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Nelson goes out on a high note

Olympic hopeful breaks
two of her own records
at final state meet
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Despite everything Beata Nelson has done as a member of

the Verona Area/Mount Horeb
girls swimming team, the senior
still found a way to surprise
her coach and cap a stellar prep
career.
The University of

Wisconsin-Madison recruit
broke a pair of her own WIAA
Division 1 individual state
records Saturday and wrapped
up one of the most decorated
prep careers in state history with
a pair of relay victories. It was
the first time in her career Nelson was able to help the Wildcats
win gold in all four of her events
inside the UW Natatorium.
Our relays were unbelievable
today, and I couldnt be more
proud of my teammates, Nelson
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go out.
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while swimming at the World
Junior Championships in Singapore and taking four college
visits over the summer, it wasnt
enough to set her back.
I could tell the difference
training-wise, she said. Getting back into the swing of
things took a little longer than
normal. When youre in a
meet like that overseas, youre
already tapered and then youve
got to come back and start it all
over again immediately. It was a

Senior Beata
Nelson charges
to the wall in
the 100-yard
backstroke
at Saturdays
WIAA Division 1
girls state meet.
Nelson bettered
her state record
by more than a
second to win
the event for a
fourth straight
year in 52.13.

Turn to Swimming/Page 12

Photo by Jeremy
Jones

Verona Area School District

Board seeks
least bad fix
for GE squeeze
Glacier Edge Elementary
School.
Instead, theyre looking
for the least bad idea of
all the bad ideas, as board
president Dennis Beres put
Scott Girard
it Monday. The board has
Unified Newspaper Group
a somewhat narrowed list
of potential options but left
V e r o n a A r e a s c h o o l open the possibility of
board members arent sure and hoped for adding to
they will find a good soluTurn to Space/Page 5
tion to the space crunch at

Moving fifth-grade,
charters among
remaining options
Photos by Scott Girard

Saluting service
Verona held its Veterans Day ceremony at Hometown Junction
Park, with veterans from the area gathering to watch the flags of
the different military branches and the U.S. flag raised. Senior
center director Mary Hanson also thanked veterans for their service and a luncheon followed the ceremony at the senior center.
Above, Verona Area High School student Emily Marckesano leads
attendees in the national anthem while the U.S. flag is raised.

City of Verona

Below, Air Force veteran

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American Legion hat while
waiting for the ceremony to
begin.

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Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor

If you go
What: Public hearing for
2016 City of Verona budget
When: 7 p.m. Nov. 23
Where: Verona City
Center, 111 Lincoln St.
Broadcast: VHAT Ch. 98
and YouTube city channel

Once the citys Finance

committee decided to keep
taxes flat last month, there
was no going back.
M o n d a y n i g h t a t t h e were no suggestions the
Common Councils annual city bring taxes anywhere
budget discussion, there
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Verona Area School District

Board opposes
referendum rules
change proposal
Letter sent to
legislators
Scott Girard
Unified Newspaper Group
Photos by Scott Girard

Boundary deal
The Town and City of Verona held an informational meeting Tuesday, Nov. 10 to answer
questions and get feedback on a proposed boundary deal. Residents and public officials
from both municipalities filled the meeting room at the Verona Fire Department to hear
from Town Chair Mark Geller, Mayor Jon Hochkammer and others and look at maps of
the proposed zones. A proposed timeline for the project calls for the full draft agreement
to be available by late January 2016, public hearings in February and final approval in
February or March.
Above, Town Chair Mark Geller speaks to the room of attendees.
Left, town administrator Amanda Arnold, left, shows town residents Marcy and Brad
Legreid how the proposed changes could affect their property. The couple said theyve
been town residents for decades and hope to remain in the town.

Dane County

Budget funds added plowing, road improvements around Verona

Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group

Road improvements are the

most notable Verona-related
items in the Dane County
budget that passed Monday
night.
The 2016 budget which
got a vote of protest from
Verona supervisor Mike Willett includes $6 million for
the next phase of reconstruction of County Hwy. M and
increased plowing on County
PD.
It must be signed by County Executive Joe Parisi, and
the proposal heading to his
desk will increase taxes for
the average homeowner by
$34.37.
Of the 36 supervisors, Willett was one of three who voted against the budget, upset
that the board taxed county
residents the full amount it
was legally able to. He has
voted against the budget

several times before.

They used every available tax dollar they could
raise, (and) the maximum
we could on levy limits, he
said, noting that the board
added $500,000 to Parisis
proposed budget. They look
at the whole budget the wrong
way they look at the budget
and decide what they want to
(spend), and it chases people
out of our communities.
According to a release from
Dane County, the budget
reflects the County Boards
priorities in the areas of equity, environmental protection
and support for county government employees.
In the release, County
Board Chair Sharon Corrigan said the board has made
equity a priority, both by providing additional resources
for the Office for Equity and
Inclusion and by supporting criminal justice initiatives that address racial disparities. Also included in the
budget are efforts to protect
county lakes and promote
urban redevelopment, as well
as an 87-cent-per-hour raise
for county workers, the first

increase in direct wages in

nine years.
In the past several weeks,
the boards committees have
gone over the proposed budget submitted by Parisi, and
were able to make some additions because of increased
revenues.
By listening to our constituents, I believe the County
Board has taken the county
executives strong proposed
budget and made it even better, Corrigan said.

Local effects
Willett said Verona area
residents will feel the effects
of the tax increase, though
some will benefit from the
increased wages for county
workers.
We have a lot of Dane
County employees in Verona,
and we did have a significant
increase for our county workers, which we havent had for
years, he said. Its nice, if
we can afford it.
Willett said Verona could
also benefit from $1.5 million set aside to match funds
for communities that want to
work on mass transit projects.

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Willett one of three

to vote against $567
million budget

The Verona Area school

board recently sent a letter
to state legislators opposing proposed changes to
school district referendum
rules.
The changes, which are
proposed in Assembly Bill
481 and Senate Bill 355,
would prohibit school districts from going to referendum within two years
of a failed ballot measure,
and would limit the dates
on which districts could
hold referendums.
All seven VASB members signed the letter outlining the boards opposition to the measures,
saying it undermines the
fiscal authority of local
elected officials, among
other reasons for opposition.
The board outlines specific effects the policy
could have in Verona,
acknowledging that if an
expected April 2017 referendum for buildings or
renovations were to fail, it
could create severe overcrowding issues for us.
Despite our best
p l a n n i n g a n d c o m m unication, we know that
referenda can fail for
reasons other than the
community is unwilling
to increase spending on
their schools, the letter reads. There may be
other issues in the plan
that voters do not support
and when those issues are
addressed through community engagement, the
subsequent referendum
passes.

The bills drafters told

the Wisconsin State Journal in late October that the
two-year rule would avoid
situations in which voters
must vote on the same or
similar proposals one year
after the next.
Along with the twoyear ban after a failed
referendum, the proposals
would prohibit districts
from holding special elections for referendums.
Instead, they could only
take place on regularly
scheduled spring or fall
election dates, which the
bills supporters have
told media outlets would
ensure high turnout and
more representation.
While the boards letter called special elections
a matter of last resort,
it said districts need to
have flexibility to ensure
the most cost-effective
construction planning and
financing.
The board, while
acknowledging VASD is
not in this situation, also
pointed to lower school
funding from the state that
could require some districts to go to referendum
simply for operating budgets.
This proposal will further exacerbate the trend
of creating Haves who
can pass referenda and
Have Nots who cannot,
the letter reads. Opportunities for students will
be further determined by
their ZIP code.
The bill, sponsored by
17 Assembly representatives and three state senators, was referred to the
Assemblys Committee
on Education and Senates
Committee on Elections
and Local Government
within the last few weeks.

Opinion

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November 19, 2015

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Letter to the editor

Verona Police Dept. shows

dedication, professionalism
I would like to thank the Verona Police Department for their
professionalism, courtesy and
kindness in dealing with the death
of James Batker.
James Jim Batker was a
beloved member of the Verona
community for many years. Jim
graduated from Verona High
School, served his country proudly in the Army, and then served
the Verona community at the
Bank of Verona for over 30 years.
Jim passed away suddenly on
Sunday, Oct. 25, while mowing his yard. The Verona Police
Departments response to his
death was gracious and professional.
Not only did they provide comfort to the family at a difficult

time, they also finished mowing

the yard.
On their website, the Verona
Police Department says that they
strive to treat others with dignity
and compassion, while demonstrating the highest level of leadership
At the passing of a beloved
member of the Verona community, they certainly fulfilled their
mission.
At a time when we read about
police misconduct, it is refreshing
to experience such professionalism and dedication. Keep up the
great work.
The Rev. Dr. Kurt M. Billings
City of Verona

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Community voices

Gun violence Sabbath can

help change our rhetoric
A variety of churches and other
faith-based organizations will
observe Dec. 10-14 as Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath.
Coinciding with the third anniversary of the mass shooting at
Sandy Hook Elementary School,
it asks people to use this weekend to think, pray, study and talk
together about gun violence and
how to bring it to an end.
The idea of a Gun Violence
Prevention Sabbath holds promise in two significant ways.
First, it takes
a step toward
changing the
rhetoric our
nation uses
when discussing one of its
chief social
Yurs
problems, by
putting the
emphasis on violence, rather than
on guns themselves.
Second, and even more pertinently in the days following the
Nov. 13 terrorist attack in Paris,
it might help move our national
conversation beyond the current
bias against Islam. As an interfaith event and an ecumenical
one, as well it is the brainchild
of a variety of religions as well as
a variety of Christian denominations all working together.
All too often, the public conversation about these two issues
is stymied by people who speak
without listening.
When it comes to discussing
gun violence, one side quickly
invokes its understanding of the
Second Amendment while the
other demonizes guns as if they

can have no rightful place anywhere. And on the topic of Islam,

fear and distrust now blind us
from seeing our worlds many
diverse religions as they are and
prevent us from getting along.
Both simply create a shouting
match that leads nowhere.
Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath puts the pro-gun/anti-gun
debate aside where it belongs and
lets the focus be on the real problem, gun violence. When we can
actually talk about the violence
and how to prevent it we can perhaps move the national conversation forward.
And as an interfaith effort, Gun
Violence Prevention Sabbath
models a way out of the dilemma
extremists create and shows religions are capable of seeing good
in one another and cooperating
with respect and even admiration.
It is partly a product of the
Faiths United to Prevent Gun
Violence. This group is a coalition of more than 50 denominations and faith-based organizations, including Christians, Jews,
Muslims, Sikhs, Buddhists and
many others working in concert
on a shared value.
It is also part of an effort by
the Newtown Foundation and
The National Cathedral. The
Newtown Foundation, named for
the Connecticut city where both
it and Sandy Hook are located, is
an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to educational,
healing and cultural programs
leading to positive change. And
the National Cathedral is a large
Episcopal church, but it has held
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An interfaith event like this
can do wonders for our public
conversation on any number of
issues.
Nothing in the rhetoric of the
last few days leads to the belief
the religions of the world can
work together in common effort
toward a common good. But if
Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs,
Buddhists and others can put
their heads and hearts together on
something like gun violence prevention and work toward position
change, then think what could
happen should they lock their
arms in common effort against
war, climate change, income
inequality and other issues of
deep concern.
Gun violence and religious
intolerance are two huge problems these days. The planned
Gun Violence Prevention Sabbath seems a small gesture
toward solving these problems,
but it is a real beginning. The rest
depends on us.
Each of us can make a start
in our own conversations. In
whatever way it is that you worship God or commune with your
perception of what is deep, find
some way over the weekend
of Dec. 10-14 to reflect upon
what is positive in other faiths
and upon the prevention of gun
violence. As you do, know that
people of vastly different faith
perspectives are thinking, hoping
and praying right beside you.

