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City of Stoughton
Riverfront
trail could
be extended
Committees favor
spending $40K in
developer fees
Bill Livick
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An extension of the
Yahara River Trail could
happen as soon as this
year.
Two committees have
recommended approval
of Parks and Recreation
director Tom Lynchs
request to spend $40,000
designated for community
Photos by Kate Newton
Norsing around
Stoughtons annual Norse Afternoon of Fun on
Feb. 14 once again showcased several hours
of intricate routines and gymnastics by the
Stoughton High School Norwegian dancers, who
were joined in the festivities by the Hardanger
Fiddlers, the 2016 fourth- and fifth-grade dancers
and, of course, the new Syttende Mai Royalty.
Above, Isaac Eugster plays the role of a uninvited
guest crashing a party, but manages to dance
with a few of the ladies, including Kaia Moe,
anyway.
Inside
2016 Syttende Mai
King and Queen
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More photos
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Left, Isabella Sanchez, a fourth-grade dancer

from Fox Prairie Elementary, gets ready to perform as shes escorted in alongside her partner.
Dane County
projects to build a paved

trail from Amundson
Park on the citys east
side to property owned by
Stoughton Hospital.
The Common Council
is expected to consider
the proposal at its Feb. 23
meeting.
Lynchs proposal
would use funds the city
has gathered by charging developers, known as
impact fees. These funds
are designated for parks
and other municipalimprovement projects.
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Sip and savor

Coffee shop,
restaurant bring
traditional tastes to
historic building
Samantha Christian
Melanie and DJ LeClear

had been living in Stoughton nearly a year when
they began visualizing
their future coffee shop in
a vacant downtown building, known as The Stoughton Store.
We saw an empty
building one day and we

decided, hey, lets start
our dream, Melanie
LeClear said.
But another local entrepreneur, Kim Goldsmith,
was one step and one
day ahead of them.
When the LeClears
submitted an offer to purchase, the historic building
at 120 E. Main St. had just
been sold to Goldsmith,
the owner of Main Street
Kitchen since 2012.
The restaurant, formerly
located at 334 E. Main St.,
specialized in homemade
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Towns could opt out of county zoning under bill

Local officials: Towns have good relationship with county
Scott Girard
Development in Dane County

townships could change dramatically if Gov. Scott Walker signs a bill
recently approved by the state Assembly.
The legislation, which the state

Assembly approved last week and the
state Senate was expected to approve
Tuesday after the Hubs deadline,
would allow towns in the county to
opt out of Dane Countys zoning
regulations, which many towns have
considered too restrictive at times
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now, the process has been dominated
by a county board and zoning committee that has had a particular agenda, Dane County Towns Association legal counsel Mark Hazelbaker
said. They believe that development
should all go in cities and villages.
But Dane County officials have a
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Klitzkes named royalty for 2016 Syttende Mai

Longtime Stoughton
residents Marv and Bert
Klitzke will serve as the
Syttende Mai royalty during this years festival in
May.
The Klitzkes were both
born and raised on dairy
farms in Sauk County
Marv near Rock Springs,
and Bert near Ironton.
They both graduated from
Reedsburg High School,
and after working briefly
on the farm, Marv spent
two years in the Army during the Korean War from
1951 to 1953. He says that
he was fortunate because
he was able to spend his
time in Germany instead of
Korea.
After his military service, Marv and Bert got
married in Reedsburg on
June 10, 1954. He worked
on the farm again for a
short period of time and
also on a bridge crew for
Ed Kraemer and Sons from
nearby Plain.
Marv relates a good story about his farm life: One
day while he was pitching
manure into the manure

spreader, he made a vow
to himself that someday,
he was going to get a job
where he could wear a
white shirt and tie.
After high school, Bert
attended Sauk County
Normal School and waitressed at the Huntley Hotel
in Reedsburg. During this
time, Marv was dating her
twin sister.
While he was in Germany, though, he received a
Dear John letter from her
sister. Bert says she always
had an eye on Marv, so
after he was discharged
from the Army, she called
him and asked him to take
her to the Saturday night
dance in Rock Springs.
She said Marv was
always bashful, but he did
consent to taking her to the
dance.
The Queen says that
he was a keeper and
to prove it, they will celebrate their 62nd wedding
anniversary in June. They
raised a family of two
daughters and two sons,
and now have 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

His goal to wear that
white shirt and tie to work
was achieved when he
became an insurance agent
with Farmers Mutual
Insurance, which later
became American Family
Insurance. Marv and Bert
spent the next 40 years in
the insurance business.
They resided four years
in Seymour and six-anda-half years in central Illinois before returning to
Wisconsin in 1965, when
Marv became the American Family Insurance agent
in Stoughton. Throughout
this time in Stoughton,
Bert was the office manager and kept his office in
good order.
After retiring in 1995,
both Marv and Bert have
volunteered many hours
for several organizations in
Stoughton.
Marv served on the Shillelagh Foundation Board of
Directors for 24 years, and
was president for 17 years.
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Marv is past president
of the Stoughton Rotary
Club, where he has over 50
years of perfect attendance
at weekly club meetings.
He was in charge of building the Rotary float for the
Syttende Mai parade for
35 years, with lots of help
from Bert.
He is a long-time member of the Stoughton Sports
Booster and the Wrestling Clubs, and was the
public address announcer
for the Stoughton High
School dual meet wrestling
matches for 34 years. He is
a member of the Stoughton Honorary S Club and
is currently acting treasurer. Marv was chairman of the committee that
honored former Stoughton High School wrestling
coach, Laverne Pieper,
for his induction into the
Wisconsin Chapter of the
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through town each year
they won the state wrestling championship.
Together, Marv and Bert
led a committee to welcome Stoughtons Russ
Hellickson and Andy Rein
home from the Olympic
games, where they both
won silver medals for
wrestling.
Marv served on the committee to raise funds for a
Stoughton Hospital expansion and is presently serving on the fundraising committee for the next hospital
expansion. Marv was the
Cancer Crusade Chairman
for the American Cancer
Society for two consecutive years for the City of
Stoughton and Southeast
Dane County.
Bert holds the honor of
being the first female member of the Stoughton Fire
and Police Commission and
served as secretary for several years.
Both Marv and Bert are
very active in their respective churches. At First
Lutheran Church, Marv is
chairman of the personnel
committee, a member of the
stewardship committee and
a past member of the church

council. He has also served
as an usher and taught Sunday school for six years.
For many years, Bert
did the official recording
of all church events for St.
Anns Catholic Church and
was in charge of all of their
bulk mailings. She has also
served as St Anns secretary when needed.
Marv and Bert both love
the game of golf. Bert has
had two holes-in-one and
Marv has had one. They
enjoy spending their late
winters in Arizona, where
they can relax and play golf
as much as they like. Bert
enjoys raising flowers, and
they work together to produce lots of vegetables in
their home garden.
They cannot claim any
known Norwegian heritage,
but having lived in this city
for the past 50 years, they
do share the citys pride
of its Norwegian heritage.
They are grateful for the
honor of representing the
City of Stoughton as royalty for Syttende Mai 2016.
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February 18, 2016
Tree Commission
joins WI Urban Wood
Nelson, the
Stoughton model,
recognized for
innovation
Bill Livick
The Stoughton Model

Three years ago, Nelson and the Tree Commission teamed up with students from Stoughton High
Schools FFA and employees from Cummins Inc. to
build the states first municipally-owned solar-power
wood kiln.
The kiln is used to dry
boards cut from city trees so
they can be used in construction projects and furniture
building.
Reusing the felled trees
Photo submitted
Sawyer Robert Schneider is responsible for cutting hazard/waste logs into usable lumber after its been
treated the citys kiln.
reduces the amount of wood

thats sent to the city landfill
(or burned, or composted)
while also sequestering the
woods carbon. Preventing
carbon dioxide from being
released into the atmosphere
means its not contributing to
greenhouse gases that cause
global warming and climate
change.
The Tree Commissions
goal has been to find uses
for lumber harvested from
the citys trees that had to be
removed, and in so doing,
recycle this material to keep
it out of landfills and sequester the carbon, Nelson
explained.
We recycle the trees back
into useful material, he said.
We work with the high
school and the senior center,
where theres a great wood
shop, and were always open
to other folks who are interested in helping recycle some
of this material to sequester
the carbon.
Volunteers at the senior
center make items from the
wood and sell them, with 75
percent of the profit going
to the Tree Commission and
wood shop, and 25 percent
going to the senior center.
Stoughtons urban wood
program is considered a
model, McMahon said,
because it involves so many
community partners and
every aspect of recycling it
takes place locally from
taking down dead, dying or
hazardous trees to cutting
large limbs and trunks into
boards, drying the wood in
the citys kiln and then selling the wood in the community where it grew.
I want to document
Stoughtons wood program
and then duplicate it throughout the state, McMahon
said. We want to get people
to buy local wood, not the
cheap stuff that comes from
abroad, and our goal is to use
100 percent of the tree 100
percent of the time.
Last week, Nelson told the
Courier Hub hed reached an
agreement with Aslesons
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the citys wood.

Theyve offered shelf
space for some of the wood
from our kiln, so were going
to take up 144 board feet of
wood and have them as an
outlet for residents, Nelson
said.
Thatll complete the circle to get that to woodworkers, and now that were a
member, well be able to use
the Wisconsin Urban Wood
logo to help generate interest
in urban wood.
Nelson also hopes to
include Stoughton High
Schools Fab Lab in the
urban wood program. He
plans to use the lab to create
a replica of the Wisconsin
Urban Wood logo and affix
it to the solar kiln, which is
kept at the Street Department
parking lot on Fourth Street.
Nelson said the lab is ideally suited to partner with the
citys wood program.
Weve got a lot of wood,
he said, and theyve got a
neat lab and can make up
some pretty cool stuff us
there.
WUW membership
Nelson said joining Wisconsin Urban Wood is a
big deal and was supported
unanimously by the Tree
Commission. It costs the city
$250 per year to be a member.
It shows our commitment
to recycling and reducing
the amount of wood waste
from the Emerald Ash Borer,
mainly, Nelson explained.
Membership also allows
Stoughton and the Tree
Commission to network with
the members of WUW.
There are architects,
woodworkers and large-scale
businesses, as well as other
communities, he said. It
helps Stoughton to have other resources to use its wood
and keep it out of landfills.
He cited the example of

an architect in Madison who
constructed a new building using the citys recycled
wood.
Nelson said being a WUW
member should help the city
connect with that type of
resource and creative thinking. Its more resources and
outlets, and the big thing is
theyll help to take what had
been waste and turn it back
into a useable product.
He explained the urban
wood movement really got
going locally six or seven
years ago, after the emerald
ash borer was discovered
in the state. It hasnt been
identified yet in Stoughton,
but the destructive beetle has
been found in communities
all around the city Oregon,
McFarland, the Town of
Dunn and its only a matter
of time.
Even without the ash
borer, the city is slated to
remove 350 trees in the next
year or two.
He said the urban wood
program is not about making
a profit, but sustaining the
sequestration effort.
McMahon agrees, and said
buying local wood is probably going to be more expensive than purchasing imported wood, but if the urban
wood movement catches on,
itll be a good thing for the
planet and environment.
This is about local economies getting people to supply local wood, she said.
Thats the sustainable way.
This is like being on the front
edge of recycling.
She added that Nelson has
created a model that we
hope people will replicate
across the state.
This is definitely a movement across the U.S., and
Wisconsin is at the cutting
edge of it, she said.
Stoughton woman
faces child sex charges
A 48-year-old Stoughton
woman faces felony charges
of sexually
assaulting
a 15-yearold girl in
January,
according
to a criminal complaint filed Sorenson
Monday
in Dane
County Circuit Court.
According to court
records, Kristi Sorenson
assaulted the teenager Jan.
23 while the girl was visiting Sorensons home on the
2800 block of Aaker Road,
in the Town of Dunkirk. The
victim reported the attack to
authorities five days later.
After an evening of continued drinking, Sorenson
was wasted, the victim
told an interviewer with
Safe Harbor Childrens
Advocacy Center, when
Sorensen began heading towards the bed. After
Sorensen fell twice, the girl
helped Sorenson get into
her bed and left the room,
but returned later when she

heard a thud, according to
the complaint.
The victim told the interviewer she returned to find
Sorenson had awoken and
was upset about an exboyfriend. When the girl
attempted to console Sorenson, the 48-year-old began
kissing the girl before pinning her to the bed and
performing sexual acts, the
complaint states.
After the act, Sorenson
told the girl not to tell anyone, according to the complaint.
Sheriffs deputies recovered a sex toy reportedly
used in the crime after executing a search warrant of
Sorenson home Feb. 1.
The complaint does not
clarify what the relationship
was between Sorenson and
the victim.
If convicted of the charges, Sorenson faces up to 40
years in prison and a maximum of $100,000 in fines.
Her initial court appearance
is scheduled for Feb. 29.
Jacob Bielanski
Stoughton man arrested in

Pleasant Springs heroin death
Sheriffs deputies arrested two men Feb. 15, including one from Stoughton, in
connection to a heroin overdose death last week in the
Town of Pleasant Springs.
According to a news
release
from the
D a n e
County
Sheriffs
Office,
21-yearold Wyatt
A . S t a f f Staff
of Stoughton and
36-yearold Christopher T.
Jenkins
of Monona face
charges of
1st-degree Jenkins
r e c k less homicide, delivery of
heroin and possession with
intent to deliver.
The sheriffs office said
the charges are related to
the death of a 32-year-old

