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Finding a homeMoynihans grateful for community support after Nov. 17 fire

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The Moynihan family saw its 12-year Verona home destroyed by fire early in the frigid morn-ing of Monday, Nov. 17. Three days later they moved into a house a half-mile away, after friends, neighbors and the Verona community rallied together to help.

They did not even know the home’s owner, Kathleen Swanson, who had the house up for sale but chose to take it off the market after people contacted her about the possibility.

She offered the Moyni-hans a four-month lease

to help them get through the winter.

“I think the woman who owns the house

got emails from a couple of different people that know us,” Lori Moyni-han told the Press. “She was willing to take it off the market.”

And that’s not usually the case, Bill Moynihan added.

“It can be weeks in a hotel,” he said.

As they looked at the damage to their long-time home, they weren’t sure what to expect, and they certainly did not plan on the support that ultimately came.

“That morning, our neighbors had clothes at Lisa’s house by 7,

Verona Area School District

Referendum will be for $8.35 millionBoard set to finalize language at Jan. 19 meetingScott GirardUnified Newspaper Group

After slight changes in land boundaries and official surveys, the final price for the April Verona Area School District referen-dum is set.

While the school board members did not take any action on the referendum wording at its Monday meeting, drafts of the resolu-tion they plan to consider Jan. 19 and of the referendum question itself revealed the

Spring election

District 3 gets 2 challengersJim FerolieVerona Press editor

The City of Verona will have its first primary election since 2007 this spring, as two District 3 challengers will take on incumbent Ald. Luke Diaz.

Joe Fiess, a 23-year-old respite care worker with a public safety background, told the Press this week he was motivated to run by issues surrounding the new fire station and the Verona Area School Dis-trict land referendum. And 54-year-old Sub Zero/Wolf lab technician Rod Wealti said his primary motivation was his “pas-sion for the community” and concerns about “Madison influences” on the com-munity both he and Fiess have called home

BRMS eighth-graders look to start discussions on school, diversity issuesScott GirardUnified Newspaper Group

In fall 2013, anti-bully-ing speaker Calvin Terrell visited with middle school students in the Verona

Area School District. More than a year later, his visit is still making an impact with Badger Ridge Middle School students – inspired by his attempts to bring conversations about tough topics to the forefront.

“Throughout the day, Calvin Terre l l showed us things we never really thought about,” eighth-grader Delaney Dykman told the Verona Press last month. “We were in a room full of kids who we didn’t

really talk to, and we just talked about issues that are going on today and just like issues that we have throughout the school and we really got to know each

Verona Area High School student and Multicultural Leadership Council mem-ber Dao Lo talks about her experiences with bullying and embrac-ing herself as a person at a Dec. 18 event.

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Bill, Lori and Christopher Moynihan found support in the Verona community after a Nov. 17 fire destroyed their home. A woman took her house, which had been for sale, off the market to lease to them for four months.

Photo by Samantha Christian

The Moynihans’ Aspen Avenue home was destroyed in a Nov. 17 early-morning fire.

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The new site offers an easy way to find information about city departments, but also has resources for common

questions and services, City of Verona administrator Bill Burns said.

One new feature is the “Notify Me” option, where residents can sign up for text and email alerts for different meet-ings, calendars or new events.

For example, a user could sign up for a text message alert that would notify him or her if there was a change to the senior center’s calendar, or if there was a new agenda for the parks commission meeting.

The city also has a “Report a Con-cern” feature where residents can log a complaint or report a missed trash collection. Burns said the new system

allows users to see if the complaint has been read, who’s handling it and when it will be resolved. That feature will allow staff to track the progress of con-cerns and make sure they’re taken care of.

A “Community Standards and Expec-tations” page links to different zoning rules and ordinances for things like weed control, garage sales, winter park-ing or noise issues.

Along the left side of the page are quick links to frequently visited pages such as agendas and minutes, online payments and forms and a staff direc-tory.

Burns said staff from all departments had a hand in updating the information on their department-specific pages. City of Verona recreation director Casey Dudley will continue his role as city webmaster, Burns said.

The $25,367 website update was bud-geted for 2014, and that includes the first year of hosting and maintenance, Burns said. The city will pay roughly $4,100 per year for hosting, support and maintenance. The city has the option to have an updated redesign in three years, as part of the agreement.

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Dane County Sheriff deputies reported three drunken driving arrests as part of a New Year’s Eve crackdown, including one in the Town of Montrose.

During the overnight shift on Dec. 30, Dane County Sheriff’s deputies responded to two single-vehicle crashes involving intoxicated drivers. The first crash on Frenchtown Road in the Town of Mon-trose involved a 22-year-old Belleville man strik-ing a bridge and causing significant damage to the guard rail.

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Kindergarten info sessions begin Jan. 20choice forms available online Jan. 28

The Verona Area School District will bring back its annual kindergarten infor-mation session meetings this year after only provid-ing an online video last year.

The main information session at Badger Ridge Middle School is planned for Thursday, Jan. 27, 6:30-8:15 p.m., and will pro-vide a chance for parents with students entering kin-dergarten in the 2015-16 school year a chance to ask

questions of school leaders.There will be other meet-

ings Jan. 20 and 22 for fam-ilies that cannot make it to the Jan. 27 meeting.

The Jan. 20 meetings will take place 5:30-6:15 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Stone Crest Apartments, 5673 King James Court, Fitchburg, and 6:30-7:15 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club, 4619 Jenewein Road, Fitchburg. The Jan. 22 meetings will be 5:30-6:15 p.m. at Nako-ma Heights Apartments, 4929 Chalet Gardens Road, Fitchburg, and 6:30-7:15 p.m. at Fire Station No. 2, 5415 King James Way,

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Last year, the district decided to do away with the in-person meeting, instead sending a DVD to each house they identified with an incoming kindergarten student.

Officials had said the meeting wasn’t reaching enough parents, and hoped

the DVD approach could change that.

A new video outlining the choices is also supposed to be posted on the school district’s website, verona.k12.wi.us. Click on “Dis-trict Information” and then “Incoming K information” to view the video and read the newsletter the district sent to parents.

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City of Verona

Commission gives Epic, VACT light scrutinyJim FerolieVerona Press editor

With a nearly $300 mil-lion project on the agenda, the city’s Plan Commission focused most of its discus-sion Monday instead on something closer to home and closer to some hearts.

Commissioners spent about five minutes giv-ing feedback to Epic for the “initial review” of its fifth set of office build-ings, asking about sight lines and rock blasting and commenting on the “very nice” appearance of the five buildings, which have separate classic literature themes. They even asked whether the 10-acre geo-thermal/stormwater pond would be open for ice skat-ing (it won’t) and whether more campuses will be on the way, to which facili-ties director Bruce Richards replied, “Your guess is as good as mine.”

But Epic has been through this process enough times and spends enough money and time on architecture and planning that there’s rarely much of substance for com-missioners to add.

The Verona Area Com-munity Theater’s new build-ing got a bit more scrutiny.

As pleasant as the com-mission found the design for its proposed rehearsal space and 150-seat theater, they had plenty of questions and nitpicks for the site plan and building, which would be built on city land between the new fire sta-tion and Verona City Center and draw traffic from what at the moment is one of the least functional intersec-tions in the city, Lincoln Street and East Verona Avenue.

The biggest question of

the more than 20-minute discussion was about the traffic flow in and out of the 37-stall parking lot. While it certainly will be acces-sible to parking on Lin-coln Street and even at the Verona Fire Department at times, commissioners had some concerns about big-ger vehicles like buses and semitrailers, traffic queuing to pick up kids from classes and rehearsals and whether a loading dock would be more appropriate than the overhead door shown on the renderings.

But VACT representa-tive Terry Dvorak explained this building will function just like its current build-ing, which, too, has a grade-level door for things like set materials. And archi-tects explained the theater setup, designed for smaller, more intimate shows, will try to draw people to its

“prefunction space” along the north side. The 40-foot-long loading area, they said, is intended to allow people to wait inside the lobby and run out to hop into a wait-ing car.

Commissioner Jeff Hors-fall also wondered about whether land would need to be divided but was told no by city administrator Bill Burns, that the city will actually lease the land to VACT. He said after the Plan Commisson’s final review, as early as next month, the Common Coun-cil will need to approve a group development, a rela-tively uncontroversial per-mit allowing two buildings on the same lot.

Commissioners asked whether architects con-sidered using a second tone of brick but were told that would draw too much attention to the relatively

small edifice of the nearly 14,000-square-foot build-ing, rather than the more showy prefunction area.

There was also discussion about a sign along the road in a planting bed and one on the northeast corner of the building. But there weren’t any specific directives to make changes, and in gen-eral, the project got praise for its design.

Commissioner Pat Lytle, who’s on the board of another arts-focused non-profit in Verona, Rhapsody Arts Center, said the proj-ect has “come a long way” from the original design. And commissioner Steve Heinzen, who noted he has had kids in VACT for “a long time” joined the cho-rus of compliments, as did Mayor Jon Hochkammer.

“I really like the looks of the building ... a lot,” Hoch-kammer said. “I’m very

excited about the project.”

More at Liberty Park Commissioners also liked

the Italian-themed looks of what would be a second multi-tenant retail/commer-cial building at the corner of Liberty Drive and County Highway M.

Construction documents are being finalized for the building’s twin on the oppo-site corner. That building is expected to have two restaurants (Salvatore’s Tomato Pies and Freschii), a karate studio and offices.

This building looks near-ly identical, down to the second-floor deck, visible staircase, drive-up window and the patio.

C o m m i s s i o n e r J a c k Linder asked about improv-ing bicycle access and where the Dumpster will be stored, and Horsfall asked about what other buildings might go on that lot, which has a space for a similar building between it and the planned hotel. He was told that is “the plan.”

Commissioners didn’t press hard for what busi-nesses might go there, but architect Jerry Bourquin stated the obvious when he said there’s “potential for a restaurant.” Developer Dean Slaby added that he met this week with an Eau Claire-based business inter-ested in putting a bar/res-taurant in the first building and that the office space is “about half-full.”

All three buildings the commission reviewed Mon-day will need to return to the commission and the Common Counci l in a future month for approval.

Map courtesy CAS4 Architecture

The initial plan for the Verona Area Community Theater building has 37 parking spots, plus a drop-off area in front of the lobby. Additional parking will be available on Lincoln Street and possibly at times in the fire department lot.


