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The No. 1 story of 2017 was about losing four icons from around Stoughton. Clockwise, from top left, is Carl Sampson, Verne Pieper, Patrick Nowlin and Helen Johnson.
Memorable passings Deaths of icons, possible murder top list with Riverfront progress Stoughton had so many memorable passings in 2017, ranging from the expected to the shocking, that we almost couldn’t decide which one was most significant. They included the city’s longest-serving mayor, its most well-known former coach, a lottery winner who touched all sorts of people with his devotion to charities and Stoughton’s most easily recognized orator and pedestrian. We also got gut-punches when 14-year-old cross country runner was killed in a car accident with half her team and when a 20-year old died in a motorcycle accident. Our decision got even tougher on Nov 27, when two roommates got into a fight that escalated into an act authorities are calling first-degree murder. But as the Hub staff discussed it further, it became clear nothing quite matched up to the combined impact of the many Stoughton icons we lost this year. Former mayor Helen Johnson. Wrestling coaching legend Verne Pieper. American Legion commander Patrick Nowlin. Carl Sampson, who
Stories of the year 1. Iconic deaths 2. Riverfront stalls 3. Possible murder 4. Olson not running 5. Veterans park opens 6. Public works facility planned 7. Wal-Mart Supercenter opens 8. School board elections 9. 14-year-old killed in crash 10. Wrestling success at age 98 still delivered the Gettysburg Address every Memorial Day. Those four were the heart of Stoughton in their own ways, and we’ll miss them dearly. Stoughton’s history took center stage in other ways this year, as well, particularly in the debate over whether to preserve an industrial building near the riverfront. That put a hard pause on redevelopment efforts, angering some who were anxious to
see progress there. Those stories amazingly overshadowed several stories that could easily be No. 1 in other years: the decision of Mayor Donna Olson to step down after eight years on the job; the successful fundraising and construction of a veterans memorial; the decision to build a $10 million public works facility; the opening of a Wal-mart Supercenter; and a stunning sweep of three new school board members.
1. Iconic deaths Some of the most iconic names in recent Stoughton history were lost to us this year, mostly by natural causes. LaVerne Pieper and Helen Johnson both had enormous impacts on the community in their own ways – Pieper as the legendary wrestling coach who built Stoughton into a power and Johnson as a four-term mayor who put her stamp on the city through historic preservation and development of city facilities, sometimes at the same time.
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Tom Lynch was reluctant to take the Stoughton parks and recreation director position when it was offered, and he’s never been entirely comfortable in the job, either. Now, 17 years later, he’s retiring from a position he didn’t seek and that he said doesn’t fit his personality. But he told the Hub last week he’s grateful for his 36 years as a full-time city employee and will miss his colleagues and working with the public. A S t o u g h t o n n a t ive , Lynch, 61, graduated from Stoughton High School in 1975, married in 1978 and has four adult children. He told the Hub he’s
enjoyed the recreation part of his job more than the administrative duties. Still, he’s proud of several accomplishments that happened during his tenure, including the renovation of Troll Beach seven years ago, the founding of a new youth center, and the youth athletic programs that he and recreation supervisor Dan Glynn initiated. “Everything that we’ve done, we’ve done without increasing our budget,” Lynch said. The pair also have worked on plans to establish a whitewater park on the Yahara River near Mandt Park. The project is still in the planning stages, with a meeting scheduled next month with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources officials to garner support for the park.
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Liimatta brings focus on new, existing events to chamber Started in Sept. as events and visitor services manager AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
When the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce transitioned to a two-person staff in September, two familiar faces left the organization. Susan Liimatta started Sept. 6 as a full-time events and visitor services manager, and the change from two part-time support staff has freed up executive director Laura Trotter to focus specifically on chamber membership and programming. Liimatta dove immediately into a series of new
projects Trotter said are “very welcome,” including building two new websites and putting more of an emphasis on new and returning events. “She has been bringing in excellent energy in very pro- Liimatta fessional ways of marketing our town,” Trotter said. “We’re pretty excited about that.” The new duties of Liimatta’s position focus on tourism and welcoming activities. Some of that was handled by the previous two part-time employees, Tricia Suess and Mickey McCormick, but the switch
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The Stoughton High School advanced placement government politics class recently visited the Wisconsin Supreme Court in Madison, and sat in an a case. Sitting, from left, are: Nick Waldorf, Gavin Miller, Jordan DiBenedetto, Aodan Marshall, Matt Read, Nick Nowlan, Dominik Miller, Brad Yarwood, Vera Duckert and Jessica Merzenich; standing, from left: Noah Lamberty, Emily Skavlen, Sumay Thao, Hannah Iverson, Rebecca True, Marcus Martinglio, Sam McHone, Rep. Gary Hebl, Sen. Mark Miller, Alex Stransky, Sam Ferguson, Kaila Abrahams, Cassidy Bach, Maddie Koomia, Delaney Winston, Calissa Dhuey and Katy Mullen.
SHS government politics class goes to court Stoughton High School advanced placement government politics students got a chance to see the highest level of the state’s justice system operating up close.
Every year, Katy Mullen’s students visit the state capitol to speak with representatives and tour the building, but this year they got to see a court case at the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The opportunity was provided by the “Court with Class” program, sponsored by the State Bar of Wisconsin. Students visited with Rep. Gary Hebl and Sen.
Mark Miller and sat through a case of a bipolar man fired from his job. “They were trying to decide whether he was fired for discrimination because of his mental illness or
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It’s one of the easiest teams to be a part of at Stoughton High School, and you don’t even need to break a sweat. The SHS Math Team may fly below the radar compared to other teams and clubs at the school, but coach Rob Last, an SHS math teacher, said students will learn plenty of skills they’ll use the rest of their lives. “The more math you have, the less easily you’ll be fooled by someone trying to throw numbers at you,” he told the Hub earlier this month. “That’s what I tell kids who say, ‘When am I going to use this?’ That’s a good reason to become more fluent in mathematics, because math is a language.” Stoughton is one of about
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The senior center has offered meals for visitors for several years, but a new program starting in January will make visitors feel a little bit closer to home. Nutrition coordinator Kim Whitford will offer her home-cooked meals at the center every Thursday starting Jan. 4. The meals will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. each week. Each is offered for a suggested donation of $4, but the January senior center newsletter requests that attendees pay what they can afford. The Jan. 4 meal will feature potato soup with cheese and bacon, romaine salad, sliced cinnamon apples, carrot cake and a fresh baked wheat roll. For Jan. 11, Whitford will make chicken
dumplings, California blend vegetables, broccoli slaw and pumpkin bars. B u rg u n d y t i p s , r i c e pilaf, cauliflower with red peppers, sliced peaches, orange fruit fluff and wheat dinner rolls will be served Jan. 18. Jan. 24 will be liver and onions, roasted red potatoes, winter mix vegetables, Mandarin oranges, berry crisp and a wheat dinner roll. Reservations are required at least a day in advance to ensure a meal will be available for everyone. Walk-ins maybe accepted, but it is recommended patrons call the center to confirm a meal. The menus can be found in the monthly center newsletters, available to view online at ci.stoughton.wi.us/senior.
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Osland represents greatest generation Great interview with Clarence Osland. Mr. Osland represents a generation for which the national good was more important than individual benefit. We need to
remember how the greatest generation preserved our freedom. Mark Schubring City of Stoughton
Tis the season for Trump tax break What a beautiful Christmas present, Trump’s tax legislation! Beautiful. Our joy about it is boundless. It’s the season, after all. Baby Jesus. Mother Mary. The wise men. The star. All that. I have bought me a wetsuit, scuba gear and an umbrella. I anticipate a positive deluge of the trickle down we’ll all get. Thank you President Donald Trump and Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell and all you congressional super-rich Congress folks for the windfall you have voted yourselves to get 83 percent of the benefits of this legislation. It was hard work, but you did it! We are the grateful Lazarus who
anticipate the crumbs falling from Dives’s banquet table. Or trickle drops, rather. Lots of trickle. Our hearts are so grateful they may well break. If we don’t drown from your bounty first. Aren’t we lucky to live in such a country where the billionaire 1 percent will show such compassion for the rest of us poor dogs? Thank you Mr. President. Thank you. You’re gonna get a good chunk of cash out of this. We know how much you really care for us. We await your sharing. Thank you. Thank you. Steve Fortney City of Stoughton
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‘Tough Grandpa’ taught us how to deserve things
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When he crooked his arm and flexed his bicep, he also used his other hand to push up the flesh and skin into a more impressive muscle. We all rolled our eyes at “Tough Grandpa” and this old gag. But we also knew it was true. He was tough. He wasn’t the type of grandfather to get down on the floor with you and moo or make tractor noises, moving the Fisher-Price toy pieces around the little red barn. He had a lifesized farm, and Wollin Dunn he was also pretty hard of hearing, so he might not have been 100 percent sure how those things actually sounded. No, Grandpa didn’t play, but he’d be happy to teach you how to work. And why you had to work. A sign on the wall next to an antique time-clock said: “You have to work – you don’t just deserve things.” When he’d left city-life for the farm, he was “retired,” therefore he needed to find new work to do. He bought some fields and some woodland and some crazy black Angus cattle. He found so much work to do that he had plenty left over to share with other people, so he did. There was lots of work for adults on the farm, but finding work for kids was a little tricky. Kids are generally too short to drive tractors, too young to run chainsaws and too important to the future of America to let them get trampled to death by maniacal beef cattle. Grandpa was undeterred by these challenges.
