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‘Relentlessly positive’ ‘Nurtured Heart’ part of new approach to discipline SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
It took 18 months, but finally, Amy Ruck got through. The Stoughton Area School District inclusion support teacher works with some of the “tricky” students in the district. Those include two girls she tries
to “nurture whenever I see” with positive comments, if they’re perhaps being respectful to others or just walking quietly down the hallway. For a year-and-half, she would receive growls of scorn for her efforts. But she kept trying. And to her utter delight, it seemed to pay off a few weeks ago when one of the girls greeted her with a “good morning” – before Ruck had said anything to her. “First time she’d ever
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Town of Rutland
Fast and loose Fight over fee prompts relook at deal between town, MIS ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
The Madison International Speedway has been a summertime tradition since the 1950s. It’s been a place for parents to wow their kids with fast action and loud cars, for race fans to see drivers
earn their stripes and a way for drivers with an eye for the big time to establish themselves on a Midwest circuit. Sitting between Oregon and Stoughton on Sunrise Road in the Town of Rutland, it’s provided summer jobs for local kids and their parents and brought people to the town for races. But it’s also provided headaches for the Town Board, which has to deal with citizen complaints, primarily
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Jordan DiBenedetto, pictured here making a catch in the 2017 season opener against Portage, played three games that season. Now, some 18 months later, he has earned a preferred walk-on spot with the UW-Madison football team.
A new outlook Injury, rehab and faith bring DiBenedetto back to his goal of joining the Badgers JEREMY JONES Sports editor
It was a pregame ritual former Stoughton football standout Jordan DiBenedetto and assistant coach Jeremy Dunnihoo had done several times before. But when DiBenedetto came down from their traditional pregame chest bump in the Badger South opener on Sept. 8, 2017, his coach knew this time was different.
“I remember going up and coming down, only to have Jordan crumble in my arms,” Dunihoo said. “Instantly, I had a terrible feeling and just kept saying, no, no, no, over and over again.” DiBenedetto was helped to the sideline and would miss the rest of the year and all but a few seconds of his senior basketball season with three tears in his left knee – ACL, MCL and meniscus. He returned for the final month of the track and field season
but was nowhere near his pre-injury self. Fast forward nearly 18 months since his season-ending injury, the UW-Madison freshman says his knee is back at 100 percent. That’s part of the reason he earned a preferred walkon spot with the Badger football team in mid-January, which essentially holds a roster spot for him this fall on the team he’d always wanted to play
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Spring election
Four-candidate Stoughton Area school board race tops April 2 ballot Town of Rutland, state Supreme Court also contested
for school board at the polls Tuesday, April 2. That race, two in the Town of Rutland and a choice for state Supreme Court are the only contested SCOTT GIRARD elections this spring. Other area races that are Unified Newspaper Group uncontested include five Stoughton Area School City of Stoughton ComDistrict voters will choose mon Council seats and vartheir top three candidates ious town board chairs and
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supervisors. Area judicial seats are also uncontested, with Rhonda Lanford running for Dane County Circuit Court and Jennifer Nashold for Court of Appeals judge. The state Supreme Court race pits two newcomers against each other in Brian Hagedorn and Lisa Neubauer.
Polls will be open 7 a.m. Yolibeth Rangel-FitzGibto 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. bon or Jill Patterson. The top three vote-getters will Stoughton Area be elected to three-year terms on the board. School District Rundblade, an appliance The four-person Stough- and television repairman ton Area school board race who moved to the district in features three incumbents 2018, wrote in a questionand one newcomer. naire that he “didn’t have S h aw n R u n d b l a d e i s the support I needed” as a hoping to take over a seat child in school, and wants from incumbents Joe Freye,
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to make sure that doesn’t happen in SASD. He wrote that he wanted to “look for more creative ways to increase funding, while also saving without cutting staffing” and avoid a referendum if possible. Patterson, who was appointed to the board in
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Legion donates $1,000 to Kraby scholarship fund Honors only SPD officer killed on duty JUSTIN LOEWEN AND SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
A armed forces veteran and member of the Stoughton Police Department, Paul Kraby was honored by both last week. Stoughton American Legion Post 59 commander Sonny Swangstu and finance officer Jim Oler visited the police station March 21 to present a $1,000 check to the department’s Paul Kraby Memorial Fund. The SPD uses the fund honoring the fallen officer to provide a scholarship for a high school senior going into law enforcement. Born in Toten, Norway, in 1889, Kraby moved to Stoughton in 1907, following in the path of several uncles who had recently emigrated here. During World War I, he served in the U.S. Army 37th Infantry Division, seeing combat in France and Belgium during the final months of the war. In January 1934, he joined the Stoughton Police Department as its third member. According to a history of Kraby’s life written in 2016 by his relative, Stoughton resident Bob Burull, the Depression-era times hit the area hard, with
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From left, Sgt. Robert Miller, Lt. Nathan Hartwig, American Legion officer Jim Oler, Legion Cmdr. Sonny Swangstu, officer Nathan Olson and officer Cole Sargent pose with a picture of fallen Stoughton police officer Paul Kraby. Stoughton’s American Legion Post 59 presented $1,000 to the department’s Paul Kraby Memorial Fund at the police station on March 21.
scarce money and jobs and an outnumbered police the growing evil of illegal plenty of illegal liquor. It officer, but Kraby none- activities.” “Stoughton at the time wasn’t a great time to be theless joined in the “fight was in spiritual and bad m o r a l s t r a i t s ,” B u r u l l wrote. “There was a lot of bootlegging, some prostitu2019 STOUGHTON AREA tion, and some of the businessmen had been compromised.” During the early morning of September 30, 1934, while Kraby was walking the beat along East Main Street by the railroad depot, a gunman stepped out of the shadows in ambush and shot him in the head, killing him instantly. Kraby is Stoughton’s only known officer to be killed on duty. A suspect in Kraby’s murder was put on trial but acquitted, and the murder remains unsolved. It also remained forgotten for decades until 2016, when Stoughton police officers Steve Gracy, Lt. Daniel Jenks and Sgt. Nathan Hartwig discovered his story while searching a national database listing police officers killed in the line of duty. When OPEN TO THE PUBLIC they saw there was nothing around the city to honor FREE TO ATTEND their fallen comrade, they
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SHS students win Kohl awards
FEMA visits flood sites
Gille wins $10K Kohl Excellence Scholarship
The scholarships are worth $2,250 a year for up to three years and must be used at a technical college in Wisconsin.
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Six Stoughton High School seniors were chosen earlier this month as Herb Kohl Educational Foundation scholarship recipients, including Matthew Gille, one of 100 state students Gille to receive a $10,000 “Kohl Excellence Scholarship.” The awards are among 304 given out this year by the foun- Vingum dation. All go to Wisconsin students, teachers and principals, who are being honored at regional banquets around the state. Stoughton students were expected to attend one in Sun Prairie on Sunday, March 24. Student Excellence Scholarship recipients have “demonstrated excellence in the academic arena and high motivation to achieve, have displayed a broad range of activity and leadership outside the academic setting and have shown strong promise for succeeding in college and beyond,” according to a Kohl Educational Foundation release. Recipients are selected by a statewide committee composed of civic leaders, representatives of education-related associations and the program’s co-sponsors: the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, Wi s c o n s i n C o u n c i l o f Religious and Independent
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Fuchee Yang and Freeman Detweiler were each awarded a Technical Excellence Scholarship, given to high school seniors who have demonstrated excellence in the area of Career and Technical education.
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Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency visited the Town of Dunn March 4 to tour flood-damaged sites. Two Dunn staff members showed the inspectors the sites, where they collected evidence like photographs and GPS coordinates to use in evaluating the town’s claims, town clerk Cathy Hasslinger told the Hub. “It was a little tough with the snow on the ground,” Hasslinger said, “but they were still able to verify the lay of the land, that there had been standing water and flood damage.” In addition to the
Collin Ace and Margaret Ross were each awarded an Academic Excellence Scholarship, a state-sponsored scholarship conferred each year upon seniors who have earned the highest grade-point average in their class. The scholarship is worth $2,250 a year for up to four years and must be used at a college in the state of Wisconsin.
President’s Volunteer Service Award
Margaret Ross and Collin Ace were each awarded an Academic Excellence Scholarship for earning the highest grade point average in their class.
Taylor Vingum received the President’s Volunteer Service Award. The PVSA is the “premier volunteer awards program, encouraging citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition,” according to the PVSA website. Awards are issued for service hours served within a 12-month time period or over the course of a lifetime. – Derek Spellman contributed to this story.
Schools (WCRIS), region- high school graduates each al Cooperative Educational year. Service Agencies (CESA), the Association of Wiscon- Technical Excellence sin School Administrators Scholarship and the Wisconsin Parents Fuchee Yang and FreeAssociation. man Detweiler each were a w a r d e d a Te c h n i c a l Kohl Excellence Excellence Scholarship, a Scholarship state-sponsored scholarship Gille was selected for given annually to seniors a Herb Kohl Excellence who have demonstrated Scholarship, recognizing excellence in the area of student leadership, citizen- career and technical eduship, school and community cation. Each high school in involvement and academic Wisconsin has a set numachievement. The founda- ber of Technical Excellence tion awards $10,000 schol- scholarships to award based arships to 100 Wisconsin on their enrollment.
Meadowview drainage ditch project, designed to alleviate flooding, the inspectors visited the Exchange Street Bridge, Goodland Park area, Tower Road, Jordan Drive and Dunn Heritage Road, Hasslinger said. The town has 18 months to secure FEMA reimbursement, which is 88 percent of project costs, and is preparing to send out Requests for Proposals for the work. The projects will proceed with or without reimbursement, Hasslinger said, though it appears likely the town will receive funds. “We just need to restore these areas back to preflood conditions,” she said. “It’s moving forward, that’s the good news.”
Dunn in brief Comprehensive plan gets public input The town will be updating its comprehensive plan to comply with new language in the Dane County zoning ordinances it adopted, but it will have to happen six months sooner than it expected. Because of a state farmland preservation program the town participates in, it has until June 1 to make the changes. A subcommittee of the Plan Commission has met four times since Feb. 11 to discuss other changes to the comprehensive plan, planning director Ben Kollenbroich told the Hub. “It’s nothing drastic,” Kollenbroich said. “These were in our plan already, but over time people have asked the plan commission for clarification. (The goal is) to make it a little more clear for residents and for staff.”
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Democrats voted in favor of infanticide One measure of a society is the way it treats its weakest and most vulnerable. If that is true, we as a nation are in a very dark place. Suppose you saw a child struggling to survive after a hitand-run accident; would you drive past or would you stop to give comfort and medical assistance? In a nearly unanimous party-line vote, U.S. Senate Democrats (including all announced 2020 presidential candidates), proved that they support not only abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy, but infanticide. Senator Ron Johnson voted in favor of the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.” Senator Tammy Baldwin
voted to allow a child born alive, after an attempted abortion, to die without comfort or medical assistance. Put yourself in the place of that unwanted child, who miraculously survives the abortionist’s attempt to end his or her life. Would you want someone to help you survive? What is the difference between the child along the road and the injured child laying alone, awaiting death in the abortion clinic? Thomas Jefferson said, “I tremble for our nation when I reflect that God is just and His justice cannot sleep forever.” Brian Moyer City of Stoughton
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Politics breeds fighting, so either embrace it or avoid it A s with probably any extended family in America, my and my wife’s families have people of all different political persuasions. We have extremists and conspiracy theorists on the left and right, and we have intelligent, knowledgeable people on either side or in the middle – some crazy, some quite practical. We have people who stake out a position for one reason or another but completely Ferolie ignore the news and politics, and we have people who float around and really don’t care much. I enjoy watching how it all mixes together. It’s like a sociological experiment, and some of the less-than-scientific conclusions I’ve drawn from it hearken back to old truisms about politics and religion (which apparently now are the same thing). In addition to the old saw about never discussing them with people whom you know disagree with you, I’d like to add one other. That is, if you can’t help yourself – as so many of us can’t in today’s social media-laden world – be prepared to hug it out after you fight over it. Our four main family factions (my and my wife’s mother’s and father’s sides) all happen to function very differently. And they rarely intermingle, mostly because of geography (Arizona, Iowa, Kentucky, Illinois), but it’s also related to divorce. So in a way, there’s four different control groups. In Control Group A, there’s constant fighting and drama
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(even though everyone claims to hate drama), and it rarely has anything to do with politics. Politics does get brought up, but it’s just one more stick on the fire and doesn’t amount to much. People get over their fights, but sometimes it takes a while. In Group B, there’s a predominant political side, with constant attempts to influence those in the middle from both sides. Politics only comes up in the background or as a result of someone’s faux pas. Because of these struggles to “win votes,” so to speak, those in the minority often get shunned or sneered at by the majority side, and there have been some hurt feelings and long-lasting divisions. Group C has similar problems, with a vastly different dynamic. Nobody really expects to win over any sides, but people in all positions, including the moderates on either side, at one time or another will puff out their chests and tell others what’s what. The dominant force, oddly, is a couple representing both sides who seems to have buried their differences. They’re always looking for peaceful get-togethers, but in the past few years, as you might expect, that’s been a real crapshoot. As a result, a single argument between two people can lead to a World War I-style involvement of allies that’s a crushing blow to the entire system. In Group D, there’s a dominant political side, and the minority side generally stays quiet. People chatter here and there, but disagreements are kept respectful and are dropped before they get sticky. I’ve never seen a real political argument in this group, and in fact, I can’t think of a time there has been a major blowup
that wasn’t related to a couple’s individual relationship breaking down. Even the people who don’t really like one another mostly treat each other nicely when they’re together. None of these is perfect (or of course, they would all match my political beliefs), but I’ve noticed a couple of interesting trends. One is that Group A – the dramatic group – practically lives on Facebook, while the other three have a few frequent posters but not a lot of interaction. And the strongest, in terms of sustainability, is D, the group that doesn’t talk politics much. I can also say that in a genuine crisis, people in both D and A have the quickest and strongest reactions of support. I don’t know what expectations other people have for their families, but to me, sticking together through thick and thin and helping out when someone needs it are pretty high on my priority list. So if this teaches me anything, it’s that we face a choice in our increasingly more global world – either be willing to fight for what we believe but get over it when we lose, or keep our feelings closer to the vest and be ready to shut up out of respect for people you care about but might not agree with. This is just one experiment. It might not hold true everywhere, and of course, we can’t just change the culture of our families. But we can all play a part in bettering our communities. And as they say, charity starts at home. Jim Ferolie is the editor of Unified Newspaper Group, which publishes the Oregon Observer, Verona Press, Stoughton Courier Hub and Fitchburg Star.
