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Stoughton veteran Mel Alme puts his hand to his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance.

Memorial dedication The Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial was dedicated Saturday to a standing room-only crowd, culminating more than three years of fundraisMore photos from the ing and planning.

Under a misty sky that turned to Veterans Memorial light rain by the end of the ceremodedication nies, the area’s more than 5,500 veterans were honored, including 176 who Page 16 were killed in action.

Duane Broughton, chairman of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park steering committee, was the key- Pastor Scott Geister-Jones of Christ note speaker, and Stoughton Mayor Lutheran Church delivered the invoDonna Olson was the guest speaker. cation and benediction, the Stoughton

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High School band provided music throughout the ceremony and SHS associate principal Brian Shimon, an Army veteran, played “Taps.”

The dedication wrapped up a tough week for the Stoughton veterans’ community, with the death of VFW Post 328 Commander Pat Nowlin last Monday on his way to a meeting at American Legion Post 59. The two groups worked side-by-side, with Nowlin’s assistance, to raise more than $1 million for the project beginning in early 2015.

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Added state funding gives board options Per-pupil increase of $200 benefits district SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group

Stoughton school board members got some positive budget news Monday – and some homework.

They’ll have a week to come up with ideas on what to do with some unexpected funding.

With a $200 increase in per pupil aid in the recently

approved state budget – the district was not counting on that despite state politicians talking about it for months – the board has an additional $650,000 to work with for 2017-18, business director Erica Pickett told board members Monday night.

“We had not planned on a per-pupil increase,” she said. “This puts us in a nice position to have some additional resources this year.”

With the board due to approve at least the tax levy for next year at its annual

meeting Monday, Oct. 23, they only have a few days to figure out what to do with the money. They could put it into operations budgets for this year or set it aside for future projects.

“That will certainly help as we look to future budgets,” Pickett said, noting that since the 2017-18 budget is already three months old, it would be difficult to use the money for any program expansions this school year, which ends June 30, 2018.

Stoughton Area School District superintendent Tim Onsager said the funding will help push back a projected budget deficit to the 2019-20 school year.

“We’re trying to be strategic in how we use (this),” he said.

Board president Scott Dirks said there are “potentially a lot of options” the board could consider with the funding.” He noted some rising personnel costs

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Duane Lloyd took a different route from his usual to Stoughton’s VFW Post 328 for weekly bingo last Thursday night.

N o r m a l l y, h e wo u l d have picked up his good friend Pat Nowlin on the way, as Nowlin was legally blind and couldn’t drive.

But this time, he kept driving, all by himself, all the way to the post, where dozens of people waited in a somber mood.

T h e l o n g - t i m e c o mmander of Post 328 had been killed by a car last Monday as he crossed the street to attend an American Legion meeting. It was the group’s last meeting before a dedication of the

Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park – a project Nowlin devoted significant time and money toward, but would not live to see. His funeral services were held two days later, Oct.16.

Nowlin, 69, was remembered this past week by his fellow veterans as a rare individual who led by example and who never allowed his fortunes in life to compromise his character.

Lloyd had known Nowlin since 1971, when they both worked for Uniroyal, and he said what stood out to him most was his generosity “all the time,” even

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Destination Stoughton set for Oct. 27-29 Downtown businesses will feature special deals, events AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Destination Stoughton will return for its sixth year Oct. 27-29. This year’s featured event is a holiday bazaar offered by the Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association, but various area businesses and organizations will also have the traditional series of special events and deals to celebrate the weekend.

Friday Tour the original passenger train station built in 1913, including the original Mandt wagon display, at the Historic Depot and Museum, 532 E. Main St. The museum will be open for tours 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Livsreise will also be open for tours from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. with free admission. An exhibit of immigrant quilts, “Pieces of self: Identity and Norwegian American quilts” is on display now and will continue through Destination Weekend.

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Fun and learning at Senior Expo The ninth annual Senior Expo was held Oct. 11 at Stoughton Wellness and Athletic Center, featuring around 40 vendors who offer services to seniors ranging from legal and financial planning to health and wellness tips. As

always, there was trivia, bingo, and Stoughton’s very own Mel Cleveland provided the entertainment.

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Kathy Thode of Stoughton, center, does some physical testing with the help of Stoughton Hospital staff (from left) Katie Walker and Elizabeth Weihert at the Senior Expo.

Stoughton’s Mel Cleveland — better known to his audience as “Melly C” — once again delighted the lunch crowd at the Senior Expo with his quirky variety show, complete with plastic “spanker” noisemakers, a Willie Nelson wig and his trusty “SPAM-jo.”

Right: Vi Bergum, right, of Madison — always a colorful figure at the Senior Expo — talks with Sue Olson and Megan Nesthus from Gorilla Movers of Sun Prairie, one of the new businesses at the event.

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Wal-Mart denied New TID would give fresh start Shift debt, get longer curbside alcohol service Plan: About TID 5 payback period Unified Newspaper Group

Wal-Mart will not be allowed to provide curbside pickup of beer and liquor to its grocery customers.

The retailer began offering grocery pickup service Sept.

7 and asked to include alcohol purchases. The Public Safety committee does not think that was a good idea.

The Common Council affirmed that recommendation Tuesday, rejecting the application from Wal-Mart 8-1, with Ald. Pat O’Connor (Dist-4) casting the dissenting vote.

Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4) introduced the resolution and said Public Safety had rejected the application twice.

“It goes against everything that we’ve been trying to do in town,” he said. “It’s the wrong way to go for us.”

Police chief Greg Leck agreed, but noted Wal-Mart’s proposal complies with state law.

Wal-Mart free grocery pickup service, which started in 37 other states before expanding to Wisconsin this year, allows customers to order groceries ahead and pick them up outside the store without leaving their vehicles.

Assistant store manager Jenny Welch told the council, “We want to have the convenience for shoppers to pick up alcohol beverages curbside.”

She explained customers would have to order the

beverages at least four hours in advance of the pick-up time, and a store employee would bring the goods to them, waiting in their vehicles at the south end of the building at Kettle Park West.

If groceries were included in the order, the alcohol would be delivered in a separate specially marked bag.

She said 10 of the 13 WalMart stores in Wisconsin have been approved for the new service.

Truehl told his fellow alders that if they approve the application, “then we’ll have multiple requests” for a similar service coming from other businesses.

Ald. Lisa Reeves (Dist. 2) said as a healthcare specialist, she’s had some training in the area of alcohol abuse, and “it’s really important to have eye contact (with a person) to make a good judgment call.”

She said that would be difficult if a customer were sitting in a car, particularly after dark.

O ’ C o n n o r, a f o r m e r Stoughton police chief, told the Hub he thought Wal-Mart “presented a logical process for its liquor sales.”

“It sounds to me like they’d have everything in place, and it could be a great convenience for people to order groceries and adult beverages, pick them up and go home,” he said. “It would be a time-saver.”

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Stoughton bank robbery leads to high-speed chase Police arrested two suspects Tuesday after an alleged armed robbery at Home Savings Bank in Stoughton and a car chase that reached speeds of 120 mph.

According to a news release from the Stoughton Police Department, police were notified of the armed robbery at 400 W. Main St. at 12:46 p.m.

The suspects were alleged to be armed with handguns and have fled westbound on U.S. Hwy. 51 in a car with a Michigan license plate.

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spotted the car near county Hwy. B and began a pursuit.

At that time, the suspect car reached nearly 90 mph, according to the release, and police attempted to take the car out with tire deflation near McFarland.

The chase ended up moving onto the Beltline at speeds up to 120 mph before the suspects turned off on Seminole Hwy. and eventually crashed near a church at 1905 W. Beltline Hwy. The suspects were apprehended after a short chase on foot.

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With all the other frustrations involved in planning a redevelopment of the Yahara riverfront, city leaders are hoping to give the still-unformed plan a financial fresh start.

The idea, as presented by consultant Gary Becker last week to the city’s Redevelopment Authority, would be to create a new tax-increment financing district encompassing both that area and the city’s downtown. The RDA is in the early planning stages for the new district, TID 8.

Starting fresh would give the city more flexibility in how the area is redeveloped. Some alders have said they’d like lower housing-unit density than what previously had been proposed in the riverfront redevelopment area, between the Yahara River and East South Street.

A new TID would enable that. It would require approval of the Common Council and a joint review board, comprising representatives of all the taxing jurisdictions that would contribute to the district. The RDA expects to review the plan and send a recommendation to the council as soon as next month.

The existing district, TID 5, has 19 years remaining to collect the property taxes of increased development on the district. Creating a new district would effectively offer an eight-year extension on the payback.

TID 5 has a $1.8 million deficit, and while that money will still need to be paid back somehow, the new district would open without significant debt.

Any project there will need major infrastructure work, likely including remediation of the soil under the former MillFab property.

TID 5 opened in 2010 and went into debt immediately because of properties the RDA has purchased there, including land for the Elven Sted housing development, which it essentially gave away for apartment development, and the $150,000 acquisition of the Highway Trailer building. The RDA purchased the six-acre MillFab property last year for $750,000 and has voted to soon acquire a building on East South Street that was formerly a carpet warehouse.

Buying those properties cost about $1.18 million, and TID 5 has fallen further into the red because the properties

Opened: 2010 Base Value: $19,250,500 Increment: $1,237,900 Balance: negative $1.8 million Last year to incur project costs: 2032 Last year to collect increment: 2037

TID 5 purchases Highway Trailer building: $150,000 MillFab property: $750,000 Elven Sted property: $130,000 Carpet Warehouse building: $150,000 Total: $1,180,500 are worth less now than when the TID was established and demolition costs are looming.

There’s no disagreement on the council that the riverfront redevelopment is a priority, with the hope that it help bring more people downtown and link it with Mandt Park, but alders and the RDA have been unable to agree what sort of development will go there.

Many were troubled by a former master developer’s plan for the area, which called for more apartment units than they wanted. Several alders have also said they’d prefer private homeownership in the area instead of rental apartments.

Becker said the new district would allow city officials to pursue a lower-density development, “if that’s what they decide to do.”

