Courier: Making The Grade

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Thursday, January 21, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 26 Stoughton, WI
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Stoughton Area School District
Making
the grade
Test scores top most
state averages
Scott De Laruelle
Unified Newspaper Group
While it was the only

year they will have to take
the Badger Exam, students in the Stoughton Area
School District fared better
than their state counterparts
last year in every category
except one.
SASD juniors also outscored the state average in
last years ACT test, the
first taken by all public
Photos by Kate Newton
Playing for pancakes

The Stoughton High School band program hosted an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast Sunday, Jan. 17. Band members serenaded
visitors as they chowed down on pancakes, french toast, biscuits and gravy and other breakfast staples.
Above from left, Lori Schlimgen and Todd Merow serve Stoughton resident Rod Withee a balanced meal of eggs, french toast and, of
course, a healthy heap of biscuits and gravy.
Scott De Laruelle
Quinn Link and Rachel Stepp, both SHS sophomores and saxophonists in the band, perform during the breakfast.
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Long-term
projections:
Deficits loom
This years budget
in good shape, but
trend is negative
Sherry Elick plays a major role behind the scenes of the breakfast: flipping dozens of pancakes.
high school juniors in Wisconsin.

District director of curriculum Judy Singletary talked
at Mondays school board
meeting about the recently
published results of last
years tests. Scores were
sent to school districts and
parents during the summer
but were publicly embargoed until last week.
SASD students in third
through eighth grade took
the English Language Arts
(ELA) and mathematics
components of the Badger
Exam. The test was initially
While things are looking sound financially for

the Stoughton Area School
District for the next couple
of years, the longer-term
outlook is a growing budget
deficit.
That was the message at

Mondays Finance committee meeting, where
SASD director of business
services Erica Pickett provided some news on this
years budget, as well as
some long-term projections.
The presentation formally
updated board members on
the districts financial situation for the first time since
budget talks concluded in
November.
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City of Stoughton
Last wood-burning furnace must be extinguished by May

so until May.
That was the decision the Common Council made at its Jan. 12
The only person allowed to use meeting last week in a 10-2 vote.
Alds. Tom Majewski (Dist. 3)
an outdoor wood furnace in the
city will be able to continue to do and Michael Engelberger (D-2)
Bill Livick
cast the only votes against a resolution allowing the furnace to

operate until May 1.
Supporters of the resolution
said they wanted to give the furnace owner time to transition to
another heat source, and cited the

fact that he told officials he spent
$3,000 on clean wood for heating his building at 556 E. Main
St. this winter.
Majewski and Engelberger
argued the furnace is fouling the

air and creating a health hazard
for people who have to breathe
the smoke and exhaust from
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Glow-in-the-dark bowling
Stoughton Public Library held glow-in-the-dark bowling during its science club
activity Monday, Jan. 11.
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Sunday fun-day
Above, Charlette Albers, 9, of Stoughton, lines up her shot before rolling a glowing bouncy ball.
David Shechter snapped this photo of his 19-month-old son,

Sebastien, playing in a locker at Stoughton High School during
open swim lessons on Sunday.
At left, Kayla Murphy, 4, of Oregon, rolls a bouncy ball toward the glow-in-thedark pins.
Furnace: Overson now in compliance with ordinance

the furnace. The city has
received about 10 complaints
relating to the furnace.
In May 2015, the council
adopted an ordinance prohibiting the use of outdoor furnaces in the city. But rather
than ban the furnaces entirely, it grandfathered in two
existing furnaces as long as
they met specific criteria.
One furnace owner
couldnt meet the criteria and
abandoned the furnace, while
the other, Chis Overson, has
continued to use his.
Overson, a local Realtor,
operates the furnace on East

Main Street. Smoke from the
furnace has drawn complaints
from residents, who described
the fumes as noxious. Overson told officials hes burning
only clean wood in the unit,
which he purchased before
the ordinance change.
Planning director Rodney Scheel explained that
the city had sent Overson a
notice that his furnace was
not in compliance with the
ordinance change adopted
in 2015. Overson appealed
to the Public Safety Committee and prevailed in a 3-2
vote recommending that the
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Swadley (D-1) both members of the Public Safety

committee plan to introduce a resolution banning all
outdoor furnace use in the
city with no exceptions at an
upcoming meeting.
Swadley suggested the
idea at the council meeting
last week, an idea Scheel
called spot on.
Special assessments
In other business, the
council unanimously
approved special assessments for five properties
at Hults Road and Jackson
Street that have benefited
from the citys infrastructure improvements in the
area.
The city installed new
sanitary sewer, storm
sewer, water service and
street improvements after
it annexed the parcels last
year.
As required by law, the
council conducted a public hearing regarding the
assessments, which no one
from the public attended.
Council approves changes

to electronic records policy
Bill Livick
The Common Council

last week unanimously
agreed to allow the city
attorneys office to electronically store official
city records on a routine
basis.
The council approved
changes to its ordinance
related to electronic preservation of records that
allows attorney Matt
Dregne and his law firm,
StaffordRosenbaum, to
convert all paper records
to an electronic format.
Under the previous ordinance, Dregne would
have had to get the citys
approval each time he
wanted to keep a record in
an electronic format.
We made the request
because our office is moving to a paperless format,
Dregne said during the

councils Jan. 12 meeting.
He explained that state
law allows local officials who possess public
records to destroy paper
records after theyve been
copied and maintained in
an electronic format. But
those officials, such as city
clerks and attorneys, need
the approval from the governing body the Common Council in order
to do that. The councils
approval was unanimous.
Dregne said most electronic records must be
maintained for at least
seven years, but some are
required by law to be kept
longer. He said the city
has the option of setting its
own retention periods, and
that the new policy would
not have an added cost to
the city.
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council allow him to continue using his furnace.

Scheel said at the time the
city sent Overson the notice,
his smoke stack that didnt
meet the 20-foot requirement
established in the 2015 ordinance.
Overson explained that he
wasnt using the stove at the
time the city conducted its
compliance check, and that
hed removed a section of
the stack for maintenance.
He said he replaced it before
using the furnace, and Scheel
acknowledged the furnace is
currently in compliance.
Overson has told officials
that he wont use the furnace
again after May 1, which
seemed to sway some on the
council to allow a final season of his outdoor burning.
I dont necessarily like
voting this way, said council president Paul Lawrence,
but given the facts, its reasonable.
Phone calls to Overson
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Deficit: District projected in the red by 2018-19 school year

Pickett said the district each year
conducts a budget review for the first
half of the fiscal year, with a goal to be
within 2 percent of the annual budget
at that time. She said the district has
been successful in meeting that goal
for years, and she expects that goal
will again be met this year.
While the district seemingly has a
handle on this years budget and is
in fact projecting surpluses in the next
two school years (2016-17 and 201718) a district handout forecasting
the following three years was grim.
In 2018-19, the district is expected to
have a budget deficit of nearly $1.4
million, which will grow to nearly $5.3
million by 2020-21. This is assuming the board will levy the maximum
amount allowed by the state.
In an email to the Hub on Tuesday,
Pickett offered a bit of a caveat, saying future deficits are anticipated if
the district continues its enrollment
decline and the state doesn't provide
SASD budget
Fiscal Year
Surplus/Deficit
2015-16 $0
2016-17 $30,261
2017-18 $314,508
2018-19
($1,398,554)
2019-20
($3,297, 479)
2020-21 ($5,298,494)
fiscal year runs July 1 to June 30
any additional funding for public education. Both are likely outcomes,
however at least for the next few
years.
While its not clear what the intentions of the state Legislature could be
after the 2016 election and beyond,
what is clear is that the district will
likely lose students. Superintendent
Tim Onsager pointed out that when
this years 11th grade class the largest in the district graduates in June
2017, the district is expected to essentially lose around 80 students in the

high school alone.
Pickett also noted that the projections didnt incorporate any enrollment-driven reductions which we will
have over the next couple of years.
At the same time, she acknowledged, teacher costs could drop with
retirements.
If we had a number of highly paid
people either retire or leave and then
we hire new people at a lower cost,
that projected 2020-21 benefit cost
might be lower as we get closer to that
time than what we originally projected, she said.
Pickett said recent changes to the
district health insurance plan for the
2015-16 school year saved the district
around $400,000 for the current fiscal
year, and cast forward to 2017-18 is
approximately $1 million.
We continue to analyze our budget
for ways that we can reduce costs with
minimal student impact whenever possible, she said.
Interstate project to begin in spring

