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Aleah Coffey, 7, of Verona, keeps her eyes on the road while riding a tractor around the FFA Clubs area of the gym at the
Verona Area High School kids carnival Saturday, March 18.
A carnival scene at VAHS Civil rights visit
The Verona Area High School gym
New face of
the library
Gehrke is Veronas
first dedicated
outreach librarian
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
When Marissa Geh-
rke applied for graduate
school two years ago, she
knew she wanted to focus
on the relationships librar-
ies work to build within
their communities.
She just didnt know the
word for it yet.
I wrote my entire
entrance essay about how
I wanted to do outreach,
except I didnt really know
thats what it was called at
the time, Gehrke told the
Press. Once I started get-
ting my masters (degree),
Photo by Kate Newton
Verona Area School District
mini-tractors around the gym with
I learned the right vocabu-
lary for it and learned that
was something I was defi-
nitely interested in.
The 26-year-old McFar-
land native starts work
a s t h e Ve r o n a P u b l i c
Librarys first community
engagement
librarian
just days
after she
graduates
from the
University
of Wiscon-
sin-Madison Gehrke
in May, and
that outreach will serve as
the foundation of her work
both within and outside the
librarys walls.
B y a c t ive l y s e e k i n g
new ways to connect with
Turn to Library/Page 12

suggestions minimal
transformed into a lively carnival help from the FFA Club.
atmosphere Saturday, March 18, as Other student groups, including the Inside
part of an annual event coordinated Multicultural Leadership Council,
by student groups, sports teams and French and German clubs and vocal See more photos from the
clubs. jazz group hosted booths with their certain parameters annual-
While early signs of spring sprung own kid-friendly activities, making kids carnival Includes seven ly to prevent, identify and
up outdoors in the sunshine, families sure to dole out plenty of prizes and
Page 16
recommendations remedy discrimination.
could still opt to get plenty of exer- candy to each visitor. This visit was the first for
cise inside by playing soccer and golf, for improvement VASD.
tumbling on the mats and even riding Kate Newton Officials toured both
SCOTT GIRARD middle schools and the
Unified Newspaper Group high school and inter-
viewed staff and students
City of Verona The Verona Area School in January after notify-
ing the district of the visit

Pool proposal advances through Parks

District has a few targets
for improvement after the
state performed a Civil
Rights Compliance Visit
meeting of the council can- plan, which would include
Planning not likely earlier this year.
in November. They also
reviewed the districts pol-
icies and communications
related to discrimination.

to get approved until

after referendum
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
The municipal pool study
is headed back to the Com-
mon Council. But it still
wont get a chance to start
until after the vote on a new
high school and a school
pool.
Wi t h t h e M a r c h 2 7
celed because there wont
be a quorum, the next meet-
ing is set for April 10, six
days after the Verona Area
School District referen-
dum. That means before the
council reviews the $33,000
p r o p o s a l , i t w i l l k n ow
whether the likely top loca-
tion option next to a new
high school pool at the West
End is available.
The proposal, known as
Phase 2, comes in two parts,
parks director Dave Walk-
er explained. The first is
Whats next a rendering, cost estimates,
an operating budget and a
The Wisconsin Depart-
ment of Public Instruction
Laurie Burgos, the
d i s t r i c t s d i r e c t o r o f
timeline for completion, visits nine school districts equity and bilingual
The Common Council plus the public process of selected at random within
is expected to review introducing the plan and Turn to Civil/Page 3
the MSA proposal for a gathering feedback.
pool study at its April 10 The Parks, Recreation
meeting. and Forestry Commission Inside
voted Wednesday, March
15, to advance the proposal,
a month after postponing it
Candidate questionnaires
determining what amenities to wait for the referendum. Read answers from District 2 alder
are needed or desired and In between, the council
how much space would be had expressed an interest candidates Scott Stewart, Sarah Gaskell
required to provide them.
The second is a master Turn to Pool/Page 12 Page 13

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Jennifer Riccardi, a senior trade adviser for the delegation of
the European Union to the United States, spoke with Verona
Area High School students Friday, March 17.

EU adviser visits VAHS

A senior adviser for the
Delegation of the European
Union to the United States
spoke with Verona Area
High School students Friday,
the vote last year by Great
Britain to leave the EU.
VAHS teacher Jason Knoll
has developed connections at Photos by Scott Girard
the Delegation of the EU to Andy Kinsler points out a piece of art to his 1-year-old daughter Coraline.

VASD Artists Reception

March 17. Jennifer Raccardi,
a senior trade adviser, talked
with students in the Model
UN club about trade between
the EU and United States.
She also talked about Brexit,
the US through his work on
the EU and transatlantic rela-
tions, which created a connec-
tion to bring Raccardi to the
school while she was in town Student artists from around the Verona Area School District showed off their work at the annual artists reception
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Verona Area School District
6 at VAHS are National Merit finalists
Among 15,000 across
the country
Six Verona Area High
School students are among
the 15,000 across the coun-
try selected as National
Merit finalists.
The National Mer-
it Scholarship program,
w h i c h b eg a n i n 1 9 5 5 ,
awards scholarships based
on Preliminary SAT scores
and other measures.
VA H S s t u d e n t s J o h n
Wa n g , J a m e s We l l n i t z ,
Alankrit Shatadal, Jacob
Wellnitz, Jason Barr and
William Cioci are among
the finalists from an origi-
nal group of about 50,000.
Of 1.6 million entrants,
those 50,000 are recognized
as a Commended Student or
Semifinalist in September.
The 15,000 finalists were
notified in February.
Scholarships up to
Civil: Accessibility could be improved
Continued from page 1
programming, told the
school board Monday night
she was really pleased
with the few suggestions
for changes. The officials
had a lot more commenda-
tions than (corrective) find-
ings, she added, which is
an indication of the work
theyre doing at the high
school.
The recommendations
for improvement include
updating policies, adding
statements to the website
and improving accessibility
of some facilities at Verona
Area High School, Savan-
na Oaks Middle School and
the central office.
These findings are rel-
atively minimal and can
be addressed fairly easily,
Burgos said. Theyre tell-
ing us where we might have
some weaknesses that
wed much rather address
through a visit like this than
through a potential civil
rights complaint.
Policy updates
While Burgos was happy
with the number of recom-
mendations, she acknowl-
edged there is work to do.
They did find some stu-
dents who thought they
had been treated different-
ly based on their race, she
said. So even though we
have policies and proce-
dures, its something we
continuously need to bring
up with our staff and work
on.
Some of those policies
and procedures also need
updating, according to the
report.
The state officials rec-
ommended developing or
revising policies to ensure
that the district and its staff,
partners or volunteers do
not treat students differ-
ently based on race, color,
national origin, sex or dis-
ability, which are the five
areas covered in federal law.
They also found the dis-
trict should ensure nondis-
crimination statements are
consistent across commu-
nications and handbooks,
and reduce the number of
grievance procedure policies
Verona Area High School National Merit finalists are, from left, John Wang, James Wellnitz,
Alankrit Shatadal, Jacob Wellnitz, Jason Barr and William Cioci. They are among the 15,000
students across the country that advanced to the finalist stage from an initial group of more
than 16,000.
$ 2 , 5 0 0 a r e awa r d e d t o T h o s e a r e a n n o u n c e d through mid-June.
about 7,500 of the finalists. b e g i n n i n g i n M a r c h
from two to one.
While the visit reviewed
three schools, just two
received recommendations
for improved accessibili-
ty, as Badger Ridge Middle
School does not need any
updates in this area, accord-
ing to the findings.
VAHS had four areas
where accessibility could be
improved, according to the
recommendations: the addi-
tion of grab bars in the lock-
er rooms/restrooms; handi-
capped seating for events in
the gyms; lowering a paper
towel and soap dispenser in
the locker rooms; and low-
ering a paper towel and soap
dispenser in five classrooms.
SOMS also has to low-
er a paper towel and soap
dispenser in its restrooms,
as well as the signage for
bathrooms, according to the
plan. The central office also
should improve exterior
access, it said.
Other findings included
adding a nondiscrimination
statement to English Learn-
er plans of service, updating
the youth apprenticeship
training agreement and add-
ing an accommodation state-
ment for employees on the
district website.
Board member Noah Rob-
erts appreciated the number
of findings for improvement.
The minimal amount of
(recommendations) is real-
ly a testament to the work
the district has done, so its
a reason for celebration,
Roberts said.
Equity framework
helping
The review found other
reasons to celebrate, as well,
as the officials recognized
the districts work toward
equity.
There has been work in
aligning the Equity Frame-
work to the school mission
and in the building of rela-
tionships among staff, stu-
dents and the community,
the report said. Outreach to
parents not in the immediate
community with staff has
been identified as powerful
and something that teachers
seek to do more to build rela-
tionships.
The board approved the
districts equity framework,
which outlines a goal of
every student succeeding,
last year. The district has also
convened a calendar com-
mittee each of the last two
years to try to find more time
for teacher visits to students
homes to develop classroom
community early on.
State visitors also com-
mended the district for its
weekly circles of support
being held at Badger Ridge
Middle School, its great
policy for determining aca-
demic excellence and includ-
ing its nondiscrimination
policy on financial aid infor-
mation.
Burgos also mentioned
the high schools work to
increase communication
with families about class-
room opportunities for their
students and the elimination
of prerequisites to enroll in
Advanced Placement classes
in recent years as generating
a lot of talk.
Other areas of success
included the districts annual
Back to School publication
included with the Verona
Press, the coordination of
Career Day and the oppor-
tunity for students to be
involved in planning a class-
room redesign in a tech ed
space at VAHS.
Burgos credited the dis-
tricts staff for that success.
All of that work is already
happening, she said. It
was a matter of me calling
on people to share the work
theyre already doing.
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The Verona Press
City rain garden, barrel rebates
open to residents, businesses
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
After seeing a dip in
participation last year, the
City of Verona wants more
residents to take advantage
of its rain garden and rain
barrel rebate programs this
spring and summer.
City construction man-
ager Marten Cieslik told
the Press anywhere from a
dozen to 20 residential cus-
tomers typically participate
in the rebates provided by
the city stormwater utility
but last year, eligibility
was also opened to local
businesses that can show
theyre reducing their run-
Photo submitted
off costs in an effort to
expand the programs.
For the rain garden pro-
gram, the city can rebate
50 percent of the cost of
native plants up to $150
meaning they must spend
Scott Girard at least $300 to get the full
rebate and plants must be
put in so that runoff water
is intercepted.
Cieslik said the optimal
design for a rain garden is
to install it in a depressed
In brief area downstream from
where water is running off
of a property so that the
Gorrells goals plants can capture it, and
The school board is because native plants have
expected to vote in two much deeper root systems
weeks to approve 2017 than your typical lawn
goals for superintendent they tend to allow more
Dean Gorrell. channels for water to get
Monday night, he pro- down into the ground. Ide-
posed including establish- ally, the garden should be
ing a time- located some distance from
frame for a home or business foun-
strategic dation, like in a backyard
planning, or terrace.
continuing In addition to serving as
outreach good habitats and forag-
and foster- ing areas for butterflies
ing commu- and pollen gatherers, Cies-
nity partner- Gorrell lik said theres plenty of
ships and personal benefits to having
developing a rain garden.
and implementing a com- If strategically done,
munication plan. The strate- rain gardens can help man-
gic plan, especially, would age water on properties
be affected by the outcome and might be a solution if
of the April 4 referendum. you have a situation where
In either case, theres you have a drainage issue
going to be a tremendous on your lot, he explained.
amount of work involved, Over time, with settling
Gorrell said. and people building things,
The boards next meet- those things creep up all
ing is Monday, April 3. the time so its some-
thing (people) certainly
Swimming co-op might be able to consider.
The board approved a Cieslik said the city
two-year extension for hopes more families and
a boys swimming co-op individuals living within
with Mount Horeb High the city limits will also be
School. The agreement
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incentivized to install their
own gardens and barrels
because thats just going
to be that much less water
that our storm sewer has to
handle.
While native plants can
be fairly expensive, espe-
cially if purchased in large
quantities, Cieslik recom-
mended residents look
into ordering through the
countys Plant Dane Native
Plant Program, which offers
50-plus varieties at reduced
prices of $2 per plant with
an ordering deadline of
March 31 at ripple-effects.
com/plantdane. The Uni-
versity of Wisconsin-Mad-
ison Arboretum also hosts
a native plant sale annually
with more than 200 variet-
ies, set for 9a.m. to 2p.m.
May 13.
After businesses or res-
idents acquire their plants
and install them in an area
where theyre intercepting
rainwater coming off their
downspouts and running
off of their yard, Cieslik
said, they can apply for the
rebate through the City of
Verona website by visiting
the Online Forms sec-
tion. There is no deadline
for applications.
Those seeking assistance
on where to build their
garden can also submit a
request online for a free
contour map of their prop-
erty. A copy of the plant
invoice showing the spe-
cies of plants purchased
must be also submitted to
be approved for the rebate.
The city also provides a
one-time rebate of $10 per
rain barrel for up to four
barrels per address, and a
Public Works Department
employee will visit appli-
cants to verify installation.
Barrels can be purchased at
a variety of area business-
es, including Blains Farm
and Fleet and Menards, and
all participants have to do
is modify a downspout to
collect the water, Cieslik
said.
Cieslik will also host a
discussion of the rebate
programs at 6:30p.m.
Monday, April 24, at the
Verona Public Library.
For information on the
rebate programs, including
the application process,
visit ci.verona.wi.us.
Contact Kate Newton at
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Letters to the editor

