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Moving fifth-grade,
boundaries remain
options, but not portables
Scott Girard
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Several parents of students in

the Two-Way Immersion program at Glacier Edge Elementary
School high-fived as they left the
Verona Area school board meeting Monday night.

Minutes earlier, school board
members had agreed after a lively
discussion that program will not
need to move, eliminating that
option among its various possibilities for alleviating the space
crunch there.
Board members eliminated four
other options from the list of 15
they entered with: moving New
Century School to Country View
Elementary School or an offsite

facility; moving Verona Area
International School to an offsite
facility; and installing portable
classrooms.
Of the remaining 10, most are
variations of the same idea: moving fifth-grade out of GE or some
form of temporarily redrawing
boundaries. Another idea, moving next years fourth-grade class
at GE to another location for two
years, is also still in play for the
decision, which must be made at

the boards next meeting in early
January.
Each has its own set of domino
effects, most of which are undesirable. One, however, could be
moving VAIS to a single location,
which is actually something the
school desires.
Board member Tom Duerst
said he is looking for the simplest
option.
What I was looking for was
not to start the dominos, Duerst

said. Move something, then
something else has to move, then
something else has to move.
Just as with the referendum
decision in January, which went
up to the last possible date, board
members will have to make a
decision just before the time the
district sends out kindergarten
information.
Turn to GE/Page 13
States black-white
achievement gap
worst in nation
Abigail Becker
and Scott Girard
Wisconsin Center for Investigative
Journalism/Unified Newspaper Group
The Verona Area School

District has been trying to
close its achievement gap
for years.
Turns out, its already
in a better position than
the state as a whole, which
has the worst achievement

gap, or the difference in
test scores and academic
outcomes, between black
and white students in the
nation.
A Wisconsin Center for
Investigative Journalism
review of two decades of
data pertaining to blackwhite academic disparities yielded few signs of
progress. In fact, the gap
has widened in some areas
during that time.
Today, Wisconsin ranks
Turn to Gap/Page 12
Minimal changes in
2016-17 calendar proposal
Board members
question long-term
goals of committee
Scott Girard
Parents and students

wont see many changes in
the 2016-17 school calendar if it is approved in its
current draft form.
Long-term, though,
there are many possibilities, including eliminating
late-start Mondays, changing the timing of spring
break or having school on
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day.
This years calendar
committee, which met
earlier this fall, requested
those three options specifically as a charge from the
board for a future committee.
The committee, along
with its draft of the 201617 calendar that includes
a day for parent-teacher
meetings before school
begins again, asked the
school board to establish a
new calendar committee in
early 2016 to plan for bigger changes in 2017-18.
Board members Amy
Turn to Calendar/Page 3
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You might spot your name scribbled in chalk and sandwiched between
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right of the bar which means a free
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patrons of the new downtown business can buy a beer in advance for
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Magic Dragon (double India pale ale)
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Asia visits Verona

The New Century School hosted a Celebration of Asia day for
students as part of their Diversity and Equity events series on
Wednesday, Dec. 16. Presenters and dancers from the Hmong
Cultural Center in Madison discussed Hmong culture and customs
in the Sugar Creek Elementary School step room, an NCS parent
from India taught students a traditional Indian dance and kids also
had a chance to practice their Chinese calligraphy with the help of
Verona Area International School instructor Leilei Song.
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Collecting and contributing

VASD food, toy drives benefit hundreds of area families
Kate Newton
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Ruqaiyah Abdul (center) and Gayla Bullock, 8, of Verona, accept a bag of gifts to take home.
distribution day on Dec. 16 for the VAHS

FFA Clubs annual Helping Hands Holiday
Gift Drive. The drive began in the 1980s, and
in its early years provided presents for less
than 50 area families.
But the need has ramped up considerably, and, in turn, so has the response. This
year, gifts and financial support provided
by VASD schools, as well as area churches,
banks, the Verona Police Department and
Calendar: Class sizes get greater flexibility

their funding.
A Verona Area High

School parent is unhappy
with a book offered in his
sons Advanced Placement Language and Composition class.
Anthony Augello said
Gods Not Great: How
Religion Poisons Everything was among a list of
books that could be read
for the class.
This is unacceptable,
Augello said. Unacceptable
as a Christian.
He added that it was not
the first time Ive run into
this at the high school,
mentioning an atheist website lesson that he said principal Pam Hammen apologized to him for.
I want to see some
change, a lot of change,
he said. I dont want to
see any anti-Christian
books because this is
against my God.
added again for parent-teacher meetings before school

was successful last year.
School would begin Sept.
1 and run through June 9
under the proposal. Winter
break would begin Dec. 23
with students returning Jan.
2, and spring break would be
March 27-31.
Approving the calendar
was not an item available for
action at Mondays meeting.
acceptable ranges for class

sizes, 18-21 for one teacher
and 30-34 for two, instead
of hard limits of 18 for one
teacher and 30 for two. The
change comes after a new
state law, the Achievement
Gap Reduction, offered
more strategies for schools
to use to receive funding.
The idea would not be
to go into it with a mindset
that youre going to schedule 21 kids, Gorrell said.
Instead, schools will
still try to limit class sizes,
but will not have to worry
about adding one extra student that could throw off
their numbers and change
The board hired Findorff

as a construction manager
to consult with as they discuss potential options for a
new school.
The board approved the
contract after a closed session Monday and another
closed session at the previous meeting on Dec. 7.
District business manager
Chris Murphy said in an
email there is no cost for
pre-referendum services.
If the referendum passes,
Findorff would receive a
fee based on the cost of the
project and would be eligible to bid on the construction.
Class size changes

The board Monday
approved class size changes
it had discussed at its previous meeting.
Grades K-3 now include
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Grandau was on the
board beginning in 2006,
but was defeated by challenger John McCulley and
incumbent Renee Zook in
a three-way race for two
open seats in 2012.
McCulley left the board
earlier this year to move
with his family to South
Carolina.
Behnke and board member Amy Almond, whose
Fitchburg seat is up for
election, have until Dec.
28 to file a declaration of
non-candidacy.
Scott Girard
Retirements continue
The district will lose
another 44.5 years of service, with two retirements
approved Monday for the
end of the year.
Mary Ann Ford, a psychologist and special education coordinator with 26
years of service, and Debra
Ballweg, a Verona Area
High School social studies
teacher, were both approved
for early retirement.
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Almond and Joanne Gauthier, who were on the committee, questioned those ideas.
We started with the committee with the idea of doing
whats best for students and
their learning, Almond said.
We deviated to, Well this
works best for my family.
I dont think our committee
has enough diversity to say
thats best for all families.
Gauthier added that any
major decision needs to
include a survey to the more
general district population.
There was a tendency to
say, I dont want that and
these are my reasons why,
she said.
Board member Ken Behnke and president Dennis
Beres also questioned the
wisdom of having school on
MLK Day.
Beres said he was in
favor of having an earlier discussion on calendar
changes, rather than the
committees that have convened in mid-fall the past
two years, especially if that
offers more opportunity for
feedback from a wider range
of district residents.
The 2016-17 changes are
mostly for teachers, with the
draft shifting a staff development day from just before
the beginning of the school
year to February for further
development. Superintendent
Dean Gorrell told the board,
though, that administrators
were concerned that would
not leave enough time for
everything to be covered at
the beginning of the year.
Theres some level of
nervousness in reducing the
number of days at the beginning of the school year from
three to two, Gorrell said.
He said the day that will be
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Staff and students in the Verona Area

School District wrapped up two big gifts this
month to go under the communitys proverbial tree: successful toy and gift drives that
will support hundreds of area families and
individuals in need.
When the annual Verona Area High
School food drive concluded on Dec. 10,
more than 19,200 pounds of food and other
items had been collected. All donations from
this years drive, which had a Launching
Hunger Out of This World! theme, went to
the Badger Prairie Needs Network.
While the drive fell short of its
25,000-pound goal and gathered about 2,000
pounds less than last year, students still had
plenty to celebrate if they outpaced other
classes in gathering donations. The three
second hour classes to collect the most items
during the month-long competition earned
a pizza party, while the winner receives a
traveling trophy, according to the VASD
website.
Sarah Domres and Emilie Homans
classes took third and second place, respectively, while Andrew Larsons class took the
coveted top spot.
Less than a week after the food drive concluded, the theme of giving continued during
other organizations, generated enough for

about 700 kids, or 275 families to take
home, according to VAHS social worker
Cory Zimmerman.
Zimmerman has helped with the toy drive
for the past four years, working with fellow
social workers to identify families in need of
support and then coordinating with the FFA
to organize, pack and ultimately distribute
the gifts.
He said that its empowering to watch
the students come together to support the
community through both the food and toy
drives.
I really enjoy it because it teaches the
kids at the high school empathy and I
think thats just a good life skill for them
to learn, Zimmerman says. It helps them
in the future, and in the classroom to build
that school community. Its the best of both
worlds.
Caroline Nornan, a VAHS junior and
FFA member who served as chair for the
toy drive this year, said watching her fellow members come together to shop for
and pack up all of the gifts only further
reinforced her decision to ramp up her own
involvement this year.
We had a lot of members help out and
sign up to do things, Nornan added. I never got to do the bag running or delivering to
families, so this is really awesome to see.
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Candinas project good move for city

I urge my neighbors to support
the proposed Candinas project on
Old PB near the Military Ridge
neighborhood.
The plan (posted here on
the citys website: ci.verona.
wi.us/479/Development-Projects)
will preserve forested views for
neighbors, while promoting economic development and affordable housing.
The view of the proposed townhouses from the neighboring
houses are comparable to what
most Military Ridge residents
have today. The proposed townhouses will be two stories, and the
neighboring houses will have the
luxury of a berm with extensive

planting to provide privacy.
The proposed coffee shop and
restaurant will provide our neighborhood with businesses that can
be easily reached by foot or by
bike, instead of a car ride across
town or to West Madison/Fitchburg. The project will create
much-needed jobs and help the
Verona tax base.
Please join me in supporting the
Candinas project and its vision
for an improved Military Ridge
neighborhood.
Andrew Loeffler,
City of Verona
U.S. military-industrial complex must end

