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City of Stoughton
Alders plan
to hash out
Trailers dispute
Sept. 13 meeting
with RDA designed
to provide direction
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
A special meeting next
month is aimed at settling
the future of the Highway
Trailers building.
With four alders absent,
the council voted 5-3 Tues-
day in favor of holding
a joint meeting with the
Redevelopment Authori-
ty, which has been trying
to redevelop the building
and the area around it. The
RDA wants to demolish the
aging, unsafe structure, but
the council has indicated
support for saving and reha-
bilitating it because of its
historic value.
The meeting is 6p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 13, the
same day the RDA had
planned to meet with the
Swadley announces
bid for mayor
Olson announced
she wont run earlier
this month
JIM FEROLIE
Verona Press editor
Less than a month after
Mayor Donna Olson
announced she will not run
for a third four-year term as
mayor, Ald. Tim Swadley
has announced his candida-
cy for the position.
He is the first candidate
to announce for the April
2018 election. If there are
more than two candidates,
there will be a primary in
February.
Swadley, 55, who became
Common Council president
Stoughton
citys Finance committee.
The council decided instead
to convene a committee of
the whole meeting, involv-
ing the entire council in an
informal format with no
action planned.
It might be held in the
EMS meeting room, but
city officials werent sure
last week if the space would
be available.
Council president Tim
Swadley (Dist. 1) and Ald.
Kathleen Tass Johnson
(D-2) opposed having the
meeting. Swadley noted
the council had given the
RDA direction July 25 to
ask developer Gary Gorman
whether hes still interested
in restoring the century-old
building, and Gorman had
said hed like have a better
understanding of the citys
finances before discussing
the building again.
Johnson said the council
should decide whether to
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for the first time in April
2016, joined the council
in 2011 after six years on
the Stoughton Area School
board. He has often pushed
for better communication
and collab-
oration with
SASD, which
has struggled
financially in
recent years.
My pas-
sion and
experiences Swadley
as a school sto-mug-
board member,
c i t y c o u n c i ltimswad-
member, andley
local busi-
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5 things to know for
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Inquiry-based, digital learning emphasized at SASD
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
The No. 1 topic is a wholesale
experiment over at Kegonsa Ele-
mentary School, where educators are 5 things to watch
For more than 3,000 Stoughton building off last years program to
Area School District students, Tues-
day marks the first day of the 2017-
18 school year.
bring inquiry-based learning to the
schools kindergartens. This year,
that program will expand to all the
1. Inquiry-based learning
2. Digital expansion
And this year, keeping up with grades. 3. Fab Lab at River Bluff
technology and student well-being Second is an expansion of the dis-
will be a main focus. tricts plans to increase technology 4. New mental health team
In the Hubs annual list of things to for students, as this year, all students
5. Continued focus on student
look for, all five either address keep- in grades 6-12 will be provided with
poverty
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curve or providing them with care for
their basic health needs. Turn to 5 things/Page 16
Compensation committee likely to get six-month extension
SCOTT DE LARUELLE get more time to find a bet- The committee, com- with a final recommenda-
Unified Newspaper Group ter plan. prising district teachers tion to the board.
While the matter was and administrators and led A l l o p t i o n s r e m a i n
Nearly a year into their open for discussion but not by district consultant Lynn in the table for explora-
work and more than two action at Monday nights Wood of Wood Communi- tion and consideration,
years since a new teacher meeting, board members cations, has been meeting including a more objective
compensation plan created agreed to consider making for nearly a year to try to salary schedule frame-
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among some educators, tees mission at their next teacher compensation plan. mance-based system, a
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City of Stoughton

Nordic Ridge
shelter plan
gets upgrade
Alders approve
bid, add $15K to for
better materials
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
A shelter and splash pad
at Nordic Ridge Park should
be ready by next spring,
after the Common Coun-
cil on Aug. 22 approved an
base bid, but Tuesday, Ald.
Tom Majewski, a mem-
ber of the committee, said
hed like the city to install
a metal roof on the shel-
ter, arguing the city would
save money in the long run
because a metal roof would
last 30 to 40 years longer
than a shingled roof.
He also said installing
brick veneer on the full Photo submitted
height of shelter walls A performance by Michelles Magical Poodles concluded this years Stoughton Public Library Reading Program.
would enhance its appear-

Busy summer at the library

agreement with a plumbing
and construction contractor,
including an extra $15,000
to make the shelter nic-
er-looking and more dura-
ble.
Planning director Rodney
Scheel said the contractor
wants to begin building this
fall.
The council unanimously
accepted RHD Plumbing
Inc.s bid of $392,710 to
build the park amenities,
with $242,711.15 from in
developer impact fees and
the balance, from general
funds. That share rose when
the council decided to put
a metal roof on the shelter
and extend a brick veneer
cover the full height of the
exterior walls, rather than
half the height.
The finance committee
voted 3-1 to approve the
ance and be worth the
roughly $2,000 cost.
Finance director Tammy
LaBorde said the council
should specify where the
extra money should come
from, and added it could
come from a Capital Outlay
fund.
That was good enough
for Majewski, who moved
to amend the original
motion. The council unan-
imously supported both the
amendment and the final
resolution.
The shelter and splash
pad are being built in the
park at 1300 Hoel Ave. The
shelter will be 3,880 square
feet, with area for bath-
rooms, mechanicals and
concessions.
Email Bill Livick at bill.
livick@wcinet.com.
Reading program On the Web
draws 750 area kids For more information on the
SCOTT DE LARUELLE
Unified Newspaper Group
Well, that went by quick-
ly.
T h o u g h t h e r e s s t i l l
technically three weeks of
summer left on the calen-
dar, with many kids going
back to school Tuesday, the
season is all but a memory.
At the Stoughton Public
Library, it will be memo-
ries full of summer reading
and fun.
This year, 750 kids and
teens registered for the
Stoughton Public Library, visit:
of reading skills which may
stoughtonpubliclibrary.org
program, entitled Build a
Better World, reading for
a combined 7,057 hours.
Youth services librarian
Amanda Bosky said the
library offers the program
every year including
incentives and prize draw-
ings to keep children
and teens motivated to read
over the summer, for two
reasons.
We b e l i eve r e a d i n g
is a great pleasure and a
wonderful pastime, and
because we want to prevent
summer slide the loss
occur when students are
away from the classroom
for a few months, she told
the Hub in an email.
Bosky said generous
community donations
allowed librarians to offer
plenty of prize drawings
to keep people visiting the
library, checking out books
and logging those hours all
summer.
Every year, the library
calculates the percent-
age of reading program
completions for each area
school. She said St. Anns
School was the winner
this year, with a 55 percent
completion rate.
They will display our
Summer Reading Achieve-
ment trophy at their school
for the upcoming 2017-
2018 school year, she
said.
Earlier this month, the
library celebrated the end
of the program with a fina-
le, including free custard
sundaes donated by a com-
munity member, and a per-
formance by Michelles
Magical Poodles.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott De
Laruelle at scott.delaruel-
le@wcinet.com.

POLICE REPORTS
The Stoughton Police Department
logged 2,522, incidents in July. Cas-
es of interest for the month were;
two robberies, six intoxicated driver
arrests, four drug incidents, three
batteries, five burglaries, 26 thefts,
11 frauds, nine domestic disturbanc-
es, 66 disturbances, 23 disorderly
conducts, 23 traffic crashes, 63 EMS
assists, nine alarms, 19 juvenile inci-
dents, 74 9-1-1 calls, three runaways,
six warrant arrests, seven threats,
32 animal complaints, and officers
responded to 62 suspicious activity
calls. Officers also logged 154 assist
cases, 37 criminal charges, 50 ordi-
nance violations, and 128 traffic ar-
rests from 81 traffic stops.
The following were selected as sig-
nificant cases by the department:
J uly 2
Officers arrested a 20-year-old man
on an outstanding warrant following disorderly conduct following a distur- Officers arrested a 37-year-old man an officer, bail jumping, and probation
a fireworks disturbance. Subject was bance at a park. The woman was also on an outstanding warrant following holds following an investigation into a
also cited for the fireworks violation. cited for underage alcohol. an officer seeing the subject whom theft from the library.
Officers arrested a 38-year-old he knew was wanted.
July 4 woman for receiving stolen property July 20
Officers arrested a 54-year-old and bail jumping following an inves- J uly 15 Officers arrested a 23-year-old man
woman for battery and disorderly tigation into a report that the subject Officers arrested a 35-year-old on an outstanding warrant following
conduct following a disturbance at a was violating her bail conditions. woman for disorderly conduct and a search by officers for the subject
private residence. Subject was also found to be in the resisting/obstructing an officer fol- that they knew was wanted.
possession of stolen property. lowing a domestic disturbance.
J uly 5 Officers arrested a 21-year-old Officers arrested a 17-year-old man July 23
Officers arrested a 23-year-old man for impeding breathing, false for battery with the use of a weapon Officers arrested a 20-year-old
man bail jumping and an outstanding imprisonment, battery, intimidation following a domestic disturbance. woman for disorderly conduct follow-
warrant following a traffic stop. of a victim, criminal damage to prop- Officers arrested a 25-year-old man ing a disturbance.
erty, and violation of a no contact or- for child abuse causing great bodily
July 7 der following a domestic disturbance. harm following an investigation into a July 27
Officers arrested a 33-year-old man child that was injured in a home by a Officers arrested a 33-year-old
for a felony forth offense OWI, Felony J uly 11 non-parent. man for disorderly conduct following
Bail Jumping, and traffic charges fol- Officers arrested a 22-year-old a domestic disturbance.
lowing a traffic stop. man for robbery by force and delivery J uly 19
Officers arrested a 19-year-old of Schedule IV narcotic following an Officers arrested a 27-year-old wom- Compiled by Scott Girard
man and a 17-year-old woman for incident where the subject used force an and a 28-year-old man for theft of
to rob another of drugs. library materials, resisting/obstructing

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Town of Dunn City of Stoughton

Grant brings Outdoor alcohol service up for review Wal-Marts online- committee had concerns alcohol in its new free gro- alcohol servers and that

leaf vacuum
Pilot program begins
this fall in limited
area by Kegonsa
BILL LIVICK
Unified Newspaper Group
A $20,000 grant will help
pay for a pilot program to
collect leaves and compost
them in the Town of Dunn.
Officials learned earlier
this month of the grant from
the Madison Metropoli-
tan Sewerage District. The
money will help the town
pay for a leaf vacuum, with
the goal of reducing phos-
phorus entering Lake Keg-
onsa and the Yahara River
Watershed.
with both requests at their cery pickup service, which employees would get IDs
based grocery pickup Aug. 23 meeting. is starting Sept. 7. The new from everyone in each car,
Committee members service will allow cus- but the committee wasnt
begins next week were uncomfortable with tomers to order groceries moved.
Aldi selling hard liquor so days ahead and pick them A letter with Wal-Marts
as 600 homes. EVAN HALPOP AND JIM
FEROLIE
close to the doorway and
without security there, but
up outside the store with-
out leaving their vehicles.
application, written by a
legal firm, asked to add one
We w i l l b e g e t t i n g
homes that are in the Town Unified Newspaper Group they recommended approv- Its available in 37 states, 2,012-square-foot room
of Dunn all along Lake al of a license to serve beer according to the companys and 10 covered parking
Kegonsa, as well as the A request to allow cus- and cider-only hard liquor. website, but not yet Wis- spots next to its existing
houses directly across the tomers to pick up alco- An Aldi representative consin. pharmacy drive-thru ded-
street, she said. We wont hol from their vehicles pointed out that most of its A Wal-Mart represen- icated to the service to its
be going down side streets. at Stoughtons Wal-Mart wines are cooking wines, tative told alders liquor premises description on
The town is starting small Supercenter is headed to but the committee wanted could be excluded from the its alcohol license.
because officials want to the Common Council for to hold further discussion shopping list if alders were Police chief Greg Leck
figure out how to do it debate Sept. 12. at the council level and uncomfortable with the warned the committee that
quickly and efficiently. It is one of two grocery postponed Aldis request idea, and they were. Most a denial would in effect be
Hasslinger said officials store liquor licenses alders for a wine and hard liquor of the half-hour debate a citywide policy change.
have to make many deci- will review that day. The license. The committee over the Wal-Mart request If we say no to Wal-
sions about the program new Aldi store is looking to also voted to postpone was on the ethics and Mart, we will say no to
before the leaf vac arrives serve beer, hard cider and action on whether to create legalities of whether and everybody, Leck said.
in October. wine, and the Wal-Mart is a liquor license specifically how they could deny the
Were hoping to have a beginning a free curbside for grocery stores. license. Email Hub editor Jim Fer-
conversation with residents grocery pickup service. The committee voted Jenny Welch, an assistant olie at stoughtoneditor@
at the next meeting (Sept. The Public Safety not to allow Wal-Mart, store manager, told alders wcinet.com.
18) about it, and well be 2600 Hwy. 138, to include the store had 10 licensed
looking for the board to
give us some direction, she

