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Two weeks ago, Angie Whitiken had an idea — helping the Stoughton community gain access to free masks to prevent COVID-19 infection. Now, with 25 people on board taking orders, cutting and sewing fabric and distributing completed products, around 400 people have received those masks. They call themselves the Stoughton Mask Makers. Whitiken said if someone wants a mask, all they have to do is send a request to stoughtonmaskmakers@gmail.com.
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Craig Furseth never thought he’d see fresh milk dumped into the same space he disposes manure. The third-generation dairy farmer from Stoughton expected this year to be a rebound year for dairy farmers after five years of low milk prices resulted in 800 Wisconsin dairy farms closing in 2019. But COVID-19 shattered that hope. Two of the largest markets for fluid milk and cheese are school districts and restaurants, which have either closed or been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This surplus of milk has resulted in some
dairy cooperatives, which oversee milk marketing for their members and handle shipping logistics, asking farmers to produce less milk. Because cows still have to be milked, that results in farmers dumping excess. And the milk they sell is at a lower price. Milk prices had begun to increase in November 2019 and were up to $21.30 per hundredweight (100 pounds) in December. That was up $5.10 from the previous year — a salvation for dairy farmers. Then, at the end of March 2020, prices plummeted $4 in a week, Furseth said. Furseth, who owns 197 cows and produces 17,000 pounds or roughly 1,900 gallons of milk per day, was asked by his co-op, Dairy Farmers of America, to produce 10% less milk from May 1 to July 31. The experience has been different for John Alme, another Stoughton
farmer. A month after schools closed, Alme still hadn’t had to dump any milk or been asked to reduce production. He believes that’s because of the diversity of processors that work with the co-op he’s a member of, Foremost Farms co-op out of Baraboo. Alme, who has been a dairy farmer his entire life, said his co-op sells to a variety of plants that produce cheese, butter and dried milk products and has a contract with Kwik Trip to provide milk in its stores. “They are in a position where they can ship milk to different plants if things like this happen,” Alme said. Several organizations that represent dairy farmers have asked the USDA and local entities to help by buying the excess dairy products from farmers and give them to food pantries, nutritional assistant programs and other sources. And on Friday,
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Teachers at three Stoughton elementary schools wanted to let students know how much they are missed. Educators created heartfelt Youtube photo slideshows, showing teachers with positive messages letting students know they care about them. “While we are proud of the work we have done to lift our teaching and learning into our virtual classroom, the hardest part of this school closure has been not being able to see our students and families,” Kegonsa Elementary School Principal Erin Conrad wrote to the Hub in an email. A teacher from Fox Prairie Elementary School told students through the video, “You are smart, kind, brave. You can do anything. I miss you.” Fox Prairie Elementary School principal Krista Huntley Rogers said staff wanted to make a video reminding students how much their teachers care about them. “The connections made
“Spread the Love 2020 Fox Prairie” posted on Youtube Monday, April 6. “Dear Kegonsa” posted on Youtube Monday, April 13. Find the Sandhill Elementary School Youtube channel by going to Sandhill school’s website and looking under the “about” tab. between our students and staff are such an important part of school at Fox Prairie,” she wrote to the Hub in Tim Strandlie, a third grade teacher at Kegonsa Elementary School holds up an email. At Sandhill Elementary the “we” sign in a video for students. School, staff are posting a video to the Sandhill’s Yo u t u b e c h a n n e l e a c h week with different themes including ‘what makes you happy,’ ‘showing school pride’ and ‘being creative.’ Sandhill principal Jeff Fimreite said he still wants students to access the positive culture and climate they get when walking through the halls of the elementary school. “Right now it is harder to share the good times, and all the memories. And we want to keep our school pride alive,” he said.
Kristi LaPointe, a fifth grade teacher at Kegonsa Elementary School holds up the “love” sign in a video for students.
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Schools to stay shut Virtual learning will continue throughout 2019-20 school year SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
It’s virtual learning from here until at least the end of the 2019-20 school year. That’s the result after Gov. Evers extended the state’s Safer at Home order Thursday, April 16, keeping
all public and private K-12 schools closed for instruction and extracurricular activities. As part of the order, schools may continue to facilitate distance learning or virtual learning and be used for food distribution and essential government functions. Though the news was expected by many, it was still disappointing, Stoughton Area School District superintendent Tim Onsager wrote in a statement to
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been doing what we need to do for three weeks now. We will continue what we have started with creativity, flexibility and empathy.” In the past few weeks, with schools closed, the district has been providing meals to area children 18 and under, with educators switching to virtual teaching. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Olson quipped during an April 14 Facebook video. “Randy and Donna Olson.” The prince and princess, Hunter Lewis and Saphira Fankhauser, will also extend their reigns and share the 2021 titles with another prince and princess yet to be determined. In addition to the reigns being extended, the Syttende Mai website launched a donation page for nonprofits that benefit from the festival. People can visit stoughtonfestivals.com and click on the support tab. Donations are accepted through May 31. The Stoughton Chamber will keep 5% of donations to cover service charges. Checks will be sent to the nonprofit organizations in June. For information, visit stoughtonfestivals.com. Contact Mackenzie Krumme at mackenzie. krumme@wcinet.com.
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Syttende Mai royalty will have 2 year reign Perhaps it’s only fitting that a long-time city leader will preside over the longest reign of royalty in Stoughton’s lefse-filled history of Syttende Mai. Former City of Stoughton Mayor Donna Olson and her husband Randy were elected King and Queen of Syttende Mai in February, and with the recent cancelation of the three day festival, the Syttende Mai committee decided to extend their positions through next year. “For those of you trivia buffs out there — who is the only king and queen to serve two consecutive years, 2020 and 2021?”