A state reconstruction of
I-39/90 near the Hwy. 51 connection is slated to begin this
spring.
The state Department of
Transportation released its
new schedule for the expansion project earlier this month,
and the north segment, which
includes the areas east of
Stoughton, is scheduled for
temporary widening and bridge
reconstruction this spring.
The project had initially been
delayed by two years due to
budget cuts, but when the legislature approved additional
transportation funds in November 2015, the delay was shortened to one year, according to a
news release from DOT.
The release notes the timeline is subject to change.
Information on the I-39/90
expansion can be found at
i39-90.wi.gov, and people can
Map courtesy Wisconsin Department of Transportation
register for email updates on Construction is slated to begin on the section near Stoughton this spring. To view the full map,
that website.
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AnchorBank to be acquired by Old National

Jacob Bielanski
AnchorBank branches
will become Old National
banks under a $461 million
deal inked Jan. 11.
Anchor Bank operates
46 branches in Wisconsin,
according to a presentation announcing the details
of the deal, making it the
seventh largest bank in the
state. Nearly half of those
branches are in the Madison area, including one at
1720 US-51 in Stoughton.
Founded in Madison in
1919, Anchor BanCorp
the parent company to
the branch filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2013
after five years of sustained losses, primarily
from the tanking of commercial loans it made prior
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to the Great Recession. In

a restructuring deal that
wrote off nearly $150 million in debt, the bank was
saved in 2013 and emerged
as a public company in
2014.
The company has consistently posted profits every
quarter since the restructuring.
Last year, AnchorBank closed six branches throughout the state,
including one in Madison,
as part of what it called an
effort to streamline the
company, AnchorBank
president and CEO Chris
Bauer said in a statement
at the time. The company
cut more than 150 full- and
part-time positions.
Old National president
and CEO Bob Jones said
in a statement that the
purchase represented a
natural extension of his
companys growth strategy.
Not only does it position Old National in strong,
vibrant markets with proven growth potential, it also
represents an exceptional
cultural fit, Jones said.
As part of the deal, current shareholders in Anchor
BanCorp can choose to
accept 3.5505 shares in Old

National stock per share in
Anchor or sell their shares
for $48.50.
In a joint statement,
the companies said they
expected the sale to be
completed in spring.
Though the purchase has
been agreed upon by both
banks, it is still awaiting
regulatory approval.
New concealed
carry law proposed
Districts could
prohibit concealed
weapons at schools
Scott De Laruelle
A proposed state law

would allow the carrying
of concealed weapons on
school grounds but would
allow school districts
to prohibit them inside
school buildings.
Wisconsin does not
currently allow weapons on school grounds,
and the bills co-authors
said it would make Wisconsins law compatible with federal law by
clarifying the law about
concealed carry within a
school zone.
On Jan. 13, state Sen.
Mary Lazich (R-New
Berlin) and co-author
state Rep. Rob Brooks
(R-Saukville) introduced
the Wisconsin School
Zone Empowerment Act,
which the lawmakers said
in a press release will
make Wisconsins law
compatible with federal
law.
Simultaneously, it
grants each school district
the authority to establish
policy about concealedcarry within school buildings, Lazich said.
Assembly speaker Robin Vos publicly stated

last week that the bill is
probably unlikely to
move forward in the process in this legislative
session, however, according to the Wisconsin
State Journal.
In an email to the Hub
Tuesday, Stoughton Area
School Board President
Liz Menzer said the district has concerns about
proposed legislation that
would allow people with
concealed carry permits
to carry guns on school
grounds or inside buildings.
Were not convinced
that such a measure, if
enacted, would make our
schools safer, she said.
Right now, the current
law allows both on- and
off-duty police officers to
carry firearms on school
grounds. We have full
confidence in both our
school resource officer
and local law enforcement to address any safety needs that might arise
in our schools.
Lazich said the issue
was brought to her attention by school administrators and school board
members in my district,
which includes parts of
Milwaukee, Waukesha,
Racine, and Walworth
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Opinion
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Letters to the editor
History shows guns in schools arent safe

On the recent proposal in the
legislature allowing guns in the
schools:
One day some years ago, a student brought a loaded gun into the
Stoughton High School. A school
official got wind of it, called the kid
into the office, and confiscated the
gun.
Somehow, after taking the gun

from the kid, handling it, the gun
went off. The slug tore through
the wall of the office. Nobody was
killed.
This time.
Steve Fortney
City of Stoughton
District should leave 1892 building in the past

In the Dec. 24 issue of the
paper, SASD Superintendent Tim
Onsager said the school district is
facing a $1.9 million budget deficit in 2018-2019. They are also
struggling with continued enrollment decline.
In that same issue of the Hub is
an article about what to do with
our unused 1892 high school
building. Some would like to
repair and save it.
The SASD sole function is
to educate our children, not to
restore and save old buildings, no
matter what their original purpose
was. If the old high school building cant be used to educate our
children, it must go, allowing that

site to remain available for future
school purposes.
We must quit living in the past
if we are to succeed in the future.
If the preservationists want to
save the building, I would suggest
the SASD sell or deed it to them
on the condition they move it to
another location.
I would not support the spending of any tax money to save it.
We have much more important
things to spend our money and
energy on.
Dennis Derke
City of Stoughton
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Freedom of speech is not

freedom from consequences
y now, many people know

about the student-athlete
who was suspended from
playing in five basketball games
as a result of a negative, highly
inappropriate tweet the student
directed toward
the Wisconsin
Interscholastic Athletic
Association.
People of all
ages, from all
over the state,
have responded
with outrage
Frick
toward the
WIAA, even
though the organization was not
responsible for the students punishment. The schools administration did that based on the co-curricular handbook of the school.
This is one of many instances in
which the suddenly angered bandwagon activists have only looked
on the surface. What they might
have missed is that this punishment
was a good lesson.
That doesnt mean I am in favor
of the rules restricting chants in
student sections. But I also dont
support the hatred and negativity
sent toward the WIAA.
Many in our society fail to realize that the words they use, whether verbally or electronically, often
cannot be taken back. And there
are always consequences.
Years from now, a tweet, a post
or photo similar to the one this
student sent could cost a person
his or her job, a relationship or
worse. Our social media presence
has exploded, and employers know
this. The person who sees your
post might not interpret it the way
you intended before you press
send.
This was not a problem caused
by a hypersensitive society, as
some have recently argued. This
has become severely prominent in
the lives of students.
What many people my age need
to realize is saying something from
behind a screen does not soften its
effect. Whether the words used are
threatening, libelous or just offensive, they are part of a problem that
is ignored far too often.
Words can be powerful, as this

issue is proving right now. While
the law protects our freedom of
speech, it does not protect us from
the consequences of that speech.
Rules like the ones the WIAA sent
a reminder out to Wisconsin high
schools about on the eve of tournament season are not abridging our
freedom of speech, as some have
recently argued.
The U.S. Supreme Court case
Morse v. Frederick makes it clear
that when you enter an establishment such as a school or workplace, you leave portions of your
First Amendment rights at the
door. The First Amendment does
not prohibit school officials, or any
other officials for that matter, from
suppressing certain language from
that area or event.
Just as inappropriate language
is not allowed at school, theres no
reason these rules shouldnt transfer from class time to court time.
Dont get me wrong; some of the
specific chants being banned seem
to be unreasonable.
A well-known USA chant, for
example, has caused conflict. But
while it might sound like a patriotic cheer from the student sections,
it is sometimes used as a rude and
unbecoming acronym.
The suggested banning of shouting airball has been criticized
tremendously, as well. Some
would argue quieting this is only
hurting athletes, as it takes away
the motivating factor of the pressure it puts on them while on the
court.
I am not one who would be
offended or emotionally damaged
by any of these chants. And we
will all hear things much worse in
our lifetimes than words the WIAA
has banned from sporting events,
which the fans shouting probably
think are harmless.
But athletes may feel personally
targeted, and thats going too far.
For example, the chant, fundamentals, could hold a deeper
meaning than a small, taunting
joke. It could completely embarrass a player by suggesting that
he or she is incompetent. Athletes
should not be fueled by anger or
embarrassment, but by positive
encouragement. Rivalry and competition do not have to lead to