Picking rocks is not difficult – even kids can do it. In the years before “no-till” farming really took hold, farmers regularly plowed and disced their fields, unearthing vast numbers of baby rocks, hatching them from the soil like sea turtles emerging from a sandy beach. But the rocks went nowhere of their own volition, so Grandpa would round up a pack of kids to help relocate them to fencerow habitats more suitable to their immobile nature. He drove the skid-steer, which everyone called the Bobcat even though it wasn’t a Bobcat. This is sort of like how you can have a facial tissue that isn’t a Kleenex but you call it one because people will be sure to know what you are talking about even if it’s a Puffs. Driving an old Bobcat is tricky. You have to use hand levers to move the wheels forward or backward and foot pedals to lift and tilt the bucket, sometimes all at the same time. I stood in the field, rubbing my belly while patting my head as if to cheer him on with encouragement that it could be done, with enough practice, and praying that Grandpa didn’t run over any kids like one of his crazy Angus might. Finding kids to work on your farm is also tricky. If they are already hard-working farm kids who would be awesome to get, they have enough of their own work to do on their own farm. Grandpa hired the unskilled, gave them a pair of gloves if they had none and led by example, except that he got to sit on the machine and point and yell. Each season, I walked beside the Bobcat that wasn’t a Bobcat with a different pack of kids. If we walked close enough to
talk, sometimes reaching for the same rock to toss in the bucket, Grandpa would holler for us to spread out. If a kid got sleepy under the hot sun and started to take a walking-nap, lulled by the dull thuds and low clunking sounds of the stones as we tossed them, Grandpa might throw his hat at that kid. When the bucket was full, he high-tailed it across the field to the nearest fence-line to dump the rocks and the kids could take off their shoes and gloves to empty out the dirt, wipe their face against their sleeve and start thinking about what to spend their money on. Just about the time you’d decided that this was far too much work for a kid to have to do, money or no money, Grandpa would announce it was time for lunch. And because he never wanted Grandma to feel left out, he found work for her to do in her kitchen, fixing food for all the workers. There is nothing tastier than a crazy Angus burger with cheese and a stack of Pringles potato chips, even if the salt did make your broken blisters sting. I don’t know if we deserved quite that much goodness for the work that we did, but you didn’t talk with your mouth full, and it was pointless to argue. “Tough Grandpa” was always resolved to doing things his own way, like helping people find work to so they could deserve things. And even if you did disagree with him, he probably wouldn’t listen ... and likely couldn’t hear you anyway. Kelsey Wollin Dunn is a Town of Rutland resident.
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‘Harping Around the World’ Library to host ‘Family Yoga’ sessions In 1993, Shari Sarazin set her grandmother’s words to music in the song “Oh Wisconsin, Land of my Dreams,” which eventually became the official Wisconsin state ballad. S a r a z i n , n ow s eve r a l years, CDs and hundreds o f p e r f o r m a n c e s l a t e r, will perform her program “Harping Around the World,” at noon Thursday, Jan. 11, at the senior center. A chicken dumpling lunch will be provided during the performance. Sarazin, a vocalist, composer and Celtic folk harpist from New Lisbon, performs at various venues around Wisconsin. Her stop at the senior center is one of several upcoming performances that will take her to La Crosse, Mauston and Oshkosh.
She began her “musical journey” when she was five, taking inspiration from her mother and grandmother, according to her website on Reverb Nation. She studied vocal music performance and education at UW-La Crosse, and previously taught high school choral music in Nebraska. She moved back to Wisconsin in the late 1980s. Her music varies from Celtic melodies to contemporary originals coupled with her vocals. For more information about Sarazin, and to listen to some of her music, visit sharisarazin.com. To register for lunch, call 873-8585. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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For parents, finding places where kids can get their “wiggles” out in the winter is truly one of the greatest gifts of the season. Young families are invited to learn the ways of yoga in a family friendly environment at the Stoughton Public Library throughout January. The library’s new program, provided in cooperation with Stoughton Yoga, features three sessions of “Family Yoga” — at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, 10 and 17. Classes are free for children ages 2-5 and their caregivers (younger and older siblings are also welcome) to enjoy playful bonding time. According to
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a release from the library, yoga “builds confidence, coordination and body awareness in your growing preschooler.” No registration required, though participants should wear comfortable clothing, and may bring water and yoga mats or large towels if they would like. According to the Stoughton Yoga website, the group offers a “variety of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness classes in our home
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studio at reduced rates, as well as free and accessible community classes.” The group is a nonprofit 501(c) (3) organization. For more information, visit stoughtonyoga.com. Youth service librarian Amanda Bosky said the library has been partnering with Stoughton Yoga since early 2016 to host classes for families and adults. “I love their Family Yoga classes because they tie in so beautifully to our belief
that play and movement are a vital part of childhood development,” she wrote in an email to the Hub. “Not only are children exercising, they’re following directions and working on fine and gross motor skills. I appreciate that Miss Heidi always starts class with a book and themes that day’s poses around the story--another great early literacy tie-in.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Lynch: Cites Troll Beach renovation, youth center, new programming among accomplishments Continued from page 1 Lynch will be retired by the time the meeting takes place, and it will fall to his successor, Glynn, to push the project forward. Although Lynch won’t be in charge if and when the whitewater park is established, he hasn’t ruled out working there in a lowstress, post-retirement position. “We’re just at the beginning of this, but it will happen, and Dan will get it there,” he predicted. “That’s the one that will make people say, ‘Oh, you’re the town with the whitewater park.’ “I imagine that maybe I’ll work there some day as the equipment rental guy or something,” he added. “It would be fun to be part of something that exciting, with people having a good time.”
Early start with city Lynch began working as summer help in the parks in 1975, the year he graduated from high school. Initially he worked on ball diamonds, park shelters and park maintenance projects. “I worked out of the street department and closely with the recreation director,” he recalled. During the school year, he attended UW-Whitewater, where in 1979 he earned a teaching certificate and planned to teach high school history and social studies. After college, he worked as a substitute teacher for a couple of years, and during the summer he’d return to the city’s parks for employment. In 1981, he took a full-time job at
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Tom Lynch is retiring after 36 years with the City of Stoughton.
superintendent retired and Karl Manthe got promoted to that job, the city looked to eliminate a full-time position by combining Lynch’s job as parks maintenance supervisor with the street foreman position. “Karl and I agreed that wasn’t workable,” Lynch remembered. “The parks needed a full-time maintenance person, and I wasn’t qualified to do the streets job. So we made the case that it was a bad idea.” Lynch explained that a couple of alderman “used the situation” to persuade the rest of the counAwkward path to director cil to fire the recreation director, In the late 1990s, after a street whom Lynch had worked with and considered a close friend.
the city’s wastewater treatment facility. A year later, the city decided to hire a full-time parks maintenance person, “and they sort of created the job for me,” Lynch recalled. “I worked at the wastewater treatment plant for a year, and then my career quickly became parks maintenance supervisor at the streets department,” he said. Lynch enjoyed working in the parks. “It was more fun than teaching, and I really had no intentions of doing anything else with my life,” he said.
The alders told Lynch he would take over as recreation director and also continue in his role as parks maintenance supervisor at the same time. It was all or nothing. That put Lynch in the awkward position of losing his job or taking his friend’s job. “It was like a horror story,” he said. “It caused me so much stress that I developed rheumatoid arthritis and still have it. “That first year was the worst year of my work life,” he remembered. “Even today when I hear songs that were popular from that year I cringe, because they bring back that feeling.” Lynch worked the combined job for a year and the following year managed to get funding in the city budget for his old job, parks maintenance supervisor. “Instead of it being under the street department, it was under me (in parks and recreation), and it was a less valued job,” he explained. “The city was OK with it that way.”
Distaste for city politics Lynch said he became “good at certain parts of the job” as parks and recreation director, but he didn’t like the politics of it or having a desk job. “I found out I wasn’t the kind of person that liked playing politics and having to sell my ideas to the council all the time,” he said. “I like doing projects and having things that I can accomplish and see the end of them, whether
it’s just mowing a park or building a ball diamond,” he added. “That fit me better than the political stuff.” He did learn, however, how to deal with the politics. That was on display earlier this month, when he went before the Common Council to persuade alders to keep the parks and recreation department structure intact and promote Glynn from his job as recreation supervisor. He knew that at least one alder supported changing the department and looking outside, instead of internally, for a new director. So Lynch arranged to have several influential people attend the meeting and speak in support of Glynn and the department. The strategy worked, with unanimous votes to promote Glynn and maintain the department. Lynch said the stress of dealing with budgets and selling his ideas has caused some sleepless nights and is primarily why he decided to retire now. “I just felt that I’ve been here long enough that I don’t need to do this anymore,” he said. “But I’ve appreciated the opportunity in all of this.” “I’m 61 and I get to go do something else now,” he added. “There’s not a lot of places where you get to do that.” Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com
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Electronics recycling Recycle old cell phones and other used electronics at the senior center, 248 W. Main St., and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jackson St. Recycling these materials helps keep harmful chemicals out of landfills, and 90 percent of proceeds benefit the senior center. For information, call 873-8585.
