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Girls gymnastics
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Elizabeth Paul (center) has inspired her Verona/Madison Edgedwood teammates, as well as the rest of the Big Eight Conference. The
15-year-old was born with Down syndrome.
Leaving Them Floored
Teammate with Down syndrome becomes inspiration to VAHS gymnastics squad
JEREMY JONES
Sports Editor
Fifteen-year-old Eliza-
beth Paul is your typical high
school girl in most regards.
She smiles widely, loves
music and dancing, is highly
active and when it came time
to attend Verona Area High
School she wanted to be
involved in an extracurricu-
lar activity as her parents
would tell you, just about any
extracurricular activity.
Elizabeth is different in one
aspect, however, having been
born with Down syndrome.
The genetic disorder, which
causes mental and physical
developmental delays, hasnt
been a problem as shes pur-
sued her passion for gymnas-
tics.
Not only has her team
embraced her, shes become
an inspiration to them and as
she has practiced with them,
cheered them on and eventu-
ally capped the season with
an emotional performance in
the teams final home meet.
She cheered on her team-
mates at sectionals this past
Saturday, the end of the sea-
son for all but one gymnast.
Its provided Elizabeth with
a whole new group of friends.
What shes learned about
gymnastics pales in compari-
son to the lessons shes taken
home from being part of a
team, her mother says.
As Elizabeths mother and
father, we are both so proud
of our daughter, but even
more proud of a team of that
has shown the true meaning
of friendship and love, Deb-
bie said.
Looking for a club
The Paul family moved
to Verona when Elizabeth
was 4, after they heard great
things about the welcoming
community and the smaller
school district.
She took swimming lessons
from a very young age and
also did some tumbling, so
when she got to high school
and the information sheet
about the Verona/Madison
Edgewood co-op gymnastics
team came home, she was
naturally interested. Elizabeth
asked her parents, Debbie and
Matt, to join just about every
sport or club that was offered,
but this time, she begged.
So the family talked it over
and emailed V/ME co-head
coach Rachael Hauser.
I email Rachael and she
immediately responded and
welcomed us to come see
how Elizabeth would like
it and how the practices are
geared to give each girl her
own time to concentrate on
what they want and need to,
Debbie said.
Elizabeths parents were
also worried that many kids
with Down syndrome have
lower activity levels and that
their daughter would wear out
faster, want to give up and not
stay the course.
The rigors of long practices
and the physical demands of
the sports were not the only
apprehensions for the Paul
family, though.
We were concerned she
would not be accepted and/
or the other team members
would be more concerned
about their progress and prac-
tice than helping Elizabeth,
Debbie said.
Nothing could have been
farther from the truth, as
everyone has benefited and
Elizabeth has had more than
enough energy. Elizabeth fit
in immediately and the girls
all said they were excited to
have her join the team.
The family showed up to
three practices before Debbie
decided to officially let her
daughter become part of the
team.
Making new friends
For Elizabeth, the decision
to ultimately join the gymnas-
tics team was simply because
its really fun.
Seeing how happy being
part of the team has made
their daughter, the experience
may have been even more
beneficial for her parents in
some ways.
El i zabet h coul d not
stop talking about all her
friends, Debbie said. She
immediately knew the fellow
teammates names and talked
about them like they have
been her best friends forever.
Every member of the team
has coached, mentored and
encouraged Elizabeth this
season.
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Verona Area School District
Local officials:
Dont dump Core
Bill would change
standards district
has done a ton of
work toward
SCOTT GIRARD
Unied Newspaper Group
The state Legislature
is considering a bill that
would alter performance
standards for schools state-
wide, and Verona Area
School District adminis-
trators are questioning the
legislations necessity.
Senate Bill 619 would
el i mi nat e t he nat i onal
Common Core standards,
which despite becoming
a source of controversy,
have been adopted by 45
states. It would replace
those standards with a
15- member appoi nt ed
board.
VASD d i r e c t o r o f
instruction Donna Behn
said the district has put in
a ton of work getting
ready for Common Core
since it was adopted in
2010.
Just the work that Ive
done with staff is over-
whelming, but then they go
back into their buildings
and work with others,
Behn said. I cannot even
imagine (implementing
new standards).
It boggles my mind
that were going to set all
that aside and just throw it
away.
Reversing Core
The Common Cor e
standards, originally cre-
ated by a national group of
governors and education
Turn to Paul/Page 13
Submitted photo
Paul holds the scorecard given to her by teammates and the bou-
quet of flowers her mother presented her following her exhibition
routine against Madison Memorial last month.
Turn to Core/Page 15
If you go
What: SB619 public
hearing
When: 10 a.m.,
Thursday, March 6
Where: 411 South,
State Capitol building,
Madison
Info: legis.wisconsin.
gov, search 2013 SB619
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March 6, 2014 The Verona Press ConnectVerona.com
Learning to plan a city
New Century and Glacier
Edge elementary school
students got a chance to try
their hand at city planning
this year.
Through the Terrace
Town program, which was
first created in 2000, stu-
dents built their own cities
using cardboard boxes and
real-life lessons from city
planners and architects.
At NCS, all students par-
ticipated, with the K/1 and
4/5 classes focusing on
communities and features
that promote sustainability,
while the 2/3 classes used
scaling to learn math and
got in-depth looks at dif-
ferent architecture tools,
2/3 teacher Larry Gundlach
said.
At Gl a c i e r E d g e ,
third-graders and bilingual
second-graders had t he
chance to design their city
and met with Verona city
planners to learn about the
regulations and processes
for planning a city.
Teachers involved in the
project first met in Novem-
ber and students began to
work on the project soon
after.
Friday, students set up
their towns in the Exhibit
Hall at the Monona Terrace
and participated in learning
activities and a ribbon-cut-
ting ceremony.
The towns were open to
the public Saturday, and
families had the opportuni-
ty to design and build with
hands-on activities at the
Terrace.
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Glacier Edge Elementary students plan out their citys zoning using 1-inch square blocks. Different
colors represented different zoning locations like on a city map. As part of the project, different groups
compared and discussed the similarities and differences in their maps until they agreed to a compre-
hensive zoning plan.
Photos submitted by Susan Christiansen
Above, New Century School students Leo Becker and Sierra Posey work near their citys water as
they set up at the Monona Terrace Friday, Feb. 28. Below, NCS kindergartner Parker Ferolie helps
complete a building in the citys town Friday at the Terrace.
Photo submitted by Kurt Knueve
Glacier Edge third-graders and bilingual second-graders helped to plan and construct the schools
Terrace Town.
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photos online!
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and look in the Community
section for more submitted
photos from Terrace Town.
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County M
New plan: Underpass,
signals at PD intersection
Revision up for
review next week
MARK IGNATOWSKI
Unied Newspaper Group
The latest plan for the
difficult intersection of
Count y Hwys. M and
PD calls for a westbound
underpass that should keep
traffic moving along what
will be an urban highway.
And t he r oundabout
idea appears to have been
scrapped.
Updated plans will be
discussed at a public meet-
ing set for 6 p.m. Wednes-
day, March 12, at t he
Verona Senior Center.
City staff from Verona
and Madison, as well as
Dane County and MSA
Professional Services have
been drafting plans for the
stretch of Hwy. M from
Verona to Mineral Point
Road in Madison since
2011. Parts of the project
are already under construc-
tion.
The intersection at PD
has been especially diffi-
cult for planners as traffic
projections have increased
dr amat i cal l y over t he
years partly because of
the growth of Epic. A plan
for a two-lane roundabout
devised just last year, in
fact, failed in modeling
tests.
The March 12 meeting
will feature a brief presen-
tation by engineering staff
and time for questions and
answers, city administrator
Bill Burns said.