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Christmas gatherings for the benefit of both kingdomsIt is the gathering season. Christ-

mas and New Year’s seem to be the time of the year when

people get together to celebrate the holidays with family and friends both near and far.

I recently was involved in two gatherings that appeared very dis-similar on the surface, yet had something very important in com-mon.

My workmates and I gathered at the Wisconsin Brewery last month to talk about our accomplishments in 2014 and the plans for 2015. In the midst of the cold beer samplers and the tour of the facil-ity, we talked about ways to improve our pro-cess and better serve our clients. Standard stuff for a group of people who strive to gen-erate a profit in a service-oriented company.

Another group of people – mem-bers of the Church in Verona and others – gathered to go Christmas caroling at Four Winds Manor, Sonrisas Assisted Living and Wil-low Pointe Memory Care, all in Verona.

The common thread here is they both brought folks together to make a difference in peoples’ lives. The first is driven by a profit objective, which will only come by increased client satisfaction. The second by proclaiming the Good News of Jesus through music and fellowship.

As a “tentmaker” (a term used to describe pastors who are bi-voca-tional in the model of the Apostle

Paul), I have a foot in both worlds of commerce and ordained ministry. Martin Luther would refer to this dichotomy as the Two Kingdoms (secular, or state, and spiritual).

The really neat thing about both gatherings was that I was just one voice among many. My coworkers at the brewery certainly didn’t need a pastor to discuss the investment horizon (although they jokingly asked for some divine intervention in helping us place our outlooks), and the carolers were well-equipped to sing the traditional Christmas hymns and share Jesus’ love with the various residents without a member of the clergy present.

That is what ministry is all about. People from a wide variety of back-grounds, vocations and interests giving of their time and talents to make a difference in the communi-ties they live in.

I think that is exactly what the Apostle Paul was getting at when he wrote a letter to the church in Corinth: “There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all. There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord. God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.” (1 Corinthians 12: 4-6)

In other words, all who call themselves followers of Jesus use their disparate gifts and talents to make up the body of Christ for the good of others. That’s the essence of what it means to follow Jesus in word and deed.

The other beautiful aspect of gathering together in Jesus’ name is His promise to be with us. The Gospel of Matthew makes this very clear: “For where two or three

gather as my followers, I am among them.” (Matthew 18:20)

You could clearly sense Jesus’ presence as we sang “Joy to the World” and “Silent Night” to the residents of those care facilities. The mood brightened as memories were stirred and voices raised in one chorus in celebration of the birth of the Christ Child from Beth-lehem.

I honestly can’t say the same spirit permeated the business meet-ing at the brewery. However, many of us wished each other a hearty Merry Christmas, which seems so much more meaningful than Happy Holidays.

Don’t get me wrong, I under-stand not everyone celebrates Christmas, and Happy Holidays is a perfectly fine greeting for many. It just doesn’t work for me. (And now I will get off my soapbox so we don’t get into the War on Christmas debate during what should be a joy-ous time.)

As we embark on another New Year, my prayer is for our com-munity to continue to care for and respect one another in ways that reflect the many good gifts each of us has been given. If it isn’t carol-ing, then maybe it is mentoring a young person or volunteering at the Community Garden or Food Pantry.

Whatever you are led to do, it will make a difference. And at the end of 2015 you will have some-thing new and exciting to share at your gathering!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Now that is what I call a Two Kingdoms valediction.

Mike Peters is the pastor of The Church in Verona.

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Community Voices

Letter to the editor

Johnson was part of Hometown historyOn Saturday morning I saw

Ernest Johnson of Verona had passed away. It got me thinking about the ‘town’ I grew up in.

You had your haircut at either Johnson’s Barbershop by Ernie or his son Mickey, or at Hagen’s Barbershop by Art or sons, Dale and Howie. They were on the same block. You didn’t make an appointment. It was a slower time and you would sit and wait and talk. Verona was an agricultural community. I tell fifth-graders at Sugar Creek Elementary School, before their visit to the World Dairy Expo, when I was their age and went to the same school, there were over 25 dairy farms in the Town of Verona, and now there are 4. The first farm family to settle in Verona was the Stew-arts. They found 9 Indian Effigy Mounds (Nine Mound Road). That land now has effigies called Epic campuses.

The farmers’ stop at the barber-shop was probably in the same ‘trip to town’ as going to ‘the Mill’ or one of the Feed Stores. The building that was Palmer Peters’ Feed Store is still stand-ing and is now Plumbing and Glass. Ernie Feller’s Feed Store was right across the street, where the Veterans’ Memorial is. The mill was where the parking lot is. Both were along the train tracks

and about once a week a boxcar was ‘dropped” with supplies to be unloaded.

There might be a stop at Bong-ey’s Drugstore, complete with a Soda Fountain. Ironically, it was in the area occupied by Wal-greens. Gary Bongey carries on the family vocation at Hometown Pharmacy, at what used to be the main entrance to Miller’s Super-market. There may be a stop at the Hardware store. Blizzard’s Hardware, in the building that is Avanti’s now, and then Schmid’s, where World of Variety is. Mark and Elaine Schmid carry on the family vocation at Ace Hardware, where they probably know you by name.

Miller’s Supermarket is in the same place. It’s gotten bigger and the entrance is on the corner where Salem United Church of Christ used to stand (there used to be a church on Church Street). Carl carries on the family tradition of nourishing the community with food and philanthropy.

Thanks for the opportunity to say goodbye to Ernie Johnson and to tell you a little bit about Verona that maybe you didn’t know.

Bob Feller, Jr.Verona

Ernie Johnson will be missed by VeronansDid the lights in Verona go out on

Dec. 24? I was out of town that week, so I

don’t know. But surely they must have at least flickered when Ernie Johnson passed away that day.

Can anyone who ever met him think about Ernie without smiling? What a gift he was to our community and to the world. Hundreds, maybe thousands of people knew him much better than I did, but each of us are so blessed that he passed our way.

I always enjoyed reminding him that he was the reason that my late husband and I chose to move to

Verona in 1963. It started with the haircuts at Ernie’s barbershop. So much more reasonably priced than those in Madison where we lived after Pat got out of service, and the perfect location – close enough to families in New Glarus and Monti-cello – and yet not too close!

And then the circle of our connec-tion expanded when Ernie’s daugh-ter and her partner purchased the family farm near New Glarus where I had grown up.

Ernie taught us that one person really can make a difference, and in these especially challenging times

for our country, we need to follow his example. We can make a differ-ence!

And maybe next Dec. 24, we should each light a candle in his memory. Just to prove that we will never forget the impact he made. Just to show that we will keep trying to treat others as we wish to be treated.

Rest in peace, dear Ernie Rudolph Johnson. You were an original and a treasure.

And you will be greatly missed!

Marlene BuechelCity of Verona

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Often called the great-est movie musical of all time, “Singin’ in the Rain” is coming to Verona. The Verona Area Community Theater is presenting the famous musical at the Vero-na High School Performing Arts Center, opening Jan. 16.

The musical was adapted to be performed live onstage by Broadway legends Betty Comden and Adolph Green. D o n L ock wo od ( Jo hn Beard) and his faithful part-ner and pal, Cosmo Brown (Garrett Coombs) work through the difficulty of transitioning from the silent film to a “talking picture.” The production features familiar songs like, “Fit As a Fiddle,” “Beautiful Girl,” “You Were Meant For Me,” “Make ‘Em Laugh,” “Good Morning,” “Moses Suppos-es,” and of course, “Singin’

in the Rain.” When Don meets young

starlet Kathy Seldon (Kelsey Odorizzi), he quickly falls in love with her smile and tal-ents. Meanwhile, the movie production team tries to work around silent movie star Lina Lamont’s (Sara Pfantz) squeaky voice as they begin making their first talking picture. Don and Cosmo come up with the

idea to use Kathy’s voice in place of Lina’s in order to save the movie and their own reputations.

Taking on both the sound design and direction of the show, VACT’s Dale Nick-els said he’s excited to bring such a classic musical to life onstage in Verona.

“I have always loved this movie, and I couldn’t be more proud of all of the tal-ent that this cast will pres-ent onstage,” he said. “From the many tap dancing num-bers to the chemistry of the actors onstage, and the actu-al rain at the end of Act I … this is a show that is a chal-lenge to produce. However, I know that in the end, we will entertain all audiences and leave them wanting to come back for more.”

Working closely with Nickels as he creates his vision onstage are music director Jane Voegli, cho-reographer Marsha Heuer, producer Dee Baldock,

stage manager Andrea Wil-helm, costume designer Lauri Halminiak, set con-struction managers Dick Vock and Josh Carson, light designer Steve Nickels and pit orchestra director Jim Kyle.

The show opens at the Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16 with addi-tional evening shows on Jan. 17, 22, 23 and 24, and a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday, Jan. 18. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors and students and are sold at the Verona Public Library Monday and Tuesdays between 4-6 p.m. To reserve tickets, call 845-2383, or visit vact.org to purchase tickets online.

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ opens Jan. 16If you go

What: Verona Area Community Theater pre-sentation of “Singin’ in the Rain”

When: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 16, 17, 22, 23 and 24; 2:30 p.m. Sunday Jan. 18

Where: Verona High School Performing Arts Center

Info: 845-2383 or vact.org

Top, the entire cast of “Singin’ in the Rain” surrounds the leads Garrett Coombs, Sara Pfantz, Kelsey Odorizzi and John Beard at the end of the VACT show “Singin’ in the Rain” that will open next Friday. Above, from left, the director (Ian Hathway) shouts at the producer (Jeff Horstmann) and actors (Coombs, Pfantz, Odorizzi and Beard).

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SCOTT DE LARUELLEUnified Newspaper Group

Photo by Jim Ferolie

Viking winterCrossing guard Kimberly Lewis helps a student across the street in front of Verona Area High School in subzero temperatures on Tuesday morning. The woven Viking hat and beard weren’t just because of the sudden cold snap that hit the area; Lewis explained she’s testing it out for a friend who asked her to make it for a humanitarian trip to Siberia next month. “I sit out here and crochet, so everyone who comes by here knows I do this kind of thing,” she added. “It’s really warm. I might need to make one for myself.


