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Johnson was ‘heart, soul of Stoughton’ Former mayor, city employee, volunteer died Nov. 29 BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
One of the city’s most ardent and dedicated supporters, former Mayor Helen Johnson, left a legacy of public service and community achievement when she died last week at the age of 81. Friends and colleagues remember Johnson as a consensus-builder who could bring out the best in people. She served and Johnson represented the city for almost three decades – 19 years as an elected
Inside Read Helen Johnson’s obituary Page 13 official and nine years as an employee. “She always put Stoughton first and was a great ambassador for the city,” said city native Peter Sveum, who knew Johnson well. Johnson died Wednesday, Nov. 29, at her home after struggling with poor health for a few years. “She had been not feeling well for quite some time,” said Mayor Donna Olson, who described Johnson as her friend and
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Police: Man said he intended to kill Bruno, 49, was charged Nov. 30 with first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon for the incident that left Kim Gaida, 46, dead three AMBER LEVENHAGEN days earlier. He faces life in prison without parole if Unified Newspaper Group convicted of the charges. Ted Bruno told police he He is set to appear at a preliminary hearing at felt like he 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Dec stabbed his 12. Stoughton Bruno, who had been roommate renting a room at Gaida’s about 30 1432 Felland St. home, times before also told police Gaida walking had attacked him first away and and threatened to kill him then coming Bruno before the two began fightback to finish him off, according to ing with knives, according a criminal complaint filed Turn to Murder/Page 14 last week.
Bruno allegedly said he returned to stab roommate again
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Ryleigh Rummelhoff visits with Santa, who was wandering around Main Street between appearances throughout Stoughton as part of the Victorian Holiday celebration this weekend.
Stoughton celebrates Victorian Holiday Stoughton celebrated the 25th annual Victorian Holiday last weekend. Hundreds attended the events, from cookie decorating and visiting with Santa to carriage rides down Main Street and holiday themed performances, informally kicking off the holiday season. Some long-loved events returned, such as the Tour of Homes, which served as a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Stoughton, Oregon and McFarland. The Madrigals performed
Inside Victorian Holiday photos Page 7 several times throughout the weekend, between the library, the Stoughton Village Players Theater, and caroling along Main Street. Other holiday performances were highlighted during
the festive weekend, such as Ho Ho Joe and the Stanton Holiday Show at the Opera House and Liquid Courage at the library. Some events will continue throughout December. Livsreise will display its Norwegian holiday trees and Selbuvotten mittens and the light show at Rotary Park will also continue. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. levenhagen@wcinet.com.
State reports school district ‘meets expectations’ Sandhill again tops local schools in DPI’s report cards SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The Stoughton Area School District is meeting expectations, as judged by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The district’s overall score of 71.3 dipped a bit from last year’s 72.6, t h o u g h t wo o f i t s five schools rated as “exceeding expectations,” according to
2016-17 DPI report cards — statewide performance Rating Significantly exceeds expectations Exceeds expectations Meets expectations Meets few expectations Fails to meet expectations DPI’s 2016-17 report cards, released Nov. 21. The annual report cards are based on state standardized tests students took in April and are intended
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Town of Dunn
Local photographer is Dunn artist-in-residence Mark Jung finds beauty in nature and photographs it
said. “Everything in the whole town is ochre colored, and it’s just beautiful and really picturesque.” He’s also taken photos in Scotland and Italy, particularly in Rome and at Vatican City, when his wife was a member of an MATC choir that traveled there to sing for the Pope in 1994. Back in the states, he and his wife, Barbara, like to visit national parks, where opportunities for nature photography abound. They spend part of each winter in southern California, which is known for its dramatic sunsets, Jung said. “We’ve got thousands of pictures from that area,” he said. “I’m really into sunsets on the West Coast, where almost every night there’s a spectacular sunset.”
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Town of Dunn resident and photographer Mark Jung has the uncommon distinction of being the town’s artist-in-residence, an honor that was bestowed upon him two years ago during an event at Town Hall. Jung is the first official town artist, but says the title is “just for fun” and is not as serious, in terms of responsibilities, as the town’s poet laureate, John Herm. “It’s interesting for a town the size of Dunn, which is not very large, to have both a poet laureate and an artist-in-residence,” Jung observed. He said the poet laureate “actually does have duties, which includes writing and reading a poem for some of the events. They don’t have me do things like that, but I still manage to put things together from time to time.” J u n g ’s m o s t r e c e n t “assignment” was putting together a photo collage depicting the interests and accomplishments of town chair Ed Minihan, who was honored Nov. 14 for serving 40 years on the Town Board. “It was presented to him at the meeting as a surprise,” Jung said.
Local beauty
Dunn photographer Mark Jung took this photo of dairy cows filing out to pasture at a farm in the town. after a career in the Oregon School District as a school psychologist, and he’s been taking photos since he was a kid. “I think my parents gave me a Brownie Instamatic when I was about 7 or 8,” he recalled, “so I was taking pictures then.” He developed an interest
in photography early and has continued it throughout his life, he said. As an undergraduate student at UW-Whitewater, Jung was on the school’s photography staff. Then, with the onset of digital photography, his passion for taking pictures grew, and today he has on file about 110,000 digital photos. He’s sold his photos in Madison galleries in the past, but these days is content to take them for his own enjoyment. One of his specialties is digitally manipulating photos to give them the appearance of an oil painting or water color.
nice light,” he explained. He’s humorously coined a term for his methodology: car-tography. “I call it car-tography because I drive around in the car taking pictures through the car window,” he said with a laugh. “The town of Dunn has lots of places to take beautiful pictures. I especially love early
mornings in the fall, when there’s ice forming on the grass and trees.” But his lens has also focused on subjects far from home. Another of his favorite places to shoot photos is in southern France. “I think one group of photos that are memorable was from a little hilltop town in the south of France,” he
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But Dunn is a fine place to take pictures as well, Jung said. He’s taken photos of all sorts of wildlife here, along with various town projects: the restoration of the historic Dyreson Bridge, the installation of iron gates at the town’s equally historic burying ground, and the town’s artistic entrance to Dunn Heritage Park. His photo of the park entrance sign was used on the cover of the town’s fall newsletter this year. Jung said his favorite local place to shoot is even closer to home, along the Lake Waubesa shoreline. “The water is always a d r a w b e c a u s e i t ’s e v e r - c h a n g i n g ,” h e observed. “Dunn’s a great place to see beautiful things. All you have to do is open your eyes to appreciate the beauty all around you.”
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Jung said his primary interest is in nature photography. He’s especially fond of sandhill cranes as a subject. “I love to get up early and go and take pictures all around the area as the sun is coming up to capture the
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Bridge to get decorative lights Nauti Norske petition leads to deal with city BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
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The Yahara River Trail extension the city is supposed to create will eventually be part of a loop around the Yahara River.
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Trail extension gets OK Plan is to eventually form loop, link with county trail BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
The Yahara River Trail w i l l b e ex t e n d e d f r o m Amundson Park to Stoughton Hospital next spring. That brings the city one step closer to a long-term plan to form a loop around the Yahara River and connect to Dane County’s Lower Yahara River Trail north of Viking Park. The next step would be connecting the city’s trail with one built by the hospital. On Tuesday, Nov. 28, the
Common Council unanimously approved an agreement for an easement from the hospital that will allow the city to extend its trail west from Amundson Park, at an estimated cost of $67,000. The city will seek bids for the project in January, recreation supervisor Dan Glynn told the Hub, and construction should begin in the spring and be completed in the summer. Pa r k s a n d r e c r e a t i o n director Tom Lynch said the project will take 11 blocks of trail that’s on city streets and move it next to the river. The existing trail goes north from Amundson Park along the river to Dane County’s Viking Park. A
separate segment extends from the pedestrian bridge at Cooper’s Causeway north to the business park. Once the new trail section is completed, the next step would be to extend the trail from the hospital to Cooper’s Causeway. The newly approved segment extends the existing trail west from Amundson Park to connect with one that leads from Ridge Street down a steep hill behind the hospital. It’s expected to add more than a quarter mile to the city’s Yahara River Trail. Planning documents show a trail section that’s 12 feet wide, 1,440 feet long and paved with asphalt. The 50-foot wide easement crosses land
owned by Skaalen Sunset Home to get to the hospital property. City funding for the project was budgeted in March 2016, with $40,000 designated for community projects. The rest is provided by a Bryant Foundation grant. The city has been developing and maintaining the Yahara River Trail since it was started in the early 1990s, Lynch said. “At that time, both the Skaalen Home and the hospital were not interested in a trail section on their property along the river,” he said. “Now we have those permissions.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
Tru hotel returns for new permit Commission to review expired application AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
More than a year has passed since a permit allowing Forward Development Group to construct a hotel and convention center at Kettle Park West was approved. So the Tru by Hilton brand hotel project will
return to the Planning Commission Monday to renew that permit, which would allow construction to begin spring 2018. The commission recommended approval of the conditional use permit July 11, 2016, and the Common Council approved it two weeks later. The permit is valid for one year, so it expired July 26. There are no changes to the permit as requested, but its site plan included a few
slight modifications related to parking and a loop road around the hotel to allow easier access. A public hearing and recommendation by the commission are the first steps in the process for the permit, which would need to be approved again by the council. If approved, a site plan is expected to “closely follow” at another commission meeting in the next few months, according to a project description.
