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From left, fourth-grade students Maddie Windisch, 10, and Ashley Hook, 9, take a break to read in the garden that’s part of the outdoor classroom at Fox Prairie Elementary School.

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Kindergarten students in Kegonsa Elementary School teacher’s Courtney Schwichtenberg class listened intently earlier this year, trying to figure out what could be making the sounds they were hearing.

The “listening walk” was one of the fun, nature-based lessons Schwichtenberg has taught at the school’s outdoor classroom this year.

“One of my students

looked over at me and whispered, ‘Ahhhh. This is so peaceful,’” she wrote in an email to the Hub. “Tying in learning with the outdoors is beautiful, crucial, and so engaging.”

The outdoor school area, started two years ago with some “seed” money two years ago, is now starting to bloom as are newer outdoor classrooms at the district’s two other elementary schools.

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Sandhill Elementary students get some exercise in their outTurn to Outdoor/Page 12 door classroom last fall.

Board approves new camera footage policy

Video wouldn’t be reviewed without authorization

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With more cameras being installed around the district, mainly in Stoughton High School, the board felt a need SCOTT DE LARUELLE to address their increased usage and reach, and has been reviewing potenUnified Newspaper Group tial changes for more than a month, A new policy limits who can view approving the policy Monday night.

According to the amended policy, surveillance videos in the Stoughton Area School District and how long a request to see video must be made

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You might not think of a utilities administrator as an environmentalist, but Stoughton Utilities director Bob Kardasz has long considered his work in that light.

He began working here 38 years ago, in 1980, and is retiring Oct. 15, the day he turns 72. Kardasz Kardasz moved here with his family in 1950 when his father, a chemist, decided to leave Milwaukee and take a job with United States Rubber Company, now Uniroyal.

“My dad rented here for three years and then built a house on Van Buren that I still live in,” Kardasz told the Hub during an interview last week.

After graduating from Stoughton High School in 1966, Kardasz attended UW-Platteville – at the time it was called Platteville State University and Institute of Technology – where he earned a degree in civil engineering in 1970.

It was the start of the “environmental decade,” as the ‘70s came to be known, and Kardasz recalls a moment when the need for protecting the land, water and air became crystal clear to him.

He had taken a job with

the City of Milwaukee as a water specialist after graduating college because at that time, Kardasz said, Milwaukee had the best bureau of engineers in the country and he was eager to learn.

“Platteville was a good-rated school, and so I had plenty of job offers when I was graduating,” he recalled.

It was around the same time that U.S. Sen. Gaylord Nelson founded Earth Day, which began as a teach-in about environmental issues in April 1970. Nelson went to Milwaukee to speak about the need for protecting the environment at a bank along the Milwaukee River, and the event left a lasting impression.

“I thought I was a hot engineer right out of college, but learned that there were things polluting the river and we didn’t even know what it was,” he recalled. “It was putrid, and that’s when I thought, you know, this environment is in a mess. It needed to be cleaned up and protected.”

Kardasz embraced that ethic as the U.S. Congress passed three key pieces of environmental legislation in ensuing years: the Clean Air Act (1970), the Clean Water Act (’72) and the Safe Drinking Water Act (‘74).

Coming home Kardasz worked in Milwaukee for about a year and a half and then spent two and a half years in private construction working for a developer. After that, he spent six years with the Wisconsin Department

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Manufacturing Day at Zalk Josephs Zalk Josephs hosted Manufacturing Day on Oct. 6.

The business partnered with Lincoln Electric and American Bolt for demonstrations about bolts and welding.

The event was part of an international Manufacturing Day movement, which aims to pull people into the industry.

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Mayor makes switch in police, fire commission ‘Unappointment’ from apolitical body raises concerns ALEXANDER CRAMER Unified Newspaper Group

The Police and Fire Commission will have a new member at its next meeting, and not because someone left willingly.

The change last month was the result of a rare mayoral “unappointment” from a commission designed by legal statute to be independent of politics. While the move appears to be legal, case law suggests it might not hold up in court if it were challenged.

Mayor Tim Swadley acknowledged the commission, which controls the hiring of police and fire chiefs and disciplinary procedures, is “separate from the city” and said the PFC itself approached him to make the change. Amy Kahl, who was removed, has missed seven of nine meetings this year, according to published minutes.

But Kahl told the Hub that after learning she’d been replaced, she was left wondering whether the move was “politically motivated.” And the chair of the commission, Peter Sveum, said the move came as a surprise to him and that he had “no involvement with Amy Kahl’s dismissal.”

“I think I’ve been on the PFC for 25 years,” Sveum said. “To my recollection, this is the first time a member has been

dismissed.”

Kahl’s husband, Brian, was one of two Redevelopment Authority members to lose their seats in April, 2017, after an election shifted the balance of power on the council toward those against spending taxpayer money on Kettle Park West, which was the most politically contentious issue at the time.

The RDA’s majority, of which Kahl was a part, was at odds with those alders, including Swadley, over the handling of the riverfront redevelopment area, including whether to save any of its century-old industrial buildings.

However, Kahl’s successor, Dorann Bradford, was not on the mayor’s side of those issues. She ran unsuccessfully for the Common Council against incumbent Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist. 3) in April, advocating moving forward with KPW Phase 2 and against what she called “delays” with the redevelopment area. And Hirsch made the motion to remove Brian Kahl and Dennis Kittleson, which passed on a 9-2 vote.

Swadley said Bradley was the “most qualified” for the job and had the “availability” he sought.

He said the PFC has been “extremely busy” with police department positions turning over and the fire department looking for seven additional volunteer firefighters, all of whom would have to be interviewed by the commission.

For cause?

According to a 1930 Wisconsin Supreme Court case, PFCs were designed to provide a layer of separation between the political process and hiring the people who keep the city safe from fire and crime.

But a mayoral unappointment might not stand up to litigation, according to an April 2018 memo from the Wisconsin Legislative Council. Though not explicitly written in state statute, the council’s opinion was that removing a PFC commissioner would have to be undertaken by the Common Council and done “for cause.”

The memo said this would be the “likely and most logical conclusion” of litigation, though “statute does not specifically state that this is the only basis for removal” and the issue has yet to be put to that test.

The resolution presented at the Sept. 25 City Council meeting made no mention of a cause, and the unappointment was accepted unanimously.

Swadley said he was told he didn’t need to show cause, though he could have because of Kahl’s attendance.

“I really didn’t want to have to do that,” Swadley said. “You don’t want to publicly humiliate anybody. These people have good intentions.”

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meetings, but Kahl said she was disappointed she did not get a chance to improve on that record.

Swadley said it was a simple case of “the same people volunteering for everything and it gets to be too much.” He added that he has served on boards with Brian Kahl – and even played basketball with him.

“I’ve known them for years; they’re really quality people,” he said.

But with three members needed for quorum, Sveum said it has been difficult at times to have full membership of the commission present, which was also true when he was chairing the RDA. The PFC used to meet quarterly but now meets for interviews two days in a row on a fairly regular basis, Swadley and Kahl both said.

Kahl had hoped for a chance to come together with the PFC to figure out scheduling issues.

“The problem is, once I missed one, you keep scheduling based on that meeting. And our committee members insist on meeting at 5 p.m.,” Kahl said. In addition to coaching girls tennis at the high school, Kahl owns a business in Madison that closes at 5 p.m.

“I’m not disputing that I miss meetings, but nobody tried to schedule them so I’d be available,” Kahl said. “Nobody ever said anything.”

Swadley, Amy Kahl and Sveum all acknowledged Kahl did not make many

Stoughton man sentenced for selling drugs, stolen firearm A Stoughton man was sentenced Thursday in federal court to seven years in prison and three years’ supervised release for selling crack cocaine and felony possession of a firearm.

Seky Daniel, 26, sold a few grams of crack and marijuana to a confidential informant in February. Daniel, who had prior drug convictions, was living in Stoughton Daniel with a few roommates from whom the informant also bought small quantities of narcotics, according to Assistant U.S. Attorney Rita Rumbelow.

Stoughton police executed a search warrant at Daniel’s residence March 7 and found him lying on a couch. Officers recovered a loaded, stolen Springfield .45 caliber pistol and $3,400 in cash from Daniel.

A review of Daniel’s phone revealed a photograph of him holding the Springfield pistol. Daniel’s prior convictions for intent to distribute cocaine, possession of THC (second offense) misappropriating ID information and intimidation of a victim, made it unlawful for him to possess firearms.

Daniel’s prior convictions qualified him for career criminal status and up to 15.6 years in prison under advisory sentencing guidelines.

His attorney, Kelly Welsh, sought a four-year sentence for Daniel, saying he had been arrested for selling only $60 worth of

crack. He had sold $50 worth of marijuana and crack a few weeks before. He had never used the gun in connection with dealing drugs, Welsh told the court, saying it was only used as a prop for a selfie.

Welsh wrote the court that Daniel turned to drugs and drinking after the murder of a life-long friend. His criminal convictions for drug distribution followed within a year.

In arguing against a lengthy sentence, Welsh wrote that Daniel lacks the prior serious violent felonies that Congress contemplated in approving the “career criminal” enhancement under the sentencing guidelines. He remained a low-level drug seller with only $110 in sales in his current case, she wrote.

It has been well-established that long sentences for retail-level drug dealers doesn’t protect the public or deter traffickers as they are

readily replaced as long as there is a demand for drugs, Kelley wrote.

Rumbelow argued for classifying Daniel as a “career criminal” and a sentence within the 12.3-to-15.6-year guideline range.

Daniel has dealt drugs during the past eight years and was on probation for a drug conviction when arrested in February. He also has committed acts of violence against women, has fathered two children and is dependent on his mother for support, Rumbelow told the court.

“Daniel has chosen to continue on the same path that he has chosen since the age of 18, and prior terms of imprisonment have not deterred him. His dangerousness to the community is escalating, as proven by his possession of the .45 caliber handgun,” Rumbelow wrote.

While Daniel technically qualified as a “career criminal,” his

Second competency evaluation requested for Bruno Homicide suspect fires attorney again AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Nearly a year after his arrest, Ted Bruno will get a second competency evaluation and another new attorney.

The request for the new competency hearing came eight months Bruno after the first evaluation, which deemed him competent to stand trial in March. The original trial date, which was set for next week, was delayed after

circuit court judge William Hanrahan approved the second evaluation on Sept. 28.

But the trial will be delayed even further, as a letter filed Oct. 3 by Bruno’s attorney, Eric Schulenburg, stated Bruno had fired him.

“I met with Mr. Bruno in the Dane County Jail during the evening of Oct. 2,” Schulenburg wrote in the letter to the circuit court.

“During the meeting with Mr. Bruno, he told me that he did not want me to act as his attorney and, in his language, terminated my employment in that capacity.

“I am seldom fired as the attorney for a client. However, I can say that I have never been fired in a more friendly manner.”

Online court records state

that no action will be taken by the court until Schulenburg’s motion to withdraw is addressed. The competency hearing is scheduled for Oct. 22.

Bruno was arrested Nov. 28, 2017, in the stabbing death of his former roommate, Kim Gaida. He has since appeared in Dane County court several times — he pleaded not guilty to the first degree intentional homicide charge, a class-A felony, on April 20. He faces life in prison without parole if convicted.

During Bruno’s last appearance with Schulenburg, the attorney said that he became aware of information that was not available during the last competency hearing. That information was not disclosed

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during the appearance and Hanrahan granted the request with little discussion.

This is the second time Bruno has fired his attorneys over the last 11 months.

Before then, he had a backand-forth struggle with the public defender’s office over whether he qualified for court-appointed representation. After several requests and multiple judicial reviews, he was appointed Tracey Lencioni and Colleen Taylor.

Despite that struggle, he terminated Lencioni and Taylor in March after he wrote to the court he doubted their competency and said he felt his best interests were not in the public defender’s office.

Schulenburg was appointed to Bruno’s case in April.

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prior convictions are less serious than that of other drug defendants District Judge James Peterson said he has sentenced. Removing the “career criminal” enhancement lowered Daniel’s guideline imprisonment range to 6.6 to 8 years.

Peterson rejected the defense’s four-year sentencing recommendation saying it wasn’t “appropriate for the seriousness of the crime.”

Although there wasn’t a large amount of drugs involved in the arrest, Daniel’s drug dealing represents “a sustained pattern of incidents,” and a possessing a gun at drug transactions increases the risk to the public, Peterson said.

Daniel told Peterson that “it’s easy to do wrong. I took the easy route. I know I can do better.”

