices and
further exclude even the middle
class from settling here. But more
important than that, I hope this
doesnt become a point of discussion that gives Verona a black
eye.
Jim Ferolie is the editor of the
Verona Press and a resident of
the citys north side for the past
nine years.
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Renderings courtesy Town of Verona
A rendering of the outside of the proposed administrative/community building.
Town Hall: Would have three offices, conference room

Continued from page 1
An aerial view of the initial town hall proposal shows the separate garage and administrative/community facilities, as well as a barn already on the property.
as assessment disputes, and

the Town Board.
Currently when we have
the board go into closed session, its quite awkward,
said clerk/treasurer John
Wright. In this scenario, the
board members could ... go
into the conference room and
meet privately.
Wright also praised the
better record-keeping the
new building would have,
saying the current storage is
not good.
Within that same building would be a board meeting room and a community room divided by a
retractable wall that could
be removed to serve larger
groups of up to 150. That
space could be open on
weekends to host local nonprofit groups or other local
activities while keeping the
office area locked.
Town resident Barbara
Walker, who questioned the
financing and the declining
population in the last census
during the meeting, said after
the meeting she appreciated
the town officials work on
the new building.
(Town staff) know where
they need storage and where
they need stuff, Walker

said, adding that the building
should not be too fancy.
Its going to be nice to have
a real nice town hall.
The garage would include
a place to store salt, possibly
in a separate building, and
would be large enough to
hold all of the towns vehicles.
One of the bigger discussions of the night was what
to do with the old buildings
on the property, which formerly belonged to the Sharer
family and includes a Triumph motorcycle shop that
Combs said has asbestos in
it.
Combs said an old barn on
the property might be nice as
a landmark, but would cost at
least $40,000-50,000 to renovate and bring up to code.
Its a nice barn, but its
really hard to imagine how it
would serve the needs of the
town, Combs said.
Combs, whose term as
chair will end in April, said
he would support demolishing all of the structures, but
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The districts other language immersion program,

Two Way Immersion,
is going in the opposite
direction, with 87 applications for 72 spots split
between English- and
Spanish-speaking students.
That program, which is
run through central administration rather than as a
charter, began two years
ago and has students spend
half of the day learning in
Spanish and the other half
in English.
New Century rebounded
from its own 10-applications last year to 26 kindergarten requests for
22 spots for 2015-16.
Core Knowledge got 48
requests, up from last
years 43, for 40 openings.
Both NCS and CKCS
also received new applications for other grade levels, as well.
At CKCS, there were
seven first-grade applicants for two open spots,
six second-grade applicants for zero spots, three
third-grade applicants for
one opening, seven fourthgrade applicants for two
spots, 10 fifth-grade applicants for two spots, 22
sixth-grade applicants for
four spots, six seventhgrade applicants for zero
spots and two eighth-grade
applicants for two spots.
NCS director Jim Ruder
said as of Tuesday, the
school had two spaces
open at first grade for the
two applicants, one in second grade for one applicant, zero in third grade
for two applicants and two
in fourth grade for two
applicants.
The schools with extra
applicants were scheduled
to hold a lottery Wednesday to determine who
would be admitted, while
the others would go on a
wait list.
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that decision would be left

up to the new board after the
election.
The planning process
has moved quickly, partly
because the town had planning help from Epic.
This has gone forward
at a pretty quick pace,
town Sup. Mark Geller said.
Within two days, they said,
When would you like to
start designing it?
The officials also explored
ideas about brush collection and electronics disposal
on site. No residents reacted
especially strongly to those
ideas, though some questioned how much the town
has to do beyond its basic
services of keeping roads
clear and collecting taxes.
Town officials will take
the feedback they heard from
the meeting and move forward with planning.
Combs said there is lots of
work to do before construction begins, including finalizing the funding options.
The town has traditionally
avoided debt.
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initial layouts for the new
building.
Those initial designs call
for a garage that is separate from the administrative
building, a community room
and about 40 parking spots.
Although the residents in
attendance were generally
supportive, they did question
the proposed driveway location and how the building
would be paid for.
Town officials said about
$300,000 remains in the fund
set up for acquiring a new
town hall that began in 2002,
and the current town hall has
been valued at $220,000. That
would account for more than
half of the expected $1 million cost of a new building.
The rest, town officials
hope, can come from selling
the roughly 33 acres that will
not be used for the town hall.
Combs said there has already
been interest expressed in
that land.
Some residents were concerned about the value of that
land given zoning issues that
might come up.
The No. 1 thing you
guys have to get an answer
to (from the City of Verona
and Dane County) is, We
want to take 10 acres here,
what can we do with the
rest? said Town of Montrose resident Tom Duerst,
who pays Town of Verona
taxes because his farmland
splits the towns. Without
that, you have no idea what
its worth.
But Combs assured Duerst
and others that, Well be
OK.
The driveways proposed
location is at the bottom of
a hill, which also created
some concern, as snowplows
would have to exit onto
Hwy. PD, which has a 55
mph speed limit. Town officials said they were open to
moving the driveway if necessary.
The new building would
include three separate offices
for the towns staff, plus a
conference room for more
private conversations, something the current town hall
does not have. That would
benefit personal issues, such
One language program

in Verona Area School
District is continuing to
grow, while another struggled to garner interest for
next year.
Verona Area International School, a Chinese language immersion
school entering its fifth
year of existence, will
graduate its first fifthgrade class this year, but
it received only 10 kindergarten requests for 22
open spots by the Feb. 13
deadline.
The Two-Way Immersion program and the
districts other charter
elementary schools -
New Century School and
Core Knowledge Charter
School all received more
applications than they
have open spots.
Last year, VAIS
received 16 initial
requests, well below the
38 received two years ago,
but eventually filled the 22
open spots. VAIS director
Barb Drake, who took the
position in August, said
she hopes more late additions will come again this
year.
Sometimes it just takes
time for parents to figure out what they want,
Drake said. I hope that
we will see a rise in that
number by the time Sept. 1
rolls around.
Drake said the school
also received four kindergarten open-enrollment
requests but will have to
get permission from the
school board to admit
those students.
She said filling the
22 kindergarten spots is
important for the school to
keep up its enrollment.
The reason that we
like to do that if we can is
because once children are

past the first grade, if they
leave us, we really cant
replace those students
because of the impact of
the Chinese, she said.
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Coming up
Churches
The cost of the meal is $5, $4 for will meet in the community room.
students (ages 5-17) and free for chilRegistration is required and limited to
The library will host a four-part dren. The family maximum payment 20 children. Register for each date you
documentary film series, Created is $18. Donations are accepted.
plan to attend at veronapubliclibrary.
Equal: Americas Civil Rights Strugorg or call 845-7180.
gles, from February through March. Dr. Seuss breakfast
"The Abolitionists" will be shown
The library will hold a Green Eggs Keeping seniors safe online
from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26. and Ham Breakfast at 10 a.m. MonThe senior center will hold a special
"Slavery by Another Name" will be day, March 2.
presentation on how to keep yourself
shown from 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
Celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with safe while using the Internet and Wi-Fi.
March 5. While only segments of the a free, catered buffet-style breakfast
Mary Kuehne from Home Instead
four films will air during the evening featuring green eggs, ham, muffins will give tips and tricks for protectsessions, the library will make the and juice.
ing your identity. The presentation
films available for circulation.
Registration is required for each will be held from 11 a.m. to noon on
All films are free and open to the person who plans to eat, including Wednesday, March 4.
public. Register by calling 845-7180 adults. There is a limit of 100 people.
or visit veronapubliclibrary.org.
Benefit for Colin
Call the library at 845-7180.
Friends and family of Verona firstPancake breakfast for VANN
Little Jammers
grader Colin Berning are gathering on
The Knights of Columbus will hold
The library will hold two sessions March 7 at Ten Pin Alley in Fitchburg
a pancake buffet breakfast for the of Little Jammers: Music and Move- to raise funds to help find a cure for
community at St. Christopher Parish, ment at 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. Tues- his rare, genetic, fatal disease called
301 N. Main St., from 8-10:30 a.m. days, March 3 and 10.
Sanfilippo Syndrome.
Sunday, March 1.
This music and movement exploraThere will be 15 silent auction
All proceeds will go to the Vero- tion class, taught by instructor Misty items and 60 bucket raffle items. For
na Area Needs Network to help the Swift, will include interactive play more information, visit the Facebook
Move the Food campaign. The food with songs, dancing and instruments. page at: Colins Crew: Bowling for
pantry will be relocating from the for- The event is guaranteed to burn ener- a Cure or email cureforcolin@gmail.
mer public library to a former county gy and cause giggling.
com.
facility on East Verona Road.
The program is for ages 2-5 and
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN

CHURCH
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Library film series
Community calendar
Thursday, February 26
No school
6:30 p.m., Town Plan
Commission meeting, Town Hall
7 p.m., The Abolitionists A
Film Series Focus on Civil Rights
Struggles (register), 845-7180
Friday, February 27
No school
10 a.m., Young and the Restless
playtime, library
1-2 p.m., Opiates and Older
Adults, senior center
2-4:15 p.m., Movie: The Fault in
Our Stars, senior center
7 p.m., Open mic, Tuvalu
Saturday, February 28
7 p.m., Tuvalu/Kubly Family anniversary featuring Old Farm Dog

Band, Tuvalu
Sunday, March 1
the Library - Consumer Information

(RSVP to senior center by Feb.
27), 845-7471
6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, City
Center
7 p.m., School Board meeting,
Administration Building
Tuesday, March 3
9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Little

Jammers: Music and Movement
(2-5, register), library, 845-7180
9:30-11 a.m., Hometown Helpers,
senior center
10:30-11:45 a.m., Caregivers
Support Group, senior center
1-3 p.m., Stampers Group, senior
center, 845-7471
6:30 p.m., Town Board meeting,
Town Hall
Wednesday, March 4
11 a.m. to noon, Keeping Seniors

