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Sidewalks removed from plan for Turner reconstruction Some century-old trees, gardens would have been in the way JUSTIN LOEWEN Hub correspondent

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Della Phillips, 4, of the Town of Dunn adds black marks to her pumpkin painting during the Dunn fall event in the Town Hall shed on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Arbor Day meets Halloween rescheduled community meal featured a monarch butterfly presentation from UW Extension master gardener Gae Bergmann. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

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Thor’s Pour to benefit seniors Annual fundraiser offers wines, ales, appetizers MACKENZIE KRUMME Unified Newspaper Group

Viking Brew Pub is open an extra day next week. That’s so it can host the third annual Thor’s Pour senior center fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 22. The local brewery, normally closed on Tuesdays, will open from 6-8 p.m., offering unlimited samples of autumn ales and wines, appetizers and desserts for $25. Money raised contributes to the Stoughton Area Senior Center’s annual $29,500 fundraising requirement from the city. The money helps to offset projects that cannot be addressed in the regular operational budget, such as recently recovering two pool tables,

If You Go What: Thor’s Pour fundraiser for the Stoughton Area Senior Center When: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Where: Viking Brew Pub, 211 E. Main St. Price: $25 Info: stoughtonseniorcenter.com which cost $1,200, senior center director Cindy McGlynn told the Hub in an email. McGlynn explained that the senior center services the fundraiser benefits keep seniors connected to the community. “We provide vital services to the most frail, and continuing educational and wellness activities for those that are most active,” she wrote. “We help keep older adults in the

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community vibrant and healthy.” Last year, the event had more than 50 attendees and raised roughly $1,300. Senior center food nutrition coordinator Kim Whitford will be making all the food. In years past, Whitford prepared stuffed mushroom, bacon wrapped water chestnuts, bacon wrapped pineapple, dips and cheese and crackers. Hollee Camacho, the center’s assistant director, said the Thursday lunches Whitford prepares for senior center attendees are very popular, so she expects the food to be spectacular. “It is a fun night, and a chance to support us and do something in the community,” Camacho said. The event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased at the senior center or at the door. For information, call the senior center at 873-8585.

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Children carved pumpkins and fashioned spooky crafts d u r i n g t h e Tow n o f D u n n ’s fall event on Saturday, Oct. 12. The fall fun preceded the town’s belated Arbor Day potluck, canceled last April due to a forecast of heavy snow. The

A Stoughton neighborhood that features century-old old trees and many private gardens will not have to face the prospect of sidewalks interrupting its lush vegetation. The Common Council voted 7-4 on Oct. 8 to remove funding for the construction of sidewalks in the city’s Sarah E. Turner neighborhood from the city’s proposed capital improvement plan for next year. City policy calls for sidewalks to be added to both sides of all streets when they are reconstructed. Next year, Prospect Street, Grant Street and Sherman Avenue all are scheduled for reconstruction, and including sidewalks in the project would have required the removal of trees and gardens close to the road. Alds. Ben Heili (Dist. 4), Regina Hirsch (D-1), Greg Jenson (D-3) and Matt Bartlett (D-4) voted against the amendment to remove the funding. Council president Tom Majewski (D-3) was absent.

T h e S a r a h E . Tu r n e r neighborhood is a primarily single-family residential community located around North Page Street and features streets with either sidewalks on one side or no sidewalks at all. Eight residents from the area spoke out against having sidewalks added to the neighborhood at the council meeting, including Ald. Timothy Riley (D-1), who said he has lived in the neighborhood for over 20 years. “This is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Stoughton,” he said. “It has survived and thrived without sidewalks for 80 years or more. What this budget currently seeks to do is an assault on the very unique nature of this neighborhood and, frankly, of the constituents who live there.” R i l ey ex p l a i n e d t h a t the area attracts very little vehicular traffic and is not a common pathway for travelers. He also raised concerns over the $61,604 cost of the sidewalks, with $25,390 for Prospect Street, $22,114 for Grant Street and $14,100 for Sherman Ave n u e , h a l f o f w h i c h would be paid directly by residents of the neighborhood. Alds. Hirsch and Jenson

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From left, Tom Shepherd and Henry Parisi, 5, of the Town of Dunn enjoy a feast of brats and grapes.

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Piper Acker, 6, of the Town of Dunn contemplates potential additions to her paper bag monster during the Dunn fall event in the Town Hall shed on Saturday, Oct. 12.

Gae Bergmann of UW Extension discusses monarch butterflies.

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McFarland State Bank has joined with another decades old area community bank to create an entity twice as big. MSB and Oregon Community Bank announced Monday, Oct. 7, the entities would merge. It would take place in the first quarter of 2020 if federal regulators approve. The combined organization would have 11 offices, with one each in McFarland, Sun Prairie, Middleton, Waunakee, Adams, Oxford, Grand Marsh, two in Oregon and two in

“As part of this merger, we will be reinvesting across the board and growing to meet the needs of the communities we serve.” Steve Peotter, president and CEO of Oregon Community Bank Bank since 2011, wrote in the release the move is an opportunity to grow. “As part of this merger, we will be reinvesting across the board and growing to meet the needs of the communities we serve,” he wrote. “I look forward to leading our combined organizations and welcome the McFarland State Bank team to the family.” McFarland State Bank has been growing quickly over the past decade. It operated a single branch from its opening in 1904 until it acquired the

shuttered Evergreen State Bank in 2011. That took it from one location to five in the process. Oregon Community Bank has a similar story. It was established in 1976 and began expanding in 2016 with a mortgage service center in the Village of Oregon, then opened branches in Waunakee, Adams, Oxford and Grand Marsh over the next two years. “This merger is an excellent fit for both organizations and will create one of the largest community banks in Dane County

with over $1.1 billion in assets,” Locke wrote. “It brings together two locally-run, family-owned banking organizations that have strong, customer-focused staffs and a culture rich in service to the community.” The release noted local donations made by the two banks over the past year. MSB has donated two former bank buildings, first to the City of Stoughton and then to Stoughton Hospital. OCB last month pledged $100,000 to the $4 million FREE

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Filling a teaching vacancy just over a month into a new year isn’t at the top of any school’s district’s wish list, but Stoughton Area School District officials are moving quickly to find a new educator – or educators – at Kegonsa Elementary. The search started last week when the district received an “unexpected resignation” from Kegonsa third grade teacher Trenna Boyd on Oct. 3. Boyd did not respond to a text message seeking comment. SASD officials are hoping to find a qualified teacher for the rest of the year, but superintendent Tim Onsager told school board members at their Oct. 7 meeting the more likely move, suggested by Kegonsa staff, would be hiring two educational assistants and splitting Boyd’s students between the two remaining third-grade teachers. He said if a qualified teacher can’t be found “within a week or a little longer,” the district would seek to hire the EAs. The board approved the move. “We’d like to go this route so we have stability for these kids, so they and their families know what the rest of the year will be, and these two teachers can start planning for the additional students,” he said. “Five weeks into the school year, it’s really hard to find a quality instructor.” The move would increase the other two classrooms from around 19 to around 28 students, which Onsager said is above the district’s desired target of 24 students in third-grade classrooms. But he said the addition of

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Correction In the Thursday, Oct. 10, edition of the Stoughton Courier Hub, an entry on the community calendar page listed the incorrect address for the R Olde House Society monthly meeting.

The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Stoughton Public Library, 304 S. 4th St. The Hub regrets the error.