The four-story hotel will be part of the first phase of construction, followed by the 10,700-square-foot convention center in Phase 2. The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Dec. 11, in the Council Chambers on the second floor of the Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth St. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.leven hagen@wcinet.com.
The Jefferson Street pedestrian bridge will soon reflect the holiday season year-round. The Common Council unanimously approved a request Nov. 28 by Dave Eugster, owner of the Nauti Norske, to install decorative lights on the bridge, which is next to his bar and restaurant on South Water Street. The business has a back patio that overlooks the Yahara River and the bridge. Eugster gathered more than 430 signatures on a petition in support of lighting the bridge and worked with the public works department on a licensing agreement so that there’s no cost to the city. The agreement exempts the city from liability and is not transferable to another person or business, city attorney Matt Dregne said. The city has the right to terminate the agreement at any time, he added, and the agreement allows the lights to be on until 3 a.m. Eugster plans to install
LED decorative lighting that projects downward toward the water. He said the lights would stay up all year. Ald. Greg Jenson (Dist. 3), chair of the Council Affairs/Community Policy committee, said the installation would be inspected to ensure it’s up to code. He noted neighbors in the area had commented about the idea and were mostly supportive. Eugster told the Hub he plans to hold a “light the bridge” fundraiser at his business, with a percentage of each sale going to cover the cost of the lights, because he’s incurring significant expenses. “To get it up to code, I had to bury the line and run it to my building,” Eugster said. “I’m paying for the electricity and maintenance and replacement, and any vandalism, I guess, too. Since I put them up, I’ve already had somebody cut them in half.” He said the lights dress up the entire area, so people may be willing to contribute something to support the effort. “ Yo u c a n s e e t h e m from the bridge on Main Street,” he observed. “It’s really a beautiful sight looking down the river.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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Pleasant Springs crash leaves one seriously injured AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
A person was thrown from their vehicle after a crash Sunday morning in the Town of Pleasant Springs. D a n e C o u n t y S h e riff’s deputies and McFarland Fire and EMS personnel responded to the one-vehicle crash around 9:20 a.m., at 3165 Cty. Hwy. MN, that left the driver with serious injuries, according to a news release from the Dane County Sheriff’s Office.
Preliminary investigations show the driver was traveling west on MN when the vehicle left the road and the driver was ejected from the vehicle. First responders arrived to find the vehicle on fire, the release said. The driver was the lone occupant of the vehicle and officials have been unable to identify the driver as of Tuesday afternoon. The crash remains under investigation. -Amber Levenhagen
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Network upgrade will put servers on web CHRISTMAS TREES Unified Newspaper Group
The city’s internal technology network will get an $83,000 upgrade to put secure information on the cloud. The Common Council approved a contract Tuesday, Nov. 28, with JComp Technologies Inc. to upgrade the network infrastructure hardware and
software. Information Technology and Media Services director John Montgomery told the council the improvements will better protect the city’s network against malware attacks and also “aid in any type of disaster recovery scenario.” “We’ll take the physical servers that we have now and put them into a virtual environment,” he explained. “That will give
us the ability to roll back to a previous version, and also gives us the ability to build as many virtual servers as the hardware can handle.” Montgomery said the goal is to be ready in 2019 to “do an offsite disaster recovery, where we can replicate servers from here to another location.” He added that the improvements would reduce the city’s physical hardware and technology
storage devices, enhance disaster recovery options and reduce operating expenses. He said funding for the project is included in the city’s 2017 budget, and the Finance Committee has approved carrying over the funding to 2018. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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An open letter to Sen. Ron Johnson Dear Sen. Ron Johnson: I am writing to express my contempt for the underhanded, bad-faith tactics used by the Republican party to pass H.R. 1. Given how much breath and ink Republican politicians have wasted complaining about how the Democrats “shoved through” the ACA, it takes a particularly special kind of hypocrisy to demonstrate so blatantly to the American people what “shoving through” a bill actually looks like. I am also writing to observe that you have made the same maneuver at least twice this year, expressing “opposition” to the GOP’s unpopular legislation and then voting the party line as if you’d never opened your mouth. Senator, just once, I’d like to see you put your vote where your mouth is and put the needs of your
constituency before the interests of your party. Because if you’ve somehow deluded yourself into thinking this bill will be good for your constituents, please wake up and look around. It will be a disaster for everyone except the financially topmost fraction of the American people — and those people, of all the citizens of the United States, are the ones who do not need the government to be doing them favors. Honestly, this bill, like many Republican bills this year, is cruel. It’s mean-spirited, petty, unethical and seems to be motivated by nothing but greed. With all that being said, senator, I would suggest you think very carefully about what your vote says about you. Sarah Monette City of Stoughton
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Being thankful is a good thing year round
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aying “Happy Thanksgiving” is not only a greeting; I consider it a way of life. With Thanksgiving having just passed, it made me think that writing about thankfulness would be good for this time of year. I like to celebrate Thanksgiving the way many of us do. First, that’s by giving thanks to God, to my family and friends and to my church. I also like to celebrate Budnar Thanksgiving by eating turkey and dressing and pumpkin pie. But I take this a step further. When I say thank you to someone, I could be doing a number of things – it might be a simple expression, a deeper expression of gratitude for a personal favor, the recognition of extra effort or even a heartfelt expression of love. One example of the first kind would be when I am checking out at the grocery store and I say “thank you” to the checkout person.
I know I don’t have to say it. I know this person is getting paid to do it and is not going out of his or her way to ring up my groceries and is in fact doing that same thing for everyone who is checking out. But I say thank you because saying thank you is polite and because even though it is the person’s job, he or she is serving me and I am grateful for it. In this case, I say thank you more by auto response than by thoughtful reflection. I also say thank you, as most of us do, to someone who gives me a gift. No one has to give me anything, so the person giving me a gift is making the time and effort to think about me, about what I like, about what makes me happy. I like to think about their thoughtfulness, tell them and maybe show them that I am truly grateful. I also like to make a point to thank people who take a risk on my behalf. Once, I was out walking down on the wrong side of a county road. A driver stopped and told me that it was hard for him to see me when I walked that way. He took a risk, because I could have responded with anger and told him to mind his own
business. So I said thank you. I was grateful that even though he did not know me, he cared about my safety. It’s also important to say thank you to the people I work with, both the staff and the volunteers. I see that they go beyond what they have to do. They do their work and ministry with joy. They help make the parish a place where we can feel God’s love. I am very grateful for them because of all they do for God. I also say thank to my parents and my family, and I do so often. I feel I can never say thank you enough to them for all they have and continue to do for me. The gratitude in me continues to grow. The more I say thank you, the more I want to say thank you. Finally, I sometimes have tears in my eyes when I say thank you to God. This gratitude seems to come from deep within and fill up every space in me. When I say thank you to God, I am filled with joy. Giving thanks is a good idea and a good way to live. The Rev. Randy Budnar is the parish priest at St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton.
Tax plan caused by Republican coup d’état This tax plan came as a result of a Republican coup d’état. Yes. Coup d’etat! In a recent Quinnipiac poll, about 60 percent of respondents said that the wealthy would benefit the most from tax cuts compared to just 6 percent of the poor. In fact, TPC analysis finds that about 60 percent of the tax benefits of the House and Senate bills would go to the top quintile, while the poorest 20 percent would receive about 6 percent.
