Courier: Coalition Aims To Preserve 1892 School

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Thursday, February 4, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 28 Stoughton, WI
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Coalition aims
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Citizen groups join,
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A new organization aims

to develop a preservation
vision for the Stoughton Area
School Districts 1892 school
building.
The Ad Hoc Coalition to
Preserve the 1892 High School
comprises four organizations:
R Olde House Group, Stoughton Historical Society, the
citys Landmarks Commission
and Sustainable Stoughton.
The group formed in
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Stoughton Area School District
Searching for solutions

District eyes fall
community survey as
decisions loom
Scott De Laruelle
Kindergartner Drake Swan gets excited while

waiting in line for the inflatable obstacle course.
January and plans to hold a

public forum on preserving
the building at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, in the Stoughton
Opera House. Its also considering a second forum in
March, during which time we
will discuss various preservation models and creative use
options for the building, said
organizer Roger Springman, a
founding member of Sustainable Stoughton.
He told the Hub on Tuesday representatives of the four
groups met in early January to
discuss a community survey
the school district had planned
With several significant

problems to solve in the
coming years, including rapidly declining enrollment,
looming budget deficits and
n historic-but-aging 1892
building, the Stoughton
Area School District is looking for some ideas.
Though no vote was taken
at Monday nights meeting, school board members
targeted this fall for a community survey to help them
answer some pressing questions that could affect the

district and area for some
time. They had considered
trying to get something out
in spring, but after a brief
discussion, the consensus
seemed to be that would be
rushing.
District consultant Bill
Foster of School Perceptions, who has worked with
SASD since 2007 on several community surveys,
including ones on closing
Yahara Elementary and
the recent referendum, said
because there arent any
pressing issues, the district
doesnt need to hurry to get
input. He noted that in some
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The Stoughton Chamber of

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critical position albeit temporarily by hiring Tricia Suess
as interim event coordinator.
Among her top duties will be
coordinating the citys ever- through the annual mid-May

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resigned last week after serving for nearly four years as the
chambers assistant director
and event coordinator, with
Syttende Mai at the very top of
the list.
A resident of Stoughton for
around 16 years, Suess has
plenty of experience working
in a variety of city groups and

organizations, having served
on the Common Council and
Stoughton Public Library
Board. According to the chamber announcement, she also
has booked bands for Syttende
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A rendering presented to the Planning Commission Dec. 14 shows how owners hope to redevelop the BP gas station at the corner of Gjertson and
W. Main streets to include a Dunkin Donuts franchise.
Rebuilt gas station gets OK

New BP, Dunkin Donuts on
site with unusual zoning
Bill Livick
The Common Council gave a key

approval last week to remove the existing
BP gas station at the corner of West Main
and Gjertson streets and construct a new
one, along with a Dunkin Donuts.
Alders amended the zoning from
planned business to planned development
because the new classification allows the
owner, Dhillon Petroleum LLC, to construct a building that otherwise would not
be allowed under the citys standard building regulations.
Thats why Alds. Michael Engelberger

(D-2) and Tom Majewski (D-3) voted
against the change. Alds. Regina Hirsch,
Scott Truehl, Greg Jenson, Paul Lawrence,
Pat OConnor and Ron Christianson supported it, with Alds. Sonny Swangstu, Tim
Swadley, Tom Selsor and Sid Boersma
absent.
Engelberger and Majewski argued the
construction plans would allow too much
building on the available space. And
Engelberger added that allowing numerous variances would undermine the citys
regulations, which are there for a reason.
Others who voted to allow the building agreed it was large for the size of the
lot, but said they were willing to make an
exception in this particular instance.
City attorney Matt Dregne explained
that these are not variances from the ordinance. Its a unique zoning classification
to give the city flexibility when there are
special issues or circumstances.
Planning director Rodney Scheel told
the Hub on Tuesday that the specific
construction plans for the gas station and
Dunkin Donuts will go before the Planning Commission on Monday.
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 on
Jan. 12 to recommend the council approve
the zoning change, which required the
council to pass an ordinance amending the
zoning classification.
Setback requirements were reduced and
the number of parking stalls cut from the
standard 18 for this size property to not
less than 10.
District: Budget deficit, enrollment drop ahead

Were just starting the
process, he said. The
surveys hes worked on with school 1892 building has been
districts, its not uncommon to go there a long time; theres
through 30 drafts in 30 weeks.
not an urgency here.
District superintendent
Tim Onsager said there are
some tough decisions
coming up, and the board
needs to use the community survey very strategically.
I foreshadow that in the
2018-19 school year, were
looking at a $1.3 million
deficit, and its going to
grow from there, he said.
Were facing declining
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Onsager noted that surveys taken in 2009 and
2013 had similar questions
for respondents, so using
those again will provide
some useful information.
Some of these longitudinal questions are very informative, and help us take the
temperature of how were
doing and how were moving forward, he said. That
survey in 2013 was a very
good indicator of our referendum, we got a lot of great

feedback from that.
1892 building
During the public comment portion of the meeting, several people voiced
concerns about possible
survey questions regarding
the 1892 building.
Those seemed to largely
be resolved later in the
meeting, when facilities
committee chairman Joe
Freye explained that committee recently voted to
table any decision on the
building for at least a year,
aiming to give a forming
coalition of local preservationists and others time
to report back with some
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figure heavily into Mondays Plan Commission meeting.
City planning director Rodney Scheel told
the Hub the commission will make recommendations on plans for buildings on Lots 4
and 7 of the original KPW development.
Scheel said the plans continue to be for
multi-tenant retail buildings, around 10,000
square feet each, though the names and types
of potential business have not yet been provided to the city.
The specific implementation plans are
part of a multi-stage process called a planned
development district, which allows for deviation from standard zoning in exchange for
more comprehensive oversight.
Commissioners will also take a look at
the preliminary plat for Phase 2 of Kettle
Park West. At the previous meeting, Dennis
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told commissioners the second phase would
pave the way for 123 senior housing units, 60
single- and 311 multi-family residential units
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recommended changes to the plat that first
made its appearance at the commissions January meeting.
These include the placement and design of
park space, concerns about working around
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$15K could fund 1892 study

Contingency will look
into saving old high
school building
Bill Livick
The Common Council

last week agreed to reserve
$15,000 from its contingency
fund to potentially use for a
future feasibility study of the
Stoughton Area School Districts 1892 school building.
Although the vote to set
aside the money was unanimous, council president
Paul Lawrence (D-2) argued
against the idea during a long
debate over Ald. Tom Majewskis (D-3) proposal.
In the end, after seeing that
his would be the only vote
against the resolution, Lawrence voted with the majority.
He argued the citys contingency fund about $80,000
is reserved for the citys use
in case of an emergency and
that the council has no business spending city money on
a building we dont own.
Last November, Majewski
proposed setting aside funds
from the 2015 contingency at
the end of the year, assuming
that money hadnt been spent,
for a potential feasibility
study of the building for the
citys use. He and others were
concerned the school district
doesnt seem interested in
preserving the building and
would like to raze it.
In November, Mayor Donna Olson and finance director
Laurie Sullivan told Majewski a better time to propose
his idea would be at the end
of the year. He withdrew his
motion, intending to bring
it back to the council in late
December. But he was out
of the state at the time of the
meeting, he said, which is
why he proposed reserving
the funds at the councils Jan.
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The Common Council unanimously voted to reserve $15,000 from its contingency fund for a potential future
feasibility study of the Stoughton Area School Districts 1892 building.
26 meeting last week.

