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Mayor’s budget goes to hearing No new personnel or programs, but wage increase for all BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

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Stoughton sophomore Grace Jenny battles Verona senior Julia Pletta (385) and Madison West junior Andi Bowman (298) at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional. Stoughton and West both advanced to the state meet Saturday, Oct. 28.

Running to Rapids Stoughton girls cross country ended a three-year state meet drought Saturday as it finished second to Madison West at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet.

The Vikings qualified three individuals last year but had not run at state

as a team since qualifying back-toback in 2013-14. Stoughton finished 15th in both of those seasons. The team is hoping for a 10th-place finish.

S o p h o m o r e G r a c e J e n ny a n d juniors Anna Wozniak and Margaret Ross all placed in the top seven to

lead Stoughton to 61 points as a team – three points behind sectional champion Madison West.

The state meet will be in Wisconsin Rapids Saturday, Oct. 28.

Read more about the team’s sectional meet on page 9.

Witchcraft folklore feature of Destination Weekend Program will highlight Norway’s trials of 1600s AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

In 1621, dozens of women were accused of sorcery and making deals with the devil in Finnmark, Norway, as part of the Vardo witch trials.

A presentation of Scandinavian witch trials between 1600 and 1700, including Vardo, will be a featured event Saturday at Livsreise as part of Destination Weekend. “The Devil Goes North: The witchcraft trials of Finnmark, Norway 1600-1700” will begin at 11 a.m. at Livsreise, 277 W. Main St. Destination Weekend, the popular shopping weekend that is celebrated

What: The Devil Goes North: The witchcraft trials of Finnmark, Norway 1600-1700 When: 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 Where: Livsreise, 277 W. Main St. Info: livsreise.org

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with deals, exhibits, trick-or-treating and a performance by the Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers, will run Oct. 27-29 at various locations downtown.

The featured exhibit this year is the Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association’s holiday bazaar, which will be

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See a full schedule of Destination Weekend events

open Saturday and will feature handcrafted rosemaled pieces, including ornaments, trunks and trinkets, for sale and for viewing. For a complete list of participating businesses and specials, visit stoughtonwi.com.

Saturday’s witchcraft presentation

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Read the legal publication of the budget Page 13 property taxes. The city’s 1.75 percent growth is the second-highest rate since the Great Recession started but still well below the Dane County’s average of 3 percent.

Another key is the city’s plan to build a new public works facility next year, with the estimated cost ranging from $8.6 million to $9.1 million. The cost to build the facility doesn’t affect the 2018 budget but will increase debt, making alders hesitant to raise taxes this year with such a big-ticket item on the horizon.

Members of the council met Oct. 12 as a committee and recommended that

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Robbery suspects had warrants out for September incident

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The owner of a $200,000 home would pay about $68 less in city property taxes under the 2018 budget that the Common Council will consider adopting next month.

Mayor Donna Olson’s proposed budget – which a committee forwarded to a public hearing and possible adoption two weeks ago – does not include funding for new personnel or programs next year, but calls for a 2.25 percent wage increase for city employees to bring them closer to market rate. The across-the-board increase amounts to about $156,000.

The budget’s relative frugality has to do, in part, with a reduced rate of new construction last year, which limits how much the city can increase

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The two men arrested Oct. 17 after allegedly robbing a bank in Stoughton were being sought by police for a Sept. 13 robbery in Appleton.

According to a search warrant filed in Dane County Circuit Court last week, two men police identified as Kenny Furdge, 24, and Jay’von Flemming, 24, robbed Home Savings Bank, 400 W. Main St., while brandishing handguns. The robbery led to

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a high-speed chase and crash in Madison.

The two had also allegedly been involved in a bank robbery and highspeed chase in Appleton, but police broke off pursuit after speeds reached 100 mph in that case.

Charges had not been filed in the Stoughton robbery as of the Hub’s deadline on Tuesday, according to online court records.

Felony charges in the Appleton case were filed Sept. 28.

Police were already on their way to the bank when the suspects left, as a Stoughton streets department employee had called 911 after witnessing Furdge and Flemming

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Wizards of programming Library staff to be honored for creativity of Harry Potter escape room Nov. 2

SCOTT DE LARUELLE

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Cynthia Schlegel isn’t a wizard, but she knows a few.

A Stoughton Public L i b r a r y s t a ff m e m b e r, Schlegel brought the world of Harry Potter to the library this June for a trivia escape room that was so popular, she couldn’t keep wizards, muggles, tweens or teens away.

Those efforts will be honored next week at the South Central Library System’s annual “Cornerstone Award” show with the “Program Wizard” award. The free public ceremony is set

The Cornerstone Award is given annually to an individual or individuals who have had a significant and long-term impact on enhancing public libraries in South Central Wisconsin and represent the values and mission of the South Central Library System Foundation. for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at 5100 Bar and Grill in McFarland, featuring light food and a cash bar.

“Libraries are the heart and soul of a community, and programs like these help create lifelong bonds with the library,” SCLS Foundation Board president

Sunday, Oct. 29th 5-7 pm LakeView Church Parking Lot 2200 Lincoln Ave. Fun, Family & Community Event!

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People from our church will decorate their vehicle trunks with fun kid friendly themes. Kids go from trunk to trunk collecting goodies.

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Janet Pugh said in a news release from the library.

In the last week of June, the library’s Carnegie Room was transformed into a Harry Potter world, including Harry’s owl Hedwig in his cage, plants from Professor’s Sprout’s Herbology class, Professor Umbridge’s office with kittens and tea and even The Invisible Book of Invisibility. In all, nearly 40 kids attended what was intended to be one session, but turned into three because of popular demand.

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Klaire Hoppe checks a caged stuffed owl for clues at the library’s “Harry Potter Escape Room” in June. crossword puzzle, playing a song on the recorder, reading a message in invisible ink using a black light, making a potion and assembling pieces of a map.

In nominating her colleague for the award, library staffer Amanda Bosky credited Schlegel for taking an “extensive amount of time crafting props and puzzles for the teens to work through collaboratively.”

“Not only was Cynthia a master prop-maker, she also hosted the program with

On the Web For more information on the Stoughton Public Library, visit:

stoughtonpubliclibrary.org her typical warmth, kindness and patience,” Bosky wrote. “She went above and beyond.”

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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3 Stoughton residents recognized for RSVP service Three Stoughton residents will be recognized this week for their years of volunteering with RSVP of Dane County.

Ruby Hauge, Francis Long and Roger Utermark all began their service with RSVP, which has offered seniors different community service opportunities, since the 1990s. They will receive their recognition at an annual event Oct. 26 at the Heights Event Center in Verona, which this year will celebrate the 45th anniversary of RSVP of Dane County.

Hauge started volunteering in 1990.

After a career in teaching and being a librarian, she retired and found she had “time on her hands,” so she start- Hauge ed volunteering at the Stoughton Senior Center, her church, local schools and the library.

She and her husband would pack and deliver 60 meals a day in the Stoughton area.

“My husband would take one route, I would take another and we would see who could get back the fastest, it was fun,” Hauge said.

Hauge no longer delivers the meals, but still helps with the program by labeling the meals every day for

On the Web Find out more about RSVP of Dane County or volunteer:

rsvpdane.org delivery. She will receive the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteering over 4,000 hours in the Stoughton Area.

“Over the years I have become acquainted with lots of people,” she said.

“I have shared many experiences with students and other volunteers. We learn a lot from people, you visit with people, it takes a special person to do this job right.”

Long started volunteering in 1994 delivering meals.

He loves volunteering to keep busy and enjoys the people.

“It is a good feeling you get, that you don’t get Long other places,” Long said.

Long said volunteering helps him physically and mentally and he will continue as long as he can.

One particular delivery he enjoys is taking meals to a blind man, who “it is a pleasure to talk with.”

“You don’t do it for the

money, you do it for the satisfaction of helping someone,” he said.

Long will also receive the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award for volunteering over 4,000 hours in the Stoughton Area.

Utermark was a mail carrier for 30 years and after retirement wanted to start volunteering.

He said a friend introduced him to the idea of being a home delivery meal driver. In 1997 he signed up Utermark with RSVP of Dane County to help deliver meals in the Stoughton area. “ Vo l u n t e e r i n g k e e p s me busy, volunteering is a worthwhile thing to do,” Utermark said. “I now tell my friends about volunteering with driver escort and meal delivery.”

Utermark will receive the RSVP Length of Service Award for 20 years of volunteering in the Stoughton community. He said he loves to volunteer to be able to meet many types of people.

“I will volunteer as long as I can,” Utermark said.

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October 26, 2017

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Car crashes into Main Street house Unified Newspaper Group

As Bethanee and Jordan Rageth spoke with the Hub from their home Monday, they had to stand on the back porch.

The front was littered with splintered wood from their destroyed pillars after a car drove onto their porch and into their house Saturday afternoon, cracking a wall and pushing another out.

According to a news release posted on the Stoughton Police Department Facebook page, around 12:44 p.m. officers responded to the Rageths’ home, 616 E. Main St., for a report of a car that struck a house. It was the second time in 10 days that the same driver – apparently uninsured – ran into a building.

Officers suspected the driver was impaired, Lt. Dan Jenks told the Hub, but he passed field sobriety tests.

“We don’t have any witnesses, but the driver said an animal ran in front of him, which caused him to swerve, which caused him to go up the hill, over the curb, onto the sidewalk, through the lawn and into the house,” Jenks said.

“That’s what he’s saying happened.”

Officers tried calling Bethanee while the couple was driving out of town.

Not recognizing the phone number, she let it go to

Stoughton Area School District

Onsager has positive budget message Outlook ‘not as bleak’ for SASD as before, he says SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

While there is still a budget deficit looming, the Stoughton Area School District’s financial situation “isn’t as bleak as it was four years ago.”

That was the message given by district superintendent Tim Onsager at the district’s public budget hearing and annual meeting Monday. Later, around a dozen electors unanimously approved a $24.2 million district budget for the ongoing 2017-18 school year, with a mill rate of $11.44 per $1,000 of assessed equalized value.

While numbers can vary between municipalities within the school district, the owner of a $200,000 home would pay around $2,288 in school district taxes, about $32 more than last year. However, it’s also notable that the value of homes in the district in general rose from last year.

Onsager cited the success of the $20 million recurring

School board salaries President: $2,799 Vice president: $2,548 Clerk: $2,548 Treasurer: $2,548 Committee chairs/non officers: $2,370 Other members: $2,295 Employee relations committee: $200 referendum in spring 2014 as helping to improve the district’s finances, but he said with continued enrollment declines, the district still faces challenges ahead. The district, he said, is working with city officials to “try to attract development and families.”

“I can’t thank the community enough for everything it’s done … the generous support,” he said. We’re in a more stable place. We’re able to balance the budget this year and for several years to come.”

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Stoughton Area School District, visit: During the annual meeting, electors approved keepstoughton.k12.wi.us ing school board members’ salaries for 2017-18 the hearing, school board mem- same as last school year. bers finalized the 2017-18 school district budget. After Email Unified Newspaper some discussion, members Group reporter Scott De voted 8-1 (Joe Freye disLaruelle at scott.delaruelsented) to allocate $650,000 le@wcinet.com.