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Space: Board decision on how to confront growing enrollment expected by January

latest.
Were just going to
have to figure out the best
solution among the options
we have, said Ken Behnke, who has been on the
board for 20 years. Ive
seen a lot of changes in
the district, and in the
end, somethings going to
work.

On the table
Many of the options outlined on a list in the board
packet resulted in fifth
grade being moved out
of GE, something board
members Joanne Gauthier,
Derrell Connor and Renee
Zook said they opposed.
Were looking at moving a grade from one elementary school, and thats
incredibly an inconsistent
experience for the students
at that one school, Zook
said.
Tom Duerst, who originally proposed that idea,
was not at the meeting.
Behnke, though, said he
was intrigued by the
fifth-grade idea.
To him, the least palatable solution was portable
classrooms, which he called
a last resort. Buildings
and grounds supervisor Ken
Kietzke told the board that
after a brief Internet search
and conversation with one
company, he estimated a
portable building that would
house two classrooms and
two bathrooms could cost
more than $160,000 for two
years. Thats a little over
$40,000 per classroom per
year, Gorrell said.
Even if the board liked
the idea of portable classrooms, the districts property at GE is likely not suitable for one. Kietzke also
said the City of Verona
would have to review the
building through its respective planning commission.
Another option floated
by buildings and grounds
was adding to Savanna
Oaks Middle School, which
likely would have a higher
cost than the portables but
would be a permanent,
usable space for the district.

That, however, would only

net two classrooms and
would still involve a line
of decisions that eventually
lead back to GE.
It could be a combination. Could you move a
charter, redraw and put up a
portable classroom? Zook
said. There might have to
be some flexibility within
that.

Finding available
rooms
Flexibility could be key
to finding ways to use the
space the district already
has open in other buildings
outside of GE.
If we know we have
available space, why would
we pay for a portable classroom? Zook asked.
The buildings and
grounds employees had
compiled a list of open
space at each building
around the district, but
using it comes with a similar set of problems.
Just as with other decisions the board will have
to make on GE, using any
classroom or other space in
schools would affect programs at those schools and
require more adjustments.
At Country View Elementary School, for example, the music and art
rooms could provide up to
two classrooms each, but
those programs would need
to relocate somewhere else.
Other options there and
around the district could
involve relocating storage

or lounges, but still would

have potential broader
effects.
Zooks proposal, though,
might be able to accommodate using those spaces by
sending new kindergartners
from the Cathedral Point
and Scenic Ridge neighborhoods to schools of the districts choosing.
Since theyre not at Glacier Edge yet, that impact
could be reduced, she said.
That would go against
neighborhoods stay together, but I also think we said
we need to be flexible.
She said the key to that
strategy, which administrators will look into and try to
send mailings to all homes
in those subdivisions, is
making it clear its a shortterm solution to bridge the
district to the new elementary school, which they
hope can open in 2019.

Short-term focus
The immediacy of the GE
problem has some board
members rethinking their
approach to building that
new school and planning
for more in the future.
Some board members
Monday pushed to move
a referendum for building
that school to the November 2016 presidential election date in hopes of speeding up the process. In recent
weeks, the discussion had
generally been to hold it in
April 2017.
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property, just south of the

Cathedral Point subdivision, in April, but the question did not address construction.
The community supported buying the land;
they know where the land is
for an elementary school,
Zook said. Just drive by
and see the population
increasing there.
Previously, the board and
a consultant had discussed
creating a long-term future
schools group, much like
the one the district convened last year but with an
all call to residents of the
district rather than limiting the participants. Board
members seemed to support
that idea at the time.
But as the unsavory
options for fixing GE have
grown more clear, it seems
they are more motivated
to resolve the space issue
before planning for the long
term.
Beres cautioned, though,
that could create a further
problem down the line
if they dont take the big
picture into account when
planning for future schools.
Theres other issues that
are not necessarily going
to go away by saying, OK
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school, lets go, he said.

You really want to have
a more broadly based plan
that you can refer to.
Beres said he, Gorrell
and the consultant would
look into a timeline for a
November 2016 referendum, which likely would
have increased voter turnout.
That would require really detailed work in a hurry, Beres said.

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Dennis Beres, Verona

Area school board
president

The Verona Area School District will send out a survey to parents about the potential changes to schools.
Who it will go to is a matter of debate, though. Monday night, superintendent Dean Gorrell and public
information officer Kelly Kloepping said it would be
sent to all elementary and middle school parents, along
with another version for teachers.
Board members questioned that approach, because it
would include parents who are unlikely to be affected
by the decisions being made to fix the Glacier Edge
space crunch.
"I just don't think personally my opinion matters if
you're going to start sending fifth-grade over to Savanna Oaks, said board member Joanne Gauthier, who has
kids at Core Knowledge Charter School. You're not
affecting my kids.
Board members requested the survey at least include
a question about what school the parents child attends
to give them a better understanding of who is responding.
Gorrell requested all comments on the survey from
the board get to Kloepping by Friday so the district can
send it out as soon as possible.

Were just going to

have to figure out
the best solution
among the options
we have. Ive seen a
lot of changes in the
district, and in the
end, somethings
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the list.
While some board members expressed adamant
opposition to particular
suggestions, like moving
fifth grade, there was no
consensus Monday about
removing any ideas from
the list.
But other plans, such
as moving the Two Way
Immersion program (which
has three classes at GE),
temporarily redrawing
school boundaries or adding costly portable classrooms, werent much better
received.
Theres problems with
every one of these, Beres
said.
GEs enrollment has
boomed in recent years,
largely because the fastgrowing Cathedral Point
and Scenic Ridge subdivisions have brought a
quick increase in the lower
grades, up to 589 students
total, right at the schools
capacity. The current kindergarten class is 114 students, but only 99 students
will graduate from fifth
grade at the end of the
school year, which suggests
the problem could intensify
next year.
The board began looking for a way to stem the
schools growing enrollment earlier this fall, and
Zook and Beres each added
a possible solution to the
list.
Rather than moving fifthgrade students who have
been at GE for five years
already, Zook suggested
finding out how many kids
are not yet in school from
the Cathedral Point and
Scenic Ridge neighborhoods and reroute them
somewhere else until a new
school south of Cathedral
Point is ready in three or
four years.
Beres mentioned a parent-submitted idea of housing GEs kindergarten
classes at daycares the district works with for 4K. He
acknowledged it might be
unlikely, but superintendent
Dean Gorrell said administrators would at least reach
out to daycares to find out
if theres potential.
While administrators
gather more data, including how much space each
school has, board members
will weigh options for a
decision that likely needs
to come by January at the

Theres problems
with every one of
these.

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Churches

Games day
Celebrate International Games Day
at the library on Saturday, Nov. 21.
Children in grades 3 through 6 can play
Dungeons and Dragons from 10 a.m. to
noon, while kids grades 7 through 12 can
take over from 2-4 p.m. Tabletop games
will also be available from 1-4 p.m.
Register in advance by calling 8457180.

Holiday bake sale

St. James Lutheran Church will host a
holiday bake sale and luncheon from 11
a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, at 427
S. Main Street.
The menu includes scalloped potatoes
with ham, pulled pork sandwiches, salads and pies. Tickets are $8 for adults,
$4 for children (5-12) and free for kids
under 5. For information, contact Marilyn at 845-7467.

class for children ages 10 and over on

Saturday, Nov. 21, and Tuesday, Dec.
29, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the library.
Participants will receive a certificate and a baby sitters handbook. This
class is provided in cooperation with
CPR Training Specialist, LLC and are
Licensed Training Partners (LTP) with
the American Red Cross. Pack a lunch.
The registration deadline is one week
prior to the class. If registered, the fee
is $93. Non-registered participants pay
$108. For information, call 845-6695.

Bake-a-Thon Days

Prairie Kitchen is offering bakers a

chance to sign up to use the commercialgrade culinary facility at Badger Prairie
Needs Network along with all the equipment and utensils they need.
In exchange for a suggested donation
of $75 to BPNN, bakers can sign up for
a four-hour shift in the kitchen; either
7:30-11:30 a.m. or 1-5 p.m. on Saturday,
Baby sitter training
Nov. 21 or Monday, Nov. 23.
The Verona Recreation Department
To register, visit bpnn.org/Prairiewill offer a one-day baby sitter training kitchen.html or contact Marcia Kasieta

Community calendar

Thursday, November 19

6:30 p.m., Town Plan Commission

meeting, Town Hall
6:30-8:30 p.m., Rotary Club of
Fitchburg/Verona Wine Tasting
Fundraiser ($25), Holiday Inn
Express and Suites, 515 W. Verona
Ave., cahandrick@gmail.com

Friday, November 20

10-11:30 a.m., The Young and the

Restless (ages 0-5), library, 8457180
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Birthday/
Anniversary Party with meal and
music, senior center, 845-7471
7 p.m., Stephen Lee Rich, Tuvalu

Saturday, November 21

9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Baby sitter training class, library, 845-6695

10 a.m. to noon, Dungeons and
Dragons, library, 845-7180
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Holiday Bake
Sale and Luncheon, St. James
Lutheran Church, 427 S. Main St.
1-4 p.m., International Games
Day, library, 845-7180
2-4 p.m., Dungeons and Dragons,
library, 845-7180
7 p.m., Madison Malone and

Teddy Davenport, Tuvalu

Monday, November 23

7 p.m., Common Council, City

Center

Tuesday, November 24

at 848-2499 or kitchen@bpnn.org.

Stop motion studio

Spend some time in Teen Central for
Stop Motion Studio at the library from
4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24.
Either bring your own device and use
library supplies, or share a library iPad.
Ages 11-18; no registration required. For
information, call 845-7180.

