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New staff pay plan approved SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
Every Stoughton Area S c h o o l D i s t r i c t e d u c ator can get an annual raise under the new compensation plan approved by the school board Monday. T h e p l a n a l s o o ff e r s “retention bonuses” for teachers after three, five, 10, 15, 20 and every five years thereafter in the district. The size of annual raises will vary year-to-year depending on the district’s budget, but every teacher will get the same amount. It will be implemented
beginning in the 2019-20 school year. District officials will spend the 2018-19 school year informing teachers about the plan while they continue to operate under the 2015 “Career Lad der” model, which rewards teachers for criteria including professional development, research into instructional methods and evaluation marks. Consternation about that plan led to a committee working for several months on the new model. Board president Frank Sullivan applauded the committee’s work before a unanimous vote by the school board Monday, saying coming to an agreement that seemed not to upset
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Marathon site in limbo Closing delayed for third time BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
An agreement to sell the Redevelopment Authority’s former Marathon gas station property on West Main Street to a local developer has been delayed for a third time in less than a year, and whether the deal will be realized is uncertain. On Wednesday, developer Todd Nelson told the RDA his lender is not agreeing to finance the purchase until it knows more about contamination at the site and the cost of remediation. He said soil tests show the site is contaminated with
petroleum products in both the land and groundwater. “This is getting expensive,” he said. “I’m not quite sure where we go from here.” Nelson and the RDA had scheduled the real estate closing for Monday, June 4. Chair Roger Springman said the RDA has three options, the details of which would be fleshed out in coming weeks. The RDA could let the contract with Nelson lapse and begin looking for a different buyer, it could extend the closing date “one more time,” or it could add a contingency to the contract that allows it to look for a secondary buyer.
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From left, Taylor Kenrick, Stacy Benoy and Hannah Iverson show off their decorated mortarboards after graduation at SHS on Sunday, June 3.
Class of 2018 graduates ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
Collins Field was a sea of purple Sunday, June 3, when the class of 2018 graduated from Stoughton High School in a 90-minute ceremony in front of friends and family. Mixed in with the purple mortarboards atop the heads of the graduates were a fair number of student-decorated squares offering
messages of encouragement (“Just keep swimming”), resilience (“Stars can’t shine without darkness”), empowerment (“Isn’t it amazing what clever girls can do?”) and hope (“Next stop: Everywhere!”). Devan Gilbertson paid homage to her 2-year-old daughter Alexis with her headgear, which read, “All for you Lex,” and one student honored
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Splash pad opens for summer Amenity donated for public use
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After nearly two years of planning and development, the Nordic Ridge splash pad opens for the summer on Saturday. The water spray amenity opens at 10 a.m., and an open house an hour before will officially recognize the splash pad as a new public amenity after the
What: Nordic Ridge splash pad opens When: 9 a.m. open house, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. pad open, Saturday, June 9 Where: Nordic Ridge Park, 1300 Hoel Ave. Info: facebook.com/nordic-ridge-stoughton
developer, RHD Properties, donated it to the city. The open house will feature a ribbon cutting, and members of the Stoughton Youth Soccer Association,
who have a new place to play at Nordic Ridge with the completion of the park, will sell food and beverages to park attendees throughout the afternoon.
Regular hours for the park will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day through the summer, contingent on inclement weather. Laura Dvorak, who owns and operates RDH Properties with her husband, Bob, told the Hub she is excited to see her plans for the pad come to fruition. “I look forward to the city making its own out of it,” she said. “I hope it draws more people to our community and that people
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Gazebo Musikk opens for 2018 season Gazebo Musikk opened its fifth season on Thursday, May 31. Dozens of people filled the hillside east of the Stoughton Fire Department to listen to the band Stone Barones and the Madtones perform.
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Willa Ryan, 1, eats a piece of watermelon before the performance. Lily attends the opening show of Gazebo Musikk with her owners Cole Dierickx and Jordayn Bunnell.
Kristin Sobol plays the saxophone during the Stone Barones and the Madtones’ performance during the first Gazebo Musikk of the year.
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Pennant signs being considered AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Banners and pennant type signs are generally not allowed along roads in Stoughton. The city has had this ordinance for years, but a proposal to allow pennants on private property could have the city reconsider its rule. Tom Fohr, of Kunes Country Buick GMC of Stoughton, 1423 U.S. Hwy. 51, is requesting an amendment to the zoning ordinance to allow pennant-type signs, which resemble a flag and are fastened to flap in the wind, to be placed on light poles in the planned business district. The Planning Commission will consider the change at its next meeting, Monday, June 11, after a public hearing. The Common Council would need to approve the ordinance change.
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• Public hearing and request to amend the zoning ordinance to allow pennant type signs to be placed on private light poles in the planned business district. • Request by Matt Adams for design approval of an awning replacement within the downtown design overlay zoning district at 143 E. Main St. • Request by city public works department to construct a Dumpster enclosure at Norse Park, 630 Kriedeman Drive. • Discuss proposed ordinance amendments to a downtown design overlay zoning district requirements.
Zoning administrator Michael Stacey said in an email the signs have not been allowed for “many years,” for multiple reasons, including being distracting to motorists. He said it’s believed most residents don’t want those types of signs in the community and said that over time they tend to
exposure, a news release from Stoughton Utilities explained. It was awarded first place in that category. “Stoughton Utilities is proud of its safety record,” Robert Kardasz, director of Stoughton Utilities, said in the release. “This award is a testament to the hard work that goes into ensuring that our team members go home safe to their families every day.” Stoughton Utilities was also recognized by the APPA in March for its
rip and fade and end up being unattractive. “Highway 51 is the gateway to our community so these types of signs are a reflection on the community,” he wrote. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. levenhagen@wcinet.com.
commitment to servicing the Stoughton community. The trade group tracks outage and restoration data, while comparing that data to national statistics from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, according to the release. The release explains that in 2017, customers in the United States were without power for an average of 129 minutes. In that year, the average Stoughton resident experienced only one outage and was without power
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for 36 minutes, according to the release. “We are proud to receive this recognition. It is a testament to the hard work of all our staff to ensure that the lights stay on for all our customers,” Kardasz said in a release. – Amber Levenhagen
No matter if it’s TV or real life, it’s never a good idea to have hungry Vikings around. To help feed Stoughton area kids during their schools’ summer breaks, “Lunches for Vikings” is back for a second year, starting its free lunch programs around town June 11. The volunteer-led program – which partners with the Stoughton Area School District but is not affiliated with it – offers free brown bag lunches to kids through 12th grade in the district who no longer have access to a free or reduced cost lunch at school during summer break. Lunches include a sandwich, fruit or vegetable, snack (chips, pretzels, etc.) and a water. The program runs Monday through Friday through Aug. 31 (excluding July 4), from 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. at three sites. Pick-up sites are Kegonsa Elementary and Stoughton High schools and Bay View Heights. The program has changed slightly from last year’s inaugural run, organizer AnnMarie Oakland told the Hub in an email,
Lunches will be available Monday through Friday, June 11 through Aug. 31 (excluding July 4) at: 11:30-11:50 a.m.: Kegonsa Elementary School (near the front door) 12-12:20 p.m.: Stoughton High School (by the baseball diamond on Jackson Street) 12:30-12:50 p.m.: Bay View Heights (909 Charles Lane outside the office) switching from Fox Prairie to Bay View, with the goal of reaching more families. She said she hopes more people take advantage of the program, a “collaborative effort of the whole community, with our school district, city and youth center, faith communities and area businesses working together.” “We would love to feed more kids this year,” she said. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Bank more than ‘an old building’ A recent article in the Hub concerning the city’s acceptance of the building containing the McFarland State Bank has prompted me to write this letter concerning this “old building.” I retired as president and CEO of the First National Bank in 1996 after a 30-year career and had the pleasure to work with many fine directors, officers and staff over this period. I feel I know this “old building” pretty well. First National was chartered in October 1899 and opened for business that same year. The bank was situated where the Cinema 5 Cafe is located, 124 W. Main Street. In 1962, the bank moved to its new location. The building was designed by Steinman Architects of Monticello. John Steinman was a proponent of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and I was told the design of this new bank would bear that out. A bank post card distributed at the time presented “Banking in the Round” under one of the largest self-supported glass domes in the world, in a “building of the future” which contains many unique and advanced features to provide the very best in banking service.” After working in these surroundings I would have to contest that! The article continued to say that the bank building was remodeled in 2001, however, there were two previous remodels where additional offices were needed to accommodate the additional staff and
changing banking services. During one remodeling project, additional drive up and walkup facilities were added and of the highlights of the week-long grand opening festivities was the late Liniel Cooper coming through the drive up on his “riding horse.” Coop was mayor at the time and the bank’s future chairman of the board. The bank’s lower level meeting rooms were used by many people and organizations in the community such as the Town of Pleasant Springs for the collection of the yearly property taxes, Weight Watchers meetings and special events. The Rotary Club also used the facility for their reception area for their “inbound/ outbound” foreign student program. The bank also served as an emergency shelter for years and in the 1960s the main lower level storage vault contained water and food in case of a nuclear attack. Each December, the lower level entertained the arrival of Santa Claus and his throne where hundreds of children came to have their wishes come true. So this “old building” served many functions over the years and many employees served in one way or another the City of Stoughton. It now appears the building will continue to serve the community as additional office space for city government employees and officers.