During last weeks debate
with Lawrence, Majewski
said he wasnt proposing to
spend the money, only to hold
it in reserve in case the school
district decides to tear down
the historic landmark.
The citys Landmarks Commission has applied for a
$25,000 grant from the State
Historical Society to conduct
its own feasibility study of
potential uses for the building, which has been used as
a storage facility for SASD.
Majewski said the city could
work with the Landmarks
Commission to fund the
study.
The building used to house
some of the districts administrative offices, but it was
gutted to remove asbestos
years ago, and internally it is
in a state of disrepair.
In 1999, voters approved
a referendum that gave the
school district $335,000 to
preserve the building. Some

of the funding was used to
replace a boiler and the roof,
and about $225,000 remains.
The building costs about
$8,000 a year to maintain and
insure, officials said.
The citys Finance Committee met Jan. 12 and voted
5-0 to recommend the council reserve the $15,000 for a
future study.
Other alders spoke last
week in favor of setting aside
money for a future feasibility
study, including Ron Christianson (D-2) and Regina
Hirsch (D-3).
Christianson told Lawrence
that setting aside the money
is not a bad thing and that
the council could reverse its
vote if the city actually faced
an emergency and needed the
funds.
We want to make sure that
we dont see a valuable landmark destroyed, he said.
Hirsch said the school
district or at least some key

officials in it seems to be
moving on a fast track to
remove the building for more
parking.
This building has a lot of
potential for the city that we
dont want to lose, she said.
But Lawrence resisted until
the end.
He said he, too, values historic buildings but argued,
Were taking our contingency money and earmarking it,
and theres no emergency that
were spending it on.
He made a motion to refer
the matter back to the Finance
committee, which failed on a
3-5 vote, with Pat OConnor
and Christianson voting
in favor, and Majewski,
Hirsch, Mike Engelberger,
Scott Truehl and Greg Jenson opposed. (Alds. Sonny
Swangstu, Tim Swadley, Tom
Selsor and Sid Boersma were
absent from the meeting.)
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1892: Forum Feb. 24

to send to residents this spring.
They had all
attended one of
What: Public forum on
the districts listen- preserving 1892 school
ing sessions on the
When: 7 p.m. Feb. 24
1892 building in
Where: Stoughton
November and felt
Opera
House, 381 E.
that some questions on the sur- Main St.
Info: Call Roger
vey related to the
Springman at 205-2645
12,000-square-foot
building at 211 N.
Forrest St. were designed to guide responses and
discourage support for preservation.
Sustainable Stoughton has taken a look at the
draft questions, and we believe they are not balanced and fair, nor do they reflect any knowledge
gained at the two November listening sessions,
Springman said.
He pointed out that the citys Landmarks Commission has applied for a $25,000 grant from the
Wisconsin Historical Society to investigate preservation options, and he said such a grant has the
potential to change the environment for longterm preservation of the building.
Last week, the Common Council unanimously
agreed to reserve $15,000 for a potential feasibility study of the building. Ald. Tom Majewski
(D-3) previously said the building could provide
meeting spaces for various community groups
that are no longer permitted to meet at City Hall,
or it could serve as office space for the city.
Another alder, Tom Selsor (D-4), has drawn up
a proposal of his own for redeveloping the historic building, involving a temporary sale, tax credits
and around a half-million dollars.
Cheryl Learn, a member of SASDs facilities
committee, told the Hub this week she has the
feeling the school district is not interested in saving the building. Her view has been echoed by
members of the Common Council and is also the
prevailing view of the new coalition.
Speaking for the school district, community
relations director Derek Spellman previously told
the Hub the district hasnt decided what to do with
the building and is considering the options. The
facilities committee and school board on Monday
decided to postpone the community survey that it
had earlier indicated would be going out to residents this spring.
Springman told the Hub on Tuesday that SASD
superintendent Tim Onsager said he plans to be
the school districts point person on the new
1892 coalition, which typically meets Saturday
mornings.
Sustainable Stoughton believes the need to
survey the community regarding 1892 high school
preservation should be conducted after all relevant research and investigations are completed by
community groups and the city, Springman said.
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T h e i n i t i a l c o n s t r u ction phase of the project
starting this spring will be
funded with approximately $4.6 million of Federal
Highway Administration
Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) money
and $1.3 million of Dane
County funds. The county
has provided an additional
$593,290 for design and
engineering of the trail.
The trail will include an
accessible fishing pier near
the railroad trestle on Lake
Waubesa along with rest
stops and observation areas.
Dane County Parks staff
are working this winter to
clear trees from the trail
corridor that will be used to
build timber frame shelters
at other county parks and
for a fish habitat improvement project on the north
shore of Lake Waubesa.
Dane County Parks has
been planning the trail
since 2008, in coordination
with bicycle stakeholders,
the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources, Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company, Wisconsin
DOT and others.
Stoughton native Jeni

Houser returns to Madison
this week
for
two
performances
with the
Madison
Opera in its
production
of Little
Women.
Houser
Houser
will sing
the role of Amy March in
Mark Adamos adaptation of
Louisa May Alcotts popular
novel.
The novel follows Jo
March and her sisters Meg,
Beth and Amy as they come
of age in New England.
The opera, first performed
in 1998, focuses on the
moments when the sisters
leave home and become
adults, centering on Jo as she
clings to her idealistic family
life and tries to prevent things
from changing.
Houser has been singing
with the Minnesota Opera
this season, and returned
about two weeks ago to
begin rehearsing for Little
Women.
The shows been a lot
of fun to rehearse, and its
been a lot of fun to play
one of four sisters and have
family interactions on stage,
which isnt always the case
in opera, Houser said in a
phone interview with the
Hub.
Amy starts off as a child
of 13 or 14, and sort of grows
up in the course of the opera,
she explained. So thats a
fun challenge.
A 2001 graduate of
Stoughton High School,
Houser has been singing
opera professionally for
the last five years. She also
performed in Madison
as an operatic singer, Houser spending performing for

said, Nothing goes exactly granted. Im really happy to
like you planned, and there be doing this.
Who: Jeni Houser in
are days when I think I never
Following Little Women,
Madison Operas producwould have dreamed that Id H o u s e r w i l l r e t u r n t o
tion of Little Women
be doing what I am right now Minneapolis, where shell
When: 8 p.m. Friday,
for a living. And then there sing in the world premiere
Feb. 5 and 2:30 p.m.
are days when I think I have a of an opera version of The
Sunday, Feb. 7
lot more work to do.
Shining.
Thats going to be
I guess thats the way a
Where: Capitol Theater
career in the performing arts very interesting, she said.
at Overture Center for
goes, she explained. You Everyone is excited to see
the Arts, 201 State St.,
never make it; youre never how that translates onto the
Madison
there. Youve never reached opera stage.
Tickets: $25 $112;
Shell return to Madison
your goal, so youre always
student and group disworking
hard
and
looking
in
late April to perform in
counts available
Carmina Burana with the
ahead.
Info: 258-4141
But I certainly feel really Madison Symphony.
grateful for the opportunities
Tickets for Little Women
O p e r a s p r o d u c t i o n o f Ive had so far and Im not range from $25 to $112. For
taking any of the time Im information, call 258-4141.
Sweeney Todd last year.
Houser graduated from
Lawrence University, where
7th Annual
she completed a double
degree program in music
education and English, and
taught in Madison for a year
before deciding to pursue
Sponsored by American Legion
performing. The career
change took her to New York
Post 59 Stoughton
City for two years, before she
earned a masters degree for
for
or
for
voice performance from the
University of Nebraska.
Orders must be in
Shipment/Arrival
Houser told the Hub shes
by April 1st, 2016
Early May
enjoyed her role in Little
To
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Your
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a 16-member team that
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with a routine featuring a
mashup of Latin and salsa
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The three-day competition is billed as the
nation's most prestigious
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Houser to perform with Madison Opera

Stoughton native
returns for role in
Little Women
Samantha Sawyers,
19, helped lead the St.
Cloud State
University dance
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Community calendar
Vikings lecture
The Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge,
317 S. Page St., continues its series
of lectures on The Vikings at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 4.
Last weeks lecture, The Danelaw,
will be shown at 6 p.m., with part 17 of
the series, Viking Assault on Ireland
following at 6:30 p.m. The public is
welcome to attend. For information, call
873-7209.
Candy experiments
Perform science experiments using
candy during the Library Science Club
at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 at the
library. The event is open to ages 9-14.
Kids ages 7-8 are welcome with adult
assistance. No registration is required.
For information, call 873-6281.
Faith stories
St. Anns Parish will continue its
monthly Our Faith Stories series with
a discussion led by Fran Luther and Brian Mueller at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8
in St. Anns Churchs Healy Hall, 323
N. Van Buren St. For information, call
873-7633.
Historical enactments
Visit the senior center for two historical enactments, at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb.
9 and 1 pm. Wednesday, Feb. 24.
Dave Ehlert of Live Tribute Productions will portray President Abraham
Lincoln on Feb. 9 in a 90-minute theatrical production, while tribute artist and
singer Karen Wickham will return to
Bahai Faith
Covenant Lutheran Church
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911

or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494

covluth@chorus.net covluth.org
Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship
Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Worship
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Bible Baptist Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica

873-7077 423-3033
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Ezra Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050

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Sunday: 10 a.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton

873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org
Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship,
9:10 a.m. Family Express followed
by Sunday School
First Lutheran Church
Christ the King Community Church

401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
Christian Assembly Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106

Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship
The Church of Jesus Christ

of Latter-day Saints
11927 W. Church St., Evansville

882-4408
Interim Pastor Karla Brekke
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton

873-9838 lakevc.org
Sunday: 9 & 11 a.m. worship
A Life
Celebration Center
www.anewins.com
Seventh Day Baptist

Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton

561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
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Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton

873-6517
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship;
6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton

873-6448 873-7633
Weekday Mass: Nazareth House
and St. Anns Church
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton

