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Verona Area School District
TIF 7 closure
will leave
$21 million
School district will
pocket $11.2M, city
gets tax cut and
$6M
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
Photo by Scott Girard
New Century School student Cash Christiansen, center, shares how Anna Krull, left with back to camera, and Mac Gaskell-Larson, right
with back to camera, showed their greatness on a recent Monday in helping him and not reacting negatively to each other in a potential
conflict situation.
Looking for greatness

Charters use their intimate size to build relationships
Behavior series
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A dozen hands shot up around the

circle, but Jennifer Klawiter chose
just one at a time.
The New Century School second/
third-grade classroom teacher decided
who would get to recognize a classmate for their greatness during the
Greatness Circle that completes
every school day.
It lets us know what kindness
things we have done for people,
third-grader Margaret McManus
explained after a recent circle.
And what other people noticed,
Klawiter added.
The circle is part of the schools
work to improve behavior, similar
to efforts at the districts other charter and attendance area elementary
schools.
The Verona Area School District as
a whole has been focusing on initiatives aimed at recognizing the positives in behavior, including Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports, the Nurtured Heart Approach
and restorative practices.
All ask staff to focus on the positives and recognize the good things
students do, while also teaching students the appropriate behaviors for
different situations.
Some parents and community members have criticized the programs
This spring, the Verona Press will explore behavior around the Verona Area
School District. Stories will take a closer look at specific schools and what strategies theyre using. If you have comments, either on or off the record on behavior
initiatives, please call Scott Girard at 845-9559 or email ungreporter@wcinet.
com. A look at our six-part series on handling student behavior:
January: District seeks consistency
February: PBIS recognized schools: Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek
March: Other neighborhood schools: Country View and Stoner Prairie
April: Charter elementaries
May: Middle schools
June: Verona Area High School
implementations. The district

responded to last years complaints to
the school board by taking steps they
hope will make the initiatives more
consistent across the school sites
while also working to increase time
for teacher professional development
on the topics.
But each school still has its own
community and its own way of
implementing and prioritizing the
practices. Thats especially true at
charter schools, where the smaller
populations and heavy parent involvement help them develop consistency
throughout a students life, which is a
key of the initiatives.
We are very fortunate to have very
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involved parents and very supportive parents, Core Knowledge Charter School director Rick Kisting told
the Press. Its a sentiment echoed by
directors at NCS and Verona Area
International School.
The small size of their schools brings
its own set of challenges, though, as
staff time and training is at a premium.
So at both CKCS and VAIS, the staff
has worked to implement some practices within their classrooms as part of
the regular routine just as NCS has
done with its circles.
Those new traditions include general lessons on how to react to certain
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Budget breaks even

Adjusted estimates
wipe out projected
$2.3 million deficit
SCOTT GIRARD
In January, Verona Area

School District administrators were projecting a
$2.3 million budget deficit.
As of April 25 that had
turned into roughly breaking even, a $55 surplus.
And a projected $11 million windfall from the
soon-to-close Epic tax-increment finance district
will also play a big factor
in coming months, mostly

as the district figures out
how to keep its mill rate as
constant as possible with
such a large influx.
The school board met
in a work session April
25 to discuss the status of
the budget and begin to
plan ahead of the June 8
citizens budget meeting,
which will be followed by
a June 20 meeting where
the board is expected to
approve the preliminary
budget.
Getting the budget from
a multi-million dollar deficit to a surplus was not
complicated, as business
management consultant
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The closure of the Epic

tax-increment financing
district will provide an
even bigger cash windfall
than previously expected,
including a big one-time
bonus for the school district next year.
It will start with a $21
million rebate in 2017 for
area taxing jurisdictions
to split up and continue
with a minimum 10 percent City of Verona tax
cut and another 12 percent
increase in available money to spend.
That comes out to
a n ex t r a $ 1 . 3 m i l l i o n
available to the city each

year on top of its onetime $6.2 million share of
returned taxes. And it will
be a huge boon for the
school district, which will
get to pocket a one-time
boost of $11.2 million
next year from TIF 7.
Thats the kind of thing
that happens when nearly
$400 million is suddenly
added to the regular tax
rolls.
T h e c i t y s fi n a n c i a l
planner, Ehlers, presented
the entire plan, with gobs
of numbers for alders to
digest, at Mondays Common Council meeting.
Alders voted to direct staff
to put together a resolution
to close the district, which
they plan to approve May
9.
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Sugar Creek students get

creative
Sugar Creek Elementary School students got to show off their
talents at the schools annual Imagination Fair Friday, April 22. The
event included science and author fairs, plus two shows from a
professional science performance company.
Above, Ben Gottbeheut did a project on fossils, a subject close to
his heart, as he has a necklace with a fossil on it that he shows the
judges.
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Above left, Braden Graham talks to the science fair judges about his project on what combination of apples, epsom salt, baking soda and
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Board can move

forward on Town Hall
Residents have
long discussion
on construction
financing
SCOTT GIRARD
On the web
Find out what the board
discussed at its April 26
meeting:
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Town of Verona residents

overwhelmingly supported the effort to build a new
Town Hall after nearly two
hours of discussion at the
annual meeting April 19.
Residents at the uncomm o n l y p a c ke d m e e t i n g
voted 51 to 12 to authorize
the town board to move forward on construction of a
$3 million set of buildings
on land at 7685 County
Hwy. PD purchased by the
board in December 2014.
Since then, its been part
of discussions about a new
Town Hall
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in the early
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the existing
facility has become increasingly unsuitable for storing
records, providing private
meeting space and storing
equipment, according to
some who work in it.
The new buildings, including a Town Hall, maintenance building and salt shed,
would take up six of 43 acres
purchased in 2014, with the
town planning to sell the other 37 acres to help finance
construction. That land sale
and whether it would be
official before the board
signs a contract for the buildings was the key holdup at
the meeting. It led to much
debate, even as those arguing
often agreed on the general
idea of a new Town Hall.
Town Chair Mark Geller
estimated the land would
sell for $2.4 million, though
he acknowledged there was
no signed offer sheet. The
board has met repeatedly
in closed session in recent
months to discuss the proposed sale of the other 37
acres, but has not discussed
the sale in open session.
The $2.4 million price
would come out to about
$65,000 an acre, far above
the $16,000 per acre the
town paid the State Bank of
Cross Plains for the land a
year-and-a-half ago after it
was foreclosed on.
This is an absolute best
deal I have ever heard of as a
town, board member Doug
Maxwell told the crowd,
asking them to trust the
Town Board to do its job
by authorizing the building.
The group also spent a
lot of time trying to understand Roberts Rules of
Order, seeking clarification
on what motions or discussions were appropriate,
and even questioning what
authority the town residents

had at the meeting.
Residents, rather than
elected representatives,
make the motions and votes
at an annual meeting in a
town. However, an attorney
was on hand to ensure the
correct rules were followed,
and he said those votes can
only authorize the Town
Board to take actions, not
require them to do so.
At one point, resident
Ron Fischer made a motion
t o a u t h o r i z e t h e Tow n
Board to sell all of the Hwy.
PD land, hoping that would
direct them to do so and
prevent the construction of
a new building. Fischer said
that as the town shrinks,
the services a new building
would provide would be
needed less, and their cost
would fall increasingly on
those who remained.
Others voted that motion
down, though, and Geller
clarified that even if it
passed, selling all of the
land would only be an
option for the Town Board,
not a requirement.
It doesnt mean that they
necessarily will (sell the
land), Geller said before
the vote was taken.
Ultimately, former longtime Town Chair Dave
Combs gave his strong support to the new building and
made the motion that was
ultimately approved.
The stars have aligned,
and I think its a huge opportunity, Combs said. Thatll
never happen again.
While one person offered
an amendment that would
have required the Town
Board to receive the money
from the land sale before
signing the building contract, that was not supported because many worried it
would tie the Town Boards
hands. Geller noted that the
bids for the project would
expire on May 3, leaving
just two weeks before the
town would have to sign a
contract to lock in that price.
We need to get this town
hall built, Geller said. We
need to get it done tonight.
I would like to take a vote.
Ive got a $65,000 an acre
offer. Lets not screw it up.
The Town Board held a
special meeting Tuesday
to discuss and take action
on the guidance from the
Annual Meeting.
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Arbys seeking to beef up new strip mall

JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
A typically busy spring

Plan Commission agenda
includes a public hearing
for an Arbys restaurant that
would be part of a small strip
mall that was approved earlier this year.
The strip mall, on Hometown Circle, in front of the
Farm and Fleet, is already
in the process of being built.
The Arbys would face the
Dairy Queen just to the east
and would use the drive-thru
lane that has been approved.
Other new buildings and
businesses on the agenda include two others that
are also on the increasingly busy East Verona Avenue commercial corridor
a Sherwin-Williams paint
store next to Culvers and a
daycare that was reviewed
this month in the new Pizza
Ranch lot. The commission
will also consider a personal storage complex on Solar
Court that was reviewed last
month, a new, 7,000-squarefoot multi-tenant building in
Liberty Business Park and
a request to add an outdoor
patio area to the new Sugar
River Pizza restaurant in Liberty Park.
The submission for the
multi-tenant building references a florist, beauty salon
and a boutique gift shop. The
Facebook page for longtime

downtown boutique clothes
retailer Purple Goose has
informed customers that it
plans to move to Liberty Park
by this fall if it can sell its
building.
One notable project that is
not on the agenda is Emerson on Main, a proposed
80-unit senior complex on
North Main Street that is 54
feet tall and has held two
neighborhood meetings to
discuss concerns with neighbors. City planning director
Adam Sayre told the Press he
expected it to come back for
review in June.
T h e A r b y s i s a
2,500-square-foot section
of the building that would
have space for 66 patrons

and employ 20 to 30 people,
according to a submission
from the developer. It would
start in June and be finished
by August.
The Sherwin-Williams
store would be one of
many built by Chicago
developer Vernick and Associates, according to its submission, and would fit into
the space currently occupied
by an old brick home at the
corner of Lincoln Street.
Arbys, the daycare and
the personal storage units
will have public hearings that
are planned to precede full
Common Council approval
the following week.
City interviewing 3 public works finalists

JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
The citys next public

works director apparently
will have a very different
background from its current
one.
The three finalists for the
position, Kristine Anderson,
Theran Jacobson and Kelly
Wolf all are engineers for
private firms, and all three
have four-year engineering degrees. Retiring public
works director Ron Rieder
learned his way into the job
30-plus years ago as a local
resident and staffer and did
not have a college degree
at a time when the position
was far less complicated.
All three candidates work
in Wisconsin and deal with
government in one way or
another, and one of them
has worked with Verona
before.
The citys personnel
committee was set to interview all three Wednesday
evening at City Center with
Finalists
Kristine Anderson,
Ayres Associates project engineer and supervisor of engineering
services
Theran Jacobson,
AECOM, engineer III
Kelly Wolf, AECOM,
project engineer
the intention of having a
candidate determined this
week and officially hired by
the Common Councils next
meeting, May 9.
Anderson has the most
extensive experience, having spent the past 15 years
as a supervisor with Ayres
Associates in the Milwaukee area. A 1993 University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
graduate in civil engineering, Anderson has worked
with stormwater projects,
designed subdivisions and

industrial parks and helped
develop a variety of municipal and government infrastructure project, according
to her LinkedIn and Ayres
profiles.
Jacobson and Wolf both
are employees of AECOM,
which provides most engineering services for Verona
out of its Middleton office
and was the employer of
longtime city engineer Bob
Gundlach, who retired in
February.
Jacobson is one of three
AECOM employees who
took over Gundlachs role.
A 2005 UW-Platteville grad
(environmental engineering), Jacobson has spent the
past nine years at AECOM
as a water resources engineer, according to his
LinkedIn profile, and he has
been involved in stormwater modeling for Verona.
Wolf is also a UW-Platteville grad, having earned a
degree in 2002 while working as a construction laborer
and doing field survey work,
according to his LinkedIn

profile. Hes spent the past
15 years as a design engineer at AECOM and now is
a project manager there.
The job has become far
more complex over the
years, involving much less
hands-on work and more
management (including an
assistant director, a streets
superintendent, a billing
clerk and an engineering
project coordinator). But
with the loss of Rieders
vast institutional knowledge, the city is working
on a comprehensive overhaul of the entire 15-person
department.
The hope, as discussed
during the recruitment, is to
have the new director working side by side with Rieder
for about a month before
his July 1 retirement.
The position is advertised
at between $81,575 and
$101,347.
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portion of college costs
ne of my dear friends
recently told me that her
son did a prospective
student visit at my alma mater,
UW-Whitewater. My first thought
was, Cool, I hope he goes there.
That was quickly followed by
Wait, what? How is it even possible that he is that old?!
Time certainly
goes by quickly,
and for parents,
it can sometimes
feel like years
pass in an instant.
Adding to the
angst of watching
their babies grow
Arndt
into independent
individuals is a
concern for many
parents over the looming cost of
college.
In my last column, I talked
about some of the help that is
available for covering college
costs. Things like scholarships,
grants and federal tax incentives
can help tremendously, and generally dont have to be repaid.
If you missed that column and
would like to see it, you can
find it archived on my website,
wealthstrategies.biz.
While those types of programs
can make a big dent in the total
college bill, the reality is that for
most students, there is still going
to be a sizable balance that they
and/or their family needs to pay.
In some cases, families are able
to cover the shortfall from their
current income, especially if they
structure their debt obligations
to factor in the anticipated costs.
For example, some families will
plan to pay off auto loans, or even
home mortgages, prior to the child
starting college. This then allows
them to redirect the money that
had gone to those payments each
month to the college costs.
Often though, the costs of college are too high to cover from
current income. In those cases,
the family either needs to utilize
savings that they have accumulated over time or take out loans.
Most articles about education
planning focus on utilizing tax-advantaged savings vehicles to accumulate money for college. The
most common vehicle discussed
is called a 529 plan, which allows
money to be accumulated and

