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Hometown Days

Chamber takes over festival

Brava resumed defunct event for two years, agrees its in the right place now
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Beata Nelson blows a kiss after smashing the 100 butterfly state record. She won two individual state titles and anchored the 200 free relay to the first relay title in school history.

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Two years after the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce turned down the opportunity to take over Hometown Days, the organization has decided its now up to the task. The new chamber-led group will take the reins of Veronas 40-year-old summertime festival from Brava Enterprises, which resurrected it after the volunteer organization that had run it since the 1970s dissolved in October 2011. Chamber executive director Karl Curtis announced the decision to chamber members in an email Thursday, just hours after the chamber board voted unanimously to make it a chamber event. With two more years of reflection, and just some changing circumstances, this time the board looked at it and said, We can do this, Curtis said. The move has been in the works for five or six weeks, Curtis said, starting with a discussion with Brava president Brad Zaugg about something totally unrelated. As the meeting progressed, the two played with the idea of a possible transition. Although Zaugg wasnt shopping it or anything, he said Brava didnt have much time to decide how theyd run the festival long term, and both he and Curtis agreed that the chamber was the right group to plan the festival long-term.

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Self-described former city people, Mark and Cheryll Mellenthin have continued to restore their 150-year old farmstead back to life. They are in their seventh year raising heritage turkeys at StoneHaus Farm on Sugar River Road south of Verona.

Still little consensus on spending

Council argues over budget amendments
JIM FEROLIE
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Walking up into the barn, 50 turkey hens and toms shuffle out into a fenced-in pasture to say hello, or what many of us know as gobble. The flock calls out in unison as their owner approaches, creating a sound that echoes through the countryside of Verona on Sugar River Road. Cheryll Mellenthin, who is a Verona turkey farmer along with her husband Mark, points to one of her Red Bourbon Heritage hens through a 3-foot-high wire fence and affectionally says, Thats my girl. She knows her favorite hen by its markings, she says, and it seems to know her, as it inches toward her. They like us, she said of the gobblers. They know when we come home. Theyre good companions. As Thanksgiving nears,

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Turkeys wait inside their StoneHaus Farm coop last Wednesday.

most peoples relationship with the turkey goes about as far as the dinner table, but Cheryll and Mark, who have raised turkeys naturally for seven years, know what its like before that, spending day and night with the animals. Their experience is one

that sheds light on the relationship between farmer and fowl and, eventually, between farmer and food. In addition to turkeys, the couple raises chickens and pigs on the 8-acre property they purchased in January

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There will be no outlandish budget requests for next weeks public hearing and no suggestions of a 5 percent or greater increase in equalized mill rates. Despite the concerns raised by some veteran politicians and observers, the amendments offered Monday to the Finance committees 3 percent budget were already toned down and modest for the Committee of the Whole working session, with the biggest suggested spending addition an increase of $50,000 to the librarys budget for two half-time employees. If all proposed additions and none of the corresponding cuts were factored in, it would raise the mill rate by just over 4 percent, higher than most recent years but still close to the average of Veronas post-economic collapse economy. That didnt stop alders from haggling and arguing and sometimes making condescending remarks about almost every offered change, positive

What: Public hearing for 2014 budget When: 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25 Where: Verona City Center, 111 Lincoln St. On the air: VHAT-98 live and tape-delayed; also delayed posting on YouTube channel VeronaWIMeetings or negative. Nearly every suggestion, even those with an impact of less than $5,000, drew a protracted discussion or lecture. Unlike previous years, when this stage of the budget process was basically a walk-through for an empty public hearing and a vote, there were public comments, arguments, unprompted responses from the normally restrained department heads and even complaints about the process itself. And yet, some suggested this might be the way things ought to be. I like the way weve done the budget amendments, said Ald. Luke Diaz (Dist. 3), who had

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A Millers Super Market employee is the third-best grocery bagger in Wisconsin. Ally Chard got third place in the Wisconsin Best Bagger competition at the Wisconsin Grocers Association Innovation Expo, Oct. 16, held in Wisconsin Dells. For her third place finish, Chard received $100 and a trophy. Contestants were judged in five categories while bagging a 26-item order in a reusable grocery bag. The categories were speed, number of bags used, placement of groceries in the bags, distribution of weight between the bags, and the style, attitude and appearance of the contestants. The Wisconsin Bag-Off is a tradition in the grocery industry. Many grocers hold competition trials at their stores to get ready for the championship competition at the WGAs Expo, said Brandon Scholz, president of the Wisconsin Grocers Association.

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Festival: Board approved change Thursday

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Few changes next year

Much like Zaugg had said when he announced his organization would put on the festival in December 2011, Curtis promised that the chamber would not look to make any radical changes in its first year. Were not going to reinvent the wheel, he said. This first year, we just want to do a good festival where everybodys proud and everybody has a good time. Because planning is such a cumbersome job, he said the Chamber will hire a staff person whose sole focus will be the event. That helped to alleviate concerns raised two years ago about finding the manpower necessary to organize the event. And Zauggs experience has shown that many of the volunteers who helped make the festival go were willing to continue even when it was being run by a for-profit company. At the time, some of those groups including the Verona Optimists and the chamber itself did not know how they would replace some of their biggest fundraisers of the year. Zaugg made sure Bravas version of the festival kept its focus on those community groups. Curtis said he has had low key discussions with city officials, including city administrator Bill Burns and Mayor Jon Hochkammer, about the festival, including the deal the city has maintained to cap the costs of police and other staff time at $5,000. Such a decision would go to the Common Council. Curtis said the chamber plans to hold a meeting with interested parties, including the nonprofits that run and raise money during the event, to let them know things arent going to change, but planners are also open to ideas on how the fest can improve.

If it hadnt been for (Brava) there might not be a Hometown Days Festival for us to pick up.
Karl Curtis when the city came to adopt its Hometown USA moniker. The nonprofit group had struggled for years to find enough volunteers and interested parties, and when it could not find anyone willing to step into the president or vice president roles, it folded and disbursed the nearly $40,000 it had left over to community groups and projects, including the fire departments training facility. At the time, the group had reached out to both the city and chamber to see if either would take it over. City leaders declined to bring it to the council because of liability issues, and despite Curtis best efforts at persuading the Chamber board, chamber decided against it, as well. Curtis said many board members at the time had separate, small concerns that added up. The first person was worried about not having a rainy-day fund in the event we got a monsoon, he recalled. The second person was worried about something, like, would this overstress our membership. The third person was worried about the time commitments. The first five or six people all had different reasons not to take over Hometown Days. It was like dominoes. So after reading a story in the Verona Press about the end of the festival, Zaugg, a 20-year Verona resident at the time, brought his company, Brava Enterprises into the fold. An attempt to have Ice Inc., the parent organization of the Southwest Eagles and Eagles Nest Ice Arena, take it over failed, and Zaugg feared if he didnt intervene, nobody would. Plus, he said his company could handle taking on the challenge. Brava itself was a reclamation project, having shut down the magazine year before he restarted it, and had experience with event planning.

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making it through June without the usual carnival, parade and fireworks show. Two years later, and with mixed feelings about no longer being in charge, he told the Press he was happy with the changes his company implemented at Hometown Days. That included switching carnival companies after a 34-year-run when the Mount Horeb summer festival moved to the same date and Caulkins Midways committed. It also included new attractions, such as an exotic animal exhibit and a safe-ride program that offered rides home late Friday and Saturday nights and this past year even brought people to the festival. We were just a resource that all of the other volunteer groups that really provided all of the manpower, the energy for them to coalesce around, Zaugg said. The change will send Zaugg back to being a Veronan who enjoys the beer tent and live music one weekend each June, albeit with a better understanding on whats happening around him. Two years ago, he wrote in a column in the Verona Press that the festival had always been a bit of a mystery not realizing the work that went on behind the scenes to make it go smoothly. Its a challenging project, he pointed out, adding he will help as much as is requested in this first year of transition. Whats good about this time is, when we first took it over everything was in emergency mode as we were trying to keep this alive, and now we get to do it in a reasoned transition. Curtis is grateful Zaugg stepped in when he did. If it hadnt been for (Brava Enterprises) there might not be a Hometown Days Festival for us to pick up, he said. Everybody in Verona should be very grateful to Brad and his colleagues.

Chamber puts out call for spending ideas

JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor

If the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce could do anything it wanted with hotel tax revenue, it would never have to hold fundraisers. But the chamber is simply entrusted with the proper spending subject to statutory limitations of 60 percent of the money collected by the City of Verona from its two hotels. And with that number increasing in recent years and likely to rise more when a third hotel is built next year, the nonprofit organization devoted to improving the citys business environment continues to look for ways to spend that money, even as it looks for ways to improve its own bottom line. Last week, its annual update to the city showed both a growth in funds and difficulty in planning out its own use of what amounted to more than $100,000 over the last accounted 12-month period. Giving away money isnt always as easy as it sounds, executive director Karl Curtis said, only halfjokingly. The revenue which comes from a 7 percent tax on hotel rooms in the city is split among the citys general fund (30 percent), the Madison Area Sports Commission (10 percent) and the chamber-run fund. And it must be spent on tourism promotion and development, according to Wis. Stats 66.0615. And it keeps going up. In 2009, the year before the room tax was increased to 7 percent and the added taxes split between the MASC and the city, the chamber was responsible for spending about $80,000. Two years before that, it had to spend less than $30,000. This year (revenue from May 2012 to May 2013),

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2012-13 total: $107,135 General (advertising, promotion, etc.): $58,765 Grants: $32,500 Payroll: $16,195

the tally grew to $107,135. Part of it can be used to fund existing chamber activities, provided they meet that definition. In the most recent 12-month cycle, the chamber spent $16,195 on portions of staff payroll, including activities related to the Cyclo-Cross National championships, the Ironman Wisconsin, Hometown Holidays and distribution of tourismfriendly maps of the city. For example, most of you dont know this but one day a year, Im the janitor at Ironman triathlon festival here in Verona, he told the Common Council last Monday. A much larger chunk this past year was spent on promotion of the community, from newspaper advertisements and the visitors center portion of the chamber website to the new Explore. Play. Stay. billboards that have gone up around the state. That sort of thing and some miscellaneous expenses, such as portable toilets for Ironman and postage, amounted to $57,765. The remaining $32,500 was given away through grants. Those have mostly been sponsorship of events that are likely to bring in out-of-town visitors, such as sports tournaments,

performing arts and Hometown Days fireworks. Curtis said in order to avoid overcommitting, the chamber delays spending by one quarter, which is why the payments from May (collected in January, February and March) were reported after August. So any effect of the new Fairfield Inn and Suites hotel thats been approved probably wont show up on the bottom line until 2015. But it still needs to plan ahead to spend what is surely to be an increase in revenue. One idea in the works is erecting another community event sign like the one in front of the Eagles Nest Ice Arena. That could go by the high school. Another is continued branding of the community, as it did with the billboards and statewide ads that suggest visitors who come for the citys many sports tournaments also book rooms here. An extension of that would be branding Verona as a destination for tourism in its own right something that might be a little easier now with a new regional brewery. The chamber is always looking for good ideas for ways to utilize tax funds, especially if we have another hotel opening up, Curtis said. The idea is to put heads in beds.

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Council needs to show restraint with budget

Did anyone ever notice that the budget requests come in around the holidays - is it a coincidence? Needless to say after reading the article in the Verona Press last week about the items some alders and department heads wish to see included in the 2014 budget, it kind of read like a childs list to Santa. Over the past several years the City Council under the direction of Mayor Hochkammer and Mayor Volker before him managed the city and its unprecedented but very controlled growth on a budget of limited increases in the tax levy because they knew the importance of fiscal restraint. Many of the departments got the requested resources because they proved the need and the priority in which it was requested. That trend must continue. As the city grows, there will be continued demands for added resources. There are many worthy items in this years requests for the 2014 budget but as with any wish list to Santa, these items must be prioritized by the department heads and the council so that the most important things requested are granted based on priority and need rather than something they want because little Johnny down the street has it or does it. We as citizens of the city of Verona must be cognizant of the fact that increasing the taxes over and above what taxpayers can afford will certainly cause financial hardships especially to the elderly, many of them who are on a fixed income and already feel like they are being taxed out of their homes as well as those who are on fixed incomes, impoverished or under-employed. Any increase in the tax levy not only impacts homeowners and business owners but it will impact renters too! The economy is starting to get stronger in Dane County and all across the nation but now is not the time to spend taxpayer dollars like drunken sailors! There are plenty of needs to go around, and with continued common sense budgeting, those needs will get acted upon as prioritized by the department heads and the Common Council. Gordy Disch City of Verona

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t would be easy to call my decision in 2010 to move to Spain impulsive; I prefer to call it inevitable. The desire to move to Spain hit me with sudden certainty. A fellow Verona native and classmate told me about a grant program she was doing in Spain where she assisted with teaching English in a high school, and I easily saw myself doing the same thing as her and enjoying it. It wasnt actually a decision to make, but more of a thing I realDionne ized I wanted, which I then had to make real. And only when I began to take responsibility for that reality did it actually become so. Looking back, I sometimes wonder if anything specific provoked me into making such a big change in my life. I still had a long list of things I wanted to do and try, but I wasnt in any kind of existential crisis about whether I was living how I wanted to (that will come later in the mythical mid-life crisis which people say is as inexorable as getting your wisdom teeth out). What I wanted was a walkabout a chance to test myself against the wider world and to prove that I could shape my reality through my own efforts. At the time, I didnt fixate on whether it would be difficult, scary, whether I would miss my family and friends too much or if it would be an unwise career move. There were ways around all of those worries, including putting in honest effort, not being afraid to ask strangers questions, Skyping, and not placing too much importance in the common pursuit of retiring rich in money but poor in life experiences. Moving to Spain felt more like a natural segue from one environment to another. I had been out of college for almost two years, I wasnt ready to settle into one place or career, and I was paid ahead on my student loan. Opportunity didnt need to come screaming. A quiet hola was