Thanksgiving meals
The Memorial Baptist Church, 201 S.
Main St., will host a free Thanksgiving
meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday,
Nov. 26.
Everyone in the community is invited to attend. Advance reservations are
requested to attend the meal, but not
required. Delivery and carry-out meals
are also available for Verona area residents or those who work in the Verona
area. Call at least a day in advance. Volunteer opportunities are available.
For information or to make a reservation, call 845-7125 or email office@
mbcverona.org.

Monday, November 30

10 a.m., Half Hour Health Talk:

Incontinence, senior center, 8457471

Tuesday, December 1

4-8 p.m., Stop Motion Studio (ages 6-8 p.m., Estate planning presentation, library, 845-7180
11-18), library, 845-7180
6:30 p.m., Town Board meeting,
Wednesday, November 25
Town Hall
12:30-1:30 p.m., Sing-Along with
Thursday, December 3
Leon, senior center, 845-7471

7:30
p.m., VACT A Very Merry
4:30-5:30 p.m., Tech Time with
Hometown Christmas (also 7:30
Tim, senior center, 845-7471
p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
6 p.m., Library closes
Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday),
Verona Area Performing Arts
Thursday, November 26
Center, vact.org
All city facilities closed
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thanksgiving
Friday, December 4
meal, Memorial Baptist Church, 201 Hometown Holidays
S. Main St., 845-7125
5 p.m., Holiday Tree Lighting,
Central Park
Friday, November 27
5:30-7 p.m., Chili Supper, Santa
All city facilities closed
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Parents Day Out visit, senior center
Black Friday Edition, VACT, 405
Saturday, December 5
Bruce St., alyssamdvorak@gmail.
Hometown Holidays
com
10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Red Cross
Sunday, December 6
Blood Drive, State Bank of Cross
Plains, 108 N. Main St., 1-800-733- Hometown Holidays
2767

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

THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG

2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL

LUTHERAN CHURCH
427 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-6922
stjamesverona.org
Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Narum
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.noon Wednesday
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Sunday Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 a.m.

THE CHURCH IN VERONA

Verona Business Center
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona
(608) 271-2811
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Sunday: 9 a.m.
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008
memorialucc.org
Pastor Phil Haslanger
Sunday: 8:15 and 10 a.m. Worship
Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF

CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona
(608) 845-7315
salemchurchverona.org
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m., staffed
nursery available
Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.

GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN

CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST

The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Eric Melso
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.

SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are
between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC

PARISH
St. Andrew Church
301 N. Main St., Verona
St. William Church
1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli

Rising to the Occasion

Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Nov. 19
7 a.m. Hearing Loss Coping
Strategies at Senior Center
8 a.m. Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Sing-along at
Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Senior Center Redo
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Homecoming 2015
at Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona Cemetery at
Historical Society
Friday, Nov. 20
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Veterans Day
2015 at Senior Center
3 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
5 p.m. - 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
10 p.m. - Hearing Loss
Coping Strategies at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Singalong at Senior
Center
Saturday, Nov. 21
8 a.m. - Committee of the
Whole from 11-16-15
11 a.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center

ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN

CHURCH
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

1 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats

Football
4:30 p.m. Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society
6 p.m. Committee of the
Whole from 11-16-15
9 p.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society
11 p.m. - Singalong at Senior
Center
Sunday, Nov. 22
7 a.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. - Salem Church
Service
Noon - Committee of the
Whole from 11-16-15
3 p.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. - Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society
6 p.m. Committee of the
Whole from 11-16-15
9 p.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
10
p.m.

Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society
11 p.m. - Singalong at Senior
Center
Monday, Nov. 23
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Veterans Day
2015 at Senior Center
3 p.m. - Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Jessie Garcia at

Senior Center
5 p.m. - 2014 Wildcats
Football
7 p.m. - Common Council
Live
9 p.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour
10 p.m. Hearing Loss
Coping Strategies at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Singalong at Senior
Center
Tuesday, Nov. 24
7 a.m. Hearing Loss Coping
Strategies at Senior Center
10 a.m.- Zumba Gold
9 a.m. - Daily Exercise
10 a.m. - Singalong at Senior
Center
2 p.m.- Zumba Gold
3 p.m. - Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
6 p.m. - Resurrection Church
8 p.m. - Senior Center Redo
9 p.m. - Veterans Day 2015 at
Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society
Wednesday, Nov. 25
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Veterans Day
2015 at Senior Center
3 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Common Council
from 11-23-15
7 p.m. - Capital City Band
8 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center

10 p.m. - Hearing Loss

Coping Strategies at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Singalong at Senior
Center
Thursday, Nov. 26
7 a.m. Hearing Loss Coping
Strategies at Senior Center
8 a.m.- Zumba Gold
9 a.m. - Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Singalong at Senior
Center
3 p.m. - Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
6 p.m. - Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. - Senior Center Redo
8 p.m. - Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Veterans Day 2015
at Senior Center
10
p.m.

Verona
Sesquecentenial at Historical
Society

A modicum of stress in our lives is to be expected,

and may even be a good thing. Rising to the occasion to
meet a challenge at work or school almost always makes
us mentally and emotionally stronger, just as exercise
stresses the body and makes us physically stronger.
But sometimes we are overtaxed by problems which are
seemingly beyond our abilities and then stress can wear
us down. Sometimes the problem is too big to handle by
ourselves, and we need to ask for help. At other times
problems keep coming one after the other, until we just
cant cope any longer. Often its the little annoyances at
the end of a long day that trigger the meltdown, not the
big problems that came early on. We are usually better
able to meet challenges early in the day, before fatigue
sets in, and thus it may be wise to plan your day and its
potential problems accordingly. It helps to know that
in the grand scheme of things, most of our day-to-day
problems wont be remembered a year from now, and
certainly not in a hundred years. It also helps to know that
God has our back and should be called on to help with
all of our problems, both large and small.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Trust in the LORD with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5 NIV

Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.

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Second-grader Elliot Crabb sizes up a piece to make sure its the

same one shown on the iPad app.

Photos by Scott Girard

Friday night fun

Country View Elementary School held its fall Share Fair on Friday,
Nov. 13. Students showed off projects they had worked on about a
range of topics, and others got to try out tools that will be part of
the schools MakerSpace later this year. The MakerSpace will use
different technology tools and games to focus on students building
and designing their own creations.
Above, a group of students watches as a parachute dropped from a
lift reaches them.
Right, physical education teacher Andrew Riley helps kindergartner
Benjamin Short drive a Sphero.

Second-grader Avery Mahnke creates a piece of paper artwork.

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Q. What should I do if I lose my job?

A. This is a question that each of us hopes we never have to answer. However, in the event you find yourself suddenly

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without a job due to layoffs or other reasons you should consider filing for unemployment. In order to do so, there are
several steps that may need to be taken to ensure you qualify. First, it needs to be determined if your employer is covered
by employment compensation laws. Most employers are but there are a few exceptions especially if you are an independent
contractor. The Department of Workforce Development Website (dwd.wisconsin.gov) is the best place to start your
search. Next, you must determine if you qualify. To do this start with the following steps: The first step, which is too
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may receive unemployment benefits however each case is taken on an individual basis. Be wary of disqualification from
unemployment benefits. Common causes of disqualification are voluntary termination (outright quitting) and employee misconduct (wanton disregard for
of your employers interests), and substantial fault. If you lose your job, dont panic! Start looking into how you can receive your unemployment benefits.

Q. Do you grind your teeth?

DENTIST

A. Although teeth grinding/clenching can be caused by other things, it is most commonly

associated with stress and anxiety and often occurs during sleep. It can also be attributed to
an uneven bite, missing teeth or as a side effect of back and neck pains. Grinding, much
like snoring, can be difficult to identify. People may not know that its occurring because
they dont realize the signs or symptoms. Your dentist can help diagnose teeth clenching/
grinding by looking for signs of teeth wear, notching of enamel at the gum-line, teeth chips
or fracture lines and sometimes muscle pains, teeth sensitivities or headaches.
Untreated clenching/grinding can lead to a variety of problems ranging from worn
Dr. James Sands, DDS
teeth, broken teeth, loose teeth and bone loss to jaw pains, headaches or TMJ disorders.
Teeth loss can and does occur from clenching/grinding.
A dentist can evaluate your teeth and review types of mouth guards/night guards that
can be worn to counter the forces and wear on the teeth, jaws and muscles. The dentist
can also review diet or habit factors that can reduce the damage. If you suspect that
you or a partner grinds/clenches their teeth, contact Associated Dentists in Verona for
an evaluation.

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Ask the Verona

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Insurance

Q. I have life insurance through my employer. Why would I want to get

Q. My mother is elderly and is having a difficult time living at home independently, what are her options

A. Group life insurance through your employer is one of the most affordable life insurance products available.

A. There are many options for the elderly these days. If your mother is having difficulty living independently

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CPA

CHIROPRACTOR

Q. They did away with the marriage penalty, right?

Q: Im getting severe pain in my wrist and hand. Is

this carpal tunnel syndrome? Is there anything besides
surgery that can help if it is?

A. Wrong. The marriage penalty still hits some higher income couples, but most

couples probably end up with a marriage bonus.

Marriage Penalty Example: Spouses each earn $100,000 with taxable income of
$90,000 each ($180,000 total taxable). If married, this couple will pay 3% more
on their joint income over $150,000. Thats $900 more than theyd pay if they
were single.
Greg Andrews, CPA
Marriage Bonus Example: One spouse earns $170,000 with taxable income of
$150,000. The other spouse has zero taxable income. If married, the $150,000 gets split over two sets
of tax brackets, with a total tax savings of $5,700. Quite a bonus!
Whether you pay the marriage penalty or get a bonus is likely to change over time. Your tax preparer
can help you sort out the factors that influence your tax brackets. Well take a pass on marriage advice.