invested, generally allowing you
to select from a group of options
similar to what you might see in a
401k plan. Any earnings from the
investments would not be taxed
as the account grows, and would
be distributed tax free if used for
qualified education expenses.
While 529s are broadly governed by federal rules, the plans
are operated by each individual
state. It is important to note that
you do not have to use your home
states plan, nor does the child
have to attend a school located in
the state of plan. In some cases,
however, the state may offer additional features that you should be
aware of. For example, Wisconsins plan, EdVest, offers a state
income tax deduction for qualifying contributions up to $3,100 per
year made by Wisconsin residents.
To learn more about 529 plans
in general, and the Wisconsin
EdVest plan in particular, you can
visit edvest.com.
Ultimately, if the family isnt
able to afford college costs using
savings and current income, money will have to be borrowed and
paid back over time, typically with
interest.
While it is possible to utilize a
form of personal loan or a home
equity loan to pay for college
costs, most people borrow money
via a federal student loan program.
There are a number of different
federal student loan programs
available with different features
and rules. Broadly, the key differentiators are whether the interest
on the loan is subsidized or not
and who is technically borrowing
the money (and responsible for
paying it back).
Direct subsidized loans are
loans made to eligible students
that qualify based upon financial
need (determined by the schools
financial aid department following completion of the financial
aid application). The key benefit
of these loans is that the federal
government covers the interest
charges while the student is in
school, and for a grace period
afterwards. Conversely, unsubsidized loans do not require a
financial need to obtain, but begin
charging interest immediately.
Parents can also borrow money
directly to pay for their childs

college costs via the direct PLUS
loan program.
When it comes time to start
repaying student loans, there are a
number of repayment schedules to
choose from. Some utilize a fixed
repayment schedule designed
to have the loan paid off within
a number of years; others start
with a low payment amount that
gradually increases over time, and
others determine the payment utilizing a formula that factors in the
borrowers income.
The important thing to note is
that there are options, and that you
can generally change the repayment schedule over time to best fit
your situation.
In recent years, several new
loan forgiveness programs have
been developed that can be very
beneficial if the criteria are met to
qualify. Some examples include a
program that can forgive up to a
certain amount of student debt for
teachers that work in low-income
areas for five years and a public
service program that can forgive
all remaining student debt if the
borrower works in a qualified
public service job for 10 years and
stays current on their payments.
To learn more about student
loans, repayment options and loan
forgiveness programs, I would
encourage you to visit studentaid.
ed.gov. It offers a treasure trove of
information.
Trisha Arndt, CFP, is President of
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Kimball Lane, Suite 1400, Verona, WI
53593, 608-848-2400. Securities and
Advisory Services offered through Commonwealth Financial Network, member
FINRA/SIPC, a Registered Investment
Adviser.
The fees, expenses, and features of 529
plans can vary from state to state. 529
plans involve investment risk, including
the possible loss of funds.
There is no guarantee that a college-funding goal will be met. In order
to be federally tax-free, earnings must be
used to pay for qualified higher education expenses. The earnings portion of a
nonqualified withdrawal will be subject
to ordinary income tax at the recipients
marginal rate and subject to a 10-percent
penalty. By investing in a plan outside
your state of residence, you may lose any
state tax benefits. 529 plans are subject to
enrollment, maintenance, and administration/management fees and expenses.
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Fairy Tale prom April 30

SCOTT GIRARD
Ve r o n a A r e a H i g h
School juniors will take
part in a fairy tale evening Saturday, April 30, at
the schools prom.
The event runs from
7:30p.m. to 11:30p.m. at
the Alliant Energy Center,
with a Grand March of
the prom court at 8p.m.
The prom court this year
is Jacob Leskovar, Bryce
H o p p e , D a n i e l Key e s ,
Jacques Frank-Loron,
Kobe Yang, Bailey Lee, TJ
Manning, Alex Luehring,
Ava Sutter, Elena Herman
and Jenna Acker, Elizabeth Paul, Teeaisia Hoye
and Kate Melin.
Tickets for prom are
$15, and can be purchased
Friday, April 29, from
12 to 1p.m. in the VAHS
commons area. Students
can get a ticket to the
dance at the post prom,
If You Go
What: Verona Area High School prom
When: 7:30 to 11:30p.m. Saturday, April 30; post prom
midnight to 3a.m.
Where: Alliant Energy Center, 1919 Alliant Energy Center
Way, Madison; post prom at VAHS
Tickets: $15 for prom, $25 for prom and post prom, $5
for grand march; purchase in VAHS commons Friday, April
29, 12-1p.m.
which will be from midnight to 3a.m. at VAHS,
for $25, and parents can
purchase a ticket for just
the grand march for $5.
their proficiency in multiple

languages through testing
scores, including Advanced
Placement exams and
ACCESS, a test for English
Language Learners.
G r a d u a t e s w h o h ave
achieved the seal requirements will get to wear a special cord at graduation to recognize their accomplishment.
Burgos said theres work
left to do, mainly getting
the word out so interested
students can begin preparing their portfolios. Mostly,
though, shes glad students
can now receive recognition
for work that was already
happening.
The kids are already doing
this and its a really good way
to highlight the talent we have
in our district, she said. And
also promote language learning as part of being college
and career ready.
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The 2016 Verona Area High School prom court is, top row from left, Jacob Leskovar, Bryce Hoppe,
Daniel Keyes, Jacques Frank-Loron, Alex Luehring, Ava Sutter, Elena Herman and Jenna Acker; bottom row from left, Kobe Yang, Bailey Lee, TJ Manning, Elizabeth Paul, Teeaisia Hoye and Kate Melin.
Graduates from Verona

Area High School will have
the potential to add another
accomplishment to their transcripts beginning in 2017: a
seal of biliteracy.
The Verona Area School
District first received approval for the seal, a new initiative
from the states Department
of Public Instruction, in October 2015, and DPI last week
approved the districts criteria for students to achieve the
mark.
To receive the seal, students
must demonstrate achievement in bilingualism, biliteracy and multicultural competence in two or more languages. VASD director of bilingual
programs and instructional
equity Laurie Burgos told the
Press the latter was the most
challenging, but a 15-person work group developed
standards that DPI reviewers
called exemplary in their
letter approving the criteria.
VASD will require students to succeed in four specific activities to meet the
multicultural competence
requirement: a written review
or reflections of at least eight
works of international/cultural media; completion of 20
hours of cross-cultural service learning in the local or
global community; participation in a cultural or linguistic
immersion experience; and
two essays or one essay and
one digital media presentation
in English and a second language on the importance of
bilingualism.
Students can take advantage of the work theyre
already doing in their classes in addition to a couple of
extra things, Burgos said.
VASDs application indicated they want to ensure students investigate the world
beyond their immediate environment, recognize other
perspectives, communicate
ideas with diverse audiences
and take action on their ideas.
Students can demonstrate
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Coming up
Churches
Arbor Day presentation
Spring cleanup
Pilates workshop
Join Dave Walker from the City of

Verona Parks Department for his annual Arbor Day presentation at 12:15 p.m.
Friday, April 29. Walker will answer
questions about the Ash Borer and other
topics. For information, call 845-7471.
Live Generous Verona will hold a

spring cleanup day on Saturday, April
30.
Volunteers will help those needing
assistance with outdoor tasks, including
yard cleanup or home repairs. At 8 a.m.,
the Badger Prairie Needs Network, 1200
E. Verona Ave., will hold a breakfast and
give out work assignments. Groups will
perform service work from 8:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m., followed by a community
meal at BPNN from 12:45 p.m. to 1:30
p.m.
To v o l u n t e e r o r g e t h e l p ,
call Kim at 848-5150 or email
BadgerPrairieAssociates@Thrivent.
com.
Participate in a pilates workshop

focusing on healthy shoulders at 12:15
p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at the senior center.
This workshop is limited to 15 people, so early registration is encouraged.
For information, call 845-7471.
Drug take-back
The Verona Police Department is
partnering with the Wisconsin Department of Justice to hold a free Prescription Drug Take-Back Initiative from 10
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the
department, 111 Lincoln St.
The initiative aims to provide a safe
and convenient means of disposing of
prescription drugs, while educating the
public about the potential for abuse of
medications. Unused, unwanted and/
or expired prescription drug medication
will be accepted, and the service is confidential.
Pills should be emptied into a clear
plastic bag, and containers can be recycled at home. Any liquids, gels and
creams should be left in the original
packaging. No sharps, inhalers or anything under pressure will be accepted for
safety reasons.
Go By Bike
Discover how to add biking to your

lifestyle from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday, May 3
at the library.
Zac Barnes of the Wisconsin Bike
Federation will discuss bicycling laws,
essential gear and ways to plan and
ride local routes safely and confidently. This program focuses on routes of
less than three miles.
Free compost
Dane County will be giving away free
compost from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Social Security 101
May 2 through Saturday, May 7 at a site
Learn more about your Social
adjacent to the east side of the old county
landfill, which shares an entrance with Security options from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
the Badger Prairie Health Care Center, Wednesday, May 4 at the library.
Jesse Grutz, owner of the Retire1100 E Verona Ave.
ment
Classroom, will discuss the basic
The county will offer one load of free
compost for residential use per person, rules and taxation of Social Security
per day. Additional loads for commercial income, options for collecting Social
Security and how to calculate benefits.
customers may be obtained for a fee.
Community calendar
Thursday, April 28
4-5:30 p.m., Anime Club (grades

6-12), library, 845-7180
6:30-8 p.m., Spotlight Polka
Band performance, library, 8457180
Friday, April 29
9:15-9:45 a.m., Sensory Friendly Story Time (ages 3-5), library,

845-7180
10:30-11 a.m., Baby Story Time
(ages 0-18 months), library, 8457180
12:15 p.m., Arbor Day presentation with Dave Walker, senior
center, 845-7471
1 p.m., Movie Matinee: A Brilliant Young Mind (PG-13, 112
min.), senior center, 845-7471
7 p.m., Rachel and Alan, Tuvalu
Saturday, April 30
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Live

Generous Verona spring cleanup,
BPNN, 1200 E. Verona Ave., 8485150
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Prescription
Drug Take-Back Initiative, Verona

Police Department, 111 Lincoln
St., 845-7623
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie
Kitchen free community meal,
BPNN, bpnn.org
7 p.m., Allison Merten, Tuvalu
Monday, May 2
Verona Area School District K-12

art show begins, library, 845-7180
9 a.m., Walking group resumes,
senior center, 845-7471
Tuesday, May 3
12:15 p.m., Pilates Workshop:

Healthy Shoulders (registration
required), senior center, 845-7471
1 p.m. and 6 p.m., Verona Stampers Group, senior center, 845-7471
7-8 p.m., Go By Bike program,
library, 845-7180
Wednesday, May 4
6:30-8:30 p.m., Social Security

101 class, library, 845-7180
Thursday, May 5
4-5:30 p.m., Anime Club (grades
6-12), library, 845-7180
Friday, May 6
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: Medicare, senior center, 845-7471

1 p.m., Movie Matinee: Brooklyn, senior center, 845-7471
7 p.m., Songwriter Showcase
and Open Mic ($5), Tuvalu
Saturday, May 7
11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 10th anniversary celebration, Verona Public

Library, 845-7180
Prairie Kitchen free community
meal canceled, BPNN, bpnn.org
2-3:15 p.m., VAHS Jazz One
ensemble and Jazz Orchestra
performance, library, 845-4400
6:30 p.m., The McDougals,
Tuvalu
Monday, May 9
2 p.m., Dying Silk Scarves class

(registration required), senior center, 845-7471
3:30 p.m., Senior nature hike,
meet at senior center, 845-7471
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, April 28
7 a.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Bonnie and Bill
Stevens at Senior Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
9 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
Friday, April 29
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Cough and Cold
10 p.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
11 p.m. Bonnie and Bill
Saturday, April 30
8 a.m. Common Council
from April 25
11 a.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
Football
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 25
9 p.m. Self Defense
Historical Society
Sunday, May 1
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from April 25
3 p.m. Self Defense
4:30 p.m. Burial Mounds
at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 25
9 p.m. Self Defense
Historical Society
Monday, May 2
Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense
Senior Center
Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission Live

9 p.m. Hindu Cultural
Hour
10 p.m. 1988 Verona Basketball
Tuesday, May 3
10 a.m. Zumba Gold
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection
Church
Senior Center
Historical Society
Wednesday, May 4
Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense
5 p.m. Plan Commission
from May 2
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
10 p.m. 1988 Verona Bas-
ketball
Thursday, May 5
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
Senior Center
Historical Society
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.
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli

(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
The Church in Fitchburg

2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.
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
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 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
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.
Good Shephard Lutheran Church
ECLA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
Damascus Road Church West
The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
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 School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m., staffed
nursery available
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
Springdale Lutheran Church
ECLA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
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.
Memorial Baptist Church

