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Demolition follows years of decline Site once employed hundreds, inactive over 50 years

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About 113 years after it was constructed, most of the Highway Trailer complex is being taken down.

While the city is paying to raze the main building at 501 E. South St. and accessory structures, one of the seven buildings at the site remains under a demolition moratorium – with its historic value being weighed against plans to redevelop the 16-acre area that surrounds it.

Whether that building – known as the blacksmith shop – is worth keeping and restoring as an homage to

March: A look at the conflict April: Stoughton’s history with historic buildings This month: The history of the blacksmith shop and Highway Trailer complex June: Future possibilities for the blacksmith shop Photo by Amber Levenhagen

the city’s largest and oldest major industry, building trailers and wagons, remains the source of some debate.

The Common Council and Redevelopment Authority – which owns the

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Graceful exit FFA leader Link wraps up SHS career with graduation Sunday

Honoring the fallen Stoughton celebrated Memorial Day Monday with a parade and a ceremony at the Mandt Center.

The program was dedicated to Patrick Nowlin, the former VFW Post 328 commander who died Oct. 9.

The ceremony featured Steve Grady, of American Legion Post 59, as the guest speaker. Vic Duesel, VFW Post 328 quartermaster, was the master of ceremonies.

Phil Clark, Russell Dennison, Robert Hill, Andrew Howard, Jason Johns, Curt Larson, Joe Lempa, Allen Pope and Greg Vodak were recognized as Stoughton Area Living Purple Heart Veterans.

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A scout salutes veterans during the Memorial Day parade, which travelled down Main Street Monday, May 28.

What: Stoughton High School Class of 2018 graduation When: 1-3 pm. Sunday, June 3 Where: Collins Field, Stoughton High School, 320 North St. Info: 877-5000

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Going out on top Brenny leaves Stoughton Hospital after 28 years BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

Terry Brenny is ready to close out his career June 1, but he and his wife, Carolyn, don’t plan to leave the city where they raised three daughters and discovered a “wonderful community” almost three decades ago.

“If I could turn the clock back, I wouldn’t go any other place,” the retiring president Brenny and chief executive officer of Stoughton Hospital told the Hub last week.

Brenny, who has been serving in that post since 1990, said he feels he is leaving the 114-year-old health care facility well-positioned for

continued success.

During his tenure, Stoughton Hospital experienced significant growth in both its physical campus and the number of patients it served.

The hospital’s emergency department and urgent care had about 20,000 visits last year, compared with 7,500 in 1995, when the hospital built a modern emergency room, Brenny said. And last year, the hospital completed a two-year, $13.2 million renovation, revamping 20,000 square feet and adding 15,000 square feet, including a new emergency department, urgent care, day surgery, private registration and ambulatory infusion center.

Brenny said making those improvements persuaded him to remain at the hospital a year or two longer than he might have.

“I was contemplating retirement a couple of years ago, but I did want to see that project through to completion,” he said, “and I wanted a year to enjoy it.”

The construction was completed in May 2017, and the hospital then held an open house, which had “a great turnout,” Brenny said.

“A lot of people made a point of telling me how transformed the hospital was,” he recalled. “It’s been so rewarding.”

Minnesota native Brenny, who had spent eight years in an administrative position with a larger hospital in Minneapolis, had lived in Minnesota before he and his family came here.

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Stoughton Hospital earns Women’s Choice Award It’s ranked for a second straight year AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Stoughton Hospital won the 2018 Women’s Choice Award, the second year in a row the hospital has won the award.

The Women’s Choice Award annually recognizes the top 100 hospitals for patient experience and is based on the number of beds.

“We’re thrilled to be recognized with this award.

With our newly renovated

hospital, advanced technology, skilled physicians and highly engaged staff, it’s an honor to have patients recognize and appreciate the experience and care that’s provided at Stoughton Hospital,” Teresa Lindfors, RN, Vice President of Patient Services, said in a news release.

It’s among 20 hospitals recognized from Wisconsin, and was among 23 hospitals selected from Wisconsin in 2017.

“This hospital was awarded because it is one of the best at treating their patients the way their patients want to be treated,” Delia Passi, founder and CEO of the

Women’s Choice Award said in the release. “Hospital choice is a critical decision, particularly for women, who make over 80 percent of healthcare decisions. Our designation makes it easier for them to choose a hospital where they and their families are more likely to have a better experience and outcome.”

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Elmer Henderson, 95, waits for the parade to start. Henderson served during World War II. He joined the 21st Infantry Regiment in the 24th Army Division, where he rose to the rank of Tech Sergeant. He served in the Philippine Islands and in Japan.

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The children of Ed and Colleen invite all friends and relatives to an OPEN HOUSE to celebrate their parents’ 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Ed Gregorich and Colleen Christensen were married April 6, 1968 in Lena, WI.

Above, Stoughton High School band drum major Emily Erdahl leads the group as they march down Main Street.

At right, Katie Bartels, Dave Gillinghan and Jordan Eckes, 3, clap during the Memorial Day parade.

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Trailer: Future of blacksmith shop uncertain, built by Moline Plow Company in 1910 properties for storage.

In 1997, Stoughton Trailers owner Don Wahlin decided the Highway Trailer buildings had deteriorated beyond the point of being worth repairing. After plans to redevelop the buildings along East South Street into apartments fell through in 2002, Wahlin sought demolition bids and eventually sold the 2.25-acre property to the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority in 2012 for $150,000.

Continued from page 1 site – continue to look for opportunities to save and redevelop the blacksmith shop. Mayor Tim Swadley told the Hub the building’s fate will depend on finding a use at a reasonable cost to redevelop it, whether it’s done as a public or private venture, and at least one member of the RDA, chair Roger Springman, thinks it can be done.

That’s the practical part of the question. But the discussion is also about the building’s long history and its connection to Stoughton’s origins as a thriving manufacturing town.

Most of the Highway Trailer complex was constructed in 1905-06 by the Moline Plow Company to be used for manufacturing wagons, carriages and agricultural implements in an agreement with the T.G. Mandt Vehicle Company, a competitor of the Stoughton Wagon Company, which Mandt had founded in Stoughton in 1865.

The blacksmith shop, a 14,000-square-foot foundry that looks architecturally different from the complex’s other more utilitarian buildings, is the newest of the three original buildings on the site, constructed in 1910.

That was a short-lived, with Moline Plow ceasing operations here in 1921. But the buildings were used by two other transportation manufacturing companies on and off over the following 76 years, before Stoughton Trailers abandoned them and tried to have the property redeveloped, finally selling it to the city in 2012.

Those in favor of preservation point to the city’s history of saving its iconic buildings, like City Hall and the Opera House, which have undergone major renovations in the past three decades.

As Landmarks Commission chair Peggy Veregin testified before the Common Council on Feb 27, the Highway Trailer complex is eligible for listing on the State and National Register of Historic Places, which could mean grant money for preservation.

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A view inside the main building of Highway Trailer complex in 2017.

She said people forget that some of the buildings “they love the most were threatened with demolition.”

But many people are tired of waiting for the riverfront redevelopment to begin, which could help link downtown to the city’s largest park with much-desired new housing. They question whether the community has any emotional attachment to the old buildings along East South Street.

As then-Ald. Scott Truehl put it, “Everything’s that old is not necessarily historic.”

Short, long history The original purpose of the blacksmith shop, as a foundry, was a short one, making it 11 years before the Illinois-based company that built it closed the plant.

Half of the Highway Trailer complex buildings, which sit between the Yahara River and East South Street, were constructed between 1905 and 1910, where the Moline Plow Company built Crescent Farm Wagons, according to an extensive history on coachbuilt.com, which has documented hundreds of coach builders.

Two three-story structures that were built along South Street anchored the complex and served as main production facilities, followed by the foundry. Other buildings were added over the ensuing decades, but only those three are associated with the wagon-making industry.

With the advent of the automobile and gasoline tractors around the turn of

the 20th century, the wagon and carriage industry began to decline and many plants closed in the years that followed World War I. The Moline Plow Company closed its Mandt Wagon division in Stoughton in 1921-22, but four years later, the city bought the manufacturing plants and machinery, according to a history of the property compiled by Gail Klein for the RDA in November 2016.

Over the next 50 years, the buildings and land went through a variety of uses as manufacturing changed and several different companies produced varying vehicles and accessories there. Much of the history of these particular buildings is unclear. There were as many as 13 buildings on the site at one time, including at least one other foundry.

However, after a few years where small businesses used various parts of the building, the plant went into another stage of full-time operation producing vehicle bodies in 1936. That’s when the Stoughton Cab and Body Company set up shop there from the assets of the bankrupt New Stoughton Company, which traced its roots to the Stoughton Wagon Works.

Edgerton-based Highway Trailer Company bought the land in the same bankruptcy auction, according to reports on coachbuilt.com.

Highway Trailer Company sold the property to one of the city’s largest employers, Stoughton Trailers, in 1975. Stoughton Trailers later sold 6-plus acres to MillFab/ Holley Mouldings Inc. and used the Highway Trailer

Demolition put on hold The complex became the focus of local controversy last year after the RDA voted to raze the buildings to clear approximately 10 acres a few blocks southeast of downtown for redevelopment.

In March 2017, the council rejected the RDA’s plan to demolish the Highway Trailer complex and enacted a temporary moratorium on demolishing structures in historic districts and in the Downtown Design Overlay District, which included the Highway Trailer complex.

The council removed the complex, except for blacksmith shop, from the demolition moratorium a week later after Ald. Greg Jenson suggested it was the most architecturally significant building in the complex.