Moving abroad wasnt fate, just a decision I

enough to turn my head. So I applied. Then the cogs began turning and, at times, painfully grinding. There were setbacks (catching something similar to e. coli right before I began an intensive monthlong program in Boston to get certified to teach English abroad) and strokes of good luck (a friend offering to let me stay in and take care of her apartment in Boston for free while she went back home for a month). Getting a Spanish visa was the longest and most frustrating legal process I had ever been through. Finding an apartment to rent overseas turned out to be surprisingly easy. Either way, through the good and bad luck, I never saw it as destiny speaking. There were moments when I was lost on the boiling hot subway system at night in Boston, I was feverish and didnt know how to get to the apartment yet. There were moments when my U.S. phone plan had 10 minutes left until the hour of cancellation, just barely enough to make a phone call in Spain to the landlord I had never met in person who was trying to find me and my giant suitcase. These days, the struggle continues. Residency paperwork is notoriously hard to get I have never gone more than six months without having a new visa-related crisis. Most recently, I had to make separate trips to the United States (for two months) and England (for two days) just to become eligible for a part-time work contract to teach English, which is its own ferocious legal battle. If I had misinterpreted these moments as fate pointing me in one direction or the other, I would never have found my own path to Spain. When I decided that I was responsible for my own destiny, not some voiceless force giving me signs about what I was supposed to do, that was the moment that I became limited only by my own effort. Really, opportunity never comes at a convenient or pre-planned time. Waiting until the right moment to do things you want to do will leave you waiting forever, always with one brick missing that prevents the whole wall from

being built. The right moment is something you create. Its an active process of seeking. Fish dont jump into your bucket you have to do the work of preparing the rod, the bait, casting the line out, reeling it in. Sometimes the line breaks, sometimes the weather is bad. But you keep throwing the line out over and over until you put a fish in the bucket yourself. Ive spoken with several friends who have also made big moves to new places to Scotland, Seattle, New York City, Spain, Italy and the thread seems to be the same. There are rocky challenges, and countless little moments of absurd good luck. We all miss our families and friends; we all have people in our new places whom we would miss dearly if we left. Were trying to challenge ourselves, to continue to grow, and to collect the deep rewards of becoming more independent, adventurous and savvy about how the world works. I can move between American and Spanish culture with a fluidity that I gained through more than three years of practice. There is always a bit of culture shock that lasts a day or two, but its nothing close to as bad as the head colds that I always catch after international flights. I would never have guessed that Id come to feel as much a part of two distinct places as I do now, nor would I trade it for the comfortable stability I would have maintained if I had never left home. One of my English students surprised me the other day by directly translating a saying from another language that he was using to explain how to reach success: Bit by bit, the bird makes its nest. Going away was inevitable for me, whether to Spain or to some other place. And not because of destiny, perfect opportunity, good or bad luck; its because I found my way here, bit by bit, despite all of that. Kelsey Dionne is a 2005 Verona Area High School graduate who has been living on the Spanish island of Mallorca since 2010.

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Turkeys: Couple raises companions then takes each one to Amish slaughterhouse
Continued from page 1 2011 and named StoneHaus Farms. Sustainability is an emphasis at StoneHaus Farm, and in the Mellenthins lifestyle. Valuing the knowledge of where the food you eat comes from is something they passed on to their children. Once, when their son was elementary aged, he killed a small bird with a BB gun, but then plucked and cleaned it because he understood the only reason you kill something is for the purpose of eating it. And as city folks, the family still hunted and did preserving, canning and gardening. Weve always been hunters, said Cheryll, who has a full-time job in marketing and design. When we decided to eat lamb, we went out to the farm and saw where it came from.

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2105 Sugar River Road, 333.6093 stonehausfarm@gmail.com Owners: Mark and Cheryll Mellenthin is about 150 pounds of organic feed that is a blend of grains, including corn, soy and oats. Additionally, theyll eat a 2-3-gallon bucket of spent grain whats left over after the beer brewing process thats donated to them by One Barrel Brewery in Madison. Whatever theyre brewing, the turkeys like it, Cheryll said, adding they believe the birds diet contributes to a tasty meal in the long run. Everyone Photos by Jeremy Jones raves about how they taste. To me, that comes from Ironically, the same turkeys that will soon be served up on holiday what theyre eating. tables around the area seem to enjoy the taste of pumpkins at StoneHaus turkeys are StoneHaus Farm. not as big as the ones you might find in the local groEven though Cheryll and with a bigger flock. cery store. Hens are about Mark have a relationship These days, they bring 8-12 pounds (after pro- with the turkeys, theyre them to an Amish processcessing, known as their still being raised to be eat- ing plant in the Janesville dressed weight) and toms en, which brings the most area. For years, however, are about 12-20 pounds, stressful part of raising Cheryll participated in the Cheryll said. turkeys, Cheryll said. process of chopping off They have the freedom to Come Thursday, the two heads and plucking feathrun around the barn or pas- will start the annual pro- ers along with an Amish ture area as they please, and cess where the turkeys go family while they were in thats something the couple to slaughter. That means Iowa. She described it as a sees as the humane way to they will catch each turkey, profound experience. treat the birds. one by one, and put it into The gentle care in death The couple works to a crate to be transported to of what I had given in the ensure the the process- lives of these turkeys is birds safety The gentle care in ing facility. something I will never forfrom preda W e g o get, she said. death of what I had tors in the in at night Mark does not participate area such given in the lives b e c a u s e in this part of the process. a s h a w k s , of these turkeys is theyre very Cheryll said when she owls or, on d o c i l e a t started working with the something I will occasion, night, she group, the process was coyotes. said. In the basic but methodical. They never forget, They have b e g i n n i n g would lay the turkey on a a 50-bytheyre OK. tree stump, and chop its Cheryll Mellenthin 50-foot net Y o u c a n head off with a hatchet. over the g r a b t h e m She came up with another fenced-in pasture area to from behind, and if they way to do it that involved protect from the preda- struggle, you grab them by putting their heads through tory birds, though they do their legs, and entry cover a traffic cone and keeping scare easily and work as up the wings Its all very them steady to get a clean a flock to let out warning humanely done. cut into their neck, and they calls if they feel threatened, C h e r y l l s a i d i t t a k e s die instantly, which is betCheryll said. around three hours to catch ter for the bird and for the The Mellenthins doubled and crate the turkeys, but it meat, she said. their flock from 25 turkeys may take longer this year Cheryll said she last year to 50, the largest group they have raised yet. One challenge when the toms get bigger is they become more aggressive, often fighting each other or beating out the hens for food. One way to remedy this is to separate the toms and hens, Cheryll said.

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The couple met at University of Wisconsin-Madison and resided on the east side of Madison since the late 1970s before moving to Iowa for five years to live on a small acreage and rustic cabin. Thats where they began raising turkeys with the help of neighbors before moving back to the Madison area. Now, they start raising turkeys each spring by ordering them from a farmer in New Glarus who sends the live baby birds called poults through the U.S. postal service, Cheryll said. Cheryll spends about three to four hours per day taking care of the turkeys and Mark, who retired last year from a state job, spends much of the day caring for the animals and the rest of the farm, including remodeling projects. Turkey chores include cleaning their barn area each Saturday, changing water supply daily, and preparing meals often composed of fresh vegetables like squash, apples and grains. The animals are fed with mostly organic food thats locally raised, although the farm is not organic certified. They have apple trees and a quarter-acre garden at the farm that help feed the animals, but other vegetables, like beets, comes from their daughters Organic CSA farm in Black Earth. Another part of the tur- Goodbye time keys diet, which grows But the years biggest as they get more robust, challenge is still to come.

appreciates being part of the animals life and seeing it through to death to ensure it was treated well, but admits shes a little more pragmatic about it then others might be. Farming turkeys and maintaining full-time work is hard but rewarding, she said. This is pretty much what I do, before work and after work, she told the Verona Press. I do the farm things, and thats really what I get the most pleasure out of. They expect to sell out of turkeys for the

Thanksgiving season, as most of the orders are filled already. Cheryll said she attributes the growing success to having better accessibility through their website, but its also a testament to people in the area valuing the local sustainable food movement something she said they feel blessed to be a part of. I dont have time to volunteer and do other things we used to do, but I cant imagine not doing this, so I dont feel like Im giving up anything, she said.

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Coming up
Country gospel show
People are invited to the senior center from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 21 to listen to Leon McGregor and his group of talented musicians play a few hours of good old-time country gospel music. Get your taste buds together for a fun event for a good cause. The Fitchburg/Verona Rotary Wine & Cheese Tasting Fundraiser event is set for 4-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21 at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites in Verona. This is a free event where families with children ages 3-5 will have the opportunity to learn about their childs development. Services are provided by Verona Area School District staff or trained volunteers. Call Stacey Paulos at 845-4869 to schedule an appointment.

Churches
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH 2951 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg (608) 276-7729 allsaints-madison.org Pastor Rich Johnson 8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship times THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG 2833 Raritan Road, Fitchburg, WI 53711 (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:45 a.m. THE CHURCH IN VERONA Verona Business Centre 535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona. (608) 271-2811 livelifetogether.com Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC 5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg (608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org Phil Haslanger GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH ELCA (608) 271-6633 Central: Raymond Road & Whitney Way SUNDAY 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine Mound Road, Verona SUNDAY 9 &10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worship LIVING HOPE CHURCH At the Verona Senior Center 108 Paoli St. (608) 347-3827 livinghopeverona.com, info@livinghopeverona.com SUNDAY 10 a.m. Worship MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 201 S. Main, Verona (608) 845-7125 MBCverona.org Lead pastor: Jeremy Scott SUNDAY 10:15 a.m. Worship REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP 102 N. Franklin Ave., Verona Pastor Dwight R. Wise (608)848-1836 www.redeemerbiblefellowship.org SUNDAY 10 a.m. Family Worship Service RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH Wisconsin Synod, 6705 Wesner Road, Verona (608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor: Jacob Haag THURSDAY 6:30 p.m. Worship SUNDAY 9 a.m. Worship Service ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC PARISH 301 N. Main St., Verona (608) 845-6613 Stchristopherverona.com Fr. William Vernon, pastor SATURDAY 5 p.m. Sunday Vigil, St. Andrew, Verona SUNDAY 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli 9 and 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona Daily Mass: Tuesday-Saturday at 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 427 S. Main Street, Verona (608) 845-6922 www.stjamesverona.org Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter Narum Services 5 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 and 10:45 a.m., Sunday - office hours 8-4 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST 502 Mark Dr., Verona, WI Phone:(608) 845-7315 Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry www.salemchurchverona.org 9 a.m. Sunday School - 10:15 a.m. worship service - Staffed nursery from 8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Fellowship Hour SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN CHURCH-ELCA 2752 Town Hall Road (off County ID) (608) 437-3493 springdalelutheran.org Pastor: Jeff Jacobs SUNDAY 8:45 a.m. Communion Worship SUGAR RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 130 N. Franklin St., Verona (608) 845-5855 sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, sugarriverumc.org Pastor: Gary Holmes SUNDAY 9:00 & 10:30 Contemporary worship with childrens Sunday school. Refreshments and fellowship are between services. WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH 2920 Hwy. M, Verona, WI 53593 Sunday (nursery provided in a.m.) 9:15 a.m. - Praise and worship 10:45 - Sunday School (all ages) 6 p.m. - Small group Bible study ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Located at Hwy. 92 & Ct. Road G, Mount Vernon (608) 832-6677 for information Pastor: Brad Brookins SUNDAY 10:15 a.m. Worship ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST At Hwy. 69 and PB, Paoli (608)845-5641 Rev. Sara Thiessen SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship

VAHS students to the rescue

Book N Booze Book Club

Need a superhero to help you keep up with the latest tech gadgets? Verona Area High School teens will be back from 4-5 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21 to help people learn about iPad applications. iPads will be provided.

County restaurant scene

Bring your taste buds to the senior center at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, when author Judy Sulik will discuss her book, Flavors of Dane County, Past and Present: An Adventure For Your Palate. She will talk about the researching, writing, and selling of a selfpublished book and include anecdotes and history about the Dane County restaurant scene.

Wine/Cheese-tasting Fundraiser

People are invited to Pasquals Thanksgiving dinner Verona Community Thanksgiving Cantina (100 Cross Country Rd.) at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 21, to Dinner is 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursdiscuss Neil Gaimans book, Never- day, Nov. 28, at Memorial Baptist where, where a world rests just out Church (201 S. Main St.). Everyone is welcome to join for a of reach of our own. free traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. Call 845-7125 Pantry volunteers needed to make reservations for dine-in, carThe Verona Area Needs Network ry-out or delivery to Verona homes or Food Pantry needs your help to sort workplaces. and shelve food from the Verona Area High School Food Drive. Dates are Saturday Nov. 23 and Saturday, Black Friday party Dec. 7, 9-11:30 a.m. Not everyone wants to struggle The VANN Food Pantry is located with the bargain-hunting shoppers on at 130 N. Franklin St. infamous Black Friday. Come to the Verona Senior Center from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 29 for our Child Development Day annual pizza buffet. We will serve at least five varietBring your children to Child Development Day from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., ies of pizza with a cookie and soda Monday, Nov. 25 at Red Arrow Head for lunch with bingo afterward. The Start, 2096 Red Arrow Trail, Fitch- cost for all-you-care-to-eat pizza and Bingo is $6 per person. burg.