While in prison, Daniel said, he hopes to find out “what I’m good at…and take advantage of opportunities to learn a trade.”

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Homecoming appreciation Homecoming 2018 – Secret Garden was a huge success.

The Stoughton High School Student Senate would like to thank the community for supporting and contributing to the success of this year’s Homecoming week. The week included daily dress-up, daytime activities and after-school activities. We also hosted a community parade and a tailgate event before the football game, the coronation of

the Homecoming court and the high school dance.

We greatly appreciate all of the support that was shown not only by local businesses that contributed, but also by the Stoughton community as a whole. This event would not have been possible without you.

Bethany Anderson Stoughton High School Student Senate

Vote Democrat in upcoming election I am the father of many daughters and of many granddaughters, and of two great-granddaughters. So while I am instinctively an upland-north, midwestern Norwegian-American patriarchal male – surrounded as I am by so many strong women (us minority males are pretty strong too), I would not get away – no, I would be powerfully vilified, and rightly so – from expressing a male-centered, masculine-superior, women-demeaning point of view. Recent Republican behavior on the national scene have enraged my daughters, indeed so many women.

My dad, Rev.Albin Fortney, was a Republican. My first presidential vote would have been

Republican, but I was out of state at the time and was unable to vote. I was spared the embarrassment of a vote for Nixon.

Albin Fortney’s Republican party does not exist any more. It has been taken over by semi-racist, sexist, corporate power and a morally challenged president.

I will vote enthusiastically for Evers and Baldwin and all Democrats. For the environment, education, for science, evidence and reason, human compassion and decency. It is for my daughters, my grand-daughters, great grand daughters – all women.

I urge you to do likewise.

Steve Fortney City of Stoughton

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Grumbling and complaining can be done constructively

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ost people will tell you the murmuring, grumbling and complaining are bad, yet most people will also tell you they sometimes take part in it.

The good news is we don’t have to give up murmuring, grumbling and complaining if we can do them in a positive way.

As an example, I have two friends who are on the opposite sides of the political spectrum. They do some murmuring, grumbling and complaining to each other, but they seldom give insults, condescend or tell each other to shut up.

They murmur, Budnar grumble and complain in a positive way.

Murmuring is to make a sound in a low volume. If you walk into a restaurant and there are a lot of people talking in low volume voices and you cannot make out what is said, that is murmuring. It can also suggest the sound of many people quietly expressing themselves.

Grumbling is a low-pitched rumbling sound. If you are out by the mountain and you hear a landslide, that is a rumbling sound.

It also means making a complaint in a quiet or muted way.

To complain is to state that something that is happening we don’t like or don’t agree with or is unjust.

If I don’t agree with something our government does, I could murmur in a negative way about it. I could sit down with the my friends and tell them why I believe it is bad or what should be done or what is wrong with everyone who’s

involved.

I could have things to say without wanting to listen to different perspective, without wanting to do anything about it, without changing what I don’t agree with or opening myself to change. I could tempt my friends to join in murmuring about it.

This negative murmuring could build up some momentum and start grumbling. I could get stronger in my statements, maybe with anger in my voice. I could build more certainty that whoever does not agree with me is wrong and is offensive to me.

Perhaps all I want from my friends is to tell me I am right, and I won’t do anything to change the situation or to change myself.

If I were to contact my government representatives and give them a piece of my mind, I am complaining. I might do this with anger, with the desire to tell people that they are wrong and they are bad. Polite people might listen to my negative complaints when I am there and then ignore it when I am gone.

When I murmur, grumble and complain in a negative way, I might insult people behind their back or even sometimes to their face. I might be condescending and say I am right and they are wrong.

This would mean they have nothing of importance to tell me because I already know. That they need to change and I don’t. That sort of complaining does not help anyone.

But this murmuring, grumbling and complaining can also be done in a positive way.

I could look to see if there is good in what I don’t like or disagree with or see the justice in what I think is unjust.

When I murmur, I could ask my

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friends, “Am I missing anything in what I see? Could I be the one who is wrong?”

This would open my mind to the possibility that I might need to change.

When I grumble, I can look at the people I am upset with and see the good things they do. It might not be in the area I am focused on, but in other areas.

There is a significant difference in my attitude between seeing good people doing things I don’t care for and seeing bad people doing bad things. When I see them as good people, I am more compassionate, understanding and loving, even when I disagree.

When I complain, I can state what I see and what I believe should be done and then ask others how they see it – and then listen.

When I listen, I might hear things I did not know. I might hear the good intention in someone’s actions. I might grow even more in compassion, understanding and love.

When my response is compassion, understanding and love, the likelihood that I will receive a compassionate, understanding, loving response from the people I am murmuring, grumbling or complaining to increases. As they feel my compassion, their compassion can increase, and as I feel their compassion my compassion can increase.

As long as we keep this cycle going, we can change the world for the better. I hope everyone chooses to make our world better.

The Rev. Randy Budnar is the parish priest at St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton.

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The Norwegian heritage center will host two educational programs this weekend, covering life on and off the water for Scandinavian immigrants.

From 2-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12, author Richard Purinton will discuss the traditional wooden stave church built on Washington Island.

The church, which belongs to Wisconsin’s Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, was built on the island to honor the area’s Scandinavian heritage, the event description explains. While not all residents were keen on the idea of the church, the foundation of the church was built in 1991 and completed in 1994.

It has recently been used for ceremonial purposes, such as weddings.

Purinton was born in Sturgeon Bay and has resided in Door County all of his life, besides time spent in the U.S.

If You Go What: Wooden stave church program Where: Livsreise, 277 W. Main St. When: 2-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 Info: Livsreise.org

If You Go What: Scow schooner program Where: Livsreise, 277 W. Main St. When: 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 13 Info: Livsreise.org

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In the wake of historic flooding this summer that resulted in millions of dollars of damage in Dane County, over $18 million in new initiatives will be included in the 2019 county budget to help recover from this year’s flooding and help prevent future incidents.

Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and County Board chair Sharon Corrigan announced the budget items last week, which focus on several initiatives: moving water more quickly through the Yahara lakes, restoring flood damage in natural areas, mitigating the amount of stormwater entering the lakes and improving Dane County’s flood preparedness with new equipment.

“Our charge moving forward is to come together as one community to ensure that we will recover, continue to partner to improve our lakes and waterways, and strengthen our infrastructure and emergency response to become even more resilient in the future,” Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a county news release.

Maximizing Water Flow Management It takes two inches of rain two weeks to leave the Yahara lakes system.

To maximize water flow, the budget will invest over $2.5 million to analyze and address potential “pinch points” in the river where flow may be constricted.

Also included will be dredging decades of compacted sediment in the river, expanding the county’s weed cutting fleet and

debris removal equipment and addressing bridge crossings that can collect debris and slow water flow.

The budget also includes $75,000 to conduct realtime modeling of the benefits and considerations for various lake level scenarios.

Flood Recovery The budget will create a $1 million matching grant for park and trail repair, as well as a $500,000 stream bank restoration fund to help communities recover, reduce future erosion and promote a healthy habitat for fish and other wildlife.

Natural Mitigation One acre of wetland, typically three feet deep, can hold 325,000 gallons of floodwater, according to the county news release.

In the Towns of Dunn and Pleasant Springs, the Door Creek Wetlands prevented worsening flood conditions for homes in those communities.

The budget will create a Dane County Conservation Reserve Program to help convert lands at a greater risk of run-off into prairies and grasses that can hold more soil and keep water where it lands. The new $750,000 program will pay farmers and property owners to convert portions of their lands to this permanent cover.

An additional $9 million is included in the budget to permanently secure properties that will improve the county’s ability to reduce stormwater runoff and improve water quality in key areas.

Urban runoff According to the news release, rainfall increases explain only half of the observed increases in the Yahara River stream flows. The remaining half is due to the increase in urban and suburban stormwater runoff into the

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Navy. He graduated from the UW-Madison School of Journalism and has lived on Washington Island since 1974.

On Saturday, from 11 a.m. to noon, Victoria Kiefer will discuss a type of sailing vessel that many Norwegian immigrants either captained or worked on.

As a result of the uptick in commerce shifting across the great lakes, the scow schooner became increasingly popular during the 1860’s. First introduced around 1830, the event description explains, it was a shallow craft with flat

bottoms and sharp angles and varied in bow and stern configurations.

Kiefer is a maritime archaeologist with the Wisconsin State Historical Society Maritime Office. She has studied great lakes sailing and steam ships, as well as the associated people and industries.

Both of the programs will be held at Livsreise, 277 W. Main St. Seating is limited so early arrival is recommended.

For information about the programs, or future events hosted by Livsreise, visit livsreise.org.

Family Fab Lab night workshop set for Oct. 17 For those looking for a little family Halloween fun are invited to sign up for the Family Fab Lab Workshop at 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17 at the Stoughton Area District Fab Lab at Stoughton High School.

At the workshop, participants will be able to use the lab laser to engrave a pumpkin.

The workshop is for students in grades 4 through 8, though each child must be accompanied by an adult. The program is free, but slots for these workshops are limited and provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.

To register, visit fablabstoughton.org/ fab-lab-workshops.

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lakes from streets, parking lots and rooftops as the county has developed over the last 20 years.

T h e av e r a g e a n n u a l stormwater runoff from undeveloped agricultural land is about 2 inches per year, compared to stormwater runoff from a developed lot of 5 inches – about 120,000 gallons per acre per year. To expand Dane County’s partnership with municipalities that wish to improve the quality and reduce the volume of urban stormwater runoff, the 2019 County Budget will fund an addition $1 million for the Urban Water Quality Grant Program, and will add stormwater volume control as an eligible project type.

Improved Resiliency/ Preparedness The 2019 County budget will include funds to acquire three more fast-fill sand bagging machines, another 250,000 sandbags and equipment that can re-open roads faster and maintain emergency operations if the power goes out.

The Sheriff’s Office will receive $80,000 to purchase a second airboat, and a new $25,000 investment included in the budget will help with emergency housing for those with special needs who need to be moved from harm’s way in a short time.

SONS OF NORWAY

317 S. Page St., Stoughton Mandt Lodge, 873-7209 Handicapped accessible!

UPCOMING EVENTS

The public is always welcome at Mandt Lodge!

Fish Boil Friday, Oct. 12 at 5pm Cod, potatoes, carrots, onions, dessert and beverages for $15 (adult). Tickets at the door.

Acanthus carving class Don Rorvig instructor, runs each Tuesday through April. Call Don at 235-3521 for details.

Destination Stoughton Weekend Lefse Clinic Saturday, Oct. 27 from 9am-Noon Fall Bake & Vendor Sale & Cookie Baking Workshop Saturday, Nov. 17 Donuts, lefse, Norsk and American baked goods, and outside vendors from 8am-2pm.

Cookie baking workshop from 9am-Noon.

Meeting Programs Wednesday, Nov. 14 Kaskeland Movie at 7pm; Thursday, Dec. 13 The Edvard Grieg Chorus concert at 7pm Bingo on 3rd Saturday of each month - Food available at 5pm and Bingo begins at 6pm. The 3rd Saturday of each month except for Dec.!

Youth Activities: Family Day Camp - Saturday, Nov. 10; Family Christmas Event - Saturday, Dec. 8 from 8:30-11:30am - $1 shopping, crafts, bake sale, breakfast, and free photos with Santa (9-11) Updates on Facebook: Sons of Norway Stoughton, Chamber calendar at www.stoughtonwi.com, or President Darlene Arneson at arnesonfamily5@gmail.com or 608-873-7209 for more info!

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of Natural Resources as a water specialist before coming home to lead Stoughton Utilities in 1980.

“It was good to come back here and make a difference,” he said.

With a roughly $20 million budget and a staff of 24, Kardasz is a well-known figure in the utilities field.

He received the Donald L. Smith Distinguished Service Award in June 2017, the Municipal Electric Utilities of Wisconsin’s highest award for public service, and was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by WPPI Energy in 2012. The regional power company serves 51 locally owned not-forPhoto by Alexander Cramer profit electric utilities, including Stoughton’s. Outgoing SU director Bob Kardasz looks on as Mayor Tim Swadley reads from a proclaGreat staff mation thanking Kardasz for his service at the Kardasz said they key to his success has Sept. 25 City Council meeting. been hiring and promoting good employees.

His staff “reads the younger generation a Through efficiencies and technology, he’s managed to reduce his staff from 28 when lot better than me,” he said. “It’s time for the younger folks to start actively getting peohe began to 24.

