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With the creation of a city fire department just over four months away, the city has again delayed plans to begin hiring employees. The Common Council voted

4-3 Monday to delay the hiring process for the new Verona Fire Department, requesting more input from the city attorney. The citys Police and Fire Commission (PFC) had requested $4,555 for advertising and testing costs for hiring firefighters,

and the council had planned to vote on authorizing on two separate occasions in August. Alders in favor of the delay had concerns about the legal issues and costs, and some flat-out objected to the PFCs decision to hold open hiring, rather than simply bringing

over members of the current department, which is run by a two-municipality district. Those opposed said the city needed to move forward with the process to field the best candidates for the jobs. The council had voted two

weeks earlier to delay the approval, waiting for the PFC to formally approve a hiring process its members had already informally indicated they would choose. The commission voted to hold an open hiring process for all full-time and

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The Wisconsin Library Association named the Verona Public Library as the states Library of the Year for 2013.

Five things to watch for in the 2013-14 school year

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From 4-year-olds to the class of 2014, roughly 5,400 kids will transition from summer vacation to school next week in the Verona Area School District. The 2013-14 school year will see some big changes in Verona, ranging from a new charter school to expanding efforts to use the latest technology to customize learning plans for every student. Here are some stories well be following this year:

Exploration Academy

Veronas fourth charter school and its first at the high school level could be a template for what schools might look in the near future, officials say. The Exploration

Academy will be housed in the K-wing of Verona Area High School and is expected to approach its first-year enrollment cap of 60 students ranging from grades 9-12. The academy wont look much like a typical school. Kids wont sit in rows of desks or change classes at each passing period. Traditional grades and subject-based courses get the boot, too. Instead, teens will work at their own pace on projects that mesh with their interests through project-based learning that could include internships or jobs in the community outside the normal school day. Teachers will be advisors who guide kids in their learning and goal-setting, explained VAHS associate principal Michael Murphy. The school recently landed its second $175,000 federal grant in two years.

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That money has helped buy laptops for every student and train staff how to personalize learning a buzzword among todays educators for every kid, Murphy said. The school has the

equivalent of three fulltime teaching positions that include two full-time advisors and three parttimers who cover the core academic subjects of English, social studies, science and math. School leaders got some practice in personalized learning last year, as the high schools former alternative education program piloted that style of teaching. Still, Murphy expects the first month or two will include a lot of time coaching students on how to think of school in a new way. Superintendent Dean Gorrell has said the academy fits with a district-wide goal to customize learning plans for every student by 2016-17. I think it will serve as a good testing ground, he said.

Residents of Verona and its surrounding communities have known for some time that the Verona Public Library and its staff are top-notch. Now, they have the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) to back up that claim. Last week, the WLA named the Verona Public Library as the 2013 Wisconsin Library of the Year. The award is open to any type of library in the state, and recognizes distinguished achievement in service. Library director Brian Simons was quick to share the

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Verona Area High School

Technology and innovation

In July, the district wrapped up a project that increased broadband capacity ten-fold, from 100 megabits to 1 gigabit per second. And not a moment too soon. The faster, better Internet connection was needed to keep up with a boom in the number of mobile computing devices accessing the districts wireless network from iPads or other tablets to PCs, laptops or smart phones. Last year alone, many elementary school classes experimented with putting tablets in each kids hands. High school teachers tested out flipped and blended classrooms that combine online and in-class instruction. In 2013-14, that trend will continue. At Savanna Oaks Middle School, for example, each sixth grader will be issued one of 180 Google Chromebooks that rely on web-based apps, rather than software that requires installations or updates. That purchase was funded, in part, by a $30,000 innovation grant awarded by the district in May. Badger Ridge Middle School got a similar $10,000 grant to help buy about 30 Chromebooks for math and other classes. Over the past two years, the district has awarded nearly $140,000 to teachers who drum up creative new teaching strategies. Much of that money has helped purchase new technology or pay for staff training. Again, Gorrell said the trend toward using mobile devices in school is helping fuel a move from a one-size-fits-all instructional model to one in which learning plans are customized for every student. The direction on the horizon is towards personalized learning, he told the Verona Press earlier this month. Its not a matter of if, its when. Id like for us to be in front of that curve. Also in the works is a new district policy that would allow kids to take their tablets or laptops home with them. Officials expect to take up that issue next month. For the first time in Verona, Spanish and English will be taught in equal measures in the 2013-14 school year to roughly 72 kindergarten students.

ACT scores rise for 2013 grads

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Year Particip. 2012-13 67.4% 2011-12 67.4% 2010-11 72.1% 2009-10 65.4% 2008-09 72.2% 2007-08 67.3% Avg. 23.6 23.0 24.0 23.5 23.3 23.6

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New security measures are another thing to keep an eye out for this school year. Above, a receptionist at Sugar Creek Elementary buzzes in someone at the door through an intercom and camera system. It was installed toward the end of last school year.

The new program will, over the next several years, phase out the districts current bilingual program, which only caters to Spanish-speaking kids in grades K-3. Instead, the two-way immersion program will be roughly split between native Spanish-speaking and English-speaking kids. This year, the program will launch with four classes of up to 18 kindergarten students two classes each at Sugar Creek and Glacier Edge Elementary School. The plan is to grow the program by one grade each year until it peaks at around 430 kids in grades K-5 by 2018-19. By state law, Verona has to offer some form of bilingual instruction to Spanish-speaking kids because it long ago surpassed trigger enrollment figures. The Verona Area School Board approved the new program last November, agreeing with proponents that a new approach is needed to bolster student achievement among Spanish-speaking kids while also eliminating the inherent segregation between Hispanic and white students in the districts current bilingual program. About half of the seats for English-speaking kids were reserved for students at Glacier Edge and Sugar Creek, while the other half were open to students from those schools and Country View and Stoner Prairie. During summer vacation, construction rarely stopped at Verona schools. Parents and kids might not notice some of the changes, such as

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connectverona.com improvements to heating and cooling systems or a million-dollar roof project that will wrap up next month at Badger Ridge Middle School. But other changes are more noticeable. To improve security, entrances to two buildings Savanna Oaks and Badger Ridge middle schools were reconfigured so office staff can more easily make contact with visitors. Those changes come after the district last winter installed cameras and buzzers at five schools requiring visitors to appear on camera before entering. At the high school, roughly 25 outdated surveillance cameras were replaced with 45 new models for about $66,000. And district-wide, staff will now be using dozens of keyless, card-activated door locks installed over the summer that can help keep tabs on who has entered a building and that can be deactivated if someone loses one. An effort to cut back on energy usage included spending $1.1 million to install hundreds of new, high-efficiency lights in hallways and common areas at almost every school. It makes a huge difference, Gorrell said. Its beautiful, you feel like youre outside. Scores of toilets were retrofitted or upgraded to

use less water, too, part of a multi-million dollar effort thats expected to reduce the districts annual $1 million-plus utility bill by up to 18 percent. The district this summer also launched a new parent notification system that will automatically text, e-mail or send voice messages to parents when bad weather cancels or delays school or when schools go into a security lockdown. A test run is slated for 1-3 p.m. Friday.

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The district will welcome more than 50 new teachers and support staff in 2013-14, which is slightly less than the unusually-high number of roughly 60 new staff added last year. Two schools have new principals, too. At Stoner Prairie Elementary School, Mike Pisani is succeeding Chris Olson, who resigned in June after five years to take a new job in Baraboo. Pisani worked the past six years as a principal at a Middleton elementary school and previously taught grades 1, 3 and 4 in Sun Prairie. At New Century School, Jim Ruder will succeed Lynn Berge, who resigned as the schools director this summer after four years on the job. Ruder previously was principal of the West Kindergarten Center and led the 4-yearold kindergarten program in Baraboo. Besides being a parttime director of NCS, Gruder will also manage special education staff and programs at both NCS and adjacent Sugar Creek Elementary School.

Average ACT scores by 2013 graduates of Verona Area High School rose sharply after falling to a new low last year, according to data released last week by the state Department of Public Instruction. Average composite scores on the nationally recognized college-entrance exam were 23.6 out of a possible 36, up from 23.0 for 2012 graduates. Scores in three of four subject areas reading, science and English rose also compared to last year, while scores in math dipped slightly. Test participation held steady, as just over 67 percent of 2013 graduates took the ACT as juniors or seniors, though that still trails the more than 72 percent of the class of 2011 who took the test. In 2011, Veronas composite score of 24 was the highest since students averaged 24.3 in 2002-03 and was the third-highest mark in 15 years of data. Last years marks set a 16-year low for Verona. Compared to 19 nonalternative high schools in Dane County, the average composite score at VAHS was good for ninth place. The top eight performing schools were Madison West (25.7), Middleton (25.5), Madison Memorial (25.2), Waunakee (25.2), McFarland (24.5), DeForest (23.9) and Mount Horeb and Oregon (tied at 23.7). The disparity between white and minority students scores at VAHS continued, as the 210 white students who took the test averaged a score of 24.2, while the 12 black students who took the exam averaged 17.4 and nine Hispanic students averaged 19.7. Locally, students of both races outpaced state averages (16.2 for blacks, 19.2

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for Hispanics). Participation among minorities also fell compared with prior years and remains low. Just 32 percent of eligible black students and a quarter of Hispanics took the test, while 74 percent of white students participated. Overall, male students bested females by a 1.2-point margin. Males have tied or outscored females each of the past six years, though a lower percentage of boys take the test. This year, 74 percent of females took the test, earning an average composite score of 23.0, compared to 62 percent for the boys, who earned an average of 24.2. Across Wisconsin, 71 percent of 2013 graduates took the ACT, state superintendent Tony Evers said in a news release. The statewide average score held steady at 22.1. Among 29 states in which a majority of students take the ACT, Wisconsins scores ranked behind only Minnesota (23.0) and were tied for second with Iowa, the release said. The national average is 20.9.