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Public works keeps services running despite COVID-19 Department taking extra measures to keep workers, public safe RENEE HICKMAN Unified Newspaper Group
At the Stoughton Public Works department, keeping essential services running has required a few adjustments lately. Since the state’s “Safer at Home” order was implemented Wednesday, March 25, all non-essential businesses and services were shut down. People are prohibited from gathering with others outside their household. But city services like street and park maintenance, stormwater management and yard waste disposal continue despite concerns over employees falling ill with COVID-19. That means that although the doors of the public works building are now
locked, staff are still hard at work on the inside. City public works director Brett Hebert told the Hub employees still working at the department are taking a variety of measures to keep COVID-19 from spreading on the job. “We’re treating everybody like they’re infected,” Hebert said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advises limiting face to face contact with others and staying at least six feet away from people outside the home, though that presents challenges for department employees who would normally work in groups. After the crisis began, Hebert said employees began working on their own as much as possible, and staggered start times were instituted. Only one employee may be inside a truck at a time. When employees need to work together, they are asked to space themselves six feet apart and use personal
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Help spread the Gospel so Jesus Christ goes viral A n old Joni Mitchell song has the line, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone,” and it struck me recently how true that is. Both Lutheran churches that I attend recently canceled not only their Sunday worship but all of their meetings, Lenten services and special group activities also because of the coronavirus. These organizations are doing their part to help prevent the spread of the illness for the greater good of the community, but it doesn’t feel good to me. Not only am I going to be missing out on worship, I have now lost any chance I had of inviting someone else to attend church with me during this special time of year. Even Easter Sunday was canceled. Oh, if only I had extended those well-meaning offers in my head to the real people in my life while I still could! How much easier it would have been to let the church do the work for me by simply holding open the door and ushering a friend or neighbor to a pew. The congregation of Cooksville Lutheran had just begun a Lenten journey of a smallgroup study, working our way through exercises in not only prayer but also faith-sharing, otherwise known as evangelism, if you are courageous enough to use that word. We were scarcely two weeks into the program when the meetings got canceled. We had just started to get excited about sharing our faith. We’d begun to consider being downright brave about it. We were on our way to feeling bold, even. But not now. Right now, no one is feeling brave or bold as they hunker down with their hand-sanitizer, avoiding human
contact. Right now, everyone is eying everyone around them with suspicion. Did the bank teller just blow her Wollin Dunn nose before sending the tube out to you in the drive-through lane? Doesn’t that man ahead of you in line at the grocery store have a rather troubling cough? Just yesterday I sneezed because of some dusting I was doing, and had anyone witnessed it, he would have been running for the nearest exit. I’m talking now of course about the fear that has invaded our culture regarding this biological virus that affects the human body, but as I prayed my way through one of the exercises from our group’s workbook, I listened for God’s words, and I wasn’t surprised when it came to me: This transmittable virus that is undesirable, even deadly, is also a tidy example of the potential for spreading the healing and life-giving Gospel. As Christians, we are usually in the habit of avoiding bad influences, the moral or spiritual germs that might infect our minds, hearts and integrity. We do not go among the crowds to the theater to see the movies depicting greed and murder and adultery; we stay home instead. We keep away from the angry curses and violent rants of people that might spray us with the spittle of their vengeance. Husbands and wives do not allow the physical touch of a stranger (or even a friend) if the act might compromise the health of their marriage. Followers of Jesus Christ cherish the health of our faith.
Vigilantly, we navigate the sickness in the world, and we come to Jesus continually to help us wash our hands of the sins we all inevitably hold. We prevent illness within our own flock but are not always as good at broadcasting the Good News, the antidote for all that ails the non-Christians among us. We are not always abundantly spreading our faith, hoping at all times to pass it on. The modern phrase ‘going viral’ refers to an electronic message (often a picture or video) that is so appealing or compelling that people immediately share it or forward it by way of their electronic devices and social media until it is spreading faster than wildfire all around the world. Wouldn’t it be awesome if now was the time for the Good News to spread like that? This could be the Third Awakening for America. Now that we have all become hypervigilant in our observations of the physical health of those around us, we might also begin to see more clearly the spiritual ailments in others and reach out to them with love as Jesus did. As it is written in the Gospel of Matthew: Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son to die for our sins, and although Easter services were canceled this year, the saving grace of Christ’s death on the cross can never be banned. Although the church doors are all locked, the word of the Lord can still be spread – and I’m hoping it goes viral. Kelsey Wollin Dunn is a Town of Rutland native who is finishing a memoir: “Rubber Suits and Cowboy Boots.”
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Both Stoughton food pantries open, adjust procedures Stoughton’s two food pantries continue to remain open, with adjusted protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Stoughton City Food Pantry and the Stoughton United Methodist Food Pantry have implemented curbside delivery of goods, extra sanitization and require appointments. The Stoughton United M e t h o d i s t Fo o d p a n t r y has adjusted hours and is open 9 a.m. to noon and 4-7 p.m. on Tuesdays at 525 Lincoln Ave. The pantry has suspended the 911 a.m. Wednesday hours. The pantry is located at 525 Lincoln Ave. The hours for the City Food Pantry remain t h e s a m e – 1 0 a . m . t o 2 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 4-6 p.m. Thursday and the 9-11 a.m. first Saturday of the month. The pantry is located at 520 S. Fourth St. in Stoughton. At each location, patrons are asked to wait in their cars while volunteers bring food out to them. In a Tuesday, April 14, pantry news release, city food pantry board member Sandra Fleming said client eligibility has been changed to allow patrons to declare weekly income, rather than annual. Therefore, someone who has recently lost their job, would qualify for pantry
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Monetary donations can be made out to the Stoughton United Methodist Food Pantry and sent to the Stoughton United Methodist Church at 525 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton, WI 53589. The pantry also has a secure online giving platform at stoughtonumc10. org/giving. Donors should designate the gift to the Food Pantry. Donors can also drop off non expired food donations, toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex and pet food.
Monetary donations can be mailed to the Stoughton City Hall (207 S. Forrest Street, Stoughton, WI 53589) C/O Stoughton Food Pantry. To make food and other donations, call the pantry at 873-8103 to set up a time to bring it in. Only large donations of 50 items or more will be accepted due to the need for quarantining. Receipts and letters acknowledging donations will be mailed after City Hall reopens.
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Since March 13, more than 400 Stoughton seniors living in assisted living facilities have received thoughtful cards in a time when visitors and personal contact have come to a screeching halt. Each one of those cards is addressed to “My favorite resident.” Stoughton native Laurie Downs organized an ongoing card shower for residents at Stoughton senior living facilities. She put a Facebook post on “Stoughton, Wisconsin Neighborhood Group” group asking for 158 cards to be sent to the Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation center, and within 24 hours, people had sent that and more. And members of the Facebook group keep writing and sending cards. One family alone has made 75 cards, Downs said, which have been sent to Skaalen Nursing and Rehabilitation, Azura Memory Care, Stoughton Meadows, Nazareth Health, McCarthy Nursing Home and Holly’s House Adult Family Home. They include simple messages
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A resident at the Nazareth House reads a card from the card shower where 400 cards were sent to seniors around Stoughton.
