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Hwy. 138 land sale rejected

Alders unclear on parcel’s value, development future ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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Stoughton High School science teacher Francis Kelley talks with SHS student Thomas Unitan about a computer coding project in TEALS class Tuesday morning. The first semester of the popular new class is wrapping up this week.

Breaking the code

New SHS class gives students view into new world SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Computers are the future. But it’s not just knowing how to use them that’s important anymore, but how to make them do things. That’s where computer coding comes in. This school year, Stoughton High School students are getting a chance to learn about one of the biggest job markets in the country, while having some fun working on computers. And

they are signing up for the new class in droves. TEALS (Technology Education and Literacy in Schools), founded in 2009 by former high school computer science teacher and Microsoft engineer Kevin Wang, helps high schools build computer science programs by combining computer science professionals with classroom teachers and teamteach classes to develop a computer science curriculum. At SHS, the class is taught by Fran Kelley, with a goal to teach principles

and practical application of computer science, including coding, with professionals offering help and advice along the way. Kelley, who also teaches physics and Fab Lab courses, said 26 students signed up for the first semester of the class, which is wrapping up this week. “(That’s) a ton, definitely my biggest class,” he told the Hub Monday. “We’ve got pretty broad interest, with freshmen all the way up until seniors.”

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Town of Dunn

Updated comp plan will align with county zoning ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The Town of Dunn has begun updating its comprehensive plan to match the county’s newly revised zoning ordinances. As part of that update, the town is looking for public participation. Ben Kollenbroich, Dunn’s planning and land

conservation director, told the Hub the town is using this opportunity to look at a few things that have come up in planning discussions in the past, like revisiting the town’s language defining duplexes. Dunn is using the same tools for public input as it did when it last updated its comprehensive plan in 2017. Information will be

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posted on the town’s website, town.dunn.wi.us, as well as in the town’s newsletter. Elements of the plan will be discussed and updated monthly at its Planning Commission meetings. Residents can also submit a comment in writing to the commission or Town Board. And there will be a public hearing before the plan is adopted later this year.

Dane County adopted its first comprehensive revision of zoning ordinances in early January, giving towns that use the county’s zoning like Dunn until the end of 2019 to align themselves with the new language and policies. Kollenbroich said the town is acting quickly to

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Inside Icebergs skate to 3-2 win in unexpected overtime against Lakeshore Lightning. Read more about the 2-1 overall week for the Icebergs hockey team: Page 9

The Common Council rejected a land sale to the developers of Kettle Park West just across U.S. Hwy. 138 from that controversial development. Only one alder supported the sale, with the other 10 opting instead to “have a conversation” about what the city wants to see on its western gateway before it sells the land, Mayor Tim Swadley told the Hub. “We already have a substation there, which isn’t an ideal situation,” Swadley said. “We want to make sure we put something there that when people

Inside City picks new SU director Page 5 • Wiessinger resigns from Council • City signs lease with MSB Page 16 approach Stoughton from 138 — which quite a lot of them do – it represents the city (well.)” The city’s comprehensive plan calls for the land

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Riverfront buildings lacked insurance Blacksmith Shop coverage started Dec. 28 ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Buildings in the city’s riverfront redevelopment area had been sitting without insurance for years, city risk manager AJ Gillingham told the Redevelopment Authority last week. That included the lone remaining building, the century-old “blacksmith

shop,” which is in the midst of a conflict because part of it fell down in a storm after buildings around it were razed. Some city leaders have hoped to save the building for its historic value. Since the city didn’t own any of the buildings in the area, it was technically unable to take out insurance on the buildings or land despite having and paying for policies on the buildings for years until they were demolished, after passing ownership to the RDA.

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‘Coffee with the mayor’ Community members talked about city issues at the Stoughton Area Senior Center Jan. 11 during “coffee with the mayor.” Dozens turned out to 248 W. Main St. to ask Mayor

Tim Swadley about meaningful Stoughton topics while sipping their caffeinated beverages. – Emilie Heidemann and Justin Loewen Photo by Emilie Heidemann

At left, Genevieve (middle) and Russell Fye (right) listen to Mayor Tim Swadley (left) discuss community issues at the Stoughton Area Senior Center “coffee with a mayor” event.

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From left, Charles Vervoort, Mayor Tim Swadley and Dan Manson discuss community issues at the Stoughton Area Senior Center “coffee with the mayor” event.

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From left, Charles Vervoort and Mayor Tim Swadley discuss community issues at the Stoughton Area Senior Center “coffee with the mayor” event.

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New power towers coming to east side ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

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The new, single-pole design won’t require paint because of its protective patina. The project to upgrade the towers to this design will be completed in 2021.

in earnest next winter. Crews will clear vegetation through the spring of 2020, start construction in the summer of 2020 and then begin restoration work in 2020 and 2021. The 8.5-mile replacement project is estimated to cost $9.8 million to complete. For information, contact ATC local relations consultant Michael White at 877-3680 or mwhite@atcllc.com. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

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A Stoughton Area School District maintenance employee sweeps spill absorber around on the sidewalk after a vehicle collided with the high school on Monday, Jan. 14. The only damaged sustained to the building was to the decorative brick on the exterior.

Car hits high school, damages brick Driver taken to hospital with unknown injuries KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group

One person was hospitalized after driving into the side of the Stoughton High School Performing Arts Center on Monday morning. Bricks were cracked and displaced on the side of the building.

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All the incumbents were nominated and re-elected to two-year terms at the Town of Pleasant Springs caucus, held at the town hall Tuesday, Jan. 8. D a v i d P f e i ff e r w i l l return as town chairperson, as will Supervisor No. 1 Doug Larsson and Supervisor No. 2 Eric Olson. Ten people attended the

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pleasantsprings.org 3 and Supervisor 4 elected each even year. Jay Damkoehler and Janiece Bolender, respectively, held those seats.

caucus, which is “about average” in the past several years, Clerk/Treasurer Maria Hougan told the Hub in an email. Chairperson, Supervisor 1 and Supervisor 2 positions are elected each odd year, with Supervisor

Email reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.​

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SU collects 1,400 items for personal essentials pantry Additional $1,500 donated by energy co. Stoughton residents brought some light to the holidays for the less fortunate – and received a bit back for their contributions. According to a Jan. 2 news release from Stoughton Utilities, 239 of their customers collectively donated 1,400 household items, in return for two strands of LED holiday lights for every four items donated to the pantry during November. Customers also had to bring in two strands of higher-energy incandescent lights to recycle to receive the LED lights. Stoughton Utilities also donated $1,500 for the Personal Essentials Pantry and

the Food Pantry to share from their Community Contributions fund. “During the holiday season there is an increased need for donations to help local residents, and our customers have the opportunity to be leaders in Stoughton by assisting those in need,” Stoughton Utilities assistant

director Brian Hoops said in the release. “Through this promotion, our utility customers saved energy and helped their neighbors have a happier holiday season. It’s the type of win-win situation that we love to see, and the outpouring of support says a lot about the generosity of this community.”

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District superintendent Tim Onsager, who was at the high school within an hour of the incident, said the driver had intended to back out of the parking space in the lot off of Devonshire Road after participating in open swim at the pool. He said the driver was transported to the hospital by Stoughton Area EMS with unknown injuries. No students or staff were involved in the incident, Onsager said, although there were some people

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If you see people digging around the giant electrical towers on the east side of the city, it’s likely the work is part of a two-year project to replace the high voltage line that comes to Stoughton from the southeast. American Transmission Company is replacing the 8-mile, 69 kV line that runs from the Town of Fulton to the Stoughton substation on East South Street. This month, crews will visit sites along the route, survey and take soil samples. The bulk of the work will be done in 2020. According to a news release, a portion of the line was rebuilt in 2010, and this project focuses on replacing the steel towers – some of which are from the 1950s – with “single-pole” structures and performing maintenance on the line. “Essentially, the line’s being rebuilt,” ATC spokesperson Kaya Freiman told the Hub. The new towers will have a protective coating that will “weather in” over the first few years they’re in the field. Freiman said the single-pole design has a much smaller footprint than the lattice-style towers they are replacing. She said people tend to think they look better, too. For the most part, it will be a pole-for-pole replacement, Freiman said, with the new towers going up near the ones they are replacing. The new towers might be relocated slightly to avoid “sensitive” areas, Freiman said. Preconstruction started in January, with the work starting

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Climate change isn’t a partisan issue The reality of growing and worsening climate changes is pervasive and undeniable. All major news networks report unusual and increasingly frequent violent, severe environmental/weather extremes and catastrophes causing significant environmental damage and adverse effects on people’s lives and health. Reputable sources such as National Geographic, Time magazine, countless scientific journals, and Madison’s WKOW meteorology department have, based on overwhelming scientific evidence, identified and reported the harmful effects of human caused growing carbon emissions on weather and the environment. Adverse effects include and are not limited to intense disastrous floods, droughts, out-of-control wildfires, hurricanes, melting polar cap ice, rising ocean levels, disruption to normal weather patterns, increased insect borne diseases in northern latitudes including Wisconsin – all of which can contribute to global immigration issues caused by inhospitably extreme living environments in some countries. The growing environmental crises should not be a single

political party’s issue but rather a global and multinational concern. This is an opportunity that requires urgent, compelling action and collaboration to address and hopefully remediate. Obviously natural, human-contributed disasters cost society and nations huge cost in terms of human lives, population health, destroyed buildings, homes, infrastructure, rebuilding, destroyed local businesses, insurance expense, resources that could be better invested in prevention efforts and population-beneficial governmental initiatives. I have made climate change crises high priority criteria among other factors in government elections and population health policy decision-making and strongly encourage others to do so. Our children, grandchildren, future generations deserve no less. Yes, environmental and weather disasters have naturally occurred over millennia. However, the role of human interference and adverse effects with nature, environment and weather cannot be ignored or denied any longer. Terry Brenny City of Stoughton

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Community Voices

We can’t lose historic places 1982 building has a future I am writing in my capacity as chair of the Stoughton Landmarks Commission to respond to Mr. Dirks’ “Community Voices” piece in the December 13, 2018, edition of the Stoughton Hub. The Landmarks Commission fully supports public involvement and participation when considering the future of historic buildings in Stoughton. In fact, the city has conducted the very type of public meetings suggested by Mr. Dirks. The city sought community input regarding the riverfront development and multiple historic buildings. Meetings were held over multiple evenings, led by professional planners and architects. These meetings gathered public input and facilitated a broad conversation about community vision. It isn’t fair or accurate to imply that the city has no guiding strategy behind its historic preservation efforts. The city does in fact have a citywide Master Plan with a chapter specifically addressing historic preservation. Likewise, it is counterproductive to perpetuate the myth that the only way to calculate value is by attaching a monetary label. While preserving historic buildings certainly does carry a cost, this is not the sole determinant of the value of preservation. What Mr. Dirks fails to acknowledge is that we are capable of caring deeply about things that have intangible or non-monetary value, and that these things enrich our lives.