Safe Online, senior center
500 and eat pizza, senior center

7 p.m., Slavery by Another
Name A Film Series Focus on
Civil Rights Struggles (register),
845-7180
Friday, March 6
2-4:15 p.m., Movie: The Theory

of Everything, senior center
Sunday, March 8
12:30-3 p.m., USRWA Annual

Meeting and Open House, Epic
Systems, 1979 Milky Way, 4377707
Monday, March 9
10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Child

Development Day, Good Shepherd
Church, 5701 Raymond Road, 8454817
7 p.m., Common Council, City
Center
7-8:30 p.m., USRWA Board of
Directors Meeting, 208 E. Main St.,
Mt. Horeb
8-10:30 a.m., Knights of

Thursday, March 5
Columbus pancake buffet breakfast
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., AARP tax prepaTuesday, March 10
for VANN, St. Christopher Parish
ration (register), senior center, 845- 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., Little
Monday, March 2
7471
Jammers: Music and Movement
10 a.m., Green Eggs and Ham
4 p.m., Anime Club, library
(2-5, register), library, 845-7180
Breakfast, library
5:30-8:30 p.m., Game night: play
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Lunch at
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Feb. 26
7 a.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Ricardos Marimba
at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Hearing Help at
Senior Center
5 p.m. A Taste of Theater
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Words of Peace
9 p.m. Chatting with the
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Characters
at Historical Society
Friday, Feb. 27
7 a.m. Hearing Help at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Chatting with
the Chamber
3 p.m. Senior Center
Update
5 p.m. 2012 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Senior Center
Update
10 p.m. Edvard Grieg
11 p.m. Ricardos Marimba
at Senior Center
Saturday, Feb. 28
8 a.m. Common Council
(from Feb. 23)
11 a.m. Senior Center
Update

Football
4:30 p.m. Verona
Characters at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Feb. 23)
Update
at Senior Center
Sunday, March 1
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
(from Feb. 23)
Update
4:30 p.m. Verona
Characters at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
(from Feb. 23)
Update
at Senior Center
Monday, March 2
Senior Center
the Chamber
Update

Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
at Senior Center
Tuesday, March 3
7 a.m. Edvard Grieg
at Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
8 p.m. Words of Peace
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Post Office
Wednesday, March 4
Senior Center
the Chamber
Update
5 p.m. Plan Commission
(from March 2)
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. St. James
Preschoolers at Senior Center

at Senior Center
Thursday, March 5
7 a.m. Edvard Grieg
at Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
Chamber
10 p.m. Verona Post Office
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG

2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
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Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN VERONA
Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
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Sunday: 9 a.m.
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
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Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 & 10 a.m.
Sunday school 10:15 a.m.
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Tim Dunn
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Steven Pelischek
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
ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL

LUTHERAN CHURCH
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
Wednesday Lent services March 4,
11, 18, 25: 12 and 7 p.m.
Saturday: 5 p.m.
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday school: 9 a.m.
Staffed Nursery: 8:45-11:15 a.m.
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship
are between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
In Praise of Placidity
The poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann opens with the
following line: Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and
remember what peace there may be in silence. The term
desiderata is Latin for desired things and Ehrmanns
poem is a compendium of sage advice for a well-lived life.
Focusing only on the first line of the poem, we would do
well to remember that the hustle and bustle of our modern
world is fast, noisy, and devoid of a sense of calmness and
serenity that is important to our well-being. While there are
times when we crave speed and excitement, a well-balanced
life also needs a fair amount of quiet calm. Time spent alone,
and without the noisy distractions of phones, televisions and
computer screens, can be instrumental in slowing us down.
Turn off the lights and any electronic devices, including your
phone, yes, your phone has an Off button. Spend some
time just being there. We forget that we dont always have to
be doing something. Sometimes just being is enough. Try to
carry your newfound sense of calmness and serenity back
into your everyday life. And finally, realize that you can take
a short serenity break anytime by just closing your eyes and
going to a peaceful and relaxing spot in your mind.
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give
to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled
and do not be afraid.
John 14:27
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
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Top left, students throw confetti into the air at the end of
the of the songs.
Top right, from left, Mireya Caulkins-Feltz, Finley Kamoske
and Avery Gardner strike a pose during a dance number.
Right, VAIS second/third-grade teacher Jiayi Chen explains
the Year of the Sheep to the audience.
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Verona Area International School students and staff celebrated the Chinese New Year Friday, Feb. 20,
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Students at the Chinese language immersion school performed popular Chinese songs to celebrate the
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KT Botique owner hopes to reopen

Store closed in
October
Scott Girard
Keri Hall did not plan on

closing her KT and Co Botique when she left Verona
for Chicago for a temporary
work assignment.
But after her husband Teddy, who is retired, realized
running the store wasnt
really his thing, she said,
they made the decision to
shut it down in October.
He has been retired and
Claire Holland, left, of Mineral Point, and Margaret Altenberg of Verona enjoy conversation after finishing their meal in Jordandal Cookhouses new dining area. The two were at the restaurant for the
first time Tuesday.
Morning menu
includes chili,
waffles and quiche
Scott Girard
For two years, those

craving Jordandal Cookhouses farm-fresh food
had to enjoy it at home, at a
park, or anywhere besides
the restaurant itself.
That changed late last
year as Jordandal expanded
into the neighboring U.S.
her attention.
I dont have enough time
on my hands to dedicate
enough to both, she said.
It just made more sense to
close it while Im gone, to be
fair to the store. I loved my
store and I need to give it my
all when Im there.
But she said the store has
been a great experience for
her, and she hopes to get
back to it whenever she can.
I actually had so much
fun with my store, she said.
It wasnt because it was
failing or anything wrong
with it, it was just the timing
right now.
Cleary teams up with Madison College
Jordandal adds breakfast

menu, dining space
Cellular space when that
company moved to a new
location on East Verona
Avenue.
It was just a natural
occurrence of things, said
marketing coordinator Kelley Koenig. Customers
were asking for a long time
for us to have that availability of seating. It was
just the natural next move
to make.
The addition, which
opened in late November
and can seat up to 30 people, has been used mostly
in conjunction with another
decided that he wanted to do

more things around the house
than run the store, Hall said.
The couple did not sell
their space in the complex at
500 W. Verona Ave., though,
as Hall said shed like to
reopen the store when she
gets back to Verona.
Ill probably start it up
again eventually when I get
home, she said.
She simply did not have
time to keep the store going
when she would come back
to Verona every other week
from helping a hotel corporation, and felt the store
deserved more than half of
College to grant
credits for companysponsored learning
Cleary Building Corp.
employees have a pathway
to college credit through their
work experience with the
Verona-based company.
Officials from Madison
College and Cleary Building
Corp. signed an agreement on
Feb. 12 that will allow Cleary
employees who have completed coursework through
its Steel Wood University to
receive credits from Madison
College.
Under the provisions of
the Corporate-to-College
program, those credits can be
applied toward the fulfillment
of requirements for certain
associate of science degree
programs at the college
including business management, marketing and supervisory management. Credits
also can be used to meet the
requirements needed to earn
a technical diploma in small
business entrepreneurship,
as well as the sales academy
new twist: breakfast.

Most people are dining
in for (breakfast), Koenig
said.
That option began earlier
this month, with a menu
full of options.
Its a pretty diverse
breakfast menu, which I
think is what is pulling
people in, Koenig said.
That menu includes
breakfast chili, bacon
and apple waffles and a
quiche of the day option.
The breakfast menu is
available on Saturdays
from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Your dream is out there.

Go get it. Well protect it.
Photo submitted
Sean Cleary, president of Cleary Building Corp., announces a new

partnership with Madison College earlier this month.
certificate.
Bryan Woodhouse, dean of
Madison Colleges School of
Business and Applied Arts,
said in a news release that
the collaboration affirms the
value of experiential learning.
Steel Wood University is
a rigorous training program
with an intense focus on
management, Woodhouse
said. Its in line with the
community college tradition of offering real-world,
hands-on attainment of
knowledge and skills.
Sean Cleary, president of
Cleary Building Corp., said

the collaboration provides a
way for employees to learn
new skills and advance
through the company. The
arrangement also will equip
his employees with the
training they need to make
informed business decisions
that will help his company
maintain its position as an
industry leader, Cleary said.
For more information about
Cleary Building Corp., visit
ClearyBuilding.com. Madison College info can be found
at madisoncollege.edu.
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vehicle powertrains, and
components, has named
CyberMetrix,
a Ellen Skorpinski as projsmall business based in ect manager to join the
newly opened Madisonbased office. Vice-president
of program management
David Bartels, who runs
a CyberMetrix office in
Verona, opened the Madison office in May 2014
to further expand service

offerings.
This staff addition is
a result of the growth of
CyberMetrix Program
Management services,
which include project management services. Skorpinski brings experience
in engineering, testing systems, and project and program management, specifically related to engine testing.
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Wrestling
Girls basketball
Cats win 18th

straight, share
Big 8 title
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Dakin Coons (195 pounds) celebrates with Verona coaches (from left) assistant coach Jeff Harman, co-head coach Json Ott and co-head coach Bob Wozniak after
winning his first-place match over Elkhorns Dylan Linhart 8-2 Saturday, Feb. 21, in the WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie sectional at Sun Prairie High School.
Partners on the state mat

Coons wins sectional
title, Johnson joins him at
state
Anthony Iozzo
Senior Dakin Coons (195 pounds)

and junior Trayvonn Johnson (220)
are partners in the wrestling room at
Verona Area High School practices.
The hard work both Coons and
Johnson put in to challenge each other
in the wrestling room all season paid
big dividends Saturday in the WIAA
Division 1 Sun Prairie sectional at
Sun Prairie High School.
Coons, who won a sectional title,
and Johnson both qualified for state.
When (Coons) goes out there, and
he does his thing like when he wins,
I want to win. When he loses, I want
to win even more, said Johnson, who
finished second. He is always motivation for me.
Seeing two guys close in weight
make it to state together is something
If you go
It wasnt easy, but the