In the March 14 edition, the Young at Heart story titled “Strummin’ seniors” incorrectly attributed the inspiration for the start of the Stoughton ukulele group. The inspiration came from a workshop given by Andrew Wilke at the McFarland Library. In the March 21 edition, the mugshot of Jack Sanford on page 8 was Jack Sunby and the photo of Stoughton High School goaltender Carter Hellenbrand on page 9 was of last year’s goalie Carson Roisum. The Hub regrets the errors.
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SHS presents spelling bee comedy show AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
The new Stoughton High School comedy performance is next week, and some audience members will have a special opportunity to participate in the show. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a musical comedy, directed by DeeDee Bouzek. It is based on “C-R-E-P-U-S-C-UL-E,” an improvisational play created by Rebecca Feldmen and performed by The Farm, a New York based comedy troupe. The musical is a tale of socially awkward youngsters who find joy, heartache and purpose while competing at a regional spelling bee. Four audience members will be invited on stage to compete in the spelling bee alongside the six characters. It will be performed at 7 p.m. April 4-6, at Stoughton High School, 600 Lincoln Ave. Designed for ages 10 and older, audience members will enter the cafetorium as if they are coming to a school event, though greeted with decorations and concessions organized by the “Putnam PTA.” Tickets are $15, or $10 for students and senior citizens, and they include snacks, drinks and dessert. The cast includes Stephanie Kittleson as Rona Lisa Peretti, Luke Soderbloom as vice principal Douglas Panch, Isaiah Rowley as Mitch Mahoney, Kailee Whitmire as Olive Ostrovsky, Nick Swenson as William Morris Barfée, Sean McGlynn as Charlito “Chip” Tolentino, Jon Conour as Leaf Coneybear, Clove Rewey as Marcy Park, and Delaney Seidel as Logainne “Schwarzy” SchwartzandGrubenierre. Rounding out the cast are Abby Gibson, Gabbi
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The next Stoughton High School play, “The 15th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” will be held at 7 p.m. April 4-6. Unitan, Jack Trotter and Matthew Gille. Tickets can be purchased online at showtix4u.com or at the door. Visit the ticket sales website for more information. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
If You Go What: Stoughton High School Performing Arts presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” When: 7 p.m. April 4-6 Where: Stoughton High School Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave. Tickets: $15, $10 for students and senior citizens Info: showtix4u.com
A TARDIS landing Library offers month of Doctor Who-themed activities throughout April Unified Newspaper Group
Ready your Sonic Screwdrivers, Whovians. Whether you prefer Tom Baker’s or David Tennant’s version of the Doctor, Doctor Who fans of all ages can unite to enjoy a series of activities at the Stoughton Public Library as part of a month-long celebration of the British science fiction television that has been produced by BBC since 1963, and was revived in 2005. It has inspired dozens of spinoffs, including comic books, films, novels and several other television series. The event is funded through a grant from Beyond the Page, a Dane County organization that financially supports libraries around the county in partnership with the Madison Community Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Adult services librarian Cynthia Schlegel said the event will be an opportunity for current fans to celebrate the series and for newer watchers to learn more about the franchise. Last year, the library held a similar event that was Sherlock Holmesthemed. It was only a week long, compared to the full month for Doctor Who. “To spread (Doctor Who) through the month will give
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Last year, the library held a Sherlock Holmes week of themed activities that included an escape room and crafts. Throughout April, the library will offer a Doctor Who month with similar activities that are inspired by the Doctor Who universe. more people an opportunity to see some of the displays and learn some things about the TV show, the novels and the way it fits into popular culture,” she said. “It’s a nice way to be able to look at something that crosses generations and interests, instead of just sort of targeting one audience. We can broaden the entire thing and have both adults and teens share that experience.” The event kicks off with the adult escape room at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 4. It’s the only escape room for people ages 18 and up – the other two, scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 6, and 4 p.m. Monday, April 8, are for teens in grades 6 and up.
Registration is required and can be done by calling the library. Spots fill fast, and registration opened March 20, so it’s recommended to plan ahead. There will be an art activity for teens from 3:305 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Attendees will be able to create their own pieces of Who-inspired art that will be displayed around the second floor of the library throughout the month. All materials will be provided. Also for teens, a book discussion will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, April 15, at Wildwood Cafe, 218 S. Forrest St. Not Doctor Who-related, but on a similar theme, the discussion will feature
David Klass’ book “Stuck on Earth,” which explores “true friends, truer enemies and awkward alien first kisses.” Copies of the book can be rented at the second floor information desk at the library. Back at the library, a craft activity for children will be open from 3:30-7:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 23. A craft table will be set up in the children’s department for youngsters to customize their own alien masks with googly eyes, pipe cleaners and other supplies. It’s designed for ages 5 and up, but younger children are welcome, too. Teens can be like the Doctor and use ingenuity to make a robot out of recycled materials in a Who-inspired STEM program at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 25, at the library. Some materials will be provided, but attendees are encouraged to bring
found objects that they might wish to incorporate into their designs. The series will conclude with a Milwaukee Public Museum outreach program at 6 p.m. Monday, April 29. The program will cover how our understanding of the universe has changed over the years, and participants will get a chance to model the movement of celestial bodies by building their own scale model of the solar system. The event is for ages 8 and up, including adults. Space is limited, so early registration is recommended. For more information about the series, or to register, visit 873-6281, visit stoughtonpubliclibrary.org or email storef@stolib.org. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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With winter officially in the rear-view mirror, Wisconsin now turns to its unofficial season: road construction. In preparation for the start of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s 2019 construction season, the department’s I-39/90 Expansion Project team is hosting an open house for each of three project segments, including the “North Segment” between Edgerton and Madison. That meeting is set for 4-6 p.m., Thursday, April 11 at the Pleasant Springs Town Hall, 2354 County Road N, Stoughton. There is no scheduled presentation and people are welcome to stop by at their convenience, according to a DOT news release last week. Wisconsin DOT representatives will be available to discuss the project on an individual basis and answer any questions from participants, though the release notes that “information displayed pertains to 2019 construction activities within that segment.” Construction work began on the segment south of Madison to two miles north of the Hwy. 51 interchange this week, according to a DOT news release. Nighttime single lane closures will take place between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday through Friday. Visit i39-90.wi.gov for information about the I-39/90 Expansion Project and register for project email updates, or visit facebook.com/WisconsinI3990Project.
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Sustainable Stoughton Sustainable Stoughton will hold a program about the Yahara River’s health and future from 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 28, in the EMS building, 516 Fourth St. Three presenters will participate in the panel presentation and there will be time for questions and answers. Presenters are Amy Piaget from the Dane County Land Conservation Department, Luke Wynn from the Clean Lakes Alliance and Susan Graham from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. For information, visit sustainablestoughton.org.
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held from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. A Memory Cafe is a place where individuals with memory loss and their care partners can get together in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. The Memory Cafe encourages friendship and acceptance, and participants can share conversation in a relaxed atmosphere. This month’s theme will be Easter Egg decorating. For information, call 873-8585.
Diabetes series Stoughton Hospital will offer a six-week series about healthy living with diabetes starting from 2-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, at the hospital, 900 Ridge St. The class will continue at the same time each Tuesday through May 7. The cost for the series is $20 and includes a book, instructions and snacks, but the class is free for participants who already have the book. For information, or to register, call Sonja at 873-2356.
John Beutel’s music appreciation series returns at 3 p.m. Monday, April 1, at the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. The series will kick off with Shun Jung, a pianist from Taiwan who has performed throughout Europe, Asia and the United States. Her program will be Schubert, Debussy, Borodin and Wagner/Liszt. The series is supported by the Stoughton Area Senior Center, a Bryant Foundation grant and dona- Money safety class tions from attendees. Visit Stoughton Hospital, 900 For information, visit stoughton- Ridge St., for a class about money seniorcenter.com. safety for senior citizens starting at 4 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Memory Cafe Kim Lewis, with Old National The next Memory Cafe will be
Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Bible Baptist Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Christ Lutheran Church
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
Christ the King Community Church
Fulton Church
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
Fish boil T h e S o n s o f N o r wa y M a n d t Lodge, 317 S. Page St., will offer a fish boil dinner at 5 p.m. Friday, April 5. The menu will include Icelandic cod, coleslaw, carrots, onions and cherry dessert. Tickets are $15 or $7 for children ages 5-12. Tickets are available at the door. Donations will be accepted for the City of Stoughton Food Pantry. For information, call 873-7209.
Pansy sale Orders are open until April 11 for the Partners of Stoughton Hospital annual pansy sale. The group is offering 10-inch pots of pansies for $9, sold only as preorder and prepay. Pansies can be picked up from 1-4 p.m. Wednesday, April 17, at the east entrance near the Stoughton Hospital Foundation office. Order forms are available at the Stoughton Hospital Gift Shop and lobby.
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.
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Stoughton Baptist Church
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
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
Meditations on Spring “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord endures forever.” 1 Peter 1:24-25 NIV
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Thursday, March 28
• 4 p.m., Library director Richard MacDonald’s farewell party, library, 873-6281 • 6:30-8 p.m., Sustainable Stoughton Green Thursday event, EMS building, 516 Fourth St., sustainablestoughton.org
Friday, March 29
• 10 a.m., Outlaws in Concert: Musical program with Dave Ehlert, senior center, 873-8585
Monday, April 1
• 3-4 p.m., Music appreciation series with Shun Jung, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 873-8585
Tuesday, April 2
• 9:30-11 a.m., Memory Cafe, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-8585 • 2-4:30 p.m., Healthy living with diabetes series, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356
Wednesday, April 3
• 5:30-6:30 p.m., State Rep. Don Vruwink listening session, Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, town. rutland.wi.us
Thursday, April 4
• 4 p.m., Money safety class for senior citizens (registration required), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356 • 6:30-7:30 p.m., Doctor Who escape room for adults (registration is required), library, 873-6281
Friday, April 5
• 1-3 p.m., First Friday movie: “The Mule,” senior center, 873-8585 • 5 p.m., Fish boil ($15, $7 for children ages 5-12), Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 8737209
Saturday, April 6
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
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 401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
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Spring is the time of year when God’s creative hand is perhaps most evident. Buds sprouting from tree limbs and new growth everywhere seems almost miraculous after a long cold winter. The great American poet Robert Frost reminds us, in his poem “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” that everything in nature is temporary: Nature’s first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf’s a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay. We are right to praise God for the beauty of Spring, but at the same time we should realize that everything on this earth is temporary. The brief and fleeting life of the mayfly should remind us that in the cosmic scheme of things, we are the mayfly, here today and gone tomorrow. Enjoy nature’s Springtime show of vibrant color, but realize that this earth is not your final home. –Christopher Simon
• 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Spring Fling shopping vendor fair, Chorus Public House, 154 W. Main St., 843-3647 • 2-3 p.m., Doctor Who escape room for teens (registration required), library, 873-6281
Sunday, April 7
• 6:30 p.m., Our Faith Stories with Brenda Schultz and Dave Druckenbrod, Healy Hall, St. Ann Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., 873-7633
Monday, April 8
• 2-3 p.m., Doctor Who escape room for teens (registration required), library, 873-6281
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 open 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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2019 Common Council questionnaires
Jean Ligocki
The Stoughton Courier Hub sent questionnaires to the new candidates running for Common Council seats in the April 2 election. Jean Ligocki is running unopposed for the District 2 seat being vacated by Kathleen Tass Johnson and Leonard “Ozzie” Doom is also running unopposed for the District 4 seat currently held by Pat
Age: 52 Family: Wife, Jill; nephew, Felix age 10 resides with us in summer; canines, Ned and Ward Originally from: Milwaukee Lived in Stoughton since: 2006 Education: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, Master of Social Welfare Cardi- Ligocki nal Stritch University, Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies Occupation: Licensed Clinical Social Worker Employer/job title: UW Health/ Outpatient Palliative Care Social Worker and Program Faculty Political experience: Library Trustee, Stoughton Public Library Co-Chair, Milwaukee Domestic Partnership Task Force Other notable affiliations: Board of Directors, Milwaukee LGBT Community Center Team Leader, Milwaukee County Traumatic Incident Response Team Froedtert Hospital Representative, Milwaukee County Disaster Mental Health Task Force
O’Connor, who decided not to run again. They will be joined on the ballot by incumbent Alds. Timothy Riley (D-1) and Tom Majewski (D-3), who is the council president. Another District 1 seat, now held by retiring alder Denise Duranczyk, will not have any names on the ballot.
Leonard “Ozzie” Doom ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
Age: 63 Family: Wife Meredith; children Jessica 42, Adam 38, Andrew 33, Alyssa 31 Originally f ro m : C o t t o n- Doom wood, MN Lived in Stoughton since: 2010 E d u c a t i o n : C o t t o n wo o d High School Graduate; CAVTI Graduate with a Degree in Ag Business Management Occupation: 35 years with FCE as a Credit Manager & Broker, 4 Years with PTAB (Drug & Alcohol Treatment Facility) as Human Service Tech Employer/job title: Stoughton Hospital as a Rehab Service Specialist Political experience: Cottonwood city council 10 years, HUD board chairman 4 years, Liquor committee, EDA committee, Personnel committee, Water and Sewer Committee Essay questions Why are you running for alder? I’m interested in becoming more involved in the community. Given my prior experience as a city councilman and desire to collaborate with residents
to make the city better, I’d look forward to the opportunity to serve on the city council, and would value the continued education that would certainly accompany this position. Why are you the most qualified person for this office? I’m confident that my previous experience serving on a city council has equipped me with the education and interpersonal skills needed to effectively represent my district’s residents. I’m open-minded, a good listener and would look forward to working together with community members to tackle Stoughton’s toughest challenges. What are your priorities while in office? My main priorities while in office would be to use taxpayer dollars efficiently to preserve Stoughton’s infrastructure, and to continue keeping Stoughton the safe and viable community that it is today. I’d also prioritize ensuring transparency in all of the council’s proceedings. Is Stoughton on the right track? Why or why not? Mayor Swadley has set the community up for success by hiring a new financial director, reorganizing the financial department and taking a strategic approach to Stoughton’s economic growth. In addition, the city’s decision to form a downtown revitalization committee is a positive step toward
attracting and retaining new business in the downtown corridor. I would particularly look forward to the opportunity to work collaboratively with this group to continue promoting economic growth. What’s your vision for the riverfront redevelopment site? What do you think should be done with the blacksmith shop? The city took a positive first step through the Charrette they held in June of 2017. Through the process they saw consensus around what Stoughton residents care about, including financial stability, rain gardens, use of solar and geothermal energy, a good mix of housing, commercial and green space, and open design with walking and bike paths. If the evidence shows it would be financially feasible to retain the blacksmith shop I would support it in order to maintain the area’s historic presence. If there’s a spectrum with historic preservation on one end and development and progress on the other, where would you be? I support historic preservation as long as it can be done without spending an exorbitant amount of money. It has to be controlled and managed growth for the city to be able to support the infrastructure costs that accompany it.