Historic buildings make our community richer and make Stoughton different from other communities in Wisconsin. If we summarily demolish our historic buildings, we are erasing our heritage, our individuality and community identity. Our historic buildings help define who we are and where we came from. They provide one of the only tangible connections to the past, a way to understand not only our own family histories but also the collective heritage of our community, state and nation. We cannot make these connections if we destroy our historic fabric and replace it with an anonymous collection of big box stores and strip malls. If we did that Stoughton would become indistinguishable from countless other communities who have turned their back on their own history. Rather than viewing historic buildings as liabilities and assessing them solely in terms of cost, I would challenge Mr. Dirks to shift his understanding and start seeing them instead as the foundation of a beautiful and interesting city, unique assets that benefit and enrich the entire community. Understanding these benefits takes effort, but is well worth the investment. In contrast to Mr. Dirks’ suggestion that we cannot afford to keep our historic buildings, I would assert that we cannot afford to lose them. Peggy Veregin City of Stoughton

In the Hub’s Dec. 13 opinion page, former school board president Scott Dirks lamented that Stoughton doesn’t have a “thoughtful plan” for historic preservation and that recent efforts on several buildings, including the district’s own 1892 high school, miss the mark. As one of the co-leaders of the 1892 High School Coalition, I want to correct the record and review preservation plans that can work for all. First, let’s set the record straight. The 1892 high school is listed in the state and national Register of Historic Places, but more importantly, as a Local Landmark, the building is protected from demolition. Second, in 1999, district residents spoke clearly in a referendum that they wanted the building saved by a 2:1 margin and then voted to reserve $300,000 in funds to repurpose the building and take care of needed maintenance. The school district has a legal responsibility to honor these commitments. To help the school district meet its legal obligations, the 1892 High School Coalition was founded in January 2016 and operated in partnership with the district for two years. Local Coalition partners include The R Olde House Society, Stoughton Historical Society, Landmarks Commission and Sustainable Stoughton. Through meetings, Facebook, and four focus groups, the coalition met with over 150 Stoughton-area citizens to determine what building reuses could best meet community and district needs. Our findings do not match those of Mr. Dirks. While he claimed the school district has no need for the building, our work

says just the opposite, especially as regards community use and interest. Numerous community services and educational programs expressed interest in a centralized location. The concept plan with the greatest potential would allow the school district to use the first floor during the day for middle school needs, rotating over to adult education needs at night while the second floor would be devoted to any number of community service organizations and cultural arts uses (e.g., ESL, tutoring, rosemaling, health care). In the year since the coalition gave its final report to the district, two important events occurred: The district decided to pursue an “Innovation Center” and a comprehensive facilities report was released. Both of these events have implications for the 1892. First, under the right circumstances, some or all “Innovation Center” programming could be placed in the 1892. Second, the facilities report made clear that River Bluff Middle School does not meet modern standards and that space would be needed if the school population grows. Even now, the middle school could greatly benefit by additional space! This effort began as a partnership and should continue as one. The district owns 1892, and the coalition cannot go forward with any solution, especially fundraising, until a unified plan is approved. We look forward to being invited to the table to continue this important work. Roger Springman City of Stoughton

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City of Stoughton

City picks next utilities director Alliant supervisor Weiss to fill ‘very big shoes’ ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The city chose Alliant Energy’s Jill Weiss to be the next director of Stoughton Utilities. She succeeds Robert Kardasz, who had served in the post for nearly 40 years before retiring last year. Weiss was the unanimous choice of the selection committees from a pool of more than 30 candidates, the city’s human resources director, AJ Gillingham, told the Hub. March 4 is her tentative start date. Weiss is a certified professional engineer and was the utility manager for the City of Jefferson before her current stint as a distribution system operations supervisor at Alliant Energy. She has 14 years of “direct utility oversight experience,” according to her application. Though she has “very, very big shoes” to fill, Gillingham said, Weiss is “a perfect fit” for the job. “When she walks into a room, she really commands attention,” Gillingham said. “What (Stoughton) Utilities were looking for was strong leadership and management. The fact they could check the box with the engineering

degree was a huge plus.” Weiss is a graduate of Fort Atkinson High School and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she received a bachelor of science degree in agricultural engineering/biological systems engineering in 1999 with an emphasis in environmental and natural resource engineering. The same month she graduated from college, she went to work for the Polk County Land and Water Resource Department before stints with two different consulting firms. In 2009, she became the City of Jefferson’s public works director and city engineer and eventually its utility director. “I have been fortunate to have the opportunity to gain experience both in the public and private sectors,” Weiss told the Hub in an email. “My interest in the position is a testament to the quality of the community and its leadership and staffing,” citing the leadership of Kardasz, assistant director Brian Hoops and finance director Jamin Friedl. Stoughton Utilities oversees water, wastewater and electricity in the city and surrounding areas, and Gillingham said Weiss’ experience in water and electricity is “very in-depth.” Her weakness, if she has one, would be in wastewater, Gillingham said. While the second selection committee was deliberating the choice, Brian Erickson,

the city’s wastewater system supervisor, took Weiss on a tour of the facility and afterward endorsed her to the committee, Gillingham said, saying she was “absolutely teachable.” Two of the five final candidates removed their names from contention, Gillingham said, including one from California. The three finalists the city interviewed in addition to Weiss were Cottage Grove public works and utilities director John Larson, Department of Natural Resources environmental engineer Charles Cameron and Stoughton resident Adrian Stocks, who is the DNR wastewater field operations director. The Common Council approved Weiss’ hire during its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 8. She will have to satisfy the rest of the position’s contingencies, Gillingham said, like passing a background test, physical and drug test. Weiss lives in Fort Atkinson, according to her application, and works in Janesville. She said relocating to the city would not be necessary, but she might consider moving to be within the Stoughton Area School District in the future. The position’s salary is $127,150.40, with a $3,000 raise coming Jan. 1, 2020. This would make Weiss the city’s highest-paid employee.

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‘A living tradition’ EMILIE HEIDEMANN Unified Newspaper Group

They’re a familiar sight around the Stoughton area – particularly around Syttende Mai – and now people have a chance to learn more about them. Marg Listug, presenter and manager at Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center, will give a presentation about the bunad, a Norwegian national folk garment, from 1-2 p.m. Jan. 26. Listug will discuss the origins of bunad designs, their historical affiliations, what materials were available at the time to make them and the overall evolution of the garments.

She said bunad translates to “gear” in English – think bunad for each part of the body. According to the Livsreise website, after moving to Stoughton in 1973, Listug became more interested in bunads and other aspects of Norwegian history, since her maternal grandparents immigrated to America from Norway in the early 1900s. She’s been making the garments since 1986. Listug said she is expecting a large turnout to this presentation, since there are 68 open seats and no reservations being taken. “I think it’s going to be really big based on the

If You Go What: Norwegian National Costume presentation Where: Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Center auditorium, 277 W. Main St. When: 1-2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 26 Info: 873-7567

reaction to our Facebook page (event),” Listug said. For information, contact 873-7567 or email livsreise@norwegian heritagecenter.org.

Local farmers to discuss community agriculture Three farmers will discuss how their Community Supported Agriculture farms work and What: Community how people can invest in Supported Agriculture one during a presentation presentation 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. When: 6:30 p.m., 24, at the fire station trainThursday, Jan. 24 ing room, 401 E. Main St. Kristen Kordet, Andy Where: Fire station Watson and Terry Parisi, training room, 401 E. of Blue Moon CommuniMain St. ty Farm, Sprouting Acres Info: sustainand Parisi Family Farm, ablestoughton.org respectively, will talk about their experiences with the community supported agriculture model and the features of their Sustainable Stoughton. farm programs, accord- The three will also talk ing to a news release from about the community roles

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they’ve developed with businesses and other farmers in the region because of their funding model. Community supported agriculture is a form of funding that allows people to buy memberships to the farm, and in return, receive fruits, vegetables and other products throughout the season. A representative from FairShare CSA Coalition will also talk about how people and families with low incomes can participate. For more information, visit sustainablestoughton. org.

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Finance director: RDA spending not transparent ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

Some money the RDA has spent recently has not been authorized by the Common Council. As a result, finance director Jamin Friedl didn’t deliver the standard financial report at the beginning of the Jan. 9 RDA meeting. Instead, he requested the group come up with a projection for how much money it thinks it will need in 2019.