Smaller boundaries At the RDA’s Oct. 11 meeting, Becker explained the process to create a new TIF district and the rationale for it. His idea is to strip the 10.4-acre redevelopment area out of the existing TIF district and establish a new district for the project area.

TID 8 would be established between Eighth Street to the east and Fourth Street to the west, and between the Yahara River and East South Street – what’s been identified as the riverfront redevelopment area.

It would be much smaller than TID 5, which includes all of that plus land east of Fourth Street up to East Main Street and most of the rail corridor extending north to the Yahara River.

Becker also presented a draft timetable that gives the RDA until the end of

Getting started RDA chair Scott Truehl said creating the new TID “is one of the most important things we can do.” But he said the plan needs to be explained and clear.

“We can’t decide these things in a vacuum,” he stressed. “The key to all of this is letting people know what we’re doing and why.”

That will mean determining what projects and amenities they want to include in the redevelopment area, as well as their costs. Getting those numbers and identifying possible funding sources are typical parts of developing a TIF project plan, Becker said.

What officials decide to include is tied to how much increment they expect, and that’s tied to questions about density and land use, Becker said.

That leads to more questions about what sort of development officials want there, including private ownership versus apartments the low-income housing that has been proposed. The council has appeared to be divided on those key questions.

“I’m hoping that between now and the June timeframe, that’s enough time to come to grips with those things,” Becker said. “There’s a clear link between the level of amenities they want and the cost of those amenities and the amount of development you need to pay for them.”

He estimated based on what he believes city leaders want there, the new TID would need about $33 million of increased value to pay for it all, although there aren’t solid cost estimates yet for a lot of those things.

The former master developer, Mark Geall, proposed creating $40 million of value in his project plan.

“It’s pretty much in the same ballpark, except we’d have a more lenient timeframe in which to make it happen,” Becker observed.

Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com

Glossary Tax-increment financing TIF is a public financing method that is used as a subsidy for redevelopment, infrastructure, and other community-improvement projects by capturing increased property tax revenue from all underlying taxing jurisdictions (the village, county, state, technical college and the school district) of the newly developed property.

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He said the first step would be to get the Common Council’s approval to begin planning the change.

To address existing debt in TID 5, Becker said, the city would have to find other projects to start there.

“But (less than) $2 million is a relatively small amount of development over a number of years,” he said. “So we’re not too concerned that the city wouldn’t be able to see that.”

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Marijuana should be legalized Stoughton should take a leadership position on legalizing marijuana.

Our state capital, Madison, along with Monona and Dane County have essentially legalized small amounts of recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older.

Stevens Point is actively pursuing similar legislation and other cities in Wisconsin have decriminalized marijuana.

Currently, Stoughton follows state statutes in which a person found with Tetrahydrocannabinols can be fined $1,000 and imprisoned for six months for a first conviction and will be guilty of a class one felony for a second offense.

There are many good reasons for marijuana reform and legalization. A study conducted by the University of Bonn in Germany showed THC that was given to mice over a month period drastically improved memory learning abilities of older and middle age mice. In another large study by the University of Southern California, comparing teenage twins

who either used or abstained from marijuana for a 10-year span found no difference in IQ between the siblings.

It has also been reported around the country where marijuana has been legalized that crime rates have dropped, traffic fatalities have lowered and less people are being incarcerated into our overpopulated prisons.

On top of all this, some people, including children, need a high THC strain of marijuana to treat their seizures for epilepsy, or to treat other health conditions like Alzheimer’s or chronic disabling pain. Our current state law on CBD oil will not cover this.

In my opinion, the current prohibiting of marijuana substantially decreases the rights of the people to pursue not only happiness but also life itself.

That’s why I support legalizing marijuana and why I think Stoughton should, too.

Robby Ree City of Stoughton

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Prioritizing use of time, talent can bring peace

P

rayer is important to me. I take time pray almost every day.

However, there have been some days when I have a lot to do, or days when I am tired and I say, “I can pray later. After all, I need to get these things done.”

When “later” never comes, I miss doing something important to me. I can start my pray time again the next day, and I know that God understands, but I can never have that day back.

We all have Budnar things that are a part of our lives we might skip because we don’t have the time to do them.

Others, we’ll choose to do only because we feel we have extra time for them.

We also might choose what we spend our time doing or not doing because of our abilities. Or we decide not to develop these abilities because we don’t have time.

My parish, St. Ann, recently held an event we called “Time

and Talent.” We asked everyone to consider how their time is spent and ask themselves, “Whatdoes God want me to do with it?”

It made me think about playing the piano. Even though I like the piano, I don’t play it because I don’t have the talent, ability or knowledge.

I could take the time to learn how to play, but I don’t have the desire to do the work to make it happen.

There are other things I do mainly because I have the ability.

For example, I like to usher at the Opera House. I have the ability to listen to people, and I also have the desire to help people enjoy whatever good things they are doing. I am happy to help.

Some might say of such volunteering, “I would to do this, but I don’t have the time.” But by creating us, God has given us time.

When I have my life priorities in good order, I find that I have time for all the things that are important. I can’t do them all at once, and I can’t do them all the time I want to, but I always manage to find time for them. This gives me contentment and peace, When I don’t have my life ordered right, I could spend a

lot of time on things that are not so important and then not get to the important ones. I might feel unrest, like I am busy but not getting anywhere.

One way to have more time is our lives is to put our lives in right order. This also contributes to having more peace.

God has also given us our talents. I tend to like to do the things I have a talent for, so when I do them in kind and compassionate ways, I am doing what God has given me to do. When I use my talents in a good way, I end up happy.

If I ignore my talents, I might not be enjoying the things that God has given me to enjoy. I might end up frustrated.

One way to have more happiness in our lives is to use the talent God has given us in a loving, respectful way.

We all have time. We all have talent. This is good news, for using our time and talent with the right priorities can bring us happiness and peace.

Fr. Randy Budnar is the parish priest of St. Ann Catholic Church in Stoughton.

TIF funds could have been spent on needed services I couldn’t agree more with the city’s fire, police and public works departmental requests for additional employees and funds to cover needed services, particularly crucial at this juncture due to the new development at Kettle Park West, including not just police and fire protection, but snow removal, trash pickup and parks maintenance and supervision as well.

Does anyone recall being told

by Mayor (Donna) Olson and our then-city finance director Laurie Sullivan that the new $5.1 million TIF loan would cost the city nothing because in a mere 17 years it would be paid off in full by the taxes generated by the new development? And what about the counter query by concerned council members never responded to as to who during this 17 years would actually pay for city services if

not by additional tax levies on existing Stoughton citizens, which added levies it now turns out we are partially protected from by state statutes. It is not the state limitation on excessive taxes that is the problem, but the fact that the city administration was not transparent about the future need for these taxes during the approval process for the KPW development.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have that $5.1 million back now so it could be used for needed services, instead of being treated as low-hanging fruit for the developer, and the taxes being paid at KPW going for their appropriate purpose, to maintain the new development without burdening the citizens with additional tax increments?

The KPW development project

now faces other very serious problems, including their previously unmentioned but now current demand for an additional $10.1 million in additional TIF funding to finish up the project and roadways as originally designed.

The mayor brought us into this questionable and risky project by voting in favor to break a 6-6 tie vote by the council. She has recently announced she will not run again in the April election for personal reasons. Would it not be more appropriate and productive for the mayor to step down now, and allow the council to appoint or schedule an election for an interim mayor to work with the council to appropriately resolve without prejudice this now threatening and complex issue?

Tom Selsor Former District 4 alder

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Chalet Court proposal gets cold shoulder from Council Unified Newspaper Group

A developer’s unusual approach to winning city approval for an apartment construction proposal went nowhere Tuesday, when members of the Common Council criticized but declined to act on Todd Nelson’s request.

The local developer had asked the council to initiate the discontinuation of the Chalet Court right-of-way in order to allow him to combine six lots into one parcel, where he wants to build three apartment buildings on about two acres.

Many residents of the subdivision, which was developed in the 1970s, turned out to oppose Nelson’s proposal last November to build four

and whether it could be developed.

In March, the DNR approved Nelson’s application to fill in less than an acre of wetland to accomplish his project, but he later withdrew his development plan. It’s unclear whether his new plan would require re-approval from the DNR. The site – a former quarry – includes lots of trees and greenery, along with a pond that collects surface drainage from a surrounding 20-acre watershed.

During a public comment period at Tuesdays’ council meeting, Chalet Court homeowner Denise Wilson urged the council to deny Nelson’s request for discontinuance, which he needs in order to consolidate six parcels.

Wilson noted the developer withdrew the plan he proposed last year “months ago.”

“Now, instead of following process by submitting a new GDP through the Planning Commission with a rezoning

request, he is jumping over those steps to ask for a discontinuance of the right-ofway first, without a hearing at the Planning Commission for a new project,” she said.

Wilson argued that allowing the discontinuance would change the original vision and plat for the area from single-family homes and duplexes to multi-family zoning.

Council members agreed with her.

Ald. Scott Truehl (Dist. 4) noted “strong neighborhood objection” to Nelson’s plan, and said the route that the developer was seeking for

approval “is kind of going backward.”

“We may want to have single-family lots” instead of apartments in the area, he added.

Ald. Mike Engelberger (Dist. 2) said the site “shouldn’t even be developed.”

He said the parcel should be made into a park, and suggested trading land with the developer to build elsewhere in the city “so that we’re not called anti-development.”

Ald. Regina Hirsch (Dist.

3) told the council that leaders of the Parks and Recreation department think the

city “should not approve any wetland fill in or swapping” of land for the project. “It’s a wetland that should be protected,” she said.

Ald. Lisa Reeves (Dist. 2) said “building on a wetland is unsustainable,” and Ald. Kathleen Tass Johnson (Dist.

2) charged the developer was being “disrespectful” in “not trying to work with the neighborhood.”

Nelson did not attend the meeting and did not return a Hub phone message seeking comment.

Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com

T hank You

The Family of Vern Pieper would like to thank everyone for all the support, cards and prayers throughout our journey this past year.