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appy Mother’s Day, May 13 and Happy Father’s Day June 17. While most people are happy on these national holidays, some people are not. Some people did not have a good childhood. Because of a reporting error, a story in the May 24 Hub gave the Some regret that their parents incorrect date of former American Legion commander Patrick Nowl- were not loving and good to in’s death. It was Oct. 9, not Oct. 14. them. The Hub regrets the error. This conflict is unfortunate, because the bonds between parent and child are one of the most Thursday, June 7, 2018 • Vol. 136, No. 46 important USPS No. 614-600 sources of love Periodical Postage Paid, Stoughton, WI and additional offices. in our world. Published weekly on Thursday by the Unified Newspaper Group, But even when A Division of Woodward Communications, Inc. those bonds POSTMASTER: Send Address Corrections to Budnar The Stoughton Courier Hub, PO Box 930427, Verona, WI 53593. are not what Office Location: 135 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 we want them to be or what they should be, we Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday can still find peace through love. Phone: 608-873-6671 • FAX: 608-873-3473 I love my mother, and I love e-mail: stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com my father. Mother’s Day and Circulation customer service: (800) 355-1892 Father’s Day give me the opporConnectStoughton.com tunity to reflect on why. I love This newspaper is printed on recycled paper. them for creating me and giving themselves to me and to my four Circulation General Manager sisters and one brother. Carolyn Schultz Lee Borkowski One of the many things my ungcirculation@wcinet.com lborkowski@wcinet.com parents did for me and my sibNews Sales Manager lings was to help us with money Jim Ferolie for higher education. Kathy Neumeister They had the money to do stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com kathy.neumeister@wcinet.com this because they did not go out Sports Advertising and eat at expensive restaurants Jeremy Jones Catherine Stang very often. They did not take ungsportseditor@wcinet.com stoughtonsales@wcinet.com expensive vacations. They used Assistant Editor a lot of coupons and got things Classifieds Lloyd Hensel City of Stoughton
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on sale. They could have said, “Let’s do things for ourselves and let the children take care of themselves.” They didn’t say that. Instead, they decided to help us even when we became adults. So I love them deeply, but there seems more to it than simply loving them because they have been very good to me. I love them because they are my parents, because I am their child. Occasionally I have met people who have said, “I hate my parents,” because of bad things their parents did to them. When I hear people say this, it usually is spoken with a touch of regret. While the hate can be real and can be justified and there may be parents who have done terrible things, there also seems to be a desire in children to love their parents no matter what. This can create an internal conflict between the hate we don’t want and the love we desire. This conflict can tear at the heart. I think we are created to love our parents, so when that love is not there, we suffer. And for some, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day become days of suffering because these days remind them that the love they desire to have for their parent is not there. These people might feel everyone else loves their parents, and here they are, stuck without that
love, without hope of ever having that love. Everyone has value and worth, so the good news is that we can love even when we don’t have good reason to love. We can love even when someone who should love us does not. This is because God has blessed us with many sources of love to fill our lives. We can look at the bigger picture and look for the people who do care about us. This could be our friends, our grandparents, our siblings or other relatives. And of course, if you are married and have children, it could be your spouse and your own children who love you. There are also many people who simply have love for everyone. And for those who believe, as I do, in a God of love, the source of love is unending. Our desire to be loved does not need to be a source of conflict that tears us apart. Life can be filled with joy and peace. We can all open our hearts and our lives and allow ourselves to be filled with love. We all can learn to forgive and we can even learn to love people who have harmed us, who do not love us or who do not show us their love. The Rev. Randy Budnar is the parish priest at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Stoughton.
Praise for SHS Ultimate Frisbee club’s success at state I would like to recognize coach Francis Kelly and coach Vicki for coaching seventeen SHS girls through an undefeated Ultimate Frisbee regular season, a 6-1 record at the Madison Mud Bath Tournament, and a State Championship this Memorial Day weekend, where they also won the sportsmanship award. The SHS team played and won six games at the state tournament, with three of the six games being shutouts. I truly believe that the secret to the team’s success is the emphasis Coach Kelly puts on sportsmanship and team camaraderie.
Every game score ended “fun-tofun.” Because Ultimate is a club sport, these girls practiced until 9 p.m. and at 6 a.m. throughout the winter and played with no recognition, even from the school weekly newsletter, and very small audiences. Coach Kelly and Vicki’s dedication to the girls was definitely not due to financial compensation, but rather sheer love of the game and that showed through daily. I would also like to thank the upperclassmen on the team, as they were great role models and mentors for the underclassmen.
Again, their dedication to the team and sport, communication throughout the season, and inclusion of all players on the team promoted team cohesiveness at its very best. SHS Girls Ultimate Frisbee team: you are an unrecognized talent in our city. Your skill level and sportsmanship should be an inspiration to other Stoughton athletes. Congratulations on an outstanding season and your state championship. Therese Hann City of Stoughton
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Two people have applied to fill a vacant District 1 seat on the Common Council and serve until an election next April. The vacancy was created by the April election of Mayor Tim Swadley. Brett Schumacher and
Timothy Riley submitted applications and will appear before the council at its meeting Tuesday, June 12, to address the body and answer questions. Schumacher served on the Stoughton Area school board from 2010-17. He was appointed by the board in October 2010 and elected to three-year terms in 2011 and 2014.
He’s a scientist at Promega Corp in Madison, has been a volunteer at elementary schools here and has been a co-coordinator of Syttende Mai since 2013. Riley is an attorney in private practice, has lived here for 25 years and served on the board of directors for Stoughton Youth Hockey and the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts.
He’s a former head coach for Youth Hockey and has also directed musicals for the Stoughton Village Players. The candidates will address the council near the start of its 7 p.m. meeting. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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Klaire Hoppe checks a caged stuffed owl for clues at the library’s “Harry Potter Escape Room” in June 2017.
