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Kegonsa Elementary School teacher Jake Schultz works with Peter Stracener, Shea Inderrieden and Addison Tinsman Monday afternoon on how to promote mindfulness in their day to day lives. The lesson was practicing mindfulness by using the sense of taste to help promote self-awareness and the ability to focus on the details that can often be overlooked.

District using PBIS to help teach good behavior SCOTT DE LARUELLE

PBIS in schools

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Ask anyone who’s ever parented a child or worked with one – there’s no one magic formula to get them to behave.

It’s no different at school, except teachers have to shepherd more than a dozen students at a time – often with widely varying maturity levels.

To help teach all students good behavior – just like they do any academic subject – Stoughton Area School District staff began using the Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports framework in 2012 to reinforce positive behavior, rather than focusing on negative ones. It’s a different discipline model from what previous generations experienced, and while it remains a work in progress as schools implement their own versions, district director of student services Keli Melcher said encouraging signs are emerging.

“We’re teaching kids expectations and then supporting them along the way when they make mistakes,” Melcher said. “It’s up to us, then, to teach through those mistakes and problem solve with kids on what you would do different, and use different strategies to help meet their needs and support their positive behavior; their

January: Overview of Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports February: Elementary schools March: Middle school April: High school social emotional needs.”

Melcher, who oversees PBIS in the district, said its key aspect is teaching – something that occurs naturally at a school. The schools have different ways to encourage good behavior, such as writing “positive referrals” in high school or Sandhill students getting “green cards” to reinforce positive behavior.

And when students make a mistake, it’s not about providing consequences, but re-teaching the expectations.

“Delivering consequences does not change behavior,” she said. “We can suspend, we can have discipline, but then we’re not teaching kids anything, and research completely backs that up.”

Levels of intervention While it’s been in place for six years, PBIS continues to evolve. And

while the various schools are encouraged to form their own style of the program, the district is trying to increase consistency between the schools and better ways to analyze the program’s effectiveness.

Last year, district officials standardized “major and minor” discipline actions to provide more consistency among schools. Majors are treated as office referrals or principal involvement that may result in suspensions, while minors are classroom-managed.

Examples of majors include physical aggression or fighting to the extent a principal needs to be involved, or continuing willful disobedience of school rules. Examples of minors are challenging adult authority, talking back to an adult or disruption.

To address those disciplinary situations, PBIS has three different levels, or “tiers,” for staff to interact with students, depending on the severity of the situation.

Tier 1 activities involve all students, working with school counselors, psychologists and speech and language staff in full group lessons on things like mindfulness, or how to get in the proper mood to learn. Tier 2 interventions are for “kids who are struggling a little bit more.”

“We’re going to pull them into a

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The Common Council election in April will have contested races in three of the city’s four aldermanic districts.

Along with the election of a new mayor, the electoral outcome could determine the city’s course on the riverfront redevelopment area, historic preservation in general and future development in other parts of Stoughton.

In District 1, incumbent Sid Boersma represents the only district that won’t have a challenge, while District 2 and District 4 will pit political novices against each other – Franklin James against Phil Caravello and Dennis Pince against Nicole Wiessinger.

In Dist. 3, incumbent Regina Hirsch will attempt to defend her seat from a challenge by Dorann Bradford.

The winners will be elected to serve three-year terms.

District 2: Caravello vs. James Dist. 2 candidate Phil Caravello moved to Stoughton from Madison in 1995, and his opponent, Franklin James, moved from Madison with his family in 1999, when he was 6.

The 25-year-old James attended college for a couple of years in Milwaukee and Platteville but has resided here most of his life. He doesn’t hold a college degree and works as a line cook at Viking Brew Pub, where he may soon begin bartending.

Caravello, 53, attended Madison College for a couple of semesters but also did not get a degree.

He’s been running his

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As Carson Hoeper and three other Stoughton Police Department officers approached the burning house on Main Street in their squad cars, his first thought was that there were people trapped inside.

The call came Jan. 1, around 2 p.m., when the

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Dispatch told the group that people were trapped, and he was thinking the worst as he ran out of his car and into the burning building.

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A deep dive Stoughton resident Fortney publishes comprehensive poetry collection

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Stoughton resident Steve Fortney, a prolific author of novels, stories, essays and poetry, has just published his first collection of poems, “To The Lake.”

The book is 243 pages of poetry Fortney has written over the course of his life, with the first published in 1960 and the Fortney latest just a few weeks ago.

The book is for sale on Amazon.

The Hub featured Fortney and another of his books, “The Cabin: A North Woods Memoir,” in a front-page story three years ago.

Fortney, 81, retired from a career as a Stoughton High School English teacher in

1995. He served as an alder on the Common Council for 21 years, has a degree in philosophy and was raised by a Lutheran pastor but lived his adult life as a Buddhist.

Today, he describes himself as “a combination of neo-agnostic Buddhist and a progressive Christian.”

“That means I focus my thinking on who those two men actually were as historical figures, and on what they talked about and taught,” he said.

Fo r t n ey ex p l a i n e d h i s poems typically deal with “philosophical, spiritual and religious issues, asking the simple questions of childhood: Why are we here?

What is life? What is death?”

“It’s those kinds of issues that keep coming back to me,” he said.

He spoke with the Hub last week about his new book, which he published independently.

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When did you begin writing poetry?

“Skating”

Seriously, probably in the late 1960s-early ‘70s. The lead poem, the one called ‘Ruth,’ I wrote while I was in the seminary. It was published in 1960 in a Luther Seminary literary magazine.

The most recent poem was just last month, so I’ve had poems from 1960 to 2017.

How do you approach writing poems, and do you write every day?

No, writing poetry of this is sort of a special process. You don’t exert much of a personal will to impose yourself on material. It sort of comes to you. And it comes after having stored up all kinds of impressions, stored up all kinds of reading and learning that you’ve done in the past, and paying attention to certain kinds of feelings that arise and pass away in consciousness.

Every once in a while, all of these things come together and fix themselves on some kind of image. The image starts the poem, and there’s a strange intuitive logic that works itself from the image to the conclusion of the poem. It has to do with what you’re thinking about.

For example, with my most recently published poem, “Skating,” I was down at the millpond here in Stoughton – I drive by it several times a week – and it was covered with ice. I thought, wouldn’t that be a nice place to have a skating rink?

Then I thought, what if I’m skating on that ice?

To me, that became a kind of a symbol for living superficially and just skating on the surface of things. And then if you are going someplace when you’re skating, every once in a while, you will go over deeper water, and you don’t go down from the ice to find out what’s down there. This has to do with the deeper, and even subconscious thoughts that a human being has. The contrast is between thinking deeply and thinking shallowly.

It has occurred to me that so much of what you have in

Stougton resident Steve Fortney recently published a collection of his poetry, “To The Lake.” politics and ordinary discourse is what one German philosopher called “idle talk.” That’s skating on thin ice, or lightly skating on the surface. Occasionally you get a sense of what’s under the ice and what the deeps may hold, but most people don’t want to go diving, especially in cold water like that. It scares them and it’s uncomfortable.

My guess is that all of the really enduring poetry in the world comes out of those depths, which is why Shakespeare is so astonishing. With 38 plays, and so many being as deep and profound as they are, that’s what you call genius.

What’s your method of writing poetry?

It’s very often connected to my meditative practice. I have a desk that has various kinds of Buddhist artifacts surrounding it, and if I get stuck I’ll just sit and wait until the subconscious mind applies, even if it’s dialogue or an image, or a place or the next scene. That’s something you can’t force.

In the 50 years that I’ve been writing, I’ve never been disappointed. Sometimes I have to wait for quite a while; sometimes it comes almost immediately.

It’s a fantastic process. And the process is so impersonal that I somehow cannot claim authorship. It comes out of a consciousness that is a good

A lot of it is just listening. I also compare it to fly fishing.

You’re never ready for the strike. You fish and fish and then bam, there’s a surprise, and if you’re lucky you get a trout – or a poem.

I never try to force it. If I think something is going to come, I wait for it to show up.

If you write verse, that’s something other than poetry.

A verse you can kind of manufacture all the time. And verse is kind of like skating on the ice. But poetry is rather different from that.

Do you have a routine when you write?

by Steve Fortney He leaves marks On its surface Scratched glass The pond below Sleeps. There are Some fish there And weeds As he goes The bottom falls Out of sight He skates on Thinking this And that His children The state Of the world How cold it is Though the sun Shines brightly There is no Thinking below Or if there were He wouldn’t Understand it Still, he must Avoid thin ice To break through And find out A danger Skating alone No-one near To help him. deal larger than my daytime consciousness.