Food budgeting Is budgeting for food tight? FoodShare Wisconsin, a food assistance program for individuals with low or no income, may be able to help. Working people or those receiving Social Security, SSI, SSDI or Unemployment may be eligible for the program if their monthly income is less than $1,862 for one person; $2,522 for two people; $3,182 for three people; or $3,842 for four people. To make an appointment for free application assistance, call the FoodShare Helpline at 1-877-3663635.
Yahara River Hootenanny Visit the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for their monthly Yahara River Hootenanny, a song-sharing circle for musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturdays of the
month through November 2018. For information, call 873-8585. The event is open to all ages, abilities and acoustic instruments with Julebukking sheet music generally provided. Join the Sons of Norway Mandt For information, contact Emily Lodge for julebukking at 5:30 p.m. Beebe at 712-2976 or etbeebe13@ Wednesday, Dec. 27. gmail.com. Participants will gather at the lodge, 317 S. Page St., at 5:30 p.m. Walking the halls and will head out around Stoughton River Bluff Middle School will for caroling. Non members are welbe open Monday through Friday, come. through March, for walking. For information, call 873-7209. From 5-7 p.m., the school will be Winter concert open for indoor exercise. For information, call the StoughThe “Roving on a Winter’s Night” ton High School athletic office at tour will return to the Sons of Nor877-5620. way Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 5. Support group cancellation at The event will have performances The Parkinsons support group by two artists, Fendrick and Peck, will not meet in December. The next and Brother Timothy Frantzich. The meeting will be held 1:30-2:30 p.m. show will highlight song, poetry and Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the senior story. center. For information, call 873The tour is taking the artists from 8585. Racine to River Falls from Jan. 4 to 7. The concert is free with a sugTravelogue program gested donation of $20. For information, visit Travel to the Galapagos Islands during this month’s Travelogue pro- fendrickandpeck.com gram at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27, Harp program at the senior center. The senior center will host a harp An Imax documentary about the Galapagos Islands will be presented. program and lunch from noon to 1 The documentary features Carole p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. There will be a chicken dumpling Baldwin, a marine biologist from the Smithsonian Intuitions National lunch with music by Shari Sarazin. For information, call 873-8585. Museum of Natural History.
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
Thursday, January 4
• 3:15 p.m., Chess club (ages 9 and up), library, 8736281
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., 5th grade orchestra concert, River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forest St., 877-5500
Friday, January 12
Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Bible Baptist Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.
Christ the King Community Church
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
Covenant Lutheran Church
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. School
Ezra Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
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
1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
Recognizing Others “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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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
• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, January 13
• 10 a.m., Writing series: self editing and critiquing, library, 873-6281
Monday, January 15
• No school (4K-12)
Wednesday, January 17
• 10:30 a.m., Family yoga with Stoughton Yoga (ages 2-5 plus caregivers), library, 873-6281
Thursday, January 18
• 3-4 p.m., Computer class: Wi-Fi, privacy and security, senior center, 873-8585
Friday, January 19
• 11 a.m., Early release for Fox Prairie, Kegonsa and Sandhill • 11:25 a.m., Early release for River Bluff • 11:35 a.m., Early release for Stoughton High School • 2 p.m., Family movie afternoon, library, 873-6281
Saturday, January 20
• 10 a.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281
Monday, January 22
• 7 p.m., School board meeting, Administration and Educational Services Center board room, 320 North St., 877-500
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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Liimatta: Long Island native focussing on Syttende Mai, online projects with new chamber role Continued from page 1 allows Trotter to remove herself from visitor services completely, making the chamber and the visitors service almost independent operations. Liimatta has a background as an events coordinator – she helped put on the Art Walk in June – and has lived in Stoughton for eight years. An avid gardener, she is already working on a new event for next spring, a garden tour. Liimatta also is an accomplished quilter, having been featured in shows around the country, and has won numerous awards for her designs. Most recently, she was a semifinalist for an international quilt show in Kentucky in April, where she displayed her quilt, “The Zen of Fans.” Whether that means more quilting events in Stoughton’s future remains to be seen. She’s still getting a feel for what the community is interested in. “When you start a new position, it probably takes a few months to figure everything out, so from my Photo by Amber Levenhagen point of view, I think things have Susan Liimatta started full-time at the Chamber of Commerce in September. been going great,” she said. “There business ever,’ or the artist who said has been a learning curve, but the members to Stoughton. “I’ve been working on my garden ‘this was the best day of sales I’ve chamber is a really positive place to since moving into my home here in For information on the garden walk, visit: ever had.’” work.” Stoughton and I’m so happy that Growing a destination my garden will be featured,” she wisconsinhardyplantsociety.org An online presence Liimatta also is working on two Liimatta is excited to be bringing said. A Long Island, N.Y., native, website projects she hopes will one new event already, an idea that 2,500 people to dozens of busigrew out of a passion she has for when she moved here, she had to nesses around town to visit with help drive home her goal of making adapt her horticulture skills to a gardening. local artists and view or purchase Stoughton more of a tourism destiA member of the Wisconsin Har- new “plant hardiness” zone – defin- their crafts. It also helped her get to nation. Syttende Mai is several months dy Plant Society, Liimatta invited ing what type of plants thrive in dif- know Stoughton better. off, but she is already preparing for the 28-year-old Madison-based ferent climates. “Going in and out of the shops “Living on Long Island, you’re in enthusiast group to check out her downtown, meeting the shop own- the event, and in more ways than garden – with over 50 newly plant- zone 7, so I was a little concerned ers, I learned so much more about one. That starts with a standalone ed trees and “too many shrubs to about moving to zone 5, but it all what is going on, at least in the website, which will go live in Febworked out,” she said. count.” Historic District,” she said. “The ruary, dedicated exclusively to the The garden tour joins the Art Now, that garden is among sevsuccess was in the business owner festival that draws thousands each eral that will be part of a WHPS Walk as events Liimatta is tak- who said ‘I’ve been open for five year. “The hope is that people who are tour in June, bringing hundreds of ing a personal interest in grow- years and this was my best day of ing. This year’s Art Walk brought not from here will find Syttende
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175 year anniversary Stoughton will celebrate its 175th birthday in 2022, and new Chamber of Commerce events and visitor services manager Susan Liimatta is hoping to coordinate an anniversary party. “What I see is probably a two-day weekend event that will include as much of the community is as interested in participating,” she said. “We’ll tell the story of Luke Stoughton, what life was like 175 years ago.” There isn’t a timeline for how the project is going to come together, but she said there will be a brainstorming process in the future with community members to get that project launched. Mai and we’ll have the program and photos out there so they can see and make a decision to hopefully come down and join us,” she said. The festival website joins another online project, this one dedicated to tourism. The new site, which does not go live for several months but will be called Visit Stoughton, will feature attractions, shopping, dining, recreation, lodging, events and, of course, the history of Stoughton. Though those are some of the things already on the chamber website, Liimatta said it has a different mission of attracting visitors to Stoughton, compared to the chamber goal of promoting business and local economy. “My goal is to make Stoughton a destination so that people want to come here and have the experience of what it is,” she said. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
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Wrestling
Player of the week From Dec. 19-23
Name: Tommy McClain Grade: Senior Sport: Basketball Position: Forward Highlights: McClain finished with 20 points, five blocks and two steals in a win over Monroe on Dec. 19. He also added four assists
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Junior Cade Spilde gets a takedown and then attempts to turn Neenah’s Francis Turoski in the 160-pound semifinals Saturday at the Badger State invite. Spilde won the match 7-1 and ended up taking first for his first career high school varsity tournament title.
Vikings pin competition
Lewis, Spilde, Dow win individual titlesat Badger State invite
as the Vikings pulled away from Kenosha Bradford to win the annual Badger State Invitational at Alliant Energy Center. The host Vikings scored 243 points despite only putting 14 wresANTHONY IOZZO tlers on the mat, and senior Tyler Dow and juniors Cade Spilde and Assistant sports editor Hunter Lewis all won individual Injuries didn’t hamper the titles. Stoughton didn’t have a 126 Stoughton wrestling team Saturday
pounder, as sophomore Braeden Whitehead was out, and Freeman Detweiler wrestled at 132 in place of injured freshman Luke Mechler. “We have a few injuries, and the people that are filling in and stepping in are doing good,” Dow said. “Being able to win this tournament with 14 guys in the lineup right now, we wrestled really well.”
What’s next Stoughton travels to the FargoDome Dec. 28-29 for the Rumble on the Red wrestling tournament. Matches begin at 10 a.m. on the first day.