Advocates for saving the buildings remained hopeful, and the Landmarks Commission scheduled a meeting and public hearing in August 2017 to consider a nomination to designate the Highway Trailer

building a Local Landmark, which would provide some protection from demolition.

Concerns about the structural integrity of the building on East South Street, following a condition report provided by preservation architect Steve Mar-Pohl, prompted the city to close the 500 and 600 blocks of the street last July.

During a Landmarks Commission meeting in August, public comments were overwhelmingly against saving the building, and after listening, commission chair Veregin said while she believed the building is eligible to become a Local Landmark, “it seems to me the most important thing is to get the redevelopment project back on track.”

She added the redevelopment effort should be a community project and recommended the city take a pause and “let the RDA do its job.”

Saving the shop While the council had removed most of the Highway Trailer complex from the demolition moratorium in April 2017, it didn’t approve funding to allow the demolition to begin until February this year. And even then, a third of the council opposed the idea.

But the majority sided with Swadley, the council president at the time, in approving $750,000 for the demolition.

“The people in the community – and I’ve talked to a lot of people – have no emotional attachment to that building,”

he said during the Feb. 27 council discussion and vote.

“The community wants to move forward (with razing the building and starting the riverfront redevelopment project), and that’s what we need to do.”

But the blacksmith shop remains untouched, and no decision has been made on it.

RDA chair Roger Springman has made a case for redeveloping the structure, noting, “It has a separate history and distinctly different architecture from all other buildings” at the redevelopment site.

He has said the building could serve an important function in the area, such as an event venue, a retail center, farmer’s or public markets, public gathering spaces, and dance or exercise studios.

Veregin, coordinator of the State of Wisconsin and National Register of Historic Places programs for the Wisconsin Historical Society, told the Hub the building could be key to “a really phenomenal redevelopment.”

She pointed out that other buildings people have thought ought to be demolished have been restored over and have become sources of community pride.

“For people who don’t value historic restoration, just look at City Hall,” she suggested. “If it weren’t for that mindset of saving an historic building in our community, we wouldn’t have it.”

– Hub editor Jim Ferolie contributed to this story.

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Highway Trailer facility timeline and land.

1944: Stoughton Cab buys building from city for $11,000.

1947: Fire strikes boiler room, is contained to south walls.

1958: Stoughton Cab and Body goes bankrupt, bought

by Milwaukee-based MPM Corp.

1960: Stoughton Cab and Body plant shut down.

1961: Don and Carol Wahlin start Stoughton Truck Body from assets of MPM, begins leasing Highway Trailer property.

1975: Don Wahlin buys Highway Trailer property, uses buildings for storage for Stoughton Trailers.

1997: Stoughton Trailers abandons Highway Trailer buildings after they’re determined too expensive to repair.

2002: Wahlin and developer Randy Alexander get city approval for financial assistance to convert Highway Trailer into

apartment building.

2002: City reduces TIF amount twice and Alexander quits project; Wahlin gets demolition bid of $240,000.

2012: City purchases Highway Trailer complex and land for $150,000.

2017, March: RDA votes 5-1 to demolish the set of buildings.

2017, March: Common Council places demolition moratorium on buildings including Highway Trailer complex.

2017, April: Council removes Highway Trailer complex, except blacksmith shop, from moratorium.

2018, February: Council authorizes up to $750,000 to demolish Highway Trailer building, except blacksmith shop.

2018, May: Highway Trailer building demolition begins.

– Compiled through various interviews, documents and online histories

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1865: Stoughton Wagon Works formed by T.G. Mandt 1902: Mandt’s second company, T.G. Mandt Vehicle Company, sold to Moline Plow Company 1905-06: Moline constructs main factory building at 501 E. South St. 1910: Moline builds blacksmith shop.

1921: Moline closes Stoughton division, called Mandt Wagon Works.

1925: City of Stoughton buys the buildings and machinery for $100,000.

1931: City leases large portion of the property to Highway Trailer Company.

1936: Stoughton Cab and Body formed by former employees of a company that had gone bankrupt, purchasing assets of the old company but moving into the old Moline Plow facility. Highway Trailer buys bankrupt company’s factory (elsewhere on site)

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Police chief fights truck proposal Public safety is the top priority for all Wisconsin police chiefs, so when we see a proposal that threatens motorists, we take action.

At the behest of a small group of special interests, Congress is currently considering proposals that would increase the size and weight of trucks on our roads. In particular, there is a push for a weight increase of 11,000 pounds, along with an increase in the length of double trailers to 33 feet each, for a total truck length of 91 feet. Whether it’s the rolling hills of the west side of the state, or the local roads of Milwaukee, these trucks directly threaten our ability to protect motorists.

The increased dangers associated with heavier and longer trucks are deeply troubling. Law enforcement officers serve as first responders to highway crashes, and it is clear that when larger vehicles are involved, the damage and injuries caused are far greater. Larger vehicles also have more difficulty maneuvering or taking evasive maneuvers, particularly in snowy, rainy or icy conditions.

We get more than our fair share of inclement weather, making these vehicles even less appropriate for our roadways.

The federal research study on the subject add to the experience of law enforcement. In its 2016 report, the U.S. Department of

Transportation (USDOT) found heavier trucks had crash rates 47 percent to 400 percent higher than current 80,000 pound trucks in limited state testing. In a previous report, they identified an 11 percent higher fatal crash rate for trucks with multiple trailers.

With higher centers of gravity and larger blind spots, it’s no surprise that these vehicles are more dangerous. To make issues worse, the 91-foot double-trailer trucks take 22 feet longer to stop — any law enforcement officer who has responded to the scene of a crash can tell you that 22 feet can mean the difference between a scratched bumper and tragedy.

Wisconsin has an enormous amount of geographical diversity: farm-filled plains, rolling hills, thick forests and large cities. Each area represents unique challenges to motorists. The Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association represents police chiefs across the state, and none of the motorists we seek to protect should be put in further danger by introducing longer or heavier trucks to the highway.

Greg Leck is chief of the Stoughton Police Department and chairman of the legislative committee of the Wisconsin Chiefs of Police Association.

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We’ve gone from Sci-Fi to a new genre – Cli-Fi

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eople disagree about the effects of climate change, or even if there is such a thing.

Nevertheless, one thing we can all agree on is that more and more The Courier Hub does not sweep errors under the rug. If you see stories about climate change and something you know or even think is in error, please contact editor Jim its effects are being published.

Ferolie at 873-6671 or at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com so we can get it There have been so many they have now created their own new right. genre called climate-fiction or “cli-fi” for short.

I did some research and learned that Thursday, May 31, 2018 • Vol. 136, No. 45 the term “cliUSPS No. 614-600 fi” was coined Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices. in 2006 by Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, journalist Dan A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to Bloom after MacDonald The Stoughton Courier Hub, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. reading a report Office Location: 135 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 from the InterOffice Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday governmental Panel on Climate Phone: 608-873-6671 • FAX: 608-873-3473 Change. He wanted a short term e-mail: stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com that would work easily in newspaper headlines.

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as a natural disaster.

Many of the novels are set in a future world in which climate change is a done deal, and we see how people have adapted, or how they are suffering.

I first encountered cli-fi when I was in high school and read “The Drowned World” by J.G. Ballard, published in 1962.

Back then, my friends and I were more concerned about air pollution than climate change. We had never even heard of climate change!

I remember thinking then that this book seemed a bit unbelievable. How could the polar ice caps possibly melt and flood most of the Earth? Ballard’s novel is considered one of the best examples of early climate change fiction, and I must say that I enjoy it more now than I did then.

Back to the 21st century. Kim Stanley Robinson’s “New York 2140” published last year, is set in a 22nd-century New York that’s more like Venice of today.

The message is that unless our society changes, we’d all better learn to swim.

Robinson is not new to the cli-fi game. He published a great cli-fli trilogy with “Forty Signs of Rain” (2004), “Fifty Degrees Below” (2005), and “Sixty Days and Counting” (2007). It’s a great series, or you can enjoy each novel as a stand- alone.

Another flood-waters-are-rising book is “Mr. Eternity” by Aaron Their. This book combines humor, rising seas, the fall of civilization and a man who lives thousands of years. Talk about a book that has it all!

Seriously, it’s a worthwhile read by an author who is making has

name as a literary humorist.

Most climate-fiction focuses on the United States or United Kingdom, but let’s jump to Thailand for “The Windup Girl” (2009) by Paolo Bacigalupi. This is a biopunk thriller about a genetically modified woman set in a rather desolate, climate-damaged future.

According to the liner notes, “the oil age is passed and the side effects of bio-engineered plagues run rampant across the globe.”

Turns out Bangkok is one of only a few Southeast Asian cities left, and the flood waters are rising.

I’ve saved the two most wellknown authors until last: Barbara Kingsolver and Margaret Atwood.

In “Flight Behavior” (2012) – literary and complex – Kingsolver shows us a very unusual, but significant effect of climate change in a rural environment.

Margaret Atwood’s MaddAddam Trilogy, which is dystopian (well, isn’t it all?), includes “Oryx and Crake” (2003) “The Year of The Flood” (2009) and “MaddAddam” (2013).

I’ve noticed many people find Atwood a difficult read, but Kingsolver is more popular. Consider that a recommendation.

I have room to share three more titles and authors. All are great reads, each with its own vision of the future: “We Are Unprepared”

by Meg Little T. Reilly, “South Pole Station” by Ashley Shelby, and “Clade” by James Bradley.

Grim reading, all. Next time, I’d better share some feel-good books.

Richard MacDonald is the director of the Stoughton Public Library.

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START fundraiser is June 7 “An Island of Hope in a Sea of Need” is the theme of this year’s SToughton Area Resource Team fundraiser, to be held Thursday, June 7, at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. The event will feature keynote speaker Michael Johnson, MBA and former CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County.