It’s so deep and vast that it’s almost like I’m not doing it, at least, my ego isn’t doing it. It’s much larger than that, and to me, the way to approach that is through various kinds of meditative techniques.

Writing poetry is an example of the subconscious at work.

Re-writing and correcting is a conscious effort, within the context of the story. That’s the fun part, particularly when you have a computer. It’s like pruning a plant to make sure it’s healthy and productive.

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Alder: Riverfront development, growth, schools top concerns Continued from page 1 business, Stoton Cycle, since moving here.

Caravello is a member of the city’s River and Trails Task- Bradford force, and he ran as a writein candidate for Common Council in 2014, losing to then-incumbent Paul Caravello Lawrence (who was defeated last April by Lisa Reeves).

Neither candidate has much political experience, and Hirsch they agree development is the biggest issue facing the city. That includes putting homes into the city’s industrial riv- James erfront area and encouraging new residential and commercial growth.

“After living here for o v e r t w o Pince decades, I think I can be an asset to the city and add another perspective to the direction that the city is going,” Wiessinger Caravello told the Hub in an interview last week. “A lot of people in District 2 have been encouraging me to run.”

James said he is seeking a seat on the council because he’s lived here most of his life and feels strongly about the community.

“I feel like I know it inside and out, and it would be great to represent it,” he said.

His hope is to move ahead with the riverfront redevelopment project, and he’d also like to promote the school district, see better maintenance of the city’s streets and encourage the growth of downtown businesses.

“With the riverfront area, I feel like we could push it along a little faster,” he said.

“Historical significance is important, but we need to move forward and figure out the right thing to do.”

“I am a huge proponent for schools,” he added, “and I would love to see our schools do even better because education is the key to keeping everything

running swiftly and smoothly.”

Caravello thinks the city needs to be more effective at development efforts, “whether that’s infill of existing areas like the downtown or riverfront or new development” on the fringes.

“I also want to make sure that what development does happen benefits the city,” he said.

Caravello added that as a member of the River and Trails Taskforce, he’s interested in “recreational opportunities for the citizens of Stoughton and also transportation-related issues. I’d like to see more trails and recreation, and also the development of efficient regional transportation.”

District 3: Bradford vs. Hirsch The contest in District 3 has newcomer Dorann Bradford attempting to unseat Regina Hirsch, who was elected to her first term three years ago.

Like others in this year’s election, their primary concerns have to do with redeveloping the riverfront and growing the city’s tax base and population.

Hirsch is a member of the Redevelopment Authority, which is in charge of the riverfront redevelopment project.

Both candidates agreed the city needs to formulate a plan for moving forward with the riverfront project.

Each would also like to see the city grow in order to provide more funding for public safety and to add staff to the police and fire departments.

Bradford, 66, told the Hub she moved to Stoughton about two years ago but has been visiting family here for the past 25 years. She’s never been politically active, she said, but “got involved and was excited about the riverfront project.”

She attended the three-day design charrette for the redevelopment project last June and was “kind of confused” when, after the charrette, the Common Council prevented the RDA’s plan from moving forward by deciding to preserve the Highway Trailer building. The RDA had planned to demolish the complex.

“That’s when I started to attend meetings and watch videos and saw that there was some kind of stagnation going on,” she said.

“It seemed like every project that was coming up or problem that needed to be addressed didn’t seem to be moving forward.”

Hirsch, 54, said the RDA failed to check with the public to make sure the community agreed with plans for the riverfront.

“Based on the charrette and what people said there,

the city needed to pull back and get community input before rushing in to tear down a historic building,” she said.

Bradford, a Realtor and retired mission developer for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, explained she wants to be part of the solution and that’s why she decided to run for a seat on the council.

“If you don’t do anything, then you are part of the problem,” she said, recalling the words of her parents from her childhood.

She thinks it was irresponsible of the council to block the Highway Trailer demolition, because the decision stalled redevelopment of the riverfront, ignores the city’s financial position and disregards the threat to public safety, she said.

Hirsch countered that there are a host of reasons why the redevelopment project has stalled: the “lack of transparency” from the RDA, public opposition to developing more low-income housing in the area, and a developer who “wasn’t the right one.”

“That was my gut feeling all along,” she said. “He was very new, and some of his comments weren’t very professional. We’ll find a better developer with more experience and openness to the council.”

District 4: Wiessinger vs. Pince The race to succeed Dist.

4 alder Scott Truehl pits Nicole Wiessinger, a fiveyear resident who’s married with three children, against Dennis Pince, who moved here with his family 40 years ago.

Neither candidate said much about the city’s riverfront redevelopment controversy; instead they talked about the importance of education and making Stoughton more of a destination for young families.

Wiessinger, a former school board member, holds a master’s degree in educational administration and works at UW-Madison as an undergraduate degree coordinator. She had been appointed to fill a vacancy on the school board in September 2016 but failed to win re-election the following April.

Pince, 67, is a retired broadcast television writer and producer. He worked for WSTO years ago, and spent the last 13 years of his career at the State Bar of Wisconsin, where he made videos to help attorneys maintain their law licenses.

Pince told the Hub he used to videotape the Common Council meetings when he worked for the city, and the experience of watching almost every meeting for six years “was the start of me thinking someday when I get time, I want to give back to my community because this town has been very good to my wife and I.” His chief concern is to turn around the fortunes of the school district. “ I wa n t t o p u s h t h e schools forward by investing in our kids,” he said.

“I understand we’re going backwards in the schools, and I want to see our school systems grow.”

Wiessinger said she would “offer a fresh perspective on how to attract new families to Stoughton.”

“I think my background in education and my experience on the school board would be valuable in finding answers as the city is working in partnership with the school district to make decisions that support and benefit our schools and community now and in the future,” she said.

Pince described Kettle Park West as “a gold mine” and said approving the development was “a brilliant move by the city council.”

“We needed to increase the tax base and bring all these jobs to town,” he said.

Wiessinger would like to see “sustainable and intentional growth,” she said, so that “Stoughton is a place to live and work and play for everyone.

“We need to support a vibrant downtown while having balanced growth throughout the city,” she said.

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Through the generosity of the Stoughton area, thousands of books are on their way to Houston to be donated to school children there who were affected by hurricane Harvey last summer.

Stoughton Area School District administrator Tim Onsager told the school board Monday night the district’s three elementary schools – Fox Prairie, Kegonsa and Sandhill – collected 1,666 books, and students made 750 bookmarks to give to students. Those were combined with around 4,300 books collected throughout the Stoughton area.

“Those were boxed up, put on a truck and are on

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stoughton.k12.wi.us. their way to Houston now to be distributed to kids in the Houston area who lost pretty much everything,” he said. “This gives them books they can take home and read. I’m really proud of our kids, our staff and our community for reaching out.

“When you look at a district the size of Stought o n , w h e r e i t ’s 6 , 0 0 0 books we’re sending, it’s a great accomplishment.”

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delarue lle@wcinet.com.

SASD in brief Automotive accreditation The Stoughton High School automotive program has achieved accreditation through the National Automotive Education Foundation.

SHS is one of 19 high schools in the state to receive that distinction, Onsager said Monday night.

He said staff have been working on the accreditation for years, which “brings the credible prestige and recognition and overall program improvement” to the school and the program.

‘This is something that’s great for our high school, great for our tech ed, great for our automotive program, so we’re proud of that.”

Singletary to retire District director of curriculum and instruction Judy Singletary will be retiring at the end of the school year.

She has spent the last 11 years working in the district and sent a letter to the district Jan. 2 announcing her decision.

“It has truly been my honor and pleasure to work with such educators and administrators dedicated to all aspects of learner success,” she wrote in her resignation letter.

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Commission OK’s rezoning, construction A garage addition for the Stoughton Area School District and a split to allow a new home next to a business were among the projects the city’s Planning Commission approved Monday.

T h e n ew h o m e c o u l d b e located at 1035 Sundt Lane, after commissioners gave their approval to split the property into three separate lots, two residential and one business. The lot currently has a business, Furseth Heating Inc., and a single-family home, so the split will allow for the future construction of a single-family home on the individual lot. The City Council will need to give final approval for

the project and there are no submitted plans for construction of the new house.

A garage addition was approved for the Stoughton Area School District. To be located at 320 North Street, the 2,615 square-foot garage will provide the district more storage for vehicles.

The commission also approved a new sign for Viking Leather, 135 W. Main St., and a pergola for the Sons of Norway Mandt Loge, 317 S. Page St. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Cell phone class is Jan. 17 In the age of $999 smartphones with facial recognition and fingerprint scanners, it can be overwhelming to try to sort out the mechanics.

