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Riverfront
developer
withdraws
Geall cites
uncertainty, city
undecided on how
to proceed
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
The master developer
of the Yahara Riverfront
Redevelopment withdrew
from that role last week,
throwing the effort into
Photo by Amber Levenhagen
disarray and leaving plan-
Brian Christensen reads a page from his journal, which documents his time spent serving in Iraq. The journal was stolen
from his car last weekend and was returned last week after the community rallied for its return. ners uncertain about the
projects future.
At the start of a joint
meeting of the Common
Council and Redevelop-
ment Authority on Tues-
day, July 18, Mark Geall,
P r i n c i p a l o f Ta n e s a y
Development, announced
that hes withdrawing from
the project, at least for
now, because elected offi-
cials do not agree on what
they want to include in the
project.
Geall said the RDA was
Turn to RDA/Page 13

Wounded warrior journal returned Street near Trailer

New Stoughton resident was one of several Stoughton resi- technician at the hospital, and said

victim of string of car thefts

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Having spent nine years in Iraq,
retired Army Staff Sgt. Brian Chris-
tensen saw both the good and the
bad.
Now, having lived in Stoughton for
the past year, hes also experienced
both sides of humanity here as well.
Christensen, who served in Iraq
from August 1997 to August 2006,
dents recently victimized by a string
of vehicle thefts. But while the thief
(or thieves) were likely after mon-
ey, jewelry or technological gadgets,
what they stole from Christensen had
far more value to him.
On Saturday, July 15, Christensen
noticed his bookbag and journal were
missing from his car. Those might not
seem like important losses, except he
uses the journal during therapy at
the VA Hospital in Madison to help
treat his symptoms of Post-Traumatic
Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Christensen works as a pharmacy
hes been returning to the journal
over the last several months to help
him work through issues related to
PTSD, which he said is invaluable
because of the memories it holds, and
that he wants his sons to find it years
from now to learn more about who I
am and who I was.
Twelve years after coming home,
most of what I remember are the sad
and bad things, the hard to get over
things, he said, But this book has
really made me remember that there
Turn to Journal/Page 16
building closed
Officials cite safety integrity of the Highway
Trailer building.
concerns City officials decided
to close the 500 and 600
BILL LIVICK blocks of the street Tues-
Unified Newspaper Group day night after hearing
about a report delivered
Tw o b l o c k s o f E a s t t o t h e R e d eve l o p m e n t
South Street are closed Authority by Steve Mar-
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cerns about the structural Turn to Street/Page 16

Celebrating 40 years under the hood

KIMBERLY WETHAL
Hub Correspondent
Olson Auto Exchange
isnt exactly the same as
when it was started four
decades ago. Thats not
surprising, because neither
are brothers John and Jack
Olson.
While the two have
always shared a passion for
automobiles, theyve found
their interests in the indus-
try have shifted as years
passed. Naturally, their
business followed suit, and
40 years later, its changed
names a few times from Hwy. 51 where the Stough- dealerships, Vern would
Johns Body Shop to Olson ton Wellness and Athletic help move cars when John
Automotive and finally to Center facility now stands. and Jack were in Madison.
its current name along By opening up a body shop He also assisted with anoth-
with the objectives at hand. to service his dads cars, er side business where they
I always seemed to like John filled a need in his sold of a lot of the same
body work, John said. fathers business. clean-up and decal products
When Jack and I were in For years, it was a family that they used in their ser-
high school, we had older affair for the Olsons. Jack, vice shop in Madison.
cars. Jacks first car was a only 13 at the time, would Our dad was running
67 Mustang, my first car later become Johns busi- around selling it, Jack said.
was a 52 Ford. We always ness partner, while Vern He liked to talk to people
had old cars. was a business partner for like that.
At the age of 20, John both of them. John added, He helped
opened the body shop on When they transitioned get that business going.
July 27, 1977, right across from body shop work to There was a time where Photo by Kimberly Wethal
the road from his father rust-proofing and detail- Vintage gas pumps sit behind one of the garages.
Verns car dealership off ing for 17 Madison car Turn to Auto/Page 14

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Stoughton Area School District

School board, council agree to form committee

Group would
continue talk on
joint issues
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
Looking to better address
issues that affect both the
city and school district
namely marketing, hous-
ing, school enrollment and
poverty leaders for both
are forming a joint commit-
tee to help explore answers.
Creation of the ad hoc
committee was a main top-
ic of the July 20 joint meet-
ing of Stoughton Common
Councils Committee of the
Whole and the Stoughton
Area school board. It was
a follow-up session to an
initial meeting between the
two groups April 20, with
plans for the larger groups
to continue to meet quar-
terly to discuss common
issues.
Communication with
city officials about work-
ing together to improve
was a key topic in the April
school board election that
swept out three incum-
bents and brought in three
political newcomers. That
election also brought to
the forefront the issues of
school financing and the
lack of housing growth in
the city as main issues to
work on collaboratively
with the council.
On those big issues, this
new committee is expect-
ed to do much of the leg-
work. The group features
co-chairs in Jonathon
Coughlin from the school
board and Kathleen John-
son from the city, as well
as school board mem-
bers Tim Bubon and Joe
Freye and city alders Mike
Engelberger and Greg Jen-
son. The committee plans
to report back to both bod-
ies within the next 60 days.
The idea here is for us
to share information and
collectively try to take that
information and put togeth-
er some sort of an action
plan to address the issue,
said Common Council
president Tim Swadley, a
former SASD board mem-
ber. If you guys are in the
loop on what were doing
and were in the loop on
what youre doing, hope-
fully we can make good
decisions.
A t M o n d a y n i g h t s
school board meeting, pres-
ident Scott Dirks said its
likely representatives of
the Stoughton Chamber of
Commerce will be invited
to participate.
We dont want to have
such a large committee
that you cant get meeting
dates, he said. This is
going to be six people and
they can invite whom they
want to invite, and thats
probably much more work-
able.
Dirks said hes real-
ly excited about the new
committee and its tasks
the first two of which will
be looking at marketing
the area and attracting sin-
gle-family housing for new,
young families.
This is one of the things
I was hoping would come
out of setting up these joint
meetings between the board
and the city council, he
said. I had some concerns
a few months ago maybe
there wasnt that unanimi-
ty of direction, but I think
were all kind of moving in
the same direction, which
is encouraging.
This isnt just for the
school district, this is for
the whole community.
housing right now.
If its a decent-priced
More meetings planned house, they are now on the
market for 4-5 days and
While no future meeting date has been set, both city they are getting offers,
he said. We dont have
and school district leaders seem pleased at the results enough places to sell. Who
of their two joint meetings, as well as each sides will- can move into a communi-
ingness to continue them. ty if we dont have enough
housing? And its got to be
They will probably be continued on a quarterly basis, decent housing for young
due to the difficulties in getting a 12-person Common families.
Council and seven-member school board together City planning director
Rodney Scheel said while
Stoughton Area School District board president some residential develop-
Scott Dirks said the two joint meetings have been ment is coming on line in
very helpful in raising awareness of school district the Nordic Ridge neighbor-
hood, planned residential
issues. development at Kettle Park
It appears, especially based on what I was hearing West has been held up due
from city council members at that meeting, that there to issues with connectivity
to Hwy. 138.
is a genuine appreciation for the need to attract young Despite the high demand
families for housing in the area,
there was also a consen-
Common Council president Tim Swadley said he sus that Stoughton needs
was really impressed by the collaboration and con- to further increase its visi-
tributions by all of those who participated in the two bility and attractiveness to
joint meetings, and said hes looking forward to the ad young families. Scheel said
the recent Parade of Homes
hoc committees recommendations. was encouraging, drawing
We really have some great leaders in our commu- 3,600 visitors.
Its certainly brought
nity, he said. new eyes to the communi-
ty that (havent) been there
before, he said.
On the Web Stoughton Area School
District superintendent Tim
View the meeting on WSTO at Onsager said there has been
wsto.tv/vod/?category=City+Council some talk on and off the
past few years on coopera-
tive marketing efforts, but
Dirks said he hopes the nothing has come to frui-
committee will help raise Development and tion.
awareness of needs in the We need a concerted
Stoughton community as a marketing effort amongst the differ-
whole, and help spur the No formal action was ent entities the school
city into developing poli- taken at the meeting. The district, city, chamber to
cies and plans to encour- group also discussed the market what we have to
age the construction of citys comprehensive plan, offer, he said. Were in
an affordable range of population growth, school a great place. You come to
single-family housing in enrollment, development Stoughton and its a small-
Stoughton. and marketing. town feel with big-city
Right now, such housing Common Council mem- amenities close by.
is in very short supply, he ber Sid Boersma, a Realtor, Onsager took aim at
said. The demand is clear- said the city is deficient in Stoughtons neighbors,
ly there. Now we just need both new housing and older which have been drawing
for more of it to be built. prospective families and
students away from the
district.
We have to do a bet-
ter job and work together
and sell the differences we
have, say, with Oregon, he
said, noting that Stoughton
has advantages of its own
hospital, two grocery stores
and plenty of restaurants
to choose from. We need
a concerted effort to work
together. The district would
be interested in combin-
ing financial resources to
bring someone in to shape
that marketing plan.
Johnson, a Realtor, said
Stoughton needs to empha-
size the quality of their
schools; or at the least,
combat possibly inaccurate
perceptions about them.
Im concerned that
Stoughton doesnt have the
best reputation for schools,
and I think we need to
emphasize the qualities we
do have, because when you
have young families, they
look at the quality of the
schools, she said. I lost a
few neighbors because they
didnt want to send their
kids to Kegonsa (Elementa-
ry School), they wanted to
be in another area.
Dirks said Stoughton
simply needs to do a better
job at letting people outside
the city or school district
know about the good things
going on here.
S t o u g h t o n s a g r e a t
community for a lot of dif-
ferent reasons, he said. I
dont think were doing a
very good job communi-
cating to the outside world
just what it is.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott
De Laruelle at scott.
delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Stoughton man shot, killed in Madison