Held at Stoughton Hospital,

the event will begin with drinks and hors d’oeuvres at 5:30 p.m., and attendees are encouraged to view auction items during that time. Dinner will follow until 8:30 p.m.

Dennis Kittleson, owner of Inkworks Inc., will be honored and recognized for his community involvement with the 2018 Community Volunteer Award. He started his family-owned business 26 years ago and provides free or reduced printing services to area nonprofits and

organizations, including Personal Essential Pantry (PEP), Joining Forces for Families (JFF), the Stoughton Area School District, Gazebo Musikk and local churches, according to the START website.

Several reservation options are available, ranging in price from $55 to $375, and a portion of the price is tax deductible.

To make a reservation, visit startstoughton.org and click “annual fundraiser.”

Michael Johnson, former CEO of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Dane County, is the keynote speaker for the 2018 START fundraiser. He resigned from the organization May 7, but “has made it his priority to ensure that his agency continues to be a leader in youth development while enhancing its partnerships to provide positive outcomes for young people and their families,” according to the START website.

Johnson spent 15 years in executive level positions leading large government and nonprofit agencies in other cities before moving to Madison. To read his full profile, visit startstoughton.org/speakers.

If You Go What: START annual fundraiser When: 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 7 Where: Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. Tickets: $55-375 Info: startstoughton.org/ celebration

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Link: SHS 2018 grad was part of leadership program Continued from page 1 all.

The soon-to-be Stoughton High School graduate was involved in the school’s Future Farmers of America chapter all four years of high school, including the last year as president and a tutor for students at Kegonsa Elementary School, among other groups and activities. But as she prepares for the next stage of her life this fall as an Iowa State University freshman, she’s going all in with her first love – agriculture.

She plans to major in agriculture business, with a goal to work for an ag company, doing marketing and promotional work with customers.

“I plan to stay in the industry for the rest of my life; it’s something that is vital to this world and nobody would survive without,” she wrote the Hub in an email. “I have always had a love for agriculture, but FFA let me see a different side of the industry, from a youth’s perspective. I’ve made many unforgettable memories, (including) officer retreats, traveling to national conventions and working in the kiddie barn at the fair.”

Growing up on the farm of her parents, James and Linda, Link has also been actively involved in the Stoughton-area Triangle Troopers 4-H club and other ag organizations.

She is a member of the National Junior Angus Association and the Wisconsin Junior Angus Association, where she serves as secretary and was a voting delegate in 2014 and 2015.

Last November, she earned a bronze medal in the National Junior Angus Association competition.

In March, Link was presented with the Louis M. Sasman Award, given annually to an outstanding student from each of the FFA chapters in Dane County high schools. It was a fitting end to a successful high school career, as she prepares to move on to the “real world.”

“I will miss the teachers and their knowledge they passed on to me, but I am ready to take the next step and am looking forward to the next chapter,” Link wrote in an email to the Hub.

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Graduation Sunday On Sunday, more than 250 Vikings will be unleashed on the “real world.”

The Stoughton High School class of 2018 commencement ceremonies are set for 1-3 p.m. Sunday, June 3, at Collins Field, with 257 seniors set to graduate. Student speakers are Seth Charleson, presenting the “State of the Class,” and Natalie Zientek talking about the students’ future.

The officers for the SHS class of 2018 are: Haley Nordstrom, president; Gabriella Zaemisch, vice-president; Josie Asleson, secretary and Natalie Zientek, treasurer. The class motto is, “The truth is, we don’t really know what is going on anymore.”

The class song is, “On Top of the World” by Imagine Dragons.

The public is invited to the ceremony, and no tickets are required.

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a mentor in classrooms that need extra support, both academically and socially-emotionally.

Last year, she worked on a daily basis with Kegonsa Elementary students, helping with reading or math, or “sometimes just spending time getting to know then,” Kegonsa principal Erin Conrad wrote in an email.

Link said she enjoyed her time as a mentor working with younger students.

“I never realized what an impact I had on them and they had on me until I was gone,” she said.

Stoughton FFA alumni secretary Darlene Arneson, who’s known Link since she was born, said Link has been “a true pleasure to watch grow, mature and develop into a wonderful young lady, a leader, and an advocate for the things she believes in.”

“She always has a smile, is willing Willing leader to help, listen and work on whatever Link was part of the SHS leader- the need is, whether it be church, 4-H ship program that places high school and FFA, at the fairs, or her involvestudents in elementary schools as ment in many different activities,”

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Arneson said. “She has been a stable leader during times of instructor and FFA advisor transitions, which can be very difficult. It’s been wonderful to see her love of cattle and agriculture develop and with all her leadership and showing experience.”

Arneson said Link has a “bright future” ahead of her, regardless of what direction she takes.

“We will miss having her here in Wisconsin, but we look forward to the great things that lie ahead for her,” Arneson said.

Link will miss it, too, as she moves along from the “connections” she’s made and people she’s met in her four years at SHS. “I am excited for graduation, a day that came so soon but yet seemed so far away just the other week,” she said. “But I realize it’s only the start of something better that is to come, and if we don’t change and create new opportunity for ourselves, you won’t have room to grow.”

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Community calendar

Electronics recycling

To register, call 873-2356.

The Stoughton Area Senior Center is participating in a fundraising project sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Cellular Recycler that recycles unwanted cell phones and now also laptops, cameras, mp3 players and video game consoles.

Drop-off boxes can be found at the senior center and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jackson St. For information, call 873-8585.

Chamber singers

will begin at noon and the program, networking and dinner banquet will begin at 5 p.m.

Registration is $125 per golfer and $100 for the early bird special before June 5. Included in the registration is 18 holes, cart, dinner/banquet after golf, a chance to win prizes and a networking opportunity.

For registration information, visit stoughtonwi.com.

Visit the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., for a performance by the Stoughton Chamber Singers at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1.

There will be an additional performance of the show, “Springtime Serenade: Four Centuries of Choral Music,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 6, at The Cooksville Restored Church.

Raise The Flag Admission is $5 and tickets are available at the door, McGlynn PharThe annual motorcycle run under macy and from choir members. the direction of Rick Gullickson and Yahara River Hootenanny For information, visit facebook. Dan Gallagher is set for June 9.

Visit the Yahara River Grocery com/stoughtonchambersingers.org.

Registration will be at Stoughton Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for American Legion Post 59, with stops their monthly Yahara River Hoo- Koshkonong Prairie planned for the Orfordville VFW tenanny, a song-sharing circle for The Koshkonong Prairie Histori- Post, the Shopiere Tap and the VFW musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. cal Society will unveil a Koshkonong Post at Fort Atkinson. to noon on the first Saturdays of the Prairie exhibit at Livsreise, 277 W. The entourage will then assemble month through November.

Main St., at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2. at the Stoughton Bowling Alley for a The event is open to all ages, abilThe Koshkonong Prairie is com- police-escorted parade downtown to ities and acoustic instruments with prised of Pleasant Springs and Chris- the Stoughton VFW at 4:30 p.m. sheet music generally provided. tiana townships, as well as parts of For information, contact Emily Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Oakland, Sons of Norway program Beebe at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@ Albion and Dunkirk townships.

The Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge gmail.com.

For information, visit livsreise.org. will host a program about the Sons of Norway fraternal aspect by Greg Acid reflux class Chamber golf outing Ragan starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Learn about GastroesophageThe annual Chamber of Commerce June 13. al reflux disease during a class at golf outing will be held Tuesday, There will also be an ice cream Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., at June 5, with registration opening at social as members review the Syt5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 31.

11 a.m. at Stoughton Country Club, tende Mai festivities, present the Antacids and other medication 3165 Shadyside Drive. awards for the third grade box Viking may reduce GERD symptoms, howThe event will benefit the Stough- ships and a kubb demonstration. ever studies suggest long-term use of ton Area Resource Team. Shotgun For information, call 873-7209.

GERD medication might be risky.

Baha’i Faith

Covenant Lutheran Church

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

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covlutheran@gmail.com • covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship

Bible Baptist Church

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

Christ Lutheran Church

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

First Lutheran Church

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. Fellowship

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

Christ the King Community Church

Fulton Church

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

Christian Assembly Church

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

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

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

Ezra Church

LakeView Church

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

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

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

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

‌Thursday, May 31‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 3-6 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale (members only), library, stoughtonlibrary.org/friends‌ • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌ • 6-9 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, library, stoughtonlibrary.org/friends‌

‌Friday, June 1‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943‌ • 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, library, stoughtonlibrary.org/friends‌ • 1-2:30 p.m., First Friday movie, senior center, 8738585‌ • 7:30 p.m., Chamber singers performance, Opera House, 381 E. Main St., facebook.com/stoughtonchambersingers.org‌

‌Saturday, June 2‌

• 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friends of the Library book sale, library, stoughtonlibrary.org/friends‌ • 9 a.m., Summer reading program begins (0-10), library, 873-6281‌ • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org‌ • Noon to 3 p.m., Make a donation bag sale, library, stoughtonlibrary.org/friends‌ • 1 p.m., Kaskeland Koshkonong Prairie unveiling, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., livsreise.org‌

‌Tuesday, June 5‌

• 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273‌ • 9:30 a.m., Memory cafe, library, 873-8585‌

‌Wednesday, June 6‌

• 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273‌ • 11 a.m., Chamber golf outing (registration required), Stoughton Country Club, 3165 Shadyside Dr., stoughtonwi.com‌ • 6:30 p.m., The Foundation book discussion, library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, June 7‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 5:30-8:30 p.m., START annual fundraiser and dinner ($55), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., startstoughton.org.‌ • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌ • 6:30 p.m., Craft Club: Dye it!, library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, June 8‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943‌ • 9:30 a.m., Coffee with the mayor, senior center, 8738585‌ • 2 p.m., Family movie afternoon, library, 873-6281‌

‌Saturday, June 9‌

• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org‌

‌Monday, June 11‌

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

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-2356 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585

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Study “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.

Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

– John 8:31-32 NIV The discipline of study is an important part of one’s religious formation. Anyone who is serious about religion should take the time to study and think about the central texts and tenets of their religion. Study consists of several elements, the first of which is repetition. One rarely learns anything on the first reading, and most books require several readings, including reading with commentaries or other aids to understand what is being said. A second element of study is concentration, the ability to focus.

One needs to delve deeply into the area of study without being distracted by extraneous matters. Trying to study while music is playing or one has other things on one’s mind dissipates concentration. After repeated and concentrated studying, one should understand the subject matter, which is the third element of study. And finally, one needs to reflect on what one has understood. How does this new knowledge affect one’s life and one’s relationship with God? The purpose of study, as with all the spiritual disciplines, is to transform one’s life. One shouldn’t just study for the purpose of knowing more facts, and certainly not for the purpose of showing off how much one knows, but rather to make oneself a better person, and to have a better understanding of one’s place in the cosmos.

– Christopher Simon

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

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SHS Honors Night

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Record-breaking SHS honors night May 16 record as 117 college scholarships totaling $241,588 were awarded to graduating seniors.

The total – much of which comes from the Stoughton community – surpasses last Stoughton High School held its 65th year’s total of $238,450 – a new district annual Honors Night on May 16 at the high record. school Performing Arts Center, setting a

More than $240,000 raised for SHS senior scholarships

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Front row, from left: Brittny Ballesteros, Anna Callahan and Stacy Benoy; middle row, from left: Sara Blommel, Olivia Bakken and Cassidy Bach; back row, from left: Ian Bormett, Dale Broughton, Tyler Anderson and Sophia Beyler; not pictured: Josephine Asleson and Tessa Berry.

Front row, from left: Tessa Berry, Anna Hope Castronovo and Nadia Dedie, middle row, from left: Tyler Dow, Morgan Carroll, Hannah Drewieck and Calissa Dhuey; back row, from left: Jordan DiBenedotto, Max Fernholz, Amira Castillo, Ellen Cook and Jessica Diebold.

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Front row, from left: Paige Halverson, Emily Fitzsimmons, Ashley Fisher, Anna Gruben and Savannah Heisig; middle row, from left: Tanner Hanson, Isabelle Genter and Cameron Furseth; back row, from left: Jake Hougan, Anders Goetz and Alexander Hartberg; not pictured: Carson Fleres.

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Front row, from left: Marianna Malin, Jacob Mathias, Alexandra Lee, Caroline Mancl and Marcus Martingilio; middle row, from left: Eli Malmquist, Quinlan Link, Madeline Lunde and Grace Link; back row, from left: Tommy McClain, Jonathan Malueg, Aodan Marshall and Noah Lamberty.

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Brenny: Retiring Stoughton Hospital administrator says role was ‘best job in my life’ He was born and raised in Little Falls, Minn., where his father owned a funeral home and an ambulance service.

He attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and his first profession was as a speech pathologist in a school district outside Minneapolis.

At the same time, he worked part-time in a nearby hospital and a field nursing facility. Coupled with his family background in ambulance service, the side jobs “gave me some exposure to

health care,” he explained.

After three years in the school district, he decided to do something else, and the connection to health care prompted him to return to the university, where he enrolled in a health care administration program.

Two years later, he had to decide whether to go back to speech pathology or stay with hospital administration.

Now, after 43 years as a hospital administrator, he said he’s glad he chose the latter.

the Stoughton job as a “providential situation.”

He was ready for his next career step when he saw the notice one Saturday morning in a professional journal.

“I didn’t know where Stoughton was or anything about it,” he remembered, “so I looked at a map and noticed that it was near Madison and not far from where my wife grew up in Bear Valley, on a farm near Richland Center.”

He said he was surprised when his call was answered, the timing couldn’t have ‘Providential’ beginning and been better.

“It was a professionBrenny described taking al recruitment firm, and it was the consultant in the office putting together the final package of candidates to present to the Stoughton Hospital Board of Directors,” he recalled.

“The consultant said it’s a good thing you called,” Brenny said, because Monday morning he was going to serve the package of recommended candidates to the board.

His experience with both large and small hospitals embodied the criteria Stoughton Hospital was looking for.

The governing board chose him over four other candidates, and he offered a fiveyear commitment.

“It worked out well and five years turned into 28 years,” he said. “I stayed so long because it was such a good fit.

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Stoughton Hospital is dedicating a wellness garden to retiring CEO Terry Brenny, right, in this May 11 photo.

“Also, my family was very comfortable in the community and we love the community,” he added. “It’s been the best and most rewarding job in my life and career.”

Career success Brenny acknowledged that leading a community hospital in a small city could be stressful and challenging.

But he never felt much stress, he said, because of the team he had assembled over the years and “because the community really values its hospital.”

“When I started in 1990, it wasn’t in as good a position and as stable as it is today,” he said. “The hospital’s success

became very satisfying, and that outweighed any stress that came with the position.”

Several years ago, Stoughton Hospital began receiving national awards annually from Press Ganey, an independent health care rating company that conducts surveys of patient, staff and physician satisfaction in over 50 percent of the country’s hospitals.

The hospital has ranked near the top in all three assessment areas. A few years ago, it was awarded a Partner of Choice Award by Press Ganey “because our objectively measured satisfaction scores for all three groups were well over 90 percent

consistently – in fact, over 95 percent,” Brenny said. “Our data could individually be compared with national and state norms, and even norms for hospitals of our size, and in the last five to 10 years, our scores have just been great.”

Such national recognition, along with the hospital’s recent expansion, has Brenny feeling that now is the right time to retire.

“I always wanted to go out on top and on my own timetable and terms,” he said.

“I’m fortunate to go at a time when the hospital is well-positioned for the future.”

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Boys track and field

Player of the week From May 22-29

Name: Evan Ouk Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field

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Senior Sam McHone won the 200-meter dash sectional title in 22.08 seconds and took second in the 100 with an 11.01. McHone also qualified on the 4x400 relay and long jump

Seniors punch tickets 4x400 survives appeal to make state meet, Ouk and McHone advance as individuals ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Seniors Sam McHone and Evan Ouk already punched their tickets to state Thursday, but there would need to be an appeal to get the boys 4x400 relay through as well.

McHone and seniors Jake Deutsch, Ian Bormett and Sean McLaury – and alternates seniors Brandon Wheeler and Jordan DiBenedetto – looked to make state with a third-place finish in the 4x4 in 3 minutes, 25.68 seconds in

Baseball

Vikings’ season ends in shutout ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Hits and runs were tough to come by for Stoughton baseball Tuesday as the season came to a close.

The seventh-seeded host Vi k i n g s ( 7 - 1 4 ove r a l l ) were held to five hits in a 5-0 loss to 10th-seeded Elkhorn in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.

Senior Brady Schipper singled in the first inning to put runners on first and second, but two groundouts ended the threat.

Schipper (2-for-3) also doubled to lead off the sixth, but a flyout and two popouts kept him at second.

Stoughton trailed 2-0 after six, but the Elks added three runs in the top of the seventh.

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the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional.

But as emotions were flying high, there was a sudden change in the mood of Stoughton coaches, athletes and fans when an official came over to say that the relay had actually been disqualified.

That call would later be reversed after a lengthy appeal, officially sending the 4x4 relay to state, but there was confusion throughout the process as stories from officials came in.

McHone, who had already made state in the 100, 200 and long jump, ran the final leg of the race. After the third turn, about 150 meters to the finish line, he was in the third position and a Wilmot Union runner tried to pass him.

McHone said he remained to

the inside of the lane and it led to a minor collision as Wilmot’s runner pushed his chances to pass.

“I did a little football inside swim move and just kept the inside lane,” McHone said. “I wanted to keep it legal, and I knew I had to keep the inside.”

No one fell down, and both judges on that side raised white flags, indication there was no infraction and that the contact was incidental.

However, an official at the scoring tent who was away from the call saw it differently.

The official at the tent asked both judges, and they said they didn’t definitively see anything and raised the white flags because of it. So the official at the tent decided to make

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Sectional results State qualifiers 100: McHone, second (11.01) 200: McHone, first (22.08) 4x400 relay: (Deutsch, McLaury, Bormett, McHone), third (3:25.68) Long jump: McHone, first (22-5) Pole vault: Ouk, third (12-6) Others 4x800 relay: (Herbst, Flint, Bormett, McLaury), fourth (8:10.96)

Highlights: Ouk took third in the pole vault Thursday with a height of 12 feet, 6 inches to make state, after missing out by one spot last season. Ouk nearly missed regionals and sectionals after a scary fall at the conference meet on May 15 Honorable mentions: Sam McHone (boys track) won three individual events, including a new school record of 22 feet, 5 inches in the long jump, and also anchored the boys 4x400 relay to third for a fourth state berth Jake Deutsch, Ian Bormett and Sean McLaury (boys track) all helped the boys 4x4 relay make state Abby Kittleson, Alex Ashworth, Ellie Trieloff and Grace Jenny (girls track) all made state with a second-place finish in the 4x800 relay Saxton Shore (baseball) was 3-for4 with a run scored in a loss to Elkhorn on Friday Steven Benoy (boys tennis) fought back from a first-round loss Wednesday to finish third at sectionals MaKayla Ramberg (softball) hit a solo home run in a 12-2 loss to Fort Atkinson Anna Callahan (girls soccer) finished with eight saves in a 2-1 loss to Sugar River

Girls track and field

4x800 relay earns trip to Division 1 state meet ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Juniors Alex Ashworth and Abby Kittleson, sophomore Grace Jenny and freshman Ellie Trieloff are going to state in the 4x800 relay.