Members of the Stoughton High School Key Club will offer an informational class about mastering cell phones of all kinds — flip and smart. They will be available to answer questions about the ins and outs of texting, calling and staying connected.

The free class begins at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, Jan. 17, at the Bryant Health Education Center at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. Registration is requested.

Visit stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events” to sign up. For more information, call Sonja at 873-2356.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Correction

Last week’s Hub mistakenly reported on Town of Rutland supervisor Nancy Nedveck’s candidacy for election in April. She plans on running again during the town’s caucus, which is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.

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Woman attacked at home home on Norman Drive and found Joshua D. Radewan, 33, of Stoughton, still in her bedroom. There is no known relaAMBER LEVENHAGEN tion between Radewan and the woman, according to the Unified Newspaper Group release.

Radewan was charged with A 78-year-old Dunn woman substantial battery, with an fled her home and enhanced count of battery to called for help the elderly, criminal trespass, after a man broke felony criminal damage to propin and attacked erty, possession of methamphether at 12:30 a.m. amine and possession of drug Monday mornparaphernalia, according to the ing, according to release. a Dane County The woman told police she Sheriff ’s Office Radewan was in her bedroom when the release.

Deputies responded to her man started beating her. She ran

Stoughton man arrested on battery charges

to her daughter’s house, down the street, and together they called 911.

While being transported to the Dane County jail, Radewan became combative and caused damage to the squad car, the release said. He continued to be uncooperative with jail staff, resulting in an additional charge of resisting, according to the release.

The woman was transported

by EMS to Stoughton Hospital to be treated for her injuries.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Get involved in parks planning County information sessions later this month If people want to get involved in how county parks operate in the next five years, there are two opportunities coming up later this month.

Dane County’s 2018-2023 Parks and Open Space plan will be discussed at two informational sessions. The first is 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the Lussier Family Heritage Center, 3101 Lake Farm Rd. in Madison. A second meeting is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23 at the Central Madison Public Library at 201 W. Mifflin St. The meetings will allow people to hear the draft plan and provide feedback. The draft plan is anticipated to be available for review prior to the meetings on the county parks website, parks-lwrd.countyofdane.com.

eligible to apply for state stewardship grant dollars, which are “necessary to help support long-term investment in the county’s qualWhat: Dane County Parks ity of life,” according to a parks informational sessions department news release.

When: 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Jan. The plan provides an inventory 16 and Jan. 23 of the existing park system and makes recommendations for new Where: Lussier Family Heriprogram initiatives, future park tage Center, 3101 Lake Farm improvements, land acquisition Road, Madison and Central areas, trail projects and park manMadison Public Library, 201 W. agement objectives to be carried Mifflin St., Madison out during the next five years by Info: parks-lwrd.countyofdane. the Dane County Parks Division. com Comments on the draft plan will be accepted by phone, letter or email until Feb. 9. The final plan The plan, prepared by the Dane is anticipated to be completed County Parks Division planning and adopted by the Dane County staff, identifies significant natural, Board in March. cultural and historical resources to be protected as well as future park, Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at recreation and trail needs. The plan must be updated every five scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com. years for Dane County to remain

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Tier 3 interventions are designed for students with special needs or someone who needs “more intensive” individual instruction.

“Maybe it’s five times a week instead of just three,” she said.

“You’re looking at a very intensive intervention to move a child forward so they can learn the best they can.”

Melcher said the district is now refining how it works with the most severe cases.

“If a child has a math disability, we teach them skills they need to learn math or we teach them a different way to learn math,” Melcher said. “It’s the same thing for our kids with autism — they need some emotional behavioral strategies to help support them, because they learn completely different.

We can’t look at our kids with disabilities as they are being naughty, they are lagging in the skills they need to regulate their bodies to interact with others.”

Teaching social skills The new generation of students has different needs, as well as skills, Melcher said.

“Kids are technologically much more advanced, and there’s research out there saying that’s changed brain structure, so we have to teach differently,” she said.

“We have to look at kids different and make different assumptions, it’s not going to look the same as when I went to school.”

While PBIS is a K-12 curriculum, it also looks different at

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Kegonsa Elementary School teacher Kailee Hager works with Audra Smith on a mindfulness project at the school Monday afternoon. various grade levels and schools, with educators using new methods to teach social-emotional skills.

Elementary schools, for example, are working on “Zones of Regulation,” as students learn how to regulate their emotions and their bodies.

“We’ve been teaching kids about how our body feels when we are angry, when we are sad, when we are happy,” she said. “(It’s) ‘How I can stay in the green zone; the happy zone I’m ready to learn in?’

Things like mindfulness – maybe you need an errand you can run to burn off some of your energy, or things we do to keep us focused.”

Melcher said with the recent “emphasis on standardized tests and the Forward Exam,” schools have lost their previous roles in teaching social and emotional skills.

“A lot of schools are so, ‘We’ve gotta teach math, we’ve gotta teach science, we’ve gotta teach reading,’ that we’ve lost a lot of what schools used to do around social and emotional support that came very naturally,” she said.

And in the process of bringing that back, each school team has the ability to put their own stamp on PBIS, and build a distinct culture in their schools; their own identity.

“I think everyone would concur that teaching kids the ground rules and expectations, establishing community in the first month of school – I bet you wouldn’t talk to one member of the staff who would say that’s not effective,” she said.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Obituaries

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Elizabeth Stelling

Elizabeth (Betty) Stelling, age 100, passed away Dec. 31, 2017, in Houston, Texas, after a short illness.

The former Betty Nord

Velma M Kunz

Velma Kunz

Velma M Kunz, age 86, of Stoughton, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Skaalen Nursing and Rehab.

She was born on April 29, 1931, in Fall River, Wis., the daughter of Albert Fagan and Josephine (Rogers) Fagan.

She was married to William Dean in 1950 and later married McKay Kunz on June 16, 1976.

Ve l m a w o r k e d a s a Switchboard Operator. She was a longtime member of and very involved with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints as well as, serving as president of the Triple E’s.

Velma loved to read, enjoyed dancing and watching comedies. She enjoyed crafts winning many awards for her creativity. Velma

Bernard Anderegg Bernard Anderegg, age 83, of Idaho Falls passed away Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.

He was born on July 6, 1934, to Emil Anderegg and Elizabeth Fischer Anderegg in Argyle, Wis. Bernard’s family moved to the Brooklyn, Wis. in 1949, and he graduated from Stoughton High School in 1953. Bernard moved to Idaho when he was about 30 and farmed in Swan Valley for Con and Rosie Kennedy. He served in the United States Army, and was stationed in Germany. Bernard later worked

Robert R. Bunnell Robert R. Bunnell, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. Arrangements

was born near Tripoli in Lynn Township, Oneida Co., Wis. on Nov. 20, 1917. The youngest of eight children, she was the daughter of John Isaac Salminen and Martha Maria Kumlander, natives of Finland who emigrated to the United States in 1909. She grew up and attended schools in Milwaukee, living with sisters after her mother died in 1921. Betty married William O. Stelling on Nov. 28, 1942, in Valdosta, Ga. Betty was a resident of Stoughton from 1948 to 2009, at which time she moved to Texas. She was employed as a secretary for several years in Milwaukee and Stoughton.

Betty is remembered for her sweet disposition and loyalty to her family and friends.

Survivors include her son, Michael (Carol) of Houston, Texas, nieces and nephews.

Betty was preceded in death by her husband, Bill; her parents; three sisters and four brothers.

Family funeral services and burial will be held at Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis. made the greatest Christmas cookies in the world. She loved spending time with family and her cats.

Velma is survived by her children, William (Paula) Dean, Nora (Manuel) Reyes, Rick (Nancy) Dean and David (Cynthia) Dean; daughter-in-law, Cindie Dean; 20 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, McKay Kunz; son, Bruce Dean; granddaughter, Nancy Reyes; and grandson, Andrew Dean.

Funeral services will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 825 S. Van Buren St., Stoughton, at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Burial will follow at Graves Cemetery, with a luncheon to follow at church. Visitation will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral and Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 N. Jackson St., Stoughton, from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, and also at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com. as a truck driver for Lyle Anglesey and Davis Transport out of Missoula, Montana until he retired in February of 2006.

Bernard is survived by his daughter Brenda Anderegg of Idaho Falls, Idaho, longtime companion Trixie Courchaine of Idaho Falls, Idaho and a sister Rosalyn Legler of Brooklyn, Wis. He was preceded by his parents Emil Anderegg and Elizabeth Fischer Anderegg and a brother-in-law William Legler.