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It was a great day for the USRWA Paddle and Pigout and I wanted to thank all of our sponsors. The water of the Sugar River was very clear, which is super, but while monitoring the river, our samples still show that the nitrate level is very high. This means the organization still needs to get the word out that runoff is a big problem. Picking up animal waste, keeping the storm drains clear and preventing direct runoff into the river and its tributaries are some of the things that everyone can help with. Less algae will lead to cleaner water, more fish and a brighter future for the river. Bill Keen Verona Editors note: A picture in last weeks Press labeled Keen as a board member when in fact Keens wife Lisa is the USRWA board member. My position is more of a grunt worker doing whatever needs to be done, Keen said.

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An article on page 5 of last weeks Verona Press had the last words cut off. The Church welcomes new assistant pastor articles last sentence should have read: Haag will be pastoring a Resurrection for about a year. The Press regrets this error. A story in last weeks Verona Press about the busy Common Council meeting incorrectly indicated that there was no discussion about the new Vincenzo Plaza office building. In fact, the council had a short exchange about the shared parking that was similar to references made in the previous weeks Plan Commission meeting. The Press regrets the error and thanks an alert alder for noticing it. The Verona Press does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor Jim Ferolie at 845-9559 or at veronapress@wcinet.com so we can get it right.

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Learn to use OverDrive on your handheld device at two classes this week at the library. The Apple class WAS held from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28. The Nook class will be held fROm 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29. Register online at veronapubliclibrary.org. wi.us or contact the main office of your childs school.

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From 10-10:30 a.m. Sept. 4, the Verona Public library will continue its series of free preschool health and fitness workshops with certified master teacher and nutritionist, Charmaine Ristow of Veronas own BalletU/Verona Youth Ballet. The program will include learning age appropriate anatomy, exercise warm-ups, healthy eating and a movement experience to the story of The Three Little Pigs. Participants should wear comfortable exercise clothing and lightweight sneakers. No registration is required, just walk-in and enjoy. For more information, go to veronapubliclibrary.org or call BalletU at 620-5598.
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Help make quilts, mittens, hats and more to give to children and families in need at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 5, at the Verona Senior Center. All skill levels are welcome. Please Donate: clean sheets, any size, any color; yarn and quilt batting. The market will go on from 3-7 p.m. Sept. 3, at Hometown Junction, featuring organic food, tasty bakery treats and lots of friendly farmers. People are invited to enjoy outdoor shopping at the Hometown Pavilion in Veterans Park.

Verona school officials will test a new parent notification system between 1-3 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 30. Parents who are signed up will get a text, email and phone message. Registration is automatic through enrollment. If you are not contacted, visit the districts home page verona.k12.

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10 a.m., the Womens Group will meet, and variety Sunday, Sept. 8 of teas and coffee will be available along with assort 7 a.m., IronMan competition, Verona and surrounded morning treats. Call 845-7471 if you need transpor- ing areas tation to attend. Monday, Sept. 9 7 p.m., Overdrive and Nook class, library 6:30 p.m., Finance committee, City Center Friday, Aug. 30 7 p.m., Common Council, City Center 1-3 p.m., School notification test, Verona Area School District, verona.k12.wi.us Tuesday, Sept. 10 10:30 a.m., Bingo, Verona Senior Center Monday, Sept. 2 3-7 p.m., Verona Farmers Market, Hometown Labor Day Junction, veronafarmersmarket.com 10:30 a.m., Agrace Hospic representative, Verona Senior Center 3-7 p.m., Verona Farmers Market, Hometown Junction, veronafarmersmarket.com 10-10:30 a.m., Health event with BalletU, Verona

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June 1 10:02 a.m. Police observed several vehicles honking on South Main Street as a result of juveniles holding up a Honk if you love brats sign. The juveniles were warned not to do that. 5:45 p.m. Police conducted an extra patrol at the Verona Cemetery in response to a person who let his dog defecate there without removing it. No violations were recorded. June 2 12:43 a.m. Police assisted with resolving a fight between two bachelor parties on the 6000 block of Paoli Road. A 51-year-old man was treated for facial lacerations. 2:52 p.m. A woman (Thi Le) asked for advice on dealing with her husband, whom she had kicked out of their house on the 700 block of Gatsby Glen Drive after he had gambled all of their money away. Police discouraged her from letting him return. June 3 1:26 p.m. A 33-year-old man (Eric P. Fure 1.25.1980) was cited for disorderly conduct for pointing his fingers in the shape of a handgun at a policeman and repeatedly shouting bang bang at the Culvers on Verona Avenue. The man was cited for two counts of disorderly conduct and arrested for bail jumping and was taken to the public safety building. June 5 10:03 a.m. A woman reported a fraudulent phone call in which a person from a blocked number claimed to be her eldest grandson and that he needed bail to get out of a Mexican jail. No personal information was given out and the caller hung up when the woman told him to call his mother for the money. 1:11 p.m. Police responded to a report of six freshmen smoking a pipe at Harriet Park. The teens denied the activity and did not seem impaired. June 6 5:27 p.m. Police cited a 22-year-old man (John Kim, 8.28.1990) for resisting or interfering with an officer after an officer saw him fail to clean up after his dog defecated near Verona Avenue. The man gave the officer false identification and later explained that he didnt want to be bothered knowing that the PD had his information. June 7 9:02 p.m. Police mediated a domestic dispute on the 200 block of Park View Lane between a mother and son about going to the Hometown Days festival. The mother had thrown her keys at her son. Both parties agreed to calm down and resolve any issues. June 8 1:59 a.m. Police cited a 23-year-old Verona man (Taylor J. Sellnow 3.4.1989) for disorderly conduct after he called officers Nazis multiple times and attempted to hit one of them while they were doing a bar check at Cahoots. Police later drove the man home after citing him with Disorderly Conduct and Resisting, and he later admitted to hating authority. June 9 12:14 a.m. A 50-year-old man was arrested for his first OWI offense on Enterprise Drive after being found with an unregulated vehicle and was booked for a 12-hour hold the public safety building. Kimberly Wethal

A rare visitor was spotted perched atop Verona houses in the Cathedral Point neighborhood. For the past month, a young bald eagle has come to uncommon grounds in Verona. Stanley Temple, a conservation professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Senior Fellow with the Aldo Leopold Foundation, said bald eagles are usually found along areas of open water where they hunt for fish, but young ones will occasionally explore. In late summer, young eagles wander around and can turn up in unusual places, like a rooftop in Verona, he said. A resident of Cathedral Point neighborhood on Veronas south side saw a mature bald eagle flying over the area all year, but recently spotted eagle is likely an offspring. Temple pointed out at least three pairs of eagles nesting in Dane county, and about a dozen more in Iowa County, saying the young eagle we see is likely from one of those nests. While mature bald

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For the past month, a young bald eagle has come to uncommon grounds in Verona.

eagles bear brown bodies, white head and tail feathers, curved beak and have become iconic in American symbolism and pride, juvenile eagles, such as the one seen in Verona, are entirely brown but share the piercing golden eyes. The bald eagle, which came off the endangered species list in 2007, is usually only seen in these parts in winter when they scavenge larger animal carcasses Temple said, and it may be a fleeting visitor. Best enjoy the bird now, Temple said. Because its not likely to hang around town long.

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School record falls, Cats win Dells invite

Anthony Iozzo
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Verona Area High School seniors Karen Wong (left) and her No. 3 doubles partner, Sarah Nachreiner, celebrate their 7-6(4), 1-6, 10-7 win Friday afternoon over Kettle Moraines Emily Schowalter and Grace Leonhardt. The Wildcats won the dual, their lone win of the I-94 Challenge, 6-1. Earlier in the day the Verona duo earned the Wildcats lone victory in a 6-1 loss to top-seeded Homestead, 7-6(3), 7-6(3).

It only took one round of golf to start making history for the Verona Area High School girls golf team. In the first tournament of the season at Trappers Turn Country Club in the Wisconsin Dells, the Wildcats shot a team record 326. They followed that up with a 339 at Christmas Mountain Golf Course in the Wisconsin Dells to win the Division 1 title with a 665. Junior Jessica Reinecke was the medalist for the Wildcats, picking up backto-back 73s (146) to edge Stoughtons Becky Klongland (149). Sophomore Bailey Smith shot a 78 at Trappers Turn and an 82 at Christmas Mountain, while senior Rachel Hernandez shot an 80 at Trappers and an 86 at Christmas Mountain. Sophomore Melissa Biesmann shot a 95 at Trappers and a 98 at Christmas Mountain to finish the scoring, while sophomore Emily Opsal participated as an individual and shot an 89 at Trappers and a 94 at Christmas Mountain.