Thank you to Pastor Todd, Jon Woods and Mary Martha at Good Shepherd by the Lake, Mel Dow, Dan Spilde and Stoughton Wrestling Club, Stoughton Schools, Fosdahl’s Bakery, JL Richards and Stoughton Lumber for helping with arrangements.

We would like to thank the whole community of Stoughton.

Vern was very proud to call Stoughton his home.

— Bev Pieper and Family

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apartment buildings with 20 dwelling units on vacant land that residents in the area have used as sort of a natural open-space park for more than 40 years.

Nelson’s new plan calls for 16 dwelling units in three buildings, and would fill in less than an acre of wetland.

Tuesday, city attorney Matt Dregne explained Nelson asked the council to initiate the process, which by state law would require the council to declare “the public interest requires it.”

Several alders voiced objections to Nelson’s request. They cited concerns about the greater density in the development proposal, as well as neighborhood opposition. Some said they don’t support filling in an existing wetland.

Last November, the council postponed a decision on his request to rezone the area until the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources had determined wetland boundaries in the subdivision

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Town characters and personalities (front row left to right): Jim Rowe, Kathy Horton and Merlin Luschen. (Back row left to right) Tony Hill, Glenn Van Rossum and Paul Shableski.

SVP presents ‘Our Town’ Play tells stories of small town life The Stoughton Village Players will return to the stage next month with the Pulitzer Prize-winning play, “Our Town,” written by Madison native Thornton Wilder.

“Our Town” is a glimpse into the ups and downs of small-town lives underscored with the universal themes of the search for love and meaning. Directed by David Lawver, the show has minimal set pieces and an overseeing narrator, called the stage manager (Tony Hill), helping tell the story.

The performance will run at the SVP theater, 255 E. Main St., 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-4; 2 p.m. Nov. 5; and 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 9-11.

The audience first meets Doc (Bryan Wenc) and Mrs. Gibbs (Jean Gohlke) with their children, George (Ashton Florence) and Rebecca (Sakari Wenc). Another important family in town is that of Sentinel Editor Webb (Dave Conour), his wife (Linda Hopper) and their children Emily (Alanna

If you go What: Stoughton Village Players present “Our Town” When: 7:30 p.m. Nov. 2-4; 2 p.m. Nov. 5; 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9-11 Where: SVP theater, 255 E Main St. Info: StoughtonVillagePlayers.org Tickets: $13

The audience will continue to learn more about the main families plus others like: Joe (Mario Rea-Garcia) and Si Crowell (Jonathan Conour), paperboys with success and tragedy in their futures; ambitious world-traveler Sam Craig (Paul Shableski); and undertaker Joe Stoddard (Glenn Van Rossum).

Others in the cast include villagers, policemen and professors who help create the sense of time and place for Grover’s Corners, New Hampshire, a hundred years ago (Leo Endres, Mary Ellen Graf, Carol Gunnelson, Cayden Kirkpatrick, Jon Klingenberg, Tracy Markle, Lon Tremain-Woodcock, Karen Wydeven, Paul Wydeven). Mary Onsager and Patty Becker created the costumes.

Ti c ke t s a r e $ 1 3 a n d available for purchase at McGlynn’s Pharmacy or at StoughtonVillagePlayers.org.

Beilke) and Wally (Anar Wenc).

The budding courtship of George and Emily blossoms slowly while we meet other small town characters like gossipy Mrs. Soames (Kathy Horton), milkman Howie Newsome (Merlin Luschen) and choir director Simon Stimson (James Rowe).

Over the course of the play, the audience will see them interacting with each other within the drama of – Dan Prueher and Unified real-life incidents but also Newspaper Group reporter how their lives evolve over Amber Levenhagen contribtime, including how some uted to this story. have passed away and how they look back at their lives.

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Community calendar

Community activity The Church of Christ Latter Day Saints, 825 S. Van Buren St., will hold a community humanity activity from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20.

Activities will be coordinated with the goal to brighten up the lives of children who are at the hospital, including origami kits, activity books, etc.

For information, call 957-3930.

Blood drive Donate blood for the Red Cross from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 20, at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St. To make an appointment to donate blood, download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App from app stores, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Sons of Norway bingo The Sons of Norway–Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., will host bingo at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

Food will be available after 5 p.m., with bingo beginning at 6. Anyone under 18 years old must have an adult family member present to play. Bingo is open to the public and is held the third Saturday of each month (except December). Donations for the Stoughton Food Pantry are encouraged.

For information, contact bingo chairperson Kim Sime at 873-8781.

from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

The 1.2-mile White Oak Nature Trail will be lit with hundreds of glowing jack-o-lanterns and luminaries. There will also be a bonfire and refreshments sold by the Lake Kegonsa State Park Friends Group. The event is free but a valid park admission sticker is required. No pets are allowed on the trail. For information, call 873-9695.

Cooksville Halloween Party Cooksville will hold their annual Halloween Party starting at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Cooksville Community Center, located at the intersection of Church Street and State Hwy. 59 in the Village of Cooksville.

This party is appropriate for families and people of all ages. Guests are welcome to bring an appetizer or dessert to share and costumes are encouraged for everyone. There will be a bonfire behind the schoolhouse, ghost story swapping, old-fashioned games and crafts inside, and a nighttime scavenger hunt starting around 7:15 p.m.

This is a free event, but donations and new memberships to the Community Center are encouraged. Please note that the Cooksville Community Center is not handicap accessible.

For information, call Emily Beebe at 873-9559.

participate in geology-themed activities. Due to the stones being a choking hazard, age of participants is restricted to 4-9. Children will go home with a small quantity of tumbled stones and an information guide. Space is limited and registration is required.

For information, call 873-6281.

Rabies clinic Local non-profit Second Chance Animal Advocates, with Chalet Veterinary Clinic, will sponsor a rabies clinic with vaccinations from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 28, at Stoughton Public Works, 515 S. Fourth St. Cats can be vaccinated from 10-10:30 a.m. and dogs from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Rabies vaccinations are available for $12 and distemper vaccinations are also available for $20.

For information, call 205-6636 or 873-8112.

‘Joy of Cancer’

Professional storyteller Kay Elmsley Weeden will present personal stories from family, caregivers, survivors and others who have found joy in the shadow of cancer at Stoughton Yoga, 123 E. Main St., at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28.

It is a special production in honor of her sister, Lee Elmsley Harder Honor.

The event is free and open to the pubGeology dig lic but donations to Stoughton Yoga’s Visit the library at 2 p.m. Sunday, scholarship program will be accepted.

Candlelight hike Oct. 22, for a geology dig.

Adults only.

Visit Lake Kegonsa State Park, 2405 Dig through sand to find tumbled For information, visit stoughtonyoDoor Creek Rd., for a candlelight hike stones, talk about identifying rocks and ga.com Baha’i Faith

Covenant Lutheran Church

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

Bible Baptist Church

1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Worship Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship, 10 a.m. School

Christ Lutheran Church

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

2095 Hwy. W, Utica 873-7077 • 423-3033 Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Worship 700 Hwy. B, Stoughton 873-9353 • e-mail: office@clcstoughton.org Sunday worship times: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 9:10 a.m. family express worship, 9:40 a.m. Sunday school.

Christ the King Community Church

First Lutheran Church

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

616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath

Stoughton Baptist Church

Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service

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.

Fulton 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

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

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Cooksville Lutheran Church

Ezra Church

Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion

West Koshkonong Lutheran Church

LakeView Church

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

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

A Deep Yearning “If you would be loved, love,and be loveable.”

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We all desire to love and to be loved, and we all know the pain of loneliness and lost love. The desire to understand others and to be understood is at bottom an attempt to feel connected.We are simply not whole by ourselves and require the connection with others that comes most completely through love to regain our sense of wholeness.

This is perhaps the most pressing problem of the modern world— loneliness, alienation and disconnectedness.Much of what is said about the value of the individual and his or her right to live as he or she sees fit contributes to people “doing their own thing” at the expense of building relationships with others that might give them this connectedness and satisfy this deep yearning.

Of course, there are many ways to relate to others.We can do it through friends and family.We can do it through our jobs and our hobbies.

And we can even do it through modern technology, e.g.,social media.

But ultimately, it all comes down to being kind and loving to the people we interact with. So nurture the yearning to love and be loved, first and foremost by making yourself worthy of love.

– Christopher Simon

‌Thursday, October 19‌

• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org‌ • 3:30-4:30 p.m., Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh Club (ages 6 and up), library, 873-6281‌ • 7 p.m., Stoughton High School presents “Bye Bye Birdie” ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens), SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., showtix4u.com‌ • 7 p.m., R Olde House Society meeting, 1390 Washington Rd., rohstoughton@gmail.com‌

‌Friday, October 20‌

• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 1-800-RedCROSS‌ • 9:30 a.m., Story time (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 7 p.m., Stoughton High School presents “Bye Bye Birdie” ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens), SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., showtix4u.com‌ • 7-9 p.m., Community activity, The Church of Christ Latter Day Saints, 825 S. Van Buren St., 957-3930‌

‌Saturday, October 21‌

• 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Red Cross blood drive, Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 1-800-733-2767‌ • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket‌ • 10-11 a.m., LEGO club, library, 873-6281‌ • 6 p.m., Bingo (food available at 5 p.m.), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 873-7209‌ • 6-9 p.m., Candlelight Hike (free event, vehicle park admission sticker is required to enter park), Kegonsa State Park, 873-9695‌ • 6:30 p.m., Cooksville Halloween party, Cooksville Community Center, intersection of Church Street and State Hwy. 59, 873-9559‌ • 7 p.m., Stoughton High School presents “Bye Bye Birdie” ($12 adults, $8 students and senior citizens), SHS Performing Arts Center, 600 Lincoln Ave., showtix4u.com‌

‌Sunday, October 22‌

• 2 p.m., Geology dig (registration required, ages 4-9 firm), library, 873-6281‌

‌Monday, October 23‌

• 3-4 p.m., Tom Macaluso, trombone: Music appreciation series, Stoughton Opera house, 381 E. Main St., 877-4400‌ • 4-6 p.m., Gore makeup (grades 6 and up), library, 873-6281‌

‌Tuesday, October 24‌

• 6:30 p.m., Evening story time (ages 0-6), library, 873-6281‌

‌Wednesday, October 25‌

• 9:30 a.m., Story time (ages 0-5), library, 873-6281‌ • 6:30 p.m., Dementia Friendly Coalition movie night, library, 873-6281‌

‌Thursday, October 26‌

• 2-3:15 p.m., Family movie afternoon, library, 8736281‌ • 6-9 p.m., Paint Nite (tickets $45), American Legion Post 59, 803 N. Page St., paintnite.com/events

Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500

Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 8738585

Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585

Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, 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

Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585 Anorexia and Bulimia Group • 6 p.m., first Thursday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500

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Budget heads to publication after staffing debate Alders reject reducing employee raises to add police, fire staff BILL LIVICK Unified Newspaper Group

Alders have forwarded a 2018 city budget proposal for adoption next month. But with five alders missing from last week’s committee-of-the-whole meeting, it’s unclear whether the full Common Council will attempt to make changes.