Waupun man, who was
found passed out behind the
wheel of a van stopped at
intersection of Kong Road
and Aleson Road in Pleasant Springs on Feb. 10.
Responding deputies said
they found drug paraphernalia in plain sight in the
car, and attempted to revive
the driver and a 21-year-old
homeless man, also passed
out in the van, by administering Narcan. Both were
transported to Meriter hospital, where the 32-year-old
was pronounced dead.
According to the release,
the van was reported by a
concerned citizen.
The Dane County Medical Examiners officer said
it would not be releasing the
name of the deceased man.
If convicted of reckless
homicide, the two face up
to 40 years in prison and as
much as $100,000 in fines.
Staff has a hearing scheduled for Feb. 29.
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The citys Tree Commission last week voted to join

Wisconsin Urban Wood, a
statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to recycling
and using wood harvested
from so-called hazard trees.
And on Tuesday, the
citys urban forester, Randy
Nelson, was honored along
with Wisconsin Urban
Wood at the Wisconsin
Arborist Association/DNR
winter conference in Green
Bay.
Wisconsin Urban Wood
executive director Twink
Jan McMahon asked Nelson
to join her on stage to accept
the WAAs 2016 Innovation
Award.
Ive known Randy for
a few years now and have
been watching him organize
his citys urban wood program to make better use of
those resources, McMahon
said Tuesday from Green
Bay. Hes phenomenal. We
officially, from now on, will
be calling the ideal urban
wood recycling program the
Stoughton Model, where
you have a motivated forester who champions the effort
to mine the resources of
urban logs and works with
the community to do so.
In an interview last week,
Nelson who began working citys forester in October
2009 mentioned that hed
been invited to talk about
Stoughtons wood program
at the conference, but didnt
know about being included
in the award presentation.
McMahon said she was
thrilled that the Tree Commission has formally joined
Wisconsin Urban Wood
after a few months of planning to do so.
I invited Randy to be
present with me on stage to
receive the award because
hes been such an advocate for so long, she said.
Were so excited that he
was able to seal the deal
on the partnership so that I
could bring him on the stage
to receive that award.
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Academic Achievements
February 18, 2016
Fall 2015 academic honors

St. Norbert College
McFarland
William Kemnitz, deans list
Central Lakes College
Stoughton
Alexander Carr, presidents list
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
McFarland
Christina Brennan, deans list;
Emma Dillon, deans list; Lauren
Frazier, deans list; Logan Heuer,
deans list; Austin Hollman, deans
list; Abigail Hutson, deans list;
Valerie Jones, deans list; Emily
Kelm, deans list; Joseph Kopp,
deans list; Alexander LaPlant,
deans list; Alexander McLimans,
deans list; Logan Rasmussen,
deans list; Jacob Schimmel, deans
list; Kayla Wendt, deans list;
Stoughton
Ashley Alme, deans list; Nathan
Blodgett, deans list; Shelby Davis,
deans list; Olivia Dorscheid, deans
list; Adam Fryer, deans list; Alexis
Krause, deans list; Mara Nelson,
deans list; Nelson Raisbeck, deans
list; Sydney Raisbeck, deans list;
Amanda Ramos, deans list; Lisa
Ramstad, deans list; Keaton Read,
deans list; Kate Tolmie, deans list;
Anthony Volk, deans list
Northland College
Stoughton
Tyler Klein, deans list; Nathan
Klein, deans list
Macalester College
Stoughton
Lukas Matthews, deans list;
Hannah Sonsalla, deans list
Central College
Stoughton
April McCarthy, deans list
Coastal Carolina University
Stoughton
James Johnson, deans list
McFarland
Maxwell Linaberry, deans list
Gustavus Adolphus College
McFarland
Elizabeth Froden, deans list
University of Wisconsin-Madison
McFarland
Ryan Allen, deans list; William
Bacon, deans list; Hanna Barton,
deans honor list; Michael Beam,
deans list; Nicholas Bultman, deans
list; Kaylee Dimeo, deans list; Crysta
Frank, deans honor list; Lukas Gray,
deans honor list; Michael Gray,
deans list; Hartman Hoel, deans
honor list; Naomi Hollard, deans list;
Elijah Isenberger, deans list; Brett
Kaether, deans list; Kathryn Komro,
deans list; Kaitlyn Lauersdorf, deans
honor list; Jordan Mazzara, deans
list; Michael Medenblik, deans list;
William Mueting, deans honor
list; Ryan ODonnell, deans list;
Nick Perkl, deans honor list; Zoe
Ridgeway, deans honor list; Nicole
Riegert, deans list; Halle Siebert,
deans list; Sydney Whitaker, deans
list; Emily Wink, deans list
Stoughton
Christopher Beglinger, deans
honor list; Brianna Bower, deans
honor list; Zachary Bower, deans
honor list; Nathan Dhuey, deans list;
Holly Dorscheid, high honor roll; Ally
Dykman, deans list; Michael Fergus,
deans list; Kyle Gjertson, deans
list; Mica Gordos, deans list; Anna
Grassman, deans list; Taylor Gutche,
deans list; Eric Howell, deans honor
list; Anne Hudkins, deans list; Lauren
Jensen, deans list; Lauren John,
deans list; Katie Mcgee, deans
honor list; Marissa McNerney, deans
list; Travis Meister, deans honor
list; Ryan Moe, deans honor list;
Annalise Panthofer, deans list; Noah
Phillips, deans list; Austin Scheel,
deans list; Megan Straub, deans
honor list; Nisrine Taamallah, deans
list; Sydney Tepp, deans list; Shelby
Tjugum, honor roll; Hayley Wentela,
deans list; Corbin Winter, deans list;
Elizabeth Wisden, deans list
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Filling the void after

Christmas is over
C
hristmas has long since

passed. The families have
dispersed and the tree and
the lights have been put away.
What is left is what is essential to Christmas: love. God is
the source of
love, and people are where
we find that
love.
Sometimes,
after making
the short trek
back from
my parents
Budnar
McFarland
home at Christmas, I can feel an emptiness.
All the excitement, the fun,
the decorations, the family gatherings, the beauty of the season
had filled me up, but when
Christmas is over, those things
are over, too. So when I empty
myself of these things that had
filled my heart during Christmas, I am left feeling depleted.
Even when I go back to visit,
theres no Nativity scene, theres
an end table where the Christmas tree had been, and the house
no longer has the noise of happy
children.
I have a few choices when I
want to fill my life again after
the holidays.
I could fill it with activity. I

could do more work, I could do
more emailing, more Internet
searches, more TV.
I dont care much for shopping, but I could do more of
that, too. I could keep active and
not think about feeling empty.
I dont do these things, however, because filling the void
of Christmas with activity does
not satisfy me. I could become a
busy person while losing my joy
in life. I could get a lot done in a
day and not be happy.
Another option is to keep the
emptiness and be depressed.
I can withdraw from all that I
dont have to do. I can sit down
and feel sorry for myself and
wonder why I dont have a better life, and wonder why good
things dont seem to happen to
me.
I could do this, but I dont,
because substituting the happiness of Christmas with depression makes my life worse, not
better.
I dont fill emptiness with
activity, and I dont keep my
life empty. I chose to fill my life
with love.
I take time to remember the
Christmas decorations, the family gatherings, the excitement,
the fun. I see that what makes
all of these things worthwhile is

love, and I am filled with gratitude.
I recall my nieces and nephew
tearing into their presents. I
remember the joy and love I
saw in my parents faces as they
gave gifts to us, their children.
When I am filled with love
and gratitude, I can still engage
in a lot of activities. I dont do
this to keep busy, but to enjoy
life, to enjoy people. I can get
lot done in a day and be happy.
When I am filled with love
and gratitude, I dont wonder
why good things dont happen to
me. I am amazed that so many
good things happen to me. I
dont wonder why I dont have a
better life, and instead rejoice in
the life I have been given.
I love Christmas decorations,
family gathering, excitement
and fun, but I dont need to have
them to have love and gratitude.
What I need to know is that God
loves me, that Gods people love
me and that I can love God and
Gods people in return.
Fr. Randy Budnar is the parish priest at St. Ann Catholic
Church.
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Luschen is library Friend of the Year Groups sponsor forum

on historic building
Friends of the
Library donate
$13,000 for
programming,
materials
A coalition of local organizations will host a forum

designed to educate the
public about the Stoughton Area School Districts
1892 high school building.
The event is organized by the 1892 Building Coalition, made up of
the Stoughton Landmarks
Commission, the Stoughton Historical Society, R
Olde House Society and
Sustainable Stoughton, in
partnership with the school
district.
The forum will present a history of the building, which sits on the
River Bluff Middle School
campus on North Forrest
Street.
Other topics to be covered include a case study
of a high school restoration, past restorations
of the Stoughton Opera
House and Stoughton Area
Youth Center and potential
ideas for future uses.
The goal is to develop a
vision for ways to preserve
the building, said organizer Roger Springman, a
founding member of Sustainable Stoughton and the
1892 Building Coalition.
The forum will go over
the history of the issue
reminding Stoughton
in general that Stoughton
does preservation well.
Springman explained
that the coalition met in
Scott de laruelle
The Friends of the

Library held their annual
meeting on Feb. 10, and
had several items on their
to-do list.
First on the agenda was
to honor Merlin Luschen
as the Friend of the Year
for his donations of time
and carpentering talents
to the library and Friends
fundraisers. According
to a press release from
the group, Luschen has
donated several handcrafted items to the Friends
of the Library raffles and
made several items for the
library. Most recently, he
crafted the new book cart
located on the mezzanine for book sales.
The group also elected
its board of directors for
2016 president Amy
Photo submitted
Newly elected Friends of the Library board members for 2016 are: Amy Allen (president),
Claudette Higgins (secretary), Jeanne Burt (treasurer) and Priscilla Flood (vice-president).
Allen, vice president

Priscilla Flood, treasurer
Jeanne Burt and secretary
Claudette Higgins and
presented $13,000 to the
library to be used to support programming, Lucky

Day books and DVDs,
large print books and
audiobooks.
For more on the

Stoughton
Area
Public Library, visit
stoughtonpubliclibrary.
org.
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What: Public forum on

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When: 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 24
Where: Stoughton
Opera House, 381 E.
Main St.
Info: 1892hscoalition@
gmail.com
early January to consider

options for the building
moving forward that could
benefit both the district and
community, but that the
intent was always to seek
public input on the issue.
He said the city has a
track record of restoring
and finding new uses for
historic buildings, citing
the opera house and youth
center as examples.
There was hundreds
of thousands of dollars
in donations of materials and time to save those
two buildings, Springman
observed. So that says
whatever costs are required
to save the high school can
be somewhat reduced by
getting the public involved
in a vision that they get
excited about.
The event is free and
open to the public.
Bill Livick
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VFW Badger Post 328 Inc.

200 Veterans Rd., Stoughton
Friday Night
March 12, 2016 3-7 p.m.

Wild Game, potato, vegetable, dessert,
coffee/milk - $10.00 per person
Raffles & Door Prizes Drawing at 7 p.m.
All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry
Edgerton Conservation Club
Sporting Clays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

$15.00 per person
Shoot & Eat $20.00 per person
February 21 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 27 9:00am-4:00pm

Sunday, February 28 8:30am-3:00pm
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Every Thursday Night Bingo starts at 7:00 p.m.
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Otis Sampson American Legion Family Post 59
The City of Stoughton

Police Department will be hosting a
Breakfast
Recruitment
Open House
Sunday, February 21
7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
803 N. Page St.

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February 18, 2016
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Coming up
Community calendar
Spaghetti dinner
The Stoughton High School Band
Boosters will host a spaghetti dinner
from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 18
at the Otis Sampson American Legion
Post 59, 803 N. Page St.
The menu includes spaghetti and
meatballs, salad, bread and desserts.
SHS band students will provide musical
entertainment, and proceeds will support the band program.
Tickets will be available at the door,
and cost $8 for ages 13 and up and $6
for children 5-12. Children under 5 eat
for free.
For information, call 877-5600.
Center, 400 N. Morris St.

Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., with
appraisals beginning at 8 a.m. Experienced appraisers include Joni Bozart
from Carousel Consignments of Janesville; Sharon Wendland and Le Larson
from Antique Mall; and Scott Wendland, who specializes in Native American artifacts.
Each item appraised costs $5, and
there is no limit on the number of items
you may bring. Proceeds will be used
for the Front Yard Garden project.
Immigrant stories
The Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge,

317 S. Page St., continues its series
of lectures on The Vikings at 6 p.m.
Thursday, Feb. 18.
Last weeks lecture, Viking
Assault, will be shown at 6 p.m., with
part 18 of the series, Norse Kings of
Dublin and Ireland following at 6:30
p.m. The series is part of The Great
Courses and is a 36-part series by Professor Kenneth W. Harl of Tulane University. Any members, guests or visitors
are welcome to attend.
Visit Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., for

a presentation on immigrant stories by
Deb Nelson-Gourley at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20.
Nelson-Gourley is the owner and
founder of Astri My Astri Publishing,
which specializes in bilingual English-Norwegian books on Norwegian
heritage, culture, history, language and
genealogy. During the presentation, she
will share various immigrant stories
taken from books she has edited or published.
For more information on NelsonGourleys work, visit astrimyastri.com/
collections/all. For information on the
presentation, call 873-7567.
Antique appraisals
Sons of Norway bingo
Vikings lecture
Get antique items appraised during

Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317
Whats It Worth?, Skaalens version S. Page St., will hold bingo on Saturof the Antique Road Show, from day, Feb. 20.
7:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 20 at
There will be food available after 5
Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation p.m. and bingo begins at 6 p.m. Anyone
Bahai Faith
Covenant Lutheran Church
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911

or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Bible Baptist Church
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.
Christ Lutheran Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050

ezrachurch.com
Sunday: 10 a.m.
2095 Hwy. W, Utica

873-7077 423-3033
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Ezra 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
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
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
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221 Kings Lynn Rd.

Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8888
Tin Pan Alley

Four Seasons Theatre, with the help
of local singers, will present a musical
performance of The Poets of Tin Pan
Alley at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 at
the library.
Inspired by the work of Philip Furia,
author of The Poets of Tin Pan Alley:
A History of Americas Great Lyricists, the performances will bring to
life the work of four leading lyricists
of the era: Irving Berlin, Cole Porter,
Lorenz Hart, and Ira Gershwin. This
program is free and open to the public.
Dinner show
The Stoughton High School Jazz
Band will put on an evening of music
and dinner at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 22 in
the SHS Cafetorium, 600 Lincoln Ave.
The 10th annual Jazz at the Red
Slipper show will begin with a New
Orleans-style jambalaya dinner at 6
p.m. Live jazz will follow at 7 p.m.,
featuring the SHS Jazz ensemble and
guests the Dive-In guys acapella singers and Madison College Jazz Band.
Tickets are $10 for adults in advance
or $12 at the door, and $5 for students
in advance or $7 at the door. Proceeds
benefit the SHS Jazz Program.
For information or to purchase tickets, contact Dan Schmidt at 877-5745.
Seventh Day Baptist
Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton

561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
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
Who Are Your Brothers and Sisters?
873-4590
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter

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

873-7761 flcstoughton.com
Saturday: 8 a.m. weekly prayer breakfast
Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
under 18 years old must have an adult

family member present to play.
Donations for the Stoughton Food
Pantry will be accepted.
A brother or sister is much more than someone who shares the same
parentage. A brother or sister is someone who loves and supports you,
who has your back when enemies surround you and gives you shelter
when no one else will. Holy men and women have always reminded us
that the family of man makes us all brothers and sisters. The Bible
tells us repeatedly to treat widows, orphans and immigrants well, for
they are Gods children and thus our brothers and sisters. Mystics and
saints have taken this one step further in telling us that all of creation
is Gods handiwork, and thus both the animate and inanimate parts of
nature are also quite literally our brothers and sisters. Modern science
elegantly demonstrates that we are all made of the same basic stuff;
the carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in every cell of our body is the same
material from which the stars and planets are made, and the DNA
which maintains our bodies is shared by every creature on the planet.
We share more of that DNA with our human brothers than with our
non-human ones, but its all the same basic stuff. Treat the earth and
all of its inhabitants as your brothers and sisters, for we are all children
of the same God.
Christopher Simon, Metro News Service
Be praised, my Lord,
through our sister Mother Earth, who feeds us and rules us,
and produces various fruits with colored flowers and herbs.
Saint Francis of Assisi, Canticle of the Sun
Thursday, February 18
5:30-8 p.m., Stoughton High School Band

Boosters spaghetti dinner, American Legion Post
59, 803 N. Page St., 877-5600
6 p.m., The Vikings series, Sons of Norway
Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209
6 p.m., Sustainable Stoughton Green Thursday:
Family Yoga, Pumpkin Patch Preschool, 900 W.
Wilson St., 712-6732
7 p.m., R Olde House Society (ROHS) meeting,
708 E. Main St., roldehouse.com
Friday, February 19
9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no

registration required), library, 873-6281
1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: West Side Story,
senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, February 20
7:30 a.m. to noon, Whats It Worth? antique

appraising ($5 per item), Skaalen Nursing and
Rehabilitation Center, 400 N. Morris St., 873-5651
1 p.m., Immigrant Stories with Deb Nelson
Gourley, Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center,
277 W. Main St., 873-7567
6 p.m., Bingo (food available at 5 p.m.), Sons of
Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 8737209
7:30 p.m., Sierra Hull ($25), Stoughton Opera
House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
Sunday, February 21
7:30 p.m., Shawn Colvin ($35), Stoughton Opera

House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
Monday, February 22
6 p.m., Jazz at the Red Slipper SHS Bands dinner show, SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln
Ave., 877-5745
6:30 p.m., The Poets of Tin Pan Alley musical
performance, library, 873-6281
Tuesday, February 23
7 p.m., Adult Book Discussion: Empty Mansions

by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., library,
873-6281
Wednesday, February 24
10 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no

1 p.m., Adult Book Discussion: Empty Mansions
by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr., senior
center, 873-8585
1 p.m. Patsy Cline with tribute artist Karen
Wickham, senior center, 873-8585
Thursday, February 25
6 p.m., The Vikings series, Sons of Norway

Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209
Friday, February 26
9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no

2 p.m., Family Movie Afternoon (rated PG), library,
873-6281
7:30 p.m., Graminy ($20), Stoughton Opera
House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
Saturday, February 27
9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Caring for Kids babysitting class ($50, register at stoughtonhospital.com),
Stoughton Hospital Bryant Health Education Center,
900 Ridge St., 334-4036
7:30 p.m., Robin Pluer with Mrs. Fun ($20),
Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
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
Parkinsons 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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Business
February 18, 2016
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Restaurant: Both businesses plan to roll out additional items for summer
In brief
Continued from page 1
Ultrasound business
opens on Main
The LeClears are noticing that people are spending more time in the building sipping drinks, having
conversations and using the
free Wi-Fi, which is exactly
what they hoped would happen in their first coffee shop.
It is for those who want
to sit and savor your coffee,
and who want a new experience with coffee, Melanie
LeClear said. You can have
the same bean but brew it
differently and youll get a
different flavor.
Thats why all of Back
to the Beans baristas are
required to take online classes to learn proper brewing
techniques and the science
behind them. Each barista
has his or her own latte
art style on the top of the
mugs, too, some of which
are branded with Back to
the Beans logo and made
Main Street Kitchen

mskitchenstoughton.com
facebook.com/MainStreetKitchenSubShopandCatering
Back to the Bean

backtothebean.com
facebook.com/backtothebeanllc
120 E. Main St.
873-5113
6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays-Fridays
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays
Whimsy or Wendigo) and

how just busy they are, so
we figured just statistically
it would probably (go) over
very well, she said.
Goldsmith said what sets
Main Street Kitchen apart
from other restaurants in
Stoughton is that very little
they serve is prepackaged.
Everything is made here,
Goldsmith said, including the
soups, pastries and breads. I
try to do my best to just bake
what I need for today.

And it has a sweet treat up
its sleeve for the summer.
Look for Main Street
Kitchens soft-serve ice
cream in vanilla and one
other flavor depending on the
day. People wont have to
go far for the toppings since
Back to the Bean will have
its chocolate, salted caramel,
peppermint and vanilla coffee syrups out as sauces all
of which are homemade.
Bonjour Baby 3D/4D

Ultrasound opened Feb.
15 at 113 E. Main St.
The business offers
2-, 3- and 4-dimensional
ultrasounds for pregnant
women.
The companys website
advises potential customers on what they will see
on an ultrasound at different stages of a pregnancy.
Bounjour also offers
gender identification
beginning in the 15th
week of pregnancy.
Other services include a
recording of your babys
heartbeat -- which can be
recorded on a heartbeat
stuffed animal -- color
or black and white photos and ultrasound photo
frames.
Customers can make
appointments seven days
a week, from 8 a.m. to 8
p.m. Walk-ins are available Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday from
1-5 p.m.
For more information
on the business, visit bonjourbabyultrasound.com
or call 210-9336.
Stoughton Trailers
receives grant
Stoughton Trailers received a nearly
$300,000 grant for energy efficiency and safety
improvements at facilities
in Stoughton, Evansville
and Brodhead.
Behind the bean

Since their motto is Every cup tells a story, Back to
the Bean can sometimes tell you exactly which field a
certain batch comes from. They source through Burman
Coffee Traders in Middleton, and the coffee includes
Guatemalan, African, Indonesian and Ethiopian beans.
Melanie LeClear said flavors change by season,
where a bean was grown and how it was processed,
including whether it was naturally or chemically
washed. Her husband, DJ, does the roasting.
We only medium roast, and that will get you a good
amount of caffeine, she said. And it will bring out the
natural flavors of the beans.
She also explained that there are three waves of
coffee, comparing the first to the kind a grandma might
drink, the second to larger, sweeter offerings like at
Starbucks and the third to traditional European coffee.
We found that we really like the traditional way,
so our coffee drinks are going to be smaller portions
so you get more of a coffee taste rather than the milky
taste youll get from others, LeClear said. It will have
a punch to it.
by Stoughtons Andersen
Designs.
That said, orders may take
a little longer than at other
coffee shops. For those
needing a speedy drink,
drip coffee and iced coffee
can be made to-go. Most
drinks and meals can also be
ordered and paid for online
for carryout or delivery.
Both businesses hope to
expand their menus and
hours as the seasons change.
They may also stay open
longer in the evenings,
especially on Opera House
nights.
New offerings
January was a strong start
for Back to the Bean and
Main Street Kitchen, but
sales have tapered off this
month. The owners hope that
as the weather warms up and
their signs go up more people
will come, especially now
that they offer breakfast.

Back to the Bean recently
rolled out open-faced breakfast sandwiches, which will
vary in sweet and savory
toppings spread over thick
toast. And in addition to its
morning menu, Main Street
Kitchen will be unveiling the
I 4T (Im too tired to think)
menu with five pre-built
subs, including the loaded
Kimmi Jo (owners favorite).
The coffee shop would like
to offer more flavors of loose
leaf tea, Italian water and a
wider selection of cookies
since the whoopie pies
two cookies stuck together
with cream and big enough
to share are a hit.
LeClear said Back to the
Bean wanted to be different
from the other coffee shops
in town.
We also noticed that
... there are a lot of specialty shops here (like Spry
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At left, Rachel Isaac whips up a drink for a customer at Back to the

Bean on Monday morning. Above, Main Street Kitchen and Back to
the Bean now occupy The Stoughton Store at 120 E. Main St.
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sub sandwiches, soups, salads and treats, but it lacked

homebrewed coffee. So
the LeClears called Goldsmith, and they jumped at
the opportunity to fill the
caffeinated niche with their
business, Back to the Bean.
And though the partnership with Back to the Bean
started with
simply selling its drip
coffee and
some pastries for a few
months, its
intensified in
2016. Since Goldsmith
January,
cooks and
baristas have
been running the same
registers but
otherwise
working separately.
S o m e o f Melanie LeClear
their shared
goals are
to expand
their hours
and menus,
including for
breakfast.
Their partnership will DJ LeClear
continue to
evolve as
they settle into their new
location which is actually
quite old. The 1880s Brickson Block building is listed
on the National and State
Register of Historic Places.
The open space accentuates original features of the
building, including brick
walls, refinished hardwood
floors and an exposed tin
ceiling. Slender chalkboards
listing traditional coffee
offerings and menu items are
suspended from rods on the
brick wall.
The seating capacity has
doubled from Main Street
Kitchens old location just up
the street. Although the new
kitchen is smaller, Goldsmith
said it is better arranged.
It also does not have a deep
fryer, so some foods, like
onion rings and fries, are
baked, instead.
Both businesses are in
the process of getting their
names and logos above each
exterior window. For now,
look for The Stoughton
Store in classic white lettering and the sandwich board
featuring their drink and food
specials on the sidewalk near
Main and Division streets.
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Norse
Afternoon
At left, Stephanie Hite teaches
Lily Christoffersen, 3, and Ever
Brekken, 5, both of Stoughton,
the Tretur or Little Friends
dance.
At right, on top from left to
right: Tristan Jenny, Trevar
Helland and Jacob Krantz balance on the top tier of the pyramid during the Halling dance.
Photos by Kate Newton
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aspects of Scandinavian culture.
Above, the Edvard Grieg Chorus, which takes its name from the Norwegian composer, performs at the center Feb. 14. The chorus was
founded in 1925 and works to preserve and share the choral music and traditions of its namesakes country. The group consists of 43
men from Dane County, who perform throughout the Midwest, including at Syttende Mai.
Zoning: Dane County executive wants to rewrite ordinance, keep state out of zoning laws
different take on the legislation and dont support the
change.
County Executive Joe
Parisis chief of staff, Josh
Wescott, told the Press that
the county seeks a balance on
development, noting that if
towns have their own zoning,
it could create stark differences across the street for residents who live on the borders
of two towns, often separated
by streets.
We think the process
works pretty well right now
as it is, and allows for a central place to coordinate and
facilitate a number of different entities that are involved
in development, Wescott
said.
The current system has

joint review of approval for
rezoning between the towns
and the countys Zoning
and Land Regulation board,
which some towns see as
overzealous in its decisions to
preserve farmland.
With some towns suffering and some even opting to
cease to exist as towns the
DCTA is worried that cities and villages will overtake
more towns using their extraterritorial jurisdiction, or the
ability to claim land and use it
for development.
Towns would not be
required to opt out of the zoning, though, and many officials in the towns surrounding
Oregon/Stoughton said they
are happy with their relationship with the county on
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zoning.
Whether or not they opt out
themselves, though, officials
acknowledged it could significantly change the planning
landscape for some towns.
The county put together a
last-minute effort earlier in
February to keep the legislation from passing by offering to work with towns on a
comprehensive overhaul to
zoning. Unless Gov. Scott
Walker refuses to sign the
bill, though, the effort will
likely be without success,
though rewriting the zoning
code could keep more towns
in the zoning process when
they have the option.
Towns that choose to opt
out under the law would
all work together to create
a shared zoning ordinance,
Hazelbaker explained. Towns
would then decide how the
different zones applied to
their own parcels. Those that
did not opt out would remain
under the countys jurisdiction.
Many towns in Dane County did not support the legislation.
A letter from 10 towns,
including Dunn and Pleasant
Springs, asked members of
the state assembly committee
on housing and real estate to
oppose the bill.
We are deeply concerned
about the repercussions this
bill would have for our towns
and our fellow Dane County
towns, property owners and
taxpayers, the letter, signed
by Town of Dunn chair Ed
Minihan, states. Perhaps the
most important reason we
encourage you to oppose this
legislation is that it seems to
be attempting to fix a problem

