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With 24/7
fire, taxes
remain flat
Overall rate stays
even, too, despite
county hike
Jim Ferolie
Inside
Cuts and
capital projects
Page 16
Verona Press editor
The Verona Fire

Department has been
a big focus for the city
for a couple of years
now, and its the story
of Veronas 2016 budget, as well.
By the middle of
next year, the department should have full
24/7 coverage, meaning
the new $10.5 million
fire/EMS station will
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Ebony Nettles-Bey, left, celebrates a game-winning assist on Dec. 7, 2013, with teammate Marly Campbell. Nettles-Bey lost her two-year struggle with rhabdomyosarcoma Nov. 24 after becoming an inspiration to the community when she played varsity basketball at VAHS in 2013-14.
Mourning the loss of Ebony

Nettles-Bey was an inspiration on-and-off the court
Anthony Iozzo
Inside
Assistant sports editor
Ebony Nettles-Bey, who inspired

many while playing for the Verona girls
basketball team during her courageous,
two-year, battle with cancer, died Nov.
24 at the age of 18.
Diagnosed Sept. 20, 2013 with stage
4 rhabdomyosarcoma a very aggressive and rare soft-tissue cancer in her
chest muscles, doctors told Nettles-Bey
she would never play basketball again.
She defied those odds and went back
and forth from chemotherapy sessions
to the basketball court for Verona Area
High School during the 2013-14 season,
helping the Wildcats finish 20-3 overall.
Her spirit and her ability to play on
little to no energy and just pure adrenaline day in and day out is amazing,
VAHS head coach Angie Murphy told
the Verona Press in 2014.
That season sparked community
support for Nettles-Bey, and it spread
Teammates reflect on
Nettles-Bey and her fight
Page 12
across the United States. The hashtag
#EbonyBeatCancer trended nationally.
Nettles-Bey was not going to let her
life be defined by cancer. Instead, she
became a symbol of hope for those fighting similar battles.
During that season, the stands were
always filled at VAHS as students
donned Team 10 T-shirts NettlesBeys number and cheered with giant
cutouts of Nettles-Bey. Varsity and youth
players all played and practiced with No
one has to fight alone headbands.
Another hashtag, #LeBronMeetEbony, also trended nationally, with the
hope that she would get to meet her idol,
Miami Heat star LeBron James.
That came true in March 2014, when
be staffed at all times

with a crew of four firefighters, ready to roll a
truck out the door at a
moments notice.
With Epic providing
some of the most robust
growth in the state last
year, the city was able
to absorb that massive
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Verona preps for a

very merry weekend
the Heat visited the Milwaukee Bucks

and surprised her by inviting her onto
the court during warmups. Though Nettles-Bey was meeting her idol, it seemed
her fight with cancer made her the role
model everyone, NBA stars included,
wanted to follow.
It took her a while to let her guard
down and realize that this team loves
her, that she loves them, Murphy said
during an interview in 2014. It is like
one big family. It is what it is about.
They support each other.
A funeral date for Nettles-Bey had not
been set as of Tuesday night. The Boys
and Girls Club of Dane County started
a GoFundMe page to help raise money
for the cost of the funeral.
The family needed $5,600 to begin
planning for the service by Wednesday
and had raised $4,185 by early Tuesday.
The goal of the fundraiser is to raise
$15,000 to cover the total cost of the
funeral.
To make a donation, visit gofundme.
com/ebonyshomegoing.
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Verona residents
and visitors have five
opportunities to see the
Verona Area Community Theaters newest
production this week,
and thats just one portion of the full and festive agenda planned for
this years Hometown
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Hometown Holidays
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Dec. 5, though showings of VACTs A
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If you go
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When: Friday, Dec.
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Where: Various
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Christmas are slated
for Thursday and Sunday, as well.
The production features performances of
Turn to Holidays/Page 7
Retired city assessor Bob Courter reflects on 34 years in Verona

Verona Press editor
The city assessor isnt usually the most public of public

servants.
Rarely in Bob Courters 34
years working with the City
of Verona was he quoted in

newspaper stories or seen at
the citys televised Common
Council meetings. Though
hed always had an office
here, most of the time his
work was behind the scenes,
doing research and crunching
The
Verona Press
numbers.
But each year, he knew hed
be a target for criticism, and it
would often get personal. People would see their homes value suddenly go up and decide
theyd been treated unfairly or
that he didnt know what he
was doing.
I dont think theres ever
a year that goes by that we
havent had a call (like that),
Courter told the Press last
month while traveling.
Courter is one of three
people in key city positions
retiring in a one-year period.

Public works director Ron
Rieder and engineer Bob
Gundlach will both step down
in 2016 as well. Courters
exit was quiet and, unlike
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Verona Area School District
Recycling program brings in money for CKCS

TerraCycle raises
$1,500 in last 2 years
Core Knowledge Charter School has found a way
to make recycling benefit
more than just the earth.
The school has partnered
with TerraCycle, a national
organization that promotes
recycling, to recycle products such as chip bags, personal hygiene items and
e-waste while raising money for the school.
CKCS gets at least 1 or 2
cents for every item donated.
The items are brought to
classrooms at the school or
dropped off in a bucket at
Miller and Sons Supermarket and are sorted once a
month by parents and student volunteers.
This year, a news release
from TerraCycle noted
CKCS is one of the top
schools in the nation for

collecting empty applesauce pouches as part of its
GoGo squeeZ Brigade
program. CKCS has earned
nearly $150 through those
products alone in 2015.
Parent Dana Schwartz
leads the effort, and she told
the Press more items are
always welcome, but they
are specifically looking for
more inkjet/printer cartridges and electronic devices
like old cell phones. She
and others categorize and
box the items once a month
after school and send them
to TerraCycle.
For information on the
CKCS program, contact
Schwartz at danaandjeffschwartz@hotmail.com.
Visit terracycle.com for
information about the organization.
Above, Kien Schwartz brings a classroom collection bin into the

sorting area. Below, the most-collected items include chip bags and
juice bags, like Capri Suns.
Scott Girard
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Photos by Scott Girard
Above, Lydia Slager drops some beauty

products into a collection box at the
CKCS TerraCycle sorting event Nov. 18.
Volunteers meet monthly to sort through
collected items from classrooms, Miller
and Sons Supermarket and the CKCS
office.
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TerraCycle organization
and which items are
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TerraCycle.com
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City of Verona
New garbage deal means new cans

Jim Ferolie
Verona Press editor
Along with the passage

of the 2016 budget last
week, the Common Council approved an item that
wont affect taxes this year
but was very much budgetrelated: a new five-year
garbage and recycling contract.
The last time the city
signed a new deal which
took effect in 2012 it did
so with the understanding
it would eventually need to
switch to an automated cart
system. But with recycling
already going to a cart-based
system and switching to
every two weeks, the Public
Works committee decided
that was enough change for
Verona for one year and
kept the existing unlimited
collection.
This year, the new deal
saves the city $70,000,
allowing it to keep the $170
annual recycling and refuse
fee unchanged. The main

cost difference isnt that
trash collection is no longer
unlimited, but rather that
automated carts are saving
the disposal company large
amounts of money in worker compensation claims, as
there are far fewer on-thejob injuries.
Just as with the recycling
carts, Waste Management
will provide trash bins to
every household (excluding
apartments, businesses and
other properties under separate contracts) and will take
responsibility for replacing
lost or damaged carts.
The current terms for
curbside bulk item collection, annual electronics recycling and recycling
rebates remain unchanged.
The previous deal was set
to expire at the end of 2016
and will now expire at the
end of 2021.
The 95-gallon carts the
same size as those used for
recycling will be delivered
to the city sometime in the

spring, public works director Ron Rieder told the Press
in an email.
Monthly per-unit rates
will range from $11.02 in
2016 to $12.48 in 2021, with
about 3,700 residential units
in the city as of Nov. 1.
In other action
City administrator Bill
Burns reported that the
state Department of Natural Resources will make a
determination in February
on the citys application to
expand to the North Neighborhood.
The application was
made in October and the
new state law provides only
90 days, but the DNR has
interpreted that to mean 90
days from the citys submission of the extra information it has requested.
That was due Nov. 30.
The city approved an
agreement for design services for a new Westerly
Entrance to the Epic campus off County Hwy. PD.

Its expected to be near
where Shady Oak Lane
is now. Epic will reimburse the city for the services, which are capped at
$175,570.
The city renewed its
agreement for the Capital Area OWI Task Force,
which puts together two
high-visibility patrols with
a half-dozen or more police
vehicles each year in several communities. Verona has
been part of the program
since its inception in 2012.
The city approved an
application for the second year of the Hometown
Brewdown, a beer-themed
fundraiser for, and hosted
by, the Verona Ice Arena.
Carla Fischer made
her first Common Council
appearance as the successor to Bob Gundlach, who
will be retiring in February
as city engineer after more
than 30 years.
Epic donates pit land
Another budget-related item Monday was a follow-up

to the citys $6 million purchase of the Payne and Dolan/
Wingra quarry on the east side of Nine Mound Road.
The city had purchased the property this fall at $80,000
per acre in order to secure needed right-of-way for the
expansion and relocation of the road next year. When it
began negotiating the purchase, Epic saw an opportunity to
move the mountains of fill material it had collected from its
years of building projects into the huge hole in the ground
and the city saw an opportunity for a nearby dump site so it
could avoid transportation costs and tipping fees after Purple Cow Organics closes its facility in the Town of Verona.
The citys purchase was done with the understanding it
would buy 20 acres for the dump (through the normal budget process), another 18 acres for right-of-way (from the taxincrement financing district) and the other 38 acres would be
used by Epic as a dump site, to eventually be covered and
used as parkland or some other recreational feature.
The contract signed last week puts in writing both that
and the handshake deal that has persisted for several years
that the TIF district will pay as much as it has available
toward the Nine Mound Road project, with Epic finishing
the rest.
The contract is full of technical legal writing but essentially states that Epic donates $3 million to be used at the
citys discretion for temporary use of the property while the
city pays for Nine Mound, and that the city has to dedicate
the land for public open space.
The city and Epic also signed an option to purchase up
to seven acres of that site for a future substation in case the
company determines thats the ideal spot to locate it.
Jim Ferolie
Commission considers controversial developments, new businesses

Verona Press editor
A pair of controversial commercial/residential developments near existing neighborhoods will get a second look by the citys Plan
Commission on Monday after some modifications based on discussions with neighbors.
A 5-acre plan around the current Candinas Chocolatier in the Town of Verona
drew many complaints about its large apartment building and the new plan would convert that to three sets of townhomes. A Paoli
Street development abutting the bike trail
and the citys oldest industrial park has also
downsized its apartments, though perhaps
less than neighbors would like.
The commission will also hold public
hearings to consider permits for a wine bar
on South Main Street and a fitness training
studio in Liberty Business Park and a take
an initial look at a small strip mall in the
final outlot in front of Farm and Fleet.
Candinas development
The Candinas plan would be enough by
itself to keep the commission busy, after the
original plan drew several complaints in July
from homeowners on the roads surrounding
it Military Ridge and Forest View drives.
Owner Markus Candinas has held two
neighborhood meetings since then, first gathering complaints and defending his concept
in August, then presenting a revision last
month. Neighbors concerns included the
scale of the 5-acre development, the height
of the apartment buildings, as well as the
very the existence of apartments and the
potential added traffic and noise the development would bring.