(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
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.
Resurrection Lutheran Church

WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Eric Melso
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ

Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Zwingli United Church of Christ
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
St. Christopher Catholic Parish

St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
What Is Love?
We often talk about love as if it is a state of being.
We talk about being in love and we often describe it
as an emotional state which blossoms in certain relationships. We love our family and friends, our romantic partners, and we talk of loving God, though what
that means is not always clear. Perhaps the better
model for thinking about love is not a state of being,
but an act of becoming. All relationships develop and
change, at least in part because all people develop
and change. Whether we are growing or aging, all
people change, and the loving relationships that we
have with others who are growing or aging reflects
these dynamic changes. Young lovers dont remain
young forever, although their love may feel young and
new at every stage of development. Love is an act of
mutual becoming in relation to our beloved, whether
our beloved is our spouse, our brother or sister, or
our God. Relationships have to be worked at, and love
can sometimes feel like hard work.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast,
it is not proud.
1 Corinthians 13:4 NIV
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
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and third Tuesday, 10:30
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Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
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Our happy place
Sisters start Toot and Kates wine bar for a relaxed social experience
SAMANTHA CHRISTIAN
Whats on tap
The idea for a wine bar

stemmed from a venue
in Wauwatosa that Clark
picked out to host Biechlers bridal shower in 2013.
The sisters wondered why
there wasnt anything like
it around Madison, so they
took matters into their own
hands.
Last fall we just decided, why not give it a try?
Clark said. Ryan did a
ton of the legwork to get
it started. Hes owned bars
Photo by Samantha Christian
A sign simplifies the wine bar experience at Toot and Kates.
Photo by Samantha Christian
Sisters Kate Biechler and Megan Clark opened Toot and Kates wine bar, 109 S. Main St., in March.
before so he helped with the

business plan tremendously.
The sisters, on the other
hand, were mostly interested in converting the 1,075
square foot space at 109 S.
Main St. from a former nail
salon into a wine bar.
Katie and I just wanted to decorate, Clark said
with a laugh.
They liked that the building had good visibility and
was also a manageable size
for their start-up, but the
old tiles and some interior
walls had to go for aesthetics and to comfortably fit
about 30 people. The renovation project became like
a second home remodel for
them, Clark said.
Kate Biechler said it will
be a work in progress as
they see new ideas and get
feedback from people.
Well kind of adapt as
Photo by Scott Girard
we go, she said.
Toot and Kates wine bar is lit up at night along South Main St.
Welcoming
atmosphere
For now, the interior

design is simple yet sophisticated. Turquoise tables
and white chairs stand out
against the walls in shades
of gray, and an oversized
monochromatic American
flag hangs above a casual
seating area opposite the
wine bars only TV.
Its a relaxed vibe,
Clark said.
Vibrantly colored pineapple decorations add
homey touches behind the
bar as a symbol to welcome friends. The funky
fruit wears sunglasses in a
framed print above the wine
dispensing station, which
features 16 varieties.
Ryan and I went to
Charleston, S.C. a year ago
and there were pineapples
everywhere, Kate Biechler said. Apparently it is
the international symbol of
hospitality ... Toot loved it
as well we feel its so fitting for our happy place.
That phrase, This is our
happy place, appears again
on a sign behind the bar,
and its been a mantra of
sorts for the family.
After Clarks husband
passed away 16 months
ago, she has been a single
mother to her three kids
under the age of 10. The
Toot and Kates wine bar

109 S. Main St.
497-1111
facebook.com/tootandkates/
Hours starting May 1
Sunday: Closed, but available for private parties
Monday-Wednesday: 3-10p.m.
Thursday: 3-11p.m.
Friday: 3p.m. to midnight
Saturday: 2p.m. to midnight
Menu items
Also on the menu are
cheese plates, chocolate truffles, bubbly and
domestic and craft brews.
T h e ow n e r s h o p e t o
add assorted olives and
Biechlers and their 1-yearThe owners hope Toot

old son have become an and Kates becomes a hapeven bigger part of their py place for others in the
lives since then, so starting community as well.
the business together felt
right.
Contact Samantha
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Upcoming events
Now that the business is
getting into a routine, they
can start to focus more on
promotional events. Toot
and Kates is looking into
starting happy hour pricing, wine pairing nights
and tasting classes. Ryan
Biechler also has an idea
to highlight different wines
during the Olympics for
participating countries.
A website is still being
set up, but updates can
be found on the Toot and
Kates Facebook page and
Instagram account.
The next live music
event is from 8-10p.m.
Friday, May 13, featuring
the Soggy Prairie Boys.
Toot and Kates also plans
to be part of the Greater
Madison Jazz Consortium
schedule this summer.
Samantha Christian
The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce

recognizes the Business of the Month!
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We Just Opened a 2nd Location at
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The global and local
wines and many of the recommendations come from
Frank Beverage Group in
Middleton, and the Wisconsin cheeses come from
Elegant Foods in Madison.
Toot and Kates plans
to have new wines to taste
every six weeks, and there
will always be at least one
local offering. The top two
wines so far a red blend
(Murphy-Goode) and white
moscato (Nine Vines) will
stay for the next rotation
starting May 1.
Murphy-Goode will
donate 50 cents of every
glass to military families
in need, Clark said, so its
good to have a good tasting
wine with a good cause.
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A chalkboard at the
entrance of Toot and Kates
simplifies the four steps for
people to get their drink on
at the wine bar, which features a self-service Enomatic wine dispenser shipped
from Italy.
Kate Biechler explained
that people can drop off
their credit card or drivers
license with a bartender
to hold in exchange for
a $100 preloaded wine
card that is used like a tab
for the night. People can
browse the wine descriptions and enter the card in
the wine system to choose
between the 16 different
red and white wines. They
then grab a wine glass from
the rack and pick their pour
size: small (2.5 ounces),
glass (5 ounces) and cortino (7 ounces).
Being able to pick your
own wine and try several
different kinds is the beauty of it so youre not feeling pressured, she said.
But its also a good option
for people who really do
know their wine to come
and try new options.
The self-serve wine
experience is meant to be
fun.
Its fairly low risk,
Clark said. You dont
have to be so committal to
get a pour and spend $10
on a glass of wine when
you can get one for $3.
Come on up and have some fun!

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There is now more than

beer on tap in Verona. The
citys nightlife is getting a
new twist with a self-serve
wine bar downtown called
Toot and Kates.
Behind the family operation are sisters Megan
C l a r k , 3 8 , o f Ve r o n a ,
and Kate Biechler, 29, of
Waukesha, as well as Kates
husband Ryan Biechler, 32.
Toot has been Megans
nickname since childhood,
so the sisters thought Toot
and Kates would be a fitting name for their first
business. Their passion
project has been doing well
since opening March 10,
and the community seems
to be embracing the new
wine on tap concept.
Its unlikely that patrons
will see all three owners
working as bartenders at
once, though, since they
have other full-time commitments, but the trio gathered in the building on the
corner of Main Street and
Verona Avenue on a sunny
Sunday to catch up with the
Press and to drop off a
couch for a second lounge
seating area.
S o fa r t h e w i n e b a r,
which employs a team of
seven part-time bartenders,
has been attracting a diverse
group of patrons.
Thats what I love the
most is the mixed crowd,
Clark said. Its been everyone from young professionals to older couples celebrating anniversaries.
The owners want people
to feel comfortable when
they come in, whether its
listening to live music,
socializing with a group of
friends or having a beforeor after-dinner drink for
date night.
We dont want it to come
across as like a snooty wine
bar, Kate Biechler said.
Its very casual; were
really down-to-earth, and
we just want to make sure
everyones having a good
time. Its a no-pressure
place.
While Toot and Kates
d o e s n o t s e r ve m e a l s ,
patrons can order cheese
and chocolate with their
beverage of choice. And
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the bar is closed to the public, private parties can rent
out the space which has
happened five out of the six
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What does
it mean?
situations and practicing

calming techniques like
yoga.
Each is aimed at changing
childrens behavior in the
long term while acknowledging certain misbehaviors
still require consequences,
such as missing recess.
If youre going to stop
a behavior from happening
in the future, you have to
figure out what triggered it
and what we can do to be
proactive to prevent it from
happening in the future,
VAIS director Barb Drake
said.
Positive Behavior
Interventions and
Supports
PBIS is a framework system that is
heavy on data collection to focus responses
to necessary areas, like
recess or the lunchroom. It has three
tiers, the first of which
is expected to reach
most students, with the
advanced tiers for those
who do not respond to
the first.
PBIS made its debut
in Verona in 2010 at
Sugar Creek Elementary School and is now
also taught to pre-K
sites district-wide. The
Wisconsin PBIS organization has recognized
both Sugar Creek and
Glacier Edge Elementary School for their
work on PBIS.
Small communities
All three agree on the
importance of parents being
on board with the behavioral strategies at school to
ensure that those long-term
changes take place.
I think its truly probably the key, Drake said of
parent involvement. They
can kind of reinforce things
that are learned in the
(behavior groups) at home.
If a student is having a
bad day, or a few in a row,
Drake said shell sometimes have them simply
come to her office and call
mom or dad to help calm
them down.
While NCS and CKCS
may not have regular student calls home, directors
at both schools mentioned
their consistent contact with
parents, whether its the 10
to 12 parents volunteering
at any time at CKCS or the
Good News Phone Calls
NCS director Jim Ruder
makes to tell parents about
their childs good deed.
Its always fun making
those calls, Ruder said.
As a principal, you introduce yourself, then you
hear a little (gasp) on the
other end, but then its really fun to say, Im calling
with a good news call.
The internal makeup of
each school helps as well,
the directors said. At NCS,
the multiage program
allows teachers to get to
know a student and their
family for a longer time,
while at VAIS, having one
class at each level makes
the focus on relationship
Above, Armani Nichols joins her

classmates in Jessi Thompsons
class at Core Knowledge Charter
School in a mindfulness activity
as part of that weeks behavioral
focus.
Nurtured Heart
Approach
Right, Gabe Leake talks with

counselor Lisa Froehlich about
how to avoid jumping to conclusions at Verona Area International School.
NHA is a relationship-focused approach

that helps children use
their intensity in positive ways. The idea
behind it is to build
strong, successful relationships among students and the adults
t h ey wo r k w i t h . I t
offers specific positive
language to use when
working with students.
J e n n i f e r K l aw i t e r
is the Nurtured Heart
trainer at NCS. Her
class has daily Greatness Circles to end
the day, where students
volunteer to recognize
a classmate for a positive act.
issues and conflict resolution.

At CKCS, which is a K-8
school, Kisting said mentorship opportunities help
keep expectations consistent throughout those years
for the schools students.
Klawiter said emphasizing the relationships early
on has brought dividends
for her classroom.
People just treat each
other in such a different
way, she said. I feel like I
have a room of givers.
Making it routine
Each school has found its
own way of building behavior lessons into the daily or
They will let me know
weekly schedule.
In Klawiters classroom, theyre not happy with me
the daily Greatness Circle if I dont make time for it,
has become more than just Klawiter said.
Thats because it can help
a routine for the students.
Restorative
Practices
turn someones day around,
the students explained.
They can go home and
think, I had a good today
and was recognized, said
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CKCS teacher Jessi
Thompson uses her daily enrichment time after
lunch to focus on whatever the schools designated
Cool Tool for the week
is. That can range from
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games at recess, if the data
indicates physical games
have become a spark of bad
behavior, to simple mindfulness practices like yoga.
At VAIS, the routine has
come through once-a-week
friendship groups made
up of five or six students
who have been not getting
along, Drake said, where
they discuss, If youre feeling angry with somebody,
how can you handle that?
Weve had a lot of, I
think, success with it, she
said.
Those supporting the
behavior initiatives said
teaching expectations
throughout the year is
key, as students will need
refreshers and staff can better target their lessons.
It does take maintenance, Ruder said. Its not
just the first three weeks of
school, introduction and
expect that to go (all year).
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Restorative Practices is an idea that has

taken off quickly this
year after a summer
training for almost 40
staff members. The
a p p r o a c h i nv o l v e s
restorative circles
that are meant to both
build community and
resolve conflicts.
Non-violent Crisis
Intervention
NVCI seeks to promote care, welfare,
safety and security
for students and staff.
The non-violent
aspect of its name is
a misnomer, explains
Mary Moroder, the district NVCI expert and
Country View Elementary School associate
principal. She said the
approach mostly focuses on what to do before
a situation escalates to
more serious behavior
like fighting and how to
prevent that.
Mo r o d e r s a i d a n
important part of the
approach is for a teacher or adult to rationally
detach from a situation
to remain aware of how
he or she is feeling when
a student is acting out.
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Stoner Prairie Elementary School students got
to try their hands at drumming Friday, April 16.
Retired music teacher Judy Miller visited the
school to teach lessons throughout the day with
hand drums, helping students create beats and
rhythms and learn to keep their own beat while
others around them had a different beat.
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Boys tennis
Boys track & field
Herkert breaks
VAHS high
jump record
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Freshman No. 1 singles player Will Tennison hits a winner against Middletons Xavier Sanga during their first set Monday. Tennison won the match 6-4, 6-4 to help the
Wildcats defeat the host Cardinals for the first time 4-3.
Flying high
Verona knocks off
Middleton for first time
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The Verona Area High School

boys tennis team split its four singles
matches and then took two of three
doubles flights in a Big Eight Conference make-up match Monday which
gave the Wildcats a 4-3 win over host
Middleton.
It was the teams first win against
the defending conference champion