Thursday, Jan. 87 a.m. – Retro Swing at

Senior Center 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Pickers Holiday

Music at Senior Center3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – St. James

Preschoolers & I Hear Singing at Senior Center

5 p.m. – A Taste of Theater 6 p.m. – Salem Church

Service 7 p.m. – Words of Peace 8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Chatting with the

Chamber10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society

Friday, Jan. 97 a.m. – St. James


1:30 p.m. – Chatting with the Chamber

3 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at Senior Center

4 p.m. – A Taste of Theater 5 p.m. – 2012 Wildcats

Football 8:30 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center10 p.m. – Retro Swing at

Senior Center 11 p.m. – Pickers Holiday

Music at Senior Center

Saturday, Jan. 108 a.m. – Plan Commission

(from Jan. 5) 11 a.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center 1 p.m. – 2012 Wildcats

Football 4:30 p.m. – Verona

Characters at Historical Society6 p.m. – Plan Commission

(from Jan. 5) 9 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society11 p.m. – Pickers Holiday


Sunday, Jan. 117 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection

Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church

Service Noon – Plan Commission


Senior Center4:30 p.m. – Verona

Characters at Historical Society6 p.m. – Plan Commission


Senior Center10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society11 p.m. – Pickers Holiday


Monday, Jan. 127 a.m. – St. James



3 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center 4 p.m. – A Taste of Theater 5 p.m. – 2012 Wildcats

Football7 p.m. Common Council

Live9 p.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 10 p.m. – Retro Swing at

Senior Center 11 p.m. – Pickers Holiday


Tuesday, Jan. 137 a.m. – Retro Swing at


Music at Senior Center3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – St. James


5 p.m. – A Taste of Theater 6 p.m. – Resurrection

Church 8 p.m. – Words of Peace 9 p.m. – Chatting with the

Chamber10 p.m. – Verona Characters


Wednesday, Jan. 147 a.m. – St. James




5 p.m. – Common Council (from Jan. 12)

7 p.m. – Capital City Band


10 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center

11 p.m. – Pickers Holiday Music at Senior Center

Thursday, Jan. 157 a.m. – Retro Swing at


Music at Senior Center 3 p.m. – Daily Exercise 4 p.m. – St. James


6 p.m. – Salem Church Service

8 p.m. – Daily Exercise 9 p.m. – Chatting with the

Chamber 10 p.m. – Verona Characters


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ChurchesALL SAINTS LUTHERAN CHURCH2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg(608) 276-7729allsaints-madison.orgPastor Rich JohnsonSunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG2833 Raritan Rd., Fitchburg(608) 271-2811livelifetogether.comSunday: 8 & 10:45 a.m.

THE CHURCH IN VERONAVerona Business Center535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona(608) 271-2811livelifetogether.comSunday: 9 a.m.

FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC5705 Lacy Rd., Fitchburg(608) 273-1008memorialucc.orgPastor Phil HaslangerSunday: 8:15 & 10 a.m.Sunday school 10:15 a.m.

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

DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH - WESTThe Verona Senior Center108 Paoli St., Verona(608) [email protected],damascusroadonline.orgPastor Tim DunnSunday: 9:30 a.m.

MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH201 S. Main St., Verona(608) 845-7125MBCverona.orgLead Pastor Jeremy ScottSunday: 10:15 a.m.

REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP130 N. Franklin St., Verona(608) 848-1836redeemerbiblefellowship.orgPastor Dwight R. WiseSunday: 10 a.m. family worship

RESURRECTION LUTHERAN CHURCH-WELS6705 Wesner Rd., Verona(608) 848-4965rlcverona.orgPastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant Pastor Steven PelischekThursday: 6:30 p.m. Sunday: 9 a.m.

ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC PARISHSt. Andrew Church301 N. Main St., VeronaSt. William Church

1371 Hwy. PB, Paoli(608) 845-6613stchristopherverona.comFr. William Vernon, pastorSaturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, VeronaSunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, PaoliSunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew, VeronaDaily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona

ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH427 S. Main St., Verona(608) 845-6922stjamesverona.orgPastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter NarumOffice Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday; 8 a.m.-noon WednesdaySaturday: 5 p.m.Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.

SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST502 Mark Dr., Verona(608) 845-7315salemchurchverona.orgRev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, PastorLaura Kolden, Associate in MinistrySunday: 10:15 a.m.Sunday school: 9 a.m.Staffed Nursery: 8:45-11:15 a.m.Fellowship Hour: 11:30 a.m.

SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN CHURCH-ELCA2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID), Mount Horeb(608) 437-3493springdalelutheran.orgPastor Jeff JacobsSunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion

SUGAR RIVER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH415 W. Verona Ave., Verona(608) [email protected], sugarriverumc.orgPastor Gary Holmes9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary wor-ship. Sunday School available during wor-ship. Refreshments and fellowship are between services.

WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH2920 Hwy. M, VeronaSunday 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 CHRISTHwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon(608) 832-6677Pastor Brad BrookinsSunday: 10:15 a.m.

ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli(608) 845-5641Rev. Sara ThiessenSunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship

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Thursday, January 8• 10:30 to noon, Diabetes Discussion Group, senior center• 3-4:30 p.m., Veterans’ Group, senior center, 845-7471

Friday, January 9• 9-10:30 a.m., Chat and Chew: Meet VAAA Board, senior center• 10-11 a.m., Living well with chron-ic conditions ($20 for textbook), senior center, 845-7471• 10-11:30 a.m., Young and the Restless indoor playtime (ages 0-5), library• 2 p.m., Movie: “Dolphin Tale 2,” senior center• 7 p.m., The Keatons: Steven and Kelly Keaton performance to benefit WORT radio, Tuvalu Coffeehouse, 845-6800

Saturday, January 10• 10:30 a.m., Chinese/English sto-rytime, library• 7 p.m., Back2Back: Jim O’Connor and Chris Gantz music, Tuvalu Coffeehouse, 845-6800

Monday, January 12• 12:30-1:30 p.m., Karaoke, senior center• 6:30 p.m., Special Town Plan Commission meeting, Town Hall• 6:30 p.m., Fancy Nancy Tea Party with crafts, library• 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center

Tuesday, January 13• 11 a.m., Mary’s Unique Boutique display and scarf tying, senior center• 6:30 p.m., Regular Town Board meeting, Town Hall

Wednesday, January 14• 4:30-7 p.m., American Legion Pork Chop Dinner ($10 one chop, $12 for two), 207 Legion St., 845-7898

Thursday, January 15• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dinner and a movie: “Wizard of Oz” (RSVP by noon Jan. 14), senior center• 6 p.m., Books ‘N Booze Club: “Cloud Atlas” by David Mitchell, Pasqual’s Cantina

Friday, January 16• 10-11:30 a.m., Parkinson’s Group, senior center• 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., Birthday/Anniversary celebration with music by Ricardo Vasquez, senior center

Monday, January 19• No school (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)• 12:30-2 p.m., Bingo, senior center• 7 p.m., School Board meeting, Administration Building

Tuesday, January 20• 10:30-11:45 a.m., Caregivers Support Group, senior center• 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Lunch at Culvers (third Tuesday of month), leave from senior center• 2-3 p.m., Art class: experimental watercolor workshop, senior center• 7-8:30 p.m., Choosing Your Attitude for a Better Life, library

Wednesday, January 21• 3 p.m., Verona Historical Society meeting, senior center, 845-7887

Chinese/English storytimeListen to a special bilingual story-

time presented by staff of the Verona Area International School at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 10, in the library’s story room.

This is a great time to ask questions about their Chinese immersion pro-gram.

Fashion display, scarf tyingMary from Mary’s Unique Bou-

tique in New Glarus will be at the senior center at 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13, with a display of the latest in fash-ion. She will also be teaching several scarf tying techniques.

Pork chop dinnerThe American Legion, 207 Legion

St., will be holding a pork chop din-ner from 4:30-7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

The dinner will include mashed potatoes, dessert and a beverage. The cost is $10 for one chop and $12 for two chops.

Senior center lunch activitiesThe senior center is adding two new

ongoing events for 2015.

On the third Tuesday of each month will be lunch at Culver’s.

There will be several meal options to choose from for $5. There is no need to RSVP unless you need a bus ride to Culver’s.

There will still be home-delivered meals on these days, but no meals served at the senior center.

On the third Thursday of each month, the senior center will show a movie over the lunch hour.

The movie will begin at 11 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. The movie will continue on in its entirety.

On Jan. 15, the movie will be “Wiz-ard of Oz.” Reserve your lunch by noon Wednesday, Jan. 14, by calling 845-7471.

Birthday musicThe senior center will be celebrat-

ing January birthdays and anniversa-ries with a meal and music by Ricardo Vasquez from 11:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 16.

Vasquez, who was diagnosed with autism as a child, plays marimba along with several percussive instru-ments, including drum set, tim-pani, bass drum, snare drum, bells and cymbals. He offers live music

performances of classical, seasonal and traditional melodies played on the marimba. Over the past few years, he has played percussion in the Zor Shrine Band as well as the Sugar Riv-er Band and performed as a baritone vocalist in the St. Joseph’s choir.

Reserve your lunch no later than noon, Thursday, Jan. 15, by calling 845-7471. The cost for the meal is $5, no cost if you just come for the music.

Charity raffle ticketsThe Wisconsin State Council of

Knights of Columbus is currently selling raffle tickets for its 2015 char-ity raffle.

Proceeds will be used to alleviate sorrow, ease financial burdens and restore hope to families and victims of accidents and illness.

The prize list consists of $115,000 being paid to 35 winners. The top prizes are $50,000 for first; $25,000 or a Street Glide Harley for second; and $10,000 for third. The drawing will take place at the State Conven-tion on April 24, 2015.

Tickets cost $5 and can be pur-chased at St. Christopher Parish Office, 301 N. Main St. For more information, call 845-6613.

The Futility of Wealth

I recently came across a very telling anecdote about the futility of wealth, nicely retold by the author Dan Solis in his book Discipleship. The story is told of two Klondike miners who ignore warnings to leave their cabin before winter sets in, or to at least restock their food supplies, but in their lust for wealth the miners continue to heap

up piles of gold, until a blizzard sets in and traps them in their little cabin. They are found frozen to death the next

Spring, amid piles of gold, a potent reminder that we can’t eat gold, or heat our house with it either. We chase after money as if it will provide us with security, forget-ting that ultimately no amount of money will stave off

death. It may provide a modicum of safety and security while we are here, allowing us to buy a home and to eat well and provide for our families, but that is about as far

as it goes. It won’t ultimately buy us happiness, or a place in heaven, or the love that all of us so desperately want and need. So keep your finances in perspective. Money is a means to an end, a tool to buy the necessities (and sometimes the luxuries) of life and not an end in itself.

