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The
Thursday, February 23, 2017 Vol. 135, No. 31 Stoughton, WI ConnectStoughton.com $1
Spring primary
Candidates
set for April 4
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
The April 4 ballot in
Stoughton is set after the
Tuesday primary election
eliminated two candidates
for school board and one for
an aldermanic seat.
In the school district, new-
comers Derek Westby and
Anthony Galston were elim-
inated from the race with the
two lowest numbers of votes.
But it was good news for
the rest of the challengers,
who each received more
votes than the incumbents.
Advancing to the general
election are incumbents Bev
Fergus, Brett Schumacher
and Nicole Wiessinger and
challengers Steve Jackson,
Tim Bubon and Jonathon
Coughlin.
The top three vote-getters
in April will win seats on the
board.
In the three-way race for
a District 2 seat on the City
Council, challenger Lisa
Reeves and incumbent Paul
Lawrence advanced, with
James Gorman getting the
least votes. Reeves received
210 votes, Lawrence 141 and
Gorman 18.
On the school board
Jackson received the most
votes with 1,160, followed
by Bubon with 1,095 and
Coughlin with 937. The oth-
er three who advanced to
the general election, Fergus,
Wiessinger and Schumacher,
received 760, 673 and 595,
respectively.
Galston got 248 votes,
while Westby received 241.
Results
SASD candidate Votes
Steve Jackson 1,160
Tim Bubon
Jonathon Coughlin
1,095
937
Bev Fergus 760
Nicole Wiessinger 673
Brett Schumacher 595
Anthony Galston* 248
Derek Westby* 241
City candidate Votes
Lisa Reeves 210
Paul Lawrence 141
James Gorman* 18
*Did not advance to general
election
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No good
deed goes Inside
unpunished,
as the wry, old
saying goes. Graduation
In 1993, rates staying
the Stoughton high
Area School
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D i s t r i c t wa s Open enroll-
thrifty, keep-
The Public Works Department stores its equipment in close quarters in the municipal garage. ing taxes low ment has been
Talking shop
for residents. a challenge
But unbe-
knownst to Page 5
district offi-
cials, those
admirable instincts back then have hurt
the district financially in the long run.
Officials debate details of new public works facility A tax levy freeze instituted that year
by state lawmakers looking to rein in
BILL LIVICK Turn to SASD/Page 5
Unified Newspaper Group
A new public works facility SASD series
in Stoughton is long overdue,
say the departments director Once a month, the Hub will feature some of
and the committee chair. the enrollment and budget challenges facing
But even as the city is mov- Stoughton schools and how district officials
ing ahead with plans to build a are planning for the future.
new public works facility on the November: Series overview
southeast side next year, ques-
tions have surfaced about the December: How growth and develop-
ment factor in
proposed facilitys estimated
cost and location. January: Levy limits, funding affect
Some alders have raised those Photo by Samantha Christian most districts
concerns, but public works Public Works director Brett Hebert shows how close the snow plow February: How SASD decisions have
director Brett Hebert and com- trucks need to be parked in order to fit the equipment in one of the put it in a different situation
mittee chair Ald. Tom Majews- garages.
ki (D-3) have said the planned March: What the district is doing to
By the numbers
site for a new facility is a good solve it
one. They say the facility is out-
dated and unsafe, doesnt have
enough room to park the citys
Preliminary proposal for facility
vehicle fleet inside or efficient-
ly work on them, and will never Inside
be less expensive to build than
it would be now. 58,000 SQUARE FEET Your
The existing building has 25 Family
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with a need for 95 spaces, Magazine
Hebert said.
He said preliminary build-
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ing and design plans have gone Cold storage
through the committee level
and have all been approved
so far, leaving the next step to 4,800 SQUARE FEET
bring it before the Common Salt shed
Council and the general public.
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go through the process, well
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2 February 23, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub Stoughton Opera House ConnectStoughton.com

Harp Twins set to return Feb. 25 Singer-songwriter Hull

BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
Stairway to Heaven, Dont Fear
the Reaper and Highway to Hell are
not songs you typically associate with
the harp. But they are among The Harp
Twins favorites to perform.
Camille and Kennerly Kitt will play
those and other hard-rock songs when
they appear at the Opera House Saturday.
The identical twins are almost as inter-
esting to watch perform as they are to
hear. Their swanlike gracefulness while
playing identical acoustic Concert Grand
Harps is nearly as enchanting as the
music they make.
The Kitts hail from the Chicago area
and are classically trained on harp. But
instead of performing a classical reper-
toire, they prefer taking modern rock and
heavy-metal classics and making them
their own. They also arrange and per-
form songs from popular television and
film soundtracks, such as Star Trek and
The Hobbit, as well as anime and video
games.
Because their appearance is so striking,
they are sometimes dismissed as a novel-
ty act. But listening to the Kitts perform
duets on harp, its apparent their talent
is deep and genuine. They play rock and
metal music using only their two harps;
theres no backtrack or clever production
techniques behind their sound. They also
compose and perform original duets.
The Harp Twins first learned to play
piano, and at age 12 decided to take up
the harp. After becoming proficient,
they began to play at small gatherings,
and would videotape their performances
as a way to promote themselves. Peo-
ple began to notice, and the duos fame
spread quickly via YouTube where
theyve garnered more than 25 million
views on their music videos, according
to their website and other social media
platforms. Their cover of Stairway to
Camille and Kennerly Kitt, also known as The Harp Twins, return to the Opera House
Saturday, Feb. 25.
If You Go
Who: The Harp Twins
Where: Stoughton Opera House, 381
E. Main St.
When: 7:30p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25
Tickets: $15
Call: 877-4400
Heaven has nearly 2 million hits, while
their version of Iron Maidens Fear of
the Dark, has received more than 2.5
million.
The sisters each earned a bachelors
degree in harp performance from Whea-
ton College Conservatory of Music. They
went professional about five years ago,
and have released four albums. In 2014,
Photo submitted
they performed at the eighth annual
World Harp Festival in Asuncion, Par-
aguay in 2014, and theyve also enter-
tained dignitaries such as Barack and
Michelle Obama.
The Kitts perform Stairway to Heav-
en (and many others) on acoustic con-
cert grand harps, and songs like High-
way to Hell on modern ebony electric
harps.
In an online interview, Camille said
most of their followers are not harp fans:
They just found us and said, Wow, this
is different; Ive never seen this before,
and they recognize the songs we play
even though theyre just played on two
harps. Weve been blown away by the
feedback and support.
Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet.
com
performs March 4
Singer-songwriter and mandolin player Sier-
ra Hull brings more than a decade of professional
experience to her March 4 Opera House perfor-
mance.
Now 25, she grew up in a small town in Ten-
nessee and began learning to play
mandolin at age 8. By the time she
turned 11, Hull had shared the stage
of the Grand Ole Opry with Alison
Krauss.
She signed a recording contract
with Rounder Records when she was
13 and released her debut album,
Secrets. The album reached No. Hull
2 on the Billboard Top Bluegrass
Albums chart, and Hulls second album, Day-
break, came out in March 2011. She wrote seven of
the albums 12 songs and Krauss produced it. The
album features collaborations with Bryan Sutton on
guitar and Randy Kohrs on dobro, with such guest
singers as Dan Tyminski, Shawn Lane and Ronnie
Bowman.
Hull released her third studio album, Weighted
Mind, in January. Its described on her website as
both harmonious and dissonant. Hulls songs fea-
ture her mandolin and voice, but also include the
work of bassist Ethan Jodziewicz and Bela Flecks
banjo on a few tracks. Krauss, Abigail Washburn
and Rhiannon Giddens add harmonies to the mix.
Hull has performed at the White House, Carne-
gie Hall and the Kennedy Center, and she became
the first bluegrass musician to receive a Presidential
Scholarship from the Berklee College of Music.
Bill Livick
If You Go
Who: Sierra Hull
Where: Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St.
When: 7:30p.m. Saturday, March 4
Tickets: $28
Call: 877-4400

Watson brings old-time sound March 3

make time for play! Folksinger Willie Watson returns to the
Opera House March 3 for a solo show fea-
turing his prowess on acoustic guitar and
clawhammer banjo, which he deftly uses to
accompany an old-time singing style.
Watson was a founding member of Old
Crow Medicine Show when the group formed
in 1998. He performed with the group, often
singing lead vocals, until deciding to go solo
in 2012. By then, the New York state native
had lived in such old-time music hotbeds as
Ithaca, N.Y., Boone, North Carolina, Nash-
ville and Venice Beach, Calif.

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That explains why his debut album consists
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on tour, Watson has been working on a follow
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singer, Vol. 2.
His performance here will feature the sort
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been a staple of his music since he first discov-
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Tough call on turf
Committees to discuss pesticide policy at Feb. 28 meeting
AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
A SASD facilities com-
mittee meeting in January
introduced a pesticide plan
that has left some parents
concerned for the safety of
their children: from on-the-
field injuries due to excessive
weeds, and the potential pes-
ticide plan that would tackle
them.
A joint meeting is planned
between two committees
next week to try to come to a
solution on turf management.
The issue of turf safety
has been ongoing for sev-
eral years and the plan was
discussed at the meeting
with the goal of addressing
numerous turf safety con-
cerns, as Stoughton school
board president Scott Dirks
says the current state of the
fields can be seen as danger-
ous.
He says complaints have
came from other parents,
schools and neighbors about
the density of weeds on the
fields, but at the same time
other parents have voiced
City of Stoughton
Alders stay firm on demolition rule
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
After a second look, the
Common Council is mov-
ing forward with its plan to
take authority in deciding
whether buildings listed on
the National Register of His-
toric Places may be demol-
ished.
At question was whether
the council or the Planning
Commission should have
the final say in such cases.
The council voted in Janu-
ary, and even more decisive-
ly on Tuesday, that it should
make the decision because
its an elected body, whereas
the Planning Commission is
appointed, alders said.
The council reconsidered
the January decision Tues-
day, Feb 14, when alders
again discussed the matter
and voted to give them-
selves the power to approve
or deny an application to
demolish a building thats
on the National Register.
Ald. Dennis Kittleson
(D-1) cast the only vote
against the idea, saying
the Planning Commission
should decide.
At its Jan. 24 meeting,
three alders Kittleson,
Regina Hirsch (D-3) and
Sid Boersma (D- 1) vot-
ed against Dist. 3 Ald. Tom
Majewskis motion to have
the Landmarks Commis-
sion work on an ordinance
that would have it review
applications to demolish
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safety concerns about the use
of pesticides.
Clearly, some balance
must be struck, he wrote to
the Hub in an email.
Weeds can cause issues
by creating inconsistent
playing fields, SHS athlet-
ic director Mel Dow said.
Because the weeds choke
off the grass and create bare
patches, or an influx of dan-
delions can create hazardous
patches, the plants create an
unlevel playing field that is
dangerous for athletes.
a building listed on the
National Register and make
a recommendation to the
Common Council, which
would make the final deci-
sion.
Hirsch and Boersma sided
with the rest of the council
Tuesday.
The issue arose in Jan-
uary when the Planning
Commission discussed an
application to demolish a
historic building at 315 E.
Main St. thats owned by
Kittleson and his wife, Amy.
The building is located in
whats known as the citys
Downtown Design Overlay
Zoning District and also in
the Main Street Commercial
Historic District, which is
listed in the National Regis-
ter of Historic Places.
Under the ordinance
that is being replaced, the
Planning Commission had
authority to review and
grant a demolition permit
for all buildings in the city
except for those designated
a Local Landmark by the
Landmarks Commission.
The building on Main Street
is not a designated Local
Landmark, but is in a district
listed on the National Reg-
ister and therefore is itself
listed.
The Kittlesons obtained
a permit to demolish the
building and want to turn the
lot into a public gathering
space.
At the Planning Commis-
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If you think of contact
sports, or like a softball or
baseball player making a
dive to catch a ball, those
weeds make playing much
harder for the athletes and
can sprain ankles and cause
other injuries, Dow said.
We always strive for consis-
tency.
Pesticide concerns
The problem runs much
deeper than weed manage-
ment. Discussed as a poten-
tial plan at the meeting was
integrated pest management,
a program that tackles pest
problems with prevention,
monitoring and control of the
pesticides and turf with reg-
ular site inspections and pre-
ventative measures - though
those vary on a case by case
basis. Currently, the district
has no policy regarding pes-
ticide control.
Sylvia Lawrence, a par-
ent and one of the found-
ing members of the Face-
book group Healthy Chil-
dren, Healthy Communi-
ties-Stoughton, said while
IPM is a great start, the
Ald. Michael Engelberger
(D-2), a member of the Plan-
ning Commission, attempt-
ed to send the demolition
request to the Landmarks
Commission for review but
failed to win support for the
idea.
So Majewski, who spoke
in support of Engelbergers
suggestion but is not a mem-
ber of the Planning Com-
mission, decided to bring
the matter to the Common
Council and ask it to support
creating an ordinance that
gives it authority to decide.
He noted the idea would
bring more consistency to
the citys rules on demoli-
tions. An existing ordinance
calls for the Landmarks
C o m m i s s i o n t o r ev i ew
demolition applications for
buildings designated as a
Local Landmark, with the
council having the final say
in the case of an appeal.
City attorney Matt Dregne
warned that changing the
ordinance to give council
authority of demolitions,
and make it consistent with
other city ordinances, would
be complicated and expen-
sive.
Thats why Ald. Greg Jen-
son (D-3) asked the coun-
cil to reconsider its Jan. 24
decision.
I dont oppose this, not
at all, he explained. But
were asking Landmarks to
do something thats going
to cost $5,000 to $10,000,
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February 23, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 3
Sustainable Stoughton
organizes redevelopment forum
BILL LIVICK
community should place a Unified Newspaper Group If You Go
higher standard on the health
of our children and consider Sustainable Stoughton What: Sustainable
the generations that follow. wants residents to begin Stoughton hosts De-
Id rather have my chil- thinking about ways the signing Our Riverfront
dren frolic with the weeds city could redevelop prop- Development
than silently ingest poison, erties along the Yahara Riv-
er between Fourth Street When: 6:30 8p.m.
she wrote in an email. Due Thursday, March 2
to their immature organ and Eighth Street.
Where: Fire Station
development, proximity to Thats why the local
Training Room, 401 E.
the turf, and general hand to community group has
Main St.
mouth play, (children) are i nv i t e d s p e a ke r s w i t h
more susceptible to pesti- expertise in sustainable More info:
cides potential toxicities. building design and river- sustainablestoughton.
The group, which lists front restoration to its next org
its mission to direct future Green Thursday event,
district pesticide policy to 6:30p.m. March 2, at the
include the consideration of Fire Station.
project. Two other develop-
parent voices and alterna- We want to explore
ers may also participate in
tives to toxic exposures, options for the riverfront
the project.
isnt alone in their concern. redevelopment project with
Hirsch, an RDA mem-
Dirks said while the district these guest speakers, said
ber, said the guest speakers
is trying to clear up the fields Regina Hirsch, a city alder
arent coming with plans to
and make sure they are safe and Sustainable Stoughton
present or an agenda.
to play on, the ultimate goal organizer.
Theyre just going to
is to use as little in the way Sustainable Stoughton
give us ideas, she said.
of pesticides as possible, but has invited the speakers
We want them to tell us
still try to get our grounds in advance of a weeklong
what other people have
back into good shape and design charrette in April
done and what are the
maintain them that way. thats being organized by
options.
the citys Redevelopment
Ken and Marty are
Contact Amber Levenha- Authority. The goal of the
going to talk about how
gen at amber.levenhagen@ charrette is to gather as
to restore the riverbank,
wcinet.com. much public input as possi-
because its actually falling
ble into planning the rede-
velopment of the riverfront. down, and theyll also give
Sustainable Stoughton is
holding its Green Thursday
us ideas about accessibili-
ty, connecting trails, green
event next week to prepare space all the nonbuilding
people for the design char- stuff along the river.
rette. Hirsch said Swarz is a
The organization has green building designer
It seemed ludicrous to ask invited Marty Melchior and who could be selected to
Landmarks to do that with- Ken Saiki of Inter-Fluve design the citys new pub-
out any funding. a river restoration design lic works building, which
But several alders argued firm with a local office in officials hope to build next
that the matter is not as Madison and green build- year.
complicated as Dregne por- ing design expert Keith He works with utility
trayed and said it shouldnt Swarz, of SeventhWave, to efficiency programs, she
involve high legal fees. That talk about the possibilities explained. Through these
position was supported by for Stoughtons redevelop- programs, he works with
Peggy Veregin, chair of the ment project next Thurs- building owners, architects,
Landmarks Commission and day. engineers and other build-
also the State of Wisconsin The city has targeted ing design professionals to
coordinator for the National 16 acres between the river make buildings more ener-
Register of Historic Places and South Street, and bor- gy efficient.
program. dered by Fourth Street and Hirsch said the charrette
She told the council the Eighth Street, for redevel- in April is going to be
Landmarks Commission opment. The area is large- very focused, and if you
changed an ordinance last ly an abandoned industrial havent had the time to pre-
year in a similar situation, site. The city owns about pare in advance, theyre not
and it wasnt particularly 10 acres in the redevelop- going to be as beneficial.
complicated or expensive. ment area and has selected
We give you our recom- a master developer for the Contact Bill Livick at bill.
mendations, and you guys livick@wcinet.com.
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Letters to the editor