Many pose the question
regarding other parts of the world,
Why do they hate us?
A short answer is because we
have bastardized our belief in
American exceptionalism by
equating it with arrogance and
hubris in our belief that we should
determine the fate of any country
in the world whenever we deem
it necessary to serve our selfinterest.
We do this by maintaining 800
(that we know of) military bases
around the world to impose our
will, using the military-industrial
complex to initiate regime
change whenever it serves our
interests. Many of our recent
military interventions have not
been authorized by Congress, but
have been achieved by actions
of the CIA, which has been
characterized as a personal, secret
and unaccountable army of the
president.
These efforts have cost us
trillions of dollars that could have
been invested into our bankrupt

economy. Chalmers Johnson,
who has worked for the CIA,
states in his book, Dismantling
the Empire, that the U.S. must
confront this issue or face a future
of poverty and strife within a
divided nation.
With an egomaniacal Donald
Trump as president, these
problems would multiply.
Chalmers Johnson clearly states
that we have a choice between
having a democracy or an empire.
We cant have both. If we choose
an empire, terrorism, perpetual
war and blowback from countries
that have been wronged will be a
way of life.
Johnson makes three main
points: 1. Shut down the CIA. 2.
Dismantle overseas military bases.
3. Shut down the pork-barrelling
of politicians within the militaryindustrial complex.
Bob Menamin,
City of Verona
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Cyber security needed

in an insecure world
I recently attended the annual
educational conference put on
by my broker dealer, Commonwealth. It is an event that I
look forward
to every year,
as the speakers
they engage
and topics that
are addressed
are always
timely and
excellently
presented.
Arndt
This year
was no exception, as I was able to hear
directly from individuals like
David Gergen, a senior political
analyst with CNN and former
Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke.
As good as the presentations
were, the moment I will remember most from this conference
was standing in my hotel room
that Friday night watching
the live coverage of the Paris
terrorist attacks. Events like
that tend to be understandably
etched in our brains, and standing in a downtown Washington,
D.C. hotel, the reality of the
threat took on extra resonance.
In the wake of the attacks in
Paris and the more recent tragedy in California, security is on
the forefront of many peoples
minds. Unfortunately, I suspect
this is an issue we will continue to face for some time as
the types of threats continue to
evolve.
While there are things that
each of us can do to help be
vigilant and aware of what is
going on around us, the heavy
lifting of keeping us physically safe rests with those who
work in the various branches
of protective services, and they
clearly deserve our gratitude.
While threats of physical
violence are in the headlines,
dont forget that there are other
types of threats that we face
every day. Cyber security is a
very real concern, both for our
national infrastructure and the
safety of our personal information. There are things you can
and should be doing to help
safeguard yourself.
Most of us tend to hear stories
about things like identity theft
and credit card fraud, and think
that it will never happen to us.
We see stories about celebrities

having their email hacked and
think that no one would ever
do that to us because we arent
famous. Why would someone
want access to our email?
Predators prey on attitudes
like that to take advantage of
people every day.
About a month ago, I received
an email from a client requesting that I send money to a vendor for her to pay off a recent
purchase. She asked that I email
her the paperwork so she could
fill in the instructions for where
the money was to be wired.
The request was very plausible for this particular client,
but we have strict procedures
in place that require a verbal
authorization any time money
is going to be sent somewhere
other than directly to the client. When I relayed this, the
response I got indicated that she
was at a funeral and not going
to be available to talk.
I immediately picked up the
phone and called the client. She
answered on the first ring, at
home, exactly as I suspected.
Her email had been hacked,
and the perpetrator had read
through enough of her prior correspondence to learn that I was
her financial adviser and that I
commonly send her money.
Sadly, this is the second time
Ive had an experience like this
with a client. Fortunately, Commonwealth has protocols in
place to foil these attempts, but
not all firms do.
While I would suggest you
check with your bank and other
financial institutions to see
what type of security procedures they have in place, there
are also a number of steps you
should be taking to proactively
keep yourself safe.
The first line of defense is
often your password. We may
find it irritating to constantly
have to set up passwords and to
try to keep track of them all, but
they really are important.
A good rule of thumb is that
passwords should be hard to
guess, but easy to remember.
A good password should be at
least eight characters long, contain both letters and numbers,
not be a word and not be based
on personal information like the
name of a family member or a
birthdate.
Be suspicious of unsolicited
emails, especially if the email
tries to scare you into action by
threatening to close an account
or report something to a credit
rating service. As many of these
types of attempts originate outside of the United States, you
may be able to identify them by
things like grammar and spelling errors. Dont be fooled into
thinking it is legitimate just
because it looks the part. If you
are ever sent an email asking
you to follow a link and then
enter personal information like
Social Security or account numbers, follow the same procedure
that we do for clients: Pick up
the phone and contact the institution directly.
The prevalence of mobile
devices like smart phones has
opened a new potential opportunity for cyber predators. Make
sure that you keep your mobile
operating system and any apps
that you have up to date by taking care of any updates when
they come out.
Most systems will make it
easy by notifying you when a
new update is available. Often
those updates are related to
security issues, so make sure
that you do them.
For the first time, more people shopped online this Black
Friday than did in stores. Shopping online can be very convenient and more and more people
are doing it, but make sure that
you use safe practices.
Confirm that your browser is
updated and that you have current security software in place.
Try to only shop on reputable
sites that you are familiar with,
and when entering payment
information, ensure that you are
on a secure site by checking for
the https:// before the www.
Sadly, security threats are
likely to continue, so it is
important to remember that
you are your own first line
of defense. For more tips and
tricks to stay safe online, visit
the National Cyber Security
Alliance at www.staysafeonline.
org.
Trisha Arndt, CFP, is
President of Wealth Strategies
of Wisconsin, Ltd. in Verona.
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December 24, 2015
The Verona Press
Portal to
the past
Verona Area High School
students in Andrew
Larsons class got to
look into the past for a
recent project. The group
researched aspects of life
in the 1920s and 1930s,
including flapper dresses,
the Charleston, minority
and womens suffrage and
sports.
Students incorporated
both cardboard displays
and information on iPads
into the eventual museum
they created.
At left, Freshman Lindsey
Hollar was interested in
fashion from the 1920s.
At right, Freshman Emma
Ness took an interest
in fashion, borrowing a
friends vintage coat and
teaching the Charleston
dance.
Photos by Kelly Kloepping
Sharing respect
Nurtured Heart class

offered for parents
Scott Girard
If you go:
At left, The most recent lesson

involved a martial arts activity that
taught students to trust in one
another.
What: Nurtured Heart

Approach parenting class
When: First section runs
every Tuesday from Jan. 5
through Feb. 2 (excluding
Jan. 26); Section section
runs every Thursday from
Feb. 11 through March 10
(excluding Feb. 25)
Where: Savanna Oaks
Middle School (first
session); Sugar Creek
Elementary School (second
session)
To register: verona.k12.
wi.us (before Friday, Jan.
1)
Info: andersgk@verona.
k12.wi.us
Photos by Kelly Kloepping
Some VASD parents have

suggested that NHA avoids
punishments and can allow
kids to act out. But HoltanArnol and other supporters
have said punishment is still
part of the approach, it is
just done in private with the
child and his or her parents to
ensure a consistent approach.
To register for the class,
visit verona.k12.wi.us and
Above, The high school students talk with the fifthclick on Free Parenting
graders about respect.
Class Offered for VASD
families under Whats
Happening in the District?
and follow the link at the bottom of the page. The deadline
for signing up is Friday, Jan.
1.
For information
on
NHA,
visit
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all of the
childrenssuccessfoundation.
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friends and relatives who remembered us with their visits,
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The Verona Area School

District will offer a class on the
Nurtured Heart Approach for
parents in early 2016.
There will be two sections
of the class, one beginning Jan.
5 and running each Tuesday
through Feb. 2, excluding Jan.
26, at Savanna Oaks Middle
School. The second will begin
Feb. 11 and run each Thursday
through March 10, skipping
Feb. 25, at Sugar Creek Elementary School.
Advanced Nurtured Heart
coach and trainer Gail Anderson, who has worked as a
school psychologist in the district for 17 years, will lead the
classes, with other VASD staff
members helping to facilitate.
NHA has gained notoriety
over the past few years as it
has grown around the district.
Counselor Tammy HoltanArnol has mostly led the effort
to bring it to VASD, and this
year her position was changed
to focus entirely on NHA district-wide.
The approach focuses on the
positive aspects of a childs
behavior.
Traditional parenting
techniques often make little if
any difference in the behavior of a challenging child,
a news release for the class
reads. Dont blame yourself
as through the methods recommended in this class, you
will see your children develop inner wealth and make
choices that reflect the values
and character you believe in.
Students from Verona Area High

Schools Character Development
and Leadership class recently visited
Glacier Edge Elementary School fifthgraders to share lessons on respect
as one of six trips theyll make to the
class during the semester. Past lessons have covered perseverance and
courage.
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Coming up
Churches
Paint night
Unleash your creativity at paint night
from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28 at the
library. Receive step-by-step painting
instructions from Tannis Woodman,
owner of Art-vark Studios Paint and
Sip. Students will create and take home
the painting Frosty Blue. Registration
is required for this free program, and is
limited to 30 participants. To register,
or for information, visit veronapubliclibrary.org or call 845-7180.
Senator office hours

Sen. Ron Johnsons staff will be
available for the mobile office hours
from 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29 at the
library. Mobile office hours allow constituents to meet with the senators staff
to request assistance regarding federal
matters. For information, call (202) 2245323.
Blood drive
The American Red Cross will hold
a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 31 at the library.