Chamber transitions to two-person staff

T h e To w n B o a r d said. Were probably going
approved the purchase of to be looking at some sort
the $44,300 leaf vacuum of ordinance in September
July 7, contingent on the to really spell out how the
program operates. to professionals with Suess skills. the whole community, so she has been
town receiving the grant.
The equipment is expected We want to make sure McCormick, Suess leaving Tricia not only stepped in and invaluable that way.
picked things up when there was an Trotter will take over chamber mem-
to arrive in October. that anything that reduces part-time roles abrupt change in the bership and programming. It was a
The project will pick phosphorous in the lakes is
permissible in our project, position, but she really significant part of her previous role but
up leaves at the roadside
Hasslinger added. AMBER LEVENHAGEN elevated the position and the new position will allow her to focus
beginning this fall for a lim-
Among other things, offi- Unified Newspaper Group added another layer of more specifically.
ited area of homes along
cials will have to decide top-notch organization, Liimattas first day will be Sept. 6.
Lake Kegonsa. After the
whether to charge a fee for The Chamber of Commerce will have her social media skills The change in staffing might affect
pilot, the town plans to
people who get the service. a new face in a new position starting in were fantastic, she said. hours of operation, as both Trotter and
expand the program each
Research by the U.S. September. She really helped bring Liimatta could both be out working in
year to a larger area.
Geological Survey shows Susan Liimatta, new to the chamber, this position to that next McCormick the city at the same time. But Trotter
The purpose is to pre-
that removing leaf litter can will become a full-time events/visitor step professionally. emphasized that the chamber will still
vent leaves from sitting
reduce the concentration of services manager, taking the duties that The redefining of the be a visitor resource.
out in the rain and leaching
phosphorus in stormwater had previously held by two part-time positions led to Mickey Its going to be different around
phosphorus into the lakes,
by up to 80 percent. employees. McCormick, adminis- here, but I also feel strongly that this
said Dunn business manag-
If you encourage every- The transition started with the exit trative assistant, leav- is the right move, she said. To have
er Cathy Hasslinger.
body to pick up their leaves, of events coordinator Tricia Suess to ing the chamber after somebody bringing that visitor, tourism
The town applied for the
and instead of bagging become president at The Virtual Found- 13 years in the role. and event piece to another level is real-
grant in June and learned
them and taking them to ry, a manufacturing startup in Stough- The chamber will host ly important and will help free me up to
Aug. 7 it had been award-
the transfer site, they leave ton. a going-away party for Suess work on membership and their needs a
ed the funding, which was
them sitting at the roadside Executive director Laura Trotter told McCormick Thursday. lot more, too.
offered as part of MMSDs
and you dont pick them the Hub that when Suess announced her We are sad to see
Yahara WINS anti-phos-
up for three weeks, youre leaving, the board gathered to assess the Mickey go, Trotter said. She has been Contact Amber Levenhagen at
phorus program.
actually doing more harm chambers needs. They decided a full- a nice constant here at the chamber, amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
Hasslinger explained the
than good, Hasslinger not- time position would be more attractive very much a resource of information for
town is partnering with a
citizen-led group, Friends ed.
of Lake Kegonsa, FOLKS,
and together they plan to
collect leaves from as many
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Letters to the editor

Riverfront plan should not change
I am writing to encourage you
to proceed with the already exist-
ing (and Council approved) RDA
Riverfront Neighborhood Plan.
For nearly a decade, the RDA and
City has put energy and resources
into creating a plan, establishing
a TIF district, acquiring proper-
ties, requesting bids, choosing a
developer, and scheduling pub-
lic feedback charrettes with the
developer.
Some think development could
have started this year, most agree
that it would have commenced
next year. I do not know why the
old trailer building is suddenly
an issue, but I assume that the
council is no longer in agreement
with the RDA neighborhood
plan. That, of course, is your
prerogative. However, there are
significant impacts to this project
being held up and changed after a
decade of progress:
1. A dilapidated building will
be left to stand that is a danger
to the community as well as the
police and fire department per-
which impacts city services and
our schools.
5. The beautification of a
blighted area will be unrealized.
6. The developer pool will be
limited due to limiting the devel-
opment possibilities, which has
already occurred.
7. The city could get in a situ-
ation where the plans you hope
will happen for the riverfront
wont materialize, and then the
city will be willing to accept any
proposal just to get some kind of
return on investment. Significant
dollars have already been spent.
I do not understand why the
desire to save a building which
has been abandoned for decades
is the reason for the stall, consid-
ering the negative consequences
that can come from the delay.
The charrette events with the
chosen developer was met with
positive feedback from the public.
And according to the Hub dated
July 27, the developer backed
off because elected officials do
not agree on what they want to
Community Voices

Eclipse glasses were not

sonnel. include in the project.
2. A delay could result in the We have a plan a plan that has
TIF district reaching its expiration been in existence for years so
causing the city to have less TIF please do not change the scope at

everywhere and werent free

money to provide for a project. this late date. The city needs to
3. A payout to Mr. Wahlin will develop and grow sooner rather
be due in three years if a develop- than later.
ment is not underway.

F
4. A loss of significant tax Jerri Kittleson
our months ago, I began away our glasses at the Rotary libraries. No. Libraries bought
revenue opportunity will be lost, City of Stoughton
planning our eclipse pro- Park Gazebo as planned. Exactly those glasses and offered them for
gramming at the Stoughton 36 families came to get a pair of free to the public, same as we offer
Public Library. the binoculars! We were overjoyed free access to books, magazines,
See something wrong? I asked library patron and for-
mer NASA educator Ralph Win-
that this story had a happy ending.
What puzzles me is the medias
internet and other items and ser-
vices we purchase for our patrons.
The Courier Hub does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see rich to give a presentation about decision to speak for all libraries If a library didnt offer free
something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor eclipses. He graciously waived based on what theyd heard about eclipse glasses, it wasnt because
Jim Ferolie at 873-6671 or at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com so we his honorarium and offered his a few libraries. they were being a Scrooge. May-
can get it right. program for free. I also earmarked Libraries are not a monolith. We be they didnt have $55 to spare.
some of the programming money are not organized under some cen- Maybe they needed it to stock up
provided by the Friends of the tral authority, like a national chain on construction paper for story
Library to buy of coffee shops all observing Free time crafts or to buy a few extra
50 pairs of Donut Day. copies of the newest James Pat-
eclipse glasses Librarians across the country terson bestseller to meet demand.
from a source gathered on social media to com- They needed to maximize the
Thursday, August 31, 2017 Vol. 136, No. 6 which was rec- plain about patrons who responded impact of that $55 for their com-
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Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, educator. because a newscaster or radio DJ have complained about the flood
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Office Location: 135 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 estimate of Hub, who only reported truthful up to the eclipse, I think theres
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Over the coming months, we I was also puzzled by this idea part of the community. When
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Comp: An aim for consensus on the teacher compensation plan has slowed process
Continued from page 1 unwilling to rush into longevity included in any in state education budgets

committee statement read.

School board presi-
dent Scott Dirks said he
will leave up to commit-
tee members whether they
insist on reaching a con-
sensus on a plan or would
accept some kind of major-
ity vote something that
has proved impossible so
far. The committee will
likely have more leeway to
examine other options they
havent yet, including plans
that may be similar in some
ways to either the districts
current compensation mod-
el or the one it replaced in
May 2015.
There is some urgency
to get this done, he said
of the committees work.
Its been going on a long
time Were no closer to
this than we were two years
ago.
Building consensus
While the process has
taken longer than anyone
expected, it has remained
true and has continued to
adhere to a type of consen-
sus-building and consensus
seeking, inclusive, inter-
active process that will be
what we recommend to the
district overall, observed
Lynn Wood of Wood Com-
munications, a consultant
who has been leading the
committees work.
She noted members are
recommending something
until they are fully believ-
ing that is the right step
forward.
Wo o d s a i d t h e p o i n t
that has caused the big-
gest challenge and diver-
gence among committee
members is meeting the
boards request to create
an equitable, merit-based
pay system, particularly
when results are subjec-
tive.
She said the committee
has also worked hard to
build consensus, which the
board has said it prefers.
If there is a point of dis-
agreement, we dont just
let that go, Wood said.
M ov i n g f o r wa r d , t h e
committee has recom-
mended all options remain
on the table, she said,
including a more objec-
tive or incremental salary
schedule model, as well as
a performance-based sys-
tem.
B o a r d m e m b e r S t eve
Jackson asked if the board
should continue to require
the committee come up
with a consensus on a new
plan, given the problems
achieving that.
Wood admitted that goal
has been a stumbling
block for the committee,
and district director of cur-
riculum Judy Singletary
agreed.
The effort to be 100
percent consensus has
Former educator rips SASD new compensation plan.
When we get into mer-
makes a rigid compensa-
tion system untenable.
it-based pay increases We have real financial
Former Fox Prairie Elementary School music teacher and we start talking about implications to any rigid
Paul Otteson, a parent of a Kegonsa kindergartener-to-be, the subjectivity of it, it system, he said. Were
sharply criticized district officials for their dealings with just gets a lot harder for at a point right now where
teachers in recent years. Referencing the ongoing debate staff to know where they its probably best for our
stand, she said Theyre school district to view sal-
of the districts teacher compensation plan approved two all professional and feeling ary increases as a collec-
years ago, he said its a symptom of a larger problem theyre doing a good job, tive pool of money we have
and a failure of leadership. and then to not get reward- available to us at any given
ed for that, thats tough. school year, because it may
(Teachers) are not at our best when we work under B o a r d m e m b e r Ti m change as quickly as any
a blanket of uncertainty and fear, he said. My daughter Bubon said he would given school year.
deserves Stoughton teachers at their very best teach- like to see the committee H ow eve r, c o m i n g u p
ers who are fairly compensation by a plan that isnt vague explore a hybrid plan with a plan that gets uni-
including the boards for- versal approval should not
or arbitrary, a plan that doesn pit teacher against teacher. mer steps and lanes and be an expected outcome,
Otteson said while he understands the cost of declin- the current career ladder Dirks said.
plans. No matter what hap-
ing enrollment is great, the districts compensation com- I do think that there is pens, there are going to be
mittee needs the time and flexibility necessary to develop merit to both of them, but people who dont like this
a coherent and fair alternative. I dont support going back and weve got to live
to the way it was many with that, he said.
years ago, but clearly right Asked by Dirks if six
slowed us down a bit, she Schneider said some not there are some issues more months for the com-
said. districts base salary on an and concerns with our cur- mittee to come up with
average of all teachers of rent model, he said. a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n wa s
Searching for a certain grade, while oth- Dirks also agreed with a realistic, Singletary said
solutions ers use a modified steps hybrid model that takes yes, provided meetings are
and lanes systems, similar from more than one type of scheduled rigorously.
Committee member Pat to the former SASD plan.
Schneider, a SHS social Still others look at the plan. Its a lot of work (but)
studies teacher, said based score teachers received on What this really comes Im confident it can be
on their findings, Stough- their three-year evaluation. down to this tension done, she said. If there
ton is not an anomaly in between a fair model that was a perfect model that
So there are a million is predictable but also has brought no negative feed-
having troubles coming up different ways we could
with a workable teacher look at this, and Im not an element of account- back, that would already
compensation plan. ability and rewards bet- be in place. Weve learned
sure our committee has ter-than-meets-expecta- a lot in the process about
There are as many plans fallen in love with any of
as there are as many dis- them, and thats also been tions performance, he what isnt the right way.
tricts; they vary a lot, he a problem, he said. said.
Email Unified Newspaper
said. Youd like to take Board member Alison Staying flexible Group reporter Scott De
the best of all the plans, but Sorg said there should be
theyre not all compatible. an expectation based on Board member Jonathan Laruelle at scott.
Coughlin said uncertainty delaruelle@wcinet.com.