Verona needs more affordable housing
I am writing in response to the support for affordable housing it
article Commons passes on split less likely that this will be possible.
vote, about the Sugar Creek Com- Who needs affordable housing?
mons project that includes plans Well, according to the U.S. Depart-
for five new apartment buildings. ment of Housing and Urban Devel-
I have been following the progres- opment, an estimated 12 million
sion of this project and several renter and homeowner households
weeks ago, I reached out to my now pay more than 50 percent of
alder, Luke Diaz, to express my their annual incomes for housing.
support for high density housing, A family with one full-time worker
but also my concern that I had not earning the minimum wage can-
seen any mention of affordable not afford the local fair-market
housing as these plans were pro- rent for a two-bedroom apartment
gressing. I think it is appropriate anywhere in the United States.
to require the Common Council The issue of affordable housing
and developers to address this was included in Veronas compre-
issue, and I disagree with the may- hensive plan, and I think speaks to
ors comments that people dont what kind of community we want
understand the concept of afford- to become. I believe there should
able housing (defined as housing be room for families at all income
costs of no more than 30 percent levels, and hope that there will be
of income) and that if they know more attention paid to supporting
what it really is, they would not affordable housing as Verona con-
support it. tinues to grow.
In fact, I do support Verona
being a welcoming community to Kate Cronin,
families of all incomes, but without City of Verona
Community Voices
Correction
Because of a reporting error, the Press incorrectly identified one of
Ask students what we think
the three new stoplights being installed this spring in two separate
stories in last weeks issue. It will be at the corner of Whalen Road
and Old PB, next to Vincenzo Plaza not at Whalen and South Main
about having guns in schools
T
Street. he recently appointed of grizzlies, others argue the said, we would be OK with
The Press regrets the error and any confusion it might have caused. federal secretary of edu- need for guns in schools must (arming teachers with guns)
cation, Betsy DeVos, is be applied nationwide. under the right circumstances.
not sure whether guns belong The head of the National Rifle Im sure some Verona citizens
See something wrong? in schools. When asked about
this topic, DeVos was unable to
Association, Wayne LaPierre,
seems to be certain guns in
would agree with this view.
Advocates of arming school
The Verona Press does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see answer. schools will only make students staff often invoke LaPierres
something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor Jim I wonder if the viewpoint of safer. He calls for properly statement that the only thing
Ferolie at 845-9559 or at veronapress@wcinet.com so we can get it a student can help clear up her trained armed good guys in that stops a bad guy with a gun
right. confusion. every school. School districts in is a good guy with a gun.
At DeVos Senate confir- California, Texas, and Indiana So the only way to stop vio-
mation hearing, she expressed have moved toward allowing lence, he would say, is with
indifference toward proposals teachers to carry concealed fire- more violence.
banning gun- arms. Furthermore, the distinction
free school I cant speak for every kid, between a bad guy and good
zones, saying but knowing my teacher might guy is ambiguous. Do we toss
Thursday, March 32, 2017 Vol. 52, No. 44 the decision have a Glock 19 semi-automatic guns to the good guys simply
was best pistol locked in his or her desk because background checks
USPS No. 658-320 left to locals doesnt make me feel safer. deemed them trustworthy? At
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Referendum comes with a cost, could be more conservative
Regarding the April 4 school referendum, we
questioned the reference to the tax increase 79
cents per $1,000 of property value between the
two capital questions mentioned in the Going
Public article published in the March 16 issue of
the Press. It is actually much more than that when
the anticipated TIF effect is taken into account:
the tax increase would actually be $3.32 the first
year and $4.23 in 2020.
Having paid Verona taxes for over 20 years, we
were led to believe that lower taxes would even-
tually result from the Epic TIF, which would be
the case if this school referendum does not pass.
Without the referendum, Verona taxpayers would
see a property tax decrease of over 20 percent the
first year and almost 24 percent starting in 2020.
We believe in quality education. But at what
cost? This referendum is the third highest school
referendum on record ever in the state of Wiscon-
sin, and it covers just the facilities and operating
expenses.
If the April 4 referendum fails, the school dis-
trict still gets $11.23 million from the TIF clo-
sure. Were voting no and waiting for the next
round, which we hope will be a more conservative
request.
Jim Powell and Kathleen McCormick,
City of Verona
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March 23 to update the public on Vero-
Fitchrona Road and extending Fitchro-
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The March 23 open house does not
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munity might be interested in, send it and well use it if we
can. Include contact information, whats happening and the
names of people pictured. You can submit it on our web-
site at ConnectVerona.com or email to editor Jim Ferolie at
If You Go veronapress@wcinet.com. Questions? Call 845-9559.

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Work on the years-long project
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Dane County
County seeks parks plan input
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
The Dane County parks
department is asking resi-
dents for input as it updates
plans on how to manage
outdoor resources, includ-
ing what activities are
important and what could
help draw more people to
the areas.
When completed, the
plan will guide future
park and trail development
projects over the next five
years.
County Executive Joe
Parisi called the Dane
County Parks and Open
Space Plan a blueprint for
future park, trail, recreation
and conservation needs.
We are excited to hear
If You Go
What: Dane County
Parks and Open Space
Plan informational
meetings
When: 7p.m. Thursday,
March 30, and
Wednesday, April 5
Where: Cross Plains
Community Center/
Town Hall, 3734 County
Road P (March 30); and
Cottage Grove Village
Hall, 221 E. Cottage
Grove Road (April 5)
Info: 224-3730 or parks-
lwrd.countyofdane.com
years to maintain eligibility
On the Web
Find out more about the Dane
County Parks and Open Space
Plan:
parks-lwrd.countyofdane.
com/Information/
Planning-Development
people to the land and
water resources of Dane
County, said Dane Coun-
ty Parks Commission Chair
Bill Lunney in a county
news release. Our county-
wide network of parks,
trails and open spaces are
the places where this hap-
pens.
Information sessions
FAMILY Movie Night
7p.m. Wednesday, April 5,
at the Cottage Grove Vil-
lage Hall, 221 E. Cottage
Grove Road.
Dane County Parks has
also prepared a brief sur-
vey for those who want to
help direct (the) plan and
improve (its) services,
according to its website.
To access the survey, visit
parks-lwrd.countyofdane.
com and click the Parks
and Open Space Plan link
at the top of the page, then
select the Parks and Open Bring your friends and family
Space Plan Survey. and enjoy a FREE movie.
West Madison Bible Church
Email Unified Newspaper 2920 Hwy. M North, Verona, WI 53593
Group reporter Scott
De Laruelle at scott. Friday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m.
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delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Happy
thoughts and ideas from for state stewardship grant Dane County Parks is
residents about what they funds. Updates aim to iden- holding two public infor-
value most about our park tify recreational needs and mation meetings to explain

90th Birthday
system, he said in a news significant natural, cultural, how residents can give
release last week. and historical resources in input on the plan. The first
The countywide compre- the county to be considered is 7p.m. Thursday, March

hensive outdoor recreation
and natural resource plan
must be updated every five
for protection.
The vision statement of
our Parks and Open Space
Plan is timeless: connect
Marvin
30, at the Cross Plains
Community Center/Town
Hall, 3734 County Road P.
The second will be held at

Academic Achievements Thompson!

Academic Achievements run as space is
available, and this list of honorees and grad-
uates is not complete. Due to the increased
number of submissions after spring and fall
graduation times, there is often a backlog in
the following months.
Note: If you have a non-Verona address,
but your child attended school in the Vero-
na Area School District, please email
ungcollege@wcinet.com for consideration.
Fall 2016 honors
UW-Madison
Verona
Connor Acker, deans honor list; Sam Acker,
deans honor list; Mary Alesandrini, deans
high Honors Briana Amundson, honor roll;
Anna Bahlman, deans honor list; Blaine Barker,
deans list; Jack Beste, deans list; Kyle Beth,
deans honor list; Anupama Bhattacharya,
deans honor list; Ian Birschbach, deans
honor list; Julia Boles, deans list; Christina
Bouril, deans list; Tess Campbell, deans
list; Edward Cao, deans list; Stephen Carey,
deans list; Kevin Cashman, deans honor
list; Sheenagh Cleary, deans list; Katherine
Cooney, deans list; Nathaniel Corey, deans
honor list; Cameron Craig, deans honor list;
Claire Evensen, deans list; Jacob Fauble,
deans honor list; Kenneth Fiala, deans list;
Alexis Florac, deans list; Connor Ford, deans
honor list; Molly Ford, deans honor list;
Jordan Gabourie, deans honor list; Anna
Gibbs-Soeteber, deans high Honors Zachary
Godfrey, deans list; Thomas Guerin, deans
honor list; Benjamin Halverson, deans honor
list; Kye Hanson, deans honor list; Sam
Hebert, deans honor list; Gustav Heiden,
deans honor list; Hannah Hippen, deans
Kaitlyn Hopfensperger, deans honor list; Cole
Hyland, deans list; Mikayla Johnson, deans
honor list; Eric Jones, deans honor list;
Kendl Kobbervig, deans list; Eric Koberle,
deans list; Carissa Kolpek, deans list; Camille
Kroncke, deans honor list; Kelli Krueger,
School of Human Ecology, deans high hon-
ors; Sara Krueger, deans list; Jacob Levin,
deans honor list; Christian Lindblom, deans
list; Jessica Mackie, deans list; Dominick
Mesdjian, deans list; Emily Metz, deans list;
Katherine Miller, deans list; Anna Morrissette,
deans list; Erika Neuendorf, deans honor list;
Maria Neuendorf, deans list; Anna Ostermeier,
deans list; Arel Otles, deans honor list;
Zachary Pedretti, high honor roll; Neil Perry,
deans list; Emma Peters, honor roll; Britta
Pigorsch, deans list; Hailey Polk, deans list;
Logan Postweiler, deans honor list; Benjamin
Procknow, deans list; Kyle Reichert, deans Please stop by and say hello to Marv and Cookie!
list; Nicole Ricci, deans list; Solomon Roller,
deans list; Marcus Runde, deans honor list;
Rachel Samz, deans list; Tucker Sanborn-
Faris, deans list; Lyndsay Schmitt, deans
list; Cassidy Schorr, deans honor list; Bradley
Open House
Schultz, deans list; Abbigail Semmann, Saturday March 25, 2017
deans list; Maxim Shershnev, deans honor
list; Richard Siegl, deans honor list; Vishy 1-5 pm
Singh, deans list; Bailey Smith, deans list;
Aikum Talwar, deans list; Alexander Tanke,
Noel Manor Assisted Living
deans honor list; Elizabeth Thompson, deans
list; Max Thongnuam, deans list; Amanda 90 471 Prairie Way Blvd., Verona, WI
Refreshments provided.
90
Van Voorhis, deans honor list; Jarod Von
Behren, deans honor list; Kelsey Waier, Music by Ron and Rosy.
high honor roll; Roger Waleffe, deans list;
Madeline Weston, deans list; Laura Williams,
deans list; Tyson Wolfe, deans honor list;
Jaedyn Wozniak, deans list; Trevor Zachman-
Brockmeyer, deans list; Zachary Zuengler, adno=511393-01

list; Lindsey Holmes, deans honor list; deans list; John Zunker, deans honor list
6 March 23, 2017 The Verona Press ConnectVerona.com

