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Stoughton High School graduate Justin Jacobs was named the senior basketball researcher for the NBA’s Orlando Magic.

Jacobs, who has a doctorate in statistics, previously worked on mapping analysis for the National Security Agency.

From the NSA to the NBA SHS grad joins Orlando Magic front office ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Justin Jacobs is beginning a new season in his life with the NBA’s Orlando Magic.

A year ago, the 1999 Stoughton High School graduate would not have believed he’d even take the job.

Jacobs joined the franchise as a senior basketball researcher, where he’ll use statistical analysis to help with analysis of basketball analytics for development – hoping someday he can use skills to help the coaching

staff win games.

That’s a fantasy the former Viking and Division III college basketball player could only have dreamed of when he graduated in 1999. But the pay cut he had to take coming from the National Security Agency – where he once met President Barack Obama – made such a move seem unrealistic previously.

Three life-changing events led him to his new field.

One was when he was attending Division III Carroll College, considering a career as a high school math

teacher and coach. He soon realized he didn’t like the classroom enough and decided to go to graduate school at UW-Milwaukee, where he got a master’s degree in mathematics.

That’s where his adviser explained a career in statistics had more opportunities than a career in math.

Another was meeting his wife, April, which eventually led him to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, where he earned a doctorate in statistics. That led him to a

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Faced with a stalemate on whether to save a set of possibly historic buildings, the Redevelopment Authority is gearing up for another visioning exercise for its riverfront redevelopment project.

The RDA met with a community development specialist last week to discuss how to approach a visioning exercise, which it tentatively plans to hold this summer. It could be a

Hub hosting mayoral forum in March Hub editor

Council to fill District 1 vacancy with appointment Alders to decide at second meeting in February BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The Common Council is looking for applicants to serve in a vacant alder seat in District 1.

Alders decided Tuesday to appoint someone to serve until April 2019,

when former Ald. Dennis Kittleson’s term would have ended.

Kittleson was elected to represent the district in April 2016 and resigned Friday, Dec. 29, without saying why.

Interested candidates will be asked to appear before council at its Feb. 27 meeting to answer questions in person. Each must complete an application and fill out a questionnaire.

City attorney Matt

Dregne told the council it was too late in the process to add the open seat to the election ballot for this April. If the council had declined to act on the matter, the seat would remain vacant until the regular election in April 2019.

Dregne said the council had four options in handling the vacancy: • It could leave the seat vacant until the next regular election in April 2019.

• It could appoint someone

to serve until April 2019.

• It could leave seat vacant until it holds a special election in November 2018.

• It could appoint someone to fill the seat until a special election in November.

Dist. 1 Ald. Sid Boersma began the council’s brief discussion by saying he wanted to appoint someone to serve until November, when the city would hold a special election.

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single session or a series of meetings and discussions.

The RDA was part of such an exercise – called a charrette – last June in an attempt to gain community consensus on how the redevelopment project, on 12 acres two blocks south of downtown Stoughton, should look and feel. But the developer who ran the project pulled out days later when it became clear city leaders could not agree on which buildings should be included.

Consultant Gary Becker said this year’s effort should be completed by the end of July because of a Sept. 30 deadline to file documents needed to create a new tax-increment

The Hub will once again host a forum for Stoughton’s two mayoral candidates in the spring election, and candidates for alder will be invited to speak, as well.

The forum, co-hosted by the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce, is tentatively planned for 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 15, at a location to be determined. Both mayoral candidates have confirmed they will attend, as have four of six alders who are in contested elections.

The election is the first since 2010 with no

If you go What: Stoughton mayoral forum When: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, March 15 Where: TBD Info: stoughtoneditor@ wcinet.com incumbent, as Donna Olson has announced she will retire. Candidates on the ballot are Tim Swadley, the current council president, and former alder Bob McGeever.

The Hub and chamber have invited all candidates

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Public works director: ‘Long-duration’ snowfall challenging BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

A Stoughton resident contacted the Hub Monday asking about the city’s plowing during a snowfall that began around 5 p.m.

Sunday and continued to snow lightly through most of Monday, ending around 9 p.m.

It seemed there was “a dearth of plows” to handle the snowfall.

The Hub put the question to public works director Brett Hebert, who said the total duration of the snowfall presented a challenge and that his crews “plowed and salted West Washington Street a total of three times” and did Main Street four times.

Hebert forwarded to the Hub an email he sent to city officials regarding the resident’s question, which was also received at City Hall.

Question: I saw a number of people struggle going up hills (especially Van Buren at Main S t re e t ) , a n d h e re o n West Washington Street.

Main Street was almost impassable at around 10 a.m.

The police said all plows were out, but in my 30 years I have never seen such poor plowing and such late plowing.

As I write the plow went down West Washington once. It is now 2 p.m. The whole city was a mess.

Why the dearth of plows this storm?

Answer: This was a 2 8 - h o u r s n ow fa l l . We knew this was going to be a long-duration snowfall based on the forecasts we were getting. When you have a long duration snowfall, the objective is to keep the mains and hills open.

When the snow starts to slow down or stop, you then go into the secondaries. We had supervisory

staff monitoring the roadways Sunday night, and we then sent a skeleton crew out around midnight to 4 a.m. to plow and salt the mains. We had another skeleton crew come in at 8 a.m. to noon Monday morning and a third skeleton crew in at 3 p.m. until 6 p.m. Monday afternoon to keep the mains open.

We also had some parks staff in to shovel our sidewalks downtown Monday morning. We then brought our full crew in at midnight, after the snow ended, to clean up mains and go into our secondaries. They finished the entire community around 6:30 a.m. (Tuesday) morning. Crews (were set to return Tuesday night) to remove snow from downtown.

As you can see, our response was anything but slow. Residents need to understand that when it’s actively snowing, we are most likely not going into our secondaries until the snow has ended. This is the most efficient use of our resources.

Please keep in mind, we laid out our mains list so that most residents that live on a secondary only need to travel about two city blocks to get to a main road. If you go into the secondaries before it stops snowing, you will need to do them twice.

We don’t have an unlimited supply of plow operators and we need to make sure we don’t burn them out during a long-duration snowfall. This approach is how most communities run their snow operations, as well.

This is nothing different from how we have run snow operations in the past. The only difference is that it snowed for 28 hours.

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The library hosted a painting activity on Jan. 14. Around 10 children ages 5-8 painted a colorful garden on a canvas.

The large-scale collaborative painting will be displayed in the library.

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Hotel planned for May start BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The Kettle Park West developer expects to begin building a new Tru

by Hilton hotel on Jackson Street in May, following the Common Council’s approval last week for another conditional use permit for the project.

The developers initially obtained a permit in July 2016, but it expired after one year.

Forward Development Group manager Dennis Steinkraus told the Hub his group plans to break ground on the four-story hotel May 1 and complete it by March 1, 2019. A 10,700-squarefoot convention center that’s planned to be part of the project has been put on hold for now, Steinkraus said.

“We don’t have a specific date yet for the convention center,” he told the Hub. “The demographics of Stoughton don’t support one right now, even though in talking to business leaders, they said

they could use one and our market study indicated a need for it. But the banks are giving us a hard time about supporting it at this point in time.”

He explained that FDG had forgotten the conditional use permit was valid for only one year and discovered it had expired when the developer went to obtain a building permit for the hotel. So the village’s Planning Commission held another public hearing in December, as required in the permitting process, and recommended council approval.

The council discussed it briefly and approved it on a 9-1 vote last Tuesday, Jan. 9, with Ald. Kathleen Johnson (Dist. 2) casting the only vote against it.

(Ald. Matt Bartlett was absent.)

Johnson was elected as an avowed opponent of KPW and has consistently voted against approvals for the westside development.

The council has blocked further work in Phase 2 of the project — which includes mostly residential housing — until the developer receives Department of Transportation approval for another access point to Hwy. 138 in the second phase area of the development. The

Hwy. 51 closed for more than two hours

city and the developer have requested a right-in/right-out access point at a road called Oak Opening Drive, and are waiting for the DOT’s decision.

Steinkraus said he thinks FDG will have better results finding financing for the convention center once the hotel is up and running.

“If it operates according to our projections, it’ll be a lot easier to get funding for the convention center,” he said.

“And we’re looking for the perfect operator for it, too. There’s just not a lot of them around.”

Kevin Yeska, representing JSD Professional Services, the engineer that works with the development group, appeared before the council last week and said there are a few changes to the project site plan, including adding 17 parking stalls to a 205-stall parking lot for a total of 222 spaces, and building a road that will loop around the hotel for better access.