disrespect.
These rules did not appear
out of the blue. The WIAA has
always had a set list of guidelines
they intended for the participating schools to abide by. But how
the rules are enforced varies from
school to school.
This reminder simply helps to
darken a line that was far too blurry before. It is easy for people to
cross a line when they dont know
where it is.
Words like sportsmanship,
offensive and inappropriate
need stricter definitions. If students
were able to refrain from overstepping, this would not be the case.
The initial creation of the rules and
the reminders are made necessary
by the actions of students. Theyre
not a punishment or a result of the
WIAA board having too much
time on their hands, as some have
suggested.
Some will say these chants make
the atmosphere more fun, but in
some cases, theyre not recognizing just whats being said. Theres
nothing fun or encouraging about
offensive or inappropriate language or acronyms that spell out
vulgar words. And the vocabulary
students use can have a bigger
effect than they might think.
Its not uncommon for parents
attending sporting events to be
shocked by the word choices of
some high schoolers. Swearing
and cursing in no way represents
students and their schools in a
positive light. It simply shows
disrespect, ignorance and the
unwillingness to accept personal
responsibility.
A student section should be
able to make do without the use of
unrefined and repulsive language,
as well as common phrases offensive hidden meanings.
Fans should also be able to have
fun and cheer on their teams with
sportsmanship, respect for those
around them and ordinary decency.
Mikayla Frick is a Stoughton
High School senior and a staff
writer for the Norse Star.
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Schroeder elected Stoughton

Hospital Foundation president
bill livick
Brad Schroeder was

elected president of the
Stoughton Hospital Foundation Board, the hospital
announced last week. The
Stoughton native works
for Tricor and Associates,
the company that insures
the City of Stoughton, and
has been
involved
w i t h
numerous
boards and
committees over
the years.
He grew up Schroeder
in Stoughton and has
resided here for most of
his adult life.
Schroeder is a 1985
graduate of Stoughton
High School and attended
UW-Whitewater. He has
served as the past president and board member
of the Stoughton Chamber
of Commerce and is the
creator of the Chamber
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Stoughton Public Library childrens librarian Amanda Bosky said one of her most requested childrens books to read is Tickle Monster.
Library winter story times starting up
Scott De Laruelle
If you go
What: Stoughton Public Library
winter/spring storytime sessions
When: 10 a.m. Wednesdays Jan.
27-March 30; 9:30 a.m. Fridays Jan.
29-April 1
Where: Stoughton Public Library,
304 S. Fourth St.
Info: 873-6281
St. Ann Schools

12th Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle
Friday, February 5, 2016 5-8 p.m.
324 N. Harrison St., Stoughton
Supreme Court candidate Kloppenburg visiting Jan. 26

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate JoAnne Kloppenburg will hold
a meet and greet for area residents
from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 26
at Cullys Cocktail Lounge, 210 S.
Water St.
Kloppenburg serves as the presiding judge of the Wisconsin Court of
Appeals, District IV. She previously
served as assistant attorney general
from 1989-2012, specializing in environmental matters.
She is running in a nonpartisan race
for the Wisconsin Supreme Court
and will be on the Feb. 16 primary
ballot, along with two other candidates: incumbent Justice Rebecca
Bradley, who was appointed by Gov.
Scott Walker, and Milwaukee County
Live music
by:
Second Swing
Around
If you go
What: JoAnne Kloppenburg meet
and greet
Where: Cullys Cocktail Lounge,
210 S. Water St.
When: 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26
Circuit Court Judge Joe Donald.
The top two vote getters candidates
with the most votes will face off in
the April 5 election.
Kloppenburg will deliver a few
remarks and talk with the public during her visit to Stoughton.
Bill Livick
Adults: $9.00; Seniors: $8.00; Kids: $7.00; Children under 4: Free
STOUGHTON VFW
Winter Fundraiser
Saturday, January 23, 2016
200 Veterans Road, Stoughton
Photo submitted
Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, a candidate

for Wisconsin Supreme Court, is coming
to Stoughton for a meet and greet on
Tuesday, Jan. 26
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Bake Sale/Basket Raffles
$5 All-you-can-eat Chili
Hot dogs also available.
SHS grads eligible for scholarships

Stoughton High School graduates are among those
from 10 high schools across the state eligible for the
annual Edwin E. and Janet L. Bryan Foundation Inc. academic scholarships.
The scholarships are available in amounts up to
$12,000 each. There will be $500,00 in scholarship
awards distributed for the 2016-17 school year, according to a press release this week from Scholarship America.
SELL IT
Friday Night
NOW All-You-Can-Eat
Fish Fry
by Wayne the Wizard
of
Sponsored by
the Stoughton
Fire Dept.
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Carnival Games
Tickets are 50 each or 15 for $5

Face painting, Cake Walk, and More
7:00 p.m.
Live Music by WHIPLASH
(classic rock music)
$5 donation/couple is appreciated
All proceeds help the Stoughton VFW.
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Lake Kegonsa
We are the headquarters for:
stoughton Conservation Club
Dine-in only.
Regular menu also available.
2016 Ice Fisheree & Bounty Hunt

January 30, 2016
12:00 Midnight to 4:00 p.M. - lake kegonsa, inclement Weather date is January 31
Every Friday Night Meat Raffle starts at 5-ish

Every Thursday night Bingo starting at 7:00 p.m.
Serving Lunch Tuesday-Friday 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Open to the Public
www.stoughtonvfw.org
Like us on Facebook
$2 per person
(suggested donation)
1:00 2:30 p.m.

Come See a
Fire Truck!
Great waterfront
dining, drinks & fun!
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873-6671 or
2:30 p.m.
Magic Show
Applicants must be post-secondary undergraduate students or high school graduates with at least a high school
diploma or GED. Eligible students must plan to enroll, or
currently be enrolled, as a part-time or full-time undergraduate student at an accredited two-year or four-year
college, university or vocational/technical school for the
2016-17 school year.
The application deadline is Tuesday, March 15.
For information, call 507-931-1682.
VFW Badger Post 328 Inc.

200 Veterans Rd., Stoughton
in the
Classifieds!
BASKET RAFFLE
& Special Raffle
for a 55" Full
HD LED
Smart TV
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During the sessions, kids will be

able to enjoy circle time, stories,
songs, crafts and early literacy activities. No pre-registration is required.
For more information on winter/
spring story time, call 873-6281, visit stoughtonpubliclibrary.org or read
Stoughton Public Library childrens
librarian Amanda Boskys column in
the Hub next week.
50
50
The winter may be cooling things

down outside, but at the library,
things are just getting warmed up for
a season of reading, learning and fun.
The Stoughton Public Library is
starting its annual winter/spring storytime sessions next week. Storytimes for children 5 years old and
younger are 10 a.m. on Wednesdays
from Jan. 27 through March 30,
and 9:30 a.m. Fridays from Jan. 29
through April 1.
Ambassador Club that

was initiated 18 years
ago.
Established in 1974, the
Stoughton Hospital Foundation raises funds to
benefit the hospital, such
as purchasing medical
equipment, assisting with
the renovation of facilities and sponsoring scholarships.
The hospital recently
began a $13 million renovation that includes its
emergency and urgent
care departments. The
foundation has a goal of
raising $2 million to put
toward the effort.
I look forward to serving as the Stoughton Hospital Foundation President
in 2016, Schroeder said
in a news release. With
the capital campaign currently happening, its an
exciting time to be part of
such an important project.
Once the construction has
been completed, Stoughton Hospital will be able
to increase the ability to
meet its patients growing
needs and expectations.
We Will Be Serving Breakfast