– Christopher Simon

Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this: that wisdom preserves

the life of its possessor.

1 John 4:8


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An early New YearSeniors had a chance to ring in the New Year a little early on Dec. 31 with a New Year’s Eve lunch celebration at the Verona Senior Center. The event included music from Leo Van Asten, a 2014 highlights video and a toast of sparkling juice after a countdown to noon.

Above, senior center program director Jennifer Miller, left, leads seniors in a countdown to noon Wednesday.

Right, seniors had a chance to write down a goal for 2015 before lunch.

Below, Cathy Duerst-Schroeder, left, toasts with Sue Dahms and Bernice Hamilton, all of Verona, to celebrate the New Year at noon on Dec. 31.

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final price to be $8.35 mil-lion for around 126 acres of land.

VASD business man-ager Chris Murphy told the board the land’s actual price is $8,344,380, but the district is required to round up for the purposes of the referendum.

If the board approves the referendum language as expected, it will trigger notice requirements for the district throughout the spring ahead of the April 7 election.

There’s another step the district hopes is taken care

of before Jan. 19, though, as the Town of Verona still needs to approve a land use change application for the 18-acre Herfel property this month at a pair of meet-ings. The town Plan Com-mission pushed back a vote scheduled for last month because of concerns on how increased traffic could affect Locust Drive and who would pay for possible upgrades to the road.

The commission will hold a special meeting Jan. 12 before the Jan. 13 Town Board meeting to consider the land use change application.


Board plans to shorten long weekends in 2015-16 Scott GirardUnified Newspaper Group

There are no major chang-es to the school calendar planned for 2015-16, but a pair of traditional four- and five-day weekends will likely be shortened next year.

The Verona Area school board plans to finalize the calendar at the Jan. 19 meet-ing, but looked at a pair of options at Monday’s meeting.

The options would change the traditional five-day week-end at the end of October into a three- or four-day weekend, and both would change the usual four-day weekend to

end February into a three-day weekend.

In the first option includes a three-day weekend in Octo-ber and two flex days added for teachers at the beginning of the year. Teachers would be able to use these days to schedule time with parents beginning in July up to mid-October to provide more pos-sibilities for parent-teacher conferencing. They would then report back on how they used those days and how effective it was to consider in future calendars, superinten-dent Dean Gorrell said.

The second option adds only one flex day before the

year and puts traditional con-ference times on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 29. The shortened February week-end, which appears in both options, would give an extra day off in April, currently scheduled for Monday, April 18.

“It’s a stretch there through the end of May to the end of the school year,” Gorrell said of past schedules not hav-ing a day off in the middle of April.

The board wanted to con-sider moving that day off to a Friday in April, either the 15th or 22nd, but Gorrell and other board members who served on the Calendar Committee wanted to check why they originally settled on the Monday. That day would also provide time for Advanced Placement teach-ers and students to work on final preparations before the exams begin in May.

Youth apprenticeship program

The board also approved an agreement among 15 area districts to continue a youth apprenticeship program facil-itated by the Monona Grove School District. Gorrell said he anticipates 10 to 15 stu-dents participating in the pro-gram for $1,000 per student.

Cost: 126 acres of landContinued from page 1

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Girls basketball Boys basketball

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Verona sophomore guard Alex Leuhring goes up for two of her 11 points Monday, Dec. 30, against Stoughton’s Kendra Halverson. The Wildcats won the game 60-55.

Photo by Kristin Kellerman

Senior center Tyler Hallmark battles for a layup Saturday, Jan. 3, against Madison East at Verona Area High School. The Wildcats won the game 51-49.

Second halves fuel Verona against top teamsAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

The Verona Area High School boys basketball team started slow earlier this season, but the Wildcats came out of holiday break with two Big Eight Conference wins.

Those wins came against Madi-son East on Saturday and Madison La Follette on Tuesday. Both were tied for first in the conference until Verona was able to improve to 6-4 overall (3-4 conference) and back over .500.

Head coach Alan Buss said those wins, coupled with a few non-con-ference wins over break, have given a little momentum to the Wildcats.

The reason being that the defense is playing better, and the offense is getting to the free-throw line nearly twice as much as the opponents.

“Even though our percentage isn’t where we would want it to be the last few games, the fact that we shot more free throws than the other team is significant,” he said.

Verona 59, Edgewood 50On Dec. 30, Verona (6-4 overall,

3-4 Big Eight) trailed by two at half-time but came out firing in the sec-ond half to win 59-50.

The Wildcats outscored the Cru-saders 37-26 in the second half.

Junior Cole Schmitz led the way with 16 points, while seniors Jake

Cats sit in third place in Big Eight ConferenceAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

Friday’s 51-46 comeback win over Madison La Follette put the Verona Area High School girls basketball team in sole pos-session of third place in the Big Eight Conference.

After falling behind by eight at halftime, the Wildcats (8-2 over-all, 5-2 conference) came out strong in the third and finished the Lancers off in the fourth.

La Follette grabbed the lead after a 17-4 advantage in the sec-ond, but Verona bounced back in the second half, outscoring La Follette, 34-21.

Sophomore Alex Luehring led the way with 17 points, while junior Cheyenne Trilling picked up 11. Junior Heather Rudnicki added seven, while senior Kateri Trilling chipped in six.

Freshman Mrylena Stewart led La Follette with 12 points. Juniors Megan Corcoran and Merissa Barber-Smith both chipped in 10.

The Wildcats travel to Sun Prairie Thursday and Madison

Memorial Saturday to finish the first half of the conference sea-son. Both games are at 7:30 p.m.

Verona 60, Stoughton 55Verona held off Stoughton

60-55 on Dec. 30 in a non-con-ference game.

The Wildcats trailed in the second half, but they regained the lead in the third quarter.

Junior Kira Opsal led Verona with 19 points, while junior Grace Mueller added 18. Lueh-ring chipped in 11, and Kateri Trilling picked up nine.

Junior Hannah Hobson led Stoughton with 18 points.

Schmid, Coons place at Bi-States ClassicAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

Seniors Eric Schmid (152 pounds) and Dakin Coons (195) both b a t t l e d t o u g h competition Dec. 29-30 in the Bi-States Classic at the La Crosse Civ-ic Center and both made the podium.

S c h m i d – ranked second in Division 1 – took second overall with a 4-1 record. He pinned Aar-on Zitelman (La Crosse Logan) in 23 seconds and Cole Mahoney (River Valley) in 52 seconds.

Schmid also edged Anders Lantz (Ellsworth) – ranked No. 6

in Division 2 – 3-2 and knocked off Dustin Reynolds (Lancaster) – ranked No. 5 in Division 3 – in a 9-0 major decision.

Schmid fell to Derek Dowd (New Richmond) – ranked No. 8 in Division 1 – in a 6-4 decision in the title match. Dowd had a take-down in the final 10 seconds.

Co-head coach Jason Ott said Schmid and Dowd might meet again at state.

“It was definitely one that he could of one, but it is a learning process,” Ott said. “You have to learn from what happened and move on.”

Coons finished 3-3. He pinned Trevor Hemmersbach (Cashton) in 38 seconds and Louis Wiklund (Bloomington Kennedy, Minn.) in 3:43. He also defeated Chris

Marks (Burlington) 7-5 in a sud-den victory in overtime.

Coons dropped matches to David Chadd (Lancaster) – ranked No. 1 in Division 3 – in a 2-1 decision, Levi Van Lanen (Pulas-ki) by pinfall in 2:54 and Mike Delich (Eastview, Minn.) in the fifth-place match by a 6-5 decision.

All three losses were the first for Coons this season, and Ott said that the close match with defend-ing state champion Chadd was hard to rebound from.

“Dakin wrestled a good match, but it was hard to bounce back from that match emotionally and

physically,” Ott said.But Ott added that Coons looked

great on the first day and looked like a state contender.

Garrison Stauffer (220) and senior Jackson Bryant (160) fin-ished 3-2 at the Bi-States but didn’t place.

Stauffer defeated Jack Hes-sil (Tomah) 6-0, pinned Brenden Fleshner (Prairie du Chien/Wauze-ka-Steuben) in 4:17 and won by forfeit. Bryant pinned Marshal Toelle (New Lisbon) in 1:19 and Hunter Kluender (Baraboo) in 1:21. He also edged Tyson Wolf (Lancaster in a 3-2 decision.

Jackson did accomplish his goal of making the second day in the tournament, and Ott said that it will hopefully catapult him to

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Toman and Will Keller-man chipped in 11 and 10, respectively. Sophomore Nathaniel Buss contribut-ed eight points.

Senior Bryce Haefer led Edgewood with 13 points. Juniors Sam Noyce and Lee Witz added 12 and 11, respectively.

Verona 51, East 49Saturday’s 51-49 come-

back win over Madison East (7-4, 5-2) was a little bit more impressive, as Verona trailed 21-9 after the first quarter.

But the Wildcats cut the deficit to three at halftime and pulled ahead in the fourth quarter, taking the first lead on a 3-pointer by Schmitz with 2 minutes, 30 seconds left.

Verona f in ished the game at the line, as Kell-erman and Buss combined to go 7-for-8 at the charity stripe.

The Wildcats finished 13-for-18 at the free-throw line.

Schmitz picked up 22 points, while Kellerman added 15. Toman chipped in nine.

Deang Deang led East wi th 15 points , whi le De’Shawn Burks added 12.

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Tuesday and once again hit clutch free throws down the stretch in a 50-44 win.

T h e W i l d c a t s w e r e 14-for-24 from the line, and Schmitz scored nine of his 15 points in the fourth.

Toman, who also had 15 points, was 6-for-6 from the line in the second half.

Kellerman chipped in 11 points.

Sophomore guard Elias Sobah led La Follette with 10.

Verona travels to Sun Prairie at 7:30 p.m. Friday with a chance to knock off another first-place team.

The Cardinals are now in sole possession at 5-1 (8-2 overall).

Sun Prairie is led by senior Nick Noskowiak, who averages 25 points per game.

greater things in the next two months.