Dating violence demands discussion
Every month, were encouraged
to be aware of different issues and
causes. As the father of a preteen
and teenage girl, Im particularly
sensitive to February, which is Teen
Dating Violence Awareness Month.
Statistics show that nearly one in
three teens who have been in a rela-
tionship have experienced teen dat-
ing violence. The good news is that
talking with teens about healthy
relationships helps better prepare
them for their dating lives and can
prevent them from experiencing
violence.
Through my work with Domes-
tic Abuse Intervention Services
(DAIS), I have come to understand
more deeply the ramifications of
power and control in relationships.
It has also given me and my wife
tools to feel more confident in
talking with our daughters about
this challenging topic its some-
thing weve even discussed over
pancakes. It is our family version
of prevention for their day-to-day
lives.
Guidelines for election letters
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proud to offer a venue for public
debate and welcomes letters to the
editor, provided they comply with
our guidelines.
The prevention programming
DAIS does with people of all ages
and backgrounds takes those con-
versations to the next level, and
is part of an organizational vision
for a nonviolent community that
actively promotes safety, peace,
justice and hope. It is easy to think
the darkness of teen dating vio-
lence wont shadow your world,
but statistics show that one in four
women and one in seven men will
be victims of domestic violence
at some point in their lifetimes. It
shouldnt start as young as their
teenage years.
Please take the time to talk to
your daughters, sons, nieces, neph-
ews or the other young people in
your life. Open the conversation
with them about mutual respect in
relationships and lead by example
every day in the year not just in
the months when people are talking
about it.
Jim McNulty,
DAIS board treasurer and
Stoughton resident
Community Voices
election season.
Letters should be no longer
Student poverty is a
community-wide concern
than 400 words. They should also
contain contact information the
writers full name, address, and
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Political endorsements and other may confirm authorship. Unsigned ducation researchers have The population of our kids at the elementary levels seems
election letters must be submitted or anonymous letters will not be long known that one of who do not have a stable liv- to be on the increase. Its not
about two weeks before the rele- printed. The editorial staff of Uni- the strongest predictors ing situation has also grown. a stretch to connect this to the
vant election. For the upcoming fied Newspaper Group reserves the of how well a child will end During the 2012-2013 school growing number of our students
spring election on April 4, general right to edit letters for length, clari- up doing in school is family year, we had 58 students who living in economic distress.
election letters need to be submitted ty and appropriateness. income. Kids who come from were homeless at one point or A contributing factor might
by March 20 and will be printed by This policy will be printed from better-off families are much another, and we are on pace to be insufficient familiarity on
March 23. Letters will be printed as time to time in an abbreviated form more likely to succeed academ- almost double that number this the part of our staff with those
space allows. here and will be posted in its entire- ically. year. students life experiences and
Other special rules apply during ty on our websites. Thats not because poor kids In other words, the number of effective training on how to help
are unintelligent. But the fewer students and their families liv- them in school.
financial resources a childs par- ing perilously close to the edge The school board is forming a
ent or parents has skyrocketed in recent years. student poverty task force. Four
have, the more This poverty affects all kids of us on the board, along with
difficult it is in the district. A child living in several members of the school
for that child poverty is likely to be subjected district staff, will begin meeting
Thursday, February 23, 2017 Vol. 135, No. 31 to do well in to much more stress than a child soon.
USPS No. 1049-0655 school. whose family is in decent finan- I expect well start by meet-
Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices. In a nutshell, cial shape. And since adults liv- ing with some district staff who
Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, being poor is ing in stressful conditions often have firsthand knowledge of
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Continued from page 1
high-spending public
school districts also caught
Stoughton in its net, lock-
ing in a rate that was too
low to be sustainable.
The repercussions
werent evident right away,
as the area enjoyed an eco-
nomic boom sweeping the
country. But by the end of
the 1990s, the good times
were ending, tying Stough-
ton to its past and beginning
a budget struggle that con-
tinues to this day.
Since then, facing declin-
ing enrollment, slow hous-
ing growth and reduced
state funding, the district
has made repeated cuts to
keep its budget balanced,
including closing down the
aging Yahara Elementary in
2009 as part of a re-shuf-
fling. Some educators who
retired or left the district
have been left unreplaced,
leaving attrition to reduce
staff, rather than layoffs.
In recent years, though,
there has been precious lit-
tle left to cut in an already
lean district, especially as
leaders try to make schools
more attractive to prospec-
tive parents.
Dramatic reductions to
staff or programming were
avoided with the passage
of a $20 million four-year
recurring operations refer-
endum in November 2014.
That followed a non-recur-
ring referendum four years
earlier to do the same.
But as the City of Stough-
ton continues to wrestle
with growth issues and the
state funding continues to
fall short of traditional lev-
els, the district remains in
a constant cutting mode
that has proven difficult to
escape.
Attrition and cuts
Faced with state funding
cuts and declining enroll-
ment, there hasnt been
much wiggle room in bud-
gets for the past decade
or so. In 2005, the district
was dealt a setback when
an operational referendum
failed, resulting in pret-
ty significant reductions
totaling more than $1 mil-
lion, district business ser-
vices director Erica Pickett
told the Hub.
Between 2004 and 2011,
the school district shed
more than 94 positions
(including 36 teachers)
nearly one-fifth of its staff
Open enrollment gap shrinking
The state began allowing
open enrollment in public
schools in the late 1990s,
injecting an element of com-
petition into the mix. That
meant students no longer
had to attend the schools in
the district where they lived.
District business ser-
vices director Erica Pick-
ett said while the idea was
to encourage improvement
through competition, it also
created an uneven playing
field in terms of resources
among wealthy districts and
their less well-off neighbors.
It can create challenges,
and it even expands now
with voucher and char-
ter programs and online
schools, she said. There
are a lot more choices out
Graduation rate staying high
One thing district officials
have been able to do in recent
years is dramatically improve
graduation rates for Stoughton
High School students.
A decade after the 2004-05
school year that saw a four-year
graduation rate of only 84 per-
cent and 52 dropouts, the rate
had risen to 97.2 percent.
School district officials told the
Hub in 2012 they employed a
variety of strategies to improve
rates. Those included outside
reviews of academic programs
to its steady transition to an
inclusive teaching system,
where students who need
special attention whether
because they are gifted or
struggling receive it in the
regular classroom, as opposed
to meeting with a specialist
outside of it. The school district
received a national award for
mostly through attri-
tion. Staffing levels didnt
level out until after a new
referendum was approved
in 2010, as district officials
communicated their needs
more effectively with resi-
dents, Pickett said.
The community wanted
to see some attempt to live
within our means and to
show that fiscal responsibil-
ity and build that trust that
they feel like we had done
everything that we could do
and to take a really hard
look at how we can be more
efficient, she said.
That drove the discus-
sions to close the aging
Yahara school in 2009, a
move that saved around $1
million but was clearly a
one-time fix.
Pickett said in recent
years, the district has been
able to reduce personnel
costs through attrition rath-
er than terminations, leav-
ing some staff positions
unfilled after people retire
or leave the district.
In the 2016-17 school
y e a r, f o r ex a m p l e , t h e
district made two enroll-
ment-driven reductions a
career and technical edu-
cation position at the high
school and a phy ed teach-
er at the high school. The
previous year, 6.6 full-time
teaching positions were
eliminated, all listed as due
to declining enrollment.
No programs were cut.
Preventing layoffs will
there for families.
The districts net loss of
open enrollment students
has declined in the past few
years, though, a good sign.
Im pretty proud of the
way this district has been
able to do a good job for
students, even with fewer
resources than some of our
counterparts, she said.
In the 2012-13 school
year, the district had 107
more applications to enroll
out of the district than in
last year, it was only 46.
Turning around open enroll-
ment numbers also carries
significant financial weight.
In the 2015-16 school year,
the district lost $670,000 in
net open enrollment, with a
net loss of 127 students.
Year Grad percent
2005 84.4
2006 85.6
2007 93.5
2008 93.9
2009 95.7
2010 94.2
2011 95
2012 95.8
2013 96
2014 95.1
2015 97.2
Source: Wisconsin DPI
its inclusive teaching model in
2013.
Some of the increases are also
attributable to better tracking,
school officials added.
get more difficult if future
cuts are needed, though,
Pickett warned.
At the elementaries, if
you have 100 kids and you
have 25 kids in a room, you
need four teachers, and its
not quite that cut and dried
(in) middle school and high
school, where you have
credit requirements for
graduation and different
electives you need to offer,
Pickett said. Its been a lit-
tle bit of a delicate balance
in finding a way to make
those reductions and still
offer comprehensive pro-
gramming.
School board president
Scott Dirks said district
officials have done a fan-
tastic job using very limit-
ed resources to keep most
programming intact in the
past several years.
Administratively, we
are a lot leaner than other
districts, and weve kept
our personnel costs down
as much as we can without
affecting classroom sizes,
keeping the ratio of teacher
to students, he said. We
havent had to let anybody
go as a result of lower rev-
enues, but thats a trend that
if (budget issues) continue,
I dont know how much
longer were going to be
able to do that.
Referendums helped
One thing that has saved
the district in recent years is
successful referendums in
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Bilingualism focus of
Livsreise program Saturday
2010 and 2014, which less-
ened the blow of Stough-
ton being the lowest-fund-
ed school district in Dane
KATE NEWTON
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have been huge for the
district. For researchers like What: Norwegian-En-
David Natvig, linguistics
That support has enabled glish Bilingualism and
us to withstand stagnant or isnt so much an area of Norwegian-American
decreases in state funding, study as a cultural corner- Communities with
stone in need of preserva- David Natvig
at least so far, he said in an
email to the Hub. tion.
Natvig, a Ph.D. candi- When: 1-2p.m. Satur-
Dirks said if the 2014 day, Feb. 25
date at the University of
referendum had not passed,
board members would have Wiscon- Where: Livsreise, 277
had to cut costs on a fairly sin-Mad- W. Main St.
large scale. ison, said Info: livsreise.org
that need is
When about 80 percent
of your total budget goes escalating
as bilin-
to staff you cant be
gualism visited the country to con-
price-competitive with oth-
declines in duct fieldwork for his dis-
er districts in terms of what
Natvig communi- sertation, some of the most
youre paying people or you
ties around enlightening moments
have to let people go, and
the world, including in the in his research have hap-
that means larger classroom
Upper Midwest. Hell visit pened stateside in Ulen,
sizes than what we have,
Livsreise at 1p.m. Satur- Minn., where hes spent
he said.
day to share his research time interviewing Norwe-
According to a district
involving heritage speak- gian heritage speakers.
failed referendum impact
ers people who grow At this point it real-
list, more than 30 full-
up speaking a minority ly is, talk to these people
time positions were slated
language at home, only and learn from them while
to be cut, including cus-
to almost entirely tran- we can, he said. We can
todial staff, library media
sition to English later in make recordings so at least
specialists, teaching assis-
life and the insight they those last. The challenge
tants, reading specialists,
provide into how commu- is just to find as many
Talented and Gifted (TAG)
nities can sustain their cul- people who are willing to
teachers, elimination of the
tural heritage despite that talk to us as many times as
school to work coordina-
loss of language. theyre willing to do it.
tor and the district student
There are a lot of these During Saturdays pro-
resource officer (SRO),
(Scandinavian) commu- gram, hell play clips from
elimination of vocal music
nities where theres a some of those conversa-
and fourth-grade strings.
generation of a few men tions in both Norwegian
There also was a pay
and women who still speak and English, using Ulen
freeze for all staff and all
the language, and at some as a case study on the
building and department
point, theres going to be language shift idea and
budgets, and class sizes
no people, Natvig said. how Norwegian commu-
would have risen by two
The ones that weve talk- nities in particular had
for all K-12 classes, which
ed to, they dont see los- some period of bilingual-
would have increased class-
ing the language as that ism thats declining or
es to as many as 26 students
big of a deal, interestingly has already ended. Hell
for grades K-3, 28 in grades
enough. They seem to be discuss how these changes
4-5 and 30 for students in
very matter of fact about apply to Stoughton while
grades 6-8.
it. also exploring the roles
But the district didnt
As a Madison native individuals and institutions
have to make those cuts,
with family ties to Nor- like Livsreise can play in
which would have saved
more than $3 million but w a y, N a t v i g g r ew u p preserving the cultural sig-
observing how people find nificance of languages.
would have cost a lot in
new ways to practice their As sad as it is person-
terms of loss of programs
heritage independent of ally and with my work
and staff.
achieving bilingualism: to know this language is
Thats really what the
eating traditional foods, going to be gone, if theres
community wanted, to be
wearing native dress like any efforts to revive it, it
able to maintain (those),
bunads and observing hol- has to come from the com-
Pickett said. And we dont
idays like Syttende Mai. munity, Natvig added.
take that for granted. In
November (2016), there And while Natvig speaks
Norwegian and recently Contact Kate Newton at
were a whole lot of refer-
kate.newton@wcinet.com.
endum questions on ballots
across the state. So districts
are going down that path.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott De
Laruelle at scott.delaruel-
le@wcinet.com.
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Coming up Community calendar

