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State title No. 49 Lewis wins at 120, four others reach podium ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

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A couple that moved to Stoughton last year is interested in buying a cityowned building on Fourth Street known as the power plant, renovating it and opening a distillery. Abby and Nick Abramovich, along with their 18-month-old son Byron, came here last September from Peoria, Illinois, and noticed the abandoned power plant building overlooking the Yahara River. Both chemical engineers, the Abramoviches have been thinking about starting a small business and feel the city-owned power plant building has potential.

“We keep coming back to the brewing or distillery idea, because that’s what Nick likes doing a lot,” Abby Abramovich, who works in Madison as a project manager for DuPont, told the Hub. “We’ve seen the building a lot and thought it would work for us.” The couple worked for the food-processing company Archer Daniels Midland in Peoria for three years before moving to Stoughton. They live a few blocks south of Main Street, not far from the power plant. With its riverfront location, large open interior space and history, the building meets the couple’s needs for size and location, Abramovich said, adding it doesn’t appear that it would be too expensive to renovate.

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Junior Hunter Lewis celebrates his 120-pound title Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 state individual wrestling meet. Lewis won a 1-0 decision over Hartland Arrowhead senior Dominic Dentinto to become the 49th champion in Stoughton High School history.

Board OKs teacher contract Most educators will receive 1.26 percent raise for this year

District will get a retroactive pay bump after the School Board ratified the district’s 2017-18 master contract with the Stoughton Education Association SCOTT DE LARUELLE (SEA) Monday night. The contract runs through June Unified Newspaper Group 30 of this year. Included in the contract Most educators in the Stoughton Area School is a 1.26 percent increase

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to base wages, retroactive to the beginning of the school year on July 1, 2017. Educators hired new to the district will not get the pay increase The contract also includes supplemental pay for the district’s four “professional levels” of educators. Minus the base wage

increase, those in the “Initial Professional” group will get $1,105, “Collaborative Professionals” will get $1,261, “Innovative Professionals” will receive $1,463 and “System Professionals” will get $1,664. Educators who opt out of the district’s

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Save on home equity loans, auto loans, and personal loans. Contact Sandy and Katelyn.

Founders pay off city loan BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

After two decades, ownership of the Mandt Community Center has been returned to the organization that built the facility. Mandt Community Center Inc. built the community center at 400 Mandt Pa r k w a y i n 1 9 9 3 a n d operated it for five years before encountering financial trouble paying its construction loan. In February 1998, the organization and the city entered an agreement in which the city took out an

$870,000 low-interest loan and assumed ownership of the building until the debt was paid. Mandt Community Center manager Bart Quale explained that MCCI and the city refinanced the initial loan in February 2008, which left the organization with a new bond total of $485,000. MCCI made its final payment on the loan Feb. 1, and on Feb. 13 the Common Council acknowledged that fact and returned the building to its rightful owners. The city continues to lease the land the center is on to MCCI.

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Stoughton wrestling crowned its 49th individual state champion Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 individual state wrestling championships. The Vikings added two-runner-up finishes, a fifth-place and a sixth-place at the 75th annual meet, which started Thursday at the UW Fieldhouse. And there’s more to come – team state is this weekend. Saturday, Junior Hunter Lewis claimed the 120-pound title with a 1-0 win over second-ranked Hartland Arrowhead senior Dominic Dentino, and senior Tyler Dow (160) and sophomore Braeden Whitehead (126) both lost matches in the final to finish runner-up. Senior Aodan Marshall took fifth as a heavyweight, and freshman Brooks Empey took sixth. Junior Luke Geister-Jones also competed at state. The Vikings now have 11 medalists out of 12 state qualifiers in the past two seasons, including three champions and five runner-up finishes. The WIAA Division 1 team state tournament is Friday and Saturday, March 2-3, at the UW Fieldhouse. The Vikings earned the No. 3 seed and open at 5:30 p.m. Friday against Marshfield. The winner of that match takes on the winner of No. 2 Kaukauna and Mukwonago. Stoughton has finished runner-up for three straight seasons.

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Library hosts children’s story time A cozy blanket and a good book can be enjoyable for anyone, but they were particularly fun for a group of children last Friday at the library. The library regularly hosts story time sessions We d n e s d a y a n d F r i d a y mornings for kids ages 0-5. Each week has a different theme. Friday’s theme was “water animals.” The group was read books and sang songs about fish and underwater life and crafted a paper whale. Next week’s theme is “birthdays and parties.” The following, week of March 12, the theme is “five senses.” For a complete list of story time themes, dates and more information, visit stoughtonpubliclibrary.org.

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City of Stoughton

Council awards pickleball construction contract Complex in Mandt Park will be largest in county BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

A new pickleball complex will be built in Mandt Park this spring and is expected to be ready to use this summer. Parks and Recreation director Dan Glynn said the new facility should be open for games in June. He said it will be the largest pickleball complex in the county. The Common Council voted Tuesday, Feb. 13, to award a contract for building the complex to

Tri-County Paving. The DeForest-based company submitted a bid of $56,535, the lowest of four bids received by the city. The high bid of $69,000 was submitted by Wolf Paving. The new facility will be called the Stoughton Lion’s Club Pickleball Complex, Glynn said. The club is donating $20,000 toward the project, and it joined with the city in applying for a grant from the Bryant Foundation, which donated another $20,000. The city’s cost will be $20,000, which will come from a park development fund. Including $2,800 for engineering, the project’s total is estimated at $59,335 On a 9-2 vote, with Alds.

Kathleen Tass Johnson (Dist. 2) and Tom Majewski (Dist. 3) dissenting, the council awarded the construction contract to Tri-County Paving. Majewski said he’s not opposed to building the complex but thinks the city needs a detailed master plan for the entire Mandt Park area before it “develops things on a whim.” He said along with other issues, there’s not enough parking for the things that Parks and Recreation wants to develop in the park. Johnson agreed, but the Parks and Rec committee chair, Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3), didn’t. She said Glynn does have “an overall plan” for the park. “This is a piece of it,”

she said. “When you get money from the Lion’s and Bryant, you go for it. “We don’t have a master plan for the riverfront,” she added, “but we do have a plan for the park.” Ald. Matt Bartlett (Dist. 4) also refuted comments by Majewski and Johnson, saying the project has been in the works for more than a year and “there’s lots of room for parking there.” The complex will replace the unused basketball courts in the northeast corner of the park. Four other pickleball courts – two at East Park and two at Veteran’s Park – will be returned to use as tennis courts. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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RDA considers next steps Monona planner will discuss that city’s riverfront at next meeting BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

With last year’s plans h av i n g g o n e aw r y, t h e Redevelopment Authority is trying to decide to how best to move forward with planning for the riverfront redevelopment area a few blocks south of City Hall. One of its efforts is inviting the City of Monona’s planner and economic development director, Sonja Kruesel, to its March 14 meeting to talk about how Monona has approached redeveloping a riverfront site there. The eight acres in Monona is also along the Yahara River and similar to Stoughton’s 10-acre riverfront area. The RDA is also discussing consultant Gary Becker’s analysis of issues to resolve before the redevelopment can move forward. Becker, who is in the process of helping the city establish a new tax-increment financing district (TID 8) for the redevelopment area, listed five key issues the RDA will need to come to terms with to get the project going. Among the issues are whether the RDA should look for a master developer or take a “piecemeal” development approach and the fate of the Highway Trailer building on East South Street. “ We n e e d t o d e c i d e whether we are sticking to the master developer approach or if we are willing to let the ‘prime’ parts

‘We need to decide whether we are sticking to the master developer approach or if we are willing to let the ‘prime’ parts of the area be sold off piecemeal.’ Gary Becker, RDA consultant of the area be sold off piecemeal and leave the remainder to a developer or to multiple developers,” Becker wrote.

Outside advice RDA vice-chair Roger Springman has been seeking “a more comprehensive approach” to the redevelopment project. He invited a community-development expert with UW Extension Dane County to an RDA meeting in January, and recently reached out to Monona’s planning director. “We’ve got to step back and start with a clean slate,” he said. “We’re seeking a m o r e c o m p r e h e n s ive approach because we’re into a reset phase for the area, largely because of the TID 8.” In January, after talking with consultant Mindy Habecker, the RDA decided to organize the visioning exercise similar to a design charrette the city conducted last June, but then appeared to back away from the idea at its next meeting Jan. 31. Last month the RDA expressed interest in talking with Kruesel, who helped create a document that Monona is using to invite developers to its redevelopment area along the river. The approach is an alternative to the more formal RFP process that the RDA used in 2016 to select a master developer for its 10.4-acre redevelopment site.

‘Let’s see how someone else is approaching a similar project about 15 miles north on the river. ... They’re at least one or two steps ahead of us.’ Roger Springman, RDA member

Springman shared the document, similar to a powerpoint presentation but in a flyer format, with the RDA. It contains a vision statement for the redevelopment area, and bold headings – use opportunities, project goals, and key site assets – with bullet points beneath each. The RDA was interested in the document and plans to discuss it and other aspects of the way Monona is tackling its redevelopment area. “Let’s see how someone else is approaching a similar project about 15 miles north on the river,” Springman suggested. “They’re taking down buildings and they’ve got a developer. They’re at least one or two steps ahead of us.”