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insurance and operating after registration suspension and was released in that incident. No charges had been filed as of Tuesday in Saturday’s incident, in which police said the driver was borrowing a friend’s car. Both investigations are ongoing and nobody was injured during either crash.

Neither matter is a criminal case at this point, but Jenks said the police department is being careful with its investigation and recommending any penalties, especially given how close the incidents were to one another.

“There’s nothing we can do to prevent someone from driving at any time, but the penalties could be more severe and we could refer the driver to the state for a retest,” he said. “We’re concerned like everyone, is this going to happen again? Will someone get hurt? We’re limited with what we’re able to do, and we have to follow the guidelines.”

The Rageths are still researching to get a sense of how much the damage will be, but a few early estimates place the cost at more than $20,000, Bethanee said. The couple moved into the home just seven months ago.

“One of the tables sitting against the wall ended up in the middle of our living room, so it was hit hard Photo submitted enough to launch the table A car crashed into a house on Main Street Saturday afternoon. Nobody was hurt and the investigation is ongoing. and smash everything on it,” she said. “But everyvoicemail, which translated Bethanee said. “So we what’s up with the red car, had crashed into the Cen- body was fine, that was our to text and read, “Someone looked, and there was a pic- because that’s our house.’” tury 21 building, 122 U.S. main concern.”

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Opinion

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Letters to the editor

Recognizing value in TIF district In a letter to the editor published Oct. 19, former alder Tom Selsor suggests that the money spent on the TIF district for the Kettle Park West development could have been spent to hire new staff for the city.

This suggestion is not correct.

Even if the city had never created the KPW TIF district, we would still be facing the same budget challenges that limit the hiring of additional staff.

The staff positions are funded through the tax levy. The state has imposed levy limits on the city. A TIF district is funded through borrowing and it is not covered by those levy limits.

An increase or decrease in debt service payments does not change the level of funds we can raise under the levy limits for things like staff positions.

The city should never borrow money to fund staff positions.

So even though we badly need some new public safety staff, there is no realistic way that the borrowed funds used to establish the KPW TIF district could be used to fund additional staff.

We will have to find some other way to fund those positions.

I am concerned that in the

debate over the KPW development we have lost site of the purpose and possibilities of tax incremental financing. The city has used tax incremental financing as an economic development tool dating back the days of Mayor Cooper. The Industrial Park on the south side of town and the Business Park on the north side of town were created using TIF districts. We created a TIF district for downtown revitalization.

Tax incremental financing will be vital to the riverfront redevelopment and it will be needed for future economic development efforts.

We need to remember that tax incremental financing is a tool that allows us to invest in ourselves and to get paid back for that effort. Once we have been repaid for the new property values we created, groups like the school board get to share in the increased property values.

If as a community we become unwilling to invest in ourselves, why should we expect people from outside our community to invest in us?

Bob McGeever Former District 3 alder

Correction In the Oct. 19 edition, the Hub listed the incorrect time of the Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers performance. The performance begins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, in the Community Building, 320 North St. The Hub regrets the error.

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Reading the dark side – Here are tales that terrify

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aylight dwindles and nights grow longer. Halloween is upon us.

Come with me to a place where monsters roam, vampires attack, and ghosts haunt every house.

Welcome to the world of horror fiction.

The goal of horror fiction is to frighten, scare, disgust or startle readers. You might think such scary stories would be set only in dark forests, haunted houses, abandoned graveyards and the like, but the stories that take place in the MacDonald ordinary world of our everyday experience can be the scariest of all.

It’s one thing if you go looking for terror. It’s another thing altogether when the terror comes and finds you.

The roots of horror fiction can be traced back for centuries, but with a few exceptions, today’s readers usually find modern literature to be more interesting.

Here are 10 authors I recommend, and a tale from each to astonish and terrify you. The first four are older authors, but their books are still reprinted and read regularly. The other six are modern authors whose names you will recognize.

Let’s begin with that dean of horror, Edgar Allen Poe. In his 40 short years of life (1809-1849), Poe established a reputation as the quintessential horror writer.

Poe’s 1842 short story, “The Pit and the Pendulum,” is one of his best and also one of his most terrifying. With new editions of his books being published early, Poe’s popularity shows no signs of waning.

No one remembers that Abraham Stoker was the business manager of London’s Lyceum Theatre in the late 19th century. However, we all know about Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel, “Dracula.”

Stoker not only introduced the world to the famous Count, but also gave the vampire an enduring place in the hearts and necks of American readers. Try reading

“The New Annotated Dracula” edited by Leslie Klinger.

Annotated means that in addition to the novel, the book includes information about the places, people and events mentioned in the story.

“The Hound of the Baskervilles,” published in 1902 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a truly terrifying adventure that Holmes and Watson experienced on the Devonshire moors. It’s also one of the few stories where Holmes uses a gun.

This novel has it all: action, adventure, classic Holmes deductions, romance and, above all, terror.

H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. Virtually unknown during his lifetime, he is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors of horror.

“The Dunwich Horror” a short story from 1928, is considered one of his best stories. Oddly enough, it is also one of the few Lovecraft stories in which the terrified victims survive victorious.

Most people think of Ray Bradbury (1920-2012) as an author of science fiction and fantasy, but there is a vein of horror that runs through much of his writing.

A good example of this and one my favorites is the 1962 novel “Something Wicked This Way Comes.” It’s about the frightening experiences of two 13-yearold boys, when they encounter a carnival that comes to their small town one October evening. The novel combines elements of fantasy and horror and challenges readers to accept that both good and evil exist within all of us.

Bradbury’s writing is wonderfully poetic and lyrical, even as it terrifies your soul.

Anne Rice burst into the literary world in 1976 with “Interview with the Vampire,” in which Vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, tells the story of his life to a journalist. This was the first of her vampire chronicles and remains a popular and terrifying tale. She went on to write 12 additional

vampire novels, the most recent published in 2016.

Certainly the most popular modern horror writer is Stephen King. Most fans and critics agree that his masterpiece of terror is the 1986 novel, “It.” As Wikipedia explains it, “The book relates the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by a being that exploits the fears and phobias of its victim…

‘It’ primarily appears in the form of a clown to attract its preferred prey of young children.”

Author Clive Barker has been hailed by Stephen King as, “the future of horror.”

Barker’s first novel was “The Damnation Game,” written in 1985. If there are things worse than death, if there is irresistible evil, if there are unspeakable horrors, you will find them here.

“Abandon hope all ye who enter here,” and thank you to Mr. King.

“Ghost Story” (1979) might be the most terrifying of Peter Straub’s novels, and it was his first book to become a national bestseller. Straub is a native of Milwaukee and has also written books in collaboration with Stephen King.

The protagonists are four men, friends from childhood, who gather periodically to reminisce and share ghost stories. When one of them dies suddenly, the surviving friends find themselves haunted by terrifying dreams that the past is returning to take revenge upon them.

Dean Koontz writes suspense thrillers that incorporate elements of horror, fantasy, science fiction and mystery.

Of all the authors I’ve listed, Koontz is the one who seems to write the most diverse tales – maybe because he’s written so many. Even his science fiction, fantasy, and mystery novels are tales of terror.

I recommend “The Watchers,” from 1987, which established the author’s reputation as a leading writer of horror.

You’ll find these books and more like them displayed at the Stoughton Public Library.

Richard MacDonald is the director of the Stoughton Public Library.

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LakeView Church’s library team is sponsoring a community book drive to help children in Houston affected by Hurricane Harvey.

The team is accepting gently used children’s books that will be distributed before Christmas to children affected by the hurricane, which swept through at the end of August and claimed 77 lives.

Books will be accepted at the library, 304 S 4th St., Cheesers, 183 E Main St., and Culver’s, 916 Nygaard

St., during regular business hours Saturday, Oct. 28 through Saturday, Nov. 11.

Books requested are for children pre-K through fifth grade and can include: story and chapter books, toddler and board books, nonfiction, learn-to-read, and dual language books, not including textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines, audio books or workbooks.

All of the books will be distributed by the nonprofit organization Books Between Kids.

Books Between Kids, based in Houston, has a

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“By donating your gently worn, used and news shoes to Kegonsa Working for Kids, your shoes are given a second chance to make a difference,” according to the news release.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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will be redistributed to microenterprise partners through Funds2Orgs, a for-profit social enterprise used in developing nations for impoverished people to start their own businesses. According to a news release from Kegonsa Working for Kids, more than 600 million pairs of shoes are thrown away per year, and materials used to manufacture new shoes are created from chemical compounds that “will create health hazards if left to disintegrate openly or in landfills.”

Working for Kids (WFK) is a collaboration of adults committed to Kegonsa Students through fundraising support and community building.

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

mission to “build home libraries for children in need, one summer at a time,” according to its website, booksbetweenkids.org.

For more information, call Marie Johnson 516-1579.

New and gently used shoes can be dropped off through Nov. 30 at Kegonsa Elementary School, 1400 Vernon St.

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Oregon Middle School 601 Pleasant Oak Drive Admission: $2.00 For additional information: Peggy Berman at ofdcraftfair@yahoo.com Fundraiser Oregon FF/EMT Association with proceeds being used to enhance the Oregon Fire/EMS District

Adults: $6 Children Under 12: $3

Stoughton Area School District Fundraiser

Holiday Vendor & Craft Show Saturday, November 4, 2017 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Lunch available

Viking Lanes, 1410 Hwy. 51, Stoughton, WI A variety of holiday crafts and gifts to enjoy for your one stop shopping.

Watkins, LulaRoe, Mary Kay, Thirty-One Gifts, Scentsy, Tupperware, Color Street, Pampered Chef, L’Bri, Pink Zebra and Tastefully Simple & Much, Much More!

For more information, call 873-9497

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Trick-or-treat hours are set for 6-8 p.m., and as children run through the streets and collect their pillow cases full of candy, some houses will feature teal pumpkins next to the more traditional orange jack-o-lanterns. The pumpkins, along with special flags, symbolize houses offering an allergy-safe treat for kids who aren’t able to indulge in the typical candy that contains milk, eggs, peanuts and other common food allergens.

The Teal Pumpkin Project, initiated by Food Allergy Research and Education, was created in 2014 with the goal to raise awareness of food allergies and promote inclusion of all trickor-treaters throughout the

As most parents will tell you, kids grow so fast that it seems they outgrow new shoes before they even get a chance to get them dirty.

W h e t h e r i t ’s “ o l d shoes” kids have grown out of, or just any pairs of footwear around the house that aren’t needed, Kegonsa Elementary School is accepting donations of them through November.

The school’s shoe drive is gathering donations of new and gently used shoes, from steel-toed work boots to stilettos.

The money will go toward local charitable causes, to be chosen by the student council.

All donated shoes

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“I’m participating to get to know my community,” she said. “It’s a cause I feel passionate about since I struggled with food allergies when I was younger.”

The TPP website claims one in 13 children has a food allergy in the U.S., which would come out to about 230 kids in the Stoughton Area School District.