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Madison-area teams struggle in I-94 challenge
Jeremy Jones
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Mark Happel knew what lay ahead of his team last weekend, taking part in the newly created, I-94 challenge, which pitted five of the top Milwaukee area schools against five of the Madison-areas best. While the Verona girls tennis

team dropped only four duals a year ago, they had never faced a challenge quite like this. I thought we played very well against the toughest competition you can find in the state, Happel said. Though I am sure all the Madison-area schools would have liked to get a few more wins, the ultimate goal is to make us all better. Fifth-ranked Arrowhead and 14th ranked Whitefish Bay swept all seven flights against the Wildcats.

Second-ranked Middleton was the only Madison-area school competing that finished with better than a .500 recording, falling 4-3 to Homestead. The Wildcats swept all three doubles flights Friday afternoon to help the team pick up its lone dual win of the tournament when the team knocked off Kettle Moraine 6-1. Junior Anna Maria Hadjiev and senior Marissa Wilson dominated their No. 1 doubles match, 6-3, 6-2,

Senior Kaela Amundson and junior Genna Sticha 6-1, 6-4. Seniors Rachel Nachreiner and Karen Wong struggled through a tough second set loss to close out the match with a 7-6 (4), 1-6, 10-7 victory. Singles players, Lauren Supanich and Ashley Griffin rolled, 6-3, 6-2, and 6-1, 6-1 and No. 2 and 4 singles, respectively. Steph Keryluk meanwhile, needed a tiebreaker to hold off Kadina

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Verona traveled to the Meadows of Sixmile Creek golf course Monday and finished second with a 329. Reinecke shot a 72, while Smith shot an 80. Hernandez (87) and sophomore Hanna Rebholz (90), who returned from a rib injury, finished the scoring. The Wildcats played in the Portage invite Wednesday, and it hosts Beloit Memorial and Madison La Follette at 9 a.m. Thursday at Tumbledowns Golf Course.

Home Talent League

Jeremy Jones
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Cavaliers drop rare Final Four game

Defending Home Talent League champion Verona had won 12 straight games before Sundays 11-3 loss at home against Stoughton. Theres been other years weve lost the first game and thought we were dead in the water, said Verona manager Dale Burgenske. Sooner or later, youre not going to win one because these are the four best teams in the league every year. Having won four of the past five championships in total, the Cavaliers uncharacteriscally threw the ball around, commiting two errors that led to three unearned runs. Down four runs early, Stoughton right fielder Steve Pennekamp extended the Merchants lead to 6-0 in the top of the fourth inning, Following a two-out double by TJ DiPrizio, Pennekamp got just enough of Verona ace Ben Wallaces pitch to carry the ball over the oppositefield fence. I was unfortunate enough to get enough under it, Pennekamp said. When you hit one like that, you feel you have a shot, but you never know until it goes over. Cavalier right fielder Zach Spencers solo home run in the bottom of the inning finally snapped

Veronas scoring drought. Youve got to tip your hat to Stoughton, they hit the ball really well and made some good plays on defense, Burgenske said. They also got good pitching from their starting pitcher. It was a wellplayed game by Stoughton. Matt Peetzs two-run single over second base in the fifth were Veronas only other runs. With the heat index over the weekend pushing into the 90s, Verona manager Dale Burgenske said the Cavaliers simply didnt have anything left after hosting their annuPhoto by Jeremy Jones al memorial tournament Verona catcher AJ Stoffels holds on to the ball as Stoughtons Steve Pennekamp tries to slide home

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safely in the second inning. Pennekamp was out at the plate, but came back to hit a two-run home run

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Continued from page 9 Johnston, 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 at No 3 singles. Sophomore Greta Schmitz earned her only win of the tournament in a hard fought 6-2, 5-7, 10-5 decision against Divine Saviour Holy Angels junior Clair Schmidt. DSHA is ranked fourth in the state. Supanich and Griffin both forces tiebreakers, but fell short. Seniors Nachreiner and Wong were the only flight to take a match from five-time defending state champion Homestead in the opening round, taking Homestead senior Andrea Rossman and freshman Dasha O-Brien to tie breakers in both sets for the 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) victory. Rachel and Karen had a phenomenal day on Friday, winning that match and coming back to beat Kettle Moraine, Happel said. While we had some ups and downs over the weekend. Keryluk took Homestead freshman Lexi Heth to a tiebreaker after splitting the first two sets, though she lost 4-6, 6-2, 10-8. The Highlanders were without their No. 1 singles player, and defending state champion, senior Elizabeth Konon, who defeated senior teammate Mardee Merar in last years championship match. advanced to the championship matches at No. 3 and 4 singles, as well as, at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles. Wausau Newman, which scored 32 points, won the tournament picking up titles at No. 3 singles and No. 1 doubles over Verona, which finished second with 27 points. The Cardinals added another title at No. 2 doubles. Veronas Ashley Griffin fell 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 singles, while Kassidy Steyer dropped her 4 singles match, 6-3, 3-6 (107). Playing at No. 1 doubles, the Wildcats duo of Supanich and Wilson lost, 6-4, 6-2, while Nachreiner and Wong fell 5-7, 6-3 (10-5) in the championship at 3 doubles. Were still trying to figure some things out with our lineup, Happel said. Well try to solidify that before heading into the conference schedule.

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The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School varsity swim team (front, from left) are: Becca Wilson, Olivia Prescott, Maddy Nelson, Shelby Rozeboom, Sarah Prescott and Sammy Seymour; (back) Lindsay Craig, Anna Kopp, Beata Nelson, Jenny Kopp, Julia Ver Voort, Abbie Homan and Kirsten Queoff.

Swimmers look to make state splashes

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Verona 7, Beloit 0

SPASH Invitational

Earlier in the week, Schmitz won the No. 2 singles at last Wednesday Stevens Point Area Senior High Invitational. Schmitz defeated her Wausau Newman counterpart, Chloe Chapman, 6-2, 6-2 for Veronas only title. The Wildcats also

Verona lost one game in a 7-0 drubbing of host Beloit Memorial to open its Big Eight Conference schedule Tuesday. Schmitz, Supanich and Griffin cruised to 6-0, 6-0 wins at No. 2 through 4 singles, while Hadjiev added a 6-0, 6-1 victory atop the lineup. Keryluk and Wilscon continued the Wildcats dominance on the doubles side with a 6-0, 6-0 blanking, which was matched by Amundson and Sticha at No. 2 doubles. Nachreiner and Wong got off the court even closer, winning by forfeit, 2-0, 2-0 at No. 3 doubles. Verona travels to Sun Prairie at 4 p.m. on Thursday before hosting their first conference dual Tuesday, Sept. 3 against Janesville Craig.

Verona/Mount Horebs girls swimming sent not only a plethora of competitors to last years WIAA Division 1 state swimming meet, but medaled in four events to finish fifth overall. Sophomore Beata Nelson culminated her inaugural season, shattering two records the 50-yard freestyle state record (22.97) and upsetting defending state champion Mackenzie Buss of Shawano/Bonduel with another state record (53.73) in the 100 backstroke. The Wildcats placed fifth overall at last years WIAA Division 1 state swimming behind state champion Waukesha South/Mukwonago, Arrowhead, Cedarburg and conference rival Middleton. Veronas 160 points put them well ahead of sixthplace Madison Memorial (114) and eighth-place Madison West (102).

The goal, as far as championship season is to use our depth this year, Johnson said. Finishing in the top three (as a team) would be ideal. The Wildcats have plenty of talent to do just that. Shelby Rozeboom gave Verona/Mount Horeb a second medalist in the 50 free, coming in sixth overall. Verona also returns half of the states top relays as the Wildcats return all of last years state runnerup 200 free relay quartet of junior Shelby Rozeboom, sophomore Julia VerVoort, senior Maddy and young sister Beata Nelson. Arrowhead, which held off Verona by two-tenths of a second for the state title, returns three-fourth of its relay. Lindsay Craig and the Nelson sisters give Verona three-fourth of its third-place 400 free relay from a year ago. Verona graduated half of its seventh-place medley relay team in Emily Tiedemann, who is now

swimming at St. Cloud State, and Bree Parent. Tiedemann was also a state qualifier in the 100 backstroke and as a member of the 400 free relay, while Parent also qualified for state in the breaststroke. Craig and Rozeboom both return, however. As far as replacing Tiedemann and Parent, that will be difficult, not only in the pool but outside of the pool, Johnson said. We have a great freshmen class this year and a lot of returning swimmers who have impressed us with how much they have grown, she said. Its going to be a competitive season between our swimmers. Craig was also a state qualifier in the 200 IM and 100 butterfly, while Maddy Nelson reached state in the 100 free. Seniors Becca Wilson, Sarah Prescott, twins Anna and Jenny Kopp, and Sammy Seymour, who

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Boys soccer
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor

Shooting for the top three spots in the Big Eight

Finishing in the top three in the Big Eight Conference is an accomplishment that usually puts a team into top 10 in the state consideration. That is head coach Jake Andreskas goal once again, and it is one that leans on 12 returning letterwinners, including five starters. If we can win those games against some of the top three in the conference, we will be in top 10 consideration, Andreska said. We are right there right now and knocking on the door, but we just have to just get a couple of those big victories that have been difficult in the past. So far in four games this season, the Wildcats are 3-1, and the offense looks a little different from last season due to the strong center-midfield that consists of senior Garrett Grunke, junior Casey Thompson and junior Conlin Bass. Senior Santiago Photo by Anthony Iozzo Azcarate also has been involved as a The returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School varsity soccer team (front, forward. from left) are: Casey Thompson, Nick Graese, Christian Perez, Conlin Bass and Joe Stevens;

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Girls cross country

Boys cross country

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Returners give high hopes for girls Nameth leads the boys on the course
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School girls cross country team (front, from left) are: Jenna Butler, Aylise Grossenbacher-McGlamery, Bri Stump and Emily Ford; (back) Julia Butler, Sarah Guy, Erica Higgins, Kayleigh Hannifan and Jenni LaCroix.