Police: Victim was
targeted
SCOTT GIRARD
Unified Newspaper Group
A 29-year-old Stoughton
man was shot and killed in
Madison as part of what
police believe was a tar-
geted homicide early
Monday morning.
The victims name had
not been released as of the
Hubs deadline on Tues-
day. When it is available,
this story will be updated
on ConnectStoughton.com.
According to the Mad-
ison Police Department
incident report, the man
suffered numerous gun-
shot wounds just after
3a.m. July 24 on the 2000
block of Adderbury Lane
off of Raymond Road.
Multiple people called
911 to report the gunshots,
and police located a vehi- D e S p a i n s a i d . We r e
cle with apparent gun shot
damage and shell casings
in the area.
The investigation was
continuing as of Tuesday,
and MPD public informa-
tion officer Joel DeSpain
told the Hub they are not
at a point where we have
any named suspects.
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Letters to the editor

Pee and move on
This is in response to a letter
to the editor in the Hubs July 20
publication regarding all-gender
bathrooms. I will humor you,
previous writer, and assume
for a moment that you have an
incomplete idea of the concept
of all-gender. I hope this is
the case, and not the alternative
(what I fear to be your intention-
al ignorance toward an evolving
school of thought).
An all-gender bathroom is a
toilet...for humans. Its a lavato-
ry. A water closet. A sign read-
ing All-Gender could easily
be replaced with a sign reading
Gotta Pee? Accomplish That
Here.
You neglected to mention
exactly why you are opposed to
these bathrooms, but I can only
assume someone of your age (all
due respect) possesses not the
advantage of having grown up
in a society increasingly accept-
ing of diversity. A surprisingly
revolutionary concept in recent
Unfortunately, Ive got a feel-
ing that the aspect of these new
facilities inspiring your hostility
is the very concept of transgen-
derism.
Instead, consider an elderly
person, a child, or a person with
disabilities who may require
assistance in the bathroom. I
have the extreme privilege to
support adults with developmen-
tal disabilities here in Stoughton,
and often support individuals
whose gender identity does
not match my own. All-gender
restrooms are a blessing in that
they allow me to support those
individuals to my fullest ability
in public, without either of us
feeling uncomfortable complet-
ing the most natural of human
functions.
Its disheartening that the
religion you preach is also the
catalyst behind your opposition
to inclusivity. You stated, the
Bible does not proclaim all-gen-
der bathrooms true, public Community Voices

Future Liars coming to the

sociopolitical dialogue is this:
all humans go to the bathroom.
Right?
I am struck by the irony in
your argument. That you would
plumbing etiquette may not
have been of chief concern over
2,000 years ago, but correct me
if Im wrong your Bible also
proclaims acceptance, right? I

fairgrounds every summer

be so vehemently opposed to encourage you to rethink your
inclusivity within a church is perspective. Accept with grace.
appalling. I have therefore tak- Include others with respect.
en the liberty to include a few Love equally those both like and

T
examples of people who would unlike yourself. he moment I was old enough I would tug on our barn boots and hang out in the barn, you eventu-
benefit from this development. In other words, pee and move to join, I pledged my head, our gloves because it was time to ally had to change your shoes and
There are, of course, transgender on. Thank you. heart, hands, and health to feed and milk the goats. What wash your hands and go up to the
individuals who struggle every things that I cant remember. types of animals we were feeding exhibition building to check on
day with something as funda- Alexandra Weeden Thats because a lie is much varied from year to year, so we your other projects.
mental as feeling comfortable City of Stoughton harder to recall than the truth. I didnt get any more specific than Some kids pledged their hands
while they use a public toilet. should know, because I am an that, but that is what we always to carpentry, some to sewing, and
incredible liar and it was our said. some to baking. A lot of farm kids
local 4-H group that made me one. When I went to play at those didnt want to have to do those
We stood before our green-and- other 4-H kids farms I discovered other projects, but it made us better
white flag once not a single one of them did chores people to fib and say we enjoyed
a month to at all. They were all just feeding trying something new and to flat-
start our club and milking the same as we did! out lie that we had given it our best
meeting, and Little liars. effort.
while my sister Of course, chores at home and Show day was the best day of
pressed a cool chores at the Fair are totally dif- the Fair, especially when it was
Thursday, July 27, 2017 Vol. 136 No. 1 hand against ferent. At the Fair, our club had a over. Kids could have a pretty
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Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 My sister really did care about but at the Fair you became a would be walking back from
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This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. to go to the Fair! heifers and a couple of pooping some FFA boy would just be inno-
General Manager Circulation And I was not alone. cows, but hardly any pooping beef cently carrying a couple of buckets
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Kathy Neumeister Jim Ferolie also have to turn in tenuous prom- boys at the far end of the barn. each other got into water fights so
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Diane Beaman Scott Girard club. Our dedication to deceit was sideways when she walked by the ear because he knew she was a
ungclassified@wcinet.com ungreporter@wcinet.com year-round. huge fans keeping those beef steers magnificent liar and didnt mean a
Inside Sales Reporters Those of us who were farm kids cool, but then shed be out of sight word of it.
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Scott De Laruelle, Helu Wang Future Farmers of America were When she finally came back smil- for that one sweet week at the Fair.
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Letters to the editor

Inclusion, acceptance welcomed Kardasz receives

Im writing in response
to the hate-filled letter in
last weeks Hub regarding
gender-neutral bathroom
facilities.
The writer claims that it is
a lie that all-gender bath-
rooms are needed. Im not
sure how he could possibly
know this. As a parent, I
would welcome all-gender
bathrooms so that I could
comfortably accompany my
young son to the bathroom,
or so that my husband could
assist my daughter. All-gen-
der restrooms make spaces
more accommodating for
people in a wide variety of
circumstances, but the writer
did not consider that. He
only considered his personal
need to express judgment on
transgender individuals.
Im no expert on trans-
gender issues, but I do know
that public messages of hate
can cause harm. A recent
study found that 40 percent
of transgender adults report-
ed having made a suicide
attempt, the great majority
of those (over 90 percent)
before the age of 25. These
children absorb the hatred
and shameful messages, and
often feel so hopeless and
unloved as a result that they
try to end their beautiful
young lives.
Like Mr. Larsen, I was
also born at Stoughton Hos-
pital (November 13, 1976)
and Stoughton is where I
have chosen to raise my fam-
ily. I welcome any efforts in
our community to increase
inclusion, acceptance, and
openness to all.
To all my LGBTQI neigh-
bors, please know that you
are loved beyond measure.
You are treasured members
of our community and our
lives. We love you and are
proud to offer our support.
Mia Croyle
City of Stoughton
service award
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group the city, he also wore two
Stoughton Utilities
director Bob Kardasz
received the Donald L.
Smith Distinguished Ser-
vice Award last month, the
Municipal Electric Utili-
ties of Wisconsin organi-
zations highest award for
public service.
The award is bestowed in
recognition of exceptional
leadership in and dedica-
tion to public power. Kar-
dasz received the award at
For his first decade with
other hats as city engi-
neer and director of Public
Works
As director of Stoughton
Utilities, with a roughly
$20 million annual budget
and a staff of 25, Kardasz
is a key player in the citys
overall operations. In 2012,
he received a Lifetime
Achievement Award by
WPPI Energy, the regional
power company that serves
51 locally owned not-for-
profit electric utilities,
Kardasz is well-respected
in the utilities field and has
for years demonstrated his
dedication to the Stough-
ton community.
Its not only the time
B o b s g i v e n b u t t h e
advances hes helped cre-
ate at Stoughton Utilities,
she said. We are extreme-
ly fortunate to have some-
one like Bob, with his
knowledge and expertise
and respect.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Bill Livick

All gender bathrooms should be considered

Recently I read a letter
to the editor concerning
all-gender bathrooms in
Stoughton, and wish to
offer my own opinion.
As someone who loves
history, I often like to look
back on past societies when
debating current events. In
my research I was surprised
to find that, according to
Time magazine, the first
gendered bathrooms were
established in Paris, France
in the 18th century. These
new gendered bathrooms
were created in response
to womens entry into the
of safe haven from public
life.
Knowing this, I would
like to point out that early
readers of the Bible and
even Jesus Christ himself
used all-gender bathrooms.
You are correct in saying
that the Bible does not
proclaim all gender bath-
rooms, but that is merely
because there was no such
thing as a gendered bath-
room at the time.
I agree with your worry
about the city spending too
much money on bathrooms,
and having half the number
Finally, members of the
transgender or nonbinary
community shouldnt have
to question their own iden-
tity to simply use the bath-
room. Shouldnt Stoughton
be devoted to making its
residents feel more com-
fortable and accepted by
their community?
In conclusion, I think
that all-gender restrooms in
Stoughton should be seri-
ously considered. This an
important topic that should
be discussed by the com-
munity.
the MEUW Annual Con- including Stoughtons. at bill.livick@wcinet.com.
ference awards ceremony Mayor Donna Olson said
June 29 at the Edgewater
Hotel in Madison.
Kardasz has been
involved in the public
power utility industry
for over 37 years. He
has served as MEUW
President, on the Board
of Directors and partici-
pated in various commit-
tees. He has also assisted
MEUW staff and other
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are accessible to all mem- MINIATURE TO TALL BEARDED
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Kardasz has been the
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The Stoughton Police De- where the subject was found old woman for Bail Jumping,
partment logged 2,432 inci-
dents in June. Cases of inter-
est for the month were; nine
intoxicated in violation of his Possession of THC, and a Pro-
probation. bation Hold following a traffic
stop where the officer smelled
August 4-6, 2017
intoxicated driver arrests, eight
drug incidents, nine batteries,
June 6 THC in the vehicle. A 31-year-
Officers took two juveniles old man was also arrested for
Utica Community Association Park
three burglaries, 58 thefts, 11 (13 and 14 years old) into Probation Hold in the incident. (between Cambridge and Stoughton on the corner of Hwys. B&W)
frauds, 14 domestic distur- protective custody on charges
bances, 33 disturbances, 22 of theft and receiving stolen June 17 Its the best party in the country with softball, baseball,
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alarms, 13 juvenile incidents, leased to parents. after officers were called to a
70 911 calls, three runaways, residence for a possible sui- Friday, August 4, 2017
five warrant arrests, eight June 9 cide attempt.
threats, 26 animal complaints, Officers arrested a 34-year- Officers arrested a 33-year- 5:00 p.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament
and officers responded to 58 old man on a Probation Hold old woman for Disorderly Con- 6:00 p.m. Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association Horse Pull
suspicious activity calls. Of- following welfare check where duct following a disturbance at 8:30 p.m. Live Music with Shotgun Jane
ficers also logged 117 assist the subject was found intoxi- a residence.
cases, 66 criminal charges, 33 cated in violation of his proba- Officers arrested a 33-year-
ordinance violations, and 139 tion. old woman for Disorderly Saturday, August 5, 2017
traffic arrests from 95 traffic Officers arrested a 38-year- Conduct following a domestic Craft Fair in School House
stops. old woman for Theft from a disturbance. 8:00 a.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament
The following were selected Motor Vehicle & Attempted Officers arrested a 19-year- 10:00 a.m. South Central Farm Tractor Pull
as significant cases by the de- Theft from a Motor Vehicle old woman for Resisting/Ob- 11:00 a.m. Wide Open Pedal Pullers (ages 4-12)
partment: after the subject was caught structing an Officer and Dis-
entering parked vehicles and orderly Conduct following a Noon Badger Truck Pullers
June 3 removing property. domestic disturbance. 1:00 p.m. Home Talent Baseball (Utica vs. Stoughton)
Officers arrested a 19-year- 1:00 p.m. Badger State Tractor Pull
old woman for Battery and June 12 J une 18 4:00 p.m. Tri-County Mini Rod Pullers
Disorderly Conduct following a Officers arrested a 42-year- Officers arrested a 40-year- 8:00 p.m. Live Music with Cherry Pie
domestic disturbance. old man for OWI 3rd Offense old man on an Outstanding
following a traffic stop. Warrant following a traffic
June 4 Officers arrested a 37-year- stop. Subject was also cited Sunday, August 6, 2017
Officers arrested a 27-year- old man for Impeding Breath- for Operating After Revocation. Craft Fair in School House
old man for Battery and Dis- ing, False Imprisonment, and Officers arrested a 34-year- 8:00 a.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament
orderly Conduct following a Battery following a domestic old man on a Probation Hold 10:30 a.m. South Central Farm Tractor Pull
domestic disturbance. disturbance. following a welfare check
Officers arrested a 27-year- Officers arrested a 35-year- where the subject was found Noon Badger State Tractor and Truck Pull
old woman on an Outstanding old man for Substantial Bat- intoxicated in violation of his Noon Live Music with Jesse Walker
Warrant following the officer tery, Impeding Breathing, and probation. 3:00 p.m. Spectator Truck Pull
attempting to serve the war- Disorderly Conduct following a Officer took a 15-year-old 5:00 p.m. Live Music with Wayne Road
rant on a known wanted per- domestic disturbance. boy into custody and trans- 8:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing
son. ported him the Juvenile Re-
Officers arrested a 46-year- June 13 ception Center on a charge of Dusk ThunderCat Fireworks Display
old man for OMW third Of- Officers arrested a 36-year- Disorderly Conduct following a
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Coming up Community calendar

