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Referendum includes eminent domainWall, Vanta can’t come to deal on West End purchaseScott GirardUnified Newspaper Group

It’s not the exact question the school board envisioned, but Verona Area School District voters will get to give the district feedback on its long-term building goals in April.

The ballot will include a referendum question authorizing the board to borrow up to $8.35 million to purchase two piec-es of land – and use eminent domain to acquire a third.

That third piece, part of the West End, was the first the district revealed as a tar-get last year after many closed sessions discussing potential land purchases. The agreement with the property owner, Vanta, included a set of contingencies both the district and Vanta had to meet for the pur-chase to go through.

Vanta informed the district Monday afternoon it would not be able to meet one contingency, an agreement with com-mon property owners, including Terrence Wall’s apartment company.

That voided the purchase agreement the district had signed with Vanta last year. Monday was the deadline for the board to approve a referendum question in time to

give proper notice for the April 7 election. The West End land was a crucial piece

of the district’s ultimate plan, as it was expected to combine with the neighboring Erbach property that is part of the referen-dum to create a potential high school cam-pus of more than 100 acres.

Because of that property’s importance, the board decided – with the expectation of Vanta’s blessing – to use the district’s power as a governmental body to take land through eminent domain.

“School districts don’t often use eminent domain,” said attorney Bill Fahey, who is advising the district on its land purchases. “This is an unusual case. The seller wants to sell.”

The district planned to contact Vanta Tuesday to let them know why they went this route, and also to talk with the city to ensure it would back the district on the plan.

The eminent domain process allows a governmental entity to take private prop-erty for public use. The government still must compensate the property owner, but the property owner cannot refuse the sale. It can be challenged through other means.

Such an action requires voter approval. Since the board also needs voter approval to borrow money for the land purchases, it packaged both into one question.

That gave some board members pause,

Verona Area School District

Homeward bound

Library director Simons leaving for Green Bay

Scott dE LaruELLEUnified Newspaper Group

In his eight-plus years leading the Verona Public Library, Brian Simons has left an impressive legacy.

Next month, he will be leaving for Green Bay and heading home.

Simons, a Green Bay native, was hired last week as the new director of

Catching upVerona surgeon keeps returning to post-quake HaitiSEth JoVaaGVerona Press correspondent

Five years ago, Craig Dopf witnessed f i r s t h a n d t h e h o r r o r s wrought by the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti.

Two weeks ago, he was back in the island nation for a much happier occasion.

Dopf , an or thopedic surgeon for Meriter Hos-pital, served as best man in the Jan. 17 wedding

Photo by Samantha Christian

Pinewood DerbyVerona Cub Scout Pack 549 held its annual Pinewood Derby at Badger Ridge Middle School on Saturday.

Above, Scouts watch from the stairs while committee chair Jeff Jaschinski sets up the cars, including one from Paolo Lopez, 6, of Tiger Den 6.

Left, Abraham Palmbach and his daughter Carver, 4, watch the races.

Right, cars approach the finish line during the Pinewood Derby.

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VAHS looks to increase prom turnoutdress drive to help lower cost of eventBriannE haGEman and KatELyn BracKEnVerona Press correspondents

Prom dresses are not cheap.Verona Area High School

hopes it can increase turn-out to the annual dance this April by helping make them more affordable.

This year, there will be a dress drive on Feb. 6 during the school day (8:30 a.m.-3:37 p.m.) for students to pick out dresses at a lower price in hopes to cut down the overall cost of prom.

To make the drive hap-pen, they are asking for dress donations.

“Anyone in Dane County can bring or get a dress,” said prom adviser Sarah Greenlaw. “It is open to the public.”

Donations of dresses will be accepted Feb. 2-4 at the high school in room K157. Any homecoming or prom dresses are wanted for the drive.

Those who bring dresses in can either donate, or set a price that they see fit. For those selling the dresses, 50 percent of the profit will be mailed back to you, as the other 50 percent will be donated to cover the junior prom.

VAHS will also hold fun-draisers in order to raise money for its 2015 prom throughout the spr ing, including a fashion show and proceed nights at local restaurants.

Students also designed T-shirts to sell at school.

Another fundraiser will be the annual Verona Prom Fashion Show on Sunday,

Feb. 8, at 1 p.m. Students are given the chance to raise money for the prom, while also checking out the latest prom dress and tuxedo fash-ions.

Tickets to the show are $5 for adults, and $3 for stu-dents.

The stores participat-ing this year are Bride and Bells, Moment to Cherish, Veras and Boston Store.

“We contacted different area stores in keeping with the goal of breaking down barriers,” said science teach-er Annelies Howell. “We wanted different dresses with different price ranges.”

In the past there was a model fee of $30 to partici-pate in the fashion show for students, but that will no longer be required this year. That money was a majority of the funds raised from the event.

Only juniors are allowed

to participate in the fashion show, with about 40 girls signed up this year, along with 19 boys.

VAHS’ goal this year is to bring as many people to the fashion show as possible. Students in grades K-3 can wear their favorite princess or prince outfits and pose for pictures with the models after the show.

Prom will be held on Sat-urday, April 25, at the Alliant Energy Center with the voted theme of the Roaring 20s.

Through work from teach-ers, students, and parents fundraising in the coming months, those involved in planning the event hope there’s a big turnout.

“We want to take away barriers so prom feels invit-ing and accessible to all stu-dents. It is part of Verona high school’s mission to be inclusive to all,” said Green-law.

Photo by Scott Girard

Randy Kessenich, left, and Mary Steiner show some prom fashion at a practice fashion show Tuesday morning at the high school.

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County looks to purchase 100 acres south of Paoli

Dane County is looking to add to its land around the Sugar River near Paoli.

The proposed purchase would add 101 acres to the county’s preservation land along the river, with 4,800 feet of frontage on the Sugar River in the Town of Montrose. The pro-posed price is $780,000, acco rd ing to a news release from Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.

Late last year, the coun-ty dedicated more than 450 acres north of Paoli on the Sugar River as the Falk Wells Natural Resource Area. The county had pur-chased that property from the Bruce Company in January 2013.

While the new land purchase would not con-nect to Falk Wells, Parisi said in the release the new property would likely

include trails. The land also already has an over-look, wooded area and apple orchard, the release said.

"The Sugar River is one of those 'go-to' destina-tions for getting outside and enjoying all that is Dane County," Parisi said. "Preserving this corridor means families for genera-tions to come will be able to fish, camp, and canoe in and along the river."

The property runs along state Hwy. 69.

Two county committees will review the purchase in the coming weeks before it goes to the County Board for final approval. Parisi chief of staff Josh Wescott said in an email he antici-pates final approval later this winter or in early spring.

Map courtesy Dane County executive’s office

The 101 acre property would include 4,800 feet of frontage on the Sugar River.

Library Board holds off on new pay scalePatricK oStErBrinKVerona Press correspondent

The Verona Public Library Board decided to hold off on adopting the city’s new com-pensation plan for employees.

Reasons for this decision were that the plan virtually guarantees pay increases for employees without any merit system in place, as well as concerns about the board’s authority to decide on library compensation being taken out of their hands. It was felt that not enough was known at this time about the study done this past fall by Spring-sted and Associates Corp. in regard to this matter, as the board did not have a copy of the plan.

They did, however, decide to take the increases for staff that came with the imple-mentation of the plan from the about $140,000 that was set aside in a city budget con-tingency for this purpose.

The compensation plan,

which was adopted by the City Council, was the result of the Springsted study, which was performed in con-junction with five other Dane County communities. Under it, a step of 25 job grades and nine longevity-based “steps” were incorporated, some of which will involve significant raises for current employees. The move would also include a 2 percent cost of living adjustment.

At the Jan. 7 board meet-ing, Ald. Brad Stiner (Dist. 3) said he was opposed to the plan because he was afraid that payroll costs to the city would increase to the point where the board would not be able to meet its costs. He also went on to say that he feared library boards would cease to exist in communities that have adopted it.

Board member Kevin Kneiss supported Stiner’s position by saying that he would like to see individu-al evaluation of pay grade

cases on a merit-based sys-tem, rather than one based on uniform steps.

Stiner then went on to say that he would like to see the Verona system remain the way it is, as Verona is smaller than most area communities with step programs. Kneiss recommended making pay changes for the current time, but to evaluate cases on an individual basis next year.

Board president Steven Runde brought up the ques-tion of Verona being compet-itive with other area libraries regarding this issue. Library director Brian Simons stated that the biggest cost to any library will always be peo-ple, because the library is a service, not a “warehouse of materials.”

It was mentioned that sev-eral other cities in the state have adopted the step plan,

with Middleton, Sun Prairie and Monona being named as local communities besides Verona that have conducted studies on the matter.

Following this discussion, the board put the matter to a vote, unanimously deciding in favor of Kneiss’ propos-al, with a motion to accept city pay recommendations for 2015 as submitted, but to keep the grades and steps plan under advisement for the future, pending review of the Springsted study.

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Epic, VACT on packed Plan agendaJim FEroLiEVerona Press editor

Spring is coming early for the city’s Plan Commission.

Among the expected and new topics it will discuss Monday night are public hearings for Epic’s fifth cam-pus, the $2 million Verona Area Community Theater building, the 1,600-acre North Neighborhood Plan and a 111-bed senior housing building in the Prairie Oaks subdivision.

It will also get a first look at a new day care proposal and an expansion of the decades-old Paoli Street pharmaceutical finishing company, Coating Place.

As big as Epic’s Campus 5 is, commissioners aren’t likely to spend much time on the details, as Epic usu-ally comes with intricate, comprehensive plans that leave little room for com-plaint. Plus, the commission has already seen it once and didn’t have much to say last month. The VACT building also has gotten a first look and its glass-laden prairie-style facade made a particu-larly good impression.

Little has changed about either of those plans, despite

some concern about traf-fic flow into the VACT lot – which will share a parcel with the new fire station on Lincoln Street – and onto and off of Lincoln Street itself.

Epic and VACT get final site plan approval from the commission, but each has a separate permit that requires action from the Common Council the following week. The senior housing facility is part of a planned-unit devel-opment that requires council approval.

New proposalsThe Coating Place expan-

sion and day care both are “initial reviews,” meaning the commission will give feedback on the look, the plan and anything else that comes to mind.

The Coating Place is a 25,000-square-foot fill-in expansion of labora-tory and office space to the company’s current facility crammed between Cleary and a large floodplain, as well as a consolidated, more secure entrance. The day care would sit in what is now a rough prairie behind the lonely gate-house at Prairie Oaks Drive and County Hwy. M. The 8,181-square-foot facility

would be the third location for the Goddard School and would be open by fall.

Senior housingThe senior housing build-

ing is expected to serve a variety of roles that will add to the already senior-lad-en subdivision near Cross Country Road and County M. Prairie Oaks, which has mostly apartments and con-dominiums next to office and retail space, already features two age-restricted housing complexes and one assisted living facility, Willow Pointe Memory Care.

The new building would combine memory care, assisted living and indepen-dent living units. It grants the wishes of several alders who remarked when the most recent phase of Prairie Oaks was introduced that the city needs more senior units and they’d like to see the senior building accelerated before the rest of the apartments are finished.

The commission first looked at plans for the com-plex in December and will be examining close-up details in the precise implementation plan, such as landscaping and exterior visuals.

North NeighborhoodThe North Neighborhood

Plan – covering the area south and west of the intersection of County Highways M and PD – has been discussed for years, going at least as far back as one of the area’s land-owners proposing a mix of commercial and residential development in 2006.

It’s been nearly finished for several months, but passage is complicated by a compact with Madison over the border area between the two cities.

Both sides have consid-ered replacing the outdated, 19-year-old agreement for years, but the consolida-tion effort put much of it on hold. As a result, Verona has added language to recognize elements that could be in the new agreement, such as design guidelines and dis-pensing with the 300-foot-long open space requirement at the corner.

In the meantime, any plan in that area requires Madi-son’s approval, so the two cities are reviewing it con-currently. Madison could give its approval as soon as next Tuesday, and Verona could give the final OK the following Monday.

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Escorting students brings me a guilt tripIt is with immense guilt that I

admit this.I am an enabler.

I open doors for people, allow them to walk through and then get out of the way. Even though I can’t control what happens after that, I still feel a responsi-bility for setting off that chain of events that has an irreversible effect on one’s life.

The most recent incident happened with a group of 14 University of Minnesota construction management students who spent two weeks in Costa Rica.

Bear in mind, my role was purely logistical. I put a roof over their heads, meals on the table and made sure they expe-rienced what Costa Rica had to offer. Costa Rica did the rest.

But still I feel guilty.They experienced the beaches

and rainforests. They culturally immersed themselves so much that in two weeks they could not only tell you where coffee comes from but how to ask locals for help finding a bathroom. To top it off, they completed a capstone course to put the finishing touch-es on their collegiate careers.

But then they had to go home. I recall my first visit to Costa

Rica, how painful and heart-breaking it was to leave after six months. I can’t imagine how it would have felt after only two weeks.

This particular trip had got-ten off to a rough start. Within 20 minutes of arrival we were forced into a local shopping mall to wait for some students who arrived on a different flight at the same time but were stranded on the tarmac. (Apparently there weren’t enough gates; who would have thought you could land 15 planes in an hour at an airport smaller than MSN?)

