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Dirks won’t seek re-election Cites changing role as assistant Rock County DA SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The Stoughton Area School Board will lose one of its longest-serving members in April, as president Scott Dirks Dirks announced he won’t seek another three-year term. In an email to the Hub on Dec. 6, Dirks said a shift in his role as a Rock County assistant district
attorney eventually led to the “difficult” decision not to run. “Several months ago, the Rock County District Attorney made me one of the three people in my office who prosecute the vast majority of the child maltreatment cases … (necessitating) a fair amount of additional training on my part in recent months,” he wrote in an email to the Hub. “This new caseload consumes much more of my time and emotional energy than what I had been doing before.” Dirks said while he “very much enjoyed” his time working on the board, he ultimately realized “something has to
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Hub seeks to grow editorial board JIM FEROLIE Hub editor
For the past four years, the Stoughton Courier Hub has held semi-regular meetings of an editorial board. This group serves as a crucial link to public opinion in matters involving the Stoughton community. We discuss current topics, recent issues o f t h e n ew s p a p e r a n d potential additions to coverage. The Hub is looking for new members to add to the number and diversity of voices within our board. We need people willing to get involved in discussions about issues affecting Stoughton, the surrounding towns and the Stoughton Area School District. The wider
your range of interests – schools, city government, business – the better. The board comprises members of the community and Hub staff. There are no requirements for serving on the board, other than an interest in community affairs. The goal of the board is to foster discussion and community engagement and represent as broad a cross-section of Stoughton residents as possible. We have generally held between four and six meetings per year, but our goal is increase that to eight to 10. They are generally small-group discussions that occasionally lead to editorials or columns written by our staff members or news
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Allie Lee, a senior at Stoughton High School with the SHS group Heartstrings, tunes her viola.
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SHS musicians bring music to the people for therapy, connection AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
When Stoughton High School senior Ellen Cook learned about the Madison Symphony Orchestra community engagement program, she knew she wanted to bring the same experience to Stoughton. So Cook partnered with her music
teacher, Rachel Shields, and introduced the Heartstrings – a group of orchestra students that performs around the community. “I had the idea of re-creating that program at the high school because I was interested in taking music to people who didn’t have the opportunity to listen to it elsewhere,” Cook said. The group’s title is a reference to a
much larger music therapy program – the MSO Heartstrings – which performs classical music for nearly 3,200 individuals annually. The SHS Heartstrings group, with a much smaller reach, adapts the same principles of music therapy – connecting directly to audiences by encouraging individual participation during the program.
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1892 estimate: $4.6 million UW team evaluates old high school for extensive renovation SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
For years, people have pondered how to bring new life and purpose to the former Stoughton High School “1892” building. Last week, a design team of University of Wisconsin engineering students brought forth specific plans – and numbers – after spending the past several months studying the building’s potential. They came up with three plans,
school district and city have both indicated they can’t afford to invest any money in the building. The six-member “Heritage Consultants” team, led by Madison preservation architect and UW engineering professor Charles Quagliana, focused on the 125-year-old building for its 16-week senior “capstone” design course. At a Dec. 5 meeting of the Stoughton Area School File photo by Amber Levenhagenim District facility committee, Quagliana said he hopes the The historic 1892 building, near River Bluff Middle School results give district officials and the district Administration Building. and residents “some ideas ultimately recommending a or more before any decision on what it’s going to take to $4.6 million renovation into is made on the future of rehab the school.” a community center. the property. Structurally, Turn to 1892/Page 5 It could be several months it remains stable, and the
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A royal affair The Stoughton High School choir held its annual Madrigal Dinner Dec. 9-11. More than 150 students, parents and community members dedicated hundreds of hours preparing for the event, such as cooking, decorating, serving, performing, promoting, sewing and more to prepare for the dinner. The meal included turkey and ham rolls, cheese and sausage bites, beverages, salad, soup, bread, chicken with herbs, green beans almondine, cranberry apple chutney, sherbert, fresh fruit and bread pudding.
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Bruno appears in court New preliminary hearing set for Dec. 28 AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Duo returns for Fireside performance Stoughton children cast in ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Lukas Hartberg and Gracelyn Skrepenski are once again hitting the stage. The two were cast in the Fireside’s performance of “Miracle on 34th Street,” a production that runs through December. Skrepenski was cast as Susan Walker and Hartberg will perform as Harry Finfer. The Fireside Theater, 1131 Janesville Ave., Fort Atkinson, has been performing the production since November. “Miracle on 34th Street” is a “funny, warm, tuneful and inspirational musical” as Kris Kringle has to prove in court that he is the real Santa Claus, according to the Fireside event description. Darren Hartberg, Lukas’ dad, said that watching the two perform together again is “heartwarming.” “They are both doing what they love and are truly happy on stage,” he said. The two have performed together previously, yet
have their own set of individual acting experiences. Hartberg and Skrepenski performed together last March in the Overture Center’s production of “Wizard of Oz.” The two were cast as munchkins. Hartberg performed as Tiny Tim in “A Christmas Carol” in 2014 with the Stoughton Center for the Performing Arts. He was also a mouse in “Nutcracker” in 2015. Skrepenski made her theater performance debut in “Wizard of Oz” and has also acted in school Christmas plays. Meghan Skrepenski, Gracelyn’s mom, told the Hub that seeing the two perform together and watch them “raise it up a notch” has been a blast. “They are surrounded by professionals, so they look to them for guidance and you can definitely feel the energy when they perform,” she said. “I truly believe it’s a treat for anyone who gets to see them, and so cool to see these young actors grow.” For more information about the performance, or to purchase tickets, visit firesidetheater.com Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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Circuit Court. Bruno admitted to killing Gaida but said the incident started when Gaida hit him in the eye with some papers and threatened to kill him, according to the complaint. O n Tu e s d a y, J u d g e Josann Reynolds told the courtroom Bruno did not qualify for a public defender because of his “assets,” bu t s h e d e s c r i b e d h i s options for obtaining legal representation. Bruno said it was news to him that he did not qualify. “I hadn’t seen any denial
paperwork,” he told the judge. “I hadn’t been told I was denied until now.” When Reynolds asked if Bruno understood his options, he replied with “I guess so.” “I can’t even use the phone in here, how am I going to find an attorney without a phone?” Bruno asked. “ We l l , I c a n ’ t c o n trol what happens in the Dane County Jail, but I can tell you about your three options,” Reynolds replied, as she “urged” him
to complete the paperwork to apply for an attorney within the county or hire representation before the rescheduled hearing. If convicted of the homicide charge, Bruno faces life in prison without parole. He was interviewed and arrested by police Nov. 28 after being treated at UW Hospital and is being held on a $1 million bond. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
Sandhill brings in Watch DOGS Program welcomes male role models into the school AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
A school program that connects father figures with students is set to begin at Sandhill Elementary School. Called Watch DOGS – short for “dads of great students” – it’s an initiative from the National Center for Fathering that is designed to increase male role model involvement in schools. It’s the second such program in Stoughton schools.
A launch meeting is set for 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, at Sandhill, 1920 Lincoln Ave., for anyone interested in volunteering. There will be presentations on the program and opportunity for sign up. There will also be pizza and the gym will be available for kids to play in while adults participate in the program. Keg o n s a E l e m e n t a r y School introduced the program last year and opened it up to not only fathers, but other male community members, as well as a “Watch Mom” who volunteered with her husband. School leaders looked at it as a way to get more male role models involved in school programs because women had typically been
more consistent about participating. All participants go through a background check and are required to have a direct tie to the community or be a guardian of a student. At Kegonsa, the volunteers play games at recess and help with activities in the classrooms. For information or to sign up, visit stoughton. k12.wi.us and search “Sandhill Elementary School.” If interested, but unable to attend the Dec. 19 meeting, call Carly Schrage at 877-5423 or Ethan Anderson at 8775406. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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Ted Bruno, with shoulders hunched and eyes looking down on his handcuffed hands, was escorted into court for his preliminary hearing Tuesday morning. But the hearing did not happen. Bruno, charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the stabbing death of his Stoughton roommate, Kim Gaida, waived his right to a preliminary hearing within 10 days of being charged because he did not yet have an attorney. His new preliminary hearing was moved to Thursday, Dec. 28. Bruno, 49, was charged Nov. 30 with first-degree intentional homicide with use of a dangerous weapon, a Class A felony. On Nov. 27, Gaida, 46, was found dead in the doorway of his Felland Street home, having been stabbed with a knife 11 times, according to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County
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Pay attention in roundabouts How many people know if you are driving east on 138 from Oregon and you enter the roundabout by Walmart in the right lane, you have to yield to traffic exiting Walmart (coming from your left) and going east on 138. Please notice the red triangle sign to your right that says YIELD. It would be interesting to see the accident numbers because of people who don’t read
the sign or just don’t know how to navigate a roundabout. To the lady in the Fiat that I frightened when I got out of my car at the stop light to explain this and that your insistent honking was actually caused by you, I apologize, next time I might just run into you. Jerry Neis City of Stoughton
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n Oct. 22 of this year New York Observer columnist Andre Walker posted a statement on Twitter he would later regret. It started with a post from popular British children’s author Cressida Cowell, saying, “Public libraries and libraries in primary schools are closing. How are children from low-income families to become readers for pleasure?” Walker replied: “Nobody goes to libraries Bosky anymore. Close the public ones and put the books in schools.” Walker quickly became the Twitter villain of the day, angering librarians, readers, parents, and book lovers of all stripes. The tweet received over 100,000 responses, ranging from polite (“I go to libraries and there are always a ton of people there,” from @NickBolton13) to rude (“Public libraries are evolving to meet the demands of the 21st century, unlike the Neanderthal who sparked this thread,” from @HalpernAlex), as well as some sarcastic ones (“The irony that you need a librarian to help you with your fact checking is astounding” from @Shazazzle). Two days later, Walker
re-evaluated his position. “Dear #Library users, I surrender!” he tweeted. “Your sheer numbers have proved the point that libraries aren’t as unpopular as I believed … Please stop replying!!!” He even used his moment in the spotlight to raise funds for the American Library Association’s Spectrum Scholarship fund, promoting diversity in librarianship. The “nobody uses libraries anymore” argument pops up now and then in various thinkpiece articles. With Google, ebooks and Amazon.com, many people wonder why anyone would need to visit the library. Some think of it as a relic of the past. But the privileged thinking behind this point of view makes library staffers like me see red. Our libraries provide free access to resources and entertainment for all members of their communities – but as Ms. Cowell pointed out, this access is most vital for those who are struggling financially, and especially so because of the conversion to online resources that some people have cited as the end of libraries’ usefulness. Over the past two decades, job applications, government resources and many other services have increasingly gone paperless. For people who have no computer or Internet at home, the library may be the only free place in town to fill out
applications. Human interaction is another “invisible service” offered by the library. Library staff at times provide some of the only positive social interactions for people living alone or struggling through hard times. In the summer, we provide air conditioning, and in the winter, we provide heat – a relief for anyone without reliable climate control at home. Our study rooms may provide a quiet space for students who need peace and quiet to get work done. And our play area provides educational toys so children can play while their parents get some much-deserved downtime to read or check social media. Physical materials – books and DVDs – continue to be our bread and butter. Where else can you read and watch all you want for free? On busy days, when our book return overflows and our shelvers hustle to put away cart after cart of materials, I sometimes joke, “But remember, nobody uses libraries anymore.” If Walker hadn’t retracted his ludicrous statement, I might dare him to spend a weekday afternoon working at the Stoughton Public Library. But since he saw the error of his ways, I’ll let him off the hook this time. Amanda Bosky is a youth services librarian with the Stoughton Public Library.