Those statistics resonate with Jenn Embry, who said she understands the reality of living with a food allergy, especially after making friends with parents whose children also have life-threatening food allergies.

“I was diagnosed with a wheat allergy about seven years ago and with multiple other allergies a couple months ago,” she said. “I realized how left out I feel at social functions where food is served, and it made me think about how kids with allergies must feel.”

For more resources and information about TPP, visit foodallergy.org. For more information about Stoughton trick-or-treating, visit stoughtonwi.com.

Kegonsa footwear fundraiser runs through November

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holiday season, according to its website. The website collects addresses of participating houses, but participants are encouraged to decorate their homes with teal pumpkins, flags and other markers to help children and parents identify the homes while out during the holiday festivities.

The movement picked up steam locally as the project website was shared on the Stoughton Community Facebook page a few weeks ago, when over 100 people clicked “like” for support.

So far dozens of homes are registered on the website, including that of Jamie Fisher.

“I’m handing out little Halloween gift bags with bubbles, stickers, pencils, tattoos, stuff like that,” Fisher told the Hub. The TPP website, foodallergy.org, has a list of common treats people can choose to hand out instead.

It also has a sign users can print to tell visitors they can pick either candy or a prize, so there doesn’t have to be guesswork as to who gets which treat.

Alison Hablewitz found out about the project through the Facebook group and said it hits close to home.

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Community calendar

Community tailgate

games and a bounce house. Cli- the door, limited seating) and are ents and community members are available at the library.

T h e Vi k i n g B a n d B o o s t e r s encouraged to pick up a free pumpFor information visit stoughtonwill host a community tailgate at kin and play games. publiclibrary.org.

Stoughton High School before the For information, call 238-4646.

Harvest dinner Friday night football games, from 4:30-7 p.m. in the back parking lot, ‘Joy of Cancer’ Cooksville Lutheran Church will 320 North St. P r o f e s s i o n a l s t o r y t e l l e r K a y hold its annual Harvest Dinner startThe event will feature perfor- Elmsley Weeden will present per- ing after the church service at 11:30 mances by the pep band and dance sonal stories from family, caregiv- a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, team. Hot dogs, chili, burgers and ers, survivors and others who have at the church, 11927 W. Church St. mini donuts will be available for found joy in the shadow of cancer at The meal includes turkey, dresspurchase.

Stoughton Yoga, 123 E. Main St., at ing, mashed potatoes and gravy, The event is free. For more infor- 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28. squash, green beans, cranberries, mation, call Lori Moll at 695-3667.

It is a special production in hon- lefse and homemade pies. The cost or of her sister, Lee Elmsley Hard- is $10 for adults, $5 ages 6-12 and Rabies clinic er. The event is free and open to the free for children 5 and under.

Local non-profit Second Chance public but donations to Stoughton Crafts will also be available for Animal Advocates, with Chalet Yoga’s scholarship program will be purchase, in addition to packages of Veterinary Clinic, will sponsor a accepted. Adults only. lefse and cookbooks. rabies clinic with vaccinations from All proceeds from the dinner will For information, visit stoughton10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28, yoga.com help support the church. at Stoughton Public Works, 515 S. For information, call 882-4408.

FOL fall fundraiser Fourth St. Cats can be vaccinated from The Friends of the Stoughton Turkey dinner 10-10:30 a.m. and dogs from 10:30 Public Library will present their Fall Visit St. Ann’s School, 324 N. a.m. to noon. Rabies vaccinations Fundraiser Luncheon featuring Russ Harrison St., for the annual St. are available for $12 and distemper Loniello Variety Show, beginning at Ann’s Knights of Columbus turkey vaccinations are also available for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in the dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sun$20. lower level of BBG’s, 800 Nygaard day, Nov. 6.

For information, call 205-6636 or St. The dinner will be all you can eat 873-8112.

The event will begin with a social buffet style with grilled turkey and hour with time to view Centerpiece all the trimmings including homeFall festival Auction and Raffle items, followed style cranberry sauce. Cost is $12 Century 21 will hold a fall festival by lunch at 11:30 a.m., the variety for ages 13 and up, $10 senior citifrom 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at show, auction, raffles and door priz- zens, $8 ages 6-12 and free for chilthe office, 1222 Hwy. 51 and 138. es. dren 5 and under.

The event will showcase a pumpAdvanced tickets are $25 ($30 at For information, call 873-7633. kin painting contest, fall-themed

Baha’i Faith

Covenant Lutheran Church

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

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 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 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

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

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

LakeView Church

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

Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion

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

Stoughton Baptist Church

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

St. Ann Catholic Church

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

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

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

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church

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

Sins that cry out to Heaven “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.”

—Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV

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Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

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Fulton Church

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. School

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There are sins that cry out to heaven for justice. The slaughter of Abel by his brother Cain is the primordial example. A premeditated murder of one’s brother certainly cries out for justice. The oppression of the Israelites in Egypt is another sin that cried to heaven, and throughout the Bible we see the oppression of the poor, of orphans and widows, and of refugees as sins that God is particularly inclined to avenge. The Book of Exodus makes this principle explicit: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.” (Exodus 22:21-24 NIV) This is a moral exhortation that is all too relevant today, when millions of refugees have no place to call home and widows and orphans are all around us. Ask yourself who in your community fits the bill of the widow, the orphan or the foreigner. We might call them by different names, i.e., single mothers, or undocumented immigrants, or the homeless and working poor, but these people are God’s children, and they have a special place in His heart.

– Christopher Simon

‌Thursday, October 26‌

• 2-3:15 p.m., Family movie afternoon, library, 8736281‌

Friday October 27‌

No school‌ • 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 9:30 a.m., Story time (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Destination Stoughton weekend, stoughtonwi.com ‌ • 7-9 p.m., Freaky Friday monster hunt (registration and permission slips required), library, 873-6281‌

‌Saturday, October 28‌

• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Destination Stoughton weekend, stoughtonwi.com ‌ • 10-10:30 a.m., Cat vaccinations with Second Chance Animal Advocates and Chalet Veterinary Clinic (rabies vaccinations $12, distemper vaccinations $20), Stoughton Public Works, 515 S. Fourth St., 873-8112‌ • 10:30 a.m. to noon, Dog vaccinations with Second Chance Animal Advocates and Chalet Veterinary Clinic, Stoughton Public Works, 515 S. Fourth St., 8738112‌ • 1-4 p.m., Century 21 fall festival, 1222 Hwy. 51 and 138, 238-4646‌ • 3-5 p.m., Downtown trick-or-treating, participating shops on Main Street, stoughtonwi.com‌ • 5 p.m., Joy of Cancer presentation by Kay Elmsley Weeden, Stoughton Yoga, 123 E. Main St., stoughtonyoga.com‌

‌Sunday, October 29‌

• 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Destination Stoughton weekend, stoughtonwi.com‌ • 2 p.m., Yoga Sunday with Stoughton Yoga (ages 16 and up), library, 873-6281‌

‌Tuesday, October 31‌

• 6:30 p.m., Bi-weekly baby storytimes (ages 0-2), library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, November 1‌

• 9:30 a.m., Story time (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 1:30 p.m., German culture presentation, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6:30 p.m., The Foundation SciFi book group: Superman- Hardcore Novels Featuring the “Man of Steel,” library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, November 2‌

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 6:30 p.m., Adult craft club: Stamp it! (bring your own hammer, registration required), library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, November 3‌

• 9:30 a.m., Story time (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 1 p.m., Friday movie: Megan Leavey, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Saturday, November 4‌

• 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Yahara River Hootenanny (repeats first Saturdays through November), Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., 712-2976‌ • 10:30 a.m., Friends of the Stoughton Public Library fall fundraiser lunch ($25 in advance, $30 at the door), BBG’s, 800 Nygaard St., stoughtonpubliclibrary.org‌

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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October 26, 2017

Witchcraft: Immigrant ‘folk art’ handed down Continued from page 1 will offer a break from the shopping, as Amber Rose, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has turned her passion for researching scandinavian witchcraft and folklore into a career. Her presentation will discuss the folklore surrounding the trials during that time period.

“We are really lucky in this particular trial because we have a lot of records, we have written confessions transcribed of a lot of the convicted witches,” Rose said. “What we see in them is a lot of folklore and background narrative about witches that as a folklorist, really interests me.”

She came up with the name of her program because of her fascination with Scandinavian witchcraft and the then presumption that the devil was at the root of the witchcraft trials.

Originally from the New York City area, Rose recently moved to Madison to pursue her Ph.D. She grew up with a passion for supernatural folklore topics in general and was steered toward Scandinavian folklore through her classes.

Documents and records before the 1700s aren’t as easy to come by, but Rose said record-keeping during the witch trials was remarkable. People wrote

their own interpretations of the trials, which leaves historians to research the technicalities of what actually happened as some things are lost in translation.

“I’m a folklorist, so I’m not looking at it from quite the same perspective as a historian or legal scholar, I’m interested in what the locals believed and what their narratives were,” she explained.

For more information about Rose, visit amberjorose.wordpress. com.

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

Destination Weekend calendar of events Friday, October 27 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Historic Depot and Museum open for tours, 532 E. Main St. • 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Livsreise open for tours, 227 W. Main St. • 7-9 p.m., Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge movie night: Max Manus- Man of War, Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St. • 7:30 p.m., An Evening With Junior Brown performance, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. Saturday, October 28 • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association’s holiday bazaar, Stoughton Fire Department Training Room, 401 E. Main St. • 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sons of Norway open, 317 S. Page St. • 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Livsreise open for tours, 227 W. Main St. • 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Society open for tours, 324 S. Page St. • 11 a.m. to noon, “Devil Goes North” witchcraft trials presentation, Livsreise, 227 W. Main St. • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Cheesers open for lunch, 183 E. Main St. • 2 p.m., Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers costume judging, Community building, 320 North St. • 3 p.m., Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers performance, Community building, 320 North St. • 3-5 p.m., Downtown trick-or-treating • 7:30 p.m., Jeff Daniels and Ben Daniels Band performance, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. Sunday, October 29 • Noon, “A Blind Man on the Prairie” program, Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society, 773 Koshkonong Rd., Cambridge

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Now in its 51st year, Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association will return to Destination Weekend with a holiday bazaar as the featured exhibit this weekend.

Destination Stoughton, the annual shopping and event weekend, runs Oct. 27-29 at various businesses throughout town. The bazaar will be open 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Stoughton Fire Department training room, 401 E. Main St. Rosemaling is an art form that originated in Norway, in which wooden furniture and objects are painted with flowers and scrolls. The folk art reached its peak popularity between the 17th and 19th centuries, when artists used the patterns to decorate churches, homes and furnishings, WSRA president Andrea Herkert told the Hub. The exhibit is also featured during Syttende Mai weekend, and Herkert said Stoughton residents were so enthusiastic about it that it was picked up as the featured exhibit at Destination Weekend several years ago.

Canvas bags will be available for purchase, and all funds benefit the educational programs WSRA provides, including the classes held at the Mandt Lodge.