As a result, my Costa Rican chocolates melted in the shuttle bus and our highly entertaining Costa Rica trivia game garnered only an emergency contact card as a prize. In an unrelated note,

it was also uncovered how old I am, as only half the group knew who Scottie Pippen was.

We cruised through the coun-tryside and came within view of San Ramon just as the sun began its descent behind the moun-tains surrounding the town. The anticipation was building as only moments separated the group from their first “real” steps into this foreign land.

Could we drink the water? How do we greet the locals? Will we eat with our hands?

In order to calm their nerves, I had strategically devised a pizza delivery combined with an NFL playoff game to avert a full-on culture overload. However, come Day 2, we were back to immersion.

We began with both the most majestic and eerie canopy tour I had ever witnessed. Imagine a foggy, old abandoned ghost town, but instead of buildings you have trees and branches that appear at a moment’s notice as you’re flying through the rain-forest canopy suspended by a cable.

For a first-time rainforest experience, this couldn’t be beaten. From there, we lunched at a local family’s home and toured their farm. Many were impressed that this family could produce almost all the food they needed just from their plot of land.

After lunch, I scheduled an orphanage visit to show the stu-dents what a typical Costa Rican orphanage looks like, knowing that they would later design an addition for another one. Despite the intent of our visit, our focus would be deterred shortly after meeting the children.

“Gringos! Gringos!” they greeted us excitedly. Since I had expected this to happen, I somehow assumed the students were expert balloon animal mak-ers. But it turned out only two students could make them and a few others had the actual lung capacity to inflate the narrow suckers.

We weathered the chaos and the bigger takeaway had to be brightening the children’s day.

These experiences provided many conversation-starters as

we wound down the day at the hot springs fed by the Arenal Volcano. With plenty of mental and physical exertion, I knew this group would be craving for more.

And so it would continue. I couldn’t do enough to satisfy the group’s appetite.

We visited the impoverished community of Bajo Tejares, where the students would pre-pare a construction proposal for a women’s empowerment group, then went to the orphanage site where we finally achieved a cultural breakthrough with the children via the construction of some highly technical paper air-planes.

Salsa lessons, taste testing cof-fee batches at the local process-ing plant, cultural museum vis-its, and even a weekend excur-sion to the beach were wholly chewed and swallowed. As was lunch and dinner at Soda Xinia’s (Soda means a small restaurant that serves local foods, and in this case, it was the patio at the home of Xinia, a housewife by day, master chef at a moment’s notice).

All of this concluded with the successful presentation of two construction proposals to help our local partners – Mujeres de Cambio women’s empower-ment group and the orphanage – advance their missions and serve the community.

Wow! Getting that all down on paper does make me feel a lot better.

I should have felt proud for all the experiences they had. But I feel guilty I was only able to hold that door open for two weeks. And that only 14 students had a chance to walk through that door.

I am confident, though, that they have jammed that door open, broke the closer and, some I’m sure, have even removed the hinges and turned that door into a hallway.

Dustin Dresser is a 2009 Vero-na Area High School graduate living in Costa Rica. For more on this trip, the construction proposals, the capstone course, email Dustin at dustin@ costaricafrika.com.

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Community Voices

Letter to the editor

Diaz deserves to continue on councilI am writing to express my sup-

port for Luke Diaz’s candidacy for Verona Common Council.

It has been a pleasure to have a representative on the Common Council who brings a very “Vero-na way” to public service – he makes himself approachable to his constituents, and listens to what issues are important to us.

Luke has distributed a news-letter detailing the issues that are being considered by the Common Council and has asked for feed-back about what issues matter to Verona residents. He understands the importance of rigorous review of issues – and that the axiom is never more true – all politics are

local.  I would also like to take the

opportunity to compliment the new City of Verona website (ci.verona.wi.us) – if you would like to stay abreast of local issues; you now have a great resource in the redesigned website.

And while I have the stage, may I make a plug for Sunday library hours?

No matter what, I hope we all exercise our civic duty (and privi-lege), and vote on Feb. 17’s pri-mary election.

Kate CroninCity of Verona

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Sons of the Pioneers bring old-time Western music Band originated more than 80 years agoBIll lIvICkUnified Newspaper Group

Western music fans – and anyone who enjoys great harmony singing – won’t want to miss the Sons of the Pioneers when the group appears in the Verona Area Performing Arts Series on Saturday, Feb. 7.

The group originated in 1934 and has enjoyed a storied career that includes two Grammy awards, being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and membership in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. The Smithsonian Institute has named them a National Treasure.

The five-member acous-tic group is led by “trail boss” Luther Nallie, who sings baritone and plays bass in the band. He initial-ly joined the group in 1968. Nallie’s brother, Tommy, joined in 1984 and plays lead guitar, in addition to being the group’s official yodeler.

Other members are lead singer Randy Rudd, who plays rhythm guitar; Mark Abbot plays lead fiddle and sings bass; and tenor singer Ken Lattimore also plays second fiddle.

“They’re an acoust ic group, and they all sing,” sa id Nolen Berry , the group’s business manager,

in a telephone interview with the Press from Bran-son, Mo. , on Monday. “They change the leads around, so some of the time one person will sing lead and within the same song there might be two other guys singing the lead. They’re a pretty versatile group musically.”

The Sons of the Pio-neers perform about 150 shows per year, Berry said. They’re based in Branson and perform there during the regular season. They then go on the road off-sea-son and tour the country.

The group has set a high bar for Western music out-fits such as Riders in the Sky and Michael Martin Murphy and has won more awards than anyone else in the genre.

Of course, they’ve had the advantage of being around for 80 years, dating back to the days when the singing cowboy Roy Rog-ers was a member.

Berry said the group writes original music, but people come to shows to hear the classic songs like “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” and “Cool Water” – both of which earned the Pioneers Grammys.

A n o t h e r f a v o r i t e i s “Ghost Riders in the Sky,” which, along with oth-ers, Berry describes as “entwined into the lore of the West.”

People also want to hear the arrangements for which the Pioneers are known.

“If you pay attention to this type of music, you’ll see that all of these Western

music groups say they sing in the style of the Sons of the Pioneers,” Berry observed. “Everybody com-pares themselves to the group. They are the ones

that others are patterned after. Everyone tries to cap-ture those arrangements and those harmonies,” he add-ed. “And frankly, it’s hard to do.”

Tickets are $28 ($26 for seniors; $8 students 18 and under) and are available at vapas.org, the State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, Capi-tol Bank-Verona or by call-ing 848-2787. All seats are reserved.

If you goWho: Sons of the

PioneersWhen: 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 7Where: Verona Area

High School Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard St.

Tickets: available online at vapas.org; by phone – 848-2787, or purchase at State Bank of Cross Plains-Verona, or Capitol Bank-Verona.

More info: 848-2787

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From left: Luther Nallie, Tommy Nallie, Ken Lattimore, Randy Rudd and Mark Abbott make up the classic western music group Sons of the Pioneers, who are scheduled perform next Saturday in the Verona Area Performing Arts Series.

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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) 819-6451info@damascusroadchurch.com,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) 845-5855sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org, 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.

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Live and Let Live

The great American philosopher and psychologist William James once remarked that while people are pretty much the same the world over, we all want and need the same basic things, the small differences between us are

important, and make all the difference. Indeed, we all have our own unique way of being in the world, or as James put it, “Different men find their minds more at home in very dif-ferent fragments of the world.” For instance, I would much rather spend Sunday afternoon curled up with a book in a quiet corner of my home, while many others might prefer the noisy chaos of a football or basketball game amid a

cheering crowd. The sooner we realize that both of these activities, the quiet reading alone and the noisy throng of

the sporting event, are acceptable diversions, the better off we all are. We all have our own individual sense of what moves us and we should do our best to let each person follow his or her own spirit. God did not make us all the

same, but blessed each of us with our own unique way of being in the world. So, we should embrace our differences

and the differences of those around us. As our French friends say, viva la difference!

– Christopher Simon via Metro News Service

Who are you to judge someone else’s servant? To their own master, servants stand or fall. And they will stand, for

the Lord is able to make them stand.

Romans 14:4

Thursday, Jan. 297 a.m. – Retro Swing at

Senior Center 9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

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 SocietyFriday, Jan. 30

7 a.m. – St. James Preschoolers & I Hear Singing at Senior Center

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. – Ricardo's Marimba

at Senior Center Saturday, Jan. 31

8 a.m. – Common Council (from Jan. 26)

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. – Common Council

(from Jan. 26)9 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center 10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society11 p.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

at Senior CenterSunday, Feb. 1

7 a.m. – Hindu Cultural Hour 9 a.m. – Resurrection

Church 10 a.m. – Salem Church

Service Noon – Common Council

(from Jan. 26)3 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center4:30 p.m. – Verona

Characters at Historical Society6 p.m. – Common Council

(from Jan. 26)9 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at

Senior Center10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society11 p.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

at Senior CenterMonday, Feb. 2

7 a.m. – St. James Preschoolers & I Hear Singing at Senior Center

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

Football7 p.m. Common Council

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

Senior Center 11 p.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

at Senior CenterTuesday, Feb. 3

7 a.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center

9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

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. – Resurrection

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

Chamber10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical SocietyWednesday, Feb. 4

7 a.m. – St. James Preschoolers & I Hear Singing at Senior Center

1:30 p.m. – Chatting with the Chamber

3 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at Senior Center

5 p.m. – Common Council (from Jan. 26)

7 p.m. – Capital City Band

8 p.m. – Amanda Zieba at Senior Center

10 p.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center

11 p.m. – Ricardo's Marimba at Senior CenterThursday, Feb. 5

7 a.m. – Retro Swing at Senior Center

9 a.m. – Daily Exercise 10 a.m. – Ricardo's Marimba

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

Preschoolers & I Hear Singing at Senior Center

6 p.m. – Salem Church Service

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

Chamber 10 p.m. – Verona Characters

at Historical Society

Support groups• AA Meeting, senior cen-ter, Thursdays at 1 p.m.

• Caregivers Support Group, senior center, first and third Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.

• Diabetes Support Group meeting, senior center, second Thursday from 10:30 a.m.-noon

• Parkinson’s Group, senior center, third Friday at 10 a.m.

Thursday, January 29• 4 p.m., Anime Club, library• 6 p.m., Exploration Academy info night, VAHS, theexplorationacad-emy.org• 6-7 p.m., Pre-K Registration Informational Meeting, Boys and Girls Club, 4619 Jenewein Road, Fitchburg, 845-4807• 6:30 p.m., Town Plan Commission meeting, Town Hall

Friday, January 30• 10:30-11:30 a.m., St. James Preschool visit with Valentine’s Day crafts, senior center• 12:30-1:30 p.m., Bingo, senior center• 2 p.m., Movie: “The Blind Side”• 5-8:30 p.m., Silent auction for benefit of Karey Clark family, Verona High School, 836-3697• 7 p.m., Midwinter Acoustic Song Swap, Tuvalu Coffeehouse

Saturday, January 31• 7:30-11:30 a.m., Red Cross blood drive, St. Andrew Catholic Church,

301 N. Main St., 1-800-733-2767• 10-11 a.m., Pre-K concert feat. David Landau, VAHS PAC• 7 p.m., Broken Wheel, Tuvalu Coffeehouse

Monday, February 2• 6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, City Center• 7 p.m., School Board meeting, Administration Building

Tuesday, February 3• 6:30 p.m., Town Board meeting, Town Hall

Thursday, February 5• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., AARP tax prepa-ration (register), senior center, 845-7471• 12-1 p.m., Lunch and Learn, Holiday Inn Express, 515 W. Verona Ave., kcurtis@veronawi.com

Saturday, February 7• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Verona Lions food drive for VANN, Miller & Sons Supermarket

• 12:30-4:30 p.m., Wildkitten Dance Camp, Sugar Creek Elementary, 206-4562

Sunday, February 8• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., 28th annual Verona Farm Toy Show ($3), VAHS• 2 p.m., Faculty recital: Pop and Jazz Stylings (sensory-friendly), Rhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North Edge Tr.• 3 p.m., Domestic Abuse Intervention Services benefit concert, Salem United Church of Christ, 508 Mark Dr., 845-7315

Monday, February 9• 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center

Tuesday, February 10• 2-4 p.m., Extended travel trips informational meeting, Fitchburg Senior Center, 270-4290

Thursday, February 12• 6-8 p.m., Estate planning presen-tation (register), library, 257-5450

Exploration Academy info nightThe Exploration Academy will host

an information night at 6 p.m., Thurs-day, Jan. 29, in the K-Wing at the high school.

The district’s charter high school will share information with prospec-tive parents and students on how the school works, give a tour of the school and answer questions.

This year, it has 80 students, but it has not been determined how many open spaces it will have for next year. For more information on applying, visit theexplorationacademy.org.

Pre-K concert The Verona Area School District will

host a Pre-K concert Saturday, Jan. 31 at the VAHS Performing Arts Center.

The concert will be at 10 a.m. and feature musician and entertainer David Landau, a former first-grade teacher. For more information, call 845-4869.