Verona Area High School
girls basketball team ran
its win streak to 18 games
with wins over Sun Prairie and Madison Memorial
last week.
The Wildcats, which
won both games by a combined eight points, also got
a little help from Middleton, which knocked off
first-place Janesville Craig
70-51 Saturday.
Those results gave Verona (20-2 overall, 16-2 Big
Eight) a share of the Big
Eight Conference title with
the Cougars (19-3, 16-2).
The conference title is
the first for the Wildcats
since 2010 and the seventh
overall.
Last weeks wins were
not only the 17th and 18th
in a row, but Verona also
has won 15 straight conference game after starting
the season 1-2 in the Big
Eight.
Middleton took third
in the conference, while
Janesville Parker finished
Turn to Girls BB/Page 10
If you go
What: WIAA Division 1 state

individual meet
When: Thursday-Saturday, Feb.
26-28
Where: Kohl Center in Madison
Cost: $8 per session
What: WIAA Division 1

regional semifinal
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Verona Area
High School
More photos from regionals, sectionals
Big Eight
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co-head coach Bob Wozniak said has
been common since he started coaching.
Much of that comes from both
wrestlers helping the other not only
correct mistakes but to also have comparable training to the competition
each will face in the tournament.
It is a neat thing for both of them,
and they both work hard so it is a
good thing, Wozniak said.
Coons needed to top two ranked Junior Trayvonn Johnson (220 pounds) grapples with Oconomowocs Brett Samson
wrestlers on his way to a sectional in the first-place match Saturday in the D1 Sun Prairie sectional. Johnson lost by pin
Turn to Sectionals/Page 12 in 2 minutes, 47 seconds but still advanced to state.
Team W-L
Verona 16-2
Janesville Craig
16-2
Middleton 15-3
Janesville Parker
12-6
Sun Prairie
10-8
Madison Memorial 6-12
Madison East
6-12
Madison La Follette 5-13
Madison West
4-14
Beloit Memorial
0-18
Boys swimming
Wolmutt dives into fifth at state

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Verona Area/Mount Horeb junior Bryce Angaran swims to a 17th-place finish in the
100-yard backstroke at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 state swimming meet in 54.91
seconds.
Senior Kyle Wolmutt spent

only two seasons diving for
the Verona Area/Mount Horeb
boys swimming team. Saturday
he made the most of that time,
medaling in the WIAA Division
1 state competition inside the
UW-Madison Natatorium.
Not advancing through sectionals a year ago, Wolmutt
entered Saturdays meet with a
second-best sectional qualifying
score.
I was definitely a bit
nervous. I was pumped I was

second in sectionals, but you
know there wasnt that much
pressure. All the guys here are
my friends, so I was just really
happy to be here.
Wolmutt sat in third place
through semifinals but dropped
back to finish fifth overall with
433.55 points.
I felt I could have done a little better on a few of my dives,
but overall I felt really good
about it, he said.
Meanwhile, Madison West
junior Matt Munns, who Wolmutt practiced with throughout
the season, improved upon his

fifth-place finish a year ago,
winning his first title with
471.85 points.
Matt being the amazing
diver he is, it really motivated
all of us to our best, Wolmutt
said.
Having spent the past 12
years diving, Wolmutt said hes
unsure what the future will hold
for him.
I dont believe Ill be diving
in college, but Ill be going to
UW-La Crosse, so if I change
my mind, its definitely a
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Girls BB: Verona finishes regular season 20-2 overall, begins regionals Friday
host the winner of No. 7 hold off a surging CardiSun Prairie and No. 10 nals squad Thursday in a
Madison East at 7 p.m. 49-46 win.
fourth.
Verona led 16-9 after the
Now the Wildcats get Saturday.
first
quarter, but Sun Praiready for the WIAA Divi- Verona 49,
rie
slowly
got back into the
sion 1 regionals. They host
game.
The
Wildcats led by
No. 15 Kenosha Bradford Sun Prairie 46
five
after
three
quarters.
at 7 p.m. Friday.
The Wildcats jumped
Junior
Grace
Mueller led
If Verona wins, it will ahead early but needed to
with 18 points, while sophomore Alex Luehring added 10. Junior Kira Opsal
and junior Cheyenne Trilling chipped in eight and
seven points, respectively.
Freshman Jayda Jansen
led Sun Prairie with 13
points.
Verona 48, Memorial 43 a seven-point lead against

Verona entered Saturdays game against Madison Memorial knowing a
win clinched a share of the
Big Eight, with Middleton
beating Janesville Craig in
the afternoon.
The Wildcats opened up
the Spartans after three

quarters and held on for a
48-43 win.
Luehring led with 18
points, while Mueller
picked up 14.
Junior Sydney Stroud led
Memorial with 13 points.
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state diving competition with 433.55 points. It was the teams highest finish of the weekend.
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The Wildcats only other point scorer
was the 200 medley relay, which dropped
a second-and-a-half as junior Bryce
Angaran, seniors Glen Hook and Jimmy
Conway and sophomore Bryce Hoppe
cut 1.46 seconds to finish 15th overall in
1:41.47.
Angaran later accounted for the teams
top individual finish, placing one spot
out of medal contention in 17th place in
54.91. Senior Cullen Meurer, Wellnitz,
Angaran and Conway matched the finish,
dropping two seconds for a 3:19.53 in the
400 free relay.
Sophomore Jacob Wellnitz shaved .22
seconds off his seed-time to finish 18th
overall (1:48.43) in the 200 free and also
dropped time in the 500 free to place 19th
in 4:55.63.
The Wildcats finished 27th overall as a
team with 18 points.
Generally, we hold our own or move
up here a little bit, Wildcats head coach
Bill Wuerger said. The guys continued
that with a good week of practice.
It was the final meet for Wolmutt, Conway, Hook and Meurer.
Im very happy for all four of those
guys, making it here as seniors and they

all did very well today, Wuerger said.
Glen got his season-goal time for his
50 breaststroke on the medley relay.
They should be happy with how they
performed. Jimmy, Cullen and Glen had
four very good years. Kyle only dove
with us for two years, but made dramatic
improvement from last season.
Though the Spartans were unable to
sweep all three relays over the final 25
meters of the 400 free relay, Madison
Memorial secured five state titles en
route to its fifth straight title with 350.5
points.
Memorial opened the meet taking the
200 medley relay and later added the 200
freestyle relay title. Ben Gebhart and Justin Temprano repeated as the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke champions. Alex
Peterson-Weber tied for the 50 free.
The Spartans 149.5 point margin of
victory over the second-ranked Madison
West Regents (201) was the second-largest ever. Fourthranked Cedarburg (192)
finished nine points back of the Regents
in third place.
All told the Big Eight accounted for
seven conference championships with
Madison West upperclassmen Aidan
Meara adding the 100 free to Munns diving title.
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Gymnastics
Gymnasts finish fifth at Big 8 meet
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Boys basketball
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Verona/Madison Edgewood finished fifth overall at the Big Eight

Conference meet Saturday at Madison Memorial High School.
Crusader sophomore Maddie Molitor led the charge for V/ME with
a fifth-place finish on the uneven
bars (8.55). The Wildcat/Crusaders
racked up 130.375 points as a team.
It was not a good meet for us,
Wildcats head coach Rachael Hauser
said. Maddie was back in the lineup, but her ankles are really bothering her. Starting on beam is always
tough, but we still had way too many
falls. Our biggest problem right now
is vault. We lack flipping vaults with
higher start values, and this makes it
very difficult for us to keep up with
West and Memorial.
Sun Prairie earned the conference
title behind the senior Abby Millards all-around triumph. She scored
36.85 points to edge Madison La Follette/East sophomore Celia Ramsey
(36.35) for top honors. Millard also
took the vault with a 9.425 to help
the Cardinals score a season-best
141.525 to beat Middleton (138.6).
Madison Memorial (135.7) rounded
out the top three.
Middleton was led by sophomore
Madeline Pflaster-Jennerjohn; who
won the floor exercise (9.425) and
uneven bars (9.325) and finished
third in the all-around (36.0). Senior
teammate Lauren Ace registered a
Verona/Madison Edgewood sophomore Maddie Molitor returned to competition Saturday

for the Big Eight Conference meet at Madison Memorial High School. Molitor, who was
bothered by her ankles throughout the day, finished a team-best fifth on the uneven bars
(8.55).
9.25 to claim the balance beam.

Sun Prairie freshman Allayah Lane
took fourth in the all-around (35.875)
and second on the beam (9.225).
The Wildcat/Crusaders travel to
Middleton High School on Saturday
for the WIAA Division 1 sectional
meet at 11:15 a.m.
Our goal for sectionals is obviously to place top two and make it
to state, but we are going to have to
hit every single skill in every routine
we have if we are going to have a

chance, Hauser said. Individually,
if we have a good meet, its possible
we could get some of the V/ME girls
place top five on one or more events.
These girls have placed at some of
the invites this year, so theres definitely a chance.I think its going to
be a really intense day of competition, which will make it a very fun
meet if we can handle the pressure.
Lynx shut out in playoff loss at Sun Prairie

away 20 for the victory.
The Cougars advance on to the
sectional final game at 7 p.m. Saturday in Sun Prairie Ice Arena
against top-seeded Onalaska, which
defeated the Stoughton co-op 3-2 in
double overtime. Onalaska has won
the sectional the past two seasons,
defeating Middleton both times.
Sports editor
Metro Lynx head coach Derek

