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Kegonsa Elementary fourth-graders Harvey Stokstad, Viggo Stanton, Cara Link and Darniell Banks check out the results of their latest “Kegonsa Kids” interview with art teacher Tess Olson last week. The students later will edit the video and post it on school counselor Jake Schultz’s school YouTube channel.
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it,” said school counselor Jake Schultz. “Just looking at the clock here.” “3, 2, 1, go … Hello and welcome back to Kegonsa Kids talk show.” SCOTT DE LARUELLE They’ve got interviewers, a cameraman, script Unified Newspaper Group editors and staff research“You have two minutes, ers. And they usually can otherwise you’re winging get a whole show recorded
and wrapped in time to get back to recess. With the explosion of technology and social media in recent years, today’s fourth-graders live in a different world. But one thing that will always stay the same is creativity and imagination, and a group of fourth-graders
at Kegonsa are combining that with the latest tech tools in a new “talk show” called “Kegonsa Kids.” And you never know, it might just be the next big thing online. It all started in the middle of the year, when Viggo
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Gather your bunads and lefse, Stoughton, because Syttende Mai is just around the corner. The annual heritage festival celebrates Norway’s constitution day of May 17, 1814, which is comparable to America’s Fourth of July. The festival will be held May 17-19 at various locations around downtown Stoughton. The American celebration dates back as far as 1868, when Norwegian immigration to this area of Wisconsin reached its highest percentage; however, it wasn’t until around 20 years ago that the large-scale celebrations began in Stoughton. Sponsored by the Stoughton Area Chamber of Commerce, the festival features music, food, races, Norwegian heritage and culture celebrations, and is topped off with a parade on Sunday that travels down Main Street. All of the events this year are returning, some with expanded offerings from recent years. Some events require a Booster Button for admission. They can be purchased for $5 at most of the venues, as well as several stands throughout the festival grounds and along
The Syttende Mai king and queen tradition dates back to 1969, when the first couple, Odvar and Esther Haug, were awarded the position. Jerry and Karen Lapidakis are serving as royalty this year, with Natalie Zarnoth and Gage Sveum as princess and prince. Syttende Mai royalty are selected based on community service and commitment to sharing their pride for the city’s Norwegian heritage. The Lapidakises don’t have Norwegian heritage, but have demonstrated a dedication to the Stoughton community. They’ve lived here since 1972, and have served with numerous organizations in the community, including (but not limited to) the Stoughton American Cancer Relay for Life, the Opera House Restoration Committee, the Stoughton Village Players Theater, the Friends of the Stoughton Public Library and the Stoughton Area School Board, on which Jerry held a position for 15 years. The couple will visit as many businesses as they can during Syttende Mai week and will be featured
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School board committee chairs chosen for upcoming year corner on July 1, Stoughton School Board president Frank Sullivan announced SCOTT DE LARUELLE committee chairs for Unified Newspaper Group the comWith the 2019-20 school ing year on Sullivan y e a r j u s t a r o u n d t h e Monday
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night. The chairs are: Joe Freye (employee relations), Jon Coughlin (finance), Steve Jackson (facilities, insurance), Tim Bubon (policy), Kathleen Hoppe (ad hoc, CESA), Yolibeth FitzGibbon (calendar) and Alison Sorg (Wisconsin Association of School Boards).
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Main Street. A complete schedule of events can be found at the chamber’s festival website, stoughtonfestivals.com.
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The Plan Commission reviewed the timeline for the residential phase of Kettle Park West and different varieties of homes that could go into it at its May 6 meeting, but the conversation did not include input from the public. Commissioner and alder Phil Caravello (Dist. 2) told the Hub there seems to less scrutiny on this phase than there was when dealing with the Walmart installation, but “there are still plenty of opportunities for people to give us their opinions, thoughts and concerns.” “We want to know, we want to hear feedback,” Caravello said. In addition to representatives from Forward Development Group, Caravello estimated about a half dozen people attended the meeting, though none commented on the design. Jim Bricker, senior planner with JSD professional services, included feedback from the April 22 public event in his presentation to the commission. He highlighted seven areas of discussion from that meeting, including the connection of Oak Opening Drive to U.S. Hwy. 138, stormwater management, the grading of the site and the character of the neighborhood. The proposal for the
KPW Comprehensive plan amendment timeline: May 28: Joint Plan Commission and Common Council meeting: Public hearing on proposed plan amendment June 10: Commission public comment period for comprehensive plan amendment. Consider adoption of plan amendment and recommendation to council June 11: Council public comment period. Council may accept proposed plan amendment residential phase of KPW includes sections of alley-accessed homes on both sides of Oak Opening Drive, which allows for smaller plots and narrower side-yards. That style of housing was put into the plan after the city requested FDG change its plans for high-density apartment buildings. He showed commissioners several options of alley-accessed housing from the area, including from neighborhoods in Sun Prairie and
June 25 and July 9: Council public comment periods July 23: Council public Hearing on proposed plan amendment, first reading of Ordinance on proposed plan amendment August 13: Council public comment period, second reading and adoption of ordinance on proposed plan amendment August 22: Comprehensive plan amendment effective date Fitchburg. Commissioners asked about varying the styles of the homes and the distance the homes would be from the curb He agreed with commissioners in the hope that the development would avoid the “Levittown model” where every home looks the same. The next chance for public input will be at a May 28 public hearing during a joint Plan Commission and Common Council meeting.
A project out of time and space Boy Scout builds ‘Doctor Who’ time machine replica JUSTIN LOEWEN Hub Correspondent
Most Eagle Scout projects involve landscaping, volunteering or building outdoor structures, but Stoughton Boy Scout Luke Vienneau made a time machine. A self-described “huge fan” of BBC television series Doctor Who, he constructed a full-size replica of the “Time and Relative Dimension in Space” time machine (TARDIS for short), used by the Doctor on his adventures. Featured at the Stoughton Public Library during a month-long celebration of
the science fiction series, the TARDIS fulfilled Vienneau’s Troop 167 service project for obtaining Eagle Scout rank in Scouts BSA, the Boy Scouts of America program for children ages 11-17. “The one comment I keep hearing is how big (the TARDIS) is,” Troop 167 assistant Scoutmaster Cheryl Schumacher wrote in an email to the Hub. “It’s fun to step into, especially with children and pretend you’re taking off.” The TARDIS replica was featured on the mezzanine level at the library, an organization Luke’s father Mike helps oversee on the library board. “The library was a big part in my childhood and a special place to my family,” Luke said. “I have always
envisioned my Eagle Scout project being at the library.” Vienneau’s family previously participated in a “Search for the TARDIS” event in another town, but came up empty. “For my Eagle Scout project, I wanted to give our community a TARDIS for everyone to enjoy,” Vienneau said. With the senior center woodshop’s Mike Point overseeing the project, Vienneau, his family and fellow Scouts constructed a fullsized TARDIS replica, complete with swinging doors, a working light and a coat of blue paint. “The construction of the TARDIS is portable so it can travel to other libraries for other communities to enjoy,” Schumacher wrote.
Homicide suspect to receive court ordered treatment AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Nearly six months after a judge deemed him incompetent, Stoughton resident Ted Bruno was ordered by court officials on April 29 to receive involuntary medication and medical treatment. After months of hearings where involuntary medication requests were denied, a judge changed his mind late last month. Bruno Bruno is charged with the November 2017 homicide of his roommate. After two competency hearings, he was found incompetent to stand trial in October 2018, and was committed to the Mendota Mental Health Institute (MMHI), a state hospital for people with mental illnesses in Madison. Bruno appeared in court on April 29 with his attorney, Eric Schulenburg, the Wisconsin State Journal reported. After multiple requests by Bruno’s doctors, all of which were declined, circuit court judge William Hanrahan agreed to administer involuntary medication. The Journal reported that MMHI psychologist Ana Garcia testified via phone that Bruno suffers from delusions and disorganized thinking. During the October competency hearing, Judge C. William Foust said the Involuntary medication competency evaluation conSchulenburg argued in cluded that Bruno exhibited “signs of unspecified schizo- court that the state has not phrenia.” A psychologist reached the threshold for
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with the Wisconsin Forensic Unit, Dr. Christina Engen, who completed the October 2018 competency report, said that Bruno was unable to understand the reality of the charges against him. Despite that, Foust refused to allow involuntary medication administration. Bruno said he felt he was competent, and Engen said she believed that with medical treatment, Bruno could become competent to stand trial. “I’m not prepared to say he ought to be medicated just because the state wants a trial,” Foust said at that time. Bruno has claimed that he is competent and the victim of a conspiracy against him, stated in several of his last 19 court appearances since the incident, and in multiple letters written to Hanrahan. Bruno’s competency was discussed two additional times during case updates in court, once in January and again in March. Both times, Hanrahan denied involuntary medication and another competency hearing, respectively. That changed last month when the competency hearing was scheduled just five days before the appearance, per the Wisconsin State Statute that requires no more than 10 days between a motion for treatment and a hearing. Bruno was committed for a maximum of 12 months to Mendota Mental Health Institute, which expires in October. At that point, or sooner if his competency is returned, he could face trial for the felony charge of intentional homicide. He faces life in prison without parole if convicted.