A resident at the Nazareth House reads a card. like; “I hope you are having to chapel on Sundays at a good day,” “I’m thinking Skaalen and would write about you,” and “Happy c a r d s t o s e n i o r s . A n d Easter.” although preventing visDowns said she wanted itors is the right thing to to organize the card show- do to protect patients and er because she has worked staff during the COVID-19 in the healthcare industry pandemic, she said it still her whole life, including breaks her heart. the Activities Department But Downs remembers at Skaalen when she was the joy her father and resi14 years old. She said she dents got from receiving a witnessed how lonely some card. people can be. “I could tell you countPreviously, Downs vol- less stories when I worked unteered to take residents as a (certified nursing
If you’d like to participate in the card shower, drop your greetings addressed to ‘My Favorite Resident’ at Cheesers Lokal Market, 183 E. Main St., or in the book return at Stoughton Public Library. For information, email Laurie at llvd1978@ gmail.com or visit the Stoughton, Wisconsin Neighborhood Group Facebook page. assistant),” Downs said. “Residents had cards on display and letters pinned to bulletin boards. It was that piece of their family or friend that they could read over and over again.” Downs has gotten positive feedback from each facility that has participated. Holly’s House Adult Family Home wrote Downs an email stating “each (resident) felt very special to see the salutation of My Favorite Resident.” Downs will continue to post on the Facebook page asking for cards to be made. She said she knows the Stoughton community will also continue to participate. “I’m so grateful for the people who stepped up. It makes me really proud,” she said.
Library and senior center provide virtual events Children’s librarian Amanda Bosky is offering a Facebook story time at 9:30 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 1 p.m. Fridays throughout April. Patrons can find the readings on the Stoughton Public Library’s Facebook page and at stoughtonpubliclibrary. org. Videos with copyrighted material will be deleted after one month. Every Thursday throughout April, an online elementary age children’s activity will be posted online through the Stoughton Public Library. Viewers can access the activity through the library’s Facebook page or website. Library staff will post an activity
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or recommended resource for children in grades K-5. Previous activities included a neighborhood scavenger hunt, free audio books and science walks. QiGong classes, usually held at the
Stoughton Area Senior Center, are available online. To participate, email instructor Jo Chern at jochern5@gmail.com. QiGong is a movement practice that is easy to learn, requires no special equipment or clothing, according to an event description. The movements can be done standing or sitting. Chern is a level three certified QiGong teacher, and is the director and lead teacher at Five Element QiGong in Madison. She began her own QiGong journey over 10 years ago to relieve the pain of cervical stenosis. - Mackenzie Krumme
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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.
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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.
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Hate Is Easy—Love Is Hard Hate can be turned on like the flip of a switch. Someone cuts us off in traffic and we are cursing them as if they were the devil incarnate. An unkind word or a slight to our fragile ego can be remembered for years and be a source of resentment we just can’t get over. Political demagogues and bullies are experts at flipping the switch of hatred and resentment. It is easy to convince the native-born that the foreign-born are the source of their problems, or to convince the poor and working-class that the rich are their enemies. Human beings get defensive very easily, even when the offense against us is merely imagined. Unfortunately, hatred and anger are the default mode for many of us. Love, on the other hand,takes work and must be nurtured. We have to work at creating loving relationships, and though we all crave them, we are admittedly prickly. That is,we are prone to giving and taking offense. Perhaps that is why all of the world’s religions spend so much time and effort trying to inculcate loving kindness and charity. If it were easy and natural there would be no need for it. Work on banishing hate from your life and making your life an expression of love. –Christopher Simon
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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WIAA BOC cancels spring competition ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association stated throughout its process of dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that it would continue to be in alliance with the directives issued by Gov. Tony Evers in relation to the closure or reopening of schools. When Evers extended the “Safer at Home” order to May 26, he ordered all public and private K-12 schools to remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. The possibility of WIAA spring sports looked bleak. On Tuesday, April 21, the WIAA Board of Control made the decision all s p r i n g a t h l e t e s , c o a c hes, athletic directors and fans feared. The Board of Control voted 10-1 to cancel all 2020 spring sports competitions and spring state tournament series. The decision impacts baseball, softball, boys golf, girls soccer, boys tennis and boys and girls track and field. “In (Evers’) press conference, I think it was made abundantly clear that spring sports are canceled u n t i l J u n e 3 0 ,” W I A A Executive Director Dave Anderson said. “We don’t want to lose sight of that fact or confuse that fact in any of our conversations.” The chance of spring sports competitions took a big hit April 10, when the University of Wisconsin-Madison announced its extension to cancel campus events through June 30. UW’s decision eliminated the possibility of conducting WIAA state tournaments scheduled at campus venues. The events impacted by the closure included the boys individual and team
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Stoughton’s Owen Chase hits a single in a Badger South Conference game against Monona Grove last season. Chase will not have a chance to play his senior season for the Vikings baseball team after the WIAA canceled all 2020 spring sports competition and state tournament series. tennis tournaments scheduled at Madison’s Nielsen Tennis Stadium on June 4-6 and June 12-13, respectfully; the boys golf championship at Verona’s U n ive r s i t y R i d g e G o l f Course on June 15-16; and the softball tournament at Madison’s Goodman Diamond on June 11-13. The WIAA stated its officials worked on cont i n g e n cy p l a n s f o r t h e spring sports season. Some schools began practice before Evers’ first executive order, but all interscholastic training, practices, scrimmages and
Green light for greens fees Evers allows courses to open Friday with safety measures MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor
Public and private golf courses across the state got the good news they’d been waiting for when Gov. Tony Evers announced on Thursday, April 16, courses could open for play with restrictions. Evers extended his “Safer
contests were suspended. Dr. Kevin Walter, who works for the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and has been a member of the WIAA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee since 2006, advised the Board of Control. He provided the Board with information about where the state is in controlling the outbreak and made recommendations for spring and fall sports. Wa l t e r s u g g e s t e d a possible grace period f o r s p o r t s p hy s i c a l s i n the future, and said, “it is too early to make any
decisions about fall sports. He also said it is easier to socially distance and control the spread of COVID-19 in golf compared to other spring sports, but the WIAA clarified high school golf t e a m s c o u l d n o t b eg i n practice with courses opening up statewide Friday, April 24. Anderson recommended the Board of Control cancel the spring sports season, but allow for unrestricted coaching contact in the summer for spring sports, provided coaches include the current year’s
seniors. His motion passed, as the Board also voted to expand out-of-season coaching to 30 unrestricted contact days for spring sports athletes, pending local health guidelines. Spring coaches will have 30 unrestricted contact days with their spring athletes, provided they include graduating seniors. Virtual coaching can continue through June 30 (or when state order would allow) before the 30 contact days would begin. Fall and winter sports contact days are not
changed or impacted. Acclimatization rules must still be followed and contact must follow Gov. Evers’ orders. “We are not opposed to spring sport coaches continuing contact with their athletes,” Anderson said. “They are technically in-season until the season is over.” The Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association is still conducting statewide surveys about a variety of issues, including paying spring coaches and changes made to grading and graduation dates.