Block schedule informationVerona Area High School will hold

three information sessions as it pre-pares students and parents for a switch to the “block schedule” next year.

The sessions will be Monday, Feb.

2, at 6 p.m. at VAHS for incoming freshman; Tuesday, Feb. 3, at 6 p.m. at VAHS for current and incoming students and parents; and Thursday, Feb. 5, at 5:30 p.m. at the Boys and Girls Club in Fitchburg for current and incoming students and parents.

For more information, visit vahs.verona.k12.wi.us or call 845-4405.

Verona Lions food driveIn an effort to help curb hunger in

the community, the Verona Lions will hold a food drive to benefit the Vero-na Area Needs Network food pantry from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, at the Miller and Sons Supermarket in Verona.

Shoppers can get a list of food and non-food items needed by the pantry. Collection barrels will be located near the store exit to drop off any dona-tions. Cash donations will also be accepted for the pantry.

Wildkitten Dance CampThe Verona Area High School

Wildcat Dance Team is hosting its annual Winter Wildkitten Dance Camp for dancers in grades K-8 from 12:30-4:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 7, at Sugar Creek Elementary School.

They will have the opportunity to

perform at halftime that evening at the 7:30 p.m. boy’s varsity basketball game at the high school.

There is a fee of $55. For more information or to register, contact Kim Feller at 206-4562 or kimfeller@tds.net.

Sensory-friendly recitalRhapsody Arts Center, 1031 North

Edge Trail, invites the community, specifically autistic audience mem-bers, to a free concert where everyone can be included. The Sensory Friend-ly Concert will be held at 2 p.m. Feb. 8.

Performers will include some fac-ulty members and special guests from the autism community.

For information, call 828-2045 or visit rhapsodyarts.org.

Benefit concertThe music department at Salem

United Church of Christ, 508 Mark Dr., will present a benefit concert for Domestic Abuse Intervention Servic-es at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8.

Freewill donations will be accepted in lieu of tickets, and all proceeds will benefit DAIS. For information, call 845-7315 or email emilyworzalla@gmail.com.

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Verona Road mosaic project seeks volunteersCommunity workshops held throughout month

Construction on Verona Road is a source of groans for many who need to drive on it, but a few art proj-ects that are in progress will eventually add a pop of color and neighborhood aesthetics in the midst of all the gray concrete.

The projects include a two-sided light box show-ing outlines of people par-ticipating in various activi-ties, five mosaic panels showing line drawings of children playing and four mosaic murals highlighting Dunn’s Marsh.

Workshops are still being held for those in the com-munity interested in help-ing with the Dunn’s Marsh murals. Volunteers have been creating mosaic tile images that will be placed on two retaining walls near the pedestrian overpass of the Beltline, between Verona Road and Seminole Highway, which will be built later this year.

Madison artist and proj-ect organizer Marcia Yapp designed the four murals based on input from the Dunn’s Marsh neighborhood. The mosaics will be visible from Britta Parkway and the beltline Frontage Road.

The f irst , which was completed in early January, depicts freedom as repre-sented by stylized geese in the sky. The second, which is in progress, shows native and cultivated plants as though shown through the lens of a camera.

The las t two mura ls will be larger and more

intricate. One will feature a people and activity theme, including bike paths and parks with a cornucopia of diverse people in the cen-ter, and the other will have a marsh theme with wildlife and flowers.

The goals of the project are not only to create and finish the murals by March 1, but also to create com-munity by bringing people together on a beautification project that gives a sense of neighborhood pride and create mosaicists by teach-ing the techniques of the medium to inspire creative pursuits.

While the mosaic project is supported with funds from the Verona Road construc-tion project for community sensitive solutions (CSS), it is a community-based

program and is not sponsored by the Wisconsin Depart-ment of Transportation.

There are twice-weekly open mosaic workshops and everyone is welcome to attend. While some of the volunteers live in the Dunn’s Marsh neighbor-hood, many come from all parts of Madison.

The workshops will be held every Tuesday from 2-5 p.m. and Wednesday from 5-8 p.m. until the project is completed at the Creative Real Estate building, 4269 W. Beltline Hwy. Suite B at the cor-ner of Danbury Street and Frontage Road. Arrival and departure times are flexible.

T h o s e i n t e r e s t e d i n attending are asked to park on Danbury Street if the three parking spots at the site are already taken.

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If you goWhat: Community

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Photo by Samantha Christian

Sara Arscott and Patty Stockdale work on a coneflower section of the second mosaic mural on Jan. 14. The cartoon, or pattern, of the full mural is shown on the wall behind them. The workshops are open to the public two days per week.

Farm Toy Show is Feb. 8Verona will host the 28th

annual Greater Madison Area Farm Toy Show on Sunday, Feb. 8.

The event, sponsored by the Verona FFA Alumni, will bring farm toy col-lectors and dealers from across the Midwest togeth-er in the Verona Area High School gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There will be nearly 180 tables of die cast toys and farm memorabilia for sale from about 70 dealers.

Patrick McGuire, who helps run the event, said it is “a farm toy show but so much more.”

“Some of the toys will be the latest offerings from John Deere, and others will be pristine toys from the 1950s or earlier,” he said.

In the commons area there will be displays of farm scenes in a variety of sizes as well as Verona resident Tom Brunner’s collection of custom-built equipment in the scale of a pedal tractor.

At 11 a.m. there will be pedal tractor pulls for chil-dren 10 and under using some of Brunner’s customs tractors. Prizes will be awarded to the longest two pulls in each age category, and all participants will receive a cash prize.

Concessions will be on sale throughout the show as well as lunch featuring BBQ sandwiches. All pro-ceeds will benefit the Vero-na FFA Alumni, which in turn use the funds to offer scholarships for second-ary education to graduating

seniors and send current FFA students to leadership events.

“Over the years, the alumni membership has gotten smaller and older, and we would not be able to put this show on with-out the incredible help of the high school students,” McGuire said.

There will also be door prize drawings through-out the day, with special door prizes at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in which the winner will receive a gift certifi-cate that can be used at any dealer at the show.

Tickets are $3 and chil-dren 10 and under are free.

“We hope that attend-ees get a chance to use the show to educate them-selves about farming and farm living through the displays in the commons as we continue to shift to a more urban setting,” McGuire said.

He expects about 1,000 people to attend this year’s show.

If you goWhat: 28th annual

Farm Toy ShowWhen: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 8Where: Verona Area

High School, 300 Richard St.

Cost: $3, children under 10 are free

Info: Greater Madison Area Farm Toy Show on Facebook

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The 28th annual Greater Madison Area Verona Farm Toy Show will be held at the Verona Area High School from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8.

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the Brown County Public Library. His last day is Feb. 11, and he will start his new job in March.

“My time here in Verona has been entirely wonder-ful, and I will really miss it a lot,” he said. “It’s an incredible community that’s growing, and it’s got an identity, and everyone who moves in seems to move in for the same reasons. I’ve never been in a community like this before, and I never may again.”

Simons, 40, s t i l l has strong ties to the Green Bay area, where his mother and grandfather live. The chance for him and his middle school-aged daugh-ter to come back home to family, and also to lead a larger library was enough to sway him to leave Verona, though he said the decision was a difficult one.

“There was no reason I was looking (for a different job) because of anything in Verona; there was nothing driving me away,” he said. “It was more something pulling me back.

“It’s like the line from ‘The Godfather’ – ‘Just when I got out, they pulled me back in.’”

Making his markSimons was hired in 2008

after previously working at libraries in Delavan and Manitowoc. He said his lat-est move is part of a larger career “mission” to make an impact on the biggest amount of people.

“Verona has been a great job for me to do that here, (but) Verona services around 11,000 people – in the outlying areas there’s around 35,000 to 40,000,” Simons said. “(The new job) is a great opportunity to serve a whole county. If I

can help impact their lives, that’s a cool thing to me, and a really great opportu-nity.”

The first county-wide system in the state, the Brown County Library System comprises a cen-tral library in downtown Green Bay, eight branches and a bookmobile. It serves more than 80 percent of the households in Brown County (population around 250,000), circulating more than 2.3 million materials a year.

The role will require some more responsibil-ity, but Simons should be up for the task. In 2013, the Verona Public Library was named the Wiscon-sin Library of the Year, and he said the library’s recent growth and success is something he will always be proud of.

“ W h e n I g o t h e r e , the l ibrary was only a

year-and-a-half old, and we hadn’t caught up to the demand, and we pretty much have now – there are a few holes to be filled, but it’s a lot larger,” Simons said. “I feel comfortable leaving and having some-one else come in to the director position with that established, because we’ve got great managers here who can run a lot of the day-to-day operations … the director is more (han-dling) big-picture missions and strategies, and work-ing with the board and

community.”

What’s nextLibrary Board president

Steven Runde, a long-time member, said Simons has done a “superior job” for the library, and he under-stands the lure of both going home and having a chance to run a larger library.

“It’s a bigger position for him, and he’s a very talented man,” he said. “We’ll miss him, but by the same token, we’ll move on. We’re blessed to have such a good group of peo-ple and a team working at the library that will help us with Brian stepping away.”

Runde said both he and Simon will recommend to the library board at its next meeting that assistant direc-tor Stacey Burkart, who heads youth services at the library, be named interim director.

“She said she’d be will-ing to fill in on an interim basis, but the board will have to decide,” he said. “She’s done an outstand-ing job as children’s librar-ian. We’ve had different times where we’ve been in between directors, and we’ve had luck with some-one stepping in on an inter-im basis. The library will be fine until we can find a per-manent director.”

Runde said the job will be posted soon to find a director to succeed Simons.

“Hopefully we’ll find a talented person,” he said. “We still have to open up the position for interviews and go through the normal process. We hope to get as good a director as we’ve had this time.”

Simons’ most recent per-formance evaluation was completed in January and was not available by press time.

Simons: Led Verona’s library to be named Wisconsin’s Library of the Year in 2013Continued from page 1 “My time here in

Verona has been entirely wonderful,

and I will really miss it a lot.”

Brian Simons Verona Library Director

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Unlike a 401(k), a type of retirement account that is provid-ed by an employer, an IRA must be opened by an individual. Another difference between a 401(k) and an IRA is that men and women can withdraw money from their IRAs before they reach retirement age to pay medical expenses without incurring the penalties that apply when 401(k) account holders premature-ly withdraw money from these accounts.

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of Rigan Louis, a Haitian nurse Dopf has hosted in his Verona home several times since 2010.

The wedding was in Leogane, a coastal city where Dopf met Louis shortly after the quake that killed tens of thousands of people.

Dopf first traveled to Haiti less than a week after the earthquake. Moved by television footage he’d seen, he knew his surgery skills would be in high demand.

When he arrived, he discovered there were few, if any, surgical tools. Louis, who speaks Creole, traveled with Dopf through the ruined city, and together they scrounged up hacksaws, a carpen-ter’s rasp and a machete to be used for amputations.

Dopf performed about 20 amputa-tions during that first weeklong trip. It was harrowing work, but he noticed Louis was a natural leader, skilled and calm under pressure. Months later, back in Wisconsin, Dopf successfully lob-bied to bring Louis here to serve as an apprentice at Meriter so he could apply what he learned in Haiti.

Louis lived several months that sum-mer with Dopf, his wife, Krista, and their five kids. He returned several times over the coming years, and not always under the best circumstances. In 2012, he had a seizure in the Dopfs’ home. An MRI revealed a cyst in Louis’ brain caused by a parasite he’d ingested from eating undercooked pork. He was treated and recovered.

Most recently last fall, Louis returned again to recuperate from injuries from an unprovoked attack in Haiti, Dopf said. During his stay, Krista Dopf became ill and was hospitalized for nearly a week; Louis drove her to the emergency room and helped care for the couple’s children.

The Dopfs and Louis grew closer over the years, and meanwhile, Dopf returned four times to Haiti on medical mission trips. In mid-January, he spent a week in Arcahaie, a coastal city near Port-au-Prince, as part of a 50-mem-ber medical team coordinated through Community Health Intitiative-Haiti, an Iowa-based charity. Meriter also donat-ed to the trip.

The surgical team conducted about 55 operations, mostly to treat hernias or severe swelling of legs or genitals caused by mosquito-borne parasites, Dopf said.

During his stay, Dopf also reunited with a 13-year-old girl, Edwina Louis (no relation to Rigan), whom he’d met during a medical trip to Haiti in January 2013.

Years earlier, Edwina has broken her right hip. She didn’t heal properly due to poor medical care, causing a noticeable limp. Her mother asked Dopf to help, and he arranged, with the help of a Cali-fornia charity group, to bring Edwina to Madison in the summer of 2013 to see a specialist at UW Hospital. Edwina also stayed with the Dopfs for several months while she recuperated from surgery.

Last month, Dopf checked on Edwi-na’s progress when she visited him in Arcahaie.

“She looks great,” he said. “She can run and do all the things a normal kid can do.”

Overall, Dopf said living conditions in Haiti are better than what he saw in 2010. Buildings, roads and other infra-structure have been rebuilt. But it’s still a harsh place plagued by sky-high child mortality rates, a lack of clean water,

malaria and rampant poverty, he said.His three oldest children – Alli, 24,

Sarah, 22, and Charlie, 19, all Verona Area High School graduates – have each traveled to Haiti at least once with Dopf. The trips have been “life chang-ing” for all of them, he said. Alli, for example, has decided to become a nurse. Charlie plans to join the Peace Corps after college.