The developer said the 93-room hotel is expected to bring 35 full- and parttime jobs to the city.

Two Stoughton residents suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning in the Town of Dunn.

U.S. Hwy. 51 was closed in both directions for around two-and-a-half hours as emergency crews worked to extricate the drivers from their vehicles.

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The city is making progress in taking down buildings at its riverfront redevelopment area.

Last week, a contractor began demolishing the six buildings that make up the MillFab site, and last Tuesday, the Common Council awarded a $48,000 bid to demolish a building at 425 E. South St. known as the carpet warehouse. The council’s action included a not-to-exceed bid of $10,000, from a different company, to perform asbestos abatement at the site.

It’s expected to start in about a month.

The council also learned that the contractor for the demolition, Earth Construction Inc., estimated it would cost $740,000 to demolish the Highway Trailer complex, also on East South Street, and the cost would be $40,000 less if the city decides to save a part of the complex known as the blacksmith shop.

Concern about the potential historic value of that building has stalled progress on developing that area. The council and the Redevelopment Authority have yet to decide what to do with the Highway Trailer complex, and it’s unclear how or when a decision can be reached.

Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4), chair of the Redevelopment Authority, told the council that demolishing the carpet warehouse in conjunction with MillFab would allow the city to reduce its

Nap, wrong way ride lead to arrest

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A nap and a wayward trip through a roundabout in Pleasant Springs led to what authorities say would be a fourth OWI for an Edgerton man Saturday afternoon.

Deputies were alerted around 4:30 p.m. to a vehicle swerving between lanes in the Town of Pleasant Springs, according to a Dane County Sheriff’s Office news release, only to find the it parked at the Road Ranger gas station, with the driver asleep.

The driver, Luke Zeimet, 28, of Edgerton, didn’t stay that way for long, according

security fence around the entire site and save money because the city is using the same contractor for both.

The RDA received a $150,000 site assessment grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to help cover the $322,000 cost of demolishing buildings on the six-acre MillFab site. The contractor expects to have that projected completed next month and will then begin taking down the warehouse building.

The council awarded the warehouse demolition bid on a 9-1 vote, with Dist.

2 Ald. Kathleen Johnson casting the dissenting vote. (Ald. Matt Bartlett was absent.)

“I am not convinced that this needs to be done now,” she said of the demolition bid award, “so I will vote no.”

Continued from page 1 Dist. 2 Ald. Mike Engelberger suggested the council appoint someone to fill the seat until its term expired in April 2019. His motion was approved unanimously.

That decision is consistent with similar situations over the past several years, most recently in 2016.

The seat is open only to residents of District 1, which is the north-central

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The city has a new municipal clerk.

Holly Licht, former deputy clerk for the City of Verona, began working in Stoughton City Hall Tuesday after the Common Council last week unanimously approved Licht an interview panel’s recommendation to hire her.

Licht had been Verona’s deputy clerk from December 2014 until resigning to take the job here. She replaces Lana Kropf, who resigned Nov. 17.

Licht completed a municipal clerk training program at the UW-Green Bay Clerk’s Institute last year and is waiting to receive her Wisconsin municipal clerk certification.

She is a 2014 UW-Madison graduate and holds a bachelor’s degree in history and political science.

She grew up in Brodhead and graduated high school in

2010.

In a memo to the council, Mayor Donna Olson wrote that the city had received several applications for the clerk position, but Licht was the only applicant who met all the requirements.

She spent a few weeks filling in as acting clerk after Verona’s clerk left in late 2015 and was one of two finalists for the Verona job.

Licht is well-versed in organizing municipal elections after doing so in Verona, where her work included maintaining voter registration records, administering absentee voting, and training and assisting election workers at the polls. She also

maintained the city’s website, assisted with the collection of property taxes, prepared meeting packets for the Common Council and city committees and processed applications for licenses and permits.

Licht told the Hub organizing and overseeing elections is one of her favorite parts of the job.

“It’s an important part of the democratic process, and I enjoy everything that comes with it,” she said. “I really like working with people in the community and helping people to vote. Also, every day is new, and I like the variety of the job.”

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to the release. After deputies woke him up, it reported, Zeimet told them he was leaving and drove the wrong way through a nearby roundabout, refusing to Zeimer stop.

D e p u t i e s eve n t u a l l y stopped the vehicle down the road and Zeimet was arrested for what would be a fourth offense of operating while intoxicated — a felony – and driving the wrong way onto a divided highway. He was being held in the Dane County Jail on Monday.

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Office deputies responded to a crash around 6 a.m. on U.S. Hwy. 51 near Halverson Road. According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office, a Toyota RAV4 driven by a 77-year-old man, was traveling south on 51, crossed over the centerline and hit a BMW SUV driven by a 40-year-old woman.

MedFlight was called, but did not transport any patients, and both drivers were transported by ambulance. A passenger in the BMW sustained minor injuries and was not transported

by EMS.

Edgerton man arrested in Pleasant Springs for 4th OWI

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Mayor Olson, HR director Amy Jo Gillingham, finance director Tammy LaBorde and deputy clerk Kelli Krema interviewed Licht and other applicants for the position, which has a starting annual salary of $51,230.

The council approved Licht’s appointment unanimously after a brief discussion.

part of the city, roughly north of Jackson Street, between Lincoln, Page and Division streets.

To apply for the seat, visit the city’s website, contact City Hall or email clerk Holly Licht, HLicht@ ci.stoughton.wi.us. The deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 6.

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How to apply Applications and questionnaires are available at City Hall or the city’s website, ci.stoughton.wi.us.

For information or to have the materials mailed, contact City Hall at 873-6677 or email clerk Holly Licht at HLicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us. The deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 6.

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Rep. Hebl’s 2018 New Year’s Resolutions As we enter 2018, many people are preparing new goals to meet and new priorities to focus on. We, as state legislators, would be well served to follow suit. We must refocus on our roles as legislators and once again serve the citizens we represent. Here are my 2018 New Year’s Resolutions.

state don’t have to drive on unsafe, cracked roads filled with potholes.

I will work with my colleagues in the legislature to find solutions for repairing and improving our state’s roads and bridges.

Voting Rights

Voting is an American’s most fundamental right. In the coming years We need a shift in how we think we need to have non-partisan redisabout education and to stop vilify- tricting put in place, we must repeal ing teachers (as well as other state suppressive voter ID laws and we workers) and properly appreciate the must consider other measures to work they do for our school children. increase voter turnout, such as autoWe must adequately fund public matic voter registration and expandK-12 education. It is the key to Wis- ing early voting hours. I will strive to consin’s future. Education is and will make it easier for residents to vote to ensure that elections truly represent remain my No. 1 issue. the will of the majority.

Environment I am eager to put partisanship aside Wisconsin was once at the fore- and to work with my colleagues front of effective environmental across the aisle to try to find genuine protection. I will work to strength- solutions to the problems we face. en environmental protections once Negotiation and compromise have again so that we can fight back become vilified by those who seek against pollution and climate change ideological purity, but they are what and ensure that our children and adults do to solve problems. I have grandchildren have healthy and safe lived and worked in Wisconsin my whole life. Every day I meet people water and air. with different political viewpoints Health Care and I find that we have much more We must ensure that Wisconsin shared beliefs than opposing. When citizens have access to affordable we remove ourselves from political health care. That means that we grandstanding we find that we are must accept the Medicaid expansion, neighbors. Neighbors band together which could cover 274,000 Wiscon- and find solutions to problems they sin residents. It is more important face. They don’t ignore those in need than ever to make sure that the peo- to score cheap political points. For the uch is said, and rightple of Wisconsin have some measure greater good of all residents, this burfully so, about honoring of confidence that they will be able geoning hyper-partisanship must stop. those who volunteer to I resolve in the New Year to work for to receive the care they need. serve our country in the military, the people of the 46th Assembly Disbut there are many other equally Roads/Bridges trict and the people of Wisconsin. important ways we can and The roads and bridges in our state Rep. Gary Hebl represents the should serve. are in dire need of repair. We need to Last October, White House 46th Assembly District, which work together to come up with a viaChief of Staff John Kelly, a includes the City of Stoughton ble solution so that the people of this retired Marine General, referred to the men and women who serve in the armed forces as “the best 1 percent this country Thursday, January 18, 2018 • Vol. 136, No. 26 produces.”

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And it is not fair. There are many people who want to serve but are not allowed to because of age, physical infirmity or (in some cases) national origin.

But most importantly, holding up members of the military as “the top 1 percent” belittles the valuable work of those who serve our communities in other ways.