For Stauffer, he had to fill in at 220 for junior Trayvonn Johnson, who didn’t attend Bi-States because he was visiting family in Chicago. And Ott said it was an excit-ing “surprise” to see him also make the second day of the tournament.

Verona was 12th overall in Division 1 with 96 points. Hudson was first in Divi-sion 1 (267 1/2) and second

overall followed by East-view (242, third overall) and Pulaski (232).

Luxemburg-Casco (206 1/2) was first in Division 2 followed by Ellsworth (204) and Caledonia/Houston Spring/Spring Grove, Minn., (201).

Stratford was first in Divi-sion 3 and overall (304 1/2) followed by Lancaster (136 1/2) and Iowa-Grant/High-land (133 1/2).

The Wildcats host Madi-son West in a Big Eight Con-ference dual at 7 p.m. Friday

and hosts the Verona Duals invite at 9 a.m. Saturday. They finish the week with a non-conference dual against Mukwonago at 7 p.m. Tues-day, Jan. 13, at home.

With a month left in the season, Ott said there are six legitimate wrestlers with a chance to qualify for section-als and state.

“The few mistakes that we made at Bi-States are very fixable,” Ott said. “We know what we have to work on for this month.”

Cats win two in Rochester, improve to .500JErEmy JonEsSports editor

The defending state champ Verona boys hockey team struggled early in the season, losing four in a row before righting the ship to get back to .500 last week. Two of those wins came in the Roches-ter (Minn.) Kiwanis Hockey Tournament over the Christ-mas holidays.

Verona (6-6-0 overall, 3-4-0 Big Eight) opened the tournament inside Graham Arena with a 5-2 loss against the only in-state competition it would see in Minnesota. The Wildcats finished out the three-day tournament (Mon-day, Dec. 29 through New Year’s Eve) strong, defeating Fargo South and Rochester Lourdes by identical 3-2 final scores.

Bret Schwengler and Kadin Machusak each scored twice through the first two periods Monday for second–ranked Eau Claire Memorial. Sport-ing a 2-0 lead after one period, Machusak capped his hat trick with a third period goal that sealed the Wildcats face in a 5-2 loss.

“We haven’t been able to start games the way we have wanted to so far this season,” Wildcats head coach Joel Marshall said. “After the Eau Claire game, we focused on our defensive zone coverage and responsibilities. The boys responded really well even though we didn’t generate much offense and gave up a

few more shots, we gave the opposition far less easy scor-ing opportunities.”

Sophomore forward Jack Anderson and senior captain Brodie Roehrig each scored for Verona in the loss. Junior goaltender Alex Jones had 29 saves for the Wildcats, while Connor Urdahl turned away 17 for the Old Abes (8-3-1).

Once again Verona found itself down two goals through one period of place. Tuesday the Wildcats found a way to answer Fargo South, however.

Roehrig, who scored in every game of the tournament, cut Fargo’s lead in half late in the second period. Anderson then scored seven minutes apart in the third for the come-from-behind victory. Both of Anderson’s goals were assist-ed by Renlund. Roehrig also assisted on the game-tying goal.

Cleghorn, who allowed two first-period goals, was perfect after that, stopping 25 shots en route to the win.

“We have two great goal-tenders that can make the first save, but we were giving up second and third chances that we shouldn’t have,” Marshall said. “Nathan played amaz-ing for us in the second two games of the tourney, which gave us the opportunity to win.”

Trailing midway through the first period Wednesday, the Wildcats went on to score a goal in every period to close-out the tournament against Rochester.

Grant Smith drew Verona even and Roehrig scored a power-play and short-handed goal over the final to periods to ice the victory.

Junior goaltender Nathan Cleghorn stopped 40 of 42 shots on goal to preserve the win. Rochester’s Jack Burkel stopped 14 shots.

“The games in Rochester were three of the best teams we’ve seen so far this season,” Marshall said. “EC is obvi-ously ranked up there for good reason, Fargo South is ranked fourth in North Dakota, and Lourdes is a far better hockey team then there record shows, I bet they would be a top 10 team in Wisconsin this year.”

Verona’s season doesn’t get any easier either, with con-tests against teams honorable mentions Madison Edgewood (7-4-0) and Madison Memori-al (9-4-0, 4-2-0), third-ranked Notre Dame (8-5-0), fourth-ranked Appleton United (9-1-1) seventh-ranked Madison West (9-3, 4-2-0) and against a Middleton (9-2-1, 6-0-0) team, which is undefeated in conference.

Seven of Verona’s next nine games will be against ranked opponents.

The Wildcats first must drop the puck inside the Wau-nakee-DeForest Ice Rink at 7 p.m. Thursday. Waunakee is 4-6 on the season.

“We hope to continue our team momentum through our tough stretch of games in January,” Marshall said.

Wildcats set to host second-ranked West, East in triangularJErEmy JonEsSports editor

Sophomore Jacob Wellnitz and junior Bryce Angaran were the only Verona/Mount Horeb boys swimmers to crack the top 10 Saturday at the 21st annual Marquette Invitational.

Competing against several of the state’s top-tier Division 1 programs, as well as a few out of state schools, Well-nitz was the first to break into the top 10, doing so in the 200-yard freestyle (1 minute, 52.21 seconds).

Angaran matched the finish inside the Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in the 100 backstroke with a 56.96.

Wellnitz and Angaran later were joined by seniors Cullen Meurer and Jimmy Conway to closeout the meet in

10th place as part of the 400 free relay.V/MH finished the meet with individ-

ual bests in 21 of 24 events. Ethan Young had a lifetime best in the

100 butterfly and Magnus Kittleson had a lifetime best in the 200 free.

Division 1 second-ranked Madison West held off Arrowhead (271.5) by 70.5 points for top honors. Brookfield (199) finished a distant third – one point ahead of Middleton. The Wildcats fin-ished 15th out of 22 schools with 54 points.

Also of note, top-ranked Madison Memorial’s remarkable winning streak dating back more than four years came to an end Saturday night in Minneapolis – by a half-point.

Verona hosts Madison West and East in a triangular at 5:30 p.m. Friday.

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Metro Lynx can’t keep pace with Fox CitiesJErEmy JonEsSports editor

Verona sophomore forward Ella Hall’s second period power-play goal helped the Middleton girls hockey co-op claw back into Saturday’s non-conference game against the Fox Cities Stars.

Tying the game at 1-all seven minutes into the second period, the Metro Lynx were unable to keep Stars junior forward Ally Fox off the puck.

Fox scored both goals for the Fox Cities en route to a 2-1 victory over the Metro Lynx inside Madison Ice Arena.

Madison West sophomore goaltender Erin Webb stopped 17 of 19 shots on goal in the loss, while Morgan Talbot turned away 12 of 13 for the Stars.

Middleton senior defenseman Maegan

Sheehan was credited with an assist for the Lynx, who dropped to 2-6-3 with the loss.

Metro Lynx 3, Badger Thunder 3The Metro Lynx returned to Badger Con-

ference action Tuesday against the Badger Thunder and skated to a 3-3 draw inside Baraboo’s Pierce Park.

Carolyn Karls and Nicole Osborn struck three minutes apart in the first period to give Middleton the early lead.

Baraboo cut into the lead with one of two Rachel Pawlak’s goals coming in the period.

Verona’s Taylor Olstad pushed the lead back to two early in the third only to see the Badger Thunder score twice over the final eight minutes of regulation.

The Metro Lynx return to action at 7 p.m. Thursday inside Hartland’s Mullet Ice Arena against Arrowhead (4-7-0).


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Badger Ridge Middle SchoolSixth Grade

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Police rePortsAll reports taken from the

Verona Police Department log-book.

Oct. 163:49 p.m. VAHS staff found

a suicide note in a 15-year-old student’s backpack and later determined the student was at home, under the supervision of her grandfather. He said she was dealing with multiple psy-chological issues, including bipolar disorder. Her grandpar-ents said they would work with medical professionals to create a safety plan for the immediate future.

5:10 p.m. A 27-year-old Brooklyn woman reported that someone broke into her car the previous night and stole cash and prescription drugs. She said there was no forced entry.

Oct. 171:42 a.m. A 21-year-old

Fitchburg woman was arrest-ed for first-offense OWI after she crashed her vehicle into a parked truck on South Main Street. She was also cited for driving too fast for the condi-tions. She had blood drawn at UW Hospital.

5:49 p.m. A 50-year-old Verona man was arrested for third-offense OWI after police received a report of a reckless driver traveling south on High-way M. He was also cited for possession of marijuana and possession of drug parapher-nalia.

11:44 p.m. A 26-year-old Waterloo woman was cited for possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug paraphernalia, no insurance, operating after revocation and bail jumping after being pulled over for hav-ing an expired license plate.

Oct. 181:19 p.m. A 17-year-old

Janesville juvenile reported that her iPhone 6 was sto-len from her duffel bag. She attempted to track the phone but was unsuccessful. The next day, her father contacted police to say the phone was located at VAHS.

Oct. 199:32 a.m. A 16-year-old

Verona juvenile became upset with his father after he confis-cated his son’s iPad. The son scratched his father, kicked a hole in the wall and threw a cup of coffee on the floor. Police counseled the son and notified a mental health center of their contact with the family.

2:20 p.m. A 37-year-old Verona woman reported that someone created a personal ad on Craigslist with her phone number and nude photos of another person. She said she had received calls and text messages regarding the pho-tos. The post was reported to Craigslist and taken down.

8:32 p.m. A 34-year-old Verona woman was arrested and booked in jail for domestic battery and bail jumping after the 39-year-old Verona man she lives with called police say-ing she had slapped him twice and struck him with a broom and mop.

Oct. 2012:09 a.m. A woman who

fled the scene of a rollover crash on Highway 151 near exit 79 was cited for bail jumping, possession of marijuana, pos-session of drug paraphernalia and possession of a switch-blade knife. She received the citations when she was located at St. Mary’s Hospital.

2:28 p.m. A juvenile male

was cited for retail theft after he admitted to stealing a charg-ing cable from Kwik Trip, 2145 County Hwy. PB. The previous day, an employee reported seeing him steal the cable and also saw a person he was with possibly steal a pack of gum, an energy drink and a candy bar. The accused refused to identify who was with him.