525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
stoughtonmethodist.org
Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
10 a.m. - Full Worship
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong
Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study
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essential purpose here on earth is to serve God and man, and to seek
to be truly holy in this life, so that we might see God in the hereafter.
Despite this being a near universal tenet of faith in virtually every religion, modern man appears to have forgotten his essential purpose.
Everywhere we see men, women and children rushing about busily
and haphazardly pursuing disparate goals, but without any overarching purpose, and as a consequence many of these same people are
radically dissatisfied with life, and go through life with a nagging sense
that something fundamental is missing. But then we occasionally catch
sight of a truly holy person, and we begin to discern that they have
grasped this fundamental truth of existence: that we are created to
serve others, and are most at peace when we heed that calling. We all
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Fulton Church
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton

884-8512 fultonchurch.org
Saturday: 8 a.m. weekly prayer breakfast
Sunday: 8, 10:30 a.m. Worship;
9 a.m. coffee hour; 9:30 a.m. Sunday School;
12-3 p.m. Varsity (teens); 3-5 p.m. AWANA
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton

873-5924
Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Education Hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.
Cooksville Lutheran Church
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter

Martha Paton, Administrative Manager
Sara Paton, Administrative Assistant
Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant
310 E. Washington, Stoughton

873-7761 flcstoughton.com
Saturday: 8 a.m. weekly prayer breakfast
Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
Good Shepherd By The Lake

Lutheran Church
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton

877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton
the center to portray Patsy Cline on Feb.

Occupational therapist Melissa Mon24. For information, call 873-8585.
te will discuss different types of lymphedema, excessive swelling that can
Aristocats Kids
impact various parts of the body, and
Fox Prairie Elementary School stu- treatmet options. To register for this free
dents will present The Aristocats program, visit stoughtonhospital.com
KIDS at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9 and and click on Classes and Events. For
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 10 at the information, contact Sonja at 873-2356.
Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main
Book discussion
St.
In the play, Madames jealous butJoin Norwegian author Jo Nesbo
ler Edgar cat-naps Duchess and her for a book discussion at 6:30 p.m.
kittens and abandons them in the Pari- Thursday, Feb. 11 at the library.
sian countryside. Luckily, Thomas
Part of the Thursday with MurOMalley and his alley cats come to der series, Nesbos discussion will
their rescue. The production features a explore his character Harry Hole, a
score including Disney songs like The police detective in Oslo. Nesbo is a
Aristocats, Scales and Arpeggios former professional football player,
musician and financial analyst.
and Evrybody Wants to Be a Cat!
For information, call 873-6281.
Free-will donations will be accepted
at the door. For information, call 877Viking ship program
4400.
The Sons of NorwayMandt Lodge,
Lunch and Learn
317 S. Page St., will host a Viking
Join AmeriCorps member Elizabeth ship program at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
Jones to learn about disaster prepared- 11.
ness during Lunch and Learn at noon
In 1971, Robert Asp set out to
on Thursdays, Feb. 11 and 18 at the build and sail a Viking ship to Norsenior center. Jones will teach attend- way. In 1982, the ship, Hjemkomst,
ees how to gather necessary materi- sailed from Duluth, Minn., to Oslo,
als, make an emergency plan and stay Norway. Tom Asp, Roberts son, will
informed. The presentation is open to share his experiences as a crew memthe public. For information or to order a ber on the ship. A potluck will proceed the program at 5:30 p.m. This
lunch, call 873-8585.
event is free, though donations to the
Lymphedema program
Stoughton Food Pantry are encourLearn how treatment can help lymph- aged.
For information, contact Darlene
edema at 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 11 at
the Bryant Education Center in the low- Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail.
com or 873-7209.
er level of the hospital, 900 Ridge St.
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when
you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy
in all you do.
1 Peter 1:14-15 NIV
Friday, February 5
9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no

registration required), library, 873-6281
1 p.m., Friday Movie: Ill See You in My Dreams
(PG-13), senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, February 6
9 a.m. to noon, Beginner rosemaling class begins

($125 for members and seniors; $140 for non-members), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 Page St.,
873-0890
9 a.m. to noon, Advanced rosemaling class begins
($140 for members and seniors; $165 for non-members), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 Page St.,
873-0890
10 a.m. to noon, Yahara River Grocery Co-op
Hootenanny, 229 Main St., 877-0947
1-4 p.m., Advanced rosemaling class begins ($140
for members and seniors; $165 for non-members),
Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 Page St., 8730890
2-4 p.m., Kegonsa Hustlers 4-H Club open house,
Covenant Lutheran Church, kegonsa4h@gmail.com
3-5 p.m., Perfect Harmony Mens Chorus ($12),
Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
Monday, February 8
3:30 p.m., Library Science Club: Candy Experiments

(ages 9-14, ages 7-8 welcome with adult assistance),
873-6281
4:45-9 p.m., Italian dinner/Pops concert, SHS cafetorium
6:30 p.m., Our Faith Stories with Bill Mueller and
Fran Luther, St. Anns Churchs Healy Hall, 323 N.
Van Buren St., 873-7633
7 p.m., Town of Dunn Plan Commission meeting,
Dunn Town Hall, 4156 Cty. Road B
Tuesday, February 9
1 p.m., Abraham Lincoln Enactment with Dave

Ehlert, senior center, 873-8585
6:30 p.m., Evening Story Time (ages 0-6; no registration required), library, 873-6281
6:30 p.m., Fox Prairie Elementary School presents
Aristocats Kids, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main
St., 877-4400
Wednesday, February 10
10 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no registration required), library, 873-6281

6:30 p.m., Evening Storytime (ages 0-6), library,
873-6281
6 p.m., Friends of the Library meeting, library, 8736281
7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Plan Commission meeting,
Town Hall, 654 Cty. Road N
7:30 p.m., Fox Prairie Elementary School presents
Aristocats Kids, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main
St., 877-4400
Thursday, February 11
Noon, Lunch and Learn: Disaster Preparedness,

senior center, 873-8585
4 p.m., Lymphedema treatment program (register
at stoughtonhospital.com), Stoughton Hospital Bryant
Education Center, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356
5:30 p.m., Potluck and 7 p.m. program with Tom
Asp on the Hjemkomst Viking Ship, Sons of Norway
Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 873-7209
6:30 p.m., Thursdays with Murder book discussion
with Jo Nesbo, library, 873-6281
7:30 p.m., Off On a Tangent with Michael Perry
($20), Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 8774400
Support groups
Diabetic Support Group
Low Vision Support
6 p.m., second Monday,
1-2:30 p.m., third ThursStoughton Hospital, 628- day, senior center, 873-8585
6500
Parkinson Group
Dementia Caregivers
1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Support Group
Wednesday, senior center,
2 p.m., second Thursday, 873-8585
Multiple Sclerosis Group
Crohns/Colitis/IBD Support
10-11:30 a.m., second
Tuesday, senior center, 873Group
5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 8585
Older Adult Alcoholics
day, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
Anonymous
2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
Grief Support Groups
center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
3 p.m., third Tuesday,
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Stoughtons winter day out

Destination
Weekend begins
Feb. 12, Norse
Afternoon Feb. 14
If you go
What: Norse Afternoon
of Fun
When: 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 14
Where: Stoughton High
School gymnasium, 600
Lincoln Ave.
Info: stoughtonwi.com
Kate Newton
The Norwegian Dancers

may be the headliners of the
Norse Afternoon of Fun yet
again, but Stoughtons first
Destination Weekend of the
year will feature plenty of
other events for residents
and visitors to explore.
Before the main event
starts at 1:30 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 14 in the Stoughton
High School gymnasium,
Stoughtonites and their
guests can participate in
the Stoughton Lions Clubs
annual beer tasting, stop
by the Nordic Nook for a
lecture on Norwegian baking or browse Norwegianthemed art at AmundArt
Hus, 194 Main St.
Darlene Arneson, president of the Sons of Norway
Mandt Lodge, says the
variety of activities can help
draw people to visit Stoughton for the entire weekend,
rather than perhaps just
stopping in for the dancers
performance alone.
The dancers are the signature event of the weekend, but its nice to see that
the businesses are trying
to do things on Friday and
Saturday and that Livsreise
is having several different
events, she said.
This will be Livsreises
first opportunity to participate in the Norse Afternoon
of Fun after the heritage
Photo submitted
The 2015-16 Norwegian Dancers team will perform at the Norse Afternoon of Fun Feb. 14 at the Stoughton High School gym.
center opened last May.