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1892: ‘comprehensive’ plan includes 5,000-square-foot glass and metal atrium Continued from page 1 “Our charge was really to look at this old building – or old container, if you will – that needs a new use, and our job was to essentially get that ready for that new use,” he said. The students – Ryan Michuda, Stephany Siu Perez, Alex Buchmann, Andrew Rexrode, Elizabeth Rubenzer and Stefan Donica – talked about a variety of factors they considered in their study, including existing conditions, design constraints and project needs. They selected three options for the building, ultimately choosing the most extensive one – a $4.6 million project that would add around 5,000 square feet of space, bring it up to code and have the building serve as a community center and a new Fab Lab. Facilities committee chairman Joe Freye said after the meeting the students provided “an interesting presentation on some theoretical options for restoring the building, if that is the direction the community ultimately chooses to pursue.” “There is still a lot of work to be done in determining the path forward concerning the building,” he wrote in an email to the Hub Tuesday. He also noted the facilities committee will receive an update Jan. 16 from the 1892 Coalition, “which should help generate a conversation about next steps.”
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Throughout the debate over what to do with the “1892” building, there’s been a question of who should own and renovate it. District superintendent Tim Onsager said at the Dec. 5 facilities committee meeting that due to the 1892 building’s proximity to River Bluff Middle School and the district administration building, it “probably needs to be owned by the school district.” “We have to take into account what is the use and is it appropriate that close to the middle school,” he said. “I can’t see the district selling this building – its in prime location (and) you’d lose control of that area.” Onsager said the school board is continuing to talk about possible uses for the building, and district officials are planning to work on a comprehensive study of all buildings and spaces next semester, which he said should provide some more clarity. “Right now, if you asked me point-blank as far as whether we need it for K-12 education in our current state? No, but that’s not to mean there couldn’t be some multi-use options available, with the district and the community coming together to use this space,” he said. “But those conversations haven’t taken place yet.”
This is a “comprehensive” design option for the former Stoughton High School “1892” Interior costs would building proposed by a group of UW engineering students as part of their senior project. The include building the additotal cost to completely renovate the existing building and add a 5,000-square-foot addition tion, adding an elevator would be around $4.6 million, according to the group. and putting in a new staircase, flooring, ceilings, D o n i c a s a i d t h e n ew basement may be very well insulation, drywall and and architectural features by limiting the amount of design would add 20 park- because of the (settling) of paint. Mechanical costs would “structural modification” i n g s p a c e s a n d a t wo - the building because of its way road into the area to age, and not because the c ove r d e m o l i t i o n , n ew needed. Maintaining vehicular increase traffic flow in “a downspouts are pouring m e c h a n i c a l , e l e c t r i c a l flow around the building more natural way.” New right into the foundation,” plumbing and fire protection system. also was important, as was pedestrian pathways and he said. Site work, estimated at increasing parking to han- a ramp to the building $200,0000, includes resurwould be constructed, and $2 million interior dle the additional traffic. He presented the three the parking lot would be The estimated $4.6 mil- facing the parking lot and options the team explored: re-graded, with a fountain lion project cost includes adding 20 new stalls, resur“ M i n i m a l ” s o u g h t t o and rain garden added to about $2 million in interior facing sidewalks and a minimize costs by “only help prevent flooding. renovations and $1.3 mil- new walkway, stormwater control management and including necessary work,” “What’s happening in the lion in mechanical costs. erosion control. Exterior including an elevator and ramp to bring the building up to code, while keeping the building’s footprint. “Intermediate” meant a “complete remodel” of existing building space and slight change of the building footprint. U l t i m a t e l y, t h e t e a m chose the “comprehensive” option, which would incorporate a 5,000-square-foot addition while keeping the “Roman architecture of the (building).” For the addition, he said the group looked to National Park Service guidelines on historic building preservation that suggested “similar yet differentiated” brickwork and texture. Probably the most distinguishing aspect of the new design is a two-story atrium made of glass and metal. Floor plans call for two entryways and 1,300 square feet of multipurpose space on the first floor, as well as more than 700 square feet for a Fab Lab space, where the public could use high-tech tools to make items. The second floor would have a 1,700-square-foot multipurpose space and access to a kitchen for banquets and other events, with a storage area for tables and chairs.
The building – added to the National Register of Historical Places in 2001 – has about 13,000 square feet of space. Michuda, who provided a geotechnical analysis, said the building in general has a “lack of space,” and its age has “left it in a very deteriorated state” and “near-uninhabitable condition.” He noted exposed framing and an electrical system in “disarray,” with “loose wires hanging down from the ceiling. The building’s stormwater management system would “need an overhaul,” Michuda said, noting that during a site visit this summer, the group saw water coming down from an attic staircase and flooding into the basement. He said the third floor and attic spaces are uninsulated and “need some serious work before it can be in viable condition,” recommending they be used for “mechanical space.” The building also needs repair of architectural features, a “complete system overhaul” of mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, exterior sealing Untested structure to prevent future flooding, Buchmann said some more parking and a new u n known conditions elevator and accessibility remain in the building, due ramp to meet code. to uncertainty about the original building materials Preservation vs. used, and many areas did functionality not satisfy current building Rexrode, who examined codes. design solutions, said creDepending on their ating a “multi-function” intended purposes, some space was one of the team’s rooms might need to be goals, as was preserving reconstructed to be able t h e bu i l d i n g ’s h e r i t a g e bear specific weight loads.
work is $60,000, including pathwork for the exterior facade, new downspouts and windows. The estimate also includes a 10 percent heritage design consultant fee and $710,000 in contingency fees to cover unforeseen costs. The team estimated annual “life cycle” costs at $51,000, which would begin the second year after resurfacing the parking lot. These expenses would include yearly crack filling and seal coating, building maintenance and hydrological maintenance.
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Stoughton High School athletic program from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, office at 877-5620. Dec. 16. Jessica Michna will portray MarSupport group cancellation garet Cummins, head housekeeper The Parkinsons support group of Balmoral Castle during the reign will not meet in December. The next of Queen Victoria. She will prepare meeting will be held 1:30-2:30 p.m. for the arrival of the royal couple Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the senior and their nine children, set in the center. For information, call 873- late 1800s. She was a personal confidant of 8585. the Queen. In this program the audiEdvard Grieg Chorus concert ence is the staff, being instructed on Enjoy a Christmas concert per- the do’s and dont’s of royal service. For information, call 873-6281. formance and sing-a-long by the Edvard Grieg Chorus at 7 p.m. Community meal Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Sons of Visit First Lutheran Church, Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page 310 E. Washington St., for the free St. Refreshments will be available monthly “Our Daily Bread” meal from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 17. after the performance. The meal will be served at 4:30 The performance will highlight a selection of Norwegian/English p.m. and includes chicken pot pie songs and lead the audience in a stew, homemade biscuits, assortsing-a-long of Christmas carols. A ed salads and sweet treats and ice free will offering will be accepted to cream for dessert. No carry-out meals are available; for transportasupport the chorus. The chorus, founded in 1925, is tion to dinner, call 234-2110 by 10 comprised of Norwegian men and a.m. on Sunday and leave a mesincludes songs in both Norwegian sage. Rides are provided free of and English. The chorus is one of 11 charge within the Stoughton Area that make up the Norwegian Singers School District. This month’s meal is sponsored Association of America. by St. Ann Catholic Church. For information, call 873-7209. For information, call 873-7761.
River Bluff Middle School will be open Monday through Friday, through March, for walking. From 5-7 p.m., the school will be Christmas at Balmoral Castle open for indoor exercise. The library will host a ChristF o r i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l t h e mas at Balmoral Castle historical
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
• 3-4 p.m., Jesse Walker Christmas performance, senior center, 873-8585 • 3:30-5:30 p.m., Cupcake decorating (grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281 • 6:30 p.m., Library board meeting, library, 873-6281
Thursday, December 21
• 10 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281 • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 3 p.m., Computer class: Hour of Code, senior center, 873-8585 • 6-8 p.m., Christmas caroling with First Lutheran Church, start at First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 310 E Washington St, 873-7761
Friday, December 22
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.
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
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Wednesday, December 27
• 3-4 p.m., Travelogue: Galapagos Islands, senior center, 873-8585
St. Ann Catholic Church
• 1:30-6 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, fire department, 401 E. Main St., redcrossblood.org
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
Thursday, December 28 Monday, January 1
Senior center closed
Tuesday, January 2
• 9:30 a.m., Stoughton Memory Cafe, library, 873-8585
Wednesday, January 3
• 10:30 a.m., Family yoga with Stoughton Yoga (ages 2-5 plus caregivers), library, 873-6281
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
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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
“Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who work hard among you, who care for you in the Lord and who admonish you. Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 NIV
873-4590
Monday, December 25
Chamber office closed Senior center closed • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Christmas dinner (free, donations accepted, reservation required by Dec. 21), VFW hall, 200 Veterans Rd, 873-8585
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
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Senior center closed • 10-10:30 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281
One thing that virtually everyone has in common is the need and desire to be recognized. We may differ in what we want to be recognized for and how we would like the recognition to be expressed, but we all want it. Some want to be recognized for their athletic prowess, others for their intelligence or musical ability, and others for their physical beauty. Good coaches, teachers and managers learn to recognize their athletes,students and employees in such a way as to get the best out of them. This is one of those hard and fast rules of human nature that we all should learn how to tap. Often a simple smile or a nod of the head is all it takes. A simple two word acknowledgement such as “nice job” can often make an otherwise long and forgettable workday memorable. The first thing to do if you are trying to recognize others is to notice them. Be attentive to what people around you are saying and doing. And then be sincere in your recognition, and don’t be stingy. Everyone likes being recognized, and it doesn’t cost us a thing to give it to others. The dividends that it pays are well worth the small effort it takes. – 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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Heartstrings: Musical therapy group encourages audience participation Continued from page 1 The students perform at the senior center and Skaalen Retirement Services and are planning to return to Skaalen for a holiday-themed performance in the next few weeks. All of the students are members of the orchestra at the high school, but they take it to the next level with the Heartstrings. They practice once a week and perform several times outside of the traditional school performances. The group performed an Americana set at the senior center in November to a group of a few dozen. Selected music varies depending on the performance – Cook said they make a different theme for every show. The group is composed of students, and Shields has played a crucial role in starting the group. She helps with organizing performances and rehearsal times, and she also took part in the process of getting a grant that will allow them to continue their engagement. “She has been an amazing
support through the entire performance,” Cook said. “Everyone that has joined has been super interested, but it’s tough scheduling things sometimes.”