Redevelopment issues Becker, responding to the RDA’s request in January, is a proponent of the master developer approach. He said it would be more efficient and “provide greater consistency across the development.” The RDA selected a master developer for the project in February 2017, but lost him in July after holding a design charrette. Developer Mark Geall said there was too much “uncertainty” about what the city wants in the redevelopment project, including whether to restore or raze the Highway Trailer building. Becker clearly has an

opinion about the building, calling it “both a blight on the landscape and a public safety hazard.” He wrote the complex, built on a twoacre site, creates challenges to the design and use of the rest of the redevelopment area. But not all RDA members and city alders agree with Becker’s analysis of the building. The RDA voted in March 2017 to demolish the building (which is actually a complex of six structures constructed between 1905-10), and the Common Council blocked the demolition later in the same month. Other key issues to decide, according to Becker’s document, is the distribution of residential and commercial development, housing density and the question of homeownership. “There is a conflict between the concept of high density and single-family lots,” he wrote. “We cannot achieve the density of development we need for the downtown core with s i n g l e - fa m i l y d eve l o p ment.” The former master developer had planned to build from 200 to 250 residential units, mostly apartments, as well as a 70-room hotel in the fifth and final phase of development. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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City handles ‘rain on snow’ event BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

He said sandbags were available to residents starting Tuesday afternoon at the public works building on South Fourth Street. “Any time you have heavy rainfall and the ground is still frozen there is bound to be flooding issues, especially in low-lying areas,” Hebert wrote. “It’s never good when it rains in January or February.” “I think it is important to mention how grateful I am to have a crew that, without hesitation, spent most of their day in the cold driving rain maintaining the storm sewer system and responding to calls from residents,” he added. “Without their efforts, things could have been much worse than they already were.”

Stoughton was “inundated” with water this week from two days of rain falling on snow and frozen ground, but public works director Brett Hebert told the Hub the city managed to avoid significant damage or injury. Stoughton got 2.03 inches of rain Monday and Tuesday, which caused some basements to flood and water to run through or pool in some residents’ yards, he wrote in an email. “We had crews out clearing storm drains of snow and ice Monday in anticipation of the heavy rainfall,” Hebert wrote. “This proactive approach seemed to help, but we still had some storm drains that were completely inundated Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com by the heavy rainfall and the melting snow.”

Four injured in Hwy. 51 crash Children ages 2, 4 among those with ‘serious’ injuries Two small children were among four people hospitalized with “serious” injuries after a two-vehicle crash Tuesday, Feb. 20, on Hwy. 51 in the Town of Dunn. According to a Dane County Sheriff ’s Office news release, deputies and units from Stoughton EMS responded around 4:30 p.m. to a crash at the intersection of Hwy. 51 and Charles Lane. Both lanes of Hwy. 51 between Charles Lane and Schneider Drive were closed for around 45 minutes while deputies investigated the crash. Preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle driven

by a 32-year-old man was “attempting to turn” into Charles Lane from the highway when it was struck from behind by a vehicle driven by a 24-year-old woman, with a 20-year old male passenger, as well as children ages 2 and 4. All four people in her vehicle here transported to St. Mary’s Hospital with “serious but non-life-threatening injuries,” while the driver of the other car refused medical transport, according to the news release. The 24-year-old woman was cited for inattentive driving, no insurance, improper display of license plate and operating after suspension. -Scott De Laruelle

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Swadley is ‘right person’ to be mayor This is a note to encourage the citizens of Stoughton to elect Tim Swadley as our next mayor. With its unique architectural and historical background, Stoughton is a resilient and attractive city, but also one that needs to be run wisely and well to succeed in a challenging and competitive world. Stoughton has key challenges to face and overcome, including the successful completion of Kettle Park West, a viable plan for the riverfront area, continued improvement and attention to our schools, further development opportunity for new single family homes, and a practical and clear policy for maintaining its historical structures. The future for Stoughton will not be easy, but it will be positive and rewarding with good leadership. During the four years I was on the City Council with Tim, he demonstrated clearly the ability

and leadership to show he is now the right person, at the right time, to be elected the Mayor of Stoughton. In his years of participation with our schools, the City Council, and most recently as president of the council, he has shown himself to be a person who listens, who respects other viewpoints, and yet remains firm in keeping the city’s welfare and success first on the agenda. There has been some turmoil and several changes of late in city leadership and key personnel. Tim has clearly demonstrated over the last several years that he is the best candidate to lead this city well and successfully over the next four to eight years as our Mayor. I encourage you to vote for Tim Swadley in April as the next Mayor of Stoughton. Tom Selsor City of Stoughton

Clarification

Last week’s story about Stoughton Area School District superintendent Tim Onsager mistakenly stated that a recent “Innovation 2020” proposal would be located in the 1892 former SHS building. The proposal, announced earlier this month by Onsager and Fab Lab Stoughton consultant Mike Connor, doesn’t include a specific location for the center, school board president Scott Dirks told the Hub Thursday in an email. “(People) should not develop the misapprehension that SASD has just rolled out such a possible purpose,” Dirks wrote. “While an Innovation Center might turn out to be one such purpose, it is at least as likely that housing it somewhere else might make more sense.” The Hub regrets the error.

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e all should have seen it coming, the decline of the family farm and the subsequent rise in canine unemployment rates. “Working In the Feb. 15 issue of the Hub, Rutland town supervisor candidate like a dog” used to be a strong statement, but likely has no Deana Zentner’s first name was misspelled. meaning for young people today The Hub regrets the error. because I haven’t seen a gainfully employed pooch in a very long time. As the farms shut down, Fido began sleeping Thursday, March 1, 2018 • Vol. 136, No. 32 indoors and USPS No. 1049-0655 eating two Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices. meals a day Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, in the kitchA Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. en, instead of POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to The Stoughton Courier Hub, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. spending the Dunn Office Location: 135 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 night chained to a doghouse in the yard, staring Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Friday at his empty tin food dish. Phone: 608-873-6671 • FAX: 608-873-3473 And don’t even call him Fido, e-mail: stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com because his name is probably Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 something like “Mr. Fuzzypants,” ConnectStoughton.com which might be embroidered on This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. his collar and possibly even his doggie-sweater. No naked slave Circulation General Manager waiting outside the mudroom Carolyn Schultz Lee Borkowski door for the boss to emerge, cerungcirculation@wcinet.com lborkowski@wcinet.com tainly. News Sales Manager Growing up in rural Wisconsin Jim Ferolie during a time when the Holstein Kathy Neumeister cattle of the township vastly stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com outnumbered the people, there Sports Advertising really were a lot of working Jeremy Jones Catherine Stang dogs. Career opportunities were ungsportseditor@wcinet.com stoughtonsales@wcinet.com abundant for them in the dairy Assistant Editor business because black-andClassifieds Scott Girard white cattle need help making Diane Beaman ungreporter@wcinet.com even the most black-and-white of ungclassified@wcinet.com decisions, and dogs can be very Reporters Inside Sales persuasive. Anthony Iozzo, Alexander Cramer, Monica Morgan We had dairy goats on my farm Bill Livick, Amber Levenhagen, insidesales@wcinet.com who did not need a dog to help Scott De Laruelle, Helu Wang them make decisions. They lived in small pens with few choices Unified Newspaper Group, a division of to consider in a day, so a single Woodward Communications,Inc. human was sufficient for their A dynamic, employee-owned media company consultation needs. The only Good People. Real Solutions. Shared Results. job our Dalmatian dog had was Printed by Capital Newspapers - Madison to bark at strangers and bite the tires of the school bus. On other farms it was different, although

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tire-biting might still be involved. Dairy cattle, when not in the barn being milked twice a day, often grazed huge pastures and benefited greatly from personal assistants to help them manage their activities and keep track of time. The assistants were usually long-haired Border collies bedecked with skirts of dried manure beads that swayed and clunked beneath their bellies. Like hippies, they seldom bathed and often lounged about in loose groups on the grass when not in motion. Some were better workers than others-- anticipating the tasks of the day, inherently knowing the agenda, and moving the cattle carefully and calmly. Others had an enthusiasm that exceeded their skill set, which could result in the aforementioned tire-biting. Any car, truck, tractor or gravity box was fair game when there weren‘t any cattle to herd at the moment, and even children had to be wary. Some farm kids were really excellent at walking backwards, to avoid being nipped and tripped from behind. Most dogs worked first shift, rising early to wiggle with excitement as the chief operations manager emerged from the farmhouse, their chains jingling as they waited to be turned loose so they could clock-in. Yards with working dogs had circles of bare ground where the grass had been scraped clean by the dragging tethers, and restless pacing. Craters formed in the summer when the dogs dug holes, pulling away the hot upper crust of dusty soil in search of the cool, damp earth beneath. Any dog who managed to clock-in again later to work the third shift, herding cattle through barbed wire and into the swampy “back 40” in the dark of the night, might or might not make it

back from the low-ground. Getting fired happened. Farm dogs didn’t get any days off or vacations ever, unless one happened to have puppies in which case maternity leave was forced upon her, usually against her will. If the mother still wanted to go to work, the inconvenience of eight or nine pups latched to her belly did not deter her from making a run for it when unchained. The pups with the strongest jaws were the ones who thrived, the last to drop off about halfway across the barnyard while the weaker ones mewled in the doghouse. A kid with a small enough body and a big enough heart could easily crawl inside that doghouse to comfort those puppies, popping fat ticks with her knees and scraping her head on a too-long nail poking down from the roof of the shelter, but caring not as she scooped the wee ones onto her lap. Fearing that not all those little workers would find jobs, I begged my parents to let me bring a puppy home. When that failed, I tried Grandpa, suggesting perhaps he needed some workers for his beef cattle. As fond as Grandpa was of finding jobs for anyone who was willing to work, the fact remained that crazy Angus have no trouble making all of their own decisions, and they can get out in the middle of the night without any canine coercion. My dog today, Sam, has some heeler in him, and had he been born in a different era, I think he could have gotten some really nice job offers. That he does an excellent job of herding his kibble around his food dish in the kitchen twice a day is evidence of his fine ancestral lineage—the working dog of olden days. Kelsey Wollin Dunn is a Town of Rutland resident.