There are many ways to define “community,” and we all live in several at the same time.

“Community” can mean the United States or the town you live in. It can mean your school or your place of employment.

It can mean your church, your family or your circle of friends. It can mean the whole human race.

Clearly, those who volunteer to fight and perhaps even die for our country are serving our community of the United States, but I would submit that there are many equally valuable ways of serving our various communities.

Some people make a career of community service: police officers and firefighters; mental and physical health care providers; teachers and social workers. Pastors and priests.

But there are many ways we can all serve our communities without doing it full time.

You can help build a house for a low-income family with Habitat

for Humanity. (Habitatdane.org) You can volunteer at the Stoughton Food Pantry (873-8103). You could help finance a micro-loan to a woman in East Africa who wants to start a business to support her family (Globalgiving. org).

You can mentor a child through the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County (bgcdc.org) You can sing in your church choir. Be a sympathetic ear to a co-worker. Be a good parent. Be a good friend.

If we think a little harder about what “community” and “service” mean, we can see that all of us are capable of serving the various communities to we which all belong. And it is something we all should do. I can’t think of a reason not to.

We live in a very divisive time, not just on the international and national levels, but on the state and even local level, as well.

There are strong forces that can tend to divide us.

But by serving one another, by caring for one another, we resist those forces and make our communities stronger and healthier.

Scott Dirks is a prosecutor in the Rock County District Attorney’s Office and the president of the Stoughton Area school board.

Letters to the editor

New tax bill will keep more companies in United States I enjoyed last week’s view on the new tax bill, but I thought I would share a different view after truly reading the bill. By the way, most billionaires will figure out how to best run their companies with or without this new tax bill.

They may do business in Vietnam or Taiwan, where the corporate tax rates are 20 percent and 17 percent respectively, versus our highest 2017 corporate tax rate of 39 percent. This is no different than any of us buying our household products from Wal-Mart or Target. Don’t we all tend to look for the best deal when we buy something in most cases?

Focusing on the good of this bill (and there are many good things, although not perfect), let’s first talk about the new

corporate tax rate of 21 percent.

I think this will help many companies with their decision to stay in the U.S. versus leaving. The more companies that remain in the U.S. or come back, the higher the demand on labor. A higher demand on labor usually means higher wages (the good-old supply and demand rules). Let’s give it some time to see if this works out that way. Also, the bill is giving a 20 percent business income deduction to many of the mom and pop businesses that I work with on a daily basis.

This is a “good” thing for every Sole Proprietor, Partnership or S-Corporation from my view, if structured properly. I also see tax bracket rate reductions across the board, a higher

standard deduction, and a larger child tax credit than the past bill had. Most everyone will see a benefit here. I could go on and on, but I think I would bore you with all the details.

My final comment is irrespective of the new tax bill. I tell my family and friends to make good choices with their lives. If you want success, look at how successful people get there. We need to inspire our young people to go after it. If you make a bad choice, make a change! You control your destiny and happiness. I’m not waiting for the billionaire, trickle-down handout.

Eric Frey, CPA City of Stoughton

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Obituaries Oregon on Aug. 25, 1933, the daughter of James and Clarabelle Stone. Betty married Carl Andersen on June 7, 1952 in Oregon.

She worked at First National Bank in Stoughton for 40 years until her retirement.

Betty enjoyed playing cards with friends, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren, especially attending their events.

B e t t y i s s u r v ive d b y three children, Pat (Rich) Betty Andersen Knipfer, Mike, and Kim Betty S. Andersen, age (Jeff) Vale; six grandchil84, passed away on Mon- dren, Tina, Tami (Mark), day, Jan. 8, 2018.

Jill, Paul, Greg (Gretchen S h e w a s b o r n i n Rusch), and Conner; seven

great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and five siblings, M a r y ( L l o y d ) B av e r y, Margaret (Bud) Hanson, James (Lila) Stone Jr., Elinor (Bill) Smith, and John Stone.

Memorial services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, 625 E. Netherwood St., Oregon, with Rev. Paul Marquardt officiating. Friends and relatives were invited to a

luncheon, following the services, in the church fellowship hall. Friends may greet the family from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services on Monday at church.

Memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare Inc. A special thank you to the staff of Sienna Crest, Sienna Meadows and Agrace HospiceCare Inc. Please share your memories of Betty at CressFuneralService.com.

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

Allen A. Suehs

a month long stay at St. Mary’s Hospital battling a variety of issues.

He was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 9, 1938, the son of Andrew and Ann Suehs.

Allen grew up in Wauwatosa. He was a proud member of the U.S. Army reserves.

Allen graduated from UW-Madison with a degree in Pharmacology. On June 23, 1963, he married Sally Heinzen. Allen worked for Rennebohm’s for many Allen Suehs years, then Thrift Drug, It’s a Relief, Gerhardts on CotAllen A. Suehs, age 79, tage Grove Road in Madidied on Wednesday, Jan. son, and Sherry Pharmacy 10, 2018, at Milestone after until his retirement.

He enjoyed his home on Lake Kegonsa, waterskiing and teaching family and friends to waterski, entertaining, and spending time at his time share in Mexico.

Allen is survived by his children, Martha (Steve) Althaus and Peter (Jeni) Suehs; four grandchildren, Leah and Sarah Althaus and Savannah and Benjamin Suehs; sister, Barbara (Roger) Udasco; nieces, cousins and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Sally; son, Ryan; and brother, Andrew. Memorial services was held at 2 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton. Friends greeted the family from 12:30 p.m. until the time of sharing on Sunday. A special thank you to the many friends and family members for the various ways you have shown support to Allen, Martha and Peter during the last month.

Please share your memories of Allen at CressFuneralService.com.

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

Phyllis J. Wolf

She is survived by three daughters, Sherry (Alan) Sweeney, Nicki (Alan) Neipert and Renee (Gregg) Krzyston; son, Todd Wolf (Nancy Miller); three granddaughters, Kortni Wolf (Michael Plisch), Ashley Sweeney (Matt Bomkamp) and Shanna Sweeney (Andrew Morrison); grandson, Gavin Krzyston; brother, Dean (Ginny) Ziegler; sister-in-law, Bea Wolfe; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Robert “Bud” Wolf; and her brother, Irvin “Junior” Ziegler.

A Memorial Service will be held at Skaalen Home Chapel, 400 North Morris

St., Stoughton, at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, with the Rev. Joshua Janke and the Rev. James Koza presiding. A lunch will immediately follow the service. A Private Burial will take place at a later date.

Visitation will be held at Skaalen Home from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. Thank you to the caring staff members who were by her side, and Rev. Janke and Rev. Koza.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.

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Phyllis Wolf

Phyllis J. “P.J.” Wolf, age 86 of Stoughton, passed on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.

She was born on Nov. 23, 1931, in Madison, the daughter of Irvin and Hazel (Hansen) Ziegler. Phyllis graduated from Sun Prairie

High School. Phyllis married Robert “Bud” Wolf on May 5, 1951, in Sun Prairie.

Her biggest joys were being a homemaker, raising her family, and baking her favorite family recipes from scratch. Her faith was very important to her.

She was a current member of Risen Savior Lutheran Church in McFarland.

Phyllis was an avid Euchre player and golfer. Phyllis and Bud enjoyed coffee and fellowship at the Stoughton Senior Center, going out for Friday night fish fries and dancing. She loved spending time with her children and grandchildren. Whenever you saw Phyllis, she had a smile on her face and was loved by all.

Nancy Schieldt

Nancy L. Schieldt, age 76, of Stoughton, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, at UW Hospital, Madison, after a long inspirational battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Edgerton on Oct. 2, 1941, the daughter of Elwood and Frances (Britzke) Johnson. She married Ken Schieldt on Dec. 5, 1964, at St. James Lutheran Church, Cambridge. Nancy was a dairy and cash crop farmer with her husband, Ken. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church, Edgerton, Mt. Pleasant Mother’s Club, and the Stoughton Hospital Volunteers.

She especially enjoyed bowling, baking, making barn quilts, her coffee clutch with friends and spending time with family.

Nancy is survived by her husband, Ken of 53 years; children: Kelly (Daren Gunderson) Schieldt of Stoughton, Andy (Kate) Schieldt of McFarland and Sally Schieldt of Stoughton; grandchildren: Megan (Nate Frank), Sophie,

Lizzi, Anna, Kato (Brianna Becker) and Wyatt (Sarah); great granddaughter, Aubre; sister, Susan Johnson of Edgerton; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Mary Sell and James Johnson.