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at Home” order until May 26 because of the coronavirus outbreak, but golf courses were given the green light to open on Friday, April 24. Stoughton Country Club a n d C o a c h m a n ’s G o l f Resort in Edgerton will open Friday morning. Required safety measures include social distancing and paying for a round of golf online or by phone. Many courses are also prohibiting the use of golf carts. Clubhouses, pro Photo by Mark Nesbitt shops and practice facilities Stoughton Country Club will be open for play on Friday, April 24, under Gov. Tony Evers’ “Safer at Home” order. will remain closed.
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Stoughton native Hults inks NHL deal Former Penn State star eager to begin Kings career ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Almost a month after his junior season at Penn State came to a sudden close, Cole Hults’ life changed forever. The Stoughton native signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the National Hockey League’s Los Angeles Kings on the morning of Saturday, April 11. He became the eighth Nittany Lion in program history and fourth this season to sign an NHL contract. Several hours later, Hults and senior Nate Sucese became Penn State’s first-ever CCM/AHCA All-Americans. Both players landed on the Second-Team West and were the only honorees from the Big Ten Conference. Hults will skip his senior season at Penn State to join the Kings, who drafted him in the fifth round (134th overall) of the 2017 NHL Photo courtesy Penn State Athletics Draft. Stoughton native Cole Hults (left) celebrates a goal against Scared Heart in the first period on Oct. 11, 2019. He Fast track to State College became the first Penn State defenseman to net a hat trick as the Nittany Lions won 8-2. Hults, 21, played youth hockey in Stoughton before spending junior season in 2017. earning all-Big Ten honorable in assists with 22, which also tied three seasons with the United a career-best. “I’ve learned over the years mention notice as a sophomore. States Hockey League’s Madison from him,” Cole Hults said. “We Hults’ 30 points ranked first The 6-foot-2, 195 pounder startCapitols. train in the offseason together and ed his breakout junior campaign among Big Ten blueliners and The 2017 Stoughton High work hard. He’s been a big part of with a hat trick in the season open- 10th nationally. He led the conferSchool graduate skated in 122 my development and success, and er against Sacred Heart Universi- ence in plus/minus with a +23 rattotal games for Madison and I’d like to think I had a little to do ty, becoming the first defenseman ing – tied for sixth nationally and recorded 32 points (six goals, 26 with his success.” in program history to accomplish fourth among defenseman. assists) in his final season with the the feat. Consistent play and solid staGrowth, accolades come team. Hults’ eight goals this season tistics led to Hults being named a One of his older brothers, Mitch, in college were a career high, a single-season finalist for both the Big Ten Player played at Lake Superior State and Hults became a starter for the school record among defenseman of the Year and NCAA Defensive signed a free-agent contract with 2018-19 Penn State team that and first in the Big Ten by a blue- Player of the Year honors. the Anaheim Ducks following his made the NCAA Tournament, liner. He led Big Ten defensemen Penn State won the Big Ten
regular-season title and was scheduled to host Minnesota in the conference tournament opener on March 14, two days after the NCAA canceled all 2020 winter and spring championships due to concern over the coronavirus. “It was really too bad the season ended early, but it was a great year,” Hults said. “We had a special group of guys. With me being an upperclassman, I stepped into a leadership role and had a good year numbers-wise. I knew it was the right time to take the next step.”
PSU legacy cemented, focus shifted
Hults did not miss a single game in his three years at Penn State. His +48 career rating over 111 games ranks third all-time in program history. He finished as the career record holder for points (78) and assists (61) by a defenseman, while his 17 goals placed him second all-time among blueliners. Hults is back in Stoughton training for the first step in his professional career. “I’m focusing on eating well and working on my mind and body,” he said. “My dad has plenty of equipment at home, so I’m working out five times a week.” Hults could be fast-tracked to a young Kings team in the middle of a rebuild. Los Angeles won the Stanley Cup in 2012 and 2014, but has just one playoff win over the last five seasons. “They’ve told me I’ll have every opportunity to make the team,” Hults said. “Ultimately, it’s up to me. They haven’t told me whether I’m going to be in the NHL or the minors.”
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Milk:: Farmers say they will still put a quality product on the shelf, ‘if you see it — buy it’ Continued from page 1 April 17, President Donald Trump announced a $19 billion aid package to agriculture farmers. As farmers wait for aid, the daily operations of dairy farms must remain relatively unchanged – the cows still need to be milked, regardless if there is a reduction in demand. For the Furseth farm, the cows are milked three times a day for three hours at a time, and each cow eats roughly 130 pound of feed per day – more if they are carrying a calf. Other expenses like electricity, veterinary bills and payroll continue to stack up. But Furseth and Alme point out that farmers are resilient, and they have made it through difficult times before. “To the other producers, we are all in this together,” Furseth said. “We will get through it together, and we can’t be afraid to reach out for help if it’s needed.” Milk dumping The reduction in demand has resulted in milk dumping around the state and nation. According to the Wisconsin Farm Bureau and the Wisconsin Cheese Association, it is unclear how much has been dumped, as farmers are self reporting to the WDACTP. But there is plenty of anecdotal evidence. The owners of Darlington Ridge Farms in Darlington reported dumping 20,000 gallons of milk per day, according to a CNN report. Golden E. Dairy Farms in West Bend reported up to 30,000 gallons of milking dumping, according to a WTMJ-4 news story. Furseth and other farmers report that some cooperatives have agreed to collectively absorb the cost for the milk that is dumped among its members. But other farmers, such as Sandy Larson, who owns a dairy farm in Evansville, are getting hit harder. She said she will receive no payment for the 20% reduction in milk her farm was asked to weather for the rest of April and all of May. The Larson farm has roughly 2,500 cows and sells milk to Grande Cheese Company, which makes cheese for pizza. “It is hard. It is just a rollercoaster of emotions if you stop to think about it – then it hits you,” Larson said. “Every day, we still have to come to the farm, we still have to get our chores
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On the Furseth farm there are roughly 190 dairy cows. Each of those cows continues to need 130 pounds of feed a day, regardless of the drop in milk prices.