The revision keeps everything the same
except the original 24-unit apartment building, which would now be a set of 20 townhouses in three buildings, addressing the
most common complaint. However, the
buildings are the same height as those of the
previous plan and still would abut the back of
the property, near the single-family homes.
Ald. Heather Reekie (Dist. 4) told the Press
she has received several emails against the
revision, and a recap of the meeting from resident Chris Berry on Nextdoor.com indicated
that several residents continued to be skeptical
of both the townhouses and the commercial
component. The plan also includes a 126-seat
restaurant, a coffee shop and five other retail
buildings, with 136 parking spaces in a loop
around the existing Candinas building.
It remains a concept plan, meaning the
commission and Common Council will simply hold an informal discussion about the
project, with no official vote possible.
Paoli Street
The Paoli Street plan is a third version of
what once was called VeloCity a play on
its original bicycle-friendly nature next to
the bike trail. When that plan for a restaurant and attached European-style apartments
earned the citys approval but didnt pan out
because of the market, local developer Bill
Dresser brought back an alternative, with a
3,770-square-foot commercial building up
front and a 36-unit apartment complex in the
rear.
That development now called Trail Edge
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The commission will hold public hearings for two new businesses:
Kate and Toots wine bar would be
located in the Sara Properties building at
103 S. Main St., filling that building for
the first time in several years.
The business, which would have no
dedicated parking in front but plenty in
the rear, would feature automated wine
dispensers that would allow customers to
sample them and possibly buy bottles. A
PowerPoint presentation with the submission said the 1,075-square-foot spot will
fill a void for wine bars in the area and
would hope to attract (patrons of Avanti)
for an after-dinner drink. It explains the
business would have occasional live music

and says its owners live in Waukesha but a
managing partner has extensive ties to the
Verona area and lives nearby.
Fitness in the 608 is a small-group personal training studio that would fit into a
2,596-square-foot space in the first flex
building at Liberty Business Park, next to
Infusion Martial Arts. Its a new business
but has temporarily been located on Triverton Pike Drive in Fitchburg.
Other considerations
The commission will give an initial
review for what would be the final Verona
Avenue-facing Hometown Circle building,
an 8,000-square-foot strip mall similar to the
one that now contains Mr. Brews Taphouse
and Little Caesars Pizza, among others.
A listing for the property on the brokers
site shows most of the site available, with a
2,500-square-foot spot on one end planned
for a national fast casual restaurant chain.
It would feature a drive-up window curving around a pond like the Dairy Queen and
Taco Bell on the same road.
The commission will consider a new
ordinance discouraging private streets. Current ordinances forbid them but do not define
them, and several public roads exist in various spots around the city, including within
the Prairie Oaks subdivision and in the New
Age Circle condominiums.
The commission will discuss expanding
the citys public notice requirements. Currently, public hearings require a notice to all
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has also been the subject of two neighborhood meetings. Ald. Brad Stiner (Dist. 3)
told the Press in an email that the most recent
one, held at Badger Prairie Needs Network,
was cordial but several people among the 18
who attended had concerns about the number of apartments in the project, as well as
questions about traffic safety and the commercial development there.
The newest version of the plan, which is
in the official general development plan
stage, seeking official approval, reduces the
size of the apartments by going to a flat roof
and revises some of the architecture on the
apartment building. Its location is directly
opposite apartments on Berkeley Road and
an industrial park, but adjacent to a string of
single-family homes. It was zoned for apartments and commercial during the previous
approval process.
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December 3, 2015
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Police reports
All reports taken from the Verona at the intersection of Cross Counpolice logbook.
try Road and North Main Street. The
cyclist, a 25-year-old Madison man,
Aug. 11
sustained minor injuries, while the
12:56 p.m. Police monitored traf- car, driven by a 32-year-old Madison
fic at the intersection of Old Hwy. PB man, sustained minor damage.
and Harper Drive for approximately
8:09 p.m. Police responded to a
30 minutes.
report of a 14-year-old hitting her
mother at the 800 block of Hemlock
Aug. 12
Drive. The 14-year-old was cited for
12:11 a.m. Police responded to disorderly conduct.
a call of juveniles knocking down a
"slow down" sign on the 700 block crash with injuries at the intersecof Forest View Drive. The caller told tion of East Verona Avenue and Old
police the suspects had also moved Hwy. PB. A driver exiting Hwy. 18
around trash cans the night prior, attempted to turn left onto Old Hwy.
and were last seen near Prairie View PB without yielding right of way. A
Park. After searching the area, offi- traffic light was also damaged in the
cers were unable to located the sus- crash, and the driver was cited for
pects.
failure to yield right-of-way while
2:21 p.m. Police monitored traffic turning left.
at the 100 block of North Main Street
for an unreported amount of time.
Aug. 14
4:22 p.m. Police were called to
3:32 a.m. Police monitored traffic
South Main Street and Park Lane, at the intersection of Cty. Hwy. PB
where a van struck a pedestrian. The and American Way for approximately
van, driven by a 74-year-old Monroe one hour.
woman, struck a 25-year-old Madi11:24 a.m. Six police units were
son woman who was subsequently sent to the scene of a fight involvtransported to the hospital.
ing four men at a business on the
200 block of Legion Street. While
Aug. 13
responding, police also conducted a
10:05 a.m. Police received drug investigation.
a request for additional patrols
12:57 p.m. A citizen came to the
near Verona Area High School, police station to report the sexual
after numerous reports of vandal- assault of a child at the 200 block of
ism throughout the week. Reports Todd Street.
included broken bricks, football team
4:43 p.m. A Verona woman
tents being knocked over and orange reported that a man had stolen $70
cones being thrown onto the roof of from her car on the 400 block of
the school.
Lucerne Drive. The woman said the
4:57 p.m. Police responded to a man left on foot with his dog, headdomestic disturbance in the parking ing towards the bike trail.
lot of a business on the 600 block of
8:39 p.m. A Verona woman
Hometown Circle. A woman attacked reported being struck by a car eara man during an argument over the lier in the day in a parking lot on the
man's infidelity. Police arrested the 200 block of South Main Street. The
woman on domestic battery charges. woman had since gone to the ER
The man waived his 72-hour no-con- where she received a neck brace.
tact rights.
Jacob Bielanski
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That exciting news is a
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across the countryside.
As the pages of the book turn,
you see the beautiful blue lupine
flowers her legacy grow and
spread across the pages.
Working in a library is also
partly about legacies; we help
pass on stories, ideals, history
and culture from one generation
to the next. And since part of
my job as library director is to
make short-term and long-term
plans for the library, I was over
the moon when I learned that the
library received the challenge
grant.
The challenge part of it is
to fundraise $100,000 so we can
secure the additional $50,000
donation from MCF. The principal remains in the endowment
fund, with any interest gained
providing additional income to
the library for years to come.
These extra funds will be used to
provide more programs, performances, lectures and traveling
exhibits for all ages.
As the 89 percent of people
in the Verona area who use the
library already know, it is already
a fantastic place. Our beautiful
building is a place to study, read,
work and meet. It is a welcoming
place for children and families to
learn and play.
Our basic operations and core
services are supported by the
City of Verona and Dane County.
The Friends of the Verona Public
Library fund the Summer Reading Program and other short-term
projects and programs. By writing grants, we have been able to

fund special exhibits and projects.
The piece that we have been
missing until now which most
of the libraries in Dane County
already have is a long term,
self-sustaining source of funding
like a foundation or endowment.
A lot has changed since we
broke ground on the new library
building in 2005. Nearly twice
as many people visit our library
each year, and we now offer
three times as many informative
and educational programs. Over
the past 10 years, the library has
developed a reputation for offering great events, speakers, and
programs as well as bringing in
outstanding high-quality exhibits
from around the country.
Weve been able to provide
amazing experiences like meeting firefighters who were at
Ground Zero on 9/11 and hosting
a Civil War re-enactment in Badger Prairie County Park. We even
had a 25-foot dinosaur skeleton
on display at the library.
It is exciting to think what the
next 10 years will bring, and
even further down the road, to
consider what the world will be
like when the kids who are sitting
in storytime today are all grown
up and running the world.
The library endowment fund
that we are beginning now will
still be helping us achieve that
third most difficult thing: to
make the world a more beautiful
place.
Stacey Burkart is the director of
the Verona Public Library.
Combs competes in regional horse show

Gaelan Combs, a sophomore at
Verona Area High School, competed with the Dane County Hippology
Team at the All American Quarter
Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio,
in October. It was the first time a
Dane County team has been awarded a trip to the show.
The team, which also includes
Maddy Pottinger of McFarland
and Zoe Brandner of Middleton
and is coached by Diana Brandner, placed fourth out of 21 teams
in performance horse judging. The
eight-hour competition included
performance horse judging, a written exam, team problems and a

series of questions and photos to
identify and answer.
The performance
caps off a successful year for the
team, which placed
in the top 10 in
hippology at the
Wisconsin State
Combs
4-H Hippology
meet in Wausau
in May. They then
competed in the required horse
judging contest held at the Wisconsin State 4-H Horse Expo at

Wisconsin State Fair Park in September, where Combs and Pottinger tied for 16th place, qualifying them for the Congress.
Combs, in his third year with
the Dane County Hippology
Team, rides and shows a palomino quarter horse acquired from
Spirit Horse Rescue, near Janesville. He is a member of the Paoli
4-H Fireballs and the Verona
Equestrian Team, and has been
riding horses since he was four.
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Arthritis run/walk
at VAHS Dec. 12
Scott Girard
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Photo by J. Matzner Photography
From left to right, Erin Sweeney, Katy Smith, Sylvia Palinkas (in white), Regina Nolan and Ember Cribben appear in the Verona Youth
Ballets 2013 presentation of the Nutcracker Suite. The 10th anniversary performance will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12 at the
Verona Area High School Performing Arts Center.
Revisiting a classic
Youth ballet presents 10th Nutcracker Suite

If you go
What: The Verona Youth Ballet
presents the Nutcracker Suite
When: 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12
Where: Verona Area High School
Performing Arts Center, 300 Richard
St.
Cost: $15 adults, $10 children
under 12
Info: veronayouthballet.org
one of the founders of the original Madison Nutcracker, performed
with the Wisconsin Ballet Company,
Swedish National Ballet and Milwaukee Ballet during her professional
career before founding the Verona
Youth Ballet Nutcracker.

The family-friendly show, sponsored by Ballet U, Kehl School of
Dance and the Verona Area Chamber
of Commerce, will open with a live
medley of holiday music by keyboardist Dave Adler while playing up the
colorful costumes, elegant Tchaikovsky music and high spirited dancing that has made the Nutcracker
Suite a seasonal staple. The show will
close with a community sing-along.
General admission tickets ($15 for
adults and $10 for children under
12) will be available at the door or
in advance at Ballet U in the Verona
Athletic Center, at Kehl School of
Dance or online at veronayouthballet.org. Advance online purchase is
recommended. For information, call
620-5598.
VPD toy drive starts Wednesday

Veronans can help give
kids the opportunity to
open a gift this holiday
season by donating the
Verona Police Departments annual Operation
Toy Drive.
People can drop off
donated toys at the Verona Farm and Fleet (600
Hometown Circle) during
the drive, set for 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.

9 and Thursday, Dec. 10.
The department is collecting the items before helping to distribute them at
the Verona Area School
District's Helping Hands
Holiday Gift Drive.
Toys for the VASD gift
drive will be accepted
until Monday, Dec. 11.
Unwrapped presents that
cost between $15-25 can

be dropped off at the front
offices of VASD schools,
and will be matched with
appropriate recipients.
For information, contact
Officer Ryan Adkins at
845-0952.
Kate Newton
If you go:
What: Verona Police
Departments annual
Operation Toy Drive
When: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, Dec. 9 and
Thursday, Dec. 10
Where: Verona Farm
& Fleet, 600 Hometown
Circle
Info: 845-0952
the department, Robert P.

Eggimann was arrested
around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 29, after a concerned motorist reported an
erratic driver within the
city. Officers spotted the
reported vehicle as it pulled
into a business on the 200
block of South Main Street
and spoke to the driver after
it had stopped. Police allege
honorees for the event. Kooiman was diagnosed with

juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
was she was 2 years old.
With 800 people participating last year and a goal
for more this year, Johnson
said the event often sees
teams come back year after
year to compete and raise
money and awareness for
the foundation.
Events like this, with
teams and youre rallying
around either someone that
has arthritis or in memory
of someone, its just a
huge sense of community,
Johnson said. Its just this
big fun thing that a lot of
people have ingrained into
their holiday traditions.
The Verona event had
raised $61,275 as of Tuesday, nearing its $70,000
goal. The money goes
toward preventing, controlling and finding a cure for
arthritis, which affects more
than 50 million Americans,
according to the foundations website.
Pre-registration for the
event closes at midnight
Dec. 7. For information, to
donate or to sign up, visit
jbr.org and type Verona
in the Event City box on
the lower right-hand side.
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Verona police arrested
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Eggimann was driving.