Returning letterwinners for the Verona Area High School boys cross country team (from left) are: Bretton Jaggi, Kyle Krueger, Nick Stigsell, Luke Waschbusch and Zach Miller (on rock), Alex Anderson, Ben Feller (on rock), Ryan Nameth and Elliot Imhoff.

Senior Jenni LaCroix battled through back problems for much of last season, finishing 85th at last years 40th annual Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association girls cross country championship. Junior Erica Higgins finished nine seconds behind her teammate at sectionals. Higgins went on to finish 127th at state. Those two girls look to help the Wildcats move up from a fourth-place finish in the Big Eight Conference this season, but it wont be easy. While every may want to name Madison West, which finished third at last years state meet, as their preseason No. 1, Verona head coach Dave Nelson said Middleton and Sun Prairie could have something to say about that. I dont know if you can suprise someone when youre top runner (Katie Hietpas) was All-State, but I think Sun Prairie is the team out of those three can can surprise some people, Nelson said. Verona, which had Madison Memorial nipping its heels for much of last seadon, doesnt appear ready to run at the same level as the top three teams right now, Nelson continued. That doesnt even consider Janesville Parker, which earned the final sectional qualifier last year four points ahead of Verona. The Vikings host this years conference meet at Rockport Park on Friday, Oct. 18. At the top, I would say we are as good as any conference in the state, Nelson said. Veronas Randy Mark Cross Country course will once again be the site of this years WIAA Division 1

sectional meet. In total, the top five teams (Oregon, Parker, Verona, Stoughton and Badger) were separated by a mere seven points at sectionals a year ago. Injuries are also a concern for junior Jenna Butler, the teams third runner a year ago, who blew out her ACL during last summers girls lacrosse season. She isnt expected to start running in practice again sometime around mid-September.

Sophomores Kayleigh Hannifan and Bri Stump, and senior Aylise GrosenbachMcGlamery also competed on varsity. Sarah Guy, who did not run at sectionals last year due to a foot injury, Emily Ford and Julia Butler add depth to the team. Verona opens the season over Labor Day Weekend this Saturday at the Watertown Invitational. The gun fires on the first race at 9:30 a.m.

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor

Following sectionals last year, Verona boys cross country coach Randy Marks said, You need a warrior mentality to believe you can get out and really push the pace to run as fast as you do in practice. Now a year ago later, hes anxious to see if his team can accomplish just that. Who leads the Wildcats pack, however, is no mystery. A year ago Ryan Nameth went from winning the first cross race hed ever competed in to eventually coming

within 10 seconds of the WIAA Division 1 boys state cross country title. While Nameth clocked a 10 second PR, earned All-State honors and finished third at Wisconsin Rapids in 15 minutes, 37 seconds the second fastest time ever for a sophomore he was far from satisfied. Going on to battle injuries throughout the track and field season, Nameth is hoping to finally be healthy and even better this year, as he pursues his goal of breaking the state record. Wildcats head coach Randy Marks is hoping the teams depth can help

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Wildcats cruise in opener to rout Beloit

The Verona Area High School varsity football team jumped out with four early touchdowns last Friday at Beloit Memorial and Follow @VeronaPress for live never looked back in a 49-6 win. Senior quarterback John Tackett was updates from Fridays game at Sun 10-for-13 with 149 yards and two touchPrairie. downs, while senior running back Travis Murray rushed for a touchdown and caught a touchdown. yards and a touchdown. Murray carried the ball eight times for 57 Junior Case Baio finished the scoring with yards. a 7-yard run in the fourth quarter Junior Eric Schmid also rushed for a Verona travels to Sun Prairie at 7 p.m. Fri27-yard touchdown in the first quarter, and day. junior Colin Griffin caught four passes for 44 Anthony Iozzo

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Continued from page 10 Those four will be looked upon to generate a lot of the scoring, Andreska said. I was really excited at the start of the season because we have so many returners coming back, and I know the kids we have back are highly skilled, Andreska said. We had some athleticism last year, but this year, our center-mids are very strong. It has been really fun to watch them move the ball around quickly. Harry Seid is also back to help at midfield and forward, and junior Nicolas Graese will be rotating on the midfield, as well. Junior Kye Hanson, a third-year starter, will anchor the defense, and senior Christian Perez and juniors Pat Stevens and Joe Stevens join him. And the defenders will have confidence with senior Connor Rortvedt in the net behind them, not only for his hands but his footwork, handling passes. Andreska said he predicts Rortvedt to be an all-conference goalie this season, and he might go to a 3-flat formation in the back which would allow for more midfielders and forwards just because of the confidence he has in Rortvedt. It is very relieving to me that you can depend on one, two, three, four, even five huge saves from Connor that with an average goalie might be getting by, Andreska said. Since I have been here, we have had four pretty solid goalkeepers, Connor maybe being the top one. and conference schedule this season will be challenging but will also help prepare Verona for the playoffs. It probably works to our advantage come playoff time because we will be playing top 10 in the state with West, Middleton and Memorial, he said. It makes us better to play those teams. Verona hosts Madison Memorial 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, and it travels to Middleton at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19. It closes the season at home against Madison West at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8.
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Vipers win 50th game, Badgerland title

The Verona Vipers finished off their season by winning the Badgerland U12 Tournament held in Holmen on Aug. 3. The Vipers overall season record was 50-18 ,which includes five tournament championships, throughout the summer. The team also participated in the Cal Ripken Experience in South Carolina during the last week of June where they finished 3-3 against teams from all over the US. In reward for winning the Badgerland U12 Tournament, the team will receive championship rings during a pregame ceremony at Miller Park prior to the Brewers vs. Reds game on Sept. 14. Team members (front, from left) are: Zander Rogers (bat boy), Connor Kalinowski, Sam Pederson, Brooks Brazeau, Ryan Mirwald and Sam Rogers; (back) head coach Jay Brazeau, Connor Prielipp, Reagan Klawiter, Hunter Wickman, Andrew Newton, Ben Felsheim, coach Paul Wickman, Tyler McWilliams and coach Scott Mirwald; (not pictured) Matt Gilles and Curtis Cox.

Verona 5, McFarland 1

Last Tuesday, Verona opened the season with a 5-1 win over McFarland at Reddan Park. Thompson scored twice, while Grunke picked up a goal and an assist. Hanson added the fourth goal. Rortvedt picked up four saves.

HTL: Cavaliers move into underdog role

Continued from page 9 the day before for former teammate James Doyle, who died at the age of 27 from a a rare blood disorder. Everybody was tired, but we have to do those things too because Doyle meant a lot to this baseball team, Burgenske said. Weve just got to practice Thursday and come back Sunday at Middleton. Ace Ben Wallace was chased in the fourth inning after allowing five runs on nine hits and four walks. He struck out five. Reliever Cole Kroncke tossed the final five innings, giving up three more runs. Stoughton ace Ben Riffle, who held the Cavaliers to three runs on eight hits, was even surprised by his outting. Verona is a great hitting team, he said. I see the boxscores from their games every week. They pound the teams in their section. Jake Wenzel went 3-for-6 for Stoughton, while Hanson, Menzer and Gerber and DiPrizio all finished 2-for-5. Hanson, Menzer, Gerber and DiPrizio also doubled in the win for the Merchants. Stoughton, which has now won five consecutive road games, heads to Monona at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The Braves lost 4-1 against Middleton last week. I dont mind playing on the road, Merchants manager Dale Seffens said. Weve been doing it for awhile now and I think we are a pretty good road team. Verona goes from being the heavy favorites one week to the underdog, thats how much a week can make a difference in the Final Four, Burgenske said. Middleton, which hosts the Cavaliers on Sunday, prevailed 4-1 over Monona Grove last week. Losing today, it definitely adds some pressure on us, Burgenske said. Weve been there before so well see how we react to it. You thing this game was tough, wait until next week.

