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Main Street to close for 12 days JIM FEROLIE Hub editor
A six-block-long section of West Main Street will be closed to through traffic for two business weeks later this month. The section, spanning Van Buren Street to Page Street, is scheduled to close Monday, Aug. 19, through Friday, Aug. 30. It is part of a planned sanitary sewer construction replacement on Monroe Street and also connected to more extensive work on U.S. Hwy. 51 – a portion of which is also Main Street – next year. The Common Council approved the project in November, but it wasn’t
until this spring that engineering consultant Strand determined the road closure was unavoidable, public works director Brett Hebert told the Hub. He said the 12-day closure is far shorter than most wind ow s f o r a project of this scope and that it is “far less Hebert intrusive” than the alternative, which would have been one lane at a time for a month. During the closure, signs w i l l b e p o s t e d m a r ke d “Local traffic only,” and Hebert clarified Tuesday only Main Street residents or those traveling to businesses on those blocks will
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Offender placement took more than 2 years 66 year old was convicted in 1985 of 2 attempted assaults
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It’s taken two years for the Dane County Department of Human Services to find a home for the convicted sex offender who will be placed in Rutland within the next week. The man’s identity has been obtained through court proceedings and shared by local government entities,
• Sex offender is 66, served 37 1/2 years for 1985 attempted assault of two women • He has been waiting to be placed in supervised release program for two years • He has been at Sand Ridge since 2014, having been committed after his 2013 scheduled release from prison
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Dennis Burns grins while shaking hands with a Capital City Riders Club member during their visit to Burns’ home on Friday, Aug. 2.
‘A reason to ride’ Stoughton man with cancer gets a memorable visit
MARI DEVEREAUX Hub correspondent
Bikers tore down the placid, suburban streets of Stoughton, engines revving and roaring with purpose as they waved amiably to passerby. They had one mission: to make Dennis Burns smile. A few days earlier, the Capital City Riders Motorcycle Club in Madison received a Facebook message from Stoughton resident Ryan Michaelis requesting a favor. Michaelis asked if they could do one big drive-by for his grandfather – Burns, a motorcycle and car enthusiast who was recently
diagnosed with cancer for the second time. “I was racking my brain for things I could do to improve my grandpa’s mood, so I started with what I knew he was interested in,” Michaelis said. “It’s crazy how much you can get accomplished if you just ask.” The club heartily agreed, and on the evening of Aug. 2, over 20 members and supporters rode down to Burns’ house in Stoughton, blocking off some roads to allow the group’s safe passage. When the riders arrived, Burns and his family greeted them with wide grins and cellphone cameras to
capture the event. Homemade signs thanking the Capital City Riders were strewn across the front lawn. One by one, bikers came up to Burns for handshakes and hugs, making light conversation and easily building a rapport through their shared love for motorcycles. Janell Stern, Burns’ youngest daughter, said the last couple weeks have taken a heavy toll on their family due to its small size and emotional closeness. Burns, who trained in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, is now a great-grandfather at
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‘From Stoughton with Love’ Opera House hosts first chamber music festival Aug. 17, 19 MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group
Stoughton native Madlen Breckbill orchestrates more than the viola. The 2010 Stoughton High School graduate is the face behind the city’s
first chamber music festival at the Stoughton Opera House, set for Aug. 17 and 19. T h e fi r s t program at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, is called “ B a c h a n d Breckbill Brahms: Immersed in a golden glow” and the second program at 7 p.m.
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Monday, Aug. 19, is titled “From Stoughton with love: a musical fusion of Norway and America.” The suggested donation is $15 but attendees are welcome to pay what they can. Breckbill has been playing string instruments since she was four years old, first violin and then viola. She participated in the Madrigals, Stoughton choir,
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If You Go What: Chamber music festival When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 and 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19 Where: Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. Info: Stoughton Chamber Music Festival Facebook page
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Battling the ‘Summer Slide’ with books River Bluff book club keeps kids reading SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
Like clockwork, it happens every summer. Wi t h s eve r a l m o n t h s out of school, students’ academic skills can slip, leaving them a bit further behind in their learning than they were just weeks earlier – the dreaded “summer slide.” At River Bluff Middle School, staff and students are teaming up to help
defeat that annual annoyance with their book club, now in its second year. Students read selected books on their own, and meet several times during the summer to hold group discussions. The group will hold a celebration at the end of the summer. Around 125 students are involved this year, said book club co-coordinator Jessica Fetting, with a goal to “encourage reading” for students entering grades 6-9. “(They) will lose the months of reading skills, and that loss is cumulative,”
she told the Observer in an email. “Reading is important for all kids, but it is very important for our middle school students because we are preparing them for high school and to be college and career ready.:” So far, fantasy and science fiction books are the most popular genres with students, Fetting said, with “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children” and the “Hunger Games” series among the most popular books. Contact Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet. com. Photo by Mackenzie Krumme
Ella Hembrook and Molly Gracyalny talk about their summer vacations before diving into the dicussion on “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children,” during the River Bluff summer book club Monday, Aug. 5.
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Weebleworld seeks expansion Two new employees would be hired
to alleviate some of its waitlist by planning to build an addition of just over 1,000 square feet to make space for a new childcare room with bathAMBER LEVENHAGEN rooms and storage space. The Plan Commission will hold a Unified Newspaper Group public hearing about the construction Weebleworld Child Care Center plans at its next meeting, 6 p.m. Monis growing and looking to expand its day, Aug. 12, before possibly sending it to Common Council for final facilities. The center’s management is hoping approval. The addition would also include
a few more parking spaces. The rest of the business would remain unchanged, and the submission to the Plan Commission states that they would hire two staff members for the new space. The daycare center has existed in its location 1815 Cedarbrook Lane since 2012 and was established in 2006. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber. levenhagen@wcinet.com.
West Nile Virus found in area mosquitoes First positive test in county this year; minimal human health risks SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The West Nile Virus has arrived in Dane County in the form of infected mosquitoes, though less than 1% of people infected with the virus will become seriously ill, according to a July 29 Public Health Madison and Dane County news release. County health officials, who monitor mosquito traps across the county during the summer, said this is the first positive test for West Nile Virus in county mosquitoes this year. PHMDC Environmental Health Supervisor John Hausbeck said in the release the discovery “means residents need to continue their efforts to prevent mosquito bites to protect themselves from getting
Eliminating mosquito breeding grounds • Dispose of items around your property that hold water, such as plastic containers or ceramic pots • Clean roof gutters and downspouts for proper drainage. • Turn over wheelbarrows, wading pools, and small boats when not in use. • Change water in birdbaths and outdoor pet dishes at least every three days. • Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, outdoor saunas, and hot tubs; drain water from pool covers. • Trim tall grass, weeds, and vines — areas where mosquitoes rest during hot daylight hours. • Landscape your yard to prevent water from pooling in low-lying areas.