Ward knew exactly what lay before
his team Tuesday inside the Sun
Prairie Ice Arena.
Having already skated to a pair of
1-1 ties against the Cap City Cougars during the Badger Conference
regular season, something had to
give when the third-seeded Metro
Lynx traveled to second-seeded Sun
Prairie co-op.
Unfortunately for fans of the
Middleton girls hockey co-op, what
gave was the Lynx defense en route
to a 4-0 WIAA sectional semifinal
loss.
Unable to keep the puck on the
offensive end or to slow the much
faster Cap City Cougars, the Lynx
saw the Sun Prairie co-op benefit
with three second-period goals.
Cougars leading scorer Alexis
Peterson sparked the second period,
racing from end to end before beating Lynx sophomore goaltender
Erin Webb high to the stick side
from the left faceoff circle.
Sun Prairie kept the pressure on
with goals from Claire Johnson and
Catlin Siegel over the next nine
minutes, while Annika Johnson
capped the blowout with the final
goal with 36 seconds remaining.
Verona earns No. 8

seed in D1 playoffs
Anthony Iozzo
Girls hockey
Jeremy Jones
Photo by Kristin Kellerman
Junior Cole Schmitz goes up for a layup Friday in a Big Eight

Conference game against Sun Prairie. Schmitz finished with 12
points, but the Wildcats fell 55-54.
Lynx 3, Fury 1
Junior Lizzy Conybears early
third period power-play goal Thursday was enough to propel the Metro
Lynx to a 3-1 victory over the sixthseeded Rock County Fury inside the
Madison Ice Arena.
Sporting a one-goal lead through
two periods, Conybear helped the
Lynx capitalize on the power play
10 seconds after Beloits Baily
McKillips was assessed a tripping
penalty at 1:20 into the third period.
Anna Schieldt and Maegan Sheehan each picked up an assist on the
game-winner.
Veronas Taylor Olstad and
A
m
anda Holman added evenVeronas Ella Hall (11) and Amanda Holman
strength goals in the first and third
are unable to hold back their emotions following Tuesdays 4-0 WIAA sectional semi- period, respectively.
Olstad scored the lone goal of the
final loss to the Cap City Cougars. Holman
first
two periods five-and-a-half
is one of five seniors on the Middleton cominutes into the first period. Ella
op, while Hall is only a sophomore.
Hall and Holman were credited with
Webb collected 26 saves in the
loss, while Danielle Deltgen turned
Turn to Lynx/Page 12
Big Eight
The Verona Area High

School boys basketball
team lost a heartbreaker to
Sun Prairie 55-54 Friday,
but it didnt cost the Wildcats a home playoff game.
Verona ended up with a
No. 8 seed after Sundays
seeding meeting and will
host No. 9 Lake Geneva
Badger at 7 p.m. Friday,
March 6 in the regional
semifinal.
If the Wildcats win, they
will travel to No. 1 Muskego at 7 p.m. Saturday,
March 7.
The rest of the top eight
seeds (from No.2 to No.
7): are Madison Memorial, Kenosha Indian Trail,
Madison East, Middleton,
Oconomowoc and Sun
Prairie.
The other seeds (from
No. 10-No. 18) are: Burlington, Beloit Memorial,
Madison La Follette, Madison West, Kenosha Bradford, Janesville Parker,
Janesville Craig, Watertown and Kenosha Tremper.
Verona closes the regular season at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday against Madison
Memorial at home.
Team W-L
Madison Memorial 14-3
Madison East
13-4
Middleton 13-4
Sun Prairie
10-7
Verona 9-8
Beloit Memorial
8-9
Madison La Follette 6-11
Madison West
5-12
Janesville Parker
4-13
Janesville Craig
3-14
two-point lead into the

fourth quarter Friday but
found themselves down by
a basket with three seconds
to go.
Senior Will Kellerman
knocked down one free
throw and then missed the
second, and junior Cole
Schmitz got the rebound
with a chance to win the
game.
However, Schmitzs putback attempt missed at the
buzzer, and Verona lost.
Kellerman finished with
17 points, while senior
Jake Toman collected 16.
Schmitz added 12.
Junior Sam Kerr led the
Sun Prairie 55, Verona 54 Cardinals with 24 points,
T h e W i l d c a t s t o o k a including six 3-pointers.
Sport shorts
Fifth annual Wildcats Mite
showdown March 6-8
The Verona Wildcats Youth
Hockey Association is hosting the
fifth Annual Mite Showdown at
the Verona Ice Arena March 6-8.
The tournament will host 11 Mite
Red hockey teams from Beloit,
Dubuque, Hudson, Mequon,
Waukesha and Janesville, including local teams from Madison,
Oregon and Middleton.
The Verona Wildcats Mite team
members are: Patrick Alt, Boden
Brotzman, Justine Cieslak, Tehya
Dorn, Andrew Lalik, Nathan
Martin, Charlie McGinnis, Niles

Monroe, Jackson Quinn, Rowan Severson, Annika Simpson,
Emma Stebbeds, Alton Vanderson and Caden Wedderspoon.
The tournament will begin with
the Verona Wildcats taking on the
Madison Polar Caps at 6:30 p.m.
on Friday, March 6.
The Wildcats will then play
Beloit at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Pool play will determine additional game times. The championship game will be played on Sunday, March 8 at 3 p.m.
Teams will compete in an accuracy and fastest shot competition,
as well.
There will also be a raffle that
includes NHL signed items, local
business certificates, Wisconsin Dells waterpark packages
and passes, electronics and more
items.
Snowboarders, skiers see

success at conference
The Verona Area High School
boys snowboard team finished
first place for the WHSARA conference season, while the girls
snowboard team finished in second.
Veronas boys ski team finished fifth for the season and the
girls team took sixth.
The Southern Conference is
comprised of high school ski
and snowboard race teams from
South Central Wisconsin including: Verona, DeForest, Madison Edgewood,East, Memorial,
West and La Follette, Middleton,
Monona, Mount Horeb, Portage,
Oregon, Sun Prairie and Waunakee.
Races were held weekly during
the season ending with the conference championship on Feb. 9.
State qualifiers for the boys
snowboard team and girls coop team were: Christian Baltes,

Forrest Hammen, Josh Ducommun, Gus Schmidt, Jake Alexander, Jack DeMarco and Patrick
Hammen; Gillian Arnold, Greta
Schmitz, Brookelyn Wenkman
and Sera Grimm.
Qualifying for the boys state
ski tournament were: Jacques
Frank-Loron, Ben Nelson, Jack
Butler, Nolan McCormick, Jackson Pundt, Casey McCormick and
Gavin Geronimi.
The state championships were
held at Mount La Crosse on Feb.
14-16.
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Boys hockey
Cats unable to dig out of first-period deficit

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Fifth-seeded Verona
boys hockey clawed back
to within a pair of goals
Thursday inside Madison
Ice Arena, but was never
able to full recover from
the games first minute, 14
seconds, falling 5-3 in the
WIAA regional finals.
The visiting Wildcats
saw the fourth-seeded
Madison West Regents
Cole Paskus rip off two
goals in the first 1:04
before Schuyler Hedican
added a third 10 seconds
later.
The first minute of the
game was difference of
winning and losing that
game. We had a slow
start and their top player
took advantage, Wildcats
head coach Joel Marshall
said. Cole Paskus was too
much for us to handle and
was the obvious difference
maker all night.
Verona sophomore
scored with a minuteand-a-half remaining in
the first period and senior
Grant Smith netted a second goal to pull the Wildcats within a goal with two
less than two minutes into
the second period before
Paskus completed his hat
trick. Paskus tacked on
a fourth goal early in the
third period, while Liam
Schmitt scored a minute
later.
Junior Alex Jones turned
away 23 of 26 shots on
goal, while Nathan Cleghorn stopped two shots in
the final 1:04.
West senior Henry Cutting, who earlier in the
week was named a finalist
for the Kirk Daubenspeck
award given annually to
the states top goaltender,
finished with 35 saves
Photo submitted
Verona gets pair of first places

Verona Area Special Olympics took first place in Division 3 at the Badgers for Special Olympic Invite
Feb. 7 at the SERF building on the UW-Madison campus.
VASO also took first place at the Fort Atkinson Special Olympic tournament in Division 2 on Jan.
25. The next tournament is March 1 at the Verona Athletic Club. For more information contact John
Haberle at 215-3136.
Team members (front, from left) are: Dan Severson, Zach McQuade, Tony Ford, Ferg Orr, Nate
McCarthy and coach John Haberle; (back) coach Cheryl Hamilton, Will Rose, Dave Mathias, Charles
Gerhards, Cameron Johnson and Nick Mawrocki; (not pictured) Chris Larson.
Photo by Evan Halpop
Junior Zach Lanz joins junior Josh Novotny (4) as they try to
comfort senior forward Brodie Roehrig (13) after a 5-3 loss to
Madison West Thursday in a WIAA regional final at Madison Ice
Arena.
against 38 shots.
Our team showed great
character fighting back
after the dropping three
goals so quickly. I feel
like we outplayed them and
had more scoring opportunities in the game but
couldnt get enough past
their goalie Cutting. He is
considered one of the best
goalies in the state, and his
performance proved why,
Marshall said.
Verona graduates five
seniors this season, led by
Brodie Roehrigs 50-point
season. Grant Smith, Jake
Taylor, Liam Schmitt
were forwards, while Garrett Seymour was the lone
senior defenseman.
This years team clearly suffered from our lack
of experience on defense.
Zach Lanz was the only
returning varsity defenseman off the championship
team, Marshall said.All
other defenseman on this
years playoff roster were
new to the position, having played forward prior to
this year.
With the victory, the
Regents advanced on to
the sectional semifinals
at 8 p.m. Tuesday against
top-seeded Middleton.
Looking at the young
talent we had contribute
this year and the potential our newcomers have
I would like to think we
would be in the conversation for conference and
sectional champs next season, said Marshall.
Sectionals: State begins at 3 p.m. Thursday