Saturday Morning At 8:30 A.M.
For More Information, Visit: stoughtoncc.com

3097 Sunnyside St., Stoughton (608) 205-9300
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Tulane University. Any members or Energy Services, call 333-0333. For

visitors are welcome to attend.
information, call 267-8601.
Recycle old cell phones and other
For information, call 873-7209.
used electronics at the senior center
Book presentation
and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jack- VFW fundraiser
Join local author Steve Fortney for
son St.
The Stoughton VFW will hold a a presentation on his recently-pubRecycling these materials helps winter fundraiser with games, live lished book, The Cabin at 1 p.m.
keep harmful chemicals out of land- entertainment and more beginning at Tuesday, Jan. 26 at the senior center.
fills, and 90 percent of proceeds ben- 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23 at the VFW
Fortney will discuss how The
efit the senior center.
Post, 200 Veterans Road.
Cabin acts as a homage to his time
The afternoon will begin with a spent in the North Woods.
bake sale and basket raffles from 1-5
Food budgeting
p.m. For $5, all-you-can-eat chili
Is budgeting for food tight? Food- and hot dogs will be available. From Parkinsons support
Share Wisconsin, a food assistance 1-2:30 p.m., kids can see a fire truck
Jeremy Otte, director of Outreach
program for individuals with low or up close with the Stoughton Fire and Education at the Wisconsin
no income, may be able to help.
Department, and at 2:30 p.m., Wayne Parkinson Association (WPA), will
Working people or those receiving the Wizard will perform a magic visit the senior center at 1:30 p.m.
Social Security, SSI, SSDI or Unem- show (a $2 donation per person is Wednesday, Jan. 27.
ployment may be eligible for the pro- suggested). Carnival games will be
Otte will answer questions and
gram if their monthly income is less available from 3-5 p.m., along with share updates about Parkinsons disthan $1,862 for one person; $2,522 a cake walk, face painting and other ease and the WPA. To register or for
for two people; $3,182 for three peo- activities. Tickets for the games are questions, call Hollee at 873-8585.
ple; or $3,842 for four people.
$0.50 each or $5 for 15. Classic rock
To make an appointment for free performed by Whiplash will wrap up Folktales speaker
application assistance, call the Food- the evening beginning at 7 p.m., and
Visit Livsreise Norwegian HeriShare Helpline at 1-877-366-3635.
a $5 donation per couple is appreci- tage Center, 227 W. Main St., at 1
ated.
p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30 for a presentaVikings lecture
All proceeds from the event will tion titled, Telling of Norway: The
The Sons of Norway Mandt benefit the Stoughton VFW. For Stories that Norwegians Use(d) to
Lodge, 317 S. Page St., continues its information, call 873-9042.
Shape Their World.
series of lectures on The Vikings at 6
Tom DuBois, who researches and
p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21.
Energy assistance
teaches in the areas of folklore and
Last weeks lecture, The Duchy of
Energy Services, Inc. will hold belief, will lead the presentation.
Normandy, will be shown at 6 p.m., home energy assistance office hours He holds a doctorate in Folklore and
with part 15 of the series, Viking at the senior center from 9 a.m. to Folklife from the University of PennAssault on England, following at noon and 1-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. sylvania and is the Halls-Bascom
6:30 p.m. The series is part of The 26, and from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 professor of Scandinavian Studies at
Great Courses and is a 36-part series p.m. on Wednesday, March 23.
UW Madison.
by Professor Kenneth W. Harl of
To schedule an appointment with
Electronics recycling
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
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton

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

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

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

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

Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study
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standards. Despite the fact that we are social beings, and other peoples
opinions matter to us, we must sooner or later heed our own counsel and
follow our own advice, wherever that may lead. Some are blessed to realize
this early, perhaps even in their teens or twenties, for others this realization
may not come until they are in their forties or even fifties, and some may
never come into their own, living their entire life by someone elses plan for
them. The path may not always be straight or clear, but trust that there is an
authentic path there, if only you can quiet the many voices calling you down
those inauthentic paths long enough to see your own way. And if there is
no path there, but you see your goal, know that you may have to clear your
own path to get there. Trust yourself, and remember the admonition of
Ralph Waldo Emerson when he said that Whoso would be a man, must be
a nonconformist for Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own
mind. Be a lamp unto yourself, and since God has put within you a spark of
divine fire to light your lamp, you cannot go astray if you trust in your true
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Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8888
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
Coming Into Your Own
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
Seventh Day Baptist

Church of Albion
You will keep in perfect peace

those whose minds are steadfast,
because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Thursday, January 21
5-9 p.m., Third Thursday Shopping, participating

downtown businesses
6 p.m., The Vikings series, Sons of Norway
Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209
6:30-7:30 p.m., Green Thursday: EggsTraordinary Chickens, the Pumpkin Patch, 900 W.
Wilson St., 873-3380
Friday, January 22
1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: My Fair Lady (170

minutes), senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, January 23
1 p.m., Stoughton VFW winter fundraiser, VFW

Post #328, 200 Veterans Road, 873-9042
Tuesday, January 26
9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m., Energy Services, Inc.

home energy assistance office hours, 267-8601
1 p.m., The Cabin book presentation with author
Steve Fortney, senior center, 873-8585
6 p.m., Finance Committee meeting, Council
chambers (second floor), Public Safety Building,
321 S. Fourth St.
7 p.m., City Council meeting, Council chambers
(second floor), Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth
St.
7 p.m., Adult Book Discussion: I Capture the
Castle by Dodie Smith, library, 873-6281
Wednesday, January 27
10 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no

registration required), library, 873-6281
1 p.m., Book Discussion: I Capture the Castle by
Dodie Smith, senior center, 873-6281
1:30 p.m., Parkinsons support discussion with
WPA Outreach and Education director Jeremy Otte,
873-8585
6 p.m., Public Safety Committee meeting, Hall of
Fame room (lower level), city hall
Thursday, January 28
6 p.m., The Vikings series, Sons of Norway

Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209
Friday, January 29
9:30 a.m., Winter/Spring Storytime (ages 0-5; no
registration required), library, 873-6281
7:30 p.m., The Occasional Quartet, Stoughton
Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400
Saturday, January 30
12 a.m. to 4 p.m., Stoughton Conservation Club

Fisheree, Lake Kegonsa, 877-1047
1 p.m., Telling of Norway: The Stories that
Norwegians Use(d) to Shape Their World with Tom
DuBois, Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center,
227 W. Main St., 873-7567
Sunday, January 31
4-6 p.m., Our Daily Bread monthly free meal

program (meal served at 4:30 p.m.), First Lutheran
Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-5429
Monday, February 1
5-6:30 p.m., Gathering Table free community

meal, senior center, 206-1178
7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Board meeting, Town
Hall, 654 Cty. Road N
Tuesday, February 2
6 p.m., Community Affairs and Council Policy

Committee meeting, Hall of Fame room (lower
level), city hall
Support groups
Diabetic Support Group
Low Vision Support
6 p.m., second Monday,
1-2:30 p.m., third ThursStoughton Hospital, 628- day, senior center, 873-8585
6500
Parkinson Group
Dementia Caregivers
1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
Support Group
Wednesday, senior center,
2 p.m., second Thursday, 873-8585
senior center, 873-8585
Multiple Sclerosis Group
Crohns/Colitis/IBD
10-11:30 a.m., second
Tuesday, senior center, 873Support Group
5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 8585
Older Adult Alcoholics
day, Stoughton Hospital,
628-6500
Anonymous
2 p.m., Tuesdays, senior
Grief Support Groups
center, 246-7606 ext. 1182
3 p.m., third Tuesday,
senior center, 873-8585
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Jeremy Jones, sports editor
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Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
Fax: 845-9550
Thursday, January 21, 2016
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Girls basketball
Boys hockey
Breton delivers
three goals in
two wins for
Vikings
Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Photos by Anthony Iozzo
Junior Sydney Johnson drives into the lane for the first of two field goals Tuesday in a Badger South Conference game against Monona Grove junior Maddie Kneubuehl at
Stoughton High School. The Vikings won the game 70-40 and took sole possession of first place in the conference.
Alone in first place
Vikings crush Monona

