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Boys, girls teams sit out invitational

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City leaders hope a special meeting next week will help them decide the fate of a century-old building in the city’s riverfront redevelopment area.

At question is whether to restore the Highway Trailer building and include it as part of the 12-acre redevelopment project, or demolish it to clear the site for developing new housing.

Some alders feel the Common Council already decided to save the building when it asked the RDA in July to contact a developer who submitted a proposal last year to restore it.

Others say the council hasn’t given a clear directive to the RDA about what to do with the building, which was the primary factory building at 501 E. South St. in a complex of six buildings spread across 9.2 acres.

Either way, it will be expensive – estimates for demolition are at least $1 million, and restoring the structure could cost twice as much. The answer will ultimately depend on how alders see the values of the community and the urgency to get the riverfront development moving.

While the RDA owns the building, the council has voted to prevent its demolition, and the Landmarks Commission – which could give it a protective historic designation – has been waiting on the council for more certain direction. Council votes have been split on the issue for months, and the division and uncertainty caused the project’s lead developer to withdraw.

The hope is that the Sept. 13 joint meeting of the Common Council – as an informal committee of the whole – and the

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JEREMY JONES Sports editor

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Kindergartner Chloe Pallangyo embraces her friend, first-grade student Lilly Bergeson-Gallun before their first day of school at Sandhill Elementary School.

Back to school

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The school year kicked off with a chilly yet sunny morning day at Sandhill: Tuesday. Parents and students gathered in front of Sandhill Elementary School for pictures and heartfelt goodbyes before ConnectStoughton.com heading into the classrooms.

Neither the Stoughton girls nor boys cross country teams competed at the Verona Invitational on Saturday after one runner was badly injured in a crash Friday afternoon.

Neither the school’s athletic director nor the Dane County Sheriff ’s Office had released the name of the injured girl as of Tuesday afternoon.

Five members of the girls team were riding together to a team dinner in the Town of Pleasant Springs. They were attempting to turn around in the 1900 block of Skyline Drive when a Jeep Cherokee driven by a 17-year-old Stoughton High School student struck the Honda Civic they were in, according to a DCSO release.

One of the passengers in the Honda Civic was transported to a local hospital by MedFlight with life-threatening injuries, the DCSO said. Three others in the Civic and the sole occupant of the Cherokee were taken to a hospital with what the release called minor injuries.

As of Tuesday

afternoon, rumors of a fatality appeared to be unfounded, confirmed by both DCSO and Dow. The DCSO said the front passenger-side corner of the Jeep Cherokee struck the rear passenger door of the Honda Civic.

The road was closed for about two hours. All drivers and passengers were wearing seatbelts.

Stoughton athletic director Mel Dow told the Hub he could not say when the teams would return to practice or compete again.

“The teams hope to move forward and return to a sense of normalcy as soon as possible,” he said.

Verona coach Dave Nelson was clearly emotional when asked about the Stoughton team’s situation.

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to them,” he said. “Cross country is a very close-knit family. There is no defense in cross country, so you can never stop someone from doing their best. We’re really pulling for them and the whole Stoughton community.

“My kid is a senior.

She goes to these team dinners. It could be anyone of us. Your heart literally breaks. All of this is meaningless compared to that.”

Rocks are rollin’ as craze catches on around Stoughton SCOTT DE LARUELLE

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Paint, Hide, Hunt, Find, Share.

It’s all pretty simple for the latest craze sweeping the area – people decorating rocks and leaving them in a variety of public places for others to find and relocate.

It didn’t take long for “Rock Fever” to spread to Stoughton – in July, Jeani Nisius-Oppeneer started the Stoughton, WI “Rocks” and

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County also has a group – Dane County ROCKS! – which started in spring.

To find out more about Stoughton “Rocks,” “Some folks were talking about visit painting rocks and mentioned facebook.com/ the Dane County group on one of the Facebook Stoughton Neighgroups/1426847177362239/ borhood Groups,” Nisius-Oppeneer told the Hub in an email. “I thought it would bring a nice sense Art Abandonment Community on of community to our little town as Facebook, and already the group well as be a low cost fun thing for has more than 800 members. Dane kids and families to do over the

summer months. And it encourages exercise!”

Nisius-Oppeneer said the rocks provide a form of “art therapy,” which is helpful to everyone.

“It helps with anxiety by calming one down and distracting individuals,” she said.

Cheryl Schumacher said she and her kids Isaac, Gavin and Amelia have had lots of fun this summer

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Fire departments respond to Brick House fire

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Stoughton Fire Department Captain Scott Broughton walks out of Brick House Food and Spirits following a structure fire Thursday, Aug. 31.

A pot full of oil (in the background) was responsible for the fire, which was under control in about five minutes, Stoughton Fire Chief Scott Wegner said.

The Stoughton and McFarland Fire Departments both responded to the fire, along with an EMS crew. Four people inside the restaurant, including a manager, reported smoke inhalation but refused treatment.

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If you have a photo of an event or just a slice of life you think the community might be interested in, send it to us and we’ll use it if we can. You can submit it on our website at ConnectStoughton.com, email to editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@wcinet.com or drop off electronic media at our office at 135 W. Main St. Questions? Call 873-6671.

Rocks: Kids, parents find family fun, stress relief through ‘rock fever’ Continued from page 1 making, finding and hiding rocks. She said it’s been a “great positive and creative outlet” for the whole family.

“After the rocks are decorated, it’s fun hiding them and at the same time it feels like we are on a treasure hunt for more,” she told the Hub in an email. “We check the Facebook page every couple days to see if any of our rocks are found. It sure is a great feeling when you see them in other people’s photos.”

The Schumachers used fingernail polish as paint for their first batch and have been experimenting ever since.

“I saw on Pinterest a way to drip polish in a bowl of water and dip a rock in the bowl,” she said .”It was a great way to use up some old polish and we loved the

results. It’s fun seeing all the different art medias that are being used to decorate the rocks.”

Patrice Bennett and her son, Drake, 7, joined the Stoughton group about a month ago and said painting and hiding the rocks together has been an “uplifting happy activity, with the bonus being when someone finds one and puts a photo up.”

“When Drake found one a couple weeks ago he was just thrilled,” she said, Last week, when Bennett was downtown, she saw some kids looking around lampposts, and asked if they were looking for rocks.

They were, and one of them showed her a recent find.

“It was one I had painted during my first batch,” she said. “Wow!” Angela Uecker and her children Summer and Easton went rock-hunting for the first time last week. She said

the outing was a great end to an otherwise stressful day “It was a fun way to relieve some of that as a family,” she told the Hub in an email.

“Once they found their first rock, they kept going and were so excited. This is such a fun way to keep the community involved, connected, uplift our spirits and moods, as well as get people moving and out of the house.”

Pam Weeden is going to start hiding her first set of rocks later this week. She said she decided to join in the fun because she has 10 grandchildren.

“They love hunting rocks, so it encouraged me to paint rocks for children here in Stoughton,” she told the Hub in an email.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. The Schumachers used fingernail polish as paint for their “first batch” of rocks. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Rocks can be found at local hardware/landscape stores.

Rinse the rocks and let them dry.

Acrylic paints seem to work best for brushing. You can also spray paint rocks first for a solid color background.