Gazebo Musikk and get problem-solving tips to help monthly Our Daily Bread meal Wednesday, July 26
prevent and cope with these changes. from 4-6p.m. Sunday, July 30. 9:30a.m., Storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
Blue Spruce will perform for the This presentation will be offered at T h e m e a l w i l l b e s e r ve d a t 10:30a.m., Storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
next Gazebo Musikk series from two different locations and times. It 4:30p.m. and includes brats, hot 3-4p.m., Travelogue- Hawaii, senior center, 873-
6-7:30p.m. Thursday, July 27, at the will first be held at 10a.m. Wednes- dogs, fruit salad, beans, chips, angel 8585
Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St. day, July 26, at Stoughton Hospital food cake with strawberries and ice
Members Kyle Donskey, Mark in the Bryant Health Education Cen- cream, lemonade, milk and coffee. Thursday, July 27
Hoskins, and Jeff Stanton are influ- ter, 900 Ridge St. Then at 6:30p.m. No carry-out meals are available; for 1p.m., Senior center book discussion: Eligible by
enced by the styles of Neil Young, at the library, 304 S. Fourth St., in transportation to dinner, call 873- Curtis Sittenfeld and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Aus-
Tom Petty, The Beatles, Dave Mat- the Carnegie Meeting Room. 7494 by 10a.m. on Sunday and leave ten, senior center, 873-8585
thews Band, Coldplay, and the Doo- For information, call 873-2356. a message. Rides are provided free 6-7:30p.m., Gazebo Musikk presents Blue Spruce,
bie Brothers. of charge within the Stoughton Area Rotary Park, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St.,
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets ROHS facebook.com/gazebomusikk
School District.
for the free concert; beer and wine R Olde House Society (ROHS) This months meal is sponsored by 7p.m. R Olde House Society (ROHS) meeting,
are permitted, but no glasses. will hold its next meeting at 7p.m. Christ Lutheran Church. Altemus Corners House Bed and Breakfast Inn, 1345
For information, visit facebook. on Thursday, July 27 at Altemus Cor- For information, call 873-7761. Tower Drive (corner of Hwy 51 and Tower Drive),
com/gazebomusikk. ners House Bed and Breakfast Inn, rohstoughton@gmail.com
Tinndolan 1345 Tower Drive (corner of Hwy 51 Bible school 7p.m., Stoughton High School presents Seussical
and Tower Drive). Children ages 4-12 are invited to the Musical ($12 for adults, $8 for students and senior
The runner-up finalists of Nor- The house is a federal style cream attend Vacation Bible School (VBS) citizens), SHS auditorium, showtix4u.com
ways Got Talent reality-TV contest city brick house built in the early at Bible Baptist Church of Utica star- 7:30-9:30, Tinndolan Dancers and Singers,
show, Tinndlan will perform a free 1870s. It is completely refurbished ing 7p.m. August 2, at the church, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St.,
show at 7:30p.m. Thursday, July with three guest bathrooms and four 2095 Hwy. W in Utica, located stoughtonoperahouse.com
27, 2017, at the Stoughton Opera bedrooms. It also has period antiques between Cambridge and Stoughton.
House. Tinndlan (pronounced: Tin- and handmade Victorian lampshades Friday, July 28
The VBS will run three consecu-
doe- lahn) is a Norwegian folk music accent every room and a southern tive Wednesday nights, August 2, 9 7a.m. to 1p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market,
and dance group from Tinn located style front porch with gazebo. and 16, all starting at 7p.m. Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/
in Telemark county in south central The ROHS is a group of people The Theme this year is Cowboy farmersmarket
Norway. preserving Stoughtons treasures, one Boots in Deepest Africa, based on 9:30a.m., Library story time, library, 873-6281
For information, visit stoughtonop- house at a time. Attendees are asked a true story of missionary Bill Rice. 7p.m., Stoughton High School presents Seussical
erahouse.com/events or skaalen.com to bring a treat to share and their Parents are welcome to attend. An the Musical ($12 for adults, $8 for students and senior
and click on the events calendar. non-alcoholic beverage of choice. adult Bible study and nursery (ages citizens), SHS auditorium, showtix4u.com
Dementia presentation F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t 0-3) will be available. Children are Saturday, July 29
rohstoughton@gmail.com encouraged to dress like a cowboy or
Join Pat Wilson, Family Support 8:30a.m. to 12:30p.m., Stoughton Community
Our Daily Bread African theme. Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.),
Specialist with the Alzheimers and For information, call Ann Kutz at
Dementia Alliance of Wisconsin, to stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
Visit First Lutheran Church, 423-4610.
gain a better understanding of the 310 E. Washington St., for the free 11a.m. to 3p.m., Stoughton Historical Society Muse-
reasons why behavior changes occur um open, 324 S. Page St., 873-1943
7p.m., Stoughton High School presents Seussical
the Musical ($12 for adults, $8 for students and senior
citizens), SHS auditorium, showtix4u.com
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion Sunday, July 30
or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 covluth@chorus.net covluth.org 616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 4-6p.m., Our Daily Bread community meal, First
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship 561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-7761
Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Bible Baptist Church Tuesday, August 1
Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
2095 Hwy. W, Utica Ezra Church Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
9:30a.m., Memory cafe, library, 873-6281
873-7077 423-3033 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050 6:30p.m., Evening story time, library, 873-8585
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship ezrachurch.com Stoughton Baptist Church
Sunday:10 a.m. Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton Wednesday, August 2
Christ Lutheran Church 873-6517 9:30a.m., Storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton First Lutheran Church Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 10:30a.m., Storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org 310 E. Washington, Stoughton 6 p.m. - Evening Service 6:30p.m., Baby storytime (ages 0-2), library, 873-
Summer worship times: 873-7761 flcstoughton.com
6281
5:30 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 6:30p.m., Foundation SciFi book group: The First
Christ the King Community Fulton Church 873-6448 873-7633 Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, library,
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton Weekday Mass: Nazareth House 873-6281
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303 884-8512 fultonchurch.org
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services
and St. Anns Church Thursday, August 3
Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
1-5p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,
Christian Assembly Church Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. pepstoughton.org
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. United Methodist of Stoughton 6:30-8p.m., Adult Craft Club- plant it!, library, 873-
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton 6281
worship
Good Shepherd By The Lake
stoughtonmethodist.org 6-7:30p.m., Gazebo Musikk presents The Happy
Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Fun-Time Jam, Rotary Park, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401
The Church of Jesus Christ Lutheran Church Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service;
of Latter-day Saints 1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton
E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk
10 a.m. - Full Worship
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 873-5924 Friday, August 4
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 7a.m. to 1p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Cooksville Lutheran Church LakeView Church 9:30a.m., Library story time, library, 873-6281
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton Noon to 1p.m., Appetite for Arts: Mark Twain and Ameri-
882-4408
Western Koshkonong can Art, senior center, 873-8585
873-9838 lakevc.org
Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Lutheran Church
Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship
11 a.m. Bible study Support groups
Diabetic Support Group Low Vision Support
6 p.m., second Monday, 1-2:30 p.m., third Thurs-
Stoughton Hospital, 628- day, senior center, 873-
Getting Our Lives in Order 6500 8585
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my loving eye on you. Dementia Caregivers Parkinsons Group
Psalm 32:8 NIV 2 p.m., second Thursday, 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth
873-4590 senior center, 873-8585 Wednesday, senior center,
1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton If you are unhappy with your life, or with certain aspects of it and 873-8585
everyone has some area of their life that needs work perhaps it is Crohns/Colitis/IBD
Pete Gunderson
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter because you have tried to manage it by yourself. It might relieve you to Support Group Multiple Sclerosis Group
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager know that God has a better plan for your life than you do, and it takes a 5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 10-11:30 a.m., second
lot day, Stoughton Hospital, Tuesday, senior center,
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Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant

Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant
of the pressure off ourselves when we decide to live by Gods plan. 873-7928 873-8585
www.gundersonfh.com We arent responsible for our being here, since none of us created
ourselves, and so it shouldnt surprise us to realize that our Creator Grief Support Groups Anorexia and Bulimia Group
already has a plan for us. We should of course take some responsibility 2 p.m., third Wednesday, 6 p.m., first Thursday,
for our own well-being, striving to be as happy, healthy and virtuous as senior center, 873-8585 Stoughton Hospital, 628-
possible, but putting the responsibility for our entire life and life plan 6500
on ourselves is too heavy a burden. It is folly to try to be the engineer
and director of our own lives. Many of us have lived poorly by following
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our own path and need some help from God to get it together. Consider
Gods word as a users manual for how to get your life together. If youre
Submit your community calendar
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8888
not sure what God has planned for you, a good place to start in the
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Mike & Terry Niedfeldt

City/town of residence: Stoughton
Occupation/place of employment or business name: We have both worked for Thrivent
Financial for over 30 years each.
Who are the members of your family?: Mike has two grown children, Amanda and Chelsee.
Terry is married to Tammy Niedfeldt with two grown children and three grandchildren
How long have you lived in the area?: Mike I have lived in the Stoughton area for 31 years.
Terry - I have worked in the Stoughton area for 27 years and lived here for the last 14 years.
What organizations are you involved in and how long have you been with them? (50-100
words): Mike - I have been involved in the Stoughton Lions Club for the last four years and have
helped with Habitat for Humanity.
How else are you active in the community?: Terry and Mike - We have been involved in
many different community programs in the Stoughton area through different fund raising events
and action teams that have been sponsored by volunteer groups and Thrivent members in
the community. Many of these events are to help local organizations in Stoughton or families
in need. One true example of this is the Raise the Flag program in Stoughton. This program
helps raise funds for the new Veterans Memorial park each year for its upkeep. Many different
volunteer groups help in this effort along with community donors to make this a success. Over
$11,000 has been raised for 2017 alone.
How do you feel you help make a difference in your community?: Mike I feel it is best to
lead by example and can hopefully inspire others to get involved to help out on different causes
that are important to them. Many ways that this can be done are with Thrivent action teams as
Terry mentions below. Terry - It is important for me to help empower others to live more gen-
erously. One way to do this is to help Thrivent Financial members utilize the benefits of Thrivent
Financial Action Teams and Choice dollars. The impact of empowering others with tools to help
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them live more generous lives is second to none.
Hobbies/interests: Mike - Some of my hobbies include home remodel work, riding on the
Harley, and attending sporting events. Terry - I enjoy many different activities including camping,
fishing, traveling and sightseeing, wood working, wine making and spoiling grandchildren.
What do you like best about your community and why?: Mike What I like is that where
S T O U G
there are needs in the community it always comes together to help those in need or to get a
cause taken care of. Terry - The one thing that has drawn me to the Stoughton area is the close- BEFORE
ness of the community. I have felt like part of the Stoughton family for the time that I have been
here and look forward to many more years to come. SCHOOL STARTS!
What personal satisfaction do you get from serving in your community?: Mike - It is just
great to see the end results and how lives have been affected from the end results of the work
that has been able to be done. Terry - I feel a sense of accomplishment when I see others whom
I have helped, help others. I like to think of it as the pay it forward concept. If someone is in
need, do you give them a fish to eat or do you help teach them to fish. I feel satisfied when 1300 Nygaard St.
someone has learned how to fish.
If money were no object, what kind of gift would you give your community?: Mike I
Stoughton
would try to develop some sort of resource where people from the community would be able to
come forth and apply for funding that could then be used to help benefit causes that are import- firstchoicedental.com
ant to them and help bring the community together. Terry - I would like for everyone in the com- 608.205-3280
munity to help and respect others. The gift of generosity can be and is a very powerful tool to
use. The personal feeling of accomplishment in helping others is empowering. Dr. Steven Dow Dr. Sarah Santos
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Jon Lewis
Age: 68
City/town of residence:
Stoughton
Occupation/place of
employment or busi-
ness name: retired
Neuropsychologist
Who are the members of
your family?: Wife Sylvia, son
Max
How long have you lived in
the area?: 30 years
What organizations are
you involved in and how long
have you been with them?:
Stoughton River and Trails
Task Force, past Chair, since
1996, Stoughton Opera House
board, since 2012, vice chair
of The Nature Conservancy,
Wisconsin Chapter 2004,
Syttende Mai executive com-
mittee, 2012-2017, Stoughton
Planning Commission, 1993-
2004, Stoughton Wellness
Coalition, 2016, Stoughton
Police and Fire Commission
president, 2015-2016,
Stoughton Livsreise Center
Steering committee, 2013-
2015, founder and president
of the Stoughton Opera
House Friends Association,
2013, Stoughton Community
Foundation board, 2016,
Dane County Friends of
Scandinavian Culture presi-
dent, 2014.
How else are you active in
Are you running a business
in Stoughton?
Heres someone you should know!
Catherine Stang
Proud Employee-Owner
since 2011
Call Catherine at (608) 873-6671
or email stoughtonsales@wcinet.com
the community?: I participated
in Senior Center accreditation
process, I sing in the Edvard
Grieg Choir, was President
of The Norwegian Singers
Association, volunteered in
the schools, was chief of psy-
chology at Stoughton Hospital,
organized a fundraiser for the
high school music depart-
ment.
How do you feel you
help make a difference in
your community?: Simply
by participating actively in
whats going on in Stoughton.
Raising money for the Opera
House has allowed us to
improve the facilities in ways
the city could not afford in this
time of tight budgets. If you
participate in the community,
you improve it.
Hobbies/interests: I fish
when its warm out and I do
a lot of photography. Singing
in the Grieg Choir is a hobby,
I guess, and I love to do it. I
also really enjoy junky novels,
mostly sci-fi.
What do you like best
about your community and
why?: The Opera House is my
fave, but the list is long. The
Opera House brings vitality
and bustle to the downtown,
and has an amazing lineup.
We recently finished the fourth
year of the Catfish River Music
Festival, which is a lot of work,
but a lot of fun. Stoughton has
friendly people, a sense of its
own history, Norwegians and
lots of beautiful old houses.
Parks are plentiful and beau-
tiful and the bicycle paths are
great and getting better.
What personal satisfaction
do you get from serving in
your community?: Seeing
the results of peoples efforts,
whether or not I participated.
If money were no object,
what kind of gift would you
give your community?: I
would follow the lead of the
Bryant Foundation, which
has done such a great job of
supporting and enhancing the
community through the years.
Catherine Stang knows how to help
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Sylvia Lawrence
City/town of residence:
Stoughton
Occupation/place of
employment or business
name: I am a stay-at-home
mom, formerly a CNA with
Skaalen Home and Nazareth
House.
Who are the members of
your family?: Husband Steve
Lawrence, kids Hannah, 13,
Felix, 4, and Virginia, May 2,
three cats, one dog and three
hens.
How long have you lived
in the area?: Im a second
generation Stoughtonite and
graduated here! Our commu-
nity is too special to leave!
What organizations
are you involved in and
how long have you been
with them?: I am a found-
ing member of Naturally
Stoughton, a group that
formed in 2013 in hopes to
bring safer turf maintenance
practices to Stoughton. We
merged with Sustainable
Stoughton in 2014 for which
I proudly served until May of
2017. I am on the Board of
the Stoughton Community
Farmers Market, established
in 2015.
How else are you active
in the community?: Through
my involvement with the
Saturday Farmers Market, I
had an opportunity to coor-
dinate Shop Small Saturday
and Victorian Holiday Artisan
Market, in 2016. The events
featured quality local artists
and crafters. Stoughton is
filled with talented folks. Keep
an eye on the Community
Market Page for exciting
news about 2017 Shop Small
and Victorian Holiday events!
How do you feel you help
make a difference in your
community?:They say, it Hobbies/interests: I am a fiber arts to the community is knowing that I am
takes a village. I am a vil- fanatic; spinning, knitting, weaving, dyeing, demonstrating stewardship to my children.
lager working together with and crocheting! My husband works very We must get involved in order to shape the
countless other volunteers to hard in the garden, so I work hard preserv- world we want to live in; my kids are learn-
make Stoughton a brighter ing the treats from summer by canning, ing this through action, not words.
community. pickling or dehydrating. If money were no object, what kind of
What do you like best about your com- gift would you give your community?:
munity and why?: I love how action-ori- If I had the opportunity to give the city a
ented the community is. When we see an gift and money were no object, I would
issue, a group forms to take it on. Our
community has a lot of passion and we
invest our time and resources into tackling
work to create a public health coalition in
Stoughton. This would encompass reduc-
ing pesticide exposure on green space,
the issues, whether its ensuring our youth
have access to food during the summer,
substance abuse prevention, advocating for
access to free nutritious food at all times,
a 24/7 free health clinic, crisis stabilization
and better treatment options for the grow-
safe parks, ETC, Stoughtonites mobilize. ing opioid epidemic.
What personal satisfaction do you get
from serving in your community?: The
personal satisfaction I get from my service
Whom Send your ideas of
community members who
do you go above and beyond to
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Photos by Evan Halpop

Elijah Hartberg (right), 11, from Stoughton, chats with community members who are showing off a robotic car at the truck event hosted by the Stoughton Public Library on July 19 at
Mandt Park.

Exploring on Truck Day

Dozens of families visited Mandt Park Wednesday, July 19, for Truck Day. Community vehicles from the police and fire department and other city service trucks were at the park
for the kids to explore and take pictures.

Brittany Rusch of Stoughton shows her son, Griffin, 3, in an emergency vehicle

Sienna Marten, front, 9, of Stoughton explores the buttons with her mother at the truck event hosted by the Stoughton Public Library on July 19 at Mandt
Rebecca Hanna, back, in a emergency vehicle at the truck event hosted by the Park.
Stoughton Public Library on July 19 at Mandt Park.