Community calendar

4-5 p.m., iPad apps training from high school students, Verona Senior Center 4-9 p.m., Wine/cheese tasting fundraiser, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Verona 6-8 p.m., Country gospel show, senior center, 8457471 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Child Development Day, Red Arrow Head Start, Fitchburg 6:30 p.m., Finance committee, City Center 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center 6-8 p.m., Pre-K open gym, Sugar Creek Elementary Gym No school - Verona Public School District

Thursday, Nov. 21

6:30 p.m. Plan Commission, City Center, 111 Lincoln St. 10-10:30 a.m., Nutcracker youth exercise class, library 5:30-6:30 p.m., Rep. Diana Hesselbein listening session, Verona Town Hall, 266-5340 7-8:30 p.m., Music of the Civil War, Verona Public Library, 845-7180 5-6 p.m., tree lighting at Veterans Park 5:15-8 p.m., chili supper, senior center, 845-7471

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Wednesday, Nov. 27 to Friday, Nov. 29 Thursday, Nov. 28 Thanksgiving Day

11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thanksgiving dinner, Memorial Baptist Church, 845-7125

8:30-11:30 a.m., visit with Santa at the American Legion 9-11:30 a.m., food pantry volunteer sorting, 130 N. Franklin, vanncares.org 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Salem United Church of Christ Holiday Bazaar & Luncheon

Saturday, Dec. 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

The Spiritual Gift of Administration

In Pauls first epistle to the Corinthians he ranks various offices of the church: God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then healers, helpers, administrators, speakers in various kinds of tongues. (1 Corinthians 12: 28) From its beginning, Christianity was built on a foundation of helpers and administrators. Jesus appointed 12 disciples and sent them forth two by two, giving them explicit instructions about what to take and what to do. Jesus was Christendoms first administrator and it is clear that there was to be some organization. In the book of Acts we see the beginning of church administration in the period following Jesuss death and resurrection, and we also witness the beginning of divisions within the church, there being disagreements over the issue of circumcision and Jewish dietary law, for instance. There is considerable discussion of these issues in the epistles, but the important thing for us to realize is that there were people who were charged with organizing and leading their church communities, including resolving disputes within the church. We should consider whether we have a knack for organizational leadership and where it might fit into our churchs structure. Can we help our church with our organizational or administrative talents? Christopher Simon via Metro News Service Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. Acts 20: 28

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Thursday, Nov. 21 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. - Retro Swing at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Salem Church Service 7 p.m. - Words of Peace 8 p.m. - Daily Exercise 9 p.m. Chatting with the Chamber 10 p.m. Sally Matts Healy Historical Society Friday, Nov. 22 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 8:30 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Retro Swing at Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 23 8 a.m. - 2014 Budget Presentation 8:45 a.m. Common Council from 11-11-13 11 a.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 1 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 4:30 p.m. Sally Matts Healy Historical Society 6 p.m. - 2014 Budget Presentation 6:45 p.m. Common Council from 11-11-13 9 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Sally Matts Healy Historical Society 11 p.m. - Retro Swing at Senior Center Sunday, Nov. 24 7 a.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. Resurrection Church 10 a.m. - Salem Church Service Noon - 2014 Budget Presentation 2014 Budget Presentation 12:45 p.m. - Common Council from 11-11-13 3 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 4:30 p.m. - Sally Matts Healy Historical Society 6 p.m. - 2014 Budget Presentation 6:45 p.m. Common Council from 11-11-13 9 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 10 p.m. Sally Matts Healy Historical Society 11 p.m. - Retro Swing at Senior Center Monday, Oct. 25 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. - Health Care at Senior Center 5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football 7 p.m. Common Council Live 9 p.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Retro Swing at Senior Center Tuesday, Nov. 26 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. - Retro Swing at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Resurrection Church 8 p.m. - Words of Peace 9 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 10 p.m. - Sally Matts Healy Historical Society Wednesday, Nov. 27 7 a.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber 3 p.m. Health Care at Senior Center 5 p.m. - 2014 Budget Presentation 5:45 p.m. Common Council from 11-25-13 7 p.m. - Capital City Band 8 p.m. Health Care at Senior Center 10 p.m. - Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 11 p.m. Retro Swing at Senior Center Thursday, Nov. 28 7 a.m. Capitol Fitness at Senior Center 9 a.m. - Daily Exercise 10 a.m. Retro Swing at Senior Center 3 p.m. - Daily Exercise 4 p.m. Veterans Day at Senior Center 6 p.m. - Salem Church Service 8 p.m. - Daily Exercise

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New Verona police officers bring wealth of experience

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When it comes to communicating with different types of people, new Verona police officers Matt Morris, Phil Witkiewicz and Tim Donnelly certainly have a variety of experience. Whether mediating disputes in the war zones of Iraq and Afghanistan or keeping hunters on the straight and narrow in the woods of Wisconsin, all three are proven problemsolvers, and are looking forward to helping keep the peace in Verona. The three were hired earlier this year to replace officers lost to retirement and resignation, according to the Verona Police Department. Their first assignment is field training, where new officers are paired up with an experienced member of the department who is also certified as a field training officer. Upon successful completion of the program, officers are certified for solo patrol and serve an 18-month probationary period. Morris and Witkiewicz have already begun solo patrols, while Donnelly is finishing field training. All three have enjoyed meeting and interacting with the people in the area so far in some cases, its literally a world away from where they worked not long ago.

immediately around you, and your safety is in their hands, Morris said. Here, I work with a partner who will back me up, no matter what, and Ill do the same for them. Not unlike the military, he said its important that people in law enforcement have the right people on the job because of the physical and emotional toll of the work. There is a support between co-workers in these fields that goes past the job, Morris said. Some of the lessons learned on the battlefields can be useful even in the relative calm of Verona, he said. Theres no way of knowing what kind of a call you are going to when youre dispatched, or the type of people you are going to deal with, Morris said. I dealt with a complete difference of lifestyle and beliefs - you can be hated by one person, and loved by someone standing next to them. All the same, Morris said the personal reward is high. A simple Thank you from anyone you help can go a long way, he said.

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The veteran of the group, having started in February, Morris grew up in Mauston. After high school, he joined the Army as a tank crewman and heading overseas for Morris tours of duty in Kosovo and Iraq. Not long after his military career ended, he decided to pursue an interest in law enforcement and earned a degree in Criminal Justice from UW-La Crosse, at the same time volunteering with the La Crosse Police Department as a reserve officer. Serving in Iraq influenced Morris heavily when deciding to become a police officer, he said. In Iraq, you depend so much on the people

Witkiewicz, a Milwaukee native, started with the VPD in June. He earned a degree in business administration from UW-Eau Claire before serving eight years in the Army, including a tour of duty in Afghanistan in 2004- Witkiewicz 05 as a medic. Witkiewicz also worked for the Wisconsin State Patrol for six and a half busy years, dodging out-of-control vehicles, earning two lifesaving awards, a meritorious service medal and the 2012 Jefferson County Officer of the Year award. Despite his impressive resume, the avid hunter and angler said he just kind of fell into law enforcement. I was working selling and renting cars (but) in the back of my mind I had always been interested in the police or fire service, he said. I applied with the Wisconsin State Patrol on a whim and they took me. He quickly fell in love with the job, specifically

the interaction with many different types of people. (Its) not just my circle of friends and family and people similar to me, and not very many people get to do that, Witkiewicz said. I get a front row seat to real life, not the sugar-coated, censored version. Certainly nothing was sugar-coated about a tour of duty spent as a medic for an engineer battalion in warravaged Afghanistan. While his soldiers cleared mines and explosives as they built or re-built their way through rugged, unfamiliar terrain, Witkiewicz was tasked with keeping them alive not always an easy mission against a stubborn, elusive enemy. I remember getting stuck on foot in a known mine field after taking a wrong turn on a mission, he said. The insurgents would shoot rockets at us and set bombs in the roadway for us to run over. For the most part, we were able to detect them first. In the mountains of Afghanistan, its not only the enemy that can kill you, either. Driving through a raging blizzard, Witkiewitczs convoy got stuck while traveling through the high altitudes of the Ghazni Pass. All you could see was white from the sky to the ground and about two feet past the front bumper of our vehicle, he said. It was very disorienting. There was a bad accident between two Afghan civilian freight trucks and we had to clear it out of our way in order to get through it. We were nearly buried. Witkiewicz said those close calls, whether in the Army or the State Patrol, will help him in his new role. You learn to never be complacent and to expect the unexpected, he said. The job can go from routine, mundane type tasks to life-threatening, dangerous situations in a split second. Nearly everything can be overcome if you keep at it. Now looking for a more community oriented law enforcement agency, he recently chose to relocate to Verona, which he enjoys. I like the small-town feel (and) the positive interaction with the citizens, Witkiewicz said. I was impressed at how many people showed up for our National Night Out event. I grew up in Milwaukee and

I remember sitting on the curb waiting for the police officer to come by and hand out baseball cards - I loved seeing them.

Tim Donnelly

If you need a problem solved, its never bad to have an Eagle Scout around. Tim Donnelly, who started with the department in July, earned a Bachelors degree in sociology from UWStevens Point and worked as a natural resource officer for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources before joining the Verona Police Department. Donnely A Noblesville, Ind., native, Donnelly grew up enjoying helping others and being an active member in my community,

and distinguished himself in Scouting, earning more than 80 merit badges, and the rank of Eagle Scout. He said Scouting helped shape the person he is today. I never was a Scout that would do only the bare minimum, he said. Scouting helped teach me how to teach people with respect, how to speak to large groups of people and how to simply be a good person. It was during his experiences as a Boy Scout where his love for the outdoors was nurtured. I enjoyed being in the back country, teaching others about the outdoors and how to plan and have a successful outing, he said. I traveled around the country backpacking, hiking, climbing and biking. Initially seeking to be a game warden, when searching for a job where he could help other people and also

have an active and fulfilling career, he knew law enforcement was the right path. Ive enjoyed every aspect of being a police officer, he said. This position gives me the opportunity to communicate with the community while helping find creative ways to solve problems. Donnelly said his sociology degree will be good experience to lean on in his career, as well. (That) helped me understand and have a great appreciation for all types of people for who they are and or where they are from, he said. Every person is unique in their own way, and race, sex, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status or origin doesnt and shouldnt affect the way I speak with an individual. I try to treat every person I meet with the utmost respect whenever possible.

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Budget approved pending Board OK

The Town of Verona electorate approved the proposed tax levy and proposed highway budget at the towns public budget hearing last Tuesday. The approved levy is $1,056,069, though the town board will still have to give final approval at its Dec. 3 meeting. Town clerk Amanda Arnold said she expects the board to approve a budget similar to what was proposed. Town clerk Amanda Arnold said the topic the most time was spent on was fixing Range Trail. Thats a priority for the town, too, Arnold said. She explained that the specifics of what will be done on the street are currently unknown while the town awaits approval or denial on state funds to help cover the costs. If the funding is approved, Arnold said it could be a larger scale project, but if not, its likely to be just a grinding and resurfacing project. At the utility district meeting that followed, the board also voted to increase utility rates in the town due to a need for maintenance and most likely repairs, Arnold said. Town residents can expect to receive their property tax bills after Dec. 16, when the town mails them, and they will be due Jan. 31, 2014. Arnold said there will also be a newsletter accompanying the bill explaining the breakdown of the bill and how to pay their tax bill. The town office will be open to receive payments Dec. 23, 26, 27, 30 and 31, Arnold noted.

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Paoli 4-H donation brings talk from Honor Flight veteran

Bill Wambach, a World War II veteran of Sun Prairie, attended a recent meeting of the Paoli 4-H Fireballs to thank the club members for their donation to the Badger Honor Flight. It was an opportunity to share with the children of the club, including three of his grandchildren, his experience on the Honor Flight and what it meant for him to personally be able to go. The Badger Honor Flight takes WWII vets to Washington, D.C., to see the memorial in their honor. Wambach, 88, told the members that being on the Honor Flight was an incredibly moving experience. Each veteran had a guide to help him throughout the day. I was amazed at the number of people who came out to greet us in Washington, D.C ... and likewise back home here in Madison, he said. It was overwhelming. He was surprised to discover some East Coast relatives traveled to Washington to greet him there. A particularly meaningful part of the trip was the mail call on the plane ride home. Each vet received a large envelope stuffed with cards, pictures, drawings and well-wishes from family and friends. Millers and Sons Supermarket in Verona invited the Paoli 4-H Fireballs to run a brat stand in their parking lot one Saturday morning. The club was surprised at the amount of money raised, even though it had been a cold, rainy day. The club used part of the money to replace a broken kiln the club uses for art metal projects, but decided to donate money to a charity.

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Information from Verona police log books: Sept. 19 1:35 a.m. A 45-year-old woman was arrested for OWI and disorderly conduct after driving to Badger Ridge Middle School and doing circles in the parking lot because she was upset. She voluntarily gave a breath sample, and police spoke with her 45-yearold husband, who stated that she had pushed him down a flight of stairs. Sept. 20 2:53 a.m. A 53-year-old man was arrested for secondoffense OWI after driving through the intersection of Main Street and Cross Country Road going 35 miles an hour and failing to stop at a flashing red signal. Sept. 21 1:04 a.m. A 21-year-old man was observed speeding on Verona Avenue and did not stop when police turned both the lights and the siren on. He eventually stopped on U.S. 18-151, stating that he thought the police car was an ambulance and that moving over in the lanes was sufficient. Sept. 25 8:09 p.m. Police responded to a juvenile male having a panic attack on the 500 block of Melody Lane who was having trouble with breathing. He complained of chest pain and said he wanted to hurt himself and didnt care about getting help. He was voluntarily taken to St. Marys for evaluation. Sept. 26 10:21 p.m. A burglary alarm went off on the 700 block of Harvest Lane when only two children were home. While waiting for a parent to arrive, it was determined that the alarm had been set off by one of their cats. Sept. 27 11:04 a.m. An anonymous caller reported that two young children were locked inside an apartment on the 100 block of Paoli Street that had food cooking on the stove top. Upon arrival, it was learned that a 58-year-old man had pulled himself under their balcony in an attempt to help them out. 1:28 p.m. A student at the high school reported another students plan on Facebook to perform a song at the school talent show with a strobe light in the hopes of giving the first student a seizure. Sept. 28 9:42 a.m. A woman reported her vehicle missing after letting her ex-boyfriend use it. She said she doesnt know where he is because she cut off the phones they shared and his address is listed as hers, so there isnt any way to locate him. Police advised her that this was currently a civil issue. Sept. 29 5:07 a.m. A 45-year-old woman was seen sitting in her parked car on Verona Avenue and Hometown Circle. When questioned, the driver stated that she was Catholic and was talking to the dead people who were buried in the field next to the road. -Kimberly Wethal

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World War II veteran Bill Wambach speaks to the Paoli 4-H club.

