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Recreation head gets promoted Council votes to maintain Parks and Rec structure BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
The city has a successor for retiring parks and recreation director Tom Lynch. The Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to promote recreation supervisor Dan Glynn to lead the department after Lynch’s retirement in January. Glynn has been with the city for nine years. The city will also maintain the department’s leadership structure. It had considered
changing to gain efficiencies. But an internal review and the comments of several city employees persuaded alders to not only keep the structure but immediately choose Glynn rather than look for other candidates to compete with him for the job. A l d . K a t h l e e n Ta s s Johnson (Dist. 2) argued against promoting Glynn without first reviewing the director’s job description and looking at other candidates. She said the council was moving too fast on the change and voted against Dist. 1 Ald. Sid Boersma’s amendment to the Parks committee’s recommendation to explore hiring Glynn. But she joined the
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Firefighter residency rules relaxed Department aims to add seven more volunteers BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
Stoughton fire chief Scott Wegner is hoping to add more volunteer firefighters to his department. The Common Council helped Tuesday, eliminating a requirement that volunteers must reside in the city. The change allows people who work but don’t
live within the city limits to join the department. “I currently have a shortage of volunteers, and the people I’m seeing apply for the fire department don’t live here,” Wegner said. Wenger explained that in particular, he’s lacking enough volunteers for an adequate daytime response. “Roughly three-quarters of the fire department works out of town,” he said. “So by changing the
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Clarence Osland, 95, tells stories about being a soldier during World War II last week at the Stoughton VFW.
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Into the frozen void
Stoughton’s Osland helped turn tide in ‘Battle of the Bulge’
SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
If not for his diligence at washing barracks windows, Clarence Osland could have spent World War II in the steamy jungles of the Pacific. Instead, he ended up in the frozen forests of Belgium some 73 years ago, pushing back a German breakthrough during a fierce, month-long struggle known to history as “The Battle of the Bulge.” The surprise attack, launched Dec. 16, 1944, quickly overran American lines, creating the “bulge” that gave
the battle its name. After several days of fighting, retreating and heavy casualties, U.S. forces – including Osland – counterattacked, eventually pushing the Germans back and into full retreat. It all happened during one of Europe’s coldest winters, adding to the misery. All available troops were rushed into battle, whether they had winter gear or not. When it officially ended a month later, nearly 20,000 U.S. soldiers were dead and some 60,000 were wounded or missing after the largest battle the Army has ever fought.
“I didn’t think I’d live to get back home,” Osland, 95, told the Hub last week. “I said, ‘I’m either gonna get shot or I’m gonna freeze to death; one of the two.’”
Bound for Europe A 1941 Stoughton High School graduate, Osland said with war coming, many classmates figured they would be drafted. It turned out he was right, despite he and some friends’ best efforts to enlist in the Coast Guard and Navy.
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City-district group defines its mission: ‘To promote growth’ SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
When it comes to the mission of a recently formed ad hoc committee of Stoughton Common Council, Stoughton Area School District and Stoughton Chamber of Commerce, now it’s all in writing. The committee met Dec. 13 to continue discussion on the group’s intent and goals, creating a mission statement that committee member Jon Coughlin
said the group has “rallied around.” It reads, “Study the strengths and areas of improvement for the Stoughton Community in order to develop recommendations to the City Council, Stoughton School Board and Chamber of Commerce to promote growth in the student population.” In an email to the Hub on Tuesday Coughlin said the group’s goal is to “provide all community entities – initially focusing on
the city, school district and chamber – with the information or strategies they need to make themselves more attractive to the young families that will help keep our schools full.” He said the committee’s first task will be to collect data and community feedback “that helps characterize the current attractiveness of both our city and school district to these families.” “After characterizing our community, we hope to identify the strengths most
worth celebrating and the shortcomings most worth i m p r o v i n g ,” C o u g h l i n wrote. The committee was formed to improve communication and better address issues that affect both the city and school district – namely marketing the community, increasing housing availability and school enrollment and eliminating poverty. The group held its first
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POLICE REPORTS
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The Stoughton Police Department logged 2,234 incidents in October. Cases of interest for the month were; one armed robbery, five intoxicated driver arrests, four drug incidents, two batteries, 18 thefts, five frauds, eight domestic disturbances, 39 disturbances, 16 disorderly conducts, 30 traffic crashes, 52 EMS assists, 13 alarms, 25 juvenile incidents, 48 911 calls, four missing persons, nine warrant arrests, seven threats, 18 animal complaints, and officers responded to 53 suspicious activity calls. Officers also logged 152 assist cases, 49 criminal charges, 18 ordinance violations, and 27 traffic arrests from 53 traffic stops. T he following were identified as significant cases by the Stoughton Police Department: Oct. 1 Officers arrested a 33-year-old man for an Outstanding Warrant and traffic charges following a traffic stop. O ct. 5 Officers arrested a 46-year-old for Unlawful Use of Phone and Bail Jumping following a series of harassing phone calls to several agencies. O ct. 6 Officers arrested a 29-year-old man on Possession of Illegally Obtained Prescription Drugs and an Outstanding Warrant following a person sleeping in a vehicle in front of a local business. Subject was found to a warrant and charged with the drug offense when the officer observed him throw an item from the vehicle on her approach. Officers arrested a 47-year-old man for Battery and a Probation Hold following a domestic disturbance. Oct. 7 Officers arrested a 37-year-old man for Bail Jumping and an Outstanding Warrant following the officer observing the subject he knew was wanted at a local establishment. Officers arrested an 18-year-old man for Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Damage to Property following a domestic disturbance. O ct. 8 Officers arrested a 27-year-old woman for Battery following a domestic disturbance. Officers arrested a 29-year-old man for Possession of a Firearm by a Felon, Disorderly Conduct, and criminal damage to property following a disturbance at a residence. O ct. 9 Officers arrested a 28-year-old woman on charges of Theft, Forgery, Identity Theft, and Bail Jumping following an investigation into check forgeries by a suspect known to the victim.
Resisting/Obstructing an Officer following an assist with Dane County on a Hit and Run crash the occurred in the county. The officer observed the suspect vehicle and when the officer approached the suspect tried to flee and resisted the arrest. The suspect was also charged with OWI.
Disorderly Conduct and a Probation Hold following a disturbance and altercation in front of a local business. Oct. 28 Officers arrested two 23-year-old mans, both on a Probation Holds following a disturbance and both subject were under the influence in violation of their probations.
Oct. 13 Officers arrested a 42-year-old man for Disorderly Conduct following a domestic O ct. 30 disturbance. Officers arrested a 33-year-old man for False Imprisonment, Disorderly Conduct, Oct. 14 and Criminal Damage to Property followOfficers arrested a 32-year-old man for ing a domestic disturbance. Resisting/Obstructing an Officer and a Probation Hold following a disturbance call O ct. 31 Officers arrested a 22-year-old man for Officers arrested a 19-year-old man for Resisting/Obstructing an Officer, a Parole Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Carrying Violation, and on traffic charges. a Concealed Weapon, and an Outstanding Warrant following an assist with Madison Oct. 17 Police Department on a stolen vehicle. Officers arrested two 24-year-old mans Madison PD notified us that one of the for Armed Robbery, Felon in Possession stolen vehicles was traced by OnStar to of a firearm, Receiving Stolen Property, in address in Stoughton. Officers then and Outstanding Warrants following an observed the subject enter the stolen vearmed bank robbery at the Homes Sav- hicle and attempt to leave. The vehicle had ings Bank. The suspects fled the scene been disabled by OnStar and the subject and were spotted by a Sheriff’s Deputy then walked to another location. Officers who pursued them into the Madison area. then contacted the suspect and found him The suspects subsequently crashed their in possession of a load handgun. Subject vehicle and were apprehended after a was arrested and turned over to Madison brief foot chase. All money from the rob- PD for more charges. Officers arrested a 45-year-old man for bery was recovered. The suspects have also been linked to Bank Robberies in oth- Violation of a Restraining Order follower jurisdictions. We were assisted in the ing an incident where the suspect tried case by the Dane County Sheriff’s Dept. to contact the victim in violation of a Reand the FBI. straining Order.
November Oct. 18 Officers arrested a 47-year-old man on The Stoughton Police Department an Outstanding Warrant following the offi- logged 1,895 incidents in November. cer investigating suspicious activity in the Cases of interest for the month were: downtown area. one homicide, four intoxicated driver arrests, six drug incidents, two batteries, Oct. 20 17 thefts, four frauds, five domestic disOfficers arrested a 68-year-old man on turbances, 32 disturbances, 20 disorderly an Outstanding Warrant following an inci- conducts, 16traffic crashes, 51 EMS asdent where the suspect had used a motel sists, 13 alarms, 37 juvenile incidents, 36 pool and shower then stole some towels. 911 calls, five missing persons, five warThe suspect was found to have an active rant arrests, two threats, 16 animal comwarrant. plaints, and officers responded to 55 suspicious activity calls. Officers also logged Oct. 21 111 assist cases, 27 criminal charges, 44 Officers arrested a 62-year-old man for ordinance violations, and 37 traffic arrests Intimidation of a Victim, Criminal Damage from 80 traffic stops. to Property, and Disorderly Conduct folThe following were identified as signiflowing a disturbance at a residence. icant cases by the Stoughton Police DeOfficers arrested a 26-year-old man for partment: Disorderly Conduct following a disturbance at a local business. Nov. 6 Officers took a 16-year-old woman into Officers arrested a 62-year-old man protective custody and transported her to for Bail Jumping following a disturthe Juvenile Reception Center on a charge bance at a local business where the of Disorderly Conduct following domestic subject was found to be in violation of disturbance. his bail conditions. Oct. 23 Officers arrested a 49-year-old man on a Probation Hold following a drug investigation. The suspect was also cited for Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Nov. 7 Officers arrested a 28-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man for Forgery, Possession of Methamphetamine, and Bail Jumping following a suspicious person’s complaint. The officer discovO ct. 10 Oct. 25 ered the drugs and evidence of the forgOfficers arrested a 25-year-old man for Officers arrested a 50-year-old man for ery during his investigation.
Growth: Committee includes school, city, chamber Continued from page 1 meeting in July after the full Common Council and Stoughton Area school board met twice earlier in the year, marking the first joint meetings in recent history. Communication with city officials about working together to improve was a key topic in the April school board election that swept out three incumbents and brought in three
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political newcomers. That election also brought to the forefront the issues of school financing and the lack of housing growth in the city as main issues to collaborate with the council on. Committee members are Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson, Stoughton Area Chamber of Commerce executive director Laura Trotter, Stoughton Area School District superintendent Tim Onsager, Common Council
members Michael Engelberger, Greg Jenson and Kathleen Tass Johnson, Stoughton Area school board members Coughlin, Joe Frey and Timothy Bubon. Last week was the ad hoc committee’s second meeting, and the group plans to meet next at the end of January. Contact Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com
No action after closed session District superintendent’s performance under scrutiny SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
For the second time in the past month, the Stoughton Area School Board met in closed session to discuss criticism of superintendent Tim Onsager. No action was taken by the board in open session Monday night following the closed session “to consider preliminary findings concerning criticisms of the performance of the District Administrator.” The board previously held a closed session during
its Nov. 20 meeting to look into criticism of Onsager from a former district employee. The board reconvened in open session and passed a motion to appoint investigator Will Strycker to “follow-up on criticism by a former district employee of Onsager’s performance, interview individuals as necessary, and submit a report to the board based on his findings.” Last week, the Courier Hub filed an open records request seeking information about the board’s contract with Strycker and communications to the board about Onsager. The initial request was denied by the district, and the Hub is continuing to work with the district on the request. The board’s next meeting is 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8.