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done, we still have to milk them and take care of them. It is at night when you can’t sleep that it hits you – it’s hard.” Larson and Furseth said farmers are finding alternative ways to reduce production, such as adjusting the ratios of feed – in a way that would not harm the cow, but produce less milk. Farmers also can feed their calves more milk and
start drying cows early – a term that refers to the time before a calf is born where the mother is not milked. The two last resorts for farmers, Larson said, are selling their dairy cows and dumping their milk. Cheese plant is a cheese plant While school and restaurant markets are down, there has been around a 40% uptick in grocery
sales the last two weeks in March, Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin CEO Chad Vincent said on the Midwest Farm Report. Still, he said that does not make up for the reduction in the two largest markets. And now that the market has shifted, some processing plants can’t switch operations on a moment’s notice. Facilities that used to turn out 50 pound bags
Furseth Farms is one of the dairy farms around the nation and Wisconsin that have been asked to cut milk Photo by Mackenzie Krumme production as a result of COVID-19, and the closure of The parlor at Craig Furseth’s dairy farm in Stoughton on Friday, April 17. The parlor is used to milk 190 cows, three times per day. schools and restaurants.
of shredded mozzarella for restaurants are in the dark, Furseth said, while ones that make gallons of milk for grocery stores are weathering the storm. He said plants that aren’t able to diversify their products can particularly struggle when facing a flooded market. “A processing plant that’s set up to do fluid milk … It’s not like they can wake up in the morning like, ‘Oh, we’re going to make cheese today or we’re going to make ice cream,’” he said. While there is a surplus of milk in Wisconsin, consumers report seeing limited rations of dairy products in grocery stores to prevent hoarding. In an April 2 interview with Pam Jahnke of the Midwest Farm Report, Vincent called on industry leaders for grocery stores to stop limiting the amount of dairy products customers buy. Alternative solutions Starting April 2, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau and the Cheese Makers Association called on the USDA to purchase the excess milk from farmers and redistribute it to food pantries, nutritional assistant programs and other sources. Under the direction of
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources considers the discharge of raw, unpasteurized milk a pollutant — the same way the discharge of manure is a pollutant to surface water or groundwater. “Milk contains higher concentrations of nutrients than manure and has high biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) which can cause detrimental impact to surface water including fish kills,” according to a March 30 DNR memo. Gov. Tony Evers, the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection took a similar step the day before, stating USDA needs to secure the $104.8 billion impact agriculture has on Wisconsin’s economy. “In a time when many people are already food-insecure, it’s more important than ever that we get Wisconsin’s nutritious commodities in the hands of consumers who need them the most,” Evers said in a news release. “I’m hopeful that our federal partners understand the urgency of the need here, and will take action accordingly.” Two weeks later, the USDA announced its aid package. That is expected to make $16 billion in direct payments to farmers in May and include a mass government purchase of $3 billion in dairy, produce and meat products, Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said during an April 17 press briefing. Another initiative that has started out of the calls for action is the Dairy Recovery Initiative. A nonprofit out of Milwaukee, The Hunger Task Force, teamed up with the Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection to recover and distribute Wisconsin milk across the state. The groups will purchase $1 million worth of milk from farmers and distribute it to food pantries, according to an April 15 news release. Furseth and Alme said as solutions are being worked out they will continue to milk the cows and provide food for families. That’s something dairy farmers have been doing in Wisconsin for decades. “I’d like the consumer to know that even though we are dumping milk or having to cut production, we are still striving to produce a high quality, nutrition packed product that they expect and deserve. If you see it on the shelf, buy it,” Furseth said. Contact Mackenzie Krumme at mackenzie. krumme@wcinet.com.
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Carol J. Morris, age 81, died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 19, 2020. She was born in Portage, Wisconsin on August 30, 1938 to John and Inez (Dupless) Frank, and she had three brothers and three sisters. Carol was united in marriage to Larry Morris, and they were blessed with five children: Jeff, Kevin (Diane), Jenny (Jon), Tim (Kathy), and Kim; and five grandchildren. Due to the current pandemic restrictions, funeral services will be private. The family would like to extend their thanks to the McDonald Group and also special thanks to Jolene Biddle.
Homer L. Howard Homer L. Howard passed away peacefully on April 16, 2020, at Skaalen Retirement Center. He was born in 1928 in Darlington, Wisconsin to Harry and Annie Howard. He graduated from Darlington High School, the University of Wisconsin Platteville and received advanced degrees from the University of Wisconsin Madison and Wayne State University. He was an Army veteran having served in the Korean War. Homer devoted his life to the field of education. He taught high school math in Spring Green and Horicon. He taught math and was a guidance counselor at Joliet Township High School in Joliet, Illinois. In 1966 he moved with his family to the Milwaukee area where he served as Director of Pupil Services at Nicolet High School in Glendale until his retirement in 1989. He was honored as G l e n d a l e ’s O u t s t a n d ing Citizen of the Year in 1980. He served as president of the Wisconsin Council of School Administrators Association in 1980-1981 and throughout his career served on many state advisory councils and committees dealing with special education. Homer and his wife, Marjorie, moved to Stoughton in 1993 and enjoyed becoming involved in church and c o m m u n i t y a c t iv i t i e s . After Marjorie’s death in 1998, he moved to Vennevoll Retirement Community and finally to Skaalen Retirement Center. H o m e r wa s a n av i d fisherman and great storyteller. He loved music and sang in church choirs, barbershop quartets and was a member of the Dane County Grieg Chorus. From childhood, he loved
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Less than a week after the spring election wrapped up, two candidates have announced their intention to run for the 43rd District in November. Incumbent Don Vruwink (D-Milton), a substitute teacher for the Oregon School District and a former high school teacher at Milton High School, announced his intention to run for a third term for the district after first being elected in 2016. Beth Drew, a Republican also from Milton, announced her candidacy last week.