The Verona FFA chapter, of which many 4-H members are also members, was doing a fundraiser for the Badger Honor Flight, so it was considered one possible charity to which to donate. After learning that three of the Fireballs members grandfathers participated and finding out more about it through them, the club decided to donate. It was great to see where our donation was going to first-hand and be able to hear how those who are involved in the Honor Flight greatly appreciate donations. said Paoli 4-H co-president Hannah Haack.

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Sophomore Beata Nelson swam to a near national record in the 100-yard butterfly at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 girls state swimming meet. Nelson, who swam the event for the first time at state this season, smashed the state and UW record in 52.06 seconds. She also defended her 100 backstroke state title in 563.19 and led the Wildcats to their first relay title, taking the 200 free in 1:33.70. (Below) Senior Anna Kopp competes during the 100 breaststroke. Verona/Mount Horeb finished fourth overall as a team.

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Beata Nelson doesnt just beat records she destroys them. Already the state record holder in the 100-yard backstroke and 50 freestyle and school record holder in nine of 11 events the sophomore phenom added two more benchmarks to her already impressive resume at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 girls state swimming meet, falling seven-hundredths of second behind the national 100 butterfly record of Jasmine Tosky of Palo Alto (Santa Clara, Cal.) and

ungphotos.smugmug.com smashing the Wisconsin high school record and the UW-Madison record in the process with a ridiculously fast 52.06 seconds. Theres not a word to describe it, Beata Nelson said. I dont usually set time standards for myself but that was beyond anything I could have ever dreamed. Of being so close becoming the first girl to Wisconsin to own a

national record, Beata Nelson only Wildcats head coach Halley Johnsaid, I was little disappointed, but son has seen Beata Nelson do some then I thought about it and Im only amazing things, but even she said a sophomore. I have two more years she would have been lying to say she at this pool at this meet to do that again.

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Three different paths leads to same result

Verona/Mount Horeb girls swimmers Maddy Nelson, Lindsay Craig and Mallory Olson all took very different paths, but last Thursday they all ended up at the same place signing their National Letters of Intent inside Verona Area High School. Nelson, a state qualifier all four years for the Wildcats, got her start swimming competitively for Ridgewood at the age of 8. And while she had been contacted by UW-Green Bay and St. Cloud State, Nelson said she knew during her first unofficial visit that UW-Milwaukee was the school she would ultimately end up going to. My official visit sealed it. I didnt even want to go visit anywhere else because I loved it so much, she said. It was the culmination of a journey she wasnt even sure she would be on two or three years ago. I wasnt completely sure I wanted to swim in college because I wasnt sure how much I actually liked it until maybe my sophomore year, Nelson said. I didnt think I would actually get a chance to swim at a D1 school, but the fact that I am I still cant wrap my mind around it. Despite sustaining a compound fracture in her foot two weeks before sectionals, Nelson gutted through the pain, helping the Wildcats 200 medley relay qualify for the WIAA Division 1 state meet, while also advancing individually in the 100 backstroke. Everyone one this team wants Maddy to do well and get better, not because she is on a relay or seeded in the top 10 at state, Johnson said. Its Maddy and shes supported them throughout the entire season. This is a time for them to lift her up. The support from both sides has been amazing. Craig and Olson, meanwhile, will be

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Verona Area High School senior girls swimmers (from left) Mallory Olson, Maddy Nelson and Lindsay Craig signed their National Letters of Intent last Thursday. Olson will swim at St. Cloud State, while Nelson and Craig will attend UW-Milwaukee and Nova Southeastern (Fort Lauderdale).

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Senior outside hitter Maddie Vogel and sophomore setter Victoria Brisack were both key contributors for the Verona Area High School volleyball team this season, and there hard work earned them both a spot on the first-team All-Big Eight Conference list. Vogel played in 90 sets this season and finished with 279 kills, collecting a 40.9 kill percentage and had 3.1 kills per set. Vogel add 49 aces, 32 total blocks (25 assisted) and 149 digs. Brisack was the starting setter in 99 sets and not only reached the 1,000 assists milestone this year but also was key for Vogel and the rest of the Wildcats to get kill opportunities. Brisack finished with 723 assists and also collected 149 digs, 45 total blocks (30 assisted), 72 aces and 84 kills. Junior libero Samantha Kolpek also made the list as a second teamer. Kolpek played in 51 sets and had 175 digs and 22 aces to lead the Verona defense. Junior middle hitter Jessica Coyne and sophomore outside hitter Kylie Schmaltz rounded out the all-conference list for

Senior goalie Connor Rortvedt was named as an honorable mention on the Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State list. Rortvedt had 99 saves in 1,645 minutes and allowed 17 goals this season, helping the Verona boys soccer team to earn third place in the Big Eight and a trip to the regional final

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Continued from page 11 swimming collegiately at DII. A four-year swimmer for Verona/Mount Horeb, Craig will be attending Nova Southeastern in Fort Lauderdale (Fla.), while Olson is heading to St. Cloud State. A member of V/MH coop during its inception, Craig eventually transferred to Verona following her sophomore year. I thought it would be easier just to be at Verona, she said. It made me a lot closer with the team and there was a better education system, which was very important to me. Craig started rec swimming at age 7 and club swimming at 12. When I was 12 I didnt even have a state cut and I used to be a little bit chunkier, she said. I didnt really picture myself ever being here signing about to swim collegiately. A lot of people have helped me throughout my journey, like Randy Trowbridge, Drew Walton, Luke Lengfeld and V/MH head coach Halley Johnson. Though Craigs times havent been as fast as they were her sophomore season, she still managed to advance to state individually in both the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly. It was huge to see her make it to state, but it was funny because I remember turning to my assistant coaches right before her 200 free and saying, I guarantee Lindsay is going to make it to state, Johnson said. She pulled something from somewhere. Out of all the swimmers on this team, she is the one that I can count on every single race to be consistent or to surprise us. While she had offers from Milwaukee and other DI schools out of the state, Craig said, Ultimately I decided I wanted to swim DII because I want to go to the National Championships. The school is also ranked No. 9 in clinical psychology research. When I went to the beach, that was pretty much the deciding factor, said Craig, who is hoping to pursue a PhD in clinical psychology and apply sports to it. Olson meanwhile, began swimming club around age 9 with the Verona Aquatic Club and knew she wanted to swim in college shortly after. When I was about 12 the idea was put into my head that where ways I could go to college for swimming, Olson said. Since then its been my dream to swim and go to a great college. Though she also received several offers from UWGreen Bay, Northern Michigan University and Mankato State, Olson fell in love on a visit to St. Cloud State where she is considering looking into physical therapy. I loved the location. I loved the team and its a great team, Olson said. While Johnson had heard about Olson, who swam on the VAC prior to this season, she had never met her before. She fit in so well, Johnson said. She came in and acted like a true senior. You would have never guessed this was her first season on the team. All three girls advanced to state as part of the Wildcats state team last weekend, which was sure to be emotional for everyone. Im really excited about it, but I know afterward there are going to be a lot of tears, Nelson said. Thats how it is every single year. Though, its probably going to be a lot more crying this time because we are the girls leaving. Going from high school to college is hard enough, but giving up something that been part of your life for so long makes the transition even more difficult, Johnson said. I think its really good for them and this program to show that girls are going on to swim at the DI, DII and even the DIII level like Bree Parent from last season, who is swimming at UW-Stevens Point, she said.

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Senior outside hitter Maddie Vogel (9) and sophomore setter Victoria Brisack were a formidable offensive duo in the Big Eight Conference this season, earning spots on the first team of the allconference list. Junior libero Samantha Kolpek (second team), junior middle hitter Jessica Coyne (honorable mention) and sophomore outside hitter Kylie Schmaltz (honorable mention) also made the team.

Verona with a pair of honorable mention nods. Coyne played in 88 sets and picked up 145 kills, 44 digs, 40 total blocks (36 assisted) and 32 aces. Schmaltz played in 90

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Senior Maddy Nelson fires off the wall at the start of the 100-yard backstroke Saturday. Despite swimming with a broken foot, she managed to finish in 11th place. She also helped the Wildcats 200-medley relay team to a third-place finish.

Senior Lindsay Craig becomes emotional behind the blocks following her leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet finished fourth.

State: Wildcats dont quite reach their goal, finish fourth overall as a team
Continued from page 11 wasnt surprised by just how fast the Verona sophomore was Saturday. It was funny because we were joking with her today and (assistant coach) Luke (Lengfeld), says, Can you just get a nation record today?, Johnson recounted after the meet. We all laughed about it. Hard-pressed to top a spectacular swim in the fly, Beata Nelson helped the Wildcats snag their first state relay title along with freshmen Maizie Seidl and Kristi Larsen and junior Shelby Rozeboom in the 200 free. Seidl, Larsen and Rozeboom all PRed on the relay to keep the Wildcats in striking position before Beata Nelson anchored Verona with a blistering split of 22 seconds in the 200 free relay. The 200 free relay was unbelievable and the team came together just the way we wanted it to, Beata Nelson said. To be the first Verona relay team to ever win here was amazing to be part of. The quartets season-best 1:33.70 of nearly three seconds was seventh-hundredths of a second off the state record set by Madison East in 2008. Just getting first and standing up on top of the podium felt surreal, Rozeboom said. One event later, Beata Nelson defended her 100 back title besting her own state record in 53.19 seconds, but perhaps her best swim of the day came in the one event she didnt win single-handedly pulling the Wildcats on to the podium once again in the 400 freestyle relay. Sitting in last place entering her 100-yard anchor leg, Nelson put the relay of senior teammates Lindsay Craig, Becca Wilson and Seidl on her back, moving the Wildcats up from last to fourth place. She still surprises me to this day, Maddy Nelson said of her younger sister. Her 100 fly set the tone for her meet and she just killed it from there. I was jumping on my one leg during her 400 free, tying to scream as loud as I could. Verona/Mount Horebs 200 medley relay quartet of Maddy Nelson, freshman Kristi Larsen and juniors Sammy Seymour and Rozeboom (1:47.55) cut over a second to finish third overall in third place. The medley relay sets the tone for the entire meet for us, Johnson said. Its a huge burden for them to carry on their shoulders, but thats why those four girls are on that relay. I just knew I had to give it my all as the anchor, said Rozeboom, who hasnt been able to swim more than a 50 free this year due to should tendinitis. When I looked up and saw we got third, I just couldnt believe. I was so proud of every girl on that relay. Twenty-eight points separated the top five schools as Middleton (176) finished third overall 14 points ahead of Verona (162), while Appleton North (148) placed fifth. We decided to not say anything to the girls this week about beating Middleton, but in the back of our heads that thought is always there, Johnson said. We see them a lot throughout the season and they are our biggest competition at just about every meet. Three-time defending state champion Waukesha South/ Mukwonago held off Arrowhead by four points, nearly doubling the score of third place Middleton with 337 points. Seeded seventh entering the state meet, Rozeboom knew she would have to cut some time to get back on the 50-yard freestyle medal podium. It wasnt meant to be, though as she added three hundredths of a second to finish 10th overall. It was disappointing, but I knew I had to move on because I still had the 200 free relay left to swim, Rozeboom said. I just had to pull it together. Arrowhead senior Mary Warren regained her 50 free title in 23.29 with defending state champion Beata Nelson opting for the 100 butterfly instead this season. Maddy Nelson, despite a compound fracture in her left foot, scored six points in the 100 back with a season-best 58.99.I tried not to think about my foot even though near the end of my backstroke it did go numb a little bit, she said. It felt weird, but I knew it was my last and I had to give it everything I had. Eleventh place is a decent place with a broken foot, Id say. Junior Sammy Seymour scored three points for the Wildcats, finishing 13th overall in the 100 fly with a lifetime best 59.36. Larsen recorded two points with her 15th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke (1:08.17). Senior Mallory Olson added one point with her 16th-place finish in the 500 free (5:16.37). Sophomore Julia Ver Voort finished 20th overall in the 200 individual medley, as did Craig in the 200 free. Craig also came in 21st in the 100 fly. A first-time individual state qualifier, Senior Anna Kopp added a little bit of time and finished last in the 100 breast. Cedarburg sophomore Katie Drabot, the only girl to beat Beata Nelson during her high school career (in the 200 IM this year at the Homestead Invitational), broke the state record in the same event becoming the first girl in state history to crack two-minutes (1:59.89). Im so unbelievably proud of every single girl on this team, Maddy Nelson said. Even though we didnt reach our goal of finishing third as a team, it didnt really matter. I couldnt have asked for a better team. This whole team as probably the closest group of girls I have ever been on, Maddy Nelson added. Im trying hard to not get too emotional about us. Its going to be hard to leave. The UW-Milwaukee recruit added that there is no way she is going to miss any of these big meets for her younger sister next year. She means the world to me. Even if I have to miss one of my meets, I might have to do it for her.

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Continued from page 1 been unable to attend the final Finance committee discussion because of his work schedule and wished it could have been taped for everyone to see. Its grueling and its messy and there are other places Id like to be right now, but this is what I signed up for.