8:30 p.m. Journey Mental Health Center reported that a local woman may be trying to commit suicide. An offi-cer called her residence and learned from her grandmother that she had been admitted to Meriter Hospital two days prior.

Oct. 2112:37 p.m. A VAHS student

was taken to the hospital after she took 13 pills before coming to school and had a reaction to the overdose. Fitch-Rona EMS transported her to St. Mary’s Hospital and police notified Journey Mental Health Center.

Oct. 2212:11 p.m. Police caught

multiple VAHS students skip-ping school at Harriet Park and cited one for possession of tobacco. The students pre-sented medical notes authoriz-ing their absence from class, but officers determined they were forged and transported the students back to school.

9:21 p.m. A farm tractor caught on fire while pulling another tractor and horse cart trailer that had stalled out in traffic on County Highway PB. The fire was extinguished and a third farm tractor and large truck were used to remove the vehicles.

Oct. 237:30 a.m. A man was trans-

ported to the hospital after he had a seizure inside his work van and drove over a curb.

Oct. 263:10 a.m. A woman was

transported to Meriter Hospi-tal after her boyfriend alerted police that she may have over-dosed on pills. Police forced entry into her home and moni-tored her until Fitch-Rona EMS arrived.

Oct. 2712:17 a.m. A man who

police stopped for speeding on East Verona Avenue was arrested for first offense OWI. He was transported to the Dane County Jail for a 12-hour hold. His blood-alcohol con-tent was 0.18.

Oct. 284:48 p.m. A man was cited

for failing to secure his load after police received multiple calls of boxes and crates falling from a truck driving on Todd Street. He promptly returned to clean up the items he lost, police said.

10:06 p.m. First respond-ers helped resuscitate a semi-truck driver who had stopped breathing. The driver had called 911 to report having dif-ficulty breathing and stopped talking to the dispatcher while help was on the way. Police, VFD and Fitch-Rona EMS performed several rounds of compressions and the driver had a pulse and was breathing before EMS transported him/her to the hospital. The driver stopped breathing two more times at the hospital but was resuscitated.

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school board recognized Dykman, along with fel-low eighth-graders Ash-ley Vasquez and Armenia Jones, for their accom-plishments in starting the group “Students For Jus-tice,” or S4J.

While the group is still working to formulate and focus its mission – it could be used as an “umbrella group” to organize smaller projects, said adviser Kel-lie Misbauer – the 12 mem-bers are starting by focus-ing on issues they see out in the open. For example, Dykman said, “we tend to have a lot of” girl-on-girl

hate, so she and the group a re work ing to c rea te awareness of the issue and help people understand how to address it. They also are looking at mak-ing cultural arts month in March more multicultural.

M os t l y , t hough , t h e group is trying to make school a “safe space” to talk about topics that can be hard to address.

“I feel like I would just hide (an issue I had) at school and talk about it with my parents or just keep i t ins ide of me,” Dykman said. “It’s hard to share things like that, so our goal is I guess for people to feel like they can share it with each other.”

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sometimes be hard to gen-erate interest in diversity and bullying topics, as the group learned with a “mix-it-up day” at lunch late last year, which not many peo-ple participated in.

“Some teachers or staff don’t see (the issues),” she said. “It feels like no one cares. You’re trying to talk to someone and see what else is there to do and stop.”

Seeing an exampleS4J had a chance to fol-

low along and see what creating that safe space might look like recently, when a high school group with similar goals visited to talk with students about bullying and diversity.

On Dec. 18, the Verona Area High School Multi-cultural Leadership Coun-cil (MCLC) spoke with the entire BRMS sixth-grade class about diversity and bullying.

Topics included embrac-ing who you are, being yourself and how to treat others. After the full class met in the school’s step room, MCLC members visited individual class-rooms and had students fill out worksheets that covered their interests and backgrounds.

Many of the S4J mem-bers shadowed the MCLC students throughout the morning, and might try to repeat the event with seventh-graders. MCLC adviser Carri Hale said whi le the re la t ionsh ip be tween the groups i s new, as they only met for the first time over a lun-cheon this fall, it’s benefi-cial for the high schoolers, as well.

“(It’s) pride in having

younger kids following in their footsteps,” Hale said. “And knowing that throughout the district the work that they are doing is going on at other levels.”

The groups will have another lunch meet ing soon, she said, to debrief from the event and discuss what else S4J needs from the high school group.

Moving onThe three girls recog-

nized by the board will all move to high school

next year, and they plan to stay involved with MCLC on diversity and inclusion issues. But that will leave a void at their current school.

As a result, one of their major focuses has been recruiting and talking to younger students who they hope can carry the torch.

That’s also where hav-i n g a d v i s e r s w h o a r e heavily invested in the group’s success can come in handy. Both Miesbauer and fellow advisor Shelby Steel are strongly commit-ted to helping the group succeed.

“I saw the passion in these kids and didn’t want that to just go away,” said Steel , who helped plan Terrell’s visit last year.

Steel is working on a blog to put on the school’s website to document the work the group does.

W h i l e D y k m a n a n d Vasquez said they both p lan to cont inue the i r work on social justice at the high school level with MCLC, they have f ive months left to build up interest at BRMS.

“We’re working to make a change at the school so it’s nice to know that we’re doing something good,” Dykman said.

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Badger Ridge Middle School eighth-grader and Students For Justice member Ashley Vasquez looks on as a member of the Multicultural Leadership Council from Verona Area High School leads an activity Dec. 18. Vasquez and S4J hope to do similar activities with other groups of students at BRMS. Above left, a Dec. 18 activity included filling out different “identity wheels” for the sixth-grade students to discuss their interests and backgrounds.

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7:30,” Lori said. “One neigh-bor called the other neigh-bors … and asked what our sizes were. So not only do we have clothes, we have clothes in our sizes. Bags of them.

“It’s overwhelming … I can’t say thank you enough.”

But it wasn’t just that they had clothes, or a place to live, or food to eat. Having those things come from peo-ple they’ve never met, and be convenient to the point that their 14-year-old son, Chris-topher, is still in the same neighborhood as his friends and within walking distance of his school, is “amazing,” Lori said.

“Our community is just incredible,” she said. “People here are extremely support-ive and we are – gratitude is an understatement.”

‘Home’ for the holidays

That the fire occurred just 10 days before Thanksgiv-ing added a cruel twist on the incident, with holiday scrambling stressful enough on its own. But how quickly things came together uplift-ed the Moynihans.

“The following Thursday was Thanksgiving, so I was able to cook dinner and we were able to have family over,” Bill said. “It’s like, ‘Wow.’ Incredible things came together to make that happen.”

And one month later, Christmas.

While it may not be at the top of the list of items lost in a house fire, Christmas ornaments often build up over the years and can hold plenty of sentimental value. That wasn’t lost on those looking to help the family.

“Christmas tree orna-ments started showing up,” Lori said. “You need to have a holiday, right? So people just started bringing us orna-ments.”

“It really was kind of a community Christmas tree at that point,” Bill added with a chuckle.

The exper ience a l so taught them about what they

value most. “For the holidays, we

didn’t have our ancient dishes we had when we got married, but we were able to have holiday dinner,” Bill said. “On balance, we’ll deal with the rental dishes.”

‘It’s just stuff’In losing almost every-

thing from shirts to furniture, Bill said he realized, “Wow, I guess I didn’t need all that.”

“You learn that you need a lot less than you had to be comfortable,” he said. “We’ve been married 20-odd years and you accumulate stuff, and all of a sudden somebody hits the reset but-ton.”

“It’s just stuff,” Lori add-ed.

That doesn’t mean it wasn’t a shock when they first toured the damage with firefighters, though.

“It’s just so hard to imag-ine the stuff that wasn’t there anymore, because it was always there,” Bill said.

But they were also over-whelmed by the Verona fire-fighters who spent time going

through the damage with them and finding items with sentimental value like fam-ily portraits they thought the family might want to save.

“The fire was long gone – they could have just rolled up the hose and gone back,” Bill said. “Verona stuck around, and – this is the part of the story that I always cry about – that was such a community fire department thing.

“It’s not like, ‘Show up, get it done, go home.’ It was like, ‘This happened in the community and we’re part of the community.’”

The houseLori and Bill said the fam-

ily should be able to move back into its old home by July at the latest.

They’re working with their insurance company to assess what is salvageable and what is not. They are also work-ing to potentially redesign the

layout of their house so it’s “not quite exactly the place you got knocked out of,” Bill said.

“You get to relive it as you start discussion,” he said. “But that’s one of the things that you have to go through.”

Their temporary home, within walking distance of Badger Ridge Middle School,

where Christopher is an eighth-grader, includes three bedrooms – perfect with their college-aged son home for winter break for the month – and a giant basement.

While they may not be able to stay until July – the house will be put back on the mar-ket in the spring, but they can stay until it sells, Lori said

– they are happy to have a buffer period to get through a challenging time.

“We’ll have this kind of healing period in the middle, and if we have to call an audi-ble in the spring, we’ll be in a much better position to do that,” Bill said.

It certainly helps that they can maintain the sidewalks and heat in the house through-out the winter for Swanson, as well, Lori said.

Lucky and gratefulIn the first moments walk-

ing through the house and seeing what the fire had done, Bill said he felt genuine “sur-realness.”

“Here’s your safe haven, and you see the sky because there’s no roof, there’s no ceiling,” he said. “You go into Christopher’s room, and it’s just – it’s an open square with stuff everywhere. Every-thing that was up is down.”

But in nearly every moment since, the Moynihans experi-enced what a community can do, and they recognize how lucky that makes them.

“Every time that we say we’re grateful or we say ‘thank you’ to somebody in person, I realize that there are so many other people that don’t have that,” Bill said. “The positive isn’t lost, cer-tainly, but it’s bittersweet too. There are people who aren’t as fortunate.”

And they are more than thankful to the people who have put them in that position. As Bill wrote in a letter to the editor in the Press the week following the fire, they hope to give back “to the commu-nity that has already given us so very much.”

“That’s what community is,” he wrote.

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regular Town Board MeeTing

Tuesday, January 13, 2014 6:30 P.M.

Town Hall, 335 n. nine Mound road,

Verona, wi 53593-10351. Call To order2. Pledge of allegiance3. approval of agenda4. announcements5. Public Comment - This section of

the meeting provides the opportunity for comment from persons in attendance on items not listed below over which this governing body has jurisdiction. Com-ments on matters not listed on this agen-da could be placed on a future meeting agenda.