Staff will update attend-
ees on the changes to the
project including a new
preferred option for the
Hwy. PD intersection and
an updated project time-
line. The latest revision
shows a signalized inter-
section with dedicated turn
lanes and a westbound
Hwy. PD underpass. Burns
said the new intersection
would cost slightly more
than the previous two-lane
roundabout but less than a
full diamond interchange.
Const ruct i on for t he
southern end of the proj-
ect is slated for 2016. The
area south of Flagstone
Drive had been scheduled
for construction in 2015
and the area from Flag-
stone Drive north to Valley
View Road was to be done
in 2016, but the bulk of
both areas will be rebuilt in
2016 with some work pos-
sibly starting in late 2015,
Burns said.
The project aims to build
at least a four-lane, divided
urban highway along most
of the corridor. Provisions
for bikes and pedestrians
are also included. The area
north of Flagstone Drive
will typically have three
lanes of vehicle travel,
according to plans previ-
ously presented by engi-
neers.
Downtown Plan
Commission axes Silent
Street connection
Council will review
changes next week
MARK IGNATOWSKI
Unied Newspaper Group
Silent Street wont connect
to Main Street in the latest
revision of the citys down-
town mobility and develop-
ment plan.
Despite a smaller crowd
than last month, parishioners
from St. Christopher Catho-
lic Parish were still vocal in
their sentiments that no con-
nection of Silent Street be
made to Main Street.
City staff and planners
from MSA Professional
Services had recommended
a bike and pedestrian path
along the city-owned right-
of-way near the cemetery.
St. Andrew Church mem-
bers and Fr. William Vernon
again argued that extend-
ing the street in any way
would be detrimental to the
neighborhood and com-
munity and would impede
any future expansion plans
for the church or cemetery.
Youth football and lacrosse
programs often use the open
space, but a connection could
alleviate some traffic conges-
tion along Main Street in the
future.
Nearly 100 people turned
out for last months meeting,
with about a dozen speaking
in opposition to the down-
town plan. Many of those
speakers were upset that
planners had not contacted
the church when drafting
proposed changes to the
citys comprehensive plan.
Ald. Dale Yurs (Dist. 2)
apologized to the parishio-
ners for the oversight before
making a recommendation
to pass the plan without the
Silent Street connection.
I do think that that was
something that we missed,
and I think the city does need
to own up to that, Yurs said.
The recommendation was
approved 3-2, with Jack
Linder and Janie Ritter vot-
ing against. Ritter told the
commission she was in favor
of removing the Silent Street
connection but had concerns
about the municipal parking
areas downtown. Commis-
sioners Steve Heinzen and
Patrick Lytle were absent.
The plan now heads to the
Common Council for review
and possible adoption Mon-
day, March 10. The Silent
Street plans could be added
back in at the council level.
Yurs said comments are
still welcome, particularly
since most of the recent dis-
cussion had focused intently
on removing the Silent Street
connection.
You dont always have to
speak out against things we
like to hear when youre for
something, too, Yurs said.
Thats going to help the city
prioritize where we want to
go next with the downtown.
In brief
Planners had
recommended a bike/
pedestrian path along
city-owned right-of-way
extending from the end
of Silent Street to Main
Street, with the potential
for it to become a road
in a few decades.
Commission
members removed
that provision from the
plan, which goes to the
council Monday.
Mayor: Nobody should be forced to sell
While much of the con-
cern last month about the
downtown plan was aimed
at Silent Street, other speak-
ers had concerns that they
had not been contacted by
the city when making plans
for the area.
Some cur r ent bui l d-
ing owners or businesses
thought the plan -- show-
ing possible parking areas
where current buildings are
now meant they would be
forced from their properties
in order to make way for
the proposed changes.
Mayor Jon Hochkammer
said the plan was a guid-
ing document and that he
personally thought the city
would not forced anybody
from their properties in
order to implement any of
the proposed changes.
I will do whatever in my
power to ensure that we are
not relocating of disturbing the
business of any current land-
owner, Hochkammer said.
Hochkammer sai d he
would ask council members
to share their opinions on
that issue at the next coun-
cil meeting.
Mark Ignatowski
Rendering submitted
The latest intersection improvement planned for hwys. M and PD shows a signalized intersection
with a through-traffic westbound underpass planned for Hwy. PD. A meeting discussing the pro-
posed changes will be held Wednesday, March 12, at the Verona Senior Center.
If you go
What: Hwy. M recon-
struction meeting
When: 6 p.m.
Wednesday, March 12
Where: Verona Senior
Center
Info: cityofmadison.
com/engineering/cthm/
City of Verona
Council considers Brewery patio hours
When the weather warms
up this spring and it will
visitors to Wisconsin Brew-
ing Company likely will
have an outdoor patio area to
enjoy their microbrews.
The citys Plan Commis-
sion recommended approval
Monday of a conditional-use
permit that will allow out-
door drinking and live music
in an fenced-in area near the
4-month-old American Way
operation.
The commi ssi on rec-
ommended shortening the
allowable hours of operation
from what was requested
to placate some concerned
neighbors, but the Common
Council will have final say
next week.
WBC had sought to have
the patio open with the poten-
tial for live music until mid-
night on weekends and 11
p.m. on weekdays. CEO Carl
Nolen had said he was ame-
nable to reducing those hours
to 11 p.m. on Friday and Sat-
urday and 10 p.m. other days,
city planner Adam Sayre told
the Commission.
Still, some neighbors were
concerned about the noise
carrying from the brewery
and asked that the hours be
reduced further -- to have
the music stop at 9 p.m., 10
on Friday and Saturday, and
allow another hour for wrap-
ping up.
Commission members vot-
ed 4-1 to forward the permit
to the council with the earlier
hours, with mayor Jon Hoch-
kammer casting the lone no
vote. The approval comes
with a staff-recommended
stipulation that the hours be
reviewed on an annual basis
every fall.
The Common Council is
slated to review the permit
Monday, March 10.
Mark Ignatowski
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Mark Ignatowski, Scott De Laruelle
Institution of marriage
could use some updates
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egardless of your stance
on same-sex marriage, you
have to admit, those seek-
ing a same-sex marriage have a
tough road to travel to get there.
This issue got me thinking
about heterosexual marriage and
how disproportionately easy it is
to get married, especially com-
pared to how difficult it is to get
divorced.
Dont get me wrong. Im a
proponent of
marriage, but
as someone
who has been
on both ends,
it was far more
difficult to get
divorced, and
perhaps mar-
riage shouldnt
have been that
easy to do.
My point is that its time to
modernize marriage laws and our
expectations of marriage in gen-
eral, and same-sex marriage is
only one of many areas where we
need to shift our attitudes.
With the marriage rate of
American women decreasing and
the divorce rate increasing and
with women choosing to marry
at a later age or not at all it
calls into question the tradition
of marriage in the 21st century.
For anyone concerned about
marriage, it seems same-sex mar-
riage should be the least of their
concerns. Focusing on fixing
what is broken with heterosexual
marriage would likely be more
beneficial and productive.
Given the legal implications
and benefits (and burdens, with
assumption of debts) that come
with marital union, shouldnt
there be a check or balance? Our
government bases its legal deci-
sions on checks and balances,
after all. Doing so may prevent
bad marriages and help strength-
en good ones.
In some religions, there is
somewhat of a vetting process,
with marriage classes the couple
must take before the ceremony.
But friends who have gone
through this say the classes were
easy and a formality or dogmatic
tradition.
And even this level of a check
or balance is not required for
marriages outside of religion
(which are on the rise). Perhaps
its time to require couples to
take courses before they are
allowed to marry as an exercise
to find out whether a couple is a
good fit and to put our cultural
biases into context with the real-
ity of a modern marriage.