the virus,” According to county health officials, 80% of people infected with West Nile Virus do not get sick, and those who do usually experience
mild symptoms such as fever, headache, muscle aches and rash. Less than 1% of people infected get seriously ill, with symptoms including high fever, muscle weakness,
stiff neck, disorientation, tremors and paralysis. Older adults and those with weakened immune systems are at greater risk of developing a case that can be fatal, according to the news release. West Nile Virus is spread to animals through the bite of infected mosquitoes, which get the virus by feeding on infected birds. To prevent mosquito bites, county health officials recommend limiting time spent outside at dawn and dusk when they are more active, applying repellent to exposed skin and clothing and keeping windows and door screens in repair. To monitor for West Nile Virus, the Wisconsin Division of Public Health asks that people report sick or dead crows, blue jays or ravens to the Dead Bird Reporting Hotline at 1-800433-1610. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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Fence restrictions loosened Council approves easement amendment AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group
Property owners now have more options for where they can build fences. Still, some changes residents asked for are beyond the city’s influence. After more than an hourand-a-half of discussion, the Common Council loosened its restrictions on building fences within easements Tuesday, July 23. Utility easements allow authorized companies and agencies to access land they don’t own to work on or install underground utilities. The size of these easements vary, and city ordinances previously did not allow property owners to build fences on any part of these easements, in effect reducing the usable size of a property. The change, which passed on an 8-4 vote, allows for fences to be built where no underground infrastructure is present in the case of an easement area that is more than 12 feet wide. No fence can be located within the boundaries of a drainage swale, and fences can be built along and parallel to the property line between two parcels in order to connect to a legal, existing fence. It started with complaints from Marsha and Michael Berigan, who found out they were unable to build a fence where they wanted to and spoke during the June Plan Commission meeting. Commissioners suggested that the council completely remove the language that prevents fences from being built in utility easements, and the council asked the Public Works and Utilities committees to review the ordinance. When it returned to the council, Alds. Tim Riley (D-1) Phil Caravello (D-2), Jean Ligocki (D-2) and Greg Jenson (D-3) voted against the amendment. While all of the alders expressed empathy regarding the Berigans’ desire to build a fence in order to keep their young children You're ! Invited
safe, some worried about the safety and impact on all customers beyond those who wanted to build fences. Riley and Jenson voted against because they wanted to remove restrictions for property owners, and Ligocki felt the ordinance wasn’t ready for action. “It seems as though the way this has been approached is to look for all the potential problems, all the reasons to say no, and not enough reasons to say yes to the request by the Berigans,” Riley said. Regina Hirsch voted in favor despite “feeling for the family.” “It’s not (the utility’s) job to remove fences or work in unsafe conditions, it’s the council’s job to make sure they have safe conditions and are able to do their jobs,” she said. Stoughton Utilities director Jill Weiss said the reason for the prior limitations came down to the realities of time compared to inconvenience. She said when a recent gas leak required that power be turned off in the downtown area, the majority of calls were from customers concerned about the heat and their health. “It goes beyond the individual property owners and our ability to respond quickly to help support the entire community,” she said. Homeowners wishing to build fences or other structures in easements have limitations beyond Stoughton Utilities and the city’s ordinances. Through Stoughton Utilities’ research on the several homeowners who expressed concerns, most of the restrictions that prevented them from building fences were Department of Transportation setbacks and ATC easements. “It’s important for homeowners, if they don’t understand what the situation is, to reach out to us because we can very quickly provide some information that might help them better understand what the restrictions are and what the source is because in many cases it’s not the ordinance,” mayor Tim Swadley said. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
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New sidewalks not necessary In a time of limited resources and barely drivable roads, the Stoughton City Council has prioritized investing Stoughton’s tax dollars into retrofitting sidewalks onto properties where there are none, regardless of where these properties are. They have done so with little community input. Ironically, a recent regional survey of residents noted retaining green space was a top priority. This means that homeowners who have tended to their land for, in many cases, decades, will now receive a concrete slab in place of their well-tended gardens. Neighborhoods have no say in what transpires in their microcommunity and this city council edict makes no consideration for the unique neighborhood environment, the preferences of the community members who live there, or whether a sidewalk is actually needed. In their desperate attempt to attract new residents to Stoughton, the Council is single-handedly infuriating current residents with this ridiculous retrofitting policy. I will concede, there are a few high traffic areas where a good argument could be made for adding sidewalks. Other than those few, please consider investing community tax dollars in meaningful community projects, such
as roads, parks, education, housing, food security, youth activities and support for our small business downtown. I chose my home 20 years ago and raised two children here. They walked home from school and rode bikes and scooters in the street in front of our home. Yes, they are alive and well today in spite of growing up in a neighborhood with few sidewalks. I picked my neighborhood because of the things the city now wants to destroy – lush green lawns and its lack of concrete. Over the past 20 years, the neighborhood has, for the most part, remained the same. Yes, people have come and gone, but traffic patterns and the large groups of families who choose to walk in my neighborhood are the same. Stoughton Council – are sidewalks a priority on any resident’s list but yours? Please stop paving where it’s not needed and start paving where it is. Stop pointing at a current policy to justify your actions. You are policy makers – revise your policy. Make tax dollar investments where they are wise, welcome, and necessary. Joanne Thorton City of Stoughton
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Take a chance and read outside your comfort zone M any readers associate books with a sense of comfort. We read “cozy mysteries” or romance novels with a guaranteed “happily ever after” ending. On rainy days, library patrons frequently tell staff, “This is the perfect day to curl up on the couch with a good book!” It’s wonderful that some books have the power to soothe and comfort us when we’re stressed. But others serve a completely different function: They ask us tough questions, dare us to examine Bosky our behavior and sometimes make us feel downright uncomfortable. I asked fellow library staffers to each recommend books for anyone who wants to read outside their comfort zone. We came up with books about building community, racial and cultural injustice and adversity, trauma – both childhood and adult – and the effects of eviction in poverty-stricken areas. I’ll start with my own recommendations. I particularly enjoyed Brené Brown’s “Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone.” Her book encourages readers to focus on four practices that can
repair deep divides that split communities apart, and create harmony instead. “It’s about breaking down the walls, abandoning our ideological bunkers, and living from our wild heart rather than our weary hurt,” Brown proclaims. I also highly recommend Ijeoma Oluo’s “So You Want to Talk About Race.” This book is a concise introduction to racism in the United States. Oluo’s conversational style makes you feel like you’re sitting across the table from a friend calmly but firmly stating the facts: “There is no neutrality to be had towards systems of injustice. It is not something you can just opt out of.” Three novels came to mind for adult services librarian Kate Hull: “A Place for Us” by Fatima Farheen Mirza, “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and “The Woman Next Door” by Yewande Omotoso. Each novel features characters with lives that are very different from hers, but they also speak to themes such as family and faith which are universal across cultures. Our circulation supervisor, Sarah Bukrey, suggested “How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America” by Kiese Laymon. She appreciated reading this memoir-in-essays from a black man who grew up in the South. “The man of courage is not the man who did not face
adversity,” Laymon writes. “The man of courage is the man who faced adversity and spoke to it. The man of courage tells adversity, ‘You’re trespassing and I give you no authority to steal my joy, my faith or my hope.’” Klare Girgen, Technical Services supervisor, recommended “Educated,” by Tara Westover. She found it inspiring that someone who came from such a difficult background – a neglectful, abusive family – overcame her childhood, sought out education and rose above her circumstances. For a story set closer to home, Klare suggested “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City” by Matthew Desmond. The author studied populations in Milwaukee and discovered what a vicious cycle of poverty evictions can cause. “It is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need,” he wrote. “Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: Without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.” If you have read any of these books or have your own suggestions for reading outside your comfort zone, please stop by the library and let us know. Amanda Bosky is a children’s librarian at the Stoughton Public Library.