that, we believe, is overstated
and quite limited.
Rutland Town Chair Mark
Porter echoed a similar sentiment in an email to the
Observer/Hub. Porter said
town board members have
discussed the matter a few
times, and he and other town
officials have attended several presentations by Dane
County Towns Association
on the issue. He said while
they havent adopted an official position, the town unofficially opposes the idea, mainly because of the impact that
multiple towns opting out
would have on Dane County
zoning and consequently
those of us remaining with
them.
Ive heard the arguments
from Dane County Towns
and believe they have some
legitimate complaints against
Dane County, but I think
this is a blunt-instrument
approach to a beating Dane
County into submission that
may be counter-productive,
he said. The Town of Rutland has had a positive, collaborative relationship with
Dane County Planning and
Zoning, and I have found
them to be a valuable partner
in helping us with our landuse decisions and planning.
I would be very concerned
about anything that would
affect that relationship.
Recurring issue
The discussion around the
town-county relationship is
not a new one.
Neither is the legislation.
A similar bill was going
through the legislature two
years ago when the county stepped in, and asked
legislators to delay a vote and

give time to work on a solution between the towns and
county.
They asked the legislature
to give the county an opportunity to address problems with
the process when we had our
bill in the 2013 session,
Hazelbaker recalled. After
the legislature put (that bill)
on hold, the county did
nothing. There was clearly
just a stall tactic.
Wescott said there was
movement, mentioning that
the county board changed the
makeup of the zoning board
in recent years and citing that
only six or so developments
had been turned down by the
county. DCTA officials said
at a recent meeting, though,
that there was a general chilling effect in even applying for
some rezoning petitions.
In a Jan. 13, letter to the
senate and assembly bill
sponsors, Parisi asked for the
state to allow for a local solution.
Under the circumstances,
in the interests of resolving
the discord in our community
on both sides of this issue, it is
evident that a comprehensive
rewrite of the Dane County
zoning ordinance would be a
more judicious approach; it
will best serve all town governments and citizens of Dane
County, while not having
to change state law, Parisi
wrote. Those towns wishing to opt out of county zoning will be able to do so once
the ordinance is rewritten, and
those wishing to remain have
the opportunity to adopt the
revised ordinance.
The County Board officially adopted a resolution
to create a subcommittee to
work on zoning at its Feb. 4

meeting. Parisis letter stated
that committee could have an
ordinance introduced within
18 months.
Hazelbaker said the DCTA
supports rewriting the zoning
ordinance but did not see it
as a reason for the legislature
to vote against the bill.
Another option
Between creating new zoning and determining the costs
for towns to plan their own
growth, Walkers signing
the bill would leave plenty to
work on in the coming year.
First, the towns would have
to decide if they wanted to opt
in or not.
Itll be interesting to see
how many towns actually
decide to proceed and go on
their on with planning and
development, Wescott said.
It could make local town
politics, something that not
a lot of people pay attention
to, a lot more engaging at the
local level which may be
some of the lemonade what
otherwise we think is a real
bad piece of legislation.
Porter, in Rutland, said that
he hopes the legislation can
spur action at the county level, though, and that the county
needs to dedicate staff and
other resources to update
Dane Countys Zoning Code.
This is something thats
been discussed and neglected
for years, he said. If this
effort forces that effort, then
something positive will have
emerged from this.
reporters Scott De Laruelle
and Bill Livick contributed to
this article.
Jeremy Jones, sports editor
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Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

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Wrestling
Girls basketball
Helland win at
160 propels
Stoughton to
team state
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Head coach Brad Pickett shows senior Hannah Hobson where to cut the net after the Stoughton High School girls basketball returned from Fort Atkinson to celebrate winning the Badger South Conference outright.
Netting a Badger South title

Vikings claim conference
first title in 14 years
Anthony Iozzo
It has been 14 years since the

Stoughton High School girls basketball team was able to cut down
the nets as conference champions,
but Fridays 55-27 win at Fort
Atkinson ended the drought.
The girls came close last season
finishing a game back and the
year before that finishing two
games back. But with several girls
playing on varsity for these past
few seasons, this was finally the
year they broke through.
This is awesome. This is something I have been dreaming about

since I was a little kid and to do it
with this group of girls, it couldnt
get any more perfect, senior Hannah Hobson said.
The celebration was full of smiles
and laughs with both players, fans
and coaches rolling into the gym
following the boys basketball game
against Monona Grove. Most of the
boys players remained, and several
parents and family followed the bus
home from Fort Atkinson to watch
the girls cut down the nets.
It is a huge accomplishment. It
is a special group of kids that play
together well and care about each
other, head coach Brad Pickett
said. The neat thing about it is
be ready to accomplish the next

goal.
It is a good group, and I am very
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excited and very proud of them.
Hopefully, there is more to come.
Stoughton 10-1
The next goal for Stoughton after
Oregon 8-3
earning the No. 1 seed in sectional
Monona Grove
8-3
3 of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs
is to go to state.
Madison Edgewood 6-5
And with one goal checked off
Monroe 3-8
the list, the girls feel confident that
they can earn a trip to Green Bay in
Milton 3-9
March.
Fort Atkinson
1-10
We are feeling really confident,
and we are ready for the next part
that they have more goals that they of the season, the post-season. We
want to accomplish. We are excited have our next goal in mind, which
about this and are going to enjoy it. is state, Hobson said. If we keep
I will not be surprised when Saturday morning rolls around, they will
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Badger South
While he didnt know at

the time, junior Trevar Helland had one of Vikings
biggest wins Tuesday in a
30-28 WIAA Division 1
team sectional victory over
Milton inside Stoughton
High School.
Helland and senior Taylor Prochazka were tied
2-all with the seconds winding down in the third period
of their 160 pound match.
Helland who lost a
decision to Prochazka during the dual meet season
decided to take a chance
for a takedown. He not only
picked it up, but also put
Prochazka on his shoulder
for a 3-point near fall and a
7-2 win.
I didnt think if I won
or lost that it would make
a difference, Helland said.
Even going into the last
seconds of the match, I figured I would go for it and
see if I can get the win and
if I loss it would not matter
much. But it ended up mattering a lot, so it was big for
us.
The other big moment in
the dual was when junior
Garrett Model staved off a
pin not once but three times
in the final match of the
night at 138 pounds.
Milton sophomore Vince
Digennaro needed the pin
as the Red Hawks trailed by
five points, but Model was
able to fight enough to stay
off his back, even coming
back from nine-points down
to tie the match at 11 in the
third period.
Despite Model falling
13-11, the decision was
not enough for Milton and
the Vikings clinched a spot
at team state for the third
straight season.
(Model) did his job.
He fought like a dog, and
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Boys swimming
400 freestyle relay shatters SHS record, advances to state

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Sophomores Chase McMillam and Ian Bormett and seniors

Gabe Ross and Tristin Heisig
posted lifetime bests in four
events to help the Stoughton
boys swimming team post 23
season-bests from 11 swimmers
at Saturdays WIAA Division 2
Baraboo sectional meet
The quartet capped the meet
inside Jack Young Middle School
with nearly a five second PR on
the 400-yard freestyle relay, finishing fourth overall in 3 minutes, 26.04 seconds. The finish,
which broke the SHS record
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What: WIAA Division 2 swimming and diving meet
When: 6:30 p.m. Friday
Where: UW-Madison
Natatorium
(3:30.67) set in 2013 by over
four seconds was good enough
to help the Vikings advance the
relay on to this Fridays WIAA
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Division 2 state meet inside the Division 2 state qualifiers for the Stoughton boys swimming team (from left) are: Ian Bormett, Aaron Meyer, Tristan Heisig,
UW-Madison Natatorium.
Gabe Ross and Chase Millam.
We blew away our time from
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last week and we felt like we had a pretty good shot at reaching state, Bormett said. It was an
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Wrestling
Vikings send 12 individuals to Division 1 Verona sectional

Anthony Iozzo
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Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Kaleb Louis turns Fort Atkinsons Brendon Kind in the second-place wrestleback Saturday in the
WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie regional. Louis won by pinfall in 37 seconds, helping the Stoughton High
School wrestling team finish first with 267 points.
Besides winning the WIAA Division

1 Sun Prairie regional title clinching
a spot in Tuesdays team sectional the
Stoughton High School wrestling team
advanced 13 of 14 individuals to the D1
Verona sectional.
There were the regional champions
freshman Hunter Lewis (106), junior
Brandon Klein (113), junior Tristan Jenny (126), junior Garrett Model (138),
senior Collin Kraus (145), sophomore
Tyler Dow (152) and the runner-ups
junior Kaleb Louis (120), freshman Cade
Spilde (132), sophomore Aodan Marshall
(220) and senior Erik Haried (heavyweight).
Junior Trevar Helland (160) and senior
Jacob Groleau (195) added third-place
finishes.
We put in work all the time, and when
we wrestle it is time to show it, Dow
said.
Dow ranked No. 4 in his weight
What: WIAA Division 1 Verona sectional

When: 10 a.m. Saturday
Where: Verona Area High School
class on wiwrestling.com won his first
regional title after taking runner-up as a
freshman. He took on DeForests Will
Gahnz ranked No. 8 and ran away
with a 10-0 major decision with a couple
of near falls in the third period.
I thought I wrestled well, Dow said.
This week was kind of difficult. I bothered my hamstring this last week, so I
was preparing with that injury and coaches helped out a lot.
Also claiming his first regional title
was Lewis, who is ranked No. 10. He
pinned Oregons Steele Mellum in 4 minutes, 21 seconds, but was well on his way
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Boys hockey
Stoughton takes two-goal lead late in first,

score in every period to earn playoff win
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Stoughton junior Trevar Helland (facing) celebrates with the rest of his teammates following Tuesdays
30-28 win over Milton in a WIAA Division 1 team sectional at Stoughton High School. Helland won his
match 7-2 in one of the bigger matches of the night.
Team sectional: Stoughton wins 30-28

sometimes it comes down
to that, co-head coach Dan
Spilde said. Vinny is really
dangerous and is the kind
of guy that can put you on
your back at any time, and
he proved that.
Senior Collin Kraus
started the match with a
19-8 major decision over
junior Nick Richards at 145
pounds, and sophomore

Tyler Dow followed with a
pin over senior Evan Whitehead at 152.
After three losses, sophomore Aodan Marshall
pinned senior Noah Arneson at 220 pounds to make
it 19-12 Stoughton.
Junior Brandon Klein
(113) later added a 6-0 win
over sophomore Andrew
Wells. Junior Kaleb Louis
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(120) won an 11-2 major

decision over freshman
Tyler Kersten and junior
Tristan Jenny (126) won
a 9-0 major decision over
junior Levi Garrett to make
it 30-21 Stoughton.
That left two matches
to go with the Vikings just
needing to avoid two losses
with a pin.
The fifth-ranked Vikings
will focus on individual
sectionals and state for the
next two weeks, but the first
team state matchup is set.
Stoughton will take on
Kenosha Bradford/Reuther
in the state quarterfinals at
5:30 p.m. Friday, March 5.
The winner of that
match will face the winner
between Hortonville and
Sauk Prairie in the state
semifinals at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 5.
Hudson/Kaukauna and
Mukwonago/Menomonee
Falls are the other D1 state
quarterfinal duals.
The team state finals are
at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 6.
We have a short memory, so we are going to go
back to work tomorrow
night and forget about it,
Helland said. We have
a lot more teams to go
through. We have to win
a state championship still,
so we have to go back to
work.
Stoughton boys hockey

got goals from four different players Tuesday to
defeat Beloit Memorial
4-1 in the opening round
of the WIAA playoffs.
The victory sends
Stoughton on to the
regional finals against the
top-seeded Waukesha coop on Friday.
It feels great to get the
win tonight. I think its
definitely a step in the
right direction, senior
captain James Browning
said. Were definitely
ready to take on Waukesha.
Senior Zach Kirby
tacked on an insurance
goal just over a minute
into the second period.
Beloit Memorial finally
solved Stoughton freshman Carson Roisum 14
minutes later as Deo
Edwards threw a big
check, got the puck back
and scored in the 5-hole.
The Vikings were anything but rattled, though.
More aggressive getting to the net as the game
wore on, sophomore Jackson Breton nearly capitalized twice within the first
two minutes of the third
period.
A shot up high by
Breton caught the shoulder of Beloits Taven
Santucci. Unable to find
the rebound though,
Breton drove to the net
and scored before Purple
Knight defenseman Kyle
Hanaman could clear the
puck.
Breton followed that
up with a second pointblank shot a minute later
but was unable to find the
back of the net.
Beloit had a couple of
scrums in front of Roisum
for loose pucks but never
seriously threatened.
Stoughton held a twogoal lead over Beloit
despite being outshot in
the first period thanks in
part to a couple of fortunate bounces.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Stoughton defenseman Kyle Zeimet checks Beloit Memorials

Hunter Harrington in the first period of Tuesdays WIAA regional
quartefinal playoff game. Zeimet had an assist as the Vikings
advanced to the regional finals against top-seeded Waukesha on
Friday with a 4-1 victory.
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What: WIAA regional
final
When: 7 p.m. Friday
Where: Naga-Waukee
Park Ice Arena
Browning was the beneficiary of the first with

two-and-a-half minutes
remaining in the first period. Circling behind the
net, Browning backhanded a pass toward the front
of the net that caromed
off Santucci and into the
back of the net.
I meant to pass the
puck to the slot. It slipped
off my stick, Browning
said. The goalie must
have been cheating over
and it caught his pad and
went in.
A minute later, it was
senior Max Quale, who
flipped a shot on goal,
while falling down in the

left circle, to beat Santucci.
Despite the early lead,
Stoughton knew Beloit
was more than capable of
a comeback after allowing three-second period
goals in a 4-3 win over
the Purple Knights earlier
this season.
When we played
Beloit in the regular season, they ended up taking
a lot of penalties and our
power play was locked in
and ready to go, Browning said. There wasnt
a whole lot of penalties
tonight, though, he knew
they would be more disciplined.
Roisum finished with
20 saves to earn the victory, while Santucci stopped
25 for the Purple Knights.
Stoughton and Waukesha drop the puck at 7
p.m. Friday inside NagaWaukee Park Ice Arena.
February 18, 2016
Boys basketball
Vikings knock off fifth-ranked MG