“There’s a lot of costs right now that aren’t budgeted: insurance, attorney fees, (etc.)” Friedl said. “The city is fronting all this money to you, and it hasn’t been authorized. It’s not transparent.” The expected costs, such as for planning and trail work, had been budgeted in the city’s Capital Improvement Plan. But unexpected costs have not, and Friedl said they’re beginning to add up. “That amount in TID 5 (the tax-increment financing

district) is getting pretty big, and it really hasn’t been authorized at all,” Friedl said. As of Dec. 6, TID 5 documents showed $918,553.86 in expenditures and $893,768.16 in revenue. Friedl requested the RDA come up with a number at its special January meeting to bring to the Finance Committee and Common Council for approval. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​

RDA in brief RFEI draft approved

Some “parapet material” fell off the century-old blacksmith shop early last week, Redevelopment Authority chair Roger Springman reported at the group’s Jan. 9 meeting. The RDA remains in the midst of negotiating with the contractor who demolished the neighboring buildings about who is responsible for the damage caused by an October wind storm. “We’re working on a settlement approach,” Springman told the RDA. RDA member Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist3) expressed a desire to “be proactive now” to stabilize the building, because it’s unclear how long a settlement would take to reach. The RDA has been withholding the last, approximately $150,000 payment to the contractor, and has been reluctant to stabilize the building for fear it would make the city responsible for its condition.

The RDA is one step closer to starting a conversation with developers to solicit ideas for developing the 10 riverfront acres just south of the city’s downtown. Consultant Gary Becker presented a draft “RFEI,” or request for expressions of interest, the document the RDA will send out to hundreds of area developers to restart development talks. It hopes to review submissions this fall and begin negotiating a deal by the end of the year. Mayor Tim Swadley and planning and development director Rodney Scheel joined the group to offer feedback on the draft as they went line by line through the document for about an hour. The RDA approved the draft, contingent on changes to style, format and language, and will review a final draft before sending it out at either its February meeting or a special January meeting.

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three full-length albums. The performance is free, but a suggested $20 The library will host a vision donation will support the musicians. boards craft activity at 6:30 p.m. For information, visit fendrick Thursday, Jan. 17. andpeck.com. Katie Smith of Thrive Home will lead the activity. Vision boards are a SON Bingo creative way to set positive intentions The Sons of Norway will host for the coming year or season. They Mandt Lodge Bingo at 6 p.m. Satare a visual collection of things that urday, Jan. 19, at their lodge, 317 S. inspire you. Page St. All supplies will be provided and Bingo is open to all, not just lodge registration is required. members. Anyone under the age of For information, call 873-6281. 18 should be accompanied by an adult family member. ROHS meeting Food will be served beginning at 5 The next R Olde House Society p.m. that day. meeting will be held at 7 p.m. ThursFor information, call bingo chairday, Jan. 17, at 131 S. Prairie St. person Becky Lunde at 205-2234. There will be a tour of the home followed by socializing. Newcomers Yoga Sundays are welcome and guests are encourStoughton Yoga will hold yoga aged to bring a light snack to share classes at the library at 2 p.m. Jan. 20 and their favorite drink. and 27. The ROHS is an informal group of The classes are free and for all people interested in the history and levels, but exclusively for those preservation of historic Stoughton ages 16 and up. The class will focus -area homes and properties. on breathing with movement and F o r i n f o r m a t i o n , c o n t a c t detailed instructions will make the rohstoughton@gmail.com. class accessible for everyone. Chairs will be available for those Fendrick and Peck who have trouble getting up and performance down from the floor, but a yoga mat Indie folk duo Fendrick and Peck or large towel is recommended as will perform the third annual Roving they will not be provided. For information, call 873-6281. On A Winter’s Night at the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page Madison lakes St., from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 18. Rick Krueger, a lifelong Madison The national touring artists have Baha’i Faith

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Christ Lutheran Church

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Worship, 9:10 a.m. Family Express and 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 covlutheran@gmail.com • covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship

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 and 10 a.m. Worship

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9:10 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.

LakeView Church

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

resident and local author, will share the story of his life on Madison’s lakes during a program at the senior center from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Krueger spent his life on Madison lakes fishing, swimming, scuba diving and countless hours on the water searching their depths with a side scan sonar. To date, he has found over 60 sunken boats, four cars that all went through the ice in the 1920’s and tons of long forgotten objects. He has also assisted local agencies with searching for drowning victims. He will share some of these stories in the program. For information, call 873-8585.

Caregiver support class Learn tools for caregivers during a series at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., from 1-3:30 p.m. Thursdays, Jan. 24 through March 7. No class will be held Feb. 14. The cost is $25 and includes snacks and a book. The class is sponsored by the senior center, Wisconsin Institute for Healthy Aging and Stoughton Hospital. The goal of the class is to reduce stress, guilt, anger and depression, manage time and solve problems, master caregiving techniques and be a part of the decision making, communicate effectively and find community resources. For information and to register, call Hollee Camacho at the senior center at 873-8585.

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Friday, January 18

• 10:30 a.m., Your Guide to Downsizing, senior center, 873-8585 • 1 p.m., Classic movie Friday: Guys and Dolls, senior center, 873-8585 • 7-9 p.m., Fendrick and Peck performance (suggested $20 donations), Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., fendrickandpeck.com

Saturday, January 19

• 10-11 a.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281 • 6 p.m., Sons of Norway Bingo, Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 205-2234

Sunday, January 20

• 2 p.m., Yoga Sundays at the library, library, 873-6281

Monday, January 21

• Library closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day • City offices closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Tuesday, January 22

• 10 a.m., Discovering Madison Lakes program, senior center, 873-8585 • 6:30 p.m., Page Turners book club, library, 873-6281

Wednesday, January 23

• 1 p.m., Page Turners book club, senior center, 8738585

Thursday, January 24

• 6:30 p.m., Community supported agriculture presentation with Sustainable Stoughton, Fire station training room, 401 E. Main St., sustainablestoughton.org

Sunday, January 27

• 2 p.m., Yoga Sundays at the library, library, 873-6281

Monday, January 28

616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10

• 9:30 a.m., Baby morning story time, library, 8736281

Stoughton Baptist Church

• 6:30 p.m., Evening story time, library, 873-6281

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

St. Ann Catholic Church

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

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

United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton

1501 E. Main St., Stoughton • 608-205-6444 Pastor Rich Thomas • rthomas@cgcmadison.org Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

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

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

A Deep Yearning “If you would be loved, love, and be loveable.” – Benjamin Franklin

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Thursday, January 17

• 3 p.m., Computer class (iPhones, iPads and iPad minis), senior center, 873-8585 • 6:30 p.m., Vision boards (registration required), library, 873-6281 • 7 p.m., ROHS meeting, 131 S. Prairie St., rohstoughton@gmail.com.

We all desire to love and to be loved, and we all know the pain of loneliness and lost love. The desire to understand others and to be understood is at bottom an attempt to feel connected.We are simply not whole by ourselves and require the connection with others that comes most completely through love to regain our sense of wholeness. This is perhaps the most pressing problem of the modern world – loneliness, alienation and disconnectedness. Much of what is said about the value of the individual and his or her right to live as he or she sees fit contributes to people “doing their own thing” at the expense of building relationships with others that might give them this connectedness and satisfy this deep yearning. Of course,there are many ways to relate to others. We can do it through friends and family. We can do it through our jobs and our hobbies. And we can even do it through modern technology, e.g.,social media. But ultimately, it all comes down to being kind and loving to the people we interact with. So nurture the yearning to love and be loved, first and foremost by making yourself worthy of love. – Christopher Simon

Tuesday, January 29

Food pantries City of Stoughton Food Pantry The City of Stoughton Food Pantry, 520 S. Fourth St., is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It will also be open from 4-6 p.m. Thursday evenings and the first Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.

SUMC Food Pantry The Stoughton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 525 Lincoln Ave., is open from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesdays. It will also be located from 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Personal Essentials Pantry The Personal Essentials Pantry (PEP), 343 E. Main St., is open from 1-5 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each Month. The pantry will be closed on holidays and if SASD is closed due to weather.

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-2356 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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Partying with paint Children ages 5-10 painted monsters during painting party classes held on the afternoon of Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library. The children were given step-by-step directions by Sara Lenz, of Creative Canvases, on how to paint the creatures on colorfully patterned backgrounds.

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Below, Arianny Rivera, 7, paints the background of her monster painting orange during a children’s painting class on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library.

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Above, Rosalyn Richardson, 6, works on her painting during a children’s painting class on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library.

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At right, from left, Mila Ferrell, 6, and her sister Bryn, 4, covers her canvas with a background color for her monster painting during a children’s painting class on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library.

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Above, Olivia Holt, 6, begins to paint the side of her canvas during a children’s painting class on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library.

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At left, from left, cousins Talyn Boxwell, 8, and Bryn Ferrell, 4, take a break from painting during a children’s painting class on Sunday, Jan. 13, at the library.

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Insurance: City lost ‘insurable interest’ after properties transferred to Redevelopment Authority Continued from page 1 When the parcels of land were transferred from city ownership to the RDA, the city lost what’s called an “insurable interest” in the properties, Gillingham explained. “We discovered this on Dec. 28,” Gillingham said. “Immediately, under the direction of (RDA chair) Roger (Springman) and the mayor, I did bind insurance for you.” The blacksmith shop now has an insurance policy for about $400,000, Municipal Property Insurance Company underwriter Ben Hagen told the Hub, which he called “very stripped down.” The policy would cover “weather-related perils,” Hagen said, but declined to discuss specifics, adding that he isn’t a claims adjuster. It does not cover the land, he said. Hagen indicated the company would be taking a closer look at the policy after visiting the site, which the company had not done when it issued it, instead relying on photographs supplied by Gillingham and a long-standing “good-faith” relationship with the city. The RDA is planning a special meeting at the end of January to take out its own insurance, as Gillingham said the current situation puts the city’s self-insurance rate at risk. “I added the RDA onto the city’s insurance policy as an additional insured,” Gillingham explained. “It’s a great risk to the city. … If you have a claim, it affects our rate.”