The family will hold a memorial service at a later date. Services are under the care of Eckersell Memorial Chapel, 101 West Main St., Rigby, Idaho. are pending for a memorial service to be held in the future.

Please share your memories at CressFuneralService.com.

Delores J. Hellum

Delores Hellum

Delores J. (Pickarts) Hellum, age 89, passed away with her family holding her hand on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, Madison.

She was born June 12, 1928, in Stoughton to Leroy and Alma (Berge) Pickarts. On March 26, 1946 she married Donald C. Hellum in Manchester, Iowa. Together they raised a family in Stoughton and were proud residents of the tightly knit Norwegian community.

Daniel R. Bjordahl

Daniel Bjordahl

Daniel Richard “Bear” Bjordahl passed away in the early morning hours at home on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018.

He was born on Jan. 2, 1960, to Richard Hans Bjordahl and Nancy Jane

Mary E. Erickson

Mary Erickson

Mary Elizabeth Erickson, age 83, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Cottage Grove on April 7, 1934, the daughter of Johanes and Helen Swenson. Mary grew up on the family farm

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Delores was owner and operator of her own beauty salon for over 40 years.

Her shop was attached to her home on Summit Avenue. She worked long hard hours in that shop on her feet all day making many women in Stoughton beautiful. She and her husband purchased a summer home on Lake Kegonsa and they summered there for more than 25 years. It was there that they hosted their children and grandchildren many summer weekends swimming, water skiing, fishing, tubing and making great memories.

Following her retirement Delores enjoyed making lefse with Don and supplying many of their friends, neighbors and family with pounds of the delicious potato bread treat. After Don passed away in 2015 Delores traveled to her daughters homes many times to spend time with them and the grandchildren.

She recently completed a

bus trip to Branson, Mo. with her daughter and sonin-law, Jan and Bob to see the Christmas shows there with them.

She was a member of First Lutheran Church of Stoughton where she recently reconnected with many of her friends whom she held dearly. She really looked forward to breakfast with her friends and lunch after church most Sundays with them.

Delores is survived by her daughter, Janice (Robert) Niblo of Winnebago, Ill. Son-in-law Gary Kirby of the Wisconsin Dells.

Brother-in-law, Glen Hauge of Deforest, Wis. Four grandchildren, Michelle (Tad) Stubbe of Dakota, Ill. Melanie (Aaron) Tack of Rockford, Ill. Aaron (Amy) Kirby of Reedsburg, Wis. and Brandon (Kerry) Kirby of Osego, Minn. 13 great grandchildren and three great, great grandsons.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her

husband, daughter, Diane L. Kirby, 2 sisters, Dorothy Kauffman and Arlene Hauge.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., Stoughton, with Rev John Shep presiding. There will be a visitation immediately prior from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday at the church.

A private burial of her cremains will take place at a later date.

Memorials may be made to First Lutheran Church of Stoughton or Skaalen Retirement Services. A special thank you to the staff of St. Mary’s Hospital and Cress Funeral Home for their excellent care.

Please share your memories at CressFuneralService.com.

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Onsrud. He was the first baby born in Stoughton Hospital that year. He is a graduate of Stoughton High School, graduating in 1978.

Dan was an artist and enjoyed nature. He had many wonderful feline friends. Dan loved family and all kinds of music. He was a protector to many, especially the helpless.

There will be a huge void for many. Dan left this world sober and on his own terms and had made peace with others. For that we have some comfort.

Daniel married Julie Anderson on June 30, 1984, and later married Sally Fies on June 30, 2003.

Bear worked several jobs over the years, in

Evansville at Bakers Steel Fo u n d r y, S t o u g h t o n a t Milfab Wood Manufacturing and also in Madison at Central Colony.

Dan is survived by wife Sally Bjordahl; children Erik Bjordahl of Evansville, Daniel (Leslie) Cleary of Madison, Sheila (Bobby) Cleary of Stoughton; siblings Chris (Ann) Bjordahl of Stoughton, Becky (Jim) Heisig of Madison, Andrew (Jacqui) Bjordahl of Stoughton; many special nieces and nephews, and two special grandsons; Mother Nancy Sandholm and father Richard (Nancee) Bjordahl.

Daniel is preceded in death by his step father Tom Sandholm and sister

Carrie Lynn Bjordahl.

A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 8, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton.

A luncheon followed the service at the Stoughton VFW Post 328. Visitation was from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at the funeral home, and also on Monday from 10 a.m. until the service at the funeral home.

Please share your memories at CressFuneralService.com.

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in Oregon and graduated from Oregon High School in 1953. She was married to George Erickson Jr. for 27 years. Mary worked f o r W P S a s a n I n s u rance Adjuster for over 30 years until her retirement.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Rebekah Assembly Lodge, the Weekenders, Partners of Stoughton Hospital, St. John’s Lutheran Church and Birthday Club.

Mary enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, time with friends, reading, puzzles, knitting, crocheting, playing cards, flowers and gardening. She enjoyed watching Badgers and Packers football and Wheel of Fortune.

Mary is survived by her children, Sue (Robert) Kind, Brian (Diane) Erickson, and Brenda (Anthony) Adams; ten grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and sister, Judy Jorgenson.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Cynthia Erickson; and two brothers, John and Julian Swenson.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., Oregon, with Rev. Paul Marquardt officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon, immediately

following the services, in the church fellowship hall.

Burial will take place in West Koshkonong Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9 a.m. until the time of services Thursday at church. Memorials may be made to Stoughton Hospital or Stoughton Senior Center. A special thank you to Stoughton Hospital and Agrace HospiceCare Inc. Please share your memories of Mary at CressFuneralService.com.

Cress Funeral Service 206 W. Prospect Street Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 873-9244

Death notice Nancy L. Schieldt Nancy L. Schieldt, 76, of Stoughton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 7. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, at St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edgerton with the Rev. Carl Seeger officiating. Bural will be at Fassett Cemetary. A visitation took place on Wednesday and again beginning at 10 a.m.

Thursday at the church.

A full obituary will appear in next week’s paper.

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January 11, 2018

Thank You

The family of Bill Buss would like to thank everyone for their support during his unexpected passing.

The calls, texts, messages, cards and prayers meant so much to us. Thanks to the Kittelson and Buss families, my Book Club, and other friends that stayed with us those first days.

A huge THANKS to Kendall & Trish Gulseth from Koffee Kup for donating and preparing the food and Cale Ryan of Famous Yeti’s for donating and delivering pizzas to his Celebration of Life party. Thanks to the Legion for their hospitality. Thanks to our Pastor Sara Rabe of Covenant Lutheran Church for doing the family service.

The turnout was incredible and we were amazed at the support.

Last but not least, thanks to the concrete community that helped our awesome crew finish up jobs.

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Food budgeting

Harping Around the World

Is budgeting for food tight? FoodShare Wisconsin, a food assistance program for individuals with low or no income, may be able to help.

Working people or those receiving Social Security, SSI, SSDI or Unemployment may be eligible for the program if their monthly income is less than $1,862 for one person; $2,522 for two people; $3,182 for three people; or $3,842 for four people.

To make an appointment for free application assistance, call the FoodShare Helpline at 1-877-366-3635.

and IBD support group as a guest speaker and answer questions at 5:30 The senior center will host a harp p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17, at Stoughprogram and lunch from noon to 1 ton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11.

The support group is intended for There will be a chicken dumpling families and individuals over 18. For lunch with music by Shari Sarazin. information, call 873-7928.

For information, call 873-8585.

Bible Prophecy Sunday

The Bible Baptist Church of Utica will be having Dr. Richard Schmidt, of Prophecy Focus Ministries, for a Bible Prophecy Sunday at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, at the church, 2095 Hwy. W. Schmidt is the acting sheriff of Milwaukee County.

Yahara River Hootenanny There will be a potluck meal folVisit the Yahara River Grocery lowing the morning service.

Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for their For information, call 423-4610. monthly Yahara River Hootenanny, a song-sharing circle for musicians and Faith stories singers, from 10 a.m. to noon on the St. Ann’s Parish will continue its first Saturdays of the month through “Our Faith Stories” series with a disNovember. The event is open to all cussion led by Bob Joyes and Kay ages, abilities and acoustic instruments Kinney at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 14, with sheet music generally provided. in St. Ann’s Church’s Healy Hall, For information, contact Emily Bee- 323 N. Van Buren St. be at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@gmail.