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Our climate crisis started with slavery, willful ignorance

n 1619, the White Lion, a privateer running short of food with approximately 20 Africans aboard, landed at Point Comfort, an English settlement in what would become Virginia. The blacks were traded for food, and so began slavery in America. Four hundred years later, that simple, tiny, obscure act resulted in the Fortney emergency we know today as the coming catastrophe of climate change that could threaten the existence of life as we know it on earth. The text of the Constitution defends private property. In the 18th century, that property included the slaves owned by the aristocrat planters of the southern states. In the early years of the republic, voting was not available to women, men without property or men of color (blacks and native Americans). The framers of the Constitution determined that an Electoral College was preferred as a defense against an unregulated popular vote. Five times in our history, because of the vagaries of the Electoral College, a candidate has won the popular vote and lost the election. That includes twice in our time – Al Gore in 2000 (to George W. Bush) and Hillary Clinton in 2016 (to Donald J. Trump). Had Al Gore become the president after 2000 and had Hillary Clinton been able to follow President Obama, the climate crisis would have been dealt with. Neither Bush nor Trump were or are

interested in this issue. Indeed, Donald Trump is hostile to the facts. G. W. Bush and Donald Trump were minority presidents. They were and are in office by virtue of the antique gerrymander of the Electoral College, which is still in place despite its largely racist origins and minority bias. The two represent a cohort of conservatives who remain hostile to the science of climate change. The CEOs of the fossil fuels industry knowingly fill the atmosphere with the carbons and methanes that have the potential to alter the conditions of life on the planet. They exploit the advantage a gerrymandered electoral system gives them and seek to suppress the vote, as well. Meanwhile we languish in the prospect of climate catastrophe. If we get a chance to protect ourselves, implementing the necessary changes to save us will be painful. But there is still time. The commonality between the persistence of the legacy of slavery in its white racism and the abandonment of scientific reasoning is ignorance. Ideology-based ignorance. First, this is about the nature of race. Second, it is on the effects on climate by human activity. In both cases, we see hostility to the use of evidence and reason. Some believe to this day in racial differences and this national nightmare of white superiority. But an analysis of the human genome makes clear the commonality of the human family, showing there are greater differences in the DNA between individuals than between races. And yet many choose to ignore that fact. Climate change is real and is

caused, in large part, by human activity. That is the consensus of the vast majority of the scientists working in the field. And yet many choose to ignore that fact. Ignorance based on belief. Evidence rejected. Rationality scorned. Blind, arrogant ignorance cherished. So many seem proud of this ignorance, considering it a badge of righteousness. It brings the false comfort of blind certainty. The commonality of all humans and the perils of climate change are the shared victims of this ignorance. Those 20 blacks on the White Lion who landed in Virginia 400 years ago were sold for food. The whites buying them created a nation poisoned from the very beginning. And the greed of the corporate establishment and its clueless or anxious customers bear the responsibility for the peril. We have slipped our moorings. We drift. And the waters are hostile. Those white conservative and corporate CEOs and the current reactionary iteration of their party are putting our children and grandchildren – all living things – in danger. We elders may take comfort knowing that we will avoid the worst of it. We’ll be dead and be out of it. That is shameful. We must come to our senses. Embrace the evidence, cherish reason and logic. This can still be fixed. Agitate. Like Greta Thunberg, agitate. Our children’s and their children’s lives depend on it. Steve Fortney is a City of Stoughton resident.

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Hearing on Phase 2 TIF set for Oct. 22 Hub correspondent

The Stoughton Common Council is looking for public input on whether to use taxpayer money to help fund a westside housing development. A public hearing is set for the council’s Oct. 22 meeting on a $3 million tax-increment financing request from Forward Development

If You Go What: Kettle Park West Phase 2 TIF request public hearing When: 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 Where: Council chambers, Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth St. Info: ci.stoughton.wi.us

321 S. Fourth St. TIF is one of the few economic development tools available to cities in Wisconsin. It pools taxes on

increased property value from all underlying trading districts and majors it available for municipalities to use for infrastructure or developer incentives. It is by state law not allowed to be used for any development that would have occurred without its use. This provision, known as the “but for” test, is both speculative and subjective, but cities typically have financial advisers help them evaluate such proposals. The council has tentative plans to decide on the TIF request at its Nov. 26 meeting but is looking to move the vote to another meeting

School district annual meeting, budget hearing set The Stoughton Area School District will hold its annual meeting and budget hearing to determine the 2019-2020 district tax levy at 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in the district administration board room, 320 North St. The annual meeting, where district officials will talk about this year’s budget, is set for 6-6:30 p.m., with the budget hearing and vote to follow from 6:307:30 p.m. Residents in the district may vote on the tax levy at the conclusion of the hearing. While the district’s successful recurring referendum in 2014 has helped its finances for the past few years, that could change as soon as next year. In February, district financial consultant Baird and Co. gave a presentation on the district’s five-year budget

If You Go What: Stoughton Area School District annual meeting and budget hearing When: Annual meeting 6-6:30; budget hearing 6:30-7:30, Monday, Oct. 21 Where: Board room, SASD administration building, 320 North St. Info: 788-5000, stoughton.k12.wi.us future that suggested problems balancing the budget after this school year. It said that primarily would be due to continued declining enrollment, which is the main determinant of state funding.

For several years, district officials have warned that SASD finances would be in good shape through the 2019-20 budget, but questionable afterward. “We may be faced with making potential reductions if projected enrollment declines continue to occur and the state funding levels aren’t sufficient to support current spending levels,” SASD business manager Erica Pickett said in February. And while state funding increased this year under Gov. Tony Evers’ budget, the enrollment decline continues, with no end in sight. The annual “Third Friday” official student count last month showed 65 fewer students in the district than the year before. While that’s less than the 94-student loss the previous year,

the most troubling statistic is that smaller classes are working their way through the grade levels. Classes in grades 8-12 average around 238 students, while grades K-7 average around 197. In the past 10 years, the district has “lost” 503 students, a nearly 15 percent drop from 3,377 in the 2010-11 year to 2,874 this school year. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.

because that coincides with Thanksgiving week and because city finance director Jamin Friedl will not be available, the council Mayor Tim Swadley said. FDG formally requested the $3 million in TIF in July as a “pay-as-you-go” plan, minimizing the financial risk for the city. It had previously asked for $5.4 million in TIF assistance in 2016, but the city deemed

the request to be too large. To lower the TIF request, FDG eliminated apartments from its plans for Phase 2, which took up a “significant amount of space,” FDG representative Ron Henshue said at a Sept. 24 council meeting. The removal of multi-family units allowed for the addition of more single-family housing and also eased the demand for park space, he said.

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FOR YOUR APPROVAL Lutefisk Meatballs Mashed Potatoes Gravy Rutabagas Cranberries Cole Slaw Lefse Rommegrot Butter Norwegian Treats Coffee & Milk

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Tax aid volunteers

The City of Stoughton and the Wisconsin Department of Revenue are looking for tax aid volunteers. Tax aid volunteers help prepare free basic income tax returns with electronic filing for the upcoming tax season. The program aids people with disabilities, seniors and people with lower-income who can’t afford tax preparation services. To apply visit revenue.wi.gov and search VITA. Fo r i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l C i n d y McGlynn at 873-8585.

R Olde House

Street, Pampered Chef, Younique, Thirty One, Arbonne and Mary Kay. For information, email Becky McGonagil at bmcg91011@gmail.com

Waldemar Ager

A presentation on Waldemar Ager is set 1-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Livsreise 277 W. Main St. Brian Blakely plans to present on Ager who had a successful newspaper career in Eau Claire after moving from Norway. Ager worked at the Norwegian temperance newspaper called Reform. For information, call 873-8567.