Dopf, 54, intends to return annually to Haiti until his youngest child, now 7, is old enough to join him. “By going there, I can’t change the world, but I can change the world for the individual person that I help,” he said.

Rigan Louis is one of those people. Buoyed by his training in Wisconsin, he is pursuing his master’s degree in nurs-ing, and he and his new wife are expect-ing their first child this spring, Dopf said.

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Dopf and Edwina Louis reunited in Haiti in January, nearly two years after she stayed with the Dopfs in Verona to recuperate from a hip surgery in Madison.

Geothermal pipes will go under bike trailJim FerolieVerona Press editor

The new fire station’s geothermal system will send pipes under the bike trail in a move that is expected to save money and make the system more efficient.

A s a w k w a r d a s i t sounds, the change in con-figuration was an easy call for the Common Council last week. City admin-istrator Bill Burns told alders staff believed the new configuration would not only provide for “lon-ger runs” for the system’s piping, allowing it to work properly, but would avoid problems with having con-struction next to the ice arena and would keep the city from cutting down any more trees.

And oh, yes, it would save more than $37,000.

The idea might have sounded odd a t f i r s t glance, as the state Depart-ment of Natural Resources is rather protective of its bike trails, most of which are former railroad lines. Sometimes even attempts to pave the t rai ls are rebuffed.

But in this case, contrac-tors will use directional boring equipment to create holes under the trail, work-ing from both the north and south sides of the trail, and it will not create any changes on the surface.

This horizontal layout, rather than the vertical one alders approved last summer to avoid bumping up against the stormwa-ter detention pond, gives the pipes more breathing room, which is an impor-tant factor in the geother-mal heating and cooling system. Geothermal uses the constant 55-degree temperature deep under-ground to add efficiency. Such systems are in place

all over the Epic cam-pus, as well as some of the community’s more recent large government construction projects, like Glacier Edge Elementary School and the Badger Prairie Health Care Center nursing home.

Alders only had a couple of questions last Monday, with Ald. Heather Reekie (Dist. 4) particularly inter-ested in the trees, as some residents had complained to her about the number already downed for the construction of the fire sta-tion.

“It was appall ing to some people that more trees have been taken down than was expected,” she reported.

Burns was able to offer good news, saying that zero trees will be taken down for this effort, which will install the pipes 20 and 30 feet underground. The initial layout would have required getting rid of a few. A few more will also be removed for the construction of the size-able stormwater pond.

“It’s also significantly less expensive than selling a vertical geothermal sys-tem” at $42,000, he added.

The only added cost of this change was a $4,850 easement that had to be granted from the DNR, and Burns said i t had already been approved. That number, he said, was the result of a complicated calculation based on the land needed and the lim-ited use.

T h e f i r e s t a t i o n i s expected to begin opera-tion by July 1. In an email update to the council last week, Burns reported that work is getting back on track after a couple of slowdowns related to the recent freeze and the pre-vious shortage of steel.

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Several factors to consider before selling your home Selling a home is no small

undertaking. It often pays to be patient when putting a property up for sale, but waiting for an acceptable offer can be stressful, espe-cially for those homeown-ers who have already found their next homes.

Consider the following factors before putting that “For Sale” sign in your front yard.

MotivationMany homeowners sell

their homes because their families are growing and they have outgrown their current residences. Others

may recognize a seller’s real estate market and want to strike while the iron is hot, while still others might be moving for a new job.

The factors that motivate homeowners to sell their homes vary, but prospective sellers should keep in mind that moving can be expen-sive, and finding a new home may not be so easy, nor is the grass necessarily greener on the other side.

When deciding if now is the best time, make sure you will be selling for the right reason. That can make the often trying process of selling a home a lot easier to handle.

MarketThe local real estate mar-

ket is another factor to con-sider when deciding wheth-er or not to sell your home.

A home is a significant investment, and you want to earn as substantial a return on that investment as possi-ble. Selling when the market is struggling will make your investment less valuable.

Research recently sold homes in your neighbor-hood to get an idea of how much you can expect to get if you sold your home in the current market. It might be worth it to sell now, or it

might pay off to be patient and wait until the market rebounds.

KidsSelling your home will

impact your family just like it will impact your bottom line. Unless you plan to move down the street or to another home in your community, selling may mean you and your family no longer see your friends and neighbors.

That can be a difficult adjustment, especially for school-aged kids who will have to adjust to a new school. The potentially neg-ative impact that selling can

have on your children may not be worth the financial benefits of selling, so the decision of whether or not to sell should not be taken lightly by homeowners who also happen to be parents.

Quality of life It can be difficult to turn

down an opportunity to make a lot of money on your real estate investment. But if you plan to sell and move farther away from your office and your friends and family, the financial windfall you earn when selling your home may not be worth the sacrifices you

have to make in order to earn that money.

Studies have shown that longer commutes can ele-vate stress levels, and even the most affordable prop-erty may not be worth mov-ing to if you won’t be able to enjoy the home with your friends and family.

When deciding whether or not to sell their homes, many homeowners make the deci-sion a strictly financial one. But there is more than mon-ey to consider when deciding if now is the right time to sell your home.

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How to get the best bank for your bucksSome people may not

give much thought to where they do their banking, but much like no two account holders are the same, no two banks are the same, either.

Individuals hoping to find the best bank for their needs can consider a host of fac-tors before deciding where they will be depositing their money in the years to come.

AccessibilityAccessibility is many

individuals’ biggest priority when it comes to finding a bank. Large banks tend to have more local branches and ATMs, and such banks tend to be in more regions of the country as well.

Those who travel for busi-ness or go to school away from home may want a bank with a more national pres-ence, as that can make it easier to deposit and with-draw money. If you don’t travel much and only seem to withdraw money within your community, then a smaller,

local bank, which should be able to offer the same direct deposit services as its larger competitors, may be what you’re looking for.

CapabilitySome people prefer to

have all of their financial needs catered to by the same bank. This means a bank that can manage your investments, provide a line of credit and secure home, vehicle or education loans.

Larger banks tend to offer the widest array of services, and such banks also may have more advanced technol-ogy that makes it easier to manage all of your accounts. Smaller banks may be just as versatile, so don’t judge a book by its cover.

BalancesBanks typically require

account holders maintain a minimum balance on both their checking and sav-ings accounts. If you think it may be difficult, find a bank that offers accounts

with a low minimum bal-ance so you don’t end up paying penalties just to spend your own money.

FeesEven accounts advertised

as “free” tend to come with fees that are listed in the fine print. For example, it may only be free if account hold-ers maintain a minimum bal-ance of $1,000. Should that balance dip below the mini-mum, account holders are subject to costly fees.

Overdraft fees, in which account holders are charged a substantial fee if they do not have enough money in their accounts to cover their purchases, are another potentially costly problem. Before opening an account, learn if there are any fees, and what’s the best way to avoid paying those fees, such as using only ATMs affiliated with your bank or purchasing overdraft pro-tection that covers you in the case of an overdraft.

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Metro Lynx skates to another deadlock against CougarsJeremy JonesSports editor

For the second time this sea-son the Middleton girls hock-ey co-op skated to a 1-1 draw against longstanding rival and first place Cap City Cougars.

“The two teams have been battling for conference titles along with sectional berths for the a while now,” Lynx head coach Derek Ward said. “The first game was the most physical girls’ hockey game I have ever seen and both teams were just fine with that.”

Friday nights game was no exception.  

The host Metro Lynx (5-6-5 overall, 3-0-4 Badger Confer-ence) scored just over four min-utes into the first period inside Madison Ice Arena, but could not hold the lead through the final 47 minutes of regulation as the fourth-ranked Cap City Cougars (11-3-2, 5-0-2) out-shot Middleton 12-3 in the third

period.Sun Prai r ie senior Alexis

Peterson capitalized 48 seconds into the period for the Cougars.

Yet despite the discrepancy on shots, Metro Lynx goaltender Erin Webb weathered the storm, and eventually helped force overtime.

Webb finished with 32 saves.Sun Prairie’s Dani Deltgen,

who faced 13 shots over the first two periods, needed to make only three more saves over the final 25 minutes.

“The Cougars are a very tal-ented team, so we knew we would be in for a battle again,” Ward said. “Our gir ls were heartbroken with the t ie, as we felt we had a real chance to knock them off.”

Verona senior forward Taylor Olstad scored the Metro Lynx’ lone goal 4 minutes, 15 sec-onds into the first period. Fellow Verona athlete Amanda Holman and Ella Hall were credited with assists.

The draw ran the Metro Lynx’ unbeaten streak to five games.

Middleton t rai ls the Cou-gars by two points with three

conference games remaining.“The conference title has been

a goal of this team since our goals meeting at the beginning of the season,” Ward said. “You could look back and say just one win in any of those (four) games (we tied) would have helped quite a bit, but we can’t change what is already done.  

“All we can do now is focus on the Icebergs, who we play on Friday, and take care of our

Wildcats fall short against CardsJeremy JonesSports editor

Verona boys hockey improved to 8-2-0 over its last 10 games. The Wildcats split games against Middleton and Janesville last week. The one-goal victory all but guar-anteed the Cardinals their first conference title since sharing the Big Eight crown with the Wildcats in 2010-11.

Verona 3, Appleton United 0

Freshman Sam Renlund and senior Jacob Taylor scored a little more than a minute apart in the first period Friday as the Wildcats cruised to a 3-0 win over Appleton United inside the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Junior Josh Novotny add-ed an insurance goal via the power play 12 minutes into the second period and Verona junior goaltender Alex Jones turned away all 27 shots he faced for his third shutout of the season. Dylan Phinney made 20 saves for Appleton.

Middleton 3, Verona 2 (OT)

The host Wildcats held a one-goal lead with just over two minutes remaining Satur-day, but were unable to hand Middleton its second Big Eight Conference loss, falling 3-2 in overtime.

Verona senior defense-man Garrett Seymour scored six minutes into the second

Winning streak runs to 10Verona upset first-place Cougars on the roadAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

Winning in the paint and the offensive glass was key for the Verona Area High School girls basketball team Saturday in a 53-45 upset victory at Janesville Craig.

The Wildcats (12-2 overall, 9-2 Big Eight) needed to not only limit Craig (13-2, 10-1) defensively but also needed to create baskets inside to win their 10th straight.

Junior Kira Opsal did just that with 11 of her team-leading 20 points in the fourth quarter, with several baskets after offensive rebounds.

“That was a big turn of events and definitely boosted our confi-dence in the way we needed it to,” Opsal said.

The defense did the rest with the Wildcats holding junior Anne Schumacher to two 3-pointers in the first quarter and senior Alli-son Hughes to 18 points, eight of which came in the fourth.

“We really just gave away one shot in the second half, and we did a better job cleaning up the boards,” head coach Angie Mur-phy said. “We tried to limit their best players.”

Nearly four minutes went by in the third without a basket before a fast break layup by junior Chey-enne Trilling cut the Cougars’ lead to 28-27.

After a 3-pointer by junior Delaney Schoenenberger, Trill-ing, who finished with 17 points, followed with a 3-pointer of her own to keep it a one-point game. Opsal then put the Wildcats up by a point, but it was a 3-point play by junior Grace Mueller a minute later that gave Verona the lead for good.

Opsal started the fourth with a 3-point play, and she added a bas-ket after two free throws by sopho-more Alex Luehring to make it 42-35.

Opsal scored the next two bas-kets for Verona, and she finished the win with two free throws.

The Wildcats did miss three front ends of a 1-and-1 to keep Janesville in the game, but the Cougars settled for jump shots with Verona limiting them to one-and-done possessions. It also helped that Schoenenberger fouled out with seven minutes left.

“I thought we played pretty well defensively and just had a few miscues offensively,” Murphy said. “I am proud of them because this is a big road win here.”

The Wildcats fell behind 8-2 in the first quarter after the 3-point-ers by Schumacher and a basket by

Hughes, but they rattled off a 13-2 run to take a 15-12 lead into the second.

Janesville took back the momen-tum with seconds remaining in the first half after a basket by junior Kamryn Brittingham and a Verona turnover gave the ball back to the Cougars with 1.4 seconds left.

Hughes then broke open and was able to get to the basket before being fouled. She hit both free throws to give Janesville a 28-25 lead at halftime.

“We knew how big a game this was, and we had worked all week for it,” Opsal said. “We wanted it

Girls basketball

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Metro Lynx senior forward Amanda Holman (20) fights her way through two Cougar players as she makes her way towards the goaltender in a match against the Capitol City Cougars on Friday, Jan. 23 at Madison Ice Arena.

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Junior Grace Mueller (middle) celebrates Saturday’s 53-45 win at Janesville Craig with teammates, senior Jenna Riley (42) and junior Kira Opsal.

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Wildcats hurt by 3-pointers in lossAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

The Verona Area High School boys basketball team traveled to first-place Mid-dleton Friday and couldn’t overcome 14 3-pointers by the host Cardinals.