Lynx: Sheehan finalist for Miss Hockey

assists.
Eleven-and-a-half minutes after
watching Alyx Richards draw the Fury
within a goal in the third period, Holman iced the game with 58 seconds
remaining with an empty-netter. Samantha Dingle picked up the assist.
Webb finished the game with 15
saves, while Molly Gross stopped 59 of
61.
Sunday it was announced that Sheehan was one of six finalists for the Miss
Hockey Wisconsin award. Eleven players were nominated, and that group was
whittled down to six (five with a tie)
earlier in the week.
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title. Against Elkhorn senior Dylan Linhart

ranked No. 13 at the time in the first-place
match, Coons sealed an 8-2 win with a takedown late in the third period.
Coons took control in that match with an
escape, a takedown and a near fall in the second period.
But before the finals, Coons battled for a 7-5
win over Oconomowoc senior Richard Kuehl
ranked No. 11 in the semifinals.
Coons also knocked off Lake Geneva Badgers Nick Halpin in the quarterfinals 5-3.
I knew at the regional that I wrestled, not
poorly, but I made a few mistakes, Coons
said. I knew everyone here was beatable
today, and that was the mindset I had going
into every match.
It is amazing. Everybody always has his
sights set on making it to state, and I am really
glad I did this year.
Johnson didnt have as much luck in his
finals match against Oconomowoc junior
Brett Samson. Just like at regionals, Johnson
was pinned by Samson, this time in 2 minutes,
47 seconds. But since Johnson beat DelavanDariens Ricardo Cruz, who finished third, 2-1
in the semifinals, Johnson still advanced to
state.
It feels pretty good, but at the same time I
am a little disappointed I lost my last match,
Johnson said. But I am a little happier that
I get to move on to state, especially with my
wrestling partner.
The only other Verona wrestler who won a
quarterfinals match was senior heavyweight
Garrison Stauffer. He defeated Beloit Memorials Karl Saladino 4-2 with a sudden-victory
takedown in overtime in his opening match.
Stauffer could not keep the momentum,
however, being pinned by Milton senior Hunter Nelson ranked No. 7 in 52 seconds in
the semifinals. Stauffer also lost his third-place
match to Elkhorn sophomore Richard Heidemann ranked No. 11 by pin in 4:48.
Senior Jackson Bryant (160 pounds), junior
Dom Sabbarese (170), junior Austin Powers
(126) and sophomore Brandon Daniels (120)
all lost quarterfinal matches.
Daniels lost 2-0 in sudden-victory overtime
to Lake Geneva Badger junior Robby Mutimer
ranked an honorable mention.
Brandon has been right there both years,
Wozniak said. It is good for him. He just has
to keep working and get better.
Powers fell to Milton sophomore Levi Garrett ranked an honorable mention by pinfall
in 55 seconds, and Sabbarese was pinned by
Milton senior John McCarthy ranked No. 8
in 3:09.
Bryant lost a 13-0 major decision to Milton
sophomore Billy Pitzner ranked an honorable mention.
It is always hard when you have a senior
that has wrestled hard for all four years and
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Jackson Bryant (160 pounds) wrestles

Miltons Billy Pitzner in the quarterfinals Saturday,
Feb. 21, in the WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie sectional at Sun Prairie High School.
lettered all four years to not see him make

it to state, Wozniak said. It is a tough sectional, and I think if you take (Bryant) to other
sectionals around the state, he is at state. It is
unfortunate that some of those seniors dont
get to make it, because for some of them, it is a
lifelong goal.
I feel for him. He is a great kid, and I loved
coaching him the last four years.
State preview
The WIAA Division 1 state individual wrestling meet is Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 26-28,
and matches in Division 1 begin at 3 p.m.
Thursday.
Quarterfinal matches follow the first round
Thursday, while wrestlebacks and consolation
semifinals are at 10 a.m. Friday.
Wrestlebacks to determine who makes the
third- and fifth-place matches are at 11 a.m.
Saturday. The fifth-place matches follow, and
the third-place matches are after that.
The March of Champions is at 6 p.m. Saturday with the championship matches beginning
at 7 p.m.
Coons (40-5) who is now ranked No. 8
opens the tournament against Marquette
University High School senior Michael Rolfe
(29-11) ranked No. 16. If he wins, he will
play the winner of the match between Kettle
Moraine senior Noah Martinez (35-7) ranked
No. 5 and Marshfield junior Josh Lang (29-5)
ranked No. 14.
Johnson (31-5) now ranked No. 7 begins
state against Bay Port senior Alec Ingold (370) ranked No. 1. If he wins, he will face the
winner of the match between Sauk Prairie
senior Gage Neumaier (44-4) ranked No. 5
and West Bend West senior Zack Klemstein
(36-13) ranked No. 15.
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The Verona Press
February 26, 2015
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Police reports
Information from Verona Jan. 22
police log books:
12:59 a.m. Police stopped
a car because its registration
Jan. 1
was suspended and found
9:51 a.m. Police stopped drugs inside. The driver, a
a car, because its registration 19-year-old Brooklyn man,
was suspended, and found was cited for possession
drugs inside. The driver, a of marijuana, possession
47-year-old Milwaukee wom- of drug paraphernalia and
an, was cited for possession operating with a suspended
of marijuana and operating registration.
with a suspended registration. A 40-year-old Milwaukee Jan. 24
woman who was riding in the
1:17 a.m. A 36-year-old
car was also cited for posses- Verona man was arrested for
sion of marijuana.
first-offense OWI after police
stopped him for speeding.
Jan. 6
He refused to take an intox3:58 p.m. Two VAHS stu- imeter test.
dents were cited for possession of drug paraphernalia Jan. 28
after they admitted to police
12:01 p.m. Four VAHS
they had smoked marijuana students were cited for posand consented to a vehicle session of marijuana. Police
search.
were notified that several
students were seen in a
Jan. 17
car, possibly skipping class
1:40 a.m. A 35-year-old to smoke marijuana. Police
Verona woman was arrested conducted a reasonable susfor first-offense OWI after picion search of the vehicle
police observed her vehicle and found drugs inside.
deviate from the designated
lane. She refused to take an
Jeff Buchanan
intoximeter test.
Photos by Samantha Christian
Car seat safety checks
State grad rates remain high
The Verona Police Department hosted a child seat safety inspection

for approximately 20 people on Feb. 18.
Above, officer Mitch Ziolkowski and organizer Terri OBrien, with
Safe Kids, talk before an inspection. OBrien said that the misuse
rate of car seats in Dane County is 90 percent, making these checks
very important for the safety of kids.
When it comes to graduating from high school, Wisconsins students are still at the head of the class, though
the rest of the nation seems to be catching up.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Wisconsins 88 percent graduation rate is tied
for second in the nation, trailing only Iowa (90 percent),
and is seven percentage points above the national average.
State Superintendent Tony Evers said the numbers continue Wisconsins strong history of being among the top
states in the nation in graduation rates.
Bravo for our students and the educators in our
public schools who guide them on the path to graduation, he said. We are also working to ensure that a
high school diploma has prepared our students for what
comes after high school college and careers.
According to a press release from the Wisconsin
Department of Public Instruction, one troubling statistic from the NCES report is that while most states
increased graduation rates by one or more percentage
points between the 2011-12 and 2012-13 school years,
Wisconsins was relatively flat.
To make an appointment, contact Safe Kids at 890-8999 or the

police department at 845-7623.
Academic honors
Jennifer Vena Levesque fills out paperwork with her son James,
5, nearby. Helping the family with the inspection was Amy Hugill,
child passenger safety technician instructor with American Family
Childrens Hospital.
Deputy Leslie Fox, with the Dane County Sheriffs Office, inspects
the different parts of a car seat.
Veronan Pulver graduates basic training

U.S. Air National Guard
Airman 1st Class Casey
N. Pulver graduated from
basic military training at
Joint Base San AntonioLackland, San Antonio,
Texas.
According to an Air
Force press release, Pulver
completed an intensive,
eight-week program that

included training in military
discipline and studies, Air
Force core values, physical
fitness, and basic warfare
principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic
training earn four credits toward an associate in
applied science degree
through the Community

College of the Air Force.
Pulver is the daughter of
Michael Pulver of Madison
and Debbie Mathews of
Mazomanie, sister of Wesley, Shandra and David Pulver of Verona, granddaughter of June Stenner and Lorlene Pulver of Verona, and
Lauren Atkins, deans list;

Erin Delehanty, deans list;
Fitchburg
Simon Golde, deans list;
John McMahon, deans list Megan Hanson, deans list;
Verona
Hannah Jennings, deans list;
Noelle Henneman, deans Jenner Kramer, deans list;
list; Amanda Runde, deans list Jennifer Lacroix, deans list;
Ryan McMunn, deans list;
Amanda Tschudy, deans list;
UW-Eau Claire
Danielle Weaver, deans list;
Leah Wolff, deans list
Fitchburg
Victoria Janikowski, deans
list; Andrew Moen, deans UW-River Falls
list; Allison Stone, deans list Verona
Hannah Miller, deans list
Verona
Loras College
niece of Renata and Kevin

Henry of Verona.
She is a 2005 graduate
of Wisconsin Heights High
School in Mazomanie. She
earned a bachelor's degree
in 2010 from Concordia
University of Wisconsin,
Mequon.
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Matts: Purchase is part of citys downtown redevelopment plans

could control any redevelopment there and that it can
carve out an area for future
road expansions if needed.
The city pounced quickly
on the deal after the land
went up for sale, with the
council having first discussed the propertys
impending sale two weeks
earlier in a closed session.
Monday it gave city administrator Bill Burns authority to complete a purchase
agreement by a 7-1 vote.
Funding will come from
an existing downtown
improvement budget item,
using tax-increment financing.
The same fund and budget item recently paid for
the purchase of a building
on Park Lane that will soon
be removed or torn down
to build a regional parking area, and its also being
spent later this year to put
in new terraces and lighting
downtown.
Ald. Brad Stiner (Dist.
3) voted against the purchase, which would be in
his district. Earlier in the
meeting, he questioned its
purpose, specifically asking
if it would be to save the
structure, which is one of
the oldest homes in the city
but also reportedly in poor
shape.
Burns and others said that
could be a component but
wasnt the main reason.
This purchase gives
the city the additional area
that we need for right-ofway, and also control of
that property for potential redevelopment, Burns
replied.
Stiner also questioned
the timing and was told the
home was assessed at more
than $300,000. Ald. Luke
Diaz (D-3) called it a really good deal.
According to county
records, the property is
worth $311,800, with
improvements valued at
$56,200
Ald. Mac McGilvray
(D-1) noted the city has
been setting aside money
for opportunities such as
this one for several years.
Mayor Jon Hochkammer
called it another piece of
the puzzle to help redevelop downtown. Council
President Elizabeth Doyle
(D-1) said she was excited to see this opportunity
come forward, and Ald.
Dale Yurs (D-2) called it a
great move on the citys
part, given its recent focus
on downtown.
The city completed a
yearlong downtown plan
about a year ago, with recommendations to improve
parking, traffic flow and
aesthetics, among other
things.
re: League of WI Municipalities Stormwater Group