Bee program Antique appraisals artists like Winslow Homer, Andrew Thursday, February 23
Wyeth and writers like Mark Twain 1-7 p.m., Stop motion animation workshop (registra-
Cinder Roherty will lead a discus- Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation and Ernest Hemingway. Sign up by
sion about Mason bees as part of the Center, 400 N. Morris St., will hold its tion required), library, 873-6281
noon Thursday, March 2, and schedule 1-2:30 p.m., Mason Bee presentation (registration
senior centers Through the Ages own version of The Antiques Road to either have lunch provided or bring
series at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23. Show called Whats It Worth? from required), senior center, 873-8585
your own.
Mason bees female bees that dont 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 25. For information, or to register, call Friday, February 24
sting and pollinate more than honey Experienced appraisers will offer 873-8585. 9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5),
bees do not live in hives or commu- their educated opinions on the value library, 873-6281
nities and are forced to find accommo- of antiques. There is a $5 fee for each CSA Happy Hour 1-2 p.m., Musical entertainment with Jesse Walker,
dations in places like reeds, cracks in item, but no limit to the amount of Local CSA farmers with Blue Moon senior center, 873-8585
the pavement or deserted woodpecker items that can be appraised. Proceeds Community Farm will host a hap- 2 p.m., SPICE science demonstration, library, 873-
drillings. People can help by craft- from the event will be used for the py hour event from 4:30-6:30 p.m. 6281
ing simple bee hotels so they can Front Yard Garden project. No weap- Thursday, March 2, at Wendigo, 121 E.
get on with their pollinating. Roherty ons will be appraised, and Skaalen Main St. Saturday, February 25
will explain how to make your own cannot provide assistance for moving/ For those new to community sup- 8 a.m. to noon, Whats It Worth? antique appraisal
bee hotel during the program, which carrying the items. ported agriculture, it will be a chance event, Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 400
is open to all ages. Registration is Registration is open from 7:30 a.m. to get acquainted with farmers in the N. Morris Street, 873-5651 ext. 215
required. to noon and appraisals are set to begin area. Participants can also turn in 1-2 p.m., Norwegian-English Bilingualism and Nor-
For information or to register, call at 8 a.m. 2017 Blue Moon registration forms. wegian-American Communities presentation with
873-8585. For information, contact Pam Par- FairShare CSA Coalition will also be David Natvig, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., DANatvig@
sons at 873-5651 ext. 215. wisc.edu
Music performance attending the event.
Healing Touch For information, call 446-6962. 7:30 p.m., The Harp Twins: Camille and Kennerly,
Singer Jesse Walker will perform at Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., purchase
the senior center from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Amber Maves, HTP-A, will lead a Ballet Saturday tickets at stoughtonoperahouse.com
Feb. 24. demonstration about energy-healing Learn about the costuming, chore-
Jesse has performed and recorded therapy and its benefits from noon to Sunday, February 26
ography and set design of Dance Wis- 8:30 and 10 a.m., Pastor lecture series, 310 E.
with dozens of country artists, as well 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, at the senior consins Alice in Wonderland ballet
as recording 15 solo albums. For infor- center. Washington St., 873-7761
during a program from 9:30-11:30 a.m.
mation, call 873-8585. Healing Touch utilizes light or near- 2-3 p.m., Yoga Sundays (ages 16 and up), library,
Saturday, March 4, at Chorus Public 873-6281
body touch to clear, balance and ener-
Science demonstration gize the mind and body. Registration is
House, 154 W. Main St. Following the
presentation, dancers will teach chil- Tuesday, February 28
Students Participating in Chemical required. dren the butterfly dance from the 12-4p.m., Healing touch sessions (registration
Education, a group from UW-Madison, For information or to register, call ballet. Light refreshments will be pro- required), senior center, 873-8585
will lead a science demonstration at 2 873-8585. vided as well art projects and a library
p.m. Friday, Feb. 24, at the library. 2:30 p.m., Line dancing, senior center, 873-8585
The event is open for all ages but is Appetite for the Arts
book display. Dance clothing is sug- 6:30 p.m., Bi-weekly evening storytime (ages 0-5),
gested. Parking is available in the rear library, 873-6281
geared toward elementary school stu- Visit the senior center for an art dis- of the building. The free program is
dents. cussion from noon to 1 p.m. Friday, funded by Beyond the Page. Wednesday, March 1
For information, call 873-6281. March 3. Michael Hecht will discuss For information, call 873-6281. 10 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5), library,
873-6281
1 p.m., Book Discussion: A Funny Book About Horri-
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist ble Things by Jenny Lawson, senior center, 873-6281
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion
or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 covluth@chorus.net covluth.org 616 Albion Rd., Edgerton Thursday, March 2
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship 561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,
Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m. Worship, 9:30 a.m. forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 pepstoughton.org
Bible Baptist Church Sunday School Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
2095 Hwy. W, Utica
4:30-6:30 p.m., CSA Happy Hour, Wendigo, 121 E.
Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath Main St., 446-6962
873-7077 423-3033 Ezra Church
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050 Stoughton Baptist Church 6:30-8 p.m., Adult Craft Club: Jewelry Upcycle,
ezrachurch.com Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton library, 873-6281
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday: 9 and 10:30 a.m.
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton
873-6517 Friday, March 3
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org First Lutheran Church 6 p.m. - Evening Service
9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5),
Sunday Worship: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Traditional 310 E. Washington, Stoughton library, 873-6281
Worship. 9:10 a.m. Family Express, followed by 873-7761 flcstoughton.com St. Ann Catholic Church 12-1 p.m., Appetite for the Arts program, senior cen-
Sunday School Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship 323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton ter, 873-8585
873-6448 873-7633 1 p.m., Friday Movie: Sully, senior center, 873-8585
Christ the King Community Fulton Church Weekday Mass: Nazareth House
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton and St. Anns Church Saturday, March 4
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 884-8512 fultonchurch.org Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; 9:30-11:30 a.m., Alice in Wonderland program, Cho-
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m. rus Public House, 154 W. Main St., 873-6281
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m.
Christian Assembly Church Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. United Methodist of Stoughton 10 a.m. to noon, Yahara River Hootenanny (repeats
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
first Saturdays through November), Yahara River Gro-
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. stoughtonmethodist.org
cery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., 712-2976
worship Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org 7:30 p.m., Sierra Hull, Stoughton Opera House, 381
Good Shepherd By The Lake Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; E. Main St., purchase tickets at stoughtonoperahouse.
The Church of Jesus Christ Lutheran Church 10 a.m. - Full Worship com
of Latter-day Saints 1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 873-5924 West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Cooksville Lutheran Church LakeView Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville
Western Koshkonong
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton
882-4408 873-9838 lakevc.org
Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove
Support groups
Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
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Susan Corcoran
Liebhardt
Susan Corcoran Liebhardt
Susan Corcoran Liebhardt
of Stoughton passed away
peacefully with her family
and friends at her side on
Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017,
from Idiopathic Pulmonary
Hemosiderosis.
She was born in Beloit,
Wis., the daughter of John and
Merilee Dawes Corcoran. The
family moved to Rockford,
Ill., when Susan was in
first grade. She graduated
from Bishop Muldoon High
School and then attended
Creighton University for a
Stoughton in 1975.
Though Susans greatest
love was her family and
friends, she also had many
interests in reading, movies
and sports, gardening,
knitting and crocheting, as
well as furniture making, to
name a few. From the time
she was a young girl, Susans
family spent their summers at
Pleasant Lake near Elkhorn.
This gave her a lifelong
love of fishing and boating,
though she did not live on
the lake again. The Liebhardt
swimming pool was always
filled with friends.
Susan spent 24 years
working as a special
education teachers assistant
at River Bluff Middle School,
which she greatly loved. Kids
at a fun age and an awesome
staff made the time go fast.
Many of her closest friends
she met at River Bluff. While
there, she was active in the
Educational Assistants union.
Susan is survived by her
four children, John (Rose
Armour) of Washington
D.C., Beth of Wauwatosa,
Barbara of Minot, N.D., and
Gerald of Chicago; brothers,
Obituaries
and the lights of her life,
grandchildren Ben Gorzek
of Madison and Margot
Liebhardt of Washington,
D.C. She also leaves many
dear friends, as well as her
former husband, Thomas
Liebhardt. Susan was
preceded in death by Stephen
John Corcoran and Thomas
James Corcoran.
A Mass of Christian burial
will take place at 11a.m.
Friday, Feb. 24, at St. Ann
Catholic Church, 323 N.
Van Buren Street. Friends
and relatives are invited to
a luncheon immediately
following Mass at the church
in Healy Hall. Visitation will
take place from 4-7p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 23, at Cress
Funeral Home in Stoughton,
and from 10a.m. until the
time of Mass on Friday at
church.
In lieu of flowers, donations
can be made to Hospice,
Habitat for Humanity, the
Stoughton Public Library or a
charity of your choice.
The family wishes to
thank Dr. Patrick Dowling
and Dr. Douglas Kutz, friend
Jerry Ylvisaker and Agrace
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James H. Williams two older siblings, Carole C e n t e r. J i m s f a m i l y
and Sam, and his younger would like to extend its
brothers, Allan and Tom, deepest gratitude for the
in a small house in Crown nurses and staff at Agrace
Point, Ind. His ambition Hospice in Janesville
led him to Indiana for their boundless
University and later to compassion and expert
Illinois State University care.
where he received an M.S. Condolences can be
in counseling. Jim retired directed to the family
in 2009 from his position at jhwflyermemorial@
as an IT manager for the yahoo.com. Please share
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daughter Jessica, his wife
James Williams Diane and her son Aaron, Cress Center
and three granddaughters. 6021 University Ave.
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Feb. 19, 2017. Those who March 1, Jims birthday,
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Jim was ambitious, quick 6p.m. In lieu of flowers,
witted and had a smile the family suggests
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was contagious. After his to Agrace HospiceCare or
family, his biggest love the UW Carbone Cancer
in life was to fly. He
owned several airplanes
and was an avid pilot.
Jim was born on
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year. Susan graduated from
Marquette University with a
degree in speech therapy. In
1967, Susan married Thomas
Dwight Liebhardt at St.
Patricks Catholic Church in
Elkhorn, Wis. They moved to
Jerry Corcoran of Deforest,
Jack and James of Verona
and Michael of Chicago.
Susan leaves a dear sister-
in-law, Diane Corcoran of
Petoskey, Mich., and a niece,
three nephews, dear cousins
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Meriter. Dr. Dowling took He was raised with his Serving Stoughton since 1989.
care of our mother throughout
her illness. Please share your
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Robert O. Wolf May 5, 1951, in Sun Prairie.
After many years of farming,
Bud worked as a salesperson
for Midland/Land O Lakes.
His faith was very important
heartfelt letters will be missed
by his friends and family.
He is survived by his
wife of 65 years, Phyllis;
three daughters, Sherry