Small bags will be available for $20 and big for $25.

Two speciality woodworking vendors will be

What: WSRA holiday bazaar When: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 28 Where: Stoughton Fire Department training room, 401 E. Main St. Info: stoughtonwi.com/

attending the event this year: Larry Anderson and Mike and Becky Lusk. All vendors are members of the WSRA and will display everything from bowls and plates to furniture, Christmas ornaments and other Scandinavian-themed items.

“It’s a big part of Stoughton heritage, and there’s a lot of people who attend that are willing to talk about it and teach and explain,” Herkert said. “(WSRA) board members step forward and volunteer their time to teach and talk about the heritage.”

There are five styles of rosemaling: Valdres, Os, Telemark, Hallingdal and Gudbrandsdal. The differences come from various shading and color techniques, scroll styles and types of flowers, according to Herkert’s website, rosemalingrenaissance.com.

“The quality and caliber of the work is astounding,” she said. “We’ve got everyone from beginners that are learning the art form to

Photo by Scott De Laruelle

This ornately designed cello was one of many rosemaled objects on display during Syttende Mai earlier this year. accomplished gold medalists that are selling, as well.”

Herkert is also a gold medalist in the art, which is part of her heritage. Her relatives immigrated from Tellemark.

“It’s near and dear to my heart,” she said. “It’s one of the folk arts that came with the immigrants, all of the trunks and household items that traveled with them, it’s part of our ancestors and it’s still being done.”

For more information about WSRA, visit Wisconsinrosemaling.org.

For more information about Destination Weekend, visit stoughtonwi.com.

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

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SHS presents ‘Bye Bye Birdie’

Stoughton High School students performed the classic musical “Bye Bye Birdie” last weekend.

The cast included: Emily Skavlen and Seth Charleston as Albert Peterson and Rose Alverez, Brody McCloskey as Conrad Birdie, Paige Sager as Mae Peterson, Alyssa Wicks and Nick Swenson as teen lovers Kim MacAfee and Hugo Peabody, Isaiah Rowley as Harry MacAfee, Kailee Whitmire as Doris and Noah Kleitsch as Randolph.

Ryan Casey was the vocal music director, Rachel Shields directed the pit orchestra, Makenna Parish Day choreographed the show and Amanda Potratz led the stage crew in scenic design.

Screaming with excitement, members of the Conrad Birdie Fan Club greet Conrad.

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Football

Player of the week From Oct. 17-24

Name: Brady Schipper Grade: Senior Sport: Football Position: Running back Highlights: Schipper rushed for 205 yards and three touchdowns as Stoughton won its first playoff game 28-7 over the rival Oregon Panthers Honorable mentions: Grace Jenny (girls xc) helped lead Stougton back to the WIAA Division 1 state meet as a team after finishing fourth in 19 minutes, 48 seconds Saturday at the DeForest sectional meet Ian Bormett (boys xc) led the Vikings over the last two races of the season. Bormett finished a team-best 34th place at sectionals in 17:45 Jason Johnson (boys soccer) scored twice in a 3-1 win over Westosha Central Thursday in a D2 regional semifinal Ethan Wright (boys soccer) scored the lone goal Saturday in a D2 regional final loss and also had an assist Thursday in a regional semifinal win Olivia Panthofer (volleyball) finished with 12 kills and nine digs Thursday in sweep over Janesville Parker in a D1 regional semifinal Megan Adams (volleyball) had 17 digs, three aces and 24 assists Thursday in a sweep over Parker Maddie Kooima (girls swimming) won the 100-yard backstroke in a personal best time of 1:1.48 last Tuesday as Stoughton beat Fort Atkinson 91-71

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Junior linebacker Trenton Conklin (13) tries to recover a fumble by Oregon running back in the first half of Friday’s 28-7 playoff victory.

Plotting the course Schipper leads Vikings to first playoff win JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

The Stoughton football returned to what had gotten the Vikings there in the first place Friday at Collins Field. And in the process, it made a bit of history.

After surviving a three-point regular-season scare by their archrivals, the Vikings turned to the running game and their offensive line, who produced 21 points in the second half en route to a 28-7 WIAA Division 2 Level 1 win over Oregon.

It was first home playoff game and the first playoff win in school history for the third-seeded Vikings, who held a 7-0 lead at halftime thanks to the right arm of quarterback Jonathan

What’s next Third-seeded Stoughton travels to No. 2 Waukesha West at 7 p.m. Friday for the WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoffs.

Malueg. The Stoughton senior found senior receiver Tyler Anderson with 8 minutes, 12 seconds left in the second quarter.

“We’ve got a great staff that puts a lot of time and effort in,” coach Dan Prahl said. “We’ve got a lot of talented players, and hopefully this is just another step in the right direction.”

The Vikings came out in the second half and wore down the Oregon defense with one of the top rushing attacks in the area, even with a banged up offensive line.

Senior Brady Schipper, who was limited to

j45 yards in the first half, finished the game with 205 yards and three touchdowns, including runs of 3, 40 and 5 yards.

“Our defense made the adjustments from the last time we saw Oregon, and they just balled out tonight,” Schipper said. “They were making stops all during the first half, and then we came out on offense and took over in the second half.”

Already without Jared DiBenedetto and Sam McHone on either side of the ball, Stoughton lost right tackle Elijah Krumholz to a leg injury in the first quarter, but the Vikings got a boost from junior offensive lineman Jake Lenz up front.

Stoughton scored the game’s first touchdown on a fourth-and-12 pass when Malueg connected with Anderson from 34 yards out in the right corner of the end zone. The Vikings took possession following a forced fumble by Adam

Girls cross country

Vikings make state after emotional year JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

A season nearly derailed by tragedy kept on course last week, accomplishing the goal the Stoughton girls cross country team set for itself more than a year ago.

The Vikings placed all five of their varsity scorers in the top 23 to finish second at Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet.

Madison West placed four of its top five runners ahead of the Vikings — minus its third runner — to hold off Stoughton 58-61 for first place.

Both teams qualified for state.

“It has been a challenging, emotional rollercoaster for us this year,” coach Susan Zaemisch said.

Freshman Emma Sorensen died as a result of car crash involving six members of the team heading to a team dinner Friday, Sept. 1.

“The accident definitely pulled us closer together. The greatest thing about cross country is — when you’re training, all you’re doing is socializing,” Zaemisch said. “So being together helped us work through the tragedy and bond together.

“For this group of girls to come out today and race for their team, race for their community and race for Emma (Sorensen) — it just warmed your heart.”

It was also another chapter in the team’s healing process.

“You heal through communication,” Zaemisch said. “For the girls to all be able to communicate their thoughts and feelings in a very comforting way (which was practice), allowed them to grieve, and to eventually to be able to understand what happened, and unfortunately, to

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Boys cross country

Stoughton finishes ninth at sectionals JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

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The Stoughton girls cross country team finished runner-up at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet on Saturday to qualify for state as a team. Members of the team (from left) are: Abby Kittleson, Emily Reese, Gigi Zaemisch, Gina Owen, Margaret Ross, Molly Olstad, Anna Wozniak, Turn to Sectionals/Page 11 Maddie Schneider, Andrea Hansen and Grace Jenny.

Ian Bormett led the Stoughton boys cross country team to a ninthplace finish in its final race of the season Saturday.

Bormett, a senior running cross country for the first time this season, covered the Windsor Sports Complex 5K course in 34th place. Running head first into a 20 mph wind gust on two laps, few runners were close to a personal-best time. And Bormett was no exception, stopping the clock at 17 minutes, 45 seconds.

Fellow senior Tanner Hanson finished four seconds behind Bormett in 36th place as the only two Stoughton runners to break 18 minutes. Both had personal-best times

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Volleyball

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Libero Hannah Wirag makes a dig Thursday night against Janesville Parker in the WIAA Division 1 regional semifinals.

Season closes in regional final

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Senior Jake Deutsch races to steal the ball from an Oregon defender Saturday in a WIAA Division 1 regional final at Huntoon Field. The Vikings lost 6-1.

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Vikings make regional final, fall at Oregon

Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton High School volleyball team’s season ended Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 regional finals after falling 3-0 (11-25, 16-25, 19-25) to third-seeded Westosha Central.

The No. 6 Vikings (20-10 overall) had a few ups and downs in 2017, including an 0-2 start in the Badger South, but Stoughton had several highlights, including Thursday’s 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-20) sweep over No. 11 Janesville Parker in the regional semifinal, a win over Madison Edgewood in the conference tournament, a Wilmot Union tournament title and a nonconference victory over Verona.

“The way the girls were willing to work hard in practice really reflected in the second half of the season,” coach Kelly Sorensen said. “We performed better together, improved our skill sets and played with a lot of heart. I think each girl grew as an individual, as well as together as a team.”

Seniors Tessa Berry, Lauren Jake, Olivia Panthofer, Sena Sperloen and Sam Beach all graduate from the program. Jake (81 sets), Berry (80) and Panthofer (76) were starters this season.

Sorensen said Berry, a four-year varsity member, and Panthofer, a three-year varsity player, were both consistent and reliable throughout their careers.

Jake also came along as a good hitter in the middle this season.

Sperloen (55 sets) and Beach (22) were both in the rotation, as well.

Sorensen said Sperloen had several matches where she excelled at blocking, including against Edgewood.

She added that Beach was integral in how the girls developed as a cohesive unit.

ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor

The seventh-seeded Stoughton High School boys soccer team was hoping to go further Saturday in a WIAA Division 2 regional final at No. 2 Oregon.

The Vikings’ season came to an end in a 6-1 defeat at Huntoon Field, but they still had one of the better records in the last decade.

Senior goalie Matt Read was one of the best goalies in the state, coach Dave Wermuth said during the season, and Read was able to see how much improved the Vikings became.

Stoughton (10-11-1 overall) had a shot at a regional title, which the program hasn’t won since 2007. The Vikings also finished third in the Badger South, nearly tying Oregon for second, if it hadn’t been for a 2-1 loss to Watertown in a heavy rain late in the year.

For Read, the highlight was a 3-2 win over Beloit Memorial on Oct. 2, the first win over the Purple Knights in about a decade. Beloit Memorial advanced to the D1 sectional semifinals this year.

“I think we started off the season pretty slow,” Read said. “We took a lot of really bad shutouts, and then we started pulling together as a team and started practice harder. ... As the season went on, we started clicking more and working more as a group together.

“Obviously, we are disappointed we don’t get to move on and are sad it ended in such a big loss, but I think we played our best.”

Read said the major difference was how the backfield fixed some of its deficiencies earlier in the year. Besides Saturday’s loss, Read said the defenders tracked the ball much better.

“Throughout the season, our defenders really stayed on their marks better and we didn’t leave open men in the backfield nearly as much as we used to,” Read said.

Against Oregon, Read said the team got caught ball-watching too much, and it led to four goals in the first 30 minutes.

Panthers senior Madison Conduah assisted on the first two and then scored in the 30th minute. Seniors Lane Krull and Johnny Auer and junior Colin McCombs also scored goals in the first half.