Chicken and Biscuits

R Olde House Society plans to meet at 6:30 p.m, Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Stoughton Public Library. Ingrid Thompson will share information about the Norwegian immigrants and architects August Ovren and John Holmstad, show pictures of the Stoughton historical houses they built, and tell about the original owners of those gems. For more information, contact rohstoughton@gmail.com

Fill your plate at the sixth annual American Legion Auxiliary Chicken and Biscuit Dinner 4-7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at American Legion Post 59, 803 N. Page St. The cost is $9 for adults and $5 for children 10 years old and younger. The menu includes chicken and gravy on biscuits, mashed potatoes, cole slaw, and desserts. Proceeds benefit the Auxiliary Fund which serves veterans, military members and their families.

Kegonsa craft fair

Service member appreciation

The first annual Kegonsa Fall fest is from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, at Kegonsa Elementary School, 1400 Vernon St. Plan to shop local crafters and vendors including Lilla Rose, Stella & Dot, Tupperware, Norwex, Color Baha’i Faith

Covenant Lutheran will honor the community’s service personnel and first responders at its church service on 9:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at 1525 N. Van Buren St. During this service members plan to highlight the “supreme dedication

Music appreciation

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covlutheran@gmail.com • covluth.org Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10:30 a.m. Fellowship

Bible Baptist Church

2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship

Christ Lutheran Church

Ezra Church

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

First Lutheran Church

700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Family express with Sunday school: 9:10 a.m.

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

Christ the King Community Church

Fulton Church

401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship

1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. Worship Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship

9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Saturday: 8 a.m. prayer breakfast Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church

Christian Assembly Church

825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary

11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School

1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 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

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Friday, Oct. 18

• 4-7 p.m., Community Tailgate, Stoughton High School, 600 Lincoln Ave. Saturday, Oct. 19 • 9 a.m., Kegonsa Fall Fest vendor fair, Kegonsa Elementary School, 1400 Vernon St. • 1-2 p.m., Waldemar Ager, Livsreise, 277 W. Main St., 873-8567 • 4-7 p.m., Chicken and Biscuits dinner, American Legion Post 59, 803 N. Page St. • 6 p.m., Sons of NOrway Bingo, Sons of Norway Mandt-Lodge, 317 S. Page Street • 6-9 p.m., Candlelight Hike, Lake Kegonsa State Park, 2405 Door Creek Road, 873-9695

‘Happy Horses Halloween Fall Event’

• 2-3:15 p.m., Psychological Effects of the Internet, library, 873-6281

Three Gaits is hosting a Halloween Fall Event 2:30-7 p.m. Oct. 25 at 3741 Hwy. 138 between Stoughton and Oregon. Visitors are encouraged to dress up as a favorite ghost or goblin and enjoy family activities. There will be a bounce house, hay rides, pumpkin decorating, bake sale, costume and photo opportunities with the horses, food and drink available for purchase. For information, call Three Gaits at 877-9086. 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

Sunday, Oct. 20

Monday, Oct. 21

• 3 p.m., Music Appreciation with Wisconsin Brass,, Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400 • 7 p.m., Town of Dunkirk Board meeting, Town Hall, 654 Cty. Road N (first and third Mondays of each month) • 7 p.m., Town of Dunn Board meeting, Dunn Town Hall, 4156 Cty. Road B (third Monday of each month)

Tuesday, Oct. 22

• 6 p.m., Thor’s Pour, Viking Brew Pub, 211 E. Main St., 873-8585 • 7 p.m., Stoughton City Council, Council Chambers/ Public Safety Building, 321 S. Fourth St. (second and fourth Tuesday of the month) 7-8 p.m. Edvard Grieg Men’s Chorus, “Open” rehearsal, Stoughton Opera House, 301 E. Main St. Dick Johnston at 833,6284

Friday, Oct. 25

• 9 a.m., Destination Weekend beings, downtown stoughton, • 2:30 p.m., Happy Horses Halloween Fal Event, Three Gaits, 3741 Hwy. 138, 877-9086 Saturday, Oct. 26 • 3-5 p.m., Downtown Trick or Treating, downtown Stoughton, stoughtonwi.com

St. Ann Catholic Church

323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.

United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m.; 10 a.m. - Full Worship

United Pentecostal Church of Stoughton

1501 E. Main St., Stoughton • 608-205-6444 Pastor Rich Thomas • rthomas@cgcmadison.org Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., Thursday Bible Study: 7 p.m.

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 9:30 a.m. - Worship

Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church 2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study

Controlling Our Desires

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Thursday, Oct. 17

• 6:30 pm R Olde House Society, Stoughton Public Library, rohstoughton@gmail.com • 5 p.m., Wine Walk Stoughton, downtown Stoughton, stoughtonwi.com

John Beutel’s music appreciation series returns at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St. This week, the appreciation series hosts The Wisconsin Brass. The ensemble includes two trumpets, horn, trombone and tuba. The series is supported by the Stoughton Area Senior Center, a Bryant Foundation grant and donations from attendees. For information, visit stoughton operahouse.com

Covenant Lutheran Church

For information: Alfred Skerpan, 877-0911 or Gail and Greg Gagnon, 873-9225 us.bahai.org Stoughton study classes.

Cooksville Lutheran Church

to the work and duty of the Stoughton fire, police and EMS” while expressing gratitude, a news release stated. For information visit covluth.org

The Old Testament story of Esau giving up his birthright for a bowl of stew illustrates a variety of important lessons, and perhaps the most relevant one is that our appetites can make us impulsive and prone to bad judgement: “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished. He said to Jacob, ‘Quick, let me have some of that red stew! I’m famished!’ Jacob replied, ‘First sell me your birthright.’ ‘Look,I am about to die,’Esau said. ‘What good is the birthright to me? ’But Jacob said, ‘Swear to me first.’ So he swore an oath to him, selling his birthright to Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left. So Esau despised his birthright.” (Genesis 25:29-34 NIV) Like Esau, we often make bad decisions and act impulsively because our appetites get the upper hand. Not only are we prone to the loss of our assets, but we are likely to say or do things we will regret. The lesson here is as much about controlling our impulses as it is about being careful to not make important decisions when our appetites are engaged. Going to the grocery store when you’re famished is a bad idea. Conversely, it is possible to make your desires and appetites work for you. As the saying goes,“Hunger is the best sauce.” Desire is not inherently bad; it can be used for good or ill. Staying hungry, as it were, can be a strong motivator. Consider how to harness your appetites in order to improve your life. –Christopher Simon

Food pantries City of Stoughton Food Pantry

The City of Stoughton Food Pantry, 520 S. Fourth St., is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Thursday. It will also be open from 4-6 p.m. Thursday evenings and the first Saturday of the month from 9-11 a.m.

SUMC Food Pantry

The Stoughton United Methodist Church Food Pantry, 525 Lincoln Ave., is open from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesdays. It will also be open from 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays.

Personal Essentials Pantry

The Personal Essentials Pantry (PEP), 343 E. Main St., is open from 1-5 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each Month. The pantry will be closed on holidays and if SASD is closed due to weather.

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-2356 Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 873-8585 Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585 Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585

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Senior expo More than 350 people attended the 11th annual Senior Expo presented by Unified Newspaper Group. The event drew 37 vendors on a sunny day. “Such a great energy this year,” said Catherine Stang, who organized the event for UNG. “Everyone was in a great mood. A wonderful time had by all.” Vendors have already begun signing up for next year’s event, Stang reported. Contact Mackenzie Krumme at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.