Over half of the American people insist that the plan, because it funnels wealth upward to the 1 percent — in the amount of 60 percent of the benefits, plus eviscerating social security, Medicare and Medicaid to pay for the cuts and the addition of one trillion to the deficit, is a disastrous idea. Because of district gerrymandering, and the greater gerrymander of the electoral college, and deliberate voter suppression, the Republican party has stolen our
government from the majority of the people. Remember, even so flawed a candidate as Hillary still gathered nearly three million votes more than Donald Trump. That’s the meaning of coup d’état! We are now no better off than any third world dictatorship. Power, let us remind ourselves once again, to the people! Steve Fortney City of Stoughton
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Taxes up nearly $200 JIM FEROLIE Hub editor
The tax bill on an average home in Stoughton will increase by nearly $200 this year. That’s mostly a result of rising property values, which have increased more than 4 percent each of the past two years. Because the city updates home values annually and the mill rates stayed essentially steady from 2016 to 2017, some homes could have a smaller or larger increase in their tax bills. The bills are expected to be mailed late this week or early next week. The average home in the city increased in value from $190,703 to about $199,500, based on the state’s equalized values report, a slightly larger jump than the more than $7,000 increase last year and far bigger than the $2,000 bump the previous year as the market corrects from large decreases during the Great Recession. Once credits are figured in – they went down by about $20 this year – the average tax increase is roughly $200. City finance director Tammy LaBorde was unavailable Tuesday, and more exact figures were unavailable. Mill rates increased in the
Stoughton tax bills Jurisdiction 2016 2017 $ inc. % inc. City of Stoughton $8.45 $8.43 (-$.02) -.2% Dane County $3.13 $3.18 $.05 1.6% State $.17 0 (-$.17) -100% MATC $.97 $.95 (-$.02) -2/1% SASD $9.49 $9.62 $.13 2.1% Net taxes 22.21 $22.18 (-$.03) -.1% Avg. home value $190,703 $199,475* $8,772 4.6% Avg. tax bill $4,235 $4424* $191* 2.4 Lottery credit $142.16 $136.18 First $ credit $75.99 $77.81 Garbage fee $165 $165 *estimated, DOR school district and county but dropped slightly in the city, and with the abolishment of the state property tax, the overall drop was from $22.21 to $22.18. Combined with the 4.6 percent increase in home values, the total average tax bill rose 2.4 percent over 2016. The average homeowner paid about $100 more in taxes each of the past two years than the previous year. The city was to begin a new contract with Accurate Appraisal this year to do “walk-through” on-site assessments of 20 percent of properties each year for five years. The rest are adjusted by computer modeling and through sales of
comparable homes. The Stoughton Area School District’s increased tax rate of 2 percent, or 13 cents per $1,000 in assessed value, is still far lower than comparable communities but was responsible for keeping overall taxes from dropping. The district benefited from a $200 per-pupil spending increase in state aid but despite an operating referendum passed three years ago is facing a projected budget deficit in 2019-20. T h e c i t y ’s t a x r a t e dropped by 2 cents per $1,000 in assessed values, to $8.43. The city’s budget was mostly stagnant this year, with a 2.25 percent
across-the-board increase in wages. It also added another patrol officer for the police department but used onetime funds for the first year. The state’s repeal of its property tax this year saved taxpayers 17 cents per $1,000. Dane County’s 2 percent hike – which varies from municipality to municipality based on growth and tax base – partly resulted from funding for a new jail and added funds for social programs. Tax bills are expected to be mailed this week or next week and are required to be mailed by Dec. 19 by state law. The timing is controlled by the county, which prints them. Tax bills are due Jan. 31, but many homeowners pay all or part of the bill before the end of the year to count it toward their 2016 taxes. City Hall is open regular hours Dec. 31. Payments postmarked by Dec. 31 will be credited as a December payment for tax purposes. The first half of the taxes is due Jan. 31 and the rest by July 31. To see your tax information online, visit the public access portal of AccessDane at accessdane. co.wi.us. Email Hub editor Jim Ferolie at stoughton editor@wcinet.com.
SASD: Sandhill tops district scores for second year in a row Continued from page 1 “All those things contribute to determine how successful we’re being with our instruction delivery, curriculum and student growth,” Singletary said. “(The state report cards) give us a high overview, how are we doing in curriculum, how are we doing in instructional delivery, how are we doing in meeting the needs of individuals within the total population, but it isn’t the only tool we use.”
School ratings For the second year in a row, the highest-rated school in the district was Sandhill Elementary, which at 77.8 rated “exceeding expectations.” Stoughton High School graded out the same with a 74.1. The other three schools were all “meets expectations” – Fox Prairie Elementary (72.1), Kegonsa Elementary (69.9) and River Bluff Middle School (68.4). Sandhill got an 84 last year, which “significantly exceeded” expectations last year. SHS and Fox Prairie Elementary both garnered 74.5 and“exceeded expectations.” River Bluff (71) and Kegonsa (65) received “meets expectations” grades last year. Principals told the board Monday how the scores could help define future actions. For example, Fox Prairie principal Krista Huntley-Rogers said she saw how the school’s math scores had room for improvement in some grade levels more than others.
DPI 2016-17 school district report cards DPI report card accountability rating Significantly exceeds expectations 83-110 Exceeds expectations 73-82.9 Meets expectations 63-72.9 Meets few expectations 53-62.9 Fails to meet expectations 0-52.9
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DPI 2016-17 report card rating Stoughton Area School District Fox Prairie Elementary Kegonsa Elementary Sandhill Elementary River Bluff Middle School Stoughton High School “One thing we’ve noticed is some of our students really need work in place value, so that’s something we’re working on a lot this year, making sure they understand that,” she said. Kegonsa Elementary had the largest improvement from last year, up nearly five points. Principal Erin Conrad said school officials have been pleased to see improvement in the past year on the Forward exam, as well as other tests. “We’ve made pretty significant growth, and we feel like this is testament to how far we’ve come as a school,” she said. “Obviously, we’re not stopping, we have a long way to go, but I think it shows we’re on the right path.” River Bluff Middle
71.3 Meets expectations 72.1 Meets expectations 69.9 Meets expectations 77.8 Exceeds expectations 68.4 Meets expectations 74.1 Exceeds expectations
S c h o o l p r i n c i p a l Tr i s h Gates said while school officials are pleased with the increase in the numb e r o f “ p r o fi c i e n t a n d a d va n c e d ” s t u d e n t s i n English and Language arts, “we are not happy” with the overall report card score. “We are down a bit from previous years, so it really does give us a sense of urgency to dig in even deeper this year to move that forward,” she said. “We’re really focusing this year on student-centered learning approaches and student-teacher relationships to increase achievement in English language arts and math.”
State grades Public and private schools, as well as public
school districts, are graded annually on state expectations in four “priority areas” – student achievement, student growth, educational equity and preparing students for educational milestones, including college and career readiness. The 2016-17 report cards use data including two years of Forward and one year of Badger testing, three years’ ACT Plus Writing and Dynamic Learning Maps testing and three to five years of data to determine gaps priority area and calculate a graduation rate, according to the news release. Statewide, more than 82 percent of public and private choice schools were rated as “meeting expectations” or better – the same as last year – with a vast majority of public school districts rated as “meeting expectations” or better. Of the school districts rated, 44 “significantly exceeded” expectations, 190 “exceeded” expectations, 166 “met” expect a t i o n s , 2 0 “ m e t f ew ” ex p e c t a t i o n s a n d n o n e were judged as “failing to meet” expectations. Overall, 361 schools “significantly exceeded” expectations, with 719 “exceeding” expectations, 643 “meeti n g ” ex p e c t a t i o n s , 2 1 6 “meeting few” expectations and 117 “failing to meet” expectations. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Squats for Tots is Dec. 16 Primal Strength and Fitness will hold the fourth annual Squats for Tots fundraiser next Saturday. The event challenges squat strength while collecting toys for families in need. It will be held at Viking Lanes, 1410 U.S. Hwy. 51, from noon to 5 p.m. For an entry fee of a new, unwrapped toy for children up to age 13, competitors will have three attempts to squat a single rep. All toys will benefit children in the Stoughton Area School District. “Last year this event was a great success, as our competitors raised money and hope for some very deserving families,” the event description said. “We were blessed to hear
If You Go What: Squats for Tots fundraiser When: Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 Where: Viking Lanes, 1410 U.S. Hwy. 51 Info: 515-4057 about the impact that this event made upon local families.” Registration begins at 10 a.m. For information, visit primalstrengthandfitness.wildapricot.org Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
Stoughton Hospital introduces new call system Stoughton Hospital recently introduced a new nurse call system, making it the first hospital in Wisconsin to use Responder All Touch software to share patient information in real time. The software is able to integrate directly into a patient’s electronic medical record, EMR, allowing nurses to make instantly status changes like fall risk, do-not-resuscitate or isolation, and vice president of patient services. The status lights outside of patient rooms and on information boards are
updated immediately, and Teresa Lindfors, vice president of Patient Services, said that the change will save time and avoid miscommunication. “This sharing of information makes data immediately visible to attending staff as the patient status changes, without the need to reference medical records,” she said in a news release from Stoughton Hospital. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.leven hagen@wcinet.com.
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Walking the halls River Bluff Middle School will be open Monday through Friday, through March, for walking. From 5-7 p.m., the school will be open for indoor exercise. For information, call the Stoughton High School athletic office at 877-5620.
Support group cancellation
There will be hands-on activities, a kids-only $1 shopping area, photos with Santa from 9-11 a.m. and a bake sale. There will also be dragon T-shirts, hardanger, postcards and cookbooks also for sale. Breakfast will be served downstairs. For $7, or $3 for kids age 5-12, enjoy egg casserole, heart-shaped waffles, fruit, juice, coffee and milk. For information, contact Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail. com or 873-7209.
The Parkinsons support group will not meet in December. The next meeting will be held 1:30-2:30 p.m. Band and choir performance Wednesday, January 24, at the senior The Stoughton City Band and center. For information, call 873- Stoughton Festival Choir will present 8585. their annual Christmas concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at the StoughWriting series ton Opera House. There is no admisWant to learn more about how to sion charge; a free-will offering will create a compelling plot, characters be taken. Each group will perform a and set in a novel? Visit the library variety of sacred and secular holiday from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, for music. a writing series class that will anaThe Festival Choir, directed by lyze how strong voice, vibrant char- Meghann Proper and accompanied acters and a compelling theme set by Michelle Bolstad, will open the great stories apart from the mediocre. program with John Rutter’s “ShepA free cup of coffee or hot choco- herd’s Pipe Carol.” late will be provided. The class is The City Band, under the baton of designed for adults and teens age 14 Roger Gohlke, will open its portion and up. No registration is required. of the concert with a suite of British For information, visit stolib.org. carols (“A Charles Dickens Christmas”). Norwegian Christmas The concert will conclude with a Celebrate Christmas from 8:30- traditional Christmas sing-along. 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, in NorFor information, visit stoughtonwegian style at the Sons of Norway band.org. Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St.