A Funeral Service was held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at St. John E va n g e l i c a l L u t h e r a n Church, Edgerton, with Rev. Carl Seeger officiating. Burial was at Fassett Cemetery. Visitation took place on from 3-7 p.m.

We d n e s d a y, a t A p f e l Ehlert Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Edgerton (Hwy 51,) and again on Thursday from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Memorials can be made in Nancy’s name to the UW Carbone Pancreatic Cancer Task Force, ATTN: Pancreas Cancer Research Fund, 600 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53792-6164 or online at www.uwhealth. org/pcrfund.

For online obituary and condolences, visit apfelfuneral.com.

“After years of fighting Pancreatic Cancer, Nancy became known as a legendary patient, whose goal was to help advance pancreatic cancer research not for herself, but for others.”

Apfel Ehlert Funeral Home 315 Lord St, P.O. Box 189 Edgerton WI, 53534 608-884-9466

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Dec. 1 Officers arrested a 24-year-old woman for possession of narcotics and felony ‌Nov. 28‌ Officers arrested an 18-year-old man bail jumping following a report of an unfor disorderly conduct and possession conscious person in the South Municipal of THC following an investigation into a Parking Lot. An officer administered Narcan to revive the non-responsive person. threats complaint.‌ Evidence was then found in the vehicle.

Officers arrested a 25-year-old man on ‌Nov. 29‌ Officers arrested a 35-year-old man on an outstanding warrant following a traffic an outstanding warrant following a traffic stop on a reported suspicious vehicle.

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Dec. 2 Officers arrested a 30-year-old man for felony fifth offense OWI and a parole violation following an injury traffic crash.

Suspect was also cited for several traffic violations.

Dec. 3 During the time that the officers were dealing with the above incident, Dane County Sheriff Deputies responded to two separate domestic disturbances which resulted in arrests on each one. In addition, DCSD, Stoughton Officers, and Oregon Police responded to a fight call where several arrests were made. These incidents all occurred within an hour time span.

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Coming up

Community calendar

MOPS meeting

the community who might remem- woven into white fabric and thread to ber experiencing the moon landings, be used to make traditional Norwegian Mothers of Preschoolers (Moms’ through TV or radio, and will be able bunads, mats, curtains and bedspreads.

Group) will meet in Healy Hall of St. to record personal testimonies.

For information, call 873-7567.

Ann’s Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., For information, call 873-8585.

Winter party from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. All mothers are welcome to join in the ROHS The Stoughton Sports Booster Club celebration of motherhood. Meetings R Olde House Society (ROHS) will will hold their Winter Extravaganza include speakers, creative activities, hold its next meeting at 7 p.m. on party from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. mentors, discussions and potlucks.

Thursday, Jan. 25, at the Stoughton 27, at the Viking Lanes banquet room, For more information, visit mops. Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St. 1410 Hwy. 51. org or their Facebook page Stoughton Richard McDonald, library director, Admission is free for members, $10 St. Ann’s MOPS at Night. will give an insider tour and history of for nonmembers. Food and soda will the library. be provided and all-you-can-drink Sons of Norway bingo The ROHS is a group of people Stoughton Vikings stadium cups for The Sons of Norway–Mandt Lodge, preserving Stoughton’s treasures, one beer and wine will be available for pur317 S. Page St., will host bingo at 6 house at a time. Attendees are asked to chase. There will also be door prizes p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20. bring a treat to share and their non-al- and raffles.

Food will be available after 5 p.m., coholic beverage of choice.

For information, visit facebook.com/ with bingo beginning at 6. Anyone For information, contact rohstough- stoughtonsportsboosters under 18 years old must have and adult ton@gmail.com.

Community meal family member present to play. Bingo is open to the public and is held the Yoga class Visit First Lutheran Church, 310 E. third Saturday of each month (except The community is invited to attend Washington St., for the free monthly December). Donations for the Stough- a free yoga class at Stoughton Hos- “Our Daily Bread” meal from 4-6 p.m. ton Food Pantry are encouraged. pital, 900 Ridge St., from 11 a.m. to Sunday, Jan. 28.

For information, contact Bingo noon Saturday, Jan. 27. The class is in The meal will be served at 4:30 p.m. chairperson Becky Lunde at 205-2234. partnership with Stoughton Yoga. The and includes pulled pork or roast beef class, yoga for menopause, focuses on in gravy, rolls, salads, raw vegetables Space presentation postures to balance mind, body and the and dip, coffee, milk, juice, desserts Learn about the Apollo moon land- hormonal effects of menopause. and ice cream. No carry-out meals are ing missions, Mars rover missions and For information, call 873-2356. available; for transportation to dinner, the importance of putting humans on call 873-5924 by noon Jan. 28. Rides Mars during a space presentation at the Livsreise presentation are provided free of charge within the senior center from 2-3 p.m. WednesAndrea Myklebust will present at Stoughton Area School District. day, Jan. 24.

This month’s meal is sponsored by Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., from 1-2 The presentation is offered by the p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27.

Good Shepherd by the Lake.

UW-Madison Geology Museum, in For information, call 873-7761.

Her presentation will focus on how partnership with NASA. They are flax was grown, carded, spun and also collecting stories from people in

‌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

• 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

‌Sunday, January 21‌

• 7:30 a.m., All you can eat breakfast to support SHS band ($8, $4 children under 10), American Legion, 803 N. Page St., 205-9090‌ • 8:30 and 10 a.m., Music by Hans and Nelson Peterson, First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 873-7761‌

‌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

Baha’i Faith

Covenant Lutheran Church

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

Bible Baptist Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org 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

First Lutheran Church

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

Fulton 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

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.

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

Ezra Church

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

LakeView Church

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

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

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

Friday, January 25

• 7 p.m., ROHS meeting, Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St., rohstoughton@gmail.com

‌Saturday, January 27‌

• 11 a.m. to noon, Yoga for Menopause with Stoughton Yoga, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St, 873-2356‌ • 1-2 p.m., Handmade cloth presentation by Andrea Myklebust, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., 873-7567‌

‌Sunday, January 28‌

• 2 p.m., Yoga Sundays, library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, January 31‌

• 3-4 p.m., Travelogue: Iceland, senior center, 8738585‌ • 3:30-4:30 p.m., Improv club (teens grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281‌

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

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

• 6:30 p.m., Baby storytime (ages 0-2), library, 8736281

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

‌Thursday, February 1‌ Monday, February 5

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

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Modern psychology often confirms ancient wisdom. Much of the advice that has been empirically verified by the field of Positive Psychology echoes ancient philosophers, including the wisdom of the Bible. One of the clearest examples of this is the advice to be thankful and count your blessings. Researchers at the Positive Psychology Center at Penn have confirmed that the simple exercise of writing down three things that went well at the end of each day will improve the quality of your life. You will feel less depressed simply by focusing on the positive things in life, and by thinking about why things went well you set the stage for a more positive future. One easy way to do this is to start a journal, or even just start a document on your computer. You might title this journal or document “Three Blessings,” or “Three Good Things” if you want a more secular title, and then simply list the three good things that happened to you (or which you did) and answer the question why for each one. The question as to why it happened is important because it forces us to reflect on the causes of these good things and helps us to repeat them. – Christopher Simon

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 basketball

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Player of the week From Jan. 11-18

Name: Brady Schipper Grade: Senior Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Highlights: Schipper scored 38 points on a 12-for-15 shooting Friday in an 82-70 win over second-ranked Monona Grove

Photo by Anthony Iozzo

Senior Max Fernholz celebrates an assist on an and-one by senior Aidan McGee in the first half Friday. Fernholz had 17 points in an 82-70 win over second-ranked Monona Grove.

Vikes’ Schip comes in 38-point outburst against No. 2 MG puts Stoughton in first ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Stoughton boys basketball needed everyone to make plays Friday in an 82-70 win at second-ranked Monona Grove, but

senior Brady Schipper made it a little easier.

Schipper went off for 38 points, going 12-for-15 from the field, and the rest of the Vikings helped turn his performance into a statement win for the 2017-18 season.

It was the first loss for the Silver Eagles (11-1 overall, 6-1 Badger South) as Stoughton took over sole possession of first place in the conference at 9-2,

7-0.

“Every time we needed a play, Brady made a play,” coach Nolan Weber said. “There is not much more he could possibly do for us in this game. He defended (Monona Grove’s) second-leading scorer, and then other guys made big plays.”

B e s i d e s S c h i p p e r ’s p e r formance, senior Max Fernholz added 17 points and nine

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What’s next Stoughton travels to Oregon High School for the ninth annual Badger Challenge Saturday, taking on Waunakee, ranked ninth in Division 1, at 7:30 p.m.

