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Retiring school board member Ken
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community for most of his life, including
the last 40 in some form of public service:
1954-67: Student in Verona schools
1966-75: Verona Press correspondent
1975-83: Town of Verona Board
1975-95: Fire District Commission
1995-2016: Verona Area School Board
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Verona Area School District selected
to try out Google Expeditions, a set
of virtual trips around the world experienced using a cardboard set of glasses and a smart phone, on Wednesday,
April 6.
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Annalise Cooper, right, who helped bring the project to her class, helps Rachel Miller try out her
groups Storybook project, which had different shapes on a piece of plastic and has the user identify
what those shapes are with their eyes closed.
Teacher Heidie Becker covers the eyes of Marisol Diaz and Anevaeh Gonzalez as they play tic-tac-toe.
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development; considering
staff having a paid work
day on Martin Luther King
Jr. Day; establish a consistent week for spring break
every year; and find more
time for parent/teacher
planning time to develop
and review personalized
learning plans.
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April 18, at noon.
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about in spring of 2015,
when parents complained to
the board about discipline
issues and staff retention.
Establishing greater transparency and inclusion are
other priorities going forward, he said.
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to work and to collaborate
and engage with community members, he said.
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for my friend.
Care Net doesnt try to bludgeon
someone into choosing life, but
offers a compassionate ear in a
difficult situation, as well as practical assistance to those who need
a place to stay. Im not sure how
anyone could view this approach in
anything other than but a positive
light, but I will leave that for you to
decide.
And that brings us back to the
meaning of the pro-life label. Many
folks immediately think of it as only
caring about outlawing abortion.
However, a Biblical understanding
of the pro-life position goes well
beyond court rulings and demonizing those who hold a different view.
Jesus taught us that a for life
position encompasses all of life. It
recognizes that babies are created
and important in the womb (Psalm
139:13), but it also upholds the
dignity of every person throughout
every stage of life regardless of
disabilities (Psalm 139:13); caring
for the orphans and widows (James
1:27); as well as the elderly (Acts
20:35).
Former Massachusetts U.S. Rep.
Barney Frank helped me to better
understand why many people view
pro-life Christians (and others) as
militant intruders in the private lives
of woman they dont know. He
said, You pro-lifers believe that
life begins at conception and ends
at birth.
Ouch!
To some degree, Mr. Frank has a
valid point. If we are to be truly prolife as Jesus modeled and taught His
followers, we must care for people
at every stage of life, and we must
back our words with our deeds.
Jesus brother James wrote in
his epistle: Suppose you see a
brother or sister who has no food
or clothing, and you say, Goodbye
and good day; stay warm and eat
well but then you dont give that
person any food or clothing. What
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If you go
What: Live Generous
Verona spring cleanup
When: 8 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. Saturday, April 30
Where: Meet at Badger
Prairie Needs Network,
1200 E. Verona Ave.
Sign up deadline: April
15
Info: BadgerPrairie
Associates@Thrivent.com,
848-5150
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Flags 4 Food
Another opportunity
through Live Generous Verona is Flags 4 Food, a patriotic
service project inspired by
the community. The project
urges Verona and near west
side Madison residents to
purchase a year-long flag subscription for $50, which helps
the BPNN food pantry.
In exchange for the tax
deductible subscription, a
team of BPNN volunteers
Doug and Barb Smith of Verona clean up old flower beds at a home
along Thompson Street for a Live Generous Verona community service project last October.
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STEM Fair
Kids can investigate topics in science,
technology, engineering and math during a STEM Fair from 9:30 a.m. to noon
Saturday, April 16 at the library.