Christmas concert Enjoy a Christmas concert performance and sing-a-long by the Edvard Grieg Chorus at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St. Refreshments will be available after the performance. The performance will highlight a selection of Norwegian/English songs and lead the audience in a sing-a-long of Christmas carols. A free will offering will be accepted to support the chorus. The chorus, founded in 1925, is comprised of Norwegian men and includes songs in both Norwegian and English. The chorus is one of 11 that make up the Norwegian Singers Association of America. For information, call 873-7209.
Christmas at Balmoral Castle The library will host a Christmas at Balmoral Castle historical program from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. Jessica Michna will portray Margaret Cummins, head housekeeper of Balmoral Castle during the reign of Queen Victoria. She will prepare for the arrival of the royal couple and their nine children, set in the late 1800s. She was a personal confidant of the Queen. In this program, the audience is the staff, being instructed on the do’s and dont’s of royal service. For information, call 873-6281.
Thursday, December 7
• 10 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281 • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 3:15 p.m., Chess club, library, 873-6281 • 6:30 p.m., Adult Craft Club: Remake it!, library, 8736281
Friday, December 8
• 10 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281 • 1 p.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 8738585
Saturday, December 9
• 8:30-11:30 a.m., Family Christmas event (breakfast is $7, $3 ages 5-12), Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 873-7209 • 10 a.m., Writing series: Voice, Character, Theme, library, 873-6281 • 1-3 p.m., Learn to draw (ages 9-17), library, 8736281 • 6-8:30 p.m., Madrigal Dinner, Stoughton High School, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Sunday, December 10
• 4 p.m. Stoughton City Band and Festival Choir performance, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., stoughtonband.org • 6-8:30 p.m., Madrigal Dinner, Stoughton High School, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Monday, December 11
• 3-4 p.m., Christmas at Balmoral Castle history program, senior center, 873-8585 • 6-8:30 p.m., Madrigal Dinner, Stoughton High School, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Tuesday, December 12
• 11 a.m. to noon, Commission on Aging meeting, senior center, 873-8585
Wednesday, December 13
Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Covenant Lutheran Church
Bible Baptist 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
Christ Lutheran Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.
Christ the King Community Church
401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org • Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
Christian Assembly Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
Cooksville Lutheran Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
Ezra Church
First Lutheran Church
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
Fulton Church
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
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Thursday, December 14
• 10-10:30 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281 • 2 p.m., Virtual Dementia Tour (registration required), senior center, 873-8585 • 3:30 p.m., Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh club, library, 8736281
Friday, December 15
• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., redcrossblood.org • 10-10:30 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281 • 1 p.m., Classic movie Friday: The Bishop’s Wife, senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, December 16
• 10 a.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281 • 2-3:30 p.m., Christmas at Balmoral Castle historical event, library, 873-6281
Sunday, December 17
• 2-3 p.m., Music on the Mezz- Guitars of the Solstice performance, library, 873-6281
Wednesday, December 20
6:30 p.m., Library board meeting, library, 873-6281
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Resolve to Be Kinder This Year
873-4590
• 3:15-5:30 p.m., Sphero robotic ball play time, library, 873-6281 • 3:30-4:30 p.m., Improv club, library, 873-6281
Every new year inevitably brings with it the desire to improve our lives. Health and fitness centers and diet plans take advantage of this by offering deals this time of year, and one can only wonder how many people make it to February with their diet or exercise plan intact.While it is always good to turn over a new leaf and to improve our lives,I’d like to suggest that a better New Year’s resolution would be to resolve to treat people with more love and kindness. This is not an easy thing to do. Family, friends and co-workers can all be difficult, and it can be especially hard to be kind to those who aren’t treating us well, but treating others kindly is often the only thing that will turn an angry person around, and even if it doesn’t soften the other’s wrath, you will have maintained your own composure by treating them kindly and won’t have anything to regret later. Resolve to be kinder and more civil this year.What the world needs is surely more love and kindness and this resolution, besides improving your own life, has a good chance to spread kindness and love to those who really need it. – Christopher Simon
Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 8738585
Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585
Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585
Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585
Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585 Anorexia and Bulimia Group • 6 p.m., first Thursday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
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Victorian Holiday 2017
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The Chorus Public House held their winter artisan market Saturday, which featured a special performance by traditional Irish singer Andreas Transo.
Norah Kleck enjoys her festively decorated cookie, decorated at Santa’s Workshop at the Community Building on Saturday.
Mary Legler, left, and Evan Legler, right, had a happier experience visiting Santa than Brycen Antonio.
A smiley face adorns a firetruck during the holiday light parade down Main Street.
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Wrestling
Player of the week From Nov. 28-Dec. 5
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Freshman Luke Mechler grapples with La Follette’s Kyle Smith Saturday at the 12th annual Pieper Duals. Mechler won the match by pin in 4 minutes, 29 seconds and was 5-0 on the day to help the host Vikings take first place, winning all five duals.
Pinning down first place New lineup helps Vikings win 12th annual Pieper Duals ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
New faces. No problem. The Stoughton wrestling team went 5-0 and took first place at Saturday’s 12th annual Pieper Duals at Stoughton High School despite having six newcomers in its varsity lineup. Junior Brandon Weesner,
Mens hockey
Hults earns starting job at Penn State JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Cole Hults’ quest to play professional hockey stopped in University Park, Penn., where the Stoughton native is starring with the Penn State University men’s hockey team this season. Hults, a 6 foot, 2 inch 195-pound defenseman who has already been drafted into the NHL, recorded his fi r s t c a r e e r p o i n t w i t h Hults an assist in a 3-1 victory at No. 7 Minnesota on Oct. 13. He scored his first goal Oct. 19 in a 7-5 win over American International
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sophomore Braeden Whitehead and freshmen Alex Wicks, Luke Mechler, Rudy Detweiler and Brooks Empey all got in their varsity debuts last week. Sophomores Nathan Rein and Gavin Model are also still fairly new, with limited time on varsity last season. The group combined to go 36-8 at the Pieper Duals, and they went 6-1 in the season opener against Watertown Thursday. Co-head coach Dan Spilde said it was a good opening
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Battle in the Barn Stoughton takes on Milton in a Badger South Conference dual at 5:30 p.m. Thursday inside the UW-Madison Fieldhouse. Co-coach Dan Spilde said Stoughton and Milton wrestling each other inside the Fieldhouse has been a dream for awhile, but with the Vikings and the Red Hawks in the same sectional, one or the other has to make state.
Now, the two storied programs can get a taste of the atmosphere in its annual dual. Tickets cost $2, and the first 2,000 spectators receive commemorative tickets. The UW-Madison vs. Maryland Big Ten match will follow at 8 p.m. “It is exciting for both teams,” Spilde said. “I expect it to be sold out, and it should be a great day of wrestling.”
Name: Braeden Whitehead Grade: Sophomore Sport: Wrestling Highlights: Whitehead went 5-0 in the Pieper Duals at 126 pounds to help the Vikings take first place. Whitehead had three pins, a major decision and a forfeit win as Stoughton won all five of its duals. Honorable mentions: Emma Kissling and Peighton Trieloff (girls bb) each finished with 17 points in a win at Madison Edgewood Thursday Max Fernholz (boys bb) hit five 3-pointers to finish with 15 points Friday in a 79-38 win at Madison Edgewood Alexander Wicks (wrestling) went 5-0 at the Pieper Duals and finished with four pins and a forfeit win at 106 pounds Carter Hellenbrand (boys hockey) stopped all 32 shots on goal he faced Saturday as Stoughton blanked Viroqua 2-0 Chase Millam (boys swimming) was part of a first, second and two third-place relays Tuesday, Nov. 28, at Monona Grove High School Sophia Moccero (girls hockey) scored a goal in a 2-1 loss against the Wisconsin Valley Union co-op
Girls basketball
Vikings steal second conference victory ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Because the Stoughton girls basketball team doesn’t have the same height advantage it’s had the past few seasons, it’s important for the Vikings to create chances in transition and force turnovers for easy baskets. Thursday’s 65-51 win at Madison Edgewood showcased how well they can play that system. Stoughton (4-1 overall, 2-1 Badger South) scored 20 points off of turnovers and was involved in nine tie-ups. “With our size, I don’t think we can sit and let people continue to grind it out against us,” coach Brad Pickett said. “We will get beat if we keep letting them get inside. We talked about getting some pressure, and we are going to have to do that not just against (Edgewood) but in general.” The Vikings trailed 18-14 in the first half but finished the final seven minutes on a 19-4 run and never trailed again. Juniors Emma Kissling and Alex Ashworth both hit jumpers to tie the game 18-18, and junior Peighton Trieloff knocked down a 3-pointer to give Stoughton the lead.