“I’ve got staff with a lot of experience ple involved in their future.”

A lifelong bachelor with no children, he – four supervisors that had like 22 years of experience at the start of the year,” he said in a way, he married his work, which he explained. “I’ve had a chance to hire or found inherently rewarding.

“You sort of fall in love with the job,” he promote all of them. We’ve got some very capable people here using state-of-the-art observed. “It worked well, I guess, and all of a sudden I got to be an old man.” technologies.”

“I travel from time to time, and I got to Chief among those supervisors are Sean Grady, operations superintendent, and infor- Poland for the second time earlier in the mation technology director Brian Hoops, year,” he added. “I think I’ll probably travKardasz said, both of whom started as meter el a bit more and do what I can to keep my health after I’m done here.” readers.

He acknowledged that not that many peo“The metering department was our incubator,” he observed. “When we had a meter ple wait until 72 to retire, which suggests he department, we ended up hiring people who must have enjoyed his work and career.

“I had an interesting bureau director at knew every customer on the system, and we’re talking about a couple hundred miles DNR, and I learned a lot about good manof electrical lines. They eventually moved agers,” he said. “When I was leaving the water end of the business he said, ‘Bob, into other areas.”

Grady’s been with the organization for 32 we’re really going to miss you. You’ve got years and has supervised every facet of the such a passion for water in Wisconsin, we know you’re going to stay in Wisconsin and operation – electric, water and wastewater.

“We got him right out of high school,” do good, no matter what you do.’

“When you have a good ethic about the Kardasz noted. “He could have run any utilenvironment, you understand that you can ity in the state and be really good.”

He said Hoops is leading technology and do good and you don’t have to gain a lot of the front office with a keen eye on the future. attention and favor for it. Over the years, I’ve been blessed. There are good things Why now? you can do, and it doesn’t mean you have to Kardasz said he’s decided to retire now, have your name on a plaque.” on his 72nd birthday, because Stoughton Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@wcinet.

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Community calendar

Fish boil

Pumpkins, Pizza and Punch

Visit the Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., for a fish boil starting at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12.

The traditional menu will include Icelandic cod, potatoes, coleslaw, carrots, onions and a dessert. Tickets are $15, $7 for children ages 5-12, and are available at the door.

A donation for the Stoughton Food Pantry is encouraged.

For information, email arnesonfamily5@gmail.com.

Teens in grades 6 and up are invited to attend a pumpkin carving activity from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 17, at the library.

Get in the fall spirit by decorating pumpkins, eating pizza and enjoying fall themed beverages.

For information, call 873-6281.

Library Friends fundraiser The Friends of the Stoughton Public Library will hold a fundraiser for the library at BBG’s, 800 Nygaard St., starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 13.

Beth Amos, a Stoughton mystery novelist, is the featured speaker.

Lunch will start at noon and includes a chicken marsala and sirloin tips buffet and dessert. There will be raffles and door prizes, as well as a book exchange.

Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door and are available at the library. Reservations are required as seating is limited. If you need accommodations to attend, call 8734050 in advance.

For information, visit stoughtonpubliclibrary.org.

Special support group date There will be a special meeting date for the October Crohn’s Colitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease support group.

The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18, in the Stoughton Hospital east conference room, 900 Ridge St. The meeting will feature Heather A. Rogers King from Zelm Chiropractic. She is a chiropractor who specializes in working with patients with Crohn’s Disease.

The support group typically meets the third Wednesday of every month.

For information, contact Marilyn at 873-7928.

ROHS meeting The next Our Old House Society (ROHS) meeting, with a Halloween activity, will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at the Riverside Cemetery, at the intersection of Main and Page streets.

Joe DeRose, of the Wisconsin

Historical Society, will lead the tour.

A flashlight is recommended.

A tour of 601 S. Page St. will follow the cemetery tour.

Halloween costumes are encouraged but are optional. Split pea soup will be served and guests should bring a complementary light snack to share and their favorite drink.

For information, contact rohstoughton@gmail.com.

First responders worship Covenant Lutheran Church will host a Service Personnel Sunday at their regular 9:30 a.m. worship time on Sunday, Oct. 21.

All first responders, including fire, police and EMS dispatchers, are invited to the service.

At the service, parishioners will pray for the safety of first responder personnel and thank them for their service to the community.

For information, email pastorsararabe@gmail.com.

Downtown trick-or-treating Trick-or-treating at downtown businesses will occur from 3-5 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 27.

Business who are participating in the event will have signs reading “Trick-or-treat here” in their storefront windows.

For information, visit stoughtonwi.com.

‌Thursday, October 11‌

• 6:30 p.m., Thursdays with murder book discussion, library, 873-6281‌

‌Friday, October 12‌

• 9:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌ • 9:30 a.m., Coffee with the Mayor, senior center, 8738585‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌ • 11 a.m., Lunch Bunch meeting, senior center, 8738585‌ • 2-3 p.m., Washington Island church program, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., livsreise.org‌ • 5 p.m., Fish boil ($15, $7 children ages 5-12), Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., arnesonfamily5@gmail.com‌

‌Saturday, October 13‌

• 9-11 a.m., Medicare seminar, senior center, 8738585‌ • 10 a.m., Lego club, library, 873-6281‌ • 11 a.m., Scow Schooner program, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., livsreise.org‌

‌Sunday, October 14‌

• Noon, Auction fundraiser for Free Sales for Families, Viking Lanes, 1410 Hwy. 51, freesalesforfamilies@ gmail.com‌

‌Monday, October 15‌

• 3-5 p.m., Jazz and classical music concert, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6 p.m., Skin health program, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6:30 p.m., Baby story time, library, 873-6281‌

‌Tuesday, October 16‌

• 1 p.m., Coin collecting discussion, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 6:30 p.m., Evening story time, library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, October 17‌

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

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Covenant Lutheran Church

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Ezra Church

515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

First Lutheran Church

310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 and 10 a.m. Worship

Fulton Church

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9:10 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m.

AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Education hour for all ages: 9:15 a.m.

Adult Bible Study: 9:15-9:45 a.m.

LakeView Church

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

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.

• 9:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌ • 1:30-2:30 p.m., PD and Mindfulness program, senior center, 873-8585‌ • 3:30-4:30 p.m., Pumpkins, Pizza and Punch activity (teens in grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281‌ • 6:30 p.m., Library board meeting, library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, October 18‌

• 9:30-10:30 a.m., Qigong class (repeats every Thursday), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 3 p.m., Computer class- The Cloud, senior center, 873-8585‌

‌Friday, October 19‌

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Blood drive, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., redcross.org‌ • 9:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌ • 10-11:30 a.m., Felting class ($15, register by Oct. 17), senior center, 873-8585‌ • 10:30 a.m., Morning story time, library, 873-6281‌

‌Sunday, October 21‌

• 2 p.m., Music Theater of Madison program, library, 873-6281‌

Saturday, October 27

• 3-5 p.m., Downtown trick-or-treating, stoughtonwi.com

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

Hate is easy – Love is hard.

“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.

And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”

– Colossians 3:12-14 NIV Hate can be turned on like the flip of a switch. Someone cuts us off in traffic and we are cursing them as if they were the devil incarnate.

An unkind word or a slight to our fragile ego can be remembered for years. Political demagogues and bullies are experts at flipping the switch of hatred and resentment. It is easy to convince the nativeborn that the foreign-born are the source of their problems, or to convince the poor and working-class that the rich are their enemies.

Human beings get defensive very easily, even when the offense against us is merely imagined. Unfortunately, hatred and anger are the default mode for many of us. Love, on the other hand,takes work and must be nurtured. We have to work at creating loving relationships, and though we all crave them, we are admittedly prickly. That is,we are prone to giving and taking offense. Perhaps that is why all of the world’s religions spend so much time and effort trying to inculcate loving kindness and charity. Work on banishing hate from your life and making your life an expression of love.

– Christopher Simon

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 Thursday in October only (regularly on Wednesdays), 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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Songwriter Phillips brings reflective songs to Opera House BILL LIVICK

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Singer-songwriter and troubadour Grant Lee Phillips will make his Stoughton Opera House debut next week, sharing a bill with fellow singer-songwriter Josh Rouse.

The pair will perform separate sets at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 18.

Phillips hails from southern California and has made his home in Nashville for the past decade, where he’s recorded about a dozen solo albums. Before going solo, Phillips fronted a band in the early 1990s, Grant Lee Buffalo, which released four albums.

The band rocked hard, but as a solo artist Phillips writes songs that are mostly acoustic, softer and more introspective.

He says his songs tend to vacillate between personal and reflective or social and political.

He released his latest album, “Widdershins,” last year and it’s more of the latter, with songs that deliver social commentary, though not necessarily overtly. He chose the album’s unusual title, which means “to move counter to the sun,” after recording his songs following the November 2016 elections.

He said the title fits the album because it’s hard to tell which direction American society is headed – the one that hues more closely to the tone set by Barack Obama or the more chaotic and disruptive course charted by Donald Trump.

With nearly three decades of performing experience, Phillips cuts a striking figure on stage. His at-times brooding appearance can seem a contrast to his melodic and thoughtful songs.

Phillips spoke with the Hub last week from his home in Nashville.

You look pretty comfortable on stage and performing in front of people.

Yeah, I suppose I am.

On one hand, there’s only so much you can control while you’re playing. But that’s also a satisfying part as well. You can just let it go and embrace the moment.

You don’t get tangled up in yourself like when you’re writing a song or making a record. It’s very instinctual, I suppose.

Do you like not knowing ahead of time how it’s going to go?

Exactly. Because I have

What: Grant Lee Phillips and Josh Rouse When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 Where: Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. Tickets: $22 Call: 877-4400

Josh Rouse and Grant Lee Phillips will perform at the Stoughton Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. a lot of songs and my audience and I go way back, it allows me to sort of fly by the seat of my pants and feel the pull of the room and go with that.

Yo u s t a r t e d p l a y i n g music in your early teens.

Was there a point at which you decided to make it your profession?

Almost as soon as I started playing guitar I began writing songs. And I think it was a fortunate thing that I found a way to express myself through songwriting.

I kept up with it until at some point in my mid-20s I thought, I might be a songwriter. I keep writing these songs and I haven’t stopped.

But it kind of snuck up on me. I have a lot of regard for songwriters and sort of ingested every bit of information about how it was done, reading magazines and listening to and talking with other songwriters.

I was fascinated with it. It’s kind of a romantic world. I moved to LA when I was a teenager and people were doing just that, despite whatever was on the radio and the television.

People were beginning to discover that you could be an independent artist, and that really grabbed me.

Lo and behold, many years after that the band and I signed with Slash Records out of LA and we were off and running.

When your songs are well received, that’s got to

send a message that something is working.

It does, although I have to admit there’s a long time spent working in the dark and you really don’t have much feedback.

I’m fortunate that I met these fellas and formed a band with them pretty early on, and we had that time to work through our sound.

I was able to bring in new songs and test them out.

My wife has a good ear, too, and she was able to say, ‘That’s a good one; do more of that.’ It was a small circle of influence, but then you put your stuff out in the world and you begin to get a different sense of how it resonates. And that is an adjustment as well – for better or for worse.

Was there a point when you were able to sit back and reflect that you’ve got a career that’s going pretty well?

Goodness, I try to remind myself every day of that.

I don’t think there’s really an opportunity for you to sit back and appreciate it. I kind of struggle with that, I guess, counting all of the blessings that I’ve had as a recording artist.

But there are days when you do need to realize that, because I’m typically thinking about what I’m going to write next and all the stuff I’d like to do better on the next one. It’s so process-driven that you sometimes fail to take inventory

of all the accomplishments along the way.

I can’t really pinpoint a particular day when I could say to myself I’ve made it now. I have a recollection of the moment when I signed a record deal. That was over a sandwich, and then I went back to making the record.

It was a brief second in time. No champagne or anything like that. (laughs) Sounds like you’re not

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in danger of wanting to rest on your laurels.

That’s just it. I love the work; I don’t even think of it as work. It’s something that I can get better at with time. I feel pretty fortunate that I found that thing that I really love early on.

To a guy like me, who’s a writer and not a musician but really loves music, it sounds like a dream.

Yeah, I realize that. It’s a

pretty amazing thing. I get worn out, but I find myself traveling and seeing places that I never would have seen and meeting people that have taken this music to heart in parts of he world that I could never have imagined. I’m pretty grateful for that.

It strikes me that music is a profession where you can have a profound effect on people you’ve never met.