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Art show to feature Stoughton artists

Lazarro taught painting at UW-Madison from Unified Newspaper Group 1963-98, when he retired as an emeritus professor. Three Stoughton artists What: Abstract art show, His art is nationally and are included in an exhibifeaturing three Stoughton internationally in galleries tion that will run between artists and museums. March 3 and April 28 at the When: March 3 – April 28 Georgiades is a professor Gallery of Wisconsin Art in Where: Gallery of Wisof sculpture at UW-MadiWest Bend. son. He makes sculptures consin Art, 303 Water St, The exhibition, “Three from common and discardWest Bend Generations of Abstraced materials, transforming tion,” features abstract More info: (414) 333them into works of art. paintings of Stoughton’s 1942 Anderson worked as an Richard Lazarro and two architect at Flad Architects other state artists, Fred in Madison before retirBerman and Santos Zinand Aristotle Georgiades, ing to work full-time as a gale. In conjunction with the and fellow sculptor Bruce wood artist. He constructs objects that take the form painting exhibit is “Sculp- Breckenridge. Lazarro, Anderson and of functional furniture. tural Abstraction,” presenting three-dimension- Georgiades maintain stua l wo r k s o f S t o u g h t o n dios in Stoughton, where Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com residents Jerry Anderson they continue to produce art.

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Student finalist for spirit award ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Ian Bormett, 17, a senior at Stoughton High School, was named a finalist for the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards on Feb. 6. The awards, now in their 23rd year, honor outstanding community service by young americans, accordi n g t o a n ew s r e l e a s e .

won’t be fitted for a longterm prosthetic until he’s done growing, according to To learn more about the Prudential the release. Spirit of Community Awards, visit: Bormett interned at a research institute over the spirit.prudential.com summer where he helped with a program that prints B o r m e t t w o r k e d f o r prosthetic arms for other months to design and build children and adults. a prosthetic arm for Jonah Friedrich, a 12-year-old in Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ his community who was born without a hand and wcinet.com.

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City installing surveillance cameras in parks Goal is to reduce vandalism BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

The city has installed surveillance cameras in one park and plans to place cameras in eight more. The Common Council unanimously approved the plan, with a $9,660 cost, last month. Public works director Brett Hebert said the cameras would be installed only in “ h i g h - vo l u m e p a r k s ” with building structures. So far, Nordic Ridge is the only park to have the surveillance system. Six other parks have already had cameras, which are “antiquated” and will be replaced, Hebert said. “Unfortunately, we do have some vandalism to our parks structures over time,” he said. “These camera systems serve as a deterrent to potential bad actors and to catch those that choose to vandalize city property.” He said city staff would

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The 1938 romantic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You” will hit the stage in Stoughton. SHS will re-create the Pulitzer Prize-winning performance, which was adapted into the Academy Award-winning movie, at 7 p.m. March 8-10, at the high school, 600 Lincoln Ave. Directed by DeeDee Bouzek, “You Can’t Take It With You” revolves around the Vanderhof family, “a collection of lovable incompetents,” according to a news release. There is Grandpa (Luke Soderbloom), the philosophical patriarch, who

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If You Go What: Stoughton High School presents ‘You Can’t Take It With You’ When: 7 p.m. March 8-10 Where: Stoughton High School Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $8, $5 seniors and students Info: 877-5600 has decided to give up the business world and live life to the fullest. His daughter, Penelope (Stephanie Kittleson), an unpublished, but passionate playwright. Her husband, Paul (Jack Trotter), who manufactures fireworks in the cellar with

his partner, Depina (Jack Ebner). Their daughter, Essie (Alyssa Wicks), is an optimistic but inept ballerina whose husband Ed (Evan Jensen) has a passion for printing presses and xylophones. Their other daughter, Alice (Emily Fitzsimmons), is the seemingly only normal one in the family, the release explained. A dinner party is planned for Tony and Alice’s family to meet, and things don’t go exactly as planned. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for seniors and students, and are available at the door only. For information, call 8775600.

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A sign at Norse Park explains the surveillance cameras.

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6, in the EMS training room, 516 S. Fourth St. Members of Stoughton What: Stoughton CARES will pose questions Stoughton CARES, a CARES candidate forum to the candidates about how coalition that works to preWhen: 6:30 p.m. Tuesto curtail the illegal use vent illegal day, March 6 of controlled substances. use of drugs Questions might also touch and alcohol, Where: EMS training on general topics about is hosting room, 516 S. Fourth St. making Stoughton a safer a candidate Info: Sharon Macommunity, organizer Shaforum for son-Boersma, 279-7613 ron Mason-Boersma wrote mayoral, in an email to the Hub. Common The forum is scheduled Council and Mason-Boersma to last an hour. The public week. Stoughton The forum begins at is invited to attend. Area school b o a r d c a n d i d a t e s n ex t 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March Unified Newspaper Group

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Coming up

Community calendar

Yahara River Hootenanny Visit the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for their monthly Yahara River Hootenanny, a song-sharing circle for musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturdays of the month through November. The event is open to all ages, abilities and acoustic instruments, with sheet music generally provided. For information, contact Emily Beebe at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@ gmail.com.

Walking the halls

their 18th annual pancake breakfast from 7:30-11 a.m. in the Stoughton High School Cafetorium, 600 Lincoln Ave. Attendees can enjoy eggs, sausage, strawberries, applesauce and all-youcan-eat pancakes. The Trinity Irish Dancers will perform at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. The breakfast is the main fundraiser for the club. Admission is $7, $4 for kids 6-12, or $20 for the entire family. For information, visit stoughtonkiwanis.com or call 877-1055.

Plastic surgery class

River Bluff Middle School will be open Monday through Friday, through March, for walking. From 5-7 p.m., the school will be open for indoor exercise. For information, call the Stoughton High School athletic office at 877-5620.

Hydrogen power lecture Learn about hydrogen power during a discussion led by Tim Torosian at the library from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The discussion will cover the hydrogen power system, suggested applications and energy savings with questions strongly encouraged. For information, call Torosian at 480-0044.

Kiwanis pancake breakfast Stoughton Kiwanis Club will host Baha’i Faith

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

Covenant Lutheran Church

Bible Baptist Church

Christ Lutheran Church

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

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.

Christ the King Community Church

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

Christian Assembly Church

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

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

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

Starter plants Learn how to grow starter plants from master gardener Lynn Jacobson at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, at Skaalen Retirement Services, 400 N. Morris St. The class, offered through Stoughton Hospital, will teach how to grow starter plants, such as avocado, melon, lemon, tangerine, etc. Register to participate and for an opportunity to win a local greenhouse gift certificate. To register, visit stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events.” For information, call 873-2356.

Learn more about the benefits of plastic surgery at a lecture hosted at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 13. Dr. Jeffrey Larson, Stoughton Hospital plastic, reconstructive and hand surgeon, will talk about how plastic surgery is more than cosmetic and nonsurgical procedures. He’ll discuss the reconstructive benefits due to cancer, traumatic injuries and birth defects, as well as hand surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome, trigger finger and tendon injuries. To register, visit stoughtonhospi- Game Day tal.com and click on “classes and The senior center will host a game events.” day for families from 1-3 p.m. MonFor information, call 873-2356. day, March 26. Several options for card and board St. Patrick’s Day party games will be available but families Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a are invited to bring their own. For information, call 873-8585. lunch and party at the senior center starting at 11:30 a.m. Friday, March

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

2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship

16. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and will include corned beef, cabbage, carrots, red potatoes, rye roll and chocolate mint brownies. Traditional based Irish band Killarney Blarney will perform jigs, reels, polkas and waltzes highlighting Irish culture from noon to 12:45 p.m. Registration is required. For information, call 873-8585.

Ezra Church

First Lutheran Church

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

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.