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‘An evening on the land’ Food Cart Night in the Town of Dunn set for Aug. 14
If You Go What: Town of Dunn Food Cart Night When: 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 Where: 4544 Don’s Road near Sinaiko Park. Info: groundswellwisconsin.org
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Wildflowers, tall grasses and hand-made metal sculptures will be intertwined with trendy food carts to encourage neighbors in the Town of Dunn get outside and experience the American prairie. Food Cart Night, 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, is smack-dab in the middle Carole and Don Schmidt’s prairie, 4544 Don’s Road, near Sinaiko Park. In partnership with Groundswell Conservancy, the Schmidt’s and organizers hope the event allows people to see something beautiful and eat tasty food in one of the most threatened ecosystems, said Danni Lang, development and outreach manager at Groundswell. “One of the (reasons) that sometimes people struggle getting outside--they
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Carole and Don Schmidt’s prairie will play host to Food Cart Night Wednesday, Aug. 14. think they are not a hiker or don’t know how to recreate in those trendy ways that we see at stores or online,” Lang said. “Food carts bridge the gap for people who want to get outside but don’t know how to discover the places in our area that are worth visiting.” Participants are welcome to hike trails that wind
through the prairie or just bring a chair and enjoy food from local carts. Guests can purchase from; Fast N’ Fresh, known for smoked pulled pork, steak and rice bowls and pork mac-n-cheese; Soho, an Asian-fusion cart with signature dumplings and rice boxes; Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream and
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Karben4 Brewing. The Schmidt’s and the Town of Dunn have worked hard to restore the land and American Prairie, Lang said. “(Residents) want their town to reflect the agricultural beauty and native landscapes,” Lang said. “They tax themselves to protect different landscapes through conservation easements. This event also hopes to highlight that partnership.” People are encouraged to register online at groundswellwisconsin.org Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.
Summer library program finale Aug. 13 Reading challenge ends with space-themed fun CONNOR WOOD Unified Newspaper Group
Kids can act like the solar system and learn about propulsion, forces and other space topics at Stoughton Public Library’s summer program finale. The interactive show, “My Mother the Astronaut,” by the Traveling Lantern Theater Company is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at the library, bringing an end to the reading challenge that has been running since June 1. From 6:30-7 p.m., before the performance, the Stoughton Culver’s will be providing free ice cream sundaes. Everyone is free to come to the event and no registration is required. Kids were able to set their own
If You Go What: Library program finale, “My Mother the Astronaut” When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13 Where: Stoughton Public Library, 304 S 4th St. Info: 873-6281
goals for reading this year, and are able to change them until Friday, Aug. 9. Saturday, Aug. 10, is the last day to turn in hours. This year, around 675 kids participated, which children’s librarian Amanda Bosky said was in line with the normal number of around 700. “We started with about how many minutes per day do you think you want to read and then we guided them to how many hours that translated into
for the whole summer,” Bosky said. Participants received a coupon to Pizza Hut when they signed up and a pass to Eugsters’ petting zoo when they reached their halfway goal. If they finish their goal, they will receive a free book. Children from infants to those going into sixth grade could participate in the summer program with younger children being read to, Bosky explained. “Participating in the program or finishing your goal is not required, anybody can come who’s interested,” Bosky said. “We just like to have something fun for the kids to look forward to and a nice tie in to ‘Yeah for you, you read this summer, we’re so proud of you!’” Bosky is looking forward to next year’s nation-wide theme of fairy tales and the fun events it could bring.
Music: Stoughton native planned festival from Germany American Players Theater and numerous orchestras around Madison. She now lives in Berlin, Germany, playing for a large string orchestra. Breckbill said Stoughton has an appetite and space for a chamber festival like this. “The community always has a sense of excitement for an event that makes the community come together and for the opportunity to invite neighboring communities to enjoy Stoughton,” Breckbill said. The first program, will present the core classical musicians like Bach and Brahms. Breckbill describes the music as “wholesome,” and something that simply comes over you.
The second program is less rooted in the classical style but more of a love letter to the Stoughton community, Breckbill said. It is specifically designed with the Norweigian heritage in mind. The pieces are written by American composers with a little bit of jazz, minimalistic tones and lots of joyful and exciting energy, Breckbill said. Throughout the program Breckbill plans to have small, playful interjections in between pieces. She said she’d like to give information about the musicians, composers and anything else that she or others might find interesting. All the musicians are Wisconsin based people who Breckbill has gotten to know over the years of
living and working in Dane County. Although Breckbill said this festival is open to anyone, she does recognize that some people will be weary at a classical music experience so she has set the ticket price as a suggested donation of $15. “The vibe of this kind
of thing is really important. My intent it to keep it fun and interesting,” said Breckbill. “(I want people to) feel like they are experiencing something and learning something new.” Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.
Helena Pope plays third-class Irish girl MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group
The Oregon Straw Hat Players will set sail on a doomed ship during their production of “Titanic – The Musical,” and Stoughton native Helena Pope will play a third-class Irish girl named Kate, hoping to make her way to America and start a new life. Performances run at various times Saturday, Aug. 10, through Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Oregon Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Ticket prices are $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and $12 for K-12 students. Pope, 19, has been performing with the OSHP for more than 10 years. “What I really love is the fact that we can take a book and words on a page and make that story come alive,” Pope said. The musical focuses largely on the human impacts of the April 15, 1912, disaster, during which 1,500 people died. The play follows stories of the people aboard the ship including the owner, designer, captain, crew and passengers. Director Sami Elmer Kapusta said the play touches on gender roles, class and the progress of technology. “Theater goers should know there are no Jack and Rose, and Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go
If You Go What: “Titanic – The Musical,” presented by the Oregon Straw Hat Players When: 7:30 p.m. Aug. 10, 15, 16 and 17; 2 p.m. Aug. 11 and 17 Where: Oregon Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Pkwy. Price: $17 for adults; $15 seniors; $12 K-12 students Info: oshponline.org On’ is not featured in the score,” according to a news release. “What they will experience is an inspiring musical about the famous doomed ship.” “Titanic – The Musical” won five Tony awards in 1997, according to the news release. The production at OSHP will have a 20 person orchestra to play the music, which Elmer Kapusta describes as modern, yet classical and syntagmatic. “Hands down my favorite part of the play is the music,” said Elmer Kapusta. “There are scenes with dialogue but there is almost never a time where you don’t hear music.” The majority volunteer cast, crew, staff and orchestra is comprised of nearly 100 participants of all ages from Brooklyn, Fitchburg, Madison, McFarland, Mount Horeb, Stoughton and Oregon.
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Coffee with a Reporter
held from 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13, at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. A Memory Cafe is a place where individuals with memory loss and their care partners can get together in a safe, supportive and engaging environment. The Memory Cafe encourages friendship and acceptance, and participants can share conversation in a relaxed atmosphere. For information, call 873-8585.
Courier Hub reporters Amber Levenhagen and Mackenzie Krumme will hold the next Coffee with a Reporter from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursday, August 8, at Wildwood Cafe, 218 S. Forrest St. Coffee with a Reporter is when Hub reporters spend some time at various establishments and put up a sign asking for community members to come chat about anything pertaining to Stoughton. For information, email mackenzie.krumme@wcinet.com
Understanding medicare
Mandt Lodge and Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society’s “A Day on the Prairie” will celebrate the 175th Anniversary of East and West Koshkonong Churches on Sunday, Aug. 11. Starting at 9 a.m. at the East Koshkonong Church, 454 E. Church Rd., Cambridge, all are welcome to the church service. After the service, the group will move to the Jeff and Sandy Notstad barn, 942 E. Church Rd., Cambridge, to hear stories about the families who founded the church. The tour ends at West Koshkonong Church, 1911 Koshkonong Road, with a light lunch. For information, contact Darlene Arneson, 873-7209.