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The blacksmith shop has been insured since Dec. 28, and went without insurance in the past, at times for a span of a decade. The building has seen at least a partial collapse in the last three months. Portions of the blacksmith shop have collapsed on at least two occasions since its neighboring buildings were torn down over the summer. The latest occurred the morning before last week’s RDA meeting, when Springman said a portion of the parapet wall came down from the upper roof. That

was after the insurance was taken out, though there has not been discussion about filing a claim. At its January meeting, the RDA plans to consider “directors and officers” insurance, as well, which would protect the members of the authority against recourse if they make a bad decision.

Mayor Tim Swadley said that’s “pretty common” on boards he’s been on. If something were to occur, you’d be protected,” Swadley explained to the authority. “Another thing you should’ve had all these years, and no one thought to do that.”

Swadley also said the confusion between the RDA and the city is “not unique” and other RDAs and community development authorities “cross contaminate” and “commingle.” Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.​

TEALS: Long-term goal to create a computer science department to train for future careers Continued from page 1 The yearlong class has been so popular that it’s being broken up into semesters, so students who couldn’t get into the fall semester can start in spring semester next week “so they don’t have to wait a full calendar year.” So far, students have been learning “block-based” programming, which Kelley likened to “putting puzzle pieces together that will run a program.” “The goal of first semester is to get the kids familiar with the general theory of different computer programming languages and then second semester there are several different types of actual computer programing languages,” he said. “The kids seem to really be enjoying it, and it’s a really good intro spot for a wide variety of kids – I’ve got seniors in AP calculus and freshmen in a remedial math program and SHS student Audrey Szajna works on a computer coding project during TEALS class Tuesday morning. they’re all working successfully through this similar language.” Find out more about TEALS at District director of curricOne of the reasons the school wanted to start a TEALS program is the amount of job ulum Kate Ahlgren said she tealsk12.org appreciates how the class openings available in the computer coding/programming field. Instructor Fran Kelley said brings together professionlast year there were about 50,000 computer science graduates and 500,000 computer als with teachers. through a path for this life science job openings. “Just that partnership skill that they’re really alone is innovative because “There’s just a ton of demand for this skill, and in 2019, everything runs by computers, going to need,” he said. of the value it can bring to Ahlgren said “the skill of everything is “smart” technology at this point,” he said. “This is not just a class where our students,” she said. being able to code is a crityou’re learning how this stuff works, this is actually writing code to make the computer ical one for the 21st centu‘One step at a time’ ry.” work. “We always want to preKelley said he’s working Being able to program computers to do things, that’s a career, and I think the kids are pare our students for as with Ahlgren and SHS prinreally going to have some options given to them as they progress through this curriculum.” many choices as we poscipal Mike Kruse on adding sibly can for their options an Advanced Placement both in and out of school,” class for the 2019-20 school “Right now, it’s me, and s c i e n c e d e p a r t m e n t o r she told the Hub. “We’re year “for kids to get a little is taking it “one step at a time,” the goal is to create that’s great, but the goal is the language department, really being challenged to college credit.” He said while the district and grow a computer sci- for someday this should where kids have options think in very robust ways be exactly like the regular and they can really progress ence department.

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about the skills and competencies our studies will need.” Ahlgren said she was impressed during a couple visits to the classroom. “I have been really struck by the sophistication and complexity of the content that’s presented and also with the alacrity with which our students are rising to meet the challenges,” she said. “It’s been just really impressive to see the ways kids light up for this content.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Girls hockey

Pushing past the Lightning

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Icebergs win two of last three in bizarre fashion JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Bizarre ends were the norm for the Icebergs girls hockey co-op last week as they won two of three games. The Icebergs defeated the nonconference Lakeshore Lightning co-op 3-2 in an unexpected overtime period Saturday, Jan. 12, after both teams had left the ice. That followed a Tuesday, Dec. 8, Badger Conference game, in which the Icebergs led Viroqua 2-1 in the third period when the game was called with 1 minute, 51 seconds remaining for a hole in the ice. The Icebergs (6-11-0 overall, 2-6-0 Badger Conference) also took a 7-0 road loss to the 10th-ranked Rock County Fury co-op (9-5-1, 6-0-1) on Thursday, Jan. 10. “I think we’re really happy now knowing that we can win more games,” sophomore forward Izzy Newton said. “If we put the effort into the games, we can win even more. It doesn’t matter if we win or lose, we are going to keep pushing ourselves in practice.” Newton said the team, which is a co-op comprising six schools (Stoughton, McFarland, Oregon, Monona Grove, Deerfield and Evansville), has struggled with chemistry. It has only two seniors and was 3-9-0 before New Year’s

Name: Cael McGee Grade: Sophomore Sport: Boys basketball Position: Guard Highlight: McGee scored 11 points in a 63-61 loss to Monona Grove on Thursday.

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Freshman forward Shannon Gibbons (11) battles Lakeshore Lightning defenseman Breanna Pfaff for possession of the puck Saturday inside the Mandt Community Center. The Icebergs won the game 3-2 in overtime. “We’re starting to come togeth- better every day.” Day. The Icebergs go for their first “I feel like now that we’re er and focusing on just being one together a lot more, we’re start- team with one common goal: back-to-back wins 7 p.m. Thursing to connect a lot better,” she getting to state at the Coliseum,” d a y a t P o p py Wa t e r m a n I c e said. he said. “We have the talent to Coach Matt Gallagher agreed. do that, but we just have to get Turn to Girls hockey/Page 13

Honorable mention: Myranda Kotlowski (girls basketball) scored a team-high 10 points off the bench in the Vikings’ 79-42 loss to No. 1-ranked Beaver Dam. Dustin Woelke (boys hockey) scored two goals Friday as the Vikings beat Milton 4-1 at home. Izzy Newton (girls hockey) scored the game-tying and game-winning goals Saturday as the Icebergs defeated the Lakeshore Lightning 3-2 in overtime. Conner Clark (boys swimming) won the 100-meter butterfly , 200 IM and was part of a first-place 400 freestyle relay Tuesdya in Oregon. Ethan Devore (wrestling) won his 100th career match Thursday against Sauk Prairie.

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Monona Grove 63, Stoughton 61

It was a tough week for the Stoughton boys basketball team, dropping two games and Hobson falling out of a first-place tie in the Badger South Conference. The Vikings lost a Badger South showdown on the road at Monona Grove in the final second Thursday, Jan. 10. “While it is never fun to lose, I thought our kids did everything they could to win that game other than make free throws at the end,” coach Nolan Weber said. “Both teams shot the ball well and played hard. “Overall, there were a lot of encouraging things in that game.” Stoughton lost a nonconference game to Prairie du Chien two days later. The Vikings (7-6 overall, 5-2 Badger South) have lost three straight games and are in a three-way tie for second in the conference with Monona Grove

Junior guard Adam Hobson knocked down s ev e n 3 - p o i n t e r s a n d scored a game-high 25 points Thursday against the Silver Eagles. Monona Grove 6-foot7 senior forward Kyle Nett grabbed an offensive rebound away from Stoughton’s Jack Nelson - a 6-7 junior center - and was fouled with 0.6 seconds remaining. Nett, stepped to the foul line and sank two free throws to give Monona Grove a 63-61 victory over the Vikings. Hobson made two free throws to put Stoughton ahead 60-56 with 2:31 left. But the Vikings, who wound up 8-for-19 at the foul line, missed six of seven free throws after that. Stoughton sophomore guard Cael McGee came off the bench and had 11 points. Starting center Nelson, who has orally committed to the University of Wisconsin-Madison for football as an offensive tackle, finished

Badger South Team Wins Losses Oregon 6 1 Stoughton 5 2 Monroe 5 2 Monona Grove 5 2 Watertown 3 4 Edgewood 3 4 Milton 1 6 Fort Atkinson 0 7

with 10 points. “We turned the ball over a little too much against their press, but missing 6 out of 7 free throws in the last couple minutes was where that game was lost,” Weber said. Stoughton entered the game tied with Oregon for first place. With a victory over Fort Atkinson, the Pantehrs took over sole possession of first with a 6-1 league mark with seven league games left. The Silver Eagles rallied from a 39-30 halftime d e fi c i t . C a d e n N e l s o n made four 3-pointers and 10 free throws en route to a team-high 24 points for the Silver Eagles.

Prairie du Chien 46, Stoughton 32 The Vikings were limited to less than 20 points in both halves Saturday of a 46-32 nonconference loss Saturday to Prairie du Chien. T h e Vi k i n g s j u m p e d out to a 10-4 lead. Weber said after some turnovers, missed layups and lapses on defense by his team, the Blackhawks battled back to take the lead. Prairie du Chien led by seven points at halftime (22-15). The Blackhawks o u t s c o r e d t h e Vi k i n g s 24-17 in the second half. Prairie du Chien played a

What’s next Stoughton travels to Waunakee Saturday to play Reedsburg in the Badger Challenge. 2-3 zone the entire game and when they got a lead worked the ball around for long possessions to get a good shot. “We knew they may play some zone and slow down a little on offense, but nothing like that,” Weber said. “Once we got down, they played stall ball and got control of the game.” Hobson scored a gamehigh 13 points. McGee added five points. The Vikings were 1-for-10 on shooting from beyond the arc. The Vikings made more free throws (11) than the Blackhawks attempted (10). Stoughton shot 61.1 percent from the foul line (11-for-18) and Prairie du Chien shot 70 percent (7-for-10).