A. There are actually many different compression syndromes that can

cause pain or numbness in the hands and wrists. Once we make a proper
diagnosis we can treat your pain, without surgery, utilizing a four-step
approach. First, we would assess your ergonomics at work or at home so
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Gymnastics

Bound for Ball State

Slonim signs National Letter of

Intent to compete in DI gymnastics
Jeremy Jones

File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Sports editor

Verona senior Brianna Slonim signed her

National Letter of Intent to compete on the
Ball State University gymnastics team last
Wednesday in front of family, friends, family
and close to a hundred young girls coming up
through the Gymfinity club program.
It meant a lot to me having all those girls
here tonight because I love all of them and I
remember when I was that little looking up to
the older girls, she said.
Slonim, who said she had been looking at
Ball State in Muncie, Ind., said he was offered
and accepted a spot back in July.
I wanted to go there and it all came together this summer, she said. I had a couple
other colleges looking at me and another
offer, but Ball State was in my heart from the
beginning. I fell in love with the coaches and
clicked with the girls right away. It felt like
home.
Slonim has been competing at Gymfinity
for nearly as long as the Fitchburg business
has had its doors open and was the first girl
from Gymfinity to sign a Division 1 scholarship.
A lot of times kids fall out of the sports
they might move or honestly a large number
of these high level athletes simply burn out,
said Gymfinity owner and program director
J. Orkowski, who has coached Slonim for the
past eight years.
Its a long season which starts in January and ends in May, Orkowski said. The
probability of reaching this point is very difficult.
There are 400 D1 scholarships across the
country for gymnastics and on any given
year there might only be 25 or 30 available,
depending on what number schools have
already handed out.
A lot of it is marketing, making sure colleges coaches meet or see an athlete. Theres
a lot of phone calling and schmoozing,
Photo by Darren Lee photography
Orkowski said. Bris parents did an amazing
job of staying in touch with the colleges.
Verona Area High School senior Bri Slonim signed her National Letter of Intent to compete on the Ball State
gymnastics team last week. Slonim, who has competed in club gymnastics at Gymfinity for more than a decade,

Turn to Slonim/Page 11 became the first athlete to go through the program and sign a D1 letter of intent.

Senior Sam Favour was named

to the first-team All-Big Eight
Conference as an inside
linebacker.

Football

Five first-team
selections
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

The Verona Area High

School football teams
defense was one of the best
in the area with three firstteam All-Big Eight Conference selections. The Wildcats
offense added two other firstteam selections.
Senior Trayvonn Johnson
earned Defensive Lineman of
the Year honors for his firstteam selection. He finished
with 99 tackles (60 solo, 39
assisted), 16 tackles for a loss,
12 sacks, two forced fumbles
and a fumble recovery.
Senior inside linebacker
Sam Favour and senior outside linebacker Evan Fernandez also earned first-team
honors. Favour had 143 total
tackles (68 solo, 75 assisted),
two tackles for a loss and a
sack. Fernandez finished with
58 total tackles (35 solo, 23
assisted), four tackles for a
loss and two forced fumbles.
On offense, it was senior
offensive lineman Reggie
Curtis and senior running
back Carson Parks making the

Turn to Football/Page 11

Girls golf

Seniors earn All-State honors, Shorter joins on all-conference list

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Bailey Smith (above) was named to the second-team All-State, and she added Academic All-State and first-team AllBig Eight Conference honors.

Seniors Bailey Smith, Melissa

Biesmann, Emily Opsal and Hanna Rebholz further cemented their
names as part of Verona Area
High Schools best with All-State
honors this season.
Smith was a second-team selections, while Biesmann, Opsal and
Rebholz were all honorable mentions.
At state, Opsal was tied for
15th overall, while Biesmann and
Smith were 19th and 20th overall,
respectively. Rebholz was tied
for 49th, and Shorter was tied for
59th at state.
Middleton senior Loren Skibba
was a first-team selection and was
named Player of the Year after
winning the state title as an individual and helping the Cardinals
win as a team.
Middletons Alexis Thomas,
Mukwonagos Katelyn Martin,
Arrowheads Claire Lauterbach,
Beaver Dams Ashley Kulka,
Homesteads Hallie Kent and
Monona Groves Mikayla Hauck
were also named first-team AllState.

Opsal, Biesmann and Smith

were also named to the Academic
All-State team.
Students are nominated by Wisconsin High School golf coaches
association member coaches if
they have a cumulative grade
point average of at least 3.25,
have participated in at least 75
percent of their teams varsity
matches and are at least a sophomore.
The coaches association
announced that 307 girls from 89
high schools were honored this
year with an average cumulative
GPA of 3.8.

All-Big Eight Conference

Smith and Biesmann (firstteam), Opsal and Rebholz (second-team) and sophomore Lauren
Shorter (honorable mention) were
all named to the 2015 Big Eight
All-Conference list.
The Wildcats, which won sectionals and made the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the
third straight year, finished runner-up at the Big Eight meet and
were 8-1 in the regular season.

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Volleyball

Hernandez earns firstteam honors

Verona Area High School
graduate and University of
Wisconsin-Stout sophomore
Rachel Hernandez earned
first-team All-Wisconsin
Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors this year.
Hernandez played as the

Blue Devils No. 1 player

throughout the fall season,
earning four top-five finishes
out of six matches, including a
fifth-place finish at the WIAC
Championship earlier in October.
Hernandez finished the fall
season with a stroke average of 83.4 and carded a
collegiate-low of 78 at the

UW-Oshkosh Invitational, a
meet in which she finished
third. The all-conference designation is Hernandezs first.
The 2015 All-WIAC Womens Golf Team was determined by the NCAA Division
III GolfStat rankings immediately following the conclusion
of the conference championship.

Boys soccer

Wagman, Herkert earn honorable mentions

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Senior forward Robert

Wagman and junior midfielder Noah Herkert were
both named honorable mentions on the 2015 All-Big
Eight Conference list.
Wagman finished with
six goals and three assists
in conference games, while
Herkert collected six goals.
Middletons Braden Allen,
Madison Wests Frankie
Herrera and Madison Memorials Demetrius Kigeya
were all first-team forwards.
Middletons Derek Waleffe,
Madison Memorials Dominick Mesdjian, Madison
Wests Erik Dahl and Beloit
Memorials Jose Barron
were all second-team midfielders.
Madison Wests Nate
Brody, Sun Prairies Davis
Green, Madison Easts Harrison Van Hout and Beloit
Memorials Austin Grover
all were named first-team
defenders. Easts Conor
Schlicting was the first-team

File photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Victoria Brisack (16), senior Julie Touchett (3), seniors Grace Mueller and Kylie Schmaltz
(not pictured) were all named to the first-team All-Big Eight Conference squad this season.

Four seniors make first-team

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

After finishing 9-0 in the Big Eight Conference regular season and taking runner-up
in the conference tournament, the Verona
Area High School volleyball team earned
three first-team All-Big Eight selections.
Senior setter Victoria Brisack, senior outside hitter Kylie Schmaltz, senior middle
blocker Julie Touchett and senior middle
blocker Grace Mueller all led Veronas
selections.
Brisack, who earned Big Eight Player of
the Year, had 1,005 assists finishing with
3,197 assists for her high school career 172

kills, 115 aces, 305 digs and 24 1/2 blocks.

Schmaltz had 265 kills, 301 digs and 46
aces.
Mueller finished with 189 kills and 38 1/2
blocks, while Touchett had 172 kills and 40
1/2 blocks.
Senior outside hitter Karly Pabich and
sophomore libero Hannah Worley rounded
out the list as honorable mentions. Pabich
finished with 122 kills, 47 aces and 205 digs.
Worley collected 233 digs and 27 aces.
Sun Prairies Claire Chaussee and Allie
Peterson, Middletons Lily and Logan Welti,
Madison Memorials Sydney Stroud and
Janesville Craigs Mel Tinker also earned
first-team selections.

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Senior Robert Wagman dribbles down the field in a quad at

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goalie.
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Football: Several earn honors

first-team. Parks rushed for
909 yards and 10 touchdowns
on 125 carries. Curtis helped
lead a rushing attack that
totaled 1,962 yards on 333
carries (5.9 yards per carry).
Senior offensive lineman
Kevin Klockziem, junior
running back Nick Lawinger, junior tight end Hunter
Bourne, senior defensive
back Brycen Smith and senior
kicker Robbie Freitag all were
second-team selections.
Lawinger rushed for 424
yards and 11 touchdowns
on 97 carries, while Bourne
caught 15 passes for 174
yards and a touchdown. Frietag was 3-for-4 on field goals
and 28-for-30 on extra points.
Smith finished with 62 total
tackles (38 solo, 24 assisted),

two inteceptions, a sack and a

fumble recovery.
Senior offensive lineman
Josh Hernandez, senior wide
receiver Lance Andrew,
junior defensive lineman
Jaquay Willis, junior defensive back Brandon Daniels
and junior defensive back
Brad Laufenberg rounded out
the list as honorable mentions.
Andrew finished with 16
catches for 129 yards. Willis
had 46 total tackles (16 solo,
30 assisted), two tackles for a
loss and two sacks.
Daniels finished with 63
total tackles (36 solo, 27
assisted), three interceptions,
two fumble recoveries, a
forced fumble and a tackle for
a loss. Laufenberg had 75 total
tackles (34 solo, 41 assisted),
a tackle for a loss, an interception and a forced fumble.

Athletes make choices official

Slonim: College bound

Continued from page 9
Its unusual and thats
why I think its a big deal for
us and I think it should be a
big deal for our community as
well.
Originally put in classes
nearly 15 years ago when she
was 3, she began competing
at the age of 6.
We put her in class
because she was a bundle of
energy and could never go
fast enough or climb high
enough, mother Pamela
Slonim said.
Slonim participated in
swimming, soccer, softball
and track and field as a youth,
but decided to focus solely on
gymnastics.
Still, she almost ended up
being pulled in favor of swimming it wasnt for her former
coach Kelly Radtke, who was
Skyped in to her signing last
week from Los Angeles.

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Kelly saw that Bri had

potential, Orkowski said.
Bri was a mess in the beginning. She had bendy legs,
arms all over the place,
couldnt stay on the beam and
couldnt pass to save her live.
She just trained and stuck
with it.
All the younger girls in
our program might not now
how far Bri has come to earn
a college scholarship, but
they know anyone can do
this if they work hard. When
you work that hard you have
choices.
Slonim has represented
Gymfinity and competed in
USA Gymnastics events,
where she has won state
titles and was a regional vault
champion.
In recent years, she has
competed at the Level 9
Westerns championships in
California and the Level 10
Nationals in Iowa.

From left, Grace Mueller (University of Wisconsin-Madison womens basketball), Victoria Brisack (Indiana University womens volleyball), Beata Nelson (University of Wisconsin-Madison womens swimming), Ben Rortvedt (University of Arkansas baseball) and Keaton
Knueppel (Gonzaga University baseball) signed their National Letters of Intent for their respective Division I sports Wednesday, Nov. 11,
at the Verona Area High School commons.

Photo submitted

Kira Opsal signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at NCAA Division II Winona State (Minn.) University Wednesday at
Verona Area High School.

Golf: All five varsity players make all-conference list

Continued from page 9
Verona ended up taking
fourth overall at state.
In the conference meet,
Shorter took fourth overall,
while Smith and Biesmann
were sixth and seventh
overall. Opsal and Rebholz finished eighth and
ninth overall at conference,
respectively.
Middleton, the Big Eight
champions, was the other
team to put all five golfers
on the all-conference list.
Loren Skibba was the Player of the Year, and she was
joined by Alexis Thomas
and Morgan Narowetz on
the first-team. Morgan
Miles was a second-team

selection, and Payton Hodson was an honorable mention.