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Andreska expects the road to being in the top three to be a tough one, not only because of Madison West, Madison Memorial and Middleton but also because of other improved teams like Beloit Memorial, he said. The reason for the parity lies with the strong junior class around Madison, but that is fine with Andreska. He said the competition in both the non-conference

Verona traveled to Waunakee last weekend and defeated De Pere (4-0) and McFarland (5-0) before falling to Madison West in the final game (1-0). Against De Pere, Azcarate and Grunke each scored twice. Grunke also added an assist, along with two by Thompson and one by Pat Stevens. Rortvedt and Alex Hofstetter each had a save for Verona. The offense continued against McFarland. Thompson had a goal and an assist, while Shahan Zaman, Grunke, Azcarate and Hanson all added goals. Kenny Gomez-Cruz, Pat Stevens and Bass added assists. Rortvedt had two saves, while Hofstetter picked up six. Rortvedt added four saves in the West loss. Verona opens the Big Eight Conference season at 7 p.m. Thursday at Beloit Memorial. It hosts DeForest at 7 p.m. Friday and travels to Sun Prairie at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Boys XC: Seniors look to make strides

Continued from page 11 Verona improve upon its ninth-place finish at the Big Eight Conference meet. Finishing nine points behind the Cougars at conference, the Wildcats finished a distance third behind La Follette and Craig with sectionals with 97 points. Madison La Follette placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 15 to hold off Janesville Craig at sectionals, 48-50. Hoping to step up even more for the Wildcats this year are seniors Ben Feller, Luke Waschbusch, Alex Anderson and Zach Miller, who all return with a wealth of varsity experience. Feller and Waschbusch finished the year as the teams No. 2 and 4 runners, while Miller and Anderson both competed on varsity, but did not score at sectionals. The Wildcats must have someone step up to take over for the graduated Sean Happel and Nick Phillips. Among the contenders are: seniors Kyle Krueger, Jonah Tollefson, Chris Williams, Andrew Husbands, Elliot Imhoff and sophomores Alec Shiva and Brady Traeder will all battle for varsity time as well. Showcasing the Madison-areas long standing dominance, defending state champion Madison West and Olin Hacker cruised past crosstown rival Madison La Follette and Alex Wehrli 80-108 at the D1 state meet. Fellow Big Eight contender, Janesville Craig and Evan Lalor took seventh.

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Swim: Talent there to finish even higher at state

Continued from page 10 qualified for state last year in the 100 fly, give the Wildcats, who finished second in the Big Eight, plenty of upperclassmen experience. Sophomores Claire Otto and Olivia Prescott added to an already deep team. Distance was a spot were the team missed out on points last year at state. That wont be the case this year, however. Senior Mallory Olson, who has been swimming for the Verona Aquatic Club for the past 7-8 years, is a really strong swimmer. She will be swimming distance, backstroke and most definitely the relays, Johnson said. Fellow senior Sarah Prescott has also really stepped up from last season.