Coming up Churches
All Saints Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
NHS book sale 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, March 27, at the state and discuss trends in imprison- 2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg Verona
library. The class will expand on infor- ments and arrests. She will also discuss (608) 276-7729 Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
Verona Area High School students in mation provided in the Introduction to how Wisconsin compares with the rest of allsaints-madison.org a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
the National Honor Society will host a Microsoft Excel class, but is open to the country. This event supported by the Pastor Rich Johnson
book sale to raise money for students in Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. St. James Lutheran Church
anyone with basic skills in using the pro- Beyond the Page program, the National ELCA
Tanzania from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, gram. Registration is required. For infor- Endowment for the Humanities and the The Church in Fitchburg 427 S. Main St., Verona
March 24, in the VAHS Performing Arts mation or to register, call 845-7180. Madison Community Foundation. 2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg (608) 845-6922
Center Studios, 300 Richard St. The sale For information, call 845-7180. (608) 271-2811 stjamesverona.org
is open to the public and will include Natural hazards plan livelifetogether.com Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m. Narum
books of varying genres for readers of all Dane County will hold a listening ses- Development presentation Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon-
ages. For information, call 845-4400. sion to get public input on its Natural Join representatives from Forward Fitchburg Memorial UCC day, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg a.m.-noon Wednesday
Drug seminar Hazards Mitigation Plan from 6:30-8 Development Group for a presentation (608) 273-1008 Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in the Badger of the senior living development pro- memorialucc.org Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45
People can take a free seminar on Prairie Health Care Center auditorium, posal for 841 N. Main St. from 6-7 p.m. Pastor Phil Haslanger a.m.
finding and understanding meaningful 1100 E. Verona Ave. Thursday, March 30, at the library. Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m.
and reliable information on prescrip- Salem United Church of Christ
In this update cycle, the county will General information will be provided Good Shephard Lutheran 502 Mark Dr., Verona
tion drugs and biopharmaceuticals from address the threat of natural hazards in for residents, and the project develop- Church ECLA (608) 845-7315
9:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, March 27, and light of the regions changing climate. ment team will be available to answer (608) 271-6633 salemchurchverona.org
Tuesday, March 28, at the senior center. The plan will examine climate trends questions. For information, contact Jus- Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Each session consists of a discussion and determine their projected impacts on Way, Madison Laura Kolden, Associate in Min-
tin Frahm at 220-7583. Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. istry
and an hour of self-guided web search- natural hazards. West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Sunday School: 9 a.m.
es; participants are encouraged to bring a For information, call 266-4330. Hello, Dolly! Mound Road, Verona Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
laptop or tablet. Because the coordinator Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.
St. Ambrose Academy will present
is not a health care provider, the discus- Criminal justice talk their production of Hello, Dolly! at 7 Damascus Road Church West Springdale Lutheran Church
sions will not give drug or medical infor- Pamela Oliver, Ph.D., will lead a talk p.m. Friday, March 31; 7 p.m. Saturday, The Verona Senior Center ECLA
mation directly to participants. titled Understanding Race and Crimi- April 1; and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at 108 Paoli St., Verona 2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
For information, call 845-7471. (608) 819-6451 Mount Horeb
nal Justice in Wisconsin from 7-8 p.m. the Verona Area High School Perform- info@damascusroadchurch.com, (608) 437-3493
Excel class Tuesday, March 28, at the library. ing Arts Center, 300 Richard St. damascusroadonline.org springdalelutheran.org
Oliver, a professor of sociology at Tickets are $12 for adults and $6 for Pastor Justin Burge Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Improve your skills in Microsoft Excel UW-Madison, will provide a current Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
children and seniors, and can be pur-
during a hands-on computer class from look at race and criminal justice in the chased online at ambroseacademy.org. Memorial Baptist Church Sugar River United Methodist
201 S. Main St., Verona Church
(608) 845-7125 415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
MBCverona.org (608) 845-5855
Community calendar Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
Thursday, March 23 on Medications seminar, senior discussion with Pamela Oliver of Redeemer Bible Fellowship 9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary
AARP tax services (by center, 845-7471 UW-Madison, library, 845-7180 130 N. Franklin St., Verona worship.
(608)848-1836 Sunday School available during
appointment), senior center, 845- 10 a.m., Computer Questions Thursday, March 30 redeemerbiblefellowship.org worship. Refreshments and fellow-
7471 with Linda Kaiser, senior center, Pastor Dwight R. Wise ship are between services.
845-7471 1-3 p.m., Family Movie: Moana Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
Friday, March 24 10:30 a.m., Womens Group
(PG), library, 845-7180 West Madison Bible Church
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., VAHS National (repeats every fourth Monday), 4-5:30 p.m., Teen Gaming (ages Resurrection Lutheran Church 2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Honor Society book sale, VAHS 11-18), library, 845-7180 WELS (608) 845-9518
senior center, 845-7471 6705 Wesner Rd., Verona www.wmbiblechurch.org
Performing Arts Center Studios, 6-7 p.m., North Main Street (608) 848-4965 Pastor Dan Kukasky Jr.
300 Richard St., 845-4400 6:30-8:30 p.m., Intermediate
Microsoft Excel (registration senior living development rlcverona.org Sunday Worship: 9:15 a.m.
7 p.m., Katie Burns, Tuvalu, proposal presentation, library, Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
required), library, 845-7180 Pastor Benjamin Phelps
tuvalucoffeehouse.com 220-7583 Thursday: 6:30 p.m. Zwingli United Church of
Tuesday, March 28 Friday, March 31 Sunday: 9 a.m. Christ
Saturday, March 25 9:30-11:30 a.m., Information Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
9 a.m. to noon, Restoration on Medications seminar, senior 1 p.m., Movie Matinee: The St. Christopher Catholic Parish (608) 832-6677
Day with USRWA, Sugar River center, 845-7471 Lady Vanishes (PG-13, 86 min.), St. Andrew Church Pastor Brad Brookins
senior center, 845-7471 301 N. Main St., Verona Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
Wetlands meeting location, 2517
Country View Road, usrwa.org 11 a.m., Lunch Trivia (RSVP for St. William Church
meal), senior center, 845-7471 7 p.m., Brett Schwartz and Liv 1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli Zwingli United Church of
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Prairie Rather, Tuvalu, tuvalucoffeehouse. (608) 845-6613 Christ
Kitchen free community meal, 2-3 p.m., Bingo (ages 3-12), com stchristopherverona.com Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
BPNN, bpnn.org library, 845-7180 Fr. William Vernon, pastor (608)845-5641
7 p.m., St. Ambrose Academy Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Rev. Sara Thiessen
7 p.m., Mile 134, Tuvalu, 6:30-8 p.m., Listening session presents Hello, Dolly! ($12 Verona Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
tuvalucoffeehouse.com on Dane County Natural Hazards adults, $6 children/seniors), Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William,
Mitigation Plan, Badger Prairie Verona Area High School Paoli
Monday, March 27 Health Care Center auditorium, Performing Arts Center, 300
Common Council meeting 1100 E. Verona Ave., 266-4330 Richard St., ambroseacademy.org
canceled 7-8 p.m., Understanding Race
and Criminal Justice in Wisconsin Seeing Your Ancestors
9:30-11:30 a.m., Information I recently heard an interview with a hospice nurse
who remarked that it was common for people nearing
death to see their mothers, and that this experience was
Whats on VHAT-98 invariably calming. A friend of mine who had recently
taken a bad fall related to me that she had seen her
Thursday, March 23 11 a.m. Verona 91-92 Boys Basketball 10 p.m. School mother who had died many years before at the foot
7 a.m. School Referendum Boys Basketball 4 p.m. Sutter Brothers at Referendum at Senior Center of her bed while she was recovering, and she agreed that
at Senior Center 1 p.m. 2015 Wildcats Senior Center 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band it had a calming effect. A few days after my grandfather
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold Football 5 p.m. 2015 Wildcats Thursday, March 30 died he appeared to me in a dream and told me to tell
9 a.m. Daily Exercise 4:30 p.m. Batker Football 7 a.m. School Referendum my grandmother to quit praying for me, Im in heaven
10 a.m. Retro Swing Band Blacksmith Shop at Historical 9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour at Senior Center already. When I told my grandmother the next morning
at Senior Center Society 10 p.m. School 8 a.m.- Zumba Gold about the dream she was instantly relieved. I could see
2 p.m. Zumba Gold 6 p.m. Common Council Referendum at Senior Center 9 a.m. Daily Exercise the worry on her face dissolve away, and realized that
3 p.m. Daily Exercise from 03-13-17 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band my grandmother had been worried about the fate of my
4 p.m. John Duggleby at 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Tuesday, March 28 3 p.m. Daily Exercise grandfathers soul. Many people report similar experi-
Senior Center Boys Basketball 7 a.m. School Referendum 4 p.m. John Duggleby at ences of seeing or hearing loved ones after their deaths.
5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith at Senior Center Senior Center We cant possibly know whether these experiences are
Senior Center Shop at Historical Society 10 a.m.- Zumba Gold 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at visitations from the other side of death or just a trick of
6 p.m. Salem Church 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band 9 a.m. Daily Exercise Senior Center the subconscious mind, but they seem to point to some-
Service Sunday, March 26 10 a.m. Retro Swing Band 6 p.m. Salem Church thing beyond this life and a spiritual connection to others
7 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at 7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour 2 p.m.- Zumba Gold Service which gives us hope that people may live on after death.
Senior Center 9 a.m. Resurrection 3 p.m. Daily Exercise 7 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at We dont know this with certainty, but we hope that this
8 p.m. Daily Exercise Church 4 p.m. John Duggleby at Senior Center is the case, and our faith is buttressed by these hopes.
9 p.m. Safe at Home at 10 a.m. Salem Church Senior Center 8 p.m. Daily Exercise Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Senior Center Service 5 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 9 p.m. Safe at Home at
10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith Noon - Common Council Senior Center Senior Center Now faith is confidence in
Shop at Historical Society from 03-13-17 6 p.m. Resurrection 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith what we hope for and assurance about what we do not
Friday, March 24 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Church Shop at Historical Society see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV
7 a.m. John Duggleby at Boys Basketball 8 p.m. Jeff Mikorski at
Senior Center 4:30 p.m. Batker Senior Center
1 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center
Blacksmith Shop at Historical
Society
9 p.m. Safe at Home at
Senior Center Support groups
3 p.m. Verona 91-92 6 p.m. Common Council 10 p.m. Batker Blacksmith AA Meeting, senior cen-
Boys Basketball from 03-13-17 Shop at Historical Society ter, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
4 p.m. Sutter Brothers at 9 p.m. Verona 91-92 Wednesday, March 29
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Football Shop at Historical Society 1 p.m. Safe at Home at and third Tuesday, 10 a.m. 845-2010
8:30 p.m. Safe at Home at 11 p.m. Retro Swing Band Senior Center Healthy Lifestyles
Senior Center at Senior Center 3 p.m. Verona 91-92 Group meeting, senior
10 p.m. School Monday, March 27 Boys Basketball Call 845-9559
center, second Thursday
Referendum at Senior Center 7 a.m. John Duggleby at 5 p.m. Streets from 10:30 a.m. to advertise on the
11 p.m. Retro Swing Band Senior Center Reconstruction Presentation
Saturday, March 25 1 p.m. Active Shooter 7 p.m. Capital City Band Parkinsons Group, Verona Press
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Housing the legacy of Verona