Its inappropriate to shoot for the stars and take what you can get.
Mayor Jon Hochkammer Veteran Alds. Scott Manley (D-2) and Mac McGilvray (D-1) and Mayor Jon Hochkammer, all of whom supported the Finance committees recommended budget, took turns slapping down ideas presented by newer alders, from a $4,224 request to paint two miles of bike lanes to the library additions, from a $2,500 cut in paper costs to a proposal to save $50,000 by delaying the hiring of a public works maintenance position. Meanwhile, a pair of Manleys suggested cost-cutting measures were dismissed as overly vague (an unspecified $41,000 nonpersonnel cut to drop the tax increase to 2.5 percent) or a BandAid (using money saved from not funding a fire department consolidation survey to begin evening staffing for the fire department). Ultimately, much of the discussion will amount to little more than posturing, coming long after positions were clearly stated on any given item. As theyve done so often in the past, the veterans, holding a minority of seats, tried in vain to talk the newer majority out of proposed actions. Its been difficult to sit across people whom I consider to be professionals and say no, McGilvray said of what Ald. Heather Reekie (D-4) considered a reasonable request of one full-time equivalent for the library, as opposed to the four FTEs the Library Board had asked for to keep services intact. This is not a need, this is a want. Diaz disagreed. If were talking a

Proposed amendments
Submitted by Description Impact Levy impact Bare, Reekie, Diaz Bicycle lane striping $4,224 Bare, Diaz Remove fire/EMS consolidation study ($15,000) Bare Replace above with HR consulting, personnel contingency $15,000 Bare, Reekie Add 2 Library Assistant positions (1.0 FTE) $50,350 Bare, Manley, Reekie, Yurs Fund Lieutenant in place of police officer. 0 Bare Reduce printing budgets $2,500 Bare, Diaz Delay hiring of the equipment operator until 4th quarter ($50,262) Bare Cut levy support for VASD tennis court improvements ($12,500) Diaz Remove consultant for North Neighborhood Plan ($5,000) Diaz Add sr. center admin support from 520 to 1,000 hours $6,459 Diaz Add senior center transportation for special events $4,800 Diaz Remove replacement city hall/police cameras ($9,800) Manley Reduce unspecified non-personnel expenditures ($41,000) Manley Increase Municipal Court Fee to $38 ($7,000.00) Manley Add $20,000 for Fire dept. evening staffing $16,594* Staff Net effect of open enrollment adjustments for health/dental $18,450 Parks impact only Bare, Reekie $70,000 for Cathedral Point park (reduce Westridge) $50,000 * Citys portion of budget first-world country and a first-class community, a library is a need, he said We dont want parts of our community to be left behind. on and off from the audience. Bare, Diaz and Ald. Liz Doyle (D-1) asserted that department heads shouldnt be asked to restrain themselves just because there might not be enough money. I like to hear about dreams, Doyle said in reference to the librarys pie-in-the-sky proposal to add eight FTEs and begin operating on Sundays. Our job is to focus on whats achievable, whats manageable. But when Bare proposed delaying a full-time maintenance worker/plow driver for the public works budget to offset the cost of the library aides, the normally reserved and gracious public works director of nearly three decades, Ron Rieder, jumped in to explain that his request had almost no alternative. Increased traffic not just more roads and the added demands of Epic have joined with stricter accounting procedures from the state, meaning the city can no longer borrow utility hours for general fund work. We have to get 8,000 people into that campus every day. That doesnt require the same level of service that we provide to a residential street, he said, adding that during snow events, a driver is on main roads 24 hours a day. Last year we were running people 32 straight hours ... it happens every year. I dont think our insurance company, and certainly myself, do I like to put my employees in that position, running big, big equipment and trying to get people to and from work in a safe operating condition. Moreover, Manley accused the proposal to delay hiring of being misleading by reducing the mill rate temporarily but forcing it to be absorbed into the 2015 budget. In the interest in being honest to the taxpayer, he said, if you want to have this position, as I think we should have, and then have two positions for the library, youve got to be willing to own the tax increase in this budget.

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I like to hear about dreams. Our job is to focus on whats achievable, whats manageable.
Ald. Liz Doyle mill rate upticks by a little over 1 percent to match average market values that had declined as of January 2013. Several other suggested items were shot down for one reason or another. After Bare proposed shifting funds designated for developing a now controversial park next to Epic to a frequently requested neighborhood park at Cathedral Point, Parks veteran McGilvray pointed out that usually the commission decides the priorities. McGilvray and Parks director Dave Walker also criticized a proposal to eliminate the citys assistance with the Verona Area School Districts planned update to its tennis courts as one that is not in line with the citys historical good relationship with the district. Their request was for up to $100,000, which the park board thought was a little exorbitant, he noted. (But) I dont think its a matter of us getting kicked off the courts. Police chief Bernie Coughlin fended off Diazs suggestion of not replacing as many as five videocameras that have become inoperable in the five years since Verona City Center was built and outfitted with 360 coverage. His recommendation to eliminate $5,000 for a consultants help with the North Neighborhood Plan (down from an initial $20,000) also met strong resistance. But there might be some agreement if the numbers work out on assistance for the senior center, which asked for a little over $11,000 total for special event transportation and added hours for an administrative support position. Stiner made his only comments of the night at the end, suggesting the council should stick with the Finance committees proposed budget, considering how much effort they put into it. I am not happy with the micromanagement thats going on here, he said. But Bare, who unlike Stiner, observed the final Finance meeting, noted that the committee (unlike most years) did not spend much time making adjustments to the proposal the mayor offered, and Doyle pointed out that she did not vote in favor of that budget. I think that its important to fund public safety ... but I also think its important to fund other amenities like the library, like the bike trail, she said. I think weve taken a good step forward tonight.

Its also far from over, with only a handful of unique items out of nearly 20 drawing a clear consensus and one alder (Dale Yurs, D-2) absent with a death in the family. The most significant item that seems to have a clear path is the hiring of a second police lieutenant rather than a patrol officer. The switch is a $27,000 difference in cost on the surface, but some closer analysis revealed it to be budgetneutral with the cost savings and delayed hiring of internal promotions factored in. Also likely to gain universal agreement is the raising of municipal court fees to a new statutory maximum of $38 (from $23), as well as an unavoidable $18,000 increase in health care costs calculated after the citys open enrollment period ended. But there are plenty of amendments likely to have a split vote maybe even a mayoral tiebreak and some in which the swing votes seemed to remain undecided after three hours of debate and another hour of small-group conversations that followed the unrecorded, untelevised meeting. With most department heads and a handful of interested citizens in attendance, alders pulled few punches, accusing one another of gotcha politics, naivete, of not listening to or caring about the needs of either constituents or employees, of micromanaging and most commonly creating holes in future budgets by funding recurring costs with onetime fund sources.

Bold or disrespectful?

The philosophical differences were so stark, the group argued about not just whether requests could be accommodated but whether they should be made at all. Hochkammer has always encouraged department heads to be conservative with their budgets throughout his seven-year tenure. And theyve generally complied, with some more conservative than others. He recalled a story from years ago in which the EMS departments request amounted to a $17 increase per resident and he had to remind a voter that while that might not sound high, $17 for every department would add up quickly. Its inappropriate to shoot for the stars and take what you can get, he said, as library director Simons noticeably clicked his pen

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Verona History
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A front-page headline in the Verona Press read, Board OKs assinine (sic) motion for self interest. The motion in question adjourned long meetings to Tuesday, after the newspapers deadline, rather than having the Village Board meet twice a month. Apparently, that upset publisher Henry Schroeder, who pointed out that the matter had inadequate discussion and also wrote an editorial inside the paper arguing that trustees should stay as long as necessary. The county passed a new ordinance that would begin giving town farms and homes street numbers on named roads as soon as the following spring. The new Fischl bowling alley opened in Veronas first industrial park. The 12-lane facility was in a metal building with a brick veneer front and featured automated scoring, a 1,500-square-foot bar and a billiards room. Wayne Zahn, a two-time PBA national champion, demonstrated his skills at the new Kamm-Ann Bowl. A nearly 90-year-old house next door to Millers Supermarket was moved to a property in the township to be rebuilt. Veronas Ken Simmons, a sophomore, began playing for the UW football team as a kicker and backup defensive player. Salem United Church of Christ celebrated its 50th anniversary with special services and a historical program showing old slides, movies and photos. player in the Dodgers organization, coached football, wrestling and baseball and taught elementary P.E. He broke his nose during his second week of coaching football. VERDAD, a community organization concerned with drugs and alcohol, got $3,200 from the city, town and school district for a student assistance program in the school district. The city asked Dane County for a 99-year lease on 30 acres of land that would eventually become Community Park. The request coincided with the unveiling of a draft plan for spending $900,000 to erect three shelter houses, lighted baseball fields, soccer fields, tennis and basketball courts and skating rinks. The cross country team hosted one of the states largest invitationals, with 16 schools and more than 300 runners entered. The Crooks family, who had lived in Verona for 15 years, purchased Paul Reveres Pizza on West Verona Avenue. Local day care provider Sherrie Shay was sentenced to 30 days in jail and four years probation after confessing to abusing a 1-year-old in her care. Richard and Gladean Zurbuchen celebrated their 40th anniversary with an open house. Jim Ferolie