9. Approval of payment of bills
10. Review of Building Permits, Inspection Reports, Road Haul Permits,
and Right-of-Way Permits
11. Discussion and approval of minutes of the Feb 3rd meeting
12. Adjourn
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email. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting of the Plan Commission and/or
Open Space and Parks Commission, for
the purposes of information gathering
only. The next Plan Commission meeting is February 26th, and the next Open
Space and Parks Commission meeting
is March 4th.
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verona.wi.us. Please do so atleast 48
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Town Chair, Town of Verona.
Posted:February 20, 2015
Published: February 26, 2015
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Stiner, E. Touchett and D. Yurs. Also

in attendance: City Administrator, B.
Burns; City Engineer, B. Gundlach; City
Planner, A. Sayre; and City Clerk, K.
Scofield.
4. Public Comment: None
5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by
Yurs, seconded by Reekie to approve
the minutes of the January 26, 2015
Common Council meeting. Motion carried 8/0.
6. Mayors Business
7. Administrators Report
8. Engineers Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Plan Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-15-001 Approving an
Amendment to a Conditional Use Permit
to allow a Group Development at 1979
Milky Way. Motion by Linder, seconded
by Doyle to approve Resolution R-15001. Motion carried 7/0 with Ald. Diaz
abstaining.
Re: Resolution R-15-002 Approving a
Conditional Use Permit to allow a Group
Development at 103 Lincoln Street for
the VACT Building. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Yurs to approve Resolution R-15-002. Motion carried 7/0 with
Ald. McGilvray abstaining.
(3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-15-003 Approving a Precise Implementation Plan to
allow for the Construction of a 111-unit
Senior Living Complex Located on Lot
30 of the Second Addition to the Prairie
Oaks Subdivision. Motion by Linder,
seconded by Reekie to approve Resolution R-15-003 with the condition that
prior to the issuance of building permits
the developer will amend the General
Development Plan or will obtain a Conditional Use Permit to allow for the building height of greater than 35 ft. Motion
carried 7/1 with Ald. Stiner voting no.
Re: Resolution R-15-004 Approving the
Release of Stormwater Dedication. Motion by Linder, seconded by Reekie to
approve Resolution R-15-004. Motion
carried 8/0.
Re: Resolution R-15-005 Approving a
Certified Survey Map to modify the Lot
Lines of two Lots located at the Northeast Corner of Locust and Meadowside
Drive. Motion by Linder, seconded by
Yurs to approve Resolution R-15-005.
than normal at least in part

because the Verona Road
work being done by the
state reduced the number of
concrete contractors available.
The city is considering
making it standard procedure from here on out to
do the bids in winter, rather
than in late spring, when
contractors are not yet busy.
The city approved a collective bargaining agreement with the firefighters
union, putting the final
stamp on a long saga that
involved a lawsuit, a loss
for the city in court and
eventually a settlement that
allowed a reorganization
of the department and cost
one job, that of the assistant
chief.
The agreement includes a
lump-sum payment for back
wages in 2014, sets benefit
levels similar to those of
non-union employees, creates a pay scale structure
and provides for shifts that
will allow the department to

go to 24-hour service after
the new fire station is finished.
The council approved
a change in city policy
that will allow city staff
to administratively handle
some liability claims under
$10,000.
The citys insurance coverage had changed over
the past year, raising the
deductible to self-insuring claims under $25,000.
Since then, all claims had
gone to both a committee
and the council for review.
The city has had several
claims under that threshold
in that time period, including for a snow plow damaging a vehicle, a tree falling
onto a car, a sewer backup
that flooded a house and a
displaced water cap that
slashed two tires on a car.
Some were paid and some
were declined.
Motion carried 8/0.

Re: Resolution R-15-006 Approving an
Extraterritorial Certified Survey Map to
Modify the Lot Lines for the property located at the Southwest Corner of Sunset
Drive and CTH PB in the Town of Verona.
Motion by Linder, seconded by Touchett
to approve Resolution R-15-006 with the
condition that the Certified Survey Map
shall dedicate additional Sunset Drive
right-of-way along Lot 3 to the public to
match the existing right-of-way dedication of the adjacent lots. Motion carried
8/0.
Re: Ordinance No. 15-858 Adopting the
North Neighborhood Plan. Motion by
Linder, seconded by Yurs to approve Ordinance No. 15-858 adopting the North
Neighborhood Plan as an amendment
to the City of Verona Comprehensive
Plan. City Planner, Adam Sayre provided
background information on the item.
The North Neighborhood Plan was reviewed by the Verona Plan Commission
on February 2nd. The Plan Commission voted 5/1 to recommend approval
of the plan with two amendments. The
first amendment removed the following sentences from page 8 of the plan
The City supports bus service within
the North Neighborhood as part of a
larger regional bus system. A potential
bus stop is planned in the central portion of the neighborhood. The second
amendment removed two recommendations in the bullet points on page 25 that
read; Encourage a bus route and bus
stop and use of mass transit within the
neighborhood and encourage a bus
connection between downtown Verona
and the North Neighborhood. Mr. Sayre
explained that The City of Madison is
required to review this plan per our current Intergovernmental Agreement. The
Madison Common Council was scheduled to take action on the plan at their
meeting on February 3rd. Due to the
changes in the plan, the Madison Council voted to refer the plan back to their
Plan Commission at a future date for
further review. In conclusion, Mr. Sayre
explained that tonight, the North Neighborhood plan is ready for adoption, although it will still need to go to the City
of Madison for approval we would like
to keep the process moving forward.
Without objection from the Council, Bill
White, attorney for the Endres family
spoke on behalf of the family requesting

the postponement of action on the item
until numerous concerns of the family
and their property which is affected by
this plan are addressed. Motion carried
5/3 to adopt Ordinance No. 15-858 with
Ald. Doyle, McGilvray, and Stiner voting
no.
B. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by
McGilvray, seconded by Doyle to approve payment of bills in the amount of
$388,398.09. Motion carried 8/0.
Re: Approving an Agreement with TDS
for Telecommunications Services for the
Fire and EMS Facility. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle to approve the
Agreement with TDS for an initial cost
of $6,633.00 and a cost of $984.64 per
month for services. Motion carried 8/0.
10. New Business
Re: Consideration of a Claim Filed by
Clara Anderson for Damage to a Vehicle
Caused by a City Snow Plow. Motion by
Touchett, seconded by Diaz to authorize
staff to settle the claim in an amount not
to exceed $3,000. Motion carried 8/0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Proposal from Redevelopment
Resources to Provide Economic Development Services. Kristen Fish and Pat
Cannon presented the proposal and
answered questions from the Common
Council regarding the scope of the project and the project phases. Motion by
McGilvray seconded by Doyle to engage
Redevelopment Resources to provide
Economic Development services to include Phase 1 services in the amount
of $11,025.00. A roll call vote requested
by Ald. Yurs. Voting aye: Yurs, Doyle,
Linder, McGilvray and Reekie. Voting
no: Stiner, Touchett and Diaz. The Motion carried 5/3.
Re: Proposed Bio-Pharmaceutical Facility in Technology Park in Tax Increment
Financing District No. 6
Rebecca Kerns, Managing Director of United Vaccines and Mike Green,
GFS Resource Group, spoke on the proposed facility and the business. They
have outgrown their current facility in
Fitchburg where they do animal vaccine
production. They are looking to construct a new facility with room for future
growth and contract manufacturing.
United Vaccines is requesting a cash

TIF grant of $700,000 payable in the 4th
quarter of 2015.
The Common Council may Convene in Closed Session as Authorized
by Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the purpose of deliberating or negotiating the purchase of public properties, the investing of public
funds, or conducting other specified
public business, whenever competitive
or bargaining reasons require a closed
session. The Common Council may reconvene in Open Session and Take Action on the Closed Session Item. Motion
by McGilvray, seconded by Linder to
convene into closed session. A roll call
vote was taken with the following voting
aye: Touchett, Yurs, Doyle, Linder, McGilvray, and Stiner. Voting no: Diaz and
Reekie. The Motion carried 6/2.
Re: Potential Purchase of Property at
101 N. Main Street
The Common Council may Convene in Closed Session as Authorized
by Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the purpose of deliberating
or negotiating the purchase of public
properties whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session. The Common Council may reconvene in Open Session and Take Action
on the Closed Session Item.
Motion by McGilvray, seconded by
Touchett to convene into closed session. A roll call vote was taken with
the following voting aye: Yurs, Doyle,
Linder, McGilvray, Stiner and Touchett.
Voting no: Diaz and Reekie. The Motion
carried 6/2 and at 8:57 p.m. the Common
Council convened into closed session.
Motion by Yurs, seconded by Doyle to
reconvene into open session. Motion
carried 8/0 and at 9:40 the Common
Council reconvened into open session.
No action was taken in open session on
the closed session items.
11. Announcements
12. Adjournment
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Diaz to adjourn the meeting at 9:42 p.m.
Motion carried 8/0.
Kami Scofield, City Clerk
Published: February 26, 2015
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115 Cemetery Lots &

Monuments
150 Places To Go
342 Boats & Accessories
work under its TID 6 taxincrement financing developer agreement.

