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Dan Ripp ties a candle, made of a battery-powered votive and painted toilet paper rolls, to string to great their floating candles decoration to mimic the floating candles in the Great Hall in Harry Potter. Teams at the Relay for Life event on Friday, July 20, decorated their booths prior to the start of the event.

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for battling and overcoming cancer, sharing her story and connecting with other survivors and caregivers, but Terese Tyler knows what it takes to she turned the narrative around on the audience and highlighted how importbe a hero. ant support is for those who are batAs she stood in front tling cancer. of a couple hundred “The support I received during this people in the bleachers time was nothing short of astounding of the Mandt Center, and my list of personal caped crusadall of whom she said ers became very long indeed,” she she considered heros, said in her speech, acknowledging she told her cancer stoher family, friends, church commury during last week’s Tyler nity, coworkers and loved ones who annual Stoughton/ supported her during her battle with McFarland/Oregon Relay for Life.

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“I am here to tell you that I am humbly thankful to each and every one of them, and I sincerely thank them for the lessons I learned from them about grace, humility and by observing them, seeing what being a true hero looked like.”

Tyler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, and said she now is “free and clear.” She was selected to be the honorary survivor for Relay for Life and was invited to share her story with the crowd during the annual fundraiser for the American Cancer

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Osprey enthusiast spots seven chicks “Behind the hospital, in the nest that’s closest to the hospital, there are three almost adult-size chicks on that one,” he reported.

He added there’s one chick in a nest on a utility pole west of the hospital, “in the big bay and visible from Cooper’s Causeway,” and three chicks in a nest that the raptors built on a platform the city had put up five years ago at Mandt

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Park near the wastewater treatment facility.

With adults and chicks, the total number of ospreys in the city is 13. The birds can be seen with binoculars or a spotting scope.

Ospreys like to nest on high perches that are out in the open, and “80 percent or more in Wisconsin

is to take some of the money and pay next summer to develop a relationship with an area high school to partner with students who have disabilities, to look at how we can then help them have a similar opportunity Brittany had.”

Brittany was diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome at birth, and eventually was adopted at the age of 5 by Andrea. As a result, she lives with developmental disorders.

Andrea said Brittany doesn’t like to be put on the spot, and was proud of her daughter for tackling the awards luncheon, where she accepted the award in front of a large room full of people.

“Going to this luncheon was huge,” Andrea said. “She’s the star, she’s the one that busts her butt in the dirt every day and people were amazed.”

A blooming business In the last few years, Brittany’s business has grown since 2012 to sell thousands of plants in at least 20 different varieties.

It started at the Elven Sted housing development on Dunkirk Avenue, where she created a rain garden that was incorporated to deal with stormwater management while also providing room to grow wildflowers, from

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the Stoughton area for 20 years and told the Hub last week that seven chicks have fledged this year in three nests.

He said that’s consistent with what he’s seen in recent years.

There are two osprey BILL LIVICK nests behind Stoughton Unified Newspaper Group Hospital and one at Mandt Local bird enthusiast Park near the wastewater Pat Ready has been keep- treatment facility, Ready ing track of ospreys in said.

Pat Ready says the raptors began nesting here 22 years ago

Brittany Romine harvested her first crop of seeds in the autumn of 2012.

And she’s come a long way since then – she’s expanded her seed collecting business, Tiger Lily Seeds, in Stought o n w h i l e Brittany working Romine and living in Madison.

Romine was awarded a $10,000 grant from Movin’ Out, in partnership with the Community First Award program from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago. She was recognized at an awards luncheon at the end of March.

Tiger Lily Seeds is a business that grows and collects prairie w e t l a n d w i l d f l ow e r s .

They are sold online, at tigerlilyseeds.com, in the form of bulk seeds, seed packets and also ornaments that offer a keepsake while still providing some of the valued seeds.

Romine runs the business with help of her mom, Andrea, who said the money will continue to expand the partnerships she has been cultivating since her business started six years ago.

“We want to do a little bit of paying it forward,” Andrea said. “So the plan

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Stoughton Art Walk Hundreds took to the streets of downtown Stoughton for the second annual Art Walk event.

The event began last year after the 14 South Artists Fall Studio Tour was discontinued. The Chamber of Commerce picked up the event this year.

The Art Walk partnered 27 artists with local business as a way to showcase their art and encourage people to come out and explore Stoughton. The day started with a

bit of rain, but traffic downtown picked up around noon.

Christine Echtner was the featured artist this year. Based out of Madison, she is a mixed media painter and uses pieces of fabric and other patterns to help develop her art pieces. She was featured at the Chorus Public House.

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Christine Echtner describes one of her art pieces. Echtner was the 2018 featured artist. She is an acrylic and mixed media painter out of Madison who uses materials, including recycled encyclopedies and various fabrices, to create her art pieces.

The Stoughton Community Market, held every Saturday through the summer, partnered with the Stoughton Fire Department and the Art Walk to raise money for those affected by the Sun Prairie explosion. More than $1,750 was raised during the event.

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Grant: Will help fund more work space Continued from page 1 which to harvest seeds for selling. Brittany’s partnership with the city allows her to grown on city-owned land along the Yahara River.

T h a t g r ow t h w i l l b e amplified with this grant, Andrea explained, as Brittany will be able to grow relationships with those interested in prairie restoration.

“That’s something we have wanted to do for a long time with her business, to give back, with all of the things she has been given and to take it to

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another level and help give it to other people,” Andrea said.

After graduating from Stoughton High School in 2011, Brittany moved to Madison, where she lives with her sister.

The problem with living in the city, while having increased access to others who are interested in prairie restoration, is that she works in a smaller space than she has in Stoughton.

The grant money is helping change that.

Some of the money has already been spent on some of the basic needs Brittany has, such as a

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shed for her work space and some more plants, with the help of Taylor Creek Restoration Nursery, of whom Andrea said has been instrumental with the progress of the business.

A majority of the grant will go toward increasing and establishing more relationships so Tiger Lily Seeds can continue to blossom.