Each month, the parish asks com. parishioners to share how they see God working in their lives. This Walking the halls month, Kinney will speak on the gift River Bluff Middle School will be of inviting God to be truly present in open from 5-7 p.m. Monday through her life. The theme of Joyes’ presenFriday, through March, for walking. tation is “back into the fire again.”

For information, call 873-7633.

For information, call the Stoughton High School athletic office at 877Support group guest speaker 5620.

Dr. Christine Sharkey, Rheumatologist, will visit the Crohn’s, Colitis Baha’i Faith

For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.

Covenant Lutheran Church

Bible Baptist Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. School

Christ Lutheran Church

515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.

Christ the King Community Church

401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org • Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship

Christian Assembly Church

1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary

Cooksville Lutheran Church

11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School

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First Lutheran Church

310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m.

AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.

LakeView Church

2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship

Mothers of Preschoolers (Moms’ Group) will meet in Healy Hall of St. Ann’s Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. All mothers are welcome to join in the celebration of motherhood.

Meetings include speakers, creative activities, mentors, discussions and potlucks.

For more information, visit mops. org or their Facebook page, Stoughton St. Ann’s MOPS at Night.

Sons of Norway bingo T h e S o n s o f N o r wa y – M a n d t Lodge, 317 S. Page St., will host bingo at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20.

Food will be available after 5 p.m., with bingo beginning at 6. Anyone under 18 years old must have and adult family member present to play. Bingo is open to the public and is held the third Saturday of each month (except December). Donations for the Stoughton Food Pantry are encouraged.

For information, contact Bingo chairperson Becky Lunde at 2052234.

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‌Friday, January 12‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Saturday, January 13‌

• 10 a.m., Writing series: self editing and critiquing, library, 873-6281‌

‌Sunday, January 14‌

• 2-3 p.m., Painting series (ages 5-8, registration required), library, stolib.org‌ • 6:30 p.m., Our Faith Stories, St. Ann’s Parish, 323 N. Van Buren St., 873-7633‌

‌Monday, January 15‌

No school (4K-12)‌

‌Tuesday, January 16‌

• 3-4 p.m., “A Farm Boy Remembers” historical program, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Wednesday, January 17‌

• 10:30 a.m., Family yoga with Stoughton Yoga (ages 2-5 plus caregivers), library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, January 18‌

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 1 p.m., Low Vision Support Group after-holiday party, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 3-4 p.m., Computer class: Wi-Fi, privacy and security, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 7-9 p.m., Mothers of Preschoolers group meeting, 323 N. Van Buren St., mops.org‌

‌Friday, January 19‌

Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion

616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath

Stoughton Baptist Church

Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service

St. Ann Catholic Church

323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.

United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship

• 11 a.m., Early release for Fox Prairie, Kegonsa and Sandhill‌ • 11:25 a.m., Early release for River Bluff‌ • 11:35 a.m., Early release for Stoughton High School ‌ • 1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: “An American in Paris,” senior center, 873-8585‌ • 2 p.m., Family movie afternoon, library, 873-6281‌

‌Saturday, January 20‌

• 10 a.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281‌ • 6 p.m., Bingo (food available after 5 p.m.), Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 205-2234‌

‌Monday, January 22‌

• 7 p.m., School board meeting, Administration and Educational Services Center board room, 320 North St., 877-500‌

‌Tuesday, January 23‌

• 6:30 p.m., Page turners adult book discussion, library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, January 24‌

• 1 p.m., Page turners adult book discussion, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 2-3 p.m., Space presentation, senior center, 8738585‌

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study

Most of the World Is Invisible “For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.”

—1 Corinthians 13:9-12 NIV

1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton Pete Gunderson Mike Smits • Dale Holzhuter Martha Paton, Administrative Manager Sara Paton Barkenhagen, Administrative Assistant Paul Selbo, Funeral Assistant

Ezra Church

MOPS meeting

‌Thursday, January 11‌

• Noon to 1 p.m., Harping Around the World, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 7 p.m., 5th grade orchestra concert, River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forest St., 877-5500‌

Physics provides a wealth of examples which illustrate that we see but a tiny fraction of the universe. Visible light is a tiny fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum, and whereas our galaxy was believed by scientists less than a hundred years ago to be the only galaxy, it is now known that there are at least 100 billion galaxies besides our own, each galaxy containing some 100 billion stars. The universe is quite large, it is expanding, and it is expanding at an accelerating rate.

And consider that the entire universe, some 14 billion years ago, was confined to an area smaller than an atom. There are so many ways in which what we see and experience is just the tip of the iceberg that we would do well to be humble.

Overconfidence can be dangerous in the realms of both knowledge and action.

The psychologists Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman have done seminal work exploring cognitive biases (the ways in which our thinking leads us to make faulty judgements or errors). One of these biases is the “availability heuristic,”which leads us to favor data and facts that are ready to hand. We give prominence to recent events and are biased towards what we know, when in fact what we don’t know can be very important to the issue or judgement we are making. Be humble in the face of what you do not know.

–Christopher Simon

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 628-6500 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585

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Boys hockey

Player of the week From Jan. 2-9

Name: Tyler Dow Grade: Senior Sport: Wrestling Highlights: Dow won the 160pound title at the Cheesehead Invitational in Kaukauna, becoming the first Viking to win a title there since January 2013

Photo by Jeremy Jones

Carson Roisum (35) sprawls out to make a game-saving stop against Monona Grove defenseman Brett Zapp in overtime. Stoughton defenseman Sam Wahlin (10) cleared the puck and the Vikings prevailed 2-1 in overtime.

OT victories put Vikes in third JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Stoughton boys hockey won three straight Badger South games in overtime last week to move into third place in the conference. Austin Sieling had two game-winning goals against Monona Grove, and James Hanson had the game-tying goal and the game-winner last week against Monroe.

Stoughton 2, Monona Grove 1 (OT) Sieling scored his second game-winner in five days against Monona Grove on Tuesday, slipping an overtime goal shortside

Wrestling

Dow wins title, Vikings ninth at Cheesehead Invitational ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Last weekend’s Cheesehead Invitational at Kaukauna High School was the best overall field the Stoughton wrestling team has seen all season.

Besides three top-5 ranked Division 1 teams in Wisconsin – Kaukauna (No. 2), the Vikings (No. 3) and Hudson (No. 5), there were also several out-of-state ranked

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between the blocker and pads of Silver Eagles goaltender Andrew Gilberston.

“You can just tell everyone is so excited to come to the ice and be more engaged in practice and games right now,” Sieling said.

“It’s just a lot more of a positive atmosphere.”

The goal game midway through overtime inside Hartmeyer Ice Arena but it was the play of Carson Roisum, who had missed the last four games with the flu that helped the Vikings steal the win.

“It was a lot of time being away from the team and it really got to me because I really love being out here,” Roisum said. “I

What’s next Stoughton hosts Milton (21-0-1 overall, 0-5-0 Badger South) at 7:15 p.m. Friday inside the Mandt Community Center.

lost a lot of weight and felt terrible. Coming back was the best feeling in the world. I felt like I could reconnect with everybody, like I was home again.”

Although Roisum was on the bench for last week’s overtime

Badger South Team Record Points Oregon 6-1-0 12 Edgewood 5-0-0 10 6 Stoughton 3-3-0 MG 2-3-1 5 McFarland 2-3-1 5 Monroe 1-4-0 2 Milton 0-5-0 0 win against Monroe, he said, playing in Tuesday’s overtime game, “was a whole different story.”

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Honorable mentions: Gavin Miller (wrestling) finished fourth at 220 pounds at the Cheesehead Invitational at Kaukauna High School Max Fernholz (boys bb) scored 19 points Thursday in a win over Fort Atkinson Cassidy Bach (girls bb) scored 16 points Friday in a win over Watertown Paige Halverson (girls bb) chipped in 13 points in a win over Watertown James Hanson (boys hockey) scored the game-tying and game-winning goals Saturday in a 4-3 overtime victory against Monroe Hannah Weber (girls hockey) scored an even-strength goal with just under two minutes remaining in regulation Saturday as the Icebergs fell short 2-1 against Onalaska Chase Millam (boys swimming) finished a team-best third place in the 100 freestyle Saturday at the College Events invite in Stoughton with a time of 52.55 seconds Patrick Reagan (boys swimming) took fourth place in the 100 backstroke in 1:04

Boys swimming

Clark leads Vikes to trio of top five finishes JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Conner Clark swam three 100 butterflies Saturday at the College Events invite and finished in the top five of each for the Stoughton boys swimming team.