Sun Prairie and Janesville Parker each had two
selections. Sun Prairie had
Taylor Oehrlien (secondteam) and Jessica Rudnicki
(honorable mention), and
Parker had Keara Richards
(second-team) and Emily
OLeary (honorable mention).
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
The other honorable
mentions were Chole Day Seniors (from left) Melissa Biesmann, Hanna Rebholz, Bailey Smith
(Beloit Memorial), Jor- and Emily Opsal were all named to the All-State team this season.
dan Roscovius (Janesvilel
Craig), Kailey Mael (Madison La Follette), Kelly
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Swimming: Verona/Mount Horeb finishes fourth overall, freshman Benin gets four medals
pretty hard turnaround.
Nelson, who plans to
compete in the Olympic
Trials next year, finished
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careers.
Arrowheads Andrea
Boritzke won the most
titles with 16.
Nelson became just the
14th girl in state history to
repeat as a four-time event
winner.
Freshmen Grace Bennin of Mount Horeb also
medaled four times for VA/
MH, posting best times
every time she hit the water
Saturday.
Verona reached as high
as second as a team Saturday but tied a team-best
state finish as a team, placing fourth.
It was a great season,
VA/MH coach Bill Wuerger said. I think this is the
best team weve ever had in
our program.

Record-setter
Nelson swam the lead
backstroke leg of the 2,000yard medley relay to start
the meet, splitting a time
of 24.81 seconds. Bennin,
Caroline Smith and junior
Kristi Larsen helped the
Wildcats posted a 1:43.96
to best Arrowhead by more
than a second.
I wasnt as nervous as
I was anticipating for that
first relay because I felt
confident that we had the
drive and were determined
enough to put it down and
get it done, Nelson said.

Nelson later swam a blistering 21.88 50 free split

on the final leg to help the
Wildcats 200 free relay of
Bennin, Larsen and Maizie
Seidl lock up the 200 free
relay in 1:33.97 (.73 ahead
of Arrowhead).
I dont even know
how to describe it, Bennin said of watching Nelsons anchor leg. It was so
intense watching her make
the last turn and come back
up in first place.
For her part Nelson said,
The last three years we
fought so hard to be on top
of that podium and we did
it again. I stood up there
after the race and just told
the girls thank you so
much for this.
Five minutes after helping lead the 200 free to
victory Nelson was back
in the pool besting her own
100 backstroke in a record
52.13. It was a 2.32 second
PR from her sectional time
last week and more than a
second faster than her previous state record.
She now has the four
fastest times in the backstroke in Wisconsin history.
To drop that much time
in the backstroke really
surprised me and after seeing her swim for so long
not much surprises me anymore, Wuerger said.
Nelson also bested her
own 100 butterfly record
by .08 to repeat as the state
champion in 51.62.
I was pretty nervous for
that fly because every year
theres an expectation to
do better than last year,
Nelson said. Thats hard
because last year I went
a time I never thought I
could go, and then youre
expected to do even more
than that.

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Verona Area/Mount Horeb juniors (from left) Maizie Seidl and Kristi
Larsen, senior Beata Nelson and freshman Grace Bennin wait to
receive their first-place medals inside the UW-Madison Natatorium
at Saturdays WIAA Division 1 girls state swimming meet. The
Wildcats 200-yard freestyle relay team posted a meet-best 1:33.97
to hold off Arrowhead.

It was a hard thing to

accomplish, but Im glad I
got it done.
Nelson credited her
father, who was a timer at
the meet, for helping her
calm down before the fly.
He just told me to just
do what Ive always done
and swim my own race,
she said. It was awesome
to be here and to have my
whole family supporting
me. Thats an awesome
opportunity Im going to
continue to have in college.

did well, too.

Bennin finished runnerup to Muskego junior Lauren Stigler (1:02.97) in the
100 breaststroke with a
lifetime-best 1:03.13.
I was kind of bummed
with my 50 free time and
wasnt sure how fast Id go
in the breaststroke, Bennin
said. My teammates really helped picked me back
up. If it wasnt for them, I
probably would have been
too psyched out and certainly wouldnt have done
as well as I did.
Bennin added a fourthFourth-place finish
place finish in the 50 free
Nelsons teammates also with another best time
(23.53). Defending champion Kelly Jacob of Arrowhead broke Nelsons state
record in the 50 in 22.84.
Freshmen being on a big
stage like this, youre not

T hanksgiving
D eaDlines

really sure what to expect,

but as the meets got bigger,
Grace got faster, Wuerger
said. I think if she was just
a couple inches taller she
would have had the breaststroke.
Larsen finished one spot
off the medal podium in
the 100 breaststroke, taking seventh in 1:05.55, and
added a 19th-place finish in
the 50 free.
Kristi was sick as a dog
on Tuesday night, all day
Wednesday and Thursday; I didnt know what to
expect from here, Wuerger said. I had a Plan B in
place, but she equaled her
time in the 50, beat her
breaststroke time and swam
very well on both the 200
medley and 200 free relay.
I dont know how she did
it.
Seidl finished ninth in the
100 free (52.63) and 10th in
the 200 free, while Sophie
Henshue finished 14th.
Henshue finished just off
her seed time in the 500
free, taking 10th place in
5:07.63.
All breaststrokers PRed
as freshman Rachael Drapp,
on five weeks of taper, took
18th in the 100 breaststroke
and Smith finished 20th,
behind Bennin and Larsen.
Senior Julia Ver Voort
took 21st among the states
top 24 D1 swimmers in the
200 IM. She matched the
finish in the 100 butterfly.
Sophomore Maggie Nunn
had won the Middleton sectional and was seeded fifth
entering Saturdays diving
competition. Coming off
a 12th-place finish a year
ago, however, a sick Nunn
failed to reach the semifinals, finishing 21st.
Arrowhead won its second straight title and 11th
overall title by 90 points
over second place Middleton 301-211.
Cedarburg leaped ahead
of Verona 206-200 on the
strength of its first-place
400 freestyle relay in the

final event. The Wildcats

team of Seidl, sophomore
Sophie Henshue, junior
Natalee Drapp and senior
Julia Ver Voort took 12th
place on the 400 free in a
season-best 3:38.93.
Nelson wasnt the only
record-breaker, as Cedarburgs Katie Drabot set
marks in the 100 free
(48.55) and 200 free
(1:44.21).
Big Eight rivals Madison
Memorial (165.5) and Madison West (124) finished
fifth and sixth, respectively,
while Sun Prairie (95.5)
took 10th.
Fourth tied for our highest finish, but we were
within a handful of points
from our third or second,
Wuerger said.

Saying goodbye
Saturday was the final
meet for Nelson and VerVoort.
I almost dont want to
leave here (the Natatorium),
because if I do its officially done, said Nelson, who
acknowledged getting a
little emotional on the 100
backstroke podium.
It all soaks in and is very
real as you look up to the
crowd for the last time and
be a high school athlete,
she said. Im very proud of
everything my team and I
have accomplished the past
four years and I cant wait
to see what the program
does when I leave. Ill be
right here in Madison and
able to watch it and support
my Wildcats.
Nelson said she wont
take any time off following state and will go right
into training for the Olympic Trials, which take place
next summer.
Its the trial year, so its
a pretty important training
season, she said. I might
take a day, but Ill probably go right into training
because I have the Senior
National meet in Seattle in
about a month.

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Happy hunting grounds

DNR using
e-registration this
year for hunters
The always-anticipated
gun deer hunting season
is fast approaching, with
Opening Day for the nineday season set for Saturday.
In a season rich with tradition, though, there will be
one significant change for
many hunters.
This year, all hunters
will use electronic registration methods to register
their harvests, according
to a Wisconsin DNR press
release. Hunters will register by phone or online, while
some in-person registration
stations will have e-registration services available. A
list of participating in person
stations is available at dnr.
wi.gov, keyword registration stations.
In an email to the
Observer, DNR spokesperson Sawyer Briel said this
is the first year of mandatory electronic deer and
bear registration for hunters, a program piloted with
14,000 deer hunters last
fall.
(We) received some
good feedback from hunters, and made sure it was
ready to go this year, Briel
said.
To register, the hunter
must write the 10-digit
confirmation number on
the validated carcass tag
attached to the animal.
The tag and confirmation
number will serve as proof
the deer was legally registered, and must accompany
the animal until the meat
is consumed. All deer harvested during any deer season must be registered by 5
p.m. the day after harvest.
Hunters can register
online at gamereg.wi.gov
or call 1-844-426-3734.
For more information about
hunting throughout the
state, visit dnr.wi.gov

Hunting law changes

A change to group hunting laws has passed with
the signing of Wisconsin Act 100 on Nov. 11.
According to the Wisconsin DNR, state law now
prohibits the use of a junior antlerless carcass tag
under the gun deer group hunting regulation.
Junior Antlerless Carcass Tags may only be filled
by the youth to whom they are issued, and may not
be filled by another member of the hunting party.
The 2015 Deer Hunting Regulations pamphlet was
completed in advance of the proposed law, and
will not reflect these changes. Online regulations
have been updated, and individuals are encouraged
to use the online regulations pages or contact
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff
with any questions.
Photo by Samantha Christian

Wisconsin
2015-16
hunting
calendar
Sept. 12 to Jan. 3
(Jan. 31 in metro subunits): Archery/crossbow
season
Nov. 2129 (Dec. 9 in
metro subunits): Nine-day
gun deer season
Nov. 30 to Dec. 9:
Muzzleloader-only season
Dec. 10-13: Four-day
antlerless-only hunt
* No antlerless Holiday
Hunt in 2015

Popular pasttime
According to the U.S.
Census Bureaus latest
5-year National Survey of
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife Data, Wisconsin is No. 2
in the nation in total resident
(around 763,000) and nonresident (around 131,000)
hunters. Of those, 88 percent
participated in deer hunting,
by far the most popular form
of hunting in the state.
All hunting-related
expenditures in the state
totaled $2.5 billion in 2011,
the year of the last survey.

Find out
more
For more information
regarding deer hunting
in Wisconsin, visit
dnr.wi.gov and search
keyword deer.

Send us your
photos
If you or someone in
your family have the
good fortune and skill
to bag a trophy buck
this year, email a photo
and some information
to the newspaper at
ungsportseditor@
wcinet.com.

CWD update
The Wisconsin DNR is
hoping to test at least 4,000
harvested deer for Chronic
Wasting Disease this hunting season. Free CWD
sampling will be available
to hunters if they wish at
participating stations. As
of last year, the disease
had been found in 18 of
Wisconsins 72 counties,
according to the DNR.