The district seat represents part of the Village o f O r eg o n , the rural areas east of Oregon and south Vruwink of Stoughton, as well as the rural areas around Janesville and Fort Atkinson, Milton, Edgerton and Whitewater. According to an April 15 news release, Drew, a member of Milton’s Town Board, said she “holds fast” to faith, life and leadership through empowerment. In a news release from April 18, Vruwink said he wants to continue to be a strong advocate for
residents of the district. “Experienced leadership is especially critical in times of c r i s i s ,” h e Drew s a i d . “ We must find common good, use common sense and bipartisanship must prevail.” According to the release, Vruwink, who serves on the rural development and agriculture committees and is a member of the Dairy Task Force 2.0, helped lead legislation that incentivized both telephone companies to expand rural internet services and farmers
to diversify production to include non-traditional products. Drew has a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Edgewood College and is a certified lactation counselor at her Small Wonders Learning Center, which she started in 1998. In the release, Drew said she would bring knowledge gained in the healthcare industry and her experiences as a small business owner to the district. “Coupled with the knowledge of small business development, Drew will help to move the 43rd forward by strengthening our health, business and educational climates,” the release said.
79% of all votes cast were absentee Stoughton area sees 55.5% turnout overall KIMBERLY WETHAL Unified Newspaper Group
A little more than 55% of Stoughtonites voted in the April 7 election – the overwhelming majority by absentee ballot. Of the area’s 16,769 voters, 9,312 of them participated in the election in the City of Stoughton and in the four towns that surround Stoughton. Of those votes, 7,393, or 79.3%, were cast absentee. In the City of Stoughton, 3,639 voters opted to vote absentee – or 81.6% – either by mailing in their ballots or by filling them out in person before election day at the City Hall. As of when results were published on April 13, the city had a total of 4,459 votes casted, with
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Mary Trainor votes during the Tuesday, April 7 election in Stoughton. 820 of them completed at the Stoughton Wellness and Athletic Center, which was consolidated down from the city’s standard four polling places. Town of Dunn had the largest percentage of absentee ballots, with 81% being done via mail or in-person prior to election day. Dunn also had one the higher rates of voter participation, with 2,079 of its 3,579
registered voters casting a ballot. Both the towns of Rutland and Pleasant Springs saw 54.3% turnout overall, with 744 and 1,250 votes cast, respectively. Close to three-quarters of those in Rutland were done as absentee, as were 79% in Pleasant Springs. Town of Dunkirk also had a similar percentage of turnout, with 55.1% overall
turnout and 68.1% of those being done absentee. The two local contested races in the Stoughton area were for a four-way race for three seats on the Stoughton Area School District board and a Dane County Board of Supervisors race between newcomers Kate McGinnity and Kris James Breunig. McGinnity defeated Breunig 2,683-1,309, while school board incumbents Steve Jackson and Tim Bubon, and newcomer Holly Tellander, edged out Jessica Royko for the three board seats. Stoughtonites overwhelmingly supported Dane County Circuit Court judge Jill Karofsky for the 10-year state Supreme Court seat over incumbent Daniel Kelly, 6,641-2,417. They also supported former Vice President Joe Biden over opposing candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, by a margin of 4,459-2,294.
Mask: Makers have distributed around 400 masks Continued from page 1 requesting masks on the S t o u g h t o n , Wi s c o n s i n Neighborhood Group Facebook page Friday, April 3. It was the same day the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines about cloth coverings. According to the CDC website, a significant portion of people with C OV I D - 1 9 l a c k s y m p toms, but can still transmit the disease. This means it can spread between people interacting in close proximity. In light of that research, the CDC recommends wearing face coverings in public settings where physical distancing measures are tough to maintain
— grocery stores, for example. “A couple of people said, ‘I could make you one,’” Whitiken said. “Immediately, it snowballed and there were 50 (mask) requests within 10 minutes.” She said she soon realized she could help administrate the effort, to help free up hands to sew and cut fabric. “A lot of people donated fabrics, all completely from things they had laying around,” Whitiken said. More donated materials included pipe cleaners, strings and pieces of metal to help support the mask on the bridge of the nose. She said she’s received many kind messages from people who have received
Did You Know? To request a mask, send an email to stoughtonmaskmakers@gmail.com. masks — some from essential workers designated as such under Gov. To n y E v e r ’s “ S a f e r a t Home” order. Some told Whitiken they didn’t truly feel essential until they obtained a mask — the effort makes them feel that
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Covenant Lutheran Church is hosting a blood drive from 1-6 p.m. Monday, April 27. The church is located at 1525 Van Buren St. In a newsletter to congregation members, organizer Stephen Vincent Peterson wrote that staff are hyper aware of sanitation, and that participants will wear masks, have their temperature taken and keep donors six feet apart. T h e n ew s l e t t e r a l s o included information about the serious need for blood around the country. “Over the last few days, the Red Cross has seen blood drive cancellations grow at a concerning rate. To date, about have been cancelled across the country
If You Go What: Blood drive When: 1-6 p.m. Monday, April 27 Where: Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 Van Buren St. Info: Call the church at 873-7494 or call 1-800733-2767 to make an appointment due to coronavirus concerns, resulting in approximately 18,000 fewer blood donations.” For information contact the church at 873-7494 and to make an appointment, call 1-800-733-2767.
DCF launches tools to help essential workers find child care The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families launched two tools to connect essential workforce families to local and safe childcare, a March 30 news release states. Healthcare workers and essential state employees can submit requests for care through the department’s updated Child Care Finder, or view up to date availability across the state using its new child care map. “The value child care provides to our communities is currently on full display,” DCF Secretary Emilie Amundson said in the release. “We are doing everything in our power to support early childhood educators so they
can continue to provide child care to the families of essential workers.” Providing child care to the families of essential workers is critical to flattening the curve of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, according to the release. Gov. Tony Evers created the Child Care for Essential Workers Taskforce to address this need, the release states. Led by DCF, the taskforce worked with the Early Childhood Association (WECA) and Supporting Families Together Association (SFTA) to connect essential workforce families in need of child care with locally available child care resources.