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s a health care professional, it’s really difficult (actually impossible) to know which therapy or health care option is going to be best for every person. It’s often a matter of trial and error. We pick our best options using research, statistics and best practices, but in the end we are still offering educated guesses. That’s one reason I’m a big proponent of having more options in health care. Sometimes a total change of perspective can Zarth be very illuminating. A person I know from Pleasant Springs offers a good example of this. He struggled to find an end to pain from an injury until he sought out a wholebody approach. Allan Collins has always been active. He has led Eagle Scouts on wilderness adventures, hiking and camping through mountains and rough terrain. He has explored Mount Rainier, Washington and hiked through the Bear Tooth Mountains in Montana. Wilderness hiking and camping trips can last 14 days or more and include 40-120 miles of hiking per trip, often carrying up to a 60-pound pack. Allan, who turns 65 in June, was hiking with his wife through Devil’s Lake State Park last fall and slipped on the smooth granite. He slammed his straight right leg down three steps to end up with what’s called a post-hole injury. This jarring injury to his right leg caused severe pain in his right hip. Walking more than a block
was painful, and sleeping was nearly impossible. He took large amounts of ibuprofen for the pain, went to a chiropractor and got physical therapy, and the pain improved so he could sleep. He was also able to get some relief from CBD oil, but he couldn’t get the pain completely out of his right hip. So he went to an orthopedic surgeon, who did X-rays and said Allan had some arthritis in both hips would eventually need a hip replacement to relieve the pain. The pain didn’t make sense to Allan, considering his left hip didn’t hurt. So he kept looking for alternative therapies. Eventually, a friend referred him to Lucas Koenecke, owner of Inside Out Intelligent Training, in Fitchburg. Lucas follows a Z-Health Performance system that focuses on the fact that the body is an intertwined network and pain lives in the brain. Improving the communication between the brain and nerves can erase pain. The Z Health Performance System is based on the premise that when an injury occurs, the brain might create new muscle movement patterns to avoid repeating the pain signal. After the tissues heal, the muscle patterns might remain in their compensation pattern which may not be the most efficient use of movement, and the memory of the pain also remains. The Z Health Performance system works with the nervous system to relax muscles, open joints and tissues and reestablish patterns of movement to help achieve greatest levels of flexibility and motion. It focuses on deep breathing exercises and micro muscle movements. Effects can be dramatic, but because of networking between muscles, bones, tissues and nerves,
it can also take some time to work it all out. The philosophy is similar to that of acupuncture, craniosacral therapy, reflexology, neurokinetic therapy and other whole-medicine therapies that all look at the relationships between nerves, muscles, tissues, organs and the brain. Lucas is working to improve the overall function of the whole body with the understanding that if you jar one area, it will most likely affect other areas up and down the line and in horizontal directions. After two sessions, Allan’s pain was almost gone, and he was sleeping great. He still has some tightness in his joints which reminds him not to skip his homework of simple joint/brain exercises. He is up to walking over a mile a day and biking again. One year ago, Allan had a concussion from a fall, and he also hurt his ankle and back and had neck whiplash. He worked with Dr Libby Paskey at Infinite Athlete Chiropractic in Fitchburg, and he said she helped not only with those areas but ended up with better hearing after he mentioned he also had some new hearing loss and she manipulated the tissues around his ears and jaw. If everything is connected, there really is no limit to the problems that could possibly be helped through whole-body medicine techniques. I love this approach to pain because it brings attention to more options in health care. What works for one person might not work for another, but I wonder how much chronic pain could be erased by trying a new approach. Brenda Zarth is a registered nurse who lives in Stoughton.
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ConnectStoughton.com Lorraine Jeanette Dyreson
She was born on April 27, 1930, in McFarland, the daughter of Albert and Ella Thompson. Lorraine was united in marriage to Carl Dyreson Jr. on Dec. 27, 1952. She was a kind and caring mother and grandmother. Lorraine was affectionately known over the years as “Mama D” to many. She enjoyed baking sweets for her children and grandchildren and was a very talented knitter and embroiderer. Lorraine made numerous baby blankets and booties over the years and each year for Christmas, presented the kids with embroidered pillowcases that she had made. She had a love of cats and cherished her furry
companions over the years, most recently, Benji. L o r r a i n e i s s u r v ive d by her five children, Tim (Sharon) Dyreson, Shelley (Keith) Doris, Debra (Gene) Whitford, Eddie (Gayle) Dyreson and Tommy (Colleen) Dyreson; grandchildren, Jana (Amber) Roeben, Aaron and Brock Dyreson, Kevin (Tara) Whitford, Kelli (Ryan) O’Donnell, Becki (Jason) O’Connell, Rochelle Dyreson and Taylor and Cael Dyreson; five great-grandchildren; and her two sisters, Virginia Harrison and Dorothy Schumann. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carl; and two brothers.
A private family memorial service will be held Friday, May 10, 2019, with burial next to her husband, at the Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery. A special thank you to Skaalen Home nursing staff for the kindness and care shown to Mom the last couple of years. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.
lost his life to West Nile Virus on Oct. 4, 2018. He was born to Adam and Charlotte Annen on Nov. 10, 1944, and grew up in Middleton. Ralph married Tenni Bailey in 1970, raised two sons, Jeremy and Joshua in Stoughton. He was employed by the US Postal Service in Stoughton. Upon retirement, they moved to Sun Lakes, AriRalph D. Annen zona. where he enjoyed golfing, football, dancing and many social events. Ralph D. Annen, age 73, He was an active member
of Risen Savior Lutheran Church, where he and Tenni played in the Hand Bell Choir. Ralph is survived by his wife Tenni; sons, Jeremy (Kristine), and Joshua (Neanda); six grandchildren; three great grandchildren; two brothers and their families, one sisterin-law and family; and several cousins. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday May 11, 2019, at Covenant Lutheran Church, 1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton,
with Rev. Sara Rabe presiding. Burial will be at Lutheran Cemetery South. Visitation will be from noon until the service at the church on Saturday.
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C h a r l e s W. D e c k e r Jr., age 97, passed away peacefully on Friday April 26, 2019, in Stoughton. He was born November 6, 1921, in Evansville, to the late Charles and Adele (Johnson) Decker. Chuck was united in marriage June 10, 1944, to Mildred W. Rein. Chuck and Millie resided in Milwaukee and Wauwatosa for fourteen years where he worked for the Leroi Co., a subsidiary of the Westinghouse Co. They returned to the Madison area in 1959 when Chuck became a shareholder in Rein-Schultz-Dahl, Inc., a road construction enterprise. This was considered a turning point for the company. As the company expanded its territory, they moved to Freeport, Illinois in 1975. After a successful and r ew a r d i n g c a r e e r, h e retired in 1982. In retirement, they enjoyed residing in Arizona, Colorado and Tennessee before returning to Stoughton in 2001. Chuck and Millie were members of Western Koshkonong Lutheran
Church. Chuck was a loving and caring husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his three children, Steven J. Decker (Pam) of Morris, Illinois., Charles W. Decker (Vicki) of Windsor, Colorado, and Kathryn D. Buck (Tony) of Tucson, Arizona; nine grandchildren, Diana Decker, Natalie Martinez, Amy Peters (Marcus), Deanne Buck, Lorna Decker, Mark D e c ke r ( J e n ny ) , G i n a Coleman (Sean), Brian Decker (Amelia), Darla Decker; 10 great grandchildren, Alana Mah, Jordan Peters, Kaleb Hart, A n d r ew M a h , C a r s o n Peters, Makayla Peters, Kensley Hart, Safira Decker, Asher Coleman, Wyatt Decker; and is further survived by other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife Millie. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Sat. May 18, 2019 at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St., with Rev. James Koza presiding. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. until the service on Saturday at the funeral home. Cress Funeral and Cremation Service 206 W Prospect St. Stoughton 608-873-9244 Please share your memories at CressFuneralService. com
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The Stoughton Area Senior Center recycles unwanted cell phones, laptops, cameras, mp3 players and video game consoles. Donations help the environment by keeping harmful chemicals out of our landfills and 90 percent of proceeds benefit the senior center. The fundraising project is sponsored by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Cellular Recycler. Drop-off boxes can be found at the senior center and Hanson Electronics, 2384 Jackson St. For information, call 873-8585.
Yahara River Hootenanny Visit the Yahara River Grocery Cooperative, 229 E. Main St., for their monthly Yahara River Hootenanny, a song-sharing circle for musicians and singers, from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Saturdays of the month through November. The event is open to all ages, abilities and acoustic instruments, with sheet music generally provided. The Hootenanny embraces all styles of music, including folk, bluegrass, old time, country, ethnic, blues and rock. During the summer, the group sometimes moves across Main Street and plays at the Stoughton Community Farmers Market on Forrest Street. For information, visit facebook. com/YaharaRiverHoot.