David Phillips was named executive director of the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce, replacing Katie Montgomery. Phillips, now the economic development coordinator for Dane County, set his first priority to have membership reach 100 percent of the business in Verona. The city approved the purchase of flags to aid pedes20 years ago trians as they cross intersec With construction and tions. The flags were for four remodeling in the high school, downtown intersections: Main many students were being Street and Church Avenue, shuttled all over the comVerona Avenue and Legion munity to take classes in the Street, Paoli Street and the library, churches, elemenentrance of Shettler Terrace tary schools and even the and Main Street and Verona American Legion post. Avenue. As many as 350 students A 17-year-old Verona boy each day were taking blocks was taken into custody after of about two hours apiece in damaging a squad car and remote locations. resisting arrest. The city approved its Once subdued, the heavily first volume-based garbage intoxicated boy kicked out the collection program, eliminatrear window of the car, and ing the unlimited garbage refused to stop banging his collection service. Residents head against the side window. were allowed to put up to 50 He was taken to the hospital pounds in a 32-gallon conwhere it was discovered he tainer or pay for an upgraded had a blood alcohol content 64-gallon container. of .207. The idea was to encourage Verona Area School more recycling, but the city District welcomed over 60 30 years ago abandoned that plan after a new teachers and staff mem A state gender equity few years and returned to bers for the 2003-04 school report concluded that Verona unlimited collection. year. school programs needed Verona senior Neil Walker Engineered Construction improvement in eight areas, returned to school after a broke ground on The Draft including womens lockers, busy summer in which he House Bar & Restaurant. sexual harassment policies placed fifth in the Junior The Verona Fire and a committee to address Nationals and participated in Department received a educational equity concerns. It the Olympic Festival in Texas. $28,548 grant from the United noted that 26 of 159 responHe would eventually win two States Fire Federal Emergency dents had been sexually Olympic medals, a silver in Management Agency. harassed at work. 2000 and a bronze in 2004, Veronas girls swimming It also had 12 commendabefore retiring from swimteam easily won the Janesville tions, including efforts to ming in 2008. Relays, led by two relay teams recruit equally, equitable The city began discussing that broke meet records and salaries, child rearing leave for how to develop the Burgenske six other first-place finishes. men and women and a stuproperty on the north side of Elizabeth Misener, Christina dent newspaper with sensitiv- the city. Mayor Art Cresson Bennwitz, Alison Grinde ity to gender equity issues. said he wanted to ensure that and Nichole Triller finished In response to questions affordable housing would be the freshman-sophomore about an eventual U.S. 18-151 in every development we do. 200-yard medley with a time bypass, state officials said The Verona Aquatic Club of 1:58.80; Taryn Felly, Alli no plans were in the works expressed frustration over its Timmins, Becky Zurbuchen yet and probably wouldnt be limited time available in the and Katie OBrien set the until the community asked Verona Natatorium. The club record in the 200 freestyle for it. City officials said area was looking for two hours with a time of 1:46.63. businesses still needed the before each school day and Three Verona softball highway traffic. two hours after in the wake of players were selected to an Community residents in a the Madison Memorial pool all-star team that competed 1976 poll had favored a north- becoming unavailable. in the Iowa, Minnesota and ern bypass even then. It was Angie Lucas, who is still the Wisconsin Tri-State Challenge. eventually constructed to the Nats director, said the VAC Malerie Tanner (first base), south in 1995. uses the pool more than any Nicole Simmons (outfield) The school district other group and that the pool and Dani Olsen (catcher) were changed its boundaries, based had to turn away a couple joined by coach Cindy Suess, on a petition brought a month hundred people for classes who was the coach of the earlier, to provide more repre- the year before. team. sentation outside Verona. The VAC folded earlier this Verona made its third conThe previous setup had year because of a lack of secutive Home Talent League three board members from participation related to having final four, but was knocked Verona and one from each of adequate swim times. out of the tournament after the other four corners of the At the request of the being shut out in its first two district. The new plan provid- school district, Verona police games. ed for one each from Verona, began cracking down on tru Sports Editor Jim Winter Fitchburg and outlying areas ancy with fines up to $200 for accepted the position of editor and four at-large seats. a first offense. of the Oregon Observer, relin Current athletic director Local Vietnam veterans quishing the title of sports ediMark Kryka was one of 16 commemorated National tor for the Unified Newspaper new teachers welcomed to the POW/MIA Week by releasing Group. 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(Rural Homes), and 3 acres from A-2 (Ag) to RH-2 (Rural Homes), and 13.3 acres from A-2 (Ag) to A-2 (8). 4. Close of Public Hearing 5. Discussion and Action on the land use application 6. Discussion of draft future land use map and Dane County rezoning 7. Chairs report 8. Approval of minutes from Oct. 29th 9. Confirm next meeting date 10. Adjourn Dates of Plan Commission meetings will be published with the Town Board Agenda, and full Plan Commission agendas will be posted at Millers Grocery, Town Hall, and the Verona Public Library. Agendas will also be posted 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 hearing notices are published in the Verona Press and sent to property owners adjacent to the subject property. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American With Disabilities Act, needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerks office @ 608-845-7187 or aarnold@town.verona.wi.us . Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting for the purposes of information gathering only, of the Town Board and/or Open Space and Parks Commission. Manfred Enburg, Chair Town of Verona Plan Commission Posted: November, 15, 2013 Hearing notice sent to adjacent property owners November 17, 2013 Published: November 21, 2013 WNAXLP $2,800,000; ISSUANCE OF TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION PROMISSORY NOTES; AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PMA LEVY AND AID ANTICIPATION NOTES PROGRAM Michelle Wiberg and Chris Murphy spoke about the TRAN note and the details of this tax exempt borrowing plan. The district needs to issue TRAN notes annually for cash flow purposes. This year the district will participate in pooled borrowing with several other districts. The Board voted to approve this temporary borrowing plan as presented. Consider action on RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY BORROWING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $7,200,000; ISSUANCE OF TAXABLE TAX AND REVENUE ANTICIPATION PROMISSORY NOTES; AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PMA LEVY AND AID ANTICIPATION NOTES PROGRAM - Michelle Wiberg and Chris Murphy again spoke about the TRAN note and the details of this taxable borrowing plan. Again it was noted why the district has to issue TRAN notes annually as well as details regarding the pooled borrowing plan. The increase in borrowing is the result of the energy projects (BR roof) and the timing of that loan. The Board voted to approve this temporary borrowing plan as presented. Building goals report out for 2012 2013 and building goals for 2013 - 2014 (VAHS / GE / NCS / SOMS) GE Theresa Taylor was unable to attend; will present at next Board meeting. Jim Ruder attended to give an update on New Century goal results and goals for 2013-2014. Pam Hammen, Rita Mortensen, Dani Koenig and Annelies Howell attended to review the High School goal results from 2012-2013. More detailed results will be sent to the Board via email tomorrow. Sandy Eskrich, Kim Schauf, Katie Aspen and Frank Devereaux attended to give an update on Savanna Oaks goal results and goals for 2013-2014. Pam added that they will continue with the same goals for 2013-2014. Update on personalized learning lab at Savanna Oaks Middle School Thanked the Board for the opportunity that has allowed 11 teachers to work on this project and invited them in to see what is happening with the project. The teachers spoke on the uniqueness, hard work and time and money struggle that this project presented. Frank gave a brief presentation showcasing the template of personalized learning plan. The group acknowledged that the role of the teacher has changed from telling to guiding students. No concerns from parents so far. Parent involvement has included open house, email, website and videos with conferences run by the students to occur in the future. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT Update on device check out procedures and Internet filtering Betty Wottreng explained that for quite a few years, the district has had mobile devices that students have used but the devices have always stayed on campus. It is getting to a point where staff would like to allow these devices to go off campus. Betty indicated that they would like to put together a draft policy for review that would include expectations, care, liability, etc. They are reviewing documents from other places and hope to bring this to the Board in the near future. In addition, Betty talked about Internet filtering. She indicated that if anything is through our Internet, it is filtered and we have clear language on that. What isnt clear is if a student takes a device home. Betty would like to see the district takes the stand that we would filter the same way if the device is at a students home. The challenge is to determine the liability factor. Some districts cover the entire cost. Preliminary estimates are in the $25 per unit range. Some districts have an agreement where the family covers a portion of the cost or charge a user fee. Betty will work with Nancy Dorman from WASB on the draft policy. Update on biennium budget implementation - Donna Behn attended to talk about a notice from DPI that gave a summary about implementation updates for the biennium budget. This included information about Common Core, Statewide Information System, Educator Effectiveness, Next Generation Assessments / ACT Suite, and Academic and Career plans. A major concern with Common Core comes from whether or not school districts will be able to handle the costs of the assessments or the technology to administer the tests. As for the Statewide Information System. the state is no longer planning on going to a singular student information system so the district will still have the ability to use Powerschool. With regard to Educator Effectiveness, Donna indicated that Educator Effectiveness will be required for all school districts starting the 201415 school year. This will eventually impact all of our classroom teachers and all principals. Principals have been going through the evaluator certification process through Teachscape this summer. Donna and Jason Olson will be out at the buildings to talk with staff about specifics of Educator Effectiveness. Lastly, as part of the next generation assessments at the high school, the Explore / Plan / ACT Suite will most likely replace WKCE. They need to be sure those tests align with the common core so there likely will be something added to the tests. The state will pick up the costs of the 9th and 11th grade test that we currently give so this will be a benefit to the district. Update on enrollment Dean reviewed current preliminary enrollment. The district total is currently 5389 and that includes 4K and open enrollment as well. Update on open enrollment Dean reviewed the open enrollment numbers. There are 76 confirmed open enrollment students in and 34 confirmed open enrollment students out. Reminder back to school staff meeting Dean reminded the Board of the all staff gathering on August 30th. There will be breakfast in the Commons at the high school at 7:30. Then they will move to the PAC at 8:00 for the all staff presentation. Denny is unable to attend this year. Ken will attend in his place. The Keynote is Calvin Terrell. The session will be recorded. There is also an afternoon session with Calvin Terrell at 1:00 for staff to talk with him and ask questions. Then at 2:30, he will meet with a group of students from the high school. PERSONNEL ITEMS Consider approval of teaching contracts Motion (Behnke) second (Zook) to approve the teaching contracts for Amanda Auger, Britta Baumberger, Theresa Brown, Stephanie Coyle, Kim Feller-Janus, Tammy Holtan Arnol, Rebecca Phelps and Megan Marten. Motion carried (7-0). Consider release from contract Motion (Behnke) second (Porter) to approve the release from contract for Melissa Connors. Motion carried (7-0). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES Denny reviewed the future meeting dates. COMMITTEE REPORTS Building, Grounds and Transportation Committee Jeannie reported that the committee met on August 2nd. The primary discussion item was brought by the bus company with concerns about the length of time it will take for bus routes that pass through the construction zones. They requested that we look at dropping off elementary students 10 minutes early. The road construction projects are estimated to be a five-year project and we dont know what is going to happen with the traffic patterns so the committee decided to table it and react as needed. An alternative option could be splitting the route. It is about $50,000 to add a bus route. The committee also talked about summer maintenance projects. Brian (Miller) attended and gave an update on the Badger Ridge roof. Completion is on schedule. In addition, he reported on school entries, card access, indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, boiler installation, the greenhouse cover/curtain, and September cleaning. Dean gave a shout out to Ken Kietzke and his guys for all the work they have done over the summer. Finance Committee Motion (Zook) second (McCulley) to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $3,730,339.48. Motion carried (7-0). Personnel Committee has not met. Adjourn Motion (Behnke) second (McCulley) to adjourn at 8:16 p.m. Motion carried (7-0). Published: November 21, 2013 WNAXLP been working closely with Nancy Dorman, policy advisor with WASB on these changes. The proposed changes follow changes to the law enacted in summer of 2011. This was the first reading of these proposed changes so no action was taken. Consider action on RESOLUTION TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT ON NONRECURRING BASIS (Energy Efficiency Measures) - This is the first of two resolutions under consideration for energy efficiency work. The annual energy savings from the expenditures referenced in these two resolutions exceeds $188,000 per year Chris Murphy spoke about the energy efficiency projects approved last June. The first of two resolutions is a one-time exceeding the revenue cap for $1.5 million in 2013-2014 only to help pay for some projects. For borrowing purposes, the length of the note is 10 years paying only principal and interest. Each fall, the Board decides rather to exceed the revenue cap to pay the principal and interest on this loan. The Board voted to approve the resolution as presented. Motion (Zook) second (McCulley) to approve the RESOLUTION TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT ON NONRECURRING BASIS (Energy Efficiency Measures). Motion carried (7-0). BE IT RESOLVED that the School Board of the Verona Area School District hereby exercises its authority under s. 121.91(4)(o), Wis. Stats., to exceed the revenue limit on a non-recurring basis by an amount the district will spend on new energy efficiency measures for the 2013-2014 school year. The amount to be levied in excess of the revenue cap and expended is $1,496,863. The board has identified the following required performance indicators that will measure the energy savings and/or energy cost avoidance in an amount equal to the exemption request and will include a timeline: Annual utility cost savings are estimated at $ 5,047 per year a period of time of at least twenty-five years for new roof, cooling towers, boilers and security. An evaluation of the energy performance indicators will be included as an addendum in the required 20142015 published budget summary document per s. 65.90, Wis. Stats., and in the school districts newsletter or in the published minutes of the school board meeting. Consider action on RESOLUTION TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT ON NONRECURRING BASIS (Debt Service Payments on Energy Efficiency Measures) This is the second of two resolutions under consideration for energy efficiency work. The annual energy savings from the expenditures referenced in these two resolutions exceeds $188,000 per year The Board voted to approve the resolution as presented. Motion (Zook) second (McCulley) to approve the RESOLUTION TO EXCEED REVENUE LIMIT ON NON-RECURRING BASIS (Debt Service Payments on Energy Efficiency Measures). Motion carried (7-0). ************** BE IT RESOLVED that the School Board of the Verona Area School District hereby exercises its authority under s. 121.91(4) (o), Wis. Stats., to exceed the revenue limit on a non-recurring basis by an amount the district will spend on principal and interest payments for calendar year 2014 for debt issued for new energy efficiency measures for the 2013-2014 school year. The amount to be levied in excess of the revenue cap is $279,496 and the amount expended is $2,900,000. The board has identified the following required performance indicators that will measure the energy savings and/or energy cost avoidance in an amount equal to the exemption request and will include a timeline: Annual utility cost savings are estimated at $ 183,604 per year for a period of time of at least twenty-five years for indoor lighting, outdoor lighting, HVAC upgrades, water conservation and building envelope. An evaluation of the energy performance indicators will be included as an addendum in the required 2014-2015 published budget summary document per s. 65.90, Wis. Stats., and in the school districts newsletter or in the published minutes of the school board meeting. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT Review of North Stoner Prairie neighborhood plans Chris and Dean attended a meeting on September 10th. No further update and no further plans or meetings at this point. Update on enrollment Dean disturbed a District-wide enrollment snapshot as of September 23rd inclusive of open enrollment. Overall, the trend is positive and we appear to be +34 students from projected enrollment. Hot spots in HS, middle schools; CV up and down, currently 14 under. Dean also noted the decline in Pre-K enrollment from last year as parents are choosing not to enroll their kids for reasons that include affordability of wrap around care and transportation issues. This is not the official third Friday count as we have a few weeks yet to verify student enrollment. Update on open enrollment Dean distributed a District-wide open enrollment snapshot as of September 23rd. In summary, the District is currently net ~ +157 students. Update on SAGE enrollments Currently in compliance with SAGE on all levels and sites. There are two classrooms, one at Sugar Creek and the other at Country View where two teachers are in one classroom permissible under SAGE if the ratio does not exceed 30 students to two teachers. Update on Innovation Grants Dean reported that the committee met September 20th, reviewed the last year application process. We will be converting to online application and that that is currently being created and will be available soon. The new deadline will be mid November and recommendations for grants to be funded are estimated to go to the Board in December. Update on T.I.F. Renee gave a brief update on proposed changes to TIF 6 in Fitchburg (includes are around orchard Pointe). The Review Board (which includes one member from the VASD School Board) met September 18th and voted to approve and accept expansion. PERSONNEL ITEMS Consider approval of teaching contracts Motion (Porter) second (Gauthier) to approve the teaching contract for Brittany Milz Motion carried (7-0) FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES Denny reviewed the future meeting dates. COMMITTEE REPORTS Building, Grounds and Transportation Committee Amy reported that the committee met on September 13th. The committee discussed the renovation of the Project Lead the Way classrooms, bus routes and issues and the possibility of propane buses with First Student representative Minerva Gonzalez in attendance at the meeting. The committee also discussed the possibility of resurfacing the tennis courts and summer maintenance issues. Amy also noted that the HS has a new donor sign at the football stadium. Also discussed was an update on the many maintenance projects that have been taking place over the summer (lighting, boilers, other HVAC work etc.) Denny added that he attended the downtown committee meeting on September 16th and the draft report to the community is almost completed. The city is looking into addressing traffic issues in the downtown area of Verona. Finance Committee Renee reported that the committee met today at 6:30 p.m. primarily to discuss the energy efficiency resolutions on todays agenda. Renee also noted that the equalized evaluations numbers should be released November 1st. Motion (Zook) second (McCulley) to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $3,689, 292.90. Motion carried (7-0). Personnel Committee Ken reported that the committee has not met. ADJOURN to closed session Motion (Porter) second (Zook) to adjourn at 9:45 p.m. to closed session per WI Statute 19.85 (1) (g) for the purpose of conferring with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the school board with respect to two potential litigation matters in which it is or is likely to become involved. Roll call to vote: Almond-Yes; Porter-Yes; Gauthier-Yes; Behnke-Yes; Beres-Yes; ZookYes; McCulley-Yes. Motion carried (7-0). Adjourned from closed session Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) at 10:30 p.m. Motion carried (7-0). Published: November 21, 2013 WNAXLP ***

Case No. 13CV898 In the matter of the name change of: Devin James Parker By (Petitioner) Hollie Marie Rowan NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Devin James Parker To: Devin James Rowan Birth Certificate: Devin James Parker IT IS ORDERED: This petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Dane County, State of Wisconsin: Judges Name: Daniel T. Dillon Place: Rock County Courthouse 51 S Main Street Janesville, WI 53545 Date: December 3, 2013 Time: 1:30 p.m. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three (3) weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the Stoughton Courier Hub a newspaper publication in Dane County, State of Wisconsin. BY THE COURT: Daniel T. Dillon Circuit Court Judge August 1, 2013 Published: November 7, 14, and 21, 2013 WNAXLP