“People don’t realize the value in some of these seeds, so it’s interesting to be able to share that information with people, too,” Andrea said. “We’re really expanding on what we’re able to do, because we do it on such a limited basis, and now we hope to have a more significant impact in terms of having an opportunity to grow different things and reach more people.”

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How to help Lunches for Vikings is looking for volunteers to help with food prep and distribution: Assemble lunch bags: Groups or organizations, all ages welcome, though children need to be supervised.

Food prep: Make sandwiches and get lunches ready for distribution. Volunteers must be at least 13, unless approved.

Lunch Distribution: Meet at the hosting church (Covenant Lutheran, Good Shepherd by the Lake, LakeView, St. Ann Catholic Parish and Stoughton United Methodist), help load and drive lunches and to three distribution sites to distribute. Volunteers must be friendly and exhibit leadership qualities. Transportation to and from the distribution site is needed. Weather appropriate clothing is highly recommended. All volunteers must be at least 19 years old and cannot be a student.

For more information, visit volunteersignup.org/MRWC9.

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Now in its second summer of helping to feed Stoughton-area students in need, “Lunches for Vikings” is keeping its volunteers busier than ever.

That’s just the way founder and organizer AnnMarie Oakland wants it.

The program has changed slightly from last year’s inaugural run, switching from Fox Prairie to Bay View Heights, with the goal of reaching more families. Since this year’s program started June 11, things have been “really taking off,” Oakland wrote the Hub in an email last week.

“On our biggest day so far (July 9) we handed out 78 lunches and this week we gave out 369 lunches,” she wrote. “In the first five weeks we’ve passed out 1,294 lunches.

“We are making a lot of sandwiches!”

The volunteer-led program – which partners with the Stoughton Area School District but is not affiliated

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Deanna Wiese grabs sandwich bags to place the food her children Danielle, 17, and Alex, 10, are preparing for the Lunches for Vikings program on Tuesday, July 24. 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, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. at three pick up sites: Kegonsa Elementary and Stoughton High schools and Bay View Heights.

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A state grant will help expand mental health services in the Stoughton Area School District.

The Department of Public Instruction announced Monday SASD was among 64 districts to receive a grant to help “create comprehensive support systems for children, youth and families” through community partnerships.

“In a given year, one in five students faces a mental health issue, with more than 80 percent of incidents going untreated,” state superintendent Tony Evers said in a news release. “Those students who do get help, more often than not, receive it through their school.”

SASD received a grant of $66,836, part of the $3.25 million given around the

state. The maximum grant was $75,000, and each will go toward programming and activities for the 2018-19 school year, according to the release.

“Grant applicants conducted a local needs assessment along with their community partners to focus the proposal,” the release states. “Additionally, applicants had to demonstrate how parents, caregivers and families would be involved in the project.”

SASD public information officer Derek Spellman wrote in an email the grant would be used to increase access to mental health services, bring consistent, continuous curriculum and instruction for social-emotional skills to the elementary and middle schools and provide professional development and training to school staff, among other goals.

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Cynthia Plumley

Cynthia Plumley

Cynthia “Cindy” Plumley, age 74, of Stoughton, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer.

She was born on Nov. 8, 1943, in Princeton, Illinois, the daughter of Darwin and Gladys (Ayres) Carter. Cindy graduated from Milledgeville High School in Milledgeville, Illinois. She married William “Bill” Plumley on June 8, 1963, in Milledgeville, and they celebrated 55 years of marriage this year.

Cindy worked as an admissions supervisor for Stoughton Hospital. She loved crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles, reading and the game of football, doing weekly picks with her husband and grandson, Bill. Her favorite player was Brett Favre and she had a collection of memorabilia associated with him. Along with that, Cindy was known to have quite a collection of Skookum Dolls, cookbooks and Cushman memorabilia. She was an animal lover

and spent time caring for her garden. She enjoyed talking about food and knew what she was talking about, as she was an excellent cook. Cindy and Bill enjoyed traveling all over the country with their canine companion, Harley.

She was a very generous person who donated to multiple organizations. You could always count on her to sing you Happy Birthday on “your day.” She was the type of person everyone liked as soon as you met her, but most important to her was her family.

Cindy is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Plumley; two sons, Michael (Tammy) Plumley and Mark Plumley; grandsons, Mark (Kayla), Bill, Wyatt, Cody, Zacary and Kaden; Kaden’s mother, Melissa Plumley; former daughter-in-law, Teresa Plumley; two brothers, Richard (Ruthanne) Carter and Jerry (Sue) Carter; sister, Kathy Farley; and her very treasured canine, Harley Plumley.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A private family gathering will be held at a later date.

Special thank you to Dr. Frontiera and all the wonderful staff at SSM Health Cancer Care and to the great nursing staff at Agrace HospiceCare.

All of you made Cindy’s wish of staying at home possible.

“Love You More!”

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

Helen M. Brekken

Helen Brekken

Helen M. Brekken age 97, of Edgerton passed away Tuesday, July 17, at Stoughton Hospital with her family by her side.

She was born August 4, 1920, in Stoughton,

Wisconsin, the daughter of Carl and Effie May (Johnson) Dyreson. She graduated from Stoughton High School.

Helen married Carroll Andrew Brekken on May 16, 1940, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Stoughton, Wisconsin.

She moved to Edgerton in 1961, coming from Stoughton. She helped out on the farm and also worked at the Edgerton Memorial Community Hospital. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Edgerton. She worked as a volunteer for the Edgerton Memorial Community Hospital Auxiliary.

She was very proud of her Norwegian heritage.

Leroy C. Jacobson

Leroy Jacobson Leroy Jacobson

Leroy C. Jacobson, age 77, passed away suddenly at his home, of natural causes, on Monday evening, July 16, 2018.

He was born in Stoughton

on May 26, 1941, the son of Lester and Charlotte Jacobson.

L e r o y g r ew u p a n d worked on the family farm in the Stoughton area until he entered the service. He proudly served his country for four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. On February

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Mary Rutlin

Mary Kay (Coon) Rutlin, age 68, of Stoughton, passed away Monday, July 16, 2018, comfortably in her home.