Essay questions Why are you running for alder? Being a part of a community and helping it to grow has always been vital to my life. Professionally, I am an educator and social worker. I am an advocate for accessible health care for all, dignity in care, homeless initiatives, immigrant issues, LGBT marital and employment rights, empowering libraries and socially conscious, balanced spending. I adopted Think Globally, Act Locally into my practice early in my career and this election is a direct response to that credo. My passion for community and equality provides a strong base for me in my bid for Alderperson, District 2. Why are you the most qualified person for this office? I’ve resided in Stoughton for 13 years, volunteered at the Stoughton Free Clinic 2008-2015 and currently
2019 Rutland supervisor questionnaires
Dave Grueneberg
The Stoughton Courier Hub sent candidate questionnaires to each of the candidates running for Rutland supervisor. Dave Grueneberg and David Krueger are both seeking the position. Candidates were asked to limit their
Age: 61 Fa m i l y : I h ave t wo daughters, 26 and 42 Originally from: East side of Madison Lived in Rutland since: 2013 Education: High School Occupation: White Rock Bar Owner Political experience: Rutland Town Supervisor since 2017
answers to 50 words.The final question was trimmed, but can be viewed at ConnectStoughton.com, along with the only questionnaire of three from candidates for town constable.
David Krueger within the county and state offices • Continue the effort to advance affordable, high speed internet and resident involvement on citizen committees, • Controlling the safety on US Hwy14 between Hwys 92 and 138. • Introduce before every Town Board or Plan Commission meeting a statement of disclosure about any conflict of interest • Address noise concerns associated with the race track and triaxle gravel trucks while keeping all private property/business rights.
serve as a library trustee. Some of my qualifications include extensive advocacy work, community organizing, program management and most importantly strong listening and crucial conversation skills. What are your priorities while in office? I would like to focus on smart residential growth including more affordable housing in Stoughton; effectively utilizing our community’s assets like the Stoughton Library, Riverfront Development, Downtown and other historic districts; and for continued investment in our dedicated services for seniors and youth. Is Stoughton on the right track? Why or why not? I think Stoughton is going in a positive direction. Our Downtown is revitalizing again despite the covert focus on Kettle Park West in the past. The Riverfront Development has the potential to attract more businesses, families and visitors. See my Facebook page at facebook.com/jligocki/ for more. What’s your vision for the riverfront redevelopment site? What do you think should be done with the blacksmith shop? The blacksmith shop is most likely beyond saving at this point; re-purposing historically significant features in new development may be one wise option. My ideas for the Riverfront include open access to the water, green walking spaces and gardens/landscaping with mixed use development that complements our Downtown. If there’s a spectrum with historic preservation on one end and development and progress on the other, where would you be? Personally, Jill and I love historic preservation and have been rehabilitating our East Side Historic District home since we moved here. As an alderperson, I believe there is a balance that is necessary to help preserve historic buildings and landmarks with new building and development to elevate Stoughton’s growth.
most qualified for the office? Business has kept me involved in the township for the past 20 years. This involved me going to the monthly township meetings. I have learned of concerns of the residents and business owners, I have training on road rating, and worked in road construction. I decided to run for the supervisor Essay questions position in 2017 and was Why are you running elected. for Supervisor? I live in the Rutland t ow n s h i p a n d ow n a business here. I know a lot of people in the township, and would like to be involved in improvements to better the community. I am currently a township supervisor and would like to continue my involvement with local government. Why are you the
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Town Supervisor? Because I care deeply about the Town of Rutland. Having lived here for 35 years, would like to be an active participant in the town’s future growth. Why are you the most qualified for the office? Newly retired, I have the desire, time and commitment, to serve the residents of the Town of Rutland, on any and all issues. What should the town do about the Town Hall? The current Town Hall situation is what the town residents voted for. At some point in the future, a remodeled or new town hall/garage is needed. We need specific recommendations from town residents as to how to proceed with this. What are your priorities for the next two years? • Keep the town budget within town income. • Review the Comprehensive Town Plan and all recurring CUP’s for clarity, efficacy and legal standing. • Lobby county and state Essay questions sources for more town road Why are you running for funding using contacts
Age: 63 Family: My wife, Cheryl Adams, is currently retired from and volunteering at the Oregon Public Library. I have two adult boys, Ben, 30, and Sam, 28, both in software development careers in Dane County. Originally from: The U.P. Lived in Rutland since: 1984 Education: BS degree in Bacteriology, UW-Madison 1982. Occupation: Microbiologist specializing in dairy cow viral disease diagnostics. Employer/job title: Retired after 37 years serving the dairy and bovine genetics industries at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. There was a time I thought I knew all 1.3 million dairy cows in Wisconsin. Political experience: Served on the Town of Rutland Planning Commission 2003-2007.
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What should the town do about Town Hall? We are in need of a new Town Hall. I would like to work with a contractor who live in the township to design and construct modest building to support the needs of townships. What are your priorities for the next two years? First would be the Town Hall. Second would be road improvements.
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Votando en español Spanish-language ballots now available countywide ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group
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Mandt Lodge highlights Saami culture Guests learned about Saami language, UW-Madison PhD student John Prusynski gave a presentation about the Saami peo- music, folklore, film, literature, geography ple, a group indigenous to Northern Norway, and the restoration of Saami culture. Sweden, Finland and Russia, at Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge on Thursday, March 14. – Justin Loewen
April’s general election will mark the first time every voter in Dane County can use a Spanish-language ballot, in a process the Dane County Clerk’s office said is “just like on an ATM.” Previously only offered in the Town of Madison, the Spanish-language option was applied countywide for the first time in February’s primary election. Dane County Clerk Scott McDonell told the Hub with ballots at every polling place in April election’s and greater voter turnout, it will be a better gauge of its efficacy, as more people will vote and know about the option. The Town of Madison has printed Spanish-language ballots since 2016, but voters at other locales will use the ExpressVote and Automark voting machines to take advantage of the feature. Each polling location in the county has at least one such machine, which has assistance features like Braille and audio instructions. The first part of the
process will be the same for voters of either language: verifying their address with poll workers and then receiving a card to exchange for a ballot. But instead of exchanging that card for a physical ballot, a poll worker will help the voter insert the card into a voting machine, and the poll worker will then select the proper ward. Next, the voter is asked to select a language and the questions on the ballot start coming up on the screen. After the voter is done, the ballot will print and the voter will insert it into the scanner, which also has instructions in Spanish. The voting machines are also used for people who have difficulty seeing or hearing, and the audio instructions will be available in Spanish, as well. The reason the county isn’t adding Spanish to printed ballots is for length and layout considerations, McDonell wrote. “So far the cost has been minimal, a few hundred dollars,” McDonell wrote in an email. “We have a Spanish-speaking employee here (who) has helped a great deal, and we have contracted smaller amounts for technical referendum questions, etc.” Town of Madison clerk Renee Schwass told the
Hub adding Spanish to the printed ballots has made them slightly longer – in one instance, turning a single-sided ballot into a two-sided one – but the town hasn’t had major issues with it. The town was ordered to print Spanish-language ballots in the December 2016 Federal Register and is one of three such municipalities in Wisconsin, along with Arcadia and Milwaukee. According the the Federal Voting Rights Act, a municipality must provide language assistance to voters if more than 5 percent of voting-age citizens are “members of a single-language minority group and do not ‘speak or understand English adequately enough to participate in the electoral process’ and if the rate of those citizens who have not completed the fifth grade is higher than the national rate of voting-age citizens who have not completed the fifth grade.” McDonell said in the future, he’d like to see all voting done on the machines to reduce cost and waste. With the machines, “the ballots are on demand (blank), so we don’t waste paper and we never run out,” McDonell wrote. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.
Election: No contested races for City of Stoughton council, one seat without a nominee May 2018, wrote that she would focus on “increasing enrollment, improving our district image, prioritizing student mental health, innovation and creativity, and ensuring all students have the tools they need to meet and exceed state standards.” She added that talking to
young families about what they like in SASD could help the district find ways to attract others here. Rangel-FitzGibbon has been on the board since 2015 and wrote that she wants to “ensure that we’re doing everything possible to meet our students’ diverse learning needs.” She suggested another referendum
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could be necessary if Gov. Tony Evers’ budget proposal is not approved, to avoid “making reductions to programs and services.” Board vice president Freye, who has served six years on the board, wrote that the board is “setting a positive tone” and he wants to help create “a culture that endures.” Freye added that his proudest accomplishments of the last six years include the district’s “strong” non-discrimination policy, safety improvements, a focus on equity and a meaningful raise for staff.
Town of Rutland Voters in the Town of Rutland have two chances to choose between candidates on the ballot. In the race for constable, incumbents Shawn Hillestad and Nels Wethal face a challenge from Steven Williams. Voters will be able to vote for up to two on their ballot.
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The constables’ duties, according to town ordinance, include enforcing violations of town ordinances, acting on behalf of the Town Board as directed and informing the Dane County Sheriff of “all trespasses” in the town violating state statutes. For the town supervisor seat, incumbent Dave Grueneberg is facing off with David Krueger. The pair has been on opposite sides of noise complaints that another supervisor said has made Town Board meetings “contentious and uncomfortable.” They have squared off previously over noise from trucks using engine brakes i n t h e t ow n a n d m o r e recently have disagreed over Madison International Speedway. G r u e n e b e rg m a n a g e d the track for 15 years and still does business there. He supports waiving the $50-per-race fee that is part
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of the track’s permit, as has been done since the 1990s. Krueger told the Hub he wants to increase the fee to $500 per race, but only using it to encourage compliance with the track’s permit. He also supports increasing the annual license fee from $500 annually to $5,000 by 2022.
State Supreme Court The state Supreme Court race pits two Court of Appeals judges against each other. The winner will succeed outgoing Justice Shirley Abrahamson, who did not seek re-election. Hagedorn has been supported by conservatives throughout the campaign, while Neubauer has generated support among liberals, though both candidates have dismissed partisan labels. In a League of Women Voters of Dane County questionnaire, Hagedorn wrote that “personal political values have no place on the bench,” and that he would “return confidence and trust to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.” “This means putting aside personal differences and working together collegially and with mutual respect,” he wrote. “Most importantly, this means being a court that can be counted on to decide cases based on the law rather than political considerations. The job of a
Contested races Stoughton Area school board (choose three): Joe Freye (i), Yolibeth Rangel-FitzGibbon (i), Jill Patterson (i), Shawn Rundblade Town of Rutland supervisor: Dave Grueneberg (i), Dave Krueger Town of Rutland constable (choose two): Shawn Hillestad (i), Nels Wethal (i), Steven Williams State Supreme Court justice: Brian Hagedorn, Lisa Neubauer judge is to say what the law is, not what the judge thinks the law should be.” Neubauer responded to the same questionnaire that “judges should not be partisan politicians,” and that she has “a deep commitment to a fair, impartial and independent court,” prioritizing treatment courts and alternatives to incarceration “when appropriate.” “The public’s perception of our court is critical to our entire system of justice,” she wrote. “The court’s legitimacy depends on the public’s confidence.” Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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MIS: Town board will hold public hearing April 3 in reference to racetrack ordinance Continued from page 1 about noise, and ensure the track is operating within its license. Each year before the racing season, the board issues an operating license after approving the schedule, and it did so again this year in February. Track owner Gregg McKarns has brought the schedule before the board each year since he bought the track in 2016, along with the $500 application fee. But this year, McKarns left feeling “screwed,” after the board voted to once again charge the $50-per-raceday fee it had been waiving. The board hasn’t enforced that fee – which would add up to about $1,400 this year – since at least the 1990s, Sup. Dave Grueneberg, a former track manager, told the Hub. The board will hold a public hearing during its April 3 meeting, in which it will revisit the ordinance governing the racetrack, which was originally passed in 1987. The item is on the agenda for possible action after the hearing. That meeting also happens to be a day after the election in which the race for Town supervisor features two candidates, David Krueger and Grueneberg, who sit on opposite sides of the issue. Grueneberg will still be on the board during that meeting regardless of the election’s outcome, but he told the Hub he plans to once again abstain from voting because of his financial ties to the track. The two have been at the center of contentious disputes over noise that have made previous meetings “contentious and uncomfortable,” Sup. Deana Zentner told the Hub. She has requested that law enforcement be present at the April 3 meeting to “keep civility in the room.” In the past, Grueneberg said, many residents have turned out to support the track. Zentner said the board should either abide by the ordinance and charge the fee or change the ordinance. The track is also operating out of compliance with at least two other, relatively minor provisions in its agreement with the town. “We have constituents that expect me or other board members to follow the law,” Zentner told the Hub. “It isn’t a matter of opinion – do I like racetracks or not – it’s a matter of law, and it’s a matter of responsibility and duty, as it is of all board members, to enforce that law.”
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If You Go What: Racetrack ordinance public hearing When: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 Where: Town Hall, 785 Center Road Info: town.rutland.wi.us
Speedway: an ordinance passed in 1987; a series of deed restrictions, signed in 2014; and a conditional use permit, which was updated in 2016. The ordinance requires compliance with the other two documents and is also the source of the $500 license-application fee and the $50-per-race-day fee. The board will discuss revising the ordinance April 3. The deed restrictions include rules about how many, when and how often each kind of event can be held. It includes phrases like, “No more than 32 of the 38 events may be automotive racing shows, of which no more than three may be autocross division events.” Dane County zoning administrator Roger Lane told the board in an email the racetrack was violating two of the deed restrictions and possibly two others after being asked by Zentner to review the situation. What’s in the agreements The schedule, Lane wrote, Three things govern the rela- includes seven auto-cross events, tionship between the Town of Rut- and the emergency vehicle operator land and the Madison International courses are scheduled to last two
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Highlights • Town Board to revisit racetrack ordinance April 3 • Voted in Feb. to charge $50 per race fee for first time in 20 years • Board approved track schedule that doesn’t comply with permit, has for years • Supervisor candidates in April 2 election on opposing sides of issue hours too long. Lane told the Hub the violations are “technicalities,” but could still prompt enforcement were someone to complain in writing. Auto-cross events are when one car runs a course against the clock, trying to get the best time, McKarns explained. The online schedule doesn’t include any auto-cross events, but McKarns, the track owner, told the Hub the schedule has six such events, though in the past it’s had more. “If it needs to be adjusted, so be it, but it’s been the standard operating procedure right, wrong or indifferent,” McKarns said of the schedule. “We traded 80-100 race cars with a PA going ’til 10 or 10:30 p.m., we’ve traded that for some Saturdays or Sundays with cars you can’t even hear.” Other possible violations include an event that starts at 4 p.m. when it should begin at 4:45 p.m. and a discrepancy in how to count the number of events.