District in brief would improve student and faculty year, $650 in 2018-19 and $630 there- NOW FORMING

Security cameras
District director of information
systems Paul Vande Hei and district
school resource officer Todd Dovi-
chi updated the board on a propos-
al to add 47 cameras to Stoughton
High School and 44 to be distributed
among River Bluff Middle School and
Sandhill, Kegonsa and Fox Prairie.
The plan is proposed in two phases,
with around $80,000 for the high
school cameras and around $75,000
for the other four schools.
SHS has 22 cameras, with 19 of
them exterior. The proposal would
place new cameras in main hallways,
lunchrooms, gyms, auditoriums and
entry/exits. Legally, they would not be
safety. The system would allow live
view access to Stoughton police and
could track an intruder in a building
from camera to camera.
School board president Scott Dirks
said he plans to put the subject on the
agenda for the boards next meeting
on Tuesday, Sept. 5.
State budget update
Board member Donna Tarpin-
ian updated the board on the Joint
Finance Committees work on school
funding.
During Mondays executive session,
representatives voted to pass the edu-
cation part of the budget, 12-4, along
party lines. She said vouchers were
increased, which was a main point of
discussion.
YOUTH
after.
I suspect the reason the numbers
are bigger is because they are increas-
ing the voucher program, so they need
to be able to support that, she said.
Definitely, theyre making (school)
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Stoughton is limiting future refer-
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City tournament Fun Days Coaching
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said they are not recommended inside
classrooms or offices.
Dovichi said the additional cameras
The budget subject to final
approval by the Legislature is an
increase of $639 million for K-12
education, which includes an addi-
tional $450 per pupil for this school
the Positive Behavior Intervention
and Supports program.
The program has been going on for
about six years, and explores ways to
reinforce positive student behaviors.
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Clubs extend a thank you to our
74th Annual
partners and everyone who donated Stoughton
WERE over $5,000 in school supplies in our
5th Annual STUFF THE BUS event! Lions
ALL Your generosity will help our schools
and our students. Golf Outing
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volunteers who made this years event a success!
McFarland State Bank B&G Foods
Sponsors:
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Comments? American Transmission Company Conants Automotive
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Coming up Community calendar

Gazebo Musikk costs for Jean Donowho, bartender Tickets are $14 in advance and $15 Thursday, August 31
at the post, who faces surgery and at the door. Carry-outs are available 4:30-630 p.m., Mickey McCormick going away party,
Blythe Gamble and The Rollin extended recovery. for $15. Children 6-12 are $5. Ages 5 Viking Brew Pub, 211 E Main St., 873-7912
Dice will perform for the next Gaze- Brats will be $3.50 with chips and and under are free. 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk presents Blythe Gamble
bo Musikk series from 6-7:30 p.m. beans, burgers $3 with chips and For information, call 873-9456. and the Rollin Dice, Rotary Park, Rotary Park Gazebo,
Thursday, Aug. 31, at the Rotary beans, hot dogs will be $2.50 with 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk
Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St. chips and beans and $1 for an extra Golf lunch
Blythe Gamble and The Rollin Friday, September 1
sandwich. The Oregon Town and Country
Dice is a dynamic blues, rock, sing- For information, call Bob Hocking 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stough-
Womens Club will host a luncheon, ton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St.,
er/songwriter band featuring guitarist or Dean Stenjem at 205-9090 or 516- open to area women, at the Stough-
Bill Roberts and bassist John Swad- stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
0071. ton Country Club, 3165 Shadyside
ley. Drive, Stoughton, at 12:30 p.m. 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281
Bring your lawn chairs or blankets SVP auditions Tuesday, Sept. 12. Saturday, September 2
for the free concert; beer and wine Stoughton Village Players will host Entertainment will be provided by
are permitted, but no glasses. Food 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farm-
auditions for their November per- area line dancers. There will also be ers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.),
and beverages will be for sale at the formance Our Town at the theater, a 50/50 raffle.
event. stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
255 E. Main St., at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Tickets are $10 per person. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Yahara River Hootenanny (repeats
For information, visit facebook. Sept. 5 and Wednesday, Sept. 6. To make a reservation, call Sue
com/gazebomusikk. first Saturdays through November), Yahara River Gro-
The performance will run Nov. 2-5 Capelle at 835-9421 no later than cery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., 712-2976
Going away party and 9-11. Sept. 6. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society Muse-
For information, call 205-8480.
Viking Brew Pub, 211 E Main Freedom Through Forgiveness um open, 324 S. Page St., 873-1943
St., will host a going away party for Fish boil Registration is open for a free Sunday, September 3
Mickey McCormick from 4:30 to A Norwegian fish boil will be held series of classes offered at Stough- 1 p.m., American Legion Post 59 Labor Day cookout,
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31. at West Koshkonong Church, 1911 ton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., called 803 N. Page St., 205-9090
McCormick worked at the Cham- Koshkonong Road, from 4:30-7:30 Freedom Through Forgiveness.
ber of Commerce for 13 years and is Tuesday, September 5
p.m. Friday, Sept. 8. The series of six classes will be
leaving as a result of transitioning in Boiled cod, potatoes, carrots, held from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, 7 p.m.,Stoughton school board meeting, SASD
the office. onions, cole slaw, bread and Nor- Sept. 20 through Oct. 25. Administration Building, 320 North St., 877-5000
For information, call the chamber wegian goodies will be available. Instructor Tim Markle will teach 7 p.m., Stoughton Village Players auditions for Our
at 873-7912. A portion of the proceeds will go methods of working toward forgive- Town, SVP Theater, 255 E. Main St., 205-8480
Labor day fundraiser to the Stoughton Special Olympics, ness and learning to live a forgiving Wednesday, September 6
Deerfield Community Center and St. life. 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281
American Legion Post 59 will host Coletta of Wisconsin. A bake/craft To r eg i s t e r, v i s i t s t o u g h t o n
a Labor Day cookout fundraiser at 1 6:30 p.m., Foundation SciFi book group: The First
sale begins at 4 p.m. hospital.com and click on classes Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North, library,
p.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, at the post, 803 Tickets can be purchased at the and events.
N. Page St. 873-6281
church office, Nordic Nook and All For information, call 873-2356. 7 p.m., Stoughton Village Players auditions for Our
Proceeds will go toward medical in the Family Hair Care. Town, SVP Theater, 255 E. Main St., 205-8480
Thursday, September 7
1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St.,
Bahai Faith Covenant Lutheran Church Seventh Day Baptist pepstoughton.org
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-7494 Church of Albion 6:30-8 p.m., Adult Craft Club: Dye it, library, 873-
or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 covluth@chorus.net covluth.org 616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 6281
us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes. Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship 561-7450 albionsdb@gmail.com
Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship
Friday, September 8
forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1
Bible Baptist Church Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stough-
2095 Hwy. W, Utica Ezra Church Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath ton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmer-
873-7077 423-3033 515 E. Main St., Stoughton 834-9050 skmarket
Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship ezrachurch.com Stoughton Baptist Church 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281
Sunday:10 a.m. Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 4:30 p.m. Fish Boil ( $14 advance, $15 at door, 6-12
Christ Lutheran Church 873-6517
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton First Lutheran Church $5, 5 and under free), West Koshkonong Church, 1911
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; Koshkonong Road, 873-9456
873-9353 e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org 310 E. Washington, Stoughton 6 p.m. - Evening Service
Summer worship times: 873-7761 flcstoughton.com Saturday, September 9
5:30 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m. Sunday Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship St. Ann Catholic Church 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farm-
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton
Christ the King Community Fulton Church ers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.),
873-6448 873-7633
Church 9209 Fulton St., Edgerton Weekday Mass: Nazareth House
stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket
884-8512 fultonchurch.org
401 W. Main St., Stoughton 877-0303
Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services
and St. Anns Church Tuesday, September 12
christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.;
Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. 12:30 p.m., Golf lunch, Stoughton Country Club,
Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m. 3165 Shadyside Dr., 835-9421
Christian Assembly Church Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton 873-9106 Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. United Methodist of Stoughton Wednesday, September 13
Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m. 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton
worship 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281
stoughtonmethodist.org
Good Shepherd By The Lake Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Thursday, September 14
The Church of Jesus Christ Lutheran Church
of Latter-day Saints
Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 6:30 p.m., Thursdays With Murder: Mysteries of
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton
10 a.m. - Full Worship Michael Connelly by Harry Bosch, library, 873-6281
873-5924
877-0439 Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. West Koshkonong Lutheran Church Friday, September 15
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m. 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stough-
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship ton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St.,
Cooksville Lutheran Church LakeView Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton
stoughtonwi.com/farmerskmarket
882-4408
Western Koshkonong 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281
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-
How to Be a Better Lover 6500 8585
Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one an-
other, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or Dementia Caregivers Parkinsons Group
insult with insult. 1 Peter 3:8-9 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 To love others, you must first love yourself.This starts with 873-8585
Crohns/Colitis/IBD
Pete Gunderson accepting yourself,faults and all, and gently nourishing and taking Support Group Multiple Sclerosis Group
Mike Smits Dale Holzhuter care of yourself. Our primary responsibility is to take care of 5:30 p.m., third Wednes- 10-11:30 a.m., second
Martha Paton, Administrative Manager
ourselves. A person whose mental or physical health is seriously day, Stoughton Hospital, Tuesday, senior center,
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Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant

Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant impaired will not be able to care for others,so it is vital that we 873-7928 873-8585
www.gundersonfh.com maximize our own health and well-being.Tending to ones own
happiness is also important, because with a sense of joy in our Grief Support Groups Anorexia and Bulimia Group
life,we have something worth giving to others, and indeed, others 2 p.m., third Wednesday, 6 p.m., first Thursday,
will be drawn to us. People are naturally drawn to happy healthy senior center, 873-8585 Stoughton Hospital, 628-
people. Besides being happy and healthy, we should strive to have 6500
an expansive heart that is filled with loving kindness and compas-
sion for everyone. This can be difficult; many people are admit-

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Reader leaders
Kids complete 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten

The Stoughton Public Library wants to help children get

a head start on reading, and 16 youngsters completed a Kids who
program this summer to help do just that.
The library is continuing its ongoing 1,000 Books completed
Before Kindergarten challenge for children up to age 6.
The idea is for families to read the books to their children program
before they are old enough to enter kindergarten.
Children receive stickers to motivate them along the Al Braun, Maximus
way, as well as a free book when they finish 500 books Cocke, Minnie Cocke,
and another free book when they reach 1,000. To find out Pius Cocke, Emma D.,
more or to enter a child in the program, stop by the chil- Nora D., Amos Enerson,
drens desk at the library. Aurelia Groshan, Ethan
To sign your child up for the program, contact Chil- Groshan, Caitlyn Helm,
drens Librarian Amanda Bosky at abosky@stolib.org. Lucas Peterson, Hannah
Peterson, Matilda Plumb,
Caroline Rogers, Rebecca
Rozema and Owen
Photo submitted Weinand.
Addison Shechter and Abby Hopper, both 8 and students at Sandhill Elementary School,
held a lemonade stand with homemade cupcakes in July.

Summer in Stoughton
With summer winding down, some are reflecting back on summer in its prime.
Some Stoughton children ventured outside during the last few weeks of summer
On the Web
and connected with the community with lemonade stands. The Stoughton Parks and Photo submitted Find out more about the
Recreation Department planted new trees around the community in July, and some Aurelia Groshan is one of 16 Stoughton children who recent- Stoughton Public Library at
residents took it upon themselves to help care for the new greenery. ly completed the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten pro- stoughtonpubliclibrary.org
gram at the Stoughton Public Library.

Local churches unite

for shared prayer vigil Now borrow it back
FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS
Christ the King, Ezra Church and Stough-
ton United Methodist Church collaborated
and held a prayer vigil for peace Sunday,
Aug. 20.
More than 50 people gathered at the
Memory Walk by Virgin Lake Park.
In light of the recent events in our coun-
try and our world, people are turning back
YOUVE ALWAYS WANTED
to their faith roots in search of answers,

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Rev. Cathy Christman wrote to the Hub in
an email. It was our hope to offer an ave-
nue where people can find answers.
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A thrift store with a heart

AMBER LEVENHAGEN
Unified Newspaper Group
Kari Aagerup has been an
animal lover her entire life.
Thats why, when Small
Animal Advocates closed,
she took the opportunity to
keep the work of rescuing
animals alive with Second
Chance Animal Advocates
(SCAA). To help with that,
Aagerup opened a thrift
store, SCAA Resale, at 1321
E. Main St. last September.
SCAA is a nonprofit based
in Stoughton that relies on
volunteers and fundraisers to
provide financial assistance
to people with a pet that has
unaffordable medical needs.
Items sold at the thrift store
directly contribute to provid-
ing those funds for pets in the
Stoughton area.
It was established as a
nonprofit in 2015 and the
thrift shop, which supports
a majority of the funding,
opened Sept. 13 of last year.
Thrifting is, especially in
Stoughton, a part of peoples
lives, Aagerup said. When
looking for a place to put the
store, I knew it had to come
back to Stoughton.
Small Animal Advocates
didnt have a thrift shop, but
Aagerup said that opening it
with SCAA has been a huge
help with financially support-
ing its mission.
Fundraisers were able to
provide a base, but opening
SCAA Resale supports nonprofit that helps local pets
SCAA Resale
1321 E. Main St.
205-6636
Scaawi.org
scaawi@yahoo.com
Hours:
Tuesday-Friday: 11a.m.
to 7p.m.
Saturday: 11a.m. to
5p.m.
Sunday-Monday:
Closed
money.
There is no prerequisite to
sign up. Individuals are able
to apply for assistance, and
Aagerup works with both
veterinary offices in town.
Those vets have information-
al flyers at both offices, as
well as at the thrift shop, for
anyone who might be inter-
ested in signing up for the
financial assistance.
Photos by Amber Levenhagen If you need help, ask for
Kari Aegerup owns Second Chance Animal Advocates Resale and her dog, Buddy, frequently visits the store. it, Aagerup said. A lot of
people tell me theyre on
the thrift store opens up a guests that is, unless he is recently donated, and they while you are short, let me disability or limited income,
few more opportunities with sleeping at his moms feet. can be found in every cor- help you. which is all fine, but if for
a more stable source of fund- The store operates com- ner of the shop including whatever reason you need
ing, she said. pletely on volunteer support handmade dog harnesses, Continuing the mission help, ask for it.
The store, with a heart whether its running the ornate jewelry, kitchen and Aagerup was a volunteer
shaped logo on the sign, has register or sorting through household items, and even for several years with Small Future plans
a special place in Aagerups and stocking items, all of an antique popcorn maker, Animal Advocates, a similar Aagerup has big dreams
heart. Buddy, the aging black which are donated. though that item isnt for nonprofit in Stoughton. That for SCAA.
lab she rescued from an abu- Items rotate on a regular sale. organization ceased when its She works as a caregiver
sive home, welcomes all basis depending on what was That popcorn maker can be owners, Kathy and George as her fulltime job (every-
seen at the numerous fund- Thode, retired after more one who supports SCAA
raisers SCAA hosts around than 20 years of providing does so as a volunteer) and