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Girls basketball
Vikings erase halftime deficit to top Verona ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Stoughton girls basketball did just enough to hold off nonconference Verona Saturday in a 41-37 win. The Vikings (7-2 overall, 4-2 Badger South) trailed 19-17 at halftime, but they rallied with a 24-18 advantage in the second half. Stoughton hit six 3-pointers also were 9-for-15 from the free-throw line. Defensively, they held Verona (4-5, 4-2 Big Eight) to 3-for-5 from the stripe and four
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Badger South Team W-L Monroe 5-0 Madison Edgewood 4-1 Stoughton 4-2 Monona Grove 3-2 Milton 3-2 Oregon 1-4 Watertown 1-4 Fort Atkinson 0-6
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Stoughton’s Emma Kissling tries to shoot through the block Verona’s Brina James (42) and Chandler Bainbridge (15) on Saturday. The Vikings won the game 41-37.
Honorable mentions: Max Fernholz (boys basketball) scored 14 of his 23 points in the first half during a Badger South Conference win at Watertown Peighton Trieloff (girls basketball) scored 16 points in a win at Fort Atkinson Thursday Paige Halverson (girls basketball) had 15 points against Fort Atkinson Carter Hellenbrand (boys hockey) had 50 saves on 52 shots Thursday in a 2-1 loss to McFarland Brynn Weaver (girls hockey) scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 3-2 nonconference victory over the Lakeshore Lightning
Girls hockey
Icebergs can’t find the net against Lynx JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Goals continued to come at a premium for the Icebergs girls hockey co-op Friday inside the Mandt Community Center, losing a Badger Conference game 6-0 to the Madison Metro Lynx. It was the fourth time the Icebergs have been shut out this season, the third time in the last four games. Icebergs coach Matthew Gallagher said he was expecting a much different outcome. “We’re constantly improving everyday in practice,” he said. “We had a week off, and some of our best practices of the year. We’ve just got to come prepared to win those small battles.” The Icebergs (2-7-0 overall) dropped to 1-3-0 in the Badger Conference with the loss. The Metro Lynx (3-7-0) improved to 2-3-0 in the conference. All six of the Metro Lynx goals came from point blank range, battling for loose pucks in front of goaltender McKenzie Nisius. “A lot of them were caused by turnovers,” Gallagher said. “One thing we’re continuing to harp on is control the puck and then look for a pass. This year and last year, that’s been
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Icebergs: Stoughton co-op beats Lakeshore Lightning Continued from page 9 the biggest issue. Doing those little things to get the puck out of the zone just isn’t happening right now.” Metro Lynx junior forward Sierra Berg scored two in the first six minutes of the second period. She capped her first hat trick with an even-strength goal 10 ½ minutes into the third period. Vivian Hacker added and Ava Downing each added a goal and an assist for Madison. Rosie Patton scored one minute into the first period and the Metro Lynx never looked back. Nisius finished with 36 saves, Photo by Jeremy Jones including 16 in the second period Paige Nelson backhands a shot on goal in the second period Friday against the and 10 in the first and third periods. Madison Metro Lynx. The Icebergs lost the Badger Conference game 6-0. Gwen Parker stopped 13 shots for the Metro Lynx. scored to take a one-goal lead early in the first period and midway Icebergs 3, Lakeshore 2 through the second period on goals The Icebergs traveled to Mequon’s by Megan Wachter and Anna GontarThe Icebergs travel north to Ozaukee Ice Center on Saturday, ski. Rhinelander on Dec. 28-30 winning a nonconference game 3-2 Nisius finished with 21 saves in over Lakeshore Lightning. where they will be looking to dethe win, while Kami McCardle made Aeryn Olson, Paige Nelson and 20 saves for the Lightning. fendt their Hodag tournament title. Brynn Weaver scored in the comeThe Icebergs travel to Rhinelandback victory for the Icebergs. er for the Hodag holiday tournament Olson knotted the score 1-1 midWeaver netted the game winner Wednesday through Saturday. way through the second period and “It always ends up being a huge a little over a minute into the third Nelson, who had a goal and an assist, bonding experience,” Gallagher said. period. tied the game with nine seconds “Hopefully, it will start to turn the Lakeshore Lightning (4-9-0) remaining in the period. tide in a better direction.”
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Wrestling: Rumble on the Red tournament up next
Vikings knock off Watertown on Friday ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Stoughton boys basketball jumped up early and remained undefeated in the Badger South Friday with a 73-52 win at Watertown. The Vikings (5-1 overall, 4-0 conference) led 41-25 at halftime, as senior Max Fernholz scored 14 of his 23 points. Stoughton outscored the Goslings (1-5, 1-3) in the second half 32-27. Senior Tommy McClain added 16 points, and the Vikings hit 10 3-pointers and finished with 26 field goals. Senior Ben Smith led Watertown with 13 points. Stoughton is now tied for first place with Monona Grove (7-0, 4-0). The two teams don’t meet for the first time until Jan. 12.
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Junior Hunter Lewis goes for a pin against Kenosha Bradford’s Nick Mendoza in the 120-pound semifinals Saturday at the Badger State Invitational at Alliant Energy Center. Lewis pinned Mendoza in 43 seconds and ended up taking first place. The Vikings won the meet with 243 points. can’t score points if you are not getting to your offense.” Stoughton also earned third places at 113, 220 and heavyweight. Sophomore Nathan Rein won a 2-1 decision in triple overtime over Waukesha South’s Joey Rozanski in the 113 third-place match. Senior Gavin Miller won a 7-2 decision over Darlington’s Brody Milz in the 220 third-place match, and senior heavyweight Aodan Marshall won 6-1 over Elkhorn’s Hunter Hummel in his thirdplace match. Freshman Alex Wicks took fourth at 106, and junior
Brendan Weesner (145) and sophomore Gavin Model (138) both finished fifth. Junior Luke Geister-Jones (182) and freshman Rudy Detweiler (152) were both sixth, and Freeman Detweiler (132) finished eighth. Freshman Brooks Empey (195) finished 3-1 and had three pins in the consolation bracket. “The atmosphere in the room is great, and people are working hard and getting better,” Lewis said. “There are a few hiccups here and there, but still we have a great team this year.”
Two power-play goals were the difference Thursday as the Stoughton boys hockey team fell 2-1 to McFarland inside Mandt Ice Arena. It was the Vikings’ (2-5-0 overall, 1-3-0) fourth straight loss, and their third straight in the Badger South. The Badger South rivals played even through the first period, but the visiting Spartans (4-6-0, 2-3-0) picked up the game-winner in the third period. Stoughton took five penalties in the third, including a 5-minute major for checking from behind by Sam Wahlin. The game was chock full of plenty of penalties both ways as Stoughton had nine infractions for 21 minutes and McFarland racked up 18 minutes worth of penalties. Dane Sutton scored an even strength goal sevenand-a-half minutes into the first period but Conor Wilson scored nine minutes later to tie the game 1-1 for the Spartans. Both teams skated to a scoreless draw in the second period before Max Binger iced the game for the Spartans midway through the third period. Grant Newcomer assisted on both Spartan goals
Girls bb: Vikings crush Fort Atkinson for fourth Badger South Conference win Halverson finished with 12 Stoughton 72, points, and Bach added 11. Senior Chandler Bain- Fort Atkinson 20 3-pointers. bridge led the Wildcats The Vikings crushed Fort Seniors Paige Halverson with 13 points. Atkinson 72-20 Thursday and Cassidy Bach did most in a Badger South Conferof the damage offensively. ence game. Continued from page 9
Stoughton travels to Middleton High School Dec. 27-28 for a quad with Middleton, Kettle Moraine and Milwaukee Hamilton.
Badger South Team W-L Monona Grove 4-0 Stoughton 4-0 Monroe 2-2 Edgewood 2-2 Oregon 2-2 Watertown 1-3 Fort Atkinson 1-3 Milton 0-4
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said he plans on winning a lot more tournaments now that he has gotten the first one out of the way. Dow’s title came at 170 pounds. Dow won a close 4-1 decision over Iowa Grant/ Highland’s Max Maylor, who Dow said was his toughest opponent of the season so far. “I knew that was going to be a tough match and a hard fought match because (Maylor) is really strong,” Dow said. “I just controlled the match, and that is what helped me win it. He didn’t get to his offense like he did in previous matches, and you
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Continued from page 9 Lewis won the first title at 120 pounds after earning three pins over Brookfield East’s Lucas Mandella, Elkhorn’s Teddy Woyak and Kenosha Bradford’s Nick Mendoza. “It is a lot of fun just being a part of the team and racking up the points,” Lewis said. In the first-place match, Lewis won a 13-4 major decision over Jalen Spuhler with two 3-point near falls in the third period. Despite the win, Lewis was a little upset that he allowed Spuhler to score a reversal on him in the third period. Lewis said that he should be taken down or allow easy points if he is going to challenge for a state title this season. Spilde won his title at 160 pounds, and it was his first career varsity tournament win. Spilde defeated Kenosha Bradford’s Tony Martin 9-5 in the first-place match, which was also big because the Red Devils were just 27 points behind Stoughton for the tournament title at the time. “I knew as long as I wrestled smart that I would be fine,” Spilde said. “That was pretty much the game plan, to make sure I don’t do anything silly and mess up.” Spilde also pinned West Salem/Bangor’s Nathanael Wiggins and Evansville’s Malcolm Johnson and won a 7-1 decision over Neenah’s Francis Turoski. After finishing second five times in his career, Spilde
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After building a 41-16 Tr i e l o ff l e d S t o u g h t o n lead at halftime, Stough- with 16 points, and Halvton continued to dominate erson added 15. and outscored the winless B l a c k h aw k s ( 0 - 9 , 0 - 6 ) 31-4 in the second half. Junior guard Peighton
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What’s next Stoughton travels to Poppy Waterman Ice Arena in Wisconsin Dells at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 28 to face DeForest (1-5-0 overall). and Nolan Stapelfeldt assisted on Stoughton’s lone goal. Carter Hellenbrand did everything in his power to keep the Vikings in the game, making 48 saves on 50 shots on goal. Tucker Jarrett faced half as many shot as Hellenbrand for McFarland and finished the game with 23 saves.