Eggimanns most recent
OWI occurred in 2004. He
pled guilty to that charge
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Many dance companies around the

world regard performances of the
Nutcracker as a holiday tradition, and
for the past decade, the Verona Youth
Ballet has presented their own version
of the stage classic.
The youth ballet will perform its
10th annual rendition of the Nutcracker Suite at 4 p.m. Saturday,
Dec. 12, in the Verona Area High
School Performing Arts Center at 300
Richard St.
In 2005, the first year of the performance, a cast of just three dancers
appeared. Now, the one-hour production will feature a cast of 70 dancers children, adults, amateurs and
a number of seasoned professionals
from 10 area dance studies, according
to the Verona Youth Ballet website.
Artistic director Charmaine Ristow,
Verona Area High School

will host hundreds of people
Dec. 12 for the Jingle Bell
Run/Walk for Arthritis.
The event is in its 31st
year in the Madison area,
but just the second in Verona. The event moved to the
city last year after outgrowing its previous location at
Vilas Park in Madison, said
Arthritis Foundation community development associate director Hana Johnson.
Its just a lot better to
have some indoor space just
to draw some volunteers,
Johnson said. People that
are watching the run and
not actually doing it, they
have a place to hang out
thats warm while their
loved ones or whoever
(else) is running.
The event includes 5K
and 10K runs, a 5K walk
and an untimed 1-mile fun
run beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Participants are encouraged to dress up in holidaythemed outfits.
The 1-mile fun run is new
this year, Johnson noted.
Were really adding that
for parents with strollers
and kids that dont want to
do that full three miles, she
said. But also for people
with arthritis that really
cant do that 5K distance,
this is great for them or else
we were kind of leaving
them out.
Registration that morning begins at 9:15 a.m. at
the high school, and a Kids
Zone with a life-size gingerbread house for decorating and holiday coloring
sheets will also be open
from 9:15-10:15 a.m. An
awards ceremony will follow the races at 11:45 a.m.
Four people, including
VAHS sophomore Sophie
Kooiman, will serve as
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Coming up
Churches
Chinese celebration
The Verona Area International School
will host a free event from 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5 at Savanna Oaks Middle
School, 5890 Lacy Road, to celebrate its
designation as a Confucius Classroom.
The event will feature Chinese calligraphy and crafts, a Lion Dance performance at 4 p.m. and a Chinese martial
arts demonstration at 5 p.m. Dumplings
and Chinese food will also be served.
For information, call 204-9841 or
email wickhart@gmail.com.
Holiday recital
Rhapsody Arts Center will present
its second faculty recital of the season
at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4 at the center, 1031 North Edge Trl. The program,
titled Sounds of the Season, will feature faculty members performing a variety of classical and seasonal works. For
information, call 848-2045.
Holiday baking class

A holiday baking class will be held
from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, at The

Prairie Kitchen in Badger Prairie Needs
Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave.
Former LEtoile baker Deborah Lease
will provide step-by-step instructions on
Buche de Noel, a French sponge cake.
Each participant will take home a cake
and the knowledge to make one at home.
The cost for the class is $35 per person. All proceeds support the work of
the Badger Prairie Needs Network.
For information or to register, visit
bpnn.org.
Eating habits
Gain healthier eating habits at a free
presentation from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday,
Dec. 7 at the library.
Kirsty Blattner, creator of Healthy
Harmonized You, will demonstrate how
to prepare vegan and gluten-free meals
in five to 15 minutes.
She will also share recipes, food
samples and meal plans. Registration
is required and limited to 50 participants. To register, or for information,
visit veronapubliclibrary.org or call 8457180.
Dementia presentation
Caregivers can learn how to decode
verbal and behavior messages from people with dementia at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 at the senior center.
Caregivers will gain practical information and resources so they can better
understand the changes in communication. The presentation will identify ways
to connect at each stage of the disease.
For information, call 845-7471.
Dickens performance
Join Jessica Michna as she presents a
one-hour Mrs. Charles Dickens performance at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec.
10 at the senior center.
Michna will play Catherine Dickens,
the wife of famous author Charles Dickens. Michna is known for her portrayals
of First Ladies and other historic women, as well as her fictitious characters.
For information, call 845-7471.
Community calendar
Thursday, December 3
5-9 p.m., Artist Night and Holiday

Fundraiser for the Verona Soccer
Club, Tuvalu
7:30 p.m., VACT A Very Merry
Hometown Christmas, Verona
Area Performing Arts Center, vact.
org
Friday, December 4
Hometown Holidays, all day, 8455777

10 a.m., The Young and the
Restless indoor play time (ages
0-5), library, 845-7180
10 a.m., Movie Matinees (A
Christmas Carol), senior center,
845-7471
5 p.m., Holiday Tree Lighting,
Christmas Carols by Resurrection
Lutheran Church and a visit from
Santa, Central Park
5:30-7 p.m., Chili Supper, Santa
visit, senior center
7:30 p.m., VACT A Very Merry
Hometown Christmas, Verona
Area Performing Arts Center, vact.
org
7:30 p.m., Madison Songwriter
Showcase with Cris and Ann Plata
and open mic ($5 donation), Tuvalu Hometown Christmas, Verona

7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital: Sounds Area Performing Arts Center, vact.
org
of the Season, Rhapsody Arts
Center, 1031 N. Edge Trail, rhapsoMonday, December 7
dyarts.org
3:30-5 p.m., Glitter tattoos, Badger
Saturday, December 5
Prairie Needs Network, bpnn.org
Hometown Holidays, all day, 845- 4 p.m., Monday Maker (ages
5777
11-18), library, 845-7180
6:30 p.m., Plan Commission, City
9:30 a.m. to noon, Breakfast with
Center
Santa, American Legion Hall, 207
Legion St., 845-6067
7 p.m., School board meeting,
11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Salem United
Administration Building
Church of Christ Holiday Bazaar
7-8:30 p.m., Healthy eating habits
and Luncheon, 502 Mark Dr.
presentation, library, 845-7180
2 and 7:30 p.m., VACT A Very
Tuesday, December 8
Merry Hometown Christmas,
10:30
a.m., Effective
Verona Area Performing Arts
Communication presentation, senior
Center, vact.org
center, 845-7471
3-6 p.m., VAIS Confucius
Classroom celebration, 5890 Lacy
Wednesday, December 9
Road, vaisverona.org
4-5:30 p.m., Hour of Code, library
7 p.m., Rachel and Alan, Tuvalu
computer lab (registration required),
845-7180
Sunday, December 6
4:30-5:30, Tech Time with Tim,
Hometown Holidays
senior center, 845-7471
1-4 p.m., Holiday Baking class
Thursday, December 10
($35), Badger Prairie Needs
Network, 1200 E. Verona Ave.,
12:30 p.m., Mrs. Charles
bpnn.org
Dickens performance, senior center, 845-7471
2 p.m., VACT A Very Merry
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Dec. 3
7 a.m. Hearing Loss Coping
Strategies at Senior Center
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. 3 Rs at Senior
Center
2 p.m. Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Jessie Garcia at
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Senior Center Redo
9 p.m. Veterans Day 2015
at Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Sesquicentennial at Historical
Society
Friday, Dec. 4
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Veterans Day
2015 at Senior Center
3 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Hearing Loss
Coping Strategies at Senior
Center
11 p.m. 3 Rs at Senior
Center
Saturday, Dec. 5
8 a.m. Common Council
from 112315
11 a.m. Chuckwagon at
Senior Center
Football
4:30 p.m. Verona
Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from 112315
Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Society
Center
Sunday, Dec. 6
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from 112315
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Verona
Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from 112315
Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Society
Center
Monday, Dec. 7
Senior Center
Senior Center

Senior Center
Football
6:30 p.m. Plan Commission
Live
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
Center
Center
Tuesday, Dec. 8
10 a.m.Zumba Gold
Center
2 p.m.Zumba Gold
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection Church
9 p.m. Veterans Day 2015 at
Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Society
Wednesday, Dec. 9
Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. Plan Commission
from 120715
7 p.m. Capital City Band
Senior Center
Center
Center
Thursday, Dec. 10
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
Center
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
9 p.m. Veterans Day 2015
at Senior Center
10
p.m.
Verona
Society
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
ALL SAINTS LUTHERAN

CHURCH
2951 Chapel Valley Rd., Fitchburg
(608) 276-7729
allsaints-madison.org
Pastor Rich Johnson
Sunday: 8:30 & 10:45 a.m.
(608) 845-6613
stchristopherverona.com
Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG

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

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

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

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

CHURCH ELCA
(608) 271-6633
Central: Raymond Road & Whitney
Way, Madison
Sunday: 8:15, 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
West: Corner of Hwy. PD & Nine
Mound Road, Verona
Sunday: 9 & 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
CHURCH-ELCA
2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
springdalelutheran.org
Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
DAMASCUS ROAD CHURCH WEST

The Verona Senior Center
108 Paoli St., Verona
(608) 819-6451
info@damascusroadchurch.com,
damascusroadonline.org
Pastor Justin Burge
Sunday: 10 a.m.
MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH
201 S. Main St., Verona
(608) 845-7125
MBCverona.org
Lead Pastor Jeremy Scott
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
REDEEMER BIBLE FELLOWSHIP
130 N. Franklin St., Verona
(608)848-1836
redeemerbiblefellowship.org
Pastor Dwight R. Wise
Sunday: 10 a.m. family worship
RESURRECTION LUTHERAN
CHURCH-WELS
6705 Wesner Rd., Verona
(608) 848-4965
rlcverona.org
Pastor Nathan Strutz and Assistant
Pastor Eric Melso
Thursday: 6:30 p.m.
Sunday: 9 a.m.
SUGAR RIVER
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
415 W. Verona Ave., Verona
(608) 845-5855
sugar.river@sugarriverumc.org,
sugarriverumc.org
Pastor Gary Holmes
9 & 10:30 a.m. contemporary worship.
Sunday School available during worship. Refreshments and fellowship are
between services.
WEST MADISON BIBLE CHURCH
2920 Hwy. M, Verona
Sunday Praise and Worship: 9:15 a.m.
Nursery provided in morning.
Sunday school (all ages): 10:45 a.m.
Small group Bible study: 6 p.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 92 & G, Mount Vernon
(608) 832-6677
Pastor Brad Brookins
Sunday: 10:15 a.m.
ZWINGLI UNITED CHURCH OF
CHRIST
Hwy. 69 & PB, Paoli
(608)845-5641
Rev. Sara Thiessen
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. family worship
ST. CHRISTOPHER CATHOLIC

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

There is something in us that seems to crave bad news.
Why do we listen with such keen interest to the news
story of the latest horrific crime or natural disaster? We
just cant seem to
resist telling everyone about our cares and woes, and
even when we know the car crash is going to be ugly, we
have to look. Rather than spreading the news about how
bad it was, maybe we should focus on the good works of
those who came to the rescue. Instead of talking about
how poorly things are going, maybe it would be better
to talk about what is working. That might spur others
to follow the good example. There will always be plenty
to complain about in the world, but there is also a lot of
good news. Many parts of the world are actually safer and
less violent than in previous ages and people are living
longer than ever, but since we live in a world of instant
access to all of the worlds news its easy to understand
why people think the world is horribly violent and unsafe.
Horrific crimes and violence are newsworthy precisely
because they are relatively unusual. People helping each
other and treating others humanely is the rule; violence is
the exception. Perhaps we should spread that good news,
and encourage others to do likewise.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
Psalm 96:3 NIV
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Holidays: Tree lighting, chili