Residents can feel at home at Noel Manor Assisted Living, which opened in November
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Freshly baked chocolate
chip cookies, ice-cold lem-
onade and a cheerful smile
greet Noel Manor Assisted
Living visitors as soon as
they walk through the front
door.
Tasha Kirch, who usual-
ly can be found at the front
desk, immediately offers the
assortment of refreshments
to visitors after greeting
them with a friendly wave.
I just have an energetic
way of talking to people, so
it kind of goes from there,
said Kirch, one of the first
employees at Noel Manor.
I always like to be able to
talk to the people who live
and visit here.
The family-owned assist-
ed living facility opened
four months ago on the
north side of Verona and
offers independent living,
memory care and short-
term care apartments.
K i r c h wa s o r i g i n a l l y
hired as a registered nurs-
ing assistant but eventual-
ly became the marketing
director, and she told the
Press she enjoys being able
to interact with so many
different people.
Some of the first res-
idents that moved here,
theyve lived in Verona
since the 1930s. They were
born, raised and worked
here, and now theyre retir-
ing together in the same
community, Kirch said. It
gives me chills.
Katie Rasmussen, exec-
u t ive d i r e c t o r o f N o e l
Manor, hired Kirch after
working with her at a pre-
vious job. Kirch said the
two clicked because they
share a similar passion: the
Tasha Kirch, one of the first employees at Noel Manor, welcomes guests to the facility.
The Pub, above left, is one of the more popular community spaces at Noel Manor, which is named for Noel Keene. Above
right is the first floor lounge, one of many at the facility.
Iowa, to run the facility.
The historical family
connection with Verona is
something Rasmussen said
library and game room with
puzzles, chess boards and
plush chairs. Outside a set
of double doors is a court-
growth and their residents.
Private, and some shared,
apartments offer kitchens,
closets, bathrooms and bed-
Noel Manor
Assisted
Living
471 Prairie Way Blvd.
620-6010
noelmanorliving.com
Dining
When scheduling a tour,
Rasmussen said that she
always encourages fami-
lies to stay for lunch. The
restaurant style dining room
features a homemade soup
each day with a rotating
12-item menu.
Most people think its
going to be like an insti-
tutional kind of food, but
really our food is really,
really good, she said.
The Pub is a gather-
ing space that has on the
house happy hour twice
Photos by Amber Levenhagen a week as well as frequent
new resident parties and
social events, and Rasmus-
sen said it is one of the
highlights of the facility.
People get really excited
about happy hour, she said
with a laugh.
Strengthening those com-
munity connections through
encouraged interactions and
social events is something
Kirch said is the best part of
her job.
We have school teach-
ers who grew up together,
farmers, this is truly the
legacy of Verona, she said.
We have the prom queens,
the prom kings, its an
amazing community to be a
units also have patios. part of.
Other amenities include
a movie theater, a game Contact Amber Levenhagen
room, a spacious lounge

senior community.
The George Colletti fam-
ily owns Noel Manor and
the Murray Glen Townho-
mes, 401 Prairie Way Blvd.,
sets their three-story home
apart from other facilities.
The feeling of that fam-
ily legacy is huge, Ras-
yard with a stone patio,
with plans to feature live
music and entertainment
over the summer.
$
at amber.levenhagen@
rooms. Some of the assist- with fireplaces and a hair wcinet.com.
ed living and memory care salon. Its also pet friendly.

FreeFrom
an effort to affirm their mussen said. The staff and Rasmussen said that these
family legacy in Verona, residents feel that family amenities are some of the

Rasmussen said.
She explained that when
Collettis sons, Noel and
environment, and it really
makes a difference.
Welcoming entrance
Checking
features that help make the
assisted living facility feel
not so sterile and more

Murray, passed away sev-
eral years ago, the Colletti
family wanted to preserve
their name in Verona. Col-
letti contracted with Park
Vista Senior Housing Man-
Upon walking through
the front doors, visitors
immediately enter into one
of the lounge areas.
A short walk down the
truly
like home.
So far the facility has 44
residents, just under half of
a
its maximum occupancy,
but Rasmussen said they
are on track with where

LOCAL
agement, based in Clinton, hallway reveals a fireplace, they want to be in terms of

Biz briefs
Capitol Bank reports
The Verona Area Chamber of Commerce
recognizes the Business of the Month!
Community
record earnings
Capitol Bank reported
record earnings in 2016
Bank
amounting to a 7.9 percent
increase over 2015.
A Jan. 31 news release
from the company, which NOW OPEN in Verona!

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Girls basketball Boys hockey

Five Cats earn honors

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

A balance of senior experience and

maturity, and the addition of a skilled
group of young players led the Verona
boys hockey team to its first Big Eight
Conference title in three years. And
although the team finished a game shy of
the WIAA state tournament, the Wildcats
had plenty to be proud of, including the
selection of five players to the all-confer-
ence team last week.
Senior forward Jack Anderson and Jeff
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
Bishop highlighted the selections, and
Senior Alex Luehring was named first-team All-State this were joined by forwards Mason McCor-
season, averaging 20.5 points per game. mick, Mack Keryluk and two-way player
Jack Keryluk.
Anderson returned as the Wildcats

Luehring named leading scorer this season, and earned

second team honors. Although his goals
dipped slightly, he had 16 more assists

first-team All-State
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Senior Alex Luehring
was named to first-team
All-State to represent the
Verona Area High School
girls basketball team.
Luehring, who was
named Big Eight Player
of the Year and first-team
all-conference, reached the
1,000 point plateau in her
career and averaged 20.5
points per game this past
season.
Luehring was joined on
the first-team by fellow
Big Eight players, Middle-
ton senior Bria Lemirande,
Sun Prairie junior Jayda
Jensen and Madison East
junior Erin Howard. De
Pere senior Lizzie Miller,
Germantown senior Ken-
zie Schmitz, Homestead
junior Chloe Marotta,
Appleton North junior
Sydney Levy, Mukwonago
sophomore Grace Beyer
and Milwaukee King soph-
omore Sydnee Roby also
were named to the team.
Beyer and Roby were
unanimous selections.
Bay Port senior Mad-
die Re, Brookfield Central
senior Caroline Busch,
Marshfield senior Ema
Fehrenbach, Arrowhead
senior Grace Gilmore,
Kettle Moraine senior
Abby Guidinger, Chippe-
wa Falls senior Lexi Han-
ley, Appleton North junior
Kari Brekke and Arrow-
head junior Caitlyn Harper
were all honorable men-
tions.
The All-State list is
voted on by a Wiscon-
sin Basketball Coaches
Association panel. The
voting panel was Niki
Sutter (Oshkosh West),
Derek Kirklewski (Ste-
vens Point), Jeremy Boi-
leau (De Pere), Rick Witte
(Arrowhead), Brian Hirtz
( M u s keg o ) , J e ff K i n d
(Middleton), James Wright
(Milwaukee Vincent) and
Mallory Liebl (Brookfield
Central).
than last year. He finished the season with
15 regular season goals, including four
power-play goals and two game-winning
goals, to go along with 20 assists.
Jack was a true captain all year, and
easily one of our most valuable players
in the lineup, head coach Joel Marshall
said. His varsity experiences the last
four years helped him lead by example in
every game. Guys on the team looked up File photo by Jeremy Jones
to him in the locker room and other teams Senior defenseman Jeff Bishop (9) earned second-team Big Eight All-Conference
really looked out for him on the ice. honors.
Anderson also aided in the develop-
ment of second-team sophomore forward
Mason McCormick, who led the team in Big Eight All-Conference
points with 21 goals and 17 assists in 24
games. First team: Defensemen - CJ Harkins, jr., (Sun Prairie); Nolan Fredrick, sr.,
Mason had a breakout year. He was a (Janesville); Zach Heidl, sr., (Middleton); Forwards - Riley Jensen, jr., (Beloit);
guy the team looked at to score a big goal Tyler Jensen, sr., (Beloit); Tyler Perkins, sr., (Janesville); Conor Mikula, sr., (Sun
in big moments of every game, Mar- Prairie); Goalie - Ryan Kenny, sr. (Memorial)
shall said. Mason put a lot of pressure Second team: Defensemen - Jeff Bishop, sr., (Verona); Brady Wright, sr., (Beloit);
on himself to be the best, and in turn put Nate Polglaze, sr. (Beloit); Forwards - Jack Anderson, sr., (Verona); Mason
in the time year-round to make improve- McCormick, so., (Verona); Justin Engelkes, jr., (Middleton); Parker Lindauer, so.,
ments to his game. (Memorial); Goalie - Sam Dunn, sr., (Sun Prairie)
The only other senior all-conference
honoree for the Wildcats, Bishop racked Honorable mention: Defensemen - Jack Keryluk (Verona); Max Frey, sr., (West);
up six goals, including two on the pow- Jack Helle, so., (Memorial); Noah Nehmer, sr., (Sun Prairie); Forwards - Mack
er play and one short-handed. The senior Keryluk, fr., (Verona); Jacob Benzing, sr., (Beloit); Bailey Aegerter, jr., (Janesville);
also had 13 assists, including eight on the Tyler Kulas, sr., (Janesville); Drake Baldwin, so., (West); Kyle Hagerman, so., (Sun
power play. Prairie); Goalie - Sean Gross, jr., (East/La Follette)
More important than numbers, how-
ever, was the experience Bishop brought
to a young blue line. The Wildcats most Jeff was our top returning defensem- committed, hard-working young man
experienced defenseman this season, an and played the part all season, Mar- that really helped our D-core develop
Bishop ended the season by earning sec- shall said. He has great size and puck
ond-team all-conference honors. skills for a defenseman. Bish is a very Turn to Hockey/Page 10