Get ready for Kubb

The Stoughton Kubb club and Sons of Norway Stoughton branch held a Kubb yard
game at Virgin Lake park teaching kids how to play Kubb, a traditional Norwegian
yard game, Saturday, July 15. A Stoughton Kubb Invitational was held Saturday, July
22 with proceeds going toward the senior center.

Photo submitted
The home of Barbara and Robert Shenk at 617 Hamilton St. was selected as the July Yard of
the Month by the Stoughton Heritage Garden Club.

July Yard of the Month

The Stoughon Heritage
Garden Club has chosen the
home of Barbara and Rob-
ert Shenk at 617 Hamilton
St. as the July Yard of the
Month.
Barbara shared that they
have developed the floral
landscapes that surround
all sides of their proper-
ty throughout the 30 years
they have lived there. She
especially looks forward
to July, when a variety of
colorful perennials such as
lilies, coneflowers, daisies,
astilbe, hydrangea, and
clematis are at their peak,
which also enhance their
backyard pool area.
The Stoughton Heritage
Garden club welcomes
guests at its meetings on the
third Tuesday of the month.
For more information, visit
facebook.com/Stoughton- Photo by Helu Wang
GardenClub/. Sadie Bergeson, 6, learns how to throw out a Kubb to make it rotate properly for scoring.
 Sports
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Courier Hub Anthony Iozzo, assistant sports editor

845-9559 x237 sportsreporter@wcinet.com
For more sports coverage, visit: Fax: 845-9550
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Home Talent League Wrestling

Photo submitted
Stoughtons Rose Ann
Marshall finished seventh
overall July 16-18 in the USA
Womens Cadet Nationals
in Fargo, N.D. Marshall was
also named a Wisconsin
All-American.

Marshall is first
All-American
woman from
Stoughton
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor

Photo by Jeremy Jones Stoughtons Rose Ann

T.J. DiPrizio scores on a wild pitch in front of McFarland pitcher Nick Schreiber in the bottom of the sixth inning Sunday. Stoughton won the Southeast Marshall traveled to in
Section game 8-1. the USA Womens Cadet

Big inning leads to sweep

Win over McFarland
extends league lead
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Big innings have carried the
Stoughton Merchants all season.
Sunday the Merchants showed the
ability to play small ball, as well, as
the bottom of the order helped carry
the team to an 8-1 Southeast Section
victory over the visiting McFarland
Muskies.
Stoughton has clinched the top
seed from the west division and will
host a Southeast final on Aug. 13.
They can clinch home field advantage
throughout the Southeast playoffs
with one more win or a loss by Fort
Atkinson.
A one-run game through 5
innings, Stoughton broke the game
open with a pair of suicide squeezes
at Norse Park.
Clean-up hitter Ryan Nyhagen led
off the four-run bottom of the sixth
inning with a double, and Dave Han-
son reached base on an error by short-
stop Kyle Bender with one out before
T.J. DiPrizio walked to load the bases.
The bottom of the order supplied a
bit of unexpected heroics, laying two
suicide squeezes to help Stoughton
take a 6-1 lead.
Backup Sam Simon, playing in
place of Jake Wenzel, got down
the first bunt to plate a run. Simon
Nationals in Fargo, N.D.,
July 16-18 and became the
first All-American woman
in Stoughton history.
Marshall finished seventh
overall at 106 pounds and
had a 7-2 overall record.
Southeast Section Marshall said she was
West Division W-L East Division W-L
honored to not only be the
first woman in Stough-
Stoughton 13-1 Fort Atkinson 11-2 ton to be an All-American
Albion 9-4 Jefferson 9-3 but was also honored to
be able to do it in her first
McFarland 6-7 Cambridge 6-6 year wrestling in the Cadet
Evansville 5-8 Clinton 6-6 Nationals.
To be able to place in
Utica 2-11 Waterloo 4-7 my first year, it was really
Deerfield 1-12 Lake Mills 4-9 amazing, Marshall said.
I never thought I would
be able to place in my first
reached first base safely as McFarland can play small ball when we need to. year.
had no one covering the bag. I think the bunts threw them off both Marshall defeated Con-
When the bottom of the order gets times. necticuts Joanne Ortiz
on base and is scoring runs for you, Tanner Klitzke popped up his first 11-10 in the seventh-place
thats huge, pitcher Ben Riffle said.
Were a team with power, but we Turn to Merchants/Page 11 Turn to Wrestling/Page 11