Photos by Mackenzie Krumme

Vi Bergum, of Madison, has been coming to the Senior Expo since it started 11 years ago, always wearing flamboyant outfits.

Kathleen Linzmeier, Brooklyn, right, pages through Oregon Observer newspapers from 1945, while Unified Newspaper Group advertising representative Donna Larson helps.

Theresa Loerke looks through the 1960s Verona Press archives, saying she knows many people from that time, during the Senior Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our 11th Annual Senior Expo at the Stoughton Wellness & Activity Center on Wednesday, October 9, 2019.

Over 350 people turned out to visit over 36 vendors!

We hope to see you in October of 2020, for our 12th Annual Senior Expo. Thank you to these businesses who participated in our 11th Annual Senior Expo: Judy Olson browses the booths. She is with the Stoughton Food Pantry and said she found resources and information for many of the members.

Caregiving is rewarding. Taking care of yourself is important. Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) can show you the way! What is Powerful Tools for Caregivers? And why should I take it? Powerful Tools focuses on your wellbeing. The class meets once a week for six weeks and has been studied and shown to help family caregivers:

Thursdays 1 to 3:30 p.m. Nov 7th to Dec 19th Amundson Community Center 200 Spring St, Cambridge

The cost is $25 and includes snacks and the caregiver handbook. There are scholarships available if the cost is a hardship for you.

• Reduce stress, guilt, anger and depression and improve emotional well-being • Manage time, set goals and solve problems • Master care giving transitions and be part of decision-making • Communicate effectively with the person needing care, family members, doctors and other helpers

Call Lori Anderson at (608) 838-7117 for more information or to register.

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Adult Day Center (Catholic Charities), Advanced Pain Management, Aging & Disability Resource Center of Dane County (ADRC), Agrace Hospice & Palliative Care, Alzheimer’s Association, Anew Insurance Agency, Area Agency on Aging of Dane County, Aster Senior Communities, ClearCaptions, Community Living Alliance, Costco, Cress Funeral Services, Edgerton Hospital, Evansville Manor, Fox Rehabilitation, Gorilla Movers/Josh Holt, Grams & Christofferson, Greenspire Apartments, Gunderson Funeral Home, Humana, LeafFilter North of Wisconsin LLC, McFarland State Bank, Miracle Ear, Nazareth House, Our House Senior Living, Recover Health, Rosewood Apartments, RSVP Volunteer Programs, Sienna Crest, Skaalen Retirement Services, SSM Health at Home, Stoughton Hospital, Sugar Creek/ Williamstown Bay,The Fireside Theater, Waunakee Manor, Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired.

Prize Donations

Prize Donations, Alzheimer’s Association, Arby’s, BBG’s, Cheesers, Costco, Cress Funeral Home, Famous Yetis Pizza, Fosdal Bakery, Greenspire/Broihan Management, Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care, Hanson Electronics, Jimmy Johns, KFC/Taco Bell, Lotus Salon, Main Street Kitchen, McFarland State Bank, Oregon Hometown Pharmacy, Pancake Café, Pizza Hut, RSVP of Dane County, Spinners Pizza, Sienna Crest, St.Vincent De Paul Society, Stoughton Floral, Stoughton Garden Center, Stoughton Lumber Co., Stoughton Pick-nSave, Stoughton Hospital, Stoughton Pizza Pit, Stoughton VFW, Subway, Sugar & Spice.

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Girls golf

Kotlowski cousins compete at state ADAM FEINER Sports editor

Stoughton senior Myranda Kotlowski capped her high school career with a tworound total of 153 at the Division 1 State Tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona. She started with a 4-over-par 76 in the first round Monday, Oct. 14, and closed with a 77 in the second round. In her first state appearance, Myranda Kotlowski fired an even-par 36 on the front nine to begin the tournament. She finished with 24 pars, birdied a pair of par-3’s, and limited damage with nine bogeys and only one double-bogey. “I was really consistent as far as hitting greens and hitting my drives where they needed to be,” she said. “I missed a couple birdie putts (Tuesday), and obviously I wish I would’ve done better, but I’m happy with it.” Stoughton junior Caylie Kotlowski finished with a two-round score of 175, bouncing back from an 89 with an 86. She birdied three par-5’s, but ran into trouble with high scores throughout her rounds. “I did a lot of stuff that I haven’t done in a while, like topping the ball and chunking chips,” she said. “With how soft the fairways were, you could chunk anything. The greens were really fast; I knew how they broke, but I couldn’t get the speed down.” The Division 1 state tournament was not completed at the time of the Courier Hub’s press deadline. The Kotlowski cousins qualified for the state tournament by finishing first and second at the DeForest Sectional on Tuesday,

Stoughton junior Caylie Kotlowski hits her drive on the par-5 9th hole. She birdied the hole. Oct. 8. Caylie Kotlowski fired a 4-over-par 75 to win the individual sectional title, and Myranda was a stroke away from forcing a playoff with her younger cousin.

DeForest Sectional

Stoughton finished fourth out of eight teams with a score of 372 at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, led by the Kotlowskis at the top of the leaderboard. “Those two are an example of hard work paying off,” Vikings coach Stephen Stokes said. “I’ve coached a lot of different things over the years, and they are two of the hardest-working kids I’ve ever coached. To be able to finish 1-2 against some of the best players in the state is really impressive.” Caylie Kotlowski birdied the par-4 1st

hole, gave the stroke right back with a bogey on the par-3 2nd, then rattled off six straight pars before another birdie on the par-5 9th hole. Her 1-under 35 on the front was four shots clear of her cousin at the turn. Caylie Kotlowski hit her tee shot on the par-3 10th into the weeds, but scrambled for a bogey. She made three straight pars before a double bogey and two straight bogeys, and closed with two pars. “There were a couple holes where my game just wasn’t there, but I kept searching for it,” she said. “I knew I had to shoot around par to go to state.” Myranda Kotlowski placed second with a 75. She had three bogeys on the front nine, and birdied the par-3 13th. She rebounded from three straight bogeys on the par-4 14th, 15th and 16th with a pair of pars. “I was pretty consistent all day,” she said. “I felt really confident with my swing, and I was either making par or bogey on most of the holes.” Sophomore Dulce Aguirre tied for 37th with a 106, as she came through with a 52 on the front nine out of the fifth spot in the Vikings’ lineup. Junior Mara Hann rounded out Stoughton’s counting scores in 44th place with a 117. Classmate Rachel Foldy (122) also competed. “It was great to have that type of performance at the end of the year,” Stokes said. “I couldn’t be more proud of our girls.” Middleton won the sectional title with a team score of 324. The Cardinals were joined by Waunakee (357) at the state tournament. Jefferson junior Courtney Draeger was the other individual to qualify for state.

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Stoughton senior Myranda Kotlowski sinks a birdie putt on the par-3 8th hole during the Division 1 State Tournament on Tuesday, Oct. 15, at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona.

Football

Vikings keep conference title hopes alive MARK NESBITT Assistant sports editor

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Stoughton junior running back Brooks Empey runs 69 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter of the Vikings’ 53-18 win over Monroe on Friday, Oct. 11.