Grove in first-place clash
Anthony Iozzo
Assistant sports editor
Confidence was flowing from the

start Tuesday as the seventh-ranked
Stoughton High School girls basketball team hosted fifth-ranked Monona Grove in a battle of co-first-place
teams in the Badger South Conference.
Two 3-pointers from senior Carrie
Aide and junior Payton Kahl put the
Vikings up 12 early, and the momentum never waned as Stoughton took
over sole possession of first place
with a 70-40 win.
It is not a bad thing to start playing better basketball, head coach
Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 6-1
Monona Grove
5-2
Oregon 5-2
Madison Edgewood 4-2
Monroe 2-5
Fort Atkinson
1-5
Milton 0-6
Brad Pickett said. Last week, we
got tested against a very good Fort
team that is continuing to get better.
... This conference is tough, and you
have to be prepared every night If we Junior Aly Weum drives into the lane before kicking the ball out to senior Carrie
dont keep getting better, that is when Aide in the corner, who drained a 3-pointer, in the first half Tuesday against Monona
Turn to Girls BB/Page 8 Grove.
Its almost unheard of

for rivals to face each
other twice over a threeday span, but thats exactly what happened Friday
when the Stoughton boys
hockey team faced Oregon.
Rescheduling the second
game of the series to last
weekend because of finals,
the Vikings earned a Badger South Conference split
with a 3-1 victory inside
the Mandt Community
Center.
Oregon senior Dylan
Ziomek cut the deficit
in half early in the third
period, but were unable to
draw any closer as Stoughton scored a goal in every
period, including the unassisted game-winner by
junior Jackson Breton just
under 6 minutes into the
second period.
The teams leading scorer a freshman last season,
Breton had struggled a
bit offensively this season (entering last week
with just nine goals in 10
games).
We just came together
more as a team tonight
and made less mental mistakes, Breton said. It felt
great to be able to score
the game-winner.
The victory came three
days after the Panthers had
defeated the Vikings 5-3.
I would say Ive struggled a little bit in the first
game, but everybody has
picked it up, Breton said.
Despite playing two
games so close to a rival,
I dont think it was any
different than any other
game. We just had to come
to the rink ready to play.
For his part, Oregon
head coach Mike Jochmann said, We got outworked, plain and simple.
We outshot Stoughton, but
Turn to Hockey/Page 9
Boys basketball
Win over MG puts Vikings

in three-way tie for first
Anthony Iozzo
The Stoughton High

School boys basketball
team took a big step in its
quest to win another Badger South Conference title
Friday.
The Vikings visited
Monona Grove and pulled
out a 77-66 win, putting the
Vikings in a three-way tie
for first place in the conference with the Silver Eagles
(9-2 overall, 5-1 conference) and Madison Edgewood (10-3, 5-1).

Stoughton (7-4, 5-1) lost
to the Crusaders early in the
season, while Edgewoods
lone loss came against
Monona Grove.
Head coach Luke Wainwright could not be reached
for comment by the Courier
Hubs Tuesday deadline.
The Vikings only led
Turn to Boys BB/Page 9
Badger South
Team W-L
Stoughton 5-1
Madison Edgewood 5-1
Monona Grove
5-1
Oregon 3-3
Fort Atkinson
2-4
Monroe 1-5
Milton 0-6
Photo by Amy Slaby
Head coach Luke Wainwright (middle) talks with the Stoughton High School boys basketball team
during a timeout Friday at Monona Grove. Stoughton won 77-66 to tie the Silver Eagles and Madison
Edgewood for first place in the Badger South.
January 21, 2016
Courier Hub
Wrestling
Vikings remain undefeated

in the Badger South
Anthony Iozzo
The Stoughton High

School wrestling team hosted Monroe Friday in a Badger South Conference match
and pulled out a 49-24 win.
But besides the win,
junior Tristan Jenny also
added a career highlight, as
he won an 8-0 major decision over Cole Murray at
132 pounds for his 100th
career win.
Senior Collin Kraus (152)
added a pin over Ian Salzwedal in 4 minutes, 16 seconds, while junior Garret
Model (145) pinned Travis
Wolf in 3:42.
Boys swimming
Juniors Brandon Klein

(120) and Kaleb Louis
(126) also added pins. Klein
pinned David Andrews in 47
seconds, and Louis pinned
Hunter Harris in 3:02.
Sophomore Tyler Dow
(160) won by pinfall in
3:47 over Jarod Amacher,
and freshman Hunter Lewis
pinned Gabe Witt in 2:34.
Freshman Cade Spilde added a 6-2 decision over Sam
Kind, and freshman Dante
Steinmetz won by forfeit at
113.
Stoughton hosts Oregon
at 7:30 p.m. Friday and then
travels to the Whitnall Duals
at 9 a.m. Saturday at Whitnall High School.
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Junior Luke McLaury swims to a third-place finish in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1 minute, 12.57 seconds Tuesday evening
against Oregon. Stoughton lost the Badger South Conference dual 101-69.
Vikings unable to match Panthers depth

Jeremy Jones
Sports editor
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Jenna Gardner drives into the lane Tuesday against

Monona Grove. She finished with four points.
Girls BB: Stoughton knocks

off Fort Atkinson
someone is going to get you.
We have to keep getting better.
Besides hitting outside
shots, the Vikings also held
Monona Grove to one-anddone possessions which led
to transition baskets on the
other end.
Junior Marissa Robson
took advantage of several
of those possessions, scoring 12 of her 17 points in the
first half.
We came out very confident. We needed to be
strong. We needed to be
aggressive. We needed to
win 50-50 balls, Robson
said. We went out there
and made sure we had our
defense ready. We found
weaknesses and strengths in
the team and made sure who
we had and who the shooters
were.
The Silver Eagles tried
to get closer near the end of
the first half with a 7-1 run,
but baskets by junior Kendra Halverson and Robson
extended the lead to 38-20.
Halverson, Robson and
Kahl all scored to start the
second half, and another
3-pointer by Aide made it
54-26 with 11 minutes left.
We realized we needed
to keep playing tough, Robson said. If we need to slow
the ball down, we will. We
will do whatever we can. We
Tue. March 1, 2016

6:00 pm
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will change something if we

need to get it going again.
We tried to keep them off
the lead because it keeps our
mojo going.
At the end of the game,
the Vikings were able to get
all of their subs in. Monona
Grove still couldnt stop
them, as junior Corinne
Olson scored a traditional
3-point play and added a
layup to push Stoughtons
lead back to 30.
It is awesome. Our goal
is always to get our bench in
because we know we can go
deep into our bench as it is,
Robson said. To get all the
other girls in was even more
awesome to see them competing and still scoring on
them.
Kahl collected 14 points,
while Aide picked up 11.
Senior Hannah Hobson finished with eight points.
One of our biggest team
goals is to win conference,
Robson said. This was a
really big win for us.
Stoughton travels to nonconference Reedsburg at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Stoughton 50,
Fort Atkinson 39
The Vikings hosted Fort
Atkinson in a conference
game Thursday and won
50-39.
Stoughton was able to
take a two-point lead at halftime and then did enough in
the second half to keep control.
Hobson led with 18
points, while Kahl added
10. Robson and Halverson
chipped in seven and six
points, respectively.
Stoughton boys swimming traveled