What’s next Stoughton travels to Monroe (4-0 overall, 2-0 Badger South) at 7:15 p.m. Saturday and travel to nonconference Madison Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. After senior Paige Halverson forced a steal, junior Alita Frick nailed a jumper, and Ashworth followed with a kick-out 3-pointer to make it 26-18. Edgewood cut the lead to 26-22, but after Trieloff hit two free throws, Ashworth cut off a pass to get Stoughton the ball again. After passing around a bit, Halverson got open in the left corner and swished the 3-pointer to make it 31-22. In the second half, Kissling and Trieloff combined for 13 points in the first nine minutes to help build the Vikings’ lead to 48-34. Then, another steal led to a 3-pointer by Frick, and Kissling picked off a pass to help her score in transition. Photo by Anthony Iozzo “We are being super energetic Senior Paige Halverson (right) secures a rebound in the second half Thursand are just keeping things rolling,” day at Madison Edgewood with junior Kyianna Baker also in position. HalvTurn to Girls bb/Page 10 erson finished with 11 points in the 65-51 Badger South Conference win.
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Boys basketball
Stoughton wins Badger South Conference opener ANTHONY IOZZO
Stoughton travels to Milton at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12. respectively. Seniors To m m y McClain, Sean McLaury and Brady Schipper all chipped in nine points. The Vikings were balanced with 10 different players scoring points. Senior Mandela Deang and junior Michael Meriggioli both collected eight points to lead the Crusaders.
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Icebergs fall short against Wisconsin Valley, Rock County JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton girls hockey co-op played two of the top 10 ranked girls hockey co-ops in the state last week. The Icebergs dropped a 2-1 game to Wisconsin Valley and an 8-0 game at Rock County.
Wisconsin Valley 2, Icebergs 1 Sophia Moccero scored 10 minutes into the first period Saturday against the seventh-ranked Wisconsin Valley Union (3-0-0). The visiting Icebergs were unable to make the lead hold inside the Waupaca Expo Center, though, falling 2-1. Cadie Ash tied the game one-and-a-half minutes into the second period and Emily Nolan locked up the
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The Stoughton boys basketball team dominated Friday at Madison Edgewood in a 79-38 Badger South Conference opening win. The Vikings (2-1 overall, 1-0 conference) built a 36-21 lead at halftime and continued to shoot well in the second half with a 43-17 advantage. Senior Max Fernholz knocked down five 3-pointers to lead Stoughton with 15 points, and senior Aidan McGee and sophomore Adam Hobson added 13 and 10 points,
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game for the Wisconsin Valley Union co-op with a third period power-play goal following an Icebergs’ slashing penalty. Goaltender McKenzie Nisius kept the Icebergs in the game with 53 saves. Pistol Cowden stopped seven of eight shots on goal.
Rock County 8, Icebergs 0 The Icebergs traveled to Beloit’s Edwards Ice Arena on Tuesday to face the sixth-ranked Rock County Fury and were blanked 8-0. Individual stats were not available by the Courier Hub’s Tuesday evening deadline. The Icebergs fell to 1-50 overall and 0-2-0 in the Badger Conference with the loss. The Rock County Fury improved to 6-1-1 (2-0-0 conference).
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Chase Millam won the 500-yard freestyle in 5 minutes, 21.05 seconds Tuesday against Milton. Stoughton won the Badger South Conference dual 104-65.
Vikings finish fifth at Cougar Relays JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming participated in another relay meet before opening the Badger South Conference dual meet season last week.
Cougar Relays The Vikings had a pair of disqualifications but overall the team was placed with how it performed Saturday at the Janesville Craig Cougar Relays. S t o u g h t o n fi n i s h e d t h e m e e t with 17 best swims, which is great for the amount of entries coach Katie Talmadge said the team was allowed. Stoughton had two disqualifications (in the 200 medley and 850
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What’s next Stoughton travels to the Milton Invitational at 6 p.m. Friday.
Hayden Hammond swims to victory in the 100-yard backstroke Tuesday evening against Milton. Hammond won the event in 1 minutes, 8.24 seconds.
Girls bb: Vikings edged in overtime against Milton Continued from page 9 Kissling said. “We put so much faith in each other because we have played with each other forever.” Trieloff clinched the win with a steal and a layup of her own to make it 64-49 with less than two minutes to go. Trieloff and Kissling each finished with 17 points. Halverson added 11 points, and Ashworth had 10 points, all in the first half. “It is tough to win on the road,” Pickett said. “I loved how we competed. If there was a loose ball, we went and got it. We rebounded despite our lack of size.” Pickett said it might have been good to take on Edgewood so early in the season, as the Crusaders had three freshmen playing significant minutes. Ella Foti had 19 points, and Sarah Lazar finished with 10. Baluck Deang chipped in four points. Edgewood will be better by the end of the season, he
said, adding that it will be important for Stoughton to continue to improve. Kissling said the girls are playing with a lot of confidence already because they trust each other on the court. “We are communicating better, and everything is becoming more fluid,” Kissling said.
Milton 62, Stoughton 61 Stoughton hosted Milton on Tuesday and dropped its first game of the season 61-60 in overtime. The Red Hawks (4-0, 3-0) are now tied with Monroe (5-1, 3-0) for first place in the Badger South. Milton junior Chloe Buescher scored the game-winner with three seconds left, but the Vikings had a chance to tie on the final possession, missing a layup. Stoughton led 29-24 at halftime. Junior KyKy Baker led the Vikings with 15 points. Photo by Anthony Iozzo Buescher had 19 for the Red Junior Alita Frick drives in for a layup Thursday at Madison Hawks. Edgewood. Frick finished with five points.
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Sophomore forward James Hanson (27) fires a shot on goal Tuesday against Milton. Hanson scored twice as the Vikings rolled 5-1.
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Junior defenseman Jack Sundby throws a hip check into Milton forwrd Logan Servin in the second period Tuesday. Stoughton won the Badger South Conference game.
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The Stoughton boys Stoughton travels to the hockey team (2-2-0 overOshkosh YMCA at 5 p.m. all, 1-0-0 Badger South) Saturday to place the Ice dropped the puck on the Hawks. conference season last week against the team with whom it shares ice time at the Mandt Community had in the first three games Center. this season, and I think we Stoughton 5, Milton 1 caught them off-guard,” Coach Kris Rosholt said Rosholt said. “They made coming into Tuesday eve- a few mistakes and we were ning’s game against Mil- able to capitalize.” The Vikings scored three ton – the Vikings had been focusing on being aggres- goals over a two-minute sive, forechecking and win- span in the middle of the first period to take an early ning loose pucks early. Stoughton did all of that, lead. Sophomore forward and then some, opening the James Hanson had two of Badger South Conference those goals, one coming season with a commanding Turn to Hockey/Page 12 5-1 victory over the Red Hawks. “We played with a sense of urgency that we haven’t
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Sorensen, Wermuth step down as varsity head coaches Stoughton High School will have two new coaches next fall. David Wermuth stepped down as Stoughton boys soccer head coach on Nov. 28, a n d Ke l l y Sorensen stepped down as the volleyball Wermuth head coach on Dec. 1. We r m u t h , w h o w i l l focus his time on teaching, coached the boys soccer team for 11 years and also coached the girls soccer team three years in that span. Stoughton Athletic Director Mel Dow tweeted
thanks to Wermuth and all how he helped the players and the program. “Your compassion and dedication to kids will be missed,” Dow tweeted about Wermuth. Sorensen began in 2010 and helped the volleyball program share a conference title in 2016, the first title since 2002, and led Stoughton to sectionals for the first time since 2005. Dow tweeted that Sorensen was “a great leader and inspiration of female athletics steps down from SHS volleyball.” Both positions will be evaluated and posted soon. - Anthony Iozzo
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Swim: Vikings take down rival Milton in dual meet Continued from page 10 distance crescendo relays). Those stung, especially because the team had high hopes to place in those races Talmadge said. “The guys needed the reminder that not everything is going to come easy this season,” Talmadge said. “We needed that kick in the butt to stay focused and fight for our goals. I think the guys are really motivated going into our dual and Invite with Milton this week.” Stoughton finished fifth with 98 points. The Greenfield/Greendale/Pius co-op won the meet with 208 points. Elkhorn finished second with 164 and Janesville Parker was third with 132 points. Nick Walker, Patrick Regan, Hayden Hammond, Q u i n Tr a u t m a n , J a c o b Turner, Connor Clark,
Chase Millam and Bormett finished second in the 400 rocket relay with a time of 3 minutes, 27.89 seconds. Millam, Hayden Hammond and Connor Clark placed third in the 300 butterfly with a 3:17.98. “The Janesville Craig meet was a sign that we have a lot to work on in practice,” Millam said. “Apart from that there were quite a few really impressive swims. We had many swimmers (specifically new guys) that improved massively upon their times from last week. I’m looking forward to future meets and am excited to see the future development of the team this season.”
over Milton. Stoughton won all but three events on the night and swept all three relays. No one won more than one event for the Vikings who had a balanced lineup, getting wins from Grant Krueger (200 free), Millam (500 free), Turner (100 breast), Hammond (200 IM), Clark (100 fly), Bormett (100 free) and the 200 medley, 200 and 400 free relays. Krueger posted a 2:21.44 to best teammate Nick Walker in the 200 free. Millam won the 500 free by more than a second in 5:21.05. Tu r n e r wo n t h e 1 0 0 breast in 1:10.4, Hammond claimed the 200 IM in Stoughton 104, 2:26.99 and Clark won the 100 butterfly in 59.01. Milton 65 Bormett, Millam and The Vikings opened the Clark swam all on three Badger South dual meet relays. They were joined season Tuesday with a by Hammond on both the convincing 104-65 victory
200 and 400 free relays, winning in 1:38.86 and 3:40.66. Turner joined Bormett, Millam and Clark to win the 200 medley in 1:48.86. The Vikings had 27 best times on the night. Stoughton was also within two seconds of the school’s 200 medley relay record of 1:46.24 set by Kip Nielsen, John Evans, Bryce Carmichael and Sam Hynek at state in 2013. “Jacob and Conner both had their best splits tonight and Chase and Ian were within a second of theirs,” Talmadge said. “Once we are tapered, I think we have a great shot at that record.” On Friday, the Vikings get another opportunity to win the Milton Invite. “After five straight years at second place, we are hungry for a win at this exciting meet,” Bormett said.
