Country View Elementary School teacher Jack Debertin of Verona holds up one of the cutting boards he created in his woodworking shop located in his home. Up the Hill Woodworks is the name of his woodworking business that he does in addition to teaching fourth grade. The second annual Fitchburg Agora Art Fair showcased the work of 70 artists Saturday, Aug. 21, at the Agora Art Fair. The Fair, which also featured live music, food, beer and a fundrasier for the National Kidney Foundation, started at 10 a.m. at the Agora Grounds at 5500 East Cheryl Parkway.
Kids and adults join together for a clay shoot on the afternoon of Aug. 21 as part of the Deer Creek Sports and Conservation Club’s 25th anniversary commemoration.
The Deer Creek Sports and Conservation Club, formerly known as Deer Creek Sportsmen’s Club, was officially established with the State of Wisconsin in May 1985. Thursday, September 02, 2010
Knights of Columbus Council 11155 welcomed Knights Mario Liboy, Nick Runde, and Pieter Boshaven, who completed the first degree ceremonials June 16. June Knight of the Month was Knight Clyde Hellenbrand, and Family of the Month was Janet and Knight Kenneth Grosse. Friday, August 27, 2010
After a 10-year run in Verona, Mystiques will close Saturday.
The gift shop at 102 N. Franklin St. carries hundreds of items, as big as grandfather clocks and as small as votive candles, Christmas decorations or bird feeders, said owner Diane Wixson. A lot of her wares are unique to the Madison area. Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Olivia Livelli of Verona was one of two dancers representing Trinity Academy of Irish Dance to place in the top 20 at the North American Irish Dancing Championships last month. Wednesday, August 25, 2010
The municipalities represented by the Verona Fire District will be discussing a new district agreement and hope to have it signed in October.
The agreement serves as a constitution for the fire district and guides the operational decisions the commission makes. It would replace a 10-year-old pact that has begun to show its age. Friday, August 20, 2010
Jean Tammi of Verona defeated a field of battle-tested virtual bowlers Aug. 7 to win the Verona Senior Center’s Wii bowling tournament. Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Five people with Verona ties are involved in Four Seasons Theater’s upcoming production of South Pacific. The play opens this weekend starring Tony nominee Tom Wopat as Emile de Becque. It will also feature Verona Area High School graduate Alli Foss as Ensign Nellie Forbush, as well as Steve and Sierra Nibbe. In addition to the four actors from Verona who will be in the Four Seasons Theatre performance of “South Pacific” this weekend, a Verona Area High School student from Fitchburg is part of the ensemble. Joel Roberts, 15.
“Nest Fest” runs Aug. 20-21 and will include music, food, beer, games, open skate times, a golf outing, softball tournament, and more. Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Most of the work done by the Upper Sugar River Watershed Association is hard to spot from a distance, but to people intimately familiar with the Sugar River and its tributaries, it’s vital.Monitoring water quality and enhancing the habitat for native populations can be dirty work in every sense of the word, often involving waders, chainsaws, canoes and lots of digging along the bottom of a shallow, slow-moving stream. But the decade-old nonprofit group also takes pride in educating the public about the challenges facing waterways in developing areas. Sunday, August 15, 2010
The group was born out of a 1998 effort called the Upper Sugar River Initiative, which provided a federal grant through the Department of Natural Resources to develop stormwater management plans around Verona, Mount Horeb and Belleville, coordinate government efforts and lead volunteers in building trout habitat and erosion control enhancements along the Badger Mill Creek and other parts of the Sugar River.
Archers who would like to sign up for permits to hunt on Dane County properties, including a few in Verona, can do so until Aug. 22. And unlike in the past, there is no need to camp out early to try to get one. Saturday, August 14, 2010
Eight years ago, Sue Lennon of 127 Paoli St. was relieved when the careful firemen didn’t trample her front yard garden when they came to put out the fire that burned down her house. Sunday, August 08, 2010
A Verona man accompanied his father and 15 other World War II veterans to the recently built WWII Memorial in Washington last month. Rick Tiedemann was one of a handful of “guardians” – either family or volunteers are matched up with veterans to help them get around – on the flight, which is paid for by donations. Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Forty-three Verona-area residents spent a week in Guatemala this summer helping a small village rebuild its elementary school.
The trip was part of a mission run by St. James Lutheran Church in Verona, its first major foray into sending parishioners to other countries. Sunday, August 01, 2010
Families are invited to enjoy free entertainment and food while celebrating crime prevention and awareness at Verona’s National Night Out event on Tuesday, Aug. 3. Sunday, August 01, 2010
Enrique “Kico” Gandara is working hard to help rural villages in South American install water purification systems so that they can enjoy safe drinking water. Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The annual Verona Beach Bash at Fireman’s Park is this weekend. Festivities are from 4-7 p.m. Friday at the beach, located off Bruce Street just east of Paoli Street. There will be beach games, free food and drink, prizes and beach music from a live DJ. Wednesday, July 28, 2010
The churches of St. Andrew in Verona and St. William in Paoli have almost completed a process of merging that began more than two years ago. Monday, July 26, 2010
Step inside the new pet store in downtown Verona and you might find someone hand-feeding a stingray, cuddling with a ferret or letting a bearded dragon cling to their shirt.
Season tickets are now on sale for the Verona Area Performing Arts Series. Performances are held at the Verona Area Performing Arts Center at Verona Area High School. All concerts begin at 7 p.m.