Anthony Iozzo
Following a loss to third-ranked Waunakee, the Stoughton High School boys

basketball team has implemented a few
adjustments to their style of play.
And it was evident in Thursdays
83-76 win over fifth-ranked Monona
Grove.
We made some adjustments that
have been really helpful the last two
games some adjustments to our press
and some adjustments to our transition
defense, head coach Luke Wainwright
said. Once they break the press and
really get back to understanding that
when we are pressing it picks up the
pace of the game and tends to lead to
more possessions. But we still want to
get good looks at the rim.
When (the other team) gets back on
defense and forces you to make decisions on offense, you really have to
change your mindset and get back to
being patient in the half court, working
the ball and looking for good high-percentage shots.
The Vikings built a 19-point lead two
minutes into the second half by forcing
the Silver Eagles into turnovers with
full-court pressure.
Then, in transition, Stoughton was
able to score quickly or move the ball
around and find the open shot.
However, Monona Grove made the
in-game adjustment to not only break
the press but to play aggressively on
defense, forcing Stoughton to take too
many quick shots and quick decisions
that caused turnovers.
Wainwright called a timeout with 10
minutes, 55 seconds left and Stoughtons lead down to 11, 56-45. He said he
wanted to get the guys to change their
mindset of pressing and then rushing a
shot on the other end. And since the they
were in the double bonus, Wainwright
said he wanted the Vikings to use that to
their advantage.
Once they broke that full-court pressure, I wanted to make sure they had
some patience on the offensive end in
the halfcourt, he said. I told them we
really wanted to live at the free-throw
line for the last six or seven minutes
of the game since we had the bonus. I
thought that would be to our advantage
to work the clock a little bit and hopefully get fouled and hopefully get two
points at the line.
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Sport shorts
Her Southwestern co-op
Orcutt participates in her
(Southwestern/Stoughton/
fourth state skiing meet Evansville/Reedsburg) finShelby Orcutt finished
46th in the slalom, 50th in
the giant slalom and 51st
in the Super G competition Feb. 13 -15 in the state
championships at Mount La
Crosse. It was her fourth
trip to state in four years.
ished fourth overall behind

Arrowhead, Mukwonago
and Madison Edgewood.
Orcutt was all-conference
with an eighth-place finish
(out of 71 girls), while her
team finished runner-up at
Tyrol Basin two weeks ago.
Girls hockey
Icebergs advance in playoffs

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
The Icebergs girls hockey

co-op closed out the regular
season against the Cap City
Cougars and then traveled
to Beaver Dam for the playoffs last week.
Cougars 8, Icebergs 5
Sophomore Brady Schipper banks in a layup in the second half Thursday in a Badger
South Conference game against fifth-ranked Monona Grove. Schipper finished with nine
points in an 83-76 win.
With Stoughtons lead down to six

with six minutes to play, the Vikings
to the line six times and hit eight of 12.
And when they didnt make it to the
line, it was because the driver kicked the
ball back out for an open jumper from
the outside or drove to the basket on a
breakaway.
Coach took a few timeouts and really
kept saying to settle down and do what
you do and make the simple play,
senior Adam Krumholz said. That
really paid off with pump fakes and just
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Badger South
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Monona Grove
8-2
Stoughton 8-2
Madison Edgewood 7-3
Oregon 7-4
Fort Atkinson
5-6
Monroe 1-9
Milton 0-10
Despite a valiant comeback, the Icebergs were

unable to cap the Badger
Conference regular season
with a victory Thursday
in McFarland, falling 8-5
against the visiting Cap City
Cougars.
The Icebergs fought back
to within a goal with a five
goal second period after
digging themselves into an
early four-goal deficit.
Teagan Rupiper and Maddy Hess opened the second
period with power-play
goals a little over a minute
apart to cut Cap Citys lead
to 4-2.
The Icebergs pulled within a goal thanks to the evenstrength goal of Hess with
45 seconds left in the second period, but were unable
to draw even.
The Cougars answered
the even-strength goals of
Samantha Ayers and Shannon King in the second
period and added two more
goals in the third to extend
their lead back three for the
8-5 final.
Jada Ward had three goals
and three assists for the
Cougars, while Hess scored

twice and assisted on another. Ayers had a goal and an
assist for the Icebergs.
Stoughtons McKenzie
Nisius kept the Icebergs
in the game with 31 saves,
including 16 in the first
period. Taylor Thornton
(eight) and Lucy Rosenthal (five) combined for 13
saves for the Cougars.
Icebergs 8,
Beaver Dam 3
The ninth-seeded Icebergs opened the WIAA
playoffs Tuesday inside the
Beaver Dam Family Ice
Center against the eighthseeded Beavers and rolled
8-3 behind their biggest
offensive outburst of the
season.
Hess scored three goals
in the blowout, including
a pair of first period goals
as the Icebergs built a 6-0
lead through two-and-a-half
periods.
Beaver Dam scored three
times in the third period, but
the Icebergs kept a healthy
five goal cushion with three
goals of their own.
The Icebergs advance on
to face the top-seeded Middleton Metro Lynx co-op at
8 p.m. Friday inside Madison Ice Arena.
The Metro Lynx won the
Badger Conference title this
season, beating the Icebergs
a combined 17-0 in two regular season games.
Conference: Stoughton earns No. 1 seed in Division 2 playoffs

working together and playing how we have
been playing, it is definitely a good goal to
have.
It wont be easy, though. After finishing
the season against Oregon at home at 7:30
p.m. Thursday, the girls have a week off
until regionals open.
The first opponent will be the winner
of Monroe/Mount Horeb at 7 p.m. Friday,
Feb. 26, at Stoughton High School. If the
Vikings win that game, they will host the
winner of No. 4 Monona Grove and No. 5
Portage in the regional final.
No. 2 Waunakee, No. 3 DeForest, No. 6
Oregon and No. 7 Baraboo are also potential opponents if the girls make it to sectionals. And the bottom of the bracket has No.
1 Union Grove and No. 2 Wilmot Union as
favorites to potentially make the sectional
final.
Our sectional is absolutely loaded,
Pickett said. You can run into some of
those teams you have played twice already,
and it is always tough to play a team for the
third time. People dont believe coaches
when they say it is a one-game-at-a-time
mentality, but when you get to that point, it
has to be. This group is focused right now, The Stoughton High School girls basketball team won its first conference title in 14 years Friday, claiming the Badger South outright with a 55-27 win over
and it is going to be fun to watch.
Fort Atkinson. The Vikings (19-1 overall, 10-1 Badger South) also received the No. 1 seed in WIAA Division 2 sectional 3.
Stoughton 55, Fort Atkinson 27
The Vikings jumped out to a 33-11 lead

Junior Marissa Robson led Stoughton at halftime en route to clinching the conferwith 12 points, while junior Kendra Halv- ence outright.
erson and Hobson each chipped in 10 points
Stoughton 64, Verona 59
in Thursdays win over the Blackhawks.
Stoughton hosted Verona in a
Junior Payton Kahl added eight points.
non-conference game Monday and won its

Robson scored 17 of her 21 points to help
18th straight game 64-59.
Stoughton come back.
The Wildcats, which are ranked No. 4 in
Hobson and Kahl added 13 and 12
Division 1, entered the game on an 11-game points, respectively.
win streak, but the Vikings were able to
Verona was led by junior Alex Luehring
erase a five-point deficit in the second half. with 17 points.
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Regionals: Vikings finish first in D1 Sun Prairie regional

to a technical fall as well.
Lewis had two takedowns and
two near falls in the first period and
then added a reversal and two near
falls in the second period before
getting the pin early in the third.
It was a very important step in
going to state, and I am excited for
the team, Lewis said.
Kraus ranked No. 1 claimed
his fourth regional title with a
27-13 major decision over Monona Groves Bryan Reynosa, which
included 12 takedowns.
Klein, Jenny and Model all won
their third career regional titles.
In the 113 finals, Klein ranked
No. 1 took on Fort Atkinsons
Nolan Kraus ranked No. 11 in
a rematch from conference and eked
out a 3-0 win.
Jenny ranked No. 7 defeated
Sun Prairies Tyler Nelson 5-0 in
his title match, and Model ranked
No. 4 pinned Fort Atkinsons
Owen Worden in 3:43.
Louis ranked No. 6 also made
the finals but lost 5-0 to Sun Prairies Drew Scharenbrock ranked
No. 1. He bounced back with a pin
over Fort Atkinsons Brendon Kind
in 37 seconds in the second-place
wrestleback.
Spilde dropped a 7-1 decision to
Veronas Brandon Daniels in his
finals match and didnt need a wrestleback to finish second.
Haried also made the finals, and
he was pinned in 2:55 to Oconomowocs Chris Aschenbrenner. Haried
took second with a 3-2 win over
DeForests Cody Dobson in the
wrestleback.
Marshall had to win twice to finish second. First, he defeated Fort
Atkinsons Cole Beavers 9-3 in
the third-place match, and then
he knocked off Sun Prairies Sam
Presser 7-2 in the second-place
wrestleback.
Groleau pinned Fort Atkinsons
Dalton Goldsmith in 3:52 to finish
third, and Helland won his thirdplace match by injury default over
Fort Atkinsons Ryan Golich. Helland had a chance to take second
in a wrestleback but was pinned in
3:14 to Oconomowocs Brandon
Junior Darvell Peeples drives to the lane Thursday against Monona

Grove. Peeples finished with 12 points to help the Vikings tie the
Silver Eagles for first place in the Badger South.
Boys BB: Stoughton is tied
Freshman Cade Spilde grapples with Veronas Brandon Daniels in the 132-pound finals
Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 Sun Prairie regional. Spilde took second and advanced to
sectionals, joining 11 other Vikings.
Laughlin.
Senior Austin Sobojinski nearly
made sectionals, needing a win in
his fifth-place match and hoping he
could get a wrestleback for fourth.
Sobojinski did his part by pinning
Monona Groves Ian Handell in 26
seconds to stay alive.
But in the fourth-place wrestleback, Sobojinski was pinned in 4:44
by Sun Prairies Shijaun Robsinson.
Freshman Drew Pasold (170) also
came close to sectionals making the fifth-place match and having an ankle injury hurt his chances
in a pin loss to Monona Groves
Michael Hoye in 1:35.
Sectional preview
For the 12 moving on, state is in
reach, but sectionals will be even
tougher. A loss in the first match at
sectionals eliminates you.
The brackets are set for sectionals
with the Elkhorn Area regional topfour finishers joining the field.
Lewis (36-12) opens the meet
against Delavan-Dariens Byron

Simons (10-13), while Klein (452) faces Beloit Memorials Edwin
Chavez (23-14). Louis (39-8) opens
up against Lake Geneva Badgers
Michael Sanders (30-12), and Jenny (38-9) faces Beloit Memorials
Tyler Louis-Dupuis (23-14).
Spilde (28-17) will face Lake
Geneva Badgers Stevie Kraus (3112), and Model (41-5) will open
his bracket against Wilmot Unions
Jeremy Toro (18-13). Kraus (452) will take on Beloit Memorials
Gerardo Badillo (18-16), and Dow
(42-5) wrestles Wilmot Unions
Jacob Walker (7-9).
Helland (17-13) faces Elkhorns
Connor Mohr (19-4), and Groleau
(24-21) takes on Beloit Memorials
Marquel Johnson (27-7). Marshall
(22-15) will face Wilmot Unions
Seth Willis (14-8), and Haried
(22-25) opens up the meet against
Janesville Craigs Keeanu Benton
(19-9).
Sectionals is at 10 a.m. Saturday
at Verona Area High School.
for first in the Badger South

getting open and getting great
looks. We got a lot of great,
wide-open looks at the end,
so his words really helped us
there.
Krumholz had nine points
in the final six minutes and
finished with 23. Junior Troy
Slaby added 21, and junior
Darvell Peeples chipped in 12.
Sophomores Brady Schipper
and Max Fernholz finished
with nine and eight points,
respectively.
Junior Kyle Goodman also
helped with six points.
Depending on one person is really hard, so having
a strong eight-man is really
good for our team, Krumholz
said. We really dont know
who is going to come out
tonight, but we know two or
three are. So you can always
depend on your teammates.
The win moved the Vikings
(12-7 overall, 8-2 conference)
into a three-way tie for firstplace in the Badger South at

the time, but they are now just
tied with Monona Grove (153, 8-2) as Madison Edgewood
(14-6, 7-3) lost 82-66 to the
Silver Eagles Saturday.
We faced a lot of well-put
together teams, and this shows
us where we are in the standings right now, Krumholz
said. We are up there, so we
have a lot of great players and
have been playing really well
lately.
Stoughton travels to Milton
at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Stoughton 71, Monroe 63