She was born on March 22, 1950, in Stoughton, the daughter of Roger and Mary “Betty” (Messenger) Coon.

She enjoyed her family celebrations and get-togethers, playing cards, gardening, golf and baking. She loved to make quilts for all of her grandchildren and crocheted baby blankets for them also.

She is survived by her children, son Clairmont “Monty” (Carol) Brekken of Stoughton, Wisconsin, daughter Ruth Brekken of Kentucky, son David (Patti) Brekken, daughter Janice (Jon) Oren, son Roger (Donna) all of Edgerton, 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Donald L Brekken, a Great-Granddaughter

Chelsea, brothers and sisters Paul Dyreson, Burton Dyreson, Elinor Di Cicco, Ruth Gausman, Carl Jr. Dyreson and Vivian Dyreson.

Funeral Services were held at noon Friday, July 20, 2018, at Trinity Lutheran Church Edgerton with Rev. David Nelsestuen officiating.

Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Stoughton. Visitation time was 11 a.m. to noon Friday, at the church.

Helen will be tremendously missed. Helen will live on in her sons, daughters, grandchildren and forever in our hearts. The world is now short one giving and caring person. We love you.

18, 1967, Leroy married Barbara Johnson and continued on farming well into the 1990’s. Leroy was passionate about good stewardship of the land and his farming heritage. Together with Barb, they also traveled around the U.S., as well as different countries around the world.

He enjoyed hunting with his friends and his brother, Lowell, and the many good times at the Possum Lodge. Most of all he enjoyed spending time with his six grandchildren. Leroy’s smile would light up any room and his infectious laugh will be sorely missed.

He is lovingly survived by his wife of 51 years, Barbara; three children, Kimberly (David) Stapelfeldt, Nadene

(Ty) Holland and Tom (Amy); six grandchildren, Rachael, Sarah, Jacob, Dallas, Dutch and Emma; and four siblings, Lois Dybevik, Lowell (Jeanne), Linda (Duane) Bratzke and L’Jean (Larry) Olson; and many nieces and nephews.

Leroy was preceded in death by his parents; and brother-in-law, Dale Dybevik.

Memorial services were held on Sunday, July 22, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton.

A special thank you to the Stoughton Police and first responders, and to the staff of Stoughton Hospital ER. Please share your memories of Leroy at: CressFuneralService.com.

Mary was a member of the National Kidney Foundation. She loved Badger hockey and enjoyed attending home games and traveling to away games. In her younger years, she showed horses. Mary loved to cook specialty meals and was a religious QVC “special value of the day” shopper.

There was a special place in Mary Kay’s heart for extended family, the Borcherts. She also loved her faithful companions, Mimi and Precious.

Most of all, she loved her family.

Mary is survived by her son, Michael “Mike” Rutlin; sister, Nancy (Bernie) Borchert; brothers, Bob (Jodi) and Jim (Lori) Coon; sisters-in-law, Linda Coon and Lisa Mennes-Coon; nephews, Blake Borchert, AJ (Tessa), Bradley (Chelsea), Riley, Carter and Jonathan Coon; niece, Megan Coon;

David T. Benson

David Benson

David T. Benson, age 72, passed away on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Stoughton Hospital.

He was born March 17, 1946, in Stoughton, to the late Bert and Helen (Young) Benson. He is a graduate of Stoughton High School. David spent four years in the Navy

Sandra Jean Jones Sandra Jean Jones, age 71, of Stoughton, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center surrounded by family and friends.

She was born on Sept.

24, 1946, in Stoughton, the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Offerdahl) Noyce. Sandra worked Sandra Jones at Skaalen Home for over 35 years as an LPN. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were her world and she loved being with them. In her free time, Sandra enjoyed crocheting,

nephew-in-law, Steve Monroe; and great-nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Tom and Paul Coon; sister, Linda Coon; aunt, Janet Bryant; two nieces, Brooke Monroe and Julie Coon; and nephew, John Coon.

A funeral service was held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral and Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 N at Jackson St., Stoughton, at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 21, 2018, with the Rev. Jerry Amstutz presiding.

Visitation was held at the funeral home from noon until the time of the service on Saturday. Special thanks to the Stoughton EMS and first responders for their care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

where he served in the Honor Guard and in Vietnam.

David is survived by his daughter Heidi (Matt) Tiberg of Michigan; step daughter Tina (Jeff) Arneson; sister Mary Jane (Bob) Sommers, brother Donald (Margo) Benson; 2 nieces Laura (Dan) Callaway and Kathy (Garrett) Soderberg; 4 great nieces and nephews Benjamin, Elizabeth and Jonathan Callaway and Samuel Byrne; also former wife Shirley Burns of Michigan.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug 3, 2018, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, with Pastor Todd McVey presiding. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the funeral home. Burial with Military Honors will follow in Cooksville Cemetery. reading a good book, spending time outside, and hanging with her Ninnies. She was also an avid Badgers and Packers fan.

Sandra is survived by her five children, Ron (Pat) Jones Jr., Melissa (Gerald) Swenson, Matthew (Chris Hanson) Jones, Renee Young, and Jennifer (Mike Hill) Jones; 21 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren (with two on the way); brothers, Charles (Virginia) Noyce Jr. and Doug (Bonnie) Noyce; two friends, Paula Leonard and Melinda Arbuckle; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and other dear friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother Paulie Noyce.

Memorial services were held at Skaalen Home Chapel, 400 N. Morris St., Stoughton, at 2 p.m., Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Visitation was held at Skaalen Home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service on Tuesday.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.

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Power outage hits 700 homes ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Around 6:30 a.m. on Friday, July 20, a transformer exploded and left approximately 700 homes without power in a roughly .75 square-mile area on the north side of town, Stoughton Utilities’ Brian Hoops said.

The explosion ignited the utility pole the transformer was on and eventually broke it in two. After firefighters extinguished the blaze, utility workers replaced the pole, which was on North Va n B u r e n S t r e e t next to the Covenant Lutheran Church.

Hoops said he c o u l d n ’t r e m e m b e r seeing a fire like this one, caused simply by moisture, in his 18-years with the utility.