To register for the event, visit stoughtonhospital.com and click on Christ The King, 401 W. Main “classes and events.” St., will host its monthly “break for For information, call Sonja at 873moms” playgroup from 9-11 a.m. 2356. Thursday, May 9. The playgroup meets the second Technology class Thursday of every month at that same Learn about secret messages during time. a program at the senior center from Free coffee and treats are provided, 3-4 p.m. Thursday, May 16. and childcare is not offered, but there The program will cover how some is an activity area for kids to play. The people hide messages that are nearly playgroup is an opportunity to meet impossible to figure out, even with other moms and relax. computers. They will also talk about For information, call 877-0303. how to make and remember secure passwords. Music appreciation For information, call 873-8585. The next music appreciation series concert will be held from 3-5 p.m. Teen paint party Monday, May 13, at the Stoughton The library will host a paint parOpera House, 381 E. Main St. ty for teens in grades 6 and up from The performance will feature The 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 23. Ancora String Quartet, a group of Supplies and snacks will be providprofessional musicians who teach on ed. the faculty of UW-Whitewater. For information, call 873-6281. The series is supported by the senior center, a grant from the Bryant Library director Foundation and attendees donations. There will be an opportunity to For information, call 873-8585. meet the new Stoughton Public Library director during an event at the Leg vein program library from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Learn about leg vein treatment May 28. options during a program at StoughJim Ramsey joined the library last ton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., at 5:30 month as the new director. There will p.m. Tuesday, May 14. be a chance to talk to him and enjoy Dr. Aaron Schwaab will discuss cookies and lemonade, provided by simple outpatient vein treatment that the Friends of the Stoughton Public can alleviate varicose veins or spider Library. veins. For information, call 873-6281.
Thursday, May 9
• 9-11 a.m., Break for Moms/Playgroup, Christ the King Community Church, 401 W. Main St., 877-0303 • 3:30-4:30 p.m., Mafia and taco bar (teens in grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281 • 6:30 p.m., Thursdays with Murder mystery book discussion, library, 873-6281 • 7 p.m., Choral sacred music concert, SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Friday, May 10
• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, May 11
• 10-11 a.m., Big and Little Mindfulness Connections (for caregivers and their children ages 4-8), library, 873-6281
Monday, May 13
• 3-4 p.m., Music appreciation series, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 873-8585 • 7-9 p.m., 21st annual orchestra theme concert, SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Tuesday, May 14
• 5:30 p.m., Leg vein treatment options, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356
Wednesday, May 15
• 6:30 p.m., Library board meeting, library, 873-6281 • 7-9 p.m., SHS Honors Night, SHS auditorium, 600 Lincoln Ave., 877-5600
Thursday, May 16
• 3-4 p.m., Technology class: Secret messages, senior center, 873-8585
Friday, May 17
• 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., Syttende Mai 2019, Arts and Entertainment District, stoughtonfestivals.com
Saturday, May 18
Baha’i Faith
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
Bible Baptist Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
Christ Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Worship, 9:10 a.m. Family Express and Sunday School
Christ the King Community Church 401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
Christian Assembly Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. Worship Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
Cooksville Lutheran Church
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
Covenant Lutheran Church
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covlutheran@gmail.com • covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship
Ezra Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
First Lutheran Church
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
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship
Fulton Church
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9:10 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m. Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m.; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton
1501 E. Main St., Stoughton • 608-205-6444 Pastor Rich Thomas • rthomas@cgcmadison.org Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
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We are all called to serve God and our fellow man. This is perhaps the most fundamental moral principle. Even atheists and agnostics will admit that a life of devotion to oneself is devoid of meaning. To make our lives truly meaningful, we must devote ourselves to serving others. This can be done in a variety of ways, from the careers we choose, to simply being helpful and friendly to everyone we meet. Think of all the simple ways that we can serve and show our care for others, from opening doors, to helping someone carry a heavy load, and by being polite and courteous. We always have the opportunity to serve others through our families, and ironically, we can sometimes neglect to serve those who live under the same roof with us. Parents who cook, clean, and otherwise take care of their children are quite literally serving them, but so should children be serving their families when they do their chores. Some people have extraordinary gifts. They may be talented musicians, gifted athletes, or possess some specific talent. They can serve God and man by entertaining us or otherwise using their talent for the common good. Consider how best to use your talents to serve God and your fellow man. –Christopher Simon
• 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., Syttende Mai 2019, Arts and Entertainment District, stoughtonfestivals.com • 2 p.m., 3:45 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., Stoughton Norwegian Dancer performances, Arts and Entertainment District, stoughtonfestivals.com
Sunday, May 19
• 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Syttende Mai 2019, Arts and Entertainment District, stoughtonfestivals.com
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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PLAYER OF THE WEEK May 1-7
Name: Nolan Meyer Grade: Senior Sport: Tennis Position: No. 2 singles Highlight: Meyer won the championship at No. 2 singles at the Stoughton Invitational on Saturday. He helped the Vikings finish fifth.
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Stoughton freshman Abigail Groleau finished fourth in the 200-meter dash on Friday in the Viking Invitational with a time of 27.01 seconds.
Distance offers spark MARK NESBITT
Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton girls track team showcased its long-distance depth on Friday, May 3, in the Viking Invitational at Collins Field. Stoughton had four
top-five finishes in distance events as the Vikings took fifth in the invitational it hosted. Junior Micah Zaemisch continued her consistent performances, clearing 10 feet to take second in the pole vault. Stoughton had seven
top-five finishes overall to take fifth as a team with 56 points, one point behind fourth-place and Badger South rival Oregon. Madison Memorial ran away with the team title 185-105 over runner-up Waunakee. The Vikings’ 4x800 relay team of Molly Olstad,
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Margaret Ross, Hannah Lawrence and Alex Ashworth placed third with a time of 10 minutes, 27.14 seconds, which was about one second behind Oregon. Stoughton had two of the top five finishes in the 1,600, as Gina Owen took fourth (5:35.40) and
A n n a Wo z n i a k p l a c e d fifth (5:36.42). Ross finished fourth in the 3,200 (11:49.09). Senior Emma Kissling took fourth in the 300 intermediate hurdles (51.26). Freshman Abigail Groleau finished fourth in the 200 (27.01).
Honorable mentions: Kadin Milbauer (baseball) went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs in an 8-6 loss to Monroe on Saturday. Kailey Hammersley (softball) had two hits and two RBIs in a loss to Watertown on Tuesday. Eagan Olson (boys golf) finished 24th in a Badger Conference mini meet on Monday after shooting a 95. Karmen Smith (girls soccer) scored two goals in a 7-4 loss to Portage/Poynette on Tuesday. Gabe Rouseau (boys track) finished third in the discus at the Viking Invitational on Friday with a throw of 123 feet, 6 inches. Margaret Ross (girls track) took fourth place in the 3,200-meter run at the Viking Invitational on Friday with a time of 11:49.09.
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Vikings working on closing Wicks reaches new high MARK NESBITT
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Stoughton coach Jeremy Dunnihoo wants to see pitchers on his baseball team be more adept at throwing pitches when they are ahead in the count. Stoughton (4-12 overall, 2-9 Badger South) is coming off a stunning loss to Monroe on Saturday, May 4, after the Cheesemakers scored three runs in the seventh inning. “We need to be better at closing out innings and batters,” Dunnihoo said. “When we get up 1-2 or 0-2 in the count, we leave way too good of a pitch up there for hitters.” The Vikings split a doubleheader with Milton on Thursday, May 2. On Monday, May 6, Stoughton’s game against Beloit Memorial was rained out. One day later, the Vikings lost to Watertown.
Watertown 9, Stoughton 1 Fielding miscues haunted
a difference. “I think at that point we thought the game was over,” Dunnihoo said. “In the seventh inning, I think we let up.” The Vikings jumped out to a 5-0 lead after three innings. The Cheesemakers had a five-run fourth to tie the game 5-5. Milbauer went 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs. Ethan Yahn pitched 3 2/3 Monroe 8, innings and gave up four runs on three hits. He struck out Stoughton 6 two and walked two. After senior Kadin MilbauMonroe junior Payton er blasted a solo home run in Stauffacher went 3-for-5 with the bottom of the sixth inning four RBIs. to put the Vikings up 6-5, it appeared that the Stoughton Milton 2, baseball team was on its way to a win Saturday, May 4, Stoughton 1 against Monroe. The one-run lead didn’t Stoughton 4, stand up. Monroe hit three of Milton 3 its four doubles in the seventh Stoughton rode the and stunned the Vikings with three runs for a comeback pitching of senior Connor Kalinowksi in two pitchers’ 8-6 victory. After Milbauer crushed a duels on Thursday to split home run, Dunnihoo noticed
Stoughton on Tuesday in a 9-1 loss to Watertown on its home field. The seven errors in the game helped the Goslings jump out to a 6-0 lead after two innings. Stoughton’s Ryan Curry pitched five innings and gave up six runs and struck out one. Watertown limited the Vikings to four hits.
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Sophomore Alexander Wicks reached a new personal-best in the pole vault and the Stoughton 4x200-meter relay team ran one of its best times this season Friday, May 3, in the Viking Invitational. Stoughton finished fifth in the meet as the host school, with 71.5 points. Reedsburg edged Madison La Follette 95.5-90 for the team title. T h e Vi k i n g s ’ 4 x 2 0 0 meter relay team of Tom Sheehy, Andrew Straught e r, J a c k S a n f o r d a n d Dwight Walker took second with a time of 1 minute, 36.53 seconds. Wicks finished third in the pole vault (11-6). Freshman Gabe Rousseau finished third in the discus with a throw of 123 feet, 11 inches. Photo by Jeremy Jones Junior Evan Herbst took fourth in the 800-meter Junior Nathan Hutcherson finished fifth in the triple jump Friday, May 3, at the Viking Invitational. Hutcherson lept a Turn to Boys/Page 8 season-best 40 feet, 1/4 inch.