Still, the Wildcats played with Middleton for three quarters. But the second quarter is when the Cardi-nals got hot from the perim-eter.

The Wildcats were down by 20 at halftime, and they never recovered in a 76-57 loss.

The Cardinals (11-3 over-all, 8-2 Big Eight) outscored Verona 30-12 in the second

Flip doesn’t go Cats way in Big 8 dual titleAnthony IozzoAssistant sports editor

Co-head coach Jason Ott said the Verona High School wrestl ing team knew the regular season Big Eight dual title match against Sun Prairie Friday might come down to the opening flip.

The Cardinals won the flip, and they were able to match up the way they wanted. Verona didn’t help its cause, allowing six pins in a 45-26 loss.

“Unfortunately we didn’t win the flip, and it set the tone with what we could and couldn’t do from a weight class standpoint,” Ott said. “They were just better tonight.”

One of the big moves for the Cardinals was to match up sophomore Sam Press-er with senior Garrison Stauffer early in the match.

Verona grabbed a 12-0 lead after senior Dakin C o o n s ( 1 9 5 p o u n d s ) pinned sophomore Miguel Chestnut in 2 minutes, 53

seconds, and junior Tray-vonn Johnson (220) pinned senior Corbin Grenier in 1:39.

That led to the heavy-weight bat t le between Stauffer and Presser. After falling behind 7-0, Stauffer picked up a takedown and a reversal in the second peri-od and got to within four after two stalls by Presser in the third.

But Presser was ultimate-ly able to hold on for a 14-9 win.

“Our guys wrestled hard, so it is good to see, no mat-ter where we are wrestling, whether it is here or at Chippewa Falls or at Bi-States, we are wrestling our heart out and giving it everything we have,” Ott said. “Unfortunately we came up a little short in some of those matches.”

The momentum shifted several times, but Sun Prai-rie head coach Jim Nelson said that after junior Tyler Udelhoven (126) and soph-omore Brandon Daniels (120) were held to major

decisions, he felt confident the Cardinals would win the dual.

Ude lhoven de fea ted junior Kody Sutton 11-2, while Daniels handled sophomore Justin Hodges 11-2. Those wins put Vero-na up 20-15.

But Sun Prairie senior Travis Bouzek (132) fol-lowed with a pin over fresh-man Luke Slekar in 1:32, and sophomore Abe Ross-miller (138) defeated junior Austin Powers 7-0.

Sophomore Zach Perrich (145) then pinned junior Ryan Weiss in 1:28, and freshman Jacob Graeve (152) pinned freshman Rea-gan Stauffer in 2:19.

“Justin and Kody did a good job with only giving up those majors,” Nelson said. “I was very proud of their effort because Dan-iels and Udelhoven are very good wrestlers, and so they came through big time for us to keep them at eight points instead of 12.”

Senior Eric Schmid (160) later pinned senior David

Yang in 1:49 to keep Vero-na’s hopes for a dual title alive, but senior Jackson Bryant (170) lost a tough 7-5 decision in sudden vic-tory overtime against senior Cody Pastorious.

Sun Prairie also had pins from freshman Drew Scha-renbrock (106) over fresh-man Jono Herbst in 18 sec-onds, from freshman Tyler Nelson (113) over sopho-more Matt Maier in 3:18 and from Sophomore Will Van Pietersom (182) over junior Dom Sabbarese in 1:59.

Despite not winning the regular season dual title, the Wildcats can still win the Big Eight Conference title.

“We can get healed from being banged up a little bit, and hopefully, we will be well-rested by then,” Ott said.

Verona wrestles at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Orfordville Parkview in a non-confer-ence dual. The conference tournament is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, at Beloit Memorial.

Wrestling

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Jackson Bryant goes for a pin on Sun Prairie senior Cody Pastorious in the 170-pound match Friday in the Big Eight regular season dual finals. Bryant needed a pin to keep Verona’s hopes alive, but he ended up falling 7-5 in a sudden victory overtime. The Wildcats lost the dual 45-26.

Boys basketball

Big EightTeam W-LMiddleton 8-2Madison Memorial 8-3Madison East 8-3Beloit Memorial 7-4Sun Prairie 6-4Madison La Follette 5-5Verona 4-7Madison West 3-7Janesville Craig 2-9Janesville Parker 2-9

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Junior Heather Rudnicki fights for a loose ball with Janesville Craig junior Anne Schumacher in the second quarter Saturday.

bad and just really pushed ourselves.”

The Wildcats still need some help – as the Cougars still control their own des-tiny –  to win a Big Eight

title, but Murphy said the win was huge if they were to have any chance.

Verona hos t s Janes -ville Parker (11-5, 8-4) at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Parker knocked off Middleton (11-3, 9-2) a few weeks ago.

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Verona to hold fundraiserThe Verona Wi ldca t

girls basketball team will hold a fundraiser Friday for an ass is tant coach whose husband died ear-lier this month.

Assistant Coach Megan Clark’s husband, 38-year-old Lt. Karey Clark of the Oregon Pol ice Depart -ment, died Jan. 9 unex-pectedly, leaving Megan and their three children.

The team hosts Janes-vi l le Parker a t Verona Area High School, with freshman and junior var-sity games starting at 5:45 p.m. and the varsity game at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 30.

T h e f u n d r a i s e r a n d youth night event will fea-ture a silent auction with items including Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball tickets, a Russell Wilson signed UW logo, gift cards for local re ta i lers and theme baskets.

There wil l a lso be a half-court shot contest at halftime of the varsity game and a youth basket-ball girls relay.

All proceeds from the events and activities will go to the Clark Family Fund, and there will be a donation display for mon-etary donations to the fund as well.

For more information on the event, email ptril04@aol.com or call 512-3015.

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Girls basketball fundraiser

If you goWhat: Fundraiser for

Clark familyWhen: 5:30-9:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 30Where: VAHSInfo: ptril04@aol.com

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Langer joins Central College coaching staff

C e n t r a l College has named for-m e r w o m -en’s tennis player Jor-dan Langer as assistant men’ s and w o m e n ’ s tennis coach.

L a n g e r , a 2011 VAHS graduate, immediately shifts from player to coach in her new role with the Central ten-nis program. A December 2014 graduate from Cen-tral, Langer was a mem-ber of the tennis program for four years as a player, earning three varsity let-ters.

“More than anything, she’s just excited to be here, and that’s what you want in an assistant,” first-year coach Ryun Ferrell said. “She’s not looking at it as a job, she’s looking at it as a lifestyle. She wants to be here and she wants to work to make the program better. I’m just ecstatic to have her on staff.”

Langer first came to Central in the fall of 2011. Langer missed the fall season of 2013 to study abroad with Central’s Lon-don program. Mostly a doubles player, Langer fin-ished her career with 12-21 record in doubles, while earning a 4-7 record in sparse singles appearances.

Wildkitten dance camp Feb. 7

T h e V A H S W i l d -cat dance team is host-ing its annual Wildkitten Dance Camp on Satur-day, Feb. 7 from 12:30-4:30 pm at Sugar Creek E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l . The Wildkitten dancers will learn a hip-hop rou-tine and they will all per-form at halftime that eve-ning at the boys varsity basketball game at VAHS. Registration is underway.  Please contact Kim Feller at 608-206-4562 or kim-feller@tds.net for more information or to register.

Locals compete in regional futsal championship

Jack Prout, Jordy Rothwell and Jordan Stump, students at Savannah Oaks Middle School, traveled to St. Louis, Mo. to compete at the U.S. Youth Futsal’s Regional Championships the week-end of January 17-18. Along with Eliot Popkewitz, a stu-dent at Badger Ridge Middle School, they were rostered with Madison Futsal United, Madison’s first traveling tournament futsal teams.

Madison Futsal United entered two teams into the championships, an under 13 boys’ team made up of eight sixth- and seventh-grade boys, and an under-15 girls’ team made up of nine eighth- and ninth-grade girls. Players from across south central Wisconsin attended

tryouts in November for the opportunity to be rostered on the team. Those rosters have been training together for the last 10 weeks in preparation for the tournament.  

During the tournament, Madison Futsal United faced teams from across the region including local teams from St. Louis, and teams that trav-eled from Brookfield, WI, St. Paul, MN, Owensboro, KY, and Dallas, TX. At the end of the two-day tournament, the U15G team placed third and the U13B team was crowned finalists of their division.

“I am very proud of both teams,” said coach Ilir Lush-aj, director of Madison fut-sal. “These players all work hard and show great spirit. Attending the U.S. Youth Futsal Regional Champion-ships allowed Madison Fut-sal to compete against the best teams in the region. We clearly have something great going as several coaches and referees inquired where we were from.”

More than 575 teams com-peted in nine separate region-al championships across the U.S. over the past month, qualifying teams for the 2015 U.S. Youth Futsal National Championships, which will be held Feb. 13-15 in Kansas City.  

“This year’s U.S. Youth Futsal Regional Cham-pionships showcased a truly remarkable quantity and quality of teams from throughout the country,” said John Sciore, the organiza-tion’s tournament director.

Verona splits triple dualJeremy JonesSports editor

It’s spot atop the Wis-cons in In terscholas t ic S w i m C o a c h e s A s s o -ciation’s Division 1 state poll is nothing new for the Madison Memorial boys swimming team.

Friday evening Verona/Mount Horeb got a chance to see just how good the four-time defending state champion Spartans were in a triple dual that also include Janesville Craig.

Though the Wildcats lost 121-49 as Memorial swept all 11 events, V/MH head coach said the evening was one of his team’s best dual meets in terms of season-best times.

The Wildcats posted 37

of 47 individual swims c l o c k e d s e a s o n - b e s t , while six boys beat their end-of-season goal times.

Bea t ing those goa l s were: Victor Pinto (100 butterfly), Josh Nybro-ten (100 freestyle), Luke H a g e l i n ( 1 0 0 f r e e ) , Michael Princl (100 back-stroke), Torbin Kittleson (100 breaststroke) and Bryan Touchett (50 free). 

N e m o M o l b e c h ( a n exchange student from Denmark) dropped three-and-a-half minutes in the 500 free. 

Jacob Wellnitz turned in the Wildcats’ top two individual finishes, post-ing a pa i r o f runner -up finishes in the 200 (1:55.52) and 500 free (5:11.54). Verona/Mount Horeb defeated Janesville

Craig 115-55.The Spartans defeated

Janesville 135-35.  The Wildcat JV team

dropped Craig 124-31, w h i l e f a l l i n g 1 1 7 - 5 3 against the Spartans.

Verona’s team travels to Sun Prairie for a JV invite on Thursday. The varsity team returns to action at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Madison Invitation-al inside the UW Natato-rium.

Menomonee Falls Kyle Wolmutt scored a

lifetime best 371.10 Sat-urday at the Indian Invi-tational in Menomonee Falls.

He finishes fifth overall amongst Division 1 divers at the meet.

period to pull the Wildcats even. Renlund later scored the team’s go-ahead goal with just over two minutes remaining in the second period for a 2-1 lead.

Verona (11-8-0 overall, 5-5-0 Big Eight) was unable to hold off a late-game rally by the Cardinals (13-3-1, 10-1-0), who saw beat Zach Heidel record the game-tying goal with seven seconds remain-ing in regulation after pulling goalie Max McConnell.

Colin Butler scored the game-winner with 42 seconds left in the overtime session right after a Verona overtime penalty expired.

Nathan Cleghorn stopped 30 shots on goal in the loss, while McConnell had 26

saves.Verona travels to the Bob

Suter Memorial Coliseum at 4 p.m. Saturday to face Madi-son West (12-5-1, 6-3-0). The Wildcats follow that up at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in Sun Prairie against the Cardinals

(3-14-1, 1-9-1) before closing out the conference season two days later inside Edwards Ice Arena against Beloit (7-9-2, 3-6-1).

Verona 5, Janesville 1Forward Liam Schmitt

scored a goal and assisted on another Tuesday as the Wildcats cruised to a 5-1 conference victory over Janesville inside the Verona Ice Arena.

Senior captain Brodie Roehrig added a goal and assist, while seniors Grant Smith and Jacob Taylor and sophomore Jackson Ander-son also scored in the blow-out.

Jones had 23 saves as Verona improved to 12-8-0 overall (6-5-0 conference) with the win.

Hockey: Cats look to closeout season strongContinued from page 10

Big EightTeam W-L-TMiddleton 10-1-0Madison Memorial 9-3-0Madison West 6-3-0Janesville 6-4-0Verona 6-5-0Beloit Memorial 3-6-1Sun Prairie 1-9-1East/La Follette 0-10-0

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business and let the chips fall where they may.”

The Metro Lynx (over-all, conference) host the Stoughton Icebergs co-op (7-9-3) at 8 p.m. Friday. Middleton hosts non-con-ference Black River Falls (7-9-0) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Things get even more

interesting in February as the Metro Lynx travel to Uihlein Ice Arena to face the second-ranked USM Wildcats (17-2-0) at 7 p.m. Feb. 3, and the seventh-ranked Central Wisconsin co-op (9-5-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 6.

“We are p laying our best hockey of the year right know, but we also

know there is still room for growth,” Ward said. “I commend our captains for bringing this team together and getting us on the right track.   Everyone on the team to the last has been getting better every prac-tice with the aim being at the best we can be when playoff time hits.” 