Paint pens and fine tip Sharpies work great for detail.

Once you’re done painting your rock, it’s recommended to seal it before hiding it to protect your art from the elements. A spray clear sealant works well, but note that it can sometimes make Sharpies run. Mod Podge is water-based, so be advised it may not hold up in the weather outside – however, you could seal the Sharpie with Mod Podge, then coat the entire thing with the spray sealant.

Make sure to write “Dane County ROCKS” and “Facebook” on the back of your rock so when someone finds it, they can find our group page!

(From Dane County ROCKS! Facebook page)

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Jack Dedie, 6, and mom Megan Schroeter found this rock while exploring the Memory Garden on S. Page St. Now they collect “blank canvas” rocks to paint and hide in various public places in town.

McFarland State Bank is proud to announce Ami Myrland’s promotion to Chief Financial Officer. Most recently the bank’s Controller and a 13-year financial services veteran, Ami joined the bank in 2011. She shared that, “I am extremely humbled and honored to serve as Chief Financial Officer for our bank. I’m confident that our forward-looking initiatives will make McFarland State Bank the best bank for our clients and our employees.”

Ami serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Chapter of Financial Managers Society (FMS), has been involved with the United Way, and the American Banking Association’s (ABA) Accounting Committee. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Edgewood College in Accounting and Finance.

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New church aims to open next month

Asked and Answered

Main Street demolition still waiting on Planning approval

Calvary Gospel plans to locate in former Victoria’s

BILL LIVICK

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Question: What’s the latest on the proposed demolition of a building at the corner of 4th and Main in Stoughton?

I’ve been watching the reporting in the Stoughton Courier Hub, and my understanding is that demolition has been authorized but that a proposed “park” type replacement on the site was reviewed and initially not authorized and sent back for revision to meet council requirements.

Answer: The Planning Commission has not yet authorized a site plan.

Discussions around the property at 315 E. Main St. have been ongoing since early this year, when owners Dennis and Amy Kittleson informed the city they wanted to demolish an existing building and leave the lot vacant. Their intent was to allow people to use the property as sort of an informal park.

The couple submitted an application for project review, as required by city ordinances, along with a $400 fee in April. That’s also when the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and

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The demolition of the vacant building at 315 E. Main St. has been highly debated since it was first introduced at the Planning Commission meeting in January.

City attorney Matt Dregne said after discovering discrepancies in the city’s zoning code about the process for approving demolitions, he determined the Planning Commission, instead of the Common Council, has authority to make the approval.

“I have consistently laid out an explanation of why, in my opinion, it is the Planning Commission that makes the decision,” Dregne told the Hub last week. “There still may be people who think I’m wrong, but that’s my best

approved the Kittlesons’ demolition application “contingent on the applicants providing a detailed landscaping map” to the commission.

The Kittlesons told the Hub last week they still plan to demolish the building and leave the lot vacant, but each time they submit a landscaping map, the commission has requested changes.

They said they’re unsure when the matter will be resolved, and hope to discuss it with the city attorney and Mayor Donna Olson.

legal judgment. I don’t see that changing.”

He also determined the Kittlesons’ lot may not be used as a park, but may be allowed to remain vacant once the building is demolished.

He said parks may be established only on public property.

“If they just want to take down the building and maintain the lot as a vacant lot, I think that’s legal,” Dregne said.

Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

Wal-Mart introduces new pickup service Goodwill seeks approval at new location AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Wa l - M a r t ’s p l a n s t o begin a new online-based in-vehicle grocery pickup service are part of the Planning Commission’s reviews Monday, Sept. 11.

The commission will also consider additions to Goodwill – which is planned to fill the remaining section of the former Wal-Mart location – and a new church.

The former Wal-Mart is under construction; Tractor Supply Company will fill half of the building that has been empty for several months after Wal-Mart moved to Kettle Park West in April.

The commission meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m.

Sept. 11, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Public Safety

Building, 321 S. Fourth St. The city’s Public Safety committee considered allowing alcohol in the grocery pickup service but recommended against it. Monday, the Planning Commission will be asked to approve a request to construct a pickup area on the south side of the store.

The service, which was scheduled to begin operation Sept. 7, lets customers order their groceries days ahead of time and pick them up outside the store without leaving their vehicles. It’s already in operation in 37 states but not yet Wisconsin.

The commission will consider approving WalMart’s request to build 2,012 square-foot addition and 10 covered parking spots. Assisting planning director Michael Stacey told the Hub construction would begin “as soon as possible.”

On the agenda - Public hearing for a conditional use permit and site plan approval to install a fuel center for Pick n’ Save, 1750 Hwy. 51 and 138 - Public hearing for a conditional use permit to allow a building addition for Conant Automotive Inc., 1324 Hwy. 51 and 138 - Public hearing to rezone 314 W. Main St. from planned business to multi-family residential.

- Site plan for grocery pickup addition at Wal-Mart, 2600 Hwy. 51 and 138

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The Rev. Richard Thomas has been with Calvary Gospel Church in Madison for almost 40 years.

He plans to return to S t o u g h t o n n ex t m o n t h with his wife Peggy as lead pastor of the church’s new location. It’s planned to open in mid-October at 1501 E. Main St., and will replace the former Victoria’s if it clears the city’s permitting process, which starts next week.

The church was established in Madison in 1944 and now has over 1,000 members. The new Stoughton church is part of a plan by Calvary Gospel to open 20 churches by 2025, Thomas said.

The church is expected to accommodate around 90 people. Pews were donated

by Plymouth Congregational Church in Madison.

Sunday services are set for 9 a.m. and Bible study at 7 p.m. Thursdays.

In addition to regular services, the church also has implemented a nationwide Christian Intervention

Program (CIP) for drug and alcohol rehabilitation.

More than 600 people have participated in classes at the Madison location, Thomas said. It also plans to offer Financial Peace U n iv e r s i t y, a p r o g r a m designed to help manage finances.

Monday, the Planning Commission will consider approving a conditional use permit and site plan that would allow the church to open at the planned location. The permit would allow the church on the existing zoning, as the building was previously a series of restaurants.

Renovations have been underway inside the building for the last few weeks.

Thomas originally came to Stoughton when he and his wife built a house in 1995 and started a home church with 18-20 members. At a meeting in October 2016, he said God had called him back to Stoughton.

“We really want to be part of the Stoughton community,” Thomas told the Hub. “The bottom line is we want to help people and we’re looking forward to seeing what the power of God will do.”

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

Nowlen joins UNG Chuck Nowlen has joined the staff of Unified Newspaper Group.

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Oregon Observer before they were part of UNG. Nowlen joins UNG to replace Samantha Christian, who covered Oregon and Fitchburg community news.

Nowlen will continue that coverage.

The other community reporters, Amber Levenhagen and Helu Wang, will continue their focuses on Stoughton and Verona, respectively.

Nowlen can be reached at charles.nowlen@wcinet. com.

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Thanks from former resident Recently, life’s journey has taken me to a new place after 31 years of life and memories spent raising a family in the city of Stoughton.

A thank you to so many. Also, a salute to a culture of community that one can only appreciate by living in the community for an extended time.