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Legals
VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Meeting Minutes June 3, 2013
is blessed to have Jeff Hanna from Mt. Horeb representing our group. They reinforce the officers and the Board elections. The speaker was Mike McGowan who was very interesting. There were reports from the various operations and finances, etc. They will have another convention May 20, 2014. Amy echoed Dennys thanks to Jeff Hanna for serving for so many years. He has done a good service for CESA and his school district. SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT Reminder of Citizens Budget Meeting Dean reminded everyone that the Citizens Budget Meeting is tomorrow at 5:30 in the Board room. Graduation reminder Dean reminded everyone that graduation is this Sunday at Epic at 3:00 p.m. Update on NCS Director hiring process - Dean indicated that he will ask the Board to approve the new director at the next Board meeting. Jim Ruder has been selected. He is the principal of the 5K center in Baraboo and also does their 4K programming. Prior to that he was a principal in Beloit and prior to that a special ed teacher in Janesville. He comes very highly recommended. His staff gave him surprise recognition at a recent Board meeting. Dean noted that we ended up with two very qualified candidates. Update on MAYSA contract The BG&T committee reported out at the last Board meeting on this. Dean will have this on the agenda as an action item to approve the contract at the next meeting. He reminded the Board that the framework of it is $75,000 over four years. Then there will be a $6000 maintenance charge for the next eleven years. The maintenance piece would then be renegotiated. Dean indicated that this is a very reasonable deal as it is a top class facility. Report out on Board / Admin retreat Dean indicated that they had a Board / Admin retreat earlier this evening. The sites went through their resource allocations and FTEs as decided by their site council. Discussion of Board summer retreat Dean noted that he would like to plan a three hour retreat this summer with the Board. Some items for discussion include: enrollment and capacity for the district, technology (general, 1x1 initiatives), internal open enrollment within sites, and increasing language opportunities at elementary schools. The Board decided to have one Board meeting in July on July 29th and use the July 15th date as the summer retreat. The retreat will be from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. on July 15th. PERSONNEL ITEMS Consider approval of teaching contracts Motion (Gauthier) second (Behnke) to approve the teaching contracts for Cheryl Bently, Jodi Hanson, Daniel Lahr, Jennifer Murphy, Stacey Paulos, Gwen Pennington, Katherine Pingle, Jenna Smith, Noah Weibel, Kari Steck, Kristen Hanson, and Ben Saltzman. Motion carried (7-0). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES Added a summer retreat on July 15th as indicated above. COMMITTEE REPORTS Building, Grounds and Transportation Committee has not met. Finance Committee has not met but will meet tomorrow for the Citizens Budget Meeting. Personnel Committee has not met. Update on Downtown Committee Denny indicated that there was some controversy at the last public hearing session. Some were upset with the process and results. The committee was not happy; however, they took a vote at the end and were okay. The roundabout was the recommended option from the committee. They will be showing that option to the plan commission this evening. The plan commission meeting is televised on the Verona channel and YouTube. There will be another public hearing in July. Denny expressed that he is thinking of long term planning in terms of the school district and feels that a long term look at the entire city makes more sense than focusing on one intersection. Adjourn Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to adjourn at 8:20 p.m. Motion carried (7-0). Published: August 29, 2013 WNAXLP Consider approval of minutes Motion (Zook) second (Gauthier) to approve the minutes from the June 3, 2013 Board meeting. Motion carried (5-0). Curriculum Update from New Century School Lynn Berge attended likely her last Board meeting to give an update on the curriculum at New Century. She brought a few friends with her to help with the presentation; Larry Gundlach and three students from New Century, Joyce, Amanda, and Fidel. She reviewed the Mission Statement and the School Goals, which are organized around three Environmental Themes: Food and Land, Energy, and Water. She reviewed some of the projects and field trips. Lynn also talked about personalized learning at New Century noting that inquiry and project based learning fuels students passion for learning. She also shared the education objectives directly from the charter. Lynn noted that she would share the keynote with the Board and she thanked the families who came to the meeting. Consider action on MAYSA (Madison Area Youth Soccer Association) contract for use of Reddan Park Mark Kryka spoke briefly about the contract with MAYSA for the use of Reddan Park. The contract is for $75,000 paid out over four years. After four years, there will then be a $6000 per year maintenance fee for a total of fifteen years (the length of the contract). The boys and girls boosters have committed $1000 each for the maintenance piece. The contract has been extensively reviewed by district counsel and has the support of the administration. Motion (Porter) second (Zook) to approve the MAYSA (Madison Area Youth Soccer Association) contract for use of Reddan Park and to pay the entire contract fee of $75,000 this year. Motion carried (5-0). Consider action on lunch prices for the 2013 - 2014 school year - Chris Murphy and Cindra Magli attended to talk about lunch prices for the 2013-14 school year. They indicated that there will be a .10 increase for lunch. An increase is mandated by the federal government because the districts average price is below the $2.59 reimbursement rate. Breakfast will be increased by .05. Breakfast is free at the schools as long as it is served in the classroom. There are new guidelines for breakfast, which will include adding more fresh fruit. Cindra indicated that it was a challenging year but a good year considering all of the changes put in place for lunch. Overall, the meals went well except for the high school where some students were concerned about the smaller portion sizes. Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the lunch prices for the 2013-14 school year. Motion carried (5-0). Consideration action on preliminary 2013-14 Budget Chris Murphy reported that there have been some changes at the state level since the last update. The district projections were based on a $100 per student revenue cap increase. What is in the governors budget currently is $150 per student. This results in an additional $246,250 for a total budget of $60,734,158. The tax levy would see a decrease of $397,048 for a projected total of $33,544,016 (this is because the entire $100/ student increase we based our budget on would be coming from the tax levy the governors budget has only $75 dollars of the $150 increase coming from the levy). We are projecting the mill rate to be $12.40. At that rate, owners of a $250,000 home would see a $95 decrease in school property taxes. These are only projections and more will be known as we receive additional information from the state. There are several other items that will impact the budget. One is the WRS contribution has been increased to 14% (7% employee/7% employer) resulting in an additional $43,171 expenditure we had not budgeted and health insurance will see a .5% increase due to final experience compared to premium resulting in an additional $50,000 not budgeted. Motion (Porter) second (McCulley) to approve the preliminary 2013-14 Budget of $60,734,158. Motion carried (5-0). Consider approval of facility use fees and updated policy 830, Community Use of School Facilities - John Schmitt and Steve Nibbe attended to talk about the facility use fees in regards to the PAC. They noted that about a year ago, rate changes were put in place. Since that time, they received feedback from community groups, particularly Verona Community Theatre, who said the increase was a little more than they were expecting. After discussions with several groups, they looked at defining the number of user groups and instead of having just two big groups; the policy and facility use fee would have six groups. The idea is not to price anybody out and it is a very competitive rate for what is offered. They researched area facilities as well. Middleton is a facility that is comparable. This change also clarifies the bookkeeping. Please note no other fees were changed other than those for PAC users. Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the facility use fees and updated policy 830, Community Use of School Facilities. Motion carried (5-0). SUPERINTENDENTS REPORT Update on Stoner Prairie Principal Position Dean noted that Jim Ruder is here tonight and will be on the docket for approval as the New Century principal. Chris Olson has resigned his position and has taken Jims position at Baraboo. The Stoner position was posted about a week and a half ago and there are 87 applications as of today. Dean indicated that the posting will expire July 5th. The first round of interviews will be July 15th and 16th. The second round of interviews will take place on July 22nd or 23rd. The goal is to have a recommendation to the Board July 29th. Dean thanked Linda Perez and Diane Hager, both new to Stoner Prairie, for stepping up to help at Stoner Prairie during the interim. He thanked Mr. Olson for his five years of service and his work in preparing for the transition to the new principal. PERSONNEL ITEMS Consider approval of teaching contracts Motion (Porter) second (Gauthier) to approve the teaching contract for Nicole Anderson, David Ehlenbach, Amy Moschkau and Rebecca Ryan. Motion carried (5-0). Consider approve of administrative contract Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to approve the administrative contract for James Ruder. Motion carried (5-0). Consider release from contract Motion (Gauthier) second (Porter) to approve the release from contract for Rachelle Grace and Chris Olson. Motion carried (5-0). FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS / MEETING DATES Joanne will not be at the July 29th meeting. Amy will not be at the August 19th meeting. COMMITTEE REPORTS Building, Grounds and Transportation Committee Amy reported that the committee met on June 20th. They talked about the facility use fees that were discussed earlier. They received the following updates on summer projects: The Badger Ridge roof is staged and ready for materials Bids have been received on the lighting project. They are looking to have that done by August 23rd. The winning bid is H&H for $200,000. The high school is close to being cleaned. Having the non-wax floors is saving time and accelerating the cleaning schedule. The district is accepting cooling towers Country View and Savanna Oaks are looking at placement for ice tubs to decrease the peak energy uses (blows over the fans). Fire alarm quotes for Badger Ridge are in at approximately $26,000. The K-wing fire alarm system is no longer made and there are no parts available. The district is looking to get a quote to revamp that system. The Savanna Oaks office remodel is in progress. The Stoner Prairie door frames are coming that will lock off sections of the building. Ken is working on the card access system bids. The high school is getting a door to the PAC so people can exit after a performance but wont be able to access classrooms. The high school had a lightning strike. The HVAC controllers were taken out which will be approximately $10,000 to repair. This is under the $25,000 deductible. The server room at Badger Ridge has gone out. This will cost about $7,000 to replace. District mowing is going well. Amy noted that there will be active shooter training at Savanna Oaks and Stoner Prairie on June 27th, July 3rd, and August 5th from 8 to 4, and on July 18th from 12 to 8 p.m. Notices will go out to families nearby. Finance Committee Renee reported that the committee met earlier this evening. They talked about lunch prices, which were approved earlier. Renee clarified that the increase in lunch prices is mandated by the government. The committee talked about an energy bond investment account. The district received money from bonds for energy investments. PMA is reviewing what account we should hold those bonds in. The district has a WIS account that was opened but never used. PMA is encouraging us to put money in there as it yields nearly double the interest rate at 1.7% versus less than a percent we get off other investments. The committee talked about the budget which was discussed previously. Motion (Zook) second (McCulley) to approve payment of the bills in the amount of $5,524,913.49. Motion carried (5-0). Personnel Committee has not met. Adjourn Motion (Gauthier) second (Zook) to adjourn at 8:33 p.m. Motion carried (5-0). Published: August 29, 2013 WNAXLP D. Fire: E. Open Space and Parks: Discussion of brushing and trimming F. Town Chair: G. Supervisors: H. Clerk/Treasurer: Discussion of Capacity, Management, Operation and Maintenance report for the sewer system I. Planner/Administrator: Discussion and action on a budget amendment to move funds for the new truck 7. Discussion and approval of payment of bills for month of August 8. Review of Building Permits, Inspection Reports, Road Haul Permits, and Right-of-Way Permits 9. Discussion and approval of minutes of the August meetings 10. Adjourn Board agendas are published in the Towns official newspaper, The Verona Press. Agendas are also posted at the Town Hall, Miller & Sons Grocery, and the Verona Public Library. If an agenda is amended after publication, the official sites for notice of the final version are the Verona Public Library, Town Hall and Miller & Sons Grocery. If anyone having a qualifying disability as defined by the American with Disabilities Act needs an interpreter, materials in alternate formats, or other accommodations to access these meetings, please contact the Town of Verona Clerk @ 608-845-7187 or jwright@town. verona.wi.us. Please do so at least 48 hours prior to the meeting so that proper arrangements can be made. Other upcoming meetings include Open Space and Parks Commission on 9/4/2013 and Plan Commission on 9/26/2013. Agendas will be posted on the locations listed above and the Towns website (www.town.verona. wi.us). Use the subscribe feature on the Towns website to receive town meeting agendas and other announcements via Town Info. Notice is also given that a possible quorum could occur at this meeting of the Plan Commission and/or Open Space and Parks Commission, for the purposes of information gathering only. David K. Combs, Town Chair, Town of Verona Published: August 29, 2013 WNAXLP (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-13-030 Approving an Amendment to the Group Development Conditional Use Permit for Vincenzo Plaza. Motion by Yurs, seconded by Reekie to approve Resolution R-13-030. Motion carried 7/0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Ordinance No. 13-830 Creating Section 9-1-57 Wellhead Protection in the City of Verona, Code of Ordinances. Motion by Yurs, seconded by Doyle to approve Ordinance No. 13-830. Motion carried 7/0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Conceptual Review of the Proposed Brown Farm Development. City Planner, Adam Sayre provided information on the proposal and where it began with the Town of Verona in 2005. The developer came to the City in 2009 to discuss the project and discussions have continued since. Mr. Tony Heinrichs, the developer for this proposal, spoke on behalf of the project. Mr. Heinrichs asked Jim Clark, former Director of Environmental Health for Dane County, to speak regarding private wells and encouraged the Council to examine the benefits of private water and sewer systems. Members of the Council asked a series of questions regarding the proposed development. Ald. Diaz, Ald. Doyle, Ald. Reekie, and Ald. Yurs expressed opposition to the development. Ald. Manley, Ald. McGilvray, and Mayor Hochkammer expressed support for the development. No action was taken on the item. B. Finance Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Payment of Bills. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle, to approve the payment of bills in the amount of $3,240,400.16. Motion carried 7/0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-13-031 Approving the Commitment and Assignment of Fund Balances. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Reekie, to approve Resolution R-13-031. Motion carried 7/0. (3) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Establishing and Authorizing the Filling of Positions for a City Fire Department. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Manley, to establish and authorize the filling of positions for a City Fire Department of 5 full time subordinate positions, up to 40 paid-on-premise staff, and up to 30 paid-on-call positions. Motion carried 7/0. (4) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Authorizing the Utilization of Funds for Fire Department Recruitment Costs. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Manley to authorize the utilization of funds for Fire Department Recruitment Costs. Ald. Doyle made a Motion to defer action on this item until the Police & Fire Commission has taken action on the hiring process. The Motion was seconded by Ald. Diaz. The Motion to defer passed 4 to 3 with Ald. Diaz, Doyle, Reekie, and Yurs voting in favor. C. Public Works, Sewer and Water Committee (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Resolution R-13-032 Approving an Agreement for the Resurfacing of CTH PB and the Jurisdictional Transfer of CTH M and CTH PB. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Doyle, to approve Resolution R-13-032. Motion carried 7/0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Awarding a Contract for the Installation of Public Improvements for Liberty Business Park Phase 1. Motion by McGilvray, seconded by Reekie, to award the contract to A-1 Excavating Inc. in the amount of $1,066,733.52. Motion carried 7/0. 10. New Business (1) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Approval of Operators Licenses. Motion by Manley, seconded by McGilvray, to approve the 14 Operators Licenses as listed. Motion carried 7/0. (2) Discussion and Possible Action Re: Selection of an Architect for the Fire/EMS Facility Project. Administrator Burns provided information the item. The Ad Hoc Public Safety Committee met to interview the two top firms for the project and members recommended the approval of Five Bugles Design. Motion by Yurs, seconded by Diaz, to approve the selection of Five Bugles Design for the Fire/EMS Facility Project. Motion carried 7/0. 11. Announcements 12. Adjournment Motion by Diaz, seconded by Doyle, to adjourn the meeting at 10:29 p.m. Motion carried 7/0. Kami Lynch, Clerk Published: August 29, 2013 WNAXLP