Computer virus knocks district offline SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
with the problem, the district had to shut down internet service starting Thursday, Dec. 14, while the district’s tech department “contained the virus and worked through the issue,” he said. By Monday morning, the district’s network was beginning to come back online in phases, and the district’s tech department was busy removing and reinstalling software on the machines in schools’ computer labs so students could use them. “Many staff laptops and desktops have been re-imaged, provided new passwords and can again c o n n e c t t o t h e i n t e rnet,” he said, noting that wireless access for student Chromebooks and iPads was expected to be restored Tuesday, Dec. 19.
It’s the time of the year when colds and influenza are taking a toll on students, but last week, the Stoughton Area School District caught a bug of a much different kind. A computer virus in the district’s network disrupted service last week, causing the district to shut down its internet while it dealt with a variety of problems for staff and students, district community information and resource coordinator Derek Spellman confirmed to the Hub in an email Monday. He had been unable to respond to an emailed question about the matter Friday because the service was not working correctly. The primary effect of the computer malady was that it kept causing many Email Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet. staff computers to lock com. up and restart, and to deal
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Community should come before history Look at all of the things that are taking up so much of the city and school district’s time, such as the old Highway Trailer building, the old blue house on the corner by the library, the pickle ball court and the old high school. A lot of time and money has been spent on the reasons why we should save these old buildings and the historical value for our next generation to enjoy. I think that all the people that are behind all of these history saving projects (that added up will be in the millions of dollars) should take a step back and look at what is important to our community. Number one thing is our kids; do you understand that we have kids not eating but maybe one meal a day? We have kids graduating from high school that can
read on a first-grade level. We have a big drug problem, we have people living in their cars and we have families that can’t put food on the table on a regular basis. But we are more worried about saving some old, rundown buildings than our fellow man and the kids. I wish that we would spend one tenth of the time on the important things in our community as we seem to do on saving our history. Can you imagine what we could get done if we just looked at what is important? I am all for saving our history, but I am more for saving our future. I hope that some of you reading this will understand what I am saying. Joe Conant City of Stoughton
Clarification
A story in last week’s Hub used estimates for average home value based on the state equalized values report, rather than actual averages generated by the city because those numbers were unavailable at press time. That affected the numbers for local residential property value increases. Our estimate was about $1,000 off on the average price of a home, and a misprint misrepresented the change in credits by a few dollars. The average home in the city actually increased in value 5.2 percent, from $190,703 to $200,532. Tax credits went down by about $4 this year, so the average tax increase will be $217, or 5 percent over 2016.
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hen patients visit us and their doctor doesn’t prescribe an antibiotic, I tell them it’s likely a well thought-out decision. It might not be the one they want to hear, but we’re not doing it to push the patient’s care under the rug. We know what we’re doing. I’ve been an ER doctor for the past four years at Stoughton Hospital, and in just the past several years, both here and at previous hospitals I’ve Dean worked at, I’ve seen many changes with how antibiotics are prescribed and how doctors look at them. Because antibiotic resistance is a growing problem here in Stoughton and across the world, medical providers are becoming far more cautious about prescribing antibiotics. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call it a “critical mission” to prevent this resistance from becoming even worse. The main reason it’s a problem is the overuse and misuse of antibiotics. Put simply, many patients expect to get antibiotics whenever they visit their doctor, and all too often, they get them when they’re not needed. Here in Stoughton, we’ve had many patients come in requesting
antibiotics when they really don’t need them. The most important reason to give antibiotics is to fight a bacterial infection. That’s where they are effective. Antibiotics are not effective against viruses and other infections. That is the big problem we have in the emergency department – using antibiotics to treat people suffering from what are likely viral infections. Antibiotics are needed for a bacterial pneumonia or a bacterial strep pharyngitis (strep throat infection), which is confirmed by X-ray or test. But the vast majority of upper respiratory infections – colds, sinus infections, even ear infections – are caused by viruses. They will get better on their own, and they will not respond to antibiotics. These conditions require symptomatic treatment only; ibuprofen and Tylenol for fevers and decongestants or steroid nasal sprays for sinus congestion. Getting vaccinations that will prevent infections is also incredibly important. Many people believe mistakenly that having green mucus means they have a bacterial infection and therefore need antibiotics. But while it certainly can be startling to see this in your tissue, it does not mean you have a bacterial infection. Taking antibiotics when you don’t need them only lowers their effectiveness when you do. What we’re seeing now is that bacteria are evolving, and they
have essentially developed ways of resisting our normal antibiotics. As such, the methods we have traditionally used to treat these infections no longer work. When we’re just talking about a basic sinus infection, it’s not the end of the world. But, if antibiotic treatments for more severe, life-threatening infections like sepsis stop working, that’s extremely difficult to control. We think about this a lot and see it a lot. So don’t be surprised if we don’t prescribe an antibiotic the next time you come in feeling miserable. By reserving our antibiotics for true, documented bacterial infections, the hope is they will remain effective against the more serious infections. Getting vaccinations that will prevent infections is also important. My best advice is to be sure to discuss all your symptoms and history with your doctor and have a comprehensive conversation. At the end of that conversation, if your doctor does not think that antibiotics are warranted, trust your doctor and go along with that recommendation, realizing that the vast majority of infections are viral. They will resolve on their own with symptomatic control and time.
Dr. Andrew Dean is an emergency medicine physician at Stoughton Hospital.
Tab collection could help Portage girl break world record The mission statement of VFW Post 328, “remember the dead, by helping the living,” extends far beyond support for veterans’ causes. Post members, patrons and supporters are involved in humanitarian endeavors at numerous levels, regardless of military affiliation. In keeping with that statement, VFW Post 328 has joined forces with American Legion Post 59 (both of Stoughton) to support Ronald McDonald House in Madison by collecting aluminum can tabs. The project started in
the fall of 2015 and to date the posts have collected in excess of 400 pounds of tabs, amounting to a count of well over 600,000. Recent news surrounding 5-year-old Mercedes Alves’ quest, in honor of her deceased brother, to break the Guinness World Record for tab collection in one year resulted the posts delivering approximately 70,000 tabs (40 pounds) to her this past October. Those tabs will eventually be delivered to Ronald McDonald House in Madison after an official count has been
taken in mid-January. Another delivery to her in Portage is planned for early next month to help break the record, which is 2,782,000 tabs. She has already amassed over 2 million as of this past October. Regardless of the outcome, both post will accept tabs throughout the year as a continuing project, to benefit Ronald McDonald House of Madison. Doug Olson VFW Post 328
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Glynn: Council voted to not change department structure Continued from page 1
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Alders authorized a consultant to begin a process to cut the riverfront devleopment, seen above, out of an existing tax-increment financing district and create a new one.
Riverfront TID planning begins BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group
A plan to cut the riverfront redevelopment area out of an existing tax-increment financing district and create a new one got the Common Council’s approval Tuesday, Dec. 12. On a 10-1 vote, alders authorized the Redevelopment Authority’s consultant to begin planning the change. Ald. Tass Johnson voted against and Ald. Tom Majewski was absent. The goal is to create a district that’s not financially underwater so the city has more flexibility in how it develops the area. A new TIF district for the riverfront area, located between the Yahara River
and East South Street, would allow the district to operate for a full 27 years – the longest statutory life of a TIF district – as opposed to the 18 years remaining for the existing TID 5, which has a $1.8 million deficit. RDA consultant Gary Becker told the council Tuesday that TID 5 is almost 10 years old and “is in a decrement situation, meaning it has less value than when it was established, and it will start hamstringing the development.” He said the city has until the end of September 2018 to complete the process to establish the new TID. “We should start the planning process now,” he suggested. Ald. Mike Engelberger (Dist. 2) said he supports Becker’s idea, but wants to be sure the city doesn’t go through the process and “get in another situation like we
have now.” Becker assured the council the RDA won’t go forward with creating the new TID “unless we feel we have a project.” He said the alternative is to move ahead with planning the redevelopment in TID 5, but warned the district could close “with a debt owed by the taxpayers.” He said establishing the new TID would cost $15,000 to $20,000. Dist. 4 Ald. Scott Truehl, who chairs the RDA, encouraged the council to support the proposal. “We think this is the best option over the long haul,” he said. “This is a chance to create our vision for the area and find a developer.” Johnson opposed the resolution because she felt the city doesn’t have the money to spend on creating a new TID. “I’ll vote for this if you
Residency: Volunteers must live or work here Continued from page 1 rule to say ‘lives or works’ in the city, it allows people who might work in the community to volunteer.” The council voted unanimously to approve the change. “I think is a great opportunity and hope we have businesses that will participate,” said Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4) in introducing the resolution. Wegner said his department budget, approved by the council, authorizes a maximum of 42 volunteer firefighters and he now has 35 volunteers. Each earns an annual stipend of $1,640, but volunteers are not paid based on how many calls they respond to. The fire department has two full-time members – Wegner and deputy chief/ fire marshal Mark Miller – and a part-time fire
technician. Wegner said he recently added four volunteers to the department and has had two recent retirements and one or two more imminent. “Putting on four new people just barely kept me even,” he said. Two of those volunteers, he said, are not yet ready to enter a burning building and won’t be for a while. “It takes about a year to get a volunteer trained,” Wegner said. “In addition to what they learn at school, they need to learn our system and how we do things.” Wegner said he’d like to increase the volunteer force in order to spread it across more individuals, for response capability. He told the Hub that in order to receive the stipend, volunteers are expected to be at all the department meetings and trainings, as well as respond to 40
percent of alarms over the course of a year. “We have 12 meetings a year and 40-45 trainings, and we’re going 360 to 375 calls a year,” he said. “So they need to do 125 incidents, 45 trainings and 12 meetings.” He said he’s hoping to eventually add full-time staff, as well, but the city’s tight budget has made that difficult. But there’s always a need for more people. “For almost anything that we do, we need between 12 and 20 people to deal with an incident,” Wegner said. To apply for the fire department, go to the city’s website and fill out an application. The city’s human resources department and Police and Fire Commission handle the hiring for the department. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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guys tell me where the $20,000 is coming from,” she said, to no response. The city created TID 5 in 2010 and started out with a financial deficit because of properties the RDA purchased there, including land for the Elven Sted housing development and the acquisition of the Highway Trailer building. The RDA bought the 6-acre MillFab property last year and last month acquired a building on East South Street known as the carpet warehouse. Buying those properties cost about $1.18 million, and TID 5 has fallen further into the red because the properties are worth less now than when the TID was established. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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rest of the council in voting for the amended resolution. Human Resources director Amy Jo Gillingham told the council she had reviewed the department structure to see if the city could gain efficiencies by changing it. Her assessment and report supported the existing structure and job responsibilities, and she also recommended promoting Glynn. “We could look at other candidates,” she said, “but I don’t know where you’re going to find someone who’s got the institutional knowledge and relationships.” Gillingham said Lynch had decided a few years ago to begin mentoring and preparing Glynn to succeed him. She noted that with “an internal candidate, we already know his strengths and weaknesses.” Several alders echoed