Healthy donors with all blood types
are needed, especially those with types
AB, O, B negative and A negative.
To make an appointment to donate
blood, download the free Red Cross
Blood Donor App from app stores, visit
redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED
CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
Pilates will lead a neck-focused workshop at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5 at

the senior center. This free workshop is
designed to inform participants how to
maintain proper head alignment in their
daily lives. Healthy alignment is key to
being pain-free, and when a person has
improper alignment, joints and discs will
wear out faster than they should. Pelletier will also demonstrate stretching
New Years party
other areas of the body that can impede
Celebrate New Years Eve beginning the ability to have proper alignment in
at 11:45 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31 at the the neck.
For information or to sign up, call
senior center.
Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m., 845-7471.
and Al Anderson will perform his Big
Band Era show beginning at 12:30 Honor flight presentation
Senior center member John Morton
p.m. A countdown will commence at
noon with a sparkling cider toast and a will discuss his Badger Honor Flight
discussion of memorable moments of experience at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday,
2015. Noise makers and festive attire Jan. 6 at the senior center.
Morton and his grandson, Russell
are optional. RSVP for lunch by noon
on Wednesday, Dec. 30 by calling 845- Bach, will talk about Mortons trip with
the Badger Honor Flight. A staff mem7471.
ber from Badger Honor Flight will also
Pilates workshop
be in attendance.
For information, call 845-7471.
Lindsey Pelletier of Hometown
Community calendar
Thursday, December 24
Library, city facilities closed
Friday, December 25
Monday, December 28
12:30 p.m., Movie Matinees

(New Years Eve), senior center,
845-7471
1-3 p.m., Family board games,
library, 845-7180
6-8 p.m., Painting class, library,
register at veronapubliclibrary.org
or call 845-7180
Tuesday, December 29
9-10 a.m., Staff of Senator Ron

Johnson mobile office hours,
library, (202) 224-5323
Wednesday, December 30
1:30 p.m., Free Kids Movie:

Inside Out, library, 845-7180
Thursday, December 31
10 a.m. to 2 p.m., American Red

Cross Blood Drive, library, 1-800733-2767
11:45 a.m., New Years Eve
party, senior center, 845-7471
6 p.m., Library closes
Friday, January 1
Tuesday, January 5
9:30 a.m., Hometown Helpers

group meeting, senior center, 3107280
10:30 a.m., Caregivers support
group, senior center, 848-0432
12:15 p.m., Pilates Workshop:
Neck, senior center, 845-7471
1 and 6 p.m., Verona Stampers
Group, senior center, 845-7471
Wednesday, January 6
Verona Area Chamber of

Commerce annual photo contest
deadline
12:30 p.m., Literature Lovers
Book Club: All the Single Ladies
by Dorothea Benton Frank, senior
center, 845-7471
12:30 p.m., Badger Honor Flight
discussion with John Morton,
senior center, 845-7471
Thursday, January 7
10:30 a.m., Child Development

Story Time, library, 845-7180
12:30 p.m., Why We Love the

Packers! presentation with Jim
Rice, senior center, 845-7471
Friday, January 8
9 a.m., Chat and Chew: Meet the

VAAA Board, senior center, 8457471
10 a.m., The Young and the
Restless open indoor play time
(ages 0-5), library, 845-7180
10-11:30 a.m., Prairie Kitchen
Cooking Club: Morning Break ($5),
Badger Prairie Needs Network,
1200 E. Verona Ave., 845-7471
1 p.m., Movie Matinees: St.
Vincent (PG-13, 103 minutes),
senior center, 845-7471
7:30-9:30 p.m., Madison
Songwriters Showcase and Open
Mic, Tuvalu
Saturday, January 9
6:30-9:30 p.m., The Buzzards,

Tuvalu
Monday, January 11
12:30 p.m., Lunch and Learn:

How to Stay Young Your First 100
Years, senior center, 845-7471
(608) 845-6613
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Fr. William Vernon, pastor
Saturday: 5 p.m., St. Andrew, Verona
Sunday: 7:30 a.m., St. William, Paoli
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m., St. Andrew,
Verona
Daily Mass, Tuesday-Saturday: 8
a.m., St. Andrew, Verona
THE CHURCH IN FITCHBURG

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

LUTHERAN CHURCH
(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
livelifetogether.com
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
(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
Can You Change Your World?
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, Dec. 24
7 a.m. Incontinence Talk
at Senior Center
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. 3 Rs at Senior
Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Bill Burns 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.
Ellis
Manufacturing at Historical
Society
Friday, Dec. 25
7 a.m. Tony Rocker at
Senior Center
1:30 p.m. Veterans Day
3 p.m. Sing-along with
Leon at Senior Center
Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Sing-along with
10 p.m. Incontinence Talk
at Senior Center
11 p.m. 3 Rs at Senior
Center
Saturday, Dec. 26
8 a.m. Common Council
from Dec. 14
11 a.m. Sing-along with
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.

Football
4:30
p.m.
Ellis
Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from Dec. 14
10 p.m. Ellis Manufacturing
at Historical Society
Center
Sunday, Dec. 27
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from Dec. 14
4:30
p.m.
Ellis
Society
from Dec. 14
10
p.m.
Ellis
Society
Center
Monday, Dec. 28
Senior Center
Senior Center
Football
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural
Hour
10 p.m. Incontinence
Talk at Senior Center
Center
Tuesday, Dec. 29
at Senior Center
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. Ellis Manufacturing
at Historical Society
11 p.m. Pickers Christmas
at Senior Center
Wednesday, Dec. 30
Senior Center
from 121415
7 p.m. Capital City Band
10 p.m. Incontinence Talk
at Senior Center
Center
Thursday, Dec. 31
at Senior Center
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
Center
Senior Center
Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
9 p.m. Veterans Day
10
p.m.
Ellis
Society
11 p.m. Pickers Christmas
at Senior Center
Many of us long for a better world, one with more

kindness and civility, a world where everyone is treated
with the dignity and respect befitting persons made in
the image of God. And wouldnt we all like for the earth
to be treated better, not treating it as a big garbage
dump but rather as our precious, holy and beautiful
home? Youthful idealism rushes out into the world
intent on changing it for the better, but it is often met
with cynicism or even apathy and resignation over
the prospects of making the world a better place. It is
indeed hard to change others, and no one can clean up
the whole planet. But we can all start with ourselves
and our own little corner of the world. Maybe we cant
change the world, but we can change ourselves. And in
changing ourselves, dont we in effect do our small part
for changing the world? Reflect on what needs changing in your own life before you set out trying to improve
others. Ask yourself whether there is some part of you
that needs to change but which you stubbornly refuse
to give up. Sometimes the greatest victory is the one
which we win when we conquer our own vices.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with selfcontrol than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32 NIV
Support groups
AA Meeting, senior center, Thursdays at 1 p.m.
Caregivers Support
Group, senior center, first
and third Tuesday, 10:30
a.m.
Healthy Lifestyles
Group meeting, senior
center, second Thursday
from 10:30 a.m.
Parkinsons Group,
senior center, third
Friday at 10 a.m.
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Above, Carsten Zenner, 8, of Fitchburg, watches as an Ozobot goes

into snail mode while following a colored line.
Below, Durante, left, and Joy Carr, 9, of Fitchburg, program a path
for their Dash and Dot robot.
Photos by Scott Girard
A coding community
Verona Area School District schools, including Glacier Edge
Elementary School, celebrated the Hour of Code the week of Dec.
7. Events also included a Community Hour of Code event Thursday,
Dec. 10, at Stoner Prairie Elementary School. The event gave families
a chance to try out different tools the students use to learn coding
with from the schools design lab, run by Karie Huttner. I saw the
impact that coding has had when it is just an hour but what would
happen if we had parents and children learn together? Huttner wrote
on the website for the event. The night included stations with the
different technology tools, including Minecraft coding, storytelling
creation and Ozobots, which follow color codes created with markers
on paper. It was National Hour of Code week Dec. 7-11, and schools
around the Verona Area School District celebrated with events. For
information on the Hour of Code, visit code.org.
Above, Henry Zimmer and his mom Holly, left, look on at their Dash
and Dot robot while setting up a course for it on an iPad.
Photo submitted
Left, Stella Kowalke and other Glacier Edge Elementary students

practice coding during the week.
From Our Family To Yours

Happy Holidays
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Hop: Patrons can pay it forward by buying beers for strangers

food to Hop Haus. Patrons can also
order from other surrounding restaurants, bring in their own food or
select Curts Gourmet Popcorn or
Frabonis pizzas from the menu.
Well see how the winter goes
and what works and what doesnt
and then kind of re-evaluate in the
spring, Sara said.

on the day and season you might
spot a food truck parked in the lot
or delivery drivers pulling up to
drop off orders from local restaurants.
Hop Haus specializes in beers,
but owners Phil and Sara Hoechst
said the environment is still familyfriendly. The 35-year-old couple
has two sons, 3-and-a-half-year-old
Harrison and 11-month-old Everett
(born on the buildings first demolition day), who often tag along
with them.
Sara has also worked at University Ridge Golf Course and the Tipsy
Cow brewpub in Madison, so the
service industry isnt new to her.
Although she is at Hop Haus most
days, she said she feels fortunate
that the dependable staff has made
it possible for them to spend some
evenings at home with their growing family.
A self-taught brewmaster, Phil
said he favors hoppier beers
hence the name Hop Haus but
still offers a variety of flavor profiles.
Nobody wants a boring beer,
he said. Right now, thats kind of
the trend is everything thats super
hoppy is selling well. Dont be
afraid to use hops.
And when hes not coming up
with new beer recipes, Phil is a
physical therapist for the state
Department of Corrections four
days a week.
Its my secret double life, he
joked.
Hidden gem
Beer-centric
Hop Haus will offer four or five
of its own staple beers year-round,
a few others that rotate by season,
along with a couple of guest taps
from other breweries. Phil also
makes specialty beers that tend to
go quickly.
His pumpkin-spiced Oktoberfest
beer, Patch, was gone in a week,
and his English-style ale, Old Teabagger, was released on a Saturday
and finished by Monday.
Patrons can view the activity
around the brew tanks and fermenters from seats facing windows
into the brewery especially on
Wednesdays when two batches are
made.
You could put a brewery in a
warehouse and just make a bunch
of beer and nobody would ever
see it and you could buy it off the
shelves, Phil said. But our whole
kind of idea is that we wanted to
have a place that people could
come and get together, have some
beers and make it welcoming.
A native of Germany, Phil
moved to the United States when
he was 4 too young to have a
taste of Deutsches bier even by
Wisconsin standards. With many
relatives still living there, however,
Photo by Samantha Christian
Hop Haus Brewing Company customers can order beer on tap, such as the Magic
Dragon double IPA, left, or Plaid Panther scotch ale, right, or carry out a growler of
their choice, center. Growlers come in 32- and 64-ounce sizes. Many features in the
bar area are made from reclaimed materials. Shown on the wall in the background is
The Vault, listing names of patrons who bought a friend a beer for next time.
his travels abroad have influenced