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Madison Edgewood shot a 295 to win the meet over Oregon (330). E d g e w o o d ’s J a m e s The Stoughton boys golf team finished sixth in a Gilmore was the medalist Badger South Conference with a 2-over-par 72. mini meet on Monday, Portage invite May 6, at the Watertown Livingston shot a 95 to Country Club. The Vikings were com- finish 37th at the Portage ing off an 11th-place finish Invitational on Thursday at in the Portage Invitational the Portage Country Club. The Vikings shot a 388 on Thursday, May 2, at the and took 11th out of 15 Portage Country Club. teams. Verona clipped Watertown Mount Horeb for the team Junior Jake Livingston title 309-310. Olson carded a 96 to finished 18th on Monday in the Badger South Con- t i e P o r t a g e ’s C o n n o r ference mini meet at the Levander for 39th. SophWatertown Country Club. omore Patrick Wozniak L i v i n g s t o n s h o t a n finished with a 98 and Hel18-over-par 88 to lead lenbrand shot a 99. Stoughton was schedthe Vikings. Sophomore Eagan Olson took 24th uled to compete in the after finishing with a 95. B a d g e r C h a l l e n g e o n Josh Livingston carded a Wednesday at the Door 103 and senior Carter Hel- Creek Golf Course in Cotlenbrand shot a 108. tage Grove. Assistant sports editor
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Utica shortstop Ben Hildebrandt tries to turn a double play Sunday, May 5, at home against Fort Atkinson. The host A’s lost the game 7-3.
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run with a time of 2 minutes, 3.93 seconds. Junior Nathan Hutcherson finished fifth in the 200 (23.84), fifth in the 400 (52.54) and fifth in the triple jump (40-0 1/4). Senior Parker Flint
championship at No. 2 singles. At No. 3 singles, Zerek Zeichert finished second, posting a 2-1 mark. Milton scored 31 points to win the eight-team invite ahead of second-place Oregon (26). Meyer breezed by Jefferson’s Eric Bredlow 6-0, 6-0. He then defeated Oregon’s Brandon Thorne 6-2, 6-2 and knocked off Milton’s Evan Mallon 6-2, 6-4 in the title match. Zeichert beat Jefferson’s Sawyer Peterson 6-1, 6-1 and then edged La Follete’s Gabe Murphy in three sets 1-6, 6-1, 11-9. In the championship
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Senior Nolan Meyer captured a No. 2 singles title on Saturday, May 4, in the Stoughton Invitational to help the Vikings to a fifthplace finish. On Monday, May 6, the Vikings were sparked by their singles players to clip Monroe 4-3.
Boys: Stoughton has four topfour finishes at home track Continued from page 7
Stoughton sophomore Karmen Smyth scored two goals, but the Vikings lost a nonconference road game to Portage/Poynette 7-4 on Tuesday. The Vikings got second-half goals from Alexis Abing and Sydney Schipper. Stoughton goalie Anna Sedlacek had 11 saves. The Vikings (0-10, overall, 0-5 Badger South) were coming off a 4-0 loss to Fort Atkinson the road on Friday,
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The Vikings had two singles players finish in the top two on Saturday to take fifth at the Stoughton Invitational. Meyer went 3-0 to win the
placed fifth in the 1,600 (4:39.27) and sophomore Christian Smith took fifth in the 3,200 (10:28.38). Junior Jack Sanford posted a fifth-place finish in the 300 hurdles (42.62). I n t h e fi e l d eve n t s , Sheehy placed fifth in the high jump (5-8)
match, he lost to Milton’s Zac Miller 4-6, 6-0, 10-5. Steven Benoy, at No. 1 singles, went 1-2 to take fourth. Milton’s Zach Richard defeated him in a third-place match 7-5, 6-3. Freshman Hayden Schreier, at No. 4 singles, also went 1-2 to place fourth. He beat Sauk Prairie’s Zach Guentherman 6-0, 6-1. La Follette’s Gabe Dengler Jeanblanc defeated him 6-3, 6-2 in a third-place match. The Vikings’ No. 1 doubles team of Collin Ace and Stephen Krcma and the No. 3 doubles team of senior Brody Jerrick and junior Evan
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Hammersley had two hits and Monroe senior Olivia two RBIs, but Stoughton’s Bobak was too much for comeback fell short in a 7-4 Stoughton on Thursday at loss to Watertown on Tuesday. Twining Park in Monroe. Bobak tossed a complete The Vikings scored three runs in the sixth inning to game three-hit shutout as the cut the Goslings’ lead to 4-3. Vikings lost to the CheeseWatertown answered with makers 8-0. Bobak struck out nine and helped her own three runs in the sixth. Stoughton’s Makayla Ram- cause at the plate with three berg also had two hits. hits and two RBIs.
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Kailey Hammersley delivered a clutch hit late in the game, but Watertown came back to top the Vikings on Tuesday, May 7, in the sixth inning. The Vikings were coming off an 8-0 loss to Badger South-leading Monroe (13-2 overall, 7-0 Badger South, which is ranked fifth in the Division 2 Wisconsin Softball Coaches Association state poll. The conference game
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Stoughton 4, Monroe 3 The Vikings won three singles matches and the No. 1 doubles team of Ace and Krcma pulled out a second-set tiebreaker on Monday to beat Monroe in a conference dual 4-3. At No. 1 singles, Benoy defeated Monroe’s Bo Bahler 6-1, 6-1. Meyer cruised past Chris Andraski 6-0, 6-1 at No. 2 singles. Zeichert, at No. 3 singles, rolled by Gabe Moon 6-1, 6-2.
Baseball: Kalinowski efficient in win Continued from page 8 a doubleheader with Milton. In the first game, the Red Hawks outdueled the Vikings 2-1. In the nightcap of the twinbill, Stoughton used a three-run first to propel them to a 4-3 victory. Kalinowski pitched six innings in the first game and gave up two runs on four hits and struck out three. “Connor threw only 70 pitches in the first game so we rolled him back out there in the second for another 30 pitches,” Dunnihoo said. “In the first game, we felt like we left some runs out there.” Senior Alex Johnson had one RBI. In the second game, the Vikings came through better with runners in scoring position. Junior Parker Milbauer went 2-for-2 to lead the Vikings. Owen Chase and Kalinowski were both 2-for-3. Chase and Yahn each delivered RBI singles in a three-run first. Kalinowski pitched 2 2/3 innings of one-hit ball and struck out two Curry earned the win on the mound, going 4 1/3 innings and giving up three runs on three hits and struck out three.
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Canines for comfort
Therapy dogs provide support from hospitals to universities This year’s therapy dog visits include the Natatorium Gymnasium and the UW School of Engineering, according to the Dogs on Call website, but College Library remains one of the most popular destinations for the canines. “It’s probably our biggest university event,” Smith said.
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Throughout Dane County, the sight of a therapy dog takes on different meanings for different people. For attendees of the Oregon Area Senior Center, they are visitors, while at the Fitchburg Public Library, they are opportunities for teaching literacy skills. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, the canines are a reprieve from college stressors, while at Stoughton Hospital, they make patients’ and doctors’ days a little brighter. With the founding of the first therapy dog organization in 1976, Therapy Dogs International, people around the world have reaped the health benefits of animal-assisted therapy from the presence of man’s best friend. Therapy dogs have been found to bring improvements to cardiovascular, psychological and cognitive health, according to research observations of the American Heart Association, the Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services and the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Diseases & Other Dementias. In 1990, the Delta Society, now known as Pet Partners, introduced the first therapy animal certification, which became the foundation of animal-assisted therapy training, according to the Pet Partners website. Dog handlers now use certifications of Pet Partners or similar programs to bring the comfort of therapy dogs across Dane County.
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Merrlyn Schofield’s therapy dog Bitsie visits with Carol Damson at the Oregon Area Senior Center on April 22. Even hospital staff took according to the Wisconsin Stoughton Hospital, par- a very calm and sweet temticularly its medical surgery perament,” Connell wrote breaks from clerical work Alumni Association webfloor and geriatric psychia- in an email, and after find- to the witness the therapy site. try ward, receives routine ing an interest in animal-as- dog in action. Therapy animals first Though Connell must appeared on campus at visits from therapy animals. sisted therapy last year, she A L a b r a d o r r e t r i eve r looked into becoming a volunteer outside of her U W ’s C o l l eg e L i b r a r y regular psychiatry work to in Helen C. White Hall from Wisconsin-based non- therapy team with Dahlia. profit Dogs on Call Inc. She trained and certified make these visits, she main- through Dogs on Call. and a golden retriever and Dahlia through Pet Part- tained Dahlia’s presence is “We started with just a a goldendoodle from the ners in December and start- a “helpful tool in conjunc- couple dogs outside and American Kennel Club’s ed bringing her around the tion with other therapies then we had a couple more Canine Good Citizen Pro- hospital. and treatments.” inside,” Dogs on Call ani“The most memorable “ S h e h a s p r ov i d e d a mal handler Karen Smith gram appear often, geriatric psychiatry activity director and special moments for calming and comforting said. “I think we brought Jennifer Erb said, but the me are very simple, such effect during times of pain, as many as 12 or 15 dogs to most interesting of the hos- as seeing a big smile cross agitation, anxiety or confu- Helen C. White.” pital visitors may be a sev- someone’s face when they sion,” Connell said. The canines resonated en-year-old black lab mix pet Dahlia or even see her such with students that the Sit, stay, study walk in the room,” Connell named Dahlia. program soon spread to the About once a week, Dahl- said. Canine-assisted therapy residence halls and then ia pays a visit to Stoughton During a recent visit has proven to be a success- throughout the rest of camHospital. to the hospital’s geriatric ful remedy for the pressures pus. Dr. Amy Connell, a mem- psychiatry ward, Dahlia of student loans, impending Every year, the appearber of the hospital’s geri- changed the mood of each due dates and final exams ance of therapy animals at atric psychiatry team, said room she entered. Tail wag- on college campuses. UW-Madison signals the Dog doctor she adopted Dahlia from ging uncontrollably, Dahlia A t t h e U n ive r s i t y o f end of the semester, a time Hospital visits represent a rescue when she was wandered from patient to Wisconsin-Madison, ther- when student anxiety levels some of the most important around six months old. patient, leaving each person apy dogs began visiting are high with final exams work for therapy dogs. Dahlia “has always had with a smile. for stress relief in 2009, and projects.