That culture is reflected in many ways including the quality and integrity of our police and fire departments. It is also evidenced by city government, our

great school district and by the quality of our volunteer accomplishments.

I want to give special thanks to my spiritual community of Christ Lutheran Church. Another example of the “Stoughton Spirit” is my friends and neighbors. They exemplify the Stoughton way of living a sermon.

Lastly, a thank you to the place I will always hold dear, Stoughton.

Mike Bettilyon Village of Williams Bay

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Health care should be proactive, responsive

M

y friends all know how passionate I am about health care, and last month one of them asked me how I would change the health care system.

It’s an important question.

In the United States, we spend more money on health care than any other country in the world.

Yet we rank 37th out of 191 industrialized countries, according to a World Health Organization study from 2000 for qualZarth ity of health care.

The huge study has not been repeated, but it has been heavily analyzed for improvement measures.

How to achieve overall quality of care with lasting results remains a question. I think we need to change our approach.

I would fundamentally change the way appointments are made and doctors are consulted. Rather than doctors being paid when you are sick, they would be paid to keep you well, and nurses would provide more help up front.

Patients would call and talk to a nurse before scheduling doctor appointments, and nurses would have all the time they need to fully listen to that patient to assess their needs. Nurses can provide an assessment that includes relationships, mental health, their environment and resources, and we would be able to refer patients to a variety of care providers, including physical therapy, reflexology, nutritionists and social work.

By doing this, doctors would be able to spend more time in appointments to help ensure an accurate diagnosis and treatment. This is easy to say, of course, but it’s based on a class

on motivational interviewing I took in which I was told it takes patients 23 minutes to tell their health care provider what they really want or need.

Ideally, doctors also would get bonuses for improving the health care numbers of their patients -- the focus would be on health promotion, not illness prevention. It is significant that it be a positive approach and that patients have a clear goal.

I would make mental health and behavioral health services readily available for anyone who has experienced a loss or trauma, especially for divorce, loss of a loved one, financial loss or hardship, illness, abuse and trauma. Right now, the wait to receive even emergency mental health services can be several weeks.

Some behavioral health services don’t need professionals.

Social service organizations and churches would recruit volunteers to be mentors. We need mentors for children who are struggling and falling through the cracks, and we need mentors for adults who didn’t receive nurturing as children and would like some help on being a more effective parent to their child.

We need mentors to teach life skills, help access to community connections and answer questions as others struggle with life challenges. Sometimes, people just need to know that life is revolving as it should and they are OK. Other times, they need a hand up and to know how to access resources.

Sometimes they just need someone to listen and to care.

All of this would require education to change the perspective of health care in the United States. It should move away from taking medication first to treat all illnesses and diseases. We would focus on health of body, mind and spirit and appreciate that sometimes we need to stop and re-evaluate our purpose

and priorities. We all know, for example, that stress is a major contributor to illness.

We would appreciate that our environment is full of natural herbs and foods that we can use to clean the body’s organ systems to naturally treat inflammation, congestion, allergies and pain. It’s a matter of learning how to communicate what the body needs and taking the time to listen.

Our government officials would protect us by banning food colorings and additives that are not considered safe in European countries. This means putting population health above politics.

We would foster an understanding that we are all on this living planet together. We are only as strong as our weakest link. The more we work and live as a united team in our communities, the better and stronger we will all be.

When we get outside of ourselves, our worries, anxieties, stress and fears diminish and our pains often disappear.

We can all contribute to starting this change.

First, when you are sick, take a day off. Rest is an amazing healer.

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables to help give your body the vitamins and minerals it needs for optimum health. Ask to speak to a nurse when you call your doctor and let her help problem-solve how serious your symptoms are and what you can do to help meet your needs.

Seeing the life and struggles of others, makes me really appreciate the gifts I have been given. It’s my job to give back; I hope you join me on my journey.

Brenda Zarth is a registered nurse and a Stoughton resident.

surrounded by his family on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017.

Thomas was born on Feb. 14, 1945, in Stoughton, the son of Howard and Evelyn Arneson.

Thomas lived and attended Stoughton Schools and graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Milton College. He went on to work for the Stoughton Police DepartThomas Arneson ment, Sheriff Department, Kayser Auto, Stoughton Thomas Howard Arne- Hub, and served on City son, age 72, passed away Council for Stoughton.

His joy was keeping lawns trimmed in Stoughton Parks. He also enjoyed holiday get-togethers, g o l fi n g , a n d wa t c h i n g Antique Shows. He had tremendous love for the Chicago Bears and Cubs.

He married Irene Bartelt on Dec. 23, 1991 after a long unity. Together they raised 5 children, Jane Arneson of Chesapeake, VA., Paul Arneson of Stoughton, David (Hope) Bartelt of Stoughton, Peter (Kari) Bartelt of Stoughton, Kristina

Bartelt of Stoughton. He spent his best times with his seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents.

The family would like to thank Agrace for all their help and support.

A private Celebration of Life will be held.

Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com.

Cress Funeral Home 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, WI 53589

Ronald N. Nelson

his son David to start farming.

Ronald always loved t o fi x t h i n g s . H e wa s very family oriented and thought the world of his granddaughters. Ronald was a very kind-hearted man and always willing to help anyone in any way he could. Ronald is survived by his wife, Evonne; son, David Nelson; two granddaughters, Jordan Nelson, Ashley Nelson; two brothers, Alvie (Doris) Nelson, H owa r d N e l s o n ; t h r e e sisters, Norma (John) Devine, Barbara (Donald) Larson, Shirley (Dale) Hanson; and nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

H e wa s p r e c e d e d i n death by his parents; sister-in-law, Katherine Nelson; brother, Raymond (Noreen) Nelson.

Funeral services will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral Home, 1358 Hwy 51, Stoughton, at noon on Friday Sept.

8, 2017. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until the time of service on Friday.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

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Ronald Nelson

Ronald N. Nelson, age 85, of Stoughton, passed away on Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Skaalen Nursing and

Rehabilitation.

He was born on July 21, 1932, in Stoughton, the son of Alvie and Myrtle (Neath) Nelson. Ronald graduated from Stoughton High School in 1950. He married Evonne Broughton on March 21, 1953 at First Lutheran Church in Stoughton. Ronald served in the Air Force National Guard and was a member of American Legion No. 59. He trucked livestock for a few years before starting to farm with Evonne. He farmed just outside of Stoughton for the rest of his life. He also worked as a maintenance man in his later years at Midwest Rubber to allow

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Sandra K. Lynch

Sandra Lynch

Sandra K. “Sandy” Lynch, age 71, of Stoughton, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, after a long illness.

She was born on Nov. 5, 1945, in Pekin, Ill., the daughter of Earl & Velma Hodson.

Sandy lived in Pekin, Ill., until her marriage to Larry Lynch on Jan. 5, 1982. They began their new life together in Florida where they lived for 20 years. Sandy was employed as a property manager, before returning to Stoughton.

She loved spending time with Larry. Together, they enjoyed water sports,

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bowling, cooking and were active participants in the Lions Club.

Sandra is survived by her husband, Larry; two step-children, Linda (Jim) Link and Bret Lynch; five step-grandchildren, Grace Link, Erica (Justin) Wiley, Kristin (Chris) Onsrud, Rene and Tyler Lynch; step-great-grandchildren, Dominick Landowski and Casey Quam; and sisters-inlaw, Pamela Danielsen and Patricia Dittman. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her son, Shawn Schmick.