Lynx: Still in hunt for conference titleContinued from page 10

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Pee Wee team wins tournamentPee Wee B’s won the Hodag Hockey Invitational. The Wildcat Pee Wee B hockey team won the Pee Wee B/C Invitational tournament Jan. 16-18 in Rhinelander.

The Wildcats defeated the host Rhinelander Pee Wee B’s 6-0 on Friday evening and the McFarland B’s on Saturday 7-2 to set up the championship matchup with the neighboring Oregon Panthers Pee Wee B’s on Sunday afternoon. The Wildcats defeated Oregon 5-2 in the championship.

Team members include: Alex Karls, Tanner Kaltenberg, Sam Severson, Brady Stebbeds, Ronan Montgomery-Taylor, Treyton Tollefson, Randy Nevins, Quintin Kraft, Ryan Owens, Isaac Thomas, and Ali Gerlach. The team was coached by Jamie Stebbeds, Dave Karls, Brian Severson and Joe Taylor.

quarter, but they only out-scored Verona (7-7, 4-7) by one in the other three.

Junior Cole Schmitz led the Wildcats with 13 points, while junior Jake

Toman added 11. Senior Will Kellerman chipped in nine points, and juniors K w a n C l e m e n t s a n d Keaton Knueppel each scored six.

Sophomore Tyree Eady led Middleton with 21

points, while sophomore Storm Murphy added 18.

Verona travels to Janes-ville Craig at 7:30 p.m. Thursday before hosting Janesville Parker at 7:30 p.m. Saturday.

Wildcats: Come up short against CardinalsContinued from page 11

Gymnastics

Wildcat/Crusaders bury Janesville ParkerJeremy JonesSports editor

Verona/Madison Edge-wood gymnastics returned to action Tuesday eve-ning inside Glacier Edge Elementary school against Janesville Parker.

Originally scheduled for Jan. 8, the Wildcat/Crusad-ers, who have had only one dual meet and one invite since the New Year, didn’t miss a beat cruising to a 133.850-113.0 victory.

Mandy Michuda paced a balance beam competition

with a 9.025. Verona/Edge-wood meanwhile, secured the next four spots. Some-thing that happened with some regularity Tuesday.

Teammate Sammy Sey-mour added the floor exer-cise title with an 8.8 where the Wildcat/Crusaders once again took the top four spots.

Hannah Semmann led a sweep of the top four spots on the uneven bars with an 8.425 and finished second as a varsity all-around with a 33.225.

Maddie Molitor didn’t

win an event, but still man-aged to score well enough to win the varsi ty al l-around competition with a culminative score of 33.5.

Vanessa Wagner led a sweep of the top three spots on the JV balance beam and floor exercise and the top four spots on vault as V/ME posted a 103.30-78.70 victory.

FernandaAlayo added the uneven bars title.

The Wildcat /Crusad-ers travel to the Madison Memorial invite at 10 a.m. Saturday.

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January 29, 2015 The Verona PressConnectVerona.com 13Legals

Town of VeronaPublic Hearing noTice

notice is given that a public hear-ing will be held at a meeting of the Town of Verona board of Supervisors begin-ning at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2015 at

The Verona Town Hall335 n. nine Mound roadVerona, wi 53593for the purpose of receiving com-

ments on a proposed amendment to the Town of Verona comprehensive Plan.

a copy of the proposed amendment which would remove a neighborhood planning boundary and put 198 acres of land into a farmland Preservation area can be vied at the town hall offices or at www.town.verona.wi.us. The Town board will consider action at the conclu-sion of the public hearing and make a recommendation to Dane county.

interested persons may submit comments in writing or speak at the public hearing. comments and ques-tions should be forwarded to amanda arnold, Planner/administrator, 335 n. nine Mound road, Verona, wi 53593 or aarnold@town.verona.wi.us.

if an interpreter, materials in alter-nate formats, or other accommodations are needed, please contact the town hall at 608-845-7187 forty-eight hours before the meeting.Published: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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range Trail roaD iMProVeMenTS 2015

Town of VeronaDane counTY, wiSconSin

The Town of Verona will onlY re-ceive and accept bids via the online elec-tronic bid service through QuestcDn.com for the construction of range Trail road improvements 2015 until 10:00 aM c.S.T. on february 6, 2015. all bids will be opened publicly at MSa Professional Services, inc., 2901 international lane, Suite 300, Madison, wi 53704.

The work for which bids are asked includes the following:

base bid - range Trail improve-ments (approx. 3,560 l.f.) within the Town of Verona includes: adding 4 inches of millings to the center 20 feet of pavement, pulverizing the entire roadway, grading, paving 3.25 inches of asphalt surface in two lifts, 600 lf of curb & gutter, concrete flumes, ditching and restoration. work also includes the intersection of range Trail and Sunset Drive.

alternate bid 1 – replacement of existing culvert crossing littleton road located at the intersection of Sunset Drive between range Trail and cTH Pb. work includes the removal of pavement, removal of culvert, sawcutting, instal-lation of new cMP culvert, pavement patch, and restoration.

The biDDing DocuMenTS may be examined at the offices of MSA Profes-sional Services, inc., Madison, wiscon-sin; the Town of Verona, wisconsin. Planholders list will be updated interac-tively on our web address at http://www.msa-ps.com under bidding.

copies of the biDDing Docu-MenTS are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest ebidDoc #3662560 on the web-site’s Project Search page. Please con-tact QuestcDn.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, down-loading, and working with the digital project information.

no proposal will be accepted un-less accompanied by a bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the owner as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. The bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the bid bond shall be forfeited to the owner as liquidated damages.

no bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

wisconsin State wage rates: Pur-suant to Section 66.0903, wisconsin Statutes, the minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in accordance with the wage rate scale established by State wage rates. The minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be the higher of the wage scale established by either the federal or State wage rates.

owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Published by the authority of the Town of Verona.

conSulTing engineer:MSa Professional Services, inc.

2901 international lane, Suite 300Madison, wi 53704

Kevin c. lord, P.e., P.l.S.(608) 242-7779

Published: January 22 and 29, 2015wnaXlP

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gooSe laKe DriVe & PHeaSanT lane

PulVeriZe anD relaYTown of VeronaDane counTY, wi

The Town of Verona will onlY receive and accept bids via the on-line electronic bid service through QuestcDn.com for the construction of goose lake Drive & Pheasant lane Pul-verize and relay until 1:00 P.M. c.S.T. on february 6, 2015. all bids will be opened publicly at MSa Professional Services, inc., 2901 international lane, Suite 300, Madison, wi 53704.

The work for which bids are asked includes the following:

base bid – Pheasant lane improve-ments (approx. 1,255 l.f.) within the Town of Verona includes: adding 4” of millings to the center 18’ of pavement, pulverizing the entire roadway, grading, two lifts of asphalt pavement, adding asphalt millings to the shoulder, culvert replacements, sanitary manhole adjust-ments, ditching, and restoration.

alternate bid 1 – goose lake Drive improvements (approx. 1,240 l.f.) within the Town of Verona includes: adding 4” of millings to the center 18’ of pavement, pulverizing the entire roadway, grading, two lifts of asphalt pavement, adding as-phalt millings to the shoulder, sanitary manhole adjustments, and restoration.

The biDDing DocuMenTS may be examined at the offices of MSA Profes-sional Services, inc., Madison, wiscon-sin; the Town of Verona; wisconsin. Planholders list will be updated interac-tively on our web address at http://www.msa-ps.com under bidding.

copies of the biDDing Docu-MenTS are available at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital plan documents for $30 by inputting Quest ebidDoc #3662510 on the web-

site’s Project Search page. Please con-tact QuestcDn.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registration, down-loading, and working with the digital project information.

no proposal will be accepted un-less accompanied by a bid bond equal to at least 5% of the amount bid, payable to the owner as a guarantee that, if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the proper contract and bond within 15 days after the award of the contract. The bid bond will be returned to the bidder as soon as the contract is signed, and if after 15 days the bidder shall fail to do so, the bid bond shall be forfeited to the owner as liquidated damages.

no bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Pursuant to Section 66.0903, wis-consin Statutes, the minimum wages to be paid on the project shall be in ac-cordance with the wage rate scale estab-lished by State wage rates.

owner reserves the right to waive any informalities or to reject any or all bids.

Published by the authority of the Town of Verona.

conSulTing engineer:MSa Professional Services, inc.

2901 international lane, Suite 300Madison, wi 53704

Kevin lord, P.e., P.l.S.(608) 242-6617

Published: January 22 and 29, 2015wnaXlP

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noTice To THe elecTorS of Verona area ScHool DiSTricT

Dane counTY, wiSconSinnoTice iS HerebY giVen that

the School board of the above named School District, at a meeting duly called, noticed, held and conducted on January 26, 2015, adopted an initial resolution entitled:

iniTial reSoluTionauTHoriZing general obliga-

Tion bonDS in an aMounT noT To eXceeD $8,350,000

Said initial resolution was adopted pursuant to the provisions of chapter 67 of the wisconsin Statutes to authorize a borrowing in an amount not to exceed $8,350,000 through the issuance of gen-eral obligation bonds of the District for the public purpose of paying the cost of acquiring, by purchase or by emi-nent domain pursuant to chapter 32 of the wisconsin Statutes, parcels of real estate for school sites consisting of: (a) the “west end” parcel, consisting of ap-proximately 45 acres of vacant land situ-ated south of west Verona avenue, east of uS Hwy 18-151 and north of the wis-consin Dnr bike trail in the city of Ve-rona; (b) the “erbach” parcel, consisting of approximately 63 acres of vacant land situated adjacent to, and east and south of, the “west end” parcel in the city of Verona; and (c) the “Herfel” parcel, con-sisting of approximately 18 acres of va-cant land situated in the Town of Verona and bordered on the west by locust Drive and on the north by the cathedral Point subdivision.

copies of said initial resolution and a detailed breakdown of the real es-tate acquisition to be financed with the proceeds of the proposed bond issue are on file in the District Office located at 700 north Main Street, Verona, wi 53593 and may be inspected weekdays except holidays, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

The School board has called for a referendum election on the initial reso-lution to be held on april 7, 2015.

Dated January 26, 2015.bY orDer of THe ScHool

boarDKenneth l. behnke

District clerkPublished: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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ScHool DiSTricT boarD of eDucaTion

MeeTing MinuTeSDeceMber 1, 2014

The Verona area board of educa-tion met on Monday, December 1, 2014 in the District administration building. board President Dennis beres called the meeting to order at 8:02 p.m. clerk Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was properly noticed.

Present: John Mcculley, renee Zook, Dennis beres, Kenneth behnke, Derrell connor, Joanne gauthier and amy almond

audience Portion – There was no one present to speak to the board.

announcements – amy announced that she attended and enjoyed the Ve-rona area community Theaters produc-tion of “getting to Know….The Sound of Music” before Thanksgiving at the Pac. Many of our students participate and it was great and well done.

boarD buSineSSconsider approval of minutes – Mo-

tion (gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the minutes from the november 17, 2014 regular board Meeting minutes with the correction of Kaitie Smith’s name and a note that amy almond came to the meet-ing at 8:25 (at closed session). Motion carried (7-0).

Presentation by students who par-ticipated in the MSan student confer-ence – Six of the twelve students who attended the MSan conference in ann arbor, Michigan october 15th-18th at-tended to present to the board. amira caire, Damitu Hamda, Jenine Ybanez, rafael Martinez-Salas, Pablo Xelhua garcia and Tatianna Jefferson along with carri Hale and Dan Kigeya to share with the board their experiences, MSan action Plan and plans for the 2015 MSan conference to be hosted by VaSD.

The students enjoyed the confer-ence and meeting diverse students from around the country, participating in conference activities and engaging in dialogue. The VaSD MSan students would like to focus on the issue of lack of awareness about differences (not all students belong). focusing on that is-sue the goal is to embrace differences and promote community through dia-logue. The action Plan that the students created includes (1) creating Student Voice union which will focus on student voice (all students) and collaboration with other Dane county school districts, (2) promoting and networking (through t-shirts and VcaT), (3) Multicultural week at VaHS that will include perfor-mances, spoken word, food, dialogue, workshops and interactive activities and (4) creating a cultures class where the curriculum is relevant engaging and diverse.

The students also discussed the plans and theme for next year’s confer-ence: exploring Deeper roots: expose the roots that cause the issues; embrac-ing the roots of who you are and empow-

ering ourselves through education. The students are looking forward to planning and hosting next year’s conference.

consider approval of charter con-tract renewal for new century School – Jim ruder and Kaitie Smith attended to answer any additional questions that the board may have regarding the contract renewal for new century School. There were no changes from the first reading. Kaitie and the Board discussed briefly the new STeM (Science, Technology, engineering, and Math) for new century.