History of letting it slide Grueneberg, who ran the track for 15 years, said the track’s plans did not always follow the conditional use permit, but he pointed out that the ordinance gives the board the right to approve the schedule anyway. “There’s been several times where, in the CUP, the language in there ain’t real clear, but it’s like, if the board OKs it, I’ve never had an issue with it,” he explained. The $50 per race fee was waived the entire time Grueneberg managed the track, he said, and was put in place to deal with previous owners who “weren’t real cooperative.” But Zentner doesn’t want to ignore an ordinance that’s on the books. Further, the more events the track has, the more opportunities for neighbors to be bothered by things like noise. She told the Hub she’d heard many complaints about last fall’s fireworks from neighbors whose horses had been frightened.
Zentner also said she’s been told that even if the town approves a schedule that does not comply with the permit, the permit takes precedence. Grueneberg and McKarns both felt that as long as the Town Board approved the schedule, the track was operating on the right side of the law. Lane told the Hub the county acts only on written complaints and hasn’t received any about the racetrack. It’s unlikely, he said, the county would come in “guns blazing” and shut the place down. More likely, were the county to receive a complaint, it would start a lengthy enforcement process that would attempt to facilitate a conversation between the stakeholders to reach common ground. Lane said the process seems to be working without the county’s involvement, and it’s a good sign the conversation between the town and track is ongoing. McKarns said he’d be happy with the status quo, keeping the ordinance as it is, as long as the $50 fee is waived. He’s trying to be a good neighbor, he said, and removed a fall fireworks event and two race events from this year’s schedule.
Revisiting agreements Grueneberg said the issue is a simple matter of “one guy complaining” – that guy being his opponent for supervisor, David Krueger. Krueger questioned at the February meeting why the town waives the fee, according to the town’s published minutes. He told the Hub he wants to increase the license fee from $500 to $5,000 in 2022 and the per-race fee to $500. He would use it as a compliance mechanism, charging it only if the track fails to comply with its license. Grueneberg’s ideal outcome, he told the Hub, is to update the ordinance so it matches what the track has been doing for years. That’s the same for McKarns, who said he’s open to renegotiating the deed restrictions with the town. That would have to be approved by the county and is not on the table at the April 3 meeting. What the board is discussing then is whether to amend the racetrack ordinance, which contains the $50 per-race fee. It could also decide to pursue a more thorough review of the deed restrictions and conditional use permit. Contact Alexander Cramer at alexander.cramer@wcinet.com.
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Heart: Program a ‘paradigm shift’ for teachers who are accustomed to other methods Continued from page 1 initiated,” Ruck told the Hub last week. “I said, that is the first time you have ever spoken to me first, and I so appreciate that; that makes me feel so welcome that you’re reaching out to me.’ “And she said, ‘You’re welcome.’” In a moment, that is what the Nurtured Heart approach is all about. The new district-wide approach to mental wellness and student discipline stresses constant, positive reinforcement (and instant, low-energy “resets”) is in the last stretch of a transition year, being implemented at River Bluff Middle School and Stoughton High School after a summer of training. The approach has been a “huge” change for teachers, but Ruck said the positive-themed message is catching on as staff and students become more familiar with the changes. Part of the reason, said River Bluff principal Trish Gates, is how well the approach works well with students of that age. “Adolescence is a tough time for all our students, and we want teachers to use strategies in the classroom that are positive and supportive,” she wrote in an email to the Hub. “They like that someone is noticing great things about themselves. Students really reflect on their behavior when you point out what they are doing well.” Nurtured Heart (NH) is part of the district’s overall approach to mental wellness known as “Trauma-Informed Care,” a “general umbrella” for a variety of related approaches to discipline, Ruck said. This includes Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS) throughout the district as more of an “external rewards-based approach,” she said, with contests for kids to earn points or prizes
Three ‘stands’ of NH Absolutely NO! I refuse to energize negative behavior and will strive to neutralize negative behavior through immediate, concrete, and uncharged responses. Absolutely YES! I will relentlessly energize the positive and strive to see and acknowledge steps, large and small, that my child takes towards positive choices and skill acquisition to build my child’s greatness. Absolutely CLEAR! I will maintain total clarity about rules that demonstrate fair and consistent boundaries. I will recognize the child in the moment they have reset and create that next moment as an opportunity for success! Photo by Amber Levenhagen
Left, Karla Cornell-Wevley, a teacher at River Bluff Middle School, talks with Faith Radecke. Cornell-Wevley is a certified Nurtured Heart trainer. for good behavior. Approaches with more internal-based rewards are “Responsive Classrooms,” used at the elementary school level since 2017, and Nurtured Heart at the middle and high schools. Ruck said while NH was created for “really intense or complex” children, researchers noticed it “just happens to work for everyone.” “All kids want is a connection and relationship with people, and they’re going to get it however they can,” she said. “So if we can … show when they are doing things well, we get a lot more bang for your buck.” Nowhere is NH taking off faster and farther than River Bluff, where Ruck said educators “jumped right in and said we’re going to be all in on this,” with every staff member getting trained. Gates said the results so far this year are “absolutely” noticeable, with “students doing more positive behaviors because they feel appreciated.” The key to success is
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repetition, Ruck said. “This isn’t a magic bullet at all, this is persistence and sticking with it and being all in,” she said. “You just have to implement it and keep with it.”
‘Paradigm shift’ For teachers – particularly those used to a different approach for years – the change in this transition year to NH has been “a paradigm shift,” Ruck said. Essentially, it boils down to changes in the traditional methods of confrontation and consequences. No longer are classes grounded to a halt during behavior incidents, with students “yelled at” by staff or sent out of the classroom. River Bluff language arts teacher Karla Cornell-Wevley said last year, when she started “dabbling” with NH on her most “unengaged” students, she found many just wanted to be recognized for the things they did well. “One student would come to me before the school day started to let me know
something she had done well, so I could recognize it and put a character quality with it,” she wrote the Hub in an email. Now, with it implemented school-wide, it’s how she talks with every student. “It’s a more positive way to see my students and be in their world,” she said. “I tell students the great things I see them doing (and) when there are problems, I bring as little energy as I can to the redirection. It’s about having them see, ‘You went off course, get back in the game now.’” The Nurtured Heart approach is based on three “stands”: • refusing to “energize” negative behavior by handing it through “immediate, concrete and uncharged responses;” • “Relentlessly energizing the positive;” • Demonstrating “fair and consistent boundaries” that “recognize the child in the moment they have a ‘reset.’” Ruck said the idea of a “reset” – done immediately
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Studying up Ruck said after coming across research touting the effectiveness of NH training for parents with children with ADHD symptoms, district officials conducted a book study on the approach and came away impressed. Since then, they’ve sought ways to implement NH as one of several strategies that deal with mental wellness under the general term, “trauma-informed care.” “This just seemed like a perfect fit for building relationships with kids,” she said. Ruck and Cornell-Wevley attended several workshops to take the lead as the district’s trainers, and last summer they assisted a group of Verona Area School District staff on NH training at SASD. Ruck said the sessions were open to educational assistants and teachers throughout the district, from 4K through 12. “Anyone who wanted to get trained could come,” she said. Nearly 100 staff members attended the three-day sessions, which were funded by the district. Throughout the school year, Ruck and Cornell-Wevley have written weekly NH emails to staff to provide ideas and support. Ruck said as this inaugural year starts to wind down, she’s excited by the progress many teachers have made. “What we’re getting now is kind of a critical mass, where everyone is practicing where they feel comfortable in it,” she said.
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SASD director of student services Keli Melcher said one of those main tasks is figuring out how to “quantify” the results. “That’s the part we have to work on next,” she told the Hub. Ruck said her conversations with teachers have already made it clear the new approach has helped with some of the more difficult students to work with at the two schools. Cornell-Wevley said she was touched by a message a student wrote her during a recent “reflection” exercise, asking if there was anything the student wanted her to know. The student thanked her for “positivity and how nice you are to everyone … You’re always willing to help anyone, even if they give you a hard time and you understand about how they feel.” Perhaps not an uncommon sentiment from a student, but Cornell-Wevley said it meant even more given the source. “I thought she found me annoying because I kept pushing her to put forth more effort,” Cornell-Wevley said. Still, for many teachers, changing the “consequence piece” has been a struggle, due to the strong memory of past practices, Ruck said. “(In the past), we wanted to show them what makes them remember that if they (misbehave), we’re going to make it as painful as we can,” she said. “With Nurtured Heart, the goal is to not have it happen in the first place; to build such a tight relationships with kids and have them feel so good about themselves that you’re not going to get that disrespectful behavior.” Ruck said while NH is “just another tool” to reach students, and that other approaches like PBIS can be “super effective” as well, so far, it’s been “amazing” one for staff. “Is it perfect for every kid out there? I’d say it’s pretty close,” she said. “It’s the best thing I’ve come across in all the years I’ve taught. “It’s about noticing the greatness that is right in front of you, all the time.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Maddie Posick could have gone to a number of schools following her 2017 graduation from Stoughton High School, but she couldn’t imagine playing for anyone other than the UW-Madison women’s hockey team. “Coming in the coaches told me they didn’t know if I was going to play at all (my first two years),” she said. “Honestly, it didn’t matter to me because I knew there was no better fit for me than Wisconsin and there was no place I’d rather get my education.” Posick – one of four Badger scratches Sunday, March 24, at the NCAA national championship game – got to hoist the trophy following the Badgers’ 2-0 victory over Minnesota in Hamden, Conn. It was the fifth title in program history. Sunday’s meeting was the sixth between the two schools this season and Wisconsin’s first national championship since 2011, when they beat Mercyhurst. “You become a Badger to win a national championship and that’s what we did,” Posick said. “This group is so special. We were just so confident and comfortable throughout the whole season.” Too nervous to sit during the game, Posick said between periods, she would go down into the locker room and dance and sing to keep the team fired up. With 12 minutes left, the four women suited up and waited behind the bench to come on the ice for the trophy presentation. “When I lifted up that trophy, I knew that everything that had happened this season was worth it,” she said. “It didn’t matter how many points you had. It didn’t matter who scored the game-winning goal. It only mattered that we were all together lifting that trophy up.” The daughter of Brian, the radio voice of the UW men’s hockey team, and Lynn Posick, Maddie started playing hockey when she was 6 years old. She set the goal of joining the Badgers not long after and she was overcome with emotions when she shared the national trophy with her parents. “All I want to do is make my parents proud, sharing that moment with them was just amazing,” she said.
Finding her role Knowing that she wasn’t going to see a lot of ice time at least her first two years, Posick said she has found a role on the team and really takes a lot of pride in helping her teammates get better. Posick saw time in 25 games a freshman but just 12 as a
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Former Stoughton High School student-athlete Maddie Posick was a member of the UW-Madison women’s hockey team that defeated Minnesota 2-0 on Sunday, March 24, to win the NCAA championship game.
sophomore with Olympian Emily Clark returning and a couple of really strong lines. “The work that I put in is for the team and not for myself,” she said. “I think that’s a thing that I got out of this year – it’s all about the team, not the points or minutes I contribute. It’s my heart and energy that helps the team succeed.” While the Badgers may be at the top of the mountain right now, Posick said the team can still go up. “We’re going to cherish this feeling of being national champions because honestly, there’s nothing like it,” she said. “But I now we know what we have to do. This summer and next season, we’re just going to keep striving to succeed. “From here on out, I guess I’m just going for two more national championships,” she said.
Former assistant Toni Fischer takes over for Kristin Siget as interim coach for the Stoughton softball team this season. Siget is expected back next season. A young team a year ago with five freshmen starters by season’s end, Fischer hopes the Vikings can make some noise after going 3-14 overall and 1-12 in conference. “With another year of experience under our belt, I believe we will be upper middle of the pack in conference,” Fischer said. “Dare I even say contenders for a top two spot? Yes, I would say that is a possibility.” The Vikings lost one starter from last season but return nine letterwinners. Shortstop and centerfield will be the strongest they’ve ever been with three-year letterwinners playing in each spot, Fischer said. Senior Madison Brickson returns for her final season as a starter at both shortstop and pitcher. Brickson hit .508 with nine doubles last season. “Maddy is a solid player overall,” Fischer said. “Her offense and defense pale to none in the conference.” An outfield starter the last three years, fellow senior Lela Brashi will also lead the Vikings. An all-conference center fielder last year, her speed
helped her steal three bases and post a .917 fielding percentage. With a wealth of experience Stoughton returns at short and in center, Fischer said the Vikings also have strength at the pitcher and catcher positions. “In terms of weaknesses, I don’t believe in that term,” she said. Junior Kelsey Hammersly figures to once again eat up a lot of innings in the circle. Hammersly struck out 40 and was also solid at third base, posting a .951 fielding percentage. She also hit .297 with a pair of home runs. “With another year of experience on the mound, I know Kelsey has more confidence and I can’t wait to see when she brings that speed,” Fischer said. The Vikings return a solid crop of underclassmen with varsity experience. S o p h o m o r e S ava n n a Jemilo can play behind the plate or shortstop after getting a year of varsity experience under her belt last season. An all-conference selection as a freshman, Jemilo is aggressive behind and at the plate. She hit .327 last year. “Savanna shined behind the plate and at shortstop last season, and I am looking for that fire to carry over to this season,” Fischer said. Grace Ott was also an all-conference selection as a freshman. She played at catcher, third and first base
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New faces will need to make their mark for Vikings JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Coach Trevor Kramolis said the strength of the Stoughton boys track and field team is its sprints and hurdles. “It’s probably our biggest group and with depth comes more competition in practice to make the athletes better,” Kramolis said. While it’s a big group, it’s also a younger group, which brings excitement for the future. “I think with our depth we don’t exactly have areas where improvement is needed, but expectations are raised for each event group,” Kramolis said. “We have a lot of returners that should set the bar high for our young guys and new guys.” Senior team captain Tom Sheehy and juniors Nathan Hutcherson, Adam Hobson, Quinn Arnott and Zack Finholt and sophomores Carter Keo and Tyler Millard highlight a solid group of jumpers. Sheehy finished fifth in the high jump at the Badger South Conference meet last year. Arnott was fifth in the long jump, Hutcherson took
sixth place in the triple jump and Finholt placed seventh. Junior Jack Sanford and senior Dwight Walker expect to lead the team in the hurdles and could also contribute in the jumps. Walker was part of the Vikings’ 2017 state qualifying 4x100 relay, which is still the school record holder. Hobson, Arnott and Keo will also be among the team’s top sprinters. Sophomore Brooks Empey, fresh off an individual state wrestling runner-up finish and second-straight team state win, will run middle distance and throw. Junior teammate and captain Tony Hohol returns as the team’s top thrower. Freshmen Gabe Rousseau and Ryan Lamers, and sophomores Curtis Jaskulke and Rudy Detweiler are all newcomers looking to contribute. Another wrestler, sophomore Alexander Wicks, finished fourth in the pole vault at conference last year. Sophomore Christian Smith adds middle distance depth as could Lamers. Junior state wrestling qualifier Gavin Model and Chase
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Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton boys track and field team (front, from left) are: Quinn Arnott, Alex Wicks, Carter Keo and Parker Flint; (middle) Tyler Millard, Nathan Hutcherson, Evan Herbert, Jake Schipper, Tom Sheehey and Dwight Walker; (back) Tony Hohol, Jack Albert, Jack Sanford, Brooks Empey and Adam Hobson.