That’s right. I guess it is unique in that way. I never was a songwriter who stayed at home. I’ve always been touring and that’s put me in touch with people in a direct way. Otherwise I don’t think I’d have nearly the connection that is there.

It really means something to travel all that way and have people waiting for you on the other side to welcome and cheer you on.

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Camera: Policy limits requests to see video to seven days, wipes out all footage after 14 days Continued from page 1 including common areas such as hallways, cafeterias, entrances, parking lots, outside areas and school buses. Except in “extraordinary circumstances” and with the written authorization of the district administrator, the surveillance equipment would not be used in areas where people have a “reasonable expectation of privacy,” such as restrooms, locker rooms, offices, classrooms or meeting rooms during instructional time. District superintendent

Tim Onsager said after 14 days, the videos are automatically written over.

Board member Steve Jackson wondered if limiting requests to see videos to seven days would be enough time to address incidents.

“Seven days … seems like a quick, short amount of time,” he said.

Board member Kathleen Hoppe cited people’s unwillingness to come forward in cases of sexual assault and said district officials need to make it “very clear” to students that they only have seven days

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“I’m not entirely comfortable with the timelines, but given the amount of data we’re collecting and storage costs, I can live with this as a reasonable compromise.”

Enrollment drop continues The district’s enrollment decline is continuing this year, with 2,966 students listed in the official “third Friday” student count, down 94 students from last year’s 3,060.

“It’s a little bit more than we were hoping,” said district director of business services Erika Pickett. “But it’s just continuing a trend we’ve been experiencing since 2002.”

The signs are not encouraging for a turnaround any time soon, considering the reduced number of students coming into the district. Last year’s senior class was 255; this year’s kindergarten class is 203.

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to bring up an incident to be reviewed on camera.

“Everything will be wiped after 14 days unless it’s been reported,” she said. “It’s a tough issue, especially for all of us women here … but I think it’s all we can really do.”

School board president Frank Sullivan said while he understands those concerns, given the type of incidents the policy is intended to cover, seven days should be enough time to file a report.

“If something’s been vandalized, you’re going to know.

If there has been a physical

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Player of Week

Girls golf

Oct. 3- Oct. 9

Name: Caylie Kotlowski Grade: Sophomore Sport: Golf Highlight: Kotlowski finished fourth at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament. She also shot a 1-over-par to finish as the sectional champion Wednesday at the Reedsburg Country Club.

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Stoughton sophomore Caylie Kotlowski chips out of a sand trap Monday on No. 14 in the WIAA Division 1 state tournament at University Ridge. She finished fourth at the two-day tournament with a 152 (73, 79).

Shooting up the leaderboard

Kotlowski finishes fourth at WIAA state meet MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Sophomore Caylie Kotlowski didn’t view herself as a state title contender, but she made a name for herself finishing fourth in the WIAA Division 1 state tournament Tuesday at University Ridge.

Kotlowski shot a 7-over-par 79 and ended the two-day state tournament fourth at 8-over-152 in her first state tournament.

“When I came into it, I didn’t even think I would get in the top five,” Kotlowski said. “I was just coming out here for the experience.”

After a 1-over-par 73 in the first round on Monday, Kotlowski entered the final round one shot behind Bay Port’s Jo Baranczyk for the lead. Baranczyk went on to capture the individual state title.

“I knew I had to play like I did yesterday today to get up higher,” Kotlowski said. “I didn’t play that good. I played better than I thought I played and got fourth. I’m very happy with that.”

Kotlowski had the best finish at

state for a Stoughton girls golfer since Becky Klongland took third in 2013 with a 7-over-par 151.

“You don’t understand what a big stage this is,” coach Stephen Stokes said. “You are playing against the best golfers in the state and a bunch of Division I recruits. To battle and be in the hunt was impressive.

She’s the fourth best golfer in the state of Wisconsin in Division 1 and that’s a fantastic accomplishment.”

Kotlowski opened with a bogey on the 286-yard No. 18 Tuesday in the shotgun start. She then got hot with a par on No. 1 and a birdie on the 428-yard No. 2. After two straight pars on Nos. 3 and 4, it appeared like she would control her own destiny and be in the mix for a state championship. That’s until she double bogeyed the 126-yard No. 5 and then posted four straight bogeys on Nos. 7-10 that moved her from one shot within the lead to 6-over-par in the final round and seven shots behind the leader.

“A couple of balls didn’t go where I intended them to go,” Kotlowski said. “To me it was a lot muddier than yesterday. Some shots were not going the way I wanted them to. I was trunking a lot of them. That happens. It’s not

the course’s fault. I’m doing something different. Everyone played in the same conditions.”

The run of four straight bogeys was a challenging stretch. Stokes said he told Kotlowski to “keep battling and competing” despite some early struggles.

“There were just some times where she got caught up in the moment and she was feeling a little bit of pressure,” he said. “She did a great job of overcoming that and regrouping. It was a super impressive two days for her and something she can build on.”

Kotlowski had a chip shot out of a sand trap top finish with a par on No. 17.

In the first round of the state tournament on Monday, Kotlowski shot a 1-over-par 73 and was tied for second place. She was sitting at 1-under-par after the front nine at University Ridge highlighted by birdies on the 304-yard No. 4 and the 421-yard No. 9. Through 13 holes, Kotlowski was at 2-underpar sparked by a birdie on the 412yard No. 11. A tee shot on No. 14 sailed into a sand trap. She made about a 15-foot chip on to the green, but ended up three-putting for a double bogey.

She was consistent the rest of the

first round with nine pars and one bogey.

Kotlowski is looking forward to the challenge of trying to qualify for state again next season.

“It’s motivating me a lot because I came this close as a sophomore,” she said to winning a state title.

“Next year I’m going to try to be even closer.”

Kotlowski said she will always savor the memories and the trio of other seniors - Bre Viken, Jenny Marshall and Renee Anderson on the Vikings.

“The memories,” Kotlowski said are what she will always remember.

“We will miss the seniors.”

The Vikings were two strokes away from their team qualifying for state and will have to replace three seniors next year. Both Caylie Kotlowski and her cousin, Myranda Kotlowski will return next year.

“We will have to have some girls step up to fill those spots,” Stokes said. “There are some big shoes to fill.”

Reedsburg sectional Kotlowski shot a 1-over-par 73 last Thursday to capture an individual sectional championship and a state tournament berth at Reedsburg Country Club.

Boys cross country

Vikings rest ahead of Badger South meet JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Stoughton boys cross country coach Patrick Schneider held out most of his varsity roster Saturday to rest up for the Badger South Conference meet.

Juniors Gavin Model and Jack Albert both ran well enough on the muddy course to earn varsity medals at the Baertschi Invitational in Albany, despite the course being rerouted to avoid standing water.

“The times were really

slow,” Schneider said.

The course was as muddy as I have ever seen a cross country course.”

Model went out near the front and stayed there, finishing 12th out of more than 150 runners in 19 minutes, 15.1 seconds. Albert covered the

5K course in 19:37.1 – good for 21st place.

“Both Gavin and Jack were really mentally tough in the race,” Schneider said. “Jack picked off several runners in the last half mile to be able to medal.”

Several boys were able

to get their first varsity experience. Sophomore Cade Millam, senior F r e e m a n D e t w e i l e r, junior Chase Volenberg and sophomore Alex Orn all ran varsity at Albany.

Sophomore Cade

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Honorable mentions: Gavin Model (boys xc) was 12th Saturday at the Baertschi Invitational in Albany with a time of 19 minutes, 15.1 seconds.

Grace Gibson (girls xc) finished 65th at the Baertschi Invitational on Saturday in 25:42.3. Brooks Empey (football) had seven tackles and a forced fumble in a 42-7 loss at Monona Grove. Matthew Gille (boys soccer) had one goal to lead the Vikings to a 3-0 win over Monroe on Thursday. Savy Borroughs (girls swimming) dropped more than 45 seconds in the 500 freestyle and meet her season-goal in the 100 backstroke Tuesday against Oregon.

Volleyball

Vikings finish seventh at conference MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton volleyball team went 1-3 Saturday to finish seventh in the Badger South Conference tournament.

“The finish definitely wasn’t what we were hoping for,” coach Jillian Bauer said. “We unfortunately just couldn’t piece together our offense and defense.”

In pool play, the Vikings lost in two sets to Milton and then dropped a three set match to Oregon. set match to Monona Grove. In the final play match, Stoughton got off to a fast start against Oregon, outdueling the Panthers in the first set 25-22.

Oregon bounced back to win the next two sets 25-19, 25-22.

Stoughton closed the tournament by clipping Monroe in a seventh-place match.

“Up until the last two matches of the day, all of our hitters were hitting negative (miscues),” Bauer said of the hitting struggles. “When we can’t find a way to put the ball away, we aren’t going to win many matches.

That will be a big focus this

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Girls cross country

Girls swimming

Stoughton runs three at invite JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

At least one team pulled out of Saturday’s Baertschi Invitational due to muddy conditions.

Stoughton’s girls cross country team didn’t even have the required five runners competing to get a team score. The Vikings raced underclassmen Grace Gibson and Julia Schuyler and senior Grace Guetschow.

“The plan was to race a few of my varsity girls yet when we arrived and surveyed the course I made the decision to not run my varsity,” coach Susan Zaemisch said. “Due to the weather the course was rough and I wanted to make sure all girls were healthy going into conference.”

Gibson, a freshman, led Stoughton with a 65th-place finish with a time of 25 minutes, 42.3 second. Schuyler, a sophomore, finished 81st in 26:31.2. Guetschow covered a slow course that was rerouted due to standing water, taking 111th place in 28:31.6.

Stoughton’s JV team finished sixth with 172

What’s next Stoughton to Lake Farm 4 p.m. Friday Badger South ence meet.

returns Park at for the Confer-

points led by the 26th- and 29th-place finishes of sophomores Lucia Nortwen and Emma Sperle.

Three seconds separated the Vikings’; final three runners. Freshman Adrianna Nelson was 38th in 28:18.

Senior Emma Kissling (28:18.1) finished 39th and Alaska Haas (28:21.9) took 40th place.

Freshman Sara Gille and senior Jenna Stokes also competed but did not count toward the final score.

Oregon pulled out of the varsity racing after determining the course was deteriorating too quickly with the Badger South Conference meet this Friday.

Conference The Badger South Conference meet is schedule for

Bormett leads Vikes past Oregon JEREMY JONES

4 p.m. Friday evening.

“The best thing about this team is the experience these girls have in relation to running,” Zaemisch said. “They understand hard work and being part of something bigger than themselves — their teammates.

“I am continuing to differentiate their workouts even this week and we are hoping the little things will help the team be successful Friday.”

Monona Grove, ranked 17th in the Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association’s Division 1 state poll, enters the meet as the favorite.

“The greatest thing about sports is you have to have the competition to determine who is conference champs,” Zaemisch said.

“MG has a great program with a great coach, but Stoughton has a great program too, with girls who won’t give up until they cross the finish line.

“I know it is going to be a great competition. This journey these girls have been on for the past eight weeks has made them stronger in other ways versus just athletically.”

​Sports editor

Coach Katie Talmadge points to one of her captains, senior Erin McCune to what the Stoughton girls swimming team is all about.

“Erin is what we’re all about. We’re open to everyone,” Talmadge said.

Four years ago McCune could do little more than a doggy paddle. This season she is one of the captains for the Stoughton girls swimming team that beat Badger South rival Oregon and finished third at the Waunakee Invitational last week.

“My sister told she had a really great time and learned a lot from being on the team,” McCune said. “That’s what encouraged me to join. I had to learn how to do flip-turns, all the strokes, everything other than a doggy paddle.”

Stoughton 92, Oregon 71 Sophomore Sofia Bormett had a hand in winning three straight events for the Vikings on Tuesday.

Tied at 45-45 entering the break, Bormett helped the Vikings turn the tide for good. Bormett led 1-2 finish

in the 500-yard freestyle by Stoughton with a time of 5:25.22 and the Vikings never looked back.

Bormett followed up the 500 free as part of the victorious 200 free relay of Ava Schigur, Sophia Thompson and Morgan McGee in 1:47.81. Bormett added a first-place time of 1:04.27 in the 100 backstroke as well.

Savy Borroughs, Thompson, Schigur and Bormett helped the Vikings close out the meet by helping Stoughton sweep the top three spots in the 400 free relay with a 4:00.95.