Energizing the audience
positive feedback,” she said. “It’s always fun when people come up to us after the show and thank us after. It’s a highlight in our day to see people out in the community and try to meet other people.” Cook and her fellow performers hope to take it a step further by bringing instruments the audience member can use during future performances. In March 2016, Heartstrings landed a $100 grant from the Association of Wisconsin Symphony that will go toward purchasing instruments like maracas, scarves for dancing and other ways to get the audience physically involved with the performance. The group hasn’t purchased the instruments yet, but that is expected to change soon. “There are definitely health and mental benefits to listening to music, but they multiply when the audience gets physically involved with it,” Cook said.
The performers’ roles go beyond simply playing the music. During the performance at the senior center, for example, Cook occasionally asked the audience trivia questions between songs. Some audience members asked questions about the Heartstrings group, and others indicated they had been to several prior performances. The conversations and trivia are a way to get the audience more involved in the performance, which is a main goal the group set when it was established in spring 2016. After the senior center performance, the room filled with the sound of applause and some audience members lingered to ‘Continue sharing’ talk to the group of stuSix or seven students dents. typically practice with the “We always get a lot of group, depending on the
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Ellen Cook, a senior at Stoughton High School, leads the after school group the Heartstrings during a performance at the senior center on Nov. 15. week. The group has one violin, two violas and two or three cellos. Cook, a cellist, started playing when she was in fourth grade. “I’ve been interested in performing since then,” she said. “It has grown, and I want to continue sharing music with people for the rest of my life.”
Cook will graduate this year and plans to pursue music education. She has confidence the group she helped start will continue to positively impact the community, an experience she said has been mutually beneficial. “I think it’s an opportunity for me to reach out to other people, and I believe
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RB students will get bus IDs Unified Newspaper Group
N ew S t o u g h t o n A r e a School District transportation director Karen Johnson has a lot on her plate, overseeing the busing of hundreds of students. That includes some at River Bluff Middle School who are not supposed to be riding the buses, she told Stoughton Area School Board members last week. To help solve the problem, the district has ordered bus ID cards for students, which are expected to arrive by the end of the semester. River Bluff students had been getting similar ID cards for several years, though that practice was stopped prior to this school year, district director of business services Erica Pickett told the Hub in an email Tuesday. ” We f e l t t h a t t h e
procedures and protocols were ingrained into the way we functioned so the added step of ID tags wouldn’t be necessary,” she said. “We quickly learned that it is worth investing the time to Average square miles covered daily by utilize the ID cards.” Stoughton Area School District drivers Johnson, who was hired just before school started in September, explained to the board at its Dec. 4 meetAverage capacity of district buses ing there has been a recent increase in the number of middle schoolers “trying to sneak on” buses they aren’t entitled to ride. Average miles per day driven by drivers “They are the ones most creative about getting a friend on a bus and taking them to a different locaNumber of district bus drivers tion than what they signed up for,” she said. “It happens more frequently than we would like to admit. If something were to happen, Once the cards arrive, drivers their bus ID card as we wouldn’t have traceabil- likely later this semester, they get on the bus. She told ity for them (and) parents Johnson said River Bluff the Hub this week there’s would like to know where students will need to show no cost for the cards, as the their students are going.”
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A look into the past AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
A historical program at the library will peek back into the life of royalty in the 1800s. Jessica Michna will lead the program, Christmas at Balmoral Castle, as Margaret Cummins. Cummins was head housekeeper of Balmoral Castle during the reign of Queen Victoria, who reigned over the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from June 1837 until her death in 1901. The program will be focused around Cummins preparing for the arrival of the royal couple and their nine children in the late 1800s. It’s set to begin at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16. C u m m i n s s e r ve d t h e family for 78 years — she worked her way up from the scullery, a small kitchen used to wash dishes, to a position of trust and management as head housekeeper.
If You Go What: Christmas at Balmoral Castle program When: 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 Where: Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St. Info: stolib.org
This will not be Mincha’s first performance as a historical woman: She previously performed as Eleanor Roosevelt, Abigail Adams and Mary Todd Lincoln. The historian and actress has performed at numerous venues, such as the Lincoln Boyhood Home, Churchill Memorial Chapel and the Wisconsin State Historical Museum. For more information about the program, visit stolib.org. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
Board: looking for new members Continued from page 1 coverage. Some of the discussions will be held through email, but regular attendance at the in-person meetings would help us foster more productive discussions. If you’re interested but not sure, give us a call anyway to talk it through
or shoot us an email at stoughtoneditor@wcinet. com. Call editor Jim Ferolie at 845-9559. Email Stoughton Courier Hub editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@wcinet. com.
Send it in! We like to send reporters to shoot photos, but we can’t be everywhere. And we know you all have cameras. So if you have a photo of an event or just a slice of life you think the community might be interested in, send it to us and we’ll use it if we can. Please include contact information, what’s happening in the photo and the names of people pictured. You can submit it on our website at ConnectStoughton. com, email to editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@wcinet. com or drop off electronic media at our office at 135 W. Main St. Questions? Call 873-6671.
school picture vendor is providing them to the district, and for now, they’re only being ordered for River Bluff students. “We were hopeful that we wouldn’t need the ID tags, but it became apparent as the school year progressed that we had students who weren’t assigned to buses we trying to get on without permission,” Johnson told the Hub in an email Monday. “In order to ensure the district knows who is on our buses, students must be eligible to ride based on our policy or by applying to ride. “We also don’t want children riding a bus without their parent’s permission or knowledge of them doing so.” Johnson also discussed discipline in general in her address to the board, in response to a question from
a board member. She said the district is addressing discipline issues on specific bus routes. She said she and other members of the district transportation department have ridden along on certain routes to talk with drivers and students about behavior. “Certain routes are wonderful … and there are certain routes where we have discipline issues in the bus,” she said. Johnson is in her first year as transportation director after several months of discussion over the summer by school officials whether or not to re-hire the position as part of hiring out bus service rather than doing it in-district. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Name: Conner Clark Grade: Sophomore Sport: Swimming Highlights: Clark helped Stoughton win the Milton Invitational on Friday. He was part of the Vikings’ first place 200-medley and 400-yard freestyle relays, He also won the 100 butterfly, and was part of Stoughton’s second place 200 free relay Honorable mentions: Cade Spilde (wrestling) pinned Milton’s Vince Digennaro in a back-and-forth match Thursday in a Badger South dual meet at the UW-Madison Fieldhouse and also went 3-1 in Saturday’s Dell’s Duals Classic KyKy Baker (girls bb) combined for 22 points, including 15 against Milton, in two Badger South games last week Carter Hellenbrand (boys hockey) stopped 22 of 26 shots on goal in a 4-0 loss at Oshkosh McKenzie Nisius (girls hockey) made 42 saves in an 8-0 loss against the first-place Rock County Fury on Dec. 5
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Vikings swim to gold in Milton JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming hit the road for the Milton Invitational on Friday and came back champions. The Vikings won six events and scored points in nearly every other event to win the meet with 466 points – 34 more than the host Red Hawks. Platteville/Lancaster was third with 415. Ian Bormett, Jacob Turner, Conner Clark and Chase Millam won the 200 medley relay in 1 minute, 50.27 seconds. Clark, Bormett and Millam played a hand in all three Viking relays on Friday. The trio was joined by Hayden Hammond to cap the win with a 3:39.31 in the 400 free relay. The same quartet took second place by .76 behind Milton with a 1:38.80 in the 200 free relay. Clark, Bormett, Millam and Turner each won an individual event as well. Clark claimed the 100 butterfly in the 59.28, Bormett won the 100 free in 54.69 and Millam dominated the 500 free by nearly 22 seconds, posting a meet-best 5:33.52. Whitewater’s Michael Kuhl finished second in 5:55.31. Turner touched the wall of the 100 backstroke first in 1:09.2 nearly two seconds faster than Luca Lopez of Delavan Darien.
File photo by Jeremy Jones
Sophomore offensive lineman Jack Nelson (75) was named co-Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Badger South Conference last month. Nelson verbally committed to UW-Madison for the 2020 season earlier this month.
Camp Randall awaits Schipper, Nelson latest Vikings to earn chance with Badgers JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The road to Camp Randall and a spot on the UW-Madison football team could hardly have been more different for Stoughton football players Brady Schipper and Jack Nelson. Schipper, was a star back who rushed for 1,975 yards and 25 touchdowns as a senior but didn’t know whether he would ever receive an offer to join the Badgers. Nelson didn’t get his name in the newspapers nearly as much but already has the frame of collegiate offensive lineman and drew colleges’ interest as early as his sophomore year. It wasn’t uncommon for Schipper to tear apart opposing Badger South defenses on Friday night
and then get in the car and drive up to eight hours to visit a campus on Saturday in search of a scholarship. “I’d have a game on Friday night and then we’d either drive somewhere after the game or get up early Saturday morning and drive somewhere like South Dakota,” he told the Hub last week. Schipper guesses he took close to 10 visits, drawing the attention of Bemidji State, South Dakota State and UW, among others. He’ll be a preferred walk-on at UW-Madison in the fall. “I visited all of the Dakota schools, some Division 2 schools and the University of Iowa,” he said. The nicest Saturday trip was when he only had to go to Madison, said Schipper, who announced his commitment via Twitter on Nov. 9. Nelson, on the other hand, didn’t need to receive any recruiting letters or even take an official college visit. They probably
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wouldn’t have mattered. “My dad told me I could wait it out and see if any other schools offered, but even if someone did, I wouldn’t want to go there because UW was my dream school,” Nelson said, noting that Iowa showed
some interest. “I knew I wanted to go to UW since I was a little kid.” The sophomore was the Badgers’ first 2020 recruit, verbally committing Nov. 30, nine days
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Wrestling
Stoughton hammers Milton at UW Fieldhouse ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Stoughton 99, Watertown 71 Coach Katie Talmadge was asked at least three times what the final score was following Tuesday evening’s Badger South dual meet at Watertown.
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Stoughton senior running back Brady Schipper rushed for 1,975 yards and 25 touchdowns. He will be a preferred walk-on with the University of Wisconsin football team this fall.