supper set for Friday night
more than 30 holiday favorites, running the gamut
from old-time classics such
as Carol of the Bells
to trendier favorites like
Do You Want to Build a
Snowman? from Disneys
Frozen.
The show debuts at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3,
at the Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center, with 7:30 performances on both Friday and
Saturday, and 2 p.m. shows
set for Saturday and Sunday. For information or
tickets, visit vact.org.
As in past years, encouraging people to get out and
shop locally is a priority
for the Verona Area Chamber of Commerce in planning Hometown Holidays,
chamber executive director
Le Jordan told the Press.
More than 20 area retailers and businesses will be
offering discounts, promotions or holiday activities
and treats to customers on
Friday and Saturday, and
Jordan said shes eager to
stop into as many places
as possible during her first
Hometown Holidays with
the chamber.
Theres more of a community feel, which at this
time of year, I think is
something that everyone is
looking for, Jordan added.
More community, more
family, getting back to
home base and the central
reason for the season.
The Holiday Tree Lighting on Friday evening
starts the weekend in a festive fashion: set for 5 p.m.
in Central Park, the lighting will feature caroling
by Resurrection Lutheran
Church and a visit from
Santa on the Verona Fire
Department truck. WISCTVs Gary Cannalte will
return to deliver a live
weather broadcast.
The fire departments
annual Five-Alarm Chili
Supper will follow the tree
lighting from 5:30-7 p.m.
at the senior center down
the street, where Santa will
reappear to visit with kids
in front of the fireplace to
pose for pictures and listen to their Christmas wish
lists. Kids can also get
their faces painted by the
More info
For a full list and
map of businesses and
retailers participating
in Hometown Holidays,
see pages 9-11 of this
issue.
Verona Area High School
yearbook staff.
Its such a great event
for the kids to come and
see Santa, and get their
picture taken with him and
leave with that all for free,
which is not always the
case with these events,
Jordan said.
Bring along your camera Saturday morning
when Santa makes another
appearance from 10:30
a.m. to noon at a breakfast
hosted by the Verona Lions
Club at the American
Legion Hall, 207 Legion
St. Breakfast and crafts
will be available at 9:30
a.m., followed by a magic
act at 10 a.m. by Wayne
the Wizard, who will create balloon objects for children as they wait to meet
Santa. A free childrens
vision screening will also
be available during the
event.
Beyond visiting local
businesses, shoppers can
browse a craft sale and
bake sale at the Salem
United Church of Christs
Holiday Bazaar and Luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1
p.m. Saturday at 502 Mark
Dr. A raffle drawing is set
for noon,and a lunch of
assorted salads, BBQ, pie
and beverages is available
at a cost of $7 for adults,
$3 for children ages 5-12
and free for children under
5.
And while theres no
Hometown Crawl raffle
of prizes from participating businesses this year,
Jordan said the chamber is
already looking ahead to
expand Hometown Holidays retail presence even
further next year.
We have a lot of ideas
in the works, and we plan
on making the Hometown
Holiday events bigger and
better every single year,
Jordan said.
Photo submitted
Some of the performers at the upcoming VACT production of A Very Merry Hometown Christmas include, front row, from left: Kacey
Scheidegger, Kendra Johnson, Tim Fehling and Angie Campbell; second row, from left: Liz Nickels, Jane Pulda and Julie Murphy; third
row: Alyssa Dvorak, Gail Gomach and Christine Molzahn; fourth row: Lindsay Carr.
VACTs Hometown Christmas starts Thursday

With Thanksgiving in
the rear-view mirror and
the calendar turned to
December, many have
shifted focus to the holiday
season.
And Verona Area Community Theater is ready to
help get folks in the spirit
with its upcoming productions of A Very Merry
Hometown Christmas.
Shows run from Dec. 3-6
at the Verona Area High
School Performing Arts
Center.
In this original holiday variety show, VACT
will feature over 80 actors
onstage, ranging from
young children to retired
people. A Very Merry
Hometown Christmas
show will feature more
than 35 Christmas songs
from the traditional to
those with a more modern
twist or appeal.
Some favorites include:
We Need a Little Christmas, Jingle Bell Rock,
Silver Bells, Santa
Baby, Its Beginning to
Look A Lot Like Christmas, Carol of the Bells,
O Holy Night, Here
Comes Santa Claus, The
Christmas Song, and
Winter Wonderland.
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This kind of show
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and Angela Myers serve
as choreographers, with
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Obituaries
Geraldine L. Geri
Schumann
Geraldine Schumann
Geraldine L. Geri
Schumann, age 83 of Cross
Plains, passed away on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at her
home from natural causes.
She was born July 27,
1932, in Black Earth Township, to Emil and LaVona
(Harmening) Kahl.
She was united in marriage
to LaVern L. Schumann on
Sept. 13, 1953, at St. Pauls
Lutheran Church in Marxville. He preceded her in
death on Feb. 3, 1999.
Geri loved going on walks,
tending her flowers, playing cards and quilting with
the women of the church
but most of all she loved
animals, especially her cats:
Patches, Molly, Buffy and
Rusty.
She was a member of St.
Martins Lutheran Church
and of its WELCA in Cross
Plains.
Survivors include her
children, Bruce (Jeanne)
Schumann of Cross Plains,
Brian (Kathy) Schumann of
Colorado Springs, Colo.; and
Holly Schumann of Cross
Gaming the day away

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events to reconnect communities through their libraries around the
educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games,
according to the IGD website. The first International Games Day
took place in 2007.
Above, from left, Sara Hagen, Elizabeth Tappy, Jacob Riehl and
Timmy Hagen, 6, all of Madison, play a game of Incan Gold.
At right, Albie Luckas, 10, left, questions why Bert Luckas has
decided to play his chosen card in a game of Fluxx.
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73, of Madison, died on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, at UW
Hospital in Madison. He was
born Nov. 12, 1942, in Chicago to Earl
and Jeanette
(Haas) Williamson.
He grew
up in Chicago and never lost his love
for his favorite hot dog stand,
Italian beef and Da Chicago
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He was a U.S. Army
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hosted a Roman Banquet for
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The event included a pair of
plays and a feast better fit for
third-graders than Romans.
Plains; grandchildren, Jenny

Schumann, Jill Schumann,
Cody (Kristy) Schumann,
Courtney (Aaron) Layton
and Cory Schumann; greatgrandson, Cameron Layton;
her sister, Lurlene Schultz of
Black Earth; sisters-in-law,
Evelyn Kahl of Stoughton,
Shirley Starcynski of Black
Earth, Nathalie Bergum
of Cross Plains and Gloria
(Mike) Mullvain of Rockford, Ill.; brothers-in-law,
Jim (Virginia) Schumann of
Verona and Eugene (Jean)
Schumann of Black Earth;
and many nieces, nephews,
cousins, other relatives and
friends.
She was preceded in death
by her parents; her husband,
LaVern; brothers, Oliver
(Frances) and Verlyn Kahl;
in-laws, Edwin and Nettie Schumann; brothers-inlaw, Eugene Schultz, Paul
Starcynski and Bud Bergum.
Funeral service will be
at 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec.
4, at St. Martins Lutheran
Church, 2427 Church St.,
Cross Plains, with the Rev.
Kirsten Curtis officiating.
Inurnment will be at Oak Hill
Cemetery in Black Earth at a
later date. Visitation will be
from 9:30 a.m. until 10:50
a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4 at the
church. The Ellestad Camacho Funeral Home, 1710
Center St., Black Earth, is
serving the family. In lieu
of flowers or plants the family requests memorials of
remembrance to St. Martins
Lutheran Church in Cross
Plains or the Dane County
Humane Society.
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He was united in marriage
to Betty J. Weinbrenner on
Sept. 11, 1965, in Mineral
Point and moved to Cicero,
Ill. In 1973, he moved to
Madison.
He was a passionate gardener specializing in dahlias
that he showed and judged.
He shared his passion of
dahlias with the community,
especially the Verona Public
Library, where he was often
seen checking out his next
treasure trove of books. He
was also a cheese connoisseur and would travel many
miles to find the best.
Roberts family was very
special to him. He enjoyed
spending time with them
especially their sports
events, concerts, plays and
his daughters wood fired
pottery. He enjoyed playing
euchre and cribbage.
He is survived by his
wife, Betty, of Madison;
two daughters, Laura (Scott)
Stewart of Verona and Kristen (Troy Moon) Williamson
of Juda; two grandchildren,
Ryan and Sara Stewart; sister, Karen Oehlsen of Fairmount, Ill.; his faithful companion dog, Sophie; other
relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death
by his parents and a brotherin-law, Ralph Oehlsen.
Memorial services were on
Friday, Nov. 27, at Ellestad
Camacho Funeral Home, 500
N. 8th St., Mt. Horeb, WI,
with Pastor Angela Steinhauer officiating. Inurnment will
be at the Verona Cemetery at
a later date.
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Girls basketball
A community remembers
Nettles-Bey loses twoyear battle with cancer
Anthony Iozzo
Senior Grace Mueller wore

No. 10 for the Verona girls basketball team Tuesday in honor of
Ebony Nettles-Bey.
After two courageous years,
Nettles-Bey lost her battle with
cancer on Nov. 24 at the age
of 18. But as the community
mourns her loss, Mueller and
other friends and family also
remember her inspirational smile
during the 2013-14 varsity girls
basketball season. It was that
year she continuously went from
chemo to the court and somehow
helped the Wildcats finish 20-3
overall despite a struggle with
stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma a
very aggressive and rare softtissue cancer.
She was a such an influential
player. It was amazing being her
teammate, and I will never forget every game I got to play with
her and seeing her laugh and her
smile, Mueller said after Tuesdays game against Madison
Memorial at Verona Area High
School. I think she left that
impact on all of us. I felt honored, and I know she was there
with us tonight in the gym.
There was also a moment of
silence for Nettles-Bey before
Tuesdays game, and her quiet
former teammates and the atmosphere were a sharp contrast
from the raucous crowd that
turned out for a fundraiser event
for Nettles-Bey in January 2014.
That night, Nettles-Beys
smile seem to stretch from one
side of the basketball court to the
other as friends and family in the
stands wore Team 10 T-shirts
and varsity through youth players wore headbands that read,
No one has to fight alone.
Despite clearly being fatigued
after a radiation treatment,
Nettles-Bey couldnt help but
be happy during that game as
a packed Verona Area High
School gym chanted her name
during the starting lineups. It
was like the many others she
played in after her diagnosis,
never wasting a moment and not
taking anything for granted.
Her four points and two assists
wont be remembered as much
as her smile that night, despite
obviously not being 100 percent.
She was just such an inspiration to everyone, VAHS
head coach Angie Murphy said
Tuesday. She showed everyone what it is really about and
File photo by Anthony Iozzo
Ebony Nettles-Bey makes a pass during a game against Middleton during the 2014-15 season.; (below) Ebony Nettles-Bey (10) hugs Marly Campbell after Campbell
hit a game-winning layup in a 54-52 Big Eight Conference win against Janesville Craig during the 2014-15 season at Verona Area High School. Nettles-Bey had the
assist on the play.
How to help
On Nov. 27, friends and family gathered in Penn Park in
Madison for a candlelight vigil to pay their respects, but
Nettles-Beys funeral didnt have a set date by the Verona
Press deadline.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County started a gofundme
fundraiser page to help raise money for the cost of the funeral.
The family needed $5,600 to begin planning for the service by
Wednesday and had already raised $8,755 by late Tuesday. The
goal of the fundraiser is to raise $15,000 to cover the total cost
of the funeral.
To make a donation, visit gofundme.com/ebonyshomegoing.
had such a passion for the game.
She really taught people that
and never complained and was a
great role model. She will never
be forgotten.
Nettles-Bey was later given a
shopping spree and a dinner with
friends, teammates and family

by the Make-A-Wish Foundation
later that year, and she also was
able to meet her idol, LeBron
James, in March 2014. James,
Turn to Nettles-Bey/Page 15
Girls basketball
Wildcats dominate Spartans, bounce back from first loss

Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High School

girls basketball team was hoping for a more consistent effort
Tuesday following the first loss
of the season on Nov. 24 at Middleton.
The host Wildcats jumped out
early against Madison Memorial,
but a late first-half run forced a

few adjustments in the second
half.
And Verona began to work
inside and out and get the ball to
the post, as the Wildcats pulled
away in a 67-32 win.
I think we played more as a
team this game, and we definitely practiced hard after the loss to
Middleton and focused on what
we needed to fix on our end,

said senior Grace Mueller who
was wearing No. 10 in honor of
teammate Ebony Nettles-Bey
who past away from cancer last
week.
After Verona took a 22-3 lead
to start the first half, Memorial senior Priya Heinen knocked
down a few 3-pointers to help
cut the Wildcats lead to 22-17.
But that changed in the second

half. Verona went on a 24-6 run,
with baskets from senior Kira
Opsal, junior Alex Luehring and
Mueller, taking a 53-23 lead.
It was just some miscommunication and poor shot selection. We are not good enough to
just go down there and jack up
any shot off one or two passes.
You have to run your offense,
and they did a better job of that

in the second half, head coach
Angie Murphy said.
Luehring led the way with
18 points, while Opsal chipped
in 17. Mueller finished with 16
points.
Nine total players scored for
Verona.
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Wrestling
Wildcats return several, look to be in Big Eight title race