The junior finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly in 1 minutes, 96 seconds and dropped five seconds to fifth in the 400 IM (4:53.26). Clark capped the meet, helping Stoughton’s 400yard freestyle relay team of Jacob Turner, Ian Bormett and Chase Millam take a third-place finish in 3:39.89.

“I only knew I was going to be swimming the 400 IM coming into today,” Clark said. “I did Photo by Jeremy Jones get in a lot of IM work over the break. I was excited to get the Conner Clark swims the 100 butterfly portion of the 400-yard individual medley Saturday at the Stoughton College swim in, but I wasn’t excited to Events invite. Clark finished fifth in the event in 4 minutes, 53.26 seconds. The Vikings took sixth out of seven teams competing.

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Girls basketball

Stoughton ekes out low-scoring game at Oregon ANTHONY IOZZO

Badger South

Assistant sports editor

Stoughton boys basketball learned it can win two different ways at Badger South Conference rival Oregon.

The Vikings (8-2 overall, 6-0 conference) can either speed up the game and score over 70 points or slow it down and eke out close games, like Tuesday’s 37-30 win over the Panthers.

Coach Nolan Weber said that is the difference between this year’s team and last year’s team.

“Sometimes you just have to gut it out and get a win,” Weber said. “We weren’t capable of slowing down last year, and for the most part didn’t need to or want to. This year, we are not that team.

“Against a team like (Oregon) that is very disciplined and smart and doesn’t give you things, you have to make them play long possessions.”

Sophomore forward Adam Hobson drained a 3-pointer to make it 34-22 Stoughton with just under six minutes to play.

But senior forward De’Andre Burrell drive into the lane for a bank shot, and he later found junior guard Ethan Victorson for another basket inside to cut the Vikings’ lead to 34-26.

Senior guard Brady Schipper missed the front end of a 1-and-1 two times to keep Oregon in the game, and Burrell scored on an offensive rebound to cut Stoughton’s lead to six, 34-28, with a minute to go.

Schipper finally knocked down a free throw and senior guard Max Fernholz added two more to finish the game.

“Our defense was huge,” said Schipper, who had 13 points. “We

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But most of the second chances didn’t yield points in the closely contested battle.

Stoughton now travels to Monona Grove (11-0, 6-0) in a battle for first place in the conference.

“We definitely have the talent

Stoughton girls basketball came into Friday’s B a d g e r S o u t h ga m e a t Watertown looking to show improvement against a zone defense following a loss to Janesville Craig on Dec. 28.

Coach Brad Pickett said the girls executed the game plan much better in a 56-43 win. The Vikings (10-3 overall, 5-2 Badger South) shot well early and jumped out to a 10-point lead, 29-19, at halftime.

“They play a 1-3-1 zone and I thought we did a nice job moving the ball and getting good looks against their zone,” Pickett said.

“The girls shot it with confidence, and I think that was one of the biggest reasons we had a lead at halftime.”

All season, the offense has not only had several different girls step up to lead the team in points but also have had balance in game with multiple double-digit scorers.

Friday, it was senior guards Cassidy Bach and Paige Halverson. Bach

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What’s next Stoughton travels to Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. Friday and to the La Crosse Civic Center for an invite Saturday. won the game on defense because the shots on offense weren’t falling.”

Ethan Victorson scored down low after a pass from his freshman brother Erik, cutting the Vikings’ lead to 18-17 at the start of the second half.

But senior forward Tommy McClain kicked out a pass to Schipper, who drained a 3-pointer, and Schipper later found Fernholz for another 3-pointer to make it 24-17 Stoughton with 15 minutes to go.

Schipper later scored after an offensive rebound to put the Vikings up 26-18.

“That is huge in our conference,” Schipper said. “If we aren’t shooting well, it doesn’t affect us. We play solid defense and get the stops when we

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The Vikings outrebounded Oregon 43-30 and had 17 total offensive rebounds.

McClain, who scored six of his eight points in the first half, had 10 total rebounds, including seven offensive ones.

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Icebergs continue to become more competitive JEREMY JONES

Badger Conference

Sports editor

The Icebergs girls hockey co-op continued to play its best hockey of the season last week despite three tough losses to Brookfield, Onalaska and Viroqua. The team stands at 5-11-0 overall and 2-4-0 in the Badger Conference.

Viroqua 2, Icebergs 1 The Icebergs rallied to tie the game early in second period only to see the host the Blackhawks storm back seconds later to pullout a 2-1 victory Tuesday inside the Viroqua Community Arena.

It was the second win for Blackhawks over the Icebergs, which bested the Stoughton based co-op 4-0 back on Nov. 27.

Emma Kolden scored with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the first period to give Viroqua a 1-0 lead which the Blackhawks held until Brynn Weaver tied the game just over six minutes into the third period.

Kolden and the Blackhawks answered seconds later, however, and Ivy Shonka stopped 23 shots on goal to preserve the Photo by Jeremy Jones win. Stoughton’s McKenzie Nisius stopped 18 shots on goal in Forward Samantha Eyers (11) brings the puck through the neutral zone against Onalaska on Saturday. The Icethe loss, including seven in the bergs lost the game 2-0. third period.

Brookfield 2, Icebergs 0 The Icebergs did their best to lock down the state’s leading scorer on Friday but fell 2-0 to nonconference Brookfield Glacier co-op.

Sophomore Hadley

Malcolmson ran her season total to 36 goals, scoring once in the first period and again in the third period for Brookfield (6-9-0) Nisius stopped 38 of 40 shots on goal in the loss, while Brookfield’s Kristin Woodcock turned

away all 28 shots she faced.

Onalaska 2, Stoughton 1 H a n n a h We b e r s c o r e d a n even-strength goal with just under two minutes remaining in regulation Saturday as the

Icebergs fell short 2-1 against Onalaska.

A scoreless game through the first period inside the Mandt Community Arena, the sectional-rival Hilltoppers took control with two goals in the second

Team Record Points Rock County 6-0-0 12 Cap City 3-2-0 6 Metro Lynx 3-3-0 6 Viroqua 2-3-0 4 Icebergs 2-3-0 4 Lightning 0-5-0 0

What’s next The Icebergs host the firstplace Rock County Fury (133-3 overall, 6-0-0 Badger) in a conference game at 7:15 p.m.

Saturday. The Fury are ranked fourth in the state. period.

Emily Brueggeman broke a scoreless tie with a power-play goal midway through the second period and Jaidyn Groshek added the game-winner five minutes later.

We b e r s c o r e d w i t h 1 : 4 5 remaining in the third period but the Icebergs were unable to find the equalizer.

Nisius stopped 29 of 31 shots on goal as the Icebergs were outshot in every period. Claire Bekkum made nine of her 18 saves in the third period to preserve the win for Onalaska (6-7-1).

Wrestling: Seven Vikings finish in top 10, Stoughton finishes as second-best Wisconsin team Continued from page 7 teams.

Illinois teams included Montini Catholic (ranked first in Division 3A, sixth nationally), Oak Park River Forest (ranked second in Division 3A, 30th nationally), Mount Carmel (ranked third in Division 3A) and Aurora Christian (ranked second in Division 1A).

From Minnesota, Apple Valley (ranked second in Division AAA, 25th nationally), Kasson-Mantorville (ranked first in Division AA, 40th nationally) and Simley (ranked second in Division AA) all joined the field. And from Iowa, Southeast Polk (first in Division 3A, 29th nationally) came to wrestle.

Despite the competition, Stoughton finished second-highest among Wisconsin teams at ninth overall with 334.5 points.

Kaukauna took seventh with 361 points.

Montini Catholic (806), Oak Park River Forest (481), Apple Valley (440), Southeast Polk (436), Kasson-Mantorville (421) and Simley (378.5) finished first through sixth. Mount Carmel (347) and Aurora Christian (331) finished eighth and 10th.

“The thought process going in and coming out is about making ourselves better for the end of the year,” co-coach Dan Spilde said. “That tournament is built to challenge any team at any level, and it certainly did.”

T h e Vi k i n g s w e r e l e d b y senior Tyler Dow’s title at 160 pounds, senior Gavin Miller’s fourth place at 220 and freshman Brooks Empey’s sixth place at 182. Senior Aodan Marshall was ninth at heavyweight, and junior H u n t e r L ew i s , j u n i o r C a d e

Spilde and sophomore Gavin Model added 10th places at 120, 152 and 138.

Senior Will Neuenfeld and junior Luke Geister Jones were 12th at 195 and 170. Junior Freeman Detweiler was 19th at 132, and junior Brendan Weesner and freshman Alex Wicks both finished 20th at 145 and 106.