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SOY: Riverfront redevelopment project stalls over debate of ‘historic’ buildings, demolition Continued from page 1 Carl Sampson and Patrick Nowlin were familiar names to anyone who’s been here for long enough. Sampson was known for walking all over the city in his suit and tie and reciting the Gettysburg Address annually for more than 70 years. Nowlin was the well-liked VFW commander who devoted a chunk of his lottery winnings to furthering charity causes.
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Honorable mentions Council asserts authority For the past four years, as voters and alders wary of Kettle Park West and other city decisions gained influence, Mayor Donna Olson’s influence over the Common Council waned. That came to a head in April, after Ald. Paul Lawrence was defeated by KPW critic Lisa Reeves and while a rift over the proposed riverfront redevelopment was still fresh. The council took the opportunity to solidify that shift in power by rejecting three mayoral appointees to influential commissions. During the council reorganization meeting, alders replaced two members o f t h e R e d eve l o p m e n t Authority with outspoken progressive-leaning members Roger Springman and Denise Duranczyk, and they removed one member of the Plan Commission with Todd Barman. An attempt to remove the council representative, Ald. Scott Truehl, failed 6-4.
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Meghan Hawkins and Nathan Vanzudiam, part of the architecture team redesigning the Yahara riverfront, sketch ideas during the charrette in June. Hawkins and Vanzudiam were drawing a wide pedestrian mall along the river with views and connections to the fairgrounds and Mandt Park. Wisconsin Wrestling Federation called Johnson a friend and menin 1969 and became its first chair- tor, described her as “the heart and man. He was one of many who soul of Stoughton.” “She always did things with a helped build USA Wrestling. joke or a smile,” she said. “She Helen Johnson made everybody feel welcome and Former Mayor Helen Johnson was very personable.” But Johnson also saw controdied in November at the age of 81 having served the city for 28 years, versy as mayor. A decision in the 15 as its top elected official, four mid-2000s over whether to build a on the County Board and nine as new Wal-Mart Supercenter, which city clerk in the 1980s. She was she had supported, “divided the elected mayor four times and community,” she admitted in a twice to the Dane County Board of 2009 Hub interview. She and her late husband, Chet, Supervisors and retired in 2009. Friends and colleagues remem- served as Syttende Mai King and bered Johnson as a consen- Queen in 2001, and Helen was sus-builder who could bring out inducted in the city’s Hall of Fame in 2013. Last year, the Trails and the best in people. Johnson’s achievements were River Task Force unveiled a new many, including spearheading a trailhead sign and dedicated a trail years-long fundraising effort to section, from the pedestrian bridge renovate the Stoughton Opera to the Industrial Park, to JohnHouse and the City Hall clock son for her work in promoting the tower. She also oversaw the devel- project. “The list goes on and on of all opment of key services and facilities, including the construction of the things she has done for our a new fire station and establishing community,” Olson said. a new senior center and youth cenCarl Sampson ter during her tenure. Mayor Donna Olson, who For decades, the sight and
Kittleson), and the Vikings added a third-place in the 4x400 relay (Aly Weum, Halverson, Posick and Alex Ashworth). The girls also finished with conference titles in the 1,600 (Anna Wozniak), 3,200 (Grace Jenny) and triple jump (Lonnebotn). Weum and Lonnebotn Girls track wins went on to break school records and medal at the seventh title WIAA Division 1 state For the seventh consec- tournament. utive year, the Stoughton girls track and field team Bank robbery, chase finished as the Badger Two men were arrested South Conference champiin October after allegedly on. This time, the relays, robbing a Stoughton bank jumps and distance group and leading police on a shined while the rest of high-speed chase and crash the team helped them fin- in Madison. The two men, Kenny ish with 170 points, edgFurdge and Jay’von Fleming second-place Oregon ming, both 24, were also (156). being sought by police for Stoughton won confera September bank robbery ence titles in the 4x100 (Kendra Halverson, Mya in Appleton. Speeds during the chase Lonnebotn, Maddie Posick and Kiley Lynch), 4x200 reached 120 mph, includ(Emma Kissling joined ing about 90 mph on U.S. Halverson, Lonnebotn and Hwy. 51 outside StoughPosick) and 4x800 relays ton, according to a Stough(Clea Roe, Lydia Schultz, ton Police Department Margaret Ross and Abby news release. The council and RDA were at odds over what to do with the Highway Trailer building in the city’s riverfront redevelopment area. Kahl and Kittleson had supported the demolition, and Springman and Duranczyk favored preserving the building.
sound of Carl Sampson reciting the Gettysburg Address at the city’s Memorial Day services became as familiar to the people of Stoughton as the Norwegian flag. Regarded by many as Stoughton’s elder statesman, Sampson died Feb. 20 at the age of 90. Whether it was spotting the stately gentleman taking a stroll downtown or watching his Memorial Day ritual year after year, Sampson left an unforgettable impression on many who knew him – or just knew of him. Sampson’s passion for history – and sharing that knowledge – made his mark on the Stoughton community. Last May marked the 72nd straight year Sampson returned to repeat his performance of Abraham Lincoln’s famous two-minute oration at the Mandt Community Center, after first being asked to recite it as a Stoughton High School junior.
2. Riverfront redevelopment stalls
The city’s plans for the Yahara riverfront redevelopment area were put on hold in this year as officials disagreed on whether to preserve some or all of the historic Highway Trailer building on East South Street. When the Common Council enacted a temporary demolition moratorium in March in order to prevent the building from being demolished, its decision ultimately led to the withdrawal of the RDA’s chosen master developer and stalled progress on the project. The building’s future remains unknown, but its lack of structural integrity has caused East South Street to be closed and the city is in the process of removing the redevelopment area from an established tax-increment financing district and creating a new TIF district exclusively for the Patrick Nowlin redevelopment area. The trouble started in February, Long-time Stoughton VFW Post 328 commander Patrick after the Turn to SOY/Page 12
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Pieper, who coached the Stoughton High School wrestling team to seven state championships from 1961-1994 and shaped the lives of many students during his tenure and even afterward, passed away in his Stoughton home Oct. 1 at the age of 81. Pieper, a Minnesota native, was inducted into the Winona (Minn.) State University Hall of Fame in football and wrestling and became a teacher and coach in Richland Center before coming to Stoughton. During Pieper’s tenure here, SHS had 129 individual state qualifiers, including 81 state placewinners and 28 of the team’s 48 state champions. Two of his pupils, Russ Hellickson and Andy Rein, went on to earn Olympic silver medals. Pieper also coached the last Stoughton team state championship in 1988 and coached the Vikings to six other team state titles (1968, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977 and 1987). Those successes and what he did helped him earn an induction in the Wisconsin Wrestling Coaches Association Hall of Fame and a National Wrestling Hall of Fame Lifetime Service Award. Now co-head coach Dan Spilde, a state champion in 1987 and a Big Ten Conference champion at the University of Wisconsin, was on the 1988 team. He said one of the things that always stuck out to him was how much Pieper cared for everyone and how he involved everyone, whether it was the wrestlers, cheerleaders or the families of the wrestlers and cheerleaders. Pieper also helped start the
Nowlin, 69, was killed Oct. 9 by a car that struck him as he crossed the street to attend an American Legion meeting. It was the group’s last meeting before a dedication of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park that weekend – a project Nowlin devoted significant time and money toward. Nowlin was remembered as a rare individual who led by example and who never allowed his fortunes in life to compromise his character after winning a $40 million state lottery jackpot in 2007. The Vietnam veteran was generous with his newfound wealth, donating to many organizations, including veterans groups both in Stoughton and his hometown of Kadoka, S.D. He and his wife, Donna, toured all over the country and beyond, visiting England, France, Germany, Italy, Vietnam and Hong Kong, among others. According to his obituary, Nowlin loved to travel, with a motto “I want to cover the earth before the earth covers me.”