The center will have a table
alongside other members of
the Stoughton Norwegian
Summit Group beginning at
12:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 14
in the hallway outside the
SHS gymnasium. Livsreise
will also host a free concert
featuring the Edvard Grieg
Chorus earlier that day
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. at the center, 277 W.
Main St.
After the concert, people
can head to the high school to
learn more about Norwegian
culture and heritage from
summit group members
including the Mandt Lodge,
the Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce and the Stoughton Historical Society

before the dancers perform
at 1:30 p.m. As in years past,
the performance will feature
a combination of colorful
Norwegian costumes, rousing music and exuberant ethnic folk dancing, according
to a Norse Afternoon of Fun
promotional flyer.
Norwegian pastries will be
available during a bake sale
at the event, and the 2016
Syttende Mai Royalty and
Community Appreciation
award will be announced.
Audience members can
wear their own cultural costumes during the all-ages
program, which also features
gymnastics and audience

participation dances. Children ages 10 and under
dressed in a Norwegian or
national costume will be given free admission.
The Norse afternoon has
kind of had that moniker
that its the communitys
winter day out, Arneson
said. Its a nice time for
the dancers to reach out to
the community thats supported them.
More information
Other weekend events
include a screening of parts
7-12 of The Great Courses Vikings series from 6-9
p.m. Friday, Feb. 12 at the

Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page
St.; the Norwegian Baking
lecture at 1 p.m. Saturday,
Feb. 13 at the Nordic Nook,
176 W. Main St.; and the
Stoughton Lions Club Beer
Tasting ($35 at the door or
$30 in advance from Lions
Club members) from 3-6
p.m. Saturday at BBGs,
800 Nygaard St.
Livsreise will also welcome speaker Marcia C.
Carmichael, author of
Putting Down Roots: Gardening Insights from Wisconsin's Early Settlers, at

1 p.m. Saturday to discuss
early Scandinavian immigrant gardens in a presentation titled, Plants They
Knew & Loved: Gardens of
Wisconsins Early Scandinavian Settlers.
Admission for adults is
$6 at the door and $1 for
children under 14; tickets
can also be purchased at the
chamber, Cheeser's, McGlynn Pharmacy, Koffee
Kup, Nordic Nook, Stoughton Floral, All Through the
House, Main Street Flowers, Stoughton Lumber or
Radio Shack. Raffle tickets for nearly 30 prizes,
including $250 in cash or
a 32-inch Toshiba TV, will
cost $2 each, or $10 for six
and $20 for 15.
For information on
the Norse Afternoon of
Fun or other Destination
Weekend events, contact Darlene Arneson at
arnesonfamily5@gmail.com
or visit stoughtonwi.com.
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The Icebergs girls hockey

co-op twice rallied from a
two-goal deficit Monday
evening inside the Mandt
Community Center, but ultimately ended up settling for
a 4-4 tie against non-conference Brookfield Glacier.
Trailing 4-2 with a little
less than nine-and-a-half
minutes remaining, the Icebergs received a spark from
senior defenseman Maddy
Hess, who scored twice over
a four-minute span to force
overtime.
They were getting physical and kind of beating me up
a little bit and I got mad and
ended up skating down and
scoring the first goal, Hess
said. My dad always tells
me to cut in and shoot. I did
and it went in.
Getting Brookfields
Grace Elliot moving to her
right, Hess slipped the puck
between the goalies legs
to pull the Icebergs within
a goal with four-and-a-half
minutes remaining.
While Brookfield continued to play a chippy brand
of hockey in search of its
fourth win of the season, the
Icebergs remained composed
and Hess once again came up
big.
Someone punched me in
the face and then everyone
had my back, Hess said.
Everyone was definitely
running out of gas, but I definitely think that gave us some
extra adrenaline.
Hess saw open ice ahead of
her and surged ahead, splitting the defense and scoring
on the blocker side of Elliot.
It was nothing new to head
coach Carl Helmich who said
Hess can be a one woman
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Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Sophomore Max Fernholz drives into the lane in the first half Tuesday in a Badger South Conference game against Oregon at Stoughton High School. Fernholz finished
with 17 points in a 76-62 win.
Vikings drive past Oregon

Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School boys

basketball team was on a mission
Tuesday, and despite trailing Badger South rival Oregon at halftime,
the Vikings offense opened up a
15-point lead in the second half.
Stoughton went on to win its sixth
conference game 76-62, thanks in
large part to five double-digit scorers,
led by sophomore Max Fernholzs 17.
We knew we had to score and
coach came in at halftime and told
us about our pressure and things we
needed to do for defensive stops.

Things just clicked, Fernholz said.
We came out and scored 14 points
on six possessions. We hit four
(3-pointers) in a row, and we just kept
feeding off that energy.
With the game tied at 43 and 12
minutes left, senior Tommy McGlynn
(11 points) started a 12-0 run with a
3-pointer, while juniors Darvell Peeples (12 points) and Troy Slaby (eight
points) both knocked in a couple baskets.
Sophomore Brady Schipper and
junior Kyle Goodman added 15 and
10 points, respectively.
Badger South
Team W-L
Madison Edgewood
6-1
Monona Grove
6-1
Stoughton 6-2
Oregon 4-4
Fort Atkinson
3-4
Monroe 1-6
Milton 0-8
That production was needed with
Slaby harboring an ankle injury he
sustained in practice the day before.

We knew Slaby was going to be
off tonight, Fernholz said. He told
all of us all the scorers. He was
like, Max, we need you to hit threes
tonight. Schipper, we need you drive
to the hole. Tommy, we need you to
make big plays. Adam big plays.
We listened and fed off of (Slaby).
Seniors Alex Duff and Charlie
Soule led Oregon with 32 and 17
points, respectively.
Stoughton (9-6 overall, 6-2 Badger
South) hosts Waunakee in a Badger
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Wrestling
Vikes handle Milton, have

sights set on conference title
Anthony Iozzo
While the Stoughton

High School wrestling team
has defeated Milton in the
postseason since the Red
Hawks moved to the Badger South Conference, the
Vikings have not been able
to win in the regular season.
But Fridays Badger
South Conference dual at
Stoughton High School
changed all that.
Stoughton ranked No. 5
on wiwrestling.com won
nine of 14 matches en route
to a 39-18 victory over
ninth-ranked Milton.
What is really impressive for us to be concerned
If you go
What: Badger
Conference Tournament
When: 9 a.m. Saturday
Where: DeForest High
School
with as a coaching staff
is to wrestle a team that is
that good and only give up
18 points is a good performance from us, co-head
coach Dan Spilde said.
They wrestled hard in
every single weight. We
knew that there were going
to be good matchups from
top-to-bottom there were
only a couple of lopsided
actual individual matchups
in this whole dual. We

stayed off of our backs
most of the way and got
some of those close wins,
and that is what beats good
teams.
The Vikings lower
weights have had plenty
of wins this season, but
Friday, it was the upper
weights that stole the show.
Senior Jacob Groleau
entered his 195-pound
match against Milton sophomore Jerry Lipke with
Stoughton trailing 15-12.
After Lipke tied the match
at 3 in the third period
with a takedown, Groleau
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
escaped and then picked up
a takedown of his own for a Sophomore Aodan Marshall celebrates after a 4-3 win over Milton senior Kyle Zucaro Friday at
Stoughton High School. The Vikings won the Badger South dual 39-18, the first regular season win
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February 4, 2016
Girls basketball
Courier Hub
Boys hockey
Stoughton runs win streak to 14 Vikes fall goal short against Milton
Anthony Iozzo
The Stoughton High School

girls basketball team remains
the top team in the Badger
South Conference after winning 57-47 at Madison Edgewood on Friday.
The Vikings (15-2 overall,
7-1 conference) also defeated
West De Pere 48-31 Saturday,
their 14th straight win.
Stoughton is currently
ranked sixth in the Wisconsin
High School Girls Basketball
Coaches poll and has two
conference games coming up
next. The Vikings travel to
Monroe at 7:30 p.m. Friday
and host Milton at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 7-1
Oregon 7-2
Monona Grove
6-2
Madison Edgewood 4-4
Monroe 3-6
Milton 1-7
Fort Atkinson
1-7
against the Crusaders (11-5,

4-4), but a strong second half
allowed the Vikings to remain
in first place in the Badger
South.
Juniors Payton Kahl and
Marissa Robson finished with
19 and 15 points, respectiveStoughton 57, Edgewood 47 ly, and Stoughton outscored
Stoughton found itself Edgewood 39-24 in the final
down five at halftime Friday half. Junior Kendra Halverson
chipped in nine points and

seven rebounds, while senior
Jenna Gardner finished
with seven points and eight
rebounds.
Kahl also collected six
steals to lead the defense.
Junior Estella Moschkau
led the Crusaders with 22
points.
Stoughton 48,
West De Pere 31
The Vikings hosted nonconference West De Pere Saturday and jumped out to
a big lead by halftime en
route to a 48-31 win.
Robson led Stoughton
with 13 points and eight
rebounds, while Halverson
also scored 13 points. Kahl
chipped in nine points.
Sophomore Brehna
Evans led West De Pere
with 13 points.
Boys swimming
Vikings conclude dual meet season at