Memory Cafe The next Memory Cafe will be Baha’i Faith
Covenant Lutheran Church
For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.
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
Bible Baptist Church
Ezra Church
2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Christ Lutheran Church
First Lutheran Church
700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday: 9 a.m. worship, 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship
Christ the King Community Church
Fulton Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. Worship Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Saturday: 8 a.m. prayer breakfast Sunday: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Worship 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.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
Christian Assembly Church
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
R Olde House Society (ROHS) will be holding its next meeting 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at 217 N. Franklin St. Attendees will tour the home and enjoy some fellowship afterwards. This is the first meeting of the new season. ROHS is a friendly group of people interested in the history and preservation of older homes. Guests are asked to bring a light snack to share and their own beverages. Newcomers are always welcome. For information contact rohstoughton@gmail.com
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 and 10 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
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Worship
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m.; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton
1501 E. Main St., Stoughton • 608-205-6444 Pastor Rich Thomas • rthomas@cgcmadison.org Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
Cultivate Your Friendships “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 NIV
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An educational class on medicare will be held at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14 in the Bryan Health Education Center at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. Ben Rothering from Physicians Mutual will lead the class on the basics of Medicare (A, B, C & D). Topics include making the most out of your rights, how to enroll, what Grant application open Medicare does and doesn’t cover The Stoughton Area Community and additional coverage options. Foundation is accepting grant appliFor information, call 873-2356. cations until midnight September 15, 2019. Grants are awarded to Local A&W history Stoughton area organizations in the Sons of Norway– Mandt Lodge following areas: community develwill host “Sharing the A&W Stough- opment, wellness, youth, historic ton Story” with Tom and Philayne preservation, arts, and senior proChose at the 7 p.m. Wednesday, grams. Grants usually range from Aug. 14, meeting at Sons of Nor- $400 to $6000. Apply online at the following website: stoughtonareaway, 317 South Page St. The story of A&W in Stoughton foundation.org begins in the mid 1940’s with Harold and Frieda Chose. The talk will
‘A Day on the Prairie’
401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
focus on the changes of the family business over the decades. For information, contact Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail. com or 608-873-7209.
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The advice to cultivate your friendships is good advice on a variety of levels. Having good and reliable friends provides the social support that all of us need. And there is good evidence that loneliness is a serious health risk, increasing your risk of high blood pressure, depression and dementia. The advice to cultivate your friendships is also particularly relevant in today’s highly mobile society. People often relocate because of school or work, and while technology can keep us connected even when we’re halfway around the world, too often we spend our free time diverted from the quality time we should be spending with people who matter to us. There are many ways to cultivate our friendships, and they all start with spending time with our friends and communicating with them when we can’t be with them physically. As always, the golden rule applies to friendship as to every other relationship, and counsels us to do the things for our friends that we would like them to do for us, such as lending an ear, helping in times of need, and just being there to share the good times and the bad. – Christopher Simon
Thursday, August 8
• 10:30 a.m. Coffee with a Reporter, Wildwood Cafe, 218 S. Forrest St., mackenzie.krumme@wcinet.com • 1 p.m., Build a birdhouse, senior center, 873-8585 • 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk, Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St., facebook.com/gazebomusikkw
Saturday, August 10
• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Stuff the Bus, Walmart parking lot, 2600 Hwy. 138 • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sami bracelet class with Son’s of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 Page St., 920-248-2470 • 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Stoughton Historical Museum open, 324 S. Page St., stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org • 7: 30 p.m., Titanic- The Musical (Tickets adults $17, seniors $15, students $12), Oregon Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Parkway, 835-9126
Sunday, August 11
• 2 p.m., Titanic- The Musical (Tickets adults $17, seniors $15, students $12), Oregon Performing Arts Center, 456 N. Perry Parkway, 835-9126
Monday, August 12
• 7 p.m., Town of Dunn Plan Commission meeting, Dunn Town Hall, 4156 Cty. Road B (second Monday of each month)
Tuesday, August 13
• 9:30-11 a.m., Memory Cafe, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-8585 • 7 p.m., Summer library program finale, library, 8736281
Wednesday, August 14
• 5-7 p.m., Town of Dunn Food Cart Night, 4544 Don’s Road near Sinaiko Park, groundswellwisconsin.org • 5:30 p.m., Understanding Medicare, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356 • 7 p.m., “Sharing the A&W Stoughton Story” with Tom and Philayne Chose part of the Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St. 873-7209 • 7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Plan Commission meeting, Town Hall, 654 Cty. Road N (second Wednesday of each month)
Thursday, August 15
• 6-7:30 p.m., Gazebo Musikk, Rotary Park Gazebo, 324 S. Sixth St., facebook.com/gazebomusikk • 7 p.m., R Olde House Society meeting, 217 N. Franklin St., rohstoughton@gmail.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
Submit your community calendar and coming up items online:
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Motorcycles: Club has donated $1.5 million to community causes since its formation Continued from page 1 age 68. “This is all we have, and we’re pretty tight,” Stern said. “So I definitely think that there will be a piece of the family that won’t be able to be replaced.” Burns’ eldest child, Janett Anderson, said their dad was in complete remission for six years before the sickness reappeared “with a vengeance.” Twelve years ago, Burns was diagnosed with bladder and colon cancer. Anderson said the cancer now also occupies his lungs, scar tissue, and one of his main arteries. Despite the constant pain and inevitable fatality of his condition, Anderson said Burns has continued to be the strong head of the family, always smiling and bottling up his pain. “He’s a hero because through all of this, he’s more concerned about everyone else,” Anderson said. “He doesn’t want us to see when he’s really sick.” Michaelis said as a kid he always looked up to Burns for his brave, carefree personality. “When I thought of someone cool, like The Fonz, I thought of my grandfather,” Michaelis said. “He just has Photo by Mari Devereaux a way about him, like you A biker holds up his cane triumphantly as bikers ride down a residential street on their way to Dennis Burns’ house. shouldn’t take anything too seriously. He knows how to different from stereotypical participated in many events Following the Capital and Burns continues to fight to,” Michaelis said. “To relax and live a good life.” create the best memories “biker gangs” in terms of over the years, including City Riders visit, Michae- with positivity and energy. the Thunder Run, fundraislis said he hopes the fami“I wanted to give him possible while there’s still its good relationship with Love for bikes authority and the neighbor- ing for the Wil-Mar Neigh- ly is able to have strength, something to look forward time.” Burns said while he was hoods it helps. borhood Center and lobbyinitially interested in creThe club, which current- ing for motorist and bicyating model vehicles and ly has 300 members and clist road safety. collecting 1960s muscle an expanding clubhouse, This year the group will cars, he grew to love riding has donated a total of $1.5 host its 12th annual pokmotorcycles when he wasn’t million to southern Wiscon- er run and kids carnival on working as the state capitol’s sin since its formation over August 17, an event that deputy seargent-at-arms. 50 years ago. Scovill said raises money to fund a He reminisced about long Capital City Riders have child’s Make-A-Wish trip. rides with friends through California and overseas adventures to Russia, Italy and Serbia that characterized his younger days. “It’s just the freedom of (them),” Burns said. “The work that I did at the legislature downtown was stressful at times. “But when you get on the bike, everything disappears. It’s just you and the wind. You can come and go as you please.” Anderson said that Burns often took his family mem bers on rides, and she accompanied him a few times for the Muscular Dystrophy Association Free dom Ride. Photo by Mari Devereaux Burns’ other interests, A homemade sign from Dennis Burns’ family, thanking the according to his family, Capital City Riders Club for coming out to support him. include fishing, watching movies, Elvis and participating in other part-time musical ventures. “He even DJed at our school,” Anderson said with a laugh. “The song he would always play was ‘The Wanderer’.”