43rd Annual Stoughton the bake sales education and support to she dreams of owning a
around Easter, Victorian Hol- both pets and pet parents in farm where she can rescue
iday weekend at River Bluff the Stoughton area. all sorts of animals and get

SHILLELAGH Middle School and the annu- Kathy and George really involved with foster care.
al plant sale, with plants that started something special, In the meantime, she has
are donated from the Oregon and they worked so hard on plans to look for some-

OPEN
School District. it, and to just let it go when thing bigger than what can
When items are donat- they retired would have been be provided with the thrift
ed that cant be sold, either ridiculous, Aagerup said. store and fundraisers, like
because they are damaged or So I started Second Chance earning grants or finding
Sponsored by clothing items (which SCAA Animal Advocates. business backers to offer
doesnt sell), they are repur- After earning the nonprof- support.
Shillelagh Foundation, Inc. posed or donated to other it title in 2015, she said her Though shes looking
nonprofit agencies, like The and her team of volunteers for more community sup-
Clothing Center at Covenant Kate Grob, Cheri Towle, port, Aagerup emphasized
Lutheran Church.
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Jan DuBois, Amy Lally, Kel- how much volunteers have
SCAA helps cover medical ly Schappe and Kris Aagerup helped SCAA, and its thrift
visits, spay and neuters, and spent the next several store, get to this point.
up to $100 in surgery costs. months fundraising to help
18-Hole Scramble
It has been a whirlwind,
Since opening, SCAA has open the thrift store, but there she said. Animals need
helped 108 cats, dogs and was a slight detour after their love. Ive been wanting to
one rabbit, including a record first fundraiser. start something like this for
$100.00 Includes Cart and Lunch of 30 spays and neuters in
one month.
We made our first $300, the last 10, 15 years, and I
and I immediately spayed wouldnt have been able to
7:30 a.m. Shotgun Start Spaying and neutering is and neutered two cats, she do it without the support of
just so important, she said. said. I didnt even have a my volunteers and the city
The overpopulation of pets, checking account established of Stoughton.
Prizes & Gifts the fact that people do sil- yet.
ly things when theres not Aagerup said SCAA has Contact Amber Levenha-
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Home Talent League
Winder Fuentes goes with a pitch to drive in a second inning run for Stoughton on Sunday. The Merchants traveled to Dodgeville and beat the Knights 9-3
in the opening round of the grand championship series.
Merchants roll
Fuentes drives in three
from No. 7 spot in opening
round of championship
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Winder Fuentes began the season
hitting third in the lineup, but the
Stoughton Merchant shortstop strug-
gled and was dropped to seventh.
While some might have
Volleyball
Stoughton looks to continue success with scrappy defense
ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Coach Kelly Sorensen
applauded the Stoughton
volleyball teams intensi-
ty after practice Thursday,
as the Vikings prepared for
Saturdays season opening
tournament with a day of
game drills.
The girls emulated the
game speed as close as they
could with quick serves
and fast-paced volleys, and
there were a lot of digs and
blocks that got the girls
cheering, which is some-
thing Sorensen says we
should come to expect in
2017.
Stoughton returns three
starters and six returning
letterwinners from last sea-
sons 29-5 team, and while
it lost several offensive
threats, a strong defense
Sports
taken umbrage with the move, Fuen-
tes knew it made the Merchants
stronger.
We dont have a weak spot in
their batting order, he said. Every-
one can hit well. Our 7-8-9 hitters
could be 1-2-3 hitters on a lot of oth-
er teams in the league.
As a result, Fuentes said, hes see-
ing more fastballs now, and he turned
three pitches into RBIs Sunday in
the opening round of the Home Tal-
ent League grand championship
series as Stoughton rolled 9-3 over
remains intact.
Senior outside hitter
Olivia Panthofer, senior
middle blocker Sena Sper-
loen, senior outside hitter/
defensive specialist/libero
Tessa Berry, junior defen-
sive specialist/libero Han-
nah Wirag, junior setter
Megan Adams and junior
outside hitter/defensive
specialist Alita Frick are all
back.
Sorensen said the Vikings
will be scrappy and tough
to score on as one of the
best defensive teams in the
Badger South Conference.
Right now, our biggest
strength will be defense,
Sorensen said. I am confi-
dent that this team is going
to surprise a lot of teams
because we lost so many
seniors, but also the pace
The returning letterwinners for the Stoughton High School volleyball team (front, from left) are: Alita Frick, Hannah Wirag
Turn to Volleyball/Page 12 and Tessa Berry; (back) Megan Adams, Olivia Panthofer and Sena Sperloen.
Dodgeville.
Ryan Nyhagen, who was named
Southeast Section MVP after lead-
ing the division with a .468 bat-
ting average and six home runs, got
things rolling early for the Merchants
against Dodgeville.
Nyhagen drew a walk off Dod-
geville ace Danny Sullivan and was
promptly bunted to second by Dave
Hanson. Max Fuller then hit a ball
off the end of the ball but managed
to reach first base safely on a hit that
traveled less than five feet.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Photo by Jeremy Jones
Fuentes followed Fuller to the
plate with the hardest hit of the
inning, going with a fastball up the
third baseline to plate Nyhagen.
Early in the season, I was trying
to hit everything far. I was pulling
everything, Fuentes said. Now Im
sitting back, waiting for my pitch
and trying to go the opposite way.
Stoughton continued to get all the
rolls early as T.J. DiPrizio reached
base to load the bases and Fuller
scored on a ball misplayed at home
Turn to HTL/Page 12
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Girls cross country
Vikings look
get back to
state as a team
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughton girls cross
country looks primed to
make another run at a Bad-
ger South Conference title
with the return of four of
the teams top five runners
from last season.
Fort Atkinson, Oregon
and Monona Grove all have
young teams too, and they
all have great programs
with great coaches, Zae-
misch. Our girls look to
defend their conference
title, yet we still have a big-
ger goal of team state this
year, rather than sending
three individuals to state
like last year.
Junior Anna Wozniak
earned her first Badger
South Conference title last
year. She then went on to
lead teammates Margaret
Ross and sophomore Grace
Jenny to the WIAA Divi-
sion 1 individual state met.
Wozniak finished 58th
at the state meet and spent
more time in the weight
room this summer in prepa-
ration for the upcoming
season. She will be a team
captain this season, along
with Ross, Jenny and Abby
Kittleson who all earned
first all-conference honors
last year.
Jenny finished 60th at the
state meet three seconds
behind Wozniak while
Ross crossed the finish line
in 70th place.
Kittleson was a state
qualifier as a freshman and
junior Susan Zaemisch is a
four-year runner and team
captain, who sees great
potential in this team.
Sophomore Molly Olstad,
Turn to Girls XC/Page 10
Photo by Anthony Iozzo
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Girls cross country Boys cross country

Vikings win Glenn Herold invite to open season
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Stoughton was without
Anna Wozniak and Abby
Kittleson but still man-
aged to race to a first-
place finish Saturday at
the Glenn Herold Invita-
tional in Watertown, plac-
ing the teams top four
runners in the top 14 and
all five varsity scorers in
the top 25.
Sophomore Grace Jen-
ny led the team in place
of Wozniak and Kittleson,
racing to a third-place
finish. Jenny traversed
the 5k course in 20 min-
utes, 33 seconds behind
only Lakeland sophomore
Whats next
Stoughton travels to the annual Verona Invitational at
10a.m. Saturday.
Among the field are defending Division 1 state cham-
pion Sun Prairie and team qualifier Madison Memorial.
Peyton Sippy finished fourth at state last year and leads
a solid Janesville Craig team.
A s h l ey P e t e r s o n , w h o and we already discussed
won the race in 20:11 and changes we could make at
Fort Atkinson freshman practice to continue to get
Lauren Haas (20:31). stronger.
Grace ran a smart Junior Margaret Ross
race and had the lead at finished seventh as the
two miles, coach Susan Vikings second runner,
Zaemisch said. She is a
very competitive runner Turn to Stoughton/Page 12 Photo by Jeremy Jones
Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton boys cross country team (from left) are: Parker
Flint, Garrett Herbst, Hunter Zaemisch, Carson Fleres and Tanner Hanson; (not pictured)
Gavin Model.

Stoughton returns five of

top eight runners
JEREMY JONES teams No. 1 runner this season.
Sports editor Hunter Zaemisch, son of SHS girls
coach Susan Zaemisch, is a one-year
Stoughton boys cross country returns letterwinner who will also contribute on
five of its top eight runners from the Bad- varsity. Junior Garrett Herbst is a two-
ger South Conference meet. Unfortunate- year letterwinner who could step up this
ly for the Vikings, the three who gradu- season.
ated were the teams top runners the past Sophomore Gavin Model is the wild
couple of years in Garrett Model, Owen card. Model finished 37th at conference
Roe and Tristan Jenny. and went on to receive a varsity letter and
Model finished his prep career by final- Rookie of the Year honors.
ly reaching the WIAA Division 1 state Senior Ian Bormett, an SHS swim-
meet in Wisconsin Rapids, where he fin- mer and a triathlete, is also a bit of an
ished 55th. unknown as he tries cross country for the
Photo by Jeremy Jones Senior Carson Fleres is a three-year first time.
Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton girls cross country team (from left) are: Molly letterwinner and probably the most expe- Conference
Olstad, Anna Wozniak, Margaret Ross, Abby Kittleson, Gigi Zaemisch and Grace Jenny. rienced runner on the team. He finished
33rd at conference last year. Fellow Stoughton finished third at the Bad-
senior Tanner Hanson is a two-year let- ger South Conference meet last year and
Girls XC: Vikes look to defend conference title terwinner and finished one spot behind
Fleres at conference.
sixth at sectionals in DeForest.
Monona Grove remains the team to
Continued from page 9 be stronger with the addi- and senior Arianna Man- Sean McLaury is also a two-year let- beat as they return their entire varsity
tion of freshmen Maddie savage, who finished sec- terwinner. McLaury is coming off a very team from last year and add a few young-
successful track and field season where sters. All five Silver Eagles varsity run-
who missed all-conference Schneider and Gina Owen, ond and third respectively,
he was a member of the state-medlaing ners were either first- or second-team
honors by three spots last who both took advantage behind Wozniak last sea-
Viking 4x800 relay. all-conference last year.
year, put in a lot of miles of summer running. son. Oregon returns a trio
Junior Parker Flint is the top return- Stoughton head coach Pat Schneider
o v e r t h e s u m m e r a n d Conference of second team all-con-
ference runners in soph- ing finisher from conference last year, said the field is wide open behind MG.
hopes to be even better this placing 20th. The two-year letterwinner Everyone else lost fast runners to
season. Several Vikings Fort Atkinson and Ore- omore Zoe Frank (11th),
junior Kaity Kliminski should be one of the frontrunners as the graduation, he said.
actually took advantage of gon expect to be Stough-
putting in summer miles tons two biggest chal- (13th) and junior Lauren
this summer by attending l e n g e s i n t h e B a d g e r Beauchaine (16th). The
the UW Running Camp.
The Vikings should only
South.
Fort Atkinson returns
sophomore Jenna Lovejoy
Panthers are also hoping
to get Bree Bastian back
to 100 percent.
Boys finish eighth at Watertown Invitational
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Whats next
presents our 9th Annual The Vikings boys cross country team
opened the season Saturday at the Glenn Stoughton travels to the 22-team Vero-
Herold Invitational at Watertown High na Invitational on Saturday. The first varsity
School. Stoughton finished eighth with a race starting at 10a.m.
team score of 191 points.
Defending Division 1 state champi- Defending WIAA Division 1 state cham-
on Madison West won the meet with 29 pion state team Madison West leads an-
points 66 ahead of D2 state champion other very talented field.
Lakeland. Baraboo rounded out the top
three with 104. Few D1 state qualifiers Middleton, Sun

Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Prairie and Monona Grove, D2 state quali-
Senior Emmett Post, a four-year runner,
led the way for the Vikings, covering the fier Monroe and D3 runner-up Aquinas will
5k course in 18 minutes, 30 seconds for
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Junior Parker Flint took 41st place in I am counting on the battle for who
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Girls swimming Football

Stoughton falls two points shy Running game, defense

help Vikings roll at Baraboo
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor

Senior Maddie Kooima,

and her twin sister Abbie,
had a hand in four of the six
victories by the Stoughton
girls swimming team Tues-
day at Badger South Con-
ference rival Oregon.
The Vikings went back
and forth with Oregon
through the dual meet but
were unable to close out the
win, falling 86-84.
We started the meet with
a team energy that was a lit-
tle low and I think the girls
did an amazing job turning
it around by the end of the
meet, coach Katie Tal-
madge said.
Maddie, a state qualifi-
er in the 100 backstroke
last year, won the event
in 1 minute, 10.8 seconds
against the Panthers. She
also won the 200 IM in
2:34.
Abbie, who unlike her
sister does not swim year
round, won the 100 freestyle
in 1:08.8 and then joined her
sister to close out the meet
with a meet-best 4:27.19 in
the 400 free relay.
Swimming on that relay
together tonight was really
special, Maddie said. We
both swim different events.
Shes more of a sprinter
Girls tennis
Girls unable to find fourth win against Watertown
Freshman Sofia Bormett holds off Jenna Dobrinsky of
Oregon to win the 200-meter freestyle Tuesday. Stoughton
lost the Badger South dual 86-84.
than I am, and I just think
its awesome that she came
out for swimming.
I just love having her on
the team.
Freshman Amy Schlicht
added the 100 butterfly in
1:10.8, and freshman Sofia
Bormett won the 200 free in
2:15.9.
The Vikings best team
finish was the 100 back
where Maddie Kooima and
Schlicht went 1-2.
Only the second meet of
the season, Maddie said a
lot of girls were nervous and
unsure about their events.
We were all there to lift
JEREMY JONES
Sports editor
Whats next
Stoughton controlled both sides of the ball
through three quarters of action Friday, build- The Vikings (2-0 overall, 0-0 Badger
ing a commanding lead on its way to a 33-14 South) open conference play at 7p.m.
win over Baraboo. Friday in Stoughton against Madison
Senior Jordan DiBenedetto rushed the ball Edgewood (0-2, 0-0). The Crusaders are
19 times for 163 yards and three touchdowns
in the final Badger Conference crossover game coming off a 26-7 loss to Sauk Prairie.
of the season.
Defense carried the Vikings through the
first quarter as Tommy McClain recovered a completion on his only attempt. Jonathan Mal-
Photo by Jeremy Jones fumble for a touchdown to open the scoring. ueg was 7-for-13 for 73 yards and an intercep-
Stoughton missed the extra point but built a tion.
19-0 lead before halftime thanks to DiBene- Baraboos Brock Turkington completed
detto touchdown runs of 1 and 8 yards more 6-of-9 passes for 97 yards 31 of which came
than a minute apart midway through the sec- on a late touchdown pass to Cadem Blum
one another up, which I ond quarter. (two catches, 51 yards). Joe Zemanovic ran 18
thought was awesome, she DiBenedetto added a 4-yard touchdown run yards for 91 yards and Mike Wech added 50
said. early in the third quarter before quarterback yards rushing and a fourth-quarter touchdown
Its all part of this years Sam Wahlin iced the game with a 41-yard on 13 attempts.
motto under Talmadge. touchdown pass to Sam McHone (six catches, Running back Brady Schipper and offensive
We rise by lifting oth- 83 yards). lineman Elijah Krumholz didnt play but both
ers, Talmadge said. When Wahlin finished the game with one are expected to be back this week.
youre feeling down in the
dumps around a race that
youve been put in or the
outcome of a race you had,
Girls golf
you can turn it around by
pushing the person next to
you - lifting them up and
Vikes take first loss in Badger South Conference
cheering them on. ANTHONY IOZZO
In return you will be lift- Assistant sports editor Whats next
ed up by that as well.
Stoughtons JV team pre- The Stoughton High School Stoughton traveled to the Sheboygan invite at Black
vailed 62-53. girls golf team hosted defend- Wolf Run Golf Course Wednesday after the Courier Hubs
ing Badger South Conference
champion Milton Thursday at deadline.
Coachmans Golf Resort, and The Vikings are off until Wednesday, Sept. 6, for a Bal-
the Vikings fell 162-189 to
ance and Believe Invitational at Blackhawk Country Club.
the talented, top-ranked Red
Hawks.
Freshman Caylie Kotlows-
The meet begins at noon.

JEREMY JONES ki continued her strong play

Sports editor
Stoughton girls tennis
hosted Badger South Con-
ference newcomer Water-
town in a dual meet on
Tuesday and dropped the
match 4-3.
T h e Vi k i n g s e a r n e d
wins at Nos. 2 and 3 sin-
gles and No. 2 doubles
but were unable to earn a
fourth and decisive win at
the other four flights.
Senior Krissy Pohlod
rolled 6-3, 6-0 over
Amber Choinski at No. 2
singles and junior Kay-
la Rippe added a 6-2,
6-3 win at No. 3 singles
against Michelle Stangler.
Stoughton junior Lydia
during her first varsity season
Whats next and led Stoughton with a 40. Portage invite Stoughton 175,
Sophomore Myranda Kot- The Vikings traveled to Por- Watertown 204
Stoughton travels to Quann Park at 4:15p.m. Thurs- lowski followed with a 47, tage Country Club on Aug. 23 T h e Vi k i n g s h o s t e d
day for a Badger South dual meet against defending and juniors Jenny Marshall for the Portage invite and fin- Watertown at Coachmans
Division 2 state champion Madison Edgewood. and Renee Anderson finished ished seventh out of 17 teams
the scoring with a 50 and a Golf Resort in a Badger
with a 394. South dual on Tuesday and
52, respectively. Junior Ashley Viken was absent from
Nelsons 53 was not counted won 175-204.
and freshman Annika a hard-fought 7-5, 6-4 the varsity team, but Caylie Myranda Kotlowski led
Goetz fell 6-3, 6-3 at No. match at No. 3 doubles to toward the final score. Kotlowski shined tying for
Junior Bre Viken did not Stoughton (2-1 Badger
4 singles. Katie and Sydney Linsk- a ninth-overall finish, shoot- South) with a 39. Viken fol-
Senior Paige Halverson eas. play Thursday. ing an 87. Oregons Andi
Mia Seeman led Milton lowed with a 43.
and sophomore Karlie The Vikings JV team McCorkle and Osseo-Fair- Caylie Kotlowski was
Halverson had the teams fell 7-3 to the Goslings. with a 37, and Taylor Haka- childs Grace Edie also shot
la shot a 38. Claudia Seeman next with a 44, and Ander-
lone doubles victory, win- Stoughton has a busy 87s. son finished the scoring
ning 6-2, 7-5 at No. 2 week coming up, travel- and Callie Hakala finished the Myranda Kotlowski was
scoring with a 43 and a 44. with a 49.
doubles over Sydney Coo- ing to Quann Park to take next on Stoughton with a Stoughtons JV team won
per and Katie Schleicher. on Madison Edgewood on Stoughtons JV team also 96. Marshall shot a 102, and
lost, 211-233. 217-218.
Seniors Stacy Benoy Thursday before hosting Anderson finished with a 109.
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Volleyball Stoughton: Girls win first meet of season

Stoughton wins Wilmot Invitational Continued from page 10 this summer and proved
she is going to help the
team.
third conference champi-
onship, we wanted to run
the course.
ANTHONY IOZZO Sophomore Molly Ols- Still, Zaemisch said the
Assistant sports editor Whats next taking seventh place in
20:51. tad finished 14th in 21:46 times where a little slow-
Margaret ran solid for and freshman Gina Owen er than expected.
The Stoughton High School volleyball Stoughton hosts Watertown at 7p.m. rounded out the top five The course is flat until
team began 2017 with a perfect 5-0 record us and proves to push the
Saturday to take first place in the Wilmot
Thursday in a Badger South Conference team in the right direc- varsity scorers, taking mile two, and we need to
match and travels to DeForest at 7p.m. tion, Zaemisch said. 25th place in 22.08. get mentally stronger on
Invitational. This was a great first flat courses since confer-
The Vikings defeated Badger (25-15, Tuesday, Sept. 5, for a Badger crossover. Freshman Maddie
Schneider, daughter of meet for the girls, Zae- ence and sectionals are
25-22), Beloit Turner (25-5, 25-14), Shore- misch said. As a team both flat, she said. We
land Lutheran (25-11, 25-18) and Wilmot boys coach Pat Schneider,
finished 10th in 21:15. they performed well. need to be able to pass
Union (25-22, 25-14) to make the finals in and three digs. Since conference is at runners on the straight-
a rematch against Badger. Senior Sam Beach and junior Katelyn Maddie had a strong
first race, Zaemisch said. Watertown this year, and aways and not wait for
Stoughton won the first and third sets in Nolan both had three aces. the team is going for a hills or turns.
a 2-1 (25-20, 18-25, 15-9) championship She put in a lot of miles
victory.
Fort Atkinson 3, Stoughton 0
Senior Tessa Berry finished with 19 kills, The Vikings traveled to Fort Atkinson
18 digs, 13 aces and 2 1/2 blocks in the
tournament, and senior Olivia Panthofer
Monday in a Badger South Conference
match and fell 3-0 (20-25, 23-25, 15-25). HTL: Middleton up next in game 2
collected 20 kills, 18 digs, 2 1/2 blocks and It was the third straight loss to Fort
two aces. Atkinson, as Stoughton (5-1 overall, 0-1 Continued from page 9
Junior Megan Adams had 46 assists, 19 Badger South) dropped two matches in the First round winners
digs, 14 kills, 10 aces and 4 1/2 blocks, and conference tournament finals in 2016.
junior Hannah Wirag picked up 38 digs, Panthofer picked up 10 kills and nine plate after Klitzke showed bunt. square off Sunday
six kills and five aces. digs, and Berry collected six kills and 12 Dodgeville continued to hurt itself as
digs. Wirag led the Vikings with 13 digs. Stoughton (1-0) hosts Middleton
Senior Lauren Jake tied Adams with 4 Klitzke got down a suicide squeeze on the
Adams added eight digs and 20 assists, (1-0) in the second round of the Home
1/2 blocks and added six kills, and senior next pitch, which Knights catcher Chris Cler-
and Brickson had six digs. Talent League grand championship
Sena Sperloen had 1 1/2 blocks. Junior kin picked up, not realizing it was a fair ball.
Sperloen had 2 1/2 blocks, and Wirag, series at 1p.m. Sunday.
Maddy Brickson had double-digit digs That allowed a run to score and the Stough-
Brickson, Berry, Panthofer and Adams all The 29ers are coming off an 7-0 vic-
with 13 and also had six aces, and sopho- ton center fielder to reach base safely.
had aces. tory over Montello in which Drew Far-
more Kat Eugster finished with eight kills Sullivan, one of the top pitchers in the rell threw a two-hitter.
league, typically touching the low 90s, Middleton beat the Merchants in the
worked out of the inning with a pair of championship game four years ago.
Boys soccer ground balls. But battling a series of arm
injuries, he was pulled before the third.
The winner of that game will be 2-0