A Memorial Gathering will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 North at Jackson St., Stoughton, from 4-7 p.m., on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.

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Eric threw his last cast on Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017, on Big Sand Lake near Phelps.

He was an avid musky fisherman who started his fishing journey with his dad and continued by passing his skills on to his wife, Heather, and daughters,

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Megan and Emily. Eric and Heather fished the local lakes, northern Wisconsin lakes and Canadian waters, many of them resulting in trophy catches and all producing “fish stories” and good memories. Fishing is not just what he did, fishing is who he was.

Eric Michael Reese was born on Oct. 29, 1968, to Michael and Judeen Reese.

He graduated from Stoughton Schools with a batting average of .457 and went on to graduate from Marian College where he hit the first baseball grand slam in school history. Eric spent several seasons playing baseball as a right fielder on the Utica Home Talent Team. Several years later, he was filled with pride as he watched his daughters

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always fish together, even from far away.

A Memorial Gathering will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51N at Jackson St., from 5-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

2017, with a time of sharing at 7 p.m. Donations may be made to the family to establish an education fund for Eric’s daughters.

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compete in Cross Country and Track & Field, especially at the State level.

After graduation, Eric was employed at Stoughton Lumber for several years until broadening his career through Lennox Industries as a Parts Plus store manager.

Eric is survived by his wife, Heather; daughters, Megan and Emily; parents, Mike and Judeen; sister, Anne (Bill) Reese Haithcock; grandmother, Alice Krause; Auntie Debbo; other aunts, uncles and cousins; and many dear friends and fishing buddies.

He loved his Triton boats and was passionate about musky fishing. Eric loved fishing on Big Sand Lake.

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Fish boil A Norwegian fish boil will be held at West Koshkonong Church, 1911 Koshkonong Road, from 4:307:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8.

Boiled cod, potatoes, carrots, onions, cole slaw, bread and Norwegian goodies will be available.

A portion of the proceeds will go to the Stoughton Special Olympics, Deerfield Community Center and St. Coletta of Wisconsin. A bake/craft sale begins at 4 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased at the church office, Nordic Nook and All in the Family Hair Care. Tickets are $14 in advance and $15 at the door. Carry-outs are available for $15. Children 6-12 are $5. Ages 5 and under are free.

For information, call 873-9456.

Women’s lunch The Oregon Town and Country Women’s Club will host a luncheon, open to area women, at the Stoughton Country Club, 3165 Shadyside Drive, Stoughton, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12.

Entertainment will be provided by area line dancers. There will also be a 50/50 raffle.

Tickets are $10 per person. To make a reservation, call Sue Capelle at 8359421.

Norwegian Genealogy Learn more about Norwegian American Genealogy Center and Baha’i Faith

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

Naeseth Library with a program at the Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge starting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at the Lodge, 317 S. Page St. Jerry Paulson will share information about the resources that NAGC and NL offer, how to get started on genealogy research and what services are available at the center.

An optional potluck begins at 5:30 p.m. Beverages and tableware will be provided.

For information, contact Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail. com or 873-7209.

St. Ann’s 5K Runners and walkers from all communities and religions can participate in the St. Ann’s Church Fall Festival 5K run and walk Saturday, Sept. 16, starting and finishing at St. Ann’s Catholic Church parking lot, 323 N. Van Buren St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race start is at 830 a.m.

Packet pickup is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 or prior to the race on Sept. 16. Entry fee is $16. Mail registration can be sent to the church.

Shirts are available on a first come, first serve basis.

Medals will be awarded to the top three youths and the top three male and female participants.

For information about registration or volunteering, call or email Sara Kluender at kluendersara@gmail.com or 772-8442.

Covenant Lutheran Church

Bible Baptist Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School

Christ Lutheran Church

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

2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.

Christ the King Community Church

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

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First Lutheran Church

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

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m.

AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 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

Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge will host a youth hardanger embroidery class at the lodge, 317 S. Page St., from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17.

The class will introduce youth to the basic kloster blocks (satin stitch), buttonhole stitch, eyelets, cutting and needleweaving. The satin stitch is the basic stitch of Hardanger embroidery and the kloster block is the foundation.

Hardanger embroidery originated in the district of Hardanger in southwestern Norway. It is used to decorate the traditional costume, bunad, and since the late 1800’s as decoration for home furnishings.

Cost is $10 and can be paid at arrival. All materials are included. To register, contact co-youth director Sandy Fleming at 920-248-2470 or email sandrakelly62@gmail.com. Include name, address, email, phone and youth’s age.

Freedom Through Forgiveness Registration is open for a free series of classes offered at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., called “Freedom Through Forgiveness.” The series of six classes will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 20 through Oct. 25.

Instructor Tim Markle will teach methods of working towards forgiveness and learning to live a forgiving life. To register, visit stoughtonhospital.com and click on “classes and events.”

For information, call 873-2356.

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

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‌Thursday, September 7‌

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 6:30-8 p.m., Adult Craft Club: Dye it, library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, September 8‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmerskmarket‌ • 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281‌ • 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., Fish Boil ( $14 advance, $15 at door, 6-12 $5, 5 and under free), West Koshkonong Church, 1911 Koshkonong Road, 873-9456‌

‌Saturday, September 9‌

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌

‌Tuesday, September 12‌

• 12:30 p.m., Women’s lunch ($10), Stoughton Country Club, 3165 Shadyside Dr., 835-9421‌ • 1-2 p.m., Culture presentation: Indonesia, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Wednesday, September 13‌

• 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281‌ • 5:30 p.m., Norwegian geneaology program, Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209‌

‌Thursday, September 14‌

• 6:30 p.m., Thursdays With Murder: Mysteries of Michael Connelly by Harry Bosch, library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, September 15‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmerskmarket‌ • 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281‌ • 10-11 a.m., Scholarly Scoop presentation by Joshua Mabie, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: Roman Holiday, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Saturday, September 16‌

• 8:30-10:30 a.m., St. Ann’s Church fall festival 5K run/walk ($16, registration required), St. Ann’s Catholic Church parking lot, 323 N. Van Buren St., kluendersara@gmail.com‌ • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoughton VFW Pig Roast and Cruise in, Stoughton VFW, 200 Veterans Road, 8739042‌ • 6 p.m., Bingo (food available at 5 p.m.), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 873-7209‌

‌Sunday, September 17‌

• 1-3 p.m., Youth Hardanger embroidery class ($10, registration required), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 248-2470‌

Monday, September 18

• 7 p.m.,Stoughton School Board meeting, SASD Administration Building, 320 North St., 877-5000

Tuesday, September 19

• 5:30-7 p.m., Alzheimer’s presentation by Martin J. Schrieber (registration required), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356

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

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Fred Rogers, the creator and host of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, reported that his mother had once said that whenever something horrible happens, something tragic or catastrophic, to always look for the helpers. They may be on the sidelines, or even behind the scenes, but they will always be there, and this gives us reason for hope. No matter how many times we see these horrific terror attacks which kill innocent people, among them often children, we will see the helpers rushing to the scene to do whatever they can. Natural disasters are the same. People from around the world will offer their time and money, and often their very lives to help others, and this should give us hope for humanity. Despite our pettiness, our pugnacious tendencies and our downright depravity, most of us want to be decent human beings, and one way we can be decent and good is by helping our fellow human beings in need. You don’t have to look far for someone who needs your help. The next time you are tempted to write off humanity as vile and totally depraved, look for the helpers, and consider being one yourself. – Christopher Simon

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500

Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 8738585

Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585

Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, 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

Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585 Anorexia and Bulimia Group • 6 p.m., first Thursday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500

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Girls tennis

Adjusting on the fly

JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Lydia Brekken’s transition from No. 2 singles to the top of the lineup hasn’t been without its challenges. Tuesday, however, the junior rallied from an early deficit to help the Stoughton girls tennis team pull out a 4-3 Badger South dual meet victory over rival Oregon.