The practice of marriage
historically was established to
ensure the safe keeping of ones
female children. In ancient and
medieval times, marriage was
less to do with love, compan-
ionship and family and more to
do with future safety, alliances,
status and upward mobility. Mar-
riage was an insurance policy for
both men and women.
An argument could be made
that, while extremely misogy-
nistic, the approval of the family
(read: father) and the need for a
dowry made marriage far more
difficult than it is today.
I hope no one advocates for a
dowry in the 21st century, but
perhaps some form of sliding
financial tax or fee needs to be
established based on the couples
net worth or prior years income
tax statements. This would put
a financial check or balance
on the marriage. It would not
penalize the poor or reward the
wealthy, but it would put a tan-
gible seriousness to the practice
of marriage that may bring an
awareness of financial views,
inequities, goals and life plans
up for discussion that might not
have otherwise.
While women always worked,
be it in the home or in a textile
factory, it wasnt until World
War II they found a new sense
of self as they did mens work
as men went off to war. Women
now make up 50 percent of the
workforce and have built their
own careers and independence
from a need for compulsory mar-
riage.
In fact, undergraduate college
attendance is now 57% women.
Also, women serve as the pri-
mary breadwinner in 40 percent
of American households with
children under 18, according to a
2013 Pew Research Center study.
While there is still work to be
done for equality in the work-
place, women have established
themselves outside of marriage.
Men on the whole, have not
adjusted well to the changes
women have rightfully attained.
On the surface, most men
endorse the erosion of man as
primary earner, and they will-
ingly accept more responsibilities
at home. But there is a learning
curve that impacts marriages.
There is no social modeling
for these changes. Men in the
past 30 years have slowly been
creating a new model for the
next generation to follow. When
breaking new ground, much like
when women broke new ground
into the workplace, difficulties,
misunderstandings and conflicts
will arise.
In their book, Gender and the
Culture of Heterosexual Marriage
in the United States, Karyn
Loscocco and Susan Walzer
explain: Even in the most equal
of marriages, theres an incredi-
ble awareness of gender and how
a wife and a husband should
act. That continues to drive
contemporary heterosexual mar-
riage and its discontents.
While there is general agree-
ment that women working out-
side of the home and men doing
more at home are overall positive
changes, the change of one is a
progressive, empowering change
and the other is a byproduct or
result of that change. At least that
is the common perception, even
if its a subconscious awareness
of winners and losers.
More attention needs to be paid
to mens struggle with these ulti-
mately positive changes because
they have deep impacts on mod-
ern heterosexual marriage.
The concept of marriage in
our psyche, culture, society,
economy and laws has not kept
up, nor have we kept up with
the advances made psychologi-
cally, culturally, sociologically,
economically and legally by both
men and women. Same-sex mar-
riage may be only the tip of the
iceberg when it comes to mar-
riage reform, that is if we as a
society want marriage to remain
an important milestone and insti-
tution that anchors us.
Before we throw the anchor
overboard, perhaps its time we
look for fraying sections and
change the rope attached to it.
Brian Simons is the director of
the Verona Public Library.
Simons
Community Voices
Letters to the editor
Bare deserves Veronas support
I proudly support Mike Bares
campaign to continue his work on
the City Council.
Last week, a l et t er from a
friend of Mikes opponent, Evan
Touchett, unfairly attacked Mike
for receiving campaign contribu-
tions from friends and family who
support him.
After asking Mike about his
contributions, I believe he should
be proud that so many of his fam-
ily members, childhood friends,
and former and current colleagues
believe in him enough to contrib-
ute to his campaign despite lean
incomes, mountains of student
debt or daycare costs. It says a lot
that people who have known Mike
his whole life or have worked
with him donated to his campaign
because they believe he is a good,
bright and hard-working person
deserving of our support. Their
support is not something to attack,
its something to admire.
And who coul d begr udge
Mikes biggest contributors
Mikes parents, his in-laws, his
boss and mentor, and people who
were in his weddingfor wanting
him to succeed?
Mike has been and continues to
be focused on the issues affect-
ing our community, including
Veronas rapid growth, improving
safety and services and protecting
taxpayers.
It seems Mr. Touchett would
rather attack Mike for not living in
Verona for as long as he has. Four
thousand people have moved to
Verona since Mr. Touchett moved
here and half of the current 4th
District didnt even exist then.
Last weeks attack makes it seem
as if new voices dont matter.
Let s st op di scr i mi nat i ng
against new families coming to
our community. Lets instead
embrace them and recognize that
all people, from all places, offer
valuable contributions to our com-
munity.
When Mr. Touchett served on
the council previously, I contacted
him with a simple question. I nev-
er got a response. I was, however,
accidentally included on the for-
warding of my email to his fellow
councilmen when he asked them
what he should do.
Mike responds directly to all
concerns, listens to all sides and
makes his own decisions.
My husband and I are voting
for Mike on April 1 because hes
focused and like-minded on the
issues. I urge all of our neighbors
in the 4th District to vote for him
as well.
Jana Schroeer and
Chris Hannemann
City of Verona
Corrections
Due to an editing error, a letter to the editor in last weeks paper
inadvertently replaced 60 percent with 6 percent when referring to the
amount of donations raised by Mike Bare and Evan Touchett.
The sentence should have read: In reviewing each candidates Cam-
paign Finance Report filed thru January, Mr. Bare has raised 60 percent
more in donations ($4,075 for Mr. Bare vs. $2,552 for Mr. Touchett).
The Press apologizes for the error.
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Wild Game Feed
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March 8, 2014 3-7 p.m.
Wild Game, potato, vegetable,
dessert, coffee/milk - $10.00 per person
Rafes & Door Prizes Drawing at 7 p.m.
Sporting Clays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
$15.00 per person
Shoot & Eat $20.00 per person
Contact: Ray Gilden 832-6261
Vern Martin 437-3999
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Press wins six WNA awards
The Verona Press won
six awards from the Wis-
consin Newspaper Asso-
ciations convention last
week, including two for
first place.
The paper s annual
showpiece ode to business
and development, Verona
Progress, was chosen as
the top special section,
and the paper also won
for headlines. It finished
second in four categories,
and in three of those it got
beaten out by one of its
sister papers in Unified
Newspaper Group, t he
Oregon Observer and the
Stoughton Courier Hub.
All three of those pub-
lications, along with the
new Fitchburg Star, which
debuts next week, are col-
laborative efforts among
the entire UNG staff.
The WNA recognizes
winners in six categories
daily and weekly news-
papers of three sizes each
in its statewide competi-
tion. The Press, Observer
and Hub are in the middle
category of weeklies, with
ci r cul at i ons of 2, 000-
3,500.
Verona Progress is a
reflection of the citys
relentless growth, provid-
ing stories that recap the
past years developments
but al so ori gi nal work
highlighting growth and
improvements not other-
wise covered. This years
issue centered on the com-
munitys fascination with
its new brewery.
The winning headlines
were: Pulling together as
a family, about a Mount
Vernon family that trav-
e l s t o i n t e r n a t i o n a l
tug-of-war competitions;
TIF deal keeps beer buzz
goi ng about t he ci t ys
i nvest ment i n Wi scon-
si n Brewi ng Company;
and Superintendent earns
raise, praise, $50K, about
a school district contract
extension.
The al l - ar ound pho-
t ography award recog-
nizes quality photography
throughout the newspa-
per, i ncl udi ng i n com-
munity, news and sports
stories. The Press entry,
whi ch fi ni shed behi nd
its sister publication, the
Hub, included coverage of
Hometown Days.
Former Press reporter
Set h J ovaag s educa-
tion coverage award was
second only to his own
reporting in the Oregon
Observer. Jovaag, who
continues to contribute to
UNG, explored parents
concerns with a middle-
school behavior program
called the Wildcat Way,
the use of technology to
send students home with
lectures, rather than home-
work, and the expensive
securi t y upgrades t hat
followed the Sandy Hook
shootings.