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Freshman Luke Mechler (132 pounds) gets a takedown against junior Tyler Kersten Thursday in a Badger South Dual against Milton in the UW-Madison Fieldhouse. Mechler pinned Kersten in 2 minutes, 32 seconds. Mechler also finished 3-1 Saturday at the Dells Duals Classic.
Sophomore Braeden Whitehead was in the Milton program as a freshman, but he transferred to Stoughton High School and made the varsity team this season. Whitehead’s opening victory Thursday in the inaugural Battle at the Barn – a pin over freshman Trey Smith in 26 seconds at 126 pounds – paved the way for a 67-11 Vikings’ win over their rival at the UW Fieldhouse. After the match, a traveling trophy is presented to the winner in the rivalry, and Whitehead was the first to hold the trophy high over his head. “I really wanted to show them how much I was worth and what they really missed out on,” Whitehead said. “We just outwrestled them … We have a lot
What’s next Stoughton hosts Oregon at 7 p.m. Friday in a Badger South dual. better competition than what they had. I just have improved a lot because of the coaching, and I have four big guys to work out with to help me get better.” Whitehead is purely a Stoughton guy now, co-coach Dan Spilde told the Hub. He fit in and jelled with the Vikings from the beginning, Spilde said, adding that it was perfect to see him start it off Thursday. Many others joined Whitehead with pins – senior Tyler Dow (170), senior Gavin Miller (220),
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Vikings drop second straight conference game Vikings crush Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton girls basketball team had one of its toughest challenges Saturday at Monroe but couldn’t contain the Cheesemakers in an 84-61 Badger South loss. The seventh-ranked Vikings allowed third-ranked Monroe to have four double-digit scorers in the Division 2 battle, and Stoughton fell behind 47-33 at halftime and never recovered. Junior guard Sydney Hilliard (28 points), sophomore forward Grace Tostrud (19 points), senior forward Sydney Mathiason (15 points) and junior guard Emily Benzschawel
(13 points) all led the Cheesemakers. The Vikings offense remained fairly consistent with senior guard Paige Halverson and junior guards Emma Kissling and Peighton Trieloff all finishing in double digits. Kissling had 18 points. Trieloff finished with 13, and Halverson chipped in 12. Junior guard KyKy Baker and senior guard Cassidy Bach chipped in seven and six points, respectively. The loss was the second straight for the Vikings (5-2 overall, 2-2 conference). Monroe (6-1, 4-0) remained in first place in the Badger South.
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Stoughton traveled to Madison Memorial on Tuesday for a nonconference game and snapped a two-game losing streak with a 65-38 win. The Vikings led 38-14 at halftime and never trailed in the second half. Senior Cassidy Bach had her biggest game of the season so far, leading Stoughton with 15 points. Halverson added 13, and Trieloff chipped in 10. Leilani Kapinus led the Spartans with 11 points.
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Wrestling: Vikings take second at Dells Duals Classic Continued from page 9 senior Aodan Marshall (heavyweight), junior Hunter Lewis (120), junior Brendan Weesner (145), junior Cade Spilde (160), sophomore Gavin Model (138), freshman Luke Mechler (132) and freshman Alexander Wicks (106). Junior Luke Geister-Jones (182) added a major decision, and freshman Rudy Detweiler (152) won by decision. “There are very few things that feel better than being able to roll some points up on, potentially, your best rival,” co-coach Dan Spilde said. “That was a lot of fun. It is a credit to the guys. Almost every one of the guys that are stepping out there tonight put in a lot of work in the offseason. Early season, that usually shows
up, and here they are.” Dow, who signed a Letter of Intent to wrestle at Wisconsin, knows the UW Fieldhouse well, with two appearances with the Vikings at team state. And he took care of business on the same mat he will be on for the next few years at Wisconsin. Dow had three takedowns in two periods before overpowering Milton senior Killian Jauch for a pin in 3:39. Dow said with so many young wrestlers joining varsity, people might have been unsure of how the Vikings would fare. But he said no one on the team worried about that. They just have the mindset of practicing hard in the wrestling room and dominating in matches. “It is a really good feeling having those guys step into the lineup and showing them what Stoughton wrestling is about. And our returning
guys are doing the same things they did last year, if not better things.” The Vikings mostly dominated, but a few matches were closer than the score suggested. At 160, Cade Spilde was in a back-and-forth match with senior Vince Digennaro, with a reversal each in the first period. Spilde trailed 5-3 in the second, when he scored a takedown and caught Digennaro on his back. It took 2:54 to earn the pin. Digennaro is one of Milton’s best wrestlers, Dan Spilde said, and he has given Stoughton wrestlers fits in the past. Digennaro defeated Stoughton graduate and UW-Madison wrestler Garrett Model the year Model won a state title and nearly beat him again last season. “There are not many guys
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The Stoughton boys basketball team handled Milton on the road Tuesday in a 68-29 Badger South Conference win. Seniors Tommy McClain and Aidan McGee led the Vikings (3-1 overall, 2-0 conference) with 10 points each. Senior Max Fernholz added eight, and sophomore Adam Hobson chipped in seven. The Vikings host Monroe at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19.
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that can take (Garrett) Model to the wire, and he did every time he wrestled him last year,” Dan Spilde said. “We expected him to bring a dogfight, and certainly, he did. That was probably was as exciting as there was tonight with the back-and-forth, and we are just grateful that Cade was able to come out on top with the scramble that counted.” Detweiler also had a competitive match in a 12-6 victory over sophomore Jordan Stivarius. Detweiler led 8-6 late in the third period and not only defended a takedown that would have tied the match but also countered to get a takedown and a nearfall as time expired. Stoughton won 12 of 14 matches and clinched the dual with six matches left. Geister-Jones handled Kameron Van Netta in an 8-0 major decision. “We are grinding and going hard to get what we want,” Dow said. “Especially for me and some of our other senior friends, we have gotten second a lot, and we are kind of sick of it.”
Dells Duals Classic The Vikings took their first loss of the season Saturday in the Dells Duals Classic at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Stoughton, ranked second in Division 1, dropped a 31-28 match to Stratford, the top-ranked team in D3, to open the tournament. But they bounced back with a 58-15 win over Melrose-Mindoro/Gale-Ettrick-Trempeleau, a 58-15 win over Freedom and a 58-16 win over Slinger. Melrose-Mindoro is ranked sixth in D2. Freedom is ranked third in D2, and Slinger is ranked fifth in D1. Senior Aodan Marshall (heavyweight), senior Tyler Dow (170, 182), junior Hunter Lewis (120), junior Luke Geister-Jones (170,182) and sophomore Braeden Whitehead (126) all finished 4-0. Junior Cade Spilde (160), sophomore Gavin Model (138) 3-1, sophomore Nathan Rein (113), freshman Alex Wicks (106) and freshman Luke Mechler (132) were all 3-1.
Icebergs skate past Lightning JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Something had to give Tuesday when the Icebergs and Badger Lightning girls hockey co-ops squared off in a Badger Conference game of winless rivals. The Stoughton co-op trailed by a couple goals late in the first period but fought back to pullout the win 5-2 inside Poppy Waterman Ice Arena. The host Badger Lightning scored the first two goals with late in the first period. Icebergs forward Sophia Moccero gave the Icebergs new life though, scoring a power-play goal in the final 30 seconds of the period. Hailie Hefel knotted the score at 2-2 late in the second period before the Icebergs took control for good with three goals in the third period. Sydney Schipper scored twice in the final stanza and Hefel added a second goal to complete the comeback.
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Vikes shut out in nonconference game at Oshkosh JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton boys hockey tried to run its winning streak to three games Saturday, but instead the Vikings were shut out 4-0 by the Oshkosh Ice Hawks. The Vikings fell behind 3-0 over a five-minute stretch inside the Oshkosh YMCA and were never able to recover in the non-conference loss. “We started slow,” coach Kris Rosholt said. “That is why I like to schedule long
away games early in the year, so the players have to learn how important it is to get your body and mind ready to play a game after sitting on the bus for so long.” Luke Reinsch broke the deadlock with a goal fiveand-a-half minutes into the first period. Hunter Poud added a goal two-and-ahalf minutes later before Jack Strey popped in a third with a little more than six minutes remaining in the first period. The Vikings finished 0
for 6 on the power play, while Oshkosh was 1 for 3 with Logan Uecker adding a man-advantage goal late in the second period. Stoughton had multiple injuries and athletes out with sickness. The Vikings were missing seven players against Oshkosh. Stoughton junior goaltender Carter Hellenbrand stopped 22 of 26 shots on goal in the loss. Senior Ty l e r B a u m a n n t u r n e d away all 16 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season.
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Swim: Stoughton bests Watertown in dual Continued from page 9
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Before she gave out the 99-71 final score, however, she had a question for her team, ‘how many best times did you have tonight?’ The question is at the heart of Talmadge’s philosophy of building the team, and something her senior captains grasp. “Swimming is about best times, beating what you did the last time you were in the pool,” said Millam who swam the third fastest 500 free of his career to win in 5:20 and added the finish in
Stoughton returns to action Saturday, Dec. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at Riverside Middle School for the Watertown Invitational. the 200 free title with a time of 1:56.25 inside Watertown’s Riverside Middle School. The Vikings claimed victory in all three relays. Bormett, Turner, Clark and Millam took the 200 free relay (1:50.7). Isiah Rowley, Krueger, Turner and Bormett
added the 200 free relay title (1:45.39). Clark, Hammond, Bormett and Millam capped the night with a 3:37.49 to win the 400 free relay. Clark posted a 1:01.09 to claim the 100 fly. Bormett added the 100 free in 54.27. Patrick Regan took the 100 backstroke in 1:05.64 and Turner closed out the meet, winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.77. The Vikings are undefeated in dual meets this season. “The thing I really like seeing is the team culture,” Bormett said. “Guys are a lot friendlier and more willing to work with one another.”
Badgers: Football standouts to join Wisconsin football next season after attending the UW-Maryland game. “It was a kind of crazy nine days, Nelson said. “I couldn’t think of anywhere else I wanted to go, being around UW my entire life. The OL legacy and education, you’re not going to find that at another school.” He would know. His father, Todd, had played on the Badgers offensive line in the late 1980s. And Nelson, who as a result had gotten to attend a practice or two at UW growing up, said the atmosphere “definitely helped” him make his decision. “I don’t think it would have changed anything if my dad hadn’t played there,” he said. “I would still want to play at UW.” Stoughton has created a bit of a pipeline to Madison as of late, having also sent wrestler Garrett Model and women’s hockey player Maddie Posick to Madison in the past year. Viking senior Tyler Dow will be joining the Badgers wrestling team in the fall. “I think it’s nice that we’re close to Madison. We’ve had athletes working hard, and doing all of those good things to put themselves in put themselves in the position to get there,” Schipper said.