Anthony Iozzo
The Verona Area High

School wrestling team lost
some key wrestlers from last
season, but the Wildcats still
have lots of talent coming
back.
Senior state qualifier Trayvonn Johnson (32-7, conference champion) leads the
way, while seniors Austin
Powers (13-20, sectional
qualifier), Dom Sabbarese
(23-19, sectional qualifier)
and Garrison Stauffer (23-11, fourth at sectionals) and
junior Brandon Daniels (30-11, sectional qualifier) are
also back.
The Wildcats also get
experience back with seniors
Noah Currier, Zach Edwards,
Matthew Maier (12-12),
Egil Hegge (7-17) and Ryan
Weiss (9-21) and sophomores
Jono Herbst (6-21), Luke Slekar and Reagan Stauffer (3-
10).
State qualifier Dakin Coons
(42-7), two-time state qualifier Eric Schmid (29-4) and
sectional qualifier Jackson
Bryant (22-13) are all gone,
but the Wildcats do have several newcomers to add to the
depth of the program.
Seniors Andrew Herbst,
David Romens and Fox Fritch; juniors Oscar Estrada,
Meja Maka and Dom Murray; sophomores Eli Hano,
Jordan Recob, Lance Randall,
Tucker Teskey, Joe Scalissi,
Jericho Fey and Tristan Largent; and freshmen Connor
The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School wrestling team (front, from left) are: Noah Currier, Matthew Maier, Jono
Herbst, Egil Hegge and Luke Slekar; (back) Brandon Daniels, Dom Sabbarese, Trayvonn Johnson, Austin Powers and Ryan Weiss.
Dugan, Porter Sundin-Donahue, Zakh Kalifatadi, Nathan

Feller, Dillon Currier and Jeremy Grimm fill out the roster.
The Wildcats also have
two new coaches. Along with
Bob Wozniak, Scott Burzynski will be a co-head coach,
and Nick Faus is an assistant
coach.
Wozniak said the one area
the team will have trouble

with is filling weight classes.
Despite numbers being high,
there are not a lot of light-mid
and light-heavy wrestlers on
the team.
Middleton and Madison La

Follette in the Big Eight Conference.
Sun Prairie brings back
sophomore state qualifier
Drew Scharenbrock (41-10)
but loses state qualifier TraConference preview
vis Bouzek (19-6). SectionThe Wildcats will once als qualifiers senior Gavin
again need to battle with Decker (25-16), juniors Jake
Sun Prairie, Janesville Craig, Graeve (22-19) and Will Van
Pietersom (24-22) and sophomore Tyler Nelson (29-17,

third at sectionals) are also
back.
Janesville Craig brings
back senior state qualifier
Logan Baker (28-11) and
loses state qualifier Airk Furseth (450, state champion)
and sectional qualifier Derrik
Hanewold (18-22). Sectional
qualifiers senior Aristide Serrano (30-5, third at sectionals), juniors Stone Kilngaman
(24-11, fourth at sectionals),
Nicholas Knaub (12-17) and
Everett Washington (14-15)
and sophomore Nathan Ellis
(1915) are also back.
Middleton loses state
qualifiers Sean Benedict (42-6) and Taagart Haase (48-6)
and sectional qualifier Shay
Haase, but the Cardinals
bring back junior state qualifier Chris Rogers (40-9).
Sectional qualifiers juniors
Colton Best (19-16) and
Trevaun Turner (21-13) and
sophomores Dion Huff (15-19) and Keneth Polache (411) also return.
Madison La Follette brings
back state qualifiers senior
Jeffery Johnson (29-16) and
junior Francesco Schiro (39-13) but loses state qualifier
Carlito Schiro (38-10).
State qualifiers seniors
Derek Lawinger (22-2 0),
Joseph Stupar (28-13) and
Tray Turner (21-12, fourth
at sectionals); juniors Liam
Labansky (16-16) and Salvatore Schiro (2519) and sophomore Dylan Lawinger (12-9).
Out of those five teams,
Middleton is the one dual the
Wildcats will have before the
Big Eight Showcase. Verona
travels to Middleton at 7
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10. The
showcase is when the fifth
conference dual is, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 22.
The Big Eight Conference
tournament is at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.
Boys swimming
Verona Area/Mount Horeb swim team look to remain near the top of Big Eight Conference
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb

boys swimming co-op brings back
eight returning letterwinners from
a year ago as the Wildcats look to
improve upon last season.
Of the returners back will be a
trio of VA/MH seniors in Bryce
Angaran, Grant Wrightman and Will
McMillan.
The Wildcats have a quartet of
junior talent coming back as well in
Bryce Hoppe, Zeke Sebastian, Bryan
Touchett and Jacob Wellnitz.
Sophomore Luke Hagelin is also
back, while Mount Horeb freshman
Shane Rozeboom will be a key newcomer for a VA/MH team that finished 6-5 in dual meets last season.
Gone from last year is Kyle Wolmutt, who finished fifth in the state
diving competition.
The Wildcats only other point
scorer at state was the 200 medley
relay, which dropped a second-anda-half as Angaran, Hook, Conway
and Hoppe cut 1.46 seconds to finish
15th overall in 1 minute, 41.47 seconds.
Hook and Conway are both gone,
having graduated following last season. Cullen Meurer also graduated
following last seasons state meet.
Angaran later accounted for the

teams top individual finish, placing
one spot out of medal contention in
17th place in 54.91. Meurer, Wellnitz, Angaran and Conway matched
the finish, dropping two seconds for
a 3:19.53 in the 400 free relay.
Wellnitz shaved .22 seconds off
his seed time to finish 18th overall
(1:48.43) in the 200 free and also
dropped time in the 500 free to place
19th in 4:55.63.
The Wildcats were seeded fifth
(48 points behind Sun Prairie) entering last years Big Eight Conference
meet at the Middleton High School
Natatorium.
The Wildcats, however, swam
and dove well enough to continue a
streak of top four finishes every year
since joining the conference back in
2008.
VA/MH would love to match
or better last years showing but it
wont be easy.
Madison Memorial, Madison
West and Middleton once again are
expected to be not only tops in the
conference but amongst the states
elite.
Though the Spartans were unable
to sweep all three relays over the
final 25 meters of the 400 free relay,
Madison Memorial secured five
state titles en route to its fifth straight
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School boys swimming team (front, from left) are: Bryce Angaran, Jacob
Wellnitz an Bryce Hoppe; (back) Will McMillan, Grant Wightman, Bryan Touchett, Luke Hagelin and Zeke Sebastian.
title with 350.5 points.

Memorial opened the meet taking the 200 medley relay and later
added the 200 freestyle relay title.
Ben Gebhart and Justin Temprano
repeated as the 100 butterfly and
100 backstroke champions. Alex
Peterson-Weber tied for the 50 free.

The Spartans 149.5 point margin
of victory over second-ranked Madison West (201) was the second-largest ever. Fourthranked Cedarburg
(192) finished nine points back of
the Regents in third place.
All told the Big Eight accounted for seven state championships
with Madison West upperclassmen
Aidan Meara adding the 100 free to
Munns diving title.
The Wildcats finished 27th overall
as a team with 18 points.
Girls hockey
Lynx offense rolling to start season, Middleton co-op knocks off Onalaska for the first time
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Middleton Metro

Lynx girls hockey co-op
ran its record to 3-0 to start
the season last week, adding wins against Onalaska
and the Badger Thunder tournament the past four

co-ops.
years. During that stretch
the Hilltoppers defeated
Lynx 2, Onalaska 1
the Metro Lynx a game
The Onalaska girls hock- from the WIAA state tourey co-op has controlled its nament twice.
Saturday the Metro Lynx
playoff bracket, advancing to the WIAA state helped erase a few of those
demons and showed that

the sectional title might
just be up for grabs this
season, defeating Onalaska 2-1 inside Madison Ice
Arena.
Onalaska has been
the team to beat for a
long time. I was told that

Saturdays win was the
firsttime the Metro Lynx
has ever beat them, head
coach Derek Ward said.
So yeah it made our win
Saturday night a little bit
bigger.
Ward said the win

should put the Lynx right
in the mix in their section.
Sun Prairie is still on
top with Rock County
right behind them, he
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Boys hockey
Young squad struggles on special teams to open season

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Verona boys hockey team

has played four games so far
this season, posting a 1-2-1
record over the first weekand-a-half of the season.
Despite a losing record so
far, the Wildcats faced threestraight ranked teams to start
the year.
H.S. Hockey Showcase

Matt Fall scored twice
for Hudson on Friday as the
fifth-ranked Raiders shut out
host Verona 3-0 in the first
game of the High School
Hockey Showcase.
Fall gave Hudson a onegoal lead two-and-a-half
minutes into the first period
before the Raiders took over
on the power play.
George Nuutinen, who
setup Fall on the first goals,
buried a power-play goal
five minutes into the second
period.
Hudson capped the win
with a second power-play
goal by Fall early in the second period. The Raiders finished the game 2-for-5 on the
man-advantage. Verona was
0-for-2 on the power play.
Stevens Point beat Madison Edgewood 2-1 in the
other game.
Nathan Cleghorn had 36
saves in net for the Wildcats,
while Raiders goaltender
Anthony Howard stopped all
12 shots he faced.
Verona followed that up
with a 2-0 loss Saturday
against ninth-ranked Stevens
Point.
Grant Ozalkowski gave
Stevens Point a one-goal
lead midway through the first
period before Sam Medo
extended the lead to two
goals 11 minutes into the
second period on the power
play.
SPASH finished 1-for7 on the power play, while
Verona went 0-for-3 on the
night.
Jones stopped 31 of 33
shots on goal. Phil Trzebiatowski stopped all 28 shots
he faced, including 14 in the
second period, for Stevens
Point.
Fifth-ranked Hudson
defeated eighth-ranked Madison Edgewood 2-0 in the
other game.
Playing three tough opponents to start the season isnt
good for the record or the ego
when you go winless, but I
saw a lot of potential for this
team, head coach Joel Marshall said. We are definitely
missing a go-to goal scorer
right now, but our strength is
with our goaltenders (Jones
and Cleghorn).
Our goalies give us a
good foundation to build
from and they provide us a
chance to win every night
its just a matter of someone
finding the net on the other
end of the ice.
Verona 3, Edgewood 3
The Wildcats dropped the
puck on the season two days
before Thanksgiving, playing to a 3-3 draw against
non-conference Madison
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Verona defenseman Zach Lenz (12) battles Madison Edgewood forward Grant Reichenbacher for possession of a loose puck behind
Wildcats net in the first period Tuesday, Nov. 24. The Wildcats skated to a 3-3 draw with the Crusaders.
Edgewood.
Despite falling behind
3-1 after giving up a pair
of power-play goals and a
short-handed goal through
one-and-a-half periods,
Verona fought back to draw
even with and Aidan Schmitt
power-play goal in the second period and a Jack Anderson even-strength goal early
in the second.
Schmitt answered a Grant
Reichenbacher power-play
Boys basketball
Wildcats crush Lake Geneva in season opener

Anthony Iozzo
Offense was not a problem for the Verona

Area High School boys basketball team Saturday in the season opener.
Seniors Cole Schmitz and Kwan Clements
and junior Nathaniel Buss all scored 20 points
to help the Wildcats pull off a 102-83 win.
After trailing by a point at halftime, the
defense improved to allow Verona to outscore
Lake Geneva Badger 56-41 in the second half.
Schmitz made eight field goals, including
three 3-pointers, and picked up six rebounds,
while Buss added two 3-pointers while going
8-for-9 from the free-throw line. He also had
seven rebounds.
Clements made nine field goals, including a
3-pointer, and had five rebounds.
Senior Keaton Knueppel and junior John
Van Handel also reached double-digits with
13 and 12 points, respectively. Van Handel
also picked up 11 rebounds, while Knueppel
finished with eight.
Senior Jake Berhorst led Badger with 33
points.
The Wildcats open the Big Eight
Photo by Ed Fink
Senior Kwan Clements looks to drive to the basket

on Nov. 28 against Lake Geneva Badger. Clements
finished with 20 points in a 102-83 win.
Conference season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday

against Madison West and travel to Middleton
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Verona concludes the
week at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at Janesville Craig.
goal 13 minutes into the first

period before a second Edgewood power play allowed the
Crusaders to go back up 2-1
two minutes later. Reichenbacher had a hand in all three
Edgewood goals, adding a
short-handed goal and assist.
Zach Ritter, Jake Keyes,
Jeff Bishop and Zach Lanz
all had an assist for Verona.
Our power play struggled bad against Edgewood,
but got a little better in each
game. We had our chances

to score against SPASH, but
just couldnt capitalize on
our opportunities.
Special team play is
always trick to start the
season, we werent bad on
the penalty kill two of
the three goals we gave up
short-handed were on broken
plays.
chance to face an unranked

opponent on Tuesday against
the Madison East/La Follette
co-op inside Hartmeyer Ice
Arena.
The score and stats were
unavailable by the Verona
Press Tuesday deadline.
Check online and in next
weeks paper for more information.
Verona hosts rival MadiVerona, Lakers (n/a)
son Memorial at 7 p.m. FriThe Wildcats finally got a day.
Lynx: Girls start season 3-0

said.
The Metro Lynx play
Rock County on Dec. 1 in
what will be another big
game.
With neither the Lynx
or Onalaska able to find
the back of the net in the
first or third periods, Saturdays game came down
to the second period
where Veronas McKenzie Imhoff scored 32 seconds after the puck was
dropped and helped setup
Kara Epping on the gamewinner 16 minutes later.
Sophomore Emma
Tryggestad scored midway through the period
to tie the game, but it was
the only goal Erin Webb
would allow, stopping 22
shots on goal for the win.
Skylar Dannhoff turned
away 26 shots in the loss.
Metro Lynx 4, Thunder 1
Two days before