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Stoughton looks to reload on the diamond MARK NESBITT
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The trademark of a good leadoff hitter is having the ability to put stress on the defense by being pesky and offering the threat of blazing speed. The Stoughton baseball team will rely on senior Kadin Milbauer, a three-year starter, in that role this year. Milbauer, a shortstop, and senior outfielder Connor Kalinowski are the only returning starters for the Vikings, who had six players who garnered Badger South all-conference honors graduate last year. “Kadin and Kalinowski bring back the most game experience at the varsity level and will be guys we lean on with little experience on the roster,” coach Jeremy Dunnihoo said. The Vikings finished in seventh place at 6-8 in conference last season (7-14 overall), and among the players they’ll need to replace are first-teamers Dillon Nowicki (pitcher) and Brady Schipper (outfielder). Nowicki is now playing baseball at the University of Michigan and Schipper is a member of the UW-Madison football team. Milbauer is expected to be a spark plug atop the Vikings’ lineup.
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The Stoughton baseball team returning letterwinners (front, from left) are: Hayden Schigur, Kadin Milbauer and Patrick Regan; (back) Derek Karlen, Michael Slinde and Connor Kalinowski. “He adds speed to the lineup and will be the driving force of our offense,” Dunnihoo said. Kalinowski, he said, will be relied on more as a pitcher and will also play third base this season. The four other returning letterwinners are seniors Hayden Schigur (first base/ catcher), Patrick Regan
Boys track: Stoughton will have lots of new faces Vo l e n b e rg j o i n s e n i o r Parker Flint as the team’s top distance runners. Senior Hayden Hammond is Stoughton’s top returning pole vaulter. Walker (hurdles), Keo (sprints/jumps), Hutcherson (jumps/hurdles), Arnott (jumps), Flint (distance), Model (distance), E m p ey ( m i d - d i s t a n c e ) and Evan Herbst (mid-distance) are all athletes who will be leading the way and will compete for sectional and state berths, Kramolis said. F l i n t fi n i s h e d s i x t h in the 1,600 and 10th in the 3,200 last year at
this year. Regan is a left handed relief pitcher, who also could see an expanded role after the graduation of several seniors last spring. Karlen emerged as a varsity player late last season. Dunnihoo said one of Karlen’s biggest assets is his speed. “Has made some strong gains athletically with a
dedication to the weight room,” Dunnihoo said. The flexibility of the Vikings in the field will give Dunnihoo options. He said there are several players who can play multiple positions. “That flexibility will allow our team to get more players involved and play many different lineups depending on
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Distance crew will set the pace for Vikings this spring
conference. K r a m o l i s s a i d i t ’s tough to say this early in the year who could surprise this season, but said Stoughton’s freshman and sophomore classes are very strong and should be increasing expectations each season.
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The Stoughton girls track and field team has lots of new athletes to contribute in the mid-distances, and the Vikings once again expect to be led by their distance crew. Stoughton returns 20 letterwinners, including all of its 4x800-meter relay, and lost three girls from last season. Senior Margaret Ross and sophomore Ellie Trieloff return from their co-MVP seasons a year ago. A distance standout, Ross hopes to build off her third state cross country appearance in the 1,600 and 3,200. Sophomores Gina Owen and Maddie Schneider, junior Grace Jenny and senior Anna Wozniak add depth to the 1,600. A sectional qualifier last year, Owen should also help out on the 4x400 relay. Jenny was a state qualifier on the 4x800 relay and could also run the 3,200. Wozniak and Olstad will run the 1,600 and 3,200. Stoughton scored big with three runners in the top six of the 3,200 at conference
Conference Kramolis said the goal for Stoughton is always to be a top three-team in the Badger South. Stoughton finished fourth at the Badger South Conference meet last year in Monroe with 99 points. Monona Grove won the meet with 160 points followed by Monroe (122) and Oregon (119).
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(pitcher/outfielder), Michael Slinde (outfielder) and junior Derek Karlen (outfielder). Schigur is a co-captain with Milbauer. The Vikings will be leaning on him to drive in more runs. Dunnihoo said Schigur has had success hitting throughout his years in the program and will look to take advantage of more opportunities
who is performing well,” he said. One of the biggest question marks for the Vikings is pitching. Stoughton doesn’t return many players who logged innings on the mound last season. “We will need to improve our pitching,” Dunnihoo said. Two other players that could earn a larger playing time role are junior Ryan Ellingson (pitcher/third base) and junior Ethan Yahn (pitcher/infielder). Dunnihoo said Ellingson, Yahn and Karlen could surprise opposing teams in the conference this year. “I don’t know if they will surprise people in Stoughton, but Ryan, Derek and Ethan have made big strides since last year and look to be productive players,” he said. “They have gained strength and athleticism since last year and it is showing up in practice already.”
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Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton girls track and field team (front, from left) are: Rose Ann Marshall, Grace Jenny, Maddie Schneider, and Abby Kittleson; (middle) Molly Olstad, Emma Kissling, Anna Wozniak, Renee Anderson, Gina Owens, Ellie Trieloff and Matayla De Bruin; (back) Kyianna Baker, Riley Royston, Alex Ashworth, Amber Hodkiewicz, Micah Zaemisch, Savannah Burroughs and Audrey Killian; (not pictured) Margaret Ross. last year. Sophomore Maddie Schneider was third last year in Monroe. Jenny finished fourth and Ross placed sixth. The Vikings should also have a solid jumping crew, second-year coach Deanna
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Arnold said, but the team will need some work in the sprints creating depth as well as the throws. “The expectation is to develop athletes from last year as quickly as possible and find a niche for our new athletes,” Arnold said. Trieloff, a state qualifier last year on the 4x800 relay, is back and expected to contribute in the 200, 400 and 800 relays. She finished seventh in the 400 at conference last year. Senior Alex Ashworth, Jenny and senior Abby Kittleson all return on a 4x800 relay that finished 19th at state last year. Kittleson and Owen finished third and fourth in the 1,600
and Olstad was eighth last year at conference. Kittleson was ninth in the 800. “I think that Ellie Trieloff can get pretty far in either the 400 or 800 meters,” Arnold said. Kittleson and Ashworth could also factor into the 4x400 relay and middle distance. “We are hoping to take the 4x800m relay to state again this year and get the 4x400m relay to state as well,” Arnold said. Junior pole vaulter Micah Zaemisch finished second in the conference last year. Sophomore Matayla DeBruin will
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Softball: Vikings open season next month, Monroe, Fort Atkinson,Watertown among favorites Continued from page 11 and hit .296 with 13 RBIs. Makayla Ramberg can play in the outfield or at the hot corner following a freshman season in which she hit .235 with a pair of home runs. Stoughton’s least experienced positions are second base and first base. Junior Megan Marggi is back at second base and sophomore Tessa Pickett should figure into the outfield rotation. Newcomers Niomi Friedlander, Katie Zacharias and Jess Reuter are also expected to see playing time. Friedlander and Zacharias are juniors that are expected to contribute at second base or in the outfield, while Reuter could play either of those positions as well as see some time in the
pitching circle. “Each player has so much talent, focus and dedication to the program that I’m hoping to be surprised more than once this season,” Fischer said. “It could be our newcomers to varsity, one of our veterans, or maybe even Jess, our sole freshman this year. “I wish I had a crystal ball for you, but what fun would that be?”
Conference Monroe (24-3) finished 13-1 to win conference last year and is always a force to be reckoned within the Badger South. Senior pitcher Olivia Bobak won 22 games in the circle and also did a lot of damage at the plate, tying for the teamlead with 35 RBIs and a .387 batting average. Bobak had a
our new conference addition, Watertown. They have a strong tradition in their softball program.” Fort Atkinson (16-6, 11-3) finished second in conference last year and Watertown (1311, 10-4) was third. Oregon (16-8, 8-6) surprised some people finishing fourth in the eight-team conference. Senior Sara Vander Mause hit .435 and had a .797 slugging percentage for the Blackhawks. She had seven doubles, two triples and five home runs to drive in 34 runs. Vander Mause can play Photo by Jeremy Jones almost anywhere defensively. Returning letterwinners for the Stoughton softball team (front, from left) are: Grace Ott, Lela Fellow senior Kat Brandl Brashi, Kaylee Hammersly and Savanna Jemilo; (back) Makayla Ramberg, Madison Brickson, is also back. She went 9-4 in Tessa Pickett and Megan Marggi. the circle for the Blackhawks last year with a 3.45 ERA and 1.92 ERA and stuck out 221. triple and two home runs. She Fischer said. “Fort Atkinson struck out twice as many as Leading hitter Sydney Updike drove in 35 runs. could be up there. They are she walked (59-28). (3B/RF) is also back after hit“Their program is always a pretty consistent program ting .420 with four doubles, a solid and well developed,” too. And let’s not forget about
Badgers: DiBenedetto’s determination, faith deliver him back to UW football team Continued from page 1 for. “I think for as much as the injury hurt me and there were times I was just laying in bed just asking (God) why would you do this to me?” he said. “It helped in the long run and developed me into the person that I needed to be.” The 6-foot, 190-pound freshman said he is surrounded by some freakishly talented athletes, and after being dominant in high school, he finds himself in the middle of the pack athletically and strength-wise. “Physically, I’m in a good spot to get on the field,” he said. “I just need to apply what I’ve learned in our drills/practices.” For the Vikings, DiBenedetto played wide receiver, defensive back, running back and kick returner. UW has him slotted at wide receiver as spring ball got underway following Spring Break as classes resumed on March 25. DiBenedetto said since the injury, he has found purpose and a new outlook on life. “I don’t take things for granted anymore,” he said. “I talk to God every day now. He’s guiding me down this path. He’s trying to show me all the great things I can do.” For DiBenedetto to be where he is now, is a testament to his work ethic, Dunnihoo said. “I don’t know too many people that would have attacked rehab like he did with the most likely outcome never competing in a high school event again and no guarantees for an opportunity at the college level,” he said. “I always knew Jordan was a special athlete, but the more I got to know him and watch him work after surgery, I gained a whole new view of him. He was even more special than any of us knew.”
Injury and depression DiBenedetto had dealt with
injuries before, having broken his ankle during his sophomore year. But that was nothing like the freak knee injury that flipped his whole life upside down. He said he was poised to help lead his team to state, with eight touchdowns already and Stoughton and Milton each entering the 2017 conference football opener 3-0. Dunnihoo called it the worst Friday night football he’s ever experienced in his life, way worse than any loss on the field as a coach or player. “I just kept thinking over and over again this young man is done with high school sports because of a pregame ritual,” Dunnihoo said. “The rest of that night, I was useless on the sidelines as he was the only thing I was thinking about. It still gets to me thinking about it now.” Unable to be on the field with his teammates, the once confident and outgoing DiBenedetto spiraled into depression, anxiety and panic attacks. As someone who identified as an athlete first, much of his anxiety was fear of re-injuring his knee. “If I hurt my knee again, it (sports) was over,” he said. “The depression part was feeling like I was basically worthless to Stoughton. I wasn’t contributing anything.” That got worse during the basketball season, when his team, which had contended with some of the best teams in the state over the summer, did not play well without its all-conference guard. “It’s hard when you know you’re a starter, one of the leaders on the team, and you would have made an impact, but there’s nothing that you can do,” he said. “Whether it was a big game or a game we lost, mentally, it just took a toll on me.” While some people understood what he was going through, DiBenedetto said he felt abandoned by some of his teammates. And eventually, his grades started to suffer with all the time he was missing from
used to beating.” school. “People saw me at school, and I was putting on a good face, but my Collegiate opportunities mom knew how I was at home,” he Another disappointment came said. “There were times when I was when he didn’t at first get the same ready to give up.” recruitment opportunities he had expected. Making his return He had been recruited by UW DiBenedetto stuck with his rehab before the injury but lost communiin hopes of making it back for bas- cation until SHS coach Dan Prahl ketball. setup a meeting with special teams He had surgery on the ACL in coach Chris Haering in March. his left knee about a month after Having already been accepted to his injury, which gave his MCL and Madison as a student, DiBenedetmeniscus time to heal. After about to was told that the Badgers’ roster two months on crutches, he started was full. But Haering left the door walking with a leg brace, then got to open just enough to give DiBenedetlight jogging and jumping after four to hope – saying he might be able to months. walk on in January after the season “I’m a pretty strong, athletic guy,” was over and the seniors left. he said. “I felt like I could be back in “I was excited that there was a five months, but my physical thera- possibility for me to play at UW, pist was against that.” but at the same time I was a little Instead, DiBenedetto got a cere- sad because I thought I was going to monial end to his basketball career, walk on in the fall,” he said. stepping on the court for the final None of the seven D-II schools 30 seconds of the Vikings’ section- across Minnesota who had made al semifinal loss to Monona Grove, offers to DiBenedetto backed out much to the appreciation of the fans. after his injury, he said. But he wantHe even got to hit a 3-pointer. ed to go to his “dream school.” He had been begging coach Nolan “I went on some visits and conWeber to put him in for much of the sidered going to play somewhere in season and wasn’t expecting to get Minnesota, but I think the biggest the opportunity. thing for me was that I wanted to be “I know coach was nervous that at the highest level,” he said. I was going to drive to the basket He spent the next six months woror whatever, but I was just hanging ried he might re-injure himself and around behind the 3-point line and I that UW might not hold up its end had an open shot,” he said. “Yeah, I of the deal. missed the whole season, but I guess “I just prayed on that, and when that was God giving me that little winter break came, the director of memory.” football operations send me a text Finally, seven months after his me and told me to come in,” he said. injury, DiBenedetto returned for the “They did a physical and made sure final month of the track season, but my knee was good. Then they got to after going to state the previous year know me and showed me around.” in the 100-yard dash, he was disDiBenedetto had spent the sumappointed by his sixth-place finish mer lifting with Mike Wendorf, at conference and his 4x100 relay owner of Level Up in Stoughton, team’s failure to make sectionals. who he said is a big reason why he “I was getting back but I just was in such great shape before walkwasn’t where I wanted to be,” he ing on. said. “I’m such a competitive perStill, the last eight weeks have son, and I was losing to people I was been a big adjustment for the
freshman. He wakes up at 5 or 5:30 every morning, walks across campus to Camp Randall to lift from 6:30-8, does conditioning on the field and field work with his position coach before watching film. Then, after lunch and two afternoon classes, he returns home for homework, dinner and bed.