Girls hockey
Five Metro Lynx players skate onto the All-Badger Conference squad this season
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Madison Metro Lynx girls
hockey co-op forward Julia
Dragoo highlighted the Met-
ro Lynxs all-conference for-
wards, joining Kenzie Imhoff
and Kara Epping. All three
are seniors and will be great-
ly missed, head coach Derek
Ward said.
The teams Hobey Baker
award winner, Dragoo scored
14 goals, including two on the
power play, and assisted on
18 more to receive the most
votes of any forward. The cap-
tain also had a team-best four
game-winning goals.
Julia was a leader on and
off the ice, Ward said. She
was a player that we counted
on in each and every game.
Imhoff and Epping were
named to the second team.
Imhoff finished second
on the team with 28 points.
The Verona resident had sev-
en goals and a team-high 21
Badger All-Conference
First team: Defenders - Dani Heitsman, jr., (Beloit); Margo
Thousand, jr., (Sun Prairie); Forwards - Maggy Henschler,
jr., (Beloit); Julia Dragoo, sr., (Madison); Jada Ward, sr.,
(Sun Prairie); Goalie - Ivy Shonka, jr., (Viroqua)
Second team: Defenders - Ally Conybear, jr., (Madison);
Montana Cruz, jr., (Sun Prairie); Forwards - McKenzie
Imhoff, sr., (Madison); Annika Johnson, sr., (Sun Prairie);
Goalie - Taylor Thornton, jr., (Sun Prairie)
Honorable mention: Defenders - Jessica Jerome, sr.,
(Beloit); Teagan Rupiper, jr., (Stoughton); Forwards - Paige
Pawalk, sr., (Baraboo); Ally Burke, jr., (Beloit); Kara Epping,
sr., (Middleton); Colleen Milligan, jr., (Sun Prairie); Goalie
- Gabby Christensen, sr., (Baraboo); Sydney McKersie, jr.,
(Madison); McKenzie Nisius, jr., (Stoughton)
assists, including a team-best Ward said Epping, of Mad-
six power-play assists. ison West, was a player that
Kenzie was a player that always had a smile on her
gave everything she had in face.
every game, Ward said. She Her attitude was infec-
was a player that set up almost tious, Ward said. She always
all of the goals her line scored. worked hard to be a hard play-
She was a leader for many er to play against. Epping File photo by Jeremy Jones
players. She will be missed Verona senior forward McKenzie Imhoff (3) earned Badger Conference second team All-Con-
greatly. Turn to Lynx/Page 10 ference honors.
10 March 23, 2017 The Verona Press ConnectVerona.com

Boys track and field

Verona scores big to edge rival Madison West
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Siblings played a big role in the Vero-

Photo submitted
WBCA D1 state champs
The Verona Area sixth grade boys basketball team won the
WBCA Division 1 state championship held on March 11 at
Justagame in the Wisconsin Dells. The team is led by coach-
es Marc Sherry and Jim Deischer (back).
Team members (front, from left) are: Riley Peterson, Mason
Sherry, Zack Zimmerman, Finley Deischer and Gavin Farrell;
(middle) Kaden Kittleson, Drake Badger, Mason Armstrong,
Drew Chorlton and Gavin Holmes.
Girls track and field
na boys track and field teams success
Saturday at the season-opening Univer-
sity of Dubuque Indoor Classic meet.
The Wildcats compiled a meet-best 60
points behind the efforts of twin brothers
Obi and Chudi Ifediora and siblings Jack
and Max Herkert, scoring in all but three
events to finish 13 points ahead of the
rival Madison West Regents.
Obi and Chudi Ifediora dominated
the 55-meter dash, with each breaking
the meets three-year-old record of 6.67
seconds, set by Tim Wolfe of Linn-Marr
in 2014.
Obi posted a time of 6.62 in the pre-
liminaries and then topped it with a 6.52
to best his brother in the finals. Chudi
was one-hundredth of a second off the
record in the prelims and clocked a 6.58
for second place.
Their times were the second- and
fourth-fastest in VAHS history, though
head coach Joff Pedretti said he believes
both will surpass Tyler Parkers school
record before the end of indoors. Photo submitted
Chudi especially is looking to have Seniors Obi Ifediora (left) and Jack Herkert were named runner and field athlete
a bit of a bounce back after suffering a of the meet Saturday at the University of Dubuque Invitational.
season-ending injury at West Relays

Cats crack the top 10 at UD invite

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Seniors Lauren Samz and
Sieanna Mitchell helped the
Verona girls track and field
team start the season with an
eighth-place finish out of 21
teams competing Saturday at
the University of Dubuque
Classic meet.
Samz supplied the Vero-
na girls track and field team
with both of its first-place
finishes as it scored 33
points. Davenport Assump-
tion won with 61 points.
Samz cleared a meet-best
7 feet, 6 inches Friday inside
the A.Y. McDonald Indoor
Track to best junior Daine
Riggins of Madison Memo-
rial the only other team to
enter a competitor by six
inches.
Verona and Monroe were
the only teams to enter the
triple jump competition,
which Samz won, beating
her teammate Ally Kunding-
er by a foot with a meet-re-
cord 31-6. Samz added a sev-
enth-place finish in the long
jump with an effort of 15-1
1/2.
Iowa high school teams
do not compete in the triple
jump or pole vault, and thus
those events were not scored.
I thought Lauren had two
really nice performances, and
I was thrilled that the girls
got a chance to compete in a
big meet setting, head coach
Mark Happel said. We hav-
ent been able to get outside
a lot so far, so it was nice to
get a lot of reps.
Mitchell finished
runner-up in two events and
helped her team rack up
points in another.
Were going to be expect-
ing a lot from Sieanna, if
were going to be successful
this season, and I think she
relishes, Happel said.
Linn-Marr junior Payton
Wensel was the only com-
petitor to best Mitchell in the
400-meter dash, posting a
meet-record 57.35. Mitchell
crossed in 1:00.84.
Mitchell finished 4 1/2
inches behind Monroe senior
Alicia Kuester in the long
jump with a leap of 16-2 1/2.
She was fifth in the
55-meter dash preliminaries
(7.61) but dropped an addi-
tional seven-hundredths of a
second in the finals to take
fourth place in 7.54. Fresh-
man Tamiya Smith also
scored points for the Wild-
cats, taking seventh place in
7.67.
I thought Tamia racing
that well in her first race,
especially against Iowa
teams that have been practic-
ing for five weeks and were
competing in their third meet
- was really impressive,
Happel said.
Mitchell joined junior
Emelia Lichty, sophomore
Ally Kundinger and Smith
to finish sixth on the 4x400
relay in 4:23.3.
Veronas 4x200 relay
(freshman Megan Touchett,
Kundinger, Lichty and
Smith) scored a couple of
points, finishing seventh out
of 20 teams in 1:54.07.
Senior Ellie Heinzen fin-
ished sixth in the 3,000 with
(end of week 4) last year. He tried to
come back at regionals, but he was not
100 percent.
The brothers were joined by seniors
Jack Herkert and Jared Biddle, crushing
the 4x200 relay field by more than a sec-
ond-and-a-half with a time of 1:34.07.
Jack, Jared, Obi and Chudi are all
very talented guys who have been train-
ing every day after school for months,
Pedretti said. I was confident that if we
put them together on a relay they would
light it up.
The Ifediora brothers and senior
Corey Pedersen and sophomore Mason
Jordan also finished third in the 4x400
competition, in 3:37.10.
Verona nearly went 1-2 in the 55
hurdles as well. Jack Herkert added the
55-meter hurdle crown in a school-re-
cord 7.75. He and Biddle finished 1-2 in
the prelims, but Biddle (8.32) dropped
back to sixth place when he hit the last
hurdle in the finals.
Herkert, the defending Division 1
state champion in the high jump, also
bested 26 jumpers from Wisconsin and
Iowa with a clearance of 6 feet, 6 inches.
Jacks younger brother, sophomore Max
Herkert, added a fourth-place finish in
the pole vault with a one foot PR height
of 11-6.
He is a foot away from Erik Queoffs
sophomore record.
Sophomore Andres Rios-Vivian
Sports shorts
Neitzel earns spot on
UW-Whitewater softball team
Verona native Nicole Neitzel will
compete for the University of Wis-
consin-Whitewater softball team
during the 2017 season.
The Warhawks aim for their third
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athlet-
ic Conference regular season title
in the last four years and a fifth
straight trip to the NCAA Division
III tournament. Whitewater finished
Whats next
The Wildcats travel to the UW-Madison Shell for an invitational at 10a.m.
Saturday, April 1.
The field includes defending state champions Brookfield East and runner-up
Middleton, as well as Kettle Moraine, Oak Creek, Ashwaubenon, D.C. Everest
and Stevens Point.
finished a half-inch behind junior Bray-
don Barth of Cuba City, taking second
place in the triple jump with a leap of
35-9. It was an improvement of six inch-
es on his best jump last season.
Verona picked up fourth through sev-
enth-place finishes from Hawkins (35-4
1/2), freshman Hunter Bohnsack (35)
and senior Bryan Touchett (34-11 1/2).
Senior thrower Hunter Bourne started
the season with a solid effort, finishing
third in the shot put with a personal-best
48-4.
Hunter moved up four spots on the
all-time list in his first meet, improving a
foot above what he did at the end of last
year, Pedretti said. In the shot put that
is almost unheard of.
Junior Peter Barger (2:06.81) ran one
of the fastest opening-meet 800 races in
school history, taking fourth, and senior
Corey Pedersen (2:10.22) finished sixth.
Peters time was only 1 second off
last season with a
29-14 record, includ-
ing an 8-5 mark in the
WIAC, and claimed
their fourth consec-
utive tournament
championship.
Neitzel, is a fresh-
man at UW-Whitewa-
Neitzel
ter, majoring in busi-
ness.
T h e 1 9 t h - r a n k e d Wa r h a w k s
earned two decisive victories to
what school record holder Tim Kise did
at the first meet of the season in 2011,
Pedretti said. If he stays on track he
could have a very impressive season.
Senior TJ Manning placed fifth in the
1,600 run in 4:47.58, and Jordan was
the final scorer in the 400 dash, taking
eighth place in 55.32.
Sophomore teammate Jatavion Haw-
kins cleared a personal-best 6-0 (a six
inch PR) for fifth place in the high jump
and earned himself a spot on the VAHS
all-time list.
We have several sophomores I would
keep an eye on, Pedretti said.
Senior Danny Keyes (9-6) scored a
point in the pole vault with his eighth-
place finish.
The Wildcats didnt score in the long
jump, where Biddle finished 1 1/2 inch-
es out of the top eight with a distance of
19-4 1/2, the 3,200 run, 4x800 relay or
in the distance medley.
open the 2017 season Friday against
Roger Williams (R.I.) in a non-con-
ference doubleheader at the NTC
Softball Complex.
Whitewater won its opener 9-1 in
five innings in a game shortened due
to run rule.
Neitzel had a two-run single.
Freshman Bella Matthias (Green-
field) tossed a no-hitter in the sec-
ond game, a 4-0 victory, to headline
the day.