Summer reading program begins Saturday Kids, teens and adults will have an opportunity to turn in their summer reading list for prizes again this summer as the library reading program returns. The program kicks off Saturday, June 2, and will continue through Aug. 11 with a final party planned for Aug. 14. Dubbed “Libraries Rock!,” the program is in partnership with the Collaborative Summer Library program, a national organization that leads summer reading programs around the country. Participants can register at the volunteer desk on the first floor to pick up reading sheets. Prizes are awarded and are based on the number of hours spent reading, youth services librarian Amanda Bosky said. “If they want to keep reading, they’ll earn ‘above and beyond’ reading slips for grand prize drawings and they can pick which prize they want to try to win,” she explained. Some of the prizes include passes to Eugsters, Pizza Hut coupons, a rock ‘n roll-themed rubber duck and free books. Grand prizes include a $25 Amazon gift card, a wooden farm playset, a Spongebob comic book treasury, a robot maze engineering toy set and a rollercoaster engineering set. Teens will have an extra opportunity to earn prizes, too, as they can earn special rewards for showing up to activities in addition
to turning in their reading lists. The library will offer a range of events throughout the summer as part of the program, too. Because the rock theme can be interpreted both musically and geologically, the library will offer both a rockstar day at
the fire station in July and a geology program in June called “Rocks Rock.” Bosky said she’s particularly excited about a Star Wars-themed event set for June 23, where the 501st Legion Wisconsin Garrison will be at the library in villainous Star Wars character
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outfits for photos. For more information about the reading program, visit stoughton publiclibrary.org. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
Church holds bike ride against hunger Third-annual event will travel through Stoughton ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The third annual Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger will start at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, June 9, at All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, in Fitchburg, which is also where the rides will finish. There are three routes through Dane County, the longest of which has optional stops at Christ Lutheran Church in Stoughton and the Cooksville Lutheran Church. The routes include a 12-mile ride that would be good for families, a 30 mile route and a 100 km (62 mile) metric century route for the serious cyclist, with the metric century passing through Stoughton and Cooksville. The 100 km ride leaves at 7 a.m., the 30 mile ride at 8 a.m. and the 12-mile f a m i l y r i d e l e av e s a t 9 a.m. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m. Registration is $30 for adults and $10 for kids 16 and under. Same day registration is available. A $5 Wisconsin state trail pass is required for riders over 15 on the Military Ridge State Trail. Other stops will include All Saints Lutheran Church in Fitchburg, the park and ride trailhead in Verona and St. John’s Lutheran Church in
If You Go What: Steeple to Steeple Ride for Hunger Where: Starts and finishes at All Saints Lutheran Church, 2951 Chapel Valley Road, Fitchburg When: 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, June 9 Cost: $30 for adults, $10 under 16 ($5 trail pass required) Info: steepleride.com
Oregon. The routes will be m a r ke d a n d m a p s a r e available via the event’s website, steepleride.com, and will be handed out the day of the ride. Water and snacks will be available every seven to 15 miles and there will be root beer floats at the finish line. The event is sponsored by the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin and proceeds will benefit the Evangelical Church in America’s World Hunger program to feed the hungry around the country and around the world, according to its website. Fo r t h o s e w h o wa n t to support the cause but don’t want to ride, there is an option to sponsor a rider on the event’s website. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
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Electronics recycling The Stoughton Area Senior Center recycles unwanted cell phones, laptops, cameras, mp3 players and video game consoles. Donations help the environment by keeping harmful chemicals out of our landfills and 90 percent of all proceeds benefit the senior center. The fundraising project is sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Cellular Recycler. Drop-off boxes can be found at the senior center and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jackson St. For information, call 873-8585.
Yahara River Hootenanny Visit the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for their monthly Yahara River Hootenanny, a song-sharing circle for musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturdays of the month through November. The event is open to all ages, abilities and acoustic instruments with sheet music generally provided. For information, contact Emily Beebe at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@ gmail.com.
Raise The Flag The annual motorcycle run under the direction of Rick Gullickson and Dan Gallagher is set for June 9. Registration will be at Stoughton American Legion Post 59, with
Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Bible Baptist Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Christ 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
Christ the King Community Church 401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
Christian Assembly Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. Worship Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
Cooksville Lutheran Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
stops planned for the Orfordville VFW Post, the Shopiere Tap and the VFW Post at Fort Atkinson. The entourage will then assemble at the Viking Lanes for a police-escorted parade downtown to the Stoughton VFW at 4:30 p.m.
will host a program about the Sons of Norway fraternal aspect by Greg Ragan starting at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 13. There will also be an ice cream social as members review the Syttende Mai festivities, present the awards for the third grade box Over 90s lunch Viking ships and a kubb demonstraThe senior center will celebrate tion. For information, call 873-7209. those over 90 years old during a lunch starting at noon Tuesday, June Voter registration 12. Honorees still living independentVolunteers with the League of ly in the community will receive a Women Voters will be at the library complimentary lunch. Cost for oth- from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, ers is $5. June 23, to help people register for voting. Registration is required. For information or to register, call The volunteers will provide voting information and use library 873-8585. computers to help register. Citizens Rocks rock! without a Wisconsin drivers license Visit the library from 6:30-7:15 can register on paper but need proof p.m. Tuesday, June 12, for a natural of address. Addresses in the library system can serve as proof. science program. For information, visit lwv Guest Mary Tooley will transform the library into a mini natural danecounty.org. science museum, with specimens that include rocks that bend, float, Retirement party Celebrate Pastor Richard Dowlook like gold and come from outer space. ling’s retirement during a potluck The program is designed for those at West Koshkonong Church, 1911 ages 4-9, but younger siblings are Koshkonong Road, immediately welcome with adult supervision. following the 9:30 a.m. service Sunday, June 24. For information, call 873-6281. Dessert will be provided. Sons of Norway program For information, call 873-9456. The Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge
Covenant Lutheran Church
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
Ezra Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
First Lutheran Church
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship
Fulton Church
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.
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
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
Tuesday, June 12
• 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273 • 6:30-7:15 p.m., Rocks program (ages 4-9), library, 873-6281
Wednesday, June 13
• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281 • 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273 • Noon, Over 90 luncheon (free for honorees living independently, $5 for others, reservation required), senior center, 873-8585 • 3:30 p.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281 • 7 p.m., Greg Ragan program, Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209
Thursday, June 14 • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk • 6:30-8 p.m., Thursdays with Murder mystery book discussion: The Wyoming Duo, library, 873-6281 Friday, June 15
• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943 • 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281 • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281 • 1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: “Oklahoma,” senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, June 16
• 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org
Wednesday, June 20
• 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281 • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281
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
Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 628-6500 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585
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Service “The greatest among you will be your servant. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” – Matthew 23:11-12 NIV Richard Foster remarks, in the book Celebration of Discipline,“As the cross is the sign of submission,so the towel is the sign of service.” He goes on to explain that when Jesus had gathered his disciples at the Last Supper,they were quarreling over who was the greatest, and by implication,who was the least among them. Jesus responded by getting down on his knees and with towel and wash basin washing their feet, afterwards directing the disciples “Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet.”(John 13:14 NIV) Think of the many ways that we can serve our fellow human beings. Just being courteous, friendly and helpful in your everyday dealings with people is perhaps the easiest way to be of service. Showing hospitality to your guests is another way that is available to many of us.You don’t need to live in a castle to open your home to others; an extra bed or even a couch may be sufficient for guests to sleep on. And when people come to visit, often they only want to spend time with you and they aren’t expecting to be treated like royalty. Another simple way to be of service to others is simply to listen to them. Consider how you might be of service to the people you live and work with, as well as those in your community. – 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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Kegonsa kids get Lambeau Field ‘Fuel-up’ Five students in Kegonsa Elementary School’s “Fuel Up to Play 60” program got the chance to spend some time last month going through drills with Green Bay Packers as part of the program’s annual summit. Goalee Yang, Autumn Bonti, Charlotte Shepard, Eva Ramsden and Chez DeBruin were chosen randomly from the school’s Play 60 leadership team, and were joined at the event by school counselor Jake Schultz and physical education teacher Melinda Dozois. On practice fields outside Lambeau Field, students got to spend the day doing activities promoting healthy eating and exercise, including running through drills with Packer players Mason
Crosby, Davon House and Blake Martinez. The students “represented Kegonsa Elementary and the city of Stoughton with the utmost class,” Schultz wrote in an email to the Hub. “The pride I have in these fine young ladies is off the charts, ” he said. The annual event, held May 2, is sponsored by the Wisconsin Dairy Council, National Dairy Council and the National Football League to encourage students to exercise for at least 60 minutes per day and choose a healthy variety of fat-free and low-fat dairy products, fruits, vegetables and whole grains through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program, according to the program website.
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Five Kegonsa students got the opportunity to go through drills on the Green Bay Packers practice field and meet players like the team’s all-time scoring leader, kicker Mason Crosby. From left are, Gaolee Yang, school counselor Jake Schultz, Chez DeBruin, Autumn Bonti, Crosby, Eva Ramsden, Charlotte Shepard and phy ed teacher Melinda Dozois.