A change in attitude That grueling schedule is one of several reasons the injury and the waiting actually have been good for him, DiBenedetto said. Rehabbing helped give him the work ethic needed to sustain it. “I was young and still maturing,” he said. “I wasn’t really mindful of all the opportunities in front of me. This was just kind of God giving me a wake-up call that all of this could be taken from me.” And having to wait through the fall to get into football has been a blessing in some ways, he said. “I think it was good to get the school experience first because jumping into the football and school is a lot,” he said. “It also helped because, as much as I thought I was ready to compete at a Division I level, the extra five months really helped me get my knee back to 100 percent.” He said he’s glad he stuck with his plan to go to UW, rather than one of the smaller schools where he might have gotten on the field sooner. “Hopefully, what I do here can inspire people that go through other traumatic things,” he said. He credits his mother’s support and his faith for helping him through “such a low part of my life.” “Up until that point … religion was forced on us. I just never really bought into it,” he said. “But now I was praying to God and asking him to take the stress off me. That is what really helped me get past that point and create who I am today.”
Girls track: Vikings look to move up from last year’s seventh-place finish in Badger South Continued from page 12 also help out in the pole vault and sprints. Sophomore Piper Jensen scored at conference with a third-place finish in the long jump and is expected to contribute in the long jump and sprints. Senior Kyianna Baker and junior Riley Royston are also back as sprinters. Royston is also one of the team’s top returning triple jumpers. Senior Audrey Killian
expects to be one of the team’s top throwers after finishing ninth at conference last year in the shot put. Senior newcomer Peighton Trieloff (sprints, jumps) switched sports and will run with her younger sister Ellie this season. “Peighton and Ellie are both very talented, bright and kind student-athletes,” Arnold said. Hannah Wirag (400, jumps) and Megan Adams (hurdles, mid-distance) and freshmen Victoria Ashworth (hurdles,
mid-distance), Hannah Lawrence (800, 1,600, 4x800 relay) and Ava Loftus (sprints, jumps) could also make an impact this season. Annie Tangeman and Lofuts in the jumps are among those Arnold said could surprise this season. Adrianna Nelson (throws) and senior Emma Kissling in the high jump were also on that list. Abby Groleau is an allaround athlete, who Arnold said just need to find a spot. Peighton Trieloff is also a
great athlete and the Vikings are looking forward to seeing what event she lands in. “There are a couple of athletes that are close to qualifying for sectionals,” Arnold said. Sophomore Savy Borroughs needs to stay healthy and could qualify for sectionals in the 200, Arnold said. Junior Amber Hodkiewicz and Kissling could also make it to sectionals if they have a couple of things go their way in the high jump. Hodkiewicz
placed eighth last year at conference. “I also have high hopes that Emma Kissling can make it to sectionals in the 300 hurdles,” Arnold said. “Gina can make sectionals in the 1600 and hopefully Margaret in either the 1,600 or 3,200.
Conference Arnold is hoping the team will finish in the top three this year after the Vikings dropped back to seventh place with 60 points last year.
Oregon won its first conference title in 21 years last season, scoring 147 points to hold off Watertown (106) and Monona Grove (101). The Silver Eagles return the most talented athlete in the conference in senior Ali Dorn, who won the 100, 200 and 4x400 relay. Oregon lost its top two scorers from last season. Watertown expects to be solid again in the throws, returning junior Rachel Moldenhauer.
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Gloria E. (Burmeister) Murray
Gloria E. (Burmeister) Murray
Gloria E. (Burmeister) Murray, age 94, of Stoughton, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. She was born on Sept.
Elaine Marie Dullum
Elaine Marie Dullum
Elaine Marie Dullum, 81, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 18, 2019, at University Hospital, after a week-long battle with sepsis. She struggled for many years with
Lowell E. Kittleson
Lowell Kittleson
Lowell E. Kittleson, age 81, passed away on Saturd a y, M a r c h 23, 2019, in Stoughton. He was born in Stoughton on January 12, 1938, the son of Clayton and Lorris
Dorothy Jean Helley
Dorothy Jean Helley
Dorothy Jean Helley, age 84, passed away peacefully at her farm on March 23, 2019. She was born on December 17, 1934 in Edgerton, daughter of Gilman and Sadie (Maurer) Wethal. She married Robert
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19, 1924, in Madison, the daughter of Arthur and Ella (Kennison) Burmeister. Gloria graduated from Madison Central High School in 1942. She married Leo Murray on Sept. 21, 1946, in Madison. Gloria worked as a manager for the Wisconsin Telephone Co. She was a long-time member of the Stoughton Country Club where she served as president of the ladies’ auxiliary. Her greatest enjoyment was being with family and friends at the country club. She was a member of the Te l e p h o n e P i o n e e r s o f America and a past president of H.W. Schroeder Life Member Club. Gloria enjoyed bowling
in many leagues in the Madison and Stoughton areas. In retirement, she volunteered 100s of hours to local charities. Gloria is survived by her daughters, Cathi (Pat) McIntosh and Jill (Al Vande Lune) Doucette; grandchildren, Misty (Rob) McIntosh, PJ McIntosh, Benjamin (Kayla) Doucette and Andrea (Mike) Harper; great-grandchildren, Vivi McIntosh, Max Harper, Ryder Harper and Hailey Doucette; and sister-inlaw, Mary (Earl) Edge. S h e wa s p r e c e d e d i n death by her husband, Leo Murray; parents; brother, Bud (Sue) Burmeister; son-in- law, George Doucette; and granddaughter, Jodi Thomas. A Mass of
Christian Burial will be held at St. Ann Catholic Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton, at noon, on Saturday, March 23, 2019, with Father Randy Budnar presiding. Burial will follow at Resurrection Cemetery. A celebration of her life will follow at Stoughton Country Club. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Mass on Saturday. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
Crohn’s and other health challenges. Elaine was born in R e e d s bu rg o n A p r i l 9 , 1937, daughter of the late Henry and Louise Roever, and grew up on their farm near North Freedom. After graduating from Reedsburg High School in 1955, she moved to Madison and was employed at the Wisconsin State Patrol headquarters, and later the State of Wisconsin Dept. of Public Welfare and Mid-America Appraisal. Elaine married Arne Dullum, of Stoughton, on Aug. 10, 1958, in North Freedom, and the couple made their home in McFarland before moving to Stoughton in 1973.
She was a devoted mother to their three children and a wonderful wife. She adored her grandchildren. Elaine loved traveling with her husband on motor coach tours in Europe, Canada and the United States, tending flower gardens, taking walks in state parks and drives in the country. She took great pleasure in hosting Christmas Eve gatherings for many years. Elaine is survived by her husband, Arne; three children, Randall of Fort Atkinson, Staci (Brian) Heimsoth of Stoughton and Steve of Madison; four grandchildren, Caleb, Joshua, Miranda and Paige; and a brother, Robert (Jaunell)
of Texas. Services were held Monday, March 25, 2019, at Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church, 1 8 6 0 U . S . H w y. 5 1 , Stoughton. Interment took place in Roselawn Memorial Park in Madison. Memorials may be made to The Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation or Good Shepherd by the Lake Lutheran Church. Please share your memories of Elaine at cressfuneralservice.com.
Kittleson. Lowell attended Nora School. He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1956. Lowell served in the Army and Army Reserves from 1957 to 1963. He had a life long career in the farm implement business and was well known by farmers for his vast knowledge. Lowell enjoyed tractor pulls and car racing. On November 5, 2004, Lowell married Marjorie Hoel. His ability to tell great jokes and stories will be missed by everyone who knew him. Lowell is survived by h i s w i f e , M a rg e ; t h r e e children, Rhondi (Wesley) Dorshorst, Darin (Cheryl) and Brad (Tricia) Kittleson; step children, Michael
(Brigette) Marvin, Nathan and A.J. Peterson; grandchildren, Muria (David) Baker, Kaley Dorshorst, Karmen (Kurtis) Muller, Adam Kittleson, Erin and Lindsay Kittleson, Scott, Toby and Kali Marvin, Ivan, Austin and William Peterson; great granddaughter, Maren Muller; brother, Wayne (Nancy) Kittleson; sister, Mary (Jim) Furseth; former wife, A n n e t t e ( B o b ) Ko l e k ; many extended relatives; and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Yvonne (Gerald) Herfel. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, March 29, 2019, at First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., Stoughton, with Rev. Richard Halom
officiating. Burial will follow in Lutheran Cemetery South. A luncheon reception will follow the burial, at Nora’s on the corner of Highway 12/18 and Highway BN. Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019, at Cress Funeral Home, and f r o m 1 0 a . m . u n t i l t h e time of services Friday at church. A special thank you to Jordyn Weum and the staff of Stoughton Hospital. Please share your memories of Lowell at cressfuneralservice.com.
Helley in 1954. Dorothy was a lifelong tobacco farmer in the Stoughton area. She was well known for her impeccable crops. She is survived by her c h i l d r e n Tr u d y, A l l e n (Sylvia), Richard (Lori), Michael (Chris), and Jennifer; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Bobby, and her sons Darryl and Keith. A celebration of life services will be held from 1-7 p.m. at the Stoughton American Legion Post 59, 803 N. Page St., Stoughton, on Saturday March 30, 2019. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice. com.
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Anna Lescanec, age 98, left her earthly home on Sunday, March 17, 2019, at Country Comforts Assisted Living in Cambridge. She was born on Feb. 23, 1921, the daughter of Steven and Anastazia (Stilma) Rozella. Her family moved to Mosinee when she was very young. They purchased a farm at Rocky Ridge and began dairy farming. Anna had six brothers and one sister with whom to share the work. At the age of 18, she moved to Milwaukee in search of a job and a life off the farm. In Wauwatosa, Anna became a cook and housekeeper working at the Home of the Blind. During the war, she worked in a factory as a spot welder for the effort, before working at Schuster’s Department Store and as a cook at St. Luke’s Hospital. Anna married Louis Lescanec on June 15, 1946. She loved becoming a mother, sewing, gardening and growing the best tomatoes and peppers around. Anna greatly enjoyed returning to the farm up north to visit her parents and brothers who never left the area. Other siblings would visit as well, along with their children, making memories and a very full house. For many years, there were a few weeks of sunshine spent in Hollywood, Fla., during the winter. After the death of Louis, Anna enjoyed visiting Florida with her daughter, LuAnn. She spent time at a cottage
on Lake Wandawega for many years, which served as her “back to nature” escape, shared with many friends. Anna really cherished t h e s e t i m e s . S h e wa s always a patient, humble and grateful person. One of Anna’s favorite sayings was, “If you don’t expect anything, you’ll never be disappointed.” She is survived by her daughters, Linda Ball of Cambridge and LuAnn (Regan) Murray, Lehigh Acres, Fla.; brother, Peter Rozella of Mosinee; three grandsons, Mike (Emily) Maruszewski of Evansville, Brian (Kat) Ball of Las Vegas, Nev., and Adam Siehr of Honolulu, Hawaii; five greatgrandchildren, Emilie Schuster, Amber and Evan M a r u s z ew s k i , A n d r ew Siehr and Ira Meyer; nieces, Kathy, Karen, Karnell, Dawn, Marsha, Diane, Sandy and Debby; nephews, Bill, Mark, Richard and John; and her very special friends and caregivers, Mim Jacobson and Marian Korth, who she referred to as “her angels”; her cherished caregivers, Kathy, Nancy Denise and Judy, with whom she shared her life stories; and to the respite caregivers in Monona and Lake Mills, who she looked forward to visiting regularly. Anna was preceded in death by her loving parents; husband, Louis; brothers, Ben, Harry, Steve, Walter and John; sister, Lillian; sisters-inlaw, Margaret, Audrey, Sylvana and Alice; brother-in-law, Bill; and nephew, Bobby. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made t o R a i n b ow H o s p i c e . Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Highway 51 N. @ Jackson St. (608) 873-4590
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LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACE At the election to be held on April 2, 2019, in the Stoughton Area School District the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: Vote At: School District Voters Residing In: Town Hall, 620 Albion Rd, Town of Albion Town Hall, 773 Koshkonong Rd, Town of Christiana Town Hall, 4058 CRN, Town of Cottage Grove Education Center, 3494 Oak Park Road, Town of Deerfield Town Hall, 654 County Rd N, Town of Dunkirk Town Hall, 4156 County Rd B, Town of Dunn Town Hall, 2354 County Hwy N, Town of Pleasant Springs Town Hall, 8809 N. Wilder Rd., Town of Porter Town Hall, 785 Center Rd., Town of Rutland Evansville Fire Station, 425 Water St., Town of Union First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 1, Census Wards 1-2 Stoughton Fire Station, 401 E. Main St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 2; Census Wards 3-4; 10-13 United Methodist Church, 525 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 3; Census Wards 5-6 Lakeview Church, 2002 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 4; Census Wards 7-9 ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. All polling places are accessible to elderly and disabled voters. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact the municipal clerk. Julie Hanewall, Clerk, Town of Albion 620 Albion Road, Edgerton , WI 53534 608.884.8974 Hours: Mon - Thurs 8am - 3pm Maria Hougan, Clerk, Town of Pleasant Springs 2354 County Hwy N, Stoughton WI 53589 608.873.3063 Hours: M-T, 10am - 4pm; Thurs. 12pm - 6pm Kathy Wilson, Clerk, Town of Christiana 773 Koshkonong Rd, Cambridge, WI 53523 608.423.3816 Hours: Tues & Thurs 9am - 5pm Nancy Towns, Clerk, Town of Porter 7014 N. Eagle Road, Janesville, WI 53545 608.931.7835 Hours: M-F, 9am - 4pm Kim Banigan, Clerk, Town of Cottage Grove 4058 CTH N, Cottage Grove, WI 53527 608.839.5021 Hours: M-F 8am - 12:30 pm Dawn George, Clerk, Town of Rutland 4177 Old Stage Road, Brooklyn, WI 53521 608.455.3925 Hours: Call to schedule appointment Robin Untz, Clerk, Town of Deerfield 838 London Rd, Deerfield, WI 53531 608.764.2608 Hours: Call to schedule appointment Regina Ylvisaker, Clerk, Town of Union
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Melanie Huchthausen, Clerk, Town of Dunkirk 654 CTH N, Stoughton, WI 53589 608.873.9177 Hours: Monday, 2pm-5pm Holly Licht, Clerk, City of Stoughton 381 E. Main St., Stoughton, WI 53589 608.873.6677 Hours: M-F, 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Cathy Hasslinger, Clerk, Town of Dunn 4156 CTH B, McFarland, WI 53558 608.838.1081 Hours: M-F, 8am - 4:30 pm Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. Where Optical Scan Voting is Used The voter shall fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval or connect the arrow next to the write-in line. The vote should not be cast in any other manner. Not more than five minutes’ time shall be allowed inside a voting booth. Sample ballots or other materials to assist the voter in casting his or her vote may be taken into the booth and copied. The sample ballot shall not be shown to anyone so as to reveal how the ballot is marked. Spoiled Ballot If the voter spoils a paper or optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. After Voting the Ballot After an official optical scan ballot is marked, it shall be inserted in the security sleeve, so the marks do not show. After casting his or her vote, the voter shall leave the booth, insert the ballot in the voting device and discard the sleeve, or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. If a central count system is used, the voter shall insert the ballot in
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NOTICE TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS REQUEST FOR 2019 BIDS 2019 ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS-PULVERIZE & PAVE The Town of Pleasant Springs Clerk will receive sealed bids until 11:45 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Town Hall, 2354 CTH N, Stoughton, WI, 53589-2873, during office hours – Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (After April 11, 2019 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) Questions concerning the roads to be included in the project, as well as a request to obtain a Bid Specification packet, may be directed to the Public Works staff by PHONE at (608) 205-9169 OR (608) 501-4335 or by FAX at (608) 8779444. Bids are subject to local road improvement program, and the Town may pay prevailing wage. A performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the total bid price, a Certificate of Insurance naming the Town as an additional insured, and a signed contract, will be required of the successful bidder. The Town Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to accept the bid or bids deemed to be most advantageous to the Town. Bid opening will take place on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Noon or as soon as thereafter as practicable, at the Town Hall. The Town Board will review the bids at their meeting on April 16, 2019 and reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to accept the bid or bids deemed to be most advantageous to the Town. Bid envelopes must be clearly marked “2019 ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS” and must be addressed to: Town of Pleasant Springs Attn: Town Board 2354 CTH N Stoughton, WI 53589-2873 /s/ Maria Hougan Clerk/Treasurer Published: March 28 and April 04, 2019 WNAXLP