Hockey: Vikes shut out Viroqua in nonconference game Continued from page 11 seven minutes into the period on the power play and the other a minute later at even strength for a 3-0 lead. Fellow sophomore Jared Bauer and junior Austin Sieling each had a goal and an assist as Stoughton’s top two lines led the offense. “We evened the lines out a little bit this week, which I think helped us get some production from both of our top two lines,” Rosholt said. Rosholt also said the return of Nolan Stapelfeldt and his ability to make plays has also sparked the offense. Stapelfeldt had two assists Tuesday. “I think the biggest I’ve noticed about Nolan since he game back is his willingness to do whatever we
need,” Rosholt said. “He’s a big-time player, but he’s become more than a goal scorer. He’s a playmaker, and making everyone around him better.” Junior goaltender Carson Roisum didn’t see much action as the Vikings out shot Milton 69-21. Roisum stopped 20 of 21 for the win. Justin Burke made 64 saves to keep the score as it was for the Red Hawks. S t o u g h t o n t r ave l s t o Oshkosh on Saturday to play the Ice Hawks. “I like taking those long road trips. I think it better helps us prepare for any adversity we may face later in the season,” Rosholt said. “It’s also nice to play different styles. Those northern teams play a different style of hockey than I think we’re used to seeing in Madison or even Milwaukee.
“It’s more what I would call old school hockey. It’s more about spacing and being aggressive and less about finesse and stick handling.”
Reedsburg 9, Stoughton 2 Penalties played a big part in Stoughton’s 9-2 nonconference loss to the Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/Mauston co-op on Friday. The Vikings took nine penalties and the visiting R/WD co-op scored on four of seven power-play opportunities. The visiting Reedsburg/ Wisconsin Dells/Mauston co-op jumped out to a four-goal first period lead, including a pair of power-play goals. The visitors added two more goals in the second
period before Sam Wahlin scored 41 seconds into the third period. Wahlin and Austin Sieling later set up a James Hanson goal in the period before Dylan Brown iced the win with a second power play goal for R/WD. Brown had four goals and an assist for Reedsburg/ Wisconsin Dells/Mauston. Stoughton was out shot more than 4 to 1. Junior goaltender Carson Roisum stopped 56 of 65 shots on goal for the Vikings. Nicolas Breunig made 13 saves for Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells/Mauston.
Stoughton 2, Viroqua 0 James Hanson and Nolan Stapelfeldt each scored and Hellenbrand had a shutout in net Saturday as the Vikings beat Viroqua 2-0. Stapelfeldt scored his
Hults: Stoughton native is a defender for the Nittany Lions Continued from page 9 College. Before committing to Penn State, the freshman was drafted in the fifth round (134th overall) by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. With getting drafted, Hults was able to participate in the Kings development camp over the summer, which helped him a lot in his transition from USHL hockey to playing at Penn State. “When I went to development camp after the draft, I learned a lot of things,” Hults said. “How [the coaches] want to translate stuff into our games, and I really work on putting that stuff into my game because obviously that’s where I want to end up.” One thing that Hults took from those devel opment camps was the importance of paying attention to detail. H e s a i d t h a t i t ’s t h e smaller aspects of the game that the coaches really stressed. “I think the coaches did a great job,” Hults said. “They watch the games and they tell you those little things, and you try and get better and better at those.” According to Nittany Lions coach Gus Gadowsky, Hults is not playing like a typical freshman. “He has always been pretty calm,” Gadowsky said. “He does look very c o m f o r t a b l e . H e n eve r looks rattled. That is partly why he is so good, and when you have guys that are calm like that, they seem to fit in well.” Hults’ recruitment to Penn State came in large part due to PSU sophomore Vince Pedrie signing
with the New York Rangers following last season. Pedrie had been the face of the Nittany Lion blue line. He was superb on both ends of the ice, having a large point total and a high plus/minus. “We recruited Cole Hults largely due to [Pedrie leaving],” Gadowsky said. “He is a very offensive, smart defenseman who had similar success in the USHL.” Hults is heavily involved in offensive situations and the top power play, but after he scored his first c o l l eg i a t e g o a l a ga i n s t AIC, he said that scoring is not always his ultimate goal when he’s on the ice. “It is definitely nice to have off of your back,” Hults said. “I’m not really here to score goals, but it’s nice to get those occasionally.” Hults played three seasons with the Madison Capitols of the Unites State Hockey League prior to that, leading the team with 32 points (six goals, 26 assists) in 59 games last season. He finished the season sixth in the USHL for defenseman scoring. Hults has played in 18 games this season, registering two goals and 10 assists (second among PSU defensemen. He’s helped the team go 9-7-2 overall and 4-4-2 in the Big Ten. “I chose Penn State because when I went on my visit it had everything I wanted in a college from an academic and athletic standpoint,” Hults said on the Nittany Lions website. His brother Mitch played at Lake Superior State and signed a free agent contract with the Anaheim Ducks following his junior season, and is currently playing for the Ducks’ A H L a ffi l i a t e , t h e S a n Diego Gulls.
Wrestling: Stoughton knocks off Watertown to open conference dual season Continued from page 9
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Sophomore Gavin Model fights for a takedown against Marshfield’s Spencer Wirthlin Saturday at the Pieper Duals. Model won the match in a 15-0 technical fall and finished 5-0 on the day.
weekend with the combination of young talent and returners. “It is about expectation,” Dan Spilde said. “It is impossible to replace what we lost last year, but guys coming up know that there are high expectations, and now they get an opportunity to see what they can do.” The Vikings defeated Madison La Follette 82-0, Marshfield 55-12, Athens 66-12, Evansville 69-12 and Fennimore – which took runner-up at D3 team state last season – 61-10 at the Pieper Duals. In addition to the success of the newcomers, senior Tyler Dow, junior Hunter Lewis, junior Luke Geister-Jones and junior Cade Spilde all finished 5-0. Senior Aodan Marshall – who left early to go on a recruiting trip – was 2-0, and senior Will Neuenfeld was 1-0. Stoughton only lost 10 matches all day as a team. “Saturday was a good day for us,” Dan Spilde said. “We are excited for what the
season will bring.” Marshfield ended up second on the day with a 3-2 record, but it started 0-2 after a second-round loss to the Vikings. Dow won a 10-2 major decision at 170 pounds, and Geister-Jones followed with a pin over Ben Gust in 3 minutes, 16 seconds at 182 pounds. Marshall pinned AJ Leonhardt in 3:38 at heavyweight, and Lewis pinned Shane Westerhausen in 1:33 at 120 pounds. Whitehead pinned Caden Dennee in 2:51 at 126, and Mechler pinned Tanner Kanable in 3:36 at 132. Model won a 15-0 technical fall over Spencer Wirthlin at 138, and Weesner pinned Brayden Richardson in 2:51 at 145. Cade Spilde finished the match with a 14-3 major decision over Payton Young at 160. Marshfield was the lone team to win more than two matches against the Vikings, earning four. “They are a good program with a good coach,” Spilde said. “We knew coming in that Marshfield and Fennimore would both be good tests. Fennimore is another
good, young team with a good coach.” Fennimore finished third at 3-2, falling to Marshfield and Stoughton. Empey pinned Allen Cameron in 1:13 at 220, and Miller pinned Dylan Kehoe in 37 seconds at heavyweight. Wicks pinned Brody Lee in 2:34 at 106, and Rein won a 13-2 major decision over Luke Blair at 113. Lewis won by forfeit at 120, and Whitehead won a 13-3 major decision over Alex Birchman at 126. Mechler followed with an 8-7 decision over Aidan Nutter at 132, and Model took home a forfeit win at 138. Cade Spilde pinned Nick Blaschke in 1:21 at 160, and Geister Jones won a 13-2 major decision over Tyler Klaas at 170. Neuenfeld finished the match with a 13-5 major decision over Brayden Leffler at 195.