his thoughts about an establishments atmosphere.
In Germany, theyve got tons
of these open beer halls where
you pretty much are at huge picnic
tables with random people, Phil
said. You sit down and youre
like, Youre my neighbor, maybe? You dont know who these
people are but you just hang out
and everyone gets along.
Its just very community-oriented, he said. Thats what we wanted because were from here were
a mile away.
Phil grew up in Fitchburg just
over the line from Verona native
Sara and they met at UW-Madison. They moved to Colorado for
a few years, and since everyone
brews there, it piqued Phils interest. He learned the trade by reading
books, watching tutorials online
and making test batches at home.
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Filling up
What sets Hop Haus apart from
other establishments is its somewhat
backseat take on food. Rather than
having a full kitchen and staffing
cooks, Hop Haus has been building relationships with local restaurants and food trucks to bring meals
straight to its door with a rotating
schedule a concept patrons are still
getting familiar with.
We always welcome feedback or
suggestions, Phil said.
This eclectic mix of food options
is a bit of a recurring theme for that
location, which used to house Cousins Subs, Chocolate Shoppe Ice
Cream and Figaros Pizza until they
closed in May 2014.
Now that winter has (sort of)
arrived and the food trucks have left
the parking lot for the season, Verona
restaurants AJs Pizzeria and Jordandal Cookhouse have been delivering
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Although Hop Haus is Veronas

third brewery, (after Grays Tied
House and Wisconsin Brewing
Company) its the only one located
downtown.
Steps from the Military Ridge
State Trail and across the street from
Hometown Junction Park, Tuvalu
and Millers, Hop Haus offers trivia
night and live music a few times a
month which seem to be attracting
a younger crowd, Sara said.
So far, the Hoechsts said they
have been getting a good response
from Verona and see a lot of repeat
customers. Their goals are to reach
those outside the city and spread the
word that its not just a production
facility.
I think theres kind of a feeling
from other communities that Verona is really far away, Sara paused.
But it isnt.
One of their most popular draws
is The Vault. The chalkboards
were already filling up with names
within weeks of opening in June,
so they intend to print out spreadsheets to keep track of the growing
list. Rather than just buying a beer
for a friend, others have been paying
it forward to people who match a
certain description, such as overseas
military personnel, single Verona
ladies or anyone with a mullet. The
possibilities are endless.
Patrons also comment on the
brewerys rustic vibe, accentuated by reclaimed materials from
Mount Horeb. There are red barn
boards for the bar and walls, rippled steel sheets for paneling and
a long plumbing pipe to rest your
shoes on while seated at the bar.
The Hoechsts also used a branding
iron on beer sampler flight trays,
which are made from walnut wood
that came from the Humanity for
Humanity of Dane County ReStore.
With a small marketing budget,
their beer is speaking for itself by
taste rather than its logo through
ads. Hop Haus beer can sometimes
be found on tap at Tipsy Cow and
HopCat in Madison, Belleville Ale
House and Pasquals, both in Verona and on Monroe Street.
Although business could always
be busier, they are pleased with
how their first year is unfolding.
I think its pretty casual, but its
also just a nice place that people can
gather, Sara said. Weve heard
that from so many people that come
in that theyre really excited that
its here, they like the space and
decor and everything.
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The Verona Area
Chamber of Commerce
is holding a photo contest
for local photographers
to have their photo displayed on the cover of the
annual directory.
The directory goes out
to every Verona household, area tourist centers
and chambers and all visitors to the chamber.
If you have a photo you
think is worthy, send it to
info@veronawi.com with
the subject line Photo
Contest.
All photos must be at
least 300 dpi or more and
standard photo print size.
The entry deadline is
Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016.
Tell us about it
The Verona Press runs
a business section on
the fourth week of each
month, highlighting local
business topics, anniversaries and news bits.
To submit an item for
this page or an idea for
a story, e-mail reporters
Jacob Bielanski and Scott
Girard at ungbusiness@
wcinet.com.
To inquire about advertising on this page, e-mail
veronasales@wcinet.
com. Or call 845-9559.
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Minerals and More,

a new shop in Verona,
opened Nov. 1 at 1035 N.
Edge Trail.
The shops offerings
include a range of rocks,
minerals and crystals,
from $3 chalcopyrite
nuggets to $5,500 amethyst geode.
The selection even
includes a $5,400 coffee
table with an amethyst
geode base.
The owner, Karen
Edmond, regularly goes
to trade shows to bring
back inventory, including
one to two tons from an
event in Tucson.
The business was formerly located at Westgate
Mall in Madison.
For more information on the store, visit
mineralsandmorestore.
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recognizes the Business of the Month!
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Boys hockey
Boys hockey
Wildcats
win four
straight
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Verona boys hockey

team ran its winning streak
to four games last week,
skating to a pair of Big
Eight Conference blowouts against Janesville
and Beloit Memorial and
another against non-conference Waunakee.
Verona 6, Janesville 1
Junior forward Jake
Keyes scored two goals
for the Wildcats Thursday
inside the Verona Ice Arena as the Wildcats rolled
6-1 over Big Eight Conference rival Janesville.
Graham Sticha, Zach
Ritter and Jack Anderson
all added a goal and assist,
while Zach Lanz scored a
goal.
Verona senior Nathan
Cleghorn and Jack Borstedt each had 27 saves.
Cleghorn faced 28 shots
on goal while Borstedt saw
33.
Verona 6, Waunakee 2
Girls hockey
The host Wildcats had

six different goal scorers
Saturday inside the Verona
Ice Arena, upending nonconference Waunakee 6-2.
Keyes scored once and
set up two other goals in
the blowout, while Sticha
and Anderson recorded a
goal and an assist.
Braeden Schindler,
Mason McCormick and
Josh Novotny each added
a goal.
Sticha, McCormick and
Keyes all scored in the
first period, while Novotny, Schindler and Anderson posted third-period
scores to ice the win.
Parker Elvy scored both
goals for Waunakee.
Senior goaltender Alex
Jones stopped 18 of 20
shots on goal for Verona,
while Jacques Semandel
posted 30 saves for Waunakee.
Lynx blank Icebergs at home
Verona 11,
Beloit Memorial 2
Photo by Ed Fink
Junior Nathaniel Buss drives to the basket Saturday in a Big Eight Conference game at Madison East. Buss finished with 20 points in a 92-74 loss.
Wildcats Big Eight split
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
The Verona Area High School

boys basketball team moved ahead
of Beloit Memorial in the Big
Eight Conference standings Thursday but couldnt hold off a secondhalf rally by Madison East on Saturday.
The Wildcats now sit at 3-3 in
the conference (4-4 overall).
Verona is three games behind
Middleton (6-0, 6-0) a game-anda-half behind Sun Prairie (5-1, 4-1)

and just a game behind Madison
Memorial (4-2, 4-2) and Janesville
Craig (5-2, 4-2).
The Wildcats travel to nonconference Madison Edgewood
at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30,
before hosting Madison Memorial
at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5.
double-double with 29 points and

10 rebounds Thursday in a 93-83
win against Beloit Memorial.
Schmitz was one of three scorers
in double digits, as senior Kwan
Clements and junior Nathaniel Buss added 24 and 23 points,
respectively.
Verona led by eight (53-45) at
halftime and finished 22-for-36
from the free-throw line.
Verona 93, Beloit Memorial 83
Junior Max Fink chipped in
Senior Cole Schmitz picked up a six points, while senior Keaton
Knueppel added eight rebounds.

Clements and Fink also had
three steals each.
Madison East 92, Verona 74

The Wildcats led by two at halftime after a buzzer-beater, but host
Madison East went on a secondhalf tear as Verona fell 92-74.
The Purgolders outscored the
Wildcats 58-38 in the second half.
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Metro Lynx sophomore forward Jenna Jurrens (21) of Verona battles Icebergs forward Hannah Smith
along the board for control of the puck Friday inside Madison Ice Arena. The Metro Lynx won the
Badger Conference game 10-0.
The Metro Lynx girls

hockey team scored three
goals in the first and third
period and put up four more
in the second to post a 10-0
Badger Conference blowout
Friday against the Icebergs.
Junior leading scorer Julia
Dragoo recorded her first hat
trick of the season, running
her total to six goals on the
season.
Maddie McClimon added
a pair of goals, while Lizzy
Conybear had a goal and two
assists.
Ella Hall, Ally Conybear,
Isabella Peterson and Taylor
Lyons each scored a goal for
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the Icebergs, while defenseman Anna Schieldt had four

assists in the blowout.
I felt our girls kept good
steady pressure throughout
the game, Lynx head coach
Derek Ward said.
Sophomore Sydney McKersie posted 12 saves for her
second shutout of the season.
Iceberg goaltender McKenzie Nisius stopped 49 of 59
shots on goal in the loss.
The Metro Lynx hosts the
annual Culvers Cup starting
Monday with a 12:30 p.m.
against Brookfield Glacier.
The winner plays again at
2:45 p.m. Tuesday, while the
loser plays at 12:30 p.m.
The host Purple Knights

struck first only to watch
Verona score five unanswered goals, including
four straight on the power
play in the first period,
rolling 11-2 over Beloit
Memorial.
Mason McCormick
recorded four goals and
assisted on four more goals
for the Wildcats, while
Zach Lanz had a goal and
two assists.
Zach Ritter chipped in
a goal and three assists.
Aidan Schmitt, Nate
Borgerding, Jeff Bishop,
Josh Novotny and Gavin
McCormick each scored
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Wrestling
Daniels highlights
Mt. Horeb invite
Anthony Iozzo
Junior wrestler Brandon