LakeView Church

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

Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion

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

Stoughton Baptist Church

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

St. Ann Catholic Church

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

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

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

‌Thursday, March 1‌

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 6 p.m., Essential oil basics class (registration required), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., stoughtonhospital.com‌ • 6:30 p.m., Craft Club: Knot it! (registration required), library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, March 2‌

• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 1 p.m., Friday movie: “The Mountain Between Us,” senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Saturday, March 3‌

• 2-3 p.m., Hydrogen power discussion, library, 4800044‌

‌Sunday, March 4‌

• 2 p.m., Yoga Sundays with Stoughton Yoga, library, 873-6281‌ • 2 p.m., Music on the Mezz presents harpist Mary Ann Harr, library, 873-6281 ‌

‌Monday, March 5‌

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

‌Tuesday, March 6‌

• 9:30-11:30 a.m., Stoughton Memory Cafe, library, 873-6281‌ • 10 a.m., Clean Start: Eat Clean and Live well (registration required), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6:30 p.m., Evening storytime (ages 0-6), library, 8736281‌

‌Wednesday, March 7‌

• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 3 p.m., Book discussion: “Warriors, Saints and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of People Who Shaped Wisconsin,” senior center, 873-8585‌ • 5:45 p.m., The Foundation book club- Cosmic Perspectives bus trip to MMSD Planetarium, meet at library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, March 9‌

• 7 p.m., SHS presents “You Can’t Take It With You” (tickets $8, $5 seniors and students), SHS performing arts center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600‌

‌Friday, March 9‌

• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 9:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 8738585‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 7 p.m., SHS presents “You Can’t Take It With You” (tickets $8, $5 seniors and students), SHS performing arts center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600‌

‌Saturday, March 10‌

• 7:30-11 a.m., Kiwanis pancake breakfast ($20 family, $7 adults, $4 youth, kids 5 and under free), SHS cafetorium, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-1055‌ • 10 a.m., Writing Series: The Query Letter (teens ages 14 and up), library, 873-6281‌

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

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

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 628-6500

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The Book of Proverbs notes that “The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.”(Proverbs 12:15 NIV) We all know that we learn more by listening than by speaking, but even so, many of us are tempted to talk more than we listen. This is often just sheer egotism.We all seem to love the sound of our own voices and can’t wait for the other person to stop talking so we can jump in and have our say. Oftentimes, our egotism rises to the level where we actually believe that we can change someone else’s mind by simply talking.This doesn’t happen very often, but sometimes the act of listening to others patiently and asking them questions about their beliefs will get them to change their minds. And why are we so bent on changing other people’s minds in the first place? Why can’t we just be content that people believe different things, especially in the realms of politics and religion? One way to be a good friend and to heal the divisions that often arise over differences of opinion is to let others talk and to merely listen, asking questions to clarify, but giving up the egotistic notion that you need to change their minds. – Christopher Simon

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

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Masters of metal

The Virtual Foundry offers novel 3D printing approach SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Trial and error A “software guy” who’s also worked much of his life with metals and sculpture, Woods’ interest was sparked a few years ago when 3-D printers started hitting the market. “I got interested in how a physical object comes from the mathematical universe,” he said. “I envision a 3-D printer as just a hot glue gun on the end of a robot (but) I felt that to be relevant it had to be able to print metal. “That’s what put me on the quest.”

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Brad Woods and Tricia Suess of the The Virtual Foundry talk about some of the items they’ve made to show companies what their product can do – everything from a sword to a Star Wars stormtrooper’s helmet.

Business info The Virtual Foundry 211 S. Water St. Stoughton, WI 216-3574 thevirtualfoundry.com

I n i t i a l l y, Wo o d s a n d Starkey talked about building their own 3-D printers, but quickly changed their approach. “It became immediately obvious it was going to be a race to the bottom of the price war,” Woods said. “So we thought a little more and came back to, ‘Let’s do materials for 3-D printing.’” After a lot of “trial and error,” the duo learned that they were very much on their own. “Since there is no one doing this, there is no where to go,” Woods said. “There is the science of metallurgy and I’ve learned a lot from that, but we’re applying it differently.” The process they continue to refine is essentially taking powdered metal and binding it into what looks like nylon rope. The key, Woods said, is to get the mixture as close to 100 percent metal as possible, for strength. “You basically warm it up enough that you don’t melt it, but so the particles stick together, so you’re just welding millions of little particles together,” he said. Finally, after producing about 20 pounds of

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Filamet is the trademarked product The Virtual Product sells that is compatible with 3D printers, allowing them to print in metal. what they have now trademarked as “Filamet,” they printed some prototypes and launched a successful Kickstarter campaign which raised $33,000. Soon, though, they realized they weren’t going to be able to find a vendor willing to put the new material through their multi-million dollar plastics equipment. So Woods started designing and custom-building his own processing equipment, often using tools in ways they probably never were intended. “Since there was really no product like this on the market, existing handling

equipment just wasn’t quite up to the job,” he said. But it was there they found another advantage – they had no competitors.

The big time Since other methods of crafting metal are limited to “million-dollar laser printers,” Woods said it’s just not cost-efficient for even the largest companies to attempt. “I kind of thought we’d be squeezed out of the high-end market because all these people would have their own printers,” he

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They might be changing the manufacturing world as we know it, though you wouldn’t know it by the modest surroundings at the 211 Water Street facility that’s part garage, part science lab. And that’s just the way they like it at The Virtual Foundry. Now, the quest to create “pure metal prints from existing desktop printing hardware” isn’t necessarily akin to seeking the Holy Grail or anything – unless, of course, you ask the engineers at Lockheed-Martin, one of world’s top aerospace firms, who publicly complimented the company in 2015. T h e Vi r t u a l Fo u n d r y inventor Brad Woods is so pleased with the praise, he’s placed it prominently on the company website. “Engineers at Lockheed-Martin say we have found the ‘Holy Grail of 3 - D p r i n t i n g ,’ ” Wo o d s said. “It’s quick, it’s painless, and most importantly, it leaves you with a 3-D printed object made entirely of high-purity metal.” Last week, Woods, company president Tricia Suess and financial backer Bruce Starkey talked about their company’s simple goal – make a high-purity, high quality filament that can be used in “any printer you could get from your local big box store.” “That’s the whole point,” Starkey said. “You can take a regular printer and you can print metal with it.” They only started a few years ago, but already have product on all seven continents. Yes, even Antarctica, where they supply drill bits to plow through the ice at the “Ice Cube” Neutrino observatory at the south pole.” “Soon we’re going to be out of the world,” Starkey added, grinning as he talked about working with NASA on 3-D printing in the vacuum of space, at the International Space Station. “The existing metal 3-D printing techniques use powder, which requires gravity to hold them in place,” he said. “Our strategy does not require gravity.” Pretty heady stuff, considering it all started in Woods’ basement.

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Foundry: ‘Holy Grail of 3-D printing’ brings big deals to small town business Continued from page 7 said. “As it turns out, even for them its prohibitive expensive to operate.” That advantage has brought them in contact with some of top companies around the world, including NASA. Woods said “at last count,” the company is working with “six or seven” different NASA labs around the country. “They mostly don’t tell us what we’re doing with it,” he said. “But I’m sure it’s something interesting.” Suess, who joined the company last August, said while the filament isn’t designed for large-scale manufacturing, it’s ideal for creating relatively inexpensive prototypes, and materials in small batches. The company often sends out samples of items that can be constructed using the filament. “A lot of times it’s for proof of concept,” she said “We say, ‘We make this material, this is what it can turn into.’ A customer receives their spool and they put in their printer and then they’re printing in metal.” Aside from NASA, some o f t h e c o m p a ny ’s o t h er clients are working on some pretty heavy-duty projects,as well, including using tungsten instead of lead for things like containers for transporting radioactive medicine, or materials to block x-rays

during exams. “A replacement for leadbased product is pretty big priority in every industry, and this is a very safe alternative – it will do the same as thing as lead will but none of the bad stuff,” Woods said. Other uses include materials that need to be able to stand up to corrosion or are highly magnetic. Suess said one of the more exciting projects they’ve been working on is a partnership with a plastic injection molding company in England that could revolutionize that industry. “They take the filament and grind it up into small pellets to see if they can use in their plastic injection molding machines – then a plastic injection molding company can also model metals,” she said. “We’re in the process of experimentation … there is lots of possibility there because the uses are not really known yet.”

What’s next? The business, with six employees, currently offers copper, bronze and stainless steel, though Suess notes that Woods is “always working on new metals.” “As it’s brand-new, the product is continually improved,” she said. Starkey noted that the company works not only with metals, but glass and high-performance ceramics like those used in dental

implants. “We’ll probably have a 3-D printer with glass and ceramic at some time in the future,” he said. “We’re trying to create as many options as we can with the material.” F o r Wo o d s , o n e b i g problem for the company as they continue to grow is “not getting distracted.” “We don’t want to go to too far down a path, but we are letting engineers and tech companies that use our companies set the pace for our development,” he said. “We look at it and say, ‘Now this is an area we can focus on,’ and that’s how we’ve been choosing our path as we go along here.” And Suess said, despite the company’s growing stature, they feel they fit in just fine in downtown Stoughton, where she, Woods and Starkey all live and have known each other for some time. “We don’t encourage customers to stop in, but every once awhile we’ll have a ‘super fan’ come in and say, ‘I was heading down the freeway and I use your product,’” she said. “It’s just awesome things like this are happening right in Stoughton, and we want to stay in town; that’s important to us. The hometown pride is strong.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Photo by Scott De Laruelle Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com. Bruce Starkey, who finances The Virtual Foundry, smiles as he talks about making the first 3D metal printed trophy, which went to Kent State University for the football team’s most valuable player last year. Here, he holds a rough model of the trophy.

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Player of the week From Feb. 20-27

Name: Hunter Lewis Grade: Junior Sport: Wrestling Highlights: Lewis came in as the top-ranked wrestler at 120 pounds and went 4-0 to claim the 49th individual state title in SHS history, including a 1-0 win over second-ranked Hartland Arrowhead senior Dominic Dentino in the final

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Junior Hunter Lewis wins the 120-pound individual state wrestling title Saturday with a 1-0 win over Hartland Arrowhead senior Dominic Dentino at the Kohl Center in Madison. Lewis is the 49th state champion in Stoughton High School history.