Power was restored to most of the homes by 4:05 p.m., with a pocket of about 40 homes affected by a secondary outage. The utility fully restored power at 6 p.m., nearly twelve hours after the initial explosion.

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A newly independent theater group will present its inaugural performance next weekend.

Aligning Stars Theater Company, a group of current and former students from Stoughton and McFarland, will open its performance of “Grease” at 7 p.m. Aug. 2-4, at the Stoughton High School auditorium, 600 Lincoln Ave. “Grease” will feature all of the popular hit songs from the iconic 1978 movie, including, “You’re The One That I Want,” “Summer Nights” and “Greased Lightnin’.”

The teen couple is portrayed by Annie Stuntebeck was Sandy and Jon Klingenberg as Danny.

If You Go What: “Grease” When: 7 p.m. Aug. 2-4 Where: Stoughton High School auditorium, 600 Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $12, $8 for students, available at showtix4u.com or at the door

Also appearing in this production are Ryan Hans e n a s Ke n i c k i e , J a c k Ebner as Eugene, Emma Goecks as Patty Simcox, Alex Kvalheim as Sonny, Emily Skavlen as Mart y, C o n n o r R o i s u m a s Roger, Alyssa Wicks as Frenchy, Katelyn Curtin as Rizzo, Tess Williams as Jan, and Eric Augustine as Doody. Clove Rewey,

Maggie Moll, Molly Caviezel, Stephanie Kittleson, Kailee Whitmeire, Reese Bahrke, Nick Swenson, Will Schaaf, Isaiah Rowley and Joe Heiser lend their talents as additional Pink Ladies and T-Birds.

An additional 60-member ensemble will bring Rydell High to life.

The production features DeeDee Bouzek as stage director, Leo Endres and Kristen Nett as musical directors, Katelyn Curtin and Sami Markle as choreographers, Bryce Sanville as pit conductor and Cassie Charleston as acting coach.

Tickets are $12 and $8 for students. They can be purchased at showtix4u. com and at the door.

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

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August 3-5, 2018

Utica Community Association Park (between Cambridge and Stoughton on the corner of Hwys. B&W)

It’s the best party in the country with softball, baseball, horse pulls, tractor pulls, live music and more!

Friday, August 3, 2018 5:00 p.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament 6:00 p.m. Wisconsin Horse Pullers Association Horse Pull 8:30 p.m. Live Music with 5th Gear

Saturday, August 4, 2018 Craft Fair in School House 8:00 a.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament 10:00 a.m. South Central Farm Tractor Pull 11:00 a.m. Wide Open Pedal Pullers (ages 4-12) 1:00 p.m. Home Talent Baseball (Utica vs. Stoughton) 1:00 p.m. Badger State Tractor & Truck Pull 4:00 p.m. Tri-County Mini Rod Pullers 8:00 p.m. Live Music with Cherry Pie

Sunday, August 5, 2018

Craft Fair in School House 8:00 a.m. Slow Pitch Softball Tournament 10:30 a.m. South Central Farm Tractor Pull Noon Badger State Tractor and Truck Pull Noon Live Music with Jesse Walker 3:00 p.m. Spectator Truck Pull 5:00 p.m. Live Music with Wayne Road 8:00 p.m. Raffle Drawing Dusk J&M Displays Fireworks

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Community calendar

Community meal Visit First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., for the free monthly “Our Daily Bread” meal from 4:305:30 p.m. Sunday, July 29.

The meal includes pulled pork sandwiches, homemade potato salad, vegetables fresh from the garden, watermelon, cake and ice cream. No carry-out meals are available. For transportation to dinner call 234-2110 by noon, July 29. Rides are provided free of charge within the Stoughton Area School District.

This month’s meal is sponsored by St. Ann’s Catholic Church.

For information, call 873-7761.

Appetite for the Arts Hear about Rembrandt’s life and times during a program at the senior center starting at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2.

The program features a lunch, available at 11:30 a.m. Reservations are required.

The program will cover Rembrandt’s influence on artistic peers past, present and future, including Vermeer, Picasso and Andy Warhol.

For more information, or to make a lunch reservation, call 873-8585.

Craft Club- Dye it

first Thursday of every month through December. Registration is required as supplies are limited.

Socks and bandannas are provided for the tie-dye activity, but bring a T-shirt or other material if preferred.

For information or to register, call 873-6281.

Fourth St. The training will cover warning signs for suicide and other mental health issues. The cost of the class is $20 and registration is required.

For information, contact Teressa Pellett, of the Stoughton Wellness Coalition, at tpellett.swc@gmail.com.

Rullepolse class

Music recital

Learn how to make Rullepolse, a traditional Scandinavian spiced meat roll, during a demonstration class from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday, Aug. 4.

The class will be taught by Dianne Jensen and her daughter, Sarah.

The meat rolls are typically eaten on open-faced sandwiches with a variety of different methods and meats used, including beef, pork, lamb and veal.

The version demonstrated will be beef flank, beef chuck roast and pork shoulder.

The class is $25 and includes a flank steak plus ingredients for each participant. A $5 registration fee is for those who wish to observe and sample but not take home any product.

There is a maximum number of 15 attendees and the registration deadline is Aug. 1.

For information or to register, contact David Nelson at 873-6077.

Madlen Breckbill, a Stoughton native, will present her music recital at the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8.

Breckbill graduated in music performance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Mead Witter School of Music and the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. She is performing with a symphony orchestra in Berlin, Germany and will perform in her home town during her visit in August.

For information, call 877-4400.

Mental health training

The library will offer another chance The Stoughton Wellness Coalito participate in a tie-dye activity, start- tion will offer a mental health first aid ing at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2. training course from 5-9:15 p.m. Aug. The Adult Craft Club meets the 7 and 14, at the EMS building, 516 S.

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

Slow cooker class Learn how to make healthy slow cooker meals during a class at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9.

Megan Cornell, Stoughton Hospital registered dietitian, will share healthy recipes and make one during the class for everyone to taste.

Registration is required.