Cardinals.
I had no idea the first time we
were going to beat Middleton in
history was kind of on our shoulders, said freshman Chris Queoff
who along with senior Matt Blessing
helped Verona secure the match with
a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 win. I was glad we
didnt know that.
Neither could explain the feeling
walking off the court where they
were swarmed by teammates.
I dont even know what to say.
This is the first win Ive ever had
against Middleton. Im glad it could

be my senior year, a gleaming Blessing finally said.
Despite leading 5-0 to start a decisive third set, Blessing and Queoff made things interesting against
Mason Pyle and Rafael Sanga at No.
1 doubles.
The doubles team, put together two
days earlier against Oconomowoc,
watched Pyle and Sanga battle back
to within a game 5-4 before finding a
way to close out the dual.
I didnt want a repeat of La Follette over the weekend, Blessing
said. We were up 5-0 in that match

and kind of let it slip away.
Luke Schoeberle and Jordan
Hutchcroft knotted the dual at 3-all
after winning 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 over Jacob
Scher and Colin Hogendorn at No. 3
doubles.
Senior Patrick Conley channeled a
bit of his inner John McEnroe at No.
3 singles hollering after hitting winners or shouting encouragement to
his teammates on his way to a 6-3,
6-3 victory over Brian Bellissimo.
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Junior Jack Herkert shattered his own Verona boys

track and field school record
in the high jump Friday to
help the Wildcats finish fifth at
the Sun Prairie Invitational.
Having already cleared a
program-best 6 feet, 7 1/4
inches last week, Herkert
raised the bar to a state-best
effort 6-9. The clearance ranks
him 26th in the nation this
season and also broke the Sun
Prairie facility record by five
inches.
Jack has been on a roll,
Pedretti said. The skys the
limit for him this season.
Verona finished fifth as a
team with 80.5 points, while
Brookfield East (126) bested
Madison La Follette (104) for
top honors. Sun Prairie rounded out the top three schools
with 99 points.
The Wildcats only other
win came in the 400 where
Obi Ifediora posted a 50.33.
Jared Biddle ran a personal-best 15.2 in the finals of
the 110 hurdles, which moved
him up to fifth on the VAHS
all-time list.
Not too many guys can
run the seventh fastest time
in school history in just their
first outdoor race of the year,
Pedretti said.
Herkert earned bronze with
a personal-best 15 flat. The
time moved him up to third on
the all-time list. Additionally,
his time tied the facility record
of Wisconsin state record
holder, Daurice Fountain.
T.J. Manning also clocked a
personal best time in the 3,200
with his time of 9:56.53. His
time moved him onto the alltime list for the first time. In
addition, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recruit
senior Brady Traeder finished
in 9:53.2 to give the Wildcats
two runners under 10 minutes.
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Mens hockey
In the Nick of time

Schmaltz leads ND to first
National title in 16 years,
contemplates the NHL
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Brothers Nick and Jordan Schmaltz

grew up as many siblings do, turning
friendly competitions and games into heated battles. Whether it was in the Verona
familys basement or on the ice, hockey
was the root of a lot of those skirmishes.
Growing up we used to always get into
a lot of heated battles and one of us usually ended up coming up from the basement
crying. It was a lot of fun looking back at
it, Nick said.
And although Nick said the rivalry
between the two, separated by just two

years, has cooled a bit over the years he
and his brother could soon embark on an
entirely different rivalry in the National
Hockey League.
Nick was drafted 20th by the Chicago
Blackhawks in 2014 but hasnt made up
his mind yet about whether or not hell
return for his junior year in hopes of a second straight National championship at the
University of North Dakota.
Im still talking about it with my family
just to see whats best for me, he said. I
plan to think about it for a couple weeks
here and then make a decision. Camps
arent until September, so theres no rush
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really.
Jordan, a defenseman, was drafted 25th Verona native Nick Schmaltz moves the puck behind the net Saturday, April 9, during the NCAA chamoverall by St. Louis in the 2012 NHL Entry pionship game against Quinnipiac. Schmaltz, who scored the game-winning goal for the Fighting Sioux
in the semifinals, helped North Dakota capture its first championship in 16 years, defeating Quinnipiac
Turn to Schmaltz/Page 14 5-1. Fellow Verona native Joe Fiala plays for Quinnipiac but didnt see action during the Frozen Four.
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Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Ben Rortvedt applies a tag on a throw from right fielder Jacob Slonim in the top of the fifth Tuesday
against Sun Prairie at Stampfl Field. The out saved a would-be tying run, but the Wildcats couldnt
hold on late in a 7-6 loss.
Verona right fielder Claire Evensen comes up with a catch in the top of the third inning, while center
fielder Molly McChesney tries to avoid a collision. The visiting Vikings scored their only run in the
inning as Verona won 12-1 in five innings.
Softball
Cats begin new Big Eight

Verona falls just short against Sun Prairie
winning
streak
with
six
wins
Big Eight Conference
Baseball
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The offense still hasnt

clicked for the Verona Area
High School baseball team,
and Tuesdays 7-6 loss to Sun
Prairie was another example
of the Wildcats not getting
the big hit when needed.
With the bases loaded and
two outs in the bottom of the
seventh, Verona got an RBI
infield single by Noah Anderson. But RJ Woppert struck
out to end the game.
Verona also stranded two
in the first, three in the third
and two in the fourth.
All these guys for the
most part played with us last
year, and we have seen what
they can do. We know they
can hit better than this. It is
just a matter of doing it,
head coach Brad DOrazio
said. We have the ability. It
is just a matter of performing.
Verona scored four in the
fourth to take a 5-4 lead. Ben
Rortvedt picked up an RBI
hit by pitch, and Stephen
Lund added an RBI single.
Anderson scored on a passed
ball, and Rortvedt later stole
home.
In the top of the fifth, Jacob
Slonim threw a perfect dart to
Rortvedt to throw out wouldbe-tying run Ben Hauser.
Sun Prairie got a two-out
2-run single from Hauser in
the sixth, however, and added
a run on an error in the seventh.
In the games where we
have won, we have had really
JEREMY JONES
Team W-L
Janesville Craig
7-1
Middleton 6-1
Sun Prairie
6-2
Janesville Parker
4-3
Madison West
4-3
Verona 4-4
Beloit Memorial
3-4
Madison La Follette
1-6
Madison Memorial
1-6
Madison East
0-6
good pitching and played
good defense. The other consistent thing, other than our
first game against Milton,
is that we have been unable
to score runs and create
offense, DOrazio said.
Jeff Bishop took the loss.
He allowed two earned runs
on five hits in 1 2/3 innings,
striking out two and walking
one. Brad Laufenberg started
and allowed four earned runs
on five hits in four innings,
striking out five and walking
four.
Lund pitched the final 1
1/3 innings and allowed an
unearned run, striking out
two and walking one.
Verona hosts Madison
Memorial at 5p.m. Thursday
and Oregon at 5p.m. Friday
before traveling to Kaukauna
at 11a.m. Saturday for a doubleheader.
The Wildcats finish the
week at 5p.m. Tuesday, May
3, at Madison West.
Sports editor
A pair of Big Eight Conference losses two weeks ago

was a wake-up call for the
Verona softball team. Outscored by a combined 28-9
against Janesville Craig and
Middleton, the Wildcats started a new winning streak with
six wins last week in the conference.
Verona 17,
Sun Prairie 7 (5 inn.)
Verona 3, La Follette 1
Brad Laufenberg dominated on the mound Thursday
in a 3-1 win over Big Eight
Conference rival Madison La
Follette.
Laufenberg struck out
eight Lancers, allowing one
unearned run on two hits over
six innings.
Noah Anderson scored on
a wild pitch in the first inning
and Stephen Lund added a
2-run home run in the third
that scored Ben Rortvedt
(2-for-3).
Lund also collected the
save, striking out two in one
inning.
Arrowhead DH
Verona traveled to Hartland Arrowhead on Saturday
for a doubleheader and lost
6-1 and 9-3.
An RJ Woppert sacrifice
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The Wildcats rebounded

from two Big Eight Conference titles Thursday evening,
hitting four home runs on their
way to a 17-7 win against Sun
Prairie.
Senior third baseman
Nicole Neitzel hit a pair of
home runs and Savanna Rainey and Emma Kleinsek each
added one. Verona used a
10-run fourth inning to beat
the visiting Cardinals (7-4,
7-3).
Verona 11,
Jan. Parker 1 (5 inn.)
The host Wildcat bats got
off to a slow start Friday, but
found their stride the second
time through the order on
their way to an 11-1 victory
over Janesville Parker in five
innings.
Despite the wind blowing in
from left field Alyssa Erdman
(2-for-3) highlighted the victory with a two-out, 2-run shot
in the bottom of the fifth. Two
batters later Heather Rudnicki
helped ice the Vikings, doubling in a run before coming
around to score on an error
by the Parker third baseman.
She also drove in a run in the
fourth.
With five seniors, the Wildcats upperclassmen leadership
shined after the losses.
Personally, I talked to the
girls about basketball, said
Rudnicki who was a point
guard on the Wildcats state
championship team. We got
crushed by Middleton in one
of our first games and ended
up winning a state championship. Its a process and weve
talked about that all year.
Were a young team, working
together and on the rise.
Team
Janesville Craig
Verona
Sun Prairie
Middleton
Beloit Memorial
Madison La Follette
Madison East
Janesville Parker
Madison Memorial
Madison West
Since the losses, the Wildcats pitching staff in particular Quinn Nelson improved
quite a bit. Nelson earned the
win in the circle Friday for
the Wildcats, allowing oneearned run in five innings on
three hits. She struck out four.
Working ahead in the count
through the game Friday, Nelson threw first-pitch strikes to
80 percent of the batters she
faced.
Quinn has come a long
way. Were looking for our
pitching staff to jell and an
ace to emerge and right now
Quinn is showing us that she
has the stuff to be that ace,
head coach Todd Anderson
said.
Defensively, Verona continued to move girls around
through Fridays game thanks
to the early run support as
they search to put everything
together.
Were confident as we
experiment with the players
we are putting out there. Even
though they may be in a new
position, we know they can
get the job done,Anderson
said.
Neitzel hit a 2-run double
in the fourth and a sacrifice fly
in the third and Verona scored
three runs on errors.
Verona,
Madison Memorial (DH)
The host Wildcats picked up
four more home runs Saturday
en route to a pair of victories
over Madison Memorial.
Rainey homered and drove
in three runs, while Rudnicki went deep and plated two
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Wildcats cruised 7-1. Nelson
went the full seven innings,
striking out three for the win.
Later in the afternoon,
Emily Osiecki and Emma
Kleinsek each went deep in a
12-1 win over the Spartans in
five innings. Osiecki had four
RBIs in the late game, while
Kleinsek and Rainey each
drove in a pair.
Meghan Anderson struck
out three in four innings to
earn the win. Kleinsek tossed
the final inning.

The Wildcats traveled to
Olbrich Park on Monday for
a conference make-up game
against Madison La Follette
and won 10-5.
Rainey and Rudnicki each
drove in two runs in the win.
Nelson threw four innings
and struck out five, while
Anderson fanned four in two
innings.
Verona 11,
Madison West 0 (5 inn.)
Verona traveled to Madison West on Tuesday and
blanked the Regents 11-0 in
five innings.
Neitzel went 2-for-4 with a
2-run home run in a five-run
third. Rainey added a 2-run
triple in the inning.
Kleinsek (2-for-4) doubled twice to plate a pair of
runners, while Rudnicki also
went 2-for-3.
Anderson tossed a two-hitter in her first start, striking
out nine and walking four.
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Senior captain Abby Filsinger races past a defender Thursday against DeForest. Filsinger scored a
goal in a 12-6 win.
Girls lacrosse
Wildcats go 2-1 last week

The Verona Area High School girls
lacrosse went 2-1 last week, falling to
Waunakee 9-6 on Tuesday, April 19 but
defeating conference newcomer DeForest
12-6 on Thursday, April 21.
Waunakee and Middleton, both undefeated, remain at the top of the Madison
Area Lacrosse Association conference
standings as of Monday, April 25, while
the Wildcats are 3-1.
Waunakee 9, Verona 6
The visiting Wildcats were outscored
by Waunakee 8-3 in the first half of the
game on April 19, but Verona scored three
goals and held the Warriors to one goal in
the second half to finish 9-6.
Senior Morgan Fritzler led the scorers
with three goals while sophomore Megan
Lois found the net twice.
Senior Amanda Best recorded a goal
and an assist and freshman Joie Horsfall
added an assist.
Freshman goalkeeper Sofia Jeddeloh
finished with three saves in the loss.
View field on April 21 where Fritzler led

scorers again with five goals.
Best added four goals and an assist,
while junior Makena Meyers found the
net twice.
Scoring was rounded out with a goal
from senior Abby Filsinger and an assist
from senior Natalie Schad. Jeddeloh had
five saves in the game.
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Verona hosted DeForest at Country
Boys lacrosse
Verona crushes Madison co-op, move to 5-0