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Therapy dogs possess an ability to listen attentively, an ideal trait for helping kids practice their reading skills. Once a month, the Fitchburg Public Library brings in therapy dogs from Dogs on Call for children to read for. In the library’s storytime room, kids have the opportunity to recite short stories to dogs that sit patiently next to them. Originally a single-dog event, high demand for the library activity led to the addition of a second therapy dog. Both dogs feature four 20 minute sign-up slots, Smith said. All Dogs on Call animals at Fitchburg Public Library events are certified reading dogs, with more recently trained canines certified through the Pet Partners Read With Me program. Before Read With Me was introduced in September 2016, Dogs On Call certified its dogs through the Reading Education Assistance Dogs program of Intermountain Therapy Animals, a nonprofit based out of Salt Lake City, Utah. Many of Dogs on Call’s older therapy animals retain this certification. The R.E.A.D. program was the “first comprehensive literacy program built around the appeal of reading to dogs” when it began
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Owner’s names: Cathy and Mike Christman Residence: Stoughton Pet’s names: Daisy and Braunie Pet’s age: 6 and 10 What kind of pet? Miniature Daschunds
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Dr. Amy Connell and her certified therapy dog Dahlia visit with patients of Stoughton Hospital's geriatric psychiatry ward on April 18.
Therapy: Dogs help reduce stress, anxiety in 1999, according to the Intermountain Therapy Animals website.
Young in dog years Helping all ages, senior center stops fill the itineraries of therapy dogs. As part of its adult day program, the Oregon Area Senior Center welcomes a therapy dog every Monday and Wednesday.
“The participants love to pet and interact with the dogs,” senior center assistant director Anne Stone wrote in an email. Therapy dog Bitsie, a shih tzu Yorkshire terrier mix, energized a group of seniors during a recent morning visit to the center. This was the first senior visit of the day for Bitsie and her handler Merrlyn Schoville, with a nursing home up next.
“The old people enjoy seeing an animal,” Schoville said, making note of Bitsie’s friendly temperament. The visits are not just for the seniors, either. “They like to see (Bitsie) and she likes them,” Schoville said. “She likes to be scratched and they like to scratch her.”
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How long have you had your pet? Since they were puppies What makes your pet special? They have been our constant companions in every church we have served. They also have their own instagram: @pastorpups Funny or cute story? They are always “hotdogs” for Halloween.
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Providing animals with a ‘second chance’ Foster parents give what shelters cannot
joy that comes from bringing animals into a home, it doesn’t come without hardships. “Not all the animals that I’ve taken in have been house-broken – that is definitely a challenge,” Hart said. “Another thing is if the foster has a much higher energy level and need for exercise than is ideal for our home – obviously I’m going to do extra things to make sure that dog is healthy and happy … but that can be really time-consuming.” Often, DCHS sees “foster fails” with their volunteers, DeGroot said, where an animal placed in the care of a foster family doesn’t come back because they can’t bear to give them up. “It’s hard not to fall in love,” she said. “It’s a lot of hard work and dedication on their part, opening up their homes, bringing in this animal who needs extra care and attention ... they’re bringing them into their families and their lives.” Hart said it’s “always really difficult” to give up her foster animals. “One of the things that I keep is all of those memories,” she said. “I have pictures of all of those animals, and a lot of those adoptive families allow me to follow them on Facebook, so that just makes it super rewarding.”
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Sheila Hart gets to relive the joy of bringing home a new pet for the first time every few months. As a foster parent for animals for the Dane County Humane Society, Hart takes in animals that she sees are in need of a “second chance.” “I think a lot of families can identify with the experience of going to the shelter to pick up your family’s first pet,” she said. “I get to go through that feeling every time I bring a foster into our house.” DCHS has been working with foster parents since it started more than 100 years ago, public relations coordinator Marissa DeGroot said. The society worked with 150 foster families in 2018, with 582 animals being cared for throughout the year, she said. Many of those animals need medical attention that goes beyond what DCHS volunteers and staff can provide in-shelter, or the shelter environment is too stressful for them in comparison to a home-like space, she added. “The original humane society actually started as volunteers fostering animals in their own homes
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“If you find a potentially feral cat with a litter of kittens, one of the best places to start is by contacting your local animal shelter or animal control,” Arroyo said. “They should be able to help you to decide the most appropriate action to take, which is often trapping the mom and the kittens so that the mom can be spayed and the kittens socialized and placed in homes.” A properly socialized kitten is exposed to humans and other species, such as dogs, between the ages of 2 to 7 weeks, Arroyo said. Once they are weaned from their mother, at around 4 to 6 weeks, kittens can socialize even more in a foster home or their permanent home. “Socialization is basically what it sounds like—you want to expose the kitten to experiences you would like it to be comfortable with as an adult, such as gentle handling and petting,” Arroyo said. Socialization is beneficial because it gives kittens a better chance at finding a loving home that can provide veterinary care, which can help significantly increase the kitten’s lifespan, Arroyo said. Since adult feral cats prefer to live out their life in
Feral cats may look cute and cuddly, but they are a lot different than a typical house cat. While feral cats are considered wild animals and prefer to live their lives outdoors, their kittens can be rescued from the streets and put into loving homes. Feral cats have never been socialized to humans. In fact, feral cats are generally afraid of people and may even run away if approached, according to Megan Arroyo, a veterinary student at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Because feral cats live their entire lives independent from humans, they might not be spayed or neutered by a veterinarian. This can lead to an overpopulation of feral cats, as well as kittens being born in unsafe areas. However, local animal shelters, veterinarians, and other programs may be able to help prevent the overpopulation of feral cats by giving kittens born to feral cats a good home.
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If feral kittens are socialized and introduced to humans, it reduces overpopuatlion of the feline species in the long run, since the kittens are able to find forever homes. the wild, the mother feral happiest, but keeps her from reward is knowing that you Stories can be viewed on the web at vetmed.tamu. cat will typically be re-re- contributing to the feral cat saved a life. edu/pet-talk. Suggestions leased after she is spayed population,” Arroyo said. There are many benefits Pet Talk is a service of the for future topics may be and her kittens are weaned. “This allows her to live of rescuing kittens born to College of Veterinary Med- directed to editor@cvm. out her life where she is feral cats, but the biggest icine & Biomedical Scienc- tamu.edu. es, Texas A&M University.
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Improving your pets allergy symptoms Up to 30 percent of people in the United States are allergic to dogs or cats, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s website. That can mean plenty of pet owners visiting the Dane County Humane Society (DCHS) to drop off a new family pet after discovering they have an allergy. DCHS public relations coordinator Marissa DeGroot said that happens “fairly often,” and they also get people who come in to ask if they have allergy friendly dogs or cats to bring back home – something the
organization is generally unable to help with. “It’s very, very difficult for us to accommodate,” she said. “We do not know exactly what breeds of dogs or cats are coming in.” That makes it impossible to “guarantee anything” for people looking for a new allergy friendly pet. DeGroot stressed they encourage people to come in and talk about their allergies and that the society tries to refer them to possible answers. Among those are breed-specific rescues, she said, which can give people
more certainty about what they’re bringing home and how they will react. The DCHS website also encourages people with pets to “understand your pet allergies,” including potential outside causes for the allergy. “For example, you may assume that you are allergic to your beloved dog, only to find out through an allergy test that you're actually allergic to a specific tree pollen that got on his fur during a walk together, and that's actually what's bothering you,” the website states.
Allergy symptoms can show up in a variety of ways, including sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, coughing, shortness of breath, itchy eyes or a skin rash, according to the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) website. They most often are a reaction to pet dander that pets leave around the home. As long as the allergy isn’t life threatening – the DCHS website suggests going to a doctor to find out – there are five other steps to take that could help with “miserable” symptoms:
creating an allergy free zone in the home, use HEPA air cleaners, bathe a pet weekly, look at other potential allergy causes and try treatments like immunotherapy. According to the ACAAI website, there are no hypoallergenic cats or dogs – even those breeds that “have a reputation” as hypoallergenic like poodles and Portuguese water dogs. “A t r u l y a l l e rg y - f r e e breed does not exist,” the website states. “A 2011 study compared dust samples from homes with dog breeds reported to be
hypoallergenic and those of homes with other dogs. The levels of dog allergen in homes with “hypoallergenic” dogs did not differ from the levels in homes with other breeds. If the symptoms are too much, the AAFA has another suggestion. “Another option is to choose pets that do not have fur or feathers,” the AAFA website states. “Fish, snakes or turtles are some choices.” - Scott Girard
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Edward and Jeanne Schultz brought their therapy dog, April, to Kegonsa Elementary School last month to meet with students. Here, she listens along as students read.