The fair, provided by Navigant,
will include activities such as operating Madison Gas and Electrics pedal
power generator to power various bulbs
and devices; build a balloon car to gain
knowledge of the effects of friction and
drag on velocity; discover how clouds
make rain; observe rocks and fossils from different regions of the U.S.
and more. The fair is geared towards
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Brat fry
Community calendar
Thursday, April 14
Friday, April 15
Saturday, April 16
Monday, April 18
Tuesday, April 19
Wednesday, April 20
Thursday, April 21
Whats on VHAT-98
Thursday, April 14
7 a.m. How to Stay Young
at Senior Center
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Do Not Resuscitate
at Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
Friday, April 15
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Cough and Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures
at Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
8:30 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. 1988 Verona
Basketball
11 p.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
Saturday, April 16
8 a.m. Common Council
from April 11
11 a.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
1 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
4:30 p.m. Verona History
at Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 11
9 p.m. Self Defence at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
Sunday, April 17
7 a.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
9 a.m. Resurrection
Church
10 a.m. Salem Church
Service
Noon Common Council
from April 11
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4:30 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
6 p.m. Common Council
from April 11
9 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
11 p.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
Monday, April 18
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
4 p.m. Crossing Cultures
at Senior Center
5 p.m. 2014 Wildcats
Football
9 p.m. Hindu Cultural Hour
10 p.m. 1988 Verona
Basketball
11 p.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
Tuesday, April 19
7 a.m. 1988 Verona
Basketball
10 a.m.Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
2 p.m.Zumba Gold
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures
at Senior Center
6 p.m. Resurrection Church
8 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
9 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
Wednesday, April 20
7 a.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
1 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
3 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Common Council
from April 11
7 p.m. Capital City Band
8 p.m. Self Defense at
Senior Center
10 p.m. 1988 Verona
Basketball
11 p.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
Thursday, April 21
7 a.m. 1988 Verona
Basketball
8 a.m.Zumba Gold
9 a.m. Daily Exercise
10 a.m. Edvard Grieg
Chorus at Senior Center
3 p.m. Daily Exercise
4 p.m. John Duggleby at
Senior Center
5 p.m. Crossing Cultures
at Senior Center
6 p.m. Salem Church
Service
7 p.m. Rhapsody Arts at
Senior Center
8 p.m. Daily Exercise
9 p.m. Cough & Cold
Remedies at Senior Center
10 p.m. Verona History at
Historical Society
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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
SPRINGDALE LUTHERAN
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2752 Town Hall Rd. (off Hwy ID),
Mount Horeb
(608) 437-3493
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Pastor Jeff Jacobs
Sunday: 8:45 a.m. with communion
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
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The prophet is frequently a social critic, because society
frequently goes against what God would have us do.
The prophet often gives very simple and straightforward
directives, like this statement from the prophet Micah:
And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and
to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah
6:8 NIV) The prophet sometimes gives more specific
directives, such as warning us about our treatment of the
poor or the widows and orphans in our midst: Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to
keep oneself from being polluted by the world. (James
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and in our deeds. One of the hallmarks of the Biblical
prophets was that their words were invariably in harmony
with their deeds, and their deeds were often symbolic
prophesies. We may not be a major prophet, like Isaiah
or Jeremiah, or even a minor one like Amos or Micah, but
we can still preach the good news to all we meet, without
saying a word.
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Show me your faith without deeds,
and I will show you my faith
by my deeds.
James 2:18 NIV
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City of Verona
Matts house
shut down.
And Mike Hankard, who
joined the historical societys
efforts with the perspective
of someone with rehabilitation experience, supported
Rosts plan but said the cost
for the city to preserve the
house itself and keep control
of it would be chicken feed
compared with its annual
budget.
We buy front-end loaders
that cost this much, he said.
Alders mainly reiterated
comments they made during
the combined CDA-Committee of the Whole meeting March 21. Rosts plan
earned a recommendation in
that meeting over a bolder
one from Brandon Cook,
whom staff had pointed out
did not meet the citys submission requirements by the
deadline. Cooks plan would
have moved the house off its
original foundation and added
another building, potentially
solving some parking and
traffic issues but diluting the
historical preservation.
Rosts proposal included
salvaging the foundation but
likely would take a year or
more after purchasing the
home for $1.
The official action Monday
was a resolution to accept the
proposal and begin working
on a developers agreement
and related documents.
If you go
What: Verona Area
Historical Society April
meeting
Where: Verona Senior
Center, 108 Paoli St.