Oregon won the first five events but with only 12 swimmers, didn’t have the depth to hang with Stoughton for the whole meet.

“We definitely had a lot more strength in the second half of our lineup,” Talmadge said. “I knew they were a small team, which hadn’t won a lot of conference duals, so I didn’t feel a lot of pressure setting my lineup.”

Stoughton now has roughly a week and a half off until hosting the conference meet on Satuday, Oct., 27.

“We’ll work on endurance and skillwork while tired over that time,” Talmadge said.

Waunakee Invitational Bormett won the 200yard freestyle Saturday at the Waunakee Invitational by more than three seconds in 1:59.93 and the 100 free in 55.59.

Evelyn Schaefer placed third in the 500 free with a time of 5:49.54, and was also part of a third-place 400 free relay with Leire Begona, Schigur and Bormett that posted a time of 3:58.63.

Andrea Dean, Begona, Schaefer and Bormett turned in a fourth-place finish in the 200 medley relay to start the meet in 2:02.76.

Begona added a fourthplace in the 50 free with a 29.44 and was fifth in the 100 butterfly (1:07.1). Schigur took fourth in the 50 backstroke (31.27).

Stoughton finished third out of seven teams with 426 points. Baraboo scored a meet-best 594 points and the host Warriors placed second with 476 points.

The Vikings only had eight best times but Talmadge didn’t care as Stoughton won the Sportsmanship award for the fourth consecutive year and the best dressed for the second.

Boys soccer

Vikings get back on winning track, blank Watertown and Monroe MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

The three-game losing streak and scoring drought for the Stoughton boys soccer team is history after the Vikings shut out Monroe last week.

“The boys were thrilled to win one after a three-game scoreless streak,” coach Michael McIntosh said.

Wednesday’s win over the Cheesemakers. “Throughout, they remained positive and eager to work hard. We needed to get back on track and the play of our boys was inspiring.”

After shutting out Monroe, the Vikings lost a nonconference game to Elkhorn on Thursday and then beat or lost to Watertown on Tuesday.

What’s next Stoughton will play in the regional against a team to be determined on Tuesday, Oct. 16.

Badger South Team Oregon Monona Grove Stoughton Madison Edgewood Milton Watertown Fort Atkinson Monroe

Wins Losses Ties 5 0 1 5 1 0 4 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 2 5 0 1 5 0 0 6 0

Stoughton (10-6-3, 4-21 Badger South) will get a couple of starters back from injury this week, but senior defender A.J. Mittelsteadt is Conference game against out for the season with a knee Watertown.

Mother Nature could do litinjury. tle to slow down the Vikings’ Stoughton 2, offense, which scored twice in the first half and got nine Watertown 0 saves from senior keeper Lightning forced a 30 Nolan Meyer en route to a minutes delay Tuesday at 2-0 shutout of Watertown. home in a Badger South Senior forward Jason Johnson scored Stoughton’s

first goal 28:30 minutes into the first half on an assist from junior defender Colin Holtan.

Senior midfielder Ethan Wright added a second goal two-and-a-half minutes later off an assist from Johnson.

The win improved Stoughton to 4-2-1 in conference, while Waterttown fell to 2-50.

The backline, including Stoughton 3, Monroe 0 Jaden Clausen who has been Senior midfielder Matthew Gille’s goal outside the 18-yard box helped Stoughton overcome a scoring slump en route to a 3-0 win over Monroe on Wednesday in a Badger South Conference game.

The Vikings outshot the Cheesemakers 10-3. Gille scored on a pass by senior David Tessier in the 34th minute. It stayed a one-goal lead for Stoughton into the second half.

The Cheesemakers had a defensive miscue that led to them knocking in a goal for Stoughton in the 61st minute to extend the Vikings’ lead to 2-0. Senior forward Ethan Wright had a goal on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute to cap the scoring.

Meyer had six saves for the Vikings.

out with a concussion the last couple weeks, Tessier and Colin Holtan locked down the middle on defense, McIntosh said. Tessier has moved from a forward position to a defender because of injuries.

Elkhorn 4, Stoughton 0 Elkhorn had three different players score in the first half Saturday to hand the Vikings a 4-0 loss.

The Elks outshot the Vikings 16-3. Meyer had a game-high 14 saves.

Stoughton, East (ppd.)

The nonconference game against Madison East on Saturday was postponed.

There was no rescheduled game announced before the Courier Hub went to press Tuesday night.

Boys xc: Model, Albert medal at Baertschi Invitational 121st overall as the team’s final score. final varsity scorer.

Sophomore Nolan Car- Conference M i l l a m f i n i s h e d 6 4 t h penter (23:20.6) was 134th Stoughton travels to the i n 2 0 : 4 3 . 5 . D e t w e i l e r and Orn (23:32.1) finished Badger South Conference (21:31.6) took 92nd place 139th place but neither race Friday night. and Volenberg (22:18.9) counted toward the team’s Schneider said he c r o s s e d t h e fi n i s h l i n e expects the team to be back at full strength for conference, though where the meet is held is still FREE Stock Book debatable with more rain New • Used • Surplus forecasted this week.

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What’s next Stoughton travels to Lake Farm Park at 3:30 p.m. Friday for the Badger South Conference meet. point.”

Monona Grove, ranked 1 3 t h o n t h e Wi s c o n s i n Cross Country Coaches Association’s Division 1 state poll, is the favorite to win the meet.

Edgewood, which sits at eighth on the D2 state poll, should also be in the mix.

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Football

Vikings need a win Friday against Fort to qualify for WIAA playoffs JEREMY JONES Sports editor

A third straight loss against the top of the Badger South Conference has left the Stoughton football team still needing one win to qualify for the playoffs despite a 5-0 start.

The Vikings (5-3, 3-3) host winless Fort Atkinson on Friday, hoping to become playoff eligible for the third straight year.

“Fort Atkinson is our first playoff game because we need to win to get in,” coach Dan Prahl said. “This can make their season if they beat us.”

Last week (Friday, Oct. 5), the Vikings found the end zone first against first-place Monona Grove but gave up six unanswered touchdowns and lost 42-7.

Senior running back Dwight Walker had a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter at John Klement

What’s next Stoughton (5-3 overall, 3-3 Badger South) hosts Fort Atkinson (0-8, 0-6) at 7 p.m. Friday.

Stadium, but Monona Grove rallied with 338 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns.

“Conditions were terrible, but we can’t use that as an excuse because MG had to play in it too and they still performed,” coach Dan Prahl said. “We played tough, and I don’t think they are 35 points better than us.

We learned a lot from that game and have some good things to build off.”

Prahl said the Vikings are still “a really good football team” when it is attentive to details.

“It’s my job to make sure

Badger South Team Wins Losses Monona Grove 6 0 Oregon 5 1 Watertown 5 1 Stoughton 3 3 Milton 2 4 Monroe 2 4 Edgewood 1 5 Fort Atkinson 0 6 we get back to basics and get “We opened things up, those little things corrected, driving the field and chewbecause that’s the difference ing up the clock,” Prahl said. in the last three games we Instead, the Vikings gave played,” he said. up three touchdowns in the second quarter to fall behind Monona Grove 42, 21-7 going into halftime.

“Defensively, we got Stoughton 7 some stops and turnovers The Vikings had a strong early, but our offense didn’t start last Friday, not only capitalize on one of them,” scoring first on “a great drive Prahl said. “We missed our by our offense,” Prahl said, wide receiver by an inch, but continuing to play well which would have given us a throughout the first quarter.

“Fort Atkinson is our first playoff game because we need to win to get in.

This can make their season if they beat us.” coach Dan Prahl 14-7 lead.”

Silver Eagles quarterback Jordan Bishop tied the game early in the second with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Payton Spalding. Running back Brady Killerlain and Ethan Beehner added touchdown runs of 40 and 3 yards.

“We had missed tackles and took poor angles on some blitzes that turned into huge gains for MG,” Prahl said.

Early in the second half, Stoughton forced a turnover on its 3-yard line, but the

Vikings’ offense turned it over on third down.

Monona Grove took the opportunity and drove 20 yards to score. A Stoughton fumble led to a second quick touchdown by MG in the second half.

Killerlain had a gamehigh 162 yards rushing at two touchdowns on 26 carries. Bishop added 131 yards on 10 carries. Ethan Beehner carried the ball three times for 14 yards and scored twice.

Beehner and Killerlain helped MG run up the lead to 35-7 with a red zone touchdowns in the third quarter. Bishop added a 57-yard touchdown run.

Stoughton junior quarterback Adam Hobson completed 5 for 23 passes for 42 yards and an interception.

He rushed for -9 yards on three carries. Walker had 49 yards on 14 carries, and Quinn Arnott had a teambest 52 yards on 12 rushes.

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

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Bauer said no statistics were available after the tournament because the Stoughton’s iPad stopped working.

Milton 2, Stoughton 0 In the first pool play match, the conference runner-up, topped the Vikings in two sets.

Oregon 2, Stoughton 1 In the second pool play, match the Vikings were handed a 22-25, 25-19, 25-22 loss to the Panthers.

In the second pool play match Saturday, the Vikings got aggressive play at the net from sophomore middle hitter Kat Eugster, junior middle hitter Amber Hodkiewicz, senior outside hitter Lela Brashi, junior outside hitter Veronica Ewald and junior outside hitter Riley Royston in the first set against the Panthers.

“We served really aggressively, which got them out of system,” Bauer said. “We also were able to put the ball away a little better than previously in the day, which

Badger South Team Watertown Milton Oregon Madison Edgewood Fort Atkinson Stoughton Monona Grove Monroe

What’s next Stoughton travels to Sauk Prairie at 7 p.m. on Thursday. helped build some momentum.”

Monona Grove 2, Stoughton 1 Like they did against Oregon, Stoughton beat the Silver Eagles in one set. Monoan Grove After dropping the first set 25-21, the Vikings won the second set 23-25

Wins Losses 11 0 10 1 7 4 5 7 4 7 3 8 3 8 0 11 and then dropped the final set 15-7.

Stoughton 2, Monroe 1 Stoughton knocked off Monroe 22-25, 25-13, 15-12 in a seventh-place match.

The Vikings relied on senior libero Hannah Wirag and senior sertter Megan Adams digging balls on defense.Stoughton scrambled defense to stay in matches.

“Defense is definitely a strong point of our team and has easily been the most consistent piece of our game,” Bauer said. “Hannah and Megan are both solid defenders who have great ball control.”

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Stoughton junior middle hitter Riley Royston looks to tip a ball over Oregon senior Bekken Pearson (12) and senior Sydona Roberts (6) in a match against the Panthers in the Badger South Conference tournament. The Panthers rallied to win in three sets.

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Whether it’s students earning their “green thumbs” gardening in the raised beds at Fox Prairie, tracking animals at Kegonsa or helping rain-displaced worms find a path “home” at Sandhill, students have been learning and having fun this fall, despite the wet weather.

The program started in the 2016-17 school year when Kegonsa teachers Julie Alexander, Joy Meyer and Angel Schroeder spent the year instituting “play- and inquiry-based learning” through a $3,000 SASD “Innovation Grant,” which included starting up an outdoor classroom. After lunch, students would go outside to “sensory stations,” where they could do everything from collecting and identifying leaves and bugs to making mud pies, or anything else a 5- or 6-year-old might find interesting outside.

Alexander, who teaches first grade, said the

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Fimreite said one of his favorite stories happened the other day in the outdoor classroom, when students went outside after a big rain to discover “a ton of worms surfacing.” Since this month’s science curriculum is focusing on weather, it turned out to be a good day to observe the weather and its effects.

“I grabbed some chalk and brought it out to our blacktop near the trees,” he wrote.

“Within five minutes, children were finding worms, tracing and designing pathways for the worms to follow, and showing empathy by protecting the worms in their natural habitat.

“It was a good reminder to me that children can create their own agendas that are rich in learning if we take the time to notice what they are curious about and facilitate those teachable moments.”

benefits of the outdoor classroom include “growth in social-emotional, cognitive, language, gross and small motor development.”

“Children gain communication and problem-solving skills through self-initiated and teacher-directed activities,” she wrote in an email to the Hub. “Our students have also gained respect for their world and understand the need to take care of it.”

Sandhill principal Jeff Fimreite said when students hear it’s an outdoor classroom day, it’s an “overwhelming response.”