Hockey: Keryluks add skill to Verona Lynx: Conybear makes all-conference

Continued from page 9
over the season.
While the Wildcats knew
what they had returning, the
addition of brothers Jack and
Mack Keryluk went a long
way toward helping Verona
out at both ends of the ice.
Jack Keryluk joined the
team from the Madison Cap-
itols and despite starting out
the season playing mostly
forward, the junior made the
switch to defense midway
through the season. He fin-
ished the season earning hon-
orable mention defenseman
honors. Jack scored seven
regular season goals, includ-
ing three power-play goals
and two game-winners. He
also added nine assists in 24
games.
Jacks additional speed
and skill helped solidify our
defensive play, Marshall said.
His younger brother Mack
was a key cog on offense,
leading the team in playoff
goals.
Only a sophomore, Mack
was named an honorable
mention Big Eight player in
his first season with the Wild-
cats. He had nine goals and 24
assists during the regular sea-
son. Mack led the team in the
playoffs with three goals and
six assists.
Mack had an impressive
freshman campaign and really
shined at the end of the sea-
son, Marshall said. He bat-
tled a lingering wrist injury all
year, but it didnt seem to slow
down his point production.
Continued from page 9
cracked the 20-point plateau with 10 goals
and 11 assists.
Ally Conybear was the lone Metro Lynx
defenseman to make the all-conference team.
The younger sister of 2016 graduate Lizzy
Conybear, Ally scored five goals and set up
10 more.
Ally really came into her own this sea-
son, Ward said. She became a force on
the offensive end, even though she plays
defense.
Ward says he fully expects Conybear to
continue to improve and to take over as the
teams best player in the future.
Goaltender Sydney McKersie posted a
7-3-2 record between the pipes in 640.45
minutes. She also had a 1.83 goals against
average and a .917 save percentage to go
along with three shutouts
McKersie and Epping earned honorable
mention honors
Sydney really excelled this season, Ward
said. We always knew she was a good goalie,
but she really stepped up in some big saves
in some big games.
She made some really timely saves for us
and some saves I didnt think were possible.
Defenseman Mac Bakken was nominated,
but was not named to a team.
ConnectVerona.com
Pope, Erpenbach urge voter engagement
Feb. 25 listening
session included
budget discussion
KATE NEWTON
Unified Newspaper Group
A local listening session
with a pair of state legisla-
tors lacked the heightened
emotions seen in town halls
nationally in recent weeks.
But those who came to
speak with Wisconsin state
Sen. Jon Erpenbach and
state Rep. Sondy Pope still
made it a point to voice
their concerns about the
impact of increasing polit-
ical division on civil dis-
course.
Erpenbach (D-Middle-
ton) and Pope (D-Mount
Horeb) began by leading
a broad discussion of the
2017 state budget during
their visit to City Hall Feb.
25, where they were joined
by about a dozen constitu-
ents. One began by thank-
ing them for serving in
such challenging times,
which Erpenbach joking-
ly corrected were moreso
interesting times.
Despite what you may
be seeing across the coun-
try, its important to stay in
touch because a lot of
things are happening right
now, he told attendees.
Theres going to be some
pretty substantial chang-
es coming, so dont back
down, and dont let up.
Topics discussed during
the session included a pro-
posed increase in school
funding, transportation rev-
enue sources and the state
poverty rate. Erpenbach, a
member of the Joint Com-
mittee on Finance, said he
expects quite a few changes
will be made to the budget
before it passes later this
year.
People were also eager
to discuss voter rights and
Saturday sew
session for
Quilts of Valor
Less than a month after
forming a chapter of the
organization Quilts of Valor
in Verona, members of the
group met at the American
Legion Saturday, Feb. 4,
as part of a National Sew
Day meant to help carry
out its core mission: to sew
and donate quilts to return-
ing veterans as tokens of
appreciation for their ser-
vice.
We need to recognize
our veterans of all ages,
because they sacrifice a lot
to keep everybody safe,
Karen Eberhardt, who
founded the group, said.
Using dozens of squares
of donated fabric the vast
majority of which are, of
course, red, white and blue
Quilts of Valor members
select from a variety of quilt
top designs and can spend
anywhere from 40-80 hours
or more per quilt. The quilts
are then distributed to ser-
vice members in locations
like VA facilities around the
country.
The Verona Quilts of
Wisconsin State Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and State Rep. Sondy Pope (D-Mount
Horeb) hosted a listening session at City Hall Feb. 25 to discuss Gov. Scott Walkers pro-
posed state budget and other concerns posed by constituents. Both urged attendees to stay
engaged despite recent political tumult and its impact on civil discourse.
redistricting in the state,
with Erpenbach calling
gerrymandering the most where we are politically
self-serving thing any leg-
islature does. Wisconsin
Attorney General Brad
Schimel has appealed to the
U.S. Supreme Court a rul-
ing made by a panel of fed-
eral judges last year that the
states electoral boundary
maps must be redrawn by
November of this year.
Erpenbach said reform-
ing redistricting and pos-
sibly transitioning the role
to judges would both save
costs on legal fees and
Donna Piazza, Jenni Syftestad and Karen Eberhardt (pictured from left to right), all of Vero-
na, sort through squares of donated fabric while discussing different quilt top designs Satur-
day, Feb. 4, at the American Legion.
On the Web
For more on Quilts of Valor, visit:
qovf.org
Valor group meets the sec-
ond Tuesday of each month
from 10a.m. to 2p.m. at
the American Legion, 207
Legion St. For information
about joining or donating
to the group, contact Eber-
hardt at karene.veronaqov@
gmail.com.
Kate Newton
March 23, 2017 The Verona Press
11
Photo submitted
BRMS Spelling Bee 2017
Badger Ridge Middle Schools spelling bee champion this
year was sixth-grader Logan Hopp, left. Seventh-grader
Sammie Feller was the runner-up.
Photo by Kate Newton
improve election integrity. remaining vocal and per-
It leads to the state of sistent is key to holding
state and national represen-
in Wisconsin right now, tatives accountable.
he added. We are isolat- Theres a lot that cit-
ed, we are divided, to the izens can and should be
point where we cant even doing and when the pub-
hear each other and part lic starts caring and react-
of the reason were that far ing in meaningful ways,
apart is redistricting. it helps, Pope said. This
And when it came to con- (democracy) isnt a specta-
cerns about maintaining tor sport and if we dont
what one attendee called react now, by the time we
the states roots in envi- do, it may be too late.
ronmentalism through the Photo submitted
Wisconsin Department of
Natural Resources, both
Contact Kate Newton at
kate.newton@wcinet.com. CKCS Spelling Bee 2017
Erpenbach and Pope agreed
Seventh-grader Ryan Ochowski, left, was named the cham-
pion of the Core Knowledge Charter School spelling bee for
the second straight year. Fifth-grader Ryan Rech was the
runner-up.
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VAHS Library: Gehrke starts full time in May