When: 10 a.m. Saturday,
April 16
Info: 845-7471
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With the 85th Sugar River Euchre League season in
the record books, many are
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2 couples with perfect
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kids and adults, founder Dee
Baldock and board of directors president Terry Dvorak
reflected on VACTs efforts
to deliver on its mission
while firing on all cylinders
towards a new facility.
I think our programming has just charged ahead
through the whole process,
and those of us who were
involved in both programming and the (building project), weve worked really
hard to be doing both things
at the same time, Baldock
said.
The final stages of the
project are, at long last,
charging ahead as well.
Dvorak told the Press that
VACT has finalized its
decision to work with the
Middleton-based 1848 Construction to build the 13,850
square-foot, prefabricated
steel building, which will
share a lot with the new fire
station adjacent to the Military Ridge Trail. In addition
to expanded rehearsal and
breakout space, the facility
will include a 150-seat theater, dance studio, expanded
costuming and set-building
workshops and storage, as
well as meeting and event
spaces for public use.
While VACT will continue to use the Verona Area
High School Performing
Arts Center for its larger
productions, the new facilitys smaller performance
space will enable the organization to add even more
performance opportunities
especially for kids to its
schedule.
Twenty-five kids in this
room, on a summer day,
its just not ideal, Dvorak
said, gesturing inside the
small room in the current
building used as a rehearsal
space. Thats the thing Im
the most excited about, is
the actual classes and camps
that we can offer when
were in that new space.
Moving toward
construction
Construction on the new
building is expected to take
about nine months, and
Dvorak said VACT is now
looking to 1848 Construction
to move forward with permits and hire subcontractors
before officially breaking
ground, tentatively in early
June.
The organization is also
seeking in-kind donations
for labor and material costs,
and have already secured discounted flooring, landscaping and concrete.
In the meantime, VACT
will continue to raise funds
through its matching gift
challenge, and has raised
Matching
grant
challenge
All donations to
the Verona Area
Community Theaters
fundraising campaign
for its new building will
be matched two-forone through May 1.
For every $2 raised,
an anonymous donor
will match that
amount with a $1
gift up to $100,000.
If the campaign is
successful, VACT will
raise an additional
$300,000 (and) be
that much closer to its
$1.6 million goal for
the project, according
to the organizations
website.
For more information
on the matching
grant challenge or to
donate, visit vact.org/
donate-now.
about $160,000 of the
$200,000 needed to receive
a $100,000 grant. With that
grant, theyll have about
$1.3 million of the $1.6 million goal initially set for the
capital campaign, and will
continue fundraising until the
goal is met.
The organization is also
selling stars for $1,000,
$5,000 or $10,000 that will
appear on the new buildings
lobby floor; notes for a musical wall in the lobby for $250
and $500; and seat engravings for $500.
With a move to the new
facility seeming closer than
ever before, Baldock, Dvorak and VACTs extensive
group of volunteers will be
hard-pressed to find idle time
to celebrate: With a 150-person summer production of
Mary Poppins and sold-out
summer camps on the horizon, theyll certainly stay
busy.
The controlled chaos that
comes with working in the
current building, though,
doesnt distract from the
ultimate experience VACT
seeks to provide its participants.
If you come to the performance week and you come
backstage and see the happiness of these kids, they are
in heaven performing, and
they could be the kid with
the smallest part on the stage
and they might as well be on
Broadway, Dvorak said. If
we could provide that experience for even 10 or 20 more
kids in the new facility, it
would all be worth it.
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If you go
What: VACT presents Dinosaur Before Dark, Kids
When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15;
12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, April 16
Where: Verona Area High School Performing Arts
Center, 300 Richard St.
Tickets: $3 (purchase at the door or online at vact.org)
What: VACT presents High School Musical Jr.
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 14 and Friday, April 15;
1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16
Where: Verona Area High School Performing Arts
Center, 300 Richard St.
Tickets: $5 (purchase at the door or online at vact.org)
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Timeline
March 20: Joanne Gauthier resignation, April 18 date
chosen
March 25: Derrell Connor resignation
April 8: Deadline for applications for Gauthiers seat
April 11: Deadline for applications for Connors seat
April 18: Interviews at board meeting
April 25: Noah Roberts takes office
May 2: Vote on appointments
the 2015 Verona Area High
School graduate will be able
to attend and hear the candidates answers so he can use
that information in his May
2 vote.