Brekken fell behind 5-4 in the first set but came back to defeat Oregon senior Jules Gerhard 7-5, 6-1 at No. 1 singles.

“I was a little too aggressive to start,” Brekken said. “I calmed down and played a lot more consistent.”

Coach Ryan Reischel said while he wants players to hit high-percentage shots to start a match, clearing the net by a lot and playing through the middle, Brekken was hitting a lot of hard drive balls with no spin.

“It was high risk, high return,” Reischel said.

“That’s great as the match gets going and you find your rhythm. She wasn’t finding her rhythm and building up to that crescendo.”

The Vikings had a few hiccups atop the doubles lineup as well, but earned wins at No. 1 and 2 doubles.

Seniors Ashley Fisher and Stacy Benoy won 6-3, 6-3 over juniors Sophia Choles and Ashley Johnson Senior Paige Halverson and sophomore Karlie Halverson rolled in the first set and then held on in the second 6-2, 7-5 against Katie Reisdorf and Kailey O’Brien at No. 2 doubles.

Frehsman Annika Goetz cruised to a 6-1, 6 -1 victory over Rachell Depuydt at No. 4 singles It wasn’t all smooth sailing for the Vikings, though as Krissy Pohlod and Kayla Rippe lost 6-4, 6-3 and 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 and 3 singles.

Katie Zacharias and Emily Erdahl fell 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.

Girls golf

Vikings look to progress to successful postseason ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

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What’s next Stoughton travels to Ahuska Park for a 4:15 p.m. Badger South dual meet Thursday against Monona Grove.

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Junior Lydia Brekken returns a shot Tuesday evening against Oregon’s Jules Gerhard. Brekken won the match 7-5, 6-1 as Stoughton beat the visiting Panthers 4-3 in the Badger South dual.

The Stoughton High School girls golf team is just a few weeks away from the postseason, but coach Stephen Stokes said the team is coming together nicely.

Stokes said the play from the top three players – junior B r e Vi ke n , s o p h o m o r e Myranda Kotlowski and freshman Caylie Kotlowski – has been solid and has helped with the success so far this season.

The only blemish in the Badger South is a dual loss to Milton, which is ranked No. 1 in the Wisconsin High School Golf Coaches and the AP polls. Stoughton defeated Madison Edgewood in a dual earlier this season for just the second time in the program’s history, as well.

A big reason for that is the quick maturity by Caylie Kotlowski, who shot a careerbest 37 to help beat Edgewood. She has even played at the No. 1 spot this season.

“She is definitely not playing like a freshman,” Stokes said. “She has come in and has done a fantastic job.”

C a y l i e ’s o l d e r s i s t e r Myranda is also improving from last season, slated as the No. 2 golfer for much of the season, and Viken is back to 100 percent after missing

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Home Talent League

Merchants close in on first championship in three decades JEREMY JONES Sports editor

Stoughton Home Talent has relied on big innings and extra base hits all season. In the team’s biggest game of the year so far and with runs at a premium, the Merchants went back to what they do best.

Sunday at Norske Park, Ryan Nyhagen hit two of the team’s four solo home runs and Stoughton held on for a 4-2 win over Middleton behind ace Ben Riffle in the second round of the Home Talent League Grand Championship series.

The win moved the Merchants, who play Sunday at Montello, within one game of their first championship since 1986.

“You can tell these guys want it so bad,” Nyhagen said. “This opportunity doesn’t come along very often – Stoughton has only won two titles (1945 and 1986).”

With the game tied 2-2 after an RBI single by Middleton pinch hitter Jeff Schaefer in the top of the eighth, Chris Lund and Nyhagen went to work with back-to-back solo home runs in the bottom half of the inning off Ben Farrell.

“I don’t think there are any pitchers in this league that we can’t

What’s next Stoughton travels to Montello at 1 p.m. Sunday with a chance to wrap up their first Home Talent League championship in 31 years. hit,” Seffens said. “At this point, all of the junk-ball pitchers are gone and that’s what gives us problems.

Fastballs, we’ve been sitting on those all season long.”

Lund had just missed a couple fastballs in his previous at bats when he hit his shot. He stood at home plate while the ball sailed over the left-center field scoreboard for the go-ahead run.

“It felt great. I knew it was gone right off the bat,” he said.

In addition to Nyhagen’s insurance run in the eighth, he also hit a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth – two batters ahead of Max Fuller, who also went deep – to give Stoughton a 2-0 lead.

“They’ve been doing it all year, but it’s still amazing to see,” pitcher Ben Riffle said of his teammates. “You’re just waiting for the

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Ryan Nyhagen (left) celebrates with Dave Hanson (center) and the rest of the Merchants at home plate following his second solo home run Sunday. Stoughton beat Middleton 4-2 in the second round of the Home Talent League Grand Championship.

heart of our order. You know it just pitches out, and they keep doing his first at-bat. takes one pitch to change a game. it.” “(Ben) Farrell grooved a fastball “At this point, I think we are all Typically not a first-pitch hitter, expecting those guys to hit those Nyhagen changed his strategy after Turn to HTL/Page 9

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Football

Vikings shut out Edgewood in conference opener JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Injuries limited the action senior running back Brady Schipper saw through the first two weeks for the Stoughton football team.

Schipper was the focal p o i n t o f t h e Vi k i n g s ’ offense on Friday, however, rushing 28 times for four touchdowns and 255 yards. The performance was more than enough to carry Stoughton to a 37-0 shutout over Madison Edgewood to the open the Badger South Conference season. “ H av i n g B r a d y b a c k is huge for our offense.

Teams have to respect Jordan DiBenedetto and the rest our wide receivers so that also helps open the box for Schipper and our r u n g a m e ,” c o a c h D a n Prahl said.

Stoughton, which had 322 total yards of offense, improved to 3-0 overall (1-0 conference) with the v i c t o r y. T h e C r u s a d e r s had four first downs and 87 yards of offense as they fell to 0-3, 0-1.

Schipper scored on touchdown runs of 44 and 35 yards in the second

What’s next Stoughton hosts Milton (3-0 overall, 1-0 Badger South) at 7 p.m. Friday. quarter to help Stoughton take a 17-0 lead into halftime. He later added touchdown runs of 33 and 3 yards in the second half.

Nathan Hutcherson added a 76-yards punt return touchdown in the third quarter.