Bikers give back Dale Scovill, a longstanding member of Capital City Riders, said while the club hadn’t done anything like this before, they would never turn down a chance to help a community member in need. “We’re all about giving back to the community,” Scovill said. “It gives us a Photo courtesy Janett Anderson reason to ride.” Scovill said the club is Dennis Burns (late 20s) sits on his motorcycle. This is one of several bikes Burns has owned over the course of his life.
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Support your favorite teams all season long with this guide to Stoughton High School’s big match-ups! OPPONENT
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@ Beaver Dam Waunakee @ Oregon Fort Atkinson Edgewood Milton @ Watertown @ Monroe Monona Grove
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19
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Glenn Herold Invitational Verona Area Invitational Lake Farm Invitational Badger Challenge Midwest Invitational Stoughton Invitational South Conference
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Brown Deer Invitational Stoughton Scramble Dells Invitational Watertown Baraboo Invitational Portage Invitational @ Fort Atkinson @ Monona Grove Milton Madison Memorial Invitational @ Edgewood Riverside Invitational Oregon DeForest Invitational North Conference
9 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 12 p.m.
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BOYS VARSITY SOCCER DATE
Get sports scores/results and photos online at:
3:30 p.m. 8 a.m. 3:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. TBD
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Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 24 Sept. 26 Oct. 1 Oct. 3 Oct. 8 Oct. 10 Oct. 15 Oct. 17
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GIRLS VARSITY SWIMMING DATE
OPPONENT
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@ Sauk Prairie Sun Prairie @ Evansville @ Watertown Beaver Dam @ Burlington Area Milton Reedsburg @ Oregon @ DeForest Monroe @ Baraboo @ Edgewood @ Edgerton Fort Atkinson Monona Grove
7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
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Aug. 29 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Sept. 28 Oct. 1 Oct. 5 Oct. 8 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Nov. 2
TIME 10:15 a.m. 9:40 a.m. TBD 5:10 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 a.m. 9:30 a.m.
OPPONENT
TIME
Edgerton Fort Atkinson Stoughton Relays @ Monona Grove Milton @ McFarland Jefferson Invitational Monroe Waunakee Invitational Watertown @ Edgewood @ Oregon South Conference
6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 10 a.m. 6 p.m. 11 a.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 1 p.m.
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GIRLS VARSITY TENNIS DATE Aug. 17 Aug. 23-24 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 5 Sept. 7 Sept. 10 Sept. 12 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 19 Sept. 20-21 Sept. 23 Sept. 27-28
OPPONENT
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Madison La Follette Invitational Badger Invitational Portage @ Fort Atkinson Watertown Stoughton Invitational @ Edgewood Oregon Brookfield East Invite @ Monona Grove Milton Badger/Big 8 Challenge @ Monroe Conference
9 a.m. 8 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 9 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 9 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 9 a.m. 4:15 p.m. 9 a.m.
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OPPONENT Glenn Herold Invitational Verona Area Invitational Lake Farm Invitational Badger Challenge Midwest Invitational Stoughton Invitational South Conference
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GIRLS VARSITY GOLF Aug. 16 Aug. 19 Aug. 21 Aug. 22 Aug. 27 Aug. 28 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 10 Sept. 11
GIRLS VARSITY CROSS COUNTRY Aug. 31 Sept. 7 Sept. 14 Sept. 17 Sept. 28 Oct. 5 Oct. 19
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Adam Feiner, sports editor
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Mark Nesbitt, assistant sports editor 845-9559 x237 • sportsreporter@wcinet.com Fax: 845-9550
Football
Sports
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Football
Kickoff to fall Photo by Jeremy Jones
Stoughton’s Drew Pasold (1) and Kadin Milbauer (2) tackle Oregon quarterback Nolan Look out of bounds in the second quarter of a Badger South game last season. Pasold and Milbauer were flagged on the play.
WIAA full-contact rule cuts concussion rate by 57%, study finds ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The rate of sport-related concussions during high school football practice in Wisconsin decreased by 57 percent following a rule change limiting the amount and duration of full-contact activities during practice, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health. The news did not surprise Stoughton coach Dan Prahl, who estimated his program has dealt with only three or four concussions since taking over as the head coach in 2015. “We’re so much better with it,” Prahl said, “from the technology to the knowledge of tackling. I’m not surprised one bit, but that’s a good thing.” The study, which was published online in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, examined whether new rules passed by the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association before the 2014 season reduced the rate of sport-related concussions compared to the previous two seasons. The rules prohibit full-contact activities during the first week of preseason practice and limit full contact to 75 minutes in week two and 60 minutes per week (excluding games) in week three and beyond. The rules were among the first in the nation designed and implemented to reduce the incidence of sport-related concussions during high school football practice. “Our analysis shows that targeted rule changes can have a beneficial effect on lowering the risk for concussions,” said Tim McGuine, a scientist in the department of orthopedics and rehabilitation at UW SMPH. “It’s imperative that we identify strategies that keep our student athletes safe while still maintaining the integrity of the game, and this particular measure appears to do both.” A total of 2,081 high school football athletes enrolled and participated in
the study in 2012-13 (before the rule change), and 945 players participated in 2014 (after the rule change). Players self-reported previous concussion and demographic information and athletic trainers recorded athletic exposures, concussion incidence, and days lost for each concussion. An athletic exposure during practice was classified as being full contact (full speed with contact); drill contact (full speed until contact above the waist, and the player is not taken to the ground); or no contact (no full or drill contact). Researchers found there were 15 concussions per 1,000 athletic exposures during practice in 2014 compared to 86 per 1,000 athletic exposures during the previous two years. Opponents of the new rules argued that limiting contact during practice would lead to poor technique, ultimately increasing the risk of injury during competition. However, the data did not support that argument, with the rate of concussions in games during the 2014 season remaining the same as it was before the rule change. Prahl and his coaching staff teach two types of tackling. “We first teach the perfect technique where the head is across the body,” Prahl said. “But a kid isn’t often in that perfect position, so we teach the rugby style where the head is behind the ball carrier. We shoot our hands forward, suck the legs in, then gator roll. Guys go down easy and both guys don’t get hurt. With both, we keep the face out of it.” Stoughton often opts for an onside kick or pops the ball up to force a fair catch instead of traditional deep kickoffs. The Vikings go for the ball instead of trying to break down and stop a returner running at full speed. “It’s a 50/50 ball, and guys aren’t getting dinged up going full speed,” Prahl said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if kickoffs are nixed from the game in a few years.”
Photo by Adam Feiner
Stoughton linebacker Rudy Detweiler participates in a tackling drill at the Vikings’ first day of football practice Tuesday, Aug. 6, at Stoughton High School.