Gold at state

Five Vikings make podium at Kohl Center ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

It was another historic WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament for the Stoughton wrestling team last week, but there was also plenty of heartbreak. Junior Hunter Lewis claimed the 120-pound championship – the 49th individual title in school history – by knocking off Hartland Arrowhead senior Dominic Dentino with a late escape. Lewis, who was the topseed this year, had finished runner-up last season. Senior Tyler Dow (160) and sophomore Braeden Whitehead (126) both fell a win shy of their goal to be atop the podium, with top-ranked Dow losing to the state’s No. 2, West Allis Nathan Hale senior Peyton Mocco, and seventh-ranked Whitehead losing in the final to fourth-ranked Reedsburg senior Mason McMillen. The Vikings placed five of six state qualifiers. Senior Aodan Marshall finished fifth at heavyweight, and freshman Brooks Empey ended with a sixth-place finish at 182 pounds. Junior Luke Geister-Jones (170) lost his only two matches at state. After the 75th annual state meet, which took place Thursday-Saturday, the Vikings have 11 medals out of 12 qualifiers in the past two years. Co-head coach Dan Spilde said that’s a result of the program approaching the season

Honorable mentions: Aodan Marshall (wrestling) finished his high school career with a fifth-place finish at state wrestling Cassidy Bach (girls bb) had 27 points and 19 rebounds in two regional wins last weekend, helping Stoughton win its third straight D2 regional title Tommy McClain (boys bb) finished with 16 points in a loss to Monona Grove Thursday

Girls basketball

Vikings claim third straight regional title ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Sophomore Braeden Whitehead battles for a near fall against Reedsburg senior Mason McMillen in the second period Saturday in the 126-pound state final. Whitehead, who led 8-3, ended up finishing as a state runner-up after being pinned in 4 minutes, 14 seconds. the way former University of Iowa head coach Dan Gable did. Gable led 15 teams to national championships. “We set our goals so high that is hard to reach them,” Spilde said. “But the good thing is that when we fail, we are still pretty successful. “It can be disappointing to not win them all, but it is great to get a champion out of here again and have three guys experience the March of Champions and put five on the podium.”

Stoughton senior Tyler Dow congratulates West Allis Nathan Hale senior Peyton Mocco in the 160-pound state final after dropping an 11-2 major decision. Dow finished state runner-up.

proved to be the most difficult challenge to win the title. Lewis and Dentino, which came in ranked first and second respectively, were scoreless with under 30 seconds to go in the third period. Lewis started the period on the bottom, but he was able to finally power his way to an escape. “You have to stay focused and you have to keep level,” Lewis said. “You can’t get desperate. When you get desperNo. 49 ate, you start making sloppy Lewis (50-4) stormed into mistakes, and that is when you the 120 final with two pins and can lose it.” Lewis staved off one final a major decision, but Dentino

takedown attempt by Dentino, and he won 1-0 to redeem himself from last season. “It was a happy moment and it felt good,” Lewis said. “It is definitely a pit stop to greater things. Hopefully going for the world team this year is the big goal in Greco, but this is definitely a good start for the year.” Lewis made the final with a 14-2 major semifinal decision over Hartford Union sophomore Jalen Spuhler (47-4, ranked fourth), scoring three takedowns, a reversal and two

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Stoughton girls basketball is back in the WIAA Division 2 sectionals after knocking off seventh-seeded DeForest and third-seeded Reedsbu rg l a s t w e e ke n d i n r eg i o n a l action. The Vikings (20-4 overall) have won three straight regional titles and have three straight seasons with 20 or more wins. “That was important for the girls to continue to get some hardware, and a regional championship is not necessarily something that every team gets a chance to accomplish,” coach Brad Pickett said. “I think they were excited for that.” Top-seeded Monroe is next, with

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What’s next No. 2 Stoughton takes on No. 1 Monroe in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday at Middleton High School. The winner will take on the winner of No. 1 Jefferson and No. 6 Waterford in the D2 sectional final at 4 p.m. Saturday at Sun Prairie.

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Signing up to State Cloud State (Minn.) Tommy McClain (right) signed his National Letter of Intent to play football at St. Cloud State on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Boys basketball

Vikings fall to MG, finish second in Badger South ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Stoughton’s string of six straight Badger South Conference titles ended Thursday in a 67-61 loss to third-ranked Monona Grove. The Silver Eagles (21-1 overall, 13-1 Badger South) jumped out to a 36-29 lead over the Vikings (148, 12-2) at halftime. Stoughton was able to cut the deficit to three, 59-56 in the second half but could never take the lead.

Senior forward Tommy McClain had 16 points, and senior guard Brady Schipper added 15. Senior guard Aidan McGee chipped in 11 points, and senior guard Max Fernholz had nine. MG senior forward Jake Schroeckenthaler dunked as time expired. He finished with 15 points. Despite the loss and a season split, Stoughton and Monona Grove are on course to meet for a third time this season in the WIAA Division 2 sectional

semifinal. The No. 2 Vikings must first get past the winner of No. 7 Monroe at 7 p.m. Friday in the D2 regional semifinal. The winner of that game takes on the winner of No. 3 DeForest and No. 6 Sauk Prairie at 7 p.m. Saturday in the regional final. The top-seeded Silver Eagles take on the No. 9 Reedsburg in the regional semifinal and would take on the winner of No. 4 Mount Horeb and No. 5 McFarland in the regional final.

What’s next No. 2 Stoughton hosts No. 7 Monroe at 7 p.m. Friday in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal. The winner takes on the winner of No. 3 DeForest and No. 6 Sauk Prairie Saturday in the regional final.

Badger South Team W-L Monona Grove 13-1 Stoughton 12-2 Watertown 9-5 Monroe 8-6 Oregon 6-8 Edgewood 5-9 Fort Atkinson 3-11 Milton 0-14

Regionals: Stoughton reaches 20 wins for third straight season, takes on Monroe next Continued from page 9 the second-seeded Vikings t r ave l i n g t o M i d d l e t o n High School to play the Cheesemakers at 7 p.m. Thursday in the D2 sectional semifinal. Monroe ended Stought o n ’s s e a s o n , w i t h t h e seeds reversed, in the sectional semifinal last season on its way to state. The Vikings lost both games to Monroe this year, 84-61 on Dec. 9 and 81-61 on Feb. 2. “It is not going to be easy, but it is hopefully something we have been preparing for throughout the year,” Pickett said. “I just think if we go in there with that right mindset and stay true to ourselves and with what we are capable of doing, I think we will have a very good chance.”

Stoughton 56, DeForest 42 T h e Vi k i n g s b e g a n regionals Friday with a 56-42 win over DeForest. It wasn’t an easy game, though. There were several area upsets in other regional semifinals throughout the state, but Stoughton fought through early nerves. The Vikings led 20-18 at halftime. The Norskies (9-15)

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Junior guard Peighton Trieloff shoots a jumper Friday against No. 7 DeForest. She finished the D2 regional semifinal game with 16 points.

Senior guard Paige Halverson steals the ball in the first half Friday against DeForest. HalverStoughton led by seven son finished with eight points as No. 2 Stoughton won the WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game 56-42 and added a 57-40 win Saturday over No.3 Reedsburg to win a regional title. at halftime and won 57-40. “They don’t play many Junior guard Peighton Stoughton 57, had played in the regional kids but the five or six kids quarterfinal two days ear- Trieloff finished with 16 they play are really good,” lier, and the Vikings had points, and senior guard Reedsburg 40 Pickett said, adding that limited time to prepare Cassidy Bach added 13 T h e Vi k i n g s t o o k o n defense led to the win. for them despite having a points and seven rebounds. Reedsburg (18-6) for the “Their two leading scorers, Senior guard Paige Halver- second time this season we did a nice job keeping regional bye. “Playing DeForest is not son and junior guard Alita Saturday in the D2 region- them under their season an easy task,” Pickett said. Frick had eight and seven al final, and that famil- average,” he said. “I don’t care what there points, respectively. Reedsburg senior guard iarity helped with a short Junior forward Aleah turnaround and limited Brooklyn Schyvinck has record is. They are wellcoached and have a proud Grundahl led DeForest practice. averaged 17.3 points per with 18 points. tradition.”

game this season and was held to 13 points, and junior guard Ava Douglas has averaged 15.2 and scored 12. Halverson led Stoughton with 14 points and six rebounds. Bach added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and junior guard Emma Kissling added nine points and six rebounds. Junior guard Kyianna Baker had six points and seven rebounds.

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Stoughton earns No. 3 seed for team state, opens against Marshfield ‌ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor‌

Stoughton wrestling has finished runner-up to Kaukauna the past three WIAA Division 1 team state tournaments, but the Vikings get another chance this weekend. They’ll hope to win their first team state title for the first time since 1988. This season, the team state tournament is seeded with the top four teams opening quarterfinals against a random-draw opponent.

Stoughton (23-1 overall) is ranked third in the state, and like the rest of the top four, was given a seeding equal to its rank. Holmen and Kaukauna are ranked first and second, and Burlington is No. 4. The tournament is Friday-Saturday, March 2-3, and the Vikings’ first opponent is fifth-ranked Marshfield, at 5:30 p.m. Friday. Stoughton easily defeated Marshfield on Dec. 2 in the Pieper Duals, 55-12. Co-coach Dan Spilde said that result doesn’t mean Marshfield won’t be a difficult challenge Friday.