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*** NOTICE TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS REQUEST FOR 2019 BIDS SEALCOAT SURFACING TOWN ROADS The Town of Pleasant Springs Clerk will receive sealed bids until 11:45 a.m. on Monday, April 15, 2019 at the Town Hall, 2354 CTH N, Stoughton, WI, 535892873, during office hours – Monday and Tuesday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Thursday from 10:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. (After April 11, 2019 hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) The project work consists of sealcoat surfacing on various Town roads. A separate bid must be submitted for each road. Contractor shall furnish the labor and material to complete sealcoating. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS: All sealcoating work must be completed by August 30, 2019. Questions concerning the roads to be included in the project, as well as a request to obtain a Bid Specification packet, may be directed to the Public Works staff by PHONE at (608) 205-9169 or (608) 501-4335 or by FAX at (608) 877-9444. A performance bond in the amount of 100 percent of the total bid price, a Certificate of Insurance naming the Town as an additional insured, and a signed contract, will be required of the successful bidder. Bids are subject to the Local Roads Improvement Program. The Town may pay prevailing wage. Bid opening will take place on Monday, April 15, 2019 at Noon, or as soon thereafter as practicable, at the Town Hall. The Town Board will review the bids at their meeting on April 16, 2019 and reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to accept the bid or bids deemed to be most advantageous to the Town. Bid envelopes must be clearly marked “2019 SEALCOAT BID” and must be addressed to: Town of Pleasant Springs Attn: Town Board 2354 CTH N Stoughton, WI 53589-2873 /s/ Maria Hougan Clerk/Treasurer Published: March 28 and April 04, 2019 WNAXLP
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the ballot box and discard the sleeve or deliver the ballot to an inspector for deposit. The voter shall leave the polling place promptly. A voter may select an individual to assist in casting his or her vote if the voter declares to the presiding official that he or she is unable to read, has difficulty reading, writing or understanding English or that due to disability is unable to cast his or her ballot. The selected individual rendering assistance may not be the voter’s employer or an agent of that employer or an officer or agent of a labor organization which represents the voter. Done in the Stoughton Area School District On March 28, 2019 Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP
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NOTICE OF SPRING ELECTION AND SAMPLE BALLOTS APRIL 2, 2019 OFFICE OF THE DANE COUNTY CLERK TO THE VOTERS OF DANE COUNTY Notice is hereby given of a spring election to be held in Dane County, on April 2, 2019, at which the officers named below shall be chosen. The names of the candidates for each office to be voted for, whose nominations have been certified to or filed in this office, are given under the title of the office, each in its proper column, together with the questions submitted to a vote, for a referendum, if any, in the sample ballot below. Information to Voters Upon entering the polling place, a voter shall state his or her name and address, show an acceptable form of photo identification and sign the poll book before being permitted to vote. If a voter does not have acceptable photo identification the voter may obtain a free photo ID for voting from the Division of Motor Vehicles. If a voter is not registered to vote, a voter may register to vote at the polling place serving his or her residence, if the voter presents proof of residence in a form specified by law. Where ballots are distributed to voters, the initials of two inspectors must appear on the ballot. Upon being permitted to vote, the voter shall retire alone to a voting booth and cast his or her ballot except that a voter who is a parent or guardian may be accompanied by the voter’s minor child or minor ward. An election official may inform the voter of the proper manner for casting a vote, but the official may not in any manner advise or indicate a particular voting choice. Where Optical Scan Voting is Used The voter shall fill in the oval next to the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall write in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote and fill in the oval next to the write-in line. On referendum questions, the voter shall fill in the oval next to “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall fill in the oval next to “no” if opposed to the question. When using an electronic ballot marking device (“ExpressVote” or “AutoMARK”) to mark an optical scan ballot, the voter shall touch the screen at the name of the candidate of his or her choice for each office for which he or she intends to vote. To vote for a person whose name does not appear on the ballot, the voter shall type in the name of the person of his or her choice in the space provided for a write-in vote. On referendum questions, the voter shall touch the screen at “yes” if in favor of the question, or the voter shall touch the screen at “no” if opposed to the question. Spoiled Ballot If the voter spoils an optical scan ballot, he or she shall return it to an election official who shall issue another ballot in its place, but not more than three ballots shall be issued to any one voter. If the ballot has not been initialed by two inspectors or is defective in any other way, the voter shall return it to the election official, who shall issue a proper ballot in its place. After Voting the Ballot After an official optical scan ballot
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Obituaries Charles E. Hoff
Charles E. Hoff
Charles E. Hoff, passed away on March 25, 2019 at Stoughton Hospital. He was born August 25, 1925, to Carl and Louise Hoff in Stoughton. Charles was from a family of 13 children, with him being number nine.
Roger P. Schmudlach
Roger Schmudlach
Roger P. Schmudlach, age 78, passed away on March 25, 2019, at Skaalen Home.
He graduated from Stoughton High School in 1942. Charles married Florence Huber- Schrofer on July 3, 1954 in Sauk City. Charles worked in Boreva sewing factory in Stoughton, and then moved to Baraboo, where he worked at Boreva Sewing Factory until 1956. There he met Florence and her two children. When Boreva closed, he went to work in maintenance at UW-Madison in 1956 and moved to Stoughton. He retired from UW-Madison in 1986. Charles is survived by his step-children Betty Brietzman (Lenny Gilbert) and Eldred (Charmaine) Schrofer; four grand-children, Dale (Pam Sandmire), Dan Seffens, Debra
(David) Blaney, and Carrie (Brandon) Duck; seven great-grandchildren Troy Luchsinger, Megan and Connor Blaney, Grace, Elle, and Hailey Duck; four great- great-grandchildren, Breleigh, Kennedi, Morgan and Ragnar Luchsinger; and a greatgreat-great granddaughter, Taylia Harris-Luchsinger; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife Florence; his parents; six brothers, Earl, Oscar, Robert, Ruben, Carl and William “Billy”; six sisters Virginia Skaavlen-West, Lucille Alexander, Ruth Nelson, Lorraine Holcomb, Dorothy Osterberg, and Betty Ree. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday
April 1, 2019, at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St. Stoughton, with Rev. Karla Brekke presiding. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the service on Monday at the funeral home. A special thank you to the staff at Stoughton Meadows Assisted Living to whom he considered family. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice.com.
He was born March 19, 1941, in Stoughton, to the late Paul and Tilla (Hauge) Schmudlach. Roger is a 1959 graduate of Stoughton High School. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army. Roger married Sharon Lee Gilson on April 22, 1967, in Stoughton. Roger was active in Stoughton Home Talent baseball for many years, as well as a member of the legendary A&W Fast Pitch Softball Team. He enjoyed fishing trips to Lake Erie, deer hunting, playing Euchre with family and friends and was a fan of the Brewers, Packers and Badgers. He retired from Oscar
Meyer after over 35 years of work there. Roger is survived by his wife of 51 years Sharon; 2 children, Tammy (Rich) Smithback and Jennifer Schmudlach; 3 grandchildren, Austin, Arin and Emma Smithback; a brother Dennis Schmudlach; a sister Peggy (Denny) Meyer; and is further survived by nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday March 28, 2019, at Skaalen Home Chapel, 400 N. Morris St. Stoughton with Rev. James Koza presiding. A burial will follow at Lutheran
Cemetery South. The luncheon will be held at the VFW in Stoughton. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until the service at Skaalen on Thursday. Roger’s request is that guests come to Skaalen dressed casually or in their favorite sports team’s attire. Please share your memories at cressfuneralservice. com. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 206 W Prospect St. Stoughton 608-873-9244
The Stoughton Police Department logged 2,388 incidents for February. Cases of interest for the month were; four intoxicated driver arrests, four intoxicated persons, five drug incidents, 10 thefts, six domestic disturbances, 26 disturbances, 17 disorderly conducts, three threats, 25 traffic crashes, 43 EMS assists, 13 alarms, 22 juvenile incidents, 44 911 calls, five warrant arrests, seven threats, 17 animal complaints and officers responded to 16 suspicious activity calls. Officers also logged 40 check persons, 58 check properties, 77 assist cases, 17 criminal charges, 17 ordinance violations, 4 warrant arrest and 37 traffic arrests from 54 traffic stops. The following are significant cases as identified by the Stoughton Police Department:
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February 1 Officers arrested a 20-yearold man for a probation hold, operating while intoxicated, and open intoxicants in a vehicle following a traffic stop on Jackson Street.
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Melanie Huchthausen, Clerk, Town of Dunkirk 654 CTH N Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-9177 Hours: Mondays from 2-5 pm or by appointment Maria Hougan, Clerk/Treasurer Town of Pleasant Springs 2354 CTH N Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-3063 Hours: 10am-4pm M-Tu; 10am-6pm Thur. Dawn George, Clerk, Town of Rutland 4177 Old Stage Rd. Brooklyn, WI 53521 608-455-3925 No set hours, call above # to schedule ALL POLLING PLACES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED VOTERS. Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD-REGULAR MEETING (MONDAY, MARCH 4, 2019) 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening A. Call Meeting to Order-A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on March 4, 2019, at 7:00 pm by Board President Francis Sullivan. B. Roll Call-Jon Coughlin, Joe Freye, Tim Bubon, Steve Jackson, Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Francis Sullivan, Kathleen Hoppe, Jill Patterson, Allison Sorg. C. Public Comment-None. D. Legislative Update-Kathleen Hoppe’s update provided information about the governors’ budget proposal & the WASB 2019 Day at the Capitol will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. 2. Spotlight on Learning-BM, SASD
School Board Student representative, provided the annual SHS Student Senate Report. Information included: More than 60 students are participating in Senate this year, Student Senate does work to build school culture including organizing Homecoming festivities and food drives, and SHS was named the Region 5 winner this year for the Wisconsin Association of School Councils Spirit of Excellence Award for achievements in leadership development, school spirit, sportsmanship and service to school and community. 3. District Administrator Report-Dr. Onsager offered congratulations to the SHS wrestling team on their 9th State team championship; SHS choir will be performing at Carnegie Hall over spring break and Sarah Miller, RB Reading Specialist, has been awarded a Kohl Fellowship state award. 4. Consent Agenda-A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by and carried unanimously to approve the February 18, 2019, Regular Board Meeting Minutes as presented; the February 14 - March 19, 2019 check register as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the district: $15,506.40 from the InFaith Community Foundation-Theresa Eng Memorial Nursing Scholarship for Scholarships, $1,000.00 from the Association of WI School Administrators Inc. for Scholarship in honor of Mike Kruse, $200.00 from The Rotary Club of Stoughton for Bus Usage, $25.00 from Kent & Helen Karberg for the Margaret Larson Scholarship in memory of Diane Stearns, and related cash donation budget adjustments for $16,731.40; approve the resignation of James Brooks at the end of the 201819 school year; approve the retirement of Heidi Hubing at the end of the 2018-2019 school year and approve the Carl Perkins NTO-Stem Grant awarded to the SHS Fab Lab for their Summer Guitar Build class in the amount of $7,000.00. 5. Discussion A. Committee Reports-No committees have met since the last board meeting. B. The Board reviewed approximately 50 draft policies from Section 0000 Bylaws as part of the Neola policy transition. These policies were discussion items only and will be brought back to the board for action at a future meeting. 6. Discussion/Action Items A. Policy 501 Nondiscrimination Statement-A motion was made by Bubon, seconded by Hoppe, and carried unanimously to approve the revisions as present for Policy 501 Nondiscrimination Statement. 7. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items-No action items. B. Future Meetings/Events-Regular Board Meetings: March 18 & April 1; Policy Committee Meeting: April 1; Employee Relations Committee Meeting: March 11 & April 8; Facilities Committee Meeting: May 21 C. Adjournment-A motion was made by Freye, seconded by FitzGibbon, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 9:25 pm. _____________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: March 28, 2019 WNAXLP ***
TRACTORS – FARM MACHINERY – TRUCK LAWN TRACTOR – GUNS – HOUSEHOLD DANNY WETHAL 3628 OLD STONE ROAD STOUGHTON, WI 53589 SATURDAY MARCH 30TH, 10:00 AM
DIRECTIONS: West of Stoughton 2 miles on Hwy 138 to Lake Kegonsa Rd., South 3 miles to Old Stone Rd., East to first farm. Watch for George Auction Signs. LUNCH: On Grounds TRACTORS: Oliver 770 Gas WF PS 6100hrs; Farmall C w/Corn Planter Drive Adaptor. MACHINERY: New Idea Manure Spreader; (4) Flat Racks w/Gears; 2 Section Drag; (3) Drag Sections (No Draw Bar); Farmrite 200gal. Sprayer; IH 2 Row Mounted Cultivator; Cultivator Rolling Shields. TOBACCO LATHE & EQUIPMENT: (20,000) Tobacco Lathe; (5) Tobacco Press Boxes; (2) Tobacco Presses; Spears & Axes. TOBACCO CUTTER & SETTER: Four Star w/Kohler Engine, Self-Propelled one Row w/Seats; Ellis Tobacco One Row Pull Type Setter. LAWN TRACTOR: John Deere 275 17hp. Hydrostatic, 48” Deck. PICKUP TRUCK: 1996 Chevrolet 1500, 180,000 miles. COLLECTOR CAR: 1936 Chevrolet, Good Body, Needs Interior Work. SHOP & TOOLS: Flat Rack Load of Shop Items; Stihl 028 Farm Boss Chain Saw; Sockets; Wrenches; Log Chains; Hyd. Floor Jack; IH Mechanical Jack; Truck & Wagon Tires; (6) Live Animal Traps. GUNS & SPORTING: Winchester 1200 12ga. Pump 2¾” & 3” w/Bushnell Scope; Harrington & Richardson Model 088 20ga. Single Shot; WestPoint Model 434 Single Shot; Compound Bow; (5) Deer Antler Mounts. HOUSEHOLD: Chest Freezer; Washer & Dryer; (2) Anniversary Clocks; (2) Dale Earnhardt Prints. CONSIGNED by NEIGHBORS: JD 40 NF Tractor; Farmall 450 NF Tractor; Farmall M NF Tractor; JD 3 Bottom Pull Type Plow; JD 2 Row Mounted Cultivator. REG. WI AUCTIONEERS: Dean George #486 (cell 608-7515703), Kale George #2811 (office 608-882-6123) REG. IL AUCTIONEER: Kale George #441002280 11211 North Union Road, Evansville, WI 53536 TERMS: Check or Cash. 4% courtesy charge for purchases using credit card. All sales final. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents or losses. For Complete listing and photos log onto www. georgeauction.com
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NOTICE OF LOCATION AND HOURS OF POLLING PLACES At the election to be held on April 2, 2019 in the City of Stoughton and the Towns of Dunkirk, Pleasant Springs and Rutland, the following polling place locations will be used for the wards indicated: Location:, Wards: First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 1, Census Wards 1-2 Stoughton Fire Station401 E. Main St., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 2, Census Wards 3, 4, 10, 11, 12, & 13 United Methodist Church525 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 3, Census Wards 5-6 Lakeview Church2002 Lincoln Ave., City of Stoughton, Aldermanic District 4, Census Wards 7, 8, & 9 Dunkirk Town Hall, 654 County Highway N South, Town of Dunkirk Pleasant Springs Town Hall, 2354 CTH N, Town of Pleasant, Census Wards 1-4 Rutland Town Hall, 785 Center Road, Town of Rutland ALL POLLING PLACES WILL OPEN AT 7:00 A.M. AND WILL CLOSE AT 8:00 P.M. If you have any questions concerning your polling place, contact your municipal clerk: Holly Licht, Clerk, City of Stoughton 381 E. Main Street Stoughton WI 53589 608-873-6677 Hours: M-F 7:30 am-4:30 pm
observed a female crying and looking in the street for an item on Fourth Street. The officer found that the female had a disagreement with her boyfriend. The boyfriend was found to have an active warrant. February 10 Officers arrested a 29-yearold man and a 29-year-old woman after officers were notified of outstanding warrants. Officers then discovered both when they tried to flee the area in a vehicle. February 15 Officers arrested a 52-yearold man for possession of cocaine, possession of a Schedule II drug, and possession of drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop on Van Buren St. The officer recovered the drugs in the vehicle. February 20 Officers arrested a 17-yearold boy for disorderly conduct following a domestic disturbance on Jackson Street.