The Vikings also host Madison Edgewood at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday.

Girls basketball

Vikings’ win clinches Badger Challenge for the South ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

There has been a Badger Challenge on the boys basketball side for almost a decade, but now girls basketball is joining in on an annual weekend of games that pits Badger South and Badger North teams against each other.

Stoughton hosted its the inaugural event last weekend, and the host Vikings were matched up with Reedsburg (11-3 overall, 6-1 Badger North). Stoughton (11-3, 5-2 Badger South) used defense and a potent offense to clinch the series for the Badger South, 5-3, with a 69-54 win.

Coach Brad Pickett said the now-annual tournament is a great thing for girls basketball, which completed with No.1-ranked Beaver Dam defeating No. 2-ranked Monroe.

“It really puts on display how good the Badger Conference is, North or South doesn’t matter,” Pickett said. “The recognition that this is going to get only helps it.”

The Vikings’ matchup wasn’t as highly anticipated as the Monroe/Beaver Dam game, but it did pit two teams with 10-plus wins against each other.

And Stoughton dominated the game for the Photo by Anthony Iozzo most part, leading by as much as 26 points in the Junior guard Kyianna Baker drives in for a layup in the second half Saturday in the inaugural second half.

Badger Challenge at Stoughton High School. Baker scored eight points in a 69-54 win over Turn to Girls bb/Page 9 Reedsburg, clinching the series for the Badger South.

Honorable mentions: Alex Ashworth (girls basketball) finished with 15 points to lead the Vikings in a win over Reedsburg Saturday in the inaugural Badger Challenge Cade Spilde (wrestling) won his 103rd career match Friday against Monroe Nolan Stapelfeldt (boys hockey) had one goal and two assists Friday in Stoughton’s 5-1 victory over the Milton Red Hawks McKenzie Nisius and Abby Seybold (girls hockey) combined to stop 50 of 57 shots on goal for the Icebergs in a 7-0 loss against the Rock County Fury Chase Millam (boys swimming) was part of two eighth-place relays Saturday at the Cardinal Relay Invitational in Middleton

Boys hockey

Vikings top Milton JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Stoughton boys hockey (6-10-0 overall, 5-3-0 Badger South) split a pair of games last week and had another postponed.

Stoughton 5, Milton 1 Five different scorers accounted for goals Friday as the Vikings ran their Badger South Conference winning streak to four games with a 5-1 victory against Milton.

Nolan Stapefeldt, Dustin Woelke, Sam Wahlin and Austin Sieling all scored an even-strength goal.

Jack Sundby capped the win with a short-handed goal midway through the third period.

Carson Roisum made 16 saves to secure the win. Justin Burke stopped 54 shots on goal for the Red Hawks (2-12-1, 0-7-0).

Middleton , Stoughton (ppd.)

Stoughton’s nonconference game Saturday at Middleton (8-8-0) was postponed to 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25.

Sauk Prairie 4, Stoughton 3 The Vikings saw their four-game winning streak snapped with a

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Wrestling

Spilde gets win No. 103 against Monroe ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Junior Cade Spilde won his 103rd match Friday in a Badger South Conference dual at Monroe.

The Vikings won the match 63-9.

Cade Spilde defeated Monroe’s Patrick Rielly 6-4 at 160 pounds.

Sophomore Nathan Rein pinned Zack Roper in 1 minute, 35 seconds at 113, and junior Freeman Detweiler pinned Gabe Witt in 45 seconds at 132.

Sophomore Gavin Model added a pin at 138 over Aiden Sweeney in 1:04, and freshman Rudy Detweiller won at 145 with a pin over Alex Witt in 2:23.

S e n i o r Wi l l N e u e n f e l d also won by pinfall at 195, defeating Julian Gruber in 2:47.

Senior Tyler Dow won a 5-1 decision over Sam Kind at 170, and senior Gavin Miller won a 9-2 decision over Bodie Minder at 220.

Freshman Alex Wicks finished the match at 106

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What’s next Stoughton travels to Fort Atkinson at 7 p.m. for a Badger South dual. The Vikings also travel to the Zelinski Duals at 7 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 20. with a pin over Dakota Wickstrum in 1:11.

Senior Aodan Marshall (heavyweight), junior Hunter Lewis (120) and sophomore Trent Carpenter (126) all won by forfeit.

Sophomore Brandt Spilde lost a close match to Travis Wolf at 152, falling 5-2, and senior Joe Lepine was pinned in 1:49 by Dempzy Foley at 182.

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The Vikings dual against L o d i o n T h u r s d a y wa s postponed due to icy conditions on the roads.

A makeup date was not announced by the Courier Hub’s deadline.

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Senior Ian Bormett won the 100-yard backstroke Tuesday evening in 1 minute, 3.66 seconds. Stoughton won the meet, which also doubled as senior night, 93-77 over Oregon.

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Grant Krueger had season bests in three of his four events Tuesday evening to help the Stoughton boys swimming team knock off Oregon 93-77 on Senior Night.

The win improved Stoughton to 4-1 in the Badger South just a year after the team had one win in conference.

“Oregon is a big rival because they are so close to us,” Krueger said. “They were the only team we beat last year, so it was really big for us to get the win and keep rolling in conference.”

The senior posted season best swims in the 50- and 100-yard freestyle, as well as on his 50-free split of the 200-free relay.

Krueger finished third in the 50 free (26.11), fourth in the 100 free (58.95) and later helped the 200free relay quartet of Conner Clark, Hayden Hammond and fellow senior Ian Bormett to a second-place finish (1:41.28) with a split of 25.64.

“Grant has been trying to pick up where he left off last year,” coach

Stoughton travels to fifth-ranked Madison Edgewood at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23.

Katie Talmadge said. “It’s been kind of a slow start, but he’s at every morning practice doing the best he can to improve himself and that’s really admirable.”

Clark led a 1-2 finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:18.4, while Jacob Foldy took second in 2:31.41.

Clark capped the night, joining Hammond, senior Chase Millam and Bormett to claim the 400 free in 3:51.51. Stoughton’s B relay of Nick Walker, Cade Millam, Krueger and Foldy were second in 3:57.98.

Chase Millam and Bormett added individual wins in the 100 free and 100 backstroke, respectively.

Chase Millam took the 100 free title in 51.82. Bormett and freshman Patrick Regan posted a 1-2 finish in the 100 backstroke. Bormett finished his final individual swim as

a champion, touching the wall in a season-best 1:03.66 (off the blocks).

Regan took second place in 1:04.84.

“Chase recently told me he doesn’t want to taper the 500 free.

He wants to focus on the 100 and 200 free for the postseason,” coach Katie Talmadge said. “Chase is kind of rare in that he’s a great sprinter, who also does well in distance events.”

T h e d eve l o p m e n t o f H a y d e n Hammond as a distance swimmer has giving Stoughton the option to move Chase Millam into other events.

“Hayden is still learning to except that assignment but he’s a strong guy who is going to carry forward with it,” Talmadge said.

Jacob Turner added a final individual championship, claiming the 100 breaststroke in 1:09.3.

Stoughton closes out the Badger South season Tuesday at ninthranked Madison Edgewood. The Vikings travel to Fort Atkinson for conference at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 3. Stoughton then heads to Baraboo at 1 p.m. March 10 for the WIAA Division 2 sectional meet.

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The Icebergs hosted the fourth-ranked Rock County Fury co-op on Saturday and were blanked 7-0 inside the Mandt Community Center.

McKenzie Nisius and Abby Seybold combined to stop 50 of 57 shots on goal for the Icebergs (5-130 overall, 2-5-0 Badger Conference), who generated just eight shots of their own against Rock County’s McKaylie Buescher.

Badger Conference leading scorer Maggy Henschler recorded five points in the win, scoring once and setting up four other goals.

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Badger Conference Team W-L-T Points Rock County 8-0-0 16 Cap City 3-3-0 6 Metro Lynx 3-3-0 6 Viroqua 3-3-0 6 Icebergs 2-5-0 4 Lightning 0-6-0 0

Kaitlyn Beyer each added a goal and an assist for the Fury (15-2-2, 8-0-0).

The Icebergs look to get back on track Saturday against the Badger Lightning.

Stoughton defeated the Lightning 5-2 on December 12.

What’s next The Icebergs (5-13-0 overall, 2-5-0 conference) host the last-place Badger Lightning (0-100, 0-6-0) at 7 p.m. Saturday.

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Girls bb: Vikings win 10th game of season Continued from page 7

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Senior Aidan McGee throws up a short jumper in the first half Friday at Monona Grove.