Board policy does not
indicate the exact process
for filling a vacancy, other
than that candidates for a
vacancy on the board should
be considered at an open
meeting unless exceptional reasons require a
closed session. An appointment also requires a majority vote, according to the
policy, which in this case is
three of the five members.
Each appointment will
last until the April 2017
election.
Im hoping that whoever
is chosen will contemplate
running next spring, Beres
said.
Gauthier resigned from
her seat effective March 20.
In a letter to the board, she
wrote that the time commitment had become overwhelming and she needed
to focus more attention on
her own four children.
Less than a week later, Connor resigned after
acknowledging he had
moved out of the district
boundaries. Court records
related to a divorce case
indicate his address changed
Applicants
AT-LARGE
Lynn Vilker
Russell King
Christopher Hopp
Janet Lalor
Mylinda Heil
Kristina
Navaro-Haffner
Matt Kleber
Sarah Gaskell
Charyn Grandau
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Meredith Stier
Christensen
Kevin Wunder
Janet Lalor
in January.
Beres said the high interest was great, especially
at a time when the district is
working on a potential referendum and growth issues.
Im gratified theres multiple candidates, he said.
Any people, we want them
to be involved and interested
and help us plan the future.
Scholarship winner
Verona Area High School student Kunsang
Dechen won an initiative scholarship last month
from the Kohl Education Foundation.
Initiative Scholarship recipients, chosen by
their schools, have demonstrated exceptional
initiative in the classroom and have shown strong
promise for succeeding in college and beyond,
but have not yet received other academic-based
scholarships, a news release said.
Verona connection
Two others with a connection to Verona were
among Kohl award recipients last month.
Nathan Johnson, a teacher at Oregon High
School who lives in Verona, was named a Kohl
Fellowship winner and Steven Soeteber, a
principal at Kromrey Middle School in Middleton
who also lives in Verona, won a Leadership
Award.
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Sports editor
Verona sprinter Meja Maka (center) competes in the 100-meter dash Thursday at the Middleton triple dual. Maka finished second in 11.6 seconds. The Wildcats defeated 119-18, but fell 71-70 against the Cardinals.
SportsPlex general manager and Hitters Tennis Club founder Joel Tennison, they were certainly served notice
on Friday.
Playing in just his second varsity
match, the freshman took the best
shot of Eau Claire Memorial senior
Logan Pepperl a seeded player at
last years WIAA Division 1 individual state tennis tournament and
closed out the match 7-6 (4), 6-4.
When you have a kid like Will
come in to your team the team always
gets noticed, especially knowing that
we have Alex, Patrick and Vivek
who are all great players at 2, 3 and
6-3.
The Wildcats singles depth carried the team to victory, taking three
of four flights against the Old Abes.
Patrick Conley added a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Ken Tanawattanacharoen
6-4, 6-3.
I think Will, Alex, Patrick and
Vivek and the work ethic they show
on the court both in practice and play
rubs off on the whole team, Engen
said. I think it pushes all of the players to perform at a higher level which
they are all capable of. They all get
Turn to Tennis/Page 11
Big inning
hurts in
Big 8 loss
Assistant sports editor
Baseball
ANTHONY IOZZO
Boys tennis
JEREMY JONES
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Senior Lexi Alt, sophomore
Turn to Track/Page 12
Kaukauna DH (ppd.)
Veronas doubleheader at
Kaukauna was postponed
Saturday due to snow being
on the field. The Wildcats were going to take on
Kaukauna and Manitowoc,
and those games have been
moved to April 30.
Middleton 4, Verona 3
Verona traveled to Middleton Monday in a makeup
game from April 7 and fell
4-3.
Alan Roden (3-for-3)
doubled home Ivan Monreal in the bottom of the
fifth, which proved to be
the game-winner.
Middleton led 3-0 in the
top of the third, but Joey
Bishop cleared the bases
with a double to score Ben
Rortvedt, Stephen Lund and
Sam Favour to tie the game.