Stoughton’s 2018 Ladies Night Out Thursday, June 14 5:30-9:00 p.m. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. at Chorus House, Vik’ing Brew Pub or Nauti Norske Tickets are $25 each
Kegonsa Elementary Chez DeBruin kicks a football off a tee at a Green Bay Packers practice field May 2 during the “Play 60” event.
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Members of the choir sing “The Wisdom of the Moon” by Susan Labarr under the direction of Ryan Casey during the graduation ceremony at SHS on June 3. Photo by Alexander Cramer
Dillon Nowicki hugs Annette Van Veghel after receiving his diploma during the SHS graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 3.
Noah Lamberty gets a hug from his grandma Barbara Barnett after graduation at SHS on June 3. Barnett she’s now gotten three out of five of her grandkids through high school.
Mitchell Osterhaus gets some dap after his speech at the SHS graduation ceremony on Sunday, June 3.
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he had no idea why school boards feature prominently at these events, as they spend minimal time actually interacting with students, which drew laughs from the crowd. As the students walked across the stage to receive their “diplomas” – the real ones would come later to avoid mistakes – some hugged teachers who had helped them, some extended their moment onstage and some seemed intent only on avoiding falling over. All seemed to appreciate the gravity of the day, thanking superintendent Tim Onsager when he congratulated each student
with a handshake as they descended from the stage. After the procession had finished and principal Michael Kruse had enthusiastically dismissed the graduates, they left their seats and lined up near the goalpost at the end of the field to throw their mortarboards in the air. After the last hat had fallen, family and friends flooded the field with flowers and balloons, looking for their loved ones, eager to offer congratulations on a job well done. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.
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Parent outcry prompts policy change KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
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The Stoughton High School class of 2018 graduated on Sunday, June 3, at Collins Field. Graduating senior Alyssa Wicks decorated her mortarboard with a message welcoming whatever comes next.
Rachael Shoumia Phillips points her way across the stage at the SHS graduation on Sunday, June 3.
Nicholas Posch shakes hands as he crosses the stage to get his diploma during graduation at SHS on Sunday, June 3.
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The Stoughton High School 2018 “Top Scholars” are, front row, from left: Emily Fitzsimmons, Colette Vitiritti, Julia Pope, Isabelle Genter, Alyssa Solberg, Rylie Wilker and Hannah Drewieck; back row, from left: Stoughton High School principal Mike Kruse, Bronwynn Ziemann, Ellen Cook, Ashley Fisher, Alexa Nelson, Sara Blommel, Noah Schafer, Quinn Link, Gabriella Zaemisch and Gabrielle Skerpan; not pictured: Payton Swatek
Stoughton Area School District parent Cathy Zimmerman worried for 12 years as her son Mitchell went through school that’d he be bullied and discriminated against by his peers. At the school board meeting on Monday night, Zimmerman said she was surprised at where the discrimination came from. “Never did I think the people of the Stoughton (Area) School District were gonna be the ones,” she said. After Sunday’s Class of 2018 graduation ceremony, where it was discovered that at least four students with special needs, including Zimmerman’s son, were left off the program, the district is changing what it called a longstanding policy. S u p e r i n t e n d e n t To m Onsager made that announcement in a reply to Zimmerman’s Facebook post within the Stoughton, Wisconsin Neighborhood group that had 223 comments as of Tuesday morning, and he repeated it Monday night at the school board meeting. District spokesperson Derek Spellman told the Hub the policy predates the current high school administration led by principal Michael Kruse, who has been in that position since 2008 and was honored two months ago as the high school principal of the year by the state Department of Public Instruction. Before Monday, the policy stated a person who would be continuing on into the 18-21 program offered by the district would be allowed to participate in graduation with the classmates they began their schooling with, but would not have his or her name published on the program. The reason, Spellman explained, was out of concern that it would render the students ineligible for the program. Students in the 18-21 transition program, a program that gives students additional skills for the workforce, are only able to participate if they have not formally received a high school diploma, he said, and are required to choose between attending the ceremony with their classmates at the end of traditional schooling or at the end of the transitional program. Spellman told the Hub on Tuesday that in past years, the district had been “inconsistent” with how they informed parents of the details of their children with special needs participating in graduation ceremonies. “We take responsibility for that breakdown, and we are planning to take steps to prevent it from happening again,” he said in an email. Spellman said the district revisited the policy on Monday. After checking with the
DPI to ensure that students who have their name printed in the program would still be eligible for the transition program, he said that the district has rescinded the policy and will print the names of all students participating in the ceremony in future years. The district will also reprint the programs from S u n d a y ’s c e r e m o ny t o include the names of those students who were left out, he said. During Monday’s meeting, superintendent Tim Onsager said that it was a “mistake, pure and simple.” “We are trying to rectify it with reprinting the programs,” he said during his superintendent report. “I know we can’t recreate the moment, I know that’s not possible.” Beth Putney, mother of student Sheridan Putney, whose name was left off Sunday’s program, told the board Monday that her daughter felt she had made a “bad choice” after seeing that her name wasn’t printed. “She truly deserved having that moment realizing that her name was in print,” she said. Dean Baldukas, father of student Aidan Baldukas, said at Monday night’s meeting that his son “battles,” as do his friends and colleagues at the school, and deserves to be recognized. “For him not to be recognized is like sticking a finger in the eye of our family,” he said. Lisa Pugh, mother of student Erika Pugh, who graduated on Sunday and had her name excluded from the program, told the board on Monday the treatment her daughter received from the district on Sunday did not reflect the rest of her education. “You are a jewel in the state when it comes to how students with disabilities are included and educated,” she said. “That’s why what happened yesterday … was so incredibly disappointing.” Zimmerman, after attending Monday night’s meeting, said that the district’s actions of reprinting the programs and redeveloping their policies, wasn’t enough, but there was so little they could do considering the moment was gone. She said her son is able to recognize his name and would have likely carried the program around with him for “six months,” in the same way he’s done with his yearbooks in prior years. “The ceremony is done, and I know we had said many times – other parents had said it too – most of them may not be able to read or write but they recognize their name … so this was a huge thing that was taken away from them. I just want to make sure it doesn’t happen again, what happened to us.”
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Boys track and field
Player of the week From May 29-June 5
Name: Sam McHone Grade: Senior Sport: Track and field
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Senior Evan Ouk reaches 13 feet on his first attempt in the pole vault Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 state boys track and field championships at UW-La Crosse. Ouk ended up tied for 13th.
School records fall again McHone medals in long jump at D1 state meet
Highlights: McHone medaled at state in the long jump, finishing fifth with a distance of 22 feet, 2 1/2 inches. McHone also finished eighth in the 100 and 200 at state and broke the school records in both events in the state prelims, 10.82 in the 100 and 21.91 in the 200. McHone already owns the school record in the long jump (22-5) Honorable mentions: Alex Ashworth, Ellie Trieloff, Grace Jenny and Abby Kittleson (girls track) finished 19th at state in the 4x800 relay in 9 minutes, 55.81 seconds Aidan Hampton (girls soccer) scored the lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Monona Grove in a D2 regional semifinal
ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Senior Sam McHone had lofty goals for the WIAA Division 1 state boys track and field championships, and he came close to reaching the podium in three events. Coach Trevor Kramolis said that McHone was upset he didn’t medal in the 100 and 200 and wanted to run even faster, but the competition was so high that Kramolis said he is proud of McHone to be a top-eight finisher in three events at state. “He scored points in three events at state and not a lot of kids can say that they did that,” Kramolis said. On Friday, McHone was able to take fifth overall in the long jump with a leap of 22 feet, 2 1/2 inches at Veterans Memorial Stadium at UW-La Crosse. McHone, who committed to the University of Wisconsin for track and field on Monday, was 2 1/2 inches shy of the school record he set at sectionals, but his jump was good enough to reach the podium. “The long jump was something he picked up later in the season, and he got really good at it which goes to show how good of an athlete he is,” Kramolis said. Hamilton senior Ty Olejnik was the state long jump champion. He reached 24-5 3/4. McHone also looked to medal in the 100 and 200 after making the finals in each event Friday. McHone broke his own school record in the 100 prelims in 10.82 seconds, but there were still six other runners ahead of him.