Paywall: Improvements in coverage on Internet Continued from page 1 posting of more stories before they are in print. We have rebuilt our story production at UNG to ensure stories are available online throughout the week. We have also added content that was previously only available in our printed newspapers, including opinion columns, police reports, weekly upcoming event listings and history. Stories no longer need to be postdated or delayed to encourage people to subscribe to the printed product. We recognize that everyone has a preferred way to access news, and now all versions – mobile, print and computer – will be treated equally. For those who wish to read the Hub digitally in the way we have it printed, we will continue to provide our e-edition – a PDF version of the weekly paper – and it will now be available to subscribers on Wednesday mornings, before it hits the newsstands. We also are debuting a newsletter this week that will direct readers to some of our most important stories. All subscribers with an email in our files will receive that
email by default, and anyone can sign up to receive the weekly alerts with our top headlines. Non-subscribers will still be able to access some content. In addition to providing two free stories per month, the Hub will make important breaking and public safety-related news available to everyone without affecting those caps, as well as some submitted items and a few regional stories. Our social media feeds on Facebook and Twitter will continue to provide some information and lead people to our coverage. Our ability to continue delivering quality journalism depends on this change, which is becoming more and more common in the industry as advertising revenue declines worldwide. While we have lost print subscribers over the past two years, our website traffic has doubled. For information or questions on digital subscriptions, please feel free to contact editor Jim Ferolie at ungeditor@wcinet.com or 845-9559. Email Stoughton Courier Hub editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@wcinet. com.
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TOWN OF RUTLAND OFFICIAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR TOWN OF RUTLAND ROADS PULVERIZING AND PAVING Notice is hereby given by the Town of Rutland, Dane County, Wisconsin, that it will receive sealed bids for pulverizing and for asphaltic concrete paving of several Town roads. A portion of the projects below is part of the LRIP program. Bids should be submitted to Town Clerk Dawn George at 4177 Old Stage Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 by 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2020. Clerks email clerk@town. rutland.wi.us for questions. Bids will be publicly opened on May 1, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Town Hall located at 785 Center Rd. It is anticipated that the Bids will not be awarded until the Board meeting on May 5, 2020. Bids on the projects may be awarded individually or in combination. Bids are being requested as described below. To provide pulverizing and asphaltic paving for the following roads: Old Stone Road (Lake Kegonsa Rd. to the bridge — 4000 x 22 Lake Kegonsa Rd. (Old Stage Rd. to County Road A. 12480 x 22 Paving shall consist of a base course of 2 inches and a surface course of 1 ½ inches. The paving width is 22 feet. After the existing pavement is pulverized, the Town of Rutland will complete all of the preparatory work on the base necessary for the contractor to do the paving. Bids should include the cost of butt joints. Use the specifications below for all bids. If you have questions, please contact lead patrolman Nels Wethal at 608577-5691. Asphalt Specifications: The hot mix asphalt base coat layer (2) shall be 3LT 58-28S. The hot mix asphalt surface coat layer (1½) shall be 5LT 58-28S. Quotes for the pulverizing shall include the estimated square yardage and the cost per square yard. Quotes shall specify the number of tons of bituminous pavement to be used, and the per ton cost of the bituminous pavement material. TERMS AND CONDITIONS The successful bidder will provide the Town of Rutland an umbrella certificate of insurance in the minimum amount of one million dollars before beginning work. The Town of Rutland reserves the right to reject any or all bids. SPECIFICATIONS: All work and materials supplied under this proposal shall conform to the current Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction and any special provision s of the Wisconsin Division of Highways, Department of Transportation. CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURES The work schedule will be one mutually agreed to by the Town and the successful bidder. All work shall be completed no later than August 1st of this year. The contractor will be responsible for all traffic control in accordance with current Wisconsin Division of Highways, Department of Transportation Standards. The Town reserves the right to have material samples tested to ensure compliance with standards. Contractor shall guarantee the paving for a period of not less than one year from the date of the paving. Any defects as determined by the Town within this period shall be corrected by the successful bidder at their expense. PAYMENT The contractor shall provide the Town tickets showing the ticket number, date and time, the type of material and the net weight. Tickets must be from a certified scale. Published: April 16 and 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** TOWN OF RUTLAND ADVERTISEMENT FOR SEALCOATING (CHIP SEALING) BIDS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Town of Rutland is seeking bids for 2020 sealcoating (chip sealing) of several Town roads as identified below. Bids should be submitted to Town Clerk Dawn George at 4177 Old Stage Rd., Brooklyn, WI 53521 by 5:00 p.m. on April 30, 2020. Clerk’s email – clerk@ town.rutland.wi.us for questions. Bids will be publicly opened on May 1, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Town Hall located at 785 Center Rd. It is anticipated that the Bids will not be awarded until the Board meeting on May 5, 2020. 1. Project Description The Town may choose to do only the highest priority roads, depending on cost and budget considerations. Bidders may wish to arrange a road inspection trip with the Town‘s patrolmen to better understand individual project needs and to prepare a more accurate quote. Lead Patrolman Nels Wethal may be reached at 608 577-5691. The possible candidates for 2020 seal coating are: 1. N. Union Rd. – 6125’ x22’’ 2. Union Dane Rd. – 4646’ (west half) 3. Shady Willow Rd. — 2900’ x 18’ 4. Hildreth – 600’ x 17’ 5. Fahey Hts. (Truman, Eisenhower, Roosevelt, Carter, Hoover Streets) – 6650’ x 22’ 2. Specifications: Based on use of 3/8“ aggregate length and width of each road proposed estimated gallons of oil proposed to be used and cost per gallon of oil to be applied (gal./sq. yd) estimated number of tons of stone to be used and the cost per ton of stone all quotes to include power brooming prior to application of the seal coat 3. The award will be based on the proposed cost the proposed materials to be used, the references submitted and the warranties provided. The Town Board will determine