Edi t or Ji m Fer ol i e s
busi ness coverage al so
took second to the Observ-
er, stories on a local death
at an assisted living facili-
ty, the brewerys deal with
the city and two stories
on Epics growth plans
and its use of alternative
energy.
Designer/reporter Vic-
toria Vlisides also took
second in page design.
UNGs four print news
publications earned a total
of 13 awards this year,
including five for first
place, after earning 14 last
year. The Press earned six
awards last year and three
the year before.
Press awards
First place
Special section-edito-
rial: Verona Progress
Headlines: Jim Ferolie,
Anthony Iozzo
Second place
All Around
photography: staff
Overall page design:
Victoria Vlisides
Local education: Seth
Jovaag
Business: Jim Ferolie
Verona Area School District
Union unhappy with change
in recruitment policy
SCOTT GIRARD
Unied Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School
Board approved changes to
the districts recruitment and
hiring policies Monday night
over objections from two
district support staffers.
The changes involve add-
ing six options for district
administrators to use while
recruiting new staff, with
questions specifically sur-
rounding waiving posting
requirements for open posi-
tions and retention and sign-
ing bonuses.
Mariann Kropp, president
of the Verona Educational
Support Professionals Asso-
ciation, which represents
school secretaries, custodi-
ans, teachers aides, food-
service workers and special-
education assistants, told the
board the posting require-
ment changes brought a loss
in transparency.
The possibility of hiring
the best and brightest may be
curtailed when limiting the
search, she said, according
to her prepared statement.
Support staff already have
a challenging time getting
interviewed for positions
they are qualified for, to
which I can personally attest
to.
Kropp also expressed con-
cerns about changes that
allow the district to create
scholarship programs, give
signing and retention bonus-
es, loan forgiveness programs
and partially or fully fund
teacher certification programs
for support staff, because
none had a defined cost.
The purpose of the chang-
es, superintendent Dean Gor-
rell and director of human
resources Jason Olson said,
was to give Olson and site
principals more flexibility
in case they find a candidate
whom they only have a lim-
ited window to discuss a
potential opening with, such
as someone visiting for a
weekend just before a job is
posted.
Previ ousl y, t he rul es
required a seven-day posting
period for openings to notify
current VASD staff.
The changes also aim to
create a more diverse staff,
both in a multicultural sense
and in finding teachers in a
diverse range of subjects,
specifically the STEM (sci-
ence, technology, engineer-
ing and math) fields, which
are often more competitive,
Gorrell said.
Kropp, along with spe-
cial education assistant Deb
Szarka, said while they
strongly supported increas-
ing diversity on staff, they
believed it could be done
within the current rules, and
that signing bonuses would
hurt staff morale and create
unintentional outcome(s).
Olson told the board he
understood the concerns, and
had only come up with the
proposals as an idea of one
way to fix the lack of diver-
sity currently on staff.
I believe if not changed it
will continue to be the detri-
ment that it is (in diversify-
ing the workforce), Gorrell
added.
Board members John
MuCulley and Jeannie Por-
ter voted against the changes,
with both expressing con-
cerns specifically over waiv-
ing posting requirements.
With one board member
absent, however, the changes
passed on a 4-2 vote with
the expectation that Olson
will report any times the new
methods are used to the Per-
sonnel Committee around
June.
Active shooter training
VASD school safety coor-
dinator Todd Endl said the
district will hold an active
shooter training at Savanna
Oaks Middle School Aug.
19.
The drill will include dis-
trict officials, Verona and
Fitchburg police and fire
departments, the sheriffs
office and the public works
department, among other
groups.
He said in future years the
drill will alternate between
a Fitchburg location and a
Verona location so they can
be prepared for both possi-
bilities.
He also updated the board
on some of the security con-
cerns he had identified in
his time at the district and
some of the solutions they
are looking at, which include
more cameras, new strike
locks on doors to speed up
door locking and creating a
check-out system for substi-
tute teachers using keys for
buildings.
BR principal search
The district received 108
applications for the open
Badger Ridge Middle School
Principal position.
Gorrell said a committee
including parents and district
administration is reviewing
the applications and hopes
to have a first round of inter-
views beginning next week.
The or i gi na l t i me -
line called for a hire to be
approved by the board in
April.
BRMS principal David
Jennings is retiring at the end
of the year.
Other business
Gorrell told the board the
district received 58 appli-
cants for the Future Schools
Committee, many more than
the 12-15 the committee
plans to include.
To choose the committee,
Gorrell will disaggregate the
applicants into groups such
as parents, non-parents and
business owners, along with
look at areas of residence.
He will bring that data
back and the group will con-
sider drawing names out of a
hat or other methods to ran-
domize selection.
The board also unani-
mously approved changes
to the districts high school
graduation requirements to
put them in line with state
standards.
Vlisides
Jovaag
Ferolie
Iozzo
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Seeking volunteers
The Verona Area School District
is seeking volunteers to serve on a
Future Schools Committee. Interested
people are asked to fill out a brief sur-
vey to be considered for the post. For
information, call 845-4300 or visit
surveymonkey.com/s/Y9KLW92.
Play and Learn at Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek offers a chance for
parents and children to interact with
other families. The event features
story time, songs and arts and crafts
based around a theme.
The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 12
p.m. every Friday in the schools Step
Room. The event is free and open to
all families.
Making Our Marks
Verona studio artists Bea Neal and
her group 3150 Studio Artists, will
have their mixed media and fiber art
works on display from March 1 to
April 11 at the Madison Senior Cen-
ter, 330 W. Mifflin St. This is the
fourth annual exhibit, and this year,
members chose an American female
artist to inspire one or more of their
own creations.
For more information, contact Neal
at 848-9519 or visit 3150studioartists.
com.
Freckleface Strawberry
Based on the book by Julianne
Moore, VAHS Theatre Arts will pres-
ent the musical Freckleface Straw-
berry on March 7-9 in the VAHS
Performing Arts Center.
The March 7 show will run at 7
p.m., the March 8 shows will begin
at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and the March 9
show will run at 7 p.m.
Candidate forum
The Verona Area Chamber of Com-
merce and the Verona Press will hold
a Mayoral Candidates Forum at 7
p.m. Thursday, March 13 at the Vero-
na Senior Center. Both incumbent Jon
Hochkammer and challenger Chad
Kemp will be on hand to answer ques-
tions from moderator Jim Ferolie. All
interested citizens are encouraged to
attend.
Social Security 101
At 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 18,
the library will host this informational
session. Jesse Grutz, from the Retire-
ment Classroom, will be available to
help you decipher this government
program.
Chamber Lecture Series
The Chamber Evening Lecture
Series will return to the Verona Pub-
lic Library at 7 p.m. Thursday, March
20 in the librarys community room.
The topic will be Everything You
Need To Know Before Buying or
Selling a Home, and featured pre-
senters will be Barb Dawson of First
Weber Realtors and the lending staff
from BMO Harris Bank in Verona.
Email kcurtis@veronawi.com for
information.