For information or to register, visit stoughtonhospital.com and click “classes and events,” or call Sonja at 873-2356.

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.

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

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.

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

LakeView Church

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

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Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

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Discipline is a word that is pregnant with meaning. We can use the expression “being disciplined” to mean that one shows self restraint and has regulated his or her life in such a way that there is order and that one’s life is productive. We can also talk of “being disciplined”to mean that one is being punished by external forces or agents. Parents discipline their children in an attempt to help them develop that self restraint or discipline which is necessary for them to function well. In a spiritual context, discipline is likewise pregnant with meaning. There are a variety of practices which might be termed “disciplines,”such as fasting, praying, and obedience,which deepen our spiritual lives and help us develop the proper self-restraint in the spiritual realm. Self-restraint is such an important character trait that without it life becomes chaotic.

People who cannot restrain themselves find themselves addicted to drugs, incarcerated, and without the material resources to sustain their own lives. The religious disciplines are helpful in training people to be autonomous, self-restrained members of society, but many of us have forgotten how to do these things, which is why having a spiritual mentor or guide is important.

– Christopher Simon

‌Friday, July 27‌

• 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 • 5-9 p.m., Live music on the patio, 3097 Sunnyside St., 205-9300‌

‌Saturday, July 28‌

• 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Eyes of Hope Walk/Run/Shop/Eat, start and end at Division Street Park, active.com and search “Stoughton”‌ • 8 a.m., Kubb Invitational ($40 a team, 12 and younger play free), 1901 Roby Road, tfossum@eci-com‌ • 8:30 a.m. to noon, Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org‌ • 1:30 p.m., City Band performance, Maxwell Street Day, corner of Main and Forrest streets, stoughtonband.org‌

‌Sunday, July 29‌

• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoughton Yoga’s community picnic, Bjoin Park, 572-3555‌ • 4-6 p.m., Male voice choir Gullgutane from Suldal, Norway, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400‌ • 4:30-5:30 p.m., Our Daily Bread community meal, First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., 8737761‌

‌Tuesday, July 31‌

• 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273‌ • 7:30 p.m., Investing class with Dave Evans, library, devansdc@gmail.com‌

‌Wednesday, August 1‌

• 9-11 a.m., Food pantry open, Stoughton United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., 873-3273‌ • 9:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 8736281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning storytime (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, August 2‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 12:30-1:30 p.m., Appetite for the Arts: Rembrandt (reservation required), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌ • 6:30 p.m., Adult Craft Club- Dye it, library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, August 3‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Farmers market, 1050 W. Main St., David Woodcock, 873-9943‌

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

Being disciplined “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.” – Proverbs 12:1 NIV

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‌Thursday, July 26‌

• 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk concert, Rotary Park Gazebo, 401 E. Main St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk‌ • 6:45 p.m., City Band performance, Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 400 N. Morris St., stoughtonband.org‌

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 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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You Should Know Sarah Bukrey

Cynthia Schlegel Age: 47 City/town of residence: Stoughton Occupation: Stoughton Public Library Family: Cori (50), Will (23), Connor (20) How long have you lived in the area? 17 years What organizations are you involved in? Both of my children attended Stoughton area schools and I have done a great deal of volunteering through the years, working in Schlegel the art rooms, helping with band, choir, and orchestras.

Now that my children are grown I am very focused on the work I do at the library, where I have been employed for the last 10 years.

How else are you active in the community? The library keeps me pretty busy; in addition to working the reference desk, I am fortunate to be able to work on a variety of programs and outreach projects in our community. Some examples include leading book club at the senior center, offering programs at the youth center, book talks at Skaalen Home, working with the Stoughton Memory Cafe, and creating fun and educational programs for a variety of ages in our library.

How do you feel you help make a difference in your community? Libraries are one of the greatest assets any community can give to its citizens. To work in a library is to touch many lives in countless ways, from

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helping someone fill out a job application, navigate unemployment forms, find a homeless shelter, or track down their Norwegian ancestors. It’s amazing to see a smile on a teen’s face when you recommend a book they really love or show them how to tiedye a t-shirt. It is a privilege to work in a place that welcomes all, values learning, and enriches lives. I love my job!

What do you like best about your community and why? The people! There are so many caring and generous people in this community who make a difference in the lives of others. I get to meet and work with people from all walks of life and I am constantly reminded of how good people’s hearts really are!

What personal satisfaction do you get from serving in your community? Often I forget that I might make a difference in someones life; helping people is just part of my job. It is when someone comes to you later - maybe in a few weeks or even months later - and says “remember when you helped me with that job application - I wanted to let you know I got the job!” or “Remember that book you recommended, it really changed my life,” that the impact of your efforts becomes real. It is very satisfying when your help meant so much to someone that they come back to share their stories. Working in the library is a wonderful place to make connections with the people you serve and it feels amazing when patrons greet you by name!

Age: 40 City/town of residence: Stoughton. Originally from B.C., Canada.

Occupation: Circulation Supervisor at the Stoughton Library Family: Husband Chris (51), Daughter Iris (13), Son Emmett (9.5) and three cats.

Bukrey How long have you lived in the area?: Since 2002.

What organizations are you involved in? Stoughton Girl Scouts Co-Leader for 5+ years, Stoughton Arts Council for 3+ years (2.5 as Chair.)

How else are you active in the community? I do a worker share at Sprouting Acres Farm for a community supported agriculture (CSA) box of organic produce.

How do you feel you help make a difference in your community? Working at the front desk and teaching Adult Craft Club at the library are

ways I get to know the community. I really enjoy teaching people about art and programming in general. I also go to the monthly meet-up the Arts Council hosts where we discuss upcoming arts events in town, what people would like to see happen and how we can support it.

What do you like best about your community and why? I love Stoughton. Some of the things I like best about it are the historic downtown and Victorian houses, the Stoughton Public Libraryfosdals/ Co-Op-Post office triangle, great music and festivals year round plus a selection of restaurants and stores that are amazing for a city this size.

What personal satisfaction do you get from serving in your community? I really enjoy the connections I have made and continue to make here. That sense of belonging is harder to find in a big city.