Girls track and field
4x800 relay finishes 19th at state ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
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Senior Sam McHone (right) crosses the finish line of Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 track and field meet in the 100-meter dash preliminary round with Waunakee’s L.O. Johnson. McHone went on to finish eighth in 11.19 seconds. McHone medaled in the long jump with a fifth-place finish (22 feet, 2 1/2 inches) and added an eighth-place finish in the 200 (22.59). In the final on Saturday, McHone ran from the eighth lane with the hope of getting into the top six, but he ended up eighth in 11.19. All 10 finals runners were under 11 seconds in the prel i m s , bu t t h e w e a t h e r wa s warmer without much wind. On Saturday, temperatures were under 70 degrees, and there was a head wind in the face of runners in the final 100 meters. M i l w a u k e e Wa s h i n g t o n junior Elijah Johnson won a state title in 10.86 seconds. Oak Creek senior Cornelius Bright was second in 10.95. Bright had the fastest prelim time in 10.65. McHone also set the school
record in the 200 in prelims, taking ninth in 21.91 to make the finals. McHone ran out of lane one in the final on Saturday and he was a little slower than Friday’s race, taking eighth in 22.59. Muskego senior Justin Kotarak won in 21.87.
his second one, grazing the bar with his side as he turned to finish the vault. Ouk ended up tied for 13th overall. “It was a huge confidence boost for him,” Kramolis said. “He hit 13 feet before but never on the first attempt ... I am proud of him to finish where he Ouk ties for 13th did at state and represent our Senior Evan Ouk started off school.” his first state appearance in the 4x400 disqualified pole vault strong on Saturday. After having a disqualifiOuk reached 13-0 on his first attempt to remain alive and tie cation overturned at sectionhis season record. als, Stoughton’s 4x400 relay But 13-6 proved to be a dif- couldn’t escape disqualificaficult challenge as Ouk missed tion Friday in the state 4x400 all three attempts to reach that height, though he nearly made Turn to Boys track/Page 11
Juniors Alex Ashworth and Abby Kittleson, sophomore Grace Jenny and freshman Ellie Trieloff all finished the 2018 season Friday at the WIAA Division 1 state girls track and field championships. The quartet finished 19th as a 4x800-meter relay, jumping up two spots from seeding, at Veterans Memorial Stadium at UW-La Crosse. The girls reached the finish line in 9 minutes, 55.81 seconds. Coach Deanna Arnold said that after the race, the girls told her how nervous they were. Ashworth and Kittleson had been to state before, but Jenny and Trieloff had not. But even with Friday’s warm temperatures, she said they ran great races against intense competition. “It shows how tough and strong the athletes are,” Arnold said. “They definitely stepped up to the challenge ... I was so proud of them.” Waukesha West (seniors Maddie Frey and Becca Langer and juniors B r o o ke S t u d n i c k i a n d B r o o ke Lytle) won the event in 9:09.54. Lytle and Langer were on last
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Girls soccer
Vikings fall to MG in regional semifinal Nowicki, Schipper lead six all-conference selections ANTHONY IOZZO
Assistant sports editor
Stoughton girls soccer struck first Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal at seventh-seeded Monona Grove, but it wasn’t enough in a 4-1 loss. Freshman Aidan Hampton scored in the eighth minute with an assist from senior Jackie Smith. But it was all Monona Grove from there, as the Silver Eagles scored four unanswered goals. They took a 2-1 lead at halftime with goals by Vanessa Giallombardo and Sara Paulson. Monona Grove added two more goals in the second half. Maelia Dziedzic and Gabrielle Arnold both scored. T h e Vi k i n g s ( 8 - 1 0 - 1 overall) had six shots on goal, as goalie Sophia Wendt had five saves for the Silver Eagles (6-6-3). Senior goalie Anna Callahan finished with nine saves for Stoughton.
ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
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Freshman Aidan Hampton battles for possession Thursday in the first half during a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal at Monona Grove. Hampton scored the Vikings’ lone goal in a 4-1 loss to the seventh-seeded Silver Eagles.
Boys track: Ouk finishes tied for 13th at state Continued from page 10 prelims. Seniors Jake Deutsch, Sean McLaury, Brandon Wheeler and Ian Bormett didn’t end up placing at state due to a lane violation. McLaury handed his baton off in the seventh lane, but as he slowed down, several other runners ran into him causing a pileup. The officials ruled that McLaury was in their way and could have moved and disqualified the Vikings after the race. Kramolis said he didn’t notice McLaury leaving his lane in a video someone took in the crowd, but he didn’t even have a chance to appeal the call because he was on the other side of the track, and t h e r u l i n g wa s a l r e a d y
State results
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Sean McLaury hands the baton to Brandon Wheeler during Friday’s 4x800-meter relay. The relay was disqualified for a lane violation.
written up when he went to the finish line. “I don’t exactly agree with it, but I can’t win every appeal,” Kramolis
MEDAL Long jump: Sam McHone, fifth (22-1 1/2) OTHERS 100: McHone, eighth (11.19) 200: McHone, eighth (22.59) 4x400 relay: Ian Bormett, Jake Deutsch, Sean McLaury, Brandon Wheeler, DQed (3:29) Pole vault: Evan Ouk, tied for 13th (13-0) said. Wheeler ran in the place of McHone, and the team finished in 3:29 before the disqualification. “It was a great group of kids,” Kramolis said. “It was just unlucky circumstances.”
Girls track: 4x800 was seeded 21st
File photos by Anthony Iozzo
Senior Dillon Nowicki, pictured reaching second base against Oregon, was named to the first-team all-conference.
Senior Brady Schipper, pictured rounding third after a home run against Watertown, was named to the first-team all-conference. was 23-for-70 (.329) with .889 fielding percentage with three doubles, four RBIs and 19 put outs and seven errors 19 runs scored. Shore had a on 63 chances.
Softball
Brickson leads All-Badger South selections
Continued from page 10 season’s 4x800 state champion relay, as well. Stoughton’s quartet will look to build from their experience at state as all four girls are expected to return next year, with Ashworth and Kittleson becoming seniors. Arnold said that the girls said they will be faster and make the fast heat in 2019. “They were so driven after the race to be so better the following year,” Arnold said. “That was inspiring to see.”
JEREMY JONES Sports editor
State results 4x800: Alex Ashworth, Abby Kittleson, Grace Jenny, Ellie Trieloff, 19th (9:55.81)
Seniors Dillon Nowicki and Brady Schipper led six All-Badger South Conference selections for Stoughton baseball this season. Nowicki and Schipper both earned first-team nods, and seniors Brock Wanninger, Alec Tomczyk, Nick Waldorf and Saxton Shore all earned honorable mentions. Nowicki struck out 44 batters on the mound and allowed 22 earned runs on 28 hits and 32 walks in 27 innings. He was 2-2. At the plate, Nowicki was 23-for-66 (.348) with five doubles, 20 RBIs and 10 runs scored. Nowicki also had a .933 fielding percentage in right field and on the mound. He had 15 put outs and had two errors on 30 chances. Schipper played in the outfield and was 30-for-59 (.508) at the plate with six doubles, a triple, three home runs, 17 RBIs and 21 runs scored. Defensively, Schipper had 17 put outs and a .952 fielding percentage (two errors on 22 chances). Wanninger was a pitcher and a first baseman. He was 1-4 with 47 strikeouts. Wanninger allowed 19 earned runs on 37 hits and 24 walks in 42 innings. At the plate, Wanninger was 18-for-57 (.316) with two doubles, five RBIs and seven runs scored. Wanninger also had a .957 fielding percentage. He had 58 put outs and had three errors on 70 chances. Tomczyk was an outfielder. He was 27-for-67 (.403) with five doubles, two triples, 19 RBIs and 13 runs scored. Tomczyk had a .913 fielding percentage with 19 put outs and two errors on 23 chances. Waldorf was a third baseman. He was 12-for-63 (.190) with four doubles, a home run, 10 RBIs and seven runs scored. Defensively, Waldorf had a .973 fielding percentage. He had 67 put outs and had two errors on 74 chances. Shore was a shortstop. He
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Grace Jenny competes during Friday’s 4x800-meter relay Friday at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet at UW-La Crosse. The relay finished 19th in 9 minutes, 55.81 seconds.