FFA Continued from page 1

Award Verona residents and visitors,

Gehrke will essentially act
Elise Maxon, a
member of the FFA as the librarys public face:
Chapter of Verona distributing literature about
Area High School, the library at community
was presented the events, helping plan class-
Louis M. Sasman es and events and serving as
Award by Mike Ely, the main contact for groups
president of the interested in outreach ser-
Kiwanis Club of vices.
Downtown Madi- Even though we have
son, at the clubs been doing outreach as a
annual FFA Awards staff theres so much
luncheon March 13. more we can be doing,
The Sasman Award library assistant director
is given annually Julie Harrison said. Also, Photo by Kate Newton
to an outstanding by having an outreach per- Marissa Gehrke, a 26-year-old McFarland native, will join the
student from each son, our staff is freed up to staff of the Verona Public Library full time in May as its first
of the FFA chapters do more within the building community engagement librarian. Gehrke will essentially act
at Dane County as well. at the librarys public face and seek new ways to connect
high schools. Gehrke had already with Verona residents and visitors.
Sasman was the applied that interest direct- hands-on work at other for teens and older adults,
state supervisor for ly with Veronas library libraries. it could be highlighting the
vocational educa- last summer, working in a
tion for 36 years Its hard to come here different types of technolo-
limited-term position. She and get really excited about gies the library offers, like
and a member of had several opportunities
the Kiwanis Club of the stuff that were plan- Chromebooks and Wi-Fi
to engage with the public ning, then spend the next hotspots for checkout.
Downtown Madison through local daycare vis- six days doing homework,
for over 40 years. its and larger events such as Gehrke said with a laugh. Spreading the word
Photo submitted the Verona Police Depart- I definitely have written
ments National Night Out. As a nearly lifelong
some papers using Verona library visitor herself, who
She had planned to apply as my library and tied it
for that same position again also worked at McFarlands
into this job, and its mak- E. D. Locke Public Library
this summer, but when she
Pool: Council scheduled to discuss April 10 saw the posting for the
community engagement
ing them feel even more rel-
evant.
in high school, Gehrke said
shes long viewed libraries
as a really great place to
Continued from page 1 pool project it will help steer what position, she leaped, know- Creating connections build community and take
direction we proceed. ing it would be a really
good fit. Planning for the com- advantage of a wide array
in getting it started with the understand- Many in Verona have longed for the city munity engagement posi- of free services.
ing that some parts of it might be fluid to build a community pool for many years Since being hired per-
manently earlier this year, tion began several years Because you get people
because of the undetermined location. to replace or complement the 50-plus- ago, library director Stacey from all different walks of
Once the Council ratifies it, we will year-old Firemans Park beach. An effort Gehrke has been working
part time to familiarize her- Burkart told the Press in an life in one building, its a
start looking at the features, program- to build a new pool failed in an advisory email, and filling the posi- way for people to connect
ming, size, etc.. with the goal of nailing referendum about 20 years ago, but with self with the partnerships
the library has built over tion quickly became one with people whether its
down a site location, design, and budget finances far more open this year than of (the facilitys) top prior- parents going to a storytime
cost for consideration in the 2018 bud- theyve been in almost a decade, sup- time, especially with the
schools and day cares, the ities during early discus- where they can meet new
get, Walker told the Press in an email. porters found the time right to bring it up sions for the 2017 budget people, or going to a pro-
Walker acknowledged the council could again. senior center and organiza-
tions like the Badger Prairie last spring. gram where you learn some-
call a special meeting to vote on the pro- Based on how alders discussed both an Burkart said staff also thing new, she explained.
posal, which would authorize planning upgrade of the aging Firemans Park facil- Needs Network.
Shes also had a chance set a goal early on to hire It gives them an area to
firm MSA to start work, but he doesnt ity and an outdoor pool in a Jan. 30 com- someone who was bilingual come in and be together.
expect it. mittee-of-the-whole meeting, it appears to meet and shadow other
outreach-focused librarians and could help the library One of Gehrkes first big
The two weeks is not going to make likely both happen, though the Firemans better serve the Spanish projects will be helping
or break the project timeline, he wrote. Park plan is expected to be scaled down. in Middleton and Fitchburg
and has begun building a speaking families and indi- coordinate and share infor-
I also think its wise to let the school viduals in Verona. Gehrke mation about the librarys
referendum play out before we announce Email Verona Press editor Jim Ferolie at brainstormed list with
fellow staff members of stood out during the inter- upcoming summer reading
were plowing ahead with a municipal veronapress@wcinet.com. view process because she program, which starts in
places theyd like to estab-
lish stronger relationships had worked for two years June and typically draws
with in the future, Harrison with AmeriCorps in sever- about 2,000 kids and teens
said. That includes busi- al Madison dual-language from around the area. And
nesses like Epic, as well as immersion schools where while its usually all-hands-
the Verona Area Chamber she often tutored chil - on-deck on summer reading
of Commerce, the Rotary dren in Spanish and also kick-off day, being able to
Club of Fitchburg-Verona spent time as an assistant have a person specifically
Chiropractic IS your health care! and senior housing com-
plexes in the area.
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dedicated to outreach will
allow Gehrke to step away
language was used almost for a bit and attend a com-
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ideas and enthusiasm to
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the word out about all the
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in the past that staff hopes
will become the new norm.
Its really fun to start to
imagine all of the things
we could start to participate
in, Harrison said.
And while plenty of
obstacles could lie ahead
as libraries funding nation-
wide is challenged (Presi-
dent Donald Trumps bud-
get proposal eliminates the
Institute of Museum and
Library Services, a primary
source for federal funding),
Gehrke said that validates
how vital outreach can be.
Theres always going
to be people who say, Oh,
libraries are dying and we
dont need books anymore.
And when you find out
theres (potential) budget
cuts, it just kind of re-em-
phasizes that message that
were not important, she
said. So getting out in
the community and show-
ing everything we do have
to offer is just going to be
more important in the com-
ing years.
Contact Kate Newton at
kate.newton@wcinet.com.
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2017 spring election questionnaires
Candidates for alder in Veronas District 2 answered questions written by Verona Press
staff about current issues facing the city.
Incumbent Scott Stewart, who was appointed last spring, faces challenger Sarah Gas-
kell, who was one of five candidates for that open seat. The election is April 4.
Sarah Gaskell
Age: 47
Family: Andy (spouse),
Mac (9), Ivy
(8)
Originally
from: Phila-
delphia
Lived
i n Ve r o n a
since: 2012
Educa-
Sarah Gaskell
tion: B.S.
Purdue Uni-
versity, B.S. University of
Wisconsin-Madison
Occupation: Non-motor-
ized transportation planner
Employer/job title: Wis-
consin Bike Fed planning
manager
Political experience:
none
Other notable affili-
ations: Verona Library
Board, Girls on the Run
of South Central Wiscon-
sin board member, Verona
Area Education Association
board member, New Centu-
ry School site council
Why are you running
for District 2 alder?
Verona is a fantastic
place to live, work and raise
a family; I want to be part
of making sure this percep-
tion of Verona is realized by
all of our residents. I can
give back to my community
in a meaningful and impact-
ful way by representing my
District 2 neighbors.
Why are you the most
qualified person to repre-
sent the district?
My professional and com-
munity service experience in
public consensus-building,
neighborhood planning and
process facilitation enables
me to tackle issues collabo-
ratively and effectively. My
nonprofit experience has
provided ample opportuni-
ty to learn to maximize the
impact of smaller budgets
and the importance of effec-
tive communication and
Legals
TOWN OF VERONA
PLAN COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 2017,
6:00 P.M.
TOWN OF VERONA HALL,
7669 COUNTY HIGHWAY PD
1. Call to Order/Approval of Regular
Meeting Agenda
2. 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 Plan
Commission meeting agenda.
3. Approval of minutes from Febru-
ary 22nd meeting
4. Reports
Chair Recent meetings, wetlands
resources, process requirements for
condo plats
Committees (Public Works, Finance,
Natural and Recreational Areas)
Commissioners
Planner/Administrator
5. Comprehensive Plan
Area 1 meeting recap
Discussion of Area 8 (survey and
maps)
Schedule
6. Land use application 2017-2 - dat-
ed 3/9/2017 for property located at 7301
Cross Country Rd submitted by Jason
Geiger on behalf of Rosemary Kavon.
The purpose of the application for the
splitting of one 1.9 acre lot into two.
* Public Hearing
* Discussion and action
7. Land use application 2017-3 -
dated 3/20/2017 for property located at
1997 County Highway PB submitted by
Brandon Getchel. The purpose of the ap-
plication for the splitting of one 7.6 acre
lot into three.
* Public Hearing
* Discussion and action
8. Discussion and action re: Dane
County Ordinance Amendment (OA)
#83 pertaining to Authorizing Electronic
Signs in the A-1ex (Exclusive Agriculture)
District.
9. Confirmation of next meeting
dates -
networking with clients.
Whats the most
important thing the city
can do for its downtown?
We need to create a space
for people a place of
locally owned businesses
and destinations for shop-
ping, dining and socializ-
ing. With a concerted effort
toward placemaking, we can
create a core where people
want to spend their time on
a regular basis. Continuing
to implement the Downtown
Mobility and Development
plan will keep us on the right
track to creating this space.
Under full plan implemen-
tation, our downtown will
be bike- and walk-friendly,
offer a diversity of econom-
ic uses, provide options for
all ages and have a distinct
character.
Whats the best way
to handle the discussion
about a community pool,
a splash pad and/or Fire-
mans Park?
The results of this dis-
cussion will be long last-
ing, so public input should
be maximized. Solicitation
of input should focus on
the relevant information
required to make the most
informed choice, such as
consideration of neighbor-
hood access to the facilities
and the financial viability of
the preferred options.
The citys room tax
income keeps growing
its 10 times what it was a
decade ago and could be
another 50 percent big-
ger in a year or two. What
should the city do with
this money?
State law requires a per-
centage of the room tax be
specifically allocated to
local tourism promotion.
The city is currently con-
sidering the establishment
of a tourism commission to
explore this further.
April 11 Area 8 meeting
April 27 Plan Commission
10. Adjourn
Plan Commission agendas will be
posted at Millers Grocery and Town Hall
and on the Towns website. Go to www.
town.verona.wi.us and sign up for the
Town List Serve to receive notices via
email. Public hearings will be published
in the Verona Press. If anyone having a
qualifying disability as defined by the
American With Disabilities Act, needs
an interpreter, materials in alternate for-
mats or other accommodations to access
these meetings, please contact the Town
of Verona Clerks office @ 608-845 -7187
or jwright@town.verona.w.us Please do
so at least 48 hours prior to the meet-
ing so that proper arrangements can be
made. Notice is also given that a possible
quorum could occur at this meeting for
the purposes of information gathering
only, of the Town Board, Natural and Rec-
reational Areas Committee, and/or Public
Works Committee.
Douglas Maxwell, Chair,
Town of Verona Plan Commission
Posted: March 23, 2017
Published: March 23, 2017
WNAXLP
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NOTICE
The City of Verona Plan Commission
will hold Public Hearings on April 3, 2017
at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, at 6:30
PM for the following planning and zoning
matters:
1) Zoning map amendment to zone
approximately 3.601 acres of land to Pub-
lic Institutional (PI). The property to be
zoned PI is located in part of the south-
west quarter of the northeast quarter of
Section 16, part of the northwest quarter
of the northeast quarter of Section 21,
Township 6 North, Range 8 East. The
parcel is identified as parcel number
286/0608-164-9275-2.
2) Zoning map amendment to rezone
approximately 1.72 acres of land from
Rural Agricultural (RA) to Neighborhood
Residential (NR). The properties to be
rezoned are located at 2760 North Nine
Mound Road and are identified as par-
cel numbers 286/0608-093-9641-2 and
286/0608-093-9561-2.
3) Zoning Ordinance text amend-
ment to modify Section 13-2-5(c) of the
The city still has quite
a bit remaining from the
Epic TIF. What should be
done with it?
The city should save at
least 50-75 percent of the
Epic TIF money for future
long-term investments in our
community. The remaining
resources should be spent
to support and enhance our
existing facilities, our com-
munity partners and our
staff. Example facilities
include our park system, the
library and the senior cen-
ter. Support of organizations
that sustain our residents
include the Boys and Girls
Club of Dane County and
the Badger Prairie Needs
Network. We should also
make sure that our staff sal-
aries and benefits are on par
with similarly sized commu-
nities, including those of the
fire and police departments.
Should Liberty Park be
allowed to convert some of
its planned industrial ter-
ritory for commercial, as it
has repeatedly requested?
Industrial development
has the potential to create
more job opportunities than
just commercial develop-
ment, so at this point the
request should be declined.
The decision should be
revisited on an annual basis
to make sure the best and
highest use of the land and
tax base is realized.
What should an alders
role be in communicating
with citizens?
Alders work for the cit-
izens and neighbors who
elected them, and its their
job to be as communicative
and transparent as possi-
ble. Communication should
be facilitated to maximize
input whether that by
accomplished by email,
telephone, listening ses-
sions, newsletters or any
combination of the above.
Citys Floodplain Zoning Ordinance relat-
ing to Flood Insurance Study (FIS) maps
and create Sections 13-2-5(d) and 13-2-
5(d)(1) relating to Official Maps Based on
Other Studies.
Interested persons may comment
on these planning and zoning matters
during the public hearings at the April
3rd Plan Commission meeting. The Plan
Commission will make recommendations
for these matters, which will then be re-
viewed by the Common Council for final
decisions on Monday, April 10th.
Contact Adam Sayre, Director of
Planning and Development, at 608-848-
9941 for more information on these items
or to receive copies of the submittals.
Ellen Clark,
City Clerk
Published: March 16 and 23, 2017
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NOTICE
ELECTORS OF THE CITY
AND TOWN OF VERONA
Notice is hereby given that the Pub-
lic Test of the Automatic Tabulating and
Electronic Voting Equipment to be used
for the April 4, 2017 Spring Election in the
City of Verona and Town of Verona will be
conducted on Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at
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March 23, 2017 The Verona Press
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Scott Stewart
Age: 47 Why are you the most another 50 percent bigger
Family: My wife, Laura, qualified person to repre- in a year or two. What
and I have sent the district? should the city do with
been mar- I have served in lead- this money?
ried for 23 ership roles, both profes- The Legislature recent-
years. Laura sionally and service based, ly changed laws on how
is a com- in the Verona area for over room tax income is used.
munications 25 years. Professionally, I The city council recent-
director for have held leadership posi- ly approved the creation