to Oregon on Tuesday to do battle
with the rival Panthers in a Badger
South Conference dual meet, which
the Vikings lost 101-69.
While head coach Katie Liebmann hadnt calculated times from
Oregons meter pool into yards, she
was pleased with how her team performed.
We had a conversation on the bus
before we came into the pool about
the things that dont change when
youre at a meter pool starts, turns,
attitude, sportsmanship and effort,
Liebmann said. The times are the
only thing thats changing and everybody is swimming in the same pool.
Our boys have great camaraderie with Oregon. Some of them train
together year round. There were a lot
of hugs and high-fives before and
after races tonight and it was nice to
see.
The Vikings lone victory came
in the final event where sophomores
Chase Millam and Ian Bormett and
seniors Aaron Meyer and Tristin
Heisig posted a time of 4:15.84 to
take the 400-meter freestyle relay.
Two events earlier Heisig (1:12.19)
and Bormett (1:14.41) posted a 2-3
finish in the 100 backstroke.
Seniors Gabe Ross and Ian Trautman, junior Luke McLaury and
Bormett gave Stoughton a secondplace finish to start the meet, posting
a 2:05.83.
Trautman went on to take second
in the 50 free (27.6) before being
pulled from the 100 free and 400 free
relay due to illness.
We pulled the JV relay so guys
could step up and fill in, Liebmann
said. At that point in the meet, it
wasnt going to change our outcome.
Ross finished runner-up to Panther Josh Lohmeier in the 200 IM
(2:34.78) and to Eli Rule in the 100
breaststroke with a time of 1:18.4.
Millam added a second-place finish in the 400 free (4:47.41) and then
joined senior Trevor Pope, Heisig
and Ross to match the feat as part of
the 200 free relay in 1:50.03.
The Vikings JV team fell 54-24.
Stoughton travels to UW-Platteville at 11 a.m. Saturday for a final
invitational before conference, while
Badger South rival Milton comes to
Stoughton at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 26.
Sophomore Ian Bormett took third place in the 100 backstroke, posting a time of 1 minute,
14.41 seconds.
The Vikings host conference at 1 its not an option at regular WIAA

meets, Liebmann said.
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6.
Kalinowski and Trainor swam
Middleton Invitational
50s, while Bormett and Heisig swam
The Vikings had several best 100s.
All four boys posted splits that
swims Saturday at the Cardinal Invitational as well as a few reaching the are their best ever, so that was superpodium against four of the states top motivating for them, Liebmann
division 1 programs and one of the said. Its Connors first season on
the team, and it was awesome for his
top division 2 teams.
Stoughton finished eighth out of teammates and captains to recognize
the 11 teams competing, with 103 his potential today by making him
the Swimmer of the Meet for his parpoints.
Top-ranked Madison Memorial ticipation in this relay, as well as his
(190) finished 20 points ahead of great performance in the fly relay.
Stoughton just missed the podisecond-ranked Madison West to take
top honors. Eighth-ranked Middle- um on the 400 rocket relay as Luke
ton rounded out the top three schools McLaury, Quinn Trautman, Meyer,
with 154 points 11 ahead of Verona Ross, Millam, Trautman, Heisigand
Bormett took seventh in 3:18.19.
Area/Mount Horeb.
The boys knew theyd have to
McFarland, ranked second in Division 2, took fifth place with 137 post best splits across the board, and
five of the eight boys did, Liebmann
points.
Junior Luke McLaury Bormett, said. It was great to see Ian back in
Ross and Heisig set the tone out of the water after suffering a shoulder
the gate with a sixth-place finish on injury over winter break.
Both Trautman and Heisig went
the 200 medley relay in 1:53.4.
The guys were pretty excited to 23s and they were absolutely thrilled
start off the meet with a sixth-place about it, Liebmann said.
These swims are so encouraging
finish and a trip to the podium,
Liebmann said. Their splits were going into taper this year, she said.
sort of average for them, so Id be The team is doing great with trainexcited to see what the four of them ing, tackling hard sets and coming
can do with best splits at confer- together as a team for meets.
Stoughton heads into finals this
ence.
Connor Kalinowski, Brody Train- week.
Hopefully the boys can stay on
or, Bormett and Heisig helped the
Vikings match the finish in the 300 top of their time management and
positive attitudes to pull us through
backstroke (3:08.39).
This is one of those relays you these next few weeks before taper,
rarely get to do in swimming, as Liebmann said.
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on the Brookfield Glacier.
MSO finishes the week at
7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23,
T h e S t o u g h t o n H i g h against the Baraboo Thunder
School girls hockey co-op at Pierce Park.
return to action for the first
since Jan. 11 with a game Summer softball
at Badger Conference rival registration now open
Viroqua at 7:30 p.m. Friday
Registration for Stoughat the Viroqua Community ton Youth Softball 2016
Arena.
summer leagues is now
The Icebergs also travel to open. Players can obtain
Ponds of Brookfield Ice Rink forms and submit registraat 4:30 p.m. Saturday to take tions online at StoughtonY
Icebergs time off ends

Friday
outhSoftball.com.
Initial registration fees are
set at $100 with additional
fees levied once placed
on a team. Register online
and pay via credit card or
through PayPal or mail in a
check.
All players are required to
attend the Player Evaluation
Day scheduled for Saturday,
Feb. 20 from 1:30-5:45 p.m.
at Stoughton High School
fieldhouse.
Youth softball offers free

clinics
The Stoughton Youth Softball League is offering free
skill development clinics Saturday evenings this winter,
which began Jan. 9 and runs
through early spring.
Skills nights are open to
youth from grades 2-12 who
reside in the Stoughton Area
School District.
The training nights will
help players prepare for the

leagues Player Evaluation
Day.
Skills and Drills Saturdays
are designed to introduce new
players to the sport of softball
and get all ages ready for SYS
league play.
The dates are Jan. 23, 30
and Feb. 6 at River Bluff
Community gym building; and Feb. 13, 20, 27 and
March 5, 12, 19 at the SHS
fieldhouse (enter through the
pool doors.
Adult coaches/supervisors will be running various
stations to help players on
their skills. All players will
be required to sign in. Skills
nights are open to individual
players of SYS only. Club
teams/members are not permitted.
For more information,
email info@StoughtonY
outhSoftball.com or call
516-2875.
Stoughton
Womens Pool
League
Standings for Jan. 14
Team Points
Whatever II
1495
Brick House II
1462
Sonnys II
1443
Whatever I
1411
Viking Lanes
1325
Brick House I
1305
Sonnys I
1261
Deaks Pub & Grill 1146
Reverend Jims
1134
Boys BB:
Vikes play
in Badger
Challenge
Saturday
Photos by Jeremy Jones
Stoughton senior Zach Kirby battles for a loose puck in front of Oregon goaltender Henry Roskos during the first period Friday. Stoughton won the Badger South
Conference game 3-1.
Hockey: Vikings move to 10-9 overall with win over McFarland

somehow were unable to put
the puck in the net.
Freshman Carson Roisum
was big reason for the Panthers scoring woes, brushing aside 36 of 37 shots on
goal to earn the win.
He was finding every
puck that bounced in front
of him, Jochmann said of
Roisum. He was covering
rebounds and his defensemen were clearing the puck
out in front. We hit him in
the face five times. We just
couldnt put the puck past
him.
A large part of Oregons
lack of scoring was the result
of being unable to generate
opportunities on the power,
finishing 0-for-7 on the manadvantage.
Its been something
weve struggled with offand-on throughout the season, Jochmann said. Were
having a hard time getting
the shot off when its open.
The boys are creating gaps
with their passes. The shots
just are coming.
Stoughton dealt with its
own share of adversity, losing one of its top forwards
22 seconds into the first period after senior forward Max
Quale appeared to be hooked
on a breakaway against
Oregon goaltender Henry
Roskos.
As a result, Quale shot
wide of the net and upon
not drawing a penalty was
assessed a minor, misconduct and eventually a game
misconduct for language.
Everybody just picked it
up an extra notch after that
and we didnt let it affect
us, Breton said.
The Panthers pulled Roskos with a little more than 40
seconds remaining but were
unable to come up with the
equalizer as Stoughtons Justin Gibbons added an emptynet goal 12 seconds later.
Gibbons had a goal and
an assist for the Vikings as
did Zach Kirby, who broke
a scoreless tie with a powerplay goal with 48 seconds let
in the first period.
Roskos finished with 23
saves for Oregon.
WERE
ALL
EARS
Stoughton 5, McFarland 2
Breton scored twice and
assisted on another goal Saturday as Stoughton defeated
McFarland 5-2.
Zach Kirby added a goal
and an assist, while James
Browning and Quale also
scored.
Nolan Stapelfeldt helped
set up three goals in the win.
The Vikings (10-9-0 overall, 3-3-0 conference) host
Madison Edgewood (10-4-1,
5-0-0) at 3 p.m. Saturday.
29-27 at halftime and needed to close out the Silver