February 3 Officers arrested a 39-year- February 22 old man for criminal damage Officers arrested a 20-yearto property following a do- old man for disorderly conmestic disturbance. duct and criminal damage to Property following a doFebruary 4 mestic disturbance. Officers arrested a 20-yearold man for operating after February 23 revocation and an outstandOfficers arrested a 48-yearing warrant following a traffic old woman for disorderly stop. conduct following a domestic Officers arrested a 28-year- disturbance. old man for disorderly conduct and a probation hold February 27 following a disturbance at Officers took a 15-year-old a local business on Main boy into protective custody Street. This same subject and transported him to the was also arrested for second juvenile reception center on disorderly conduct charge charges of disorderly conthat involved an incident that duct and making terrorist occurred at a residence pre- threats following a fight that viously. took place at school. The subject continued to threaten February 7 the other student during the Officers arrested a 48-year- incident. old man for bail jumping following an incident on Fifth February 28 Street where the subject Officers arrested a 36-yearviolated a court order from old man for disorderly cona previous domestic distur- duct following disturbance bance. at a local motel. The subject, who was found to be intoxiFebruary 9 cated, was transported to the O f f i c e r s a r r e s t e d a n detoxification unit. 18-year-old man on an outstanding warrant following – Amber Levenhagen an incident where the officer
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Help Wanted CLASS A CDL driver Local and regional Hopper, Flatbed, Tanker Small personal Co. Treated as individual Run on own schedule Good pay and equipment Horizon1@ Ticon.net Or text 608-751-1059 EXCLUSIVELY ROSES is seeking drivers for Mother’s Day deliveries May 9th, 10th and 11th. Routes go to Chicagoland. $200-Route+Gas. Drivers must use their own vehicle. STRICTLY LIMITED to minivans and cargo vans. Apply at www.erifloral. com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879. GENERAL FARM help needed. Feed cattle and field work, house available, driver’s license required. Southwest Grant County. 608-778-6383. JOIN EXCLUSIVELY ROSES in Mother’s Day bouquet production April 26th-May 8th in a bright, energetic working environment! We offer flexible shifts, days, evenings and weekends. Up to $16-Hour. Apply at www.erifloral.com. To call us, dial 608-877-8879. PART-TIME GARDEN work, flexible hours-days. $15 an hour, a minimum of two-hours. Perfect for a student. Start approx. April 1st. Located on South Morris Street, Stoughton. Contact: scottholderer@gmail.com SERVICE TECHNICIAN Wanted. Honey Wagon Services Inc. is looking for a full-time service technician. Qualifications to include a current, valid Class B CDL drivers license with tanker endorsement, current medical card, customer service skills, problem solving skills and a willingness to learn. We offer great pay, health and dental insurance, and 401K. Please mail a resume to Honey Wagon Services Inc., PO Box 139, Stoughton, WI 53589. SHOW APARTMENTS: Need a parttime leasing agent for Saturday hours 10am-4pm to show apartments for a quality, west-side apartment complex. Hourly is $15.00+ renewal and leasing bonuses (average pay is much higher). Need good people person and reliable. Nantucket Apartments 608-848-3070.
Services OFFICE CLEANING in StoughtonOregon Mon-Fri 5pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience. 608-2700440. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025
Antiques BUYING US Gold & Silver Coins and Collectibles. Call 608-988-6406 Rick Miles Coin. COLUMBUS ANTIQUE MALL & CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS MUSEUM “Wisconsin’s Largest Antique Mal!” Customer Appreciation Week 20% off April 1-7 Enter daily 8am-4pm 78,000SF 200 Dealers in 400 Booths Third floor furniture, locked cases Location: 239 Whitney St Columbus, WI 53925 920-623-1992 www.columbusantiquemall.com
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OREGON 2-BEDROOM in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, AC, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit. Cats OK. $715month. 608-219-6677 Available May 1. STOUGHTON 2-BEDROOM 2 unit building. Parking for 1 car per unit in back lot. No Pets. Rent $750. Available April. 608-332-6013 STOUGHTON. UPPER 2-bedroom, $825 per month. 873-3679. ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388
Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGON/BROOKLYN CALL 608-444-2900 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber. Clean-Dry Units 24-HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337
RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market Stree/tBurr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x1510x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Light and Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road
Rentals FOR RENT-VERONA, WI 2-Bedroom Apt., $820/mo, includes heat and all appliances. Off street parking, On-site laundry. NO PETS. Call 608-556-7331 for showing. CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.
FOR SALE: TMR Mixer, Cloverdale 350T, used less than 2 yrs on 80 cow dairy, $16,900 obo. Four chopper boxes 1 H&S, 3 Gehl, all 16ft. Tandems, $3,500 each obo. 1,000 gallon Dairy Kool Glacier bulk milk tank, compressor used less than 6 months, $6,000 obo. 608-558-2035. FOR SALE: Tractor, MF-1085, ten new raised farrowing crates, stainless steel pig feeders. 608-748-4650. WANTED: GRAIN drill, rotary hoe and bale carrier. 608-943-6455.
Farm RENT SKIDLOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger,landscape rake, concrete bucket,pallet forks, trencher, rock hound,broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411 WILL DO custom feeding of livestock, can supply feed or use yours. Modern housing, drive by feeding. Bedding pack and-or free stalls with headlocks. 608-778-3503.
GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies and Labrador puppies, AKC, shots, de-wormed, dew claws removed, micro-chipped and vet checked. 608574-6204. License #267233. PUREBRED ENGLISH Shepherd puppies, colorful, friendly, white tip tailed, pick up on March 30, $400 firm. Jonathon Allgyer, 21472 Ames Branch Rd. Shullsburg, WI. 53586. PUREBRED GOLDEN Retriever puppies, 2 males, 3 females, 8 weeks old, shots, vet checked, $550. Aaron Glick, 30942 College Farm Rd., Platteville, WI. 53818. PUREBRED WHITE Akbash. Guardian pups from litter of nine. Three left. $250. Parents on site and good natured. 608-943-6160. TEDDY BEARS, Poochons, 2-Cockapoos, 2-Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 3-Yorkies $695-$1295. 1-Blue Merle-Mini Goldendoodle (Hipsgenetic tested) $2,795 #474872 www.SpringGreenPups.com We help train! 608-574-7931.
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Cooks & Chefs Needed - $19/hr As a member of Epic’s culinary team, you will be scratch cooking for our staff, customers, and guests. Our menu changes daily to reflect a variety of regional, seasonal, and international dishes. You’ll learn new recipes as you rotate through the grill, entrée, and soup/salad/sandwich stations.
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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golf course Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available Kitchenette-Breakroom Autumn Woods Prof. Centre Marty 608-835-3628
Our team feeds a campus of nearly 9,500 people, in addition to internal caterings, receptions, and large-scale conferences. You will work with a dynamic team in state-ofthe-art kitchens and enjoy full-time, weekday hours, competitive wages, and full benefits including paid vacation and holidays. Please apply online at careers.epic.com
Feed & Seed 100 BIG square bales dry hay, 3x3x7.5, $110 per bale obo. 608-5582035.
Livestock ANGUS BULLS: 77 years top quality performance breeding! Pick early and we’ll keep them. Mason Brothers. 608-794-2183. FOR SALE: 13 Springing heifers, due in June. 608-988-6945. FOR SALE: Reg. Polled Hereford Bulls, fertility and performance tested, will hold until needed. Owego Stock Farm. 608-543-3778. REDFEST RED ANGUS Bull and Female sale, Bloomington Livestock Exchange, April 7, redfestredangus.com. 608-778-6736.
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WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks. We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton 608-884-3114
FOR SALE: Four miniature American Eskimo male puppies. Ready now. Out of good stock. Excellent watch dogs, good with animals. $250 each, had shots and dewormed. Jacob Stoltzfus Jr., 2760 Rock School Rd. Stitzer, WI. 53825.
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Support your favorite teams all season with this guide to Stoughton High School’s spring sports
April 9 April 11 April 13 April 15 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 25 April 26 April 29 April 30 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 14 May 16 May 18 May 18
OPPONENT @ Monona Grove Monona Groive Adams Friendship Tournament @ Monroe Monroe (DH) @ Reedsburg Deerfield Edgewood @ Edgewood Fort ATkinson @ Foirt ATkinson @ Elkhorn @ La Follette @ Milton Milton Beloit Memorial Watertown @ Watertown Oregon @ Oregon @ Jefferson Sauk Prairie
TIME 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 2 p.m.
DATE April 2 April 4 April 5 April 8 April 9 April 11 April 13 April 15 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 25 Aprile 26 April 30 May 3 May 6 May 7 May 10 May 14
5 p.m. 5 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 6 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 10 a.m. 5 p.m.
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Monona Grove @ Milton McFarland @ Whitewater Monroe Watertown @ Baraboo Invitational Platteville @ Edgewood Oregon @ Fort Atkinson @ Monona Grove Beloit Turner Milton @ Monroe @ Edgerton @ Watertown Edgewood @ Oregon
5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:45 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. noon 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m.
DATE March 15 April 2 April 16 April 23 April 26 April 30 May 3 May 14 May 20 May 23 May 31 June 1
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TIME TBD TBD 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. TBD TBD
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3097 Sunnyside Street, Stoughton 205-9300
TRACK and FIELD - BOYS March 15 April 2 April 16 April 23 April 26 April 30 May 3 May 14 May 20 May 23 May 31 June 1
OPPONENT @ Whitewater invite @ Ripon College @ Fort Atk. triple dual Fort Atkinson, Monroe Middleton Invitational @ Monroe triple dual Stoughton Invitational Conference (@ Oregon) Regionals (@ Sun Prairie) Sectionals (@Badger) WIAA state WIAA state
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DATE April 2 April 4 April 5
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@ Nelson/Daniel invite @ Ripon College @ Fort Atk. triple dual Fort Atkinson, Monroe Middleton Invitational @ Monroe triple dual Stoughton Invitational Conference (@ Oregon) Regionals (@ Sun Prairie) Sectionals (@Badger) WIAA state WIAA state
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April 9 April 11 April 12-13 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 25 April 26 April 27 Apirl 30 May 3 May 4 May 11 May 17-18
@ Reedsburg @ Monroe Waukesha invite Oregon Watertown @ Milton Edgewood Stoughton quad Janesville Parker quad @ Monona Grove @ Fort Atkinson Stoughton invite @ Hartford invite Conference
4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 9 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 9 a.m.
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DATE April 5-6 April 8 April 11 April 15 April 16 April 18 April 20 April 22 April 23 April 29 May 3 May 6 May 8 May 14
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Wisconsin Dells Invitational Stoughton Invitational Monona Grove Invitational Edgewood Invitational Conference meet Watertown Invitational Milton Invitational Sauk Prairie Invitational @ Edgewood @ Milton Portage Tournament @ Watertown Badger Challenge @ Monona Grove Badger Conference Tournament
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April; 2 April 5 April 9 Apirl 11 April 16 April 18 April 23 April 25 April 30 May 3 May 7 May 10 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 21 May 24
noon 8 a.m. noon 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 9 a.m. 11 a.m. 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 10 a.m. 2 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m.
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Baraboo Sugar River @ Sauk Prairie Oregon DeForest @ Monona Grove @ Elkhorn Edgewood @ Milton @ Fort ATkinson @ Portage/Poynette Monroe @ Platteville Sauk Prairie @ Watertown McFaralnd Evansville
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 5 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 11 a.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
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DATE April 8 April 12 April 18 April 23 April 25 April 27 April 30 May 2 May 4 May 7 May 9 May 11 May 14 May 16 May 18 May 21
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@ Middleton Sauk Prairie @ Sun Prairie DeForest Middleton Kimberly @ Edgewood Madison East @ Mukwonago @ Oregon Janesville Neenah Waunakee @ Verona @ West Bend @ Watertown
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