The Vikings traveled to
Monroe Tuesday and needed overtime to pull out a
71-63 win.
Slaby, who hit the gametying 3-pointer at the end
of regulation, finished with
27 points. Senior Tommy
McGlynn added 13, and
Schipper chipped in 12.
Sectionals: 400 relay just misses state cut, school record

awesome feeling knowing that
all the hard work during the season was finally coming to fruition.
Overall, seven Vikings swam
a perfect meet, posting the best
times of their lives every time
they entered the water.
Our sectional taper was amazing, Millam said. I dont think
anyone could have given anymore or gone any faster.
Besides clocking a personal
best in the 400 free relay, Millam, Bormett, Ross and Heisig
did the same thing in the 200
free relay, finishing seventh in
1:33.75.
The relay missed the school
record (1:33.58) by 17 one-hundreths of a second and the state
cut by two-tenths of a second.
I was hoping that the 200 free
relay would get back to state as
well, I went sophomore year and
it was a lot of fun, but now we
are in the biggest and loudest
event, Ross said.
Millam reached the podium in
the 200 freestyle, taking fourth
place with more than a two-anda-half second PR for fifth place
in 1:54.14. He later returned to
the podium with a 10-and-a-half
second personal best in the 500
free (5:15.51), which earned him
seventh place.
Bormett made the podium,
taking seventh place in the 100
backstroke with second-and-ahalf PR of 1:00.94. He also added a lifetime-best in 50 free in

the 200 free relay and then bested
his own time leading off the 400
free relay.
Ross posted best times in the
200 IM and 100 breaststroke,
while Heisig chipped in with lifetime bests in the 50 and 100 free.
Senior Brody Trainor broke the
6-minute mark for the first time
in the 50 free and posted a lifetime best in the 50 back relay leg
of the 200 medley relay and 100
back.
The 50 breast split of senior
Levi Robbins on the medley
relay and 100 breast were also
best times, as was the 100 back
time of freshman Hayden Hammond.
We had a saying behind the
blocks, and we believed it to be
true. You have what it takes,
but its going to take everything
youve got, head coach Katie
Liebmann. The boys knew it,
they lived it, and now theyre
celebrating it.
Top-ranked Monona Grove
won eight of 12 events to dominate fourth-ranked McFarland
402.5-372. Fort Atkinson (231.5)
rounded out the top three while
Stoughton (155) finished seventh
out of 10 teams.
Ben McDade and senior Bailey Bodart of Grafton, who are

each returning champions in two
events. McDade won the 200
and 500 freestyles last year, and
he returns to those events with
the top qualifying times. He has
posted sectional times of 1:43.17
and 4:38.29, respectively.
Bodart is the returning champion in the 50 and 100 freestyles.
This year, he has the fourth-fastest qualifying time in both events
at 21.72 and 47.77, respectively.
Junior Noah Larson of Baraboo
possesses the top time entering
the meet in the 50 and 100 freestyles at 20.61 and 46.30, respectively.
The 100 freestyle promises
to be competitive as it features
three of last seasons top four
finishers. Senior Michael Perry
of Shorewood attempts to win
back-to-back championships in
the 100 butterfly. He enters the
meet with a qualifying time of
51.69, which ranks second.
Junior Sean OConnor of Grafton has turned in the fastest sectional time in the event at 50.80
after placing fourth a year ago.
Senior Benny Liang of Whitewater is the returning champion
in the 100 breaststroke. He is
back to contend for his second
straight title, entering the finals
with the sixth-fastest qualifying
Division 2 state meet
time of 1:01.78. Sophomore Ben
Six events return their cham- Hayes of Brown Deer/University
pions from last season, includ- School of Milwaukee is the only
ing Monona Grove sophomore qualifier in the event with a time
under a minute at 59.54.

Senior Jared Nickadem of
Cedarburg is the fastest qualifier in the 200 individual medley
with a time of 1:57.59, but junior
Ryan Ramminger of DeForest
is just .10 of a second behind at
1:57.69. Junior Philip Fochios of
Edgewood and senior Joe Heiser
of McFarland finished second
and third in the 100 backstroke,
respectively, last season. They
return to contend for the title, but
sophomore Eric Storms of Monona Grove possesses the top qualifying time in the event at 52.77.
Junior Henry Carmen of Monona Grove was last years runnerup in the diving competition.
He returns in pursuit of the title
with the best qualifying score of
573.0. Senior Jeremy Moser of
Nicolet should also challenge for
the gold medal after placing third
in 2015 and possessing the second-best qualifying performance
at 526.30.
The Monona Grove 200 and
400 freestyle relays look to
win back-to-back championships. The Silver Eagles own the
top qualifying time in the 200
relay by almost two seconds at
1:27.21. They have the secondfastest time in the 400 relay, .22
of a second behind the top qualifying time record by Grafton at
3:14.44.
The Whitewater 200 medley relay team is the returning
champion, but it will need to
shave significant time off the
qualifying time to contend for the

title.
The Grafton medley relay
enters the meet as the fastest
qualifier at 1:38.75.
The 92nd annual WIAA boys
swimming and diving championships will be held Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, at the Natatorium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
Ticket prices for the meet are
$6 and are sold only at the UW
Natatorium each day of the competition.
The Division 2 championships
begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday, with
the Division 1 championships to
follow on Saturday.
Its going to be very intense.
Including us, there are like five
other relays that go a 3:26, so it
could all come down to a tenths
of a second, Heisig said. During the regular meets, when I get
behind the blocks, my legs turn
to Jell-o I get so nervous. Everything is on you as the anchor. If
you screw up the whole relay is
toast.
Swimming in the second-tolast relay of the day, Well do
our team warm-up and another
warm-up halfway through the
meet, but basically well just be
trying to get in the right mindset
to race, alternate Aaron Meyer
said.
The Division 1 diving competition is scheduled to begin at 10
a.m. Saturday, with the swimming events to begin at 3 p.m.
Obituaries
age 90, of Stoughton, passed

away on Wednesday, Feb. 10,
2016, at Azura Memory Care
in Stoughton.
She was born on June 12,
1925. She graduated from
Delavan High School and
married Bill Harvey on Feb.
22, 1947. They were together
for 61 years before he passed
away on Oct. 22, 2008.
Zelda loved her grandchildren, bowling and golf. She
enjoyed exercising and staying active. Zelda was a happy and grateful person who
always had a smile for anyone
Zelda Harvey
visiting her.
She is survived by three
sons, David (Peggy), Tom
Zelda M. (Jacobs) Harvey, (Nancy) and Peter (Sarah);
Zelda M. (Jacobs)
Harvey
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eight grandchildren; many

great-grandchildren; and her
brother, Marshall (Lucille)
Jacobs. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Bill;
sons, Richard and Larry; and
brother, Lionel Jacobs.
A Memorial Gathering will
be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral Home, 1358
Hwy. 51 at Jackson St., from
1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 20.
A special thank you to the
Azura staff for their care of
Zelda the last six years. Also,
thank you to Agrace HospiceCare for their compassion in her final months. In
lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to a charity of
the donors choice. Online
condolences may be made at
www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson Stoughton
Funeral & Cremation Care
1358 Hwy. 51 at Jackson
St.
(608) 873-4590
February 18, 2016
Seamon Buck Moe
Seamon Moe
Seamon Buck Moe,

age 90, passed away
peacefully on Saturday,
Feb. 6, 2016, with his
family by his side.
He was born in Stoughton on Jan. 6, 1926 to
Seamon and Olga Moe.
After serving in the Navy
during WWII, he returned
Legals
home and married Patricia Amundson on May 14,

1949. Buck
was a member of the
Stoughton
Volunteer Fire Department for 22 years, as well
as a longtime Stoughton
VFW member. He was
a loving husband, father
and grandfather, and
friend to all.
Buck is survived by
his wife, Patricia; son,
Gerald Moe; daughter, Kathy Curro (Jim
Kirchen); granddaugh ter, Angela Curro (Jared Hlavac); grandson,
Andrew (Michelle) Curro;
great grandson, Radley
Hlavac; sister, Virginia
Horn; sister-in-law, Judith
Bredesen; and many loving nieces, nephews, and
extended family. He was
preceded in death by his
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parents and brothers-inlaw, Ford Horn and Arlo

Bredesen.
Memorial services will
be held at 11 a.m. Friday,
June 3 at Skaalen Chapel, 400 N. Morris Street,
Stoughton. Friends may
greet the family from 10
a.m. until the time of services Friday at Skaalen.
In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made
to Stoughton VFW Post
328, Veterans Memorial Park in memory of
Seamon Moe. Please share
your memories of Buck at:
CressFuneralService.com
Cress Funeral Service
206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Stoughton Planning

Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 6:00
oclock p.m., or as soon thereafter as
the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Public Safety
Building, 321 South Fourth Street,
Stoughton, Wisconsin, to consider
proposed ordinance amendments to
the City of Stoughton Municipal Code
of Ordinances Chapter 30 Floodplain
Zoning.
The ordinance amendment is available for viewing at City Hall, Department
of Planning & Development office, 381 E.
Main Street, Stoughton.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421
Michael Stacey
Zoning Administrator
Published February 11 and 18, 2016
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SECTION 00100
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID
VAN BUREN STREET
RECONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT 1-2016 AND
CLYDE STREET AND WILSON
STREET RECONSTRUCTION
CONTRACT 2-2016
CITY OF STOUGHTON,
WISCONSIN
The City of Stoughton will receive

sealed Bids for the Van Buren Street
Reconstruction and Clyde Street and
Wilson Street Reconstruction projects
until 11 A.M., local time, March 3, 2016,
at the Stoughton City Hall, 381 East Main
Street, Stoughton, WI 53589, at which
time the Bids will be publicly opened
and read aloud.
The Work under Contract 1-2016 includes construction of the following approximate quantities: 1,200 linear feet of
sanitary sewer; 1,200 linear feet of water
main; 1,000 linear feet of storm sewer;
5,000 tons of base course; 3,000 linear
feet of curb and gutter; 5,000 square
feet of concrete sidewalk and driveway
apron; 1,400 tons of asphaltic concrete
pavement; and related miscellaneous
work.
The Work under Contract 2-2016
includes construction of the following
approximate quantities: 200 linear feet
of sanitary sewer; 2,100 linear feet of
water main; 14,000 tons of base course;
8,500 linear feet of curb and gutter; 5,000
square feet of concrete sidewalk and
driveway apron; 3,500 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 Bid Van Buren Street
Reconstruction Contract 1-2016 and/or
Clyde Street and Wilson Street Reconstruction Contract 2-2016.
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
4271161 on the websites Project Search
page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at
(952) 233-1632 or info@questcdn.com
for assistance with free membership
registration, downloading, and working
with this digital project information.
Bidding Documents may be reviewed and paper copies may be obtained from the Issuing Office which
is Strand Associates, Inc., 910 West
Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715. A nonrefundable 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 Associates, 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 provide an e mail address if they wish to
receive addenda and other information
electronically. Plan Holders are requested 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 maximum Bid price.
Bidders shall comply with all provisions of Section 66.0903 of the Wisconsin Statutes with respect to wage scales.
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 responsible Bidder.
Prospective Bidders are required to
complete and submit a prequalification

questionnaire with supporting documents 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 February 25, 2016.
The Strand Associates, Inc. project 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
Karl Manthe, Street Superintendent
Dated at Stoughton, Wisconsin
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Commission and Business Park North
Committee will hold a Public Hearing on
Monday, March 14, 2015 at 5:30 oclock
p.m., or as soon after as the matter may
be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 South Fourth
Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed
Conditional Use Permit Application by
Ron Grosso, for Multiple Principle Buildings proposed to be used for small startup companies at 300 Business Park Circle, Stoughton, Wisconsin. The property
at 300 Business Park Circle is currently
listed in Dane County records as being
owned by the City of Stoughton, and is
more fully described as follows:
Parcel Number: 281/0511-051-01443,
STOUGHTON BUSINESS PARK
NORTH LOT 14 SUBJ TO ACCESS ESMT
SUBJ TO CONSERVATION ESMT IN DOC
#3897154
(This property description is for tax
purposes and may be abbreviated)
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421
Michael P Stacey
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 14, 2016 at 6:00
oclock p.m., or as soon thereafter as
the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Public Safety
Building, 321 South Fourth Street,
Stoughton, Wisconsin, to consider the
Preliminary Plat for Kettle Park West
that was submitted on January 14, 2016.
A copy of the Preliminary Plat and a
map of the area adjacent to the plat can
be reviewed at City Hall, the Department
of Planning & Development office, 381
E. Main Street, Stoughton, during normal business hours. These documents
can also be viewed online at www.
ci.stoughton.wi.us. The main webpage
has a link to Kettle Park West Phase II
where you can find information related
to this development including these
maps and the proposed land uses within
this plat.
Contact the Director of Planning &
Development, Rodney Scheel, at 608873-6619 or rjscheel@ci.stoughton.
wi.us with questions.
Michael Stacey
Published: February 18 and 25, 2016
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

2016 Jefferson
Street Storm Sewer
Construction
Stoughton, WI
Sealed bids for the 2016 Jefferson Street Storm Sewer Construction
project will be received by the City of
Stoughton, 381 E. Main St., Stoughton,
WI 53589, until 1:00 PM local time, March
8, 2016, and then at said office publicly
opened and read aloud. The project consists of the following:
Storm sewer removal & replacement and street construction on S Gjertson St. and on an easement between
S. Gjertson St. & S. Van Buren Street to
include: existing storm sewer removal,
box storm sewer installation, crushed
aggregate base course, asphaltic pavement, concrete sidewalk & driveway
aprons, curb & gutter, restoration of the
work area, erosion control measures,
and other miscellaneous items in conformance with the Contract Documents.
All Bids shall be placed in an
opaque envelope addressed to City of
Stoughton, 381 E. Main St., Stoughton,
WI 53589, and shall be labeled Bid for
2016 Jefferson Street Storm Sewer Construction and incorporate the name and
address of the Bidder on the outside of
the envelope.
All Bids shall be accompanied by
a certified check or Bid Bond equal to
five percent (5%) of the Bid payable to
the OWNER.
The Bidding Documents may be examined at the offices of Vierbicher Associates, Inc., 999 Fourier Drive, Suite 201,
Madison, WI 53717.
Complete digital project bidding
documents are available at www.vierbicher.com or www.questcdn.com. You
may download the digital plan documents for $20.00 by inputting Quest project #4259341 on the websites Project
Search Page. Please contact QuestCDN.
com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.
com for assistance in free membership
registration, downloading, and working
with this digital project information. An
optional paper set of project documents
is also available for a non-refundable
price of $75.00 per set. Please make
your check payable to Vierbicher and
send it to the below address. Please
contact us at 608-826-0532 if you have
any questions.
The CONTRACTOR shall be required to pay not less than the prevailing wage rate as established by the
Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development.
Attention of bidders is particularly
called to the requirements as to conditions of employment to be observed and
minimum wage rates to be paid under
the contract, Section 3, Segregated Facility, Section 109 and E.O. 11246.
The City of Stoughton reserves
the right to waive any informalities and
to reject any or all Bids. The letting of
the work described herein is subject to
the provisions of Sections 61.54, 61.55,
66.0901 and 66.0903, Wisconsin Statutes.
Publication Dates: February 18,
2016 and February 25, 2016
Engineer:
Vierbicher Associates, Inc.
999 Fourier Drive, Suite 201
Madison, Wisconsin 53717
Owner:
City of Stoughton
381 E. Main St.
Stoughton, WI 53589
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Stoughton Area
School District
REGULAR MEETING
January 4, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of

Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday, January 4, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center
Board Room by President, Liz Menzer.
BOARD
MEMBERS
PRESENT:
Present: Scott Dirks, Bev Fergus, Joe
Freye, Wanda Grasse, Liz Menzer, Brett
Schumacher, Allison Sorg and Donna
Tarpinian. Excused: Yolibeth FitzGibbon. President Menzer asked for a motion to change the order of tonights
agenda, moving the District Administrators report to before public comment to
address Fox Prairie kindergarten concerns. Scott Dirks moved, Allison Sorg
seconded and the board approved unanimously to move the District Administrators report to #3, directly before Public
Comment. President Menzer reminded
board members the District Administrators comments are not noticed on tonights agenda, thus no questions may
be asked of Dr. Onsager after his report.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager reported Fox Prairie has experienced
a growth in kindergarten this year and
some kindergarten behavioral issues.
Kindergarten class sizes are at board
approved policy limits. Dr. Onsager
reviewed interventions put in place to
assist students and teachers in these
classrooms to date. Due to the ongoing
behavior issues in these classrooms Dr.
Onsager is recommending adding a Fox
Prairie temporary kindergarten teacher
at the January 18 meeting. Adding this
kindergarten teacher will mean displacing other teachers and adding sections
at Fox Prairie (art, music, special education, etc.). This addition will take place
at semester or as soon as we can find
a certified teacher. A communication to
Fox Prairie students will be sent as soon
as all the details are known. Dr. Onsager
also thanked the Board for their attendance at tonights tour of River Bluff
prior to tonights meeting. President
Menzer thanked Fox Prairie Principal,
Krista Huntley Rogers for her efforts to
address the kindergarten concerns; she
also thanked the Fox Prairie staff for
their efforts so far this year. President
Menzer then thanked Trish Gates and
Fred Trotter, River Bluff Co-Principals
for their tour of River Bluff earlier tonight.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
Christina
Klawitter, 2216 Hilldale Circle, Fox Prairie kindergarten comments; and, Laurie
Rudie, 1997 Skyline Dr., Fox Prairie kindergarten comments.
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was
made by Bev Fergus, seconded by Scott
Dirks, and carried unanimously to: approve the December 21, 2015 regular
meeting and executive session minutes; approve the December 17-30, 2015
check register as presented; We would
like to sincerely thank the following individuals and groups and move approval
of their donations to the District: $500.00
for a high school student scholarship,
and, related budget adjustments for
$500.00; and with great appreciation for
your service to the SASD approve the
resignation of River Bluff co-principal,
Fred Trotter as of June 30, 2016.
COMMITTEE REPORTS: Donna
Tarpinian gave a legislative news update. WASB has recently testified at
the following assembly hearings: Bill
481/355 (referendum restrictions) oppose; Bill 517/470, (crime/incident reporting at school events) oppose; Bill
581/449 (provisional vocational education licensing) neutral; Bill 469 (student
changing rooms) oppose; and, Bill
545/412 (lifesaving skills instruction)
support.
DISCUSSION:
A. Wood Communications Group
- Tim Onsager, introduced Lynn Wood
of Wood Communications Group. Lynn
Wood will guide the district through a
planning process to recommend potential adjustments to our decision-making
processes and to help facilitate the next
phase of compensation discussion using this new process. Lynn and Kennan Wood presented information they
will use to evaluate current practices:
interview personnel in each building,
past committee members, and focus
groups (parents, business owners, and
community members). They will also
provide a communication mechanism
for the district to use going forward. The
first test of this new process will be
the re-evaluation of the career ladder/
compensation plan. The timeline is to
conclude the evaluation process by the
end of March. A clear process will be
developed to be used for many issues
facing the district in future years (1892
building, declining enrollment/staffing,
budget deficit, etc.).
B. Policy Revisions - 811 Full Time
Open Enrollment - Donna Tarpinian reviewed 2015-17 biennial budget policy
revision information regarding our open
enrollment process. The revisions presented and reviewed tonight were drafted and recommended by WASB. These
revisions need to be approved prior to
February 1, 2016 and will be placed on
the January 18 agenda for Board action.
DISCUSSION/ACTION:
2016 WASB Convention Resolutions - President Menzer reminded
fellow board members, Scott Dirks is
our WASB representative for the annual convention later this month. Donna
Tarpinian sits on WASBs Policy and
Resolutions Committee. Scott will vote
on these advisory resolutions at the
convention later this month. Send any
feedback to Scott Dirks directly before
January 19.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board Meetings, January 18 and February 1 & 15, Policy Committee Meeting,
Monday, January 11, 5:30 p.m., upper
conference room, Facilities Committee
Meeting, Wednesday, January 27, 6:30
p.m. board room.
A motion was made by Joe Freye,
seconded by Wanda Grasse, and carried
unanimously to adjourn at 8:13 p.m.
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: February 18, 2016
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BOARD OF EDUCATION
Stoughton Area
School District
REGULAR MEETING
January 18, 2016
A regular meeting of the Board of

Education of the Stoughton Area School
District was called to order Monday,
January 4, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. in the Fox
Prairie Elementary School Library, 1601
West South St., Stoughton, WI by President, Liz Menzer.
BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Scott
Dirks, Bev Fergus, Yolibeth FitzGibbon,
Joe Freye, Liz Menzer, Brett Schumacher, Allison Sorg, and Donna Tarpinian.
Excused: Wanda Grasse.
SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: Quiz
Bowl Team - High school Quiz Bowl
Advisor, Chris Weimer introduced Quiz
Bowl team members. Students, Jackson
Hampton, Adam McCune, Brandon Lamberty, Ellen Cook, Noah Lamberty, and,
Gabrielle Skerpan gave a short description of competitions they participate in
and answered impromptu questions
from board member Brett Schumacher.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager informed members of upcoming
events: January 19 4K open houses
at all 5 sites; WASB School Board and
WASDA annual convention January 1922 in Milwaukee;
high school semester exams are
scheduled for January 21 & 22; Friday,
January 22 marks the end of quarter/semester; January 26, 4K & 5K enrollment
will take place at Sandhill school; high
school POPS concert is February 8; and,
Jazz at the Red Slipper is February 22.
He also wished Donna Tarpinian a happy
birthday!
CONSENT AGENDA: A motion
The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on

Monday, March 14, 2016 at 6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may
be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street,
Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed rezoning for
parcels of land located west of US Highway 51 and north of State Highway 138 in
Stoughton, WI. The parcels are proposed to be platted and rezoned from RH Rural
Holding to SR-5 Single Family Residential, SR-6 Single Family Residential, MR10 Multi-Family Residential, MR-24 Multi-Family Residential, I Institutional, PO
Planned Office and PB Planned Business in the City of Stoughton, Dane County,
WI. The following map shows the lands affected by the proposed zoning changes:
For questions regarding this notice contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421.
The map will also be available online at www.cityofstoughton.com/planning
See Kettle Park West Phase II, Proposed Zoning Kettle Park West Phase II
Michael P Stacey
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was made by Bev Fergus, seconded
by Donna Tarpinian, and carried unanimously to: approve the January 4, 2016
regular meeting minutes; approve the
December 31, 2015 - January 12, 2016
check register and Pcard statement as
presented; We would like to We would
like to say thank you to the following
individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District:
$5.00 for Fox Prairie skate night expenses from an anonymous donor; $500.00
for River Bluff girls basketball expenses
from Stoughton Girls Youth Basketball;
$145.22 for Kegonsa 4th grade supplies
from Kegonsa Working for Kids Parent
Group; $763.40 for River Bluff student
council expenses from Box Tops for
Education; $100.00 for high school choir
tour expenses from The Garment Shop;
$200.00 for high school choir tour expenses from Steven Kvalheim and Janis
Wegner; $14,000.00 for the Martha Flugum Memorial Scholarship from Rumpf
Law Office-Martha Flugum Scholarship;
$18,000.00 for Thomas Beattie Memorial Scholarship from Rumpf Law Offices Beattie Scholarship; $8,000.00
for Harold Slettum Memorial Scholarship from Rumpf Law Offices Slettum Scholarship; $50.00 for the district
Angel Fund from Hanson Electronics; $50.00 for the district Angel Fund
from Pauline Schnese; $1,509.21 for
high school choir tour expenses from
SHS Choir Boosters; $22.73 for high
school choir tour expenses from SHS
Choir Boosters; $300.00 for high school
choir tour expenses from Aslesons
Hardware; $1,000.00 for high school
student health care scholarship from
Stephen Christenson-Kris Christenson Memorial Health Care Scholarship;
$1,444.97 for high school cross country
t-shirts from Stoughton Youth Running
Club; $1,199.00 for high school sports
software from Stoughton Football Inc.;
$1,833.70 for high school football equipment from Stoughton Youth Football
Inc.; $672.77 for high school software
expenses from Ross Porter; and, related
budget adjustments for $49,796.00; approve retirements for Vicky Pelletter
and Barb Wolf at the end of the 2015-16
school year; approve a temporary administrator contract for Chris Rogers
effective January 25-June 10, 2016; and
approve a resignation for Joel Jarosky
upon receipt of liquidated damages in
the amount of $1,000.00.
DISCUSSION:
A. 2015 Innovation Grant Presentations - 2015 Innovation Grant presentations were: Amy Hermanson - Interdisciplinary Outdoor Classroom; Amie Rivest
- Sensory Tool Kit for classrooms; Chris
Steinke, Kathy Oettel - Fox Prairie Collaborative Learning Lab; Tina Stokes,
Kailee Hager - 4th grade Creative Classroom Design; Molly Grotenhuis - Cultural Storytelling; Chris Maedke - Raspberry Pi; Mande Shecterle - River Bluff
Makerspace; and, Nancy Beszhak, Tim
Jarmuz, James Young - Kegonsa Makerspace. Judy Singletary reviewed previous grants: Courtney Woods continues
to encourage colleagues and students to
investigate the outdoors; the Fox Prairie
team has sparked other classrooms to
incorporate flexible classrooms and
manipulatives; and, Eric Benedict continues development of Ipad computer
programming. Judy also reviewed the
2016 innovation grant process timeline.
B. Badger Exam Results - Direc-
tor of Curriculum and Instruction, Judy

Singletary presented spring 2015 Badger test, Class of 2016 ACT test, PALS,
ACCESS for ELLS, ACT Aspire, and
Fountas and Pinnell literacy test results.
Members asked for: comparison data
(available soon), socioeconomic indicators used(expanded), difference of
socioeconomic disparity (numbers/ percentage/cell size), cell size of students
with disability, and, how similar are Badger and Aspire exams. Members asked
Judy what the top three takeaways
are: expect us to do better than the state
average always-some areas we did not
exceed the state, none of our students
with disabilities exceed the state average-need to look at these results, and,
building comparisons-need to be further
investigated for improved strategies.
Members asked for a learning session
for these tests and their results.
DISCUSSION/ACTION:
A. New Position at Fox Prairie - Kindergarten Teacher - A motion was made
by Scott Dirks, seconded by Bev Fergus,
and carried unanimously to add a temporary kindergarten teacher at Fox Prairie Elementary school for the remainder
of the 2015-16 school year. Fox
Prairie Principal, Krista Huntley Rogers
reviewed the process used to divide
the classrooms into four and communications to kindergarten families.
B. Policy Revisions - 811.00 Full
Time Open Enrollment - A motion was
made by Scott Dirks, seconded by Bev
Fergus, and carried on a roll call vote
(Schumacher, Fergus, Sorg, Dirks, Freye, FitzGibbon, Tarpinian, Menzer) to
approve the revisions to policy 811 Full
Time Open Enrollment as presented.
C. 2016-17 Open Enrollment Seats
Available - A motion was made by Donna
Tarpinian, seconded by Bev Fergus, and
carried
unanimously to approve no limitations on 2016-17 regular education
open enrollment seats available due to
space limitations and approve 172 special education open enrollment seats
available for the 2016-17 school year as
follows (SH=Sandhill, FP=Fox Prairie,
K=Kegonsa, RB=River Bluff, HS=High
School): Autism=SH 6; FP 3;K 6; RB 1;
HS 5; Intellectual Disability=SH 4; FP
1; K 1; RB 0; HS 3; Emotional Behavior Disability=SH 2; FP 1; K 1; RB 1;
HS 5; Specific Learning Disability=SH
4; FP 2; K 5; RB 4: HS 9; Other Health
Impairment=SH 8; FP 3; K 6; RB 1; HS
12; Orthopedic Impairment= SH 0; FP 0;
K 1; RB 0; HS 0; SDD=SH 2; FP 0; K 0; RB
0; HS 0; Speech=55 district wide; Deaf/
Hard of Hearing=6 district wide; and,
early childhood=14 district wide.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular
Board Meetings: Building Tours - February 1-Fox, March 7-Sandhill, April 4 Kegonsa, May 2-High School, February
1 & 15, Facilities Committee Meeting,
Wednesday, January 27, 6:30 p.m. board
room; Strategic Planning Core Team,
January 27, 7:30 p.m.
A motion was made by Joe Freye,
seconded by Yolibeth FitzGibbon, and
carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:25
p.m.
__________________________________
Bev Fergus, Clerk
Published: February 18, 2016
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Courier Hub
February 18, 2016
Excavation begins at veterans memorial park site