The quartet – along with alternates senior Gigi Zaemisch and junior Margaret Ross – took third Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional in 9 minutes, 50.63 seconds.

Ashworth and Kittleson are going to state for the third time, and Zaemisch and Ross were also alternates on the 4x800 least season. Jenny and Trieloff are going to state for the first time.

“It has been super exciting,” Kittleson said. “I am so glad (Jenny and Trieloff) get to experience it, because it is such a great experience.”

Kittleson ran the anchor in the 4x800, and she was the third position when she received the baton from Jenny. She said she was nervous because four girls were in the pack through the third leg, and her goal was to stick with the top two

Sectional results State qualifier 4x800 relay: Ashworth, Kittleson, Jenny, Trieloff, third (9:50.63 Others 1,600: Owen, fifth (5:44.89) 3,200: Ross, fifth (11:56.93) Pole vault: Zaemisch, fifth (9-9) 4x400 relay: Ashworth, Kittleson, Owen, Trieloff, sixth (4:21.98)

and maintain what they had.

“Obviously, it worked,” Kittleson said.

Ashworth started the race off wanting to put the relay in a good position to make a running for the top three, especially since the team was seeded fourth.

“I just tried to stick with the crowd as best I could and came out pretty fast,” Ashworth said. “I kept thinking about my teammates and about how I couldn’t let them down.”

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Junior Alex Ashworth runs in the first leg of the 4x800 relay Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 Badger sectional. Ashworth was joined on the 4x800 by junior Abby Kittleson, sophomore Grace Jenny and freshman Ellie Trieloff.

They finished third in 9 minutes, 50.63 seconds and advanced to state. the second time she ran in the 4x800 practice to get the repetition and the and the third time running an 800.

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Benoy finished third at sectionals JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Two weeks ago, freshman Steven Benoy and junior Nolan Meyer were the first two Stoughton boys tennis players to represent the Vikings on the second day of the Badger Conference tournament since 2013.

Last week the duo represented Stoughton at the WIAA Division 1 Madison Memorial sectional.

“I think we’re getting more people excited for tennis, and more willing to put in the time and effort,” said Benoy who hit at Premier Tennis & Fitness in Janesville to get ready for this season.

Benoy lost his opening match 6-0, 6-0 to Madison West junior Andrew Glasgow at No. 2 singles but bounced back to beat Oregon’s Zak Roskos 6-1, 6-3 in the third-place match on Wednesday.

“I honestly didn’t know what to expect coming into this year, considering how many tough teams we had to play,” Benoy said. “I’m just happy with

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Stoughton freshman Steven Benoy beat Oregon junior Zak Roskos 6-1, 6-3 on Wednesday to finish third at the Madison Memorial sectional.

how far I got.”

Meyer lost his first match at No. 1 singles to top-seeded senior Colt Tegtmeier of Madison Memorial.

“If you went by the seedings, I really wasn’t supposed to make it to the second day at conference,” Meyer said.

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“Then I pulled the upset against Oregon in another three-setter to make it to sectionals. It’s really been a nice season to get here and play here.”

Meyer, who plays soccer in the fall, said he plans to hit a little more over the offseason.

“In previous years, I have hit during the summer and played in some summer tournaments, but this year I would like to do some extra tournaments,” Meyer said. “It seems that there is a group of players that are just a cut above the rest of the 1 singles players, and I’d really like to push myself to get a little closer to those guys.”

Stoughton’s half of the sectional (the Beloit Memorial subsectional) did not win a first-round match at any flight Wednesday.

Oregon, which led its subsectional with 20 points, scored just four points to finish fourth. Verona returned to state for the second time in the last three years with 39 points. Middleton (36) and Madison West (28) rounded out the top three.

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Stoughton girls soccer finished the regular season Thursday in a 2-1 nonconference loss at Sugar River.

The Vikings (8-9-1 overall) trailed 1-0 at halftime and went down 2-0 in the 54th minute.

Stoughton scored in the 70th minute, but the scorer wasn’t reported.

Senior goalie Anna Callahan finished with eight saves.

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Stoughton girls soccer earned a No. 10 seed in the WIAA Division 2 sectional this season.

The Vikings travel to No. 7 Monona Grove at 6 p.m.

Thursday in a regional semifinal. Stoughton lost 2-0 to the Silver Eagles in the regular season.

The winner will take on the winner of No. 2 Oregon and No. 15 Portage/Poynette in the regional final on Saturday, June 2.

Milton is the No. 3 seed and hosts No. 14 Beaver Dam Thursday. No 6 DeForest hosts No. 11 Fort Atkinson.

Waunakee is the top seed and hosts No. 16 Wilmot Union Thursday. The winner will take on the winner of No. 8 Elkhorn and No. 9 Reedsburg.

No. 4 Sauk Prairie hosts No. 13 Baraboo, and No. 5 Burlington hosts No. 12 Westosha Central.

Sectionals are June 7 and 9, and State is June 14 and 16.

Defense falters in 10-run loss at Fort Sports editor

A clean game may have given the 14th-seeded Stoughton softball team a shot Wednesday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal game against third-seeded Fort Atkinson.

The Vikings struggled defensively, however, committing nine errors in a 12-2 in a loss. The host Blackhawks scored in every inning except the fifth, including a five-run third inning and a four run sixth to wrap-up the 10-run run victory.

Kailey Hammersly got the start and

lasted 5 3/4 innings. She walked six and struck out one, while allowing two earned runs on six hits.

Lela Brashi, Savanna Jemilo, Stacy Benoy, MaKayla Ramberg, Megan Marggi and Hammersly each had one hit in the loss. Ramberg’s hit was a solo home run.

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Ryan Nyhagen had his first threehit and multiple-RBI game of the season Sunday as the Stoughton Home Talent team pounded the host Albion Tigers 13-3.

Nyhagen went 3 for 5 with four RBIs at Albion Park for the defending champions.

“Albion is a really good team, and for us to put up that many runs against them, I just think it’s more affirmation that we should able to make it back to the Final Four, if we do our job,” he said.

T h e d e f e n d i n g - l e a g u e M V P, Nyhagen had Tommy John reconstructive surgery on his right throwing elbow in November. And as a result, he will only be able to DH

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this season.

Nyhagen said the prognosis for recovery won’t allow him to start throwing until eight months post-surgery (July).

Only cleared to return to the field for the team’s first game against Clinton on May 6, Nyhagen said that was his first week swinging a bat since last winter.

endurance down.

“We just all wanted to get (to state) super bad,” Trieloff said. “You could just feel it in the atmosphere, and I just wanted to continue that and push through like Alex did.”

Jenny took over from Trieloff, and her goal was to keep the third position for the team with a group of girls close behind for a lap and a half. Jenny has been battling injuries all season, and she said she may have stress fractures in her shins.

“I have been dreaming about running at state since fifth grade,” Jenny said. “I really just wanted to get out there and give everything I have, because I may not be racing for a while after this.”

Monona Grove won the race in 9:47.93, and Janesville Craig took second in 9:49.35.

Sophomore Micah Zaemisch just missed making state in the pole vault. She reached 9 feet, nine inches, but she couldn’t get over 10-0 again, which was a personal record set at regionals.

Zaemisch ended up fifth because she needed one more vault to reach her height.

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Wilmot Union sophomore Nyssa Zuehls won (10-6), and Fort Atkinson sophomore Lauren Bilau was second (10-3). Janesville Parker junior Taylor Grahams took third (10-0).

Freshman Gina Owen was fifth in the 1,600, missing state by two spots. She finished in 5:44.89, about 26 seconds behind third place.

Ross also missed state by two spots in the 3,200. She finished fifth in 11:56.63, about 19 seconds behind third place.

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Stoughton’s 4x800 relay enters state seeded 21st.

Juniors Alex Ashworth and Abby Kittleson, sophomore Grace Jenny and freshman Ellie Trieloff – along with alternates senior Gigi Zaemisch and junior Margaret Ross – enter with a time of 9 minutes, 50.63 seconds, which was a season-best at sectionals.

The top six medal June 1-2 at the state meet at UW-La Crosse.

Waukesha West is seeded first in 9:23.43, and Appleton North is seeded in the final medal slot at 9:32.20.

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a ruling and said McHone had a lane violation and that he purposefully ran into the Wilmot runner.

McHone, Deutsch, Bormett and McLaury, who ran in the race, had stunned faces and were searching for answers following the initial ruling, and the Stoughton coaches asked for an appeal.

Stoughton head coach Trevor Kramolis said he pleaded his case to the officials that McHone had every right to keep his position in that instance, and since no one near the call ruled an infraction, there shouldn’t be a disqualification.

And after 15 minutes of testimony and debate, the officials finally ruled in Stoughton’s favor. And smiles returned to the 4x400 runners, fans and coaches.

“I couldn’t let the seniors’ season end like that,” Kramolis said after winning the appeal.

Stoughton travels to UW-La Crosse June 1-2 for the WIAA Division 1 state track and field championships.

The 100, 200 and 4x400 relay prelims are on Friday, June 1. Races start at 9:30 a.m. The boys long jump starts at 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Finals for the 100, 200 and 4x400 relay are on Saturday, June 2. Races start at 10:30 a.m. The boys pole vault begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday.