The Wisconsin men’s track and field team opened up its indoor campaign with a strong showing at Saturday’s B a d g e r I c e - McHone breaker inside the Shell. T h e B a d g e r s wo n s ev en individual titles, helping them tally 165 points to edge UW-Milwaukee, which finished second with 158 points and DePaul, which took third with 101 points. S t o u g h t o n n a t iv e S a m McHone was one of two freshmen to win events for the Badgers, claiming the long jump with a mark of 21 feet, 6 ¾ inches. McHone finished sitxth in the long jump (22-2 1/2) and eighth in the 100- (11.19) and the 200-meter dash (22.59) as a senior for the Vikings at the WIAA Division 1 state track and field meet last spring at University Wisconsin-La Crosse. - Jeremy Jones

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Vikings get clean sweep against Fort Atkinson MARK NESBITT

followed with back-to-back falls to give the Vikings an 18-0 lead. Sophomore Gavin Model at 152 won a major decision 21-3 over Fort Atkinson’s Riley Koehler. Cade Spilde pinned Fort Atkinson sophomore Eli Koehler in :59 to give the Vikings a 29-0 lead. Detweiler earned a pin in 3:50 at 182 and Empey recorded a fall in 2:25 at 195. Pasold (220) had a pin in :21 and Dow at a pin in :21 at 120. Pasold wrestled his freshman year and then played lacrosse as a sophomore and football as a junior. He’s also a Norwegian dancer. “It meant a lot to me,” Pasold said. “My freshman year, a big part of my life was wrestling. I took a little bit of a break and came back out, and I really don’t regret it. I’m really having a good time, and I just want to do the best for my team.”

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Senior Ethan Devore reached the 100-career-win milestone Thursday, Jan. 10, as the Stoughton wrestling team rolled past Fort Atkinson 80-0 in a Badger South match. “I’ve been looking forward to it and kind of grinding it out all year,” Devore said. “My last three years of wrestling in high school, that has been a big mile-marker I have been looking forward to. “I’m proud of myself. I feel like I have made a lot of people proud.” Devore, a two-time Minnesota state qualifer before moving to Stoughton, said he is excited to see if he can reach the 100-win milestone in college as he’ll be wrestling at UW-La Crosse next year. Devore, who lived in Eden Prairie last year and wrestled for Mound Westonka, moved to Stoughton this year when his father’s job was relocated. “I figured I’d come to a great program and wrestle with them,” Devore said. The Vikings continued their hot streak against Lodi, ranked 10th in Division 2, in a nonconference match on Tuesday with a 63-10 win. Stoughton (4-0 Badger South) is ranked No. 1 in the Division 1 Wisconsin Wrestling Online poll and ranked 45th nationally by InterMat. “Our room is so competitive,” co-coach Dan Spilde said. “We hope to keep climbing up. We are so blessed to have so many good kids in the room. There are guys who don’t see the varsity mat who push our varsity guys hard. That is what keeps them training and hungry. They know if they let up, they lose their job.”

Stoughton 80, Fort Atkinson 0 The Vikings posted eight pins and ran away with an 80-0 win over Fort Atkinson on Senior Night Thursday in

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Stoughton 63, Lodi 10

Sophomore Gavin Model defeated Fort Atkinson’s Riley Koehler in a a 152-pound match Thursday by a technical fall 21-3. Stoughton won the Badger South Conference dual meet 80-0 against the Blackhawks. Stoughton. In the closest match of the dual, junior Brandt Spilde scored on a takedown in sudden death to edge Blackhawk senior Louis Jones 5-3. It was a frantic third period. Spilde scored on a reversal with 4.5 seconds to go to take a 3-1 lead. Jones returned the favor, scoring on his own reversal to force overtime. Stoughton got pins from Devore (132), junior Braeden Whitehead (138), sophomore Luke Mechler (145), senior Cade Spilde (160), sophomore Rudy Detweiler (182), sophomore Brooks Empey (195), senior Drew Pasold (220) and Trenton Dow (120). The Blackhawks forfeited matches at 106, 113, 126 and heavyweight to complete the clean sweep. “Every match is independent,” Dan Spilde said. “You have to make sure you get up for every one. I know it’s cliche, but you can’t take

The Vikings cut through another top-10 ranked opponent like a hot knife through butter Tuesday with a 63-10 win over Lodi at home. In perhaps the most exciting match of the night, Devore pinned senior Garrett Moll, who is ranked No. 2 in Division 2, in 5:17. Moll was fifth at state last year. Stoughton also got pins from Dow (126), Trent Carpenter (145), Mechler (152), Model (160), Detweiler (182), Empey (195) and Pasold (220). Model’s fall at 3:56 came against Colton Nicolay, who was a state qualifier at 132 last year. Cade Spilde had an 18-1 tech fall at 160. Nicolar Rivera, ranked No. 2 in the state at 106, wrestled up two weights and earned a 16-3 major decision against Chandler Curtis, ranked No. 9 in D2 at 113. Logan Dykstra had a 6-0 Senior Ethan Devore looks to turn Fort Atkinson freshman Vincent Healy in a 132-pound decision over Bryce James at match Thursday. Devore pinned Healy to win his 100th career match. 106 and Dante Steinmetz had a 7-1 decision over Jaedon anything lightly ... There numbers or experience.” Atkinson’s Vincent Healy Heintz who was honorable are always some extremely The dual meet started at by fall in 1 minute, 33 sec- mention at 126 and wrestled tough kids on teams with less 132, and Devore beat Fort onds. Whitehead and Mechler up to 132.

Girls basketball

Top-ranked Beaver Dam too much for Stoughton at Badger Challenge MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton girls basketball team had no answers for slowing down top-ranked Beaver Dam in a Badger Challenge game Saturday, Jan. 12, at Edgewood High School. The two-time defending WIAA Division 2 state champions opened the game with a 19-point run and took a 33-point halftime lead on the way to a 79-42 victory. The Golden Beavers, 14-1 and ranked 10th nationally, displayed an array of offensive weapons, with 13 three-pointers by seven different players. With the loss, Stoughton dropped to 9-4 overall and remains 6-1 in the Badger South.

“You can take away one or two kids, but then two or three other ones will get you,” coach Brad Pickett said. “They are good and unselfish. I don’t think they care who gets the credit as long as they have more points than the other team at the end of the night. “They have obviously done that successfully the last few years and will continue to do that.” The Vikings committed 15 of their 22 turnovers in the first half. “We faced a team that will exposes some of your weaknesses,” Pickett said. “We have to continue to do a better job of taking care of the ball.” The Beavers led by as many as 44 points in the second half. But Pickett was encouraged that the Beavers

Badger South Team Wins Losses Stoughton 6 1 Monona Grove 6 1 Monroe 5 2 Watertown 5 2 Oregon 3 4 Milton 2 5 Edgewood 1 6 Fort Atkinson 0 7 outscored the Vikings just 29-25 in the second half. “We have to find some small victories in there, too,” he said. “It was another opportunity to get better. The only way you are going to get better is by playing good teams.” J u n i o r g u a r d

Myranda Kotlowski scored a team-high 10 points for the Vikings. Senior guard Emma Kissling added eight points and senior forward Ashley Nelson and junior guard Delaney Seidel each chipped in six points. “I thought we fought,” Kotlowski said. “We didn’t

What’s next Stoughton will host Monona Grove at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.

give up. We kept working and tried our best. I personally didn’t give up and wanted to keep fighting.” University of Wisconsin recruit Tara Stauffacher, a senior forward, became the third 1,000-point scorer in Beaver Dam program history. She totaled a game-high 14 points and drilled three 3-pointers. The early run that set the tone started with junior guard Jada Donaldson and senior Paige Schumnann

hitting 3-pointers. Sophomore Maty Wilke scored six points during the run, including two layups. Wilke scored eight of her 12 points in the first half and Donaldson had all seven of her points in the first half as the Beavers rolled to a 50-17 halftime lead. “We just struggled in the beginning to make shots,” Kotlowski said. Teams from the Badger South won six of the eight Badger Challenge games in a format that pairs a team from the South against their North counterpart at the same place in the league standings. One bright spot for the Vikings was the play of Kotlwoski, who was the team’s leading scorer off

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Boys swimming

Clark has hand in three wins as Vikings fall short at Oregon JEREMY JONES

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Sports editor

The Stoughton boys swimming team finished eighth at the Cardinal Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 12, which featured several of the state’s top-rankd D iv i s i o n 1 t e a m s . T h e Vikings closed out the week on Tuesday unable to match the depth of a Badger South Conference rival.

Stoughton hosts Madison Edgweood at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22. meet tonight was really good for everyone.”

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Stoughton 86, Oregon 84 The Vikings won seven of 11 events but just didn’t quite have enough depth to sneak out of Oregon with a win Tuesday. Senior Conner Clark figured into three of the Vikings’ wins, leading a 1-2 finish in the 200-meter IM and winning the 100 butterfly before closing out the meet on the first-place 400 freestyle relay. Oregon scored a 1-2-3 sweep in the 50 free and finished 2-3 in the 400 free relay to hang on; however, 86-84. Clark, who was swimming in just his third meet of the season, led teammate Jacob Foldy to the wall in 2 minutes, 29.95 seconds. The senior added

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Senior Conner Clark swims to the wall first in the 200-meter individual medley Tuesday in Oregon. Clark won the event in 2 minutes, 29.95 seconds but Stoughton lost the Baddger South Conference dual meet 86-84. the 100 fly in 1:04.27 after the break. “As of Saturday, I was really close to my 100 fly time at state last year,” said Clark, who wants to podium in the event this season. Hayden Hammond, Jacob Turner and Patrick R eg a n j o i n e d C l a r k t o

win the 400 free relay in 4:13.55. Stoughton, which needed its B relay to finish second or third, settled for a fourth-place finish as they fell just short. Hammond added a pair of individual wins, taking the 200 free (2:12.96)

and 400 free (4:38.77). Regan added the 100 backstroke (1:08.59) and Turner claimed the 100 breaststroke (1:16.72). The Panthers won the 200 medley (2:09.33) and 200 free relays (1:51.58), swept the 50 (27.23) and took the 100 free (1:01.62).