Thanksgiving the Metro
Lynx feasted on the Badger Thunder defense, scoring three third period goals
en route to a 4-1 Badger
Conference victory in
Reedsburg.
Lizzy Conybear struck
first, scoring 40 seconds
into the first period against
junior Gabby Christensen. The Thunder rallied around their goaltender, who finished with 42
saves, after the quick goal
and held the Lynx without
another score until nearly
midway into the third period.
Vivian Hacker scored
short-handed goal six minutes into the third period.
Julia and Vivian were
forechecking hard when
Julia got the puck and Vivian was in the right spot
in front of the net and
received the pass and put
it home, Ward said.Vivian put a real goal scorers

shot on the net that put us
in front for good.
It was a big goal at the
time because we were only
up by a goal and on the
penalty kill. It pretty much
opened the gates for our
next couple goals.
Kara Epping tacked on
an even-strength goal five
minutes later before Paige
Pawlak finally gave the
Thunder some life with her
goal 13 minutes into the
period.
Veronas McKenzie
Imhoff stemmed the tide
before the Badger Thunder could get any momentum, however, capping the
game with the Lynxs third
goal of the period just over
a minute-and-a-half later.
Julia Dragoo and Carly
Baltes added assists for the
Metro Lynx.
Girls: Verona cant keep up with rival Middleton in Big Eight Conference loss
Middleton 83, Verona 60
That is what we need to

get to be competitive, get
more people in the scorebook, Murphy said.
Senior Sydney Stroud
led the Spartans with
12 points, while Heinen
picked up 11.
The Wildcats travel to
Janesville Craig at 7:30
p.m. Friday.
We are a long way from
being as good as I think we
can get this season which
is encouraging, Murphy
said.
Verona opened the Big

Eight Conference season
on Nov. 24 and lost 83-6 0
at Middleton.
The Wildcats fell behind
45-32 at halftime and never recovered. Mueller finished with 19 points, while
Opsal collected 14.. Senior
Heather Rudnicki added
nine.
Senior Grace Mueller (10)

and junior Alex Luehring trap
Memorial senior Emma Rather
in the second half Tuesday.
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Nettles-Bey: Ebonys inspiration will not be forgotten in Verona

who then played with the
NBAs Miami Heat, also
mourned her loss when the
news broke.
He wrote RIP Ebony
on his sneakers before the
Cleveland Cavaliers game
at Toronto on Nov. 25.
R.I.P Ebony! Truly
will miss you, James
wrote on his Instagram
page. Incredible spirit
and energy about (you)
that not many can say they
carry daily! Shed a few
tears when they came and
told me today but I know
youre in a better place
now. Will never forget
the smiles and laughs we
shared together! #LiveOnEbony #TheHellWith Cancer.
Never say never
The VAHS student section holds up blown up photos of Nettle-Beys face to show support.
National fame
During that 2013-14 season, the Twitter hashtag
#EbonyBeatCancer began
trending, and it quickly
gained steam. Today, if
you search that hashtag, it
seems as though you can
scroll for days with tweets
and posts with that hashtag.
Signs of support rolled in
from around the state, and
Nettles-Beys fans started
to spread. It suddenly was
a national story when it
became known that one of
her wishes was to meet her
idol James.
Suddenly, a new hashtag
arose, #LeBronMeetEbony. And after a few
national stories and thousands of tweets, the hashtag
morphed into #LeBronMetEbony.
Nettles-Bey went on to
win the Associated Bank
Inspirational Player of
the Year at the Wisconsin
Sports Awards in May

2014. She received the
award from Green Bay
Packers quarterback Aaron
Rodgers.
Nettles-Beys cancer
went into remission before
her senior year, bringing
hope to all she inspired
throughout her previous
year. She also committed to
continue to play basketball
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
But after being on the
VAHS roster for the first
five games of the 201415 season, complications
forced her to sit out the rest
of the season.
Tuesday night was a
somber moment for Nettles-Beys former teammates, but it was still a
reminder that Nettles-Beys
inspiration would not be
Photo by Noun Photography
lost with time. For at least
one more game, No. 10 was Ebony Nettles-Bey won the Associated Bank Inspirational Player of the Year award during the 2014
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Budget: Nine Mound relocation, downtown redevelopment top 2016 capital spending
increased cost and still
have room for additional
operations like library and
public works support staff,
planning ahead with added
contributions to revolving funds and nearly $20
million in capital projects,
including Nine Mound
Road and a new dump site.
Despite a major shift in
the tax rate during the process, it was one of the easier
budgets in recent years, at
least politically. There were
no comments at last weeks
public hearing and there
was no debate as the Common Council unanimously
approved a tax increase of
zero.
And fortunately for city
residents, that flat tax happens to be not just for the
city budget but for overall
tax bills, which will stay
at $21.81 per $1,000 of
assessed value. A slight
drop in school taxes helped
offset a 2.2 percent increase
in county taxes.
Within the city, keeping
taxes steady at a mill rate
of $6.70 is mainly a result
of Veronas $126 million
growth this year, but it also
is because of a shift philosophically from Mayor Jon
Hochkammers original
proposal, which had a 3
percent increase aimed at
putting future budgets in a
stronger financial position.
Hochkammer delivered
the only commentary last
Monday, a week after the
council lightly debated just
two amendments the week
before, and he had no complaints with the result, only
his traditional compliments
to staff and explanation of
the importance of the citys
budget and why there was
no discussion.
Weve already had our
debate at the council level
and in the committee process, he noted. We are
in a very strong financial
position. Next year again
will be a significant budget for us as we defease the
Epic TIF.
Taxation shift
Even at the Finance committee level, the biggest
sticking point was a relatively quick one, consisting
of a few comments, followed by hours of behindthe-scenes work by city
staff to reduce the tax rate
without making major
changes or cutting services.
The result managed to
keep the increased fire district budget a year earlier
than previously planned
and many other desired
additions as Verona reaped
the benefit of $126 million
in additional property tax
Capital spending
Item
Nine Mound relocation
Downtown redevelopment
Quarry purchase for dump
Liberty Drive phase 1
M/PD reconstruction
Mill and overlay
Church/Shuman St.
Ped/Bike Study and phase 1
Traffic signals/intersections
Community Parking Lot
Locust Drive bridge expand
Public works/parks vehicles
Police vehicle addition
Police computers/radar/video
Prairie Oaks path/pond
Fire command vehicle
Old library lot resurface
Remodel VACT building
Materials screener
Old PB bridge replacement
Westridge play equipment
License Plate recognition
Police fingerprint scanner
Senior Center parking lot
Senior Center automated doors
Fire station fitness equip
EMS equipment
Fire/EMS traffic pre-emption
Parks/open space plan
Kay park play structure
Police flooring replacement
Ceniti east master plan
Hometown Trail system
* Includes placeholder funds
**Citys share of $6.3M project
*** Citys share of district (40%)
value this year.
The concept behind that
change was similar to one
held a decade earlier, when
Hochkammer also was on
the losing end while other
alders chose to spend more
from the citys excess
reserves to keep the tax rate
flat.
This year, however, the
reserves were still plentiful but not by as much, as
they are calculated as a
percentage. With the citys
budget growing with its
tax base, the percentage
has been dropping. And
the recalculation was far
more nuanced this time,
making smaller changes in
more areas, including debt
for road maintenance and
revolving funds.
Perhaps most importantly, it was all done with the
knowledge that closing the
$393 million Tax Increment
District 7 will drastically
change the 2017 budget, as
it brings about $1 million
Property tax bills

Cost Source
$7M
TIF/private
$2.2M
TIF*
$1.6M
Debt
$1.4M
TIF
$1.3M
Debt**
$883,444
Debt/levy
$770,000
Debt
$500,000
Debt
$400,000
Debt
$272,500
Debt/fund
$200,000
Private
$165,000
Debt/fund
$81,000
Levy/fund
$78,700
Fund
$75,000
Fund
$65,000
Fund/levy
$58,000
Fund
$49,000
Debt
$40,000
Debt
$36,000
Debt/split
$35,000
Levy/fund
$20,975
Levy
$16,085
Grant
$15,000
Fund
$12,000
Grants
$12,000
Grant
$11,778
Levy***
$11,000
Levy
$10,000
Fund
$10,000
Levy/fund
$9,040
Fund
$5,000
Fund
$5,000
Fund
of additional funding plus

another $1 million of tax
cuts.
Among other reasons for
proposing to raise taxes,
Hochkammer had hoped
to avoid a reprise of the
citys loss several years ago
of expenditure restraint
funding a program that
pays cities to limit growth.
Fire department
There was no real debate
over the fire departments
request to go to 24-hour,
7-day-a-week staffing a
year earlier than previously
planned.
Once the mayor and staff
saw the tax valuation numbers come in, providing
the ability to spend about
$500,000 more than last
year without increasing taxes, it became an easy call,
as the department is still in
the midst of changing its
staffing structure.
As a combo department
with both full-time staff
Jurisdiction
2014
2015 $ Inc. % Inc.
City of Verona
$6.71
$6.71
$0
0%
Dane County
$3.14
$3.21 $0.07
2.2%
State
$0.17 $0.17 $0 1.3%
MATC
$0.94 $0.95 $0.01 0.6%
VASD
$10.86 $10.78 ($0.08) (0.7%)
Net taxes
$21.81
$21.81
$0 (0.0010)
Avg. value
$272,000 $272,000
Average bill
$5,933
$5,932
Lottery Credit
$132.40 $125.91
First Dollar Credit $78.24
$77.95
Garbage fee
$170
$170
Added staffing
Department
Fire FT
Fire POP
Library
Recreation to FT
FTE
Cost (rounded)
1.3
$90,000
2.1
$60,000
1.2 $54,000
0.4
$16,000
Cutting room
floor
And it wasnt until March

that the city finally settled
a legal issue with the local
firefighters union, allowing the staff restructuring
that chief Joe Giver had
planned.
The result puts two fulltime firefighters on every
shift, including an officer
and a qualified driver, along
with two interns or paid-onpremises firefighters. Along
with bi-fold doors that open
in seconds, thats expected
to cut response times for
major incidents dramatically.
Splash pad fund start:

$30,000
ATV replacement to
2017: $25,375
Rifles for each police
officer: $17,640
Fire station event gas
range: $16,655
Sidewalk program:
$15,000
Economic development*: $10,000
BPNN contribution*:
$10,000
Harriet Park play structure: $7,500
*Amount cut from proposal
and volunteers going to
24/7 staffing is an unusual
situation for a municipality of Veronas size, but
its need has been growing, both because of the
increasing volume of calls
the city has been getting
and because of the billiondollar health-care software
companys campus it has to
protect on its western edge.
The bills are finally due
on that long-term plan,
and indeed, next years
fire department operating
budget and debt service
are increasing by about
a half-million dollars in
2016, about double what
they were in 2014. That
includes around $100,000
of increases in that time of
hidden costs like utilities,
maintenance, training and
uniforms.
The station opened in
July, though minor punch
list items are keeping it
from being ready for a public open house until spring.
Other key additions