Coming up
Community calendar
Call 845-9559
to advertise on the
Verona Press
church page
430 E. Verona Ave.
845-2010
Thursday, March 6
9 a.m. to 3 p.m., AARP tax assistance appointments,
senior center
6-8 p.m., Josh Cataldo, contemporary guitar, Avanti
Italian Restaurant, 848-3315
Friday, March 7
Southwest Eagles Mite Showdown tournament,
Eagles Nest Ice Rink in Verona, southwesteagles.com
9:30-11:30 a.m., Young and Restless open indoor
playtime, library
7 p.m., Freckleface Strawberry, VAHS PAC
Saturday, March 8
Southwest Eagles Mite Showdown tournament,
Eagles Nest Ice Rink in Verona, southwesteagles.com
2 p.m. and 7 p.m., Freckleface Strawberry, VAHS
PAC
Sunday, March 9
Southwest Eagles Mite Showdown tournament,
Eagles Nest Ice Rink in Verona, southwesteagles.com
7 p.m., Freckleface Strawberry, VAHS PAC
Monday, March 10
11:30 a.m., Mr. Penumbras 24-Hour Bookstore
book discussion, VPL
7 p.m., Common Council, City Center
Wednesday, March 12
4-6 p.m., Divergent release party, ages 11-18, library
Thursday, March 13
7p.m., BRMS and CKCS Student and Staff
Showcase of Talent, Badger Ridge Middle School
7:30 p.m., mayoral candidate forum, Verona Senior
Center
Friday, March 14
9-10:30 a.m., meet new senior director Mary Hason
at the Mens Group meeting, 845-7471
12:30-2 p.m., bingo, senior center
Hearts and Minds
A good heart is vastly superior to a powerful intellect, since
a powerful intellect wedded to an evil or callous heart is sure
to cause lots of suffering. It would be best to have a good
heart wedded to a powerful intellect, but what matters in
most cases is the disposition of ones heart, i.e., whether
one is inclined to help ones fellows. What usually inclines
us to help our fellow creatures and to alleviate their suffering
is empathy, and its ability to help us to feel, or at least imag-
ine, what our fellow creatures might be experiencing. But,
there are times when empathy can lead us astray and we
need our intellect to help us in determining what we ought
to do. Most of us are more moved to action by the plight of
some individual we can identify with, the guy on the side of
the road trying to change his tire, or the single mother try-
ing to raise money to pay for her sick childs medical care.
But, when it comes to helping people halfway around the
world, refugees from Syria or starving people in Africa, our
empathy often fails to be engaged, and there we may need
to appeal to reason. God gave us hearts and minds, and we
should use them both.
Christopher Simon via Metro News Service
I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts.
Jeremiah 31:33
Churches
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN
CHURCH
2951 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
8:30 and 10:45 a.m. worship times
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG
2833 Raritan Road, Fitchburg, WI
53711
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:45 a.m.
THE CHURCH IN VERONA
Verona Business Centre
535 Half Mile Rd. #7, Verona.
(608) 271-2811
livelifetogether.com
Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
FITCHBURG MEMORIAL UCC
5705 Lacy Road, Fitchburg
(608) 273-1008 memorialucc.org
Phil Haslanger
GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN
CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way
SUNDAY
8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m. Worship
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
SUNDAY
9 & 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. Worship
LIVING HOPE CHURCH
At the Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St. (608) 347-3827
livinghopeverona.com, info@living-
hopeverona.com
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Worship
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main, Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead pastor: Jeremy Scott
SUNDAY
10:15 a.m. Worship
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
102 N. Franklin Ave., Verona
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
(608) 848-1836 www.redeemerbible-
fellowship.org
SUNDAY
10 a.m. Family Worship Service
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH
Wisconsin Synod, 6705 Wesner
Road, Verona
(608) 848-4965 rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor: Jacob Haag
THURSDAY
6:30 p.m. Worship
SUNDAY
9 a.m. Worship Service
ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC
PARISH
301 N. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-6613
Stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
SATURDAY 5 p.m. Sunday Vigil,
St. Andrew, Verona
SUNDAY 7:30 a.m., St. William,
Paoli
9 and 11 a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Daily Mass: Tuesday-Saturday at 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
ST. JAMES EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
427 S. Main Street, Verona
(608) 845-6922
www.stjamesverona.org
Pastors Kurt M. Billings and Peter
Narum
Services 5 p.m., Saturday, 8:30 and
10:45 a.m., Sunday - office hours
8-4 Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and
Friday; 8 a.m. to noon Wednesday
SALEM UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
502 Mark Dr., Verona, WI
Phone: (608) 845-7315
Rev. Dr. Mark E. Yurs, Pastor
Laura Kolden, Associate in Ministry
www.salemchurchverona.org
9 a.m. Sunday School - 10:15 a.m.
worship service - Staffed nursery
from 8:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. - 11:30
a.m. Fellowship Hour
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Road (off County
ID)
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor: Jeff Jacobs
SUNDAY
8:45 a.m. Communion Worship
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor: Gary Holmes
SUNDAY
9:00 & 10:30
Contemporary worship with chil-
drens Sunday school.
Refreshments and fellowship are
between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona, WI 53593
Sunday (nursery provided in a.m.)
9:15 a.m. - Praise and worship
10:45 - Sunday School (all ages)
6 p.m. - Small group Bible study
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST Located at Hwy. 92 & Ct.
Road G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677 for information
Pastor: Brad Brookins
SUNDAY
10:15 a.m. Worship
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
At Hwy. 69 and PB, Paoli
(608) 845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. Family Worship
Wednesday, Mar. 5
5 p.m. Plan Commission from 3-3-14
7 p.m. - Capital City Band
8 p.m. 911 Information at Senior Center
10 p.m. United Way 211 at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Marci & the Highlights at
Senior Center
Thursday, Mar. 6
7 a.m. United Way 211 at Senior Center
9 a.m. - Daily Exercise
10 a.m. - Marci & the Highlights at Senior
Center
3 p.m. - Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Four Winds Presentation 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 Chamber
10 p.m. White School at Historical
Society
Friday, Mar. 7
7 a.m. Four Winds Presentation at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber
3 p.m. 911 Information at Senior Center
4 p.m. A Taste of Theater
5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football
8:30 p.m. - 911 Information at Senior
Center
10 p.m. - United Way 211 at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Marci & the Highlights at
Senior Center
Saturday, Mar. 8
8 a.m. Plan Commission from 3-03-14
11 a.m. - 911 Information at Senior
Center
1 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football
4:30 p.m. White School at Historical
Society
6 p.m. Plan Commission from 3-3-14
9 p.m. - 911 Information at Senior Center
10 p.m. - White School at Historical
Society
11 p.m. - Marci & the Highlights at Senior
Center
Sunday, Mar. 9
7 a.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. - Salem Church Service
Noon - Plan Commission from 3-03-14
3 p.m. - 911 Information at Senior Center
4:30 p.m. - White School at Historical
Society
6 p.m. Plan Commission from 3-03-14
9 p.m. - 911 Information at Senior Center
10 p.m. White School at Historical
Society
11 p.m. - Marci & the Highlights at Senior
Center
Monday, Mar. 10
7 a.m. Four Winds Presentation at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber
3 p.m. - 911 Information at Senior Center
4 p.m. A Taste of Theater
5 p.m. - 2012 Wildcats Football
7 p.m. Common Council Live
9 p.m. - Hindu Cultural Hour
10 p.m. United Way 211 at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Marci & the Highlights at
Senior Center
Tuesday, Mar. 11
7 a.m. United Way 211 at Senior Center
9 a.m. - Daily Exercise
10 a.m. - Marci & the Highlights at Senior
Center
3 p.m. - Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Four Winds Presentation at
Senior Center
5 p.m. A Taste of Theater
6 p.m. - Resurrection Church
8 p.m. - Words of Peace
9 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber
10 p.m. - White School at Historical Society
Wednesday, Mar. 12
7 a.m. Four Winds Presentation at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. - Chatting with the Chamber
3 p.m. 911 Information at Senior
Center
6 p.m. Common Council from 3-10-14
7 p.m. - Capital City Band
8 p.m. 911 Information at Senior Center
10 p.m. - United Way 211 at Senior
Center
11 p.m. Marci & the Highlights at
Senior Center
Thursday, Mar. 13
7 a.m. United Way 211 at Senior Center
9 a.m. - Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Marci & the Highlights at
Senior Center
3 p.m. - Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Four Winds Presentation at
Senior Center
6 p.m. - Salem Church Service
8 p.m. - Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Chatting with the Chamber
10 p.m. White School at Historical
Society
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Mayoral debate set
The two candidates for
mayor will debate local
issues next week at a forum
at the Verona Senior Cen-
ter, 108 Paoli St.