DeForest, set to host conference
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming traveled to DeForest

High School on Thursday
for a final tune-up before
the Vikings host the Badger South Conference meet
this Saturday.
Sophomore Ian Bormett
(1:03.48) and senior Tristin Heisig (1:03.97) finished 1-2 in the 100-yard
backstroke and Stoughton
added the 400 freestyle
relay, but were unable to
keep pace with DeForest,
falling 94-76 in a Badger
If you go
What: Badger South
Conference meet
When: 1 p.m. Saturday
Where: Stoughton High
School
Conference crossover
meet.
Sophomores Chase Millam and Bormett and
seniors Gabe Ross and
Tristin Heisig capped the
evening by taking the 400
free relay in 3:38.63.
Norskie juniors Michale
Pilecky (1:01.89) and

Cameron Rogers (1:03.46)
finished 1-2 in the 100 butterfly.
DeForest junior Ryan
Ramminger won the 100
breaststroke and also took
the 200 IM, while senior
Jack Powell claimed the 50
and 100 free.
Jacob Burgener added
the 200 and 500 free. The
Norskies won two of three
relays, taking the 200 medley and 200 free.
Stoughtons JV team
defeated DeForest 55-40.
The Vikings host conference at 1 p.m. Saturday
Boys BB: Slaby leads Vikes over McFarland
Fernholz and Schipper both finished with six

points. Senior Tristan Shoup led Fort Atkinson
crossover at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and travels to with 17 points.
non-conference Edgerton at 7 p.m. Monday,
Stoughton 76, McFarland 57
Feb. 8.
The host Vikings bounced back Saturday
Fort Atkinson 47, Stoughton 44
with a 76-57 win against non-conference
The Vikings lost a 47-44 heartbreaker McFarland.
Stoughton started strong and jumped out to a
Thursday after Fort Atkinson senior Alex
40-28 lead at halftime.
Krueger hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Slaby led the Vikings with 22 points, while
Stoughton led 22-17 at the half, but the
Blackhawks (4-3, 8-8) fought back to tie the McGlynn added 17. Peeples and Schipper both
game before Krueger (nine points) hit the dag- chipped in 12 points, and senior Buck Krueger
collected 10. Junior Brandon Acker finished
ger.
Slaby finished with 24 points, while with 12 points to lead McFarland.
Sports editor
Senior Zach Kirby

scored late in the third
period but the Stoughton
boys hockey team was
unable to find an equalizer.
The 2-1 loss was the
Vikings first against
Milton, which joined the
WIAA and Badger South
Conference last year.
Jayden Schroeder scored
nine-and-a-half minutes into the first period
and Logan Servin added
another with 12 seconds
remaining in the second as
the Red Hawks built a 2-0
lead.
Kyle Zeimet and James
Browning each assisted on
Kirbys goal. Stoughton
freshman Carson Roisum
stopped 25 of 27 shots on
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Stoughtons Zach Kirby attempts to cut around Miltons Samuel

Robinson as they battle for the puck in the corner Thursday. The
Vikings lost the Badger South Conference game 2-1.
goal in the loss, while Justin Burke stopped 38 of 39

for Milton.
The Vikings (10-120 overall, 3-5-0 conference) close out the regular
season at 8 p.m. Saturday

inside the Hartmeyer Ice
Arena against Monona
Grove (7-10-0, 6-1-0) and
at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9,
in Monroe (1-15-0, 0-7-0).
MSO: Icebergs drop game to Appleton

show.
Everyone worked hard
tonight, but sometimes it
takes seeing a teammate go
out there and lead by example, Helmich said. We
could have gotten down on
ourselves going down twice
tonight, but weve been
short-handed (with only five
girls on the bench) so many
times this season we never
gave up.
Down two goals in the
first period, the Icebergs
went 32 minutes without a
goal before Oregon sophomore Shannon King and
McFarland junior Kat Olson
popped in two quick goals 55
seconds apart in the second
period to tie the game.
Anytime you get a pair of
quick goals like that it shows
you can do what you set out
to do, Helmich said.
The momentum shift was
short-lived, however, as Glacier battled back to regain
its two-goal cushion only to
falter down the stretch once
again.
Both McKenzie Nisius of
Stoughton and Elliot were
solid in overtime as the game
ended in a stalemate. Nisius
stopped 26 shots for the Icebergs and Elliot saved 25 for
Glacier.
The Icebergs (2-16-1 overall, 1-6-1conference) will
look for their third win of
the season Friday when they
Photo by Jeremy Jones
McFarland senior Maddy Hess (19) is piled on after scoring the

game-tying goal in the third period against the Brookfield Glacier
on Monday inside the Mandt Community Center. The Icebergs and
non-conference Glaciers skated to a 2-2 draw.
host the first-place Middleton co-op (12-4-4, 7-1-0) at

7 p.m.
We havent had a lot
of wins, but the girls on the
team are all great, Hess
said. Ultimately, thats why
I play hockey. The scoreboard doesnt really mean
that much to me.
While the Icebergs expect
to be seeded toward the bottom of their playoff bracket
when the postseason starts
in mid-February, the girls
remain optimistic.
Honestly, I think its hard
to tell. Were like a different team every game, Hess
said. As long as we play like
we did tonight and push ourselves, I think we can play to
the level of almost any team

weve competed against. We
have the skill. We just dont
have the numbers.
Appleton 6, Icebergs 0
Junior forward Maddi
Schultz scored a goal in each
period and assisted on another Saturday as the Appleton
United co-op rolled 6-0 over
the Icebergs.
Lisa Cramer added a goal
and an assist, while Greta
Brown and Anna Duehring
also scored for United.
Mekenzy Hosington
stopped 10 shots for the
shutout for Appleton Untied
(8-1-3-0), while McKenzie
Nisius turned away 42 of 48
in the loss.
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Wrestling: Badger Conference meet boasts 33 ranked wrestlers, three ranked teams
6-3 decision.
Then at 220, sophomore
Aodan Marshall battled
with senior Kyle Zucaro for
a chance to get the Vikings
the lead.
Marshall and Zucaro
were tied up for much of
the match with only a few
points scored, and Zucaro
hit the hardwood floor on
a takedown attempt by
Marshall that went beyond
the mat. Zucaro needed to
get bandaged up, and after
a five-minute delay, the
match started up again.
It wasnt until the third
period when Marshall took
control with a reversal.
Even after Zucaro
escaped to cut Marshalls
lead to 4-3, it was Marshall that controlled the ties
as Zucaro made desperate
attempts to get a takedown.
The buzzer sounded, and
Marshalls decision gave
Stoughton an 18-15 lead.
It is pretty amazing as a
first-time wrestler on varsity just getting experience. It was an awesome
experience winning against
a team that always seems
to think they are better than
us, Marshall said. It was
awesome, especially winning an important match
when it is tied to give us the
lead. It is a great feeling.
Milton did come back
with a victory at heavyweight to tie the match
at 18. Senior Erik Haried
lost a 2-0 lead in the third
period to junior Tom
Rakestraw who was in for
injured junior Gavin Chesmore and the match went
to overtime.
In overtime, Rakestraw
picked up a takedown for a
4-2 win. The key for Haried
was that he fought not to
be pinned despite being
Senior Jacob Groleau goes for

an escape in the 195-pound
match against sophomore Jerry
Lipke Friday. Groleau won the
match 6-3.
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Collin Kraus goes for a takedown against Milton junior Nick Richards Friday. Kraus won the
match 13-6. It was his 189th career win.
dangerously close to having

his shoulders hit the mat.
Freshman Hunter Lewis
followed with a pin over
sophomore Andrew Wells
in 4 minutes, 24 seconds
at 106 pounds. That set up
a big match between junior
Brandon Klein and junior
Dalton Shea at 113 pounds.
Klein and Shea also
needed overtime, but their
match went to the third OT.
Shea picked up an escape
to take a 3-2 lead in the
second overtime, but Klein
came back with an escape
and a takedown with time
running out in the final
overtime for a 5-3 decision.
That gave the Vikings a
27-18 lead on Milton with
two matches left. Junior
Kaleb Louis clinched the
dual win at 120 pounds
with a pin over freshman
Tyler Kersten in 28 seconds. Junior Tristan Jenny
then received a forfeit at
126 with no chance for a
Red Hawk comeback.