comments made earlier by audience members during a public comment period in support of Glynn. “I don’t think we can find a better person for this position,” said Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3). Employees noted that among other things, Glynn has led the planning effort to develop a whitewater park on the Yahara River. Alds. Lisa Reeves (Dist. 2), Matt Bartlett (Dist. 4), Dennis Kittleson (Dist. 1) and Mike Engelberger (Dist. 2) joined council president Tim Swadley in agreeing. “All things being the same, I would always promote from within,” Swadley said. With Glynn’s promotion, he’ll earn $32.38 per hour and will be considered for a wage increase to market rate in 2019. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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abilities and acoustic instruments Julebukking with sheet music generally provided. Recycle old cell phones and other Join the Sons of Norway Mandt For information, contact Emily used electronics at the senior center Beebe at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@ Lodge for julebukking at 5:30 p.m. and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jack- gmail.com. Wednesday, Dec. 27. son St. Participants will gather at the Recycling these materials helps Walking the halls lodge, 317 S. Page St., at 5:30 p.m. keep harmful chemicals out of landRiver Bluff Middle School will and will head out around Stoughton fills, and 90 percent of proceeds ben- be open Monday through Friday, for caroling. Non-members are welcome. efit the senior center. through March, for walking. For information, call 873-7209. For information, call 873-8585. From 5-7 p.m., the school will be open for indoor exercise. Food budgeting Winter concert For information, call the StoughIs budgeting for food tight? Food- ton High School athletic office at The “Roving on a Winter’s Night” Share Wisconsin, a food assistance 877-5620. tour will return to the Sons of Norprogram for individuals with low or way Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., Support group cancellation no income, may be able to help. at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5. Working people or those receiving The event will have performances The Parkinsons support group Social Security, SSI, SSDI or Unem- will not meet in December. The next by two artists, Fendrick and Peck, ployment may be eligible for the pro- meeting will be held 1:30-2:30 p.m. and Brother Timothy Frantzich. The gram if their monthly income is less Wednesday, January 24, at the senior show will highlight song, poetry and than $1,862 for one person; $2,522 center. For information, call 873- story. for two people; $3,182 for three peo- 8585. The tour is taking the artists from ple; or $3,842 for four people. Racine to River Falls from Jan. 4 to To make an appointment for free Travelogue program 7. The concert is free with a suggestapplication assistance, call the FoodTravel to the Galapagos Islands ed donation of $20. Share Helpline at 1-877-366-3635. For information, visit fendrickandduring this month’s Travelogue propeck.com gram at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, Yahara River Hootenanny at the senior center. Harp program Visit the Yahara River Grocery An Imax documentary about the Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for Galapagos Islands will be presentThe senior center will host a harp their monthly Yahara River Hoo- ed. The documentary features Car- program and lunch from noon to 1 tenanny, a song-sharing circle for ole Baldwin, a marine biologist from p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. the Smithsonian Intuitions National There will be a chicken dumpling lunch with music by Shari Sarazin. to noon on the first Saturdays of the Museum of Natural History. For information, call 873-8585. month through November. For information, call 873-8585. The event is open to all ages,
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
Senior center closed • 10-10:30 a.m., Family music time, library, 873-6281
Monday, December 25
SASD district office closed until Jan. 1 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
Wednesday, December 27
• 3-4 p.m., Travelogue: Galapagos Islands, senior center, 873-8585
Thursday, December 28
• 1:30-6 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, fire department, 401 E. Main St., redcrossblood.org
Monday, January 1
Senior center closed Chamber office closed
Tuesday, January 2
SASD classes resume • 9:30 a.m., Stoughton Memory Cafe, library, 8738585
Wednesday, January 3
• 10:30 a.m., Family yoga with Stoughton Yoga (ages 2-5 plus caregivers), library, 873-6281 Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
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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
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
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.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
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
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Monday, January 8
• 6:30-8 p.m., Working for Kids meeting, Sandhill Elementary School, 1920 Lincoln Ave., 877-5400 • 7 p.m., School board meeting, Administration and Educational Services Center board room, 320 North St., 877-500
Tuesday, January 9
• 6:15-7:15 p.m., Working for Kids parent meeting, Kegonsa Elementary School, 1400 Vernon St., 8775200
Wednesday, January 10
• 10:30 a.m., Family yoga with Stoughton Yoga (ages 2-5 plus caregivers), library, 873-6281
Thursday, January 11
• Noon to 1 p.m., Harping Around the World, senior center, 873-8585 • 7 p.m., Fifth-grade orchestra concert, River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forest St., 877-5500
Friday, January 12
• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 873-8585
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Recognizing Others
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Thursday, January 4
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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, 628-6500 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585
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A group of 18 participants and six guides spent 16 days rafting down the Colorado River.
SHS grads raft Grand Canyon A pair of Stoughton High School graduates recently completed a 16-day rafting adventure down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. D av i d G j e s t s o n , w h o graduated in 1957, and Bruce Stokstad, Class of 1970, were both part of the trip through the Canyon Explorations/Expeditions rafting company. The trip covered 226 miles and consisted of five oar boats carrying six guides and 18 participants, Gjestson wrote in an article
explaining the trip. The route included 125 named rapids, including several Class 4 and 5 rapids. The participants also got the opportunity to take hiking breaks through slot canyons, steep climbs and stream crossings. Many of the climbs were 1,000 feet or more requiring up to three hours to complete. “The stunning aesthetics of the canyon were unending!” Gjestson wrote. “Sandstone and limestone rock layers of varying colors and heights from 1,000
to more than 4,000 feet soared overhead.” The group camped out each night after unloading gear, food, water and kitchen equipment from the boat. Gjestson was among the campers who spent many nights outside of a tent under the stars, he recalled, despite the wild animals nearby. “While spiders, scorpions, rattlesnakes, and roving pack rats were present in the area, only two people were bitten by a
scorpion, and one lady was frightened by a wandering tarantula during the trip,” Gjestson wrote. H e s a i d t h a t a ny o n e interested in taking the trip themselves can email him at davegjestson@comcast. net. “Lifetime friendships were made on this voyage as (were) permanent memories of beauty, thrills and unique experiences,” he wrote. — Scott Girard
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EPA Announces Amended Cleanup Plan for the Hagen Farm Superfund Site Town of Dunkirk, Wisconsin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved a document called an “amended record of decision” that outlines EPA’s new cleanup plan for the Hagen Farm Superfund site, 2318 County Trunk Highway A, town of Dunkirk, Wis. This final cleanup plan officially changes the original groundwater cleanup plan from pump-and-treat to a technology called low flow air sparge. This new technology was tested in 2000 and eventually replaced the pump-and-treat system. This plan will protect people and the environment, provide long-term effectiveness, comply with state and federal environmental regulations, can be easily implemented, and is cost-effective. The estimated cost is $1 million.
Members of the R Olde House Society gathered at Woodland Studios, 195 E. Main St., for the November meeting. The ROHS is a group of people preserving Stoughton’s treasures, one house at a time. They meet once a month at historic locations around town to learn more about the location. In November, the owner of Woodland Studios, Alan Sheets, gave members a tour of the updated business and let them browse through the pieces of artwork that were on display. Sheets also introduced his guests to the collectible art he has acquired throughout the years. For more information about ROHS, email rohstoughton@gmail.com
Susan Pastor Community Involvement Coordinator pastor.susan@epa.gov 312-353-1325 You may also call the EPA toll-free at 800-621-8431, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays.
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The amended record of decision and other site-related documents are available for review at the Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. Fourth St., the Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County Road N, and at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/hagen-farm. For further information, contact:
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Osland: World War II veteran recalls historic battles, time spent in Europe after war Continued from page 1 Both turned them down, but soon he and other young men from the Stoughton area were drafted into the Army and shipped to Ft. Sheridan in Illinois. From there, it was on to a session of basic training in Camp McCain, Miss., a place “so new, they didn’t even have the barracks done.” Or in Osland’s case, two sessions. Out on an assignment with a few other soldiers, they returned to find everyone else in their unit had just shipped out – which meant he was stuck going through basic training again. “Boy, I was all wore out by then,” he said. “A lot of 25-mile hikes.” The experience paid off, though, as he was promoted to corporal because of his comfort using firearms, growing up a hunter. Soon, another twist of fate struck. Osland had just finished washing windows with several soldiers when he realized he was the only one left working. Returning to an empty barracks, he encountered an irate sergeant. “He says, ‘Where the hell you been – didn’t you hear your name called?’” Osland said. “The men were all shipped to the Pacific as casualty replacements. I’m glad I didn’t go; I didn’t want that hot weather and jungles and all that. They all got malaria and stuff.” Instead, he joined the newly formed 87th Division, which traveled overseas in late October 1944. And what a journey it was: Traveling aboard the Queen Elizabeth ocean liner – converted into a troop carrier – was anything but luxury during the five-day crossing. “The guys took one step on that and started getting seasick; throwing up all over the place,” Osland said. “I grabbed a top bunk, but I spent most of my time up on the deck, so I couldn’t smell it. It was terrible.”
Into the fray After a month of training in England, the 87th landed in France in late November, joining Gen. George Patton’s 3rd Army. His steamroll advance had stalled at the French fortress city of Metz; now tenaciously defended by the Germans. It was into this battle that Osland – now a staff sergeant – led his 12-man, two-piece 81-millimeter mortar team. The weapons were deadly effective against unprotected troops caught in the open; it
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Clarence Osland shows a map of where his unit, the 87th infantry division, was during WWII. was his job to call down fire on targets. “You can shoot quite a ways,” Osland said. “The ammo was like bombs with fins. It’s just like a shotgun, the shell hit the bottom and off it went.” By the end of December, Patton’s army had pushed into Germany when it was ordered to stop and turn to help stem the German offensive to the north. Osland said the soldiers were discouraged and angry. “We felt like crying, because we were making good time with Patton,” he said. “What the hell, retreat? We fought all this stuff here for nothing and then we gave it up?” There was little time to fret, though, as the men were quickly on the move toward Bastogne, a critical crossroads village where the elite 101st Airborne was leading a desperate defense. It was considered vital to preventing the German plan to split the U.S. and British armies, and Allied commanders ordered it held at all costs. Leaving late in the morning in unheated and uncovered jeeps and trucks, they finally arrived at nearby St. Vith late at night. In a field of snow, they unloaded, stifflegged. “(It was) ‘OK, dig in boys,’” Osland said.
Battling ‘The Bulge’ For the men, their mission was simple – push back the “bulge” and protect U.S. fuel dumps, a top German target. And they had to battle the elements as well as the Germans. Both attacked relentlessly, day and night.
Veteran Clarence Osland, 95, took part in several major battles during WWII, including the Battle of the Bulge. “I never seen so much snow, and we didn’t have any equipment to keep warm,” Osland said. “We dug foxholes every night to get underneath the snow and fell asleep standing up, you get so tired.” To conserve body heat, soldiers working in pairs used tent halves to cover foxholes. Dry socks were critical to prevent frostbite or “trench foot,” a common ailment. “A lot of guys lost their toes,” Osland said. “I always had one pair of socks pinned to my chest.” Keeping sanitary conditions in trenches and foxholes was hardly possible. “We went two months without taking a shower or anything,” he said. “You throw up and slip and fall in it – how do you clean it up? We all smelled the same, so we got used to it.”
The worst part was at night, though, when soldiers heard the grind of tank treads, knowing the German tactics. “They’d come over the foxholes and spin around (to bury soldiers),” he said. Other times, night patrols would move close and try to trick American soldiers into giving away their positions. “(You’d hear), ‘Hey Joe, what’s going on over there?’ – except your name ain’t Joe, and you don’t answer ‘em,” Osland said. “If you answer ‘em, they know, there’s his foxhole right there.” Even when soldiers could fight in the light of day, it brought little relief. Osland quickly realized his mortars were useless against thickly armored German tanks. “Our artillery called ‘em ‘pop guns,’” he said. “I’d say, ‘Hey guys, I’ve got ‘em lined
up on that one,’ and pop one off and it bounced off like a firecracker.” Eventually, the weight of U.S. reinforcements turned the tide of the battle, restoring the previous front lines by mid-January. From then on, it was a race toward Germany, and the end of the war in Europe. “We had to stop them and we did, like a football team, just a line drivin’ em back,” he said. “The German tanks were in such a darn hurry to get out of there, they’d run over their own men; squash ‘em into the ground. Finally they ran out of gas and they had to jump out and run.”