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2018

Proposed 2019 Budget

Revenues Interest Income PSSD OnCall Income Penalty Interest Revenue Residential Customer Revenue Commercial Customer Revenue PSSD Other Operating Income Total Revenue

18,316 5,075 887 264,880 83,280 25,681 14,381 412,500

7,359 3,000 726 199,030 66,300 15,424 4,325 296,163

14,325 5,100 750 265,440 86,640 20,438 5,210 397,903

20,000 5,100 750 278,208 90,216 25,000 250 419,524

Expense Supervision and Labor Expense PSSD Labor PSSD On Call Main Power/Fuel For Pumping Station A Power/Fuel for Pumping Station B Power/Fuel for Pumping Station C Power/Fuel for Pumping Station D Power/Fuel for Pumping Other Operating Supplies KSD Conveyance MMSD Charges Diggers Hotline Transportation Expenses Collection Force Main Repair Conveyance Force Main Repair Main Pumping Station Repair Station A Repair Station B Repair Station C Repair Station D Repair Grinder Pump Maintenance Admin Bldg Maintenance Clerk Labor Commissioner Salaries Office Supplies Publication Fees Accountant Fees Engineering Fees Legal Fees Insurance Expense Taxes Payroll Pension Expense Health Insurance Expense Employer Life Insurance Depreciation Emergency Reserve Total Expense

59,512 24,354 10,231 9,853 877 2,137 2,357 899 1,938 -121 130,560 405 7,090 8,087 250 7,229 526 1,229 1,826 1,026 6,327 2,608 23,246 9,000 5,440 219 3,200 0 1,844 10,582 6,319 6,064 6,000 80 61,306 412,500

46,715 20,219 7,231 7,958 644 1,570 1,672 656 2,195 0 102,055 349 854 1,928 1,700 9,169 758 968 1,463 1,233 13,813 1,236 19,217 6,750 4,264 1,033 3,200 8,171 240 9,996 5,082 4,464 4,500 66 4,795 296,163

62,286 27,456 10,500 10,611 885 2,094 2,229 875 2,800 2,000 138,475 500 2,000 5,000 15,648 10,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,600 15,000 1,500 23,731 9,000 5,472 1,283 3,200 7,500 2,500 11,000 6,580 5,763 6,000 89 -174 397,903

82,111 29,120 10,500 10,750 950 2,125 2,500 900 3,000 2,500 147,199 500 2,000 10,000 5,000 5,000 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,600 20,000 1,500 24,453 9,000 5,500 500 3,500 3,000 2,500 11,500 8,152 6,980 9,000 120 -6,436 419,524

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Growing a classroom at Kegonsa

‌Last November, the Sandhill Elementary School worked with Love Stoughton Area Ministry from First Lutheran Church to construct a designated space centered around trees with wood chips and tree stumps, as well as a donation of pine cones.

So far this school year, teachers have already integrated math, literacy, and science into the outdoor classroom. Fimreite said students typically have a planned lesson idea revolving around nature, although the outdoors constantly “unfolds new insects, cloud formations, wind effects, or tracks for us to wonder and think critically around.”

“Each day brings new opportunities of discovery,” he wrote the Hub in an email. “The outdoor classroom gives children what they need and can be accommodating to any learner.”

When children engage in nature, they become creative thinkers, Fimreite said, doing things like using milkweed and sticks to role play or retell favorite stories.

“The children who need to move or release energy in their bodies run in a wide open space; the children who want to tinker, dig in the dirt and build homes for insects,” he wrote. “It’s a universal space for all to be and appreciate who we are, while receiving just the right kind of input or sensory integration we’re lacking when we are inside four walls.”

– I’ll make arrays with logs any day!”” Davis wrote in an email to the Hub. Kegonsa principal Erin Conrad said in the next five years, school officials would like to add butterfly gardens, a prairie, water features and more walking paths throughout the property. She said the school’s annual fun run last year raised a “sizeable chunk” of money to pay for projects including custom signs, a “mud kitchen,” “bug hotel,” outdoor chalkboard and an additional rock and wood path through our classroom.

“We are excited to really take play even farther into our natural world,” she wrote in an email to the Hub.

Obituaries Richard “Dick” D. Moriarty

Richard D. Moriarty

Richard “Dick” D. Moriarty, age 86, passed away peacefully on

Angeline E. Hill

Angeline E. Hill

Roger Veir

Roger Veir

Tuesday, October 2, 2018, at his home in Stoughton.

Dick was born in Benton on April 6, 1932, to Arthur and Mary Moriarty. He graduated from Appleton High School in 1950. Dick served his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1958. On August 30, 1958, he married Susanne Bensend.

Dick worked for Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool Co. for over 20 years and served as vice president of the electronics division. He then worked for Warman International for many years until his retirement in 1997.

Dick enjoyed boating with

his family on Lake Kegonsa for 32 years. He was an avid golfer and long-time member of Stoughton Country Club.

Dick and Sue enjoyed travelling and wintering in Florida.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Susanne; four children, Mark (Pegg y ) M o r i a r t y, M i c h e l e (Michael) Feld, Matthew (Tracy) Moriarty and Megan Floyd; eleven grandchildren, Meghan (Geoffrey) Stone, Ryan (Julie) Moriarty, Kaitlin (James) Pike, Collin and Chloe Feld, Lauren, Mitchell and Aiden Moriarty and Colleen, Sean and Erin Floyd; six great grandsons; sister-in-law, Mary Kay Moriarty; nephews, Christopher (Sera) and Bradley (Lindsey) Moriarty;

many extended relatives; and friends.

He was preceded in death by brothers, Joseph Moriarty and Ronald Moriarty.

Services were held on Monday, October 8, 2018, at First Lutheran Church in Stoughton. The family requests that donations be made to Agrace HospiceCare Inc. or to Gateway Trinity Lutheran Church Building Fund, 11381 Gateway Blvd., Ft. Myers, FL, 33913. The family would like to thank Agrace HospiceCare for the great care they provided Dick during his illness.

Please share your memories of Dick at: CressFuneralService.com.

Angeline E. Hill, age 79, of Jefferson, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

Angeline was born April 28, 1939, in Stoughton, the daughter of Henry and Lilly (Mortensen) Larsen. On June 21, 1958, Angeline married her husband, John, and together they welcomed two children. Always devoted to her family, Angeline enjoyed her time hunting, camping and fishing with her loved ones. Her love and influence

will remain in their hearts always.

Angeline is survived by her husband John; children, Janice (Bud) McDonald and Michael Hill; grandchildren, Matthew McDonald, Adrienne (Thomas) McDonald-Kremer, Natalie McDonald, Austin McDonald, Sydney McDonald, Brett Hill, Alyssa Hill, Mikayla Jones, and Sebastian Jones; great-grandson Jett Joseph Kremer; and brother, Neal (Sandy) Larson.

She is preceded in death by her parents.

Her family would like to extend their appreciation to the staff of Agrace Hospice for the care and compassion they gave to Angeline.

A private family service will be held in celebration of Angeline’s life. Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory is assisting her family.

For online obituary and guest registry, please visit schneiderfuneraldirectors. com.

Roger Allen Veir, born Aug. 14, 1932, in LaCrosse, died Oct. 1, 2018.

He was the only child of Allen J. and Blanche D. Ve i r. R o g e r graduated from LaCrosse Logan High School and the UW-Platteville. He proudly served his country during the Korean War. Roger was employed as a mining engineer for the New Jersey Zinc Co. in Austinville,

Va. Eventually returning to Wisconsin to work for Vogel Bros. Building. Co., for 30+ years.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joyce; daughters, Marianne (Martin) Pilger, Diane (Jim) Bronson, Ellen (Kent) Penshorn; son, Joseph; grandchildren, Emily (Ryan) Rose and David and Carly Penshorn; cousins, David Rice and Richard and Ron Melvin.

Private services will be held

at the family burial site in LaCrescent, Minn.

Gunderson Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Memorials may be given to the charity of your choice in remembrance of Roger.

Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh.com.

Gunderson Stoughton Funeral & Cremation Care 1358 Hwy. 51, Jackson St. (608)873-4590

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Ethan Mowry, 10, a fourth-grade student at Fox Prairie Elementary School, checks out a spider after reading in the outdoor classroom.

Green thumbs at Fox Prairie ‌Fox Prairie Elementary School’s Working for Kids groups provided the raised garden beds several years ago, and in recent years the school has partnered with the Stoughton High School agriculture class and community volunteers to make the garden “come to life,” principal Krista Huntley Rogers wrote in an email to the Hub. High school students start the seeds, and then the Fox Prairie students take care of the little sprouts before planting them in the garden; a variety of vegetables, herbs and flowers. Two years ago, the school added learning space near the garden area when the kindergarten classes added outdoor learning to their day, as well as more trees and natural seating areas.

“We now have an amazing space that our students can utilize for many learning opportunities,” Huntley Rogers wrote. “Outdoor, hands-on learning and exploring is great for students of all ages. Our students love having the opportunity to be outside and experience learning through different methods.”

Huntley Rogers said school officials are looking forward to starting to compost garden material and food from the lunchroom, with a committee looking into the plan.

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Jess Davis’ third-graders at Kegonsa have some fun using their outdoor classroom during a lesson about counting.

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Cold weather doesn’t stop Sandhill students from exploring their outdoor classroom earlier this year, working together to build an igloo.

Ke g o n s a E l e m e n t a r y School’s outdoor classroom started with just the trees that were growing in between the playground areas. Teachers later added mulch, tree stump stools and “our desire to wonder” the first year, said Meyer, a kindergarten teacher.

Last year, they added sensory tables, bird feeders, wooden benches and over the summer, a trail, stage and sitting areas were constructed to join the two playground areas together with the outdoor classroom to improve accessibility.

And whether it’s observing the changes the seasons bring or exploring the wildlife, there is always “a lot more to discover out there than meets the eye.”

“You can experience children performing here or sitting together discussing their ideas and thoughts,” Meyer said. “Even the littlest additions have enhanced the area and made it a great place to learn.”

Jess Davis’s third-graders prefer working outside, even to do their reading and writing assignments.

“A few weeks ago we worked on making multiplication arrays in our outdoor learning space and one student said, “This is way better than drawing rows and columns on a piece of paper

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STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2018-19 Budget Summary by Fund

NOTICE OF CLAIMS DEADLINE IN THE MATTER OF RESTATED RICHARD D. BREYMAN AND HELEN BREYMAN REVOCABLE TRUST DATED NOVEMBER 25, 1992 AND AMENDMENTS THERETO Pursuant to Section 701.0508, Wis. Stats., Janet Sciandra as Trustee of the Richard D. Breyman and Helen Breyman Revocable Trusted dated November 25, 1992, and amendments, with power to pay the debts of Helen Breyman, deceased June 29, 2018, hereby provides notice that the deadline for filing claims for the payment of debts of the decedent is 4 months after the date of the first insertion of this Notice. Claims shall be delivered to Janet Sciandra, 92 Center St., Hughestown, PA 18640.

Rumpf Law Office, S.C. Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 608-423-3254 Published: October 4, 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF DUNKIRK DAM LAKE DISTRICT MEETING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2018, 6:30 PM. DUNKIRK DAM TOWN HALL 645 COUNTY N, STOUGHTON, WI 1. Election of a new treasurer to replace Rich Albright 2. 2019 budget proposal 3. High water management 4. Other concerns Published: October 11, 2018 WNAXLP

*** STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARCIA M. SIME Case No. 2018PR719 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth May 30, 1936 and date of death January 3, 2007, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1170 Starr School Road, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 11, 2019.

5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.

Electronically signed by Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar October 8, 2018 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: October 11, 18 and 25, 2018 WNAXLP ***

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Notice is hereby given to qualified electors of the Stoughton Area School District that the Annual Meeting will be held in the Board Room of the Administration and Educational Services Center at 320 North Street, Stoughton, on the 22nd day of October, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

The budget summary printed below reflects the information available on October 4, 2018.

Supporting budget documentation is available for inspection in the District's Business Services Office at 320 North Street.