6. Unfinished businessa. discussion and possible action

re: a road haul permit for yahara Materi-als to use fitchrona rd.

7. new businessa. discussion and possible action

re: ordinance 2014-4 adopting Chapter 3(fire Protection) of the new code of or-dinances.

8. reportsa. Plan Commission:i. discussion and action re: imple-

ments of Husbandry ordinanceii. discussion and action re: land

use Change application #2014-9 – dated 11/14/2014 for property located north-west of 1955 locust dr. (parcel no. 0608-274-8500-1) submitted the Verona area school district on behalf of Curtis Herfel. The purpose of the application is to rezone from a1ex to a4 to allow for a school. The application includes a certi-fied survey map.

B. Public works:i. discussion and action re: bidding

out of 2015 road projectsii. discussion and action re: speed

study for Country View roadiii. discussion and action re: drive-

way permit for lot 2 of CsM 2190 on Manhattan dr.

C. eMs:d. open space and Parks:e. Town Chair:i. discussion and action re: ap-

pointment of Laura Dreger to fill Gregg Miller’s seat

ii. discussion and possible action re: building site preparation

f. supervisors:g. Clerk/Treasurer:H. Planner/administrator:9. approval of payment of bills10. review of Building Permits, in-

spection reports, road Haul Permits, and right-of-way Permits

11. discussion and approval of min-utes of the december 2nd , december 16th, and december 29th meetings

12. adjournregular board agendas are pub-

lished in the Town’s official newspaper, The Verona Press. agendas are also posted at the Town Hall, Miller & sons grocery, and the Verona Public library. if an agenda is amended after publication, the official sites for notice of the final version are the Verona Public library, Town Hall and Miller & sons grocery.

agendas are also posted at www.town.verona.wi.us. use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s website to receive agen-das and other announcements via email. notice is also given that a possible quo-rum could occur at this meeting of the Plan Commission and/or open space and Parks Commission, for the purposes of information gathering only.

if anyone having a qualifying dis-ability as defined by the American with disabilities act needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access these meet-ings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or [email protected]. Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made.

david K. Combs, Town Chair, Town of Verona.

Posted: January 6, 2015Published: January 8, 2015wnaXlP

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Town of Verona Plan CoMMissionPuBliC Hearing

noTiCe is HereBy giVen the Plan Commission will hold public hearings on Monday, January 12th, at a meeting beginning at 6:30 pm at the Town of Ve-rona Hall, 335 n. nine Mound rd. Verona wi regarding:

land use Change application #2014-9 – dated 11/14/2014 for prop-erty located northwest of 1955 locust dr. (parcel no. 0608-274-8500-1) submit-ted by the Verona area school district on behalf of Curtis Herfel. The purpose of the application is to split land for the future development of a school. The pro-posed rezoning is from a1-ex to a4.

* interested persons may comment on the proposals listed above during the public hearing portion of the Plan Com-mission meeting.

* Members of the Plan Commission will consider possible action and make recommendation to the Town of Verona Board.

* review by the Town Board on land use applications could occur on January 13, 2015 at the regular Town Board meet-ing. Town Board action is forwarded to Dane County for final action.

* Contact Manfred enburg Plan Commission Chair at 608-845-6356 or the Town of Verona office 608-845-7187 for more information.

if anyone having a qualifying dis-ability as defined by the American With disabilities act, needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access these meet-ings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk’s @ 608-845-7187 or [email protected] Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made.

amanda arnoldPlanner/administrator

Town of VeronaPublished: January 8, 2015wnaXlP

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their whole lives.Diaz moved to Verona

about a year before getting elected in an April 2013 sweep of four incumbents but has worked for Verona-based Epic since 2005. He has made pri-orities of government transpar-ency, budget scrutiny, making downtown “walkable” and improving public safety.

Diaz was among a group of alders who opposed the Police and Fire Commis-sion’s attempts to hold open hiring when the fire depart-ment transitioned from a dis-trict to a city department at the beginning of 2014. That issue went to a lawsuit that has since been settled.

All three have begun going door to door, but only Diaz had printed campaign litera-ture as of Tuesday. The pri-mary election is Feb. 17.

There are no contested races in the town or the

school district.Fiess told the Press he was

affiliated with the community’s Explorers post, knows most of the city’s public safety work-ers and has a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He wants to add “responsible growth,” work to maintain the commu-nity’s “safe” feeling and bring growth to the school district.

“Definitely education is big for me,” he said. “The main thing is making sure we have good growth in our edu-cation system. That’s going to vitalize our economy.”

Wealti told the Press he wants Verona to stay a “bed-room community” and keep “our way of doing things.” He wants to keep the city’s bud-get consistent to avoid “ups and downs” and to ensure that the city continues to remain safe and walkable at night.

“I enjoy the fact that it’s a laid-back city,” he said. “It’s a place where you can just kind of get away from it all.”

Spring election

Uncontested changes in town, school districtScott GirardUnified Newspaper Group

While the city will have a primary election, there will be no contested races in the Town of Verona or the Verona Area School District board, though there will be four new faces between them.

The general election will take place April 7.

Town of VeronaIn the Town of Verona,

both supervisors up for reelection and the town chair decided not to run again.

Town Supervisor Mark

Geller, who has served for three years on the town board and four years on the planning commission, will run to fill the town chair seat.

“It wasn’t so much that I was driven to be the town chair, but it just kind of feels like we want to keep what we have going, going,” he told the Press. “It sort of evolved into me running.”

Geller added that he has “big shoes to fill” in outgo-ing chair Dave Combs.

Mike Duerst, a former board member in the early 2000s, will run to join the board again in the second supervisor position.

He said selling he and his brother’s dairy cows last year gave him the time to be on the board again, and his main priority will be working with the surround-ing cities.

Plan commissioner and former supervisor Laura Dreger will also run to join the board in the first super-visor seat.

“I like knowing what’s going on in our town and I like having a say in it,” Dreger said.

School boardTwo incumbents, Joanne

Gauthier and Renee Zook, are running for reelection.

Boa rd t r e a su re r John McCulley will be mov-ing soon and will not run again for his at-large seat, but former board president Tom Duerst has turned in nomination papers to run.

Duerst told the Press it was “just time” for him to return to the board after he stepped down in 2009. He had served since 2000.

“This may sound crazy, but I truly enjoyed my time on the board,” he said, add-ing that he supports the board’s recent land pur-chases that are likely to be on the April ballot for voter approval.

All three candidates will run unopposed.

election: Primary Feb. 17Continued from page 1

Academic AchievementsHonorsSpringUW-Platteville

Fitchburg: Elisabeth Dachniwskyj, chancellor’s list; Narain Ganesan-Pillay, dean’s list

Verona Ciera Adams, chan-cellor’s list and dean’s list; Rachel Cropp, chancellor’s list and dean’s list; Jordan Davis, chancellor’s list and dean’s list; Grace Fey, chan-cellor’s list and dean’s list; Danielle Lindauer, chancel-lor’s list; Taylor Lorbiecki, chancellor’s list and dean’s list; Cory Alexander, dean’s list; Benjamin Farrell, dean’s list; Travis Mueller, dean’s list; Zachary Russell, dean’s list

University of IowaFitchburg: Greta

Biedermann, dean’s listVerona: Caroline Kopp,

dean’s list; Jordan Veerman, dean’s list

UW-WhitewaterFitchburg: Amanda Schmitt,

dean’s listVerona Logan Dohmeier,

dean’s list; Allison DeVries, dean’s list; Jeffery Anderson, dean’s list; Matthew Gust, dean’s list; Hannah Anderson, dean’s list; Tori Kieler, dean’s

list; James Gerlach, dean’s list; Markie Hornung, dean’s list; Nicole Duppler, dean’s list

UW-River FallsVerona: Jessica Bormett,

dean’s list

Wake Forest UniversityVerona: Keenan Curtis,

dean’s list

Cornell University (N.Y.)Fitchburg: Matthew Bange,

dean’s list

Wartburg College (Iowa)Verona: Austin Boyke,

dean’s list

Luther College (Iowa)Fitchburg: Danielle Basche,

dean’s listVerona: Lindsey Pielage,

dean’s list

SummerBelmont University (Tenn.)

Fitchburg: Justin Kay, dean’s list

Upper Iowa UniversityFitchburg: Olinka Clark,

dean’s listVerona: Cheryl Davis,

dean’s list

Carleton CollegeFitchburg: Katherine Koza,

dean’s list; Brittany Neal, cum laude

FallIowa State University

Verona: Kari Mattison, Minard G. Mills Memorial Scholarship

Luther CollegeFitchburg: Allison Shorter,

President’s ScholarshipVerona: Emily Larson,

Dean’s Scholarship; Kennedy Kooistra, Founders Scholarship and All-State Music Scholarship

Augustana CollegeFitchburg: Abigail Thomson,

dean’s list

Graceland University (Iowa)Verona:Devon Corless,

dean’s list

Arizona State UniversityFitchburg: Sasha Robinson,

dean’s list; Nicholas Braddock, dean’s list; Nicole Libson, dean’s list

Verona: Hannah Hippen, dean’s list; Megan Phillips, dean’s list; Randy Perez, dean’s list

Bemidji State University (Minn.)

Verona: Megan Vilmain,

Student Senate co-president

GraduatesFallUW-Milwaukee

Fitchburg: Allie Renee Baryenbruch, BFA, arts; Jessica Tormey, MS, educa-tion

Verona: Latisha L. Canon, doctorate, philosophy; Mitchell Joseph Griffin, BS, information studies; Ryan Spencer Gullickson, BS, social welfare; Nicole Renae Hageman, BFA, arts; Alexander Henry Koritzinsky, BS, social welfare; Jonathan David Launder, BBA, busi-ness; Enjia Li, MS, engineer-ing; Jordan Edward Masliah, BBA, business; Amelia Kay Retrum, BS, engineering; Ryan Andrew Schmidt, BS, nursing

Minnesota State MankatoVerona: Christopher Helwig,

BS, exercise science

UW-StoutVerona: Justin Claus, BS,

plastics engineering; Adam Jellings, BS, game design and development

Arizona State UniversityVerona: Nicholas Frenzer;

Chayce Ririe; Kyle Ward

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49377PXR or www.OmahaSteaks.com/father72 (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)

GOT KNEE Pain? Back pain? Shoul-der pain? get a pain-relieving brace, little or no cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924 (wcan)

MEDICAL GUARDIAN Top-rated medical alarm and 24/7 monitoring. For a limited time, get free equipment, no

activation fees, no commitment, 2nd waterproof alert

button for free and more. Only $29.95 per month. 800-281-6138 (wcan)

SAFE STEP Walk-in tub Alert for Seniors. Bathrooms falls can be fatal.

Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch step-in. Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American made. Installation included. Call 800-

940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)

672 Pets

LABRADOR PUPS AKC Yellow & Black Born 11/12/14

Shots & Dewormed Parents on site. 920-526-3512 (WCAN)

YORKIE PUPPIES. Free to good home. One male and one female. If interested contact [email protected] for more information.

688 sPortiNG Goods & recreatioNal

WE BUY Boats/RV/Pontoons/Sled/ATV's & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now. American Marine & Motorsports Super

Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.americanmarina.

com (wcan)

690 WaNted

FEMALE ROOMMATE wanted: Stough-ton. 35 years or older, non-smoker, must like cats. Private large bath and bed-room, shared kitchen. Off-street parking, laundry. $500/month. Send inquiries to: [email protected]

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

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON Monday FOR THE Verona Press

692 electroNics

DIRECTV'S THE BIG DEAL Special Only $19.99 per month. Free premium

channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax & Showtime for 3 months & free receiver upgrade! NFL 2014 Season Included.

Call Now! 800-320-2429 (wcan)

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WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts.

Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59

Edgerton, 608-884-3114

705 reNtals

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently

has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $725 per month, includes

heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:

139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575

GROUND LEVEL Apt. 900/sq ft. Quiet neighborhood half way between

Madison and Verona. $800/mo. Annual lease for single occupant. No pets. No

smoking. Heat/water/sewer/basic Dish TV/WD included. Available after February.

608-848-6379

OREGON 1BR upper w/offstreet parking. Utilities included, shoveling/

mowing required. No pets. Available now.

$550 plus security deposit. 608-455-3112

STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct. Large 2-BR apts available now.

Pets welcome. Many feature new wood laminate flooring.

$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4036 www.madtownrentals.com

STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM Lower. Bright, sunny, large yard, garage. No Pets. 908 Clay St. $675+ utilities. 608-873-7123.

STOUGHTON 2BR Apartment $740-$780- includes heat, water/sewer. 608-222-1981 x2 or 3. No dogs, 1 cat

ok. EHO.

STOUGHTON- 525 W South St, Upper. No Pets/Smoking. Heat included, stove and refrigerator. $700/mo. 1st and last months rent. 608-219-4531

STOUGHTON- FIRST floor, 900+ sq ft 1-2 bedroom, hardwood floors, all appli-ances washer/dryer hook-ups, 3 season porch, A/C, water softener. $650+heat and electricity. No Smoking. No Pets 608-873-6560

STOUGHTON- LARGE One Bed-room, Upper Level of Victorian house, Near Downtown. Window A/C, Water, Kitchen Appliances Included. $575/month+security deposit. 608-873-7655 or 608-225-9033

STOUGHTON TOWNHOUSE 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath

All appliances including W/D FF Laundry C/A Basement

Attached garage. $885/Month No pets. No smoking. 835-8806

VERONA 1-2 bedroom available. A/C, no smoking, H/W included, cats negotiable, coin-op laundry, garage

available, won't last long. 608-558-7017


720 aPartMeNts

OREGON-2 BDRM, 1 bath. Available for summer/fall. Great central location. On-site or in-unit laundry, patio, dish-washer and A/C. $720-$730/month. Call 255-7100 or www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $695 per month. Includes

heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at

300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388

730 coNdos & toWNhouses For reNt

EVANSVILLE MODERN Spacious 2bdrm-1bth townhome with garage. Microwave/laundry/dishwasher. Large bedrooms, walk-in closets, skylights, patio, private entrance. Gas heat/AC $775/mo plus utilities. 608-772-0234.

RANCH STYLE Condo- 405 New Age Way, Verona

2BR 1.5BA, 1400 SF. Full unfinished basement for storage.

Two+ car attached garage. All appliances, private entry & deck.

Available immediately. $1600. rent per month. Call Liz at 608-577-7526 or e-mail [email protected]

750 storaGe sPaces For reNt

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access

BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900

C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind

Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted

Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind

Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904

DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind

Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units

24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337

FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE

Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB.

Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$50/month 10x15=$55/month 10x20=$70/month 10x25=$80/month

12x30=$105/month Call 608-424-6530 or

1-888-878-4244

NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus

14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats.

Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088


RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE

6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street

in Oregon Call 608-206-2347

UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access

Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted

608-835-0082 1128 Union Road

Oregon, WI Located on the corner of

Union Road & Lincoln Road

760 MoBile hoMes

OREGON MOBILE Home. High efficiency appliances, A/C, new

steel front door/storm, insulated 6-inch sidewalls. $10,000 By owner. 608-835-8552

770 resort ProPerty For reNt

BEAUTIFUL HOME on Lake Arbutus 2 hours N of Madison.

Great snowmobiling, ice fishing, boating, and ATVing. Sleeps 12.

715-333-5056

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

833 WaNted: iNVestMeNt ProPerty

CASH BUYER of WI Recreational Land! Wholesale Buyer of acreage. Waterfront,

Wooded Uplands Campgrounds, Old Resorts

[email protected] or call 715-693-7826 (wcan)

970 horses

WALMERS TACK SHOP 16379 W. Milbrandt Road

Evansville, WI 608-882-5725

980 MachiNery & tools

IHC 720 5-16 semi-mounted plow, SAR, side-hill hitch. Case 600 forage

blower. Two 250 Bu gravity boxes w/gears. Two Meyer 600

18" chopper boxes w/tandem Meyer gears. 608-558-5240

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

Part-time. Excellent Wages20+ hours/wk. CDL bonus programPaid training/testing. Signing bonus.

5501 Femrite Dr. MadisonCall Paul at 608-310-4870 or email

[email protected]

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS& PARATRANSIT

DRIVERS

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Kathy Tanis [email protected]

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Madison - 7201 Midtown Rd.

Injection Molding - Press OperatorFirst & Second Shift

A Press Operator is responsible for the production, finishing and packaging of small plastic parts.

The Successful Press Operator will require attention to detail and dependable attendance.

We offer competitive starting wages and excellent benefits after 60 days.

Please stop at our corporate office to complete an application.

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DRIVERSStart your new year right! Join Pellitteri Waste Systems, Inc. an expanding & locally owned company for over 70 years. Our drivers enjoy good pay with incentives, OT, full benefits that include medical, dental & disability insurance, 401(k) & paid time off. Previous waste experience desired. Apply with required CDL B or A at:

7035 Raywood Rd., Madison, WI 53725www.pellitteri.com

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PART-TIME COMMERCIAL CLEANERS WANTED!!

We have immediate openings for General Cleaners throughout the Madison area.

M – F, evenings, with a start time of 5:30pm. Pay rate starts at $9.00 an hour.

Please apply online at programmedcleaning.com or call (608) 222-0217 for more information.

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POLICE OFFICERThe Verona Police Commission is accepting applications for Patrol Officer. The 2015 salary range is $46,618.58 to $68,358.54, depending on qualifications. If you are a police officer who is looking for a “lateral transfer” opportunity, preference may be given to candidates who are certified and/or have experience. Application deadline is February 23, 2015. An application kit is available from our website at www.ci.verona.wi.us. Questions can be directed to Business Office Manager Nilles at 608-845-0924. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

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Your Local Businesses Thank You!adno=358361-01

KEEP IT LOCAL!Think HOMETOWN First

Not Just a PharmacyShop our excellent selection of gifts

while we fill your prescription

• Crabtree & Evelyn Products

• Greenleaf Fragrances

• Willow Tree and More

(HSA cards accepted)

202 S. Main Street, Verona • 848-8020Check out www.myhometownrx.com

HoursM-F 9am-6pm

Sat 9am-1pm

ClosedSunday

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Save Gas… Buy Local!Your Hometown Hardware Store

Winter’s Here & We Have It All!Ice Melt • Sidewalk Salt

Snow Shovels • Window Scrapers Windshield Wash • De-icer • Sleds

Bird Seed & Feeders • Suet

119 W. Verona Ave.

845-7920Family Owned for 44 Years

Turn your To-Do list into a To-Done list!

Start the New Year Organized with Our

Storage Totes. Many sizes

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Tires Tune-Ups Engine Repairs Alignments Radiators Suspensions Brakes Batteries Transmissions Exhausts Oil Changes A/C Inspections

Avenue Auto is a Full Line Auto Repair Service Center

608-845-8328503 W. Verona Ave. Verona, WI 53593

www.avenueautoclinic.com Mon-Fri 7:00-5:30,

Closed Saturday and Sunday

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CooperPlumbing.com

Family Owned HOmetOwn Business since 1983

Brandon Cooper, owner

• Residential • CommeRCial • Remodeling

• tankless WateR HeateRs • WateR softeneRs • seRviCe & RepaiR

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H U G H E S F L O O R I N G

C O M M E R C I A L / R E S I D E N T I A L

Family Owned and Operated Since 1978407 E. Verona Avenue, Verona, WI

608.845.6403

Hometown People You Know & Trust

Stop in and see us today!

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We know you’re busy.Save time ~ shop close to home!

Your locally-owned grocer for over 100 years210 S. Main Street • Verona

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January FeaturesPolar Dunk Margaritas

(benefits the Arctic Passage at Henry Vilas Zoo)

& Chalupa Borracha

HALF PRICE MARGARITAS All Day Monday & Tuesday

100 Cross Country Rd. • 608-497-3333 www.pasqualscantina.com

Come see us and receive $15 dollars o any smartphone!

*A new 2-yr agmt. (subject to early term. fee) required. Limit 1 per customer. Some restrictions may apply. See store for details. Offer expires 4-30-15.

Locally owned and operated since 1998!

VERONA611 Hometown Circle

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Yarn ◆ Espresso ◆ Café◆ Delicious bakery and cafe featuring local produce &

cheese.

◆ Expertly crafted coffee, espresso & specialty drinks served up daily.

◆ Beautiful yarns, fiber & accessories with many fair trade and local options.

◆ Wide variety of fiber art classes.

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