HTL baseball
Merchants rally past A’s on the road ADAM FEINER Sports editor
Momentum swung back and forth between Stoughton and Utica on Saturday, Aug. 3, but the Merchants finished strong to secure a 5-2 road win over the A’s at Utica Community Park. Utica got out of a big jam in the top of the sixth, then tied the game at 2 in the bottom half of the inning. A’s shortstop Ben Hildebrandt threw out Ryan Nyhagen at home for the first out of the frame. Brock Wanninger struck out Caleb Broege with runners on first and third, and after a walk to Tyler Wilberg to load the bases, Wanninger struck out pinch hitter Dan Campbell. Connor Kalinowski and Hildebrandt recorded back-to-back singles to lead off the bottom half, and Sam Raff delivered
Photo by Adam Feiner
Stoughton’s Dave Hanson hits a go-ahead RBI single in the seventh inning against Utica on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Utica Community Park. The Merchants won 5-2. a one-out bloop single to score Kalinowski. “That was big to tie it,” Utica player-manager Christian Stokstad said. “It was a turning point, but unfortunately we left a runner on third. We could have used
that run.” The Merchants rallied for three runs with two outs in the seventh to surge ahead for good. Yonardo Herdenez and Nyhagen hit back-to-back singles, and Dave Hanson served a
single through the right side to score Herdenez to make it 3-2. Sam Schretenthaler smacked a double into the right-center gap to score Nyhagen and Hanson.
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Stoughton co-coach Spilde to be honored by NWHOF
Talmadge steps down as SHS swim coach, hire expected soon
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Stoughton High School co-coach Dan Spilde will be one of nine individuals recognized for their lifetime service at the 2019 National Wrestling Hall of Fame Wisconsin Chapter’s Honors Weekend on Sept. 28-29 at Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Spilde won a WIAA state title at 132 pounds in 1987 and was a senior member of legendary SHS coach LaVerne Pieper’s final state championship team in 1988. The Vikings won team state titles in all four of Spilde’s high school seasons. Spilde has kept Stoughton rich wrestling history alive and thriving with fellow co-coach Bob Empey. After a four-year stretch of runner-up finishes to Kaukauna, the Vikings have won two straight Division I team titles. Stoughton also has the Photo by Jeremy Jones most individual state cham- Stoughton co-coach Dan Spilde will be honored at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame Wisconsin Chapter’s Honors Weekend on Sept. 28-29. pions (51) in state history.
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With the girls swimming season on the horizon, Stoughton High School is still searching for its next head coach. The Vikings’ boys team will need a new leader, as well. Katie Talmadge recently stepped down as the Stoughton girls and boys swimming coach. Athletic director Mel Dow said he expects to soon make a hire, he said in an email Friday, Aug. 2, to the Courier Hub. Ta l m a d g e w a s t h e school’s record-holder in the 100-meter backstroke and 100 butterfly, and was part of the school’s record-holding 200 medley relay upon her graduation
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from SHS. She went on to compete collegiately at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. Practice begins Tuesday, Aug. 13 for high school swimmers across the state. Stoughton’s first meet of the season is Aug. 29 at home against Edgerton.
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Viking Booster Trek set for Aug. 17 at Mandt Park ADAM FEINER Sports editor
The Stoughton Sports Boosters Club is putting on the seventh annual Viking Booster Trek, a 5K run/ walk, on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 8 a.m. in Mandt Park. The entry fee is $15 for those who are not current SHS athletes or family members who did not sign up at the athlete kick-off night on Monday, Aug. 5.
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Stoughton pitcher Ben Riffle retired 10 straight A’s, five via strikeout, to finish off the complete-game victory. He scattered six hits and struck out seven. “I felt like my stuff was working the entire game,” Riffle said. “Lots of firstpitch strikes, not a lot of hard contact, and I was on the same page with Ryan (Nyhagen) the entire game. As the game went on, I really wanted to finish it.” The Merchants were 3-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base, but eventually figured out Wanninger. “We had a few guys in the lineup that aren’t regulars on Sundays due to some injuries, but we persevered,” Stoughton manager Dale Seffens added. “Ben threw a really nice game. He was in control the whole time.” Wanninger took the loss, allowing five runs (three earned), nine hits and three walks while striking out six over seven innings. Utica jumped ahead 1-0 in the first. Hildebrandt hustled for an infield single, motored around second on a sacrifice bunt, slid safely into third, and scored as the ball got away from Stoughton’s third baseman. The Merchants grabbed a 2-1 lead in the third thanks to a pair of defensive miscues by the A’s. Wilberg reached on a throwing error to start the inning, and scored on a throwing error with two outs. Ervin Medina then scored on a fielding error. “We persevered through a bad start with four errors in the first two innings,” Stokstad said. “To come away
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Utica’s Brock Wanninger pitches in the first inning against Stoughton on Saturday, Aug. 3, at Utica Community Park. Wanninger went seven innings, but took the loss. only down 2-1 was something to build on.” Stoughton flashed leather in the fourth. Medina made a sliding stop up the middle and threw out Raff for the first out, and Tanner Klitzke made a diving catch for the final out of the frame. Utica second baseman Aaron Zimmerman snared three line drives in the fifth. Medina went 2-for-3 with a double for Stoughton, while Hanson and Herdenez were both 2-for-5. The Merchants will hit the road to play top-seeded Montello tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Night League playoffs. Stoughton finished 13-3 in the Sunday League regular season, and earned the third seed in the Southeast Section Sunday League playoffs. The Merchants will play at Jefferson at 1 p.m.
Sunday. Jefferson clinched the second seed with a 9-0 win over Lake Mills on Sunday, Aug. 3. “I’m confident in our pitching, and we’ve been swinging the bats well,” Seffens said. “The bench has got some quality playing time, too.” H i l d e b r a n d t fi n i s h e d 3-for-4 for the A’s. Aaron Schauer struck out three and walked two in two no-hit innings of relief. Utica finished the Sunday League 5-11, but Stokstad is optimistic about the future despite being done for the season. “We have some good young talent,” he said. “They can really play, and you can see them getting more comfortable at the plate and having better at-bats and more hits. I can see we’re getting better, and that’s uplifting.”
Stoughton 9, Cambridge 5 The Merchants secured a spot in the Night League playoffs with a home win over the Blues last Thursday. Erick Sperloen started and tossed five innings. Herdenez threw two innings of relief for Stoughton, which finished 5-3 in the East Night League regular season.
Waterloo 6, Utica 4 The A’s finished 0-8 in the East Night League after a road loss last Thursday. Raff, Wanninger and Aaron Zimmerman each had singles and scored during a three-run fourth for Utica. Stokstad had double and a run, Nick Woodstock recorded an RBI groundout, and Andy Skjolass added a sacrifice fly.
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Four more Gazebo Musikk performances What started five years ago as a monthly event has grown to a summer long music festival. Gazebo Musikk, located behind the fire station, has four more Thursday performances left, including a finale with Panchromatic Steel, Aug. 29. Families and friends are encouraged to bring chairs and a picnic to enjoy an evening of free music. For the full schedule visit stoughtonrec.com/gazebomusikk.
After playing soccer with friends, Conor O’Hara, 3, of Stoughton dances to the music during Gazebo Musikk Thursday, Aug. 1.
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Annika Schmidt, 3, twirls to the tunes during Gazebo Musikk Thursday, Aug. 1. Her family attends the event regularly.