Coach Katie Talmadge said the meet couldn’t have come at a better time. “It’s peak training right now. It’s finals week and some overuse injuries are setting in,” she said. “The guys are doing a good managing that stress. To have a fun, competitive

The Vikings traveled to Middleton on Saturday to participate in the Cardinal Relays. Stoughton had four relays finish in the top 10 and finished eighth out of the 13 teams competing with 85 points. Defending WIAA Division 1 state champion Madison West finished second, 12 points behind Middleton (180 points), with a team score of 168. Madison Memorial (157) was third. Regan, Foldy, Hammond and Clark finished eighth as a 300 fly relay in 2:57.6. Millam, Turner, Clark and Hammond matched the finish on the 500 free relay (4:49.33). Jordan Bathuly joined Regan, Hammond and Clark also finished eighth as a 300 back relay (3:02.15).

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Power-play goals propel Stoughton past Milton, Sauk Prairie tops the Vikings once again JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Badger South Team Wins Losses Ties Points Edgewood 7 0 0 14 Oregon 6 2 0 12 McFarland 4 3 0 8 Stoughton 4 3 0 8 Monona Grove 3 4 0 6 Monroe 1 6 0 2 Milton 0 7 0 0

Back-to-back wins have only come once so far this season for the Stoughton boys hockey team, who hoped to do it again last week. The Vikings didn’t have such luck, though, beating Milton 4-1 on Friday, Jan. 11 before falling 8-4 at Sauk Prairie on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Stoughton (6-11-0 overall, 4-3-0 Badger South) goal in the second period hosts second-place Oregon Friday as Stoughton beat Milton 4-1. (7-5-0, 5-2-0) at 7 p.m. Hanson scored the evenStoughton 4, Milton 1 tual game-winner 13 minJunior forward James utes into the period and Hanson and sophomore Woelke added his second forward Dustin Woelke goal of the game one mineach had a power-play ute later for a 3-1 lead.

Junior forward Parker Milbauer iced the Badger South Conference win with an empty-net goal with 18 seconds remaining inside the Mandt Community Center. Senior goaltender Carter Hellenbrand stopped 33

What’s next Stoughton travels to Oregon at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22.

of 34 shots on goal for the Vikings. L u ke G r o t e m a d e 4 9 saves for the Red Hawks. A 1-1 tie after first-period goals by sophomores forwards Dustin Woelke of Stoughton and Luke Hessenauer of Milton, the Vikings scored three straight to close out the win.

Sauk Prairie 8, Stoughton 4 Stoughton traveled to Sauk Prairie Area Recreation Center on Tuesday for a rare second Badger Conference crossover game against the Eagles. In a back-and-forth game that featured four lead changes, the Vikings fell short on the scoreboard, falling 8-4. It was an improvement from the first meeting, when the Vikings lost 9-1 at home Nov. 27. Stoughton took its final lead 6:17 into the third period on a Jack Sanford short-handed goal. The Vikings were unable to maintain the lead; however, as the host Eagles scored

five-unanswered goals to close out the win. Lancer Baeumhuber had both of his goals in the final 8:49 of the game. Sauk Prairie outshot Stoughton 52-13. Hellenbrand did what he could to keep the Vikings in the game, turning away 44 shots on goal. Woelke scored an evenstrength goal 7:26 into the first period for the early lead by Jay Liedtke answered at 13:04. Sauk Prairie took a 3-1 lead one-and-a-half minutes into the first period before coach by Brody Hlavacek and Austin Sieling drew Stoughton even at 3-3 through two periods. Sam Severson had nine saves for Sauk Prairie.

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any given night, and Miranda stepped up,” Pickett said. “The big thing with her is her ability to play with confidence. I thought in the second half she did a great job of running the point and creating some opportunities for us.” It won’t get much easier for the Vikings. Stoughton hosts Division 2 sixth-ranked Monona Grove and University of Iowa recruit McKenna Warnock, Friday, Jan. 18, in a first-place conference showdown. The Vikings then host second-ranked New Berlin Eisenhower a day later. The Vikings have made a run to sectionals each of the past three years. At the end of the 2015-16 season, New Berlin Eisenhower edged Stoughton in the Division 2 state championship game 46-42. “We just have to keep Photo by Mark Nesbitt working hard, competing and working as a team and I think Stoughton senior Peighton Trieloff drives to the basket against Beaver Dam’s Paige we have a chance,” Kotlowski Schumann in the first half Saturday in a Badger Challenge game at Madison Edgewood High School. said.

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Girls hockey: Icebergs look to keep improving each time on the ice Continued from page 9 Arena in Wisconsin Dells against the Badger Lightning.

Icebergs 3, Lakeshore 2 (OT) Newton helped the Icebergs rally from a twogoal deficit Saturday, scoring the game-tying and game-winning goals in a 3-2 overtime win against the Lakeshore Lightning. She scored the ga m e - w i n n e r 1 : 2 5 i n t o the eight-minute overtime period. “I didn’t think we were going to play overtime. I didn’t really want to, but I’m kind of glad we did now,” Newton said. “Defenseman Hailie (Hefel) carried the puck into the zone and went below the net; we need our defense to do that more often. (Sydney) Schipper had a really nice pass, and we were able to put everything together.” After she scored with 2:48 remaining in the third period and the clock ran out, she thought the game was over, and just about everyone at the rink appeared to think so, too, as both teams went through the postgame handshake. Shortly afterward, Gallagher raced up the stairs to the Icebergs’ locker room at Mandt Park to bring half of his team back to the ice for overtime. Gallagher explained there is a discrepancy between the National Federation of State High School Associations rules and the WIAA. “The NFHS rule is that you play the eight-minute overtime. The WIAA adapts that, too; if you play regular season tournaments, it’s on the discretion of the host school,” he said. “The refs wanted to make sure they were giving us both a chance to win the game. Ultimately, both of the head coaches wanted to play overtime.” The Icebergs began their rally when freshman forward Shannon Gibbons scored 7:10 into the third

Izzy Newton scores the game-tying goal 14 minutes, 12 seconds into the third period Saturday against the Lakeshore Lightning. The Icebergs won the nonconference game 3-2 in overtime.

‘I didn’t think we were going to play overtime. I didn’t really want to, but I’m kind of glad we did now.’ Junior forward Izzy Newton period and then Gallagher shortened the bench. Newton tied the game seven minutes later with a pivoting backhand shot from the slot. Each team had a chance to win the game in regulation, exchanging breakaway chances in the final 50 seconds. The Icebergs also had a 2-on-1, but neither team could find the back of the net. For the first two-and-ahalf periods, the game was all about penalties as the Lightning built a 2-0 lead, scoring on two of their five power-play opportunities. The Lightning took 10 penalties, including seven

in the second period, for 20 minutes of penalty time. The Icebergs had nine for 18 minutes. “It was a really physical game,” Newton said. “I like that style, though, because I am used to playing with boys in Oregon.” Lightning senior forward Paige Weir scored 7:29 into the first period, and freshman forward Joelle E r i c k s o n ex t e n d e d t h e Lakeshore lead to 2-0 with the team’s second power-play goal 1:39 into the third period. Junior forward Anna Gontarski shot the puck from the left of Zimmerman, and Erickson poked home the rebound.

attending. Hoppe will send date to the board members. 2. Consent Agenda A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to approve the December 3, 2018 Minutes; approve the November 29, 2018 - January 8, 2019 check register and the December 5, 2018 P-Card Report as presented; We would like say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the District: S$3,258.00 from the Stoughton Sports Boosters Inc for Hudl Renewal and Neptune Radio; Shoes for gym class when students don’t have any to wear & headphones for Kindergarten activities from Lakeview Church valued at $200.00; and related cash donation budget adjustments for $3,258.00; approve the River Bluff Middle School Extended Field Trip Request for 7th Grade students to travel to Trees for Tomorrow (Purple Block February 25-27, 2019 & Gold Block - February 27-March 1, 2019) in Eagle River, WI. 3. Discussion A. Committee Reports - Ad Hoc Committee (Small Group) work continues. B. Policy 1017 Weapons - 1st Reading The board reviewed Policy 1017 Weapons revisions (as needed for an ATM to be installed at Stoughton High School) as presented upon recommendation of the Policy Committee. The policy will be brought forth to the next meeting for a 2nd reading and final approval. 4. Discussion/Action Item A. Emergency Plan Manual Approval - A motion was made by Patterson, seconded by Freye, and carried unanimously to approve the Emergency Plan Manual (EPM) which will be submitted to the Office of School Safety per Act 143 by January 1, 2019. B. Written School Violence Drill Summaries Approval - A motion was made by Hoppe, seconded by FitzGibbon to accept, for purposes of board review at this meeting, the written drill

evaluations submitted by the district administration under section 118.07(4)(cp) of the state statutes from Kegonsa Elementary, Fox Prairie Elementary, Sandhill Elementary, River Bluff, and Stoughton High School. 5. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items - Dr. Onsager will contact Ms. Putney and Ms. Pugh to learn more about Celebrating Ability Initiative. B. Future Meetings/Events - Regular Board Meetings: January 7 & 21, Finance Committee Meeting: January 21, Policy Committee Meeting: January 7, Facilities Meeting: January 15, 2019 C. Adjournment - A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Jackson and carried unanimously to adjourn at 7:00 pm. _____________________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: January 17, 2019 WNAXLP

Badger Conference Team Rock County Cap City Viroqua Metro Lynx Icebergs Badger Lightning

Wins Losses Ties Points 6 0 2 14 4 0 1 9 4 3 0 8 3 3 1 7 2 6 0 4 0 7 0 0

Icebergs junior goaltender Cora Zimmerman made 23 saves on 25 shots, while freshman Maura Farrell stopped 23 for the Lightning.