The committee voted 6-2 – with Mayor Donna Olson voting in the affirmative – to recommend council adoption of Olson’s proposed budget after it holds a public hearing Nov. 14. Alds. Dennis Kittleson and Regina Hirsch cast the dissenting votes, while Greg Jenson, Mike

Engelberger, Matt Bartlett and Pat O’Connor joined council president Tim Swadley in voting to recommend the budget.

With the recommendation, staff will prepare a budget summary for publication in the Hub on Nov. 2 to provide for notice before the public hearing.

Hirsch (Dist. 3) and Kittleson (Dist. 1) had proposed reducing a planned 2.25 percent acrossthe-board wage increase for city employees in order to free up funds for a new police officer and firefighter. But they were in the minority on the same 6-2 vote, and the police and fire chiefs did not support the proposal.

Hirsch said if raises were reduced to 1 percent and the city were to wait until June 2018 to hire, it would need only about $30,000 more to fund the new positions next year.

The cost for a full-time firefighter

Stoughton Hospital CEO announces retirement AMBER LEVENHAGEN Unified Newspaper Group

Stoughton Hospital will lose its president and CEO next year.

Te r r y B r e n n y h a s announced his planned retirement, effective June 1, 2018, after 27 years with the hospital.

“Under Brenny’s leadership, Stoughton Hospital experienced significant growth and success,” a news release from the hospital announcing his retirement said.

Some of the major changes during his time have included conversion to electronic health records, opening two satellite clinics, starting the Home Health program, developing a hospitalist program and initiating the first Dane County valet and room service for patients and visitors, the release said. The most recent is the $13.2 million renovation project that

was completed this April, including the new Wound Care Clinic.

In December 2016, the hospital was named a Top Agency of the 2016 HomeCare Elite and was also given the Guardian of Excellence Award by Press Ganey for the second year in a row, given to hospitals that reach the top 5 percent of all Press Ganey hospitals in various measures.

In April, it earned national recognition for having among the top 20 cleanest patient rooms, based Medicare surveys of patients. In July, it received a Women’s Choice Award for top 100 hospitals nationwide in customer experience.

A search committee of governing board members from the hospital’s service area is working to find replacement candidates, according to the release.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

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and police officer would amount to $166,865 for one year, according to human resources director Amy Jo Gillingham. Reducing wage increases to 1 percent would provide an extra $46,276.

Police chief Greg Leck had requested funding for two new full-time officers in his initial budget proposal, and fire chief Wegner said his department needs two more full-time firefighters.

During the debate over Hirsch’s proposed budget amendment, both department leaders said despite the need, they didn’t support her motion.

“We can’t finance new positions on the backs of our employees,” Leck said.

Several other department heads expressed similar views. Planning director Rodney Scheel said almost every department wants more staff hours.

“To hear the potential to not at least keep people in line with the market rate is troubling,” he said.

“People would be disappointed.”

Public works director Brett Hebert, who would like three new full-time employees in his department next year, said cutting the increase would lower morale, “and that will have an impact.”

Leck suggested the council consider going to referendum as a way to increase staffing levels. He noted that school districts throughout the state have been taking the approach, with mixed success, but municipalities haven’t.

“Let the public decide what they want to do,” he said, “and if they don’t want to be supportive, then they’ll have their services cut. Everybody’s afraid of referendums.”

Kittleson suggested the city could reduce its $171,000 in funding for

the Stoughton Opera House to help pay for the two public safety positions. He thinks the Opera House should be “self-funding,” he said.

Mayor Olson responded that the money going to fund three staff members there “is a price the city should pay for economic development.”

“I think it’s well worth it,” she said.

Opera House director Bill Brehm defended the city’s funding, noting it’s 18 percent of the revenue the facility generates annually.

“I would invite you to talk to business owners on Main Street about what kind of business they get before a show,” he said to Kittleson.

“The idea that the Opera House is a meaty little target is ridiculous.”

Contact Bill Livick at bill.livick@ wcinet.com

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our 9th Annual Senior Expo at the Stoughton Wellness & Activity Center on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.

Over 350 people turned out to visit over 40 vendors!

Mark your calendar for our 10th Annual Senior Expo on Wednesday, October 10, 2018.

Thank you to these businesses who participated in our 9th Annual Senior Expo: Adult Day Center (Catholic Charities) • Aster Senior Communities • BBG’s Beehive Homes of Oregon • Blackhawk Credit Union • Care Wisconsin Champion Windows • Chocolate Caper • Clear Captions • Costco Cress Funeral & Cremation Service • Culvers of Verona • David F. Grams & Associates Edgerton Hospital • El Rio Grande • Famous Ye ti’s • Fosdal’s • Four Winds Manor Gorilla Movers • Greenspire Apartments • Gunderson Funeral Home Hanson Electronics • Haskins Short & Brindley LLC • Ho-Chunk Gaming Madison Humana MarketPOINT Inc • iCare • Independence First Mobility • Jimmy John’s Lotus Salon • Madison Hearing • Main Street Kitchen • Malabar Coast Coffee & Te a McFarland State Bank • Melly C • Metcalfe’s • Miller & Sons Supermarket • Miracle Ear Moving Maude • Nazareth House • Noel Manor • Oregon Hometown Pharmacy Papa Murphy’s • Pick ‘n Save • Pizza Hut • Pizza Pit • Recover Health Rosewood Apartments • Seasons of Life • Sienna Crest Assisted Living Skaalen Retirement Services • SSM Health at Home • St. Mary’s - SSM Health St.Vincent DePaul’s • State Farm Insurance-Abby Wishau • Stoughton Eye Care & Eyewear Stoughton Floral • Stoughton Garden Center Stoughton Hospital • Stoughton Hospital Foundation Stoughton Lumber • Stoughton Meadows Stoughton Wellness & Activity Center • Subway Sugar & Spice Eatery • Tabby & Jack’s The Heights & Evansville Manor • UPS Store of Stoughton • Wisconsin Veterans Home-King

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Safety training at Skaalen

Skaalen Nursing and Rehab Center participated in an “active threat” training session with the Stoughton Police Department in August.

Employees watched a training video and then participated in various scenarios where a threat was introduced inside the facility. They then had to decide whether to run, hide or fight during the training.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

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Pictured from left to right: Amelia Rhinerson, Kate Elliott, Jianna Krueger, Gabby Greenwald and Rachel Foldy.

Girl Scouts earn silver award

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Members of Girl Scout Troop 2301 bridged to Senior Girl Scouts and earned their silver award, which is the highest level of achievement for Cadette Girl Scouts (grades 6-8) last month.

The girls worked with the Stoughton Personal Essential Pantry by helping to market, adervtise and spread awareness about the needs of Stoughton community members.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@wcinet.com.

Above, Skaalen Nursing and Rehab Center employees participated in an “active threat” employee training on Aug. 30.

Below, participants had to decide whether to run, hide or fight with the help of the Stoughton Police Department.

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Name: Kat Eugster Grade: Sophomore Sport: Volleyball

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Anna Wozniak (right) repeats as the Badger South Conference champion Saturday in Watertown. Wozniak, who battled a broken toe all season, edged out Fort Atkinson freshman Lauren Haas in a personal-best 19 minutes, 58.9 seconds. Her time was .2 faster than Haas and helped the Vikings win a third straight conference title with 35 points.

Racing to a three-peat Wozniak takes first at Badger South meet JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Stoughton’s girls cross country team placed six of its top eight runners on the Badger South All-Conference teams Saturday, as the Vikings repeated at conference champions for the third straight year.

Junior Anna Wozniak repeated as conference champion by the slimmest of margins, leaning ahead of Fort Atkinson freshman Lauren Haas in a personal-best 19 minutes, 58.9 seconds at the Badger South Conference championships at Watertown High School.

Wozniak finished .2 seconds faster than Haas did and helped the Vikings to a team-best 35 points.

“It’s amazing,” she said.

Football

Schipper, Vikes run all over Fort Atkinson Vikings earn third seed for playoffs JEREMY JONES ​Sports editor

Stoughton senior running back Brady Schipper and the offensive line continued to dominate the Badger South with their fifth 200+ yard performance on the ground Friday.

Schipper racked up 207 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries and added a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for good measure in a 36-10 win over the host Fort Atkinson Blackhawks.

The Vikings held a 16-10 lead at halftime but outscored Fort Atkinson 20-0 in the second half, including a pair of long touchdown runs by Schipper to extend the lead.

Schipper broke free for a 30-yard

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What’s next Stoughton (8-1, 6-1) hosts sixth-seeded Oregon at 7 p.m. Friday in the WIAA Division 2 Level 2 playoffs.

“We’ve been working hard to win the title again.”

Wozniak, who had suffered a broken toe a week before the The Vikings travel to the team’s first race, did not run at Windsor Sports Complex at the Watertown Invitational ear11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, for lier this season. And she lacked a little bit of confidence as a the WIAA Division 1 DeForest result. sectional race.

“I definitely had to talk myself up to it,” Wozniak said.