Senior quarterback Adam Hobson scored five touchdowns to power the Stoughton football team to a 53-18 road win over Monroe on Friday, Oct. 11, at T.R. Holyoke Field. Hobson completed 9 of 12 passes for 212 yards with three touchdowns to senior wide receiver Nathan Hutcherson. Hobson also ran for 79 yards on 13 carries and two touchdowns. Stoughton (6-2, 5-1 Badger South Conference) is tied with Milton (7-1, 5-1) atop the Badger South standings heading into the final week of the regular season, with a chance to win the division for the first time in 45 years. The Vikings host defending league champion Monona Grove on Friday. “We have a great opportunity ahead of us,” Hobson said. “We are not worried about what the rest of the conference does. We control our own destiny.” Senior running back Quinn Arnott missed the Monroe game with a knee injury, but junior Brooks Empey stepped into the starting role and tallied 221 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries. “I wanted to show our town it doesn’t matter if one guy g o e s d ow n ,” E m p ey s a i d .

Photo by Mark Nesbitt

Stoughton seniors Owen Chase (20) and Jack Nelson (75) make a tackle on Monroe senior running back Nick Bansley.

“We have a whole mess of guys who are ready to go. He (Arnott) was over there on the sideline getting me all hyped up. Even though he was out, he didn’t sit there and be sorry for himself.” Empey bolted for a 69-yard touchdown run with 3:05 left in the second quarter to give the Vikings a 25-12 lead. He later raced for an 81-yard touchdown run on Stoughton’s next possession. “I knew I had to go to the left and followed my brother who was playing guard,” Empey said. “It was a great hole and the offensive line kept me clean all night. I was getting 1 or 2 yards before I got hit.”

M o n r o e j u n i o r q u a r t e rback Max Golembiewski then hooked up with Tyler Matley on a 44-yard touchdown pass to cut the Vikings’ lead to 14 points. Hobson capped the high-scoring second quarter with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Hutcherson to give Stoughton a 39-18 lead at halftime. The Vikings’ defense forced a turnover on downs early in the third quarter, and two plays later, Hobson found Hutcherson for a 49-yard touchdown. “That’s my boy, and I know if I’m open, he will find me,” Hutcherson said of Hobson. Hobson capped the scoring with an 11-yard touchdown run. “Offensively and defensively, we get confidence when the other gets stops and the other gets points,” Hobson said. “For them to give us short fields and to force turnovers is huge momentum for us. We took advantage of that like we have most of the year.” Monroe marched 53 yards in nine plays to begin the game, capped by a 6-yard touchdown run by Matley. Stoughton responded with an 11-play drive, ending in Hobson’s 1-yard touchdown run. The Vikings then marched 80 yards in 15 plays, as Empey plunged into the end zone from a yard out.

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Volleyball

Stoughton claims third at conference tournament Assistant sports editor

The Stoughton volleyball team entered the Badger South Conference Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12, as the sixth seed, and the Vikings went 3-2 to take third place in Watertown. Madison Edgewood, ranked sixth in Division 2 in the Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association Poll, swept the Vikings 25-5, 25-10, 25-13 in a Badger South Conference match on Thursday, Oct. 10. “We had a great game last week against Milton and I hope we can continue to build off that and how we played against Oregon,” Stoughton coach Rachael Gierhart said. “We knew Edgewood would be tough. I think if we Photo by Mark Nesbitt can build off how we played Stoughton senior Veronica Ewald (12) spikes the ball past Edgewood sophomore Natalie Ring against Milton and Oregon, we (10) and sophomore Ally Barth in a Badger South Conference match on Thursday, Oct. 10. can gain some momentum.” hitter Kat Eugster racked up Atkinson 25-28, 25-20, 15-5 to bounced back to beat Monroe Badger South 30 kills to lead the Vikings to begin the tournament. Stough- 25-10, 22-25, 15-7 and then Conference Tourney ton then lost to Edgewood lost to Watertown 25-6, 25-7. third place. The Vikings edged Fort 25-16, 25-12. The Vikings The Vikings clipped Milton Stoughton senior outside

26-24, 25-22 in the third-place match. Senior middle hitter Veronica Ewald piled up 25 kills in the tournament. Junior setter Greta Nashold dished out 40 assists, and junior Lizzie Moe contributed 37 assists. Moe and senior Aspen Alexander had eight and six aces, respectively. Senior Riley Royston had a team-high 14 blocks.

rally from an early hole in a conference home loss to the Crusaders. “They are stacked definitely across the front row,” Gierhart said of Edgewood. “Their defense is strong and we weren’t able to get balls over the top of their aggressive block.” Royston had four kills and a block. Moe and Nashold dished out six and Edgewood def. three assists, respectively. Stoughton 25-5, 25-10, Senior Avary Rodefeld and junior Piper Jensen each 25-13 The Vikings couldn’t served an ace.

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Stoughton girls tennis player Annika Goetz lost to Lake Geneva Badger sophomore Zaya Iderzul 6-0, 6-0 in the No. 1 singles quarterfinals at the Division 1 Oconomowoc Sectional on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Goetz earned the 7 seed at Oconomowoc after advancing out of the Stoughton Subsectional two days earlier. She was the only Viking to qualify for the sectional,

and finished her junior sea- Cora Borroughs to win the son with a record of 15-12. 200 medley relay with a time of 2:03.14. Girls swimming Cora Borroughs, Schigur, Stoughton won nine of Talbert and junior Sydney 11 events en route to a 112- Schipper won the 200 free 58 home dual victory over relay in 1:47.97. Badger South Conference Savy Borroughs, Talbert, foe Watertown on Tuesday, sophomore Melanie Regan Oct. 8. and freshman Aly Schaefer Freshman Lillian Talbert won the 400 freestyle relay was a part of three first- with a time of 4:10.70. place relays and won the Savy Borroughs also won 500-yard freestyle with a the 200 freestyle (2:10.52). time of 5:45.18. Regan won the 100 breasTa l b e r t t e a m e d w i t h troke (1:24.87), Schipjuniors Savy Borroughs and per took the 100 butterfly Ava Schigur and sophomore (1:09.01), and Schigur

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Dakota Miller Cook Dakota Miller Cook, age 25, of the Dallas, Texas area and formerly of Oregon, suddenly passed away on Sept. 30, 2019 at Methodist Dallas Hospital due to an unforeseen arteriovenous malformation which caused a brain hemorrhage. Cody made a decision to follow Jesus as a child and his family is comforted to know that he is in God’s hands now. Dakota (Cody) was born in Lansing, Michigan on Oct. 31, 1993, to Frank Miller and Jamie Burrell. On April 1, 1996, Cody was placed in the foster home of Gary and Colet (Markham) Cook and adopted by the Cooks in May of 1997. Cody went to elementary and middle school in Oregon. His high school years were at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, and at the Master’s Ranch Christian Academy, in Couch, Missouri. Cody graduated from the Missouri Welding Institute in Nevada, Missouri with a Master Pipe Welding and Fitting Certificate in 2012. Cody then moved to the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area and worked in the manufacturing and oil industry as a Journeyman Welder. He held a variety of welding and fitting positions including work as a welder for SpaceX in Texas and Florida. In Texas, Cody made many close friends and associates. Shortly after his passing, a memorial service

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was held in Dallas to allow his TX friends to say goodbye. Cody was an organ and tissue donor, so his life has gone on to save and improve many lives. A celebration of his life will be held on Oct. 26, 2019 at LakeView Church in Stoughton, Wisconsin, visitation from 9:30-11 a.m., service at 11 a.m. followed by a luncheon. Cody is survived by his parents, brother Alexander Cook, grandmother, and many aunts, uncles and cousins, birth family, including siblings Andrew Burtle and Amy Bevington and his birth parents. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to: Methodist Dallas Hospital: www.methodisthealthsystem.org/giving/methodist-health-system-foundation/ ways-to-support/donate-online/ designate the transplant institute or neuro critical care Or Master’s Ranch and Christian Academy, http:// mastersranch.org/payment designate for welding school See http://wwwariacremation.com/ for full obituary.