Vikings pick up first win at Janesville quad

ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School boys soccer
team earned its first win of the season Saturday
in the second game at the Janesville quad 3-1
against Big Foot/Williams Bay.
The Vikings (1-4 overall) scored three times
in the second half after trailing 1-0 at halftime.
Junior Jason Johnson scored twice with
assists to senior Malec Scanlon-Laemmrich
and freshman Aaron Mittlsteadt. Senior captain
Jake Deutsch added a goal in the 78th minute.
Senior goalie Matthew Read finished with six
saves.
Big Foot played to a one goal game with
Janesville, and it showed that we are able to
play, coach Dave Wermuth said. They moved
the ball around Big Foot better than they had all
year, and the defense did a good job stopping
the offensive threats.
Stoughton lost the first game of the quad
Friday, 5-0 to Janesville Craig. Read had five
saves.
Whats next
Stoughton travels to Janesville Parker at
6:30p.m. Thursday in a non-conference
game and travels to Waunakee at 7p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 5, for a Badger crossover.
Evansville 4, Stoughton 0
The Vikings were shutout 4-0 on Thursday
at non-conference Evansville, and all the goals
came in the first half. Read had six saves.
Baraboo 4, Stoughton 3
I wanted to get him a few innings, Seffens
Stoughton hosted Baraboo on Tuesday in the
Badger crossover and was edged 4-3.
Senior Zander Hartberg had a goal and an
assist, and junior Ethan Wright and Deutsch
added goals. Senior Cameron Furseth collect-
ed an assist, and Read had five saves.
That allowed Stoughton to tack on two
more runs for a 5-0 lead on RBI singles from
Fuentes and T.J. DiPrizio.
Winder struggled early, but hes been on a
tear ever since, Seffens said. T.J. has come
up with some big hits, and Tanner down in
the No. 9 spot does his job.
That lead ballooned out to 9-0 following
RBI singles from Jake Wenzel and a single
by Chris Lund that was misplayed by Tan-
ner Solberg in center field to score Wenzel
and allow Lund to round the bases after the
three-base error. Fuentes final RBI came on
a groundout in the top of the ninth inning.
While starter Ben Riffle was rolling, hold-
ing a shutout through six innings, Stoughton
manager Dale Seffens opted to call on Erick
Sperloen to closeout the win.
Ben was throwing a great game, but
were going to need Erick down the road and
said.
After an uneventful two innings of relief,
Sperloen and the Merchants saw Dodgeville
collect back-to-back doubles to lead off the
ninth.
entering the final game Sunday, Sept.
10. Stoughton travels to Montello in
that game, and Middleton hosts Dod-
geville.
If two teams are tied (2-1) after week
three, the teams would go to a fourth
game on Sunday, Sept. 17.
Austin Larson led off the inning and then
scored on a double by Jordan Larson who
popped up on the throw to second base, mak-
ing contact with Irvin Medina and causing
tempers to flare. One out later, Solberg hit a
third double for Dodgeville to make the score
9-2.
Fuentes then threw a ball away at first base
with two outs, allowing a third run to score
before Sperloen got Nate Michek to fly out
to end the game.
Tempers continued to flare after the game
as Fuentes sent his friend (Medina) to the
dugout. Some of the Dodgeville players took
exception about Medina sitting out the post-
game handshake before everyone eventual-
ly returned to their respective dugouts for a
beer.

Volleyball: Season opened Saturday

Continued from page 9
of our game is even faster
than it was last year.
Wi r a g w i l l l e a d t h e
Vikings defense. A sec-
ond-team all-conference
libero, she finished with
339 digs last season to lead
a talented collective in the
back row. She also added
59 aces.
Berry was also impres-
sive as a defensive spe-
cialist, with 244 digs, and
earned honorable mention
honors. Berry also led the
team with 76 aces and add-
ed 86 kills last year, and
she will be called upon to
be even more versatile this
season.
Sperloen is back as a
middle blocker after fin-
ishing with 15 total blocks
(seven solo, 16 assisted),
and Frick returns after col-
lecting 49 digs, 12 aces
and two blocks.
Middle blockers Lydia
Schultz and Emma Holtan
are two losses on defense
and with the attack.. Schul-
tz had 79 kills and 17 1/2
blocks (eight solo, 19
assisted), and Holtan fin-
ished with 49 kills, and 12
1/2 blocks (eight solo, nine
assisted).
The offense will have
a little more to replace in
2017. UW-Parkside fresh-
man Rachel Hedman, who
earned first-team all-con-
ference and honorable
mention All-State honors
as an outside hitter last
season, is one of the big-
gest losses from last years
team.
Hedman had 529 kills,
273 digs, 36 aces and 15
blocks (eight solo, 14
assisted).
Also gone from last sea-
son are second-team setter
Maggie Wirag and senior
right-side hitter Maddie
Posick. Wirag finished with
629 assists as the starting
setter and added 163 digs,
88 kills, 44 aces and eight
blocks (two solo, 12 assist-
ed). Posick collected 144
digs and 86 kills.
Overall, yes we did lose
some offensive threats, but
we are working on a cou-
ple of younger players that
have a lot to offer in the
front row and are going to
improve a lot during the
season, Sorensen said.
Sophomore middle
blocker Amber Hodkiewicz
and sophomore right-side
hitter Kat Eugster, as well
as Sperloen, are expected
to help out with the attack
in the front row, Sorensen
said.
We also have a lot of
newcomers besides them
that have a lot to offer as
well, Sorensen said. It
will be exciting to see how
everyone improves in the
next two weeks alone but
also the entire season.
Despite the loss of Mag-
gie Wirag, Adams brings
back plenty of experience
at the setter position to
help the offensive attack.
Adams finished with 135
assists and 103 digs as a
backup. She also added 19
aces and 28 kills.
Adams will be setting
the pace in a 5-1 volleyball
rotation, which puts two
outside hitters, two middle
blockers and a right-side
hitter on the floor with one
setter.
Panthofer will also help
on offense as an experi-
enced hitter. She collected
111 kills and 74 digs and
earned honorable mention
all-conference honors in
2016.
Stoughton looks to defend Badger South title
The Stoughton High School volleyball
team finished in a three-way tie for the Bad-
ger South Conference title last season with
Monona Grove and Fort Atkinson.
The Vikings went 5-1 in the regular sea-
son, with the lone loss coming against
Monona Grove. They earned revenge against
the Silver Eagles in the conference tourna-
ment to make the finals and put themselves
in a position to win the conference outright,
but Fort Atkinson upset Stoughton twice in
the finals to force the three-way tie.
Sorensen wrote in the Hubs preview ques-
tionnaire she expects Milton and Madison
Edgewood to be two of the tougher teams
to beat in 2017, but she also added newly
arrived Watertown as the favorite.
The Goslings played in the Little 10 Con-
ference last season and finished 18-7 overall
(11-3 conference) behind Oconomowoc (33-
5, 14-0). Watertown also won the Capitol
Volleyball Academy summer league.
Watertown is tough, so it will be inter-
esting because we open up with them in our
second conference match, Sorensen said.
They are an overall traditionally sound pro-
gram. You have to welcome good competi-
tion, and it will only make us better.
The Goslings return second-team all-con-
ference junior Lauren Burd and honorable
mention sophomore Brianne Korducki. They
graduated first-team selections Ellee Jensen
and Maya Roberts, second-teamer Carly
Brennecke and honorable mention Amanda
Feder.
Milton (8-12, 1-5) is another strong team,
Sorensen said. The group improved through-
out last season and also has talent coming up
from the JV squad.
The Red Hawks return a trio of honorable
mentions in senior Kailey Harbort (outside
hitter) and juniors Courtney Knutson (middle
hitter) and Chloe Buescher (outside hitter).
They graduate second-team libero Maddie
Scalissi.
Edgewood (14-23, 3-3) is the third team
Sorensen said will be a team to watch in
2017. The Crusaders return second-team
senior outside hitter Caitlin Link.
Edgewood graduated first-team setter
Hannah Schwenn and honorable mention
outside/right-side hitter Bri Foti.
Monona Grove (27-6, 6-0) returns junior
first-team middle blocker McKenna War-
nock but graduates five others from the
all-conference list first-team outside hit-
ter Kylie Meinholz, first-team setter Maddy
Braun, honorable mention libero Stephanie
Kachel, honorable mention right-side hitter
Katherine Manthe and honorable mention
setter/right-side hitter Hailee Hamer.
Fort Atkinson (18-7, 4-2) brings back
senior second-team outside hitter Sarah
Pfeifer and junior honorable mention set-
ter Grace Mans. The Blackhawks graduate
first-team outside hitter Katie Frohmader and
first-team middle blocker Miah Garant.
Oregon (8-11, 1-5) brings back senior
second-team outside hitter Alyssa Milski
and junior honorable mention libero Emily
Konop and graduated honorable mention
outside hitter Liz Andriacchi.
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Obituaries
Bruce A. Johnson
Bruce Johnson
Bruce A. Johnson,
age 87, passed away on
We d n e s d a y, A u g . 2 3 ,
2017, surrounded by his
family.
He was born in Stough-
ton on March
23, 1930,
the son of
H a l vo r a n d
Charlotte Johnson.
Bruce attended
Philip S. Christiansen
Philip S. Christiansen,
of East Troy, was wel-
comed home by his Lord
and Savior on Aug. 20,
2017, after a long standing
illness.
Phil was born on Oct.
12, 1932, in Glen Ellyn,
Ill., son of the late Frank
and Anne (Hoyer) Chris-
tiansen.
Phil met his wife, Bar-
bara, at Wheaton College,
and they were married on
Sept. 24, 1955.
Stoughton High School.
He enlisted in the U.S.
Army and was honorably
d i s c h a rg e d . U p o n h i s
return to Stoughton Bruce
worked a variety of jobs.
He met his future wife
at the Stoughton Restau-
rant while working as
a milkman. On Jan. 16,
1954, Bruce married Alice
Kane at St. Ann Catholic
Church. For many years
they ran Johnsons Car-
pet Service together. They
were active members of
St. Ann Parish.
Bruce was an avid
sports fan, he especial-
ly enjoyed the Badgers,
Pa c ke r s , B r ew e r s a n d
Home Talent. He enjoyed
socializing and could be
found anywhere he could
fi n d a c u p o f c o ff e e .
Bruce took pride in hard
work and will be missed
by all who knew him. He
He is survived by Barba-
ra, his loving and devoted
wife of nearly 62 years; 5
children Stephen (Karen),
Jonathan Jon (Kathy),
Dean (Maria Elena), Beth
Anne (Jim) Struwing, and
Ron (Kathy); 15 grand-
children Lindsey, Ellen,
Lauren, Philip, Heidi,
R u t h , J u l i e , Vi c t o r i a ,
Michelle, Renee, Jennifer,
Grace, Caleb, Caroline,
and Libby; 4 great-grand-
children Heath, Melva,
Nola, and Jude.
Phil and Barbara served
is lovingly survived by his
seven children, Deborah
(Jason) Sornson of Flor-
ida, Laura Woodhouse of
Fitchburg, Kathryn (Al)
Lindler of South Carolina,
Joanne (Robert) Thom of
Lake Mills, Al (Sue) John-
son of Illinois, Connie
(Clayton) Geno of Min-
nesota and Patty Johnson
of Stoughton; nine grand-
children, Bryan (Jana),
Todd and Erik (Jeremy
Salas) Woodhouse, Bon-
nie and Andrew (Heath-
er) Lindler, Jakki and
Kenzie Johnson, Ryan
Thom and Trevor Geno;
five great grandchildren,
Ethan, Andrew, Caileigh,
Nathaniel, and Gregory;
sisters, Virginia Doherty
and Cheri Jones; and
extended relatives.
H e wa s p r e c e d e d i n
death by his parents;
wife of 42 years, Alice;
at the Karanda Mission
Hospital in Zimbabwe,
Africa for 10 years. He
worked at the Stoughton
Community Hospital and
Aurora Lakeland Hospi-
tal in Elkhorn as a Medi-
cal Technologist and also
wo r ke d a t Ti m b e r- l e e
Christian Center as direc-
tor of maintenance. Phil
loved serving the Lord
wherever he was, and
he faithfully taught and
served as an elder at the
East Troy Bible Church
for 30 years. His life of
brothers, DuWayne, Larry
and Michael; and sister,
Paddy Argueta.
Mass of Christian Buri-
al was held on Monday,
Aug. 28, 2017, at St. Ann
Catholic Church. Private
burial will take place in
St. Ann Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, memorials
may be made to St. Ann
Parish, Heartland Hos-
pice, or a local animal
shelter. A special thank
you to the staff of Stough-
ton Meadows and Heart-
land Hospice for their
kind and compassionate
care of Bruce. Please
share your memories of
Bruce at CressFuneralSer-
vice.com.
Cress Funeral Service
206 W. Prospect Street
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-9244
service has influenced
people all over the world.
Visitation was held on
Sunday, Aug. 27, at East
Troy Bible Church, 2660
North St., Hwy 20 East
Troy from 2p.m. until the
celebration of life service
at 4p.m. A meal followed
the service. Burial was
held on Monday, Aug.
28, at Oak Ridge Ceme-
tery, Hwy 20 East Troy at
10a.m.
In lieu of flowers, a
memorial will be estab-
lished in Philips memory.
August 31, 2017 Stoughton Courier Hub 13
Willard D. Hanson Brett (Jill) Hanson and Cole
(Lindsey) Hanson; two
great grandchildren, Micah
and Reese Hanson; he is
also survived by his wife
Rosa Hanson, and many
nieces, nephews and cous-
ins.
Willard was preceded in
death by his parents; wife,
Sylvia; brothers and sisters,
Earl (Arlin) Hanson, Arlene
( I ve r ) C h r i s t o p h e r s o n ,
Roselyn (Donovan) Wake,
Willard Hanson Marion (Julius) Dawes, and
Howard (Esther) Hanson,
brother and sister in-law
Willard D. Hanson, age Giles (Janess) Anderson.
90, passed away on Friday Funeral services will be
Aug. 25, 2017. held at 11a.m. Saturday,
He was born on Feb. 1, Sept. 9, 2017, at Cress
1927, in Stoughton, the son Funeral Service, 206 W.
of Anton and Nora (Gilbert- Prospect St., Stoughton.
son) Hanson. Willard grew Visitation will be held from
up on the family farmstead 9a.m. until the time of ser-
in the Town of Dunkirk. He vices on Saturday. Willard
graduated from Stoughton will be laid to rest next to
High School in 1944. On his wife Sylvia at Luther-
March 31, 1946, he married an South Cemetery. Fol-
the love of his life Sylvia
Anderson. Willard always
lowing the services, fam-
ily and friends are invited
stayed busy by working to a catered luncheon at
the farm and at the same the Stoughton American
time for Warren Peterson Legion Post 59.
Cement and was also the Memorials may be made
city and rural postman for out to Alzheimers Associa-
22 years. tion of South Central Wis-
He enjoyed his bowling consin at alz.org/scwisc
leagues, dart ball, pok- or the Stoughton Opera
er with his friends, and House. Please share your
enjoyed his coffee group memories at cressfunerals-
down at McDonalds. ervice.com.
He is survived by his two Cress Funeral Home
sons, Brian (Janet) Han- 206 W. Prospect St.
son and Kevin and (Diana) Stoughton, WI 53589
Hanson; two grandchildren,