McHone had already made state in three events prior to the 4x400 relay.

He took second in the 100 in 11.01, finishing behind Janesville Parker senior Seamus Murphy (10.9), and McHone later added a 200 sectional title in 22.08, get revenge on Murphy (22.24).

But in between, McHone also punched his ticket in the long jump by breaking a school record with a leap of 22 feet, five inches. The previous record was 22-1 by Adam Krumholz.

McHone had already made state as his preliminary jump remained in the top three by the time he was due up in finals. He said he was going to not jump and save his legs, but Kramolis convinced McHone that he had nothing to lose to try and break the record.

“I told my coach I wasn’t going to jump and would just take it because I was tired,” McHone said. “He said I had nothing to lose, so I just went for it. Honestly, I am pretty excited.”

McHone did have some extra motivation for both the long jump and the 200 after missing out on a sectional title in the 100. He said he didn’t feel quite right during the race and decided to let Murphy win instead of possibly injuring himself since he would make state anyway.

But McHone was still upset about not winning and pushed himself to win the long jump and the 200 later on.

“I don’t like losing, so when the 200 came I was like, I am winning this,” McHone said.

Ouk advances in PV Ouk was able to get rid of ghosts from last season when he missed state by one spot in the pole vault.

He made 12-6, but he needed to wait to see how the other competitor’s fared after missing his jump at 12-9. Verona junior Max Herkert, who won regionals with a 13-7 1/2 jump, missed at 12-1 and decided to wait until 13-0 to continue his jumps.

He missed both and was eliminated, and Ouk was able to advance. Janesville Parker senior Palmer Goodwick won (13-0), and Monona Grove junior Leo Curatola took second (12-9).

Ouk said he nearly didn’t even get to compete at regionals and sectionals. He injured himself in the Badger South Conference meet on a scary moment when his pole bent the wrong way and it threw him off the mat.

He experienced bruising and had to go to the hospital, but he escaped serious injury.

Ouk still had to deal with his psyche following the accident, though.

After getting through to sectionals on May 22, he snapped his pole in practice the following day and started to worry again. And it didn’t help that another athlete snapped their pole before his jump at sectionals.

But Ouk said he fought through the anxiety and was able to do what he had to, making state for the first time in the pole vault. And now, the pressure is off.

“I plan on just leaving it all out there at state,” he said.

4x400 relay moves on After winning the appeal, the 4x4 results remained intact and the Vikings took third to advance to state.

Deutsch led off the race in lane five, and he wanted to beat everyone in the lane to his right so that he could put Stoughton in the best position

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to move on. When he handed the baton to McLaury, the Vikings were in the top three.

Deutsch made it to state with the 4x1 relay last season, but knee injuries never allowed that relay to try again, so he turned to the 4x4 to get back.

“I have always wanted to run 400s, so making it to state in the 4x4 means a lot because that is what I have been trying to do since freshman year,” Deutsch said.

McLaury followed, and he had some extra motivation after missing state in the 4x8, which took fourth.

McLaury put the Vikings in third for a little bit but fell back to fourth as the runners converged to a single lane after 100 meters. He said he was boxed in pretty bad in the final 200 meters but was able to get back into third.

“It is great to be able to make it back for a third year,” McLaury said. “After I had the scare of maybe not going after what happened (at regionals) in that open 800.”

Next up, Bormett grabbed the baton, and he said his goal was to not let the two runners ahead of him widen their leads while also keeping the relay in third before passing the baton.

And he too had some extra motivation after missing out with the 4x8 relay after running his 800 in a personal record.

“I am so happy,” Bormett said. “I have been in track all four years. Last year, I just missed out because I ran as an alternate at state, and that 4x8 earlier today was a heartbreak.”

McHone followed, and avoided a collision with 150 meters to go. He was able to fight through fatigue in his fourth event and cross the finish line over two seconds ahead of Monona Grove (3:28.4).

Seniors look to end strong at Division 1 state Seniors Evan Ouk, Sam McHone, Jake Deutsch, Sean McLaury, Ian Bormett, Jordan DiBenedetto and Brandon Wheeler all made state, where they get to cap their high school careers June 1-2.

The top six in each state event medal at UW-La Crosse.

McHone made state in four events. In the 100, he is seeded third at 11.01, though he broke the school record at conference in 10.84. Green Bay Preble senior Gavin Buergi is seeded first (10.8).

McHone is also seeded third in the 200 at 22.08. Nicolet senior John Ford is seeded first at 22.01.

McHone, who broke a school record in the long jump at sectionals, is seeded fifth at 22 feet, 5 inches. Hamilton senior Ty Olejnik is seeded first (23-8 1/4).

McHone also joins Deutsch, Bormett, McLaury and alternates DiBenedetto and Wheeler on the 4x400 relay. They are seeded 21st at 3:25.68. Oregon is seeded first at 3:22.23. Only five seconds separates the top seed and the last seed.

Lastly, in the pole vault, Ouk is seeded 23rd at 12-6, but he has reached 13 feet this season. D.C. Everest senior Kaleb Schuster is seeded first at 15-3, and 14-6 is the mark for a potential medal in the seeding.

Senior Brock Wanninger singles in the bottom of the fourth inning Tuesday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal. The seventh-seeded Vikings lost 5-0 to 10th-seeded Elkhorn.

Baseball: Vikes fall to Elks twice to close season Continued from page 9 Senior Brock Wanninger started and allowed two earned runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings, striking out four.

Senior Dillon Nowicki pitched the final inning and allowed two earned runs on two hits and three walks. He struck out three.

Elkhorn 12, Stoughton 2 The Vikings finished the regular season Friday and lost 12-2 to Elkhorn in aregional sneak peak.

Senior Saxton Shore was 3-for-4 with a run scored, and seniors Alec Tomczyk and Nick Waldorf both added RBIs. Senior Noah Schafer took the loss. He allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks in 3 2/3 innings, striking out two.

Schipper allowed four earned runs on four hits and a walk in 1 2/3 innings and struck out one.

Shore allowed four earned runs on four hits and two walks in 2/3 innings and struck out two.

Tomczyk finished the game and allowed an earned run on two hits in an inning and struck out two.

HTL: Stoughton remains in first place Continued from page 10 Stoughton led 4-3 through six innings before blowing the game wide open with seven runs in the top of the seventh inning. Chris Lund drove in two runs in the inning, while catcher Jake Wenzel, Dave Hanson, Winder Fuentes, and Nyhagen all added had RBI singles in the inning. Ben Gerber also had a sacrifice fly.

“There really aren’t any holes in our lineup. That makes it really hard on the opposing pitcher,” Nyhagen said. “We can string a lot of hits together in a hurry.”

First baseman Max Fuller, second baseman Irvin Medina, Wenzel, Lund, Gerber and Nyhagen all had multiple hits for the Merchants, who racked up 20 base knocks.

Albion’s field has no outfield fence, which eliminates home runs from the game. Just ask Fuller, who hit a ball so

far in the seventh inning, that a fan seeking shade had to move his lawn chair in order for Laskowski to track down the ball. The game also had to be paused several times to wait for spectators to walk down the road, which runs through right field.

The Merchants’ offense didn’t miss a beat, however.

Stoughton built a 3-0 lead with a run in each of the first three innings. Lund singled home a run in the first, Gerber added an RBI single in the second and Nyhagen doubled home a run in the third.

Ben Riffle and Jeremy Dunnihoo combined to scattered nine hits over nine innings for the Merchants. Riffle got the start and went 5 2/3 innings, giving up three runs on nine hits.

Stoughton led 4-3 when Dunnihoo entered the game. He didn’t allow a hit in 3 1/3 innings of relief and earned the save.

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Best Wishes & Good Luck to the Class of 2018!

A message from Joe Conant Stoughton Graduate, Class of 1989

As a business owner in the community and as a Stoughton High School alumnus, I would like to offer a few words of encouragement.

• When you receive your diploma on graduation night, some of you will think you have life all figured out. You don’t. And that’s okay. This is your chance to learn more about yourself and the world around you so that you can make a difference.

• Stop talking and start listening. Take your earbuds out and start listening to the people around you. Listen to your friends, parents, grandparents & elders.

So much can be learned in life by listening and paying attention to what’s happening around you.

• Don’t just live life by passing through it. Live in it. Take chances and take pride in living life.

• Do not fear failure. Learn from it and move on.

• You have to try. Do not give up. As long as you try and keep on trying, success will follow.

• Remember that success can come in many, many different forms.

• Finally, Have compassion. Have compassion for others. Understand that people do make mistakes. And although you may not forget these mistakes, you do need to forgive. You need to forgive and move forward.

I wish all of you happiness in whatever you choose to do. God Bless!

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Obituaries

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Raymond Norris Stenjem

sister, Doris Lund; grandkids, Cassie “Bugsy” (Pat Conway) Krauss, Jeremy “Bandit” Krauss, Jessica “Beetle Bug” (Brad) Christopher, Shawna “Bundles” ( A u s t i n ) S i e b e r, Ky l e “Boomer” Stenjem and Lissa “Bridgette the Monkey” Krauss; great-grandkids, Olivia, McKenzie, Kaiden, Keighan, Makenna and Charlotte; and many other relatives and good friends.

H e wa s p r e c e d e d i n death by his wife, Marilynn; parents, two sons, Keith Scott and Kory Gordon Stenjem; and grandson, Kyle Allan Stenjem.

Ray will be laid to rest in Highland Memory Gardens at a later date.

The family would like to thank the staff at Karmenta for their compassionate and patient care and to Heartland Hospice for their kindness. Next time you have a cold one, think of Ray. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.