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which proposal is deemed to be in the best interests of the Town. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The successful bidder, upon notification, must provide the Town with a Certificate of Insurance naming the Town as an additional insured. a statement holding the Town harmless from any litigation or claims resulting from the execution of this bid. 4. Scheduling The Town wishes to have this work completed during the 2020 road work season, meaning done prior to September 1. 2020. Attach a proposed time schedule showing how soon the work can be started after bid acceptance, and how many days or weeks it will take before completion. 5. Payment Payment to the contractor will be made within 30 days of the completion of the seal coating and an approved inspection by the Town. Dawn George, Clerk Published: April 16 and 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** NOTICE THAT ASSESSMENT ROLL IS OPEN FOR EXAMINATION AND OPEN BOOK Pursuant to s. 70.45, Wis. Stats., the Assessment Roll for the Year 2020 for the City of Stoughton will be available for inspection starting on April 20, 2020 online at www.accurateassessor.com or by contacting the City Clerk at 873-6692 or hlicht@ci.stoughton.wi.us. The Assessor will be available for consultation and open book appointments on April 29, 2020, from 12:00- 7:00p.m., and April 30, 2020, from 9:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m., via phone due to COVID-19. To make an appointment for open book, please call Accurate Appraisal at 1-800-770-3927 or logon to www.accurateassessor.com. Instructional material will be provided at the open book to persons who wish to object valuations under s. 70.47, Wis. Stats. Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: April 16 and 23, 2020 WNAXLP *** SECTION 00 11 13 ADVERTISEMENT TO BID SANITARY SEWER REPLACEMENT CONTRACT 4 2020 STOUGHTON UTILITIES STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Sealed Bids for the Sanitary Sewer Replacement project will be received by Stoughton Utilities at the offices of Stoughton Utilities, 600 South Fourth Street, Stoughton, WI 53589, until 1 P.M., local time, May 7, 2020, at which time the Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. This is a re-bid of City of Stoughton Contract 1-2020 Aternative Bid No.1. The Work includes construction of the following approximate quantities: 800 linear feet of sanitary sewer; 236 linear feet of trenchless steel casing installation; and related miscellaneous work. Complete digital Project Bidding Documents are available at www.strand. com or at www.questcdn.com. Download the digital Bidding Documents for $30 by inputting Quest project number 7020867 on the websites Project Search page. Please contact QuestCDN.com at (952) 233 1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance with free membership registration, downloading, and working with this digital project information. Bidding Documents may be reviewed and paper copies may be obtained from the Issuing Office which is Strand Associates, Inc.®, 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison, WI. A nonrefundable fee of $100 will be required (shipping and handling fees included). Overnight mailing of Bidding Documents will not be provided. All Bidders submitting a sealed Bid shall obtain the Bidding Documents from QuestCDN.com or from Strand Associates, Inc.® Bidders who submit a Bid must be a Plan Holder of record at the Issuing Office. Bids from Bidders who are not on the Plan Holders List may be returned as not being responsive. Plan Holders are requested to provide an e mail address if they wish to receive addenda and other information electronically. Plan Holders are requested to designate whether they are a prime contractor, subcontractor, or supplier if they want this information posted on the project Plan Holders List. The Bid must be accompanied by Bid security made payable to OWNER in an amount of 10% of the Bidders maximum Bid price. The City of Stoughton reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, to waive any technicality, and to accept any Bid which it deems advantageous. All Bids shall remain subject to acceptance for 85 days after the time set for receiving Bids. Contract award shall be made based on the lowest responsive and responsible Bidder. The Strand Associates, Inc.® project manager is Mark A. Fisher, P.E. and can be contacted at Strand Associates, Inc.®, 910 West Wingra Drive, Madison, WI 53715, (608) 251 4843 regarding the project. Published by the authority of Stoughton Utilities Jill Weiss, P.E., Utilities Director Dated at City of Stoughton, Wisconsin Published: April 23 and 30, 2020 WNAXLP ***
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Help Wanted HELP WANTED: full-time beef farm help for large beef herd located in Monroe, WI. Some beef experience required. Call 608-558-3024 or 608328-1885.
Services HOUSECLEANING SERVICES. Natural and effective cleaning solutions. Meticulous, reputable and reliable. detailedhousecleaningservice. com. Call Detailed Cleaning 608-3618999. A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791 ART'S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming, weed control, fertilizing. Rough mowing available. 608-235-4389. LANDSCAPING. EXPERIENCED in grading, leveling, rock, boulder and decorative retaining walls. Seeding and sod work. Green Gro Design 608669-7879. LAWN MOWING. Free Estimates. Good Work. Fair Price. 608-873-5216. LAWN MOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025.
Pets DARLING AUGGIE puppies! For sale to good honest homes! Raised with children! 3 Blue Merles, 1 male 2 female, $1,300 each. 1 tri colored female $900, 4 weeks old. Mom is 11lb. Toy Australian Shepherd. Reserve yours now! Dewclawed and will be up to date on shots and vet checked before they leave. Abner Renno, 1043 Badland Rd, Platteville, WI 53818. GOLDENDOODLE PUPPIES for sale. 3 reds, 7 tans, shots and dewormed, ready to go 5-1-20, $525 each. 17878 W. Mound Rd. Platteville, WI 53818. WHITE Germadoodle puppies, cross with purebred white German shepherd female and white Poodle male. 7 females, 6 white $500, 1 tan $1,000. vaccinated and wormed. Will be ready to go by May 2. Send me your phone number and I will call you right back. Benjamin Lapp, 17792 Cty O, Mineral Point, WI. 53565.
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ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month. Includes heat, water and sewer. Professionally managed. Located at 300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589. 608-877-9388
Storage Spaces For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10x10 10x15 10x20 10x25 10x30 Security Lights-24/7 access OREGONBROOKLYN 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 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now. 10x10=$65-month 10x15=$75-month 10x20=$85-month 10x25=$95-month 12x30=$120-month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244 NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats. Come & go as you please. 608-873-5088 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market StreetBurr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240 UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 - 10x20 - 12x30 24-7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-835-0082 1128 Union Road, Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road and Lincoln Road
Office Space For Rent OFFICE/RETAIL Space for rent in Downtown Oregon. Available now. 1274 sqft, $1062 per month or 480 sqft, $400 per month. Heat included in rent. Contact 608-333-4420 or 715891-4784 for showing and further information. 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
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BUYING US Gold & Silver Coins and Collectibles. Call 608-988-6406 Rick Miles Coin.
Lawn & Garden RIGHT HAND MAN SERVICES Lawn mowing & trimming, etc. Over 20 years experience. 608-208-8630.
Rentals GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+,currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $810 per month,includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at:139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 OREGON 2-BEDROOM in quiet, well-kept building. Convenient location. Includes all appliances, AC, blinds, private parking, laundry, storage. $200 security deposit. Cats OK. $750-month. 608-219-6677 Available April 15-May 1. WAREHOUSE AVAILABLE in Fitchburg. 1,500 sq.ft. with assigned parking. $700 monthly. Ask for Bill 608-444-2986.
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Feed & Seed ALL KINDS hay 120-220FV, western hay & straw. Delivered. Walter Mathys 608-482-1457. HAY FOR SALE. Big square and round bales and baleage. 608-5747459.
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APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS Unlike other local garden retailers, we like to grow what we sell! Due to the recent Covid-19 situation: STOU Gh LOCA TOn TI OPEn On In SOOn G !
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We have special shopping hours for those 60 and over. 8:00am to 9:30am Monday - Friday.
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