Claire L. “Kelly” Wright Claire L. “Kelly” Wright, age 95, passed away on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2019 at Agrace HospiceCare in Fitchburg. He was born March 1, 1924 in Stoughton, the son of the late Harry and Emma (Otteson) Wright. Kelly married Florabelle Runey on July 31, 1948 in Janesville. He joined the Army Air Corps at age 17, and served his country in World War II in the Pacific Theater. Claire was past commander of the VFW 1991-1993, volunteered there, and enjoyed the Friday night fish fry. The Veteran’s Memorial in Stoughton was very important to him. He loved traveling, and often visited Montana, two trips to Australia and New Zealand with the Friendship Force, and participated in the Badger Honor Flight. He enjoyed golf, spending time with his beloved family, keeping busy mowing lawns, gardening and anything that wasn’t sitting. He is known as the Energizer Bunny of the family. Kelly never turned down lutefisk or ice cream. Kelly is survived by his daughters Denise Berg, Rebecca Wright, Wanda Kaupanger, and Cathryn Wright; five grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; sister Elaine “Toodles” Rice, and friend Maxine Parsons; he is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents; wife Florabelle Wright; two brothers Edmund and Harry; two sisters

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Dorothy Olson and Lois Larson. Funeral service was held at 11 a.m. on Monday Oct. 14, 2019 at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 County Hwy B, Stoughton. Visitation was from 9 a.m. until the service on Monday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Stoughton Veterans Memorial, PO Box 16, Stoughton, WI 53589 or Badger Honor Flight, PO Box 258066, Madison, WI 53725. Special thanks to the Stoughton Hospital and Agrace HospiceCare for the compassionate, heartfelt care they gave him during his final days. “Grandpa” By Hoyt Dwyer and Tana Berg Seeing as you’ve been doing so well We give this gift to say farewell We hope to see you again one day So we can all shout hooray We know that you will be happy But we know you will still be snazzy We love you Grandpa Forever

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ODEAN A. TEIGEN Case No. 2019PR688 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth June 25, 1933 and date of death September 10, 2019, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 101 Isham Street, Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedents estate is December 27, 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 September 24, 2019 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: October 3, 10 and 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** BOARD OF EDUCATION STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD — REGULAR MEETING (MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2019) 1. Regular Board Meeting Opening-A regular meeting of the Stoughton Area School District was called to order on Monday, September 16, 2019 at 7:00 pm by Board President Francis Sullivan. A. Roll Call-Coughlin, Freye, FitzGibbon, Hoppe, Jackson, Patterson, Sorg, Sullivan. Excused: Bubon. B. Public Comment-Jason Yellowbird, 1029 S 4th St., Mascots. C. Legislative Update- Hoppes report included information about Assembly and Senate bills; she encouraged board members to attend two public hearings. 1) Senate Committee on Education on Tuesday, 9/17/19 at 10 am in Room 330 Southwest, State Capitol and 2) Assembly Committee on Education, Thursday, 9/19/19 at 10 am in Room 417 North, State Capitol. 2. District Administrator Report-Dr. Onsagers report included information about the Senate Committee on Education public hearing, the recent Dane County Equity Board learning opportunity with thanks to Patterson, Hoppe, FitzGibbon and Freye for attending a successful Staff Appreciation Tailgate on September 13 with staff recognition during halftime at the football game, Homecoming week with an invitation to the community to attend the parade at 4:30 pm and the tailgate and an update on the 3rd Friday Count and district revenue. 3. Consent Agenda-A motion was made by FitzGibbon, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to approve the September 3, 2019 Regular Board Meeting Minutes as presented; approval of the August 29-October 8, 2019 check register and September 11, 2019 Pcard statement as presented; We would like to say thank you to the following individuals and groups and move approval of their donations to the district: Elementary school supplies for Fox, Kegonsa, and Sandhill students from Kick Unlimited/Matt Griffey valued at approximately $600.00, Supplies for Students from Tiffany Helley valued at $434.25, Supplies for Art Projects/Classroom Projects from Stellar Services of an undetermined value, 2019 New Teacher Welcome Bags from the Stoughton Chamber of Commerce of an undetermined value from Contributing Companies — Abbey Welsh State Farm, Stoughton Opera House, Summit Credit Union. Stoughton Hospital, Matthew Heitmann — Rock Realty, Hanson Electronics LTD, Gunderson Funeral and Cremation Care, Pure Integrity Homes Inc. of RE/MAX Preferred, Mallon Tree Service, On Track Communications, Inc., Yahara Dental, Cummins Inc., Joshua Holt — Keller Williams Realty, Stoughton Village Players, Coldwell Banker Success, Fosdal Home Bakery LLC, Pizza Pit, TRICOR Insurance, Azura Memory Care, Associated Bank, Terra Simpla Retreat Center, Wells Fargo Bank, Edward Jones — Thomas Fendrick, Stoughton Trailers, LLC, Community Living Connections, Friends of the Stoughton Public Library, McFarland State Bank, Coachmans Golf Resort, Norwegian Heritage Center Livsreise, The UPS Store, Anew Insurance Agency, Inc., Skaalen Retirement Services, Dunkin Donuts, Autumn Pearl, Stark Company Realtors, Stoughton Utilities, Anderson, DDS, Dr. Thane B., Stoughton Courier Hub, Old National Bank, American Cancer Society, & Stoughton Center for the Arts, Inc.) and no cash donation budget adjustments; and approval of a permanent professional educator contract for Mollie Biemeier for the 2019-2020 school year. 4. Discussion A. Committee Reports- 1) ERC: Freye shared that the committee met with the SEA and EAAS and had a successful meeting. EAAS ratification is pending and SEA wanted more information which has been provided. 2) Finance: Coughlin shared that the committee met and reviewed the financial statements from the last two month and previewed the contents for the annual meeting in a few weeks. Community members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting to be held on October 21, 2019.

Notice Kegonsa Sanitary District Public Hearing The Commission of the Kegonsa Sanitary District, Town of Dunn, Dane County, WI, will hold a Public Hearing of the Proposed 2020 Annual Budget beginning at 7:00 p.m., November 5, 2019, at the Kegonsa Sanitary District's Administration Building, 2240 U.S, Highway 51, Stoughton, WI 53589

Actual 2018

Actual 1st Nine Months 2019

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

21,450 5,000 997 265,217 88,080 20,438 11,783 11,750 424,715

20,614 4,225 941 208,278 69,363 16,728 28,156 12,000 360,304

25,000 5,100 975 278,208 90,216 22,037 28,500 12,000 462,036

25,000 5,100 750 284,316 92,106 60,000 250 0 467,522

73,513 24,360 10,631 10,560 908 2,104 2,226 865 2,826 1,745 136,883 525 286 1,145 7,095 15,994 7,782 758 1,565 4,497 2,125 20,885 1,603 25,175 9,000 5,821 1,282 3,200 8,439 700 9,996 6,238 5,456 6,500 74 11,953 424,715

54,343 19,801 7,475 8,010 700 1,653 1,675 644 2,777 1,472 110,399 405 808 906 11,008 1,912 6,302 459 459 4,779 875 11,507 2,795 17,570 6,750 5,568 0 3,000 1,132 1,801 10,364 5,501 4,710 6,000 43 46,701 360,304

70,870 26,539 11,658 11,075 950 2,160 2,513 966 3,000 1,472 147,199 550 808 2,000 13,500 5,000 6,500 1,500 1,500 5,000 1,600 20,000 3,000 24,453 9,000 5,982 500 3,000 3,000 2,500 10,364 7,292 6,244 10,046 51 40,244 462,036