The Verona Press and
Verona Area Chamber of
Commerce are jointly coor-
dinating the forum, which
will be held at 7 p.m. March
13.
Incumbent Jon Hochkam-
mer faces local attorney
Chad Kemp, his first chal-
lenger since his election in
2006.
Verona Press editor Jim
Ferolie will moderate the
discussion, which will be
based off questions devised
by himself and chamber
execut i ve di rect or Karl
Curtis, who is a former
Verona Press editor.
The publ i c wi l l be
allowed to submit questions
to Curtis and Ferolie after
the initial round of ques-
tions and answers are com-
plete. These questions will
be asked as time allows.
For information, call 845-
5777.
family dental care
608-437-5564
on the trollway in mt. horeb
522 springdale street
www.familydentalcarellc.com
one-visit crowns.
In one visit we can replace a damaged tooth with a pure
ceramic crown milled by computer to t your tooth precisely.
Your new crown is made while you wait, eliminating the need
for a second appointment and a temporary crown.
another convenient reason to choose
family dental care
608-437-5564
on the trollway in mt. horeb
522 springdale street
www.familydentalcarellc.com
one-visit crowns.
In one visit we can replace a damaged tooth with a pure
ceramic crown milled by computer to t your tooth precisely.
Your new crown is made while you wait, eliminating the need
for a second appointment and a temporary crown.
another convenient reason to choose
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City of Verona
Fire/EMS station
plan draws few
comments
Only a handful of people
showed up to an open house
meeting last week to ask
questions about the pro-
posed 40,000-square-foot
fire station.
City administrator Bill
Burns said he expected
a little more turnout, but
added that it was a good
opportunity for alders and
fire and EMS personnel to
speak directly to the archi-
t ect s from Fi ve Bugl es
Design.
Burns said the architects
will work on more detailed
designs for the project this
month and will meet toward
the end of March to get
feedback from the citys ad
hoc public safety facilities
committee. Those designs
will be reviewed again by
the citys Plan Commission
and Common Council.
The ad hoc committee
has been working with Five
Bugles to refine the station
with a projected total cost
of nearly $10 million. The
proposed design includes
two EMS vehicle bays and
six fire equipment bays
fronting Verona Avenue
near the current fire station.
Living quarters for both
crews would be housed on
the second floor of the prai-
rie-style building, which
would feature glass-cov-
ered folding doors. There
would be a public meeting
room and kitchen, along
with a museum area near
the corner of Lincoln Street
and Verona Avenue.
The current station, built
in 1974, is about 12,000
square feet with office and
training space. The old sta-
tion would be partially pre-
served while the new one is
built.
The Common Council
reviewed initial plans earli-
er this month and voted 6-1
to move planning forward,
despi t e some concer ns
about some details of the
project. Alders still wanted
more input as designers
worked on details of the
project, including a discus-
sion about what amenities
might be needs versus
wants.
Bur ns s a i d a not he r
open house will likely be
held later this spring once
det ai l ed document s are
available. A date for that
meeting has not been set.
Mark Ignatowski
Hochkammer Kemp
Theatre comes
to the library
The Madison Childrens The-
atre visited the Verona Public
Library Thursday, Feb. 20. A
teacher and a half-dozen student
actors did role playing games
with the kids who attended.
The event is called Curtains
Up with CTM. This series is
meant to introduce young people
and their families to the color-
ful characters and memorable
stories of its productions. Last
Thursdays was centered around
the upcoming show, Alexander
and the Terrible, Horrible, No
Good, Very Bad Day.
Children attending the event
were read the classic text, acted
out parts of the story. They acted
out scenarios like what would
you do if you spilled your milk?
And how would the other actor
comfort them?
At the end, the CTM actors
sang a few songs from an
upcomi ng performance and
answered questions about what
its like to be in CTM.
Photos by Victoria Vlisides
From left: Max Vitale (Philip), Alice Wenzlow (Becky), Sophia Bavishi (Christine), Flynn Marcus (Albert) act in Alexander and the
Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.
Right, Henry Steger, 3, with Sophia
Bavishi, CTM actress.
Below, Thea Leuschen, 6, gets into
the action.
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Verona History
December
40 years ago
Verona electors decided
to purchase the Dane County
Special School, located on
South Marietta St., for $60,000
as a place where extra space
could be provided for class-
rooms if it were needed.
The district had sold the
building to the county in 1965
for $25,000, then the county
put $35,000 in improvements
into it, yet it was not consid-
ered appropriate for teaching
handicapped students -- the
purpose of the Special School.
In addition, state statutes
recommended mixing handi-
capped and other children.
The vote followed a school
board recommendation.
Town voters decided not
to allow the board to increase
its size from three to five
members, an option that had
been created by the state a
year earlier. The board is now
five members, however.
The Bank of Verona moved
into a new building on North
Main Street, doubling its size.
The bank stayed there until it
was sold in 2006 to State Bank
of Cross Plains, which now
uses that building.
The Village Board decided
to begin holding regular meet-
ings twice a month. It was
already holding special meet-
ings frequently.
The Mount Vernon
Telephone Co. increased the
number of Verona service
lines into Madison to 42, up
from 10.
A 2-year-old boy was
struck and killed by an out-of-
control car near the road by
his Country View home when
the driver swerved to avoid an
accident with another car on
Timber Lane. That happened
less than 24 hours after a
49-year-old Town of Verona
resident was killed in another
car crash at Cross Country
and Nesbitt roads.
30 years ago
The Railroad Crossing
building more familiarly
known as the Auditorium
began undergoing an exten-
sive interior facelift to restore
its original beauty.
The roughly 100-year-old
building on Railroad Street,
which the new owners called a
grand, old lady had accom-
modated several different
businesses over the year, res-
taurants and hotels, and was
being planned for a new res-
taurant and bar with an early
1900s theme.
The building, which at one
point had several hitching
posts out front, has since
gone through several owners
and now is the site of Cahoots
bar.
Superintendent Wayne
Diekrager recommended
monthly monitoring of what
would have to be a $60,000
cut in the school budget to
match the outgoing tax bills.
The budget still an
increase of $400,000 over the
previous year was so tight
the margin for error is prob-
ably zero, Diekrager said.
Mayor Bill Pechan
announced he would not seek
re-election.
The Friends of the Verona
Library began a campaign for
an eventual expansion of the
library with a $4,000 deposit.
More than 70 people
attended an open house for
Four Winds Lodge, an assist-
ed-living expansion of the
Four Winds Manor facility.
20 years ago
Construction began on the
four-lane, 6-mile U.S. 18-151
bypass around the south side
of Verona. The first phase of
the once controversial plan
included construction of
bridges on Highway M and
Locust Road.
The bypass was set to open
in 1995, drastically changing
traffic patterns in Verona and
eventually changing the types
of businesses that survived on
Verona Avenue.
Senior Luke Sullivan ver-
bally committed to the track
and field program at UCLA.
Sullivan, one of a select group
of scholarship athletes on the
team, had set state and school
records in the discus throw
and was recruited by more
than 50 Divison I schools.
The school district began
planning for a possible fourth
elementary school to accom-
modate growth. It would
instead move Country View
Elementary School into a new
building on the north side and
a few years later open Glacier
Edge Elementary School.
The city approved three
separate annexations all
around the city, all of which
could not begin construction
until the city had completed
its switch to the Madison
Metropolitan Sewerage
District, scheduled for 1995.