Home Talent League

Utica gets swept by Albion

JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Utica was swept by Albion on Sun-
day, falling 13-5 at home against the sec-
ond-place Tigers.
Christian Stokstad took the loss for Utica,
giving up six earned runs on 14 hits and one
walk over six innings. He struck out one.
Aaron Schauer tossed three innings of
relief, allowing five more runs on nine hits.
Jake Taylor earned the win for Albion.
He allowed three earned runs over seven
innings on nine hits. He walked two. Josh
Eastman tossed two innings of scoreless
relief, striking out two.
Cody Jump went 2-for-3 at the plate to
pace the As.
Brennan Deegan (4-for-6), Jake Zeimet
Photo by Joe Koshollek (4-for-6), Cameren Wileman (3-for-6), Ols-
Uticas Doug Vike takes a throw from catcher Cody Jump as Albions Cameren Wileman tad (3-for-5), Aaron Laskowski (2-for-4),
(19) steals second base during the first inning of the game Sunday at Utica. Evan Deegan (2-for-6), Tyler Oren (2-for-6)
Whats next
Utica (2-11) travels to Evansville (5-8)
for a doubleheader at noon on Sunday. The
As then close out the season 1p.m. Sat-
urday, Aug. 5 at Utica Fest against the rival
Stoughton Merchants (13-1).
and Eastman (2-for-6) all had multiple hits
for the Tigers, who had 23 hits in the win.
Three of Brennan Deegans four hits were
doubles.
Night League
The As remained winless in Central Sec-
tion Night League action on Thursday, fall-
ing 9-0 against undefeated Middleton.
Utica (0-9) finishes out the season 6p.m.
Thursday against Sun Prairie (2-6).
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Wrestling: Marshall takes seventh at USA Cadet Nationals
Continued from page 10
match.
Team Wisconsin finished fifth over-
all with 50 points. Team California
won with 102 points.
Marshall also defeated Pennsyl-
vanias Mia Butler 12-2, Floridas
Angela Lorusso 10-0, Colorados
Emily Llamas 10-0, Pennsylvanias
Montana Delawder 12-2, Wisconsins
Josie Bartishofski 18-8 and Ohios
Kailiena Allen 15-6.
The two losses came to Indianas
Ciera Broukal 8-6 and New Yorks
Merchants: Stoughton falls to Verona in Night League game
Continued from page 10
bunt attempt, which landed
just out of the reach of the
Muskies catcher before lay-
ing down a second bunt that
scored Hanson.
We were in the bottom
of the order and we werent
stringing any hits together,
so I thought why not roll the
dice, manager Dale Seffens
said. Sam and Tanner did a
nice job getting bunts down.
DiPrizio added a run on a
wild pitch and Irvin Medina
singled home another for a
6-1 lead.
Chris Lund led off the sev-
enth with a single back at
pitcher Nick Schreiber, and
Nyhagen then hammered a
double into the right center
field gap. But Lund got a
late read on the ball and was
thrown out at home.
Lund, who is returning to
100 percent after sustain-
ing an ankle injury earlier
this year, still had a big day,
going 3-for-4 with a sin-
gle, double, RBI and a run
scored. Seffens said Lund
has been a big addition for
the Merchants, coming over
from Utica this season.
Max Fuller and DiPrizio
added a pair of RBI singles
in the final two innings.
Riffle tossed the first seven
innings before giving way to
Erick Sperloen. Riffle gave
up five hits, walked two and
struck out three.
Today was probably the
best my arm has felt all sea-
son, he said. I left a few
pitches get away but I was
around the zone all day.
Sperloen struck out one
in two innings of relief. He
allowed one baserunner.
Irvin Medina walked in the
first inning and then scored
two hitters later on Lunds
double to right center after
being sacrificed into scoring
position by Winder Fuentes.
Stoughton extended its
lead to 2-0 on a triple by
Nyhagen, which scored Lund
from first base.
The Muskies lone run
came in the top of the fourth
inning as Justin Hanson
walked with one out before
Adam Hagerty blooped an
RBI single to cut the Stough-
ton lead to 2-1.
Schreiber went the dis-
tance and took the loss for
McFarland. He allowed five
earned runs on nine hits.
If you look at McFar-
lands record, they have six
losses by two runs or less,
Riffle said. We knew they
would be out of the playoff
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Rhylee Jung 6-4. Broukal finished sights on the Stoughton High School Viking Open tennis contact Ryan Reischel at
sixth, and Jung made the round of 16 wrestling team. She will be a fresh- 628-4928 or by email at
in the championship bracket. man starting in the fall and hopes her tournament reischelryan@gmail.com.
Marshall said it was a difficult road experience gives her an edge to make The sixth annual Viking
in the consolation bracket, but she the team. Open tennis tournament Booster 5K run/walk
was able to stay focused against each Besides wrestling in meets, Mar- will be held Aug. 4-6 on the The Viking Booster Trek
opponent. shall has also been attending camps Stoughton High School ten- 5K run/walk will take place
It was really tough, Marshall with Pat Kilty, who is the director of nis courts. 9 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 19, at
said. I just had to wrestle one match the womens program for Team Wis- This tournament is the Mandt Park. The event will
at a time and just make sure I was consin. largest weekend tournament kick off the Coffee Break
ready for my match and wasnt think- His camps are really tough and I in the state, attracting approx- festival.
ing whether the person was good or have been doing them quite a while, imately 150 tennis players of Registration is $15 and
not. I just had to see how it went and Marshall said. I think it will help me all ages and their families to forms can be picked up at the
always be on my offensive. prepare for the high school season. the Stoughton community. chamber, Level Up Fitness,
Marshall will next be setting her Varsity boys and girls Salon X or SWAC. They can
tennis coach Ryan Reischel also be printed off at stough-
started the tournament as a tonsportsboosters.org.
fundraiser for the tennis pro- You may also sign up
gram back in 2012 and it has
been growing strong ever
online at racesignup.com. All
registrations received before
since. Aug. 4 will receive a com-
The tournament is geared memorative Viking Booster
towards players who have Trek T-shirt.
had some match experience. The Stoughton Sports
While the tournament is Boosters was formed to sup-
competitive, there is a very port the high school athletic
laid-back and fun element to department. Throughout the
the tournament as well. school year individual sports
We have pizza delivered teams make requests to fund
free of charge for the play- specific projects or have
ers, there is a raffle with additional expenses that need
awesome prizes from local the clubs help.
businesses, and there are free In addition to general and
giveaways all three days of corporate memberships, the
the tournament. It is really boosters host other major
just a great big celebration of fundraisers throughout the
tennis, Reischel said. year to raise money for the
There are flights in singles, club.
doubles, and mixed doubles, More information about
and each flight is broken the boosters or becoming
down by age group. a booster member can be
Anyone interested in play- found on the groups web-
ing in the tournament should site.
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chants score four runs in the inning to break the game open as Stoughton beat McFarland Highlighting the rac- open at 6 with racing at
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we expected them to play Justin Moore doubled with into the lights that fell in for tures big rig tractor trucks pay $22, and children aged
well. two outs in the top of the sec- a double in right. Murphy battling it out side-by- 6-11 cost $10. Children 5
ond, and Dan Campbell fol- later scored on a passed ball.
Night League lowed with an infield single The Merchants final-
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years.
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Emil G. Robyn printing in Chicago. He Marjorie L. Gullickson Park, Ill. of Whitewater; sons, Rich- luncheon will follow the
moved to Stoughton in She married Reynold ard Rick (Deanna) Gul- service. Private family
1987 with his wife Betty Gullickson on June 7, lickson of Stoughton and interment will be held at a
(Rowe). 1956, at Grace Luther- Jay (Kim) Gullickson of later date.
Emil enjoyed golf, craft- an Church in Loves Park. Fox Point; granddaughters, Visitation will be held
ing stained glass lamps and Marg was employed as a Ashley, Emily (Steven), at the church from 10a.m.
going on long walks. homemaker, legal secre- Amber (Michael), Kailey until the time of the service
He is survived by his tary, bank employee and and Amanda; great-grand- on Friday. Memorials may
two children, George worked in admissions at children, Kyler, Benjamin be made, in Margs name,
( J oy ) R o b y n a n d E ve - Stoughton Hospital. For and Charlotte; sisters-in- t o C ove n a n t L u t h e r a n
lyn (Michael) Viland, five many years, she was an law, Rose Lee, Rita and Church. The family would
grandchildren and six integral part of running the Grace Gullickson and like to thank the wonder-
great grandchildren. Emil family owned Norse Mar- Elrene Oyen; and broth- ful staff of professionals
was preceded in death by ket in Stoughton. er-in-law, Roger (Cyndie) who provided care to Mom
his wife of 57 years, son Over the past years, Gullickson. over the past week, and to
Emil Robyn Richard Robyn and brother Marjorie Gullickson Marg developed a great She was preceded in all who offered support,
George Robyn. passion for quilting, cher- death by her parents; the thoughts, prayers and kind
Emil Mick G. Robyn, A special thank you to the M a r j o r i e L . M a rg ishing the many pieces she love of her life, Reynold; words during this difficult
age 91, passed away on staff at Skaalen Home for (Oyen) Gullickson, age created and the wonderful brothers, Allen and Donald time.
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 their care of Emil. Memori- 79, of Stoughton, passed friendships she made. Oyen; and brother-in-law,
at Skaalen Nursing and away on Monday, July 24, Gunderson Stoughton
als may be made in Emils She was a wonderful Ralph Gullickson. Funeral & Cremation
Rehab. name to Skaalen Home. 2017, at Agrace Hospice- wife, mother, grandmother A Celebration of Life
He was born in Chicago, A celebration of Care, after succumbing to and friend to many and will be held at covenant Care
lll. on Febru- Emils life will be held at a recent stroke. was deeply rooted in her lutheran church, 1525 N. 1358 Hwy. 51 North at
ary 2, 1926, 1:30p.m., Saturday Aug. She was born on Nov. faith at Covenant Lutheran Van Buren St., Stough- Jackson
the son of 5, 2017 at Skaalen Home 19, 1937, in Rockford, Ill. Church. ton, at noon, Friday, July
George and Marg graduated from Har- (608) 873-4590
Chapel, 400 N. Morris St., Marg is survived by her 28, 2017, with the Rev.
Evelyn (Aerts) Robyn. Stoughton, with Rev. James lem High School in Loves daughter, Jill (Kent) Hoard Jerry Tews presiding. A
He served as a signalman Koza presiding. A time of
on USS LSM 85, partici- gathering will take place
pating in the battle of Leyte
Stoughton History
from 12:30 until the time of
Gulf and other combat services on Saturday.
actions culminating in the Please share your memo-
defeat of Japan. He worked ries at cressfuneralservice. July
for over 35 years as an com
engraver at R.R. Donnelley 120 Years ago (1897) Everything from shooting Stoughton, Wis., planted a consultants with expertise
in the range to guard duty. peach stone at the age of in everything from traf-
While our trip around Sgt. Skavlem has a new 93 and lived to eat the fruit fic to landscaping to light
the lake was no easy task it job up here. He is over at of her tree. poles are making headway
Allan E. Skinner station, UW Badgers was nevertheless a pleasant the service company bak- The ancient barn on the proposal to develop
Broadcast and other vari- one. In summing matters up ing hams. adjoining the Matson the 183-acre Linnerud tract
ous radio stations across the at the end of our journey, The annual school Motor Company is being at US Hwy. 51 and County
Midwest. we find there are 77 cot- census which was tak- torn down to make room B. Starting last month, the
Al was an avid sports tages and six tents strewn en by Misses Elinore and for a parking lot. The barn Plan Commission began
fan, especially enjoying around the beautiful shore, Dorothy Buehler, reveals and the residence prop- meeting twice monthly to
the Badgers, Green Bay containing a population an increase of 81 school erty on the corner were review and recommend
Packers, Chicago Cubs and of 476 souls. As many of children over the number purchased by the Matson changes to voluminous
golf. Al is survived by his the houses are now vacant, reported last year. This Company for expansion. development plans submit-
beloved family, Darleen we estimate that when the year there are 1,168 chil- The residence will remain ted for the tract as a whole,
Laufenberg, Sharon (Dave) season is in its height, the dren between the ages of as is for present. as well as separate plans
Adams and Cindy Cooley; population will increase to four and 20 residing in the Upwards of 75 Little submitted by Wal-Mart for
nieces and nephews; and nearly 1,000 people. school district. League baseball players the construction of a super-
many friends. T.G. Mandt has invent- Work of extending and other Stoughton boys center on about 25 acres of
Allan Skinner He was preceded in death ed another patent, a side the Kegonsa electric line will make the annual bus the property.
by his parents; and partner draft to a buggy. By this to a few farms northwest trip to Milwaukee Thurs- The water impound-
of 33 years, Mark Cooley. means the horse can fol- of Stoughton, was begun day to see a big league ment area behind the
Allan E. Al Skinner III, Funeral services will
age 73, of Madison, passed low a smooth path, while Thursday morning by baseball game. The Braves Stoughton dam will be
be held at gunderson east the wheels track in the ruts Andrew M. Quam and a will play the New York drawn down starting Fri-
away on Tuesday, July 18, funeral and cremation care,
2017, at Agrace Hospice- made by a double rig, the crew of men. Mets. day, July 20 to allow for an
5203 Monona Dr., Madi- same as with a cutter. Honolulu - Navy fliers inspection of the structure
Care. son, at noon, Monday, July 10 Years ago (2007)
He was born on Aug. The woodshed to the Saturday resumed their by professional engineers.
24, 2017, with the Rev. Jer- dwelling house occupied sky patrol in a final search Part of Stoughtons
19, 1943, in ry Amstutz presiding. By approving the instal-
Evanston, by C. Shumway took fire for Amelia Earhardt and lation of security cameras landscape was altered
Visitation will be held Sunday evening and was Capt. Fred Noonan. Unless We d n e s d a y w h e n t h e
Ill., the son at the funeral home from around the perimeter of
of Allan Jr. discovered by neighbors found by Saturday, the Stoughton school build- 54-year-old water tower
10a.m. until the time of the just in time to prevent a two will join the long roll behind River Bluff Ele-
and Ida Mae (Johnson) service on Monday. In lieu ings, would-be criminals
Skinner. Al graduated from conflagration. A bucket bri- of fliers who tried to span will be less likely to com- mentary School was torn
of flowers, memorials may gade was formed and the the Pacific and never came down. A construction com-
Stoughton High School. He be made to Dane County mit vandalism, robbery
attended Wisconsin School blaze extinguished without back. and other acts of crime. At pany worked all day on
Humane Society. the aid of the fire depart- Wednesday disassembling
of Electronics and Univer- least thats the hope of the
Online condolences may ment. 55 Years ago (1962) Stoughton Board of Edu- the water tower and tank,
sity of Wisconsin. He was be made at gundersonfh.
an electrical and broadcast The new street roller, Miss Mary Lindgren cation, who unanimously which was first installed in
com. weighing six tons, pur- Stoughton in 1951.
engineer for Midwestern was crowned Queen of supported the recommen-
Broadcast, Airforce MARS chased by the city, arrived the Stoughton Fair Sunday dation from the boards Laurie Sullivan, trea-
Wednesday. The stone night before a large grand- facilities committee. surer/accountant for the