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SOY: Man accused of stabbing roommate to death, Veterans park completed after three years Continued from page 11 Redevelopment Authority selected a master developer for the 10-acre redeve l o p m e n t p r o j e c t a n d recommended the Common Council accept a secondary developer, Movin’ Out, to convert a building on Eighth Street owned by Stoughton Trailers into a 50-unit apartment building. The RDA voted to demolish the Highway Trailer building at 501 E. South St., in March, and the following week, the council voted against the demolition and enacted a temporary moratorium on demolishing historic buildings or buildings located in a historic district. In April, the council removed the Highway Trailer building from the demolition moratorium and voted instead to save a part of the complex known as the blacksmith shop (or Mandt Foundry building). A community design exercise – known as a charrette – for the redevelopment area continued as planned after two postponements, but even though it was well-attended, things unraveled weeks afterward. In July, the master developer, Tanesay Inc., withdrew from the project, citing the city’s “uncertainty,” and the city closed two blocks of East South Street at the Highway Trailer building because of concern over the building’s structural integrity. Earlier in the year, strong winds had blown bricks from the building’s parapet to the street below, prompting a study in May over its soundness. The study concluded the building was a safety risk and recommended the city takes steps to protect the public. The same month, the council attempted to preserve the building from demolition by recommending the Landmarks Commission designate it a Local Landmark. The commission held a public hearing in August, but almost every person spoke against preserving the Highway Trailer building, persuading the commission to postpone a decision on the landmark nomination. In September, the council directed the RDA to ask developer Gorman and Company if it was still interested in redeveloping the building, as proposed in 2016. Gorman declined, and Movin’ Out proposed restoring the building, an offer the RDA rejected due to time constraints and financial questions. Earlier this month, the council approved RDA consultant Gary Becker’s proposal to begin planning for a new TIF district for the riverfront redevelopment area as a way to give the project a fresh start. – Bill Livick
3. Roommate fight could be murder Just as the days counted from November to December, Stoughton was rocked with what police are calling a murder – the city’s first in seven years. While the 2010 gunning down of an aspiring rapper in front of his fiancee and
Visitors walk through Stoughton Veterans Memorial Park during an open house in November 2016.
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Ted Bruno, charged with the stabbing death of his Stoughton roommate, appeared in court Dec. 12. child remains unsolved, this case is much clearer to authorities. In the evening of Nov. 27, Ted Bruno, 49, fatally stabbed his roommate, Kim Gaida, 46, 11 times at their home on Felland Street – including three times in his back and once in the heart. The two fought, Bruno told police, after Gaida hit Bruno in the face with some papers, and Bruno allegedly told police he went back to Gaida after leaving him on the ground to stab him in the neck with a knife. B r u n o a l l eg e d l y t o l d police he felt like he stabbed his roommate 30 times. An autopsy determined Gaida died of a stab wound to the heart. Stoughton police initially weren’t called – paramedics responded to Bruno’s report to 9-1-1 that he was
having difficulty breathing. Police came after paramedics found Gaida in the front doorway of his home and Bruno told a paramedic he had stabbed his roommate. Bruno was charged Nov. 30 with first degree intentional homicide with use of a deadly weapon. He faces life in prison without parole if convicted of the class A felony. His first preliminary hearing Dec. 12 stalled because Bruno had not yet secured an attorney after being denied a public defender. His new preliminary hearing was scheduled for Dec. 28. – Amber Levenhagen
Donna Olson announced in August she will not seek a third term in office. Olson was first elected in April 2010 and won re-election four years later. She has worked for the city for more than 20 years, beginning as a part-time receptionist in 1995. She then worked in the city clerk’s office for a year, and later as the administrative assistant under mayors Bob Barnett and Helen Johnson. Olson will be remembered for her Olson 4. Mayor decides not even-handed dealing with to return the council and winning its The city will have a new approval for the 135-acre mayor next year for the first Kettle Park West developtime since 2010 after Mayor ment on the city’s west side in 2014, a controversial
decision that brought a new Wal-Mart Supercenter to the development in March. The second phase of the development, which has stalled, calls for 33 single family lots and approximately 294 multi-family units. She and three alders who supported KPW survived elections in 2014 against write-in candidates, all of whom cited KPW as part of their reason for running. But one by one, supporters of the project lost elections over the next three years. Olson told the Hub that in addition to KPW, she’s proud to have played a hand in revamping some of the city’s departments – creating a human resources/risk management department and hiring an information technology director, a new position. She said she’s confident that Phase 2 of KPW will move forward and bring much-needed single-family homes to the city. So far, two people have stepped forward to run for the open spot, which remains a full-time position – District 1 alder and former school board member Tim Swadley and former District 3 alder Bob McGeever. – Bill Livick
5. Veterans park gets dedicated More than three years of fundraising and planning came to fruition Oct. 14 with the dedication of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park. A standing room-only crowd gathered at the site, on the corner of County
Hwy. B and Country Club Road, to honor the area’s more than 5,500 veterans, , including 176 who were killed in action. The dedication wrapped up a tough week for the Stoughton veterans’ community, with the death of VFW Post 328 Commander Pat Nowlin earlier in the week on his way to a meeting at American Legion Post 59. The two groups worked side-by-side, with Nowlin’s assistance, to raise more than $1 million for the project beginning in early 2015. The park is sited on land donated by Oscar and Shirley Linnerud, whose family includes several veterans. At the ceremony, Duane Broughton, chairman of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park steering committee, was the keynote speaker, and Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson was the guest speaker. Pastor Scott Geister-Jones of Christ Lutheran Church delivered the invocation and benediction, the Stoughton High School band provided music throughout the ceremony and SHS associate principal Brian Shimon, an Army veteran, played “Taps.” Bud Erickson of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park Steering Committee thanked those veterans and church groups, the City of Stoughton, local bu s i n e s s e s a n d p r iva t e donors for their generosity throughout the entire effort. “It has truly been a community effort, from the initial private donation of land,” he said. “The result is a very special place where people can come to honor and remember those who have served to protect our freedom.” – Scott De Laruelle
6. City plans new public works facility The city made progress this year on planning the construction of a roughly $9 million public works facility on County Hwy. A in 2018. The council in October voted to move forward with design and development planning for the facility and to continue working with the design firm that’s been involved in the project since 2013, Janesville-based Angus-Young Associates. The city plans to build the facility on 13.5 acres it purchased in 2013 near the intersection of County Hwy. A and Racetrack Road. The Planning Commission approved a site plan for the project in November, which includes a 58,295-squarefoot public works garage, a 14,000-square-foot cold storage facility and 2,570-square-foot salt shed. The plan indicates that 69 percent of the property would remain greenspace. The city needs to annex the property, rezone it and get state permits before it can begin constructing the 75,000-square-foot, three-building complex. The project is estimated to cost from $8.6 million to $9.1 million, depending on construction options and amenities, and will likely include a large system of solar panels to power the facility. – Bill Livick
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The new Wal-Mart Supercenter is four times the size of the old location.
SOY: Long-planned Wal-Mart Supercenter opens, challengers sweet school board election “I’ve never dealt with anything like that, and neither have many of our teammates,” teammate Margaret Ross said. “We want to be strong for her, instead of sad for her. We want to fight for her.” – Jeremy Jones
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7. Wal-Mart opens Supercenter The 155,000-square-foot Wal-Mart Supercenter has been near the top of the list of Stoughton stories for several years now. It returned again this year after opening Wednesday, March 15 at Kettle Park West. It’s only fitting that the bow on the project be recognized, after the expansion was originally introduced in 2003, and in more recent years the subject of numerous contentious debates and even one referendum. The project seemingly divided the town, and even several months after the grand opening, it’s still the topic of casual discussion. The original plan for the facility, which would have been located on what was known as the Linnerud Tract in 2008 or 2009, at Hwys. B and 51, was retracted by Wal-Mart after a global recession started shortly afterward. Plans were never approved, but a neighborhood plan for the area had set the stage for it. The KPW development years later offered an opportunity for the city to revisit the proposal, and it was announced in 2014 as one of the main attractions for the commercial and residential development near the outskirts of town. The choice of retailer and a decision to seek taxpayer financing, mostly to rebuild the intersection, created controversy that delayed the development. Opponents succeeded in placing an advisory referendum on the ballot, and the majority of Stoughton residents voted against both the store and the funding. The older Stoughton Wal-Mart, at 1800 US-51, closed the same day the Supercenter opened. That building has since been split and replaced with Tractor Supply Company, which opened in October, and a Goodwill is planned to fill the remaining space, which is still under construction. – Amber Levenhagen
10. Best wrestling season since 1988
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Senior Garrett Model reacts following a takedown in sudden-victory overtime in a 7-5 win over Kaukauna’s Zach Lee at 152 pounds Saturday in the WIAA Division 1 team state final inside the University of Wisconsin Field House. The Vikings ended up runner-up for the third straight season with a 35-27 loss.