McGee finished with 10 points.

Boys bb: Vikings now 7-0 in Badger South Continued from page 7 rebounds. Senior Tommy McClain had 10 points. Senior Aidan McGee had 10 points, and sophomore Adam Hobson collected nine rebounds and two points.

Seniors Sean McLaury and Trenten Conklin also contributed from the bench with some big minutes. Conklin had six rebounds and two points, and McLaury had three points and a couple of assists with Aidan McGee in foul trouble in the second half.

“That is what it comes down to against MG,” Weber said. “Can you defend the post, can you rebound with them and then you have to hope the rest of the guys for a portion of the game miss some shots, and that gave us a chance tonight.”

The Vikings took a nine-point lead at halftime and ballooned it to a 19-point lead in the first six minutes of the second half.

Schipper found Fernholz for a 3-pointer to start off the run, and then Schipper made a quick pass to McClain in the paint for another basket.

Hobson then found Schipper crossing into the paint, and Schipper banked the shot off the glass to make it 47-31.

Schipper later drained a step-back 3-pointer from a kick-out pass by McClain underneath the rim to make it 52-33.

“In warmups, I could feel it,” Schipper said. “I just kept shooting and trusted myself. My teammates trusted me to take shots, and it all worked out.”

But after a 10-minute scoreboard delay, the Silver Eagles started to go inside often and cut Stoughton’s lead to eight.

Junior Caden Nelson and senior Jake Schroeckenthaler combined for three straight baskets inside, and senior Jimmy Thome followed with a 3-pointer to make it 68-56 Vikings.

Schipper continued to knock down shots, but 3-pointers by senior Max Nelson and Thome cut the lead to 72-64.

But that was the closest the Silver Eagles would get, as Fernholz went 5-for-6 at the line in the final few minutes to clinch the game for Stoughton.

“I never felt comfortable in this game until there was under a minute left because you know they are capable of making shots and scoring quick and turning people over,” Weber said. “To our kids’ credit, they just kept making plays and took care of the ball enough

Badger South Team W-L Stoughton 7-0 Monona Grove 6-1 Watertown 4-3 Monroe 4-3 Edgewood 3-4 Oregon 3-4 Fort Atkinson 1-6 Milton 0-7 and made enough free throws.”

Schipper scored 20 points in the first half as the Vikings jumped up big early. Schipper stole a pass and raced back down the court for a layup to make it 16-6, and he later found McClain under the rim in back-to-back possessions for transition baskets to push the lead to 24-8.

Later, Hobson found Schipper for an open jumper, and Fernholz bounced a tough pass to McGee inside for a basket and a foul. McGee completed the 3-point play to give the Vikings a 30-14 lead, their largest of the first half.

“We knew we had to get back because they can really hurt us in transition,” Schipper said. “We let Tommy hold his own in the post and let him do what he does … We have been looking for that all season, put a whole game together.”

Schroeckenthaler helped MG get back into the game, however, with back to back And-1s, cutting Stoughton’s lead to 37-26.

Fernholz and Thome finished the half exchanging 3-pointers as the Vikings took a 40-31 lead into halftime, which was more points combined than Stoughton’s entire game at Oregon on Jan. 9.

Schipper said that now the Vikings need to get ready for season No. 2 after closing out the first half of the Badger South season. Weber said the win sets Stoughton up well for conference, but the message is that this is just one step toward the goal of making state.

“I told them that we brought it tonight and this is who I thought we were, and now we have to keep doing it every game,” Weber said. “Brady isn’t always going to have 38 points and we aren’t always going to shoot it well, but that intensity and that energy and that want to that we had tonight is what we need to find game-to-game.”

A big reason was the play of junior guard Alex Ashworth. Ashworth scored 11 of the Vikings’ final 12 points of the first half, and she finished with a team-high 15 for the game.

Ashworth knocked down a jumper with her foot on the 3-point line from a pass by junior guard Kyianna Baker to make it 27-15 Stoughton, and Ashworth later picked off a pass and ran the length of the court for an easy layup.

Ashworth followed that play by swishing a 3-pointer in the left corner, and driving hard into the paint for a tough bank shot.

Senior guard Cassidy Bach found Ashworth for a jumper at the end of the half to make it 37-17 Stoughton.

“I know in the beginning I missed a little bit, but my coaches and my teammates kept encouraging me and I got into a rhythm,” Ashworth said.

“Our goal was to beat Reedsburg by a lot, and I think as a team we did really well.”

Senior guard Paige Halverson and Bach took over in the second half. Bach scored nine of her 13 points, and Halverson added seven of her 12 points.

Halverson started the second half with a steal and a layup and later knocked down a jumper to make it 41-24.

Ashworth then found an open Bach for a 3-pointer, and she later earned another steal and layup to put the Vikings up 50-26.

Junior guard Emma Kissling and Baker both added tough bank shots in transition, and Stoughton did enough at the end to slow down a little comeback by Reedsburg that cut the lead to just 15 by the end of the game.

Besides the three girls in double digits, junior guard Peighton Trieloff, Baker and Kissling each added eight points.

“We were three baskets away from having six kids in

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Junior guard Alex Ashworth drives in for a layup following a steal in the first half Saturday against Reedsburg. Ashworth led Stoughton with 15 points.

Badger South

What’s next Stoughton travels to Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. Thursday. double figures,” Pickett said.

“I like how we share the ball.

I think that is one way that we can be difficult to defend, so if we continue to do that, hopefully good things are going to keep happening.”

The game clinched the Badger Challenge for the South, but it also gave Stoughton a key win in for sectional seeding purposes.

Ashworth said it is exciting to see what the girls can do next this season.

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 “I think we have been clicking very well,” she said. “ I think it took a little bit to get used to each other, but now we are feeling the rhythm together.”

Hockey: Vikings fall to Sauk Prairie Continued from page 7 one-goal loss at Sauk Prairie on Tuesday.

Stoughton held a onegoal lead after the first two periods but were unable to answer a pair of third period goals late in the third period by the Eagles.

Quinn Link scored an even-strength goal and Austin Sieling added another on the power play midway through the second period.

Sauk Prairie answered with a pair of power play goals and capped the comeback with an evenstrength goal with 37 seconds remaining by Camden Desroches, who had the game-winning goal and two assists for the Eagles.

Jared Bauer scored the first goal of the game 10 minutes into the first period.

Carson Roisum stopped 57 shots on goal as the Vikings, including 32 in the third period, as Stoughton was out shot 61-21. Dakota Pickard made 18 saves for Sauk Prairie (10-2-1) with half of those coming in the first period.

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Sophomore forward James Hanson tries to slip the puck through the leg pads of Milton goaltender Justin Burke on Friday. Stoughton ran their Badger South winning streak to five games with the 5-1 victory.

What’s next Stoughton (69-0 overall, 5-30 Badger South) hosts first-place Madison Edgewood (12-4-2, 7-0-0) at 7 pm.

Thursday.

Badger South Team Edgewood Oregon Stoughton McFarland Monona Grove Monroe Milton

W-L-T Points 7-0-0 14 6-1-0 12 5-3-0 10 3-3-1 7 2-5-1 5 1-5-0 2 0-7-0 0

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Magic: SHS grad began work with the NBA’s Orlando Magic Tuesday Continued from page 1 job working on mapping analysis with the National Security Agency, in Albuquerque, N.M., where Jacobs would later earn the 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Science and Engineering from President Barack Obama.

“I was the first ever member of the NSA to win the award,” he said.

Finally, urging from an analysis director led Jacobs to look at an opening in the Magic’s front office despite a 25 percent pay cut from his NSA job. Most similar jobs he had seen would have been a 50 percent pay cut.

Jacobs now has an opportunity to put his knowledge of analytics and basketball to use at the NBA level and still be able to provide for his family.

“It just seems really strange that I was an ordinary teen from Stoughton that said, ‘Oh, I want to be a high school math teacher and coach basketball,’ and then will be a senior researcher for the Orlando Magic,” Jacobs said.

Website to the NBA Jacobs officially started with the Magic on Tuesday, and he said he was very excited to begin his new path.

But he still has a lot of goals left in his life, mainly being able to use his knowledge in game situations as a coach on the bench – being able to know when to put a player in or how to use players’ skill sets to lead to more success.

He expects that to take another decade, but Jacobs said regardless of how long it takes, he is all in. But first, he has to put his knowledge to use in his new position.

“What we need to establish here in Orlando and get the ball rolling in basketball can take three or more years,” Jacobs said. “It is an illusion to say we are going to turn this thing around in one year and win 40 games because of analytics. … It really comes down to what you have on your roster and how well the coaches work with what you have.”