The Verona Area High

School boys lacrosse team
moved to 5-0 overall (3-0
Madison Area Lacrosse
Association red) Thursday with a 19-2 win against
Madison West/Edgewood.
Senior Noah Maurer
picked up four goals and
an assist, while sophomore
Graham Sticha collected

three goals and four assists.
Sophomore Ian Edwards
added three goals and two
assists. Senior Josh Novotny scored two goals and
had four assists. Junior
Jake Keyes picked up two
goals and two assists.
Junior Jake Scott had
a goal and an assist, and
senior Derek Bukolt
( a s s i s t ) , s e n i o r D av i d
Romens (goal), senior

Dom Sabbarese (goal),
senior Taylor Scott (goal),
junior Braeden Schindler
(assist), junior Patrick
Stigsell (assist) and sophomore Ryan Hyland (goal)
all added points.
Senior Alex Jones finished with four saves.
Verona travels to Waunakee at 5p.m. Monday, May
2.
Verona traveled to Odana

Hills Golf Course on Thursday for a triple dual against
Madison West and Sun
Prairie.
The Wildcats finished
with a 322, defeating West
(334) and falling to Sun
Verona triple dual

Verona hosted Janesville
Craig (349) and Janesville
Parker (362) on Tuesday in a
triple dual at Edelweiss Golf
Course and won with a 328.
Kaegi shot a 76, while
Meland followed with a 78.
Kellerman and Zunker both
shot 87s.
We are still kind of struggling to score in the three
and four spot, head coach
Jon Rebholz said. It seems
like Meland and Kaegi are
pretty consistent and you
can count on a good number
from them, but they need a
little help if we are going to
do well in our regional and
sectional.
Girls track comes up short at Memorial triple dual
The Wildcats hosted Madison La Follette at Country View field on Monday

and recorded a decisive 16-1 win.
Lois and Fritzler led the scorers with
five and four goals, respectively, while
Best and junior Kelli Blaisdell contributed two goals each.
Scoring was rounded out by Meyers
(one goal and two assists), Schad (one
goal), junior Elena Herman (one goal),
Filsinger (two assists), and sophomore
Jenna Jurrens (one assist).
Jeddeloh had one save in the win.
Article submitted
West triple dual
Prairie (317).
Kaegi and Meland led
Verona with a 77 and a 78,
respectively, and Buchert
and Kellerman followed
with an 83 and an 84.
Girls track and field
Verona 12, DeForest 6
ANTHONY IOZZO

School boys golf team finished fourth overall Saturday at the SPASH invite
at Stevens Point Country
Club.
The Wildcats (334) finished behind SPASH 1
(324), Wausau West (326)
and McFarland (328).
Nick Meland and Steven
Kellerman both finished
in the top 10 at the meet.
Meland was fifth overall
with a 79, while Kellerman
was eighth with an 82.
Garhett Kaegi was next
with an 85 and Will Zunker
finished the scoring with an
88. Nick Bucherts 94 was
thrown out.
Taylor Thomas (SPASH
1) was the medalist with a
74, while Matt Davidson
(McFarland) was second
with a 76. Max Bancker

(SPASH 1) finished third
overall with a 78 and Josh
Yang (Wausau West) was
fourth with a 78.
Verona travels to the
Waunakee invite at 10a.m.
Saturday at The Meadows
of Sixmile Creek before
going to the two-day Morgan Stanley Shootout
Wednesday-Thursday, May
4-5, at the University of
Wisconsin-Madisons University Ridge Golf Course.
Day one begins at noon,
while day two starts at
12:30p.m.
Verona girls track and

f i e l d w o n f o u r ev e n t s
Tu e s d a y e v e n i n g a n d
dropped both ends of the
Madison Memorial triple
dual at Mansfield Stadium.
The Wildcats saw sophomore Annika Larson pick
up half the teams wins,
taking the 100-intermediate hurdles in 17.6 seconds and the 300 hurdles
in 52.9.
Senior Lexy Alt earned
Veronas lone field event
win, securing the pole
vault with a height of 9
feet.
Senior Cheyenne Trilling, frsehman Jori Walsh,
freshman Ally Kundinger
and Alt brought the meet
home by posting a meetbest 4:26 in the 4x400
relay.
These meets dont
count toward conference,
but theyre nice to give the
girls a chance to compete
and change up the events
a little bit, Verona head
coach Mark Happel said.
The Wildcats will be
hoping to strike more of a
balance between scoring
p o i n t s a n d wo r k i n g o n
relay exchanges this weekend when they travel to
Lake Geneva for the Badger Invitational.
The girls will all definitely be in their strongest
events this weekend and
well see what we can do,
Happel said.
The meet starts at 4 p.m.
Friday at Badger High
School.
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fly scored Tyler McClure for the lone
Wildcat run in game one.
Reagan Klawiter took the loss, allowing five earned runs on eight hits in five
innings. Klawiter struck out three and
walked one. Brandon Ellestad finished
the game. He allowed a run on one hit in
one inning, walking two.
Derek Crawley picked up the win. He
allowed an earned run on two hits in seven innings, striking out four and walking
two.
In game two, the Wildcats got an RBI
groundout by Rortvedt, an RBI by Lund
on a hit by a pitch that scored Luis Acosta

and a run on an error that brought home
Luke Frahm.
Jeff Bishop took the loss, allowing
three earned runs on seven hits in 3 1/3
innings and walking one. Jason Frahm
and Brandon Ellestad finished the game.
Frahm allowed an unearned run on three
hits, walking one, while Ellestad allowed
a hit in one inning.
Andrew Miller picked up the win. He
allowed three unearned runs on two hits
in 6 1/3 innings, striking out three and
walking five.
Verona 2, East 1
The Wildcats traveled to Warner Park

on Monday night for a Big Eight Conference game against Madison East and
edged the Purgolders 2-1.
Rortvedt hit an RBI single in the top
of the seventh that scored Sam Favour
and proved to be the game-winner.
Rortvedt tied the game in the fifth
with a sacrifice fly to also bring home
Favour.
Keaton Knueppel went the distance
in the win. He allowed an earned run
on two hits, striking out 14 and walking two.
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Team
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Sun Prairie
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9
Verona
2 0 1
7
Madison West
2 0 1
7
Janesville Craig
2 1 0
6
Middleton
2 1 0
6
Madison Memorial 1 2 0
3
Madison La Follette
1
2
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Beloit Memorial
1 2 0
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Madison East
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Janesville Parker 0 3 0
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Girls soccer
Verona moves to 2-0-1 in the

ANTHONY IOZZO

School girls soccer team
continued to play well in
the Big Eight Thursday,
winning 5-1 at Janesville
Craig to move to 2-0-1
in the conference (2-6-1
overall).
Junior Kate Melin
recorded a hat trick and
added an assist in the win.
Melin scored in the 32nd,
51st and 83rd minutes and
also assist on a goal by
senior Makenna McGilvray in the 23rd minute.
Sophomore Chandler
Bainbridge assisted on
Melins first goal and added an assist on a goal by
sophomore Lauryn Hahn
in the 67th minute. Senior
Emily Krogman assisted
on Melins third goal.
Sophomore Rachel Nelson and freshman Nicole

Thomas split time in goal.
Nelson finished with one
save, while Thomas collected three.
Verona has two more
conference games coming
up this week. The Wildcats host Janesville Parker
at 5p.m. Thursday at Reddan Soccer Park and Beloit
Memorial at 7p.m. Tuesday, May 3, at Reddan.
Mount Horeb 1, Verona 0

Verona hosted Mount
Horeb at Reddan Saturday
and continued to struggle to score goals against
non-conference teams in a
1-0 loss, but it wasnt for a
lack of creating shots.
Mount Horeb goalie
Grace Droessler finished
with nine saves to rob the
Wildcats.
Girls track: Wildcats focused

on Fridays Badger invite
Marquette, Middleton,
Nicolet, Sheboygan North
and the University School
of Milwaukee comprise
w h a t s h o u l d b e a ve r y
competitive field.
Verona returns to conference action against Parker
at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, May
3, inside Janesvilles Monterey Stadium.
Sun Prairie invite

Earlier in the week,
sophomore melia Lichty,
senior Kylie Schmaltz,
junior Sieanna Mitchell

and Alt won two relays
Friday to help the Wildcats finish fifth at the Sun
Prairie Invitational with
59.5 points.
Lichty, Schmaltz, Alt
and Mitchell won the
4x100 relay in 51.68 seconds and also claimed the
4x200 in 1:47.13.
The host Cardinals won
the meet with 118.33
points, while Brookfield
East (106) and Jefferson
(104) rounded out the top
three. Kimberly (102.83)
was fourth.
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Schmaltz: Nick drafted by the NHLs Chicago Blackhawks

Draft and joined the Blues system following his junior year.
Ive talked to him and hes given
me some advice. Ill definitely take
that into consideration, Nick said. Its
kind of a funny coincidence that we got
drafted by two NHL rivals. It would be
pretty cool to one day play against him
in the NHL.
Making the jump to the NHL might
not be as easy a decision as it might

sound. After making 30 NCAA tournament appearances and 22 appearances in the Frozen Four, this season
was special as it marked the eighth
National title in school history after a
16-year drought as Schmaltz (11 goals,
35 assists in 37 games) started as part
of the CBS line with teammates Drake
Caggiula and Brock Boeser.
The CBS line combined for a plus17 rating in Tampa and finished with
seven points against Quinnipiac in a
VAHS all-time boys HJ marks
Memorial triple dual

Verona traveled back to Mansfield
Stadium for the Madison Memorial triple dual and beat Sun Prairie 80-57 and
Madison Memorial 104-42.
Herkert (14.5) and Biddle (14.9) highlighted the meet for the Wildcats finsihing 1-2 in the 110 hurdles, while the
conferences top-seeded hurdler Hunter
Peters of Memorial took third.
Verona head coach Joff Pedretti said
he believed it was the first-time in school
history that the Wildcats had two hurdlers break 15 minutes in the same race.
Polk later led a 1-2-3 sweep for the
Wildcats in the 300 hurdles with a 41.6.
Ifediora added the 100 dash in 11.0,
while Clayton Jannusch (56.6) took the
400 and Cory Pedersen claimed the 800
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(2:08.9).
Herkert chipped in again, taking the
long jump with a leap of 20-9 1/2 and
Meja Maka secured the high jump with
a clearance of 5-6.
Verona also added all three sprint
relays. Joe Riley, Austin Schwartz,
Lance Andrew and Maka won the 4x100
in 46.4, while Tim Soko, Reggie Curtis, Lance Andrew and Riley added the
4x200 in 1:36.51.
Mason Jordan, Herkert, Polk and
Ifediora capped the night by taking the
4x400 in 3:38.1.
Verona is off now until 4:45 p.m. next
Tuesday at Janesville Parker.
Tennis: Doubles team helps seal big win over Middleton

Haiwen Dai at No. 4 singles.
Swaminath took the second
set but was unable to closeout
the match, falling 6-4, 1-6,
6-0.
Weve got a lot of big
matches coming up this
weekend at the Verona Invite
that will be a good test for
us, head coach Rick Engen
said.
Ve r o n a f a c e s s e c ond-ranked Nicolet at 1 p.m.
Friday and University School
of Milwaukee, ranked No. 1
in Division 2 after that.
The Wildcats open play at
8 a.m. Saturday against honorable mention Brookfield
Central and then face the topranked Division 1 school in
Milwaukee Marquette before
finishing up with Sheboygan
North.
The strategy worked as Conley was the first match off the
court.
Its always kind of like
that against Middleton, Conley said. I think nine of our
varsity guys all play at Hitters (in Middleton) over the
winter and know pretty much
every guy on the Middleton
team. Theres a lot of respect
there, but its also very personal.
Freshman Will Tennison
was the second Wildcat off
the court, knocking off Xavier Sanga 6-4, 6-4 at No. 1
singles.
Alex Pletta lost 6-0, 6-3
to Ryan Gold at No. 2 singles and Connor Melzer and
Mitch Kealy fell 7-6 (4), 6-2
to Cody Markel and Sam
Verona 7, Craig 0
Dettman at No. 2 doubles.
Verona went behind 3-2
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to go along with their six points from
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than a minute remaining to help North
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In addition to Nick and Jordan, the
Schmaltz family ties to North Dakota still run deep as their father Mike
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Conley highlighted the dropped their only match of
victory over Monona Grove the weekend, falling 7-6 (3),
with a 6-2, 2-6, 11-9 vic- 4-6, 10-8 against La Follettes
tory against Caden Nelson Evan Loken and Kevin Dunn
at Quann Park in Madison. at Ahuska Park in Monona.
Melzer and Kealy went 4-0
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Verona capped a busy
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dropped more than a com- one game in all four singles
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Board approves raise for Gorrell

Verona Area School District superThe raise comes
intendent Dean Gorrell received a
after Gorrell was a
2.2 percent raise last week.
finalist for two superintendent positions in
The school board approved the
raise at a morning meeting April
Ohio, where his wife
22, after multiple closed sessions to
is originally from. He
was not offered either
discuss his performance. The raise,
of those jobs.
commensurate with what other staff
Former board memand administrators received last year, Gorrell
ber Ken Behnke who
is retroactive to July 1, 2015, when
headed the personnel
the fiscal year began.
committee for most of his 21 years
Gorrells salary is now $165,776.
on the school board until his tenure

ended after that April 22 meeting
said the raise and new contract was
a yearly feature, with nothing else
changing in the contract besides the
salary.
Board president Dennis Beres said
the school board would soon set out
to create an improved process for
evaluating performance for Gorrell
and other administrators.
Scott Girard
Glacier Edge goes green