“I told myself that I was going myself that I could do it.” to be tired the whole time, I just Wozniak was one of six needed to get over that and trust Turn to Conference/Page 11

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Highlights: Eugster finished with a .308 kill percentage and led the team with 11 in a 3-0 sweep over Verona on Oct. 10. She added eight kills in a 3-0 sweep over Reedsburg Thursday Honorable mentions: Anna Wozniak (girls cc) finished first overall in the Badger South Conference meet Saturday Ian Bormett (boys cc) finished 18th in the Badger South meet Saturday Brady Schipper (football) racked up 207 yards and three touchdowns on 31 carries and added a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown for good measure in a 36-10 win over the host Fort Atkinson Blackhawks Evelyn Schaefer (girls swimming) led a 1-2 finish by the Vikings in the 500yard freestyle in an 85-85 tie against Monona Grove.

Stacy Benoy and Ashley Fisher (girls tennis) finished their season in the round of 64 at the WIAA Division 1 state meet Quin Link (boys soccer) scored a goal in a 2-1 loss to Watertown on Oct. 10

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A little more than three seconds separated first-year cross country runner Ian Bormett from Badger South All-Conference honors Saturday in Watertown.

The senior covered a wet Watertown High School course in 17 minutes, 58.7 seconds for 18th place. But Monroe senior Dylan Scace secured the final second-team all-conference spot, taking 16th place in 17:55.1.

“Coming around that second loop, we were still pretty packed together,” Bormett said. “When we came over the hill, I was feeling tired, but I could see the front of the pack. I knew I didn’t have to pass a huge number of guys. I just wanted to try and pick off as many guys as I could gradually.”

Stoughton finished sixth out of the eight teams competing with a team score of 156.

Monona Grove repeated as conference champions with a 31, while the host Goslings took second behind the meet-best 16:24.8 time of senior William Kitzhaber.

“It was not our best race,” Stoughton coach Pat Schneider said. “We were beaten by several teams we had defeated earlier in the year.

“Several of the guys looked tired very early in the race. Ian Bormett probably had the best race of the day.”

Bormett said his time was about six seconds off his personal best. While he wished he could have done better, he said he gave it his best effort.

Stoughton travels to the Windsor Sports Complex at 11:45 a.m. Saturday for the WIAA Division 1 DeForest sectional. The top two teams and the top five individuals not on those teams all qualify for state.

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Senior Ian Bormett covered a wet Watertown High School course in 17 minutes, 58.7 seconds Saturday for 18th place at the Badger South Conference meet.

“Considering how hard of a course it was with a big hill about halfway through, I’m happy overall,” he said. “I know I pushed my body as hard as I could.”

Freshman Alexander Wicks was the Vikings’ second runner, in 25th place with

an 18:20. His finish was just ahead of that of senior Emmett Post who placed 28th in 18:25.2.

Junior Parker Flint finished 41st in 18:54.4 and sophomore Garrett Herbst was the team’s final varsity scorer, taking 44th place in 18:59.2.

“We have had a lot of runners run decent races this year, but we have yet to put it together on the same day,” Schneider said.

Seniors Carson Fleres and Hunter Zaemisch also competed but did not count toward the final varsity score.

“The footing was fine,” Schneider said.

“It was a bit mushy, but nothing too terrible. It was the same conditions for everyone.”

Senior Tanner Hanson finished fourth in the JV race as Stoughton finished third.

Stoughton travels to DeForest for sectionals at 11:45 a.m. Saturday.

“At sectionals we are looking for PRs. We haven’t run on a flat course on a nice day since early in the season,” Schneider said. “Sectionals should be a great opportunity to run fast.”

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Senior Stacy Benoy and Ashley Fisher found out last Friday that they had earned a special qualifier for the WIAA Division 1 individual state tennis tournament.

“I was taking a test and I asked to go to the bathroom,” Benoy said. “I was surprised when I saw we were going to state.”

“There were a couple of matches at sectionals that didn’t go in our favor, so I was pretty shocked that we got to go,” Fisher said.

Benoy and Fisher carried a 20-14 record into the state tournament as Stoughton’s No. 1 doubles tournament but lost their first match, 7-5, 6-1 to Muskego’s Sonia Guide and Erin Brezovar (21-2) on Thursday inside Nielsen Tennis Stadium.

“We played tournaments together all summer, and our goal in June was to make it to state,” Benoy said. “We did it, and I’m pretty proud of us. Just being here is a real honor.”

Benoy and Fisher got out to a quick start, taking a 3-0 lead before Muskego fought back to make it 3-2.

Still, the Vikings’ No. 1 doubles team regained control to go back up 5-2.

“We just wanted to focus on getting the ball over the net and not trying to hit winners,” Fisher said. “We just wanted to be the first ones at the net.”

Stoughton was never able to put the first set away, though, losing five straight games. And Muskego kept

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The Stoughton High School volleyball team earned a No. 6 seed and a home game in the WIAA Division 1 regionals.

The Vikings host No. 11 Janesville Parker at 7 p.m.

Thursday, and the winner will take on the winner of No. 3 Westosha Central and No. 14 Wilmot Union at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Burlington earned the No. 1 seed and a bye in sectional 5 and hosts the winner of No 8 Kenosha Bradford/Reuther and No. 9 Oregon Saturday in the regional final.

Milton is the No. 2 seed and hosts No. 15 Beloit Memorial, and the winner will take on the winner of No. 7 Fort Atkinson and No. 10 Lake Geneva Badger.

No. 4 Janesville Craig hosts No. 13 Elkhorn, and the winner takes on either No. 5 Kenosha Indian Trail or No. 12 Kenosha Tremper.

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What’s next Stoughton hosts No. 11 Janesville Parker at 7 p.m. Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 regional semifinals.

The winner will take on the winner of No. 3 Westosha Central and No. 14 Wilmot Union at 7 p.m. Saturday.

R e e d s bu rg 3 - 0 ( 2 5 - 2 0 , 25-16, 25-21) Thursday in a Badger crossover and regular season finale.

Senior Olivia Panthofer had 10 kills, eight digs and 1 1/2 blocks, and sophomore Kat Eugster picked up eight kills.

J u n i o r M ega n A d a m s had 21 assists, nine digs and four aces. Junior Hannah Wirag had six digs and three aces. Senior Sena Sperloen had one block, and senior Tessa Berry had six digs.

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Seniors Ashley Fisher (front) and Stacy Benoy qualified for their first WIAA Division 1 individual state tournament at No. 1 doubles. They led most of the first set but fell 7-5, 6-1 to Muskego in the first round. coming in the second set to knock the Vikings out of the tournament.

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Brezovar and Guide fell 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Friday morning to Nicolet juniors Emma Koppa and

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The Stoughton High School boys soccer team is a No. 7 seed for the WIAA Division 2 playoffs.

The Vikings do not play in a WIAA-approved site, so they still have to travel to No. 10 Westosha Central at 6 p.m. Thursday in the regional semifinals.

The winner will take on No. 2 Oregon or No. 15 Poynette/Portage Saturday in the regional final.

Despite winning the Badger South Conference title and defeating Oregon, Monona Grove earned the No. 3 seed and hosts No. 14 Burlington. The coaches in the sectional rewarded the Panthers for a tough non-conference schedule that included ties with Wauwatosa East (ranked second in Division 2) and Pewaukee (ranked fifth in D2)

What’s next Seventh-seeded Stoughton travels to No. 10 Westosha Central at 6 p.m. Thursday in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal.

The winner will take on No. 2 Oregon or No. 15 Poynette/Portage Saturday in the regional final. and a win over Eau Claire Memorial (ranked second in D1).

The winner will take on either No. 6 Baraboo or No. 11 Fort Atkinson.

Elkhorn Area earned the No. 1 seed and will host No. 16 Wilmot Union. The winner will take on the winner

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Stoughton beats Fort in finale Stoughton travels to Monona Grove High School at noon Saturday, Oct. 28 for the Badger South Conference swimming meet. record in 5:27.69 .

Morgan McGee, Sophia Thompson, Schigur, and Schlicht opened the meet leading Stoughton to a 1-2 finish in the 200 medley relay (2:06.33).

“We’re excited as we move on to conference,” coach Katie Talmadge said. “Edgewood and McFarland are going to dominate, but it’s going to be very close in the middle of the pack. That’s where our goals are for conference, and racking up more best times is the key to success.”

t o u c h d ow n r u n i n t h e third and added a 66-yard burst to ice the game in the fourth quarter. Nathan Hutcherson added a 12-yard touchdown pass from Jonathan Malueg in the third quarter. Hutcherson caught four balls for 23 yards, and Malueg completed 8 for 12 passes for 41 yards.

The Vikings (8-1, 6-1 Badger South) scored first on an 11-yard touchdown run by Schipper in the first quarter and went up 8-0 with the ensuing 2-point conversion run. Fort Atkinson (3-6, 2-5) kept itself in the game, however, with a 33-yard field goal and a touchdown pass in the second quarter to trail 16-10 at halftime.

The Blackhawks struggled to move the ball on offense all night against the Vikings. Quarterback Connor O’Brien completed just 7 of 19 passes for 74 yards. He led Fort Atkinson in rushing as well, going for 52 yards on 14 carries. Will Dunn caught one pass for 35 yards and Nathan Schultz added one catch for a 6-yard touchdown.

Playoffs After a nearly 25-year playoff drought, Stoughton has qualified for the playoffs the past two years, and three times in the past four seasons. The Vikings were shut out in the first round by Waukesha West 35-0 last year and they fell 28-13 to DeForest in 2014.

Stoughton drew the third seed and will host sixth-seeded Oregon (6-3, 5-2) in the Level 1 round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs at 7 p.m. Friday.

The Panthers’ fell 30-27 at Stoughton during the regular season.

Stoughton running back Brady Schipper had 255 yards and four total touchdowns for Stoughton in that game. Schipper has been a beast all season, rushing for 1,627 yards a n d 2 1 t o u c h d ow n s i n seven conference games this season, including 364 yards and five touchdowns in a loss against top-seeded MG. The winner between Oregon and Stoughton will face the winner between second-seeded Waukesha West (9-0, 8-0) and seventh-seeded Germantown (4-5, 4-4). Waukesha West wo n t h e C l a s s i c E i g h t Conference that features playoff teams Muskego (6-2), Catholic Memorial (5-3), Kettle Moraine (5-3) and Arrowhead (5-3). Germantown was fifth in the Greater Metro standings.