Stoughton 56, Watertown 17 The host Vikings opened the regular season with a 56-17 win over Watertown in a Badger South Conference
What’s next Following Thursday’s dual against Milton, Stoughton travels to the Chula Vista Dome at 8 a.m. Saturday for a tournament in Wisconsin Dells. dual. Detweiler (152 pounds) won 6-2 over Kolton Blome, and Cade Spilde (160) won an 18-5 major decision over Clayton Goodman. Dow (170) won a 16-1 technical fall in 3 minutes, 32 seconds over Tanner Nachtigal, and Geister-Jones (182) pinned Miguel Hernandez in 1:30. Marshall (heavyweight) pinned James Sippel in 1:13, and Wicks (106) pinned Ian McVeigh. Lewis (126) won a 17-1 technical fall in 3:43 over Keagan Hunter, and Whitehead (132) pinned Julian Ruiz in 2:16. Mechler (138) won a 9-3 decision over Nick Logan, and Model pinned Kasey Logan in 3:18. Rein (113) added a win by forfeit.
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to Milton D. and Grace E. (Benner) Stoudt, Sr. He was a USA Navy veteran based in Argencia, New Foundland. He attended Temple University. He worked for Sears Roebuck and later joined Remington Rand and worked in various states before moving to Madison and owning Business Equipment Center for seven years. Dan loved sales, he sold cartography, was a stockbroker and ended his career with Zimbrick, Inc. Dan was married to M. Bernadette “Bernie” McDonald on June 20, 1980 in Middleton, Wis. H e wa s p r ev i o u s l y a Lions Club member in Philadelphia prior to joining
the Madison Central Lions Club in 1971 for over 55 years. Dan loved the outdoors, hunting, and fishing particularly with family. Dan is survived by his wife, Bernie “Bern”; son, Bud Stoudt of Beaver Dam; daughters, Leslie (Dan) Metz of Stoughton, Ann Christensen of Baltimore, Md.; four grandchildren, Shane, Elizabeth, Kate and Alanna, a great granddaughter, Rochelle; brothers, Calvin (Sonja) Stoudt of Eagen, Minn.; Dwight (Lynda) Stoudt of Ocean Gate, N.J.; the mother of his children, Lee (Chet) Jones Underwood of Mt. Horeb; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death
by his parents; daughter, Allison Stoudt; grandson, Derek Metz; his aunt, Helen Stoudt; father and mother-in-law, John and Kay McDonald; sister-in-law, Gail Anderson. There will be a celebration of Dan’s Life from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at the Four Lakes Yacht Club, 6312 Metropolitan Lane, #A, Monona. Please join us for a light lunch, a drink, and fond memories of Dan. Dress will be casual, Badger and Packer gear appropriate. A special thanks to family and friends for helping Dan navigate his last days…. including Lee Schultz, Dr. Randall Haas and the staff at Agrace HospiceCare.
Waunakee on Dec. 1, 2017. Family meant more than anything in the world to Marlene. She was a devoted wife, proud mother and a loving grandmother. She was the glue that held the entire family together. In addition, Marlene was an avid fan of the Wisconsin Badgers and Celine Dion. Marlene had a deep and unwavering faith in God. She always believed that He has a plan for all of us, that everything happens for a reason, and that His angels are constantly at work in all of our lives. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, David,
as well as her children; Michael Spangler, Madison and William (Leslie) Spangler, Eau Claire, Wis.; her grandchildren (Sylvia, Nolan, and Charlie Spangler, Alex Falk and Justin Bartus); great-grandson (Sebastian Falk); her siblings Lauren Havey, Altamonte Springs, Fla., Sharon Pickett, Milwaukee, Loretta (Jerry) Maly, Monona and Dennis (Bonnie) Havey, Stoughton; and numerous other relatives and friends. Marlene was preceded in death by her parents Alfred and Evelyn Havey, and her sister, Penny Eifert.
Funeral services was held on at 11 a.m. Thursday Dec. 7, 2017, at St John’s Catholic Church, 209 S. St., Waunakee. Msgr James Gunn will officiate. Friends may call at the church on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services. Burial will take place in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to Regis Catholic Schools at 2728 Mall Drive, Ste 200, Eau Claire, WI 54701 or regiscatholicschoolsfoundation.com in Marlene’s name.
Schucknecht. Carol graduated from Madison Business College in 1953. She then worked at the Quisling Clinic, where she met her husband, John S. Ewald. They were married on June 29, 1957, in Appleton. She worked as a bookkeeper for various businesses in Madison, retiring from Urban Land Interests. Carol supported her husband in the operation of Ewald Monona Pharmacy. She was a member of Christ Lutheran Church in Stoughton. Carol bowled for many years and was very proud of her multiple 300 games. In retirement, she took up quilting and made many new friends through this activity. Carol and John
thoroughly enjoyed wintering at their home in South Carolina as well as, the new friends they met in Beaufort. She is survived by her children, David (Debbie) Ewald, Susan (fiancé Rod Splett) Hunter, and Steven (Danita) Ewald; grandchildren, Joshua (Cassandra) Ewald, and Jenna Ewald, John and Neil Hunter, and Ryan and Veronica Ewald; and great-grandchildren, Whitman and Carter Ewald. Carol was preceded in death by her husband, John, in 2009. A Funeral Service will be held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral And Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 N. Jackson St., Stoughton,
at 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, with the Rev. Scott Geister-Jones presiding. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. Final resting place will be at Lutheran South Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Christ Lutheran Church, Kindred Hearts of Cottage Grove, or Agrace HospiceCare. The family would like to thank the staff at Kindred Hearts Memory Care in Cottage Grove and Agrace HospiceCare for their care and compassion over the past several years. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Madison. He was born on Oct. 11, 1961, in Freeport, Ill., the son of Roger and Mildred (Bellamy) Miller. Scott was a 1980 graduate of Stoughton High School. He was employed as a welder for many years with Bou-Matic and enjoyed working at Madison International Speedway. Scott had a variety of interests including NASCAR and local stock Scott Miller car racing, watching his kids participate in sports Scott A. Miller, age 56, and supporting the Chicago passed away unexpectedly Cubs and Chicago Bears. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, He also enjoyed being in
the outdoors while hunting and fishing. Scott is survived by his children, Blake and Samantha Miller; his three brothers, Michael (Rhonda) Miller, Marty (Cindy) Miller and Shane (Miriam) Shultz; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.
A Celebration of Scott’s life will be held at the American Legion Post #59, 803 N. Page St., Stoughton, from 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Memorials may be directed to Scott’s family. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
Daniel M. Stoudt, Jr., age 80, of Madison, died on Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare with family at his side. He was born May 28, 1937 in Philadelphia, Pa.,
Marlene R. Spangler
Marlene Spangler
Marlene R. Spangler was born in Stoughton, on Jan. 9, 1944. She passed away peacefully at her home in
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Carol Ewald
Carol Ann Ewald, age 83, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017. She was born on May 18, 1934, the daughter of Nolan and Esther (Kielgas)
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Helen Johnson
Helen J. Johnson, age 81, passed away on We d n e s d a y, N o v. 2 9 , 2017, at her home. She was born in Peoria, Ill. on Nov. 8, 1936, the daughter of Harold and Elinor Burgoyne. Helen was raised in Stoughton by her mother and step-father Alvin Anderson. She graduated from Stoughton High School. In 1954 Helen married Chester Johnson. Together they served as Syttende Mai King and Queen in 2001. Helen devoted her life to her family, and to the community of Stoughton serving in many capacities including Rutland Township treasurer, Stoughton city clerk, Dane County supervisor and mayor of Stoughton. She was proud of her involvement in many activities in the
Darlene Lakatos
Darlene Lakatos
Darlene Gladys Randall Lakatos, age 81, of Whitmore Lake, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017. Darlene was born on Dec. 19, 1935, in Stoughton, to the late Albert and Gladys (Reine) Haugen. Darlene married Andrew Lakatos April 20, 1985. She is survived by her h u s b a n d A n d r ew, h e r children Dan Randall, Sharon Randall Munch, Eric Randall, and Steve
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Stoughton area including the youth center, senior center, Clock Tower and Opera House restoration and Helen Johnson Trail. Helen is survived by her daughter, Rae Ann (Mark Torres) Pearsall; son, Jerry (Alice) Johnson; three grandchildren, John Pearsall, Jenna Karls and Lesli (Jeremy) Dietzman; three great grandchildren, Alejandro, Brenna and William; and her beloved dog Toby. She was preceded in death by her husband, Chet and daughter, Caryl Karls. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at First Lutheran Church in Stoughton. Burial took place in Riverside Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Stoughton youth center, Stoughton senior center, Stoughton library, or Dane County Humane Society. A special thank you to Phoebe Baker, Julie Swenson and Rosalie and Russ Rodenberg for their excellent care and friendship. Please share your memories of Helen at CressFuneralService.com. Cress Funeral Service 206 W. Prospect Street Stoughton, WI, 53589 (608) 873-9244
(Kirin) Randall, step children Andrew III (the late Sue), James (Mary Jo), Bryan, and David (Dawn), 12 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and sisters Ann Hoel and Joyce Turner. She is preceded in death by her first husband Allan Randall, her sister Martha Olson and brothers-inlaw Wesley Hoel and Jim Turner. A memorial gathering will take place on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. until the time of the Memorial Service at 10 a.m., with a lunch to follow at Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St, Stoughton. After will be an inurnment at Roselawn Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, Wisconsin Humane Society, or Trinity Lutheran Quilting Group.