Gong-beration for veterans

Walter Balinski, whose son served in Afghanistan and now works at Epic, held a Gong-beration on
Veterans Day and Saturday, Nov. 14 outside of Miller and Sons Supermarket that raised more than
$1,080 for veterans. People were encouraged to make a donation (to either the American Legion
Post 385 in Verona or the Veterans Assistance Foundation to help homeless veterans) and then
strike a variety of gongs to gong a bad act: forgetting our veterans.
Above, Kaydence Baxter, 10, of Belleville, hits a gong donated for the day by the Theatre and Music
Department of Madison College. Shown at right is Balinski.

Wisconsin third in graduation rate

Wisconsins 2014 public school graduation rate
of 88.6 percent is among
the highest in the nation,
according to preliminary
statistics from the U.S.
Department of Education.
Wisconsin ranked third
nationwide; tied with New
Jersey. Iowa was first
with a graduation rate of
90.5 percent, followed by

Nebraska at 89.7 percent.

The preliminary data also
show that 36 states, including Wisconsin, saw increases in their overall four-year
graduation rates, while
six states had declines and
another eight states had no
change since 2012-13. Wisconsins 2014 graduation
rate was six-tenths of a point
higher than the prior year.

Top four
State
Rate (%)
Iowa 90.5
Nebraska 89.7
Wisconsin 88.6
New Jersey 88.6

Verona girl selected to leadership council

Evensen

Verona
Area High
S c h o o l
s e n i o r
C l a i r e
Evensen, of
Girl Scout
T r o o p
2967, has

been selected as one of 15

Girl Scouts to be a member
of the Youth Leadership
Council. They will represent thousands of sister
scouts from around Badgerland Council.
Members of the YLC
meet bimonthly with the

Badgerland CEO and

professional staff to discuss topics impacting Girl
Scouts today. The YLC
helps develop ideas for
new council programming
and provides perspective
about issues important to
girls.

ing so that proper arrangements can be

made.
Notice is also given that a possible
quorum could occur at this meeting for
the purposes of information gathering
only, of the Town Board and/or Open
Space and Parks Commission.
Manfred Enburg, Chair
Town of Verona Plan Commission
Posted:November 18, 2015
Published: November 19, 2015
WNAXLP

10(a)(48a) defining a private street and

amending Section 14-1-70(m) relating to
the regulation of private streets.
Interested persons may comment
on this item at the December 7th or December 14th public hearings. The Plan
Commission will make a recommendation on this matter, which will then be reviewed by the Common Council for final
decisions on Monday, December 14th.
Contact Adam Sayre, Director of
Planning and Development, at 608-8489941 for more information on these
items or to receive copies of the submittals.
Holly Licht,
Deputy Clerk
Published: November 19 and 25, 2015
WNAXLP

Legals
NOTICE OF HEARING
DISCONTINUANCE OF A
PUBLIC WAY OAK GROVE
ROAD IN THE
TOWN OF VERONA
Town of Verona Hall
335 N. Nine Mound Rd,
Verona, WI
2015

Pursuant to 66.1003 (4)(b) of the

Wisconsin Statutes, a public hearing
will be held by the Town Board of the
Town of Verona at the Verona Town Hall
located at 335 N. Nine Mound Road, Verona, Wisconsin, on December 1, 2015
during a regular meeting of the Town
Board commencing at 6:30 PM to discuss a proposed resolution to discontinue the public way Oak Grove Road.
The resolution was introduced at a
meeting of the Town Board on October
6, 2015 and is available for inspection at
the office of the Town Clerk, 335 N. Nine
Mound Road, Verona, Wisconsin. If adopted, the resolution would discontinue
a public way that exists between Riverside Road and Locust Drive off of State
Highway 69, more particularly described
as follows:
Proceeding from the intersection
with State Highway 69 in the SW 1/4 of
the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 33,
T6N, R8E Town of Verona, in a southwesterly direction for 500 feet and affecting the adjacent properties located
in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4,
the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4,
and the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of the NE
1/4 of Section 33, T6N, R8E, Town of Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin.
Dated: October 6, 2015
Drafted by: John M. Wright,
Town of Verona Clerk/Treasurer
Published: November 5, 12, and 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF HEARING
DISCONTINUANCE OF A
PORTION OF A PUBLIC WAY
WESNER ROAD IN THE
TOWN OF VERONA
Town of Verona Hall
335 N. Nine Mound Rd,
Verona, WI
2015

Pursuant to 66.1003 (4)(b) of the

Wisconsin Statutes, a public hearing
will be held by the Town Board of the
Town of Verona at the Verona Town Hall
located at 335 N. Nine Mound Road, Ve-

rona, Wisconsin, on December 1, 2015

during a regular meeting of the Town
Board commencing at 6:30 PM to discuss a proposed resolution to discontinue a portion of the public way Wesner
Road. The resolution was introduced at
a meeting of the Town Board on October
6, 2015 and is available for inspection at
the office of the Town Clerk, 335 N. Nine
Mound Road, Verona, Wisconsin. If adopted, the resolution would discontinue
a portion of a public way that exists between Rolling Oaks Lane and Redstone
Lane off of County Highway PB, more
particularly described as follows:
In Section 26, Township 6 North,
Range 8 East, being part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter;
Commencing at a point South 0 0 East
16.5 feet of the Northwest Corner of said
Quarter Quarter Section, thence North
89 55 East 567 feet to Point of Beginning, thence continuing North 89 55
East 693 feet, thence South 0 0 East 66
feet, thence South 89 55 West 693 feet,
thence North 0 0 East 66 feet to Point
of Beginning.
Dated: October 6, 2015
Drafted by: John M. Wright,
Town of Verona Clerk/Treasurer
Published: November 5, 12, and 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF

PERSONAL PROPERTY

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to Wisconsin Statute Section 704.90

the undersigned will sell at public sale
by competitive bidding on Dec. 6, 2015
at noon, preview at 11 AM on date of
sale only; on the premises where said
property has been stored and which is
located at Whats In Store - 211 Legion
St. Verona, WI 53593.
Bidding is on the complete contents of the unit of the personal property/goods stored therein by the below
named occupant:
Unit 311. Occupant: RYAN SHERVAN. Contents are as follows: Childrens
clothing and toys, end tables and assorted household goods, and misc.
items.
Purchase must be made in cash
only, paid at the time of sale. All goods
are As is and must be removed at the
time of the purchase. We reserve the
right to reject any/all bids. Sale is subject to adjournment. Call 608-848-3334
to confirm that sale will proceed as
scheduled.
Published: November 12 and 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE OF SCHOOL
BOARD ELECTION
Verona Area
School District
April 5, 2016

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that

at an election to be held in the School
District of Verona Area School District,
on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, the following
offices are to be elected to succeed the
present incumbents listed. The term of
office for school board member is three
years beginning on Monday, April 25,
2016.
Office, Incumbent
At-Large Member, Kenneth Behnke
Portion 2, City of Fitchburg, Amy
Almond
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
any qualified elector of 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, 2015 Electors may obtain
forms from the District Administrative
Building, 700 North Main Street, Verona,
WI 53593 from 7:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. on
Monday through Friday. Or, forms may
be downloaded sat http://gab .wi.gov/. In
order to appear on the ballot, candidates
must file completed forms in the District
Administrative Building or with Kenneth
Behnke, Clerk, no later than 5:00p.m. on
Tuesday, January 5, 2016. A description
of the school district boundaries can be
obtained from the school district office.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if
a primary is necessary, the primary will
be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
Done in the City of Verona on November 13, 2015
Kenneth L. Behnke, District Clerk
Published: November 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

TOWN OF VERONA
PLAN COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Regular meeting
Monday,
November 23, 2015,
6:30 p.m.
Town of Verona Hall,
335 North Nine Mound Rd

1. Call to Order/Approval of Regular

Meeting Agenda
2. Public Comment -This section of

the meeting provides the opportunity for

comment from persons in attendance
on itemsnotlisted 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. Discussion and possible action
on request to reconsider shared driveway requirement for land use application:
#2015-8 dated 8/13/2015 for property located at 2783 Prairie Circle submitted by Steve and Sandy Andres. The
purpose of the application is rezoning
from RH2 to RH1 to allow for the splitting of one parcel into two. A preliminary
CSM is also included.
4. Public Hearing, discussion and
action on the following land use applications:
#2015-6 dated 8/6/2015 for property located at2778 Prairie Circlesubmitted byTim and Linda Sweeny. The
purpose of the application isrezoning
from A3 to RH1 and RH4 to allow for the
splitting of one parcel into two. A preliminary CSM is also included. Note: action
on to remove the deed restriction will be
necessary.
#2015-7 dated 8/19/2015 for property located2771 Prairie Circlesubmitted byDavid Dimaggio. The purpose of
the application isrezoning from RH4 to
RH1 and RH3 to allow for the splitting
of one parcel into three. A preliminary
CSM is also included. Note: action on
to remove the deed restriction will be
necessary.
5. Chairs Report
Access planning
6. Planner/Administrators Report
Feedback from boundary agreement meeting
7. Approval of minutes from October 28th
8. Confirm next regular meeting
date Dec. 17th
9. 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 towww.town.
verona.wi.usand sign up for the Town
List Serve to receive notices via email.
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
jwright@town.verona.wi.us . Please do
so atleast 48 hours prior to the meet-

***

Notice

The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold Public Hearings on Monday December 7, 2015 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 Indoor Commercial Entertainment land use, known as Toot and
Kates Wine Bar, to be located at 103
South Main Street.
2) Conditional Use Permit for a
proposed Indoor Commercial Entertainment land use, known as Fitness in the
608, to be located at 807 Liberty Drive.
3) Proposed General Development
Plan (GDP) for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) to allow for the construction
of a mixed-use project containing 36
apartment units and 3,770 square feet of
commercial space located at 142 Paoli
Street.
Interested persons may comment
on these planning and zoning matters
during the public hearings at the December 7, 2015 Plan Commission meeting. The Plan Commission will make recommendations on these matters, which
will then be reviewed by the Common
Council for final decisions on Monday,
December 14th.
Contact Adam Sayre, Director of
Planning and Development, at 608-8489941 for more information on these
items or to receive copies of the submittals.
Holly Licht,
Deputy Clerk
Published: November 19 and 25, 2015
WNAXLP
***

NOTICE

The City of Verona Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday December 7, 2015 at City Hall, 111
Lincoln Street and the Common Council
will hold a Public Hearing on Monday
December 14, 2015 at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, for the following matter:
1) Subdivision Regulations text
amendment to create Section 14-1-

***

NOTICE OF
SPRING ELECTION
CITY OF VERONA,
DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN
April 5, 2016