Bryant Foundation
donates $125K to project
Scott De Laruelle
The Stoughton Area Veterans

Memorial Park project is digging
in, literally and figuratively.
Excavation has begun on the
site, at the corner of Cty. B and
Country Club Road, and thanks to
a $125,000 grant from The Bryant
Foundation, the project is more
than halfway toward its fundraising goal of $800,000.
We've had a good past two
weeks, said project coordinator Bud Erickson of Stoughtons
American Legion Post 59. The
park is a joint project between the
Legion Post and Stoughton VFW
Post 328.
Starting last week, R.G. Huston
Construction Company of Cottage Grove has been excavating
at the site, first removing all black
dirt and clay to a depth of seven
feet, and then backfilling and
compacting the area with layers
of sand.
Dave Stolen, co-chairman and
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construction phase of the project,
said the crew fortunately discovered a mother lode of sand at
the site, which meant the committee did not have to purchase and
truck in sand for backfilling.
Erickson said the parking lot
area was also leveled, and in the
next week, Jon Halverson of the
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gravel needed for the parking lot.
When the frost is out of the
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grades for the concrete work, and
the concrete company will then
pour the footings, Erickson said.
After the footings have set for a
month, the concrete flat work will
commence. Black soil will then
be leveled over the area.
Bryant Foundation
donation
in action dating back to the Civil

War. Late last year, the Wahlin
Foundation donated $50,000 for
the parks entrance archway,
Erickson said the donations
give a tremendous boost to
overall fundraising efforts for the
park, with a goal to have it completed for Veterans Day on Nov.
11.
Erickson said all 11 flags/bases
have been sold ($5,200 apiece),
but there are seven of 18 benches ($3,000), 115 of 540 pavers
($250) and nine of the 12 educational pillars ($16,000) remaining. He said total sales, donations and pledges for the project
so far are around $480,000, with
the goal remaining at $800,000.
He said funds are still needed
for excavating, electrical work,
blacktopping the driveway (20plus vehicles), cement work,
landscaping and 30 black marble
monuments to inscribe the names
of Stoughton area veterans.
Erickson also announced that

the Stoughton-based Bryant How to help
Foundation donated $125,000 to
People can send donations to:
purchase the centerpiece for the
park a 6-foot high granite mon- Stoughton Area Veterans Memoument bearing the names of 150 rial Park, PO Box 16, Stoughton, Excavation on the park began a couple of weeks ago.
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MUSEUM
"Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"
Customer Appreciation Week!
Apr 04-10. 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
705 Rentals
HENNA TATTOOS!
(Temporary skin art that
lasts for 1-2 weeks)
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Always wanted one, but
didn't want to trek into
Madison to get it?
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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!
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For questions or to set up an
appointment, call or text:
608-217-8318
or for sample pics, check out:
facebook.com/hobohenna
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DECORATE YOURSELF!
(...You know you want to...)
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(addit'l charge of $1/mile may apply
if travel is more than 10 miles from
Downtown Stoughton)
646 Fireplaces,
Furnaces/Wood, Fuel
SEASONED SPLIT OAK,
Hardwood. Volume discount. Will
deliver. 608-609-1181
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
ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO
APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS
PAPER.
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
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 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.
VERONA ONE Bedroom Available
March. Heat Included, $530 month. Dave
608-575-0614
720 Apartments
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
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
=
873-6671 or 835-6677.
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
975 Livestock
RASCHEIN PROPERTY
STORAGE
6x10 thru 10x25
Market Street/Burr Oak Street
in Oregon
Call 608-520-0240
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
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
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
THE Courier Hub CLASSIFIEDS, the

best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671
or 835-6677.
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
Established, locally owned cleaning

company is now hiring.
Days only, no weekends.
Experience.
Excellent pay.
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
Tinas Home Cleaning, LLC
(608) 513-3638 (608) 835-0339
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SMALL STOUGHTON Office for rent overlooking Historic Main St. 195 sqft. $300/
mo. Contact wendigotavern@gmail.com
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
WALMERS TACK SHOP
16379 W. Milbrandt Road
Evansville, WI
608-882-5725
WERE HIRING!
Located in Fitchburg, WI
Maintenance Technicians
(3rd shift, Sunday-Thursday
10pm-6am)
EXCELLENT BENEFITS
INCLUDE:
n
MOFA Global Career Opportunities in Verona
Milestone Senior Living is seeking full-time and part-time

applicants for Resident Care Assistant positions in the soon to
open senior campus in Stoughton, WI.
Applicants should enjoy caring for and giving support to the
elderly in a homelike setting. Duties include resident personal
cares, medication administration, laundry, housekeeping and life
enrichment activities. Applicants should have good speaking,
reading and written skills.
Licensed CNA or one year of elderly care experience is preferred.
We will train according to State regulations and Milestone
policies. Great benefit package for part-time and full-time
employees. Starting wage is dependent on experience. Hiring for
AM, PM and Over Night hours!
Apply by sending a cover letter and an application found on our
website: www.MilestoneSeniorLiving.com to:
Milestone Senior Living
Attn.: Julie Kopp, Office Manager
1574 W Broadway, Suite 200
Madison, WI 53713
Make Milestone Moments Throughout the Seasons!

EOE
www.MilestoneSeniorLiving.com
Packaging and Assembly Associate

Full and Part-Time
Manufacturing Engineering
Technicians (2nd Shift,
Monday-Friday 2pm-6am)
Employer Paid Dental

Premiums
Life Insurance
Coverage
401(k) Plan
On-Site Training
Set Work Schedules
Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
The Associate will perform general assembly

and packaging of consumable plastic products
while paying attention to detail and quality. The
successful candidate must be flexible in work
hours between 5:00 am and 7:00 pm Monday
Friday.
A P P LY O N L I N E AT
www.subzero-wolf.com/careers
Clean Room ProductionTechnician
Assistant Director
The Clean Room Production Technician will

operate all equipment in the clean room and
produce products.
(LPNs should apply)
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced leader to assist with managing the Milestone Senior Living campus of Assisted Living Apartments and
Studios in Stoughton, WI. Under the supervision of the Community Director, this
full-time position will oversee the day to day operations such as: supervising
and mentoring team members, working with schedules, maintaining care plans,
quality assurance while providing the highest quality care to our residents and
tenants.
Multiple positions open for 1st or 2nd shift

1st Shift: 5:00 am 1:30 pm
2nd Shift: 1:00 pm 9:30 am
Production Tech I
The right person should have a minimum of a two year degree with 2-3 years
of supervisory experience or a bachelors degree with supervisory experience. It
would be helpful if candidate has assisted living or long term care experience.
The Production Technician I will operate all

equipment in the manufacturing department and
produce plastic products. The successful candidate
must be available to work on 2nd or 3rd shift.
2nd Shift: 1:00 pm 9:30 pm
3rd Shift: 9:00 pm 5:30 am
To apply, go to: www.crinet.com/careers
Culinary Director
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HELP WANTED
801 Office Space For Rent
NORTH PARK STORAGE

10x10 through 10x40, plus
14x40 with 14' door for
RV & Boats.
Come & go as you please.
608-873-5088
Courier Hub
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576 Special Services
February 18, 2016
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CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for the Courier Hub unless changed
because of holiday work schedules.
Come Join our Neighborhood!
WISCONSIN STATE
JOURNAL CARRIERS
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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:
The Wisconsin State Journal

is looking for carriers to deliver in the Stoughton/Oregon
area. Must be available early
A.M.s, 7 days a week, have a
dependable vehicle. Routes
earn approx. $900/month.
For more information call

Pat at 608-212-7216
Campus Administrator - Manage the daily operations of our senior living campus.
Admissions Coordinator - Coordinating the campus admissions process.
We are looking for a personable and dedicated individual to create, prepare and
serve nutritious and delicious meals for our tenants and residents. Duties include:
food purchasing, planning, preparation, cooking and serving of food.
A person should have excellent cooking/culinary skills, the ability to work independently, and be customer focused while catering to older adults. The ability to
communicate well with others, read and interpret recipes and follow directions
will be necessary. Candidate must have thorough knowledge of: food safety, sanitation, and nutrition along with either a Culinary Arts degree or years of experience working within the industry.
This is a part time position that will transition to full time position at 40 hours per
week as the Milestone Stoughton campus is new construction and set to open
for occupancy around April 18, 2016.
For both positions, send your resume and cover letter to:
Milestone Senior Living
Attn.: Julie Kopp, Office Manager
1574 W Broadway, Suite 200, Madison, WI 53713
Make Milestone Moments Throughout the Seasons!

EOE
www.MilestoneSeniorLiving.com
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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.
Maintenance Technicians - Performing scheduled & unscheduled maintenance.
to request an
application:
608.243.8800
to download
an application:
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February 18, 2016
Courier Hub
Maps courtesy Stoughton Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation director Tom Lynch plans to extend the Yahara River Trail this summer by building a new trail from Amundson Park to Stoughton Hospital property.
Trail: City hopes to eventually make a river trail loop that begins, ends at Amundson Park
The rest of the $70,000 project would
come from an existing donation.
The estimate is based on an asphalt trail
that is 1,440 feet long and 12 feet wide. It
would connect Amundson Park to property
west of the park owned by Stoughton Hospital along the Yahara River. It would also
cross property owned by Skaalen House.
Representatives from Skaalen and the hospital have already approved Lynchs request
to put the trail on their properties, although
legal documents still need to be drafted.
Lynch told the Hub he had hoped to use
a Dane County grant to build the trail, but
when the city wasnt awarded the grant, I
thought maybe the city would be interested
in doing this because we have unspent money from our impact fees.
We can use that money on things for
the common greater good of the city, he
explained. Something that the whole city
could use.
Lynch said hes secured a $30,000 donation from a local foundation, contingent on
the council approving the use of the impact
fees. He declined to reveal the foundations
name.
Members of the Parks and Recreation
Committee or the Finance Committee had
no negative comments about spending the
money and extending the trail, he said.

A couple of years ago, Stoughton Hospital human resources manager Chris Schmitz
told the Hub he hoped to build a path on land
the hospital acquired when it purchased two
adjacent properties on Ridge Street, directly
west of the hospital.
Those properties run down a steep hill to
the Yahara River, where the hospitals path
would connect to the citys river trail.
Lynch hopes ultimately to make a river
trail loop that begins and ends at Amundson Park. The river trail presently runs from
Amundson Park north to the countys Viking
Park, where it ends, and soon will extend
west to the hospital property.
Another segment stretches from the pedestrian bridge at Coopers Causeway north to
the business park and ends there.
Lynch would like to take the trail across
the river at the bridge on County Hwy. B
and get it established on the west side of the
river to the existing trail that ends in the business park. That would leave an unconnected
segment from the hospital to the pedestrian
bridge at Coopers Causeway.
Lynch said the city has some legal work
to complete with Stoughton Hospital and
Skaalen before construction of the new trail
section can begin, but he expects the trail to
be built this summer.
Its your paper, too

The Stoughton Courier Hub depends on submissions from readers to keep a balanced
community perspective. This includes photos, letters, story ideas, tips, guest columns,
events and announcements. If you know of something other readers might be interested
in, let us know. E-mail stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com or call 873-6671.
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This map shows the Yahara River Trail forming a loop that would begin and end at Amundson Park, on
the city's east side. Segments of the loop have been constructed, but there are no plans to complete
the trail loop in the foreseeable future.
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Find Spring at St. Vinnys.

Thursday, February 18, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 30 Stoughton, WI

St. Vinnys Stoughton shopstvinnys.com

Photos by Kate Newton

Left, Isabella Sanchez, a fourth-grade dancer

projects to build a paved

Sip and savor

Melanie and DJ LeClear

building one day and we

Towns could opt out of county zoning under bill

Development in Dane County

The legislation, which the state

to allow development.For decades

Youre Invited to See Rosemaling by Kvalheim

Come in for a visit

Our office is decorated with work by famed local artist

Visit us: 400 W. Main St, Stoughton

Call us: 608.282.6160

February 18, 2016

Klitzkes named royalty for 2016 Syttende Mai

manure into the manure

and now have 14 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Photo by Kate Newton

He was awarded Shillelaghs Citizen of the Year

No more putting your plans on hold. Heres the certificate

the Stoughton fire truck

a past member of the church

Your savings federally insured to at least $250,000

National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency

Federally insured by the NCUA.

Find updates and links right away.

February 18, 2016

The Stoughton Model

reduces the amount of wood

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the citys wood.

He cited the example of

but returned later when she

Stoughton man arrested in

the death of a 32-year-old

The citys Tree Commission last week voted to join

Fall 2015 academic honors

Thursday, February 18, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 30

Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices.

Office Location: 135 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589

Unified Newspaper Group, a division of

Filling the void after

hristmas has long since

I could fill it with activity. I

all of these things worthwhile is

Letters to the editor policy

letters can be printed under limited circumstances,

February 18, 2016

Luschen is library Friend of the Year Groups sponsor forum

A coalition of local organizations will host a forum

The Friends of the

Allen, vice president

library to be used to support programming, Lucky

For more on the

What: Public forum on

early January to consider

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