Senior Cameron Furseth battles with Oregon junior Zach Schultz in the second half Saturday.

Oregon jumped ahead 6-0 in the second half with goals by senior Zach Pasley and junior Carter Hendrickson.

Stoughton broke up the shutout, however, with a breakaway goal by junior Ethan Wright in the 76th minute.

Read, who plans to attend basic training for the Air Force and work with the Air Force throughout college, finished with five saves in the loss.

“It would have been nice to go further today, but we played a really good Oregon team,” Wermuth said. “They were better in this round than when we met them in the season.”

Seniors Zander Hartberg, Malec Scanlon-Laemmrich, Nick Nowlan, Jake Deutsch, Cameron Furseth, Quin Link and Anders Goetz all graduate. Wermuth said he will miss them and is proud of how they finished their careers.

“I think they represented the hard work that you need to have,” Wermuth said. “You

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Juniors Hannah Wirag, Maddy Brickson, Megan Adams and Madi Bonebright and sophomore Kat Eugster all played in over 60 sets this season. They are expected to be back, along with juniors Katelyn Nolan, Alita Frick and Lela Brashi and sophomore Amber Hodkiewicz.

Sorensen said Adams and Wirag were strong players, and Eugster really started to show off her potential on the outside.

In addition to learning from this year’s senior class, a few juniors also learned from last year’s senior class, and Sorensen said that brings excitement for next season.

“We have a lot of returners but also have some spots to fill,” Sorensen said.

“It will be interesting what we have in place for the future.”

Stoughton 3, Parker 0 T h e Vi k i n g s h a n d l e d Janesville Parker in the regional opener Thursday with a 3-0 sweep.

Panthofer finished with 12 kills and nine digs, and Adams collected 24 assists, 17 digs and three aces.

Wirag had 14 digs and three aces, and Brickson had 10 digs and four aces. Berry also had 10 digs, and Eugster picked up six kills.

Westosha Central 3, Stoughton 0 Stoughton’s season came to a close Saturday at Westosha Central in a 3-0 sweep.

Panthofer had eight kills, six digs and two aces. Brickson had two aces and seven digs, and Wirag led with 14 digs.

Adams had 13 assists and eight digs, and Berry added seven digs.

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Olivia Panthofer tries to put down a kill Thursday evening against Janesville Parker’s Reave Myszewski (16) and Jacy Benway (5). The Vikings won the match 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-20), and Panthofer had 12 kills and nine digs.

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Vikings plan to stack medley, 400 free relays JEREMY JONES

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​Sports editor

Stoughton’s girls swimming team travels to Monona Grove High School on Saturday for the Badger South Conference meet.

Though Vikings head coach Katie Talmadge didn’t want to divulge too much about her team’s lineup before the meet, but she did say Stoughton plans to stack its medley and 400 relays in hopes of putting the finishing touches on those races for their state attempts next week.

“We hope to be top six or better for those races,” Talmadge said.

Stoughton’s 400-yard freestyle relay posted the fifth-fastest time across the Badger North and South during the regular season, according to Wisconsin Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association.

Sofia Bormett, Amy Schlicht and Maddie Kooima are all looking to see where the conference field is before deciding on their individual state attempts.

Talmadge said defending conference

Stoughton travels to Monona Grove High School at 1 p.m. Saturday for the Badger South Conference meet. and Division 2 state champion Madison Edgewood is the favorite again, with McFarland following as the runner-up.

The real race will be for third place, which could come down to Milton, Oregon, Monona Grove, Fort Atkinson and Stoughton all being very competitive.

“Everyone will be out for us because we got third at the conference relay meet at the beginning of the season,” Talmadge said.

The Crusaders have the fastest times in the Badger Conference in every event but the 50 free and 100 backstroke this season.

Madison Edgewood’s 1 minute, 48.81 seconds is the fastest 200 medley

relay time in the Badger Conference and the third-fastest across the state.

The Crusaders’ 200 free relay had the fastest time, in 1:38.29 – good for second in Wisconsin. Edgewood’s 400 free (3:37.9) also had the fastest time during the conference season.

Edgewood senior Kelly Rodriguez (1:53.71) and sophomore DeeDee Walker (1:58.11) have the top two fastest times in the 200 free. Rodriguez’s time is the third fastest in the state.

Rodriguez has also paced the conference in the 100 free, posting a 52.58.

Teammates Issy Peterson, Kaitlyn Barth and Maeve O’Driscoll aren’t far behind, though, as the Crusaders own the top four times in the Badger Conference.

Rodriguez (5:04.69) and Walker (5:17.35) sit in first and third in the 500 free.

Senior Jenna Silvestri has the fastest time in the 200 IM (2:08.7) and fourth fastest in the state. She also has the fastest 100 breaststroke time (1:07.1) O’Driscoll (24.37) and Barth (24.81) are the two fastest girls in the 50 free.

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Freshman Alexander Wicks (381) goes out strong among the race leaders Saturday at the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional. Wicks was unable to maintain the pace, falling back to 57th in 18 minutes, 27 seconds. Stoughton finished ninth out of the 12 teams competing.

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Senior Emmett Post took 44th place in 18:12. Tyler Kalagian injured his knee right before the race, which gave the team’s alternate runner, sophomore Gavin Model, the chance to run. Model turned around and finished as the team’s fourth runner, running one of his best races of the season, placing 46th in 18:15.

Freshman Alex Wicks finished 57th as the team’s final varsity scorer in 18:27.

Wicks, who had been the top runner several times this year, did not have his best race. “He said that he felt really good at the start of the race and just took off, leading the race through the first 400 meters,” Schneider said.

“I think he took my advice to leave it all out there a bit too literally.”

He later rolled has ankle around the mile mark.

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accept what happened.”

“They trusted that I understood what they wanted to do and I would do whatever it took to get them where they needed to go. I took the pressure off them, and today they showed that they are a top team in the state.”

Sophomore Grace Jenny and juniors Anna Wozniak and Margaret Ross finished near the top of the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional meet for the second straight year. Unlike last year, however, the Vikings’ top three runners will have company at the WIAA Division 1 state meet on Saturday, Oct. 28.

All three girls qualified as individuals for the state meet in Wisconsin Rapids last year, but the Vikings finished third and did not advance to state as a team.

“It’s a pretty unbelievable feeling knowing that 18 weeks of training paid off today,” Jenny said. “And now our entire team will be able to experience running at the state meet.”

Returning to the state meet was accomplished by more than a few months over the course of the cross country season as the girls started running in mid-June, following the Vikings’ track and field team last spring. The hard work didn’t stop there, however, as the girls ran three days a week and did strength training the other two days over the winter.

Finishing 6-7-8 last year, the trio of Vikings was even more impressive this

Stoughton travels to the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids at 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 for the WIAA Division 1 state cross country meet. season, placing 4-5-7. And Stoughton needed the finish to keep pace with Madison West and to stay ahead of Middleton, which finished third with a 78.

Jenny took the lead and finished fourth in 19 minutes, 48 seconds.

Wozniak followed 11 seconds later in 19:59 before Ross reached the 5K finish line in 20:05.

“They just keep pushing themselves to that next level,” Zaemisch said.

“They’re so coachable, and they focus on the little things, whether it’s nutrition, hydration or sleep patterns.

“We had a big football game last night, and I encouraged the girls to go, but told them to make sure they were making good choices. They were home by 8 o’clock because they knew today was the most important race of their season so far. They put the needs of the team above everything else.”

One second separated freshman Maddie Schneider and sophomore Molly Olstad, who finished as the team’s final varsity scorers, taking 22nd and 23rd

place in 20:46 and 20:47, respectively.

Freshman Gina Owen and junior Abby Kittleson both competed but did not count toward the final team score.

“It’s going to be sad when it’s over because we’ve spent so long, training and pushing each other every day,” Jenny said. “It’s going to be crazy when it’s done.”

“We’ll probably keep running together,” Wozniak said with a smile.

For now, the girls have one more race Saturday at the Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids. Stoughton last qualified for the state meet back-to-back in 2013-14. The Vikings finished 15th out of 20 both years.

“I personally feel that the Wisconsin Rapids course is the type of course my team is built for,” Zaemsich said.

“We’re not really built for a flat course like sectionals. We pound hills really hard. I think next week will be a course that we’ll really thrive on, and I’m hoping for a top-10 finish.”

With no seniors running at state, the Vikings will have a shot to finish even higher again in 2018.

“We’re already thinking about next year,” Zaemisch said. “We will have two seniors in Anna and Margaret, who could both run in college. If they want to get to the next level, it’s my job to push them to get there. It’s an exciting time.

“Just getting everyone to buy into the program, and moving them to the next level - it’s exciting.”

Soccer: Stoughton defeats Westosha Central scored two goals Thursday, Oct. 19, in a 3-1 win over No. 10 Westosha Central in a D2 don’t always get that, and this regional semifinal. year we certainly did. They Link also scored a goal, were a cohesive group that and freshman Aaron Mittlworked hard.” steadt, Nowlan and Wright collected assists.

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Football: Level 2 playoffs Friday at Waukesha West Hobson at the Oregon 33.

“Everyone has stacked the box all season,” coach Dan Prahl said. “Our skill guys on the outside need to make plays like they did tonight.

“It was good to see Jon not bail out of the pocket, but step up and keep his eyes downfield. A couple of weeks ago, Jon probably doesn’t see Tyler in the end zone. Jon took a huge step forward for us tonight, and he’s going to have to continue to do that for us to keep going.”

Sixth-seeded Oregon’s lone touchdown came on junior Keion Szudy’s 62-yard run on a fake punt with 6:27 remaining to play.

Oregon had several opportunities in the first half but failed to score, turning the ball over on downs twice, punting three times and fumbling once.

The Panthers advanced as far as the Stoughton 16-yard line before turning the ball over on downs on an incomplete pass on fourth-and-16 from the 22. Girard’s lone completion to Phillips set Oregon up in scoring position.

A face-mask penalty stalled the Panthers, who had moved to the Vikings’ 12 in the second quarter as Oregon once again came away with no points.

Oregon was 2-of-14 on third downs and the Vikings were 3-for-11.

Stoughton travels to second-seeded Waukesha West for the Level 2 game at 7 p.m. Friday. The Wolverines blanked Stoughton 35-0 in the first round last year, something Prahl said he would use as motivation leading into the game.

“Everyone is beatable.

That’s the big thing we’re trying to change here,” Prahl

said. “Don’t be afraid of the name on the chest.

“I think we all know that the score doesn’t reflect how we played. Last year, we get in first-and-goal and can’t punch it in. We miss a field

goal. They drive down and score. We fumble the kickoff. They go 10 yards to score again. We can’t make mistakes like that against good teams.”

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“It was a good learning experience for someone who I think has a lot of varsity races ahead of him,” Schneider said.

Juniors Garrett Herbst and Parker Flint also competed but did not count toward the final team score.

Stoughton finished with a team score of 217.

Middleton, ranked atop the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association Division 1 state poll, swept the top three spots and placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 15 for a team-best 34 points.

Third-ranked Madison West finished second with a 50 and Verona Area was a distant third with 116.