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member of Risen Savior
Lutheran Church, McFarland.
Bud was an avid Euchre
player and golfer. He and
Phyllis were longtime
members of Coachmans
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Wolf (Nancy Miller); three
granddaughters, Kortni Wolf
(Michael Plisch), Ashley
Sweeney (Matt Bomkamp)
and Shanna Sweeney;
grandson, Gavin Krzyston;
and sister-in-law, Bea (Wolf)
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of the Wisconsin Badgers death by his brother, Clement
and Green Bay Packers. In Wolf; and sister, Lucille
Robert O. Bud Wolf, recent years, he and Phyllis Ellner.
age 89, of Stoughton, passed really enjoyed the coffee and A memorial service will

away on Sunday, Feb. 19,
2017.
He was born on Jan.
26, 1928, in Madison, the
son of William and Mary
(Doleshaw) Wolf. Bud was
fellowship at the Stoughton
Senior Center. Bud loved his
family, enjoying breakfast
and fish fries with Phyllis
and spending time with his
children and grandchildren.
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Chapel, 400 North Morris St.,
with the Revs. Joshua Janke
and James Koza presiding.
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raised on a farm in Sun
Prairie and graduated from
Sun Prairie High School. He
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Richard D. Kreuger
breakfast at Noras and
Sunday night Midget races
in Sun Prairie during the
summer months. He also
enjoyed helping the Olson
brothers during the fall
harvest and
was always
ready to take
a ride in his
truck to window farm.
During tobacco delivery time,
you could find him working
the warehouse in Stoughton
Kristian Kreuger Skjolaas and
Mika, and Orin and Elli Bush.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; last November,
his brother, Ronald KO
Kreuger; and two infant
brothers, Howard and Robert.
Funeral services will be
held at 11a.m. Saturday,
Feb. 25, at West Koshkonong
Lutheran Church, 1911
Koshkonong Rd. Visitation
will be held from 4-7p.m.
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Wrestling
Player of the
week
From Feb. 14-21

Name: Kendra Halverson

Grade: Senior

Sport: Girls basketball

Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Position: Guard Junior Tyler Dow tries to flip Beloit Memorial senior Sethe Schober to the ground in the 160-pound semifinals Saturday at the WIAA
Division 1 Janesville Craig sectional. Dow won the match 8-1 and went on to win the title and advance to state for the second straight
Highlights: Halverson scored 20 of her season.

Motivated for more

26 points in the second half in a win at
Oregon Thursday, helping the Vikings
clinch a share of the Badger South
Conference title with Monroe and Madison
Edgewood

Honorable mentions: Stoughtons 400-

yard freestyle relay of Conner Clark, Elise
McLaury, Ian Bormett and Chase Millam
(boys swimming) finished 12th overall at
the WIAA Divsiion 2 state swimming meet;
Garrett Model, Hunter Lewis, Tyler Dow,
Brandon Klein and Tristan Jenny (wres-
tling) all won sectional titles to advance to
state; Cade Spilde (wrestling) took run-
ner-up at sectionals to make his first state
meet; Dereck Gilbertson (boys basketball)
picked up 10 points in a win over Milton
on Senior Night Friday; Carson Roisum
(boys hockey) finished the game with 50
saves in 51 minutes
Boys swimming
Vikings six state qualifiers
hungry to make the podium or
better at state meet
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
For many wrestlers, getting to state is the
primary goal, and from there, they focus on
winning it all.
But for Stoughtons six state qualifiers, the
goal from the start has been getting to the
podium.
When the final match ended at Saturdays
WIAA Division 1 Janesville Craig section-
al, the Vikings had five sectional titles and
another runner-up finish. In all, 12 of 14
If You Go
What: WIAA Division 1 individual state
meet
When: 3:30p.m. Thursday (preliminar-
ies and quarterfinals); 10a.m. Friday
(consolation quarterfinals and semifi-
nals); 7p.m. Friday (semifinals); 10a.m.
Saturday (wrestlebacks and third- and
fifth-place matches); 5p.m. Saturday
(finals)
Where: Kohl Center
this Thursday were not celebrating yet.
I am going (to state) this time to dominate. something special at state after winning the
I am going to win it. It is going to be differ- 120-pound title at Craig.
Seniors Brandon Klein, who won the
132-pound sectional title, and Garrett Mod-
el, who won the 145-pound sectional title,
echoed those sentiments. Both planned to
win their second state titles.
Junior Tyler Dow is back at state after
claiming the 160-pound sectional title, and
he is looking for redemption after falling in a
state final last season.
Last year was a heartbreaker. I have
worked hard for it, and I think I deserve it,
Dow said. When you lose a match like that,
it is hard, and you think, why cant it be me?
I have thought about it every single day and
been working for it since. I am looking for-
ward to state and I am ready.
Senior Tristan Jenny is also looking to do

400 freestyle relay

wrestlers finished fourth place or better. ent this year, said sophomore Hunter Lewis, I t i s o bv i o u s l y a p r e t t y c o o l
And the ones moving on to the Kohl Center who won the 106-pound sectional title.
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takes 12th at state Girls basketball