Stoughton quarterback Jonathan Malueg finished 6 for 15 with 67 yards passing. Max Fernholz caught two balls for 37 yards. Jack McNeil went 3 for 12 with 68 yards passing for Edgewood, including a 54 yards completion to Jackson Wendler.

Stoughton lost two big pieces up front, Marcus Martingilio and Elijah Krumholz.

“We’re pretty banged up right now and need to take care of our bodies and get guys to the game on Fridays,” Prahl said.

The injuries come with a

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Senior running back Brady Schipper advances through a tackle attempt with a stiff arm to Edgewood’s Murphy Penwell (25) in the first quarter. The Vikings won 37-0.

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Vikings third at Swimmin’ Women Relay Strong second half leads Stoughton ​Sports editor

Stoughton won two events and finished in the top five of five more Thursday at the Swimmin’ Women Relays. The performance helped the Vikings finish third with 112 points.

“This team of girls is coming together beautifully, and there’s nothing like a relay meet to showcase that,” coach Katie Talmadge said. “We did great with our finishes this week and we’re going into this next week with focus on our turns.”

Defending Division 2 state champion Madison Edgewood won the meet with 144, edging last year’s D2 runner-up McFarland by two points.

Stoughton’s 400-yard freestyle relay of Maddie and Abbie Kooima, Evelyn Schaefer and Sofia Bormett came in under last year’s state qualifying standard, pacing the field in 3 minutes, 52.26 seconds.

“All they need to do is have safe relay exchanges and be competitive at sectionals in that event, and I think we can look forward to a state 400 free relay this year,” Talmadge said. “These four aren’t all we have in that event either, so I expect some healthy competition amongst our girls this season for those relay spots.”

The Kooima sisters were joined by Sophia Thompson and Audrey Killian on the 200

What’s next

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

Stoughton hosts Badger South newcomer Watertown at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. junior and senior free relay, posting a meetbest time of 1:51.11.

“This is a group of 30 very hard-working, classy young ladies who really want to achieve their goals together,” Talmadge said.

“I have faith that when they work together, believe in each other, and lift each other up; that they can do anything they put their minds to.”

Edgewood 114, Stoughton 56 Stoughton traveled to defending WIAA Division 2 state champion Madison Edgewood on Tuesday for a Badger South dual meet and lost 114-56.

The Vikings’ best finish came in the 100 fly where Amy Schlicht, Ava Schigur and Sophia Thompson went 2-3-4.

Schlicht led the way with a 1:03.87, finishing .23 behind Edgewood’s Issy Peterson.

Schigur (1:08.63) and Thompson (1:10.68) touched the wall in third and fourth place,

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The Stoughton High School boys soccer team is learning how to play together as a team, and it showed in a 7-3 win at nonconference Janesville Parker Thursday.

The Vikings (3-4 overall) fell behind 2-0 with two free kick goals in the second minute by Cesar Garcia, and the Vikings have trailed at halftime in each game this season.

Garcia added a third goal on a penalty kick in the 36th minute to make it 3-1 Parker.

Stoughton trailed 3-2 at halftime, with goals by sophomore Colin Holtan (27th minute) and senior Zander Hartberg (38th minute). Senior captain Jake Deutsch had an assist on Hartberg’s goal.

But then everything changed in the second half. The Vikings scored five times and held Parker scoreless.

Senior captain Anders Goetz tied the game in the 50th minute with an assist to Hartberg, and Hartberg knocked in a penalty kick in the 65th minute to make it 4-3 Stoughton.

Freshman Aaron Mittlsteadt added a goal in the 72nd minute with an assist to Hartberg, and Hartberg and Deutsch both scored in the 88th and 89th minutes, respectively, to make it 7-3.

“They decided they were going to play as a team in the second half,” coach Dave Wermuth said. “There were no worries about the referees and no worries about others’ mistakes.”

Senior goalie Matt Read had one save, and Parker goalie David Olvera finished with 10 saves. That shows that Stoughton controlled most of the game with 17 shots on goal to Parker’s four, Wermuth said.

“If you get scored on in the second minute, you are saying we were not ready to play soccer, and Parker took advantage of that,” Wermuth said. “We dominated but you have to play all 90, and we played 88.”

With Badger South Conference play starting this week, Wermuth said Stoughton is going to have to help each other

What’s next Stoughton hosts Madison Edgewood at 7 p.m. Thursday in a Badger South Conference match and travels to nonconference Verona at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 11.

The Vikings travel to Badger South rival Milton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 12. instead of being upset when things go wrong.

“It is just a matter of laerning that you have to play as a team and understand that everyone is going to make mistakes but you have to capitalize on taking advantage of the other team’s mistakes instead of worrying about your own mistakes,” Wermuth said.

Stoughton 2, Waunakee 0 The Vikings traveled to Waunakee for a Badger crossover Tuesday and pulled out the team’s best win of the season, 2-0.

Unlike the first few games of the season, Stoughton didn’t allow its opponent to take advantage of early mistakes.

It was the Vikings that struck first with a goal by Deutsch in the fourth minute of a rainy game.

Hartberg added a goal in the 59th minute, and Stoughton’s defense did the rest, limiting the Warriors to five shots on goal.

Wermuth said the Vikings were playing positive and productive as a unit instead of as individuals.

“It is very fun to watch them play,” Wermuth said. “It has been a great change. They needed those two wake-up goals by Parker (Thursday) to understand what to do and how to play together.”

Read finished with five saves. Waunakee’s Nick Ohm had three saves.

Stoughton has now won two straight games and three of four since dropping the first three games of the season. Badger South play opens up this week against Madison Edgewood and Milton.

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Vikings fall to new Badger South foe Watertown ANTHONY IOZZO

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Mechler, Hampton race to top finishes at Viking Booster Trek Jake Mechler (left) and Aidan Hampton were the top finishers last weekend at the fifth annual Viking Booster Trek 5k run.

The event had more than 90 participants. The Viking Booster Trek is a 5k community fun run/walk to raise money for Stoughton High School athletics.

Golf: Stoughton is 2-1 in the Badger South Conference Continued from page 7 time with an injury earlier this year.

The girls will look to continue to improve before the postseason, which officially starts with the Badger Conference Tournament on Tuesday, Sept. 19, at The Oaks Golf Course.

Stokes said the girls will be working on their short game, including chipping and putting. The No. 4 and No. 5 spots will be a key point of

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competing for those last two spots.

Stokes said if the scores Stoughton traveled to Blackhawk Country Club Wednes- can be lower out of the last day for the Balance and Believe Invitational. Results will be two spots in the lineup, then the Vikings will be right in in next week’s Courier Hub. the mix.

“We just need someone to The Vikings go to Koshkonong Mounds Country Club at 3:30 p.m. Thursday to take on Fort Atkinson and trav- really step and distance themfrom everybowdy else els to Monona Golf Course at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. selves because, right now, their scor11, to face the Silver Eagles. Stoughton hosts Oregon at ing averages are all very simi3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, at Coachman’s Golf Re- lar,” Stokes said. “If someone can step up and distinguish sort. themselves as the clear No. 4 and No. 5, that would be Nelson, Renee Anderson awesome.” emphasis, as well.