Each weight class had between 28 and 31 wrestlers.

“The goal was to try and place everybody and get as many people as possible on the podium and crown some champions,” Dan Spilde said. “Dow getting the job done certainly highlighted our tournament.”

Dow goes 6-0 Dow is ranked first in Wisconsin at 170, but he wrestled down to 160 at the Cheesehead invite and went undefeated with two pins and two major decisions.

Dow became the first Cheesehead invite champion for Stoughton since Jessie Nelson won a title at heavyweight in January 2013.

Dan Spilde said that Dow is wrestling at a high level right now even with a target on his back for being a defending Wisconsin state champion.

“It can be difficult to defend a title, and that makes a year of challenges,” Dan Spilde said.

“After getting beat in the finals at the Rumble in North Dakota by a nationally-ranked kid, I think he was motivated to step up and get a title at a tournament that was probably even tougher.”

Dow defeated Montini Catholic’s Matt Ortiz (ranked first in Ill.) 8-5 in the title match Saturday. He advanced after an injury to Kasson-Mantorville’s Dalton Andrist (ranked second in Minn.) in the semifinals.

Miller, Empey finish in top 6 Miller and Empey also had big performances last weekend.

Miller is ranked 12th in Division 1. He finished 5-3 and made the semifinals at 220.

Miller won a 3-2 match in overtime against Kasson-Mantorville’s Garsen Schorr (ranked fourth in Minn.) in the quarterfinals before being pinned in 1 minute, 7 seconds to Simley’s Daniel Kerkvliet (ranked first in Minn.) in the semifinals. Kerkvliet is a junior world champion.

Miller bounced back with a 15-0 technical fall over Aurora Christian’s Angel James in a wrestleback before falling 6-3 to Platte County’s Sage Smart (ranked first in Missouri) in the third-place match.

“A guy like that going 5-3 is a lot more impressive than it sounds,” Dan Spilde said. “Gavin is improving and is certainly on the fast track. More amazing is his conditioning and his mat awareness. I think those are heavily improved from the start of the season, and that is going to help him in the last half of the season.”

Empey wrestled down to 182 from his usual 195-pound spot.

He finished 4-4 and made the quarterfinals before taking sixth.

Empey was pinned in 4:37 to Kaukauna’s Bryson Alsteen (ranked third) in the quarterfinals before bouncing back with a pine over Oak Park River Forest’s Jake Cagnina in 1:31.

Empey dropped 12-2 major decisions to Montini Catholic’s Trevor Swier (ranked second in Ill.) in a wrestleback and to Mount Carmel’s Danny Benoit (ranked sixth in Ill.) in the fifthplace match.

“I think at this point in the season you can easily say (Empey)

What’s next Stoughton travels to nonconference Lodi at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday and to Monroe at 7 p.m. Friday. has improved the fastest,” Dan Spilde said. “I think starting to figure how to handle the high school maturity rather than middle school is difficult at the weight he is at. Being able to start figuring that out in the middle of the season is a pretty big deal.”

Four others finish in top 10 Stoughton had four others finish in the top 10 – Marshall, Lewis, Cade Spilde and Model.

“We are excited that the guys are motivated and confident now,” Spilde said. “We just have to hope that we can get a little healthier so we can get the rest of our guys out on the mat here and get ready for February.”

Marshall is ranked sixth at heavyweight, and he finished 5-2 and won his ninth-place match in the consolation bracket by defeating Hartland Arrowhead’s Travis Case 3-1.

Marshall also battled a junior world champion during pool play, falling by pinfall in 47 seconds to Apple Valley’s Gable Stevenson (ranked first in Minn.).

Lewis is ranked second at 120 and went 4-3 with a spot in the ninth-place match. Lewis was pinned in 2:31 to Southeast Polk’s Kobey Pritchard (ranked second in Iowa) and ended up 10th.

Dan Spilde said Lewis’ bracket was one of the deepest and toughest of the tournament. Two

Records of Cheesehead participants 106: Alex Wicks, 19-8 113: Nathan Rein, 14-9 120: Hunter Lewis, 26-4 132: Freeman Detweiler, 13-7 138: Gavin Model, 21-7 145: Brendan Weesner, 16-10 152: Cade Spilde, 25-7 160: Tyler Dow, 29-1 170: Luke Geister-Jones, 22-10 182: Brooks Empey, 14-14 195: Will Neuenfeld, 7-6 220: Gavin Miller, 19-9 HW: Aodan Marshall, 18-3 of his losses were in pool play against Mount Carmel’s Rehan Uribe (honorable mention in Ill.) and Lockport’s Anthony Molton (ranked fifth in Ill.).

Lewis had to wrestle in the consolation bracket because of those losses, but he bounced back with wins over Waterford’s Sam Winski and Two Rivers’ Cody Holmes (ranked first in Division 3 at 126 pounds).

Cade Spilde is ranked sixth at 160, but he wrestled down to 152. He also was 4-3 with a spot in the ninth-place match, where he dropped a 7-5 decision to Oak Park River Forest’s Joe Chapman.

Model is an honorable mention at 138 and he was 4-3 with a spot in the ninth-place match, as well.

Model dropped a 7-3 decision to Oak Park River Forest’s Torry Early (ranked sixth in Ill.).

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Hockey: Vikes beat MG twice Continued from page 7 Roisum finished with 49 saves for the Vikings, including a diving save across the crease early in overtime to deny Monona Grove defenseman Brett Zapp.

“I got the tip of my stick on it and our defenseman (Sam Wahlin) did a great job clearing the puck,” Roisum said.

Up until this week, Stoughton hadn’t really had a full roster all season.

“We’re finally getting healthy after having Brody (Hlavacek) and Quinn (Link) and multiple sicknesses going around the team. To have our full team the last three games has been extremely helpful,” Rosholt said. “Now we’re able to roll three lines throughout the game and stay fresher the whole game, which has given us the energy to win these games in overtime.”

Despite being outshot in all three periods and overtime, Stoughton managed to take a 1-0 lead 44 seconds into the second period when Jack Sundby poked in a goal.

Monona Grove tied the game 12 minutes into the period, however, on a power-play goal by Tanner Smith.

The Vikings (5-9-0 overall, 4-3-0 Badger South) had a goal waved off in each of the first two periods, including an apparent goal by Link on a breakaway early in the second p e r i o d . M o n o n a G r ove dropped to 3-8-1 overall and 2-4-0.

Stoughton 5, Monona Grove 4 OT Sieling scored the game-winning goal in a 4-3 overtime victory Thursday off a perfect pass from Hanson in the slot against Monona Grove inside the Mandt Community Center.

Nolan Stapelfeldt and Sam Wahlin helped set up the goal.

Brody Hlavacek and Ben Suter each scored five minutes into the second period to help Stoughton build a 4-1 advantage. The Silver Eagles fought back to force overtime with three-unanswered goals from Tanner Smith, Brett Zapp and a power-play goal from Garrett Vinge with three minutes remaining in the third period.

The Vikings took an early-lead and never trailed against Monona Grove.

Sam Wahlin and Jared Bauer scored even-strength goals to give the Vikings a 2-1 lead in the first period.

Stoughton was outshot 46-19 but fought back for the win behind goaltender Carter Hellenbrand, who stopped 42 of 46 shots on goal for the Vikings. Jason Borchert made 14 saves for Monona Grove.

Stoughton 4, Monroe 3 OT Hanson sent Saturday’s conference showdown against Monroe into overtime where he then delivered the game-winner in a 4-3 victory.

Despite the final score, Monroe controlled the play earlier.

The Avalanche took a 2-0 lead with goals from Luke Kuberski and Cade Janecke in the first period. Stoughton tied the game four-anda-half minutes into the second period on a goal from Quinn Link and Jack Sundby.

Hanson took over from there, scoring seven-and-ahalf minutes into the third period. He later poked the game-winner past Monroe’s Heath Bear one-and-halfminutes into overtime. Bear finished with 44 saves in the loss. Hellenbrand stopped 27 shots on goal.

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Swim: Vikings fall to Monona Grove Tuesday Continued from page 7 feel the pain. It’s a very painful event.”

Stoughton finished sixth out of the seven teams competing with 308 points. Sun Prairie won six events to take first place a commanding 249-point lead over Janesville Parker 668419. Baraboo finished two points behind Parker with 417 points.

Chase Millam added a fourth-place finish in the 100 free (52.55).

Patrick Regan was fourth in the 100 backstroke with a personal best 1:04.5 and took seventh place in the 200 IM (2:34.07). Bormett was sixth in the 200 free (2:04.94) and eighth in the 200 backstroke with a time 2:23.71.