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110 Years ago - 1909 • A movement is now in progress for the commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims and the founding of New England, by a World’s Tercentennial Exposition in Boston in 1920. As the time is quite distant, we will all have ample time for preparations, and we shall all be there. Don’t forget the date – 1920. • The Stoughton High School baseball team was defeated in the first game of the season, at Bergrom’s Park on Monday by the Palmyra nine, by a score of 10-2. Another game will be played here tomorrow with the Whitewater team. • Oscar Olson, oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Olson, who reside on the south side, was instantly killed at Jefferson Junction on Monday evening while boarding a freight train, falling under the wheels, which passed across his waist, severing him in twain. Deceased was 21 years of age and an employee of the Stoughton Wagon Co., but had been laid off for a few days during the annual inventory at the works. • Miss Inga Hoel was badly injured one Monday afternoon while driving to town from her home one mile west of town. On reaching the city and near Dearborn’s Corner, she met Carl Roe’s auto, which frightened her horse, and Miss Hoel jumped from the rig, breaking her leg in two places, the bone of which perforated through the flesh and through her stocking. Had miss Hoel remained in the buggy, she would have undoubtedly escaped injury.
80 Years ago - 1939 • An appeal submitted to the State Welfare committee by City Clerk Melvin S. Luraas for an appropriation from the State Emergency Board to lighten the city’s relief costs brought the reply that while Stoughton’s situation was unsatisfactory it was not desperate. • Farmers are working hard the
past few days as they sought to make up for lost time due to unfavorable weather, and they were a weary lot Saturday night; in spite of this, some 350 of them - members and families of the vocational rural evening and past-time classes - attended the round-up which was held Saturday night at the high school gym. • A proposal was presented to the city council last week to the effect that a 90 minute parking restriction be practiced on Stoughton’s Main Street. The council, while outwardly opposed to the idea, awaited the reaction of the Stoughton business and professional men. At the Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday night, the reaction of the business men was unmistakable. They were definitely self-critical of the lax tendency of business men themselves, who leave their cars on Main Street all day long, rather than park on a side or back street, leaving Main Street clear for farmers and shoppers from distant points. • The list of prizes for the parade and window displays in connection with the celebration of the Norwegian “Fourth of July” here Wednesday, May 17 was announced on Thursday by the committee arranging the program. Attorney Robert Nelson will give the principal address in Norwegian.
50 Years ago - 1969 • Old Fred, George and John will board their yellow sub in “Yellow Submarine,” which will open Friday at the Badger Theatre. The Beatles and the Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band star in the full-length animated film in Color by DeLuxe, which is being released through United Artists. • As part of the Eastern Koshkonong Lutheran Church’s observance of its 125th anniversary, a special Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. will have Gerhard Naeseth, director of the library at the University of Wisconsin, as a guest speaker. His topic will be “Pioneer pastors.”
• William Grieg, who was born and raised in Stoughton, was honored recently by the Sharon TPA for 25 years of teaching at the Sharon Schools. • John Duer claims the distinction of having been in business on Main Street longer than anyone else. For the past 53 years, he has been an electrician in Stoughton. Last week, Duer moved his repair shop, in which he fixes any small electrical appliances, from behind Vi’s House of Gifts to behind Quam’s. The move itself is not so major since he has been in the building that houses both businesses for 40 years, and he is only moving from one side to the other. • Continuous complaints from neighbors objecting to the odors, and others bitten by dogs, prompted the mayor and city council to crack down on the kennel operation on North Van Buren Street, at the monthly council meeting Tuesday night. On a complaint received by Alderman Ed Spangler, the council instructed the police chief to have the dogs running loose shot on the spot.
30 Years ago - 1989 • The proposed new grade school facing a Stoughton Area School District referendum May 23 has picked up organized support. A group calling itself the Blue Ribbon Schools Committee was recently formed to promote passage of the referendum question. Voters will be asked to authorize borrowing just under $2.33 million for the construction of a grade school on the Owen Klongland site on the city’s southwest side. • The substance discovered on the Stoughton mill pond April 13 remains unidentified, even after testing. A broad-spectrum test for organic compounds completed this week “found nothing,” according to Fred Johnson, hazardous waste specialist for the Department of Natural Resources. A clay drain pipe on the Uniroyal property is thought to
be where the substance came from, but nothing has been found to link the substance with Uniroyal. Johnson said the substance may have been running along the outside of the drainpipe. “We’ve told Uniroyal to keep an eye on it,” Johnson said. “It may have been an isolated incident but if it happens again we’ll ask them to investigate it further.” • Developers of a dog racing track in Rutland got their day before the State Racing Board Tuesday, but it may have felt like a day in court. The proposed Rutland Greyhound Park, a $14 million development on the present site of Impact Speedway, is one of 11 such tracks in the state hoping for approval by the board. A decision on the Rutland site is expected May 19. • Only a couple of months ago, the city and school district were wrangling over where to put a new school. The issue of whether or not to build it is a different matter. The Stoughton City Council Tuesday night voted 8-3 to support the financing and construction of a new elementary school in the upcoming referendum. The council had been requested to make an endorsement two weeks ago by the Blue Ribbon Schools Committee, which advocates the new school. • With the blessing of the Stoughton City Council, the Main Street Task Force will move ahead with an application for the Wisconsin Main Street Program this year. A formal organization meeting was held Wednesday night at City Hall to review organizational structure, by-laws and standing committees.
10 Years ago - 2009 • Stoughton High School will get a new eight-lane track in time for fall sports this year, thanks to a unanimous vote Monday by the Board of Education. The vote came following the pleas of student-athletes, coaches, teachers and members of the community and claims of other stakeholders at the board’s last meeting that the track has become
hazardous and at 23 years old, the track is well-past its 20-year life expectancy. • At the time it was constructed, Yahara Elementary cost $375,000 to build. Fifty years later, more than $2 million in electrical and mechanical upgrades needed at the school are one of several reasons the Stoughton Board of Education voted last summer to close the school after the end of this school year. • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is considering a recommendation to construct a four-lane highway around Stoughton extending east along County B from its intersection with Hwy. 51 to Skaalen Road and then south on Pleasant Hill to Hwy. 51. The recommendation is one of several highway expansions or upgrades being considered by WisDOT to address safety and traffic concerns as part of a US 51 corridor study from MacFarland to Stoughton. • The Wisconsin Department of Transportation had its hands full with riled up residents May 19 who were concerned over the proposed expansion of the US Highway 51 corridor from Madison’s Beltline to Interstate 90, as well as several options for the four-lane construction to bypass Stoughton by way of County B. Citizens of Stoughton and her surrounding communities heard about the proposal and the bypass option during a special meeting Tuesday, May 19 at Sandhill School. • As school winds down for students, the staff at five of the district’s six buildings will be gearing up for a big move this summer, the beginning of what will be the end of Yahara Elementary as we know it. Books and furniture are already being transported. Many teachers are purging items from their classrooms, which will be packed and moved to whichever school they’ve been reassigned to. – Scott DeLaruelle
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You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is July 19, 2019. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 South Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. 6. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown. If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608266-4311 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar April 16, 2019 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: April 25, May 2 and 9, 2019 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF REVIEW TOWN OF PLEASANT SPRINGS Notice is hereby given that the Board of Review for the Town of Pleasant Springs, Dane County, Wisconsin, shall hold its first meeting on Thursday, May 23, 2019, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 2354 County Highway N, Stoughton WI 53589. Please be advised of the following requirements to appear before the board of review and procedural requirements if appearing before the board: 1. No person will be allowed to appear before the board of review, to testify to the board by telephone, or to contest the amount of any assessment of real or personal property if the person has refused a reasonable written request by certified mail of the assessor to enter onto property to conduct an exterior of such property being assessed. 2. After the first meeting of the board of review and before the board’s final adjournment, no person who is scheduled to appear before the board of review may contact or provide information to a member of the board about the person’s objection, except at a session of the board. 3. The board of review may not hear an objection to the amount or valuation of property unless, at least 48 hours before the board’s first scheduled meeting, the objector provides to the board’s clerk written or oral notice of an intent to file an objection, except that upon a showing of good cause and the submission of a written objection, the board shall waive that requirement during the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, and the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days with proof of extraordinary circumstances for failure to meet the 48-hour notice