War’s end By the end of March, Osland and the 87th made a memorable crossing over the imposing Rhine River into Germany on a pontoon
bridge. “There’s an awful current there, so instead of going straight across, it bowed,” he said. “They put one jeep across, then a couple, and then they had to spread ‘em out so they weren’t all on there at the same time.” As the soldiers advanced, they took in more and more German prisoners “glad to give up, because they were starving to death,” he said. Toward the end of the war, Osland had a chance to meet his older brother, Leonard, who happened to be in the area. Leonard was just out of the hospital after being wounded, and didn’t recognize him right away after two years apart. “I was a kid when he last saw me, and here I was dressed up in uniform, and my voice had changed,” Osland said. “He came up to me and he cried on my shoulder.” When the war in Europe ended on May 8, the 87th was at the Czechoslovakian border, but Osland was in an Army hospital in France, suffering the effects of jaundice that hit suddenly. “I passed right out and woke up strapped in a plane,” he said. “I got in there with all these guys that were prisoners ... nothing but skeletons with skins stretched over ‘em.” W h i l e h e wa s t h e r e , Osland had a chance to sample some French culture. “The French people really appreciated you – they’d give you the shirt off their back,” he said. Paris, on the other hand, was “alright,” Osland said. “But we didn’t go for any scenic stuff,” he said. “We went to the bars; we wanted excitement. We went down to what was called ‘Pig Alley – what a dump that was.’” After the war, Osland didn’t have enough “points” to be discharged, but did get a chance to return to the U.S., serving at the military prison in Indiantown, Pa., until December 1945, when he was discharged and went back home to Stoughton “a free man.” Soon after, he was hired at Stoughton Trailers’ utility division to work with earth-boring machines. He worked for the company for 39 years, retiring in 1984 and later marrying for the first time – a widow with seven children – and ever since enjoying his new life with his new family. “Best thing that ever happened to me,” he said. “I hunted, fished and did everything I wanted to do.” Contact Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet. com.
Memories in brief Meeting Patton Clarence Osland’s 87th Division started its wartime service in the 3rd Army, commanded by Gen. George S. Patton, one of the most famous military leaders in World War II and American history. Osland had a chance to meet Patton, and came away impressed. “He said, ‘Follow me or lead me or get the hell out of my way,’” Osland recalled. “He was a guy who knew what he was doing, and he wanted to do it and get it done with. And that was my kind of man. I’d follow him any damn place.”
bothers me today. I told the other guys, out of that.” ‘You see what happens when you don’t folHearing loss Osland said the Germans’ knowledge low orders?’” of the occupied Belgian terrain during the Traveling in a jeep at night toward the Battle of the Bulge made it easy to for Soldiers’ humor end of the war, Osland had a close encounthem to set ambushes. During one attack, Osland recalled a moment of dark humor ter with “friendly” artillery that permaas his unit advanced in an open field, they while attacking the two German pillboxes. nently damaged his hearing. were hit by well-placed mortar fire. It was Concealed atop a hill, he noticed a lone sol“They started shooting over the top of the only time he lost a soldier in his com- dier emerge, squatting down. us and almost blew us out of the jeep,” mand. “When they built those pillboxes, they he said. “Then when I tried to get a claim “I said, ‘Get your heads down and cover didn’t put any bathrooms in there,” he said. after I got out of the service, they said, it with your helmet,’ and here this guy was “I said, ‘Hey boys, shoot down one round.’ ‘Oh, didn’t you get a report?’ How the hell peeking out,” Osland said. “I said, ‘Get It just hit a little bit away, and the last thing I was I going to get a report on it when it’s that damn helmet down there,’ and boom saw was a guy with his pants down, crawling night, nobody around? Where was I gonna … head and helmet went flying. It still back to the pillbox. The guys got a big kick go?”
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Surviving at rival Oregon Vikings edge Panthers after missed free throw
Player of the week From Dec. 12-19
ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton girls basketball team needed to hold off rival Oregon three times Friday in a 67-66 Badger South Conference game. The host Panthers turned a 12-point deficit into a two-point deficit in the second half, but Stoughton built its lead back to 10 at 50-40 with 12 minutes, 48 seconds left. Oregon kept fighting, however, and the Vikings were tied at 50 with nine minutes to go. Stoughton wouldn’t trail in the second half, as the Vikings answered to stay ahead each time, but the Panthers did have a chance to win or tie the game with 1.7 seconds to go. Senior forward Ellen McCorkle grabbed an inbound pass and was open in the paint, but her shot bounced out. Junior guard Liz Uhl grabbed the rebound and was fouled but missed the second free throw with 1.7 seconds left. She had made the first shot, but Stoughton called a timeout to ice her. Uhl’s second attempt bounced around the rim, and Vikings senior guard Cassidy Bach secured the rebound and the game. “That is the Oregon/Stoughton rivalry right there,” coach Brad Pickett said. “There is not really an explanation for it, and I think we were fortunate we made one more play and that is how it ended.” Uhl finished with 17 points for the Panthers, but McCorkle gave the Stoughton defense its biggest challenge. McCorkle tied the game at 50 with nine minutes to go, and that gave her 25 points, which ended up leading Oregon. The Vikings held her scoreless for the rest of the game. “She is the one true post kid in the conference, and the one thing we lack is a ton of size,” Stoughton head coach Brad Pickett said. “(McCorkle) took advantage of that and did a nice job. She is a good player, and they do a good job with getting her the ball.” Junior guard Peighton Trieloff started the second half with a steal and a layup and a dribble-drive running shot in the paint to give Stoughton a 42-30 lead early in the second half. But Panthers sophomore guard Izzie Peterson found McCorkle on a long pass to the paint which led to a three-point play. Uhl followed with a 3-pointer, and suddenly Oregon was within 42-40. Stoughton junior guard Kyianna Baker answered with a layup on a dribble-drive move to the inside, and senior guard Paige Halverson and Trieloff added points to put Stoughton back up 50-40.
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Name: Paige Halverson Grade: Senior Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Highlights: Halverson scored 12 points and four assists in a win over Oregon Friday, including eight points and three assists in the first half
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Senior Cassidy Bach drives in for a running layup in the second half Friday in a Badger South Conference game at rival Oregon. Bach finished with 14 points in a 67-66 win. Oregon fought back again with big shots by junior guard Jenna Statz, junior guard Vanessa Goltz and Uhl to the start of the next comeback. Statz hit a long two, and Uhl drove in for a layup to make it 50-45 Stoughton. Goltz then sent the Panthers’ student section into a frenzy with a kick-out 3-pointer over a defender, setting up McCorkle’s eventual game-tying basket. “Obviously, I don’t think we did a great job
What’s next Stoughton travels to Fort Atkinson at 7:15 p.m. Thursday and hosts Verona at 3 p.m. Saturday. The Vikings travel to the Janesville Craig Optimist invite Dec. 2728.
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Honorable mentions: Chase Millam (boys swimming) helped Stoughton win the Watertown Invitational. He won the 500-yard freestyle and placed second in the 50 free. Millam was also part of the Vikings’ second place 200 medley and 400 free relays Trent Carpenter (wrestling) finished 4-0 to win the 120-pound bracket Saturday at the Mount Horeb invite Freeman Detweiler (wrestling) finished 4-0 to win the 132-pound bracket Saturday at the Mount Horeb invite Tommy McClain (boys bb) scored 10 points in a win over Milton on Dec. 12 Aidan McGee (boys bb) scored 10 points in a win over Milton on Dec. 12 Cassidy Bach (girls bb) collected 14 points in a 67-66 win over Oregon Friday Carson Roisum (boys hockey) stopped 41 of 49 shots on goal in an 8-0 loss against Madison Edgewood on Friday McKenzie Nisius (girls hockey) made 31 saves, including 14 in the first period, as the Icebergs were shut out 4-0 by Black River Falls
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Vikings tame Varsity reserve takes second at Mount Horeb invite competition at What’s next Goslings’ invite Stoughton hosts the annuANTHONY IOZZO
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JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton boys swimming returned to Watertown for the second time in four days Saturday. The Vikings placed in the top five of all 11 events and went on to win the Goslings’ invitational with a meet-best 413 points. Watertown finished a distant second with 367 and the Brown Deer/University School co-op took third with 351 points. Chase Millam and
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Stoughton wrestling has a large roster with a lot of depth, and some of the backups could be starters on other teams. The Vikings showcased that talent at Saturday’s Mount Horeb Invitational with two titles, two runner-ups, a third place and two fourth places. Stoughton’s second team ended up second overall with 173 points behind Merrill (196) in a meet with 16 teams using their usual varsity starters. “It is a blessing for us to be real deep in a lot of weight classes,” co-coach Dan Spilde said. “We are just excited that they get the opportunities to wrestle at the varsity level and prove themselves.” Junior Freeman Detweiler and sophomore Trent Carpenter won the two titles Saturday. Detweiler
al Badger State Invitational at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison.
won the 10-person 132-pound bracket, and Carpenter won the 10-person 120-pound bracket. Detweiler started in his first meet and finished 4-0 with a pin over Verona’s Zak Morrison and decisions over Edgerton’s Daniel Clark and Poynette’s Blake Shallow. Detweiler added a pin in 1 minutes, 54 seconds over Whitewater’s Jaden Salmieri in the firstPhoto by Anthony Iozzo place match. Carpenter also went 4-0 to win Sophomore Trent Carpenter goes for a pin against Deerfield’s Zach Wilfong his bracket. He pinned Merrill’s in the quarterfinals Saturday at the Mount Horeb Invitational. Carpenter won a 15-10 sudden victory in overtime and took first at 120 pounds. Turn to Wrestling/Page 14 Stoughton took second with 173 points.
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Girls hockey
Icebergs’ offense blanked by Viroqua JEREMY JONES Sports editor
The Stoughton girls hockey co-op hosted Black River Falls in a non-conference game Saturday and were shut out by the Tigers, 4-0. The Icebergs have scored one goal or less in six of their eight games this season. McKenzie Nisius stopped 31 shots on goal, including 14 in the first period, as the Icebergs fell behind 2-0 in less than four minutes into the first period. Ashley Courtwright and Khloe Spors each scored in the first 3:45 minutes for the Tigers, who kept up the pressure, adding a goal by Ellie Steinhoff in the second period and another by Kaylin Johnson in the third. Johnson finished the game with a goal and an assist for Black River Falls. Josie Mathison stopped 22 shots on goal to preserve the shutout for the Tigers.
Badger Conference Team W-L-T Points Rock County 3-0-0 6 4 Cap City 2-2-0 Viroqua 2-2-0 4 Icebergs 1-2-0 2 Metro Lynx 1-3-0 2 Badger Lightning 0-4-0 0
What’s next The Icebergs (2-6-0 overall, 1-2-0 Badger) host the Metro Lynx (2-7-0, 1-3-0) at 7:15 p.m. Friday inside Mandt Community Arena.
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Stoughton’s Paige Nelson (21) battles Black River Fall’s Taylor Gular for the puck as she tries to move the puck in on net Saturday during the second period. Black River Falls won the game 4-0 in Stoughton.