Badger South champion and 2016 state runner-up Monona Grove (9-0, 7-0) earned the top seed in their bracket and will play eighth-seeded Wilmot Union (4-5, 4-3).

Waterford (7-2, 6-1) is seeded fourth and will host fifth-seeded Burlington (6-3, 5-2).

Waterford finished second in the Southern Lakes standings with Burlington and Wilmot Union finishing third and fourth.

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Stoughton’s girls cross country team travels to the Windsor Sports Complex in DeForest this weekend looking to make the state cross country meet.

The top two teams and the top five individuals not on the state qualifying teams all advance to the WIAA Division 1 state meet in Wisconsin Rapids on Oct. 28.

The Vikings sent three individuals to state last year but failed to qualify as a team. This year, they were

conference champions for the third year in a row, finishing with a gaudy score of 35 on Saturday.

“We had hard workouts all last week. I think we will start tapering more this week,” said junior Anna Wozniak, who won the Badger South Conference meet. “We’ve been pushing it so we can set ourselves up to be in the best place to get to state.”

The team also wants to honor teammate Emma Sorensen, who died in a car accident earlier this year.

“We race for her,” Wozniak said.

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There are a lot of talented teams in the WIAA Division 1 sectional, which begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21.

“I feel that Madison West, Madison Memorial and Waunakee are teams that we will contend with to earn a spot for the state meet,” Susan Zaemisch said. “I told the girls this week it is all about the little things that they need to do to get to team state such as nutrition, sleep, hydration and being mentally ready for the biggest race of their season to date.”

Conference: Sectionals set for Saturday Continued from page 9 Vikings runners to earn all conference honors, though only the top five counted toward the final team score.

Sophomore Grace Jenny and junior Margaret Ross joined Wozniak on the first team. Jenny finished the 5K race in 20:22 (sixth place) and Ross followed 20:25.3 (seventh).

Freshman Maddie Schneider earned the first spot on the second team, taking ninth place in 20:43.7. Sophomore Molly Olstad and junior Abby Kittleson joined their teammates on the second team.

Olstad, the team’s fifth

and final scorer, finished 12th in 21:06, while Kittleson took 13th in 21:19.6.

Freshman Gina Owen and senior Gigi Zaemisch also competed, but did not count toward Stoughton’s final score.

Fort Atkinson sophomore Jenna Lovejoy was third, but the Blackhawks settled for third with 83 points as Monona Grove took second with 79. “ To b e c o n f e r e n c e champions three years in a row is a difficult feat, yet Gigi, Margaret, Abby and Anna have been on all three conference champion teams,” coach Susan Zaemisch said. “The senior leadership Gigi has

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of No. 8 Waunakee/No. 9 Reedsburg.

No. 4 Sauk Prairie hosts No. 13 East Troy/Palmyra Eagle, and No. 5 DeForest hosts No. 12 Milton.

Stoughton’s regular season finale at McFarland was cancelled Friday due to heavy rain. The game will not be made up.

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Grace and Molly have been on two championship teams and have improved tremendously since last year and Maddie and Gina added a lot of depth to our

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Stoughton had several girls run PRs on a very wet course, including Emily Fitzsimmons, Olivia Johnson, Emily Reese, Andrea Hansen, Ashlyn Sarbacker, Gabbi Unitan, Micah Zaemisch, Rachel Callahan, Lucia Nortwen and Wozniak.

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Stoughton girls swimming completed the Badger South Conference dual meet season Tuesday with a 97-71 home victory over Fort Atkinson.

Senior Maddie Kooima won the 100-yard backstroke in a personal best time of 1 minute, 1.48 seconds.

Twin sister Abbie Kooima also added an individual victory on Senior Night, taking the 100 freestyle in 1:00.11.

Sydney Schipper and Aubrey Schleppenbach were second and third in the 100 free.

Amy Schlicht, Ava Schigur and Sophia Thompson swept the top three spots of the 100 butterfly with Schlicht touching the wall first in 1:04.27.

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Following their first title in 31 years, the Stoughton Merchants Home Talent team came home with a slew of awards Sunday, Oct. 1 at the league’s annual banquet.

Ryan Nyhagen took home four awards – Southeast Section MVP, SE leading hitter (.468), for the most home runs (6) and co-MVP with teammates Ben Riffle and Tanner Klitzke – at Rex’s Innkeeper in Waunakee. Riffle also won the Kendall Murray Memorial award, given to the league’s outstanding pitcher.

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Donna Onsrud

Donna Jean Onsrud, age 87, of Stoughton, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Madison.

She was born on July 3, 1930, in Madison, the daughter of Robert and Ella Mae Walton.

She married Harold Onsrud on Oct. 26, 1951, in Madison.

Donna graduated from Central High School in Madison, Class of 1948.

She loved to cook for her family and also chose that as her career.

Donna served as president of the Ladies Auxiliary at the Stoughton Country Club. She played many rounds of golf and bowled many games, being a league member of both

sports for many years.

Donna loved to play cards and was a killer Scrabble player. She also enjoyed w a t c h i n g t h e B r ew e r s and knitting. Donna volunteered for many years at the Stoughton Senior Center and was a proud member of the Red Hat Society.

She was a strong, very spirited and some would s a y, s t u b b o r n wo m a n .

However, surrounded by her family, this beautiful woman passed away with purple streaks in her hair, her mischievous nature and the twinkle in her eyes fully intact. Donna will be greatly missed by many.

She is survived by her daughters; Terry Stocks, Connie (David) Clark, Randi (Steve) Bersing and Mindy (Mark) Johnson; grandchildren, Tammie Blawusch (Mark Brooks), Jeni (Mike) Cruz, Michael (Amanda) Fuchs, Shana (Sean) Link, Natalie (Ben) Richter, Marissa (Jason) McHugh, Makayla (Kency) Mota, Conner Bersing, Tucker Johnson (Alicia Stadt) and Sawyer Johnson; great-grandchildren, Emma Gullickson, Wyatt Brooks, Alexia, Savannah,

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A memorial service was held at Christ Lutheran Church, 700 Cty. Rd. B, Stoughton, at 11:30 a.m., Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, with Pastor Paula Geister-Jones presiding. A lunch followed the service at the church. Burial will be private at Riverside Cemetery in Stoughton at a later date. Visitation was held at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday.

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Patrick A. Nowlin, age 69, died on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, as a result of an accident.

He was born on Dec. 10, 1947, the eldest son of James and Ila Nowlin.

Patrick enlisted in the US Army in 1965 and proudly served his country for two years in Germany and two years in Vietnam.

Following his honorable discharge Patrick moved to Wisconsin to find work. He met his future wife Donna Semenic and they were married on July 17, 1971.

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Virgil Glenn Lamb, age 94, was honored with his Heavenly Wings after passing away on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at Stoughton Hospital following a brief illness. Virgil’s life was filled with love for his family and especially for his wife, Mary Lou, of 76 years and his many friends.

He was a true patriot, a hero, and was passionate and dedicated in serving our country, his community and his fellow citizens.

Virgil was born April 28, 1923, to Jack and Fannie Lamb on the family farm located on King Road south of Brooklyn, Wis. As a young man, he worked on the family farm, and joined the family trucking business while attending Jug Prairie Country School and Brooklyn High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Mary Lou Jordan, at Wisconsin Methodist Church in Oshkosh, beginning a loving partnership that blossomed with five children.

Early in their married life with two little children and helping to run the family trucking business, World War II ramped up and Virgil was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps.

While valiantly serving in the South Pacific as a part of Headquarters Company, 21st Marines, third Marine Division, he was wounded on top of a mountain on Iwo Jima. Virgil was transported by hospital ship to Saipan, but the hospital was full, so they flew him to Tinian where he recovered.

He was sent back to Guam

ConnectStoughton.com Patrick worked at Uniroyal for 35 years until his retirement in 2002. He was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and served as Commander of Post 328 for the last several years.

Patrick was a life member of the American Legion Post 27 of Kadoka, South Dakota and a member of the Honor Guard at Post 59 Stoughton. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion, the Legion Riders and the Military Order of the Cooties.

Patrick was a longtime supporter and fund raiser of the Stoughton Food Pantry.

He loved to travel, his motto was “I want to cover the earth before the earth covers me.” Together with his wife they visited half of the U.S., and many countries including England, France, Scotland and Wales.

With his son, Jim, they visited Germany, Panama, Costa Rica, Central America, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Patrick visited Italy with friends. He enjoyed riding motorcycles with the Union M.C., listening to

audio books, and watching the Packers, UW Badgers and Brewers. Patrick also enjoyed watching wrestling and car shows.

He is survived by his wife, Donna; son, Jim (Holly Breach); brother, Richard (Diane) of Princeton; sister, Janice Nowlin of Kadoka, SD; nephew, Justin Hirchert of Rapid City, SD; and many cousins and friends.

Patrick was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Edd. Funeral services were held on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at Cress Funeral Home in Stoughton. Memorials may be made to the McPherson Eye Research Institute, Michael Chaim, 9407 WIMR, 1111 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705. A special thank you to the Stoughton first responders and the staff of Stoughton Hospital.

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as the troops were prepared to invade Japan. When “The Bomb” was dropped, the war ended and they shipped everyone home on ships to California and then trains back home. Virgil returned home on the day his youngest daughter turned two years old.

He rejoined the trucking business hauling cattle to market, lime to area farmers, and canned milk to the Bowman Dairy Plant in Brooklyn. Virgil converted his canned route to the new technology of a bulk milk truck and served area farmers for many years.

He eventually sold his business and worked for D a n e C o u n t y H i g h wa y Department, maintaining the roads until his retirement in 1980. Virgil was especially dedicated and proud to keep Highway 14 and 138 clear of snow and ice.

Being a man who always served others, even while enduring significant pain from his war injuries, he was a proud member of the Oregon-Brooklyn VFW Post No. 10272, Brooklyn American Legion, Brooklyn Area Booster Club, Brooklyn Village Board (25 years) and as its president (5 years), and as a member of the Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department for about 40 years. He was additionally honored with induction to the Forty and Eight (La Société des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux.)