Senior Maddy Brickson, junior Lela Brashi and freshmen Savanna Jemilo and Grace Ott all earned a spot on the Badger South All-Conference team last week. Brickson, who played shortstop and pitched, earned first-team honors. The lead-off hitter led the team in average (.508), hits (33), doubles (9) and runs scored (15) to go along with a home run and seven RBIs. She also tossed 49 2/3 innings in the circle where she struck out 25. Jemilo and Ott (honorable mention) split time behind the plate on varsity. Jemilo, who earned second-team honors, also saw time at shortstop.
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Maddy Brickson earned first-team Badger South All-Conference honors. The lead-off hitter led the team in average (.508), hits (33), doubles (9) and runs scored (15) to go along with a home run and seven RBIs. Jemilo finished second on the team with a .327 batting average and she tied Ott for second on the team with 14 hits. Each had a home run, though Ott led the team with
13 RBIs. Ott threw out four baserunners. Brashi (center fielder) earned honorable mention honors. She finished third on the team with 13 hits.
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has given his blessing to a compromise draft and universal military training plan. • Dr. M.L. Gregorson, 79, lifelong resident of Stoughton, died at the Community Hospital Saturday. • The City of Stoughton has a veterans housing project that is going full speed ahead. By June 1, work will have been started on 32 houses for which the Federal Housing Administration has given commitments. Surveys have shown there is a need for 160 houses in Stoughton. • To outlaw communists is to adopt methods of communists themselves - Gov. Tom Dewey. • The White House is acting rapidly to head off the nationwide rail walkout set for next Tuesday. • Electric energy generated by the three Stoughton hydro plants not only exceeded purchased energy in April, but his another all-time high. Constant flow of the water of the Yahara was one reason. Another is the equipment installed in 1947; continuous 24-7 operation of all three plants at nearly maximum efficiency.
110 Years ago - 1908
• A cyclone struck the farming community in this section at about 5 o’clock Friday afternoon. Anton T. Onsrud reports an eight bent tobacco shed demolished and the lumber scattered around his orchard 25 rods away. A part of Pete Tenjem’s shed went down and the farm of Mrs. Peter Quam was destroyed. • The Empire restaurant has opened their ice cream parlours and the delicious may now be had at all hours. • Sveinung Smilemo, a young man, died at city hospital Friday from blood poisoning from sticking a tine of a fork into his foot last January while employed on a farm east of town. • A large class of young people were confirmed by Rev. M.H. Hegge, on Sunday last at the First Lutheran Church. Of the number, 38 were confirmed in Norwegian and 14 in English. • A.J. Suby has purchased a buggy auto, and has taken the agency for the state, to sell the Success auto buggy, manufactured in Saint Louis. The buggy has been tried and proved a suc- 45 Years ago - 1973 cess, and costs less than a good • Stoughton School District reshorse and buggy. idents will go to the polls tomorrow, May 1, to cast their ballots on 70 Years ago - 1948 the swimming pool referendum. • Reluctantly, President Truman
Proposed is a regular-size pool to be located on the high school physical plant and available for use as a regular school physical education program, as well as for residents of the district to enjoy at specified times each week. • Dick Trickle of Wisconsin Rapids picked up his fourth feature win of the season and first at Capital Super Speedway Friday night. • Badger Theater, Wednesday through Sunday, “Fiddler on the Roof.” • Fresh ground beef, 89 cents a pound; large eggs, 62 cents a dozen; potato chips, 48 cents a box; Hills Bros. coffee, two-pound can, $1.99 - Eagle. • Oscar Holte, veteran chairman of the Town of Dunkirk, did not seek re-election this year and has “retired” after many years in county and rural government. He will be honored Sunday afternoon at a reception at the town hall.
president and principal owner Don Wahlin put it, “it’s been kind of quiet.” Since the strike began Monday, April 25, Stoughton police made 21 arrests on charges ranging from battery to obstructing sidewalks, disorderly conduct, and one charge of carrying a concealed weapon. • Each of them lends something unique to Syttende Mai. And they’ve all been at it for a long time. For that, Art Anderson, Jeanne Reek, Ethel Kvalheim and Marion Keebaugh were chosen to form Stoughton’s first Syttende Mai court of honor. • One of the first things you’ll notice about Stoughton’s City Hall is something’s missing. The red brick structure dominates the city’ skyline, but what dominates the building is its tower. For the last 27 years, that tower has been topless. You could say it stuck out like a sore thumb, but this particular thumb has its tip missing. That’s all about to change. Some30 Years ago - 1988 time near the end of May, a shiny • The violence seems to be new clock tower will wheel into over at Stoughton Trailers, and town on the back of a semi trailer. the two sides have scheduled a negotiation session for this Thurs- 10 Years ago - 2008 day. That’s what’s new as the • After nearly a year of constrike by United Auto Workers struction, the new Stoughton fire Local 2247 against Stoughton’s station is open for business. Offilargest employer enters its sec- cially “turned over” to the city ond week. Otherwise, as Trailers by contractors on schedule April
4, the new facility will be the hot spot to be this weekend, as it will be playing host to a ribbon-cutting ceremony and an open house. • “You’re not going to bully us into settling a contract. If anything, this has only strengthened our resolve.” That was the statement relayed by Stoughton Board of Education president Nic Dibble Monday to the Stoughton Education Association. Dibble’s comments were in response to the SEA’s accusations on April 21 that the district was padding insurance premiums over the past six years to collect over $5 million in savings the SEA claims should be coming back to them.” • Five years after first proposed, a plan to build a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Stoughton is off the table - at least for now. In a statement released Monday through the corporate office, company officials said that due to “WalMart’s corporate commitment to managed growth, the timing to pursue a Wal-Mart Supercenter in Stoughton will be delayed. Wal-Mart still desires to locate a Supercenter in Stoughton, and our preference is at the proposed site at Highways B and 51.” – Compiled by Scott De Laruelle
TriWizard Tournament The Stoughton Public Library opened its doors afterhours on Friday, April 20, for a TriWizard Tournament. Children in attendance participated in competitions that had them going through a maze, rescuing people from a lake, decoding secret words and safely transporting a dragon egg. For each completed task, children received a ticket that they were allowed to enter into a raffle for prizes.
Thijs Roeven, left, and Sylvia McMullin solve riddles at the cryptography station.
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Kegonsa’s ‘Working For Kids’ K9 donation ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
A Kegonsa Elementary parents group called Working For Kids organized a shoe drive last fall that raised over $1,100. In April, the student council decided to donate $800 of the proceeds to the Stoughton Police K9 Ole fund. Third-grade teacher Jessica Davis told the Hub that the drive collected 2,900 pairs of shoes which divided into 116 bags, beating their original goal of 100. Once they were collected, students volunteered to give up their free time to organize the collection. “Kids in grades 3, 4 and 5 who were nominated and volunteered (for the student council) spent their lunch and recess times tying the shoes together,” Davis said.
“If they didn’t have laces, we had to rubber-band them together, which meant many long hours with stinky, dirty shoes.” There was a “slew of ideas” from the kids as to how to spend the funds, from new playground equipment to new computers. But then a fifth-grader brought up the fact that the police department’s K9 Ole fund is run entirely on donations. Once they’d decided, K9 Ole and Officer Chad O’Neil came to the school to thank them in person, and the kids were able to meet the K9 they’d donated time and money to help. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com. Photo submitted
Kegonsa students hold up some donations to the shoe drive, the profits of which ultimately were donated to the Stoughton police department’s K9 Ole Fund.