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Times kept dropping for Stoughton at
last Fridays WIAA Division 2 state swim-
ming meet, where the Vikings 400-yard
freestyle relay finished 12th for the second
straight season.
Qualifying for state in the 400-free relay
in each of the past two years, it would be
easy to try to draw comparisons. A differ-
ent season, however, meant the Vikings
had to replace half of last years relay. And
despite finishing in the identical place this
season, there was a different feeling with
this quartets finish, which moved up two
spots from its seed.
A year ago Stoughton was ranked 10th
and fell back two places in the standings.
This season, returning state qualifiers Ian
Bormett and Chase Millam were joined by
newcomer Conner Clark and second-year
swimmer Luke McLaury.
Three of the four swimmers posted life-
time best, and Millam was just off his best
time, anchoring the relay to the wall in 3
minutes, 29.96 with a split of 50.19 the
second fastest of his career.
Clark led off the relay with his fastest
flat start (54.1). McLaury hit the water
Turn to State/Page 9
Champions of the Badger South again
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
It was a much tougher road this
season for the Stoughton High
School girls basketball team to
win another Badger South Con-
ference title.
The Vikings came into Thurs-
days rivalry game at Oregon
needing a win and a little help
to clinch. And they got it, when
Madison Edgewood (19-3 over-
all, 10-2 conference) defeated
Monroe (17-3, 10-2) to put the
Vikings in position for a three-
way tie at the top.
Turn to Girls BB/Page 11
If You Go
What: WIAA Division 2
regional final Photo by Anthony Iozzo
When: 7p.m. Friday, Feb. 24
Senior Aly Weum (front, from left), sophomore Peighton Trieloff and senior Kendra Halverson cele-
Where: Stoughton High brate with teammates after Thursdays 61-54 win at Badger South conference rival Oregon. The win
coupled with Monroes loss to Madison Edgewood allowed the Vikings to share the conference title
School
with the Crusaders and Cheesemakers.
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Boys hockey
Four-goal second period by Waukesha sinks the Vikings
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughton boys hock-
ey skated with the third-
ranked team in the state
for one period Thursday
before allowing four goals,
including two on the power
Senior Luke McLaury helped Stoughtons 400-yard freestyle relay swim to a 12th-place fin-
ish Friday at the WIAA Division 2 state swimming meet in 3 minutes, 29.96 seconds.
State: Three of four relay members return
Continued from page 8
second and posted a sec-
ond-and-a-half lifetime best
(52.06) in his final prep
race. While the senior said
he hasnt made a decision
about whether or not he
plans to swim in college, he
said, I wanted to act like
this was my final swim, and
just go as hard as I could.
This was a surprise relay
from the start, head coach
Katie Talmadge said.
You hope that everyone
will drop time, but how
much time Luke and Con-
ner dropped, that makes it a
surprise, she said.
Before sectionals,
McLaurys best time was
in the mid-56 range. He cut
three seconds at sectionals
and then another second-
and-a-half at state.
A four-and-a-half sec-
ond drop in two weeks is a
wow moment, Talmadge
said. Then Conner does it
too. Thats the stars align-
ing and things going really
well. Thats what I mean by
a surprise.
Still, McLaury said he
was a little disappointed
that the team wasnt able to
break the Stoughton school
record.
Finishing 12th in the
state is pretty good to me,
McLaury said. I cant
thank my coaches and
teammates enough cheering
me on and helping me get
here.
Joining Bormett and Mil-
lam on the 400-free relay
where there was an expec-
tation to return to state,
caused a little bit of pres-
sure throughout the season.
I knew we had a really
good possibility to get back
to state coming in, he said.
I knew we would have to
swim our best to get in, and
we did.
The son of former
Vikings swimming coach,
E l i s e M c L a u r y, L u k e
played basketball as an
underclassman before
deciding to give swimming
a try his junior season.
play in a decisive second
period.
That six-and-a-half min-
ute span in the second peri-
od resulted in the Vikings
losing 7-2 to top-seeded
Waukesha in the WIAA
regional finals.
The ninth-seeded
State champions
Diving, Henry Carman, sr. Monona Grove, 568.95; 200
medley relay, Monona Grove, 1:33.82; Ben McDade, jr.,
Monona Grove, 1:39.67; 200 IM, Ben Hayes, jr., Brown
Deer/USM, 1:52.43; 50 free, Will Hobbs, sr., Cedar-
burg, 21.06; 100 butterfly, Sean OConnor, sr., Grafton,
50.41; 100 free, Will Hobbs, sr., Cedarburg, 46.3; 500
free, Ben McDade, jr., Monona Grove, 4:28.83; 200 free
relay, Monona Grove, 1:25.91; 100 backstroke, Eric
Storms, jr., Monona Grove, 50.99; 100 breaststroke,
Ben Hayes, jr., Brown Deer/USM, 57.94; 400 free relay,
Monona Grove, 3:08.
I knew swimming was
in my blood, so I thought
I would give this a try, he
said. Im glad I came out
for swimming. Its probably
the best decision of my life.
Looking back on it, I kind
of wish I had joined the
team earlier.
They quartet scored 10
points for 27th place in the
team standings.
Monona Grove crowned
champions in seven of 12
seven events to retain the
D2 title for the third straight
year, and the fourth in the
past five years. The Sil-
ver Eagles swept all three
relays, and saw junior Ben
McDade break the state 500
free record in 4:28.83.
Looking forward
Stoughton returns three
of the four swimmers from
state and alternate Grant
Krueger, who is expected
to step in to take over for
McLaury next year.
I think those four guys
are very capable of going
back to state and break-
ing our school record
next year, McLaury said.
G r a n t w i l l t a ke ove r.
Chase and Borm will be
back bigger and more ready
than ever. I think theyll do
great.
Millam and Clark were
back in the pool on Sun-
day for the state club meet,
and the other two returning
Vikings were planning to
take some time before next
season.
Bormett said he is
Vi k i n g s ( 6 - 1 6 - 1 ) t i e d
Waukesha (22-3-0) 1-1
with a little less than
three minutes remaining
in the first period only to
see Wings forward Tren-
t o n Tu c ke r b a n g h o m e
w h a t p r ove d t o b e t h e
game-winning goal with
Photo by Jeremy Jones
planning to get back into
club swimming next fall,
leading into his senior sea-
son.
I swam club last sum-
mer with the goal to get a
couple of individual events
to state, he said. This sea-
son went well, but I didnt
drop as much time as I had
hoped. I think swimming
a fall club season might
be more beneficial. And
Id really like to send my
100 back and 100 free next
year.
M u c h l i k e M c L a u r y,
alternate Grant Krueger
joined the team as a junior.
Krueger didnt come from
a swimming background,
however, and just learned
how to swim 13 weeks ago.
I really hope he choos-
es to swim some club and
spend some more time on
himself because if he can
get this far in 13 weeks,
what can he do next season
with that experience, Tal-
madge said.
Hoping to continue grow-
ing the program, Talmadge
said shes heard of a hand-
ful of the other new guys
being bitten by the sport,
and hoping to swim some
club meets. And she said
there are already some peo-
ple coming out of the wood-
work that havent swam for
a while and may be coming
back.
Well see. The excite-
ment is infectious. Every-
body wants to be part of
a team that does good
things, she said.
February 23, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 9
1:25 left in the period. going into the locker room While Sam Wahlin redi-
Still, Stoughton had only down a goal to the rected a power-play goal
plenty of reason to be opti- third-ranked team in the in front of the net off a
mistic despite allowing a state, senior Zeth Zeichert Justin Gibbons shot from
goal, and having another said. I thought we had all the blueline for a goal 14
waved off on a high-stick- the momentum, knowing minutes into the first peri-
ing call late in the first we were coming into the od, Stoughton would have
period. second period on the pow- no such luck in the second
We were pretty excited er play. Turn to Regionals/Page 10
Boys basketball
Vikings earn No. 2 seed for D2 playoffs
ANTHONY IOZZO winner of No. 7 Sauk Prairie and No.
Assistant sports editor 10 Baraboo at 7p.m. Friday, March 3.
Monona Grove hosts the winner of No.
The Stoughton High School boys bas- 6 Portage and No. 11 Reedsburg on
ketball teams road to the sectional final March 3.
goes through Waunakee. Waunakee opens regionals against the
The Vikings (17-3 overall, 9-1 Bad- winner of No. 8 Monroe and No. 9 Ore-
ger South Conference) only losses this gon, and the other regional semifinal is
season came against Waunakee (twice) a matchup between No. 4 DeForest and
and Monona Grove in the sectional. No. 5 Mount Horeb.
That means that the Warriors (19-2, Westosha Central (15-5, 11-2 South-
11-0 Badger North) are the top seed, ern Lakes), McFarland (15-6, 13-2 Rock
and Stoughton is the No. 2 seed with a Valley North), Burlington (13-8, 10-3
potential third matchup coming in the Southern Lakes) and Elkhorn (14-7, 9-4
sectional semifinal. Southern Lakes) are the top four seeds
The Vikings also have the tougher in the other half of sectional 3.
road through the regional with a meet- Sectionals begin on March 9 and the
ing against No. 3 Monona Grove loom- final is on 11, and D2 state is March
ing for the regional final. 17-18.
Stoughton opens regionals against the
Vikings clinch share of Badger South title
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor Badger South
Team W-L
The Stoughton High School boys
basketball team took care of business Stoughton 10-1
last week with wins over Milton and Madison Edgewood 9-2
Fort Atkinson to move to 18-3 overall
(10-1 Badger South Conference). Monona Grove 8-3
Those wins clinched a share of the Monroe 4-7
Badger South Conference title with Oregon 4-8
Madison Edgewood (16-5, 9-2). The
Vikings travel to Edgewood in the Fort Atkinson 3-8
regular season finale Thursday for a Milton 1-10
chance to win the conference outright.
Stoughton 77, Milton 41
Stoughton hosted Milton Thursday
and cruised to a 77-41 win.
Whats next
The Vikings jumped out to a 39-16 Stoughton travels to Madison
lead at halftime and never trailed in
the second half. Edgewood at 7:30p.m. Thursday
Seniors Troy Slaby and Dereck Gil- with the outright Badger South Con-
bertson and junior Tommy McClain ference title on the line.
and Jordan DiBenedetto all finished
with 10 points. If the Vikings win, they alone have
Seniors Nathan Krueger and David the title, but an Edgewood loss
Graffin added eight and seven points. means Stoughton shares the title
Junior Kyle Haunauska led Milton
with 15 points. with the Crusaders.
Stoughton 85, Fort Atkinson 43
The Vikings traveled to Fort Atkin- chipped in 13 with five field goals,
son on Tuesday in a make-up game including three 3-pointers.
and clinched at least a share of the Senior Nick Hutcherson and junior
Badger South with an 85-43 win. Aidan McGee each added nine points.
Stoughton jumped out to a 51-24 Senior Jared Edwards led the Black-
lead at halftime. hawks with 18 points, including four
D i B e n e d e t t o fi n i s h e d w i t h 1 7 3-pointers. Junior Jesse Kutz finished
points on seven field goals, and Slaby with nine.
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Sectionals: 12 of 14 Vikings place at least fourth as six wrestlers advance to state
Continued from page 8
accomplishment, but I am
not really satisfied yet, Jenny
said. I am looking forward
to state next week and hoping
to have a good run.
Sophomore Cade Spilde
was the other state quali-
fier as a runner-up in the
138-pound bracket, and he is
also expected to have a strong
run at state after posting a
40-11 record and being one
of the few wrestlers ever to
put Sun Prairie senior Drew
Scharenbrock on his back
during Saturdays final.
All five champions are
ranked second in the state in
their weight classes. Cade
Spilde is No. 12 at 138.
Sectional finals
One of the tougher fights
was in the 145-pound final,
with Model (43-5) against
Milton junior Vince Digenna-
ro (36-6). Just like at confer-
ence, the match needed late
points to reach the outcome.
This time, Model was able
to tackle Digennaros feet
and bring him to the ground
for a takedown in the final 15
seconds and a 9-7 decision.
While Digennaro never had a
lead, he was tied or trailed by
one point for about two-thirds
of the match.
At 132, Klein (49-3) took
on Elkhorn sophomore Dan-
iel Stilling (38-2) for the sec-
ond time in less than a week.
It was much tougher for
Klein Saturday than in his
previous win over Stilling,
at the team sectional Feb.
14. Klein needed a late take-
down circling Stilling on
the ground and outmuscling
him for control for a 5-4
decision, the only lead he had
all match.
In the 106 final, Lewis (47-
3) took on previously unde-
feated Badger junior Beau
LaDu (44-1). Lewis was able
to run away with the match
and get a pin in 5 minutes, 37
seconds after four takedowns
in the third period tired LaDu
out.
Jenny (38-8) easily
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period.
The Vikings started the
second period with 1:55
remaining on the power
play, and eventually even
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Sophomore Hunter Lewis wins the 106-pound title to
advance to state Saturday at sectionals. Lewis pinned Lake
Geneva Badger junior Beau LaDu in 5 minutes, 37 seconds
in the final.
dispatched Watertown fresh-
man Edward Wilkowski (40-
5) in a 19-5 major decision
in the 120-pound final. Dow
(48-2) pinned DeForest junior
Greg Fischer (27-13) in 4:19
in the 160-pound final.
All five of those opponents
were the other state qualifier
in the bracket, with Fischer
and LaDu taking second by
rule and the others winning a
second-place wrestleback.
We have a routine where
six or seven kids are always
in the finals, Model said.
It is cool to see that we can
count on each other and come
in every tournament and meet
each other before the finals
and be able to share that
together.
Cade Spilde took the only
loss in a sectional final, a
21-5 technical fall against
top-ranked 138-pounder
Scharenbrock.
But he came close to a
comeback. Down 11-0 in the
second period, Spilde scored
a takedown and got Schar-
enbrock on his back with a
got a 5 on 3 opportunity for
36 seconds, but instead of
rolling with the two-man
advantage, Stoughton end-
ed up on the penalty kill
after taking high-sticking
and crosschecking penal-
ties.
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The road to the podium
All six qualifiers begin individual state Christian Gurule (41-5, honorable men-
at 3:30p.m. Thursday. tion).
Senior Garrett Model (145) has a pre- If a wrestler wins his first match, the
lim against West De Pere senior Keenan state quarterfinals is Thursday evening. A
Graef (33-7, honorable mention), and loss sends him either to a wrestleback if
senior Brandon Klein (132) takes on the opponent wins the quarterfinal or to
Merrill senior Devon Schultz (39-2, elimination, so winning the prelim is the
ranked fifth) in his prelim. only way to guarantee another match at
Senior Tristan Jenny (120) faces Burl- state.
ington freshman Ben Kumprey (34-8) in The state semifinals are at 7p.m.
his prelim, and junior Tyler Dow (160) Friday. If a wrestler wins his first two
opens state against Waukesha North matches to make the semifinals, he is
junior Drew Malicki (37-10). Sophomore guaranteed a spot on the podium as a
Hunter Lewis (106) takes on Oshkosh top-six finisher. Even with a loss in the
North freshman Cade Schmitz (28-9) in semifinals, a wrestler can finish as high
his prelim. as third place.
Sophomore Cade Spilde (138) opens The state final is at 5p.m. Saturday
state against Oconomowoc senior following the March of Champions.
Sectional champions and runner-ups
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
106: Hunter Lewis (Stoughton) 47-3; Beau LaDu (Badger) 44-1
113: Grant Truesdale (Elkhorn) 38-9; Dalton Shea (Milton) 40-7
120: Tristan Jenny (Stoughton) 38-8; Edward Wilkowski (Watertown) 40-5
126: Benji Peak (Elkhorn) 41-2; Tyler Nelson (Sun Prairie) 40-8
132: Brandon Klein (Stoughton) 49-3; Daniel Stilling (Elkhorn) 38-2
cradle, holding him there for
138: Drew Scharenbrock (Sun Prairie) 44-2; Cade Spilde (Stoughton) 40-11
a good 15 seconds and pin-
ning one shoulder for more 145: Garrett Model (Stoughton) 43-5; Vince Digennaro (Milton) 36-6
than five seconds for a three- 152: Owen Worden (Fort Atkinson) 39-9; Bryce Jacobson (Elkhorn) 39-5
point near fall.
160: Tyler Dow (Stoughton) 48-2; Greg Fischer (DeForest) 27-13
But Scharenbrock recov-
ered and ran away with the 170: Parker Ehn-Howland (Oregon) 28-6; Riley Remington (Elkhorn) 38-6
match. 182: Jackson Hemauer (DeForest) 45-1; Billy Pitzner (Milton) 44-4
Cade wrestled awfully
195: Jerry Lipke (Milton) 34-10; Stephen Maule (Watertown) 32-10
well today. Scharenbrock is
a tough kid, co-head coach 220: Logan Murdy (Janesville Parker) 39-2; Miguel Chestnut (Sun Prairie) 34-12
Dan Spilde said. Cade put HW: Keeanu Benton (Janesville Craig) 37-3; Jose Garcia (Badger) 39-7
him in danger one time, but
that is probably not enough (113), Marshall (heavy- end with two injuries forcing
against a kid of that caliber. through to the top four in a weight) and Neuenfeld (182) him to forfeit his third-place
very tough sectional, that is
Other place matches a quality show for us, Dan each dropped semifinals match. Louis had been bat-
Spilde said. matches with the eventual tling the injuries on top of the
Stoughton had several champion and could have had flu, which forced him to miss
Miller knocked off Elkhorn
chances for more state quali- junior Myles Schumaker (30- a wrestleback to state if they practice twice last week.
fiers.
15) in the third-place match won their third-place match- I think the best person in
Junior Gavin Miller (27- to set up a second-place es. the room is Kaleb Louis. He
23) took third, and senior wrestleback with Watertown
You can practice with didnt get through, but he has
Kaleb Louis (41-9), senior junior Stephen Maule (32- anyone in the room because made me a really good wres-
Trevar Helland (23-27), 10).
we give each other all differ- tler, Jenny said.
junior Aodan Marshall (32- ent looks for tournaments like Sophomores Luke Geis-
Miller led 4-0 after the first
16), junior Will Neuenfeld period with a takedown and a these. It is just nice that our ter Jones (20-25) and Logan
(17-18) and sophomore Dan- two-point near fall, but Maule
team works so well together, Dykstra (6-12) had their
te Steinmetz (20-13) all fin- scored three takedowns and and it will hopefully pay off individual seasons come
ished fourth.
two near falls in the last two by team state, Model said. to an end in the 152- and
We have got guys that periods to win 13-6. Louis (126) had his indi- 220-pound quarterfinals,
can beat anybody, and to
Helland (170), Steinmetz vidual season come to an respectively.
have that many who can get
Waukesha wasted no time
in capitalizing on its power
play chance, scoring just
over four minutes into the
period. While Stoughton
sophomore Carson Roisum
met the first shot, a relent-
less team to the front of the
net, the Wings eventually
saw Garrett Wilderman flip
the puck over the Vikings
netminder.
Our effort was there
in the first period, head
coach Kris Rosholt said.
We tried to change up our
forecheck to try and neu-
tralize some of their speed
on a big sheet of ice. Going
from a 5 on 3 to being on
the penalty kill and giving
up a goal though, that took
a lot of the wind out of our
sails.
Wa u k e s h a w a s w i t h -
out its leading scorer Ian Photo by Jeremy Jones
Malcolmson (47 goals, 32 Junior forward Quinn Link (17) battles Waukesha Wings forward Izaiah Dietrich (13) and
assists) who sat the game Benjamin Sorge for the puck Thursday evening in a WIAA regional final game. Stoughton
out with a concussion. The lost the game 7-2.
Wings, who went 21-3-0
during the regular season, 35a) were still both 30+ Garrett, scoring in each of R o i s u m fi n i s h e d t h e
were too good to be just point scorers during the the first two periods and game with 50 saves in 51
a one-man show, though. regular season. setup two more Wauke- minutes, while Garrett
Malcolmson is a finalist Wyatt had two second sha goals. Larsen and Ben Larsen (six) and Alex Mill-
for player of the year, but period goals and a pair of Sorge each added a goal, er (five) combined for 11