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Raymond Norris Stenjem

Raymond Norris “Red” Stenjem, age 76, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Karmenta Care Center, in Madison. He was born on Nov. 6, 1941, in Madison and was the son of Gordon and Alice (Learned) Stenjem.

He married the love of his life, Marilynn Wiese, on June 11, 1960, at St. Dennis Catholic Church in Madison. They were married for 40 years.

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Ray started his careers early on, working on the farm and the tobacco fields with his family. He owned and operated Red’s Mobile Lunch with his mother-inlaw, Florence, for many years. For over 13 years, Ray drove truck long distance with his wife Marilynn, who also drove truck.

He always had a faithful dog riding shotgun with him. Ray eventually retired from Madison Kipp.

In his limited spare time, he enjoyed fishing, NASCAR racing, country music and was an avid fan of the Packers, Badgers and Brewers.

Most important to Ray was spending time with his kids and grand-kids. He had a great sense of humor and was always quick with a joke. Ray was truly one of a kind, was deeply loved and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

He is survived by daughter, Rhonda (Jeff) Krauss; two sons, Keith and Kevin Stenjem; his favorite

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Ione M. Tofsland

Ione Tofsland

Ione M. Tofsland, age 100, passed away Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Stoughton Hospital. She was born on Jan 29, 1918, in Sullivan, to the late Harry and Nora Olson. She was united in marriage to Melvin Tofsland on Sept. 28, 1935. Together they farmed in Edgerton their entire lives.

Ione liked raising tobacco; we call it her hobby.

She liked flowers, and could make anything grow.

Ione loved mowing her lawn and had beautiful mums. After Melvin died in 1988, she lived on the farm alone until she was 97. The last three years she was living at Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living. She celebrated her 100th birthday on Jan. 29, 2018.

I o n e i s s u r v iv e d b y her daughter Joan Hjortland, son Roger (Melitta) Tofsland; grandchildren Randy (Angie) Hjortland, Sharon (Donovan) Sveum, Duane (Tina) Hjortland, Ken (Patti)Tofsland, Kathy (Matt) McGrath; 9 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren; sisters Bette Wilke, Dorothy Rosa, brothers Floyd (Bea) Olson, sister-in-law Ann Olson and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Donald Tofsland, sonin-law Sidney Hjortland, d a u g h t e r- i n - l a w R o s i e Tofsland, brothers Bud Olson, Ole (Ruth) Olson,

Dick (Beverly) Olson, and Donnie Olson, sisters Janet (Elmer) Jacobson and Edith (Howard) Haugan, brothers-in law Bob Wilke and Thor Tofsland.

A funeral was held at 1 1 a . m . Tu e s d a y, M a y 29, 2018 at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St., Stoughton, with Rev Erik Jelinek presiding. Visitation began at 9:30 a.m.

Burial was at Lutheran Cemetery South and was followed by a luncheon at the VFW in Stoughton.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Central Lutheran Church, Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living or Heartland Hospice.

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 206 W Prospect St. Stoughton 608-873-9244 Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com

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Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 11, 2018 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed ordinance amendment to the City of Stoughton Municipal Code of Ordinances section 78-810(1)(c). This proposed amendment is being requested to allow pennant type signs to be placed on private light poles in the planned business district within the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin.

For questions regarding this notice please contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421 Michael Stacey Zoning Administrator Published: May 24 and 31, 2018 WNAXLP

January 8, 1932 and date of death March 1, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1001 Hyland Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is August 22, 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 May 15, 2018 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: May 24, 31 and June 7, 2018 WNAXLP

*** TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS RESIDENTS NOTICE OF PLAN COMMISSION OPENING *OPEN UNTIL FILLED* Town residents wishing to serve on the Plan Commission are encouraged to send a letter of interest stating their qualifications for appointment to the Plan Commission. This appointment will complete the term ending in April 2019. Terms are three-year terms and start in April.

Personal interviews may be scheduled by the Town Board prior to appointment. This position will be open until filled.

Please address your letter to the Pleasant Springs Town Board, 2354 County Rd N, Stoughton, WI, 53589-2873 or email your letter to clerktreasurer@ pleasantsprings.org.

The Town Plan Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, hears all requests for rezoning, variance and special exception permits, and makes recommendations for action to the Town Board. /s/Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer Published: May 24 and 31, 2018 WNAXLP

*** TOWN OF RUTLAND DANE COUNTY Notice of Meeting to Adjourn Board of Review to Later Date and Open Book The 2018 Town of Rutland Board of Review will meet on the 5th day of June, 2018 at 6:15 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall/Garage at 785 Center Rd. for the purpose of calling the Board of Review into session during the forty-five day period beginning on the 4th Monday of April, pursuant to Sec. 70.47 (1) of Wis. Statutes.

Due to the fact the assessment roll is not completed at this time, it is anticipated that the Board of Review will be adjourned until the 28th day of June, 2018 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Pursuant to Sec. 70.45 of Wis. Statutes the assessment roll for the Year 2018 assessments will be open for examination on the 20th day of June, 2018 at the Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Rd. from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Instructional material about the assessment and board of review procedures will be available at that time for information on how to file an objection and the board of review procedures under Wisconsin law.

Notice is hereby given this 31st day of May, 2018 Dawn George, Clerk Published: May 31, 2018 WNAXLP

*** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF THELMA G. CANAAN Case No. 2018PR358 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth

402 Help Wanted, General DISHWASHER, COOK, WAITRESS, & DELI STAFF WANTED. Applications available at Sugar & Spice Eatery.

317 Nora St. Stoughton.

NEED TRUCK drivers and combine operators for harvest crew. Call for detail 405-833-3183.

No Experience necessary, Apply at Quality Inn for Front Desk Clerk and House Keeping. Please call 608-8779000 ask for Gloria Stoughton, WI QUALITY HOUSEKEEPER WANTED. Experienced, references. Every Saturday all summer and other days. Crown Point Resort 608-873-7833

410 Employment Agencies EXPERIENCED PART-TIME servers, dishwashers and cooks Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W Main, Stoughton CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

*** CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Amending Multiple Sections of the

434 Health Care, Human Services & Child Care WANTED CNA, LPN or RN for quadriplegic man. Every other Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (3pm-11pm) 608-833-4726 WANTED CNA, LPN or RN for quadriplegic man. For Wednesday (3pm-11pm) 608-833-4726

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Historic Preservation Ordinance – Chapter 38 of the Stoughton Municipal Code Committee Action: Landmarks Commission recommends approval 6 - 0 Fiscal Impact: None File Number: O -13 – 2018 Date Introduced: May 8, 2018 The following is a summary of the ordinance adopted by the Common Council on May 22, 2018. The full text is available at the City Clerk’s Office, 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, WI 5359 or hlicht@ ci.stoughton.wi.us.

ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Amending Sec. 38-31. - Intent.

The protection, enhancement, perpetuation and use of improvements and districts of special character or historical interest is a public necessity required in the interest of the health, prosperity, safety and welfare of the people of the city. This article is intended to: (1) Accomplish the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of such improvements and districts which reflect elements of the city’s cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history.

(2) Safeguard the city’s historic and cultural heritage, as embodied in our landmarks and historic districts.

(3) Stabilize and improve property values.

(4) Foster civic pride in the beauty and accomplishments of the past.

(5) Protect and enhance the city’s attractions to residents, tourists and visitors.

(6) Support the business, industry and economy of the city.

(7) Promote the use of landmarks and historic districts for the education, aesthetic pleasure and welfare of the city’s people.

This ordinance shall be effective upon passage and publication pursuant to law.

Dates Council Adopted: May 22, 2018 Mayor Approved: May 22, 2018 Tim Swadley, Mayor Holly Licht, City Clerk Attest: May 22, 20118 Published: May 31, 2018 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt

449 Driver, Shipping & Warehousing FURNITURE DELIVERY Belleville Warehouse. We are now accepting applications for part-time and full-time positions working in our Belleville warehouse and assisting on furniture deliveries. This position involves loading and unloading trucks, assembling furniture, shipping and receiving merchandise and general warehouse work. We are looking for responsible, self motivated person who has a good driving record who enjoys working with their hands. If you have some downhill skiing experience this could be year round job working in our ski shop in Madison. Chalet is fun and friendly place to work with good advancement opportunities in our Belleville warehouse and our Madison Store.Chalet is locally owned with a long standing reputation for quality merchandise and good customer service. We offer a generous base salary along with great benefits, paid training and free skiing at local hills. Chalet Warehouse is located at 245 Remy Road in Belleville, WI. Apply in person at: Chalet Ski & Patio Store 5252 Verona Road, Madison, WI 53711 608-273-8263

Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Denise Duranczyk, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Majewski, Pat O’Connor, Lisa Reeves, and Nicole Wiessinger CALL TO ORDER Roll Call, Communications, and Presentations: Clerk Licht called the roll and noted that there were 11 alders were present.

Minutes and Reports: The following minutes were entered into the record.

A. Finance Committee (4/10/2018), Public Safety (3/28/2018) Community Affairs/Council Policy (3/19/2018); Ad Hoc Committee (10/30/2017); Parks and Recreation (3/20/2018) Public Comment Period: Sharon Mason Boersma, 243 E. McKinley St., spoke in favor of accepting the McFarland State Bank Building given the architecture and the possible uses including office space, meeting space, or space for social services.

Mary Condon, 214 W. Washington St., spoke in opposition of O-14-2018.

She said that noise travels down the river and is already an issue with people using the outdoor patio.

CONSENT AGENDA A. April 24, 2018 Council Minutes B. April 30, 2018 Special Council Minutes C. May 1, 2018 Special Council Minutes D. R- 94-2018 – Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to issue Operator Licenses to various applicants.