“(Marshfield) is a very improved team from the beginning of the year,” Spilde said. “We certainly cannot take them lightly.” The other quarterfinals Friday are Holmen against eighth-ranked Hartland Arrowhead, Burlington against sixth-ranked Slinger and Kaukauna against seventh-ranked Mukwonago. The D1 state semifinals start 7:30 p.m. Friday following quarterfinals matches, and the D1 state championship is at 3 p.m. Saturday. Barring upsets, Stoughton likely

will need to get past Kaukauna in the semifinals and Holmen in the finals to win the title, but Spilde is confident. “We have a team that can play with anybody, and we intend to do that,” he said. The Vikings’ only dual setback was a 31-28 loss to Stratford – the top-ranked team in Division 3 – Dec. 9 in the Dells Duals Classic. The other D1 state team Stoughton played was Mukwonago, a 37-23 victory Jan. 20 in the Zelinski Memorial Duals.

If You Go What: WIAA Division 1 team state wrestling meet When: Quarterfinals (5:30 p.m. Friday), semifinals (approximately 7:30 p.m. Friday), finals (3 p.m. Saturday) Where: UW-Fieldhouse in Madison Cost: $13 for Friday session, $8 each for two Saturday sessions

State: Stoughton now has 11 state medalists in the last two seasons Continued from page 9 3-point near falls in the match. He won in 1:36 over Menomonee Falls’ senior Alec Lind (2814, ranked 16th), and he made the 120 semifinals in 1:10 against Wausau West junior Cameron Schmeiser (18-10, ranked 13th).

Dow, Whitehead settle for silver Both Dow and Whitehead also joined Lewis in the March of Champions before the state final, but it ended up not being their night. Whitehead (27-2, ranked seventh) had a pin and two major decisions to make the 126-pound final, and it set up a Badger Conference championship rematch with McMillen (48-3, ranked fourth). Whitehead scored a takedown with 1:07 left in the second period and turned it into a 3-point near fall with 20 seconds to go in the second. McMillen staved off the pin, but Whitehead headed into the final period ahead, 8-3. Just 14 seconds in, the two got into a scramble where both wrestlers flipped, and Whitehead ended up on his back for a pinfall loss. “I was dominating the match and then one bad move, I was thrown to my back,” Whitehead said. “My goal is to be a state champion. I was short of that, so I am going to train harder next year and get on top of the podium.” Dow (52-2) had an even tougher night in the 160-pound final against Mocco (54-1). Dow, who a state title at 160 last season, had two pins and a decision to make the final as the top-ranked wrestler in the bracket. Mocco, who won a state title at 152 last season, had two pins and a major decision to make it as the second-ranked wrestler. Dow staved off a pin in the first 1:30 of the match but fell behind 5-1 after one. After an escape in the second period, Dow and Mocco battled in the clinch for several seconds before Mocco pushed him back and scored a takedown and another 3-point near fall. Dow ended up falling in an 11-2 major decision. “The second-hardest thing to do here is not get on the podium, but the hardest thing to do is to get second because you

Freshman Brooks Empey (left) earned a trip into the 182-pound semifinals and ended up placing sixth at the D1 individual state tournament.

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Senior heavyweight Aodan Marshall grapples with Slinger junior Charlie Covert Saturday afternoon in the fifth-place match in the WIAA Division 1 state meet at the Kohl Center. Marshall won 3-1.

Sophomore Braeden Whitehead reacts after falling in the 126-pound state final Saturday to Reedsburg senior Mason McMillen. are so close to reaching your goal,” Spilde said. “It is the worst thing. Anybody that is good enough to make the finals is so exceptionally talented and likely hardworking that getting that close and not making it to the top is just gut-wrenching. “I know the guys we have here that got second are two of the hardest-working people I know, and they will bounce right back.” Fo r L ew i s , w a t c h i n g his teammates fall just short was tough to watch. Although he started the night with a win, Lewis said he felt for his fellow Vikings, having experienced defeat in a state final last season. “When I was watching Braeden, it was up and down, and the same with Tyler,” Lewis said. “It is like you are out there on the mat with them. You are cheering them on and hoping for the best.”

Marshall takes fifth Marshall (38-8, ranked seventh) dropped his first match at state, but the heavyweight came back to win three of the next four to finish fifth overall.

Marshall scored a 2-point near fall in the second period and added an escape in the third for a 3-1 decision against Slinger junior Charlie Covert (37-9, ranked eighth) Saturday afternoon in the fifth-place match. “This is actually really awesome because I didn’t expect to place,” Marshall said. “I am really glad I was able to get this experience before I am done with high school.” Marshall said there were nerves when he first started his state run, but that as he continued on, it became one of the best experiences of his life. “When they did the march of all the state contenders, I had chills up my spine,” Marshall said. Marshall lost to eventual third-place winner River Falls senior Mitchell Williamson, (34-2, ranked second) 4-2. in the consolation wrestleback Saturday morning. The two were tied 2-2 in the third before Williamson scored a takedown with under a minute to go. Marshall started state with a loss, but bounced back with two wins Friday to secure a spot on the

Senior Tyler Dow looks to use an underhook to get a takedown against West Bend East junior Cooper Schlosser in the 160-pound state quarterfinals Thursday at the Kohl Center. Dow pinned Schlosser in 3 minutes, 39 seconds and ended up earning his third straight trip to the state finals. podium, including a 4-2 in a three-overtime thriller against Waunakee senior A l a n O l k ow s k i ( 4 3 - 8 , ranked fifth) in the consolation semifinals Friday. Marshall and Olkowski were tied 1-1 through overtime to set up the tiebreaker. In the first tiebreaker, Olkowski scored an escape to take a 2-1 lead, but Marshall battled for a takedown in the final 12 seconds to take a 3-2 lead. Marshall began the second tiebreaker period on the mat and earned an escape before defending Olkowski’s last chance at a

takedown as time expired.

Empey ends up sixth Empey (31-22, ranked 13th) punched his ticket to the podium Thursday by making the semifinals, but he finished with three losses and ended up sixth at 182 pounds. Despite that finish, Empey said his first experience at state was one to remember. “It was an awesome e n v i r o n m e n t ,” E m p e y said. “The fans are loud. The lights are bright. The music is loud. Everything. It was awesome.”

E m p ey a l l ow e d t h r e e takedowns before being pinned in 1 minute, 13 seconds to top-ranked Waterford senior Jared Krattiger (50-1) in the semifinals Friday. Krattiger ended up winning a state title. “I felt really good going i n t o ( t h e s e m i fi n a l s ) ,” Empey said. “I knew I was wrestling a really good kid, and in the end, he ended up winning the bracket so obviously he was a really good kid.” S a t u r d a y, E m p ey allowed three takedowns and a 2-point near fall before being pinned in 4:10 to Kaukauna junior Bryson Alsteen (46-4, ranked third) in the consolation wrestleback. Alsteen ended up third. In the fifth-place match, Empey scored a reversal in the second period and almost was able to get M a r s h fi e l d j u n i o r S a m M i t c h e l l ( 4 6 - 4 , r a n ke d fourth) on a shoulder, but it wasn’t enough in a 16-3 major decision loss. Empey scored an escape and a takedown in the final 15 seconds of the second period against Port Washington junior Tristan Griswold (41-8, ranked 10th) in the 182 quarterfinals, taking a 6-2 lead. Empey finished Griswold quickly in the third, earning a pin in 4:15. E m p ey p i n n e d G r e e n Bay United senior Jared Walton (34-7, ranked fifth) in 2:55 in the prelims. E m p ey l e d Wa l t o n 8 - 3 before the pin.

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Contract: Board pres. ‘glad’ for raise ‘finally’ Continued from page 1 teacher compensation plan will receive $1,261 minus the base wage increase. Educators who are new hires to the district will not receive supplemental pay. School board president Scott Dirks said in an email to the Hub on Tuesday he’s “very glad that we were able to come to agreement with the SEA and finally get our teachers a raise for this school year.”

Seeking young families District superintendent Tim Onsager talked about a UW Applied Population Lab study he sent to board members, citing concerns about people in the state leaving rural areas for more urban areas, and where there are exceptions. He said Mayor Donna Olson has also shared the study with her staff. “We’ve been talking about how do we attract

younger families,” he said. “I thought this was very pertinent to what we’ve been discussing.” Listing some of the study’s findings, Onsager said only 15 percent of Wisconsin communities are gaining and keeping young adults. He said areas where those numbers are growing are more likely to be near cities or freeways. Onsager said some of the top draws for young families are affordable housing, a variety of recreation opportunities, a small-town sense of community and civil engagement, high quality schools and proximity to cities that offer entertainment and employment. “That’s some very valuable data to help us launch some of our work,” said board member Tim Bubon. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

In brief School tour Before the board meeting, board members and administrators toured Sandhill Elementary School.