53,172 29,952 10,500 11,500 975 2,200 2,300 900 3,000 8,000 161,500 550 500 2,000 13,500 5,000 5,000 2,000 2,500 2,500 2,000 20,000 2,000 24,704 9,000 6,500 500 3,500 3,000 2,500 11,500 5,919 5,223 16,183 31 37,413 467,522

Expense Supervision and Labor Expense PSSD Labor PSSD On Call Main Station 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 Operatin Supplies KSD Conveyance to PSSD MMSD Charges Diggers Hotline Equipment Collection 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 Offfice Supplies/Bank Fees Publication Fees Accountant Fees Engineering Fees Legal Fees Insurance Expense Taxes Payroll Pension Expense Health Insurance Exp-Employer Employer Life Insurance Remit Depreciation/Emergency/Reserve Total Expense The District has no indebtedness

Published: October 10, 2019 WNAXLP B. Youth Social Justice Forum Student Presentation — Keli Melcher, Director of Student Services, provided an introduction to the student presentations. SHS students presented information about the Youth Social Justice Forum they attended with students from all over Dane County and their work to create a Diversity Club that would offer a safe place for expression/student voice for all students. Former River Bluff Middle School students provided information about the diversity group created last year, shared their survey results and expressed the need for student voice to eliminate offensive language, provide more cultural celebrations and recommendations for student/staff relationships. Board members thanked the students and a question and answered session followed. C. 2018-2019 Seclusion & Restraint Data — Keli Melcher, Director of Student Services presented the annual Seclusion & Restraint Data report. The last two years of data, data analysis and next steps was shared with the board. A question and answer session followed Melchers presentation. 5. Meeting Closing A. Recap of Action Items-The board would like a list of mental health services/programs available and President Sullivan will redraft some language in the proposed Resolution-Symbols. B. Future Meetings/Events: Board Meeting-October 7; Policy Committee Meeting-October 7; Finance Committee Meeting-September 16. C. Adjournment- A motion was made by Freye, seconded by Jackson, and carried unanimously to adjourn at 8:42 pm. _____________________ Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk Published: October 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Stoughton Plan Commission will hold a Public Hearing on Monday November 11, 2019 at 6:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a proposed preliminary plat for The Meadows at Kettle Park West. Forward Development Group provided the preliminary plat for review and approval on September 6, 2019. The land within this development is proposed for residential uses. For questions regarding this notice please contact Rodney Scheel, Director of Planning & Development at 608-8736619. A copy of the preliminary plat can be viewed at the Planning & Development Office, City Hall, 207 S. Forrest Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin or at www.cityofstoughton.com/planning Rodney Scheel Director of Planning & Development

Published: October 17 and 24, 2019 WNAXLP * ** NOTICE The City of Stoughton Common Council will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 7:00 oclock p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, at the Public Safety Building, Second Floor, 321 S. Fourth Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin, 53589, to consider a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) application for Kettle Park Phase II. A copy of the TIF application can be viewed at City Hall, 207 S. Forrest Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin or at http://stoughtoncitydocs.com/kettle-park-west. Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: October 17, 2019 WNAXLP *** MEETING OF: COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOUGHTON DATE//TIME: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2019 @ 7:00 P.M. LOCATION: COUNCIL CHAMBERS (2ND FLOOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING) 321 SOUTH FOURTH STREET, STOUGHTON, WISCONSIN Members: Mayor Tim Swadley, Matt Bartlett, Sid Boersma, Phil Caravello, Ozzie Doom, Ben Heili, Regina Hirsch, Greg Jenson, Jean Ligocki, Tom Majewski, Lisa Reeves, Timothy Riley, and Brett Schumacher CALL TO ORDER Roll Call, Communications, and Presentations: Mayor Swadley called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Clerk Licht called the roll and noted there were 11 alders present. Bartlett was absent and excused. CIP Budget Presentation by Jamin Friedl. Minutes and Reports: the following minutes were entered into the record. Planning Commission (8/12/19); Landmarks Commission (8/5/19, 8/19/19); RDA (8/14/19); Finance (8/27/19, 9/10/19); Tree Commission (8/8/19); Parks & Rec (8/20/19); Whitewater Park Steering Committee (8/19/19); Public Works (7/18/19) Public Comment Period: Densie Duranczyk, 324 Sherman St., spoke in opposition of the KPW TIF request, specifically the housing development. Jordan Tilleson, 193 W. Main St.,

spoke in favor of R-149-2019. He suggested doing a case study on this type of business. Peggy Veregin, 225 N. Monroe St., spoke regarding the Landmarks Commission funding requests. CONSENT AGENDA A. September 10, 2019 Council Minutes B. R-143-2019- Authorizing and directing the proper City official (s) to issue Operator Licenses to various applicants Motion by Boersma, second by Reeves to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 11-0. OLD BUSINESS NEW BUSINESS R- 144-2019- Requesting Exemption from the County Library Tax Motion by Ligocki, second by Riley to approve R-144-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R- 145-2019- Authorizing and directing the proper city official (s) to adopt the 2020 Benefits Renewal: Medical Motion by Schumacher, second by Reeves to approve R-145-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R-146-2019- authorizing and directing the proper city official (s) to adopt the 2020 Benefits Renewal: Dental Motion by Schumacher, second by Reeves to approve R-146-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R-147-2019- Approving a Certified Survey Map (CSM) for property at 1111 Veterans Road which is owned by STI Holdings Inc., Stoughton, WI. Motion by Caravello, second by Schumacher to approve R-147-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R- 148-2019- Resolution by the Common Council of the City of Stoughton approving the Good View Condominium Preliminary Plat, 2209-2211 Wood View Drive, Stoughton, WI Motion by Caravello, second by Riley to approve R-148-2019. Motion carried 10-0 with Riley abstaining. R- 149-2019- Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Brianna Fero to allow an Indoor Commercial Entertainment use at 193 W. Main Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin Motion by Caravello, second by Riley to approve R-149-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R-150-2019- Approving a Conditional Use Permit request by Reyes Aranda for La Cantina LLC (restaurant) at 620 Nygaard Street, Stoughton, Wisconsin Motion Caravello, second by Heili to approve R-150-2019. Motion carried 11-0. R-151-2019- Acceptance of Certain Public Improvements made by Harvest Farms, LLC for Nordic Ridge Phase III Motion by Boersma, second by Reeves to approve R-151-2019. Motion carried 11-0. Discussion and possible action regarding TIF Application for Kettle Park West Phase II A. Presentation by Finance Director Friedl regarding TIF Application for Kettle Park West Phase II Finance Director Friedl said that the request was a Pay-Go and there would be no upfront City borrowing. It poses no financial risk to the City. It would add approximately $69 million in assessed value to the City. There was question as to whether the connection to HWY 138 was required when the project when initially proposed. Dave Ferris said that Phase II will require to use some increment from Phase I to get it started. He stated that the City would not have to borrow money to finance the project. B. Common Council Discussion regarding a TIF Application for Kettle Park West Phase II Motion by Boersma, second by Hirsch to go into closed session at 8:52 p.m., pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85 (1) (e) for the purposes of deliberating or negotiating the purchasing of public properties, the investing of public funds, or conducting other specified public business, whenever competitive or bargaining reasons require a closed session Motion carried 11-0 on a roll call vote. Motion by Boersma, second by Riley to reconvene in open session at 10:27 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. Motion by Majewski, second by Riley to postpone a vote on the TIF request until the last meeting in November when the council deems they have received enough feedback from the community to make a decision. Motion carried 11-0. C. Common Council may convene in open session to take action on the TIF application for Kettle Park West Phase II ADJOURNMENT Motion by Boersma, second by Reeves to adjourn at 10:31 p.m. Motion carried 11-0. Respectfully Submitted, Holly Licht, City Clerk Published: October 17, 2019 WNAXLP ***