Virgil is survived by his wife, Mary Lou Lamb; son-in-law, Jack Thornton of Janesville; daughter, Shirley (Larry) Gilbert of Oregon; and sons, Virgil (Donna) Lamb of Puyallup, Wash., and Alan (Susan) Lamb of McFarland; grandchildren, Scott (Dora) Thornton of Oxnard, Calif., Trisha (Brent) Rust of Janesville, Robert (Rhonda) Gustafson of Dane, Melinda (CJ) Gustafson-Gervasi of Madison, Annique (Dane‘) London of Minneapolis, Minn., Jeremy (Jill) Gilbert of Hillsboro, Jon (Annette) Lamb of Puyallup, Wash., Amanda (McWoodolf) Point Du Jour

of Federal Way, Wash., Kelly (Andrew) Agosto of Minneapolis, Minn., and Ryan (Lindsay) Lamb of McFarland; great-grandchildren, Noemi (Bryan) Brickner of Valencia, Calif., Catherine (Tyler) Barnett of Seattle, Wash., Alyssa Rodriquez of Oxnard, Calif., Taylor and Katie Rich of Janesville, David (Ashley) Gustafson of Tomahawk, Michael and Eric Gustafson of Dane, Ian and Maeve Gustafson-Gervasi of Madison, Anya, Sasha and Talia London of Minneapolis, Minn., Tucker and Lucy Gilbert of Hillsboro, McWoodolf Point Du Jour II of Federal Way, Wash., Drake and Sawyer Lamb of McFarland and Baby Agosto due in November; and great-great grandchildren, Matthew Brickner of Valencia, Calif., Lionel and Curren Barnett of Seattle, Wash., and Finnigan and Harper Gustafson of Tomahawk.

He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bernard Lamb; two daughters, Betty Thornton of Janesville and Sharon Gustafson of Madison; son-in-law, Carl Gustafson of Madison; and grandson, Todd Mani of Brooklyn.

“A life well lived!”

A funeral service with military honors was held at Brooklyn Community United Methodist Church, 201 Church St., Brooklyn, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017. The family welcomed friends at the church beginning at 9:30 a.m. until the time of the service on Saturday. Everyone is welcome to join the family in the church basement for lunch following the services. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family. A heartfelt thank you to the staff at Stoughton Hospital for the excellent care given to Virgil and the family during his time there.

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Weekend: Attendees can learn about rosemaling, Norwegian witchcraft at three-day event Continued from page 1 cheese (with most available for sampling) can be tasted at Cheesers, open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday.

Grilled cheese and tomato bisque soup will be served from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

Nordic Nook, 176 W. Main St., will celebrate its anniversary weekend with the annual sweater sale and Christmas shop grand opening. The sale will continue through the weekend, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.

Two entertainment options will be featured in the evening. The Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge will offer a

movie night from 7-9 p.m., featuring “Max Manus: Man of War.” Snacks will be available for purchase. An Evening with Junior Brown at 7:30 p.m. at the Stoughton Opera House, 381 E. Main St., will conclude Friday’s events.

Saturday Saturday begins with the featured exhibit. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Wisconsin State Rosemaling Association’s Holiday Bazaar will be open at the Stoughton Fire Department Training Room, 401 E. Main St. Visitors can learn about activities, classes and competitions while checking out rosemaled items for sale.

The quilt display will be

open to tour at Livsreise from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Visitors can learn more about Scandinavian witchcraft and magic with a special presentation by Amber J. Rose from 11 a.m. to noon. The presentation, “The Devil Goes North: The Witchcraft Trials of Finnmark, Norway,” will cover the history of Witchcraft in Norway from 1600-1700.

Sons of Norway, 317 S. Page St., will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be cookbooks and a variety of Norwegian and American baked goods like lefse, donuts, heart shaped waffles, hot dogs, chips, pop and coffee for sale. The lodge will also feature movies throughout the day:

Funding: District will be strategic in spending Continued from page 1 that “could be going up significantly” in the next calendar year, as well as the district’s insurance contract with Dean that expires at the end of the school year.

“Insurance could go up significantly for us,” Dirks said.

Pickett said if the district wants to have the most flexibility, it could keep the money in a fund to be used this year if needed.

Dirks said it “would have nice if we had six months to consider” what to do

If You Go What: Stoughton Area School District budget hearing/annual meeting When: 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 23 Where: SASD administrative building, 320 North St. Info: 877-5000 with the extra money, but said that’s an unfortunate byproduct of working with state leaders who have been

less than predictable in their funding for public schools. “ We ’ve b e e n h e a r i n g we were going to get big increases in state aid, (but) I’ve been through enough budget cycles to see those things disappear at the last second,” he said, noting that it’s “good to have options to discuss” of how and where to spend money.

“Ten years ago, we were closing (Yahara Elementary) school,” he said.

Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.

• 8:45 a.m. Christmas in Norway • 9:45 a.m. The Hjemkost of Robert Asp • 10:15 a.m. Siblings are Forever Part 1 • 11:30 a.m. Siblings are Forever Part 2 •12:45 p.m. The Falun Tr a d i t i o n a l h a r d a n g e r embroidery will also be on display with some pieces for sale.

The Stoughton High School Norwegian Dancers will offer numerous activities throughout the day, including a 4 p.m. performance at the Community Building with trick or treating for kids. They will judge the Halloween costume contest at 2 p.m. at the 320 North St. building before the

German students arriving

Changing roles F r a n k S u l l iva n wa s u n a n i m o u s l y appointed as deputy clerk, taking over for Sara Rabe, who resigned her position last month.

Sullivan, who was appointed Oct. 2, will also take Rabe’s spot on the policy committee. Rabe’s role as the employee relations committee chair will go to committee member Donna Tarpinian, and the spot that opens will be filled by Jonathon Coughlin.

Superintendent Tim Onsager said students from the SHS partner school in Greven, Germany are scheduled to arrive in town Thursday, where they will stay with host families, visit classrooms and travel around the area before departing Nov. 5.

District officials will officially welcome them Friday morning.

“It’s a great experience both for our student and the students from Germany,” he said. “And not just the students in German class, but all our students who will get to interact with them for the next week and a half.”

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(2) Terms of office for the initial commission members shall be as follows: two for one year; two for two years; one for three years; one for four years; and one for five years, from the date of their appointment. After the first appointments, the term of office is 5 years. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any city officer appointed as a commissioner shall have a term of one year.

(3) A commissioner holds office until a successor is appointed and qualified, unless such commissioner’s office is vacated earlier because of change of residence, removal, resignation, or death.

(4) Vacancies shall be filled by the mayor with the confirmation of four-fifths of the city council.

Dates Council Adopted: October 10, 2017 Mayor Approved: October 10, 2017 Attest: October 10, 2017 Published: October 19, 2017 WNAXLP

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, ORDER SETTING TIME TO HEAR PETITION FOR ADMINISTRATION AND DEADLINE FOR FILING CLAIMS (FORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MYRTLE JORDAN

Richard Moen will present at noon at Koshkonong Prairie Historical Society, 773 Koshkonong Road in Cambridge. He will share the life story of Henry Hendrickson, a blind Norwegian immigrant pioneer raised on the Koshkonong prairie who became a successful business man and author. His presentation will proceed a complimentary luncheon.

For more information about Destination Stoughton Weekend, look in next week’s edition of the Hub or visit stoughtonwi.com.

Contact Amber Levenhagen at amber.levenhagen@ wcinet.com.

Legals TOWN OF RUTLAND PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2017 – 6:30 P.M. RUTLAND TOWN HALL/ GARAGE 785 CENTER ROAD The Rutland Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, November 9, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rutland Town Hall/Garage at 785 Center Rd. to consider a Conditional Use Permit #2396 petition by SAC Wireless, agent for Thomas Martinson, to allow construction of a 199’ cell tower. The location of this proposed tower is northeast of 4614 County Highway A. A copy of the application and third party report can be seen on the Town of Rutland website: town. rutland.wi.us.

It is anticipated the Rutland Planning Commission and Board meetings will commence immediately following the Public Hearing.

Note: The Dane County Public Hearing on this petition will be held at the City County Building on October 24, 2017 at 6:30 in room 354. If you have questions you may contact Majid Allan at 267-2536 or allan@countyofdane.com.

Published: October 19, 2017 WNAXLP

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STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARLYN H. CHRISTIANSON Case No. 17PR646 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed.

2. The decedent, with date of birth April 2, 1924 and date of death August 12, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 1022 Ash Lane, Stoughton, WI 53589.

3. All interested persons waived notice.

4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 5, 2018.

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

Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 25, 2017 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road, Suite D Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: October 5, 12 and 19, 2017 WNAXLP

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show. That will be followed with a parade down Main Street and continued trick or treating at area businesses. Downtown trick or treating will run from 3- 5 p.m. and participating stores will have designated signage.

For a $2 donation, visit Stoughton Historical Society, 324 S. Page St., from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. to explore the featured exhibits, including on ever-changing Main Street, bunads, rosemaling, the history of tobacco around Stoughton, Norwegian collections and a fire truck.

Jeff Daniels and Ben Daniels Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Stoughton Opera House.

CITY OF STOUGHTON 381 E. MAIN STREET, STOUGHTON, WI 53589 ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL Amend Section 2-535 of the Stoughton Municipal Code; Relating to the Composition of the Stoughton Redevelopment Authority Committee Action: Community Affairs and Council Policy Committee approved 5-0 Fiscal Impact: N/A File Number: O -13- 2017 1st Reading: September 26, 2017 2nd Reading: October 10, 2017 The Common Council of the City of Stoughton do ordain as follows: Sec. 2-535. - Appointment, confirmation, and term of commissioners.

The powers of the redevelopment authority are vested in seven commissioners to be appointed by the mayor and with confirmation of four-fifths of the city council, as follows: (1) One, of the 7 commissioners shall be a member of the city council. No more than 2 of the commissioners may be officers of the city

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Case No. 17PR602 A petition for Formal Administration was filed.