Hunter Bindl pitched a
1-2-3 seventh to clinch the
win for the Cardinals. He
went two innings, striking
out three and walking one.
Alec Morrison picked up
the win. He allowed three
earned runs on seven hits
in five innings, striking out
seven and walking two.
Keaton Knueppel (2-for4) took the loss for Verona. He allowed two earned
runs on four hits in five
innings, striking out seven
and walking four. Reagan
Klawiter pitched an inning
in relief allowing a hit. He
struck out one and walked
one.
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Boys lacrosse
Rudnicki leads Cats over Beloit Verona lacrosse improves to 3-0 on season
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Boys golf
Wildcats finish ninth at Viking Invitational Track: Sprinters lead the way in triple dual
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Verona, La Follette
The Wildcats traveled to Yahara Golf
Course on Tuesday to take on Madison La
Follette in a Big Eight Conference dual
but results were unavailable by the Verona
Press Tuesday deadline.
Look for results in next weeks paper and
online at ConnectVerona.com.
Girls soccer
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JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School baseball team (front, from left) are: Ben Rortvedt, Keaton Knueppel
and Sam Favour; (back) Brad Laufenberg, Evan Fernandez, Jacob Slonim, Luis Acosta, Josh Hano, Tyler McClure, Stephen Lund
and Jason Frahm.
Conference preview
The Wildcats finished 17-11
overall (10-8 Big Eight
Conference) last season,
taking fourth in the conference behind Janesville
Craig (17-1), Sun Prairie (13-5) and Janesville
Parker (12-6).
Despite losing first-teamers Nick Blomgren (infielder),
Alex Marro (pitcher), Kevin
Brandt (infielder), McCauley
Cox (infielder) and JT Smithback
(DH), the Cougars are still picked
to be at the top of the conference.
In this years preseason picks,
Verona was picked to take third
Turn to Tennis/Page 16
Softball
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Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School girls track team (front, from left) are: Emily
Ford, Kayla Johnson, *Sarah Berry and Zoe Connor; (second row) Teeasia Hoye, Kirsten Queoff,
Europa Christoffel, Emelia Lichty, Sieanna Mitchell, Lexi Alt and Preston Ploc; (third row) Kylie
Schmaltz, Kailey Olson, Cheyenne Trilling, Cassie Hei, Autumn Gaillard and Casilda Rojas-Bragg;
(back) Brianna Mackesey, Carissa Witthuhn, Grace Mueller, Annika Larson, Grace Schraufnagel and
*Tamara Schmook. *Did not letter last year.
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Boys golf
The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School girls soccer team (front, from left) are:
Bella Genova, Emily Krogman, Kate Melin, Rachel Knoebl, Anna Heizen and Bobo Zaugg; (middle)
Shelly Wing, Jill Ybanez, Lauren Hahn and Rachel Nelson; (back) Ellery Rourke, Chandler Bainbridge,
Makenna McGilvray and Dani Gilboy.
Turn to Soccer/Page 17
The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School boys golf team (from left) are: Nick
Meland, Will Zunker, Garrett Kaegi and Steven Kellerman.
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Rebholz said the top two
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We have a lot of players who will vie for a varsity spot this year and will
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CITY OF VERONA
MINUTES
COMMON COUNCIL
MARCH 14, 2016
VERONA CITY HALL
Montpas, City Planner A. Sayre, City Attorney Brian Kleinmaier, Parks Director
D. Walker and City Clerk E. Clark.
4. Public Comment:
None
5. Approval of Minutes from the February 22, 2016 Common Council Meeting:
Motion by Reekie, seconded by Diaz, to
approve the minutes of the February 22,
2016 Common Council meeting. Motion
carried 6-0.
6. Mayors Business:
None
7. Administrators Report:
A. The State Senate is meeting for
the last session day this year on march
15, 2016.
B. The city has received two proposals for rehabilitation of the Matts House
property.
C. Alderperson Dale Yurs has resigned from the Common Council, as he
is moving from out of the city.