Chad Larsen (13g, 26a) assists in the second period. while Trenton Tucker rang saves for Waukesha.
and Wyatt Wilderman (12g, His brother and linemate up a goal and two assists.
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Girls hockey
Shut out in finale, Icebergs optimistic about next season
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
McKenzie Nisius did her best
to keep a young Icebergs team in
Thursdays opening-round WIAA
girls hockey playoff at Sun Prai-
rie, but the top-seeded Cap City
Cougars simply had too much fire-
power.
The junior goalie faced 50 shots
on goal and stopped 42 as the
eighth-seeded Icebergs were shut
out 8-0.
The Icebergs (3-21-0) kept it
Girls BB: Stoughton shares Badger South Conference crown with Edgewood, Monroe
Continued from page 8
The Vikings took advan-
tage, knocking off Oregon
61-54 to share their second
straight conference title with
the Crusaders and the Cheese-
makers.
But despite Oregons los-
ing record (8-15, 2-10), the
Vikings didnt pull away for
the win until the final five
minutes Thursday.
We came into this game
saying we werent going to
worry about the Edgewood
game because we knew it was
going to be a tough one and
Oregon was going to come out
and play hard, senior Kendra
Halverson said. But it is awe-
some to win conference with
my teammates even though
many were new this year.
We really had to adjust,
but I really think we work
well together this year and
deserve this.
Halverson was a huge rea-
son Stoughton (19-3, 10-2)
Legals
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
WILLIAM DALE MYRLAND,
134 S. PAGE ST,
STOUGHTON, WI 53589
Case No. 17PR14
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
May 12, 1955 and date of death Sep-
tember 14, 2016, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 134 S. Page St., Stough-
ton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 12,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
February 2, 2017
Lisa Olson
122 Gunther Drive
Evansville, WI 53536
(608) 520-6036
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
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STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
LAVERNE T. SWINGEN
Case No. 17PR65
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
September 6, 1930 and date of death
January 14, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 1738 Severson Drive,
Stoughton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is May 5,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.
Ben J. Schulenburg
Court Commissioner
February 1, 2017
Jonathan M. Hajny
221 Kings Lynn Road, Suite D
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 877-4081
Bar Number: 1014429
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
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Season highlights
Aeryn Olson: 9 goals, 3 assists
Kaitryn Olson: 8 goals, 3 assists
McKenzie Nisius: 1116.17
minutes played in 23 games, 803
saves, .838 save percentage
close heading into the second peri-
od, trailing 1-0, but the Cougars
(18-3-4) quickly took control of
the game, as Zephryn Jager scored
twice 31 seconds apart.
Badger
South
Team W-L
Stoughton 10-2
Monroe 10-2
Edgewood 10-2
Monona Grove 6-6
Milton 4-8
Oregon 2-10
Fort Atkinson 0-12
was able to survive a scrap-
py Panthers team that nearly
pulled off upsets against Mon-
roe and Madison Edgewood
this season.
Oregon sophomore Peyton
Spilde knocked in a layup off
the glass to cut the Vikings
lead to three with just over
six minutes to go, but Halv-
erson later drove into the lane
and kicked the ball back out
to junior Cassidy Bach, who
nailed a 3-pointer from the top
***
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY,
AMENDED NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
LARRY E. EIFERT
Case No. 17PR30
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
November 30, 1955 and date of death
January 14, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mail-
ing address of 924 W. Main St., Stough-
ton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived no-
tice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is April 28,
2017.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000.
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
January 27, 2017
Samuel Eifert
606 Harding St.
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 279-8012
Published: February 9, 16 and 23, 2017
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SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
2017 STREET AND UTILITY
CONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT 1-2017
CITY OF STOUGHTON,
WISCONSIN
The City of Stoughton will receive
sealed Bids for the 2017 Street and Utility
Construction Project until 11 A.M., local
time, March 7, 2017, at the Stoughton City
Hall, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, WI
53589, at which time the Bids will be pub-
licly opened and read aloud.
The Work includes construction of
the following approximate quantities:
2,200 linear feet of sanitary sewer; 3,000
linear feet of water main; 900 linear feet
of storm sewer; 11,000 tons of base
course; 7,500 linear feet of curb and gut-
ter; 25,000 square feet of concrete side-
walk and driveway apron; 3,000 tons of
asphaltic concrete pavement; and related
miscellaneous work.
Bids are to be addressed to the
City of Stoughton, 381 East Main Street,
Stoughton, WI 53589, and shall be
marked Sealed Bid2017 Street and Util-
ity ConstructionContract 1 2017.
Complete digital Project Bidding
Documents are available at www.strand.
com or at www.questcdn.com. Download
the digital Bidding Documents for $30 by
inputting Quest project number 4844191
on the websites Project Search page.
Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952)
233 1632 or info@questcdn.com for as-
sistance with free membership registra-
tion, downloading, and working with this
digital project information.
Bidding Documents may be re-
viewed and paper copies may be ob-
tained from the Issuing Office which
Jada Ward, who had scored the
first goal of the game midway
through the first period, capped
her hat trick with a pair of goals
in the third period. Ward also had
two assists. Maria Griffiths, Mar-
go Thousand and Colleen Milligan
all added goals for the Sun Prairie
co-op.
Taylor Thornton and Jenna Jager
combined for five saves to earn the
shutout. Thornton faced two shots
in the first period, and Jager stopped
three in the third period.
of the key.
Halverson came back after
a turnover and was able to
get open to knock down a
3-pointer of her own on a kick
out to stretch the lead to 51-42
with five minutes left. She
later added two free throws
to clinch the win and finished
with 20 of her 26 points in the
second half.
At halftime, we were
talking about how our shots
werent falling. We thought
they were settling in, so
we decided we should start
attacking more and then look
for the kick out if the shot or
the layup wasnt there, Halv-
erson said.
The first half had missed
shots from both teams with
the lead being changed four
times early on. But sopho-
more Emma Kissling drained
a 3-pointer after a steal from
Halverson and a kick out to
Kissling in the corner.
Bach followed with a
3-pointer, and Halverson had
a putback in the paint after an
is Strand Associates, Inc., 910 West
Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715. A non-
refundable fee of $100 will be required
(shipping and handling fees included).
Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents
will not be provided.
All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid
shall obtain the Bidding Documents from
QuestCDN.com or from Strand Associ-
ates, Inc.
Bidders who submit a Bid must be
a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing
Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on
the Plan Holders List may be returned as
not being responsive.
Plan Holders are requested to pro-
vide an e mail address if they wish to
receive addenda and other information
electronically. Plan Holders are request-
ed to designate whether they are a prime
contractor, subcontractor, or supplier if
they want this information posted on the
project Plan Holders List.
The Bid must be accompanied by
Bid security made payable to OWNER in
an amount of 10% of the Bidders maxi- tons of bituminous pavement to be used,
mum Bid price.
The City of Stoughton reserves the
right to reject any or all Bids, to waive
any technicality, and to accept any Bid
which it deems advantageous. All Bids
shall remain subject to acceptance for 85
days after the time set for receiving Bids.
Contract award shall be made based
on the lowest responsive and responsi-
ble Bidder.
Prospective Bidders are required
to complete and submit a prequalifica-
tion questionnaire with supporting doc-
uments to OWNER (see Instructions to
Bidders). Prequalification forms will be
provided with Bidding Document sets.
Completed forms are to be submitted no
later than 11 A.M., local time, on March 2,
2017.
The Strand Associates, Inc. proj-
ect manager is Mark A. Fisher, P.E. and
can be contacted at Strand Associates,
Inc., 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison,
WI 53715, (608) 251 4843 regarding the
project.
Published by the authority of the
City of Stoughton
Brett Hebert, Director of Public Works
Dated at Stoughton, Wisconsin
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
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TOWN OF RUTLAND
OFFICIAL NOTICE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
FOR TOWN OF RUTLAND
ROADS PULVERIZING
AND PAVING
Notice is hereby given by the Town
of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, that
it will receive sealed bids for pulverizing
and for asphaltic concrete paving of sev-
eral Town roads until 5:00 pm local time
on the March 6 2017. A portion of the
project will be funded by the Local Road
Improvement TRIP program.
Bids should be submitted to Town
Clerk Dawn George at 4177 Old Stage
Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 by 5:00 p.m. on
Monday, March 6, 2017.
Bids will be publicly opened and
awarded on March 7, 2017 at the Board
meeting which will be held at 6:30 pm the
Town Hall located at 785 Center Rd.
Bids are being requested as de-
scribed below.
To provide pulverizing, asphaltic
February 23, 2017
Stoughton junior goaltender McKenzie Nisius makes a save as Sun Prai-
rie forward Brynna Banuelos slides wide of the net.
offensive rebound to stretch
the lead to 25-14.
O r eg o n j u n i o r E l l e n
McCorkle banked in a shot off
the glass to cut into Stough-
tons lead before halftime,
however.
This is a tough, tough
conference. Anybody can get
anybody, head coach Brad
Pickett said. The girls stayed
the course. We knew that if we
kept working that we would
have an opportunity. Give
them credit for sticking with
it and believing they had a
chance.
The Panthers cut the
Vikings lead to five twice
early on in the second half,
but Halverson sparked the
aggressiveness with a contest-
ed layup.
Senior Marissa Robson
finished with 13 points, and
Bach added 11.
McCorkle led Oregon with
19 points, and senior Katie
Uhl added 17. Senior Danica
Keisling chipped in 10 points.
paving and milling of butt joints at the
driveways for Ol Stone Estates consist-
ing of the following roads:
Game Ridge Trail 3062 x 22
Grouse Haven Rd. 950 x 22
Meanderwood Rd. 2640 x 22
Stone Pass 898 x 22
Total = 7550 x 22
Paving shall consist of a base
course of 2 inches and a surface course
of 1-1/2 inches. The paving width is 22
feet. After the existing pavement is pul-
verized, the Town of Rutland will com-
plete all of the preparatory work on the
base necessary for the contractor to do
the paving.
Asphalt Specifications:
The hot mix asphalt base coat layer
(2) shall be 3LT 58-28S.
The hot mix asphalt surface coat lay-
er (1-1/2) shall be 5LT 58-28S.
Quotes for the pulverizing shall in-
clude the estimated square yardage and
the cost per square yard.
Quotes shall specify the number of
proposals can be withdrawn for a period
and the per ton cost of the bituminous
pavement material.
Quotes for milling the driveways
shall include the cost per man per hour
as well as the cost per hour for the ma-
chine.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The successful bidder will provide
the Town Of Rutland an umbrella certifi-
cate of insurance in the minimum amount
of one million dollars before beginning
work.
The Town of Rutland reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
SPECIFICATIONS:
All work and materials supplied un-
der this proposal shall conform to the
current Standard Specifications for Road
and Bridge Construction and any special
provision s of the Wisconsin Division of
Highways, Department of Transportation.
CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES
The work schedule will be one mu-
tually agreed to by the Town and the suc-
cessful bidder. All work shall be complet-
ed no later than August 1st of this year.
The contractor will be responsible
for all traffic control in accordance with
current Wisconsin Division of Highways,
Department of Transportation Standards.
The Town reserves the right to have
material samples tested to insure compli-
ance with standards.
Contractor shall guarantee the pav-
ing for a period of not less than one year
from the date of the paving. Any defects
as determined by the Town within this pe-
riod shall be corrected by the successful
bidder at their expense.
PAYMENT
The contractor shall provide the
Town tickets showing the ticket number,
date and time, the type of material and
the net weight. Tickets must be from a
certified scale.
Dawn George, Clerk
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
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OFFICIAL ADVERTISEMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
The City of Stoughton, Department
of Public Works will receive sealed pro-
posals until 11:00 AM, CST, on March 2,
2017 to provide service for:
- Ash Tree Removal
- Stump Grinding and Surface Res-
toration Services
The proposals shall be in accor-
Stoughton Courier Hub 11
Photo by Jeremy Jones
The road to a second straight
state appearance begins Friday
The Stoughton High School girls basketball team is
not dwelling on last seasons WIAA Division 2 state
runner-up finish.
The Vikings are the top seed in the sectional, but
with fellow conference champion Monroe (17-3) and
Badger North champion Waunakee (16-5) and run-
ner-up DeForest (14-8) in their half of the bracket and
Southern Lakes champion Union Grove (19-3) and
runner-up Wilmot Union (14-7) in the other half of the
sectional, nothing is going to be easy.
Last year is last year. It is a completely different
group of kids, head coach Brad Pickett said. I know
they are going to compete and work hard, and we will
see what happens.
But that doesnt mean Stoughton doesnt believe
they can make another run. They girls know they can.
If we keep playing like we have been, I think
things will go well for us, Kendra Halverson said.
The Vikings open up regionals at 7p.m. Friday
against No. 8 Baraboo (11-12).
If they win, they will host the winner of No. 4
Waunakee or No. 5 Mount Horeb (16-6) at 7p.m. Sat-
urday in the regional final.
dance with the specifications in the pro- plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit
posal packet. The term of the Contract or other legal action against you.
will be from March 6, 2017 until August Within 45 days of February 23, 2017,
18, 2017. The project completion dead- you must respond with a written demand
line may be extended at the citys discre- for a copy of the Complaint. The demand
tion. The city reserves the right to extend must be sent or delivered to the court,
the contract an additional year upon mu- whose address is:
tual agreement of both parties. Milwaukee County Courthouse
All proposals must be submitted 901 North Ninth Street,
on the required proposal form in sealed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53233
envelopes plainly marked PROPOSAL: and to SCHMIDT, DARLING & ER-
ASH TREE REMOVAL, STUMP GRINDING WIN, plaintiffs attorney, whose address
AND RESTORATION SERVICES prior to is:
the time and date for receipt of proposals 2600 North Mayfair Road, Suite 1000,
indicated in this advertisement, or prior Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226.
to an extension thereof issued to the pro- You may have an attorney help or
spective proposers. Address all propos- represent you.
als as follows: Brett Hebert, Director of If you do not demand a copy of the
Public Works, 381 E Main St, Stoughton, Complaint within 45 days, the court may
WI 53589. grant judgment against you for the award
Proposal documents are on file, and of money or other legal action requested
may be examined at or obtained from, the in the Complaint, and you may lose your
Department of Public Works Facility, 515 right to object to anything that is or may
S Fourth St, Stoughton WI, 53589, (608) be incorrect in the Complaint. A judg-
873-6303. After proposals are opened, no ment awarding money may become a lien
against any real estate you own now or in
of (30) thirty days after the scheduled the future, and may also be enforced by
time of closing proposals, without the garnishment or seizure of property.
consent of the City of Stoughton. All DATED: February 14, 2017
Proposal prices shall be firm for the life SCHMIDT, DARLING & ERWIN
of the contract subject to acceptance of Attorneys for the plaintiff
proposals within ninety days from the By: _________________________
date of the proposal opening. Attorney Gerald G. Schmidt, Jr.
The City of Stoughton reserves the State Bar Number: 1005705
right to reject any or all proposals and to P.O. Address
waive any informalities, and to accept the 2300 North Mayfair Road, Suite 1175
proposal deemed most advantageous Milwaukee, WI 53226
to the City. No proposals, alterations, telephone (414)-258-4300
or modifications to proposals shall be facsimile (414)-258-5487
allowed after the proposal opening. The hek@sdelaw.com
City shall bear no responsibility for costs Published: February 23, March 2 and
incurred by respondents in preparation 9, 2017
of proposals. WNAXLP
Published: February 16 and 23, 2017
WNAXLP ***
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
*** The City of Stoughton Planning
STATE OF WISCONSIN Commission will hold a Public Hear-
ing on Monday, March 13, 2017 at 6:00
CIRCUIT COURT
oclock p.m., or as soon after as the
MILWAUKEE COUNTY matter may be heard, in the Council
_______________________________ Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S.
ANNA M. EDWARDS Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton,
415 East Vine Street, #210, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider the pro-
Milwaukee, WI 53212 posed rezoning of the following parcel of
Plaintiff, land at 3201 McComb Road, Stoughton,
and, WI., owned by City of Stoughton. The
INSURANCE PROGRAM MANAGERS property described below is proposed to
GROUP, be rezoned from RH Rural Holding to
225 Smith Road, I Institutional, in the City of Stoughton,
Saint Charles, IL 60174-5208 Dane County, WI, more fully described:
and,
Part of Parcel number: 281/0510-
ROUNDYS SUPERMARKETS, INC., 121-8051-2
c/o Corporation Service Company, Legal Description: Part of the North-
8040 Excelsior Drive, Suite 400 east quarter of the Northeast quarter of
Madison, WI 53717, Section 12, Township 5 North, Range 10
Involuntary Plaintiffs, East, City of Stoughton, Dane County,
-vs- Wisconsin described as follows:
Case Number: 16CV9060 Commencing at the Northwest cor-
Personal Injury Auto: 30101 ner of said Section 12, thence S 870543
NORMAN L. HANSON E 1319.84 feet to the point of beginning;
1325 Kriedeman Drive, thence continuing S 87o0543 E 400.64
Stoughton, WI 53587 feet; thence S 00o0649 E 659.80 feet;
and, thence N 87o1705 W 400.49 feet; thence
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE N 00o0713 W 661.13 feet to the point of
INSURANCE COMPANY, beginning.
c/o Corporation Service Company, For questions related to this notice
8040 Excelsior Drive, Suite 400 contact Michael Stacey at 608-646-0421
Madison, WI 53717,
or Rodney Scheel at 608-873-6619
Defendants. Michael Stacey
_______________________________
Zoning Administrator
SUMMONS (PUBLICATION) Published February 23 and March 2,
_______________________________
2017
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN TO THE WNAXLP
ABOVE NAMED NORMAN L. HANSON:
You are hereby notified that the ***
12 Stoughton Courier Hub - National FFA Week - February 23, 2017