Splash: City contributed more than $150,000 toward cost of splash pad, shelter, soccer field Continued from page 1 in the whole of Stoughton enjoy it.” City parks and recreation director Dan Glynn told the Hub in an email that the city is “really excited” about the opening of the new park. “The splash pad will be a great amenity for Nordic Ridge Park and will be a draw for the neighborhood,” he wrote. “Good parks improve quality of life, opportunities to be physically active and enhance property values.” And while the pad is a great opportunity for the residents at Nordic Ridge, Dvorak said her goal is to stretch beyond the neighborhood. “We’re excited to have another place for the community to host personal activities, like graduations… birthday parties, and to just have fun at the splash pad,” she said. The splash pad was part of Phase II in Nordic Ridge, a new neighborhood in the southwest part of the city. The pad, located at 1300 Hoel Ave., also features a 3,880-square-foot shelter, which Dvorak said
reservations for are booking quickly. The opening comes more than a year after the first steps for the park were approved by the city. The park was approved in July 2017 by the Planning Commission, and the Common Council approved $154,000 in funding for parts of the project a month later. Construction began in fall 2017. The council approved solar panels in April that will generate power for the pad and shelter. Dvorak said she began planning the park in 2016 before finally being able to submit requests to the city last year. “As developers, it was something we always wanted to see for the city, we wanted it to be a park that the city could manage,” she said. “It was a process, like anything else, we were working on it for quite some time. It was a fun project to work on, knowing what it was going to do for the community.” Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com. The Nordic Ridge splash pad opens for the summer on Saturday.
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Marathon: Value requirement set at $800K Continued from page 1 He planned to put the item on the RDA’s next meeting agenda, June 13, for a discussion and possible decision. In March, the RDA had agreed to Nelson’s request to extend an April 2 closing date to June because of the contaminated soil. Nelson asked to delay the closing because he had only recently learned there was contamination at the site and he needed time to have it evaluated. B u t i n a l l ow i n g t h e delay, the RDA added a requirement that the developer guarantee $800,000 of property value at the half-acre site by the end of the year. Nelson balked at the value requirement in March but then told Springman a few weeks ago he would go ahead with the deal. He planned to construct two four-unit apartment buildings at the corner of West Main and Prairie street. The RDA had previously told Nelson it wanted $800,000 of value to ensure a minimum tax payment, but that minimum
‘I thought the RDA invested all of this time and money on this site. I thought it was ready to go, and I don’t understand where the process failed.’
Obituaries Jean Jasen
– Denise Duranczyk, RDA member wasn’t a requirement in the $72,000 purchase agreement. At the May 30 meeting, RDA member Denise Duranczyk was upset with the way the RDA has handled the deal. She has been a member for most of the past year. “ I t h o u g h t t h e R DA invested all of this time and money on this site,” she said. “I thought it was ready to go, and I don’t understand where the process failed.” M a y o r Ti m S wa d l ey said former RDA chairs weren’t transparent enough and “didn’t share the documents.” “We’ll run the records through the clerk’s office from now on,” he added. “I think that if all the RDA members and some other officials would have had copy of the document
(the environmental assessment), maybe somebody would have thrown up a red flag.” RDA consultant Gary Becker wasn’t sure the process had failed, saying an engineering firm that was in charge of preparing the site for future use didn’t know it would become a residential development. But the RDA’s vicechair, Carl Chenoweth, said he was on the RDA when General Engineering handled the site and “it was supposed to be prepared for mixed use.” Nelson said the contamination will increase the cost to redevelop the site significantly. He said he would put together a proposal “in the next two or three weeks.”
Jean Jasen
Jean Jasen, age 94, of Stoughton passed away peacefully on May 13, 2018. She was born on June 20, 1923, the daughter of William and Vela Gorman. Jean grew up in Oregon, Wisconsin. She attended Marquette
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Legals TOWN OF RUTLAND BOARD OF REVIEW THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2018 - 6:00 P.M. 785 CENTER ROAD STATE OF WISCONSIN TOWN OF RUTLAND DANE COUNTY Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2018 starting at 6:00 p.m., at the Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Stoughton WI 53589. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board: 1. After the first meeting of the Board of Review and before the Board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the board. Open book shall occur no less than 7 days prior to the board of review. 2. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and
the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. 3. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT PLAN AND BOUNDARY FOR TAX INCREMENTAL DISTRICT (TID) NO. 8 IN THE CITY OF STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June 26, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. the Redevelopment Authority (RDA) of the City of Stoughton will hold a Public Hearing pursuant to sections 66.1105(4)(a) and 66.1105(4)(e) of Wisconsin State Statutes in the City Council Chambers, 2nd floor, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth St., Stoughton, WI. The City is proposing to create Tax Increment District (TID) #8. The hearing is to provide the public an opportunity to review and comment on both the boundary and project plan of the proposed TID. A map of the proposed TID #8 boundary is printed below. The map and draft project plan may be found on the City’s website shown below, or by visiting City Hall and requesting a copy. Reasonable opportunity will be afforded to all interested parties to express their view on the proposed TID creation.
TID No. 8 will be classified as a blight elimination district based upon the identification and classification of the property proposed to be included within the District. Proposed public improvements include sanitary sewer and water system improvements, street improvements, riverfront stabilization and improvements, environmental remediation, professional and organizational services, administrative costs and finance costs. The proposed costs include projects within the proposed boundary and within ½ mile radius of the proposed boundary of the District. As part of the project plan, cash grants may be made by the City to owners, lessees, or developers of property within TID No. 8. Any such grant is required to be accompanied by a development agreement. At the public hearing, all persons will be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard concerning the proposed Project Plan. A copy of the TID #8 project plan and boundary is available for inspection and will be provided upon request. Arrangements for either inspection or receipt of a copy of the draft Project Plan may be made by contacting the City Clerk, City of Stoughton, 381 E. Main St.; Phone (608) 873-6677 or by visiting the City website at www.ci.stoughton.wi.us. Dated this 4th day of June, 2018 Holly Licht Clerk Published: June 7 and 14, 2018 WNAXLP
board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board. 4. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 5. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Rutland has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court. The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. stats. 6. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in it’s discretion, has determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 7. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. Notice is hereby given this 7th day of June, 2018. Dawn George, Clerk Published June 7, 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 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 ***
Ann Jarvis
Ann Jarvis, 74, of Daytona Beach, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, June 1, after a long battle with cancer. Ann was born in August of 1943 in Janesville, Wisconsin and lived in Stoughton, Wisconsin. It was here that she met the love of her life Bob (Robin) and they married while he was enrolled at UW Whitewater. Soon after marriage they had their first child, Pat, and
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A. “Buck” Buchwald, age 85, passed away Monday, June 4, 2018, at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison. Buck was born Oct 29,
University and graduated a dental hygienist. Jean married Stan Jasen, together they raised their family in Beloit and had a summer home on Lake Kegonsa. Jean was a member of St Ann’s Church and was active in many volunteer organizations with a special fondness to the Nazareth House. Jean was her daughters biggest fan, always available to help however she was needed! She was wonderfully kind and sweet! Anyone who knew her, was truly blessed beyond measure because of her. Jean is survived by her two daughters, Debra (Tom) Grossen of Brooklyn and Patti (Darrell) Erickson of Stoughton; grandchildren, Heather (Seth) Allen of
Duluth MN, Steven Erickson of Stoughton and Craig (Bernadette) Erickson of Stoughton; great grandchildren, Dayne, Tessa, Stella, Ayden Allen, Levi, Eva, Olivia Erickson, and Augustine Erickson; sister, Retired Col Carol Gorman (Augusta, GA). She was preceded in death by her parents; and husband. Jean’s life was celebrated with a graveside service officiated by Father Randy on Saturday May, 19, 2018, at Riverside Cemetery. Please share your memories of Jean at: CressFuneralService.com.
seven years later they were blessed with a girl, Amy. Due to Bob (Robin’s) job there were several moves along the way, but Chicago is home to Ann, just ask anyone who has spent five minutes with her! Ann was a wonderful mother and wife who always put her family first. She loved to drink a glass, or three, of Cabernet, enjoyed her days of playing cards with friends, evenings of Bunco, Hallmark movies and playing Mah Jong for hours upon end. She was a loyal friend and truth be told sometimes was honest to a fault. She took hours to pick out just the right card, loved all things patriotic and green, could not turn the channel if American Ninja Warrior was on and went to the gym on a daily basis, mostly to see her friends – the workout was just secondary. She was married to her high school sweetheart and they grew
to love each other more and more each day. Ann is survived by her husband, Bob, of 53 years, her son Pat and his wife Gail, her daughter Amy and her husband Ken. She had four grandchildren Madison, Blake, Brice and Lily who were the light of her life. Ann also has two sisters Sue and Kay and one brother Mike. Her parents Vern and Gladys Owen precede her in death. A visitation will be held 4-8 p.m. June 8, at Davenport Funeral Home, 419 E. Terra Cotta Ave. (Rte. 176) Crystal Lake. A Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. June 9, at Elizabeth Ann Seaton, 1023 McHenry Ave., Crystal Lake, with a lunch held afterwards. For information, please contact Davenport Family Funeral Home, Crystal Lake, 815-459-3411. For online condolences please visit davenportfamily.com.