The Court Finds: The decedent, with date of birth February 5, 1925 and date of death March 12, 2016, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 718 Sky Tree Court, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168.

The Court Orders: 1. The application will be heard at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005, before Circuit Court/Circuit Court Commissioner Deputy Probate Registrar, on November 4, 2017 at 8:45am.

You do not need to appear unless you object. The application may be granted if there is no objection.

2. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is January 12, 2018.

3. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005.

4. Heirship will be determined at the hearing on petition for final judgement.

5. This publication is notice to any persons whose names or addresses are unknown.

If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 608-2664311 at least 10 working days prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation.

Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar September 29, 2017 Michael D. Rumpf PO Box 1 Cambridge, WI 53523 (608) 423-3254 Bar Number: 1015663 Published: October 12, 19 and 26, 2017 WNAXLP ***

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STOUGHTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT 2017-18 Budget Summary by Fund

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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 23rd day of October, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.

The budget summary printed below reflects the information available on October 4, 2017.

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

Audited 2015-16 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

Budget 2017-18

9,933,894 10,339,875

10,339,875 10,790,112

10,790,112 10,790,112

0 20,129,126 424,697 0 15,651,693 601,957 321,445 37,128,918

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

0 22,687,468 612,830 0 15,812,050 609,650 294,955 40,016,953

17,103,680 14,217,359 5,401,898 36,722,937

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

17,117,327 16,294,187 6,605,439 40,016,953

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

303,683 311,531 622,682 614,834

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

329,186 125,568 750 204,368

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

0 0 5,784,562 5,784,562

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

0 0 6,447,502 6,447,502

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

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

125,740 129,178 78,811 75,373

129,178 0 21 129,199

0 0 0 0

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

647,738 622,996 2,379,059 2,403,801

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

607,206 588,954 1,510,036 1,528,288

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

778,975 692,189 511,042 597,828

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

1,055,892 538,193 532,604 1,050,303

Published: October 12 and 19, 2017 WNAXLP

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Audited 2015-16

Unaudited 2016-17

Budget 2017-18

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

305,000 605,085 300,085 0

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

1,305,925 1,656,925 351,000 0

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

261,489 253,993 439 7,935

253,993 254,384 391 0

254,384 254,784 400 0

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

273,111 248,994 935,723 959,840

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

235,458 207,379 977,099 1,005,178

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

467,657 359,775 79,791 187,673

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

251,490 93,939 131,575 289,126

Package and Cooperative Program Fund (90) Beginning Fund Balance Ending Fund Balance Revenues & Other Financing Sources Expenditures & Other Financing Uses

0 0 41,703 41,703

0 0 39,767 39,767

0 0 6,475 6,475

19,596,345 2,241,699 78,675 510,000 0 1,146 22,427,865

20,755,389 1,376,167 0 520,200 50,000 449 22,702,205

22,339,168 1,372,018 0 530,604 50,000 0 24,291,790

1.22%

7.00%

1,946,745,591 0.0115207

2,012,119,994 0.0112827 -2.07%

2,116,923,380 0.0114750 1.70%

Tax Levy by Fund General (10) Debt Service (39) Non-referendum Debt (38) 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 $4,212,028 transfer from Fund 10 to Fund 27

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402 Help Wanted, General FAIRWAY AUTO AUCTION hiring parttime Drivers. Apply in person: 999 Highway A, across from Coachmans.

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452 General CUSTOMER SERVICE- Country View Veterinary Service of Oregon is seeking a cheerful, motivated individual to join our customer service team full-time. Duties include greeting clients, answering multiple phone lines, assisting doctors or technicians and other customer service tasks. Saturday rotating shifts required. Benefits for full-time employees include health, retirement, paid personal days, paid holidays and animal care benefits. Customer service and animal experience required. Send cover letter, resume and three pertinent references to office@countryviewvets.com

602 Antiques & Collectibles

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554 Landscaping, Lawn, Tree & Garden Work

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608 Baby Articles FREE BABY Gently Used Baby Items.

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740 Houses For Rent

646 Fireplaces, Furnaces/Wood, Fuel 5 STANDING Oak trees. have been dead for years. Give away for firewood. Call 608-214-4078 DRY OAK and Cherry Firewood For Sale.

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548 Home Improvement

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652 Garage Sales STOUGHTON- 1208 Ridge St. Estate Sale. 10/19-10/21 10am-? 3pc Art Deco bedroom set. Round table w/4 leaves.

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696 Wanted To Buy WE BUY Junk Cars and Trucks.

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Veterans Memorial dedication

Collin Williamson and his grandfather Roger Strandlie share a moment during Saturday’s dedication ceremonies.

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Patty Maerz and husband Cliff Maerz hold a wreath to lay at the memorial in honor of those killed in action, as their daughter See more photos from the dedication: Pam LeMire holds an umbrella. Patty Maerz’s father Charles Lurass was killed in action during World War II and is buried in ConnectStoughton.com the Henri Chappelle American cemetery in Belgium. She was 1 year old when he died.

Nowlin: ‘He was a heck of a nice guy, he’d do anything he could for you’ Continued from page 1 before he won a $40 million state lottery jackpot in 2007.

“He was a heck of a nice guy, and he’d do anything he could for you, and everybody else, too,” Lloyd told the Hub last week. “The same with work at Uniroyal, if there was work to be done and nobody would do it, he’d take the job.”

T h e t wo f r i e n d s h a d an arrangement in which Lloyd would pick Nowlin on Thursdays and Sundays to take him to the VFW post and bring him home because of Nowlin’s failing eyesight.

“He hadn’t driven for a long time,” Lloyd said. “It kept getting worse all the time – there was nothing they could do for it.”

Nowlin, a Vietnam veteran, moved to Wisconsin after the war and settled in Stoughton, where he found a wife – Donna Semenic – and a job at Uniroyal, retiring in 2002. His life got quite interesting in 2007, when he won the state lottery, taking home more than

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The late VFW Post 328 commander Pat Nowlin speaks during groundbreaking ceremonies Sept. 26, 2015 at the site of the Stoughton Area Veterans Memorial Park. Nowlin died Oct. 9, just five days before the park was dedicated. $11 in the process. He was generous with his newfound wealth, donating to many organizations, including veterans groups both in Stoughton and his hometown of Kadoka, S.D. He and Donna toured all over the country and beyond, visiting England, France, Germany, Italy, Vietnam and Hong Kong, among others.

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cover the earth before the earth covers me.”

A sad week W h e n L l oy d ’s o l d e s t daughter stopped by his house around midnight Monday, and told him “turn down the TV, I have something to tell you,” he knew something was terribly wrong. He just didn’t imagine it would involve Nowlin.

“That was really something,” Lloyd said. “That really floored me.”

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She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and had been there at the meeting Nowlin was on his way to when he was struck by the car, driven by a 47-year-old Madison man.

Lloyd realized he would no longer share those rides with his friend or the much anticipated dedication of the veterans memorial park.

“He was proud of that park,” Lloyd said.

So when it came time to pick up his friend for Thursday bingo, Lloyd spent a lonely car ride deep in his thoughts.

“It was the first time in a long time he wasn’t along,” he said. “I just drove down my street instead, turned and went out to VFW. It felt bad.”

VFW member Rod Nedlose said it was strange to not see Nowlin at Thursday bingo, where for years he sold raffle tickets. The people assembled had a two-minute moment of silence for Nowlin.

“Someone brought in a card to sign and you couldn’t get another name on there because everybody signed it,” he said.

Nedlose said area veterans were shocked by the sudden loss of a commander everyone respected as a hard worker and admired as a true friend.

“He was right on top of everything – when he wanted to get things done, he did it,” Nedlose told the Hub last week. “When we had the pig feed, he stayed up all night to get it done in time for the meal the next day – there wasn’t too much he missed out on. Nobody had a bad word to say about him. He didn’t flaunt his money after he won the lottery a few years back. “ “It’s gonna be a long

Memories of Pat On the Cress Funeral Home tribute page, Nowlin was fondly recalled by Melanie Seffens, who related a story from years ago when she believed Nowlin saved her life when she was leaving her bartending job early in the morning after St. Patrick’s Day. “He waited until I got to my car and turned up the alley to walk. My car tires had been flattened and I turned around and began to follow Patrick (when) I was jumped from behind, thrown on the street and my assailant was bounding my head off the pavement with his hands around my neck. Patrick turned because he thought he heard a noise.

He came running and my attacker ran. He stayed with me until I could get (police). He has been my hero ever since.

My family and I will never forget this amazing man.

“I am still here because of him.”

When asked if he had a favorite story about Nowlin, new VFW Commander Scott Richmond didn’t hesitate for a second, recounting the help Nowlin provided a few years ago. Richmond wanted to accompany his father-in-law, a World War II veteran, on a Badger Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., but couldn’t because he was in school full-time and didn’t have the money.

“Pat goes, ‘I’ll make that happen for you,’ and I about fell through my chair that he was generous enough to give me the opportunity to go with my father in law on the Honor Flight,” Richmond said. time until things are back in he had done to advance the shape.” project.

“He devoted a lot of time Moving forward and financial support to Scott Richmond, the for- make it happen, because mer VFW senior vice-com- that’s something he realmander who was sworn in ly believed in and wanted Tuesday to succeed Nowlin to see happen,” Richmond as commander said taking said. “He was willing to do over for his friend like this what it took to make it hap“isn’t what was in my game pen.”

Nedlose said Nowlin was plan.”

“It’s going to take a while “really looking forward to to get over his passing,” the ceremony, and it hit vethe told the Hub Monday. erans hard that he wasn’t “We’re all kind of grieving able to attend.

“He’s going to be greatly in our own way and about all we can do is keep plug- missed – he was the root of ging away and be there for the plant,” he said. “It will each other when we need eventually leave your mind but it will always be there.” support.”

Richmond, 61, a Gulf Email Unified Newspaper War veteran, said it was Group reporter Scott De painful for veterans to not Laruelle at scott. have Nowlin at Saturday’s delaruelle@wcinet.com. dedication ceremony for the veterans memorial after all