Hats off to Stoughton.
They have done a great
job of teaching their kids
that maybe dont have as
much skill to control ties
and not really wrestle. And
they find a way to win that
way, Milton head coach
Pat Jauch said. That is our
fault. It is our fault that we
werent able to beat that.
So we have to find a way
to beat that. We have to
control ties. We have to do
those little things better if
we want to beat these guys.
We put our 14 best guys
out there tonight that we
have right now, so what
you do is thank them for the
butt whooping, get to work
and get ready for the rest of
the season. We have been
in this position before. We
dont like it.
Junior Garrett Model
needed an escape and a
takedown in the third period at 138 pounds to pull off
Legals
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CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
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MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
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January 15, 2016
Daniel Frank Thomas
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an 8-6 decision over sophomore Vince Digenarro.

That got things rolling for
Stoughton.
Senior Collin Kraus followed with a 13-6 decision
over junior Nick Richards
at 145, and sophomore
Tyler Dow pinned senior
Matt Sheehan in 4:40 at
152 to make it 12-3 Stoughton.
The Vikings went on to
lose the next three matches.
Junior Trevar Helland (160)
fell 5-0 to senior Evan
Whitehead, and freshman
Drew Pasold (170) lost 8-2
to senior Taylor Prochazka.
Senior Austin Sobojinski
(182) was then pinned by
senior Billy Pitzner in 1:36,
giving Milton a 15-12 lead.
But that was the last time
the Red Hawks led in the
dual.
I think Stoughton
deserves a lot of credit
for what they did tonight
because they shut us down
tonight, but the season isnt
over, Jauch said. It is a
focus that has to be on the
conference tournament,
but essentially our regional
tournament is huge for us
because we want to get
back here.
It would be an honor to
come back here and wrestle
these guys again for a state
berth.
Freshman Cade Spilde
(132) started the match,
dropping a 7-2 decision to
senior Tristan Woods.
Any time you beat a
good team, it is going to
give you a little confidence and little extra spring
in your step. The important thing is that we have
to continue to get better
because there were several weight classes where
we could have done some
things different, either to
score more points or find a
way to win in some of those
close matches, Dan Spilde
said. We are certainly not
sitting on this one. We have
a lot more work to do, but
it sure does make you feel
good coming into practice
with a win like this.
(Milton has) a guy or
two out of their lineup yet,
and it is not going to get
any easier. We are going to
have to put the foot to the
floor and find a way to hit
the gas because these next
couple of weeks are going
to be important for us.
Conference preview
The Badger Conference
meet at 9 a.m. Saturday
at DeForest High School
features 33 ranked individuals and Division 1 ranked
teams Stoughton (fifth),

Sauk Prairie (sixth) and
Milton (ninth).
Stoughton is the leader
of the Badger South and
boasts seven ranked wrestlers Lewis (106, sixth),
Klein (113, first), Louis
(120, fourth), Jenny (126,
sixth), Model (138, fifth),
Kraus (145, first) and Dow
(152, fourth).
Sauk Prairie is the leader
of the Badger North and
boasts eight ranked wrestlers sophomore Zeke
Smith (106, seventh),
sophomore Dylan Herbrand (113, ninth), junior
Drew Fjoser (132, third),
sophomore Aaron Hankins
(132, 12th), freshman Bryant Schaaf (145, honorable
mention), senior Eddie
Smith (152, first), senior
Austin Powell (182, fourth)
and junior Logan Moore
(220, honorable mention).
Milton (Badger South)
and DeForest (Badger
North) are next with five
ranked wrestlers each.
The Red Hawks have Shea
(113, seventh), Woods
(138, 10th), Richards
(145, honorable mention),
Degennaro (152, honorable
mention) and Pitzner (170,
10th).
The Norskies have junior
Will Gahnz (152, ninth),
junior Jackson Hemauer
(160, first), senior Alex
Schodin (170, eighth),
senior Kevin Rauls (182,
honorable mention) and
senior Nathan Kemp (195,
12th).
Waunakee has three
ranked wrestlers senior
Preston Ernst (145, 12th),
senior Trevor Statz (195,
fourth) and senior Mason
Ripp (220, 12th). Baraboo
freshman Pablo Ramirez
(113, honorable mention)
and senior Zach Raymond
(160, ninth) and Reedsburg sophomore Mason
McMillen (120, ninth) and
junior Dalton Hahn (195,
third) both have two.
Fort Atkinson has the
other ranked wrestler
senior Austin Kind (170,
honorable mention).
STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

NOTICE OF EDUCATIONAL OPTIONS
The Stoughton Area School District (SASD) offers students a variety of educational options to children who reside in the
district. The Districts primary educational pathway and instructional program for students involves a progression from early
childhood through 12th grade, leading to a high school diploma.
The Districts schools and each state assigned performance category are listed below:
School
Fox Prairie Elementary
Kegonsa Elementary
Sandhill Elementary
River Bluff Middle School
Stoughton High School
JEDI School
Grades
5 year old kindergarten through 5th grade
Early Childhood, 4 year old kindergarten, through 5th grade
6th through 8th grade
9th through 12th grade
State Assigned Performance Category

Exceeds Expectations
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectation
Meets Expectations
Exceeds Expectations
N/A
SASD offers resident students who are enrolled in and attending one of the Districts schools the following opportunities:
Early childhood special education (students at least 3 years old but not yet school age)
Special education for students with disabilities
Gifted and talented programming
Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs
Individualized program and curriculum modifications
Alternative education program(s)
At-risk education (for students identified as being at-risk of not graduating from high school)
Summer school programming
English language learner education
Educational options for students who are enrolled in the SASD that involve part-time attendance at an educational institution
other than a school of the SASD include the following:
Course Options Programs: provides opportunities to apply for approval to take up to 2 courses at a time at another educational institution; is subject to state and local eligibility requirements, including the limitation that the courses must satisfy
a high school graduation requirement; and includes certain district-approved credit opportunities that the district offers in
conjunction with a partner institution of higher education.
Youth Option Program: provides opportunities to apply for approval to take courses at certain institutions of higher education; and, is available only to students who are enrolled in 11th or 12th grade.
Additional educational options for children who reside in the district that involve full-time enrollment/attendance at a school,
program, or other educational institution that is not a school or instrumentality of the SASD include the following:
High school students meeting certain age and other eligibility requirements may be permitted to attend a technical college
or certain other programs for the purpose of completing a program leading to the students high school graduation or to
a high school equivalency diploma.
Full-time open enrollment involving physical attendance in a public school of a nonresident district or attendance through
a virtual charter school that is associated with a nonresident school district.
Beginning in the 2016-17 school year, a child with a disability who meets the programs specific eligibility requirements
may apply to attend an eligible, participating private school under a scholarship awarded through the states Special
Needs Scholarship Program as established under Wis. Stat. 115.7915.
Enrollment in a private school of the familys choosing (at the familys own cost, as applicable).
Enrollment in a home-based private educational program as provided under state law.
Educational options for children who reside in the SASD but who are enrolled in and attending a private school or homebased private educational program include the following:
Such students have the opportunity to attend summer school classes/programs offered.
Private school students in the high school grades have the opportunity to apply for approval to take up to 2 courses per
semester in a district school, pursuant to Wis. Stat. 118.145(4).
Students who are enrolled in a home-based private educational program have the opportunity to: apply for approval to take
up to 2 courses per semester in public schools as provided under Wis. Stat. 118.53; and participate in district interscholastic athletics as provided under Wis. Stat. 118.133
For more information about any of the education options listed in this notice, please contact SASD school principals, SASD
district office or the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
WNAXLP
CLEANERS NEEDED for Stoughton

Area offices. Mon-Sat, 2-5/hrs per night.
Please call 608-246-9665 or 608-4381386.
DISHWASHER, COOK,
WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF
WANTED.
Applications available at
Sugar & Spice Eatery.
317 Nora St. Stoughton.
602 Antiques & Collectibles
KT CLEANING
House and office cleaning,
errand-running,
yardwork,
dog-walking.
Free estimates.
608-514-4510.
548 Home Improvement

A&B ENTERPRISES
Light Construction Remodeling
No job too small
608-835-7791
DOUG'S HANDYMAN
SERVICE
"Honey Do List"
No job too small
608-845-8110
EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's Day deliveries February 11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to
Chicagoland. $200/route + gas. Drivers
must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY
LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans.
For further inquiries, please contact us at
608-877-8879.
EXPERIENCED DISHWASHER WANTED. Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant
1052 W. Main, Stoughton.
JOIN EXCLUSIVELY Roses in Valentine's Day bouquet production February
3rd-10th in a bright, energetic work environment! We offer flexible shifts, days,
evenings and weekends. Starting at $9/
hr + referral & completion bonus. For
more information, contact us at 608877-8879.
434 Health Care, Human