Motion by Duranczyk, second by Hirsch to approve the consent agenda.

Motion carried 11-0.

OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS Discussion and Possible Action to Approve the Tentative 2019 Budget Schedule Duranczyk reported that the first CIP meeting will be moved to June 28, 2018.

R-95-2018—Resolution Confirming the Mayor’s Citizen Appointment of Wally Wurtzler to the Seniors in Need Committee, Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code Motion by Boersma, second by Duranczyk to approve R-95-2018 Confirming the Mayor’s Citizen Appointment of Wally Wurtzler to the Seniors in Need Committee, Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried 11-0 R-96-2018—Resolution Confirming the Mayor’s Citizen Appointment of Luckas Trow to the Redevelopment Authority Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code Motion by Duranczyk, second by O’Connor to approve R-96-2018 Confirming the Mayor’s Citizen Appointment of Luckas Trow to the Redevelopment Au-

thority Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried 11-0.

R-97-2018—Resolution Confirming the Mayor’s Aldermanic Appointments to the Board of Review and Removing his Previous appointments for the 2018-2019 Term, Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code.

Motion by O’Connor, second by Duranczyk to approve R-97-2018 Confirming the Mayor’s Aldermanic Appointments to the Board of Review and removing his previous appointments for the 2018-2019 Term, Pursuant to 2-127 of the Municipal Code. Motion carried 11-0.

R-98-2018-Resolution Lifting the Council-Imposed Demolition Moratorium for 217 N. Morris Street Motion by Jenson, second by Duranczyk to approve R-98-2018 Lifting the Council-Imposed Demolition Moratorium for 217 N. Morris Street. Motion carried 11-0.

R-99-2018—Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to approve a Temporary Class “B”/Class “B” Retailer’s License and Special Event License to the Stoughton Opera House Friends Association Motion by Jenson, second by O’Connor to approve R-99-2018 authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to approve a Temporary Class “B”/ Class “B” Retailer’s License and Special Event License to the Stoughton Opera House Friends Association. Motion carried 10-1 with Boersma voting ‘no’.

R-100-2018—Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to approve a Temporary Class “B”/Class “B” Retailer’s License and Special Event License to the Stoughton Area Resource Team, Inc. (START) Motion by Jenson, second by Reeves to approve R-100-2018 Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to approve a Temporary Class “B”/ Class “B” Retailer’s License and Special Event License to the Stoughton Area Resource Team, Inc. (START). Motion carried 10-0 with Boersma abstaining.

O-14-2018— Ordinance Amending Section 14-40(k)(6)(b) relating to permits for outdoor consumption at Class B premises (amplified sound and music) Jenson offered O-14-2018 as a first reading.

Motion by Hirsch, second by Boersma to refer O-14-2018 back to committee.

Motion carried 9-1 with O’Connor voting no and Jenson abstaining.

R- 101-2018—Resolution Authorizing and Directing the proper City Official (s) to update and adopt the Stoughton Area Senior Center Policy Manual Motion by Wiessinger, second by O’Connor to approve R-101-2018 Authorizing and Directing the proper City Offi-

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554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work

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516 Cleaning Services CHERYL'S HOUSEKEEPING Stoughton. No job too big or too small. 608322-9554

548 Home Improvement A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience 608-270-0440 THE Courier Hub CLASSIFIEDS, the best place to buy or sell. Call 873-6671 or 835-6677.

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cial (s) to update and adopt the Stoughton Area Senior Center Policy Manual.

Motion carried 11-0.

R-93-2018—Resolution Approving an Agreement to Delay the Payment of Impact Fees associated with the Kettle Park Senior Living Project by Stoughton Holdings, LLC Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-93-2018 Approving an Agreement to Delay the Payment of Impact Fees associated with the Kettle Park Senior Living Project by Stoughton Holdings, LLC. Motion carried 10-1 with Johnson voting no.

Discussion and Possible action regarding whether to continue exploring possible City use of the McFarland State Bank Building and/or property. * Option A: Take no further action * Option B: Accept donation of bank property subject to demolition of bank and creation of municipal parking lot * Option C: Accept donation of bank building and land, subject to building being used for municipal purposes and leaseback of portion of the building to McFarland State Bank for Drive Through Swadley said that the building would be a good use for expansion of city offices. He added Motion by Duranczyk, second by Hirsch, to continue exploring possible City use of the McFarland State Bank Building and land subject to building being used for municipal purposes and leaseback of portion of the building to McFarland State Bank for Drive Through.

Motion carried 9-2 with O’Connor and Duranczyk voting ‘no’.

Discussion and possible action regarding an Ad Hoc School and City Committee, including appointment of 3 alder members Boersma, Wiessinger and Hirsch volunteer to serve on the Committee.

Motion by Duranczyk, second by Reeves to appoint the 3. Motion carried 3-0.

O-13-2018- Ordinance Amending Multiple Sections of the Historic Preservation Ordinance—Chapter 38 of the Stoughton Municipal Code Majewski introduced O-13-2018 as a first reading and it will be back before the Council on May 22, 2018. This chapter designates how landmarks can be designated as local landmarks ADJOURNMENT Motion by O’Connor, second by Jenson to adjourn at 8:57 p.m. Motion carried 11-0.

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652 Garage Sales BEAVER DAM ESTATE SALE-406 Prospect Ave. June 1,2,3. Exquisite Estate of Orin & Elaine Possin.

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688 Sporting Goods & Recreational CANOE 16 1/2 FT. Kevlar 44 lbs. Paddles and rack. 608-238-8954

696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

We sell used parts.

Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm.

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FULL-TIME POLICE OFFICER Responsibilities – General patrol, investigation of complaints, assist the public, maintain order, enforcement of state laws and local ordinances, identifying and solving problems of the community, and additional duties as assigned. Qualifications – Experience required as a State Certified Police Officer in WI and must have completed Wisconsin LESB Law Enforcement Academy; ability to multi-task and work independently; good verbal and written communication skills; knowledgeable with computers; residency within 30 air miles. Salary – Minimum $21/ hour, dependent on qualifications. Benefits – WI Retirement, health and life insurance, sick leave, paid holidays, vacation; plus uniforms and duty gear supplied by BPD. Hours – flexible schedule with ability to work shifts including days, evenings, weekends and holidays. Apply – DJ-LE-330 and resume due by June 18, 2018 at 4 p.m. to engelhart@brooklynwi.gov or Chief Engelhart, Brooklyn Police Department, 102 N. Rutland Avenue, Brooklyn, WI, 53521. Late, faxed or applications from those who applied to our previous process will NOT be accepted. An extensive background investigation will be conducted.

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May 31, 2018

Obituaries

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Marvin Bender

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Melville district, husband of Sherrine Bender, passed away April 27, 2018, as a result of a motor vehicle mishap. He was 73 years of age.

Marvin Barrie Bender was born on March 6, 1945, on the family farm in the Loreburn District of Saskatchewan, the fourth of nine children born to Edward and Rose (nee Doelle) Bender. He grew Marvin Bender up on the farm and attended Cherrygrove School Marvin Bender, of the in the district. He worked

at an early age for his relatives and later went to Alberta working on Seismograph Crews.

Marvin married Sherrine Hodge on May 3, 1969, in the United Church in Carrot River. The couple moved to various places before they lived in the Stoughton District where they raised their two boys.

In 1981, the family moved to the Melville District.

Marvin loved being with his grandchildren and travelling. He also had a

love of hummingbirds and enjoyed gardening and flowers.

Marvin was predeceased by his parents Edward and Rose, in-laws William and Jessie Hodge (nee Hagen), brother’s Harold, Dennis and Rodger, sister Marilyn and nephew Mark.

He is survived by his wife Sherrine, son Michael (Sharlene) and their children, Christopher and Jessica; son, Laurie and his children Arden and Devin; brothers and sisters

Eleanor, Ronald, Ronna and Valerie as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and relatives.

The funeral service was held Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Melville. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society, 2550 – 12th Ave. Regina, SK S4P 3X1 Condolences can be sent to the family at baileysfuneralhome.com.

Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Larson

the outdoors and loved to camp. Spending time with his good friends, whether it was sitting around the campfire or an occasional “happy hour” watching golf.

Jeff is survived by his three siblings, Judy (Walter) Olson, Jeanne (Michael) Capadona and Alan (Doreen) Larson; his soul mate Nancy Linderud; three step children Angela, Melinda and David; three nephews Eric Olson, Cody

Larson and Kyle Larson, niece Tara Olson; great nephew Eagan and great niece Addison Olson.

He is preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Larry and Steve Larson.

His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday May 31, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St., Stoughton.

Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the funeral

home on Thursday. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, followed by a luncheon at the American Legion in Stoughton.

Jeffrey A. “Jeff” Larson, age 59 passed away May 26, 2018, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born June 24, 1958, in Stoughton, to the late Alfred and Edythe Larson. Jeff was a proud graduate of the “Class of 76” at Stoughton High School.

He loved his family, was a proud step father.

Jeff especially enjoyed the time he spent with his six grandkids. He loved

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Daniel A. Walters Daniel A. Walters, age 78, died suddenly of natural causes on Friday, April 6, 2018.

Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2018, at Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church, 1960 Hwy. 51, Stoughton, with Rev. Todd McVey officiating.

Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Town of Dunn Burying Grounds.

Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon, following the burial, in the church fellowship hall.

Friends may greet the family from 9 a.m. until the time of services Saturday, at church.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Glacier’s Edge Council BSA, VFW Mother Post 328, American Legion Post 59 or Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church.

Please share your memories of Daniel at CressFuneralService.com

Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 206 W Prospect St. Stoughton 608-873-9244 Please share your memories at www.CressFuneralService.com

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

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