8. Challengers sweep school board On April 4, nearly 9,000 Stoughton Area School District residents voted in the school board election, swapping three incumbents for three political newcomers. Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson and Jonathon Coughlin were the leading vote-getters for three spots, outpolling incumbents Bev Fergus, Nicole Wiessinger and Brett Schumacher. The vote totals suggested many voted for all three challengers over the incumbents, who all trailed the third-place finisher, Coughlin, by at least 300 votes. There didn’t appear to be specific problems with any incumbents, as all three had good reputations. And it isn’t a clear change in political leanings, as challengers and incumbents alike voiced similar opinions about the district’s challenges and opportunities. S t i l l , t h e n ew b o a r d
m e m b e r s b e l i ev e t h e y were chosen because residents wanted change, and n o w, o n e third of the board is new this year. The most Jackson notable change – which was already being planned – was the start of meetings with the Common Council and Coughlin the formation of a new committee focused on the big picture in the community. Bubon told the Hub one of his top priorities is Bubon to make sure the district is “reaching out
and hearing from all stakeholders in the community.” Jackson said his top priority is to “collectively evaluate the work ahead of us and make sure we’re going to be able to keep moving things forward.” Coughlin said his objectives are “to be a voice for young families, to help SASD lead the Stoughton community in understanding and sympathizing with the changing needs of our children and to foster stronger lines of communication between our school board, district and community.” – Scott De Laruelle
9. 14-year-old runner killed in crash Tr a g e d y s t r u c k t h e Stoughton girls cross country team when freshman Emma Sorensen, 14, died from injuries sustained in an accident involving five members of the team and another SHS student. Sorensen and her teammates were driving to a
team dinner in the Town of Pleasant Springs on Sept. 1 when the Honda Civic they were driving was struck. The driver of the Civic had Sorensen been turning the vehicle around in the 1900 block of Skyline Drive when they were hit by a 17-year-old SHS student, driving a Jeep Cherokee. Sorensen was transported via MedFlight to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries, and four others were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Three of the girls involved in the accident returned to help the team back to the WIAA Division 1 state meet after the tragedy. The other was a young runner, who prior to the accident had developed stress fractures and was already expected to sit out the rest of the season.
The Stoughton wrestling team had its most successful weekend in almost 30 years during the 2016-17 season, culminating with the WIAA Division 1 state tournament series in February and March. All six Vikings qualifiers Feb. 23-25 at the Kohl Center at the D1 state individual tournament placed on the podium, and five went to the finals, tying a D1 record by River Falls (1997) and breaking a school record set in 1988. They ended up with two state champions – Brandon Klein and Tyler Dow – and three runner-ups, Tristan Jenny, Garrett Model and Hunter Lewis. Cade Spilde finished sixth. Stoughton scored 117.5 points, the most by any D1 school and a first since 1988. In those days, the team champion was chosen by how many points were scored at the individual state tournament. Now it is determined by a separate dual tournament the week after. The Vikings finished runner-up for the third straight season in the team state tournament. The only loss in 26 duals came to Kaukauna on March 4 at the UW-Fieldhouse in the state final, 35-27. Kaukauna has won the past four team state titles. Stoughton defeated Waterford 40-22 and Menomonee Falls 40-21 to make the team state final. Co-coach Dan Spilde even joked with some of the wrestlers who graduated in 1988 – the last time the Vikings won a team state title – that the team could be considered the best of a program history that stretches back to 1955. Lewis (53-4), Klein (553), Dow (55-2), Model (496), Spilde (46-14) and Jenny (43-10) all finished with over 40 wins. – Anthony Iozzo
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Edna Blossom Howard, age 83, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017, in Stoughton. She was born on April 30, 1934, in Coloma, Mich., to Gottfried and Margaret (Henschel) Nitz. Edna was the second youngest to her siblings, Harold, Violet, Esther and Norman. She attended primary school in Milburg, Mich., and went to Coloma Michigan High School. Edna worked as a “soda jerk”, making beverages during her early work life. When she was a young woman, she enjoyed square dancing. Edna met her future husband, Glenn in 1951, and they married in 1952. Together they raised four children, Karl (Judy) of Janesville, Kurt
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Edna has now joined her recently departed husband, Glenn and joined him in their heavenly home. In this earthly life, they loved traveling together, so in the life beyond, it only makes sense that mom had to be back with dad to travel together on the “other side.” Funeral services will be held at Gunderson East Funeral and Cremation Care, 5203 Monona Drive, Madison, at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017, with Tom Zillman and Benjamin Howard presiding. Burial will be held after the service at Roselawn Memorial Park. A luncheon will be held at the funeral home after the burial. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. Glenn and Edna liked to give back and volunteered for the Salvation Army for several years. For this reason, all memorials will be given to the Salvation Army. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson East Funeral & Cremation Care 5203 Monona Drive 608-221-5420
(Teri) of Stoughton, Mark (Natalie) of Carl Junction, Mo., and Renee (Ron) Brent of Fitchburg. They had 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Glenn who passed away on Dec. 13, 2017; and her brother Harold. Edna was a wonderful mom and faithful supporter of all of her kid’s events growing up, including, school music concerts, ball games, etc. She enjoyed playing the piano, but was not comfortable doing so in front of people. Edna was a talented knitter, enjoyed word find and jigsaw puzzles, board games, working in her garden, spending time with friends, finding auction treasures and of course being with her family. She was an excellent cook, and volunteered her talents at her church kitchen. She also helped in the Sunday school office with record keeping. Edna’s later years were focused on enjoying her flower beds. She actually liked pulling weeds until her body stopped allowing that. She also had a keen eye for wildlife, and especially loved watching birds enjoying her feeders out the front window.
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Betty Jane Colden, age 93, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at Skaalen Home. She was born in Stoughton on March 30, 1924, the daughter of Kenneth and Tilla Wright. Betty graduated from Stoughton High School in 1942 and from Madison General School of Nursing in 1946. In 1949 she married Dean Colden of Evansville, together they
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Florence Rae Short (Erickson), age 87 of Stoughton passed away peacefully on Dec. 17, 2017, in the presence of her family at Nazareth Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on July 22, 1930 in Stoughton, the daughter of Emil and Hazel Erickson. She married Edward Francis Short on July 9, 1948, in Stoughton. She graduated from Stoughton High School. Then Met Ed at a baseball game that Edgerton was playing against Stoughton.
ConnectStoughton.com lived most of their married life in Madison. They were members of Midvale Lutheran Church for 40 years. Betty enjoyed golfing with the Midvale Heights Golf League and playing bridge with several groups. In 1997 Betty and Dean moved to Skaalen Retirement Village because of D e a n ’s f a i l i n g h e a l t h . They joined First Lutheran Church where Betty was baptized, confirmed and married. Betty enjoyed serving with Circle #3 and quilting at First Lutheran. She also was involved with several Bridge groups in Stoughton. B e t t y i s s u r v ive d b y her daughter, Sally (Jeff) BaDour of Cottage Grove; son, David (AC) Colden of Chicago; grandchildren, Dana Brunner and Dustin (Joanna) BaDour; great grandchildren, Delaney and
Charlie; sister, Jackie Kittelson; several nieces and nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dean in 2001; and sisters, Marion and Agatha. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, at Skaalen Chapel, 400 N. Morris Street, Stoughton, with Rev. Richard Halom officiating. Friends may greet the family from 2 p.m. until the time of services Saturday. A light reception will follow the services. Memorials may be made to Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation. A special thank you to the staff of Agrace HospiceCare Inc. and Skaalen for their dedication and care. Betty will be loved and missed by all who knew her. Please share your memories of Betty at CressFuneralService.com.
They later married and had two children. She worked in the office at US Rubber Company, now known as Uniroyal. She was a church secretary for the Central Lutheran Church in Stoughton. She later worked as a personal banker at Stoughton State Bank. She had quite a passion for knitting and crocheting and made many beautiful sweaters and afghans. You can see one of the sweaters in her photo. She enjoyed tending to her roses and peonies, but her greatest love was spending time with her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren. They were her pride and joy. Florence is survived by her daughters, Vicky Lynn Olson (Larry Olson) and Debra Rae Williams both of Stoughton, Grandchildren Kim Marie Skonning (Brian Skonning) of Stoughton, Stephanie Ann Michiels (Tye Michiels), Lisa Marie Lothe (Jeff
Lothe), and John Edward Williams, all of Edgerton and great-grandchildren Brianna Marie Skonning and Molly Marie Skonning of Stoughton, Brittani Jean Denise Lothe, Bianca Jozlin L o t h e , H u n t e r E d wa r d Lothe, Harper Rae Lothe and Holden Rodney Lothe all of Edgerton. Florence was preceded in death by her mother and father Emil and Hazel Erickson, four sisters, Alda Mae Felio, Karen Jones, Bonnie Tenjum and Florabell (Tootsie) Alme, two brothers, Sonny Erickson and Edward Erickson. Family, friends and others whose lives Florence touched were invited to a memorial service at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2017, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St, Stoughton. Visitation was held from 10 a.m. until the time of services. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice. com.