The project includes a
change of nearly $50,000
based on street work that
was originally designed
without certain utility lines
that developer David Reinke felt were unnecessary
but city staff and the citys
public works committee
agreed they would save
money in the long run.
The final tally is
$1,124,426.
The council approved
bids for more than $1 million in street work this summer. The work is a combination of both the planned
2014 mill-and-overlay
upgrades and those for this
year.
Not only did the bidding
come in nearly 5 percent
($60,000) under the citys
In other business
projection, it also saved
The city closed out the about $25,000 holding part
first phase of Liberty Busi- of it over to this year. Last
ness Park street and utility years bids were higher
Legals
1. Call To Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Announcements
5. Public Comment -This section of
the meeting provides the opportunity for
comment from persons in attendance
on items not listed below over which
this governing body has jurisdiction.
Comments on matters not listed on
this agenda could be placed on a future
meeting agenda.
6. Unfinished business
A. Discussion and possible action
re: Ordinance 2015-1 Adopting Chapter
3(Fire Protection) of the new code of ordinances.
7. New business
A. Public Hearing and action re:
amendment to the comprehensive plan
to add 198 acres (Wagner property) into
Farmland Preservation and remove a
neighborhood boundary.
B. Discussion and possible action
re: update to the commercial building
permit fees
8. Reports
A. Plan Commission:
B. Public Works:
i. Discussion and action re: bids for
2015 road projects
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: 2015 chip sealing and bridge repairs
C. EMS:
D. Open Space and Parks:
E. Town Chair:
i. Discussion of Feb. 23rdcommunity meeting
F. Supervisors:
G. Clerk/Treasurer:
i. Update on tax collection wrap up
ii. Update on election preparations
H. Planner/Administrator:
i. Update on Old PB bridge consultant selection
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: Local Government Property Insurance fund and Rural Insurance coverage
iii. Discussion and possible action
***
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340 Autos
DONATE YOUR Car, Truck, Boat to
Heritage for the Blind. Free 3-Day
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THEY SAY people dont read those little
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Town of Verona
Regular Town
Board Meeting
Tuesday, March 3,2014
6:30 P.M.
Town Hall,
335 N. Nine Mound Road,
Verona, WI 53593-1035
***
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WHY BUY at a BOAT show when you
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food & drinks. Over $40,000 in priZes
given away. Free shallow water depth
finders to the first 100 people @ the
door everyday. AmericanMarina.com for
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350 Motorcycles
WANTED 60'S & 70'S Motorcycles
Dead or Alive! 920-371-0494 (wcan)
355 Recreational Vehicles

ATV & SIDE-BY-SIDE Headquarters.
Huge blow-out pricing. Door busters
Youth ATV's starting at $699 plus FSD.
Over 100 Honda CF Moto at liquidation$/
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CAMPER PALOOZA!
March 5th-8th
Free Admission
Deep Discounts Huge Inventory
Motor homes & campers
Trades welcome-Financing
King's Campers
Exit 188 Wausau, WI
715-355-5556
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THE Verona Press CLASSIFIEDS, the
best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
402 Help Wanted, General

ALL-COLOR POWDER COATING
is now accepting applications for:
Production Supervisor and
Production Lead.
Second shift, 10 hours
Monday-Thursday
Health & Dental, Retirement Plan,
Paid Holidays and Vacation.
Job descriptions & applications
available at:
www.allcolorpowdercoating.com
or in person at
298 N. Burr Oak Ave, Oregon
CUSTOMER SERVICE Supervisor positions. Results Coach. PT/FT Training
Provided. 608-558-9174
DRIVERS: WANTED Scheduled home
time, steady miles. Newer equipment. No
East Coast. Call 800-645-3748 for more
details. Ask about sign-on bonus. (wcan)
FULL TIME
Retail Sales Position
We are now accepting applications for
a full-time position selling outdoor and
casual furniture during the summer and
assisting in our ski department during
the winter. If you enjoy working with
people, have an interest in skiing and a
flair for color and design, please visit our
store and apply in person. Chalet is a
fun and friendly place to work with local
owners who have great appreciation for
our employees and customers. We offer
a generous base salary plus commission
and a nice benefits package with
advancement opportunities.
Apply in person at:
Chalet Ski & Patio
5252 Verona Road
Madison, WI 53711
608-273-8263
LANDSCAPE CREWMEMBERS
Reliable, motivated people needed
to install and maintain plant material,
landscape features, and stonework. 1-3
years experience in the landscaping field
preferred.
Email info@formecology.com or you
can find an employment application on
our website at: www. formecology.com/
contact/career.php
MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Great
locally owned apartment company on
Madison's West side, is seeking to fill full
time position. Please send resume and/
or letter of intent to: Unified Newspaper
Group, Blind Box 100, P.O. Box 930427,
Verona, WI 53593
NOW HIRING!
Mechanic/Truck Driver
Waterproofers/Air Barrier Installers
Spray Foam Insulation Installers
Great pay-based on experience
608-497-1403
abilich@
cmmorrisgroup.com
OREGON MANOR, a 45 bed skilled
nursing facility just 8 miles from Madison
has an opening for a FT cook. This
position is 32 hours a week including
every other weekend with rotating
holidays. We offer a competitive benefit
package. Experience is not required,
will train
You may apply on-line at www.
oregonmanor.biz or stop by
354 N Main St, Oregon, for an
application. EOE
OTR TEAM & Solo Drivers
Solo average 2500-3500 mpw
Team average 5000-8500 mpw
100% No Touch Freight
Repeat Customers
Great Pay Package w/bonus
Health Dental Vision HSA
401k Vacation & Holiday Pay
1 year Class A experience preferred
888-545-9351 Extension 13
Industrial Dr, Jackson, WI
www.doublejtransport.com (wcan)
TNT FIREWORKS needs July 4th Tent
Operators in Madison Area.
Make $1500-$3500 in 8-10 days. No
upfront cost. Small Credit Check
required. Great for individuals/groups for
fundraising! Call Matt at
715-797-6885
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
MEDICAL-PHLEB MA-RN-LPN-MT
Need RECENT Venipuncture. Do mobile
insurance exams. Set your own appt!
Good $$$. Email: appswi@bizwi.rr.com
web: www.appslive.com (wcan)
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton
Mon-Fri 4 hours/night. Visit our website:
www.capitalcityclean.com or call our
office: 608-831-8850
The Verona Press
453 Volunteer Wanted
606 Articles For Sale
676 Plants & Flowers
740 Houses For Rent
COMMUNITY GROUNDWORKS is in
need of volunteers to help with the 2015
Community Gardens Summit
on Feb 28. Duties include setting
up tables, staffing registration table,
helping with lunch set up and clean up,
and breaking down tables and chairs
after the summit is over. Two shifts:
8am-12pm or 12-4pm. The State of
Wisconsin Board on Aging and Long
Term Care Volunteer Ombudsman
program is in need of volunteers
who want to make a difference in the
lives of the elderly. Volunteers visit
an assigned nursing home 2-3 hours
per week advocating for residents
in making sure that their rights are
being met. We provide the training
- no special background needed.
Primates Incorporated is seeking a
Document Editor to edit various articles,
newsletters, and grants 1-2 hours per
month. Volunteer must be proficient in
Microsoft Word, have internet access,
and enjoy writing and editing documents.
Call the Volunteer Center at 608-2464380 or visit www.volunteeryourtime.org
for more information or to learn about
other volunteer opportunities.
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IV Support Holdings LLC. An authorized
DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply.
Call for details 800-918-1046 (wcan)
FROM YOU FLOWERS! Send some love

this Valentine's Day! 50% Off our roses.
Delivery available in 4 hours or less!
Shoponline. www.fromyouflowers.com/
roses or call 800-815-1908 (wcan)
EVANSVILLE 2-3 bedroom, one car

garage, $700. per month plus security
deposit, plus utilities. Available March 1.
608-931-6539
516 Cleaning Services
648 Food & Drink

ENJOY 100% guaranteed, delivered
to the door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 74%
PLUS 4 free burgers.
The Happy Family Value Combo.
Only $49.99. Order today.
800-800-307-1674 Use code 43285DVA
or www.OmahaSteaks.com/father72
(wcan)
650 Furniture
2 SLEEPER Sofas. Like new, one full,
one queen, earthtone. Full $185. Queen
$375. Paid $1500.
608-291-2322
CORNER TV/MEDIA stand for sale. Oak
with glass front doors. Inside shelf. Will
hold up to 50" TV. Excellent condition.
$150/OBO. 608-845-1552
WANTED HOMES to clean in VeronaOreogn area. 5 years experience. References available. For information call
608-513-0583
NEW MATTRESS SETS from $89.

All sizes in stock! 9 styles.
PlymouthFurnitureWI.com
2133 Eastern Ave, Plymouth, WI Open 7
days a week. (wcan)
532 Fencing
664 Lawn & Garden
BADGERLAND FENCING, LLC.

Agricultural, Residential, Commercial
Fencing. Quality work. Competitive
pricing. Free estimates.
608-444-9266
FRUIT TREES Low as $16. Blueberry,

Grape, Strawberry, Aspargus, Evergreen
and Hardwood Plants. FREE catalog.
Woodstock Nursery N1831 Hwy 95
Neillsville, WI 54456 Toll free 888-8038733
wallace-woodstock.com (wcan)
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
666 Medical & Health Supplies
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!

Basement Systems Inc.
Call us for all your basement needs!
Waterproofing. Finishing. Structural
repairs. Humidity and mold control. Free
Estimates! Call 800-991-1602 (wcan)
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. Limited time $250 off your
stairlift purchase. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
GOT KNEE Pain? Back pain? Shoulder pain? get a pain-relieving brace,
little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
MEDICAL GUARDIAN Top-rated
medical alarm and 24/7 monitoring. For
a limited time, get free equipment, no
activation fees,
no commitment, 2nd waterproof alert
button for free and more.
Only $29.95 per month.
800-281-6138 (wcan)
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
SAFE STEP SAFE SAFE STEP Walk-in

tub Alert for
Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal.
Approved by Arthritis Foundation.
Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch stepin. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American
made. Installation included. Call 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
672 Pets
572 Snow Removal
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?

Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)
PLOWING BLOWING
Residential & Commercial.
20+yrs exp. Fully insured.
608-873-7038
586 TV, VCR &

Electronics Repair
DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/
mo for 12 mos. Free Premium Movie
Channels. FREE equipment, installation
& activation. Call, compare local deals!
800-374-3940 (wcan)
601 Household
BEAUTIFUL CHANDELIER for sale.
Brass/pewter/glass, 5 bulb. Appropriate
for dining room, living room or large
foyer. Like new condition. $150/OBO.
608.845.1552
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It
pays to read the fine print.
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational
WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's &
Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center,
Shawano 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan)
692 Electronics
DIRECTV'S BIG DEAL special. Only
$19.99 per month. Free premium channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax and Showtime
for 3 months & FREE receiver upgrade!
NFL 2014 Season included. Call now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)
696 Wanted To Buy

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $725 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON 1BR Upper, utilities included.
No pets, no smoking. Security deposit
$550.00
608-455-3112
OREGON HISTORIC District 2BR
Flat. Screened In Porch.
All Appliances. Water/Sewer Paid. $565/
mo. No pets.
Call Angie 608-444-2700
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment
$740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer.
608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat
ok. EHO.
STOUGHTON LARGE 2BR on
Chalet Dr. Private laundry and garage.
Great price! 608-221-8146
STOUGHTON TOWNHOUSE
2 Bedroom, 2 Bath
All appliances including W/D
FF Laundry C/A Basement
Attached garage. $885/Month No
pets. No smoking. 835-8806
VERONA-2BR no smoking, A/C, H/W

included, small pets negotiable, private
parking, quiet neighborhood. $835 month
Call 608-558-7017
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $695 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Verona Press
HELP WANTED
Established, locally owned cleaning
company hiring Crew Leader.
Tinas Home Cleaning, LLC

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Part-time. Excellent Wages

20+ hours/wk. CDL bonus program
Paid training/testing. Signing bonus.
5501 Femrite Dr. Madison
Call Paul at 608-310-4870 or email
paulm@badgerbus.com
EOE
Part-Time Evening Hours Starting pay is $11.00
Apply now in person at 2001 W. Broadway, or call 608-222-0217

or fill out an online application at: programmedcleaning.com
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Project Floor Care Workers
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Commercial Cleaning Lead

Starting pay is $12.00 or higher based on experienced
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$50/month
10x15=$55/month
10x20=$70/month
10x25=$80/month
12x30=$105/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347
UNION ROAD STORAGE
10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
OREGON MOBILE Home.

High efficiency appliances, A/C, new
steel front door/storm, insulated
6-inch sidewalls. $10,000
By owner. 608-835-8552
801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
OREGON-DELUXE 4-ROOM Office
Suite. 765/sq.ft 185 W Netherwood
Call 608-835-3426
965 Hay, Straw & Pasture

LARGE SQUARE 2nd & 3rd cuttings,
dairy-grade alfalfa, $50 per bale. Mike
McCallips 815-248-2381
970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
WERE
ALL
EARS
Questions?
Comments?
Story Ideas?
Let us know how
were doing.
Your opinion is something
we always want to hear.
Call 845-9559 or at
connectverona.com
PART-TIME COMMERCIAL
CLEANERS WANTED!!
We have immediate openings for
General Cleaners throughout the Madison area.
M F, evenings, with a start time of 5:30pm.
Pay rate starts at $9.00 an hour.
Do you have excellent communication skills?

Creative ideas? The ability
ty to develop and maintain
client relationships? An interest in print and web
based media? We have an established account list
wth potential. If you possess excellent
with growt
communication and organizational ski
kills, a pleasant
personality
ty, and the ability
ty to prospect for new
business we would like to speak to you. Previous
sales experience desired. Media experience a plus.
Competitive compensation, employee stock option
ownership, 401(k), paid vacations, holidays,
insurance and continuing education assistance.
Programmed Cleaning is now hiring for Part-Time

Lead Positions and Project Floor Care Workers
Part-Time Evening Hours
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
OREGON MOBILE Home.

High efficiency appliances, A/C, new
steel front door/storm, insulated
6-inch sidewalls. $10,000
By owner. 608-835-8552
Outside Advveertising
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SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS

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DRIVERS

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
760 Mobile Homes
Please apply online at programmedcleaning.com

or call (608) 222-0217 for more information.
Days only - 25 to 30 hours a week.

Experience helpful but not required.
Excellent pay.
(608) 513-3638
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
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Personalized: Students increasingly working at their own pace at Verona schools

them in a lot of ways.
Taking ownership
Country View Elementary School students Leah McAndrews, Annika Rufenacht, Lauren Hoffman and Talia Wagner work on geometry with
geoboards while Ben Mattila (foreground) uses an iPad application on the same subject. Students in the second/third-grade classroom can
choose how they learn best as part of the personalized learning the teachers are putting in place.
they loved that, Hook said.

The concept wouldnt
work without the teachers
trusting their students as they
give up some of their control
over the classroom, even in
kindergarten.
We do a gradual release
of responsibility, and we
teach them how to become
independent at the things
that theyre doing before we
release that to them, said
Glacier Edge kindergarten

teacher Cinda Quinn, who
teaches with Jennifer Krantz.
Its not as if a student can
decide they dislike reading or
math altogether and ignore
the subject, Maring said.
They still have to meet their
grade-level standards and
take the same standardized
tests.
Theres still this (incorrect thought of), Were
going to let kids do whatever

they want to learn about,
Maring added. Especially at
the primary grades, we have
to scaffold this for the students.
Teaching together
Brisky and Hook had each
been doing their own form
of personalized learning at
Sugar Creek in recent years.
This year, they decided to
work together, and its paid

dividends.
We can come up with
an idea and it really helps to
have both us trying to figure
it out, Hook said.
We also keep each other
on pace, Brisky added.
Working together keeps
more sets of eyes on students, while also helping
to keep the planning burden from falling on a single
Different points
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After about 30 minutes of

work in the Country View
classroom, Maring and Esch
bring the students back as a
group and ask them to reflect
on their day.
Are you being a purposeful learner? reads a question
on the smartboard.
Students raise their hands
and share whether they had
used their time wisely, with
some praising one another
for helping them and others talking about what they
could improve on.
Maring said those reflections are one of the most
important parts of the process, especially for the students at a young age who still
need to learn the best way for
them to focus and gain something from a lesson.
In addition to looking back
on what theyve learned,
Sugar Creek fourth- and
fifth-grade teacher Haley
Brisky said, letting the students crash and burn can
also provide a chance to
grow.
These are built very safe
environments, where making
mistakes is a learning opportunity instead of a bad score
or a negative, Brisky said.
Her teaching partner,
Patsy Hook, said students
feeling comfortable making
mistakes leads to some kids
taking initiative to create
projects and share them with
other students.
They were the teacher;
person.
The third-grade team at
Glacier Edge Elementary
School had the same idea,
and now the four teachers
there share their students.
They get to go to all four
of us as teachers, so they get
to interact and they know all
of us very well and we know
all of the children very well,
said Kayleen DeWerd. We
spend a lot of time planning.
Part of that planning goes
into the classrooms layout,
as teachers apply for grants
and find other furniture to
fit in their rooms that can
provide varying settings for
whatever makes a student
comfortable.
In each of the four classrooms at the attendance area
elementary schools the Press
observed, the traditional rows
of desks facing a blackboard
setting were gone. Some had
tables for groups and desks
for individuals, while others
offered fun chairs or had students sitting on a carpet near
the front of the room working
with a group.
They pick where they
want to work during the
day, Quinn said of her kindergarten class. They get
to think about the place that
they want to work.
But when multiple classrooms are involved, its
important to have similar settings to offer a sort of regularity, Krantz, Quinns teacher partner, said.
Weve worked really
hard behind the scenes making sure theres a consistency
in the opportunities for the
soft seating, the classroom
seating, the traditional table
and chairs, she said.
While the core idea of providing students a voice and
choice in what and how
they learn is being worked on
at all of the schools, they are
working at different paces.
At Stoner Prairie, for
example, Cain said the lack
of direct examples for teachers to observe makes growth
a challenge.
If we had more examples
of actual personalized learning in action, like they could
walk in and see it in a classroom, I think that would
help, she said. Probably
in a lot of other places too,
because its so new, nobody
actually knows what it looks
like.
But its still making its
way around. Evidence of that
is in Amanda Prathivadis
fifth-grade SP classroom
during math, in the choice
board in the combined GE
kindergarten class that outlines the options for student
worktime and in the calendars kept by the third-graders at GE to schedule when
they are supposed to attend a
seminar and when they have
individual worktime.
Its also slowly spreading
around the other elementaries as more teachers take the
districts 5Ws class on personalized learning and learn
how they can incorporate the
practice into their own situation.
The teachers that have
been using it so far offered
high praise for the results
theyve seen.
It really is a lot of fun
just seeing what the kids can
do and how creative they can
be, Hook said.

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Thursday, February 26, 2015 Vol. 48, No. 40 Verona, WI Hometown USA ConnectVerona.

Plumbing & Glass Service, Inc.

Verona Area School District

New Home Plumbing

Decades ago, city leaders tried to buy

Unified Newspaper Group

One group of students sat in a circle putting rubber bands on pegs.

Photo by Scott Girard

Micah Genin works with teacher Katy Esch on the

thats OK if its still important learning.

what the students respond to.

There will still be some changes in the

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February 26, 2015

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February 26, 2015

The Verona Press

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February 26, 2015

The Verona Press

Letters to the editor

State budget cuts will hurt Wisconsin

is further weakened by a budget

Thursday, February 26, 2015 Vol. 48, No. 40

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