120 Years ago (1897)
Mons Myron was
thrown from a load of
tobacco while coming down
the steep hill near the depot,
and considerably bruised.
The team ran away, scatter-
ing the tobacco boxes pro-
miscuously along the street.
After a weeks idleness
for want of the necessary
power, the stone crusher has
again been set in motion.
Hartley Criddle with his
engine is keeping the boys
busy and the work is now
progressing finely.
A couple of inebriates
found a comfortable lodg-
ing at the Hotel de Erdahl
for several hundred have
already been taken, and
1,500 sets are now in course
of production.
All interested in foot
ball are requested to meet
at the Armory at 8 p.m. Sat-
urday Aug. 28th. All having
suits will please bring them
in.
80 Years ago (1937)
Miss Enola Calhoun,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Calhoun, resid-
ing east of Stoughton, was
proclaimed dairy queen of
Dane County at the contest
held Thursday at the Dane
County Fair Grounds.
The City Hall grocery,
which had been owned and
Stoughton History
August
Tobacco crops in the closer to to their goal Mon- project at Stoughton High Three weeks of drought-
t ow n s h i p s o f P l e a s a n t
day evening when they School, according to the like conditions in Dane
Springs, Dunkirk and Albi- decided to purchase their latest numbers present- County in July and August
on, suffered thousands of school building from the ed by Steve Kieckhafer of left residents thirsty for
dollars worth of damage Stoughton School District Plunkett Raysich Architects rain. But now that the area
Thursday afternoon when for the appraised value of during Mondays Stoughton is back to its green state,
a long-needed and much- $2,150 plus the $30 real- Board of Education meet- residents wish it would
looked-for rain swept in on tors fee for inspecting the ing. Kieckhafer delivered stop. Thats because the
Stoughton and Southeastern property and putting a fair a detailed presentation to wet stuff has been falling
Dane County, accompa- value on it. board members and Stough- almost continuously for
nied by a devastating hail Stougthon public school ton Area School District several days, resulting in
storm. The hail storm was will reopen next Tuesday, administrators, outlining a a pond-like backyards and
the first in years, accordingSeptember 4th, with the 10-step, three-year renova- damp, wet basements for
to reports Friday, and came largest enrollment in histo- tion plan for the high school Stoughton residents.
just as farmers were startingry. Approximately 25 rural costing upwards of $25 mil-
the fall harvest. districts have merged with lion, if the board adopts the Compiled by Scott De
the Stoughton School Dis- current plan. Laruelle
55 Years ago (1962) trict during the past year
Obed Norem, superin- and total enrollment will be
tendent of schools, states close to 2,600. Celebrating 25 Years in Business!
that the new Kegonsa ele-
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We h ave ex a m i n e d
the new invention of T.G.
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locks the front bolster when
turned as to make it as rig-
id as the hind bolster. We
believe the sleigh is bound
to be a leader, as orders
ertson selling his interest
to Mr. Wallen. The store
is now known as Wallens
Grocery.
A group of WPA work-
ers started work Monday
on a project at Mandt Park
to repair and improve the
g r o u n d s a n d bu i l d i n g s
which are used for the har-
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Swadley: Interest is openness, transparency Trailer: Demolition debate continues

Continued from page 1 The mayors position on the Finance and Com- Continued from page 1 Street, Aug. 10 but did not master developer for the
in Stoughton is an oddity, munity Affairs/Council take action on designating area to withdraw from the
vision and leadership to a full-time job in a small Policy committees. save or demolish the build- it a Local Landmark, which project in June.
the City of Stoughton, he town with no administra- His announcement ing before it meets with the would have prevented its Historic architect and
wrote in an email he sent tor. The mayor is therefore pointed out an interest in RDA. Ald. Matt Bartlett demolition. Landmarks Commission
Saturday announcing his as much an administrative open and transparent gov- (D-4) also voted against the At question is whether member Steve Mar-Pohl
candidacy. position as it is political. It ernment that represents meeting because he cant to save the building, which e s t i m a t e d t h e bu i l d i n g
A project manager for is budgeted for a salary of the people, as well as make it on that date. has been vacant for 20 years shell could be restored at a
Fastenal and owner of Piz- $61,908 in 2017. improved communicating The majority agreed with and now presents a threat to cost of $2 million to $2.25
za Pit, Swadley has lived Stoughtons mayor gen- with businesses and citi- the proposal of Ald. Sid public safety, or demolish million, while demolition
in Stoughton for more than erally does not vote in city zens and fiscal responsibil- Boersma (D-1). it to make way for redevel- would be between $1 mil-
30 years. decisions, except when ity. Swadley said he wants opment. The city bought lion and $1.5 million. The
He has often been at there is a tiebreaker. How- The encouragement I to discuss the financial the building from Stough- city closed the 500 and 600
odds with Olson, partic- ever, it happened many have received from family, aspects of the building and ton Trailers for $150,000 in blocks of East South Street
ularly with respect to the times under Olson, mostly friends, my fellow council the larger riverfront rede- 2012. indefinitely July 27 after
controversial Kettle Park during the KPW approvals and community members velopment area. And May- The question of what to Mar-Pohl delivered a safety
West development and the process. has motivated me run at or Donna Olson said the do with the building actu- report on the building and
tax-increment financing Swadley has been this time, Swadley wrote meeting should include a ally a complex of six build- recommended closing the
that helped bring it here. involved in reorganization in the release. public safety report from ings on a 9.2-acre site in street in the buildings fall
He was outspoken in com- of city departments, most the police, fire and EMS the citys 12-acre riverfront zone.
plaining about the TIF pro- notably the creation of the Email Hub editor Jim Fer- departments. redevelopment area has
cess and the citys failure human resources office, olie at stoughtoneditor@ The Landmarks Commis- vexed city officials for the Email Bill Livick at bill.
to follow its own policy. and he holds key positions wcinet.com. sion discussed the build- past six months, and the livick@wcinet.com.
ing, located on East South disagreement caused the

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TOWN OF
PLEASANT SPRINGS
NOTICE OF SOLICITATION
FOR FUEL BIDS
The Town of Pleasant Springs is ac-
cepting bids for fuel for our 2018 usage
as follows:
Roadmaster/Wintermaster diesel
fuel, including state tax and excluding
federal tax, price per gallon; and Gaso-
line 87 octane unleaded including state
tax - price per gallon.
This bid assumes and requires that
the fuel must be delivered to our on-site
tanks at the awarded price from January
1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.
Please contact Clerk/Treasurer, Ma-
ria Hougan at 873-3063 if you have any
questions or need further information
concerning the calculation of your bid.
Bids must be received no later than
noon on Thursday, September 21, 2017.
Please submit your bid to: Town
Board of Supervisors, Town of Pleasant
Springs, 2354 County Rd N, Stoughton,
WI, 53589-2873. The outside of the en-
velope must be marked with the words
FUEL BID. The Town Board will discuss
and may take action on these bids at the
Town Board Meeting to be held on Octo-
ber 3, 2017. The Town Board reserves the
right to reject any and all bids or to ac-
cept that bid deemed most advantageous
to the town.
Maria Hougan
Clerk/Treasurer
Posted: August 04, 2017
Published: August 24 and 31, 2017
WNAXLP
***
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The City of Stoughton Planning
Commission will hold a Public Hear-
ing on Monday, September 11, 2017 at
6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as
the matter may be heard, in the Coun-
cil Chambers, Public Safety Building,
321 South Fourth Street, Second Floor,
Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to con- to MR-24 Multi-Family Residential, in all times. driveway aprons, carriage walks, sani- any technicality, and to accept any Bid
sider a proposed Conditional Use Permit the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI, No person shall park, stop or leave tary sewer, storm sewer and water sys- which it deems advantageous. All Bids
Application by Joe Conant, Conant Au- more fully described: standing any vehicle, except temporari- tem improvements for Giles Street from shall remain subject to acceptance for 60
tomotive, for an expansion of a vehicle Part of Parcel number: 281/0511-082- ly for the purpose of and while actually Henry Street to Morris Street, and that days after the time set for opening Bids.
repair and maintenance service use at 0710-2 engaged in loading or unloading or in the amount of the special assessments Published by the authority of the
1324 US Highway 51 & 138, Stoughton, Legal Description: LOT 1 CSM 13551 receiving or discharging passengers for the improvements have been deter- City of Stoughton.
Wisconsin. A building addition and other CS88/236-237 07/31/2013 F/K/A ORIGI- and while the vehicle is attended by a li- mined as to each parcel of real estate Lana Kropf, City Clerk
site improvements related to parking and NAL PLAT BLOCK 9 LOT 5, LOT 6 & W 33 censed operator so that it may be moved affected, and a statement of the assess- Dated August 25, 2017
property entrance reconfiguration are FT LOT 7 (0.511 A) promptly in case of an emergency or to ments is on file with the City Clerk of Published: August 31 and
planned. The property at 1324 US High- This property description is for tax avoid obstruction of traffic, upon any of the City of Stoughton. It is proposed to September 7, 2017
way 51 & 138, Stoughton, Wisconsin is purposes. It may be abbreviated. For the the following highways or parts of high- collect special assessments larger than WNAXLP
more fully described as follows: complete legal description please refer to ways: $200 in installments, as provided for by
Parcel Number: 281/0511-064-9329-2 the deed. (73) No parking on north side of Wis. Stat. 66.0715. All assessments ***
LOT 2 CSM 12832 CS81/187&189- Additional information including the 300 block of Taft Street from N. will be collected in installments as pro- STATE OF WISCONSIN,
1/5/2010 F/K/A LOT 2 CSM 5764 a location map can be found at: http:// Page Street to 140 feet west as officially vided in City of Stoughton Resolution
CSM27/116&118 R12512/81-83-2/17/89 stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-com- marked. No. R-121-2017, which resolution is CIRCUIT COURT,
& F/K/A PRT LOT 1 CSM 2478 CS10/1- mission/ 2. This ordinance shall be in full on file with the City Clerk of the City of DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
7/12/77 & ALSO INCL & DESCR AS SEC For questions related to this notice force and effect from and after its date of Stoughton, except assessments on prop- CREDITORS (INFORMAL
6-5-11 PRT SW1/4SE1/4 (2.50 ACRES) contact Michael Stacey at 608-646-0421 publication. erty where the owner files with the City
This property description is for tax Michael P Stacey Dates Clerk of the City of Stoughton, within 30 ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
purposes. It may be abbreviated. For the Zoning Administrator Council Adopted: August 22, 2017 days from the date of this notice, a writ- MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
complete legal description please refer to Published August 24 and 31, 2017 Mayor Approved: August 22, 2017 ten notice that the owner elects to pay RICHARD E. SERSTAD
the deed. WNAXLP Attest: August 22, 2017 the special assessment on the owners Case No. 17PR538
Additional information including Published: August 31, 2017 property, describing the property, to the PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
a location map can be found at: http:// *** WNAXLP City Treasurer of the City of Stoughton on 1. An application for Informal Admin-
stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-com- CITY OF STOUGHTON, or before the November 1, 2018, unless istration was filed.
mission/ *** the election is revoked. If, after making 2. The decedent, with date of birth
For questions regarding this notice 381 E. MAIN STREET, the election, the property owner fails to
CITY OF STOUGHTON, April 2, 1936 and date of death July 14,
please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning STOUGHTON, WI 53589 make the payment to the City Treasurer 2017, was domiciled in Dane County,
Administrator at 608-646-0421 381 E. MAIN STREET, of the City of Stoughton, the City Clerk
ORDINANCE OF THE State of Wisconsin, with a mailing ad-
Michael P Stacey STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN shall place the entire assessment on the dress of 710 Taylor Lane, Stoughton, WI
Zoning Administrator COMMON COUNCIL following tax roll.
Published August 24 and 31, 2017 Amending Chapter 70-176 (47) of the RESOLUTION OF THE Lana Kropf, City Clerk
53589.
City of Stoughton Municipal Code; relat- COMMON COUNCIL 3. All interested persons waived no-
WNAXLP Published: August 31, 2017 tice.
ing to parking restrictions in Business Resolution authorizing improve- WNAXLP
Park North ments and levying special assessments 4. The deadline for filing a claim
***
Committee Action: Public Safety against benefited property in the City of ***
against the decedents estate is Novem-
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE recommends approval 5-0. Stoughton for the improvement of curb ber 24, 2017.
The City of Stoughton Planning Fiscal Impact: N/A and gutter, retaining walls, sidewalks, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
Commission will hold a Public Hear- File Number: O-8-2017 driveway aprons, carriage walks, sani- SUBSTATION County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
ing on Monday, September 11, 2017 at 1st Reading: August 8, 2017 tary sewer, storm sewer and water sys- Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.
6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as CONSTRUCTION Danell Behrens
2nd Reading: August 22, 2017 tem improvements for the 2017 Street
the matter may be heard, in the Council 1. The Common Council of the City and Utility Construction on Giles Street. STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Deputy Probate Registrar
Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. of Stoughton do ordain as follows: Committee Action: Preliminary PROJECT NO. S11-16D August 4, 2017
Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Sec. 70-176 (47) is amended to allow Resolution R-107-2017 approved by the Attorney Thomas Lee Hebl
Wisconsin, 53589, to consider the pro- SPECIFICATION NO. 3022, Hebl, Hebl & Ripp, LLP
parking on the inside lane of Business Finance Committee 4-0 and by the Com-
posed rezoning of the following parcel Park North Drive. mon Council 10-0 VOLUME XLII PO Box 46
of land at 314 W. Main Street, Stoughton, * Sec. 70-176. - Parking prohibited at Fiscal Impact: N/A Stoughton Utilities will receive Sun Prairie, WI 53590
WI., owned by City of Stoughton. The all times. File Number: R-121-2017 sealed bids for Substation Construction. 608-837-4325
property described below is proposed to No person shall park, stop or leave Date Introduced: August 22, 2017 Bids will be received at the office of For- Bar Number: 1013883
be rezoned from PB Planned Business standing any vehicle, except temporari- WHEREAS the Common Council of ster Electrical Engineering 550 N Burr Published: August 17, 24 and 31, 2017
ly for the purpose of and while actually the City of Stoughton, Wisconsin, held a Oak Ave Oregon, WI 53575 until 1:00 p.m. WNAXLP
engaged in loading or unloading or in public hearing for the purpose of hearing local time on the 15th day of September,