Services & Child Care
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.
Sign-on bonus.
Call 608-442-1898
FULL-TIME HOUSEKEEPING/
Laundry, STOUGHTON
$8.60-$10.04/hr.
Health Insurance,
Dental and Vision.
Call Rebecca
262-685-7113
441 Sales & Telemarketing

LOOKING FOR eager persons to work
at a call center on Madison's West side,
paid weekly, flexible hours. For more
info, call 608-268-3695.
449 Driver, Shipping

& Warehousing
451 Janitorial & Maintenance

EVENING CLEANING Help Needed
in Oregon, WI. Full and Part-time shifts
available. Monday-Friday, NO WEEKENDS. General cleaning such as vacuuming, dusting, mopping, etc. Apply at
Diversified Building Maintenance, 1105
Touson Drive, Janesville, WI. 608-7529465.
452 General
OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton
Mon-Fri 4 hours/night. Visit our website:
www.capitalcityclean.com or call our
office: 608-831-8850
508 Child Care & Nurseries

CHILD CARE Verona Area. Non-Smokers. 35 years experience. 845-9288
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.
COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL

& CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Customer Appreciation Week!
Feb 01-07. 20% Discount!
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
www.columbusantiquemall.com
HALLINAN-PAINTING
WALLPAPERING
**Great-Winter-Rates**
35 + Years Professional
European.Craftsmanship
Free-Estimates
References/Insured
Arthur Hallinan
608-455-3377
FOR SALE Oak firewood, seasoned and

split. Delivered. 608-843-5961
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
RECOVER PAINTING currently offering

winter discounts on all painting, drywall
and carpentry. 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.
GREENWOOD APARTMENTS
Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently
has 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month, includes
heat, water, and sewer.
608-835-6717 Located at:
139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575
TOMAS PAINTING
Professional, Interior,
Exterior, Repairs.
Free Estimates. Insured.
608-873-6160
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
554 Landscaping, Lawn,

Tree & Garden Work
COMPLETE LAWN AND GARDEN
SERVICE offers professional pruning
services for your ornamental trees/
bushes/fruit-bearing trees. Properlytimed pruning will extend the life of
your plantings and encourage the
development of desirable characteristics,
such as blooming or fruit bearing. Call
Greg
today! 608-835-9541.
572 Snow Removal
STOUGHTON 3-BEDROOM lower level

of two-flat, near downtown, River Bluff
School. Newly renovated. Central air.
W/D, water included. No pets. $855/
month+security deposit. 608-873-7655
or 608-225-9033.
873-6671 or 835-6677.
720 Apartments
PLOWING BLOWING
Residential & Commercial
20+yers exp. Fully Insured.
608-669-0025
576 Special Services
HENNA TATTOOS!
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Always wanted one, but
didn't want to go into
Madison to get it?
====
Now you don't have to!
I will come to you!
...or to a local bar, coffee
shop, library, etc.
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Prices start at $10
and go up depending on size
Evening and Weekend
appointments OKAY!
Party rates also available!
====
For questions, sample pics
or to set up an appointment use one
of these platforms:
facebook.com/hobohenna
@hobohenna on Twitter
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(addit'l charge of $1/mile may apply
if travel is more than 10 miles from
Downtown Stoughton)
873-6671 or 835-6677.
UNION ROAD STORAGE

10x10 - 10x15
10x20 - 12x30
24 / 7 Access
Security Lights & Cameras
Credit Cards Accepted
608-835-0082
1128 Union Road
Oregon, WI
Located on the corner of
Union Road & Lincoln Road
DEER POINT STORAGE

Convenient location behind
Stoughton Lumber.
Clean-Dry Units
24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS
5x10 thru 12x25
608-335-3337
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
DANCE PARTY! 608-220-4025 for your

next party. Mobile DJ.
LOOKING FOR Experienced CDL semidriver. 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
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
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
ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors

55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available
starting at $750 per month. Includes
heat, water and sewer. Professionally
managed. Located at
300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI
53589 608-877-9388
STOUGHTON LOWER Flat, 2 bdr,
BIG back yard, new carpet/paint, $650
month-to-month. Call 608-235-3887.
801 Office Space For Rent
FRENCHTOWN
SELF-STORAGE
Only 6 miles South of
Verona on Hwy PB.
Variety of sizes available now.
10x10=$60/month
10x15=$70/month
10x20=$80/month
10x25=$90/month
12x30=$115/month
Call 608-424-6530 or
1-888-878-4244
OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT

In Oregon facing 15th hole
on golfcourse
Free Wi-Fi, Parking and
Security System
Conference rooms available
Kitchenette-Breakroom
Autumn Woods Prof. Centre
Marty 608-835-3628
840 Condos &

Townhouses For Sale
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
VERONA DUPLEX FOR RENT. 3/Bed,

1.5/Bath, newly remodeled throughout. Call 608-239-5505 for details and
appointment.
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
970 Horses
OREGON SELF-STORAGE
10x10 through 10x25
month to month lease
Call Karen Everson at
608-835-7031 or
Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
975 Livestock
WALMERS TACK SHOP

16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
PURE BRED Red Angus Bulls, open and
bred heifers for sale. Pick your bulls now
for summer delivery. Shamrock Nook
Red Angus 608-558-5342
CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS NOON

Monday FOR THE Stoughton Courier
Hub
THE Courier Hub CLASSIFIEDS, the

best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
HELP WANTED
Established, locally owned cleaning
company is now hiring.
Days only, no weekends.
Experience.
Excellent pay.
(608) 513-3638 (608) 835-0339
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE

10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30
Security Lights-24/7 access
BRAND NEW
OREGON/BROOKLYN
Credit Cards Accepted
CALL (608)444-2900
11
990 Farm: Service &

Merchandise
RENT SKIDLOADERS
MINI-EXCAVATORS
TELE-HANDLER
and these attachments. Concrete
breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake,
concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher,
rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump
grinder.
By the day, week, or month.
Carter & Gruenewald Co.
4417 Hwy 92
Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
Kitchen
Help
Stoughton Country
Club is currently
hiring part-time
kitchen help
Please apply
in person to
Stoughton Country Club
3165 Shadyside Drive
Stoughton
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SELL IT
NOW
in the
Classifieds!
873-6671 or
Tinas Home Cleaning, LLC
750 Storage Spaces For Rent
Courier Hub
connectstoughton.com
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DANE COUNTYS MARKETPLACE.

The Courier Hub Classifieds. Call 8736671 or 835-6677.
ROOFING
SHINGLES/STEEL
Family Owned - Serving the Stoughton Area 50+ Years
Residential/Farm
Richie Nelson
(608) 212-4086
NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED & REGIONAL RUNS!

Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned Equipment, Monthly Bonuses
WEEKLY HOMETIME!
CDL-A, 6 mos. OTR exp. reqd EEOE/AAP
LIMITED POSITIONS! APPLY TODAY!
866-370-4476
www.drive4marten.com
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516 Cleaning Services
CAREGIVER/CNA. If you have a heart

for the elderly, enjoys helping others, join
our team in helping our residents live life
to their fullest potential. Remember, "put
a song in the hearts of others and you'll
always have one in yours." Call Andy
608-290-7347.
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402 Help Wanted, General
February 4, 2016
Come Join our Neighborhood!
Increase Your sales opportunitiesreach over 1.2 million households!

Advertise in our Wisconsin Advertising Network System.
For information call 845-9559 or 873-6671.
Marten Transport. NOW HIRING DRIVERS FOR DEDICATED
& REGIONAL RUNS! Dedicated Fleet, Top Pay, New Assigned
Equipment, Monthly Bonuses. WEEKLY HOMETIME! CDL-A,
6mos. OTR exp Reqd EEOE/AAP LIMITED POSITIONS!
APPLY TODAY! 866-370-4476 www.drive4marten.com
(CNOW)
HELP WANTED- TRUCK DRIVER

HIRING EVENT CDL-A Drivers, Des Moines-based TMC will
be onsite at Black Bear Casino Resort, 1785 Highway 210,
Carlton, MN 2/6/2016, 10 a.m. -5 p.m. Hiring boat haulers. Need
CDL Class A, 1 year OTR Experience. Full Benefits Package,
Employee-Owned Company. Call 855-409-3630 (CNOW)
MISCELLANEOUS
ADVERTISE HERE! Advertise your product or recruit an
applicant in over 178 Wisconsin newspapers across the state!
Only $300/week. Thats $1.68 per paper! Call this paper or 800227-7636 www.cnaads.com (CNOW)
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KOJAK EXCAVATING & TRUCKING LLC COMPLETE CLOSE-OUT AUCTION