“I would say this was a rebuilding year for our team,” Schneider said. “On the plus side, many runners had a chance to either run varsity or run with the varsity team. We will have a core of guys next year who know that it takes summer running and hard work to do well as a team in cross country.”

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Roads and rivers in county budget Highway, water runoff projects top proposal SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

When Dane County Executive Joe Parisi introduced his proposed $538 million 2018 operating budget Oct. 2, it stressed human services, environmental cleanup and road improvements.

All three of those could have an impact on Stoughton, as County Board members continue discussing the budget on the way to possible approval next month.

Included in $12.6 million slated for highway reconstruction is $350,000 toward a $700,000 joint project with the City of Stoughton to resurface County Hwy. N from County Hwy. A to Hwy. 51.

Seeking to reduce phosphorus in area watersheds, there is also $200,000 to study creating a “large-scale” manure composter. According to a county news release, the finished product could be “less prone to runoff” and could be trucked to areas more in need of the nutrients found in manure.

“Science tells us composting manure creates a product that reduces runoff and carbon emissions while shrinking manure piles by 50 percent,” Parisi said, adding that composting manure reduces the volume in half and carbon emissions by 75 percent.

According to the news release, the facility could help farms by both reducing the amount of liquid manure spread on fields and by having access to composted manure that “stays on the land better and has fewer pathogens.”

The program is designed to help reduce phosphorus in the county water – particularly in the Yahara River watershed, which follows the Yahara Lakes and the Yahara River, which flows through Stoughton.

Parisi’s budget would continue funding for the Urban Water Quality Grant Program for local stormwater management facilities. Since the program’s inception, the county has helped fund 59 projects totaling nearly $13 million, stopping the flow of over 830,000 pounds of garbage and pollutants, including over 3,000 pounds of phosphorus, according to the release. “(It has) been a critical part of Dane County’s lakes clean-up efforts,” Parisi said, noting that the budget proposal represents “one of my largest investments yet in reconstructing our aging county highways, increasing public safety, and cleaning our lakes.”

District 35 County Superviser Carl Chenoweth of Stoughton called Parisi’s overall budget proposal “pretty good.”

The manure composter project is a sign of a “more sustainable strategy in

Proposed tax rate The proposed Dane County budget would increase taxes on a $269,377 home by $54.74 or 6.9 percent, according to a county news release. County taxes represent about 15 percent of a total property tax bill.

On the Web For more information on the 2018 Dane County budget, visit:

admin.countyofdane.com/budget phosphorus reduction for the county,” he said.

“Now it’s starting to show that we’re going down a path that probably means a little bit more; a little bit more accountable,” he told the Hub last week. “The whole dairy industry in the northern part of the Yahara Watershed has really been a concern of mine.

Those issues have progressed, but it’s been slow.”

Chenoweth, a water resource engineer and chairman of the land conservation committee, said he’s pleased with how farmers are working with the county on reducing runoff.

“We’ve made some great strides over the last couple of years – working together toward a common goal, and that helps us with long-term strategy also,” he said.

Mental health teams Parisi’s budget allocates $1 million for school-based mental health teams, a program that works in school districts including Stoughton “to improve the classroom and home experiences of our young people experiencing mental health ailments,” according to a county press release. This year, 20 mental health professionals are available to work with at least 260 students and their families to help address mental health needs.

“This is making a real difference to stabilize both learning and living environments for our young people,” Parisi said. “The effects of mental illness are far reaching, affecting classrooms, families, and workplaces.”

Trail improvements This summer marked the opening of the Lower Yahara River Trail, which is planned to eventually reach Stoughton.

The first part of the trail links Lake Farm County Park to McFarland.

According to the county news release, Dane County “has the dollars necessary for planning and design work” on the next planned segment of the trail, a link from McFarland south to Fish

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2018 budget schedule Oct. 2-27: Standing committees review Oct. 18: Public hearing, City-County Building, Madison Nov. 6-17: Personnel and finance committee Nov. 20: County Board budget deliberations begin 7 p.m.

Nov. 21: More board deliberations, if necessary Nov. 30: Consideration of possible county executive vetoes

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the full council approve O l s o n ’s p r o p o s e d bu d get without changes. That allowed the staff to prepare a document for publication that appears in this issue of the Hub and to set a public hearing for Nov. 14.

H ow eve r, t wo a l d e r s attempted unsuccessfully to amend it in order to add a full-time position to the police department and fire department, and five of the city’s 12 alders were not present.

As a result, council president Tim Swadley planned to convene another committee-of-the-whole meeting to discuss the budget Tuesday, Oct. 24, following a regular council meeting.

Alders will be able to suggest amendments to the budget before or after the Nov. 14 public hearing. A vote on the budget is scheduled that night. Tax bills will be mailed to residents in December.

No added staff Camp County Park.

Parisi’s budget also would provide funds to support projects on the Capital City Trail, Glacial Drumlin Trail, and the North Mendota Trail and to restore $500,000 funding to the “PARC and Ride” program that provides matching grant funds to communities to construct new trails.

Jail questions The biggest-ticket item in Parisi’s proposed budget is $75 million earmarked out of a capital projects budget of $112.5 million to improve jail facilities.

The proposal, which has created some controversy, would add four floors to the county Public Safety Building, close the jail’s two floors in the City-County Building and close the county’s Huber Center. Planning and design would start next year, with planned completion in 2021.

Chenoweth said while jail renovation is “a big expense,” it’s something the board needs to address now after examining the problem for the past several years.

“We really need to go forward with that work to ensure safety and modernize our jail,” he said. “It’s probably not going to get any cheaper to do it, and I don’t think there’s any real good alternative to what we’re planning on doing there.”

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

Department heads’ requests for new personnel in the police, fire and public works departments didn’t make it into the mayor’s proposed budget, nor did a request for additional hours for a program coordinator at the senior center and more hours for a public library employee.

At least two alders are interested in finding a way to add personnel. Alds. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3) and Dennis Kittleson (D-1) attempted to amend the budget at the Oct. 12 meeting and add funding for a new police officer and firefighter by reducing the wage increase for city employees from 2.25 percent to 1 percent and hiring midway through 2018. They failed to find support from fellow alders.

If You Go What: Public hearing on 2018 budget When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Where: Council chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth St.

Net new construction 2016: 1.75 percent 2015: 1.99 percent 2014: 1.1 percent 2013: 0.82 percent 2012: 0.45 percent A request for three new full-time positions in the public works department also failed to win support.

Director Brett Hebert said his department needs two new foresters and a parks maintenance employee to keep up with a growing workload.

With net new construction adding only about $123,000 to the budget through the tax levy, the mayor’s budget proposal includes $20,000 for economic development for consultants.

Olson said “a big savings” in the city’s health care plan is “one of the main reasons we’re able to maintain our services” next year.

Human Resources director A.J. Gillingham explained the city is switching from Dean Health HMO to Unity Health Insurance, which is affiliated with University of Wisconsin Health, and will save the city $265,000 over a two-year period, while offering lower premiums for employees. A savings of $134,633 will apply to next year’s budget.

Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

2018 budget Revenue increases State expenditure restraint: $7,646 (for total of $228,341) Utility payment in lieu of taxes: $58,000 (for total of $820,000) Building, electrical, plumbing fees: $15,000 Motor vehicle fees: $7,000 Net new construction: $123,300

Notable spending Cost of living adjustment: $156,000 (2.25%) Workers compensation: $30,000 Elections: $31,500 Economic development consultant: $10,000 RDA consultant: $10,000 Legal services: $110,500 Landmarks grant: $5,000 Youth Center: $5,000

Capital expenditures Public Works facility: $8.3 million Streets: $1.7 million Equipment: $400,000

Unfunded requests Two full-time police officers: $166,427 Two full-time firefighters: $150,827 Two full-time foresters: $147,040 One full-time parks maintenance: $73,520 Senior center program coordinator to full-time: $37,776 Part-time police clerical/dispatch: $34,000

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FOR CITY OF STOUGHTON

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, ORDER SETTING TIME TO HEAR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (FORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE JORDAN Case No. 17PR602 A petition for Formal Administration was filed.

The Court Finds: The decedent, with date of birth February 5, 1925 and date of death March 12, 2016, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 718 Sky Tree Court, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168.

The Court Orders: 1. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before Circuit Court/Circuit Court Commissioner Deputy Probate Registrar, on November 4, 2017 at 8:45am.

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

2. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 12, 2018.

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

4. Heirship will be determined at the hearing on petition for final judgement.

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

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

Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 29, 2017 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: October 12, 19 and 26, 2017 WNAXLP ***

STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT DANE COUNTY Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 7000 Vista Dr. MAC N8235-040 West Des Moines, IA 50266, Plaintiff vs.

Jeffrey M. Wanderski Aka Jeffrey Matthew Wanderski 1440 Sundt Ln Stoughton, WI 53589, Defendant.

PUBLICATION SUMMONS Case No.: 2017CV001866 Honorable Josann M. Reynolds AMOUNT CLAIMED IS OVER $10,000.00 Case Code: 30301 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN To each person named above as a Defendant: You are hereby notified that the Plaintiff named above has filed a lawsuit or other legal action against you. The complaint, which is also served on you, states the nature and basis of the legal action. Within 40 days after 10/26/2017 you must respond with a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint.

The court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The answer must be sent or delivered to: Dane County Circuit Court 215 S Hamilton St. Madison, WI 53703 and to: Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., L.P.A. 75 Public Square, 4th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days from the date stated above, the court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in the future, and may also be enforced by garnishment or seizure of property.

Dated: October 19, 2017 /s/ Kathryn F. Lomasney Wisconsin Bar #1089036 Keith D. Weiner & Associates Co., LPA 75 Public Square, 4th Floor Cleveland, OH 44113 Phone: (262)649-1796 359367-01 TAM Published: October 29, November 2 and 9, 2017 WNAXLP ***

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE SETTING TIME TO HEAR APPLICATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WILLARD D. HANSON Case No. 17PR699 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth February 1, 1927 and date of death August 25, 2017, was domiciled in Dane

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County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 3068 CTH A, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before the presiding Probate Registrar, on November 30, 2017 at 8:00a.m.

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

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is February 2, 2018.

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

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

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

Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar October 13, 2017 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: October 26, November 2 and 9, 2017 WNAXLP ***

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, November 13, 2017, at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider amending the zoning classification of 314 W. Main Street. This property is requested to be rezoned from Planned Business to Planned Development - General Development Plan (GDP) to accommodate a proposed multi-family residential development with a total of 8 residential units (two 4-unit buildings).

This parcel is owned by the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority and is more fully described as follows: Part of Parcel number: 281/0511-0820710-2 Legal Description: LOT 1 CSM 13551 CS88/236-237 07/31/2013 F/K/A ORIGINAL PLAT BLOCK 9 LOT 5, LOT 6 & W 33 FT LOT 7 (0.511 A) This property description is for tax purposes. It may be abbreviated. For the complete legal description please refer to the deed.