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Murder: Bruno’s preliminary Johnson: Elected for four terms as mayor, resigned in 2009 Continued from page 1 hearing set for Dec. 12 Continued from page 1 to the complaint. Bruno told police after he stabbed Gaida multiple times while on the ground, he walked away, then returned and broke off the knife he was using in Gaida’s neck. Gaida was found dead in the front doorway with 11 stab wounds, including three in the back, shortly after 6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27, by Stoughton paramedics, according to a Stoughton Police Department release emailed to the Hub that evening. The medical examiner later determined Gaida died of a stab wound to the heart. Bruno had summoned first responders to the outside of the home to report that he was having difficulty breathing, according to the SPD release. According to a statement of probable cause, Bruno told paramedics while in the ambulance he had stabbed Gaida. Bruno was questioned Nov. 28 at the SPD by detective Brandon Hill after getting treatment for his wounds at UW Hospital, according to the complaint. Bruno told Hill the fight started when Gaida approached him with some papers and boxes and struck Bruno in the eye with a paper, according to the complaint. It said Bruno claimed Gaida then told him, “I’m going to kill you,” and grabbed a knife from a drawer and stabbed Bruno in the abdomen. At that point, Bruno told Hill, he grabbed his own knife. Bruno stated Gaida fell on the floor and Bruno
pinned his hand down and continued to stab him. He told Hill he intended to kill Gaida, according to the complaint. “War was waged, you’re going to die,” Bruno told Hill during questioning. “I’m just trying to get in there and get some organs.” After that, Bruno, told Hill he went to the kitchen, stopped, then came back and decided to stab Gaida one more time in the neck, breaking the handle off of the knife, according to the complaint. “Take that because I’m done,” he told Hill he was thinking, according to the complaint. Scott Chazan, a close friend of Gaida, told the Hub last week he picked Gaida up for a quick trip to the store Monday afternoon, and returned him home less than an hour before police were called to the residence. Chazan said fighting between the roommates wa s “ n o r m a l ,” t h o u g h never physical, and he said Gaida and Bruno had been fighting when Chazan pulled up, but when he dropped Gaida back off he was “smiling” and in a good mood. The two had been living together since about Nov. 1, Bruno told police, according to the complaint. Class A felony charges were delivered to Bruno at an initial appearance Nov. 30, where he did not speak, according to online court records. Contact Amber Leven hagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
Legals PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider the proposed rezoning of the following parcels of land located at 1035 Sundt Lane (CSM Lot 1 and Lot 3) Stoughton, WI., owned by Ronald and Barbara Furseth, from NB – Neighborhood Business to SR4 – Single Family Residential (CSM Lot 2 is proposed remains Neighborhood Business), in the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI, more fully described: 1035 Sundt Lane: parcel number: 281/0511-061-9661-7; Legal Description: SEC 6-5-11 PRT S1/2 NE1/4 COM AT E1/4 COR TH W 1143.4 FT & N 925.9 FT TO POB TH N 181.9 FT TH W 393 FT TH S 181.9 FT TH E 393 FT TO POB ALSO R/W OVER STRIP 1 ROD IN WIDTH, SD ROD MEAS N FR SE COR ABV DESC PREMISES & RUNG DUE E TO TWN RD THRU S1/2 NE1/4 EXC TO CITY OF STOUGHTON FOR RD R/W IN R12055/69&70 & EXC R24532/63. This property description is for tax purposes. It may be abbreviated. For the complete legal description please refer to the deed. For questions related to this notice contact Michael Stacey at 608-646-0421. Information related to this request can be found at http://stoughtoncitydocs. com/planning-commission/ Michael Stacey Zoning Administrator Published: December 7 and 14, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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mentor. She called Johnson “the heart and soul of Stoughton.” Olson said her death came “surprisingly very quick.” “We hadn’t expected it quite yet,” she told the Hub last week.
Community ‘dedication’ Johnson was elected mayor four times, beginning in 1990, and oversaw the development of key city services and facilities, including office space for city departments. She was proud to see the new fire station built during her tenure, and strongly supported the renovation of City Hall at a time when the Common Council was less supportive and some discussed tearing down the building. Johnson also encountered controversy as mayor, particularly when the city divided in the mid-2000s over whether to allow the construction of a new WalMart Supercenter, which she supported. “Wal-Mart was difficult because it divided the community,” she said in a 2009 Hub interview after deciding to retire. She served eight years as mayor, from 1990 to 1998, and then was elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors for two terms (1998-2002). She then returned to the mayor’s office for another seven years, winning elections in 2002 and 2006 and resigning in 2009, the last year of her fourth four-year term, to care for family members. Prior to her electoral victories in the city, Johnson worked as Stoughton city clerk for nine years, beginning in 1981, and before that was elected to several terms as treasurer in the Town of Rutland. Johnson and her late husband, Chet (who died in 2010), served as the 2001 Syttende Mai King and Queen. “She showed a lot of dedication to our community,” Olson said, noting that Johnson was inducted into the city’s Hall of Fame in 2013. She said among the efforts Johnson supported were extensive historic preservation, finding space for youth and senior facilities and development of the Yahara River Trail. Last year, the River and Trails Task Force unveiled a new trailhead sign and dedicated the trail section, from the pedestrian bridge to the Industrial Park, to Johnson for her work in promoting the project. “The list goes on and on of all the things she has done for our community,” Olson said.
Historic preservation Johnson was especially successful in community efforts to restore and reuse historic buildings. She was instrumental in the city buying a former K i n g E d wa r d s t o b a c c o warehouse on Fourth Street
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Helen Johnson, here signing a proclamation during her 15 years as mayor, died Nov. 29, 2017, at her home in Stoughton. and converting it to office space for Stoughton Utilities, EMS, a youth center and food pantry. She later provided leadership in restoring City Hall, its clock tower and the Stoughton Opera House. “The top of the tower had come into disrepair and fallen, so it was taken off,” Olson recalled. “Helen was not comfortable with that, so she put together a group to raise money to replace that clock tower. She told me that if we ever looked high enough, we’d see that her name is written on the top of the ball at the top of the tower – she signed it before it went up.” While still city clerk, Johnson spearheaded the Friends of the Opera House in 1983 to raise funds to renovate the facility after the Common Council did not support spending tax dollars on it. The group garnered $1.75 million in private donations to completely restore the Victorian auditorium, which reopened in 2001. She also supported the city acquiring a former tobacco warehouse on East Main Street and establishing the new youth center, as well as the skateboard bowl and dirt-bike track. “In 2006, we worked together to form the Friends of the Stoughton Area Youth Center and raised over $500,000 to restore the building that the youth center’s in now,” recalled Olson, who was Johnson’s administrative assistant before running for mayor herself. Olson also credited Johnson as being a driving force behind the city purchasing the former First Federal building on West Main Street for a new senior center.
Demanding, personable Olson said as mayor, Johnson could be demanding and was “methodical” in pursuing her objectives. She had high standards but wasn’t a taskmaster, Olson observed. “She always did things with a joke or a smile,” she said. “She made everybody feel welcome and was very personable.” Sveum, who was Johnson’s campaign finance chair during her two successful runs for Dane County Board, described her as “pro-business, pro-managed growth, and fairly liberal socially.” “We didn’t always agree, but we were close professional friends,” he said. He said Johnson taught him “how to compromise.” “I always thought that she could get people from different viewpoints together,” he said. Former alder and current mayoral candidate Bob McGeever made the same observation. “She was able to get the council to be more collegial,” he said. “She set an example that the rest of us kind of adopted in how we handled ourselves at council meetings and committees.” Ald. Greg Jenson agreed that Johnson had “a real gift with people.” “She had a way of being able to size things up rather quickly,” he explained. “In doing so, she was able to read people really well, and she treated people as about as evenly as anyone could.” Jenson, who was elected to his first term on council when Johnson was mayor, recalled her giving a bit of advice to him and two other newly elected alders shortly after they took
office. “The one thing she said was for that first year, just keep your ears open and your mouth shut, and you will do well,” he said with a laugh. “She was so right.” McGeever praised her for being “inclusive with all sorts of people’s ideas.” “She just had a way of bringing the best out of people,” he said. “Everything she worked on got better.” He also pointed out that Johnson didn’t need to always be right or win every disagreement. “As a mayor, she had things that she wanted to do but was also open to what other people wanted to do,” he recalled. “And many times, she went with what other people wanted to do because it was just a better idea.” M c G e ev e r s a i d w i t h Johnson in office, it was easier to give up his work on the council and Planning Commission. “One of the reasons I was able to hang it up and walk away and still feel comfortable was because H e l e n w a s t h e r e ,” h e remembered. “She was the mayor, and the city seemed to be in real good hands.” In her 2009 interview with the Hub, Johnson explained what motivated her to work on behalf of the city for so many years. “The most rewarding thing is working with people, offering support and encouragement that bring programs and projects to Stoughton so they are available here locally,” she said. “Stoughton is fortunate in that our residents care enough to donate time and money to make many good things happen.” Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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