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at

an election is to be held in the City of Verona on Tuesday, April 5, 2016. The following offices are to be elected to succeed the present incumbents listed. The
term for mayor and alderperson begins
on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The term for
all other offices begins May 1, 2016. All
terms are for two years unless otherwise
indicated.
Office, Incumbent
Alderperson, District 1, Mac McGilvray
Alderperson, District 2, Jack Linder
Alderperson, District 3, Brad Stiner
Alderperson, District 4, Evan
Touchett
Mayor, Jon Hochkammer
Municipal Judge, William Wiegel
Information concerning aldermanic
district boundaries may be obtained on
the City Website www.ci.verona.wi.us or
at City Hall, 111 Lincoln Street, Verona,
WI 53593.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that
the first day to circulate nomination papers is December 1, 2015 and the due
date for filing nomination papers with
the Municipal Clerk is 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 5, 2016.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that if
a primary is necessary, the primary will
be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2016.
Holly Licht
Deputy Clerk
Published: November 19, 2015
WNAXLP
***

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November 19, 2015

The Verona Press

Obituary

ConnectVerona.com

Sugar River Euchre

to the love of her life, David

Cromer, MD.
They were blessed with
three children, Elaine (Mark)
Schmid, David Jr. (Mary
Mitchell) and Fred (Katie
Hanley); and six grandchildren, C.J. Schmid, Taylor and
Haylee Cromer, and Lauren,
Caroline and Allie Cromer.
A memorial service will be
held at First Lutheran Church,
206 Pleasant St., Lodi, at
noon, on Saturday, Nov. 28.
Visitation will be held at the
church from 10 a.m. until

the time of the service on

Saturday. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be directed in
Betseys name to North Shore
University Health System,
1033 University Place, Suite
450, Evanston, IL 60201
(foundation.northshore.org).
Online condolences may be
made at gundersonfh.com.

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Betsey (nee
Johnson) Cromer
Elizabeth Anne Betsey
(nee Johnson) Cromer, age
79, passed away in Lodi, surrounded by her family, on
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015,
after being diagnosed with
primary CNS brain lymphoma in April 2015.
Betsey was a woman of
faith in God, cherished wife,
mom, nan, aunt and friend.
She was married 58 years

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of! 800-856-5491 (wcan)

342 Boats & Accessories

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& Motorsports www.americanmarina.
com, 866-955-2628 (wcan)

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355 Recreational Vehicles

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www.americanmarina.com (wcan)

360 Trailers
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For boat, ATV, sled or pontoons. 2 or
4 Place/Open or Enclosed. American
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866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.
com (wcan)
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LOOKING TO earn a little extra spending

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THE UNIVERSITY of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin Union/Hoofer Equestrian
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Assistant Barn Manager for its Belleville
location. This is a part-time position
(averaging 2-3 days/wk) overseeing the
barn when the Barn Manager is away.
Responsibilities include supervising staff,
providing necessary care for the horses, facility upkeep and record-keeping.
Mucking only required when covering
a shift for a staff member. Must be
comfortable handling horses, but will
train the right person in first aid, tractors,
etc. Please email resume/experience to
krogers6@wisc.edu.

434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
COMFORT KEEPERS IN MADISON
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positions available. Flexible scheduling.
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Call 608-442-1898
UNITED CEREBRAL
Palsy of Dane County
is looking for experienced,
confident care providers.
We support a wide variety
of children and adults with
developmental disabilities
throughout Dane County.
Part-time positions
available immediately!
For more information, or to
request an application,
please visit our website at www.
ucpdane.org
or contact Shannon at
shannonmolepske@ucpdane.org
or (608) 273-3318. AA/EOE

548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!
Basement Systems Inc. Call us for all
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Finishing. Structural repairs. Humidity
and mold control. Free Estimates! Call
800-991-1602 (wcan)
DOUG'S HANDYMAN SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
Gutter cleaning and covers
No job too small
608-845-8110
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Fall-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European.Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
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.

COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL

& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
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Customer Appreciation Week!
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Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
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Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com

606 Articles For Sale

SWITCH&SAVE EVENT from DirecTV!
Packages starting at $19.99/mo. Free
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2015 NFL Sunday Ticket included with
select Packages. New Customers Only.
IV Support Holdings LLC- An authorized
DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply.
Call for details 800-918-1046 (wcan)

638 Construction &

Industrial Equipment
HUGE BLACK Friday Sale now thru
11/30! WoodworkersDepot.com M-F 8-6,
Sat 8-4. Oneida St., off 41 @ Subway,
2965 Ramada Way, Green Bay 1-800891-9003 (wcan)

Montes by 31.
One week later, the
Montes team won a
skunk and the weeks low
score of 74 provided little
assistance as the Cheeseeaters lost to Montes by
71.
Montes faces Shenanigans, which is one match
ahead of Montes in the
standings, on Nov. 19.

SEASONED SPLIT OAK,

Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181

648 Food & Drink

EMERGENCIES CAN strike at any time.
Wise food storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy-to-cook meals that
have a 25-year shelf life. Free sample.
Call: 800-986-3458 (wcan)
ENJOY 100% Guaranteed, deliveredto-the-door Omaha Steaks! Save 76%
plus 4 Free Burgers - The Happy Family
Celebration - Only $49.99. Order today
1-800-307-1674 mention offer 47222VPY
or www.OmahaSteaks.com/ mbfave37
(wcan)

666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. **Limited time - $250 off your
stairlift purchase!**. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
CPAP/BIPAP SUPPLIES at little or no
cost from Allied Medical Supply Network.
Fresh supplies delivered right to your
door. Insurance may cover all costs. 800995-0831 (wcan)
GOT KNEE pain? Back Pain? Shoulder
Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little
or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)

VERONA
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A PLACE for Mom. The nation's largest

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STOCK YOUR pond or lake now! Order

early. All varieties of fish & minnows.
Aeration systems. roeselerfishfarm.com
920-696-3090 (wcan)
WE BUY Boats/RVs/Pontoons/Sled/
ATVs & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now.
American Marine & Motorsports Super
Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.
americanmarina.com (wcan)

692 Electronics
DIRECTV'S BIG DEAL special. Only
$19.99 per month. Free premium channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax and Showtime
for 3 months & FREE receiver upgrade!
NFL 2015 Season included. Call now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)

696 Wanted To Buy

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

STOUGHTON 3-BEDROOM lower level

of two-flat, near downtown, River Bluff
School. Newly renovated. Central air.
W/D, water included. No pets. $855/
month+security deposit. 608-873-7655
or 608-225-9033.

STOUGHTON- 517 E Jefferson. 2-bedroom lower, $740. Utilities included. Call

608-455-7100.

SNOW BLOWING. 608-873-5216.

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

720 Apartments
OREGON 2BR 1BA apartments
available. On-site or in unit laundry,
patio, D/W, A/C. Off street parking,
garages available to rent.
From $740/mo. Details at
608-255-7100 or
www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon

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For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388

740 Houses For Rent

FOR RENT: Vacation home.
1-1/2 hours from Madison.
Lake frontage. Great ice fishing, skiing
and snowmobiling.
See us on Facebook:
The Pines at Lake Arbutus.
715-333-5056

SPORTING GOODS
#1 in Hunting Leases. The Best Land = The Most Success.
www.BaseCampLeasing.com/hunt 866-309-1507. Lease your
private hunting spot now. (CNOW)

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688 Sporting Goods

& Recreational

STOUGHTON- 517 E Jefferson. 2-bedroom lower, $740. Utilities included. Call

608-455-7100.

PLOWING, BLOWING.
Residential & Commercial.
20+yrs exp. Fully insured.
608-669-0025.

MISCELLANEOUS
ATTENTION TRUCK RECRUITERS: RECRUIT an applicant
in over 179 Wisconsin newspapers! Only $300/week. Call this
paper or 800-227-7636 www.cnaads.com (CNOW)

GOT AN older car, boat or RV?

Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)

STOUGHTON 3BR/2BA west-side

duplex w/one car garage. No smoking.
$1,000. Call/text 608-695-2565.

572 Snow Removal

HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER

Marten Transport. NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED
& REGIONAL RUNS! Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned
Equipment, Monthly Bonuses Up to $66,000 Per Year!!
WEEKLY HOMETIME! CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR Exp. Reqd. EEOE/
AAP LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY! 8
66-370-4476
www.drive4marten.com (CNOW)

672 Pets

STOUGHTON- 2/BEDROOM, 4 unit on

dead end st. One upper, one lower.
Remodeled bath, kitchen, dishwasher,
microwave, stove, refrigerator. Window
blinds, oak floors, storage, coin laundry. Heat, water/sewer included. $775/
mo. lower, $750/mo. upper. 1 month
deposit. One dog lower, one cat upper.
561-310-5551

560 Professional Services

ON THE ROAD TO A BRIGHTER FUTURE! Midwest Truck

Driving School. Now offering Log Truck & School Bus training.
cdltrainingmidwest.com contact us at mtdsmac@gmail.com or
call 906-789-6311 (CNOW)

SAFE STEP Walk-in tub. Alert for

Seniors. Bathroom 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 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)

STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.

Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com

SNOW PLOWING
Residential & Commercial.
Fully insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

HELP WANTED- HEALTH CARE

RNs up to $45/hr LPNs up to $37.50/hr CNAs up to $22.50/
hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nursing Agency
1-800-656-4414 Ext. 10 (CNOW)

LIFE ALERT 24/7. One press of a button

sends help FAST! Medical, Fire, Burglar.
Even if you can't reach a phone! FREE
Brochure. CALL 800-931-2177 (wcan)

STOUGHTON-108 WEST STREET.

2-bedroom, appliances, water, heat, A/C,
ceiling fan included, onsite laundry. Wellkept and maintained. Onsite manager.
Off-street parking. Next to park. $760/
month. Available 11/15. Please call 608238-3815.

JEFF'S SNOW REMOVAL

& FALL CLEAN-UP.
Driveway/sidewalk cleaning.
6-yrs experience.
608-220-4025.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS - viruses, lost

data, hardware or software issues? Contact GEEKS ON SITE! Service. Friendly
Repair Experts. Macs and PC's. Call for
FREE Diagnosis. 1-800-290-5045 (wcan)

Hooterville Express 6-1

Kleemans 6-1
Marcines 6-1
Hooterville Marys 4-3
Jones Plumbing 4-3
Shenanigans 3-4
Eagle Heights 2-5
J&M Bar 2-5
Montes 2-5
New Glarus 0-7

OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept

building. Convenient location. Includes
all appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security
deposit. Cats OK. $665/month. Available
12/2015. 608-219-6677.

FULL SERVICE Landscape Company,

renovation, patios, walls, snow removal
and much more. Call for FREE ESTIMATE! Nostra Terra 608-695-1742 or
nostraterrascapes.com

THEY SAY people dont read those little

ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.

