Brief History:
Verona was known as Matson until 1883 when the Postal Dept. changed the name to Verona, because there was another Matson in Dakota Territory.  J.J. Stephens put up the first buildings, a dwelling and a store, in Verona about 1883.  The store building is gone, but the swelling is still here, owned and occupied by Greg Eull.  The first school was built in 1904 and the Catholic Church in 1908.  There were 3 newspapers in year's past.  Verona once had doctors, a drug store, banks and a top population of 250.

Points of Interest:
We have an excellent school, grades K - 12, ITV and vocational school in Oakes each day.  There is rural water, a city sewer system, street maintainer in town, an active fire department, two churches and a city park.  Verona is located on two state highways, Hwy #1 and Hwy #13.  We encourage families to look into moving to Verona for a quality education and the advantages of a small and caring community.  There is housing available and more is in the planning stages.
 

Community Government:
 

Community Facilities:
Jones-Benoit Legion and Auxiliary -- Legion Hall, the Senior Citizens meet here.
Fire Hall Community Center --Mike Else
St. Raphael's Catholic Church and Parish Hall
St. Raphael's Ladies Aid
St. John's Lutheran Church and Fellowship Hall
St. John's WELCA
St. John's Men's Club

Parks & Recreation:
City Park contact person is Joyce Tamlyn
Pee Wee & Little League Baseball contact person is Kristy Maley
Men's Softball contact person is Craig Good
Women's Softball contact person is Bob Christensen

Schools:
Verona Public School, K-12, Elmer Lendstrom, Supt.  Ron Henrickson, Principal  rhenrick@sendit.nodak.edu

SE Vocational Member school at Oakes, ND.
Greater SE ITV Consortium

An All School Reunion is planned for July 15, 2000

Businesses:
 

Verona Post Office	Judy Seavert
Shaker's Bar	Gary Gemar
Lau Motors	Jeff Lau
Verona Farmers Elevator	Steve Groth
Good Oil & Convenience Store	Craig Good
Rock's Sand & Gravel	Rocky Ballinger
Maley Construction	Dave Maley

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