The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday December 2, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, for the following planning and zoning matters: 1) Conditional Use Permit for a proposed communication tower located at 451 East Verona Avenue (Community Park) to allow for the construction of a cell-phone monopole. 2) Zoning Text Amendment to repeal and recreate Section 13-1-376 relating to fees and payment of financial obligations. Specifically, the proposed Ordinance amendment will deem zoning applications incomplete if the person, firm, or corporation applying has unpaid and overdue property taxes, special assessments, sanitary hookup fees, park fees, impact fees, building permit fees, erosion control and stormwater management fees, and fees or charges owed pursuant an agreement. 3) Subdivision Regulations text amendment to create Section 14-1-91 relating to payment of financial obligations. Specifically, the proposed Ordinance amendment will deem subdivision applications incomplete if the person, firm, or corporation applying has unpaid and overdue property taxes, special assessments, sanitary hookup fees, park fees, impact fees, building permit fees, erosion control and stormwater management fees, and fees or charges owed pursuant an agreement. Interested persons may comment on these planning and zoning matters during the public hearing at the December 2nd Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations on this matter, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for a final decision on Monday, December 9th. Contact Adam Sayre, Director of Planning and Development, at 848-9941 for more information on these items or to receive copies of the submittals. Kami Lynch, City Clerk Published: November 14 and 21, 2013 WNAXLP

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at an election is to be held in the City of Verona and Town of Verona on Tuesday, April 1, 2014, the following officers are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The term for all offices is for two years beginning on Tuesday, April 15, 2014. City of Verona Office, Incumbent Alderperson District 1, William Mac McGilvray Alderperson District 2, Scott Manley Alderperson District 3, Brad Stiner Alderperson District 4, Michael Bare Mayor, Jon Hochkammer Information concerning City Aldermanic District Boundaries may be obtained at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona, WI 53593 or on the City Website at www. ci.verona.wi.us Town of Verona Office, Incumbent Town Board Third Supervisor, Manfred Enburg Town Board Fourth Supervisor, Mark Geller NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2013 and the final day for filing nomination papers is 5:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, in the office of the municipal clerk. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Done in the Town of Verona, on November 21, 2013. Kami Lynch, Clerk, City of Verona John Wright, Clerk/Treasurer, Town of Verona Published: November 21, 2013 WNAXLP

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*** TOWN OF VERONA PLAN COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING AND REGULAR MEETING AGENDA Regular meeting @ 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 26, 2013 Town of Verona Hall 335 North Nine Mound Rd
1. Call to Order/Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda @ 6:30 p.m. 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. Public Hearing for Land Use Change Application dated Nov 6, 2013 for property located at 7222/7226 Pine Row Rd. submitted by Sharon Edwards. The purpose of the application is to allow for an increase in lot size in order to have horse through the rezoning of 2 acres from A-1Ex (Exclusive Ag) to RH-2

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an election will be held for school board members in the Verona Area School District on Tuesday, April 1, 2014. Persons will be elected to fill the offices listed below. The incumbents, as well as the length of term for each office, are also indicated. All elected members will take an Oath of Office on or prior to Monday, April 28, 2014. Office, Incumbent Portion 3, City of Verona (3-year term), Dennis Beres At-Large (3-year term), Jeannie Porter NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that any qualified elector of the Verona Area School District desiring to be a candidate for a position on the School Board must file a Campaign Registration Statement, a Declaration of Candidacy, and Nomination Papers containing between 100 and 200 signatures. Nomination Papers may not be circulated until December 1, 2013. Electors may obtain forms from the District Administration Building, 700 N. Main Street, Verona, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. Or, forms may be downloaded at http://gab.wi.gov/. In order to appear on the ballot, candidates must file completed forms in the District Administration Building or with Kenneth Behnke, Clerk, no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. A description of the school district boundaries can be obtained from the school district office. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if a primary election is necessary, it will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Dated this 11th day of November 2013 Kenneth L. Behnke, District Clerk Published: November 21, 2013 WNAXLP

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The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, September 9, 2013 in the District Administration Building. Board President Dennis Beres called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. Clerk Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was properly noticed. Present: Renee Zook, John McCulley, Jeannie Porter, Dennis Beres, Ken Behnke, Joanne Gauthier, and Amy Almond Recognition of Seth Jovaag Seth has covered the Verona Area School District as a reporter for the Verona Press for the past 7 years. Dean appreciates Seth for the great job he has done all he has written about the kids and the district and presented Seth with a plaque on behalf of the Board and the district. Seth will be freelancing for several outlets including WI Public Radio, Isthmus and his current company. Dean introduced and welcomed Seths replacement, Scott Girard. Recognition of Carmen Olson Carmen has served as Deans assistant and the Board secretary for the past 7 years. Dean appreciates Carmen for all her hard work and dedication and she will truly be missed. Ken will especially miss her for all her hard work with the Board election administration. Carmen will be returning to CUNA Mutual where she previously worked for 19 years. Dean presented Carmen with a plaque in recognition of her service and wished her well on her new position. Audience portion Dean introduced and welcomed Pertrona Latson who will be taking over as his assistant and the Board secretary. Announcements PEOPLE Program Awards-VAHS students Phillip Rudnitzsky and John Vang PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) is run through UW Madison. The framework for the program is that students from around WI are able to apply as early as elementary students to take part in the program. If they are successful they are able to gain time spent on UW Madison campus during the summer and ultimately they receive a tuition scholarship to one of the UW system schools. Two Verona students Phillip Rudnitzsky and Johnny Vang were recently recognized for outstanding participation and scholarship. Dean recognized and congratulated Phillip and Johnny for their great work. BOARD BUSINESS Consider approval of minutes Motion (Zook) second (Porter) to approve the minutes from the August 19, 2013 Annual Meeting. Motion carried (6-0-1). Amy Abstained. Motion (Zook) second (Porter) to approve the minutes from the August 19, 2013 Board Meeting. Motion carried (6-0-1). Amy Abstained. Consider action on RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY BORROWING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED

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The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, September 23, 2013 in the District Administration Building. Board President Dennis Beres called the meeting to order at 7:09 p.m. Vice President Amy Almond confirmed the meeting was properly noticed. Present: Renee Zook, John McCulley, Jeannie Porter, Dennis Beres, Ken Behnke (arrived at 7:14 p.m.), Joanne Gauthier (arrived at 7:14 p.m.), and Amy Almond Student recognition Students from Sugar Creek were recognized at the Board meeting outstanding achievement. America Pineda, Olivia Swain, George Robards, Paige Waller, Adrianna Orozco, Anna Sophia Tsiolis and Brock Prough received certificates of recognition. Ava Kharin, Michelle Baeza-Murillo and Julisa Martinez-Procopio were unable to attend. Student council report There was no one present to speak to the Board. Audience Portion David Herbst, resident of Verona addressed the Board regarding the districts middle school seating area at the high school football games. He would like to have students who reside in Verona but attend schools outside the district to have access to the middle school seating area at games claiming the current practice prohibiting such to be discriminatory. Announcements Dean announced that the Verona Public Library received the 2013 Wisconsin Library of the Year Award. BOARD BUSINESS Consider approval of minutes - Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the minutes from the September 9, 2013 Board Meeting. Motion carried (7-0). Building goals report out for 2012 2013 and building goals for 2013 - 2014 (CKCS / SC / GE / SP) Todd Brunner attended to give an update on Sugar Creek goal results and goals for 2013-2014. Todd and Theresa Taylor (GE) spoke about Focus School and the success of the program. Theresa also gave an update on Glacier Edge goal results and goals for 2013-2014. Brett Stousland, of Core Knowledge Charter School attended to give an update on CKCS goal results and goals for 2013-2014. Mike Pisani and Janet Farnan attended to give an update on Stoner Prairies 20132014 goals. Michelle Nummerdor gave an update on goal results and 2013-2014 goals. First reading on proposed changes to Board Policy 423, Board Rule 423 (1) and Board Rule 423 (2)- Full Time Public School Open Enrollment John Schmitt attended to update the Board on the proposed changes to the Open Enrollment policy and Board Rules. John has

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MY COMPUTER WORKS - Computer Problems? Viruses, Spyware, Email, Printer Issues, Bad Internet Connections - FIX IT NOW! Professional, US based technicians. $25 off service. Call for immediate help. 888-885-7944 (wcan) ONE CALL Does it All! Fast and Reliable Electrical Repair and Installations. Call 800-757-0383 (wcan) ONE CALL Does it All! Fast and Reliable Electrical Repair and Installations. Call 800-757-0383 (wcan)

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL builds peace and understanding through education. For more info visit www.rotary.org. This message provided by PaperChain & your local community paper. (wcan)

355 RECREATIOnAL VEHICLES

BROWN DEER Family Daycare Stoughton / Pleasant Springs Licensed Family Childcare 23 yrs. experience. Full & Part Time Openings Available. $160p/ week. Music Program - Indoor Slide. 608-873-0711. Location - Experience - References. On our website at: www. browndeerdaycare.com INFANT/TODDLER CARE Available in loving home. Small group. 30 years of experience. For more information call Julie 608-873-1926 or 608-719-9686.

550 InSURAnCE

SUPER TOOL/BLACK FRIDAY SALE through 12/2! WoodworkersDepot.com M-F 8-6, Sat. 8-4. Oneida St. off Hwy 41, right at subway. 2965 Ramada Way, Green Bay. 800-891-9003 (wcan) THE Verona Press CLASSIFIEDS, the best place to buy or sell. Call 8459559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

4 MILLION Liquidation! 200 Pontoons & Fiberglass must go! Buy it, Trade it, Store it for FREE! Pay later! This sale will not last! Finance 866-955-2628. americanmarine.com (wcan) ATVS SCOOTERS & Go-Karts. Youth ATV's & Scooters (80mpg) @ $49/mo. Sport & 4x4 Atv's @ $69/mo. American Marine & Motorsports, Schawano =Save= 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

554 LAnDSCApIng, LAwn, TREE & GARDEn WORK

SAVE MONEY On Auto Incurance from the major names you trust. No forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now! 888-708-0274 (wcan)

ONE CALL DOES IT ALL! Fast and Reliable Handyman Services. Call ServiceLive and get referred to a pro today. Call 800-604-2193 (wcan) RECOVER PAINTING Currently offering winter discounts on all painting, drywall and carpentry. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of experience. Call 608-270-0440.

516 CLEAnIng SERvICES

548 HOmE ImpROvEmEnT

HOME & OFFICE Cleaning Detailed, affordable, dependable. 608-444-4916 / 608-514-2177 A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction/Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791

SNOWMARE ENTERPRISES Property Maintenance Snow Removal 608-219-1214

572 SnOw REmOvAL

PLOWING, BLOWING, Residential and commercial. 608-873-7038

558 PHOTOgRApHY

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Park Verona Apartments - Rent based on 30% of your income. Housing for seniors 62 or better, or persons with a disability of any age. Pet friendly, income restrictions apply. One and two bedroom apartments available. Call 1-800-346-8581 for an application.

560 PROFESSIOnAL SERvICES

JOY'S PHOTOGRAPHY We capture memories forever! Any event. Joy 608-712-6286 www.joysphotoservices.com

SNOW REMOVAL For Brooklyn, Oregon, Evansville and surrounding areas. Insured. Residential/Commercial. 608513-8572 or 608-206-1548

586 TV, VCR & ELECTROnICS REpAIR

ALL THINGS BASEMENTY! Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all your basement needs! Waterproofing? Finishing? Structural Repairs? Humidity and Mold Control? Free Estimates! Call 888-9298307 (wcan) HALLINAN-PAINTING WALLPAPERING **Great-Fall-Rates** 30 + Years Professional European-Craftsmanship Free-Estimates References/Insured Arthur Hallinan 608-455-3377 THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

AIR CONDITIONER SALES, Service and Installation. All pros are pre-screened and relentlessly reviewed! Call now for a no obligation estimate. 800-807-8559 (wcan) ALL ADDS UP BOOKEEPING Payroll, Receivables, Payables, Inventory, Sales Tax. 15 years Quickbooks Experience. 608-692-1899 APPLIANCE REPAIR We fix it no matter where you bought it from! 800-624-0719 (wcan)

REDUCE YOUR Cable Bill! Get wholehome Satellite system installed at NO COST and programming starting at $19.99/mo. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade to new callers, so call now. 888-544-0273 wcan

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Wisconsin Management Company

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Increase Your sales opportunities reach over 1.2 million households! Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System. For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.