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The Landmarks Commission is seeking public comment on making downtown a designated historic district. One on one interviews and meetings will be set for downtown business and property owners on Oct. 22, and a public meeting is set for Nov. 6. The locally designated historic district is a mechanism to preserve the character of historic buildings. It would give the Landmarks Commission review authority of the look and style of the buildings from Fifth Street to the Yahara River. The designation would not affect the interior of the building, nor will it require property owners to change existing exteriors. Doug Kaarre, senior associate at The Lakota Group, a historical consulting firm hired by the Commission, said the meetings are meant to help people understand what a local landmark historic district is and hear

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stoughtonlandmarks.com public feedback. The format for the public meeting is a short presentation at the beginning then a variety of displays that contain information on the difference between historic district, local landmarks, locally designated historic districts and State and National Register of Historic Places. The commission plans to have available information on how local landmark historic districts have impacted other cities such as Cedarburg. For business and property owners, the Lakota Group hopes to hold private one on one meetings on Oct. 22. The times will be negotiated with attendees and the Commission. With the new designation, the 67 properties in the proposed district would have to get approval for exterior changes such as painting, new windows or structural alterations.

The properties, however, already have a similar layer of approval process in place. Since 2009, the downtown design overlay zoning district implemented similar regulations. With the new district, the Landmarks Commission would have review authority rather than the Planning Commission. In addition, there is an honorary Main Street Historic District designation from Fifth Street to the Yahara River. This state and national recognition is honorary, however, meaning properties do not have special requirements. If renovation of properties meet all the standards for the historic district, they would be able to apply for federal and state tax incentives. After hearing feedback at the Oct. 22 and Nov. 6 meetings on the proposed LDHD, the Landmarks Commission plans to make a recommendation to the Common Council, which will have the final decision. For more information on historic preservation, Stoughton’s local landmarks and the role of the Landmarks Commission visit stoughtonlandmarks. com.

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roads, parks and vehicle purchases. The council is not required to adhere to it when constructing its budget or borrowing. After the 7-4 vote removed the sidewalk funding, the council unanimously approved the amended capital improvement plan, which calls for spending $30 million over the next five years, including $5.4 million next year.

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Real Estate LAKEVIEW HOMESITE. Driftless area, 20 minutes Madison-Spring Green. Approx. 3 acres. See website (forsalebyowner.com, Listing No. 24196959). 608-795-4365.

Horses BUYING ALL Types of horses and ponies. Riding or not. Cash paid. 262930-9271.

Livestock FOR SALE: Beef cross bull calves from my own personal herd. 608-9436149. WANTED: CONSIGNORS for the upcoming PAPA Alliance Black hided Feeder Calf and Yearling sales at Bloomington Livestock Exchange, Bloomington, WI. Sale dates are November 1, December 6 and January 3. Call and get on the early listings for whichever sale works best for you. No dairy crosses. All new on November 15 PAPA Alliance is sponsoring its first red hided sale for Red Angus and Hereford and all other red calves and yearlings. Take advantage of this all new sale specifically for red hided cattle. For information contact Greg May 608-574-0719 or BLE 608-994-2020.

Machinery 9650 COMBINE 1,976 hours, parting out 600 series bean head. 608-7786600. FOR SALE: Case 881 chopper, both heads. Feterl Grain Auger, 8"x60'. R40 Gleaner Combine, 3 heads with transport cart. 9-shank Brillion soil saver. All good condition. 608-7320199.

Farm FRITZ BARN PAINTING SUPER FALL SPECAIL! Rusty roofs, alumakote and zinc. Free-estimate. 608221-3510. RENT SKID LOADERS MINI-EXCAVATORS TELE-HANDLER and these attachments. Concrete breaker, posthole auger, landscape rake, concrete bucket, pallet forks, trencher, rock hound, broom, teleboom, stump grinder. By the day, week, or month. Carter & Gruenewald Co. 4417 Hwy 92, Brooklyn, WI 608-455-2411 WANTED: SOW feeders, water bowls and doors for farrowing pens. Levi Beiler, 15365 Tower Rd, Boscobel, WI, 53805.

FOR SALE: Dormitory-sized refrigerator $50, Full adult-sized left-handed golf clubs and bag $100. 608-8739059.

EARN EXTRA $ WORKING ONLY A FEW HOURS A DAY!

The Wisconsin State Journal is looking for a carriers in the following areas. Must be available early A.M.s, 7 days a week and have a dependable vehicle. Evansville: Cambridge: Route: EVN101, Approx $450/Mo Route: EVN102, Approx $600/Mo Route: UNV801, Approx $1,350/Mo

Oregon. 5076 Byrne Road. Fri.-Sat. 9a-2p, Sun. 11a-1p. Huge Garage Sale. Many horse and household items.

Stoage Spaces For Rent

SNOW PLOWING Residential & Commercial Fully Insured. 608-873-7038 or 608-669-0025

Antiques

Public works demolition agreement

Garage Sales

VERONA. 2-BEDROOM, 1 Bath, $1200/mo. Everything included plus internet. October 1-August 1, 2020. 608-320-0480.

Route CAM103 Approx $500/Mo

For more information, call or email Kevin at 608-225-3693 or KHenry@madison.com

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People who enjoy walking through the Yahara River Trail might notice a new addition behind Stoughton Hospital. In July, volunteers from Cummins CIT “treecycled” more than 600 native ash trees from the city that were infected with the deadly Emerald Ash Borer disease, using the wood to build a boardwalk along the trail. “We turned what was a negative thing — losing over 600 years — to really a positive thing for the community and for years to come,” said director of public works Brett Hebert. The project — a partnership between the city and Cummins — spanned three days and 110 hours, with volunteers using 180 feet of boardwalk frames to create a t-shaped extension of the existing boardwalk that looks out to the river. The new boardwalk provides a 7-foot observation deck for private nature viewing, with a design that meets guidelines for construction in wetland environment and does not disrupt the natural habitat, according to a Cummins news release. In the future, organizers hope to add treecycled benches. Contact Mackenzie at mackenzie.krumme@ wcinet.com.

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Sloan Implement is currently looking for a full-time Truck Driver at our Mt. Horeb, WI location to transport equipment to/from customers and/or between dealer facilities. Candidates that apply must have a valid CDL License, 1+ years experience as a semi-trailer truck operator, excellent driving record, and experience with loading and unloading heavy equipment is preferred. For additional job duties, requirements, and to see our full time benefit package, please go online to sloans.com. If you are interested and qualified for the position, please apply online or come into the store to fill out an application. Sloan Implement is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SHS Golfers, Cousins Caylie & Myranda Kotlowski Go to State!

Stoughton junior Caylie Kotlowski hits a drive during a Badger South Conference dual against Madison Edgewood earlier this season. She advanced to the Division 1 state tournament by winning the individual title at the DeForest Sectional.

Stoughton senior Myranda Kotlowski putts during a Badger South Conference dual against Madison Edgewood earlier this season. She advanced to the Division 1 state tournament by winning the individual title at the Madison Memorial Regional and finishing second at the DeForest Sectional.

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Congratulations Myranda Kotlowski!

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