crusher has not yet arrived stand audience some of City residents can City of Milton, has been
Carol F. Eugster Mt. Horeb Evangelical by is expected daily. the finest livestock in the expect to see a dramatic hired as Stoughtons new
Lutheran Church Chap- Blooming health, long world was shown at the change in the Yahara River finance director. Sullivan,
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Continued from page 1
premature in seeking pri-
vate partners in redevel-
oping a 12-acre former
industrial area between
the Yahara River and East
South Street.
Geall said after partici-
pating in a public design-
ing exercise (known as
a charrette) in June, it
became clear that the Com-
mon Council does not sup-
port the project plan the
RDA based its request for
development proposals on.
RDA chair Peter Sveum
said he was disappointed
with Gealls decision but
understands it. He said
alders must reach agree-
ment on several issues
before a developer would
be willing to lead the rede-
velopment effort.
I m ve r y c o n c e r n e d
about where this develop-
ment is going, he said.
A m o n g t h e d i s a g r e e-
ments are whether there
ought to be private home-
ownership rather than rent-
al properties, whether his-
toric buildings in the area
should be preserved, and
to what extent retail should
be included in the mix of
new buildings.
T h e R DA s e l e c t e d
Geall to serve as master
developer of the project last
October, and in Decem-
ber he submitted his plan
for the area. He expected
to adjust the plan after the
charrette, based on what
he learned from the public.
But after becoming aware
of the citys disagreements
over the project, he said, he
decided to withdraw.
The uncertainty makes
it difficult to plan for the
project, Geall told the
Hub in a phone interview
from Chicago last week.
Its a beautiful site, with
its proximity to Main
Street and the river. All of
the things that attracted us
to the site initially are still
there. But over the course
of the past year, we learned
more things that are giving
us pause.
G e a l l s a i d h e h a s n t
ruled out returning to lead
the redevelopment effort,
but the council must reach
consensus on what it wants
for the area, which is locat-
ed between East South
Street and the Yahara Riv-
er, and Fourth Street on the
west and Seventh Street to
the east.
These redevelopment
s i t e s a r e ve r y h a r d t o
come by, and Stoughton
is an amazing communi-
ty, Geall said. So were
always going to remain
interested in it, once those
uncertainties are removed.
City officials began eye-
ing the redevelopment area
in 2006, and the council in
2009 approved a project
plan for it. But some of the
assumptions in the plan,
including demolishing
buildings to make way for
new ones, might no longer
be supported by a majority
of the current council.
The RDA sought a mas-
ter developer to lead the
project last year, send-
ing out whats known as
a request for proposals,
or RFP, to more than 100
developers in Wisconsin
and northern Illinois last
year and received only one
response, from Tanesay.
Two other developers
Gorman and Company and
Movin Out expressed
i n t e r e s t i n d ev e l o p i n g
smaller or complementary
projects.
But the overall redevel-
opment effort needs to be
led by a master developer,
said RDA consultant Gary
Becker. And the city needs
to have a clear vision, he
added.
The council needs to
tell us what their policies
are for that area, he said.
That may mean we have
to go in and amend the all
those plans that we have to
reflect the current council
policy.
Sveum said the RDAs
efforts were moving for-
ward until the RDA voted
in March to demolish the
Highway Trailer building
to clear the site for redevel-
opment.
The Common Council
reversed that decision the
following week. It later
voted to approve the demo-
lition for most of the build-
ing but preserve a smaller
structure, known as the
blacksmith shop, within
the larger complex.
The night we voted to
take that building down
was the night that every-
thing changed, Sveum
observed.
At last weeks meeting,
RDA member Ron Chris-
tianson noted the RDA
met its goal of bringing
all the parties to the table.
Assessing the state of
the redevelopment effort in
light of Gealls announce-
ment, he added, The
council is on the precipice
of a great success or a great
debacle.
In a phone interview,
S ve u m a g r e e d . B u t h e
d o u b t e d t h e R DA c a n
come up with a plan that
the council would accept.
I dont think they even
know what theyll accept,
July 27, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 13
Timeline
September 2014: MillFab ceases operations
April 2015: RDA offers $700,000 for property
March 2016: RDA increases offer to $750,000
August 2016: Court approves RDA offer
September 2016: RDA solicits redevelopment proposals
February 2017: RDA selects Tanesay as master developer
March 2017: RDA recommends Movin Out as secondary
developer
April 11: Council votes to preserve Mandt Foundry build-
ing
June 9-11, 2017: Design charrette
July 18: Master developer Tanesay withdraws
Whats next
The Redevelopment Authority meets Wednesday, Aug.
9, to assess the redevelopment project and decide its
next step. In the meantime, RDA officials hope the Com-
mon Council will reach consensus on what it wants to
include in the redevelopment area.
he said. because not everybodys
Mayor Donna Olson told going to agree on every-
the Hub that city alders thing, she said. Thats
need to have a serious dis- just human nature. Theyll
cussion about their prior- have to reach a consensus
ities for the redevelopment before they can move for-
project. ward.
Theyre going to have to
come to a consensus, and it Contact Bill Livick at bill.
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Legals
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The City of Stoughton Planning
Commission will hold a Public Hear-
ing on Monday, August 14, 2017 at 6:00
oclock p.m., or as soon after as the mat-
ter may be heard, at the Public Safety
Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth
Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to
review a proposed amendment to the City
of Stoughton Municipal Code of Ordi-
nances. The proposed ordinance amend-
ment is to consider removal of Appendix
F, Procedural Checklists, including all
references within Chapter 78, of the City
of Stoughton Zoning Ordinance, Dane
County, Wisconsin.
The ordinance amendment is pro-
posed to remove Appendix F to allow
staff to convert the procedural check-
list to an application format and make
changes when necessary without going
through an ordinance amendment. Addi-
tionally, the appendix is not consistent
with other parts of the zoning ordinance.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning
Administrator at 608-646-0421.
The proposed amendment may be
viewed at http://stoughtoncitydocs.com/
planning-commission
Published July 20 and 27, 2017
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***
CITY OF STOUGHTON
381 E. MAIN STREET,
STOUGHTON, WI 53589
ORDINANCE OF THE
COMMON COUNCIL
Approving a General Development
Plan for Outlot 1 and Lots 3 and 4, CSM
No. 14057, and Lots 5 and 7, CSM No.
14058.
(Part of Kettle Park West Commer-
cial Center)
Committee Action: Planning Com-
mission recommends approval 6 - 0
Fiscal Impact: None
File Number: O-7-2017 Date Intro-
duced: June 27, 2017
Second Reading: July 11, 2017
RECITALS
A. Kettle Park West, LLC (the Appli-
cant) has requested approval of a new
General Development Plan for Outlot 1
and Lots 3 and 4 of Certified Survey Map
No. 14057, and Lots 5 and 7 of Certified
Survey Map No. 14058 (the Property).
B. The Property is currently zoned
Planned Development and is subject to
a previously approved General Develop-
ment Plan that includes the Property and
other lands in the Kettle Park West Com-
mercial Center Development.
C. The Zoning Administrator has de-
termined, pursuant to Section 78-914(1)
(a) of the City of Stoughton Municipal
Code (the City Code), that the most
comparable standard zoning district ap-
plicable to the proposed Planned Devel-
opment is Planned Business (PB).
D. The Applicant has submitted a
proposed General Development Plan (the
GDP) attached as Exhibit A to this Or-
dinance.
E. On June 12, 2017, the City of
Stoughton Planning Commission held a
public hearing regarding the application
to approve the GDP, which was preced-
ed by the publication of a class 2 notice
under chapter 985 of the Wisconsin Stat-
utes.
F. On June 12, 2017, the Planning
Commission recommended approving
the GDP.
G. The Common Council determines
that approving the GDP is consistent with
the spirit and intent of the Citys Zoning
Code, has the potential for producing
significant community benefits in terms
of environmental and aesthetic design,
promotes the public health, safety and
general welfare of the City, and allows
appropriate use of the Property.
ORDINANCE
The Common Council of the City of
Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin do
ordain as follows:
1. The recitals set forth above are
material to and are incorporated in this
ordinance as if set forth in full.
2. The General Development Plan is
approved pursuant to section 78-914 of
the City Code and Wis. Stat. 62.23(7)(d).
3. Neither this ordinance nor the
GDP constitute City approval of any
plans or specifications for any public
improvements referred to in the GDP,
including utility improvements, street
improvements, and other public improve-
ments. Plans and specifications for all
public improvements to be constructed
within the Property shall be approved
by the City, separately from the approval
of the GDP, and in accordance with the
Citys ordinances and policies relating to
the design, approval and construction of
public improvements.
4. No part of the Property may be
developed until a Specific Implementa-
tion Plan (SIP) has been submitted and
approved for that part of the Property.
Specific Implementation Plans may be
approved in phases, for parts of the Prop-
erty. However, Planned Development
zoning and the GDP, and any approved
SIP, shall expire for any part of the Prop-
erty that is not fully developed within ten
years of the date of adoption of this or-
dinance, and the zoning classification of
such property shall revert to RH District.
5. The Property shall be developed
and used in full compliance with all
standards and requirements in Chapter
78 of the City Code that apply to lands
zoned Planned Business, except those
standards and requirements that are ex-
pressly modified in the approved GDP,
or that are expressly modified in an ap-
proved Specific Implementation Plan for
all or part of the Property. Chapter 78 of
the City Code, the GDP, and approved
SIPs, constitute the zoning regulations
for the Property, and may be enforced as
any other zoning regulation in the City of
Stoughton. A copy of the General Devel-
opment Plan and any approved Specific
Development Plan shall be maintained
and kept on file by the City Clerk.
6. This ordinance shall take effect
upon publication.
Council Adopted: July 11, 2017
Mayor Approved: July 11, 2017
Attest: July 11, 2017
Published: July 27, 2017
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NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The Common Council of the City
of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin,
will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday,
August 22, 2017 at 7:00 oclock p.m., or
as soon hereafter as the matter may be
heard, in the Council Chambers, Public
Safety Building, 2nd Floor, 321 South
Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin,
to consider special assessments for
sidewalks, driveways, aprons, carriage
walks, and curb and gutter for the follow-
ing projects:
Giles Street from Henry Street to
Morris Street to include the following
parcels:
Parcel #:, Street Address:
281-0511-043-5191-6, 120 N Henry St
281-0511-043-5202-2, 1117 Giles St
281-0511-043-5213-9, 1109 Giles St
281-0511-043-5224-6, 1101 Giles St
281-0511-043-5325-4, 1100 Giles St
281-0511-043-5336-1, 1108 Giles St
281-0511-043-5347-8, 1116 Giles St
281-0511-043-5358-5, 1124 Giles St
within the City of Stoughton and
levying of special assessments to pay
for same.
Please Note: If you have any ques-
tions regarding this notice and/or special
assessments, please contact Director of
Planning & Development Rodney Scheel
at 873-6619
Lana Kropf, City Clerk
Published: July 27, 2017
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***
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Landmarks
Commission will hold a Public Hearing
on Thursday, August 10, at 7:00 oclock
p.m., or as soon after as the matter may
be heard, in the Council Chambers, Pub-
lic Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street,
Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin,
53589, to consider designating 501 E.
South Street, historically known as the
Moline Plow Company Factory (Highway
Trailer Building) as a Local Landmark
property.
For questions regarding this notice
please contact the City Zoning Adminis-
trator at 608-646-0421
Information related to this request
can be viewed at: http://stoughtoncity-
docs.com/landmarks-commission/
Published: July 27, 2017
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***
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be received by the
City of Stoughton for the furnishing of
labor, services, materials and equipment
for the construction of the proposed
project known as Nordic Ridge Park
(Project), together with necessary in-
cidentals on the enclosed plans. All bids
shall be clearly marked with the name of
the project.
Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m.
on Tuesday, August 15th, 2017, and will
then be opened and read aloud at the City
of Stoughton, 381 E. Main Street, Stough-
ton, Wisconsin 53589.
Plans may be obtained at the City of
Stoughton.
A bid bond or certified check, pay-
able to the City of Stoughton in the
amount of five percent (5%) of the bid
must accompany each bid as a guaran-
tee that if the bid is accepted, the bidder
will execute the contract and furnish
payment and performance bonds within
ten (10) days after the award of the con-
tract. In case the bidder fails to execute
the contract and furnish the payment and
performance bonds within the time limit
set forth above, the amount of the certi-
fied check or bid bond shall be forfeited
to the owner as liquidated damages.
The City retains the right to reject
any or all bids, to waive any informality in
bidding and to accept any bid deemed to
be in the best interest of the City.
Published: July 27 and August 3, 2017
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***
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Planning
Commission will hold a Public Hear-
ing on Monday, August 14, 2017 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 the pro-
posed rezoning of the following parcels
of land located at 1009 W. Main Street,
Stoughton, WI., owned by the Dhillon
Petroleum LLC, from PD Planned De-
velopment to PD Planned Development
(General Development Plan) to construct
an addition to the existing principal build-
ing including other site improvements, in
the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI,
more fully described:
1009 W. Main Street: parcel number:
281/0511-071-0905-2; LOT 1 CSM 14227
CS96/239&244-4/21/2016 F/K/A LOTS
19 & 20 I M JULSETH ADDN & PRT VAC
WEST ST DESCR AS SEC 7-5-11 PRT
NE1/4NE1/4 (0.535 ACRES)
For questions related to this notice
contact Michael Stacey at 608-646-0421.
Information related to this request
can be found at http://stoughtoncitydocs.
com/planning-commission/
Michael Stacey
Zoning Administrator
Published: July 27 and August 3, 2017
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NOTICE
C.N.R Storage holds a lien on and in-
tends to sell the personal property owned
by Keith Stenjem stored in Unit #217 on
July 31, 2017 at 9:00 am at 1457 Oak
Opening Dr., Stoughton, WI 53589.
A brief and general description of
items stored: couch, chair, bedroom
furniture, living room table, craft mate-
rials including Stamping pads. Wedding
dress, personal and household items.
Terms of the sale CASH. Items may
be viewed at 8:45 am on the day of sale.
All items sold as is whereas with no war-
ranties expressed or implied. Unit must
be cleaned out by the end of the date of
sale. Sale subject to adjournment.
Published: July 20 and 27, 2017
WNAXLP
***
14 July 27, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub Business ConnectStoughton.com