Motion (behnke) second (gauthier) to approve the charter contract renewal for new century School as presented to the board. Motion carried (7-0).

first reading of charter contract renewal for core Knowledge charter School – brett Stousland, Director of core Knowledge charter School (cKcS) and annitta wozniak, President of core Knowledge governing counsel attended to review with the board the proposed charter contract renewal for cKcS. annitta reviewed with the board cKcS’s beliefs, vision and mission and also shared a history of the school’s ac-ademic accomplishments and operating highlights. cKcS is almost two decades of operating as the only K-8 public school in the district and has a strong teacher-parent relationship and parent involvement. The first charter contract was approved by the board in 1996, is reviewed and renewed every five years. Parents advocating Student Success (PASS) is a non-profit group that holds the contract with the school board.

The language in the contract has been reviewed by district council and Dean and there are really no significant changes, mainly just updates.

This was only a first reading. No ac-tion was taken tonight.

consider approval of amendment to purchase agreement for west end parcel to extend contingency removal deadline – Motion (gauthier) second (connor) to extend the language in the purchase agreement until the end of the month of December. Motion carried (7-0).

SuPerinTenDenT’S rePorTupdate on alternative compensa-

tion committee work – The committee had their first meeting on November 12th and will have next meeting on De-cember 10th. The committee reviewed data from a staff survey looking at levels of interest in exploring a different com-pensation model. The survey revealed that there is a great interest in review-ing this information and looking at a model that allows the district to attract, motivate and retain qualified employees, which is fiscally sustainable over time and creates a defined visible progres-sion through a compensation system that teachers can look at and rely on over time. it also would emphasis pro-fessional enhancement and increase collaboration for the benefit of student success and accounts for PI-34 certifi-cated teachers.

Dean added two key things sup-ported by him and the committee is looking at a model that would not be less pay for anyone going forward and also that the DPi educator effectiveness is not a part of the conversation in re-gards to the compensation model.

future Schools meeting reminder – Dean reminded the board that the fu-ture Schools committee will meet this Thursday, December 4th from 6-8 p.m. at the administrative building.

update on referendum question re-view – Dean hopes to have the referen-dum question draft available by the next meeting. it was not available for this meeting as it is still being worked on.

review of Plan commission meet-ing – Dean, Denny, chris and Jim brick-er from JSD attended the planning com-mission meeting earlier tonight. There was a great deal of discussion about the districts’ future building plans and refer-endum that included concerns about the timing of purchase, the location and size and plans for the west end property.

Report on first Key Communica-tors meeting – The Key communicators group held their first meeting on Novem-ber 20th. There are about 60 people on the list and about half showed up for the meeting. The meeting lasted an hour and a half and produced great interest. Topics of discussion included the refer-endum, Personalized learning and bud-get. The group plans to meet 2-3 times a year and every other week (minimally) Kelly Kloepping will communicate via email with the group. The charge of the group is to help get the word out and to help us get the word back.

PerSonnel iTeMSno personnel items. fuTure agenDa iTeMS / MeeT-

ing DaTeSDenny reviewed the future meeting

dates. Dean added that he will not be at the December 15th meeting. Jason ol-son will attend in his absence.

coMMiTTee rePorTSbuilding, grounds and Transporta-

tion – renee reported that the commit-tee has not met.

finance committee – John reported that the committee has not met.

Personnel committee – Ken report-ed that the committee has not met but will meet on Thursday, December 4th at 7:00 a.m.

aDJourn – Motion (gauthier) sec-ond (Zook) to adjourn at 9:32 p.m. Mo-tion carried (7-0). Published: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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ScHool DiSTricTboarD of eDucaTion

MeeTing MinuTeS DeceMber 15, 2014

The Verona area board of educa-tion met on Monday, December 15, 2014 in the District administration build-ing. board Vice-President amy almond called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Clerk Kenneth Behnke confirmed the meeting was properly noticed.

Present: John Mcculley (arrived at 7:10 p.m.), renee Zook, Derrell connor, Joanne gauthier, amy almond and Ken behnke

absent: Dennis beresStudent recognition – Students

from Verona area international School were recognized at the board meeting for their outstanding achievements. cayden corning, Mikala feller, elizabeth Jensen and alicia Koehler sang a song in chinese to the board and received certificates of recognition. Maxwell codde, aliya Maly and reese Sandstrom were unable to attend.

audience Portion – There was no one present to speak to the board.

announcements – Project lead the way (PlTw) students Jacob leskovar, rylie roddick, Maya reinfeldt, ruby Kleijwegt and noah Herkert attended to acknowledge and thank the board for the substantial amount of funding that has gone into the program. it has given the students many different opportuni-ties and allows the students to work at their own pace and expand their knowl-edge on a variety of different subjects.

The students are also able to speak to and learn from individuals in the com-munity who are in their field of training.

PlTw teachers Hope Mikkelson and angie Midthun-Hensen also attend-ed to thank the board for the investment in PlTw. The space dedicated has been invaluable for the students and teach-ers. They also expressed appreciation for the ability to work alongside rick boehm who teaches the engineering courses for PlTw. both teachers hope to be trained this summer in more ad-vanced PlTw courses.

amy announced that Denny and chris Murphy are not at the board meet-ing tonight because they are attending the city of Verona council meeting to discuss zoning issues related to poten-tial land purchases. amy shared the ex-ecutive summary of the District’s report to city council with the board and audi-ence. amy also added that Dean is not at the board meeting tonight because he is at an Apple briefing in California.

Joanne and renee announced that they will again be running for positions on the board. John will vacate his seat as he has plans to move out of the area. amy announced that papers were re-ceived today for Thomas Duerst, a for-mer board member, who plans to run this year as well. if anyone else would like to run for a seat on the board they must submit papers by January 6, 2015 at 5:00 p.m. The election will be held on april 7, 2015.

boarD buSineSSconsider approval of minutes –

Motion (gauthier) second (Zook) to ap-prove the minutes from the December

1, 2014 regular board Meeting minutes with the correction of deleting a duplicate sentence under approval of minutes. Motion carried (6-0).

consider approval of charter con-tract renewal with core Knowledge charter School – brett Stousland, Direc-tor of core Knowledge charter School (cKcS) and annitta wozniak, President of core Knowledge governing council attended to answer any questions that the board may have about the charter contract renewal. There were no chang-es since the first reading On December 1st.

Motion (connor) second (gauthier) to approve the charter contract renewal with core Knowledge charter School as presented. Motion carried (6-0).

consider action on proposed base and supplemental wage settlement for non-union Support and administrative staff – Jason olson presented to the board a recommendation for approval of a package increase of 2.5% on base wages and supplemental pay for non-union Support staff and administrative staff. This is the same percentage in-crease provided to teachers and support staff. This recommendation has been re-viewed and approved by the Personnel committee as well.

Motion (gauthier) second (behn-ke) to approve the proposed base and supplemental wage settlement for non- union Support and administrative staff as presented. Motion carried (6-0).

SuPerinTenDenT’S rePorTupdate on alternative compensa-

tion committee work – Jason olson up-dated the board on the work of the

Teacher alternative compensation committee, which has met twice. The group consists of a broad base of teach-ers, from brand new first year teachers to teachers that have been here over 30 years. The committee spent time dis-cussing some of their shared interests. They also spent time looking at compa-rability wage data from other districts. The committee meets once a month and is looking forward to continuing the work with a goal of having a new compensation in place by the 2015-16 school year.

update of future Schools com-mittee meeting – renee provided an update for the board on the December 4th future Schools Meeting. The board and Dean took to the committee the fi-nal charge of the committee as well as the data / reasoning / size of the land purchases. The committee took time discussing a variety of grade configura-tions and reviewed their pros and cons. There were no final decisions made, just a lot of discussion.

John added that the committee does not want to reinvent the wheel and will talk with surrounding school dis-tricts about their experiences in build-ing new schools as well as consider the needs of the Verona community.

PerSonnel iTeMSno personnel items.fuTure agenDa iTeMS / MeeT-

ing DaTeSamy reviewed the future meeting

dates.coMMiTTee rePorTSbuilding, grounds and Transporta-

tion – renee reported that the commit-tee has not met.

finance committee – John reported that the committee did not meet tonight as normally scheduled because busi-ness Manager chris Murphy is attending the city of Verona council Meeting.

Motion (Mcculley) second (con-nor) to pay the bills in the amount of $3,836,279.49. Motion carried (6-0).

Personnel committee – Ken report-ed that the committee met on Thursday, December 4th at 7:00 a.m. The commit-tee discussed and reviewed the series 500 Personnel Policies. There will be some changes and updates that will come to the board after the new year. The committee also discussed the district health insurance claims data. currently the claims are exceeding our premiums. it is expected that in the near future there will be an increase in premi-ums as a result of this information after our current health insurance contract ends on June 30, 2016.

The committee briefly discussed the Teacher compensation committee and the non-union and admin Pay that Jason gave an update on earlier tonight as well as an update on Teachers on call. with regards to Teachers on call, initially there were some start up factors but we are now filling approximately 98% of our vacancies; the goal is to be at 99%. also discussed was the raptor School Visitor roll out. The board ap-proved a policy change a few weeks ago regarding school visitors to accommo-date this new system. The raptor sys-tem will go live after the winter break on January 5th.

The committee discussed the ad-ministrations concern that our interview teams do not reflect the diversity of our student population. The district is work-ing on making changes so that inter-view teams can look more like the race/ethnicity and gender of our students. also discussed were administrators on one-year contracts. currently there are several administrators on one-year con-tracts.

aDJourn – Motion (gauthier) sec-ond (Zook) to adjourn at 7:52 p.m. Mo-tion carried (6-0).Published: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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official noTice To biDDerS2015 STreeT

reHabiliTaTion ProJecTciTY of Verona, wi

owner: notice is hereby given by the city of Verona, wisconsin that it will receive Sealed bids for the 2015 Street rehabilitation Project.

ProJecT: The major work consists of the following items: approximately 10,460 lineal feet of 30-in. to 66 in. wide curb and gutter removal, 1,515 square yards of concrete driveway approach removal, 2,610 cubic yards of common excavation, 2,775 cubic yards undercut excavation, 3,950 tons of crushed aggre-gate base course, 8,370 lineal feet of 30” curb and gutter machine replacement, 1,730 lineal feet of 30” curb and gutter hand replacement, 610 lineal feet of 66’’ curb and gutter replacement, 40 square yards of concrete gutter pan, 1,515 square yards of 7” concrete approach, 5,140 tons of crushed stone subgrade stabilization, 21,170 square yards pul-verize and reshape, 23,550 square yards of asphalt pavement milling, 2,105 lineal feet of asphaltic curb front fill, 5,128 tons of asphaltic concrete pavement, Type e-0.3, 4850 tons of asphaltic con-crete pavement, Type e-3, 59 lineal feet of 12” dia., rcP storm sewer, 2 each storm sewer inlets, erosion control and all appurtenant work.

PlanS anD SPecificaTionS: The Bidding Documents are on file for review at the office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 111 lincoln Street, Verona, wi and at the office of the Director of Public Works, 410 investment court, Verona, wi.

copies of the bidding Documents are available at www.questcdn.com. bidders may download the digital Plan Documents for $10.00 non-refundable payment by inputting Quest Project # 3674179 on the website’s project search page. Please contact QuestcDn.com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in free membership registra-tion, downloading, and working with the digital project information. no paper plan documents will be provided.

TiMe: Sealed bids will be received until 10:00 a.M., february 19, 2015, in the office of the Director of Public works, 410 investment court, Verona, wisconsin. at this time, all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

biDS: all bids shall be sealed in an envelope clearly marked “2015 Street rehabilitation Project”. The name and address of the bidder shall be clearly identified on the outside of the enve-lope.

biD SecuriTY: a bid bond or cer-tified check, payable to the City of Ve-rona, in the amount of not less than 5% or more than 10% of the bid shall ac-company each bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute the contract and furnish 100% performance and payment bonds within 10 days after notice of award of the con-tract by the city.

wage Scale: each contractor or Subcontractor performing work on the project shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rate on the project as established by the State of wisconsin Department of workforce Development. copies of these wage rates are on file in the office of the City clerk and will be incorporated into the contract documents.

biD reJecTion: The city reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any bid which it deems advantageous to the city’s best interest.

biD wiTHDrawal: all bids shall remain subject to acceptance for a pe-riod of 60 days after the time and date set for the opening thereof.

Published by authority of the city of Verona, wisconsin

Jon H. Hochkammer,Mayor

Kami Scofield,city clerk

Published: January 29 and february 5, 2015wnaXlP

* * *Town of Verona

regular Town boarD MeeTing

TueSDaY, februarY 3, 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. comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future meeting agenda.

6. Unfinished businessa. Discussion and possible action

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

7. new businessa. Discussion and possible action

re: contribution to Verona area needs network

8. reportsA. Dane County Sherriff’s Office:b. Plan commission:i. update on wesner roadc. Public works:i. Discussion and action re: drive-

way permit for lot 2 of cSM 2190 on Manhattan Dr.

ii. Discussion and action re: reso-lution 2015-1 adopting us of urban numbering system for buildings on Mid Town road.