8 children complete 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge Every night, 6 year old Oren Johnson reads to his mom, dad and younger sister. His favorite books – mostly committed to memory – are Harry The Dirty Dog; Brown Bear, Brown Bear and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Over the past year, Johnson was one of eight children to complete the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge at the Stoughton Public Library. Starting at any age, parents are able to keep track of the number of books read by their child and can earn stickers, free books and other prizes along the way.
“One of the best ways to stimulate developing brains and foster a lifelong love of books is to read, read, read,” Amanda Bosky wrote in a news release. Other participants who completed the challenge were: Constance Cocke, Adaline Hipwood, Taryn Johnson, Maevyn Rusch, Hayden Schuyler, Maxwell Talmadge and George Thompson. Johnson, who’s had a library card since age 3, enters first grade at Fox Prairie Elementary School next month.
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Stoughton grad wins highest honor at National Junior Angus Show Grace Link named champion showman
Grace Link of Stoughton wins the champion showman title at the National Junior Angus Show in July.
On July 20, Grace Link, a 2018 graduate of Stoughton High School, won the champion showman title at the National Junior Angus Show, an award many beef showmen from across the country dream about. “I don’t think it’s hit me that I have actually won yet,” she said. “I’ve been showing Angus cattle for the last eight years, and everything I’ve learned during this time has helped me to get to this point.” According to a news
release, Link served as the Stoughton High School FFA President her senior year. She was also a longtime member of the Triangle Troopers 4-H Club, and has shown beef cattle at the Stoughton Fair, Dane County Fair and Wisconsin State Fair for more than 10 years. She has also participated in the National Junior Angus Association show the last six years. Participants are judged on handling of their animals, their ability to follow instructions and courtesy and sportsmanship in the show arena.
Placement: Rutland location only one with interested landlord out of 605 that met criteria Continued from page 1 but because he is a patient still undergoing treatment and subject to confidentiality laws, the state Department of Human Services could not confirm it and the Hub is withholding his name. The placement is part of a supervised release program for people who have served their time for crimes but have been committed because they were considered likely to reoffend. According to a state Department of Justice petition, the man, now 66, suffers from mental conditions that predispose him to engage in acts of sexual violence. He was convicted in 1985 for two separate incidents against two women occurring the same night, within 15 minutes of each other. The six charges were two counts of attempted second-degree sexual assault, two counts of false imprisonment and two of misdemeanor battery. The county DHS has struggled to find a home for the man, having explored hundreds of potential locations in the area before settling on the one at 3482 Hwy. 138. Neighbors who had been notified of the placement by law
enforcement took their concerns to the Rutland Town Board and were told the town had no means of fighting the placement because of a state law enacted in 2016. The man had been sentenced to 37 1/2 years in the Wisconsin state prison system and was set to be released on July 2, 2013, but the DOJ filed a petition under the state’s sexual predator law on June 27 of that year, alleging he is a sexually violent person and should be committed for treatment, according to online court records. The court ordered DHS to conduct an evaluation to determine whether he is a sexually violent person in August 2013, which could have been heard and decided on at a jury trial that year, but the man’s attorney withdrew the request for a jury trial and agreed to the “sexually violent person” commitment at Sand Ridge Secure Treatment Center, located in Mauston. Sand Ridge houses an average of 330 adult men who have been committed to treatment after completing a sentence for their sex crimes within the Department of Corrections.
Finding a home Supervised release is granted once a patient is determined by a court to be no longer likely to reoffend. Then, the patient is released to his or her original county of residence. In this case the county was given 90 days to submit a plan for the release in May 2017. Those plans were delayed for 790 days. Part of the supervised release program mandates an offender must be placed in the county he was originally from before serving prison time, as long as it fits within the “buffer” requirements that restrict an offender from being placed near schools, parks and churches, and is not near the people who were victims of his sex crimes. Court records do not show the previous address of the man, but the assaults occurred in Madison. A March letter from Jessica Ecker, behavioral health program specialist at the county DHS, said that within the first 120 days after the court order, the county DHS office sent 475 letters to individual addresses that would meet the criteria for housing the patient.
Of those, only 11 responded asking for more information and none remained after that. She wrote that 100 more homes were pursued, but none were viable options. Her letter explained that as of that date, 157,701 rental properties exist in Dane County. Of those, 3,187 met the buffer requirements. Only 605 met further criteria after manual review. According to her letter and court records, the home in Rutland is the only remaining that met all of those requirements and had an interested landlord willing to work with a convicted sex offender and the state’s program.
Assaults, plea deal The two crimes occurred near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In both cases, charges were reduced by a plea deal. The complaint alleged that in February 1985, the man followed a woman into the lobby of her Langdon Street apartment building and asked if she wanted “some company.” The woman told him to “get away from me,” and she hit him in the chest.
He then grabbed and dragged her outside of the building, grabbed her buttocks and slapped her several times, according to the complaint. She began screaming and managed to escape, and her screams caught the attention of a witness, who later identified the man. Approximately 15 minutes later, the man grabbed a different woman as she exited her car near a dormitory on campus. The complaint said he forcibly dragged her into a secluded area, and after she screamed, he hit her in the face and threatened to kill her. Her screams alerted others in the area and they chased the man onto frozen Lake Mendota, where he was caught and turned over to police. The original charges included second degree sexual assault against the first woman and threatening injury against the second. The second degree sexual assault was modified to an attempted second degree sexual assault and the threaten injury charge was dropped due to a plea deal that resulted in a no contest plea and one less felony charge. Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.
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Obituaries Joyce Violet Geister
Joyce Violet Geister
Joyce Violet Geister, age 90, passed from this life to the next on Thursday, July 4 at Magnolia Gardens in Stoughton. She was born to William and Sophie Walls on Oct. 22, 1928 in Darwin, Minnesota and baptized on April 28, 1929 at Swedish
Frederick Velie Ingersoll Frederick Velie Ingersoll, age 87, died on Tuesday, July 30, 2019 due to complications of heart disease and Parkinson’s. Visitation will be held Aug. 15, 2019
Legals NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Stoughton Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday September 9, 2019 at 6:00 o’clock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed preliminary condominium plat for Mary Wandtke, 2209-2211 Wood View Drive, Stoughton, WI. The preliminary condominium plat was submitted for review and approval on July 22, 2019. The condominium is proposed to allow separate ownership of the individual units. For questions regarding this notice please contact Rodney Scheel, Director of Planning & Development at 608-8736619. A copy of the preliminary condominium plat and a map of the area adjacent to the proposed plat can be viewed at the Planning & Development Office, City Hall, 381 E. Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin or at http://stoughtoncitydocs.com/planning-commission. Rodney Scheel Director of Planning & Development Published: August 1 and 8, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE Please take notice that the following retailers have applied for alcohol beverage licenses within the City of Stoughton, Dane County, Wisconsin. The Public Safety Committee met to consider application recommendations to the Common Council on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The City Council will consider their applications at the Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 13, 2019 or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. Gemini Games, LLC., d/b/a Gemini Games located at 193 West Main Street., Stoughton, has applied for a Class “B” Fermented Malt Berveage License. La Cantina, LLC., d/b/a La Cantina located at 620 Nygaard Street, Stoughton, has applied for a Reserve “Class B” Intoxicating Liquor and Class “B” Fermented Malt Beverage License. Holly Licht City Clerk Published: August 8, 2019 WNAXLP
Mission Sion Church in Kingston. She graduated from Litchfield High School in May of 1946 and Swedish Hospital School of Nursing in Minneapolis the spring of 1949. On August 10, 1950 she married Donald Geister. The two made their home in Glencoe, Minnesota where they worked and raised a family of four children. Joyce took a few years off from work when the children were young, but otherwise worked as a nurse at the Glencoe Hospital for years eventually becoming the head nurse of the ER/OR. She enjoyed golfing, camping and antiquing. She loved her family and church, Christ Lutheran, where she was an active member for decades. Her congregation named her
their first ELCA Bold Woman of Faith in 2017. Joyce is survived by her three daughters; Pamela Geister, Paula Geister-Jones (Scott) and Patricia Kotke, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Donald, her son, William, as well as her brothers William and Donald Walls and Donald’s wife Delores and her brother and sister-in-law Buddy and Marilyn Geister. A Memorial Service will be held for her at Christ Lutheran in Glencoe, Minnesota on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 11:00 a.m. with a lunch following. Visitation will be at Christ Lutheran that same day from 9-11:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to Christ Lutheran.