Schipper: Drumming up attention Schipper said he went to camps at Iowa, Wisconsin, Northwestern and all the schools in the Dakotas to drum up interest as a D-I or D-II recruit prior to his senior
season. “The camps were a grind,” he said. “It was fun, but your body got tired.” As a result, a lot of schools began talking with Schipper in the fall. “Every week you’d get mail from a different school and it was really exciting,” he said. All the effort, all the travel was worth it for Schipper, who said he liked experiencing different places and seeing what other schools had to offer. Ultimately his decision came down to UW and South Dakota State. And though he didn’t get a scholarship offer for the Badgers, UW won out because of its coaching staff, he said. He said it was tough turning down Division II schools and some lower D-I programs that offered scholarship money and better assurances he would have the opportunity to play sooner. But those other schools couldn’t offer the long-term opportunities he expects to get at UW, though. “The coaches at UW care about student-athletes not only as football players, but also as a students pursuing degrees, and the school gives you a lot of great opportunities after college,” Schipper said. “That definitely helped with my decision.” Schipper is the third Viking to walk-on with the Badgers, following punter P.J. Rosowski and wide receiver Adam Krumholz. “Having a good senior season really helped me,” Schipper said. “I’m really excited ahead of me to play at Camp
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Randall. It was a no-brain- (John) Settle – the running er for me when I was told I back coach – and the other could walk on.” running backs, like Jonathan Taylor, who is only one year Earning a spot older than me and was in the Schipper said he has Heisman talk this year,” he already reached out to Krum- said. “I’ll be able to gain a lot holz about the transition, as of knowledge from them.” well as UW freshman Garrett Nelson: Legacy recruit Groshek. “It’s going to be all about Already 6 foot, 7 inchputting in a lot of work es and 240 pounds, Nelson because that’s what being a plans to remain lean and to walk-on is all about, earning add weight naturally over the your spot,” Schipper said. next couple of years in the He will start out as a run- weight room while he works ning back, he said, but any- on his technique. thing can happen with an Nelson who was coached already crowded UW back- by his dad all the way through field that includes Jonathan Pee Wee football said, ‘My Taylor, who had a tremen- dad has always told me, ‘You dous freshman year, as well can always get stronger, but as Chris James, Taiwan Deal you either know the techand Groshek. nique or you don’t. “Technique is a lot of it, but The play of Groshek, who is from a village of less than strength will always be a part 400 people, Amherst Junc- of it.” He’ll also work on his tion, has given Schipper a lot of motivation for when he quickness and footwork as joins the team in the fall. a member of the Vikings’ “It’s hard to compare basketball team, unless he myself to someone like him, decides to focus solely on but it’s exciting to see what football over the next season he’s doing this season,” or two. Schipper said. “Seeing a guy Nelson, too, is following in have success like that, it’s the footsteps of a long line of definitely motivating.” Badgers who went pro. That Schipper knows it will includes 10-time Pro Bowlprobably take a year or two er Joe Thomas, first-roundfor him to get on the field, ers Ryan Ramczyk, Gabe but he hopes to work his way Carimi, Travis Frederick, and on to the field through spe- Kevin Zeitler and Rick Wagcial-teams play. ner. And that’s just in the past Getting the opportunity decade. to line up in a backfield that “It’s nice to know that I has produced running backs have the opportunity to be like Melvin Gordon, James one of those people at UW, White, Corey Clement, and a chance to be part of that Montee Ball and Ron Dayne legacy,” he said. “It’s good hasn’t been lost on Schipper. motivation to keep getting “It’s going to be really better.” exciting getting to work with
About Schipper:Three-sport standout Brady Schipper is a four-time letterwinnner and threeyear starter in football as a running back and a two-time captain as a junior and senior. He also played defensive back for the Vikings. He earned first-team Badger South all-conference and honorable mention All-State honors after his senior season, in which he rushed for 1,975 yards and 25 touchdowns. He was also chosen to the Wisconsin Football Coach Association’s All-Region team. As a junior, Schipper rushed for 771 yards and seven touchdowns and earned second team Badger South All-Conference honors despite missing four games. As a sophomore, he earned all-conference second-team honors and was named the Vikings’ Most Valuable Player on offense. He’s also been the Stoughton basketball team’s starting point guard the past two years. He missed most of his junior season because of a shoulder injury (torn labrum) and earned Badger South all-conference second-team honors as a guard as a sophomore. The senior has been a utility player on the Viking baseball team as well, playing catcher, center field and pitcher as a three-year starter. For the upcoming season, he was voted to be team captain for a third straight year. He earned all-conference second-team honors as a junior outfielder and honorable-mention recognition as a sophomore in the outfield and as a catcher as a freshman. Schipper also takes part in a week-long mission trip every summer through Love Begins Here through the Diocese of Madison, volunteering to paint houses, do yard work or help organizing donations at St. Vincent De Paul stores. “It’s one of the best weeks of my life,” Schipper said. “Helping other people is a lot of help.”
About Nelson: Just getting started Stoughton posted a program-best 8-1 regular season record and won the Vikings’ first playoff game in history thanks to the play of guys like Jack Nelson and Brady Schipper. A first-year varsity starter, Nelson shared co-offensive linemen of the year honors this season with Monona Grove center Marcus Wallace. He followed up his first year as a varsity starter by being named to the Wisconsin Football Coach Association’s All-Region team and honorable mention All-State. Nelson has played basketball the past two seasons at Stoughton High School.
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Mary Gjermo
Mary J. Gjermo, age 76, passed away on Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, at Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born in Stoughton on Sept. 1, 1941, the daughter of Wilbur and Olga Straavaldson. Mary graduated from Stoughton High School in 1959. In November 1962 she married Dale Gjermo. Together they farmed in the Town of Pleasant Springs for almost 30 years. Mary enjoyed caring for her animals on the farm and tending to her garden and flowers. Mary was a dedicated member of West Koshkonong Lutheran Church. She worked at MARC Stoughton and a Madison flower shop. Mary was loved by all of her family. She is survived by her
Phyllis K. Hein
Phyllis Hein
Phyllis K. Hein (née Koehring), of Oregon, died at the Agrace Hospice and Palliative Care Center, Fitchburg, on Dec. 8, following a courageous, fiveyear struggle with ovarian cancer. She was 71 years old. Hein was born and raised in Richmond, Ind., and graduated from Richmond High School. Her Richmond neighborhood was a mix of front porch conversations, children at play, and music and laughter spilling from the windows. These experiences were core to who she was and she talked about them for the rest of her life. She was a faithful member of St. John’s Lutheran Church, and the church community played an integral role in her upbringing, forming the social as well as spiritual backdrop of what would become a life of service to others. Hein graduated from Capital University, Columbus, Ohio, with a degree in elementary education. She taught first, second and third grades, though the majority of her teaching was in her favorite grade – fourth. She continually sought to make the classroom experience as tangible to her students as possible, from interactive science lessons to the fourth grade’s annual Lumberjack Breakfast, the culmination of the pioneer and logging unit. She taught public school in Columbus, Racine and Stoughton.
son, David Gjermo; daught e r, D e n i s e ( R i c h a r d ) Haried; two grandchildren, Ingrid and Erik Haried; siblings, Elaine (John) Schollmeyer, Shirley Ehle, Ruth (Jack) Langmeier, Bill (LaVae) Straavaldson; sister-in-law, Helen Straavaldson; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; many friends; and granddog, Dude. Mary was preceded in death by her parents; ex-husband, Dale; and siblings, Irene (Eldon) Bronte and Bob Straavaldson. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, at West Ko s h k o n o n g L u t h e r a n Church, 1911 Koshkonong Road, Stoughton, with Rev. Richard Dowling officiating. Friends and relatives are invited to a luncheon, i m m e d i a t e l y f o l l ow i n g the services, in the church fellowship hall. Friends may greet the family from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. A special thank you to Stoughton Hospital for their care. Please share your memories of Mary at CressFuneralService.com. Cress Funeral Service 206 W. Prospect Street Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 873-9244
After retirement from the Stoughton Area School District, Hein continued to volunteer helping her teacher colleagues prepare and maintain their classrooms. For years she directed the bell choir at Covenant Lutheran Church. She baked muffins for a local daycare, and helped with toddler craft activities. With her best friends, she spent hours on knitting projects, taking trips around the state and lost in conversation at the Firefly Coffee Shop in Oregon. Above all, she reveled in each opportunity to gather with her children, their spouses, her grandchildren and her sister and brotherin-law. Family meant everything to Hein. She traveled with a “grandma bag,” loaded and ready to engage the grandchildren – creating, fashioning and forging one project after another. Hein is survived by her children, David L. Hein (Samuel E. Watson, III), Elijah and Noah of Sheboygan, Wis.; Andrew W. Hein (Jennifer L. Plaster), Austin Hegge, Parker and Grace Hein of Madison; Jennette J.M. (Jarad M.) Parker, Cadence, Jamison, and Colbie of Oak Creek, Wis.; her sister and brother-in-law, Janice K. and Stanley R. Lillich of Green Bay, Wis.; and two nephews. The father of her children is Gary L. Hein of Verona. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph W. and Helen (Erk) Koehring. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 17, at Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St, Stoughton, visitation preceding the service, from 1-2:45 p.m. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorials be given to the UW Carbone Cancer Center of Madison, Covenant Lutheran Church Bell Choir of Stoughton, or the Agrace Hospice of Fitchburg.
Gordon J. Hansen
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the son of Henry and Minnie (Jorgenson) Hansen. Gordon grew up in rural O r eg o n , a n d g r a d u a t ed from Stoughton High School in 1938. After high school he worked for Lockheed Aircraft in California before joining the U.S. Army in 1942. He received a medical discharge from the army in 1943. Gordon then attended UW Madison. From 1949 to 1985 he served as postmaster in Oregon. He finished his career with the post office as a rural mail carrier until his retirement. In retirement he enjoyed visits from his family, hunting, fishing, and gambling trips with
his many friends. Gordon is survived by his nieces and nephews, Kaarn (Bruce) Heida, Catherine Hansen, Deborah Hansen, Henry (Cari) Hansen, George (Christine) Hansen, Stephen Hansen (Susan Rebello), Paul (Vicki) Hansen, Robert Hansen. Timothy Hansen, and their families. H e wa s p r e c e d e d i n death by his parents; sisters and brothers, Harriet Hansen, Karen Ludwig, Maxwell Hansen and Phillip Hansen; and his best friend, Bill Hagstrom who passed away earlier this year. Gordon’s family would like to thank his neighbors, Bob and Jane Hill, Stoughton Hospital’s
Trusted Hands program, Agrace HospiceCare and Evansville Manor for the help they provided him. Gordon did not wish for a memorial service to be held, so the family will get together to honor him in the spring. Burial will be at Graves Cemetery in Rutland, Wis. at a future date. The family requests memorial donations be made to The Capital Times Kid’s Fund. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.
home on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. He was born on Sept. 14, 1920, in Albion, the son of Melvin and Hilma (Murkve) Calder. Harold married Valera Grady. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II with the 140th U.S. General Hospital in England. Harold was a member o f C ove n a n t L u t h e r a n Church. He owned his Harold Calder ow n bu s i n e s s , C a l d e r Hildebrandt Excavating, for more than 20 years. Harold In his spare time, Harold J . C a l d e r , enjoyed working on cars a g e 9 7 , o f and visiting museums. Stoughton, passed away at He is survived by two
step-daughters, Karen (Louie) Coleman and Carol (Phill) Schoenbeck; step-son, Stephen “Steve” (Judy) Grady; daughter-in-law, Elaine Grady; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great grandchildren. Harold was preceded in death by his parents; infant brother, Stanley Calder; his wife, Valera; step-son, Ronald Grady; and great-granddaughter, Alexis Coleman. Funeral services were held at Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton, at
11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, with the Rev. J e r r y Tew s p r e s i d i n g . Burial took place at the Albion Prairie Cemetery. Visitation was held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.