General Fund (10) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Transfers-In (Source 100) Local Sources (Source 200) Inter-district Payments (Source 300 + 400) Intermediate Sources (Source 500) State Sources (Source 600) Federal Sources (Source 700) All Other Sources (800 + 900) Total Revenue & Other Financing Sources

Audited 201617

Unaudited 2017-18

Budget 201819

10,339,875 10,790,112

10,790,112 10,909,014

10,909,014 10,909,014

52,362 21,272,192 493,434 0 15,717,624 535,763 624,068 38,695,443

0 22,181,682 576,593 0 15,947,403 578,526 355,549 39,639,753

0 23,223,818 793,156 0 15,749,779 561,838 276,366 40,604,957

17,086,364 15,107,007 6,051,835 38,245,206

16,776,782 15,696,662 7,047,407 39,520,851

17,493,150 16,008,464 7,103,343 * 40,604,957

Special Revenue Trust Fund (21) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

311,531 329,186 489,900 472,245

329, 186 323,183 505,673 511,676

323,183 124,424 6,200 204,959

Special Education Fund (27) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

0 0 5,816,742 5,816,742

0 0 6,328,860 6,328,860

0 0 6,715,881 6,715,881

Non-Referendum Debt (38) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

129,178 0 21 129,199

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0

Debt Service Fund (39) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

622,996 607,206 1,513,723 1,529,513

607,206 593,221 1,514,678 1,528,663

593,221 575,378 1,514,507 1,532,350

Capital Expansion Fund (41) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

692,189 1,055,892 521,817 158,114

1,055,892 1,162,034 1,192,964 1,086,822

1,162,034 1,016,718 556,869 702,185

Expenditures & Other Financing Uses Instruction (Function 100 000) Support Services (Function 200 000) Non-Program Transactions (Function 400 000) Total Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

Long Term Capital Improvement Trust Fund (46) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

Audited 201617

Unaudited 2017-18

Budget 201819

605,085 1,305,925 700,840 0

1,305,925 2,222,760 916,835 0

2,222,760 2,589,760 367,000 0

CapitalProjects Funds (49) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

253,993 254,384 391 0

254,384 254,128 2,494 2,750

254,128 255,128 1,000 0

Food Service Fund (50) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

248,994 235,458 969,242 982,778

235,458 259,912 983,963 959,509

259,912 331,501 991,222 919,633

Community Service Fund (80) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

359,775 251,490 137,838 246,123

251,490 143,549 146,053 253,994

143,549 64,514 186,300 265,335

0 0 39,767 39,767

0 0 39,529 39,529

0 0 40,505 40,505

20,755,389 1,376,167 520,200 50,000 449 22,702,205

21,621,921 1,372,018 1,180,604 50,000 0 24,224,543

22,794,748 1,370,902 543,869 100,000 1,082 24,810,601

6.71%

2.42%

2,012,119,994 0.0112827

2,116,923,380 0.0114433 1.42%

2,264,907,799 0.0109544 -4.27%

Package and Cooperative Program Fund (90) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & O ther Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses Tax Levy by Fund General (10) Debt Service (39) Capital Expansion (41) Community Service (80) Prior Year Chargeback Total School Levy

% Increase - Total Levy from Prior Year Equalized Property Value Mill Rate Mill Rate Increase / (Decrease) *Includes a $4,412,835 transfer from Fund 10 to Fund 27

Published: October 11 and 18, 2018 WNAXLP

DIRECTIONS: 2½ miles East of Stoughton on Hwy 51 to Tower Dr., North 2½ miles. Watch for George Auction Signs. LUNCH: Ziggy’s.

VEHICLES: 2008 Dodge Ram 4WD 5.7 Hemi, Sun Roof 4dr.

170,000mi.; 2005 Jeep Wrangler 111,000mi.; 2003 Hummer H2 6 Litre 120,000mi.; 1995 Dodge Stealth R/T 160,000mi.; 1995 BMW Model 325I Convertible 230,000mi.; 2003 Chevrolet Astro Van 130,000mi.; 1994 Chevy S10 Automatic 4.3 Litre 230,000mi.

LOADER/BACKHOE: Terra Mite T7 Kubota Diesel 8'8'' Depth Hoe w/Loader. TOOLS & SHOP EQUIPMENT: Craftsman Professional 60gal. 6.5hp & DeWalt 200PSI Air Compressors; Milwaukee ½'' Elec. & Battery Drills; Milwaukee Hammer Drill; Rigid Pipe Snap; Rigid 24'' Pipe Wrench; DeWalt Drills; Craftsman 4dwr.

Tool Chests; Ryobi 14'' Cut-off Saw; Stihl TS 360 Chop Saw; Plumbers Acetylene Tank; Karcher Power Washer; Acetylene Torch Set w/Cart; 50# Propane Tank; Propane Heater; (2) Eco-Quest Ozone Fresh Air Machines; DeWalt 10/7 KW 220 Volt Heater; ½hp Sump Pump; Storage Cabinet (New); Advance Wet Vac; Tool Kits; Ryobi 4cyl.

Blower; 16gal. Shop Vac; Metal Shelving. PLUMBING TOOLS: (2) EEL Model S Drain Cleaning Machines; Rigid ½'' Drain Cleaner; Plumbing Pipe & Connectors of all Sizes. ZERO TURN LAWN MOWER: Snapper Pro CV25S 23hp, 52''; Agri Fab 38'' Lawn Sweeper. 4 WHEELER: Kawasaki 400 Automatic w/Snow Plow & Winch (Blown Engine). MOTORCYCLE: 1996 BMW 1100RT 26,000mi. (No Title). HUNTING SHACK CAMPER: Bumper Hitch Camper (No Title). CHICKEN COOP: 4'x8' Coop (Like New).

REMOTE CARS: (3) Remote Cars Incl. 1hp Revo Traxxes; Many Parts; Body Kits; Remotes; Wheels. HOT TUB: Inter Pure Spa Model SSP-H-10, 460gal. Soft Hot Tub. ELECTRONICS: Harmon-Kardon TD420 Memphis Car Audio Amp; Polk Audio Speakers; Pro Studio Speakers; Stereo 216 Power Amp; ; Virefield Nite Vision Binoculars; Stanley Power Inverter; 5 Shelf Stereo Rack; Samsung Sound Bar w/Sub; Lickety-Split Sport Tubes. HOME FURNISHINGS & STAGING FURNITURE: NOTE: Like New. White Leather Sofa, Love Seat & Chair; Dressers; Tables; Glass Display Case; Brave Model 380 Floor Mopping Robot; Coleman LP Stainless Patio Heater; Picnic Table; Power Line Punch Bag; (2) Nova Pizza Ovens; Portable AC Unit; Mini Refrigerator; Outdoor Swing; Poker Table; Lamps; Pillows; Comforters; DVD’s. BICYCLES: X-Games Trick Bike; Gary Fisher Mountain Bike; Banana seat Bike. MISC.: 8'x7' Garage Door w/Hardware (Never Installed); (20) Bags Turf Builder; 200gal.

Plastic Water Tank; Harley Davidson Rain Gear; Hyper Slingshot.

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: (5) Milk Cans; Steel Wheel Tobacco Setter; (25) Westland Forever Young. Peanuts on Parade.

BARBIE DOLLS: Collection of 25+ Barbie’s. HUNTING & JACK KNIVES: Uzi Defender; Military; Smith & Wesson; Buck; Stainless; US Custom Designs; Flippers; MTech; Extreme; Ontario; Taylor; Swiss Army; White Tail; Defender; Kershaw; Adv. Pocket Knives.

REG. WI AUCTIONEERS: Dean George, #486, (cell 608-7515703); Kale George, #2811, (office 608-882-6123), 11211 North Union Road, Evansville, WI 53536.

TERMS: 5% Buyer’s Fee. Check or Cash. 4% courtesy charge for purchases using credit card. All sales final. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over printed material. Not responsible for accidents or losses.

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0150 Places to Go HERMANSON PUMPKIN-PATCH, LLC. FREE ADMISSION. Pumpkins, squash, gourds, strawmaze, wagonride, small animals to view. Opening 915-Halloween.

Closed Wednesdays. Open daily 9am-5pm, weekends 9am-6pm.

127 County Road N, Edgerton.

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0340 Automotive 2003 PARK Avenue, 75k, nice; 1996 Century, $1,200. 608-778-6600.

0402 Help Wanted B R O O K LY N FIRE/EMS PROTECTION DISTRICT Part-Time Position - District SecretaryTreasurer (Bookkeeper) See job description at www.brooklynfireems.org. Request a copy of Job Description by emailing: s e c t re a s @ b ro o k ly n fi re e m s. c o m Submit resume by 111518 LOOKING FOR Class A CDL ton truck driver. Must have good driving record and references. Paid weekly. Call 608523-4712.

SKI SHOP SALES & SERVICE We are now accepting applications for part time and full-time sales positions in our ski department during the winter and outdoor furniture during the summer. If you have some downhill skiing experience, enjoy winter sports and like working with people this might be the opportunity youve been looking for. Chalet is a fun and friendly place to work with local owners who have great appreciation for employees and customers. All positions can be year-round or seasonal depending on the person, with flexible shifts ranging from 15-40 hours per week. Chalet has been serving Madison skiers for the past 35 years.

We offer a generous base salary with commissions, bonuses, employee discounts and free skiing at local hills.

To join our team please stop by our newly remodeled store and apply in person.

PAY RANGE: $12-$16 PER HOUR. CHALET SKI & PATIO 5252 VERONA ROAD MADISON, WI 53711 608-273-8263 INFO@CHALETSKI.COM

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0601 Misc.

OFFICE CLEANING in Stoughton Mon-Fri 5pm-9pm. Visit our website: www.capitalcityclean.com or call our office: 608-831-8850.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub, Verona Press and Oregon Observer unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 845-9559.

A&B ENTERPRISES Light Construction Remodeling No job too small 608-835-7791.

RECOVER PAINTING offers carpentry, drywall, deck restoration and all forms of painting. Recover also urges you to join in the fight against cancer, as a portion of every job is donated to cancer research. free estimates, fully insured, 20 yrs experience 608-2700440.

ART’S LAWNCARE: Mowing, trimming. Weed Control. Rough mowing available. 608-235-4389.

PRIVATE DETECTIVE Services: Specialize in locating people. www. joysprivatedetectiveagency.com. Joy 608-712-6286.

SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-8737038 or 608-669-0025.

BAKER FOR hire: For any occasion.

Will deliver. Joy 608-712-6286.

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For information call 835-6677.

FOR SALE- MISCELLANEOUS SAWMILLS from only $4397.00- MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 800 5670404 Ext.300N (CNOW) SPORTING GOODS 700+ Guns at Auction! Saturday Oct. 13th @ 9AM Kramer Auction-Prairie du Chien, WI Preview: Friday, Oct. 12th 2-7 PM www.KramerSales.com (608) 326-8108 (CNOW)

WANTED TO BUY OR TRADE FREON R12 WANTED: CERTIFIED BUYER will PAY CA$H for R12 cylinders or cases of cans. (312) 291-9169; www.refrigerantfinders.com (CNOW) TOP CASH PAID! FOR OLD MOTORCYCLES! 1900-1979.

DEAD OR ALIVE! 920-371-0494 (CNOW)

Matt Heitmann Team

201 S. Van Buren St., Stoughton $179,000

Two Screened-In Porches, 3 Beds, 1.5 Baths, 1,435 SF

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SAVAGE MODEL 16, 270 Win. Short Mag. with Vortex 4-12 variable scope.

Asking $550. 608-437-8957.

DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale. Contact Dave at 608-445-6423 or Pete 608-712-3223.

SEASONED SPLIT OAK, Hardwood.

Volume discount. Will deliver. 608-6091181 SEMI-LOADS OF Firewood for sale.

12 cord semi-loads in 8 ft lengths.

Mixed hardwood, Oak or Locust. Jim Denk Logging 920-572-7157

0652 Garage Sales STOUGHTON- 275 Taylor Lane. "IT'S ALL ABOUT HALLOWEEN" SALE Oct 12 3pm-6pm, Oct 13 9am-5pm, Oct 14 10am-5pm STOUGHTON. 2785 Spring Hill Drive.

Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-1. Large movinggarage sale. Indoors, rain or shine.

Collectibles, housewares, decor, quilting and crafts, etc. See craigslist for complete listing.

0672 Pets GOLDEN RETRIEVER puppies. Vet checked, vaccinated, health guarantee. Ready now. Prices starting at $575. Lic. #412169. 563-599-6477.

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE IS Noon Friday for The Great Dane and Noon Monday for the Courier Hub unless changed because of holiday work schedules. Call now to place your ad, 873-6671 or 835-6677.

Now for Sale in Stoughton 707 S. Monroe St., Stoughton $232,900

Finished Walk-Up Attic Space 4 Beds, 2.5 Baths, 3,012 SF

1108 Peterson Dr., Stoughton | $399,900 2100 Yahara Dr., Stoughton | $449,900 New Construction, Nordic Ridge, 4 Beds, 3 Baths, 2,576 SF

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BORDER COLLIE and Great Pyrenees cross puppies, $100 obo. No Sunday sales please. Reuben Bontrager, 8679 Slabtown Rd, Lancaster, WI, 53813.