The biggest spending
items in the budget, as usual, are large capital items
that are paid with long-term
debt, such as a new dump
site ($1.6 million), the TIFand-Epic-funded relocation of Nine Mound Road
($7 million), the main road
through Liberty Business
Park ($1.4 million), the
citys contribution to the
reconstruction of County
Hwys. M and PD ($1.3 million), the reconstruction of
Church and Shuman streets
($770,000) and downtown
intersection improvements
($400,000).
But those usually get little debate, as theyre mostly
covered in the citys fiveyear capital improvement
plan.
Most of what gets worked
over at the Finance level
are smaller capital expenses and recurring items that
commit the city to spending
on a yearly basis, like staffing increases. This year,
that also includes a rare
operating cash contribution
to a charity.
A year after slipping in a
Car seat safety check

The Verona Police Department hosted car seat safety
inspections for more than 25 families through the Safe Kids
Wisconsin program on Wednesday, Nov. 18. To schedule an
appointment, call 890-8999 or email safekids@uwhealth.org.
Right, Joe Collins, with UW Childrens Hospital, straps a
baby doll into a car seat for a demonstration with the help
of officer Leslie Fox of the Dane County Sheriffs Office (not
pictured).
Left, Safe Kids coordinator Nicole Vesely takes down information from Kristel Tate about her children Kamontae, 2, and
Kanari, 3, as Officer Matt Lovell checks out her vehicle.
Photos by Samantha Christian
last-minute contribution for

moving into a new building,
the city budget provides
$20,000 for Badger Prairie
Needs Network to expand
its operations. Though the
mayor made it clear that
any future requests would
be new each year, funding
this year is clearly opening
a door that will be difficult
to close.
Staffing additions included two new part-time
librarians and additional
hours for a third, increased
staffing for a public works
administrative assistant
position, at a total cost of
about $70,000. The budget
also allows for additional
seasonal help for the parks
department, though that
comes with far less commitment.
Other notable spending
items for 2016 include:
$25,000 for an economic development consultant
$10,000 less than in
2015; $4,000 to add transportation services for the
senior center
$49,000 to remodel the
Verona Area Community
Theater building the city is
purchasing for use by the
parks department
$44,000 for a new
police vehicle
$20,975 for a second
license plate recognition
system
$66,000 to repave the
Community Park parking
lot outside the Verona Ice
Arena.
Overall bill flat

That city residents overall tax bills managed to
stay flat is a combination
of circumstances outside
anyones direct control. But
its mainly owed to a slight
decrease in Verona Area
School District taxes.
County taxes increased
by 2.2 percent, as the board
used every available dollar
available in its levy limit,
giving county workers their
first blanket pay increase in
nine years, contributing to
efforts at increasing racial
and socioeconomic disparities and setting aside public
transportation funding.
The school district avoided an increase by planning
ahead with its 2014-15 budget and paying down debt
with its one-year bump
from Epics Deep Space
auditorium, and it will have
a similar consideration next
year with the closure of the
Epic TIF district.
Tax bills are expected to
be mailed hopefully next
week, finance director Cindy Engelke told the Press,
though the city has to wait
in line to submit its information to the county, which will
then print and mail them.
ConnectVerona.com
December 3, 2015
The Verona Press
17
There were times when you would aggressively make your case and people would smile and shake your hand and say now I
understand better, and there were people who wouldnt look at you, they would just scowl and walk out of the room.
Bob Courter, retired city assessor
Courter: Retired assessor shifting focus to real estate business, family

Rieders, wont come with a
huge adjustment, as the citys
commercial assessor, Paul
Musser, will
simply add
residential
assessment
to his duties.
W i t h
more free time, particularly
in the first half of each year,
Courter, whose wife died
unexpectedly last year, will
be turning his attention back
to the real estate business he
started in 1978 and to traveling to visit his kids one
lives in Hungary and soonto-be two grandchildren,
who live on the West Coast.
Q&
Verona Press: You were

an independent contractor
that whole time. How does
that work?
Bob Courter: Well, what
an assessor does is really not
prescribed by city ordinances
or local laws. The function
and how you go about fulfilling those obligations are
determined by state statutes
and the Department of Revenue.
Some independent contractors take information off
premises and work off-site.
They apparently had a bad
experience with a person
before me who had records
they were keeping in another part of Dane County and
they actually had to send
somebody in a police car to
retrieve the records. In order
for that not to be a problem,
they said, Well give you a
space in City Hall, and you
keep the records in the building.
My obligation was to do
the job by state requirements
by a certain period of time.
I could put in 3,000 hours a
year if I needed to. It depends
on how busy you are.
VP: How busy were you?
BC: I would say Verona
was more active than most
areas. Not only external market influences, but strong
growth patterns, especially after Larry Saeger was
brought on (as city administrator). From that point on
there was always something
happening in Verona. It was
quite challenging.
confrontation. Its not comfortable for me or for the

people who disagree with
me.
Most of the contacts I had
with the public was people
who dont understand the
process. People would come
in and youd have a chat with
them and show them their
record and how you arrived
at the value. Most of the time
they would get up and go
away, maybe not happy that
theyre paying more, but at
least confident that theyve
been treated fairly.
VP: Whats the most

common reason people think it should be
changed?
BC: That would probably
be that they think its unfair
compared to other people
who have similar kinds of
property. There is a perception that Ill pay my fair
share.
Equity is a huge goal in
the assessment business.
If you can show them
here are 17 other neighbors
and your assessment is in
the middle of the pack

that educational process
usually solves the problem. The general contact is
that theyre being unfairly
assessed.
VP: How has Verona
changed in the past 35
years?
BC: Its changed a lot.
My first roll I think there
might have been 30 building permits and there maybe
was one new construction or
two. It really took off in the
early 80s.
Its got a good future

ahead of it as long as the
city of Verona and Epic
get along. Epic is becoming such a huge percentage
of the property value that
you dont want to become a
one-company town where if
youre doing something they
dont like, its a problem.
VP: How about from a
community perspective?
BC: When I first started,
pretty much the majority of
the population were families that had a history with
Verona, people that had

been there for generations.
But when Cross Country
Heights was (developed),
most of the people who took
part in that development
were people from the outside. There were people
moving in from all over.
I think if you looked at
the percentage of the people
who were considered local
in 81 and the people whose
families who have come
since then, its no longer a
sleepy little town.
VP: Everythings more

difficult in a revalue year,
right?
BC: As long as the assessments stay the same, people
kind of get a comfort level
with it, but when you start
changing everyones value
you sort of awake the
sleeping dog and it riles
people up. I might have 300
conversations, 350 conversations about why we did what
we did and why their number
was going up and down.
In 2005, I was amazed, I
had maybe five or six conversations (with) people
who were upset that their
value went down! They want
to sell the house or its
divorce case. But its not me
deciding this, its the market.
VP: What are some
of the most memorable
exchanges youve had with
people?
BC: I dont hold grudges,
but there were times when
you would aggressively
make your case and people
would smile and shake your
hand and say now I understand better, and there were
people who wouldnt look at
you, they would just scowl
and walk out of the room.
VP: Whats the funniest
story you can remember?
BC: I received a call one
time from a woman who was
very, very aggressive on the
telephone and just was not
kind with her comments. I
didnt really say anything,
I just sat back and when
she got all finished, I found
out her call wasnt about real
estate, it wasnt about the
City of Verona, she lived in
another community and was
complaining about her cable
bill. She had wanted to know
about her excise taxes, and
they gave her the City of
Verona assessors number.
VP: Did you do any other municipal work before

coming here?
VP: Most interesting sitBC: No. I started out of
college in the real estate uation where you changed
business and I would venture an appraisal?
BC: Generally, you dont
into assessing, sort of on a
change an appraisal to make
limited basis.
people go away, you dont
VP: Was real estate the change it without a good reason.
rest of your time?
One of the things that was
BC: I always maintained
a real estate business. I went unusual, I guess, is that I just
into the real estate business assume that if you have an
in 1971 when I got out of the improvement and you pay
UW I worked for a firm. In your taxes on it and then the
1978, I went out on my own. improvement goes away,
It was a serious ongoing ven- you contact the assessor and
you say, Can you adjust my
ture.
assessment?
We dont put a high value
VP: Have people who
have questioned their on swimming pools, but this
assessments generally been guy came and said, I never
easy to talk to or are they told anybody I filled it in. It
usually frustrated and was a small assessment, but
it had been like 10 years.
hateful?
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The Verona Press
ConnectVerona.com
Sugar River Euchre League
Montes wins by one point in Nov. 19 match, will host Dec. 10 tournament
Two of the three teams tied for
first place met on Thursday, Nov.
19 when Hooterville-Express traveled to New Glarus to take on
Kleemans. Kleemans led by 1
point after 4 rounds of play, but
the Express pulled away from
Kleemans to win by 15. Marcines, the other first place team,

played Jones Plumbing in Pine
Bluff. The Pipe-Benders took an
early lead and kept it close right up
to the end but fell 3 points short of
pulling off an upset. Three teams
remain in the hunt with just one

night of play left in the first half of
the season, Hooterville-Express,
Marcines and Kleemans.
In other play on Nov.19, Montes came out on top by 1 point
against Shenanigans. As the score
indicates, this match came down

to the very last hand of the evening. In another close match, the
River-Rats of J&M Bar fell to the
Screaming-Eagles by 4.
This years mid-winter tournament will be held at Montes
in Verona on Dec. 10. See next

weeks article for more details.
Montes will host Kleemans at 8
p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, after a week
off for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Stan Hook, league reporter
Legals
CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
November 9, 2015
Verona City Hall
a Conditional Use Permit to Allow for a

Group Daycare Center Land Use at 524
West Verona Avenue. Motion by Linder,
Second by Yurs to approve Resolution
R-15-054 with the conditions listed in the
Resolution: fencing along the north and
east of the property lines shall be boardon-board privacy fencing to fully screen
the outdoor play area from adjacent residentially zones properties; the Director of
Planning and Development shall approve
the fencing materials prior to the issuance of building permits. Ald. Touchett
mentioned that this property had previously been issued a Conditional Use
Permit to allow for a daycare center. Mr.
Sayre added that there was a conditional
use permit issued in 2011 to the same
land use, but that it had expired. Motion
carried 8/0.
B. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle to approve
the payment of bills in the amount of
$1,313,848.07. Motion carried 8/0.
10. New Business
(1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of Operator Licenses.
Motion by Yurs, seconded by Reekie to
approve operator licenses from Delores Cooper, Jeanne McCabe and Mason
Moyle at Mr. Brews Taphouse, William
Foust at MT Treads, Athena Young at Wisconsin Brewing Company, and Timothy
Foster at Hop Haus. Motion carried 8/0.
11. Announcements
12. Adjournment
Motion by Yurs, seconded by Reekie
to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m. Motion carried 8/0.

Holly Licht, Deputy Clerk
Published: December 3, 2015
WNAXLP
1. The meeting was called to order

by Mayor Hochkammer at 7:02 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call: L. Diaz, E. Doyle, J.
Linder, M. McGilvray, H. Reekie, B. Stiner,
E. Touchett and D. Yurs. Also in attendance: City Administrator, B. Burns; City
Engineer, B. Gundlach; Fire Chief, J. Giver; and Deputy Clerk, H. Licht.
4. Public Comment:
5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by
Yurs, seconded by Reekie to approve the
minutes of the October 26, 2015 Common
Council meeting. Motion carried 8/0.
6. Mayors Business
(1) Presentation of Epic Grants
awards
* Steve Dickman of Epic announced
the awards. Recipients included: Verona
Fire Department, Verona Senior Center,
Verona Public library, Verona Police Department and Badger Prairie Needs Network. Mayor Hochkammer thanked Mr.
Dickman and Epic for their continued
support of the community.
(2) Proclamation-World Pancreatic
Cancer Month in Verona
* Jenny Aune spoke advocating the
proclamation as her mother died from
pancreatic cancer earlier this year. She
encouraged that everyone wear purple
on November 13th to raise awareness for
World Pancreatic Cancer Day.