Photo submitted by Kelly Kloepping
Quality Cellular, the local U.S. Cellular outlet, brought Glacier Edge Elementary School students trees to plan to celebrate Earth Day Friday, April 22. Quality Cellular donated more than 175 tree seedlings to the schools first- and second-graders.
Here, Quality Cellular representative Rachel Perry hands a tree to Harley Geiger while Carson Bremmer, center left, and teacher Lindsay
Herb, center right, look on.
Handwriting
Without Tears
School district,
library team up to
help kids
In a time when so much
work is done on computer
keyboards, the art of handwriting has become less of
a focus for young students.
To help them build and
maintain their handwriting
skills, the Verona Public
Library and early childhood staff from the Verona
Area School District, have
created 15 kits that families
can check out to help their
preschool and school-age
children with handwriting
skills. According to a press
release from the library,
Handwriting without Tears
is a curriculum used in all
Verona pre-K and above
classrooms to teach print
and cursive handwriting.
The kits include different
themes that focus on various skills: Mat Man Shapes

Kit, Man Mat Opposites
Kit, Frog Jump Capitals
Kit, Starting Corner Capitals Kit, Numbers with Tag
Bags Kit.
VASD Early Learning
Coordinator Jennifer Skibba said the kits are an
amazing resource to families in our community.
Providing these curriculum resources for families
is unique to the Verona Area
School District and we are
honored to work alongside
the Verona Library to offer
parents the opportunity to
use these tools and materials at home, she said
The kits will be shelved
in the parenting section
of the library, and can be
checked out for four weeks.
Funding was provided by
Epic Systems Corporation.
Scott De Laruelle
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Budget: Decisions still to

come on iPads, busing
Chris Murphy outlined the
estimate changes, which
took place in February, in
just four bullet points on a
handout.
The changes include a
less conservative estimate
on health insurance costs,
w h i c h a r e ex p e c t e d t o
end up providing savings,
rather than the 10 percent
increase initially expected;
an increase in the number
of retiring teachers and how
much that would save the
district per teacher; salary
considerations, which are
still being discussed with
the Verona Area Education
Association and the Verona Educational Support
Personnel Association; and
savings in costs for highcost special education students.
The health insurance
changes alone made up
$1.5 million of the change,
as district administrators
found discussions with
health insurance providers
much more fruitful than initially expected.
Its kind of a model
for what people should be
doing, board president
Dennis Beres said of the
five-year agreement, which
caps rate increases each
year.
Additional savings are
expected to come from a
reduction of 2.5 full-time
employees between Sugar
Creek and Country View
elementary schools.
They had significantly less students than they
were projected to have (this
year), Murphy explained.
While board member
Tom Duerst was concerned
the money saved at those
schools would need to be
used at another school
for growth, superintendent Dean Gorrell assured
him that had already been
accounted for in the estimated $150,000 in savings.
The district will also
return to staggered start
times for 4K next year
and will no longer have
bus attendants for those
routes. Those changes are
expected to save $45,000,
according to the document
provided by the district at
Erasing a
deficit
Reduced health insurance estimates
More retiring teachers
Updated salary figures
Lower costs for highcost special education students
the meeting, and are going
back to things weve done
previously, board member
Renee Zook noted.
Board members will
be left to decide on some
potential annual spending
items. Those include a projected $90,000 to reduce
the middle school minimum busing distance from
2 miles to 1.75 miles and
up to $300,000 to get the
district closer to having one
iPad for every student.
The iPads were the largest point of discussion April
25, with board members
asking VASD director of
technology Betty Wottreng
to come up with dollar figures for different scenarios in which they would
f u n d f ew e r i Pa d s . T h e
$300,000 for iPads would
cover incoming sixth- and
eighth-graders at Savanna Oaks Middle School
and incoming ninth- and
12th-graders at Verona Area
High School and replace
many older iPads at the elementary school level and
professional development
for teachers.
Cheaper options
include leaving the SOMS
eighth-graders with the
Chromebooks they have
used for the past two years
or replacing fewer of the
older iPads.
The buildings, grounds
and transportation committee will discuss the busing changes at its April 27
meeting, while the timeline for the iPad decision is
unknown.
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Bring It On
The Verona Area Community Theater performed Bring It On: The
Musical April 21-23 at the Verona
Area High School Performing Arts
Center. The show is a spinoff of the
popular movie series that follows
a team of cheerleaders as they
strive to win a national competition,
and all of the teenage drama that
ensues. In the musical, the newly
elected captain of the Truman High
School cheerleading squad is redistricted into a different school with
a much tougher reputation. After
a rough introduction, she finds
unexpected allies and cheerleading
success.
Above, The Truman High School
cheerleaders do a cheer before a
competition.
Right, Danielle (Cian EvansGrayson) welcomes school newcomer Bridget to her crew, while
keeping Campbell off of it, at least
for the time being.
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Campbell (Lauren Smith), left, and Bridget (Tabbi Parent) have extremely different reactions to the
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TIF: School district expected to get $11 million back

Closing the TIF
taxing authority is available for the 2017

budget.
While most of the citys annual spending ability was already accounted for
funding annual road maintenance, conOne-time amount VASD will be
verting equipment costs to replacement
funds, discontinuing use of the citys fund
able to apply
balance and other expenses the one-time
funds came as a bit of a surprise for some,
and even a few complications for spending it appropriately.
Additional money the city will be
TIF districts serve a variety of purable to spend
poses, but they all allow municipal governments to divert taxes from underlying
jurisdictions in order to facilitate development. And Verona has a history of using
TIF districts efficiently and closing them
Reduction in city tax rate in
early.
2017 related to TIF
But this one is on a different scale,
holding nearly one-fifth of the citys overall value (which is anticipated to grow
2018, the states aid formula will reduce
beyond $2 billion next year).
its share accordingly. But for the city, the
Bigger than expected
closure of the TIF district is a perpetual
All of the numbers are estimates, increase.
At the same time, the citys tax rate (all
although at this point, with 2016 taxes
other
things being equal) still would drop
paid and contracts already doled out, they
are expected to be relatively close, as by 9.7 percent, to $5.93 per $1,000 in
assessed value.
Ehlers Todd Taves put it.
So you get a boost in revenue, but the
Several numbers were larger than previously expected, including the leftover state law requires that it be used in tax
reduction, Taves explained to the coun$21.2 million.
Taves did not explain that, nor did any cil.
Though the $393 million value of the
alders ask why, but finance director Cindy
Engelke told the Press on Tuesday after- district is just what Engelke and adminnoon that the city did not have any hard istrator Bill Burns had projected during
numbers until it could nail down exactly the budget process last year, they had not
how much the city would need to spend anticipated a change in the state law that
for the Nine Mound Road project. It hired gives the city more flexibility.
The rule that requires cities to put
Ehlers earlier this month to analyze the
half
the increased revenue into tax relief
numbers, which are still not complete but
remains intact, but the calculation of it
are at least close.
For the Verona Area School District, changed, so the 50 percent is calculated as
which had no idea what to expect but fig- a percentage of the citys valuation withured on closer to $1 million or so, it was a out it. That raised the number the city can
bit of a shock and will necessitate a strate- increase spending next year to $1.3 milgic discussion about how to work that into lion, rather than just under $1 million.
As a result, the projected use for that
its budget without causing wild fluctuamoney
is incomplete and the city will
tions in its levy.
need
to
decide
whether to spend that extra
As for the city, Taves recommended to
alders that they think carefully about how $300,000 or put some or all of it into
additional tax relief.
to spend Veronas $6.2 million share.
In addition, part of that plan included
As you think of the potential applica$250,000
for the anticipated increase in
tion of those dollars, (remember) that is
the cost of Fitch-Rona EMS, which was
not a recurring number, he said.
planning to add another ambulance next
Happy accidents
year. Because the service will need to wait
The school district will also get a tax another year for the City of Fitchburg to
adjustment, a one-time boost because in build a new fire/EMS station, Burns suggested alders might want a placeholder
$11.2 MILLION
$1.3 MILLION
9.7 PERCENT
VASD surprised
by $11 million
The Verona Area School
District had been planning
on about $1 million from the
closeout of the Epic tax-increment finance district.
So when officials got the
news that it would be $11
million, it surprised us a
lot, VASD superintendent
Dean Gorrell said.
Business management
consultant Chris Murphy
allowed that it was great
news, but he couldnt help
adding a but pointing
out how it will complicate
consistent budgeting.
The biggest problem for
the district, he said, will be
finding a way to avoid wild
fluctuations in the property
tax rate.
This one-time huge general fund revenue for next
year will affect our state aid
the following year, he noted.
So while the district needs
to spend a large portion of
that money in 2017 to avoid
having the revenue be much
higher than expenditures in
the 2016-17 school year, it
will be difficult to keep the
mill rate flat while doing so,
Gorrell said.
If its $500 million and
that comes on the tax rolls
(from Epics added property value), in year one that
has tremendous downward
pressure on the mill rate, he
said. That reverses the following year.
Thats especially important as the district moves
toward a potential construction referendum in April
2017, something that by
itself would raise the mill
rate in 2018 and beyond
thus compounding the problem.
Options include using the
$11 million to pay off debt
on the recent land purchases or increasing the tax levy
this year to pay off that debt
service and help keep the tax
rate constant.
Murphy said the districts
financial management company, PMA, is trying to give
mill rate projections for the
Epic TIF district as well as
for different referendum
outcomes.
Scott Girard
The Verona Press
17
No changes to
council appointments
TIF
disbursement
One spot vacant, president

will be absent 2 months
Entity
Money received
City of Verona
$6,153,731
Verona Area School District $11,232,743
Dane County
$2,946,654
Madison College
$868,664
Total $21,201,792
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
expense, such as allocating extra to the

citys capital budget, in order to have the
spending authorization available.
All of this is a good problem to have,
said Ald. Mac McGilvray (Dist. 1), who
joked that hed hold off on the champagne
until alders vote in the resolution to close
the district May 9.
I wish news was always that good, he
said.
Wait til next year

Timing is complicated, however.
The city had previously planned to
close the district in 2016, but that had to
be postponed to finish the Nine Mound
Road project.
Clearly there was enough increment in
the district to pay off the citys roughly
$5 million share of Nine Mound, but the
city decided to take a safer approach and
wait. The additional year of income from
Epics hefty tax bill ($8.6 million to the
district alone) raised the balance in the
district significantly.
While Nine Mound Road at least the
part tied to the citys purse strings will
be done and paid for by the end of this
year, the city will continue to pay on it
in 2017 because it was financed through
bonds. And it cant pay the debt until the
leftover TIF money is disbursed, Taves
told the council.
Ald. Jack Linder (D-2) wondered when
that would be.
Relatively soon after all the final
accounting is done (in early 2017), Taves
answered. Theres about 10 years of it on
some (of the municipal bonds).
However, Taves said, all of those bonds
are prepayable, so the city can pay off
the roughly $9.5 million that will still be
owed by April, including a final pay-asyou-go payment for the citys $9 million
share of the first parking garage.
April 19 was the day designated by state

statute for the city to reorganize its Common Council committee appointments.
But in Verona this year, it was clearly a
formality.
Ald. Dale Yurs had stepped down a
month earlier with a move out of District
2, and the council hasnt yet had time to
appoint a successor. As a result, they left
every committee appointment intact, made
no changes and could need to rethink the
appointments after a successor is chosen.
Yurs, for example, had been chair of the
Public Safety and Welfare committee, and
no new chair has been chosen. He was also
on the little-used Ethics Board and the Personnel committee, and both of those spots
were left vacant.
Another position that was not changed
despite an important change in situation
was the council presidency.
Elizabeth Doyle was reappointed as
council president despite planning to be
absent for at least four council meetings
over the summer. She told the Verona
Press she has accepted an internship in
Washington D.C. related to her masters
degree studies at UW-Madisons La Follette School of Public Affairs and will be
gone in June and July.
(Mayor) Jon (Hochkammer) and I are
working on a plan to ensure that there is
a quorum at all of the committees I serve
on, she wrote in an email. Even though
Ill be fulfilling my duties on the council
from a distance, I will donate my pay for
the months of June and July when I will be
out of town.
Doyle remains chair of the Personnel
committee, which has its work cut out for
it before she leaves, making recommendations to hire both a new administrator and
new public works director.
Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at
veronapress@wcinet.com.
On the web
See a list of Common Council committee
appointments:
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Legals
NOTICE OF THE
2016 BOARD OF REVIEW
FOR THE CITY OF VERONA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the