Saturday, February 20, 2016 @ 10:00 A.M.
101 E. Murray Street Browntown, WI 53522
Powers Auction Service: (608) 439-5761 or (608) 214-3765

INSPECTION DATES: Mon. Feb. 15th Fri. Feb. 19th : 9 A.M. 5 P.M.
Kenworth Semi-Tractor (3) Dump Trucks (5) Trucks (4) Trailers
(2) Rollers (3) Excavators Mini Excavator Skid Steer Screen Plant
Backhoe Crawler Dozer Loader Road Graders Farm Tractor & Misc.
.5% BUYERS PREMIUM WILL APPLY DAY OF SALE..
PLEASE VISIT FOR LISTING & PHOTOS: WWW.POWERSAUCTION.COM
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Powers Auction Service

2445 E. State Hwy 11 South Wayne WI 53587
Office: 608-439-5761 or 608-439-5764
Have you seen our construction progress?
All Saints Neighborhood on Madisons west side is growing, developing a Main Street and
new living options opening Summer 2016. Were accepting applications for the following:
Campus Administrator - Manage the daily operations of our senior living campus.
Admissions Coordinator - Coordinating the campus admissions process.
Care Coordinator - LPN or RN required. Providing care management.
Cooks - Experience Preferred. Preparing delicious meals for campus residents.
Resident Assistants - Full and part-time positions available now for a variety of shifts.
We offer great shift differentials including $1.00/hour nights & weekends!
Maintenance Technicians - Performing scheduled & unscheduled maintenance.

We offer competitive wages as well as health, dental and Paid Time Off
to eligible staff. Contact us today!
to request an
application:
608.243.8800
to download
an application:
allsaintsneighborhood.org
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ANTIQUES
ANTIQUE SPORTING AND ADVERTISING SHOW February
5&6, Sunnyview Expo Center, OSHKOSH WI
Friday10--6,Saturday9-5.BUY/SELL/TRADE$2000.00WORTH
OF DOOR PRIZES www.antiquesportingandadvertisingshow.
com 906-250-1618 (CNOW)
12
February 4, 2016
Courier Hub
Obituaries
Udo Schmidt
Udo Schmidt
Udo Schmidt of Walpole,

Mass., formerly of Stoughton,
passed away on Dec. 23, with
the love of his life, Mary, by
his side.
He was born in Swinary,
Poland, to the late John and
Julianna (Reichenbach)
Schmidt on Oct. 26, 1942.
The family moved to Germany in 1944, and immigrated to the United States in
1951. Udo attended school in
Chicago and graduated from
Tarkio (MO) College. It was
there that he met the smiling blondie, Mary Edwards,
who would become his wife.
Udos career in Christian
education began as fourth
and eighth grade teacher,
then principal, of St. Lukes
Lutheran School in Chicago.
He refereed the schools athletic teams and played in softball and basketball leagues.
He also worked part-time as
a security guard for the Chicago Cubs.
In 1979, Udo and Mary
accepted calls to become the
first principal and teachers
Karen M. Trow
Karen Trow
at the newly formed Martin Luther Christian School

in Stoughton, Wis. He was
also an active member of the
Stoughton Lions Club.
He continued his career as a
principal and teacher at Martin Luther School in Phoenix, Ariz.; principal of Red
Hill Lutheran School in Tustin, Calif.; principal of First
Lutheran School in Glendale, Calif.; and fourth grade
teacher at Emmaus Lutheran
School in Alhambra, Calif.
Udo and Mary moved to her
childhood home in Walpole,
Mass., to begin their new
retirement life in 2015.
Udo loved life and had a
strong faith in God. He was
a passionate student of Martin Luther, whom he greatly
admired. Luthers dedication
to God and to the church was
an inspiration to him.
He is survived by Mary
and his dear children, Kristin
and David; brothers, Henry
(Annie), Edward (friend
Melanie); sister Helga (Hans)
Hermann; and sister-in-law
Diane. He was preceded in
death by parents, brothers
Bruno and wife Marlis, and
Ewald.
He is also lovingly remembered by the countless children whose lives he touched
and whose Christian faith he
helped to form. May they all,
in the words of Udos favorite hymn, Lift high the cross,
the love of Christ proclaim.
A memorial service will be
held in Stoughton at a date
to be determined. Messages,
memorials and memories
may be addressed to Mary at
14 Maple St., Walpole, MA
02081.
Karen M. Trow, age 66,
passed away peacefully on
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016.
She was born in Stoughton on April 21, 1949, the
daughter of Morris and Elizabeth Trow. Karen graduated
from Stoughton High School
in 1967. She worked for the
State of Wisconsin DNR for
more than 40 years until her
retirement in January 2013.
Karen enjoyed spending
time with her family. She is
survived by two sons, Bryant (Jennifer) Hofmeister and
Wes (Sarah) Gill; four grandchildren, Breezy, Brynn,
159 W. Main St. 873-5513

Serving Stoughton since 1989.
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Celebrating 25 Years in Business!

WisConsin MonuMent & Vault Co.
Photos by Scott Girard
Sandhill rock
Sandhill Elementary School fifth-graders performed a Schoolhouse Rock-themed concert Thursday, Jan. 21. The first show, at 2
p.m., was for mostly peers, while the students performed again at 6:30 p.m. for parents.
Above, Bjorn Seybold and Madysen Buell show how a noun becomes an adjective during Unpack Your Adjectives.
Below, Kesslyn Matti and Jazmin Lopez Ordonez perform a duet during If Youre Not Conserving Water.
Bentley and Balen; father,

Morris; two sisters, Diane
Kelly and Julie (Kent) Belville; numerous nieces and
nephews; and many extended
relatives and friends. Karen
was preceded in death by her
mother and brother, James
Trow.
Memorial services will be
held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb.
4 at Christ Lutheran Church,
700 County Road B, Stoughton, with the Rev. Paula Geister-Jones officiating. Friends
may greet the family from 10
a.m. until the time of services
Thursday. Please share your
memories of Karen at CressFuneralService.com.
Cress Funeral Service
206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244
Suess: Booked past bands for Syttende Mai

Mai and the Gazebo Musikk Program at
Rotary Park.
It was Suess work finding music for
the festival that brought her into contact
with Trotter, she told the Hub on Monday, and also a well-timed heads-up
about a possible job opening.
She mentioned she was going to be
leaving, and it sounded like a very exciting job, Suess said.
Since Friday, Suess has been working
closely with Trotter in her last days on
the job, joking that shes going through
a crash course in Syttende Mai planning.
Its going really well, Suess said.
Ive always been interested in event
planning and project managing, and of

course, I love Stoughton, so I was very
excited with the prospect of being able to
fill in and help the chamber get the festival going this year.
Suess credited Trotter for being very
organized and helping to give her the
low-down for all the different aspects
of Syttende Mai (Norwegian for Seventeenth of May) the annual celebration
of Norways independence. She said its
an event for the City of Stoughton that
certainly takes a year-round effort.
Its a ton of really great people coming together and putting together this festival; Im not going to be doing it alone,
Suess said. Hopefully Ill learn quickly
enough so I can be a support for all those
other groups.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 28 Stoughton, WI

Norse Afternoon of Fun

Photos by Samantha Christian

Getting silly at Fox Prairie

A new organization aims

Stoughton Area School District

Searching for solutions

Kindergartner Drake Swan gets excited while

January and plans to hold a

With several significant

answer some pressing questions that could affect the

Suess will help chamber through Syttende Mai

The Stoughton Chamber of

coordinating the citys ever- through the annual mid-May

in a variety of city groups and

Photo courtesy Vavra Design LLC

Rebuilt gas station gets OK

The Common Council gave a key

Thats why Alds. Michael Engelberger

District: Budget deficit, enrollment drop ahead

ON HIGHWAY 69N IN BELLEVILLE

ANY $75 PURCHASE*

enrollment at the high

good indicator of our referendum, we got a lot of great

Expect compassionate, experienced

1520 Vernon Street, Stoughton

Two separate parts of Kettle Park West will

Weve recently launched

HURRY! SALE ENDS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7

1107 River Street (HWY 69N) BELLEVILLE

See Us For Your Big Game Party Needs!

Treat Your Guests to Jumbo Peeled

DULUTH TRADING OUTLET STORE

$15K could fund 1892 study

The Common Council

26 meeting last week.

preserve the building. Some

district or at least some key

1892: Forum Feb. 24

Search for us on Facebook as

Find updates and links right away.

Sat., Feb. 6th from 2-4 PM

Learn about 4-H and how it can:

Questions about the Open House, email:

Involve the Entire Family

Phone: (608) 219-4426

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton

Letter to the editor

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County trail to cross Lake Waubesa