-There will only be one Common
Council meeting in December on December 14th.
7. Administrators Report
8. Engineers Report
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Plan Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-15-053 Approving a
Conditional Use Permit to Allow an Outdoor Storage Land Use to be located at
421 South Nine Mound Road and 408
Venture Court. Motion by Linder, seconded by McGilvray to approve Resolution
R-15-053 with the conditions listed in the
Resolution: the applicant shall submit a
photometric plan for review and approval
by the Director of Planning and Development; the applicant shall prepare and
submit detailed stormwater management
and erosion control plans for approval
by the City Engineer; the gas and diesel
tanks shall be double walled tanks. Ald.
Touchett asked what the long term plan
was for the remaining grass covered
area of the property. Mr Sayre said that
it could be used for additional parking
and potentially another building, but it
will immediately be used for stormwater
management. Ald. Reekie had concerns
about the located of the double walled
tanks. Mr. Sayre said they will be above
ground. Mr. Gundlach added that the
tanks were 800 feet away from a public
well, which meets the DNR requirement
of 300 feet. Motion carried 8/0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-15-054 Approving
143 Notices
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Town of Verona
Public Sewerage Fees
To Be Updated
On Tuesday, December 1, 2015, the

Town of Verona Board of Supervisors adopted an amendment to Ordinance 199101, Article VIII (7) by Resolution 2015-16
to reflect the changes discussed by residents at the Utility Commission Public
Hearing held on November 17, 2015. The
Commission members adopted the following fee schedule for those residents
with qualifying parcels within Utility
District #1 and for the three Marty family
lots outside of that district, but within the
Madison Metro Sewerage District boundaries:
Development Type
2016 Annual Fee
Single family
$273.00
Duplex $477.75
3 unit
$614.25
4 unit
$819.00
8 unit
$1,638.00
Commercial $303.00
Stand by
$48.00
The increase was determined to be
necessary to slow the depletion of current Utility District reserve funds totaling
approximately $82,000. Reserve funds
have been used over the years to pay the
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bulk of the cleaning, televising, and repair costs to the public sewer infrastructure that is treated by the Madison Metro
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WNAXLP
***
ORDINANCE NO. 15-867

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
TITLE 9, CHAPTER 1 OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES,
CITY OF VERONA,
WISCONSIN
The Common Council of the City of

Verona, Dane County, Wisconsin, do ordain that Title 9, Chapter 1 (Water Utility
Regulations and Rates), of the Code of
Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin is
amended as follows:
1. Section 9-1-1(a) is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The annual charge for public fire
protection service to the City of Verona
shall be Four Hundred Seventy-Eight
Thousand Eighteen Dollars and EightyEight Cents ($478,018.88).
2. Section 9-1-3(a) is amended to
read as follows:
(a) Quarterly Service Charge.
5/8-inch meter, $15.71
3/4-inch meter, $15.71
1-inch meter, $27.81
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or 835-6677.

or 835-6677.
572 Snow Removal
1 1/4-inch meter $38.63

1 1/2-inch meter $46.35
2-inch meter $70.04
3. Section 9-1-3(b) is amended to
read as follows:
(1) Residential Customers. For all
water used each quarter: $2.47 per 1,000
gallons.
(2) Nonresidential Customers.
First 30,000 gallons used each quarter: $2.78 per 1,000 gallons.
Next 70,000 gallons used each quarter: $2.52 per 1,000 gallons.
Over 100,000 gallons used each
quarter: $1.56 per 1,000 gallons.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
adopted by the Common Council of the
City of Verona at a meeting held on November 23, 2015.
CITY OF VERONA
_________________________
Jon H. Hochkammer, Mayor
(seal)
ATTEST:
_________________________
Holly Licht, Deputy Clerk
ENACTED: November 23, 2015
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652 Garage Sales

MOVING TAG SALE
Fitchburg - 2719 Tami Trail
Friday & Saturday
December 4th & 5th - 9am-3pm
Furniture-collectibles-household.
DIRECTIONS:
PD/McKee Rd, South to west
onRichardson. Left on Cheryl Drive,
right on Tami Trail.
WATCH FOR
HAWLEY SALE SIGNS.
Dining room table + 8 chairs,
hutch, recliner, wrought iron
patio set, table lamps, kitchen
table + chairs, rocker, oak end tables,
fireplace tools, computer desk, home
decor, record
cabinets, cast iron trucks,
upright freezer, fishing poles,
metal shelving, long handled
tools, galvanized tub, sewing
machine, drill, level and
MUCH MORE!
See HawleyAuctions.com
for photos & details.
Hawley Auctions and Estate Sales
608-437-4650
hawleyauctions@gmail.com
664 Lawn & Garden

FOR SALE. Simplicity 24" Snow Blower.
Electric start. New tires, belts. $300.
608-873-3404.
666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS
The affordable solution to your
stairs. **Limited time - $250 off your
stairlift purchase!**. Buy direct and
save. Please call 800-598-6714 for
free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
CPAP/BIPAP SUPPLIES at little or no
cost from Allied Medical Supply Network. Fresh supplies delivered right to
your door. Insurance may cover all costs.
800-995-0831 (wcan)
GOT KNEE pain? Back Pain? Shoulder
Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little
or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
LIFE ALERT 24/7. One press of a button
sends help FAST! Medical, Fire, Burglar.
Even if you cant reach a phone! FREE
Brochure. CALL 800-931-2177 (wcan)
SAFE STEP Walk-in tub. Alert for
Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal.
Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less than 4 inch step-in.
Wide door. Anti-slip floors. American
made. Installation included. Call 800940-3411 for $750 off. (wcan)
672 Pets
GOT AN older car, boat or RV?
Do the humane thing. Donate it to the
Humane Society. Call 800-990-7816
(wcan)
688 Sporting Goods &

Recreational
GUN SHOW! Marshfield Fairgrounds Friday December 11th 4-8pm & Saturday
December 12th 9am-4pm $5/admission.
For information Call 715-676-3972.
692 Electronics
DIRECTVS BIG DEAL special. Only
$19.99 per month. Free premium channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax and Showtime
for 3 months & FREE receiver upgrade!
NFL 2015 Season included. Call now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)
ConnectVerona.com
December 3, 2015
705 Rentals
845 Houses For Sale
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.

Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
WELCOME TO Verona! 1843 Locust Dr.

Reduced Price! $249,000. Large 3-bdr
ranch home w/ 2-1/2 bath over 3 acres
of land. Large 2-car garage. Home has
had many interior updates throughout.
Take advantage of a motivated seller
looking to sell quickly! Also offering 0%
financing! Location is close to Epic Campus and Madison. Contact Chris Lukens
at 608-575-5185. Re/Max Preferred.
STOUGHTON 3BR/2BA west-side

duplex w/one car garage. No smoking.
$1,000. Call/text 608-695-2565.
STOUGHTON- 517 E Jefferson. 2-bedroom lower, $740. Utilities included. Call
608-455-7100.
STOUGHTON- 517 E Jefferson. 2-bedroom lower, $740. Utilities included. Call
608-455-7100.
720 Apartments
OREGON 2BR 1BA apartments
available. On-site or in unit laundry,
patio, D/W, A/C. Off street parking,
garages available to rent.
From $740/mo. Details at
608-255-7100 or
www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for
Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units
available starting at $750 per month.
Includes heat, water and sewer.
Professionally managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
6803 SUNSET Dr., Lot 3. Rural Wooded desirable lot within 1 mile of town.
8+ acres. No deed restrictions. Verona
schools. MLS# 1758398. $267,500. Mary
Ruth Marks, (608) 513-7490. Bunbury &
Associates.
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON
Monday FOR THE Verona Press
Walgreens, the Nations leading drug store chain is looking

for motivated candidates to join us at our state-of-the-art
Distribution Center in Windsor, WI. Must be able to pass a
criminal background check & drug screen.
Second shift general warehouse positions
Weekend general warehouse positions
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday
Asset Protection Positions First Shift, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Starting pay $13.20 an hour
.50 an hour shift dierential for working second shift
Come join an industry leader! We oer competitive pay
and benets, including medical, dental, prot-sharing
(401k), store discounts, and more!
For more information about these openings and to apply, go to:
990 Farm: Service & Merchandise

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

16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
975 Livestock
PURE BRED Red Angus Bulls, open and
bred heifers for sale. Pick your bulls now
for summer delivery. Shamrock Nook
Red Angus 608-558-5342

or 835-6677.
THEY SAY people dont read those little
ads, but YOU read this one, didnt you?
Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or
835-6677.
NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

Work a rotating 4 day on/4 day off schedule!
Earn $750 to $950 per week!
Running WI, MN, & the UP of Michigan!
Full benefits! New tractors!
CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR exp. reqd EEOE/AAP
LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY!
866-370-4476 www.drive4marten.com
adno=441951-01
STOUGHTON 3-BEDROOM lower level

of two-flat, near downtown, River Bluff
School. Newly renovated. Central air.
W/D, water included. No pets. $855/
month+security deposit. 608-873-7655
or 608-225-9033.
970 Horses
19
Growing to Serve Seniors Better!

adno=432576-01
STOUGHTON- 2/BEDROOM, 4 unit on

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

Sale
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Walgreens.Jobs.
Walgreens Distribution Center

4400 State Hwy 19 Windsor, WI 53598
Walgreens is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes individuals diverse talents and
backgrounds. Walgreens promotes and supports a drug-free and smoke-free workplace
740 Houses For Rent
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
NORTH PARK STORAGE
10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14 door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
UNION ROAD STORAGE
10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golf course
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
THE Verona Press CLASSIFIEDS, the
best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
Admissions Coordinator - Coordinating the campus admissions process.
Registered Nurse
Part/Full-Time
Care Coordinator - LPN or RN required. Providing care management.
Part/Full-Time
Cooks - Experience Preferred. Preparing delicious meals for campus residents.
CNA
We offer competitive starting salary and differentials!

Zero deductible healthcare options, Vision, Dental,
Disability, and Life Insurance, Retirement Plan,
Vacation, Paid Sick Days, and Holiday Pay.
Join our team of professionals & experience the
pleasures of working on a retirement campus serving
our senior citizens. Our facility is nonprofit, Church
affiliated, with a dedication to serve our residents and
tenants.
Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!
The New Glarus Home, Inc
600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
Resident Assistants - Full and part-time positions available. We offer great shift
differentials including $1.00/hour nights & weekends!
Maintenance Technicians - Performing scheduled & unscheduled maintenance.

We offer competitive wages as well as health, dental and Paid Time Off
to eligible staff. Contact us today!
to request an
application:
608.243.8800
adno=441953-01
C.N.R. STORAGE
Located behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Convenient Dry Secure
Lighted with access 24/7
Bank Cards Accepted
Off North Hwy 51 on
Oak Opening Dr. behind
Stoughton Garden Center
Call: 608-509-8904
is recruiting for the following positions:
to download
an application:
allsaintsneighborhood.org
NOW HIRING
Excellent Starting Wages and Benefits
Employee Travel Discounts
THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.

We are currently accepting applications for
Universal Care Workers

Full-Time Nights
at these 2 locations
St. Clare Friedensheim

&
Glarner Lodge
Benefits Include: Competitive Wages; Shift and
Weekend; Differentials; Incentive Pay; Health, Dental,
Vision, Disability and Life Insurance; Retirement Plan;
Vacation, Paid Sick Days and Holiday Pay.
Join our team of professionals & experience the
pleasures of working on a retirement campus serving
our senior citizens. Our facility is nonprofit, church
affiliated, with a dedication to serve our residents.
Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!
The New Glarus Home, Inc
600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
Holiday Inn Express & Suites is

currently hiring for the following
full and part-time positions:
Fairfield Inn & Suites is

currently hiring for the following
full and part-time positions:
Guest Services Representative (FT/PT)

Night Auditor (FT/PT)
Breakfast Host (PT)
Bell Staff/Shuttle Driver (PT)
Maintenance Assistant (FT/PT)
Guest Services Representative (FT/PT)

Night Auditor (FT/PT)
Breakfast Host (PT)
Bell Staff/Shuttle Driver (PT)
Maintenance Assistant (FT/PT)
Weekend availability is
required for all positions
Weekend availability is
required for all positions
Email resumes to
Email resumes to
hr@hixverona.com
515 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-497-4500 hixverona.com
hr@fairfieldverona.com
613 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-845-3000 fairfieldverona.com
adno=441783-01
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
Have you seen our construction progress?
All Saints Neighborhood on Madisons west side is growing, developing a Main Street and
new living options opening Summer 2016. Were accepting applications for the following:
adno=437481-01
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
Grow With Us
THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.
adno=440652-01
FOR RENT: Vacation home.

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