William E. Swenson
Marie (Offerdahl) Swenson, one of 12 children. He married Joan Olson on Dec. 23, 1961, at St. John’s Lutheran Church Edgerton, Wis. Bill worked at Armour C o n d e n s o r y f o r m a ny years, later worked construction for Greg Nono, Findorff, and Icki Construction. His home away from home was at his cabin that he remodeled in Finley, Wis. He loved the outdoors, hunting, cutting wood, riding four wheelers, drinking beer, NASCAR Sundays, and spending time with his Finley Family, who he loved dearly. He is survived by his
wife of 55 years, Joan; daughters, Trudi (Greg) S u n d b y, M i t s y ( D a l e ) Endres; four grandchildren, who were his pride and joy whom he loved dearly and was so proud of them. Tyler and Ashlee Endres, Tiamarie and Noah Sundby. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar and Marie Swenson; two infant children Susan Marie (1961) and David William (1962); and father and mother in-law Elmer and Thea (Thorson) Olson. Funeral services was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W.
Prospect St., Stoughton, with Rev. Jerry Tews presiding. Visitation was held from 10 a.m until the time of services on Saturday. Bill will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton. Family and friends are invited to a meal following the services at the Stoughton VFW Post 328. Dad lived his life to the fullest and the way he wanted to. Family was his life, his everything. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com. Cress Funeral Home 206 W. Prospect St., Stoughton, WI 53589
friends after a courageous battle with cancer, and has gone home to be with her Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Kathi was born on Jan. 25, 1955, in Edgerton, Wi s . , t h e d a u g h t e r o f Tylor and Delorus Johnson. She graduated from Stoughton High School. She was the loving wife of Andy Williams for 35 years. Beloved mother of Scott (Tracy), Michael (Tammy), Kari and Bjorn (Krista). Cherished grandmother of Austin, Zane, Alyssa, Halle, Ethan, G r i ff i n , Z a c h a r y a n d Grant. She is survived by her sisters and brother: Sarah,
Karen (Dale) and Eric, and predeceased by her brother Peter. Kathi was a role model due to her strong faith, with over 40 short-term mission trips abroad. She had a passion for mentoring women in biblical exploration and personal growth in the Lord Jesus Christ. She will be fondly remembered for her kind heart and generous spirit. She loved camping, hiking, kayaking, biking, wa l k i n g a n d s p e n d i n g time with her grandchildren. Her favourite pastime was cheering them on at their games and activities, and creating memories.
H e r fa m i l y r e c e ive d friends at the Gilbert MacIntyre and Son Funeral Home, Hart Chapel, 1099 Gordon St., Guelph from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8, 2017. Service was held at Calvary Baptist Church, 454 Arkell Road, Guelph, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. If so desired, donations to Missionary Ventures Canada or Audience of One Christian Theatre Company would be appreciated by her family. Cards are available at the funeral home. Condolences can be left at gilbertmacintyreandson. com.
Gordon Hansen
Gordon John Hansen, age 96, passed away on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Evansville Manor. He was born on Dec. 23, 1920, in Stoughton,
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William “Bill” “Swannie” E. Swenson, died at home on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. He was born on Dec. 29, 1934, to Oscar Sr. and
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Kathryn Williams (nee Johnson), age 62 of Guelph, Ontario, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by the love of her family and close
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Dirks: Loves the work, but can’t devote sufficient time and energy Continued from page 1 give.” “I really thought I was going to be able to devote sufficient time and energy to both, and it’s just turned out I can’t,” he told the Hub on Friday. Dirks was first elected to the board in 2010, and after losing out in a six-person race in 2013, was appointed the following November after Pat Volk resigned. He was re-elected in 2015, and in August 2016, the board chose him as president after Liz Menzer resigned. Dirks told the Hub he’ll
s t i l l b e i nvo l v e d w i t h schools in the future, but in a “more limited capacity.” When asked if he’d consider a return to the board down the road, he was quick to answer in the affirmative. “Oh, sure, sure – I love the work, I love working with the people that we have … especially our administrative team; those are the employees that the board interacts with most closely,” he said. “I would love to be able and go back and do this in the future, but it’s probably going to be a number of years
before I can do that.” Wi t h h i s e x i t , t h e r e will be four open seats on the nine-member board. He said there are several important qualifications for being a good board member, chief among them the ability to put a lot of time in. H e s a i d i t ’s a “ c o m mon misconception” – a n d s o m e t h i n g h e wa s told when first running in 2010 – that “it’s a couple of board meetings every month and that’s really all there is to it.” “It’s much, much more involved in that if you’re
going to be an effective board member,” Dirks said. “You’re also on committees that typically meet at least once a month, and you have to do a great deal of reading and other preparation to be ready for those meetings. Then there are conferences and conventions you need to try to get to, because you can compare notes with board members from other districts.” Board members also need to take the time to be visible and approachable, he said. “It’s a very reasonable
expectation that if you weren’t already going to a lot of school functions – athletic events, plays, concerts – you need to do that. The community expects it of us, it shows that we care, also it makes us available for the community to talk to us one on one.” Understanding that change can be slow in a large organization like a school district is another part of the job Dirks said. “We have around 3,000 students, a couple thousands families, we’ve got 450 employees – we’re the largest employer in
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BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Allison Sorg, Joe Freye, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Jon Coughlin, Donna Tarpinian, Isabelle Genter, Student Rep BOARD VACANCY INTERVIEW PROCESS: President Dirks explained the board vacancy interview process per Policy 111.00 Vacancies and Resignations and voting procedures for vacancies & resignations per Exhibit 111.16A. President Dirks also reviewed the interview questions to be used and explained the term for the vacant seat. BOARD VACANCY CANDIDATE INTERVIEW ORDER: Order of Candidate Interviews: 1st Tammy Turner, 2nd Kathleen McLaughlin-Hoppe, 3rd Francis Sullivan, 4th Brett Schumacher. Candidate interview order was selected by Board Clerk, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, on Wednesday, September 27, 2017. Names were drawn from a hat and were witnessed by Kim Cisewski, Human Resources- Administrative Assistant. Steve Jackson informed the board that he received an email this evening from Kathleen McLauglin-Hoppe stating that she would be withdrawing from the candidate list for personal reasons. BOARD VACANCY CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS: (*Kathleen McLaughlin-Hoppe withdrew from the list of candidates and was not interviewed.) A. Tammy Turner - Tammy Turner was interviewed first. B. Francis Sullivan - Francis Sullivan was interviewed second. C. Brett Schumacher - Brett Schumacher was interviewed third. CAST BALLOTS FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION VACANCY: Cast Votes Board members cast their ballots for the vacant board seat. The results were - Sullivan (6 votes), Turner (2 votes) & Schumacher (0 votes). ADMINISTRATION OF OATH OF OFFICE: President Dirks welcomed Francis Sullivan to the Board. Board Clerk, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, administered the Oath of Office to Francis Sullivan and Sullivan was seated at the Board meeting. A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, October 2, 2017, at 7:50 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Scott Dirks. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Allison Sorg, Joe Freye, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Jon Coughlin, Donna Tarpinian, Francis Sullivan, Isabelle Genter, Student Rep SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: A video about the Kegonsa play-based learning program was shown. PUBLIC COMMENT: Katy Mullen, 1124 E. Academy St, Stoughton, WI; compensation plan comments LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tarpinian gave an update on the State budget and provided the board members a written legislative update for their review. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Yolibeth FitzGibbons, seconded by Joe Freye, and carried (Yes - Sorg, Freye, Dirks, Bubon, Jackson, FitzGibbon, Coughlin, & Sullivan; Abstaining - Tarpinian & Sorg) to approve the September 18, 2017 Regular Meeting minutes; approval of the September 17 - October 17, 2017 check register as presented; “We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District: $5,000 from Stoughton FFA Alumni Affiliate for purchase of F5 Clear Flow Aquaponics System and accompanying supplies as needed; $300 from Katherine M. & Preston K. Powell for Healthy Snacks for Students at Kegonsa Elementary School; A Story & Clark Console Piano from Alan & Margaret Michaels valued at $1,150 for Classroom Instruction at River Bluff; Various Ice Packs, Bandages, & Training Room Supplies from McGlynn Pharmacy, valued at $400 for SHS Athletic Training Room; Muffler for a Downdraft Table from Denray Machine Inc. valued at $550 for SHS Woodshop; and related cash do-
nation budget adjustments for $5,300; approve a grant from the Beef Council in the amount of $100.00; and approve overnight field trip request from River Bluff Middle School 6-8th Grade students to travel to the Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji, MN from May 10-13, 2018. DISCUSSION/ACTION: Compensation Plan - Motion by Joe Freye, second by Yolibeth FitzGibbon and carried unanimously that the district continues using the current career ladder until a new compensation model is developed, approved, and implemented. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Future Meeting/Events -Regular Board Meeting: October 16 & November 6; Annual Meeting & Tax Levy Meeting: October 23; Finance Committee Meeting: November 20; Facilities Committee Meeting: January 16; Policy Committee Meeting: October 2 & November 6 A motion was made by Joe Freye, seconded by Steve Jackson, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 14, 2017 WNAXLP
tal Choice Programs (WPCP), part time open enrollment & course options. The largest impact for SASD is the increase in per pupil aid; additional funding provided by this increase is approximately $650,000 for the 17-18 school year. Pickett explained “the budget was signed on 9/21/2017 and the district has already created a balanced budget for the 201718 school year; the additional resources give us an opportunity to determine the best way to use the funds for 17-18 and then spend time looking at the long-term impact for future decision making.” B. 2017 Enrollment Update - Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, provided a Third Friday enrollment count from September; the district trend of declining enrollment continues and will be monitored. September 15, 2017 Enrollment Head Count (Updated 9/27/2017): EC - 14, 4K - 169, K - 192, 1st - 201, 2nd - 199, 3rd - 209, 4th - 194, 5th - 223, 6th - 209, 7th - 239, 8th - 224, 9th - 233, 10th 237, 11th - 235, 12th - 255, JEDI - 27. Total Students Enrolled including Jedi = 3,060. (Part time homeschooled students are not included in the district’s head count.) C. 2017 Staffing Report - Becky Fjelstad, Human Resources Director, delivered the annual staffing report for the board which included a breakdown of total number of employees by group and a breakdown of average years of service in Stoughton by employee group. Educator resignations and retirement data was also provided. DISCUSSION/ACTION: None. CONTEMPLATED CLOSED SESSION: At 9:23 pm, President Scott Dirks stated that there was a need for a contemplated closed session. A motion was made by Joe Freye, seconded by Tim Bubon and carried unanimously to convene to a contemplated closed session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education in accordance Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(f) to discuss student conduct or personal/social histories and confidential pupil records/information protected by Wis. Stat. §118.125 and FERPA, which, if discussed in open session, would have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of the student. President Dirks called a contemplated closed session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education to order at 9:30 pm. Present: Dirks, Bubon, Coughlin, Freye, FitzGibbon, Jackson, Sorg, Tarpinian. Discussion ensued. A motion was made by Sorg, seconded by Bubon, and carried unanimously to go into open session at 9:45 pm. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Future Meetings/Events- Annual Meeting & Tax Levy Meeting - October 23; Regular Board Meetings - November 6 & 20; Board Development - November 27; Finance Committee Meeting - November 20; Facilities Committee Meeting - December 5 & January 10; Policy meeting - November 6 & December 4. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Dirks, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:47 p.m. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 14, 2017 WNAXLP
the geographical area of the district,” he said. “You can’t turn things on a dime, even if it’s a good idea to do so, and that can be frustrating. … I’ve been frustrated myself at times that we couldn’t effect the change we really needed to make, and having to do things incrementally or slowly.” Contact Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@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 ***