Bill 266, Assembly Bill 250, and Assembly Bill 251. More information about the bills are provided in her written legislative update report. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR/PRINCIPAL/STUDENT REPORTS: Dr. Onsager informed the board about the Madrigal Dinner event this weekend and presented board members with a “preview copy” of The Viking View. This informative district publication will be mailed to every household in the district. CONSENT AGENDA: A motion was made by Francis Sullivan, second by Allison Sorg, and carried unanimously to approve the November 27, 2017 Regular Board Meeting Minutes, the November 16-December 18, 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:$1,800.00 from the Stoughton Sports Boosters, Inc. for Neptune Custom Music;$1,518.00 from Hy Cite Enterprises for the Stoughton Norwegian Dancers 2018 Spring Tour; $1,000.00 from SHS Band Boosters for Marching Band Staff & Equipment; $751.92 from Sandhill WFK for Ukuleles; Instrument rentals from Ward Brodt Music for Fox, Kegonsa, and Sandhill Elementary students to try out band instruments valued at $456.00;and related cash donation budget adjustments for $5,069.92; the River Bluff Spanish Students field trip request to Concordia Languages Villages in May 2018; and the resignation of Jeff Klug pending the receipt of liquidated damages in the amount of $1000.00. DISCUSSION: A. Transportation Update-Erica Pickett, Director of Business Services, introduced Karen Johnson, Transportation Coordinator. Karen presented the transportation update to the board. Karen & Erica answered questions from the board members. Highlights from the update included: * We maintain 28 buses in our fleet, and our goal is to replace each bus when it reaches 10 years of age * We employ 26 people in the Transportation Department; 23 of those are drivers, and our drivers have an average of 5.79 years of service in Stoughton * Our buses traveled approximately about 170,000 miles in 2016-17 & transported around 1,250 riders on our daily school routes * Our buses transported students to 238 field trips and extracurricular activities in 2016-17, driving 14,355 miles to get there B. School Report Cards - Judy Singletary, Director of Curriculum and In-
struction, gave an overview on the timeline and layout of the state school report card. Building Principals reported on their building strategies (to improve Literacy and Math), strengths (what’s going well in their schools), and outlined improvement actions that have either taken place or will be taken. C. Ad Hoc Committee Update (Joint Board of Education and City Council): Jon Coughlin, Board Member, presented an update on the work of the Ad Hoc Committee (a joint committee between the school district, Stoughton City Council, and the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce). The special ad hoc committee is studying and researching the issue of how we attract more young families to the area. The committee’s proposed mission statement is as follows: 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. DISCUSSION/ACTION: A. Policy 707.00 High School Graduation: A motion was made by Tarpinian, seconded by Sullivan, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Sullivan, Coughlin, Sorg, Tarpinian, Freye, Jackson, Bubon) to approve the revisions to the 707.00 High School Graduation policy as presented. B. Policy 714.00 Educational Rights for Parent/Guardians: A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by Tarpinian, and carried unanimously on a roll call vote (Coughlin, Freye, Sullivan, Tarpinian, Sorg, Bubon, Jackson) to approve the revisions to the 714.00 Educational Rights for Parent/Guardians (formerly known as Student Privacy) policy as presented. FUTURE MEETING/EVENTS: Regular Board Meeting-December 4 & 18, 2017; Compensation Committee Update-December 18, 2017; Board Development Meeting-January 29, 2018; Finance Committee Meeting-December 18, 2017; Facilities Committee Meeting-December 5 & January 16, 2018; Policy Committee Meeting-December 4 & January 8, 2018. ADJOURNMENT: A motion was made by Francis Sullivan, seconded by Steve Jackson, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:55 pm. __________________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: December 28, 2017 WNAXLP
Legals 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 *** SECTION 00 11 00 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS OWNER: The City of Stoughton hereby gives notice that sealed bids will be received at The City of Stoughton Hall for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary for the new Stoughton Public Works Facility. The work for which bids are asked includes the following: SCOPE OF WORK: The work for which bids are asked includes, but not necessarily limited to, furnishing all labor, materials, tools, and equipment necessary for the New Public Works Facility to be located at 2439 County Highway A, Stoughton, WI 53589. This project will include a new 58,295 S.F. public works facility, 14,000 S.F. attached cold storage facility, 2,570 S.F. salt shed with covered lean-to storage, employee/guest parking, and site circulation drive lanes. All work will be issued under a single prime contract for general construction. TIME: Sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time) on January 25, 2018. After the official bid closing time,
the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. BIDS: All bids shall be addressed and/or delivered to the City Clerk, 381 East Main Street, Stoughton Wisconsin, and shall be enclosed in a SEALED ENVELOPE, marked with the name and address of the bidder, project title, and the contract number for which the bid is being submitted. All bidders shall bid in accordance with, and shall bid upon the bid forms included in the Contract Documents. BIDDING DOCUMENTS: The Bidding Documents will be on file after December 28th, 2017, for inspection at the office of the architect, Angus-Young, 555 S. River St., Janesville, WI. The Bidding Documents may be obtained after December 28th 2017, by applying to: Angus-Young Associates, Inc. 555 South River Street Janesville, Wisconsin 53548-4783 Drawings, Project Manual and other bidding documents may be seen at Angus-Young Associates, Inc, Janesville, WI. Electronic Bidding documents may be obtained on Angus Young Associates FTP website by contacting LauraF@ angusyoung.com after 12/28/2017 or by phone (608) 756-2326. A deposit will not be required for use of the electronic format bidding documents. All contractors are responsible for the viewing/downloading of the correct documents for the purpose of providing a sufficient bid. As holders of these documents, you are acknowledging your requirements to obtain any addenda or other materials prior to bidding and/or construction of the project. Because the Owner and Angus Young Associates has no control over the means of printing these documents, you take the responsibility for verifying that you have all documents and that they have been printed correctly. A non-refundable deposit of $120.00 for each set of Bidding Documents is required. An additional non-refundable check in the amount of $ 30.00 for each set of bidding documents made payable to Angus-Young Associates, Inc. will be required for mailing fees. PRE-BID SITE VISIT; Prospective bidders can attend a pre-bid meeting at the City Council Chambers, 321 South Fourth Street, Stoughton, WI 53589 on January 11th, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m. Failure to visit the site or failure to examine any and all Contract Documents will in no way relieve the successful bidder from necessity of furnishing any materials or equipment, or performing any work, that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the Drawings and Proj-
ect Manual. Neglect of the above requirements will not be accepted as reason for delay in the work or additional compensation. LEGAL PROVISIONS: The Contract letting shall be subject to the provisions of Section 66.0903 and 103.49 of the Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter DWD 290 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, as well as any other applicable sections thereof. WAGE RATES: Prevailing wage rates are not applicable to this project. 2015 Wisconsin Act 55 (the budget bill) repealed the state prevailing wage law for local governmental units such as villages, towns, cities, school districts, or sewerage districts effective January 1, 2017. BID SECURITY: A certified check or satisfactory Bid Bond payable to City of Stoughton in the amount of 10% of the bid shall accompany each bid as a guarantee. If the bid is accepted, the bidder will execute and file the Agreement, the Contract Performance Bond and Payment Bond, as required by the Contract Documents, within ten (10) days after the Notice of Award of the Contract by City of Stoughton. Failure on the part of the bidder to do so will result in forfeiture of the bidder’s certified check or Bid Bond to City of Stoughton as liquidated damages. CONTRACT SECURITY: The bidder to whom a Contract is awarded shall be required to furnish both a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond acceptable to the City of Stoughton for 100% of the Contract Price for each of the above Bonds, in accordance with the requirements of the Contract Documents. BID REJECTION: City of Stoughton reserves the right to reject any and all bids, waive any informalities in bidding, or to accept the bid or bids, which best serve the interests of the City of Stoughton. BID WITHDRAWAL: No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of Ninety (90) days after the schedule opening of the bids without the consent of the Owner or Architect. Date: December 28th, 2017 City of Stoughton Public Works Facility BY: Mr. Rodney Scheel, Dir. Of Planning & Development Published: December 28, 20917 and January 4, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS CAUCUS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the electors of the Town of Pleasant Springs, in the County of Dane, State of Wisconsin, that a Town Caucus for said Town
will be held at the Pleasant Springs Town Hall, 2354 County Road N, in Pleasant Springs on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. to nominate candidates for the offices to be voted for at the Spring Election to be held on April 3, 2018. Candidates will be nominated for the following offices, for a term of two years, which expire in April of 2020: Town Supervisor No. 3 Town Supervisor No. 4 Please note that, upon reasonable notice, efforts will be made to accommodate the needs of disabled individuals through appropriate aids and services. For additional information, or to request this service, contact the Town Hall, 2354 County Rd N, Stoughton, WI, 53589-2873. Office hours are Monday and Tuesday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Telephone: (608)873-3063 e-mail: clerktreasurer@ pleasantsprings.org Maria Hougan Clerk/Treasurer Posted: December 21, 2017 Published: December 28, 2017 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 4, 2017 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order Monday, December 4, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the Administrative and Educational Services Center Board Room by Vice President, Joe Freye. BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Allison Sorg, Donna Tarpinian, Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Francis Sullivan, Isabelle Genter (Student Representative). Absent: Scott Dirks, Yolibeth FitzGibbon PUBLIC COMMENT: None. SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING: SHS Madrigal Singers-Ryan Casey, SHS Vocal Music Teacher, and the SHS Madrigal singers arrived and sang two songs for the Board. Each member introduced themselves with seniors adding their plans for after graduation. Dr. Onsager thanked Ryan Casey and the singers for their hard work. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Donna Tarpinian presented the legislative report. Ms. Tarpinian’s report included an update on the voucher transparency resolution and information about 6 education bills Governor Walker signed into law on November 30, 2017; Senate Bill 382, Assembly Bill 280, Senate Bill 299, Assembly
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