The Plan Commission
approved construction of two
19-unit apartment buildings in
the Westridge Estates subdivi-
sion. Both were scheduled to
open the following summer.
Jim Ferolie
10 years ago
The Verona Cemetery
Association continued its
program to replace dilapi-
dated gravestones. Dating
back to 2001, the program
was spearheaded by volun-
teers and restoration work by
Tim Worachek. Worachek,
who had replaced 20 stones
the previous year, worked on
another 30 in 2003.
The land for the Verona
cemetery was bought by H.B
Matts in 1848 for $15. Matts,
who was buried in the cem-
etery, died of typhoid pneu-
monia in 1883.
A general development
plan to build a state-of-the-art
basketball and recreation com-
plex on Prairie Heights Drive
cruised through the Common
Council. Rick Mason, a Verona
resident ad former owner of
Room to Grow Day Care, pro-
posed the plan, and hoped to
start construction by 2004.
The facility, which did end
up being constructed in 2004,
was dubbed the Mac Sport
Center and hosted a variety of
sporting events and camps.
It is now called the Verona
Athletic Center.
The Verona Area School
District hit target numbers set
by state statute to begin a
bilingual program for the fol-
lowing year.
The school board gave
preliminary approval to
accept bids to sell three
lots in Fitchburg and one in
Westridge neighborhood. The
bids, totaling over $300,000,
would go towards the pur-
chase of land on which to con-
struct a new school, Glacier
Edge Elementary School.
The World of Variety was
torn down as part of its expan-
sion plans. The plans called
for a new, more aesthetically
pleasing building design, a
remodel inside and out and
more parking.
A single-vehicle crash on
US Hwy. 18/151 near CTH
G resulted in the death of
a 15-year-old boy. The SUV,
driven by a 19-year-old boy
from Illinois, rolled over after
the driver got distracted and
lost control.
Sixteen windows at Stoner
Prairie Elementary School
were broken, the damage esti-
mated at $15,000. Five juve-
niles, four from Verona and
one from Fitchburg, all age 14,
were charged with the vandal-
ism.
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Verona Area School District
Exploration Academy
fills open spots
Exploration Academy
received 36 applications
for 20 open spots in the
2014-15 school year.
The school, Veronas
charter high school, held a
lottery to decide who will
attend the school after the
Feb. 20 deadline for appli-
cations.
There are an additional
eight conditional spots
for seniors expected to
graduate, but those will
not be confirmed until
June, principal Mike Mur-
phy said.
The other eight appli-
cants were put on a wait-
ing list.
Most of the new stu-
dents are freshman, but
some are al so current
Verona Area High School
students who will transfer
to EA, which is in its first
year of operation.
The school focuses on
personal i zed l earni ng,
with students choosing
and designing their own
projects to demonstrate
academic standards that
are the same as students at
VAHS must meet.
St udent s wor k wi t h
advisers to ensure projects
meet certain standards.
Scott Girard
District adds Personalized
Learning link to website
The Verona Area School District added a link to per-
sonalized learning information to its website in recent
weeks.
The information outlines the Verona Area School
Boards April 2013 decision to adopt personalized
learning plans for every student in the district by 2017,
along with the reasons behind it.
The link also includes an explanation of what person-
alized learning is and how it is applied in the classroom
for curious parents.
To see the information, visit verona.k12.wi.us.
Verona residents honored
for 25-year county service
Verona residents Helen Jaggi, Rayanne Pedretti and
Michael Griffin have been awarded for their 25 years of
service to Dane County.
Jaggi, Pedretti and Griffin received a plaque of appre-
ciation and official recognition from County Executive
Joe Parisi and the County Board Chair.
Jaggi and Pedretti work for the Department of Human
Services, and Griffin works for Public Health Madison-
Dane County.
The countys dedicated public servants have my
deepest thanks for the work they do every day for Dane
County, Parisi said in a news release. Their work sup-
ports and strengthens families, protects our residents
from harm, and helps keep our roads and communities
safe every day of the year.
Jaggi, Pedretti and Griffin are among the 41 county
employees that received recognition for their service
this year.
Sutter gets conservation award
For nearly 30 years Dane
County Conservationist Pat
Sutter has helped preserve
and restore an estimated
60 miles of streams in the
county, increasing fish-
ing access to anglers and
building the countys repu-
tation as a world-renown
trout fishing destination.
Last month, he was named
Conservation Professional
of the Year by the Wiscon-
sin State Council of Trout
Unlimited.
According to a Dane
County news release, Sut-
ters work has contributed
to improvement of trout
habitat and fishing access
in the Sugar River, Badger
Mill Creek and Deer Creek
in the Verona area, as well
as Black Earth Creek, Gar-
foot Creek, Vermont Creek,
Fryes Feeder, Mount Ver-
non Creek, Gordon Creek,
German Valley Creek,
Pleasant Valley Creek,
Kittleson Creek, Syfestad
Creek and the East Branch
of Blue Mounds Creek.
Dane County Executive
Joe Parisi said Sutters
commitment to the health
of the countys waterways
and trout streams is second
to none.
His ability to build
part nershi ps wi t h l and
owners, state and fed-
eral officials, and private
groups has been the key
to the countys successful
conservation efforts for
decades, Parisi said.
A lifelong resident of
Dane County, Sutter is
credited with pioneering
the countys stream bank
preservation process. He
was nominated for the
honor by the Southern
Wi sconsi n Chapt er of
Trout Unlimited President
Steve Wald.
No ones boots have
covered more miles than
Pa t s , Wa l d wr ot e .
Thanks to Pat, the Gold-
en Age of trout fishing in
Dane County is now.
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Stoner Prairie Elementary School
students had plenty of motivation to
read all the books they could during
Read Across America Week. As
a reward, students were given duct
tape in relation to how much they
read, and they duct taped principal
Mike Pisani to the cafeteria wall
during lunchtime Monday, March 3.
Once the stool under his feet was
removed, Pisani tumbled off the wall.
Above left, Pisani looks toward a
well-themed sign.
Above right, a teacher helps her
class get their tape.
Right, teacher Amy Magnus, dressed
as Cat in the Hat, helps students
get their tape. The students made Dr.
Suess-themed hats in art class.
Left, Caitlin Bruce puts her piece of
tape on Pisani.
Photos by Scott Girard
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Showing off
Stoner Prairie second-graders hosted a collection museum in
February, where students shared their collections with their
classmates.
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Left, Grace Farrell (Anna Marie Leone) reacts as maids at the pala-
tial estate of Daddy Warbucks grant Annies request after the poor
orphan girl (Erin Butler) cant believe her good fortune and says,
pinch me! Sundays performance was one of three of Depression-
era musical Annie Feb. 21-23 by the St. Ambrose Academy at the
Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.
Below, Miss Hannigan (Karina Polasky, right), brother Rooster (Ben
Galvin) and his girlfriend Lily St. Regis (Ava Balzer) sing and dance
Easy Street, concocting plans to swindle their way to good for-
tune, eventually using Annie as leverage.
Lowest, Grace Farrell (Anna Marie Leone) smugly presents the
news to an unhappy Miss Hannigan (Karina Polasky, doing the hair
of one of the orphans) that not only did Daddy Warbucks enjoy
Annies visit, but hes planning to adopt her.
Photos by Jim Ferolie
Photo by Scott Girard
Amazing artists
The Verona Area School District honored student artists at its board meeting Monday, March 3. The
students were nominated by their art teachers, with two additional honorees chosen by superintendent
Dean Gorrell. (Front from left) Denali Kraemer, third-grade, Glacier Edge; Elizabeth Jensen, fourth-
grade, Verona International School; Kate Grotsky, second-grade, Core Knowledge; Sanika Vishal,
kindergarten, New Century; Jaden Quinn, fifth-grade, Sugar Creek; (back from left) Mari Devereaux,
eighth-grade, Savanna Oaks; Amber Kleijwegt, twelfth-grade, VAHS; Lindsey Yeager, ninth-grade,
VAHS; Elaina Durnen, eighth-grade, Badger Ridge; Abigail Chase, fifth-grade, Stoner Prairie; Ben
Granberg, fourth-grade, Country View. Not pictured: Warren Bailey, twelfth-grade, VAHS.