Eagles in the final minutes
of the second half.
Sophomore Brady Schipper led Stoughton with 22
points, while junior Troy
Slaby collected 18. Senior
Adam Krumholz and junior
Max Fernholz each added
10 points, and junior Kyle
Goodman chipped in nine.
Seniors Myles Thomas
and Peyton Mueller scored
18 and 15 points, respectively, to lead Monona
Grove.
Stoughton hosts the Badger Challenge Friday and
Saturday with the Vikings
game on Saturday.
Stoughton plays Sauk
Prairie at 3:30 p.m. Saturday.
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January 21, 2016
Obituaries
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Debra Kay Spangler
Debra Spangler
Debra Kay Spangler, age

58, of Stoughton, passed
away on Monday, Jan. 18,
2016, surrounded by the love
of her family.
She was born in Stoughton

on Feb. 9, 1957, to Edward
and Beverli Spangler. Deb
was the oldest of five children
and survived the trials of having four younger brothers.
She graduated from Stoughton High School in 1975.
Deb was a devoted mother and grandmother. She
enjoyed traveling, campfires
and spending time with her
grandchildren. Deb was an
excellent cook and we will
miss her Easter lasagna, pasta
salad and potato salad.
She is survived by her husband, Jack Halverson; children, Jessi (Darron) Jones,
Josh Engen, Jason (Denise)
Seiter and Chad and Melissa
Halverson; her mother, Beverli; brothers, Scott (Lynn),
Todd (Donna), Lonn, and
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sister-in-law, Sue (Jim) Chandler; mother-in-law, Myrnell
Halverson; and several nieces
and nephews.
She was preceded in death
by her daughter, Nikki; father,
Edward; and father-in-law,
Halver Halverson. Per Debs
wishes, a Celebration of Life
will be held at the Sons of
Norway Lodge, 317 S. Page
St., from 1-4 p.m. Sunday,
Jan. 24. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to
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Case No. 15PR863

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
December 25, 1925 and date of death November 25, 2015, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 992 Cottonwood Drive,
Stoughton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived
notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is April 8,
2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
December 22, 2015
David. M. Houser
318 S. Gjertson Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-7781
Bar Number: 1013777
Published: January 7, 14 and 21, 2016
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Public Notice
Public Information
Meeting for
Improvements to COUNTY
N in the Town of Dunkirk,
Dane County
Proposed Transportation Improvements

The Dane County Highway Department is proposing to replace the County
N bridge just east of Brickson Road over
the Yahara River. The project is located
in the Town of Dunkirk, Section 27, T5N,
R11E, and will replace structure B-130669. County N will be closed to traffic
during construction. Construction is tentatively scheduled for 2017.
Please Attend
All persons interested in the County
N bridge project are encouraged to attend a Public
Information Meeting on Monday,
February 15, 2016. The meeting will take
place from 5:00 to 6:30 P.M. at the Town
of Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County Highway N, Stoughton WI, and will include a
short planned presentation at 5:30 P.M.
with a question and answer session to
follow.
Information Available
Strand Associates, Inc. staff mem-
bers on behalf of Dane County will be

on hand during the scheduled meeting
to discuss the proposed improvements.
Project plans, location maps, and other
exhibits will be on display to illustrate
the work in detail.
Your Involvement
We would like your comments and
input about this project. If there are issues you would like to discuss, please
attend the Public Information Meeting.
If you are not able to attend on Monday,
February 15, 2016, call the Strand Associates, Inc. staff member listed below
to share your comments.
Persons with hearing impairments
may request an interpreter at the meeting if they plan to attend by calling (608)
251-4843 prior to Friday, February 5,
2016, and asking for Sara Grimme.
Project Contact
For additional information about
the County N bridge project, contact the
Strand Associates, Inc. project manager, Sara Grimme, at (608) 251-4843. Written comments can be directed to Sara
Grimme at Strand Associates, Inc., 910
West Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715.
Please refer to project 5033-00-01.
Published: January 21 and 28 2016
WNAXLP
***
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
CIRCUIT COURT,
DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
CREDITORS (INFORMAL
ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Maralee Jane Thomas,
Deceased
Case No. 16PR31

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
February 7, 1943 and date of death
January 6, 2016, was domiciled in Dane
County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 709 Christiansen Way,
Stoughton, WI 53589.
3. All interested persons waived
notice.
4. The deadline for filing a claim
against the decedents estate is April 29,
2016.
5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1000
Lisa Chandler
Probate Registrar
January 15, 2016
Daniel Frank Thomas
709 Christiansen Way
Stoughton, WI 53589
Published: January 21, 28 and
February 4, 2016
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Violet Vi Osland
Violet Osland
Violet Vi Osland, a
longtime resident of Stoughton, died suddenly on Sunday, Jan. 10 at St. Marys
Hospital in Madison. She
passed peacefully after
watching the Packers beat
the Washington Redskins
with husband Clarence
Osland and several of her
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Born in 1924 in Benson,
Minn. to Hans and Anna
Peterson, Violet moved
to Stoughton in 1942 with
then husband William L.
Smith, Sr. and son William
L. Smith, Jr. They went on to
have six more children; Steven R., Dennis O., Timothy
J., Susan K., Marc A. and
Cathryn C.
Vi retired from a career as
a tax assessor for the State
of Wisconsin Department
of Revenue in April 1986.
She was very active with the
VFW Post 328 in Stoughton
and served as the president
and treasurer for several
years. She enjoyed watching
sports with husband Chink
and numerous friends and
family around the Stoughton
area.
Violet is survived by
husband Clarence Chink
Osland; children, Bill
(Kathy) Smith, Steve (Rac)
Clifford Burgess Sr.
Clifford Cliff P. Burgess

Sr., of Stoughton, passed
away peacefully at home on
Friday, Jan. 15.
He was born on Aug. 23,
of Albert and Hazel (Clayton) Burgess.

Cliff was the first one to
offer a helping hand. He
especially enjoyed helping
people in his complex. Cliff
was loved and appreciated
by all who had the pleasure
of knowing him.
Cliffs hobbies included
riding his motorcycle, fishing, morning trips to the casino and especially spending
time with his great grandchildren, Bradyn, Easton,
Jordyn, Wesley and Aubree,
who gave him great joy. Cliff
also enjoyed spending time
with his family, playing cards
and visiting with his kids,
Barb (Larry) Bunde and Peggy Burgess; and grandkids,
Bryan and Amber. He had a

special place in his heart for
his nephews, Harry, Francis,
Kenny and Dale and their
families; his brothers-in-law,
Raymond Schultz and Dean
Reed; and sisters-in-law,
Josephine Weier and Catherine Tremelling.
Cliff was joined in marriage to Joyce Tremelling
on July 3, 1954, in Mineral
Point. They had six children,
Barb (Larry) Bunde, Nancy
(Tyler) Tennessen, Peggy
Burgess, Terry Bennett and
Cliff (Theresa) Burgess Jr.;
11 grandchildren; and eight
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; wife,
Joyce; daughter, Karen
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dren, Brandon Lee Burgess,

Andrew Lee Burgess and
Jessica Lynn Burgess; and
brothers and sisters, Louise
Meehan, Albert Burgess Jr.,
Herman Burgess, Ann Schultz, Delores Douglas, Mary
Zink, Robert Burgess and
Barney Burgess.
A Celebration of Life
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The Stoughton Police Department

logged 2,147 incidents in November.
Cases of interest for the month included
five intoxicated driver arrests, three burglaries, eight thefts, seven vandalisms,
10 domestic disturbances, 25 disorderly
conducts, 31 traffic crashes, 81 EMS
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Smith, Marc (Tammy)
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multiple grandchildren and
great-grandchildren; and
siblings, Janet Whaley and
Howard Peterson.
She was preceded in
death by her mother and
father; first husband, William LeRoy Smith, Sr.; son,
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Scores: Previous year the first time all Wisconsin juniors could take ACT
tied to the Common Core
State Standards but was
repealed during last summers legislative session, as
the standards have recently
become politicized.
In the ELA test, SASD
students in each grade
scored 5-10 points higher
in categories of advanced
and proficient than the
state average. In the math
test, district and state
scores were closer, with
fourth-graders finishing
two-tenths of a percentage
point behind the state averages. Fifth-graders finished
10 points better than the
state average in categories
of advanced and proficient.
Were happy to see that
we exceeded the state average, she said. I expect us
to do better than state average always, and in a couple
places we did not, so Im
interested in looking into
those.
Later this year, the Badger Exam will be replaced
by the Forward Exam,
expected to be in place for
the next six years.