Additional information including a location map can be found at: http:// stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-commission/ For questions regarding this notice please contact the City Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421 Published: October 26 and November 2, 2017 WNAXLP

Dated: October 16, 2017

2017 Adopted Budget

2018 Proposed Budget

REVENUES Taxes: General Property Taxes Other Taxes (Utilities) Intergovernmental Revenues Licenses & Permits Fines, Forfeits & Penalties Public Charges for Services Intergovernmental charges for services Miscellaneous Revenue Other Financing Sources TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES Cash Balance Applied TOTAL REVENUE & CASH BAL. APPLIED

8,098,257 964,441 1,713,359 197,700 120,000 1,365,779 102,000 256,151 0 12,817,687 80,000 $12,897,687

8,507,687 907,000 1,751,975 207,500 126,000 1,370,533 82,000 310,394 0 13,263,089 80,000 $13,343,089

5.06% -5.96% 2.25% 4.96% 5.00% 0.35% -19.61% 21.18% 0.00% 3.47% 0.00% 3.45%

EXPENDITURES: General Government Public Safety Public Works Health & Human Services Culture, Recreation & Education Conservation and Development Transfer to Other Funds Contingency TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES Transfer to Debt Service Transfer to Capital Projects/Equip Repl TOTAL EXPENDITURES & DEBT SERVICE

$1,683,886 3,282,484 2,316,841 558,780 969,556 230,475 973,038 80,000 10,095,060 2,366,686 419,500 $12,881,246

$1,658,469 3,432,459 2,338,801 532,813 1,016,669 218,784 992,808 80,000 10,270,803 2,652,786 419,500 $13,343,089

-1.51% 4.57% 0.95% -4.65% 4.86% -5.07% 2.03% 0.00% 1.74% 12.09% 0.00% 3.59%

General Fund

% Change

$ Change

409,430 (57,441) 38,616 9,800 6,000 4,754 (20,000) 54,243 0 0 445,402

(25,417) 149,975 21,960 (25,967) 47,113 (11,691) 19,770 0 286,100 0 461,843

Lana Kropf, City Clerk City of Stoughton Published: October 12 and 19, 2017 WNAXLP

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ORDINANCE 2017-01 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 117 OF THE TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE. WHEREAS, the Town of Pleasant Springs issues Class “A” fermented malt beverage licenses to qualified applicants; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that it would be in the Town’s interest to also issue “Class A” licenses for retail sales of intoxicating liquor licenses; and WHEREAS, the existing Class “A” ordinance requires fermented malt beverages to be stored in an area partitioned by permanent construction; and WHEREAS, the Town Board has determined that a locked cabinet would provide sufficient segregation of the alcohol beverages; and WHEREAS, certain provisions of Chapter 117 of the Town of Pleasant Springs Municipal Code require updating to conform with changes to the Wisconsin Statutes; and WHEREAS, Section 125.10, Wis. Stats., authorizes municipalities to enact regulations incorporating any part of Chapter 125, Wis. Stats.; NOW, THEREFORE, the Town Board of Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin, does ordain as follows: Section 1. ARTICLE II of Chapter 117 of the Pleasant Springs Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: ARTICLE II Sales §117-3. State statutes adopted.

A. Except as modified by the provisions of this chapter, the provisions of Ch. 125, Wis. Stats., relating to the sale of intoxicating liquor and fermented malt beverages, are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter by reference, except that the penalties for violations shall be as set forth in this chapter.

B. Definitions: 1. A Class “A” license authorizes retail sales of fermented malt beverages for consumption off the premises where sold and in original packages, containers, and bottles.

2. A “Class A” license authorizes retail sales of intoxicating liquor for consumption off the premises where sold and in original packages and containers.

3. A Class “B” license authorizes retail sales of fermented malt beverages from premises within the Town to be consumed either on the premises where sold or off the premises.

4. A “Class B” license authorizes retail sales of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises where sold by the glass and not in the original package or container. In addition, wine may be sold in the original package or container in any quantity to be consumed off the premises where sold.

5. A “Class C” license authorizes the retail sale of wine by the glass or in an

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Monday through Friday. The following is a summary of the Proposed 2018 Budget.

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6. Alcohol beverages are defined by §125.02(1), Wis. Stats., and include fermented malt beverages and intoxicating liquor. §117-4. Restrictions on Class “A” and “Class A” premises.

A. Original packages required.

1. No person shall sell or keep for sale or permit to be sold or kept for sale in or about any premises for which a Class “A” license has been issued any alcohol beverage except fermented malt beverages in original unopened packages, containers or bottles, not to be consumed in or about the premises where sold. Fermented malt beverages shall not be sold in quantities of one can or one bottle or in kegs or barrels.

2. No person shall sell or keep for sale or permit to be sold or kept for sale in or about any premises for which a “Class A” license has been issued any intoxicating liquor except in original unopened packages, containers, or bottles, not to be consumed in or about the premises where sold.

B. Alcohol beverage sale hours limited. Between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., no alcohol beverages shall be sold, permitted to be sold, purchased, carried out or removed from any premises for which a Class “A” license or a “Class A” has been issued.

C. In any premise which is open for the sale of merchandise other than alcohol beverages during the hours that alcohol beverage sale is prohibited under sub. B.: 1. All alcohol beverages shall be kept at all times in a segregated area of the premises that is separate from the portion of the premises that is used for sale and display of other merchandise.

There shall be no floor displays or bulk stocking of alcohol beverages in areas of the premises that are open to the public.

2. During all hours when fermented malt beverage sales are prohibited under sub. B.: i. All fermented malt beverages located on Class “A” licensed premises and intoxicating liquors located on “Class A” licensed premises shall be securely locked within a room, locker, cabinet, building, cooler, or other enclosure, such that the alcohol beverages may not be accessed or moved by any person other than the licensee, permittee, agent named in the license or permit, or other person holding a valid operator’s license for the premises who is responsible for the acts of all persons selling alcohol beverages to consumers. The enclosure in which the alcohol beverages are stored shall be securely attached to a permanent structure that is part of the premises, and shall not be portable. ii. If any alcohol beverages are kept in a portion of a cabinet or cooler with other merchandise, the portion of the cabinet or cooler where the alcohol beverages are kept shall be completely and permanently partitioned such that customers are unable to access that portion of the cabinet or cooler.

D. Licensing of premises. The entire building and parcel on which the building is located shall be deemed to be a part of any Class “A” or “Class A” licensed premises. The licensee shall ensure that there is no on-premises consumption and no on-premises open containers of alcohol beverages.

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TOWN OF RUTLAND BUDGET HEARING & TOWN MEETING & BOARD MEETING NOTICE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2017 - 6:30 P.M. Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, November 15, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall, a PUBLIC HEARING will be held to review the proposed 2018 budget. The detailed proposed budget is available for inspection by contacting the Clerk at 455-3925.

A Special Town Meeting will be held immediately following the public hearing for the purpose of adopting the 2017 levy, and authorizing highway expenditures in excess of $10,000 pursuant to 80.01(3), Wis. Stats.

The Town Board will meet immediately following the Budget Hearing and Special Town Meeting to adopt the budget.

REVENUES General Property Taxes Other Taxes & General Charges Intergovernmental Revenues Licenses & Permits Public Charges for Services Interest & Misc. Revenues Total Revenues

2,016

2,017

Change

% Change

$683,386.00 $302.00 $153,662.00 $29,141.00 $25,075.00 $264,784.00 $1,156,350.00

$691,456.00 $276.00 $163,878.00 $36,200.00 $24,100.00 $33,683.00 $949,593.00

$8,070.00 -$26.00 $10,216.00 $7,059.00 -$975.00 -$231,101.00 -$206,757.00

1.18% -8.61% 6.65% 24.22% -3.89% -87.28% -17.88%

EXPENDITURES Reserve Accounts General Government Public Safety Public Works Health & Human Services Debt Service/Capital Purchases Total Expenses

$41,500.00 $162,022.00 $187,904.00 $515,447.00 $41,212.00 $208,265.00 $1,156,350.00

$9000.00 $159,789.00 $197,496.00 $472,253.00 $48,238.00 $62,817.00 $949,593.00

-$32,500.00 -$2,233.00 $9,592.00 -$43,194.00 $7,026.00 -$145,448.00 -$206,757.00

-78.31% -1.38% 5.10% -8.38% 17.05% -69.84% -17.88%

$465,760.60 $225,676.27 $691,436.87

$278,466.53 $234,903.93 $513,370.46

-$187,294.07 $9,227.66 -$178,066.41

-40.21% 4.09% -25.75%

Cash Balance January 1 (Excluding Advance Tax Roll Collections) Reserve Accounts Undesignated Accounts Total Cash Balance January 1 TAX LEVY Total Anticipated Expenditures Less Total Anticipated Revenues Amount Required for Levy Town Mill Rate Published: October 26, 2017 WNAXLP

E. Wine tasting prohibited. Wine tasting and wine sampling that otherwise would be permitted by §125.06(13), Wis. Stats., are hereby prohibited. §117-5. Restrictions on Class “B” and “Class B” premises.

A. No intoxicating liquor or fermented malt beverage for consumption away from the premises shall be sold, permitted to be sold, purchased, carried out or removed from any premises for which a “Class B” or Class “B” license has been issued between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. on weekdays and between the hours of 9:00 p.m. on Saturdays and the following 12:00 noon on Sundays and 9:00 p.m. on Sundays and 8:00 a.m. on Mondays.

B. It shall be unlawful for any premises for which a retail “Class B” liquor license has been issued to remain open for the sale of liquor or fermented malt beverage for on-premises consumption between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the Sunday that daylight saving time begins, and except January 1, when there is no closing time. §117-6. Fees.

Applicable fees for alcohol beverage licenses shall be in such amount as may be established by the Town Board from time to time by separate resolution. §117-7. Provisional License.

Pursuant to §125.185, Wis. Stats., the Town Clerk may issue a provisional retail license to a person who has applied for a Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license, authorizing only the activities that the type of retail license applied for authorizes. The provisional retail license shall expire 60 days after its issuance or when the Class “A”, Class “B”, “Class A”, “Class B” or “Class C” license has been issued to the holder, whichever is sooner. The provisional license may be revoked by the Town Clerk if he or she discovers that the holder of the license made a false statement on the application. The fee for a

$683,386.00

$691,456.00

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$1,156,350.00 $472,964.00 $683,386.00

$949,593.00 $258,137.00 $691,456.00

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provisional retail licenses is $15.00. §117-8. Violations and penalties.

Any person who violates any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalties provided therefor in Chapter I, General Provisions, §1-1, and in Ch. 125, Wis. Stats.

Section 2. ARTICLE III of Chapter 117 of the Pleasant Springs Municipal Code is hereby repealed.

Section 3. Section 117-17 of the Pleasant Springs Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: §117-17. Sale to underage persons.

A. It shall be unlawful for any person, licensee, corporation, partnership, or other entity to sell, dispense or give away any alcohol beverages to any underage person not accompanied by his or her parent, guardian or spouse who has attained the legal drinking age.