First Choice
Dental opens
new clinic
First Choice Den-
tal opened a new clin-
ic in Stoughton at
1300 Nygaard St. on
Monday, July 17. The
12,593-square-foot build-
ing is the 11th in Dane
County for the company.
Stoughton native Steve
Dow is the dentist at the
new clinic. He previous-
ly worked in the Madison
location on Junction Road.
The office will offer
general, family dentist-
ry and restorative care as
well as access to special-
ists like orthodontists,
endodontists, periodontists
and oral surgeons, accord-
ing to the company web-
site.
For more information
on the clinic, visit first-
choicedental.com.
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From left, John and Jack Olson stand by a vehicle painted with the date that John opened his body shop.

Auto: xxxx
Continued from page 1
the brothers worked
together, but separately
John managed the staff
that was contracted for the
Madison dealerships, while
Jack worked up in Portage
with the auctioneers.
At one point, the broth-
ers juggled almost 100
employees most of whom
pretty much like them
still, John joked but
have since narrowed down
the staff after selling part
of the business.
Now, theyre back in
Stoughton, two miles from
where their father ran his
used car lot. In their 40
years in the business, the
brothers have seen their
share of success, whether
its winning an award for
one of their custom-built
cars, or seeing a custom-
er come back to purchase
another vehicle.
We l i ke t o c a t e r t o
entry-level buyers, John
said. You know, parents
want to have a safe car for
their kids Parents might
buy it for themselves, and
then come back for the
kids.
Now primarily dealers
for modern and collectible
vehicles since 2005, the
brothers have also come
full-circle to where they
started: fixing minor body
damage, building custom
cars and updating older
cars with items like rebuilt
transmissions so they can
keep up rising speed limits.
In fact, working with the
vintage vehicles has turned
into a specialty for them,
Jack says.
A lot of auto repair
shops dont want to (ser-
vice collectible cars)
because it ties up the vehi-
cle up. You dont get parts
as fast, Jack said with a
laugh. (You need) a little
more patience with that.
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Street: Roof, wall failures from water damage force indefinite closing of blocks
Continued from page 1
Authority by Steve Mar-
Pohl, of Insite Consulting
Architects. The RDA had
hired Mar-Pohl to investi-
gate the century-old build-
ing in May to consider its
suitability for rehabilita-
tion. Mar-Pohl had previ-
ously used a drone to con-
duct a detailed inspection
that produced hundreds of
photos of the brick build-
ing.
In the report, Mar-Pohl
recommended closing East
South Street to traffic and
pedestrians because of
failures in roof and exte-
rior wall systems from
water intrusion.
Extended lack of main-
tenance has resulted in
total building envelope
failures in roof and exteri-
or wall systems, Mar-Pohl
wrote.
Mayor Donna Olson
told the Hub a two-block
section of the street will
remain closed until the
Common Council decides
what remediation needs to
take place and completes
safety improvements.
We j u s t d o n t k n ow
how long it will take at
this time, Olson said.
We spoke with our insur-
ance carrier, and they said
having a report like that
means you take action right
away.
In March, the RDA vot-
ed to demolish the build-
ing to clear the site for
redevelopment. The build-
ing is located in the citys
12-acre riverfront redevel-
opment area.
A week later, the Com-
m o n C o u n c i l vo t e d t o
block the demolition. It
later reversed the vote and
decided instead to save
a small building, known
as the blacksmith shop, Photo by Amber Levenhagen
within the larger Highway East South Street, near the Highway Trailer building, is closed indefinitely.
Trailer complex.
The citys Landmarks against its destruction. to qualify for federal tax could be saved. It estimat-
Commission is in the pro- That decision would not credits to either rehab or ed a cost of at least $2.25 Contact Bill Livick at bill.
cess of designating the need council approval. demolish the building. million to restore the build- livick@wcinet.com
entire four-story building The building would have Despite its dangerous ing shell, with a demoli-
a local landmark, which to be listed on the National c o n d i t i o n , M a r - P o h l s tion cost at of $1 million to
would provide protections Register of Historic Places report said the building $1.2 million.

Journal: Community came together to help find soldiers stolen journal from time in Iraq
Continued from page 1
were magnificent things
that I was a part of, like
trying to help the commu-
nity over there, and the
friendships I made between
my army brothers and the
friendships I made with
civilians.
Knowing how import-
ant the journal is to her
husband, Christensens
wife, Nina Nevins, quickly
sprang into action, putting
up posters around the city,
and a picture on Facebook,
which was shared over
20,000 times. VFW Post
328 offered a cash reward
f o r i t s r e t u r n a n d wa s
organizing a search of the
neighborhood when it was
suddenly returned to his
mailbox three days later,
with an anonymous, hand-
written letter stating it was
found in back of a church
on South Van Buren Street.
We came home from
camping on Sunday to the
journal in the field where
we let our dog out back,
the letter read. I mistook
it for a Bible so I put it in
the nook of a tree thinking
whoever left it back there
would come back for it. It
wasnt until Monday when
I saw the flyer on Stough-
tons police page, and it all
came together.
The Stoughton Police
Department had shared the
poster on Facebook, and
reassured Christensen that
Stoughton is a great neigh-
borhood, a gesture he said
he appreciated after he,
Nina and their two sons,
Barret and Soren Chris-
tensen, moved here a year
ago from Colorado to be
closer to family in the
Madison area.
Aside from this hiccup,
Christensen said his time
so far in Stoughton has
been amazing, and cred-
ited the quick work by his
wife and countless strang-
ers for getting the journal
returned safely to him.
I would have called the
police and pretty much
stopped there, because in
my mind what more can
you do besides that and
pray for the best? he said.
But we didnt expect this I wanted to have a barbe-
kind of a response, Im just que in my yard and have
so blown away. Right out- the entire city of Stoughton
side the perimeter of my come eat hot dogs to show
yard, theres people that how thankful I am, but hav-
care and people that want ing a few thousand people
to help and people that are in my yard wouldnt really
worth knowing and worth be appropriate.
the effort of getting out and
knowing them. Contact Amber Levenha-
Im just so thankful, gen at amber.levenhagen@
just beyond myself thank- wcinet.com.
ful, he continued. I jok-
ingly said to my wife that
The anonymous letter
Your journal was found in the back of the church on S.
Van Buren St. We came home from camping on Sunday
to the journal in the field where we let our dog out back.
There was also an empty pill bottle without any labels
next to the journal. When I first saw the journal, I mis-
took it for a Bible so I put it in the nook of a tree think-
ing whoever left it back there would come back for it. It
wasnt until Monday when I saw the flyer on Stoughtons
police page, and it all came together. When I got home,
I flipped through it, and sure enough it was your journal.
we walked over to your house, but no one was home, so
I figured a note was the next best thing. Photo submitted
A photo of the poster went viral on Facebook and within
three days was shared more than 20,000 times.

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