MULTIPLE HOME Window replacement or installation. All pros are pre-screened and relentlessly reviewed. Call now for a no obligation estimate. 800-871-1093 (wcan)

ESTATE SALE Oregon, 904 Foxboro Friday, Nov 22 (8:30-4) Saturday, Nov 23 (8:30-1:00) Quality pieces including leather easy chair, unique 4 piece bookcase, cushioned rattan chair & rocker, bedroom sets, bookcases, bar stools, trunks, table and 4 chairs, formica table, bedding, lamps, area rugs, art, collectibles, crocks, glassware, kitchenware, toys, books, tools, hardware, bike, treadmill, Christmas decorations. See craigslist for pictures. THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER OTR Drivers Needed Above Avg. Mileage Pay. Avg. 2500-3500 Miles/WK 100% No Touch. Full Benefits W/401K. 12 Months CDL/A Experience 1-888-5459351 Ext 13 www.doublejtransport.com (CNOW) Knight Refrigerated CDL-A Truck Drivers Needed. Get Paid Daily or Weekly. Consistent Miles. Pay Incentive & Benefits! Become a Knight of the Road. EOE. 855-8766079 (CNOW) OTR Company Drivers, Class A CDL, 23 yrs of age. Health insurance, Dental/Vision. Pd Vacation & Company matched 401K. Safety/Performance Incentives. Home time. Call Monson and Sons @ 1-800-463-4097 or ext 110. EOE. (CNOW) Drivers: Class A CDL Tractor/Trailer Daycab Drivers Wanted. Competitive Pay, Frequent Home Time. JOIN THE DEBOER trans TEAM NOW! 800-825-8511 www. drivedeboer.com (CNOW) Drivers-CDL-A Train and work for us! Professional, focused CDL training available. Choose Company Driver, Owner Operator, Lease Operator or Lease Trainer. (877) 369-7893 www.CentralTruckDrivingJobs. com (CNOW)

Gordon Trucking CDL-A Truck Drivers. Up to $5,000 Sign-on Bonus & $.56 CPM! Solo & Teams, Full Benefits, Excellent Hometime, No Northeast. EOE Call 7 days/wk! 866-565-0569 GordonTrucking.com (CNOW) LAND FOR SALE For sale 4.75 acre lot with pond stacked with fish. Close to lakes and streams and Nicolet Forest. Electric, natural gas. 13592 Lower Dam Road, 54149. 715-2767571 (CNOW)

MISCELLANEOUS THIS SPOT FOR SALE! Place a 25 word classified ad in 180 newspapers in Wisconsin for $300. Call 800-2277636 or this newspaper. Www.cnaads.com (CNOW)

SPORTING GOODS MADISON GUN SHOW November 29-30. Madison Marriott, 1313 John Q Hammons Dr., Middleton, WI. Fri 3-8pm, Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 9am-3pm. Admission:$7. 14 & Under FREE. Register to win FREE deer rifle! Buy/Sell/Trade 608-752-6677 www.bobandrocco.com (CNOW)

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VERONA 2 Bedroom Apartment $690 in a small 24 unit building. Includes heat, hot water, water & sewer, off-street parking, fully carpeted, dishwasher and coin operated laundry and storage in basement. Convenient to Madison's west side. Call KC at 608-273-0228 to view your new home.

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666 MEDICAL & HEALTH SUppLIES

606 ARTICLES FOR SALE

MEDICAL ALERT FOR SENIORS - 24/7 monitoring. Free Equipment. Free shipping. Nationwide Services. $29.95/month Call Medical Guardian today. 877-8636622 (wcan)

ELLIPTIX CROSS TRAINER 3000, slightly used $200. Twin mattress, good condition $25. Twin bedframe $15. Plastic storage bins, different sizes $30 takes all. Collection of childrens books, like new, Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and more $15. Body by Jake thigh and leg machine $20. 608- 509-6141 JACK LALANE Juicer, used once. $50.00/obo 608-220-3329 INVERSION TABLE Brand new. $75.00/obo 608-220-3329

SAFE STEP WALK-IN TUB Alert for Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American made. Installation included. Call 888960-4522 for $750. off (wcan)

DIRECTV OVER 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call now! Triple Savings. $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free! Start saving today. 800-320-2429 (wcan) DISH TV RETAILER. Starting at $19.99/ mo for 12 mos. High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/month (where available) Save! Ask about same day installation! Call now 800-374-3940 (WCAN)

720 ApARTmEnTS

668 MUSICAL InSTRUmEnTS

638 COnSTRUCTIOn & InDUSTRIAL EQUIpmEnT

REAL LAMBSKIN slippers, mittens, gloves, hats and more. Colicky baby? A real lambskin will put them to sleep. Golden Touch Lambskin 608-274-0826

AMP: LINE 6 Spider IV 75 watt guitar amp. Tons of built in effects, tuner, and recording options. Like new, rarely used, less than 2 years old. Asking $250 OBO. call 608-575-5984

SAVE ON CABLE TV, Internet, Digital Phone, Satellite. You've Got A Choice! Options from ALL major service providers. Call us to learn more! CALL Today. 888-714-5772 (wcan)

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+, has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $695 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. 608-877-9388 Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 STOUGHTON 2BR $710-$725 includes heat, water/sewer. No dogs, 1 cat is Ok. EHO. 608-222-1981 ext 2 or 3. HOLLANDALE COUNTRY Home on working farmette. 3 bedroom, 2 bath Laundry off kitchen. Approx. 1700 sq. ft, 2 car plus detached garage, all appliances. Landowner plows driveway. No animals, no smoking. 35 minutes to Epic. Completely renovated: electrical, plumbing, insulation. $1100. month Call Cathy 608-967-2481.

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

STOUGHTON 209 E Main St. Retail or Office space. 1000 sq ft. Beautifully remodeled. $766. per month utilities included. 608-271-0101 STOUGHTON 211 E Main St. 3400 sq. ft. Retail space plus 1800 sq. ft. display or storage space. Beautifully remodeled $1900/mo plus utilities. 608271-0101 STOUGHTON 307 S Forrest Retail or Office space. 400 sq. ft. $299/ month utilities included. 608-271-0101 VERONA- OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 1000 Sq Ft.$500 +Utilities. 608-575-2211 or 608-845-2052

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GUITAR: FENDER American made Standard Stratocaster guitar. Tobacco burst finish, mint condition. Includes tremelo bar, straplocks, and custom fitted Fender hard-shell case. Asking $950 OBO. Call 608-575-5984

646 FIREpLACES, FURnACES/WOOD, FUEL

FARMI 3PT Logging Winch's, Valby 3pt PTO Chippers, New 3pt Rototillers, Loader Attachments and 3pt Attachments, New Log Splitters. www. threeriversforestry.com (866) 638-7885 (wcan)

672 PETS

NSDR AUSTRALIAN Shepherd Puppies, 10 weeks old. Vet checked, first shots. $350-$600. 574-606-6363

676 PLAnTS & FLOwERS

705 REnTALS

WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114.

TOP PRICES Any Scrap Metal Cars/Batteries/Farm Equipment Free appliance pick up Property clean out. Honest Fully insured. U call/We haul. 608-444-5496

740 HOUSES FOR REnT

820 MISC. InvESTmEnT PROpERTY FOR SALE

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Near Copper Harbor, MI. 320 wooded acres. $750 per acre OBO. CFR tax. Terms available. Will divide. 715-478-2085 (wcan)

870 RESIDEnTIAL LOTS

ANTHROCITE COAL in 50 lb bags. Clean burning. 4 sizes available. Prices starting at $10.50 per bag. 920-838-2200 (wcan) FOR SALE Oak firewood, seasoned and split. Delivered. 608-843-5961

PROFLOWERS SEND Bouquets for any occasion. Birthday, Anniversary or Just Because! Take 20% off your order over $29! Go to www.Proflowers.com/ActNow or call 877-592-7090 (wcan)

680 SEASOnAL ARTICLES

2 BEDROOM Townhouse apartment w/ full basement on Racetrack Rd-Stoughton $775/mo includes utilities. No Pets. Security deposit and references are required. Available Now for an approved applicant. Call 608-241-6609 GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 Bedroom Units available starting at $695 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON BERGAMONT Duplex. 3 BR, 2.5 Bath, 2 fireplaces, 2 car garage, finished lower level, screened porch. Available December 1 $1600+ 608-212-0420 STOUGHTON- 105 West ST. 2 bedroom, appliances, water, heat, A/C, ceiling fan included, on site laundry. Well kept and maintained. On site manager. Next to Park. $710 per month. 608-238-3815 THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

750 STORAgE SpACES FOR REnT

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904

ALPINE MEADOWS Oregon Hwy CC. Only 8 lots remaining! Choose your own builder 608-215-5895

970 HORSES

801 OFFICE SpACE FOR REnT

FRATELLI II - Verona's newest Professional Office/ Retail Building - Conveniently located at corner of Whalen Rd and Kimball Lane - Easy access to Hwy 151 to downtown Madison - Design your own layout (generous build-out allowance) - 400-6,000 Sq Ft - Occupancy 60-90days Fratelli I - Last office/retail condo suite - 1894 sq ft - Purchase or lease Metro Real Estate 608-575-9700 OREGON OFFICE SPACE 500 sq ft, 2 room suite with signage. 120 Janesville St. Call 608-575-1128

648 FOOD & DRInK

ENJOY 100%GUARANTEED, delivered to the door Omaha Steaks! SAVE 74% plus 4 FREE burgers - The Family Value Combo - ONLY $39.99. ORDER today. 888-676-2750 Use Code 48643XMT or www.OmahaSteaks.com/mbff79 (wcan)

688 SpORTIng GOODS & RECREATIOnAL

PERSONAL CREATIONSPersonalized holiday gifts. Order now for 25% off your order of $19.00 or more. (regular priced) Redeem this offer- www. PersonalCreations.com/bargain or Call 800-718-0922 (wcan)

SHARI'S BERRIES: ORDER mouthwatering gifts for any occasion. SAVE 20% on qualifying gifts over $29. Fresh Dipped Berries starting at $19.99. Call 888-479-6008 or Visit www.berries.com/ happy (wcan)

WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" NOW. American Marine & Motorsports Super Center, Shawno. 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.com (wcan).

652 GARAgE SALES

690 WAnTED

STOUGHTON- 2558 Cty N Nov/21-23 9-6. Heated-Garage. Multifamily. See Craigslist THEY SAY people dont read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you? Call now to place your ad, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

CLASSIFIEDS, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

DONATE YOUR CARFAST FREE TOWING 24 hr. Response - TaX Deduction United Breast Cancer FOUNDATION Providing Free Mammograms & Breast Cancer Info. 866-343-6603 (wcan)

DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 CLASSIFIEDS, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Verona Press unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 8459559, 873-6671 or 835-6677. CLASSIFIEDS, 845-9559, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411

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WALMERS TACK SHOP 16379 W. Milbrandt Road Evansville, WI 608-882-5725

FULL-TIME DRIVERS FOR REGIONAL WORK

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Healthcare Employment Opportunities

Dietitian (Clinical Team Lead): Full-time clinical nutrition leadership opportunity. Foundation Director & Grant Writer: Full-time salaried management position. Family Nurse Practitioner: seeking parttime to full-time NP for clinic and inpatient work To nd out more detailed information about all open positions and to apply, go to our website at www.uplandhillshealth.org.

NOW HIRING!
McFarland Oregon Stoughton Verona
Guest Service Co-Workers Shift Leader
Full & Part Time 1st/2nd/3rd Shifts $9.90 - $12.60 per hour (based on experience) $11.70 - $15.05 per hour (based on experience)

Tractor-trailer drivers needed for the Walgreens Private Fleet Operation based in Windsor, WI. Drivers make hand deliveries to Walgreens stores within a regional area (WI, IL, IA, MN, ND, SD). Workweek is Tues. ~ Sat. All drivers must be willing & able to unload freight. * Earn $21.25/hour (OT after 8 hours) or $0.4650/mile * Full Benet Pkg. includes Life, Dental, Disability & Health Insurance with Prescription Card * 401k Pension Program with Company Contribution * Paid Holidays & Vacation * Home every day except for occasional layover Drivers must be over 24 years old, have 18 months tractor trailer exp. or 6 months T/T exp. with a certicate from an accredited driving school & meet all DOT requirements.

$1,500 SIGN-ON BONUS $750 GUARANTEE WKLY

Assistant Food Service Leader

Check out our Industry Leading Benefits!
40% Profit Sharing 401k Program Cash Bonuses Incentive Programs Vacation Pay Sick & Disability Pay Medical/Dental/Vision Life Insurance Group Cancer & Accident Policies Scholarship Program More!

$10.60 - $13.70 per hour (based on experience)

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Apply online: www.kwiktrip.com

Send resume to b.kriel@callcpc.com or call CPC Logistics at 1-800-914-3755

OUTSIDE ADVERTISING SALES CONSULTANT

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

Specialized Light Assembly, full or part-time

The work requires energetic people that can work on their feet for periods of 4-6 hours, must have excellent eye/hand coordination and hand/nger dexterity. Work requires assembling parts either individually or as part of a team at the rate of 200 300 per hour. Work shifts are 4 - 8 hours/day, Monday Friday, between the hours of 5 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Assemblers Fabricators Material Handlers

Sub-Zero, Inc. and Wolf Appliance, Inc., the premier provider of quality appliances is seeking Assemblers, Fabricators and Material Handlers to join our 2nd and 3rd shift manufacturing teams at our Fitchburg facilities. We offer a clean, climate controlled environment. Sub-Zero/ Wolf offers competitive compensation plus incentive pay and shift differential. Benefits offered include: medical, dental, vision insurance, free life insurance, pension, 401k, holidays, vacation and personal days. Qualification testing may be required. EOE. Apply online at www.subzero-wolf.com.

Production Positions, Plastic Molding, full-time

This work requires operating plastic molding machines in a high tech facility. Prior experience in plastic manufacturing is required. Should be mechanically inclined in order to help maintain the equipment as necessary. Must have shift exibility. EOE

For consideration, apply online at www.wcinet.com/careers

Oregon Observer, Stoughton Courier Hub, Verona Press, The Great Dane Shopping News Unied Newspaper Group is part of Woodward Community Media, a division of Woodward Communications, Inc. and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Apply in person M-F, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Minitube of America, 419 Venture Ct., Verona, 845-1502, or email your resum to hr@minitube.com.

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After-school party
Savanna Oaks Middle School sixth-graders got to stay after school Friday and enjoy an obstacle course, karaoke, foosball, and a bounce house, among other activities at their after-school fair. Left: From left, Madelyn Kelley, Jordan Armstrong, Meredith Conley and Morgan Moll belt out a tune at the karaoke machine. Below: Manuel Emilio Mora and Alex Sarabia-Gaytan shoot hockey pucks as part of the obstacle course.
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A Hometown Thanksgiving
Verona Area Churches Community Thanksgiving Service

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 7:00 PM Verona Area High School PAC
Please bring food items for the Verona Area Food Pantry An offering will be collected to support the Verona Family Assistance Program of the Verona Schools
All are welcome to enjoy the inspiring music and childrens community choir and activities! Last year was a HUGE success; please join us this year!