One of the reasons the Magic called him was an independent website he started five years ago for sports analytical research called Squared2020: Squared Statistics.

The site shows how different types of statistical and analytical methods can be used in development and analysis of basketball analytics.

As a former basketball player, Jacobs still had a love for sports analysis, but he knew the heavy-duty use of statistical research and analysis, as popularized by the 2011 baseball film, “Moneyball,” was just starting to take off, and he had a wife and two children to provide for.

So even though teams were calling him,

Jacobs knew he couldn’t take that risk or the pay cut yet.

“I just couldn’t make it work,” Jacobs said.

But while working with basketball teams for his website, Jacobs began to get encouragement that he was providing valuable information. He was told teams thought highly of him and that he might be able to cut a deal that would work around his needs.

Foundation for success It was a long journey that could have been much different.

Jacobs moved to Stoughton when he was 14 and was on the 1999 team that won a Badger Conference title his senior year.

But he was unsure of what to do with his life after high school. He earned Top Citizenship and Top Mathematics Student awards at SHS, and his love for math and basketball gave him his first idea.

“I was recruited to play basketball for Carroll (College) and Carthage College, but my coach went to Carroll and was also a math teacher,” Jacobs said. “I told him he was doing pretty much what I wanted to do as a math teacher who coached basketball. I should just go do that.”

After two years at Carroll, Jacobs suffered an injury that sidelined him for over a year, and it allowed him to focus on getting his GPA up from 3.0 to 3.5 for his math major.

Eventually, he earned a Ph.D in statistics and differential geometry at UMBC. His dissertation was a real mouthful – titled, “Nonparametric Bayesian Density Estimation on Riemannian Manifolds.”

T h a t k n ow l e d g e w a s p a r t o f h i s research with the NSA, where he spent nine-plus years after some students he was tutoring mentioned he was good enough to work there, and it also helped him later earn the PECASE award, where he had a encounter with President Obama that he’ll always remember.

Jacobs moved to California and went to work for the NSA in 2008, working on geolocation and spatio-temporal analysis for the World Geodetic System 84 manifold – a standard for use in cartography, geodesy, and navigation including GPS. In 2012, Jacobs was nominated for the PECASE, which is given to the top researchers within the first five years of obtaining a Ph.D. His boss nominated him without informing him, so he was surprised to be named one of the winners of the PECASE at the end of 2013. He received the award in 2014, at the Jefferson Auditorium in Washington, D.C., before going to the White House to be honored in a speech

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SHS grad Justin Jacobs (left) receives the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering by former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper in 2014.

Predictions at work SHS Justin Jacobs is as successful at March Madness predictions as ESPN’s Joe Lunardi.

Jacobs develops prediction models on data obtained by the NCAA and NBA, including score predictions using recent player performance, past positional match-ups and referee assignments to ranking algorithms based on win-loss models, player injuries, locations and times of day.

Jacobs correctly predicted 65 of the 68 teams selected to the NCAA Division I mens basketball tournament in 2015 and 2016 and all 68 teams in 2017.

by President Obama and later being able to shake his hand.

But that wasn’t good enough, he thought.

“Watching everyone shake his hand, all they were saying was, ‘Thank you’ or ‘It is such an honor,’” Jacobs said. “This is my one chance to say something important to the President.”

So Jacobs invited the President for a game of one-on-one basketball. That

prompted a laugh, a tap on the shoulder and everyone else to ask what he said to get that reaction.

Obama, an avid basketball fan known to play pick-up games with pro and college players, never took him up on the offer, but Jacobs forever had a story to tell.

“You realize that this is real life,” Jacobs said. “It really is surreal.”

Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE C.N.R. Storage holds a lien on and intends to sell the personal property owned by Tommy Meyer stored in Unit #273 on January 20, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at 1457 Oak Opening Drive, Stoughton, WI. A brief and general description of items stored: Wheel Chair, Small Hand Tools, Chair, Bed frame and Boxes of personal items.

Terms of the sale CASH. Items may be viewed at 9:45 A.M. on the day of the sale. All items sold as is whereas with no warranties expressed or implied. Sale subject to adjournment.

Published: January 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE C.N.R. Storage holds a lien on and intends to sell the personal property owned by Jaymous Brietzmann stored in Unit #69 on January 20, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at 1457 Oak Opening Drive, Stoughton, WI. A brief and general description of items stored: Go-Kart, Snow Mobile, Camping equipment, fishing poles, Truck bed tool box. Terms of the sale CASH. Items may be viewed at 9:45 A.M. on the day of the sale. All items sold as is whereas with no warranties expressed or implied. Sale subject to adjournment.

Published: January 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE C.N.R. Storage holds a lien on and intends to sell the personal property owned by Bree Anne Hegman-Hill stored in Unit #5 on January 20, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at 1457 Oak Opening Drive, Stoughton, WI. A brief and general description of items stored: Women’s clothing, Suite Case, Vacuum, Computer Screen and Computer, and Kids Chair. Terms of the sale CASH. Items may be viewed at 9:45 A.M. on the day of the sale. All items sold as is whereas with no warranties expressed or implied. Sale subject to adjournment.

Published: January 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE C.N.R. Storage holds a lien on and intends to sell the personal property owned by Brenda Wilberg stored in Unit

#245 on January 20, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at 1457 Oak Opening Drive, Stoughton, WI. A brief and general description of items stored: Deer Head Mount, Rocking Chair, Dryer, Small Dressers, Coat Rack. terms of the sale CASH. Items may be viewed at 9:45 A.M. on the day of the sale. All items sold as is whereas with no warranties expressed or implied. Sale subject to adjournment.

Published: January 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF EDNA B. HOWARD Case No. 2018PR08 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth April 30, 1934 and date of death December 21, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1899 County Highway W, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 20, 2018.

5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.

Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar January 8, 2018 Andrew Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1070881 Published: January 11, 18 and 25, 2018 WNAXLP *** CITY OF STOUGHTON NOTICE OF ALDERMANIC VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE CITY OF STOUGHTON, IN DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, THAT: Applications will be accepted from qualified individuals living within the City of Stoughton Aldermanic District 1 for appointment to a vacant seat on the Common Council. The appointment term will cover a period from the date of

appointment until the end of the term in April 2019. The seat will be up for election in April 2019.

If interested in being appointed, please submit your resume and an aldermanic appointment questionnaire to the City Clerk’s Office by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 6, 2018. The questionnaire is available on the City’s website or by request in the Office of the City Clerk, 381 E. Main Street.

Candidates will be interviewed at a regular meeting of the Common Council on February 13, 2018. It is anticipated that the appointed candidate will be seated and sworn into office at the selected meeting.

If you have questions, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (608)8736677 Published: January 18 and 25, 2018 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF DUNKIRK VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter.

Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors

who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

Melanie Huchthausen, Town of Dunkirk 654 County Highway N, Stoughton WI 53589 In Person Absentee Voting Hours: Mondays: 2-5 p.m. and by appointment only for dates and times other than those specified.

The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Monday, February 5, 2018 from 2-5 p.m.

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Friday, February 16, 2018 The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Published: January 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on Election Day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

You must make a request for an absentee ballot in writing.

Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also submit a written request in the form of a letter.

Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the

absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature. You may make application for an absentee ballot by mail, email or in person.

Making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail The deadline for making application to receive an absentee ballot by mail is: 5 pm on the fifth day before the election, Thursday, February 15, 2018.

Note: Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk regarding deadlines for requesting and submitting an absentee ballot.

Voting an absentee ballot in person You may also request and vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office or other specified location during the days and hours specified for casting an absentee ballot in person.

Clerk Name- Maria “Pili” Hougan-Town of Pleasant Springs (608) 8733063 2354 County Highway N, Stoughton WI 53589 The first day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office is: Monday, February 5, 2018 from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Special Town Hall Office Hours for absentee voting are: Monday-Tuesday8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Thursdays, 8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Friday, February 16, 2018 from 10:00-5:00 p.m.

The municipal clerk will deliver voted ballots returned on or before Election Day to the proper polling place or counting location before the polls close on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted.

Published: January 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** VOTING BY ABSENTEE BALLOT Any qualified elector who is unable or unwilling to appear at the polling place on election day may request to vote an absentee ballot. A qualified elector is any U.S. citizen, who will be 18 years of age or older on Election Day, who has resided in the ward or municipality where he or she wishes to vote for at least 10 consecutive days before the election. The elector must also be registered in order

to receive an absentee ballot. Proof of identification must be provided before an absentee ballot may be issued.