Boys basketball
Huge second half lifts Stoughton
Boys hockey
ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Something was different in the second half Tuesday for the Stoughton boys basketball team in a 71-57 Badger South win over Monroe. The host Vikings (4-1 overall, 3-0 conference) trailed Monroe (3-4, 2-2) by 15 in the first half, 38-23. They were missing shots, and they couldn’t stop the Cheesemakers from getting to the rim, which led to both easy baskets in the paint and to kick-out 3-pointers. That all changed in the second half, though. Senior guard Brady Schipper drilled a 3-pointer on a pass from senior forward Tommy McClain to start the second half, and it started a chain reaction. McClain was everywhere on defense in the second half. He ended up with five blocks and two steals, but he and the rest of the Vikings held the Cheesemakers to 19 points in the second half. “ O u r d e f e n s e p i c k e d u p ,” McClain said. “We knew we had to get stops because they were getting easy shots ... We just had to get hands up and contest their jump shots.” McClain also had 20 points and four assists on the night. He found sophomore Adam Hobson who knocked down a 3-pointer to cut Monroe’s lead to 44-29. McClain then scored inside on a pass from senior Sean McLaury, and he stole the ball on the next possession and got the ball to Schipper. Schipper drove toward the basket and found senior Max Fernholz wide open in the corner. Fernholz drained the 3-pointer and tied the game 44-44. McClain later picked up an offensive rebound and found Fernholz, who once again drained the 3-pointer. Fernholz had 13 points. “We stayed confident and kept believing in what we do,” McClain said. “Shooting the ball well is a big key.” Schipper also came through down the stretch. After Monroe junior Kade King (21 points) scored and hit a free throw after a foul, Schipper quickly drove down the court and pulled up for a jumper to make it 53-49 Stoughton. Schipper (17 points) later drove t o t h e b a s ke t f o r a l a y u p a n d knocked down two free throws to put the Vikings up 69-57 with 1:42 to go.
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Carson Roisum (35) makes a first period save Tuesday inside the Oregon Ice Arena as defenseman Chad Clark tries to keep Oregon’s Matt Strassman from redirecting the puck. Roisum had 25 saves in two periods. Stoughton lost 11-1.
Vikings drops two Badger South games JEREMY JONES Sports editor
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Senior guard Brady Schipper flies in for a layup in the second half Tuesday in a Badger South Conference game against Monroe at Stoughton High School. Schipper finished with 17 points in a 71-57 win.
What’s next Stoughton travels to Watertown at 7:15 p.m. Friday and to a quad at Middleton Dec. 27-28.
Badger South Team W-L Monona Grove 4-0 Stoughton 3-0 Monroe 2-2 Madison Edgewood 2-2 Oregon 2-2 Watertown 1-2 Fort Atkinson 1-3 Milton 0-4
“Our energy was huge,” Schipper said. “In the first half, it seemed like we were trying to get back in one possession, and we just took it one possession at a time in the second half and got back into the game.” The same shots that fell in the a Schipper jumper, but King took second half would not go down in over in the paint with three straight the first, however. baskets, and senior Brayden Zettle Stoughton led 16-11 early after
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Generating much in the way of offense continued to be a problem for the Stoughton boys hockey team, which lost a pair of big games against the Badger South frontrunners. The Vikings were shutout for the second straight game in an 8-0 loss against Madison Edgewood last Friday. And despite popping in an early goal against Oregon, the Vikings allowed 11-unanswered goals to drop that game 11-1.
Oregon 11, Stoughton 1 Stoughton scored 53 seconds into the first period Tuesday as a Panther defenseman fell in the neutral zone. That led to an odd-man rush by the Vikings, which Sam Wahlin finished off, taking James Hanson pass around the back of the net before backhanding the puck past Oregon goaltender Jacob Ayers. The host Panthers took control of the game with five goals over a four-minute stretch later in the first period, however, and never looked back as the Vikings fell 11-1. Ayers played one period, making two saves, before giving way to Hunter Newton who had seven saves over the final two periods. “I think injuries and sicknesses are hurting us right
What’s next Stoughton (2-4-0 overall, 1-1-0 Badger South) hosts McFarland (2-6-0, 1-3-0) at 7 p.m. Thursday. now,” assistant coach Brett Quale said. “I think getting Brody Hlavacek, Quinn Link, Jack Sundby and Ethan Ebert back should helps break us out a little bit. It should have been a different outcome, but those four shouldn’t have that big of an effect on the team because everyone is pretty good at contributing. “Hopefully, we can produce some more points when we get them back.” Carson Roisum stopped 25 shots on goal over the first two periods and Carter Hellenbrand made nine saves in the third period. The loss dropped Stoughton into a second place tie with Monona Grove at 1-2-0 in conference. McFarland is 1-30. The Panthers improved to 5-0-0 with the win.
Edgewood 8, Stoughton 0 Stoughton trailed by one
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Hammond races to first at BMX Grand Nationals
Stoughton’s local BMX Bike Racing Team, OnPoint BMX, had three riders qualify and participate in the USA BMX Grand National Finals in Tulsa, OK., Nov. 24-26. Charlie Hammond (age 13) took first place overall in the USA BMX Grand National race on Nov. 26 for 13 Novice. Hammond also placed first in the Race of Champions on Friday, Nov. 24 for 13 Novice Class. Bryce Bennett (age 12) competed in both the Race of Champions and the Grand National race in the 12 Intermediate class, and made it to the quarter finals in both. Breanna Bennett (15) competed in the USA BMX Grand Nationals in the 15 Novice class. OnPoint BMX is a local Stoughton BMX racing team coached by Mark Nelson.
The Stoughton High School dance team traveled to the Watertown Invitational on Saturday. The team finished in third place for Division 2 Pom behind Wauwatosa West and West Bend West. The team’s next competition, the Badger State Showdown, is Jan. 7 at the Alliant Energy Center.
Boys bb: Vikings now 3-0 in Badger South Conference Continued from page 13 and senior David Keegan knocked down some long shots to give Monroe a 38-23 lead. King finished with 21 points, and Zettle added 12 for the Cheesemakers. McClain spun around in the paint for a bank shot, and Fernholz hit two free throws to cut the deficit to
38-27 at halftime. “The way we shoot the ball dictates how we play in every other facet,” coach Nolan Weber said. “When we are not shooting it well, then we don’t play defense very well. We don’t put that pressure on and don’t have the energy. We come out in the second half and Brady hits that three, and now our energy is up and we are a different team.” Weber said that key for the rest
of the season will be to keep up the defensive intensity regardless of how they are shooting the ball. Despite the win, both McClain and Schipper said that while the confidence is high, there are higher goals this season than just one comeback win. “We want to get another conference champion and make the state tournament,” McClain said.
Wrestling: Badger State Invitational this Saturday at Alliant Energy Center Continued from page 12 Tanner Depies in 4:19 in the first-place match, and he added a pin over Madison Memorial’s Guillermo Tellez, a decision over Cambridge’s Landin Reed and in an overtime sudden victory over Deerfield’s Zach Wilfong. “We are certainly comfortable with those guys,” Dan Spilde said. “We use both of them on the varsity level so we knew they could handle the competition. They will see the varsity lineup again, but it is still exciting to see second-team guys winning a varsity tournament.” Senior Will Neuenfeld and sophomore Jacob Gibson took second in their brackets. Neuenfeld was 3-1 in the 13-person 195-pound bracket, and Gibson was 3-1 in the 15-person 138-pound bracket. Neuenfeld pinned Camb r i d g e ’s N o l a n A d s i t , M o u n t H o r e b ’s Tr av i s Leuzinger and Madison M e m o r i a l ’s C J G r e e n . His loss was a 13-9 decision to Whitewater’s Tyler Sheffield in the first-place match. Neuenfeld has been in the varsity lineup this season and will continue to get opportunities, Dan Spilde said. Gibson won decisions ove r O r eg o n ’s C o n n o r B r i c k l ey a n d M e r r i l l ’s Brody Gehrke and added a major decision over Cambria-Friesland’s Max
Stoughton 80, Oregon 0 160: Cade Spilde pinned Samuel Crigger in 30 seconds 170: Tyler Dow defeated Devin Keast 12-6 182: Luke Geister-Jones wins by forfeit 195: Brooks Empey pins Nathan Hall in 1:08 220: Gavin Miller pins Cristian Carlos in 2:39 HW: Aodan Marshall wins by forfeit 106: Alex Wicks pines Faith Trinidad in 17 seconds 113: Rose Ann Marshall wins by forfeit 120: Trent Carpenter wins by forfeit 126: Hunter Lewis wins a 16-4 major decision over Steele Mellum 132: Braeden Whitehead wins by forfeit 138: Gavin Model pins Connor Brickley in 4:14 145: Brendan Weesner wins by forfeit 152: Rudy Detweiler wins by forfeit Raymond. His loss was a pin by Edgerton’s Cole Bavery in the first-place match. Freshman Rose Ann Marshall took third in the 10-person 113-pound bracket. Marshall went 3-1 with a pin over Dodgeville’s Drew Latteral in the thirdplace match. She also pinned Dodgeville’s Dylan Roen and won an 11-1 major decision over Edgerton’s Quinn Kotnour. Freshman Jonah O’Connor, sophomore Brandt Spilde and sophomore Spencer Meier all took fourth. Junior Adreian Rodriguez and sophomore Tony Hohol finished fifth. Dan Spilde said that the usual JV and varsity reserve wrestlers don’t get tested enough at the JV level, so
whenever they can, they like to put them in varsity tournaments to prepare them for the future. Brandt Spilde was 2-2 on the 13-person 152-pound bracket, and Meier was 2-2 in an eight-person 220-pound bracket. O’Connor was in a seven-person bracket at 145 pounds and went 1-2. Rodriguez was 3-1 in a nine-person 106-pound bracket, including a pin over Deerfield’s Nicholas Wilfong in the fifthplace match. Hohol was in a seven-person heavyweight bracket and won a 3-2 match over Madison Memorial’s Patrick McDonald in the fifth-place match. S e n i o r s A n d y Va l d e z (160) and Joe LePine (182) also competed.
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Junior Freeman Detweiler grapples with Edgerton’s Daniel Clark in the quarterfinals Saturday at Mount Horeb. Detweiler won 4-1 over Clark and finished first at 132 pounds; (below) freshman Rose Ann Marshall gets a takedown against Edgerton’s Quinn Kotour in the quarterfinals Saturday. Marshall won the match in an 11-1 major decision and took third at 113 pounds.
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Girls bb: Stoughton now 3-2 in Badger South Continued from page 12 closing the game,” Pickett said. “We are still trying to figure some things out, but anytime you can win on the road in the Badger South is a plus. We have to take that, enjoy it and get ready for the next one.” Oregon’s last lead came in the first half after Uhl found McCorkle inside for a layup to make it 22-21 with 6:25 until halftime. “All it takes sometimes is to make shots, and when we make shots things look a lot better,” Wamsley said. “Sometimes basketball comes down those handful of plays, whether it is a stop on one end or a rebound or a turnover.” Stoughton finished on a 17-5 run, however. Junior forward Ashley Nelson hit a free throw to give the Vikings a 23-22 lead, and she later scored in the paint on a pass by Halverson. Bach hit a fade away jumper, and junior guard Emma Kissling knocked down a 3-pointer. Junior forward Alex Ashworth had a steal and a layup
Badger South Team W-L Monroe 5-0 Madison Edgewood 4-1 Monona Grove 3-2 Milton 3-2 Stoughton 3-2 Oregon 1-4 Watertown 1-4 Fort Atkinson 0-5 to make it 32-25 Stoughton before a Panther timeout with 3:22 before halftime. Nelson added a layup inside from junior guard Alita Frick, and Halverson drained a 3-pointer on a broken play, in which Nelson punched a loose ball to Halverson on the outside to make it 38-28 at halftime. “We lost our last two Badger Conference games,” Pickett said. “It is good to get back on the winning side of things.”