The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, June 3, 2013 in the District Administration Building. Board President Dennis Beres called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. Clerk Ken Behnke confirmed the meeting was properly noticed. Present: Dennis Beres, Renee Zook, John McCulley, Jeannie Porter, Amy Almond, Joanne Gauthier and Ken Behnke . Student Recognition Sugar Creek - Students from Sugar Creek were recognized at the Board meeting. Students who received a certificate of recognition include: Joaquin Pastrana, Luke Steele, Brady Leverson, Colleen Quinn, Mary Saley, Abby Wampfler, Joanna Mena, and Alejandro Quechol. Chris Garcia, Anya Mackaron, Nick Heinzen were also recognized but were unable to attend. Audience portion Beth Wojciuk and Faye Hoban introduced themselves and talked about their new positions within VAEA. VAEA has restructured their leadership. They will have a four team committee, breaking up the responsibilities as follows: Beth will focus on the membership and professional development; Greg Verhelst will handle negotiations and handbook maintenance; Sue Stodola will work on the grievance piece; and Faye will handle community relations and PAC. Announcements Dean recognized the retiring staff: Colleen Campbell - 34 years, Bill Lemberg - 33 years, Arlene Burke - 30 years, Mike Cahill - 25 years, Holly Dionne - 22 years, Kathy Huemmer - 22 years, Barb Bandt - 21 years, Steve Nibbe - 19 years, Katherine Krohn - 18 years, Karen Sauer - 17 years, Gail Anderson - 16 years, Pennae Fawcett - 15 years, Brenda Feller - 15 years, Kathy Evers - 11 years, Lorraine Baker - 9 years, and Sandy Strommen - 8 years. Together they equal 315 years of service! Dean congratulated them and thanked them for their service. BOARD BUSINESS Consider approval of minutes Motion (Gauthier) second (Porter) to approve the minutes from the May 20, 2013 Board meeting. Motion carried (7-0). Consider action on CESA II contract - Dean indicated that this contract allows the district to administer services we receive from CESA II. The majority of the $3400 is the administrative fee. It also includes coop purchasing and van delivery for items ordered. Motion (Zook) second (Gauthier) to approve the CESA II contract. Motion carried (7-0). Review of 2013 - 2014 Budget Brief Chris Murphy reviewed the 2013-14 Budget Brief. He noted that tomorrow (Tuesday) evening at 5:30 p.m. is the Citizens Budget meeting. It will be videotaped and will go into more detail. The projected 2013-14 general fund budget is shown as two budgets. One includes the energy exemption (performance contracting) at $60,487,908 (a 4.56% increase from last year) and one without the energy exemption at $58,667,908 (a 1.41% increase from last year). This is based on the assumption of $100 per student increase in state aid which has not been finalized yet. Assuming the performance contracting goes through, the total levy with that is $33,941,164 which is a 1.81% decrease in the property tax levy from last year. The Equalized Valuation is not projected to change. The projected mill rate is $12.55 which is a 1.8% decrease from last years mill rate. This translates to about a $60 decrease in the school portion of property taxes on a $260,000 home. Chris noted that the Board will approve a preliminary 2013-14 budget at the June 24th Board meeting. We will get an updated state aid estimate from DPI in July. The annual meeting will be August 19th. The final budget will be approved in October. Resolution approving and authorizing the execution of an energy savings performance contract with H and H Energy Services, INC. This is for the energy savings performance contract that was sent out for bid to three companies. The Board received only one bid and recommends approval of a performance contract with H & H Energy Services, Inc. Motion (Porter) second (Almond) to approve the resolution (see attached) approving and authorizing the execution of an energy savings performance contract with H and H Energy Services, Inc. Motion carried (7-0). Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Awarding the Sale of approximately $7,010,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2013 - Scott Gralla from PMA attended the meeting. He indicated the final amount was $6,920,000. ($2.9 million for the energy savings projects and $4.02 million for debt refinancing.) There were six bids with a total of 28 bids. BOSC Inc. is the winning bidder with a rate of 1.46%. The bonds close on June 20th. Payments begin April 1, 2014 and go until 2023. He indicated the rating call was handled very well by Chris Murphy. The district maintained an Aa2 rating. This will give the district roughly $38,000 a year for a total savings of $229,643. Motion (Porter) second (Zook) to approve the Resolution (see attached) Authorizing the Issuance and Awarding the Sale of $6,920,000 General Obligation Promissory Notes, Series 2013. Motion carried (7-0). Report on CESA II convention Denny attended the CESA II convention on May 21st. He indicated that it was nice to meet people from the other districts and get a good sense of who is involved. He noted that the district

The Verona Area Board of Education met on Monday, June 24, 2013 in the District Administration Building. Board Vice President Amy Almond called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Deputy Clerk Jeannie Porter confirmed the meeting was properly noticed. Present: Renee Zook, John McCulley, Jeannie Porter, Amy Almond, Joanne Gauthier Absent: Dennis Beres, Ken Behnke Audience portion Jim Ruder (on agenda for approval as the New Century Principal) introduced himself and extended appreciation to the district for the opportunity and for the rigorous interview process. Announcements Dean announced that Sugar Creek Elementary was selected by the WI PBIS Network as a school of merit for the tremendous work accomplished through the implementation of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports. Dean recognized Todd Brunner and his staff for all the good work they have been doing at Sugar Creek to receive this recognition. BOARD BUSINESS

VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Meeting Minutes June 24, 2013

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1. Call To Order/Approval of Agenda 2. Public Comment This section of the meeting provides the opportunity for comment from persons in attendance on items that are either listed below or is a matter over which this governing body has jurisdiction. Comments on matters not listed on this agenda could be placed on a future board meeting agenda. 3. Presentation by Brian Myrland, EMS Chief 4. Update and possible action re: run off on Sunset Dr. 5. Discussion and possible action on the following ordinances: A. Driveway Ordinance B. Building Code 6. Reports A. Plan Commission: B. Public Works: Update on road projects C. EMS:

Town of Verona Regular Town Board Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 6:30 P.M. Town Hall, 335 N. Nine Mound Road Verona, WI 53593-1035

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1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hochkammer at 7:05 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll Call: L. Diaz, E. Doyle, S. Manley, Wm. Mac McGilvray, H. Reekie, B. Stiner, and D. Yurs. Alderperson Bare was absent and excused. Also in attendance: City Engineer, B. Gundlach; City Administrator, B. Burns; Fire Chief, J. Giver; City Planner, A. Sayre; and City Clerk, K. Lynch. 4. Public Comment: * Paul Schultz and Scott Larson spoke opposing an open recruitment for the filling of positions for the Verona Fire Department. * David Lonsdorf, Ed Spoon, Jim Schroeder, Kristie Shore, Caryl Terrell, Drew Blaas, Lisa Butler, Russ Riley, Mike Klahr, Todd Schmidt, and Susan Pigorsch spoke opposing the Brown Property Development. * Kristen Napier, Katherine Hornberger, and Rhonda McCarthy spoke in favor of the Brown Property Development. * Delora Newton spoke in favor of the open recruitment process for the filling of positions for the Verona Fire Department and spoke in favor of the utilization of funds for the open recruitment. 5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Manley, seconded by Yurs to approve the minutes of the July 22, 2013 Common Council meeting. Motion carried 7/0. 6. Mayors Business * Mayor Hochkammer thanked all of those involved in National Night Out last week Tuesday. (1) Proclamation: Childrens Vision and Learning Month (2) Update from State Representative Diane Hesselbein 7. Administrators Report 8. Engineers Report 9. COMMITTEE REPORTS A. Plan Commission

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Ballweg Chevrolet, #1 Chevy Dealer in Madison, is always on the lookout for the areas top talent and now we have two great opportunities for someone like you! AUTOMOTIVE DETAILERS Responsible for cleaning and refurbishing new and used vehicles. The ideal candidate will have dealership experience and previous experience using a buffer and carpet extractor. QUICK LUBE TECHNICIANS Responsible for completing oil changes, tire rotations, and multipoint inspections. Candidates must have a good work ethic; be self-motivated and energetic. Automotive knowledge is preferred. SERVICE TECHNICIAN Able to perform diagnoses and repairs in all areas and who has previously worked as a general service technician. Experience an outstanding work culture, exceptional customer loyalty and a strong, supportive management team. We offer competitive wages and benefits and opportunities for advancement.
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OREGON-2 BDRM, 1 bath. Available spring/summer. Great central location, on-site or in-unit laundry, patio, dishwasher and A/C. $700-$715/month. Call Kelly at 608-255-7100 or visit www.stevebrownapts.com/oregon ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+, has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $695 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. 608-877-9388 Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589

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LAKE KEGONSA- 3/bed, 2/bath, screened porch, washer/dyer, pier, carport. No/Smoking. 15-20 minutes to Madison. Lease available. $1500/mo. 608-217-6954 STOUGHTON N MONROE St. Comfortable 2 bdrm, 1 1/2 bath. Appliances included: main floor washer/ dryer, central air, 1 car attached garage w/extra storage space, large deck overlooking spacious back yard. Very nice neighborhood. $895. + 1/2 month rent security deposit. Call Brady at 608-286-5282.