Jacob Foldy was one of the only boys that knew his events coming into the meet and placed seventh in the 200 fly (2:38.56).

“Jacob took that 200 fly out in a 2:09 and his best time is a 2:07,” coach Katie Talmadge said. “He hasn’t come close to that time in a while. He held it together at the end when he knew it was going to h u r t ,” Ta l m a d g e s a i d .

“That was an awesome moment for him.”

Turner took ninth in the 200 breaststroke (2:45.8) and Krueger matched the finish in the 50 free (26.63) and 500

What’s next Stoughton travels to the Middleton invite at 11 a.m. Saturday before hosting rival Oregon at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16. free (6:23.39). Cade Millam was 10th in the 200 IM (2:36.25) and 400 IM (5:46.17).

Monona Grove 116, Stoughton 53 Stoughton dropped its first conference dual meet of the season Tuesday against the two-time defending Division 2 state champion Monona Grove 116-53.

In the end, it really didn’t matter to Talmadge, who went into the meet wanting to put some guys in different events and search for talent within while having some fun.

“We haven’t been able to do that much this season because we’ve had so many close meets where we’re trying to put in a solid lineup so we can h av e s o m e s u c c e s s f u l meets,” Talmadge said.

“The guys have really been enjoying that. They strive off the W’s. Our goal was still to work hard tonight, but we had a different agenda as a team.”

The host Silver Eagles s h ow c a s e d t h e i r d e p t h winning 10 of 11 varsity

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Patrick Regan swims to a fourth-place finish Saturday at the Stoughton College Events invite in 1 minute, 4.5 seconds. events, including a 1-2 in the 200 free, 200 IM, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free relay and a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 butterfly. Josh Douberly won the 500 (5:21.52) and 100 back (1:00.3), where Clark took second in 1:02.01.

Senior Chase Millam was the only Viking to win

an event, posting a 1:08.46 to best Bronz Geissler of Monona Grove by .37.

Stoughton’s best finish as a team was the 500 free where Bormett (5:51.32) and Foldy (6:11.82) scored seven points for their second- and thirdplace finishes, respectively.

Boys bb: Stoughton defeats Fort Atkinson last week Continued from page 8 and we just have to put it all together,” Schipper said.

The Silver Eagles are currently ranked No. 2 in the Wisconsin High School Basketball Coaches poll.

Weber said a win or loss won’t change Stoughton’s approach of trying to improve to make a postseason run later in the year.

And although the players are excited for one of the biggest games of this season, Weber said he wants to treat it like every other game.

Stoughton 66, Fort Atkinson 51 The Vikings defeated Fort Atkinson 66-51 Thursday.

Fernholz led host Stoughton with Photo by Anthony Iozzo 19 points, and Schipper chipped in Sophomore Adam Hobson passes the ball past midcourt in the first half Tuesday 14. Hobson added nine points. at Oregon. Hobson finished with four points.

Girls bb: Bach, Halverson combine for 39 points Continued from page 8 collected 16 points, and Halverson finished with 13 points and eight rebounds.

“They take their leadership role very personal, and they want to see this team succeed,” Pickett said.

“Whether that is defending or knocking down some shots, they are willing to do whatever it takes.”

Junior guards Emma Kissling and Peighton Trieloff added 10 and eight points, respectively.

Overall rebounding was also key in the win. Stoughton won the battle on the boards 37-25, which included 15 offensive rebounds for the Vikings, who have an average height under six feet.

What’s next Stoughton hosts Reedsburg at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Badger Challenge and hosts nonconference Lakeside Lutheran at 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 16.

“With a team of our size, that says a lot about the girls’ willingness to get after and create extra possessions,” Pickett said.

Stoughton has finished the first half of the conference season tied for second with Madison Edgewood (9-3, 5-2) in the Badger South. Monroe (13-1, 7-0) is in first place.

“The girls are just starting to

Badger South Team W-L Monroe 7-0 Stoughton 5-2 Madison Edgewood 5-2 Milton 4-3 Monona Grove 3-4 Oregon 3-4 Watertown 1-6 Fort Atkinson 0-7 realize how good this team can be,” Pickett said. “Obviously Monroe is very good, but if we keep playing to our potential, I think we will make some noise in the second half.”

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ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388

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in the Classifieds!

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January 11, 2018

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Fire: Officers in extreme cold for hours Continued from page 1 squad cars and sped off to 617 W. Main St., where three families were living in apartments at the time.

Stoughton Fire Department chief Scott Wegner told the Hub last week the fire started because a power outlet appeared to have failed in a first-floor bedroom. Nobody was injured, but most of the interior of the home was destroyed.

The first floor tenants were able to get out quickly, but a small group had kicked out a window and gathered on the roof because the staircase to the second floor was filled with fire and smoke. Wilkinson rushed to the garage to find a ladder to help the group down.

“Dispatch told us people were trapped, so I didn’t know if those were the people trapped or if there were more inside,” Wilkinson said. “Another officer got another ladder from a neighbor and between the two of us we got everyone down quickly.”

While Wilkinson and Chesmore helped the

people on the roof, Hoeper and Miller were running into the building.

“Looking back at it, it’s like, ‘Wow that’s kinda stupid,’ but I would have done it each and every time,” Hoeper said.

Hoeper followed Miller through the front door and said they had to fall to their knees and crawl because the smoke was so dense.

He said they had crawled maybe 10 feet before they had to exit, because they weren’t able to call out to anyone who could be trapped inside.

“Once we got out, I ran over and talked to the folks on the roof and they said everybody was out, so we didn’t have to worry about that,” Hoeper said.

The police response was vital because of Stoughton’s volunteer fire department, which requires responders to come from home, meaning more time to make the commute. Hoeper said that they were “lucky” at the timing of the meeting at the police department, which meant the officers were in town and ready to go.

Temperatures dropped to

-12 degrees that day, and officers were on the scene for several hours helping SFD, as well as the Oregon and McFarland fire departments that responded to the blaze.

The frigid temperature wasn’t on their minds, even though Wilkinson said his rubber-soled shoes froze and sounded like horseshoes clopping on the sidewalk. He said that the manager of the Kwik Trip next door provided hot chocolate and coffee to the responders and families to help keep them warm, and Hoeper grabbed some blankets to help the families who were forced to exit with just the clothes on their backs.

“I didn’t think about the cold until we started slowing down and realized everybody was out,” Hoeper said. “We were on the scene for about five hours, and Miller and I have pretty substantial beards, and by the end of the day we had icicles in our beards.”

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

Fire recovery will displace residents until April AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Three families were displaced after the Jan. 1 fire at 617 W. Main St. Among those now without a home is Chad Campbell, who has a rather positive outlook on the scenario even though his apartment and all of his possessions were destroyed.

“I don’t care about my stuff,” he said. “I have a fresh start in my life right now so it’s kind of convenient.”

Campbell was told by his landlord, who did not return a call for comment by the Hub’s Tuesday deadline, that he would not be able to return home until April.

Until then, he is living out of a hotel in Sun Prairie, paid for by the military. He was a firefighter in the Air Force and is enrolled at Associated Training Services in Sun Prairie.

A tenant since October, he wasn’t home when the fire started, but got a phone

call from a friend saying his home was on fire.

“My first concern was if everybody is okay,” he said.

“I was getting texts from friends in the area saying the entire house burned down.”

The Hub connected with Campbell Saturday afternoon when he was gathering his things before the restoration crew started working.

He’s not allowed to go home again until the clean up is completed.

“The way I see things is that what’s happened, happened, and as long as everybody is okay, I don’t care about material things,” he said.

A GoFundMe account was started for the tenants of another apartment, Andrew Martin and Curtis Holverson.

The account, titled “House Fire – help out Andrew and Curt” had been shared 110 times and had collected over $2,000 as of Tuesday afternoon.

The Hub was unable to connect with Martin or

On the web

To donate to Andrew Martin and Curtis Holverson’s relief fund, visit:

gofundme.com/house-firehelp-out-andrew-curt Holverson, as well as the third family, before the Hub’s Tuesday deadline.

A representative with the American Red Cross Wisconsin office said that someone contacted them about providing resources, but an account was not established because everyone had a warm and safe place to stay. If any of the individuals impacted by the fire need help, they can contact the Red Cross and an account can be made.

All of Campbell’s clothes, besides what he was wearing at the time, and furniture were destroyed in the fire.

He was able to collect some personal items, but is accepting help replacing what was lost. He can be emailed at chadleear47@gmail.com.

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