In Girl Scouts I love seeing our troop grow up and find them selves. The experiences and memories they make together will last their whole

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If money were no object, what kind of gift would you give your community?

If money were no object, I would love to give the community a municipal arts and community center. It would feature gallery and classroom space along with a studio for rotating Artist-In-Residence. It is the type of thing that would compliment the wonderful performing arts groups that we already have in Stoughton.

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Dow wins first national title in Fargo Rivera wins title, Mechler runner-up in Fargo

JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Former Stoughton High School wrestling standout Tyler Dow won his first USA Wrestling Junior Nationals championship in Greco-Roman wrestling last week (July 19-20) in Fargo, N.D. The 160-pounder also finished fifth in the freestyle competition, held July 15-17.

A four-time finalist and eighttime All-American (top eight), Dow had finished runner-up in Fargo three times over the past two years, including last season when he took second in both the freestyle and Greco competitions.

In the Greco final Friday, the University of Wisconsin recruit defeated Donnell Washington of Illinois 16-11. It was the 23rd Junior Greco title for the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation.

While Dow has won International Junior National title, which is a step up in competition, the Fargo tournament is a bigger meet based solely on numbers.

Dow wrestled in seven matches at the tournament, which featured 5,000 wrestlers in men’s Greco and freestyle and a women’s division.

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Junior Tyler Dow won his first USA Wrestling Junior National championship in Greco-Roman crown last week at 160 pounds in Fargo, N.D. Dow is an eight time All-American in Fargo and a four-time finalist. He finished fifth in freestyle after placing second in both Greco and freestyle last year.

D ow m a d e t h e 2 0 1 8 U . S . Sept. 17-23 in Trnava, Slovakia. win their first team state compeWorld Greco-Roman team (ages Dow (58-2) was state run- tition in 30 years. He also won 18-20) and will be competing at ner-up at 160 as a senior at the 160-pound title as a junior, the Junior World Championships Stoughton, helping the Vikings finishing that season 55-2.

Incoming freshman Nicolar Rivera countered a toss attempt

by Yusief Lillie of Washington to rally for a 12-11 win at 106 pounds at the USMC Cadet Freestyle Nationals last week in Fargo, N.D. Rivera’s July 15 victory, which required him to come away with four points of his own with 30 seconds remaining, gave the Wisconsin Wrestling Federation its 12th all-time USMC Cadet national title.

Rivera defeated defending freestyle national champion Drake Ayala (Iowa) by technical fall 11-0 in the semifinals. Dominating his bracket, he also had a tech fall over Cadet Pan-American gold medalists Sheldon Seymour (Pennsylvania) in the round of 16.

Sophomore-to-be Luke Mechler finished as a double All-American, including a Cadet Greco-Roman national runner-up in at 138 pounds.

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Utica splits doubleheader against Waterloo JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Utica split a Southeast Section doubleheader against Waterloo on Sunday. The A’s remain alive for the fourth and final playoff spot in the section but need to win out and get help from Albion and Cambridge.

Utica has must-win games aginst Albion (6-7) and Cambridge (7-6) coming up at 1 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m.

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Utica 7, Waterloo 3

Photo by Joe Koshollek

Ben Hildebrandt steals third base in the first inning of the Utica’s first game Sunday against Waterloo. Hildebrandt was safe as he beat the tag of third baseman Steven Landphier.

Utica won the first game 7-3 but dropped the second 6-2 to fall out of playoff contention.

Aaron Schauer tossed a complete-game three-hitter to lead the A’s to a 7-3 victory in the first game Sunday. He struck out nine.

Max Gartzke had a 2-run Utica (5-8) hosts double to highlight a four-run Albion (6-7) at 1 p.m. first inning by Utica.

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Waterloo scored all three of its runs in the third inning Utica is 1-6 in the to pull to 4-3.

East Section Thursday The A’s tacked on two in the seventh when Doug Vike Night League, and finwas hit by a pitch and Nick ishes out the season Woodstock added a sacrifice 7:30 p.m. Thursday, fly.

July 26 against CamAndrew Duckert took the bridge (3-3) in Fort Atloss. He gave up two earned runs on six hits and six walks kinson. in seven innings. Easton Ellis tossed one innings of relief, surrendering one run on two one out in the first inning but hits and one walk. only scored one run thanks to Waterloo 6, Utica 2 a basehit by Vike.

Waterloo put up three in The A’s scored first but were unable to hang against the second led by a 2-run Waterloo in the nigthcap, fall- double by Ben Vehlow and another in the fourth. ing 6-2.

Christian Stokstad went Utica loaded the bases with

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the distance for Utica, allowing two earned runs on 10 hits. He struck out three.

Ben Lincks took the ball for Waterloo and also tossed all nine innings. He gave up three earned runs on nine hits and two walks, while striking out three.

Joey Lauth was 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Waterloo, while Brett Jakel was 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles.

Utica hosts Albion at 1 p.m. Sunday and closeout the season 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 4 at Utica Fest against Stoughton.

File photo by Joe Koshollek

Senior running back Brady Schipper rushed for 1,975 yards and 25 touchdowns. He will be a prefered walk-on with the University of Wisconsin football team in the fall.

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Schipper scores twice in WFCA All-Star game JEREMY JONES

Night League

Sports editor

Utica dropped to 1-6 in East Section Night League last Thursday with a 10-0 loss against Cottage Grove.

The A’s finish up the Night League season 7 p.m. Thursday in Cambridge at 7 p.m.

Former Stoughton High School standout Brady Schipper scored twice Saturday after stepping on the gridiron for the final time as a prep athlete Saturday.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison running

back touched the ball 12 times and scored twice as the South won the Wisconsin Football Coaches Large School All-Star game 27-7.

Schipper said he will always remember meeting all the other kids on his team and becoming friends with them.

“I’ll also remember that what the game was for,” Schipper said. “We raised over $400,000, which is incredible for those families.”

Schipper rushed 10 times for a game-high 62 yards, including a 25-yard

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U14 earns bronze

The Stoughton U14 softball team finished third at Stoughton July Blast youthtournament.