Board of Review for the City of Verona of
Dane County, Wisconsin shall meet on
the 17th day of May, 2016 from 3:00 p.m.
to 5:00 p.m. at Verona City Hall Council
Chambers, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona,
WI 53593.
Please be advised of the following
requirements to appear before the Board
of Review and procedural requirements if
appearing before the Board:
No person shall be allowed to appear before the Board of Review, to
testify to the Board by telephone or to
contest the amount of any assessment
of real or personal property if the person
has refused a reasonable written request
by certified mail of the Assessor to view
such property.
After the first meeting of the Board
of Review and before the Boards final
adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the Board of Review may contact, or provide information
to a member of the Board about the persons objection except at a session of the
Board.
No person may appear before the
Board of Review, testify to the Board by
telephone or contest the amount of the
assessment unless, at least 48 hours
before the first meeting of the Board or
at least 48 hours before the objection is
heard if the objection is allowed because
the person has been granted a waiver
of the 48-hour notice of an intent to file
a written objection by appearing before
the Board during the first two hours of
the meeting and showing good cause for
failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and files a written objection, that
the person provides to the clerk of the
Board of Review notice as to whether the
person will ask for removal of any Board
members and, if so, which member will
be removed and the persons reasonable
estimate of the length of time that the
hearing will take.
When appearing before the Board of
Review, the person shall specify, in writing, the persons estimate of the value of
the land and of the improvements that are
the subject of a persons objection and
specify the information that the person
used to arrive at that estimate.
No person may appear before the
Board of Review, testify to the Board or
by telephone or object to a valuation, if
that valuation was made by the Assessor
or the Objector using the income method
of valuation; unless the person supplies
the Assessor all requested information
about income and expenses, as specified in the Assessors manual under
Sec. 73.03(2a) of Wis. Statutes. The City
of Verona Ordinance No. 99-604 protects

the confidentiality of information about
income and expenses provided to the Assessor. The information that is provided
under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying
under Sec. 19.35(1) of Wis. Statutes.
The Board shall hear upon oath, by
telephone, all ill or disabled persons who
present to the Board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms
their illness or disability.
Respectfully submitted,
City of Verona
_______________________
Ellen Clark, City Clerk
Published: April 28, 2016.
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***
OFFICIAL NOTICE
TO BIDDERS
DOWNTOWN STREETS
RECONSTRUCTION PHASE I
CITY OF VERONA, WI
OWNER: Notice is hereby given by

the City of Verona, Wisconsin, that it will
receive Sealed Bids for the Downtown
Streets Reconstruction Phase 1 Project.
PROJECT: The major work consists
of the following items: Approximately
5,800 linear feet of 30-in. wide curb and
gutter removal, 1,110 square yards of
concrete sidewalk removal, 4,500 cubic
yards of common excavation, 10,000
yards of asphalt removal, 3,500 linear
feet of 8 inch ductile iron water main,
1,130 linear feet of 1-in copper water
service, 2,770 linear feet of 8-in sanitary
sewer, 110 vertical feet of sanitary manholes, 1,000 linear feet of 4-in sanitary
sewer lateral, 7,100 cubic yards of granular backfill, 6,775 ton of crushed aggregate base course, 2,315 ton of asphalt
pavement, 5,300 square feet of 5-in thick
concrete sidewalk, 3,000 square feet of
7-in thick sidewalk, erosion control and
all appurtenant work.
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS: The
Bidding Documents are on file for review
at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall,
111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI and at the
office of the Director of Public Works, 410
Investment Court, Verona, WI.
Copies of the Bidding Documents
are available at www.questcdn.com.
Bidders may download the digital Plan
Documents for $15.00 non-refundable
payment by inputting Quest Project #
4430009 on the websites project search
page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at
952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for
assistance in free membership registration, downloading, and working with the
digital project information. No paper plan
documents will be provided.
TIME: Sealed Bids will be received

until 1:00 P.M., May 18, 2016, in the office
of the Director of Public Works, 410 Investment Court, Verona, Wisconsin. At
this time, all bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud.
BIDS: All Bids shall be sealed in
an envelope clearly marked Downtown
Streets Reconstruction Phase I. The
name and address of the bidder shall be
clearly identified on the outside of the
envelope.
BID SECURITY: A bid bond or certified check, payable to the City of Verona,
in the amount of not less than 5% or more
than 10% of the Bid shall accompany
each Bid as a guarantee that if the Bid is
accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% performance and
payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the contract by the City.
WAGE SCALE: Each Contractor
or Subcontractor performing work on
the project shall be required to pay not
less than the prevailing wage rate on the
project as established by the State of
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Copies of these wage rates
are on file in the office of the City Clerk
and will be incorporated into the contract
documents.
BID REJECTION: The City reserves
the right to reject any and all Bids, to
waive any technicality, and to accept any
Bid which it deems advantageous to the
Citys best interest.
BID WITHDRAWAL: All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for a period
of 60 days after the time and date set for
the opening thereof.
Published by authority of the City of
Verona, Wisconsin
Jon H. Hochkammer,
Mayor
Ellen Clark,
City Clerk
Published: April 21 and 28, 2016
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TOWN OF VERONA
REGULAR TOWN
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016
6:30 P.M.
TOWN HALL,
335 N. NINE MOUND ROAD,
VERONA, WI 53593-1035
1. Call To Order/Approval of the

agenda
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Announcements
4. 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.
5. New business/reports
A. Plan Commission:
B. Public Works Committee
i. Discussion and possible action re:
2016 road bids
C. Natural and Recreations Areas
Committee:
D. Ordinance Committee:
i. Discussion and possible action re:
Cycling event ordinance and permit
ii. Discussion and possible action
re: Amendment to Chapter 3 to add
conditions exercised by the Town Chair
when issuing fireworks permits
iii. Discussion and possible action
re: Objectives and Process for an Update/Replacement of Existing Firearms
Ordinance 69-3
E. Financial Stability Committee:
F. EMS Commission:
G. Town Chair:
H. Supervisors:
I. Clerk/Treasurer:
J. Planner/Administrator:
i. Update on boundary agreement
process
ii. Update on salt use overview for
2015/2016
6. Discussion and approval of minutes of the April 6th, April 13th, and April
26th meetings
7. Approval of payment of bills
8. Adjourn
Regular board agendas are published in the Towns official newspaper,
The Verona Press. Per Resolution 20162 agendas are posted at the Town Hall
and online at www.town.verona.wi.us.
Use the subscribe feature on the Towns
website to receive agendas and other announcements via email.
Notice is also given that a possible
quorum of the Plan Commission and/or
Public Works, Ordinance, Natural and
Recreational Areas, and Financial Sustainability Committees and could occur
at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only.
If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with
Disabilities Act needs an interpreter,
materials in alternate formats, or other
accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona
Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town.
verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48
hours prior to the meeting so that proper
arrangements can be made.
Mark Geller, Town Chair, Town of Verona
Posted: April 26, 2016
Published: April 28, 2016.
WNAXLP
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April 28, 2016
The Verona Press
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POLICE REPORTS
out counter before leaving, and that
another customer had picked them
up and refused to turn the money
over. Officers made contact with the
finder, who said he wanted to return
the money to the owner himself,
but he provided the money to police
and arrangements were made to return them to their original owner.
Feb. 26
12:58 a.m. Officers observed
that two cars in the 900 and 800
blocks of Enterprise Drive had been
struck with eggs while parked on
the street. Contact was made with
both owners, and no other egged
cars were observed.
9:45 p.m. Officers arrested a
47-year-old Madison man for his
3rd OWI offense during a traffic
stop near North Main and Llanos
streets. The man was transported
to the hospital after performing field
sobriety tests, and a search warrant
was obtained for a blood draw. He
was also cited for speeding and was
released to a responsible party. The
next morning, an officer observed
the man sitting in the drivers seat
of his vehicle in the 200 block of
East Verona Avenue. The officer
made contact with the man, who
agreed to call for a taxi to come pick
him up.
March 1
8:32 a.m. Officers issued a high
school student a citation for driving
too fast for conditions after they
were involved in an accident in the
600 block of Arthur Road on their
way to school. The student caused
damage to a tree in a residents
yard, and the vehicle was towed
from the scene. The homeowners
were notified of the damage caused
to their tree.
9:40 a.m. Officers responded to
assist a woman after her vehicles
hood came unlatched, flung backwards and broke her windshield
while she was driving westbound
on U.S. Hwy. 18/151. She was not
injured during the incident.
4:13 p.m. A woman reported her
daughter missing after she didnt
return home from school to their
residence in the 900 block of Enterprise Drive. When the officer arrived
in the area, they saw the child, who
Feb. 28
said that she had walked to the li2:47 and 3:04 p.m. Multiple brary instead of going home. The
units responded to two separate family required no further assisincidents of drivers hitting deer tance.
while traveling on U.S. Hwy. 18. In
the first incident, an injured deer March 2
was put down, and minor damage
8:53 a.m. The owner of a local
was caused to a 43-year-old Mount consulting company notified police
Horeb womans car. Minutes later, that he had leased two Dodge box
a man was driving his semi trac- trucks to a man who had failed to
tor-trailer eastbound when a group return the trucks when the lease
of five deer ran out into the road- ended on Dec. 31. He said he was
way. He struck one of them, which having difficulty locating the vecaused minor damage to the front hicles, and that the man he had
bumper of the tractor.
leased them to was reported to be
in Kenya until March 4 or 5. Officers
Feb. 29
advised that they would attempt to
11:54 a.m. A Middleton student make contact with the man before
was cited for alleged possession of labeling the trucks as stolen.
drug paraphernalia and possession
3:19 p.m. Officers responded to
of tobacco by a minor at Verona a report that a Verona Area High
Area High School after someone School student had stolen anothflagged down an officer and said er students school project. Police
theyd observed the student driving made contact with the suspect, who
recklessly. After making contact, admitted stealing the item and rethe officer smelled burnt marijuana turned it.
coming from the vehicle, and the
March 3
student consented to a search.
5:14 p.m. Police arrested a man
7:10 p.m. Officers made contact
for burglary and battery after the with an elderly female driver in the
man entered an apartment in the 100 block of Lincoln Street after a
400 block of Lucerne Drive and caller reported they were concerned
stole a womans dog. The man had that the woman was lost or having
allegedly stolen the dog over an difficulty driving. The 82-year-old
outstanding payment to a mutual Dodgeville resident told officers that
friend concerning a vet bill for the she was trying to get to a grocery
dog, and also battered the woman store in Madison, and after deterafter entering the residence without mining that she didnt have a mediconsent.
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March 4
10 a.m. Officers cited three
18-year-old Fitchburg residents
for unauthorized presence at Verona Area High School after they
were found in the parking lot of the
school. One of them had already
been previously warned to stay off
of school property. After they were
cited, one of them accidentally dialed 911. During the open line, dispatchers advised that threats were
possibly made to the school or to
the police department. A copy of the
recording was requested for follow
up.
2:01 p.m. Three Verona Area
High School students approached
an officer to notify them that another student had been harassing them
on social media and in person. The
officer planned to follow up with the
accused student.
4:49 p.m. An officer spoke with
the principal of Core Knowledge Elementary School about an incident
where fourth grade students were
using profanity toward each other
on the school bus.
6:48 p.m. Police cited a 25-yearold Sun Prairie Man for driving with
a revoked license and a lack of registration during a traffic stop at East
Verona Avenue and North Franklin
Street.
8:49 p.m. The department received an anonymous call regarding
suspicious activity near a construction site at Prairie Oaks and Enterprise drives. The caller reported
seeing a maroon vehicle with a partial plate of 948 parked near the
site, and added that they had seen
five men exit the car and approach
the site before leaving the area. Officers observed three distinct footwear impressions in the snow that
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were also found at a construction
site at the intersection of Hemlock
Drive and Cross Country Road, but
it was unclear if the subjects had
entered the building.
March 5
5:04 a.m. An officer observed
the end of a joint inside a vehicle
and the odor of burnt marijuana
while conducting review of calendar
parking in the 100 block of Monte
Cristo Circle. The vehicle owner
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seeks person to fill one or more of these
roles: handyman, mechanic, delivery
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All reports taken from the log book on Feb. 23 and 5 a.m. on Feb. 24.
at the Verona Police Department.
They asked if the department could
provide extra patrol to the area.
Feb. 21
10:31 a.m. An officer assisted
11:39 a.m. A woman reported the Dane County Sheriffs Office in
being sexually assaulted in a car on stopping a vehicle traveling more
the 100 block of Jenna Drive by her than 100 miles per hour on U.S.
soon-to-be ex-husband.
Hwy. 18 by CTH G. The vehicle was
7:29 p.m. A woman reported stopped, and DCSO handled contact
being sexually assaulted in a motel with the driver.
on the 100 block of Horizon Drive
12 p.m. A 39-year-old Madison
two days prior by a friend. Police woman called police after she was
transported her to Meriter Hospital locked out of her car in the 400
for a rape kit exam, which she later block of East Verona Avenue. The
refused.
officer advised that the department
doesnt typically assist with lockFeb. 22
outs except in the case of emergen2:08 p.m. A student at Verona cy, but the woman said she couldnt
Area High School reported $80 had afford a locksmith and didnt care if
been stolen from a wallet in her damage was done to her vehicle as
backpack during the morning.
long as she could get inside. An of2:20 p.m. Two men in an apart- ficer was able to open the door lock
ment on the 100 block of Berkley without causing any damage.
Road admitted to police that they
12:34 p.m. The assistant managhad smoked marijuana, after the of- er for a business in the 400 block
ficer smelled the drug coming from of East Verona Avenue called with
their apartment while in the process questions about banning a guest
of an unrelated drug investigation. who defecates all over the bathThe men refused a search, but one room every day. The employee told
of them produced an empty plastic police they would tell the patron
bag and, according to the officers, that they are no longer welcome,
said it was "now all gone."
and would relay license plate infor8:56 p.m. Police arrested a Mad- mation to the department to try and
ison man for allegedly sexually as- identify them.
saulting a child, after being called
3:36 p.m. An officer responded
for a disturbance at the 500 block to a business in the 100 block of
of Melody Lane. The child and the East Verona Avenue to reports of
man were both transported to Mer- possible drug activity in the parkiter hospital for rape kit testing.
ing lot. An employee told the officer
that a white male had frequently
Feb. 23
visited the business looking to buy
9:41 p.m. A woman was bitten cigarillos, and that she had told him
by a dog while attempting to drop it each time that he could not puroff at a foster home in the 700 block chase them without an ID proving
of Gatsby Glen Drive. The dog was that he was of legal age. When she
a rescue animal that had recently refused him that day, she said that
been surrendered by its previous hed left the store before returning
owner, and had been vaccinated to call her a bitch, and that she
for rabies. An employee of a Mad- had also observed a woman in the
ison-based animal rescue and re- car rolling what appeared to be a
habilitation organization decided to blunt before they left together in a
keep the animal instead.
Chevrolet Malibu. The officer identified the male as a 17-year-old VeFeb. 24
rona resident, but a search of his
3:21 a.m. While on patrol, an known hangouts turned up no sign
officer observed the TVs and beer of him or the vehicle.
lights turned on inside a business
in the 400 block of West Verona Feb. 25
Avenue, as well as two people in1:33 p.m. Police received sevside the bar. The officer made con- eral reports of a suspicious vehicle
tact with the business owner and in the parking lot of a building in
a non-employee, who were both the 500 block of West Verona Ave
under the influence. The owner ad- over a two-day period. The caller
vised the officer that the bar was reported that the occupants of the
closed to the public at 10 p.m., but vehicle did not live in the building,
that they had remained at the bar to but had entered and cut through
drink. The officer informed the own- the basement storage area before
er on the city ordinance regarding exiting. Officers located the car and
closing hours, and planned to fol- the occupants at a nearby location,
low up before taking any action.
where both denied having entered
9:06 a.m. Three contractors the building.
working at a new apartment under
4:48 p.m. An employee at a busiconstruction in the 1000 block of ness in the 100 block of North Main
Acker Lane reported that wire and Street reported that a customer had
copper valves had been stolen from left several U.S. bills on the checkthe site sometime between 6 p.m.
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COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON

Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes. Valid DL/
Dependable Vehicle required. FT & PT
positions available. Flexible scheduling.
UP TO $2000 Sign-On Bonus!
Call 608-442-1898
436 Office
Administration & Clerical
RECEPTIONIST (PART-TIME): 3-4
hours in the afternoon, Monday through
Friday. This is a job sharing position
and would have flexibility to take days
off in exchange for filling full day shifts
for their counterpart. Job duties would
include answering the phone, greeting
guests and light administrative work.
Naviant is looking for a friendly professional with administrative experience
but will also train the right person. If
you are interested, please email Tricia
Shields@ tshields@naviant.com or call
at 608-848-0894
444 Construction,
Trades & Automotive
HELP WANTED: Looking for a Heavy
Equipment Operator for Residential Pit/
Quarry experience preferred. and also
looking for a Dump Truck Driver w/CDL
license. If qualified and interested please
call 608-835-3630 or 608-835-5858
449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
COURIER Naviant is looking for a courier to be the face of Naviant's physical
records division. We are looking for a
well-rounded individual that can provide
traditional courier duties as well as complete tasks in our warehouse and production area. Courier and forklift experience
is a plus but will train for the right fit. If
you are interested, please email Tricia
Shields @ tshields@naviant.com.
DRIVERS: CO Guaranteed Pay!
Regional Dedicated, M-F
CDL-A w/Tank/Haz End
855-252-1634
LOOKING FOR Experienced CDL
semi-driver. Our business has expanded.
We are adding new equipment. Must be
professional, courteous and have clean
MVR. Runs from Madison area to Arizona and S. California. No touch freight,
paid mileage and insurance. Serious
inquries only. 608-516-9697
TRUCK DRIVER/LABORER: Madison
area paving company accepting applications for CDL drivers and laborers. Full
time May thru October. for more information call 608-842-1676
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton
Mon-Fri 4 hours/night. Visit our website:
www.capitalcityclean.com or call our
office: 608-831-8850
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL

& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Customer Appreciation Week!
May 2-8. 20% Discount!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
VERONA- 771 Gatsby Glen East-View

Garage/Sales. 4/29-4/30. Red-Hat/moving/Sale Mens/womens/clothes Houehold-toys
664 Lawn & Garden

FOR SALE Garden rear tine rototiller
$75 608-835-7159
LANDSCAPE TREE sale. Norway Pine
2-3ft, $35. Red and Sugar Maple 3-8ft,
$35-$85. All in containers, ready to plant.
Call 608-719-7068 Sunset Acres Tree
Farm
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
NEW HOOVER Wind Tunnel Upright.

$80. Only used 3 times. Originally $155.
608-873-4587
652 Garage Sales

238 STERLING DR,, Oregon, April 29,
7am-6pm, April 30 8am-4pm, HUGE
GARAGE SALE. LOTS of brand-name
clothes.: Mens XL-XXL Womens L, Teen
girl XS/S, + Homecoming/Prom, Elem,
classroom supplies/books, and much
more!
ANNUAL EASTVIEW Heights/Military Ridge neighborhood garage sales.
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, April 28,
29 & 30. Neighborhood is located at
the intersection of Old PB and Whalen
Road in Verona. Follow the signs to find
your new treasures. Many homeowners
participating.
FITCHBURG- LACY HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE 8am-2pm
Friday Saturday, 4/29-30
Many
families - 1/2 mile south off Hwy PD on
Osmundson Rd., Maps at each house.
Kids clothes, toys, sports equipment.
American Girl, electric train sets. Crib,
changing table, double/single strollers.
Household, furniture, oak mantle surround, TV, tents, antiques. Much more!
OREGON- 832 LILIANA Terrace, Thursday, April 28 5:30-7:30pm Friday, April
29, 8am-1pm. Collector Cleaned House!
Selling vintage and old toys, dishes,
linens, pictures, furniture, plus new odds
and ends.
STOUGHTON:1808 HILLDALE Lane.
Thursday & Friday, 8-4 & Saturday,
8-11. Household items, furniture, rugs,
antiques and garden items.
STOUGHTON- 211 S Water St Antiques
and collectibles May 1st 9am-4pm
STOUGHTON- 819 Devonshire 4/294/30 8-12. Yard Art Only. Colorful glass
flowers. Many designs to chose from.
Great Mother's Day giifts!
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
OREGON 3-BEDROOM duplex, 3
baths, 2.5 car garage. Over
1,700 sq. ft. Quiet area. Smoke-free.
Small pet. $1,525+. 6/1. 216 Thomson
Lane. 608-835-9269.
SHARE YOUR Space and Save We
roommate match individuals in 2 bed/2
bath luxury apartments at West End
Apartments in Verona. These luxury
apartments have all of the extras, come
tour today! One female space available
immediately, from $775/mo. Inquire for
additional availability. Details at 608-2557100 or veronawiapartments.com
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON/KENILWORTH- Quiet
2-bedroom, balcony, water. Private
Owner. No Pets. $830 mo. Available 6/1
& 7/1. 608-212-0829
VERONA 2 Bed Apts. Available 2
bed/2 bath luxury apartments at West
End with in-unit laundry, stainless appliances, wood floors, fitness center,
on-site office, 24/7 emergency maintenance. Large dogs welcome. From
$1,440/mo. Details at 608-255-7100 or
veronawiapartments.com.
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Spring-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
Interior/Exterior
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
Class A Semi-Driver
Monday - Friday
Generally Home Every Night
Must be 21 years old and have
3 years CDL experience.
Call Kevin at 608-444-6778
ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing,

trimming, roto-tilling. Garden
maintenance available.608-235-4389
LAWN MOWING
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
RIGHT HAND MAN Services: Spring
lawn mowing & trimming, cleaning, etc.
Over 17 years experience. Call Jer 608338-9030.
835-6677.
801 Office Space For Rent
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
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
WERE
ALL
EARS
802 Commercial &

Industrial For Lease
NEW OFFICE/WAREHOUSE FOR
RENT 1250-5000 SQ FT AVAILABLE
OREGON. CALL JEFF 608-575-2190
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
965 Hay, Straw & Pasture

PASTURE FOR Rent 25 acres. $750
Llamas preferred. Verona Township.
608-845-6393
970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
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.
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
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
Drivers: CO
Guaranteed Pay!
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
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.
Regional Dedicated, M-F

CDL-A w/Tank/Haz End
855-252-1634
Office ReceptiOnist
We are an employee-owned company offering a competitive benefits

package including 401K, ESOP, vacation, and more.
If this part-time position interests you and you have the equivalent of a
high school diploma and at least two years of office/computer experience,
apply on-line today at www.wcinet.com/careers.
NOW HIRING in VERONA

Just off E. Verona Ave.
All Positions.
To apply go to www.pizzaranch.com
and click on Careers
Training begins May 11th
Grand Opening on May 23rd
Job Fair Verona Library

Saturday , April 23
1:00 3:30 pm
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AMS LAWN AND LANDSCAPE

Proudy serving the local community
for 5 years. Call us today for all your
lawncare and landscaping needs.
Free your time! Call 608-807-3320.

835-6677.
Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub,

Verona Press, The Great Dane Shopping News
Unified Newspaper Group is a part of Woodward Community Media,
a division of Woodward Communications, Inc.
and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
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
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
If youve answered yes, we are very interested in talking to you. We are

seeking a candidate for a part-time opening in our front office. Hours
are 9am-3pm Monday-Friday. Responsibilities for this position include,
but are not limited to, selling and processing classified ads, receptionist
duties, assisting walk-in customers and processing reports. Previous sales
experience preferred. The position is located in the Stoughton office.
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DOUG'S HANDYMAN
SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
Do You Like to Meet People?

Are You Self-Motivated?
Do You Possess Computer Skills?
Help Wanted
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
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

835-6677.
705 Rentals
604 Appliances
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
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434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
602 Antiques & Collectibles
VERONA- 416 Azurene Lane 4/28-4/30

Thur-Sat. Furniture, Collectibles, Brand
Name Kids Clothes, Toys, Hallmark,
American Girl, Electronics and more.
Everything must go.
19
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PART TIME SCHOOL BUS Driver

3-4 times per week, for sporting events.
CDL preferred, but will train. Excellent
pay. 608-669-2618
SHREDDED TOPSOIL
Shredded Garden Mix
Shredded Bark
Decorative Stone
Pick-up or Delivered
Limerock Delivery
O'BRIEN TRUCKING
5995 Cty D, Oregon, WI
608-835-7255
www.obrientrucking.com
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NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned Equipment, Monthly Bonuses
WEEKLY HOMETIME!
CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR exp. reqd EEOE/AAP
LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY!
866-370-4476
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JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Mother's

Day bouquet production April 26th-May
4th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. Starting at $9/hour
+ referral & completion bonus. For more
information,contact us at (608) 877-8879
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SOMS Art
Fair
Savanna Oaks Middle School
students put their art on display
the week of April 11, with an
evening gallery showing on
Thursday, April 14. Art genres
included drawings, sculptures
and clay.
Right, Eighth-grader Rachel
Erickson shows off her project,
Universe, in the Clay and
Mixed Media field.
Photos submitted
April Showers Bring May Flowers!
www.kopkesgreenhouse.com
Wisconsins Premier Grower of Quality Plants & Hanging Floral Baskets!
Choose from hundreds of varieties of perennials & annuals, from thousands of hanging baskets.
1828 Sandhill Rd. Oregon, WI 53575 (Located in the Town of Dunn) 608-835-7569
Now open in Stoughton! Visit our sales house located in the Dollar General parking lot.
Koupons & sale prices honored at both locations Gift Certificates available at both locations
KOPKES KOUPON
KOPKES KOUPON
HANGING BASKETS
PROFESSIONAL SOIL MIXES
2.00 OFF
2.00 OFF
Regular Priced at $7.99 and up. Choose from

Sungro Mix, Black Gold or Miracle Gro.
Limit 2 per Koupon. Limit 1 koupon per kustomer per day.
Valid April 27 - May 2, 2016.
Limit 2 per koupon. Limit 1 koupon per kustomer per day.

KOPKES KOUPON
SAVE UP TO $3.00
50 Off
PERENNIALS
Starting at $1.99 Limit 6 per koupon.
Visit the Stoughton location open next to Dollar General
.
CTY. M
Monday-Friday
9:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Saturday
9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
Sunday
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Support local agriculture! Shop outside the box store. Recycle your pots & containers at our farm location.
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HOURS:
FISH HATCHER Y RD.
Directions from Stoughton:

Take 138 toward Oregon. Go past Eugsters
Farm Market, one mile and turn right on
Sunrise Rd. Go one more mile then turn left
on Town Line Rd. Continue on to Sand Hill Rd.
(approximately one mile) and turn right.
Directions from Fitchburg:
Take Fish Hatchery Road south to Netherwood
Road. Turn left and go through Oregon past
Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Road.
Directions from Verona:
Take Cty. M to Fish Hatchery Rd. Turn
right and go to Netherwood Road. Turn left
at Netherwood Rd. through Oregon past
Walgreens to a left on Sand Hill Rd.

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