requirement and failure to appear before the board of review during the first 2 hours of the first scheduled meeting. 4. Objections to the amount or valuation of property shall first be made in writing and filed with the clerk of the board of review within the first 2 hours of the board’s first scheduled meeting, except that, upon evidence of extraordinary circumstances, the board may waive that requirement up to the end of the 5th day of the session or up to the end of the final day of the session if the session is less than 5 days. The board may require objections to the amount or valuation of property to be submitted on forms approved by the Department of Revenue, and the board shall require that any forms include stated valuations of the property in question. Persons who own land and improvements to that land may object to the aggregate valuation of that land and improvements to that land, but no person who owns land and improvements to that land may object only to the valuation of that land or only to the valuation of improvements to that land. No person may be allowed in any action or proceedings to question the amount or valuation of property unless the written objection has been filed and that person in good faith presented evidence to the board in support of the objections and made full disclosure before the board, under oath, of all of that person’s property liable to assessment in the district and the value of that property. The requirement that objections be in writing may be waived by express action of the board. 5. When appearing before the board of review, the objecting person shall specify in writing the person’s estimate of the value of the land and of the improvements that are the subject of the person’s objection and specify the information that the person used to arrive at that estimate. 6. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or object to a valuation if that valuation was made by the assessor or the objector using the income method of valuation, unless the person supplies the assessor with all the information about income and expenses, as specified in the assessor’s manual under s. 73.03 (2a), Wis. stats., that the assessor requests. The Town of Pleasant Springs has an ordinance for the confidentiality of information about income and expenses that is provided to the assessor under this paragraph that provides exceptions for persons using information in the discharge of duties imposed by law or the duties of their officer or by order of a court.* The information that is provided under this paragraph, unless a court determined that it is inaccurate, is not subject to the right of inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1), Wis. stats. 7. The board shall hear upon oath, by telephone, all ill or disabled persons who present to the board a letter from a physician, surgeon, or osteopath that confirms their illness or disability. No other persons may testify by telephone unless the Board, in its discretion, has
determined to grant a property owner’s or their representative’s request to testify under oath by telephone or written statement. 8. No person may appear before the board of review, testify to the board by telephone, or contest the amount of any assessment unless, at least 48 hours before the first meeting of the board, or at least 48 hours before the objection is heard if the objection is allowed under s.70.47 (3) (a), Wis. stats., that person provides to the clerk of the board of review notice as to whether the person will ask for the removal of a member of the board of review and, if so, which member, and provides a reasonable estimate of the length of time the hearing will take. Notice is hereby given this 12th day of March, 2019. /s/ Maria Hougan, Town Clerk/Treasurer Published: May 9 and 16, 2019 WNAXLP *** PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, June 10, 2019 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed rezoning request for parcels of land known as Kettle Park West Phase 2, North Addition including CSM Outlot 2 in Stoughton, WI. The properties are proposed to be rezoned as follows: Proposed North Addition Final Plat, Block 1, Lots 1-8; Block 2, Lots 1-4; Block 3, Lots 1-6 from RH – Rural Holding to SR-5 – Single Family Residential and Outlots 2 and 3 from RH – Rural Holding to I – Institutional (Outlot 2 is part of the stormwater management system and Outlot 3 for a parkland); and Proposed Certified Survey Map, Outlot 2 from RH – Rural Holding to Institutional (part of the stormwater management system) in the City of Stoughton, Dane County, WI. The legal description of the properties are as follows: Kettle Park West – North Addition Part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 01, Township 05 North, Range 10 East, City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of Section 01, aforesaid; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds West along the North line of the Southeast Quarter, aforesaid, a distance of 1,362.86 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence South 23 degrees 00 minutes 08 seconds West, 148.16 feet to a point on a curve; thence Northwesterly 114.5 feet along an arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of 333.00 feet, the chord bears North 76 degrees 50 minutes 53 seconds West, 113.94 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds West, 290.49 feet to a point of curve; thence Southwesterly 197.34 feet along an arc of a curve to the left, having a radius of
333.00 feet, the chord bears South 76 degrees 19 minutes 29 seconds West, 194.46 feet; thence South 30 degrees 39 minutes 08 seconds East, 66.00 feet to a point on a curve; thence Northeasterly 158.23 feet along an arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 267.00 feet, the chord bears North 76 degrees 19 minutes 29 seconds East, 155.92 feet; thence South 86 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds East, 290.49 feet to a point of curve; thence Southeasterly 233.72 feet along an arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 267.00 feet, the chord bears South 61 degrees 37 minutes 15 seconds East, 226.33 feet; thence South 36 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds East, 150.73 feet to a point of curve; thence Southwesterly 39.27 feet along an arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 25.00 feet, the chord bears South 08 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, 35.36 feet; thence South 53 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, 95.00 feet; thence North 36 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds West, 244.52 feet; thence North 86 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds West, 308.52 feet; thence South 82 degrees 33 minutes 08 seconds West, 110.67 feet; thence South 53 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds West, 52.29 feet; thence North 36 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds West, 132.85 feet; thence North 53 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds East, 15.83 feet to a point of curve; thence Northeasterly 27.45 feet along an arc of a curve to the right, having a radius of 267.00 feet, the chord bears North 56 degrees 24 minutes 08 seconds East, 27.44 feet; thence North 30 degrees 39 minutes 08 seconds West, 66.00 feet; thence continuing North 30 degrees 39 minutes 08 seconds West, 154.07 feet, thence North 03 degrees 18 minutes 06 seconds East, 48.98 feet to the North line of the Southeast Quarter of Section 01, aforesaid; thence South 86 degrees 41 minutes 54 seconds East along said line, 724.74 feet to the Point of Beginning. Said rezone contains 185,568 square feet or 4.260 acres. CSM – Kettle Park West Part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 01, Township 05 North, Range 10 East, City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the South Quarter Corner of Section 01, aforesaid; thence South 87 degrees 05 minutes 45 seconds East along the South line of the Southeast Quarter, aforesaid, 677.05 feet; thence North 02 degrees 54 minutes 15 seconds East, 136.15 feet to the Northerly right-of-way line of State Trunk Highway ‘138’, also being the Point of Beginning; thence North 05 degrees 36 minutes 42 seconds East, 96.18 feet; thence North 05 degrees 35 minutes 07 seconds West, 123.73 feet; thence North 68 degrees 57 minutes 28 seconds West, 30.37 feet; thence South 76 degrees 36 minutes 27 seconds West, 66.71 feet; thence North 45 degrees 16 minutes 12 seconds West, 97.64 feet; thence North
22 degrees 27 minutes 06 seconds West, 114.69 feet; thence North 05 degrees 45 minutes 51 seconds East, 161.07 feet; thence North 09 degrees 48 minutes 08 seconds East, 235.71 feet; thence North 76 degrees 31 minutes 36 seconds East, 26.15 feet; thence North 00 degrees 05 minutes 30 seconds West, 98.71 feet to a point of curve; thence Northeasterly, 173.83 feet along a curve to the right, having a radius of 186.00 feet, whose chord bears North 26 degrees 40 minutes 58 seconds East, 167.58 feet; thence North 53 degrees 27 minutes 24 seconds East, 519.43 feet to the Southerly right-ofway line of Jackson Street; thence South 44 degrees 06 minutes 47 seconds East along said line, 217.89 feet to a point of curve; thence, continuing along said line, Southeasterly, 239.60 feet along a curve to the left, having a radius of 1040.00 feet, whose chord bears South 50 degrees 42 minutes 47 seconds East, 239.07 feet; thence South 33 degrees 08 minutes 42 seconds West, 141.83 feet; thence South 00 degrees 10 minutes 51 seconds East, 678.64 feet; thence North 87 degrees 53 minutes 44 seconds West, 156.18 feet; thence South 49 degrees 55 minutes 54 seconds West, 297.24 feet; thence South 02 degrees 12 minutes 57 seconds West, 63.44 feet to the Northerly right-of-way line of State Trunk Highway ‘138’; thence North 87 degrees 53 minutes 44 seconds West along said line, 240.56 feet to the to the Point of Beginning. Said rezone contains 822,792 square feet or 18.889 acres. For questions regarding this notice contact Michael Stacey, Zoning Administrator at 608-646-0421. The map, CSM and materials are available online at www.cityofstoughton. com/planning See “Kettle Park West”, “Kettle Park West Phase 2 Submittals March 12, 2019” Michael P Stacey Zoning Administrator Published: May 9 and 16, 2019 WNAXLP *** PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The City of Stoughton Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday June 10, 2019 at 6:00 pm, or as soon after as the matter may be heard, in the Council Chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 South Fourth Street, Second Floor, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a resolution to approve a preliminary condominium plat for Stoughton Hospital, Stoughton, Wisconsin. The preliminary condominium plat was submitted for review on April 5, 2019. The condominium consists of the existing buildings and uses on the Stoughton Hospital Campus. For questions regarding this notice please contact Rodney Scheel, Director of Planning & Development at 608-8736619 Published: May 9, 2019 WNAXLP ***
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Committee: Bubon to chair influential policy committee that is reviewing all district policies Continued from page 1 who was elected treasurer at the board’s reorganization meeting last month, decided to resign that position to concentrate on heading up the policy committee, a key leadership position in the district. “In discussing it, it became clear that it would not be reasonable for him to do both the treasurer job and chair of the policy committee j o b ,” S u l livan said. “ I ’v e s e e n tonight and through previous meetings the work that the Bubon policy committee is doing and continues to do.” “I feel like I accomplished a lot in two weeks,” Bubon joked. “ We ’r e s t i l l s o l ve n t ” Sullivan quipped back. “I want to thank him for stepping up (to take on the role of treasurer) and then thank him also for making the choice that I think will make our policy committee
work best for the next year.” Jon Coughlin and Alison Sorg were nominated to fill the position, with Sorg declining “at this time.” C o u g h l i n wa s s e l e c t e d unanimously.