Old MacDonald Oleson had a farm

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Stoughton FFA 2016-17 officers
Stoughton FFA officers include, front row from left, Grace Link, Lindsey Sarbacker, Shelby Veum and Mary Utter. Back row from left, Logan Dykstra, adviser
Mike Vaughan, Jake White and Emma Holland.
Stoughton FFA chapter looks back, ahead
Sarbacker moves
on to speaking
sectionals in March
T h e S t o u g h t o n F FA
chapter has been busy over
the last year with various
activities, fundraisers and
competitions.
The group held its first
fundraiser of the school
year Oct. 12 at Culvers.
Members brought their
goats, chickens and a horse
for customers to visit in the
parking lot, and the restau-
rant donated 10 percent of
that nights profits to the
group.
Earlier that month, a few
FFA members volunteered
at the World Dairy Expo in
Madison by scooping ice
cream. The group was giv-
en a donation for their hard
work at the event.
Later in October, sev-
en FFA members and new
adviser Mike Vaughan trav-
eled to the National FFA
Convention in Indianapo-
lis, Ind. While at the con-
vention they attended dif-
ferent sessions, toured the
Indiana Caverns and Indi-
anapolis Motor Speedway,
and met many other FFA
members from around the
country. Jessica Wendt and
Kaylyn Lund also received
their American degrees at
the convention.
In November, FFA held
its annual fruit, nut and
cheese fundraiser the
largest of the year. A semi
dropped off the ordered
food in December and
members went to work
unloading and organizing
the orders.
In December, the chap-
ter participated in the
Adopt-A-Family program,
gathering Christmas gifts
and essentials for local
families during the holiday
season.
On Feb. 1, a few FFA
members attended the dis-
trict speaking contest in
Clinton. Students partici-
pated in extemporaneous
speaking, job interviews,
FFA Creed memorization
and a middle school quiz
bowl. Senior Lindsey Sar-
backer placed second for
extemporaneous speaking,
and she will move on to
sectionals in March.
Coming up March 18,
FFA members will travel
to Janesville to participate
in a career development
event. They will be able
to compete in categories
such as livestock judging,
dairy judging, ag mechan-
ics, wildlife and natural
resources and floriculture.
The annual Stoughton
FFA banquet will be held
in April. Members will be
awarded on their success
through the FFA, and the
2017-18 Stoughton FFA
officer team will be intro-
duced.
This spring, the
National FFA Week February 23, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 13
Stoughton
FFA
Membership: 42 active
members
Adviser: Mike Vaughan
Officers
President: Shelby Veum
Vice President: Lindsey
Sarbacker
Secretary: Jake White
Treasurer: Grace Link
Reporter: Mary Utter
Sentinel: Logan Dykstra
Historian: Emma Holland
FFA Alumni
President: Nick Lowe
Vice President: Mark
Nordlie
Secretary: Darlene
Arneson
Co-Treasurers: John
Elvekrog and Jack
Ellickson
Adviser: Mariah Ross
At-large members: Craig
Furseth, Jerry Ace, Vale-
ria Barton, Cindy Veum
and Lisa White
2017 National
Theme
Transform Purpose to
Action
FFA Week
Activities
Feb. 18-25
Monday: FFA T-shirt
Tuesday: Camouflage
Photo by Smith Photography Wednesday: Blue and
gold
Thursday: Pay $1 to wear
a hat
Happy 79th Stoughton FFA!!
Because of your Labor of Love, we are able to
greenhouse will be open and animals at Stough- celebrate peoples love of the Pie!
certain days for the chap- ton Junior Fair and Dane
ters plant sale. The plants County Fair.
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culture classes and com- Submitted by Stoughton
munity volunteers. FFA
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Meet the new Stoughton FFA FFA Alumni brings home state awards
adviser Michael Vaughan T h e S t o u g h t o n F FA
Alumni chapter was recog-
I grew up in central Wis- member for 10 years and am nized statewide for its activ-
consin. Vaughan Road is a Navy veteran of Operation ities, individual efforts and
located on Hwy. 10 between Desert Shield. leadership as it earned Gold
Waupaca and Weyauwega. Prior to pursuing a Ratings at the Wisconsin
The family farm belonged career in education, I FFA Alumni Convention in
to my grandparents and was earned a degree in atmo- Green Lake for Outstand-
purchased by my parents. It spheric and oceanic sci- ing Affiliate and Newsletter
was a work- ence from UW-Madison Contests. Stoughton was
ing farm of in 1994. I taught earth sci- also tied as Top Affiliate in
110 acres ence and physical science the State with Marshfield
primarily to at Memorial High School FFA Alumni.
provide food in Madison for 21 years. Stoughton FFA Alum-
for our large This is my first year as ni president Nick Lowe
family. Both an agriculture education was elected as a Section 5
of my par- teacher and FFA adviser. Representative on the Wis-
ents had full- Being a small town boy at consin State FFA Alumni
t i m e j o b s Vaughan heart, my decision to work Council. Lowe was very
and my five in Stoughton has been a active in FFA during his
brothers, sister and I learned welcome change. Every- Stoughton High School Photos by Sevie Kenyon
how to care for animals one has been very sup- career. He will serve a Stoughton FFA Alumni president Nick Lowe, left, presented
and garden at an early age. portive. It is a privilege to three-year term and joins Stoughton Area School District superintendent Tim Onsager
Anyone visiting would have work with our talented stu- Darlene Arneson, past Wis- with his Distinguished Service Award for his support of the Harley Stokstad was awarded
seen plenty of pigs, goats, dents and see them thrive consin FFA Alumni Presi- agriculture education classes, FFA activities and staff sup- the Outstanding Achievement
ducks, chickens, ponies and in a city that values hard dent, as the only two from port. Award for his longtime sup-
a horse, in addition to the work. Stoughton serving on the for the chapter. The news- Tim Onsager was later port of the Stoughton and
many dogs and cats. We also Thanks to all who have State Council. letter is published by Dar- awarded the Distinguished Oregon FFA chapters.
had plenty of time to learn been patient with me as I The Outstanding Affil- lene Arneson. Service Award, which can
about cows on my aunt and learn my role. iate Award reviews the H a r l ey S t o k s t a d wa s be given to non-members recently in DeForest, where
uncle's larger dairy farm in affiliates activities, includ- awarded the Outstanding who support the program. he has served in administra-
Scandinavia. Submitted by Michael ing support of agriculture Achievement Award, which Onsager has been very sup- tion roles.
I was an active 4-H Vaughan instructional areas, coop- is given to an FFA Alum- portive of the Stoughton The FFA Alumni is open
erative activities with the ni member for their ser- program over the years, and to anyone who is interested

Thank You!
FFA chapter, financial areas
and fundraising, activities
above the local level, social
Stoughton FFA Alumni thanks everyone for their and fellowship activities
and membership recruit-
support of our cream puff and cheese curd stand. ment. Stoughtons main
Funds raised support the Stoughton agriculture fundraiser is the cream puff
education department, provide scholarships and and cheese curd stand, and
grants to FFA members, supports FFA chapter proceeds from it support
activities, and benefits the Stoughton Junior Fair, the agriculture education
Stoughton Food Pantry and other community program, FFA activities,
scholarships, loans and
organizations and activities. grants and leadership trips
We look forward to seeing you during
our 2017 season!
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vice. Stokstad has cleaned has helped with facility and in supporting agriculture
and maintained the food curriculum improvements. education and the FFA. You
stand trailer and kept it at He has also provided long- do not have to be a former
his farm. He has also been term support during teach- FFA member to belong.
an active supporter of both er transitions and has had Annual dues are $20. To
the Stoughton and Oregon open communications with learn more about the group,
chapters and their advis- the FFA Alumni and Agri- contact Darlene Arneson at
ers needs for dairy judging culture, Food and Natural 873-7209 or search Stough-
sites and other support. He Resource Advisory Coun- ton FFA Alumni on Face-
has been very active with cil. Hes been an advocate book.
many farm organizations, for agriculture education
groups and church activi- not only in Stoughton, but Submitted by Stoughton
ties. also in other districts most FFA Alumni
On the Web