a trade asso- tions at two local private of a tourism commission
Stewart ciation, and banks. I have the energy that would be responsi-
our two chil- and drive to be involved ble for ensuring we follow
dren, Ryan in making our community these rules and to facilitate
and Sara, attend Verona better. Leadership posi- the best use of this reve-
Area High School tions Ive held include nue stream. An example
Originally from: Whea- Wisconsin Bankers Asso- of a good use could be to
ton, Ill. After meeting Lau- ciation, Ridgewood Pool, improve infrastructure to
ra in College, we decid- Ve r o n a L i t t l e L e a g u e , support tourism.
ed to move to Wisconsin, Verona Area Core Knowl- The city still has quite
where we have lived since edge Charter School, Vero- a bit remaining from the
1991. na Soccer Club and most Epic TIF. What should be
Lived in Verona since: recently as short-term done with it?
July 2012. Our children council member for Dis- The city council has
have been in the Verona trict 2. In that role, I have already allocated the
Area School District since Chaired the Public Safety remaining residual funds
2006. and Welfare Committee for the 2017 budget. The
Education: B.A., busi- and contributed as a mem- three main areas that these
ness administration, ber to the Personnel Com- funds will be used are $2.9
North Central College, mittee. million to pre-pay debt,
Naperville, 1991; B.A.I. Whats the most increase the revolving loan
retail Graduate School of important thing the city fund by $500,000 for the
Banking, Madison, 2003; can do for its downtown? Verona Economic Develop
A.B.A. Graduate School of We must complete our Commission and $2.6 mil-
Banking, Madison, 2006 streetscape improvement lion for an aquatic feature.
Occupation: Realtor project to enhance the Should Liberty Park be
Employer: Stark Com- look, parking, traffic, bicy- allowed to convert some
pany Realtors cle and pedestrian flow. of its planned industrial
Political experience: The city also has opportu- territory for commer-
Alder for District 2 since nities to evaluate mixed- cial, as it has repeatedly
June 2016 use redevelopment projects requested?
Other notable affil- in the downtown area to This is one of the citys
iations: Member of the bring a cohesive look and newest and larger develop-
Wisconsin Bankers Asso- feel to Verona residents ments. The original devel-
ciation Government Rela- and visitors. opment plan was identi-
tions Committee, presi- Whats the best way fied/approved with indus-
dent and treasurer for the to handle the discussion trial use, based on its size,
Ridgewood Pool over two about a community pool, location and need for man-
consecutive terms, trea- a splash pad and/or Fire- ufacturing/industrial busi-
surer for Core Knowledge mans Park? ness in our city to build
Charter School Governing I am on the record for our tax base. Based on the
Council, coached numer- being in full support of original scope of intent
ous years for Verona rec- developing a communi- on the approved general
reation soccer and Verona ty pool for the city, which development, I am not in
Little League, honored could include a splash pad support of allowing this to
Eagle Scout. feature. So far, there has be rezoned to commercial.
Why are you running been an overwhelming What should an alders
for District 2 alder? voice/support from the res- role be in communicating
When I first put my idents in favor, so continu- with citizens?
name for this position in ing to have our Parks Com- The needs and desires of
2016, it was due to a desire mission develop a plan for Verona citizens are what
to continue to be involved our community is some- shape our community in to
in the Verona community. thing for which I am in full what it is; as well as what
I understood the level of support. it will become. I have an
commitment required for The citys room tax open-door policy and am
such a position and wish to income keeps growing willing to discuss any city
continue serving the com- its 10 times what it was a matter with our citizens.
munity in this role. decade ago and could be
the respective municipal buildings. The citizens to examine the 2017 Assessment Review the City Assessment Roll
City of Verona and Town of Verona will Roll and ascertain the assessed value of at the office of the City Clerk Monday
conduct their tests at 10:30 AM. either Real or Personal Property. During through Friday from 8:00 AM until 4:30
This test is open to the general pub- the Open Book period, citizens may PM, beginning April 10, 2017.
lic. speak directly with the Assessor regard- Published: March 23, 2017
Ellen Clark, Clerk ing the assessed value of their home or WNAXLP
City of Verona personal property.
111 Lincoln Street ASSESSMENT REVIEW PROCE- ***
Verona, WI 53593 DURE
608-845-6495
CALL NOW 1-800-661-2240
John Wright, Clerk
Town of Verona
7669 County Highway PB
Verona, WI 53593
608-845-7187
Published: March 23, 2017
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ASSESSMENT ROLL
OPEN BOOK
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May 1, 2017 by appointment, phone or
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POLICE REPORTS
All reports taken from the Glock magazines, some ammo an officer after being involved drug paraphernalia. driving with a revoked license, 10:27 a.m. An officer re-
log book at the Verona Police and a double-action knife. in a domestic disturbance unauthorized display of reg- sponded to New Century
Department. and then resisting arrest in Jan. 15 istration, driving without in- School for a disturbance in-
Jan. 5 the 1100 block of Prairie Way 12:48 a.m. A 37-year-old surance and failing to transfer volving an out of control
Jan. 1 1:21 p.m. Two people were Boulevard. Verona man was cited for his a title after an incident near 11-year-old student running
2:29 a.m. A man was trans- transported by EMS after a car first-offense OWI, first-offense Old Hwy. PB and East Vero- outside of the school, banging
ported to a nonprofit detox driving westbound on Cross Jan. 12 possession of a controlled na Avenue. The mans vehicle on windows, hitting objects
center after police observed Country Road failed to stop at 1:38 a.m. A 29-year-old substance and for speed- had caught on fire after it was with a bat and creating a dan-
him walking in the area of a stop sign and struck a vehi- Milwaukee man was trans- ing and driving left of center disabled and he attempted to gerous situation in the class-
Enterprise Drive and Llanos cle driving southbound on En- ported to UW Hospital with during a traffic stop at North pour gasoline directly onto the room. The officer was able to
Street. The mans intox. read- terprise Drive. minor injuries after he crashed Main and Llanos streets. His engine. The Verona Fire De- calm the student down while
ing registered at .239 on a and rolled his vehicle on U.S. intox. level read at .18. partment extinguished the fire, his father came to the school,
very weak blow, and the man Jan. 6 Hwy. 18 on his way home 5:56 p.m. A minor was and while police investigated, and no injuries occurred.
was unable and unwilling to 3:47 p.m. A minor reported from Iowa. During a search cited for possession of mar- the man provided a fake name
contact any friends or family to police shed been contacted of the vehicle, officers found ijuana, underage possession because he was on probation. Jan. 29
to pick him up. on social media by an individ- an unlawfully concealed and of tobacco and alcohol and 3:50 a.m. A 17-year-old
7:57 a.m. A woman was ual who threatened to post an loaded handgun, and also speeding after officers de- Jan. 22 minor from Fitchburg was
cited for failure to report a edited picture of her if she did discovered the man had out- tected the odor of marijuana 3:51 p.m. A man gave po- cited for driving without a li-
crash, inattentive driving and not send him certain photos. standing warrants from Mil- during a traffic stop at U.S. lice what were later found to cense and failing to stop for
failure to stop at a stop sign af- waukee County. He was to be Hwy. 18 and County Hwy. M. be unsubstantiated claims a flashing red signal during a
ter being involved in a hit-and- Jan. 7 booked into the Dane County that another man had punched traffic stop near North Main
run crash in the 500 block of 12:45 a.m. Two teens were Jail on the warrants and a mis- Jan. 16 him and shoved him down Street and Cross Country
South Main Street. Police had warned for curfew violations demeanor count for unlawful 3:02 a.m. A 21-year-old the stairs at Draft House. The Road. During the stop, officers
been dispatched to a home on and being in Ceniti Park after carry after being released from Beloit man and a 32-year-old investigation revealed that the observed drug paraphernalia
the street to a report of an un- hours after an officer saw an the hospital. Illinois man were arrested in man had gone to the bar to in plain view in the back pas-
occupied, damaged vehicle in occupied vehicle drive through 4:56 p.m. Epic staff re- the 1000 block of Acker Lane photograph his wife with an- senger area, which was later
the callers yard. When inter- the parks lot without lights on. ported that on three separate as part of an ongoing drug other man and confront them. found to belong to a 16-year-
viewed later at the police de- They admitted theyd pulled occasions Jan. 4, 6 and 8 investigation. A search of a Upon doing so, the other man old passenger, of Fitchburg.
partment, the woman said she into the parking lot to hide several people had entered the vehicle at the property yielded knocked the phone out of his The passenger was cited for
had been putting her home from the officer because they Kohoutek building and stolen marijuana, paraphernalia and hands and escorted him to the possession and both were
address into her phones GPS thought they saw them run a roughly $50 worth of snacks several bottles of prescription door. All three were warned for warned for violating curfew.
and missed a stop sign, which red light. and drinks from employee cough syrup. The Beloit man their behavior.
caused the crash. 11:57 p.m. An officer gave snack areas, as well as from was booked into jail on an Jan. 30
three Uber passengers a ride a loading dock. The Jan. 8 in- eluding charge and the Illinois Jan. 24 9:18 p.m. An 87-year-old
Jan. 2 home after citing their driver, cident involved one man, and man was also booked for re- 4:40 p.m. Clerical staff at Madison man was arrested
2:09 p.m. Verona police a 32-year-old California man, the other situations involved sisting/obstructing an officer. the police department received for his fifth-offense OWI and
and fire officials responded for speeding and unsafe lane two and three people. Epic re- a mailed citation and payment booked into the Dane Coun-
to a structure fire in the 100 deviation near North Main and quested help from the depart- Jan. 17 in a sealed envelope, and ty Jail after being stopped for
block of North Main Street. Llanos streets. ment in identifying them. 3:25 p.m. An officer re- upon opening it, discovered driving without headlights near
One person was in the home sponded to a 911 text mes- the contents were covered in East Verona Avenue and South
at the time of the fire and was Jan. 8 Jan. 13 sage originating from a res- feces and urine. The investi- Jefferson Street. He was also
evacuated while firefighters 12:28 a.m. A 44-year-old 7:07 p.m. A woman was idence in the 800 block of gation was documented as cited for driving without re-
extinguished the flames. Brooklyn man was cited for transported by Fitch-Rona Kimball Lane. Upon arrival, a ongoing. quired lights and no seatbelt.
his first-offense OWI, first-of- EMS to UW Hospital with woman said no emergency
Jan. 3 fense possession of a con- possible injuries after being services were needed and that Jan. 25 Jan. 31
12:01 a.m. Officers re- trolled substance, failing to involved in a two-car crash her young son had merely tex- 1:03 a.m. A 26-year-old 3 p.m. A Verona Area High
sponded to the 100 block of stop for a flashing red signal near South Main Street and ted 911 because he wanted to Fitchburg woman was arrest- School student was arrested
West End Circle after a call- and for driving left of center West Verona Avenue. The oth- say hello to a police officer. ed for her first-offense OWI and transported to the Juve-
er reported theyd scared off after a traffic stop near Cross er driver involved was cited for The officer spoke with the boy after being stopped for a reg- nile Resource Center after get-
three men who attempted to Country Road and North Main inattentive driving. and provided him and his istration violation near South ting into a fight with another
enter their vehicle. They said Street. His intox. level read at sister with stickers, but also Main Street and Park Lane. student. The students were
the suspects left in a dark col- .20, and he was released to a Jan. 14 reminded them about the im- She consented to a chemical separated, but the one who
ored SUV. responsible party. 12:07 p.m. Police respond- portance of only using 911 for breath test, with a reportable was later arrested attempted
12:30 a.m. Officers were ed to an alarm at Cahoots Bar emergencies. test result of .13. to push through staff and tried
dispatched to a burglary alarm Jan. 10 and were informed an under- 12:47 p.m. Officers arrest- to strike one of them. The offi-
at Citgo on Kimball Lane, 6:13-9 p.m. A man was cit- age patron had been asked to Jan. 18 ed a 42-year-old Belleville mancer advised him he was being
where they found the front ed for his first-offense OWI, leave the bar with his group, 11 p.m. Police responded for driving under the influencedetained, and he attempted to
glass door had been smashed possession of a controlled and that while leaving, some- to the 700 block of Basswood of a controlled substance afterpush past him as well before
and cigarettes and other items substance, hit and run-proper- one had pulled the fire alarm. Avenue to a report of an out police and EMS responded also trying to hit the officer.
had been taken. Video surveil- ty adjacent and failing to yield/ After getting into their car, the of control juvenile damaging to West Verona Avenue and The other student was cited
lance determined the suspect stop for an emergency vehicle group drove across the grass property. The department re- Epic Lane to a report of an for disorderly conduct.
was a white man wearing a after sideswiping an officers median between parking lots ferred three charges of crim- unresponsive man in a vehi- 5:30 p.m. Blains Farm and
blue hooded jacket, who police squad car and then striking a before leaving at a high rate inal damage to property and cle. EMS revived the man with Fleet employees reported a
learned was likely the same construction winch on the side of speed. Police identified po- one charge of disorderly con- Narcan and determined he had white woman 20-30 years of
person who burglarized stores of the road in the 300 block of tential suspects. duct to the District Attorneys overdosed on Hydrocodon. age had entered the store on
in Monroe, New Glarus and West Verona Avenue. The man 11:15 a.m. A 24-year-old Office, and child protective Jan. 26 and Jan. 28 and stole
Belleville the same night. then continued driving to the Madison woman was booked services was also contacted Jan. 26 two power tool kits worth
12:29 p.m. A resident in the 500 block of West Verona Av- into the Dane County Jail on regarding a previous incident 6:36 p.m. A man reported $649, a combined loss of
100 block of Westridge Park- enue before being taken into a Jefferson County warrant involving the juvenile. an alleged theft of about $650 $1,298. The woman was ob-
way reported someone had custody. Less than three hours after a traffic stop in the 200 from a jukebox he had leased served on video surveillance
entered his secured garage later, he was booked into jail block of East Verona Avenue. Jan. 20 to Treads Bar and Grill. stealing the items.
and gone through his vehicle, for two counts of disorderly She was also cited for expired 3:35 p.m. A man was cit-
taking two checkbooks, two conduct, battery and resisting registration and possession of ed for obstructing an officer, Jan. 27 Kate Newton

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Emersyn Grant, 4, of Verona, takes a nice, leisurely ride on

her cart while playing in the gym.

Photos by Kate Newton

Riya Bhargava, 6, of Verona, goes fishing for prizes with a little help from the VAHS German Club.

Carnival games galore

Dozens of families came to the Verona Area High School kids carnival event Saturday. Kids had the chance to try out
different games around the VAHS gym, and on the way out could look at books to purchase at a book sale hosted by the
National Honor Society.

On the Web
To view more photos from the VAHS
Carnival, visit:
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VAHS juniors and French Club members Rachel Nelson (left)
and Liv Sperunger show off their crepe-making skills.

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