1932, in Prairie du Chien to the late Carl and Viola (Long) Buchwald. He grew up in the Muscoda area, and served his country in the United States Army. Buck loved to play and watch all kinds of sports; he won many awards bowling over the years. On Aug. 4, 1956, he married Donna Nygaard in Stoughton. Before retiring, Buck worked for the railroad for many years, first with the Milwaukee Road, and later with the Soo Line. In his retirement years, he delivered cars to dealerships by driving them there. Buck is survived by his daughter Dr. Jana Ranson of Milwaukee; grandchildren Joseph and Bethany Buchwald; a sister Carole Rollheiser, and is further
survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents, his wife D o n n a , h i s s o n D av i d Buchwald, and sisters Margaret Cooley and Barbara Unbehaun. A time of sharing will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday June 9, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St., Stoughton. Veteran’s honors will take place at 2 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday.
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FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road.
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NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14’ door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088.
OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourse Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628.
OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316 ALL ADS SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY PUBLISHER OF THIS PAPER.
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EXPERIENCED PART-TIME servers, dishwashers and cooks Apply at Sunrise Family Restaurant 1052 W Main, Stoughton
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.
452 General OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton MonFri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www. capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608831-8850
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990 Farm: Service & Merchandise RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
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516 Cleaning Services CHERYL’S HOUSEKEEPING Stoughton. No job too big or too small. 608-322-9554
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602 Antiques & Collectibles COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL & CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM “Wisconsin’s Largest Antique Mall”! Customer Appreciation Week 20% DISCOUNTJune 4-10 Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF 200 Dealers in 400 Booths Third floor furniture, locked cases Location: 239 Whitney St Columbus, WI 53925 920-623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
652 Garage Sales STOUGHTON- 717 Berry St June 7th-9th 7am-6pm. Lotsa everything, Resonable VERONA. 824 ENTERPRISE Dr. 6/8 8-4, 6/9 8-12. Boys clothes sizes 5-8, books, toys, media console, Nordic track, kids IKEA kitchen, snowblower and more.
696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON 2-Bedroom in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, A/C, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit. Cats OK $715/month. 608-219-6677 CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
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Directions: Off Main St. – Corner of Academy & Nelson. Watch for Hawley Auction signs. In case of rain, will reschedule. Antiques: Rosemaling trunk, MC china cabinet, Formica table, caned chairs, Jenny Lind bed, Schaff piano, lamps, Victorian sofa & recliner, rocker, retro sofas. Collectibles: Red Wing, Bavaria, Carleton, Laughlin dishes, Soto paintingoriginal, enamelware, Blue Willow mugs, Depression glass, quilts, German dishes, Currier & Ives prints, Bakelite radio & clock, 45 & 78 records, buttons, wrenches, push mower, wooden rolling pins, bellows, WWII Olympia typewriter, apple crates, picture frames, art prints, jewelry, wall calendars, Avon, kitchen utensils, books, percolators. Household: Revere cookware, leather love seat, dining table + chairs, recliners, dining table, linens, mirrors, bikes, end tables, hedge trimmers, light fixtures, bamboo sofa, 6' & 8' folding tables, juice maker, oak chairs, bamboo mirror, lawn chairs, Christmas items, wing chairs. TOO MUCH TO LIST! Terms; Cash, checks, credit cards, 10% Buyers Fee, 5.5% sales tax, not responsible for accidents / losses, any guarantees or warranties.
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Purchasing Clerk: Entry level position responsible for creating and confirming purchase orders/bid requests, data entry, filing, processing receipts and expediting delivery of goods to users. This individual will work with vendors to obtain product or service information such as price, availability and delivery schedule. Must have the ability to work with mathematical concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions as well as solving practical problems in situations where only limited standardization exists. The ideal candidate will be able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. Must be 18 or older with high school diploma or equivalent. Inside Sales Estimator: In this position you will provide technical support, troubleshoot, perform take offs, submit pricing and supply submittal packages to customers while working with internal departments. Must be self motivated and detail orientated with a mechanical aptitude. Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and the ability to read small print/font is required. Experience in HVAC is a plus but not necessary. Associate degree desired. Pre-employment drug screening and background check required. Mail or email resume to:
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Wellness Coalition collects medication, sharps The Stoughton Wellness Coalition collected over 600 lbs of medication and 200 lbs of sharps between two events this year. Nearly 200 people participated in the most recent on April 28, where the coalition collected medication and sharps to be safely disposed. The next collection date will be scheduled for the fall, according to a news release from the coalition. In addition to the two events each year, the coalition funds the medication drop box outside of the Stoughton Police Department, 321 S. Fourth St., which is open year-round. The Stoughton Wellness Coalition is a partnership of local organizations, including the City of Stoughton, Stoughton Area School District and Stoughton Hospital. For more information about future coalition events, visit stoughtonwellness.org. – Amber Levenhagen
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The Stoughton Wellness Coalition has collected at least 215 pounds of sharps and 625 pounds of medication since October.
many teachers was a significant accomplishment. “It doesn’t seem that anyone’s super excited about it. It also doesn’t seem like anyone is super angry about it,” Sullivan said. “At the moment, I think that’s the best we’re going to do.” The current model was also approved with little opposition from staff, but it became problematic when teachers found out over the summer where they were placed in the program. Those communication issues were part of why former board president Scott Dirks had previously encouraged the plan to not go into effect until the 2019-20 school year. For at least one staff member, it still has problems. Jackie Harris, a River Bluff Middle School math teacher, said that while she was happy with the “direction the new plan is going,”
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she had concerns about it inadvertently punishing longtime SASD teachers. Harris said early in her career here, newer teachers got smaller raises each year. Now that she’s on the other side of that model, she said, the district is changing to one that gives equal raises across the board (except for teachers who are ineligible for performance reasons). “While I’m still making more than younger teachers, my increases are not significant,” Harris said. “Now we’re getting kind of the (relative) decrease at the top, as well.” She also questioned using one-time retention bonuses rather than increases in annual pay for longevity, specifically the doubling of those retention bonuses for certain marks. The bonus would be $1,000 at all increments other than three and 10 years in the district. At those junctures, a teacher would receive a $2,000 bonus. According to the committee’s recommendation, that’s in response to data showing more staff leave the district at those times than other years. Harris said the district should look into other reasons people might leave the district. Board member Joe Freye said during the board discussion that he had heard similar concerns from other staff during the review process but would support the plan as it was. He hoped for future consideration of ways to solve the problem, he added. But superintendent Tim Onsager pointed out that some stability to a new plan would be key in getting it to work, saying the district needs to “give it a chance to be implemented and follow through.” That follow-through should include an accountability measure for the plan itself, board member Jon Coughlin said. “In drafting this plan, it was always unclear to me what sort of concrete, quantifiable assessment we had generated on the effectiveness of the old compensation plan,” Coughlin said. He asked the board to “determine some sort of rubric or criteria” for assessing the compensation plan’s “effectiveness at attracting and retaining staff.” While there is no set timeline in the plan for how long it should take to “follow through,” board members seemed comfortable with the suggestion of at least three years. “ We ’ve s p e n t a l o n g time in this district having a conversation about what fair compensation looks like,” Sullivan said. “It’s important for the district that we have a plan that is a stable plan.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.