Notes Balanced scoring key for Vikings Stoughton has had at least three scorers in double digits in every game this season, and Friday’s win over Oregon nearly had four. Senior guard Cassidy Bach (14 points), senior guard Paige Halverson (12 points) and junior guard Emma Kissling (15 points) all helped the Vikings win a close game, and junior guard Peighton Trieloff scored nine. “I don’t think there is one kid that you can necessarily take away, and I think we have multiple options that score,” coach Brad Pickett said. “That balance definitely helps. It is going to be any kid on any given night.” Junior forward Ashley Nelson added seven points, and junior guard Kyianna Baker chipped in six.
Swim: DeForest edges Stoughton in dual Continued from page 12 H a y d e n H a m m o n d fi n ished 1-2 in the 500 freestyle to score 37 of Stoughton’s points. Millam posted a time of 5 minutes, 20.36 seconds and Hammond finished runner-up in 5:36.02. Millam added a second-place fi n i s h t o B r ow n D e e r / University School of Milwaukee junior Sam Lorge (23.63) in the 50 free with a time of 24 flat. Stoughton’s next-best finish came in the 100 backstroke where Ian Bormett (1:03.83) and Patrick Regan (1:05.34) finished 3-4 in the 100 backstroke for another 31 points. Bormett went on to take third in the 100 free in 54.72. Conner Clark finished runner-up to Brown Deer/ University School of Milwaukee senior Ben Hayes (51.53) in 1:00.18, and took third in the 200 IM (2:18.38). J a c o b Tu r n e r t o o k
What’s next Stoughton returns to action 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 2, at home against Badger South rival Fort Atkinson. second in the 100 breaststroke 1:10.12 to Watertown senior Cody Else (1:09.2). Hayden Hammond was fourth in the 200 free (2:04.85). Bormett, Turner, Clark and Millam opened the meet with a 200 medley relay runner-up finish to B r ow n D e e r / U n iv e r s i ty School of Milwaukee (1:46.93) in 1:48.99. Bormett, Clark, Millam and Hammond took second to Kiel (3:36.5) at the end of the meet in 3:37.03. Grant Krueger, Patrick Regan, Hammond, Turner finished fourth as a 200 free in 1:51.61.
DeForest 88, Stoughton 82 T h e Vi k i n g s f e l l s i x points shy of their fifth straight win Tuesday evening as they fell 88-82 at DeForest in a Badger Conference crossover meet. Millam won two individual events and had a hand in Stoughton securing two more on the night. The senior won 100 free in 51.38 and the 200 free in 1:55.21. Hammond took the 50 free in 25.61, and the Vikings finished out the meet win with a pair of wins as Turner claimed the 100 breast (1:10.72) before Bormett, Hammond, Clark and Millam took the 400 free relay in 3:37.41. Stoughton swept all three relays as Bormett, Turner, Clark and Millam opened the dual with a meet-best 1:49.72 in the 200 medley relay. Bormett, Turner, Regan and Hammond later won the 200 free relay in 1:42.55.
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Stoughton Aqua Racers Julian Callender (left) and Cheyenne Borroughs combined for seven top 10 finishes at last weekend’s USA Swimming 11 & Under Single Age Wisconsin State Championships in Milwaukee.
STAR places seven in top 10 at state championship The Stoughton Aqua Racers (STAR) qualified two swimmers for the championship of the USA Swimming 11 and Under single age Wisconsin State championship Dec. 16-17 at St. Augustine Prep in Milwaukee. STAR had seven top-10 placements and swam personal best times in every heat. Cheyenne Borroughs (9 year old group) finished a team-best third in the 50-yard breaststroke (39.54), third in the 100 breast (1:27.13), and third in the 100
freestyle (1:08.06). She was also 10th in the 100 backstroke (1:21.90), 11th in the 50 free (30.97), and 11th in the 50 back (38.30). Julian Callender (11-year-old) finished sixth in the 50 breast (36.62), eight in the 100 breast (1:22.21), 10th in the 200 individual medley (2:45.01), and 16th in the 50 free (29.83). STAR swimmers have the USA Swimming Wisconsin State Championships at the end of February.
Hockey: Vikings falls to Edgewood Continued from page 13 goal after the first period but watched the Crusaders’ lead balloon out to an 8-0 loss with four goals in the second and three more in the third period by Edgewood. Roisum stopped 41 of 49 shots on goal that he faced Friday at UW-Madison’s LaBahn Arena.
Jake Schmaltz and Teddy Kluesner each scored twice and added an assist for Edgewood. Four more Crusaders record a goal, including Payton Smith, who scored once and set up two more. Badger South leading scorer Carter Hottman had a goal and an assist. Edgewood goaltender Ben Cegelski stopped all 16 shots that he faced.
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Massachusetts to live with her daughter and son-in-law in 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Jill (May) Weber and son-in-law David Weber, West Newbury, MA, granddaughter Erin Weber, Marblehead, Mass., brother Helmer Holte, Harshaw, Wis., along with numerous nieces and nephews. On July 31, 1948, she married her high school sweetheart, Paul J. May, Jr., at Christ Lutheran Church in Stoughton. They enjoyed nearly 60 years of marriage until his death in 2008. In her early years, Frances enjoyed helping out on the family farm in Stoughton. After graduating from Stoughton High School and earning her bachelor’s degree from Milwaukee
State Teachers College and her master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin, she taught kindergarten in the Madison School district for over 40 years. Frances was an avid knitter and enjoyed her monthly bridge club gatherings with her fellow teachers. She loved to cook and was well known for her sweet tooth and fondness for Norwegian food. She and her husband enjoyed raising and showing Cocker Spaniels and, later in life, she continued her fondness for dogs and horses after moving to Massachusetts. Even after moving to the East Coast, she continued to follow Badger sports, the Green Bay Packers and the Milwaukee Brewers with enthusiasm.
Funeral services was held at Lake Edge Lutheran Church, 4032 Monona Dr., Madison, at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. Interment followed at Roselawn Memorial Park in Monona. The family will greet friends at Gunderson East Funeral and Cremation Care, 5203 Monona Dr., Madison, from 5-7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. The family would like to extend their gratitude to all of the staff at Great Lakes Caring Hospice in Newburyport, Mass. for their kindness and helpful care. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in Frances’s name to Lake Edge Lutheran Church. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
o n T h u r s d a y, D e c . 1 4 , 2017, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on Nov. 2, 1937, in Stoughton, the son of Franklyn and Vivian (Brooks) Lynch. Larry was raised in Stoughton and graduated from Stoughton High School. Larry worked as a carpenter and home builder in Stoughton and later worked as a Resort Manager in Florida. Larry Lynch He enjoyed fishing, hunting and was an avid sports Larry P. Lynch, age 80, fan including the Badgers, of Stoughton, passed away
Packers and the Cubs. L a r r y i s s u r v ive d b y his daughter, Linda (Jim) Link; son, Bret Lynch; five grandchildren, Grace Link, Erica (Justin) Wiley, Kristin (Chris) Onsrud, and Rene and Tyler Lynch; two great-grandchildren, Dominick Landowski and Casey Quam; two sisters, Pamela Danielsen and Patricia Dittman; and many nieces, nephews and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Sandra Lynch; and
brother, Stewart Lynch. A memorial gathering was held at Gunderson Stoughton Funeral and Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51, Stoughton, from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
Charles S. Hess
was stationed in Hawaii. The camp paper got a hold of his photo album of gals he had known back in Chicago and every week they ran a new photo under the banner, “Another Girlfriend of Charles Hess!” He gained quite a reputation in camp. After six years in service he was discharged and spent two years at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, choosing that school because it was close to Devil’s Lake where his family had spent numerous summer vacations. He then re-enlisted for Korea, signed up for counter-intelligence and was trained in Baltimore, Md. He was on duty in Japan and China until the end of a two year stint. He moved to Florida because his parents had retired to Bradenton, and there Chuck took jobs as a manufacturer’s representative, a Canada Dry salesman and worked on the guidance system for Polaris submarine missiles.