Team members (front, from left) are: Bethany Albers, Adrianna Burress and Kaia Maag; (middle) Amelia Albers, Paige Swatek, Kate Elliott and Jianna Krueger; (back) assistant Jason Pickett, Teagan Pickett, Sara Krueger, Emma Chase, Ava Perkins, Jessica Reuter and coach Cassie Bonde.

t o u c h d ow n r u n o n t h e opening possession. He also caught two passes for 64 yards and a touchdown.

Schipper, a three-sport star in baseball, basketball and football, led the Vikings to their first WIAA playoff win in school history last fall. He finished his senior year with 1,975 yards and 25 touchdowns.

The North squad’s lone touchdown came with 9 minutes, 36 seconds left in the second quarter, when Kimberly’s Alec Rosner scored on a 10-yard run.

With the extra point, that tied the game 7-7.

Just over a minute later, Schipper took a middle screen from Whitefish Bay quarterback Cade Garcia and ran 31 yards to put the

South statistical leaders Cade Garcia 9 of 14, 204 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs Brady Schipper 10 rushes, 62 yards, 1 TD Bryce Duffy, 4 catches, 101 yards South up 13-7.

The South scored one more touchdown in the second quarter on a 19-yard strike from Garcia (9 of 14, 204 yards) to Whitefish Bay teammate Alex Anthony for a 19-7 lead at halftime. The

South tacked on a third Garcia touchdown pass on a 20-yard completion t o Ke n o s h a B r a d f o r d ’s Marquon Williams in the fourth.

The South rolled up 434 yards of offense (130 rushing, 304 passing) compared with 225 yards (39 rushing, 186 passing) for the North.

Defensively, Kimberly’s Nathan Endries had a game-high nine tackles.

Schipper moved onto the UW campus on June 16, and has had classes and workouts all summer as he prepares for the Badger football season this fall.

“Now we have a break for a week, and I move back in Aug. 1 to start fall camp,” he said.

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Team Wins Losses The Stoughton Home TalJefferson 13 1 ent team let a chance to take first place in the Southeast Evansville 12 2 Section slip through its fingers Sunday after Evansville Stoughton 12 2 Cambridge 7 6 dropped two games.

Sitting in a three-way tie Albion 6 7 with Evansville and JefferUtica 5 8 son with one loss in Sunday play, the Merchants lost a Lake Mills 4 7 4-3 decision to Cambridge Fort Atkinson 4 8 in a game that featured 10 Waterloo 3 8 errors.

Jefferson moved into first McFarland 2 10 place with a 13-1 record, 2 11 w h i l e E v a n s v i l l e a n d Clinton Stoughton and now tied for second with 12-2 records. that stuff before the playThe Blues won the head-tooffs.” head matchup this season, Riffle then struck out so Evansville would hold the shortstop Chase Jarlsberg tiebreaker if the two teams Stoughton (12-2) before a two-out pop-up finish tied. hosts Waterloo (2-7) at fly by catcher Jared Horton The top four teams in the fell between Dave Hanson section make the playoffs, 1 p.m. Sunday. and Chris Lund to score the with the top two earning a The Merchants are game-winning run. playoff spot.

Third baseman Adrian 3-3 in Thursday Night “We’re most likely going to play Evansville in the first League play and travels- Flores grounded out to give a 1-0 lead in the round, unless they beat Jefto Ashton (1-6) at 6 p.m. Cambridge first inning. Ehrke reached ferson,” pitcher Ben Riffle Thursday. base on an error to lead off said. “Either way, it’ll be a the game, then stole second tough game.” and third before coming The Merchants did home. improved to 3-3 in Central Second baseman Rex “It was a terrible call and a Section Night League action, beating Cross Plains and pretty ugly game all around,” Morrow led off the fourth Riffle said. “We’ve got two with a solo home run, the Monona/McFarland. games to work on correcting Blues’ only earned run of the

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Cambridge 4, Stoughton 3

Mental and physical errors each played a role in a 4-3 Southeast Section home loss Sunday by the Stoughton Home Talent team.

Riffle took the loss for the Merchants despite allowing one earned run on four hits.

Stoughton had four errors in the loss, and Cambridge had six.

Stoughton tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning and took a 3-2 lead with a run in the fifth before collapsing in the seventh.

Right fielder Andrew Hoiby walked and then Riffle made a throwing error to first on left fielder Colton Ehrke’s sacrifice bunt. A second error by Stoughton moved runners up to second and third before Riffle was called for a balk to tie the game 3-3.

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afternoon, giving Cambridge a 2-0 lead.

Stoughton’s Ben Gerber reached base on an error and stole two bases to score one of the Merchants’ two runs in the fourth inning. Ryan Nyhagen walked and scored on an error. Max Fuller singled and later come home when T.J. DiPrizio hit into a fielder’s choice.

Sam Mickelson earned the victory on the hill for

Stoughton traveled to Cross Plains and earned a 6-3 win behind the pitching of Erick Sperloen and Andrew Lopez.

Thursday, July 19, the team finished its last Night League home game with a 5-3 victory over McFarland/ Night League Monona. Brock Wanninger The Merchants pulled threw six innings for threeout a couple of Central Sec- hit ball and Aaron Zimmertion Night League wins last man pitched the seventh for the save. week.

On Tuesday, July 17,

Cambridge. Mickelson surrendered three runs on five hits over nine innings, striking out three.

Dave Hanson led Stoughton, going 2-for-4 at the plate.

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Relay: Tyler says community, support important when faced with cancer diagnosis Continued from page 1 Society, held last Friday.

Planning committee member Kristine Annen told the Hub last week the group anticipated raising between $80,000 to $100,000.

The event moved inside because of rainy weather, and it was the first time it closed the night of instead of the morning after. The relay had previously been an overnight event.

It kicked off with the opening ceremony to honor those affected by cancer and the friends, family and peers that support them.

Tyler’s speech was part of the opening and was followed by a luminaria ceremony a few hours later.

“When I was diagnosed, the first thing I thought was ‘Huh, I wonder what I’m going to learn from this,’” she said. “I knew that whatever was going to happen, that I wasn’t going to immediately fall down, roll over on my back, and like in the cartoons, go stiff legged dead.”