ADVERTISEMENT TO BID MANDT PARK PICKLEBALL COURTS CITY OF STOUGHTON, WI The City of Stoughton will receive sealed Bids for the Mandt Park Pickleball Courts project until 2 PM on Friday January 12, 2018 at the City of Stoughton City Hall, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin 53589, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. The work includes reconfiguring and expanding an existing basketball court area to six pickleball courts. Bids are to be addressed to the City of Stoughton and shall be marked “Sealed Bid- Mandt Park Pickleball Courts.” Digital and paper copies of the Bidding Documents may be obtained from the City of Stoughton. Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents will not be provided. There will be no pre-bid conference for this project. No Bid will be received unless accompanied by a cashier’s, certified or bank check or a Bid Bond equal to at least 5% of the maximum Bid, payable to the OWNER as a guarantee that after a Bid is accepted, Bidder will execute and file the Agreement and 100% Performance and Payment Bonds within fifteen days after the Notice of Award. The City of Stoughton reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 60 days after the time set for opening Bids. Published by the authority of the City of Stoughton. Kelli Krcma, Deputy City Clerk kkrcma@ci.stoughton.wi.us Dated November 29, 2017 Published: December 7 and 14, 2017 WNAXLP ***
Stoughton Utilities will receive sealed bids for Overhead and Underground Equipment Installation. Bids will be received at the Forster Electrical Engineering Office located at 550 N. Burr Oak Avenue, Oregon, Wisconsin 53575 until 10:00 a.m. local time on the 25th day of January 2018, at which time all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. The bids shall be addressed to: Forster Electrical Engineering, Inc., 550 N. Burr Oak Avenue, Oregon, Wisconsin 53575 And shall be marked: “Sealed Bid Submitted by (bidder’s name) West Substation Feeder Exits Specification 3049, Volume XXXVIII The work will consist of unit pricing for all labor and/or materials, necessary tools, expendable equipment, and utility and transportation services required to construct overhead and underground electrical distribution facilities as specified. Bidding documents may be examined at or obtained from the office of the consulting Engineer. The nonrefundable fee for these documents will be $20 (for an electronic copy) and/or $50 (for a printed copy). Forster Electrical Engineering, Inc. 550 N. Burr Oak Avenue Oregon, Wisconsin 53575 608.835.9009 No bid will be accepted unless accompanied by a certified check or bid bond of at least five percent (5%) of the bid amount, payable to the Owner. Stoughton Utilities reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive irregularities and informalities there in and to award the contract in the best interest of the Utility. Published: December 14 and 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider approval of a General Development Plan (GDP) to accommodate a deck addition at 565 Kensington Square, Kensington Condominiums, in the City of Stoughton, Wisconsin. The property at 565 Kensington Square is owned by Lewis and Deloris Huntington and is more fully described as: 565 Kensington Square, Parcel # 281/0511-063-1525-2, KENSINGTON SQUARE CONDOMINIUM UNIT 565. For questions related to this notice, contact Michael Stacey at 608-646-0421 Kelli Krcma Deputy Clerk Published: December 14 and 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 16, 2017 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, October 16, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Scott Dirks. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Allison Sorg, Joe Freye, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Jon Coughlin, Donna Tarpinian, Isabelle Genter-Student Rep. Absent: Francis Sullivan PUBLIC COMMENT: None. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tarpinian’s report included information she learned from the recent WASB Regional meeting. Some district policy changes will be needed due to the approved 1719 State budget. Tarpinian also reported on the Regional Director Election - Tom Weber, Board President from Sun Prairie was elected and will start in the position in January. ELECTION OF OFFICER: Deputy Clerk - President Dirks expressed the need for an election of deputy clerk due to Sara Rabe’s resignation. Joe Freye nominated Francis Sullivan for deputy clerk, seconded by Yolibeth FitzGibbon. Francis Sullivan indicated that he would be willing to accept a nomination for deputy clerk to President Dirks via email prior to the board meeting. Seeing no other nominations for deputy clerk, nominations were closed. The board members voted unanimously on a voice vote to elect Francis Sullivan as deputy clerk. PRESIDENT APPOINTS COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES: President Dirks appoints Board Members to Committees - President Dirks explained the need to appoint Board members to committees due to Sara Rabe’s resignation. President Dirks appointed Jon Coughlin to the Employee Relations Committee and appointed Donna Tarpinian as the chairperson of the Employee Relations Committee; Frank Sullivan was appointed to serve as a member of the Policy Committee. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: District Administrator Report - Dr. Tim Onsager reported on several activities (musical & sports) happening at the high school this weekend which will impact parking availability; offered congratulations to advisor, Laura Streyle and Norse Star staff for their recent 2nd place award for All Scholastic Publications; German GAPP students will be staying with host families October 19 - November 5. The GAPP student will be attending SHS classes with our students and attending local cultural events during their partnership stay. Dr. Onsager has been visiting the buildings and participating in activities with staff & students including a 4th grade lesson on cyberbullying (part of SASD digital citizenship curriculum), Sandhill leadership team meeting including peer observation, and participating in playground activities. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Yolibeth FitzGibbons, seconded by Allison Sorg, and carried unanimously to approve the October 2, 2017 Board Vacancy & Regular Board Meeting minutes; approval of the September 28-November 7, 2017 check register, October 11, 2017 P-card transaction report, and the 4K Site 1st Half payment as presented; “We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District: $150 from the Stoughton Lions Club (Stuff the Bus Event) for students in need for school supplies; and approve the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers 2018 Virginia Spring Tour field trip request. DISCUSSION: A. 2017-18 Budget -Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, provided an update on the final 2017-19 State biennial budget and how it impacts our district. Changes in the budget with the most impact on our district include scheduling of school district referenda, per pupil aid, high cost special education, open enrollment tuition, personal electronic computing device grants, Wisconsin Paren-
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BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL MEETING – TAX LEVY STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017) Administration & Educational Services Center, 320 North Street, Stoughton, WI - Board Room Call Meeting to Order: President Dirks called a special meeting of the Board of Education to order at the Administration & Educational Service Center - Board Room at 6:30 pm. Roll Call: Dirks, Bubon, Coughlin, Freye, FitzGibbon, Jackson, Sullivan, Tarpinian. Absent: Sorg. Resolution to Adopt the Tax Levy: Donna Tarpinian moved that the Adopt the Tax Levy resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that there be levied a tax in the amount of $24,224,543 upon all taxable property located in the Stoughton Area School District in the City of Stoughton and Townships of Albion, Christiana, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Dunn, Pleasant Springs, and Rutland in the County of Dane; and, in the Townships of Porter and Union in the County of Rock, State of Wisconsin for the 2017-18 school year. The motion was seconded by Francis Sullivan and carried unanimously on a voice vote. Adopt the 2017-2018 Budget: A motion was made by Donna Tarpinian, to adopt the 2017-2018 Budget as outlined in Option 1 (allocating an additional $650,000 into Fund 41 for the 2017-18 fiscal year). The motion was seconded by Yolibeth FitzGibbon and carried on a voice vote 8 - 1. (Yes - FitzGibbon, Bubon, Tarpinian, Coughlin, Sullivan, Jackson, Dirks; No - Freye) Adjournment: A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Sullivan, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to adjourn at 6:53 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 14, 2017 WNAXLP
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BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUAL MEETING STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT (MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017 ADMINISTRATION & EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CENTER, 320 NORTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WI BOARD ROOM Annual Meeting was called to order at 6:03 PM Call Meeting to Order: The annual meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, October 23, 2017 at 6:03 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Service Center Board Room by School Board President Scott Dirks. Introductions: President Scott Dirks introduced fellow board members, District Administrator, Dr. Timothy Onsager, and Director of Business Services, Erica Pickett. The meeting was turned over to Dr. Onsager. District Administrator’s Overview: Dr. Tim Onsager introduced the district administration team, provided a brief district overview, and thanked the community for providing its strength and generous support of our district, students, and staff. Overview of Meeting Procedures: Dr. Onsager introduced Michael J. Julka, Parliamentarian and District Legal Counsel, who reviewed annual meeting procedures. Election of Chairperson: Dr. Onsager entertained a motion for a chairperson and Scott Dirks was nominated. There being no other nominations, Scott Dirks was elected chairperson unanimously on a voice vote. Chairperson Scott Dirks turned the meeting over to Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, for the Presentation of the 17-18 Budget and Tax Levy. Presentation of 2017-18 Budget and Tax Levy: Erica Pickett’s presentation included Prior Year Review, State Revenue Limit, Operating Revenues and Expenditures, Debt Service - Fund 39, Tax Levy and Rate, and Tax Impact information. Budget Hearing Discussion of Questions on the 2017-2018 Budget: No elector came forward with questions. Adoption of Tax Levy to Operate and Maintain the Stoughton Area School District for the 2017-18 Fiscal Year: Tim Onsager, 716 King Street, moved that the tax levy resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that there be levied a tax in the amount of $24,224,543 upon all taxable property located in the Stoughton Area School District in the City of Stoughton and Townships of Albion, Christiana, Cottage Grove, Deerfield, Dunkirk, Dunn, Pleasant Springs, and Rutland in the County of Dane; and, in the Townships of Porter and Union in the County of Rock, State of Wisconsin for the 2017-18 school year. The motion was seconded by Brian Shimon, 602 Nottingham Road, and carried unanimously on a voice vote. Adoption of Resolution to Approve Board Member Salaries: Trish Gates, 1716 Norse Parkway, moved that the board member salaries resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the Board of Education members of the Stoughton Area School District receive a 0% increase in salary for the 2017-18 school year. The motion was seconded by Krista Huntley-Rogers, 2100 Stone Crest Rd, and carried unanimously on a hand vote with all board members present abstaining: Scott Dirks, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Donna Tarpinian, Tim Bubon, Jon Coughlin, and Steve Jackson. Adoption of Resolution to Approve Reimbursement of Board Member Travel Expenses: Erica Pickett, 2101 Roby Road, moved that the reimbursement of board member travel expenses resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the members of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District be reimbursed for payment of actual and necessary travel expenses incurred while traveling in the performance of duties. The motion was seconded by Mel Dow, 1607 W Main St, and carried unanimously on a hand vote with all board members present abstaining (Scott Dirks, Joe Freye, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Donna Tarpinian, Tim Bubon, Jon Coughlin, and Steve Jackson). Adoption of Resolution to Schedule 2018 Annual Meeting: Krista Huntley-Rogers, 2100 Stone Crest Rd, moved that the schedule 2018 annual meeting resolution be approved as follows: Be it resolved that the next Annual Meeting of the Stoughton Area School District be scheduled for 6:00 p.m., October 22, 2018. The motion was seconded by Mel Dow, 1607 W Main St, and carried unanimously on a hand vote. Adjournment: A motion was made by Francis Sullivan, 1623 Roby Road, seconded by Joe Freye, 1511 Willow Drive, and carried unanimously on a voice vote to adjourn at 6:30 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 14, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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548 Home Improvement A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING currently offering winter discounts on all painting, drywall and carpentry. Recover urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. Free estimates, fully insured, over 20 years of experience. Call 608-270-0440.