Daniels moved to 15-3
overall Saturday after winning three of four matches
Saturday to take third place
in the 138-pound bracket
at the Mount Horeb Invitational.
Daniels held off Merrills Aidan Ball in the
third-place match with
a 5-0 decision. He also
pinned Rio co-ops
Andrew Hodgson in 1
minute, 29 seconds and
added an 11-2 major decision over Stoughton varsity
reserves Luke GeisterJones.
Daniels lone loss came
to Deerfields Cal Hansen
in a 4-2 decision.
Besides Daniels, the
Wildcats also picked up
a fourth-place finish by
senior Egill Hegge (145
pounds) and fifth-place finishes by senior Dom Sabbarese (170) and freshman
Jeremy Grimm (182).
Hegge defeated Merrills
Brody Gehrke 8-6 in sudden victory to start the day
and followed up with a pin
over Stoughtons Joe Jensen in 40 seconds. Hegge
lost his semifinal and thirdplace matches, however,
and is 10-8 this season.
Sabbarese lost his quarterfinals match but finished
with four wins on the day,
including a pin over Rio
co-ops Lee Dunnahee
in 2:19. He also pinned
Madison Memorials Will
Liegel in 23 seconds and
Oregons Jacob Huston in
2:35.
Sabbareses other win

was a 10-3 decision over
Stoughtons Matthew Curry.
Grimm continued his
early success with two
wins in three matches,
including the fifth-place
match by medical forfeit
over Rio co-ops Logan
DeBoer. Grimm also
pinned Oregons Samuel
Reynolds in 4:55.
Senior Ryan Weiss took
sixth (160), while senior
Austin Powers (132),
junior Matthew Maier
(152) and sophomore Jono
Herbst (106) all took seventh. Freshman Zakh Kalifatadi (113) was eighth.
Verona took eighth
out of 15 teams with 90
points, not having a complete team. Mount Horeb
won the invite with 216.5
points, while Merrill (151)
and Orfordville Parkview
(147) were second and
third, respectively.
The Wildcats travel to
the Bi-States at the La
Crosse Civic Center Dec.
29-30.
Verona 66, Memorial 18
Photos by Jeremy Jones
Sophomore Lauren Samz tied for first place on the vault with an 8.75 and won the floor exercise with an 8.85 to capture the all-around
varsity title Thursday against Madison West with 33.825 points. Verona/Madison Edgewood lost the Big Eight Conference dual meet
130.475-127.825.
Verona hosted Madison

Memorial Friday and won
66-18.
Seniors Garrison
Stauffer (220), Hegge
(145), Sabbarese (170),
Powers (132) and Weiss
(160) and Daniels (138)
and Maier (152) all won by
pin.
Sophomore Joe Scalissi
(126), sophomore Tristan
Largent (heavyweight),
freshman Connor Duggan
(120) and Herbst (106) all
won by forfeit.
Samz wins all-around title in debut for Verona/Edgewood

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Sophomore Verona/
Madison Edgewood gymnasts Lauren Samz won two
events and took the varsity
all-around competition with
a combined score of 33.825
on Thursday in a loss against
Madison West.
Samz tied Madison West
senior Louisa Forrest for
first on vault with an 8.75
and then bested teammate
Mandy Michuda with an
8.85 on the floor. Samz finished second on the balance
beam with an 8.625.
I was very impressed
with Laurens performance,
V/ME head coach Rachael
Hauser said. Even coming
from upper-level club, high
school gymnastics can be
quite a change as we have a
more complicated rules and
bonus system than the JO or
Xcel programs.
V/ME lost the Big Eight
Conference dual 130.475127.825.
Overall, I think we did
well for our first competition of the year, V/ME
head coach Rachael Hauser
said. We are working with
a practice-time deficit this
year, so considering that
we have had less time in
the gym compared to previous years, I cant complain
Girls basketball
Muellers big night

helps Cats hold off East
Anthony Iozzo
Senior Grace Mueller

was the offensive catalyst
the Verona Area High
School girls basketball
team needed in a 66-63
win at Big Eight rival
Madison East on Friday.
Mueller scored 30
points to lead the way in
a back-and-forth game,
including a 33-30 halftime deficit for the Wildcats.
Seniors Cheyenne Trilling and Kira Opsal and
junior Alex Luehring
all chipped in with eight
points each to complement Muellers big night.
Sophomores Aireyanna
Connor and Erin Howard
led Madison East with
21 and 20 points, respectively.
Verona hosts non-conference Monroe at 7:30
p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29,
to finish out the month
and travels to Madison
La Follette at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 2, for a Big
Eight Conference game.
Edgewood 62, Verona 61

With time winding
down, the Wildcats saw
a couple of small leads
evaporate in a 62-61 loss
to Madison Edgewood
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Verona/Madison Edgewood senior Mandy Michuda competes on the floor exercise Thursday against
Madison West. Michuda finished second with an 8.45.
too much about our performance.

Michuda finished third
with a 32.825 after taking
second on the floor exercise
(8.45). She placed fourth on
the uneven bars with a 7.95.
Junior Lauren Godfrey of
West on the balance beam
with an 8.825 and senior
teammate Lindsay Curtiss
took first on the uneven bars
(8.15).
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their routines are going to

score from this first competition, Hauser said. Hopefully, we can finalize some
of these upgrades over the
holiday break and start to get
them into routines in January.
The team is also looking
forward to having Maddie
Molitor back in the gym,
though she may not be ready
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1-2-3 sweep of the JV floor

or V/ME with a 7.40. Freshman Annie Maher scored an
8.20 on the JV vault to lead a
1-2 Wildcat/Crusader finish.
V/ME lost the JV competition 106.100-104.250.
The Wildcat/Crusaders
return to action Jan. 7 at
Janesville Parker.
We have upgrades
planned for many of the new
varsity girls, but it was good
to get a baseline on how
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Basketball: Cats drop non-
Boys swimming
conference game to Sauk

offense.
Head coach Alan Buss
Buss led Verona with was not able to return a
20 points, while Clements call for comment.
added 19.
Senior Deang Deang led
Big Eight
East with 22 points, while
W-L
sophomore Keshawn Jus- Team
tice (19), junior Steve Middleton
6-0
Wooten (16), junior KenSun
Prairie
4-1
ny Jones (10) and sophoJanesville Craig
4-2
more Davion Washington
(10) also scored doubleMadison Memorial 4-2
digit points.
Madison East
3-3
Sauk Prairie 80, Verona 66
Verona
3-3
The Wildcats hosted
Madison West
2-3
non-conference Sauk PraiBeloit
Memorial
2-4
rie Tuesday and couldnt
contain the Eagles in an
Janesville Parker
1-5
80-66 loss.
Madison La Follette 0-6
Sauk Prairie senior Seth
Kostroski hit four threepointers in the first half,
finishing with 23 points,
and the Eagles jumped
out to a 36-29 lead.
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Verrona Area/Mount Horeb swimmer Brian Touchett swims the 100-yard butterfly Friday against Middleton. Touchett finished fourth in 1
minute, 16.82 seconds. VA/MH lost the Big Eight Conference dual meet 95-75.
Wildcats look strong in a busy week

90 seconds in the 500 free from time
trials four weeks ago.
The 50 and 100 free went better
The Verona Area/Mount Horeb boys than expected and went a long way
swimming competed in three meets towards our victory, Wuerger said.
in three days last week, splitting two
duals and finishing fourth in the Beloit Middleton 95, Verona 75
Verona recorded 20 of 35 seasonInvitational.
best times Friday at sixth-ranked MidVerona 91, Sauk Prairie 79
dleton, falling 95-75 in a Big Eight
The Wildcats won five of 11 events Conference dual.
It was a much closer meet than a
Thursday evening on the road against
Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights to win year ago.
We kind of ran out of gas at the end
91-79.
Jacob Wellnitz (1:54.53) and Shane of the meet or the final score would
Rozeboom (1:56.44) finished 1-2 in have been even closer, Wuerger said.
Seniors Preston Vesely (1:04.58)
the 200 freestyle. Wellnitz added the
and Angaran (1:04.98) finished 1-2
500 free title in 5:12.52.
Bryce Angaran added the 100 free in the 100 backstroke to highlight the
title in 50.43 and the 100 breaststroke meet for VA/MH.
The Wildcats picked up two other
in 1:05.5.
Luke Hagelin, Bryce Hoppe, Well- victories from Vesely in the 50 free
nitz and Rozeboom teamed up to add- (25.51) and Zeke Sebastian in the 200
ed the 200 free relay crown in 1:33.73. IM (2:31.71).
Hagelin, Rozeboom, Hoppe and
It was a close, competitive meet
like it usually is against Sauk Prairie/ Wellnitz added the 200 free relay in
Wisconsin Heights/Lodi, Wuerger 1:45.18.
Aidan Updegrove dropped six secsaid.As a team, they stepped up and
had many season-best times, which onds in the JV 200 free and over seven
is tougher to do in a shorter dual seconds in the JV 100 breaststroke.
meet with less recovery time between
Beloit Invitational
events.
Hoppe won the 100 breaststroke
James Wellnitz had a solid meet,
dropping over three second drops in Saturday with a meet-record 1:05.84
at the Beloit Invitational. It was one
both the 200 IM and 500 freestyle.
Ian Grossenbacher-McGlamery cut of two victories for the Wildcats, who
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
finished fourth 16 points behind

Waunakee with 356 points.
Waukesha South (55), McFarland
(443.5) and Waunakee (372) rounded
out the top three.
Angaran, Hagelin, Rozeboom and
Vesely secured the Wildcats other
victory, taking the 200 free relay in
1:31.49.
Wellnitz finished runner-up in the
200 IM (2:10.33) as did Angaran in the
100 free (50.24).
Sebastian (2:20.3) placed third in the
500.
The meet included some longer
events than usual for a high school
meet (200 fly, 200 back, 200 breast,
400 IM, 400 medley relay, 800 free
relay).
Hoppe (2:27.73) took third in the
200 breast and Wellnitz claimed fifth
place in the 400 IM (4:45.14).
The Wildcats posted 28 of 36 season
best times, by far the highest total of
any team in the meet.
It was encouraging given it was
our third meet in three days, Wuerger
said.
Zeke Sebastian swam 500 free in all
three meets and swam his fastest race
on Saturday.
He dropped 21 seconds from last
year in the 400 IM to finish ninth.
Ryan Stewart moved up from 17th
seed to finish eighth as the teams only
entry in the 200 back.
Girls BB: Wildcats drop heartbreaker to Edgewood