B. All customers purchasing fermented malt beverages or intoxicating liquors shall be checked for valid proof of age prior to sale, regardless of appearance of age.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect the day after publication of this ordinance or a notice of the enactment of this ordinance as required by law.

Adopted at a regular Town Board meeting this 17th day of October, 2017. _____________________________ David Pfeiffer, Town Chairperson Attest: _________________________ Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer Date Enacted: October 17, 2017 Vote: 5-0 Published: October 26, 2017 WNAXLP ***

ORDINANCE NO. 2017-02 ORDINANCE ADOPTING AN UPDATE TO THE TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Town Board of the Town of Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin, do ordain as follows:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to Sections 62.23, Section 61.35, and Section 60.22(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the Town of Pleasant Springs is authorized to prepare and adopt a comprehensive plan as defined in Sections 66.1001(1)(a) and 66.1001(2) of the Wisconsin Statutes.

SECTION 2. The Town Board, by the enactment of an ordinance, formally adopted the document titled Town of Pleasant Springs Comprehensive Plan on October 17, 2017.

SECTION 3. The Plan Commission, by a majority vote of the entire Commission at a meeting held on September 6, 2017, recommended to the Town Board adoption of the comprehensive plan update.

SECTION 4. The Town published or posted a Class 1 public notice and held a public hearing regarding the comprehensive plan update.

SECTION 5. The Town Board of the Town of Pleasant Springs, Wisconsin, does, by enactment of this ordinance, formally adopt the updated Town of Pleasant Springs Comprehensive Plan, pursuant to section 66.1001(4)(c) of the Wisconsin Statutes.

SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall take effect upon passage by a majority vote of the members-elect of the Town Board and publication or posting as required by law.

ADOPTED this 17th day of October, 2017. ______________________________ David Pfeiffer, Town Chair Attest: ______________________________ Maria Hougan, Town Clerk Ayes 5 Noes 0 Absent 0 Posted: October 26, 2017 Published: October 26, 2017 WNAXLP ***

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Karen M. Dahl

family was everything to her; she would do anything for them. Karen is survived by her husband, Scott; her parents; children, Michael D a h l , J e ff r ey ( B r i t t a ny) Dahl and Lissa Dahl; brothers, Jerome (Dawn) Gunsolus Jr., Mike (Rose) Gunsolus, Scott Gunsolus and Tim (Lisa) Gunsolus; sisters, Tammy (Ken) Hoff, Linda Graffin and Julie (Nate) Landphier and many other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Melissa Gunsolus.

Funeral services was held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral And Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 N., Stoughton, at 11 a.m.

Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017.

Burial was held at Lutheran South Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

Kare Dahl

Karen M. Dahl, age 49, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, at home.

She was born on July 13, 1968, in Stoughton, the daughter of Jerome and Jean Gunsolus. She married Scott Dahl on June 13, 1987, in Stoughton.

Karen worked as an Assistant Office Manager for Stark Automotive for several years. She was a very strong woman and her

EPA Completes Review of Hagen Farm Superfund Site Town of Dunkirk, Wisconsin The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency completed a five-year review of the Hagen Farm Superfund site. The Superfund law requires regular checkups of sites that have been cleaned up – with waste managed on-site – to make sure that the cleanup continues to protect people and the environment. This was the fifth five-year review of this site.

The review concluded that the cleanup is protecting people and the environment.

EPA’s original cleanup of contaminated soil consisted of consolidating three waste disposal areas into one, capping the consolidated waste, and installing and operating a pump-and-treat system (no longer in operation). A separate plan for contaminated groundwater consisted of installing and operating an in-place soil vapor extraction system. The next review is scheduled for 2021.

More information is available at the Stoughton Public Library, 304 S 4th St.; Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County Road N; and www.epa.gov/superfund/hagen-farm.

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David C. “Dave” Christenson, age 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg.

He was born on Sept. 2, 1937, the son of Christen and Mildred (Haugen) Christenson. He married the love of his life, Susan Norgaren on Jan. 31, 1959. Dave was a talented carpenter who worked for Dohm Construction, B.F.S. Corporation and Stoughton Area School District.

He continued to provide his expertise as a handyman for the community after his retirement. Dave enjoyed golfing, bowling, hunting, fishing and playing euchre throughout the years. He played home talent baseball, as well as managed the team. Dave also played fast pitch softball and coached boys little league baseball. He followed all sports but was especially a fan of the L.A. Dodgers. Most importantly,

Holden Eddy Holden Alyce (Meyer) “Holly” Eddy, age 63, formerly of Stoughton, passed away on Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, at her home in Reno, Nev. She was born on Jan. 8, 1954, in Bethesda, Md., the daughter of Eugene and Charlane Meyer.

S h e m a r r i e d S t ev e n Michael Eddy in Nashville, Tenn. She was a devout Christian, mother and friend. Holly is survived by her children, Etrik James (Amanda) Eddy and Joshua Steven (David McKenzie) Eddy; brother,

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Dave is survived by his daughters, Joni (Craig) Wood and Mari Steele; three granddaughters, Lyndsey McLaughlin, Ashley Gullickson and McKenzie Steele; two grandsons, Jeffrey (Tara) Wood and Michael Steele; six great-grandchildren, Kyler, Bentlie, Aaron, Shane, Elodie and Emry; siblings; Ardys Listug and Marian (Dale) Holzhuter; half-brothers, Steve (Darlene) and Mark (Nina) Christenson; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and his wife of 53 years, Susan.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 County Rd. B, Stoughton, at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, with the Rev. Paula Geister-Jones presiding. A luncheon will follow the service. Visitation will be held at the church from 9 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday. A private interment will be held at Lutheran East Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Agrace HospiceCare, Stoughton Hospital or Christ Lutheran Church. The family would like to extend their thanks to Stoughton Hospital Home Health, Agrace HospiceCare and Dr. Agni for their wonderful care.

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Charles H. (Nancy) Meyer; sisters, Patty Rey (Robert Wangard) Meyer and Gena Lee (James) Walker; and grandchildren, Lylli Elyse and Violet Elizabeth Eddy.

She was preceded in death by her husband; and parents.

A celebration of life gathering will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral and Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 N. Jackson St., Stoughton, from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Holly’s honor at www.infokomen.org/goto/hollyeddy.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

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Sylvia L. Faust, 80, of O s h ko s h p a s s e d awa y peacefully Friday, Oct. 20, 2017, surrounded by family and her beloved Norwegian Elkhound.

Sylvia was born on May 1, 1937 in Stoughton, the daughter of Millerd and Anne (Amble) Felland.

She grew up on a farm outside of Stoughton and was valedictorian of the class of 1955 of Stoughton High School. She graduated from what is now known as the University of Wisconsin — Stout in 1959 with a bachelor’s degree in home economics education. Almost 30 years later, she returned to school and received a master’s degree in educational curriculum and supervision from the University of Wisconsin — Oshkosh. She worked for years at the Oshkosh Public Library.

Sylvia is survived by her three children, Pete Faust (Kristen Fogtman-Faust) of Fox Point, Wis., Mike Faust (Joslyn) of Mill Valley, Calif., and Jane Madden (John) of Shelburne, Vt., and their father Marvin Faust.

She is also survived by six grandchildren, Oscar and Isabelle Faust, Hudson and Chloe Faust and Maggie and Sophie Madden. She was predeceased by her parents and her brother, Phillip Felland of Sun Prairie.

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companionship, and was a loyal friend in return.

Sylvia overcame physical challenges without a single complaint. Her inner strength and toughness were unparalleled. Nothing would stop her from making a trip to California or Vermont to see her grandchildren.

Before settling down in Oshkosh in 1970 with her young family, Sylvia lived throughout the country and world: Iowa, Mississippi, Texas, Canada and Iran.

She was proud of her family and was always very welcoming to, and fond of, her children’s friends. When her children were growing up, the Faust house and adjacent vacant lot were hubs of kids activities, including boating, fishing, baseball, football and pool. All were welcome

by Sylvia.

Sylvia had a passion for nature and animals, especially birds and dogs. For many years, she has had a Norwegian Elkhound as a faithful companion (Gus, Smokey and Haakon). She instilled in her children a love of animals.

For much of her life, Sylvia enjoyed gardening and was a big supporter of the Paine Arboretum. She felt a strong connection to her Norwegian heritage. One of the highlights of the past year was returning to the Stoughton area with her children for her 80th birthday to revisit her roots.

She was a fan of the Badgers, Packers, Brewers, and NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth.

Her family is eternally grateful for the care and special accommodation Sylvia received from the staff at ThedaCare trauma center, especially Sarah and Ryan.

Visitation was held from 4-6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017, at St. Andrew’s Church, 1100 E. Murdock Ave, with Rev. Karen Jewell officiating the service at 6 p.m. Burial was on Wednesday at Western Ko s h k o n o n g L u t h e r a n Cemetery, Cottage Grove, Wis. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Oshkosh Area Humane Society in Sylvia’s memory.

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Robbery: Suspects’ car crashed in Madison, two arrested after foot pursuit Continued from page 1 enter the bank with masks and guns, according to the warrant. Lt. Dan Jenks of the Stoughton Police Department told the Hub community help and teamwork led to the successful apprehension of the suspects.

“It wasn’t just our department, it was a group effort and everything seemed to fall into place,” he said.

“People outside that gave us descriptions of not only the suspects but the vehicle, that helped give us an early

heads up.”

Police recovered Furdge’s cell phone after the crash in Madison, and the warrant seeks access to the phone.

Police expect to find evidence that Furdge and Flemming cased the bank and plotted routes to and from the robbery, as well as any other possible co-conspirators, according to the warrant.

Police were dispatched to the bank around 12:45 p.m.

Oct. 17. Employees and witnesses described the suspects as two black men with concealed faces and armed

with handguns, according to the warrant.

The branch manager told police she knew “immediately” that there was a robbery because one suspect went to the counter while the other went into the office of a mortgage officer, and she saw both armed with handguns, according to the warrant.

The manager declined to comment to the Hub on the incident.

After a pursuit that reached speeds of 120 mph – including about 90 mph on U.S. Hwy. 51 outside

Stoughton, according to an SPD release the day of the robbery – the car crashed on Coho Street in Madison.

The suspects were arrested after a short foot chase.

“When you’re going that fast with that many people, with the guns and the threat of danger that they posed, we’ll pursue longer than normal,” Jenks said.

Police found four Home Savings Bank bags filled with cash in the car, along with white gloves, clothing and two 9 mm handguns, according to the warrant.

A silver cash box was later

found on the side of U.S. Hwy. 51.

The FBI, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Fitchburg, Madison Police and Dane County Sheriff’s Office are assisting in the ongoing investigation, according to the SPD news release. Some bank robberies fall under federal jurisdiction.

The Appleton robbery the two are accused of being part of ended in a similar chase, without apprehending the pair, according to a report from the Wisconsin State Journal.

The paper reported that Furdge, Flemming and Patrick Jefferson, 25, are accused of robbing Capital Credit Union in Appleton.

Police arrested Jefferson at his mother’s home Sept.

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Felony warrants for both Flemming and Furdge were issued Sept. 28 for the Appleton case, but neither were served.

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