from 4-7:00 p.m. at the Celebration of Life Center, Chippewa Valley Cremation Services, 1717 Devney Dr., Altoona, Wisconsin. Funeral services will be held on Aug. 16, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 3214 Golf Road, Eau Claire,
Wisconsin. Public burial will be Aug. 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at Lutheran South Cemetery in Stoughton, Wisconsin. Chippewa Va l l ey C r e m a t i o n S e rvices—Celebration of Life Center in Altoona is serving the family.
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Craig D. Fuller, age 75, of Stoughton, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at Agrace HospiceCare. He was born on Nov. 8, 1943, in Stoughton, the son of Kenneth and Frances (Nettum) Fuller. Craig graduated from Stoughton High School in 1962 and attended master plumber school. He served in the U.S. Air Force. Craig married Nancy Reese on Feb. 8, 1964, in Stoughton. He was the founder and former owner of Fuller Excavating and had been semi-retired since 2013. Craig was a long-time member of the Stoughton Athletics Booster Club, Stoughton Country Club, serving on the board
of directors and Christ Lutheran Church. H e e n j oy e d p l a y i n g golf, going to his grandchildren’s events, playing pickleball, traveling, spending time with his family and watching all Wisconsin sports teams. Craig is survived by his wife, Nancy; two sons, Scott (Shelly) and Brad (Darcy); six grandchildren, Alissa, Max (Elle), Drew (Gabby), Morgan, Macy and Mitch; siblings, Sharon (Dennis) Jones, Sandy (David) Elsner, Kristi Hardin (Rich), David (Kris), Delaine (Mary) and Mark (Patti); brothers-in law, Harry (Shirley) Reese and Robert Giese; sister-in-law, Carol (Howard) Rousseau; and many nieces and nephews. “A thousand times we needed you. A thousand times we cried. If love alone could have saved you, you never would have died. A heart of gold stopped beating; two twinkling eyes closed to rest. God broke our hearts to prove he only took the best.” Never a day will go by that you won’t be in our hearts and our souls. Rest in peace, Grandpa! He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Keith, Gary and
K i m ; g r a n d s o n , J a ke ; in-laws, Harry and Ilene Reese; and sister-in-law, Betty Giese. A funeral service will be held at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Hwy. B, Stoughton, at 1 p.m., on Thursday Aug. 8, 2019, with Pastors Scott and Paula Geister-Jones presiding. Burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held at the church from 11 a.m. until the time of the service on Thursday. Memorial contributions may be made in Craig’s name to Agrace HospiceCare, Christ Lutheran Church or the UW Health Cardiopulmonary Transplant Program. A special thank you to the UW lung transplant team for the 13 extra years we all had to share with him, Pastor Scott for his comforting visits and Agrace HospiceCare for the care and concern shown during his final journey. Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com. Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy. 51 N at Jackson St. 873-4590
Stoughton Center for the Arts’ Students Place at Nationals Two S t o u g h t o n C e n ter for the Arts’ dance students traveled to Las Vegas in July to compete at Hollywood Vibe Dance Competition Nationals. Grace LeBeau, age 15, and Madelyn Moline, age 14 completed with more than 100 teen soloists. Moline placed eighth for her solo and LeBeau placed first overall, winning the title of Best Teen Solo in the nation. The duo previously competed in St. Louis and Chicago at one of the many Regional Hollywood Vibe Conventions and Competitions. Then, they decided in the spring of this year that they were going to Las Vegas and immediately began preparing for the higher level of competition. They spent the week taking dance classes in various disciplines and competing their solos for the Teen Solo National Competition.
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Grace LeBeau, age 15, performs at nationals in Las Vegas in July 2019.
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Main: City announced the Aug. 19-30 closure Monday by email and social media Continued from page 1 be allowed access. Traffic will not be able to cross the road going north or south. Businesses on that road include Kwik Trip, Home Savings Bank, Stoughton Tire and Auto, Viking Motorcars, El Rio Grande restaurant, accounting and insurance firms, a gas station and the Stoughton Sweet Shoppe, as well as Christ the King church. They should also be accessible through side streets, Hebert said, adding that construction crew representatives on site will be able to help direct people as needed. He told the Hub he had not been in direct contact with the businesses along that route, but Strand has been working with Kwik Trip on the Monroe Street project since the spring and Hebert and Strand site representative Kyle Smith walked door to door to talk to each of the businesses Tuesday afternoon. Based on those discussions, they might make some adjustments for how the closure is presented, including the possibility of signage. For everyone else, including businesses downtown
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City of Stoughton public works director Brett Hebert said the official detour route is for trucks and those traveling through the city. He expects local traffic to find more convenient ways around. that might be affected by the restricted traffic, Hebert announced the closing Monday afternoon with a media release. He said there had been no discussion in the spring of alerting people before the exact date of the closure was determined. He also pointed out Monday that he had forwarded the release to the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce.
“We figured that would be the easiest way to disseminate the information because they have an email list they use,” he said. “It essentially gives them (businesses) a couple weeks to prepare.” Chamber executive director Laura Trotter said Tuesday the chamber has been making plans to help support local businesses during the expected 2020 closures but
was unaware of the upcoming shutdown and was not asked to let its membership know. The city also posted the closure on its Facebook page, along with the official detour, which takes drivers a half-mile south to Van Buren Street, east on Milwaukee Street, north on Fourth Street, east on South Street, south on Dunkirk Avenue and north on Veterans Road
(County Hwy. N). Hebert pointed out that such a convoluted route is designed for truck traffic and also for people traveling through the city, rather than residents. He told the Hub he expected local traffic would find more convenient ways around. The closure hasn’t been the topic of any agenda items this year for either the
Public Works committee or the Common Council. Mayor Tim Swadley told the Hub part of the reason was because the exact date of the closure – part of a larger project on Monroe Street running from May through October – was undetermined. “There hasn’t been a lot of communication about it,” he said. “This is kind of the beginning of that process to remind people that this project is going on and that this road will be closed.” Hebert told the Hub the project includes some underground infrastructure work in preparation for a larger project the DOT plans next year to rebuild U.S. 51 from Page Street west to Hoel Avenue. Swadley said there’s been more concern in the city about next year’s interruptions. “Next year is going to be a major deal, where it’s going to be down one lane both ways,” Swadley said. “The chamber is going to have an effort to work with local businesses. That one is going to be more of a deal.” Email Hub editor Jim Ferolie at stoughtoneditor@ wcinet.com.
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