Monday night.
Verona led the visiting
Crusaders by one point
with under seconds to play
when Edgewood junior
Estella Moschkau drove
to the basket and scored
while being fouled.
Moschkau missed the
free throw, giving the
Wildcats a chance to win
the game.
But after a timeout, a

3-pointer by Alyssa Erdman went in-and-out of the
basket.
Moschkau, who is garnering interest from Division I colleges, finished
with 23 points to lead
Edgewood.
Verona trailed 30-28 at
halftime but battled back
to take a lead late in the
second half.
The Wildcats lead was
up to four points with just

over two minutes left, but
the Crusaders ended the
game on a 7-2 run, including Moschkaus gamewinner.
Veronas big offensive
contributors on the night
were junior Alex Luehring
with 21 points and senior
Kira Opsal with 17.
Seniors Grace Mueller
and Cheyenne Trilling finished with nine and seven
points, respectively.
Besides Moschkau,
Edgewood also had offensive contributions by
junior Katie Meriggioli
with 16 points and sophomore Caitlin Link with 12
points.
The loss dropped Verona to 7-2 overall (6-1 Big
Eight Conference), while
Edgewood moved to 6-1
(2-1 Badger South).
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Brandon Riedel (4) combined to stop 17 shots on
goal.
once.
Verona is now 7-3-1
Cleghorn stopped 25
overall
(6-0-0 Big Eight
shots for Verona.
Taven Santucci (13) and Conference).
Verona travels to play

second-ranked Appleton
North (8-0-0) at 3 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 28 at the
Graham Arena in Rochester, Minn.
The Wildcats then face

Fargo South at 5 p.m. on
Tuesday, Dec. 29, and
Rochester Lourdes at 5:45
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 30.
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Gap: State Superintendent describes disparities as extraordinarily horrible

the worst in the nation for:
The difference between
how well black and white
students perform on a national benchmark test.
The likelihood that black
students will be suspended
from school.
The difference between
black and white student graduation rates.
Although Verona does
not fare as badly as the state
in all of those measures, the
district has made its goal of
equity for all students clear
in recent years, with an
added emphasis the last few
months as it passed a new
equity framework to guide
decision-making.
Wisconsin has been
labeled one of the worst
states in the nation for black
children based on measures
including poverty, singleparent households and math
proficiency. Statewide, just
over 18 percent of black
students tested proficient
or advanced on statewide
exams in math, compared to
56 percent of white students,
according to 2013-14 test
scores from the state Department of Public Instruction.
Though black students in
Verona were better than the
state average, with 25 percent scoring advanced or
proficient in math that same
year, 69 percent of white students did the same, meaning
the district had an even larger
gap.
Tony Evers, the state
superintendent of public
instruction since 2009 and
a former VASD superintendent, conceded there is only
one way to describe Wisconsins achievement gap: Its
extraordinarily horrible.
The gap, he said, has racial
and economic causes.
Wisconsin has a history
of not being able to solve this
issue and, frankly, not being
able to lift people of color
out of poverty in any significant way, Evers said.
Can we do more in our
Gaps
2013-14 advanced/proficient math scores

State
VASD
Black White Gap

18 percent
56 percent
38 percent
25 percent
69 percent
44 percent

State
VASD
Black White Gap

66 percent
93 percent
27 percent
83 percent
96 percent
13 percent
2013-14 graduation rates
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction and former Verona Area

School District superintendent Tony Evers describes the states
racial achievement gap as extraordinarily horrible.
schools? Yes, and we should

do more. But the fact of the
matter is, we need the entire
state to rally around people
of poverty or this will never
be solved in a satisfactory
way.
The struggles of Wisconsins black students are
particularly stark, considering the states students as a
whole perform at or above
national averages on standardized tests, the class of
2014 graduated at the thirdhighest rate in the nation, and
Wisconsin high schoolers are
among the top scorers on the
college aptitude ACT test.
It is not just that the states
students on average perform
so well. Wisconsins black
students scored below the
national average for black
students in all four tested categories in 2015. For example, among fourth graders,
Wisconsins black students
scored 193 in reading compared to a national average
among black students of 206.
The shortfalls in Wisconsin dramatize the failure
of national efforts to raise
achievement levels. Congress passed the No Child
Left Behind Act in 2001 in

an effort to close the achievement gap, placing great
emphasis on standardized
testing. However, Congress
left the law behind after
years of partisan bickering.
President Barack Obama
signed the changes into law
Dec. 10.
The new law shifts more
power to states and districts.
States are still required to
take steps to improve the
lowest performing schools,
but the bill does not mandate
specific action if those goals
are not met.
Evers said the bill provides
an opportune time to discuss equity in schools.
Allowing states to
explore different methods,
centered on their needs, to
tackle achievement gaps will
ensure that all students graduate ready for college and
career, he said in a statement.
Tests show lagging

performance
Test results released in
October from the 2015
National Assessment of Educational Progress, a set of
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achievement gap, including a Q and
A with state superintendent Tony
Evers, information about how to
investigate test scores and critics
responses to efforts to close the
gap:
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tests known as the Nations
Report Card, reaffirmed Wisconsins poor record of educating black children: The
state had the worst achievement gap between black and
white students in fourth- and
eighth-grade reading and
math. This is the second time
in a row Wisconsin has been
ranked the worst among the
states assessed.
Wisconsin also has the
biggest disparity in graduation rates between black and
white students, according to
preliminary data from the
U.S. Department of Education. The rate for black
students in Wisconsin held
steady in 2013-14 at 66 percent, while the graduation
rate for white students rose a
half-point from just over 92
percent to just under 93 percent. Verona, though, somewhat bucks that trend, with
83 percent of black students
graduating in four years and
96 percent of white students,
according to DPI data.
The causes of the statewide gap are complex and
extend beyond the four walls
of a classroom, often preceding students first steps
through the schoolhouse
doors, researchers say. Factors include poverty and
unemployment, historic
discrimination, segregated
schools and neighborhoods,
racial bias and low expectations that damage students
motivation.
Fatoumata Ceesay, a freshman at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison who
attended Madison East High
School, attributes her academic success to two college readiness programs, one
through school and another
that offers after-school and
summer programming.
Ceesay, a student of color,
said in her experience, students of color were not challenged in school and operated under low academic
expectations.
Usually students of color
are dissuaded from trying so
hard and that really, if youre
not encouraging someone,
youre going to give up eventually, which is what happens, said Ceesay, an aspiring photojournalist planning
to major in journalism and
political science.
VASD administrators recognized a similar problem
at Verona Area High School
during the 2013-14 school
year. The school board eventually approved changes to
the schools pre-requisite
requirements for entrance to
Advanced Placement classes and administrators have

encouraged teachers to speak
directly with students who
may be underestimating their
abilities or simply may not
know about the educational
opportunities. An August
2014 check-in of the change
showed higher enrollment in
AP for both minority and
white students.
Wisconsin worst for

black children
Black students in Wisconsin are more likely to
come to school hungry,
abused or neglected
proven roadblocks to academic success. In fact, the
2014 Wisconsin Council
on Children and Families
report Race for Results
labeled Wisconsin as the
worst state for black children to live.
In a comparison of 46
states, Wisconsins black
residents ranked as the worst
in four of 12 indicators
including delayed childbearing, young adults who are
in school or working, children who live in two-parent
households, and adults who
have completed at least an
associates degree, the report
found.
As of 2014, 49 percent of
Wisconsins black children
were living in poverty, compared to 11 percent of white
children, according to data
compiled by the Annie E.
Casey Foundations Kids
Count project.
Wisconsins high suspension rate of black students is
another barrier to their success in the classroom.
A report from the Civil
Rights Project at the University of California-Los
Angeles found that Wisconsin tops the nation in suspension rates, disciplining 34
percent of black high school
students. The state has a 4
percent suspension rate for
white students the largest
black-white discipline gap
of all 50 states at the high
school level, according to the
report. Wisconsins suspension rate for black elementary students is the secondhighest at 12 percent, the
report found.
If we ignore the discipline
gap, we will be unable to
close the achievement gap,
the reports authors write.
While Verona has a smaller gap, it is still stark: 10.1
percent of black students
district-wide were suspended
during the 2013-14 school
year, compared to less than 1
percent of white students.
Researchers and policymakers disagree about
whether there have been
successful efforts in Wisconsin to narrow the racial
gap. UW-Madison education researcher Bradley Carl
said he has yet to find any
program that has moved the
needle on (the achievement
gap) in a big way.
University and state

researchers will have the
opportunity to find and analyze the practices across
the state that are working
to close the gap with a $5.2
million U.S. Department of
Education grant the largest research collaboration yet
between the Department of
Public Instruction and UWMadison.
Disparity sparks
public debate
Wisconsins achievement
gap is on the publics radar.
Evers formed a statewide
task force of educators and
others to highlight schools
that are closing the achievement gap. And Assembly
Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, has created a task force
on urban education.
Evers Promoting Excellence for All task force identified 39 promising strategies
in schools across the state to
raise the achievement of lowperforming students.
Gloria Ladson-Billings, a
professor in UW-Madisons
School of Education, said at
a panel Nov. 5 sponsored by
Madisons Simpson Street
Free Press that calling it a
nagging achievement gap
does not do it justice.
Were in crisis, LadsonBillings said. It is not nagging, it is persistent, it is
structural. Were at a point
where we cannot go failing
another generation of people.
Carl said the fact that
there are so few programs
in Wisconsin backed up by
sufficient research is pretty
indicative of the problem.
For their part, students
themselves are working to
change the culture in Verona.
A group of students who
are part of the Minority Student Achievement Network
recently hosted the organizations national conference
planning speakers, events
and collaboration time to
hear from students around
the country experiencing the
effects of the achievement
gap.
The group shared a threepart action plan with the
school board in November
that came out of the conference to improve the atmosphere for minorities in
VASD: restructure behavioral
management; create and support more cultural awareness
in Verona; and reduce the
achievement gap by ensuring
students know about all of
the educational opportunities
available to them.
We found that the root
issue is theres a lack of
equity and inclusion for all
students, Solomon Roller, a
VAHS junior, said. Whether its their lack of engagement, or positive reinforcement or the opportunities
given to them.
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GE: Decision could coincide with relocation of VAIS to one site