FOR SALE. BEAGLE PUPPIES, AKC Reg. tri-colors and lemon-whites. Sire and dam outstanding hunterscompanions. Trial champions in the pedigree's.

Vet checked. $400-$450 ea. I also have 2 very good 5-year old male Beagles. $700 ea. 608-437-8957 FOR SALE: Beagle puppies, AKC registered, tri-colors and lemon and white, sire and dam, outstanding hunterscompanions, trial champions in the pedigree, vet checked, $400-$450 each. Also two very good 5 year old male Beagles. $700 each. 608-4378957.

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WHY? When you CAN have a 100% non-shed, smart, beautiful, sweet, lovable Whoodle or Moyen Poodle. 2 Minis left! The best dog you will ever own! Rust, Brown & Creme colors.

Come check us out! LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com Lic#469088 Dusty 920-210-7441.

TEDDY BEARS, 2-Maltipoos, Cavapoos, 2-Cavachons, 1-Morkie $695-$995 Lic# 469088, LOTS of Free training tips! www.SpringGreenPups. com, Brenda 608-574-7931

OREGON SELF-STORAGE 10x10 through 10x25 month to month lease Call Karen Everson at 608-8357031 or Veronica Matt at 608-2910316 RASCHEIN PROPERTY STORAGE 6x10 thru 10x25 Market StreetBurr Oak Street in Oregon Call 608-520-0240

FOR SALE: Hampshire Ram lambs.

Performance bred, ready for breeding.

608-732-4802.

FOR SALE: Polled Herefords, bred cows, fancy heifer calves, bulls (will hold until spring), Owego Stock Farm, 608-543-3778.

FOR SALE: Registered Jersey bulls, serviceable age. Joe Brant 608-7321130.

UNION ROAD STORAGE 10x10 - 10x15 10x20 - 12x30 24 7 Access Security Lights & Cameras Credit Cards Accepted 608-8350082 1128 Union Road Oregon, WI Located on the corner of Union Road & Lincoln Road

WANTED: BRED black Angus cows or heifers. Must be calm, vaccinated, quality type cattle. 608-994-2134.

0980 Machinery

0760 Real Estate NEW FACTORY Built Homes 3 BR, 2 BA put on your foundation. $59,980 HORKHEIMER HOMES Hazelton, IA. 800-632-5985.

0801 Office Space For Rent

0705 Rentals

FOR RENT. 3 bedroom house in rural BrooklynEvansville. Recently remodeled kitchen. $1,050month +security deposit. Available soon. 608-445-6745 or 608-825-1981.

GREENWOOD APARTMENTS. Apartments for Seniors 55+, currently has 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month, includes heat, water, and sewer. 608-835-6717 Located at: 139 Wolf St., Oregon, WI 53575 VERONA 2 Bedroom Apartment $855.

Available Now and Nov 1 Small 24 unit building. Includes heat, hot water, water & sewer, off-street parking, fully carpeted, dishwasher and coin operated laundry and storage in basement.

Convenient to Madison's west side.

Call KC at 608-575-4344 to view your new home.

ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS for Seniors 55+. 1 & 2 bedroom units available starting at $795 per month.

Includes heat, water and sewer.

Professionally managed. Located at300 Silverado Drive, Stoughton, WI 53589 608-877-9388

0975 Livestock 29 HOLSTEIN and Jersey and Jersey cross cows, bred beef. $950 each.

608-482-4534.

WANTED: OLD barns and buildings to tear down to salvage for lumber. 608574-4036.

CLASSIFIEDS, 873-6671 or 835-6677. It pays to read the fine print.

354 North Main Street Oregon, WI • 608-835-3535

Oregon Manor is seeking applications for Part-Time and Full-Time CNAs. We offer competitive wages and benefits.

Qualified candidates need a current WI CNA license.

Come join our professional team of CNAs. Please apply online at www.oreognmanor.biz or stop by to complete an application.

EOE

0750 Storage Space For Rent ALL SEASONS SELF STORAGE 10X10 10X15 10X20 10X25 10X30 Security Lights-247 access OREGONBROOKLYN CALL 608444-2900 C.N.R. STORAGE Located behind Stoughton Garden Center CONVENIENT DRY SECURE Lighted with access 247 BANK CARDS ACCEPTED Off North Hwy 51 on Oak Opening Dr. behind Stoughton Garden Center Call: 608-509-8904 DEER POINT STORAGE Convenient location behind Stoughton Lumber.

Clean-Dry Units 24 HOUR LIGHTED ACCESS 5x10 thru 12x25 608-335-3337 FRENCHTOWN SELF-STORAGE Only 6 miles South of Verona on Hwy PB. Variety of sizes available now.

10x10=$60month 10x15=$70month 10x20=$80month 10x25=$90month 12x30=$115month Call 608-424-6530 or 1-888-878-4244

WE ARE HIRING!

Built in Refrigeration Facility in Fitchburg

 Production Assemblers  2nd shift (4 - 10’s) Monday-Thursday  Starting Wage $20.25/hr, $21.25/hr after 120 days EXCELLENT BENEFITS INCLUDE:  90% Employer Paid Premium for Medical Insurance  Free Onsite Employee/Dependent UW Health Clinic  100% Employer Paid Premium for Dental Insurance  Free Onsite Employee/Spouse Fitness Center  Free Life and Disability Insurance  Pension (We Pay Into Your 401k)  Holiday and Vacation Pay

APPLY ONLINE AT www.subzero-wolf.com/careers

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Registered Nurses

Oregon Manor is seeking dedicated full-time RNs for AM shift. Potential candidates with good communication skills, energetic and hard working to join our team. Experience in long term care preferred but willing to train the right candidate.

Benefits include competitive wages and insurance.

This position requires a WI RN license.

EOE

Contact Tina at 608-513-3638 for more information

FRITZ BARN PAINTING Rusty roofs, metal buildings, grain bins.

Free-estimate. 608-221-3510 RENT SKIDLOADERS MINIEXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month.

CARTER & GRUENEWALD CO. 4417 Hwy 92 Brooklyn, WI, 608-4552411

OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT In Oregon facing 15th hole on golfcourse Free Wi-Fi, Parking and Security System Conference rooms available KitchenetteBreakroom Autumn Woods Prof.

Centre Marty 608-835-3628

BROOKLYN-OREGON. 3-BEDROOM ranch, one bath, two-car garage, AC, $1,200 plus utilities, security deposit $1,200, credit check, references. No smoking. Small cat or dog under 25 lbs., $25 per month. Available Dec. 1st. Call for more information 608-835-7428.

Search for us on Facebook as “Stoughton Courier Hub” and then LIKE us.

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Apply at: www.oregonmanor.biz or call Tom at (608) 835-3535.

Cooks & Chefs Needed - $19/hr As a Cook on Epic’s culinary team, you will be scratch cooking for our staff, customers, and guests.

Our menu changes daily to reflect a variety of regional, seasonal, and international dishes.

You’ll learn new recipes as you rotate through the grill, entrée, and soup/salad/sandwich stations.

Our team feeds a campus of nearly 9,500 people, in addition to internal caterings, receptions, and large-scale conferences.

You will work with a dynamic team in state-ofthe-art kitchens and enjoy full-time, weekday hours, competitive wages, and full benefits— including paid vacation and holidays.

All experience levels are encouraged to apply online at careers.epic.com

NORTH PARK STORAGE 10x10 through 10x40, plus 14x40 with 14' door for RV & Boats.

Come & go as you please.

608-873-5088

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WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.We sell used parts. Monday thru Friday 8am-5:30pm. Newville Auto Salvage, 279 Hwy 59 Edgerton, 608-884-3114

For Growing Company Part-Time 25-30 hours per week Days Only.

Needs to be able to work as a team, attention to detail.

Experience helpful but not required.

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0688 Sports & Rec

0696 Wanted

Find updates and links right away.

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RESIDENTIAL CLEANER NEEDED

U-TROUGH 10" and 12" with drive.

Various lengths. Priced right. 608-5748177.

TEDDY BEARS, male Yorkiepoo, 2 female-MalteseShis, Mini Whoodles, Moyen Poodles, Shi-poos, Maltipoos, Cavapoos, Cavachon www.

SpringGreenPups.com,Spring Green, WI Brenda 608-574-7931.

40TH ANNUAL Swap Meet Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids, IA Oct. 20th, 8am-5pm Cedar Rapids Region of the AACA Club John Maxwell (Inside Registration) 319-389-7816 9am-9pm www.localaaca.orgcedarrapids.

Get ConneCted

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ARE YOU looking for something special? Try an Aussie Doodle. 5 female puppies, 2 male. Cute and cuddly, shots and dewormed, ready 10-9-18.

Reserve yours now. $750 each. No Sunday sales. 10222 West Dobbs Rd. Darlington, WI 53530.

October 11, 2018

DULUTH JOB FAIR

OCTOBER 12 AND 13 9am - 3pm VERONA RETURNS FACILITY 515 COMMERCE PARKWAY VERONA, WI

APPLY TODAY! SEASONAL WAGES

UP $ TO

15/HR

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RETURNS FACILITY - VERONA, WI - STARTS AT $12.50/HR DISTRIBUTION CENTER - BELLEVILLE, WI - STARTS AT $12.50/HR CALL CENTER - BELLEVILLE, WI - STARTS AT $13/HR

APPLY AT WWW.DULUTHTRADING.COM/CAREERS

OR TEXT DULUTH CAREERS TO 97211

FUN WORK ENVIRONMENT GENEROUS EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER *Minimum $12.50/hour plus up to an additional $2.50/hour for peak incentive pay. Incentive pay begins on November 19, 2018, and concludes on Januar y 13, 2019. Incentive pay will be paid out in two installments: the first payment on December 20, 2018, and the second payment on January 17, 2019. To qualify for incentive pay, you must be an active employee at the time of incentive payout.

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Thank you Stoughton Fire Department for all you do!

Front row left to right: Josh Stedman, Kent Brown, Scott Helm, Chad Cartwright, Travis Miller, Matt Hamilton, Josh Ripp, Brett Topp, Shelly Johnson, Tracie Bauer, Justin Richter, Don Dushack, Jerry King, Pat Lewis, Trent Nihles. Back row left to right: Mason Barber, Mike Lamberty, Mike Carpenter, Captain John Halverson, Captain Mike Olson, Captain Roger Strandlie Assistant Chief Don Hanson, Assistant Chief Dick Kittleson, Chief Scott Wegner, Deputy Chief Mark Miller, Assistant Chief Mark Hale, Captain Paul Updike, Captain Scott Broughton, Captain Rob Lamers, Captain Brad Rask, Peter Gander, Matt Wegner, Brian Alme, Brian Lauretic.

Thank you all firefighters, volunteers and staff!

Thank You Firefighters!

814 Jackson St. • Stoughton, WI (608) 873-6448 • nazarethhealth.com

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Thank You to all

Thank you to all firefighters.

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Keep a Small Fire Extinguisher in the Kitchen!

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Remember: Stay connected.

Support your local fire department and the merchants that support them.

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Keep a phone nearby, along with emergency phone numbers so that you can communicate with emergency personnel if you're trapped by fire or smoke.

Skaalen Retirement Services

U.S. Cellular Only

(800) 235-9681 • www.CressFuneralService.com

THANK YOU TO ALL FIREFIGHTERS, VOLUNTEERS & STAFF!

400 N. Morris St., Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 873-5651

1015 N. Main St. Oregon, WI 53575 608.835.2980

Thank you Stoughton Fire Department For All of Your Hard Work & Dedication!

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Stay in the kitchen while you are frying, grilling or broiling food. If you need to leave the kitchen even for a short period of time, turn off the stove.

1060 W. Main St., #1 Stoughton, WI 873-7737 Order online at: stoughtonpizzapit.com

2384 Jackson St. Stoughton, WI 53589 608.877.9548

Be Obsessed With Better!

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Call for Your Free Home Value Assessment Today!

Reproduced from NFPA’s Fire Prevention Week website, www.firepreventionweek.org. © 2018 NFPA.

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Firefighters and First Responders.

You are true heroes!

Shaw Building & Design, Inc. 3185 Deer Point Dr. Stoughton, WI (608) 877-1131 Visit our website www.shawbuilders.com

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900 Ridge St. • Stoughton, WI