Policy discussions continue This spring, school board members have been taking a meeting each month to go line by line through the district’s policies, based on recommendations from administrators and the policy committee. The goal is to update the policies, which in some cases have not been adjusted f o r s ev e r a l years. Sullivan thanked policy committee chairman Bubon and Onsager committee s t a ff m e m bers “who are going through all the p o l i c i e s a n d r ev i ew i n g them and proposing things that reflect Stoughton values and the way we do
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things here in the district.” Board members discussed about a dozen policies, mostly concerning public information, media relations, school visitors and relationships with outside organizations. It was discussion only, with action expected later in the year, said district superintendent Tim Onsager. “This is the first read for the board on these,” he
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Telling their story Jackson had some questions Jackson about suggested changes to the media sections of the policy, where
several previous sentences were struck, including that building principals be tasked to “keep media representatives fully informed with regard to the school system in all aspects, activities, and changes, so that any reporting will be done on the basis of a complete and valid overview” and “submit, suggest or request feature stories or articles to media representatives which are of interest or importance.” Jackson questioned why those passages were marked to be removed. “We’ve had lots of discussion about not telling our story as completely as possible,” he said. “Does this prohibit us or in any way inhibit us?” Onsager said it did not. “This just says, ‘keep them informed of all
a s p e c t s ,’ a n d w e c a n ’t keep them informed of all aspects,” he said of the news media. “This does not prohibit us from telling our story, or from keeping them informed of a lot of different things.” Sullivan said he agreed with the need for the district to communicate with media, but said he “wondered if that’s the best use of a principal’s time.” He noted the district currently has a community relations director, Derek Spellman, who handles media relations. “I think we all agreed on the need to affirmatively tell the district’s story, but the responsibility for coordinating should fall on the central office, not on people like (River Bluff principal) Ms. (Trish) Gates, who already has things to do.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet. com.
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The Syttende Mai festival will affect traffic patterns throughout the weekend, and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation has approved highway detours. US Hwy. 51, from Monroe Street to Fourth Street, will be closed from 1:15-2:15 p.m. Saturday, May 18, for the Youth Parade. US Hwy. 51, from Fifth Street to Gjertson Street, will be closed from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19.
Norwegian Dancers The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers will perform four times throughout the festival, and will be featured during the state-wide Syttende Mai celebration on Wednesday, May 15. The dancers will perform at noon that day, at the State Capitol building, 2 Main St., Madison, after a reading of the proclamation. Rep. Gary Hebl will read the Wisconsin State Legislature’s joint resolution proclaiming Syttende Mai weekend in the state of Wisconsin. The group’s first event in Stoughton will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, under the festival tent on Division Street. That will be followed at 3:45 p.m. at the Community Building, and the day will conclude with the alumni performance at 5:30 p.m., also in the Community Building. Sunday’s performance will
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start the festival on Saturday. The annual strongman competition will again be Saturday afternoon. This year’s 20 mile run is the 47th annual race from the state Capitol building in Madison to Mandt Park in Stoughton, and it’s one of the first footraces ever held in Wisconsin, according to the chamber website. All of the races end at Mandt Park, including the 17 mile walk, 10 mile run and 2 mile lil’ run. Registration information can be found at stoughton festivals.com. Fees for participation are more than $45 each, with the exception of the lil’ run, which is $15. The 6th annual strongman competition will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. near the festival tent. It’s divided by weight class, and all genders will compete to be the best in five challenges that test strength, stamina and heart. Competitors will compete in the atlas stone, truck pull or hand-over-haul pull, loading medley, frame carry and Viking press. The canoe race and portage on the Yahara River, now in its 44th year, starts at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The canoe race is a 3.5 mile long race down the river, with one portage at the Forton Street bridge. It will follow the same route as years prior, starting in the Town of Pleasant Springs and ending across from Mandt Park. First place teams in each class receive a miniature canoe paddle, hand painted by local artisans in the Norwegian rosemaling style. Second and third place winners receive plaques. Popular spots to watch the race are along Forton Street bridge, when the canoers get out of the water to carry their boats through Division Street Park and back into the water. To see the canoers in the water, viewers can get a good view from the Main Street bridge, next to the senior center, the footbridge over the river off of Jefferson Street and at the finish of the race off of Riverside Drive near Mandt Park.
While anyone who has waited in line for the Stoughton FFA cheese curds and cream puffs knows, the snacks at Syttende Mai are well worth the wait. More than a dozen food stands will be around the festival throughout the weekend, all of which support Stoughton nonprofit groups, either directly or through a partnership with a business. This includes everything from funnel cakes and donuts, to rommegrot and varme pølse, and tacos and Norwegian meatballs. The Norwegian Dancer Parents will once again hold its luncheon at River Bluff Middle School, 235 N. Forrest St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or until the food is sold out. The meal includes a choice of the Uff-Da Special (Norwegian meatballs, lefse, Norwegian treats and herring) or varme pølse (Norwegian hot dogs). In addition to its food stands, the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge will host its luncheon at the lodge, 317 S. Page St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The luncheon is a la carte, with Norwegian and American items, such as meatballs, BBQ, lefse, rommegrot, sot suppe and riskrem. The Stoughton American Legion Post 59 Sunday Breakfast will be from 7:3011:30 a.m. at the post, 803 N. Page St. Norwegian heritage The breakfast will include As Syttende Mai is a celeggs, sausage, ham, panebration of Norwegian hercakes, french toast, biscuits with homemade gravy and itage, of course there are plenty of opportunities to beverages. dive into Scandinavian culture. Athletic events Livsreise, the Norwegian Whether participating or Heritage Center, opened just observing, the athletic during the festival in 2015. events have become a tra- In its fourth year, the fesdition for some Stoughton tival will feature a special families. exhibit about Ethel KvalT h e c a n o e r a c e w i l l heim, a former Stoughton a g a i n h i g h l i g h t F r i d a y resident who excelled in the night, and the races will art of rosemaling until her
death in 2011, at the age of 99. In addition to the special exhibit, the usual exhibits will be open through the festival weekend. The Chorus Public House will once again host interactive Scandinavian arts, crafts and music performances on Saturday. The displays will include hardanger fiddle playing, acanthus carving, weaving and modern knitting, in addition to lefse making, sami bracelet demonstrations and flat plane wood carving. Music performances at the Chorus Public House include Fykerud’n Spelemannslag Hardanger fiddle group and the Lakeside Ramblers. The Stoughton Opera House will feature a performance by the Edvard Grieg men’s chorus, Sid Boersma and Hardanger Friends and the VSA Stoughton choir. The Norse Costume Style Show will start at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, at First Lutheran Church, 310 E. Washington St. Around 40 models will be featured, spanning three generations. In addition to the garment descriptions, models will also tell the stories of each garment they are wearing.
Parades Hundreds gather along Main Street for both the Saturday youth parade and Sunday’s main parade. The parades have been a tradition in Stoughton since 1910, the chamber website said. The Saturday parade marches east, while Sunday marches west. The youth parade starts at 1:15 p.m. at South Monroe and West Main streets. The theme this year is “Celebrating our Norwegian/ American colors, red, white and blue.” Students and organizations around the Stoughton community will be featured, including toddlers from daycare groups, church organizations and the River Bluff Middle School marching band. The Syttende Mai prince and princess will also be featured. The Sunday parade starts at 1:30 p.m. at Mandt Park and travels to Stoughton Plaza just west of Van Buren Street. It will begin with law enforcement, safety and military veteran’s color guards. The parade also features clowns, dancers, gymnasts, marching bands, business sponsors, athletes and the Syttende Mai royalty. For a complete list of events, visit stoughton festivals.com. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.
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Talk show: ‘Kegonsa Kids’ student talk show features teacher interviews, student production Continued from page 1 Stanton and Cara Link were in the library “messing around with the iPad,” and Stanton later started creating videos to film. “He brought me into it, because we ride the same bus and we live next to each other,” Link told the Hub last week. “Then we got Harvey (Stokstad) and some other people started filming videos.” Later, Darniell Banks approached Stanton about helping out, and became the show’s steady-handed cameraman. “It was just some idea, and Viggo got all of us into it,” Link said. The shows are generally filmed in the library during recess periods, Stanton said, because of the easy access to technology and plenty of space to record. “The teacher lets us borrow the Chromebooks and iPad, and she lets us film there,” he said. “We also have a mic we use because on the iPad our voices are so low.” “Super low,” Banks added. After the show, Stanton will take and edit the video on his own. He said the goal is to keep them short and watchable, with around six questions: enough for he, Link and Stokstad to each ask a couple. “ We d i d n ’ t w a n t t o make them too long, so they aren’t boring like just
On the Web To check out “Kegonsa Kids” in action, visit Kegonsa Elementary School counselor Jake Schultz’s district YouTube channel, and click on “videos”
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From left, Kegonsa art teacher Tess Olson, and students Viggo Stanton and Harvey Stokstad talk in front of the video recorder held by fellow Kegonsa fourth-grader Darniell Banks, right, who’s sitting next to school counselor Jake Schultz. The group creates 3-4 minute shows from scripts they’ve personalized for each guest. watching the computer for just five minutes,” he said. “For me, that’s just boring.” Link said they like to
keep the segments to around three or four minutes. For efficiency, they use a common template script, and change names
and questions around as needed “so it’s personalized for different people.” “That way, we’re not going from scratch every
time,” she said. “When we talked to Mr. Schultz, we did questions about guidance counselors, then for (Kegonsa art teacher) Miss
(Tess) Olson, we changed it for questions about art and how you got into art.” All that planning doesn’t mean the shows don’t have a bit of last-minute excitement to them, though. “Two minutes before, it’s a mess,” Link said. “Because we have to completely stop what we did and focus on this. Last night it was a big mess, because I had a haircut, and I had to go to church, and we didn’t have the script yet.” Next up for the Kegonsa Kids? Stanton said they would like to work on a podcast next, and possibly do some work with a green screen background. Until then? “We’ll see you next time on the Kegonsa Kids talk show.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet. com.
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