This is it as far as exploratory
(discussion), board president
Dennis Beres said.
While thinking it over in the
coming weeks, board members
will have to balance the long-term
plans for the district with a shortterm solution to stop overcrowding next year.
I would like to lay out a longterm building plan for the district, board member Renee Zook
said. Then what is a good shortterm solution for the long-term
plan? For me, its not necessarily
least bad, its best short-term for
the best long-term plan.
But, others pointed out, there
are just three weeks between
Monday and the deadline meeting, with winter break in between.
We may not have enough time
to come up with that before we
have to make some decisions,
board member Amy Almond said.
TWI stays put

In a similar note to school
board meetings over the last two
months since moving TWI was

first suggested several parents
pleaded their case to not move
their kids program.
Soon after, board members
agreed that moving TWI was not
the least bad option. That left
parents of the program smiling as
they emptied the room after the
discussion finished.
Board members also eliminated portables from the list, as
buildings and grounds supervisor
Ken Kietzke had outlined significant challenges to placing those,
including likely having to excavate part of a hill behind Glacier
Edge. Hearing that or the costly
option of extending sewer service
behind the building board members decided it would not work.
Even those who had come
around to not oppose the general
idea of portables ruled it out.
It just doesnt sound like its
workable, said board member
Ken Behnke.
The eliminations came as a
welcome step to board members
who had been discussing the topic for the last four meetings, yet
Police reports
All reports taken from the
8:15 p.m. A black acousVerona Police Department log tic guitar was reported stolen
books.
from a bar on the 100 block
of West Railroad Street. The
Oct. 15
victim described the suspect1:13 a.m. Police stopped a ed thieves as two shorter
38-year-old Madison woman males, one in his 50s and the
walking along County Hwy. other in his 30s.
M. After discovering that the
woman had a warrant from Oct. 22
the Dane County Sheriffs
2:17 p.m. A mother on
Office, she was arrested and the 400 block of Rita Avenue
searched. A search of her bag reported her daughter was
yielded suspected drug para- being blackmailed with picphernalia, THC and THC oil.
tures the daughter had sent
of herself in her underwear to
Oct. 16
another person. That person
8:31 a.m. Police were con- threatened to post the pictacted by the Verona Area tures on Instagram.
High School about a fight that
occurred on the late bus the Oct. 23
day prior. Based on a follow2:34 p.m. Three students
up with students and witness- at Verona Area High School
es, citations were issued.
received warnings and citations after an anonymous
Oct. 18
tipster said the three had
1:44 a.m. Police pulled purchased marijuana over the
over a 31-year-old Evans- lunch period. Marijuana and
ville woman at the intersec- paraphernalia were found.
tion of North Main Street and
Ineichen Drive for speeding. Oct. 24
Upon being stopped, police
12:25 a.m. Police assisted
submitted her to a breath test the fire department at a busiand found her to have a BAC ness on the 400 block of
of .16. Drug paraphernalia and South Main Street where a
a suspected marijuana sub- gas line had caught fire. No
stance were also found in the evidence of criminal activity
car. The woman was cited for was found, and an evacuation
her first OWI and possession of the area was determined to
of marijuana and parapherna- be unnecessary.
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Renee Zook, school board
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still were handed a poster-size

spreadsheet with options and their
effects at the beginning of the
meeting.
Decision looms
The decision likely will come
down to moving fifth-grade or
redrawing boundaries in one way
or another, and it seems likely
the final choice doesn't get the
boards unanimous support.
At different points Monday night, Duerst suggested
redrawing boundaries including the Tincher Plan, which
would redraw boundaries but
exempt some students was
too much to do in a short time,

while Zook said she wanted to
take moving fifth-grade off the
table. Exchanges about the ideas
prompted laughs from the board
members and administrators in
the audience.
Id like to see (redrawing
boundaries) axed, Duerst said.
Youre not going to get that,
Tom, board member Joanne
Gauthier quickly replied.
Minutes later, Zook chimed
in, The only way to get it on
a smaller sheet of paper is to
remove moving fifth-grade.
Not happening, Duerst
responded with a smile.
The other remaining option,
moving fourth-graders from GE
to either Stoner Prairie or Country View elementary school for
two years, would allow those
students an extra year to become
part of the community at their
new schools, something that
was a major concern with moving fifth-graders. That would
also require a new school being
open by 2018-19, though, or GE
would face the same problem
again in two years.

Building onto SOMS was also
a remaining option, but it would
still require decisions on what to
move out of GE to use the new
space.
Whatever decision is made,
it could coincide with moving Verona Area International
School to a single location. The
Chinese-language immersion
charter school is split between
Savanna Oaks Middle School
and Stoner Prairie Elementary
School. Parents and the director have said being in one location would help recruitment and
could allow for a smoother transition to a middle school language program.
With just weeks left to a decision deadline, board member
Amy Almond tried to reassure
those in the audience and her fellow board members.
I know this is tough but I
also really believe we can find a
way to make this a positive, supportive move and make it a winwin somehow, Almond said. I
have a lot of faith in our staff.
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE
OF Jelaine Bancroft
Johnson D.O.D. 8/29/2015
Case No. 15PR823

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
September 17, 1931 and date of death
August 29, 2015, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 5929 Forest lane, Fitchburg, WI 53711.
3. All interested persons waived notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is March
11, 2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
December 3, 2015
Attorney Shane W. Falk
Lawton & Cates, S.C.
PO Box 2965
Madison, WI 53701-2965
(608) 282-6200
Bar Number: 1027506
Published: December 10, 17 and 24, 2015
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traffic during construction. Construction
is tentatively scheduled for 2018.
Please Attend
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016. The meeting
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championship match later
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The second half of the
season will begin on Jan.
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additional names be
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Skunk Club? Will anyone record a perfect score
this season? Find out the
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Montes will host
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Correction: Dana Darrow and partner Jerry
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Katherine E. DeZonia
Katherine DeZonia
Preceded in death by her

devoted husband, Robert
H. Bob DeZonia, and
their beloved son Robert F.
Bobby DeZonia, Katherine Elizabeth Tish DeZonia (Hodgson), 86, peacefully joined her Heavenly
Father on Dec. 15, 2015
surrounded in love by her
children and grandchildren
at Agrace Hospice.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa.
on June 27, 1929, Tish was
the third of five children
born to Dr. Michael A. and
Katherine Heath Hodgson,
all of whom preceded her in
death.
Raised in Memphis,
Tenn. Tish majored in English at Memphis State University where she met Bob.
Several years in Illinois led
them to Madison, a place
Tish fell in love with and
returned to after four years
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Womens fashion and
antique furnishings highlighted her work years,
with stints at Ilses Living
Room of Manchesters, Jan
Byces boutique and Topaz
Antiques. Tish was the first
Nursing Home Ombudsman for the State of South
Dakota.
A voracious reader, Tish
was passionate about all
things political and religious, and gatherings ultimately provided certainty
that family love is indeed
durable and abundant
despite it all.
An original foodie and
great cook, Tish spent years
making vats of homemade
chicken soup, chili and
cheesecake for the homeless.
An expert Bridge player and knitter, Tish loved
music, the arts, Arboretum
drives and her little dogs. A
die-hard Green Bay Packers
and UW Badgers fan, she
enjoyed games with an icy
cold Budweiser in hand.
Most of all, Tish was
a woman of deep faith, a
devout Catholic who loved
us all deeply and encouraged us to follow our
dreams in happiness and
spirituality.
Tish is survived by six
of her seven children:
Kathe Hocum (Kurt Skodje), Anne-Marie Cookson, Suzanne Carter Mullen (Tim), Liz Hinkes
(Creighton), Jeanne DeZonia Corcoran (Gregg Gehrke) and Barry DeZonia.

She adored her grandchildren: Jen Atherton (Alex),
Sean Hocum, David Cookson, Elizabeth Leach (Rob),
Jocelyn Cookson Northenscold, Ben Cookson, Katy
Carter, Dan Carter (Jennie),
Anne DeAtley (Rob), Kristen Kallevig (Ben), Kevin
Mullen (Shana), Becca
Effertz (Aaron), Joseph
Mullen (Kelly), Rachel
Hinkes, Travis Hinkes,
Mikaila Corcoran, Rebecca
Corcoran, Casey DeZonia
and Haley DeZonia. She
was thrilled to have 13
great-grandchildren and a
14th on the way.
We are so grateful we are
here because of our Mom,
our Gramma. We will miss
her dearly and know her
love will abide in us forever.
A Mass of Christian Burial at St. Andrews Catholic
Church was held on Friday,
Dec. 18, followed by interment at St. Andrews Catholic Church.
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Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
www.columbusantiquemall.com
606 Articles For Sale

SWITCH&SAVE EVENT from DirecTV!
Packages starting at $19.99/mo. Free
3-months of HBO, Starz, Showtime &
Cinemax. Free Genie HD/DVR Upgrade!
2015 NFL Sunday Ticket included with
select Packages. New Customers Only.
IV Support Holdings LLC- An authorized
DirecTV Dealer. Some exclusions apply.
Call for details 800-918-1046 (wcan)
638 Construction &

Industrial Equipment
FARM & Construction Toys for kids of all
ages! Open 7 days a week! Hounsell's
W13196 Hwy 23, Ripon 920-748-2360
& 302 Prospect Ave North, Fon du Lac
920-322-9483 Best Selection in the Midwest (wcan)
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For
Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or
Pete 608-712-3223
FIREWOOD STORED INSIDE
dry oak, cherry, maple
free delivery to Stoughton area $110.00
Face, $300 cord
608-873-3199 OR 608-445-8591, leave
message
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
648 Food & Drink

EMERGENCIES CAN strike at any time.
Wise food storage makes it easy to prepare with tasty, easy-to-cook meals that
have a 25-year shelf life. Free sample.
Call: 800-986-3458 (wcan)
Cress Funeral Service