Syttende Mai - May 19-21

Stoughton Junior Fair - July 4-9 Learn more about National FFA Week:
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Talking houses with ROHS
Ingrid Thompson shows R Olde House Society members where to find information on
researching the history of their house at the Stoughton Public Library during the groups
January meeting. ROHS meets monthly on the third Thursday at 119 N. Page St.
340 Autos
2008 MERCURY Milan 2.3L, 4cyl 4dr,
Sedan. Heated-Leather. Good Condition.
116,500. $4200. 608-347-7345
402 Help Wanted, General
AUTO DETAILER PART-TIME, NO
WEEKENDS Due to an increase in busi-
ness, Premier Evansville Auto Auction
has an opening for an Auto Detailer/Lot
Porter. A good candidate for this position
will be experienced and possess atten-
tion to detail, a positive attitude, and be
self-motivated. This candidate must be
energetic, on time, organized and a team
player. If you have a good work ethic
and a desire to succeed. Please APPLY
NOW! Must have a clean driving record
and a valid driver's license. *Drug free
environment* Please send resume or
brief job history. FAX: (608) 882-6756 or
email: PremierEvansvilleaa@gmail.com
HELP WANTED: Full time waitress.
Experience a plus! Apply within
at Koffee Kup 355 E Main St.
Stoughton
KITCHEN HELP needed. Experienced,
helpful, willing to train. Local/organic
cooking and prep work. Apply in person
with resume to Paoli Local Foods 6895
Paoli Rd. Paoli, WI 53508
KK LAWN and Sport of Oregon, Wis-
consin is now hiring! We are looking for
a mechanic to work in our Oregon store.
Please drop off or send resume to KK
Lawn and Sport, W5241 County Road KK
Monroe, WI 53566
MECHANIC/TECH OPENINGS! All Skill
Levels!Excellent Hourly Pay, Full Com-
prehensive Benefits, Retirement Plan &
MORE! Call Today, Penske Truck Leasing
855-803-2846
PART TIME- ON Call Drivers needed. No
weekends. Drivers will pick up and deliver
customer vehicles within a 100 mile radi-
us to and from Evansville, WI. Candidates
should be flexible, dependable and have
a good driving record. Retired individuals
are encouraged to apply. Please apply
in person weekdays from 9-5. Premier
Evansville Auto Auction, 320 Water St.
Evansville, WI. No Applications will be
taken on Wednesday.
TAXI DRIVERS. Must be friendly, reliable,
have clean driving record. Must be at
least 23-years-old. 608-415-7308
433 Accounting,
Financial & Insurance
BOOKKEEPER- FIRST Lutheran
Church, Stoughton. 10-12 hrs/wk. Flex-
ible Daytime Hours. Accounting/ Excel
Proficient 608-873-7761
434 Health Care, Human
Services & Child Care
FT/PT CAREGIVERS: Belleville. Do you
have a heart for the elderly and and enjoy
helping others? Tasks include assistance
with activities of daily living, walking, exer-
cises, light housekeeping etc. Please call
Andy 608-290-7347 or Judy 608-290-7346
449 Driver, Shipping
& Warehousing
LOOKING FOR Experienced CDL
semi-driver. Our business has expanded.
We are adding new equipment. Must be
professional, courteous and have clean
MVR. Runs from Madison area to Arizona
and S. California. No touch freight, paid
mileage and insurance. Serious inquries
only. 608-516-9697
RESIDENTIAL CLEANER
NEEDED
Part-Time
25-30 hours per week
Days Only.
Needs to be able to work as a team,
attention to detail.
Experience helpful but not required.
Contact Tina at 608-513-3638
for more information
451 Janitorial & Maintenance
CUSTODIAL POSITIONS: St. John's
Lutheran, Oregon is looking to fill two
custodial positions. Full time with ben-
efits (32 hours per week) and part time
(8-10 hours weekends). Call 835-3154
for application or additional information.
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-
Fri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www.
capitalcityclean.com or call our office:
608-831-8850
548 Home Improvement
A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European-Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
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608-455-3377
RECOVER PAINTING Offers carpentry,
drywall, deck restoration and all forms of
painting Recover urges you to join in the
fight against cancer, as a portion of every
job is donated to cancer research. Free
estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of
experience. Call 608-270-0440.
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
554 Landscaping, Lawn,
Tree & Garden Work
LAWN MOWING
Residential & Commercial
Fully Insured.
608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL
& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"!
Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF
200 Dealers in 400 Booths
Third floor furniture, locked cases
Location: 239 Whitney St
Columbus, WI 53925
920-623-1992
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642 Crafts & Hobbies
WOODWORKING TOOLS FOR
SALE:
Craftsman Router and Router table w/
vacuum and Router blades $250.
10" table saw. Cast Iron table
Craftsman brand w/vacuum and extra
blades in wall mountable storage
container. $250.
Delta 10" compound adjustable table
miter saw w/electric quick brake
(#36220 Type III) $155.
Craftsman Soldering Gun (w/case)
$10
Power Fast Brad (Nail) Gun-1" $30.
S-K Socket Set 1/4 SAE. 3/8" both
Sae & Metric (speed wrench, breaker
bar & ratchet included) $25 (in case)
Bench grinder on cast iron stand $70
Dowel set-up kit $35
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652 Garage Sales
STOUGHTON. VENNEVOLL, 1421 Sev-
erson Dr., Fri 2/17 Noon-5, Sat. 2/18
9-1. Estate Sale. Furniture, kitchen items,
misc. household items.
696 Wanted To Buy
WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.
We sell used parts.
Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.
Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59
Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $795 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
STOUGHTON 1616 Kenilworth Ct.
Large 2-BR apts available now.
Pets welcome. Many feature new wood
laminate flooring.
$775-$825/mo. 608-831-4035.
www.madtownrentals.com
STOUGHTON- VERY large 2 BR in
restored Victorian. Cathedral ceilings,
maple floors; No smoking. 608-238-1692
720 Apartments
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors
55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $795 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
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
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon
Friday for The Great Dane and Noon
Monday for the Courier Hub unless
changed because of holiday work
schedules. Call now to place your ad,
873-6671 or 835-6677.
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Comfort Keepers in Madison
Seeking caregivers to provide care
to seniors in their homes.
Need valid DL and dependable vehicle.
FT & PT positions available.
Flexible scheduling.
Call 608-442-1898
February 23, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 15
Academic Achievements
Academic Achievements Molly Staats, chancellors
list; Adam Flynn, deans list;
run as space is available, list; Zander Gunderson,Thomas McGlynn, honor
and this list of honorees deans list; Molly Staats,
roll; Matthew Peat, honor
and graduates is not com- deans list; Mitchell Zangl,
roll; Anna Schiferl, honor
plete. Due to the increased deans list roll; Dane Schultz, honor
number of submissions roll; Kelsey Toso, honor
after spring and fall grad- UW-Oshkosh roll; Carly Zimmerman,
uation times, there is often Megan Andraski, deans deans list
a backlog in the following
months.
Note: If you have a
non-Stoughton address, Edgerton Conservation Club
but your child attended
school in the Stough-
ton Area School District,
please email ungcollege@
Gun Show
Saturday, February 25 9:00am-4:00pm
wcinet.com for consider-
ation. Sunday, February 26 9:00am-3:00pm
Fall 2016 honors Buy Sell Trade
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Thomas Zahn, deans list
112 Swift St., Downtown Edgerton
UW-Platteville (Next to the Post Office)
DEER POINT STORAGE VERONA 975 Livestock
Convenient location behind VINCENZO PLAZA DAIRY CATTLE AUCTION FRIDAY, FEB-
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be having more community outreach
meetings to let the public know what
were doing. A project of this mag-
nitude warrants a lot of community
discussion.
Majewski told the Hub most alders
have never seen the inside of the
facility.
The existing garage, at Fourth
Street on the north bank of the Yaha-
ra River two or three blocks south of
Main Street, dates back to the 1930s
and 40s.
Part of that building which is
a conglomeration of several was a
car dealership from 1911, Majewski
said.
The existing facility is situated in
the citys redevelopment area, and
officials want to remove it to clear
the way for a proposed redevelop-
ment of the riverfront.
In anticipation of building a new
facility, the city in 2013 bought 13.6
acres on County Hwy. A, close to
where Racetrack Road intersects
the highway, for $227,500. The site,
chosen by a committee that was
formed to look into planning for a
new public works facility, is just east
of a Stoughton Trailers property on
County A.
A preliminary cost estimate in
2013 to build a new facility came in
at $8.3 million. Hebert said that fig-
ure included an escalator to factor
in construction cost increases over
time, but its too early in the pro-
cess to give a definitive cost esti-
mate.
We will be looking at all the
costs to build the facility in much
more detail with the next phase of
the building process, Hebert said.
If there is a lower-cost option that
meets our needs, we will certainly
explore those options.
Hebert and the committee are in
the process of seeking approval from
council to resume work with Angus-
Young and Associates, the architec-
tural firm that did the preliminary
design work in 2013.
The next phase is to look at how
the building will function logistical-
ly, put together the actual building
schematic design, and also draft the
construction documents to build
the facility, Hebert told the Hub.
Theres a lot of leg work this year
in preparation for construction next
year.
Deteriorating facility
Supporters of the project say the
building is deteriorating and unsafe.
In addition to roof leaks and
cracked walls, it has an antiquated
heating and cooling system, lacks
adequate emissions ventilation and
fire protection and is generally a dis-
mal place to work, Hebert told city
A rendering of a new public works facility that some officials hope to have built next year on the citys southeast
side.
officials.
The bathroom and changing areas
are either non-existent or mirror that
of a horror movie, Hebert wrote in
a document hes shared with city
officials and the Hub. Weve had
ex-military employees that have
served in third-world countries that
say they havent seen facilities this
bad.
Hebert pointed out that the cur-
rent garage was not designed for its
current use. He said there have been
numerous accidents when vehicles
are being moved around a cramped
space. He also noted the staff and
public parking area is in an active
work area.
Trucks are constantly pulling
in and out of the garage area and
maneuvering in around the parking
lot area when loading trucks or sim-
ply leaving for a work assignment,
he wrote in a memo. For safety rea-
sons, there needs to be a separation
between the general public and the
active yard.
He added there is a dangerous
blind, single-lane entrance and exit
to the facility on Fourth Street. This
entrance and exit serves both staff
and visitor parking, as well as the
only way for trucks and other equip-
ment to come in and out of the facil-
ity.
Majewski said the new facility
will help us be more efficient in the
long run, and just the safety issues
alone Im amazed they havent had
any injuries.
Cost concerns
Probably the biggest area of con-
cern related to building a new facility
is its cost.
Ald. Paul Lawrence (D-2) is chair
of the citys Finance committee and
said hes heard from some people the
buildings construction cost estimate
is much too high.
Theyve told me that commer-
cial buildings of relatively the same
size can be built for 75 or even 50
percent of that estimate, he told the
Hub. Its really a big garage and
office building. So some people say
it could be built for $4 (million) to $6
Photo by Samantha Christian
One of the mens bathrooms is no
longer usable.
million.
Lawrence said hes not sure about
those claims, but its a concern
shared by many. He thinks the pro-
posed location is also a valid issue
to bring up.
Preliminary building plans for the
facility show three separate build-
ings, anchored by a 58,000-square-
foot garage for public works equip-
ment, administrative office as well
as the citys fleet mechanic garage,
which services all of the citys fleet
vehicles. Also included at the site
would be a 20,000-square-foot cold
storage building for city equipment
and a 4,800-square-foot salt storage
shed, and possibly a fueling station
for all city fleet vehicles.
The City of New London opened
a public works facility about half the
size of Stoughtons proposed facility
for $3.5 million last year. Middleton
opened a slightly larger facility in
2015 for $11.5 million. Cedarburgs
63,000-square-foot public works
facility opened two months ago at a
cost of $8.6 million.
Non-central location?
Also at issue is the location. Ald.
Dennis Kittleson (D-1) questioned
whether the site makes sense.
At a Common Council meeting
in January, Kittleson said building
the facility on the far southeast side
of the city would require vehicles to
City borrowing
over two years
for building
With the city prepar-
ing to build a new public
works garage in 2018 and
finances tight, officials
plan to split the borrow-
Rendering courtesy Angus-Young Associates
ing for the estimated $8.3
million construction cost
over two years part this
burn more fuel and would increase year and part next year.
travel time. The plan is complicat-
He said finding a more central ed by the fact that the city
location in the city would make more also borrows $1 million
sense. to $2 million annually
At the same meeting, Majews- to maintain city streets,
ki challenged Kittleson and anyone parks and capital equip-
who agreed with Kittleson to find a ment, and spends anoth-
better site. He noted the new location er $400,000 each year to
would be less than a mile from the replace capital equipment
existing building. things with a more than
It would add an extra minute or a 10-year lifespan, such
two to get to the far northwest part as backhoes and street
of the city, he said. Also, theres sweepers.
no place in a centralized location for But the city also wants
this thats not taking away prime real to avoid borrowing more
estate that could be on the tax rolls. than $10 million in any
given year in order to
Kittleson suggested looking for
land in or near Business Park North, maintain its bank qual-
ified status. Losing that
an idea that Majewski questioned.
Hebert told the Hub a public works standing would cost the
facility shouldnt be in the downtown city much more in long-
area or in areas where there is prime term interest rates.
real estate for that could be used for So last year, the Com-
economic development. mon Council approved
Dennis mentioned looking at the t h e n - fi n a n c e d i r e c t o r
north side in the business park area, Laurie Sullivans plan to
but that would take valuable land that borrow $5.8 million this
potentially could be generating tax year and another $8 mil-
revenue, he observed. lion in 2018. That would
It doesnt really matter wheth- cover the cost of building
er the facility is located a half-mile the public works facil-
in one direction or another, Hebert ity and also include the
added. We went through the pro- typical annual borrow-
cess of looking at how long it would ing for maintenance. It
take to get to the northwest side of would also cover roughly
town from the southeast side, and its $400,000 the city spends
only about two minutes more than it each year replacing capi-
would be from our current location. tal equipment.
That really doesnt impact our oper- This years borrowing
ation much. will be for a 10-year note,
The new proposed location is less and the 2018 borrowing
than a mile from the current location. would be for a 20-year
Lawrence said he understands Kit- bond.
tlesons concern, but also sees pos- The citys financial
itives to building the facility in an adviser, Joe Murray of
industrial area and opening the exist- Springsted Financial,
ing site for redevelopment. estimated that borrowing
I dont disagree that its not the for the new public works
absolute ideal spot, but we havent facility would increase
identified anything else at this point, the annual mill rate by
Lawrence said. Its not like its 10 50 per $1,000 of property
miles to the other side of town. I dont value, or about $1,100 in
think its the worst location for it. city property taxes over
20 years for a $100,000
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