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receiving or discharging passengers
and while the vehicle is attended by a li-
censed operator so that it may be moved
promptly in case of an emergency or to
avoid obstruction of traffic, upon any of
the following highways or parts of high-
ways:
* (47) Both sides of Business Park
Circle, Commerce Road and Progress
Lane, except that parking is allowed for
on the inside lane from 200 feet west
of Commerce Drive to 500 feet south of
Progress lane as officially marked.
Proud Partner of 2. This ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after its date of
Wisconsin Athletics publication.
Dates
Council Adopted: August 22, 2017
Mayor Approved: August 22, 2017
Attest: August 22, 2017
Published: August 31, 2017
all interested persons concerning the
preliminary resolution and report of the
City Engineer on the following described
area for benefits accruing to such proper-
ty within the project area:
The improvement of curb and gut-
ter, retaining walls, sidewalks, driveway
aprons, carriage walks, sanitary sewer,
storm sewer and water system improve-
ments for 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
2017, at which time all bids will be public- ***
ly opened and read aloud. STATE OF WISCONSIN,
The bids shall be addressed to: For-
ster Electrical Engineering, Inc. CIRCUIT COURT,
550 N. Burr Oak Ave. DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO
Oregon, WI 53575 CREDITORS (INFORMAL
And shall be marked: Sealed Bid
Submitted by (bidders name) ADMINISTRATION) IN THE
Substation Construction MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
Specification 3022, Volume XLII NORIKO S. OLSON
The work shall include furnishing Case No. 17PR570
the labor of construction and miscella- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
neous material for the complete installa- 1. An application for Informal Admin-
tion of the new West Substation.
istration was filed.
Bidding documents may be exam-
ined at or obtained from the office of the
2. The decedent, with date of birth
September 27, 1932 and date of death
consulting Engineer. The nonrefundable May 4, 2017, was domiciled in Dane
fee for these documents will be $20 (for County, State of Wisconsin, with a
an electronic copy) and/or $50 (for a mailing address of 624 N. Madison St.,
printed copy). Stoughton, WI 53589.
Forster Electrical Engineering, Inc. 3. All interested persons waived no-

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1. That the report of the City Engi- No bid will be accepted unless ac- ber 1, 2017.
CITY OF STOUGHTON, companied by a certified check or bid
neer pertaining to the construction of the 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane
381 E. MAIN STREET, above-described improvements, includ- bond of at least five percent (5%) of the County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton
STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ing plans and specifications therefore is bid amount, payable to the Owner. If the
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New orders only.
y Minimum purchase
p required.
q Does not include material costs. COMMON COUNCIL ried out in accordance with the report of or performance bonds or assurances) August 16, 2017
Creating Chapter 70-176 (73) of the the City Engineer. the amount of the check or bid bond shall Jonathan M. Hajny
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Courts project until 2 PM on Friday Sep- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE:
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For information call 835-6677. through 2-654 of the Stoughton Municipal City Hall, 381 East Main Street, Stough-
1. An application for Informal Admin-
istration was filed.
Code. ton, Wisconsin53589, at which time they
FOR SALE- MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS 5. The City Clerk is directed to pub- will be publicly opened and read aloud.
2. The decedent, with date of birth
August 2, 1926 and date of death July
lish this resolution as a Class I notice in The work includes reconfiguring
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access to the hand-held
computers will allow stu-
dents more time to work
with technology and help
educators provide a more
personalized learning expe-
rience.
The third story to watch is
the recent expansion of Fab
Lab equipment and spac-
es into River Bluff Middle
School. That process start-
ed earlier this year but will
expand as students get more
opportunities to work with
state-of-the-art technology.
The last two topics deal
with student health and
well-being. The district is
partnering with Dane Coun-
ty to provide a two-person
mental health team to sup-
port families and students in
crisis at River Bluff Middle
School and the districts three
elementaries Fox Prairie,
Kegonsa and Sandhill.
The district is also continu-
ing its efforts to remediate
the effects of poverty among
students, with ongoing work
by a task force created in
February to help growing
numbers of students eligible
for free and reduced lunches.
1. Inquiry-based
learning
Last year, one of the dis-
tricts Innovation Grants was
to institute inquiry-based
learning in Kegonsas kinder-
garten classes.
This year, they are expand-
ing it to the whole school,
with the theme, Coura-
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Kegonsa Elementary will have some new-look classrooms, thanks to a change to inqui-
ry-based learning throughout the school for this year. Principal Erin Conrad said the new
classroom layouts are intended to better facilitate student engagement, collaborative inqui-
ry, connection between educators and students and help us better meet the varying needs of
our learners.
Kegonsa principal Erin
Conrad said over the past few
months, the schools staff has
been working to reimagine
what school can look like
for all of our learners, with
a goal of asking students two
questions. What are you curi-
ous about, and what have you
done or might do to make
you courageous?
Ultimately, one of our
most important jobs as edu-
cators is to encourage brav-
ery and risk-taking, she
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happens over time and real-
ly does take a lot of courage.
We want our students to fall
in love with learning and fol-
low their curiosities.
Kegonsa educators have
also reimagined the schools
learning spaces, which have
been transformed with an
eye for design, Conrad said.
New, flexible tables were
purchased to encourage col-
laboration, freeing teachers
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from the traditional desk at
the front of the classroom and
encouraging new settings for
teaching for learning.
We want them to have
time to explore and to dis-
cover all that they bring into
our collective space, she
said. It is our job to cre-
ate learning environments
that prepare our learners to
be innovative and adaptable
critical thinkers who have a
strong sense of self-efficacy
and collaborative spirit.
2. Digital expansion
Starting this fall, the dis-
trict will provide Chrome-
books for all students in
grades 6-12 and expand stu-
dents digital learning plans.
District community infor-
mation and resource coordi-
nator Derek Spellman said
moves are designed to help
meet the needs of todays
students and to ensure they
are college and career ready.
He said the Chromebooks
will be an essential learn-
ing tool that will provide
students with access to cur-
riculum, information and
resources at all times.
The plan has been adopt-
ed from a call from the
state Department of Public
Instruction for an equita-
ble, personalized, applied,
and engaged digital learning
experience for all students.
The plan has five compo-
nents: instruction, technolo-
gy, leadership, professional
development and data priva-
cy. This year, the district is
focusing on the technology
and instruction components.
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will provide support resourc-
es, including a web page
accessible through districts
parent portal, workshops
where parents can learn more
about Chromebooks, online
tutorials and screencasts
about the new program.
3. Fab Lab at middle
school
This will be the first year
River Bluff Middle School
will have year-round use of
its new Fab Lab equipment
and workspace.
Last year, the school was
awarded a $25,000 grant
from the Wisconsin Econom-
ic Development Corporation
to expand the Fab Lab into
the middle school. It was one
of 21 districts in the state to
receive such a grant.
The equipment was used
by Jessie Hagers eighth-
grade Technology for 2D
and 3D Engineering and
Visual Design courses, with
plans to expand the program
to include sixth- and sev-
enth-graders, as well.
The high school Fab Lab,
established in 2013, has a 3D
printer, vinyl cutter, two laser
cutters/engravers a milling
machine and computer-guid-
ed router. Fab Lab Stough-
ton volunteer adviser Mike
Connor told the Hub earlier
this year district officials had
decided to expand the pro-
gram into River Bluff after
seeing how well students in
that age group did with Fab
Lab technology during sum-
mer programs last school
year.
They proved to us they
were more than capable of
learning this advanced tech-
nology, he said. These stu-
dents were born into the digi-
tal revolution.
4. New mental health
team
This year, the district will
have the added services of
two mental health workers,
provided in part by a county
program and funding from
Catholic Charities.
The Building Bridges
team started work in the dis-
trict this week. Its goal is to
work with the school to
connect students and their
families to resources, devel-
op and promote emotional
wellness and provide school
staff with professional devel-
opment consultation on
mental health and trauma-re-
lated issues, district direc-
tor of student services Keli
Melcher explained.
She said a referral pro-
cess has been established for
students in crisis to receive
support from the team for 90
days. The team also provides
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professional development
for all staff on trauma and its
effects.
The Stoughton Area
School District has been
faced with students who are
coming to school with var-
ious challenges, Melcher
said. Including mental
health and trauma, and as
with any public school we
accept all children in our
community of learners.
Dane County and SASD
will each pay $63,000 for
two mental health experts to
serve 4-year-old kindergarten
through eighth-grade stu-
dents with immediate mental
health needs at River Bluff
Middle School and Fox Prai-
rie, Kegonsa and Sandhill
elementaries. Melcher said
around 24 students/families
will be provided this sup-
port during the school year
12 per referral period in the
fall and winter. There is no
cost to families for services
offered through the program.
5. Continued focus on
student poverty
As the number of students
in the district eligible for free
or reduced lunches continues
to rise, the district is looking
for ways to help.
In February, the school
board voted to create a Pov-
erty Task Force to assess
needs and marshal resources
needed to help this grow-
ing segment of the student
population. District super-
intendent Tim Onsager said
the task force could be an
ongoing one, similar to the
boards standing committee,
offering guidance and rec-
ommendations to the board
as a whole.
In the past decade, the
number of students eligible
for reduced or free lunch has
increased from 11 percent
to 28 percent. School board
president Scott Dirks told the
Hub earlier this year he was
spurred to start the task force
because of this very, very
large increase, combined
with a notable uptick in dis-
cipline problems among
economically disadvantaged
students.
If youve got one kid
whos being disruptive once
a week, thats bad enough,
but if youve got half a doz-
en, thats a lot harder to try to
work with, he said. If you
only have a handful of fam-
ilies who need special help,
thats one thing, but if youve
got dozens or even hundreds,
thats another order of mag-
nitude altogether.
Email Unified Newspaper
Group reporter Scott De
Laruelle at scott.
delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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