3610 Speedway Road,
Madison
238-3434
PLYMOUTH FURNITURE
NEW MATTRESS SETS from $99.
All sizes in stock! 40 styles!
PlymouthFurnitureWI.com
2133 Eastern Ave, Plymouth, WI 920892-6006.
Open 7 days a week. (wcan)
666 Medical & Health Supplies

ACORN STAIRLIFTS The affordable
solution to your stairs. **Limited time $250 off your stairlift purchase!**. Buy
direct and save. Please call 800-5986714 for free DVD and brochure. (wcan)
CPAP/BIPAP SUPPLIES at little or no
cost from Allied Medical Supply Network.
Fresh supplies delivered right to your
door. Insurance may cover all costs. 800995-0831 (wcan)
GOT KNEE pain? Back Pain? Shoulder
Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace at little
or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients
Call Health Hotline Now! 800-431-3924
(wcan)
LIFE ALERT 24/7. One press of a button
sends help FAST! Medical, Fire, Burglar.
Even if you can't reach a phone! FREE
Brochure. CALL 800-931-2177 (wcan)
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
WE BUY Boats/RVs/Pontoons/Sled/
ATVs & Motorcycles! "Cash Paid" now.
American Marine & Motorsports Super
Center, Shawano 866-955-2628 www.
americanmarina.com (wcan)
692 Electronics
DIRECTV'S BIG DEAL special. Only
$19.99 per month. Free premium channels HBO, Starz, Cinemax and Showtime
for 3 months & FREE receiver upgrade!
NFL 2015 Season included. Call now!
800-320-2429 (wcan)
705 Rentals
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
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
ConnectVerona.com
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
730 Condos &

Townhouses For Rent
BROOKLYN DUPLEX for Rent, Newer
ranch w/ finished basement. 3-bdr, 2.5
bath, 1800 sq ft. 2-car garage, $1200/mo.
608-455-2525.
740 Houses For Rent

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

& Lots For Sale
990 Farm: Service

& Merchandise
6803 SUNSET Dr., Lot 3. Rural Wooded

desireable lot within 1 mile of town.
8+ acres. No deed restrictions. Verona
schools. MLS# 1758398. $267,500. Mary
Ruth Marks, (608) 513-7490. Bunbury &
Associates.
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
970 Horses
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
801 Office Space For Rent

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
FOR SALE: Purebred Polled Hereford

bred heifers, due to calve mid-February.
Bred to top AI sires. Also open heifers,
steers 600-700 lbs., 3 white face open
cross-bred heifers and 2 cross-bred cows
bred to Hereford bull. Mud Creek Farms,
815-238-2381.
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
Family owned since 1948.
NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned Equipment, Monthly Bonuses
WEEKLY HOMETIME!
CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR exp. reqd EEOE/AAP
LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY!
866-370-4476
www.drive4marten.com
NOW HIRING
NOW HIRING!
Join the leading team in residential,

commercial, and municipal drain cleaning!
Full-time with some nights and weekends required
Must be able to pass a physical
Knowledge of plumbing is helpful
Will train the right person
Good mechanical aptitude
Clean driving record (CDL is a plus!)
Call to apply today!

608-256-5189
Excellent Starting Wages and Benefits

Employee Travel Discounts
2016 Seasonal Landscaping

Positions Available
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
Were seeking hard-working seasonal employees

to work as landscapers on the Horticulture
Team. Youll work with skilled horticulturists in a
beautiful environment, with a diverse collection
of trees, flowers, and edible plants.
NORTH PARK STORAGE

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

mulching to mowing, planting, and everything in
between. This is a first shift, seasonal position.
Landscaping and equipment experience is
preferred but not required.
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-206-2347

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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
Get Connected
975 Livestock
DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLAE. The

Verona Press Classifieds. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
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720 Apartments
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
The Verona Press
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
To be considered, please inquire

online at careers.epic.com
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CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon

Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Verona Press unless
changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671
or 835-6677.
hr@hixverona.com
515 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-497-4500 hixverona.com
THE NEW GLARUS HOME, INC.
Certified Nursing Assistant

PM SHIFT - FULL-TIME
Universal Care Workers
is currently accepting applications for
is recruiting for the following positions:
Full-Time Nights
at these 2 locations
Registered Nurse
Part/Full-Time
St. Clare Friedensheim

&
Glarner Lodge
Benefits Include:
Competitive Wages
Weekend and Shift Differentials
Health (ZERO DEDUCTIBLE OFFERED), Dental, Vision,
Life and Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation, Sick and Holidays
401K Retirement Plan
Join our team of professionals & experience the pleasures of
working in a skilled nursing facility dedicated to caring for
its residents!
613 W Verona Ave Verona, WI 53593

608-845-3000 fairfieldverona.com
Grow With Us
We are currently accepting applications for
This is a Benefit eligiBle POSitiOn
hr@fairfieldverona.com
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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.
December 24, 2015
CNA
Part/Full-Time
Benefits Include: Competitive Wages; Shift and

Weekend; Differentials; Incentive Pay; Health, Dental,
Vision, Disability and Life Insurance; Retirement Plan;
Vacation, Paid Sick Days and Holiday Pay.
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.
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!
Visit our website www.nghome.org to apply!
600 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, WI 53574

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
The New Glarus Home, Inc

(608) 527-2126 hr@nghome.org
Equal Opportunity Employer
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Email your resume: hr@nghome.org
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Economic bazaars
Every December, Glacier Edge Elementary School fifth-graders study economics. Each
child learns about profits, costs of production, labor and marketing. Students had a
chance to shop for holiday gifts during the fifth-graders economics bazaar on Dec. 17.
Country View Elementarys fifth grade classes also held an economics bazaar on Dec.
18. Students received a hands-on lesson in the economic process, as they paid various
fees relating to the production of a good such as for advertising or space rental
and finally selling the goods at one of five individual stores set up by each classroom.
The money earned by students will go to a nonprofit of each classrooms choosing.
Above, Country View fourth-grader Victoria Posadowska, right, admires a display put together by Claire Meyer, left, as
part of the Fortneys Franchises store. In the background, Ellie Osting waits for more customers.
Above, Country View kindergartners Tenzin Guerek, Lucas Thao and Prasone Vang
line up to purchase ornaments from fifth-grader Amy Luginbuhls kiosk inside of the
Vidlocks Varieties store.
Below, Glacier Edge fifth-grader Jocelyn Riddle greets shoppers with a smile while
selling her fleece scarves.
Photos by Jacob Bielanski and Samantha Christian
Above left, Glacier Edge first-grader Bumii Pullum, center, asks fifth-grader Linsey Trapino, right, a question about the
putty she is selling while other kids wait in line, money in hand.
Above right, Glacier Edge fifth-grader Jake Willkom, right, sells his paper football game with field goal posts made from
popsicle sticks to third-grader Christopher Ruiz Mondragon.
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Things we want you to know: Shared Connect Plan, Retail Installment Contract and number port-in required for all lines. Credit approval also required. A $25 Device Activation Fee applies. Valid for new accounts only. A Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.82/line/month); this is not a tax or gvmt. required
charge. Additional fees, taxes, terms, conditions and coverage areas apply and may vary by plan, service and phone. 50% More Data for the same price as compared to published Verizon and AT&T shared data plan pricing for current consumer 20GB and less shared plans. Additional data allotment valid for the first
24 months. Standard data allotment applies thereafter. $400 Switcher Incentive: Requires purchase of a new Smartphone with Device Protection+ and trade-in of an active Smartphone on former carriers plan. Limit one $400 reward per ported-in line. Traded-in Smartphone must be in fully functional, working condition
without any liquid damage or broken components, including, but not limited to, a cracked display or housing. Smartphone must power on and cannot be pin locked. For in-store transactions: $150 Promotional Card given at point of sale with trade-in of Smartphone. Additional $250 Promotional Card will be mailed to
customer within 68 weeks. Promotional Cards issued by MetaBank, Member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc. Valid only for purchases at U.S. Cellular stores and uscellular.com. For online and telesales transactions, see uscellular.com for redemption details. Device Protection+: Enrollment in Device
Protection+ required. The monthly charge for Device Protection+ is $8.99 for Smartphones. A deductible per approved claim applies. You may cancel Device Protection+ anytime. Federal Warranty Service Corporation is the Provider of the Device Protection+ ESC benefits, except in CA and OK. Limitations and exclusions
apply. For complete details, see an associate for a Device Protection+ brochure. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the
Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. 2015 U.S.
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Verona Press

Serving Verona Home Buyers & Sellers

Verona Area School District

TWI will stay at Glacier Edge

Several parents of students in

Verona Area school board meeting Monday night.

Elementary School or an offsite

decision, which must be made at

not to start the dominos, Duerst

The Verona Area School

has the worst achievement

Parents and students

Photo by Samantha Christian

Hop Haus brings crafted brews to downtown hangout

If youre looking for a place where

both get their names listed on The

Give Yourself the Gift of Beautiful Flooring

December 24, 2015

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Photos by Kate Newton

Asia visits Verona

Sierra Posey concentrates as she draws a series of Chinese characters.

Above, Selena Yang, 12 and

Right, Ms. Song shows Landon

Below, Lizzie Schmidt tackles a

VICE PRESIDENT & FINANCIAL ADVISOR

Celebrating 20 years as Hometown Veronas

Essentials Salon &

The PERFECT gift for Under the Tree!

Be Part of the Tradition!

Karate America Verona

This year give the Gift of CONFIDENCE!

December 24, 2015

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Collecting and contributing

Photo by Kate Newton

distribution day on Dec. 16 for the VAHS

Calendar: Class sizes get greater flexibility

A Verona Area High

added again for parent-teacher meetings before school

acceptable ranges for class

The board hired Findorff

Class size changes

600 W. Verona Ave

Organic Hair Color

another convenient reason to choose

Easy Online Booking!

family dental care

161 Horizon Dr.

At Cleary Building Corp.

Two familiar faces

2 will run for Behnkes seat

on the trollway in mt. horeb

522 springdale street

Parent: Book is anti-Christian

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Verona Area School District

Staff and students in the Verona Area

other organizations, generated enough for

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Letters to the editor

Candinas project good move for city

luxury of a berm with extensive