Her message of not panicking, she said, was one of the main themes she wanted to share because of how impactful it has been on those she has interacted with. She recognized that

Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, ORDER SETTING TIME TO HEAR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ROGER T. STEFFRUD Case No. 2018PR514 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth January 2, 1945 and date of death June 27, 2018, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1002 Taylor Lane, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on August 23, 2018 at 8:45am.

You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is October 19, 2018.

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

6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-2664311 TTY 4625 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

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everybody’s cancer story is different, that all survivors and loved ones walk their own path, but said she hoped her message would make a difference in how people consider a cancer diagnosis.

“I felt compelled because a lot of times people panic when they don’t need to, I thought maybe if they heard from somebody else who didn’t it might spark a different way to look at (a diagnosis),” she said.

Studies by the American Cancer Society state that one in three Americans will have cancer in their lifetime and one in five will die from the disease.

While those numbers are staggeringly high, Tyler said there’s still a feeling of isolation when faced with a diagnosis.

A f t e r t h e r e l a y, s h e reflected on the significance of the cancer community gathering and showing support and camaraderie, as well as recognizing those who have died from the disease.

“When you go to an event like this, you realize you are not alone and that even though your individual journey with cancer is different from the next person, there’s something comforting about being there with the cancer community,” she said. “It also provides an opportunity to do something and give back, being able to give back to research is an amazing opportunity.”

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Above: From left, Tim and Jane Mitchell walk around Mandt Center during the Survivor’s lap. Jane Mitchell said that after she was diagnosed with liver cancer while having a 3-year-old child and a newborn baby to take care of, Tim stepped “was a big help” to get her through it all.

Right: Breast cancer survivor Terese Tyler speaks at the opening ceremony of the Relay for Life event on Friday, July 20. Tyler told attendees that by showing up and helping to fundraise, Contact Amber Levenha- they were all “heroes” for gen at amber.levenhagen@ people with cancer and those wcinet.com. who have yet to be diagnosed.

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Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: supervision, administrative and professional work in planning, budgeting, organization and directing the operations of the town and employees within the department. Position requires the Superintendent to be able to work along with the employees as assigned to complete the day to day operations of the department. This is a working position with expectations of administrative office work along with operations in the field as required. The applicant requires the knowledge of administrative project planning, development, implementation, and tracking of budgets, documentation of maintenance requirements, operations and safety procedures to effectively manage and operate the Public Works Department.

This position requires an employee that is self-motivated with good communication skills, ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions, use a high degree of independent judgement with the ability to make appropriate decisions regarding priorities of the department and its operations. This position is on call 24 hours/day for snow removal and emergency responses. The position requires attendance at daytime and / or evening meetings as necessary to support departmental activities. Must be able to lift 25 to 50 pounds as necessary and maintain a valid Driver License and CDL. The hourly wage for this position is $27.00 to $30.00 dependent upon qualifications, knowledge and experience, with an opportunity available for merit pay.

The application and position description are available on the Town’s website at www.townofpleasantsprings. org, or at the Town Hall located at 2354 County Rd. N, Stoughton, WI 53589. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. or you may call the clerk’s office at (608) 873-3063 with questions you may have concerning obtaining an application for employment.

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Osprey: Population increase here due to eagle population competition up north Continued from page 1 are nesting on manmade structures,” Ready observed.

“Once people started to put up cell towers and these utility poles started to get really high up, ospreys started using them,” he ex p l a i n e d . “ S o m e t i m e s they have difficulty getting their nests started because of the wind, but once they get anchored in, it’s good for three to five years before the base rots out enough that they have to start over.”

Ready’s currently keeping track of nine osprey nest sites between Madison and Stoughton. He said a pair of ospreys built a nest on a utility pole crossbeam behind the hospital in 1996, “and that was the first nest south of Steven’s Point in the state.”

He started tracking them in the Stoughton area two years later.

“Nobody could understand why they started to nest in the southern part of the state,” Ready recalled. “But since the birds have recovered from DDT spraying, the areas up north started to get more populated with eagles and ospreys. They don’t get along well, so the pair that

came to nest here in ’96 apparently found there was less competition down here and plenty of fish, with the Yahara River and Lake Kegonsa as a resource.”

In addition to the osprey nests in Stoughton, Ready said there are two at LaFollette County Park on the east shore of Lake Kegonsa, one north of Kegonsa State Park on a utility substation along Door Creek Road, and one on an Automatic Transmission Company tower that’s “just north of Lake Kegonsa,” where he spotted two chicks that are about to fledge.

He said neither nest at LaFollette Park have chicks this year.

“Both nests were intact but I couldn’t find any o s p r ey s o t h e r t h a n t h e ones flying over the lake,” Ready reported.

He explained that only one of the two nests at the county park is typically used by ospreys because great horned owls tend to occupy one in the winter. “ T h e ow l s d o n ’t fi n ish with the nest until late April or early May, and if the ospreys come back and the owls are there in the nest with their chicks, the ospreys have to look elsewhere,” he said. “A couple

of years ago, they built a nest closer to the dam and used that one year.”

Ready said he’s a selftaught birding enthusiast who developed an interest “when I was a little kid.” “ I ’ve r e a d a l o t a n d taken a couple of courses, but mostly I learned from experience,” he said.

“When I get a question, I just delve into it and read books or go online in search of answers.”

When the ospreys started to nest in Stoughton, he didn’t know much about them because they were a northern Wisconsin nesting bird.

He began studying ospreys in 1998, as he was participating in a Syttende Mai canoe race.

“As all the canoes were going past the utility pole behind the hospital, the one that’s out in the middle of the water, I noticed the osprey starting to fly around and looked up and saw the big nest,” he recalled. “Since then I’ve tracked them each year.

I lived in Stoughton, so it was easy for me to take the kayak or go down there with binoculars and a spy scope.”

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Contact Bill Livick at bill. A family of ospreys nest on a power pole overlooking the Yahara River near Stoughton Hoslivick@wcinet.com pital.

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