TO OBTAIN AN ABSENTEE BALLOT, YOU MUST MAKE A REQUEST IN WRITING. Contact your municipal clerk and request that an application for an absentee ballot be sent to you for the primary or election or both. You may also request an absentee ballot by letter or email. Your written request must list your voting address within the municipality where you wish to vote, the address where the absentee ballot should be sent, if different, and your signature.

Special absentee voting application provisions apply to electors who are indefinitely confined to home or a care facility, in the military, hospitalized, or serving as a sequestered juror. If this applies to you, contact the municipal clerk of your municipality.

You can also personally go to the clerk’s office of your municipality, complete a written application, and vote an absentee ballot during the hours specified for casting an absentee ballot.

City Clerk, City of Stoughton 381 E. Main Street Stoughton, WI 53589 873-6677 kkrcma@ci.stoughton.wi.us Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F Thursday, Feb 15, 2018: 7:30 a.m.5:00 p.m.

Friday, Feb 16, 2018: 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.

THE FIRST DAY FOR VOTING IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2018.

THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING AN APPLICATION TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL IS 5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2018.

THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018.

ALL VOTED BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE MUNICIPAL CLERK SO THE CLERK CAN DELIVER THEM TO THE PROPER POLLING PLACE OR COUNTING LOCATION BEFORE THE POLLS CLOSE ON FEBRUARY 20, 2018. ANY BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE POLLS ARE CLOSED WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Published: January 18, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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185,500 miles. Runs great, good brakes and decent tires. Everything works. Rust in fenders and rocker panels. Good work and Winter truck. Asking $3,000. OBO. Call 608-575-5984.

402 Help Wanted, General EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Valentine's Day deliveries February 11th, 12th and 13th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200/ Route + Gas. Drivers must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans.

For further inquiries, please contact us at (608) 877-8879 FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring parttime detail/shop help. Apply in person.

999 Hwy A across for Coachmans.

FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring parttime Drivers. Great for retirees Apply in person: 999 Highway A, across from Coachmans.

JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Valentine's Day bouquet production February 3rd- 10th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. $12/hour + potential bonuses. For more information, contact us at (608) 877- 8879.

NEED COOKS, WAITRESSES, DISHWASHERS. Apply at Koffee Kup, 355 E Main St, Stoughton NEED SNOW removal 350 ft uphill driveway. Stoughton Can use our 2 stage 26" snowblower or your plow. Rest of season or occasional. 608-873-3636

January 18, 2018 646 Fireplaces, Furnaces/Wood, Fuel DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.

Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete 608-712-3223

696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.

Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.

Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114

720 Apartments 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

750 Storage Spaces For Rent

705 Rentals GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer.

608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 Stoughton- 129 West Street. 2 bdrm available. 1st floor, appliances, water, A/C, heat, ceiling fan, on site laundry, well kept and maintained. Off street parking. Next to park.

On site manager. $825 a month. Please call 608-238-3815 or email weststreetapartments@yahoo.com with questions.

STOUGHTON, 4 Bedroom, Duplex, 2 car garage, Appliances/Laundry, $1450/ month 608-628-0940 or Silas2100@hotmail.com STOUGHTON- NO more farm chores or snow shoveling! This no maintenance 2 bedroom, 2 bath top floor condo is in a SECURITY BUILDING with underground parking.

Includes all appliances. $875. 608695-2565

ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904

FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now.

10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244

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802 Commercial & Industrial For Lease

RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240

OREGON- 2,500SQ/FT for lease General office/business space. Can build to your specs or divide 1250/side. $10gross. Nice building and location. 600 Pleasant Oak Dr. Jon 608-848-5157 or Jon@DrGardocki.com

801 Office Space For Rent

990 Farm: Service & Merchandise

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourse Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628

NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats.

Come & go as you please.

608-873-5088

883 Wanted: Residential Property

OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316

WE BUY Homes any condition. Close quickly. Joe 608-618-1521 jssrealestate@ tds.net

DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber.

Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337

UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road

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ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS PAPER.

434 Health Care, Human Services & Child Care DISABLED WOMAN has a wheelchair needs help. Can transfer in and out of car. Rides to medical appointments, errand running and misc. 608-873-3636

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RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder.

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548 Home Improvement

RECOVER PAINTING currently offering winter discounts on all painting, drywall and carpentry. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research.

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RDA: Tentative plans for summer ‘restart’ Continued from page 1

Urban chickens

financing district for the 1 4 - a c r e r e d eve l o p m e n t area, a former industrial site between the Yahara River and East South Street that is bordered on the west

by Fourth Street and the east by Eighth Street.

The city is in the process of removing abandoned industrial buildings – MillFab and a carpet warehouse – from the redevelopment site. The RDA and Common Council have yet to decide what to do about a several buildings known as the Highway Trailer complex. Indecision over the complex stalled the RDA’s plan last year to demolish all the buildings in the redevelopment area and turn the project over to a master developer.

On Jan. 10, RDA chair Scott Truehl said the goal of the visioning session would be to restart the redevelopment project and get the community behind the effort. He said the RDA hadn’t gotten enough community buy-in before issuing requests for proposals in search of a master developer to lead the redevelopment last year.

He explained to consultant Mindy Habecker,

Photo by Amber Levenhagen

Anne Wheelock spent part of her afternoon Monday, Jan. 8, outside enjoying the nice weather with her three chickens. She told the Hub she has been tending to urban chickens for the last four years at her home near River Bluff Middle School. The three unnamed feathered friends are kept warm with their cozy roost throughout the winter, but had no problem clucking and pecking the day away in the unseasonably warm weather.

Send it here If you have news you’d like to share with readers of The Stoughton Courier Hub, there are many ways to contact us.

For general questions or inquiries, call our office at 873-6671 or email stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com.

Our website accepts story ideas, community items, photos and letters to the editor, at ConnectStoughton.com. Births, engagements and anniversaries can also be sent to the website.

Several types of items have specific emails where they can be sent directly.

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community development educator with UW Extension Dane County, that last year’s design charrette, held over three days last June, was about developing a master plan for the project.

The charrette gave the RDA “a good sense of the design styles that the community likes,” Becker said.

H a b e c k e r t o l d R DA members they would need lots of supporting documentation to share with participants in another visioning exercise. She suggested providing maps showing the city’s assets in and near the redevelopment area, and said it was important to “get a diverse group of stakeholders to participate in the visioning process.”

Habecker said before h o l d i n g s u c h a n exe rcise, the RDA ought to determine who should be involved in it, identify obstacles, and calculate “how much housing you need in order to make the TIF district work financially.”

“You need to set the ground rules,” she said.

“The visioning has to work within the parameters.”

RDA member Regina Hirsch noted that officials haven’t agreed on what

type of housing they want in the redevelopment area – condominiums, apartment buildings or single-family homes. There are also differing opinions on the mix of private ownership versus rental units and how much low-income housing should be in the mix, she said.

Tr u e h l s u g g e s t e d t h e RDA “come up with three or four best options” for the area and then present them to the community and the Common Council.

The RDA should do the initial visioning and then find out if other city officials agree on the options, he said.

Habecker said she’s in favor of preserving historic buildings when practical, and she suggested the city not lose sight of its “unique features” in the area.

She said in a visioning process, there are mandates that have to be adhered to and there are also areas of flexibility.

“You should know what those are from the start,” she said.

T h e R DA w i l l m e e t again Wednesday, Jan. 31, to continue planning for the visioning exercise.

Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

Forum: All but two candidates have confirmed Continued from page 1 for alder to introduce themselves at the start of the meeting, but all questions will be directed to the mayoral candidates. It will be moderated by Hub editor Jim Ferolie, and Hub staff will write all the questions.

The format will follow a standard one presented by Unified Newspaper Group in all of our communities, with two-minute questions and one-minute rebuttals if desired.

The public will be allowed to submit questions after the initial round, and Hub staff will choose which

ones to present to the candidates, as time allows. It’s expected to last between 90 minutes and two hours, and refreshments will be pro- Swadley vided by the chamber.

Competing for seats in the open District 2 race are Franklin James and Phil Caravel- McGeever lo. In District 3, Dorann Bradford

takes on incumbent Regina Hirsch. In District 4, Nicole Wiessinger faces Dennis Pince. All have been invited, and all but Wiessinger and Caravello have confirmed attendance.

The forum is expected to be televised on local-access channel WSTO and will also be visible after the airing on the WSTO website, wsto.tv.

For information, email stoughtoneditor@wcinet. com.

Email Hub editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@ wcinet.com.​

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