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ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900 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
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NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-206-2347 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 VERONA SELF-STORAGE 502 Commerce Pkwy. 10 X 5 - 10 X 30 24/7 Access/Security lit. Short/long term leases 608-334-1191

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DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$50/month 10x15=$55/month 10x20=$70/month 10x25=$80/month 12x30=$105/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244

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60 ACRES of highly productive farmland. $5000. per acre, land contract and lease back possible. Call 608-558-0933

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TIM NOLAN ARENA Horse Sale - Breeders, Classic & Colors of the Sun Horse Sale. September 7, 2013. Tack 9am. Horses Noon. Consignments start Friday 9/6 from 9am-7pm. NO call in consignments. N11474 State Hwy 110, Marion, WI (wcan) WALMERS TACK SHOP 16379 W. Milbrandt Road Evansville, WI 608-882-5725

CENTRAL WI HORSE SALE. Clark County Fairgrounds. September 18-21. 4 days Horses & Equipment. Neillsville, WI www.centralwihorsesale.net 715-238-8088 R Reineck (wcan)

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Tractor-trailer drivers needed for the Walgreens Private Fleet Operation based in Windsor, WI. Drivers make hand deliveries to Walgreens stores within a regional area (WI, IL, IA, MN, ND, SD). Workweek is Tues.-Sat. All drivers must be willing & able to unload freight. Earn $21.25/hour (OT after 8 hours) or $0.4650/mile Full Benefit Pkg. includes Life, Dental, Disability, & Health Insurance with Prescription Card 401k Pension Program with Company Contribution Paid Holidays & Vacation Home every day except for occasional layover Drivers must be over 24 years old, have 18 months tractor trailer exp or 6 months T/T exp with a certificate from an accredited driving school, & meet all DOT requirements. Send resum to b.kriel@callcpc.com or call CPC Logistics at 1-800-914-3755

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VERONA- OFFICE/WAREHOUSE 1000 Sq Ft.$500 +Utilities. 608-575-2211 or 608-845-2052

FOR SALE BY OWNER: Near Copper Harbor & Lake Medora, MI. 40 wooded acres. $32,000 OBO. CFR taxes. Terms available. More land available 715-4782085 (wcan) FOR SALE by Owner: Near Copper Harbor, MI. 80 wooded Acres. $70,000 OBO. Montreal River runs thru land. CFR Tax. Terms available. More land available. 715-478-2085 (wcan)

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The Verona Police and Fire Commission is accepting applications for Fire Personnel for the new City of Verona Fire Department. Included are full-time, part-time, and Paid-On-Call positions as follows:

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An application kit and job descriptions are available from the Citys website at www.ci.verona.wi.us Questions can be directed to Fire Chief Joe Giver at 608-845-9401 or email jgiver@veronafire.com Send application materials to Fire Chief Joe Giver, City of Verona, 111 Lincoln St., Verona, WI 53593 or email jgiver@veronafire.com Application deadline is September 9, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

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Library: Verona library staff basks in award

Continued from page 1 accolades with his staff. It really was all the things we do for our public, he said. They were very impressed with things like the Thousand Books Before Kindergarten. From April when we started it, we have more than 700 readers, and parents are saying its just fantastic. They were really impressed with all the folks we partner with, locally and nationally. Simons said library staff puts a specific emphasis on its childrens collection, which is important for a young, growing community like Verona. (That) really hits the nail on the head (because) 30 percent of the population are minors, and 24 percent are of the age of having a young family, he said. Its likely were going to need childrens programming for a very long time. Thats who the community is. And the housing starts, even in a down year, they are up, and theyre up even more this year. That means more families, more people, and we cater to that. Programming is also important, and again, the library tends to focus on its

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younger audience. We have more story times than most libraries, Simons said. During the summer, we had 16 a week, and during the school year it can fluctuate from 13 to 16 per week. And during the school year, we only have 2.5 (full-time employees) doing those programs.

ABOVE LEFT: Verona Public Library director Brian Simons displays one of the librarys 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten workbooks. ABOVE RIGHT: Verona Public Library staff are, from left: Kari Fitzgerald, Judy Weidman, Kelly Nelson, Maggie Nelson, Trudy Lorandos, Tonja Lepien, Kyle Larson Kara Van Roy, Jana Schoeer, Michelle Morse, Maggie Heckelsmiller, Sara Sandler, Brian Simons, Sherry Golz-Waldhart, Leah Portz, Caitlin Schaffer, Ronda Evenson, Tiffani Lewis, Katie Goetz, Julie Harrison, Connie Donkle and Stacey Burkart.

teens and children participated in the summer library program this year, including 1,399 school-aged children 76 percent of kids that age from the Verona Area School District. There were more than 60 programs offered. Its incredible, he said. Theres a lot of stuff going on, and thats just summer Cradle to Grave in the childrens department. service For adults, the library This past year, 2,100 also offers a variety of

programming more than 700 different events this year alone - as well as much-sought-after computer service and Wi-Fi connections. Thats absolutely huge for the community, Simons said. There are so many people even in our community who do not have the means to have an Internet connection, and you cant apply for jobs, you cant apply for taxes there are so many things

that its required at this point. Library staff is also frequently asked to help assist people in navigating their way around the computers. A lot of people dont know how to use the computers to the level they need to, he said. Were still helping people to get email and theyre not that old people in their 40s, who have never had an email. Its incredible.

For seniors, the library is a also place to sit and relax and read the newspapers or magazines, or to commiserate. Were got people managing their retirement accounts using (computer programs) we have online, and weve taught them how to do it, so a lot of it is instruction and programming, Simons said.

Council: Hirings are delayed once more

Continued from page 1 and part-time positions, but it needs the council to approve funding for the advertising and testing costs. State statutes give the commission authority on how to go about hiring the departments staff, but the council controls the monetary side of the process. department. The move to defer was opposed by Ald. Dale Yurs (D-2) who had voted in favor of the delay two weeks earlier as well as Alds. Mac McGilvray (D-1) and Ald. Brad Stiner (D-3). Ald. Scott Manley (D-2) was not present. took place lots of good questions were asked and answered, Yurs said. At this stage, Im willing to vote to fund the process because I do feel that we need to make sure that as we bring city employees in, the city does its due process. Doyle and Ald. Luke Diaz (D-3) both reiterated their concerns from the last council meeting and said they would not have voted to approve the money. Bare, too, said he didnt agree with the hiring process and was concerned about spending the money. For me, this is about fairness, equity and costs, Bare said, adding that if new firefighters are brought on there will be additional costs for training. As the discussion drifted toward the type of hiring process, Hochkammer reminded the council that the vote before them related to approving the costs for the process, not to determine how to hire the employees. Hochkammer said prior to the vote that in his 35 years of being involved in local government, hes never seen a municipality vote to not approve money for recruitment costs. I think were being unreasonable if we say were not going to fund any of the recruitment costs, Hochkammer said. The council will likely take up the matter at its next council meeting, Sept. 9. The delay again pushes back the hiring timeline proposed by Verona Fire chief Joe Giver at the PFC meeting earlier this month. That timeline called for applications to be turned in by early September and firefighters to be hired by mid-December.

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Ald. Mike Bare raised a concern about the city creating an alter ego for itself by switching from a district to a city-run department and not giving employees due process if they lose their jobs. It doesnt seem to me that these are open positions these are people working as firefighters for the city today, Bare said. Were getting rid of those employees without due process. That strikes me as inherently unfair. The concern prompted Ald. Heather Reekie (Dist. 4) to seek more answers from city attorney Brian Kleinmayer, who was not present for the meeting but made a point at the previous meeting to endorse taking action, rather than delaying. I dont think that we should take this vote until we have our city attorney determine whether or not this is actually forming a new department - a new employer - or not, Reekie said. The City and Town of Verona agreed in March to dissolve the Verona Fire District at the end of this year. In a separate legal agreement, reviewed by attorneys for the city, town and fire district, the municipalities agreed to have the town contract for fire services with the city for the next 30 years. That agreement gave the city authority to conduct hiring for the new

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Mayor Jon Hochkammer questioned some of the concerns about wanting to be frugal with the hiring process while at the same time seeking more legal input. Were all worried about the costs of recruitment, but no one is saying anything about the legal costs that were dealing with every time we have an attorney take a look at something, Hochkammer said. On the one hand were saying were not going to advertise but the other hand were willing to pay additional legal costs. Ald. Liz Doyle (D-1) said the cost of seeking legal advice is likely less than the cost of future litigation. The city pays between $105 and $170 per hour for legal services, city administrator Bill Burns told the council. Prior to the vote on delaying the decision, some alders gave an indication of how they would vote on the motion to approve funds. McGilvray made a move to approve the funds and was seconded by Stiner. Yurs gave his support, too, saying the commission had a good discussion about the hiring process at their last meeting and the city needed the funds to make sure they were getting the best employees possible. I was pleased with the amount of discussion that