554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
602 Antiques & Collectibles COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL & CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM "Wisconsin's Largest Antique Mall"! Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000 SF 200 Dealers in 400 Booths Third floor furniture, locked cases Location: 239 Whitney St Columbus, WI 53925 920-623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access BRAND NEW OREGON/BROOKLYN Credit Cards Accepted CALL (608)444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center Convenient Dry Secure Lighted with access 24/7 Bank Cards Accepted Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904
AKC GERMAN Shepherd puppies. 1st shots, wormed $500 each. Parents on-site. All black. Ron 608-477-3468
680 Seasonal Articles SIMPLICITY SNOWTHROWER Single Stage 9.00TP 22 inch. $235.00 Cash. 608-279-4549. Barely used.
696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114
705 Rentals FOR RENT 1/2 RANCH DUPLEX on northwest side rent $875 plus utilities. stove, refrigerator, washer, dryer included. newly remodeled and new windows. short term lease avaible too CALL JOANNE 608-712-9950 GREENWOOD APARTMENTS Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 STORAGE BUILDING 36x80. Located in Oregon, Schuster and Netherwood St. 816-222-8401 or 816-304-4157 STOUGHTON- NO more farm chores or snow shoveling! This no maintenance 2 bedroom, 2 bath top floor condo is in a SECURITY BUILDING with underground parking. Includes all appliances. $875. 608-695-2565
720 Apartments ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$60/month 10x15=$70/month 10x20=$80/month 10x25=$90/month 12x30=$115/month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244
Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Street/Burr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 / 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road
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Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
WE BUY Homes any condition. Close quickly. Joe 608-618-1521 jssrealestate@ tds.net
975 Livestock DAIRY SALE REMINDER!!FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22ND, 2017 1:00 PM TAH LIVESTOCK WINSLOW, IL THERE WILL BE A GOOD RUN OF OUTSTANDING MILKING COWS ON A BUYERS MARKET!! CHECK OUR WEBSITE WWW.TAHLIVESTOCK.COM FOR PICTURES AND FURTHER UPDATES ON EARLY CONSIGNMENTS!!! BE SURE TO ATTEND THIS AUCTION IF YOU NEED GOOD QUALITY COWS. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL SALE DAY!! CALL 815-291-5604 WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR CALL BARN NUMBER 815-367-5581 HIGH QUALITY purebred Polled Hereford cows, bred Heifers, open Heifers and bulls. Cows due in the Spring to top AI sires. Elite genetics backed by strong cow families. Priced for purebred and commercial breeders. Mud Creek Farms 815-238-2381 THEY SAY people don’t read those little ads, but YOU read this one, didn’t you? Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.
990 Farm: Service & Merchandise RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-455-2411
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JORDAN IMPLEMENT COMPLETE LIQUIDATION AUCTION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2017 @ 9:00 AM N2469 County Highway S – Juda, WI 53550
Jordan Implement: 608-557-7033 Powers Auction: 608-214-1883 Matt & Hayley Jordan Would Like To Thank All of Their Customers for Their Business Over The Years! Join us sale day before Jordan Implement closes their doors – This is a sale you will not want to miss! NO MINIMUM BIDS – ALL ITEMS SELL REGARDLESS OF PRICE!
(8) Tractors (10) Planting & Tillage (15) Hay & Forage (7) Trucks & Service Trucks (2) Truck Tractors (5) Trailers Farm Equipment Skid Steers Forklifts Lawn & Garden Large Selection of Shop Tools, Equipment, Parts, GPS, Misc, & Much More!
(20) Consigned Items: Ac McCartney: 815.248.2161
This is only a partial listing, many more items day of sale. List subject to change There will be 2 auction rings day of sale – please be on time, we’ll start 9am Sharp! COMPLETE LISTING & PHOTOS: www.powersauction.com & www.proxibid.com No On-Site Buyer’s Premium - 10% Online Buyer’s Premium W/ $1,000 Cap Powers Auction Service: 2445 E. State Highway 11 – South Wayne, WI 53587 608-439-5761 or spowers3764@yahoo.com
WE ARE HIRING!
Built in Refrigeration Facility in Fitchburg
Production Assemblers 1st shift (5 - 8’s) Monday-Friday • 2nd shift (4 - 10’s) Monday-Thursday Starting Wage $19.04/hr, $20.04/hr after 120 days EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDE: 90% Employer Paid Premium for Medical Insurance Free Onsite Employee/Dependent UW Health Clinic 100% Employer Paid Premium for Dental Insurance Free Onsite Employee/Spouse Fitness Center Free Life and Disability Insurance Pension (We Pay Into Your 401k) Holiday and Vacation Pay
APPLY ONLINE AT www.subzero-wolf.com/careers
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W E ’R E G ROW I N G !
NO EXPERIENCE NO PROBLEM
Machine Operators - Fabrication
Free blueprint reading course for Machine Operator positions
Located in Fitchburg, WI Starting Pay: $17.00/hr + up to an additional $ 2.74/hr for incentive pay
2nd Shift
Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Lawn and Garden Service Technician to perform basic diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned turf equipment. The qualified candidate must be able to pass a drug screen, possess a valid drivers license and have an excellent driving history as well as have the ability to perform basic repairs and required maintenance using special tools and equipment. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online at www.sloans.com.
883 Wanted: Residential Property
OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-835-7031 or Veronica Matt at 608-291-0316
OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourse Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628
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If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online or in the store.
HORSE FARM 5+ acres. 3 bedroom ranch, 8 stall stable, indoor arena. 3902 Rutland Dunn Townline Rd, Oregon. 608220-6417
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NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088
801 Office Space For Rent
Sloan Implement at our Mt. Horeb location is currently looking for a Service Technician to perform advanced diagnostics, service repairs and maintenance work on customer and/or dealer-owned agricultural. For all job duties, requirements, and to see our full-time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com.
845 Houses For Sale
Stoughton Courier Hub
3rd Shift
2pm - 10pm
10pm - 6am
Monday - Friday
Sunday - Thursday
WHY SUBZERO WOLF? Comprehensive fabrication training provided n State of the art fabrication equipment n Clean, temperature controlled working environment n Excellent employee benefit package n On-site employee clinic and fitness center available n
Apply Online: www.subzero-wolf.com/careers We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
WHEN December 13 5:00pm December 14 9:00am
WHERE Wolf Facility, Doors 61&62 2866 Buds Drive Fitchburg, WI 53719
On-site interviews will be conducted after the course. To reserve your spot in the course please call human resources at 608-270-3254 or stop by either date.
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12 D AY S O F
GIVING
At Blackhawk Community Credit Union, community isn’t just our middle name. It’s our commitment to you and our local communities. Join us in making a difference this holiday season! Each of our branches have selected a local charity and for twelve days, we will collect new, unused items to donate. Visit your local Blackha branch between wk will don ate an December 7 - 22 A DDITION to drop off your AL donation. $
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to the ch arity with the large donation st s! Smart Advice. Friendly Service. Locally Owned.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
COURT ST. BRANCH
MILWAUKEE ST. BRANCH
DEERFIELD DR. BRANCH
Collecting new children’s socks, underwear and laundry detergent.
Collecting Non-perishable teen snack food for new kitchen.
Collecting new twin sized bedding.
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Day 5
Day 6
SOUTHSIDE BRANCH
MILTON BRANCH
DELAVAN BRANCH
JANESVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT’S
Homeless Elementary School Children
MILTON FOOD PANTRY BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF JANESVILLE
Collecting new hats & mittens.
Collecting pantry pairings such as peanut butter and jelly.
Collecting paper towels, toilet paper and napkins.
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
EDGERTON BRANCH
STOUGHTON BRANCH
BELOIT BRANCH
EDGERTON TEEN CENTER
STOUGHTON FOOD PANTRY
Collecting water & beverages for teens.
Collecting condiments such as ketchup, mustard or mayonnaise.
Collecting diapers & wipes.
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
PARKER & CRAIG HIGHSCHOOL BRANCH
KENOSHA CITY EMPLOYEES BRANCH
KENOSHA 75TH ST. BRANCH
Collecting personal care items.
Collecting coffee, sugar & creamer.
PARKER & CRAIG CLOSETS Collecting school supplies for teens.
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