Rock County 7, Icebergs 0 Despite playing much better hockey on Thursday, the Icebergs could do little to slow down the Rock County Fury offense in a 7-0 loss at Stateline Ice

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What’s next The Icebergs travel to Wisconsin Dells at 7 p.m. Thursday to play the Badger Lightning.

of 34 shots on goal and Zimmerman stopped one. Freshman Olivia Cronin Community Expo in Mon- turned away all 15 shots roe. she faced for the Fury. The Fury scored twice in the first period, four times Regular season in the second and one time The Icebergs have six in the third to ice the blow- r eg u l a r s s e a s o n g a m e s out. Junior Mya Maslonka left, including conference scored twice and assisted games at the Badger Lighton another, and junior for- ning (Jan. 17) and at home ward Sara Nerad (1 goal, against the Madison Met2 assists) and sophomore ro Lynx (Feb. 1) and the forward Anika Einbeck Cap City Cougars (Feb. 9) (1g, 1a) also had multiple co-ops. points. Sophomore goaltender Abby Seybold stopped 27

Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 704.90, Deer Point Storage, LLC, Stoughton, WI intends to sell by sealed bid on February 1 at 12:00 PM, the contents of its leased space as follows: Space #17, leased to Ricky & Stephanee Frane, 1995 Barber Dr., Stoughton, WI, 53589. The contents of the above listed leased storage space are subject to an operator’s lien in favor of Deer Point Storage, LLC. The lien is being enforced to satisfy the operator’s claim for past due rent and other fees. Unless all charges are paid prior to the sale, plus any future rent due, the contents of the leased storage spaces will be sold as stated above. The terms shall be cash only, at close of sale. Any items not sold or paid for will be disposed of by Deer Point Storage, LLC. All goods sold as is, whereas, with no warranties expressed or implied. Published: January 10 and 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 17, 2018 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening A. Call Meeting to Order-A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on Monday, December 17, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. by Board President Francis Sullivan. B. Roll Call-Present: Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Kathleen Hoppe, Jill Patterson. Excused: Allison Sorg C. Public Comment-Beth Putney, 1327 Felland St, Stoughton-Celebrating Ability Initiative invitation and comments; Lisa Pugh, 1303 Sundt Lane, Stoughton-Celebrating Ability Initiative invitation and comments. D. Legislative Update- Hoppe informed the board about the upcoming legislative session which she plans on

*** CITY OF STOUGHTONNOTICE OF ALDERMANIC VACANCY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY THE CITY OF STOUGHTON, IN DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN, THAT: Applications will be accepted from qualified individuals living within the City of Stoughton Aldermanic District 4 for appointment to a vacant seat on the Common Council. The appointment term will cover a period from the date of appointment until a special election can be held in April 2020. The seat will be up for election in April 2020 to serve until April 2021. If interested in being appointed, please submit your resume and an aldermanic appointment questionnaire to the City Clerk’s Office or hlicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us by 4:30 pm on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The questionnaire is available on the City’s website or by request in the Office of the City Clerk, 381 E. Main Street. Candidates will be interviewed at a regular meeting of the Common Council

on February 12, 2019. It is anticipated that the appointed candidate will be seated and sworn into office at the selected meeting. If you have questions, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (608)8736677. Published: January 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE/TIME: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2018 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Denise Duranczyk, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Kathleen Johnson, Tom Majewski, Pat O’Connor, Lisa Reeves, Timothy Riley and Nicole Wiessinger CALL TO ORDER Mayor Swadley called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. Roll Call, Communications, and Presentations: Clerk Licht read the roll and noted that there were 11 alders present. Wiessinger was absent and excused. Minutes and Reports: the following minutes were entered into the records. Library Board (10/17/18); Utilities (10/15/18); Finance (11/13/18); Public Safety Minutes (10/24/18); CA CP (10/2/18); RDA (8/8/18, 8/15/18, 9/12/18, 9/24/18, 9/10/18); Public Works (11/15/18) Public Comment Period: Kathy Kamp, 2045 Atwood Ave., Madison, spoke in support of O-28-2018. CONSENT AGENDA A. November 27, 2018 Council minutes B. R-196-2018 Resolution Authorizing and directing the proper city official(s) to issue Operator Licenses to various applicants. C. Stoughton Utilities Payments due

List Report, Stoughton Utilities September 2018 Financial Summary, Stoughton Utilities September 2018 Statistical Report D. October 2018 Treasurers Report Motion by Jenson, second by Bartlett to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 11-0. OLD BUSINESS O- 28-2018-Ordinance amending the zoning classification of 1125 W. Main Street in the City of Stoughton, WI Motion by Bartlett, second by Jenson to approve O-28-2018. Motion carried 11-0. NEW BUSINESS R- 197-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to approve the Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan 2018-2022 Motion by Hirsch, second by Duranczyk to approve R-197-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-198-2018- Approving an extra-territorial jurisdictional (ETJ) land division (CSM) request by Robert Lange for property located at 1848 US Highway 51, Town of Dunn, Dane County, Wisconsin Motion by Bartlett, second by Jenson to approve R-198-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-199-2018- Sidewalks for 2019 Street Reconstruction Project Motion by Bartlett, second by Majewski to approve R-199-2018. Motion by Bartlett, second by Majewski to amend the resolution and strike out the west side of Grant Street from Prospect Street to Taft St. Motion carried 10-0 with Riley abstaining. Motion by Duranczyk, second by Boersma to strike to strike the south side of Patterson Street. Motion failed on a vote of 4-7 with Duranczyk, Boersma, Riley and Johnson voting yes. Original motion as amended carried on a vote of 7-4 with Duranczyk, Riley, Johnson and Boersma voting no. R-200-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City officials(s) to appoint Timothy Weiland as the agent for Ultra Mart, LLC (Pick n Save #390) Located at

1750 US HWY 51 Motion by Jenson, second by Reeves to approve R-200-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-201-2018- Confirming the Mayors citizen appointment of Linda Lane to the Food Pantry Committee Motion Boersma, second by Bartlett to approve R-201-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-123-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to adopt a policy relating to attending City meetings via remote access Motion by Reeves, second by Riley to approve R-123-2018. Motion by Boersma, second by Johnson to table. Motion failed on a vote of 2-9 with Boersma and Johnson voting yes. Motion by Duranczyk, second by O’Connor to table. Motion carried 11-0. R-202-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to amend the 2018 City of Stoughton Operating Budget Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-202-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-203-2018- Authorizing and directing the proper City official(s) to engage Actuarial & Health Care Solutions, LLC to perform the City of Stoughton liability for other post-employment benefits Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-203-2018. Motion carried 11-0. R-204-2018- Recommending the appointment of Finance Director Friedl as the City of Stoughton Redevelopment Authority Executive Director Motion by Duranczyk, second by Jenson to approve R-204-2018. Motion carried 11-0. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Jenson, second by O’Connor to adjourn at 9:14 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. Published: January 17, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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Dorothy M. Loftus

Dorothy Loftus

Dorothy M. Loftus passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. She was born on Jan. 29, 1922, the daughter of Olav and Konstense (Saether) Sunne. Dorothy married Milo Loftus on May 6, 1945. She graduated from Stoughton

Debi Kennedy Debi Dianne Kennedy died unexpectedly on Jan. 3, 2019 in Lafayette, Colorado. She was born on May 17, 1973. She was a devoted mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. Debi was generous in every way imaginable. She loved art and science and believed the gateway and foundation to these worlds was through books. From the time she could walk to her death, reading was her passion and she was able to open up this world for her daughter Audrey by teaching her the love of reading. To quote one of Debi’s favorite authors, Stephen King: “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” You have entered your magic kingdom, Debi. Farewell until we meet you again. We love you.

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High School in 1940, and continued her education in journalism at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dorothy was employed at First Wisconsin (now U.S. Bank). She was the Department Manager of Administrative Services, Operations Division. Dorothy was the recipient of the Word Processing Manager of the Year award. She was one of the first female officers at First Wisconsin. Dorothy was a devoted member of Deerfield Lutheran Church for 66 years. She served as co-chairperson of the elevator project, church historian, Sunday School teacher and church council member. For their 50th wedding anniversary, Milo and Dorothy chose to celebrate

their faith by designing and donating two stained glass windows for the church bell tower. A lover of books, history and writing, Dorothy published her autobiography, “The Kerosene Can and Tootsies Shoes,” in 2002, a legacy to her family. She was a freelance writer with numerous local and national publications. Dorothy’s story, “The One Dollar Christmas,” has been enjoyed by readers every Christmas season. Her story, “Annie’s Angel,” received first place at the Wisconsin Regional Writers Association contest. Dorothy was the chairperson and historian for the Deerfield Centennial in 1991. She was also a founding member and president

of the Deerfield Historical Society. Dorothy was also an active member of the Deerfield Public Library. American Legion Auxiliary, Women’s Club and Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge #314 were also organizations with which she was involved. Dorothy received the Lions Club Distinguished Citizen of the Year award in 1986. When Dorothy retired, she and Milo spent winters in Tucson and summers at their cottage at Swan Lake in Portage. Their extensive travels included all of the States, Canada, Europe, Morocco, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, and all of the Scandinavian Countries. Very proud of her Norwegian heritage, Dorothy and Milo visited their ancestral

homes in Norway. Dorothy was an excellent Bridge and 500 card player. She loved gardening, music and played piano and organ. Dorothy is survived by her sons, Michael (Kate) Loftus of Janesville and Mark (Barb) Loftus of Mauston; daughters, Melanie Loftus of Sun Prairie and Melinda (Kent) Ashland of Bloomington, MN. Dorothy was blessed with seven grandchildren, Marty, Carrie, Alex, Nick, Kris, Matt and Jill; and six great-grandchildren, Betty, Charley, Connor, Dylan, Cormac and Lucia. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Milo and eight siblings. Funeral services were

held on Monday, Jan. 14, at Deerfield Lutheran Church, with Rev. Holly Slater officiating. Burial took place in Deerfield Lutheran Cemetery. Memorials may be made t o D e e r fi e l d L u t h e r a n Church or Agrace HospiceCare Inc. in Fitchburg. Dorothy loved entertaining and welcomed all family and friends. She was a gracious lady with a kind and generous heart. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend, who will be deeply missed. Please share your memories of Dorothy at: www.CressFuneralService.com. Cress Funeral Service 201 Bue Street, Deerfield 764-5369

Debi is survived by her daughter Audrey; mother and step-father, Jean and Dennis Jenks; sister, Atsuko (Chris) Trieloff, her nieces, Peighton and Gabrielle Trieloff; aunt Virginia (Thomas) Lunde; aunt Joanne Holtan; uncle David (Trudy) Holtan; uncle Alan (Hope) Holtan; uncle Steve (Jo) Holtan; 13 cousins, their families and many second cousins, and one great aunt, Bonnie Kendell. Debi is preceded in death by her grandmas and grandpas, Orlin and Dorothy Holtan and Stan and Dianne Zuck, and her uncle Raymond Holtan. A memorial gathering and lunch will be held from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019, at the Stoughton United Methodist Church fellowship hall.