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Stoughton High School’s automotive training program has achieved accreditation from the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, one of only 19 high schools in Wisconsin with the distinction. “It’s a big deal,” said Pat Hensen, SHS Technology Education Teacher and the SHS Automotive Instructor. “It takes a lot to get this accreditation.” Hensen said the accreditation means the program could be connected with additional resources, such

as donations of newer vehicles, equipment and training. It also increases the potential for funding from public and corporate sources and is a mark of excellence for the program itself, which can help draw more students to the school. “With decreased district enrollment, and many districts (eliminating) auto programs, I felt it was a way to attract families to Stoughton with this accredited program, just like the Fab Lab,” he said. He said the accreditation culminates “a lot of work by multiple people over the years,” including SHS colleague and technology education teacher Brad

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Janice M. Notbohm Lehmann, age 76, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation in Stoughton. She was born on Nov. 9, 1941, in Stoughton, to the late Carl and Bernice

Jenna M. Furseth

Jenna Furseth

Jenna M. Furseth, age 33, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 18, from an accidental overdose. Jenna was born June 20, 1984 to Dan and Cathy Furseth. She and her older brother Dustin grew up working and playing alongside their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins on the family farm. She was proud to be called a farmer’s daughter, and her childhood was filled with dance lessons, farm animals (especially cats), 4-H

(Jensen) Phillips. Jan is a graduate of Stoughton High School, and also a graduate of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Jan married Wayne Notbohm on July 30, 1966, and he passed away in 2005. She later met and married Roger Lehmann on Aug. 10, 2013. She was a Special Education teacher in Fort Atkinson for many years, and also owner, operator of J & M Nursery in Lake Mills. Jan was the organist at Skaalen for over 30 years. Janice is survived by her children Candy Allard, Alan (Heather) Notbohm, Luann (Ron) Buchholtz, Leann (Michael Hackbarth) Lehmann, Lori (Joel) Hebbe, Lisann (Kevin) Porter, and Linda (Joel) Bergeson; grandchildren Taylor and Maxwell Allard, Tyler Jorstad, Natalie and Allison

Notbohm, Dale Jr., Brian and Lindsay Clark, Andrew, Aaron and Angel Lehmann, Christopher, Michael and Alyse Hebbe, Carley and Isaac Porter, and Jacob Hollenbeck; and many great grandchildren. Further survived by her sister Clarice (Charles) Ly k e , b r o t h e r - i n - l a w Charles Notbohm; and by nieces, nephews and other relatives and many dear friends. Jan is preceded in death by her parents, her first husband Wayne Notbohm and a brother Robert Phillips. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Skaalen Chapel, 400 N. Morris St., Stoughton, with Rev James Koza presiding. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W.

Prospect Ave., Stoughton, and also from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday at Skaalen. A luncheon will follow the service at the VFW Post 328, 200 Veterans Road in Stoughton. Burial will be in Rock Lake Cemetery in Lake Mills following the luncheon. Memorials may be made to Skaalen Retirement Home or Rainbow Hospice of Jefferson. A special thank you to the staff of Skaalen, and the gang in the old neighborhood for the years of love and laughter. Please share your memories at CressFuneralService. com. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 206 W. Prospect Ave., Stoughton 608-873-9244

projects, music, church youth activities, choirs, sports, and excelling at school. S h e e s p e c i a l l y l ove d summer Sundays spent with family at the cottage on Lake Kegonsa. At an early age, Jenna learned to play piano and sing, which were talents she enjoyed into adulthood. She graduated from Stoughton high school in 2002 and from UW Madison in 2006 with a Bachelor’s degree in Scandinavian Studies. Jenna had a love for language, music, and all things creative. She enjoyed spending time throughout her life crafting, drawing, painting and creating beautiful cards and gifts she shared with others. Jenna had a wonderful heart and found joy in helping others. It was only natural that she would eventually work in the food and hospitality industry. Her smile could light up a room, she was always quick to laugh, or to offer a helping hand. Jenna

worked, served, and socialized with so many wonderful people over the years, which eventually lead her to meet Brian. Together they had their son, James, in which Jenna found her true passion — motherhood. She loved James more than anything. He brought her new motivation in life, the responsibility of being a parent. James made her smile, and brought her joy. He was all Jenna talked about, and talking about him made her glow. In our hearts we know Jenna would never have willingly left behind her son and those she loved so deeply. Jenna is survived by the love of her life, her son James Sebak; James’ father, Brian Sebak; parents, Dan & Cathy; brother, Dustin (Hannah); nephew, Sander; grandmother, Donna Olson; and many extended relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by paternal grandparents, Arnold and June Furseth; and maternal

grandfather, Roger Olson. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton, and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Friday at church. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 2, 2018, at First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., Stoughton, with Rev. Bill Lehman officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon, immediately following the services, in the church fellowship hall. Private burial will take place in Wheeler Prairie Cemetery. A memorial fund has been set up for her son James. The Furseth/ Sebak Memorial Fund, c/o McFarland State Bank, 207 South Forrest Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. Please share your memories of Jenna at CressFuneralService.com. Cress Funeral Service 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton 53589 (608) 873-9244

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-2664311 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar February 20, 2018 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: March 1, 8 and 15, 2018 WNAXLP

*** PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 12, 2018 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 South Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed conditional use permit application by the City of Stoughton Public Works Department to allow a composting operation at 1101 Collins Road, in the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. The properties are more formally described as: Parcel number: 026/0511-094-82700 Legal Description: SEC 9-5-11 PRT NE1/4 SE1/4 LYG S C/L CTH A EXC LOTS 1&2 CSM 433 & EXC DOC 947748 & EXC RR R/W & ALSO EXC PRT ANNEXED TO CITY OF STOUGHTON BY ORD. NO. O-19-2013 IN DOC #5046520 Parcel number: 026/0511-094-9500-2 Legal Description: SEC 9-5-11 SE1/4 SE1/4 EXC R96/20 TO TOWN Parcel number: 026/0511-161-8040-9 Legal Description: SEC 16-5-11 PRT NE1/4NE1/4 COM SEC NE COR TH S85DEG W 443.66 FT TO POB TH CON S85DEG W 702.98 FT ALG SEC N LN TH S75DEG E 742.31 FT ALG N R/W LN CMSTP&P RR TH N4DEG W 242.15 FT TO POB 1.954 ACRES These property descriptions are for tax purposes. They may be abbreviated. For the complete legal description please refer to the deeds. Additional information including a location map can be found at: http://stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-commission/ For questions regarding this notice please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421. Published: February 22 and March 1, 2018 WNAXLP

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Janet M. Thomas

Janet Thomas

Janet Marie Thomas, age 79, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, after a short battle against cancer, with her family by her side. She was born on April 22, 1938, in Owen, the daughter of Richard and Alice (McKee) Gaffney. Janet graduated from Owen-Withee High School with the class of 1956. She was united in marriage to David Thomas on June 23, 1958. Janet opened her heart and home to many children as their care provider. She simply adored her grandchildren. Janet made home a special place and was an amazing cook. She enjoyed arts and crafts and ceramics. Janet is survived by her h u s b a n d , D av i d ; t h r e e daughters, Michelle (Gary)

Eugene Bjoin Eugene “Beanie” Bjoin, age 89, passed away on Monday, Feb. 26, 2018, in Arizona. Funeral arrangements are pending. A full obituary will be published at a later date.

Clancy, Mary Thomas and Jean (Kevin) Johnson; son, Mike (Andrea) Thomas; eight grandchildren, Sarah Clancy, Joseph Clancy, Erin Rexha, Emily (Matt h ew ) S h o o p , T h e r e s a Thomas, Kelly Thomas Mertz, Zach Thomas and Mikayla Thomas; four great-grandchildren, Benjamin, Besa, Olivia and JoAnna; brother, Richard Gaffney; and sister, Kathy Gaffney. She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Peggy Thomas; granddaughter, Emma Thomas; son-in-law, Albert Mertz; sisters, Jane “Toni” Gaffney, Susan Johnson and Colleen Johnson; and brothers, Pat and Tim Gaffney. A Memorial Service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Hwy. B, Stoughton, at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 1, 2018, with Rev. Paula Geis ter-Jones presiding and a luncheon to follow. Visitation will be held from 9:30 am until the time of the service on Thursday. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy. 51 N. Jackson St. (608) 873-4590 Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy. 51 N. Jackson St. (608) 873-4590

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Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD T. HANSON Case No. 2018PR107 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth December 10, 1922 and date of death February 9, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 615 Kensington Square, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is May 25, 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 February 13, 2018 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: February 22, March 1 and 8, 2018 WNAXLP *** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE SETTING TIME TO HEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROLINE G. STEVA Case No. 18PR134 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 15, 1929 and date of death December 22, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 900 Skogdalen Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on March 29, 2018 at 7:45a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 1, 2018. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

*** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE SETTING TIME TO HEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DELORES J. HELLUM Case No. 2018PR151 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 12, 1928 and date of death January 3, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1355 Vennevoll Drive, Stoughton WI 53589. 3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on March 29, 2018 at 8:45 a.m. You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is June 1, 2018. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-2664311 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar February 26, 2018 Andrew T. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1070881 Published: March 1, 8 and 15, 2018 WNAXLP

*** PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider approval of a General Development Plan (GDP) amendment to accommodate a deck addition and a deck conversion to a screen porch at 815 Berry Street, in the City of Stoughton, Wisconsin. The property at 815 Berry Street is owned by Tom and Suzanne Hotter and is more fully described as: 815 Berry Street, Parcel # 281/0511082-9300-2, MEADOW VIEW CONDOMINIUMS UNIT 815. Additional information including

*** NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) The Stoughton Area School District invites offers to submit proposals to furnish Food Service Management Services. Contract will be July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 with the option to renew for up to 4 one year terms. Proposals must be received by: Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, 320 North Street, Stoughton, WI 53589, 3:00 P.M. CST, April 2, 2018 At which time and place proposals are received they will be logged for evaluation. Late proposals will not be accepted. A public opening of received proposals will take place at 3:00 P.M. CST, April 2, 2018. Only those organizations who request a copy of the RFP will receive a copy of the RFP. To obtain a copy in person or by mail use the following address: 320 North Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. To obtain a copy by email please contact Jenny McKenna, Administrative Assistant to Erica Pickett at jenny.mckenna@ stoughton.k12.wi.us or at (608) 877-5012. Organizations who intend to submit proposals are required to attend the pre-proposal meeting on March 16, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. CST, at the following location: 320 North Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. Only those organizations that have submitted a responsive proposal and attended the required pre-proposal meeting will be considered in the evaluation of proposals. The Stoughton Area School Districts’ Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals or to accept the proposal that is in the best interest of the school district. Questions; contact Jenny McKenna, Administrative Assistant to Erica Pickett by phone at (608) 877-5012, or email to jenny.mckenna@stoughton.k12.wi.us. Published: March 1, 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, March 28, 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., Thursdays: 3-5 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, March 13, 2018 from 2-5 p.m. The last day to vote an absentee ballot in the clerk’s office: Friday, March 30, 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, April 3, 2018. Any ballots received after the polls close will not be counted. Published: March 1, 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 Holly Licht 381 E. Main Street Stoughton, WI 53589 873-6677 hlicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us Hours: 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F Thursday, March 29, 2018: 7:30 a.m.5:00 p.m. Friday, March 30, 2018: 7:30 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. THE FIRST DAY FOR VOTING IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2018. THE DEADLINE FOR MAKING AN APPLICATION TO VOTE ABSENTEE BY MAIL IS 5:00 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2018. THE DEADLINE FOR VOTING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT IN THE CLERK’S OFFICE IS 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 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 APRIL 3, 2018. ANY BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER THE POLLS ARE CLOSED WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Published: March 1, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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Karen Kilroy enjoys the Hedda Hopper performance.

Jillann Gabrielle performed as Hedda Hopper in a one -woman musical on Valentine’s Day at the senior center.

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Jillann Gabrielle performed her one-woman musical, “Hedda Hopper,” at the senior center on Valentine’s Day. The performance is about a Hollywood gossip columnist, actress and political pundit Hedda Hopper. More than a dozen attended the performance and also enjoyed a Valentine’s Day snack.

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DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery. 317 Nora St. Stoughton. ON-CALL DRIVERS for Premier Evansville Auto Auction. Part-time, experienced. Safe drivers with valid driver's license. Apply in person at 320 Water St., Evansville, WI. QUALIFIED NAIL Tech wanted. in a busy high traffic nail salon. We speak English. Thai, Korean and Mongolian. 608-214-8168 or Nita 608-214-5109

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FURNITURE SALES Position We are now accepting applications for an experienced sales person in our newly remodeled store and expanded furniture department. Chalet has sold the finest lines of outdoor furniture for over 35 years and we are now expanding into a wide range of premium indoor products including bedroom, dining, upholstery and home office. If you like working with people and have a flair for color and design this might be the opportunity you've been looking for. Chalet is a fun and friendly place to work with local owners who have great appreciation for its employees and customers. We place a high value on training and experience and offer reasonable schedules and flexible shifts. Chalet has experienced steady sales growth with exclusive product lines and strong customer service. We offer generous base salary with incentive pay, great benefits and a professional working atmosphere. To join our team please stop by our store and apply in person. Chalet Ski & Patio, 5252 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711 608-273-8263, info@chaletski.com

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Amanda Heinsohn answers a question during her presentation at the senior center on Jan. 24. In the background are three of the vehicles the United States has driven on Mars. 444 Construction, Trades & Automotive

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the chemical composition of the Martian atmosphere, but also more lighthearted tidbits like how windstorms were overblown in the movie The Martian, and that nearly all astronauts who have gone into space now need glasses. After the presentation, Heinsohn asked seniors for their recollections about space events like the moon landing.

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On Wednesday, Jan. 24, Amanda Heinsohn, outreach specialist with the UW Geology Museum, gave a presentation at the senior center about the space program and how it’s changed since the heady days of the moon missions. Entitled a Holding Space: Bringing the Moon and

Mars to Stoughton, the speech was a little more than an hour long, and talked about the missions to Mars, the current state of space science, and connections the space program has to UW scientists. As an audience member pointed out, Heinsohn’s talk was just a few days before the 14-year-anniversary for the Mars rover Opportunity – a rover initially planned to operate for just 90 days on the red planet. Heinsohn shared scientific facts about things like

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Do you have excellent communication skills? Creative ideas? The ability to develop and maintain client relationships? An interest in print and web-based media? We have an established account list and an abundance of new business potential. If you possess excellent communication and organizational skills, a pleasant personality, and the ability to prospect for new business, we would like to speak to you. Previous sales experience desired. Media experience a plus. This opportunity is with the Uniﬁed Newspaper Group (UNG) with locations in Verona, Stoughton and Oregon, Wisconsin.

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UNG is a division of Woodward Communications, Inc., an employee-owned organized headquartered in Dubuque, Iowa. Learn more about UNG on our website at uniﬁednewsgroup.com.

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March 1, 2018

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Ownership of the Mandt Community Center, located in Mandt Park, has been returned to Mandt Community Center Inc. after two decades in which the building was owned by the city.

Mandt: Funds can improve the facility Continued from page 1 Quale told the Hub that MCCI is “very grateful” to the city for securing the building and noted that the organization made its payments on time. “It was big day for all involved when we wrote that last check,” he said. Following the unanimous Feb. 13 council vote, Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4) shared Quale’s enthusiasm. “It really is a good day,” he said. “Those bonds have finally been paid off,

and the Mandt board can now extend the life of that building.” Quale explained that the bond payments “took a lot of funds each month,” money that now can be used to maintain and improve the facility. The center serves as an ice rink from September through the end of March. The center rents ice time to Stoughton Youth Hockey, the Stoughton High School boys and girls hockey teams, the Milton boys high school team and

also a women’s team from Madison. In the summer, the facility’s big use is for the Stoughton Junior Fair each July. “During Syttende Mai we have a concert in there,” Quale said. “So we’ll host concerts, along with auctions, swap flea markets and church groups. “We never missed a payment,” he added, “and it worked out very well.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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Nick and Abby Abramovich, with 18-month-old Byron, moved to Stoughton last year and hope to buy and renovate a historic building on South Fourth Street that’s owned by the city. The couple wants to open a distillery in what’s known as the power plant building.

Distillery: Conflict with RDA support Continued from page 1 She said with their professional backgrounds, “opening a distillery would not be a far stretch.” “We worked at an industrial distillery making millions of gallons of vodka every day,” she said.

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Abby Abramovich met with the Redevelopment Authority – which technically owns the building – last week to present her ideas and find out if the RDA would be willing to separate the power plant from the rest of a roughly 12-acre redevelopment area along the Yahara River. She received some positive responses from RDA members, while others said they liked her idea but want to keep the entire redevelopment area intact. The following day, Thursday, Feb. 15, Abramovich and her husband walked through the historic building, built in 1906 according to city records, and liked what they saw. Despite the RDA’s mixed messages, the couple left feeling ready to begin getting estimates to renovate the building and set up a business. Abby Abramovich said acquiring a liquor license for a distillery is complicated and time-consuming. “(It’s) much harder than

for a brewery, because you’re selling and distributing a much higher proof alcohol product,” she explained. Along with a city liquor license, the couple would need Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources permits for improvements they’d like to make to the building and property. “Even if you don’t touch the riverbank, which we would need to do, you still need to have DNR approvals for stormwater management and things like that,” Abramovich told the Hub. The project would be a lot more expensive than a standard construction that would happen in town away from the river, she said. If the couple decides to move forward with a proposal to purchase the building and implement a business plan, they would apply for grants to help finance the work, “and we may choose to apply to make it a historic national monument,” Abramovich said.

RDA responses S o m e R DA m e m b e r s w e r e r e c e p t iv e t o t h e Abramoviches’ idea, while others think it’s important to keep the area intact for a future developer. “I don’t favor parting with any of the properties in the redevelopment area,” said Peter Sveum. “It’s important for the RDA to

align all these parcels.” RDA chair Scott Truehl agreed: “We need for it all to be a unified project.” But after hearing Abramovich’s pitch, RDA member Ron Christianson was “all for it.” “I’d like to see something there that’s viable for the community,” he said. Another RDA member, John Kramper, thinks it would be too early for the RDA to make a decision to sell the building, but added, “I think it would be neat thing to have there.” Consultant Gary Becker told Abramovich she might have to wait for the RDA to find a developer for the redevelopment project. “A developer would still need someone to own and operate it,” he said. He noted that the building’s location is an ideal site to develop a commercial enterprise. Abramovich appeared to be unfazed by the RDA’s less supportive comments, and said she could foresee starting to work on the building this year. “I don’t want to spend six months writing a proposal if it’s a waste of time,” she told the RDA. “If I’m going to buy this building, I want it up and running in two years.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

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The old power plant on Fourth Street is in the planned riverfront redevelopment area.