8. Engineers Report:
9. Committee Reports:
A. Planning Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-16-004 Approving a
Conditional
Use Permit for a 7,182 Square Foot
Multi-Tenant Building to be Located at
631 Hometown Circle that will Include a
Drive-up Window and an Outdoor Patio.
Motion by Linder, seconded by Reekie,
to approve a Conditional Use Permit for
a 7,182 Square Foot Multi-Tenant Building to be Located at 631 Hometown Circle
that will Include a Drive-up Window and
an Outdoor Patio. Motion carried 6-1.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Ordinance 16-870 Amending Section
13-2-5 of the Code of Ordinances, City
of Verona, Wisconsin to modify the Citys
Floodplain Zoning Ordinance for Flood
Insurance Study Maps. Motion by Linder,
seconded by McGilvray, to approve Ordinance 16-870 Amending Section 13-2-5(c)
of the Code of Ordinances, City of Verona, Wisconsin to Modify the Citys Floodplain Zoning Ordinance for Flood Insurance Study Maps. Motion carried 6-0.
B. Finance Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Linder, to pay the bills
in the amount of $911,088.78. Motion carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution R-16-005 Approving a
First Addendum to the Commercial Lease
Agreement with the Redeemer Bible Fellowship for the Property Located at 130
North Franklin Street. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Linder, to approve a
First Addendum to the Commercial Lease
Agreement with the Redeemer Bible Fellowship for the Property Located at 130
North Franklin Street. Motion carried 6-0.
C. Public Works/Sewer and Water
Committee
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of a Contract for the 2016
Street Rehabilitation Project. Motion by
Touchett, seconded by McGilvray, to approve a Contract for the 2016 Street Rehabilitation Project. The committee recommends awarding the contract to the
low bidder, Raymond P. Catell, Inc., in the
amount of $633,675. Motion carried 6-0.
(2) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Resolution ^-16-006 approving the
Release of Development Agreements
Between Anorev, LLC and the City of
Verona. Motion by Touchett, seconded
by McGilvray, to approve the Release of
Development Agreements Between Anorev, LLC and the City of Verona. Motion
carried 6-0.
Council President Doyle requested
unanimous consent of the Council to
take Agenda Item C.(3) out of order. There
were no members objecting.
D. Park, Recreation and Forestry
Commission
(1) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: An Application for Verona to Become
an Ice Age Trail Community. Motion by
Reekie, seconded by Stiner, to approve
An Application for Verona to Become an
Ice Age Trail Community. Motion carried
6-0.
C. Public Works/Sewer and Water
Committee
(3) Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Negotiating Strategy for a Pre-Annexation Agreement for Property Located in
the Citys North Neighborhood Area. Motion by Touchett, seconded by McGilvray,
to go into closed session as authorized
by Section 19.85(1)(e) of the Wisconsin
Statutes for the purpose of deliberating
or negotiating the purchase of public
properties, the investing of public funds,
or conducting other specified business,
whenever competitive or bargaining
reasons require a closed session. The
Common Council may reconvene in open
session. The Council convened in closed
session at 7:27 p.m. The Council reconvened in open session. No action was
taken in closed session.
10. New Business
A. Discussion and Possible Action
Re: Approval of Operator Licenses. Motion by Touchett, seconded by McGilvray,
to approve the Operator Licenses for
Jack OBryan at Treads, Lucas Foley at
Grays Tied House, Samuel Vanderbush
at Francois Oil, Paul Tourdof at Kwik Trip
#456, and Abby Jakowski & Mikaela Ehrke at Toot & Kates. Motion carried 6-0.
11. Announcements:
A. Clerk Clark clarified that the Mark
Tuescher, d/b/a Treads, Class B liquor
license is not a Reserve license, but a
regular Class B liquor license.
B. Alderperson Stiner stated that
winter parking regulations are still in
place, and congratulated the Verona Area
School Districts girls basketball team
for winning the state basketball tournament.
C. Council President Doyle thanked
Alderperson Yurs for his years of service
on the Council, and wished him well.
12. Adjournment:
Motion by Touchett, seconded by
Reekie, to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Motion
carried 6-0.
Ellen Clark
City Clerk
Published: April 14, 2016
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