He married Katharine Helfer on April 10, 1963, at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Sarasota, Fla. taking their honeymoon in Rainbow Springs. In 1965 the Hess family moved to Stoughton, so that Chuck could finish his Bachelor’s degree and thereafter a Master’s in Physical Geography at the UW-Madison. His classroom lessons were often excuses for family outings to hunt for fossils, visit glacial moraines and study the erosion on Lake Superior via kayak. His collection of geological specimens and fossils led to other collections of first edition books, Victorian antiques, kerosene lamps, cartoon figurines and teddy bears. Charles Hess worked for the State of Wisconsin, first in a capacity as a physical geographer for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, then moving into computer acquisition until his retirement. Longtime residents of an
impressive corner Victorian on Stoughton’s North Page Avenue, he and Kay downsized ten years ago to a smaller home in the nearby Venevol community. After the death of his wife in June of this year, Chuck battled a variety of age-related illnesses but finally lost that struggle last Sunday in Stoughton Hospital with his daughter at his bedside. Hess is survived by his daughter Patty Censky, her husband Tom Censky, and Patty’s children Maxwell Pape and Hadley Pape Campbell, as well as his son, F. Scott Hess, his wife Gita Tabatabai Hess, and their two daughters Ava and Atiyeh. Services will be held privately at a later date. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice. com. Cress Funeral Home 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, WI 53589
Milestone Assisted Living in Stoughton. She was born on June 12, 1921, in Peru, Ind., the daughter of William Best and Anna Eisbrenner. Rosanna married Edward Schmidt on Oct. 21, 1943. She enjoyed playing Bridge, golfing and ballroom dancing. Rosanna owed Rosanna’s Cards and Gifts, a Hallmark store in Westlake, Ohio. She was also the area supervisor Rosanna Schmidt for the Welcome Wagon in Westlake. Rosanna had a passion for Papillon dogs, Rosanna R. Schmidt, had the best sense of humor age 96, passed away on and loved to laugh. She Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at will forever remain near
and dear in the hearts of all who knew her. Rosanna was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She is survived by her beloved children Diana (Jerry) “Bunny” Rekowski, her pride and joy, of Stoughton and Bryan (Patty) Schmidt of West Lake; d a u g h t e r- i n - l aw, L i n d a Schmidt; loving grandchildren, Tracie (Dan) Fletcher, Vicki (Steven) Wagner, Chad Korlin, Scott (Leigh) Korlin, and David (Nancy) Schmidt; and seven loving great-grandchildren. Rosanna was preceded in death by her parents;
beloved husband, Edward in 1996; her loving son, Randy; and her sisters and brothers. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Stoughton Country Club, 3165 Shadyside Dr., Stoughton, from noon until 3 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. Memorials may be directed to Agrace HospiceCare. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy 51 608-873-4590
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F r a n c e s H . M a y, 9 1 , passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, in Newburyport, Mass. Born on April 26, 1926, and raised in Stoughton, the daughter of Oscar and Thea (Fosdal) Holte, she was a long-time resident of Madison, before moving to
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Charles Stevens Hess, 89, of Stoughton, passed away on Dec. 10, 2017, just five hours short of his 90th birthday. ‘Chuck’ was born in Chicago on Dec. 11, 1927, the only child of Shirley Miner Hess and Charles H. Hess. At the age of seventeen he enlisted in the Army Air Corps in order to help survivors return at the end of WWII. He visited Iowa Jima a couple of months after the invasion, and then
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Glenn Howard
Glenn A. Howard, age 88, of Stoughton, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at Stoughton Hospital. He was born on July 19, 1929, to Albert and Irma (Yater) H ow a r d i n Benton Harbor, Mich. He was the eldest of five siblings, Glenn, Judith, Lynn, Barbara and Betty. Glenn attended a one-room school in Sodus, Mich. He decided to quit high school in the 11th grade to join the U.S. Merchant Marines. That idea fell through due to the waiting period required to join, so he joined the Michigan State Guard. Glenn took basic training at Camp Grayling, Mich., and ended up with the forth I.D. U.S. Aringo. He was honorably discharged in 1948. He returned to Michigan and worked at the Sodus Fruit Exchange. In 1949, he enlisted again as part of the U.S. Army Reserves. Glenn trained at Ft. Lewis, Wash., and from there he was sent to the Korean Conflict via the U.S.S. Patrick in January, 1950. He was “attached” to the 38th Regiment of the second I.D. Glenn was activated back to the states in September
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David Jacobsen
David Richard Jacobsen, 69, died Dec. 11, 2017, in Sebring, Fla. David was born in Stoughton on Jan. 15, 1948. He was the son of Richard L. Jacobsen and Doris V. (Seamonson) Jacobsen. David was very proud of his Norwegian Heritage. He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1966. He attended American Flyers School of Aviation in Ardmore, Oklahoma where he received his Commercial Pilot license and instrument rating. He enlisted in the Wisconsin Air National Guard in May of 1966 and
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of 1950. In 1951, he met Edna Nitz, who became the love of his life. They were married in 1952. In 1962 they moved to Utica, Wis. when Glenn transferred from Michigan telephone Company to Wisconsin Telephone Company in Madison. He was a local “Telephone man” up until his retirement from Ameritech in March of 1992, with over 40 years of service. Glenn also enjoyed his hobby farm in Utica. He raised fruit trees, grapes, rhubarb and other fruits and vegetables. He had a strong faith in God and was a member of New Life Assembly of God Church in Janesville for decades. Glenn taught Sunday school there as well. Until the last decade of Glenn’s life, he and Edna loved to travel. They went to Europe, Israel, Egypt, Korea, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada and many other places. Travel was very important to them both. Glenn and Edna had four children, Karl (Judy) of Janesville, Kurt (Teri) of Stoughton, Mark (Natalie) of Carl Junction, Mo., and Renee (Ron) Brent of Fitchburg. In addition, they have 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren, which they loved dearly. Glenn was laid to rest at Roselawn Memorial Cemetery in Monona on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017, with full military honors. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy 51 608-873-4590
served his country until May 1972 and received an Honorable Discharge. He was employed by the Federal Aviation Administration for 32 years working in Aurora, Decatur, Illinois and Green Bay, Wis. After retiring in 2004 he enjoyed his winters in Sebring Florida, boating, golfing and riding his Honda scooter and returning to Green Bay in the spring to ride his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He was a member of the Kegonsa Lodge No. 73 of F&AM, Stoughton; Sons of Norway; Scotch Rites Bodies; Harley Owners Group and Zor Temple in Madison. He loved firearms all his life and was a life member of the National Rifle Association for over 50 years. He is survived by his daughter Kirsten (Norsk for Christine), Marie Zacharias whom he loved very very much. He was preceded in death by his mother Doris in 1995 and father Richard in 2016 and an infant brother, Dru Daniel in 1957. Funeral Services to be announced at a later date.
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Legals BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 6, 2017 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, November 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Scott Dirks. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Donna Tarpinian, Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Isabelle Genter (Student Representative). Absent: Allison Sorg CONTEMPLATED CLOSED SESSION: President Dirks stated that there was need for a contemplated closed session. A motion was made by Sullivan, seconded by Bubon and carried unanimously to convene to an executive session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education in accordance with Exemption Wis. Stat. §§19.82(1), 9.85(1) (b)(c)(e)(f)(g), and 118.125 to discuss represented negotiations. President Dirks called a contemplated closed session of the Stoughton Area School District to order at 7:05 p.m. Present: Donna Tarpinian, Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan. Absent - Allison Sorg. Discussion ensued. A motion was made by Sullivan, seconded by Freye, and carried unanimously to go into open session at 7:20 p.m. SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: Kegonsa Curiosity (Video) PUBLIC COMMENT: None. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tarpinian provided handouts for each board member from the WASB Legislative Advocacy Conference meeting presented the legislative report. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager’s report included information about the water main break/repair at Stoughton High School; Alice letter to parents has been sent out to parents with learning sessions scheduled for November 13 & 14; and gave an overview of SASD forms of communications. Derek Spellman, Community Information and Resource Coordinator will present a full detailed report of our modes of communication at a future board meeting. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Freye, and carried unanimously to approve the October 16, 2017 Regular Board Meeting & October 23, 2017 Special Meeting - Tax Levy Minutes; the October 11 - November 21, 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:$500.00 from The Stoughton Sports Boosters for “Eye in the Sky” system; Trees & planting of trees in specific area around the High School football field valued at $1,953.82 from Terese Tyler; and related cash donation budget adjustments for $500.00; the $1,000 “Funds for Fuel Up to Play 60” grant awarded to Kegonsa from Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board to encourage healthy eating and physical activity and the $5,000 grant awarded to Kegonsa from Stoughton Area Community Foundation for playground and physical education equipment; and the 2017-18 spring semester youth options request in the amount of $ 6,291.55. DISCUSSION: None. DISCUSSION/ACTION: Ratification of Educational Assistants Association of Stoughton (EAAS) Master Contract July 1 2017 – June 30, 2018: A motion was made by Tarpinian, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously (FitzGibbon, Sullivan, Jackson, Bubon, Freye, Coughlin, Tarpinian, and Dirks) to ratify the Educational Assistants Association of Stoughton (EAAS) Master Contract to include a 1.26% increase to their base wages, retroactive to July 1, 2017, and an additional supplemental increase of 1.54%, retroactive to July 1, 2017, for 2017-2018 bargaining unit members employed as of October 24, 2017. This excludes all educational assistants who are new to the District for the 2017-18 school year. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular Board Meeting-November 6 & 20; Board Development Meeting-November 6 & 27; Finance Committee Meeting-November 20 & December 18; Facilities Committee Meeting-January 16; Policy Committee Meeting-November 13 (rescheduled from November 6) ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Freye, seconded by FitzGibbon, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 7:50 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 20, 2017 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, November 20, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by President, Scott Dirks. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian, Jon Coughlin, Scott Dirks, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Isabelle Genter (Student Representative) Absent: Joe Freye PUBLIC COMMENT: Sandy Quayle, 858 Cty Rd N, 48 Acres comments. SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: SHS Choir Video highlighting our students and music program. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tarpinian presented the legislative update including possible legislation under consideration by lawmakers regarding firearms on school grounds.
DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager’s reported students will not report to school on November 22 - 27, 2017; November 27 will be a teacher in-service day. Alice training will be held in early December at the 4K sites in conjunction with the Stoughton Police Department. Dr. Onsager presented the Vision 2020 Innovation Center Stoughton concept, which culminated from many conversations, to the board which includes: Advance STEAM Opportunities, District & Community Intersection, Start-up Workspace (mentoring & technical assistance) Workforce Development (train/ retrain/retain), Tech Catalyst (Innovation workspace for established business), & Technology Incubator. More information will following in February 2018. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Sullivan, and carried (Yes - Jackson, Bubon, Coughlin, FitzGibbon, Sullivan, & Dirks; Abstaining - Sorg & Tarpinian) to approve the November 6, 2017 meeting minutes, the November 2 - December 5, 2017 check register & November 15, 2017 P-card transaction report as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District: $800.00 from Sandhill Working for Kids for School Climate Assembly; $350.00 from Stoughton Kiwanis Club for Healthy Snacks at Kegonsa; $100.00 from John Michaelwicz, in honor of Francis Petrowski, for River Bluff student classroom supplies; $25.00 from Kent and Helen Karberg for the Margaret Larson RN Scholarship in memory of David Christenson; $6.69 from the Kula Foundation (Red Robin Donations) for River Bluff student classroom supplies; Material & Labor for a Sandhill Outdoor Classroom valued at $1,500.00 from First Lutheran Church - First Lutheran Loves Stoughton Area Ministry; Quality art supplies for Stoughton High School Art Department including Acrylic paints, brushes, canvases, easels, stretchers, and a storage box valued at $250 from the Estate of Richard K Voedisch; A Matte Board for K-12 Art Department valued at $600.00 from the Quill & Brush Gallery, Vern Strutzel; A Matte Board Storage Cabinet for K-12 Art Department valued at $200 from the Quill & Brush Gallery, Vern Strutzel; Telescope, Four Optic Microscopes, and Slides for Student Science Activities from Brett & Cheryl Schumacher; 4/4 Size Violin for Student Rental School Instruments from Jennie Masten; and related cash donation budget adjustments for $1,281.69; budget revisions for the addition of the Title III Grant in the amount of $27,045 and Focus on Energy rebates of $31,030, totaling $58,075 and approval of budget transfers in the amount of $400 for building and department budgets; $2,568.28 “Health Snack” grant awarded to Kegonsa Elementary School from the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board to encourage healthy eating; approve professional educator resignation of Morgan Cacic pending the receipt of liquidated damages in the amount of $1,000. DISCUSSION: A. 2016-2017 Audit Update - Brian Mechanic (Reilly, Penner, and Benton) provided an update on the 16-17 audit. B. 48 Acres - Judy Singletary, Director of Student Services, reported on the importance of outdoor education and getting students outside. Options were presented for the 48 Acres property for board consideration. Discussion ensued and Singletary answered several questions presented by board members. C. Policy 707.00 High School Graduation - Policy Committee Chair, Donna Tarpinian reviewed the revisions to Policy 707.00 High School Graduation Policy. The Policy Committee has reviewed the revisions and recommends approval. These policy revisions will be placed on the December 4, 2017 agenda for final review and board action. D. Policy 714.00 Educational Rights for Parents/Guardians (formerly known as Student Privacy)- Policy Committee Chair, Donna Tarpinian reviewed the revisions to Policy 714.00 Educational Rights for Parents/Guardians (formerly known as Student Privacy) Policy. The Policy Committee has reviewed the revisions and recommends approval. These policy revisions will be placed on the December 4, 2017 agenda for final review and board action. E. Policy 814.00 Student Records - Policy Committee Chair, Donna Tarpinian updated the board that the policy has been reviewed with no recommended policy changes although guidelines were modified to reflect current practice. F. Exhibit 807.00B Walking Field Trip Form - Policy Committee Chair, Donna Tarpinian updated the board regarding the new Exhibit 807.00B Walking Field Trip form that will be used for student outdoor education trips. DISCUSSION/ACTION: A. Proposed Resolution in Support of Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill (Assembly Bill 267 & Senate Bill 183) - A motion was made by Tarpinian, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously on roll call (Yes - Sullivan, Coughlin, Sorg, Tarpinian, Jackson, Bubon, FitzGibbon, & Dirks to approve the resolution in support of the Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill (Assembly Bill 267 & Senate Bill 183) as follows: WHEREAS, the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education, administrators, educators, staff, parents and community members of the Stoughton Area are united in our effort to provide all children with the highest quality educational opportunities possible; and WHEREAS, the Stoughton Area School District Board (SASD) supports local control and the ability of the elected Board of Education to make decisions to support the learning of our students; and WHEREAS, private school voucher advocates have consistently pushed for expanding the use of taxpayer-funded vouchers to pay tuition for students in private schools in Wisconsin; and WHEREAS, the Governor and members of the Wisconsin Legislature have proposed expanding voucher programs into many more communities and have proposed increasing state payments to voucher schools; and WHEREAS, recent