Elizabeth “Betty” Benisch

Jan. 16, 1933, to the late Lester and Margaret Barr. Betty was a graduate of Mauston High School. She came to Stoughton in 1967 with her late husband of 50 years, LaVerne Benisch. Betty and LaVerne could be found every Sunday at the Badger Midget Races up until his passing. Betty then became an avid fan of NASCAR and followed her favorite driver, Jeff Gordon, faithfully. She also followed Xfinity and truck racing. Betty loved her pet cockatiels and spent her free time training and talking to them. She loved travel and her favorite trips included visiting family in California and touring the West Coast. Betty was a longtime

resident of Stoughton. Working as a waitress at many local restaurants, she was very popular and made many friends throughout the community. Together with her companion, Bob, t h ey e n j oy e d e a t i n g a t many local restaurants. Betty is survived by her three sons, Dennis Anderson of Stoughton, Daniel Anderson of Reedsburg, Donald (Sonja) Anderson of Folsom, California; her three daughters, Denise (fiancé, Dan Hanson) Anderson of Stoughton, Linda (Steve) Lashock of Blanchardville and Vicki (Chris) Wegner of Stoughton. Her greatest joy were her 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Also among

Betty’s survivors are her two brothers, Donald Barr of La Farge and James (Zoe) Barr of Janesville; and her companion, Robert “Bob” Veland. Visitation will be held from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect Street, Stoughton. Burial will take place in Roselawn Memorial Park. A special thank you to Kelly at the Stoughton Senior Center. Please share your memories at: www.CressFuneralService.com.

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Dunn: Generally updated once every decade, Dunn’s last update was in 2017 Continued from page 1 update its comprehensive plan to reflect the change in the county’s code. The county took steps to keep residents informed of the change. “Everyone in the county got postcards that showed what zoning district they w e r e ,” K o l l e n b r o i c h explained. “For example, if you have R1 (zoning), it’s now being called SFR 8.” Some of the ordinances had been on the county’s books since the 1930s, leading to what Dane County senior planner Majid Allan “a long-overdue overhaul.” “By and large, it’s a lateral change,” Allan told the Hub. “If you have ag zoning now, you’re going to have ag zoning (in the new ordinance.)”

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Comprehensive plans are generally updated every 10 years, and Dunn’s was last updated in 2017. Allan explained that Dunn relies on the county’s zoning ordinances to determine whether a specific zoning category is appropriate. “If it’s in the rural ag areas, that’s farm preservation,” Allan explained. “(The town) reference(s) certain zoning categories appropriate to use in that area versus areas closer to the lake, for example.” Those categories are being simplified and updated to address issues like Airbnb or keeping backyard chickens, Kollenbroich said.

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There’s an opening on the Common Council. Ald. Nicole Wiessinger (Dist. 4) has resigned from the council two years before her term was set to end. It’s the seventh time in as many years there’s been a mid-term opening in District 4. The council voted to add the District 4 seat to the April 2020 election and appoint someone to the seat in the

Dane County has closed the County Road AB bridge (by Fish Camp Road) because of construction, according to the town’s website. The site said the tentative dates are Jan. 14 through April 26. For information, contact Dane County’s highway and transportation department at 266-4261.

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McFarland State Bank will continue to operate in the downtown building it has donated to the city for the cost of $25,700 annually. The city signed a lease with the bank Tuesday, Jan. 8, to formalize that deal. The payment will “more than cover” the cost of the building’s utilities, Mayor Tim Swadley told the Hub. In exchange, the bank will retain its drive-through banking, as well as some limited lobby banking, and access to common areas like bathrooms and hallways. The bank will maintain a separate entrance from the city, on Washington Street, and remodel the interior to ensure its area remains secure. The city plans to move some personnel from City Hall into the Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired building early this spring, Swadley said. It is planning upgrades to the building for energy-efficiency, including lighting and possibly

City in brief Public works garage opens

If you have a student who will be 4 on or before September 1, 2019 please note the following information:

The $8 million public works garage on the city’s east side started operations Monday, Jan. 14. Crews have been shuttling equipment to the new facility on Collins Road, and that transition is expected to last another month or so, planning director Rodney Scheel told the Common Council Tuesday. Mayor Swadley said the

4 Year Old Kindergar ten Enrollment Night & Open Hou se Tuesday, February 5th (makeup: Thursday, February 7th) Enrollment 5-8pm Location: Stoughton Administration Building, 320 North Street 4K Enrollment Night Checklist **Enrollment is not complete until all 3 steps have been completed.

1. Complete Online enrollment form. 2. Present proof of residency and child’s age as well as Parent/Guardian proof of identification qAcceptable proof of residency (lease aggree ment, utility bill, home purchase agreement. qAcceptable proof of Child’s age (Birth certificate or current passport. qParent/Guardian proof of identification (only parents or legal guardians may enroll a student. Please bring proof of identification for yoursel f. 3. Determine transportation eligibility and complete Paper Site Request form. Transportation is only offered to and from your home address if eligible.

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co-chair of the ad-hoc committee to attract and retain young families with the school district, a position the mayor said council president Tom Majewski (D-3) will address. Wiessinger could not be reached for comment after multiple attempts. Ald. Sid Boersma (D-1) commented at the meeting the outgoing alder is “onto bigger and better things.”

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interim. The position will be advertised in the newspaper for two weeks, and then the city will conduct interviews, hopefully by the council’s first meeting in February, Mayor Tim Swadley said. Ald. Matt Bartlett (D-4) was appointed to take Wiessinger’s place on the Utilities Commission, but her seats on Parks and Recreation and Community Affairs/Council Policy were left vacant until her successor is sworn in. Wiessinger, a former Stoughton Area school board member, had been the

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The bank building that may be the future home to some city staff. At nearly 12,000 feet, it’s a bit larger than City Hall. the heating and cooling system. Swad- by the city – and the bank has the right ley said people who need city services to terminate the lease at the end of its will be able to enter from the parking second year if it feels it’s no longer lot side of the building, and there’s a commercially viable to continue bankramp for ADA compliance, unlike at ing there. It may also extend the lease City Hall. for two consecutive five-year terms. The deal allows the bank to continue to operate the sign on Main Street Contact Alexander Cramer at alexan– though its message must be approved der.cramer@wcinet.com.​

former public works facility, on Fourth Street, will probably continue to hold salt until April or May, when the city receives its next shipment. The Redevelopment Authority has long eyed that parcel, along with the adjacent former power plant building, to include in plans for future development, and it is working to take ownership this year.

planned to open in 2019 but has since been placed “on hold,” took a step forward at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting. The city extended the 93-room Tru Hotel’s conditional use permit until Oct. 8, putting the hotel on track to open next year. Planning director Rodney Scheel said he thought it was “good news.” “It’s exciting to hear this is Hotel permit extended looking to move forward in The hotel at Kettle Park the second quarter of 2019,” We s t , w h i c h h a d b e e n Scheel told the council.

Dennis Steinkraus, Forward Development Group development manager, said this deal puts the group on track to close on the land in March, begin construction in May of this year, with the hotel opening around April 2020. Steinkraus said Hilton might want to wait to see how business goes in the first “year or two” to judge the feasibility of a proposed convention center on the site.

138: FDG offered $480K for land Continued from page 1 to be a “logical continuation” of KPW that should “accommodate office, e m p l oy m e n t a n d r e t a i l uses.” But those uses are have yet to be clarified, and FDG, the firm that develo p e d t h e Wa l m a r t - a n chored project just north of the parcel in question, did not provide information about what it plans, Swadley said. “At some point, we’ll probably have a conversation on the council to figure out what we want the piece of property to look like,” Swadley said. Ald. Pat O’Connor (Dist. 4) voted for the sale, saying it was a reasonable offer, it could take a while to gain consensus on what to do with the land and “it seems like a pretty critical piece of property ... to just sit there for a while.”

The parcel, at 3201 McComb Road, is owned by Stoughton Utilities, which purchased it in 2009 for $350,000 to use as the site for a future electrical substation. That west substation was completed in August, and the vacant, unused portion of land was listed for sale by the city in October. FDG offered $480,000 for the land – its 2017 appraised value – according to a Stoughton Utilities (SU) memo included in the Nov. 27 Utilities Committee packet. But the parcel’s value is complicated, Swadley said. The city has since solicited proposals from Realtors to sell the land, and those came back “substantially higher” than the $480,000 offer made by FDG. And FDG owns the future access point to the land, the fourth leg of a planned roundabout.

Another significant factor is the land isn’t part of the city’s urban service area, which allows sewer service, necessary for most types of urban development. That process takes months and can be costly, Swadley said, with developers normally picking up the tab. FDG has indicated it would do that work without taxpayer financing, something other developers might not do, Swadley said. The next step, Ald. Denise Duranczyk (Dist. 1) told the Hub, is to “step back and talk about how we would like to see this l a n d d eve l o p e d ,” m a ke sure it has the right zoning and the city has the asking price right, and then proceed. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@ wcinet.com.​