Standings

705 Rentals

554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work

LOOKING TO hire an experienced electrician for our fast paced company. Must
have 1+ years experience & an electrician license (Journeyman/Apprentice/
Beginners). Compensation depending
on Experience. Contact Chuck at kmelectric09@gmail.com or 608.490.0357
(please leave a message or text).

CSchulz@BunburyRealtors.com

A+ RESIDENTIAL CLEANING. Weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Move-ins and

move-outs welcome. 608-622-9092.

The Montes team lost

its Nov. 5 match against
the J&M River Rats
before recovering to beat
the New Glarus Cheeseeaters by 71.
In the Nov. 5 match
between J&M Bar and
Montes, Dan Palmer and
Jim Gehin of the River
Rats lost only one round
as well to end the match
with 114 points, defeating

TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160

444 Construction, Trades &

Automotive

Carron Schulz
(608) 843-6012

Hamre Gunderson
Funeral & Cremation
Care
157 S. Main Street
592-3201

Montes splits Nov. 5, 12 matches

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750 Storage Spaces For Rent

FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244

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

NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088

845 Houses For Sale

980 Machinery & Tools

WELCOME TO Verona! 1843 Locust Dr.

Reduced Price! $249,000. Large 3-bdr
ranch home w/ 2-1/2 bath over 3 acres of
land. Large 2-car garage. Home has had
many interior updates throughout. Take
advantage of a motivated seller looking
to sell quickly! Also offering 0% financing!
Location is close to Epic Campus and
Madison. Contact Chris Lukens at 608575-5185. Re/Max Preferred.

FARMI 3PT logging winch's, Valby PTO

chippers, skidsteer, woodsplitters, log
loader, trailers, replacement grapple rotators 866-638-7885 threeriversforestry.
com (wcan)

801 Office Space For Rent

865 Mobile Homes

& Lots For Sale
6803 SUNSET Dr., Lot 3. Rural Wooded
desireable lot within 1 mile of town.
8+ acres. No deed restrictions. Verona
schools. MLS# 1758398. $267,500. Mary
Ruth Marks, (608) 513-7490. Bunbury &
Associates.

970 Horses

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

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

RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Verona Press

The Verona Press

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

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628

OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316

DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.

November 19, 2015

THEY SAY people dont read those little

ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.

WALMERS TACK SHOP

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

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

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

15

990 Farm: Service

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

Now Hiring!
Now hiring cooks & caregivers for a variety of shifts at
our lovely senior living residence. We offer
competitive wages, shift & weekend differentials, as
well as health, dental & PTO to eligible staff.
Paid CBRF training provided.

975 Livestock

to download
an application:

PURE BRED Red Angus Bulls, open and

bred heifers for sale. Pick your bulls now
for summer delivery. Shamrock Nook
Red Angus 608-558-5342

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ConnectVerona.com

to request an
application:

608.243.8800

8210 Highview Drive - Madison

Grow With Us
THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.

THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.

We are currently accepting applications for

is recruiting for the following positions:

Universal Care Workers

Registered Nurse

Full-Time Nights
at these 2 locations

Part/Full-Time

CNA

St. Clare Friedensheim

&
Glarner Lodge

Part/Full-Time

Benefits Include: Competitive Wages; Shift and

Weekend; Differentials; Incentive Pay; Health, Dental,
Vision, Disability and Life Insurance; Retirement Plan;
Vacation, Paid Sick Days and Holiday Pay.
Join our team of professionals & experience the
pleasures of working on a retirement campus serving
our senior citizens. Our facility is nonprofit, church
affiliated, with a dedication to serve our residents.

Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!

We offer competitive starting salary and differentials!

Zero deductible healthcare options, Vision, Dental,
Disability, and Life Insurance, Retirement Plan,
Vacation, Paid Sick Days, and Holiday Pay.

SEASONAL HELP WANTED!

RETURNS PROCESSOR 2ND SHIFT

- Starting at $13.00/hour
- Proficient keyboarding skills and experience
with MS Excel and Word required
- Must be available to attend a full two-week
training session

Join our team of professionals & experience the

pleasures of working on a retirement campus serving
our senior citizens. Our facility is nonprofit, Church
affiliated, with a dedication to serve our residents and
tenants.
Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!

RETURNS ANALYZER 1ST & 2ND SHIFT

MATERIALS HANDLER 1ST & 2ND SHIFT
- Starting at $10.50/hour

Equal Opportunity Employer

NOW HIRING

The New Glarus Home, Inc

600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer

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600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org

Learn more or download an application at

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The New Glarus Home, Inc

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POSITIONS START NOVEMBER 30

NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

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Excellent Starting Wages and Benefits

Employee Travel Discounts

Fairfield Inn & Suites

is accepting applications
for the following positions:

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Guest Services Representative
Night Auditor
Housekeeping Attendant
Weekend availability is
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at both hotels

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Guest Services Representative
Night Auditor
Bell Staff/Shuttle Driver
Laundry Attendant
Housekeeping Attendant
Housekeeping Supervisor/Inspector
Maintenance Assistant

Email resumes to

Email resumes to

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n

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November 19, 2015

The Verona Press

ConnectVerona.com

Budget: Council expected to take formal action Monday after public hearing
Continued from page 1
near the 3 percent increase
that had been originally
proposed, nor even any
direct references to that
plan. The only amendments
offered, in fact, were two
essentially parallel plans for
a tiny tweak to make taxes a
more exact flat zero percent
change from last year.
While there were no votes
Monday as the format
doesnt allow for it alders
showed clear agreement
over the numerous provisions of the budget heading
into next Monday nights
public hearing, when the
council is expected to take
formal action.
Nobody asked to change
the proposed $20,000 contribution to the Badger
Prairie Needs Network, the
additional staffing needed
to bring the fire department
to 24/7 service, the additional help for the library
or the public works reorganization thats being done
to prepare for director Ron
Rieders 2016 retirement.
Two years after the council went down to the wire
with a five-hour debate
after the public hearing and
22 amendments, the majority of discussion in Mondays 50-minute meeting
was a series of clarifying
questions and assorted comments about how either
of the two offered amendments would be acceptable
and about the general concept of incurring debt.
Ald. Mac McGilvray

Budget proposal
Budget
Levy Mill rate Change
2014 final
$8.5 million $6.77* +3%*
2015 requested
$10.5 million
$7 +3.3%
2015 final
$10.1 million
$6.7 -1%
2016 requested
$11.2 million
$7.01 +4.5%
2016 Mayor recommended $11 million
$6.90 +3%
2016 published
$10.7 million
$6.70 -0.1%
Notes: 2015 taxes are applied to the 2016 budget; numbers
do not include TIF
* Based on equalized value because 2014 was a
reassessment year

Fund allocations
Fund
Police impact
Fire impact
Library impact
Unassigned (reserve)

Amount Available
2014
$165,000 $1.1 million $165,000
$220,000 $700,000 $220,000
$45,000 $300,000
$10,000
$200,000 $2.1 million $200,000

Mill and overlay funding

Year
2015
2016

Levy Debt Total

0 $914,000 $1.5 million
$126,000 $757,000 $883,000

(Dist. 1), who successfully pushed for using a

little more debt service
and reserves for one more
year in advance of the closure of the $393 million
Epic tax-increment financing district, responded to
a discussion about much
smaller amounts of debt by

Mill rate
increases
2015 proposed: 0 percent
2014: -1 percent
2013: 3 percent*
2012: 1.95 percent
2011: 1.5 percent
2010: 3.7 percent**
2009: 3 percent**
2008: 0 percent
2007: 0 percent*
2006: 3 percent
2005: 2 percent
* Based on equalized
value (reassessment year)
* Effective rate for average homeowner was 1.5
percent higher because
of addition of stormwater
utility fee
services, you have to make
investments and borrow
money.
Mayor Jon Hochkammer,
who had proposed the larger
tax increase with an eye on
limiting extra debt this year
and ensuring the city could
continue to get expenditure restraint funds in
future years, agreed with
that assessment.
This isnt just a oneyear process, he said. We
approve annual budgets, but
we really take a look into
the future.

saying its part of the cost

of growth.
The city made a conscious decision 13, 14 years
ago when it decided to
grow (commercially), that
that was what we want, he
said. Sometimes in order Looking ahead
do those things, in order
City administrator
to grow and still provide Bill Burns spent half the

meeting presenting what he

and finance director Cindy
Engelke worked up to put
the budget into perspective.
Their report looked at fiscal and growth trends and
the closure of Epic TIF district that will dramatically
lower city taxes (about 9
percent), as well as how
that all fits into the fiscal
plan staff have been operating under.
While the citys customary robust growth was
interrupted by four years
of recession, its back in
full gear, with a 20 percent
increase in value outside
the TIF districts in 2014
and another 7 percent last
year. Plenty more is on
the way, with both Epics
expansion and momentum
in the residential market,
as well as in the industrial
parks on the southeast side
of the city.
Burns report pointed
out that the citys tax rate
is in the middle of a list of
13 Dane County cities and
villages, and what it didnt
show is that it should drop
into the bottom one-third in
for the 2016 tax year.
It also showed projections
for the citys undesignated
fund balance its reserve
funds and how though
they have stayed well above
the citys minimum 25 percent of general fund spending for a decade, they are
expected to drop as the budget itself gets bigger.
The presentation also
outlined how the capital
and replacement fund levy

is beginning to increase
again after relying more
heavily on the use of debt
during the recession. Those
two costs are expected to
account for about half of
the roughly $1 million in
additional spending authorization the city will have as
a result of the TIF closure.

The amendments
That big picture set the
backdrop for a discussion
over the two amendments,
one of which would have
spared $6,650 from being
borrowed.
That amount was something Ald. Luke Diaz (Dist.
3) noticed in the calculations that were presented,
that the request for a flat
tax rate actually ended
up at a cut of 0.1 percent.
Rather than a cut of $1.25
per household that the
average homeowner is not
going to notice, he suggested reducing the amount
of road maintenance work
funded by debt by that
amount.
Burns and Engelke took
that same idea and suggested instead putting it into a
personnel contingency to
simplify any actions that
might come out of the public works restructuring or
the hiring of the city clerk.
Any leftover money would
simply return to the citys
fund balance.
Alders unofficially
agreed the staff amendment
was preferable and generally indicated support for
either one.

Living Thankfully
Verona Area Churches
Community Thanksgiving Service

Sunday, November 22, 2015

6:00 p.m.
New Location:

St. James Lutheran Church

427 S. Main Street, Verona
An offering will be collected to support
the Badger Prairie Needs Network
Following the service: Pie Fest
Join us for a time of fellowship with
beverages, conversation and pie!
All are welcome to enjoy the inspiring music!
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