Jenny Marshall, Ashley and Emily Schauder are all

HTL: Stoughton needs to beat Montello next week to claim team’s second HTL title, first since 1986 Continued from page 7 on the first pitch of my first at-bat and it was junk after that,” Nyhagen said. “My approach for the second at-bat was sitting dead-red fastball on the first pitch. He threw it right in my wheelhouse, and it felt pretty good off the bat.”

The Merchants had a chance to extend their 2-1 lead in the seventh after Irvin Medina doubled with two outs, but he was thrown out at home plate to end the inning.

“It worked out in the end.

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good,” Stoughton manager Dale Seffens said.

“We were up by a run at that point and we needed to get something going. They just made a perfect throw.”

Sunday was a bit of redemption for Riffle, who was chased from the team’s championship game four years ago after giving up 13 hits over 5 2/3 innings against Middleton. That was the last game Riffle pitched with Stoughton before he left to play for a year-and-ahalf in Oregon.

He returned to Stoughton this year and wasn’t about to suffer a similar fate this time.

“Four years ago, I had a terrible game and didn’t give our team a chance to

Bus to Montello Stoughton is taking a passenger bus from Norse Park to Montello for Sunday’s game. The bus leaves at 11:30 a.m. and will return at 5:30 p.m.

Anyone interested on riding with the team can sign up at the Legion, Viking Embroidery or by contacting Dale Seffens. The cost is $15 per person. win,” he said. “I didn’t like leaving like that.

“We had a lot of great games that year, then to come out and give up seven runs in five or whatever, it just wasn’t the way I wanted to end that season. I just wanted to come back out today and go right at them, and not be intimidated.”

Riffle, who hadn’t allowed a run in the past two games (15 innings), got into trouble in the sixth after Middleton’s Ross Hellenbrand hit a leadoff single and Brennan Schmitt drilled a double to center field, putting runners on second and third with no outs. The Stoughton ace managed to work out of the inning unscathed, inducing a flyout, strikeout and a ground ball.

It wasn’t until the eighth inning that Riffle, who gave up seven hits over the past two games, surrendered an earned run. With the infield drawn in, pinch hitter Jeff Schafer singled back up the box to score Brennan Schmitt, who led off the

inning with a double into the left-field corner and was then sacrificed to third by Farrell.

Riffle allowed one earned run on nine hits and seven walks in the complete-game effort. He struck out two.

Middleton drew within a run in the top of the seventh on a pair of uncharacteristic errors by the Merchant infield.

Riffle hit Brandon Scheidler to open the inning but induced a pair of fly outs following a Stoughton timeout. Merchant second baseman Winder Fuentes got creative and tried to throw behind the unsuspecting Scheidler. First baseman Max Fuller also wasn’t expecting the throw, which allowed Scheidler to move into scoring position.

The 29ers scored one batter later, when Andrew Zimmerman hit a high chopper to second, which Irvin Medina fielded and threw to first. Fuller wasn’t able to corral the ball, and Schneidler scored to make it 2-1.

Middleton tried to rally with a leadoff single by Kevin Duble in the ninth, but Riffle made the lead hold, getting Ross Hellenbrand to pop up to Tanner Klitzke in center field to end the game.

Fa r r e l l h a d t o s s e d a t wo - h i t t e r a w e e k a g o against Montello and controlled all but four swings over seven innings, striking out four. After Stoughton hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth, Hunter Bindl came in for relief of Farrell to close the inning.

The Merchants win the HTL title outright with a win Sunday in Montello. A Stoughton loss and a Middleton victory over Dodgeville would make things interesting, leaving three teams tied at 2-1. The Merchants, Middleton and Montello would then flip a coin to determine who plays the following “Sunday with the winner playing in the championship one week later on Sept. 24.

A Stoughton loss and Middleton loss at Dodgeville would give the Merchants and Montello both 2-1 records and send the team into a fourth week next Sunday in Stoughton.

“We just have to keep doing what we’ve been doing,” Lund said. “I think we’re going to win it all if we do.”

The Stoughton High School volleyball team has its work cut out if it wants to get another Badger South Conference title in 2017.

T h e Vi k i n g s h o s t e d Watertown Thursday and lost 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-22). Stoughton is now 0-2 in the Badger South (6-2 overall).

The Goslings, which came in as a Division 1 honorable mention in the Wisconsin High School Volleyball Coaches poll, had 62 digs as a team to limit the Vikings’ scoring.

Senior Tessa Berry led Stoughton with five kills and two aces. Junior Hannah Wirag finished with 17 digs, and senior Olivia Panthofer had 10 digs.

Junior Megan Adams collected eight assists.

Watertown senior Amanda Feder had seven kills, and juniors Payton Zubke and Brianne Korducki each had two aces.

Senior Lauren Burd finished with 2 1/2 blocks, and junior Sheridan Dettmann picked up 27 digs.

Sophomore Isabelle Schauer had 22 assists and 10 digs.

Stoughton travels to Oregon at 7 p.m. Thursday for a Badger South Conference match and travels to Janesville Parker at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for an invite.

3-0 (25-14, 26-24, 25-21).

“They have been learning a lot over the last week,” coach Kelly Sorensen said. “We had a couple of tough losses to Fort Atkinson and Watertown, and I am really proud about they bounced back.”

But despite the sweep, the Vikings and Norskis played close in the second and third sets.

DeForest served the ball tough to take Stoughton out of its offense, but the Vikings didn’t let the momentum swing toward the Norskis.

“We did not give up,” Sorensen said. “We pushed in the end and played with heart and that made the difference.”

The defense came up big Tuesday with block touches and digs.

Wirag had 15 digs, and Adams added 11 digs and Stoughton 3, 23 assists. Panthofer collected 10 digs and 10 kills.

DeForest 0 Sophomore middle The Vikings traveled to b l o c k e r A m b e r H o d DeForest Tuesday for a kiewicz finished with two Badger crossover and won blocks.

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Vikings receives Award of Excellence JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Stoughton was one of 15 high schools out of a possible 514 statewide to earn the inaugural Award of Excellence from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced Tuesday, Aug. 29.

According to a WIAA news release, criteria for earning the award included: coaches and student/athletes attending sportsmanship summit/leadership conference; three or more athletic teams

gave back to their school or community through voluntarism; school representation at one of the seven WIAA fall area meetings; no coach ejections at any level and athletic directors conducting at least one informational meeting with student-athletes and their parents where sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity is a topic that is on the agenda and was discussed.

“I won’t say it was easy for us, but those are the principles we work behind,” Stoughton athletic director Mel Dow said. “We strive to do our

best on the scoreboard, but our ultimate goal is to make the best possible people. Winning is a by product of what we do, and that’s reflective of our recent performances.”

The Vikings were joined by Badger Conference schools Baraboo and Beaver Dam, Middleton of the Big Eight and Madison Country Day of the Trails, who earned the award through their efforts and achievements in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, leadership and character.

Football: Stoughton plays undefeated Milton this Friday the Vikings have faced so far, Milton “They are a big physgame against the best team ical team but our key to

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success will have to be turnovers,” Prahl said. a more balanced attack Milton is also undefeaton offense and defense ed in the Badger South at will have to keep creating 3-0, 1-0.

Swim: Watertown up next for Vikings in Badger South 500 free behind Maddie Kooima (5:37.27) and Schaefer (6:04.21). respectively.