enrollment figures from the Department of Instruction show that for the 20172018 school year, the enrollment across all three programs has increased, and payments to voucher schools range from $7,530 to $8,176 at a total cost of $269.7 million and the payments for the 20182019 school year will range from $7,747 to $8,393; and WHEREAS, the Legislative Fiscal Bureau has shown that tax dollars for voucher operators are increasing 12 times faster than total public school aids and that voucher payments would more than double over eight years. At the same time, net general aids that support public schools and reduce property taxes would fall by 1.3%; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 267 and Senate Bill 183, the “Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill,” authored by state Rep. Dana Wachs (D-Eau Claire) would require property tax bills to include information from the school district where the property is located regarding the amount of any net reduction in state aid, if any, to the district as a result of pupils enrolled in the statewide voucher program, the Racine voucher program, or the Milwaukee voucher program; and WHEREAS, the increase in statewide property taxes due to school boards levying to offset lost aid due to the voucher system was over $25 million in 2016-17 and is estimated to grow to $37 million in 2017-18 and to $47 million in 2018-19; and WHEREAS, when private school voucher programs expand in our community, SASD loses state aid (to the voucher schools) and our School Board must raise additional property taxes to replace the aid lost to the voucher schools or lose that funding permanently under the state-imposed revenue limits; and WHEREAS, just as property tax bills show how much money goes to public schools and technical colleges, taxpayers deserve to know the cost of expanding the voucher program; and WHEREAS, it bears repeating that voucher schools are not bound by most state instructional requirements or graduation standards, are not subject to either the state’s accountability system (i.e., no school report cards are issued for voucher schools), are not held to the public accountability requirements contained in major federal laws, including special education, are not governed by locally elected Board of Education members who must stand for election or reelection, do not have to accept all students, nor do they have to provide students with the same due process protections in public schools, do not have to employ teachers who have a background in the subjects they teach, and do not have to adhere to open meetings and public records laws; and WHEREAS, the voters of Wisconsin have never had an opportunity to vote on whether or not Wisconsin should have a taxpayer-supported voucher program; and FURTHER, multiple studies throughout the nation have shown that school voucher programs do not perform better in reading and math than students in public schools, and the nonpartisan Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau released a five-year longitudinal study in 2011 which concluded that students in Milwaukee using vouchers to attend private schools perform no better on standardized tests than their counterparts in public schools. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Stoughton Area Board of Education calls on Governor Walker, the Wisconsin State Assembly, and the Wisconsin Senate to support the Wisconsin Voucher Taxpayer Transparency Bill in an effort to be open, honest, and transparent with the taxpayers of the Stoughton Area and of Wisconsin. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being all of the members of the Board of Education for the Stoughton Area School District, have executed this resolution this 20th day of November 2017. B. Additional Staffing Request River Bluff Learning Strategist for the 17-18 school year - A motion was made by Tarpinian, seconded by Bubon and carried (Yes - FitzGibbon, Jackson, Bubon, Coughlin, Sorg, Tarpinian, & Dirks; Abstaining - Sullivan) to approve the additional staffing request to hire a River Bluff Learning Strategist beginning in the 17-18 school year. CONTEMPLATED CLOSED SESSION: President Dirks stated that there was a need for a contemplated closed session. A motion was made by Sullivan, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to convene to an executive session of the Stoughton Area School District Board of Education in accordance with Stat. § 19.85 (1)(c)(f) to consider criticisms of the performance of the District Administrator. President Dirks called a contemplated closed session of the Stoughton Area School District to order at 8:30 p.m. in the Upper Conference Room. Discussion ensued and a Sorg, seconded by Bubon, and carried unanimously to go into open session at 9:40 pm. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION: A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Sullivan, and carried (Yes - FitzGibbon, Bubon, Tarpinian, Sorg, Coughlin, Sullivan, Jackson, & Dirks) to appoint Will Strycker to follow-up with regard to criticism by a former district employee of the District Administrator’s performance, interview individuals as necessary, and submit a report to the board based on his findings. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Regular Board Meeting: November 20 & December 4, 2018; Board Development Meeting: November 27 & January 29, 2018; Finance Committee Meeting: November 20 & December 18; Facilities Committee Meeting: December 5 & January 16, 2018; Policy Committee Meeting: December 4 and January 8, 2018 ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:45 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL An ordinance amending the zoning classification of 314 W. Main Street, City of Stoughton from PB – Planned Business to PD – Planned Development – General Development Plan (GDP) Committee Action: Planning Commission recommend Council approval 6-0 with the Mayor voting Fiscal Impact: File Number: O-19-2017 First Reading: November 28, 2017 Second Reading: December 12, 2017 RECITALS A. City of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority, 381 E. Main Street, Stoughton (the “Owner”) owns the property described on Exhibit A (the “Property”). B. Todd Nelson (“the Applicant”), acting with the consent of the Owner, requests that the zoning classification of the Property be changed to Planned Development (“PD”), to establish a multi-family residential use and has submitted a proposed General Development Plan (the “GDP”) which was submitted on November 6, 2017 as shown on Exhibit A. C. On November 13, 2017, the City of Stoughton Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommend changing the zoning classification of this Property to PD. The public hearing was preceded by the publication of a class 2 notice, and other notice required by law. D. The Planning Commission found that the proposed zoning change is consistent with the City of Stoughton Comprehensive Plan and recommend that the zoning change be approved by the Common Council with the following exceptions: • Reduction of the minimum required 25-foot front setback to 20 feet for the Prairie Street frontage and 16 feet for the W. Main Street frontage; • Reduction of the minimum required 40-foot building separation distance to 25 feet; • Reduction of the Group Development minimum required 40-foot building separation requirement to 25 feet; • Reduction of the minimum required 18-foot drive access width to 15 feet. E. The Common Council hereby determines that, subject to certain conditions, approving the GDP is consistent with the spirit and intent of the City’s Zoning Code, has the potential for producing significant community benefits in terms of environmental and aesthetic design, promotes the public health, safety and general welfare of the City and allows appropriate use of the Property. ORDINANCE The Common Council of the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin do ordain as follows: 1. The recitals set forth above are material to and are incorporated in this ordinance as if set forth in full. 2. The GDP is approved in its entirety as set forth herein, pursuant to section 78-914 of the City Code and Wis. Stat. § 62.23(7)(d). The GDP and this ordinance shall hereinafter control the development of the Property. 3. Neither this ordinance, nor the GDP constitute City approval of any plans or specifications for any public improvements referred to in the GDP, including utility improvements, street improvements, and other public improvements. Plans and specifications for all public improvements to be constructed within the Property shall be approved by the City, separately from the approval of the GDP, and in accordance with the City’s ordinances and policies relating to the design, approval and construction of public improvements. 4. No part of the Property may be developed until a Specific Implementation Plan (SIP) has been submitted and approved for the Property. Planned Development zoning, the GDP, and any approved SIP, shall expire for any part of the Property that is not fully developed within 5 years of the approval date and no additional PD based development shall occur without first gaining City approval. 5. The Property shall be developed and used in full compliance with all standards and requirements in Chapter 78 of the Municipal Code that apply to lands zoned Multi-Family Residential – MR-24, except those standards and requirements that are expressly modified in this ordinance or that are expressly modified in an approved Specific Implementation Plan for all or part of the Property. Chapter 78 of the Municipal Code, this ordinance and approved SIPs, constitute the zoning regulations for Property, and may be enforced as any other zoning regulation in the City of Stoughton. A copy of the GDP and any approved Specific Development Plan shall be maintained and kept on file by the City Clerk. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication pursuant to law as presented. Dates Council Adopted: December 12, 2017 Mayor Approved: December 12, 2017 Attest: December 12, 2017 Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP •••
CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Amending Chapter 70-183 of the City of Stoughton Municipal Code; relating to No Parking 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on School Days on the north side of the 400 Block of North Street. Committee Action: Public Safety Committee recommends approval (4-0) Fiscal Impact: N/A File Number: O-20-2017 First Reading: Waived Second Reading: December 12, 2017 1. The Common Council of the City of Stoughton do ordain as follows: Sec. 70-183. - No parking 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on school days. No person shall stop or leave any
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Repealing Chapter 70-200 of the City of Stoughton Municipal Code; relating to parking restrictions on the Williams Drive. Committee Action: Public Safety committee recommends approval (4-0) Fiscal Impact: N/A File Number: O-21-2017 First Reading: Waived Second Reading: December 12, 2017 3. The Common Council of the City of Stoughton do ordain as follows: Repeal Sec. 70-200 Parking shall be prohibited on Williams Drive at the Arboretum parking area during the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of publication. Dates Council Adopted: December 12, 2017 Mayor Approved: December 12, 2017 Attest: December 13, 2017 Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP •••
CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Amending Chapter 70-198 & 70199 of the City of Stoughton Municipal Code; relating to renaming references to Handicap Parking to Physically Disabled Parking Committee Action: Public Safety Committee recommends approval (4-0) Fiscal Impact: N/A File Number: O-22-2017 First Reading: Waived Second Reading: December 12, 2017 5. The Common Council of the City of Stoughton do ordain as follows: Sec. 70-198. - Physically Disabled parking. Physically Disabled parking shall be provided in the following locations: Sec. 70-199. – Physically Disabled parking and van accessible stall and access aisle. Physically Disabled parking and van accessible stall and access aisles shall be provided in the following locations: 6. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its date of publication. Dates Council Adopted: December 12, 2017 Mayor Approved: December 12, 2017 Attest: December 13, 2017 Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP •••
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS WEST SUBSTATION FEEDER EXITS STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN PROJECT NO. S11-16D SPECIFICATION NO. 3049, VOLUME XXXVIII 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.
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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 ***
CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN ST., STOUGHTON WI 53589 RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Authorizing carryover of Budgeted 2017 Funds to the 2018 Budget Committee Action: Finance Committee met November 28, 2017 and December 12, 2017 Fiscal Impact: $24,000 File Number: R -168-2017 Date Introduced: December 12, 2017 WHEREAS, the Common Council hereby finds and determines that it is necessary, desirable and in the best interest of the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin (the “City”) to amend the 2018 Approved budget as follows: Acct #, Description, From, $Amount 100-55500-50300-420, Misc. Expenses IT/Media, Budgeted, $10,000 100-53300-50215-505, Contracted Services/Urban Forestry, Budgeted, $14,000 Total Carryover Request, $24,000 WHEREAS, on December 12, 2017 the City of Stoughton Finance Committee reviewed the proposed budget amendment and found it is in the best interest of the City and recommends that the Stoughton City Council approve the carryover of $24,000 to the 2018 budget. BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Stoughton that the proper city official(s) be hereby directed and authorized to carryover 2017 funds and amend the 2018 budget as outlined. This resolution was approved by the Common Council of the City of Stoughton on December 12, 2017. Published: December 21, 2017 WNAXLP ***
STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RICHARD CARMICHAEL, 1334 N. JOHNSON ST., STOUGHTON, WI 53589 Case No. 17PR830 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth September 17, 1937 and date of death November 15, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1334 N. Johnson St., Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is April 6, 2018. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar December 19, 2017 Lance Carmichael 808 White Road Opelika, AL 36801 (334) 235-7421 Published: December 22, 28, 2017 and January 4, 2018 WNAXLP ***
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