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Boys hockey
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Senior defenseman Philippe Fromberger and junior forward Grant Smith (2) celebrate Veronas third-straight WIAA sectional victory Saturday. The Wildcats prevailed 2-1
over Madison West. Verona faces Superior in the WIAA state quarterfinals Thursday at noon.
A sectional 3-peat
Cats win 2-1 to make state
for the third-straight year
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Junior Liam Schmitt played the
unlikely role of hero for the Vero-
na boys hockey team Saturday in
the WIAA sectional final game.
Schmitt, who had only scored
five goals during the regular sea-
son, net t ed t he game-wi nner
against Madison West to propel the
Wildcats back to a third straight
WIAA state tournament with a 2-1
victory.
Dominating play throughout
the first two periods, Verona held
just a one-goal lead until midway
through the third period inside
Hartmeyer Ice Arena.
That is until senior defenseman
Phillipe Fromberger teed up a blast
from the blueline, which kicked
out to Schmitt.
We had a couple of chances
prior, said Schmitt, who extend-
ed the Wildcats lead to a pair of
goals just over nine-and-a-half
minutes into the third period. Phil
has been getting some good drives
off and I have been picking up
rebounds. It was all him really.
Head coach Joel Mar shal l
couldnt have been happier for
Schmitt.
Liam is not a guy who nor-
mally gets game-winners. Hes
probably had just as many chances
as everyone else this year, he has
just struggled to capitalize on it.
For him to get that goal was really,
truly sweet.
Despite running the table within
the Big Eight Conference for the
second-straight year, including a
5-2 victory over the Regents back
in early January, no one thought
the win would come easily Sat-
urday. The Regents were without
goaltender Henry Cutting and for-
ward Cole Paskus in that game,
along with having a couple players
out serving suspensions.
West is an unbelievable hockey
team this year and they will be for
a couple years to come, Marshall
said. We knew it would be tight
right down to the buzzer.
Still the team was hoping to cap-
italize a bit more on the influx of
shots (25) it had over the first two
periods.
Henry, in net for them, is one
If you go
What: WIAA Division 1 state
tournament
When: March 6-8
Where: The Veterans Memorial
Coliseum at the Alliant Energy
Center in Madison
Cost: $5 per session
Boys basketball
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Tackett propels Cats to regional title
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
It took 14 attempts, but the Vero-
na Area High School boys basket-
ball team finally defeated Madison
Memorial for the first time since its
move to the Big Eight Conference.
What makes last Saturdays 53-51
win at No. 1 Madison Memorial
(20-4 overall) more special is that it
happened in the WIAA Division 1
regional finals.
We just emphasized, The longer
you keep this game close, the better
it is for us and our chances because
they are a heavy favorite, head
coach Alan Buss said in a phone
interview. And they were able to do
it.
It wasnt easy, but senior forward
John Tackett was a huge reason for
the win with his play in the final sec-
onds.
After a Verona (14-10) timeout
with seven seconds left, Tackett had
the ball stolen by Memorial senior
forward Darral Willis with the game
tied at 51. But instead of feeling bad
about it, Tackett rushed back down
the floor behind Willis.
Willis went up for a layup and
missed, and Tackett was able to get
the defensive rebound over two oth-
er guys and got fouled on the play
with 2.7 seconds left.
That set up the biggest free throws
in Tacketts career, and he nailed
both of them to give Verona the
53-51 lead.
Even though Willis missed,
Memorial had two guys down there
for the offensive rebound, and if
Tackett didnt hustle back they
would have had time to score on the
Photo by Jim Kalrath
The Verona Area High School boys basketball team celebrates a 53-51 win at
Madison Memorial last Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 boys basketball regional
final. The win was the first over Memorial since the Wildcats moved to the Big 8. Turn to Regionals/Page 13
If you go
What: WIAA Division 1 sec-
tional semifinal: No. 5 Verona vs.
No. 2 Sun Prairie
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Waunakee High
School
Wrestling
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Eric Schmid struggles
with the 7-2 loss to DC Everests
Joe Ziolkowski in the 145-pound
WIAA Division 1 state individual
wrestling title match Saturday,
March 1, at the Kohl Center in
Madison.
Schmid is
a runner-up
at state for
second year
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Many wrestlers would
love to be runner-up at the
WIAA Di vi si on 1 st at e
wrestling tournament, but
finishing second overall
for the second-straight year
has left junior Eric Schmid
feeling dissatisfied.
Schmid, ranked No. 3
on wiwrestling.com at 145
pounds,
s t a r t e d
s t r o n g
i n h i s
f i n a l s
m a t c h
S a t u r -
d a y a t
the Kohl
Ce n t e r
in Madi-
son, but
he couldnt continue the
momentum in a 7-2 loss
to DC Everest junior Joe
Ziolkowski, ranked No. 2.
I was excited to make
it to the finals and make
it once again, but to be so
close and not reach a goal
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Lynx comeback falls short in sectionals
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Madison West forward Ellie Bohm
scored twice as the Middleton girls
hockey co-op fought until the bitter end
Saturday evening inside Madison Ice
Arena.
Though despite having the fifth
ranked and top-seeded Onalaska Hill-
toppers on their home ice, it didnt mat-
ter in the end.
Bohm and Madison Edgewood
freshman Siera Petet each tallied a
third-period goal, but it wasnt quite
enough as the Metro Lynx fell 4-3.
Im really proud of the girls and the
way they came out in the third period
and made a game out of it, Metro
Lynx head coach Peter Brenner said. I
felt for the majority of the third period
the play was down in their end. I kind
of felt if we could get that first goal, we
could get right back in it and we did.
The loss marked the second-straight
year the Middleton co-op allowed three
goals in the second period and went on
to lose to the Hilltoppers in the section-
al finals.
They definitely had the momentum
in the second period, Brenner said.
Things got a bit chaotic on our end
with a couple of girls going down on
the same shift and then a third girl got
hurt, so we were scrambling a bit with
our line changes.
Throughout the majority of the first
period the Lynx were able to keep
Onalaska to the outside. That was a
large part of the reason Middleton held
a 1-0 lead entering the second period
after the goal of Bohm.
That all changed in the second period
thanks to La Crosse Aquinas senior
Theresa Knutson, the states top scorer,
and Holmen junior Jacyn Reeves.
Knutson scored twice and assisted on
another as the Hilltoppers built a 4-1
advantage over a 10-and-a-half min-
ute span in the second period. Reeves
added a goal and assisted on teammate
Jamie Wielandts goal.
Were a very deep team, I feel we
can skate with Onalaska on any given
night, Brenner said. You have to con-
tain Knutson and Reeves and we were
unable to do that in the second period.
Give them credit. They attacked the
middle and used our D as screens.
Middleton senior Hunter Kurbel
stopped 30 of 34 shots in the loss,
while Jeanalyn Schindler turned away
23 of 26 for the Hilltoppers.
Knutson, a University of Connecticut
recruit, graduates this season though
Reeves returns for one more.
I think with the number of players
we have coming back and the depth
we have, weve built a solid founda-
tion and well be able to contend for
the sectional championship for the next
couple years, Brenner said.
Freshmen forward McKenzie Imhoff
Julia Dragoo and Petet all saw signifi-
cant ice time this season.
We lose eight seniors, but were a
pretty balanced team, Brenner said.
Were looking forward to what the
future holds.
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