Maddie Kooima, ThompStoughton went 2-3 in the son, Schigur and Schaefer Continued from page 8

finished second in the 200 free ended the evening with a runrelay with a time of 1:52.46. ner-up finish in the 4:01.27.

The Vikings’ 400 free relay Stoughton’s JV team won of Schlicht, Abbie Kooima, 87-58.

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2. The decedent, with date of birth August 2, 1926 and date of death July 13, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 400 N. Morris St., Stoughton, WI 53589.

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Stoughton invite Stoughton hosted the annual Stoughton Invitational on Saturday. The Vikings finished fifth at No. 4 singles and Nos. 1, 2 and 3 doubles as the team finished sixth out of the eight teams competing, with 11 points.

Kenosha St. Joseph won the tournament with 28.5 points, one-and-a-half more than second-place Middleton. Brookfield Central was third (22).

Goetz posted the Vikings’ top individual finish, taking fourth place following a 4-6, 6-2, 10-8 tiebreaking loss to Brookfield Central’s Aafreen Sajid at No. 4 singles. Goetz opened the tournament with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over St. Joseph’s Hannah Altergott.

She fell to eventual champion Sarah Letscher of Oconomowoc at No. 4 singles, though.

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Paige and Karlie Halverson finished fourth at No. 2 doubles, losing 6-3, 7-5 at No. 2 doubles. They opened the tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Oregon’s Reisdorf and O’Brien.

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This position coordinates the placement of substitutes across the district and processes substitute payrolls. A candidate who has excellent interpersonal and technology skills and takes personal ownership of our substitute fill rate will excel in the role. Must be detail oriented, like a fast pace, and be comfortable with deadlines. Early morning and some evening work will be required.

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Trailers: Shifting public sentiments, questions of best fiscal move mark building debate Redevelopment Authority will provide that direction.

But so far, alders have not been able to agree with one another or with the RDA.

Seeking consensus While the history of the Mandt Wagon Works dates to the 1860s, the Highway Trailer facility itself was constructed between 1905 and 1910.

It’s on a key parcel in the redevelopment area between East South Street and the Yahara River, a few blocks south of Main Street.

Public sentiment has shifted against preserving the building in the months since the city held a design charrette for the redevelopment area in June. The city closed two blocks of East South Street indefinitely in July after a report recommended closing the street in the building’s fall zone.

In August, the Landmarks Commission conducted a meeting and public hearing about whether to save

the building by designating it a Local Landmark and received an decidedly negative response against the idea. Sixteen speakers said they want the city to demolish the building and move forward with plans for redevelopment, while only one spoke in favor of saving it.

Alders have disagreed over what to do with it and were even divided on whether to hold another committee-of-the-whole meeting with the RDA. With four alders absent from an Aug. 22 meeting, the council voted 5-3 in favor of meeting again on the topic.

Alds. Scott Truehl, Pat O’Connor and Greg Jenson have generally supported demolishing the building and moving forward with the redevelopment, while Tim Swadley, Mike Engelberger, Regina Hirsch, Tom Majewski and Tass Johnson have leaned toward finding a developer to restore it.

Alds. Lisa Reeves, Dennis Kittleson, Matt Bartlett and Sid Boersma might

If You Go What: Common Council/ Redevelopment Authority meeting When: 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 Where: Hanson Room of EMS building, 516 S. Fourth St. Info: 873-6692 be viewed as swing votes, although such a clear delineation of positions doesn’t necessarily apply in this situation.

In interviews with the Hub last week, alders continued to express differing opinions about the building.

Most said they want more information on the cost either way.

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Ald. Dennis Kittleson (D-1) told the Hub he can’t say whether the building should be demolished or preserved “because I haven’t seen the numbers.”

“The best way to approach this is moneywise,” he said.

Landmarks Commission member Steve Mar-Pohl, a historic architect and president of InSite Consulting Architects, studied the Highway Trailer complex and estimated the building shell could be restored at a cost of $2 million to $2.25 million. He estimated it would cost between $1.3 million and $1.5 million to demolish everything at the site except a small building known as the blacksmith shop, and he put the demolition cost for the entire complex at $1 million to $1.2 million.

But not everyone was satisfied with those estimates. Some would like more information, for example, on the difference between restoring the entire Highway Trailer complex, restoring only a building or two or demolishing the entire complex.

Bartlett (D-4) said he’s undecided about what to do with the building. “I know a lot of people are worried about the cost that people threw out there for saving it, and I’m trying to figure out the best use of taxpayer dollars,” he said. “It may be the lowest cost solution to keep it.”

Bartlett added he hadn’t “found anyone in my district that wants to save the building. I can see a vision for it, but I’m not a diehard where we have to keep it.”

Jenson (D-3) was less

Comparing proposals Reeves (D-2) said the city should seek out more developers who specialize in historic preservation, but she doesn’t support investing more city tax dollars in the building.

“In theory, I would love to see the building saved if it ended up being a good fit with our plans for the redevelopment area,” she said. “But I don’t think it’s realistic to have the attitude ‘if we renovate it they will come.’ I think that would be very risky.

“I wouldn’t support saving it unless there’s a specific proposal from a developer,” she added.

But Engelberger (D-2) said the city had already received such a proposal, from Gorman and Co., and doesn’t feel a sense of urgency in getting the redevelopment project started.

He called safety concerns “overblown,” and accused some city leaders of spreading “misinformation” about the building.

He added the council had already directed the RDA to contract Gorman to determine whether the company would still like to restore the building. Gorman is waiting to find out whether historic tax credits would be available for the project, but it’s unclear whether funding for the program will be included in the overdue state budget.

Gorman submitted a proposal last year to purchase the building for $1, restore it and create 59 apartments.

The RDA decided to pass on the offer in favor of accepting a proposal from

a master developer for the entire site and another developer, Movin’ Out, which proposed redeveloping a building on Eighth Street instead.

The council later placed a moratorium on demolishing the Highway Trailer building, which led to the withdrawal of the master developer because of the city’s “uncertainty” over what it wants for the area. “ We s h o u l d l o o k f o r a developer who wants to restore the building,” Engelberger said.

Council president Swadley (D-1) said the council has to figure out its financial limitations and options before it can direct the RDA on the matter. He said the city should get specific plans from Gorman and Movin’ Out and “see if they’re feasible.”

“I’ve talked with people who want us to demo the building, and my question to them was, ‘Would you rather spend taxpayer money to demolish it or a developer’s money to fix it up?’

Most people think it sounds good to have a developer spend money on the building instead of taxpayer money.”

Hirsch (D-3), an RDA member, said she didn’t support designating the building a Local Landmark because it would have put the city in a position where it had to preserve it, regardless of the cost.

“I think we should look into preserving some of the buildings in that complex, because they’re historical,” she said.

“I think we’re looking to slow the process down,” she added, “not to continue to have that road closed, but to make sure that we’re making prudent, well-informed, community-input-driven decisions instead of what the RDA thought the community wanted to be done in a recommendation from a 10-year-old proposal.”

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“No matter what we do, it’s going to cost us money, and I would rather spend the lower amount,” he said. “You have public safety issues and you have financial issues right now.

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