D. eMS:e. open Space and Parks:f. Town chair:g. Supervisors:H. clerk/Treasurer:i. Planner/administrator:i. Discussion and possible action

re: updated personnel manual9. 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 January 13th meeting

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 publica-tion, the official sites for notice of the final version are the Verona Public Li-brary, Town Hall and Miller & Sons gro-cery. agendas are also posted at www.town.verona.wi.us. use the ‘subscribe’ feature on the Town’s website to receive agendas and other announcements via email. notice is also given that a pos-sible quorum could occur at this meet-ing 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 jwright@town.verona.wi.us. 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 27, 2015Published: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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abSenTee balloTciTY of Verona

SPring PriMarY elecTion, februarY 17, 2015

Any qualified elector who is un-able or unwilling to appear at the poll-ing place on election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any u.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on election Day, who has resided in the ward or munici-pality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 28 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be reg-istered in order to receive an absentee ballot.

To obTain an abSenTee bal-loT You MuST MaKe a reQueST in wriTing.

contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absen-tee ballot be sent to you for the election. You may also request an absentee bal-lot by letter, fax or e-mail. Your request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. if this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk.

You can also personally go to the clerk’s office or other specified loca-tion, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot.

Kami Scofield, Verona City Clerk111 lincoln Street, Verona, wi 53593

(608) 845-64958:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-f

THe DeaDline for MaKing aP-PlicaTion To VoTe abSenTee bY Mail iS 5:00 P.M. on THe fifTH DaY before THe elecTion, THurSDaY, februarY 12, 2015.

MiliTarY elecTorS SHoulD conTacT THe MuniciPal clerK regarDing THe DeaDlineS for reQueSTing or SubMiTTing an ab-SenTee balloT.

THe firST DaY To VoTe an ab-SenTee balloT in THe clerK’S office iS MonDaY, februarY 2, 2015. THe DeaDline for VoTing an abSenTee balloT in THe clerK’S office iS 5:00 P.M. on THe friDaY before THe elecTion, friDaY, feb-ruarY 13, 2015.

THe MuniciPal clerK will De-liVer VoTeD balloTS reTurneD on or before elecTion DaY To THe ProPer Polling Place or counT-ing locaTion before THe PollS cloSe on februarY 17, 2015. anY balloTS receiVeD afTer THe PollS cloSe will be counTeD bY THe boarD of canVaSSerS if PoST-MarKeD bY elecTion DaY anD re-ceiVeD no laTer THan 4:00 P.M. on THe friDaY following THe elec-Tion. Published: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

* * *ciTY of Verona

MinuTeS coMMon councilJanuarY 12, 2015

Verona ciTY Hall1. The meeting was called to order

by Mayor Hochkammer at 7:00 p.m.2. Pledge of allegiance3. roll call: l. Diaz, e. Doyle, J.

linder, Mac Mcgilvray, H. reekie, b. Stiner, and e. Touchett. Dale Yurs was absent and excused. also in attendance: city administrator, b. burns; city engi-neer, b. gundlach; and city clerk, K. Scofield.

4. Public comment: none.5. approval of Minutes: Motion by

reekie, seconded by Mcgilvray to ap-prove the minutes of the December 15, 2014 common council meeting. Motion carried 7/0.

6. Mayor’s business(1) Proclamation- crossing guard

recognition week7. administrator’s report8. engineer’s report9. coMMiTTee rePorTSa. finance committee(1) Discussion and Possible ac-

tion re: Payment of bills. Motion by Mcgilvray, seconded by Doyle to ap-prove payment of bills in the amount of $803,666.30. Motion carried 7/0.

10. new business(1) Discussion and Possible action

re: approval of an easement agree-ment with the wisconsin Department of natural resources for the installation of a geothermal field for the city’s fire and eMS facility. Motion by Mcgilvray, seconded by Touchett to approve the purchase of the easement in the amount of $4,850.00. Motion carried 7/0.

(2) Discussion and Possible action re: approval of operator licenses from Heidi Dunn at cahoots; Zachery layne and nicholas cervenka at Prairie oaks citgo. Motion by Touchett, seconded by Mcgilvray to approve the licenses. Mo-tion carried 7/0.

12. announcements13. adjournmentMotion by linder, seconded by

reekie to adjourn the meeting at 7:22 p.m. Motion carried 7/0.

Kami Scofield, City ClerkPublished: January 29, 2015wnaXlP

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ObituaryMitchell todd coMpton

Mitchell Todd Compton, age 50 passed away on Jan. 24, 2015, at Agrace Hospi-ceCare, surrounded by his wife and children, after a courageous battle with can-cer.

He was born on April 9, 1964, at the Method-ist Hospital in Madison. Mitch graduated from Ore-gon High School, attended MATC (now Madison Col-lege) taking courses in met-als, automotive, woodwork-ing and refrigeration. He worked as a sprinkler fitter, shop foreman, apartment caretaker and a roofer. He was a jack of all trades and a master of many. It wasn’t broke until dad couldn’t fix it.

Mitch married the love of his life, Kate Erfurth Dill, daughter of Harland and Nona Erfurth, on Nov. 3, 1990, at the Concourse Hotel in Madison.

He was a proud father to

Erica Dill and Dustin Dill and later to Dustin’s wife, Sara (Schick) Dill. Mitch was a wonderful “PA” to Dustin and Sara’s children, Landon and Nora Dill, and Erica’s daughter, Paige Dill.

In addition to his wife, children and grandchil-dren, he is survived by his

parents, Herbert W. and Yvonne Compton of Ore-gon, and sister Lisa (Ian) Griffin of Madison.

He is further survived by his mother and father-in-law, Harland and Nona Erfurth of Mount Ver-non; brothers-in-law, Jay (Diana) Erfurth of Madi-son and Rob (Lori) Erfurth of Brodhead; and sister-in-law, May McKinney of Baraboo; along with his much loved nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by both his maternal and paternal grandparents.

Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Deer Creek Sportsman’s Club, 8475 Miller Road, near Mount Vernon, with the Rev. Brad Brookins officiat-ing, eulogy delivered by Jay H. Erfurth and Wil-liam D. Simmons. Burial

immediately following the service at the Mount Ver-non Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Fri-day, Jan. 30, at the Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 500 N. 8th St., Mt. Horeb, also from 9 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.  on Saturday  at the Deer Creek Sportmsman’s Club.

Thanks to our family and neighbors who have helped and loved us during this time. Mitch was an honor-able man who always put his family and friends first, and would give anyone the shirt off his back. “We want to thank you for your time with us. You were the very best of men. We wonder how we ever got so lucky. You were all we needed you to be. Stay watching over us- you will never be forgotten”.    Kate, Erica, Dustin and Sara.

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as they are also seeking to purchase the Herfel prop-erty to the south for a likely elementary school near the growing Cathedral Point and Scenic Ridge neighbor-hoods. Losing that piece could be a blow for near-term expansion needs.

“So our risks are (the) electorate says no, we’re all done, we lose the Herfel property,” board president Dennis Beres said.

Ultimately, though, the “dream” of acquiring all of the pieces of land they had set out to made that a risk worth taking for board members, who voted unani-mously to put the referen-dum on the ballot.

“If we mess up Herfel by this, yeah, it stinks, but we can recover from that,” Beres said. “But if we don’t push this to the finish line … (it’s) something that will be lost forever. That’s a more com-plex and unique opportunity.”

No deal with WallNormally, the process

of eminent domain is used when a private property owner does not want to sell a piece of land that is key to a government’s plans.

In this case, though, the landowner wants to sell, and that was a key factor in the decision for most of the board members, despite the negative connotation of “taking” land.

“(Eminent domain) makes the messaging a lot more difficult for sure,” superin-tendent Dean Gorrell.

This odd situation was created by the zoning on the land – condominium own-ership by several parties.

W i t h c o m m o n l a n d owned by each, any owner could have held up the deal by not agreeing to remove the parcel from condo-minium zoning. And in this case, said Fahey, Vanta has not been able to come to terms with T. Wall Enter-prises, which owns apart-ments on the development.

That company is owned by Wall, the former CEO and principal owner of the company that is now Vanta (T. Wall Properties).

Fahey said Wall and Van-ta were “miles apart” from a deal.

“They have made efforts to accommodate Terrence Wall but have been unable to reach an agreement that’s satisfactory to both par-ties,” Fahey said.

Pete Erbach, a member of the Erbach trust that has agreed to sell the neighbor-ing property to VASD, was at the meeting and told the board he thought Wall was being “vindictive” toward his former company.

“I think Terrence is just trying to get back at Vanta for losing control of his business,” Erbach said. “I hope that they can get things resolved. I don’t know why Terrence can’t work with these guys, but there’s a lot of conflict there.”

Wall refuted that Tues-day, calling the district’s approach “dishonest” and telling the Press he was look-ing out for the best interests of the 106 apartment tenants on the property and ensuring his company would not incur costs from the district’s plan.

“We weren’ t ge t t ing

answers to the questions we had,” Wall said. “We said we’re not signing off until we get answers.”

The questions included potential stoplight installa-tion and road changes. Wall said they asked the district for indemnifications against his company having to pay for any of that, but the dis-trict refused to supply that and did not properly inform the company about public hearings on the purchase.

“They contacted us literal-ly less than two weeks before Christmas and demanded we sign off on a bunch of things before the end of the year,” he said. “We said well, we needed more time.”

Using eminent domainTo exercise its power of

eminent domain, the district first needs voter approval, but there will be plenty of steps to follow if voters approve the action.

First, a new appraisal would be done on the land, meaning the cost could go up or down. A higher price than the district’s authorized bor-rowing from the referendum would mean the district must come up with the money on its own or back out of the purchase, Fahey explained to the Press after the meeting.

And Vanta might fight a lower appraisal cost in court.

Even if Vanta and the district agree on the new price, Wall could challenge it as a partial owner. That could lead to a legal battle some board members were hesitant about.

“We have one party who, whether he’s upset with (the school district) or not, he’s going to go kicking and screaming,” said board member Renee Zook.

Wall told the Press he would continue to ask for those indemnifications in the event of a successful referendum, and he main-tained the district would still be held to the condo-minium ownerships agree-ments. Fahey told the Press on Tuesday condemnation was “intended to provide the district with the full title” of the property, which would clear the condomini-um requirements.

But the board could choose to back out of the deal in such a situation, and can also continue to nego-tiate with Vanta until and after the referendum.

“We certainly want Vanta to know what we’re doing and why we’re doing it,” Fahey told the board.

Erbach alone?The situation brought up

questions about the desir-ability of the Erbach prop-erty without the guarantee of the 43-acre West End land to pair with it.

The Erbach land alone would not be large enough to accommodate a high school campus, leaving board mem-bers unsure whether the dis-trict still wanted to pursue it. That becomes a more press-ing question if the referen-dum passes, as the option to purchase the land expires April 22, likely well before an eminent domain agree-ment could be reached for the West End.

“You may have to buy the Erbach property to

protect our opportunity,” Fahey explained. “At the same time, we don’t know yet how the West End eco-nomics shakes out.”

However, it was noted the Erbach property could pres-ent its own potential options even if the West End plans were to fall through.

“It’s still a lot of acres. It might not be the big dream that we imagined, but I think it’s land we can do really great things with,” board member Amy Almond said. “I would not be disappoint-ed if we just had Herfel and Erbach. I think we could make wonderful things hap-pen there, as well.”

Why not wait?The board briefly consid-

ered delaying a referendum, but that brought its own set of risks and complications.

The top concern was that the purchase options on the Herfel and Erbach prop-erties would expire well before another election could take place, meaning the district would have to renegotiate with both prop-erty owners and possibly pay more in option fees.

It would also give the sellers the chance to pull back on their decision to sell their land, completely undoing the deals.

The next general election also would not take place until April of next year, leav-ing a long wait for the sellers and the district, unless the district were to hold a special election, which it would have to pay for.

Fahey also was not opti-mistic that more time would allow Wall and Vanta to come to an agreement.

“It’s not money,” Fahey said.

Selling the dealBoard members weren’t

excited about selling vot-ers on not just the need for the land but its reasoning for using eminent domain. But they said that’s a deci-sion that should be up to the voters.

“If people say no to this, then we’ve got our mes-sage,” Beres said.

VASD business man-ager Chris Murphy told the Press the district projects an approved referendum would make the mill rate $12.05 per $1,000 of assessed, only a slight change from this year’s $12.04. If the referendum failed, the district projects the rate would drop to $11.85.

District officials and the board have championed the land purchases as a long-term, 50-year plan, which could be a challenge to explain given the use of eminent domain, Zook said.

“We want our conversa-tion to the community to be positive about the plan to look forward, but I think it’s going to be a really tough sell to the public,” she said. By using eminent domain, “we would be say-ing, ‘(Using this land) is the route we are going soon.’”

B o a r d m e m b e r K e n Behnke disagreed, say-ing that the district would simply have to explain the eminent domain decision clearly.

“I’m not so concerned about the public not under-standing,” Behnke said. “If they don’t, they don’t.”

Referendum: Vote still coming in AprilContinued from page 1

This map of the West End’s general development plan, updated in 2011, shows how the project was originally envisioned. Because of an unusual “condominium” ownership setup intended to provide joint maintenance of certain ameni-ties, several properties are connected to both a common road (winding from the north-east to the west and back east) and a central park area (to the right of the large retail buildings). Because each of the condo owners, includ-ing Terrence Wall’s T. Wall Enterprises, has a common stake, the sale of the property requires those owners to come to terms on the deal.

Map courtesy Bouril Design Studios