Singletary said that test
will allow for some longitudinal data to compare
cohort groups in the future.
Students in grades 3-8 will
again take the exam for
ELA and math, while students in grades 4, 8 and 10
will be tested in science.
According to the Department of Public Instruction, the Forward Exam is
expected to be shorter and
to cost less than the Badger
Exam it replaces. State
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers
said in a press release last
week that it will provide
an opportunity to improve
over time.
Juniors take ACT

For the first time in state
history, all public school
11th-graders had the chance
to take the ACT college
admissions exam last year
as part of the more rigorous
Wisconsin Student Assessment System.
The ACT is scored on a
scale of 1 to 36, and SASD
students outscored the state
average in the ELA portion,
Test definitions
For testing, the state divides student results into four
categories:
Advanced: Student demonstrates thorough understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for his
or her grade level that are associated with college contentreadiness.
Proficient: Student demonstrates adequate understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for his
Basic: Student demonstrates partial understanding of and
ability to apply the knowledge and skills for his or her grade
level that are associated with college content-readiness.
Below Basic: Student demonstrates minimal understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for his
20.5 to 19.3 math (21.1 to
20) and composite scores
(21.1 to 20).
For the 2015 graduating
class, 46,738 students or
around 73 percent of all
graduating seniors took
the ACT, with a composite score of 22.2. Stoughton High School students
scored an average of 23.6
on the ACT.
Results from the two tests
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ACT, and the fact that
many graduates take the
test during their final year
of high school make comparisons between statewide
and graduating class ACT
results invalid and flawed.
In the release, Evers said
taking the ACT exposes
young people to the expectations for college and
careers and may prompt
those who werent considering further education
beyond high school to finish strong and take the leap
into higher education and
training.
Assessing for college
and career readiness sets
the bar very high, yet that
is what employers and postsecondary schools tell us
is required for high school
SASD test
scores
Badger Exam
English/Language
Arts
Grade SASD* State*
3
60% 52%
4
60% 50%
5
60% 55%
6
57% 47%
7
58% 52%
8
60% 53%
Badger Exam
mathematics
Grade
SASD* State*
3
58% 51%
4
47% 48%
5
48% 40%
6
43% 41%
7
47% 43%
8
52% 39%
*Percentages of students
scoring proficient/advanced
ACT
Section
SASD State
ELA
20.5 19.3
Math
21.1
20.0
Composite 21.1 20.0
*Scores are on a 0-36 scale
graduates to be successful,
he said. The statewide
ACT assessment establishes a baseline of student performance that we can work
from to improve academic
achievement for all student
groups.
Room for
improvement
While the test results
were generally encouraging, some board members
were concerned with what
some other data revealed.
Singletary said there
was a glaring disparity
between test results of students of color in the district compared with white
students, though she noted
some of the sample sizes of
those groups in particular
grade levels are small.
Board president Liz
Menzer said povertys
impact on student achievement is another important
factor.
We have elementary
schools where almost one
in four children are qualifying for free and reduced
hot lunch. The impact of
this getting up to the high
school is pretty significant, she said. Its pretty significant at the high
school already.
Board member Scott
Dirks said the economic
divide between students is
a more statistically meaningful one that an ethnic
or racial divide because of
the much larger numbers
involved.
One ethnic group in one
grade; you could be talking about five kids, he
said. Thats such a small
sample size one kid with
one bad day on a test could
throw the whole cell size
off.
Board member Joe Freye
said while the trends are
alarming, we dont know
how alarming.
Is it bad or is it terrible? he said.
Teachers present on innovation grants

Teachers spoke for more than an hour
during Mondays Stoughton Area School
Board meeting about how they are using
their innovation grants in their classrooms.
Educators were excited about how the
projects have been going so far.
The $31,700 in grants, split among
13 educators in five buildings, were
announced last May. It was the second year
the district awarded the grants, budgeted
from the districts general fund to provide
seed money for an action research study or
to develop an innovative idea that aligns to
the Districts Strategic Plan put together by
the community, according to the district.
By far the largest grant $10,400
went to Kegonsas Tina Stokes to help
update the learning environments of the
schools classrooms, creating more collaborative learning spaces.
Others included setting up I-Create
program at Kegonsa, a collaborative learning area at Fox Prairie, sensory toolboxes
at Sandhill, mini-computers and a Makerspace area at River Bluff and a multipurpose outdoor classroom at Stoughton
High School.
Applications are due to the district for
this years round of innovation grants Feb.
27. Winners will be announced March 7.
SASD 2015-16
Innovation Grant
winners
Amanda Redalen, Katy Oettel and Chris
Steinke, Fox Prairie: $7,500
Molly Grotenhuis, Fox Prairie: $2,700
Amie Rivest and Kate Heinecke,
Sandhill: $3,500
Nancy Beszhak, Tim Jarmuz and James
Young, Kegonsa: $3,600
Tina Stokes, Kegonsa: $10,400
Chris Maedke, River Bluff: $1,500
Mande Shecterle, River Bluff: $1,000
Amy Hermanson, high school: $1,500
The move addresses a kindergarten overcrowding situation the district has been
trying to fix for months.
The goal was to have that person to start
Monday. The district will hold an open
house to inform parents and students of
who will be moving to the new classroom.
Some kids will be excited, and some
kids will be apprehensive, District direcTeacher hired
tor of curriculum Judy Singletary said.
The board also approved hiring a new Well work through that.
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Thursday, January 21, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 26 Stoughton, WI

Stoughton Area School District

While it was the only

Photos by Kate Newton

Playing for pancakes

high school juniors in Wisconsin.

While things are looking sound financially for

That was the message at

Last wood-burning furnace must be extinguished by May

Unified Newspaper Group

cast the only votes against a resolution allowing the furnace to

another heat source, and cited the

argued the furnace is fouling the

January 21, 2016

Photos by Samantha Christian

David Shechter snapped this photo of his 19-month-old son,

Furnace: Overson now in compliance with ordinance

operates the furnace on East

The family of Leroy Foss would like to

Swadley (D-1) both members of the Public Safety

Council approves changes

The Common Council

Dregne said during the

Marsha & Kerry

Find updates and links right away.

Search for us on Facebook as

Robert C. Seiler, CPA is pleased to announce the

council allow him to continue using his furnace.

Specializing in Residential Cleaning

Continued from page 1

Community Care Resources, Inc.

Deficit: District projected in the red by 2018-19 school year

2017, the district is expected to essentially lose around 80 students in the

Interstate project to begin in spring

AnchorBank to be acquired by Old National

January 21, 2016

to the Great Recession. In

accept 3.5505 shares in Old

A proposed state law

Assembly speaker Robin Vos publicly stated

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Letters to the editor

History shows guns in schools arent safe

Somehow, after taking the gun

District should leave 1892 building in the past

children, it must go, allowing that

Letters to the editor policy

Thursday, January 21, 2016 Vol. 134, No. 26

Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices.

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

Unified Newspaper Group, a division of

Freedom of speech is not

y now, many people know

Words can be powerful, as this

encouragement. Rivalry and competition do not have to lead to